JUNE 11, 1891.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



42S 



ures OB paper, with but casual consideration of the form they 

 might riemand. NautiJus has a heavj^ gun metal plate nearly 

 amidships, and a very powerful drop-plate rudder; so that in 

 truth the "tail may wag the dog." She has but little overhang at 

 the bow and quarter sections, but she has considerable freeboard 

 all along, and thus lar has proved an exceedingly dry boat. «he 

 is rigged with balance lugs. 



Stella is the last Severn: she w'as designed by Mr. Stewart. She 

 is unlike the Charm in that she has a round section comuared to 

 Charm's flat V sections. She is considerably roclieredat both 

 ends. Her ceuier-plate is rather smRll in area, and of light weight. 

 Certainly in her new owner's hands she will come out fast, and 

 the way in which she tooled away to windward of the big yawl in 

 the match of the 18th in a blow, left no shadow of doubt as to her 

 ■windward-eatiug qualities. When ballasted down her freeboard 

 is none too great, and in rough water she would have a wet time 

 of it, both on deck, and below. 



Vanessa is the Nautilus of 1888. with a centerplate of powerful 

 size and weight. Her floor is a rising flat V, with a rather sharply 

 rounded, i. e., pronounced, bil^e. She nas very much overhang of 

 bow and quarter sections, which comes Into useful play in pre- 

 ventiug or lessening plunging in rough water, Imt is somewhat 

 detrimental to speed at great angles of heel. She has great ca- 

 pacity for carrying weight, and in addition to being fast under 

 ca.nvas, would be all in it as a cruiser. Her rig is bahnice lugs. 



_Usk is a large-modeled canoe, taking the utmost out of the club 

 dimensions. Her waterlines show considerable hollow both for- 

 ward and aft; she is siiflf and powerful, even without any ballast, 

 but her best chance would be in light winds with plenty of sail, as 

 her lines are hardly favorable to high speeds or sailing much 

 healed over. Lug rigged. 



Other canoes ibPre are which we have not space at present to 

 notice: also there is probability of the past winners of the chal- 

 lenge cup— the t'harm and Whiz— turning up. These are light 

 displacement "no ballast'' canoes, aud should they compete, in- 

 terest will run very high, as they will find their competitors 

 tuned up to a much more perfect racing pitch this year ihan pre- 

 viously.- jPicM. 



TO WINDWARD WITHOUT A RUDDER. 



"'T^HE hoisting sail comt>etition, the prizes for which are to be 

 JL presented by Mr. Zerega, is a canoe test in the right direc- 

 tion and should prove to be of great interest, not only to the com- 

 petitors, but also to all those can oemen who can make it conve- 

 ient to be at Bay Ridge on the afternoon of June 6, It is perhaps 

 "worthy of note that reeling is not considered among the points 

 that count for the prizes. Therefore it may be inferred that this 

 desirable feature of a hoisting sail no loriger has value in the eyes 

 of those who are Hkely to take part in the trials, or in the opinion 

 of the gentleman who framed toe ruies. 



"He would be a bold man indeed who would say positively that 

 any canoeing feat was impossible, and yet W'e feel quite safe in 

 venturing the opinion that there is not now in or near New York 

 a canoe or a canoeist that can sail to windward and return with- 

 out a rudder, and with the centerboard either up or down all the 

 time— as the rules in this competition make necessary. There is 

 no difficulty in tacking and working a canoe to windward without 

 the help of a rudder, and with the board down; but how any canoe 

 can be made to go bow first down the wind — centerboard down — 

 is more than wo can understand. It is to be presumed that a 

 paddle cannot be used, although the rules do not say so. We 

 ■would suggest to the gentleman who is to act as judge, and who 

 38 a canoe designer by the way, that he should make an attempt 

 at sailing a canoe down the wind— board rtp or down— before the 

 date of ihe competition, and bis experience may suggest a change 

 in the rules which will prevent this part of the programme being 

 a dismal failure."— Sea Bee Vaux, in The WoeVs Sport. 



