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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[March 8, 1896, 



WEST FARMS, New York, March 3.-The Sing Sing Gun Club 

 sliot a match at 25 bluerocks with the Bronx River Gun Club at 

 West Farms with the following result: 



Sing Sing. Rronx River. 



Pringle 18 Jaques 20 



Gettle 17 Miller 17 



Acker 16 Pfeffer 15 



Hames 16 G Seaward 13 



Smith. 14 H Seaward 10 



Hitchcock 21 OZorn 17 



Walker 14 Dittinar 18-110 



Rohr 9-125 J. M. 



CLAREMONT, N. J., March 1.— These sweeps were shot on the 

 grounds of the Olaremont Shooting Association, Jersey City, 10 

 bluerocks, 10 cents entry; in ties shot off oa following sweeps: 



1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 



Johnson 678976788 10 8 10 7 



Lindsley 7 7 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 10 7 9 



Collins 8 8 10 7 9 10 10 8 7 8 8 10 10 



Jersey 7 6 6 C 2 6 8 7 8 9 10 9 10 



Hathaway 747377 6 7 6 7 6 f " 



Tatham 8 7 4 3 1 8 6 6 7 7 8 t 



LONG BRANCH, N. J.-Wm. Cannon, the famous one-arm 

 wing-shot, has arranged a match with Leander B. Campbell, of 

 Little Silver, N. J. The match will be coutested on the grounds of 

 the Central Gun Club, at Long Branch, on Decoration Day. The 

 conditions are $250 a side, 50 birds eacn man, at 30yds. rise and 5 

 traps, American Uluo rules to govern. Philip Daly, Jr., will proo- 

 ably act as the reftree. 



THE WASHINGTON HEIGHTS GTJN CLUB celebrated Wash- 

 ington's birthday by a lire-pigeon snoot oa their grounds in New 

 York. Tl e day was clear and cold; a stro-tg westerly breeze 

 helped many of the right-quartering hire's to get away unharmed. 

 Captain Hugh Harrisou carried otf the honors as usual with a 

 clean score, having used his second barrel but twice. Deshon did 

 well, 9 being his bcore, and Terwiliiger was a good third with 8 to 

 his credit. Score: 



H Harrison <30) 1111111111—10 W W Disbrow (30). .1111110111-9 



E A Fountat n (25). .11100J1010- 5 G ft Terwiliiger. (2.1)1011110111— 8 



Geo Snoo«. (25) UUOOIOIHI— 5 T F Russell (25) 0110011001— u 



J J urgau (25) 01101)01110— 5 E Roe (25) OllillOllll— 7 



JVeitcD(21) 11 101 10000— 5 Wm Snook (25) . ...1011100100-5 



D Wagner (21) 0111110101— 7 J R Terhune(^l) ] 10 1000 1 10 - 5 



R B Saul (25) HlllOOOiO— 6 C H Preyer (25) 0110110000— 4 



TO WAN DA, Pa., March 1.— At Towanda Rid and Gun Club's 

 regular weekly shoot but three members reported; 15 Keystones, 

 16yds. rise: Smdtr 11, Dittrich 9, Montanye 10.— W. F, D. 



SOUTH NOR WALK, Conn., March 1.— South Norwalk Amateur 

 Gun Club match at 25 bluerocks: 



O Craw 14 F Northrop 13 D Hamilton 12 



H Finch 20 C Dunning 17 J Fiedler 13 



SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y., March 3,-On Wednesday last 

 the Saratoga Gun Club field a special meeting and the following 

 officers were elected: W. H. Bockes, Pres.; W. H. GlbbS, Treas ; 

 W. L. Pike, See'y. The members were classed under the Ameri- 

 can Assuciation rules, and hereafter a prize will be offered once 

 a year lor the members to shoot for, to be won five times by one 

 peison before it becomes bis individual property: 25 birds pal- 

 mum thrown from 5 screened traps at unknown angles.— Blue 

 Bill. 



