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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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THE CRUISE OF THE ORINDA. 



BT W. H. WIN8L0W, M.D. 



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THE next movning tlae yacht was made as clean as a new pin, 

 Inside ami out, every rope was hauled taut and flemished 

 down, the sails smoothed under their gaskets and the flags hoisted 

 with the gun of the flagship. I made (Jlte flag lieutenant, to look 

 after the colors and signals; Noir, ordnance officer, to attend to 

 the signals and fireworks; Jerry, parser, to supply beverages and 

 food, and look after expenses generally, and Meringue, aole sea- 

 man, chief cook and steward, assuming myself the duties of sail- 

 ing master and captain. It is a good plan to have every one 

 assigned to special duty, then nothing is neglected; but in the 

 evolutions with sails the three high-titled officers served as ciew, 

 and Meriugue took charge of the forecastle and acted the part of 

 second officer iu carrying out the orders of his commander. 



The purser had an order for a New England breakfast, and soon 

 had a pot of baked beans on board; and we enjoyed them. The 

 club bouses, shores and vessels around us were visited in our 

 tender, and a delightful day added much to the pleasure of the 

 visit. The wind was favoi able; we were anxious to get to the 

 eastward, and we got uuder way about 4 o'clock and made a fine 

 run before the wind to Gloucester, having superb views of the 

 beautiful north shore and its rapidly multiplying cottages, vilhis 

 and villages. Norman's Woe was passed very close at hand, Noir 

 quoted sometbiug of Longfellow's poem and the good ship Hes- 

 perus, and we saw a poem In nature in the picturesque villa and 

 strikingly lovely shore, tlte property of Longfellow's son. Glouces- 

 ter was reached in. two hours, the gentlest zephyr just lasting to 

 fan us into the inner anchorage, and the night was restful. 



A visit ashore in the morning and we were off again at 2 P. M. 

 to the westward, with a good 8.W. wind blowing. While relating 

 a mistake I made in Pilgrim in attempting to run inside Milk 

 Island instead of Thatcher's, I suddenly discovered we were in the 

 same error again, and had to haul-to for some time to clear that 

 deceitful milky way. We arrived at. Roekport without incident 

 and anchored in the deepest part of the harbor. The. inner har- 

 bor is only used by vessels that can lie in the mud when the tide 

 is out, and cutters are not. that kind. The outer harbor is not safe 

 in an easterly gale, and my ideas of it were materially changed bj 

 this visit. 



Ihad been more and more disgusted with yacht officers' uniforms 

 for several years. Jerry had nxed himself out in blue with S. B. 

 Y. O. buttons, and wore the suit ashore din ing most of the. cruise. 

 He was mistaken upon occasions for a Pullman conductor, a 

 policeman, a band master, a ate* m boat officer and a militiaman; 

 in fact, for everything but what lie was- an a.mattur yachtsman— 

 and we agreed thereafter we would not deceive the people any 

 longer. 1 learned in Boston that only h ired sailors won- 1 1 ie b rasa 

 buttons, and, as owner, I must have my buttons enameled in 

 black. Well, I didn't, but concluded to devote my suit to wining 

 up deck, painting ship, tarring down and other cleanly purposes. 

 A little dinghy had passed us going ashore and back" to a "whit e 

 yacht, the M„ pulled by an admiral, to judge by his uniform. 

 The man was insignificant m size and appearance, and wore a 

 navy brue uniform absolutely dazzling from its brass buttons, 

 several gold bands upon the sleeves of the coat and a band and 

 anchor upon tne cap, and 1 wondered that one so richly dressed, 

 so hedizzeued, so caparisoned, could bemean his lofty station by 

 pulling bis own boat and doing his own marketing." What was 

 our astonishment to learn further along that this dough tv sea dog 

 was the sole captain, seaman, cook aud hoy abor rd his craft, and 

 made a living for his precious self by winning prizes, carrying 

 passengers, and letting his yacht to excursion parties, lie con- 

 descended to visit us at nigut, and what he did not know of the 

 demerits of cutters and of the merits of centerboard yachts was 

 never thought of by man. He was so much at home in our cabin, 

 where he could stand erect, that wo did not bring out the bottle 

 for fear he would stay till morning. This uniform quite made me 

 obstinate iu my opinion to spoil mine as soon as possible, and 

 Jerry put on corduroy trousers and shooting jacket next morn- 

 ing, though there was no hunting anywhere. And this leads me 

 to an expression about yacht clothes. I think a cruise a fine op- 

 portunity to wear out oldish shore clothes, and that a good bU&i- 

 ness suit of stripe, check or mixture, with a figured flannel shirt 

 and flowing necktie, are just the things for harbor and shore wear. 

