FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Nov. 21, 1889. 



we found them to be paddlers also, and my chum immediately 

 recognized old friends in the two brown and hearty brothers, who 

 grasped us by the hand witb the true grip of comradeship. 



We. found them just finishing their breakfast dishes, and while 

 they put a finishing touch to pots and pans we took a look at their 

 splendid boats and fully appointed camp. 



On giving them our course for this day they decided to break 

 camp and accompany us part way. The way those chaps went to 

 work was delightfully interesting, everything went like clock 

 work. No stopping to think "what nest?" or "where is this or 

 that now'/" but with a snap and precision that would have done a 

 naval corps honors, everything was collected and stowed away in 

 its own proper place. When all was complete we paddled away 

 on our course once more. 



Nearly 10 o'clock, and the heat, which the chill, cold morning 

 had not intimated in the least, now began to burn our arms and 

 blister our cheeks. The little breeze of the morning was gone, 

 and the lake lay still and dazzling in the scorching sun. 



About 1 P. M. we made the southern end of Smith's Island for 

 dinner, a distance of some five or six miles from Weir's. Here a 

 long white sand beach allured us to take a swim, and then re- 

 freshed, we prepared and ate our rations. After dinner a punch 

 was drunk; then bidding farewell to our escorts, we start out on 

 our Way alone under a threatening sky. 



Scarce a mile had been made when big drops came clown, hut 

 we quickly pulled up our rubber aprons and kept on, for it was 

 now 3 o'clock, and being anxious to make. Toughtonboro' that 

 night, rain or no rain, we must push ahead. 



We were now past the Forty Islands and out in the "Broad," 

 with three miles of open water between us and Cow island, the 

 nearest land on our course, and for that point we headed. 



This lake, noted for its quick and violent squalls, was a terror 

 to us, aud especially this "Broad," where the wind has an un- 

 broken sweep of ten miles north aud south, and four or five cast 

 and west. 



When barely half a mile east of "The Forties," on looking 

 southward we both detected, almost at the same instant, a line of 

 dirty yellowish white stretching across the lake about five miles 

 away. Both recognized it as an approaching squall, and instantly 

 put about and began paddling for our lives toward "The Forties." 

 Before we gained the leeward side of the islands the white caps 

 were running in the "Broad," and shortly a lively surf was dash- 

 ing on the rocky shores. 



As it continued to blow steadily harder, we decided to make 

 camp on some of the numerous small islands thereabouts, but the 

 myriads of mosquitoes that we found in possession had a deter- 

 mination to hold it and to put us out; and despite volumes of 

 pipe smoke they succeeded. It was evident we must try some 

 other place, and sighting a cottage on Follet Island, about three 

 quarters of a mile to the north, we steered for that. 



Here we found a good beach, a pretty cottage and a fine lawn, 

 quite an Eden to us storm-bound mariners. The cottage doors 

 were locked and its windows barred, so we proceeded to take 

 possession of the lawn, and pitched our camp under the lee of a 

 small woodshed. After the cramped and restless time we had 

 had the night before, no desire remained to try the same mode of 

 sleeping again, so the foil owing idea was hit upon by the Artist. 



The canoes hauled up on the grass were laid parallel to one 

 another about five feet apart. This intervening space was car- 

 peted with rubber and woollen blankets, and a roof of sails was 

 pitched over all, the same dropping down so as to form walls for 

 camp. Thus we had very comfortable quarters. 



The shower of the afternoon having been reinforced by a legion 

 of heavy clouds from the south, now hung dark about us, and in 

 the chill air of the evening we could feel the storm that wis close 

 Upon us. But no matter what the weather might be, we tired-out 

 voyageurs turned into our shelter, pillowed our heads on our coats, 

 and closely rolled in the warm blankets s Don fell fast asleep. 



By four next morning we turned out, and our first thought was 

 ef the weather. The appearance of the elements and our situation 

 brought lo mind a scrap from Addison: 



"The dawn is overcast, the morning lowers, 



And heavily in clouds brings on the day, 

 The great, th' important day." 



The sky was still heavy, the wind nothing abated, our rations 

 low and we anxious. 

 What shall we do? 



Whitecaps in the "Broad," making rather a nasty outlook for 

 us, but cross that "Broad" we must or starve. 



