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FOREST AND STREAM, 



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designs and deta'ls for tho n?e of tbe «inglehand sailor, ftom tho 

 deep littlfl sea-going cutter down to the sharpie or stuakhox for 

 Florida and Great South Bay, have be< a fully described and illus- 

 trated. In close lonneciioo with this department, as well aa in 

 its application to larger eraft, the cause of 



COHINTUIAN SUAJVIANSHtP 



hns received srcniol atte num. at the bauds of the Forest and 

 Stream, aud to it more titan to any other factor is due tbe pres- 

 ets most encouraging interest iu Amateur Handling among 

 Aruer can yachtsmen. 



While tbe sailing fleet naturally claims tho first place, the. 

 fast-growing importance of 



8TKA.M 



entitles it to more attention each year, and we shall strive tog've 

 it more space than i-i the post. The steam yacht, in all its forms, 

 ironi the grand and imposing ocean cruiser to the lifl'e naphtha 

 laun« h. has "become a permanent and successful institution. 

 While there la every ground lor pride find satisl action on the pait 

 of tho American yacnnman. not only in the great advance made, 

 "but in tho generally prosperous condition of yachting throughout 

 the lountry, at the sain- ti i e theie is much that is capable of 

 Smproveintnt, and until ihe time comes when men are ready to 

 admit thai thev at la t have found the 



PERFECT YACHT AND PERFECT CANOE, 



It will be the aim of the Forest and stream to lead the way 

 toward better things in the future as it has in the past. 



NEW YORK YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION. 



ABOUT fifty yachtsmen met at theGilsey House on Jan. 31, 

 pursunut to the cull issued some lime since, and the organ- 

 ization tf a union of inoel of the smaller clubs about New York 

 was finally concluded. The following clubs were represented: 

 Albauj— J. G Sanders, J. S. Haste! find M, T«. Biwe. Columbia— 

 C. M. Aim-trong, Geo. Porkhill and O. Dietz. Jersey City— Com. 

 Pfersou and ''Job" H»wor« 1 \ Knickerhrckei- C. Cnughirv, E P. 

 Mowtou and F. J. Miller. Newark— Chas. Carmen, E. Grover a cl 

 T, J. Kachr. Newark Bay— J. Vreeland and H. Van Buskirk. 

 New Roehel.e— Com. Prvor. Dr. Z. Lewis and Geo. C. Foster. 

 New Jersey— G. K. Garuand ar.d Richard Ontwater. Sing Sing— 

 K. B, Slarwood, B. E. French aud W. W.Washburn. Tappan 

 Zet— Capt. J. Stylet, E. E. WceK* and C. A. Preston. Williams- 

 burgh— H, Dust her and C. W. Voty. Yonkers— T. M. Tavlor, C. 

 T, Mercer and A. D. Feterscu. Yonkers Corinthian— Com. Prime, 

 F. A. Rifiby and A. F. Rose. Sttxteu Island Athletic Club, yacht- 

 lug department, J. C. Uhler. 



Sir, r©'< rsen, of the Yonkers Y. C, was called tothechair, with 

 Mr. PaxUnlL Columbia Y. C, as secretary, Tbe chairman stated 

 that tbe immediate object ct the ur> sent meeting was to decide 

 whether sucu an organization as had been proposer! was desirable, 

 leaving all matters of detail to be arranged ai asnhsi quent gieet- 

 ing should the answer be in the auhmative. Com. Pilme, \onk- 

 trs Cor. Y. C, ruiecf the originators of the movement, ihen Spoke 

 Of ''the necessity of some oigu.nii6H.tion among the clubs racing 

 small yachts about New York, the Hudson River and the fcojxnd, 

 that sbculd secure a uniform classification, measurement am 

 8a .ling rules for all union regattas, leaving each club at liberty us 

 far as it* club races wen- ronct rned." He also stated that the sub- 

 ject oi measurement, would not be discussed uutil a later meeting, 

 the main question b ing the organisation in ape etal way. The 

 next speaker, Capt. Joe EUswoitJj, spoke strongly iu favor of the 

 proposed organization, but at the same time he suggested a mean 

 Ieuuth rule as tue best possible one. 



