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INTERIOR OF CAT YAWL " EMPRESS." 



Main boom 



Main gaff 



Hoist of mainsail 



Leach 



Mizenmast, from stem 



deck to truck 



Mizen boom 



Mizen gaff 



Hoist of mizen 



Leach 



24ft. 6in. 



19ft. 



21ft. 



a5ft. 



28ft. 



20ft. 



12ft. 



.. 8ft. 9in. 



12ft. 



17ft. 8in. 



The cabin is very roomy, with 6ft. headroom and a floor 3ft. 

 wide. It has a locker on each side, as shown, with a sidebonrd at 

 the fore end with closet above. Back of the locker is a folding 

 berth that can be dropped at night, making a very comfortable 

 bed, while by day it is entirely concealed, the bottom forming the 

 side of the cabin. The companion and skylight are in one, the 

 latter fitted with plate glass. The forecastle has a washstand 

 with faucet and pump, the latter connecting with a large water 

 tank in the run by means of a pipe beneath the floor. There is 

 room for a man in the forecastle. The iee box is beneath the steps, 

 and is large enough to contain a four days' supply. The space be- 

 neath the cockpit is used for sails and spare stuff. The yacht is 

 fitted, as shown, with step and partners for cutter rig; while 

 double frames were put in to take the chainplates, and the bitts 

 were fitted for the heel of a bowsprit, so that the change could 

 readily be made at any time. The frames are all of beut oak, 

 spaced 12in., the planking of selected yellow pine in single lengths. 

 All the deck fittings are of mahogany, and the yacht is very 

 neatly finished throughout. Her two sails are of the ordinary boom 

 and gaff pattern. Though out in some very bad weather she has 

 never been compelled to reef them, and her former owner reports 

 her as being very dry and easy in a sea, good to windward, and 

 very easy to handle. A sprit topsail is sometimes carried over the 

 mainsail. The outside ballast is of iron, 8,0001bs., secured with live 

 Sin. iron bolts through forged iron floor knees. The inside ballast 

 consists of 4,5001bs. of lead. 



The Empress represents a very serviceable type of yacht for 

 cruising along the Atlantic coast and on the Lakes, being about 

 as large as the average Corinthian will care to handle, and yet, at 

 the same time, giving accommodations for four men in the cabin 

 if desired. The draft is moderate and the rig is both convenient 

 and effective; while, with an iron keel the yacht may be built and 

 equipped at a moderate cost. As to the great feature for a family 

 boat, safety, she is free from all danger of capsizing, while her 

 form is such as to make a very strong hull with a minimum of 

 material compared with the ordinary centerboard craft. 



THE AMERICA'S CUP. 



THERE is absolutely no news, either in the British papers or 

 from private parties, of any proposed challenge for next 

 year. The Field of Nov. 22 disposes of the Jameson rumor as fol- 

 lows, and at the same time sits down rather heavily on the New 

 York Y. C: 



"The cock-and-bull story telegraphed from America that Mr. 

 Jameson, owner of the Irex, is secretly building a cutter some- 

 where in the United Kingdom to compete for the America Cup, 

 has, of course, no foundation in fact. Indeed, the only fact in 

 connection with the story is that it is a fact, if such a cutter is 

 building, that Mr. Jameson knows nothing about it. The rumors 

 about an Australian craft being built appear to have been propa- 

 gated more for the purpose of puffing than anything; but we 

 should not be surprised if the New York Yac ht Club encouraged 

 a challenge from that remote part of the world, because if an 

 Australian won the cup there would be an end of it forever, so 

 far as the New York Club is concerned, which would be a tre- 



it would be all very well if a club relied on existing yachts, as 

 the New York Yacht Club did in 1870-1, for the Cambria and 

 Livonia contests; but now that it has been made plain that the 

 cup can be defended with absolute certainty by building a yacht 

 specially for the purpose, it is not likely that any future holder 

 will leave it to chance. By the wav, this certainty rather sug- 

 gests that there never will be a future holder of the cup, and 

 that it will never go to Australia, or anywhere else outside New 

 York." 



