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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 17, 1887. 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C. 



A SPECIAL meeting of the Seawanhaka 0. Y. C. was held on 

 Feb. 14, to ratify the amended sailing rules of the club, and 

 to complete tile changes necessary to its incoi poration. The? im- 

 portance of the meeting brought out a good attendance, and tne 

 many intricate questions which arose as the rules were read and 

 discussed, made it after 1 A. M. before an adjournment was moved. 

 Although the changes have been discussed in committee for 

 several weeks, and have been laid before tne members in printed 

 form for their consideration, taere are still some doubtful points, 

 and as it is desired to do the w r ork thoroughly and permanently, 

 these points were left for further consideration, the body of the 

 report being adopted as below. As Com. Canlield, who presided, is 

 chairman of the special committee, he called ex-Corn. Tompkins 

 to tne chair. The proposed rules were read by the commodore, 

 and on his motion tne title was changed to Racing Utiles instead 

 of Sailing Rogulatious, as they are intended to govern races only, 

 the ordinary rules of the road continuing of course to govern 

 general sailing. In accordance with this change the bailing Com- 

 mittee will nenccfortn be known as the Kacing Committee. 

 Tne lirst rule was read and passed as printed, but ( lie second, re- 

 lating to classification, was after discussion amended so the classes 

 for cutters, sloops and yawls are 75ft. and over, 65 and loss than 

 75; 55 and less taau 03; 45 and less than 55; 35 and less than 45; Kit and 

 less tnan 35. Vlie schooner classes were unchanged. To corres- 

 pond with this change the numbers of the classes were altered 

 whenever they occur in. the rules. The article in Rule IX. relating 

 to professional crews was, after much discussion, amended so as 

 te .allow professional crews on first class, over 75; second class, 

 05 to 75; and third class, 55 to 65ft. Rule XII. relating to drafts 

 of lines, was reterrtd to the special committee and the measurer 

 for revision, and will come up lor subsequent action. Rule XIII. 

 was amended to read: 

 Yachts are restricted to the following sails iu races: 

 Schooners— Maiusad, foresail, fores, aysail, jib, flying-jib, jib- 

 topsail, fore and main gau-copsails, main topmaststaysaii and 

 spmaker. 



Carters, Sloops and Yawls— Mainsail, mizzen, forestaysail, miz- 

 zen staysail, jib, Uying-jib, jibtopsail, gaff topsail and spmaker. 



All or any or tne foregoing sails ma y lie carried as balloon sails, 

 gaif topsails excepted. 



Scnooners and hr,-,t, second and sixth class cutters, sloops and 

 yawls, are permitted to carry tight sails over wotkmg sails at 

 pleasure. A gall topsail is a jib-iieaded topsail that does nut ex- 

 tend above the truck nor beyond the gaif end. 



Rule XVil., aooiimiug the time limit in all races, was carried 

 after discussion. Rule aa, relating to courses was referred back 

 to the committee, as it is necessary that the starting point iu the 

 Narrows oe changed, and a movement is now on foot iu tne New 

 York and Atlantic clubs, in connection with the Seawanliaka, to 

 establish uniform courses in the Bay for all three. Rules XXII. 

 and iiXi.Il. wore sl.giuly changed in the wording, but the sense is 

 as before. Rule XAX1. relating to ballast, etc., was changed to 

 read: 



(1) Yachts contending in a race shall keep their floors down and 

 bulkheads standing. 



(2) No ballast, shall be shipped or unshipped during the rare or 

 after 9 P. M. of the day previous to the race, and no water shall be 

 started from or taken into the tanks during the race or after 

 9 P. M. of the day previous to the race. 



Rules XXXI Y. and XXXY. were finally adopted in the following 

 form, the arrangement being considered more convenient. The 

 substance of some of the rules has been materially altered from 

 the lirst printed form. Sections 5 and 7 were referred back to the 

 committee lor further consideration. 



rule xxxrv. 



Right of Way.— When two yachts are sailing on courses that 

 will involve risk of fouling, one of them shall keep out of tne way 

 of the other as follows: 



Free and Close-hauled. (1) A yacht sailing free shall keep out of 

 the way of a yacht close-hauled. 



