34 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[jTJiry 30, 1891. 



WATSON'S PARK.-Burnfiide, ID., July 18.-The Lake CoTinty 

 Club in practice shoot at live pigeons, American Association rules, 

 10 birds, entrance $S. 60 arci 40 per cent., ties div.: 



N Ford .1202112110 - 8 A Wies 0203102003- 5 



W R •Bond 0021122111— SAL Smith 2002132132— 8 



W H Fleming 0022010231— 6 S M Booth 2011122002- 7 



No. a, same as above: 



Ford 2111211121—10 



Bond 0221312031— 8 



Fleming 0110122102— 7 



Wies. 0232021010— 6 



Smith 0022122112— 8 



No. 3, 5 birds, §2 entrance: 



Ford 11112—3 



Koebler 01102—3 



Flemine- 21012—4 



Hy Koehler 0220001211— 6 



J S Wi'cox 1132220222— 9 



R SCox 2212212001- _ 



Nic Lewis 1121023011- 8 



Wies 03202-3 



Wilcox 222 3-5 



(tox 00110-2 



J. L. Wilcox vs. Hank Stevens, 2a live pigeons each, for price of 

 birds. American Association rules: 



J L Wilcox .0222202011122312312121120-31 



Houk Stevens 1203322012121232031220110 -20 



Jnlv ^0-—The Gun Oltib of Chicago for medal and added sweep, 

 10 live pieeons, Illinois State rules. Ties div.: 

 F A Place 1320102003- 6 C E Felton .2021121112- 9 



V Ford .0122220201— 7 



A W Adams 3101011211—' 8 



F T G-uiieau 2022021121— 8 



B. B Wiulssvorlh.. .2313212122-10 



N Kowe 0111120102— 7 



Blaokbirrl mf dal. fame Hay: 

 Place 11111111 11011 101 1011-17 



H .1 Edbrooke 1220102010- 



F Willard 2101 122201- 



L Willard 2321211021— 9 



E C Cleaver 100310200 w. 



J L Jones (birds).. ..3123111103— 9 



Pelton... .01110100101000010001— 8 



A dams . . ..0111001110011 0110111—13 Jon es 01100011100110010011-10 



Ob aver . . .01 10110111010011101 0-12 Edbrooke.OllllllllOllUOllOll- 16 



L WillardllllOllllOnillOllll— 17 Ford OlOllCOOOOOOlOOOOOOO- 4 



F Willarr^ 00101001110110100101-10 Guiteau... 10001010101010111000- 9 

 Ties on 17: 



Place 01011-3 L Willard 10001-2 



KAVETjRXQG. 



HONOEYE FALLS, N. Y.. July 25 -The ftfth monthly shoot of 

 the Bonoeye Falls G-un Club was held on their grounds to-day with 

 good success. The club has purchased a nice ground, also five 

 kingbird traps, and we will hereafter use kingbirds, 5 traps un- 

 known angle.«. AH shoots will be conducted under American As- 

 sociation rulps. We had a good delegation from Victor, Lima, 

 Avon and Rochester, all gentlemanly iVllows and guod shots. 

 Tlie Honocye Fallt Gun Club will be pleast'd to see them at any 

 time. Monthly medial shoot. 15 kingbird;^, :> traps. 18> ds. 



Wilkinson 111101011111111-14 R' ULds 111111111111011-14 



Gregg 111110111011111-13 Neller 101110101111011-10 



Martin 111111010111111—13 Starr 111011111011111—14 



Benham 111010101111111-13 Gates 001111110011001—10 



Sweepstakes, $1 entrance: 



Wilkinson 1111101—0 Martin 1111111—7 



Benham lillOlO-S Gregg 1011111—6 



Hvde nillll-7 Neller liaOll-6 



Gates lUOOOOl— 3 Rounds 0011011—4 



Ties of 7 div., Greg^ takes second, Benham third. 