Such remarks as the above are really cruel and heartless on the 

 part of the Field. No doubt the New York Y. C. means well, 

 6Ven though ns ideas of BDOrt and falr Play may be just a little 

 muddled. Much as the club has grumbled over the expense and 

 trouble of defending the Cup, it would be like drawing an eye 

 tooth to lose it now. As the matter stands now, considering the 

 new deed of gift and the manner in which it was adopted in the 



« e a bona fide- challenge, British yachtsmen can very well 

 afford for some time to come to lie quiet and watch Australia, 

 Canada, Isew Zealand or any other ambitious aspirant have a 

 try for the Cup; or in default of that, to watch the effect on the 

 holders ot the undisturbed possession of the trophy under con- 

 ditions universally condemned as unfair. 



STEAM LAUNCHES FOR SHOAL WATERS. 



IN answer to inquiries from a correspondent, Mr. Arthur Love- 

 joy, author of the cruise "From Okeechobee to the Gulf," in the 

 i> OREST and bTBEAM of Oct 11-18, writes as follows: 

 Editor Forest and Stream: 



If "Pacific" would address me at my home I should be pleased 

 to correspond with him and offer any suggestions my long experi- 

 ence m boating might suggest; if "Pacific" will write me what he 

 wants a steamer for, salt or fresh water, depth of water he wishes 

 £? P ™ lJf ' ? t0 -'} could helpJoim. Above everything, for side or 

 S^S* ' get a Ivnebel engine; it is par excellence the engine of 

 engines tor a small yacht or launch, get a Scotch marine boiler 

 £f£ VT d ' lt lor eoal Set an upright 125 to 150 brass lin. tube 

 vwfcl',, 10 ' k? 1 ? 1 " less th , an 2din - 1,1 de j? tn set a side-whceler; 

 £n?.ft&' atui, ee-blade propeller is best. The Dot was 33ft. over 

 i^?i le ^ s ^' aboat ¥}• beam - drew 3ft - ot ' water, was copper bot- 

 tomed, had brass rudder, brass propeller, brass shaft, She had a 

 holler l4T Ue ' ?>' mde . r w ™ 5 * 7 . MSh and low pressure, 81in, 

 fnvwiV. i H ass tubes lm - diameter, had cabin over all. wheel in 

 « 11 c ? bm U e t ? Bine 1 ^ n af ter cabin < lar 'ge windows swing on 

 coSfme aVom^mn C n JlnS ;, - The Dofc eost.when new, $3,000. She 

 v nnr^.a- f & ! * ! TT ■ % tbmg more ' sbe had a copper condenser 

 to?unfn rri?i, midshl ? s aft r ?? nd hei " stern - lf "Pacific" wanted 

 would r £ T'fi 6V be wo , ul , d not need a condenser; if in salt he 

 bow* Q „^ a , nve-barrel fresh water iron tank up under the 

 tac^hJnfS -^ aU 7 ° ne , g f tin § up a sma11 steamer for sport, 

 craft Plenty of comfort and many good times in such a 



Atlanta, G a . Arthur Lovejoy. 



SINGLEHANDERS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Considering the keen and widespread interest taken in all that 

 appertains to yachts and yachting, it appears strange that the 

 boating readers of your paper do not more frequently communi- 

 cate through its columns the results of their experiences, and tell 

 of the novelties or experiments which may have come under their 

 notice. 



The suggestion made in Forest and Stream of Oct. 4, that the 

 owners of small sailing craft about New York and the west end of 

 Long Island Sound should unite to form a single-handed club, is a 

 most excellent one, which should not be allowed to rest merely as 

 a suggestion; for there are very many boat owners who would no 

 doubt be happy to join such an association. 



At the present time 1 am building for my own use a wee single- 

 bander, a description of which may interest your readers, and 

 which when finished will be a candidate for admission to the pro- 

 posed singlehand club. 



