Ogt. 18, 1888.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



2B8 



"Mttltcm in Parvo."— The latest Ideal. The annexed cut give 

 the reader an idea of a very complete and compact implement fo 

 loading brass or paper shotgun shells. It, has just been put on 

 the market by the Ideal Manufacturing Co., of New Haven, Conn. 

 To expel the exploded caps unscrew threaded head C as far as it 

 will go; slip up the rammer D which will project pin at E ready 

 for de-capping. To re-cap, screw the head C down until the point 

 of screw at A is about flush (as in out). Start primer in pocket of 

 shell, and place head of shell in slot B, and one-quarter of a turn 

 of the rammer will force the primer home. The screw is a quad- 



The New "IDEAL." 



Patented Tv.k 12, 188*. 



Paper and Brass Shot Shell Loader. 

 Capper, De-capper, Jlauimer and Extractor. 



ruple thread and travels Mm- in one turn. For extracting shells 

 that may stick in gun, put slot B over head of shell and use 

 rammer as a handle. When used as a rammer, screw head C 

 down as far as it will go; this will draw the de-capping pin with- 

 in the rammer, leaving all compact and the end flat. The opera- 

 tions are all simple and quick. Those who have used this pro- 

 nounce it perfect. For further information we refer to the Ideal 

 Manufacturing Co., New Haven, Conn., who will be pleased to 

 furnish particulars.— Adv. 



.23-Cauber Cartridges.— It is gratifying to announce the fact 

 that American manufacturers have considerably improved the 

 quality of the popular .22-ealiber run-fire cartridges, much hav- 

 ing appeared in these columns of late showing the excellence of 

 this ammunition. The United States Cartridge Co. has recently 



50 consecutive shots at SOjrds., with 22-ealiber rim-fire cartridges, of the 

 United States Cartridge Co.'s make. 



SO consecutive shots at 50yds., with TJ. S. ,22-caliber cartridges. 



50 consecutive shots at 50yds., with U. S. .22-caliber cartridges. 



shown its ability to produce these cartridges equal to the best, 

 and we present herewith three diagrams of a series of fifty shots 

 each, shot at a distance of 60yds. We have inspected five targets 

 at fifty shots each fired at the above named distance, the two not 

 presented being nearly as good as those shown. The shots were 

 hred from a rest and without cleaning, from a Winchester single 

 shot rifle. There was an entire absence of keyholes or unaceount- 

 ables in the lot tested, and the uniformity of the shooting was 

 noticeable. 



fxchting. 



Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $7. Steam Yachts and 

 Launch-as. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $8. Yachts, Boats and 

 Canoes. By C. Stansficld-Hicks. Price $3,50. Steam Machinery. Bi 

 Donaldson. Price $1.50. 



TOM CAT.— An important step has been taken in Boston in the 

 alteration of Dr. Weld's fast open boat Tom Cat by the addition 

 of 8in. freeboard, with a crown of oin. to the deck. The cat rig 

 has within the last two years been outsailed by the jib and main- 

 sail, and now a further change is likelv to follow in hull. Tom 

 Cat was originally catrigged, but was altered jib and mainsail. 

 The addition of more freeboard and fixed ballast will greatly im- 

 prove the open classes, and lead to a far better tvpe than the old 

 shifting-ballast skimming dish. The latter has practically gone 

 out of use in Ne w York, but with nothing to take its place: in Bos- 

 ton, on the contrary, it promises to be replaced bv a safer and 

 better boat, with a renewed interest in the racing. 



NEW YACHTS.— At Lawley's yard a centerboard yacht 45ft. 

 l.w.l., and of slioal draft, has been commenced for Vice-(Jom. C 

 P. Richardson, of the Southern Y. C, of New Orleans. She was 

 designed by Mr. Burgess, who has also an order lor a 53ft. l.w.l 

 yacht for the Delaware River. Mr. Burgess has also an order for 

 a 40ft. racer for Mr. Newbury D. Lawton, of New York, who has 

 sold his 30ft. sloop Arab to young Mr. Fish, son of the owner of 

 the Grayling. There are also several steamers in contempla- 

 tion, but nothing definite has yet been arranged. Thus far there 

 is no prospect of any racers over 53ft. for either New York or Bos- 

 ton, but it is probable that a number of boats will be built for the 

 SO and 40ft, classes. 



