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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mat. 32, 1890. 



"Bell ahead, Capt'n, two points off staTb'd bow!" 



"Aye, aye; I hear it," and the boat was brought up a little closer 

 to the wind. Presently we glided past Stepping Stone Lighthouse, 

 and how dreary it did look. 



" VI y goodness, Capt'n. how lucky for those poor devils in that 

 lighthouse we didn't run them down!" 



"Yes, yes, Bert, it was lucky— mind your eye, there forward, 

 and if you see any more of those little fellows, warn them off." 



"Yes, Mister Bert, warn dem way off. We don' wan 1 t' rub 

 noses wid no such hard-lookin' fellers as dem— warn dem way 

 off," chimed in Lon. 



Deeming prudence the better part of valor, I ordered the peak 

 lowered, for by this time the breeze was decidedly fresh and 

 somewhat squally, and our speed too great for safety. Tlie next 

 mile was passed almost in silence, all eyes and ears being strained 

 to catch the first warning of danger, when suddenly, as though 

 .the fog had been cleft with a knife, we ran into a- clear atmos- 

 phere. 



A general shout went up, as also did the peak, and I couldn'; 

 repress an "I told you so" as Throgg's Neck Light bore dead ahead 

 half a mile distant, proving my reckoning correct. 



Behind us rose the fog bank, a solid wall, and before and around 

 us the sun's brightness seemed increased by contrast with the fog 

 from which we had just emerged. After passing Throgg's Keck 

 we had the wind a little forward of the beam, and the way the 

 Frolic picked up her heels and streaked it would have made even 

 a seasick man enthuse. 



North Brothers Light, our next objective point, bore due west 

 five miles. Between these two lights is a splendid stretch of 

 water, hut few points being less than a mile apart. So direct was 

 our course that not a sheet, was touched, and bat for an occasional 

 luff our wake was as straight as a bowstring. The wind was more 

 than a wholesail breeze, but the Frolic being staunch and stiff, we 

 kept on every stitch. She seemed to feel that she was being put 

 to her mettle, and as the white-capped waves threw themselves 

 against her bow, they were dashed aside, a broken, tumbling mass 

 of foam, to be again buffeted by the bilge and finally left astern, 

 a boiling, frothy wake. Now and then a wave more saucy or 

 .spiteful than its fellows, bounded into the air, burst into spray, 

 and, as it were, lapped our good boat and ourselves in the face for 

 our temerity. 



With a list to starboard that often brought our rail under we 

 romped along, over this wave and through that; now gently luff- 

 ing to avoid a knockdown, and again crawling to windward as we 

 drove her through it. That was a jolly sail, and it was with re- 

 gret that we passed the Brother Islands and hauled in sheets for 

 a bout to windward. 



Passing Randall's and Ward's islands, and squirming through 

 Hell Gate we decided to try the channel to the eastward of Blaek- 

 weii's Island. The tide was about half flood and running swift. 

 We made several attempts to beat up the narrow passage, but 

 made such slow headway against wind and tide that we decided 

 to 'bout ship and try the northern channel. Just as I was about 

 to give the order "Ready! about!" a tremendous squall came rush- 

 ing down upon us, knocking us almost on our beam's end, and 

 before any one could make a move to save it our UOlbs. spare 

 anchor, which had been resting abaft the mast, and which we 

 foolishly had not lashed, slid overboard as though the deck had 

 been greased, and with a big splash sank from sight. Packages 

 of all sorts, cushions, pots and pans and a miscellaneous assort- 

 ment of articles tumbled to lee'ard, and but for prompt action 

 and a quick helm some of us might have followed the anchor. 1 

 never pass this spot now that I do not think of that knockdown 

 and the anchor which lies beneath those rushing waters. 



Having picked ourselves up, as it were, we wore around and 

 made for the westward passage, which after much nursing we 

 managed to get through, and once more breathed freely as we en- 

 tered the East River. Here was plain sailing until we came 

 within half a mile of the great bridge. There is a spot here 

 where the water is always more or less choppy, and upon this oc- 

 casion it seemed especially so. 



Our good craft, usually to steady and proper, seemed to lose her 

 head entirely, and wabbled and pranced like nothing el°e under 

 the sun. Wave after wave slopped aboard. Sails slatted, and 

 with barely steerage way she showed a disposition to point all 

 ways at. once. But as there is an end to all things, soin the bourse 

 of time we were bowling down the river, past Governor's Inland 

 and over the Bay to Bay Ridge. 



