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[Jan, 16, 1890. 



THE NEW YORK STATE NAVAL RESERVE. 



THE > T aval Reserve Artillery of the State of New York is now 

 permanentls established, ard the actual work of drilling tiie 

 jiewlv enlisttA members has lommr-nced. The battalion has its 

 headquarters on shore, where ins-tructions by means of a model 

 ship will be given as far as possible; and in addition broadsword, 

 lowitzer and machine gun piactue will be given on board the 

 Minnesota. The following orders have been issued: 



OENEKAL ORPUB, NO. 1. 



1. By virtue of an act of the Legislature of the Stale of New 

 York, entitled, "An act to establish a State naval militia.'' Chap. 

 492, Laws of 1889, and t ur: nam to an election by The members of 

 tue First Provisional Battalion of the Naval Reserve. Artillery, 

 it Id Oct. 28, 1889, 1 hereby assume command. 



2. George Ldward Kent is hereby appointed adjutant of the 

 battalion with the rank of lieutenant, and will be ooeyed and re- 

 spected accordingly. ' , , - ' , , 



8. The following named members having been duly elected 

 captains of the respective companies, are hereby directed to as- 

 sume command of the same with the rank of lieutenant, and will 

 be obeyed ana respected accordingly : First Company, S. Dana 

 Green; Second Company, F. R. Calvin; Third Company, L. M. 

 Mowhray; Fourth Company, W. P. Williams. 



4. Headquarters of this battalion have been established at No. 

 878«isth avenue, New York city, where two members of the re- 

 cruiting committee ot each company will be in attendance, every 

 Tuesrtay evening at. 8 o'clock umil further orders. 



5. All business of the battalion will be transacted by the board 

 of officers. . 



6. The U. S. S. Minnesota, having been named by the Hon. Sec- 

 retary of the Navy for the ute of the battalion for two evenings 

 per week, the same is hereby aecfpted. Notice of drills will be 

 given on board said vessel. Pjetxlif B. Low, Lieut. Commanding. 



Official: Geo. E. Kent, Lieut, and Adjutant. 



SPECIAL ORDER, NO. 1. 



ti Monday and 'Thursday evenings of each week are de*isrnated 

 as drill nights for this battalion. The first and third compani* s 

 will drill on Mondav evenings, and the second and fourth com- 

 panies on Tbursday'ovenmgs. Drill call will be sounded promptly 

 at 8 o'clock. These orders to take effect immediately. By order 

 of P. B. Low, Lieut. Commanding. 



Official: Geo. E. Kent, Lieut, and Aojutant. 



Under the law lately passed by the State of Massachusetts, the 

 Adjutant-General h^s authorized the organization of two com- 

 panies of naval militia in Boston, and the Massachusetts Y. C. is 

 now working for the enroiiment of recruits. Quarters will be as- 

 signed in the new armory ou Dartmouth street, and permission 

 aas been obtained to use the U.S. vessel. Wabash for practice 

 afloat. ______ 



THE LIMITATION OF SPINAKER BOOMS. 



THE Field of Dee. 28, mak^s the following criticism ^n the 

 wording of the spinaker boom clause lately adopted by the 

 New York Y. C: 



"The New York Y. O. has formulated its new measurement 

 rule and thus deals with t le spicafcer boom: 'The length of base 

 line shall be modified in any case where toe snwaker bonm meas- 

 ures more than the distance tmm the fore side of mast. 10 the for- 

 ward point of b/tse line' at the bowsprit end. The Y. R. A. rule 

 reads: 'In all cases, if the distance from the center fore and aft 

 line of the mast to the ou'er end of the spinaker hoom (when 

 abipp* d m its place and square to the keel) exceeds the distance 

 from the fore side of the mast to the eranse iron on bowsprit end, 

 the excess shall be added to the base line.' Of couise the New 

 York _. C. regulation is muca more simple; hut at ilie time when 

 the Y. R. A. rule was passed it was thought that any such simple 

 regulation would lead to long shanks to goose, necks, or to con- 

 trivances for shipping the boom ou tbe rail, etc., hence the 

 regulation, which at first siffht certainly looks rather obscure. 

 After all it is the spread which tue doom and its connections 

 em give the spinaker which has to be considered, and the 

 Y. R. A. rule takes full account of it, and the New York rule does 

 rut." 1 



Ihe present wot ding leaves room for an evasion in the sbape of 

 a very long gonsenecK, or of shipping the boom on the rail iu very 

 light winds, both of which are contrary to the spirit ot" the rule. 

