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brown color with protruding eyes and weighing 40 to oOlbs a 

 couple of good-sized groupers. ' 



At 1:80 we start off in the sltifE for a. hunt, taking; pniy a few 

 such necessaries as a toothbrush, inosquito bar, hard-boiled e»ea 

 and onr guns. We take turns rowing up the inlet until the 

 course narrows into a small stream of shallow water with over- 

 hanging trees and foliage. An occasional 'gator or white heron 

 are all that remain of tin 3 quantities that were here before the 

 plumage and sKin hunters appeared to despoil tins land and water 

 of their cnuntless inhabitant s. We see a deserted cabin occasion- 

 ally with patches of once cultivated land ; the. settlers found it too 

 lonely to remain. Theu we. pass a natural clearing of muadow- 

 land, on which are three gigantic "royal palms," very rare in 

 Florida. 



After rowing 5 miles we land about 12 miles east bv south from 

 Marco, tie dd our boat and tramp through the cypress wood. We 

 eoou, much to our chagrin, come upon a party of hunters who 

 have forestalled us. Mr. Dimmnck and ftieuds left Marco two 

 days before, traveling by land with a horse aud cart to carry 

 their provisions and game. Thev have killed three deer, and tell 

 us there are plenty more about, but no turkevs. A 5-mile walk 

 brings us to our camp. We find four poles stuck in the ground 

 about 8ft. apart; over them is spread a roof of dried palmetto 

 boughs, one end of which rests upon the ground, affording am' le 

 shelter beneath for three people. Within 30yds. is a beautiful but 

 malarious pond, swarming with 'gators; a short while »gn sixtv 

 were shot. We see several, hut cannot linger here nor elsewhere 

 Without continual motion, as the mosquitoes and sandflies sting 

 us into activity. Billy and the captain walk about the surround" 

 ing country and see plenty of deer tracks; on our return we build 

 a fire to cheer us and eat our supper standing or rather jumping 

 about, the insects being too voracious to permit of any periuauent 

 posture. When we cannot stand them any longer we retire, be- 

 hind our bars The ground is hard and uneven, hut the mosqul- 

 toe-* outside the bars sooth our slumbers. An animated conversa- 

 tion among the owls overhead rudely interrupts the 'gator concei t 

 in the swamp. 



April ,<?.— Green said we must be off before "sun up" in order to 

 hunt, but he oversleeps himself and wakes at 5. Not so sanguine 

 this morning abou turkey, but thinks well of deer. 



We breakfast off a slice of water-melon, walk about for a couple 

 of hours, see tracks but no game, and i* is becoming too hot for 

 further tramping, we return to out- boat, only to (ind it gone; 

 borrowed, as we learn from a note left on the bank, by the £»im- 

 moek party for th« purpose of taking a nhoto of tue ro'val palms. 

 They return before long, however, and offer us a haunch of venison 

 in return fr>r the loan of the boat. We are appeased, and accepted 

 it with pleasure. Rowing with the tide by noon we aro back to 

 our cozy launch; William, the conk, equally delighted to have us 

 back, "It was awful lonesome last night," he says, and his ap- 

 preciation is showu in the preparation of a sumptuous meal, in 

 which roast venison fills a prominent place. We take a well- 

 earneri siesta on our comfortable lockers, and the fresh breeze 

 cools our sun-burnt faces. Rook and pipe a.id our idleness until 

 the skeeters come with the night, and drive us behind the bar*. 



April iO.— We are off earlv, bound throutrh the ship channel by 

 Coon Key into the Gulf south of Cape Romano. At the entrance 

 to the Gulf a small boy with a small "boat begs to be taken in tow, 

 as he is afraid to venture alone. The. wind is high, but favorable 

 from the N.W.. and blows us on our course urn il we come to Horse 

 Key, where a shoal reaching far out into the Gulf causes us to 

 change our course, and we set into the trough of the sea. We ship 

 a couple of barrels of water, turn tail and anchor behind a pro- 

 tecting reef at 12 M. The w'nd has changed into a regular 

 "norther," so we philosophically go a-fishing, or rather graining, 

 and catch some stingrays. 



