Nov. 15, 1888.] 



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SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C. 



THE last meeting of the Seawanhaka Corinthiau Y. 0. for the 

 present year was held at the club house with Com. Canfield 

 in the chair. The board of trustees reported the election of the 

 following gentlemen! Messrs. Henry A. Bishop, Edwin 11. Baker, 

 John J. l-'ierpont, Heniv Cutting, 1. IN. Phelps Stokes, Clarence 

 A. Postley, •!. N. McDonough, ii. H. Warren, John L. Hiker, 

 Lieut. Wainwright Kellogg and Surgeon M. L. Kuth, United 

 States Navy, and Dr. E. J}'. Tucker. Tliey also reported that the 

 sloop Venture, presented to tho club by Mr. Ohas. Leland, had 

 been Hold and that, the proceeds would be used in the purchase 

 of a cup to he kuown as the Leland cup, to be offered as ft chal- 

 lenge cup under such conditions as would insure permanent 

 competition for it. The race committee made no report, but the 

 prizes won in the June regatta were on exhibition, a very hand- 

 some collection. The following amendments to the constitution 

 were adopted : 



Article XXVIT., Sec. fi. "Broad Pennants." "Fleet Captain— 

 The Fleet Captain's pennant shall be swallow-tailed in shape, the 

 hoist to be two-thirds of the length; the device, a fouled anchor in 

 White on a blue field." 



The secretary then proposed the following amendments to the 

 racing rules: 



Rule XL, Sec. 1. Class VIII. of sloops, cutters and yawls to read: 

 "AU over 30f I . and not over 35ft. load waterliue length," and the 

 addition of another class: 



"Class IX. All of 3Ut't. loadwaterline length and under." 



Amend Kule XXXVJ.I1. by inserting after the words "June J" 

 the following: "By a vote of two-thirds of the members pres- 

 ent." 



Both amendments were adopted. 



The secretary then read the following memorial and resolutions: 



The members of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club desire 

 to give expression to a sense of the loss, common to all American 

 yachtsmen, in the death of two former members, distinguished 

 alike by the respect and affection of their fellows, as well as by 

 the length and eminence of the services rendered by them; and 

 to commemorate their relations to this club, and to tne sport they 

 both loved so well. s * 



Of these two, the senior member, Cornelius Smith Lee, joined 

 the Seawanhaka Yacht Club on Jan. 2, 1873, little more than a 

 year after the foundation of the club. An enthusiast in the sport 

 of yachting, he showed at that early date the combination of the 

 qualities of success—courage, judgment, endurance, coolness in 

 emergency, close observation and vigilance, and the resulting 

 ready and quick decisiveness; these joined to the greater knowl- 

 edge" and skill and the wider experience later years were 

 destined to bring, placed him in the foremost rank and 

 made him one of the most brilliant and successful Corin- 

 thian sailors in the annals of American yachting. To this 

 the records of yacht racing hear ample testimony. Each 

 of the boats which he successively owned, became, in his 

 skillful hands, famous among the racing craft of the day, and 

 each bore, witness not only to those qualities already mentioned, 

 but to his possession, in a marvelous degree, of that intuitive per- 

 ception and sympathy with his vessel, qualities so rare iu ama- 

 teur as compared with professional .handling. The perfection of 

 Corinthian training, the courageous perseverance and the confi- 

 dence in a then novel type of yacht, which surmounted difficulties, 

 seemingly insuperable, and enanged apparent failure to brilliant 

 success, have made the record of his latest vessel the story of his 

 own achievements. 



