May 29, 1890.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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RED BANK, N. J., May 20.— The final shoot between the Cen- 

 tral Gun Olub of Long Branch and the Riverside Gun and Rifle 

 Club of Red Bank, to determine the championship of Monmouth 

 County, took place this afternoon. The shoot was witnessed by a 

 large number of irigeon shooters from all parts of the State. 

 During the afternoon the wind blew hard from the northwest, 

 making it difficult to hit the birds. The clubs were represented 

 by teams of eight men, who each shot at twenty-five blue rocks. 

 The matcn was shot under the American Shooting Association 

 rules, five (raps. Douglass Stocum of Eatoutown was referee. 

 The following was the result: Riverside— O. Hess. 18; James 

 Cooper. 13 ; Fred Beale, 20; A. L. Ivins, 20; E. W. Throckmorton, 

 32; H. C. White, 15; John Cooper, 23; E. M. Cooper, 20. Total, 

 150. Central— E. W, Price, 18; G. Cubberly, 20; E. E. Taber, 16; 

 W. C. Price, 31 ; E. W. Reid, 19 ; Chap. Spilnning, 15 : Phil Daly, 

 Jr., 13 ; P. Van Dyke, 20. Total, 142. 



BREWER.— Captain Jack Brewer, who has been making a tour 

 of Australia, arrived a short time ago in San Francisco, and will 

 remain there for a few weeks, and will prohably get on some 

 matches with prominent California shooters. The Captain seems 

 to have met with excellent luck in Australia, as diamonds 

 adorned his shirt front, and his manly form is incased in the 

 finest of raiment. He is shootiug a very strong gait, and will 

 make it warm for any opponents. 



IOWA STATE SHOOT.— The 13th annual shoot of the Iowa 

 State Association will take place at Davenport on June 10 to 13. 

 The events are many, and the programme gives many inviting 

 prizes. J. W. Howard, Davenport, is the secretary. 



faceting. 



29- June 1. Portland, Cruise. 

 30. Atlantic, Opening, N. Y. 

 80. Brooklyn, Opening, N. Y. 

 30. Knickerbocker,Opening,N.Y 

 30. South Boston, Annual, City 

 Point. 



FIXTURES. 



MAY. 



30. Agnes-Azulea Match, Larch- 

 niont. 



I. Marblehead, Special Sweep., 



30, 40 and 46ft. 

 ). Yonkers Cor., Opening Sail 

 to Fort Lee. 



30. Fall River, Annual, Fall 31. Idlewild Annual, Jamaica 



River. Bay. 



30. Harlem. Open, New York. 31. Cor. Navy, Open, New York. 



30. Newark, Opening, Bayonne. 31. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 

 30. Bayswater. Open. Larchmont. 

 30. Cedar Pt., Saugatuck, Conn. 



JUNE. 



2. Southern, Annual,West End, 17. Miramichi, Chatham to New- 



New Orleans. castle and return, Open. 



3. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail, 17. West Lynn, Annual, Lynn. 



Savin Hill. 17. Atlantic, Annual, New York 



4. Cleveland, Squadron Sail. 18. Columbia.Aunual Open,N.Y. 



5. Seawanhaka, Special. 18. Pleon. Pennant, Marblehead 

 7. Larchmont, Spring. 19. New York, Annual, N. Y. 



7. Quincy, First Club. 21. Quincy, 1st Cham., Quincy. 



7. Massachusetts, Club, Dor- 21. Corinthian, M a r b 1 e h ead, 



Chester. Club. 



7. So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Pen. 21. Seawanhaka, Annual, N. Y. 



7. Savin Hill, Club, Savin Hilt. 

 7. Great Head, Annual Open, 



Great Head. 

 7. Hamilton. 30ft. 

 9. Hudson River, Open, N. Y. 



12. Corinthian, Annual, N. Y. 



13. New Jersey Annual, N. Y. 



21. Great Head, Pennant, Great 

 Head. 



21. Yonkers Cor., Annual Open, 



Yonkers. ■ 

 21. Savin Hill, Club, Savin Hill. 

 21. So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Pen. 

 21. Hamilton, 25ft. 



Quincy, M Cham Quincy 

 Beverly, 3d Cham.. Marble- 

 head. 



14. Beverly, 1st Cham., Marble- 33. Seawanhaka. Special. 



head. 23. Newark Bay, Annual, Bay- 

 14. Brooklvn, New York. onne. 



14. Cor. Navy, S.I.S.S., Regatta, 25. Hamilton, Cruise. 



Sewaren. 26. So. Boston. Ladies' Day. 



