Jan. 8, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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mutual agreement. At the same time it is not yet prepared to 

 throw over the new deed and, until it is compelled to do so by the 

 continued absence of a challenge, there can he no hope for the 

 permanent revival of races for the America's Cup upon a fair and 

 satisfactory hasis. No definite action can be taken over Lieut. 

 H.enn'3 proposition, hut should he write to his friends that there 

 is a prohahility of a challenge without other dimensions than 

 waterline length, and with less than 10 months' notice being re- 

 cognized by the olub, one is likely to be forthcoming very eoon. 



NEW YACHTS. 



racers, 

 has pre 

 heauty 

 Island, 

 cutter 

 Kathle 

 sheer ii 

 the aft. 

 rise 



WH1 LE there is a certain amount of acti vity in the smaller sizes, 

 yacht building in the medium sizes and iu the racing classes 

 is by mi means active, and comparatively few additions to the 

 racing fleet are thus far promised. Mr. Burgess has the four 40- 

 footers for Messrs. Belmont. C. Vanderbilt, Bayard Thayer and 

 ,). 15. Turner, who hm just sold Milicete: three .Woofers arc also 

 credited to him, in ad.ntion to a UCf t. schooner for A. C. Wheel- 

 right, of Boston, an Stiff, composite steam yacht and a 78ft. steamer 

 for the L. S. & M, S. R. R. Mr. A. Gary Smith has been husv 

 during the winter, but with little yacht work, Ids time being 

 given to several commercial steamers. He has designed several 

 open boats, one for Montreal. Mr. Gardner has spent agreat deal 

 of time over several des-'gns for the new ?.■:•> ft. corrected length 

 nd in the one now building for Mr. O. W. Wetmore he 

 need a design that is far ahead of Liris and Kathleen in 

 This yacht, which is now building by Wood at City 

 ml be about 25ft. l.vv.l., 7ft. beam and Oft. draft, a modern 

 t the usual type, but with far less power than Liris or 

 a, and a very strong infusion of Fife in her model. The 

 less crooked, especially aft. than iu ttie older boats, while 

 • overhang is_ also reduced, The rake of sternpost and 

 Keel are similar to Minerva and Yama, hut a very novei 

 feature has been introduced, which is likely to work au import- 

 ant change in boats of this type. The rig will probably be similar 

 to that of the Southampton ^-raters, a shore pole mast, short 

 bowsprit, lug mainsail and Jib, the gear and rigging being simpli- 

 fied as far as possible. 



Another sister boat of nearly the same dimensions, but a little 

 wider, is building by Webber, at New Rochelle, for Mr. L. J. 

 Bonry, of the Atlantic. T. C. She will bo rigged with nolo mast 

 boom and gaff mainsail, and jib. Besides these boats, Mr. Gardner 

 has a 30ft. cruiser under- way for Mr. G-eorse Bui Lock, of Cincin- 

 nati; another of the same length for Mr. C. T. Lowndes, of 

 Charleston. S. C, building by Wood: and three eatboats, one 

 of ft. for Mr. Louis Lorillard, of Newport: one of 22ft. flin. for 

 Mr. Otis, of Brooklyn, to be built by Wm. Force at Kevport; and 

 one of Sftft. for Mr. F. W. Meeker, former owner of the fast open 

 boat Chemaun. Mr. G-ardner has also a new model for a keel 70 

 and has kept his designs up to date in the BOffc class, in case of a 

 challenge for the America Cup. In steam yachts he has turned 



byracuse, will be commenced very soon, the design being 

 completed. 



