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FOREST AND STREAM. 



|May 13, 1899. 



"Tendered an original version of "Ta-ra-ra-bootn-de ay," and a Ger- 

 man burlesque drinking song. Oue of the boys, tool who enjoys the 

 ■liTfjqne confidence, of the Chinese residents of the city, brought 0 ut 

 = a quartette of Celestial musician?, with the queerest of instruments 

 ■ 3jid still more curious melodies The fun was kept up until mid- 

 ' uight, A" field meeting in June is the next event for which ptaus are 

 1 being made. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



"We have received from Mr. F. Joyner, formerly of Glens Falls and 

 ' bow of Scehnectady, N T., a neat and attractive catalogue of canoes, 

 'pleasure boats, steam and naphtha launches. Mr, Joyner is well 

 Known to canoeists through his famous Peeowsic as well as many 

 later canoes, while bis rowb jars and small sailing craft are equally 

 noted. All the canoes and boats are built with the "ship lap," 

 making a very smooth, tight and durable joint. Among the novel- 

 ties in the catalogue which will specially interest canoeists are an 

 ice-canoe, a miniature ice-yacht for two persons, fitted for any cinoe 

 sails, and a plate centerboard using a very low watertight trunk. 

 The quality of Mr. Joyner's work m all styles of boats is too widely 

 Known to need special mention. 



The Toronto C. C. has ordered from the Gorham Mfg. Co., of New 

 ■/York, a very handsome silver trophy costing POO, So be called the 

 Toronto C. C. International Paddling Trophy. It will be raced for 

 each year on Toronto Biy, being held by the winner until the next 

 race. The conditions will shortly be published. The first race will 

 I j>robabJy be on July 9 



At 4bc annual meeting of the Peoria C. C. the following officers 

 -were elected: Com , H. O. Morse; Vice-Corn., F. C. Howe; Purser, 

 < 0. B. &alb; Ex. Com., T. Pearson, O. C. Green. 



A. C. A Membership —Eastern Division: Charles E. Oartwrigbt, 

 Boston, Mass; Albert H. Crosby, Hartford, Conn. ; C. E. Goulding. 

 Lowell, Mass. Northern Division: L Mcl. Spackman, Mohtreal. , 

 The new Taunton Boat Club, of Taunton, Mass., has a membership 

 of 50, and will build a suitable house. Some of the members are 

 canoeists, 



Mr. L. B. Palmer, of the Ianthe C. C-. will probably do no racing 

 •-ihis year, and his canoe Cricket is offered for sale on another page. 



gifting. 



SAILING LENGTH. 



Sailing length, commonly called "corrected length," is obtained 

 T oy adding together the length on waterhne and the square root of 

 the sail aTea, and dividing the sum by 2, the result being in lineal 

 feet. In this method of measurement, adopted by the Seawanhaka 

 Corinthian Y. C. in 1881, and since known as the "Seawanhaka rule," 

 the sail area is measured from the spars, club topsiils not being 

 included. The principal clubs now using the Seawanhaka rule are 

 the Seawanhaka Corinthian, New York, Larch mont, Atlantic, Eas*- 

 ern, Beverly, Hull. Massachusetts, Philadelphia, Riverside, American, 

 Knickerbocker, Royal Canadian, Royal Hamilton, Queen City, 

 Oswego, Rochester, Marine and Field, Corinthian of New York, 

 ■Marblehead, Philadelphia, and Corinthian Navy and Corinthian 

 Mosquito Fleet. The full details of the rule were published in the 

 •'Forest add Stream of Feb. 35, 1892. 



RATING 



The rating of a yacht is obtained by multiplying the length on 

 "waterline by the sail area, and dividing the product by the constant 

 cnumber 6,000, the result being a measurement in cubical units ap- 

 r proximaling to the old Thames tonnasre. In this method of me asure- 

 aient. adopted by the Yacht Racing Association in 1887, the sail area 

 js calculated from the dra»ioK of the sail plan, such topsails, work- 

 ing, sprit or club, as are carried being included in the measurement. 

 The established raring classes and the varying proportions of length 

 and sail found in practice, are as follows: 



% rating 16ft, l.w.l. X188 sq. fr. sail to 17ft. l.w 1.X178 sq. ft. sail. 



