Ma* 1, 1890.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



£99 



TORONTO, April Ifl.-The Stanley Gun Club Held the first of a 

 series of five shoots to-day at the Woodbine. The prize is a hand- 

 some cup given bv the club, to become the property of (lie mem- 

 ber winning it the most Times in five. The members are handi- 

 capped, some being allowed a greater number of birds to shoot at 

 than another. Mr. Sawdon, Jr., was the winner, with a total of 

 IB out of 18 singles and 5 pair?: Sawdon, J r., 19, WiUOheU 18. Con- 

 ger 16, McDowall 16, Draisy 16, Henrv 13, Bayles 12, Samuels 11. 



April p.— A novelty in the shape of a shooting match took place 

 at the Woodbine this utter noon, the contestants being members of 

 I he Toronto Gun Club. The conditions were a double rise match 

 at sparrows and artificial blackbirds, both beiug released at the 

 same time. Townson and Briggs shot at sparrows first barrel and 

 the blackbirds next, and Andrews and McDowall the blackbirds 

 first and the sparrows next. The following is the score at 10 birds 

 of each kind, 18yds. rise: A. Townson 14, G. H. Briggs 18, W. Mc- 

 Dowall 13, i\ Andrews 11. A swepp at sparrows was shot after- 

 wards, Mr. Briggs winning first with a clean score and Townson 

 second. 



N. Y. STATE SHOOT.— The thirty-second annual convention 

 and tournament of the N. V. State Sportsmen's Association for 

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

 .rune 9 to 13. The programmes are now ready for distribution. 

 Artificial and live birds will be used, and an unusually strong 

 programme will be offered. Tne Dean Richmond live bird trophy, 

 which was won last year by the Queen City Club of Buffalo, will 

 be competed for by teams of three. This trophy has been con- 

 tested for under old rules for many years, viz.: Twenty-one yards 

 rise, gun below the elbow, the birds sprung from plunge traps. 

 An effort is being made to have the donor of this trophy change 

 these unsatisfactory conditions, in addition to the regular events 

 open to residents of the Stare, a special programme" is offei'ed, 

 open to all, and this will draw shooters from all over the 

 coun try. The meeting at Albany last year was largely attended, 

 and it is expected that this tournament will be no exception, as 

 the committee are making great efforts to have everything run 

 smoothly. Handsome merchandise and cash prices will lie 

 offered, and liberal guarantees will be given in the open-to-all 

 sweepstakes. 



RED BANK, N. J., April 25.— The Riverside Guu Club held 

 their weekly shoot to-day, using clay-birds only as targets. The 

 opening event at 10 singles was won by F. Beale. with a clean 

 score. E. M. Cooper and Oscar Hesse were second, with 9 each: 



B. Bergen and Dr. Ed. Field t he losing team, breaking only 111. 

 Final event, at 10 singles: Ed. Throckmorton won, with a clean 

 score; John Cooper was second, with 8; E. M. Cooper and F. 

 Beale third, with 7 each. 



BELFAST, Me., April 24.-The Belfast Gun Club had a public 

 shoot on their grounds Fast Day. There was a fair attendance, 

 but the wind was too strong for good shooting. Each member 

 fired about 100 rounds of cartridges. The contest was at glass 

 balls and clay-pigeons. The first match was at 35 glass balls. 

 Thelollawing is the score: Deo. T. Heart 17, Chas. R. Coombs 15, 

 Fred Sanborn 18, John Healey 12. L. D. Berry 11, M. Smith 10. 

 The second match was at 25 bluerocks. The score: Coombs 13, 

 A. Read 12, Sanborn 12, G. T. head D, Smith !). Sanborn and A. 

 Read fired off tie. which was won by Read. The third match was 

 at 25 bluerocks, 15 singles and 5 doub" 



Billings shot off tie' and Coombs won. 



