JAiif. 19, 1893.] 



POI^EST AND STREAM. 



61 



The Dutch Boeier, Elizabeth. 



Our fierman fontcTiii 



in the FiiTiE? 

 •which did 1] 

 veiy nearly 



Wrif!serspori. in it« issue of Dec. 15. re- 

 ] T'litili I 1 1 I li il mi . n^iuilh | \ilih hr 1 

 i I I \r j< I, ] IS ^nsii^ iK til 111 1)1 ill 

 It appear with the lines. The di awing- is vo a .scale of 

 gain, to tlie tooti,f 01' tlietrue size uf the boat: the boom 



toeing 2()ft. 3iii., the fiPn VAi. iiiii.. and the boouikin m. fiiii. outho-ird 

 the mast is 39tt. 4m., der).: to lirmiids. The jackstafC over the stern is 

 quite pectlliai lo 1 I M i lini> d ml The sn! ilii 



well adapted for I's r-i ' . i ; i i i ii;.'-.:-'. liemp; .slmrt on the fi.<-if ^vitii little 

 overhang beiond t t the hidl a'- tl i it l i t 



work close up to the ivi^iK m i Le narrow canals: while its hoist is very 

 effective when saJmg betweeai hijjh bariu-.s. The are-a of tlie mainsail 

 is 66580. ft., and ot the jib. ciOUsq. tt.. the total being- !i(i.-,sri fr The 

 mainsail has a loose toot, -while the gaff is eui-ved in a very pecuhar 

 manner. 



Comments on the Challenge- 



No-w that -ivehave the complete record of ilv 

 Xord Dunraven and the isew lork A acht ( 'Inb. 



ivenanniiE;- that the one- 

 iposed on tutiire clialle 

 iMiimu. to Ki pt tbi 

 uj.) this new deed. 



ncEotiatious between 

 \ye can see plainly how 

 jirospect IS altogether 

 Ashbui-y ot tlie L'am- 

 ere irruatingly tedons 

 a red ^vith this last at- 

 .'c said soin^ nine ago, 



I lud 

 alleutje. 

 Ihe prac- 



the land lies, and we ree-rttt to sa-\' that th 

 unsatisfactory. The neEtotiations lietw eeti Mr. 

 bna and Sir Bichard Sutton of the fleiiesta w 

 and confused; but they wen- plain saihrit;- r-niri 

 tempt to cliallenge tor the .\rnerica C!np. Vs ^ 

 Lord Dunraven was occupied m emiHaviiiiiio- ( 

 cepted ^vlthout■. at the same tune, ci 

 of the new deed of gift sltould 1 le ii 

 the Kew York "V acht Club x^-ns endi 

 so as to brmg oft a race, without tea, 



tical result, so far. is the >,ew \ ork \ aeht Club has won ;ill along th^- 

 line, and only accepted the challenge under the new deed. This jilaces 

 the Eo.^'al \ acht bqnaciron m a \ erv unenviable position, and we much 

 regret that it has got mto sucli an eutanelenient. It is true that Lord 

 Dunraven telegraphed on Dec. 12 to the >^ew York Yacht Club that he 

 liad no '-authority trom the ftoval \aclit Squadron^' in an.swer to a 

 telegram appareuth' requu-mg him to state that the terms contained 

 in lus challenge were not exception.s or additions to the new deed of 



f:ift, and also to state that the Royal Yacht Squadi'on would covenant 

 u - faithfully and tuily see that the conditions are fully obsei-ved by 

 any contestant for the cup during the holding thereof.'"" 