I rating 18ft. l.w.l. X383 sq. ft. sail to 20ft. l.w.) X300 sq. ft. sail 



2^-rating 25fc. t.w.I.XOOO sq. ft. sail to 28ft. l.w.l x586 sq. ft. sail. 



5-rating 2*ft. l.w.l xl071-q ft. sail to 33ft. l.w 1.X909 sq. ft. sail 



10-rating 34ft. l.w.l, xl765sq ft. sail to 36ft. l.w.l. Xlfi66sq. ft. sail. 



20-rating .....45.5 l.w.l x2G37.-q. ft. sail to 46.5 l.w.l. X2580sq ft. sail. 

 -40 rating 59ft. l.w.l. x406?sq ft. 



-60-rating 61ft. !.w.l.x5625sq. ft. sail to 68ft. 1 w.l.x5294sq. ft. sail. 



The rating rule is used exclusively in Great Britain, but is used in 

 America by onlv one club, the Eoval Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, of 

 Halifax, N. S. ».....» 

 CLASSIFICATION. 

 In America yachts are classed by some clubs by their waterline 

 lengths alone; in others by their sailing length. 



In Great Britain all yachts are classed by their rating, and not by 

 •waterline. 



FIXTURES. 



WAX. 



£51 Wiuilirop, 3d and 4th Classes, 30. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet. 



Winthrop. 30. Eastern, Special, Marblehead. 



-" 21. Corinthian, Atlantic City. 30. Cape Coo, East Dennis. 



' 28-31, Oswego, Cruise, Gt. Sodus. 33. SouMi Boston, Open, City Pt. 



28. Roctiestpr, Opening Cruise. 30. Kail River, Fall River. 



28. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn. 30. Douglaston, Opening, Little 

 -28. Ruffalo, Opening. Ne3k Bay. 



30. Larnhmont, Special, Larchm't 



The 'old fleet of wooden side- wheelers with beam engines that has 

 neld its place for so many years on Long Island Sound is rapidly dis- 

 appearing; iron and s'eel hulls are already quite common, and of 

 ate the triple-expansion engine and screw have invaded the waters 

 so long sacred to the river boat type of machinery, with a result 

 which can easily be foretold. Just now there is a strong rivalry be- 

 tween the new steel screw boats lately added to the ;Sound fleet and 



• the more modern side-wheelers; and passengers between New York 



'i and Boston are treated at times to a keen bit of racing. 



The latest addition to the fleet, launched on April 28, is notable 



« froin the fact that she is the first of the class turned out by a yacht 

 iesigner, her design and construction being the work of Mr. A. Gary 

 .f^mith, of New York. The vessel is the Richard Peck, owned by the 

 Nut? Haven St eamboat Co. and intended to run between New York 



.^aud New Haven. The hull i s of steel, 300ft. l.w.l. , 316ft. over all, 48ft. 

 "beam, 63ft. over guards , She is a twin s-rew craft, with two sets of 

 •triple expansion engines of 4,000 H.P. driving two screws 10ft. 6m. 

 diameter. 



This class of vessel is entirely outside of Mr. Smith's practice, and 

 toe undertook the work of the solicitation of Mr. C. W. Chapin, one of 

 ^;he owners of the line, for whom he hai at various times designed 

 the very successful schooner yachts Whim, Iroquois and Yampa. 

 As the result at his observations of existing steamboats prior to be- 

 ginning the design, Mr. Smith has departed entirely from the con- 

 ventional builder's model, and turned out a thoroughly original 

 design. Tne "hollow ground" bow that is considered so essential to 

 speed has been entirely abandoned, and in spite of the vast differ. 

 £nC3 io size and proportion, the design is harmony with the general 

 .practice of ths leading yacht desigaers. 