 If one wishes full dress for a dinner party or a hop, he'd better 

 stay off a small yacht, or else have his trunk aud hat box sent 

 along by railroad. 



At 4 A. M. we thumped on a rock. How quickly a, sailor awakens 

 when his craft takes the bottom. In ten seconds Meringue and L 

 were on deck to see what was the matter. She touched again and 

 the reason was apparent. The. log line showed 7ft. 'iheu we 

 pulled oif shore and shortened cable, as the stern had swung in 

 shoie. I was informed that a vessel could not lie out a .<«•'•, or* 

 gale there, because of the shallowness of the water and full sweep 

 of the sea inward. It made me nervous, for the wind was haul- 

 ing to the southeast and the sky looked threatening, so we had 

 breakfast and started for Isles of Skoals, where we picked up a 

 mooring and rolled about, while all had a ramble over Star Island. 

 This is the best island of the group, but is little more than ledges 

 covered with lichens aud having a little poor pasture in the de- 

 pressions. The Smith family have been there. Commodore 

 Smith, H. B. M. Navy, discovered the islands and fortified them, 

 and posterity has rewarded him by a pedestal and shaft, making 

 a plain granite monument, with suitaole inscription, placed upon 

 the western side of the islaud. History records that these islands 

 have been the scene of several battles between England and 

 France, then two States quarreled about them, and lately rival 

 owners have had a legal contest for possession! Important as a 

 military sta tion and as a commercial center, thev have been; im- 

 portant they are now for summer resorters who are easily pleased, 

 but they are likely to kill other people with ennui aud dreary 

 sameness. 



The night promised a storm; we ran across and into the Pisca- 

 taqua, and anchored behind an island to the eastward of Pepper- 

 elrs Cove before the straggling village of Kittery, it soou began 

 to rain and blow from the northeast, and kept it up all night. We 

 were obliged to put on sou'westers, oilskins and boots, and tum- 

 ble around the forecastle with a lantern to stock the large anchor 

 and get it over the bow. The crew hauled the yacht up to the 

 small anchor, I gave her a good sheer to starboard, let go the 

 heavy anchor and paid out both cables to about fifteen fathoms. 

 This made us feel safe, for the water was only about twenty feet 

 deep, and the bottom was muddy an i grassy. My officers slept, 

 but what captain or owner can sleep in a howling gale, wil n a 

 barometer down to 29.7. Every little while I was out to try the 

 lead and strain of the cables, and to see the position of some' ves- 

 sel, whose rattling chain spoke of another arrival: for vessels flee- 

 ing from the gale were coming in all night, guided to safety by the 

 roar of Whaleback's fog horn and the harbor lights. 



At daylight we were surrounded by quite, a fleet. It cleared 

 after hreakfast, the wind came out from the northwest, and 

 blew in heavy puds. The subordinate officers walked to Battery 

 Foresido. crossed the ferry to Portsmouth and spent the day 

 pleasantly, returning very hungry in the evening. Meringue and 

 I dried the clothes, bedding and sails and put on some chafing 

 gear. While lying head to shore in the afternoon a hard squall 

 struck us suddenly on the port beam. The main sheet was be- 

 layed, the jib and staysail sheets wore off. and the cutter heeled 

 to her rail and nearly dumped our deck things and the crew into 

 the turbulent water. She came up almost immediately aud 

 sheered rapidly into the wind, as I pushed the tiller down and 

 struggled with bed quilts. The wind shrieked aud slatted the 

 sails roughly aud we let them run down aud furled them. A few 

 thousand pounds less ballast down below there and some one 

 might have recorded another yacht capsized. Verily, I'd rather 

 have, pig lead in the bilge than golden eagles in my pocket under 

 such circumstances, aud such must be met frequently in cruising 

 anywmere upon the coast of New England. After this we got 

 out lines and caught a fine mess of cunners, the largest I ever 

 saw, ranging from fi to lOin. and plump and fat as Florida mullet. 

