16 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jan. 5, 1893. 



A Fall Cruise on Lake Ontario. 



If in>- conception of tlie perfect yaehtsmati is ci iiTHct i '!ir of the iii- 

 gTcrtients of his composition JuiiKt- lie a love fi i ••' ■ ■< ••iif. with the 

 line drawn at rhe safe side of f..>(>lhiu-<liness. ' .i.alavsthe 



month of October is coiispicnouK for two tliijit:;- ' wrrouj;, aiid. for 

 the most part, steady winds, ajiil llie .almost irniversai iayiiiK np of 

 yaclits for the wiiitei-. ( if course tlio cquinoxial storms Ijave their 

 dangerous features, but tliey ai'e so easily avoided that to tliose wlio 

 have enjoyed the exeitemeiU of a cruise after the summer sun has 

 Lvhanged its blistering heat to t he more, endurable feature of warming 

 thi3 liracinc V)\it. cool au' ol t.lie antunui day. it is iiiexplioalile w hy Uicse 

 fall cruises are nor tuor-e largely indulged in. 



During a crui.se of nearly two weeks which two members of the 

 Rochester Yacht Club enjoyed diu'iug October last, the wealJier was 

 all that the most exaethig- yachtsman cottld a.sk, :Ever> 



t tliat it may he 

 jilaces in their .surame" 



'oUe^ 



brigliti anil warm, and the wmd 

 that with the hope that the, stor.\- 

 to emulate our example. i>i- at le 

 many yachtsmen who know the 

 me to give you a transcript of tlii_ 

 Our Vioat'was the (Jhoct.aw , a It 

 Outai'io liy us last spring and i 

 party, thou&-li envir.-iy v»'|Mi!n,hl,- 



lott( 1^ llli 



of the wri!'- • ^ 



Doctor (_an :-'-::•',:<:< : V 



seamen and the oook. 



Our sta.rt was made from Oliarlotte aliout 7 J 

 10, with a fresh S.W. wind tjlowing. We laid our 

 Harbor, just a Imndred itnlcs aw 

 Lake dntario. Cinrtei-ella. anotlu 

 brought from salt water at thi.^ same ti 

 an hoar later. Inrludirig three saiki: 

 must II -i" ' :d that we intended t^ 



the wltole, fresh and steady, 

 ielighfful trip Dia>' lead (itlt 



dr. 



■st t.:. Mie 

 ,, allow 



self-presei'Naii.i 

 I to von. as the 

 :i and Yours Tr 



'!}> 10 i,ake 

 1 . (.'. <.)iir 

 ; liich Ohar- 

 I .in the part 

 Skipi.ier. the 

 ,dv, with two 



Mo 



(Jet. 



, at tlV: 



:-Se for Suckett 

 e eastern end of 

 n on the coast, 

 started about 

 iihered eight. It 

 "iting with yacht- 



ing. 



ridsi 

 lai 



tliH s 

 ;anl a 

 >;abei 



been just as success 

 lund. 



As tbe ^y eat her lo 

 lay our course aloti; 

 thirty-ti;vo miles ilis 

 the west, and the w 

 So far we had been 

 juoderating somewliat at 

 worldng topsail. At 1:30. wit 

 sail, hauled in sheets and laid 

 about forty-eight miles distai 



Dinner call from the cook 



ly l ioth boats were well stocked with guns, cart- 

 It miglit not be out of place to here say that so 

 ildfowd was coneerned, the tidp wouUl have 



l;nl if ■ 



had left aU this deadly paraphernalia he- 



threatening in the west, we d'-cided to 

 (I (iswego. "We passed SoduB, 

 . The wind chans-ed slightly n. 

 •d and ea.nie otit fair and bright, 

 wei' canvas only, but thewdiid 

 wlien olT Fair 'Haven, we set 

 Oswego Justin .sight, set jibtop- 

 ir i.'iiurse for Sa,cketts Harbor 



tation. and thl.s meal, like all the otlier 



■sponded to with little hesi- 



' enj'^'yed. 



