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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 9, 1892. 



'waiting to see if the sqiieU would not let up. The coasters came fljing 

 in from all dii'ections to get in the lee of the land; some of them ran 

 'dose up to ths coast near Cape Hedge and anchored, droppins all sail. 

 ■A fine steam yacht ran close to us and we envied them their ability to 

 ■go where, they Mked regardless of wind or wave. The sea.s grew larger 

 •every moment, and as we lay right in the troueli we rolled frightfully, 

 the boaft. seemed determined to roll her rail imdei- aud swamp us if she 

 ■couM hot pitch us out. 



■ Silking that the wind was likely to continue and that our position 

 "Jvas momentarily getting more uncomfortable, we decided that tlie 

 •best thing we could do was to turn two reefs in the main-sail and try to 

 tnake Eockpoi-t. While tying the reefs down I had a narrow escape 

 !fi-om going overboard. I was sitting on the cockpit rail with my left 

 •arm thi-own over the boom, feeling for the reef point with the other, 

 when the boat gave a sa.vape roll, throwing me on my chest across the 

 boom. Back she came with a snaplike motion and pitched me clean 

 out of the cockpit. Had my liold on the boom been less firm I shovdd 

 most certainly have landed in the water. It shook me up in a very 

 uncomfortable manner, and 1 was thoroughly impressed with the fact 

 that it would not do to fool witli that boom very nmch. 



After getting the i-eefs tied down and the anchor chain hove in short, 

 we ran the mammast up smartly. The Avind caught it broadside on, 

 and before we could wink we were hove down till the water was up to 

 our skylights. We thought for an instant that our time had come, and 

 had the Cy-pres been less deep and heavy she surely would have gone 

 over. We let tlie halliards go vntb a run, when slie. righted instantly; 

 gathered in the hunt of the sail, stopped it loosely round the boom and 

 sat down breathless in the coclcpit, each of "us wishins inwardly 

 that we had not come, though neither would liave admitted to the 

 other that he was the least bit scared. The only expression at all 

 bearing on the situation rauie from F., who said. "Well, it seems as 

 though we were getting oru- cruising experience butt end first." 



We waited as patiently as we could for half an liour longer, lioping 

 the gale would blow itself out, but seeing no signs of its doing so 

 determined to make saU again. We hoisted the mainsail more slowly 

 this time, letting the boat swing round with her head to the ^-ind be- 

 fore we got it clear up. We were lying between Thatcher's Island and 

 the Londoner, and I feared if we lost any time between the breaking 

 out of the anchor and the hoisting of the foresail tJiat we would drift 

 helplessly down onto the latter, so determined to get a "move'' on her 

 As quickly as possible after the anchor was clear the bottom, 



F. took the tiller, as he always did when .getting under wav, and I 

 Itlanned the windlass, rattling the chain in lively. As soon as I thought 

 the anchor was off the bottom I ran the foresail up, belayed the hal- 

 h'ards and sprang aft and hauled in the slieet. As her head swung off 

 and she began to gather way I was congratulating myself that we 

 were well out of this sci'ape, when, to' my consternation, I felt a 

 slight shock and sav/ the chain i-uuning rapidly out over the windlass. 

 I took in the situation at a glance and let the foresail sheet run, 

 yelled. "Down with the tiller, hard down," sprang forward and let the 

 foresail halliards go, and, as her head came round, took a turn with 

 the chain round thebitts. 



AVe took it a little more lelsui-ely next time and I did not hoist the 

 foresail till the anchor was chock up, and we got off without further 

 mishap. 



After rounding Cai)e Ann our course was dead to windward into 

 Rockport harbor, and as there was a big sea on I was a httle anxious 

 to see how the Cy-pres would work under such short course. She 

 behaved splendidly in the sliort tacks, never missing tacks once, aud 

 worked to windward in fine style. Once while going about off Straits- 

 mouth Ught, just as we had put our tiller down and everji;hing was 

 slatting about at a terrific rate, the foresail .shoolc itself loose from the 

 hook in the bight of the sheets. The leather in the hook had become 

 softened by tlie water splashing on it, and had allowed the hook to 

 separate, aJ though the lea ther remained in its place. I had a hard tus- 

 sel with the sail, trying to hold it firjuly enough with one hand to pass 

 the leather through the eye that locks the hook with the other, and do 

 it while we were gomg about— for we had run on toward Avery's 

 liCdge and must go about and no mistake. 



