MAKCH 9, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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The Cruise of tUe Cy-pres. 



TWO -WEEKS IN A S3-F00T BOAT. 



[Concluded, from Page. WLI 



Thf wind went, down in the nigrht, and the morninEr of July ^5 was 

 1 , Jijj fnltry. We took the little steamer Trorest Citr from Peak's 

 id nart went over to Portland to see the place and do some shop- 

 I 111 Portland as seen from the harhor is a beantiful oity; it lies on 

 ti'7. > r,r three hills that rise g-ently from the water, and the morninE: 

 Jiiii lifrhtinp up the spires and domes of the huiklingrs made a very 

 pi-pi iy and attractive picture. The puhh'c buOdiners are fine and the 

 ivii.-iii^ rity impresses one as being a i^rosperous and substantial town. 

 W. I ound it intensely hot on shore and regretted that we had leCt tTie 



,, ,1 breezy deck of the yacht; but we had errands to do and hurried 

 tLi-o'urrh with them, frettine back'tothe steamer landin? as quickly as 

 ririK*ihle. We wanted to walk through the residential portion of the 

 hTvn, but the sun was too much for us and we gave it up. We found 

 lioat at the dock and were soon enjoying tha cool breeze of the 

 hor bor as we steametl alons toward the island. 



i!.i".>ro poing onboard the Cy-pres we took a lunch consisting of 

 . ■ ■ ■ hot ehim chowder and very poor ice cream. 



V. ; ■ ETot under way immediately after reaching; the yacht, and with a 

 uir" little breeze ran over towa,rd Fort Gorges; leaving it on our port 

 ha r,r! ne, turned north and ran between the fort and Little Hog Island 

 ;iiu) thm turned northeast past Chebeas: Island, Ireeping close over to 

 Tjiitlo .Tohn to avoid the sand-spifc that makes out to the westward 

 fi oni Groat P.hebpag. The channel is broad and deep from this bar 

 nv U-t Mosher's Ledge, where we turned northwest and ran close to 

 CU-ib Island, on our port hand. From there we made straight for the 

 n I . .1 1 L li of Freeport River. 



I found averv swift ctirrent running out between Morre's and 



i 'l.-bridge's Points, and it looked for a minute or two as though we 

 T i n)d not be able to stem it; but the breeze held steadv and we 

 '^l. 'ivly forged ahead. After passing the little island called "A pound 

 ..I' 'i'l'ri." wtt had less current and ran quickly up to the docks of 

 - 1 i .iiL\s Point village, dropping our anchor midwa3' between them and 

 ,1,1 Lit 100yds. from shore. ' 



' III finchor had scarcely reached the bottom before a fisherman 

 ! . 1(1 aloncside and told us of a good mooring a Uttle further up 

 ;ti . am, that would not be used that night, as the owner had just gone 



iff for a few days. We hoisted our foresail and crept \vo slowly to it, 



111 It to find that the road line was foul of the stump and could not be 

 iiaiii' d on board: so we passed a good stout piece of rope through the 

 hi il ■ in the top of the stump and made both ends fast to the bitts. We 

 ai it iced quite a crowd of people on one of the docks or piers as we 

 .1 ill' 171 and we thought for a time that they had been attracted there 

 ' f hi> unusual arrival of a yacht In the.'?e waters, but soon learned the 

 > of the commotion when a little sidewheel steamer came up the 

 wid made fast to the dock, 

 lis day's sail was the most delightful one of the cruise. We ghded 



M i I h- but swiftly along, running before a stead,y southerly breeze, 

 1 i r .iitrh a deep, well-bnoyed channel, without a care of any land. The 



1 vv-.as clear, dotted here and there with white, fleecy clouds, 

 I I . he ripphng water reflected back the deep blue of the vault above. 