 Tne wording of the Y. R. A. rule is better, aa it will prevent 

 any sui_h evasion. 



expense of being drenched with persuiratibn. I read with much 

 interest your process of waterproofing with sugar of lead, etc., 

 which I have heard of before, but was alwavs afraid to try, from 

 a fettr that there might be a danger of had poisoning from wear- 

 ing things so treated, especially as they would generally be worn 

 when the skin was warm, and consequently more open. Perhaps, 

 to satisfy mv scruples, you will be kind enough to answer tbe an- 

 nexed queries. _ Is there any risk whatever of lead poisoning 

 from wearing clothes treated with the solution of sugar of lead 

 and alum as recommended in the Field of the 12th inst. ? 2. Sup- 

 posing it is quite safe to wear a coat so treated, would it be 

 equally safe to wear knickerbockers and stockings treated in the 

 Fame way, these being in immediate contact with the skin ? [If 

 properly prepared, the acetate of lead is all converted into sul- 

 phate of lead, which, being a white, utterly insoluble powder, 

 :-hou)d not be allowed to get into the cloth, and would be per- 

 fectly harmless if it aottherp.— Ed.]" " Referring to a paragraph 

 in your last issue, and your remarks thereon, I think it only right 

 your readers should be cautioned how they use sugar of lead. 

 Some years ago I tried the process m question through seeing it 

 mentioned in your columns, and, although I only stirred the 

 sugar of lead with a stick, and never touched it with my hands, 

 the fumes caused me to be severely lead-poisoned, and were it 

 not for good medical treatment, I think the result would have 

 been fatal. As it was 1 lost Tibs, weight in a fortnight, and felt 

 the effects for months. I would much rather get wet than make 

 my waterproofs for the future.- E. B. T. L^ugar of lead is not 

 volatile, and it is probable that some may nave been taken into 

 the mouth unconsciously by our correspondent, as, though very- 

 poisonous, it is not readily absorbed by the skin, being constantly 

 used in lotions and so-called hair-revivers.— Ed.]" 



WATERPROOFING FABRICS. 



NO question is so often asked of us as that of the best method 

 of waterproofing, cur ma^l this week bringirg two suehin- 

 qwri> s. We _ave lrequently printed receipts, Lhat by means of 

 alum and sugar of lean best. The following correspondence con- 

 cerning this method has lately appeare I in the Field: 



"A porous waterproof cloth ts the best for ouier garments 

 during wet weather tor th se whose duties or lahor causes them 

 to perspire tree! v. The best way for preparing such cloth is by 

 t_e process adopted for the tunics of tne Fv nch soldiers during 

 the Crimean war. It is as follows : Take 2}4fbs. alum and dis- 

 solve in 10 galloris cf beili_g water; then in a separate vessel 

 dissolve the same quantity of sug»r of lead in 10 gallons of water 

 and mix the two solutions. The cloth is now well handled in this 

 liquid until every part of it is penetrated, then it is squeezed and 

 dried in the air ot m a warm apartment, then washed in cold 

 water and dried again, when it is fit for use. If necessary the 

 cloth may be dipped in the liquid and drird twice before being 

 washed. The l ; qunr appears curdled when the alum and lead 

 solutions are mixed together. This is the result cf double de- 

 composition, the s-ulphate of lead, which is an insoluble salt, 

 "being formed. The sulphate of lead is taken up in the p^res of 

 the cloth, and it is unaffected by rains or moisture, and yet it dots 

 not render the cloth airtizht. Suuh cloth is also part<y uninflam- 

 mable. A solution of alum itselt will render cloth, pi epared as 

 described, partially waterproof, but it is not so good as the sul- 

 phate of lead. Such cloth— cotton or woolen— sneds rain like the 

 leathers on the bar k of a duok. As to cost, alum islj^d. per 

 pound and sugar of lead 8d. per pound, and doubtless eaclTc uld 

 he had for less in quantities. Fxperience will tell the amount of 

 liquor nt ees=ary for, say, a score of cares; but anyway the pro- 

 cess will he found to be sufficiently inexpensive and effectual.— 

 W. V. W. [The dt tails as given by our correspondent will be 

 ustful to manv of our readeis, but his explanation is not correct,; 

 the essential parts of the alum, namely, the sulphate of alumiua 

 ann the acetate of lead (sugar of lead) «re mutually decomposed, 

 acetate of alumina and sulphate ot lead heing produced. The latter 

 is a perfectly insoluble and useh as-white powder: it is the acetaie 

 of alumina that repels the water when dry upon the. fibers of the 

 clo b.— Ed ] 