 Same, conditions: 





1111111-7 





1111011—6 





1111111-7 



Same conditions: 



Wilkinson 1110111-6 Welter 00]0<Ml-l 



Rotmds 1011111—6 Benson 1110111-6 



Gregg HilU-? S*se 0011111-5 



Martin 1111111-7 



Merchants' prizes: 



Benson 1001110-4 Starr 1111110—6 



Sage 1001110-4 



Wilkinson 1111111—7 Rounds 1111100—5 



Gregg 1110011-6 Benham 1101011-5 



Martin 1001101-4 



HARTFORD, Conn., July 25.— The following scores were made 

 by the members of the Colt Hammerless Gun Club at their medal 

 shoot to-dav, 35 K.eystone standard targets, thrown from 5 traps. 

 5 angles. Mr. Sterry won the medal: 



Chas Sterry .1111111111110111101111111-33 



E I Riot .1111111 lllOlOllOllUimi 32 



"Ford" lllllllll001imillH1101--22 



E Decker lllMllllOllllllllOllinO— 22 



O B Treat 111111011' OllllonooilUl— 19 



" Wood " 0101 1 1110111 1 0111 11111010-19 



John Alger llOOllllOllllOllllOllIOU-19 



S D Douglas OllllOlOHlllOlllUlOlllO— 19 



"Whit" 01 noiooi nil 101 111101111— 19 



D. S. Seymour 01001 iOlllllOOlIliniOlll-18 



A MoMullin 0111110010111110101001111-17 



L E Btishnell 10100111111010100(1101111—17 



Fred Risler 0110010010110011110101111-15 



M E White 10000101001111011 10011 110—14 



AO Collins 0100010010010101101101111-13 



Allen Willey 1101010111000110101)000111-13 



S T Colt 0111000011000100010000010- 8 



A. C. Oorjt,iNs. 



WORCESTER, Mass., July 25.— At the regular meet of members 

 of the Worcester Sportsmen's Club, at Coal Mine Brook range 

 this week the attendance was good. The principal event was the 

 classification contest. The work of each member participating 

 follows: 



Glapsifloation. 



Davis 511668-39 



Kenney .4653.5-23 



Dean 2H4.i;}— 23 



Foreha,nd 4?.516-24 



M D Oilman 6,5353-22 



Bowdish 46466-25 



Swan 5534.5-33 



Class A. 

 1111111011-9 

 1111001 Ul-8 

 llllOlillO-8 

 1111011110—7 

 1101101101-7 

 OOtlOllllll-e 

 OlOlOOOUl-S 



Clsss B. 

 0110111111-8 

 1100111111-8 



iiioooim-7 



1110110101-7 

 1101010110—6 

 0111011100-6 

 1110000111—6 

 0011110011-6 

 0110001101-5 

 0000111100-4 

 1100011000-4 

 1000010101—4 

 0000010001-3 



Burhank i 64844—21 



Webber 25445-20 



Rugg 2452.5—18 



Walls 581.51-17 



A L Gilmau 46863-31 



Kennerson 5*525— 31 



Lark in 33455-20 



Howe 32355-18 



Knowles 36143-18 



Harvey 45363—30 



Prentice 45332—16 



Crompton 2S343— 14 



•Claflin 46352—20 



Smith 031 w. 



EMMETSBURG, Ia„ July 18.— In a match for SlOO a side at 100 

 targets between C. G. Collins, of Ft. Dodge, la., and H. J. Wilson, 

 of this city, the following scores were made. ilr. Collins shot a 

 12-gauge Snencer, with wood powder, and Mr. Wilson using a 10- 

 gauge Smith, with Hazard FFFG powder. Mr. Wilson gained a 

 big lead at the start and had it alibis own way to the finish. 

 Considerable money changed hands on this shoot. The score, 

 rapid-fl ring system 5 traps: 



Collins ooiiiiiioiiiiiiiiooiiniiooniiuiiiioiiiioiiiioiii 



11000111110110111110111110111010111111101111111001—77 



Wilson .1111111111111111111111111111110111111111 nil 100111 



11111111111111111101111111011111111111111111011111-94 



WOOB. 