A. 0. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Eastern Division: Ormsby A. Court, 

 Lowell, Mass.; W. H. Hargrave, Stanstead, P. Q,; Geo. H.Morse, 

 Wm. A. Crombie, Burlington, Vt. Northern Division: Samuel 

 Grandy. S. English, W. C. TuUv. O. P. Williamson, Abram Laid- 

 ley, John jMorrison, Omemee; W. H. Bothem, Moesum M. Bovd, 

 Ohas E. Stewart, Bobcaygeon. Atlantic Division: W.W.Ward, 

 Hoboken, N. J.; W. G. Raoul, Jr., New Brighton, S. I.; C. Cecil 

 Hodgmau, Tuckahoe, N. Y. 



Model FachU and Boats. Their design, inaJdng and sailing, with 

 desifjns and ivorning draioings. Postpaid, $£. 



FIXTURES. 



JUNE. 



11. Rochester. Review,Charlotie 20. St. Lawrence, 21 and 18ft. 



11. Portland, Annual. Classes, Montreal. 



13. Monatiquot, Opening, Wey- 20. New B' dford. Ladies' Day, 



mouth. New Bedford. 



13. Massachusetts, Spring, Dor- 20. Seawannaka, Ann,, N. Y. 



Chester. 20-21. San Francisco, Cruise, 



13. Lynn, Lynn. Martinez. 



13. Quinry. 33. Pavoni a. Annual, New York. 



13. bavin Hill, First Cham. 23. Corinthian, Ann,, N. Y. 



13. Royal N. S., Ohatmcy Cup, 23. Atlantic, 2.5ff., S'ift. and itift. 



Halifax. Special, New York Bay. 



13. St. Lawrence. 29 and 24ft.. 24. New Bedford, Sweep*, New 



Classes, MontreaL Bedford. 



15. Phila., Ann,, Del. River. 



16. Atlantic, Ann., New York. 



35. Cor. Mos. Fleet, Larchmont. 

 25. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 



17. Cedar Pt., Sangatuck, Conn. 25. Patapsco Navy, Ann., Balti- 

 17. Hull. Uuder 21£t. more. 



17. Massachusetts, Ann., Nahant 2". Yonkers Cor., Ann.,Tonkers 



17. Eastern, Sweep?., JIarbleh'd 27. Hull, All Classes. 



17. Beverly, 1st Sweep, Men. Bch 27. Dorchester, Club, Dorchester 



17. Marine and Field, Annual, 27. Lynn, Lynn. 



Bath Beach. 37. Quincy, First Championship 



17. New Jersey, Annual, New 37. Cor. Navy, L. I. Squad, New 



York Bay. Rnchelle. 



17. Bay View, Club, Boston Bay. 27. Savin Hill, Fleet Capt's Cups 



17. Mosquito, Club, Boston. 27. Beverly, 2d Sweep.Marbleh'd 



18. Roch., Ladies' Day.Charlotte 27. St. Lawrence, 29, 3-1, 21 and 

 18. New York, Ann.. New York. 18ft. Classes. Montreal. 



30. Hull Corinthian, 1st Cham. 27. Royal N. S., United Banks 

 20. Brooklyn, Spring, Gravesend Cup, Halifax. 



Bay. 27. Mosquito, Cup, Boston. 



20. Cor. Navy, Del. River Squad. 29. Eastern, Ann., Marblehead. 



20 Corinthian. Marblehead, 29. Massachusetts, Ladies' Race, 



Sweep and Club, Marbleh'd Dorchester Bay. 



JULT. 



1, St. Lawrence, 29, Hi. 31 and 14. Lake Y. R. A., Hamilton 



18ft. Classes, Montreal. Hamilton. ' 



1. Pleon, Penn., Marblehead. 15. Pieon, l=t Cham., Marbleh'd 



3. Seawanhaka, ttifc. aud 20ft., — . Massachnsetts, 46ft. Special' 



Oyster Bay. 15. Monatiquot, 1st Cham., Wey- 



3. Rochester, Cruise, Oak Orch. mouth. 



3 4-6. San Francisco, Ciuise, 10. Lake Y.R. A., R. C.T.C., Tor. 