 Meringue soon had them in the pan and their delicious odor filled 

 the air just as the flag officer hailed from the wharf. I pulled 

 the dingy ashore and brought the crew aboard, aud the way they 

 gloated over and mangled those brown crusted beauties! ' They 

 got their lines out after supper and caught fish till dark, and 

 resolved that salt water fishing was as delightful as catching 

 anything except black bass. 



Next morning we filled up water tanks and examined the small 

 quantity of gasoline with anxiety. Our „ook, ex-offlcio, was 

 cleanly and neat, and he healed water and washed 'up things 

 when he had noth ing else to do. Therefore the great consumption 

 of aqua and purified naphtha. It was just a little annoying to 

 fill up so often, but we did not interfere, for w T e were Tunning 

 three and four course dinners, and everything was lovely. Tne 

 wind was strong from N.W., it had driven out the water greatly, 

 our keel was on the mud and we could not get awav till 10 o'clocifc, 

 when we put iu a single reef, rushed by a sloop-of-war that had 

 just anchrred to wait for flood tide, exchanged salutes with the 



the narrow Channel and I hailed a fisherman just coming out to 

 set his trawls and engaged him for pilot. He took the tiller and 



Omnia took a plunge aud a roll, and he let go the boat's painter 

 that he had not quite fastened and dove to windward, while he 

 shouted, "Let go the main sheet!" 



"Not so fast!" I said, as she came up. "Don't be afraid,sir; she'll 

 not go over. You are evidently not used to cutters, and had bet- 

 ter let me steer." I took the helm, which he was apparently glad 

 to relinquish, and beat in by Ms directions. Orinda moved so 

 gracefully and handled so easily that the pilot gained confidence 

 in her, and then began to compare her cost an 1 outfit with the 

 fishing vessels of the port. He acknowledged that when their 

 vessels lay over as far as Orinda, they bad to stand by the sheets 

 and were in danger, but, because they all understood this, a cap- 

 size was very rare. I wondered how he would have felt on the 

 Pilgrim in Fiddler's Reach, on the Kennebec, when she threw her 

 dishes across into an opposite locker. She had little bilge and 

 less freeboard, while Orinda has considerable of both, and does 

 not heel more than many wider craft. It is not heeling that 

 scares, but the narrowness. Those accustomed to wide docks 

 feel a sense of insecurity on a cutter, because the heel brings 

 one so near the water, and it looks as if one must slide overboard. 

 We did not slide, and I am glad the pilot did not, for I'm sure his 

 ponderous cowhide boots would have sunk him, feet down and 

 head up. like a tide- walker. We let go both anchors in mid- 

 channel because it was blowing hard and the tide was running in 

 fiercely, and the fishing boat towed in our frisky tender. Then 

 the crew went ashore and I took a nap. Thev brought ofT bread, 

 milk, papers and letters, aud had arranged to go to Kenuebunk- 

 port the next day. 



Cape Porpoise has changed greatly in two years. The snipe, 

 ducks and herons have been killed or driven away by the fusillade 

 of murderous visitors. The hotels now occupy the shores, and 

 pleasure boats and excursion parties were seen everywhere. This 

 wild, rough spot, tha t 1 had hoped might remain wild and rough 

 for my delectation, had become civilized, demoralized and over- 

 run by city folk, who were fast destroying the Very things that 

 had first attracted them thither. I shouldered my gun and sought 

 the whilom haunts of multitudes of snipe, only to find three or 

 four frightened things that kept me out of gunshot and flew away 

 from me sixty miles an hour. I did not shoot. Poor bereaved 

 orphans of the mighty flock, 1 thought, I will not harass you or 

 take one gladsome day from the time that is so soon to end in 

 eternity. Escape, if you can, a little while the cruel pursuit of 

 the exterminators. Circumvent with your tiny brains man with 

 his ma«sive lobes and many convolutions, and flee from the blaze 

 of Pieper, Parker, Smith and Scott, that another brood or two 

 may be born to keep the species in existence. 



The crew were off early next morning for Kennebunkport. 

