Sept. 13, 1888.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



13© 



THE A. C. 



REGATTA 



A. MEET OF 18SS. 



COMMITTEE'S REPORT. 



THE following is the record of prize winners at. the A. C. A. meet, Lake George, 1888, together with a list of elubs and indi vidnal 

 donating cash, Hags, etc., for prizes, showing to whom such prizes were awarded: 



No. 1. Class II.— Paddling 



Second 



N(>. 2. Class Hl.-Paddling 



Second 



No. 3. Class IV.-Paddling 



Second 



No. 4. Combined 



Second 



No. 5. Classes A and B— Sailing 



Second 



tSi^The above Ave races constitute 



Record— First Prize 



Second Prize 



Third Prize 



Fourth Prize 



Fifth Prize 



No. 6. Trophy -Sailing 



Second 



No. 7. Trophy— Paddling 



Second 



No. 8. Class I.-Paddling 



Second 



No. 9. Open— Paddling 



Second 



Winners. 



No. 10. Tandem— Classes A, B 



Second . . . 



No. 11. Tandem— Open 



Second 



No. 12. Upset— Paddling. 

 No. 13. Hurry-Scurry. . 



No. 14. 75ft. Sailing 



No. 15. Novice— Sailing.. 



Second 



Second... 

 Second — 



Second 



No. hi. Consolation- Sailing 



Second 



No. 17. Upset— Sailing 



Second 



No. 18. Maneuvering 



Secoud 



No. 19. Class C 



Second 



No. 20. Unlimited Sailing, abandoned. 



No. 31. CI nb Race. ... 



First Prize 



No. 32. Oyinnastics 



A, B. Pattou 



Grant E. Edgar, Jr 



Dr. H. E. Rice 



Emil C. Kuappe 



M. V. Brokaw 



W. A. Leys 



M. V. Brokaw 



Emil C. Knappe 



i M. V. Brokaw 



I R.W.Bailey 



the Record events. 



M. V. Brokaw 



Emil C. Knappe 



W. A. Leys 



A. B. Pattou 



IT. L. Quick 



M. V. Brokaw 



Paul Butler 



Dr. H.E. Rice 



M. F.Johnson 



H. Torrance 



Dr. H. E. Rice 



H. Torrance 



Arthur Amory, Jr 



Rice and Knappe 



Brokaw and Schuyler 



I H. Torrance 



"I W. A. Leys 



t J. R. Robertson 



1 F. S. Kimball 



L. B. Palmer 



A. B. Pattou 



L. B. Palmer 



H. LaMotte 



Ford Jones 



M. V. Brokaw 



J. A. Gage 



F. T. Walsh 



Win. Whitlock 



Geo. A. Warder 



Geo. A. Warder 



A. S. Putnam 



Fold Jones 



M. V. Brokaw 



\V. L. Palmer 



W.M. Paxton, .lr 



Race called — no boats. 



Lowell Club 



Paul Butler 



Geo. A. Warder 



Yonkers 



Newhurgh 



Springfield. 



Springfield 



Brooklyn 



Toronto 



Brooklyn 



Springfield 



Brooklyn 



Pittsburgh 



Prize Presented by 



Brooklyn , 



Springfield 



Toronto 



Yonkers 



Yonkers 



Brooklyn 



Lowell 



Springfield 



Toronto 



Brockville 



Springfield 



Brockvillc 



Harvard 



Springfield 



Brooklyn 



Brockville 



Toronto 



Lawrence 



Newton 



Ianthe 



Yonkera 



Ianthe 



Philadelphia 



Brockville 



Brooklyn 



Lowell" 



Lowell 



Brooklyn 



Jabberwock 



Jabberwock 



Brockville 



Brooklyn 



Mohican 



Lowell 



Jabberwock . 



Vesper 0. C. ($5.00). 

 Association. 

 Toronto C. C, Flag. 

 Association. 

 Deserouto C. C. ($5.00). 

 Association. 

 Rondout C. C. ($5.00). 

 Association. 

 Ianthe C. C. ($5.00). 

 Association. 



Association Bunting Flag. 



New York C. C. (35.00). 



Pittsburgh C, C. ($5.00). 



Pittsburgh C. C. (85.00). 



Shattemne C. C. ($5.00). 



$300 Cup, Bunting Flag, Association. 



