March 84, 1887.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



189 



BOW-ARROW POINT. 



THE following description of the proposed site of the A. C. A* 

 camp of 1887 is from the Plattsburgh Republican ot Jan. 33, '87: 

 "We understand that a committee ot the A. C. A. will visit this 

 part of bake Cham plain early in the spring with a view of looking 

 tor a site for the summer camp of that association. They can 

 hardlv fail, we think, of being pleased with Bow and Arrow Point, 

 the southernmost point of Nortu Hero Island, and which is located 

 at the eastern entrance of the Out, the importantwater thorough- 

 fare between Grand Isle and North Island. 



"Buw and Arrow Point lies just eight miles from Plattsburgh. 

 It is, as its name indicates, a 'point' of land, which at a distance 

 strikingly resembles a shapely arrow point, one of those interest- 

 ing relics of the stoue ago of the Nortli American savage, speci- 

 mens of which are found quite I requently in all this region. That 

 form doubtless gave this point its name, Bow and Arrow Point.' 

 But whence conies the 'Bow.' Look on the coast survey chart, or 

 look down on the locality from a balloon, and you will see at once. 

 Tra^e the shores northward on either side, from the Point, to the 

 head of Hibbnrd's Bay on the east, and to Hazeu's Point on the 

 west, aud you have a very good contour of a bent how, with the 

 arrow in place ready to be s.mt home, across the Gut, straight past 

 Col. Nichol's Point of Pines, into the Hartwcll Cottage grounds. 



"Whether the name was given by the Indians or the French 

 who came in here almost three hundred years ago is not known, 

 but it is certain the name is very old, and it is not unlikely that 

 the extraordinary resemblance of these shores to their most deadly 

 weapon of offense, defense, and for the chase, suggested itself to 

 the orieiual owners of this pleasant domain. 



"Bow and Arrow Point is a little over a half mile long, from the 

 extreme southern point to the narrow neek at the northern end 

 which joins it to the main island (a mere carrying place, this neck 

 is a gravel ridge, just wide enough for a carriage road, which is 

 entirely overflowed in high water), its extreme width is 700ft., 

 which Width it holds for nearly 1,000ft. in the center, the two ex- 

 tremities tapering gradually to points, as already noted. From 

 the Point the land ascends gradually, going north until it reaches, 

 at a distance of about 3,200ft., an elevation of some CO or (10ft. on 

 the west shore, which is marked by a rocky precipice, while the 

 east shore is low, the laud inclining to the east as well as the south. 

 This entire southern portion is covered by a thrifty young grove 

 of hickory, very open, the whole being sodded with grass. The 

 shore line on the east 3,000ft. long, is available throughout for 

 camps or cottages (as the whole ground is in fact), while on the 

 west, the shore from the head of the precipice rapidly descends to 

 the neck at the north end, the northern portion having many 

 charming sites for camps, with nice grass ground and low ever- 

 greens. Beyond the neck to the north about half a mile is the 

 neavest farm house, and there are, we believe only two houses on 

 Nortli Island within two miles of the point. 



"There is sufficient depth of water to allow the largest lake 

 steamer to land, although there is no dock, steamers coming up 

 alongside the gravelly beach, on the east side of the Point, land- 

 ing passengers from a plank. One mile and a half south on Grand 

 Isle is Adams banding, whore is located Adams postollice, store 

 and boarding house. Here boats from Plattsburgh, and Burling- 

 ton, and Maquam, the lake terminus of the Boston & Lowell It. II., 

 land four or six times a day, the regular fare from Plattsburgh 

 being 25 cents. There is abundant safe harbor ground on the in- 

 dented shores of the Gut, and splendid open water for sailing to 

 the westward, the distance to the New York shore, due west, being 

 four miles and a half, with the two Sister Islands lying a mile and 

 a quarter to the southwest, while one and a half miles east, through 

 the Gut, brings one past Ladd's Point into the waters of the Great 

 Back Bay of .bake Champlain, interposed with islands, and a 

 stretch of nine miles open water to St. Albans Bay. 



It goes without saying that the scenery from the elevated por- 

 tion of Bow and Arrow Point is grand, with the Adirondaoks in 

 full view to the west, the Green Mountains to the east, and Lake 

 Champlain all around, and we may also add that there are no 

 malarious swamps in the vicinity, and only healthful shores 

 around Bow and Arrow Point. 