WORCESTER. Mass., April 25.— The first of the series of prize 

 contests at Coal Mine Brook range, under the auspices of the- 

 Worcester Sportsmen's Club, took place this week. They are to 

 continue weekly for the present and will not end until February, 

 1891. The match is under the American Association rules. The 



hand 22. E. R. Burbank, M. A. Linfield, E. F. Swan, A. L. Gilman 

 and C. B. Holden 21, Geo. A. Sampson, C. A. Parker, G. J. Ruoe 

 and C. H. Fuller 20, E. Welch, F. M. Harris, H. M. Webber and 

 A. P. Cutting 19, E. .Jewell, Dr. Hill, T. P. Wilkinson and C. H. 

 Howe, W. E. Johnson and A. B. F. Hennevlv, W. H. Cole, E. S. 

 Kuowles, F. Forehand and Y. E. Prentice 16, G. W. Langdon, J. B. 

 Garland and Geo. Cutting 14, H. D. Jourdan 13, W. M.Hunt and 

 01 II. Colyin 12, A. G. Munroe 8. 



noon on the grounds of the Frankf'ord Gun (Tub, near Brideshurg, 

 was postponed ou account of the inclement weather, the referee 

 deciding- 1 hat it rained too hard to have a lair contest. The con- 

 testant,, not: to be disappointed, engaged in an individual prize 

 shoot at 25 targets per man, 5 traps being used. Association rules 

 governing. E. Dawson won first prize, with Wm. Bourne second. 

 Following are the. individual scores: John Crowther 13, Edward 

 Beck L E. Dawson 17, Wm. Bourne 14 in the evening E. Dawson, 

 1 . Ridings, H. R. Sickle and Wm. Bourne, all of whom are mem- 

 bers of the Frankford Gun Club, met on the club's range in a rifle 

 shooting contest, 20 shots per man. The following scores were 

 made out of a possible 200 points: E. Dawson 182, P. Ridings 181, H. 

 R. Sickle 161, Wm. Bourne 176. 



ASBTJR Y PARK, N. J.— The Bormett Gun Club was reorganized 

 on April 19. The new club will be known as 1 he Bennett Club, and 



" , ?v; u A a - J-'^anu, n. iviarryott, s. u. rxogers, U- E. Bnrden 

 and H. E. Willard, of Asbury Park, and B. P. Morris and Chas. 

 Morns, ot Long Branch, who last week bought in at auction the 

 valuable property and land of the former club at Bonnett Island, 

 Barnegat Bay, some five acres of land, besides buildings, boats 

 guns and fishing tackle. 



SHOOTING GROUND -The Jeanette Gun Club tried a new 

 shooting ground recently for their regular monthly shoot, but the 

 experience of the members was not satisfactory, and they are on 

 the look out for a new ground which is easy of access to the city. 

 This club and m fact any other of this city desiring a thoroughly 

 satisfactory ground cannot do better than try the Claremont 

 grounds. Fourteen cents pays the round fare from Liberty street, 

 and the grounds are within 5yds. of the station, with scores of 

 trains daily and range keeper is constantly in attendance. 



OTTAWA, April 20. -The St. Hubert Gun Club have arranged 

 an excellent programme for May 21, and hope to see a very strong 

 western representation. Their own men are in good practice, and 

 Will, as usual, render a good account of themselves, particular in 

 in the team matches. 



CLEVELAND, O., April 14.— The clouds looked so leaky all the 

 atternoon and the weather generally was so bad that the Cleve- 

 land Gun Club had a much smaller attendance than usual. The 

 wind was high and the birds ducked badly-. Rudolph won the 

 JA" badge and Flack the "B" badge. The score was: Wall 13 

 Flick 17. Rudolph 20, Taniblyn 18, Holt 17. 



HUTCHINSON, Has., April 4.-The gun club is in good working 

 order, and as a sample of work J inclose scores of a shoot to-day; 

 15 single bluerocks: \oungl4, Allen 12, George 12, Bartlett 3 

 Dodds8. 25 singles: Young 24, Allen 21, Baitlettlo. 9 singles 3 

 pair: Bartlett 13, Young 11.— Shady. 



LONG BRANCH, N.J -On May 5 a team of eight men from 

 the Riverside club ot Red Bank will shoot a 10 bird race with the 

 Central Gun Club of Long Branch for the birds. Shooting will 

 begin at 2 P. M. 



facjfting. 



FIXTURES. 



MAT. 