 T' ■ ir \^-as soft and balmy, and we had nothing to do but en.iovtothe 

 raf> bPH.iities of the ever-changing landscape. We turned in soon 



i , I- sundown, as we wished to make an early start next morning 

 , ■ ad^ antage of the last of the ebb tide to get out of the river. 



i : iii^'lit was wonderfully quite, the only sound to be heard was the 

 . I iiiiir' and occasional splashing of some wild water fowl, and toward 



, iiing thp distant rumble of a passing thunder storm. 



were uD at 4 o'clock (Tuesday. July 86) and thorouerhly enjoyed 



I i i.=autif nl sunrise in this sechided place, A light southerly breeze 



I ■ ^ lit- up as the sun rose, and at 5:4.5 wo weighed anchor and slowly 

 1. l ed down the river and out into the more open waters of the bay. 

 \v I retraced our course of yesterday as far as the buoy at Mosher 

 ! v<\"{\ when we turned northeast and skirted along the eastern side of 

 sprw-al small islands— Busting's. Bibber's. Sow and Pigs, Pettineill's, 

 WHIiams and Sister Isle— to Mare Point Neck, which is one of the 

 numerous points of the main land that runs down into Casco Bay. It 

 is sixteen miles in a straigrht line from Portland Breakwater, and is 

 covered by quite a village of summer cottages, some tucked in between 

 groves of evergreen trees and others perched on rocky points or 

 sloping srass plats. , , , „ 



A yacht, must have been an unusual Sight here, for our appearance 

 seemed to e;,cite tlie dwellers on shore very much. They ran out to 

 * the furtliect exiremitv of the point and waved their handkerchiefs to 

 lis till u-e disappeared from view around the end of the Upper Gfoose 

 Island. 



Wc turned south at this point, and between Slie Iter Island and Upper 

 Giaose Island met the flood tide, which was so ^trouEr tha.r, we could 

 not stem it with the light breeze we tlien had. Tlie s\in was very hot 

 by this time, and we sweated and stewed a« we drifted li.acl^ward and 

 forward, hoping each minute that we wotdd s:et more lireeze or less 

 current, and so work out into the middle of the bay where there was 

 more, room and probably a better lireeze. We saw a shoal of porjioises 

 in this part of the bav fully ten miles from the sea proper, and were 

 gre-atly surprised at it. There were also a number of seals swirammg 

 lazily about, with their dog-like heads iu.st above the water. 



We gradually worked down past Shelter Island and across Middle 

 Bay to Harpswell Neck, where we could see a chui-ch steenle ovi-r in 

 Harpswell village, and hear the bells strike the liours. We had the 

 most vexatious siice(>Kaions of intffs and calms, anil the worst feature 

 Of it was we never eot a puff twice from the same direction. We 

 seemed to lie just lietween two opposing breezes, and first one and 

 then tVic othei- would ijrevail momentarily. It was slow, hot, tedious 

 work, and ha,d the islands been less lovely we would have given it up 

 and anchored in some little cove till we got a bc-tter breeze. 



Nothing could be more beautiful than the islands of ( 'asco Bay. 

 They are of all shapes and sizp°. and of every coiiceivalile Iniid. from 

 the bare.ro<-ks to the highly enltivated. many cnvereil wifli pme or 

 hemlock trees, and here and there a solitary flshiii.e hut tucked snugly 

 a,way in some sheltered nook. We drank in their Ijeautywith every 

 breath, and our only sorrow was tha.I we must leave them. 



We worked our w'ay down slowlv nass the Goose and Gosling. Little 

 Whaleboat and Great Chebeag and Long Islands, and then rao close to 

 Marsh and Overset Islands into Hussey .Sound, where we met a strong 

 tide and sharp, chopnv sea. which added greatly to our discomfort. 

 While passing from Marsh to Overset Islands we saw a most wonder- 

 ful mirage. Our attention was first attracted to it by a brilliant 

 white flash, apparentlv from the sky and out at sea about five miles 

 from us. It came again and again, and we soon noticed that right 

 under it the sea was brealnng on a reef; once or twice the flash of 

 white from above joined the surf from below, and the effect was hke 

 ahugesheet hung' in the sun and blo^ving iu the wind. 