Lord Dunraven, so far as we can see, has dechried to eonmiit the 

 Royal Yacht Squadron to this; in fact, he could not: but it is evident 

 the New \' ork "V acht Club thinks he has. Tlie club states that tlie 

 following clause iroin Lord Dunraven's letter of Hept 10 la.st foi-ms 

 the basis of the tvhole negotiation: "I will sad a series of matches 

 under the rules ot the new deed of gift, with the following exceptions 

 and additions. ' The New 1 oi k Yacht Club declined the "exceptions 

 and additions, ■ but they are practically repeated in the r-hallenge of 

 No-s . ^5, although not referred to as ■ -exceptions or additions.'" A refer- 

 ence to the telegrams will show that the New York- Yaclit T'lub wished 

 to know if the terms ot the challenge of Kov. 2.5 x\ ere still to lie 

 regarded_as ••exceptions and additions^ to the new deed. M'e cannot 

 see that this matter has been cleared up. We feel certain that the 

 Royal acht bquadroi) luteuded that clause 3 of the challenge should 

 be incorporated with the new deed if that deed is to be accepted b^- a 

 JBritish \ aeht Club. Clause 3 of the chaUenge is the .same as tlie ex- 

 ceptions and ad.btions of Sept. 16. and is as follows: 



^. It IS understood andagreed that.should the challenging- clui i .jl .tain 

 tile custody 01 tlie cup. it holds it open to a challenge under precisely 



similar cnndit 

 liberty toretu 



Athough 

 clau-v 1 

 that th(- <-li 

 that the ch 

 the Royal ' 

 the clause 

 that the on 

 ing the c 

 reconcilt 

 the III \s 



The N 



iider winch it challenged, but is not .... 

 tUHc :\ challenge accorduig to the terms of the deed of t'-'S? ' 

 the Ive-iv \oik \achL Club still declines i:o accept this 

 • eptiijii or addition to the new deed, it is quite plain 



ding- TO the manner it interpi-ets the di-ed. fonsi.lei 

 halleiiger and ehalleng-ed can make any terms they like- that 

 \aclit Squadron could accept a challenge on th<- basis of 

 lusr pu ti d bat it must it th in tiuit ((i\ unit 1 i 

 neroufe terms ot the new deed are ui the fuluiv wiiih- linM- 

 p rully carried ont. How the twri undprtak-iic-'-s ii,-,- m 



I I ii.it I iiiiy I ut it ( 1 ur^e i ot tin >.h ill. ngi ib ukkd t 

 L-ed as perniaiieiit comlitions. the matter is .simple enough 

 \ aeht Club, however, so far as we CAin understand 



tJie telegrams, lias not agreed to adopt clause 3 of the challenge as an 

 addition to the new deed but m ettect says to the Royal l a. -ln S.juad- 

 ron, --ishould you wni the cup. you must covenant that the n.-w i 

 IS fully observed; but you can come to any terms you like with a 

 challenger outside the new deed. ' In fact, the new deed must be ac- 

 cepted unconditionaUy, but its terms may be violated. So here -we 

 are back to wliere we started rrom: and the R. "i . S.. after .saving it 

 ■ss'ould not accept the new deed, has been made to appear to have done 

 so bodily. It 18 ti ne that the New "i: ork "V acht Club has set the pre- 

 cedent ol aece] itnig a, challeii.ge on terms much less onerous than those 

 settorth in the oeed; and. li this precedent remains undisputed, the 

 terms objecte.I to m the nex\- deed wiU become a dead letter. This 

 precedent is a Avh.jlesale achmssion by the New York Yacht Club that 

 the terms were untair. and it is to be hoped that the admission of un- 

 fau-ness -wiU also become a precedent tor all time.— J"/e/ri Dec. :JI. 



Though Lord Dunraven's cliallenge has not been formally accepted 

 by the New York Yacht Club, a large amoimt of dissatisfaction re- 

 mains among both English and American yachtsmen, -which will 

 materially diminish the interest that would otherwise be felt in the 

 encounter. Tlie owner of Valkyrie has merely evaded the obnoxious 

 "Ne^yDeedof Gift," but has nowhere repudiated it, as other English 

 yachtsmen had declared to be essential. So, too, there are discontented 

 members of tlie N. Y. Y. C. 'ivho hold that the acceptation of the chal- 

 lenge is !!/?,-«. vires, and have announced their intention of submitting 

 tlie matter to a legal tribunal if defeated on the water. The result of 

 .so unsportsmanlike a proceeding would, at all events, be a final decis- 

 ion as to the legalitjr of the "New J)eed/"— Vanity Fair. 