We ran into fiockport without further accident and dropped our 

 anchor at just 1 o'clock, tdati enough we were to get there, and en- 

 .joy the perfectly Still water, after the terrible tumbhng we had been 

 subjected to for the la.st two or three hours. Roclqjortls a good har- 

 bor for a small craft in any wind, except possibly a northeaster. There 

 is an outer and inner harbor. The outer harbor is formed by an arti- 

 ficial breakwater of broken stone, built out from the west side and 

 cm-ving round to the eastward till it leaves but a narrow opening 

 between it and the mainland. There is about 12ft. of water in this har- 

 bor at low tide; the deepest place being elo.se in tOAvard the artificial 

 part of the breakwater. The inner harbor is liiu'lt of tci-eat granite 

 blocks and is perfectly protected from any storm. It is iiearlv' sciuare 

 with the entrance at the northeast corner. The bottom is nearly 

 all bare at low tide and one must tie up to the pier when goin in there, 

 and carefully watch the lines as the tide goes out. On the port hand 

 going in are stone steps and all along the piers on both -sides are large 

 iron rings and huge granite posts to make your lines fast to. We were 

 surprised at the solicUty and strength of these piers and the seemingly 

 unnecessary number of round granite posts. 



The entrance to the inner harbor or basin is narrow and there are 

 usually a number of fishing schooners lying at the piers close to it, so 

 it is not safe to attempt to saU into it at 'any time: one juust anchor 

 outside and not expect to go in till the way has been explored by a 

 small boat to see if there is room to pass. It is much better to anchor 

 in the outer harbor at all times in a northeast blow. As there is 

 scarcely any current when the tide ebbs and flows you can sail out 

 under any slant of wind. Quite a number of fishermen come in here, 

 besides coal and stone sloops, so it is best to keep well over to the west 

 side, and out near the artificial \y.ivt oi the bre.'t.kwater where the 

 water is deepest, and ride to as .short a chain as possible, so that you 

 wiU not swmg out across the entrance and be in the way of inconiing 

 -vessels. There are a number ot sunken rocks on the west side of the 

 ha,rbor, but they are all above the point where the natural rock is 



joined by the artificial work ot the l )l■pal•7^ 



We walked through theviUaa ^ n 

 few things that had been toi':;"ii 

 look at thequarntold hous(!s h ii 

 ■ shore, and ui some instances ari 

 close to the harbor we sa.w the rui 

 granite cotton iiidl. it was burned a t< 

 seemed to us that no one could hope t 



ater. 



1 l ine or two shops to get a 

 Loppiug now and then to 

 !i I iiM very edge of the roclcy 

 I- \ \ the water, '^''ery 

 it what was once a splendid 

 ieti i„ > md abandoned. It 

 uch a business success- 



fully In such an out ot the way place, and \\-e were not surprised that 

 they were not inclined to try it a second tune. 



Shortly after returning to the j^acht (about 4 o'clock), a good sized 

 Cape catboat came in, towed by the Rockport tug. As there were five 

 men on this boat and she was a powei-ful looking one, we felt better 

 satisfied with ourselves for working our way in when such a crew felt 

 obliged to give it up and hail a tug. I have always regrett^ that 

 we did not go on board of her and get their experiences ot the day. 



We were sitting on deck after supper when the 30-footer Saracen 

 came in. She made a wonderfully pretty picture, bowling along un- 

 der all lower sail. She had a crew of seven men on board, and as she 

 came up to the entrance to the harbor, they took in both headsails 

 smartly. She had a great move on her and they were obliged to heave 

 their anchor over to snub her, and cUd so iust in time, for, as she lost 

 headway and came to rest, she was less than three feet from a large 

 rock that was just awash and du-ectly ahead of her. We had not no 

 ticed this rock before, and getting into our tender we rowed over to it 

 and sounded all around it, finding two and a half fathoms. The skip- 

 per of the Saracen, not Uldng his berth, got out a boat line, and towed 

 up to the entrance of the inner harbor and tied tip to the stone pier. 