14. Hamilton, 35 and 40ft. 37. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 

 10. Portland, Challenge Cup. Staten Island. 



16. Pavonia, Annual, New York. 28. Hull. 1st Cham.. Club House. 



17. So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Pen. 28. Beverly, Cup, Marblehead. 

 17. Corinthian, Marblehead, 28. Cor. Navy, Spring Regatta, 



Pennant , under 21ft. New Rochelle. 



17. American, Annual Pennant, 30. Great Head, Moonlight Sail, 



Newburyport. Great Head. 



17. Massachusetts.Qpen.Nahant 



JULY. 



1. Miramichi, Annual Cruise, 19. 



Neguac Bay. 19. 



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



2. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail, 19. Sippican, Open, Marion. 



Savin Hill. 19. West Lvnn, 1st Cham., Lynn 



4. Larchmont, Annual. 19. Great Head, 1st Cham., Great 

 4. Boston City, Annual, City Head. 



Point. 19. Hamilton, Cruise. 



4. Beverly, 1st Cham., Mon. 22. Cedar Pt., Saugatuck, Conn. 



Beach. 23. Quincy, Ladies 1 Day. 



5. Savin Hill.Ladies'Day, Savin 23. Pleon, Club Cruise. 



Hill. 26. Hull. 



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

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



5. New Rnchelle. Annual. 26. So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Cup. 



5. Cor. Navy, Regatta, New 26. Great Head, Club Cham., 



York Bay Squadron. Great Head. 



7. American, Annual, Milton's 26. American, Club Cham.,New- 



Point. buryport. 



8. Massachusetts, Club, Dor- 26. Beverly, 2d Cham., Mon. 



9. Hull. Poiiit Allerton. 26. Cor. Navy, Regatta, East 

 10, Eastern, Anpual u Marbleh'd. River Squadron. 



13. So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Pen. 



12. Eastern, Cruise. 



13. Corinthian, M ar blehe ad, 

 Club, under 21ft. 



26. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 



Greenwich. 

 26. Marine and Field Club, Bath 

 26. Hamilton, 30ft. 



12. Beverly, Open Sweep, Mon. 29. Great Head, Moonlight Sail, 



Beach. Great Head. 



12. Cor. Navy, Regatta, Hudson 29. American, Moonlight Sail, 

 River Squadron. Newburyport. 



12. Hamilton, 36 and 40ft. 30. Pleon, 2d Cham., Marbleh'd. 

 12-20. Larchmont, Cruise, Long 30. N. Y. Cruise. New London. 



Island Sound. 31. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail, 



16. Pleon, Club, Marblehead. Savin Hill. 



17. Miramichi, Newcastle to 31. So. Boston, Moonlight Sail. 



Chatham and return, Open 



AUGUST. 



2. Indian Harbor, Regatta. 23. Quincy, Club, Quincy. 



3. Beverly, 3d Cup, Marblehead 22. Pleon, 3d Cham., Marbleh'd. 

 2. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 33. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



Cruise. 23. First day of the midsummer 



2. Hamilton, Whitewiugs Cup. series for 30 and 40-f ooters. 

 2-9. Cor. Navy, Cruise, Long 23. Larchmont, Oyster Boats, 



Island Sound. Larchmont. 



3. West Lynn, 2d Cham., Lynn. 23. West Lynn, 3d Cham., Lynn. 

 6. Great Head, 2d Cham., Great 23. Beverly, 2d Sweep, Mon. 



Head. Beach. 



9. Savin Hill, Club, Savin Hill. 23. Savin Hill, Cham., Savin Hill 



9. Corinthian, Ma rblehead, 23. Great Head, Sail-off, Great 



Club, under 31ft. Head. 



9. So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Cup. 23. American, 2d Cham., New- 

 9. Hamilton, 21 and 25ft. burvport. 



13. Hull, Ladies' Day.' " 23. Cor. Navy, Regatta, West 

 13. Pleon, Club, Marblehead. Long Island Sound Squad. 



13. Hamilton, L.Y.R.A. Regatta 23. So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Cup. 



14. Massachusetts, 30 and 40ft., 28. Miramichi, Black Brook to 



Dorchester. Oak Point and return. 



16, Sippican, Club, Marion. 29. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail. 