Accoi I liij:-; rr, ro'egi-arns received in London on "U'cdnesday. the New 

 York : _ ' I : ..s resolved to accept the A'alkyrie's challenge for 

 theAii-. ■! ' ir.ii a vei-y strong: ophiion prevails among Enghsh 



yacht.si, : J . : . li liuuraviiu. in his au.yiety to challenge for the 

 -Amerir. • — ei y muclj given us away : but the niost"sui-pri.sing 

 thing -1,- ; i: ! fiui.-r ._-liili of England- the Royal Yacht Squadron 

 — shouii, -i; : i ' Ins cliallenge. It is pretty clear that the New 



York Yacht Ciub intends that tlie "new deed of gift"" shall to be ac- 

 cepted in its lutegi-ity, and it is well that we should rightly understand 

 ■wfiat this means. 



*-****** 



Here follows a summary of the history of the previous deeds, con- 

 tin mng: 



In tue new deed there is, however, a "mutual agreement clause," 

 which enables the parties concerned to arrange the matches for the 

 cup in any way they please, and also the conditions laid down for the 

 ChaUenge may be altered so far as waivuig the ten months' notice 

 ■The New "^'ork Club has now gone farther tEan this and consented to 

 accept a challenge if the name, rig, length, and Custom House meaa- 

 m^ement of tlie yacht are given as enjoined in the original (1857) deed 

 of gift) provided the club which backs the challenge agrees to tajje 



^l]( 



II 



hib.ilil un 

 felv 



over the new deed. The latter stipulation iiaa since 18»7 been the. 

 stumbhhg block in the way ot a, match: but Liu'd Dimraveu thinks be I 

 hns uiit i.niTid this st I uUlu n In isl ui^ th it (he t.ill ni , ni liti ix 

 be attaclied to the .leed: 



-It IS uuderst.io.l and agreed that, sh.nild I h. 

 the custody of the cup it holds it opi.-n tr, » d 

 similar conditions to those under whi.-li n 

 hberty to refuse a challenge a c. wording tr, th 

 If this has any meaning at.-dlit incar 

 Squai.lron obtains possession . if thp cup it 

 challenge, acconipamed liv the name rig 

 measurement of the challi-ngmg vaclit H. 

 alteration mto tlie deeil now t,h.-it the v.-ir-il|.-itiug 

 dead:' In the message telegrapiied to Lonl Dunr 



Gen. Benjamin F. Butler. 



ot at 



ge uu.let- i; 

 ort. but is 

 f the deed . 

 that if the Royal Yacht 

 ill be bound to accept a 

 ngth, and Custom House 

 an the club import this 

 ' ' ig donor" is 



said as to whether the club accepts his stipulation, an.l. indeed.' the 

 club must have felt that to do so would be to practically abi-ogate the 

 ue^v deed, which they contend they have no power to do now- Mr. 

 Schuyler is dead. 



* * * « > * ^ 



.Ul yachtsmen will wish Lord Dunraven success, but at the same 



bring off a match for tlie Cup dtu-iijg' tlie run of the Chicago Exhi 

 bltion,—io HcJon G-raphic, Dec. 16. 



Shoal Draft Boats. 



Castbbidge, Mass., Jan. H.— Editor Forest and Stream: In the num- 

 ber of FoEE.ST AND Stream for Jan. 5, there is an olTer from Mr. Clap- 

 ham to furnish diagrams showing the nietho.i of .ir-sip-ning boats of 

 the Bouncer type, provided your journal will publish them. "l wish to 

 ask you on behalf of myself and .several frien. Is to puMi.«b the same. 

 Your previously published lines of ,sm.-<ll boats I have fournl e.vtremely 

 Interesting, especially those of the Badger: and I shall welcome any- 

 thing of the kind you may publish in fv-ture. 



Five of the members of the Lake Geneva f Wis. ) Y. C, are liuilding 

 this winter from their own designs, small l.ioats ranging from 1.5 to 

 21ft. waterlines, and I am sure they would gladh" welcome further 

 contributions from Mr. tUaphaui. " ' y 



[We have written Mr. Claphara that we will gladly publish any- 

 thuig relating to the boats of w hich he has made such a .specialty. We 

 hope that he will favor our cm-respondent and many other of our 

 readers.] 



i-kcel 

 rmati. 

 oad. 



