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mizzen boomkin 2ft. Sin. outboard. Reefs as before mentioned for 

 previous rigs. Mudian mizzens are often reefed by a roll on the 

 mast, sprit mizzens by dispensing with the snrit, and stoppingthe 

 peak earring to the mast, thus making it a triangular sail. When 

 a main spritsail is so treated the boat is said to be under a 'goose 

 •wing.' As a matter of course, being unaware of the form of the 

 boat's bottom, I do not like to reeommeud largo sails, stability, 

 or the reverse, resulting so much from form in small boats.— J. 0. 

 Wii-cocks (Plymouth, iTeb. 3). 



"In answer to the inquiries of W. H. C, in the first place T would 

 certainly not advise him to rig his boat with sprit sails, but with 

 two standing lugs and a jibforesail. As to the necessity of a short 

 iron bowsprit it depends very much upon the stepping of the for- 

 ward mast, EE the mast is placed well aft in the boa t, a sufficiently 

 large p'b would be got without a bowsprit. I think the following 

 would be the right place to step the forward must, provided there 

 is to be no bowsprit, viz., 5ft. abaft fore side of stem. This would 

 give about 10ft, (Jin. drift between the masts, as 1 presume W. H. 

 C. intends to step his mizzen right aft against the transom of the 

 boat. About 5ft. would be long enough f or the mizzen on the foot, 

 and 6ft, or 7ft. on the head. If the forward mast were stepped say 

 4ft. abaft the stem, I should say an iron bowsprit of about 2ft, 6in. 

 would be sufficiently long; however, if the boat is for single-handed 

 sailing, I think it would be better to have her mast further aft 

 and no bowsprit.— O. A. Ashworth." 



BISCAYNE BAY, FLORIDA. 



ON the 22d of February a sailing regatta was held on this beauti- 

 ful bay, off the most southerly point of the mainland of the 

 United States. It was the first of a series of annual regattas for 

 the sailing championship of these waters, and was held under the 

 auspices of a regatta committee composed of Ralph Munroe, of 

 Staten Island, chairman; C, K. Munroe, Commodore. N. Y. C. C, 

 and Messrs. F. A. and E. A. Hine, of New York city. The bay is 

 the most magnificent sheet of landlocked salt-water for racing 

 purposes to be found in Florida, and on it a 10-mile triangular 

 course, affording 10ft, of water over its entire course, could be laid 

 off. As 3 1 was, a 13-mile triangular course for the larger boats 

 and a 5-mile beat to windward and return for the little fellows, 

 suited our purpose, and gave us some very pretty racing. 



The fifteen entries for this first regatta were divided into three 

 classes: First, all over 35ft. in length; second, all between IS and 

 35ft.; third, cat-rigged boats 181 1. and under. The three first class 

 entries were: Ada, W. B. BrickeU; Pelican, T. A. and E. A. Hine, 

 and Amy, F. S. Morse. The Ada is a fine sloop yacht 89ft. din. over 

 all, and was formerly flagship of the Jersey City Y. O. The Peli- 

 can is a 41ft. sharpie built by Brown, of Tottenville, >S. I., and the 

 Amy is a last year's New Haven built, sharpie. 41ft. long. 



In the second class Maggie L., a Shrewsbury River cat-rigged 

 sandbagger; Laura, a 31ft., deep, narrow, cutter-hulled and 

 sharpie-rigged, boat; Egret, a Tottenville sharpie; Scud, Rafala 

 and Annie, ail sloop-rigged and built in Key West. 



The third class contained Alligator, a Barnegat cruiser, built 

 by Stephens, of Staten Island; Carrie, built in Jacksonville, and 

 Edna, llena, Nemo and Azifazon, built on Biscayne Bay. 



There was a time allowance of one minute to a foot of length 

 plus beam, a crew allowance of one man to every five feet of 

 length, a sail limit of working sails only, and shifting ballast pro- 

 hibited. These conditions were the fairest that could be named 

 under existing circumstances. 



The breeze was light from eastward and water smooth, which 

 conditions upset prophecies and defeated anticipations in a most 

 remarkable manner. In the first class Ada won easily, as had 

 been expected, in 2h. 29m., with Amy second and Pelican eight 

 minutes behind her, which had not been expected. In the second 

 class the Shrewsbury sandbagger beat all competitors handsomely, 

 though closely pressed by the sharpie cutter. Maggie L.'s time 

 was 3h. and Laura's 3:01. The Staten Island sharpie, Egret, was 

 beaten one minute by the Scud, times 3:03 and 3:022; and the two 

 locally built sloops Rafala and Annie, after a pretty match race 

 over half the course, came home in 3:29 aud 8:54 respectively. 