April 11.— Wind moderated N.E., so we are off early to take 

 ad vantage of it. Four hours and a half bring us to the entrance 

 of Chokaleski River (where there is a small settlement), a-.d here 

 we meet a Corsican fisherman who has been thirty-five years on 

 this coast. He gives us valuable information, besides two gallons 

 of water, for which he refuses payment. Try to engage, nim as 

 pilot; wants §3 a day -'and dcesn't care to go at tha;; can make 

 more money turtling." We ship some water, but w'nd gradually 

 shifts to S.E. Pass many islands of pine and cdar trees, anil 

 shallow bays with 2 to 3ft. of water. Plenty of good harbors; a 

 fine country to own an island in; many birds, chiefly pelicans. At 

 1 P. M. pass Seminole Point, sailing entirely bv clWt. Lust flag 

 overboard during wind. At 8:15 !'. M. pass Highland Point, wind 

 is now east ai d progress slow. Have lost time by hugging shore 

 inside bays to avoid seas. At 5:50 anchor in a little inlet on the 

 north side of White Water Bay (in Hie railway maps called Ponce 

 de Leon), about 50 miles from Marco in a st raight, line, but with 

 our winding in and out 60 miles distant, 



April Is?.— At 7:30, with a northeast wind, we sail across White 

 Water Bay, making for North East Cape. Wind now blowing a 

 gale and veering to southeast, sea heavy. Anchor at 10:30 in open 

 sea off a sand beach and waif for wind to go down. Visit shore 

 and walk about three miles to North East Cape, around a point 

 where the wind and seas appear formidable. Discover raccoon 

 track and then see raccoon. He sees me and we stare at each 

 other, both equally surprised at the unusual sight, I think first 

 it might 04 a cat, then 1 decide differently and fire. Raccoon 

 jumps two feet in the air, turns a somersault as he. descends and 

 makes off on three leg?, before my astonishment at such acroba- 

 ties alio ws me to fire again. We kill some bay birds and catch 

 half a doz»n delicious blue, crab' for supper. Wind dies out. 



April IS.— We s'art at 5 A. M. before the wind rises. As we 

 round N-rth East Cape we see well-appointed dwellings and out- 

 houses, neatly painted white, a r'ock, some century plants, and 

 palmettos and Thou ands of cocoanut palms. At 7:30 in a lc avy 

 sea, wind east, we round Cape Sable. Here also are houses and 

 cocoanut groves, close by the surveyor's tripod. Four miles south 

 lies Sand Key. which we should make, but the sea is too heavy 

 and we sail straight on due east for the Oyster Keys, opposite the 

 first of which we anchor in 2ft. of water, about eight miles beyond 

 Cape Sable; average speed six miles an hour, owing to strong 

 winds. W e burn nearly agallon of naphtha per mile in head winds 

 and the Mira's freebotrd is so great that she makes but little 

 head way against thr in. There is a tripod on shore which Billy 

 attempts to climb for an observation, but the structure is too 

 rickety to do so with safety. On the main shore to the north and 

 northeast are several houses, but too distant to visit. There is no 

 chart of these waters yet and we can only guess at our where- 

 abouts. All we have to go by is the more or less correct map of 

 the Okeechobee Land Co. and a few stakes in the ship channel. 



April lit.— Day fair and wind moderate E. byN.E. The low- 

 tide lelt us aground in one foot of water, so are not off until the 

 tide rises. At 8 o'clock we try to reach Sand Key to starboard, 

 but soon come to shallow water and shoals. We return and make 

 for Point Sable, whence runs the only southerly channel; near 

 Sand Key we strike into it and pass that island on our port. We 

 steer S.E. , wind hav'ng shifted in that direction, blowing half a 

 gale; Key West lies to the southwest. We pass Sand Key in the 

 teeth of the wind at 10:30 A. M. and travel ahead slowly. A t noon 

 we are. out of sight of land, but soon mane out islands to the east, 

 which we take to be Center Keys; then we see many keys to the 

 south and southeast (one of which we take to be Long Ke;\) form- 

 ing a chain funning southwest to Key West with a channel on 

 either side: we steer southeast to get help from the wind; water 

 becomes transparent, of a sage green color. Off grassy key we 

 see a house and cocoanut palms. 