My little craft is designed to afford the greatest amount of space 

 and comfort for cruising that can be obtained within the smallest 

 dimensions. Her length is 15>6f t. over all; beam, 4}£tt.\ depth of 

 hull at stem, 20in.; depth of hull amidships, 16in.; freeboard at 

 lowest point, 12iu. She has a keel in which will be run loOlbs. of 

 lead, and under the cabin floor will be stowed a like amount of 

 ballast to trim ship. With this allowance of dead weight she will 

 be uncapsizable, as her stability will be due more to her form 

 than to what I must still insist on calling the unscientific use 

 of unlimited lead. Her draft of water is to be 18in., the greatest 

 depth being two-thirds of her length from the stem at waterline. 

 She will have a graceful counter stern, and carry 150sq. ft. of 

 canvas, all in one sail, as my desire is to obtain good speed with 

 safety and handiness. Her sail will be hoisted with but one hal- 

 liard, which leads aft to the cockpit, as indeed will all the. run- 

 ning rigging, even including her cable; so that anchor can be 

 weighed, sail hoisted or lowered, and reefing done without leav- 

 ing the cockpit. 



The dimensions of her cabin are 6ft. in length by 3ft. in width, 

 and her little cockpit is 3x3ft. The sides of the cabin are 12iu. in 

 height above the deck at after end and 6in. high forward. The 

 top, or roof, of the cabin is hinged at forward end so that it can 

 be raised to any height desired in an instant and closed again just 

 as quickly, like the lid of a box, thus giving ample height inside 

 when anchored, and a low house when under way. One novel 

 feature of this portable cabin top is that its form and construction 

 are such that in case of the water being too shoal to land with the 

 yacht herself the cabin top can be taken entirely off in a moment, 

 turned bottom side up and used as ayawl boat to go ashore in. It 

 will easily carry two persons, and is perfectly water tight. This 

 notion is not patented. Allow me to hereby present it to my fel- 

 low single-bander brothers. In the main deck forward of cabin 

 is a hatch 12xl2in. All timbers are mahoganv and all joiner work 

 inside is finished neatly in varnished woods. The cabin is fitted 

 with one berth 20in. wide by 6ft. in length, but there is room 

 enough to make up an extra bunk if the skipper wants company. 

 As will be seen this is a very small cabin yacht, but she will be' a 

 good sea boat, and is open for a friendly match with any other 

 keel or cutter yacht within 10 cubic feet of her dimensions in anv 

 weather. Thomas Clapham. * 



Roslyn, L. L, Nov. 24. 



NINETY OR FORTY FEET. 



IT would appear from the following remarks in the Field that 

 the British yachtsman has become cognizant of the state of 

 affairs here, and is not a little amused thereby. What we pre- 

 dicted a year ago in commenting on the new deed of gift, has come 

 to pass, and the 00ft. class has fallen into a very unpromising 

 condition. The Field says: 



"It was thought last May that there was going to be a great 

 revival of yacht racing in America, and the boom weut forth that 

 henceforth the racing of 90ft. sloops was to be the common pas- 

 time of American yachtsmen; but the dream was never realized, 

 and, to keep yacht racing alive at all, it is now recommended that 

 attention should be concentrated on the 40ft class. This seems 

 very small beer after the Puritan, Mayflower and Volunteer; but 

 it will most likely have, to be submitted to. We on this side of 

 the Atlantic ha ve had many years' experience of the excitement 

 of racing lGO-tonners, and we always refer to it as the grandest 

 of all sailing; but we are afraid American yacht owners come and 

 go too frequently to get well into the sport. We have hitherto 

 had enough men on this side of the Atlantic to stick to the sport 

 to keep it alive, and if occasionally a man had only a transient 

 but perhaps brilliant career with a racing yacht, his coming and 

 going had very little effect on the sport generally. Whether we 

 shall continue to preserve the old stock is perhaps open to doubt, 

 but, at any rate, we think next season will show that we shall not 

 have to put up with 40-footers just yet." 



As we have pointed out before, tlie large singlestickers were an 

 accident, though a very lucky one in the great help thev have 

 given to American yachting. It would bea grand thing if the 

 class could be maintained, and if such contests as those of '86 and 

 '87 on the New York cruise could be a permanant feature of the 

 season's yachting. It has been fully proved, however, that there 

 is neither the money nor the love of sport as yet in America to 

 insure the permanence of such a class, aud that the efforts to 

 force its retention simply result in diverting the much-needed 

 support from the 70ft. and other classes. While we should rejoice 

 as much as any one over such a prosperous condition of American 

 yachting as would insure a fleet of half a dozen craft like May- 

 flower or Volunteer in each of the season's races, we cannot shut 

 our eyes to the fact that such a thing is clearly impossible, and in 

 practice it would be much to be thankful for' if there was even a 

 tainty of a dozen good races to be sailed about the coast next year 

 by a fleet of eight or ten 40-footers. 