Mare Island. 16. Cedar Pt., Saugaruck, Conn' 



3. Monatiquot. Club, Wesnn'th. 17. Lake Y. R. A., Queen City 



4. American, Naphtha,Milton's Toronto. ' 



Neck. 18. American, Steam, Milton's 



4. Larchmont, Ann., Larchm't. Neck. 



4. Corinthian, Marblehead, 18. HuU, First cham., 1st and 2d 



Sweep and Club.Marbleb'd classes. 



4. Beverly, 3d Sweep, Mon. Bch 18. New Y'ork. Ann., New York. 



4. Larchmont, Ann., Larchm't 18, Hull Corinthian, Club. 



4. N.Y.Y.R.A. Cruise. 18. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail. 



4. Royal N. Squadron Prizes 18. Beverly, 1st Cham, Mon. Bch 



Halitas. 18. Cor. Navy. N. Y. Bav Squad. 



4. Sing Sing, Ann., Sing Sing. 18. St. Lawrence, 34 and 21ft. 



4. Am. Model, Prospect Park, 



Brooklyn. 

 4. Douglas-ton, Annual, Little 



Neck Bay. 

 4. Bayswater, Ann,, Jamaica 

 Bay. 



Classes, MontreaL 

 18. Royal N. S.,Laasdowne Cup, 



Halifax. 

 18. New Bedford, Sweeps., New 



Bedford. 

 18-19. San t raneisco.Fish.Oruiee 



6. American, Sailing, Milton's 20. Lake Y. R. A., Rochester, 



Neck. Rochester. 



— . Eastern, Handicap, Marble- 20. Rochester, L.Y'.R.A., Charl. 



head. 31. Fal]Riv.,Ladies'Dav,PallRiv 



— . ■Raptarri. n,-tils«, Maine Cnsist 33. Pleon, Club, Marblehead. 



7. New Rochelle, Anu„ Now 23. Lake Y.R.A.,Oswego,Oswego 



Rochelle. 33. Royal N. S.. Wenonah Chal- 

 11. Dorchester. Club, Doroliester lenge Cup, Halifax. 



11. Hull, First Cham,, 3d, 4th, 23. L.Y.R.A,, Ann., Oswego. 



5th and 6th classes. 25, Great South Bay. 



11. Lynn, Lynn. 25, Dorche8ter,0pen. Dorchester 



11. Corinthian.Marbleh'dfCruise 36. Quincy, Second Cham. 



U. Savin Hill, Caah, 33. OorluthiaB, Marblehead, let 

 11. Riverside, Annua^f Cbam., Marblehead, 



11. St. Lawrence. 2f) and 18ft. 2-5. Massachusetts, Cruise. 



11. Bay View, Club, Boston Bay. 25. Hull. Cruise, Cape Cod. 



Classes, Montreal. 25. Mn?quito. Cup, Boston, 



11- Mosquito. Pennant, Boston. 27. Pleon, Cruise, Marblehead. 



11-19. Larchmont, Cruise, L. I. — . Corinthian. Ma r bl eh e ad, 



Sound. Ladies' Day, Marblehead. 



14. Quincy, Ladles' Day. 28. Monatiquot, Pennant, Wey- 



mouth. 



AtTGTJST. 



1. Indian Harbor. Open, Green- — . Corinthian, N. Y., Sweeps, 

 wich. Marblehead. 



1. Westhampton.Westhampton 1.5. Mosquito. Open. Boston. 



1. Hull Corinthian, 3d Cham. 15. New Bedford, Sweeps.. New 



1. Indian Harbor, Ann., Green- Bedford. 



wich. 15. East Bay. Long Island. 



1. Beverly, 1st Cham.Marbleh'd 15. Eastern. Sweeps, Marbleh'd. 



1-15. Cor. Navy Meet, Riv-rside. 15. Savin Hill, Fleet Capt's Cups 



3. New York, rendezvous. Glen 19. Hull, Ladies' Day. 



Cove. 19. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail. 



8. Mosquito, Pennant, Boston. 19. Pleon, Club, Marblehead. 



6. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 19. Fall River, Open, Fall River 



6. Monatiquot, 2d Cham., Wey- 20. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 



mouth. 20. Massachusetts, 3d Cham. 



