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POnt:ST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. n, 1899< 



Measttrement in the 31ft. Class. 



The success of the Herreshoff ceM terboard Alpha in Boston waters 

 has resulted in an effort on the part of some yachtsmen to secure the 

 readoption of the leiigth rule for the class, a backward movement 

 which has much against, it and nothing in its favor save that under a 

 length rule Alpha will receive no time from boats much larger in 

 every way gave length. A correspondent of the Boston Globe writes 

 as follows in favor of the present rule, his points being worthy of a 

 careful consideration hy all interested: 



"While the discussion as to the best measurement rule for next 

 year's racing is arousing interest among yachtsmen, a brief plea for 

 the continuance of the present rule should not be out of place. It is 

 reasonable to suppose that a waterline length rule pure and simple, 

 would produce the "brute" type of boat, for the avoidance of which 

 the sail area rule was designed. Large sail plans would surely be 

 used iC they were not taxed. This means a dangerous boat, especially 

 when of the centerboard type; a boat harder to handle, requiring a 

 larger crew, better construction to stand the strain and consequently 

 greater expense for construction and maintenance, and altogether 

 a more unhandy type. 



"Is this waterline length rule the only straw for this year's de- 

 feated designers to clutch at? Is it a good argument for the aboli- 

 tion of the present rule that it has developed a handy low-powered 

 Ijoat which, except in one or two cases, has not needed her time al- 

 lowance to beat her rivals? I think it argues for the retention of the 

 rule. No one doubts tbat Herreshoff, working under a waterline rule, 

 could produce a larger Alpha with more sail which could defeat the 

 present champion, but it is doubtful if the same boat would do it 

 under the present rule. Which is the easier boat to handle, the best 

 type to encourage? 



"In support of the statement that better construction is needed in 

 a high-powered boat, I venture the assertion that in the only series 

 this summer when rough weather was encountered (the Corinthian 

 races at Marblehead), the high-powered boats required constant 

 pumping to enable them to sail the course, yrhile tne low-powered 

 boats were practically as tight and manageable as on a calm day. 



" 'Vested interests' should be considered in changing a rule, though 

 they should not stand in the way of progress. It is the opinion of 

 many that a return to the waterline length rule would be a back- 

 ward step, not a forward one. Would it not be better to discuss a 

 scheme of classification by sailing length under the present rule? 

 Why should boats be measured for time allowance by one rule and 

 classified by another? Corinthian." 



Stony Point Y. C, First Annual Reg^atta. 



NEW YORK— LONG ISLAND SOUND. 



The first annual regatta of the Stony Point Y. C. was sailed on 

 Sept. 24 in a light S.E. breeze. The start was from off the club house 

 at Port Morris, thence to Riker's Island Buoy, second leg to College 

 Point Buoy, thence home, passing inside of Hunt's Point Buoy. 



The race was started at i P. M., most of the boats crossing promptly. 

 Times were: 



CLASS I. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Little Tom 2 00 00 3 49 00 1 49 20 1 43 00 



CLASS II. (UNDER ]6lT.) 



XJno 2 00 00 3 49 00 1 49 00 1 42 00 



Fright 2 00 00 3 53 00 1 53 00 1 44 57 



Frolic 2 00 00 4 08 00 2 08 00 1 59 00 



Sinbad 2 00 00 4 13 00 2 13 00 2 02 30 



Hustler 2 00 00 4 30 00 2 30 00 2 18 40 



Dolphin 2 00 00 4 34 00 2 34 00 2 23 30 



Pollywog 2 00 00 Disabled. 



Uno won in second class and also made the fastest time over course. 

 Fright took second prize. In Class I. Little Tom had a sail-over. 



The Seawanhaka rule was adopted for measurement and classifica- 

 tion, and has proved satisfactory in the small open boats of which 

 the club is principally composed. 



The judges were Messrs. James Green and Charles Brambach. 



International Racing. 