Sentiment is all very well, but the great need in American 

 yachting is a little hard, practical common sense. It is not a 

 question of what is wanted, but of what can be had, and the clubs 

 just now must take the best boats at hand, be they only 40-footers, 

 and get what sport they can from them. If thev can stir up the 

 <0-looters out of their present semi-torpid condition, so much the 

 better; if they can revive the defunct 53ft. class they will be doing 

 a good, work, out it may be that as a last will resort they be glad 

 to rail back on the 40-footers, rather than to witness such a miser- 

 able Durlesque of yacht racing as the past season has been. 



As for the other side of the Atlantic, it is hard to say how they 

 are any better off than we. The sailing of Yarana, whic i is about 

 the only event of the season, is a very poor substitute for the old 

 days of the "100-tomiers," or even the battles of the 80-tonners 

 and flymg forties of a later date. Unless some decided improve- 

 ment takes place by spring it may be that they, as well as we on 

 this side, will be only too glad to watch a aeries of really good 

 matches, though the contestants should be nothing more than the 

 I despised 40-footers. 



SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C.-The following pro- 

 gramme of entertainments for the winter has just been announced: 

 Dec. 8, amateur music; Jan. 26, annual club dinner; Feb. 9, lecture 

 by Ensign Edward Everett Hayden, LT. S. N. of the Hydrographic 

 Office, on "West Indian Hurricanes;" Feb 23, lecture by Lieut. 

 Sidney A. Staunton, U. S. N., of the Office of Naval Intelligence, 

 on "Winds and the Law of Storms;" March 23, lecture by Lieut. 

 George L. Dyer. U. S. N., of the Hydrographic Office, on "Ocean 

 Currents;' April 6, amateur music. Notices relating to the classes 

 in navigation have already been sent to the members. It is also 

 proposed to establish a class for practical instruction in rigging 

 and marline-spike work. Practical talks on this subject, sail 

 making and other kindred topics, will take place as opportunity 

 permits. An evening will also be devoted to an exhibition, by 

 means of the polyopticon, of pictures illustrative of nautical sub- 

 jects. 



EUREKA.— The experimental vessel Eureka was launched for 

 the second time at Poillons' new yard on Nov. 29. The vessel 

 was built in the summer of 1885 at Poillons' yard, and was 

 launched on Nov. 25 of that year. As her machinery failed to 

 work as expected the experiment was abandoned for a time, but 

 new machinery has lately been fitted, and a second trial will be 

 made. The. propelling force is derived from a vapor generated 

 by the combustion of the fuel in a cylinder, with one end open to 

 the water. One of these cylinders is placed on each side of the 

 keel, with an opening through the bottom of the boat, and by 

 changing the direction of the mouth of the opening it is expected 

 that the boat can be driven ahead or astern at will. A second 

 trial of the machinery will soon be made. 



A NEW STEEL SCHOONER.— Mr. Piepgras will shortly com- 

 mence work on a steel schooner of about 65ft. l.w.l. for au Eastern 

 yachtsman, the design being made by Mr. Burgess. She will be a 

 centerboard craft of moderate draft, and is intended for cruising 



MACDONALD'S COVE. — The author of the article in our last 

 issue writes to correct two small errors. Instead of Prince Ed- 

 ward's Island the reading should be Prince Edward County. 

 Amherst Island lies to the east, and not to the west, as stated. 



REPUBLIC— This schooner has been sold by C. H. Watrous to 

 T. H. Hall, of the Atlantic and New Haven clubs, owner of the 

 keel sloop Nirvana. Mr. Hall will start on a cruise to Bermuda 

 in January. 



