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Event No. 7: 



Brientnall 1011101111— 8 Phillip.-- 1110110111- 8 



Beam 0011011131— 7 Van Dvke 1111111111—10 



Elobart 1111111 101— 9 Thomas 11011111101— 7 



Event No. 8: 



Brientnall 0111101010- 0 Phillip* 0101010010- 4 



Ream 3010101011— G Tertiil 1111011101- 8 



Hobart ..1111111111—10 Os'erhout UO1101100- 6 



Thomfts 1111111111—10 Whitehead 1111111111—10 



Va a Dyke 10111 1111 I — 9 MtCnlien 1110010101- 6 



Samuel Castle, Jr., Can Shoot. 



The expectation of a half-dozen matches heing shot on John 

 Erti's Old Si one House grounds in Newark on Saturday drew 

 quite a party to that popular resort, and as some of the principals 

 failed to appear I he majority were disappointed. The match 

 between Gus L. Frecbe aud Chris. Reinbaro'r, announced to begin 

 at 13 o'clock was declared off, Mr. Freehe not being able to be on 

 band. Samuel Cole and Caleb Wells were also to have shot a 

 match at 25 live birds each, but tins also went by default, Wells 

 heing on band with his sbootin' iron and the "dust," but Cole's 

 hacker failing to appear. The party has something in the way of 

 shooting, however, t o compensate them for their disappointment?, 

 Samuel Castle, Jr., a son of the old Newark veteran held and trap 

 shot, shooting against Joseph Oaehwald, and Albert Wbatton or 

 the Roseville G-un Club having a little "go" with Mr. Myers. In 

 the former match the conditions were 15 live birds per man, $10 

 per man being the stake, loser to pay for the birds, modified Hurl- 

 ingham rules to govern. Young Castle proved to possess bis lull 

 share of the family skill by winning with the below score, he 

 standing 30 and Osehwald at, 28yds.; 



Ca«tle, Jr :!22:i2\;u 21 12201—13 Oaehwald 2o2031102002010— 8 



Castle's fourth bird went almost to the fence before it gave up 

 the gnost. His seventh and eleventh birds were very fast and 

 called for a quick first. Oschwald's eighth bird was shot on the 

 ground and he missed his extra bird. His ninth carripd two 

 charges of shot to the front boundary line, and when "Bern" went 

 after it tried to scale, the fence. This it was not able to do, and 

 finally, after chasing fully a hundred yards, "Lam" made one of 

 h's famous jumps and made it a "dead bird." 



Wbatton and Myers shot at 10 birds each, for $10 a side, loser to 

 pay for the birds, each man standing at the 28-yard mark. The 

 scores: 



Wbatton 1220111102-8 Myers 0100020022-1 



Whattou shot a quick and accurate first, but was unable to use 

 his second efficiently. 



The rest of the day was filled in by shooting "Jersey" sweeps, 

 the conditions being 4 birds per man, $3 entry, two moneys. The 

 results of the various events, in order, are shown below: 



No. 1. No. 2. No. 3. No. 4. 



Hodden 1123 1121 1111 2111—16 



Reinhardt 2113 1221 1212 1101-15 



Castle, Sr 2221 0012 2111 2111—14 



Hollis. 1121 1101 1131 1221-15 



Smith 1111 1211 2211—12 



Castle, Jr 2110 .... _ — 3 



In Event No. 1 first money was shot off. miss and out. Hollis 

 went oat on the first round and the other's divided; Castle, Jr., 

 took second. In N°- 2 first was divided. In No. 3, where all killed 

 straight, the money was carried over to No. 4, in which Castle, 

 Hedden. Sinclair and Hollis again tied. The two first moneys 

 were put together, Hollis drew his pro rata and the others started 

 to shoot off, miss and out; but after the second round, when each 

 man had killed straight, they sensibly concluded to divide what 

 was left oi the po*. 



