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Bitches: Woodlawtj Park Kennefe' Saleni. — Open— 1st. Monarch Ken- 

 nels' His Lordship; 2d and 3d, Woodlawn Park Kennels' "Wall Hanap- 

 ton and E.ustic Sovereign. Very high com., E. H. Wavxgh's Dr. Rush 

 and Tanner & Card's BiUy. Bitches: 1st, Monarch Kennels' White 

 Venn. Pttppies.' 1st and Sd, S. S. Green's Smike and Mose. Reserve, 

 Woodlawn Park Kennels' Grizzle n. 



BULL-TERRIERS.— Challenge— Sitoto C^lhs. and over): 1st, Ket- 

 nor Kennels' Enterprise.— Open— ZJogs; Ist, Mi-s. J. N. Henry's Toung 

 Marquis; Sd, Retnor Kennels' Diamond King; 3d, H. A. Harris's Prince 

 Gully. Very hign com.. F. C. HaskeU's Bruce IH. High com., Chat- 

 ham Kennels' Chatham Prince and Comet H. Bitches: 1st, Retnor 

 Kennels' British Queen; 3d, J. Whaland's Kit; 3d and high com., H. F. 

 Chui'ch's Castle's Pride and Trentham Lilly. Very high com., H. A. 

 Fuller's Loumont Kit. Com., Chatham Kennels' Queen of the Dale.— 

 OaAiiLENGE (under 301bs.)— 1st, Retnor Kennels' Dusty Miller.— Open— 

 Dogs: 3d, J. A. Stillman's Aristocrat Victor. Bitches: 1st, H. A. Har- 

 ris's Mermaid. Puppies: 1st and high com., H. A. Harris's Mermaid 

 and 'White Wonder H. 



BOSTON TERRrERS.—i»oflrs (over SOlbs.): 1st. A, Potter's Groton 

 "Tiger, 2d, John L Taylor's Tumbler; 3d Dr. T. Plant's Tom Sayers; 

 4th, H. J. O'Brien's Ross. Reserve, W. A. Pike's Duke. Bitches: 1st, 

 Trimount Kennels' Countess; Beacon Kennels' Miss Nipper; 3d, A. M. 

 Tyner's Miss Thora; 4th. W. H. Carroll's LiUe. Reserve, Norfolk Ken- 

 nels' Mollie. Dogs (201bs. and uudei-): 1st, H. W. Bichards'a Rossie 

 Richards; 2d, Kate Sheppard's Ship; 3d, Dr. H. J. Schenck's Dixie; 

 4th, Trimount Kennels' Tobey. Reserve, H. W. Weeks's Junior. 

 Bitches: 1st, J, McMUlen's Dolly; 2d, J. F. Holt's Tansy; 3d, J. Shep- 

 pard's Lady; 4th, W. H. Carroll's Kitty. Reserve, Triraoimt Kennels' 

 Ciney.— PcppiES— Dofirs; 1st, W. H. CaiToU's Duke; 2d, R. W. Hickey's 

 Teddy; 3d, .1. 'McMillen's Dick; 4th, Mrs. E. L. Perdrian's Cricket. 

 Bitches: 1st. Beacon Kennels' Sport; 2d, E. G. Clark's MoUie C; 3d, J. 

 1 Taylor's Queen Mab; 4th, R. C. Dean's Mischief, 



FOX-TERRIERS.— Smooth-Coated— Challenge— Dogs; 1st, Hillside 

 Kennels' Starden's King. Reserve, Woodlawn Park Kennels' Ripon 

 Stormer. Bitches: 1st, Cambridge Fox-Terrier Kennels' Blemton Con- 

 sequence. Reserve, HiUside Kennels' "Jliss Dollar, — Open — Dogs: 1st 

 and high com., L. & W. Rutherfm-d's Warren Tip Top and Warren 

 Layman; 2d. C. Rathbone's Bevervr>Tt;ii Punster; 3d, Mrs. H. A. Har- 

 ris's Raby PalUsy; 4th, Grove Kennels' Raby Trigger. Com., A, B. 

 Cobb's Rochdale Spark, B. R. Hollander's Hillside Ruffian. Bitches: 

 1st and com.. Hillside Kennels' Dominica and Holcombe Jill; 2d, L. & 

 W. Rutherfurd's Warren Duty; 3d, 4th and high com., ■S\'oodlawn Park 

 Kennels' Ripon Eegiua, May Storm and Miss Domino. Very high 

 com., Seacroft Kennels' Dampson.— Puppies— Dogrs; 1st, L. &W. Ruth- 

 erf m-d's Warren Layman; 2d, C. Rathbone's Beverwyck Roy ; .3d and 

 very high com., Hillside Kennels' Hillside Pitcher and HiUside Royal. 