The bdw shows a moderate hollow, the forefoot beiug well rounded 

 -off, the midship section is full, but wilh no hard bilge, there is no 

 Straight p,f-breadth, but at the same time the fulaeis of tb.9 ends is 

 merged easily into the middle body. The run is very clean, but with 

 no marked hollo v in the lines, as distinguished from the short, full 

 , middle body with long hollow ends, or the long straight of-breadth 

 & midship with shorter but equally sharp ends, the new model ap- 

 proaches nearer to the full spindle, or cigar form, the diagonals 

 andseetion liuas being convex and giving a good fore and aft distri- 

 bution of the large displacement, 



The construction has been very carefully planned, with a web 

 T rame at every station in the engine space, and at every alternate 

 station throughout the rest of the vessel. The floor contstruefcion is 

 specially strong, with a comp'ete system of side keelsons. The 

 sup3rstructure of the vessdwill be baudsomely finished, the dining 

 ,halU being on the upper deck, lighted by laKge windows, a vast Im- 



provement over the hot and uncomfortable saloon in the hold that is 

 fou nd in all Sound steamers. 



The engi nes and boilers were designed and built by Messrs. Harlan 

 & Hollingsworth, of "Wilmington, builders of the hull; who have kept 

 up to their high standard of work throughout. Though the largest 

 firm of steamboat bu'lders in the countiy, they are well known to 

 yachtsmen through tbe Iroquois. Sea Fox, Priscilla, Yampa, Alva, 

 Almy, Alicia, Susquehanna and other yachts built by them. The 

 new si earner will be in commission in about three months, and her 

 performance will be watched with interest by yachtsmen as well as 

 steamboat men. 



One of the most astounding items of news which has appeared for 

 a lo ug time in a New York paper is to the effect that the new Wasp 

 recently c apsized off the Herreshoff shops while in charge of Captain 

 Barr. It is hardly necessary to say that 46 footers with over 20 tons 

 of lead under them can no more capsize than they can fly, the real 

 culprit being the new Herreshoff centerboard, 21ft. l.w.l., 9ft. beam 

 and with no ballast, which turned over a couple of weeks since just 

 as she was getting under way. Something went wrong with her jib, 

 the yacht took a sheer and ran on one of Wasp's mooring lines, and 

 Mr. Nat Herreshoff. Captain Barr, and two or three «f Wasp's crew, 

 who were on board the small boat, all took a swim. 



Another interesting item of news is to the effect that Meteor (late 

 Thistle) will have a hollow jib boom and white topmast and gaff, in 

 order to increase her speed. The idea was quite prevalent in New 

 York and Boston about five years since that a white yacht was faster 

 than a black one, but painting the spare white is a new discovery. 



The passengers on the North and East River ferries between 5 and 

 6 P. M. of April 27 were treated to a fine view of the new Wasp, on 

 her way from Bristol, R, I., to Hyde Park, well up the Hudson, Mr. 

 Rogers's home. She made a very pretty picture as she reached up 

 the river with the sun on her new sails. She left Newport on April 

 26, with Mr. Rogers on board aud Captain Charles Barr in command. 



The latest proposal for a renewal of international racing comes 

 from Mr. David Banks, the spirited commodore of the Atlantic Y. C. 

 in the form of a proposed challenge cup for 46ft. yachts, presumably 

 to include the 20-rating class of the British Yacht Racing Associa- 

 tion. It is proposed to establish a cup on fair and liberal terms, 

 open to yachts of all nations. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



Gladys, steam yacht, P. M. Stewart, New York, was wrecked off 

 Lake Worth Ii let, Fla,, on May 4, while botmd from Jacksonville to 

 Cuba, all hands being saved. 



Mariquita. cutter, has been sold by August Belmont to Henry Lip- 

 pitt, of Providence, R.I. 



Golden Fleece, steam yacht, has been chartered for the season by 

 the estate of her late ovner. F. P. Osborn, to Perry Belmont, and 

 will take up moorings at Newport 



Peri, sloop, has been sold by Gouverneur Kortiight to Col. C. MeK 

 Loeser. 



Comet, schr., W. H. Langley, was launched at Poillon'son May 7 

 after lengthening and re building. 



Queen Mab. cutter, the rew- centerboard 40-rater designed by Mr. 

 Watson, was launched last week at D &. W. Henderson's yard on the 

 Clyde. She bears thp name carried by tbe noted 10-toimc-rand later 

 by the 2^ rater belonging to her owner. T. C. B. West. 



Nautilus, cutter, has been'sold by J. Roger Maxwell to Com. W, D, 

 Dickey, Marine and Field Club. 