 16. Beverly, 3d Cham., Marble- Savin Hill. 



30. Beverly, 3d Cup, Marblehead 

 30. Sippican, Sweep, Marion. 

 30. Savin Hill, Cruise. 



head. 



18. American, Open, Newbury- 

 port. 



20. Hull, Cham., Pt. Allerton. 



SEPTEMBER. 



1. So. Boston Mus. Fleet. Open. 6. Savin Hill,Sail-off,Savin Hill 

 1. N. Y. Y. R. A., New York. 6. Hamilton, Marguerite Cup, 

 1. Lynn, Open, Nahant. 25 and 30ft. 



1. Beverly, Open, Marblehead. 10. Cedar Pt., Saugatuck, Conn. 



1. Corinthian, Marblehead, 10. Pleon, Sail off, Marblehead. 



Second Champ. 10. Eastern, Special, 40 and 46ft. 



3, Beverly, 2d Open, Mon. Be'ch Marblehead. 



6. Larchmont, Fall Regatta, 13. Corinthian, M a rb le h e ad, 



Larchmont. Champ. Sail-off. 



8. American, 3d Cham., New- 13. Hamilton, Monck Cup, 35 



buryport. and 40ft,, Lake Course. 



6. Great Head, Annual Club, 20. Beverly, Sail-off, Mon. Beach 



Great Head. 20. West Lynn, Sweep, Lynn. 



6. Beverly, 3d Cham., Mon. 20. Hamilton, 30ft, 



Beach. 35. Miramichi.Chatham toNew- 

 fi. Massachusetts, Club, Dor- castle and return. 



Chester. 27. Hamilton, 35 and 4flf r. 



OCTOBER. 



4. Hamilton, Sweepstakes. 



MAKING THE HARBOR LIGHT. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The following poem was found quoted in "Sketches of Life in 

 Newfoundland," by Col. R. B. McCrea, British Army, London, 

 1869, without the name of the author, but it appears from internal 

 evidence to have been written bv Rev. Walter Mil chetl, author 

 of "Tacking Ship off Shore," in Vol. I. of the Atlantic Monthly, 

 about 1858. The poem is, I think, little known— less than its 

 merits deserve. S C. C. 



The snow falls thick, so you may not see 

 The foresail gleam from the break of the poop. 



The long-boat looms like a rock on the lee 

 And the drift lies a foot on the hatch and coop. 



Long glimmering lines of dark and light 



Mingle in wavy dance up aloft, 

 And the topmast head goes into the night 



Capped with a headdress white and soft. 



Phantom-like figures grow in the tops. 

 And the bunts of the furled up sails are piled 



With a heavy freight that sullenly drops 

 When the good ship bends to a gust more wild. 



And the clues of the courses, stiff as a hoard, 



Catch up the Hakes into bossy heaps, 

 Till a flap and off whirs the sparkling hoard, 



Startling the tars in their standing sleeps. 



Still, stoutly onwards we hold our course, 

 Hugging the wind with a bear-like grip. 



Holding each inch we gain with a force; 

 And passing the credit to our good ship. 



The helmsman's eye, from under the rim 

 Of his slouched sou'wester, beams aglow. 



No matter how braggart the wind to him, 

 And little matters the fall of snow. 



Hand, eye and ear are serving his soul, 



He feels the flap of the topsail leach; 

 And steadily over, watching the roll, 



He whirls the wheel to an arm-long reach. 



Grasping the weathermost mizzen shrouds, 

 As grimly as if were gript in his hands 



Our fifteen lives, and swathed in a cloud 

 Of sleet-stuff and snow, the master stands. 



Into the darkness and whirling flakes, 



Into the heart of the brooding hank, 

 A long dim alley his calm eye makes, 



And the world outside is all a blank. 



No voice, save his, on the midnight stirs. 

 No sounds, save the plash, and the swish and swirl, 



As under her bows one ceaselessly hears 

 The slush-covered water part and curl. 



With the quiet flakes on his stiffened feet, 

 Searching his neck and nipping his eyes. 



On the rounded coils of the spanker sheet, 

 A youngster, half dreaming, shapeless lies. 



He knows, that true to his will, his hand 

 Would promptly obey the masters shout: 



Brt his thoughts are far away on the land, 

 Nor beeds he for any perils without. 



He dreams of a valley broad and fair, 

 With grand old mountains upon each side, 



He dreams of a red lamp's cheerful glare 

 Welcoming ships to the harbor wide. 



Of a little room, with its walls ablaze 



On happy faces, all bright with joy! 