BALTIMORE.— The Bennett Brothers, with a company of 

 artists of the variety stage and the only Peter Jackson, have 

 been playing to crowded houses the past week. Wednesday after- 

 noon, tne entire company with various members of the Baltimore 

 Gun Club went over to Acton's Pari?, and shot a few pools at 

 Keystone targets. The Brothers were very cleverly beaten by 

 Hartner, Malone and Capron, losing in all but one pool. Capron 

 snot with Bennett Wednesday night at glass balls and was de- 

 feated by a score of 24 to 16 Dr. "Brown" was matched to shoot 

 W. W. Bennett Thursday matinee, using .4<-eal. Smith & Wesson's 

 but. gallery ammunition could not be found in Baltimore, and the 

 Bennetts' stock was too low to supply htm, so the doctor escaped 

 a possible defeat. F. E. Bennett defeated Hartner of the Mary- 

 land Gun Club Thursday mght, by a score of 20 to 10. At their 

 particular specialties the Bennetts are "captains," and being 

 jolly, whole-souled men, deserve tlieir success.— Picus. 



NEW LONDON, Conn., Feb. 27.— H. B. Bates, of New Haven, 

 and T. B. Bill, of Middletown, defeated J. H. Ames and George C. 

 Strong, of New London, In a challenge match of 70 singles and 15 

 doubles, on the grounds of the New London Gun Club tnis after- 

 noon. The score was: Bates 86, Bill 73; total 159. Strong 75, Ames 

 *3: total 158. 



STAT EN ISLAND, N. Y., Feb. 27.-The Richmond County Gun 

 Club was organized at Stapleion to-night. Sheriff Juan H. Els- 

 worth and Guy Clausseu were elected temporary officers. 



PAINESV1LLE, O., Feb. 28.— The Painesville Gun Club held its 

 b?-wtekly meeting to-day, using 25 single bluerocks, 3 traps, Amer- 

 ican Association rults governing. The following is the score: 



RACawley 20 WHCard 17 T Flynn 18 



FP Pratt 17 E Hayes 19 J W Steele 24 



C A Hard way 24 



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

 Everett Hayien, U. S. Hudrngraphie Office. Large quarto, with zs 

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

 storm of March, 1888, with practical information how to handle a 

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



FIXTURES. 



APBIL. 



Fast Day, South Boston Mosquito Fleet. 



MAT. 



15. New Rochelle, Opening. 30. 

 30. Atlantic, Opening, N. Y. 

 30. Brooklyn, Opening, N. Y. 



Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 

 Larchmont. 



5. Seawa:ihaka, Special. 18. 



7. Larchmont, Pennant. 10. 



7. Quiney, First Club. 21. 



7. Massachusetts, Club. 21. 

 — . Atlantic, Annual, New York 



14. Beverly. 2L 



14. Brooklyn, New York. 23. 



17. Massaclmsetts,Open,Nahant 28. 



17. Coriutnian, Mar ble head. 28. 

 Pennant, un It r 21ft. 



Pleon, Pennant, Marblehead 

 New York, Annual, N. Y. 

 Quiney, First Cham. 

 Corinthian, Marblehead, 

 Club. 



Seawanhaka, Annual, N. Y. 

 Seawanhaka, Special. 

 Hull. Club House. 

 Beverly. 



JULY. 



, Pleon, 1st Cham., Marbleh'd. 16. 



, Larchmont, Annual. 19. 



. Beverly. 19. 



. Q nine y, Second Cham. 19. 



. New Rnchelle, Annual. 23. 



. American, Annual, Milton's 23. 



Point. 26. 



. Massachusetts, Club. 20. 

 . Hull, Point Allertun. 



. Corinthian, Marblehead, 30. 



Club, under 21ft. 



AUGUST. 



. Beverly. 22. Quiney, Club. 



. N. y. Cruise, New London. 22. Pieon, 3n Cham., Marbleh'd. 



, Corinthian, Ma r bl ehead, 23. Hull, Cham. 



Pleon, Club, Marblehead. 

 Quimy, Third Cham. 

 Beverly. 

 Sippican. 



Quiney, Ladies* Day. 

 Pleon, Ciub Cruise, 

 null. 



Corinthian, Marblehead, 



First Champ. 

 Pleon, 2d Cham., Marbleh'd. 



Club, under 31ft. 

 Hul l, Ladies' Day. 

 Pleon, Club, Marolehead. 

 Sippican, Club, 

 Hull, Unarm 



23. Euat day of the midsummer 

 series foi 30 and 40-footers. 

 30. Beverly. 

 30. Sippican, Sweep. 



N. Y. Y. R. A., New York. 

 Lynn, Open. 

 Beverly, 



Corintnian, Marblehead, 

 Second Champ. 



SEPTEMBER. 