The twilight was just closing in as we came to anchor and ended 

 as pleasant a cruise as man netd wish for. A. H. Tompuins 



Brooklyn, N. Y., March 10. 



THE CHALLENGE OF THE SEVENTIES. 



in the Field of May 10, as folLows: 



Cowes Roads, April 26 

 Dear Sir: I have received a letter dated April .» from the chair- 

 man of the committee appointed by the New York Y C. to answer 

 my letter of March 11, stating that the New York Club "neither 

 can ncr will depart ironi the position taken by them last year 

 viz., that the Oup, if wo.i by the club challenging, must be held' 

 under and subject to the full terms of the deed of gift, under 

 which the New York Club now holds it, viz., that of the 24 tii Octo- 

 ber, 1887." 



From the correspondence of last year, with which you are doubt- 

 less familiar, yoa will see that I am, therefore, precluded from 

 sailing for the America Cup. 



You are quite right in quoting me as saying that I attached no 

 importance to the nature of the prize to be sailed for; but you will 

 bear in mind that I was referring t . a race for the championship 

 What I said was that "I attach no importance to the nature of 

 the prize. All 1 care for is ti e interest belonging to a fair com- 

 petition between the two vessels, and, if the New York Y. C. find 

 themselves unable to offer the America Cup as a prize I shall be 

 ready on my part to sail against whatever yacht would have been 

 selected to defend it either for a prize of equal value or for noth- 

 ing at all." 



If a race for the championship could have been arranged I 

 would gladly have sailed any private- matches afterward as far 

 as time permitted, but there is a vast difference between crossing 

 the Atlantic and back, to fulfil a challenge, and sending a wss.d 

 fi.000 miles to meet a challenger. 



Under the circumstances of my challenge having finally fallen 

 to the. ground, 1 presume the gentlemen challenging will scarcely 

 expect me to meet them in their waters. I should tie obliged if 

 you would inform M'\ Iselin, Messrs. Auchincloss, Mr Rotters 

 Maxwell and Mr. Earl that if, following the usual custom in such 

 matters, they will send their vessels over here, I will gladly" sail 

 any or all of them, for any sum m moderation, and upon condi- 

 tions to be mutually agreed upon on the basis of the terms men- 

 tioned in your letter. 



Should this i 

 may, and shoul 

 Shamrock and 



Valkyrie shall sail a return match or matches at New York next 

 year, should the owner or owners so desire. 



I understand that Mr. Ralli has expressed his willingness to 

 match Yarana against any of the vessels above mentioned 

 There will be a large number of races to be sailed here this sum- 

 mer, for which I may remind you your yachts are now eligible. 

 There would be no lack of sport should any of the yachts men- 

 tioned come across, and I can assure the owners of them a very 

 h aarty welcome. ' 



Though I think a vessel challenged is entitled to expect to be 

 met m her own waters, 1 should have been disposed to waive that 

 point if it were in my power to substitute a season's racing on 

 your side for a season's racing here; that, however, is quite im- 



i's Cup. 



, „ , , _ 1 remain, dear sir, yours truly, 

 Stephen Peaboby, Esq. Dunhaven 



..A 1 ^ 1 ™^ iL h A^ ee JL k _ no ^ , f0 A t'me that Lord D unraven 



little likely that any of the American seven es^^ $S 

 year, and the last hope has disappeared for any international 

 racing in the classes above 40ft. J u " wu " lluniu 



SIESTA— The keel sloop Siesta, Vice-Corn J C PhW fit a +«, n 

 Island Athletic Club, has lately 'fitted out and 'overhauled at 

 Storm's Railway, Staten Island, and left for the Dehi w« i tril. 

 where she will be stationed this season. Delaware Rtver, 



Neck her mast went over the side. The oyster Ss t iffa 

 towed fter Inte N.rwalk, *»d Ui»r •wi»^$j%&£$ a *- B ' 



THE OBJECTIONS TO THE NEW DEED. 



THE letter of Lord -Bun raven was not read at the meeting of the 

 New York Y. C. last week, and has not been made public, but 

 the issue of the FieW which arrived on Monday contained the 

 letter in full, as follows: 



Cowes Roai s, April 20, 1890.— Dear Sir—1 should have thought 

 the causes of our dislike to the new deed of gift were clearly in- 

 dicated in the correspondence of last year, hut, in view of your 

 letter of the 3d inst., it might seem discourteous if I did not men- 

 tion my personal objections to it. 



