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SAIL PLAN OF STEAM YACHT "MAID OP HONOB." 



work. Visitors at the Dulley works usually sland apart and view 

 these maeLines from a dista-Dce. 



"When the rims are rpmoved from their steel bending forms 

 they are stnypd in shape with wooden straps, then laid away to air 

 dry, aftti- which they are kiln dried. When kiln dried they never 

 lose their shape as^ain, but remain exactly as left by the bendinjr 

 as if ihoy had grown that way. The bent ribs are all made from 

 h'ekory or other hard wood, and make the best belt surface for 

 pulleys ever discovered; besides, thev nevei' wear out. This com- 

 pany anamifact.ured 50,(00 pulleys last year. They sell them all 

 over the world, and are to-day 2 000 pulleys bebiad their orders. 

 Thia -seems lo be a very fa'r evidence of the value of bent rims 

 and bent wood for nearly all purposes where it cati be used. 



"PUBLIUS V. Lawson." 



NAA^4L RESERVE ASSOC! ATION.— Commander J. W. Miller, 

 of the first battalion of the Naval Reserve of the State of New 

 York, has issuen instructions to the various batteries for the col- 

 lection and firrangement of specific information of a useful 

 nature, as fnllowe: "The First Battery is to ascertain the total 

 number of tugs in these waters having a speed of over ten knots, 

 and also those having a speed of over twelve knots, together with 

 the size and tbe owners' names nnd addresses, as well as the 

 names and addresses of all wrecliing companies, with their capac- 

 ities. The Second Battery is to obtain a full set of Government 

 chart.=?, tide t>ooks, aids to navigation of New York Bay and ap- 

 Ijroaches, and of Long Island Sound. Inlets or rivers crossed by 

 railroads arc to be marked, and tbe depth of water at tbe railroad 

 bridges is to be shown. The capacity of the railroads for the 

 transportation of torpedo boats is another feature of this detail. 

 The commanding offlcer of this battery is to make a report on the 

 best methods of defending the eastern entrance to Long Island 

 Sound in case of emergency. The detail for the Third Battery 

 provides for obtaining a list of steamboats which have licenses 

 for Sound and Bay passenger service, the number of passengers 

 allowed by the inspectors, and the number of men that could be 

 transported by them In time of emergency. Besides this the 

 Third Battery is to obtain the speed, tonnage, draft loaded, num- 

 her of state-rooms, number of berths, and cubic capacity of 

 freight space of all these steamers, together with the names and 

 addresses of their owners. The Eourth Battery is to confine its 

 labors to shipbuilding and supply men. It is to obtain the names 

 and addresses of all shipbuilders, with their capacities and plants; 

 ship carpenters and general outfitters, such as joiners, boiler- 

 makers, and engine builders, together with a list of anthracite 

 and bituminous coal dealers, and the amount they can supply per 

 day." Tbe practical value of work of this kind needs no proof. 



NEW YORK Y. C— The regular meeting of the New York 

 Y. O. was held on May 21, with Com. Gerry in the chair. The 

 most important business was the arrangement of the programme 

 for the annual cruise, a very great change being made from the 

 regular custom, the rendezvous being changed from New London, 

 where it. has been since 1884, to Glen Cove. It was decided to 

 rendezvous at the latter place on Aug. 3, sailing next day for 

 Huntington Bay and thence to Newport in time to sail the Goelet 

 Oup race on Aug. 7. A steamer will accompany the fleet, carry- 

 the non-owners and their friends. Mr. .Jenkins Van Sehaick, of 

 Glen Cove, has promised a grand clambake to the fleet on Aug. 3. 

 The Oak Bluffs Club, through Dr. H. A. Tucker, has offered a 

 cup lor the -Itj-footers should the fl.eet visit Vinevard Haven. 

 Treasurer F. W. J. Hurst announced a balance of 141,^00 in band. 

 Mr. W. H. Webb, the shipbuilder, presented to the club a model 

 of the old schooner yacht Dream, built and owned abotit sixty 

 years ago by J. Prescott Hall, Edward Center, N. Pendleton Hos- 

 sack, and Oreo. R. .1. Bowdoin. The following members were 

 elected: H. B. Wolcott, J. H. Breslin, W. C, McMillan, N. D. 

