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came very exciting. Off Wing's Neck, however, Kiowa began to 

 gain and kept doing so steadily, winniug by 22 seconds. Time of 

 race, Kiowa 1:59:42, Eina 2:0:3. , 



ThelCUi opened very calm, and the third race was postponed 

 to 1 P. M. in bopps of a breeze. At that time there was a very 

 light southeast air, and Kiowa jrot rid of three-fourths of her bal- 

 last: Eini, on the other hand, replaced the ballast she had taken 

 out the day before. The course was round Drv Ledare buoy and 

 Sciaggy Neck buoy, about 10^ miles, but only one leg was a beat. 

 The boats got off neck and neck, with Kiowa to windward. Dry 

 Ledge was rounded by Kio wa with Eina almost, touching her; and 

 just here a strong breeze struck in. Eina did beautifully, but 

 kiowa was too light, she needed ballast, and Eina took the lead, 

 rounding Scraggy Neck buoy with a lead of 50 seconds. On the 

 run home one. was as good as the other; neither gained at all: but, 

 just as Eina reached the line i he wind, which had been failing, 

 died out almost entirely, spinning out Ema's lead to 1:35. 't ime 

 ot race: Eina, 1:54:29: Kiowa, 1:5(1:04. 



Both boats sailed wonderfully well for their size in comparison 

 with the best boats in the bay of the class above them, carryine 

 their sail very well. 



Racing in the secoi d class promises to be lively this season, as 

 Crawl and Mollie are now ju good hands, and will be raced for all 

 they aio worth, while Dunu is building three new boats for the 

 class. X. Y. Z. 



VALKYRIE'S SIZE. 



IF those yachtsmen who are so anxious over Valkyrie's tonnage 

 dimensions will take a trip to Staten Island they may see a 

 yacht that is still larger iu proportion t han Valkyrie. Tne new 

 40ft. cutter Minera, cesigned by Win. Fife, Jr., is rated in Lloyd's 

 Register as 48.?ft. tonnage length. Her loadline is under 40ft., so 

 that a 70ft. yacht of the same proportions would be 85.33£t. ton- 

 nage length, or 1-mger than Valkyrie. Those who hpvo seen both 

 Minerva and the new Gorilla will he aMe to forma pretty correct 

 idea from the two as to whether Valk.x He can possibly he as 

 powerful, or cany as much sail as Katrina. Katrina's beam is 

 20ft. 4in„ while Valkyrie's is but. 1G, and at the same time the former 

 is a very powerful boat of 9' t. 4in. draft. Her sail area measured 

 by the Y. E. A. rule is 7,200ft., while Valkyrie is not likely to 

 carry over 0,300ft. in her races here. A comparison of their 

 measurements is also interesting. 



_ , , Katrina. Valkyrie. 



Tonnage length 81 . 42 85 



Fore overhang 10.25 



Rake of stern post aft of l.w.l. 1.17 



After overhang 12.33 



Over all length .93.60 



Height of side . . 3.25 



Bedouin is very nearly of Valkyrie's beam and probably about 

 the same displacement, and her after overhang is 13.25ft 'but is 

 she has a plumb stem she is but 83.25ft. over all. Valkyrie prob- 

 ably has a little longer stern than Katrina, or sav lift., which 

 added to Bed< min's lengtn would gi veover 94ft. for a clipper-stem 

 Bedouin. In Katrina the sternpost has a moderate rake, only 1ft 

 2in. beyond the loadline, but Valkyrie has about the same as 

 Thistle, or 45°, and with as high aside as Bedouin, or over 4ft 

 the overhang of the sternpost would be 4ft. or more. The only 

 dimensions yet known aie the loadline and length lor tonnage 

 70 and 85ft.. and it is probable that the latter includes lift, of fore 

 overhang, 70ft. loadline and 4ft. overhang of sternpost If 

 this is the case, her bow will be no more powerful than 

 , Katrina's nor her stern more powerful than Bedouin's. The 

 tonnage length is a measurement almost devoid of meaning 

 when applied to a comparison of clipper and plumb-stemmed 

 yachts. It depends on two dimensions, which have absolutely 

 nothing to do with the size or power of the boat; the length of 

 the figurehead and the rake of the sternpost, the length of the 

 counttr is not included in any way. Valkyrie, as we know has 

 a more elaborate figurehead than is usual, representing one of 

 tbe Valkyries after whom she is named, but as to the length of 

 her counter, nothing is known. 



