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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[fas. 20, 1890. 



PATtJXENT, Md., Fob. Ifc— Geo. P. Willey's afternoon tourna- 

 ment was well attended by the local shooters from Patuxent, 

 Laurel, Jcssups, Odenttm and Ellicott City. Trap-shooting in 

 this place is in its infancy yet, which "will show the reason of 

 small entries for the money pools. From the interest shown, how- 

 ever, it is fair to believe that time will develop a goodly number 

 of cracks capable of holding their own in any company: 



First event, three traps, G singles, 50 cents entrance: R. Bond 6, 

 Dr. Brown 6, F. Bond 5, Willey 4, Clarke 4, Elliott 3. Ties for first 

 and third div., F. Bond second. 



Second event, 18 singles, $1.50 entrance, three moneys: R. Bond 

 in. T>r. BrownlG, F. Bond 15, Willey 14-. Clarke 14, Murray 13, El- 

 liott 11. Bond and Brown first, F. Bond second, Clarke and 

 Willey third. 



Third event, 0 singles, 50 cents entrance: Willey 6. Dr. Brown 

 6, It. Bond 5, Heeler 5. Clarke 4, F. Bond 3. Murray 3. Elliott 3, Gor- 

 man 3, McClellan 3. Ties div. 



Fourth event, same conditions: Dr. Brown 5, Reelor 5, R. Bond 

 5, Clarke 4. McClellan 4. Willey 4. Travers 4. Gorman 3. Ties on 

 •0: Brown 3, R. Bond 3, Heeler 1; Clarke won second on shoot off. 



Fifth event, same conditions: R. Bond 5, McClellan 5, Dr. 

 Brown 4, Travers 4, Reeler 4, Clarke 3. First div.. Brown won 

 second on shoot olf. Clarke third. 



Sixth event, same conditions: Reeler 6, R. Bond 0, Willey 5, 

 Dr. Brown 5, Clarke 4, McClellan 4, Gorman 3, Travers 2. Reeler 

 first on shoot off, second div.. Clarke won third on shoot off. 



Seventh event, team match for purse, 9 targets: 



F Bond 8 Dr Brown.." 9 



Clarke 6 Willey .7 



Welch .5 Elliott 7 



R Bond 8-27 Murray 6-29 



Ptous. 



JAMAICA, L. I., Feh. 15.— The Monahan Gun Club intended to 

 hold its regular shoot Feb. 22, hut as they will have their hands 

 full on that date in their match against the Amersfort shooters, 

 they concluded to hold the club Mioot to-day. The targets were 

 glass balls, each man shooting at 10, the rise being 21yds"., Mr. W. 

 Hopkins heing the only member with a handicap, shooting from 

 a2t>yds. mark. President Eldert, of the club, covered himself 

 with glory by winning the leather medal, his total in 21 being 8 

 hits. The gold medal went to Mr. Thouret, whooutshot H. B ram- 

 well on the tie. After the regular shoot at 10 baUs the members 

 shot a sweepstakes at 11 halls, adding the latter score to the first. 

 The score: 



Shoot. Sweep. Tot'l 





Shoot. Sweep. Tot 



G- Blacke 5 



6 



11 



H L Van Siclen.8 



9 17 



A Theuret 9 



in 



19 



W Garuett. 



8 



9 17 



J R Van Siclen.8 



7 



15 



w Monahai 



L....7 



8 15 



HBramwell....9 





16 



W Hopkins 



... 6 



9 15 



E Moesch 7 



7 



14 



J H Eldert 



.4 



4 8 





5 



12 





4 



5 9 



W Charles 4 



0 





H Camden 





3 8 



,T 



WOODS1DE, N. Y. Feh. 11. -North Side Gun Club, of Long 

 Island. Match at 7 live birds, 5 King's ground traps, handicap 

 rise, no back boundary, 80yds. boundary, club rules. 13 moneys: 



C Meyer 0011110—4 Grau 1110011—5 



Duryea 1111101— 6 Dr Schroeder 1101110—5 



Lytin 0111111— 0 Siems 000 1 100 -2 



Dr Franz 1111011—6 Chevallier 1011100-4 



Blanch 1011010-4 Ilelmken 0100101—3 



Eberhardl 1011111 — 



The club will hold its regular monthly shoots every second 

 Tuesday of the month, commencing March 11, at Feldtnann's 

 Queens County Park, Grand street, Maspetb, L. L Mr. T. Lyon 

 was elected as a committee of one to represent the club at the 

 convention of the New York State Sportsmen's Association for 

 the Protection of Fish and Game, to be held at Lyons, N. Y., June 

 9 to 13. 