A iirm believer in and a zealous supporter of the principles of 

 Corinthian yachting, Cornelius Lee identified himself from the 

 first with the advancement and growth of the Seawanhaka Yacht 

 Club. The minutes show him to nave been a most regular attend- 

 ant at all the meetings, and on many special committees in the 

 service of the club, his character found scope to clearly indicate 

 its best and most decisive lines, and he was always ready to cheer- 

 full v give the benefit of his wise and clear-sighted counsel. In 

 1880 he was elected vice-commodore, serving the club tor two 

 years in that capacity, and in 1883 was elected commodore, filling 

 the position during that year with credit to himself and with 

 honor to the club. In 1881 it was Cornelius Lee, then serving as 

 chairman of a special committee appointed to consider a new rule 

 of measurement for racing yachts, who first urged the adoption 

 of a ride with sail area and length as factors. To the formulation 

 of such a rule he and his committee devoted much labor and 

 earnest thought, and it was adopted by the club in 1882. Time 

 has justified the wisdom of his counsel, for the factors of measure- 

 ment proposed by him at that early day have been generally 

 adopted throughout the yachting world. 



William A. W. Stewart became a member of the Seawanhaka 

 Corinthian Y. C. on May 81, 1877, at which time the club bad 

 already transferred its station from Oyster Bay to New York. 

 With the energy of his enthusiastic, ana earnest nature he en- 

 tered the field of Corinthian racing, in which his intelligent man- 

 agement secured an enviable success. Toward the club and its 

 members were extended those feelings of kindly sympathy and 

 courteous fellowship which were the outward expression of his 

 generous nature. Amid the absorbing cares of a busy life he 

 found the time and made the opportunities to think and labor for 

 the advancement and profit of the Seawanhaka Club, and 

 the encouragement and propagation of the principles upon 

 which it is founded. In 1830 he accepted at the hands 

 of the club the honors aud duties of the highest office 

 in its gift, and after serving two successive years as 

 commodore, accepted in 1885 the office of vice-commodore. 

 Perhaps in no other position than as the head of a cluD like our 

 own could the rare qualities of bis nature have been so clearly 

 hrought to light; keen and clear in his insight, fertile and ingeni- 

 ous in expeuients, his mind dwelt constantly upon the advance- 

 ment of the club and the good of its members. A rare aud deli- 

 cate tact marked all his dealings with man; where he governed 

 he seemed only to lead; when he decided be seemed only to sug- 

 gest; while In him lay the power, so often witnheld, to give fit- 

 ting expression in words to the kindly feelings of his heart. Witb 

 such qualities for the presiding position in our club, lie was, with 

 an affectionate desire to serve it, in the highest sense the chief 

 servant of all. To place his own at the disposal of others was 

 to him so evident a pleasure that, to the many fellow members 

 who experienced his kindness the spirit of the deed doubled the 

 value of the service done— for his generosity was such as feared 

 only the expression of obligation or gratitude and sought only to 

 depreciate its own acts or to disguise their source. To many 

 among us will these words suggest what can now be only a mem- 

 ory. The delicate perception and the kindly sympathy which 

 found ever so free and graceful expression in his intercourse with 

 his fellow members, were the secrets of that personality which 

 was so quickly felt by all— the power of strength expressed 

 through the gentleness which it wore; and beneath all lay the 

 hidden springs of those outward developments of his character, 

 known oniv to those who enjoyed tne boon of his intimate friend- 

 ship, and evidenced to the world by their deep and affectionate 

 devotion to him. 



i Of these two, the thread of whose lives has been so closely 

 woven with our own in the fabric of the past, only these memo- 

 ries remain. As Corinthian sailors were they with us and as 

 Corinthian sailors have they sailed away out of our lives. 



On Saturday, March 10, 1888, the yawl Cythera, with William 

 Stewart, Cornelius Lee and a crew of twelve officers and men, 

 cleared from the port of New York, bound to Bermuda and the 

 West Indies. On Sunday the 11th, she was reported off Barnegat 



and was again seen on Monday the 12th, in the height of the fear- 

 ful storm then raging on our coast. 



History closes here. Mortal hands will never lift the veil and 

 mortal tongues can never toll the closing words. 



The gallant ship and her brave crew have gone to that resting 

 place where so many good ships and brave men have found their 

 end, and we can but write beneath the names of our brother 

 yachtsmen those sad and terrible words— Lost at Sea. A tragedy 

 unparalleled in the history of yachting has brought to a close the 

 careers full of promise of William Stewart and Cornelius Lee. 