Port and Starboard Tack. (2) A yacht close-hauled with the 

 wind on port side, shall keep out Of the way of a yacht close- 

 hauled with th-i wind on starooard side. 



Free with. Wiud on Different Sides. (3J When two yachts are 

 sailing free with the wind on different sides, the yacht with the 

 wind on port side shall keep out of the way. 



Free with Wind on Same Side. (4) When two yachts are sailing 

 free with the wind on the same side, thowindwardyaehtsha.il 

 keep out of the way. 



Before, the Wind. (5) A yacht before the wind shall keep out of 

 the way of any yacht ou any otoer point of sailing. 



Overtaking. (6) A yacht overtaking another snail, so long as tin 

 overlap exists, keep out of the way of the yacht which sne has 

 overtaken. 



Tackiug to obtain Right of Way. (7) A yacht close-hauled which 

 tacks in close proximity to another yacnt must have lilJed away 

 on her new course, before she becomes entitled to the privileges of 

 a yacht on the starboard tack or or a yacht being overtaken. 



Converging Close-hauled on Same lack. (8) When two yachts, 

 both close-hauled ou the same tack, are converging, by reason of 

 the leeward yacht holding a better wind, and are in danger of 

 fouling, and neither can claim tne right of a yacht being over- 

 taken, then the yacht to the leeward shall keep out or the way. 



Converging Before the Wind. (9) VVheu two yachts before the 

 wind, with tueir booms on opposite sides, are converging, are in 

 danger of fouling, and neither can claim the rights of a yacht be- 

 ing overtaken, then the yacht having her boom on starooard side 

 shall keep out of the way. 



Luffing. (101 A yacht may luff as she pleases to prevent another 

 from passing her to windward, providing she begius to luff before 

 an overlap nas been established. 



Bearing Away. (11) A yacht, shall not bear away out of her 

 course to hinder another yacht passing to leeward. 



Rounding and Passing Marks. (12) Yachts when rounding or 

 passing marks shall bo governed by tne foregoing rules, except as 

 .hereinafter provided. If an overlap has been established between 

 two yachts, when both of them can fetch by a mark, t lie outside 

 yacht mnsl give the inside yacht room to pass clear of the mark. A 

 yacht shall not, however, be justified in attempting to establish 

 an overlap, and thus force a passage between auothei yacht arid 

 the mark, after the latter has altered her helm for the purpose of 

 rounding. 



Dennition of Mark. (13) A mark is any vessel, boat, buoy, or 

 other object used to indicate the course, and does not in the fore- 

 going section involve any question of obstruction to sen room, for 

 whion see Section 15. 



Definition of Overlap. (14) An overlap is established .when of 

 two yachts on the same course, either or them cannot luff or can- 

 not bear away witnout risk of fouling. 



Obstructions to Sea Room. (15) When a yacht Is in danger of run- 

 ning aground or of striking a pier, rock, or other obstruction, and 

 cannot go clear by altering her course without fouling another 

 yacht, then the latter shall, on being .hailed by the former, at once 

 give room, and in case the latter is forced to tack or bear away 

 to give room, the former shall tack or bear away, as the case may 

 be, at as near the same time as is possible without risk of fouling. 



BTJLE XXXV. 



Disqualification. (1) A yacht touching a mark, unless wrongfully 

 compelled to do so by another yacht, shall be disqualified. 



(2) Any yacht causing a mark-boar to shift her position to avoid 

 being fouled, shall be disqualified. 



(8) If a yacht, in consequence of a violation of any of these 

 rules, shall foul another yacht, or compel another yacht to foul 

 any yacht, mark, or obstruction, or to run aground, she shall be 

 disqualified and shall pay all damages; and any yacht which shall 

 wrongfully cause another yacht to alter her course in order to 

 avoid fouling, or shall, without due cause, compel another yacht 

 to give room, under Section (15) of Rule XXXIV., or shall herself 

 fail to tack or bear away, as required by that section, or shall, in 

 any other way, infringe, or fail to comply with any of these rules, 

 shall he disqualified. 



Rule XXXVI. now reads: 



(1) Protests must be hied in writing, before 6 o'clock P. M. of the 

 day succeed in g the race, with the chairman of the Raciug Com- 

 mittee, and must be signed by the owner or his representative. 