. at- 



total lack of fe 

 111 justice to our c'lok (or 

 i iould be ex^Dlained that 

 ii.jnico. having- resigned 

 ■ ;f nppea.sing the locally 

 f the owners of Chocta\v. 



J found 



tacked with .in aMdit\ th ■ 

 the dire discomforts of ■ . 

 steward as he preters ' 



lie was £1 spi^cial mn.'oria 



his position there for the sole |i 

 well known gastronomieal lickl 



Coming on deck to enjoy oui' iio.-it-jiroiidial pipt 

 the win(i still fresh, and that we were making eight < 

 mlle'i an hour. We wei'C olt Oswego at 2 P. M., liavmg made 

 the sixty miles Iviiig hetwe'en (Jharlotte and that pt.irt in about 

 seven himi's. 



About half an horn- later we n.jtice 

 steamer that was eviilently eouiing toy 

 course she was pursuing it was dillienit \ 

 lay her destination, fder actions were, i 

 liar; as she came nearer and when i\U<_ 

 began whistling at intervals, and 



the 



direction. The skipper 

 ionde<l to what we suppi_ised 

 (it .satisfy the cra/.y eaptaii , 

 'm- r, \- iolently he sliook 

 I, .1 far but that he 

 r. 1! iiii .ord did he ofttr 

 I ' 'iaridiis. Thinking ttat 

 ! wayrequirad our as 

 '■I .tavelopments. Bur 

 1 1 1 1 HI'S of questioning on our 

 li-r liehind. To this day tile 

 emains unraveled, though it 

 ott shore, he wishad to know 



smot:e from a 

 - I ir from the 

 ! i (i)j-ection 

 I::; J -ast, pecti- 

 mile aw-ay she 



. ^ „. thinking that if was 



meam as "a sahite, difiped our eoloi-s and were holding our 

 course in a direction vi hich soon brrntght us abreast -with the 

 steamer and aboitt one quarter of a mile distant. 



Up to this time we did not notice anything peculiar beyond 

 the tracertainty with which she was evidently steering, btit Just 

 then her engine stopped and her pilot came out on deck and 



began waving his hat fi-antically ' k..,..^;.,., ti-.-. 



in stentorian'tones gracefully re 

 a sahite, but this apparently dul 

 for the louder our skipper tall;, 

 his hat, and though tlie dislane 

 could have easily made iiimseli 1 

 in explanation of his gyi-osn iin- 

 jjossilily he might tie leal>iii'- 

 sistance. we came intri sr.- ■ . 

 nothing developed, afiei' a r.-w 

 part we paid atvay and soon leti 

 mystery as to that man's ';\-anls 

 is possible that being ten mile 

 whei'e he was. 



Nothing else of an e-^citmg nature occurrmg, we passed 

 Stony Point, thhty miles from Oswego, at six o'clock. Here 

 we ehano-ed our niinds and delermuied to go into Chaumont 

 Bay and^anchor for the night, in order to be on hand for an 

 early attack on tlie millions <it duck that we liad been assured 

 were there awaithig our arrival, but darkness coming on and 

 the channel being nari'ow we again changed our minds ami 

 headed l or Sa<diett 's Harbor, where we anchored at ■; :'!,->, having 

 made the run of ovim' a hundred miles in a little loss than 

 thirteen hours. , , ^, ^■ 



Cinderella had kept ne.-u- shore and lost, much of the ta^■or- 

 able wind that we had hatl f nidher out, so when off (Jswego 

 they determined to stop thei-e lor the mght rather than run any ris]< 

 of navigating itnknown waters after- dark. While .lohn and Anton 

 were furling and stowing sails tlie Doctor ami Corpoial « ent ashore 

 to do the town, an operatii ni \v lii(-li. ]ir(diat)ly. owing to theii- pro- 

 llcieucy. did not take long, as they returned early overflowing with 

 good spirits and anecdotes of their experience ashore. The town is 

 full of historic interest dating from the war of ISVi. It is onl.-s- in the 

 last few years that the remains of an old frigate disajipeared that 

 was built" (but never launched,.) to ijrotect our interests from a 

 threatened invasion from Cii-eal Britain. 