COOPER'S POINT CORINTHIAN Y. C. 



drizzling ram. The cabin boats Luzetta, Hesperus and Roseta 

 of the Quaker City Y. C, had not come down to the starting 

 point, and the commodore put in the time witn a very interesting 

 review of tbe following boats: Allmond, Capt. C. Ghegan- Wilk* 

 ins, Capt. James Bagly, literary editor of the Call; Kinsey, Capt 

 Will Kinsey; Item, Capt. Walter Humphries; Cook, Capt Will 

 Cook; Anderson, Capt. F. Lorimer. The boats got off on the 

 young ebb at 1:45, wind fresh from S.W. The cabin boats soon 

 took the lead, and it was observed that the Luzetta, Capt. Charles 

 Simonds, one of the judges' boats, was drawing rapidly ahead of 

 her cabin sisters. In the meantime the Keystone, Capt. R G 

 Wilkins, had secured a lead ahead of the racing boats favorable 

 to notice the sailing of the cabin and open boats. The wind kept 

 freshening and the big fellows had their decks awash, the Luzetta 

 gradually opening the gap. After a good deal of skirmishing be- 

 tween the Kinsey and Item the former boat finally shook off her 

 wily opponent and left the balance of the fleet iii the rear. At 

 5:50 P. M. a heavy squall from the N.W. struck the boats. The 

 Kinsey came to at tlie Hook, the Item passing her under full sail 

 which she carried through the squall. Working vessels and cabin 

 yachts anchored save the Luzetta, she went through with reefed 

 mainsail and jib stowed. The Keystone passed Hesperus anchored 

 below Old Man's Point at 12:40 A. M., reported that none of the 

 racers had passed her. at least as far as they knew. The Allmond 

 and Wilkins came to at Upper Chester in the squall and went out 

 of the race. The Cook took refuge in Perch Creek on the Jersey 

 shore. The Kinsey got under way after the squall, but returned 

 to the Hook and went out of the race. The Luzetta anchored off 



which lasted about 45 minutes. 



The wind shifted to northeast shortly after the Keystone turned 

 the stakeboat, and it was a dead beat home. The Luzetta, after 

 waiting till flood tide at 7:25, left for home, leaving the lighthouse 

 keeper to report the other boats should they come down. Key- 

 stone passed Item above New Castle, meeting the Cook at Deep 

 Water Point bound down. Sue hauled her wind with the Item 

 and went out of the race. The Anderson failed to get off with tbe 

 race, and being handicapped returned to her mooring early in the 

 race. Luzetta anchored off League Island with Keystone at 2-30 

 P. M., ebb tide and a dead calm. A breeze eventually sprung up 

 from southeast and the Keystone got under way, 'arriviu" at 

 Cooper's Point at 10 P. M. The Item arrived at 1 o'clock and wins 

 a silver pitcher. All credit to young Humphries, who with a 

 green crew saved the race, she being the only boat that went over 

 the course. While I admire courage I like to see it tempered 

 With discretion. It was a desperate, daring feat, and the young- 



ster turned up on top. Probably in after years— as he is full o f 

 vim and pluck— experience will have toned him down, and the 

 reckless young sailor will develop into a first-class yachtsman. 

 At any rate he succeeded this time, and I hope he ever may in the 

 future. u. G. Wilkjus. 



OBSERVATIONS OF OCEAN CURRENTS.— The Coast Survey 

 steami-r Blake, Lieut. J. E. Pillsbnry, U. S. N., commanding, has 

 been ordered to make observations of the currents of the Atlantic 

 Ocean in different places. During the remainder of the mouth of 

 May, as well as June and July, the Blake will anchor in the fol- 

 lowing localities: Southeast of nape Hat1 eras, south of Nantucket 

 Shoals and south of George's Shoals. When at anchor the Blake 

 Will display dm ing the day three balls or shapes at the foivtopmas t 

 bead; during the night three lights— red, white, red— one above 

 the, other. Masters of vessels navigating these waters are re- 

 quested to keep clear of her. In connection with this current 

 woik. Lieut. I'illsbury will set adrift a number of subsurface 

 current flouts, each consisting of a lj^in. square white-painted 

 pine staff, about, 8ft. long, projecting from 1 to 2ft. a,hove the sui- 

 faco, surmounted by a simple tin wind vane, and with four gal- 

 vanized sheet iron wings at the lower end to receive the impulse 

 of the ocean currents at a depth of 6 or 7ft. below the surface, and 

 cause it to drift with the subsurface currents and be substan- 

 tially exempt from the influence of winds or surface currents. 