Castle, Sr. and Smith then shot a series cf 4-bird matches, S3 

 entry in each, these resulting in the following scores: 



Tie. 



Smith 2211 1103 1112 1101 o 14 



Castle, Sr 0110 0110 1110 21o3 2 11 



Engling 1100 .... 



Chicago Shooters, 



Watson's Park.— Bu.rnside, ill., Jan. 13.— South Chicago Gun 

 Club. 20 live birds for medal, American Association rules: 

 F Wilia.rd 21001212012112222221 -1? Reeves.. . .00101110221211002102-13 



/>;•:--, P. : a:,: i ■1.2) . : • :'U1-17 Fosdi 001 .1 :.23202 12012 1 1 122-1 fj 



L Wiliard 111001111 11011210121-10 Dr Larkin3101031imil3l31111-38 



Same dav, Stive buds, 32 entrance: 



Geo Klejnman 12222-5 H McMurchy 11121-5 



J E Price 12010-3 B White 21110—4 



L Harrison 22011—4 A W Reeves 12010—3 



Cant A C Anson. 21022-4 MJEich..., 11101—4 



A J Atwater 11111—5 J A Place 22002-8 



Q M Ha ml in e 22212—5 O Von Lengerke 12220 — t 



F E Wiilard 01103-3 



First and third divided. la shoot-oft L. Harrison and B. White 

 divided second. 



Svveewstake shooting, 7 live bird3, 85 entrance, American Asso- 

 ciation nil 



R (1 Heikes ... 



L Harrison 211012.'- -(; 



,i E Price 2211221—7 



Geo Klein man 1110220—.: 



1111112-7 EMSteck 2121212-7 



M J Eiob 2121120-0 



L M Hamline 2010221-;! 



H White 2221221-7 



11 MeMure-hv 2012212—6 Ed Marsh 0111001-4 



A J Atwater 1211112-7 L C Wiilard 1211010-5 



Ciipt AC Anson 3111311-7 A W Reeves 1112213-7 



In shoot-oft Heikes, Atwater, Anson and AVhite divided first. 

 Other lies divided. 

 Twenty-five live birds, S25 a side, American Association rules: 



L M Hamline 3111O21iK.Uii2ill0l22222101-19 



F A Place '022012012032020122— 18 



Twenty Peoria blackbirds, $2 entrance, ties divided: R. O Heikes 

 18, A. J. Atwater 14, A. C. Anson 13, H. McMurchy 19, G*o. Klein- 

 man 1.5, L. M. HamiJine 0, If A Place 8, O Von Leogwke 19. 



Same day, 15 Peoria blackbirds, $1.50 entrance: R. O. Heikes 12, 

 H McMurchy 11, A. O. A ".son 11, a. J. Atwater 10, Geo. Kleinman 

 13, F. E. Wiilard 11, B. White 8, 



Twenty-five Peoria blackbirds for the birds: R. O. Heikes 22, 

 H. McMurchy 18. 

 Same thing: Geo. Kleinmau 21, ft O. Heikes 20. 

 Ten Peoria blackbirds for the birds: R. O. Heikes 10, O. Von 

 Lengerke 10. 



South Chicago Gun Club, 80 Peoria blackbirds for club medal: 

 A. W. Reeves 21, F. E. Wiilard 24, Ben Fogii 15, L. C. Wiliard 24. 

 In shoot-off L. C. Wiilard wins. 



Jan. lU.—The Prairie Shooting Club, of Chicago, for Johnson 

 medal, 15 live pie-eons each. American Association rules: 



H Enters 021001121112110-11 C D Gammon . 21112211002120 w. 