We consult the map, and find that by shaping our course north- 

 ward about a mile to Jolly Island, thence half a mile to the east- 

 ward to Steamboat island, Ave would escape at least three miles 

 of the open water and cross seas. From there across the narrow- 

 est part of the. Broad in a southeasterly course to the southern 

 end of Long Island, and we could feel secure. This we decided to 

 do, althougo. it would make three miles more paddling than a 

 direct course to Toughtonboro would give. 



No time, for breakfast. A gill of brandy and water apiece 

 warmed and braced us, and having stowed all duffle, we launched 

 with rubber aprons securely battened about. The first half mile 

 was smooth and encouraging, being under the lee of the islands; 

 but once out from their protection, the wind sweeping up the lake 

 from the southeast chopped up the sea and tossed us about in 

 great shape. 



At first the scribe was a trifle scared, but seeing how hand- 

 somely our craft behaved, we were soon en joying the rather ex- 

 citing situation. After about an hour's battling wind and wave 

 we landed on the lower end of Long Island about 6 o'clock, having 

 covered not quite halt* the distance we must go before break- 

 fast. 



After a short rest we again pushed on, and with the thought of 

 breakfast uppermost in our minds dug ahead, in spite of the 

 cold rain that had begun to fall, till we made Sandy Island 

 where we ran up just long enough to mix another dose of the for- 

 tifier. Off again, and after half an hour's paddling we caught 

 sight of the loug-sought shores ot Toughtonhoro'. Here in full 

 sight of the Promised Land, and within a mile of its shores, the 

 scribe, almost exhausted, had to make frequent resting spells 

 and in at tempting to brace himself with the thoughts of a °-ood 

 breakfast awaiting him ahead, was quite overcome With hunger 

 and unearthing a loaf of musty bread from among his duffle he 

 made a cannibalistic attack upon the same. Thus'by a series of 

 munching and paddling spells he and his companioureached the 

 welcome shore at last. 



Establishing our headquarters here we spent the remainder of 

 our all to short vacation in making short cruises about this lovely 

 lake; among its picturesque islands, along its wild and woody 

 shores, nosing into every lovely nook and corner, where all the 

 gnomes and fairies of our childhood might well abide, and re- 

 turning to camp at nighs to see old Sol throw his last golden rays 

 up from behind the western mountains, whose lines are deeply 

 reflected in the placid waters of the lake. Chokik. ' 



A. C. A. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.— The meeting of the Ex- 

 ecutive Committee will be held at Clark's, 23 West Twentv-tbird 

 street, on Nov. 23, beginning promptly at 10 A. M. 



A. O. A. MEMBERSHIP, ATLANTIC DIVISION.-Sandford 

 Northrop, Wm. Northrop, Camden, N. J.; Wm. Potts, Brooklyn. 



■^"No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Alex. R. will oblige by sending us his address. 



J. C. McA.— For rabbit shooting within three hours of New York 

 city, try some of the stations on the Newburg Short Cut of the 

 Erie Railway. 



M. F., Rushville, 111.— There are several well-made guns for the 

 price you name; they are of practically equal merits, and we can- 

 not make distinctions between them. 



N. H., Medina, O.— Application to Chief Game and Fish War- 

 den John N. Law, Cincinnati, O., will give you the desired infor- 

 mation. Each county in your State has a game warden. 



P. H. F., St. Louis, Mo.— I have a breechloader made by 

 "Tatham," London, laminated steel. Kindly tell me who is 

 "Tatham" and what his reputation is. Ans. We know Tatham 

 (American) shot, but the Tatham (English) gun is not known to us. 



like a congenial companion. Expenses will be confined to fare 

 and proveuder, not exceeding $50.— Chas. M. Grainger. 



H. P. W., Norfolk, Va.— Will wild rice or wild celery flourish in 

 the inlets of Chesapeake Bay. if so which will do better? If it 

 is planted this fall would it oe up in time for clucks to feed upon 

 in the spring? Ans. Both flourish there. See article on canvas- 

 bucks last week. If the rice were planted this fall there would 

 be nothing for the ducks in the spring; they eat the seed, which 

 of course does not mature in the spring. See note on page 347 of 

 this issue. 



faceting. 



"West India Hurricanes and the Great March Tilizmrd." By 

 Everett nayden, U. S. Hydr»grophic Office. Large quarto, with 23 

 lithographic plates. Price $1. Contains full history of the great 

 storm of March, 1SS8, with praciical information how to handle a 

 vessel in a cyclone; use of oil at sea, etc. 



CLASSIFICATION BY CORRECTED LENGTH. 