 Two or three small fi.shing schooners and one big stone sloop came in 

 while we lay there, and we were very much hiterested in watching 

 them handle such heavy vessels in so small a harbor. They took in all 

 sail while outside the breakwater and shot io undei- bai-e inoles, round- 

 ing up to the end of the iDier of the inner harbor, snubbing the vessel 

 as she came broadside to the wharf. We had a wonderful exhibition 

 of the aurora borealis in the evening. The wind died out completely 

 as the sun went down, and the sky was wonderf idly clear. The flashes 

 of hght were very brilliant, extending clear across the sky from north 

 to south, twisting^ over and under each other with a peculiar spiral 

 motion different from anything we had ever seen. 



[to be contiutjed.] 



New York Yacht Racing- Association. 



The annual meeting of the New 'york Yacht Racing Association 

 was held at O'NeiU's on Feb. 1. bringing out a large attendance. Com. 

 A. .1. Prime, the jiresidcnt. oeeupied the chair, and on tlie call of the 

 roll by Secretary Parl;liill delegates from the following clubs re- 

 sponded: Bayswater. Brooklyn, C'anarsie. Columbia, Harlem, Hudson 

 River, Indian Harbor, .lersey City, Newark, New Jersey, Oceanic, 

 Pavonia, Staten Island Athletic aud Yonkers Corinthian yacht clubs — 

 14. 



After the minutes of the pre\'ioiis tnretitie: had been read and ap- 

 proved the secretary read his amin.-'l i -i .■:.•/(, which set forth in detail 

 the doings of the association dn, ; year and since its organ- 



izatiim, and madesevei-al valti.- ii -i .j r uis. 



The secretary was followed by the CI easurer. WhUe the latter re- 

 port did not show a very large balance to the credit of the assoei.ation, 

 still it showed it to be entirely out of debt, and with a small balance 

 in its favor. 



The executive committee reported that they had admilted the fol- 

 lowing clubs to membership in the association: OreenviUe Y. C, of 

 Jersey City; Bayonne Y'. C, of Bayonne Citj-, and Shrewsbury Y. C., 

 of Red Bank, N. J., and stated that this brought the total membership 

 of clubs in the association up to 2;i. They also reported that they had 

 given the matter of the Florida disqualification some consideration, 

 but iiiasmucli as all opposition had been withdrawn, the report of the 

 r igatta committee would stand. Mr. George W. Poucher's schooner 

 iSdith in consequence wdl take the prize in Class A, 



Much di.scussion was provoked on the report of the special coinmitr 

 tee on club steamer and tlie regatta for Labor Bay. A few of the 

 members present advocated the charge of a gradiuited entrance fee 

 in order that a sum might be raised to jiay th6>.x]ienses of the regafta 

 and for prizes. The conclusion \\ as finally reached not to depart from 

 the present manner of conducting the regattas. The Special conniut- 

 tee was authorized to contract for a steamer. 



The dinner committee reported [progress, and said from present in- 

 dicTtimis tlifv fidlv exiipcted 950 at the dinner, which takes place next 

 M.-.iii:rv. • -i'':ii:/ at W p. T\L at CNedl's. 



■> I : : matters of interest liad been discussed the f olloiving 



ofrii- I - 1 ii -Jectcd for the year: Pres., Com. Benjamin F.Sutton, 

 Brooklyn \.C.\ Vice-Pres.. Com. Norman Ij. Rowe, Pavonia Y. 0. ; 

 Sec, George Parklull, Columbia, Y. C. ; Ti eas., Robert K. McMurray, 

 Staten Island Athletic Club: Executive Committee, Daniel O'Reilly, 

 Brooklyn Y. C, chairman: Edward M. Griffiths. Harlem Y. C; Chas; 

 Bevers, Yonkers Cor. Y''. C.; C. E. L. Hinrichs, Oanarsie Y, C,, and 

 Charles Schade, Newark Y. C. 



Com. Sutton, in thanldng the members for the honor, said that he 

 hoped and sa.w no reason vrhy, hke the New York Y. C., this Associa- 

 tion should not h.ave stations both on I,ong Island Sound and New 

 York Bay. Com. Rowe, the vice-president, also made some fitting re- 

 marks. 