The next morning, after restocking our larder with fresh milk and 

 meats, we got a good start and wdth a fresh west wind headed once 

 more for C'haumont Bay. After entering the bay. while heading f.;u- 

 the isthmus, an unexpected ealauiity overtook ns. To this day the 

 matter is a secret known only Iti tiie particiiiants and a few natives, 

 who, actuated by a vision of salvage, assisted in our rescue. 



This is how it happened. We had been toll.! that at the exti-eme \\-esi- 

 ern end of the ba.\ there would be the best shooting, and in addilion to 

 that, plenty of water for sailing; so trusting to the knowledge of those 

 who'.should have knoAvn better, and relying upon our chart, we were 

 proceeding up the bay \vitii the wind on our quarter. Heaving the 

 lead which showed an average of three fathoms, wdiich corresponded 

 exa(3tly "with the chart, we kei/t on, uucouseious of any hidden danger. 

 We were soon enUghtened, howevei-, by a sudden Jar and upheaving of 

 our boat, and then an abrupt stop. We -n'ere hard and fast on an old 

 sunken ci'ib. wnich we subsequently discovered had been put there 

 for the purpose of eonstructing a steamer pier. Everything for - 



iimtenanee 

 inedi- 



eeded 



moment was all confusion, Ijut the serenity and uni ufli 

 of our skipper soon restored e>ui- confidence, and all Ir 

 ately went to work to take in canvas. This soon done. - 



to deliberate as to the best method, or any method, of - . 



rocks. We decided upon a plan, but it is safe to say il i . ! its 

 success may be partially due to our anchors and wiudlo , „. ii..-,hly 

 probable that our task would not have been so easily a,-.i.-inii|ili:;lied 

 had it not been for the avoirdupois of our stout Doctor. The agihty 

 •tt'ith which he perambulated the topped-up boom to its fui-thest ex- 

 tremity in order to throw her over on her beam ends \vas worthy .:if a 

 Blondin, At any rate, after some eight hours" hard t\'ork, -we once 

 more were afloat, and proceeded immediately to make our escape from 

 such d dangeiou-^ l<)taht.\ While oiii conl uM.in as at its Ik ight 

 Cuiderellci appeal ul al the month id the l)a.\. some lour nnles distant 

 haviiiff left Oswego etuly m the niorniiig. Fortunately for (uir repii- 

 tatiim 'ihe did not rliscover us. but steerewl tiirther up into Tliree Mile 



'^""as we --tdl had a eoupk houi-. (it d,^^llghl thr itu Corpoial 



and the Scribe went ashore to shoot game. But game proved to be as 

 scarce here as elsewhere, and upon returnuig to where we had left 



our dingy we discovet-ed the 

 anchorage for the night, a 

 The Doctor, not relislii 

 vvoidd walk up the ri -rid vi 

 opriosite where th e .y : ■ ' 

 board from there. : ■ 

 the remaining vw c i 

 hiding from our viev. . in 

 ing could be seen of it but tl 

 minatedb.> the am h " luln 



yacht .standing up the ba;\' to get an 

 coming on to blow, 

 ing rowr after dark, determined he 

 I alorig the side of ttie bay to a place 

 I I for the night and would get on 

 1 I breakers 'that were rolling in. 

 ,v:telit, which darkness was fast 

 sii:; reaching our destination noth- 

 ol the shrouds and mast lUu- 

 arrived— and we arrived wet, 



t portii 



hungry'^ aud^'mad^^ found that tliey had taken supper, but hatl 

 kindly left us a few dehcacies. The inner man appeased, our sunny 

 dispositions iprevailed and .soon alUvas once more harmouioas. The 

 remainder of the evening was spent in discussing our tortunate (-Kcaj.ie 

 and in transferring superfluous change from oiu- pockets mto those 

 ofoui rapaciou'- Skipper in the mild and sedu'i-., _ im, i a, m.- 



The next morning, after spending a portion of u m aiioiher Irnn- 

 less search for the wary water fowl, we anchored and stopped for the 

 rest of that day and night at Chaumoni, a nourishing little village on 

 theR., W & 0„ where by a previous arrangement the Lieuteiiaot was 



to meet us. This he did. loaded down with artillerv aiHl ammunition. 