The remote prospects of a challenge which have appeared with 

 the advent of Lieut. Hen n have served to set afloat numerous 

 rumors of new '.U footers, one of the. leading men credited with 

 symptoms of The 9.1ft. fever being Mr. E. D. Morgan, wbn has 

 lately turned his steam yacht Catarina to the underwrite! a in 

 consequence of her damage in grounding on Matinnic.ock Point 

 Mr. Morgan is now yacbtless sa\ e for 115ft. Constellation, 'he 40ft 

 Moccasin, the steam launch Daisy, two new Herreshoff cat. yawls 

 and various small craft; so he is likelv to bniid something soon' 

 Another candidate for 90ft, honors is R. S. Palmer, owner Of Mai- 

 guerite, schooners, who wishes to sell her and build a single 

 Sticker of Gardner design. Still another 13 Mr. W. H. LangTey, 

 owner of the old Comet, schooner, who would have a model from 

 Mr. Philip Ellsworth if be should build. There is now sufficient 

 rivalry between New fork and Boston to make it probable, that in 

 the event of a challenge New York would have two or three yachts 

 iu the trial races, while Boston would not be left out entirely but 

 would build again, in addition to Volunteer. 



Thus far New York has shown no ambition to own any 46ft. 

 yachts, though rumor has credited one to Admiral C. H. Tweed 

 of the Corinthian Y. C, to be built by Mr. Fife and sailed by 

 Capt. John Barr. J 



At Wintringham's work is progressing on the 30ft. cruising cut- 

 ter designed by Mr. trie-low, and the double-ender Harlequin has 

 been hauled out for a new counter stern and a cutter rig. At 

 Piepgrass's but little is doing. Liris is being fitted with a. Wheel 

 and cockpit, and will be used solely for cruising next year- In 

 steam yachts three are under way from designs by Mr. J, Beavor 

 Webb, one of 225ft., one of 180ft. and one of 70ft.. the two larger 

 being built by Neafle & Levey, Philadelphia. Mr. Burgess has 

 also an order for an 80ft. composite steam, yacht for Mr. C OTI 

 Tselin, to be built, by Lawley. 



THE RIGHT OF WAY AT MAR KB OATS. 



Editor Forest an d, St ream : . 



Permit me to enter into the very interesting discussion of the 

 nark boat question in your paper of Dec. 18 and Jan. 1. As the 

 ru< e in question was between boats belonging to the Seawauhaka 

 Dmiathian y". C. the question appears to me to be defining the 

 meaning of Art. XXXIV., Sec. 13 of the S. C. Y. C. rules, which 

 reads: "If an overlap exists between two vachts when both of 

 them, without tacking, are about to pass a mark on the required 

 side, then the outside yacht must give the inside vacht room to 

 pass clear of the mark." Does See, 13 mean, when the inside vacht 

 B is abreast of the mark or when she is drawing up near it just 

 before being abreast of it? I should take the section to rneau 

 that if any part, of the hull or spars of the inside yacht B were over- 

 lapping the markboat, then B would have a perfect right to luff 

 m order to clear the. markboat and compel A to luff also, that B 

 might have room to round without fouling the markboat or foul- 

 ing A, this being a rule which is recognized in all yacht races 

 But supposing that, any part, of the hull or spars of B do not over- 

 lap to windward of the markboat, which is the case as I under- 

 stand it (as A allows that B could have luffed around if A had 

 also luffed 1, therefore B had no right to luff. 



Take for comparison A and B a mile away and heading fo»- the 

 markboat, the same rule would follow that should in this case- 

 both were heading for the markboat on the same tack, neither 

 one had reached it, A to windward with B overlapping A. but to 

 leeward, and so near that there was not room for B to luff with- 

 out fouling A. According to marine laws, if B wished to luff to 

 windward more she could do so only by standing on far enough 

 ahead (if she was the faster boat) of A, so that she could luff out 

 to windward, or if A was the faster of the two, by letting A reach 

 far enough ahead so that B could luff up astern of A. 



According to the position of the two boats, and as they have 

 neither one reached the markboat, although very close to it un- 

 doubtedly, yet B has no right to luff and foul A. A has the right 

 to hold her course, while B must wear around and let A get clear 

 pi her before proceeding to round the markboat. Section 12 of 

 the same rule strikes the point, when it says. "When two vachts, 

 both closehauled on the same tack, are converging by reason of 

 the leeward yacht holding a better wind, and neither can claim 

 the rights of a yacht overtaken, then the vacht to leeward shall 

 keep clear." 