(2) The Racing Committee may also, without a protest, disqualify 

 any yacht, should it come to their knowledge that she has com- 

 mitted, a breach of the rules, 



(3) All questions arising in any race, not covered by these rules, 

 shall be decided by the Pacing Committee. 



(4) The decisions of the Racing Committee shall he final, unless 

 they see fit to refer any question at issue for the decision of the 

 Club. 



Rule XXXVII. reads as follows, the portion relating to sailing 

 masters being omitted: 



"Should an infringement of these rules be proved against any 

 yacht, she may be disqualified, for such time as the club may see 

 fit, from sailing in club races." 



Mr. Wet-more, of the Law Committee, presented a report stating 

 that the articles of incorporation of the Seawanliaka Corinthian 

 Y. C. had been tiled, and moved that the present officers of the 

 club be approved as the officers of the new organization, which 

 was carried . The consti tution and by uaws were formally adopted, 

 and the old S. C, Y. C. was declared to have ceased to exist. Some 



minor changes were made to comply with the laws governing cor- 

 porations, and the date of the May meeting was changed to the 

 first Wednesday in May. The Secretary was instri'eteVl to reply 

 to the letter of the Royal Thames Y. C, thanking the club for its 

 courteous action. The Trustees reported the election of one new 

 member, after which the meeting adjourned. 



LARCH MONT Y. C. 



THE Larchmcnt Y. C. held its annual meeting on Feb. 9, at the 

 Hotel Brunswick, the following officers, being elected: Com., 

 W. S. Alley; Vice-Coin., G. 0. W." Lowerr; Pear Com., Arthur 

 Hunter; Sec'y, Randolph Hurry; Treas., Eugene L. Bushe; Meas- 

 urer, Frank E, Towle; Trustees— Augustiu Monroe, William Mur- 

 ray, Francis M. Scott, Eugene L. Bushe and William S. Alley. 



Thd following amendments to the const' tution, bv-laws and 

 general regulations were all adopted: 



Article 8 of constitution to be amended as follows: Strike ont 

 the line "The membership shall be limited to 400," and insert 

 "Sec. 1. The membership, exclusive, of life membership, shall be 

 limited to fiOO." Add as follows: "Sec. 2. Life Membership.— Any 

 member In good standing may become a life member upon the 

 payment of 8400, which shall be in lieu of any further annual dues. 

 These payments shall constitute a sinking fund for the redemp- 

 tion of the outstanding bonds of the club. Life membership shall 

 he limited to (GO) fifty." 



Chapter III. of By-Laws.— The first sentence to be amended, to 

 read as follows: "The yearly dues of each member shall be twentv- 

 five dollars, payable at the annual meeting." Chap. XII., Regat- 

 tas.— To be amended by adding, "and a fan'regatta. to be sailed on 

 the first Saturday in September." Chap. XIII., Prizes.— First line, 

 strike out "regatta" and insert "the fall regattas," also make 

 "regattas" "regatta" in second line. Rules, regulations a nd condi- 

 tions relating to the pennant regattas of the club.— First line, 

 strike out "Pennant regattas shall be held in June and September 

 of each year on days," and insert "a pennant regatta shall be held 

 in June of each year on a day." Sailing Pules and Regulations.— 

 Under heading Prizes, add at end as follows: "The owner of every 

 winning yacht in the regattas of the club shall, within 24 hours of 

 Hie finish of such race, and before the awarding of the prize, file 

 with the regatta, committee the names, occupations and addresses 

 of his crew, and his certificate that they are amateurs under tbe 

 rules of the club. The regatta committee shall not award an v 

 prize unless the above provision is complied with," Uniform.— 

 Under heading "Buttons," amend to read as follows: "The club 

 button shall be of black vulcanized rubber for members, and of 

 gilt for the crews, and of two sizes, large and small." Under head- 

 ing "Designation of Rank," add as follows: "Sailing masters, a 

 fouled anchor, 2-Jjjin. in length, embroidered in silver on the right 

 sleeve in front and above the elbow. First mate, same as for sail- 

 ing master, placed on left sleeve and iu front above the elbow. 