LC, Larchmont, Open, Larchm't. 30. Brooklyn, Opening, N. Y. 



IB. New Rochelle, Opening. 30. Knickerbocker,Opening,N.Y 



17. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 30. South Boston, Annual, City 



New Rochelle. Point. 



24. St. Lawrence.Open.Montreal 30. Fall River, Annual, Fall 

 24. Miramichi Y. C, Opening River. 



. £ ruise - ~ 30- Harlem. Open, New York. 



30. Atlantic, Opening. N. Y. 31. Cor. Navy, Open. New York. 



gB-Jntnel. Portland. Cruise, 31. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 

 30, Cleveland, Squadron Sail. Larchmont. 



JUNE. 



3. Savin Hill. Moonlight Sail, 17. Ma,ssaehusetts,Open.Nahant 



- c bavin Hill. 17. West Lynn, Annual. Lynn. 



Sea wanbaka. Special. 17. Atlantic, Annual, New York 



7, Larchmont, Spring. IS. Columbia, Annual Open, N.Y. 



i- Qtnncj', First Club. 18, Picon, Pennant, Marblehead 



(.Massachusetts, Club, Dor- 19. New York, Annual, N. Y. 



Chester. 21, Quincy. 1st Cham., Quincy. 



7. Savin Hill, Club, Savin Hill. 31. Corinthian, Marblehead, 



7. Great Head, Annual Open, Club. 



„ Great Head. 31. Sea wanbaka. Annual, N. Y. 



9. Hudson River, Open, N. Y. 31. Great Head, Pennant, Great 



13. Corinthian, Annual. N. Y. Head. 



12. New Jersey Annual, N. Y. 21. Yonkers Cor., Annual Open, 



14. Beverly, 1st Cham,, Marble- Yonkers. 



, „ head. 31. Savin Hill, Club, Savin Hill. 



14, Brooklyn. New York, 33. Seawanhaka, Special. 



14. Cor. Navy, S.I.S.S., Regatta, 36. So. Boston, Ladies' Day. 



Sewaren. 27. Corinthiau Mosquito Fleet, 



16. Portland, Challenge Clip. SUten Island. 



17, Corinthian, Marblehead, 28. Hull, 1st Cham.. Club House. 



Pennant, under 21ft. 28. Beverly, Cup, Marblehead. 



1«. American, Annual Penuaut, 28. Cor. Navy, Spring Regatta, 

 Newburyport. New Rochelle. 



17. Miramichi.ChathamtoNew- 30. Great Head, Moonlight Sail, 



castle and return, Open. Great Head. 



JCIiT. 



1. Miramichi, Annual Cruise, 17. Miramichi, Newcastle to 



Neguae Bay. Chatham and return, Open 



2. Pleon, 1st Chain., Marbleh'd. 19. Quincy, 3d Cham., Quincy. 



3. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail, 19. Beverly, 2d Cham.. Marble- 



Savin Hill. head. 



4. Larchmont, Annual. 19. Sippican, Open, Marion. 



4. Boston City, Annual, City 19. West Lynn, 1st Cham., Lynn 



Point. 19. Great Head, 1st Cham., Great 



4. Beverly, 1st Cham., Mon. Head. 



Beach. 23. Quincy. Ladies' Day. 



5. Savin Hill,Ladies'Day, Savin 33. Pleon, Club Cruise. 



Hill. 26. Hull. 



5. Beverly, Sweep, Marblehead. 26. Corinthian, Marblehead, 

 5, Quincy, 2d Cham., Quincy. First Champ. 



5. New Rochelle. Annual. 26. Great Head, Club Cham., 



5. Cor. Navy, Regatta, New Great Head. 



York Bay Squadron. 26. American, Club Cham., New- 



7. American, Annual, Milton's buryport. 



Point. 36. Beverly, 2d Cham., Mon. 



8. Massachusetts, Club, Dor- Beach. 



Chester. 26. Cor. Navy, Regatta, East 



9. Hull. Point Allerton. River Squadrou. 



10. Eastern, Annual, Marbleh'd. 26. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 



13. Eastern, Ciuise. Greenwich. 



12. Corinthian, Marblehead, 36. Marine and Field Club, Bath 



Club, under 21ft. 29. Great Head, Moonlight Sail, 



12. Beverly, Open Sweep, Mon. Great Head. 



Beach. 29. American, Moonlight Sail, 



12. Cor. Navy, Regatta, Hudson Newburyport. 



River Squadron. 30. Pleon, 2d Cham., Marbleh'd. 