We crept along across Husse^• Sound uast Pumpkin Nob and got 

 just wthin sight of oui- anchorage when the high bluffs of PealfS 

 island cut off entirelv what little breeze we'd had and we drifted help- 

 le„sslv about, exposed to the terrific heat of the midday sun. F. was 

 nearly prostrated by it and was compelled to go below and tie a wet 

 towel around his temples. He did not come on deck again until just 

 before we reached our anchorage, which was about 4 P. M. I was 

 compelled to sit on deck and sta.nd it, longing m rav mmost soul for a 

 breeze. We learned afterward that this was the hottest day of the 

 sea.non aUover the ITiaited States and that in several places the ther- 

 mometer reached 100° in the shade. What it would have recorded on 

 the deck of the Cy-pres I can't say, but. judging from the effect it 

 had on her crew, I am sure it was near the boiling point. I never ex- 

 perienced anything hke it before .^nd hope I never shall again. 



About 4 P. M. we reached our old anchorage off Peak's Island, tired 

 and hungiT- for we had eaten nothing since half past five but a pilot 

 biscuit washed down with raspberry vinegar. We found the same 

 yachts at anchor near us, including the Cape eat, whose efeu- again 

 made night liideous with their gun, cat calls, .songs, and college yells. 

 We couldn't understand how men who pretended to enjoy sailing 

 could lie at anchor dav after day when the magnificeutly beautitul 

 Ca.sco Bay lay spread nut right before them, invitiugthcrn to enjoy its 

 quiet waters and pictures.:[ue islands. _ 



The ne.^t morning, Wednesday. I went over to Porrlaud again to see 

 if our long lost anchor had arrived, but ^^'a,s again disaptioiuted. About 

 eleven o'clock we tripped our anchor and bade .good-by to Peak's Island, 

 turning the bowsprit of our little ship homeward. We ran slowly 

 down the harbor before a very light breeze which died out entirely as 

 we reached Trundys Reef biiov. We seemed to be in a calm belt 

 between opposite currents of air. for back of us we could see boats 

 running along with a nice little westerly, and outside of us were others 

 with a "good east.erlv. while we would get a pnfT first on one side and 

 then the other. The tide was with as, however, and we gradually 

 ■worked out past Cape Elizabeth and turned southwest, headmg for 

 Wood Island. _ , 



As we passed the point of Richmond Island we met quite a choppv 

 sea coming out of the west, apparently lacked up by a stiff breeze 

 from the land which did not reach out as far as we were. We turned 

 in toward Old Orchard Beach hoping to strike this breeze, and soon did 

 so, and were surprised to find how strong it was. It heeled us down 

 plank sheer to, and we flew along in fine shape, running into Winter 

 Harbor and dropping our anchor between the Monument on Stage 

 Island and the Spindle on Fletcher's Neck, Olost. r.o us lay the sloo)! 

 Georgia, which had left Portland tv,'ri bcurs bef.ire us anil, experienced 

 the same baffling wind.« or lack of winds, that we dirt, and ran inhere 

 fearing that the,- could not make any other port that day. 



Aftet getting things shipshape on deck, we took the tender and 

 ro^ved round the harbor, sounding as we went. We found from lii to 

 S fathoms of water well in toward the 3Ionument. and conchaded that 

 forsmallboatsthat was the best place to anchor, .as there wa.s very 

 Rjuch less Ciyrent there th?,n over by the Sprndle. v.-here the tide runs 



very strong out of the Pool. The sotmdings -were made about an 

 hour before lo-w tide, but we figured that a boat drawing 5 or Gft. 

 would have no trouble if she anchored well over t/oward the Monu- 

 ment, unless there was a big sea running. 



