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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 21, 1887. 



westers ranged themselves along between the bulwarks and the 

 cabin to look at us. I lifted my cap and said, "I am sorry to beat 

 you, Captain." 



The crew moved a little forward and a fine looking man of 

 thirty came to the side, lifted his sou'wester and said, "That's all 

 right. We are willing to be beaten by such a pretty craft." 

 Where are you from?" I asked. 



"From the Banks." 



"You have a full fare of fish, 1 suppose?" 



"Yes, full to the hatches. Been out since the 5th of May, more 

 than four months." 



"I suppose you have had some letters and newspapers?" 



"Haven't had either, nor a word of news since we sailed. "Who's 

 governor?" 



"Governor Bod well was elected, and the State went Republican 

 bv over G,000 majority." 



Then the crew yelled themselves hoarse with hurrahs, the cap- 

 tain got out a musket and fired a salute, the cook threw his hat up 

 several times until at last it blew overboard, and shouts and 

 laughter rewarded him for his loss. There was no doubt which 

 side that crew of hardy fishermen favored. 



We went on ahead, but the captain's remark went through my 

 mind. "Haven't had either, nor a word of news since we sailed." 

 I sent Charles below for newspapers: he brought up a Boston 

 Herald two days old and the week's Republican Journal, of Belfast, 

 saturated with kerosene. I rolled them up, tied them with a 

 string, turned the yacht about, ran back and threw them aboard, 

 saying, "Captain, here are a couple of late papers; one is pretty 

 full of kerosene, but you'll get a report of the election and the 

 great earthquake at Charleston." The captain caught the roll, 

 said "Thank you, the oil wouldn't hurt the news any," spread the 

 papers out upon the house and proceeded to read to the crew that 

 had gathered around. It was a democratic scene upon a republi- 

 can vessel, and I have felt repaid a thousand times by the re- 

 flection that my thoughtfulness gave that storm-tossed crew a 

 little news of the land they loved so well. I know how much they 

 appreciated it, for I have been there myself. 



We left the schooner behind, rounded Cape Hosier easily, had a 

 good run to our anchorage in Belfast Bay, and I saw the home- 

 ward bound schooner creep up past Castine and point fairly up the 

 Penobscot River, where loved ones were waiting. How I wished 

 she could have a wind to take her to Orlando before dark, but the 

 tide was running out, the wind became light, and she did not roach 

 home until the next morning. 



We had left our anchorage in Belfast Monday, at 3:30 P. M., and 

 returned and dropped anchor in the same place Thursday at 3 

 P.M., having circumnavigated Mt. Desert Island. The Pilgrim 

 sailed more than 140 miles m 28 hours; the remainder of the three 

 days she was at anchor in the several harbors visited. She had 

 to beat from Castine around Cape Rosier against a rapid tide and 

 rough sea and through the eastern end of Eggemog.sin Reach and 

 towed her 12ft. tender all the time, and of course was much hin- 

 dered by it. I was much pleased at the performance because it is 

 the rarest thing for any vessel in those parts to go completely 

 around the island, and people who saw us set sail could hardly 

 believe we had clone it, but the item put in the Bar Harbor journal 

 was copied into the Belfast paper and the doubtiug Thomases 

 were silenced. 



It was the last of September, the weather was becoming stormy 

 and cold, my linger ends were worn and sore from handling the 

 canvas and my joints had occasional tw inges of rheumatism. TbJe 

 season of pleasure and play was drawing to a close and arrange- 

 ments were made to haul out and cover for the winter. My last 

 night aboard had arrived and Charles had gone ashore for letters. 

 I lay back upon the cushions smoking and fell to musing. What 

 a satisfaction it is after the ropes are all hauled taut and coiled 

 down and the lamps lighted to think over the events of a cruise in 

 a snug little cabin with the stars shiniug through the open sky- 

 light. There to starboard above my feet are the marine glasses 

 hanging in their leather case, the barometer marking 30.3, the 

 fog horn, charts and signals peeping out of a locker. Upon the 

 port side the thermometer is at 05°, the guns lie snugly in their 

 locker, the jibtopsail and life preservers are half hidden by the 

 bed quilts and blankets and the gall topsail is hung up beneath the 

 carlins. Behind me a yacht cap hangs over a calendar that shows 

 t he time of sunrise and sunset and high tide, a compass is upon a 

 shelf with toilet articles and a revolver. The lamp burns brightly 

 and its light is reflected by tins and dishes on the shelves forward 

 of the mast, and the faithful oil stove is seen closed iu its box be- 

 neath the little hatch. The potato bin, the canned goods bright 

 with pictures, the icebox and water spiggot with its handy tin 

 oup, all proclaim the cruiser and make me feel "at home" to all 

 the world. 