Nothing has occurred since last week in the mattfer of Lord Dun- 

 raven's ehailenge. The following notice has been posted on the club's 

 bulletin board : 



Seoeetary's OFricE, New York | 

 Oct. 5, 1892. f 



A preliminary challenge for the America's Cup has been received 

 from the Earl of Dunraven. The following cablegram has been sent 

 him; 



"Dunraven, 27 Norfolk street. Park lane, London— Letter received. 

 Will be considered by the club at a special meeting on the 18th inst. 



"Oddie, Sec'y." 



The meeting first set for Oct. 10 has been po' tponed to Oct. 18. 

 Though the conditions mentioned by Lord Dunraven have not beeii 

 made public they are understood to include a virtual abandonment 

 of the new deed of gift as governing all future races, and for this 

 race the acceptance of a challenge without the beam and draft of 

 the challenging yacht being limited, the sailing of five races, and the 

 starting of each race at the appointed hour, proyiaing either of the 

 contestants should desire it. There is nothing unfair or unreason- 

 able in any of these conditions, and there is good reason to hope that 

 the New York Y. O, will embrace such a favorable opportunity to re- 

 new international racing in a contest with such a yachtsman and 

 sportsman as Lord Dunraven, even at the expense of a little of its 

 amo U7' propre. 



Sidewheel and Screw. 



The rivalry between the old type of sidewkeel beam engine steam- 

 ers and the propellers on Long Island Sound has resulted in an exr 

 citing race of 30 miles in addition to many short triaU of speed. The 

 race has been talked of for some time, and on the night of Oct. 4 a 

 number of steamboat men took passage on the steamer Puritan of 

 the Fall River Line, Capt. Simmons, while others boarded the new 

 steamer B. J. Peck, Capt. Peck,;at New Haven. The Puritan is recog- 

 nized as the fastest of the large Sound steamers with sidewheels and 

 beam engine, while the Peck, a smaller boat, is a new vessel, in com- 

 mission but a month, a twin screw boat with triple-expansion en- 

 gines. Furthermore, the Puritan was designed by her builders, while 

 the Peck is the work of the yacht designer Mr. A. Gary Smith. 



The Peck left New Haven at midnight and ran out into the Sound, 

 waiting, as it was Understood that she would, for the Puritan. The 

 latter came by at about 3:45 A. M. in company with the Maine, a new 

 single screw vessel. The race began when the Puritan came up abeam 

 of the Peck and continued for 30 miles to Sands Point, by which time 

 the Peck was over a mile in the lead, the Maine being a poor third. 

 The race was a decisive victory for the new boat, no small part of 

 the credit being due to her model. 



Atlantic and Viator. 



A private match, for a stake of $100 and a cup, the latter given by 

 the Lavohmont Y. C, was sailed on Oct 6 by Atlantic and Viator, 

 the course being from Larchmont around Eaton's Neck Buoy and 

 Stamford L^ght. Si}4 miles. Atlantic was sailed by Mr. C. B. Seeley. 

 one ot her owners, and Viator by Mr. W. G. Brokaw and Walter 

 Thompson. There was a strong northwest breeze, the Swo reefing at 

 the start, which was made at 11:25. The time allowance 18m., was 

 nearly all given at the start. Viator crossinff at 11:42 The first leg 

 brought the wind on the port quarter, after which they beat across 

 the Sound to Stamford Light. At the first turn Viator carried away 

 the tack of her jib, losing some time in repairs. Atlantic won easdy 

 the times being: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Atlantic 11 25 24 4 09 15 4 31 51 4 31 51 