 Alter supper the Scribt; and the SUipper went ashore, and w lule the 



latter gathered wood for the stove, coal becoming scarce, the former 

 succeeded in flagging a half a dn>;en of plump plover. Afterward the 

 usual game of •-hearts" was enjoyed, which, fortunately for the Doc- 

 tor, stojjped early. We all tni-ued in and determined t(.i get an early 

 start in the morning for Henderson Bay. w-here Cindei-ella had pre- 

 c(3ded us. 



We were awakened the next morning. Thursday, by the Skipper, 

 wdio indulged in the daily practice of not" allowing any one on board 

 to sleep after the sua had begun to show itself through the porthol&s, 

 but who also considei ately lighted the lamps in the cabin 



pants of (lie fiiiat to arise and clothe them.selves, 

 II I nil. Ill II liii' line by impiarting a little enthnsi- 



I e. huch a per.sou is i^ertainly 



: ! i in cold weather, and it is a greait 

 \ : 1 III' II \ I.' liiyiior without fir.st inxividing itself 

 . Of course it is not a eustum 

 of etii^tiette w-oiild sanetiuu. \'et 

 lies suddenJv cease their useiul- 

 til-rough the foghorn and an- 

 irentive to immediate wakeful- 

 i vii gi.it in tlie hafiit. of arising 

 i the Skipper s long red morjung 

 lil-t-dto go to bed at all, through 

 • ■:• the usual time for the Skipper 



Such was the. gi-n^-r-l iiroi niiig u'-.i/i ni.f-- with starthng variations. On 

 this morning. iVou'evi-r, vvi* had dctermmetl before selling out for 

 Henderson to once rjii n-r try our skill with the feathered bipeds, and 

 were nlishtly raoiv Kuceessful than usual, to this extent that, in adtli- 

 tii iii ri I ^y :i: ifill snipe, the Corporal, the Sldpper and the Lieutenant 

 si.'A i - >d three separate and distinct species of the genus 



.•I.!!. •• I ' =1-1 ye them great satisfaction, as it showed progression, 

 and we retui-neil with sharjiened ninx-titos fo i>re<>I;i'nrii. which was 

 awaiting us. There is. by tlie v. , i v . ' - . - • i n , . fur yachts 

 of moderate draft in this litt.li- I -x . ' Uie eastern 



shore is a ledge of rock -\vith deeji .' .m i :,i ■ ym ius can moor 



alongside ot it. 



The run from Cliamnont to Heudersiin Bay was uueventtul. Witli a 

 strong . Iireeze, carrying light canvas, we reached Wliite's Bay. a 



induce the other 

 and also made the 

 asm to the others- 1 , i , 

 invaluable on boa. . 

 mistake for a pan. i . v; i 

 with one of these neeess: 

 that even the most progi 

 the mere act of ha^ ing y 

 ness, and a voice :iri < x ' r 

 nouhcing '-lireat I ;i 

 ness. Even the el:- ' 

 punctually y if b Mi 

 gown, anil n- i'. - 'i. ■ 

 fear of iiei 



to issneliif- i-'ir yi: .n- 



.V AIOOKRX JJ-KoOTILn, 



(Forest and Stream Amateur HhotograplLV ConiKeMtloii,) 



small cove opening into Henderson, and rirornied nlongslde of Cinder- 

 ella, which had been there over night On (entering Henderson Bav 



we passed throue-h the channel between Six Tow n Point and Snake 

 Island. In taking this route iH.iats sliould keep about mie eight h of a 

 mile from Sis Tow-n Point, Tliei-e is good water under you tin-re. 

 w hile one-haU" mile to the north is a sltoal varying from .six to ten feet 

 HI depth Boats ol iire.iter draft/ will find" a goitd channel hi-'tween 

 Horse Island and Snake Island. 