"I have used many ways and materials to try and keep dry when 

 shooting, but I must confess without much success, except at the 



UNIFORM RACING RULES- 



IN view of the action of the New York Y. C, and in order to be 

 in comDlete harmony with other clubs, the Measurement 

 CommitLee'of the Seawanhaka Cor. Y. C. at the last meeting 

 made a recommendation that the amendment providing for a 

 classification by corrected length, as recommended by them, be 

 laid on the table. It was further moved that the same commit- 

 tee be continued to confer with other clubs on the subject of uni- 

 form rules. As the New York, Larchmont, Atlantic and Eastern 

 clubs now have similar committees, it is likely that a joint meet- 

 ing will be. held very soon, in order that such work as is deemed 

 advisable may be completed before the beginning of the season. 



MASSACHUSETTS Y, C— The annual meeting of the Dorches- 

 ter Y. C, was held on Jan. 3 at the winter quarters m Boston, 

 with Com. Soley in chair. A very important amendment was 

 made to the by-laws, the name of the club being changed to tbe 

 Massachusetts Y. C. The. following officers were elected: Com., 

 J. C. Snlev, Diana: Vice-Com., w. T. Lambert, Bohemian; Sec'v, 

 W. B. McClellan: Treas., H. B. Calendar; Mens , Hartford D ivc-n- 

 port. Lydia Adams; A c «'t Meas., 0. H. Dood, Deuce. Directors, 

 the commodore (ex- officio), H. W. Savage" tClylie), C. H. Nute, 

 Eras'us Wiilard, C. it. Whiting. Membership Committee, A, L. 

 Jacobs, C. F. Rice (Winsome). Chester Guild. Jr., T. W. King 

 (tCthel), E. H. R. Revere, J. Dearborn (Mirage). A. Underwood. 

 Regatta Committee, L. M.Clark (Paradox). Phillip Little, W. O, 

 Oay (Nomad), W. T. Mann (Aid!.), C. H. Guild (Beeth). House 

 Committee. A. J. Clark, Francis Gray (Psj che), Eben Putnam, 

 Frederick Gray, E. N.Pierce. The total memhi-rship. including 

 the names now under consideration, is 294. Tbe following amend- 

 ments were also made to tbe bv-laws: Art. 20. Sec. 9. By adding 

 the words, "The membership shall be limited to 300. but in case 

 of yacht owners applying for membership the committee Is 

 authorized to increase that limit temporarily." Insert Art. 14 

 (and change numb' rs of following articles): "fliers shall be three 

 standing committees as follows: Regatta committee, membership 

 committee nna nous* committee. No member of the club snail 

 be a member of more than one standing committee at the same 

 lime, and no officer shall be a member of a standing committee. 

 The club has made arrangements for leasing a club house on 

 Rowe's wharf, and landing privileges on India. Wbarf. 



LTONY. C— At the annual meeting of the Lynn Y. C, held 

 Jan. 7, the following board nf officers were chosen for the ensuing 

 year: Com., F. E. Baker; Vice-Corn., H. L. Parkei ; Treas., J. W. 

 Attwell; Sec'y. F. E. Newhall, 22 Newiiall street, Lvnn. Directors. 

 B. W. Rowelf, E. B. Newhall, H. K. Wheeler, J. W. Haines, E. 11. 

 Dunbar. Membership Committee, J. H. Tufts, W. A. Estes, F. 

 H>] brook. The annual Teport of the treasurer showed an advance 

 in a year from a debt of $800 to a surplus of SSJfi, tbe annual re- 

 ceipts of the year S2.226.21, the expenditures $895.87. The net 

 receipts of the recent bazar wcrs $036.-33. On Jan. 1, 1889, the club 

 had outstanding debts of $830. Jan. 1, 1890, the enure debt had 

 been paid and $200 added to the sinking lund and over $206 in the 

 treasury. M. O. J. Bleiheu is to float a npw catboat this spring, 

 to be -.0ft. Bin. over all, 17ft. waterlme, 9f r. beam and llin. draft. 

 Com. Baker and II. K. vv neeler are building a 40ft. steam launch. 



HULL Y. C— The annual meeting of the Hull Y. C. was held on 

 Jan. 11. witn Com. Whitten in the chair. The following officers 

 were elected: Com., C. V. Whitten: Vice-Corn., J. J. Hem v: Rear- 

 Coni., J. J. Souther; Sec, W. A. Gary; Treas., C. C. Hutchinson; 

 Assist. Sec, H. W. Friend; Meas , W. E. Soerriffs; Executive Com- 

 mittee, W. D. Lovell, J. B. Forsyih, W. B. Lambert and J. R. 

