May 19, 188?.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



THE LAUNCH OF THE TITANIA. 



IN the ordinary course of tilings it has generally been the case 

 that when a yacht was launched she M'as about half finished, 

 and there was still some weeks work for riggers, joiners, painters 

 and crew before she was iu commission. It speaks well for the 

 system employed in the yard at City Island that within a short 

 time of her launch the new steel yacht Titania was under way for 

 her trial trip, leaving the ways completely fiuished, except for the 

 hanging of her board. On Saturday afternoon the ways were 

 ready, the sails bent, jib hoisted in stops, and the owner, Mr. C). 

 Oliver Iselin, with his family and a number of guests, was on 

 board before high water. The vacht was d ressed for the occasion 

 with flags from truck to bowsprit end and taffrail. The bottle of 

 wine was fixed on the forward deck, a heavy shackle hanging over 

 it from a line leading to the after deck. The space for launching 

 is very limited, there being a bulkhead just below the ways; so 

 two hawsers were led to piles on the shore to check i he yacht's 

 way if necessary. At 5:30 P. M. the vacht was cut loose and started 

 swiftly down the ways, little Miss Norah iselin breaking the wine 

 bottle by releasing "the line on the after deck. In its fall 1 lie 

 heavy shackle struck the hand of one of the crew, cutting it badly. 

 Before the yacht was water-borne the ways struck the mud and 

 she settled heavily on them with a severe shock. She was at 

 once lightened of some of her passengers and lines were carried to 

 the shore and wharf, and bv means of one from the masthead she 

 was listed until she could be hauled off. Her centerboard was at 

 once swept into place, mainsail set and jib broke out, and the 

 Titania was under way for her anchorage off New Roehelle. 



The correct dimensions of her spars as given in the designer s 

 draft are: _ 



Ft, In. 



Mast, deck to hounds 53 



Mast, diameter 11 



Masthead .10 



Mast, diameter at hounds 14 



Mast, distance from stem 27 



Topmast, fid to hounds 40 



Topmast, diameter 9 



Boom 69 



Boom, diameter 13)3 



Gaff. 41 



Gaff, diameter _ 9 



Bowsprit, gammon to sheave 33 9 



Bowsprit, gammon to end 35 5 



Bowsprit, diameter 12 



Spinaker boom 62 6 



Spinaker boom, diameter 8 



^^•]S;S n :::::::::.:::::::^ 



Mr. Burgesa was not present at the launch, being in Washington 

 on business connected with the new government vessels. 



GENERAL PAINE'S STEEL YACHT. 



AT Pusey & Jones's yard the keel, stem and stern of the new 

 yacht are in place, and the frames all bent and partly erected. 

 She should be launched by June 15, after wliieJi she will be towed 

 directly to Boston, where Lawley & Son will finish her. The 

 inside work will be of white pine, varnished. The new boat is 

 deeper in body than Mayflower, the extreme draft of 10ft. being 

 amidships, instead of at the heel of stern post. The beam is Sin. 

 less, and about the waterlkie the midship section is intermediate 

 between Mayflower and Puritan, showing less flare aloft than the 

 former and more bilge just below water. Near the keel the new 

 boat will be fuller than either of t he others. The sheer plan 

 differs but little except in the 1 wo points of a clipper in place of a 

 straight stem and the increased depth and rocker amidships. 

 The dimensions, as far as given, are: 



Ft. In. 



Length on l.w.l 85 9 



Beam, extreme 23 2 



Draft, extreme 10 



Mast, from foreside stem at l.w.l 32 9 



Mast, diameter, partners - 19 



Mast, diameter, greatest 19J4 



Mast, diameter, hounds 18 



Mast, heel to cap '. 86 



Topmast, heel to truck 48 



Topmast, diameter 9% 



Boom 83 



Boom, diameter in slings 13^ 



Boom, diameter, greatest 14 



Gaff 50 



Bowsprit, gammon to shehve 38 



Bowsprit, gammon to end 39 6 



Bowsprit, heel to end 53 



Bowsprit, diameter 15 



LAKE Y. R. A.-FOURTH ANNUAL MEETING. 