 The staff carries five glass water-tight tubes, each held in a mor- 

 tise by easily unfastened copper wire. Each tube incloses an 

 envelope, addressed to -'The Superintendent Coast and Geodetic 

 Survev, Washington, D. C," containing a leaflet printed in Eng- 

 lish. German, Spanish and French, showing the dale and locality 

 of the first launching of the float, and giving instructions to the 

 finder as to filling the blanks with the date and locality at which 

 he found it. Any person finding one of the floats is respectfully 

 and earnestly requested to remove from it one of the glass tubes 

 and immediately set the float adrift again, so that it may con- 

 tinue to float with currents until intercepted again and another 

 tube removed by some other finder, and so on until it is finally 

 lost or all its tubes removed. Each findi r should break or open 

 the tube carefully, read, and foliow the directions of the printed 

 leaflet, by writing in the proper blank spaces the date ami locality 

 at which he fouud it, either afloat or ashore, appending his own 

 signature and address, inclosing it in the accompanying envelope, 

 and forwarding it. t o the. nearest United States Consul, or mailing 

 it. to the Superintendent of the Coatt and Geodetic Survey, as ad- 

 dressed. In view of the importance to safety of navigation of all 

 items of information as to the direction and velocity of ocean 

 currents, all mariuers and people along shore are urgently re- 

 quested to contribute to the success of this feature of tlieir inves- 

 tigation by intercepting and relaunching a. float wherever seen, 

 and carefully complying with the foregoing suggestions.— Ex. 



THE AMERICAN SHIP WINDLASSES.— The large shops o f 

 the American Ship Windlass Co., at Providence, R, L, have been 

 busy this spring with a great deal of yacht work, in addition to 

 the large line of steam capsi aus and wind lasses for the merchant 

 marine, the navy and the fishing fleet. The line of yacht wind- 

 lasses includes the Providence Noiseless Pump Brake Windlass, 

 with Grater's friction locking gear; a simpler form of the same 

 windlass fitted for wooden bitts, and a ratchet gvpsey windlass, 

 also for wooden bitts. The former is fitted to the deck on cast 

 iron brackets, instead of bitts, and is a very compact and powerful 



FREDONIA.— The new Burgess fisherman left Boston on May 

 14 on her trial trip, returning on May 18 after a trip to Nausbon. 

 She will be docked and painted this week, sailing about Saturday 

 for l<ayal, with the following party on board: Mrs. Edward M. 

 Cary, Miss Hester Cunningham, Mrs. H. B. Stone. Miss Alice 

 Stone. Miss A. It. Jones, M ss E. F. Russell, Miss Alice Dabney, 

 Miss Margaret: Forbes, Messrs. F. H. Stone, Charles Dabuev, 

 Edward Cunningham, Jr., and I. Malcolm Forbes. Capt. Harty 

 will command her, with a crew of twelve, and Bhe will sail under 

 the E. Y. O. flag, being now enrolled in the club. 



CHANGES OF O WNE RSHI P.— Beetle, cutter, has been sold by 

 C. A. Prince to Mr. Guild. .. .Bcrma, cutter, has been sold by.J.H. 

 Hubbard to George Gannon, who in turn has sold his si oop' Wan- 

 da to J. A. Blockings ...The Boston schr. Dorothy Q, has been 

 sold by Edward Quincy to Portland, Me., owners ... Royal, schr., 



has been sold by King Upton to G. Wallace Ltirline, steam 



yacht, has been sold hv J. M. Waterburv to W. B. Wetmore... 

 Merlin, cutter, has been sold by Wm. Whifloek, and Nomad, 

 sloop, has been sold by H. C. Wintringham. 



NEPENTHE.— On May 18, the compromise sloop Nepenthe 

 sailed from Boston to New Orleans, her owner, Mr. Richardson, 

 of the Southern Y. C. with a friend, being on board. Her racing 

 spars were shipped by steamer and she will make the voyage 

 tinier a small rig. 



A NEW STEEL YACHT.— Mr. Piepgrass has lately laid down 

 a, steel steam yacht, designed by Mr. J. F. Tarns, lor Gen. Butter- 

 field, to be used tor shooting in Southern wators. She will be a 

 Side-wheeler, 78. over all, 14ft. 6iu. beam and hut 2ft. 3in. draft. 



TORONTO Y. C— The season was opened on Mav 18 by a race 

 between the four skirl's Puritan, Shamrock. Ruby and Up easy; two 

 founds of a triangular course in the Bav, with a fresh east wind. 

 Ruby won with Puritan second. 



VERVE.— The second Verve, owned in Chicago for several 

 years, has been sold to Com. Boswell. of the R. C. Y. C, and with 

 her namesake and predecessor, Verve No. 1, will henceforth hail 

 from Toronto. 



NEVERSINK— The Norton yawl Xeversink reached Boston 

 safely, has started to cross the Atlantic. 