 BitcJies: 1st, HiUside Kennels' HiUside Pepper; 2d, Seacroft Kennels' 

 Seacroft Myrtle; 3d,Hm Hurst Kenuels' HiU Hurst Vic— Wiee-Haired. 

 —Challenge— Uog-s; 1st, H. Smith's Saint Broom. Bitches: 1st, H. 

 W. Smithy's Sister Pattern.— Open— Dofifs; 1st, Hill Hurst Kennels' 

 Oakleigh Bruiser; 2d, Woodlawn Park Kennels' Dandy Jack; 3d, H.W. 

 Smith's Saint Brittle. Bitches: 1st, Woodlawn Park Kennels' .Jess 

 Frost; 2d, G. M, Carnochan's Suffolk TasseU; 3d and high com., H. W. 

 Smith's Sister Nettle and Sister Mop. Very high com., H. T. Foote's 

 Miss Brittle. Puppies: Is-, Woodlawn Park Kennels' Ruth; 2d, H. W. 

 Smith's Saint Brittle: equal 3d, S. J. Rogers's Ebor Larchmont and H. 

 T. Foote's Miss Brittle. 



DANDIE DINMONT TERRIERS.— Challenge— 1st, Heather Ken- 

 nels' King o' the Heather.— Open— Dogs.' 1st, 2d and 3d, Heather Ken- 

 nels' Heather Amjahion, Laddie and Sir Robert. Bitches: 1st and 2d, 

 Heather Kennels' Ainstey Daisey and Heather Peggy U. 



SCOTTISH TERRIERS.— Open— Doj/.s.- 1st and 2d, Wankie Kennels' 

 Kih-oy and KUcree. Bitches: 1st, 2d, 3d and very high com., Wankie 

 Kennels' Wankie Diana, Culblean, Zembra and Thistledown.— Ameri- 

 can- Bred— Dogs,' 1st and 2d, Wankie Kennels' Wankie Ted and Wan- 

 kie Tarn; 3d, Hazlecroft Fai-m's Gipsy John. Very high com., T. H. 

 Garhck's Glenelg. High com., W, F. Eraser's Rob Roy. Bitches: 1st, 

 Wankie Kennels' Wankie Diana. 



IRISH TERRIERS.- Challenge— Doi7s,' 1st, W. J. Comstock's Boxer 

 IV. Bitches: 1st, W. J. Comstock's Dimmm-rj'; 2d, Toon & Symond's 

 Salem Witch.— Open— Dogs.' Ist and 2d, W. J. Comstock's Merle Grady 

 and His Honor; 3d, Dr. W. F. Kenney's Crib. Very high com., W. J. 

 Comstock's Hanover Boy. High com., Heatlier Kennels' Valley Boxer. 

 Com., Broadway Kennels' Shaut Boy II. Bitches: 1st, Woodlawn Park 

 Kennels' Chancery Lass. 2d, Heather Kennels' Nora II.— Puppies— 

 Dogs: 1st and 3d, W. J. Comstock's His Honor and The Alderman: 2d. 

 S. M. Fletcher's Jack Desmond. Bitches: Ist, W. J. Comstock's Mag- 

 gie CUne: 2d, E. K. Butler's Kathleen; 3d, Broadway Kennels' Pluck. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS.— Do£?s; 1st., Rochelle Kennels' 

 Eroomfield Sultan. Bitches: 1st, RocheUe Kennels' Broomfleld 

 Madge; 2d, F. F. Dole's Queen IH. 



SKYE TERRIERS.— 1st and 2d, C. H. Smith's Barnaby Budge; 3d, 

 H. K. Coner's End Cliffe Maggie. 



YORKSHIRE TERRIERS.— Dof/s.' 1st, Mrs. B. Plant's Teddie; 2d, 

 ; D.J. Lewis's Major Domo; -Sd, J. B, Lewis's Smuggler. 



SCHIPPERKES.— 1st. F. W. Connolly's Prmce, Jr. 



