DBO. 25, 1890.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



467 



Mast. Boom. 



No. 1, mainsail 92eq. ft. 17.9 10,6 



No. 2, mainsail 70sq. ft. 15.3 9.0 



No. 3, mainsail 50eq. ft. 13.9 S.6 



No. 4, mizen 43sq. ft. la. 2 5.3 



No. 5, mizen 35sq. ft. 11.2 4 8 



The various combinations of these sails are as follows, being 

 shown in the drawing: 



Area. C. E. Area. 0. E. 



A. .Nos. 1 and 4 135 7.56 C. .Nos. 2 and 5 105 7.00 



B. .Nos.2and 4 113 3.00 D..Nos.3and5 94 7.58 



The sails not all interchangeable, as pucowsic's were. I he main- 

 masts being 2% and the mizens but 2%in. at deck. The mast 

 tubes are square at bottom and nearly up to deck, but circular in 

 the deck plate. 



The leadline was carefully measured with the bigrig. A, the 

 one used in the final race for the New York O. C. cup, was found 

 to be 4i4 and 5Min. above the base line, making the C.L.R. 8.40ft. 

 from stem, with full board. With rigs C and D the draft forward 

 would be less, owing to the lighter masts, a nd the C. L. R. would 

 he a little further aft. A calculation of the displacement 10 a 

 Sin. level line and to the draft above given shows the displace- 

 ment to be practically the same, 327 and 3241bs., but in the latter 

 case, which is the correct sailing trim as nearly as this can be de- 

 termined, the fore-body becomes longer and finer, the midship 

 section being Oft. from stern instead of 8ft. , while the after body 

 becomes proportionately fuller. The large rig, A, is used only, in 

 very light winds, most of the sailing being done, we believe, with 

 B and D. The weights as given by Mr. Jones are: Hull, scat, 

 rudder, floor boards and paddles 1121bs., board SOlbs., crew 155 to 

 160, or say 2921bs., leaving 821bs. for weight of the A rig. 



The board, before described, is made from a circular saw blade 

 %\n. thick, of dipper shape as distinguished from the ordinary 

 triangular board. The rudder is a single steel blade not fitted to 

 drop, with a 9in. brass yoke on head, connected by lines of 3 „in. 

 braided cord and turnbuckles, with a similar yoke on deck. The 

 rudder yoke is not concentric with the rudder irons, and conse- 

 quently there is considerable lost motion when the helm is hard 

 over, but at all ordinary angles t he runner iinps are strained 

 very tight. The tiller is of very light construction with a jointed 

 part. 



The deck seat is an addition this year, Mr. lones never using 

 one before, either in Canuck or Ramona;in fact his usual position 

 in sailing has been with bodv over the side of boat, but as low as 

 possible, in order that its windage may not offset the mizen. 



SLIDING SE MP — " CANUCK." 



The sliding seat, shown in the drawing (Oct. IB) is very strongly 

 constructed of hard wood, with steel slides, heing fastened down 

 by tw^bolts through a crossbar under the coaming. The follow- 

 ing drawings and description of an improved construction of the 

 same seat were sent us by Mr. George C. Forrest, canoe Dimple, 

 who measured Canuck's seat this summer and afterward worked 

 out the construction shown. Mr. Forrest writes as follows: 



Before considering the construction of the seat let us look at the 

 merits of this appliance, which probably never would have been 

 disputed if the standing sail question had not arisen at the same 

 time. While the standing sail may have- some forcible arguments 

 against it, the sliding seat is a totally different affair, and the ob- 

 jection raised to it seems to be mainly due to prejudice owing to 

 its use by the racing men. 



Taking first the cons: In the majority of scats as they were made, 

 last season, the slide did not always work, and frequently failed 

 when most needed in rough water, due to swelling: and further, 

 the extra weight is a disadvantage. 