 And he hears the voices of olden days 



Before he went as a sailor boy. 



Dear, kind, brown eyes seem him to greet, 

 "God bless and guard her," he prays, 'tis she, 



When a cry, "Ease off that spanker sheet, 

 "Hard up the helm and keep her free!" 



One glare, one flare of flashing light, 

 And the visions die with its sudden ray, 



The lee-braces fly with a circling light. 

 And the sheets spin out as she gathers way. 



The water seethes at the bluff of the bow, 

 And the helm churns it to hissing wrath, 



And the strain on the ship and the master's brow, 

 Relax to welcome the well-known path. 



With a surge and a bound the yards swing square, 

 And the night's alive with our cheering cries. 



As before the snowstorm, free and fair, 

 Merrily homeward our good ship flies. 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C SPRING RACES. 



The Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. has this year improved on 

 the programme of last season, and now will give a series of 

 three races ir. June, the leading feature of which will of course 

 be the 40 and 30-ft. classes. The larger craft will as usual be pro- 

 vided for in the annual race, but to meet the wishes of the many 

 racing men in the smaller classes, two special races have been 

 arranged, as below. The events are all open to yachts of the At- 

 lantic, Beverly, Corinthian of Marblehead, Corinthian of New 

 York, Eastern, Knickerbocker, Larchmont, Massachusetts, New 

 Bedford, New Haven and Oyster Bay clubs, and the Roval Nova 

 Scotia Yacht Squadron. 



Thursday, June 5. A Special Race for 40-ft. and 30-ft. Classes — 

 First prize 8300 for the 40-ft. class, and, if five boats start, a second 

 prize of $100. Also offers a cup of the value of $50 for the 30-ft. 

 class, provided two boats start. 



The courses will be from between the Committee Steamer and 

 Craven Shoal Buoy to Buoy 10, on the S. W. Spit keeping it on 

 port, thence to and around Buoy gJ-A keeping it on port, thence to 

 and around Scotland Light Ship, keeping it on the starboard, and 

 return over same course to start, keeping to eastward of Buoy 9 

 11 and 13 on West Bank and outside of Buoy 5 on point of Sandy 

 Hook going and returning. The course for the 30-ft. class will be 

 the same to Buoy 8k>, thence to and arouud Buoy 5, on point of 

 Sandy Hook, leaving it on starboard, and return over same 

 course. 



A " One Gun " start will be given at 11 A. M. precisely without 

 regard to wind or weather, fog excepted. A preparatory signal 

 will be given at 10.50 A. M. by a blast of the whistle on the com- 

 mittee steamer and the raising of the white ball. At 11 A . M. a 

 blast of the whistle will be given and the red ball raised under 

 the white ball, this will be the starting time for all the yachts. 

 The follow ing exceptions to the racing rules are made tor this 

 race. 



Full professional crews may be carried and no restriction is 

 placed on their number, but the helmsman must be an amateur. 

 Sailing masters maybe carried as mates. Clubtopsails m»y be 

 carried. Incase of a walk-over in either class rhe value of the 

 prize will be reduced three-quarters. 



Saturday, June ^—Twentieth Aunual Corinthian Race.— To be 

 sailed over 1 he regular club courses, the classes and prizes being- 

 Schooners— 90ft. class. $175; 75ft. class, S100; 63ft, class, §75. Sloops, 

 Cutters and Yawls.— 70ft, class, $150; 61ft. class, $100; 53ft. class. 

 8100; 46ft. class, $100; 40ft. class, $100; 35ft. class, $50; 30ft, class. 



In case of a walk-over in any class, the value of the prize will 

 be reduced one-half. Personal prizes will be given to members of 

 the winning Corinthian crews. 



The "Lei and Corinthian Challenge Cup," open for competition 

 to members of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. only, and which 

 for this season is put up for contest in the 40ft. class, will be raced 

 for. A prize of the value of $50 is offered by W. B. Ogden, Esq., 

 in the 30ft, class. A prize of the value of $50 is offered by Com- 

 modore Robert Center to the helmsman of the sloop or cutter, 

 irrespective of class, making the best corrected time over the 

 Scotland Lightship course. A second prize is also offered by Com. 

 Center. 



Entries must he made in writing, and filed with the chairman of 

 the race committee, W. B. Simonas, Esq., 18 South William street, 

 New York, by 13 o'clock noon on June 19, accompanied by the S. 