THE fourth annual meeting of the L. Y. R. A. was held at Belle- 

 ville on Saturday, the President, Com. Biggar, in the chair. 

 There were present Messrs. Biggar, Bell and Robertson, repre- 

 senting the Bay of Qninte Y. C; Mr. Carruthers, Dr. Simpson and 

 Major Wilson' representing the Kingston Y. I'.; Messrs. Mott, 

 Phelps and McMurrich representing the Oswego Y. C; Messrs. 

 Jones,, Malloch and Edwards representing the Royal Canadian 

 Y. C; Messrs. Cartwright, Walibridgc and Worts representing 

 the. Rochester Y. C: Messrs. McGaw, MacMurchy and Evans rep- 

 resenting the Toronto Y. C. 



The president upon taking the chair congratulated the associa- 

 tion upon the addition to their body of the Rochester Y.C. and upon 

 the full attendance of all the clubs at the meeting. After the 

 minutes of I he previous meeting had been read and adopted it 

 was moved by Mr. Robertson tnat the classification of yachts 

 adopted by the association be as follows: 

 Class A. — All yachts over 50ft. corrected length. 

 Class L — All yachts between 38ft. and 50ft, corrected length. 

 Class II.— All yachts between 85ft. and 38ft. corrected length. 

 Class HI. — All yachts under 25ft. corrected length. 

 It was moved in amendment by Mr. Evans that the measure- 

 ment for class be by water line length and that the classes be as 

 follows: 

 Class I., 55ft. and over. 

 Class II., 35ft, to 55ft. 

 Class IH.,35ft. to 35ft. 



It was then moved by Mr. Jones that vote bo taken as to whether 

 classification be by waterline length or corrected length, put to 

 the meeting and motion lost. Mr. Evans then withdrew his amend- 

 ment and the motion of Mr. Bell was carried. It was then moved 

 by Mr. Jones and carried that the club under whose patronage 

 the regatta is being held may make such conditions as to the fusion 

 of classes A and the first class as the club may seem meet, in the 

 event of not more than two yachts sailing in ci ther class. 



There was some discussion as to fixing a uniform scale of prizes 

 for all the clubs but it was decided to leave this matter to the dis- 

 cretion of the different clubs. 



It was moved by Mr. Worts and carried that the measurers of 

 the different clubs send in the measurements of their club yachts 

 to the honorable secretary of the Association. 



Moved by Mr. Phelps and carried that the Oswego Y. C. Code of 

 Signals be adopted as the Association Code. 



It was moved by Mr. Evans and carried, that the racing rules 

 of the S. C. Y. C. be incorporated in the new Association book. 



It was moved by Mr. Adams and carried, that the clubs be 

 recommended to give a yellow flag with the tirst prize money, a 

 red with the second and a blue with the third. The flags to be 

 the same shape and color in the three classes, but smaller in first 

 class than in Class A and in second class than in Class I. Each 

 flag to have the monogram of the club presenting the same in 

 the center thereof. The flag to be the property of the yacht 

 winning the same. 



It was moved by Mr. Jones and carried that the question of the 

 Association trophies, to be given to the yacht having the best 

 record in each class in the Association regattas, be left to the 

 same committee as that having charge of the matter during the 

 former year. The fixtures for the regattas for season were then 

 settled as follows : 



Royal Canadian Y. C, at Toronto, July 20. 



Toronto Y. C, at Toronto, July 27. 



Rochester Y. C, at Charlotte, Aug. 1. 



Oswego Y. C, at Oswego, Aug. 4. 



Kingston Y. 0., at Kingston, Aug. 8. 



Bay of Quiute Y. C, at Belleville, Aug. XL 



The Association then elected its officers for the ensuing year: 

 President, Com. Carruthers of the K. Y. C; 3d Vice-President, 

 Com. John Leys of the R. C. Y. C; Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, 

 George E. Evans of the T. Y. C. The next annual meeting was 

 fixed for Kingston. The meeting then adjourned. 



The delegates and some Belleville gentlemen, numbering thirty 

 in all, were then entertained by the retiring President, Commo- 

 dore Biggar, at a magnificent banquet, which was done most 

 hsarty justice to and at the close of which the usual toasts were 

 given and responded to, the pleasant gathering not breaking up 

 till well on the wee sma' hours. 



ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA JUBILEE RACES.— The Royal Nova 

 Scotia Y. C. has decided upon two days racing, either June 31 to 

 24 or July 18-19, as the visitors may prefer. The following circular 

 has been sent to all vacht clubs on the seaeoast; 



"The citizens of Halifax have determined to celebrate the Jubi- 

 lee of Her Majesty Queen Victoria bv holding public festivities on 

 the 21st and 23d June next. Among ot her features of the celebra- 

 tion it has been arranged to have a sailing regatta, the preparation 

 for and management of which have been entrusted to a sub-com- 

 mittee. The committee in charge, in the name and on behalf of 

 the general committee of citizens, have the. honor to invite the 

 officers and members of your club iu the Jubilee regatta. The city 

 offers ti silver eup of the -value of $500, and the Royal Nova Scotia 

 Yacht Squadron offers two cups, to be sailed for by all British, 

 American and Canadian yachts. There will he. two days' racing, 

 as follows: First day, the Halifax Jubilee Cup, open to all yachts. 

 Second dav, 1, the K. N. S. Y. Squadron Cup, open to all yachts 

 over VOf I, ].' w. 1.; 3, the R, N. S. Y. Squadron Cup, open to all yachts 

 70ft. 1. w. 1. and under. Course, about 10 miles, bailing regulations 

 and time allowance of the Now York Yacht Club to govern. 

 Entries to be. made on forms which will be forwarded on applica- 

 tion to the secretary R. N. S. Y. S. In view of the fact that the 

 date of the celebration is possibly too early to allow of the 

 majority of your members attending it, the committee have been 

 a.ut horized to fix, if found advisable, a later day for the regatta, 

 say the 18th and 191 li July, in order to suit the convenience of 

 yacht owners desiring to take part in the races. Will you, there- 

 fore, be good enough to inform us at your earliest convenience: 

 Which of' the above dates, June or July, would best suit your 

 memoes? What number of yachls of your club would probably 

 come to Halifax? We would add that a, cup will be given for 

 yachts of the smaller lengths, should any such enter. The warm- 

 est hospitality and the most cordial reception will, we need not 

 assure you, be given to all visiting yachtsmen, both by the citizens 



generally and by the members of the squadron. Any further in- 

 formation your members may desire will be gladly furnished 

 by this committee. A. C. Edwards, chairman; W. II. Troop and 

 F. C. Sumiehrast.— H. M. Wylde, Secretary Royal Nova Scotia 

 Yacht Squadron." 



THISTLE'S CENTERBOARD. — According to a telegram 

 received from New York, the owner of the Galatea has obtained 

 another rise out of eager reporters, by expressing an opinion that 

 so much secrecy was observed over the construction of the Thistle 

 because that yacht has a centerboard. This news was too much 

 for the equanimity of those who regard the centerboard as an 

 American institution, and cablegrams have been sent backwards 

 and forwards to test the correctness of Lieut. Henn's astounding 

 opinion. Of course a moment's reflection would have saved all 

 this trouble, as, if Thistle is fitted with a centerboard she cannot 

 compete in any British regattas before starting; and, moreover, 

 as she has over 14ft. depth of hold, she must draw at least 13ft. of 

 water, and what would a yacht with such a draft as this want 

 with a centerboard? The centerboard question is still eagerly dis- 

 cusseds aud, while British yachtsmen mostly regard it as a mere 

 Contrivance for skimming over shoals or for reduci ng immersed 

 surface when eailiug large, Americans believe it to have the vir- 

 tue of giving special weatherly qualities, which Lieut, Schank and 

 Capt. Slluldtiam, of the British navy, claimed for it a century ago, 

 when they invented it. How much more weatherly such yachts 

 as Puritau and Mayflower are than Genosta and Galatea seems at 

 present to be a moot point, as none of the matches yet sailed 

 between these vessels have been of a crucial character. So far as 

 the evidence which we published in September, 1885, goes, Puritan 

 had no advantage over Genesta in light winds, but it would be 

 very unsafe to take this as a final test. Tha t Americans, who might 

 be supposed to know, have some faith in the centerboard winch 

 we fail to appreciate, seems certain, or otherwise the new yacht 

 now building to compete against the Thistle would not have been 

 given so much board area.— London Field, May 1. 