I object to the deed of Oct. 24. 1887, mainly in so far as it differs 

 from the deed of Jan. 4, 1SS2, under which the last three matches 

 were sailed, and I consider it altogether too complicated a docu- 

 ment to govern a matter of sport such as yacht racing. 



I object to the substitution of ten for six months notice; six 

 months notice is, I think, sufficient, and ten would lead to much 

 inconvenience. 



I object to the stipulation that the challenging vessel must fur- 

 nish the following dimensions, which must not be exceeded; 

 namely, length on the l.w.l., beam at l.w.l., extreme beam and 

 draught of water, on the ground that too much advantage is given 

 to the party challenged, and also because it might be impossible 

 to find a vessel's proper trim without exceeding the calculated 

 dimensions. 



I object to the condition that there shall be no time allowance, 

 because I think it calculated to put an end to international rac- 

 ing so far as this country is concerned. 



Holding these views, I could not challenge under the condition 

 that the cup, if won, must be held under the terms of a document 

 which I do not think fair, or likely to create friendly competition. 



The New York Y. C. appear to hold that by mutual consent all 

 the conditions laid down in the new deed may be waived. Even 

 so I should refuse to challenge, because the mpre fact of anybody 

 or any club undertaking to hold a cup according to the terms of 

 a certain deed, must of necessity commit them to the opinion 

 that all the terms of that deed are sufficiently reasonable and 

 fair 



Moreover, I must remark that the interpretation of the "mu- 

 tual consent " clause is a matter that legal experts only can de- 

 cide. It mentions that the dates, courses, number of trials, rules 

 and sailing regulations, and any and all other conditions of the 

 match, may be arranged by mutual consent. This obviously 

 refers to the arrangements and details of any particular match. 



The clause proceeds to say that under certain circumstances 

 the ten months' notice may be dispensed with, hut no allusion is 

 made to the stipulation as to the dimensions to be furnished by 

 the challenging yacht. As the fact that the ten months' notice 

 can be dispensed with is particularly mentioned, the inference is 

 clear that the conditions as to dimensions cannot be dispensed 

 with. 



Even if the mutual consent clause can be made to bear a larger 

 interpretation than that which I have attached to it, and is in- 

 tended to override all the terms and conditions contained in the 

 new deed of gift, a club challenging would find itself in this posi- 

 tion: It would be liable to have to accept a challenge under cir- 

 cumstances which it considered much more unfavorable to the 

 challenger than those under which it challenged. It would have 

 to solemnly declare for itself, and on the pari of all other clubs, 

 that the cup, if won, should be held under, and subject to the full 

 terms of the deed of gift of October 24, 1887; and, at the same 

 time, it would be obliged to make an equally solemn declaration 

 that 1t considered those terms unfair, and that it would never 

 adhere to them. Such a position would not, I think, commend 

 itself to yacht clubs over here. 



Briefly, such are my principal grounds of objection to the New 

 Deed. I do not wish it to be inferred that, in my opinion, the 

 terms of the old deed, that of January 4, 1882, are in every respect 

 satisfactory, but 1 will not trouble you with my personal ideas as 

 to the best possible conditions for arrauging and conducting in- 

 ternational racing. 



I am, of course, not addressing you on this subject in your 

 capacity of Chairman of the Committee, as I have personally no 

 concern with the matters lately in oispute between the New York 

 Yacht Club and tne Royal Yacht Squadron, but von are quite at 

 liberty to make any use of this letter you think fit. 



I remain, dear sir, yours truly, 

 J. R. Busk, Esq. DUN HAVEN. 



Lord Dunraveu Govers the matter pretty thoroughly, bringing 

 up the same points that the Forest and Stream fii't stated in 

 V&£7. It remains now to be seen what action the New York Yacht 

 Club will take with this bill of particulars before it. 



The Times, of May 14. contained an interview with Mr. George 

 L. Schuy er, the surviving one of the five owners of America as 

 follows: 



"When Mr. Schuyler was asked about the demand for the 

 dimensions of a challenging yacht, he said: 



" 'When I cousented to the making of the new deed, this provi- 

 sion was considered by me to be of minor importance. We were 

 probably influenced by our recent experience with the dimen- 

 sions of the Thistle. That yacht went over the dimensions sent 

 us by her owners by about lSin., load waterline measurement, 

 but when I was called upon to decide her eligibility to race the 

 Yolunteer, I said I believed Mr. Bell had acted in good faith, and 

 I consequently decided that she eould sail. The main reason we 

 ask for the load waterline length, draught, of water, beam at the 

 waterline and extreme beam, is to know what kind of a vessel we 

 have to meet. I helieve the challenged party has a right to know 

 what the yacht challenging is like, so it can meet her with a 

 yacht of her own tyoe if it is to be desired. 