 Hooper; Membership Committee, F. L. Dunne, O. B. Waldo, H. 

 W. Friend and H. TaKgard; Delegates to the New England Y. R. 

 A., J. F. Brownand P. M. Bond. Thememhershipisnow 252. The 

 foundation of the new house being completed, the committee was 

 empowered to contract for the building at a cost of qoc ovei $6,000. 

 A proposal was made to change the club flag, but was not acted 

 on at this meeting. Mr. W. D. Lovell was appointed Fleet Cap- 

 tain. 



THE NEW JAMESON CUTTER.— The composite yacht, now 

 building by Fary & Co., of Southampton, for Mr. John Jameson, 

 late owner of Irex, will oe 111ft. over all. 83tt.6in. l.w.l. ,39ft. beam, 

 13ft. 6in. draft,, and will have a centerboard, the trunk being 

 below the cabin floor. She h -s the clipper stem and raking stern- 

 ly isr. Her lead keel weig'is 70 tons. It is very unlikely that she 

 will challenge for the America's Cup, in spite of the reports to 

 that effect that have lately been current here. Mr. Jameson pro- 

 noses to own tno fastest British racing yacht m the future, as he 

 has for some years in the past; and to that end has ouilt to the 

 largest practicable limits iu order to realize the advantages 

 which size gives. Capt. Wm. O'Neil, who has sailed Silver Star, 

 Sam oena and Irex, all Richardson boats, will command the new 

 craft. 



L \RCHMONT Y. C —At a meeting of the Larchmont Y. O. on 

 Jan. 8, it wa>- voted, after a long discussion, to raise the annual 

 dues from $25 t j $10. 



SIPPICAN V. O.-The Sippican Y, c., after rather a doubtful 

 existence sinre its organization, will enter upon its fourth season, 

 that of 18H0, in an extremely flourishing condition. Nearly all 

 the pruminein. yachtsmen of Buzzards Bty are among the mem- 

 bers, and the fleet comprises many famous yachts. Among the 

 other yachts are the catboats Mattie and Climax of the first class, 

 Widgeon and Lestus of the second. Daisy, Hera and Edith of the 

 third, and Capt. Bird's fast little sloop Ziueara. The treasurer's 

 report shows a clear surpluR in the treasury. Tbe club's head- 

 quarters are at Marion, Mass., on Sippican Harbor, a branch of 

 Buzzards Bay. The races are sailed on the open waters of the 

 bay. The lollowing dates have been fixed for next season; July 19, 

 open race; Aug. 16, club race; Aug. 30, open sweepstakes. Larger 

 prizes will be offered in the coming r<= ees than in former ones, 

 ana therefore large attendance is expected. 



"WINTER CRUISING— The only sailing yachts now cruising in 

 Florida and the West Indies are Iroquois, Itear-Com. Ellis, Sea- 

 wanhaka C. Y. C. and Whim. Both of these schooners were de- 

 signed by Mr. A. Cary Smith for .Mr. Chapin, the present owner 

 of the large cruising schooner Yampa, by the same designer, Mr, 

 Smith is now at work ou a design for a fast-cruising centerboard 

 schooner, similar to Iroquois, but Si't. long. She will be of steel, 

 with her board below the cabin floor. Augusta, steam yacht, was 

 at Norfolk, Ta„ on Jan. 11, on her way to Jacksonville. Vedette, 

 steam yacht, Mr. F. W. V'anderoilt, has been at Elizabeth City, 

 N. C„ for repairs, on her way south. 



BROOKLYN Y. C— Officers, 1890: Com., Benjamin F.Sutton; 

 "Vice-Corn,, Geo. P, Fonte; Rear-Corn., P. H. Jeannot; Pres , Dan- 

 iel O'Reilly; Treas., Wm. Bttrk; Sec'v, Wm. Cogger; Meas., R, C. 

 Hopkins. Regatta Committee, Willis HoPv, w. A. Taylor and 

 A.. S. Richoffer. Membcship Committee, Henrv Re'lly, Edward 

 Chandler and O. E. Tredwell. Trustees, Edward F. Drayton, 

 John P. Tribken, Wlllard Gornam, G» orgeH. Lyons, M. F, Tobin, 

 John Cottier, A. M. Lochnead, Franklin Prentiss and J. J. Welsh. 