DEATH OF A SCOTCH SKIPPER.-Capt. Mackie died sud- 

 denly at his residence at Port Bannatyne, near Rothesay, on 

 Thursday week in the prime of life, and without any serious 

 preliminary illness, leaving a widow and four children. Mr. 

 Mackie has been well known over a lengthened period in connec- 

 tion with yacht racing in Clyde, Mersey. Kingston and Belfast 

 Loch. He began bis racing career in the 40-tonner Alceste, built 

 for Mr. Hugh Walker, of Greenock, and was in many a famous 

 contest with Norman, Myosotis, Bloodhound, Britannia and 

 Coralie. After various changes he was in charge of the yawl 

 (Jon dor. cutter Vanduara, and yawl Wendur, all built for Mr. 

 John Clark, of Paisley. When in command of Vanduara he raced 

 her in the Thames, English and Irish Channel, and the Clyde, and 

 secured for the new steel cutter the position of first yacht or the 

 season. Mr. Mackie was an enthusiast in the sport, raced his 

 boat with great spirit, and took pride in having her in the most 

 perfect equipment, A well-known exhibitor at leading dog shows, 

 he more tnan any other man promoted the popularity of the hard- 

 haired Scotch terrier, exhibiting from time to time the very best 

 specimens ever seen on the show bench. Only the other day his 

 well-known champion Dundee realized £121), by far the largest 

 sum ever paid for a dog of his variety. With a brusque manner 

 that was often misunderstood, Mackie was obliging, kindly and 

 admittedly clever.— London Field, May 7. 



ROYAL THAMES Y. C— The steamer Norham Castle will 

 accompany the J abilee race, provided a large enough party can 

 be made up. The Field speaks of the project as follows: "In con- 

 nection with this race, we notice that a steamship company 

 have advertised that they will start a 3,000 tons steamer to accom- 

 pany the race, taking passengers at £2(5 5s. per head, the trip to be 

 confined to a fortnight; but fancy paying such a sum for tediously 

 drifting round Great Britain, when a return ticket to New York 

 can be had for less money, with the excitement of an Atlantic 

 passage made at the rate of eighteen knots an hour. Anvthing 

 more appallingly tedious than dribbling round the British Isles 

 at about four knots an hour it would be impossible to conceive, 

 and we shall be very much surprised if the required one hundred 

 and fifty examples of patience are got together to pay 25 guineas 

 for such an ordeal." 



AMERICAN Y. C— On May 14 the building committee of the 

 American Y. C, Messrs. Hall and Kennedy, broke ground for the 

 new club house at Milton Point, Rye Neck. The house will be in 

 Queen Anne style, 120 x60ft,, and two stories high, with a circular 

 observatory 30ft. above the roof on one corner. The entrance hall 

 is to be 25x14ft., with a wide, open fireplace at the end and a broad 

 stairway. The parlor will be 60 x 40ft., dining-room 65 x 25ft., 

 divided by two sets of folding doors. There will be also a coat 

 room, billiard hall and reading and smoking rooms on this floor. 

 Above will be 16 sleeping rooms, each 12x18ft., with bath rooms, 

 toilet rooms and the servants' quarters. The lower floor will be 

 finished in Oregon pine and mahogany. The 13 aores of ground 

 will be laid out handsomely, and there will be sheds, stables and 

 bath houses. The architect is E. A. Sargent and the contractor 

 W. S. Wittiner. 



PRISCILLA.— On May 13 Priscilla arrived off Staten Island and 

 next day went over to Poillon"s yard, where she will complete 

 her fitting out. During the winter she has been laid up at her 

 builders', Harlan & Hollingsworth, Wilmington, where an iron 

 keel has been added. This is of %\n. plate iron with a filling be- 

 tween the two sides of 2in. thick cast iron, the whole being lflin. 

 deep at. its lowest point. This keel begins about 15ft. from the 

 stem and extends the entire length with a rocker. The weight 

 is about 6 tons and the area 61sq. ft. The centerboard has of 

 course been made deeper to correspond and has also been lengt h- 

 ened 3ft. The mast has been lengthened 3ft. 3in. at the heel and 

 a new boom lin. larger in diameter and 6ft. longer, being increased 

 so that the sail area will be 540ft. more than last year. 