 Noir (otherwise Black), the proprietor of the BnUetin, of Pitts- 

 burgh, a high class literary journal of rare excellence and phen- 

 nomenal succes, led the party with the enthusiasm of a boy let 

 loose from school, t hrough sylvan glades, over ledges crowned by- 

 black spruces and wildly swaying pines, along the ragged rocks, 

 where the sea throws in its chuckling, hissing, roaring breakers, 

 in and out, now in the dense forest, now upon a commanding 

 eminence, and again by the restless waters, inhaling the ehani- 

 pagny air and opening lung cells that had long been stuffed with 

 coal dust, feeling the richly ozonized blood rushing to the ex- 

 tremities, and swinging legs and arms in the glorious sunshine, 

 refreshed, rejuvenated, intoxicated by the sense, of perfect well- 

 being in harmony with nature. They had two objects— to explore 

 this lovely region of Maine, and to pay their respects to one of 

 the Bulletin's roost honored contributors, a ladv whose poetic 

 nature finds in the wild scenes of Kennebunkport a subtle charm 

 which the gifted most appreciate— Margaret Oelande, the in- 

 spired writer, the great, authoress. I know that the party had a 

 delightful interview with the lady, dined at the hotel upon the 

 blulf, inserted their names as yachtsmen of the Orinda, S.B.Y.O.. 

 upon the register, nought all the luxuries they Baw for mess and 

 returned aboard about four bells, first watch, thoroughlv tired 

 and supremely happy. They did not need the sinoky sou'wester 

 that Jerry passed around to lull them to sleep, but resolved it 

 was just what they needed iu that prohibitiou State to fill their 

 cups of happiness. 



Meringue and I had filled up the tank from a fine spring upon 

 Merrit's Island, and caught a dozen young pollock and sea perch 

 with a few sculpins in the afternoon, and we had a late fishbreak- 

 fast next morning, as everybody was very sleepy; then we stowed 

 things closely aud were ready for sea. Lawyer Curry, with his 

 wife and sous, called upon us in his sailboat, and expressed great 

 interest in the first cutter he had ever looked over He had suf- 

 fered from insomnia aud nervous exhaustion, and came to the 

 Cape to rough it, and keep house in the primitive fashion adopted 

 by many Maine sea shore dwellers in summer. He had learned 

 to manage his well ballasted little sailboat with skill, and the 

 family spent as much time afloat as ashore, visiting the islands 

 and inlets, climbing over the rocks and fishing and picknickiug 

 as they fancied. His health was fully restored, though he received 

 a daily mail and the Boston Journal, which ought to be missing a 

 week at a time when one desires the best results from a sanitary 

 outing. 



The wind had been light from the southeast all morning, but it 

 shifted around south at six bells, morning watch, and Pilot 

 Fletcher and Mr. Curry came on board, the latter asking permis- 

 sion to go out with us and see the yacht work, winch request I 

 was glad to grant. It was half flood and the moderate wind was 

 dead ahead, so we had sharp work beating out. We tacked 

 several times within 25ft. of the rough, rocky shores, aud the 

 more the pilot saw of the yacht's quickness and cer taint v in stays, 

 the closer he ventured in, as it was necessa ry to save every inch 

 possible lo get out at all. In half an hour we were out clear of 

 the care and kept off for Portland, heaving to off Stage Harbor, 

 where the pilot and passenger hauled up their boat and went in, 

 wishing us ?x>» m>ya{i>\ 



I would advise visiting yachtsmen not to attempt, to beat into 

 or out of Cape Porpoise. It is an extremely narrow and danger- 

 ous channel, and upon the south snore there are immense boulders 

 lying far out and barely covered with water. It would be much 

 safer to run into Stage Hat bor just to the north. Tlie passage is 

 clear and there is a good safe anchorage in this desolate-looking 

 haven in most weathers, but it has the swell of the ocean, and it 

 is sometimes necessary fo shift from one side to the other for 

 shelter when the wind changes to the eastward. 



The wind soon came out southeast and blew steadily till we bad 

 passed Cape Elizabeth. We ran pretty close in and had excellent 

 views of Wood Island, Biddefoid Pool, Scarborough, Perrv and 

 Old Orchard beaches, Richmond Island and the Cape. We passed 

 and saluted a beantiiul yacht flying to the southward, but could 

 not make out her signals. She had two boats at davits, all sail 

 except spiniker set, and a merry party in the cockpit, and made a 

 most beautiful picture, which we greatly admired. 1 have since 

 learned that it was the Lillie, belonging to my friend, Mr. S. E. 

 Tobey, of the S. B. Y. C. 