Viator 11 42 31 5 13 15 5 83 15 5 15 09 



Mr. Clarence L. Burger, of the L. Y. 0. regatta committee, had 

 chai ge of the race. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



There was launched from the yards of Clay & Torbensen, Lan- 

 caster, N. J., on Sept. 20, a fin- keel yacht of specially good construc- 

 tion The bo At was built for C. H. Brock of the (Jormthian Y C 

 of Philadelphia. Planking is %m. white cedar. Ribs white oak ikx 

 IV^in., spaced lOin. centers. Iron floor timoers. Keel and dead- 

 woods of white oak. Fin-keel S.OOOlbs. of lead billed through keel 

 and floor timbers with composition bolts. All rivets and fastenings 

 are brass o/ copper, and the method of construction is such that no 

 caulking is required, no seams being visible, and the hull finished as 

 smooth as glass. The dimensions are 29ft. on deck, Kift. loin 1 w 1 

 6f (. 4in. beam. She has sailed in tw9 regattas already, winning both 

 races, and outsailing everything in her class witn ease. She is sloop 

 rigged, can come about in her own length, and will undoubtedly be 

 heard from in the 18f r. class. Hull, spars and rigging compiet« weigh 

 only l,7501bs. ^ 



The Rochester Y. C. has received the following letter from the 

 trustees of the Fisher cup: "Belleville, Ont.. Sept. 20, 1892 

 Matthew Cartwright, Commodore Hoc lester Yacht Club: Dear Sir- 

 As trustees of the Fiaher cup, appointed by the 3ay of Qiunte Yacb 



BODY PLAN AND SECTION. 



Club, we have much pleasure in conveying the same to your club, 

 through the hands of Messrs. White, Davis and Hatran, the owners 

 of the yacht On wai'd, as she was sucsessful yesterday in defeating 

 the yacht Norah, of our club, which has held said cup since 1884, in a 

 very close and beautiful race. In thus discharging the trusts imposed 

 upon us by our club we sincerely hope that your club may much 

 appreciate the cup so secured by the well earned victory of the On- 

 ward and have many a friendly contest for its retention. We have 

 the honor to remain your obedient servants, D. B. Robertson, R. S. 

 Bell, trustees Fisher cup." 



A protest has been filed with the regatta committee of the Brooklyn 

 Y. C. against the award of a championship pennant to the yacht 

 Ida. Mr. McCarthy, as a result of the race sailed Sept. 18. The yacht 

 Golden Hope, Franklin Prentiss, came in first in Class I. with over 

 half an hour to spare. The club rules declare that a yacht must be 

 sailed by her owner or a member of tbe club. Golden Hope was 

 sailed by a hired sailor, and for this reason was disqualified, and the 

 pennant was given to Ida, which came in second. Mr. Prentiss has 

 filed a protest on the ground that Ida was sailed by Mr. Harry Brett, 

 who is not a member of the club. Pastime, the remaining boat in 

 Class I., did not go over the course. 



The Knickerbocker Y. C. experienced hard weather on the occa- 

 sion of its annual ladies' day regatta, Oct. 1. The starter.i were: 

 Open sloops — Alice, A. N. Holden ; Mascot, Louis LefCerts; Carita, F. 

 A. Barnes; Nawah. D. W. Dyke; Siegfried, A. L. Nelson. Cabin cats 

 —Dorothy, Ohas. Winter; Clara. T. C. Roe; Sara, E, Mitchell. Open 

 cats — Myra, G K. Rosenquest. The course was a triangular one of 

 five miles, twice around, from ofl' the club house to Riker's Island, 

 thence to Classen's Point, and returning to the starting point. Each 

 yacht carried ladies, although sailing under two reefs. Ahce won in 

 her class and Dorothy in hers. Carita went ashore and Mascot, Sara 

 and Myra were disabled. 



The schooner Alert, Mr. John N. Luning, sailed on Oct. 1. from 

 New York for a winter cruise in the Mediterranean, calling qt Fajal 

 and Madeira on the way out. Through the courtesy of her designe'-, 

 Mr. Henry Bryant, the lines and sail plan of Alert were published in 

 the Forest and Stream of Jan. 12-19, 1888 The yacht is commanded 

 by Capt. Alex. Corkum. Mr. Luning has as company Messrs. Wm. 

 Donnelly and Reginald Travers. 