Then we sail south along a succession of islands, mostly culti- 

 vated with groves and vege'able patches, surrounded by tall 

 mangroves. We see some sailboats at anchor in a harbor near 

 which is a house on a small bare island, which we afterward 

 learn is "Bamboo Key," We anchor here at 5 P. M , about 30 

 miles due south of Sand Ke\ : we are welcomed on shore by An- 

 thony Plant, who is staying here temporarily with his family, en- 

 gaged in sponging. The island contains about 6 acres, surrounded 

 by coral reefs. The owner is Mr. Crane, who owns also the ad- 

 jacent larger island to the southwest, Key Vaca. Mr. Plaut. is the 

 only "old inhabitant" we have met, the others all hailing from 

 other States. His father was from Miami (on the Atlantic coast) 

 where he owned 900 acres oi land, parti v a grant from the Govern- 

 ment to the soldiers of the Seminole war, the rest a Spanish grant 

 Which he bought. 



Miami is a growing place with splendid soil and situation. Now 

 it can only be. reached by sail boat from Key West, but a railway 

 from Titusville is being talked of, and wlnm that is completed Mr. 

 Plaut will be a wealthy man. Now, however, his wealth is in 

 sponges, and he shows us piles of them bleaching in the sun. They 

 are strung together in spans of four or five sponges each, of vari- 

 ous sizes, bringing three or four dollars a spaa. They can only be 

 caught when the water is clear, so that the bottom can be seen. 

 For this purpose a pail with a glass bottom is used. 



In the evening we call at t he •'shanty" for a chat with Mrs. P. 

 and her pretty daughter. We meet some conch fishermen and 

 enjoy their peculiar accent which might be called 4 Cracker 

 Cockney." The ladies complain of the loneliness of their island 

 home when the men are away all day long, and bewail the lack of 

 "society," longing for the gayeties of Key West life. We retire 

 to our couches on hoard, and »re soon fast asleep, dreaming of the 

 fascinations of Key West we have heard s-o highly praised, when 

 we are awakened by a loud thump against th" side of the boat, 

 and the curtains shaking, followed by a loud splash in the water. 

 We jump up thinking a boat had run into us, but peering out we 



seethe disturbance was caused by a large shark who is making 

 away with about 2ft. of heavy sash cord, 4ft, of twisted clothes 

 line wire, to which was attached a tarpon hook aud a catfishl We 

 prefer losing all ibis to having such a bed fellow. In a few hours 

 we ire v.va,k.._.-:d again h> yells ar-d the blowing of conch slu Its. 

 Our friends, Gie spongers, are starting off on an expedition, and 

 they are calling to their captain on shore to join them. 



April Iff.— Bow ashore in order to get a photograph of the sur- 

 roundings. Mr. IVs Couch wife, who with a patch over one eye, 

 reminds us of Wot an, bis pretty daughter, and the children con- 

 sent, to pose, I get a few good shots at them, then, adieus being 

 made and hopes expressed of meeting again in Key West, we 

 no , | t - our square sail, light the engine and are off for that port. 

 At B;15 we are forced, much to our regret, to abandon the trip to 

 Miami, as so much time has already been taken up. We have 

 ? 1X .7 i*til ea to make. We sail for the eastern point of Key Vaca 

 (called Waca by the Conch), three milts distant, winif N. veering 

 to E.; turn the point in a rolling pea and sail W.S.W. keeping on 

 the east or inside of the Keys, We pass in succession on our port 

 Knight, Pigeon and Molasses Keys, small and insignificant. On 



Hunda, and, making due S.W. we pass out into the open Gulf. 

 Now the islands are on onr starboard. 



We pass Pine Key; tide strong and speed slow. Large billows, 

 some Oft. high, rolling toward the land, in succession come 

 Sunderland, behind which is "Knockeinlown" Key, Newfouod 

 Harbor, opposite Love Key Beacon, Sugarloaf Key, on which is a 

 cocoanut grove and houses. On our port is American Shoal Light- 

 house, The water continues beautifully transparent; nautili float 

 on the surface in rainbow colors; peculiar little star-shaped fish 

 skim like disks across the waves, The chart warns us of many 

 rocks opposite Pelican Point; wenarrowlv miss running into one, 

 are Wit! in five yards of it before it is visible. We put out further 

 from shore to give these sunken rocks a wider berth. 