THOUGH the new classification should not be adopted at once 

 by either of the clubs now considering it, something has beeu 

 accomplished in the direction of its ultimate adoption by the pre- 

 sentation of the. subject in a definite form in the reports of the 

 two committees. The chief obstacle at present is that yachtsmen 

 have given little thought to the matter, they are unfamiliar with 

 its details, and consequently afraid of it without knowing exactly 

 why. In order to show the practical operation of the rule we have 

 calculated the amount of sail allowed for each length of waterline 

 in the single-stick classes from 30 to 77ft. corrected length, as pro- 

 posed to take the place of the existing classes, 25 to 70ft. waterline 

 length; also reproducing on a larger scale a part of the diagram 

 previously published, with the addition of the new British yachts. 

 The classes and allowance of sail are as follows: The first column 

 giving the various waterline lengths, the second the correspond- 

 ing amount of sail, the third the amount of sail for each foot of 

 length in the different classes, and the fourth the ratio of square 

 root of the sail to the waterline. We have not gone above the 

 present 70ft. yachts for the reason that there is now no well de- 

 fined class, Volunteer and Puritan, the only existing boats, not 

 racing; and it is impossible to say what the future of the class 

 will be, or to lay down any limits for it. In the other classes the 

 table covers rather more than the extreme practical limits; as, in 

 the 77ft. class for example, no one would be likely to build a 68ft. 

 waterline yacht with 552ft. more sail than Titania; nor to go to 

 the opposite extreme of 77ft. waterline. with an allowance of no 

 more sail than Bedouin to drive the 7ft. additional length. We 

 have attempted to indicate by the full-faced type the limits for 

 experiment with any chance of success: 



AREAS OF SAIL ALLOWED FOR EACH LENGTH. — SLOOP GLASSES. 



Full-face figures denote the practicable limits of length. 



USft. Class. 

 Dif. of S 

 per ft. of I j. 



L 

 77 

 70 

 75 

 74 

 73 

 72 

 71 



It 



S 

 5929 



ooai 



6211 

 0400 

 6561 



0889 

 7056 



77/t. Class. 

 Dif. of S 

 per ft. of L. 



155 

 157 

 1.59 

 161 

 163 

 165 

 167 

 169 

 171 



L 

 1.00 

 1.03 

 1.05 

 1.08 

 1.11 

 1.14 

 1.17 

 1.20 

 1.23 

 1.26 



66 



4900 





1.06 



65 



5041 



141 



1.09 



64 



5184 



143 



1.12 



63 



5339 



145 



1.16 



62 



5170 



147 



1.19 



61 



5625 



149 



1.23 



60 



5776 



151 



1.26 





60ft. 



Class. 





58 



3844 





1.07 



57 



3969 



i25 



1.10 



56 



4096 



127 



1.14 



55 



4225 



129 



LIS 



54 



4356 



131 





53 



448ij 



133 



lie 



53 



4624 



135 



1.30 





54ft. Class. 





53 



3025 





1.04 



53 



3136 



111 



1 07 



51 



3249 



113 



1.12 



50 



3364 



115 



j 16 



49 



3481 



117 



1.20 



48 



3600 



119 



1.25 



47 



3721 



131 



1.30 



46 



3841 



123 





45 



3969 



135 





s 



2500 

 2601 

 2704 

 2809 

 2916 

 3025 

 3136 

 3249 

 3364 



101 

 103 

 105 

 107 

 109 

 HI 

 113 

 115 



USft. Class. 

 1936 



2025 89 



2116 91 



3209 93 



2304 95 



2401 97 



2500 99 



2601 101 



S6ft. Class. 

 1444 



1 



25 



24 



1521 

 1600 

 1681 

 1764 

 1849 

 1936 



1024 

 10S9 

 1156 

 1225 

 1296 



77 

 79 

 81 

 83 

 85 

 87 



63 

 65 

 67 

 69 

 71 



SCHOONER CLASSES. 



Class 2, 100ft, Corrected Length and Over. 



Constellation Ramona 



Dauntless 110.90 Palmer 



Yampa not measured. 



100ft. Class, 90 to 100ft. Corrected Length. 



Gitaua 95.73 Sea Fox 



Montauk 94. 37 May flower 



Fortuna 94.22 Sachem 



Merlin 93.45 Alert 



soft-. Class, 80 to 90ft. Corrected Length. 