A Stafford 221012120011120-11 H B Meyers. . .000001211222020- s 



J Hutchinson. 1121 11112010111-13 A Kleinman . ..112111120120111-13 

 H W Loveday .1011 1221 1 112301-13 G Kleinman. . .111121112113011—14 

 AlHofman... .221212232122121— 15 A W Reeves.. .111101122013022-12 

 G Harris 22310.2211101012—12 



Same things over for County Democracy cup: 



E biers 220220201212110-11 Ho f man 0131:2211110111 2—13 



Stafford Vll Jii' n o-i i ,i ...1112123 L212282-15 



Hn!cliin^on..,.022J)l::'11331121-14 Gammon 0132213220 w. 



Loveday 101112111113111-14 Meyers 213301220000323-10 



Ravelbigo. 



Canvas Canoes and how to Build Them. By Parker B. Meld. 

 Price 60 cents. Canoe and Boat Building. By IF. P. Stephrm. 

 Price ,$2.00. Canoe Handling. By 0. B. Vaux. Price $1. Canoe 

 and Camera. By T. S. Steele. Price 1.50. Four Months in a SneaTt- 

 box. By N. IT. Bishov. Price $1.50, Canoe and Camp Cooltery. 

 By "Seneca." Price $1. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of 

 their clubs, and also notices in advance, of meetings and races, and 

 report of the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, maps, and information concerning their local 

 waters, drawings or descriptions of I oats and fittings, and all 

 items relatin m to the sport. 



BOWD1SH MFG. CO.— This firm is now very busy with skiffs 

 and pleasure boats of various models, one of their novelties being 

 a combir at.iou rowing and sailing boat with roller seats which 

 may be quickly removed and replaced by chairs or ordinary fixed 

 seats. Tbe boat may be quickly rigged for sailing. The firm is 

 also busy with several large orders for boats for summer resorts, 

 thirty-five boats going to one place in the Green Mountains. 



NEW YORK C, C= 



THE New York C. C. at a meeting on Jan. 14 made two important 

 moves which are interesting to the canoeing fraternity as well 

 as to tbe cluh itself. After a long consideration of the question, for 

 over a month, and a thorough discussion at the meeting, the club de- 

 cided to move its house from Staten Island and take up a permauent 

 anchorage at Bensouhurst, on Gravesend Bay. At the same time 

 Mr. Whit-lock, the incoming commodore, offered amotion to amend 

 the constitution so as to change the titles of the officers from com- 

 modore, vice-commodore and secretary treasurer to captain, mate 

 and purser. The motiou was seconded by See.-Treas. Stevens, and 

 earned with but one dissenting vote, and it is certain to be confirmed 

 at the next .meeting. 



When the New York U. C. was founded, in 1871, a numher of its 

 members were residents of Staten Island, and nearly all of the early 

 races were sailed about the mouth of the Kill vou Kull. The first- 

 permanent borne of the club was the club house built at New Brigh- 

 ton, on the site now covered by the ferry slips and depot, in 1879. 

 Here a number of races were sailed, and the club fleet was seen 

 about the Upper and Lower Bay and the Kills, the brightest part of 

 the club s history being included in the years 1830 to '86. In the 

 latter year the club was driven out by the new railroad which has 

 ruined the once beautiful water front of Staten Island, and the house 

 was rebuilt on a scow, which was moored near tbe old site. Since 

 1883 this house and* the new one built in 1890 have been moored at or 

 near Tompkinsville. a mile or more below the old site. The increase 

 of piers and docks has male it a difficult matter to obtain a suitable 

 anchorage, the present one being very difficult of access from the 

 street. 



Wuile the members of the club have remained loyal to their old 

 sailing and racing waters on the Upper Bay, maintaining that the 

 course was all that could be desired, the visitors, both home and 

 foreign, have objected to the strong tides, the numerous obstructions 

 along the shore, the many anchored vessels, and the flawy winds 

 over the high hills; and the strongest objections have been made 

 within the past two years. At tne same time the advantages of 

 Gravesend Bay for canoe sailing have been clearly demonstrated, 

 and the club went so far last fall as to sad the international races off 

 the pier of the Bensonhurst club. Since then tiro feeling in favor of 

 a move has been growing steadily, with the result that' all arrange- 

 ments have now been completed, and by an agreement with the Ben- 

 souhurst, club the house will be moved just iuside, the pier. While 

 many of the members have felt a natural reluctance at leaving the 

 old home, the two facts, that they would he driven out sooner or later 

 by commerce, and that- Gravesend Bay is the natural center of eauoe 

 sailing about New York, have been clearly recognized. 