"With pure air, pure water aud plenty of it, good sailing, with 

 no ugly swirls or currents; good bathing, good bass fishing ithe 

 best bass fly-fishing in the lake wit hin r-OOyds. of the Point), good 

 neighbors, good base of supplies, mails from Boston and New 

 York and Montreal twice a day; ten hours from New York city, 

 nine hours from Boston, four hours from Montreal, and on the 

 great waterway from the Hudson to the St. Lawrence, with all 

 these advantages, what better inducements can the American 

 Canoe Association ask for than are afforded by Bow and Arrow 

 Point? If they conclude to come, as we hope they will, the sight 

 of their fleet of 250 sail in the grand regatta, will be uneqnaled on 

 Lake Champlain (barring the unknown possibilities of prehistoric 

 time), since the sailing of old Viceroy Tracy's great fleet of '300 

 light bateaux and bark canoes' from Fort "St. Anne on Isle La 

 Mofyte (twelve miles north of Bow and Arrow Point) in October, 

 1660, bearing 1,000 French and Canadian Indians on their great 

 expedition against the Mohawks." 



THE A. C. A. MEETS AND THEIR COST. 



Editor Forcut and Stream: 



Will you submit to the members of the A. C. A. the following 

 questions: any opinions upon them will be useful to the committee 

 on revised constitution: 



First— If the annual dues are reduced to $1, payable to division 

 purser, what proportion of that SI should be remitted to A. C. A. 

 treasurer. In other words, for how little (per member) can the 

 A. C. A. be carried on, expeuses being limited as already out- 

 lined? 



Second— How much can each division afford to pay (per member)? 

 From y to }■& of $1 seem to be probable limits. 



Third— As to annual camps, is there any suggestion better than 

 the following: Each divisiou to hold a camp at a time not inter- 

 fering with others. The division to which the A. C. A. commo- 

 dore belongs to make its camp the annual A. C. A. camp. Each 

 division in turn to have this honor. This camp to be held if pos- 

 sible after the others, and to be the scene of the regular regatta 

 and of the international races under the A. C. A. officers and re- 

 gatta committee with the assistance of the division regatta com- 

 mittee, 'the local division to bear expenses to its usual division 

 amount, the A. C. A. making up the extra expense. 



It is very desirable to get these questions settled without delay, 

 although, they may not take effect until after the next camp. They 

 have direct influence upon the action to be taken by new divisions 

 and prompt answers will be submitted to the committee which 

 should meet at an early date. R. W. Gibson. 



FLAGS FOR PRIZES.— The regatta committee for 1887 invites 

 contributions in flags for prizes at the meet at Lake Champlain in 

 August. The responses received by regatta committees in former 

 years lead the committee to hope that the flags to be offered at 

 Bow-Arrow Point may have added to their worth as prizes, the 

 value derived from the knowledge that they are the offerings of 

 friends. Flags may be sent to any member of the committee. 

 Contributors may designate the race for which they prefer their 

 flags should be offered, and the committee will endeavor to com- 

 ply with their wish. Flags should be sent to the committee before 

 Julyl. Henry Stanton, Chairman, 43 West Thirty-sixth" street, 

 New Y r ork city; H. C. itogers, Peterboro, Out., Canada; George H. 

 Barney, Springfield, Mass. 



jachting. 



FIXTURES. 



Mat. 



28-31. Portland, Cruise. 



6. Hudson River Annual. 

 9. N. Y., Annual, N. Y. 

 16. Portland, Annual. 



L Newark Opening. 

 18. Oswego Cruise. 



June. 



18. Cor. Penn., Hull. 

 25. Hull Club, Marblehead. 

 25. Oswego, Ladies 1 Day. 

 July. 



2. Beverly, Open. Mon. Beach. 16. Cor. Cham. Marblehead. 



2. Hull, Penn., Hull. 18-31. lnterlake, Put-in-Bay. 



4. Beverly, Cham., Mon. Beach. 20. Hull, Ladies' Day. 



9. Hull, Club Cruise. 23. Beverly, Cham,, Nahant. 



9. Beverly, Cham., Marblehead. 30. Beverly, Cham., Mon. Beach 

 16. Beverly, Sweep, Mon. Beach. 30. Hull, Cham., Hull. 

 16. Hull, Cham., Hull. SO. Cor. Open, Marblehead. 



August. 