Newburgh C. Gi ($5.00). 



Association Bunting Flag. 



Shuh-shuh-gah ('. ( '. ($5.5.1). 



Mohican C. 0. ($5.00). 



Association. 



Brooklyn C. C. ($5.00). 



Association. 

 ( Harvard C. C. ($5.00). 

 1 Quaker City C. C. Flag. 



Two Flags— Association. 



Essex C. C. ($5.00). 



Lawrence C. C. (§5.00). 



Buffalo Flag. 



Association. 



J. O. Shiras, Flag. 



J. O. Shiras, Flag. 



Yonkers C. C. ($5 00). 



Association. 



Oakland C. C„ Flag. 



Rome C. C. ($5.00). 

 Association. 

 Rochester C. C. ($5.00). 

 Association. 

 Pequot C. C. ($5.00). 

 Association. 

 Springfield O. C. ($5.00). 

 Association. 



Philadelphia C. C. ($5.00). 

 Association. 



Mohawk ($2.50); Shiras ($1.00). 

 J. H. T. E. Burr, Silk Sail. 

 Mrs. H. L. Thomas. Flag. 



EXTRA EVENTS AND PRIZES. 



Torchlight prize canoe— Townsend and Amory ($5) Com. Gibson. 



Tournament, four crews, w T on by Kimball and Robertson, Asso. 



Tug of War, four crews of four each. Two winning crews 

 were Robertson, Brazer, Kimball and Schuyler — Townsend. 

 Amory, Foster and French. Eight flags on Association account. 



Two beautiful red cedar single blade paddles presented by 

 Com. Edwards of Peterborough were given as follows: George 

 A. Warder— 2d, Barney cup race. Walter Stewart, the English 

 contestant, for pluck and sixth place on Record. 



The Hartford and Knickerbocker C. C. each sent $5 which went 

 on second prize account. 



Bunting flags were also given to each of the Record winners in 

 former years. '84 Welter, '85 Gibson, '80 Bousfield and '87 Knappe; 

 and to the trophy winner of '88 and '87, Com. Gibson. 



22 first prize double silk flags ($5 each), 38 second prize single 

 silk flags ($1.50 each) and 10 large bunting Record, trophy and 

 club prizes ($3.50 each) were purchased by toe committee. Seven 

 flags were presented to the committee for prizes, two cedar pad- 

 dles and a silk embroidered Mohican model sail. Cash subscribed 

 by the clubs, $123.50 



i Paul Butler, 

 Regatta Coiirmitte < W. A. Leys, 



/ C. Bowyer Vaux, Chairman. 



THE A. €. A. 1888 RECORD. 



M. V. Brokaw.. 

 Emil C. Knappe. 



W. A. Leys 



A. B. Pattou 



H. L. Quick 



Walter Stewart. 



G. C. Forest 



H. E. Rice 



R. W. Bailey 

 Paul Butler 



F. T. Walsh 



R. F. Brazer ... 

 W. A. Wheeler. 



E. H. Barney. . . 

 J. H. Campbell. 

 Wm. Whitlock. 



D. S. Goddard . . . 



G. E. Edgar, Jr., 

 Geo. A. Warder 

 Wm. F. Johnson 



F. A. Nickerson . 



H. L. Thomas. ., 

 A. S. Putnam.. . 

 L. B. Palmer... 



E, L. French.. . 



I***". lapel 



Eclipse 



Agawam. . . 



Dawn 



Goblin 



Evangeline 



Charm 



Dimple 



Narka 



Notus 



Fly 



Minnie G... 

 Wicassie ... 



Scud 



Ruggles.... 

 Ethel G.... 



Guenn 



Blanche .... 



Rat 



If 



Bonnie. . . . . 



Girofla 



XXX 



Sirene 



Atalanta . . 

 Elf 



30.00 

 16.95 

 15.50 

 14. till 

 13.70 



13.35 

 11.10 

 10.00 

 9.55 

 8.05 

 8 20 

 B.95 

 (1.85 

 6.40 

 5.95 

 5.50 

 4.G0 

 4.35 

 4.15 

 4.00 

 2.80 

 2.45 

 1.90 

 1.00 

 1.01) 



Brooklyn. 



Springfield. 



Toronto. 



Yonkers. 



Yonkers. 



Royal, Eng. 



Hariford. 