.88.95 Iroquois 



87.79 Halcyon 



.86.06 OS none 



85.54 Magic 



85.08 



Elma 



Phantom 



Grayling 



Miranda 



Marguerite. . . 



80ft. Class, 70 to 80ft. Corrected Length. 

 No existing boats. 



70ft. Class, 70ft. and Under, Corrected Length. 



Quickstep 70.00 Azalea 



Clio 67.42 Lotus 



Harbinger 66.80 Agnes 



Triton 



SLOOPS, CUTTERS AND YAWLS. 



Class 2, over 77/t. Corrected Length. 

 Volunteer 91.09 Puritan 



77/t. Class, 63 to 77ft. Corrected Lenyth. 



Katrina. 76.70 Gracie 



Titania 76.40 Redouin 



Shamrock 73.73 Fauny 



68ft. Class, 60 to 68ft. Corrected Length. 



Huron 67.71 Ileen 



Vision - - 67.51 Hildegarde 



Mischief 67.25 Wenonah 



Thetis 68.25 



60ft. Class, Oh to 60f. Worrected Length. 



Athlon 58.06 Clara 



Whileaway 57.66 Isis 



Cinderella 57.22 Oriva 



BUft. Class, US to Sift.. Corrected Length. 



Bertie 53.62 Daphne 



Regina • ..51.91 Adelaide 



Alga 51.83 Vixen 



Fanita 51.52 



L 

 109 

 1.13 



Lis 



1.23 

 1.29 

 1.34 

 1.40 

 1.46. 

 1.53 



l.io 

 1.15 

 1.21 

 1.27 

 1.83 

 1.40 

 1.17 

 1.54 



1.13 

 1.18 

 1.25 

 1.3? 

 1.40 

 1.48 

 1.58 



1,06 

 1.14 

 1.22 

 1.3] 

 1.40 

 1.50 



107.13 

 ..104.01 



..in 48 



..90.82 

 . .90.27 

 ..90.05 



...:82i84 

 ...81.79 

 .. B0.62 

 ...80 09 



. : > 

 • !7L17 



.66.12 

 .05.41 

 .64.22 



-.54.90 

 ..54.74 

 ..54.37 



..51.40 

 ..50.67 

 .50.48 





1,8ft. Class, la to USft. Corrected Length. 





Liris 





...49.86 Chiquita 



....46.88 



Tomahawk. 





..48.68 Nymph 



. ...46.87 



Gorilla 





...48.50 Baboon 



. ...46.80 



Maraquita. . 





. .48.12 Banshee... 



....46.43 



Bayadere. . . 





..48.00 Xara 



....46.40 



Maggie 





...47.80 Minerva 



.. .46.07 



Lotowaua. . 





...47.19 Rival 



....44.22 



Verena — 





...47.00 Wave 



....42 71 



Helen 





.47.00 Pappoose 



. ..42.60 



Alice 





...47.00 Schemer 



....42,27 





U2ft. Class, i 



a to USft. Corrected Length. 





Hera 





..41.94 Shadow 



....38.28 



Peri 





...40,o3 Volusia 



....37.33 



Iseult 





...38.63 Beatrice 



....36.05 





36ft. Class, . 



W to 36ft. Corrected Length. 





Kathleen . . . 





..37.56 Tom Boy 



. 34.90 



Saracen — 





..3(1.40 Shona 



,...34.25 



soft. Class, soft, and under Corrected Length. 





Yolande 





..30.78 Daisy 





Gael 









In the 77ft. claBS Titania and Katrina are found verv near the 

 top, their measurements being 76.40 and 78.76ft. In designing a 



new yacht for the class one or two feet additional length could 

 be taken with advantage, but by the time that 73ft. is reached the 

 sail is considerably reduced, and at 74ft. the proportions of the 

 old 60-ton aer Marguerite are reached, or say a reduced Genesta. 

 As Irex, the sole survivor of this type in the large classes, has just 

 been sold out of racing to be replaced by a much wider boat, there 

 is little to be feared from the same type here. The present 

 boats in the class, Bedouin, Gracie and Fanny, would be placed as 

 they now are in the Eastern and Seawanhaka clubs so far as 

 Titania and Katrina are concerned. 