13-20. Larchmont, Cruise, Long 31. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail, 



Island Sound. Savin Hill. 



10. Pleon, Club, Ma rblehead. 31. So. Boston, Moonlight Sail. 

 .. * AUGUST. 



2. Beverly, 2d Cup, Marblehead 33. Pleon, 3d Cham., Marbleh'd. 

 3-9. Cor. Navy, Cruise, Long 23. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



Island Sound. 23. First day of the midsummer 



3. West Lynn, 2d Cham., Lynn. series for 30 and 40-footers. 



6. N. Y. Cruise, New London. 23. Larchmont, Oyster Boats, 

 t>. Great Head, 3d Cham., Great Larchmont, 



Head. 23. West Lynn, 3d Cham., Lynn. 



9. Savin Hill, Club, Savin Hill. 23. Beverly, 2d Sweep, Mon. 

 9. Corinthian, Marblehead, Beach. 



Club, under 21ft, 33. Savin Hill, Cham.,Savln Hill 



13. Hull, Ladies' Day. 23. Great Head, Sail-off, Great 



13. Pleon, Club, Marblehead. Head. 



14. Massachusetts, 30 and 40ft., 23. American, 3d Cham., New- 



Dorchester, buryport. 



16. Sippican, Club, Marion. 23. Cor. Navv, Regatta, West 

 16. Beverly, 3d Cham., Marble- Long Island Sound Squad. 



head. 28. Miramichi, Black Brook to 



18. American, Open. Newbury- Oak Point and return. 



port. 39. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail, 

 20. Hull, Cham., Pt. Allerton. Savin Hill. 



2. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 30. Beverly, 3d Cup. Marblehead 



Cruise. 30. Sippican, Sweep, Marion. 



32. Quincy, Club, Quincy. 30. Savin Hill, Cruise. 



SEPTEMBER. 



h N. Y. Y. R, A., New York. 6. Beverly, 3d Cham., Mon. 

 1. Lynn, Open, Nahaut. Beach. 



1. Beverly, Open, Marblehead. 6. Massachusetts, Club. Dor- 

 1. Corinthian, Marblehead, Chester. 



Second Champ. 10. Pleon. Sail off, Marblehead. 



3. Beverly, 2d Open. Mon, Be'ch 10. Eastern, Special, 40 and 46ft. 

 6. Larchmont, Fall Regatta, Marblehead. 



Larchmont. 13. Corinthian, M arblehead, 

 6. American, 3d Cham., New- Champ. Sail-ofT. 



buryport. 20. Beverly, Sail-off. Mon. Beach 



6. Great Head, Annual Club, 20. West Lvnn, Sweep. Lynn. 



Great Head. 25. Miramichi.Chatham to New- 

 6. Savin Hill,Sail-off,Savin Hill castle and return. 



DOWN THE COAST IN A NAPHTHA LAUNCH. 



ON Feb. 14 the Rambler, the latest and largest launch built by 

 the Gas Engine and Power Co., left their works bound to 

 Florida. The Rambler is 53ft. long by 8ft. 6in. beam, with 16 H 

 P. engines, is fitted with electric lights, and furnished in the most 

 luxurious style. 



The day was anything but a bright one, and before we- had 

 cleared the East River the wind had hauled S.E. and was blowing 

 hard. 



A good snug harbor was found in the Atlantic Y. C. basin, and 

 better weather for our start to sea a waited. 



Not until Sunday did favorable weather appear, and then the 

 keen N. W. wind having blown its raw edge off, we sailed away at 

 11 A, M. certainly with the best wishes of a group of bronzed yacht 

 skippers standing on the breakwater's end. 



Away we went through the Narrows, out to sea by the Swash 

 Channel, and at 12:15 P. M. had the Hook Beacon bearing due W. 