 Second mate same as first mate, the anchor being embroidered in 

 white silk instead of silver." Uniforms for Sailing Masters and 

 Mates.- (.'oat: Single-breasted sack coat of navy blue flannel, to 

 button with t he large gilt club button. Trousers of navy blue 

 flannel. Waistcoat of navy blue flannel or white duck, to button 

 with the small gilt club button. Cravat of black silk. Cap: Regu- 

 lation club cap with a small gilt club button on each side. Stra w- 

 hats, Htimit or Mackinaw straw hats, with it black band, may be 

 worn in warm weather for service dress by sailing masters 'and 

 mates. Uniform of crews.— Shirt of navy blue flannel, with wide 

 navy collar, with the name of their yacht worked in front. Trou- 

 sers of navy blue flamel. Cap; Round wheel cap of navy blue 

 cloth, with black ribbon band having the name of the yacht there- 

 on in gilt letters. Jerseys: Blue woolen Jerseys, with the name of 

 the yacht worked in white letters in front may bo worn in lieu of 

 the shirt for service dress. 



The yearly dues were formerly $20. The fail pennant r egatta 

 has been dropped and a regular club regatta has been substituted. 

 The following members were elected: 



Addison Cammack, C. P. Buchanan, Jenkins Van Scbaick, R. 

 L. Cutting, Jr., S. B. French, H. Victor Ncwconib, J. T. Atterbury, 

 D. B. Van Em burgh, J. Rogers Maxwell. E. M. Padelford, W. A. 



Thornton Motley, W. Butler Duncan, Jr., A. Wallace Higgins and 

 A. R. Cazaurau, of this city; B. F. Carver, tLarchmont : L. Z. 

 Leiter, Joseph Leiter, N. K. Fairbanks, Kellogg Fairbanks and 

 John T. Lester, of Chicago. 



The bonds of the club issued to cover the purchase of the Carver 

 estate have all been applied for, and the cash lit hand now is 

 S7.974.85, an excellent showing financially. The club will hold an- 

 other oyster boat race this year, and will offer another prize to 

 the most expert boat sailor on the schoolsbip St. Mary's. 



SHAMROCK. 



AT Bay Ridge Mr. Geoige F. Mumm is busy with the new yacht 

 for Mr. J. Roger Maxwell, of the Atlantic, New York and 

 Larchmont clubs. Mr. Maxwell having sold the Daphne, pre- 

 viously built by Mumm from her owner's model, to Vice-Commo- 

 dore G. W, C. Lowcry. Larchmont Y. C, is now building for the 

 second class, the new boat being intended primarily for a racer in 

 hopes that Thistle will prove to be in that class. The model has 

 been made by Mr, Maxwell, while in the calculations he has been 

 assisted by Mr. H. C. Wintringham of the Atlantic Y. C. The 

 dimensions are as follows: 



Length over all 78ft. Sin. 



Length on load waterline 66ft, 9in. 



Beam, extreme 20ft. 



Beam ou load waterline 19ft. Sin. 



Draft of water 7ft. 6in. 



Least freeboard 2ft. lOin. 



Center of buoyancy abaft middle of length 



of load waterline... 2ft. 4J4in. 



Center of buoyancy below load waterline 2ft. lin. 



Meta center above center of buoyancy 7ft. ltn. 



( .'enter of gravity below load waterline, ...... . , tin. 



Meta center height aft. oin. 



Mast , 58ft. 



Topmast 43ft. .. 



Boom 67ft. Cin. 



Gaif ...42ft. .. 



iv'asthead 9ft. 6in. 



Bowsprit outboard 8tet*t, 



Spinakerboom , 65ft. 



Sail area 4,6'JOft. .. 



Midship section displacement 08 tons, 



Keel 24 tons. 



Length of centerhoard , 19ft. 



Drop of board 9ft. . . 



Tbe keel is white oak, two logs being used. An improvement 

 has been made over the method employed in the Atlantic, and in- 

 stead of the two timbers lying side by side for their full length, 

 they will work by each other, t hus the end of one will extend some 

 distance aft, taking the sternpost, while, the fore end of the other 

 extends forward to the forefoot. The keels of Cinderella and 

 Mayflower were constructed iu this manner last year. The frames 

 will be of hackmatack, sided Sin., moulded (i and fin. and spaced 

 loin. The hull will he planked with 2in. yellow pine, with oak 

 wales and garboards. Sawyer will make the sails, and it is pro- 

 posed to have the Shamrock in sailing trim by May 80. 



