Apeil 7, 1887.] 



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237 



BROOKLYN, April 2.-Tho annual shoot of the Union Gun 

 Club, of New Lots find South Wood haven, was held this after- 

 noon at Torborg's Union Grounds, corner of Liberty and Cypress 

 avenues, in the Twentv-sitb Ward. On account or the stormy 

 weather the marksmen, of which there were twenty-one, did not 

 begin until n late hour, and it was nearly dark when the last 

 shooter had aimed his guu at the last of twenty glass halls. 

 William J. Ryder won the first of the prizes, of which there were 

 thirty-five, 'the score was as follows: 



W J Ryder 110111111100111 11111 —17 



H Tor bore OUOOl it 1111111111 lOOOO- 9 



J GTorborg llj1i'iiiiiHiiii:iiiiii;i(l(1000— 4 



Jo tm lln mil s 0000110001010QI mm- 4 



Elisha Smith 000(31111110101011111—13 



O Olsing 1011030011 OOOOOOQOiJO— 5 



n Cameron U1000101M)111000000- 8 



G U Forbell 11111111100000000000- 9 



Michael Dolan 10000101 1 11 1 1 11 Hill —1 5 



II J Boouman lliOnfi'i iiiiinKWOOO- 4 



George Munroe OlliiHUOOt'll 110OOO1-U 



A VThurch 10011 lHilHl 111001100— li: 



Henry Reimels 0001 1 001 mo HI 000000- 



Joseph Jenny HCOoiJl 10 1 1 moioDOO- 9 



H W Kaiser 111000011 11001111111— 14 



E Sif erlin 1101010 U 1 1 H U 1 01000-10 



R Gartleman lMlOOOOOOOl 1 1 1101 00- 9 



S Hcsbach..." luillonoiimtnootiOUOO— 



P Gantlernan 000010000 11 11 101 1000— 8 



Van Wicklen lOlilOulilllOOOiinilOO— 9 



W J Stool -hoff OOOOJ001000000001110— 4 



Referee. Judge Rausch: Scorer, W. J. Stoothoff. 



TORONTO, April 2.— The first team shoot at clay-pigeons for 

 Mr. McDowall's diamond medals took place at J. Oulcott's, Eglin- 

 ton. this afternoon. Eight teams entered, representing four of the 

 live city clubs. The West Toronto Junction Givn Club, although 

 the youngest of the Ave, put the strongest team in the Held, and 

 Mr. Dan Blea. the captain, had the pleasure of seeing his men 

 capture the medals with the best score for a team e . or made in 

 Toronto. Nearly two hundred spectators were present, and con- 

 siderable interest was shown all through the match, especially 

 towards the close, when the different teams went to score for the 

 deciding round. The medals have to be won twice by the same 

 team, and the competition will take place, the first Saturday in 

 each month. Following sire the scores: 



West Toront o Junction. West End Club. 



W Wa ke field 20 P Wakefield 18 



W Clarke . 15 E Bollery 10 



D hlea 14 E W Clark 10 



D Hintcn 14 W Wilson 13 



A H Royce 14—77 J Bailly 13-75 



The owls, No. 1. 



J Carruthers 17 



J R Humphrey 15 



H K Humphrey 14 



J Townson 14 



J Douglas 12—72 



Toronto G. C. No. 1. 



W Felstead 17 



A Ellis 10 



A Molloy 16 



D Black .14 



ly.... 

 The Owls, No. 2. 



JColborne 19 



■7 Unwin 14 



C Rogers 14 



J R Wells 11 



W Smith 11-09 



Toronto G. C. No. 2. 



R.TKidd 1G 



G Pearsall 14 



W George 12 



J Jefferson 12 



W Bugg 6— T.9 F LeRoy 11—05 



Toronto G. C. No. 3. 



EReed 14 



.1 Bayles 11 



JAyre 8 



H Newman 8 



F Shaver 0-41 



The Owls No. 3. 