 Lawton, J. T. Boss, A. Tngraham, C. H. W. Foster, W. F. White- 

 house, G. J. Colford, J. E. Berwind, W. H. Butler, Alex. Brown, 

 P. A. Guild, F. H. Walker, J. S. Newberry. W. L, Van Wart, 

 Howard Carroll, C. Hubbard, Wm, Gregory. 



JAPANESE LACQUER.— Naval Constructor Mintonye has 

 taken up the lacquer-covered plates that have been immersed in 

 the navy yard basin for several mouths past, and forwarded them 

 to Washington with his report. It is understood that an import- 

 ant point of this report will deal with the insulating power of the 

 plates aeainst galvanic action, a point in whicti lacquer differs 

 from ordinary protective compounds. It is well known that if a 

 steel plate having magnetic oxide of iron on its surface be exposed 

 to sea water a strong galvanic couple is set up between the oxide 

 audi he steel underneath the protective covering, and pitting of the 

 metal results. With lacquer the case is different. Lacquer baa 

 no chemical action on the magnetic oxide, and if The plate is dry 

 when it is applied galvanic action is prevented. The exclusion of 

 •water prevents any action whatever, and the best results with the 

 lest plates were obtained on plates on which the presence of mag- 

 netic oxide was Ignored. The removal of this oxide, which is 

 ordinarily considered necessary, is therefore avoided.— iroji Mie. 



ATLANTIC Y. C— The programme for the opening sail on 

 Memorial Day, a fixture originating with the Atlantic Y. C, is as 

 follows: The club flag will be hoisted at 10:30 A.M. and saluted, 

 after which the yachts will sail down the lower bay and return. 

 Schooners and Classes 1, 2, 3, i and 5 of sloops will sail to and 

 around Buoy 14 on the Southwest Spit, while all other classes 

 will sail to and around the Swash Channel bell buoy and return, 

 yachts keeping the outer marks on port hand in rounding. 

 Yachts must pass to the westward of Fort Lafayette and the 

 Roamer Beacon and to the eastward of buoys on the West Bank, 

 going and returning. 



LAKE CHAMPLAIN Y. 0.-0£Hcers, 1891: Com.. W. Seward 

 Wtbb, of New York; Vice-Corn., W. H. Crombie, of Burlington: 

 Pres., J. Gregory Smith, of St. Albans; First Vice-Pres., Elias 

 Lyman, of Barilngton: Second Vice-Pres., H. LeGrand Cannon, 

 of New Yorli; Sec'y. A. G. Winlemore. of Burlington; Treas.. 

 Horalio Hiciiok, of Burlington; Meas., A. C. Tuttle, of Bm-ling- 

 ton: Gapt., D. W. Robinson, of Burlington; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. A, 

 P. Grinnell, of Burlington. 



THETIS, sloop, Mr. P. V. Stevenson, has been laid up in Law- 

 lley's basm all winter. A new suit of canvas has been made for 

 her by Mr. Wilson, of B jston, from his own plans, and the hull 

 has been put in the neatest possible shape by Capt. Perry. She 

 Bailed last week for New York with her owner on board. 



TOM BOY, outter, Mr. Archibald Rogers, hasheen sold by Mr. 

 Burgess to Mr. A. B, Smith, of Bo8t(^n, « j 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET.-The first race of the 

 season >vill he sailed on May 30 at Larchmont, starting at 11 A. M., 

 pnd open to small craft of other clubs. The classes will be 21 To 

 2rift. l.w.l., including yachts of 25ft. corrected length; 18 to 21ft.; 

 15 to 18ft.; under 15ft. A $75 subscription cup, to >ie known as the 

 Corinthian Mosquito Fleet Champion Cup for 1891, is offered for 

 the special class; and to be sailed for on May 30. June 20. and at 

 the fall regatta, witb a sail off if required. Two boats must start 

 in each race. Fourteen new members have lately been elected. 



