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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[APBIL 7, 1887. 



YACHTING AT DETROIT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The following dimensions of the cutter Nona, Michigan Y. C, 

 may possiMy interest some of your readers, as she has held the 

 championship of the club io the fourth class since she was 

 launched, some three years ago: 



Length over all 24ft. 



Leugth, waterline 20ft. 



Beam extreme 6ft, 2in. 



Draft extreme 4ft. 4in. 



Iron keel outside 1.25 tons. 



Iron inside 1.25 tons. 



Total ballast 2.50 tons. 



Mainsail, luff 20ft. 



Mainsail, foot 28ft. 



Mainsail, head - 19ft. 



Staysail, luff 23ft, 



Staysail, leech SOft. 



Staysail, foot..... 10ft. 



Jib, luff 28ft. 



Jib, leech 21ft. 



Jib, foot 16ft. 



Topsail pole 24ft. 



Topsail club (foot) 24ft. 



Balloon .lib SGx3Gx2«ft. 



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yachts in the second and third class. With this rig I knock 

 around alone all over Detroit River and Lake St. Glair, about 

 17x30 miles, and find her as comfortable and safe as could oe 

 desired. 



The design has iust been completed for a compromise racing 

 sloop 49ft. over all. 34ft. Oin. l.w.l., 13ft. beam and 5ft. draft, with 

 counterboard and 4 ton lead keel. The Detroit Dry Dock Com- 

 pany are buildiug her, which insures the finest class of work- 

 manship. She will sail in the second class I. L. Y. A. 



The keel sloop Jennie J., now holding the I. L. Y. A. champion- 

 ship in the third class, will have niorehead sail and her friends 

 thinks she will be "moro invincible" than ever this year. 



Petrel, 37ft., owned by Mr. Markhausen aud others, has been 

 sold to some young Corinthians who show their enterprise by 

 going to work this early to fit her out. 



Ramcua, schooner, 40ft,. l.w.l. , designed by C. F. Hodges, will 

 have new foretopmast and probably a lug foresail. She is 40ft. 

 l.w.l., 13ft. beam, and 5ft. draft with some 5 tons in an iron keel 

 outside. She is a clean cut, handsome and speedy craft, and al- 

 though the work of an amateur, her design w ould reflect credit 

 on many so-called professionals. Schooner Crusader has been 

 sold, her former owners forming part of the syndicate who are 

 building the above-mentioned compromise sloop. She is to be 

 named City of the Straits, and is to be a representative Detroit 

 yacht in the 1. ju Y. A. races, and is to be owned by an organiza- 

 tion called the City of the Straits Yacht Racing Association. 



There has never been so much interest in yachting on the lakes 

 as at present, due greatly to the series of sweepstakes races of 

 last fall on Lake Erie, in which the sloop Fanchon, of Toledo, car- 

 ried off all the honors. Detroit is going to have something to say 

 in the matter this season, aud has built three, yachts for the pur- 

 pose of getting one fast enough to sweep the inland seas. Two 

 are very shoal skimming dishes, and one a deep, large displace- 

 ment craft. Wave Form. 



A NEW CUP DEFENDER. 



AS we go to press the news comes to us that General Paine has 

 closed the contract with Messrs. Pusey & Jones, of Wil- 

 mington, Delaware, for a steel yacht 86ft. l.w.l., and of the same 

 general proportions as Mayflower, but with a clipper stem. The 

 new boat, of course designed by Mr. Burgess, will he delivered bv 

 Jul y 1 . 



PRISCILLA.— At her builder's yard, Wilmington, Del., further 

 alterations are beiug made in Priscilla, her alter sail being in- 

 creased by a longer boom and more hoist, the mast being length- 

 ened 3ft. at the heel. An iron keel IGin. deep will also be added, 

 but uo lead will be run in it. the only object being to move the 

 center of lateral resistance aft sufficiently to allow the increased 

 after sail. Captain George Cooley will command her again this 

 season. 



DORCHESTER Y. C.-Officers: Henry W. Savage, Com.; W. D. 