The yachts in the 68ft. class would be as at present, there being 

 little or no racing between them, but Mischief, Hildegard, Vision, 

 Wenonah, Thetis and Ileen have always been considered as fairly 

 matched together as far as size goes. The clas3 limit, 68ft., pro- 

 vides for a somewhat larger boat, as Mischief could be a foot 

 longer with her present rig and yet be in the class. This increase 

 of size was necessitated in order to take in all the boats of about 

 Mischief's size and yet make an even number, 08. The desirable 

 limits in this class would be within 61 and 64ft.; the old British 

 40-tonners being about 64ft. waterline with 5,000ft. of sail, in fact 

 Stranger, so well known on this side, would just come at the 

 limit, of the class by a reduction of 60ft. of sail, her length being 

 65ft.; and we fancy no one would consider her a very formidable 

 rival to a Mischief or a reduced Titania. 



In the next class there are practically no racing boats at pres- 

 ent save Clara, neither Cinderella, Athlon nor Whileaway doing 

 any serious amount of rae.ine; but at the same time the class 

 would be unchanged as far as the existing boats are concerned. 

 In any event there is a strong probability of a revival of the class, 

 lit which case the present boats would be greatly outbuilt, so tliat 

 their chances as racers will be little altered by the change to cor- 

 rected length. The new class offers a very good choice of sizes, 

 from 54x17ft. for a centerboard similar to Cinderella, to a mod- 

 erate keel boat of 56x13ft. 6in.: a 57ft. boat would be possible, but 

 the proportion of sail allowed her is very small for a racer. 



The next class includes the old 45ft. yachts, none of which art- 

 doing any active racing; however, they would be very fairly 

 classed with Alga and the new or promised 45-footers. Bertie 

 would come within the limit of this instead of the higher class, 

 and though she has always raced with Clara and Cinderella she 

 would be placed to much better advantage in the smaller class; 

 if, however, she did not like, the company, she could still increase 

 her canvas and remain with Clara, it appears that the new 

 British 20-raters. Dragon, Windward and Vreda, would come in 

 this class near its lower limit with such an increase of canvas as 

 would be necessary for racing in these waters, in which ease there 

 would be little to fear of their saving time from new boats built 

 to the top of the class. Should any cross, however, they would 

 probably be canvassed for the lower class, which includes the 

 present 40-footers, in which case also they could hardly carry 

 canvas enough to be very dangerous in a season's steady racing. 



The limit of 48ft. for the next class was made necessary not only 

 in order to preserve a certain uniformity in tho intervals and to 

 keep the class from crowding closely on the one above it, but 

 because the next even figure^ 49ft., would leave the. majority of 

 the existing boats, all new and built for the class, as Nymph, 

 Chiquita, Verena, Helen. Alice, Baboon, Xara, Lotowana, Awa, 

 Choctaw, Banshee and Chispa, a long way from the top of the 

 class; the corrected lengths of all but the very latest boats being 

 about 17ft. It is proposed to admit t nose forties which exceed the 

 limit of 48ft. corrected length by a modification of the speeial 

 clause in the New York and Seawanhaka rules made to admit 

 'titania and Redouin. The new class would also include several 

 yachts formerly in the class above, Ulidia, Maggie and Bavadere; 

 but there is not one of these which would inspire terror in the keel 

 of a modern 40-foot.er. As above stated, it is possible that the 20- 

 raters might squeeze into this class, but at a reduced sail area 

 that would cripple them in the average weather. 



In the way of new boats to beat the present leaders there are 

 two extreme positions from which the question may be con- 

 sidered. If it be conceded that Minerva can repeat next season 

 her sweep of this year, and consequently the .Minerva type must 

 prevail in racing, then an enlarged Minerva, 41ft. 7in. in water- 

 line and lift, beam, would be a far better boat than the present 

 craft in the eyes of American owners, and presumably he as fast 

 in proportion, and able to race on even time, which is more satis- 

 factory to every sportsman than to receive an allowance. If on 

 the other hand the brutes are considered able to beat both Min- 

 erva and the type represented by Baboon and Xara, which is 

 generally conceded to be a very good one; the man who would 

 beat either Liris or Gorilla need not do so by a moie powerful 

 boat on the same length, but may use his judgment in taking 2 

 or 3ft. more length, with less sail and power and a finer model, 

 The letters of Messrs. Fife and Burgess in another column have a 

 very important bearing on this matter, both declaring their belief 

 in what may be called extreme dimensions, but we are of the 

 opinion that though the crude elements of 45ft. waterline and 

 3,000sq. ft. of canvas may in the most skilful hands be moulded 

 into a fast boat aud may win in an exceptional season and under 

 favorable conditions of ownership and handling, that most at- 

 tempts on these dimensions will be unsuccessful", and that the 

 safer proportions will be found between 41 aud 43ft. length. The 

 wav will still be open for experiments in the direction of power 

 in a 39ft. boat rigged as heavily as Liris, aud taken altogether 

 the class will afford ample opportunity for experiment within 

 moderate limits of cost. 



