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"5. There should he no postponement of races during the cruise. 

 If a race cannot be finished let it be settled by the lime of the last 

 round completed by the number of yachi.s for which there are prizes 

 given in their cla-s. 



"6. An association officer should be appointed to take the times of 

 all association regattas, hav« charge of the numbers, and personally 

 superintend their distribution. He should be the one to direct wbere 

 the buoy shall be laid (if the course be to windward or leeward and 

 return), so that no blame can be attached to the local club if it does 

 not turn out dead to windward or leeward. The same numbers 

 might be carried throughout the cruise." 



The lack of a comprehensive classification has been a more serious 

 evil on Lade Ontario than the rule itself; small cutters are compelled 

 to stay out or enter against new boats of greater power anil size; in 

 some cases the 19ft. open skiffs, with neither depth nor ballast, are 

 pitted against 25ft. cutters, very powerful craft with deep lead keels, 

 while the gaps between tbe larger classes are very wide. This is the 

 more unfortunate as the Lake yachtsmen are as a rule racing men, 

 always ready to enter for the sake of sport; but, as cruising is the 

 first requisite; building: to class has hardly begun yet; and in each 

 class there are a number of boats running all the way from the lowest 

 to the highest limit, with one or two near the top to take all the 

 prizes, it is rather discouraging work. A thorough revision of the 

 classes is a pressing necessity, and the result of smaller, out more 

 numerous prizes wilt be to encourage rather than to hinder entries. 

 If it be necessary to curtail some of the entertainments on shore in 

 order to offer more prizes, a double good will result, as the jollifi 

 cation whicn very often follows a race on the Lake Round could very 

 v/ell be considerably mo-iitted or dispensed with. One very good 

 suggestion is that in regard to an officer who shall have a general 

 supervision over all the races of the Round, thus securing a thorough 

 uniformity of details and preventing complaint against the action of 

 the local regatta committees. The Lake Y. R A is very fortunate in 

 possessing a strong and well founded organization, with much that is 

 good in the way of rules and methods in its races and business man 

 agement. The task that now lies before it, though by no means easy, 

 is only a matter of the improvement of various details; with this ac- 

 complished it may look for even greater success in the future thau 

 has attended thus far the first and only well-managed attempt to 

 found a yachting association in American waters. 



Since the above was wriiten we have received a later copy of the 

 Empire, which pays us the compliment of reprinting at length the 

 article on measurement from the Forest and Stream of Jan. 31. 

 What we have condemned there in the rule appiies first to the New 

 York Y. C. rule, and then, in a lesser degree, to theSeawanhaka Cor. 

 Y C. rule, in use by the L. Y. R. A. Even tbe latter, though taxing 

 sail more heavily, allows too big a rig and too powerful boats on a 

 given length. Tne Empire objects that the mle mentioned by us 

 would tax depth, and also tax beam and draft equally; but we can- 

 not admit either of these proposi ions, nor another to the effect that 

 such a rule would encourage the old skimming dish. The result of 

 an appreciably heavy tax on sail is certain to be a boat of moderate 

 proportions, and of reasonable cost, both of building and running, in 

 fact, the type of boat best adapted to the L. Y. R. A. 



STEAM LAUNCH CRUISING. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The inquiry of "W. P. A." in your issue of Jan. 31, leads me to 

 think that the experience I gained last year in both long and 

 short trips might be of interest to some of your readers. 



Last year the Idler was built for us, 26ft. over all, with 5ft. beam, 

 decked.3J^f t. forward and 2}4ft. aft; in her we put a 2 EL P. Acme 

 oil engine. As we intended her for some long trips and to take us 

 regularly from camp to the train, we had a permanent awning ol 

 wood, with curtains that could be buttoned down all around 

 making her dry in all weather. The question where to put six 

 life-preservers without taking up all the locker room was solved 

 by tying them to the awning with string that would break with a 

 slight pull. This we found very satisfactory, as they took up only 

 2in. of the room over head and were always handy. 



The next things we found needful were places for the oil cans, 

 wrenches, waste, soap, etc., in the engine well where they would 

 be handy and could not shift with a big roll or pitch. This is one 

 of the many little things that boat builders do not do. We now 

 had all our locker room under the seats and in the fantail for 

 blankets, provisions, dishes, and cooking utensils. How to cook 

 and what to cook in was easily settled; we always had plenty of 

 steam when running, and when standing still it was easy to keep 

 up a little steam. Steam being the perfect way to cook we had 

 Wilmot, Castle & Co., of Rochester, N. Y., make for us a steam 

 cooker and coffee pot after the general design of their cookers, but 

 specially suited to our wants. With this compact outfit we were 

 able to cook either meat or flail with potatoes and any other 

 vegetables we wished, and also to have rice, oatmeal, hominy, 

 fresh peas, beans or stewed apples to give variety to the meal, 

 fo make it complete we had hot coffee, tea or chocolate equal to 

 any served in the best hotels, where steam is used for a large part 

 of the (booking. We are able to cook for a party of eight, but four 

 or five is all we can accommodate at night. 