How sweet is rest to tired muscles, how grateful surcease of 

 city noise to the overtaxed nervous system! The bright sunshine, 

 salt air and bold breezes of the rough old coast of Maine furnish 

 medicine for the weary and worn, more potent for good than the 

 best of the pharmacopcea. And so much cheaper, too. 



"There is no price set on the lavish summer, 

 Aud June can be had by the poorest comer." 



Amateur yachting, when done in a proper manner, is glorious. 

 It is spiced with adventure and daring: it draws the bad out like 

 a plaster; it drives pure oxygen into the torpid cells of the animal 

 economy and expels peccant humors; it reanimates, revivifies and 

 restores the fainting invalid, and makes the sound man a very 

 Hercules. In my cosy little cabin, my cigar has burned to ashes, 

 my cruise is ended, and, while 1 feel sad at the limitations of 

 tobacco aud time, the nicotic fancies of one and the precious 

 memories of the other are blended in a dream. Careswell. 



NOTES.— Lillie, sloop of Dorchester, has had an iron keel added. 

 — Merle.— The new sloop for Mr. Ames, of Oswego, will be named 

 Merle. She will sail from Boston to Lal.e Ontario via Hudson 

 River and Erie Canal 



will be put in her keel Mr. Burgess has designed a catboat 20ft. 



103^in. over all, and 18ft. l.w.L, for a member of the Greenwich Y. C, 

 and Wailin & Gorman wiU build her. 



GREAT HEAD Y. C— The full programme of the Great Head 

 Y. C. for the season, is as follows : May 30— Monday, 3:30 P. M. 

 Trophy prize. June 11— Saturday, 2 P. M. Open race; particulars 

 to be announced. June 28— Tuesday, 3:30 P. M. Pennant. July 5 

 —Tuesday, 8 P. M. Moonlight sail. July 9— Saturday, 2 P, M. 

 First championship. .■ uly 13— Wednesday, 3:30 P. M. Cash prizes. 

 July 27— Wednesday. 3:30 P. M. Secoud championship. Augusts 

 —Tuesday. 8 P. M. Moonlight sail. August 0— Saturday, 1 P. M. 

 Oash prizes. August 11— Thursday, 3:30 P. M. Third Champion- 

 ship. August 25— Thursday, 3:80 P. M. Cash prizes. August 37— 

 Saturday, 4 P. M. Fourth championship. September 1— Thurs- 

 day, 8P.M. Moonlight sail. September 10— Saturday, 3:30 P. M. 

 Cash prizes. September 24— Saturday, 3:30 P. M. Cash prizes. 

 There will be four championship races, aud any yacht belonging 

 to the club shall be allowed to enter the four. The yacht winning 

 the greatest number is entitled to the championship cup. Any 

 ties occurring, a sail off will be appointed by the judges. Classi- 

 fication—First class, over 21ft.; second class, 17 and less than 21ft.; 

 third class, all under 17ft. Measurement — On waterline, with 

 one-fifth the after overhang. Silils— First class, no restrictions; 

 second class, sloops, mainsail and jib, catboats may carry main- 

 sail and jib; third class, mainsail only. Entries — Any yacht en- 

 rolled in the club may enter for club races by giving notice to 

 chairman of regatta committee, which shall be for entire season. 

 Regatta co'mmiitee: S. A. Freeman, Ed Dixon, H. Hutchinson, J. 

 S. Cushing, Fred Melvin. 



HELL GATE PILOTAGE.— Mr. John O'Brien, Hell Gate pilot, 

 furnishes the following information relating to the recently 

 located ledge near .Sunken Meadow: "I never take a heavy 

 draught vessel (15 to IS feet) through the channel S. of the Middle, 

 ground buoy: if fact, nothing more than 15 feet, and then I keep 

 close to the Long Island side of the channel. The best water is 

 carried through the S. channel, about 100 yards from extension of 

 Woolsey's dock. A shoal spot, with 9 feet of water, is found on 

 the Middle ground shoal, in range of Woolsey's dock, keeping it 

 end on. I always give the buoy on the Middle ground a good berth 

 when taking either channel. 1 used to run through the channel to 

 the N. of the buoy, by keeping the Church steeple, in Astoria, on a 

 line with the liberty pole on Ward's island. This pole was blown 

 down last winter, and should be replaced." Mr. Arcularius, Hell 

 Gate pilot, adds that he has always given the Middle ground buoy 

 a wide berth when passing to the N. or S. When piloting vessels 

 through the channel to the S., ho favors the Long Island shm-e, 

 keeping clear of ledge off Woolsey's dock. The C. S. sailing direc- 

 tions for this locality state " that the Middle ground buoy can be 

 passed on either side at a distance of 100 yards." This he considers 

 is misleading, and is of the opinion that a vessel would strike if 

 the directions were followed ; in fact, be states that the Middle 

 ground buoy is of no use except to keep well away from, and he 

 never regards it except for that purpose. He claims that schoon- 

 ers drawing 9 feet have struck on the Middle ground, and that the 

 newly-located ledge is but a part of the main shoal, which he has 

 known for years and allowed for. — Marine Journal. 