Cosette.- steam yacht, foimerly Marina, has been sold by C. C. 

 Worthington to F. L. Osgood, Norwich, Conn., for $13,500. 



Seneca, steam vacht, has been sold through Hughes's Agency to 

 A. B. Claflin. of New York, 



Viking, steam yacht, has been sold by R. H. White to a New York 

 yachtsman. 



El Chico. This name has been given to the new Heneshoff fin keel 

 owned by H. Maitland Kersey, of New York. 



Pixie, kepi sloop, Oswald Sanderson, built by Wood Bros, from a 

 design by Mr. Gardner, was launched two weeks" since at City Island. 



Freyji.— This na nre has been given to the conterboard yacht built 

 a year ago by Win trirgham arc] lately sold to T. W. Davis, of New 

 York. 



Silvia, steam yacht, built at Salem for Dr. C. G. Weld, has been 

 launched and tried. 



Ilderim. cu iter, the 40-footer built last year for Cornelius Vander- 

 bilt, ha§ just been coppered at Lawley's and will be in commission 

 this year. 



Yampa. s ch.\. C. W. Chapin, is fitting out after two years of idle- 

 ness at. Teb o's, with Capt. J. W. Eldridge still in command. 



Ad miral. steam yacht, designed by the late D. J. Lawlor, and built 

 for R . W. Ccmstoc'k, of Providenee, was launched on April 28. 



Marguerite, schr., R. S. Palmer, has completed her alterations at 

 L awley's and will sail this week for New York. 



Vision, sloop, was recently offered at auction in New York, being 

 bid in at $1 COO. 



Reaper.— There is a fuggestion of gathered seaweed in the name 

 Reaper just given to the fin keel launched at Herreshoff's last week 

 for H. P. Benson, of Boston. 



Gorilla, c.b. cutter, built forR. P. Carrol], and recently owned by 

 Wm. Kent, has been sold to Odin B. Roberts, of Boston, and reached 

 that place last week. 



Oriva, cutter, has been sold by G. L. Ronalds to Herman Clarke for 

 $3,500. 



Cruising.— Utowana, steam yacht, W. W. Durant, was at Pera, 



Turkey, when last reported Alva, steam yacht, W. K. Yanderbilt, 



wbs at Havre, France, last week Reva. steam yacht, Pierre Loril- 



lmd. was at Charleston, S. C, on May 3, from Florida to New York. 

 Golden Rod, steam yacht, A Watt, and Alert, schr., J. N. Lim- 

 ing, were at Bermuda on May 5 Sanibel. steam yacht, Rutherford 



Stuyvesant, sailed from Beaufort, N. C, for New York on May 5. 



A number of rumors have been afloat this winter concerning the 

 American vachts in foreign waters, the latest to the effect that the 

 steam yacht Sultana, Mr. Trenor L Park, was lost, being cabled 

 over while the yacht was safe in port at Southampton. Mr. Park has 

 lately returned to New York, and the yacht will follow as soon as 

 repairs are completed. Sultana has made a long cruise since the left 

 New York in October. 1S90, the past winter having been spent in the 

 Mediterranean. It is reported that she will have new canvas from 

 Lapthorne & Ratsey, and will make the passage to New York mainly 

 under sail. 



The new Corinthian Y. C. of Philadelphia opened its house at Es- 

 sing'on on Apiil 30, a large number of members being present. Com- 

 E. R. Coleman, schr. Noma, offered his resignation, as he did not in. 

 tend to fit out this season, and tbe following officers were conse 

 quently elected: Com., Ogden D.Wilkinson, schr. Speracza; Yice- 

 Com., Molton H. Forrest, M D , steam yacht Silva; Rear Com., W. 

 Barklie Henry, cut. Narina. The schooner TYlfer has been purchased 

 from Stephen A. Cooper, of New York, by Wm. A. Parry, a member 

 of the club, and the keel sloop Roamer has been purchased from 

 Com. Connolly, r i the Corinthian Navy, by Harry Boyer, another 

 member. 