Tne first result of the move will be a large accession of new mem- 

 bers, a number of prominent canoeists, Messrs. Paul Butler, H. C. 

 Ward and others, having applied for associate membership. When 

 fully installed in its new quarters, the New York C. C. will offer by 

 far the best facilities for canoeing of all suburban clubs. 



Among the founders of the club were a number of yach'smen and 

 naval men, and very naturally the offljers' tides were- made to cob • 

 form to yachting usage. How the title of commodore has become a 

 byword is well known to all canoeists, and the question of a change 

 of title has been debated m the club since the international race last 

 fall. The change just made is an admirable one, and other clubs will 

 do well to follow it as they once followed tbe Now York C. 0. in 

 adopting the title of commodore. 



THE ROYAL C. C. RULES. 



WE have already mentioned the changes of rules made at the 

 recent annual meeting of the Royal C. C, the tbree years 

 limit having expired. The full test of the rules is as follows: 

 Classification. — Sailing Canoes. 

 27. Decked Canoes, 1st Class. 28. Decked Canoes, 3d Class. 29. 

 Open Canoes, 3d Class. 30. Sailing Challenge Cup Competition. 

 31. Paddling Canoes. 



27. Decked Canoes, 1st Class.— Greatest length from fore side of 

 stem to aft side of sternpost shall not exceed 16ft., with a maximum 

 beam of 30in. for that length (a beading not exceeding l^in. in depth 

 and %in. in thickness shall be allowed without being measured 

 in the beam). The beam may be increased by J»gin. for each inch of 

 length decreased. Minimum length 12ft. and minimum beam 28in. 



Depth inside from center of deck to garboards (alongside keel) at 

 fore end of well, maximum lGin., minimum 12in. Depth outside from 

 top of crown ot deck to lower edge of garboard not less than 12in., 

 taken anywhere along up to 2ft. from ends of canoe. Depth from 

 upper side of deck at 1ft. out from middle line abreast of fore end of 

 well to level of lower edge of garboard at keel not less than 12in. A 

 fixed keel of wood not more than Sin. deep, including metal band 

 (if any) allowed. 



All ballast (except keel baud of not over J4iu. deep and center- 

 plates, bilge plates and metal deck fittings) shall, if carried, be within 

 the canoe and above the garboards. Ballast may be shifted during a 

 race, but all ballast on board at starting must be carried throughout 

 the race. 



Centerplates, drop keels or bilge, plates, must house within the 

 canoe when they are hauled up. and must not exceed %\n. in thick- 

 ness and 18in. drop below the keel band. 



No deck seat shall be extended beyond the perpendicular on the 

 sides of tbe canoe. 



The total sail area shall not exceed 112sq. ft., exclusive of spinaker, 

 which shall not exceed 50 sq. ft. 



28. Decked Canoes. 2d Class. — Limitations as in 1st Class, and to be 

 clinch built (plank edges overlapping and forming lands). The mini- 

 mum beam shall not be less than 26ih. 



Sail Area. -The area of largest sail shall not exceed O0.?q. ft., and 

 the total area shall not exceed 75 sq. ft., exclusive of spinaker, which 

 shall not exceed 25 sq. ft. 



39. Open Canoes, 3d Class.— Any material and build; other limita- 

 tions as in 2d Class, and end decks allowed, each not exceeding 2ft. 

 Oin. in length; remainder of canoe not decked and not covered in. 



Note. — The above limitations shall not affect, adversely any canoe 

 built prior to November, 1888, which might have been eligible to sail 

 in R C.O. matches under the rules of 1888. 