C Ayre 14 



C Lockhart « 



The members of the Owl's 

 third team failed to show tip in 

 time. J. Orothers was referee. 



BOSTON GUN CLUB.-Old Boreas reigned with full power 

 last Wednesday, March 30, during the shoot of the Bostou Gun 

 Club at Wellington. Notwithstanding the difficulty of the shoot- 

 ing, the clay-pigeons with their solid (day tongues went elegantly, 

 and a large number were trapped in the 5-! rap sweeps. Below 

 will be found the summary of the events shot during the dav: 

 Seven clav-pigeons, ISvds. rise from 5 traps— S. Edwards first, D. 

 Ross and F. Ames second, T Stanton third. Seven straightaway 

 Peorias— H. W. Eager first, H. H. Francis and Ross second, D. 

 Kirkwood third. Seven clay-pigeons— Ross first. B. (terry second, 

 Stanton third. Seven Peorias-- Ross first, E. W. Law, Edwards 

 and Francis second, Stanton and J. Snow third. Ten clay-pigeons 

 —Edwards first, Ross and Stanton second, Francis third, Eager 

 and Law fourth. Ten Peorias— Kirkwood first. Law, Ross and 

 Snow second, Gerry third, C. Bailey fourth. Five Macombcr 

 metal targets— Edwards first, Kirkwood second, Ross and Law 

 third, Eager fourth. Five traps, 3 pair clay-pigeons— Law first, 

 Francis and Kirkwood second. Eager third. Seven Peorias— 

 Francis and Law first, Gerry and Stanton second. Eager and Kirk- 

 wood third. Seven clay-pigeons. 5 traps— Francis anil Ross first, 

 Gerry second. Law and Kirkwood third. Four pair Peorias — 

 Francis first, Eager and La w second. Ross third. Seven Macombcr 

 metal targets— I' rancis first. Law and Ross second, Stanton third. 

 Five clay-pigeons, 5 traps— Eager first, Ross second, Law third. 

 Seven Peorias Ross first, Stanton and Kirkwood second, G. Mann 

 third. Seven clay-pigeons— baw first. Eager and Stanton second. 

 Mann third. Five Peorias— Ross and Law first, Stanton and 

 Kirkwood second. Eager third. Seven Peorias — Edwards and 

 Leroy first, Ross second, Stanton third. The ABC match, at 10 

 clay-pigeons, ltl Peorias and 4 Macombcr metal targets, was taken 

 by Kirkwood flrsfc, Boss and Edwards second, Gerry, Francis, 

 Stanton, Law and Snow third. Eager fourth, Ames fifth and 

 Bailey sixth. Quite a few miss-and-out matches were shot at 

 Peorias and clay-pigeons, Eager, Ross, Stanton and Francis taking 

 the greatest number— .K. 



§<moeinq. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items 

 relating to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



The Royal C. C. will sail their Challenge Cup Race on Hendon 

 Lake, on June 11, 1887, and invite American canoeists to atteud 

 and compete. 



May. 



28-30. East. Div. Spring Meet, Haddam Island. 

 38-30. Hudson Meet, Croton Point. 



Jun e. 



18. Brooklyn, Annual, Bay Ridge. 

 25. New York, Annual. Staten Island. 



July. 



18-31. W. C. A. Meet, Ballast Island. 



August. 



1-12. Northern Division, Stony Lake. 

 12-20. A. C. A. Meet, Lake Champlain. 



A. C. A. 



FOR membership apply to the Secretary, W. M. Carter, Trenton, 

 N. J. Required age, 18 years or over. Application to be ac- 

 companied with $3. Sec'y A. C. A. Central Div., E. W. Brown. 4 

 Bowling Green, New York. Sec'y A. C. A. Eastern Div., W. B. 

 Davidson, Hertford, Conn. Sec'y W. C. A., J. O. Shiras, Cin- 

 cinnati, O. 