A NEW SPRING TURN BUCKLE. 



IT is an open question with yachtsmen and other sailors as to 

 just how much elasticity is needed in the shrouds and other 

 stays, and how much is given by the ordinary wire rigging and 

 lanyards. The present tendency is toward the use of tumbnckles 

 in place of lanyards as in Thistle, and some of ths new Burgess 

 boats, thus doing away with all elasticity save, that of the wire 

 rope itself. The improved turnbuckle shown in the accompany- 

 ing cut was devised by Mr. Frank Wheeler, an old yachtsman 

 and ex-commodore of tho New Haven Y. C, to provide the 



necessary amount of elasticity, and has lately been patented. 

 The idea of a rubber buffer or cushion is not in itself a new one, 

 but in Mr. W heeler's invention the rubber cylinder is held be- 

 tween large bearing surfaces on top and bottom and also is com- 

 pressed on four sides, thus making it very much stronger than 

 where a bar is run through the rubber. The amount, of spring 

 may be quickly diminished by replacing a part of the rubber 

 by a cylinder of hard wood, or if the rubber itself is too 

 rigid a softer piece maybe substituted. The device is adapted 

 to main shrouds, bowsprit shrouds, stays, funnel guys or 

 riding buffers. A special form is also made for the main 

 sheet, shown in the second cut, being placed between the traveler 

 and sheet block and taking the place of the more complicated 

 spring buffers; or the smaller sizes may be used between the gaff 

 and throat halliard block, to lessen the strain when the sheet is 

 eased well o(f. Mi-. Wheeler is making both patterns in various 

 sizes. 



A NEW FLOATING ANCHOR.— A compact and convenient 

 form of drogue or floating anchor has lately been introduced in 

 England, being specially adapted to small craft, such as ship's 

 boats and life boats. The frame is like an umbrella, being about 

 3ft. long and 8 to lOin. diameter when closed. The ribs are of 

 cane, six in number, strongly fastened to a central stick, a small 

 line being run to each rib, thus preventing it from opening as 

 widely as an umbrella. The covering, of strong canvas, is placed 

 inside instead of outside the ribs, thus avoiding all danger of 

 being torn away. In each end of the central stick a rope grommet 

 is spliced, the boat's painter being made fast to one, while a light 

 trip line for hauling in is made fast to the other. The anchor is 

 carried in an oilskin bag lashed to a thwart, and all that is neces- 

 sary is to bend the boat's painter to it and throw it overboard, 

 when it opens at once of itself, or a separate riding line and a trip 

 line may be kept bent on and coiled away beneath the thwart. It 

 is also proposed to attach an oil bag to the end of the anchor, thus 

 distributing the oil in the best position to calm the seas in front 

 of the boat. The whole device is so compact that it may be easily 

 carried, and so simple that any landsman can use it, as is some- 

 times necessary in cases of shipwreck where boats are launched 

 without sufficient seamen to man the oars. It is also applicable 

 to all forms of small yachts and pleasure boats. 



STOVES FOR SMALL YACHTS.-I am a great lover of Forest 

 and Stream, Pave bought it for the last four years, and it is 

 through reading it that I knew what kind of a boat to get for 

 cruising, namely, a keel boat with outside ballast. It seems to 

 me that the subject of stoves for small yacbts would be a good 

 one to consider during the winter months; and if any of vour 

 readers could give a description of a stove that has given satisfac- 

 tion it would be interesting to many of the cruisers. During the 

 present season, in a little keel boat of ISft., w. 1., we used an oil 

 stove, but it was unsatisfactory. A spirit lamp would probably 

 do nicely, but that is too costly. In the last chapter of the 

 "Cruise of the Coot," the author mentions coke as good fuel for 

 heating the cabin, and it is probable that a compact and good 

 stove for cooking and heating could be designed to burn coke — 

 Blue Jacket. 