 Hodgkins, Tice-Com.; W. B. McLellan, Secy.: 8. (i. King, Treas.; 

 Hartford Davenport, Measurer; W. L. Dearborn, Assistant Meas- 

 urer; W. R. I/. Smith, Ooolidge Barnard and C. H. Nine, Directors; 

 L. M. Clark, H. S. Carrutb, -Frank Gray, H. B. Callender and E. 

 H. Tarbell, Regatta Committee. 



ATLANTIC— Mr. Edward C. Homans, the purchaser of At- 

 lantic, has been elected a member of the New York Y. C. He will 

 give the boat another trial this season after making some changes 

 under the direction of Mr. Philip Ellsworth, the modeler of the 

 yacht, and he hopes to have her in condition for the trial races. 



THE SAIL AREA OF YACHTS.— A very large proportion of 

 the many questions that come to us each week relate to the 

 amount and disposition of sail that a yacht can carry. The ques- 

 tion is a difficult one to answer even when one is familiar with 

 the boat, but it is impossible to do so with any degree of cer- 

 tainty when only the most meager particulars of the boat and her 

 use are indicated. The idea seems to prevail with many that 

 there exists some rule or formula by which, if the length be p.iven, 

 the sail area may be accurately computed, but, on the con- 

 trary, the calculations used are only of value to one who is 

 thoroughly familiar with the boat, her ballast, intended use, and 

 other considerations which govern the selection of a sail plan. 

 The calculations themselves are of a very simple nature and 

 easily applied by any one to whom the principles are known. In 

 small yachts these principles are laid down in a plain and simple 

 manner, the calculations being given in detail, and we recom- 

 mend to those desirous of improving their boats a careful study 

 of these elementary principles. With these once understood the 

 yachtsman has in his own hands the means of judging the value 

 of any alterations in his craft, a far more reliable guide than any 

 set of figures furnished by some one to whom the boat and her 

 individual characteristics are unknown. Figures alone are but 

 a poor guide in such matters, but in the hands of a man who un- 

 derstands his boat they may prove a most useful aid, and thanks 

 to "Small Yachts," their practical application may easily be ac- 

 quired. 



TORONTO SKIFF SAILING CLUB.- Along the bay front of 

 Toronto are a number of long, narrow, two-story houses, each be- 

 ing divided into compartments about 10x20ft. square, the lower 

 floors opening on a platform at the water level, being used for 

 boats, while the floor above was used by the lessee of the com- 

 partments as a store-room or living room in summer, many of 

 them being handsomely fitted up. The Toronto Skiff Sailing Club 

 has, since its organization, occupied eight of these lower com- 

 partments, with one large room above in the outer end of Hicks's 

 boat house. On the night of March 26 a fire was discovered in the 

 building, and in spite of the efforts of the firemen the building 

 was badly damaged and much property destroyed. The club 

 boats and furniture are partly insured. The loss on the building 

 is given at $3,500. The club will occupy the same quarters as soon 

 as they can be repaired. 



A YACHT CLUB ON STATEN ISLAND.— The Staten Island 

 Athletic Club, at a meeting on April 4, organized a yachting de- 

 partment with the following officers: Commodore, Eberhard 

 Faber, sloop Grace Darling; Vice-Commodore, R. K. McMurray, 

 sloop JEolus; Rear-Commodore, Alfred Bierck, cutter Estella; 

 Secretary, W. F. Dissosway; Treasurer, A. L. Faris: Measurer, R. 

 Stueler; Fleet Surgeon, Anson L. Carroll. The new boat house is 

 now under way and will soon be completed. The entrance for 

 shellboats will be on the east side, leaving alee to the westward 

 for small boats to anchor, and landing stages and other facilities 

 will be provided. Being near to the city the location is an excel- 

 lent one; while the other departments of the club, rowing, ball, 

 tennis, archery and athletic sports, with a fine club house and 

 grounds, offer great attractions. 



CRUISING.— Talisman, steam yacht, Mr. J. F. Slater, left 

 Morehead City, In . ( '., on March 30, for Norfolk, arriving on April 

 1 with the less of her screw by striking a log in Currituck Sound. 

 She went on the drydock for repairs. -. . . Awixa. sloop, Mr, T. B. 