2. Sandy Bay, Annual. 20. Beverly, Open, Marblehead. 



6. Beverly, Cham.,Swampscott. 27. Beverly, Open, Mon. Beach. 

 13. Beverly, Cham., Mon. Beach. 30. Hull, Cham., Hull. 

 13. Hull, Open, Hull. 30. Cor. Cham., Marblehead. 



15. Cor. Ladies' Race, Marble- 

 head. 



September. 



10. Beverly, Sweep., Mon. Beach. 17. Cor. Sweep., Marblehead. 

 10. Cor. Cham., Marblehead. 



THE THISTLE'S CHALLENGE. 



THE challenge from the Clyde is likely to arrive litre by the 

 last of this week, and the dimensions will soon be made pub- 

 lie. The iron work of the hull was finished nearly two weeks 

 since, and the carpenters were well advanced with the decks, etc. 

 As to the inception of the idea, it was first talked of by Mr. 

 Jas. Bell and an East Coast yachtsman, and Mr. Watson was con- 

 sulted as to his willingness to undertake the task. This was prior 

 to Galatea's defeat; following that Mr. Bell mentioned the matter 

 to several Clyde yachtsmen, and in half an hour sufttciont funds 

 were guaranteed"; a meeting was hold and Mr. Watson was em- 

 powered to go on with the work. . , 



In spite of the statements of seven or eight sets of plans sub- 

 mitted by Mr. Watson, he never submitted any, and the dimen- 

 sions were not known even to the owners up to a very recent date, 

 and not until she was half completed did any of them see either 

 the plans or the boat. While the actual dimensions of the Thistle 

 are very different from those published by the Boston Herald, it 

 is now certain that, as we pointed out at the time, the plans given 

 were made in Mr. Watson's office and given to builders, giving 

 the general construction and scantling with sufficient accuracy 

 to base an estimate upon, in fact representing a boat of about the 

 same cubic contents and cost, but as it was foreseen that drawings 

 thus given out might come into the possession of persons for 

 whom they were never intended, they were intentionally "cooked." 

 The time will be short now before the full dimensions will be 

 known and the question of what must be done to defend the. Cup 

 will again be put before, the New York Y. C. 



BUILDING NOTES. 



AT Mumm's yard. Bay Ridge, the Shamrock is planked up and 

 her deck frame in, the beams being of oak, hackmatack 

 aud yellow pine, sided 4 to 6in. and moulded 4in. with 4in. hack- 

 matack knees. The steamed timbers which we mentioned were 

 bent by Mr. .Shepherd, of New Haven, whose method of bending 

 underpressure was described some time since in the Forest and 

 Stream. The timbers, when received at the yard, were thoroughly 

 set, as they came from the moulds, not springing at all as they 

 cooled. Each timber is bolted to a similar one of sa wn hackmatack, 



making a very strong frame Vision, Mr. Alexander's steam 



yacht, is on the ways for a general overhauling. The frame of 

 Mr. Aspinwall's steam yacht is all in position. ... At Greenpoint, 

 Mr. Samuel Pine is at work on two steam yachts, one 07ft. over 

 all, 12ft. beam and 9ft. draft, for Mr. A. B. Benjamin of New York. 

 Mr. Sullu an is building a triple expansion engine, and the boiler 

 is building at Rondout. The other yacht, is to be 77ft. over all, 



13ft. beam, and of shoal draft At One Hundred and Eighteenth 



street. East River, Mr. Julius Johnson is building for himself a 

 steam launch, to be called Mermaid, 58ft. 6in. oyer all, 51ft. l.w.l., 



lift. Oin. beam and 4ft. Sin. draft Viking, schooner, is beiug 



rebuilt at Greeuport Viola, steam yacht, has been lengthened 



10ft. forward, and the position of her masts changed .At 



Patckogue, L. 1., Mr. Gilbert Smith is at work on two centerboard 

 sloops, one for Mr. Jas. Slater, 38ft. over all, 3lft. l.w.l.. 13ft. 6in. 

 beam and 2ft. Oin. draft. The other, for Mr. Edward Bement, is 



33ft. over all, lift. Sin. beam and 2ft, Oin. draft At East Boston 



Mr. Forties's steam yacht is partly plated Wood Bros, have 



orders for a launch 28 x 6ft., a 24ft. yacht's gig, and also for a sloop 



to beat the Shadow Ibis, steam yacht, bus been stripped to the 



gar boards and replanked at Lockwood's Railway, some timbers 



being replaced and also a new rail and stanchions Hanniel has 



had her pilothouse made narrower and her pole masts replaced by 

 topmasts, while the. cabin has been fitted up in cherry and ma- 

 hogany At Mystic wharf, Captain Brown of the Adelita, has 



built a steam launch 37ft. Oin. overall, 7 ft. beam, and 3ft. Sri. 

 draft... At Fall River Reed Bros, are busy with a cutter for Mr. 