Com. Hinrichs moved f liat tlie thanks of the Association be tendered 

 to Com. Alanson J. Prime and Oeoi'ge K. Gartland, the outgoing jircsi- 

 dent and vice-president, who had been instrumental in adding so much 

 to the success of the Association. The motion was unanimously car- 

 ried. 



Com. Prime, in replying, said that it would seem rather strange for 

 him to move from one end of the room to the other, as since the or- 

 ganization of the Association he had occupied a seat at the head of the 

 table. He assured the gentlemen present that the fact of his relega- 

 tion to a pi'ivate berth would not lessen in the least his interest in the 

 Association, and that he would at all times be prepared to fight its 

 battles when necessary. 



Mr. Gartland made some remarks in the same tenor, and told the 

 new vice-president that he hoped his duties would not be as arduous 

 as those he had just laid down, as during his incumbency of the office 

 Com. Prime had given the interests of the Association so nnjch atten- 

 tion that he never had the chance to preside at a meeting of the Asso- 

 ciation in tliat capacity. 



After the meeting had adjourned the members, at the invitation of 

 the new president and vice-president, sat down to a spread. 



The Cup Defenders. 



The Carroll boat is now readr tm- 

 slip and the lengthening ot th'- v . , - - 

 can go over at any time. As ; . 

 Rogers boat will be laid, and a: i- 

 ready she will go together ver\ : a] 

 fender will be built m the nortli sho 

 and small racers: these will be storer 

 leaving the ways clear for the his bo: 

 taintv, and Tiawlev will limld lier— 

 plan remains vet In lie sei>n. I he Nr 

 mg interview with Cten. I-aiiie on Feb 



"I shall undoubtedlv build if 1 '-a rr 

 that I can secure the steel ruM ■; : 

 as soon as it is needed. La\^ f : v 

 wiU be signed as soon as I reccm u 

 her tor mr own cruising dm- 

 should r 

 turn 1 



l.-nincliing, the dredging ot the 



: also completed, so that she 



I IS afloat the keel of the 

 . -a are bent and the plating 

 '\lv. J.he second svuihcate 

 I. now tilled with stc'iiin vaahts 

 1 T\hi iL IS s I II is , imipli tt-d 

 t. The Paiiie boat is now a cw- 

 rhethw on the soaped winilow 

 \ \oi-|c / jirints the follow- 



■ -.1 ired by the manufacturers 

 I ' fonstniction of the boat 

 I lie boat, and the contract 

 i . i auees I desire. I shall use 

 ind August, and then, if she 

 fast enough to stand a chauee in the trial I'aces, I shall 

 to John and let hiin have charge. I shall have nothing 



Juh 



to do with her m the trial races or m the Cup races, if she should be 

 fortunate enough to he selected. 



"In (!ase I build 1 shall resign luv membership m the America's Cup 

 Committee. As to particulars about the boat, I can only say that 

 since otuers in the Cup derense make secrec^^ me rule, I can only fol- 

 low their example. 

 The list of 85ft. cutters now building is as follows: 



Sailing 



Name. Owner. Designer. Master. SiiJMer. 



.E. P. Carroll N.Herreshoff.Chas. Barr..Herreshoff Co. 



.Rogers Synd N.Herreshoff.Hank Haff..Herreshoff Co. 



.Morgan-Is'lin Syn.N.Herreshtiff.Wm HansenHerrcshoft' Co. 



.John B. Paine. . . .John B, Paitie.J.iha Barr. .Lawlev & Co. 



ValkyrieS.LordDunraven,, . .G.L,\\ atson. .AVCranfield. rii-nde"rson& Co 



Brittaiiia. Prince of Wales. . .G.L.Watson. .J.Carter Heuderson&Co. 



. —.Clyde Syndicate. .W. Fife. .Ir. . .A. Hogarth.A. & J. Inglis. 



. .A.'D. Clarke J. M. Soper, . . .Fay & Co. 



Mr. GrinneU, owner of Quickstep, has generously consented to give 

 up the services of Capt. Hansen to i\h- Is^elin for the second syncUcate 

 boat, and lias thus settled a very important que.stion, as the hst of 

 competent and available skijjpers is i mming short. Capt. Hansen's 

 reputation in Sachem fust aud Quick'step afterward gives every assm-- 

 ance of his fitness for his present position. 