While sitting on deck after supper enjoying the lovely sunset we 

 saw a very peculiardooldng sternwheel steamer come out of the Pool, 

 run round Stage Island and go in the Saco River toward Biddeford. It 

 was a queer, antiquated, wheezv little craft, evidently of very light 

 draft; in some respects it resembled the Ohio River lioats, whose cap- 

 tains stoutly swear that they can run on a heavy dew. Numbers of 

 rowing parties from a hotel up in the Pool came out into the more 

 open part of the harbor, taldn^ advantage of the slack water, as they 

 are shut in there by the powerful current except for a short time at 

 each turn of the tide. The two yachts l^-ing at anchor seemed to be 

 the center of attraction, and they hoverc.i rc>imd us for some time, 

 the ladles a.nd children singing and laughing and enjoying themselves 

 hugely. After they had all left us and we had t.aken a plunge in the 

 cool, clear w,ater, -wliich looked very tempting aft.er the heat of the 

 past two days, we turned in and slept like logs until 4 o'clock next 

 morning, .Iiidy 38, when w^e were awakened by the light of the rising 



^'we got under way at .5:30 but the air was so very light that we could 

 scarcely keep steerage way on the boat, and came very near impaling 

 ourselves on the bowsprit of a schooner that lay a.t anchor in mid 

 channel near the Spindle on Gooseberry Island. 



Just outside of the harbor \1 e saw a fishing schooner with a man at 

 her foremast head and another on the end of her bowsprit. The crew 

 seemed verv much e.x cited, and lowered a dory over the side, which 

 pulled rapidly past us. guided by signals frotn the masthead man. 

 After rowing on some little wavs they seemed to .give the chase up 

 and were reca.lled to the ship. As thev came back past us we called 

 to them and asked them what thev had seen. Tliey said they thought 

 they saw a swordfish hut it turned out to be nothing but a seal. 



The wind continued verv light till after passing Cape Porpoise, when 

 it seemed to fi-e>5hen a little as we anproaclied Kennebunk Port. On 

 arriving there I took the dingy -and rowed up the river leaving F. in 

 the yacht to stand off and on am! wait for me. I wanted to see .Teck 

 and'flnd out, if possible, why he did not send our a,nchor to Portland 

 .as he had a,.greed to do. He had no better excuse to offer than that he 

 had been too busy to attend to it. but promised snlemnly he would get 

 it at once and send it to us by express at Magnnlia. I had a hard row 

 back to the yacht .as the tide was running strongly up the river and 

 the sun was very hot indeed. 



As soon as I got on board we bore awav for Cape Neddick, and as 

 we left Kennebunk Port behind we also left our breeze with it. so that 

 we scarcelv moved for some time. .A black cloud in the west looked 

 very threatening for a while but finally passed around to the north of 

 us -without disturbing us. We gave up all hope of reaching Ports- 

 mouth or even York before sundown, so headed for Wears Cove, which 

 we managed to reach before dark, and found it a very snug little har- 

 bor. Two reefs make out on either h.and and break the seas, and the 

 stream which flows into it comes in at such an angle that there is very 

 little current on the west side at any stage of the tide. We found 

 about 10ft. of watflr at low tide a.ll over the cove and were delighted 

 with the place, and glad to know of such a weh sheltered spot where 

 we could take refuge at some future time. 



Next morning, Friday. Julv 29, we got mider way at 6:.30 and passed 

 near a catboat anchored in the cove, which had came in quite late the 

 evening before. The weather did not look very promising, as the sky 

 was overcast and a heavy fog bank hung over the sea to the east- 

 ward, but as the barometer was high we hoped it would disappear as 

 the day advanced. But we were doomed to disappointment, for 

 shortly after rounding Cape Neddick we noticed that the fog was slowly, 

 but siirely, creeping nearer, and as we approached York we could see 

 it sweeping across the land between us and Whale Back Light. On 

 loolnng seaward we could no longer find Boon Island Light and con- 

 cluded the best thing to do was to make for Yoi-k wth as little delay 

 as possible. We could see the buoy at the entrance of the harbor 

 with the irlass and had scarcely fixed its bearing by compass when 

 the fog rolled in on us, shutting out everything from our sight. We 

 picked up the buoys one by one without difficulty and at 8:30 dropped 

 our anchor in the httle cove below Rocks Nose. 



The fog by this time was so dense that we could not see the huge 

 hotel on Stage Head, which is up on high ground and only three or 

 four hundred vards away. About noon we rowed up to the dock and 

 were verv much surprised to find on walking up to the post-offlce that 

 the fog did not extend on to the land at all. scarcely passing the coast 

 line. While we had been sitting on the cold wet decks, laioclnng our 

 heels together for lack of better employment, the sun had be«n shin- 

 ing brightly on la,nd and a game of lawn tennis was m full blast 

 almost -^\-ithin haiUng distance of us. We were strongly tempted to 

 stav on shore the rest of the day ,and enjoy the sunshine, but feared 

 some accident might befa,Il the yacht, so we went reluctantly back to 

 her after getting some fre,sh bread and water, and a Boston paper. 