HELEN, the McVey 40, has bad her spruce mast, replaced by • 

 Oregon pine, as it proved too weak on trial. 



the Smith yawl Montecito, and the Burgess boats Verona, Nanon, 

 Nepenthe, Maraquita, Nymph, and the Hasbrouck and Owens 

 boats. Tomahawk is fitted with a vertical windlass. Gorilla will 

 have a pump brake windlass, Kathleen, the new Gardner 30, has 

 a pump brake friction windlass. The new jet propeller Evolution 

 will have the large windlass and locking gear, while one of the 

 same has lately been placed on the schooner Montauk. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C. OF NEW YORK. — The Corinthian Y. C 

 of New York has arranged a sweepstake sail, professional crews 

 allowed, for 40-footers, at §100 each for starters, . f 20 if declared 

 out by June 30, $50 if declared out by July 31, 10 per cent, to the 

 sweepstake fund; to be sailed at Newport over a 25-mile triangu- 

 lar course, one leg of which must be dead to windward. The 

 date for the race will be shortly after the New York V. C.'s cruise 

 date; date, time, place and course to be announced by Aug 3 

 No limit of time for race. If more than two and less "than six 

 start, the winner shall receive 70 per cent, of the sweepstake in 

 silver plate and the second shall receive. 20 per cent. If more 

 than six start, the winner shall receive <s0 per cent, of the value 

 of the sweepstake in silver plate, the second 18 per cent, and the 

 thn d 12 per cent, in silver plate. Entries close June 10, and mav 

 be addressed to M. Roosevelt Schuyler, Sec'y Corinthian Y C 

 of N. Y., 55 Beaver street. New York. 



LARCHMONT Y. C— The racing season for the large classes 

 will be opened by the Larchmont Y. C. with two important races 

 next week, the first being on Decoration Day, when a match will 

 be sailed over the 27 knot course of the club between Shamrock 

 and Titania, for a cup costing f 750. The club offers to make the 

 prize 81,000, if Katrina or Bedouin will enter, and it will be a dis- 

 appointment to many if neither of the two turn up. On June I 

 the regular spring regatta, open to members of the New York 

 Eastern, Seawanhaka Corinthian, Atlantic, Now York Corin- 

 thian, Oyster Bay Corinthian, New Haven, New Rochelle and New 

 Bedford yacht clubs, will be sailed over the regular club courses. 

 Full particulars as to courses, entries, etc.. may he obtained ot 

 the regatta committee, E. J. Greacen, Potter building, Park Row 

 N. Y., Otto Sarony, Larchmont N. Y., Chester C. Munroe, 77 Wil- 

 liam street, N. Y. 



LLOYD'S YACHT REGISTER.— The last volume of this valu- 

 able work, just issued, is somewhat smaller than that of last year, 

 as, in consequence of the yearly growth, it has been found advis- 

 able to omit the building rules, which will be published sepa- 

 rately. The -Register" now includes a total of 5,733 yachts. Of 

 the 4,u9S that are measured by Lloyd's rule, there are 1,006 steam- 

 ers and b,o32 sailing craft. Of new yachts 22 steam and 21 sailing 

 are noted as built in Great Britain this year, of which 18 are built 

 to class. Valkyrie is listed, but very meager details are given- 

 Thames tonnage 94ft., length for tonnage~85£t, beam 10ft,, hold 

 ll.fitt. The convenient and attractive arrangement of flaps intro- 

 duced last y ear is continued. The value of the "Registei" and of 

 Lloyd's classification is now generally recognized bv yachtsmen, 

 and it is time that a similar scheme was instituted in America. 

 , r ME A5 LENGTH -The New York Y, R. A. should at once elect 

 Mr. Nathaniel C. Moore, of Baltimore, an honorary member. 

 Mr. Moore has designed a 70-footer Cup defender with but 2ft 

 total overhang. Mr. Moore's greatest success thus far was the 

 sloop Baltimore, built in 1851. She was 42ft. over all, 41ft. l.w., 

 10ft. beam, 3ft. draft aft, lft. 4in. forward. Unfortunately this 

 flyer was burned many years since by jealous rivals, or she might 

 teach something to the new forties. Mr. Moore is evidently in 

 accord with the new association in the matter of shifting ballast 

 as be announces that outside lead is a drag, comparing a lead 

 keel to a pair of lead soles on a man's shoes. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



F. D. B., who inquired for good trout fishing, will please send 

 address to this office. 



W. C. H., New York.— Will you please advise me which is the 

 best, reel to use for trout fishing, a ■ lick oraplaiu one without anv 

 stops? Ans. Use a click reel by all means. 