Springfield. 



Pittsburgh. 



Vesper. 



Vesper. 



Vesper. 



Mohican. 



Springfield. 



Sagamore. 



Brooklyn. 



Vesper. 



Newburgh. 



Jabberwock. 



Toronto. 



Springfield. 



Mohican. 



Worcester. 



Ianthe. 



Buffalo. 



Greatest possible number of points 30. Each boat and man ad- 

 mitted to three races; one paddling, one sailing, and the com- 

 bined race. Mr. Brokaw in Eclipse won the greatest possible 

 number of points for the first, time in the history of the Associa- 

 tion. { Paul Butler, 

 Regatta Committee-, W. A. Leys, 



( C. Bowyer Vaux, Chairman 



REGATTA COMMITTEE STATEMENT. 



Patent log and compass for locating and measuring courses. $25 00 



Pads for tournament lances 4.00 



Bamboo poles for tournament lances , 2.00 



Rope for buoy anchoring 3^24 



Buoys, and flag poles for same 5 - .oo 



Rent of rowboat for one week 4*50 



Printing blanks, circulars, etc 13 50 



23 first prize silk flags at $5 110 00 



28 second prize silk flags at $1.50 c^oo 



11 record, trophy and club bunting flags 37'.50 



1 ex. Record flag, to'supply a loss 3*50 



Donations from clubs for prizes 



Paid out of the A. C. A. treasury 



$123.50 



125.44 



248.94 



218.94 



Steam launch for the week cost $50, paid for by Messrs. Gibson 

 Butier, Leys, Wardwell and Vaux. 



The log, compass and lance wads are good for all time, other ex- 

 penses apply to this meet only. 

 Some ot the flags given were for previous years. 



I Paul Butler, 

 Regatta Committee- W. A. Leys, 



' C. Bowyer Vaux, Chairman . 



A CRUISE OF CANOE YAWLS IN HO LL AND .—Five canoe 

 yawls of Hull, Eng., made a very pleasant cruise m Holland last 

 month, going by steamer from Hull to Harlingen, and finally re- 

 turning by steamer from Amsterdam* The fleet included the Iris, 

 Mr. Geo. Holmes, whose lines we lately published, Manx Queen 

 18x6x2ft. 9in.; Jessie, 23x0x3; Viking, 18 X4ft. 9in.x2ft. 4in., with 

 a punt 9x3ft.; and White Wings, 16x4tt. 9in.Xlf t. Sin. 



ARLINGTON C. C. FALL REGATTA, SEPT. t. 



THE Arlington C. C, of Arlington. N. J., held a regatta on 

 Sept. 1. There being no wind to speak of. the sailing races 

 had to be abandoned. 



First event, paddling, Class 4. Entries: Messrs. G. P. Douglass, 

 Ianthe C. C; W. J. Stewart; Orange C. C; I. V. Dorland, C. V. 

 Schuyler, F. Place, Jr., D. H. Miller and W. B. Dailey, Arlington 

 C. C, who finished in the following order, with Schuyler well in 

 the lead: 



Nipsic, C. V. Schuyler 1 Jessie, F. Place, Jr 5 



Kisco, W. B. Dailey. 3 Emanon, W. J. Stewart 6 



Ignace, I. V. Dorland 3 Vera, D. H. Miller 7 



Juniata,, G. P. Douglass 4 



Schuyler had an advantage over the others, as he stood up while 

 paddling, but as no protest was made the judge declared him win- 

 ner. 



Second event, standing paddling, Class 4: 



Nipsic 1 Emanon 4 



Iguace 3 Vera 5 



Jessie 3 



The time made was very fast, considering the tide; but as the 

 distance was in this, as in all the others, estimated, not meas- 

 ured, the figures are useless for publication and therefore not 

 given. 



Third event, upset race, any canoe; same crew in canoe except 

 Dorland in the Redante: 



Nipsic 1 Kisco 3 



Jessie 3 



Redante did not finish, naving taken in too much water to 

 manage easily. The remarkable feature about this race was, 

 that although the Nipsic was the heaviest canoe in it she won 

 the race with ease, her crew having to make two attempts before 

 upsetting her, the light little Rob Roy Redante being nowhere, 

 which may encourage some faint-hearted canoeist, (if such there 

 be) to ''go in" and win and not be backward because he has not a 

 feather-weight craft. 