SAN FRANCISCO, July 19.— The fourth monthly medal shoot 

 of the Lincoln Gun Club, for the season of '91, was held to-day at 

 Alameda Point. There was a good attendance, both of contest- 

 ants and spectators. In the first class Karney, Campbell and 

 Potter each scored 18 points out of a possiole 21, and so s"ot again 

 for a freeze-out. This resulted in a victory for Kai-ney, who has 

 thus won the gold medal of his class three times in the lour con- 

 tests which have been held, Cadwallader, of St. Jose, having The 

 most points to his credit at the June shoot. In the second class 

 Allen led the other contestants, thus winning the monthly shoot 

 for the medal of his class twice, while Quinten and Fisher have 

 each attained a similar honor once. 



DASfTON, 0., July 38.— The Oakwood annual rifle contests are 

 to be held here Wednesday, Aug. 19, under auspices of the Dayton 

 .Sharpshooter's Society and Greenville Rifle Club. Committee of 

 arrangements, Gustav Sunder, of Dayton; Dr. A. J. Marling and 

 J. Charles Hahne. of Greenville; Corresponding Secretary, Capt. 

 Ashley Brown. All shooting is at 200yds.. open to Ohio and In- 

 diana r'flemen, no limit to entries. First match.— Muzzle rest, 

 any kind of trigger pull, any kind of sight except telesf opic, posi- 

 tion standing, butt of rifle to be held at shoulder, German half- 

 inch ring target, 13in. w .ite buUsej'e, 3 shots each. First prize, 

 835; second, S15; third, $10. Second match.— Off-hand, German 

 half-inch ring target, 13iii. black, any trigger pull, position stand- 

 ing, no artiBcial rests of any kind allowed or placing butt of rifle 

 under coat, 3 sh'^ts each. First prize, 3525; second, $15; third, $10. 

 Third match. -^Muzzle rest, German haif-inch ring target. 13-inch 

 buUsBye, any kind of trigger pull, any kind of sight except tele- 

 Bcoplc, position standing, butt of rifle held at shoulder, 8 shots 

 each. First prize, 2a per cent, of entrance money; second. 30 pe? 



cent.; third, 15 per cent.; fourth, 10 per cent. Fourth match.— 

 Off-hand, German half-inch ring target, 131n. black, &n\ kind of 

 .except telescopic, any trigger pull, position star ding, no 

 artihoal rests of any kind allowed, or placing butt of rifle under 

 coat, 3 shots each. First prize, 25 per cent, of entrance money: 

 second, 20 per cent.; third, 15 per cent.; fourth, 10 per cent. Fiftih 

 match.— Bpnch rest, German half-inch ring target. There will he 

 one set of 12-inch white and one set of black bullseyes used in this 

 match. Position sitting, butt of rifle to be held at shoulder, no 

 blocks allowed except at miizzle of rifle, 3 phots each. First prize, 

 25 per cent, of entrance money; second. 20 per cent.; third, 15 per 

 cent.; fourth, 10 per cent. The higl est score made in three shots, 

 on any one ticket during the day's shoot, will be awarded first 

 prize; second best ticket, second prize; third best ticket, third 

 prize. No contestant can win but one prize in either match. 

 Each ticket holder must shoot his own tickets. All lies in re.st 

 and off-hand match shooting must be decided by one shot each. 

 All matches open at 9:30 and close at 13 M,; re-open at 1 P. M. and 

 close at 6 o'clock sharp, and this rule governs percentage shooting. 

 No contestant can win more than one prize on any one target. 

 All ties are to be decided by one shot.— Brown. 



.THE DETROIT TOURKAMENT.-The da+es for the Interna- 

 tional Tournament, at Detroit, have been flnalh' settled upon, and 

 are Sept. 8, 9, 10 and 11. All arrangements are being made for the 

 carrying out of a successful meeting. The citizens of Detroit 

 will oft'er a handsome trophy for an international contest at live 

 birds, and it is hoped that the team race between New Jersey and 

 Illinois can be brought about. The management have already 

 secured some 3.000 birds, and are continually adding to them, so 

 there will be no lack of pigeons. The island upon which the 

 tournament will take place is admirably adapted for such a meet- 

 ing, and the hotel accommorlation wiU be of the best. The meet- 

 ing should be largely attended, as it undoubtedly will.— Tee Kay. 



BROOKLYN', N. Y., July 24.— Sixteen shooters went to the 

 score at the regular monthly meet of the Linden Gun Club at 

 Dexter Park, L. 1., tc-day. N. Kelley, J. Burmell, C. Mager, J. A. 