" 'I deny most emphatically that giving the dimensions asked for 

 will reveal the lines of a ve-sel, and I do not believe any vacht 

 designer will say it will. The Yolunteer and Mayflower is a case 

 in point. The dimensions of these two yachts are most identical, 

 and still their lines are very different. If you give a designer 

 these dimensions, which yacht will he produce? We never asked 

 for the Hues of a ooat. We do not want them, but we do believe 

 the challenged party has a right to know what kind of a craft it 

 will have to contend wit h. 



" 'Look at our position at present. We only have one of the re- 

 cent Cup defenders— the Volunteer— to fall back upon, and she is 

 for sale, and may be sold next, fill. If the English gentlemen 

 were sharp they would build a 90ft. boat and then tell us that they 

 do not. care to arrauge a series of races by mutual consent, but 

 will abide by the terms of the deed. The result would be races 

 on the open sea, boat against boat, no time allowance being given 

 and we would be forced to build a 00ft. boat unless we would be 

 contentto meet the challenger with aboat 4ft. shorter. 



"'The matter which I thought of greatest importance when the 

 new deed was drawn up was that of courses. I wanted it so ar- 

 ranged that in case of a disagreement as to the condit ions of races 

 the boats would race on the sea without time allowance, and thus' 

 avoid the possibility of a challenger being left to the mercy of a 

 club course, where she would not have an equal chance to win. 



" 'I have yet to learn the objections of English yachtsmen to the 

 new deed. The whole trouble at present bus been caused by 

 Dixon Kemp of the London Field, fie has stirred up the yachts- 

 men on the other side until they think something is wrong— think 

 we are trying to lake an unfair advantage of them— although I 

 doubt if one out of a hundred who objects to its conditions has 

 ever read it. The changes have been brought about by necessity 



" 'Of course the members of the New York Y. C. may think it 

 would be wise to change the deed again. That matter lies wholly 

 in their hands. If they do not like the present deed they can re- 

 turn the Oup to me, and if they think the dimension clause should 

 be altered, 1 have no doubt this could be arranged.' " 



The reason originally given for the dimension clause was that 

 some means of identifying the challenger were required, le=t one 

 boat might be substituted for another not so fast. Mr. Schuyler 

 is at least truthful, and admits that the real reason was that the 

 holders would know what the chaUenger is like; that is, how 

 large she is and of what general model. His statement that this 

 much is necessary in order to meet a challenger is one that is 

 unworthy of any fair-minded sportsman, such as Mr. Schuyler 

 has shown himself to be. There can be no credit to a designer 

 who, having all the leading details of a rival's work before him 

 with nearly a year's time to work in, sets out to plan a larger and 

 faster yacht. Such odds as those are asked for in no other sport 

 Not only this, but at the same time the foreign designer is abso- 

 lutely tied down to his design as filed with the holders, without 

 liherty to depart from the dimensions as given. This latter point 

 Mr. Schuyler, like alt others who have come out in defense of the 

 new deed, ignores entirely, and yet it is one of the most vital in 

 the whole discussion. 



The case of Yolunteer and Mayflower has been discussed before 

 being brought up by the Boston friends of the deed some two 

 years since. The three large Burgess yachtsof 1885, '86 and '87 are 

 practically of the same proportions, while one is conceded to be 

 superior to the other two. The reason for Volunteer's superiority 

 lies in the fact that while of the same proportions in a general 

 way:as Puritan, the former was a novel experiment with little 

 reliable data to guide Messrs. Burgess and Paine. After a trial of 

 her, feeling their way carefully, they went to Mayflower with re- 

 sults by no means so satisfactory; but with the experience of 

 these two yachts to guide them they built a third with more bal- 

 last and more sail, aBd a faster eraf t. Mr, BuraeBs's work was 

 »e»«yktaf wlf U. with w» experU*et t« pnide feiw «a attempted 



the construction of a. craft hitherto unknown, and in three years 

 went through a most exhaustive course of experiment in ballast- 

 ing and sparring. 