BRAT.— This pretty name has been given to the new 1-rater, 

 lately built for Mr. Paul Ralli, late owner of theYarana. A 1- 

 rater, of which a number have been built in England this year, is 

 an open sailing boat stioh as a yacht's cutter. Such limits have 

 been laid down for the class as will produce a type of boat that 

 may be carried at the davits of a sailing yacht, and in which good 

 sailing mar he had. Old yachtsmen like Mr. RaUi and Mr. E. T. 

 Quitter, have taken up the class, and plenty of racing is prom- 

 ised. 



CORINTHIAN NAVY -The fleets of the East River Sqtiadron 

 and the Long Island Sound Squadron will assemble off the break- 

 water at Glen Cove, Long Island, on May 30, at 9 A. M., to take 

 part in a cruise. The fleet will disband on the 31st inst. Thos. T 

 Taber, vice-admiral, commanding; W. S. Sainsbury, fleet captain. 



NAUTILUS.— On May 20 the new 46-footer Nautilus, designed 

 and built by Mr. H. C. Wintringham at Bay Ridge for Mr. 

 J. Rogers Maxwell, was launched. She Will be ready for the races 

 next month. Mr. Maxwell will have both Nautilus and Shamrock 

 with the New York fleet on the cruise, and Shamrock will enter 

 the Goelet cup race. 



GONE INTO TRADE.— The once famous schoonor Flying 

 Cloud, built by Inman, at Lymingtou, Eng., in 1852, has just been 

 sold to a London firm, who will use her for carrying explosives. 

 A similar fate befell the American schooner Rambler a few years 

 since. 



STELLA, sloop, built at Amsterdam from designs by Mr. A. 

 Gary Smith last year, and which made a very good record in the 

 racing, will have a new suit of Lapthorno canvas this season. 



HANNIEL, steam yacht, formerly owned by Mr. Ford and now 

 by Mr. C. H. W. Foster, has been painted white. She will serve 

 as a tender for her owner's new 46ft. boat Barbara. 



CONQUEROR, steam yacht, Mr. F. W. Vanderbilt, is at South- 

 ampton, and will soon sail for New York, Capt. Woods, late mate 

 of the Alva, is m command. 



"THE YACHTSMAN."— A new weekly, devoted solely to sail- 

 m.g, has been started in London under the title of The YaeJits- 

 man. 



GLORIANA.— The new Morgan 46-footer had a successful trial 

 trip at Bristol on May 19, and is now at Newport. 



BEATRIX, the Bryant-Prince 48-footer, was launched on May 

 26. at Frisbie's yard, Salem. 



FANCY, Mr. C. F. Lymau's new 30-footer, was launched at 



Lavvley's yard on May 23. 



JATHNIEL, steam yacht, Mr. D. S. Ford, has been pa.inted 

 white. 



No Notice Taken of Anonymoas Correspondents. 



•v,^--,?-ni<-„' Sing, N. Y.-Is there registered a bitch Starlight, 

 No. 12,272? If so please furnish me pedigree. Ans. What breed? 



SuBSCBiBUB, Poughkeepsie, N. Y.- Please to inform me whether 

 a cocKer spaniel needs any training to tree partridges? Ans. Yes. 



J. T. McG., Baltimore, Md.— Will you please send me full pedi- 

 gree of Gen. Felix Agnus's collie dog Sir Loch? Ans. He is not 

 registered. 



^.^\ ^fx,^-' Detroit.— For trout fishing go to Sault St. Marie, 

 Mich. Write to Peter M. Moore, Deputy Fish and Game Warden 

 at that point. There is no game now in season in vour State. The 

 law does not protect muskrats. 



F. A. P., Brunswick, Maine.- 1 never have shot for money, hut 

 have rowed several races in shells for monev. Of course, rowing 

 has nothing to do with shooting. I wish to know if I am eli°-ible 

 to enter this contest? Ans. Yes, you are eligible. The date of the 

 competition has not yei been set. 



C. L. W., Little Falls, N. Y.— Can clubs or individuals by pur- 

 chasing tracts of land in the Adirondacks that the West Canada 

 Creek runs through prohibit Ashing in tbe creek when it has been 

 stocked by the State? Ans. Yes. Stocking a stream with fish 

 from the State hatcheries does not make it public. 