At. last we sight the lighthouse behind Key West, and hope to 

 reach it oefore dark. Port Taylor, a brick building flanked by 

 earthen works and batti ries, draws near. It grows darker, and 

 our side lights are lighted for the first time, as we never before 

 traveled at uight, We round the fort and boldly demand its sur- 

 render, but get. no reply from the hundred 1 '-'in. guns looking calmly 

 upon us, nor from the single soldier who acts as guardian within. 



At 8 P. M. we steam slowly into the harbor, pass several men- 

 of-war anchored by and heave to near what in ' he dark appears 

 to be a hotel (later we are told it is the U. S. Marine Hospital!. 

 Soon a negro rows by and asks if we "want the doctor," but we 

 answer that we have no use for his services at preseot. We go 

 ashore and walk for several blocks through a Cuban town; low 

 wooden house open into the streets, and dusky ladies with cigar- 

 box coiffures, clad in old-time fashions, rock within. We ask our 

 wav ana are answered "no cntiende." 1 We stop at the Russell 

 Hoi.se. looking forward to a fresh-water bath as the greatest of 

 luxuries, and it proves one of the rarest, for owing to long drouth 

 we are only sp tr=id a bucketful; the cisterns are nearly empty. 



April lt>.—Tlie Port Doctor visits us, and we learn that we' are 

 liable, to a fine for going ashore without bring examined, as quar- 

 antine is declared. We light our fires for the last time, and 

 steam around into a, slip, next to Mr. Philbuck's wharf and near 

 the dock of the Mallory Line, by which Mira is conveyed home a 

 few days later, 



AMERICAN AND BRITISH YACHTING. 



" A MERlCAN yachtsmen have stood by and watched the rapid 



x\. decline, of boats of purely American design; aud, excepting 

 the Cape boat, no yacht has been built during the past five years 

 that did not have less American than British in her design, rig 

 and equipment. The shoal boat of the Fanny type has not been 

 built, neither . has the duplicate, nor an improved Shadow been 

 produced. All thai was left of American design seems to have 

 gone, and the British ideas have been substituted. Boats of the 

 Marjorie and Bayadere type, with then* egg -shape midsection, 

 originated in Britain. In the rig, sail plan and btockiug of the 

 boats there is now no great difference, and there will be more 

 similarity next season than ever before. 



"In comparing the hulls of the American and British yachts, 

 except in the centreboard, there is now not much difference, 

 the latest products of both sides being much alike. The double 

 head rig, snort mainmast, and the present style of stern, alsj the 

 rigging and blocks, originated on the OLher side. The shape of the 

 stem found to-day on nearly all of the latest builtboats originated 

 in England, and years ago John Harvey adopted the double head 

 rig and short foremast on the schooner Miranda, 



"The two boats which have been before the public the most dur- 

 ing the past season are the Minerva and the Gossoon, and on thf se 

 two boats especially can the question of originality be discussed. 



" faking the Minerva first— is there anything American about 

 her? The boat answers for herself: for she is wholly British, and 

 has not an American element in her. She is original in design 

 and make-up. 



"On the other hand, take the Gossoon and examine her from an 

 American standpoint. The old American yachtsmen can find 

 nothing of the old type in her, and she is nothing more or less than 

 a 'whitewashed cutter' in their eyes. The rig, sail plan, blocks, 

 iron work and running gear are British in all their elements, and 

 in the design of the hull she is certainly not an American idea. 



"The truth is, and all designers must admit it. that we have 

 taken the original ideas from the other side and improved on 

 tlnrn. and thu°far we have beaten them on their own inventions. 

 In the future the contests between the yachts of both nations 

 promise to he more fierce than ever, because the fight is growing 

 narrower, coming down, as it has, almost to a question of detail 

 and handling. 