BLACK AND TAN TERRIERS— Under 7lbs.— 1st, J. Beck's 

 Jasson; 2d, Mrs. Tenney's Dandy; 3d, New York Pug Kennels' 



^1X)Y TERRIERS.- 1st and 2d, J. H. Welch's Punch and Judy; 3d, 

 Mrs. E. Deffley's Racfc 



"World's Fair Show Judges. 



The Forest and Strea^i is in a position to state witli 

 unquestionable atitliority that tlie recently printed list of 

 nudges for the World's Fair was a "fake," originated by 

 a Chicago paper, which in its silly eagerness to tell something 

 it did not tnow, has by this "fake" achievement aroused 

 among exhibitors a feeling of unnecessary discontent with 

 the World's Fair managers. In reply to an inquiry by the 

 Forest and Stream's Chicago office, Mr. Buchanan said 

 that the list of judges published are in no sense official. The 

 names were simply under consideration. No official list has 

 ever been made, nor -will any be made for a week or two. 

 Some of the names published are those of judges; some are 

 not— among the latter for mastiffs, pointers and toys. 



Fox-Terrier Club Meeting. 



The annual meeting of the A. F. C. was held at the Algon- 

 quin Club, Boston, on Tuesday last, John E. Thayer, late 

 vice-president, was in the chair. Proxies were read from 

 several members and a full majority was present. The fol- 

 lowing officers and governors were elected: President, .John 

 E. Thayer; Vice-President, August Belmont; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, H. W. Smith; Grovernors, Clarence Rathbone, 

 August Belmont, John E. Thayer, H. W. Smith, HoUis Hun- 

 newell, Winthrop Rutherfurd. The following resolution 

 was passed: That the club learned with regret that Mr. Bel- 

 mont woald not accept the presidency again, and the thanks 

 of the meeting were then tendered him for the jealous inter- 

 est he had always taken in the club. Voted that the Yankee 

 Stakes of '92 be 'divided at Chicago for puppies born between 

 Mai'cb 1, 1891, and Mai-ch 1, 1892. The Pox-Terrier Home 

 Bred Puppy Stakes were decided at Boston and were won by 

 Messrs. Itutherfurd's Wai-ren Tip Top. Clarence Rath- 

 bone's Beverwyck Roy, reserve. 



The Yankee Stake Award. 



Editor Forest and Strecnn: 



The winning of the American I'ox-Terrier Club's Yankee 

 Stake of 1893 at the Westminster Kennel Club show by 

 Blemton Strickler is declared void, he being ineligible, be- 

 longing properly by date of bii'th in the stake of 1893. There 

 having been no other terrier designated by the judge as sec- 

 ond to whom the prize coiild be given, the Yankee Stakes for 

 1893 and 1893 will be ordered to be judged at some future 

 show, notice of which will be given later. 



Augustus H. Vanderpobl, Sec'y. 



New York, Mar ch 23. 



Dogs For Black Bear. 



Edttor Forest and Stream: 



Can you or any of your readers inform me what breed or 

 cross breed of dog is most likely to prove successful in fol- 

 lowing and treeing our Eastern black bear? Courage, a good 

 nose aud a large iuuonnt of discretion are the necessary qual- 

 ities. SU-MNEE ROBINSOK. 



Boston, iMass., April 1, 



fWe sbi iuld think some of the large Aii'edale terriers would 

 be useful, but some of our readers may be able to suggest a 

 bettei- breed.] 



On April 3 the new Carroll cutter Navahoe made a preliminary trial 

 trip with her owner and designer on board. The centerboard was not 

 shipped, there being insuiiicient depth of water oft" the yard, Inut it 

 will be shipped this week at Bristol Ferry, further down the bay. The 

 yacht is reported as quite tender and heeUng heavdy, but the addition 

 of the centerboard, between 3 and 4 tons, will make a difference. She 

 is very nearly completed and wiU soon be ready to leave the yard. 



The Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. has set an example which is 

 likely to be foUowed by many other clubs, in admitting ladies to the 

 privilege of membership, though without the right to vote or to use 

 the city club house. Thus far there are few ladies among American 

 yacht owners, but there are many who are good sailors and devoted 

 yaclitswomen, aud no doubt the number of owners and sailors wUl 

 increase now that their privileges have been formally recognized and 

 defined by one of the leading clubs. 



The Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. is the first in e field with a 

 special prize for the new yachts, a cup costing $1,000 being offered for 

 a race after the New York Y, 0, cruise and prior to the trial races. 

 The club presented a similar trophy in 1886, which was won by 

 Puritan. 