NOTES FROM ROCHESTER.— Capt. Doyle, of the Life Saving 

 Station, has now on the stocks two steam lauuehes, one 40ft. over 

 all and to make 13 knots au hour; the other is over 30ft. Both are 

 for Rochester parties. The Florence, sloop, has beeu painted and 

 will float next week, when she will have a new cabin put on and 

 be thoroughly overhauled inside. The Mary E., sloop, will be 

 rigged in a few days. She is having anew gunwale. The Armida, 

 cutter, is being thoroughly overhauled and will have her sails in- 

 creased. The boom will be lengthened 5ft. and the jib 6ft. on the 

 foot. Sam Kingston is building a cutter for Rochester parties, 

 which is nearly planked. The cutter building by E. L. Williams, 

 of Boston, for Rochester parties, is expected in about a month. 

 Lady Eva, Fannie F., Madge, Greyhound, Ripple, Mokomis, Emily 

 and several other boats have not yet been touched, but the boys 

 say they will be ready for the first race, which is to take place on 

 May 15, for a prize pennant held by the Nokomis. An anchorage 

 has been secured at Charlotte by the Rochester Y. C. There is 

 another scheme on foot to build a number of houses on the Sum- 

 merville side for the small steam launches, and to have one man 

 to care for the boats. This is an improvement upon last season, 

 and will be likely to caU a number of recruits into the ranks. 

 Williams <& Jeffreys have now on hand several new steam launches 

 for Rochester parties, with their new engines, which burn either 

 coal, wood or oil. They r appear to be much more solid than the 

 Shipman engine used in nearly all the boats about here.— B. 



NEW JERSEY Y. C— Com., Henry F. Ogden, catamaran Du- 

 plex: Vice-Corn., Edwin A. Stevens, cutter Isis; Recording Secre- 

 tary, William Storie; Corresponding Secretary, George E. Gart- 

 land; Financial Secretary, John D. Goetscliius; Treasurer, Charles 

 I. Rogers; Measurer, John Ortley. Regatta Committee— Edward 

 W. Ke.teham, John Cm-tin and M. V. B. Evesson. Trustees— Ed- 

 ward W. Ketchaih, Theophilus Butts, Edwin A, Stevens, William 

 Letts and James A. Reed. Among the members elected were Mr. 

 W. D. Anderson, of Orange, N. J., who has recently purchased 

 from'Mr. J. Borden, Jr., the cutter Mermaid, the plans of which 

 cut ter appeared in the Fokbst and Stream of March 4 and 17, 1886; 

 Messrs. F. S. Doremus and R. Outwater, owners of yacht Sirene, 

 were also elected members. The sixteenth annual club regatta 

 will be held over the regular course of the club in New York Bay, 

 on Thursday, June 16. 



CLEVELAND YACHTING ASSOCIATION.— Com., Bon. Geo' 

 W. Gardner; Vice-Corn., Percy W. Rice; Rear-Corn., Charles W. 

 Kelly; Secretary, J. Geo. Downie; Treasurer, G. W. Luetkemeyer; 

 Measurer, Charles Richter; Assistant Measurer, Edward Over- 

 becke; Surveyor, H. G. Phelps; Director to I. L. 1. A., Charles W. 

 Kelly; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. 0. C. Arms; CoUector, Edward Saxe. 

 Executive Committee— P. A. Mettling, Chairman; C. Krause, H. 

 D. Moran, Henry Richter aud S. Law. The club rented some very 

 fine rooms last fall, and during the winter the attendance has 

 been better than for a number of years. There wiU be four or 

 five new boats added to the fleet this season, and the outlook is a 

 very busy one. 



THISTLE.— Saturday was set for the launch of the Thistle at 

 Henderson's yard, at Parttck. She will not be launched in usual 

 way, but will be slid on to a float, which will be lowered in a dry 

 dock and anchored fast, the water being then admitted until the 

 yacht floats clear. It is reported by young Captain Chas. Barr, of 

 the Shona, that Thistle's mainsail will be laced. 



JUBILEE DINNERS TO SEAMEN.— The Portsmouth Cor- 

 inthian Y. C. has arranged to give a dinner each Saturday to 

 thirty of the old seamen of Portsmouth, of whom a number are 

 very poor and unable to work. Each Saturday the dinner is cooked 

 at the club house, some 64 lbs. of beef, 5 gals, of potatoes, two dozen 

 cabbages, 30 lbs. of plum duff, and 9 gals, of beer being used. The 

 dinner is served in an old building now used as a storehouse. At 

 its conclusion a pipe and lj^oz. of tobacco are served out to each 

 man, while those having families are given m addition J^lb. of tea 

 and 1 lb. of sugar. Mr. R. H. Bailiie of the Marionette, cut ter, and 

 Mr. C. H. McCheane, Kate, cutter, Hon. Socty. of the club, have 

 been the leaders in organiEing this worthv charity, aud do the 

 honors at each dinner. 