We did not find a good way to have a first-class tabic and 

 sleeping arrangements till near tbe end of the season, but at last 

 thought of a plan. False floors of %m. pine take up little room, 

 and when wanted for a bed are supported even with the seats by 

 three pieces of gas pipe extending across the standing room and 

 supported by thimbles let into the sides of the lockers. This gives 

 a bed at the stern 7ft. long by 4J4ft. wide, and at the bow Oft. long 

 by 4ft., tapering to 214ft. For the table the false floor for the 

 stern is raised on legs screwed into floor plates let into the regular 

 floor of the standing 100m. This gives us first-class beds and a 

 good table without loss of room. This is how we fit our boat for 

 cruising; where we can go and what it costs will do for some 

 future time. C. A. 



ROOHESTEB, N. Y. 



QUAKER CITY Y. C— The fourteenth annual meeting of the 

 Quaker City Y. C. was held on Feb. 6. The constitution of the 

 club was amended and new by-laws adopted, after which followed 

 the election of officers for the ensuing year: Com., Charles D. 

 Middleton; Vice-Corn., Charles L. Work; Rear Com., Brereton 

 Pratt; Pres., John H. Sloan; Sec, C. W. Glaser; Cor. Sec, Wm. 

 S. Hoffman; Treas., E. S. Farson; Meas., S. A. Wood; Fleet Sur- 

 geon, W. G. MacConnell, M.D.: Trustees, Arthur Colburn, H. F. 

 Smith, George de B. Keim, W. Rawlings, Jr.; Regatta Committee, 

 A.F.Bancroft, C. L. Wilson and N. N. Wentz. The following 

 new members were elected: C. B. Mills, W. G. Roberts and Harry 

 Murray. At the next meeting several more new members will 

 be elected, and at least tw T o more yachts added to the Quaker 

 City fleet, including Anita, an 80ft. steam yacht, at prcseut en- 

 tered in the New York Y. C, and Mr. Charles E. Ellis's Nanon, 

 designed by Burgess ond built by Lawley & Son, of Boston. An 

 invitation was received from the yachting committee of the Cen- 

 tennial Celebration of the Inauguration of Washington, and it is 

 probable that the Quaker City fleet will go to New York and par- 

 ticipate in the ceremonies. Members to serve on the lectures 

 and entertainments, library, lines, models and exhibits and law 

 committees will be elected at the next meeting. After the meet- 

 ing w T as over the annual banquet of the club took place. 



BROOKLYN Y. C— Officers for 1889: Daniel O'Reillv, Pres.; 

 Wm. Cagger, Sec'y; W. H. Burk, Treas.; R. C- Hopkins, Com.; 

 Sydney Grant, Vice-Corn.; Geo. H. Foote, Rear-Com.; and H. R. 

 M. Cook, Meas. Board of Trustees— Dr. E. F. Dravton, M. J. 

 Hanley, J. C. Reilly, Wm. Waring, N. McLean, E. T. Birdsall, F. 

 F. Chandler and A. F. Walden. Membership Committee— Harry 

 Riley, F, Rogers and Alexander; Locheod. Regatta Committee— 

 Chas. Yaughn, Wm. Dodmau and J. J. Welsh. 



NEW STEAM YACHTS.— Lawley & Son have the contract for 

 a 65ft. l.w.l. steam yacht for Mr. E. P. Roggs, from Mr. Burgess's 

 designs. At City Point Pryor is building in a closed shed a steam 

 launch for C. D. Mosher, of Amesbury, Mass., the builder of the 

 fast Buzz. At East Boston Wood Bros, have a contract for a 50ft. 

 launch, designed by Burgess. 



NEW YORK Y. C— On D Rb. i tbe annual meeting of the New 

 York Y. C. was held at the ciub house, with Com. Gerry in the 

 chair. The following officers were elected: Com., Elbridge T. 

 Gerry; Vice-Corn., L. A. Fish; Rear-Com., Archibald Rogers; 

 Sec'y, J. V. S. Oddie; Treas., F. W. j. iiurst; Measurer, John 

 Hyslop; Fleet Surgeon, Morris J. Asch; Regatta Committee, S. 

 Nicholson Kane, Chester Griswold, Wm. E. Elslin; House Com- 

 mittee, .lames W. Hay ward, R. P. Lounsbury, Robert S. Brown, 

 John M. Wilson: Committee on Adniiss ons, li d ward M. Brown, 

 Frederic Gallatin, Charles Watrous, Alexander Taylor, Jr., Frank 

 T. Robinson. The following new members weie elected: John 

 B. McCuc , Frank B. Martin, John A. Manning- Brcckholst Cutting, 

 Ronald Thomas, Alexander S. Williams, Coae. .>< . .-.till man, H. A. 

 Q. Taylor. Ernest C. Bliss, Samuel H. Austin, it. Malcolm, H. 

 Graham, Jr., F. W. Sharon, Wm. H. For be - jo :u . . Astor. Jr., 

 Geo. C. Rand, Ashton C. Clarkson. 



TITANIA AND SHAMROCK.— Both of these vacats will sail 

 in the Larchmont regatta of May 30, the owners addin r an extra 

 purse to the regular club prize. 



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Nimuod, Montreal.— Are breechloading canes or walking stick 

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C. V. S., Appleton, Wis.— 1. The operation of spaying is un- 

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 the inauy cases that we have known, but very few have been suc- 

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 majority of them have proved disastrous. 2. Well matured, 

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G. B., Harrisburg, Pa.— The fishermen of this city are discussing 

 the question. Does ice form on the top or on the bottom of water? 

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Referee, Amityville.— As referee I have decider] on the follow- 

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