The report goes that the Stewart and Binney fin-keel will be named 

 Pilgrim, carrying out the series of colonial names begun by Puritan. 

 We would commend to Bh". Paine for his new fln-keel the name Witch, 

 a good old colonial word of equal standing with Puritan, Mayflower 

 and Pilgrim. The witch was an important personage in early New 

 England society, no less so than the pilgrims and puritans who offici- 

 ated at her cremation. 



A correspondent this week questions our definition of the term "rep _ 

 resentative," and the Yachtsman makes a simUar objection, though 

 putting a meaning on one of om- remarks which it was not intended to 

 convey. In our opinion, the term should apply to a yacht not merely 

 because she is successful, possibly the lucliy hit of an unknown de- 

 signer, but because she represents the very latest progress of a nation 

 through its most successful designers. It is possible that we may be 

 in error on this point ; but what we wish to emphasize is the desirabU- 

 ity in the coming contests of each side accepting a possible defeat in a 

 manly way, taking the medicine gracefuU}% however nauseous it may 

 be, and in the event of a defeat to extend symi3ath3' instead of blame 

 to the individual who has done so much, although unsuccessfully, to 

 uphold the national honor. In the natural order of things, the prob- 

 abilities are that two yachts which cross the ocean this year, from 

 west and east, wiU each be defeated by the picked yacht of the home 

 fleet. Under the fairest of rules and conditions this is one of the 

 chances of war, and no blame can rest with the defeated yacht. In 

 such an event, however, we hope that neither side wiU seek solace in 

 idle boastings of what the yachts which did not cross would have done 

 if they had. 



Our correspondent brings up another matter also, the conditions 

 which should govern a contest for the claim of national supremacy in 

 yachting. No doubt the method pursued in the past of haphazard 

 chaUenging and mis-matched yachts has been most unsatisfactory and 

 indeterminate in its results. Matters are now on a much fairer basis 

 than ever before, but still the odds are overwhelmingly against the one 

 yacht which, Uke Navahoe, goes 3,000 miles to meet the picked vessel 

 of a fleet. To insure a fair contest it would be necessary to allow the 

 chaUenger as well as the defender to pick a champion by trial races. 

 This, however, is practically impossible under existing conditions. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



At the meeting of the board of directors of the Cleveland Y. C. the 

 following ofacers were elected: Com., Geo. W. Gardner; Viee-Com., 

 P. W. Rice; Rear-Com., W. B. Huntington; Sec'y-Treas., J. O. Gard- 

 ner. Regatta Committee: W. P. Francis. W. DeMooy and L. AUen. 

 House Committee: P. P. Wright, C. W. Kelly and E. W. Eadder. Club 

 Book Committee, E. W. Radder, C. W. KeUy and Ed Overbeke. Build- 

 ing Committee: P. P. Wright, W. R. Huntington, E. W. Radder, Ed 

 Overbeke and C. W. Kelly. J. J. Gill was elected a member of the 

 club and the following names were presented for membership: W. B. 

 White, H. W. AYhite, Frank Wendell, H. L. Cross aud C. E. Shattuck. 

 An adjourned meeting of the board of directors was held on March 29. 

 Action was taken on the proposition to increase the capital stock, 

 aud it was decided to increase it from $10,000 to .S25,000. The buUdmg 

 committee was authorized to consult two engineers and to invite bids 

 for the piling necessary for the club house. Plans were submitted for 

 the house, but several changes were recommended. It was decided to 

 accept the lease by the ciiy of 400ft. frontage in front of Lake View 

 Park. The following names were presented' for membership: F. DeH. 

 Robinson, C. W. Burrows and J. P. Macbeth. 



Among other boats now buUding at the Gloucester City, N. J., yards 

 of Clay & Torbensen, is a very handsome cruising yacht, of 53ft. over 

 aU, by 9ft. beam, for F. C. Fowler, Esq.. of Moodus, Conn. She has a 

 guaranteed speed of ISJ miles, but 14 at least is expected. She is fitted 

 ■vnth one double acting for and aft compoimd engine, and Roberts 

 boUer of suitable size. In construction every part is of the very best. 