Our crew was not a large one at t his time— captain and engineer 

 only. It certainly did seem odd to be slipping down the Jersey 

 beach in February in a 53ft. launch, but then the weather was 

 warm enough for April, the air had a clearness seldom found in 

 summer, and the Rambler was forging ahead through the spark- 

 ling sea at her prettiest. By 1:45 P. M. we had the Long Branch 

 pier bearing W. and waved our caps at the natives, no doubt 

 astonished at seeing so tiny a craft braving the elements at this 

 season. The wind still held N.W.. off shore, and the sea was 

 smooth enough for shell boat rowing. 



We had hoped to run the Jersey beach on this off shore wind 

 but old Neptune certainly had no intention to let such a trifler as 

 Rambler slip to Florida without a good struggle. 



At 5:30 P. M. we were about off Barnegat Light; here the fickle 

 wind backed to S.W. and the fun began. A big sea soon rolled 

 up, which of course was now ahead with the wind to match. The 

 engineer soon succumbed to a bad dose of seasickness hereabouts, 

 and the captain saw he would have his hands full. 



We kept the ship bucking away at it, but the hearing of Barne- 

 gat Light shifted not a quarter of a point. In fact it soon be- 

 came evident that it was useless to attempt to drive the Rambler 

 against the heavy wind and sea now encountered. Fortunately 

 we were prepared for just such an emergency as this, and at 7:30 

 P. M. hove over the sea anchor or drogue, took a careful look at 

 the sailing lights, and then from the little pilot house kept as 

 good a lookout as possible. 



By 2:30 A. M. of Monday the sea had moderated some what, and 

 we were quickly under way again. Stood off to the southward, 

 though we did not appear to make much, and at last put the 

 wheel over and bore away for Barnegat Inlet. At 11 A.M. we 

 were off the inlet, which, by the way. is one of the most danger- 

 ous on our coast. We were piloted in at 3 P. M. (high water) by 

 one of the life-saving service men, and were soon anchored be- 

 hind the light. 



Barnegat lighthouse rising erect out of the snowy sands at its 

 base, amid scattered clumps of green cedars, the point of beach 

 on which it st ands putting out into the blue sea, presents a scene 

 of rare beauty unsurpassed by anything on our coast. The 

 'camera fiend" would here find a subject well worthy of his best 

 efforts. 



From this picturesque little nook we sailed away on the lMth at 

 noon, ran down Barnegat Bay and came to for the night off Car- 

 vel's Island. 



Break of day found us underway on Feb. 19, and by 10 A.M. 

 Tucker's Island light was due south. 



Out of Little Egg Harbor Inlet we steamed and were soon upon 

 the somewhat uneasy bosom of the broad Atlantic. By 2:30 P.M. 

 the lighthouse at Sea Island City bore northwest. A heavy swell 

 now came rolling in from the northeast, which certainly told of 

 trouble m that direction. The weather grew threatening and 

 the wind came out northeast. At 4:40 P.M. we ran by the iron 

 pier at Cape May and with a sigh of relief rounded the cape soon 

 after. We stood on up Delaware Bay until it was too thick to 

 make out the lights, when we dropped anchor to ride it out off Co- 

 hansey Creek. By 9 P.M. a southeast gale was on the rampage, 

 which lasted the best part of the night and gave us a lively roll- 



Next day, Thursday. Feb. 20, we made an early start and made 

 Delaware city by 10 A. M., our supply of naphtha entire! vex- 

 hausted. The wind had now shifted to northwest and the weather 

 grown bitterly cold. Arrived at Philadelphia on Friday, Feb. 21, 

 whei e we took on board our stores and traps of the owner, and also 

 shipped a colored steward. 



From Philadelphia, which we left on Monday, Feb. 24, until 

 Sunday, March 9, when we left Beaufort, N. C, the voyage wa3 a 

 Pleasant one with fair weather and no outside work. Early dawn 

 on March 9 found us again at sea. The weather looked extremely 

 In vera ble; wind north west and moderate. Glass rising. By 11-15 

 A. M. we were off Rogue Point, At about 1 P. M. the wind shifted 

 to northeast— almost unexpected change— and soon began to blow 



owing to heavy sea and darkness. There was nothing for it now 

 but to get as far out to sea as possible and round the Frying Pan 

 Snpah not a particularly pleasing outlook for a naphtha launch. 