We Tiave received from Chas. L. Seabury & Co. a very hahdsoixie 

 catalogue of steam yachts and laimches, the book being ta-Stefully got- 

 ten up and illustrated with exceptionaUj- good pictures of the vachts 

 hmlt by the firm. They cover all sizes, from the new Emb]a,"l54ft., 

 now building for J. H. Hanan, down to the 30ft. open launch of the 

 Alva, a remarkably fast and handsome boat. Though still a young 

 concern, it has already made a reputation for the high quality of its 

 work in all departments— hulls, engines and boilers. 



The 18th annual meeting of the Philadelphia Y. C. vN'as held on Feb. 

 1, the following ofttcers being elected: Com., F. S. Bro\vn: Tice-Com., 

 S. L. Kent;Rear-Com., A. Box; Sec'.y, G. T. Gwilliam; Meas., F. Be- 

 ment; Harbor Master, "S. B. S. Barth; Fleet Surgeon, T. C. Steilwaaen, 

 M.D.: Trustees, C. H. Downing, C. L.Wilson, S. F. Givin, Wni S. 

 Stockton; Regatta Com.^W. W. Hollingsworth, M.I)., H. P. Lloyd. 

 Stephen E. Haas. The otnoers' reports showed a very satisfactotv 

 condition. 



The West Lynn Y. C., of Lynn, Mass., has elected the following 

 officers: Com., J. W. Dalton; Vice-Corn,, E.F.Rich: Fleet Captain, 

 Charles Morton; Sec'y, B. B. Brown; Treas., F. G. Ohn; Meas., 

 Samuel GuUford, Jr. Trustees— W. H. Paruell. J. P. Liunehan. Geovge 

 Brougham and A. W. Stevens. Financial Committee— E. F. Davis, 

 Coorge Brougham and Edward Rich. Regatta Committee— P. Lynch, 

 W. J. Rouney, Edward Rich, E. F. Davis and J. D. Harris. 



fleers being elected: Com., G. I. Tyson: Vice-Com., F. Beltz; Eear- 

 Gom.. H. F. Crosby; Sec'y, J. G. Porter; Treas., J. P. Peck; Meas., E. 

 F. Lockwood; Regatta Com., C. T. Pierce, P. B. Jones, W. A. Hufflng- 

 ton; Membership Com., E. H. Burtis, C. E.Wilson, J. A. Oatwell; 

 Trustees, E. D. Hurlbut, H. E. Doremus, W. A. Hamilton. C. T. Pierce, 

 W. S.Bagg, A. M. Brush, G. G. Tyson, L.V. Harkess. The club will hold 

 itsannualregattaon July 8, the cruise will start on July 10, and the mid 

 summer ball will take place on July 28. The dates for the pennant re- 

 gatta and ladies' day wUl be decided on later. 



At a meeting on Jan. 18 the council of the Yacht Racing Association 

 decided on the following limits for crews: Not exceeding 0..5 rating, 

 two persons; not exceeding 1 rating, three: not exceeding 2..5 rating, 

 fl^•e: not exceechng .5 rating, six: not exceetllng 10 rating, nine. In the 

 classes over 10 rating there, will be no limit to the crews. The above 

 figures include every'oue on board during a race. A committee was 

 a.ppouited to decide on marks for the leadline, which will be supplied 

 by the Association and fixed Ijy the owners; the regulation being that 

 both must show clear above water with the crew on board and amid- 

 ships. 



Messrs. Chas. P. WOlard & Co., of Chicago, have secured from the 

 management of the World's Pair the privilege of running small steam 

 yachts on the waters of the Fair grounds, they agreeing to pay S.5 

 per cent, of the srross reeeipts to the Fair. For this service they ai'e 

 builchng 17 yachts, 12 of them 50ft. long and 5 of theiu 75ft. The en- 

 gines will be triple compound, P4, 7 and 18x8in., and all of the boats 

 will be fitted with the Roberts water tube boiler. The firm has lately 

 sent to Galveston, Texas, a despatch boat for the Government, which 

 is also fitted with the Roberts boiler. 