6. Massachusetts, Club, 

 10. Pleon, Sail off, Marblehead. 

 13. Oorin thian, Marblehead, 



Champ. SaiLaff. 

 20. Beverly, 



TO MOUNT DESERT IN A S1NGLEHANDER. 



r T , HE following cruise from Lynn, Mas*., to Mount Desert and 

 J- back was made in the little cutter Velma, 17ft. 6in. 1 w.].. 6ft. 

 oin. bnam, and 3ft. 7in. draft, whnse lines were published in the 

 Forest and St kid am of Jan. 31. 1889. 



The spring of 1889 found the Velma with 2,0001bs. of lead on keel 

 in place of l,2001bs. iron, total ballast a little less than formerly, 

 and an overhanging stern of 4ft. length instead of the V stern of 

 2ft. 10tn., making but 1ft. 2in. more length on deck, but 4ft. on 

 under side of stern, with the same waterlme length, a great im- 

 provement in both cases. 



On July 4 we left Lynn at 2:30 P. M., flying the vice-commodore's 

 pennant of the Lynn Y. C. with a crew of three men and the 

 skipper's son, a small lad of ten years, but an able seaman so far 

 as his strength would go. We beat out of the harbor with jib and 

 mamsail against a stroug S.W. wind and with squalls of rain. 

 Getting outside we set staysail and ran to Marblehead where we 

 anchored at about 7 P. M. The rain was over at dark and we set 

 off our fireworks for the boy's pleasure. 



Next day was fair and hot, barometer 30.20, thermometer 86° at 

 noon. We waited for the Jennie L. to have her topsail cut over, 

 and left with her at 2 P. M., wind light from the east. We both 

 towed part way up the harbor and anchored at Gloucester at 7:80 

 P. M. 



On Saturday morning we started at 4 A. M. to make a big run; 

 pleasant day with wind N. by E. We beat out around Cape Ann. 

 Jennie, of nearly 24ft. waterline, was getting ahead of us, and we 

 thought she was going outside of Thatcher's so we hugged the 

 shore, thinking to pass between Milk and Thatcher's Island. 

 When nearly up to Milk Island we saw our mistake, as we were 

 heading hetween Milk Island and the mainland, and the sloop 

 was going to cross the bar between Milk and Thatcher's. Not 

 wishing to lose what we had made to windward we went ahead 

 and found water enough. We passed Oak Rocks first, and as the 

 Jennie wanted a new compass we went into the inner harbor of 

 Rockport and anchored at 8 A. M. 



We towed the cutter out at noon, there being no wind, but when 

 well outside we got a very light air and drifted along toward the 

 shoals. At length the wind came up well from the south, and 

 with it came the sloop. After sh« got quite a lead over us we set 

 spi naker to starboard and went to the west of White Island, 

 which we passed at 5:15 P. M. The sloop went between the islands 

 aud when past them we were well ahead, so headed for York 

 River, hoping they would follow, but it was no go; they were 

 bound for Portsmouth River, so after a while we reluctantly took 

 in spinaker, jibed over ana hauled in sheets for Portsmouth. 



When near Whale's Back the wind fell, but we passed the black 

 buoy just beyond Portsmouth Light at last, and the tide running 

 out and wind gone, we towd a short discauce and anchored near 

 shore N. W. from the light at 8 P. M. A number of yachts lay 

 close by, we had plenty of water and no current, and lav very 

 still. 



We left next morning alone at 9:10 A. M., wind south, not very 

 strong, bright and pleasant day. We carried spinaker most of 

 the way to Broad Cove Buoy, wind rather light all dav. Passed 

 Cape Elizabeth at 7:30 P. M. and Portland Head at 8. The wind 

 had almost died out then and a light rain set in. We towed a 

 while and at last beat up the harbor with very little wind, and 

 anchored off the Portland Yacht Club house at 11:45 P. M., the 

 tide running out. 



Monday was pleasant and somewhat cloudy. We were ashore 

 all day in Portland. Tuesday was a fine day. We were ashore 

 until 6 P.M., when we sailed over to Peak's Island and back. 

