Feb. 33, 1893.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



171 



Van Liew. The Trustees submitted a proposition, whicli was adopted' 

 to refund the chib's second mortgage bonds, which fall due on Jan. 1) 

 1894. This issue amounts to $35,000, and there were also fli-stnaortgaKe 

 bonds for $.S3.C»00. It is proposed to provide for refunding the seconds 

 and probably retiring the first by an issue of general mortgage bonds 

 up to 1150,000. An airiendment to the constitution, pro]iosed by 

 Francis M. Scott, was adopted, providing for the strildug oul. iroiu 

 Article 3 the words: ''Any membei' who has held the oflnce of Trustee 

 for three successive years shall he ineligible for re-election for one 

 club year sifter thi- expiration of his term." A ne^v cap device was 

 adopted, an esentcln on of gold Ijcaring the club colors, witli an anchor 

 on either side. Some changes were made in the sailing rules to secure 

 complete harmony of details with the other large chd3s. The Secre- 

 tary )-eport showed a total membership of 484 and a fleet of 271 yachts. 

 38 schooners. 89 cutters and sloops, 45 steamers. 2.3 jib aud mainsail 

 boats, 36 cate. 2.;1 hiutncbes. The Tj-easurer's report showed that the 

 club debt had been reduced some $18,000 during the ye;u-, and that the 

 profits from the club house amounted to over $4,000. The Library 

 Committee acknowledged tVie receipt of .'ji!l,100 m donations, and the 

 contribution of 4T8 \ rtlumes from the members. At the conclusion of 

 the report a vote of thanks was tendered to the committee, which con- 

 sisted of Horatio R. Harper, F. D. Shaw, H. A. Van Liew and S. Staf- 

 ford Drowne, Jr. 



The second of the Seawanhaka C, Y. O. lectures, on Feb. 15, by Mr. 

 Gustave ICobbfi, was of more than usual interest through the Tlvid de- 

 scriptions of the perils and discomforts of life in a, lighthouse and on 

 board a lightship. Mr. Kobbe, in in eparinp tlie liicture and collecting 

 views for the lantern slides bv which it v. as illustrated, spent some 

 time on the most isolated of the lighthouses and lightships, his time 

 laeing well employed in the collection of much important information, 

 which be has used to excellent advantage. 



The Alva case was on again last week in Boston, the Metropolitan 

 Stea.niship Company moving to sta.y proceedings by Mi'. Vanderbllt 

 until he had paid the costs of the suit brought against the company 

 by Captain Morrison. On denial of the motion by Judge Lowell, Mi'. 

 Vanderbilt's counsel petitioned for the setting aside of the original 

 appraisement of the Diraock and the making of a new appi-aisement. 

 Affidavits were presented by both sides giving various estimates of 

 her value. In dechning to grant the petition iuuriediatcly, tho. judge 

 promised to appoint three new appraisers who wordd report to liim. 



Mr. Samuel J. Cnlgati'. the fii'st commodore of the Seawanhaka 

 Corinthian Y. C, and once iirominent as a racing owner, and one of 

 the earliest advocates of Corinthian sailing, died in New York on Feb, 

 15 at the age of 47. Mr. Colgate at one time o^ ned tlie sloop Cracie, 

 and was the owner of the once famous schooner Idler when she made 

 her reputation for speed. He was a member of New York and other 

 leading yacht clubs. 



Mr. D. S. Ford, of Boston, former owner of Hanniel and Jathniel, 

 has ordered a steam yacht 98ft. over all, 80ft. Iwl., l8Et. beam and 5ft. 

 drop, to be designed and built by Ambrose Morton of East Boston. 



Comanche, steam yacht, H. M. Hauna. arrived at Nuevitas, Cuba 

 on Feb. 7 from St. Jago de Cuba, her next ports being Matanzas and 

 Havana, 



On Feb. 8 the members of the Philadelphia Y. C. were treated to an 

 interesting lectm'e on "Seamanship" by ex-Com. Centei-. 



steam :\'ac1it, J. M. Forbes, left Nassau for Havana on 

 of. .Vlesanrter A gassiz on boai'd. 