Now for the pros: The difficulty of the seats sticking can be 

 overcome by Mr. Ford Jones's principle, which works to perfec- 

 tion, as will be seen by referring to the half size cross section, but 

 with the weaker parts strengthened. 



It is a great comfort to have one's weight held up by a springy 

 seat instead of by the legs and tired muscles of the body, also the 

 canoeist is kept dryer than without a seat. 



Now as a fact with a very few exceptions, a sailor hiking with- 

 out a seat can carry as great an amount of sail for a short time as 

 with; and it also stands to reason that in racing without seats the 

 contestants are going to carry the maximum driving sail, there- 

 fore the sliding seat does not admit of overcrowding. 



Secondly, the extra weight, of the seat is not to be compared 

 with the severe and exhaustive labor saved. 



Now, why should those who have never used what is now called 

 a properly constructed sliding seat, even at this imperf ected state 

 of the invention, legislate against what will soon become one of 

 the greatest factors of canoeing, thanks to Mr. Paul Butler. 



The following are the materials and dimensions of the improved 

 seat. 



Fig. I. Stationary part a is of some hard wood, perhaps best of 

 oak, is 5in.X%in. The slide b say of hickory, is 6 lr ' 1(i in.X 9 j<sin. The 

 clamp c, also of hickory, is at ends tin.X^in. under coaming, but 

 across cockpit, 2in.X%in.; d is a 3 , fl in. bolt with a special head of 

 size in cut: e and e are J-Sin. bolts, / (/ and 7? are }#n. bolts with 

 special heads and nuts the size of drawings; t and ( are of brass 

 ^in.; j is a washer, It thumb screw, / and I rubber packing attached 

 to c (by copper tacks or otherwise) to aid in clamping seat securely. 



Fig. 11. B is a top view of part of slide; / and / centers of bolts 

 f and f in Fig. I. This seat is 40rn. between the center of end bolt 

 at this shown end, and center of corresponding bolt at the other 

 end. 



Since the strain decreases on the bolts from the end to the cen- 

 ter of the seat, taking the distance between the centers of the 

 bolt nearest the end of the seat as shown, and the next bolt 

 toward the center as %in., then Vjin. should be added to each suc- 

 ceeding distance over its predecessor. A bolt can be omitted at 

 the center, thus about evening up the maximum distance between 

 bolts at the center, which would be about l 1 Vin. 



For example of the way in which to add ' 33 " m=M", n M"+ ' 3 '/= 

 '•i^a", o= an a2 -|- ] 32=' i ' , j ; ), etc.; p is the distance from the center of the 

 bolt nearest to "the end of the seat, as is shown, to the end of the 

 seat, tin's distance together with the corresponding distance at 

 the other end, is exclusive of the 40in. of seat between the extreme 

 centers of the bolts, as before mentioned. By putting the bolts in 

 the sliding part only where they are needed, considerable weight 

 is saved. Now take the distance bet ween fhe centers of the bolt 

 in the stationary part nearest the end and the next bolt toward 

 the center, as ) s , 6 in., then decrease each succeeding distance 

 toward the center over its predecessor by Vjiu. until at the center 

 the minimum distance between centers of bolts will be just about 

 %in. 



This will make a very st rong seat that will slide wit h sufficient 

 freedom and will never jam, the hearing surfaces being all of 

 metal, and so arranged as not to be affected by the swelling of the 

 wood. The crossbar is made wide at each end to give a good 

 hearing under the coaming and to preserve the strength where 

 the bolts pass through, but inside of the bolt holes the size is re- 

 duced about, one-half. 



REMINISCENT— A. C. A.. 1 890. 



T?A1R JESSUP'S NECK! Born of some rock-burdened iceberg 

 1? from the distant north, waxing lustv with myriad sands 

 swept in on ancient tides and ever shifting with the vagrant 

 winds; sharp-pointed like an Indian arrow-head, broad at the 

 base and edged with gleaming shells— the memory comes back a 

 dream of wholesome rest. Few were the days and stormy many, 

 but the dripping skies were but as a dun background to thy sunny 

 hours. Dimly, and as things of no account do we remember what 

 seemed unpleasant then. The friendly greeting, the hearty hand- 

 shake and the bentson of good fellowship united all. From the 

 morning plunge until the last drowsy good-night there is little 

 that we could wish effaced. 