The opinions of n representative cf each club in succession were 

 then called for by the chairman, witn a request that the question 

 of organization only he adheied to, and tue measurement ques- 

 tion in particular should be o«vRti d. Unfortunately his request 

 was not auheivd to, but after saying in a few words that he 

 favored the proposed organization, each speaker in turn branched 

 off at length into a d L fe,.se of his favorite rule of measurement. 

 Some wanted mean length, some length plus or l-5overnunging, 

 some length and saT area. One rule was dejected to because it 

 had "plus" iu it, and neb. dy could be expec;ed t > know what plus 

 met.no. Alter a time order was restored and some questions of 

 detail were discusied, preparatory to a second meeting, set for 

 March 3, at. which (he association Will be formally organised. 

 The eonstitutioa of the New England Y. R. A. w is discussed in 

 detail and its main features iudoisod. The name of the uesv or- 

 gania .uon will he the Ne«v York Yacht Racing Association, it 

 will be opdi to all cluos iu New York, New Jersey and Connecti- 

 cut, with a memhtxship of uot less than 25 members, and a fleet 

 of not less than 10 yacLts. The tinal work of organisation will he 

 done at tue March meeting, when a constitution and by-laws will 

 be adopted. 



The new organization has a wide field of labor before, it. and 

 If it is successful as it now promises to oe, it may do a great deal 

 of good for jaclvtihg iu the smaller classes. The gnat difficulty 

 Will naturally be the measurement question. Many of the clubs 

 ■Which r»c<- open boats are lii in ry wedded to the m. asureuaent 

 by length alone, and wih not accept a length aud sail area wilt; 

 while ofin r clubs which have ti ltd the latter will not. go hack to 

 a length rule. However suitable tor plumb stem and square 

 stern, no owner of a cabin yacht to-day will consent to chop off 

 both ends and make her look like a dry goods box m order to 

 race under a hngih rule. All American yachtsmen are proud 

 of the handsome Burgess yachts, from Volunteer oown to the 

 18ft. cats, and >et not one of these yachts could be raced to 

 urtviimagc under the length rule. There is one simple and prac- 

 tical way out <.f the difficulty which we would recommend to 

 tl e f i amors of a rule at the next meeting; to adopt a length rule 

 Bay length plus ov.e-tii th overhang, as iu the New England Y. r' 

 A., for nil open boat3; aud a length and sail area run?, that for 

 instance of the Knickerbocker Y, C. the largest club that will 

 join the Association, for a!i<abin yachts. fcmch a course would 

 be lair to both parties, and if coupled with a definition of what 

 shall constitute a cabin yacm, will cover the wnole question. 



With the measurement question satisfactorily settled and a 

 good classification and sailintr rules, the New Yoik \'. K. A. is 

 hkely i to become a permauent aud useful part of American 

 yachting. ___ 



BUILDING NOTES, 



AT Ayers's yard. Bay Rdge, Mr. May field's steam launch is 

 nearly completed. Sue is GOft. long, plumb stem and squai e 

 stern, with a beam of 7dt. Sin. and a draft of 3ft, 6in. The hull is 

 diagonal planked, witn aa inner skin of pine and an outer ore of 

 manogany, the two lastened with brass screws aud copper rivets. 

 The boat is open save a deck at each end and narrow waterway*. 

 Riley & Cow iey will build the engines. In the snop is a feCft 

 launch for ihe steam yacht Oneida, to be fitted witu the Oteldt 

 'engine and boiler. She is also double skinned, but ot white cedar. 

 A-ned has been built outside and beneath it the frame of Mr. 

 Wbhlock's cutter U rapidly taking snape. This boat, designed 

 by Mr. Wm. Gardner, will be 3dft. on l.w.l,, with 10tr. beam and 

 7rt. uraft. 'the en^s have the fashionable amount of overhan", 

 the capper stem oeiug carried out further than naval in a very 

 graceful sweep, while the. stern is equally long, but very clean 

 cut in its outlines and fined away at tne end. The vacht will be 

 used by her owuer lor cruising and life aboard throughout the 

 season, but at tne same time she will have speed enough to face 

 anything m the 801 1. class. Tht deck is flush and below it is an 

 abundance of room, a mam cabin with two large locker benh- 

 aud an after cabin witn lour berths. The forecastle will have 

 two hammock berths and io- m to swing a third man in a ham- 

 mock if necessary when a racing crew is carried. This makes 

 nine berths, if needed, on 30it. l.w.l., an amjimt that should sat- 

 isfy an v one. Tne rig will De somewhat under the rest of the 

 clas-. Ihe boat will oe ready in good season, the frame being al- 

 ready completed. Sue will be sailed by Captain Parker, ot ltehen 

 Ferry, formerly mate of the Irex. 