Pappoose, cutter, recently purchased by Mr. John T. Mott, of 

 Osweso, lately made the trip from that port to Detroit, encounter- 

 ing seme winter weather by the way. Sbe sailed from Detroit on 

 April 20, lying at Bar Point all night, getting under way at 1:45 P. M. 

 and reaching the Wellaud Canal, 22ti miles, at 9 P. M on April 22 

 She entered Lake Ontario from the canal at 5:30 P. M. on Saturday, 

 running across the lake with a very cold northeast gale blowing, 

 making ice on the decks and rigging. The run of 156 miles was made 

 in twenty hours. 



The Winchester Arms Company are now making the carriages of 

 the Lavinge yacht cannon of teak as well as mahogany. They re- 

 port a large and increasing sale of this standard cannon, which is 

 made of all sizes, from 50m. down to the canoe size. 



We have received from the secretary, Mr. Dixon Kemp, the year- 

 book of the Yacht Racing Association for ls92, containing the rules, 

 lists of officers, members and yachts, and minutes of meetings. 



_ The Rochester Y". C. has issued a very neat pamphlet containing a 

 list of its officers and yachts and the full programme of the season's 

 events. The fleet includes 29 sailing and 7 steam and naphtha yachts, 

 among tbe former being Cinderella, Choctaw and Madge. The 

 season will open on May £8 with a cruising race to Great Sodus Bay. 

 three classes, with two pennants as prizes in each class. On June 9 

 the squadron review will take place, on June 16 there will be a sail 

 for the ladies, followed by dancing, and on June 23 will take place 

 the club race, for 4 classes. Toe annual cruise will be to Oak 

 Orchard on July 2, a cruising race, and on July 21 the L. Y. R. A. 

 rega'ta will be held off Ontario Beach (Charlotte) : Aug. 11 and Sept. 

 15 will he ladies' days, the latter being also the final squadron review, 

 and on Sept 3 there will be a cruising race to Fresque Isle B ».y, for 

 four classes. The Madge cup, won by Madge in 1S8H, Velnette in 

 1*90, and retained by Velnette through a tie with Amelia and Romola 

 in 1891. will be awarded t> the yacht making rhe best record during 

 the season's club races and cruises. The club now has a fine house 

 at Charlotte and hnudsome quarters in Rochester, and it starts the 

 present season with better prospects than ever in the past. The 

 officers are: Com., Matthew Cartwrigbt: Vice-Corn, E. N. Wal- 

 bridge: Capt., J. George Cramer; Sec'y, Thomas B. Pritcbard ; Cor. 

 Secy, F. G. Newell: Treas., Willi. m H Briggs: Meas., James Pil- 

 low: Fleet Surgeon, Dr. F. H. Sawers. Regatta Committee: R, G. 

 Saunders, Chairman, George W. Browne, Thomas B. Pritchard. J. 

 E. Burroughs, Charles S. Davis, Henry Willis and George H. Clark. 



Breeze, Fchooner. formerly owned by the late Lawrence Barrett, 

 has been sold to J. J. McKinnon, of Scu f h Boston, for use as a party 

 boat, and Mr. McKinnon has sold the schooner Kittle to Gore Bros. 



Melissa, steam yacht, built by Lawley last year for C. S. Eaton 

 from a design by Mr. Burgess, has been sold to W. H. Crane. 



The Marine and Field Club has already issued the programme for 

 its yacht regatta on June 11, which will be open to all sloops, cutters, 

 yawls and cabin catboats in the classes named below, enrolled in the 

 •New York, Seawanhaka, Larchmont, New Rochelle. Corinthian of 

 New Y^ork, Knickerbocker, Riversile, Brooklyn, Corinthian of Mar- 

 blehead and Eastern clubs, The classification is as follows, the 

 length being load waterline: Class 1, over 46ft. and not over 54ft.; 

 class 2, over -10ft. and not over 46ft.; class 3 over 35ft. aud not over 

 10ft ; class 4. over 30ft. and not over 35ft. ; class 5, over 25ft. and not 

 over 3 ft class 6, those 25ft. and under, including the 25ft. S. C. 

