July 2, 1891. J 



FOft£ST AND STflEAM. 



JACK O' LANTHORN. 



21^-RATEB. 



THE great changes which result from a season or two of hot 

 racing are no where better shown than in the new elasfi c^f 

 racing boats o^ 2J;^-rating which has grown up about Southampton 

 and the Solent witiiin three years. This locality was practically 

 ) he only place in England where the old Y. R. A. tonnage rule was 

 inoperative, and where beamy boats could be buHt and raced, the 

 result being the creation of a class of v ry wide, deep and over- 

 riggpd boat?, such as the Daisy, now in this country, a most un- 

 desirable t>pe. Tne smaller boats in the 31tt. l.w.l. cIaps, such as 

 Minima, were nice little cutters of the 8nme general type as tho 

 Boston Paopoose, witn full cutter rig. though in some cases polf- 

 masted. Within tlie past three years racing has increased greatly 

 about Sou-hampton in the 2}4 and 5-rating classes, equivalent 

 nearly to 25 iind 30fi. corrected lengtb by American rules, and a 

 number of yachts have been built for that purpose and no other. 

 Aa speed alone has been considered, over certain local courses, 

 the build, rig and fittings have undergone great changes. Under 



the present Y. R. A. rule. Ratings qq^"^\ the allowance of sail 

 is for 24tt. l.w.l.. 625 sq. ft.; 25ft., 600 sq. ft.; 26ft.. 573 sq. ft.; 27ft.. 

 5!io sq. ft ; 28ft., 635 sq. ft. These figures come within a fraction of 

 25it. corrected lengtu when applied to the Seawanhaka rule. Kx- 

 perience has demonstrated thac the best proportions lie very nenr 

 to 26ft. l.w.l. and 573 sq. ft. of sail, the leading boats being from 

 25fr. Bin. to 26ft. 6.n. 



The J acht whose lines are here given was designed for the class 

 by Capt. Henry E. B^yly, of Exmouth, Eng., former owner of 

 Buccaneer, Spankadillo and Scaramou -h, to whom we are in- 

 debted for the desien. Scaramouch, designed by Jier owner, was 

 built in 1889 as a 3-r^ter, her dimensions heing. l.w.l,. 28ft.; beam 

 7ft. 6in.; dralt without board, ift. Bin.; wi h board, 9fi.; displace- 

 mfnt 4 5 tons, and 780sq. ft. of sail. She was afterward reduced 

 to 650ff., making hf-r rating but 2.5. She was too far distant from 

 the headquarters of the class to be tried against the leadi-rs, but 

 she showed herself quite fast in the home racing, and late last 

 season was sold to go to Odessa, in the Black Sea. She madt^ the 

 passage ol 600 miles, from Dartmouth to Newcastle on Tyne, 

 where =he was shipped to Russia, undi r her own canvas late in 

 the fall, encountering some very bad weather, but came through 

 all right. The new boat, dpsigned last fall and built during the 

 winter. Is 3ft. longer than Scaramouch, but like her has a centei- 

 hoard and of considerable size, unlike most of the boards hereto- 

 fore fitted in English yachts. 



Though differing in this respect from the majority of the class, 

 she possesses most of the marked characteristics which have he^D 

 called forth by the exigencies of close competition. Theimmersf d 

 surface has been reduced as much as possible by the cutting away 

 of all deadwood, the hull has been lightened of all superfluous 

 weight, the rig. as we shall show next week, has been simplified 

 to the gre-test possible degree, while the fittings are simply taose 

 of a racing boat, there being no attempt at anything in the way 

 of accommodation below. Her dimensions are: 



Length, stem head to tafTrail 36ft. 



L. W. L 25ft. 8>^in. 



Bearc, extreme Sft 6 in 



L. W. L 7ft.' 8 in' 



Draft without board 4ft 5 in' 



with board m. 6 in! 



Displacement, long tons 4 tons 



Ballast, lead keel '. 2 25 tons. 



Steel centerboard '. .15 tons' 



Total about 2.5 tons! 