The Herreshoff' Fin-Keels. 



The accompaiiymg picture shows the Hei-reshoff tit 

 built for Mr. Henry Allan, whose successful perlVn 

 CT.yde last year have created sueli a sensation aVir 

 1'- II 1 « I f lit. sail area, making i't-,, rating W 

 hsh.:'d a letter from Mr. Allan testifying t.:r the pxc.d 



evionah. In the last issue of tlie Pidrl the fnllowiii 

 t 1 tl 1 Im I el appears: 



\ tl 1 ei f El Chicn, the first 'fin-keer hnilt liy ila 

 h its -11 1 hip of \\'enonah. I can ttuirouf lih- indorse 



Mr Henry .YUau sai s of tliese miteli-rated-at r-'Ui-raters in y.- 



AVeiii 



^ Wei, 

 ■ently 

 tualit 

 er r 



He 



inah, 

 . thp 

 onah 

 1 lub- 

 es of 

 kiting 



that 

 issue 



ated witli the old yaclit America, the original win- 

 cht Sipiadron (jup in 1.S.51. is the name of Gen. 

 whose li.mg career is as much a part of American 

 le y acin liersolf. Gien. butler was born m 1H18. 

 g ti.),:i!< up the practice of law m Lowell, in which 

 ; uoiiie lor over .31J years. He went to the front in 

 , and was one of the prominent flgures of the 



iNTllNtATELY ! 

 lel ( t th- I I ^ 111 



beniaaiin J . kaitler. 

 histoM IS lb It ol th 

 and after grachiatim. 

 city he has ma.le his 

 the early days ot tin 

 great struggle. 



Over la veai-s since he purchased the yacht America from the U- S. 

 (jroverument. and since then he has used her constantly during the 

 season, racing at times, but mainly cruising. In his hands the historic 

 craft has been tenderly cared for, being kept in the best condition. She 

 has been twice altered, the old stern hemg replaced by a more modern 

 one, and the keel being removed under the direction of Mr. Burgess, 

 and replaceu oy a vvmer one, wuii most ot tne oauast outsiUe. 



The America was with the fleet on the race to JIarblehead last year, 

 holding her own with many newer yachts. It -was Gen. Butler who 

 came to Com. Gerry's aid at Marblehead when no Massachusetts State 

 flag could be had, and who finally pi"ocured one. His death took place 

 at "R'ashington on Jan. 11, a blood vessel bursting after a severe attack 

 of coughing. Mr. Paul Butler, the generars only surviving son, is no 

 less prominent iu canoeing than his father was in yachting. 



St. La'wrence Y. C. 



The St. Lawrence Y. C, of Montreal, has under discussion the fol- 

 lowing proposed changes of sailing rules, recommended by the sailing 

 committee: 



Having taken into their consideration the nature of the application 

 of the saihug regulations of the club under existing conditions, your 

 committee do recommend that the following changes be made: 



That Rule IL, relating to measurement, be amended. 



First— In the clause relating to spinaker booms, by striking out all 

 the words begimiing with "or of the height, " etc., to the end of the 

 clause. 



Second— By inserting after the cla.use I'elafing to the measurement 

 of yawls, ctuboats. etc.. this clause: This anicndment will have the 

 ciTectof preventing the itse of a larger spinaker than is measured for 

 rating. 



In the 1 8 and .-il ft. classes 80 per cent, of the topmast shall be tie- 

 ducted from the length of the gaff, and the remainder of the gaff 

 added to the base line'. The perpendicular is to be taken to the upper 

 halliard block and the topmast is to be tak-en as the dist-ance from the 

 Hounds to the hig-hest point of rneasnrement. m the case 

 which tlie at" -,ve"i I lies .tP lll^■a'-lnvl!-lent do not in the ophi 

 t; measured as follow 

 f lieadsail and spinakt 

 which sliall be con 

 1 or liis^vsprit or spinr 

 iremast, an.l a p./rpen. 

 measuring from li. rbe highest block used for s 



spinaker, and divnlai.i; ih!- aiultiple of the 

 In such case the-sail area may be .computed f 

 sail plan filed with the measurer. 