Wild Duck, 

 Feb. 8 with Pi 



Comiueror, steam yacht, F. M". YauderbUt, arrived at Nassau on 

 Feb. 8. ' 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Steeam their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc., of their 

 clulis, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and report of 

 the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are requested to 

 forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with logs of cruises, 

 maps, and information concerning their local waters drawings or 

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



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OFFICERS, 189-3-93. 

 Cojjmodore: LnsDT.-CoL. W. H. Cotton, Kirifjston, Ontario, Canada. 

 Sbceetabt-Tbeasurer: K. Easton Burns, Kingston, Ontario, Canada. 



CENTRAL DIVISION'. 

 Officers: 

 ViCK-COM.: T. H. Stryker. 

 Rbar-Com.: W. C. Witherbee. 

 Purser: O. E. Ward well, Rome, N.Y. 

 Ex. Cost.: C. V. Wlnne, W. R . Hunt 

 Ington. 



NORTHERN DIVISION. 

 Officers: 

 VICE-COM.: J. N. MacKendrlck. 

 Rear Com.: F. Minns. 

 Purser: W. G. MacKendrict, Tor. 

 Ex. Com.: C. E. Archbafil, J. H. Oar 



ATLANTIC DIVISION. 

 Officers: 

 ViCE-CoM.; .T. R, Lake. 

 Eeab-Com. : H. L. Quick. 

 Purser: V. L. Dunnell, B'klyu, N. Y, 

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

 rence, W. E. Dodge. 



EASTERN DIVISION. 

 Officers: 

 ViCE-COM.: Geo. L. Parniele. 

 BEAR-COM.: P. A. Sear.o. 

 Purser: P. B. Lewis, Box. 89, Hartf'd. 

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

 son, R. ApoUonio. negie. 



Applications for membcrsiph must be made to division pursers, aceom. 

 panled by the i-econimendatlon of an active member and the smn of *2.00 

 lor entrance fee and dues for cm'rent year. Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application s 

 sent to the Sec'v-Treas. wUl he forwarded by him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing in any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., wUl be fuinishea with printed forms ot application by address 

 ing the Purser. 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— G. M. Mimger, Eureka, Kan. 



Vice-Commodore— P. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis, 



Rear-Coramodorc— P. H. Gary, Oshkosli, Wis. 



Secretary-Treasurer— F. B. Huntington, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Executive Commiltee-G. H. Gardner, W. H. Crawford, S. N. Maxwell. 



Regatta Committee— G. P. Mathcs, J. H. Ware, O. G. Case, M. D. Smith. 



Applications for membership should he made to the Sec.-Treas., on blanks 

 whKun may be obtained from him, and should be accompanied by $3 

 initiation fee and dues for the current year. 



FIXTURES. 



JUNE. 



10. Brooklyn Annual, Bay Ridge. 24. Marine and Field Club, Bath 

 1,1. Atlantic, An,, New York Bay. Beach. 

 17. New Yorlc Ann., Beusonhttrst. 



.njLY. 



I- 15. At. Div. Meet, Captain's Island. 15-30. W. C. A. Meet, Ballast Island. 



AUGUST. 



II- 26. A. C. A. Meet, St. Lawrence Biver. 



A Mid-Day Run. 



BliXY comes down the boardwalk, anchor and cable in hand, kit- 

 box with the awning rolled on top in the other. When he reaches the 

 head of the stairs leachug down to the water, he drops his burdens 

 and looks anxiously toward the landing to sfe if there is any sign of 

 the approach of the other member of the crew. Not yet; so backward 

 and forward he ti'udges impatiently until all the traps are at the 

 dock's edge, vraitiug the arrival of the commodore. At tei- an iucerval 

 that seems an age to the restless BOly, eager to be off, the Yolaude 

 comes in sight around the comer of the doclr, the Loue Fisherman at 

 the oars, pulling leisurely, the commodore, be-eapped and be- 

 guerneysed, sitting erect in the stern-sheets. 



