DSO. 24, 1891.) 



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BINGrLEHANDEB. Designed by H. K. Wicksteed, 



Auburn Gua Club. 



Auburn, N, y., Dec- 18.— A.t the anmial meeting of onr club 

 held Dec. 15, the following officers^ for _the cominfr year were 

 elected; President, Wm. H. White; Vice-Freaident, C. R. Egbert; 

 Secretary. C. W. Rrister; Treasurer, Wm. Whyte; Oommitte- 

 aaan, G. R. Peck. The club has accepted a challenge from the 

 Onondaga Ooimty Sportsman's Club to shont a 20-men team 

 match. S5 kingbirds per man. This match will probably he shot 

 soon after the holidays. The scores of our last iwo regular shoots 

 are given below. Dee. 2: 



4l Class 



Tuttle .111111111 llliri 1 1 1110 11 11-24 



Carr 111111011111111 11 11 01 10 10—20 



C C18S8 



Sinclair.. .......111111111111111 10 11 10 11 10-23 



Kerr. 111011011111111 11 10 10 01 10—19 



Brister... .111110101011001 11 11 10 11 10—18 



White lllllllUumil 10 00 00 10 10—17 



\^anderloo. lllOUlOlOllOlO 11 00 11 10 10—16 



D Class. 



Garrets. . - 111110111111111 10 01 10 10 10-19 



Dec JC— Twenty -Ave singles, unknown angles: 

 A Class. 



Tu ttle Ill 1111111110111110111 111- 2;i 



Carr 11 11111111111110111111110-23 



Whyte. 1111110111011011111110111-21 



D e vi tt 11 0111011110111 1111110111—21 



Tie: Tuttle 8, Carr 6. 



Sinclair .0010111111110111110101110-19 



Brister 1101101111101111110001011-19 



Kerr 111101 llUOil 111 0C011 UOl 1-18 



N^anderloo lliKimOlOlOlOOll 111 10011-16 



White 1010011111010111000101011-1.5 



Tie: SiniJlair 9, Brister 7. 



D Class. 



Garrett ..1111011111111111111011111-23 



O. W. B. 



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THE EDUCATION OF NAYAL AROHITE0T,«!.-With all the 

 boasted progress of America in shipbuilding and its allied arts, 

 it is a matter of n.ational dlacredit that there is not an institution 

 in the country in which instruction! is given in the great field of 

 naval architecture, nor is there any satisfactory opportunity for 

 study available to young men who desire to fit themselves as de- 

 signers or shipbuilders. The country which has been the actual 

 birthplace of the steamboat, the ocean steamer, and the screw 

 propeller; thathasled the worldforlong periodsin steam craft, war 

 vessels, clipper ships and yachts, has rested for nearly forty years, 

 with not one determined effort to keep in the lead by means of a 

 systematic course of instruction for young men. Such progress 

 as has been made is the result of individual elTort in the face of 

 difficulties which never should have existed. 



We are frequently callpd on for advice by young men who desire 

 to pursue a course of work or instruction that will lit them for 

 designing merchant vessels or yachts; or for various branches of 

 shipbuilding, and we are at a loss to aid such applicants. In re- 

 gard to yacht designing and building, there is not a designer or a 

 yard in the country with .5uch an amount of steady work as would 

 warrant the employment of learners or apprentices Ihronghout 

 the whole year, giving them any systematic instruction or prac- 

 tice. The only opening is in the larger yards where merchant 

 vessels, and of late war ships, are built, and, though these have 

 greatly improved of late, they by no means fill the requirements. 

 We speak from experience when we say that a dozen years ago 

 the most important of American ship yards was as poor a place as 

 a young man could find to waste his time in, either in the drafting 

 room, the machine shop or on the biiilding ways; while at that 

 time, as to-day, there was not an institution at which instruction 

 in naval architecture could be obtained. 



This is the more remarkable in view of the'growth of scientific 

 schools and the increased facilities for obtaining a technical edu- 

 cation in all branches but one. To-day there is, so far as we are 

 awai'e,nothing outside of the Naval Academy of Annapolis, which 

 is necessarily limited, save the two schools of designing in Bos- 

 ton, which in a small and impretentious way have accomplished a 

 great deal. New York, once the greatest shipbuilding center of 

 the country, offers nothing to the student of naval architecture. 