THE CHOICE OF A CANOE.— The day of the catalogue can- 

 oeist, who bought the boat with the prettiest picture and most 

 glowing testimonials and fancied he was at once fitted to -win all 

 the prizes, has gone by; and the man who would win now must 

 know exactly what qualities he needs in his boat. The fact that 

 Mr. A. has a certain model or that Mr. X. won so many races 

 in another model, does not concern hirn at all; he wants to win in 

 certain races in a certain class, and to use his boat on certain 

 waters, and to be successful he must select a model with certain 

 qualities. To help him to that general understanding of the sub- 

 ject which will enable him to do this is the aim of "Canoe Hand- 

 ling," and certainly no better guide could be found than Mr. Vaux, 

 whose canoeing began with the first models introduced into this 

 country, who has ever since managed to have a boat that was very 

 near the best and whose victory in the great International race 

 was the leading event of last season in canoeing. The author of 

 "Canoe Handling" can boast of a longer experience as a success- 

 ful racer and cruiser than any other American canoeist, and the 

 results are all clearly given in his most valuable book. 



A MEET ON THE DELAWARE RIVER. 



THE members of the Quaker City C. C. being desirous of keeping 

 up with the timgs and of doing all in their power for the pro- 

 motion of canoeing, have been considering the practicability of 

 holding a canoe meet on the Delaware River, and for the farther 

 consideration of the plan, held a special on March 10, at which a 

 committee, consisting of Messrs. Munchen, Jackson and Barten, 

 were appointed to select a suitable camp site for the purpose. On 

 March 27 the committee, with this object in view, visited Burling- 

 ton Island and concluded arrangements with the proprietor. Mr. 

 Wm. Haley, for the use of the upper end of the island. The spot 

 chosen by the committee is a grassy cove surrounded by a cluster 

 of trees and entirely clear from underbrush, from which a line 

 pebbly beach slopes gently down to the water's edge. Looking up 

 stream from here the river widens out considerably, thus giving a 

 triangular course in full view. The date of the meet will be from 

 May 28 to 31, thus insuring, it is hoped, the presence of all canoeists 

 on the Delaware otherwise unable to attend. The secretary has 

 corresponded with the Trenton. Keystone and Gloucester clubs, 

 and the hearty co-operation of the above named clubs is assured. 



The Q, C. C. C. invito all unattached canoeists and all gentlemen, 

 yachtsmen or otherwise, who are interested in boating, to be 

 present and help to make this the first meet on the Delaware a 

 success. Transportation from Philadelphia, if desired, can be 

 had by means of the steamers Edwin Forrest and Florence, which 

 leave Race street wharf, or steamers Columbia or Twilight from 

 foot of Chestnut street ; from Trenton by the Edwin Forrest. All 

 of these boats stop at Bristol. Pa., and Burlington, N. ,i . Burling- 

 ton Island lies a little above both these places, and is about twenty 

 miles from Philadelphia and fifteen miles from Trent on. Provision 

 is being made for fnrnishiug meals at a reasonable rate to those 

 unlucky mortals not up in the culinary art. The scheme of a 

 canoe meet was started a year since, but owing to the difficulty Of 

 obtaining a suitable camp site was abandoned. Now that obstacle 

 has been overcome, the committee feel assured that, aided by 

 their brother canoeists, the first canoe meet on the Delaware will 

 bo made a grand success. 



Further information on this subject wiU be cheerfully fur- 

 nished by J. A. Barten. 

 138 North Sixth Street. Philadelphia. 



THE A. C. A. REGATTA PROGRAMME. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



in answer to Mr. Gibson's last letter I beg to reply as follows: 

 First, we are agreed that the single blade is getting into disuse in 

 A. C. A. races, and Mr. Gibson is endeavoring— by a method which 

 I do not think will accomplish it— to retain it in the races; while 

 I am not very particular whether it stays or not; that is, "if a fel- 

 low finds that the double blade suits him better than the single, be 

 his canoe open or decked, then I say let him use whichever paddle 

 answers his purpose best." 