QUAKER CITY Y. C.-Camden, N. J., Feb. lO.-EVhfnr Forest 

 and Stream: The annual meeting of the Quaker City Y. C. was 

 held on Feb. 9, at the rooms of the Wheatly Dramatic Association, 

 iu Philadelphia. The following officers were elected; Com., 

 Charles E, Ellis; Vice-Corn., Thomas S. Manning; Rear-Coin., 

 William H. Mickel; Pres., Dr. William H. Vallette;' Sec'y, Samuel 

 B. S. Barth; Corresponding Sec'y, William S. Hoffman; Treasurer, 

 Joseph J. Arbels; Measurer, Rutus <£ Wilkins; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. 

 William G. MacConnell. Board of • Trustees— Robert P, Thomp- 

 son, Alfred Box, Samuel A.Wood and Oswald McAllister. Re- 

 gatta Committee— William J. Thorman, A. F= Bancroft and 

 Chas. L. Wilson. The club afterward adjourned to Rudolph's 

 restaurant, where a banquet was partaken of. The new constitu- 

 tion and by-laws went into effect at this meeting, one of the prin- 

 cipal features of which is the changiug of the club signal, which 

 hereafter will consist of a white ground with a red Keystone in the 

 center. Three new yachts were enrolled and several new mem- 

 bers joined. The finances of the club are in a very prosperous 

 condition, and the outlook for the coming season is bright. — M a n- 



LIN. 



ANOTHER MODEL FOR A RACER.— Mr. John L. Frisboe, of 

 Boston, has sent to the N. Y. Y. C. a model of a racer of the fol- 

 lowing dimensions: Length on deck, 87ft., L. W. L., 74ft. 6in,; 

 beam, extreme, 22ft. 6in.: L. W. L., 20ft. a^n.; draft, 9ft.; free- 

 board, 3ft, a^in.; lead keel of 40 tons, 



CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.-Soeial, schooner, has been sold 

 by Mr. O. W. Lippitt to Mr. Oscar Smith, of New York. Lena, 

 sloop, has been sold to Mr. H. H. Salmon, Jr., of Brooklyn. Lotus, 

 sloop, formerly Oriole, has been sold to Mr. H. Robinson, of Staten 

 Island, 



A RACING CLASSIFICATION. 



THE Seawanhaka C. Y. C, at the last meeting, followed out 

 partly the suggestion in our issue of last week, making the 

 larger classes 55, 05, 75 and over, but the schooners were unaltered. 

 This is an improvement as far as the club is concerned, but it does 

 not affect the question of a common classification. We hope to 

 see the. matter pushed further bv the clubs in concert, as suggested 

 in the following letter from the owner of the Puritan. The error 

 he mentions was corrected in Table II., the classes being correctly 

 g ven there: 



tiditor Forest and Stream: 



I have read with interest, your suggestion that the leading yacht 

 clubs should agree upon a uniform classification. 



The committees appointed by the N. Y. Y. C. and Eastern Y. C, 

 who arranged the existing classifications, believed that a small 

 number of classes was better than many for the interests of yacht 

 racing, and therefore only arranged to have three classes for 

 schooners, and four for sloops, cutters and yawls. 



I believe that the present classification was made in the Sea- 

 wanliaka, Atlantic and Larchmont clubs before the building of 

 the largo sloops, which obliged a new arrangemeut of the first 

 in the New York and Eastern clubs and made it necessary for tbe 

 Atlantic and Seawanhaka clubs to make a special class last sea- 

 son in their annual regattas. It ought not to be difficult for one 

 or more delegates, with full powers, from each of the five cr six 

 leading clubs- to meet and arrange an uniform classification to be 

 adopted by these clubs that would be more satisfactory than the 

 many now used. The clubs having many small boa ts, such as the 

 Atlantic and Larchmont could have a class for boats measuring 

 under 30ft, and25ft. and over. Their first class could bo the same 

 as the second class in the N.Y.Y.C.; then in case they offered 

 prizes for the larger boats to compete for they could always make 

 a special class or race for the occasion. I hope that something 

 can be done in the matter before the season opens. 