 Plank of selected cedar, copper fastened throughout, keel in one piece 

 of oak. stem of hackmatack, natural crook, sternpost, deadwoods, 

 bilge, engine and floor kelsons of white oak; aU ribs of white oak, 

 straight erained, steamed and bent to shape. The arrangement is as 

 follows: "sj^ft. forward deck, 7ft. pilot house, fmnished outside in 

 mahogany, interior English oak: engine compartment lift., toilet and 

 gaUey 4ft., cabin iai.pt., finished in English oak, handsomely paneUed; 

 open cockpit aft 4ft., and after deck 6ft., aU deck fittings, rails, side 

 ladders, etc., of polished brass. Among other new yachts are a high 

 speed 40-footer for James R.Hopkins, of Philadeliih]. : -i i' .i,ier 

 for J. E.Moore, of Philadelphia: a 2~-footer for A. f. . : , of 

 New Orleans ; a 25-footer for E. R. Smith, of Sioux Citj , - ; _ , rei- 

 for Henry P. WiUiams, of Charleston, S. C. : another iO-tootei for 

 Chas. C. Murdock, of Cinn, ; an 18-footer for Arthur Barnard, of Sagi- 

 naw, jMich., and among some eight or ten other htiUs, two for the 

 LTnited States Government, one a steam whale boat, of 28ft. , for use in 

 Alaskan waters, and a 25-footer for river and harbor improvements, 

 Department of the Ohio. Chas. H. Brock's, 18-footer Leni Lenapi, will 

 be fitted with new mainsaU and double head sails. Mr. Bailey's launch 

 Almont, Mr. Schunian's launch Adelaide, and Mr. Austin's launch 

 FoUy are being overhauled. 



Mr. A. Gary Smith is at work on a design for a "Oft. electric auxiliary 

 schooner tor use in Florida waters by Mr. C. W. Chapin, owner of the 

 schooner Yampa. The new yacht will carry the usual schooner rig 

 and also a two-bladed screw and storage batteries for about one day's 

 run. Mr. Smith has also designed the new saU plan for the Yampa, 

 with pole bowsprit and larger rig, and the change will be made at 

 PoiUon's, The schooner Crusader, Messrs. Swift & Goodu iu, is also 

 at PoUlon's for alterations to her saU plan uudei- 3ir. Smith's liii'ection. 



The fii-st of the large yachts in commission is Marguerite, sclu-., R. 

 S. Palmer, now at Hampton Roads for the naval parade. 



At Ayer's yard the Scarecrow was launched on March 22, her fin 

 was shipped and she had her trial trip on the 2.5th, being the first boat 

 out of the Basin this season. On Saturday last she was out under 

 full saU in a strong westerly breeze and lumpy water, proving very 

 stiff and weatherly. Another of the same model, but with a heavy 

 Tobin bronze centerplate and yawl rig, is ready foi' launching, being 

 owned by E. H. Burtis; and Mr. Ayers has laid the keel of a third, for 

 Dr. Dennisou, of Broolilyn, a canoe yawl man. She wiU carry a yawl 

 rig and loaded board. Beside her iu the shop are two l-5ft. l.w.l. boats 

 of simflai- model, also designed by W. P. Stephens, for Messrs. Elhott 

 and'AUen. of the Marine and i-"ield Club. The Scarecrow carries a 

 leg-of-muttou mainsail, set canoe fashion, and a jib tacked to the 

 Etemhead. The saUs were made by F. M. Wilson, of Port -Jeft'erson, 

 and are of exceUent workmanship. 



AtWintringham"syard the burned steamer Emily has been launched 

 from tije railway and beached, her place being taken by the schooner 



Trinculo. One of the two 30-footers is finished in the shop, although 

 her keel wUl not be run uutO she is taken outside. The other is 

 planked and partly decked under the shed. The 34-footer, also de- 

 signed by Mr. Olmstead, is aU planked, the mahogany making a beau- 

 tiful finish outside. The ironwork for the Maxwell schooner Emerald 

 is mostly completed in the smith shop, and the riggers are at work on 

 the steel rigging in the mould loft. The Gielow steamer is nearly 

 planked and part of her joiner work is ready. Fitting out has hardly 

 commenced yet at Bay Ridge. 



Manning's Basin has been partly Inclosed by a high fence, and a neat 

 office has been built beside the Alcyone boathouse for Capt. King, who 

 is in charge. 



The Senate of lUinois on March 30 passed the joint resolution look- 

 ing toward the building of a. breakwater off Jackson Park, a project 

 which is a part of the plan for the erection of a Naval Academy, and 

 also to provide a harbor for yachts visiting the World's Fair. It was 

 sent at once to the House and referred to the Committee on .Judiciary, 

 where it wUl be considered some time this week. If the bill becomes a 

 law the work of providing a harbor for visiting yachts wUl be com- 

 menced at once and harried as fast as possible. 