A DINNER TO COM. GERRY.— On Tuesday night a dinner 

 was given at the New York Y. C. club house to Com. Gerry in 

 honor of his return from Europe. Besides many members of the 

 club, Mr. Edward Burgess and Lieut. Henn were present. 



FORTUNA has hauled out of the Simpson's dry dock, East Bos- 

 ton, to clean and repair copper. She will sail for England about 

 June 1, under her winter rig, her racing spars being sent by 

 steamer and shipped at Southampton. 



SAVIN HILL Y. C— Officers: Com., J. H. Stark; Vice-Corn., H. 

 I. Odell; Fleet Captain, H. G. Patten; Sec, W. P. Thayer; Treas., 

 J. H. Stark; Meas , A. Lawrence Kidd; Delegate to the N. E. Y. R. 

 A., F. J. Stark. 



MEDUSA, Vice-Corn. Centre, has returned from a cruise to 

 New Bedford, aud is lying off Bay Ridge. She grounded heavily 

 iu coming out of Port Jefferson, but was got off by her crew and 

 proceeded. 



DROWNED FROM A CATBOAT.— The body of one of the men 

 drowned by the capsizing of a catboat off Connnunipaw on April 

 17, was found on May 11 entangled in a shad net off Robbins Reef. 



ROAMER. — The draft of the cruiser Roamer, lately illustrated 

 iu the Foxiest and Sxkeam, should be 5ft. 9in., instead of 4ft. 2in., 

 as published. This year she wiU be trimmed to draw 6ft, aft. 



MAYFLOWER. — Capt. Haff has taken command of Mayflower, 

 and she has hauled out from her winter berth between the Bever- 

 ly bridges and will soon be in commission. 



OLYTIE, sloop, of Boston, has had a lead keel of 1 ton added. 



SOUTH BOSTON Y. C.-The rules given in the Fohest and 

 Sturam of May 5 for the race on Decorat ion Day have been found 

 to conflict with those of the New England Y. R. A., so they have 

 been changed as follows, to agree with the latter: This club being 

 a member of the New England V. R. A., this regatta will be sailed 

 under the rules of that association, with the exception of the fifth 

 class, which does not come under the rules, and in which class 

 only there will be no restrictions in regard to sails or ballast. 

 Sails— Yachts in the respective classes will be allowed to use the 

 following sails, and no others: First, second and third classes— 

 For sloops and cutters: Mainsail, forestaysail, jib, jibtopsail (see 

 note), topsails and spinaker. For schooners: Mainsail, foresail, 

 forestaysail, jib, flying jib (see note), maintopmast staysail, top- 

 sails and spinaker. E'or cats: Mainsail, spinaker, jib (any size) 

 and topsail. Note— The terms "jibtopsnil" in relation to sloops 

 and cutters, and "flying jib" iu relation to schooners, have been 

 defined to include any "fore and aft" sail set on the topmast head- 

 stay. Fourth class— For sloops and cutters, jib, forestaysail and 

 mainsail; for schooners, mainsail, foresail, forestaysail and jib; 

 for cats, mainsail only. Ballast— "Shifting ballast" will not be 

 allowed under penalty of the boat, and owner of the. boat and any 

 other boat belonging to him, being debarred from further entry 

 or participation in a race given by a club in affiliation with the 

 New England Y. R. A., aud upon the applicat ion of the owner or 

 sailing master of a competing yacht, at least four days previous to 

 the day of the race, the judges shaU order a man put aboard a 

 yacht in the same class, said man not to count as one of the num- 

 ber of men allowed by the rules. Twenty yachts have already 

 entered. 