7. New York,Goelet Cups,New- Dorchester Bay. 



port. 23. Quincy. 



8. San Francisco, Club. 23. Corinthian, Marblehead, 2d 

 8. HuU, S'Cond Cham., 3d, 4th, Cham., Marblehead. 



5th and 6th classes. 22. Mon,itiquot, Sweeps., Wey- 

 8. Lxnn, Lynn. mouth. 



8. Savin Hill, Second Cham. 23. Cor. Navy, East River Squad 



8. Beverly, 4th Sweep, Mon.Bch 33. Royal N. S., Ruth Cup, Hali- 

 8. Royal N. S., Ladies' Prizes, fax. 



Halifax. 32-23. San Francisco,Fi3h. Cruise 



.«. Bay View, Club. Boston Bay. 26 Pleon, 3d Cham., Marbleh'd. 



10. Quincy, Third Cham. 2(1. Dorche8ter,Club, Dorchester 

 Vi. Massachusetts. First Cham., 27. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 



Dorchester Bay. 27. Massachusetts, Third Cham., 

 13. Pleon, 2d Cham , Marbleh'd. Dorchester Bay. 



13. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 29. Hempstead, Long Island. 



13. Monatiquot. Ladies' Day, 39. Hull, All Classes. 



Weymouth. 29. Savin HUl, Cash. 



13. Cedar Pt., Saugatuck, Conn. 39. Beverly, 2d Cham, Mon. Bch. 



15. Hull, Ladies' Race. 29. Royal N. S., Capt. Russell's 

 15. Corinthian, Marbleh'd, Mid- Cup, Halifax. 



Summer Series, Marbleh'd 29. Larchmont, Oyster Boats, 

 15. Beverly, 2d Cham, Marbleh'd Larchmont. 



SEPTEMBER. 



1. Eastern. Fall, Marblehead. 13. New Bedford, Annual, New 



2. Pleon, Sail-off. Marblehead. Bedford. 



5. Monatiquot, Sail-otT, Wey- 13. Beverly, 6th Sweep, Mon.Bch 



mouth. 12. Lynn, Cup, Lynn. 



5. Hull Corinthian, Open. 13. Massachusetts, Open, Dor- 



5. Beverly.DtbSweep.Marbleh'd Chester Bay. 



5. Larchmont. FaU. Larchm't. 13. Savin Hill, Cham. Sail-off. 



5. Bav View, Cruise. 13. Royal N. S., Handicap, Hali- 



7. FaU River. Cluh. FaU River. fax. 



7. Beverly, Open, Mon. Beach. 19-20. San Francisco, Cruise. 



7. N.Y.Y'.R.A.,Ann.,NewY'oik 19. Beverly, 3:1 Cham,Marbleh'd 



7. Corinthian, Marblehead, 26. Beverly, 3d Cham, Mon. Bob. 



Handicap, Marblehead. 26. Savin Hill. Fleet Captains 



7. Lynn, Open, Nahant. Cups Sail-ofl'. 



7. Mosquito, Open, Bo3ton. 20. Royal R. S., Lord Alex Rus- 



11. Massachusetts, Fall, Dor- sel's Cup, Halifax. 



Chester Bay. 26. Bay View, Club, Boston Bay. 



OCTOBER. 



7. Brooklyn, FaU, Gravesend 17. San Francisco, Closing Day. 

 Bay. 



COLLAPSIBLE CHANNELS. 