 Asten, was at St. Augustine on March 81, from Indian River for 

 New York Tarpon, sharpie, sailed on March 29 from Jackson- 

 ville for New York Stella, steam yacht, Mr. W. W. Kenyon, 



lost her rudder between New River Bar and Bogue Inlet on 

 March 23, coming into Beaufort by aid of her canvas; she re- 

 paired at Norfolk, leaving there for New York on April 4 . . .Lurlin e, 

 steam vacht, Mr. J. M. Waterbury, is cruising about Ossabnw and 

 Jekyl Islands. 



RESTLESS.— The steam yacht building at Houston & Wood- 

 bridge's yard, Marcus Rook, below Chester, Pa., for Col. Wm. M. 

 Siugerly of the Philadelphia Record is nearlv readv for launching. 

 She is 120ft. over all, 100ft. l.w.l., 16ft. beam and 7ft. draft, with a 

 compound engine 13 and 24xl6in., and a tubular boiler 8ft. long. 

 She also carries a 6 H. P. engine for electric lighting. The deck 

 house contains the dining room and pantry, the wheel being on 

 top of the house. The owner's quarters are abaft the engines, and 

 the <crew are forward. The interior decorations are verv elaborate. 

 The yacht will be schooner rigged with pole masts. 



SPRINGS FOR RAISING A CKNTERBOARD. — Editor Forest 

 and Sin am: Can you give me any idea for springs to relieve the 

 weight of an iron centerboard. I have a sailing skiff in Toronto 

 with a 651bs. board and it is quite an item to hoist when single- 

 handed. Mr. Dixon Kemp, in his book "Yacht and Boat. Sailing," 

 mentions some springs for the Pollywog, p. 240, but I do not see how 

 they could be applied to a skiff. Any information re springs, 

 where they are to be bought and how they are to be fixed I shall 

 bo very glad to have.— Iohi Ban. 



THE SOUTH BOSTON MUSQUITO FLEET.— As usual the 

 first race of the season will be that of the Mosquito fleet of South 

 Boston, on Fast Day, starting at 11 A. M. off City Point. The 

 entries are for boats under 15ft„ divided into two classes. 



CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP. — Gevalia, schooner, has been 

 sold to Mr. H. W. Coates, of New York. . . . Oneida, steam yacht, 

 formerly Utowana, has been sold by Mr. Thayer to a New York 

 yachtsman. ...Outing, keel sloop, of the Hull Y. C, has been pur- 

 chased by Mr. F. B. Eyre, of the Corinthian Y. C, of New York. 

 — Romance, schooner, has been sold to Col. G. 8, Howard, At- 

 lantic Y. C. 



"THE VEST POCKET NAVIGATOR FOR YACHTSMEN."— 

 W e have received a copy of the last edition of this useful little 

 work, issued by Capt. rioward Patterson, of the New York Navi- 

 gation School. 



BOSTON'S SCHOOLS OF DESIGNING .-The annual exhibition 

 ot the John Rawes school of designing will be held on April 11 and 

 12, at the Bird school house, South Boston. 



ISIS.— This cutter, designed by Com. Canfield, S. C. Y. C, and 

 built by Poillons in 1384, has been purchased by Messrs. Edwin A. 

 and Robert L. Stevens of Hoboken. 



PERSONAL.— Lieutenant and Mrs, Henn arrived in New York 

 on Tuesday, aud work will be commenced on Galatea as soon as 

 her crew arrive. 



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No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



A. L. P.— We can supply the number giving drawings of sneak- 

 box, 



A. M.— The best dog training book is Hammond's "Training vs. 

 Breaking," price SI, supplied by us. We have no book on bird 

 trapping, and you have no use for such a book in New Jersey, 



H. K. C, Clyde, N. Y.— My brother in Michigan has a badger 

 with two young ones about two weeks old that he would like to 

 seal. Do you know of any one who would like them?. Ans. We 

 know of no one, unless some of the zoological gardens would take 

 them. 



W. O. W., Charlottesville, Va.— In pigeon shooting at single 

 b:rds here to-day two birds were by mistake liberated at once. 

 The. shooter fired at one bird and missed, then fired at the other, 

 which afforded a better shot, and killed. How does it count ? 

 Ans. Amiss. 