HUTCHINSON, Kan., Feb. 14.— I inclose you scores of Hutch- 

 inson Gun Club of Ja.n 29, 15 single blueroeks: Y'oung 15, Taylor 

 12, Winters 12, Burslem 0, Alien 9. Medal match, 35 single blue- 

 rocks: E. H. Young 33, M, Taylor 29, F. Burslem 24; Young won 

 medal. Feb. 14 the shooting of Eli Young was on the professional 

 order and exceptionally fine, he only missing two shoots in the 

 entire shoot. The shooting of W.R.Clark, a" visiting sportsmau 

 of Richmond, Ind., was also good, while "Col." Burslem polished 

 up his lenses and kept the boys guessing. Mr. C. R. Dodds did 

 good "work tor a new beginner, and with practice will ma,ke one 

 of the best shots in the club. First match, 12 single blucrocks: 

 Young 12, Burslem 9, Dodds 8. Second match, 9 siugle blueror-ks; 

 Burslem 9, Clark 8, Young 8, Dodds 7, George 5, Allen. Third 

 match, 0 single and 2 pairs oliierocks: Young 9, Clark 8, Burslem 

 8, Dodds 7, Allen 6, Menke 0, George 4, Fourth match, 12 single 

 blueroeks: Y'oung 12, Burslem 10, George. 8, Menke 7, Allen 6, 

 Dodds 5. Fifth match, 9 single blueroeks: Young 9, Burslem 7, 

 Dodds 5, Menke 5, George 4. 



ELM CITY TOURNAMENT.— New Haven, Conn,, Feb. 12.— The 

 Elm City Gun Club claim Good Friday, April 4, for an all day 

 tournament, which will be held on their grounds near terminus 

 of the State street horse railroad in this city, on the above date. 

 A cordial invitation is exteuded to all shooters in this State and 

 vicinity to he present. Program mees will be sent one soon. The 

 club is in a flourishing condition"aud now numbers amone its 

 members some of the host trap shots in this city. The grounds 

 have been very much improved, haviug been recently graded 

 and a new set of pits dug, which with the new trap-pulling appa- 

 ratus will add much to the convenience of the visitors.— Elm City. 



PERTH AM BOY, N. J., Feb. 14.— 1 inclose scores of three 

 matches shot at Morgan's Station, on Feb. 11. There will be a 

 number 01 matches at live-pigeons on the Perth Amboy Gun 

 Club's grounds, Feb. 22; $200 in cash prizes will he shot for. 

 Matches to-day: At live-pigeons, 1 trap, 25yds.; M., Miclwav Club; 

 P.A., Perth Amboy Club: At 10 birds: 



R Applegate (M.) .. .0001100 —3 W Ilartniaun(P.A. (.1101111 -6 

 At 15 birds: 



C Applegatt(M,).llO010001I001t-7 S Hall (P.A.) 0100100 101000-4 



At, 10 birds: 



Dad Applegate (M.).OOOOOIOOOI— 3 Eb Sylvester (P. A.). . 1001100001-4 

 MANHATTAN GUN CLUB.— Woodside, Feb 12— Match at 7 

 birds, [jichrenberger 23yds., Lamhrecht 22yds., others 21yds.: M. 

 Liehtenberger 4, J. A. Hoffman 4, John W. Bayer 1, Louis He; bet 

 2, Joseph Breitkopf 3, Geo. Fahrenkopf 2, F. J. Lambreeht 4, John 

 N. Gennerich 4.— J. A. Hoffmann, Secretary. 



PLEASANT VILLE, N. J,, Feb. 10,— The Pleasantville Gun Club 

 made the following scores to-day, with 20 clavpigeons: M. Sand- 

 ers 19, W. Z. Adams 12, E. Adams 12, E. Leeds 18, L. Barrett 5, P. 

 Adams 5, R. M. Wills 13, F. Hammell 5, A. Adams 12, H. Haekett 



y. 



THE ROCKAWAY POINT ROD AND GUN CLUB will hold 

 a, shoot on their grounds at Rockaway Park, Rockaway Beach, 

 Feb. 22, open to all amateurs, standard hint rocks. 