With a deep feeling of sorrow at the loss of our brother yachts- 

 men, we desire to express to those who most deeply mourn them, 

 our heartfelt sympathy in their grief. The Seawanhaka Corinth- 

 ian Y.C., recognizing their many qualities, gratefully acknowledge 

 their services, and their many friends among its "members will 

 ever bold their memories in tender and reverent esteem, 



Uewlved, That the foregoing memorial be spread in full upon the 

 minutes of the eluh, and that copies of the memorial, together 

 with these resolutions, duly signed by the commodore aud attested 

 by the secretary, be forwarded to the families of the deceased 

 and to the Corinthian Y". C. of New York. 



Resolved, That as a tribute of respect to the memories of Corne- 

 lius Smith Lee and William A.W. Stewart, the burgee of the Sea- 

 wanhaka Corinthian Y. C. be displayed at half mast from the 

 club house for the period of three days, beginning Thursday, Nov. 

 15, a1 S o'clock A. M. 



Resolved, That as a further mark of respect this meeting do now 

 adjourn sine die. 



Mr. A. B. Simouds. one of the Oriva's crew, seconded the reso- 

 lutions, speaking with great feeling of the personal qualities of 

 the lost yachtsmen, and Fleet Chaplain Vande water also spoke in 

 favor of the resolutions, after which they were unanimously car- 

 ried by a rising vote, and the meeting adjourned. 



BISCAYNE BAY, FLA., AND ITS YACHT CLUB. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



On election day three yachts belonging to the Biscayne Bay- 

 Yacht Club started from Great Kills, Staten Island, for then- 

 winter cruising ground at the southern extremity of Florida. 

 Two of them were the schooner Presto, Commodore Ralph Mun- 

 roe, who is accompanied by Mr. Frederick Mollister, Mr. Richard 

 Carnev and a man forward, and the schooner Nethla, just built 

 at Brown's Tottemdllo yard for Captain Thos. A. Hiue. With 

 Captain Hine sail his brother, Vice-Commodore Edward Hine of 

 the Mischief, Mr. John Washburn, Mr. Lloyd, and a crew of ten 

 men. In eompauy with these boats Mr. T. B. Asten, New York 

 and Biscayne Bay clubs, sends down his 36ft. sloop Awixa, which 

 he intends to join soon after January 1. 



At Waiiin & Gorman's yard, in Brooklyn, a 33ft. sloop is build- 

 ing for Mr. Thos. F. Falls, of New York, a member of theBiscyane 

 Bay Club. She is to be a light draft boat, especially fitted for 

 king fishing, for which the waters of that part of Florida are 

 famous, and will be shipped South as soon as finished. She will 

 be 33ft. Sin. over all, 28ft. 6in. l.w.l.; I3ft. 8in. beam and Hiin. 

 draft, with 2,5001bs. of lead inside. She has a very good cabin, 

 wit h a berth on each side, formed by the locker drawing out. 

 The cabin windows arc of a peculiar make, designed by the owner, 

 and are fitted with wire gauze frames as well as glass. The galley 

 has a Rippingill oil stove, imported from England. The oil is 

 carried in a largo tank aft, with a pipe and faucet leading to the 

 galley. The boat is fitted up with closets, shelves and lockers, 

 which utilize every inch of space. She is finished in mahogany, 

 and Messrs. Wallin & Gorman have put in very good work. 



At Brown's yard, Tottenvilie, two more boats for this club arc 

 receiving their finishing touches. One is the handsome 35ft. 

 clipper-stem, yawl-rigged Allapatta (seminole for Alligator) be- 

 longing to Commodore Kirk Munroe, of the New York Canoe 

 Club, who is also secretary of the Biscayne BayY. C, and the 

 other is the 33ft. sharpie Necotah, ordered by Treasurer Jean de 

 Hedouville, B, B. Y. C. These two boats will go South in Decem- 

 ber. 