Section 12 covers the whole thing in a nutshell. As the two 

 yachts have not reached the markboat the leeward vacht, B, is 

 hound to keep clear of the windward one. A, and must not foul 

 her, no matter how they are sailing, whether one vacht is sailing 

 faster than the other, or whether they are closehauled or running 

 free, as long as they are on the same tack B cannot luff so as to 

 foul A unless part of the hull or spars of B are abreast of the 

 markboat, Osborne. 



Boston, Jan. 2. 



[In Sec. 13, as quoted above by our correspondent, the words are 

 ! about to pass," which are certainly not synonymous with "'pass- 

 ing, and may fairly be taken to imply a prior condition to the 

 actual passing by the mark. The case of the two boats a mile 

 from the marit is not supposable, as they cannot be considered 



about to pass" when they will not complete the passing for five 

 or ten minutes. A boat may be said to be "passing" a mark when 

 the mark bears at right angles from any part of her hull and 

 equipment, and similarly she is "about to pass" when she is so 

 close to the mark that her helmsman must: take some immediate 

 measures to avoid fouling the mark or other vachts. Our corres- 

 pondent assumes that neither "boat has actually reached the 

 mark, but the question is the same in a case where A, the leading 

 boat, is abreast, the mark, though B is not. Racing rules may be 

 divided into t wo classes, the general rules which cover sailing in 

 the open, without regard to maiks or obstructions, such as 

 meeting on opposite tacks, overtaking, etc.; the other class of 

 special rides, if we may term them so, cover all cases of obstruc- 

 tions to sea room, rounding and passing marks, and starting and 

 finishing races. In some cases these special rules take the place 

 for the time being of the general rule, as in Sec, 15. when two 

 yachts are approaching a shore or shoal, which plainly takes the 



place, for the time being, of sections 13 and 6. Under both of 

 these sections, A, supposing her to be the windward and at the 

 same time the overtaken and yet leading yacht, has a number of 

 privileges secured to her, but at the same time she has no right to 

 force B aground, is long as there is ample sea room she is 

 secure in certain rights, and has the advantage iu every way; but 

 as soon as the two are in proximity to, and not necessarily abreast 



distinction between a mark of the course and an obstruction to 

 sea room, hm. we claim ( hat Sec. 13 acts as Sec. 1.5, to suspend for 

 the time Sections 0-12, etc.: and further that the operation of Sec. 

 13, like Sec. 15, begins before the leeward yacht is actually abreast 

 otthomark. As the subject seems to have created a lively in- 

 terest, we hope to hear further from both sides." 1 



U,L AKER CITY Y, C.-This active club has lately made a most 

 important move iu the. purchase of the Que property of the Tini- 

 cum Fishing Club on Darby Creek at its junction with the Dela- 

 ware River. The location is within twenty minutes' ride by Mil 

 from the center of the cits - , being about ten miles down the Dela- 

 ware; while the club houae is but three minutes' walk from the 

 station. The laud has a frontago of 600ft. on Darby Creek and 

 2.8001 1. on the Delaware, making twenty-eight acres in ail, with an 

 excellent harbor. There is on the ground a club nouse, kitchen, 

 barns, etc; but these as well as the harbor will be improved aud 

 added to until the club has one of the finest stations in the coun- 

 try. An effort is now being made to unite all the yachtsmen of 

 Philadelphia m the club, and in accordance with this idea an 

 application has been made to the courts for permission to change 

 the name to Philadelphia Y. C. 



MASSACHUSETTS Y. C— On Jan. 2 the annual meeting was 

 held, the following officers being elected: Com., John C. Soley, 

 sch. Diana; Vice-Corn, Wm. T. Lambert, si. Act icon; Rear 

 Com., W. G. Titcomb, st. Edgewater: rtee'y, Wm. B. Me- 

 ridian; Treas, Arthur L. Jacobs; Meas., Har'tfood Davenport: 

 Ass'fc Meas., Charles H. Dodd. Directors, the commodore, er. 

 offic-U), Henry W. Savage, Charles H. Nute, Erastus Willard 



lingham and Henry B. Callender. House Committee,' Arthur J. 