At Mumm's yard Mr. Lawton's cutter is painted outside, and 

 her mast has been stepped. Wo understand mat the length, deek 

 to hounds, is 35ft. The following measurement* have been given 

 us as correct, iu place of those published two weeks since: Length 

 over all, Sift. Tin.; l.w.l., 3!ht. 5 Him.; beam, extreme, 13ft. fi^m. ; 

 draft, Oct. lin. Sue will ue named Chispa. Mr, Mrnnui hns~the 

 xlauking aud deck on the new compromise boa.t. His Joiners are 

 piiow busy w.tn the Interior of Hachera, wtrch will be reutted with 

 wh-te mahogany. 



At FriBDib's yard, Salem, the McV. y 40-fooler is in frame, and 

 the 30 will soon be started. Tue former will be completely httetl 

 up lelow with cabin, after stateroom and galley, with all pan- 

 tries, etc., for cruising. 



Law ley has Cul. Fcrbes's schooner in frame, Mr. Beebe's 40 is 

 about limb' red up, Mr. t-lns's 4C-footer is finished outside and 

 cabin work hegun, and the lead keel of Mr. .elmmt's 43 will be 

 run this week. Mr. Owen's 4S-fooe.er will be 57ft. 61a. over all, 

 15ft. Cm. l„wJ„18ft. li»n. l>eam. 



At Monument Beaeu Mr. Uunn has finished a new eatboat, the 

 Kiowa, lor Mr. Lloyd Jeffries, Secretary of the Beverly Y. C. 

 t»ne is 24ft. 2Hjin- over all, 18ft. Uiu. l.w.l., beam 'Jet. I0%in., draft 

 ^£t. 2,n. 



At Osterville, Mr. Crosby is building a 24ft. 4in, boat for Bassett 

 Brothers, of Ohathampoit; one 13ft. flm. for Buirell Kotch, of 

 tJuttyhuak; one 22ft. 6in. for F. Bloomer, of Chatham; one 23ft. 



CIn. for AlmyMayo.of Chatham: one 23ft. lOtn. for B. F. Eldridge, 

 of North Chatham; one each for F W. NlckerBon, North rihathain, 

 and M.'n both Pnrion, Sift.; two Wft. sprit-ail ccnterboards tor 

 AJlred Nickersoh and brother, of Wood's Hull. 



At Harwich Mr. Jenkins is building a eatboat £9ft. Cin. l.w.l,, 

 by lit I. 3tn, beam for Mr. Walter Labau. 



At South Boston Mr. Will'aim will build a second bout for the 

 Mosquito Fleet. 21 ft. over all, 15ft. y^in. l.w.l, 3ft. 3K>in. over- 

 hung aft, 5ft. Sin. beam and 3ft. Sin. draft, with 1.0001 bs*. of lead 

 outside and 200 inside. 



At Cleveland Mr. Wm. J. Mun=on is building from his own de- 

 aipn a keel cutter 22ft. over all, 20ft. l.w.l., 6ft. Sin. beam, 4ft. 

 draft. 



At Poison's yaid, South Brooklvn, the sloop Wizard, lately 

 purc based by Ernest Staples from Vice-Coin. Coir, is out for re- 

 plunking and Oin. more keel, including thiee tons of outside lead. 



At City Island, Mr. Piepgrass has pin ted up tne 53ft. yawl and 

 laid the planksheer. The steel bulwarks will extend up to tho 

 rail. The lead keel bus not vet. been oast. This yacht is set up 

 where Titania and Katrina were built. Next to her heavy keel 

 bhn ks for the Morgan schooner ha ve been laid, but the keel is not 

 ready yet. South of the l itter is Mr. Griuncll's schooner, now in 

 frame and with her garonards fitted. She will be a deep center- 

 board craft, with an S section and consider able hollow to her 

 floors. Tbe centernoard trunk extends to the top of the house. 