 Eppig and J. Link killed 7 siraight. Kelly bed won the clnb 

 medal at the previous shoot, and by a vote of the men that lied 

 him the medal was again presented to him. J. Cunningham and 

 G. Landman divided second prize. Several sweepstakes were 

 shot afterward. 



f, utttth 



Model Fachts and Boats. Their design, making and soiWnflf, 

 designs and worKing draivings. Postpaid, 



FIXTURES* 



JUI.Y. 



31. Carolina, Club, Wilmington N". G. 



AUGUST. 



1. Phila., Cruise, Whitestone. 1<5. Cor. Navy, L. I. Sound Squad 

 1. Great South Bay. Regatta, Glen Cove. 



1. Larchmont. Wetmore Cup. 1!5. New Bedford, Sweeps., New 

 1. Indian Harbor, Open, Green- Bedford. 



wich. 15. East Bay. Long Island. 



1. Westhampton.Westhampton 15. Eastern. Sweeps, Marbleh'd. 



1. Hull Corinthian. 2d Cham. 1.5. Savin Hill, Flee' Capt's Cups 



1. Indian Harbor, Ann., Green- 19. Hull, Ladies' Day. 



wich. 19. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail. 



1. Beveriy,lstCham,Marbleh'd 19. Pleon, Club, Marblehead. 



1-15. Cor. Navy Meet, Riv rside. 19. Fall River, Open, Fall River 



3. New York, rendezvous. Glen 20. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 



Cove. 20. Massachusetts, 2d Cham. 

 8. Mosquito, Pennant, Boston. Dorchester Bay. 



6. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 20 Rhode Mand, Open. 



6. Monatiquot, 3d Cham., Wey- 30 intern, Cruise, Maine Coaat 



mouth. 23. Quincy. 



7. New York,Goelet Cups.New- 23. Corinthian, Marblehead, 3d 



port. Cham., Marblehead. 



8. San Francisco, Club. 32. Monatiquot, Sweeps., Wev- 

 8. Hull, S cond Cham., 3d, 4th, mouth. 



.5th and 6th classes. 33. Cor. Navv. East River Squad 



8. Lvnn, Lynn. 23, Royal N. S., Ruth Cup, Hali- 

 8. Savin Hill, Second Cham. fax. 



8. Beverly, 4th Sweep, Mon.Beh 22. Sippican, Open, Marion. 



8. Royal N. S., Ladies' Prizes, 22-23. San Francisco, Fish. Crniae 



Halifax. 24. Newark, Ann., Newark Bay. 



8. Sn. Boston, 3d Cham., So. Bos. 26 Pleon, .3d Cham.. Marbleh'd. 



S. Bav View, Club. Boston Bay. 26. Dorchester, Club. Dorchester 



10. Qumcv Third Cham. 37. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 



10. Miramichi.Vice Com.'s Pen. 37. Massachusetts, Third Cham 

 l;'. Massachusetts, First Cham., Dorchester Bay. 



Dorchester Bay. 38. Carolina, Club, Wilmington, 

 13. Pleon, 3d Cham., Marbleh'd. N C. 



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



13. Monatiquot. Ladies' Day, 29. Hull, All Classes. 



Weymouth. 20. Savin Hill, Cash. 



13. Cedar Pt., Saugatuck, Conn. 29. Cor. Navv. N. Y. Bay Squad. 



15. Hull, Ladies' Race. 39. Beverly, 2d Cham, Mon. Bch. 



1.5. Corinthian, Marbleh'd, Mid- 29. Royal N. S.. Capt. Russell's 



Summer Series, la rbleh'd Gup, Halifax. 



15. Beverly, 3d Cham. Marbleh'd 29. Larchmont, Oyster Boats, 

 — . Corinthian, N. Y., Sweeps, Larchmont. 



Marbleliead. 29. Miramichi, Cruise. 

 15. Mosquito, Open, Boston. 



SEPTEMBER. 