 That Rule XSIII. be amended by art. ling to it this clause 



sailing er:; 

 actual are 







added tlic 

 inea-suring 

 twliicheve 



1- be't'h 



■ ... Hie 



f rig.-, to 

 on of the 

 .: To the 

 r, shall be 

 tuited liy 

 k'er bijoni 

 icular by 

 •ttiug the 

 measurements by S. 

 1 a properly certified 



of Dec, ii. El Ohico IS a splendid sea boat in all .srtrts of wt-'athcr and 

 although I liave raced and sailed her the t\ Ii.iIp sun rner in \ew Yoi± 

 and Newport waters. I havene^ri' -. "i, ! ;■: .- li . . 

 has trequentlv been oui. when hit. b. .. I b b , . 

 Like Wenonah. she has never lea be. 1 ui.;.,. uhbi.;.. .uji s;j,' .,r.,- 

 occasion three hours on the roct-s wii li {. 'frtsbi lii ,..-i-ze an.l lump 01 

 sea. My man has lived on board thr.mgh.jut the summer, although he 

 had the choice ot a bed on shore. After a d.:iy"s trial beforp- taldng 

 her from the builder s I had the fin .shifted ::iui.'aft, which practically 

 did away with the weather helm referred to by Mr. Allan, and El 

 Chico, like all Herreshohs' ij.jats. big and small, steered beautifully. 

 She has been sailed passages of liO and 70 miles single-handed, and is 

 altogether the most perfect httle boat imaginable. She will shortly be 

 shipped to Halifax N S , the tin being unbolted in a couple of hours 

 or ,so, and laid on deck. H. Maitland Kehsey." 



bKEEk '-'.VENbiXAfl. 



•■No protest relating to the length of the course shall be received 

 ui-Jess i-ntere.l in writing, within two hours after the arrival of the 

 -1 ' I j; yacht as provided for in Rule XXII. , accompanied by a. cle- 

 - I ' -HI, which deposit shall be forfeited if the course upon being 

 Il shall be found to be within 3 per cent, of being correct." 

 A letter from Mr. W. A. C. Hamilton giving notice of a motiott 

 amending the regulation relating to classification ktid before the com- 

 mittee, and they recommend the adoption of the changes tliere br ought 

 forward, as they will bring the limits of classification in tiie chili's 

 larger classes into harmony with those of existing clubs. 



The motion proposed by Mr. Hamilton will have the effect of making 

 the A class comprise all boats of 30ft. c.l. and over, the next class of 

 all boats between 25ft. and 30ft., and the thu-d from 31ft. to ,35ft. 



Trial Haces Abroad. 



"\Yhetheu or not there be a race for'the America Cup next season, it 

 is certain that the doings of the -'lOO-rater Dacias" will outshine all 

 the exploits of "0..5 rater Wee "Wins," and yacht ra..-iug w ill return to 

 its high condition again. With the two large cutters' which Messrs. 

 Henderson & Co. have been coiimii.s.sioned to build, from designs by 

 Mr. G. L. Watson, for the Pi-ince of Wales and the Earl of Dunraven, 

 the German Emperor will stand a poor chance with Meteor, and the 

 Iverua will be equaUy out of it. This will tend in the end to make a 

 dull issue between the contests of the two new Watson boats and a 

 third, or a fourth, or even a fifth from Fife, Nicholson, Payne and 

 Bidsdale, should be produced to make the contests valuable both from 

 a scientific and spectacular point of view. The Americans are certain 

 to build llu'ee or four boats to find the possibledefeuder of the America 

 Cup, and if we do not do the same we shall be at a two to one disad- 

 vantage to start with. It is no use measuring the challenger by the 

 Piince ot Wales's yacht, or by the Meteor, or Iverna. We have had 

 plenty of experience of this sort of thmg, and found that, when we 

 have improved, say, ten minutes on a previous model, the Americans 

 have improved something Uke half an hour. AVe had it over again last 

 season in the 2..5 and 0.5 classes, and we shall have it over again in the 

 100 ratmg class next year, and what we want to enable us to get 

 abreast of this disadvantage is a large number of competitive designers 

 who have worked out the speed problem from different starting points. 