 Geo. Ballard, from his own designs. She will be 33ft. over all, 9ft. 

 beam, and Oft. Oin. draft, of course flush decked.. . .Mr. Green, of 

 the same place, will build a launch for Mr. R. T. Potter from G. 

 F. Clarke & Co.'s designs, 30ft. over all, 6ft. beam, and 3ft. draft. 



Mr. W. B. Smith, of Boston, is at work on the cat boat modeled 



by Capt. Crocker. She is 23ft. 4in. over all, 19ft. Gin. l.w.l., 9ft. 

 beam, 3ft, 3in. draft. 



RACING CLASSIFICATION. 



WITHIN the past two weeks the question of classification has 

 been acted upon by two clubs in such a manner that a 

 reasonable degree of permanency is assured, and it is little likely 

 that they will be called upon to make any material change for a 

 long time, In both clubs the svstem of divisiou adopted is that 

 proposed in the latter part of the article in the Forest and 

 Stream of Feb. 10 which, first called attention to the subject, the 

 classes being the same as there given, with one exception, to be 

 notice further on. The Atlantic Y. C. adopted at the last meeting, 

 on March 14, the following amendment to Rule 1, Sec. 1 of Regatta 

 and Sailing Regulations: 



"In all regattas and sailing races of the club, the fleet shall be 

 classified by waterline length as follows: 

 Class A— Schooners, 75ft. and over. 

 Class B— Schooners, under 75ft. 

 Class C— Cabin sloops, 75ft. and over. 

 Class D— Cabin sloops, 65ft. and under 75ft. 

 Class E— Cabin sloops, 56ft, and under 65ft, 

 Class F— Cabin sloops, 48ft. and under 56ft. 

 Class G— Cabin sloops, 41ft. and under 48ft. 

 Class H— Cabin sloops, 35ft. and under 41ft, 

 Class I— Cabin sloops, 30ft, aud under 85ft. 

 Class J— Cabin sloops, 26ft. and under 30ft. 

 Class K— Cabin sloops under 26ft. 

 Class L— Open sloops. 

 Class M— Cat-rigged boats. 



If in either Class A or B two yachts do not enter and start, all 

 the yachts in these two classes shall sail in one class. If in either 

 Class D or E two yachts do not enter and start all the yachts in 

 these two classes shall sail in one class. If in either Class F or G 

 two yachts do not enter and start, all the yachts in these two 

 classes shall sail in one class. If in either Class H or I two yachts 

 do not enter and start, all the yachts in these two classes shall sail 

 in one class. If in either Class J or K two yachts do not enter and 

 start, all the yachts in these two classes shall sail in one class." 



On March 7 the New Rochelle Y. C. adopted the same in a modi- 

 tied form, as follows, the object being to adapt the same class 

 limits to the wants of a young club with as yet a moderate sized 

 racing fleet, to limit as far as advisable the number of prizes to 

 be paid for by the club, and yet to provide liberally for the future 

 growth of the fleet, The form adopted is as follows: 



"In aU regattas and races of this club the yachts shall be 

 classified by length on waterline, as follows: 



Class A — Schooners of 75ft. and over. 



Class B— Schooners under 75ft. 



Class C— Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls of 75ft. and over. 

 Class D— Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls of 56 and under 75ft. 

 Class 1— Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls of 41 and over 56ft. 

 Class 2— Cabin sloops, cutters, and yawls of 80 and under 41ft. 

 Class 3— Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls under 30ft. 

 Class 4— Open jib and mainsail boats of 23ft. and over. 

 Class 5— Open jib and mainsail boats under 23ft. 

 Class 6— Mainsail boats of 23ft. and over. 

 Class 7— Mainsail boats of 19 and under 23ft. 

 Class 8— Mainsail boats under 19ft. 



At any time after all the entries have been received and prior 

 to the start, the regatta committee may, if they deem it advisa- 

 ble, subdivide Classes D, 1, 3 and 3, or any one or more of them as 

 follows: 



pinaan 1 1— Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls of 65ft. and oyer. 

 umaai I 2— Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls under 65ft. 