The steam yacht Fauvette, designed by Dixon Kemp for B. A. Per- 

 ignon, the French yachtsman and engineer, has since her completion 

 last summer been fitted with a systeni of forced di'aft designed by her 

 owner, and at the same time her feathering propeller has been re- 

 placed by a stilid one of less vreight. The result of these changes, as 

 shown on a recent trial trip, was that the mean speed of 15.6 knots was 

 attained, as compared with 1 1.56 knots last summer under the original 

 system of forced draft. The yacht is 189ft. 9in. over all, 160ft. l.wd., 

 23ft. Sin, beam, li'ft. Ilia, draft, with engines 38, 30 and 48x32in, 



Till ' iiOTniiinl ions of the American Y. C., whose annual meeting wUlbe 

 It T: I .. are an. follows: Cmxi. Frank R. Lawrciiee. stmm vacht 



Til _ ' ..in., JohnH. Flagler, steam yacht Isoleiie: Rear-i[:!om., 



ir. , ' v.-c-l" I ,i"'| ler, steam vacht Aveuel; Secretary, Thomas L. Scovill; 

 Treas., Geo. \\ . Hall; Fleet Surgeon, C. I. Pardee, M,D.; Jleas.. C H. 

 HasweU; Consulting Engineer, G. W. Magee, U.S.N. Trustees to 

 .serve three^ veai's—t'lemeut Gould, steam ^-acht Adr.;rit, and E. S. 

 Chapin. Regatta Committee— G. W. Hall, W. S. AUey, S. W. Roach, 

 Isaiah Paxson and .1. K. Hegemau. 



On Feb. 14, as the schooner Miranda was being lowered from the 

 ways at Noank, the backing chain of the ways piarted, leaving the 

 cradle stuck with the yacht" in a little over 5ft. of watei-. On Feb. 

 4 she was hauled off" without injury and towed to New London, 

 where she will fit out before comiu.g to Ne\v York for her flna.I 

 departure. She will go out to CaUfornia by the way of the Suez 

 Canal. 



The Corinthian Y. C, of San Francisco, has elected the following 

 offlcers: Com., .John Pew; Vice-Com., M. A. Newell; Sec'y, P. E. 

 Baker; Treas., W. F. Disey; Port Captain, H. E. Pennell; Meas., H, H. 

 Gorter': Regatta Committee, Harry J. Kelly, S. A. Graham, Charles^B. 

 Wilson ; Directors, W. A. Stringer, J. H. Keefe. 



The new Maxwell schooner is partly in frame at Moore's shipyard, 

 Elizabethport, N. J., and the worluaaiiship thus far pronuses a very 

 finely fimsheil yacht. She will be named Emerald. The ironwork is 

 now partly completed at Wintringham's smith shop, and the yacht 

 will be finished and fitted up at Bay Ridge. 



The officers ot the Carolina Y. C, of Charleston, S. C, are: Com.i 

 WUmot D. Porcher, Vice-Com., C.T.Lowndes; Sec. C. E. Prioleau; 

 Treas.. Wm. .lenninsrs: Mea.s.. Riitledge Holmes: Fleet Knrgeon, J, L. 

 Dawson. Jr.: Sohcitor. G. M. Tronholm: Fleet Captain. Andrew Si- 

 monds. 



The Supevyismff Inspector of Steam \ essels. George H. Starbuck, 

 I'pndpred a decision on .Ian. wO In the case of Capt. Henry Morrison, of 

 tlip ste.am vaclitAlva. reversina: the action of the local inspectors at 

 Boston, bv wliioii ( :a]it. Alornson s hcense was revoked tor six months. 



IhfAXhitt 1 ul\ Ml T mgfi\ s tp uu icht i eat hed Marseilles 

 on Jan. SO. after a wry stoianv passage Irom Cowes. tlurrag which the 

 decks and cabins n or.' flooded and the turmture ruined by the water. 

 Mrs. Langtrv was not on lioard. 



The llfirreshoir hi-ionter Mab, owned by Com. Shaw, ot theQuincy 

 Y. C-- has cari i lod a eeni i.M iilate of lobin bronze m all her races last 

 season, and has won tlie championship of her class in the Hull, Quincy 

 aud Hull CorintJiian i;lubs. 



Asp. the iilft. fin-ket^l Inuh, lor Mr. E. S. Hunt last season, and which 

 excitea some commeet, irom iier pecuuar nnes, cue sections in evGry 

 direction being segments of cu'cles, has been sold and Avill be taken to 

 the West. 