Ofi-Hand.— What positions of the body are allowable in off- 

 hand rifle shooting? Ans. In this country the position must be a 

 standing one. No artificial rest for the rifle is allowable. The 

 arms should be held free from the body, but some shooters adopt 

 the hip rest, i, c, the elbow is rested against the side of the hip. 



MAN AND OTHER ANIMALS. 



During the flood at Bismarck, Dak., the other day, a big 

 cake of ice went down the roaring Missouri, and on the ice 

 was a big black bear. 



The beaver is said to be returning to the Southern States. 

 The whites haven't got the time and the darkies are too lazy 

 to hunt them.— Montgomery (Ala.) A dvertiser. 



Marco Stanwick, a Turk, living at 35 Mott street, was led 

 into the Harlem Court yesterday. Following him was a 

 huge bear, led by a light chain. He had been arrested for 

 leading the beast through the street. The bear stood before 

 the bar on his hind legs, and his master put him through 

 a series of tricks to show Justice Patterson that the animal 

 was perfectly docile. Both prisoners were discharged— New 

 YorTi Times. 



The farmers in Woodbury, Long Island, are up in arms 

 against, the Rockaway Hunt Club. The club have had 

 several fox hunts recently, aud have galloped with the 

 hounds across the newly-sown fields of grain and other 

 crops, doing, so it is alleged, much injury to them, as well 

 as the fences. Last year the hunters promised to pay for the 

 damage then done, but they have failed to do so. During 

 the last fox hunt, when the hunters attempted to cross the 

 farm of Elbert Seaman, at Oceanville, the latter, with some 

 of his help, confronted them, armed with pitchforks, and 

 refused to allow them to cross. Other farmers also refused 

 the hunters permission to ride over their farms. Suits are 

 about to be begun by the farmers to recover damages for 

 injuries already sustained. — New York Times, April 2. 



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THE GRAND RAPIDS 



PORTABLE COTTAGES 



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MANUFACTURER'S AGENTS. 



PATENTED MAY 4. 1886. 



\\ With the exception of our Patent Compensating Reels and Section Bamboo Rods which we introduce to the public, 



\ this fly, invented by Mr. Wakeman Holberton, is unquestionably the greatest and most radical improvement in fishing 



1 tackle" ever made. 'The chief points of manifest superiority of trlis method of tying flies over the old-fashioned way are: 



l let — The wonderfully life-like and fluttering motion this fly has when moved on the water. 

 ) 2d— The fish is almost certain to be hooked if it touches the fly. 



3d — Any of the present favorite combinations of color and form can be tied in this way. Thus, those who believe 

 that fish »re attracted by particular colors or forms of fly, can have their old patterns in the patent style. 



4th — These flies not only offer less resistance to the wind in casting, but more resistance to the water in drawing. 

 Hence one can do as good work with a small hook tied this way as a large hook tied as before. Experience proves that 

 flies dressed this way can be tied on hooks two sizes smaller than one would use on old-fashioned flies. 



We take this me ms of notifying dealers and fly-tyers that we shall prosecute any infringement of our rights under 

 this patent to the fullest extent of the law. Our course, in regard to the protection of our patents and copyrights, is 

 known to some people. We assure such people that the same old course will be pursued by this firm. 



We add a few extracts selected from the numerous and unanimously complimentary press notices of this fly. We 

 the fluttering fly, could add many letters from well-known and expert anglers if we were willing to drag the names of private gentle- 

 ratcnted May oh, uk men into our advertisements. 



Scientific American:; "When so arranged the wings offer less resistance to the air in castiog. As the fly is slowly drawn toward the angler the wings 

 expand, and give it a fluttering, life-like motion, much more alluring to the fish." 



Forest and Stream: " * * * more like a natural insect lhan the old patterns whose wings close when being drawn through the water. * * * 

 Great merit lies in its superior hooking qualities. A fish cannot nip at the wings or tail, but swallows the hook before any part of the fly." 



American Angler: "There is no question as to the killing qualities of this fly. All fish are attracted more by the action of the fly than by color or form. 

 * * * This fly will certainly, when drawn against the current or over a placid pool, seam the surface with an attractive wake, and its expanded wings will 

 create a fluttering motion, assimilating the struggles of a live insect. * * * We are teld that few fish are lost by those who use this fly. We do not doubt it.' 



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