PROCEEDINGS OF THE U. S. NAVAL INSTITUTE.— The 

 last quarterly number for 1889 contains a very interesting article 

 on the works of the Bethlehem Iron Co., by W H. Jaque«; a piper 

 on "Our Future Navy." by Rear-Admiral Luce, U. S. N.; and a 

 valuable paper on the Management of Boats m Surf, by Ensign A. 

 A. Ackerman, U. S. N.; in addition to much other interesting 

 matter. 



HARLEM Y. C.-OfHcers, 1890: Com., F. Lalor: Vice-Corn., W. 

 J. Cooper; Recording Sec'v, W. H. Porter; Financial Sec'y, H. B. 

 McAllister; Corresponding Sec'y, J. Hutenings; Treas.. Charles 

 Hutchinson; Meas.. John A. Lalr.r; Steward, Robert Pavton. 

 Trustees, Geo. W. Fuller, J. C. Ebmeyer, Thos. Hendry, R. L. 

 Fersenheimer and Ed. McEvoy. 



_ HUDSON RIVER Y. C -Officers 1890: Com., Henry F. Allen; 

 vlce-Cnm. John E. Drew: Sc., Edwaid R. Wilson; Treas.. Rich- 

 ard V. Freeman; Meas., James K, Tucke.-, and Steward, John _. 

 HufnageL 



THE MARITIME EXHIBITION.— The Maritime Exhibition, 

 which lately closed in Bos ot, has not proved a financial success, 

 the loss being stated at $n0,000. 



A CENTERBOARD PILOT BOAT.-Boston will soon have a 

 novelty in the shape of a centerboard pilot boat; the only one, we 

 believe, on the coast; 



E_T"2?o Notice Taken of An on; mens Oonreapontie^tt*. 



V. K„ Ithaca, N. Y.— "We have no record of the fastest mile 

 made by a greyhound. • 



W. A. "W., Portland, Ore.— The design published this week 

 should answer your purpose. 



T. M., New York.- We are not at liberty to give the writer's ad- 

 dress, but will forward a letter to him for you, 



T. W. S„ Fond du Lac, Wis., and S. W. D., "Wellesley, Mas3„wiU 

 find directions for waterproofing in another column. 



G. R. M., New Boslon, 111.— Write to the Patent Office, "Wash- 

 ington, tor a pamphlet giving full information for taking out a 

 patent. 



L. F. J„ Trenton, N. J.— We know of no safe method to pro_iret> 

 abortion in a bitch. Would advise you to let nature tato Its 

 course. There have undoubtedly been cases where the inftmmee 

 of previous sires has been shown in the offspring, out such e ases 

 are so extremely rare that the matter is hardly worth cansidera* 

 tion. 



M. G. C, Cape Cod, Mass.— You may secure the live ja<"k rabbits 

 from Mr. H. L. Liebfried, Garden City, Kan. They co-t $2.50 each 

 boxed for express, and the express ebaige to New YorK is $3 for 

 each rabbit. The Eastern Coursing Club secured their jicks 

 from this source and we understand they were satisfied with the 

 transaction. 



"W. R. C. W.. Port Hammond, B. C— The description of the ani" 

 mal, as given you by the old trapper (who is more afraid of a 

 woman than a grizzb ) is too meagie to enable us to identify the 

 creature, but it is probably the shotl, sewellel, or mountain heave" 

 (Aplodontia lepnrina), though tbe description does not quite 

 answer to this. 



W. D. C, Brooklyn, N. Y.— Does the law allow a citizen of this 

 city or the vicinity to carry a pistol loaded or empty, if it docs 

 not, please inform me where, under what conditions and by whom 

 can a license be granted and its cost ? Ans. Apply to police cap- 

 tain of the precinct in which you live. He will, if you are a 

 proper party for it, issue a license at a small fee. 



A. S. R .Springfield, O.— Champion Gloster is owned by Mr. 

 jHme.B' L, Bieese, Tuxedo Park, N. Y. He was whelped Julv 24, 

 1881, and is by Dashing Rover (Dash II.— Noma) and out of Trinket 

 (Crack— Diana). He was very high commended at, New YorK 1887. 

 His field trial record is first Memhers' Sttikn and divided second 

 All-Aged Stake, Eastern Field Trials, 1886; first All- Aged Sake, 

 and first Champiou Stake, Eastern Field Trials, 1887; fnrst Mem- 

 bers' Stake, Eastern Field Trials, 1888, and secoud Members'' 

 Stake, Eastern Field Trials, 1889. 



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