The third class boats were so far distanced by the powerful, 

 home built cat Edna, that she was tired of waiting for the others 

 long before they reached the home mark. Her time was 21i. 12m., 

 and that of the Nemo, which was second boat, was 2h. 34m. Messrs. 

 Alfred Munroe and Charles Peacock acted as time-keepers and 

 judges at the finish. 



The festivities of the day ended at the Bay View Hotel with a 

 dinner given by thejregatta committee to the captains and crews 

 of all competing boats. Among the spectators of the regatta were 

 Mr. Fairman Rogers and his guestB on the steam yacht Magnolia, 

 and the crew of the schooner yacht Lilian. Biscayne Bay lies just 

 inside of Cape Florida, is easy of access to anything drawing 9ft, 

 of water or less, abounds in the most charming picturesque 

 scenery, and if it were only better known to yachtsmen, would, I 

 am sure, be the winter resort of scores of N orthern yachts. If 

 some of them, or some of the canoeists who make winter cruises, 

 will only come down here in time for our next annual regatta, 

 they will at least receive a hearty welcome from O. K. Chobee. 



DELAWARE RIVER. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The first monthly meeting of the Quaker City Y. C. under its 

 new charter was held March 2, at the club rooms, Camden, N. J„ 

 President Yallette in the chair. The site for the new club house, 

 the only matter of public interest, was discussed. Many members 

 desire a club house outside of the city after the style of the.Larch- 

 mont, of New York, while others favor locating in the center of 

 the city. The present location is not adapted to cultivating the 

 social side of the club; it will be retained, however, in all proba- 

 bility, as a storeroom. 



The song of the mallet is again heard in our shipyards. The 

 new cutter has gone over to Cramp's for spars, Krause's new 18- 

 footer is ready for the water. Measurer Wilkins' two new 18ft. 

 cats are also ready. Wignall has about completed a 13>^x5ft. 

 beam cat for Wilmington, N. C. Louder is rebuilding the Aldine, 

 once a yacht, now to be an oyster sloop. The Thomas is having a 

 new well and centerboard put in. The Carrie Z. has been refast- 

 ened and is nearly ready to go over. The Gretchen will go off 

 this week, the first yacht in commission. Box's steam yacht Vo- 

 lante is ready to go off Louder's railway. Steam launch Germania 

 has had stern partially rebuilt and is ready for the water. The 

 larger boats are waiting, as usual, until the summer is almostover 

 before they think of getting ready. Chas. L. Work. 



Philadelphia, March 5. 



ANETO.— This singlehand cruiser, illustrated in the Forest 

 and Stream of Jan. 35, 1883, is offered for sale in another column, 

 as her owner wishes a larger yacht, The Aneto was built in the 

 best manner in 18.83, being copper fastened and with lead ballast, 

 and we recommend her as a very roomy, staunch and speedy little 

 cruiser, suitable for single-hand work, but with good room for 

 two in cabin and a boy forward. 



BUILDING NOTES. 



THE Shamrock is now in frame and the upper wales, of 2in. oak, 

 in place. The frames are double, of hackmatack and steamed 

 oak, sided 3J4in., moulded 6 and 3}<>in. and spaced lGin. The lead 

 keel weighs 25 tons and is about 40ft, long, extending to the rudaer. 

 It is 18in. deep and was cast in heats, each layer being allowed to 

 cool before the following one was poured, so as to avoid the con- 

 traction that caused such trouble with the Atlantic's keel. The 

 greatest draft is well aft, the keel rising considerably at the fore- 

 foot, where it is cut away, rounding into the conventional clipper 

 stem above water. The sternpost has a decided rake, and the 

 counter is long and light, especially for Bay Ridge. The steamer 

 for ex-Com. Rhodes is ready for the water, except that the stern- 

 pipes aud shafts for the twin screws are not in place. She pre- 

 sents nothing striking in the way of model except a stern of 

 phenomenal ugliness: for the rest of her hull it may be said that 

 it is better than the stern. Mr. Mumm has the keel out for a 

 steam yacht for the Rev. John Aspinwall, to succeed the Sentinel. 