 Tho latter will cover ttie whole of i hi cabins and is necrssary to 

 gain headroom. The forecastle floor will be dropped a little' be- 

 low- the cabin floor, giving headroom forward. T; e spars and 

 ironwork for this boat and the yawl are now wr 11 under way. 

 Banshee has had more lead added below her keel. niaUng the 

 bottom semicircular in section instead of flat. The basin is now 

 be ing dredged Hit, so Wenonali has been hauled up on the rail- 

 way hetween Titania and Kacrina. 



At Haw kins's yard the steam yacht Adelaide is being practi- 

 cally rebuilt under the supervision of Mr. Neils Olsen. 'i ho bow, 

 that was damaged in the collision with tho Providence, has been 

 lengthened 6ft., while the mund stern will be replaced by a long 

 overhang. The joiner work is entirely r_ew. Tne old wheel will 

 be replaced by a Bart'ett wheel. Tho old stoop Richmond, built 

 in 1CS5, is now hauled out beside the Adelaide for some minor re- 

 pairs. 



BUILDING TO LENGTH. 



WKhave hpard that some of the new boats of last year were 

 actually over their class length, but were admitted as a 

 matter of courtesy into tbe classes which they had overrun. This 

 is a thing that should be very promptly dealt with, as there must 

 he a hard and fast limit soinewtn re, be\ond which neither ae- 

 Bigner nor builder should go, under penalty of being disqualified. 

 In making a now rule it is only fair that old craft snould be con- 

 sidered and allowed a little latltuoe iu the matter of length for 

 classification, but after the limits are fixed and publicly an- 

 nounced, no new yacht should be allowed to exceed them. ' It is 

 the designei's place to see that she does uot do so, and he or tho 

 builder must answer to the owner tor any excess of length; but 

 no owner has ihe right to bring a boat, to the line which is built in 

 defiance of the rules and to demand an entry for her. in oases of 

 this kind the exact letter of i he rule must oe rigidly auhered to, 

 and no leeway allowed beyond the exact limit. If an excess of an 

 inch is winked at by regatta committees, there is no good reason 

 why two inches excess should be ruled out, and n practically 

 amounts to either an enlargement or abandonment of the cl rss 

 limit. The tendency uow is to crowd the rule as hard as possible, 

 to gain the last fraction of an inch in length, and this is all right 

 if the desb/uer is sufficiently sure of his weights to take the ri^k; 

 but if he slips up and the boat goes below her designed draft and 

 beyond her water line allowed by the mle, neither he nor the 

 owner can fairly ask that the latter be disregarded or changed. 

 There are now many new boats on tbe ways or ou paper, and we 

 wish to call attention to this important matter in goon season. 



MY LAST SAIL. 



TAKING in the surroundings, I queried aloud, "What if this 

 old boat house could talk?" Not that any one would be sent 

 to the loftk up, unless aquatic lying is a penal offense; in that 



that moment his spirit was sailing through space, Rather para- 

 doxical, but tbe Deacon is solid on spirits. Jimmy's go-as-you- 

 pleaso legs were affectionately embracing a red-hot stjve, his 

 clean-shaven chin nestled contentedly in tender palms, "iu sweet 

 meditation fancy free." An occasional grunt was all that told 

 that he was of this earth, .ferry (the cat) sat up licking his fore- 

 paws; he had vainly been trying to fish out a piece of lemon peel 

 that doated in a tumbler, essayed to stand on his head on the. Itg 

 of a capsized stool, danced a jig on the stove and attempted to 

 climb the pipe, auchoricg at. Jo -I. in Jimmy's buck hah: "What's 

 the matter with mat cat'r" voiced 'he Commodore. "Whisky 

 skins dun't seem to agree with eat-. Come, Cap let's bo oft " And 

 have, the cat? '•W-n-a-i! didn't you tell me you sailed a race 

 away back in the 40's to Chester buoy and return dui ing a severe 

 snow storm, wuh floating ic.o in the river, ).nd didn't you invite 

 me to take our last sail of the season to-da? ?" That settled it. 