 The Americans taiow this, and as tlieir aiaor pairice ajipt-ars to be 

 stronger than ours they actup.jii it; if we do not a.lopt the .same effec- 

 tive method of discovering speed and weatherly qiiahties, it is certain 

 we shall not win the America Cup, and equally certain that we shall 

 lose the R. V. Y. C. gold cup, and the Cape May and Brenton Reef 

 cups. Finally, what we want is an independent trial yacht, to test the 

 new Valkyrie before she leaves for America. If the Valkyrie proves 

 the victress we shall follow her exploits in American waters w ith con- 

 fidence; if she is beaten here we shall know that it is onlv the yacht, 

 and not British designing, that is staked in the challenge. Surely some 

 gentleman will try conclusions with ValkjTie before she leaves. — Field, 

 Dec. 31. ■ ■ 



Ii-oquois, schr., R, E. Ellis, has left New York for Jacksonville, where 

 her owner and his father, with Jlr. Lloyd Phoenix, wUl join her for a 

 Southei-a cruise. 



Building'. 



With one large cutter on the stocks, another keel ready to lay and 

 a probable order for a third, to say nothing of more than ihe "usual 

 number of small racers and steam yachts. the Herreshoff shop is a busy 

 place just now. The Carroll .mtter is nearly ready for launching, but the 

 cold weather and the ice in the bay may make it desirable to keep her 

 out of ^vatel• as long as possible. The keel of the Rogers cutter .w'hose 

 owners are reported to be Archibald Rogers, J. Pierpont Morgan, of 

 the Corsair, and John E, Brooks, of the Lasea, will follow in the main 

 slipway, and if report be true, the HerreshofEs are likely to be called 

 upon to build still a third S5-footer. 



Admission to the works is denied to every one except the workmen 

 and the owners or those closely connected with the new boat, and no 

 information is given out by either builders or owners: so that beyond 

 the general tjqie of the Carroll boat there is little definite known. ' 



The general work of the Herreshoffs includes several steamers the 

 largest, for Chas. B. Hayden, of Columbus, O.. is 102ft. over all I'lft' 

 beam, and intended for lake and inland work. She will have triple 

 compound engines. On deck there will be a large saloon as dinino- 

 room and main cabin, fitted with folding berths. Abaft this will be the 

 galley, and beneath the latter, du'ectly abaft the engine space, will be 

 a very large storeroom for the steward"s department. Abaft this are 

 the ladies' cabin, three double and one .single staterooms The yacht 

 wdll be of the usual Herreshoff construction, steamed oak frames and 

 double sldn. 



The next steam yacht will be of similar model but 92ft. over all and 

 7fift. l.w.l. The galley wiU be in the same position, but sunk partly be- 

 lo\r ileck, still leaving room for a store-room below. In both of these 

 yachts the forecastle will be aft. A third steam yacht for R. JL Rid- 

 dle will be 62ft. over all, lOft. beam. Beside these is a 28ft. navv launch 

 for the Enterprise. 



Little was heard last season of a .SOft. eenterboard racer sent in July 

 to Great South Bay for John W. 3Iasury, but the boat proved so suc- 

 cessful that the firm are now building another for John Gibb, for 

 racing in the same ^vaters. She will be similar to the famous Alpha 

 but with a wooden b.jard. and will have the usual South Bay summer 

 cabin. The rig will be similar to Dilemma, with two beadsaUs, and the 

 boat will be built of mahogany, like that craft and El Cliico. There is 

 also a 35ft. shoal draft cat for an unknown owner, a racing boat; and 

 two Sl-footers of the Alpha tyi^e. Miss Sutton, o-mier of "Wee Win 

 has ordered a 1-rater, a fiii-keel, and another has been ordered by an 

 Austrian yachtsman. There is also a a7'ft. l.w.l. eenterboard racer for 

 an unknown o-wner, 