 About o'clock a, fisliing boat came in and picked up a mooruig near 

 us. having been driven in by the fog several hom-s earlier than usual. 



Wben we turned in we expected the fog wotdd continue for twenty- 

 four hours, as there was no appearance of a change, but between 9 

 and 10 o'clock a violent thunder .storm arose and swept down on us 

 from the northwest. clea,ring the fog off in a twinkling. A^ the wind 

 was very strong for a whUe. F. became tmeasy fearing our anchor 

 might drag, so slipped on a rubber coat over his night-shirt and went 

 on deck to look around. He found everything all right and in a few 

 minutes was sound asli^ep in his berth, emitting occasional blasts from 

 his nasal fog horn that it seemed to me could be heard a mile, and 

 served much better than a riding hght to warn off any stray boats 

 that might be seeking an anchorage at that late hour. 



Next morning. Saturdav, Julv .30, the sky was clear in the northwest, 

 but heavy ragged clouds hung low in the northeast, with every indica- 

 ti'^ns of wind from that quarter. When we left our anchorage at xrAO, 

 the barometer was high and rising, the wind was from the northwest, 

 but soon after getting out of the river it changed to north-half -cast. 

 We noticed a good deal of fog hanging over the water to the southeast 

 of us and as we approached Portsmouth heard the foghorn on "Whales- 

 back blowing its dismal hoot, and not liking the a,ppearance of the 

 weather, we rleeided to run into Portsmouth and wait developments. 



As we rounded Whaleback the wind hauled round more to the north- 

 e.ast .and freshened, until we were rail under. We had an exciting 

 thrash to windward beating up to our old berth in Pepperells Cove, 

 where we dropped our anchor at 9 o'clock. There were but few boats 

 out. and all of them had all the wind they could stand. One man in 

 a new boat of the open dory tyrie came close to us, just as a wicked 

 little puff struck him, before he could luff it, bore him down and filled 

 him half full of water. It was a close call and evidently all he wanted, 

 for he put tor shore at once and did not appear again. 



Having noticed that the barometer was high and steady we dis- 

 cussed the weather for a few minutes before going ashore. I insisted 

 that evei-y indication for the past twelve hours, except the barometer, 

 pointed to an easterlv storm and that the sensible thing to do was tp 

 wait in the harbor till we felt sure the weather was settled. F. ad- 

 mitted tlrnt the indications were not those of a fair day, but inshsted 

 stoutly th<a,t the barometer does not gtiess. it Iniows, and that we 

 ought to take advantage of the fair breeze and continue on our home- 

 w.ard journev. We finally decided to wait for a few hours and see 

 what change," if any, took place. We made a, short excursion on shore 

 .and on returning 'to the yacht noticed that the breeze was more 

 steady and not so strong' as when we came m, and that the clouds 

 showed signs of clearing away. Concluding that the barometer was 

 right, we decided to make sail for Rockport and tripped our anchor at 

 10:1.5 with the wind fresh and steady from the east. 



As we got clear of the land we found quite a sea rurming and white- 

 caps flying. The Cy pres rode the waves hke a duck and steered 

 without the slightest effort. We laid our course S.l^W. and kept her 

 there till we i-aiseil Halibut Point, where we steered for that headland 

 until we eoalil sec Cape .\nn's two lights, when we took a course mid- 

 wav between these t^yo landmarks until we could make out the little 

 lighthouse on Straitniouth Island, when we made for it and so ran 

 iotp Rockport, maldng the twenty-four miles in four and a quarter 

 hours. 



We sat on deck enjoying the lovely summer evening tiU the village 

 hells raag out their nine o'clock warning that it was tune for all good 

 citizens to go to bed. when we turned in. Next morning, Sunday, 

 Aug. 1, we took it very leisurely, as we had but a short run to make to 

 reach Magnolia, our home port. I made a dish of scrambled eggs for 

 breakfast and although it was my first attempt it proved to be a grand 

 success. The only drawback to our thorough enjoyment of it was the 

 great difflcultv we found in cleaning theutensilinwhichit was cooked. 