 Stood our compass course for lightship until 8:15 P. M., when the 

 sea came so heavy we headed her up to it, and steered "to keep 

 her alive." * 



At 1 A. M. on Monday rigged all our oil bags over the bows and 

 stood off before it to cross the shoal. The oil (Belden's Wave 

 Quelling) certainly did a world of good and probably saved the 

 snip from betng pooped. As the sea moderated we stood in for 

 land, and bnaUy anchored in Lock wood's Folly Inlet at 6:25 P. M. 

 having been out of sight of land for about 21 hours. 



As our naphtha was getting short, ran back to Wilmington on 

 Dd^rch 11. Took aboard stores and naphtha and ran down the 

 river again to its mouth, where we waited for more favorable con- 

 ditions for our run to Charleston. 



On Saturday, March 15, the Rambler left Cape Fear River at I 

 P. M. The weather had cleared and the wind was favorable from 

 N.W. By 4:45 P. M. we had Tubbs Inlet abeam, and soon after the 

 wind commenced to blow in earnest. Boreas and Neptune had 

 conspired and were evidently not to be trifled with. 



Along the beach we ran, holding a3 close as we dared for the 

 smooth water, and at aoout 8 P. M. sighted Georgetown Light 

 To get into Georgetown harbor was impossible, and again the 

 little ship had to stand to sea. We set a compass course for 

 B tjmain Light and ran off before it. Oil bags out and ship made 

 as s raft; as possible. Kept our course except for two Lours, when 

 we had to head up to it. 



The forward deck was continually fiiliug with water, which gat 

 below, and with what worked in at side windows soon had the 

 water above the floor. The engineer and steward were too sick 

 to be of any use, and the aspect of affairs was so miserable as to 

 be positively comical if one can imagine it. 



At dawn we sighted Romain Light, and after hours of rtgbtiug 

 finally made the laud under the lee of Bull's Island. We steamed 

 along slowly now, as burners were smoking from the deluge of 

 water poured down the stack. Bv 5:30 P. M. we were fast to dock 

 in Charleston, the crew about tired out. A visit to the Signal 

 Service Office disclosed the fact that wind had blown at a velocity 

 of thirty miles an hour. 



Left Charleston on March 18 and arrived at Jacksonville Fla 

 on March 20, after a pleasant trip. 



From Charleston, south, the course is all inside and compara- 

 tively easy, save an ugly stretch from Fernandina to St. Johns 

 River. 



On April 6 we left Jacksonville for home, arrivin- at Charles- 

 ton on April 13, running about e'ght hours a day, at a sueed not 

 over 1\% knots an hour. Ramhler will proceed North as the 

 weather permits. T. I. Mjxleb, late captain of Rambler. 



THE CHAMPIONSHIP IN YACHTING, 



THE challenge of the owners of the American seventies fa Lord 

 Dunraven and Mi\ Ralli, so far from being received in the 

 spirit in which we believe it was made, has been met. with the 

 plea, that British yachtsmen have crossed so often for races in 

 America, that it is now time for Americans to visit the other side 

 in return; and that if they want any racing with British yachts 

 they must cross the Atlantic for it. 



To understand how incorrect this view of the matter is. it is 

 only necessary to look at the common usage in all sports in Eng- 

 gland and America. In nearly every one there is a champion 

 generally recognized as such, who holds himself open to challenge 

 from the world, ready to defend his title. At the same time he is 

 under no obligation to wander about in search of some one to 

 defeat him, or even whom he may defeat; his laurels are assured 

 and he may enjoy them in quiet as long as no one comes forwkrfl 

 to challenge tor them. 



Whatever may be said of the management ot* the international 

 yacht races, the victories in all cases have been so unquestionably 

 on the siae of the American yacht that Americans can Fairly 

 claim the championship of the seas. Those who would dispute 

 this claim must come here, it is mere idle talk to demand that the 

 champion should set out in search of new battles. 