J. Malcolm Forbes. 



P.S.— The fourth class in our Eastern Y. C. measures under 

 40ft. and 30ft. and over, not as given in the Forest and Stream, 

 35 and 30ft. 



BOSTON, Feb. 14; 



A AVILD TIME IN A YANKEE CATBOAT-Mr. C. P. Kun- 

 hard has, single-handed, undertaken and brought to a successful 

 termination a voyage in the Coot a cat (anglice Uma) rigged 

 centerboard boat, only 20ft. long on the waterline, from New 

 York to Pamlico Sound, in South Carolina, and back, which for 

 pluck, endurance, spirit of adventure, consummate seamanship, 

 coolness of head and readiness of resource in moments of danger, 

 by which alone he aud his clever little boat were brought safely 

 through perilous hazards, from which escape seemed impossible, 

 are probably without a parallel in single-handed sailing. The 

 following extract from the log of the Coot, published in the 

 Forest and Stream, will serve to illustrate the high old tiroes 

 occasionally enjoyed by the solitary voyager; * * * "The 

 actual distance sailed by tbe Coot was 1,500 miles, the time occu- 

 pied in accomplishing it nearly eight months. During the whole, 

 of this period Mr. Kunhardt lived aud slept (excepting two nights) 

 entirely on board his wee barkie, in a tiny cabin some 7ft, Oin. 

 long, its greatest, width about the same, and only 4ft, in height." 

 [This is the stuff of which the Anglo-Saxon race" is made: What 

 wonder then that it is a conquering race, pervading the world to 

 its uttermost confines, carrying with it its arts, sciences, and 

 civilization, wherever a keel can float, discovery be sought, or ad- 

 venture encountered, and soil will be in spite of all the effemin- 

 ate 'fails of the modern school of sentimental radicalism. Tis 

 the nature of the beast— lions are not lambs, nor tigers sucking 

 doves.— Ed. "E. P."]— Exeter (Eng.) Evening Post, Jan. lu, 1SS7, 



NOTES FROM BELLEVILLE, ONT.-EdiVor Forest and Stream: 

 The only work that, is being done here this season is on a now 

 craft for the second class, which was begun some months ago by 

 ex-Ccmmodore Roy, from a design of his own, but which, owing 

 to his removal to Peterboro, he sold to parties in Montreal, for 

 whom she is being finished. That she will be fast is shown by her 

 fine lines, while sue is deeper and a little longer than the famous 

 Iclanthe. Ex-Commodore Roy will be very greatly missed by the 

 club, as he was not only an enthusiast, keeping alive the sport by 

 his sayings and doings, and skilled in the theory and practice of 

 designing, building and sailing his owu craft, but a big-hearted, 

 generous and obliging gentleman. Another serious loss to Hie 

 club is the removal to Toronto sonic months ago of ex-Vice-Com- 

 modore Pike, who was a most valuable member of the club, and 

 who also built and sailed his own yacht. Mr. John Bell, Q. C, is 

 having the Norah rebuilt and remodeled by Capt. Cuthbert in 

 Rathbun's ship yard at Deseronto. She is being lengthened some- 

 what, her bows and stern fined down and lead bolted on her keel. 

 Should she sweep the board in the first class this year I shall not 

 be surprised. Your correspondent "Katie Gray" is a little astray 

 as to the match race between the Katie and Emma, which the 

 former won by some two minutes or thereabouts. But it was a 

 good race nevertheless. — Port Tack. 



NEW YORK.— Mr. Norman L. Munro, owner of the launch 

 Henrietta, is now building at Bath, Me., a light draft passenger 

 steamer with feathering paddles for service between New York 

 and the Shrewsbury River — A steam yacht for extremely shoal 

 water is now building at Greenpoiut, N. Y„ for Pr. E. P. Kuylcr, 

 of New York. Her length is 75ft., beam 18ft,, and draft of hull, 

 lft.; her twin screws, 30in. diameter and 50in. pitch, being fitted to 

 raise and lower. The engines will be 7x7iu., with a vertical steel 

 boiler, working 200lbs. The depth of hold will he only 8ft., so the 

 cabins will he entirely on deck. The yacht will be named Edmarth. 