Wild Duck, steamer, has been at the Atlantic Works, East Boston, 

 for alterations, prior to a winter cruise South. Her mainmast has 

 been shifted forward l-3ft. Sin., making an important change in the 

 position of the center of effort. The main boom is 65ft , gaff S5ft., 

 and the distance between the masts is now 42ft. 9in. A larger screw 

 has been shipped, a two-bladed feathering wheel. 



On Sept. 30, at 11 P. M.. a party of four, Capt. Crocker, Prank 

 Ilovey, George Tucker and Isaac Hastings, put off from the pier at 

 City Point, South Boston, for the yacht Ideal, in the small tender be- 

 longing to the yacht. The boat upset and Mr. Hastings was drowned, 

 his body being found on the flats next morning. The others righted 

 the boat and reached the yacht in safety. 



At a meeting of the Atlantic Y. C. on Sept. SO, the by-laws were 

 amended so as to make the President of the United States, the Sec- 

 retary of the Navy, the Collector of the Port, the Admiral of the 

 station, the Commandant of the Navy Yard, Brooklyn and the In- 

 spector of the Third Lighthouse district, ex-officio honorary mem- 

 bers of the club. 



H. B. Moore, of Brooklyn, has ordered a wooden steam yacht of T. 

 A. Crane, the barge and scow builder of South Brooklyn. The yacht 

 will be 114ft. over all, 15ft bi^aoi, and Tf t. in depth, with a triple ex- 

 pansion engine by J. W. Sullivan. The frames will be of steel, with 

 oak and yelloA' planking. The yacht will be .schooner-rigged. 



Catarina, yawl, Mr. Nugent Townshend, was at Gibraltar on Sept. 

 27. 10 days out from Falmouth, England. A cablegram from Mar- 

 seilles on Oct. 5, states she had been lost near Saintes Maries and 

 but one of the crew saved. No particulars are given, and the re- 

 port lacks verification. 



Mr. Merrill, the backer of the schooner Comet, has paid the %500 

 to Mr. Drakelpy, whs made the bet. Although the original w^a'ger 

 was made on a challenge from the Comet party, that yacht did not 

 appear at the final date arranged on, and Shamrock sailed over the 

 course alone. 



Mr. Gardner has recently made the drawings for a new "Gloriana" 

 bow on Titania, the fast Burgess 70-fooier now owned by E. T. In- 

 man. Lawley will probably do the work. 



Messrs. Stewart & Binney have an order for a yacht for ttie 25ft' 

 sailing length class, for a New Y'ork owner. 



The sloop Bermuda arrived at Bermuda on Sept. 21, after a sum- 

 mer in United States waters. 



Tranquilo, steam yacht, has been sold by the Herreshoffs to S. B. 

 Sexton. Hyde Park, N. Y. 



James B. Voris, an old yacht builder of Nyaek. N. Y., died on Oct. 



at Asbury Park, N. J., aged f2 years. 



Lieut, and Mrs. Henn are now on their way to America, and will 

 spend the winter in Florida. 



Wasp arrived at Lawley 's last week and will haul out there for the 

 winter. 



Handsel, the 30ft. fin keel, will haul out at Bristol for the winter. 

 Hildegarde, schooner, has been sold by George Gould to Mi-. Allen. 

 The Riverside Y. C, of Florida, will hold its regatta on Oit. 14. 

 Marguerite, schr., will winter at Lawley's yard. 

 El Chico will winter at Wintringham's yard. 



Canvas Canoes and how to Build Tliem. By Parker B. Field. 

 Price 50 cents. Canoe and Boat Buildinii. By W. P. Stephens. 

 Price $2.00. Canoe Handling. By C. B. Vaux. Price $1. Canoe 

 and Camera, By T. S. Steele, Price 1.50, Four Montlis in a Snealc- 

 hox. By N. H. Btehop. Price $1.60. Came and Camp Cookery 

 B« "Seneca." Price |U. 



The Barnegat Cruiser. 