"Ai'e you coming with us?" Billy asks the Lone Fisherman, as he 

 catches the painter the latter throws up to him and makes it fast to a 

 ruig in the planking. 



"What," exclaims the Fisherman, reacliing over the side of the boat 

 for ills bait-car towinK behind, "gosaUing? Not much! I'm after flsh." 



"All right, tumble up here and give me a hand with these things. If 

 you have every tiling you need, commodore,,'' Bill.y goeson breathless- 

 ly, "just take ihe rudder and tiller — ship it, will you:-— whUe I get the 

 rest of the outfit.'' 



The Lone Fisherman passes down the spritsail, the anchoi' and cable, 

 the Idt-bos and the water-jug. Their coats being already aboard, the 

 mast is stepped, sail imfurled, the sprit is pushed up into its place; 

 then the boat's head is east around, and with some parting advice 

 from one of the Orientas on the next dock they are off. 



The gentle southerly ljree?-e catches the sail, and although it is hght, 

 the.)- can tell from the -feel" of it that by the afternoon it will develop 

 into the usual "southwester." The commodoi-e gets a pull on tlie 

 sheet, and maldng it fast on a cleat, lieads the Yolande for the big 

 white house at Idlewdd. Meanwhile Billy has satisfied Ijis tussy .suiil 

 by stowing the outfit away, fle.mi.shing the painter on the lio w .se.Tt, 

 and when everything is in its proper place, he arranges bis coar l ^ l^-e- 

 ward of the ceutei-board and settles down on the llbor-lDoard:; foi- clu 

 horn- of the sweetest idleness. 



It is ten o''clock oh a clear August morning. The -ivater, sweeping 

 along the side of the boat, sounds to his ears like the tinkle of sleigli- 

 bells heard from afar on a winter's nielit. To th.- nortliw-ard the blue 

 water stretches awav to meet, (lie wide exp.mse of nicadnws of a, rao.st 

 brilliant emerald hue in the strrmo- siinljLdit, hack of which are the 

 Kently-rolling- farm lands that i enninatc against the horizon in a range 

 oJ: hilts. In the west the hills end, and over the long neck of ma.rsh 

 la.ud, sti-etchin.tc aw.ny to the sonth, dotted here and there with the 

 picturesque little huts of the oystermeu, may be seen the broad waters 

 of the Lower Bay, bearing man.jr a steamer, sloop and three-masted 

 schooner on its heaving Ijosom, 



.Down in the sotith the long onter beach dazzles the eye by its gleam- 

 ing whiteness, and even the island oft' thei-e with the htige factory 

 bidldings is made pic.turesqnc hy tlie tall .sliiiis alonp^side its wharves, 

 renunding one of tumbling waves and ^vllistlin,£^ winds far out at sea. 



The commodoi'e stm-fcles Billy out of tus reverie bv reminding him of 

 the bridge, and on turning a.round flic hitter disco\-ers the ugly 

 structure close ahead of them. The distance had. Ijeon covered more 

 quickly than he iiad imagined, t;uimin,L. the bridse is a very simple 

 affair vtith their light rig, wind --ui-l .'i-i. i-., i h-yir favor; Billy stands by 



the mast and tlie commodore 

 the former, quickly furling tin' 

 and di'ops it down in the boat, 

 by a couple of cjuick strokes ol 

 sail is promply made ap:aiu— tl 



et as they approach it, 

 Mi. ist and all out of the step 

 lU'iicieut momentum, aided 

 pass the obstruction, when 

 performance being done as 



smoothly as it could lie by tlie. crew of a Norfolk wherry. 



The sheet is trimmed in a bit, for the Yolande is running with the 

 wind over tlie starboard quarter. Idlewild looms up, the white build- 

 ings, the ^^■alks and docks all kept in an admu-able condition, and oyer 

 \vhich, on the tall white staff, lazily flapping in the light am, floats an 

 immense American flag. 