 ' The morning was perfectly beautiful, with a moderate lireeze from 

 the east. We weighed anchor at S o'oclock and beat out of the harbor, 

 taking one short leg and one long one. Outside we found a coasting 

 schooner going our way and were surprised to see how ea.sily we 

 walked to'windward of "her. Off Thatcher's Island the wind died out 

 almost completely and we scarcely moved for some time, but it 

 freshened again as we drew near to Eastern Point, which we rounded 

 about 11 A, W. On shore sharp e.yes were watching for us, and soon 

 recognized our familiar rig. With the glass we could see them waving 

 handkerchiefs and even white shawls and we returned their signals 

 with a -win. We picked up our mooring in Kettle Cove just at noon 

 and as we ptilled a.shore found all of our friends waiting for us on the 

 dock. 



We found we had been the objects of much commiseration, and had 

 been expected home anv dar bv ptirt of our friends who had very little 

 knowledge of ttic seav.^nrrbiness of our little .-ship, and yerj- little- faith 

 in our ability to handle her, Thp squall that swept across Cape Ann 

 on our second dav out filled them with alarm for our safety, and un- 

 limited quantities of peanuts were staked on our returning the follow- 

 ing day. We had scaj-cely reached our cottage before it began to rain. 



A'cold'ea«terly"storm came on that lasted three days, and we con- 

 gratulated ourselves on reaching home jnst in the nick of time and on 

 the exceptionally fine weather we had enjoyed during the whole trip. 



The best season oi" the year for making the trip is probably from 

 July 10 to Aug. 1. as there is apt to be better weather then than later 

 on," In August there is more fog, and ustially less breeze. If any 

 lover of single-banded saihng is encouraged by this log to niake thie 

 same trip the object in wTiting it will have been accomplished. 



Yacht Building at Lawley's Yard. 



OuTSiPH of the four or five large racers, the present winter has been 

 a dull one for the builders and little improvement is promised as the 

 spring .approaches, but the Law-ley Comyjany have kept a good num- 

 ber of hands at work all winter .and will have quite a fleet to launcli 

 in the course.of the next month or so. For some time tlie firm have 

 been building a, very desirable type of small steam yaclit. designed by 

 Mr. George F. Lawley. craft of 50 to 90ft. l.w.l,, of strong but not 

 unduly expensive construction, and giving good accommotlation and a 

 fair speed for cruising at a moderate cost of running. Last year they 

 turned out several of these yachts and this year they have four under 

 wa.v. of various sizes. „ ^ 



Tlie largest of these is now just in frame, a craft 104ft. over all, for 

 a New York vachtsman, whose name, of course, is a profound secret. 

 She will be of composite build, the fir.st steamer of this construction 

 which the yard has yet turned out. The keel, stem and st«rnpost 

 wiU be of oak, the frames of .steel, their heels as well as the angle 

 floors rivetted to a, plate keelson of steel, and the planking will be of 

 yellow pine. She is intended for a speed of 16 knots <a.nd will be fully 

 fitted for cruising, her owner contemplating a cruise to Chicago. She 

 -will be tlush-decked. tvith a deck house 20ft. lone, of which 14ft -will be 

 given tp the dining hall.' The engine stiace is 17ft. long, containing a 

 triple expansion by the Fore River Engine Works, of Weymouth, and 

 an Almy boiler. .„,,., , . 



The crew .and officers -((ill be berthed aft and the owner's qua,rt«r5 

 will be forward, The main saloon will be 13ft. long, finished in butter- 

 nut, with the owner's stateroom and large bathroom forward. Abaft 

 the main saloon, on each side of the passage, are two .staterooms 8ft. 

 long. The work is going ahead rapidlj', and the yacht will be ready 

 for launching earlv in the season. 