DEATH OF CAPT. FREESTONE. — On Oct. 8, at his home at 

 City Island, Capt. Sampson Walter Freestone, of the steam yacht 

 Nourmahal, died from the effects of coal gas inhaled on board the 

 yacht. On Oct. 3 Capt. Freestone slept on board the yacht, which 

 is laid up at Tebo's Wharf, Soutn Brooklyn, retiring about 11 p 

 M. Next morning he was found in an uueonseious condition bv 

 the chief engineer, J. W. Porter. In the adjoining room was % 

 coal stove, and it is supposed that the gas escaping from it was 

 the cause of the trouble. Capt. Freestone was taken to his home 

 but the best of skill laihsd to restore him to health, though for 

 several days he appeared to be out of danger. He was a native of 

 Great Yarmouth, Eng., where he was born in 1849. He had fol- 

 lowed the sea since a years old, being tor many years in the 

 employ of Mr. Wm. Astor on the Ambassadress and Nourmahal. 



A NEW CRUISING YAWL. -Mr. A. Gary Smith has now in 

 hand a design for a keel yacht of 53ft lwl. to be yawl rigged her 

 owner intending to cruise exclusively. The beam will probably 

 be about 14ft., with a draft of 9ft. 6m., on which dimensions it 

 will be possible to obtain very good accommodations, while an 

 ample sail plan will be given to secure a fair amount of speed 

 The new ya'cht will, of course, be flush decked, and in outline wili 

 resemble Katrina. Mr. Smith is also busy with a design for a 

 cruising schooner of 110ft. l.w.l., to be built of steel. 



THE SINKING OF THE GLEAM.— The master of the steam 

 yacht Gleam, Capt. Frank Torxey, has appealed to the Treasury 

 Department from the decision of the steamboat Inspectors at 

 Baltimore, on the grounds of the lack of jurisdiction, and also 

 that the proceedings were irregular, in that he was not furnished 

 with a copy of the charges and specifications prior to the investi- 

 gation. 



A NEW BURGESS FISHERMAN.— Mr. Burgess has completed 

 the design for a fisherman of similar dimensions to the Carrie E 

 Phillips, for H. D. Story, the builder. The new boat will have a' 

 heavier bilge than the Phillips, but is easier in the ends, especially 

 aft, her overhang being an improvement on the older boat. The 

 pail plan will be practically the same. 



A COALTNG STATION AT SANDY HOOK.— The United 

 States Transportation Co. has established a coaling station for 

 steam vessels at Sandy Hook, which will be a great/convenience 

 to man y steam yachts. 



BABOON. -Messrs. C. F. and G. C. Adams have started on a 

 tour around the world, and will be absent about one year, so 

 Baboon is on the sale list. 



anoeinq. 



Canvas Canoes and how to Build TJicm. By ParJmr B. Meld. 

 Price 50 cents. Canoe and Boat Building. Btf W. P. Stephens. 

 Price $1,50. The Canoe Aurora. By 0. A. Neide. Price $1. Canoe 

 Handling. ByC.B.Vaux. Price $1. Canoe and- Camera. By T. 

 S. Steele. Price 1.50. Four Months in a SneaTtbox. By N. B. Bishop. 

 Price $1.50. Canoe and Camp Cookery. By '■'■Seneca.' 1 '' Price $1. 



NEW YORK C. C. INTERNATIONAL CUP. OCT. 1 3. 