I give you pictures here, but only faintly do they suggest the 

 legion that comes trooping over memory's canvas. I see again 

 the land slopiug from the high sand dunes of the south to where 

 like a thin wedge it enters under the cobalt waves away beyond 

 the Vesper camp. Along its backbone stretches the village of 

 white tents, and over all, like gay butterflies fluttering on the a ir, 

 float the colors of all nations. Again I see "Squawland" with its 

 circle of picturesque white wigwams under the sturdy red cedars, 

 the tribal totem, and the amphitheater with its pile of fagots 

 ready for the fire; again the sunny Sabbath midday, with its little 

 knot of worshippers gathered beneath the trees, is before me, and 

 I hear the earnest words and reverent songs; again the homelike 

 tents on the bluff and the courteous master of the land, our guest, 

 made welcome on his own domaiu; and there, low down in the 

 hollow— the one unlovely object of the place, allowable because of 

 its need— the supply store, where thrifty natives make good point 

 of our necessities. Higher up is the great tent o'ertopping all, and 

 further, the line along the eastern slope looking out across the 

 water, each with its slender staff where at ''colors" bright flags 

 shoot up, and floating outward show many curious forms and odd 

 devices; and— focal point of color— "Headquarters," with its signal 

 gun, its talking flags and its great waving signal of authority. 

 There, also, the busy steamboat landing, where fresh-water sail- 

 ors grow very salt indeed: the little steamer coming with veterans 

 aud friends; the circling beach with its innumerable shells and 

 queer relics of wrecked aquatic life; the windy bluff with its 

 boundless views of stretching shore, ot changing sea and sky; the 

 quiet depths of cedar forests where silence reigns supreme, where 

 peace— well, come to think of it, now there were mosquitoes 

 there. 



Of scenes and incidents how many, how indescribable! The 

 gathering of the white-winged fleet around the starting buoy, the 

 excitement of the races, the bounding canoes, the gallant sailors 

 in good-natured rivalry, while cheering partisans on the shore 

 urge on their favorites; the grand march to be photographed, 

 where in stately splendor with lock-step and hand on shoulder 

 The variegated throng winds over the hill in triple file, headed 

 by "Little Mac" and "Puss in Boots" and "Ko-Ko," briefest 

 canoe ! st of them all. Then with mixed feelings comes memory 

 of the gatherings in the. mess-tent, where stately Bave struggled 

 with his wild-eyed Bedouins, where Perennial Hope thrice daily 

 warmed to life and froze again; of "visitor's day," with its fleet of 

 friendly sail that came up but of the unknown from all quarters; 

 of it s crowd of rustic sightseers; of the queer scenes on rainy 

 days; of the dog, "Brooklyn." arrayed in rubber coat, trousers 

 and gum boots to keep him dry. indicative of the protective care 

 of his youthful masters; of the arrival of the "Ko-Ko-Ko-Ho" 

 from distant Sag Harbor, with the captive Coon band, of the 

 clarion voices that could be satisfied with nothing less than "De 

 wattah melin' growin' on de vine," and the triumphal march of 

 the augmented crew through camp, headed by Seavev, of the 

 fertile imagination; of the brilliant, ball that night, the alarm, the 

 marshalling of the guard, the valiant Night Patrol and its search 

 through the. darkness for pirates and the final capture of the 

 notorious disturber of the peace (of which fact, however, but few 

 have knowledge unto this day); of the amateur minstrel show, 

 where the audience united in rendering familiar songs while 

 waiting for the duly authorized performers, and guyed them 

 good-naturedly when they finally appeared; of the various camps 

 in close communion joined— the Vespers, the Brooklyns, the 

 Knickerbockers, the Yonkers. the Mohicans, the New Yorks con- 

 densed, the Springfield*, the Hartfords, and the Iantbes. with 

 the Canadian contingent in the rear, modest and retiring as to 

 camp, but with sail and paddle triumphantly at the front. 