"Nobody seems to want to try the American type of boat in its 

 entirety, and this being so, an improved Fanny cannot be looked 

 for next season. Messrs. Burgess and Gardner have orders for 

 new boats, but they have but little in them of the American boat 

 of ten years ago, and it is a fair statement to make under the cir- 

 cumstances that the 'old type' of boat has no great charms for 

 them, and the present ouilook is that for some years to come the 

 principal elements of rig and construction of to-day will hold 

 forth on both sides of the water." 



We copy the above from th« Boston Herald, a paper that, so far 

 from any tendency towaru Anglo-mania, has al waj s been strongly 

 American in the t >ne of its \aohtmg department. In the fight 

 which the Forest and Stream has made for over ten years for 

 better principles in design and higher ideals in racing, we have 

 bad to contend principally with the charge of a lack of patriot- 

 ism in condemning much thit was distinctively American and 

 commending much that was of foreign origin. That we have 

 been correct in the position taken in 1879 and since successfully 

 held, is conceded by all well informed yachtsmen who recognize 

 the vast superiority of the new fleet over the old: if there are any 

 who still hold a contrary opinion, we commend to them the above 

 statements from an authority whose pro-American leanings can- 

 not be questioned. 



It has been a misfortune to American yachting that when the 

 question of the defects of the national type and improvements in 

 yacht designing were first agitated the defenders of the old boats 

 at once based their defense on political rather than techni-al 

 grounds.obscuring tor along time the actual scientific issues byloud 

 shouting of abusive epithets, and appeals to national prejudices 

 and dislikes. On the other hand, the mo3t. promising feature of 

 modern yachtiug is the liberality, which prevails among design- 

 ers and yachtsmen in regaid to all technical matters, the old 

 standard of American or British has passed away, and is re- 

 placed by one which recognizes the truths of science as cosmo- 

 politan in the widest sense of the word, the chosen property of no 

 one nation. . _ , ■ ,.„ 



Yacht designing in America has touched three successive stages 

 in the past ten years; in the first every feature of American origin 

 was lauded in the highest, and all of foreign birth were con- 

 demned; in the second a large number of the latter, such as the 

 lead keel, the deeper hull aud the cutler rig, were engrafted on 

 the American craft, and claimed as original inventions; in the 

 third stage, on which we have just entered, all national barriets 

 have disappeared, the details of design are accepted solely on 

 their merits, and with due recognition of their origin. The first 

 course was foolish, the second dishonest, the third is wise, fair 

 and liberal, and should meet a fit reward in the shape of great 

 improvements in the future. 



There is nothing for an American to be ashamed ot in the fact 

 that American designers are working with British tools to-day in 

 the effort to beat the fastest boats that can be turned out. on the 

 other side: on the contrary there is every reason to expect that, 

 starting fairly to-day with the same problems before them, and 

 the same means of solving them, the next five years will show 

 the American designers as far ahead of the British as their 

 fellow-craftsmen are in other branches of industrial progress. 



CHART CORRECTIONS.— Notice is given of the discovery of a 

 small ledge oft' Parsonage Point, in Long Island S<>und, 900yds, S. 

 W £fiW. from Forbes Rock, with 8ft. of water over it and deep 

 water on all sides. The 7ft. spot shown oo the chart between 

 Forbes Rock, and Transport Rook has been changed to a 8ft* spot. 



NEW YORK Y. R. A, 



THE first meeting since the. regatta of Sept. 1 was held by the 

 New York Y, R. A. on Friday evening last at O'Neill's, Sixth 

 avenue and Twenty-second street, New York. When the meeting 

 was culled to order by the president, Com. A. J. Prime, at 8 o'clock, 

 delegates from twelve yseni clubs were present. The minutes of 

 the previous meeting were read and approved. The secretary re- 

 ported the receipt of various communi rations, including one from 

 the Cedar Point Y. C. relative to their resignation, and a proposi- 

 tion for membership from the Essex Y. C, of Newark. The. treas- 

 urer's report showed that the association had a balance a shade 

 less than $300. The executive committee reported the election to 

 membership of the Oceanic Y. C, of Jersey City, N. J. 