30. The Sailing Challenge Cup shall be subject to competition once 

 each year, and if ttie race is not finished by the winning canoe within 

 four hours from the start, it shall ha re-sailed. The cup to be held 

 for one year by the winner. 



Paddling Canoes. 



31. For paddling races, a canoe shall not exceed 16ft. in length, and 

 her greatest beam shall not be less than 26in. No other limitations. 



Yawl Definition. 

 Length over all not exceeding 30ft. Beam not less than 3ft. Depth, 

 from upper side of deck to under side of keel (measured at any point) 

 not exceeding 3ft. Rating (length multiplied by sail area, divided by 

 6000) not to exceed 0.5. No ballast outside or below the garboards, 

 excepting centerplate or drop keels. No transom or counter stern. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



THE annual meeting of the executive committee of the Western 

 C. A. was held at- Cleveland, Ohio, on Jau. 9. We are indebted 

 to the Leader and Herald for the following report: 



Those present were Messrs. O. A. Woodruff, Dayton; C. F. Penne- 

 well, Detroit; G. G. Case, Jackson, Mich. ; George, B. Ellard of Cin- 

 cinnati, and G. H. Gardner of Cleveland. In deference to a request 

 from Western members, the races which have always occurred at 

 Ballast Island, the headquarters of the club, will he this year at Lake 

 Winnebago, near i ! •:. . ' • T'i-.? u;i - of tbe raeevlV,.. v/.-is xt.-.-.c-r 

 for July 9 to 23, the races to occur during the week of the 11th. The 

 following programme, submitted by the regatta committee, Messrs 

 J. R. Bartlett, J. O. Shiras, C. J. Stedman and C. W. Lee, was 

 adopted: 



No, 1. Paddling, Class t— One-half mile. 



No. 2. Paddling, Class 2— One-half mile; Record. 



No. 3. Paddling, Class 3— One-half mile; Record. 



No. 4. Paddling, Tandem. 



No. 5. Sailing and Paddling. Classes A and B. 



No. 6. Paddhng. Upset- One and one-half miles. Sail first half 

 mile. 



No. 7. Hurry-scurry— Paddle second and sail third. 



No. 8. Sailing (Gardner Cup), Free-for-all— Best two heats in three, 

 each heat two turns of the course, or tbree miles. For Classes A and 

 B; Record. 



No. 9. Sailing (Trophy Cup). Classes A and B-Best two heats in 

 three, each heat two turns of the course, or three miles. 



No. 10. Sailing (Longworth Cup), Class C— Best two heats in three, 

 each heat two turns of ihe course. 



No. 11. Sailing (Man Overboard), Free f or-all— At a given signal 

 crew to throw a paddle to leeward, pick it up, and continue on the 

 course across the line. 



No. 12. Sailing Passenger Race. Free-for-all— Three miles, or two 

 turns of the course, 



No. 13. Sailing (Maneuvering), Free-for-all— At the minute gun 

 all sails will be lowered; at the starting signal sails will be hoisted 

 and canoes got under way, sailing to first buoy ; after turning first 

 b.uoy all sails will be reefed, canoes continuing to second buoy under 

 reef; after turning second buoy reefs will be shaken out, canoes con- 

 tinuing under full sail across the line. Distance, one turn of the 

 course. 



All faces will be governed by the rules of the W. C. A. Tho cup 

 races will be called and sailed in the order above stated. Upon the 

 suggestion oi the regatta committee Rule 25, Sec. 5, was amended to 

 read as follows : 



"A canoe must start and continue to the finish of each heat (except 

 in case of accident), and, winning two heats, shall be entitled to the 

 cup. The same canoe, shall not be eligible to win more than one cup 

 at any one meet." 



This has the effect, of making each eauoe participate in the first 

 race, and is intended to debar canoes from, remaining out of the 

 early races in order to win a more desirable cup. 