Thanks to the liberality and public spirit of one of the greatest 

 of American shipbuilders, Wm. H. Webb, this deficiency will 

 soon be remedied to a certain extent, as work is now progressing 

 on a building in the suburbs of the city which he is erecting for 

 the double purpose of a home for aged shipbuilders and their 

 wives, and also of a school of practical instruction for young 

 men. While the details of the latter part of the scheme are not 

 fully arranged, when carried out under the practical direction of 

 Mr. Webb, they will offer a most valuable aid to a limited num- 

 ber. At the same time the pressing need exists for a chair 

 of naval architecture in one of the leading colleges, filled 

 by a properly qualified expert, and giving at least as good instruc- 

 tion as is offered by similar institutions in England. 



jeet of "mean length" rules for the encouragement of "sawed -off'* 

 models, as opposed to more modern and liberal rules. By adher- 

 ing pei-sistently to length rules, the open-boat sailors of Boston, 

 and New York have restricted and impeded the development of 

 their boats, shutting out entirely all modern features. When the 

 New York Y. R. A. was established, we advised the adoption of 

 the Seawanhaka rule for all cabin 5 achts; even though, as a mat- 

 ter of policy, it might be necessary to begin with a length rule for 

 the open boats. Had this advice been followed, the cabin yacht 

 classes would have been atrongei" by far than they are to-day, 

 while the same rule would probably have been adopted by the 

 open-boat men. In view of the general adoption of the clipper 

 stem and overhanging stern throughout the yachting world and 

 by all recognized desife-ners, it is rather amusing to see the fight 

 so obstinately kept up by a few to their own disadvantage. 



MEASUREMENT RULES FOR OPEN BOATS.— We quote 

 from the Boston Herald some very sensible remarks on the sub- 



CORftEOTED LENGTH OLASSES.-A correspondent who has 

 given miich thought to the subject of corrected length cla.ssiflca- 

 tion, adds a word this week in favor of the plan which we recently 

 proposed of alternative limits by corrected length. The experi- 

 ment might very easily be tried next year in at least two classes, 

 the 80ft. and Ifift. under present rules, by the clubs offering special 

 prizes in certain races for yachts not exceening .33ft. corrected 

 length in the one class nor .54ft. in the other. There would be no 

 injustice to existing boats and no disturbance of the usual condi- 

 tions, but much might be learned in regard to the action of the 

 new method. 



THE AMERICA'S CUP.— The America's Cup may be looked 

 upon as "saved" for another season, the time within which, a 

 challenge might be received having expired. We learn from 

 Lieut. Henn that tliere is no further talk of challenging aiQjHig 

 British yachtsmen as long as the new deed is retained. 



ANOTHER SMALL CRUISER. 



THB little cruiser herewith illustrated was built from a design 

 by Mr. H. K. Wicksteed some three years since and has been 

 used about Montreal on the St, Lawrence River. The design was 

 sent us some time since, but as the sailplan then used was not 

 quite satisfactory we held it in hopes ot obtaining a better one. 

 As this style of craft is now under discussion, and as the ques- 

 tion of rig is independent of that of model, the design may be 

 more interesting to some of our readers than the craft with longer 

 overhang. Three scales are given for boats 16, 17 and 20ft. over 

 all. The Montreal boar, was of the smallest size, 14ft. 9in. l.w.l., 

 4ft. IJ^in. beam and llin. draft. She has proved a very handy 

 cruiser, being used single-handed or giving ample room for two 

 persons. The rig consists of two gunter sails, the gaff or yard 

 being well peaked no. The areas are 100 and Slsq. ft. The cen- 

 terboard is of plate iron, weighing 751bs. 



THE NEW SOFT. SCHOONER.-The contract for the 90ft. steel 

 schooner designed by Mr. A. Gary Smith has just been signed, 

 the owner being Mr. John E. Brooks, the former owner of Mon- 

 tank, and the builder being Piepgrass, of Oitv Island. The yacht 

 is of the general type of Iroquois, a deep centerboard boat intended 

 for off-shox'e cruising and for summer racing, but the model is 

 quite different from Iroquois in the ends, the bow being carried 

 out with a fullness at and above the waterline, the overhang being 

 quite long, but by no means equal to Gloriaua. The principal 

 dimensions are, l.w.l. 9Cft., beam 23ft., draft 10ft. Sin. The mid- 

 ship section is powerful, the keel line is comparatively straight 

 from the sternpo.st, rounding up gradually, and although cut away 

 in modern fashion, the contour is leas exaggerated than the new 

 keel boats, while the waterlins is round and full, and the dlagoDals 

 run round and fair for the full length of the overhanging ends. 

 The yacht is expected to carry a large sail plan in summer. The 

 sticks are further aft than in other new schooners. 



THE DEATH OF MRS. BURGESS.-Mrs. Caroline S. Burgess, 

 the widow of Edward Burgess, died on Deo. 16 after a week's ill., 

 ness. Mrs. Burgess bad been In delicate health for several years, 

 being very 111 at the time of her husband's death in July. The 

 immediate cause of her death was pneumonia. She leaves two 

 voting sons, who will be well provided for by the generositv- of 

 Mr. Burgess's friends and associates in Boston and New York. 

 Since Mr. Burgess's death a fund of over $30,000 has been quietly 

 raised lor the purpose of educating the children. 