CRUISING MATCHES— The season promises to be marked by 

 an unusual number of private matches on both sides of the At- 

 lantic. The match between Bedouin and Titania for a silver pint 

 pot tilled with gold is confirmed, and the date, is set for June. The 

 value of the gold will be about $3,200. A race between the 

 schooners Sachem and Julia is also reported, over a 40-mile course 

 outside of Sandy Hook, for a |1,000 cup. 



A BRITISH VIEW.— It may be said that the Coronet and 

 Dauntless are good sea-going yachts, but they are not, in our 

 opinion, to he classed in tho category of fast vessels. The Coronet, 

 when in English waters last summer, could not make a fair show 

 against even a moderate craft, and the exhibition the Dauntless 

 made against the Florinda, at Kiee, and the Genesta, in America, 

 is fresh in memory- Land and Water, 



"SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C— The new constitution of the club 

 has been printed and distributed to members, and will be acted 

 upon at the next meeting, April 25, at Delmonico's. The club 

 sloop Venture will be in commission by the opening of the season, 

 with a new suit of sails. The date for the annual race is fixed for 

 June 11. Tho club has taken possession of its new house, No. 7 

 East. Thirty-second street, and the work of fit ting it up is pro- 

 gressing. 



CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.-Mr. Wm. Zeigler has sold his 



steam yacht, Gem, to Mr. C. E. Billings, Newton, Mass Nora, 



cutter, Mr. J. Leslie Cotton, has been sold to Mr. W. Butler Dun- 

 can, Jr — Resolute, schooner, Mr. John Brooks, has been sold to 

 Mr. Postley, who will lengthen her bow and relit her throughout. 

 — Waterwitch— Mr. Chas. Mallory has sold the schooner Water- 

 witch to Mr. Philip Ai-mour, of Chicago Siren, schooner, has 



been sold by Mr. E. R. Washburn to Mr. Frank Lawrence. 



THE BOOT ON THE OTHER LEG.— By the way, why not hurry 

 up aud have a clause inserted in the America Oup conditions, com- 

 pelling the Thistle to "add 10 per cent, to her rating?" She can 

 carry her baUast 4ft. lower than General Paine's new sloop, and 

 therefore carry more sail on the same, dimensions. The absurdity 

 of such a condition will appear to every American at a glance, yet 

 it is not a bit more absurd than the English tax on centerboards. 

 — Boston Globe. 



ANACONDA.— A centerboard sloop with this alarming name is 

 now building bv Poillons for Mr. J. G. Prague, from a model by 

 Mr. Philip Ellsworth. She will be 60 ft. over all, 52 ft. 1. w. 1., 18ft. 

 4 in. extreme beam, 18ft. beam at 1. w. 1., draft about 5ft., and 18 

 tous of lead more or less inside. Poillons are also busy with an- 

 other Ellsworth model for Com. Pierson of the Jersey City Y. C. 

 Her length over all is 40ft,, 1. w. 1. 33ft., beam 14ft. 2 in., draft 3ft. 

 9 in. 



ANOTHER JUBILEE RACE.— The Royal Portsmouth Cor- 

 inthian Y. O. has issued an invitation to American yachrs to com- 

 pete in a race next August from Spithead, through the Needles, 

 round the Shambles Lightship off Portland, thence round the east 

 end of the Isle of vVight, and to finish at Portsmouth. No restric- 

 tions of any kind will be placed upon the centerboards. 



SHONA.— Captain Chas. Barr, brother of Clara's skipper, and 

 Mate John Barr, Jr., son of the latter, arrived in New York last 

 week, and left for Boston to put Shona in commission. 



CORONET.— Messrs. Winslow and King, who were on the Coro- 

 net in the race, returned to New York last week on the Britannic. 



CYTHERA.— M. A. W. Stewart has left in his yawl Cythera for 

 a cruise in southern waters. 



GALATEA.— Capt. Bradford and his crew arrived with Capt. 

 Barr on the Devoma. 



MAN AND OTHER ANIMALS. 



Chattanooga, Tenn., March 23.— A bill has been prepared 

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 people, so far as it relates to the commemoration of events. 

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 Government officials, as it is hundreds of miles from any 

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 accessible, would surpass the Yellowstone in beauty, if not 

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 memento of the great conflict of the rebellion, appreciated 

 by the Northern and Southern people alike, truly national 

 in its character. 



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