They have now two or three miles of the most dehghtful sailing in 

 narrow creelcs that wind about in a nmst puzzling fashion ttu-ough 

 this expanse of marsh that divides the bay thri5ughout its entire 

 length. The water is barely ruffled, sheltered as it is by the tall reeds 

 bending and rustling in the breeze, which increases in force every 

 minute, and the boat" goes r.apidiy along, making mucli stir in these 

 quiet reaches. Occasionally a little stretch dead to windward wiU 

 have to be negotiated hy Billy with the oars, but althougii it is inter- 

 esting work the crew breathe an unanimous sigh of relief wlien the 

 Yolande pushes her bow out into the clear water again. 



They are now in sight of the little cove that is tlieir destination. The 

 character of the scenery at this end of the bay differs va.stly from that 

 at the other. Across the eastern horizon the trees stand, a darlding 

 mass against the bright sky, giving visions, now that the August sun 

 is pouring down from directly overhead, of leafy aisles and cooling 

 shade, and— the commodore having suggested this thought, Billy adds, 

 sentontiously, being no lover of woodland scenery— "Bugs 1" 



The ground is higlter and there a,re many iiue cotta.ges and substan- 

 tial farmhouses to be seen along the shore, \vith a" solitary church- 

 spire thrusting its slender, glittering form up into the blue. 



It is not long before the commodore relinquishes the tiller to Billy, 

 who has been here before, to take the boat through the winding en- 

 trance to the laud-locked bay beyond. The cottages stand close to- 

 gether on the southern shore of the cove, the northern bank being 

 given over to the storehouses and wharves of the laboring portion of 

 the coramtmity, and the men and boys at work unloading the brick, 

 coal and lumber sloops tied up at the long wharf make the place re- 

 sound with their cries. 



As the Yolaude i->asses the first dock a small terrier runs to the 

 string-piece and barks at them; from the piazza of the low, red cot- 

 tage back from the shore a collie and a huge mastiff, aroused by the 

 noise, walk down to see the cause of the disturbance; and when the 

 boat goes by the w^harf on the northern bank, two pointers are seen 

 sleeping in the sim. One of the crew, who is given to reading WiUia.m 

 Black's novels, remarks that the place might well be called Loch-na- 

 maddy, which means, as he glibly explams, the Bay of the Dogs. The 

 other smiles in his beard at the inaccuracy in the translation, but says 

 nothing. 



Beyond these docks the cove narrows and then opens out again into 

 a little pool, on the shore of which stands a single cottage. A few cat- 

 lioats are anchored here, but the place is singularly quiet, a decided 

 contrast to the life and bustle through which they have just passed. 



BUly runs the boat's bow up on the sloping beach, and the commo- 

 dore springs ashore with the anchor, plants it in the sand and then 

 goes off for a stroll, lea-ving the mast standing; extends the sprit from 

 the mast to the tall, light crutch mounted for the occasion on the 

 sternsheets; and over the ridge-pole thus formed spreads the awning, 

 which has rods sewn in pockets at either end to keep it stretched over 

 the boat. A guy line at each end steadies it, and under the grateful 

 shade it affords, the cook goes about the business of getting the mid- 

 day meal. 



The box is hauled out from under the thwart and opened: the 

 water is put on to boil in the two-story coffee pot u\u tlie dc h 1 

 stove, and wliile this is heating the can of baked bctuis is emptied mto 

 the frying-pan to be put on after the water boiN Ihe ])1 ti s (.ui^ 

 and saucers are placed on the seat which answa-s tor a table, and tlie 

 butter, pepper, salt, etc., unpacked, and, witli the i e t or tin tat il k- 

 set forth on the board. 



; By this time the water Ijoils, and wliile the beans an lu ilm,^ tl 

 cook puts a small cup of ground coffee into the top ot the pot and 

 pours the water through'the strainer, one cup at a time, imt.il n is of the 

 proper strength. He lifts up his voice when the U iin 

 and the commodore qtucldy responds to thesummoi . _ care- 



fully on board for fear of upsetting either the pan on :i: nv the 



coffee-pot on the seat, either of which Billy is i dmg 

 with outstretched hands for feal- of then- coming to gnet. 