As every designer knows, the great question to-day is one of 

 dimensions, of the proportion of oeam and draft above all other 

 considerations. The value of the latter element was proved bv 

 the anxiety to learn the draft of Thistle long after her true length 

 and beam were known, and is further proved everv day by the 

 reluctance of designers, American and foreign alike, to disclose 

 the true draft of their craft. 



The onlv fair restriction that can be imposed on a challenger for 

 the America Cup is that recognized in all other yacht-racing the 

 world over, he shall not exceed the limits of the class in which the 

 yacht is to race. As long as he does not exceed the limit, whether 

 it be waterline length, corrected length or rating, he must be free 

 to choose such dimensions as he deems best, and to trim his boat 

 at his pleasure, leaving to his rival the responsibility of building 

 a yacht in the same class to beat him. 



As a defense of tne new deed Mr. Schuyler's statements can 

 hardly be called a success; the most important one is contained 

 m the final paragraph of the interview, that he is willing to re- 

 hearse the same old farce of re-accepting and re-donating the 

 Cup. While on the subject it would be interesting to have Mr. 

 Schuyler's views as tu the manner in which the last change was 

 made. 



In all the discussions of the new ded since 1887 not one of its 

 defenders has fairly faced the dimensions clause; Mr. Schuyler 

 does not do it in the present interview, and Mr. Burgess dodged 

 the same question in the controversy two years since through the 

 Boston papers. The Boston Herald this week attempts the same 

 weak defense of the deed that it has made before, and on this 

 subject says: "A great deal has been said about floating exactly 

 to the load line dimensions— if a yacht went over her lines she 

 would be barred out. This is no greater hardship for designers of 

 90-footers than it is for forties. In the latter class if a boat goes 

 over the length she is barred. It is only two weeks ago that IWin. 

 were cut off the face of the stem of the Minerva and Sin. have b~ en 

 taken off Helen to make her come into the class." 



Such a statement might be pardoned from a writer who knew 

 nothing of designing, but the yachting reporter of the Hrrcdd is an 

 expert, and as such must know he is deliberately misstating the 

 charge we have repeatedly made. The question is uot in anv way 

 whether the challenger does or does not exceed a certain length 

 of waterline; but it is whether, after four separate measurements 

 of the yacht have been given by the challpnger, she will be found 

 to agree with these dimensions, being neither over nor under any 

 of mem. What is required of Mr. Burgess, of Mr. McVey or Mr. 

 Gardner when either designs a yacht, is that she shall not exceed 

 one specified dimension. What is required of the designer of a 

 challenging yacht is that when his craft is in such trim as he 

 finds best for speed, she shall be neither less nor more in length, 

 beam and draft, than certain dimensions which he decided on a 

 year before. Only in one way can such a demand be complied 

 with; by building the yacht and sailing her for a season before 

 issuing a challenge. No doubt such a necessity, of challenging 

 with an old and known boat while they are at liberty to build 

 what they please, would suit some of the defenders of the 

 America's Cup, but sucb a course would be repugnant to the great 

 majority of American racing men. 



Though the working of the dimension clause is as faulty as the 

 rest of the new deed, there is only one possible way in which a 

 designer can interpret it; and the pretension that it refers to an 

 excess of length only, is a mis-statement that can only hurt those 

 who are responsible for it. 



CLASSIFICATION BY CORRECTED LENGTH. 



John Hyslop on the subject the Titne-s makes the following state- 

 ment: 



"Mr. Hyslop, when'questioned by a Times reporter, said that 

 theoretically he believes a racing-length classification is the only 

 correct one. but tout practically it would not work barinoniou^lv 

 in the largest clubs. This is precisely the argument which has 

 been put forth in the Times utrainst the racing-length classifica- 

 tion. It has oeeu repeatedly asserted that the new-fangled idea 

 is based on theories, and lias no practical advantage; that it. 

 would throw into a tangle the fleet of racing var-hts built up on a 

 waterline classification. It appears fr.im Mr. Hyslop's statement 

 that committees have recommended measures in clubs which 

 they knew were impracticable, and that he him-elf, while believ- 

 ing in uniform rules, signed the Larchmont report favoring a 

 measure to depart from uniformity. The iruth is the fnss oyer 

 the classification business has been inconsistent, has been based 

 on mere theories, and has bten carr ed on by men who have no 

 vote in the clubs one way or another." 