 Clark, Francis Gray, W. S. Crosby, Paysou T. Lowell and Charles 

 L. Haskell. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C. OF MARBLEHEAD.— This active and 

 prosperous young club has completed arrangements for important 

 additions to its new house on Marblehead Neck. Under the direc- 

 tion of Mr. Zerrahn, the original architect, an addition Stiff. Riu.y 

 '-'8ft. will be. made, on the northeast end, making the front 88ft. in 

 all. The interior arrangements will be altered so as to give a 

 large parlor on the first floor, with a dining-room above, the third 

 floor being used for a. kitchen and servants' quarters. A laundry, 

 elevator and other improvements will also be added. It is pro- 

 posed to furnish good plain meals at as low a cost as practicable. 

 A club and club house on the plan of the Corinthian, but situated 

 on Long Island Sound within an hour of New York, is one of the 

 imperative needs of local yachting. A well-managed club with 

 moderate charges and plenty of racing would attract a very large 

 and important, class of the younger yachtsmen about New York. 



PAVONIA Y. C— The annual dinner was held on Jan. 1 at the 

 club 'house, Commiinipaw, N. J„ The officers f or 1891 are: Com., 

 p. W.Eohn; Vice-Corn., W. A. Smith; Fleet Captain. Otto Rah; 

 Meas., Wm. Cnester; Treas., L. Mittlesdorf: Fin. Sec, B. H. 

 McClain; Cor. Sec, F. H. Whitney; Fleet Surgeon. .). H. Van 

 Mater. 



A CHANCE TO GET A STEAM LAUNCH.-The Davis Boat 

 and Oar Co., of Detroit, have offered a handsome steam launch, 

 18ft. Win. long, Hfr. beam, ready to run, to the one of their cash 

 customers who guesses nearest to the weight, of the launch prior 

 to July 1, 1891. 



STELLA.—; The compromise centcrboard Stella, designed by 

 Mr. A Gary Smith and built by H. Bernard, of Amsterdam, Hol- 

 land, is illustrated in the Wasnersport of Dec. 18, 



HULL Y. C— The annual dinner of the Hull Y. C. was held at 

 iouug's Hotel on Jan. 3, a large number being present. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Officers, 1890-91. 

 Commodore: Walter V. Lawson, Boston, Mass. 



Secretary-Treasurer: Ralph F. BbazeR, 47 Central street, Lowell, Mass. 



CENTRAL DIVISION. NORTHERN DIVISION. 



Officers: Officers: 



Vice-Com.: O.VjWImms Albany. N.Y. VicE-COM.: W. H. Cotton, Kingston. 



Reah-Com : T. P. Gadolis, Day ton, O. Rfab-Com.: J. Or Edwards, Lindsay. 



Pdrser: Howard Brown, ^ibanv.NY PrasER: 



Ex. Com.: J. K. Bake-well auri ft. M. Ex. Com.: Colin Fraser and F H 

 Stewart. Gisborne. 



EASTERN DIVISION. ATLANTIC DIVISION. 



Officers: Officers: 

 2££$"fe 8 CartwrigM, Jr Vice-Com.: I. V. Dorland, Arlington 



Rear-Com.: G. L. Pai'iiiele, Han foru , keab-Co>i : E. D. a nderson.Trenton 

 Purser: R . AppoUonlo, Winchester. Purser; Rich'd Hobart, Newavlc.N. J- 

 t.\. con-:.- l-'arl Be.t.'H £, s v nc Ex. COM,; ft. h, 0„i,. k and F M. 

 and Sidney Bishop. Kreamer. 



Applications for meruoership must be made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied toy the recommendation of au active member and the sum of $2,00 

 for entrance fee and dues for current year. Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay .$1.00 for camp expenses. Application 

 seat to the Sec'y-Treas. will be forwarded by him to the proper Division 



Persons residing iu any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. G. A., will be furnisheu with printed forma of application by address- 

 tog the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— D. H. Crane, Chicago. 111. 



Vice-Commodore— N. B. Cook, Chicago, 111. 



Rear-Commodore — O. A. Woodruff, Dayton, O. 