■With appetites sharpened by the long run, they make sliort work ot 

 the beans, bread and butter and the first cup of coffee. Ihe edge hav- 

 ing been taken oft' their liunger, the dessert of caJie ana jam ana a anal 

 cup of the fragrant beverage is enjdj'ed in a more leisure!}' manner. 

 Leaning back on the improvised cushions, with belts loosened and 

 caps laid aside, truly they ai-e a comfortable, albeit a not very grace- 

 ful, pan- of mortals. 



What is the charm of it? They are doing to-day what they have 

 done on many a summer day in the years so lately flown, and, Deo 

 volente, hope to do for many a year to come. And yet the speU holds 

 them firmly as ever; the sky as'blue, the \\'ater as sparkling, the great 

 masses of lazily drifting clouds ovei-head as pure and white as oii the 

 day when first' their various beauties were made known to these men's 

 minds. Thus and thus only do men find springing up imexpectedly in 

 their hves the long-sought-for, much-desired, fountain of youth. 



But meanwhile time is jiassing; a fact the commodore discovers 

 when, upon looldng at his wateli, he finds it is nearly two o'clock. 

 Making this fact Icnown to BiUy, that youth bestirs himself with a 

 gi'oan from his recumbent position and reluctantly sets to work wash- 

 ing and stowing away the dishes. When this has been done and^the 

 box restored to its place under the thwart, the awning is taken down 

 and rolled up, sail made ready for use but laid in the boat, for the 

 wind being dead ahead and light— under the lee of the trees— Billy 

 takes to the oars after the anchor has been brought aboard, and rows 

 out of the cove into the open bay. 



Here, being unprotected by the high .ground, the full force of the 

 wind is felt; the breeze of the morning has developed into a wUd gale, 

 and Billy, who hates a wet jacket , l.utforly regrets not having brought 

 his "oilers." In preparation fL.r the miles of windward w ork before 

 them, the anchor, water-jug and kit-box are stowed up in the bow to 

 aid ui keepmg the boat's head down. Coats are slipped on, sad is 

 made, and out they go into the tossing waters. 



The waves are running high in the channel, and the Yolande plunges 

 onward over them commg down from the ci-est of a sea, crashes into 

 the hollow with her stern crushing it into a regular "Clark Kussell" 

 smother of foam, and tlu-owing the drift back at the crew, who, very 

 soon, are peering to the windward with eyes that are wet and faces 

 that gleam from the clouds of flying spray. 



The original plan was to beat down the channel to the southward of 

 the marshes to the western end and then run before the wind for home, 

 but when they considered the miles of windward work necessary to 

 aecomphsh this the crew altered their intention, and Billy, who was 

 at the stick, put the tiller hard up, let the sheet pay out and headed 

 the boat back to the eastward. By skirting the edge of the marsh, 

 smooth water coidd be had all the way without losmg the full force of 

 the wind. 



It does not take long to run around the end of the marsh, and they 

 are soon beating along in the still water tmder the lee of the reeds. 

 The commodore, tired of constantly clianging his position, necessitated 

 by the short tacks, proposes standing across on a long leg to the 

 northern shore, Billy Itnows they wiW get a wetting, but goes at it, 

 for he too is bothered by the mainsheet. always in the way in a small 

 boat, and bv the unsteadiness of the wind. 



By the time the Yolande is half-way across to the lee-shore, her crew 

 have their hands full keeping the boat right side up. The wind is 

 howling hardoi' than ever, the waves are racing madly before it, and 

 the boat jerks and pitches viciously through the seas. The Commo- 

 dore is Ij'ing along tlie side as far up to windward as he can get, while 

 Billy, perched on the weather rail, one hand on the tiller and the other 

 grasping the sheet, "idcks out" for all he is worth. 