SOUTH NOR WALK, Conn., Feb. 15.— South Norwalk Amateur 

 Gun Club mate hat 25 blueroeks: O. Cram 9, R. Pinch 19, J. Cole- 

 man 17, S. Dunning 10, F. Northrop 11, F. Seymore 11, P. Hough 8, 

 J. Fiedler 15, W. Austin 15. 



NEW HAVEN GUN CLUB will hold a tournament on AVash- 

 ington's Birthday, Keystones.— H. H. Bates, President. 



hefting. 



"West- India Hurricanes and the Great March Blizzard.' 1 ' By 

 Everett Ha yd en, U. S. Hydroyraphie Office-. Large quarto, with 33 

 llthayrcvphic plates. Price $1. Contains full history of the ureal 

 storm of March, 1888, wit/i practical information how to handle a 

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



THE SECOND CRUISE OF ORINDA.-III. 



bvt nu w. u. winslow. 



THE fog cleared at sunset and next morning we ran out and 

 into the Thoroughfare, a good harbor between Kimball's 

 Island and the upper end of Isle uu Haut, where a club house and 

 several cottages have been added by Boston and New York men 

 to ihe shabby, straggling, sleepy village of the Narrows. The 

 club grounds are north of the bar; a sterile, rooky hillside faces 

 a pretty arm of the sea and several spruce-covered islands, and 

 one can distinguish far across the channel the feathery shore 

 line of Vinalhaven. A steam launch runs daily to Green's Land- 

 ing and carries passengers and the mail. The club has not 

 flourished and it is contemplated to open the house to the public 

 next season. For boating, fishing, rough rambling and pure air, 

 noplace could be better. 



We were surprised to see a narrow, high-sided, tall-masted cut- 

 ter at anchor m the harbor. She was built lor Mr. Beal, of 

 Washington, D. C„ from his plans, by Mr. Turner, a local boat* 

 builder. She showed good workmanship, but, having no outside 



I ballast, it has been impossible to get her down to her waterline 

 I with pig iron up to and. over the cabin floor, and she is cranky as 

 ! a Texas burro. Her keel was 6in. square and timbers the same 

 size, and she was coppered like an East Indian And this recalls 

 to my mind quite a number of other yachts (?) that have been 

 built in shipyards along the coast of Maine by native talent, that 

 have been dreadful failures, not only in speed, hut also in sea- 

 worthiness. Every ship carpenter down there thinks he knows 

 how to build a yacht and is ready to furnish one several hun- 

 dred dollars less than the regular builders in the yachting cen- 

 ters. The owner gets a good smack that he is ashamed of, and he 

 gets rid of her at the first opportunity, convinced that there are 

 specialists in yacht building as in many other branches of busi- 

 ness. Ye sudor ultra., errpidam. 



There was a light N.E. wind that helped us out of the harbor 

 and we had much pleasure watching the breakers swell, curl, 

 break and flash in the sunlight upon the point of Kimball's Island. 

 When it fell calm and the glassy sea gradually covered with mist 

 like a mirror breathed upon, and the yacht's sails flapped omin- 

 ously as the swelling sea rolled her from rail to rail and left us 

 helpless in the broad bay. But soon catspaws scratched the 

 smooth surface seaward with patches of spangled silver, and 

 other catspaws chased them, and a cool, fresh breeze from the 

 southwest filled the restless sails and sent us westward with a 

 merry ripple under the lee. 



Two hours' fine, sailing took us within sight of Widow's Island, 

 in the mouth of Fox Island Thoroughfare; the wind died awav at 

 sunset and left us anxious anddampeuing in'thedew. when Mr, 

 McDonald proposed to tow us onward, and I yielded to his desire 

 for exercise. He must have towed a mile— Orinda tows very easily 

 with tlte tender and a pair of oars— when the wind came out 

 northeast. He came aboard, and we ran cautiously int o the broad 

 Carver's Cove south of Widow's Island, and anchored about 8 P. 

 M. The sails were heavy with dew, but we gave them a fisher- 

 man's furl and rushed below, where Friz had a square meal for 

 all around the table. 



There being a halo encircling the moon, we discussed the prob- 

 abilities of a storm and our open roadstead in case of an easterly, 

 and turned in early "to sleep with one eye open." 



I awoke at 4:30 A. M. with music in my ears and unsteadiness in 

 my surroundings. A strong northeast wind was fingering the 

 strings above the deck in a morning psean, and the sea was com- 

 ing right at us through the eastern entrance of the Thoroughfare. 