THE house of the New York C. 0. at Stapleton, Staten Island 1 

 presented a lively appearance on Saturday, there being some 

 300 spectators present, to witness the International races for the 

 club's challenge cup, as well as the open races that were set for 

 the same time. Beside Com. Gibson and a number of canoeists 

 from the neighboring clubs, a number of ladies were present, 

 among them several who are well known as tnen->bers of the 

 Ladies' Camp at. the meets. Capt. Ruggles, of Charlotte, N. Y., 

 the designer and builder of Eclipse, was also present. Of course 

 the chief event of the day was the International race, between 

 Messrs. Blake in the Eclipse and Stewart in the Charm, but the 

 result was so much a foregone conclusion that these races were 

 less exciting than the open, in which some of the best boats and 

 sailors in the A. O. A. were entered. The international challenger, 

 Mr. Walter Stewart, is well known to American canoeists, this 

 being his second visit to America, while many made his acquaint- 

 ance at the meets of '86 and '88. His present canoe, the Charm, 

 was fully described in the Forest ant> Stream of last week. 

 The American champion, Mr. Reginald S. Blake, of the Brooklyn 

 C.C., is a young canoeist who has this year for the first time come 

 to the front as a racer. His canoe Eclipse, wbose lines we will 

 publish in a short time, is well known through her many victories 

 at the late A. C. A. meet at Lake. George, though she was not 

 sailed there by ber owner, but by Mr. M. V. Brokaw, also of the 

 Brooklyn C. C. Mr. Blake was successful in both of the trial 

 races last month, and was consequently selected by the New York 

 C. C. 



Mr. Stewart sailed this year under more favorable conditions 

 than in 1886, as he had already tried his canoe thoroughly for a 

 whole season, 1887; she is stronger and better built than either of 

 the Pearls he brought out, and he has had her in New York long 

 enough to learn the course very well. Since the meet she has 

 been entirely refitted, with a new American rudder and center- 

 board, while in the international races she carried a 30ft. mizen, 

 borrowed from the Vagabond, instead of her own small mizen. 

 She carried one of her English mainsails in the morning and the 

 other in the afternoon, the area in each being about 84ft. Prior 

 to the race the hull was thoroughly rubbed down, varnished and 

 pot-leaded, being in beautiful condition. Eclipse carried two 

 Pecowsic sails, a total of 95ft. against Charm's 114ft.; ber bottom 

 was rubbed off on the morning of the race, but was not pot-leaded, 

 being not quite so smooth as Charm's. Both were sailed without 

 ballast or deck seat, the crews of course sitting on deck but with 

 no special seats. The full list of entries for both events were: 

 INTERNATIONAL races. 

 Canoe. Owner. Club. Size 



Eclipse R. S. Blake Brooklyn 15.9x30 



Charm W. Stewart Royal 15 2x31 



OPEN RACE8. 



Ply Paul Butler Vesper 16 X30 



Essex G. W. Cox Essex 16 x30 



Will-o-the-Wisp...W. D. Anderson Essex 16 xSO 



If • -G. A. Warder Jabberwock. . .'.'.'.'.16 X30 



truenn W. Whitlock Brooklyn 16 > 30 



Vagabond C. B. Vaux New York 16 X29 



New York. C. K. Munroe New York 16 x30 



Sea Urchin B. H Nadal New York 15 x28 



Nancy B. F. Curtis New York 15 x30 



It was at first intended to sail a trial heat in the morning for 

 the open race, the first five only being admitted to the final heat 

 m the afternoon, the prizes, first and second, being two silver 

 cups. This plan was changed, however, as some who wished to 

 enter could not be present in the morning; so the two races were 

 made separate, two flags being given as prizes in the morning 

 The tide was a strong flood all day, practically; while the morn- 

 ing, at first foggy and calm, brought, only a lignt wind from the 

 IS arrows when the sun came out about 9 A. M. Under these con- 

 ditions it was not safe to send the canoes out into the full strength 

 of the channel tide, as they never could stem it without a good 

 breeze, while the risk of interference with boats or mark buoys 

 by the outgoing fleet of steamships was also very great, Saturday 

 being sailing day. It, was considered best to' lay out a short 

 course, the first leg, to windward, being down the Staten Island 

 shore % mile, then out % mile, and in % mile to the start, sailing 

 four rounds to make the required 8-mile course. The first leg was 

 almost dead to windward, the canoes working very short tacks in 

 among the piers and docks, dodging the tide, while on the other 

 two legs they had booms well off, with a very strong tide favoring 

 them, so that the time over these legs appears to be" very fast. 