1. Eastern, FaU, Marblehead. 12. Beverly, 6th Sweep, Mon.Bch 



3. Pleon, Sail-off, Marblehead. 13. New Bedford, Annual, New 

 .5. Monatiquot, Sail-off, Wey- Bedf"rd. 



mouth. 13. Lynn, Cup, Lynn. 



5. Sippican, Open, Marion. 13. Massachusetts, Open, Dor- 

 5. Hull Corinthian, Open. Chester Bay. 



5. Beverly,5thSweep,Marbleh'd 13. Savin Hill, Cham. Sail-off. 



5. Larchmont. Fall. Larchm't. 12. Royal N. S., Handicap, Hali- 

 5. Bav View, Cruise. fax. 



7. FaU River. Club. Fall River. 19-20. San Francisco, Cruise. 



7. Beverly, Open, Mon. Beach. 19. Beverly, 8d Cham,Marbleh'd 



7. N.Y.Y.R.A., Ann., New York 31. Miramioh*, Open. 



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



Handicap, Marblehead. 26. Savin Hill, Fleet Captains 

 7. Ijvnn, Open, Nahant. Cups Sail-off. 



7. Mosquito, Open, Boston. 26. 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, Fall, Gravesend 17. San Francisco, Closing Day. 

 Bay. 



BRITISH CENTERBOARDS. 

 'T^HE most curious phase of the centerboard question which has 

 yet appeared in the course of the fight of so many years' 

 standing is the successful use of the board in British waters at a 

 time when, save for one boat, the fight has been abandoned in 

 American waters in all sizes below 70ft. In the 30ft. class the 

 keels Kathleen in New York and Saladin and Mildred in Boston, 

 have defeated all types of centerboard craft; ru the 40ft. class the 

 centerboards from Awa the wide to Ventura the narrow have 

 failed to win from Minerva and Gossoon, to say nothing of Liris 

 and Mariquita; in the 46ft. class the centerboard is making a bet- 

 ter showing, partly through the able handling of Capt. Crocker; 

 but in the 63ft. class the narrow keel Clara has had her own way 

 for five seasons. On Lake Ontario the keels stand well ahead in 

 the racing. 



The centerboards that have he6ii tried in British yacltts prior to 

 this year were quite small, mere auxiliaries, as in Iverna and Dis, 

 and not worth the lead they displaced in the keel, having been 

 discarded with advantage after trial. Last year Mr. Watson ex- 

 perimented with a board in a 5-rater of 30ft. 4in. l.w.L, 9ft. 6in. 

 beam, with such good results that he has gone much further this 

 year. The new 10-rater Dora, built to succeed Doris, owned by 

 the Allan Brothers from 1885 to 1891, during which, time she won 

 over 100 prizes, is 3£f t. 6in l.w.l., 10ft. Sin. beam, and carries a 

 board of Delta metal or similar alloy which weighs a ton or 

 more. This new boat, which of course is splendidly sailed, has 

 been taking the prizes regularly from the famous lO-raters of the 

 Clyde, such boats as the Yvoune, Woodcock. Windward, Encore 

 and Phantom, all keel craft of known reputation. Doris< by tho 

 way? was 33ft. 7>^in. l.w.l.iSfC. 5in,lsean'{, and with 'ratUef aaoro 



sail than the new boat. That Dora is not a mere lucky strike is 

 proved by the continuous success of Elfin and Orcnsay, new 23^- 

 raters, also by Watson, which win from a large class of new keel 

 boats. Too little is yet known of these boats, especially Dora, to 

 form any definite conclusions, hut they are certainly centerboard 

 boats, and just as certainly are winning from the bept keels in a 

 way that has not proved possible on this side for some years. The 

 experiment of a very heavy centerboard has been tried here, but 

 never with success; however, Dora seems to carry hers without 

 trouble. 