 In five ■ minutes we were under way. Presently a wind hustler 

 struck the ship a point or two off. and came very near duuipin" 

 the whole business into the r.ver. After that we put on cut- 

 nursing caps. Tne water io the JS.E. reach was rather eccentr.c 

 iu its wave making, throwing it up m chuuKs, as it were. The 

 snow flew by in blinding scuds, and the wind just got into a fret 

 and waltz- d aiound like a dauc.ng master; tt.ll the ship kept on 

 top and made pretty gooa weamer. Not a word was said for 

 ' iifieen or twenty minutes, when the Com. (for short) jerked his 

 head to port to avoid tne sn .w and llyioK spray, aud abruptly 

 said, "Cap, that fellow that struck us 'while ago was a masher. 



What " Just what he would have said will never be known; 



a "white cap" hit. him square iu the back, taking a round turn in 

 the palaver and washing him into the b Itoniof the boat. He said 

 afterwords he. thougut he meant to say, "vv hat's the matter with 

 the cat?" 



KouiiUed the eastern point and tcok a long leg to port in 

 smo ither water. Passed a flock of ducks not 5Jtt. to leew^ia, 

 huddled tlo.-e together in the long grass aud snore debiis. Tluy 

 aid not get up. The water on the shoal off the whlows broke in 

 every dliection and looked cross eyed for a jibe, which was im- 

 perative. Topped boom, slacked pe.ik and threw the boom over 

 to srai board, all stand ng like a trooper's horse, and without 

 accident. 



eueu tne little ship, with about 8.'t. between her sheet blocks, 

 dashed off down the wes:ern chauntl like a singed cat. It, was 

 now snowing and blowing very hard, and we could scarcely see 

 three boats' length ahead. "Cap. don't you think tho ducks we 

 saw to tho east 'd was drrfc stutt?" This was said with a cold- 

 blooded, sardonic leer. We were both so far out on the weather 

 quarter that every sea. struck us in the back of the neck, the life 

 lines keeping us from going oveiboaid. Our limbs weie numb 

 with cold; m shoi t, our situation was very precarious. With des- 

 perate energy I shook myself together, and with a stern demeanor. 

 Sitting tne gravity cf the occasion, replied; "Jidn't you fee the 

 flock of ducks you spoke of this moment pass, just clearing the 

 gaff? Had a double reef not neon tied in, tbe whole bunch would 

 have went clean thiough the sad like a cannon ball. No, drift 

 stuff don't fly that fast."' It being impossible to locate the ship 

 to a nuety, it was thought prudent to sneet home, and haul up for 

 tne weatuer shore. "Tapped Jo" for the first time, and while 



down ot his port optic, peculiar to him. "The bitr fellow boomed 

 up so, I thought we had run into the public buildings." Hark! 

 Isn't that the paddle of a steamer? But wuat is she doing away 

 up there in the air? Look sharp Com., we must be close under the 

 land; sing the news as souu as you can see any thing," ,-h; ee any 

 thing, why I can't see the end of my nest." While yet. speaking', 

 the well known aud now gladly seen wharf loomed right upahe^n. 

 To bout ship, pick up moorings and tup Jo was a ioyt'ul task, and 

 quickly done. The Will Cook is hift. over all, and is a good sea 

 boat, having many peculiarities of her namesake. Delights to 

 romp about in rough water, aud lug whole- sail when decent 

 boats are reefed; has a penchant for the fair sex, which appears 

 to be reciprocal; amiable when treated right, but as vicious as an 

 old he goat in March, if any one attempt to cut capers with her. 

 Yes, she has many of the commodore's ways. As we walked up 

 the slip some one seemed to say, "What's tbe matter with that, 

 cat?" nut it was probatily only the soughing of the wind around 

 the gables of the boat house. This gem of boat literature origin- 

 ated with brother Bagley, after winding his opponent iu a closely 

 contested boat race, which he won. Tt. C. Wilkins. 



BEVERLY Y. C. — A special meeting was held on Feb. 2, at 

 which a commiitee was appointed to confer with the committee 

 of tue Coiintlnan Y. C. on the subject of a uniform classification 

 and racing rules. 



YACHT AND CANOE CRUTSF.S .-Editor Forest mid. Stream: 

 I liave been very much interested in your correnpondent Henry 

 K. Wicksfeed's account, of his cruise on Lake Superior in the 

 FpftEST AND bTKEAM of Jan. 3 and 10. I have no doubt there are 

 a good many more e;f your tenders who, like myself, are passion- 

 ately fond of boating and kindred amusements, hut on account of 

 business arrangements or other things over which they have no 

 control, a.re located so far away from places where such amuse- 

 ment can be enjoyed, that It is only occasionally they can get 

 away and indulge in the reality. To these the next best consola- 

 tion is to do it in imagination with the hero of the trip, just ihe 

 same as I did with your correspondent in hisaccountof his cruise. 