C. O., Brooklyn.— Tbe secretary of the South Side Club is Mr. 

 1< rancis O. de Luze, 18 South William street, New York; but we 

 doubt your getting permission to fish in the club waters. For 

 trout near New York write to D. M. Orane, Canadensis, Pa., or to 

 Dr. Fuller, Dingman's Ferry, Pa. 



J. R.B., Auburn, Ala.— 1. Who Is the breeder of the pointer 

 bitch Patsy, by Short (Old Short-Shot) out of Carrie (Lort-Lady 

 CroxlethV 2. Who is her present owner? Ans. 1. P. Hibbard, 

 Athens, Ohio. 2. At the time she was registered it the A.K.C. 

 Stud Book, in Part 1, Vol. V., in 1888, she was owned by T. E 

 Baker, Logan. Ohio. 



W. G. H.. Yazoo City. Miss.— 1. I have an English setter puppy 

 whose dam's grand .'^ire is an English setter, Dan, by Count Noble 

 out of Spark. Can I find out through you whether Dan is regist- 

 ered or not? 2. Is there any way by which I can get this infor- 

 ma'ioni' Ans. 1. The Dan you mention is not registered. 2. No 

 unless some ol! our readers can give you the information you ask! 



H. E., Crediton, Ont.— I have a rifle, 45-90 Winchester, 1886 

 model, and also the Winchester reloading tools made for large 

 cartridges; and I find in shooting shells I reload myself that the 

 powder bakes and the guu gets leaded so that I cannot hit a 2ft 

 target at eOydP, Will you i lease give instructions how to reload 

 Bhells and what powder should be used? Ans, Try a harder bnl- 

 J«t, one with, mpre tin in jt, also «, jjiolater burning; powder. 



Young Sportsman. Houston, Texas.— Will you please inform 

 me what weight, kind of bore, length of barrels, etc., a .12-gauge 

 hamraerless fhotgun should be in order to obtain the best results 

 in shooting quail, ducks, prairie chicken, and squirrels. Also sav 

 what kind of powder would be best suited for said gun for general 

 use. Ans. Choose a T^lbs. modified choke, 30in. barrels, and use 

 first-class black powder to insure uniform results. 



J. G. D.— Some time ago I heard asportsmau of more than ordi- 

 nary intelligence, and one whom I regarded as a close and acute 

 observer, assert that the use of mercury in gun barrels to prevent 

 rust, etc., was injurious to the metal of the barrels. As I under- 

 stand him, it changes the character of the metal, weakens it, 

 destroys it or disintegrates it. Do you think that i here is any- 

 thing of it? Ans. The mercury will not affect the metal. In fact 

 mercury is regularly stored in iron receptacles in commerce. 



L. S. H., Illinois.— Can you or some of your readers tell me the 

 cause of a close shooting gun making a patchv pattern? The sua 

 shoots very close, making a pattern of over 400 No. 85 IMoz. 30in. 

 circle at 40yds. The pattern is close enough, but there are holes 

 in it that will allow a bird to slip through. The fault .seema to be 

 in the boring, as other guns shoot the same loads without showing 

 so many holes and thick places in the pattern. I should like to 

 hear from you or from some of your readers who have had ex- 

 perience in gun boring. Ans. It may be that the fault is in the 

 wadding. Try various styles of wadding, and see tf that will not 

 give the remedy. 



P. M., Lincoln, Neb.— 1. Inclosed find pedigree of mv Irish setter 

 puppy, named Cuban, which name I would like to claim. Please 

 let me know if Mike Ruges and champion Mamie, owned by C. H. 