A yacht club to be known as the Yale Corinthian Y. C. has been or- 

 ganized at New Haven with the foUowing officers; Com., Guy B. Mil- 

 ler, '94, of New Rochelle; Vice-Com., H. W. Hai-ris, '95, of Orange; 

 Rear Com., Sheldon Carej', '93, S., of Cleveland; Sec. and Treas., Har- 

 old W. Bush, "94, S., of New York; House Regatta Committee, Cor- 

 nelius Vanderbilt, Jr., and Geo. T. Adee, both of New York. The club 

 pennant is a white triangle with a blue Y in the middle. The commo- 

 dore's pennant is distinguished by a blue star on each of the three 

 sides of the Y. The club will hold three races for a cup in May and 

 June, and wiU make a cruise to New London in time for the Yale-Har- 

 vard race. The fleet includes the well known yachts Kathleen, Yolande, 

 NjTuph, Ilderim, Portia and other sad, steam and naphtha craft. 

 Quarters have been leased at Morris Cove. 



Iroquois, schr., has been chartered by Rear Com. Elhs to a member 

 of the Morgan-Iselin syndicate, and the crew of the new boat, tmder 

 Capt. Hansen , wiU handle Iroquois during the first part of the season. 

 Mr, BlUs wiU accompany Mr, Carroll to England in Navahoe. 



Yachting is looking up about Red Bank and the Shrewsbury River, 

 and the recent organization of a new and large club at Red Bank is 

 certain to result in stiU more active racing than in the past. The club 

 is now building a large and handsome house of modern design, with 

 every convenience for its members, including tennis courts and cro- 

 quet groimds on the shore. A number of new racing boats wiU be 

 added to the fleet, and its convenience to New York and the exciting 

 racing is likelj' to bring in many new members. The Shrewsbury River 

 has for some years been the headquarters of the open centerboard 

 racing boats west of Hell Gate, and as the place can be reached in 

 little over an hour from New York it offers unusual advantages to 

 those who delight in this branch of s^achting, 



lola, sip., btiilt for the late Oswald H. Jackson in 1884, has been 

 hauled out at Solhelm & Abrams for a new and much longer stern. 



Hildegai-de, sip., J. C. Bergen, is being entirely rebuilt at Smith's 

 yard, Nyack. 



Atlantic, schr., Messrs. Seely & MarshaU, was at Havana from 

 Jamaica on March 28. 



Wild Duck, steamer, J. M. Forbes, arrived at Savannah on March 27 

 with Prof. Agassiz on board. 



Sagamore, steamer, Edgar L. Scott, was at JackSonvUle on March 23. 



The young Jamaica Bay Y. C. has purchased the Wycoff club house 

 on Rockaway Beach for ,p,500 and vml move it to the club's new an- 

 chorage. 



Mayflower, schr., Vice-Oom., W. A. Gardner, Eastern Y. C, will be 

 materially altered at Lawley's. Her lead will be lowered and her 

 masts shifted forward, the foremast 2ft. and the mainmast 8ft. The 

 interior wiU be remodeled, the centerboard trunk being cut down. 



Gracie, sip., has been chartered for the season by J. P, Earle, his 

 business caUing him to South America this summer, 



Messrs. Waterhouse & Chesebrough have designed two large passen- 

 ger steamers, one building by Story, at Essex, and one in Portland, 

 Me. 



Lagonda, steam yacht, has been towed from Shaw's Cove, New Lon- 

 don, to New York for fitting out. 



Alert, schr,, has been laid up at PoiUon's and her mainmast lifted 

 out. 



The steam yacht Lady Cassandra, built as the Oriental, has been 

 purchased by WiUiam Clark, of Newark, from the estate of the late J. 

 George Clark. 



The annual regatta of the Corinthian Y. C. of New York will be 

 sailed on June 17. 



Neaira, schr., designed by Geo. P. Lawley and buUt by Lawley & Co. 

 for 'Com. Warren R. Fales, Rhode Island Y. C., was launched on 

 March 30, and is now being rigged. Carmita, the Waterhouse fln-keel, 

 wUl be blocked up this week to receive her fin. 



Vixen, sip., once weU known about New York when owned by Mr. 

 Frank Lawrence, is out at Lawley's for a new bow. 