At 9 o'clock in tho evening the canoemen sat down iu the great 

 dining-room of the Stillman to a banquet tendered by the Cleveland 

 C. C. After justice had been done to the elaborate feast, ex-Commo- 

 dore Bartlett asked all to driufe to the memory of one who had passed 

 away, and all rose and drank to "The Skipper," this being the name 

 by which the late Judge Longworth of Cincinnati was always known 

 in the club. Commodore F. F. Prentiss, of Cleveland C. C, greeted 

 the guests, and said that he regretted that the Cleveland club had not 

 a fine large club house in which to entertain their friends. He re- 

 gretted his limited acquaintance with the members of the committee, 

 but on behalf of the cluh offered freely any assistance in any form 

 that could be of use to the W. C. A. Ex-Commodore Geo. B. Ellard, 

 of Cincinnati, responded to the toast "Reminiscences." He recalled 

 Cf. oi'::; 1 ,- i U-:.ai.-.M r*r, >-;ailar.t island, July 24, 13S5, the struggles aod 

 tri limp lis of the races, and indulged in several personal hits. T. J, 

 Kirkpatrick, of Soringfield, was called upon to speak to the sentiment 

 'Canoe Cranks," which he did in a very pleasant manner. Vice- 

 President If, W. Dickens, in responding to the toast "Our Western 

 Continent," spoke highly of the special facilities of the West for re- 

 gattas, owing to the number of small inland lakes. "The W. C. A." 

 brongnt ex-Commodore J. R. Bartlett, of Freemoat, to his feet. He 

 sail! he felt his utter iuability to do anything like justice to the 

 Western Canoe Association, but his hearers thought otherwise before 

 he had ceased speaking. 



W. N. Gates closed the evening's programme by reponding to "The 

 Press.'" The enjoyment then became informal, and social greeting 

 and chaff were exchanged until the hour of midnight. Commodore 



G. H. Gardner of the W. C. A. presided at; the banquet, and amuug 

 those present were Hon. J. R. Bartlett of Frernono; F. W. Dickens, 



E. II. Holmes, EmilJ. Harrison, Charles Rogers and A P. Chapman 

 of Milwaukee; O. A. Woodruff and W. H. Crawford of Dayton ; T. J. 

 Kirkpatrick of Springfield! C. F. Pen newel! and William C. Jupp of 

 Detroit; H C. G. Ellard of Cincinnati; Nat, H. Cook of Chicago; F. 



H. Gary of Oshkosh. Wis.; G. G. Case of Jackson, Mich., and Hon, 

 Geo. W. Gardner, W. H. Huntington, A. G. Hathaway, W. N. Gates, 



F. F. Prentiss, A. 11. Van Gorder, B. W. King, J. O. Gardner, R, N. 

 Lowe and B, M. Gardner of Cleveland. 



A NEW CANOE CLUB IN TORONTO. 



THE Corinthian C. C. was recently organized in Toronto with 

 thirteen charter members, many of whom are ex-members 

 of the Toronto C. C. The executive committee of the new club 

 consists of Com. Colin Eraser, Vice-Corn. Robert Tvson, Purser 

 W. C. Lee, Committeemen D. B. Jacques, Vice-Corn. K. D. A. C. 

 A., and H. C. McLean. The other charter members are W. H. P. 

 Weston, Purser N. D. A. C. A.; W. C. Jephcott, J. L. Kerr, J. D. 

 Kelly, H. C. Fortier, A. Jephcott, J. Jephcott anil W. A. Fraser. 

 The membership is limited by t he constitution to 25. Several new 

 members have been recently elected and a number of applications 

 arc before the club, and there is a probability that the limit will 

 be reached before the opening of navigation. 



The Corinthians appreciate the deep obligation all canoeists 

 are nnder to the American Canoe Association and they have 

 provided in their constitution that every member of the club who 

 is not already a member of the A, O. A. shali immediately on his 

 election to the club be proposed by the purser for membership in 

 tbe Association, and that the purser shall each year, out of the 

 club's funds, pay the A. C. A. fees for all the members of the club. 