Fourth event, paddling, single blade, crew to paddle on either 

 side of canoe, but no change from one side to the other allowed: 



Nipsic 1 Juniata 3 



Kisco 2 



Redante made a dead heat with Kisco, but was disqualified for 

 changing paddles from one side to the other, as was also Vera. Nip- 

 sic's crew gained at, the turning point, by going forward and get- 

 ting her bow around in a jiffy, which gave him a long lead over 

 the rest, which he kept to the finish. 



Fifth event, tug of war, three trials, best two in three. Nipsic, 

 Schuyler. Dailey and Dorland. Ignace, Place, Stewart and Mil- 

 ler. "Let the good work go on" was the shout, and it did, until 

 the stern line threatened to part with the strain as the spray flew 

 from the paddles. After a hotly contested struggle Nipsic was 

 declared the winner. 



There is some talk of having a regatta on a larger scale before 

 the season closes. 



THE USE AND ABUSE OF CANOES. 



LAST week we published an account of the drowning of two 

 canoeists in an attempt to run a swollen mouutain stream. 

 The following from the Boston Journal tells of an equally sad dis- 

 aster in which a conoe was concerned: 



"Knowlton's Landing, Lake Mempjhremagoo, Aug. 34.— The 

 saddest tragedy wituessed in this peaceful region for many a day 

 was the drowning of William L. Hilton and' his affiaiiee'd wife, 

 Miss Nellie Archibald, of Montreal. For the second summer they 

 were spending their vaca tion at Mr. Tuck's house, and were enjoy- 

 ing every moment of the outing. The party consisted of five 

 young people, Mr. Hilton, Miss Archibald and her sister, Miss 

 Graham and a young brother of the Misses Archibald. Mr. Hil- 

 ton was a medical student in Magi]] University, and was an unusu- 

 ally promising, bright, interesting young gentleman. He was an 

 athlete and intensely fond of canoeing, spending nearly alibis 

 time on the lake with his fiancee. His canoe was built in Mon- 

 treal. It was about 15ft. long and had a small iron centerboard, 

 Mr. Hilton was an enthusiast on the subject of canoeing, and 

 prided himself on his ability to handle his little craft in a high 

 wind under pressure of canvas large enough for a much, larger 

 boat. He had been repeatedly urged by Mr. Tuck to either aban- 

 don his sail or use a much smaller one, but with improved appli- 

 ances for shortening sail, which he himself had attached to the 

 canoe, the young man felt entire confidence in his ability to safely 

 navigate her, notwithstanding the treacherous squalls so common 

 to small lakes surrounded by mountains and bold headlands. 



"Wednesday morning, the 22d, was cold and rainy. A strong 

 northeasterly wind had stirred up an ugly sea. A dense mist had 

 settled down over the mountains. It was not at all inviting out 

 of doors, but the young people wanted to make the most of their 

 brief stay in the country, and they started for the lake. Young 

 Archibald, his youngest sister and Miss Graham went out in a 

 rowboat, aud Mr. Hilton and Nellie Archibald took the canoe. 

 Not ten minutes elapsed from the moment they shoved off from 

 the shore before Hilton aud his lady were drowned. The strong 

 off-shore wind carried them quickly half way across the little 

 bay. The party in the rowboat had anxiously watched their 

 friends in the canoe, fearing disaster. Suddenly the sail was seen 

 to swerve from side to side, and in an instant the cockleshell cap- 

 sized, and before aid could reach them both sank to the bottom 

 of the lake. An agonized shriek' from the sister attracted the 

 attention of Mr. Frank H. Foote, of St. Albans, the only other 

 person on the water in that vicinity. Mr. Foote immediately 

 pulled rapidly to where the canoe had capsized, but he was too 

 late, for the empty canoe was drifting rapidly toward the western 



shore. Mr. Tuck and others joined in the search, but it was un- 

 availing, and the sad news was brought back to the agonized sis- 

 ter and brother that their fears wore realized. Kind men from 

 both shores immediately rigged grappling hooks and began the 

 sad search for the bodies. Two days the search was prosecuted, 

 and, finally, to-day dynamite cartridges were obtained from 

 Sherbrooke and exploded, but without effect, Mr. Hilton's father 

 and Miss Archibald's uncle came to the lake as soon as possible, 

 and took steps to secure the bodies. The water where they sank 

 is from 75 to 125ft. deep, and it is not likely that they will come to 

 the surface soon, if at all. Mr. Hilton was about. 32 years old, and 

 had spent one year in college." 