With the first lulling of the wind, BiUy sings out, "Beady, about!" 

 and jams down tlie tiller. Slowly the boat's head swings into the 

 v,-ind, the sail rattling and banging, the sheet whipping ui the blocks, 

 the crew I'eady to jump to windward as soon as the sail swings out. 



The anuo^-iug short tacks on the weather shore are far more prefer- 

 ible than this strng,s:]6 out m the open, and when the smooth water is 

 reached again, the commodore fills and lights a pine and takes a turn 

 at the stick, whUe Bihy dives into the recesses of the kit-box, opens a 

 can of diicken, maltes a couple of sandwiches, and raising up one of 



the bottom boai'ds, takes out two bottles of ginger ale stowed there for 



just such an emergency. 



When the commodore sees what is going on he lays aside bis pipe 

 and reaches out for one of the bottles and a sandwich; after the con- 

 tents of the bottle and the sandwich have disappea,red, he resumes his 

 occupation of offeriua; uu-ense to the little cherub up aloft. 

 (» Passing the bridge now is not sti easily done as in the morning. The 

 opening between the piles is not, wide enoug:h to admit of their rowing 

 through, and it takes several minutes of the hardest work to get by it. 

 From there however it is compar'atively plain sailing. Still worldng 

 along in the lee until thev get far euonsh to windward to make the 

 Lodge, Billy resumes his place at the stick- for the run across. By the 

 time they close in to the northern shore, they are wet throu.gh and the 

 sail is in the same condition half-way up from the spray and from sev- 

 eral bad knockdowns. , , . , ^ 



The Jjone Fisherman has been driven in by the violence of the gale, 

 and he and J. are watching the boat's progress through the binoculars. 

 The Orientas arc out in full force, and the Yolande, as she nears the 

 houses, is the center of ,i,ttraetion for a dozen pair of eyes. Bdly has 

 an idea that he can m»l-.' i i.- I'l'" • ueatly-an idea which is not justi- 

 fied 1-iv fact as I will Hi I ' i ' • under the circumstances— wind 

 against tide and the « . , . . t.he. world for a sailboat to land at 

 —there is some excuse I' lr Ijim. lie rounds the boat up nobly, but he 

 has too much wa.y on, and an unusnall,\' large wave catches the 

 Yolande, threw her head around and ia.mmed it into the oanlf, com- 

 pletely spoiling his pet maneuver. Whereat the on-loolrers, hfting up 

 their voices, howled in derision. W. B. McCoR&ncK. 



Puritan C. C. 



J^'^ Yovj arc invited \o be 



PvjTil^n Cc^noc Clubbc to be Kol- 

 . den ony^ {^'^ of rcbfuafy A- D lS93 

 ""^^Y! place of holdyn^c will be 

 ^attc y?Clvjbbcnoufc.A°62l C^fte 



Sired 41c y' Q\y Poinlc iny^ 

 fcQtycof(5oytMBoflon. Locke 

 FflpKjBclurc & wcaroldc clo(hc> 

 Jeimc5^Cartwri9hl.Jr. 



PO.Boxl239;Bof^ 

 Me^ffdc^vjfclls Bay.' 



As, no particulars of the atiove event have yet been received, we are 

 inclined to think that it has proved even more of a "tyme" than usual, 

 and that the glow of the red light even yet illumines the vicinitj^ of the 

 Puritan club house^ 



Egret, Singlehand Ci'uiser. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



1 iiave liecn a subscriber to your vahialjle paper for five years, aud 

 as I liave nevei swu dun-in.™ that time a yael.iting e-ommunjcarion from 

 Indiana. I take the libei-Tw to send .voii the lines o£ ray singlehander 

 Egret, Her dimensions are as foUi>ws: 



Length over all IDft. 



l.w.l 15ft. 6 in. 



Beam 4ft. Ij^in. 



Draft 13 in. 



Freeboard 10 to. 



Ballast- 

 Steel centerbo,ard lOOlbS. 



Lead on center board 1401bs. . 



Steel rudder Sribs. 



Lead on rudder <l81bs. 



Lead bahast inside fitted to keel .SOOlbs. 