Secretary-Treasurer— J, H. Wart, b0 Rialto Bu:io uju. ' tp. 111 



Applications for mfinibwliip should be trade to the S.<e.-Treas., on blanks 

 which may be obtained from him, and should be accompanied In- S3 as 

 initiation fee and dues for the current year. 



FIXTURES. 



JUNE. 



37. Brooklyn, Ann., Bay Ridge. 

 6-27. A, C. A. Meet, Lake Champl^i'n. 



THE A. C« A, MEET OF 1 S90.-VI. 



IT would be foolish to conclude that canoe designing has reached 

 a degree of perfection where further progress is impossible, 

 * ioon the S , al ?-™ il i ce U is afact most Plainly evident at the meets 

 ot loos and 1890 that practically no advance has been made in 

 either year over 1838. In that year at Lake George the two notable 

 canoes were Eclipse and Fly, both new and both superior in 

 model and construction to the previous work of their respective 

 designers and builders. In each of the following years, though 

 many new canoes were present, there were none that in either 

 model or build showed any marked advance over these two typ- 

 ical boats. This year the racirrg fleet of Captain Ruegles was one 

 ot the features of the meet, including some of the finest speci- 

 mens of canoe building yet produced. Uno and Beta having raced 

 through, the whole season were pretty well known before the 

 meet and also attracted considerable attention by their perform- 

 ance. Their sister canoes, Seabright, Teaser and" Truant, were of 

 a little later build, aud though all less prominent in the year's 

 ^?fi ln ? t i] ey were m l3Ulld even superior to the two first mentioned. 

 All of these boats, with others, such as Wraith, are but refine- 

 ments of the Eclipse model, being lengthened to the fall 16ft. in 

 place of loft. Sin. and altered in details, but with no radical 

 change from the original Eclipse. The construction is also the 

 same, save that continued experiment and practice has brought 

 some minor improvement in this feature as well as the design. 

 The work on Seabright, Truant, and especially Teaser, is very 

 fine and in keeping with the modelling. The latter boat is the 

 lightest of the lot, about GOlbs. for the hull and board. The con- 

 struction we have described before, strakes of white cedar, in 

 some cases of the beautiful California variety, with square seams 

 caulked with lampwics; timbers about Oin. apart and no inside 

 batten. Ike docks are mostly of mahogany. 

 The Vesper boats also showed an improvement in detaiiB, but no 



marked advance on the old Fly. Mr. Butler sailed the Wasp, Dr. 

 Cage the Owl, Mr. Gray the Fly, Mr. Taylor, the Vesper novice, 

 the Drift, all substantially the. same in modeL The only new boat, 

 was EUida No. 2, owned by Mr. Brazer, also built by Mr. W. P. 

 Stevens, of Lowell, but of a different model from the older Vesper 

 canoes. The midship section shows a decided deadrise and a strong 

 bilge, in place of the easy round from keel to gunwale of t he oth- 

 ers: the bow is moderately sharp, t he two ends well balanced, 

 and all lines are fair and easy. The boat looks to be the equal of 

 the older ones, but her owner brought her to camp without pre- 

 vious trial and was unable to do justice to her in the races. With 

 proper working up shebhould show good speed. Nearly »M nf 

 these canoos now have the crowned deck devised by Mr. Butler, 

 the coaming being very low, caused bv the deck from a short dis- 

 tance outside the coaming being turned up quite ouicklv, thus 

 adding to the buoyancy when the canoe is on her beam ends. The 

 decks are mosLy of a white wood, which, though cooler than ma- 

 hogany, makes a curious contrast, to the high sides of dark Span- 

 ish cedar, giving altogether a bulky appearance to 1 be hint*. 