 Just how many steam yachts Mr. Mumm has built for Mr. Aspin- 

 wall we do not now remember, but it is a goodly number, and 

 they have evidently been satisfactory. Pocahontas is now lying 

 in the basin, and Mr. Mumm is at work fitting her up inside. She 

 will be finished in plain pine, the limited room being divided in 

 the usual manner, a stateroom on the starboard side, one or two 

 very small rooms abreast the passage on the port side. The head- 

 room Is limited and the forecastle is very low and small. Mr. 

 Mumm will haul out Medusa on the first hig.li tides. 



Mr. Avers is busy with the twinscrew lighter for San Domingo, 

 which is now caulked and painted. He has nearly completed the 

 alterations on the Tahoe, making a great improvement in her 

 looks by a long, light counter. From the size of her nosepole it 

 is evident that she will do some racing. On the beach Mr. Driscoll 

 lias in frame a tugboat. He has completed the Sea Gull and she 

 is housed over in the East River. Wallin & Gorman are com- 

 pleting the new Mignonette, aud also another small catboat 

 similar to the one previously built for Mr. Blood. She is hand- 

 somely finished inside with mahogany. They have the little 

 18ft. cruiser in frame and will cast her keel as soon as the weather 

 improves. The Mignonette will have all lead ballast instead of 

 iron, 



BUILDING AT GLOUCESTER. — Messrs. Higgins & Gifford 

 have in hand at present the following craft: Two cutter-rigged 

 boats 86ft. in length, 12ft. beam, 5ft, depth of holdj for West Indies; 

 one Excelsior lifeboat for Life Saving Service. District Mo. 1, 26ft. 

 in length, 6ft, Oin beam, 3ft. fin. deep; one yacht 18ft. 4iu. long, 

 Sassacus model, sloop-rigged, for parties in Savannah, Ga.; one 

 yacht 25ft. long, sloop-rigged. Osceola model, but with around 

 stern, for Cape Cod; three surf boats 26ft, long for West Indies; 

 four schooner-rigged sharpies 35ft. long, 8ft, beam, 2ft. Oin. deep, 

 for Central America; one rowboat 12ft. long for Portland, Me.; one 

 cutter, from Edward Burgess' design, for Messrs. C. E. & F. L. 

 Cunuiugham, Boston. 27ft, 6in. length over all, 8ft. Gin. beam and 

 4ft, Sin. draft of water; also a number of mackerel seine boats, one 

 of which is a new and improved model, for Capt. Solomon Jacobs, 

 Gloucester, 40ft. in length, to be built with special regard to extra 

 rowing qualities. 



PORTLAND Y. C— The officers for 1887, elected on March 3, are 

 Commodore, Charles W, Bray: Vice-Commodore, George C. Owen; 

 Fleet Captain, Neal D. Gould; Treasurer, Joseph H. Dyer; Secre- 

 tarv, George Doane Rand; Treasurer, H. P. Waterhouse; Fleet 

 Surgeon, Charles D. Smith; Trustees, Commodore C. W. Bray, 

 (ex officio), Iv. D. Atwood, J. P. Thomas, J. M. Brown ; Regatta 

 Committee, Commodore C, W. Bray (ex officio), F. L. Moseley, H. 

 P. Larrabee, H. R, Virgin, P. R. Stevens; Membership Commit- 

 tee. Geo. Doane Rand (ex officio) T. H. Chase, C. J. Farrington, E. 

 II. York; House Committee, J. Hall Boyd, (the second member 

 will be appointed at the next meeting). The date of the annual 

 cruise was fixed from May 28-31, and the challenge cup regatta 

 J une 16. The fleet numbers uow 3 schooners, 17 sloops, 6 cats and 

 4 steamers. 



CRUISING.— Ruth, s.s. Mr. Swits Conde, owner, of Oswego, N.Y., 

 was lately at Charleston, S. C, witli her owner and family on 

 board, having called on her way from Oswego to Florida. She left 

 Lake Ontario by the Erie Canal and Hudson River, thence by the 

 inside route to Moorehead City, N. 0., and from there arrived at 

 Charleston on February 22. Front there she will take the inside 



route to Florida Nirvana, schooner, Gen. H. W, Perkins, has 



been reported as arriving at Nassau in safety. . .Helen, schooner, 

 Mr. C. D. Middleton, was at Charleston on March 2, from St. 