 We were, on a lee shore, so all hands were hurried out in a jiffy; 

 we got under way quickly and flew like a gray gull in the mist 

 and breaking daylight fairly into the channel and toward safety, 

 when we had difficulty in seeing the buoys and landmarks. We 

 ran to North Haven very soon, picked a way through the large 

 fleet of coasters there, and let go the anchor off the steamboa t, 

 wharf just as a thick fog settled and rain came with the gusts of 

 hard wind to drive us to breakfast. Yachts King Phillip and 

 Aquilla were here, where Mr. Weld has built a handsome villa 

 upon a prominent bluff. A boat touches here going to and from 

 Kockland and Bar Harbor every other day. 



The gale raged an hour, and then to our astonishment abated, 

 the fog lifted and the sun shone brightly. We made a hasty 

 visit ashore, then got underway immediately and ran with a free 

 sheet, a strong breeze and lively sea out the western entrance of 

 the Thoroughfare, past Sugar Loaves and tiro tali shaft, upon Fid- 

 dler's Ledge, and shaped our course, for Camden. This was a red- 

 letter sail. The sun shone brightly, the white clouds sailed across 

 the sky, the air was full of ozone and seemed to sparkle from 

 friction of its atomic elements, the waves gave us a gentle quar- 

 terly undulation, the cutter's sharp prow sent lines of rushing 

 silver along the lee and weather tines, the lower sails stood out 

 in rouuded contour, keeping a steady strain upon the sheets, 

 and the helmsman reclined upon the deck and breathed in the 

 Health and wealth of nature. 



Talk of a reception of the elite, the grace, splendor and intoxi- 

 cation of a dance, the pleasure of choice viands and old whies of 

 a banquet, the gratification of successful hunting and the wild 

 riding after the music of the hounds, they do not equal the de- 

 light that is felt by the yachtsman on such a day as this, when he 

 has adjusted his winged machine accurately to nature's forces, 

 and with the feeling of a conqueror speeds swiftly over the sea. 

 enjoyingits caresses and languishing in the the sun-kissed breeze. 



The wind lessened as we approached the main shore, as it fre- 

 qently does under the mountains, but we dropped anchor in Cam- 

 den just three hours from the start. Rich and Jamie left us here 

 for home, leaving Mr. Macdonald, Friz, Jack and myself to finish 

 the cruise together. We ran up to Belfast, replenished stores and 

 started out again one afternoon at three, intending to go to Rock- 

 land, but the wind failed and we towed into Gilkey's Harbor, 

 guided by the light and the roar of the surf upon the sflore of 

 Islesboro, where we. anchored at 9 o'clock. It began to blow aud 

 rain during the night, so we took out a second anchor, gave good 

 scope upon both cables and lay comfortably in this place for 

 three days, during an ugly wet southeaster. This is an admirable 

 harbor and is mucii used by coasters. It was our first spell of 

 rough weather, and .lack thought such yachting was tedious. 



Mr. Windsor and ot her gentlemen of Philadelphia have bought 

 a farm in the. bight of the inlet or bay and have established a 

 club house in a respectable farmhouse, upon a commanding hill 

 about three miles from the shore. They have built a good wharf, 

 Boating stage and boat house upon the shore, and have several 

 good boats, a small sloop yacht and a, steam tugboat. A road 

 leads across the island about three miles to Dark Harbor, where 

 a wharf and dam have been built, and a larger and finer club 

 house is under roof upon a hill from which there is an extensive 

 and beautiful view of many islands and the broad eastern chau- 

 nel of Penobscot Bay. I could not learn the personnel of the 

 club, but it appeared to be a family affair of Philadelphians. 

 They have certainly secured the very be3t of Islesboro for their 

 summer home, as Gilkey's Harbor has good fishing and sheltered 

 waters at all times, and the eastern shore is breezy and cool in 

 hot weather. 



We caught cunners and flounders, dug clams along shore, got 

 milk and bread from the farmers, and sailed around the bay in 

 our tender, which we had fitted with spritsail and rudder. Friz 

 and Jack went a hunting and returned one night with a fish hawk 

 that weighed about 51bs. He was an old settler and looked vicious. 