One might argue on Mr. Gibson's basis that because leeboards 

 were the legitimate articles for an open canoe, that a fellow must 

 not put in a centerboard — even if he does find it faster, handier 

 and lighter — just because it did not use to be there or because it 

 was not the natural article for I ho a foresaid open craft when the 

 canoeists fr..tn away back used to sail. Oh, no! let us keep abreast 

 of the times, and if a canoeist finds by experience thai the double 

 paddle suits' his paddling craft best let him use it, don't tell him 

 lie must go back and use what bis grandfather rsed; probably the 

 said grandfather did not have handsome silk Hags, §300 silver 

 mugs, etc., to hustle mound for. 



Now . while 1 willingly grant the open canoe his double paddle 

 (if he wants it), I object to being compelled to paddle my sailing 

 or general purpose canoe against, my neighbor's lirht paddling 

 craft; but, still, this is what we have been forced todoever.\ year 

 so far. 



Mr. Gibson says we are not rivals; but 1 nearly broke the hinge 

 in my back at the A. C A. trying to rival my brother in bis 

 open canoe (of the same model as my own) in the Class IV . race. 

 I bear him no ill-will, but still I want to see him placed where be 

 won't make me work so hard again for such a poor place. 



I would like to hear from others on this question. Should not 

 we have a race for sailing canoes, L e., docked find lifted with cen- 

 terboard and sails; of course, the Regatta Committee wUl deoi'de 

 this l but there is nothing to hinder us from offering them a sug- 

 gestion or two. 



Second, as to the limited sail without a cruisinir load question. So 

 the 75 limit, was originated to let the "cruising men" have a race, 

 eh? Well, I'm glad some one knows what it was originated for, but 

 it makes me smile when I think of a cruising man trying to win it. 

 New I would like Mr. Gibson to point out just one man (who car- 

 ries only one rig for all uses) who won a good place in the 75ft. 

 limit race at the 1886 meet— I won't say first place, but just a good 

 place. And yet this was the race that was given especially for 

 the cruising one-rig man, and he has about as much chance of win- 

 ning it as he has of being the next occupant of the White House. 



I f this race was given to the one-rig cruising man iie doesn't 

 seem to get much consolation out of it and I would suggest to the 

 regatta committee that they try something else; they couldn't 

 give him a much worse show tban he now has for first place, 

 and they might possibly hit on something that would give him a 

 chance for at least one race and partially close the mouths of 

 those men who say— and not without cause— that the A.C.A meet 

 is degenerating into a gathering of racers, among whom a cruising 

 man has not a ghost ot a chance. The carrying of a cruising load 

 might do '■omefliing toward this and I believe the regatta com- 

 mittee's suggestion to make the crew sit inside the combings 

 would be worthy of a faithful trial, as it give* the craft with great 

 initial stability a chance against her racing sister who has to 

 depend entirely upon the position of her crew to hold her up. 



Third, as to the Pecowsic question. Now, this is rather a deli- 

 cate question, talking against another member's canoe, for I do 

 not consider Mr. Barney at fault in building the Pecowsic. The 

 A. C. A. laid down certain rules and regulations with regard to 

 the size, of canoes and the manner of sailing them in their races, 

 and Mr. Barney complied with every rule and regulation and got 

 there every time that he did not have a mishap. The rules and 

 regulations are to blame, not Mr. Barney, and I think if they were 

 such that a roomy, steady and safe canoe had a better show than 

 a narrow, shallow and cranky craft, if this were the case I think 

 Mr. Barney would be among the first to show the same zeal, skill 

 and foresight in building and sailing a canoe of this type as he 

 did when he built Pecowsic. 