BORDENTOWN NOTES— The shipyard of Mr. Harry Ford 

 presents a very busy appearance at present. On May 5 Mr. Ford 

 launched a cutter named Countess, built by him for Mr. A. 0. Mc- 

 Elroy, of Beverly. The Countess is 30ft. over all, 26ft. 1. w. 1., 10ft, 

 beam, 5ft. hold, 4ft. draft, and has a 2,4001b. iron shoe. There is 

 also another cutter building, which will be launched in about two 

 weeks. This boat is to be named the Nydia, and is 33ft. over all, 

 26ft. 1. w.l., 9ft. beam, 6ft. hold, 6ft, draft, and has an iron keel of 

 6.0601bs. This boat has a very pleasant and roomy cabin, having 

 6ft. of headroom in aU parts. Prof. R. T. Richert, Of Philadelphia, 

 is to be. the happy possessor of the Nydia, Mr. Ford is also im- 

 proving the Lark, Minerva and Cora F., of Trenton. The Lark, 

 which Mr. Ford built last year for Mr. G. Whitehead, of Trenton, 

 has had her mast moved about lflin. forward and a general over- 

 hauling. The Minerva is having all her spars long! hened and will 

 carry a cutter rig at the next Q. C. Y. C. regatta. The Cora F. is 

 to he generally refitted and made to look like a new boat. As this 

 is not the first work Mr. Ford has done for the Trenton Club, his 

 work must be satisfactory. Two or three gentlemen around Bev- 

 erly and Edgewater are talking of building and the contracts mav 

 come to this city as they favor Mr. Ford's work. Mr. Ford has 

 also turned out a couple of sneakboxes with overhanging sterns, 

 which were fine samples of workmanship.— Louts W. Wtrsb. 



EMPRESS.— This yacht which has just been completed for Geo. 

 A. Ballard, was launched on May 10 at 10 A. M. from the yard of 

 Read Brothers, the well known yacht and boatbuilders at Fall 

 River. The Empross is to be yawl rigged aud was constructed 



in cypress and mahogany; three swinging berths, similar to a sleep- 

 ing car, can furnish sleeping accommodations for six persons. 

 She has a toilet room, with set bowl and»w\c, and ample room for 

 sails, stores, etc, the planking is of yellow pine full length, with- 

 out butts, her deck of white pine laid straight in full length: she 

 is painted black with gilt stripe and all her interior and decks are 

 bright finish, her eompanionway, stairs, bitts, skylight , cockpit, 

 etc, are of mahogany. She has one of the American' Ship Wind- 

 less Co.'s yacht windlass, a complete outfit of Herreshoff phosphor 

 bronze blocks, sails by J. E. Gilford. The steerer is one of Oliver 

 Adams's patent. 



SILK AS A MATERIAL FOR YACHT SAILS.-When it was 

 announced some time ago that I rex was to have a silk spinaker 

 which when rolled up would go through a wedding ring, etc., it 

 was thought that a new expense had been invented tor the over- 

 burdened yacht owner. But it seems that the new material is not 

 so very costly after all, and on the Clyde has already, as one might 

 say, become popular "before the event," Messrs. Lapthorne aud 

 Ratsey, of Greenock, have already made, several balloon sails of 

 the. material, and they think it will soon supersede duck tor light 

 wind sails, and it is even suitable for small vessels, as it, is so close 

 firm and light. Messrs. Lapthorne and Ratsey are making a 6iu! 

 suit of it for Mr. J. Grant's Una, and balloon topsails for'the 10- 

 tonners Melissa and Marguerite. Several others are also having 

 sails made of the stuff, which is a mixture of cotton and silk and 

 has been named "Union silk."— Lon don Field. 



SANDY BAY Y. C— At the meeting on June 14 the following 

 races were decided upon: June 11, first pennant race; July 9, 

 the Harwood cup; Aug. 1, second annual open regatta; Sept. 3^ 

 final pennant, race. There will be pennants for two classes, with 

 cash for second and third prizes. The Harwood cup will be the 

 tirst. prize for July 9. This is a fine silver ice service presented bv 

 United States Engineer T. T. H. Harwood. The prize for the 

 second annual regatta is a beautiful silver punch bowl and ladle, 

 made by Messrs. Reed & Barton, valued at §105. The second prize! 

 and the second class first prize on this dav will be the valuable 

 cups presented by the Commercial Cable' Companv. Arrange- 



' 3sificati 

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 _ length. 