The accompanying design was published in the Forest and 

 Stream of Jap. 14, 1886. The advantages of the new boat over the 

 old sneakbox have made it very popular, and as the demand for ihe 

 design still continues after having exhausted the original ediiior, it 

 has become necessary to reproduce it. There is at present no builder 

 who makes a specialty of the model. The dimensions of the boat 

 are: 



Length over all 14ft. Oin. 



Length on waterline lift. Sin, 



Beam 4ft. ejn 



Depth at gunwale _ 1ft. im. 



Sheer, bow S'lin.' 



Sheer, stern 4in. 



Draft, loaded , fiin. 



Freeboard Tin . 



Crown of deck gin. 



Fore side of stem to— 



Mast tube 2ft. 9 iin. 



Trunk, fore end 3ft. lin . 



Trunk, after end 6ft. 3in. 



Well, fore end 5ft. lOin. 



AVell, after end lift. Oin. 



Rowlocks 9ft liti 



Bulkhead i2ft. Oiu'. 



Diameter of mast tube 3iu. 



table op offsets— podrtebn-foot cruiser. 



Station. 



Heights. 



HALP-BltEADTHS 



Keel. 



Deck. 



Deck. 



No. 1. 



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iVote.— The small figures are eighths of an inch. 



The stations are 2ft. and the waterlines 3in. apart. 



The planking is of 9^in. cedar, deck of i^in. cedar, frames of sawn 

 cedar ll^xlj^in., spaced lOln. Ceiling of 3^in. cedar, trunk of %m. 

 worked pine, head ledges J^in. thick, of oak. The keel is shaped, 

 bent and .screwed to the stocks as previously described, the moulds 

 and transoms are put in place and ribband* run over them, three on 

 each side. The framing and planking of all this class of boats are 

 verypecuUar. The planks do not end m a rabbet in the stem, but 

 run up to the gunwale The dotted lines In the body and half- breadth 

 plans show the different planks. The actual breadth of a plank on 

 any frame may be measured on that frame in the body 

 plan. The lines in the half breadth plan are the projections 

 of the plank on a flat surface, and except for the keel and gar- 

 boards, they vary more or less from the proper shape. The after 

 ends of the planks are screwed to the transom, as in an ordinary 

 boat, but some support is necessary for the fore ends while building. 

 To secure this two harpens. A, are lined out from the draft on the 

 floor, each fitting the inside surface of the planking at the lower side 

 of the deck. They may be of pine or spruce lin. thick and 2in. wide, 

 and leng enough to reach to the straight post near midships. These 

 pieces are now fastened iu place, their fore ends being screwed to 

 fore end of keel, while the middle and after ends rest on the moulds, 

 being jogged in to the proper height. When in place the topside of 

 each narpen will coincide with the lower side of deck, while the 

 outer edge, properly beveled, will coincide with the outer surface of 

 the mould and ribbands or inner surface of the planking. 



Now the frames, either steamed or sawn, are put in nlace, secured 

 to the ribbands, and the heads of the first five or six on each side 

 are fastened to the harp 3ns. This completes the frame for plank'ng. 

 The garboards run along, of course, on each side of the keel, turning 

 up at the fore ends, where they are screwed to the harpens. The suc- 

 ceeding planks are put on in the same way. When all are made 

 and rivetted up the moulds are removed and the deck beams, lin. 

 wide and l^in. deep, spaced lOin., are put in. The ends rest 

 under the barpeu, being jogged out the thickness of the latter, so 

 that the upper surfaces are flush. Knees, as shown, are put under 

 the side decks, then the deck is laid and coamings set, and the boat 

 finished as described in "Canoe and Boat Building." The ma.st is 

 stepped in a galvanized iron tub»i- -The washboard is in five pieces- 

 two on each hide and one (the latter held by two square staple.s) on 

 the stem. 



The side pieces are bolted to an iron casting at the bow which 

 forms a fairleader for the cable. They are held to the deck by 

 small iron catches, shown at a b. The part a, is pivoted, and when 

 turned aside allows the wasboard to be slipped back from b. The 

 rottom of the boat is protected by two wearing strips of oak! The 

 bowlocke are of galvanized iron. 