The next, largest steamer is for IMr. R. H, White, former owner of 

 Vildno- a member of the Boston and Hull clubs. She will be 90ft. over 

 ah. inft, be.am. 7ff . draft, with a flush deck. She is now nearly com- 

 pleted in tlie big shed wher e Puritan and iMayflower were built, and ts 

 a very trim looking craft. She has a deck house 16t:t. long, the dining 

 room' being 1 1ft, with the pilot house In front. Tlte galley is directly 

 beneath the dining hah. -with a dumb waiter. The engine space is 16ft, 

 long -with a compound engine 10 and 20'Xhtin. and an Almy boiler 8X 

 6ft., 'with 30 sq. ft. of grate surface. The galley, oflScers' and crew's 

 quarters are forward, and the owner's quarters aft, the main com- 

 panion leading to a saloon 10ft. long and handsomely finished in 

 maliogany. On the starboard side forward are two staterooms, the 

 first for the owner, and the port is a passage, with toilet room and a 

 smaller stateroom. The joiner work is all in mahogany, on deck a,nd 

 below. The headroom in the cabin is 6ft. Sin. under beams. The 

 frame is of oak, sided 3in, and moulded 5iu. at heads, the planking is 

 of Sin. yellow pine, and the deck of 2x2in. white pine, payed with 

 Jeffries marine glue. The yacht will be Hghted by electricity through- 

 out and will carry two boats 14 and 17ft. She wiU be in commission 

 early under the charge of Capt. S. S. Rich, formerly in command of 

 the 'steam yacht Seneca. „ ^ , . 



Alongside of her la the big shed hes a similar but smaller yacht for 

 Mr. F. B. McQuesten, former owner of the 46-footer Thelma, 65ft. oyer 

 all and with a trunk cabin, the finish and general style being similar 

 to the White yacht. Out in the small shed is a fourth steamer much 

 like the McQuesten boat, with trunk cabin. Each -will have a Fore 

 River engine and Almy boiler. _ 



In one corner of the big shed is a neat little cruising schooner, also 

 of Mr. Geo. F. Lnwley's design, for Mr. Fales. of Providence, a deep 

 centerboard craft of 5.5ft. l.w.l. and good beam, with a heavy lead 

 keel. She is quite wide, and with moderate overhang has a large 

 amount of deck room. The ordinary wooden construction is used, 

 with good workmanship and neat finish to all parts, making an at- 

 tractive Uttle vessel. The mainmast is stepped practically on deck in 

 a steel tabernacle or tube secured on top of the trunk. Below she 

 has ample headroom and very good accommodation. She is nearly 

 finished, but the tpns of ice on the ways outside give little promise 

 of launching for a long time to come. 



During the winter the work of enlarging the baspi has been going 

 on, and "wdien completed in the spring there vriU be room for even 

 the large fleet which annually winters at Lawley's. including many 

 of the mo.st noted American yachts. This new basin will add ma- 

 terially to the facilities of 'the yard, which, however, will not be 

 complete untU the big shed, originally built as a temporary struc- 

 ture to cover Medusa in 1883, and later enlarged to take m Puritan 

 and Mayflower, gives place to a more modern and convenient Struc- 

 ture, siich as is required for the elaborate construction found in the 

 latest vachts. .. , „ 



In this shed were built, bedside Medusa, Puritan and Mayflower, 

 Sachem. Pappoose, Merlin, Harbinger, Wayward. Mariquita. Baboon, 

 Gossoon. Mineola, Sayonara and other noted craft. It is now fuU. the 

 new composite steamer being set up partly outside wdth a temporary 

 shed over the forward part. 



Back of the plate shop, where the steel pl.ates are cut and punched, 

 is another temporary shed, beneath which is set up a big canoe, 

 the Foster fin-keel designed by Waterhouse. She is 70ft. over aU, 46ft. 

 l.w.l . .about 12ft. beam and some 7ft. extreme depth amidships. As 

 she is buUt on the ground,, no signs of the fin yet being visible, she 

 looks verv much hke an overgrown canoe. The hull is of steel 

 throughout, the deck frame well braced with diagonal ties. There 

 wiU be ample space below and it -will cut up weU. Nothing but the 

 raw steel is vet to be seen of the Paine boat, which wiU be another 

 and a much' larger fin-keel, of about 85ft. waterUne, but the raotilds 

 are Jill ready and the angles on the ground, so the yacht wffl soon 

 take shape' in the new building shed put up last year to cover the 



''^The'finest piece of work in the yard is the Stewart & Binney 21ft, 

 fin-keel whiidi is nearly finished in one of the smaU shops. She 

 :nft. over all, aift. l.w.l.,' about 7ft. beam and 15in. draft of huU. The 

 depth and -weight of fin, sail area and owner's name are not known. 