WONA.— In our description of the Wona, Nov. 22, we gave Law- 

 ley & Son as the builders. This was an error, as the yacht was 

 built at Gloucester, Mass., by Messrs. Higgins & Gilford. 



JUnswm to (^amspandrntg. 



lE^No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



J. R. P.— See answer to J. T. B. 

 W. E. B.— Write to T. Donoghue, La Salle, 111. 

 O. A. L., Hinesburg, Vt.— The gun is made by L. C. Smith, Syra- 

 cuse, N. Y. 



C. E. P., Minneapolis, Minn.— Yon should consult a physician 

 about the sprained shoulder. 



J. T.B., Northboro, la.— Fur dealers are Wm. Macnaughton's 

 Sons, 168 South Fifth avenue, New York. 



Scotland.— If you will write to Mr. Edward Jack, Fredericton, 

 N. B., he will furnish the information you desire, and you may 

 rely on its correctness. 



H. H. P., Long Branch.— We have known of a number of parties 

 who have gone to Durham Creek, and we understand that the 

 shooting has been good there. 



Kahkahlin, New York. — What is the proper name of the 

 prairie chicken ? Of what species of grouse is this bird? Ans. 

 The scientific name of the pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, as 

 adopted by the American Ornithological Union, is Tijmpanuchus 

 americanus. The ruffed grouse is the Bonatia urnbcllus. 



C. H.— I have an Irish setter dog, well bred (from field trial 

 winners), which has never been broken; he is now two y r ears old. 

 I made arrangements this fall to have him trained; the trainer 

 claims he has no nose, that he will walk right over a bird and 

 pay no attention to it. Now, he has a good nose for food; he will 

 scent meat a long distance, and when he was one year old he 

 would retrieve a dead quail by scent, finding it when I hid it. 

 This I taught him myself, and then he was lost for some time. Is 

 it possible for a dog to have a sensitive nose for some things and 

 not for birds? Ans. The dog undoubtedly has not the pointing 

 nstinct. It may develop, but the chances are it will not. 



S., Montreal.— In shooting for a prize at twenty inanimate tar- 

 gets, A, who is handicapped three birds, ties for.' first place with 

 B,who is handicapped four birds. In shooting off the tie, A wants 

 to shoot the usual w r ay, miss and out, or at five birds each. B ob- 

 jects; says that they should shoot at twenty birds each, with the 

 same handicaps as in the original match. A claims that in shoot- 

 ing off ties that they should shoot at the same number of birds. 

 Which is right? Ans. There is no rule; it is a matter to be agreed 

 on; the conditions of shooting off ties should have been predeter- 

 mined before the match; it is not usual to shoot at the entire 

 number again, here 20, but to shoot miss and out, or at series of 3 

 each. 



C. M., New York.— Can you tell me if there is any delay or 

 annoyance at the Canada side for any one going on a hunting trip 

 from this city to the Dominion? That is, if I take a box with 

 guns in it, aud trunk with clothes and cartridges in that, am 1 

 subjected to search of one or both by customs or other officers? I 

 have been deterred from going by fear of too much trouble en 

 route? Ans. Your trunk will be subject to examination, but you 

 will have no annoyance if you explain that you are going on a 

 hunting excursion, and provide yourself with proper credentials. 

 If the officers are not assured of your good faith they may exact a 

 bond for the return of the dutiable articles. Also see the Ameri- 

 can officers, so that there may be no trouble when you come back. 



Hueungham. — At a live bird match, where the bounds were 

 not staked off owing to there being a railroad on one side and a 

 creek on the other, both contestants agreed to measure this dis- 

 tance if a bird was thought out of bounds. A had shot at his full 

 number of birds, and B had one more to shoot at; the score was 14 

 each. B kilted his last bird and it dropped dead 82yds. from the • 

 score. The referee declared it a lost bird, on the ground that the 

 boundary line starts from the score. B claims the last bird and 

 match, on the grounds that the boundary according to Hurling- 

 ham rules is 80yds. on all sides of the trap. The match was at 

 25yds. rise, 80yds. boundary and Hurlingham rules, and is left to 

 you to decide. Ans. The distance is to be measured from the 

 center trap; the bird should have been counted as killed, and the 

 match given to B, 