In silent procession come noted figures of the meet— the grim 

 commodore, filled with cares of state and sustenance, unsounded 

 of pocket and content, for whoso leads the dance must pay the 

 fiddler; the purser, busy with many things; Winne, master of the 

 games; Burchard, prince of good fellows and father to the meet; 

 Bennett, the wholesome "ghost," most restful of men, pondering 

 problems of transportation, seated at his tent door all day long 

 and making welcome all who would; "Vatixie" and "Stepble," 

 once sleepless o' nights, now model benedicts, and others, a long 

 line and glorious fellows all. 



With night comes healthful rest and social pleasantry, when 

 kindred spirits form in little coteries or unite in the larger gath- 

 erings around the camp-fires, where with song and story— not 



always new but welcome— the evenings pass, then comes the final 

 sorrowful day when the white tents melt away as dew in the 

 morning sunshine, when the last good-hye is said and we hear for 

 the last time the whimsical, dear familiar cry, "All Over."— S. jR. 

 Stoddard, in ''Glimpses of the A. G. A." 



NEW YORK C. C— In the heavy storm of last, week the new 

 floating house of the New York C. C. was driven from its moor- 

 ings and washed up on the adjoining bulkhead in the old Seawan- 

 haka Basin, at Stapleton, where it lodged with several large piles 

 through the planking of the bottom. The canoes were removed 

 without injury, but as the house partly filled with water some in- 

 jury was done to articles stored in the lockers. After some hard 

 work on the part of several of the members and the janitor, with 

 other help, the piles were cut off and the house set afloat. The 

 damage will necessitate, docking, but is not in itself very serious. 

 On Friday evening about twenty canoeists sat down to dinner at 

 the fencing rooms, 19 W. 24th street, and after dinner others 

 dropped in. The evening was passed in an informal talk over 

 canoeing matters, enlivened by several exciting bouts with the 

 gloves aud foils. Members of the Yonkers, Brooklyn, Knicker- 

 bocker, lanthe and Cleveland clubs were present. 



A MID-WINTER MEET.— At the camp-fire of the New York 

 C. C. on Friday Com. Seavey, K. C. C, proposed that an enter- 

 tainment should bo arranged by the various local canoe clubs to 

 be held in New York next month, which should serve as a re- 

 union of those who had met in camp last summer. As all present 

 approved of the scheme it was decided to begin work immediately 

 and an informal meeting was held, the result being that a com- 

 mittee was appointed, consisting of the commodores of local 

 clubs, with Com. Seavey as chairman. The plan is to give a re- 

 ception in the lat ter part of January, with a programme made up 

 of camp songs, tableaux, lantern views of the meet, etc. 



NEW CANOES— We learn that Mr. Butler has lately launched 

 his new canoe and tried her in a trial sail against the Vesper 

 fleet, with the result that she promises to be very fast when in 

 proper trim. The first new boat announced for next season wiU 

 be built for Mr. C. J. Stevens, owner of Tramp and Vagabond, 

 and will be a most, decided novelty. With the idea of carrying 

 the larger sail aft, this canoe has been designed with a draft of 

 but 2im forward and lOin. aft, making herunlike any existing 

 boats. She will, be built for racing solely, with a very light hull 

 and a small bathtub cockpit, and in addition to her deep keel 

 will have a 4ft. centerboard; the sails will he about 45 and 55ft., 

 the latter being the mizen. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division— Louis H. Fitch, 

 Herbert N. Colby, Geo. C. Ketcbum, E. F. Coburn. Andrew C. 

 Stone. James B. Robinson. Frank P. Hart, Harry R. Dow, Fred G. 