T^HE first event in the history of the new 46ft. class is the failnre 

 of the iron oharmels of Miueola and Sayonara, the earliest 

 of the fleet in commission. Before the first race, and uuder the 

 strain of a little trial sailing, they quietly folded up and left the 

 mast unsuiipor! ed. Channels of any considerable width are a 

 novelty in American yachts; the Harvey cutters Bedouin. Oriva 

 and Wenonah have long narrow cUannels of wood; the old sloop 

 Fanny has, as every one knows, two curious excrescences of wood 

 that carry her chainplates, and the other old timers. Eclipse and 

 Vision, have some curious specimens of smith work on the sides; 

 but the only new yacht with wide channels prior to this year was 

 Liris, hers being of steel plate and angles, and they have slood per- 

 fectly Jf or two seasons. Tomahawk, Gossoon and Helen had chan- 

 nels, but not so wide as in the 46-footers. The channels on the Fife 

 boats, Minerva, Clara, Yama and Barbara, are of steel plate, 

 the centers cut out to save weight, but they are very long, aud 

 well stift'ened by half-round steel abreast the chainplates. In the 

 new Boston boats the channels are apparently of iron plate, com- 

 paratively short for their width, very much cut away, and without 

 the stiffening pieces. That they are not strong enough in them- 

 selves seems proven by their behavior in these two cases, and we 

 doubt vf ry much whether the whole connection of the shrouds to 

 the sides of the yacht in many of the newer yachts is not equally 

 faulty; there seems no provision for distr ibuting the strain of the 

 shrouds over the whole side of the boat and also to the keel, in 

 the older boats of a couple of years since with inside chainplates 

 on the frames, there was far less strain, but still some cases of 

 failure occurred, and a far greater strength is called for in the 

 new racers. 



YACHTS VERSUS TUGBOATS. 

 'T^HE decision of Judge Benedict is one of the most important to 

 yachtsmen that has ever been made, and in connection with 

 that in the case of the steam yacht Lagonda, quoted in the For- 

 est ^ND Stre.\m of March 13, it places a pleasure vessel on ex- 

 actly the same footing in the eye of the law as one engaged solely 

 in trade. In these two cases -Tudge Benedict has decided that a 

 pleasure vessel is entitled to all the rights granted to vessels b^ 

 the rules of the road; and also that in case of damage the loss of 

 time may be rated at a certain commercial value, even though 

 the vessel be used solely for pleasure. The masters and pilots of 

 tugboats, river and sound steamers may find very useful if not 

 palatable reading in these two decisions, while yachtsmen have 

 every cause for rejoicing that their rights have at last been so 

 clearly deflned, thanks to the spirited action of Mr. Center, of the 

 cutter Medusa, and Mr. Watts, of the steam yacht Lagonda, who 

 have fought their respective cases until a favorable judgment 

 has been reached; in the first case in the face of the very lame 

 and one-sided decisions of both the Supervising Inspector of 

 Steam Vessels and of the local inspectors; and in tne second case 

 of the Commissioner who made a mere nominal award of a few 

 dollars. 



A CHANCE FOR COMMISSIONER BATES. 



TF Commissioner of Navigation Bates finds the time hang idly 

 on his hands at present, there is a wide field of usefulness 

 ready for him in which he can make a partial amends for his 

 authorship of the Frye bill and perhaps do a little to remove 

 the very unfavorable opinion which he has earned from yachts- 

 men. The task we refer to is the compiling of a list of worn-out 

 and otherwise objectionable names of yachts, and the drawing up 

 of a biU prohibiting their further use. As a beginning v.-e can 

 suggest ^^^lit6 Wiugs, Daisy, Marguerite, White Cap, FroUc, 

 Fanny, Nettie, Mary, Ripple, Lurline, Mystery, Wanderer, Maud, 

 Undine, Idler, Vision, Hattie, Emma, EUa, LlUie, Katie, Nellie, 

 Restless and Meteor. If these names could be laid away for fifty 

 or a hundred years, they not ouly would never be missed, but 

 might come out at the end of that time with a certain degree of 

 novelty. 



CRUISING TRIM AND CLASS LIMITS.-An important ques- 

 tion bag arisen in oonneotion with the races In cruising trim, 

 which with feaudlcftp yaoMwJtt be tfee laew jfeatures of several 



clubs. Nearly all of the racing fleet are so near the class limit 

 that while they can keep their places in the class by dint of close 

 stripping for a race, they are well over the limit when in usual 

 cruising trim. The question then comes up whether a yacht 

 which comes to the line for a race with a waterUne length of sail 

 30ft. 3in. is in the SOft. or 85ft. class. It may with propriety be 

 argued on the one hand that the measureinent and classification 

 rules recognize no difference of trim, a yacht must be measured 

 in the trim in which she raced, aud her length will then show her 

 class. This is a literal construction of the rules, hut on the other 

 hand the intention of the clubs in offering prizes for cruising 

 trim was not to re-class the boats, but to leave them in the classes 

 where their official racing measurements have placed them in the 

 past. What is needed to settle the question is a statement from 

 the regatta comiiiittees which will show owners just where they 

 stand. 