In the afternoon we went ashore and selected a few scpiirrels and a 

 couple of fat chickens, which, together with some blue pike, made a 

 dinner fit for a king. In the evening- the owner of the chickens. Cajic. 

 WInte, T\'ho lives on the edge of AMiit(= s Bay. came on bo.ard. and as 

 soon as we sa.w- a. lack of hostile intent \\-e er-nchided that lie had Uf)t 

 yet missed nis chickens and jiroeeeded to make our ivcoptinn to him 

 as agreeable as beer and Canadian wdiisky could do, in order i f, luive 

 liim retain an impi i-s.-ion ot ymr hospitality. We subsequently, in buy- 

 ing chicken- : I I -I i iiiy his price, in reality comp(msate him 

 for the eliii. 1: . U ■ ■ ' ■ -.-.-ed. 



The next ri.: , : i . .i ' ..iimi:. through the woods and .getting an itlea 

 of the surrotuji.ling veri iioi \ . we again up sail and anchored at Chau- 

 mont for the nig-iit, where we had made arrangements to have (uir 

 mail sent. From (Jhaumoufc we w ent to Cape Vincent down the St. 

 Lawrence along AVolf Island, to Port 3Ietcalf. and up the CauaiUan 

 Channel to Kingston, making this distance. Just thirty miles, in three 

 hours, with a strong ,S.W. bree-/^e. We anehored at Kingston off the 

 Grand Trunk B.R. wharf, abreast of tlie steamer t omanche tl.ymg the 

 N. Y. Y. C. pennant, on her A^ ay Etist. When we left we saluted her 

 with our gun and she dipited her colors in repl.y. 



From Kingston we went up past the Three Brothers, when the wind 

 left us, so we dropped an<-hor: lii.it it soon coming up again strong in 

 the west, we ran into H1,-.ielional(rs Co\'e. alongside Cinderella, who had 

 tieen a day aliead of us, sailing direct from Chaumont. In the evening 

 we all assembled on hoard of ' Cinderella and listened lo some very ex- 

 citing stories from Captain W. as to how- he caught tweuty-tive pickerel 

 1 1 lat morning, each weighing lOlbs.. more or less. 



Wednesday morning it was a d'jad beat to windward lo Gleiiora, or 

 as it is sonietimes called, tlie '-Lake of the Mountain." Here we 

 stopped to receive telegrams. Cinderella meanwhile hailhig us and 

 announcmg her intention of going .straight to Bellevihe tii which port 

 we agreed to follow as soon as our dispatches wei-e sent. L^p Adolph 

 ReacSi to Deseronto the wind was fresh and puffy, so we ]3ut one reef 

 in the mainsail and kept our weather eye open for squalls. If there is 

 any satisfaction in havmg events n. it raily equal but e.xeeed ilie anti- 

 cipation of them, then w^e are fully justified in taking these precautions. 

 To exhaust one's self climbing motintains beioi-eyou come to them is 

 one thing, and preparing for squalls before 3'ou come to them is ipdte 

 another." While roundhig Captain .John's Island, just off Iiesei'onto. 

 and holding on the Avind f.iir Telegraph Light, our ex]jeetatioiis were 

 fully reahze'd bv repeated pulTs striking us. each one .sti-on.ger than the 

 one'liefore it; but as we passed by the island we all suppose we had 

 seiHi the last of the .stiitall. 