This most southerly yacht club of the United States, although 

 but two years old, is attracting much attention from Northern 

 yachtsmen, and has been notified that it must expect to receive 

 a number of visitors from among them this winter. The location 

 of the club is at the extreme southeastern point of Florida, and 

 only 45 miles across from the Bahamas. The main channel into 

 Biscavne Bay washes the southern extremity of Cape Florida, 

 and at this point the beach shelves so rapidly that a yacht's bow 

 may rest on the sand, while her stern overhangs 30ft, of water. 

 At the same time this place is so completely sheltered as to offer 

 a safe harbor in a blow from any direction. In order to control 

 this anchorage and to offer courtesies to the passing yachts that 

 may run into this harbor, the Biscayne Bay Y. C. has leased from 

 the Government the old Cape Florida lighthouse with its sur- 

 rounding grounds. Here they propose to keep a man during their 

 yachting season, from Dec. 1 to June 1, who will furnish visitors 

 with information as to channels, cruising and fishing grounds, etc. 



On the mainland, across the bay, and eight miles due west from 

 this lighthouse, is Cocoanut Grove, the headquarters and hailing 

 port of the Biscayne Bay Y. C. Here is the pretty cottage that 

 forms the winter house of its secretary, and near by, directly on 

 the beach, the commodore is erecting a handsome club house, 

 which is to be completed next month. 



The United States Fish Commission is contemplating the estab- 

 lishment of a station on Biscayne Bay for the cultivation of 

 sponge and the batching of green turtle eggs, for both of which 

 purposes it is eminently well fitted. The U. S. Coast Survey is also 

 beginning to take a decided interest in this remote corner of the 

 country, and has just built, through Brown, of Tottenvilie, two 

 large sharpies, one 53ft. and the other 60ft., to do inside work 

 from Biscayne Bay along the Florida Reef to Key West, a region 

 that has never yet been charted. 



As this region is 300 miles from the fever-infected portion of 

 Florida, aud very sparsely settled, its dwellers have no fear of the 

 disease, and pursue the even tenor of their way as quietly as 

 though it did not exist. 



If those yachtsmen or canoe aien who would enjoy one of the 

 finest winter cruising grounds in the world, as well as kingfish, 

 tarpon and red snapper fishing t hat cannot be excelled, will visit 

 Biscayne Bay they will be disappointed. At any rate, I was; but 

 it was such an agreeable disappointment that I have not yet re- 

 covered from it, nor have I any desire to. Thus I still remain, 

 yours from Biscayne Bay, O. K. Chobeb. 



TORONTO.— The scheme proposed last spring for an amalga- 

 mation of the Royal Canadian and Toronto clubs is now under 

 discussion again, aud a meeting will be held on Nov. 24 to con- 

 sider the reports of committees. The movement if carried out 

 would make the new club the second or third largest m America. 



TRITON, — At Poillon's vard the schooner Triton has been 

 hauled out and her old centerboard trunk replaced by a new one. 

 The construction of the old one was very peculiar,'two cast iron 

 girders being used to form the keel and bed pieces, tho plank and 

 frames being bolted to them. 



WENDUR, yawl, has been sold to Mr. T. B. C. West, former 

 owner of Queen Mab, who will take her to the Mediterranean 

 this winter and race her there. 



DORCHESTER Y. C— The new winter quarters of the Dorches- 

 ter Y. O. at 99 Boylston street, Boston, have lately been opened 

 for the season. 



THE AMERICA'S CUP. 



THE limit of ten months, within which a challenge must be 

 sent will very soon expire, and as yet there is no intimation 

 of a 7i(>?ia fide challenge. Mr. Waiter Reeks sailed for England 

 last week!, announcing before he left that he intended to chal- 

 lenge for 1890, but the chances are very small that the New York 

 Y. C. will bo called upon for many years to seriously consider a 

 challenge from such a distance. The Phelps postal card chal- 

 lenge has not resulted in anything, and nothing definite is known 

 about the alterations in Thistle, what is being done or who really 

 owns her. The latest information comes through the New York 

 World as follows: 



"London, Nov. 10.— The Sunday Times will print to-morrow the 

 following despatch from Queenstown: Irish yachtsmen have 

 been quietly building a steel sloop of tolerably large dimensions 

 from Richardson's designs, with which they propose to challenge 

 for the America Cup. Her name is to be Shamrock and she will 

 be owned by the Jamiesons, of Irish whisky fame, who are the 

 present owners of the famous cutter Irex, which was also de- 

 signed by Richardson. 