The regatta committee reported at length on the recent regatta 

 ot the association and named the following as winners in their 

 respective classes: 



Class C, Dolphin, walkover; Class D, Avalon over Gertrude by 

 lm.l 3 K ,s.; Class (fi. Mergus ov-r Nimrod by'-V* ; Class F.Forsyth 

 over Pavouia by 3m. 30s, o s.; Cass G, Christine No. 1 over Theresa 

 by lm. SO' 1 ,,,?.; Class 1, Eagle Wing, Helen not finishing; Class 2, 

 J. A. Cameron over Carrie B. by 27m. S5 e I(i s.; Class 3, H. C. Miner 



Rival by 11m. SOVs.; Class 10, Gala Water, walkover. 



The above were the winners as stated in the Fokkst and Stream, 

 with the exception of class G. Millie was named as a winner, but 

 was disqualified on protest that she was an open boat. In class 2 

 the Our Own was named as a winner, but was disqualified for 

 keeping to the westward of the Lower Hospital Island in return- 

 ing. In class 3 Just Woke Up was named as a winner, but was 

 disqualified because of not carrying a number. 



In Class 4 Henry Gray was named as a winner, but was disquali- 

 fied for keeping to the westward of Bank Buoy 15 in going down, 

 and the race was awarded to the Gardner design, Edna. This 

 seems somewhat of a hardship, as Edna was beaten Hi. lm. and 

 243. elapsed and 59m. 3fJi. corrected time. The committee also 

 reported a net profit of $56, with all expenses paid and 7 clubs vet 

 to be beard from. 



Mr. Cbas. E. Cameron, the vice-president of the Association and 

 a member of the Newark Y. C, made a long argument in favor of 

 awarding the race prize to Just Woke Up, claiming that it was 

 not within the province of the committee to reverse the decision 

 of the judge?, who, he said, instructed her captain to sail over the 

 course without a number and her time would he taken. Mr. 

 Cameron argued that if the rule regarding the carrying of num- 

 bers was enforced, why not enforce the rule relating to size, 

 wheh requires that they shall be 18in. high. Mr. Cameron had 

 a number that was used by a boat in the race, that he claimed 

 was but 12in. high, which be offered as an exhibit. 



It has boen said that the Just Woke Up could not obtain her 

 numbers from the stakehoat. A" a matter of fact, the numbers 

 were at the house of the Pavonia Y. C. from Saturday until early 

 Monday morning, when they were put on board Com. Prime's 

 schooner Edith that acted as stakeboat, and was anchored close 

 to the starting line, where she remained until after tfie race. The 

 signal to start for the class in which Just Woke Up sailed was not 

 given until 12:23, the handicap time expiring at 12:32, and notwith- 

 standing this late hour she was handicapped. Of seventy-two 

 vessels that sfcai ted she was the only one without a number. It 

 was claimed that owing to her not carrying a number her cla^s 

 competitors did not know that she was in the race and took no 

 account of her. The matter was referred to the executive com- 

 mittee by the regatta committee, we think, tor final decision, 

 after a vote of the sense of the meeting hati upheld the commit- 

 tee's decision. The regatta committee's decision disoualrtying 

 the yacht under the circumstances was just, inasmuch as >m 

 association of the magnitude of this could not afford to establish 

 such a precedent, as its success among yachtsmen will depend on 

 the rules relating to racing being strictly enforced. 



Richard V. Freeman, of the Hudson River Y. C, was elected a 

 member of the executive committee in place of D, W. Kolin, 

 Pavon'a Y. fl, resigned. 



Rule 24 at the racing rules was amended by inserting 24 hours 

 in place of 1 hour as the time after a race in which a protest can 

 be made. 



The resignation of the Cedar Point Y. C. was taken from the 

 table and accepted. 



The sum of $280 was appropriated for the purchase of prizes for 

 the winners in the recent regatta; $"i0 was also appropriated to 

 purchase medals for the winners of the 1889 race. 



A vote of thanks was also tendered to Gov. Leon Abbett of New 

 Jersey for his kindness in placing his steam yacht at the disposal 

 of the president and judges. 



A committee of three was appointed by the chair to consider the 

 advisability of having an association banquet. The meeting then 

 adjourned subject to call of the president. 



THE NAUTICAL FAIR AT HALIFAX. 