Vandal, 40 foooter, has been sold by Henry Stanton to Com. John 

 A. Stetson, Boston Y. C. 



A new yacht club is proposed in Toledo, O., under the name of the 

 American Y. C. As this name is already held by two clubs, it might 

 be less confusing and show a little originaUty if some other were 

 chosen. 



The yacht Viva, formerly owned by Com. C. W. Bray, of the Port- 

 land Y. C, has been sold by WiU N. Davis to Grant R. Bennett, of St. 

 Jcseph, Mo. Mr. Bennett is a Western man, who visited the Maine 

 coast last j^ear and saw the sea for the first time. The sailing which 

 he then did has made a most enthusiastic yachtsman of him, and this 

 year he will spend a good part of the summer in the Viva in the 

 vicinity of Portland. The new owners of the 30-footer Chaos are 

 three Portland yachtsmen, Messrs. Noyes, Davis and Merrill, of the 

 Portland Y. C. 



The third regular meeting of the Seawanhaka C- Y. C. was held on 

 .April 4. with Com. Weeks in the chair. A number of formal changes 

 were made to comply with the present laws governing corporations. 

 The trustees w^ere asked to elect to associate membership ladies own- 

 ing vachts, such members to enjoy all the privileges of the club other 

 than attending meetings, taking part in the bu.siness affairs of the 

 club, and the use of the town house. The club has offered a $1,000 cup 

 for a race of the new 8.5-footers prior to the trial races. Notice was 

 given that Mrs. James A. Roosevelt, mother of the late Alfred Roose- 

 velt, had deposited with the trustees bonds to such an amount that 

 the income wiU provide a yearly cup, to be known as the "Alfred 

 Roosevelt Memorial Cup," to be raced for as the regatta committee 

 may direct. 



Emerald. 



The shipyard at Elizabethport, N. J., on Staten Island Soimd, estab- 

 lished a few years since by Messrs. S. L. Moore's Sons as an addition 

 to their large machine shop and foundry, is making an excellent repu- 

 tation by the high quality of the work turned out. The recent trial 

 of the new practice cruiser Bancroft has proved most successful, and 

 the firm is now doing equally good work in another line on the 

 schooner yacht Emerald, designed by H. C. AVintringham for J. Roger 

 JIaxweU, of the Atlantic Y. C. 



The work on the new yacht is quite equal to that on any boat of her 

 class, tJie h'nes are fair throughout, the plating smoothly laid, the 

 plate edges and rivets finished off, and all the details of construction 

 carried out in a workjnanlike manner. The form of the keel, a w ide, 

 deep trough of rectangular section, is such as to call for specially 

 skillful work in the flanging, as the keel is about 30in. across the bot- 

 tom amid.ships, tapering rapidly to the siding of the stem and stern- 

 post. This part of the work has been carried out very successfully, 

 the keel being fan- and true. The keel is straight and parallel to the 

 waterline for the greater portion of its length, then making an abrupt 

 angle and running straight to the waterUne, above which the stem 

 curves outward info a very moderate clipper stem. 



Although the design is in all respects up to date, it is free from all 

 extravagant or freak features; the forward overhang is compara- 

 tively short, the keel outline is such as to give httle forefoot and to 

 dispose of the lead at the lo\\ est possible point on a given draft, but 

 without the fashionable twists and tm-ns of some recent yachts. The 

 sternpost has rather a strong rake and the counter is carried out to a 

 good length and promises to be Ught and graceful in appearance. The 

 midship section shows a strong hoUow below, which is carried into 

 the forward frames, making a rather fine bow. 



The construction is peculiar in a steel vessel, being the ordinaiy lap 

 strafce in place of in-and-out plating, the lower edge of each st'rake 

 lapping outside of the strake below, a taper liner being necessary on 

 each frame. "With about the same weight as the in-and-out plating, 

 the appearance of the hull will be improved. The centerboard trunk 

 is of the usual steel construction, for a wooden board, to be raised by 

 a winch made by the firm. Tlie deck frame is stiffened by diagonals. 

 The lead ballast is not run in sohd, as is customary, but is cast in 

 blocks. 



The yacht is buUding under the superintendence of Mr. Wintring- 

 ham, and the iron work is aU being made in his Bay Ridge yard. The 

 joiner work is being made by the buUders. The rigging is now und«r 

 way at Wintringham's and Sawyer is making the sails, and the yaclifi 

 will be ready for the June regatta*. 