As the number of canoes in use increases, we may reasonably 

 expect to hear of many more disasters like these two unless it can 

 be made plain to all that, very small boats, whatever proportions 

 or model, are necessarily dangerous in very rough waters and high 

 winds; and further, that only under the most favorable conditions 

 should ladies and children, and even men who cannot swim and 

 are not expert boatmen, be allowed in them. In the case quoted 

 last week the river was, from all accounts, at a stage when no 

 small boat should have ventured on it save in a case of utmost 

 necessity. A very severe storm had raged for several days, the 

 rainfall had been unusually heavy, bridges were partly or wholly 

 submerged and some were washed away, while the railroads 

 along the banks were submerged, stopping all traffic. We have 

 not the dimensions of the folding canoe from which the two 

 canoeists lost their lives, but as a rule craft of this kind, while 

 possessing certain advantages, are by no means equal to the 

 wooden Canadian canoe for rapids and swift streams. The im- 

 mediate cause of the mishap was a collision with a wire bridge 

 rope beneath the water, which capsized the canoe, a mishap thit 

 might occur with any boat, but the attempt to run such a river 

 was in itself nothing less than suicidal, and the result was only 

 what might naturally have been expected. 



There are many who enjoy the dangers of rapids and swift 

 rivers, and such sport is in itself the most exciting and exhilarat- 

 ing form of canoeing, but it must always be more or less danger- 

 ous. For those who would follow it a clear head, a strong hand, 

 a good canoe and long experience are necessary. With these aids 

 the danger is minimized, but without them such feats are fool- 

 hardy to a degree. 



In the case quoted above there seems no oue to blame but the 

 canoeist, wbose reckless daring resulted in the loss of two lives. 

 The sailing of a small boat with a very limited range of st ability, in 

 a mountain lake, is a very dangerous matter at best. Even in an 

 open sailboat of good model there is need of skill and experience in 

 the frequent and violent squalls that rush from the hills, and a 

 canoe is even more dangerous than the larger craft. All reefing 

 gears, even the b est, fail in the event of such squalls as are com- 

 mon, and if a man must use large sails he must go prepared to 

 swim. With a reasonable sail area and ordinary skill canoe sail- 

 ing is not a specially dangerous sport, even in such localities, for 

 a man who can swim and take care of himself if capsized, but it 

 is no sport for a lady unless she is very much more expert as a 

 sailor and swimmer than is common, and even then she had far 

 better stay at home in such weather as is described in the extract 

 quoted above. To take a lady in a canoe with large, or even with 

 small sails, under such conditious of weather, was to invite the 

 fatal result which followed. Canoe sailing is in no way a sport 

 for ladies, nor is oaddling either, unless under proper restrictions. 



Only a month since a fatal capsize of a canoe at Bar Harbor re- 

 sulted in the loss of two lives. In this case a lady and gentleman 

 started out, at night in a birch bark canoe, the model of which 

 is generally recognized as cranky, dangerous, and to be used only 

 by experts. How they were capsized will never be known, they 

 may have been run down in the dark by some vessel, as they car- 

 ried no light, or they may have been capsized by a steamer's 

 sweU or a large wave, the canoe being picked up at s'ea next morn- 

 ing, bottom up. 



There is now a canoe club near New York where young girls of 

 13 to 16 years are permitted to take the canoes out without an 

 escort, two of t lem going at a time in one canoe. Probably not 

 one of them could swim if thrown into the water with shoes and 

 street dress on, nor are they competent to do more than paddle a 

 little in smooth water. It is only a matter of time before a fatal 

 accident puts an end to all this, but in the meantime it would be 

 interesting to know whether the parents of these children are 

 aware of the danger they are running. When a child or lady 

 goes in a canoe there should be no sails set, unless under the most 

 favorable conditions, and better, not even then; tbe canoe should 

 be in charge of an experienced canoeist, who can not only keep 

 the canoe from capsizing, but can take care of himself and his 

 companion in the event, of a capsize, and the boat and all its 

 appliances should be of the best model and in perfect order. 