 The model is notably fair and easy, with canoe section, and the lines 

 are well carried out into the ends -\\-ith a clean sweep fore .and aft. 

 The construction is quite elaborate; the keel is an oak plank about 

 ISin. -wide and Sin. thick amidship. tapering into the stem and counter , 

 timber; the frames are all of steamed oak, bent, about lin. square 

 and spaced 9in. ; and the inwale is of oak. about 2in. square, the heads 

 of the frames being gained in flush before planking. The planking ts 

 double, an inner skin of white cedar about -^i r,iu. thick and an outer 

 one of Spanish cedar %\n. thick, the wale being a single thickness of 

 aiin. Spanish cedar, the transom, which is worked out to a fine edge, 

 beiu"' of the same wood. Tlie deck is not yet on, but from the char- 

 acter of the work thus far the boat will be in every w.ay a handsome 

 craft In the same shop are some lifeboats of improved model, one 

 of wdiich has just been shipped to Cuttyhunk. A large number of 

 vachts are on the beach. Volunteer being on the railway, whUe Wasp. 

 Tadpole, Freak and many more of last year's flyers are visible out of 

 water. Mayflower will be hauled up shortly for alterations. 



Tarpon Springs Y. C. 



Editor Forest and Stream: , ., 



The weeklv regatta of the T. S. Y. C. was sailed Feb. 18 ma brisk 

 N.N.W. Inn ■ I i ' ' i -f as usual, but soon passed the fleet and again 

 won the ci I. i a the best time ever made over our course. 



Sheisthe SL i .r in the fleet and wins without ckaiming time 

 allowance, t a Clci nson s.ailed Topsy with pluck and judgment, and 

 if he keeps on improving wUl make it hot for the boys before the sea- 

 son is over. After the race the Women's B.ayou Bo.at Club enter- 

 tained the members of the T. S. Y. 0. Refresliments were served at 

 Mrs. Com. R. W. Clemson's new cottage. Both clubs enjoyed an hour 

 of sociability and good feUowsblp long to be remembered by aU pres- 

 ent. The couunodore of the W. B. B. C. Mrs. Clemson. presented the 

 winner of the champion flag. Com. Phinney, with an elegant bouquet 

 of rare and exquisite roses tied with the colors of the boat club. As 

 the little Imp wins the prize pretty regularly, Capt. Clemson sug- 

 gested a large prize be .given to the second yacht. Theladies promised 

 to consider the matter, and something handsome is expected at the 

 next regatta, as they are never backward in doing good. We havebeen 

 living under summer skies, without a rainy day for the past month. 

 We fish, shoot turkeys, deer, etc. five days each week and race boats 

 every Saturday. Come and -dsit us. 

 The times of the race were: 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Imp. Com. Phinney 15.00 2 37 47 .3 .33 .52 1 06 05 



Topsy, Capt. Clemson. . . . .16.00 3 26 80 .3 -34 55 1 08 25 

 Dennis. Vice-Corn Disston.15.00 9 25 57 3 36 .30 1 10 .33 



Regatta committee. Com. J. P. Phinney. Vice-Corn. Hisston, Rear- 

 Com. Nqblet, Oapt. Knapp ajid Capt. Clemson, secretary. 



. J. P. PHIfOTEY. 



Messrs. Clay & Torbensen. steam launch and engine builders of 

 Gloucester City. N. J., have isstied a very attractive catalogue of th^ir 

 yachts and engines, the iUustrations showing the interior of the shops 

 "and ako different steam and saiUng yachts being specially good. Th > 

 Arm makes a specialty of steam house boats, two sizes hein^ illus- 

 trated. 