 Buford, of Lincoln, Neb., are registered. 2. My puppy shows four 

 white toes. Does that hurt his value? 3. Could I get him regis- 

 tered? 4. What book can 1 get for information for thnronghly 

 training my dog? Ans. 1. No. 2. Not necessarily. 3. The pedi- 



J. L. M., Springdale, Pa.— What is meant by the term Susque- 

 hanna salmon? Is it a salt-water fish in fresh water, or is It 

 entirely a fresh-water fish? In our locality we have two varieties 

 of the salmon family, one which we call a clear salmon, and 

 which I have seen to reach lllbs. in weight, the other a much 

 smaller fish which rarely reaches 21bs. in weight, which we call a 

 jack salmon. Are those the proper names? Ans. Susquehanna 

 salmon and jack salmon are names generally applied to the same 

 fish belonging to the perches and not to the salmon family. Tue 

 fish is better known as the pike perch or wall-eyed pike. In our 

 issue of June 27. 1889, you will find a description of the pike perches 

 and a long and bewildering list of its common names. The salmon 

 has no spines in any of its fins, as you will observe bv consulting 

 our Trout Supplement, and is, consequently, very different from 

 the spiny perches. 



Subscriber, Denver, Col.— 1, How would you breed to correct a 

 faulty point, to the opposite extreme or to one having the point 

 just right? 2. What is meant "by the term "meally-faced?" 3. I 

 have lost two valuable litters through the bitches having no milk. 

 Can I do anything to insure a flow in another one now in whelp? 

 4. Is eating grass by a dog indicative of any disorder? If so 

 what is the remedy? Ans. 1. To the one having the point just 

 right, on the principle that like begets lilie. 3. One speaks of a 

 meally-faced liver and white pointer when the liver marking on 

 face is shot with white, not clear and distinct. 8. We do not 

 know of any remedy. Perhaps your hitch had not enough exer- 

 cise during pregnancy. Better procure a foster mother for the 

 pups that are on the way. 4. No. Eating grass is a method the 

 dog has of cleansing the stomach; let him eat as much as he likes. 

 It often promotes vomiting and is popularly known as the "dog's 

 medicine." 



H. G. B., Philadelphia.— 1, Will you kindly give me the in- 

 gredients of the best lotion to use as a preventive for black flies 

 and mosquitoes? 2. What is the best preparation to use to make 

 canvas waterproof? Ans. 1. We repeat an answer given the 

 other day: The black flv preventive recommended bv Mr. E. A. 

 Samuels in his "With Fly-Rod and Camera" is this: One part 

 pure Stockholm tar to two parts sweet oil, adding a little oil of 

 pennyroyal or peppermint. Vaseline thoroughly incorporated 

 with this mixture gives it consistency and "wear." Too much 

 pennyroyal will irritate the skin. "Neasmuk's" famous recipe, 

 as given in "Woodcraft," is this: Simmer together over a slow 

 fire 3oz. pine tar. 2oz. castor oil, loz. oil pennyroyal; bottle for use. 

 Rub it in thoroughly, and renew from day to dav. "Kingfisher," 

 in Forest and Stream, recommends: One- half pint tar, 1.^ pint 

 lard or vaseline, J^oz pennyroyal, 3 drops creosote; mix with heat 

 and bottle for use. 2. Take 23^1bs. alum and dissolve in 10 gallons 

 of boiling water; then in a separate vessel dissolve the same 

 quantity of sugar of lead in 10 gallons of water and mix the two 

 solutions. The cloth is now well handled in this liquid xmtil every 

 part of it is penetrated, then it is squeezed and dried in the air or 

 in a warm apartment, then washed In cold water and dried again, 

 when it is fit for use. If necessary the cloth may be dipped in the 

 liquid and dried twice before being washed. The liquor appears 

 curdled when the alum and lead solutions are mixed together. 

 The sulphate of lead is taken up in the pores of the cloth, and It 

 is unaffected by rains or moisture, and yet it does not render the 

 cloth airtight. Such cloth is also partly uninflammable. A solu- 

 tion of alum itself will render cloth, prepared as deseribed, 

 partially waterproof, but it is not so good as the sulphate of lead. 



Forest and Stream, Box 2,832, N. Y. citv, has descriptive 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," "Sybillene" and 

 other competent authorities to he the beat treatise on the subjeet 

 extant. 



Names and Poetbaits of Birds, by Griirdoii TrnihTJiiI]. A 



book particularly Interesting to gunners, for by its use they can 

 Identify without question all the American game birds which 

 they may km. Clotb, 280 pages, prjce $3.50. For aale by FoREgy 