 Plnoa l > fi— Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls of 48ft. and over. 



u s x 1 fo_cabin sloops, cutters and yawls under 48ft, 

 m uco o j a— Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls of 35ft. and over, 

 oiass a ( b _ Cabin s i op S , cutters and yawls under 35ft. 

 p lo - a qj a— Cabin sloops, cutters and yawls of 26ft. and over. 

 uih,hb o ( jb—Calain. sloops, cutters and yawls under 26ft, 



No such subdivision, however, shall take effect in a class unless 

 two or more yachts actually start in each of the subdivisions of 

 such class." 



In the schooner classes the limit is placed at 75ft, instead of 65 

 and 80, as we suggested, but so long as the clubs do not feel strong 

 enough to give more prizes and to do more to develop schooner 

 racing, the division at 75ft, is as good as any; and it is probable 

 that tor a time at least, the best interests of yacht racing will be 

 better promoted by a concentrated effort on the part of each club 

 to build up single-stick racing, than by expending a large part of 

 their strength on the two-stickers. In the single-stick classes the 

 division is, in all but the smallest class, the same as suggested bv 

 us. It differs a little from the method shown in Table 11., page 55, 

 but is, we think, better, having suggested itself after the table 

 was in type and when it was too late to change it. Practically the 

 difference is slight, being only an increase of one foot to the upper 

 limit of classes 3, 4 and 5, but it is rather more systematic and 

 nearer to theoretical perfection. Starting with 75ft, as the mini- 

 mum limit of the largest class, the limit of the class below is 65ft., 



or very nearly 86 per cent, of 75. Similarly the next lower limit is 

 56, or 86 per cent, of 65, and the limits decrease, in the same ratio 

 down to 26ft., the smallest size that the principal clubs have to 

 deal with. The intervals between the classes decrease each time 

 by one, being 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5 and 4. Of course in a matter of this 

 kind the practical considerations must al ways outweigh all merely 

 theoretical Lpuea, but the latter arc fully covered by the above 

 division, and the following revision of Table II. shows the effect 

 on existing yachts: 



Ft. In. 



Mayflower.. . 



Priscilla 



Atlantic 



Puritan 



Bedouin 



Titania 



Gracie 



Shamrock 



Pocahontas. . 



Fanny 



Ileen 



.Stranger 



Thetis 



Huron 



Hildegardo. . 



Mischief 



VVenonah — 

 Clara 



...85.00 

 ...a5.00 

 ...82,01 

 ...80.00 



vi 



...09.04 

 ...67.00 

 ...67.00 

 ...05.09 

 ...65.04 

 . 65.00 

 ...64.02 

 ...63.00 

 ...01.06 

 ..61.00 

 ...60.09 

 ...53.07 



Class L 



Class II. 



-56 



Class IV. 



48 



Class V. 



Whileway 53.00 



Cinderella 52.00 



Isis 51.05 



Athlon 51.02 



Oriva 50.11 



Thistle 50.09 



Active 50.02 



Eclipse 50.1fcfc 



Gawiota 50.00 



Bertie 49.00 



Roamer 48.10 



Valkyr 47.04 



Regiua 47.03 



Daphne 46.03 



Hesper 45.10 



Fanita 45.05 



Bayadere 45.00 



Rover 44.08 



Maggie 44.07 



Adelaide 44.00 



Vixen 44.01 



Penguin 44.00 



Ulidia 42.06 



Imperia 41.10) 



Espirito ....40.101 



Muriel 40.06 



Crocodile 39.11 



Madge 38.09 



Rival 38. 0!t 



Hope 38.00 ' 



Mona 30.06 



Schemer 36.04 



Lapwing 36.06 



Polly 36.03 



Surf 35.04' 



Hera 34.11 



Mariota .34.00 



Elephant 34.00 



Shadow 33.08 



Iseult 33.04 



^gir 33.00 lfn . vr , 



Shona 83.00 >^ lAS& ylL - 



Wacondah &3.00 



Daisy 32.09 



Delvin 82.00 



Culprit Fay 31.00 



llderan 30.02 



Magic 30.02 



" 09' 



Class VI. 



-35 





















-30 



)■ Class VIII. 



Nora 26. 01 J 



Merliu 25.061 " 



Stranger. . 

 Fad. 



^j-ClasalX. 