"The Royal Irish Y. C. would in this case be the probable chal- 

 lenger, for Mr. Jamieson is one of its members." 



There is very little probability of any truth in the above rumor, 

 as if all accounts be true, Mr. John Jamieson has not the slight- 

 est intention of challenging for the Cup. 



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F. S., Brooklyn, will oblige by sending his name to us. 



W. H. P.— See notice in an early issue in our gun columns. 



G. A. S., In Camp.— Cut of hatchet will be printed next week. 



D. B., St. Paul, Minn.— The A.K.R. number of the St. Bernard 

 Martigny is 4275. 



Amateur.— Spaniels do not set nor point, but flush the birds. 

 We have no book on spaniel training. 



L. H. B., Philadelphia.— For quail shooting locality try Fayette- 

 ville, N. C, noticed in our shot columns. 



Rabbit, St. Louis.— The best rabbit and squirrel shooting 

 within fifty miles of St. Louis. Mo., is to be bad in the vicinity of 

 HiUsboro, in Jefferson county. 



Upland, Lynn, Mass.— You will find much information in 

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 Creek, Beaufort county, N. C. The dog Beaumont is owned by 

 W. R. Huntington. See our report of Indiana trials. 



G. D., Woodstock, Ont.— 1. Pointers are the favorites with many 

 grouse shooters. 2. The Canada or spruce partridge (Dendra- 

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A. P. G.— We cannot give you information respecting the pre- 

 cise locality, but all the waters of this country afford duck shoot- 

 ing, Pamlico River is a famous ducking resort, of which you may 

 obtain particulars bv addressing J. S. Kittle, Durham's Cieek, 

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Gordon, Holyoke.— What is the result of inbreeding dogs? I 

 am told it does no harm, but should think it would. Should you 

 advise me to use a dog with a bitch whose sire was of same litter 

 as dog's mother? Aus. The subject of inbreeding is one which 

 cannot be treated in a paragraph; it is enough to say, however, 

 that it is often beneficiai, and in any individual case it must de- 

 pend upon the health and constitution of the animals and their 

 adaptability. If dog and bitch are strong and healthy and suited 

 to produce progeny of character, their relationship need not be. 

 regarded as any bar. 



A. N. C, Philadelphia.— Will you please inform me whether 

 the liberation of barking squirrels in a public square where 

 there are fox squirrels, would, as in the case of red squirrels, 

 threaten injury to the fox squirrels. The fox squirrels which I 

 placed in Washington Square last spring have done splendidly, 

 and the keeper thinks there are now three times as many as 

 were placed there. They attract the attention of passers-by, and 

 amuse the children who play in the square. The reason of my 

 question is, some one desires to place some barking squirrels in 

 the same square. Ans. We cannot advise positively, but our 

 opinion is that it would be wise to keep the grays out. 



V. B. M., North Carolina.— A bitch is afraid of fire-crackers, 

 and 1 took her out in the field with me twice in the last week. 

 Fired several times. She does not attempt to run away; that may 

 be on account of her age, being only four months, or a little over; 

 or it may be caused by her fondness for me. When I Are, or rather 

 when she sees the old dog standing, she begins to cower, as she 

 has found out that, the "war" will soon commence. About ten 

 minutes after I fire she will come to me, but as soon as I lire she 

 will stop where she was at time of report, or run off about twenty 

 steps further, and no persuading can induce her to come to me 

 I thought I would try her and work on her for about two months 

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 of that time it strikes me she ought to get better or worse. The 

 point I look it is, that it is enough trouble to break a dog for field 

 worK without having the trouble to overcome a serious fault such 

 as gun-shyness. I think without that fault she would make a 

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