It is most unfortunate that the recognized emWem of the cham- 

 pionship, the America's Cup, has been withdrawn from the field 

 of fair and open competition, but the challenge of the seventy- 

 footers is in itself an attempt to repair this wrong, and to offer to 

 foreign challengers the rights denied them by the New York Y C 

 That this has not been recognized and properly acknowledged" is 

 little to the credit of the British yachting journals. 



As matters stood last fall. American yachtsmen die! not feel that 

 it was incumbent on them to send any representatives to England 

 to demonstrate the superiority of American craft, and at the 

 same lime British yachtsmen were unwilling to continue the battle 

 for the championship through further races for the America's Cup 

 owing to the unfair conditions by which it was hampered Thus' 

 far opinion has not changed hire as to the necessity of American 

 yachts crossing the Atlantic; their superiority may at least be 

 assumed until it is disproved by some challenger; but, in m-der to 

 give an opportunity for a challenge on fair terms, the offer was 

 made to Lord Dunraven and Mr. Ralli. If these gentlemen have 

 no wish to accept it, either on account of their home racin" or for 

 other reasons, no harm is done; but it will not do to cry off under 

 the plea that if Americans want races they must cross for them 

 If the smaller sizes of vactit were in dispute there might be eomB 

 excuse for such a plea. The victories of Madge, Minerva and 

 Clara have left no question as to the superiority in the smaller 

 classes, and American yachtsmen may be called on some day to 

 cross ihe Atlantic in defence of their claims; but while to the true 

 racing man there is as much in the racing of such craft as in the 

 largest yachts, it must always be the case that the latter claim 

 the first attention, and no amount of success in the small classes 

 can balance a defeat in the large. While British yachtsmen can 

 with perfect propriety decline to challenge for the America's Cup 

 under the terms on which it is now retained— in fact, no other 

 course is open to them— they need by no means wil hdraw from 

 international racing or from the attempt to win the champion- 

 ship. The opportunity has been offered to them to meet the best 

 of a class that is now and always has been, save for three seasons 

 the representative singlestick class of American yachts. ' 



THE CLARISSA.—This 20-rater cutter, building in Ireland at 

 Messrs. Rogers & Co.'s yard, Garrickfergas, Belfast Lou°-b for 

 the owner and designer, Mr. H. M. McGildownv, completes' the 



." ~ - — :* X K " " " ...vM..w,,umo »BU v UK) Ulia, UUllO- 



mg at Southampton, appears as if Mr. McGildownv has hit off a 

 happy medium in this important dimension, as the two above- 

 mentioned boats are 46ft. 3in. and 15ft. bin. respectfully The 

 Irish design may be described as a large and powerful boat and 

 of great strength in construction, with a view of being converted 

 into a cruiser should she not be successful as a racer. But calling 

 to mind the performances of a previous design of Mr McGif- 

 downy's, the Melissa, there is little doubt that the new ship will 

 be able to hold her own against her rivals. Like the new Scotch 

 twenty, the Clarissa will make the passage around the Lizard 

 and take part m the south coast regattas.— Field. 



^ A f^ C l iUSET ^ S Y ' p.-The new club house on Rowe's 

 Wharf, Boston, will soon be completed, and will prove a sre-it 

 convenience to the members. The five-story brick buildin* has 

 been fitted up in hard wood, with an office, locker room and°bath 

 room on the lower floor: two reception rooms, one for ladies on 

 the second floor; a billiard room and pantry on the third floor- 

 above which is a hall for dancing or dining, with a kitchen in the 

 upper story. Ihe rooms are handsomely furnished, and the en- 

 tire building is fitted with electric lights. 



NOT IN THE PROCESSION.-Designer McVey, of the Boston 

 Herald, has made a little list of forties that are "not in it" with 

 Minerva this year as follows: Nvmph, Chiquita, Yerena Helen 

 Awa, Maraqulta, Gorilla, Chispa, Tomahawk, Choctaw, 'Lotow- 

 ana. Aara, Pappoose, Baboon, and others. Lin's is not included 

 hut he says "Lms is fast, she has shown it; and it is remarkable 

 to see tier stand up and carry her immense sail spread. A good 

 showing is also prophesied for the Adam6 Gossoon," 