It is possible that .lohn was taloai unaware.s. thtough misplaced 

 confidence in the enoiun>r h)ll. but at any rate, without warning a pull 

 Stronger than the others, increasing in force as it struck the boat, put 

 us over on our beam ends in a twinkling. This was so uiiex|:>eeted 

 that it came as a rude shock to the Doctor, who at. that t ime, w ith 

 the lieutenant, was below indulging in -nature's sweel. restorer, 

 balmy sleep " The Lieutenant said "afterward chat ic was the last 

 time that he was going to sleep in the leeward berth when the Doctor 

 was in the one to the '.rindward of him. particidarli' in squaUy 

 weather, for he is wilhu.tr to make an affidavit that as the boat went 

 OTer the' Doctor described a graceful parabola, and, just grazing the 

 top of the cabin, iiually stated out a claim in the most vulnerable 

 part of his (tlie Lieuteiiant's ,i anaroniy and then pi-oceeded. without 

 apology, to traverse a longitudinal section of the said prost rate Lieu- 

 tenant' in his efforts to respond to the request of the Skipper to "let 

 go the jib sheets. ' The Doctor, who up to this time, it is claimed, 



was not fuUy awake after he had with due despatch let go the sheets, 

 plunged headlong into the foaming surf, which was scrapin.g acquaint 

 ance with the .skylight. The Jib sheet eased, she responded to her 

 helm and we were soon s.-iiling in our normal position. 

 Dming a season of a lmost eontinnous sailing- of six months this was 



only 



the first bit of wimi that 

 jib sheets. For a 

 ment, lieing not 

 larger spread of c; 

 meanw hile, not lik 

 Big Island, where 

 The next 



the necessity id' haste in starting 

 ;ei- we found Choctaw to 'a,ns-\ver every retiuire- 

 spi'i'dy, but very stiff, and that, too, with 'a 

 s than'lier requirements warrant.. (Cinderella, 

 uich disagreeable sailing, came to anchor at 

 llowed her and spent tl e night. 

 Jiile Cindei-ella left for BiUjville Choctaw's crew< 



ipent the morn'ing fishin.a- and shooting. Besides a i!e'.\ pickerel and 

 two or three ducks, tlie Corpm-al and the Lieuienanl again returned 

 with a couple of fat fowl. While the Scribe has his donlits of the 

 veracity of the statemi'iit that the latter were shot .-r in. it ,ys. as 

 the Corporal tried to make him believe, a safer coni'sc y-r.n.ild lie for 

 him. instead of remarking uiion the singular daily regularity of this 



partictdar kind of 

 take his statement cii 

 In the afternoon w^e 

 had been since noon. 

 Skipper introduced to 

 most important si.ghtf 

 most persuasive exlio 

 necessary in order to 



that fell to the Corporal's imcrring aim. to 

 If grinio soJis, and keep "•mum." 

 reached Belleville, where -^ve found Cinderella 

 The evening- was spent on shore, wlierc the 

 the Lieutenant and the Cor]M:ii-al a fev,- of the 

 . He did this with .such thoronghniyss that the 

 •tations of which the Doctor was capable were 

 .Cettlieni to transfer their allegiance from thj* 

 Hub. After inspectin.g .Norah, the crack irjanadian yacht which On- 

 ward, of the Rochester f1e<>t, succeeded in beating thi's summer, there- 

 by winning the Fisher cup which Norah has held for eight yeai'K. 

 and purchasing provisions and stores the two lioats started uj) the 

 bay for tlie 3:tnrray Canal. With a beam wind both yatrht.s sailed 

 through the canal. .stopjiin.Er just long enough to allow the biidge 

 tinder to collect toll and ilestroy the iisefidness of a bottle of Bohe- 

 mian. Passing through Presque Isle Bay channel we once more wer-e 

 in the lake opposite Pre.sque Isle Light and laid our course due south 

 tor Charlotte. With a Iresh V\ .S.W. wind tor tin' lirsl laiiht miles we 

 carried worMng topsail and lar,ge jibtopsail, but tlie w ind increasing 

 and It lookmg dark in the west we sliortened canvas li\- takme' m )ib- 

 topsail and working toiisail and housing the topmast There was now 

 a big sea on and our lee rail was under. In tact, in the whole fifty 

 miles lo Charlotte, which w-e made in pt.st six hours, our sciiiipers 

 were awttsh. 



Cinderella, with her cruising canvas and working iop.sail,. 

 ha.fl been leaving us, but after Are had made tlicse alterations 

 we held her well about live miles distant, ami arrived in Char- 

 lotte half an hour behind her on Friday night, having been 

 gone pist twelve_,days, F. tS. M. 



The Bouncer Type. 