at : 



the race. The preparatory interval was 5m., the start being 

 from gunfire, and as usual Charm was first over, leading Eclipse 

 by about 13ft., the pair being on port tack. From' the start Charm 

 continued to gain, until at the end of some 10m. there was about 

 50yds. between her and Eclipse. Before the windward leg was 

 covered Eclipse had made all of this up, taking the lead at ll-*">0 

 crossing Charm's bows. The latter had quite an advantage in 

 the cross-tacking, of which there was plenty, as her rockered 

 keel allowed her to come about much quicker than Eclipse The 

 first mark was turned at 11:25, both rounding together, but Charm 

 being much nearer the mark, Eclipse having overstood a little. 

 Reaching across, Eclipse showed a decided gain, turning the 

 second mark at 11:30:15, with a lead of 30s. The first round was 

 nearly ended when a pilot boat, running up slowly under fore and 

 mainsail, crossed the course between the two racers Eclipse 

 crossed her bows, being very slightly blanketed, while Charm was 



On the wind again. Eclipse still continued to gain, sailin<* 

 better than on the first round. She finished the second round 

 with a lead of nearly 3m. At the beginning of the third round 

 Eclipse turned well inside the flag, but on the first tack weathered 

 a vessel at anchor a couple of hundred yards distant; while 

 Charm, though making a neat turn at the weather end of the 

 line, tailed to hold to windward of the same vessel The last two 

 rounds were far from interesting, the aistance between the two 

 being so great. When Eclipse finished Charm was just in the 

 middle ot the second leg, being about a mile astern. The official 

 times were: 



FIRST RACE— START 11:01:00. 

 1st Round, 2d. 3d. 4th EIitiha/} 



Eclipse 11 34 35 12 05 47 12 37 00 1 02 30 2 01 30 



Charm 11 35 05 12 08 40 12 41 20 1 10 00 2 09 00 



The open race was started at 11:27. or 26m. after the Interna 

 tl0n8 &-^ le starters being Fly, Essex, Guenn, If, New York, Nancy 

 and W ill o' the Wisp. . Fly and Guenn led the fleet over the first 

 leg, the former turning ahead, but running to leeward for a shorfc 

 time, as though mistaking the course. She soon bore, up ho wev-pr 

 and held a good lead through the rest of the race. The official' 

 times were: 



FIRST OPEN RACE— START 11:27. 



1st Round. 2d. 31. 4th 



Fly 12 01 00 Not timed. 125 10 



Essex 12 04 40 12 39 30 Not timed. 1 34 00 



Guenn 12 03 00 13 38 15 Not timed. 1 35 00 



If, New York, Nancy and Will o' the W r isp. not timed 



Fly wins bv 8m. 50s. 



The second. International race was started at 2:25 PM lb P 

 wind then being about as strong as in the morning, while the tide 

 was still mailing a strongflood offshore, the ebb begininein sborc 

 toward the close of the race. The start and first lei were fxact v 

 as m the morning, Charm taking the lead and inert^iri^ ir iS 

 being passed by Eclipse before the first buoy was reached O 

 the second leg the wind fell very light, thek being !mie more 

 than the tide to carry the canoes along. Eclipse stelreu a good 

 course and weathered the second mark, rounding it andioon 

 alter finding enough breeze to carry her safely across the strength 

 of the tide. Charm did not allow enough and went below the 

 mark being unable to stem the tide, so she lowered mainsail and 

 palled m,smng up the race. The wind soon AS and 



Elapsed. 



1 58 01 



2 07 00 

 2 08 00 