 Dver, Robert P. Webber. James E. Simpson and L. Saunders, 

 Lawrence, Mass.; J. T. Ball, 32 Pembleton Square, Boston, Mass. 



TEASER.— This canoe, the lightest and one of the handsomest 

 I hat Ca pt. Ruggles has turned out, has been sold by Mr. Anderson 

 to Mr. C. V. Schuyler, of the Arlington C. C, who will race her 

 next year. 



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Reader, Denver, Col.— I wish to breed for size and head proper- 

 ties. W r hich of the two described dogs would be the better sire. 

 No. 1 or No. 2? Ans. Better breed to sire No. 1. Disposition 

 means a good deal tu a St. Bernard and it is no use running any 

 risks. 



J. M R., Duncannon, Pa.— Will you please let me know in the 

 next issue of your paper where I can get a thoroughbred coach 

 dog. Ans. We do not know of any for sale. You had better ad- 

 vertise for one. In choosing a Dalmatian remember that the 

 spots should be clear and distinct, and not larger than a quarter. 



Old Subscriber, Emerson. Mich.— Have seen advertised by 

 English gun makers wildfowl guns guaranteed at 100yds. of 8 and 

 10-gauge. Is it possible to obtain from such guns good snooting 

 at the above distances? Can American gun makers make as good 

 shooting guns as those of the best English makers? Ans. Heavy 

 guns, similar to above, may be bought here. They are the pot- 

 hunter's gun and carry heavy charges long distances. Many of 

 the English arms are choked for ball as well. Our gun test shows 

 that American guns do quite as good and rather better work 

 than the English arms. 



Reader, New York City. — Could you inform me what the feel- 

 ing is in regard to judging a mastiff dog with chocolate-colored 

 points in the same class with those having black point? I have a 

 grand puppy with chocolate-colored points, out of Salva (A. K. C. 

 S. B. 6,853), by Sears' Monarch (A. K. C. S. B. 8,627). Judges of 

 this breed tell me that be very much resembles Crown Prince, both 

 in markings, build and in being undershot, but also add that if 

 brought into the ring would be unceremoniously hustled out. I 

 would like very much to enter him in the coming New York show, 

 but cannot see any sense in doing so upon being told that he will 

 not be judged. Ans. If the judge knows his business, the fact of 

 your dog having chocolate points should make no difference in 

 his judgment, though, of course, the black points are generally 

 preferred. 



Constant Reader.— Kindly oblige me by replying in the next 

 issue of your paper to the following question: Is a dog entitled 

 to registration where ancestors have never "been registered, but 

 who has a lawfully kept pedigree extending eight generations in 

 mother's and seven on father's side? I have some puppies, but 

 never having had to register am somewhat at a loss to know how 

 to proceed in the matter. Ans. Yes. The following are the con- 

 ditions under which dogs can be registered in the A. K. C. stud 

 book: 1. Where sire and dam are already registered, or are 

 directly descended from the dogs already registered in said book. 

 2. Where dogs possess an authenticated pedigree extending back 

 three generations. 3. Where dogs (not eligible tinder the pro- 

 visions as above required) have won not less than two first prizes 

 in the regular classes at any show, or have been planed at any 

 field trial recognized by the American Kennel Club. Novice, 

 miscellaneous and selling classes not included- 4. After Jan. 1, 

 1890. all dogs winning a prize at any American Kennel Club show 

 or field trial, may be registered in the stud book without charge, 

 provided they are eligible, under above conditions. Write A. P. 

 Vredenburgh, 44 Broadway, New York city. 



Forest and Stream. Box 2.832, N. Y. city, has dessriptive Illus- 

 trated circulars of W. B. Lefflngwell's book, "Wild Fowl Shoot- 

 ing," which will be mailed free on request. The book is pro- 

 nounced by "Nanit." "Gloan," "'Dick Swiveller," ''"Svbillene" and 

 other competent authorities to be the best treatise on th» subject 

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