E<ht(M- li'orcHf, and StrKioii: 



In 0<?t(dier last 1 had the pleasure ot a visit troui ray old 

 friend John Herreshotf, a man who without eyes can see more 

 than most of the designers I have met can with eyes wide open 

 and a telescope thi-ow ti in. 



Many yachting and iHjatiii.g men seem to have their tmder- 

 standing of a boat's merits hcinnded hy the weig;ht of her keel 

 rather than by her shaiie. Fokest Ayo SrRt.A.M has, hriwever, of 

 late been doii'iL'- much good work and vaciitsuien tire graduallj' 

 hecomine- educated. Wiien Mr, HerresliotT was herein' spent 

 some time in exaniinu-, entirely by tmicli. a lot of m\- naMlels. 



AXter he was tln-otiKli I asked tdni what, was the siitip..' nf the 

 flij boat El CMco below her Avateiline. For re]>l.\- he pieliedup 

 a Bouncer model, anil deftl.v passmg his fingers over it, said, 

 ■ That's her shape.'' ^^ow,, Ef Chico is quite ;i narrow" boat, 

 while my my model showed a beam of nea.rly half its length on 

 waterliue. .Vml this firings tne to the point in liand -namely, 

 that t-wo fiotits. tlie one wide, the otlier narrow, ma.v be de- 

 .signed on the same principle, so far as lines or eiirves for speed, 

 weatherline-ss and drj-ness in a seaway are concerned. 



It is time that many yachting men. also rliat somt- news- 

 papers should be better uiformed ; they liave persistenth- held 

 that !i wide and shallow boat cannot sail fast to windward in 

 a seaway and a breeze, but Bouncer and Chippewti ha ve doue 

 d.y that tiling so thoroughly that narrow :ind sharj) 

 liotitshave now- to be "protected" by a high tariiT in the shape 

 of a ta.x on sail area, concerning which 1 shall have something 

 to sa.\^ in tile near future. 



Some \'er.v neat illustrations of small cruising and racing 

 boats have recently lieen published wiiieh clearly .show in their 

 lines the educational lienefit gainetl h.y even a supei-fieiid study 

 of the Bouncer principle. I allude to the fairing and symmet- 

 rical rounding of the vertical, longitudinal and diagonal lines 

 of the boat's luittom, entrance and clearance. After firing off 

 a good deal of theory and trying many experiments. I iiiRrthat 

 the Lest longitudinal curves for'a boat to sail on are segments 

 of circles. That is to say, uothiug but the segment of a circle 

 I or as near tis yoii can get ti.i such a curvy,! should bt- u.sed 

 lengthwise of sin-h portions of a boat's body as arc submerged 

 w-hen she is undi.'i- sail. This is my reply to tho Inindi-eiLs" of 

 your readers who are writing and asidug mo -What is the 

 peculiar principle on which Boimcer boats an- ilesi.g-ned'?" My 

 rea.son for giving preference to the circular r;dliei- than the 

 cycloidal curve is that when the first named is used the boat 

 can never, when heing hard down, get badly, oi liintfnll\y out 

 of trim in a fore and aft direction. That is to say, she can 

 •■root" or she can "squat'' to almost au.\^ exti*nt yot iu.-r shape, 

 as presented to the water she is movhrg. i-eniaiiis prtii-t ically 

 the same. This theory is not only sounfl. iirtn ticaraud seieii- 

 tiflc, but the demonstration of it is .so plain and sliniiie tiiat in ten 

 minutes a very fast, able boat or yacht ].5ft. lo l.init. in Icngtfi can he 

 designed on a piece of paper with the use solely of a thin batten and a 

 sfriiig (aiio-iv. in short ! and a ■i'ft. rule. Tlie ■■proof of this pudding" 

 hes in the fact that ever.N- Bouneer and Chippev a boat yet built has 

 been designed precisely in the manner named, and not a slow onelias 

 yet been produced. Further than this, neither of the two boats named 

 has lost a race when ii good sailing breeze was blowing. 



If the t'ditor will iiublish them 1 will lake pleasure in uiakmg dia- 

 grams ilhistraiuig tiie simple method ot dcsignmg hidicated. 