 Wednesday we went over to Peak's Island and found the Magic 

 with Com. Neal and two friends aboard. Thursday, July 11, we took 

 breakfast with ihe Commodore, and getting tired waiting for the 

 Jennie L. left Peak's Island in tow of the Magic, with lower sails 

 set and a good breeze from E.S.E., cloudy. We went out by the 

 Great Hog on port. Crow Island on starboard, to get a view of 

 Diamond Cove, by Chebeag to Port Long, Hopi and Sand islands 

 to starboard, and into Broad Sound; then passed Eagle and Little 

 Mark Island, and went inside of Fuller's Rock, where a big 

 schooner was hung un. 



There was a light wind over the quarter and we sailed along, 

 not minding the strong tide setting out of the Kennebec, which 

 set us out close to Seguin Ledge. At last it was seen that the 

 cutter would surely go on the ledge unless the course was changed, 

 so we sung out to t he Magic that we should jibe over to get clear 

 from the rocks, they cast off the tow line, which we hauled 

 ai'oard, and we headed away, but the wind was so light we could 

 barely nold our own. The skipper got in the tender and towed 

 to the east, but could not make much headway, as the tide set to 

 the. westward; so, heading about, the boat was towed out between 

 Seguin and the ledges. 



It rained a little in the afternoon, and in the early evening we 

 lost the wind entirely off the Cuckolds, at Cape Newagen, so we 

 towed up Booth Bay and anchored at the north end of Squirrel 

 Island at 4:45 P. M. Magic sailed in during the night. 



It rained early in the morning, but we left at 10:30 A. M., wind 

 very light from N.E. After passing Bam Island Light we got a 

 good breeze astern, so set spinaker, hauled the tender across the 

 stern, and ran for Egg Bock Beacon. Magic, come up just before 

 we got to the beacon and took us in tow. We stopped at Allen's 

 Island at 3:30 P. M. ( went ashore for raspberries, but found very 

 few. Leaving there we passed through Davis Straits with a good 

 wind, and atter passing Port Clyde and Mosquito Island the 

 Magic again took us in tow. We went by White Head and started 

 up Mussel Ridge, the wind getting very light, we cast off tow line 

 and drifted past Ash Island and then towed to Owl's Head, where 

 we anchored at 10:05 P. M. It was a bright moonlight night and 

 very pleasant. 



Next morning Magic came along and we started at 6 A. M., 

 light wind ahead, with a heavy fog bank outside. We drifted 

 steadily up the bay and got a light south wind and set spinaker 

 to starboard. Off Camden we jibed over and set spinaker to 

 port. The wind increased and blew strongly, and we flew along 

 very fast with all kites aloft. The sun was too hot for comfort 

 running before the wind. When we got to Lincolnville Magic 

 was seen coming out of Gi'key's Harbor; she bad sailed up among 

 the islands. Alter passing Spruce Head the wind blew stronger 

 yet and the spinaker boom bent like a hoop. The white caps 

 were running high, but our rigging was strong and we kept all 

 sail on. 



When at the mouth of Belfast Harbor we had quite an experi- 

 ence getting in spinaker. The skipper took hold of the boom and 

 called out to cast off the sheet. Thinking the sheet was loose he 

 gave the boom a heavy swing up and forward to throw ir over the 

 end of the bowsprit. The sheet jammed and held, and the boom 

 buckled and went m the water, then snapped in two and let the 

 sail in the water also. One of the crew in his struggle to save the 

 boom went overboard. Catching the rail as he went down he 

 hung on and was pulled out by rhe helmsman all right, but wet. 

 We took in topsail and staysail and dropped the mainsail in the 

 lazy lines when dead before the wind and ran under jib alone 

 well up toward the bridge, and dropped anchor at 2:30 P. M., just 

 15 minutes behind Magic. By 5 P. M. the fog shut in thick. We 

 had a hard thunder shower in the nignt with heavy rain. We 

 went ashore aud had supper at the hotei; here we saw the cutter 

 Orinda hauled out on the Beach. 



Sunday, July 14, opened with a clear sky and hot sun, and a 

 strong wind from the north. We left Belfast at 10:45 A. M. under 

 lower sails. Magic put two reels in her mainsail, and when out- 

 side took us m tow, and we ran across the Turtle Head in quick 

 time. When off the Head the wind was so strong that the sloop 

 dropped her jtb. The Utile cutter was pulled through the water 

 at a lively rate, Magic being a famous racer of over 30ft. water- 

 line. Our how and stern were nearly level with the water, and 

 amidships to leeward the waterline was nut of water, showing the 

 big hole we made in going through over 6>£ knots an hour. When 

 well by the Head we dropped the peak and jibed over. We soon 

 passed Cape Rosier, and at 1:15 we passed Pumpkin Island Light, 

 and then sailed through Eggemoggm Reach, on through York 

 Narrows, across Blue Hill Bay and crossed the bar at Bass Head. 