 class, and class 7, cabiu catboats. The prizes in cash will be as fol- 

 lows: Class No. 1, $10 ; class No. 2, $150, and if four or more start a 

 second of $50; class No. 3, $75; class No: 4, $75; class No. 5, $50; class 

 No. 6, $75, and if four or more start a second of $35, and clas* No. 7, 

 $40. The courses will be first, from stakeboats anchored off the club 

 grounds, Bath Beach, to buoy No. 14, near Southwest Spit; thence to 

 buoy No. 12 and nortu of the bell buoy, off tne point ot the Hook, to 

 Sandy Hook Lightship, turning it from north to east and return the 

 same way: course No. 2 the same, the outer mark be ng the Scotland 

 Lightship; course No. 3 the same, but going only to the bell buoy off 

 tbe point of the Hook. The longer course is for classes 1 and 2', the 

 Scotland Lightship course for classes 3 and 4 and the shortest for 

 Classes 5, 6 and 7. • 



The Larchmont Y*. C. will op^n the season with the usual cere- 

 monies on May 21, and on May 30 tuere will be a race for the 25ft. 

 s. 1. class. The house of the Hull Y". C. will open on May 14, and will 

 afford every convenience fjr members, including a good restaurant. 

 The Atlantic Y. 0, house, at Bay Ridge, will be open on May 16, but 

 the regular season will not begin until May 30, after which date a 

 table d'hote dinner wiil be served every afternoon. 



The St. Lawrence Skiff Sailing Association has elected the following 

 officers: com , H. S. Wiser. Prescctt; Vice-Corn., S. G. Averill. Og- 

 densburg, N. Y\ ; Sec'y. A. R. Porte, Ogdensburg: Purser, Frank 

 Jones, Gananoque. Executive Committee: R. W. Travers, Brook- 

 ville; J. Ormiston, Gananoque; C. P. Lyon, Ogdensburg: W. J. White. 

 Montreal; J. G. Eraser, Clayton, N. Y.: 11. (j. Haldane, Presc >tt; aud 

 K. A. Cameron, Kingston. The association appointed a co iiuu'ttee to 

 fix upon a uniform style of skiff for amateur rowing, aud will add 

 this branch of sport. lc is likely that some of the St. Lawrence skiffs 

 will visit Toronto this year. 



Still another 21 footer is building for Boston, by Partelow & Co., of 

 Marblehead. Sbe will be 25ft. 6in. over all. 20fc. 9in. l.w.l , I Oft. beam, 

 2ft. 6in. draft, with an iron keel of l,7001bs. and a dippsr board of 

 %in. steel plate, weighing 833 lbs 'I he mast U 32fc. deck to truck, 

 boom 33ft . gaff 18ft. and bow.-prit 18fc, with Sift, hoist of mainsail. 



Mr. Vanueu-en, of Philadelphia, has nearly complete I a very 

 handsome little sailing boat, designed for himself by Dr. W, W, Hol- 

 iingworth, of the Atlantic Corinthian Fleet. The boat is designed 

 for racing under the various local rules, and is thus limited to 15ft. 

 length over all, lift. Bio. length of keel, measured between Scarpa of 

 stem and sternpost, and 108sq ft. of sail. Under the rales extra sail 

 may be carried, but all above 108ft. is taxed. The boa- is 14ft. llin, 

 overall, 12ft. llin. l.w.l.. 5ft. 2in. extreme beam, 4ft. 9in. beam at 

 waterline, lOJ^in. draft, 15l#n. freecoard at stem and 12in. at stern. 

 She has a round stem overeanging the waterline, and a very neat 

 counter; the midship section is fair and easy, with good bearings, 

 and all of the fore and aft lines are round, but very clean, the bow 

 having no hollow. One sail is us»d. The centerboard will bo of steel, 

 4ft. lOin. long. The boat is half decked, with a cockpit 5ft.x3ft. 4in, 

 The timbers are of steamed oak, }4x%m , with half inch smooth 

 planking and a deck of white pine and California redwood >^<%in. 

 The builder has turned out a very neat and fair job. 



Tne entries thus far for the Corinthian Sweepstakes at Newport in 

 August are Wasp, Harpoon, Gloriana and Alborak. 



Avenel, steam yacht, formerly Narod. has been sold by J. H. 

 Hanan to E. M Fulton. 