The second day we saw a sloop with close reefs make into the 

 harbor. The only man aboard stood near us and inquired about 

 the anchorage, and then let go his anchor nearby. He was in 

 distress; his broad, shallow ceuterboard boat, the Quickstep, 

 was half full of water; he had some stores for a camping 

 party upon Ensign Island. He had left them in the morning and 

 rim over to Camden, then returned and could not find the island 

 in the fog, the gale had driven him to leeward fast, and the boat 

 had nearly foundered, when fortunately the fog lifted and showed 

 the entrance into Gilkey's. We took charge, sailed the craft into 

 a cove and anchored her, repaired damages and invited the bat- 

 tered mariner aboard. He was a school teacher in Camden, a 

 college man, named Wilbur, and told good stories and proved 

 very agreeable. He was made comfortable and happy till the 

 next, day, when he started by the inside passage to relieve his 

 comrades. The little s\oop and tug went upon the rocks during 

 the night, our tender chafed the "guess warp" block off the 

 boom, banged alongside and was dropped astern, and this was all 

 the damage done by the gale that we knew about. 



At IP. M. on the third day the gale moderated, the fog lifted, 

 the rain ceased, a nd we got up anchor, lidded t he topmast, cleared 

 the rigging and deck and carried the mainsail and jib across to 

 Camden. The mountain forests were black with moisture, the 

 fields and hillsides were a lively green, and long veils aud streaks 

 of mist made curious figures and shadows in the valleys. Seaward 

 the storm clouds swept, onward in great masses of blue-gray and 

 black, and vessels Hew up the bay under (dose reefed mainsail and 

 storm staysail. One schooner had her f oremast broken off twenty 

 feet above the deck and the head gear was in a tangle, holding the 

 broken jibboom athwartships. We ran across close-hauled very 

 comfortably «nd only wet the forecastle with a little spray, and 

 anchored off the steamboat wharf, near the yacht Widgeon, of 

 the Eastern Y. C, which had laid here all the season. The wind 

 was now S.S.W.. the southern point gave us shelter from the 

 sea, we rolled easily and went to sleep. 



The next morning at 9 o'clock the barometer had fallen from 

 30.45 to 29.35, thermometer stood at 65° F.. it was raining, and 

 before we could get breakfast it began to blow a fierce gale from 

 the S.W. We hauled up to the anchor, let go our 501bs. one and 

 veered on both cables to twenty fathoms, then housed the top- 

 mast, lashed the spinaker boom along the deck, dropped the boat 

 astern, put tackles on the boom, and made everything secure 

 above and below. The wind and sea had full sweep from the 

 coast of Africa right into the open side of the harbor, and 

 the yacht was soon standing upon one end and then the other in 

 alternation, as she courtesied to Neptune. 



It blew great guns for sure, equal to a hurricane in the tropics, 

 and the seas were very heavy. One moment the yacht would 

 throw her forefoot into the air and Gome down aft with a splash 

 till the rail was even with the water, the next the stern would go 

 up and show the heel of rudder post, the bowsprit would go two 

 or three feet under and a hogshead or two of water would rise 

 over the forecastle and ruu off the bow and waist. We took 

 turns watching things from the companionway, and had a round 

 of whisky and a cold snack, If the anohors held we felt Orinda 

 would ride the gale out safely, if not the rooky shore was 300yds. 



| astern and we should smash the craft and swim for life, or per- 

 . haps might hoist staysail, get clear of the point on starboard 

 | quarter and run upon the flats nearer the town. Jack was sea- 

 sick aud wanted to go ashore, but the boat was half full of water 

 ' now and Mr. Macdonald said, "Gad! she. could not take you." It 

 blew terribly from 9 to 12, but Orinda rode the seas beautifully, 

 and did not start an anchor or break a rope yarn. Then the wind 

 hauled around to S.S.W. and we were sheltered behind the point. 

 The wind quieted down some, but it blew a gale and kept us 

 anxious till next, morning. The barometer in 24 hours went from 

 80.45 down to 29.15, then rose as the gale moderated to 29,43, and 

 stood at 29.60 the next two days. 



It will be remembered that on last: year's cruise Orinda dragged 

 anchors several times, thereby getting into some dangerous wa^ea 1 , 

 from which hard work aud good luck rescued her. I sent her two 

 anchors to J. G. Alden's anchor works at Camden, Me., and Mr. 