The remark credited to Mr. Hyslop, however well it suits the 

 Times' views, is not correct, and the cm elusions are equally 

 wrong. The work of the committee of the New York and Seawan- 

 haka clubs last winter resulted in a series of classes that could 

 have been adopted with very little friction or disturbance; J >->,.- 

 than might be expected from so great a change. The only haid 

 point in the whole singh-stick fleet was the two Gardner boats 

 Liris and Kathleen. Whose corrected length was much greater 

 thin any of their fellows. In the schooner classes there was some 

 difficulty in making a satisfactory point of division, bur the rac- 

 ing schooners this year are so few in number I hat the new classi- 

 fication could have been put in force without trouble. Consider- 

 ing the many faults and imperfections of the present system of 

 classification, even within the last few years, it is asking a good 

 deal of a new system tbat it shall be absolutely perfect from the 

 start. With the old system every club has found it necessary to 

 have an exception clause admitting certain boats which are over 

 the class limits and not always old boats, hut new ones which 

 were built aud Dallasted out of the class, as in the case of Titania. 

 If this is allowable as a peimaneut thing with a length classifica- 

 tion, it is hard to see whv it cannot be permit ttd for a year or two 

 with a corrected length classification. 



The list, of classes proposed by the two committees could be put 

 iu force to-morrow, giving even a better grouping of the boats 

 than now t-xis's; providing that less ttiau half a doz-n boats, 

 notably Liris, Kathleen and two or three schooners, were placed 

 arbitrarily with the boats formerly r a' ed with. As they would 

 still continue to give the same time as now, there would be no 

 more injustice than is sanctioned every year in allowing Titania 

 and Bedouin, bot h over 70ft., to race with Katrina and Grade. A 

 little common sense and good feeling will lead to a very satisfac- 

 tory arraugemeut of classes under the new system, with i be re- 

 sult that in a very few years the odd sizes will drop out of racing, 

 as is usually the case, and all new boats will be built rigidly to 

 class. 



The intention of the Larchmont Y. C. this year, as we under- 

 stand it, is to arrange the nest possible classes from such boats 

 as present themselves, with a view to trying the new system, 

 leaving the completion of permanent classes to another year. No 

 doubt some difficulties will be met, but no more serious ones than 

 of old. 



The only reason why the new system was not adopted by the 

 New York and Seawanhaka clubs was because its promoters were 

 willing to wait another year for it, in hopes of doing the work 

 more thoroughly and perfectly, rat her than to force it through in 

 the face of opposition from Boston. While no work is being done 

 for it now, there is evident a strong current in its favor, and the 

 measure is not unlikely to come of itself, without any special 

 efforts for it, next fall. Yachtsmen are giving much thought and 

 study to it, and when it does come the details will be more perfect 

 than if it had been forced through last winter. If the Times is 

 weatberwise and can read the signs on the yachting horizon, it 

 will bout ship and get up to windward in time, to say "1 told you 

 you so," when corrected length becomes the law of all the large 

 clubs. 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET.-Secretary Ledyard has 

 just sent out a neat little club book, containing a list of 77 mem- 

 bers and 38 boats, together with the constitution and sailing rules. 

 The following names are proposed for membership: Charles P. 

 Buchanan, John B. Rogers, Gouverneur Kortright, Thomas Man- 

 ning, Thomas B. Clarke, W. B. Dinsmore, John H. Ryley. Clement 

 Gould, W. G. Brokaw, F. M. Goutd, G. M. Raretto. George Thomp- 

 son, H. VY. Banks, T. E. D. Power, Dr. Ramon Guiteras. 



MINNETONKA Y. C— We have received a copy of the new 

 club book of the Minnetonka Y. C, of Minneapolis, Minn. The 

 club numbers 145 members aud 41 yachts, sloop? and eats of 16 to 

 -i6f t. 1 1 has prospered greatly since its organization in 1882, and 

 has lately built a very handsome house on Lake Minnetonka, a 

 few miles from the city. 



YACHTSMAN'S GUIDE.— The twelfth volume of Kiley's 

 yachtsman's guide is just published, making a large book, while 

 the useful features of the book have been improved. It is well 

 illustrated by photo-engravings of a number ot yachts, while the 

 reduced reproductions of the principal Coast Survey charts will 

 be found very useful. 



UVTRA.— Mr. Jas. Fraser's new 42ft. cutter has been sailing 

 about Southampton and is considered a sucoeas thus far, She 

 *M ]«f t foir SSlfax in oaavge of Cflft, »oe$. 