Sail area, sq. ft 580 



The construc^tiou of the hull is of the liehtest, the actual weight 

 on the scales of the wood work, without lead keel or centerboard 

 being but 19owt. Though some of the class differ from Jack o' Lan- 

 thorn in having plumb stems and square sterns, they are allmu'.h 

 alike m the cutting away of the dead woods, the keel proper be.ng 

 in the shape of a very deep lead fin, practically a fixed renter- 

 board, while the rudders are of the same shape as in the drawing 

 the rudder stocks being of steel, IJ^in. diameter with steel blades. 



WINTHROP Y. C. CHAMPIONSHIP. JUNE 27.-The cham- 

 pionship regatta of the Winthrop Y. O. on Saturday was sailed In 

 a very light and fiuky N. E. breeze, the times being: 



FIRST CLASS. 



. „ „ „. Length. Start. Elapsed. Corrected 



Pilgrim. E. W. Dixon 28.10 2 .50 00 2 53 03 2 27 28 



Owl, J. S. Cushing 2^.02 2 50 00 3 21 40 2 52 58 



Alda, D. L. Wilmarth 25.06 2 60 00 3 27 46 2 59 23 



SECOND CLASS. 



Auk, A. A Martin 18.05 2 55 00 2 04 22 1 33 43 



Ermmie, A. W. Torrey. ...... 19.03 2 55 00 2 13 .50 1 44 10 



THIRD CLASS. 



Marron, Chesterton & Dever- 



eaux 19.03 2 55 00 2 18 58 1 47 18 



Mattie G , W. A. Garrett. ..18.05 2 55 00 2 18 19 1 47 39 



Harriet, L. T. Harrington 20.08 2 55 00 2 20 27 1 52 23 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Modoc, D. W. Belcher 15.08 3 00 00 1 29 53 1 CO 58 



Cadet, C. L Smith 16.09 3 00 00 1 30 03 1 08 08 



Mischief , E. S. Beleher 16 tj8 3 00 00 Withdrawn. 



Scud, L. b. Weston 17.03 3 00 00 Withdrawn. 



^'^^^''^'i^-^f^FiP, Com- J- Gushing, Mr. Harvey Hutchinson 

 and Mr. Willard M. Bacon. 



NEWBURGH CANOE AND BOATING ASSOCIATION.-The 

 gaie ot Saturday disarranged the plans of the Newburgh Canoe 

 and Boating Association, and spoiled what was intended to be the 

 most important regatta ever given by the club. A verv elaborate 

 programme had been arranged, including races for 40ft. cutters 

 catboat|, canoes and cruisers, with paddling and rowing races 

 On Friday night a N.E. gale came down the river, with a very 

 high tide and a furious sea, so that few boats were ready on Sat- 

 urday, while the Hudson was in no condition for boat or canoe 

 racing. In the 40tt. class Choctaw started, but having no com- 

 petitor, withdrew. Three of the catboats made a race? the times 

 being: 



T-,- x.^ -ixr m TT-... Start. Finish. Corrected. 



Flight. W. T. Hilton 2 41 48 4 35 04 1 14 51 



Pauline B., Raymond & Smith. . . .2 40 48 4 30 43 1 15 07 



Dnlphin, Beggs & Moore 2 45 48 4 34 39 1 17 03 



Ihe double scull race was rowed, being won by Harry Shaw and 

 Jtred Smith, their two competitors giving up. The other events 

 were posiponed. A match Is likely to be made between Choctaw 

 and Aara tor July 4. 



A STEAM YACHT IN COLLISION.-On June 26 the steam 

 yacht Peerless, owned by Mr. Harkness, of Cleveland, wa« in 

 collision with iiie tiig Thos. Y. Boyd, sinking her. The yacht was 

 bound tor New York from the Sound, and at 8:30 P. M., when oflf 

 the lighthouse at Hallett's Point, Hell Gate, she struck the tne 

 which was going thrtjugh the Gate with two schooners in tow 

 The tug sank Instantly, her crew being picked up by boats. The 

 responsibility for the collision has not yet bees tletermiaed. 