 C. Y. C. measurement of the yacht, certified to by her owner or 

 by the measurer of the club from which she is entered; together 

 with a list of the proposed Corinthian members of the crew, 

 their several occupations and addresses. 



A register of Corinthians is kept at the Club House. Yacht 

 owners may complete their Corinthian crews by applying to J. F. 

 Tarns, Esq., -18 Exchange Place, or to T. C. Zerega, Esq., at the 

 Club House, 7 East 32 d Street, of the Committee on Corinthian 

 Crews. 



^Sjieclal attention is called to Racing Rules XIL, XXIII. and 



Each yacht must be steered by a member of this club or by some 

 other amateur. 



Crews must be composed of amateurs except as herinafter pro- 

 vided: In all classes and without exception, any sailing master 

 who may be aboard must remain below, and must not direct or 

 assist in any way in the management or working of the yacht. 

 The term "crew" in the following paragraphs includes all others 

 on board except that stewards and cooks, if they take no part in 

 handling the yacht, will not be counted as members of the crew. 

 There are no restrictions whatever as to number and nature of 

 crew except as follows: In the 75 and 63ft. classes of schooners, 

 and the 61ft. class of sloops, cutters and yawls, the professionals 

 must be limited to one man for ea-h 9ft. or each fraction thereof 

 of l.w.l. length. In the 53, 46, 40, 35 and 30ft, classes of stoops, cut- 

 ters and yawls, crews must be limited to one man for each 4ft. of 

 l.w.l. length or fraction thereof, inclusive of the helmsman. Two 

 of the crew only in the 53ft, class, and only one in the 46, 40. 

 35 and 30ft, classes may be professionals. 



In the 75 and 63ft. classes of schooners, and in the 61, 53, 16 and 

 40ft, classes of sloops, cutters and yawls, topsails which extend 

 above the truck or beyond the gaff end shaLl not be carded. No 

 club or head yard on spinakers shall exceed in length l-20th of 

 the l.w.l. length of the yacht, and no foot yard or club shall be 

 carried. 



Boats must be carried as provided by Racing Rule XXV. Each 

 yacht must carry on deck two serviceable life buoys ready for im- 

 mediate use. 



A flying start will be made as near 11 a. m. as practicable, and 

 the time of each yacht will be taken as she passes between the 

 committee steamer and Buoy 18, off Bay Ridge in the Upper Bay. 

 Signals will be given from the committee steamer as follows: T. 

 Preparatory (long blast). The club signal will be lowered on the 

 steamer. (There will be an interval of five minutes between the 

 first and second whistles.) 2. Start for all classes of schooners 

 and for the 70-ft. class of sloops, cutters and yawls. (Long blast ) 

 A white ball will be hoisted on the steamer. (There will be an 

 interval of five minutes between the second and third whisths.) 

 3. Start for all other classes. (Long blast.) A red ball will be 

 hoisted under the white ball on the steamer. Anv yaciit failing 

 to cross the line within five minutes after the starting signal for 

 her class, will be timed as if she had crossed at the expiration of 

 that time. 



Courses.— For all classes of schooners, and for the 70, 61 and 53- 

 ft. classes of sloops, cutters and yawls, from between the com- 

 mittee steamer and buoy 18 to buoy 10 on S. W. Spit, keeping it 

 on port ; thence to and around buoy keeping it on port ; 

 thence to and around Sandy Hook Lightship, keeping it on star- 

 board, and return over same course to buoy 15, keeping to east- 

 ward of buoys 9, 11, 13 and 15, on the West. Bank, and outside of 

 Buoy 5 on the point of Sandy Hook, going and returning. For the 

 46 and 40ft. classes of sloops, cutters and yawls, from same starting 

 line to Buoy 10 on S. W, Spit, keeping it on port; thence to and 

 around Buoy K>£, keeping it on port; thence to and around Scot- 

 land Lightship, keeping it on starboard, and return over same 

 course to Buoy 15, keeping to eastward of Buoys 9, 11, 13 and 15 on 

 West Bank, and outside of Buoy 5 on Point of Sandy Hook, o- 0 i no . 

 and returning. For the 35 and 30ft. classes of sloops, cutters and 

 yawls, from same starting line to Buoy 10 on S. W. Spit keeping 

 it on port; thence to and around Buoy S\4, kenping it on port- 

 thence to and around Buoy 5 on the Point of Sandy Hook, keeping 

 it on starboard, and return over the same course to Buoy 15, keep- 

 mar to eastward of Buoys 9, 1 1, 13, and 15, on W*est Bank, goin° r 

 and returning, The finish must be made between the committee 

 steamer, or station boat, and Buoy 15. 