LIGHT MONEY FROM YACHTS.-The Treasury Department 

 of the United States has lately engaged in a very petty piece of 

 work in the attempt to prevent the use of foreign-built yachts in 

 the waters of the United States. Of course the demand for light 

 money, if enforced according to recent order.=, simply means that 

 such yachts as Miranda, Minerva, L'vira, Clara and Jessica can- 

 not be sailed at all, as no owner would care to pay from flO to S50 

 every time he came into a harbor. Among yachtsmen, even de- 

 -signers and builders, the fact is now generally recognized that 

 the presence of foreign-built yachts in the races has been and 

 still is of the greatest benefit to American yachting. So far as 

 I.)rotection goes, the risk and cost of tailing over small craft, and 

 the superior speed of home-built craft in the larger sizes, have 

 proved snflicient bars. This last attempt is, like the projected 

 legislation of last winter, merely the work of narrow-minded 

 officials who know and care nothing about yachting, and who have 

 sought to restrict and oppress yachtsmen in aU possible ways. 



THE 46FT. 0LAS8-A PROPHESY.-The 46.footer will never 

 be wiped out as the 40-footer was. On the contrary, it will grow, 

 and both owners and skippers will grow with it. There are some 

 owners now in the 40ft. cb ss who may be seen in the 46ft. class 

 next year, because it is not to their liking to be miles away at the 

 finish. It may reasonably be expected that Mr. Fife will receive 

 an order for a 46-footer, and Gardner has a client who, it now 

 turns out, was fortunate in not building. Much will be learned 

 both about da' a and construction before the season is over. The 

 sport is bound to go on.— Boston Herald. 



AN INVASION OF YACHTING CAPS.-One of the queer 

 vagaries of fashion is now seen in New York in the general use of 

 the yachting cap by wom^ n as well as men. Not only are the 

 regulation yachting caps worn everywhere and by all classes, but 

 they are of a pattern, an imitation of the English cap, which 

 would have subjected the bold wearer to unlimited abuse in the 

 streets of New York six years ago. 



EDWARD BURGESS. 



THE Field of July 18 pays the following tribute to Mr. Burgess- 

 "ArVe much regret to announce the death of Mr. Edward Burgess 

 the well-known Boston yacht designer, from typhoid fever. Mr' 

 Burgess was best known on this side of the Atlantic from his con- 

 nection w ith the America Cup; but in the United States he has iden- 

 tified himself vvith naval architecture in all its branches, and we 

 think it can be safely said that his work did much to imijrore the 

 American typo of ve.^sels devoted to pleasure or .«peed. such assail- 

 ing yachts, large fishing vessels, and pilot boats. Mr. Burgess wa.s not 

 educated as a naval architect, and only adopted it as a profes.sion 

 about the year 1883. The bent of his mmd, however, led him to st"udv 

 the design of yachts more deeply than tde ordinary amateur. By pro- 

 fession he was an entomologist, and for some time he was curator of 

 the Boston Natural History Museum. He frequently corresponded 

 with the writer of this notice and in 1880 wrote: '1 am glad you are 

 publishing a new edition of -Yacht and Boat Sailing.' 1 have greatlv 

 enjoyed vour hooks, and used them until the binding is about gone ' 