 With map by my side, completely absorbed and oblivious to all 

 surroundings, 1 was with him from the fme he lifted his anchor 

 and trimmed his main and jib sheets at Port Arthur, and I fol- 

 ium iu his travels and adventures around Nipegon Bay and the 

 lake of same n ime, then to the extreme N E. corner of the lake, 

 and back to the place he started from, and the pleasure I derived 

 was only secondary to that of being there in person, for iu imag- 

 ination 1 was skipper and at the helm guarding the craft through 

 the treacherous watt rs, not that I would wish to supersede him 

 in this position, for I would bo ever willing to ship before the 

 mast rather than miss su- h a cruise. The descriptiou of your 

 correspondent Ralph W. King, "CaDoeing on a Fresh-Water 

 Ocf an," Nov. 8, "Cruise of the Sylvia," Dec. 13 and 20, also de- 

 sciiptions of Georgian Bay and Collingwood fishing boats by 

 "Retaw," Jau, 10, have all given me, and I have no doubt a great 

 many other's, unalloyed pleasure in their perusal, and I trust for 

 the benefit of those of your readers who likemyself are less fortu- 

 nately situated, we shall have many articles of a similar charac- 

 ter from that portion of your correspondents who are more 

 d wit h time and opportunity.— T. Chadwick (Des Moines, 

 la., Jan. 24). 



AGRICULTURAL METHODS IN YACHT BUILDING.- Over 

 among the Jersey and Long Island truck farms, where ceh ry is 

 grown by the aero in long pits, as soon as the plant is well rooted 

 and Bome six inches above ground the earth is banked in about, it, 

 th's process being coutiuued from time to time, until what was at 

 first a trench becomes a high ridge. A similar plan has been 

 adopted in the construction ot one ot the new flyers ot the season, 

 now well under way. As soon as the keel was cast and the bolts 

 driven, earth was pihd in about it, so that it is most effectually 

 screened from tne vulgar gaze, and no one can tell whether it is 

 one toot or four feet deep. We cannot say how much further the 

 process will oecanied, but it looks as if the intention was to fill 

 in successively after tie garbcards and planking, to that when 

 completed tht hoat will have, to be du« up for launching. This 

 plan would be cheaper and more effective than the closed shed 

 method employed in Thistle. 



QUINCY Y. C— The annual meeting was held on Feb. 2, with 

 Mr. Geo. M. Saville in the- chair. The following officers were 

 elected: Com., John Shaw; Vice-Corn., George G. Saville; Meas., 



IfaxOu, Wi Ilia 'it 1. Dcwson, Fred L. Rice, Warren F. Page; Dele- 

 gates to N, E. "Y . R. Association, commodore, secretary and one 

 member to be selected by them. 



TORONTO AND ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C— The union of 

 these two clubs was formally carried out on Jan, 25, each club 

 meeting and electing certain officers, after which a faint meeting 

 was held. The officers are: Com.. A. U. BosweL; Vice-Corn., T. 

 McGaw; Capt-, Hume Blakt ; Hon. Sec, S. Bruce Harman; Com- 

 mittee, Messrs. C. C. Da Ron, Beverley Jones, Dr. F. Lesslie, C. 

 R ver,on, R. I 7 . Stupart (of the R. C. V. C), ami Douglas Armour, 

 V. P.. PoLon, L. V. Perceval, J. Wilton Morse aud W. S. Jackson 

 ( T'tnu T.Y.C.). 



CRUISING.— Gi tana, schr., Cora. Weld, coinplpted her repairs 

 and 8a tied on Feb. a for Gibraltar, where her owner will join her. 

 Dr. Thatcher Goodaid will make the trip out on her, returning at 

 once by steamer. Capt. Sherlock will drop over a bottle everv 

 day, giving position of the yacht... Narod, steam yacht, was at 

 Brunswick, Ga,, on Jan. 30. . .Coronet, schr.. Mr'. R. 1. Bush, ar- 

 rived at Adeu on Jan. 30, on her cruise around the world. 