Unpretentious but comfortable quarters have been secured on 

 the water front opposite the Union Station. 



Increased enthusiasm for canoeing is confidently anticipated 

 as the result of the friendly rivaly of the Corinthians and the 

 Torontos. 



A WAR, CANOE RACE.— The Brooklyn C. C. will open the 

 season on Saturday, May SI, with a race for war canoes, with 

 crews of fifteen men each, including steersman. Individual and 

 crew prizes will be given to the winners. Particulars of detail 

 wiU be published later. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— EasternDivision: Chas, H.Worthen, 

 Taunton, Mass.; Howard E. Metcalf, Holyoke, Mass.; L, C. Sar- 

 gent. Boston, Mass. Central Division: Wtn.L. Miller, flew York. 

 Atlantic Division: Chas. W, Buckelew, Plainfield, N. J. 



Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt. Price $10. Steam Yachts and 

 Launches. By C. P. Kunhardt. . • --: Yachts, Boats and 

 Canoes. By C. Stamfield-Hicks. Price $3.59. Steam Machinery. Bi, 

 Donaldson. Price $1.50. 



Yachtsmen who do not see what they want under this headin g 

 will please lookunder the hatches of the Canoe, peep into the 

 Kennel, squint down the barrel of the Rifle, open the Fish Car and 

 Game Bay, inquire of the Sportsman Tourist, and if their yearn- 

 :u;-:i are still unsatisfied, push their explorations into the. Editorial 

 and Advertising Departments. 



DIMENSIONS AND TONNAGE.— Of the many inquiries which 

 come to us concerning yachts, not a few refer to craft of certain 

 tonnage, tonnage length, or length on keel. We would call to 

 the attention of our correspondents that so far as yachts are con. 

 cerned, these terms are out of date and obsolete, and convey no 

 definite idea of the size or length of a yacht. In describing a yacht 

 or asking questions about one, the important measurements are 

 the length on the waterline, the extreme beam, and the greatest 

 draft of water. From these three a definite idea of the size and 

 general type of the boat can he had, and if the extreme length 

 on deck be given, the general dimensions may he considered as 

 complete. We called attention some time since to the fact that 

 the over all or deck measurement, as taken for many years and 

 printed in all yacht lists, is not of the least value, the points of 

 measurement depending on the construction and not on the model, 

 the same yacht measuring differently when built in steel from 

 what she would if of wocd. This length also is taken in different 

 ways by different rules. 



For all purposes of the yachtsman, the proper length is from 

 the fore side of the stem at the deck height, or of the trail-boards 

 or other ornamentation forming the stem, to tho after side 

 of the arch-board or continuation of the plankaheer, at the mid- 

 dle of the stern, just under the rail. This measurement gives a 

 correct idea of the total overhang, which the others fail to do. It 

 would be an excellent thing if the clubs would incorporate in 

 their books a note concerning this measurement, and also if they 

 would, in all cases where it can be obtained, substitute it for 

 the figures now printed under the head of length over all. After 

 knowing the waterline of a new yacht, the next question to-day 

 is the length on deck; and it is time that some accurate and uni- 

 form system of measuring it was adopted. As for tonnage, there 

 is no longer any use in using such on. indefinite and ambiguous 

 term in connection with yachts save when required by the Cus- 

 toms authorities. 



TACKING SHIP.— There are many good fore-and-aft sailors, 

 and not a few clever yachtsmen among them, to whom the hand- 

 ling of a square-rigger is a mystery, and who will be able to learn 

 something from the interesting description of the work of tack- 

 ing a ship, on another page. Our readers will doubtless remem- 

 ber the stirring poem on the same subject, by Walter Mitchell, 

 published in the Forest and Stream. The description here 

 given will make clear the technical accuracy of the poem, one of 

 its notable features. 