 Gem 25.02 J 



Here there is no disturbance of existing classes, except that it 

 will allow the outbuilding, in time, of some of the present boats, 

 but the only class seriously affected in this way is the present 

 70-71ft. class of the New York and Seawanhaka clubs, the Eastern 

 Y. C. already having its limit at 75ft. It would allow Clara and 

 Cinderella to be outbuilt, but so they could be under the existing 

 rules; so they would have no special cause for complaint, as the 

 extra two aud three feet, respectively, which a new boat would 

 now have, would be little inferior to the three and four feet excess 

 which a boat built to the proposed limit, under 56ft., would have 

 over Clara's 53ft, and Cinderella's 52ft. As we before pointed out it 

 would give two new classes, Nos. 3 and 5, in which a lot of boats at 

 present outbuilt, would find some very good racing. 



From all points of view the scheme "seems to be a good one, and 

 we believe the t wo clubs that have adopted it will have every 

 reason to be satisfied with the decided step forward that they have 

 been the first to take. In the New York Y. C. no action has been 

 taken and none is likely to be until the end of the present season; 

 and in the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. some difficulties have arisen in 

 connection with the classification passed hastily at a former meet- 

 ing, and at the last meeting, on March 15, it was determined to 

 continue the old classification for the present, but to appoint a 

 committee to consider the necessary changes, which will be made 

 after the present season is over. 



The action of the New RocheUe Y. C. shows how the scheme 

 may be made use of by clubs which desire to use only a portion of 

 the classes, while at the same time they may readily add others 

 as the need for them arises There are many clubs whose present 

 classes are based on no system but have grown up to fit their boats. 

 Most of these will find one of the following divisions adaptable to 

 their wants: 



Class limits, 75, 56, 41 and 30, or 65, 48, 35 and 26. The leading 

 boats of the club can be grouped about the classes of one or the 

 other of these scries, some latitude being allowed for the first year 

 or two to accommodate all existing boats. Any new boats must of 

 course be built to the class limits, and as the fleet increases the 

 intermediate classes can be called into use. The fleet of the Lake 

 Y. R, A., mentioned by our correspondent "Ontario" on March 3, 

 will serve as an instance. 



The largest class would be Class 3, under 65ft,; the next would be 

 Class 6, under 41ft,, and the next. Class 8 and Class 9. The schooner 

 Oriole would be arbitrarily placed in Class 3, racing with the same 

 boats as at present; the Cygnet, 42ft., would similarly be placed in 

 the class under 41ft., with her present competitors; and the Laura, 

 32ft., would race in the class under 30ft. The matter might be 

 arranged in one of several ways so as to conform the four classes 

 required to the limits of the classification we propsse, and to allow 

 the intermediate classes to develop themselves as the growth of 

 yachting on Lake Ontario increases. There is one point of 

 secondary importance in the amendments of the Atlantic and 

 Larchmont clubs that is open to improvement, the naming of the 

 classes. It may be as well to letter the schooner classes to dis- 

 tinguish them from the sloops, but the latter should be simply 

 numbered from 1 downward, as the numbers are more readily 

 remembered. Class 1 should mean the Mayflower class of single- 

 stickers, no matter what club is referred to, and if this, the sim- 

 plest possible method, be once generally adopted, then the mere 

 fact that a yacht is a Class 3 boat for instance, will tell at once that 

 she is approximately about 65ft. on the waterline, not so many old 

 or new tons, or so many feet "over all," "mean" or "corrected" 

 length. It has been pointed out that one change has been made by 

 the two clubs mentioned from the arrangement which we first 

 gave, the smallest class being under 26ft, instead of 25ft., as we 

 gave it. This comes from decreasing the interval by one each 

 time, and carries out fully the theory: but in practice a change 

 must be made somewhere here if the classification is to be carried 

 down still further to the smaller classes, that we hope to see some 

 day well filled. If the same operation be continued down, the 

 next class will be 26 less 3, or 23ft., the next 21ft., and finally 20ft. 

 This reductio ad absurdam indicates very clearly that in practice it 

 will be necessary to cut off the very fine mathematical point that 

 has been reached, and to adjust the classes on a purely practical 

 basis. The smallest cabin boats that are likely to race are of 18ft. 

 l.w.l., and this is the proper maximum limit for the lowest class. 

 The limit of the class above might be at 22ft., making two equal 

 intervals between 18ft. and 26ft. There are so few of these small 

 cabin boats as yet that it does not matter greatly what classes are 

 marked out for them; the point is that now is the time to settle 

 finally what classes are desirable, in readiness for the mosquito 

 fleet of the future. 