Now to return to Mr. Gibson's letter: Yes, I still insist on call- 

 ing Pecowsic a narrow, shallow craft, and 1 do not forget that 

 she measures 10x28Va, and not 20in. We may as well stick to i he 

 exact measurements when we are arguing on size. I have the 

 design of her published in the Forest and Stream before me, 

 and to say that lam surprised is the mildest way of putting it 

 that a gentleman of Mrs G ibson's knowledge of designs and 

 canoes should attempt to defend Pecowsic and imply that she is 

 wide, or at least not "narrow," from being called small. 



Any one who has seen Pecowsic will know how nice and roomy 

 or wide she is; but for those who have not I will give a few of her 

 features just from the Forest and Stream design: Her greatest 

 beam is 2S%in., and that is right up at the gunwale; from there 

 she gradually curves down to the keel. On the waterline I do not 

 think she can be over 26in. wide— a nice width for a sailing cauoe. 

 No wonder Mr. Clapham and others poke fun at us. This width, 

 remember, is only amidships, for from there she quioMy curves in 

 fore and aft, forming a very sharp, wedge-shaped bow' and stern. 

 I think I am quite within the mark when I say that Pecowsic was 

 narrower than any 26in. canoe at the '86 meet— not at her widest 

 part, but on her waterline measurements, to be taken fore and 

 aft as well as amidships. We take the narrowest 2(5in, canoe at 

 the meet and make it draw 5in. of water, and make Pecowsic 

 draw 5in., and the 2Gin. craft will displace more water than she, 

 f. <;., is a larger canoe. Well! 26in. may not be narrow, but it it 

 isn't I'll have to hunt up another definition for the word . Yes, I 



30 to 31%in. beam. I trust the regatta committee will thought- 

 fully consider the rising racing types, and if need be, legislate, to 

 save at least one race out of twenty for the cruising canoe. 

 Toronto, March 24. Will G. McKendbick. 



THE RADIX CENTERBOARD.— The general favor which this 

 folding board has met with in the past three seasons has encour- 

 aged the makers to further efforts for its improvement. They 

 have lately not only increased the number of sizes but have re- 

 moved the objection made to the first board (that the back was too 

 thick, causing a drag) by reducing this thickness materially uutil 

 a thin edge is reached on the after side. Three sizes are now 

 made, 30xl5in., 36xlSin,, and 37x24in., one of the latter being now 

 on exhibition at the office of the Forest and Stream. The small 

 size is suitable for an ordinary canoe, the medium for racing 

 canoes of 15x30 and upward, and the largest for rowhoats and 

 skiffs. The compact form in which it houses and the general ex- 

 cellence of the mechanism will recommend the board to all who 

 examine it, which good opinion is apt to be strengthened the more 

 the board is tried. 



THEATRICAL ENTERTAINMENT.— "Rebecca and Rowena," 

 a burlesque tragedy in five acts, will be given on the evening of 

 April 10, at the Harvard Rooms (Columbialustitute), Sixth avenue 

 and Forty-second street, for the benefit of the New York and 

 Knickerbocker Canoe Clubs. Tickets ($1.00 each) can be procured 

 of C. J. Stevens, 7 Bowling Green, and E. C. Griffin, 54 Duane 

 street. It is hoped that canoeists from town;; and cities in the 

 vicinity will find time to attend, as an entertaining and enjoyable 

 evoning can lie promised them. It is taken for granted that every 

 canoeist in New York, Brooklyn and Staten Island, together with 

 sisters, cousins and aunts, will be present. 



THE FALLS OF THE JCNIATA.-Eri«nr Forest ami Stream: 

 In reply to "Enquirer," I state that a few reds below Poor Man's 

 Spring, on the Juniata River, Pa., a ledge of rocks extends entirely 

 across the stream. In the center is a narrow channel with a sud- 

 den fall of three or four feet, which very few persons would care 

 about going over in a boat. Half a mile below is a similar place. 