 After passing the bell buoy we cast off the tow lme and beat into 

 Southwest Harbor, and anchored at 6:30 P. M., having had a 

 strong favoring wind all day, and covered about 42 nautical miles. 



Next morning we put one man aboard the sloop, as she was com- 

 ing back at once. We left Southwest Harbor at 12:15 with a fair 

 west wind, went passed Bear island Light and into Frenchman's 

 Bay. We were oecalmed in the b*y. and finally got ro Bar Har- 

 bor at 5:15 P. M. At 6:30 it was raining. We found Magic there; 

 she leit boon after, but ran back and anchored tor the night; no 

 wind outsioe. She Jef t next morning. We went ashore and ail 

 around town, had two heavy showers during the day; got the 

 SOib. anchor and heavy cable on deck as tin.- wind blew a gale dur- 

 ing the showers. We did not nut the big anchor overboard during 

 tbe t rip. using a 20-pounder all t he time. We i bought Bar Harbor 

 a fine place in summer, with magnificent scenery and surround- 

 ings, bat Frenchman's Bay seemed either calm or a squall most 

 of the time. 



We left Bar Harbor on Wednesday morning at 7, weather clear 

 and bright, with a light wind from N.N.W. that failed entirely 

 when well into the bay; and thinking we might find a breeze if 

 we were out of Frenchman's Bay, we resorted to the old trick of 

 towing. Alter pawing the bell off Otter Cliffs we got a little 

 bree,**, and went between Sutten'e vni the Ownbeetl** «n«t pMfw 



by Southwest Harbor. We crossed the bar at Bass Head at 12:15. 

 The wind was light in Blue Hill Bay. Made three or four tacKS to 

 enter Casco Passage and went through at 2 P. M. with more help 

 from the oars, as the wind was lost inside. Out in Jericho Rav a 

 light wind helped us along to Deer Isle, and starting sheets we 

 went up toward Southeast Harbor and dropped anchor at Occan- 

 viJle at 5 P. M., having had a very pleasant day, with high winds 

 sometimes ahead, and making about 30 miles. We went ashore 

 and filled the keg with freshwater from a well close by ami 

 bought some provisions at the store on the wharf, where we found 

 a good stock and a very pleasant gentleman to trade with. 



Tbe night was still and the boat lay very quiet. Next morning 

 was clear and almost calm, a very light air coming directh up the 

 harbor. We left at 8:45 and tow< d out around Sheep Island, and 

 with a light wind went through Deer Island Passage. From Mark 

 Island Light we had a good breeze just forward of the beam, and 

 made good time to Channel Rock at the entrance ot Fox Island 

 Thoroughfare. Two or three schooner yachts were met at tbe 

 bell buoy going east. We went through with the wind ahead, 

 passing the cutter King Philip at anchor off North Haven. Go- 

 ing between the Fox Ears Spindle and Calderwood's Rock Buoy 

 we just weathered the beacon. We saw a number of si hooner 

 yachts near Brown's Head going east. After passing t he baacons 

 we started sheets and sailed across West Penobscot bv Owl's Head 

 and into Rockland, where we arrived at 5 P. M., after another 

 pleasant day with light winds, making 20 miles. We went ashore 

 and had supper at the Thorndyke and went about town. 



At night it was very foggy, and at 5 P. M. also, but clear at 9 

 with light. S. W. wind, we beat out through Muss- 1 Ridge against 

 the tide. Just b^jond Spruce Head we passed the Eastern Y. C. 

 fleet going in. Outside there was a rather heavv swell and f. ir 

 wind, we went into Tennanc's Harbor and anchored at 5 P. M , 

 about 14 or 15 miles for the day. 



un Saturday morning it rained and was foggy with south wind. 

 We went ashore and picked biutb rries ancftook supper ashore 

 also. At 8 P. M. it was clear overhead. Sunday morning, July 

 21, it was bright, and clear and a good wind blew from the north. 