The next class is thus far a weak one, having few racing boats 

 at any one point. Shadow, the leader in Eastern waters, aud 

 Iseult, in New York, are probably the best of the class. Tho new 

 limits would include Peri, now racing at the bottom of the 10ft. 

 class, while if she chose Pappoose could cut down to 42ft. cor- 

 rected length, about, her original rig, and nave a better chance at, 

 the top of this class, where she properly belongs, than at the 

 bottom of the class which includes Liris aud Tomahawk. It is in 

 this class, and not with Kathleen aud Saracen, that the British 

 10-raters, Decima, Dis and Yvonne would probably come, unless 

 they reduced then r rigs. They would be in the middle or in the 

 lower half of the class, and with little hope of winning from new 

 boats built to the class limit. 



Kathleen, like Liris, would have come into the 36ft. class 

 through the special clause mentioned, being considerably above 

 the limit, Saracen being about on it, we bare not her official 

 measurement. This arrangement would give some advantage to 

 Liris, Gorilla, Tomahawk and Kathleen over newer and longer 

 boats that might be built to beat them, but as the four were built 

 this year and yachtsmen are interested in the results of their rac- 

 ing, no one would grumble at their being allowed every possible 

 chance to show whether power in excess is worth what it costs, 

 lu order, in the event of a change, to give every consideration to 

 boats recently built for an existing class, like the forties and 

 some of the schooners, we would go further than the committees 

 in recommending that all yachts built for existing waterline 

 length classes be allowed to race in the corresponding classes by 

 corrected length which include the majority of their former class- 

 mates. The classes in which this exception would mainly apply 

 would be in the present 40 and 30ft. sloops and the 90ft. BOlioOnelffi 



Several new boats, Merlin, Mayflower, Sachem. Alert and Sea 

 Fox, built for the existing 90ft. waterline class, will measure from 

 1 to 3ft. corrected length over the corresponding class, 90ft. cor- 

 rected length. Of course they could reduce sail and come in 

 the class where Grayling, M iranda and Elma now are, but as the 

 were not designed for such short canvas it would he unfair! 

 compel them to cut down to a rig that might prevent any racing. 

 By admitting them arbitrarily to the class the only harm would 

 be that they would remain rather larger than any new boat built 

 to the class, and so for the time have a slight degree of pro 

 tectiou from being outbuilt by boats especially designed for the 

 new class; certainly no greater advantage than they are entitled 

 to. Yachts of the size of Merlin or Sea Fox represent a large 

 amount of money and demand more consideration in any change 

 of rule than the small fry. We do not know the feeling of the 

 owners of the yachts, but such an exception as this, giving them 

 a certain advantage tor a few seasons, might remove any objec- 

 tions on their part to the new rule. It is true that there is a cer- 

 tain prejudice against such exceptions on the part of the clubs, 

 but some clause of the kind has always been found necessary in ( 

 the past in attempting to secure a uniformity of classes, and there 

 is no practical objection to it so far as we have heard. 



The 90ft. schooner class has proved a very difficult one to man- 

 age in laying out, new classes, being in itself the most importantI| 

 of the schooner classes and at the same time requiring an odd, 

 limit, Oift., to take in all existing yachts, which limit destroyed! 

 the uniformity of the series. The limits laid down, 70, 80, 90 aud 

 100ft. corrected length, are satisfactory in all other ways, the only 

 difficulty being to accommodate four or five existing boats to the 

 limit of 90ft. By admitting these boats to the class, together 

 with a few of the smaller sloops to theirs, the greater part of the 

 objections from vested interests will be removed. 



Two general objections have been made to the new system; one,' 

 that it will be difficult to tell in what class a yacht belongs; the 

 other, that yachts may shift from class to class at will. The first 

 objection is imaginary rather than real, and will disappear with 

 a sufficient number of classes and boats built to the limit, as ah 

 new ones will be. The table given above shows that, the water- 

 line length which may be taken in the new 77ft. class cannot bt 

 longer than 7oft, at most, and is not likely to be shorter than 70ft, 

 waterline. In the 48ft. class the lengths of waterline will prob» 