 These are both known as "The Falls" by everybody in the locality, 

 and they certainly merit that title.— W. M. Graydon. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP. — Trenton, N. J., April g.— The follow- 

 ing named trentlcmcn have applied for membership in the A. 0. 

 A.: George F. Buekhout, Por.giikeepsie, N. Y.: P. Gibert Thebaud, 

 New York City.— Wm. M. Carter, Sec. A. C. A. 



FIXTURES. 



MAY. 



1. Newark Opening. 28-31. Portland, Cruise. 

 28. Oswego Cruise. 



June. 



(5. Hudson River Annual. 18. Cor. Penu., Hull. 



!). N. Y.. Annual, N. Y. 25. Hull Club, Marblehead. 



14. LarchmontPen., Larchmont. 25. Oswego, Ladies' Day- 

 16. Portland, Annual. 



Judy. 



2. Beverly, Open, Mon. Beach. 10. Cor. Cham. Marblehead* 

 2. Hull, Penn.,Hull. 18-31. Interlakc, Put-in-Rny. 

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



4. Larchmont An'l, Larchmont. 23. BevorJv, Cham,, Nahant. • 

 9. Hull, Club Cruise. 30. Beverlv. Cham., Mon. Beach. 



9. Beverly, Cham., Marblehead. 30. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



16. Beverlv, Sweep, Mon. Beach. 80. Cor. Open, Marblehead. 



10. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



August. 



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



(i. Beverly, Chain. .Swampseott. 27. Beverly, Open, Mou. 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. 



8. Larchmont Fall, Larchmont. 10. Beverly, Sweep.. Mon. Beach. 

 10. Cor. Cham., Marblehead. 17. Cor. Sweep., Marblehead. 



A SEASONABLE WARNING. 



QPR1NG has come, the birds enrol in the woods, the violet 

 C timidly lifts its fragrant head neath the shelter of the hedges, 

 etc. — and t he nt u rdy Swede or Norwegian arms himself with a big 

 butcher knife and starts vigorously to work on every bit of bright 

 wood about the yachts that are about to fit out. Watch him, how 

 he goes from end to end of a smooth and shapely spar and leaves 

 a surface such as a subsoil plow would make, or How deftly he 

 converts a round moulding into an irregular polygon, or a sliarply 

 defined bevel into a shapeless monst rosity. Fatal' as he is to spars, 

 rail and rough work, it is nothing to the havoc he works on ma- 

 hogany. Fresh from the grindstone, his knife descends on mould- 

 ing, panel and ceiling, leaving scores and miuks that can never he 

 erased. 