The Gar dner schooner Alcaea \viU next year be under the charge of 

 Capt. I'l'isbei', who has for several years been in the employ of C. S. 

 Eaton in the steam yachts Melissa and Polly. 



The Cape .\im A'. C. has elected the followin.g offlcera: Com.. John 

 Brooks; Vice Com., Arch. Fenton; Fleet Captain, John McLaughlin; 

 Sec'y, F. H. Shute; Treas.. F. E. Smothers. 



Sheldon it Co., of Boston, will build an 18ft. fin-keel yawl for use 

 about Boston early in the season, her owner intending to take her to 

 New York later on. 



Among the new Cape cats at Crosby's shop, OstervillB, ii* one 38ft. 

 over all and 34ft. l.w.l., for Frank M. Randall, vice-commodore Of the 

 Pavonia Y. C. 



Atlantic, schooner, has been cleared from the ice at Bridgeport and 

 towed to New York to fit out for a Southern cruise, 



Bedoiiiu. cuftei-, has been sold by Archibald. Rogers to C, tV. Wet- 

 more, owner of Liris and Nameless. 



Mmerva, cutter, lavs been sold by WiHard P. "WardtO Ti G, Zerctga, 

 who will u.se her for cruising- 



Verenn, cutter, has been sold by A. E. Austin, EroVideliCie, to Ogdsli 

 Jones, New York. 



The new \ anderijilt yacht, the successor to Alva, will be Earned 

 Vahaut. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



Specific information as to the Carroll boat and the Cup defenders 

 for New Yorksjmdicates is as yet unattainable at the Heri'eshoff works. 

 The day watchman who was placed on dut.\- ' i ii : ^a if i he north and 

 south building shops about a fortnight a ' — i , , ii|i a v igilant 

 patrol, so that any one disposed to thsreg.ai n . i n, i •-. ishes about 

 not entering the shops is likely to find a stai n ari i ii jsi acie in the way. 

 It is said, mib rom, that the power of the watchinaa has l ieen tasted 

 with a result most unsatisfactori, to the intriulrr. Rasardiiit.' 1 he 

 placing ot the watchman, an act which has been strnnolv'oon.ipmned 

 in some quarters as an uncalled lor exhibition of aiitliorit\-. tbeHerres- 

 hoft" fli-m refuse to be drawn into an \- controversv. Pi esident John 

 B, Herreshoff points out, howevot, tnat tiio use ol liotli day and night 

 vmtchmen, and the careful exclusion f,t TisUors unless introduced by 

 the fh-m, is so common in the iaj-ee >,nglisb \ ards as to excite no com- 

 ment there. Ot the firm s remsa! to five speeirio mtormation of the 

 large boats now under way or ordered, Mi\ Herreshoff said: "Our re- 

 fusal to give such intormation IS based wnohv on the ground of the 

 importance ot not allowing English yachtsmen to Irnow what we are 

 doing m Cup defence. We believe that m siicli a case as this the pub- 

 lic should be wdhng to wait tor details imtd a,U possilithty of benefiting 

 by them on the other side has passed awav. —Boston (ilobe. 