We passed a buoy oft" Cape Elizabeth marked T. R., which we 

 supposed was Trundy's Reef, and were dismayed to find another 

 buoy to windward lettered the same. The former was Taylor's 

 Rock, and then we were sailing right across Truudy's Reef, which 

 makes a long way off from shore. There was enough svater for 

 us, to be sure, but I don't like deviations f j-om customarv and safe 

 channels, and so hauled-to a little and left, the Trundy Buoy to 

 port. The wind shifted to W.N. W. and hecame very light soon 

 after, and we had a slow run into Portland; but we passed several 

 large schooners on the way, and were pleased at the evidence of 

 speed. 



We anchored off the P. Y. C. house and fired a gun, which was 

 soon answered by the club. Then things were snugged up, the 

 crew went ashore aud registered at the club house and took a 

 stroll about town. There was quite a fleet of yachts around, and 

 I noticed Commodore Uray's new sloop Yiva among them. The 

 Commodore takes bis family and friends aboaid every Saturdav 

 afternoon, runs down to Peak's Island, anchors for the night, 

 takes a good rest and sail next day and gets back to town Sunday 

 night— a most rational proceeding for an overworked city doctor. 

 Our crew made a visit to Old Orchard by train on Sunday. 



[TO BE CONTINVTEl).] 



METEOR.— The steam yaeht Meteor, injure! by collision with 

 the steamer W yanoke, has been repaired at Norfolk. The result 

 of the official investigation has been to exonerate her sailing 

 master, Onslow- Ludlow, from all blame, the following letter 

 being sent to him by Messrs. William H. Ward and James R. 

 Guy, United States local inspectors of steam vessels at Norfolk, 

 Va.s 1 Sir— After investigation of the circumstances of the colli- 

 sion between the steamer Wyanoke and yacht Meteor in Hamp- 

 ton Roads on the afternoon of February 14, we And that you were 

 not in fault, and you are, therefore, acquitted of all blame." 



UNITED STATES NAVAL INSTITUTE. — The quarterly vol- 

 ume of the Proceedings of the United States Naval institute, 

 just issued, contains a valuable paper on "Naval Reserves and 

 the Recruiting and Training of Men," bv Lieut. Sidney A. Staun- 

 ton, U. S. N., of the Bureau of Naval Intelligence. 



SEAVVANHAKA C. Y. C.-On Nov. 33 Mr. Gi lbert C. Wilson 

 delivered a very interesting lecture on sails before the club, fol- 

 lowed by a general discussion. 



THISTLE, sloop, has been sold by Wm, Ziegler to Malcolm Gra- 

 ham. 



SOME HINTS FOR AMATEUR DRAFTSMAN. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Having labored for some years with the ordinary T-square and 

 drawing board, their shortcomings have become painfully ap- 

 parent, and longer toleration of them bad become impossible. 

 The crowning iniquity was developed when an attempt was made 

 to lay down the lines of a new canoe from tables given by Mr. 

 Stephens. 



In "Canoe and Boat Building" there are some useful bints on 

 drawing tools which are worth attention. Hut even with a drawing 

 board, improved in form till it becomes ISx-luin., the total depra- 

 vity of inanimate objects manifest!- itself in a marked degree. 



Theoretically the end aud one side of such a board can be made 

 true, and they should be at right angle to each other. Practically 

 wood warps and twisls until the augle between them is almost 

 anything you please except the desired right angle. Theory again 

 says that pare.llel lines may be drawn with a T-aqnare upon such a 



board, and by changing the square to the adjacent side other 

 lines can be drawn at right angles fo the first. The failures 

 which practice de velops shakes faith in 1 heorv, at least in this 

 particular case 



The amount of fairing which waterliues call for is another 

 proof that something is wrong. To one who makes drawings io 

 the hundredth of an inch the results are. unbearable. When a 

 thing cannot he longer endured, the old proverb asserts that it- 

 must, be cured. The following scheme, after careful trial, has to 

 say tiie least given great relief, though not perfect. The board is 

 a niece of pine ISin. wide am 30 or 88in. long. It wa sawed off 

 and planed on both sides. No effort was made to get the ends 

 and sides square. The only requisite was that the surface should 

 be smooth. 



On the left hand end a strip 2in. wide was nailed. The outer 

 side id tins was made true with a jointer. This completes the 

 board. Time needed for making it say ten minutes. In practice 

 have as many as may be wanted. How the thing looks finished is 

 shown in the upper figure. 



The T-square is made to fit. the board. Take a block like that 

 at the left of the lower figure, pine will answer. Put a screw hole 

 in it as shown. For the blade use scroll saw stuff 1-lfiin. thick. 