 He was a"t this time greatly unpressed with the value of depth of huil 

 and draught of water forsaOing yachts combined with moderate 

 beam, and in 1880 he got Ml". Gary ^mith, N A., to adopt the lines 

 of the Itchen boat Wild Rose for a 27ft, waterline boat with counter 

 At this time he sent tne writer a tracing: which he Qad made himself 

 of Mr. Oary Smith's design, and it showed that he at this period 

 possessed considerable skill as a draughtsman. In 1882 when the Itchen 

 boats were undergoing a sort of transformation, by rpason of their 

 heavy lead keels, long overhangs and enormous sail spreads as evi- 

 denced in the Keepsake and Bonina. he commissioned the writer to 

 make him a design for a 36ft. waterline yacht. This vacht was binlt 

 for ittr. Blalcolm Forbes and named the Lapwing, and subsequently he 

 had other designs from England, and his le'ter.s of instruction at this 

 period showed that he had a perfect knowledge of the subject In 

 1883 h^ had reason to turn his thoughts toward yacht designhig as a 

 profession, and in the autumn of that year he designed the Rondina 

 a 38ft. cutter. We bebeve this was the first ves.sei builc from his 

 design, and she was launched in 1SS4. The year following came 

 the Genesta challenge for the America Cup, and the New York 

 Y. C. commis.sioned Mr Cary Smith to design and build a large 

 centerboard sloop to meet her. At the same time a Boston syndicate 

 headed by Mr. Malcoim Forbes, commissioned Mr. Burgess to build 

 the Puritan. The triumph of this yacht, and in the following years 

 the successes of the Maytljwer and Volunteer, are fauiiUar to all 

 who take an interest in yachting of both hemispheres. Air. Eiu'^ess 

 was a very clear-headed, modest and courteous man, with an exceed- 

 ingly practical mind He was quick at discovering the cause of an 

 effect, and, when once started on the career of a professional yacht 

 designer, he carried out his own ideas with boldness and confidence 

 His lead was followed by all American yachtsmen, and, altnongh it 

 must be said that the late Mr. Kunhardt and others had opened the 

 way for a sort of revolution in the type of yacht common in America 

 it was no doubt the practical mind of IVlr, Burgess, and his moderate 

 views of what the new type should be, tiiat so inOu^ncpd the 

 American yachtsmen, and convinced them thai a little more depth of 

 hull would be a good thing for their yachts. In 1881, the narrow- 

 beam cutter advof-ates in the States were in hish spirits over tho 

 victories of the 1 0-ton ner Madge; which defeated easily enough in 

 all kinds of weather, tne broad, shallow, centerboa'd siuops ot simi- 

 lar length. The curter advocates wanted all American yacbls in 

 future to be built of five or six beams to length, hko the British v achts 

 but we at the time wrore: 'Fortunately, American yachismen are 

 not likely to lose their senses over the victories of the Macige: and 

 while probably their present type of yacht will un^l ergo considerable 

 modification, it is improbable that ttiey will adopt suddenly the 

 modern tiritish type; and it is to be hoped that they will not attempt 

 to get on terms with the B itish model by simply putting deep 

 heavy lead keels on their broad shallow yachts "Of course the 



responded ce with the writer of this notice on the subject of the 

 MaUge type of hull, and while he approved of the depth he justly 

 estimated the great value of beam, and was never converted to the 

 belief that a length equal to five or six beams was the best proportion 

 for sail mg yachts. Ht has left bis mark on American yacht design, 

 and his death is undoubtedly a great loss to his country"." 



HARLEM Y. 0. LADIES' RACE, July 35. -The Harlem Y. 0. 

 sailed a race on S-fturday in which each yacht was steered by a 

 lady, the course being.a triangle off the club station at College 

 Point. The yachts and their owners, not counting 'he men, who 

 were carried merely as ballHst, weri- as follows: Truant — Mrs. 0. 

 H. Lang, captain. Lutterloh— Miss Sarah Mabon and Miss Vaii 

 Vollenhover. Sophia— Mi.s.s jiary McDonnell, cap'ain; Miss Una 

 Flynn, Mrs. A. N. Bacon, Miss Libhy Dugan, M- s. Mary Pbelan 

 and Miss A. Kelly. Pcei less— Miss G. W. Fuller, captain; Miss G. 

 Saeger and Mrs. Gi. F. Webb. Minnie A.— Mrs. A. Alting, captain- 

 Miss Minnie AUing.Mrs. G. iUtmgand Mrs. C. F. Alting. Coquette 

 —Miss Nettie Charde. capr.ain; and Miss E. Cbarde. Christina- 

 Miss Lucy Mabon. captain. The winners were: Class A, Coquette; 

 Class B Sophia; Class C, Truant. Silk sous^enirs were given to 

 each lady of the winning crews. In the evening a dance was 

 given at the club house. 



INDIAN HARBOR Y. 0.— The third annual regatta of the In- 

 dian Harbor Y. C, will be sailed olf Greenwich on Saturday, the 

 yachts being classified nu r.'io' ig ieuKth as follows: A. cabin 

 sloops and cutie> s ov^ r 3Sf t.; B, 33 a-^d under 3Sf t..; < \ 27 and under 

 82ft.; D. under 27ft.; cabin eats; 1, open sloops 23ft. or ov r- 3, 

 under 28ft.; 3. open cats 28 and under .3Tft.5 4^f 20 and under 23ft.i 

 5,- Under 23ft. The course for classes AtBj 0 i>,Hd D will be IS 

 talieS ftnti for tfca otbei-s lOnMles- 