J. S. L., Ottawa. -Will a slight bruise on a gun barrel make it 

 liable to bulge or hurst? Bruise shows on inside of barrel. Ans. 

 No, not if the metal is good; it can be taken out by a gunsmith. 



F. B., East Hampton, Conn.— Can some of the Forest and 

 Stum AM readers give me some information in regard to the trout 

 fishing in the neighborhood of Gorham, N. H., also best time for 

 same? Ans. There are small trout in the waters nearby, and 

 June and July are the best months. 



. F. E. W., South Manchester, Conn— Can you tell me how to 

 transplant oak, maple or chestnut trees that are 6 to Sin. in 

 diameter? Ans. Trees of this size growing in a forest will prob- 

 ably have long, straggling lateral loots, and in raising them from 

 thDir beds the important point is to avoid injury to the roots and 

 rootlets. Having raised the tree trim or prune away the small 

 hranches, leaving very few leaves, and transplant in holes about 

 4 or 5ft. diameter aud 3lt. deep. If any of the roots cannot be. 

 bent to accommodate themselves to the space, cut them off with a 

 clean cut. Bury the trunk to the same level as it stood at before 

 transplanting. 



S. G., Gildersleeve, Conn.— Will a brook running through a 

 meadow I rom small, but constant springs freeze so as to kill 

 trout? Would ponds along! ide of this brook, if you increase 

 volume of them by sinking artesian wells, be good and suitable 

 water ? The land is boggy and springy. Ans. 1. If the stream 

 flowing out from the springs is shallow it will always be liable to 

 freeze in winter and kill the trout. 2. We advise you to dig a 

 pond, about eight feet deep in the deepest part, and let it fill from 

 the springs, making suitaDle provision to prevent the escape of 

 the trout at the overflow. Artesian wells will be unnecessary if 

 your springs are cold euough and it is impossible to tell what the 

 qualities of the water would ho until you try it, with fish. 



H. R. S., Hudson, N. Y.— ETshiug for weakflsh I have used a 15- 

 thread bass line, and find when it gets wet it sticks to the rod 

 and will not render readily. Would a grass line render readily? 

 Would it, if the spoon overruns, spring off and snarl the same, as 

 a fly line when the spool overruns? What would its durability he 

 in salt water? Ans. We do not know abetter line for bait-fishing 

 than a small-size, hard-braided raw silk line; if the weakfish are 

 not above the average size, use an H or No. 6 line. The relaid 

 Japanese grass liue kinks badly, and yet it is preferred bv most 

 anglers m the South and West. If you dry your line thoroughly 

 after using it there should be no decrease of durability in salt 

 water. We prefer a waterproof line for such fishing. You will 

 find now also a cable-laid line of boiled silk— a very good line for 

 bait-fishing, giving very little trouble on account of kinking. 



Paul Pryoh, New York.— Iu the May 2 number of Forkst \ tsn 

 Stream I met a snag which I ask you to kindly answer. Under 

 the head Kennel Notes and Names Claimed, there appear.-: vnnie 

 Lisle, Rosebud and Zylla 11. By St. Cloud Kennel, Mott Haven 

 N. Y., for red Irish setter bitches, whelped March 25, 1889, bv 

 Royal Ruby out of Zylia; then, under head Sales, appears: Koyal 

 Ruby-Zylla wbelp. Red Irish setter dog, whelped March 25, 3 88ft. 

 What I would like to know, are there two Royal Rubvs or is the 

 puppy Royal Ruby the father of his sisters? As I am interested 

 would like, to be set, aright as there appears to have been some 

 mistake. Ans. There is no mistake, the sale recorded is of an un- 

 named whelp by Royal Ruby and out of Zylla from the same lit- 

 ter as those for which names were claimed. Tne address you 

 wish is Mott Haven, N. Y. 



T. Z., New York.— What is the difference between blood worms, 

 sand worms and white worms? In what localities are each to be 

 found, and where can they be bought in New York? Which is 

 the best bait fot striped bass surf fishing during June? Ans The 

 blood worm is the larva of CMronomns, belonging to the family 

 Tipulidre, or crane flies. It is found in rain wafer in cisterns The 

 name is probably also applied to some of the annelids found under 

 stones along the seashore. Sand worm is a name used for various 

 species of annelids, or marine worms. White worms are prob- 

 ably sand fleas and other crustaceans found on the shore; the 

 name would be appropriate for the large Hippd, so much liked by 

 sheepshead fishermen. See -Seneca's" articles in late issues for 

 places in New York where these baits can be procured. For surf 

 fishing for striped bass in June we prefer shedder crabs, shrimp 

 and clams in the order named. 



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