COMING CANOE RACES— On Saturday next the fifth and 

 last trial race for the Springfield Cup will be sailed at Calla 

 Shasta, the sail-off being on Oct. 6. Mr. Vaux will take the Vaga- 

 bond to Springfield for the trial race. The Ianthe C. C. will hold 

 its 4th annual regatta on Sept. 15, off the club house, foot of Graf- 

 ton avenue, Woodside, Newark, N. J. The programme includes 

 13 events: Paddling, Class 1, for Commodore's cup; sailing re- 

 cord; sailing, juniors, "man overboard;" tandem paddling; stand- 

 ins on deck, paddling; Classes 3 and 4, paddling: for both juniors 

 and record; hurry-scurry, upset and tournament. The races wiU 

 be open to all canoeists and under A.C.A. rules, the first being 

 called at 2 P.M. The fall regatta, of the Brooklyn C. C. was not ' 

 sailed on last Saturday, owing to the rain, but was postponed to 

 Sept. 32. A number of canoeists were present and spent the after- 

 noon in the club house, talking over the. late Meet at Lake George. 

 Mr. Blake of the Brooklyn C. C. has been selected by the New York 

 C. C. to defend the cup against Mr. Stewart, on Oct. 13. The. 

 Yonkers C. C. will hold its fall regatta on Sept. 22. 



PHOTOS OE THE A. C. A. MEET.— Mr. R. W. Anderson, of 

 Toronto, has taken the following views of the A. C. A. meet: 1. 

 At Long Island, Lake George. 2. The Chanioion Paddlers. 3. 

 The Veterans of '80, '81 and '82. 4. Ditto, with Canoe Islands. 

 5. Headquarters, with the Officers. 6. Trial Race— The Start 7 



War. 15. The Departure. These views can be.'had until Oct, I at 

 112 West Twenty-second street. 



Hjjnchtinq. 



FIXTURES. 



September. 



15. Toronto, 4th Class. 20. .New York Fall, New York 



15, Buffalo Club. 30. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail.' 



15. Beverly, Mon. Beach, Open — . Miramichi, Cup, Final 

 1K ^ Sw , eep ; ™ t. 23. West Lynn, Cham. Saii-off. 



15. Dorchester Club. 35. Cedar Point Pennant. 



15. Lake Champlain. 29. Quaker City Cruise, Review. 



15. Savin Rill. Club. 39. Toronto, 2d and 3d Classes. 



18. Chelsea, Dorchester Bay. 



WHITE WINGS. 



THE record of this sloop for the past two seasons is not only 

 such as to give her a clear claim to the title of the champion 

 oi the lakes, but is worthy of special notice from the large number 

 of wins, and from the fact that she has not raced in one localitv 

 only, but has met in their own waters the best boats of Lake Erie 

 aud Lake Ontario. Under her present owners White Wings has 

 started in 18 races in 1887-88, winning 16 firsts and 2 seconds. 



She was built at Trenton, Ont., by Capt. Alex. Cuthbert (Can- 

 ada a first designer) in the summer of 1886 for Mr. P. J. Cooley, of 

 that place, and was by him put into a few races before she was 

 finished (her decks were all open and her seams had not been 

 payed) with, of course, the result of defeat, though she showed 

 considerable speed notwithstanding. In the early part of 1887 

 she was purchased by Messrs. JEunlius Jarvis and A. G. Osborne 

 of Hamilton, Ont., in whose hands she has been wound up to the 

 highest racing pitch. Her leading dimensions are as follow 



Length over all 53f t 



L-W.L 43ft". 



Beam 14ft. 7in. 



Depth of hold 6ft. Bin. 



Draft 5ft. 



Displacement about 16 tons. 



Sail area 2,496sq ft 



Corrected length (L. Y. R. A. rule) 46 6ft 



Her midship section shows perfectly straight from garboard to 

 round of bilge, with considerably more dead rise than is usually 

 given by Capt. Cuthbert. Forward she is verv fine on the load 

 line, her midship section being placed very far aft. She is 

 rather full aft under water, while above she fines away to a mod- 

 erately long counter. She presents a rather pleasing'sheer plan 

 with perhaps hardly as much freeboard as modern ideas dictate' 

 Her stem laterally is a peculiar piece of designing, it has an over- 

 hang of about 3ft. under the bowsprit, from which point it follows 