KNICKERBOCKER Y. 0.— At a special meeting on Jan. 30 the 

 vacancies m the board of officers were nil, d, making the f nil list 



A SUCCESSOR TO PETRONILLA.-It is now known that the 

 new 60-rater building f ,e m Watson's designs at Fay's is for Lord 

 Dunraveu, owner of Petrouiila, designed last year by Richard- 

 son, but not a success thus far. The new yacht will meet Varana 

 this season, bun there is no prospect of either coming to America, 



ALVA.— On Feb. I Mr. Vanderbilt and his party reached Balti- 

 more, where the Alva was in watting, and went aboard th« yacht, 

 but she did not sail until Feb. 5. The party included Mr. and 

 Mrs. W, K. Vanderbilt and -their three children, Messrs. W. S. 

 Hoit, Gould Redmond, O. H. P. Belmont and Dr. Keyes. 



ICE YACHTING.— O a Feb. 1 the first chaUenge race of the sea- 

 sou was sailed on t range Lake in a brisk N. W. wind, the winner 

 being Esquimau, H. S. Ramsdell, in ri7ni.; with Cold Wave second 

 and Get 1 here third. A secoud race was started, but did not 

 fiuisn for lack of wind. 



ENCHANTRESS —We call attention to the advertisement on 

 another page of this famous schooner, built in New York, but 

 owned for some years past in England, where she is now offered 

 for sale. 



CHANGES OF OWNERSHIP.— Adtienne. schr., has been sold 

 by Mr. Lancaster io Mr. Buck. .. .Agnes, sloop, nas been sold by 

 Dr. R. Van Nostrand to. Tremor W. Park for $ 2,500. 



SARACEN.— Mr. Fowle's cutter is out at Lawley's to have her 

 h ad keel recast iu deeper and thinner form. Site will also have 

 a larger rig next season. 



GLIMPSE, schr., Mr. Benoni Lockwood, tbat struck on a reef 

 last fall, has been repaired at Hawkins's yard, City Island. 



MARIQUITA.-This name has been given to the new Belmont 43. 



J^fNo Notice Taken oi Anonymous Correspondents. 



M„ Mahanoy <"Uty, Pa.— Vanne te (A.K.R. 3303) was by Count 

 Dick (Dan— Countess) and out of Petrel (Prince— Lille Ii.). 



R. J., Newburgh, N, Y.— "Standards and Points of Judging for 

 all Breeds of Dogs" contains the information you ask for. For 

 sale at this office, price 50 cent3. 



H„ Cortez, Colorado.— In your issue of Jan. 17 vou make men- 

 tion of the Boone and Crockett Club. Will you kindly inform me 

 the address of the secretary? Ans. Archibald Rogers, Hyde 

 Park, Dutchess county, New York. 



Wanisd to know from the hunters of Pennsylania and West 

 Vi rginia where is the best place for black bear. What time in i he 

 spring would be the best time lor one to take a hunt for them? 

 Any one who knows the above questions will please write at once, 

 and oblige one anxious to know.— Levy Dwsnm, M.D., New Peters- 

 burg, Highland county, O. 



Inter Nos, Manchester, England.— A young naturalist, thor- 

 oughly skilled in all branches of ihe profession, who could and 

 would make a specialty of big game and fish, asks your valuable 

 advice as to whether he would do right in leaving England to fio 

 to some town in Florida and start a business there. Is there suf- 

 ficient work done to warrant mv doing so"? Ans. Should tlecidedly 

 question the wisdom of such a step as you propose. 'There arc 

 already more taxidermists in Florida than the State can support. 



New Yoke, May 17. 1S88.-ET. S. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass.: 

 Gentlemen— It affords us much pleasure to report upon your 

 latest Climax shells witu strong primers received this morning. 

 We have tested them with Schultze powder, and find them simply 

 excellent in every particular and practically eoual to the best 

 adapted English primer. Two and a half drams to 3J4drs. of 

 Schultze powder iu l»-bpres and 3% to 4drs. m 10-gauge worked to 

 perfection in your shells, loaded simply like black powder and 

 without ramming. Very truly yours (Signed;, Von Lkngerkb & 

 Detmotjs.— Adv. 