Whde excavatirit:- to an unusual depth rnr the foundations of the 

 new power house ot the Broixdway Cable Co. at 17 Front street. Kew 

 York, the M-orkmen came upon the welf-preserved remams of a vei-y 

 old vessel beneath tlie foundations of the four-story brick builthngs 

 which have stood tor some forty years. The vessel is about 90ft- long 

 and 30tt.. beam, ot ancient model and carrying three masts, as shown 

 by the deadeves still alona tne sides. The timbers are covered with a 

 thick black substance, w Inch seems to have preserved thera as sound 

 and hard as when new. but the vessel must have lain m her berth for 

 at least a centiirv. and proliably liatt as lonjc agam. The wdiole 

 locality IS made ground, the sue ol the nrst city docks and lauding 

 places ot the early ships, but no record is extant ot any vessel sunk so 

 near the shore. It is possible that the vessel hatl heen coEdeinned 

 and sunk, or that being sunk by accident she ^s-as not I'eirioveO but 

 utilized as a part of the nllmg-m when tne ^^"orl^ ^-as fii-st begun A 

 uumber ot relics, such as British coins, a jjewter mug. a cannon haU 

 and part ot a bar sfiot have been taken trom her. The starboard side 

 has been entirely ettt. uAvav. but the port side hes under the walls of 

 the building ad^otnms- the excavation, and wdl not be thstnrbed 



The South Boston A . r. has elected the follo\\ing offieers: Com., 0- 



F. Merrdl: ^ lee-rom.. F. Ferdinand; Rear-Com,. A. Wiite: Sec'V- H. 

 Pope; Treas., T. Christian; Meas., s. Bertram: Fleet Surgeon, Dr. T 



G. .Heed: Ti'ustees, J. F. f-J.erti-ain, W. Ha.skell aud C. McKenna; Re- 

 gatta tvim.. W . .\ller.soii, !<•. E. Bowker, T. F. Brueu, C. J. Chance, H, 

 L. htickue\ . B. Stone and J. V. Yotmsr. 



The Eucf=ide Y.C. held its annual unsfting on Feb. 2 at the eitj- 

 tdub house, 2U West Thirty-hrsi su-eet, ><cw Y.jrk, the follqw'ilig of' 



Secretaries of canoe clubs ai-e requested to send to Fore.st Asri 

 Steeam their addresses, ^^^th name, meiubershii), sigual, .:'ti;-., of tlieir 

 clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, 'acd report of 

 the same. Canoei.sts and all interested in cauoeinsr are requested to 

 forward to Fore.st AXD Stkkam their addresses, v. ith Io.j's of cruises, 

 maps, and information concerning their local water.s " drawings or 

 descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating to the sport. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



commodore: Lieut.-Cou W. H. CoTTos.'liingston, Ontario, C^ada. 

 Secketary-Trhaeueeb: R. Easton Bubns, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 



ATLANTIC DIVISION. 

 Officers: 

 VicE-CoM.: J. R. Lake. 

 Rear Com : H. L. Quick. 

 PCRSEE: F. L. Dunuell, B'klyn, N. Y. 

 Ex. Com..- M. V. Brokaw, W. E. Law- 

 rence, W. E. Dodge. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 

 Officers: 

 ViCB-CoM.: Gieo. L. Parniele. 

 Rear-Coh.; F. a. Sears. 

 PtmssR: F. B. Lewis, Bos. 89, Hartf 'd. 

 Ex. Com.: Paul Butler, W. U. Law- 

 son, R. ApoHonlo. 



CENTRAL DlVISIOir. 



Vice Com.: T, H. Str.vber. 

 Rear^Com.: W. C. Wltherbee. 

 Pduser: C.E. Wardwell, Borne, H.Y. 

 Ex. COM.: C. V. Winne, W. B, . Hunt 

 Ington. 



NORTHERN DIVISION. 

 OJ)icer.i.- 

 ViCE'CoM.: J.N. MaeKendricJ{. 

 RzAR-CoM.: F. Minns. 

 PtTRSES: W. a. MacKondrlck, Tor. 

 Ex. Com.: 0. E. Arehbafil, J. H. Car 

 negSe. 



Api.>llcatlons tor membersiph must be made to division Dursera, accom- 

 panied by the recommendation of an active member and the sura of SS3.IK) 

 for entrance fee and dues for cturent. year. Every member att^noliip 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expense.<i, ,A.ppllo.atloB li 

 seat to the See'y-Treas. ■will be forwarded by him to the proper Di viston. 



Persons resid.ing in any Division and wishtng to become Tnnmtiers of 

 the A. C. A., will be fumiahea with printed forms of apiilicatiou tjj addreas. 

 iitg the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commi"''---!' ' ' ■ 



VlCl- ' - rl " 



Rear-fou,,,.. 



Secretaj-y-llx-asiirei- -i', : 

 Executive iJumniittije — J.. 

 Regatta Committee- G. P. T\ 

 Applications formein ler.shiii : 



Kan. 

 iilwauliee, Wis. 

 iciSii, Win. 



I on, Milwaukee. Wis. 

 lei, W. H. Ci-a-.vford. S. N. Maxwell. 

 J. fi. Wait, G. rj. na.sf.Jtt D, Smith. 



Treas., on blanks 



rhich may be obtained Iroiu fdui, aud .should lie accoinpaaied by §2' 

 initisition lee and dviea for the cttcrent year," 