 Augustine.... Alva, steam yacht, Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, was at 

 Havana on February 26, having arrived on the 21st, her time 

 being five days from Scotland Lightship. She fell in w T ith fog 

 below Hatteras. 



NEWARK Y. C— At the annual meeting on March 7 the fol- 

 lowing officers were elected: Com., Chas. E. Cameron, sloop 

 Emmy C; Vice-Corn., Thos. J. Roche, sloop Annie R.: Secy., 

 Chas. H. Mayhew; Fiuaucial Secy., Thomas F. Luff; Treas., E. 

 M. Grover; Measurer, Chas. E. Cummings: Trustees. E. L. 

 Phillips, L. Wright, Jr., S. J. Stafford. The experiment of having 

 rooms in the city, a move which the club were compelled to make 

 owing to being cut off for the winter from their clubhouse, has 

 turned out such a success that it will he continued. 



NEW ROCHELLE Y. C— A meeting was held on March 7, at 

 the Hotel Brunswick, at which the following officers were elected: 

 Commodore, Charles Pryer; Vice-Commodore, John H. Ryley: 

 Rear-Commodore, E. C. Sterling; Secretary, W. H. Wilmarth; 

 Treasurer, Eugene Lambden; Measurer, H. A. Gouge; House 

 Committee, William E. Wilmerding, Amos Brown and T. B. 

 Jenkins; Membership Committee, D. D. Acker, Jr.; Walter Large 

 and J. R, Buchan; Law Committee, CIiarler.il. Young aud Charles 

 D. Ingersoll; Trustees, N. D. Lawton, C. P. Buchanan and George 

 H. Barker. 



THISTLE.— We learn by a private letter than on February 17 

 the plating of the Thistle was completed and the rivetting about 

 finished. The mast and spars were ready and the ironwork well 

 advauced. The woodwork is also being pushed and the yacht 

 will be ready in good season. The challenge has not yet been 

 heard from and may not be for some time yet. Of course nothing 

 is yet known of the dimensions. 



CONSTANCE, yawl, Mr. Prescott-Westcar, arrived at Gibraltar 

 on Feb. 1, eleven days out from Dartmouth. The entire distance 

 was a beat against a heavy head sea, under topsail, staysail and 

 No. 3 jib, the yacht never lying to during the entire passage. Con- 

 stance was built from Mr. Dixon Kemp's designs in 1885, and is 

 83ft. l.w.l. and 18ft, beam. On Feb. 9 she was reported at Malaga. 



LYRA, schooner, the famous old sailing yacht, is at the yard of 

 her builders, Messrs. Camper & Nicholson, Gosport, where she 

 will be lengtbered 36ft, and converted into an auxiliary steamer 

 with triple compound engines. She will also be fitted with electric 

 lights. 



RARITAN Y. C— At the annual meeting on March 2 the follow- 

 ing officers were elected: Com., Dr. H. W. Philips, sloop Moya; 

 Vice-Corn., E. J. Hadden; Secretary, Conrad F. Hall, sloop Falcon; 

 Treasurer, Wm. A. Crowell; Measurer, W. L. Farroat. 



OLLIE, steam yacht, built in 1885 by Messrs. Poillon, is being 

 lengthened 12ft,, and will receive a new compound engine and a 

 new boiler under the supervision of Capt. J. M. Walters. 



CYPRUS.— This famous five-tonnor has been purchased by a 

 yachtsman of Hamilton, Ont.. and will come across this spring. 

 She was designed by Wm. Fife, Jr., in 1879. 



JERSEY CITY Y. C— Officers for 1887: Com., H. B. Pearson: 

 Vice-Corn., Dr. J. H. Vondy; Treasurer, P. W. Figueria; Secretary, 

 C. C. Pierce; Measurer, G. L. Winn. 



WENDUR, yawl, Mr. Watson's steel flyer, will come out as a 

 cutter this season, under which rig she will meet Irex, Marjorie, 

 Genesta and Thistle. 



NAMOUNA, Mr. James G. Bennett, was reported at Bombay on 

 Feb. 11, sailing on the 14th for Calcutta, Singapore and Batavia. 



IREX, cutter, will have, a silk spinaker for light winds, now 

 making by Lapthorne, according to the FieM. 



SHONA, cutter, Mr. C. H. Tweed, will fit out early in charge of 

 Charles Barr, who sailed her last season. 