A station boat with a competent person on board, will be an- 

 chored to the eastward of Buoy 15, to take the time of each yacht 

 at the finish, in the absence of the committee steamer. 



Monday, June 28.— Special Race for 40ft. and 30ft, Classes. This 

 race will be a sweepstakes, en' ranee fee $25 each for the 40ft, class 

 and $15 for the 30ft. class. In either class, if five boats start, the 

 second boat in that class will save her enfraace money. In addi- 

 tion, the cup given last year by Mr. Royal Phelps Carroll and won 

 by him with the Gorilla and re-donated to the club is offered in 

 the 40ft, class. A special cup of the value of $50 is ottered ov Mr 

 William Whitlock in the 30ff. class. Courses— The courses for 

 both classes will be the same as those prescribed for the first day's 

 race. The start will be a "One Gun" start for both- classes at 11 

 o'clock, A. M, precisely, as prescribed for the first day's race 

 The same rules and exceptions regarding crews and sails made 

 for the race on the first da v will apply to this race, 



L. F. D'Oremieulx, Secretary, S. C. Y. C, Club House, 7 East 

 Thirty-second street, or 55 Broadway, New York. W. R Simonds 

 Chairman, 18 South William street, N. Y.; William A Haines' 

 M. Morris Howland. Walter O. Kerr, J. Langdon Ward Race 

 Committee, S. C. Y. C. 



MOSQUITO FISHERMAN. 



Editor Forest aud Stream : 



The report published to-day in your paper describing the Mos- 

 quito Fleet legattaof May 17th, devotes considerable space to 

 remarks concerning my yawl Bouncer, and as her shape, dimen- 

 sion, rig, etc., as given are not correct, will you permit me to 

 make them so ? 



Bouncer is, I believe, the pioneer of an entirely new type of 

 boat. 



First— She is not a " scoyv or pontoon," for they have flat bot- 

 toms, while Bouncer is a round bottom boat with 'deadrise. 



Second— Her sides are not " parallel," or straight, hut are bent 

 longitudinally, forming each the segment of a circle, and making 

 her much narrower at bow and stern than amidship. 



Third— She has not " square ends," but more properlv speaking, 

 her bow and stern also form segments of circles, consequently 

 her sides cannot be nearly as long as her length over all, and she 

 does not sail on the latter length when heeled, as is stated by 

 your reporter. 



Fourth— Her rig is not a " combination of canoe and sharoie " 

 but is the simple Roslyn yawl rig as illustrated and named several 

 years ago by Forest and Strkam, except that the mainsail is 

 cut off at after eod and bent to a club to lower centre of sail area 

 Her draught of water is between five and six inches. 



It strikes me that this performance of Bouncer is a theme for 

 rhe supporters of sharp, deep aud heavy boats to reflect upon. 

 Here are three little yawls within six inches of the same length 

 One of them (Ghoul) is known to be fast. Two have heavily 

 weighted keels. The third (Bouncer) is a centreboard boat, carry- 

 ing no ballast excepting enough to trim her by the stern, yet in a 

 race of eight miles, requiring about two hours to sail, she beats 

 one of her class competitors more than half an hour and the 

 other 53 minutes, at the same time distancing the rest of the fleet 

 all longer boats than herself, and having the admitted advantage 

 of eat rig. 



Let us suppose a 14-foot, deep, keel sloop or cutter to have ac- 

 complished half as much, what a shout would go up from the 

 faithful! Thomas Claph am. 



Roslyn, L. I., May 22. 



A DISASTER TO A STE,4 M LAUNCH.-On May 25 a party of 

 six, tour brothers named Biel, of Jersey City, and two friends 

 started from Port Morris in the steam launch Yeada, which thev 

 had purchased, to take to Newark Bav. At about 8 P. M , when 

 near Robbins Reef Light, the launch was struck and sunk by the 

 Ounard steamer Aurania, bound in. Her crew were thrown into 

 the water, but four were picked up by the revenue cutter Wash- 

 ington. 1 he other I wo, Henry C. and Charles Biel, were drowned 

 The men who were saved say that they did not see the steamer 

 until she was almost on them, and trom the accounts thus far the 

 blame rests with the launch, as she showed no lights and evidentlv 

 kept a very poor lookout. * 