The construction has also been described iu detail in the Forest 

 And Stream; planking of Spanish cedar about Vin. thick, iu 

 three wide strakes to each side. The ribs arc about 6 lfl X 1 ^iu.. 

 spat ed 6in., with a small batten on the inside of each seam. A 

 peculiarity of these boats is the lightness of the planking and the 

 small size of every part, but the builder has brought into play 

 his experience in shell boat yyork, and the hull is strenghtened by 

 light braces from keel to deck, very small but each proportioned 

 to the strain it must bear. To the casual observer the boats ap- 

 pear light and fragile in build when it is considered that they are; 

 subjected to a very severe, strain with a heavy man on a long slid- 

 ing seat and a rig of 150ft. or morr; but experience has proved that 

 they are amply strong enough for the hard work of match sailing, 

 while some have stood a deal of careless usage without damage] 

 Of course no one would select this build and material for beach- 

 ing and rough cruising, aud at such work the light planking would 

 probably soon he worn through or badly torn: but for ordinary- 

 sailing use the boats not only have a surface that is unequaled" 

 but they kept, it and also their shape, the thin ulauking showing 

 no signs of warping. 



While Fly and her fellows have held their own well for three 

 years against all new comers it is evident that Mr. Butler is by no 

 means satisfied to rest where he now is, aud this fall be has 

 started in on a new line with a very different model. The round 

 section of the old boats has been replaced by deadrise and bilge 

 the bow has been greatly lengthened and the run shoitened and 

 hlled out, the. whole model being new. The boat bas been tried 

 late in the fall and with good success against the old fleet, but it, 

 18 too soon to say whether She will ultimately lead to an abandon- 

 ment of the old model. In most of the Vesper e.anoes the w ell 

 has assumed the rudimentary bath tub form, not so extreme as 

 some at the meet, hut still of small size, completely staved in and 

 with a large centerboard and trunk down the center, so that i t. is 

 useless tor all purposes, save a place for the feet iu sailing. In 

 some cases there is room for a man to sit if the deck seat be re- 

 moved, but practically the well has become, ourely subsidiary to 

 the racing. 



A notice of the Vesper canoes would not be complete without 

 some allusion to the old Blanche, Mr. Butler's first canoe, in whirdi 

 he entered the A. C. A. races in 1886. She is a lapst.rake craft, 

 built by Stevens, aud is 15ft. long by 31 in. beam, ouite antiquated 

 in model, dimensions and build compared with the present, racing 

 craft. This year she was sailed by Mr. O. S; Goddard, and sailed 

 so well as to merit special mention. Though not on the ast of 

 prize winners, Mr. Goddard handled this old canoe in a way 

 kept him ahead of many of the new cracks, aud his w r ork, includ- 

 ing the skillful manner in which he carried a large rig, and the 

 quickness with which he recovered from a capsize, shows him to 

 be one of th« best all-around sailors in the Association. It is im- 

 possible to notice in detail the work of the many who entered in 

 the races, there were too many good sailors and paddlers. and it 

 would be hard to give a just estimate of their merits; but in pass- 



drick in sailing their canoes while standing erect on the sliding 

 seat, and the pluck and muscle of Mr. Knappe, who entered the' 

 trophy paddling race in a heavy sailing canoe against a fleet 

 of lOlbs. paddling racers, finishing fourth at. the end of the mile 

 race. 



One of the Canadian sailing canoes, Canuck, has been very fully 

 described in the Forest AND Stream, and needs no further men- 

 tion; but this year was a sort of "double first" for Canada, and in, 

 addition to the sailing trophy and the paddling trophy, she laid 

 hands on a goodly lot of sailing and other prizes The sailing of 

 Mr. Jones and the paddling of the whole MacKendrick family 

 were the principal factors in this prize winning, but at the same 

 time the two MacKendricks, Will and Harry, helned it iu their 

 sailing canoes. The former was second on the record, second iu 

 the combined race, fourth in the Pecowsic cup race aod first in 

 the sailing upset. Mr. Harry MacKendrick was third on the 

 record, htth in the open paddling, fourth in the combined and first 

 in the trophy paddling. Both used for the sailing 16x30 canoes, 

 built by Mr. w m. English, of Peterboro: boats of very good model 

 but not equal in lightness and finish to the Buggies or Stevens' 

 craft. Strongly and rather heavily built, with large wells and 

 heavy fittings, they were cruising rather than racing craft, and 

 suffered a handicap in consequence when matched against the 

 other racers. The masts were very large and heavy, SJPn. at. the 

 deck, and square, at that. Neither boat showed the care" in fitting 

 and preparing that was e vident in Wasp and Canuck. 