The steam lighter built by Samuel Ayers last fall for San 



Domingo proved of too great draft, so he has laid the keel for a 

 similar" one 50ft. over all, 12ft. beam, and 2ft. Oin. draft . ..Wallin 

 and Gorman have the new Mignonette ready for final painting, 

 and will! ay the keel of an 18ft, cruising cabin boat in tne shop. 

 They have just completed a nice looking catboat for Mr. S. L. 

 Blood, 17ft, lOin, l.w.l., with a nea t little counter stern, partly im- 

 mersed Ghana, schr., Com. Wm. F. Weld, has had her jibboom 



replaced by a single round stick — Two of the thieves who robbed 

 Hie yachts off City Point, Boston, last year, have received long 

 sentences. 



CRUISING NOTES.— Magnolia, steam yacht, is on her way to 

 Indian River from St. Augustine — Lieut, and Mrs. Henn have 

 been for some time on Indian River in the sloop K am bier La- 

 doga, steam yacht, left Beaufort, N. C, on Feb. 9, for Charleston. 



Meteor, steam yacht, arrived at Savannah on Feb. 11 bound 



for Charleston; Vice-Corn. Bateman denies that Meteor has been 



fined .fjOO as was reported Ruth, steam yacht, Mr. Swits Cond6, 



Oswego Y. C, was ashore in the inlet off Beaufort ou Feb. 10, but 

 came off without damage. The spar buoy at the inlet is reported 

 as out of position — Wanderer, schooner, lias refitted at New 

 Bedford and will leave this week for Bermuda, Trinidad and Bar- 

 badoes, with her owner, Mr. Geo. W. Weld, and t wo guests on 

 board. Capt. Ricketson will command her. 



THE THISTLE'S PLANS.— In commenting on Mr. Watson's 

 letter to the New York He raid published in the Forest and 

 Stream last week (which, by the way, has not yet appeared in the 

 paper to which it was addressed) the Boston Heratd calls on Mr. 

 Watson again to deny that tne alleged plans are those of the 

 Thistle. Mr. Watson has pursued a consistent course throughout 

 in declining, for perfectly obvious reasons, to make any statement. 

 If he is to deny that the Thistle is 80ft. long, then it only remains 

 for some enterprising journals to publish "working plans" of 7Qlt, 

 75ft. and 90ft. yachts for Mr. Watson in turn to deny, aud the mat- 

 ter is soon settled. Strange to say, Mr. Watson has denied the 

 modest request of the Herald's Glasgow correspondent, to be 

 allowed to photograph the yacht in frame. 



THE OLD THISTLE. -It is reported that Mr. Zeigler has aban- 

 doned his idea of building a new yacht, and will once more built! 

 an old one, As, notwithstanding the silver bottom that was put 

 on the Thistle last year, to say nothing of many previous altera- 

 tions, she has failed to heat anything in the third class, she will 

 now be lengthened to fit the second class, so Bedouin had better 

 look lo her laurels. 



THE RACE FOR THE CHAMPION PENNANT.— The long de- 

 ferred race for the champion pennant of America was sailed on 

 Feb. 14. Twelve yachts started over a 16-mile course off Pough- 

 keepsie, and after a close race Mr. Archibald Rogers's Jack Front 

 won, with Dr. Barron's Northern Light second. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



W. C. W., New York— There is no strain of black Irish setters. 



Inquirer, Milford, N. H.— We would not advise breeding the 

 hitch to Iter uncle unless you cannot find a suitable mate of other 

 blood. 



Extract from letter received by the U. 8. Cartridge Co., Lowell, 

 Mass., from Mr. Frank Hart, of J. Hart& Co., bankers, Doyles- 

 town, Pa., dated .lan. 21, J887: "I have about come to the conclu- 

 sion that your .22 short rim-fire cartridges are the most reliable 

 in the. market, and they are beginning to be appreciated by those 

 who know whore a bullet ousht to go when they pull the trigger," 

 — Adv. 