MEDUSA, cutter, Vicc-Com. Centre, S. C. Y. C, will haul out 

 at Mnmm's for more lead on the keel. 



MOHICAN.— Mr. J. Ciark will cross the Atlantic in the Mohican 

 in time for the cup races. 



ESTELLE, schooner, has been purchased from ex-Com. Smith 

 by Mr. J. F. Phillips. 



tmverz to ((^orre8yondent£. 



PST" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



F. C. R.— The registered number of champion Joe is 925. 



MA bee, Canada.— The color of the Irish setter is a rich blood red. 



C. F. K.— See answer to another correspondent on same subject. 



II. E. M., Hazelton, Mich.— The bird described is an evening 

 grosbeak. 



J. W. D., Bowmanville— We believe that the Maynard Co. 

 make the rifle. 



T. J, L.- "Bally's Practical Taxidermy" will give instructions in 

 feather curing. 



C. B., Buffalo, N. Y.— Send the flower to Thorburn & Co., John 

 street, New York. 



Old Colony Club, Plymouth, Mass.— Write to J. Otis Fellows, 

 Hornellsville, N. Y. 



Wenonah, Ashland. N. H.— Plans of sharpie wore! published in 

 our issue of Sept. 13, 1883. 



G. W.— The Smith and Wesson, Merwin, Hulbert & Co., Colt, or 

 Winchester, is perfectly safe. 



J. H. F., Jersey City, N. J.— The owner of the bitch cannot alter 

 the terms of the agreement. 



H. A.— Mr. Jack's address is as given. Mr. Kunhardt may be 

 addressed care of this office. 



T. A. T., Johnston, Pa.— We have no pictures of the fox-terrier 

 for sale, nor du we know of any one that has them. 



J. B. McL., Chiliicothe, O.— Register your dogs iu the American 

 Kennel Register. They can be registered at any age. We have no 

 record of the dogs you mention. 



B. S. H., Rochester, N. Y.—Bogardus's book is a gtood one; and 

 you will also find what you want in Hallock's Gazetteer. See^also 

 back numbers of Forest and Stream. 



Almer.— Quail may be kept in a room of the size given. It 

 should be light and airy. Feed them buckwheat and screenings. 

 They will probably not breed in confinement. 



S. I. L., Owen Sound, Ont.— Will you kindly explain to the un- 

 sophisticated the difficulty of eating two quaii a day for forty-one 

 days? To ordinary observers this feat appears easy. Ans^ The 

 difficulty is that the stomach is apt to rebel, and the quail eater to 

 be overcome by nausea. 



J. P. H.. Fort Wayne, Ind.— Last evening the superintendent of 

 one of our railroads asked me if I had ever seen in the columns of 

 the Forest and Stream the reason why a dog would t urn around 

 once, twice or more before lying down. I could not remember 

 having seen it, and I ask you what is the supposed reason and is it 

 an inherited habit? Ans. Some hold that the habit is a survival 

 from the dog's saVage state, when before lying down it looked 

 around to see that no enemy was near. 



W. A. T., Ontario.— In a trap baited with raw meat was caught 

 a species of bird unknown to any one here. It is of a brown color; 

 wings of great length; legs red; head, red and covered with short 

 hairs and wrinkled; upper bill turned down like a parrot's, and 

 white just Min. from the top, the rest of the bill very red, and 

 nostrils protrude above. From what I can make out it is of the 

 vulture species and eats carrion meat, Ans. The description 

 seems to lit the turkey buzzard ((Mkartes aura), hut you give no 

 size, do not say whether it was the size of a tomtit or a* goose. 



Jobrish, Idaho Territory.— I would be glad if you could tell me 

 the difference between a lynx and a Wildcat, There are here 

 among the rocky canons a number of the genus Fclis; they weigh 

 about from 30 to 501bs., are a sort of mottled yellow" and tabby on 

 the back, with a tail about 6in. long, white toward the end," but 

 tipped off with black; and they have tufts standing straight up 

 from each ear, what are they? Ans. A lynx is a wildcat. All 

 American wildcats are lynxes. The one you refer to is probably 

 the bay lynx (L. rufa). In some localities, where both the Canada 

 and bay lynx are found, the former is called a catamount and the 

 latter a. wildcat, but usually the terms lynx, wildcat and catamount 

 are indiscriminately applied to both the short-tailed cats of tem- 

 perate North America. 



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