The Buffalo Y. O. has issued a full programme of its races for the 

 season, as follows: May 28, opening cruise; June 11, first pennant 

 regatta; June 25. ladies' day; July 4, open regatta; July 9, ladies' 

 day ; July 30, cruising sweepstakes, all classes; Aug. 8, annual cruise 

 and first meet of the Lake i^ncl Straits Racing Association; Sept. 3. 

 second pennant, regatta: Sept. 21, third pennant r»gatta; Oct. 15, 

 closing- cruise. The Buffalo Y. C. has adopted the Seawanhaka rule, 

 for both measurement and classification, the classes being: 35 to 40ft' 

 sailing length, 30 to 85ft.., 35 to 30ft., 20 to 25ft, and 16 to 20ft. The 

 fleet is improving by the addition of more modem yachts than were 

 found a few years since. The club has for competition this year tbe 

 cup presented in 1891 by Mine. M. de Zielinski, to be sailed for an- 

 nually by the yachts of the old second class, to be held by any 

 yacht winning it thrice in succession. The officers of the club are: 

 Com., B. F. Hower; Vice-Corn., A. S. Chisholm; Fleet Captain. L G. 

 Northrop: Cor. Secty., H. L. Campbell: Rrc. Secty., F. W. Caulkins: 

 Treas , W. C. Cowles; Meas . Tl. A. Baker; Regatta Com., E.P. Sears; 

 Chairman, H. D. Pulsifer, J. de Zielinski. 



The success of the "Illustratrated Coast Pilot," issued last year by 

 Mr. N. L. Stebbins, the yacht photographer, has led to a continuation 

 of the w-ork, a second volume being now ready, covering New Y'ork 

 harbor and the coast from Nantucket to Cape Henry, outside, includ- 

 ing Delaware and Chesapeake bays. Photo reproductions of all the 

 leading lighthouses, lightship? and beacons are given, from views 

 made by Mr. Stebbins last fail, with the courses and sailing directions. 

 The book is bound in canvas, uniform with the first volume. A two- 

 page supplement to Part I. has also been prepared, noting changes 

 since it was issued. 



The Yachtsman's Guide, published every year by M. J Kiley, Bos 

 ton, shows a marked increase both in siz=j and quality of contents 

 this year. The text Isas been extended and improved, there are 

 many new photos of yachts and yachtsmen, the charts are still an 

 important and valuable feature, and the large collection of adver- 

 tisements makes a complete directory of all goods used by yachts- 

 men. 



The J. A Seeley Mfg. Co., of Ogdensburg, N. Y\, have issued a 

 very complete catalogue of brasswork of all kinds for sailing and 

 steam yachts, rowboats, canoe s and pleasure craft generally. 



ATLANTIC CITY CORINTHIAN FLEET. 



FOR some time past Atlantic City, N. J., has been the heacquar- 

 ters of quite a fidet of stiaall sailing boats, there being now be- 

 tween 85 and 40, mostly of 15ft. over all length. Last year there 

 were two clubs, the Mosquito Fleet and the Cricket Fle<H, the for- 

 mer sailing a variety of skiff with dead rise and a rounded bilge, 

 while the latter used mainly a skipjack or bateau model. The rules 

 of the former club are by no means up to modern requirements, and 

 on April 1 fourteen members of the Mosquito Fleet, being dissatisfied 

 with the spirit governing that organization, determined to form a 

 new fleet. 



Their object was to advance the interest in all things appertain- 

 ing to boating, with special care for that branch known as ''small 

 boat sailing," to cut loose from obsolete rules and organize under a 

 constitution and by laws which would encourage not only members, 

 but others who seek health and recreation from the sport of boat 

 sailing and racing. 



Tbe organization was accomplished on the date mentioned and tbe 

 following officers elected for tne ensuing year: Com., Dr. E L 

 Reed; Vice-Com., Wm. Westcott; See'y-Treas., Dr. W. W. Hollings- 

 worth, 805 Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City, N. J.J Meas., Geo. Bullock. 

 Regatta Committee, O. Reed, Geo. Curry and W. A. Ackerman The 

 name adopted for the organization is the Atlantic City Corinthian 

 Fleet. The fleet is in the mojfc prosperous condition, with 31 mem- 

 bers and a total of .24 boats and yactits, ouilt, nuiding and ordered. 



The waters about Atlantic City are exceptionally adapted for small 