Total 6251bs. 



Weight of hull 4001bs. 



Boom 18ft. 



Hoist 10ft. 1 in. 



Gaff 8ft. 5 in. 



Leech 17ft. 7 in. 



Jib on foot 9ft. 



hoist lift. 



luff 13ft. 



Total sail area, about .202ft. 



I am indebted to TWr, H, E,Wicksteed, of Cohourg, Ont., for the lines 

 of Egret, the design being identical with that pui)lished in tlie Forest 

 AND Stebam of Dec, 17, 1891, with the exception that I gave the stern 

 more of a sijoiui sliape and added a skag. Her stem and keel are bent 

 of oak, riljs bent of i-ed elm spaced 6in, apart. She is carvel built, of 

 Michigan velvet pine, declc in strips of cherry au<i pine alternated, and, 

 has a bulwai-k of oak lin. high. The cockpit is staved up in cherry 

 and pine Sin. high forwai-d and 3}^in. aft. 



She has water-tight bulkheads forward and aft of cockpit. For a 

 traveler I use a i.^iu. braided cotton cord passing down through brass 

 collars at each side of deck and made fast to keel. I thinic this supe- 

 rior to any metal traveler from the fact that it is noiseless, lighter and 

 never jam's. All her fittings are of polished brass. Her mast and spars 

 are all hoUow. The drawing .shows her gooseneck, whicli is of steel. 

 This gooseneck was tested all last summer and I have never seen its 

 equal. The socket joint .gives the boom a motion that no other goose- 

 neck possesses. It allows the boom to rotate from side to side and 

 takes the strain off of it, and precludes the necessity of a traveler on 

 the boom. 



The drawings show that the rudder is loaded with lead, but I am not 

 so sm-e of its efficacy. It gives her a very mild weather helm, but 

 when the helm is hard up tlie weight is placed to leeward and would 

 have a tendency to heel the boat. The centerboard is handled by a 

 small pawl windlass weighing but lib. , but sufficiently powerful to per- 

 mit the board to be raised or lowered by one hand. 



Columbus, Ind. Dr. J. F. Wright. 



CANOE NEWS NOTES. 



The Ithaca correspondent of the Chicago Tribune writes as follows 

 concerning the new aluminum shell for Cornell University: "The 

 pubUc for a long tune considered it a settled fact that the Cornell 

 navy ordered an aluminum eight-oared shell of Philadelphia nianu- 

 factm-ers, but this has not been the case. Last summer Mr. Gala- 

 naugh met Coach Courtney and told him he would build for trial by 

 the crew an aluminum boat. No order was given nor was there any 

 contract entered into. Coach Courtney simply said that if sucli a 

 boat were made he wiuild give it a fair trial, but the nav,y was not 

 bound to take it, even if it slKJuld prove faster than any shell hereto- 

 fore used. Some time since Messrs. E. Waters & Sons, of Troy, who 

 have made the paper shells used for many years by Cornell. Harvard 

 and Y''ale, offered to build a paper eight-oared shell, which, if upon 

 trial, did not prove to be lighter, faster and stiff er than the alumiuura 

 boat being constructed by Mr. Galanaugh, the navyneed not purchase 

 it. The commodore of Cornell's navy -wrote to the aluminum manu- 

 facturers of this offer of Messrs. Waters & Sons. The former rephed 

 that nothing would suit him better than to accept the challenge of 

 tlie latter for a competition between the two kinds of boats. The 

 boats will be tested upon Cayuga Lake some time during May or June 

 under Coach Courtney's supervision. The manner of test has not 

 been decided upon, but it will offer an opportunity to settle the ques- 

 tion of superiority, and it will give to Cornell one of the fastest boats 

 of the season." 



A company has recently been organized in London under the title of ' 

 the World's Water Show and Maritime Exhibition Co., for the purpose 

 of giving an exhibition of everything connected with boating, water 

 sports and the sea. The Arena, formerly used for the London exhibi- 

 tion of the Wild West Show, has been secured and remodelled; a large 