 We left at 5.30 A. M. in company with a Boston sloop that had laid 

 in the harbor through the ram and fog. We both carried topsails 

 till well past Mosquito Island, then took them in, and when off 

 Georges Islands it blew pretty fresn. Passing Old Man Spindle, 

 we opened out Muscongus Bay with the wind increasing: the 

 sloop ahead had dropped mainsail and was sailing under her jibs 

 while reefing, so we did the same. Setting the reefed mainsail 

 again we headed for Ram Island Light, aud when near White 

 Islands, shook out the reefs, finding we could not make Ram 

 Island without tacking. Wr.en pa-t White islands we slacked 

 off sheets and ran between them and the Hypocrites, and passing 

 the Spindle and Fisherman's Island to starboard, we headed for 

 Seguin and went outside at 12:20. Another fleet, ot yachts were 

 inside Seguin, bound east. Tne wind was light across Casco 

 Bay. We took the channel between the Green Islands and went 

 through White Head, arriving at Peak's Island at 6 P. M. Magic 

 was found at anchor here. Ave went over to Portland, having had 

 a nice day, making ahout 53J£ knots. 



Monday was a fine day. We beat out toward Cape Elizabeth 

 with a light S.E. wind in company with the Aline of South Boston. 

 The skipper was steering and looking under the boom at the head 

 sails, and the crew were reading below. When tacking near 

 Broad Cove the tender was missed. We squared awav before the 

 wind and went aloft, but no tender was to oe seen. We ran back 

 to Portland and hunted round for another teuder, and at last 

 bought one at Peak's I -land, as no trace of ours was found. A 

 carelessly tied knot was the cause of the loss. Next day we left 

 at 8:40 A. M., with a good breeze ahead and very foggy, expecting 

 to get to Winter Haroor, but the fog was very thick outside and 

 the barometer falling, so we turned back and anchored at Port- 

 land at noon. In the afternoon it rained and we had thunder 

 showers. 



Wednesday, July 24, we left Portland at 1:15; win 1 light; passed 

 Portland Head at 5:4.5, Cape Elizabeth 0:30; could lav our own 

 course for Wood Island, which we passed at 8:30 and Capo Por- 

 poise at 10:10. It was squally off the Cape, and when about half 

 across Wells Bay we passed a sloop in the wind wirh her jib 

 down. Looking to windward we saw tnat the water was black 

 with a heavy squall. It struck ua before we could drop mainsail, 

 but no harm was done, as the cutter made her usual heavy bow 

 to leeward and then shook up in the wind. We dropped main- 

 sail and kept on our course, close-hauled under the jm, making 

 good time against a heavy chop. The sloop probably expected to 

 see us capsize when the squall struck, as we were carrying full 

 sail, but wo were not built that way. We soon set mainsail aud 

 passed Cape Neddick at 1 P. M ; then a council of war was held, 

 and we decided to steer for Cape Ann. When past the Shoals we 

 lost the wind entirely, and after drifting some time got a Pght 

 air that took us near Halibut. Point by dark and we anchored in 

 Rockport outer harbor at 8 P. M., having sailed OS nautical miles, 

 most of the way close-hauled. 



Next morning at 4:15 the wind was strong from the west; so 

 hoisting jib and staysail the skipper sailed around the Cape before 

 any of the crew were up. We went into Gloucester at 8 A. M., 

 and leaving at 10:30 with very light wind we anchored at Marble- 

 head at 4 P.M., and next day we sailed to Lynn and picked up 

 our moorings at 1:30 P. M. Velma. 



NEW YACHTS ON LAKE ONTARIO— The following yachts 

 are now building about Hamilton, Ont.: Keel cutter S\ Elmo 

 No. 2, designed and built by owner, Mr. Geo. Webster, 2fl£r.. Sin. 

 l.w.l., 7ft. 6in. beam, 6ft. Gin. drar't. Keel cutter, not named, by 

 Thos. Dalton, 25ft. l.w.l., 8ft. 3in. beam., 5ft. Cm. draft. Center- 

 board and keel cutter Chaperoi'.e No. 2, designed by .E, Jar vis, 

 and built by Robertson & Sons, for Mr. E. S. Clouston, of Mont- 

 real, 25ft. 9in. lw.l., 10ft. beam, 2ft. Bin, draft. Keel cutter 

 Samoa, designed by Mr. ^Emilias Jarvis for himself, building by 

 Robertsen & Sons, 27ft. 6m. l.w.l., 8ft. 6in. beam. lift, draft. 