JULIA.— Mr. C. W. Chapin's steel schooner arrived in New York 

 last week, and is now at Poi lion's, where her racing rig will lie 

 shipped. On Monday she hauled alongside a ship, from the yards 

 of which a fall was rigged, and her masts were lifted out and rig- 

 ging removed. The masthead iron work was at once transferred 

 to the new sticks. A single round stick will replace the bowsprit 

 and jibboom, being 32ft. outboard in place of 23. The foremast is 

 7ft. 3in. longer, mainmast 8ft. Sin.; the fore topmast , 26ft, Bin., will 

 be used, but a new maintopmast 3ft. longer will be carried. Tin- 

 new main boom will be 01ft, Gin. in place of 46ft.; ga fit, 33ft. Bin. in 

 place of 27ft. 6in. The topsail yards will be 41 and 29ft., and spin- 

 aker boom 57ft. 



SAILOR'S LANGUAGE. -Mr. W. Clark Russell has done a good 

 service in compiling the little glossary of sea terms which is pub- 

 lished under the above title. In a compact little volume of 150 

 pages he has gathered together a great number of words and 

 phrases in use by sailors. The definitions are clear and simple, 

 and the book will be specially useful to those who, without being 

 technical seamen, are interested in ships and yachts and their 

 literature. It is well illustrated by woodcuts of typical vessels, 

 old and new. Messrs. Sampson, Low, Marston, Searlo & Riving- 

 ton, London, are the publishers. 



MICHIGAN Y. C— This club will at once begin the erection of 

 a house on Belle Isle, the cost being about 84,000. The officers are: 

 O. W. Baker, Com.; Arthur E. Albertson, Vice-Corn.; Fred C. 

 Whitney. Rear-Coin.; J. G. Battelle, Sec'y; F. C. Langiey, Treas.; 

 Dr. A. Thuner, Fleet Surgeon; Andrew Kramer, Meas. The first 

 four-named officers are members of the board of directors, together 

 with A. I. McLeod, C. D. Joslyn, Capt. Joseph Nicholson, Fred 

 Fayram and S. Dow Elwood. 



CAPE ANN Y. C— Mr. A. J. Forbes has presented a handsome 

 silver cup to the Cape Ann Y. C, to bo sailed for this season. The 

 races of the. club, as far as dates a re set, are: May 30, Gloucester, 

 open club sweepstakes race; Jnne 33, pennant race; July 4, open 

 sweepstakes race; July 27, club race at Magnolia; Aug. 10, pennant 

 race; Aug. 22, open regatta; Sept. 7, pennant race. 



THISTLE. — The trial trip of the Thistle was made on the Clyde 

 on May 11, and was vary satisfactory, as she carries her canvas 

 remarkably well. On May 14 she was out again, and on t he fol- 

 lowing day she had a trial with Vanduara and easily left her. She 

 is reported as very fast in light winds. On Tuesday she was to 

 leave for the Thames, to be ready for the match in May 28. 



CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.-Roniance. schr., of Boston, has 



been sold to Col. Granby S. Howard, Port Richmond, S. I 



Active, sloop, has been sold by C. P. Kenney to F. 0. Fowler, of 

 Essex, Conn — Wave Crest, sloop, E. R. Rogers, has been sold to 

 G. W. Colding. ..Marie, keel sloop, has been sold by Jas. Hutch- 

 inson to W. O. Gay, of Boston. 



YACHT HARDWARE. — We have received from L. W. Ferdi- 

 nand & Co., of Boston, their new catalogue of boats, hardware, 

 blocks and yacht gear of all kinds. The concern is one of the 

 largest in the East, and carries a full line of all materials aud 

 fittings used by canoeists and yachtsmen, 



MERLE.— This centerboard sloop left Boston last week for 

 Oswego via New York and the canals. Captain Arthur Harding, 

 formerly of the cutter Beetle, will take her out, the owner. Air. 

 Ames, and a friend, Mr. W. E. Lee, of Oswego, accompanying 

 him. 



NIRVANA, schooner, Gen. H. W. Perkins, returned to New York 

 on May 5 from a winter's cruise in the West Indies, and has gone 

 to Port Jefferson to refit. 



DORCHESTER Y. C— Capt. Samuels has been invited to lecture 

 before the club on May 20, at the special meeting. 