It would pay many owners to take their skippers and crew 

 through some good joiner shop just about this time, and show 

 them how men that are trained to it treat good wood. The experi- 

 enced joiner or cabinetmaker takes only the finest set and keenest 

 plane to the expensive wood intrusted to him; his principal tool 

 in finishing is the scraper, a piece of thin steel, 3 or 4in. square, 

 and kept at perfect cutting edge. This he handles with the great- 

 est care and skill, scraping with the blade at a certain angle, and 

 watching the direction or the grain that the wood does not tear 

 up. This is the way that a yacht's joiner work is made, a costly job 

 at best; but after one season's use it is more than liKely to fall 

 under the relentless knife, wielded with vigor and will, but with 

 no discretion. The aim of the cabinetmaker and finisher is to 

 obtain a smooth surface on the wood, and then to fill the grain 

 thoroughly as a basis for the varnish, and whenthis is once done 

 the less the surface is disturbed the better. \V hen rcvarnishing 

 is necessary, the surface should be rubbed down until it is smooth, 

 but, it should never be disturbed to any depth, or the wood must 

 again be finished and the grain partly filled. The coa ts of varnish 

 siiould be thin and evenly laid, each being thoroughly dry before 

 another is nut on, for one coat will never dry after another is laid 

 over it. The same applies as well to paint on hull and in the 

 cabins; if properly done in the first, place there is no necessity for 

 the burning and scraping that is so common. The aim of the 

 painter or varnisher is first to fill the grain; once this is done the 

 surface coats are laid thinly and smoothly on, and if this part is 

 well done the paint should not blister. If the surface is injured, 

 or dulled by wear, it should be ground down by pumice stone, 

 sandpaper, or the artificial sandstone made expressly for this pur- 

 pose, until the superfluous portion is removed and a thin, hard 

 skin left on the wood. This is the best possible surface for t he new 

 paint or varnish, and very little will be required, but, if this skin 

 be roughly removed and the bare wood exposed, the smootliing 

 and filling processes must be gone through with anew. Tile ever- 

 ready paintpot is responsible for much of the rough woik seen 

 about yachts. On the least provocation out it comes and another 

 coat is slapped on, until the paint is so thick that it must blister. 

 Often a rag with a little oil and color will cover a scratch or 

 freshen up a dull spot as well as a full coat of paint, while beiug 

 laid thinly it will last for an indefinite time. 



LAKE ONTARIO. 



THE Toronto Y. C, which is a flourishing and thoroughly live 

 organization, with a membership of about 280 and a fleet of 

 38 yachts, will make a bold bid this season for the championship 

 honors which have so long been held by our local club. With this 

 view Mr. Wm. Angus, one of the T. Y. C.'s members, has secured 

 the big sloop Atalanta, and Mr, Dugold McMurchy, of the same 

 club, has purchased the 5-ton cutter Cypress, a famous little Liver- 

 pool clipper, which was considered very fast until she met the all- 

 conquering Doris. This prafthaB been shipped on a steamship and 

 will arrive in ample time for the racing season. Her dimensions 

 are said to be as follows: Length over all, 38ft.; l.w.l., 38ft.; beam, 

 6ft.; draft of water, Oft. The Cypress appears to me to be rather 

 short to meet successfully the best of the existing centerboarders 

 and the sloop-cutter which is being built at Boston for Mr. Ames, 

 of Oswego, as they are very nearly up to the limit of their class in 

 point of size. She will, however, add much interest to the series 

 of races in the L. Y. R. A. round. Our friends of the T. Y. C. have 

 also two excellent craft in the sloop Cygnet and the cutter V erve, 

 (which latter has changed hands and is to have a new suit from 

 Lapthorne's famous loft), both of Which will be formidable should 

 a new classification as proposed be adopted. They would fall into 

 the class below 50ft., corrected length, which would be a "hot" 

 one, as it would include, the White Wings of Trenton, Dauntless 

 of this city (which will probably race again this season) Gen. 

 Garfield of Kingston, Ethel of Oswego, Endie of Cobourg, Whistle- 

 wing, Brunette and others of Hamilton, and some additional 

 yachts from Charlotte and other parts. This would form the best 

 racing class in the association. On the whole, then, the T. Y. C. 

 have shown an excellent spirit aud a most commendable liberality 

 in their desire to reach the highest honors in the L. Y. R. A., but 

 they will find formidable rivals in the various c lasses. In the first 

 blass t he NOrah of this city, which will be a much improved yacht, 

 is likelv to beat the Atalanta when the weather is moderate, and 

 the new Oriole will carry the colors of the R. C. Y. C. most gal- 

 lantly in high winds and steep seas. Should a class for 50ft. cor- 

 rected lensrth and under be made, the Cygnet and Verve will find 

 the White Wings and Dauntless very hard boats to beat, while in 

 the existing second class are the Iolanthe, Laura of Kingston, and 

 Mr. Ames's now one— not to speak of the Katie Gray, Laura of 

 Oswego and Grade, competitors, which will put her to her best 

 paces to keep near them. 



Yachting is taking a stronger hold than over in the lower lakes 

 and an exciting season's racing may be looked forward to on Lak e 

 Ontario. Port Tack, 



Beij.kvillk, March 13, 1887, 