 It should be 3lhn. long, Gin. wide, and tapered to Sin. at the outer 

 end. Put a screw through the hole A into the stock, or head, of 

 theT- Screw up tight enough to hold the parts last and then 

 put the square upon the board. Swing the blade till blade and 

 upper edge are fairly parallel. Then put in the other two screws, 

 A hand vise or a clamp is convenient to prevent the blade from 

 slipping while boring the holes and setting the screws. This is 

 not really necessary because it is not a question of truth, That 

 is to be. purchased ready made. The lower figure shows the 

 Bquare complete. B and C are two wire nails for which holes are 

 made. The object of tbem is to nail the square fast to the board 

 in the lowest position. All vertical lines can then be drawn with 

 a 18-inch triangle and they wdl be truly at right angles to the 

 base. In making the square the only point to be carefully noted 



ways 



ot using the apparatus. First, it can be employed as an ordinary 

 square and nailed only in the lowest position. Second, measure 

 oh from a central line the distance of all horizontal lines wanted 

 aud then nail the r-equare fast in each position before drawing 

 the line- It can be secured by a slight blow of a tack hammer on 

 the two nails. The nails can at any time be reset in the holes and 

 the blade will be held firmly in its original position. 



When nailed fast the triangles cau be used with perfect confi- 

 dence, because the base line is absolutely secure. As the nails are 

 Sin. long, and are only driven far enough to hold, thev can be 

 drawn with the lingers. 



The narrow board is a great advantage, asis the square tacked in 

 place and always in the place where it is wanted, while noth hands 

 are at liberty. The whole thing is so light and onickly finished 

 that a half a dozen of them may be made, if so mauy'drawings 

 are iu progress. Warping does not disturb the lines, nor prevent 

 the square from returning exactly to the original position. For 

 very accurate work the paper maybe mounted with starch on 

 muslm, and then fastened with starch to the board over the whole 

 surface. There are then no thumb tacks to annoy the drafts- 

 man. The paper when thus secured will not expand nor contract 

 BO as to annoy the draftsman, In fact, one will have to have very 

 fine gauges to find any alteration whatever. 



Lastly, let every one who wishes to do accurate and satisfac- 

 tory drawing buy a steel scale, graduated on one side, at least, to 

 hundredths of an inch. They are usually made with a variety of 

 divisions on the four edges, and can be had in all lengths from 

 8m. up. These scales, with their fine divisions, enable calcula- 

 tions to be carried out with a degree of exactness entirely un- 

 known with the ordinary rules and scales. W. E. P. 



NEW YACHTS. 



THE 40-footer designed by Mr. A. Gary Smith 1b for Mr. Royal 

 Phelps Carroll, former owner of Nokomis, schr. The first 

 intention was to make her a keel boat, but it has been decided to 

 make an improved Banshee, deeper and of racing model and 

 build, and with a centeiboard. She will be built by Poillon. and 

 will he of wood. The Wetmore 40 at Bay Ridge is in frame, and 

 Kathleen is w r ell along toward completion. Chispa is ready to 

 launch at any time. At Salem Frisbie has painted the 40 Helen, 

 and her cabiu is nearly completed. The 30 is nearly planked. 

 At Lawley's Merlin is planed off aud ready for paint as soon as 

 the color is decided on. Verena, Nanon and Nepenthe are about 

 completed, the Belmont 40, Mariquita, is planked and planed off, 

 and work on her deck is under way. Lotowana. Mr. Foster's 40, 

 is laid down. Mr. Oweus's 45 will be laid down this week, but the 

 Hasbrouck 40 has not been sent lo the builder yet. At City Point 

 Pryor is working under cover on the Mosher launch, everything 

 being kept secret. She will be about 60ft, long with double skin, 

 the outer one of mahogany. At Newburvport P. J. Lowell is 

 building a sloop, Vexer, 23ft. 4in. over all, 19ft. lOin. l.w.l., 9ft. Sin, 

 beam. Another yaeht of the same size is also building by Fred 

 Ellis. Rumors are afloat about New York of three large steam 

 yachts to be commenced soon. 



DRm AM, sloop, Mr. Lee Johnson, of New York, capsized and 

 sank on March 25, off Jekyl Island, Georgia, her crew being saved- 

 She is a centerboard sloop, built at Pamrapo by McGiehan, 38ft„ 

 l.w,l., 15ft. beam and 4ft. draft. 