 Alden cut and fashioned them according to his judgment, know- 

 ing whereof I complained, it happened they Had their first 

 severe trial before his own home, and I am thankful to say, they 

 stood a crucial test, and to him * owe the safety of my yacht and 

 crew. If we had been obliged to use the anchors as they were last 

 year I believe we should have gone upon the rocks. The changes 

 were shortening the shanks and stocks, sharpening the bills, en- 

 larging the palms a little and giving a greater radius of curvature 

 to the flukes. They were thus made more compact, lighter, and 

 easier stowed and handled. It Is not necessary to have the long, 

 ungainly, troublesome shanks and stocks of the fisherman's 

 anchors to hold a craft, but the ordinary trade anchors of the 

 ship chandlers' cannot be depended upon. Let the amateur 

 yachtsman look well to his anchors if he wishes peace of mind 

 and safety. 



The next day, after the great gale, there was a moderate gale 

 and heavy sea. We started under single reef and jib to beat down 

 to Rocldand, but after plowing along half an hour gave it up, 

 because of the great strain* upon the gear and the discomfort of 

 tumbling around. Mr. Macdonald had gone out on the bowsprit 

 to fish the anchor, and was still there when we poked the yacht's 

 cutwater out from the quieter water behind Negro Island into the 

 rough bay. I told him to hurry and get in, but he was too slow, 

 and as a sea rolled under aud lifted the bow he lay down on the 

 bowsprit with one foot on each footrope and one har d fast to each 

 bowsprit shroud. The next moment the yacht, plunged him in up 

 to his neck. He sputtered and got aboard before the next sea, 

 and ejaculated, "D— n these cutters! 1 believe they were built, to 

 drown people. I don't care for the wetting of anything but my 

 rubber boats; it'll take them three years to get, dry again." Every- 

 body laughed, and Friz dried him up with three fingers of spir- 

 itm frtiinruti. 



Jack and 1 got a team and had a breezy, enjoyable ride over the 

 f hills through Kockport to Rockland after the mail. The views 

 'along shore are magnificout, and it was a pleasant change from 

 seafaring. The following day we looked over two fine, large 

 schooners nearly ready to launch, and then left. Camden for the 

 season. The place is getting much advertising and summer pat- 

 ronage, and is much appreciated by tourists. The mountains are 

 fine; there are excellent drives and lakes around. Sherman's 

 Point, opposite the town, is a very picturesque spot, much used 

 by excursion parties; the harbor is safe enough unless the wind is 

 easterly, and prices are moderate. 



We crossed the Western Bay, rounded Mark Island, skirted 

 Islesboro, taking a good look into Dark Harbor before mentioned, 

 stood past Cape Rosier, sailed in and out of Orcutt's Harbor, and 

 then went into Buck's Harbor and anchored behind the island, 

 which makes a perfect haven for vessels. The little crescent ic 

 bay is about half a mile wide and two miles long, and lias good 

 holding ground and plenty of water, except abreast of the island, 

 where there is a reef with 2ft. at low tide. 



We caught many fat cunners and flounders around this reef 

 and inside, where the bottom is muddy and soundings shoal to- 

 ward ihe island and its pretty cove, with an empty house and 

 small wharf in a valley between two rounded grassy bills. Buck's 

 Island is saddle-shaped, the depression running north aud south 

 and filled with wet places and marsh grass; the eastern eleva i ion 

 is a rounded hill covered with grass, and has a rather steep shore 

 line; the western is rough, ledgy and irregular, covered with 

 grass, huckleberry and evergreen bushes and sumacs and bordered 

 by ledges shelving down to the water. The views from this 

 island down among the islands and channels of the bay, across 

 and down Eggemoggin Reach, and inland to the high, wild, 

 forest-covered hills and towering crags of Winch's Mountain are 

 fine enough to induce a long journey to enjoy them. There is a 

 rough granite wharf upon the main, a granite quarry, two stores, 

 halt a dozen houses upon the cleared land bordering the country 

 road, and a few patches of garden stuff. The soil is very poor: 

 the inhabitants work in the quarry of go to sea, and coasters use 

 the harbor for shelter, and land goodsfor Brookville aud the back 

 country. Mr. Chatts, storekeeper, owns nearly all the shore Hue 

 and will not sell except cn bloc, and what might have been a 

 popular and beautiful summer resort still remains natural and 

 rtide. 