 Hosi.vN, L, T.. Deo. 2fi. 189a, TnoMAs Olapham, 



To Chicag'o by Water. 



Tnn project id visit ing the World s Fair til, Chicago by yacht has 

 been discusserl l.iy many yachtsmen on the eoasl and along ihe lower 

 lakes, and in sjiite of the distance and the tUfflcidl.\' of a part of the 

 navigation the scheme possesses some important .nlvuntages. The 

 trip itself will be a novel and pileasant one for all w-ho lui'. e the time; 

 there is much of interest to be seen on the St. I^iwrence 'River autt 

 the Gi-eat Lakes, and at Chica,go the yachtsmen w ill hi far better 

 berthed aboard his own craft than in the private hoai-ilint; liouses or 

 the great caravansaries ashore. 



Much must depend on tiie facilities for safe and com. enicm auchor- 

 as-e provided in the \ ieinity of the Fan-: but. as we noted recently, 

 tilts work has already been taken in hand l iy the yachtsmen .if Clit- 

 cago. and most desirable facilities are promised ro all visiting yachts- 

 men. It is also pi-oiialile th.-it the piurel.v .-i acliting side of rhi.- \-o.yage 

 will be a very im prat an i- ti^aruie: the fleet of visiting >aehts'WiU 

 make a distinct colony of yai.'fitsmen in the harbor, witti opp.irtuni- 

 ties for close social interconrse for all who desire u> avail themselves. 

 Arrangements are now liein.g made for yacht i-aces (lin ing tlie suni^ 

 met: but though the lake fleet is likely to be well t-epresented. the 

 distance is loo great for the smaller yachts from the coast, ami the 

 larger ones are likel.y to rem.-iiu about New York or Boston in attend- 

 ance on the Cup defenders 'the Erie Canal is av ailaljli- to the smaller 

 Steam and sailing yachts, Vait all ovei- inOft. long and il to t^fi. draft 

 will be forced to go "by way of the St. Law-i-enee River and the C-ana- 

 dian rivers. 



Most yachtsmen are familiar in a very general wa.y with the main 

 features of this route, via the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the river, and 



Lakes Cmtario. Erie. Huron and Miehi,gan; l>ut to all who may have 

 the trip in contemplation the following more detailed information as 

 to routes and distances will prove useful. ATe are indebted for it to a 

 Canadian }-achtsmaii. 



Chart No. 1 shows the entire route from_Ne.w York to ( 'hicago; »os. 



and 3 show the main portion of the St. Lawrence Kivei- and the 

 Lake route, and No. ^ shows the most irnportam secti. ni of the canal 

 navigation, that about the St. Lawrence rapids. The ■•lisioiiccs are as 

 follows. 



On Nov. an Order of Council was passed by the Doiniiiion ilo\eru- 

 ment, on recommendation of the 3Iinister of Kaihvays ami (J.-inals, ex 

 tent.Ung- the courtesy of free passage through the Dominion canals to 

 all pleasure cra.fr .attending the Chicago Exhibition during 1808. All 

 bridges s-s\-ing, so that tlioiv will be uoi:ibsti-uclion hi height, the only 

 limifation beiuL' tht- iliuif n -i- nis of tfie locks. In the St. Lawrence 

 .-■anals the lock rduLinbers wre SOOfC. long. *5ft. wide and m deep over 

 the sills. On the V\'i-llaiid Canal the chandlers are ii'nft, lona-.' 45ft. 

 wide and Uft. deep over !bt- sills, }Then the enlargement of the St. 

 Lawrence canals is completed, which will nor be for sona- years, the 

 chambers will be of the same size as on the Wetland Canul. 



The yachtsmen of the Royal Canadian Y. C.. of Toroul. >■ are already 

 •planning a cruise to (.'hicago. one party taking up eaeli yacht of tte 

 visititig fleet, hvin-? on board w hile afrend.ing -[tie Fair, ami then re- 

 toi-nlnl by rail to" Toronto, leavuig the yacht in charge of a second 

 party, and thus until each yacht is finall.v manned by a crew for the 

 • eturn trip. 