COLOR OF YACHTS.— Mr. Prince has foregone his announced 

 intention of painting the new Beatrix red, aud American yachts- 

 men will be deprived of a startling spectacle. In England, how- 

 ever, some .strange freaks in color are in fashion. No exception 

 can be taken to a light mahogany topside, .such as some of the 

 racers show, in fact, it was a mistake not to flaish Liiis this way 

 in her first season, but when one side of a yacht is painted black 

 and the other white, ss in the case of the 5-rater Glycera, the re- 

 sult must be surprising, though hardly so hideous as the striped 

 black and white of Mayflower when she raced Galatea. Wind- 

 fall, a new 5-rater, owned and raced by Mrs. Schenley, is painted 

 a bright red. , 



A NOVEL RACING PLANT.-The latest development in the 

 racing line is the invention of the two old and clever yachtsmen, 

 Messrs. Paul Ralli, former owner of Yarann, and E. F. Quitter. 

 Each of these gentlemen own one of the small-raters, the Brat and 

 the Bairn, and together they have fitted up a big Thames saUiug 

 barge, the New Zealand, on which they can live in comfort and 

 navigate from port to port, carrying the racing craft on davits. 



THE MEDUSA-STAPLES COLLISION. 



THE following is the full text of the decision lately rendered 

 by Judge Benedict in the case of the cutter Medusa and the 

 tug M. E. Staples. On behalf of the tug it was claimed that the 

 yacht was in the position of an overtaking vessel, coming up 

 astern of the tug and her tow at a speed of 6 to 7 knots, while 

 their speed was but half as much. The claim of the yacht was 

 thas the two vessels were crossing, and also that whatever the 

 position may have been, the steam vessel up to the last moment 

 could have avoided the collision had she so desired. The evi- 

 dence offered by the yacht as to the positions of the two vessels, 

 their speed and the direction of the wind, was conclusive as to 

 the fact that the two were saiUng on converging courses, and 

 that the tug without whistle or other warning continued her 

 course until she collided with the sailing vessel. The decision is 

 as follows. The decisions of the Supervising and local inspectors 

 of steam vessels will be found in the Forest and Stream of 

 Feb. 6. 1890: 



United States District Court, Eastern District of New l^ork.— 

 William H. Flannery vs. the sloop yacht Medusa. Robert Center 

 vs. the tug M. E. Staples. 



Benedict, J. May 33, 1891. 



At the time of the coUision which gave rise to this action the 

 sloop yacht Medusa and the tng M. E. Staples were proceeding 

 down the New York Bay above the Narrows on crossing courses. 

 The yacht being a sailing vessel had the right to hold her course, 

 and it was the duty of the tug, being a vessel under steam, to 

 avoid her. Both vessels held their courses until collision was 

 imminent, indeed inevitable, without prompt action on the part 

 of the tug. 



The liability of the tug for the coUision is pla'n, and it is equally 

 plain that the yacht was guilty of no fault. 



The collision is easily explained by circumstances proved, which 

 go to show that the tug acted upon the idea that because the tug 

 was a vessel engaged in business, whUe the Medusa was a pleas- 

 ure craft and able to change her course easily, it was the duty of 

 the yacht to give way for the tug. This was a mistaken idea on 

 the part of the ttte-. Pleasure yachts, while subject to, are also 

 entitled to act upon the rules of navigation. There was nothing 

 in the situation of these vessels to create an exception to the 

 ordinary rules of navigation by which it is made the duty of a 

 steam vessel to avoid a vessel under saiL The tug had a .single 

 boat in tow on a hawser 100ft. long. She could, by stopping, have 

 given the yacht room to pass without collision. She could by a 

 slight change of her helm have rem->ved all danger of collision. 