THE visit of the British squadron and of Prince George to Hal- 

 ifax has been celebrated by a nautical fair on quite a grand 

 scale, the arrangements of the various booths being especially at- 

 tractive. The principal ones were the cabin of the captain ot the 

 Canada, over the entrance to which were three trophies of sword 

 bayonets, one large, and two smaller. Everything was in ship- 

 shape style. The roof had a slight slant to either side and the 

 beams were supported by gold and crimson dragons. The mast, 

 around which was a stack of arms, wheel and binnacle, faced the 

 counter. On one side was the sideboard, and above, the ship's 

 lights. The department was supplied with marble counters, over 

 which the thirsty might purchase refreshing beverages of all 

 kinds— temperate of course; adjoining was the admiral's cabin in 

 H.M.S. Bellerophon. A gangway led to the upper deck, where 

 were to be seen ship's lights and bell, binnacle and wheel, with a 

 Gardiner gun mounted for action. The upper ileck was built and 

 furnished under the supervision of Quartermaster Bishop; the 

 gentleman's Japanese ferry boat was a huge craft with a black, 

 gold-striped hull and towering how. Her cargo consisted of Jap- 

 anese fans, parasols and other articles from the land ot the Jap. 

 At the north end of the building was the ship's saloon, extending 

 across the floor. A refreshment table faced the opening, but en- 

 tering the visitor found a perfect counterpart of the saloon of a 

 large steamer. There were t vo large dining tables temptingly 

 spread, ami imitation windows, on which were painted marine 

 Views, as if seen from the distance. Lunch was served here, 

 while in an apartment to the left were ice cream tables. To the 

 right of the main entrance was a counterpart of "Mammy Tuck- 

 er's" cottage, a cither famous hostelry at Bermuda. The design 

 was very handsome. The cottage was white in color and cool and 

 inviting looking. The adjacent grounds were covered with mosses 

 and plants, inclosed by pretty lattice fences. One booth repre- 

 sented an old warehouse. The piet was built out in substantial- 

 looking spiles, wi'h green baize representing water beneath: the 

 mooring piste with lines attached standing out prom nently. In 

 the rear were the warehouse — a fine representation of a granite 

 building with arches. Oae section represented the bonded ware- 

 house, in which was stored a choice stock of fancy and useful 

 articles, which were removed to the pier as occasion required. 

 Adjoining the piers was the "fish sale," with the circular stbne 

 1 gnihouse heyond, standing out boldly, and the lantern lighted 

 by electricity. Inside, a young lady industriously attended to tne 

 putrons of the "post -office." 



Other booths represented a brigautine iced up in the Arctic 

 seas, a gondola, a chart room, the "Anchorage," a building con- 

 structed m imitation of white s one, with white shingled roof, 

 with anchors and chains affixed to the front; the, stern of the good 

 ship Victoria, whose deck reached across the building, with port- 

 holes, masts, rail and real rigging, her name painted on the bow. 

 In the rear was a marine view; on the aeek minstrel and other 

 performances were given by man-of-war sailors. 



At the big ship's bow was a part of the ship Prince George, 

 showing the rounded stern of the vessel, with wheel and binnacle. 



The fair was opened on Oct. 1, in the presence of Admiral Wat- 

 son aud Prince (ieorge. The opening march was by a large party 

 Of young ladies in nautical costume, marching four abreast and 

 executing many maneuvers. 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET. -The following geutlemen 

 have been proposed for membership: J. H. Sterliafr, F. M. Scott, 

 J. N. Winslow, Cbas. A. Stevenson, O. Adams. The fall regatta 

 of the Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, was sailed on Oct. 11 off Larch- 

 mont. The open race was won by Caro. The open boat race, 

 sailed without rudders, was won by Fidget, sailed by Com. Thorn- 

 ton H. Smith. 



A NEW BUILDING FIRM - Mr. Arthur E. Payne, designer 

 and builder of Decima. Lollypop, Hummiug Bird and many other 

 fast yachts, has, lately formed a partnership with Mr. Wm. Sum- 

 mers, of Day, Summer- <fc Co., Northam, under the name of Sum. 

 mers& Payne. The o)d Payne \ards at Belvidere and Millstone 

 Point, will be improved, the buildings destroyed by fire iastsnring 

 being rebuilt. 