Water could be obtained only from a spring occupied by half a 

 dozeu large frogs, but we were too much in need to be nice and 

 filled tip the tank. The drought had dried up all the wells and 

 we fared as well as the natives. Jack went oucwtti his .22 caliber 

 rifle and shot a partridge, a squirrel and several robins to eke out 

 the mess, for we were sufferiug»for fresh meat. I believe the first 

 two were orphans, for nobody could find any more of the species. 

 Jack would make a good hunter in a game country; he is sly, 

 patient, energetic and quick. Friz made a French stew that 

 seemed the best meal of the trip. 



It came on to blow heavily from the northwest the night af ter 

 our arrival, and kept it up and us with anchor down for three 

 days, but Orinda lay very easily head to wind and we made 

 pleasant excursions afloat and ashore, so thoroughly were we 

 protected by the island and hills. The temperature ranged from 

 60° to 65° Fahrenheit and barometer 29.60 to 29.90 during the gale. 

 Half a dozeu wood schooners came in, and two coasters from 

 Portland. One of them left P. at 5 A. M. and arrived at Buck's 

 at 5 P. M.; she had deck covered with barrels of petroleum and 

 hogsheads of molasses, her rigging and sails were dilapidated 

 nd dangerous, the hull was ordinary model and the crew enn- 

 asted of the captain and his fourteen-year-old son. She started 

 for Blue Hill after landing some freight, on the wharf here. 



A Bostonian has bought Congdou's Point, just west of Buck's 

 Harbor, and a syndicate have purchased Cape Rosier and are 

 building roads and intend to erect a hotel. It will be another 

 financial failure, because there is not. any harbor for boating and 

 fishing, and tourists will be deprived of the very things that 

 make the seaside delightful. 



The fourth day the wind was light, the sun bright, the air 

 warm, and, refreshed by long sleeps aud much canin rest, we 

 started for the open bay with a light northeast breeze. We had 

 to stand far out to escape the sweep of the tide upon Rosier, but 

 weathered it and raced with flowing sheets past a fine island 

 sloop of some pretensions to model and smart sails. The captain 

 said we could not do it in a stronger breeze, but we laughed at his 

 ignorance of cutter weather and showed our stern. 



After a short visit to Castine we started for Belfast at 3 P. M. 

 and took up our mooring at 6 o'clock, having dried out sails and 

 cabin traps during the afternoon. The next, day we stripped ship 

 aud got nearly everything into the storehouse, expecting to haul, 

 out the next morning, but a rain and gale set in and Jack and I 

 left Mr. Macdonald and Friz to get Her out and cover her over, 

 which they did several days after. How important it is to take 

 advantage of a line day to dry sails and strip ship and end the 

 cruise. A delay of a day at the end of the season often means a 

 week of annoyance and loss of time. 



From a window of the steamer Penobscot we watched the :-horn 

 and crippled Orinda as long as we could, as she rose and fell upon 

 the rising seas and bowed us farewells. Were they tears that hid 

 her at last, or the fierce rain that beat, against the window glass? 



MINNETONKA Y. C— This club, whose members are mostly 

 citizens of Minneapolis, Minn., is now in its eighth year. A new 

 club house, a very haudsome and convenient building, will be 

 ready by the opening of the season, and the club's membership is 

 increasing rapidly. The club station is on Lake Minnelonka, 

 near Minneapolis. The officers are: Com., E. J. Phelps; Yice- 

 Com., H. J. Burton; Sec. F. C. Nickels: Fleet Captain, O. B. Eus- 

 tis; Directors, Messrs. Phelps, Burton, Nickels, Eustis, Carmen 

 Smith, Reeve and Hardenburg, 



A NEW RACING CAT BO AT. —Mr. John H. Cornwall, the 

 yacht builder and designer, of Port Washington, L. I., has about 

 finished a 20ft. racing catboat for Mr. W. J. Jones, of the River- 

 side (Conn.) Y. C. The boat is very handsomely finished through- 

 out, and it is expected that she will be very speedy. She will be 

 raced in the regattas of the Larchmont, New Rocheile aud River- 

 side clubs during the coming season. 



LYNN Y. C. — At the last meeting, on Feb. 4, measures were 

 taken to repair the float and approaches, including the dredging 

 of a new channel, all of which improvements will greatly benefit 

 the club. It was also decided to hold an open regatta on Labor 

 Day. A yacht is building for Mr. Saunders and one for Mr. C. J. 

 Blethen, in addition to the new steamer for Com. Baker. | 