 Centerboard sloop, not named, by J. Weir, 27ft. <5i a. l.w.l., lift, 

 beam, and 2ft. 6tn. draft. All of these yachts are tor the new 30£t. 

 corrected class on Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River, In 

 the next smaller class, 25ft.. a centerboard sloop is buildmg, to be 

 23H. l.w.l., 9ft. beam., 2ft. 3in. draft, her designer and builder 

 being Mr. L. Thomson. These, .with the new Ames 40, and prob- 

 ably others not yet reported, make a pretty fair showing for a 

 rule that was so denounced as fatal to all building on the Lake. 

 Looking at the small namber of yachts building in'NewYork and 

 Boston, it would seem that matters could at least have been little 

 woise under the proposed rule than under the present conditious > 



DEATH OF A NOTED YACHT BUILDER. - The death is an- 

 nounced of Mr. John McQuistan, of Largs, the well-known yacht 

 and boat builder. Mr. McQaistan had been in feeble health f jr a 

 long time, and he passed away at the age. of (50 on Thursday at his 

 house in Largs. Deceased was a native of Rothesay, bm he learned 

 his trade in Tarbert, Lochfyne. Leaving Tarbert he proceeded to 

 Greenock, and about twenty years ago he went to Largs and be- 

 gan business on his own account. The speed and wetttnerliness of 

 the 19ft. boat Neva (luili originally for a Ashing boat), which 

 achieved a most enviable fame in the stirring days of the Laigs 

 and M'llportlugsailing era, caused attention to be drawn to hiih, 

 aud after that he built quite a number of the smaller clippers de- 

 signed by Mr. G. L. Watson— built thein, too, in the mnst beauti. 

 ful and substantial manner. Among these were such well-known 

 boats as the Ina, Daisie, Rona, Shona. Mascotte and Corette. He 

 also built some gooa-looking steam launcnes, chief among them 

 being Mr. Coais's pretty little tender, the Express. Quite a, 

 special line of business was the building of yachts' boats, and for 

 such celebrities as the Thistle, Yarana and Valk>rie he t urned 

 out boats which for neatness and perfection of finish might not 

 unfitly be compared to higb-class cabinet work.— Exchange. 



NEW YACHTS.— At Bay Ridee, Mr. n. C. Wintrigham is build- 

 ing a catboat from nis own designs, for Mr. Potter, of Riverside, 

 Conn. She will be 27ft over all, 24ft. l.w.l., 18ft. beam, and 2ft. 5m. 

 draft, with summei cabin. Waliin & Gorman, at Bay Ridge, are 

 building a sloop and a catboaf, the former 35ft. over all. 29ft. 

 l.w.l,, 13ft. beam, 3ft. Sin. draft, with inside lead. The cauin will 

 have 5it, headroom. The catboat, for Mr. Frank Towle, of Larch- 

 mont, is 30ft. over all, 27ft. l.w.l., 12ft. beam. 3ft. 3in. draft, with 

 summer cabiu. The same firm will also haul up the catboat 

 Nyaia, built by them last year, and transfer lJOOlbs. of lead from 

 inside to the keel. Mr. E. L.WiUitms, of South Boston, is build- 

 ing a jib and mainsail racing craft for Mr B. B. Crowninshield. 

 of the r*leon Y. U., from rhc ownt r's designs. She is 13n . over all, 

 with square stein, 5it. 6in. beam, and 9in. drafi without board, 

 Mr. W llliams is also building a steam yacht for the Congo River, 

 30ft. l.w.l., 9ft. beam on deck, and 7r'i. 9in. at Lw.l., 2>t. 6in. rtnit. 

 Liwley has three new orders, 30ft and 27ft. from Mr. Burgess's 

 designs, and 35 t t. from an Ells worrh model. Woi k i= going a hen d 

 rapidly on the other boats in the yard, one being already launched, 

 the McQuestou 45 footer. 



SPECIAL RACES THIS SEASON.— The Seawanhaka C. Y. 0. 

 has announced a special race for 85 and 40ft. classes, to be sailed 

 on June 23, the Monday following the annual regat ta. The Mas- 

 sachusetts Y. C, will give a special race for 30 and 40i't. classes in 

 midsummer, while the Corinthian Y. C. of Marblehead will Bail 

 a neriea of races similar to the very »ucoes&ful one of last year, 

 ta« first Iwing a* BatuWy, Aug. 931 