This year the St. Lawrence River Skiff, Canoe and Steam 

 Launch Company was represented by a fleet of new canoes, 

 mostly hailing from the Passaic River, and all of them built as 

 general purpose canoes rather than for match sailing. At the 

 same time one, Passaic, of the firm's new "Ahdeek" model, in the 

 skillful hands of Mr. Geo. P. Douglas won the record prize, with 

 third place in the combined, sixth in the unlimited sailing 

 second in the tandem paddling and second in the Shinnecock cup 

 paddling. Passaic is a smooth built canoe, with strakes about Sin. 

 wide and a square seam without an inside batten. She is strongly 

 built, being intended for general use, and in design as well as con- 

 struction is a cruiser ratner than a racer. Her fitting are soar- 

 ranged as to give good room for the crew and also for stowage. 

 The 01 her two canoes, Bat and Meda, were built from a design by 

 Mr. W. P. Stephens, which we hope soon to publish, while a third", 

 ldlemere, was from the same moulds but with P-iin. depth added, 

 giving more internal room, as she was built solely for cruising 

 about Long Island Sound. These canoes are powerful craft wit li 

 a moderate deadrise and a strong bilge, while they have sufficient, 

 displacement to carry a heavy cruising load. Meda did not race, 

 and Bat, through lack of preparation, made a poor showing at the 

 meet, but throughout the season these boats and Passaic have 

 done sufficiently well to prove the practicability of thegeneial 

 purpose canoe as a boat for general use and at the same time fast 

 enough for ordinary match sailing in the club races and such 

 special races as may be made for the new class at the meets. The 

 two. Bat and Meda, were very ingeniously arranged, the hoard 

 being well forward in each, the well being quite long enough for 

 sleeping or an extra passenger, but with a hatch over the after 

 part when used for one. In racing, a shifting mast tube was used, 

 fitting across the well at the fore end of this hatch in a movable 

 beam, so that a large mi zen could be carried: but in cruising or 

 ordinary sailing a smaller mizen was used. 



Of the New York C. C. canoes Mr. Vanx had a verv nice looking 

 smooth skin Everson boat, an improvement on his older Bo-Peep 

 and Atom. Mr. Nadal had a copy of the. Lieda built bv M ic- 

 W hircer, a smooth skin ribband-carvel, while Mr. Howard' had a 

 boat of the same build from a modification by himself of the de- 

 sign of the Bat. This canoe, hui it specially for racing, had a cock- 

 pit as small as one can be made, with the board, a very large one, 

 just in the center of the canoe. The board was fitted to drop 

 from both ends, aud was so arranged that it could not be raised 

 after the sliding seat was in place. In making a landing it was 

 necessary to first remove the. sliding seat while in deep water, 

 then to lift out the board and drop it overboard, when the canoe 

 could be beached; the owner afterward wading out and fishing 

 up the board. By this simple and ingenious arrangement the 

 hoard could be placed exactly where it was needed for sailing, 

 and at the same time there was no room for water in the boat in 

 case of a capsize. 



Of the two Joyner boats at the meet, one was fitted with a still 

 more extreme cockpit than Tol tec's, an ordinary tin footbath was 

 Used m the center of the canoe, giving room for the feet, there 

 being no place for the canoeist save on deck. This canoe, the Imp. 

 was of a peculiar model, with very fine ends, and fitted with a 

 huge rig. Owing to her owner's illness during the meet she was, 

 unfortunately, not raced. The other Joyner canoe, Dimple No. 4, 

 was owned by Mr. Forrest, and was agreat. departure from his 

 previous boats in model. The hull was handsomely built of 

 Spanish cedar, m am. strakes, its chief peculiarity being a per- 

 fectly square forefoot, a right angle, the stem being lined away so 

 much that the angle had to be made of sheet brass. The boat was 

 fitted with a small well, but with bulkheads and two large com- 

 partments with circular metal-edged batches in the decksTso that 

 the well could be changed into a larger one if it was desired at 

 any time to convert her into a cruising boat. To do this it would 

 toe necessary to remove the present trunk, as it was so located 