 She was in possession of the power to avoid approaching vessels 

 and that is the basis of the rule of navigation, and I discover noth- 

 ing in the proofs upon which to base a decision that she was 

 relieved from the rule. Therefore, by the navigation rules the 

 yacht had the right to hold her course, and made it the duty of 

 the steam vessel to avoid her, and this duty was in no way modi- 

 fled by the fact that the vessel she was approaching was a pleas- 

 ure yacht able to alter her course witnout much trouble or loss. 



The libel of the owner of the tug is therefore dismissed with 

 costs, and in the case of the owner of the yacht a decree wiU be 

 entered in favor of the libellant with an order of reference to 

 ascertain the amount of the damage. 



Hyland & Zabriskie for tugboat Staples. 



Julian B. Shope for yacht Medusa. 



THE WATSON CENTERBOARD 1 O-RATER. 



THE Field speaks as follows of the new 10-rater Dora, designed 

 by Watson for Messrs. Allan, owners of Doris. The new boat 

 has sailed but twice, aud her performance is not conclusive, but 

 her two wins from such tens as Woodcock and Y'voune show her 

 to be a very smart boat: 



"The opening cruise of the Royal Northern Y. C. was memor- 

 able for the exceptional interest taken in the racing of the Clyde 

 lO-raters, reinforced by the new centerboard cutter Dora, built 

 by Adam of Gnurock, from the design of Mr. G. L. Watson for 

 Messrs. B. and R. Allan, who owned t^ e well-know 10-rater Doris. 

 Dora is so novel in form and construction that even judges 

 doubted if she would do any good. In ihe only two encounters 

 she has had with the keel lO-raters she has come out successftil. 

 But in the first of these, at Rothesay, on the day previous to the 

 Royal Northern match, the wind veered about, with Dora getting 

 more than her own share of luck. In the Royal Northern match 

 the breeze was fairly steady throughout, and while in the reach- 

 ing Dora seemed to be making little of her rivals, in turning to 

 windward from Pladda, off the south end of Arran, to Davaar, 

 in the entrance of Campbelton Loch, she fairly outwinded the 

 keel 10-totmers, and left them fastest in the stronger breezes. Of 

 course many more trials are wanted to shor,- Dora really superior 

 to keel cutters of the same tonnage, in the meantime her fur- 

 ther performances will be watchea with the keenest interest in 

 Clyde, since they may mean a great revolution in yacht building. 

 Dora has no resemblance in form to eillter Iverna or Amphitrite, 

 which discarded their centerboards. With sharp ends she has 

 very considerable beam, and, with nearly the draft of a 10-tonner, 

 the cutter has a natural stability that, with a heavv lead keel, 

 keeps her more upright than the keel IC-tonners on the wind; and 

 she does not jump in the head sea, as was expected. The racing 

 in the other matches of the Royal Northern presented no features 

 of note. As was to be expected, the 40-ton cutter May, in the turn 

 to windward from Ailsa Craig to Campbelton, weut to the front, 

 and the 20-rater Windward had an easv victory over the out- 

 classed and cruising cutters in the match." 



A. P. E.-MARGUERITE.-The fast Cape Cod oatboat A. P. E 

 has lately bf-en brought to New Y^ork, her new owner changing 

 her name to Marguerite, making about the twentieth yacht of that 

 name. Neither A. P. E. nor Mucilage weie specially appropriate 

 or euphonious names for a yacht, but each of these craft has made 

 a reputation under one of them, and it is a pily that their identity 

 henceforth should be entirely lost under the time worn names by 

 which they have been rechristened. As they lie side by side in the 

 Atlantic Basin, the A. P. E. appears as the Marguerite, while the 

 Mucilage is transformed Into the Iris. Both, by the way, have 

 such smooth topsides, hardly a seam showing, that it is a pleasure 

 to look at them. Whether they will repeat the victories of their 

 Eastern career in New Y'ork waters remains to be seen, but on the 

 Upp.Br or even the Lower Bay It ought to be no difficult matter tg 

 be*t them with a boat designed for New York waters. 



