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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 27, 1898. 



dogs may be made a most fascinating and healthy pursuit. 

 Handled in the common sense, 'businesslike^ manner lin 

 Tvhich the fair owner of the S^ss Mountain Kennels runs 

 her dogs, a kennel of well selected dogs may bejoaade^a source 

 ofjconsiderable'pr^t. 



We are pleased to nave suclT indorsement of our views, 

 expressed in our report of beaKles at Boston, from so well- 

 known a breeder as Mr. Reed. Mr. Reed is on the right track 

 and has the right breeding type, and his may be improved 

 with more substance and bone. We do not wish to instruct 

 our ancestors how to extract the marrow from the fruit of 

 the hen, but an outsider, it is said, sees most of the game, 

 and that is why we would rather depend on an all-round 

 judge's opinion of a dog than upon the opinion of specialists 

 who are so, necessarily, imbued with the type of their own 

 stock. 



KENNEL NOTES. 

 Kennel Notes are inserted without charge; and blanks 

 (famished free) will be sent to any address. 



NAMES CLAIMED. 

 Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Wee Louie. By W, A. Wheatley, Memphis. Tenn., for brown Oliesa- 

 peake Bav bitch, whelped Jan. 24, 1893, by Bunco out of Sallie Sale. 



Young Bunco. By Jf. A. Austin, for dark brown, with white tips, 

 Chesapeake Bay dog, whelped Jan. 34, 1893, by Bunco out of Sallie 

 Sale. 



Chiido. By R. T. Cooper, for brown Chesapeake Bay dog, whelped 

 Jan. 34. 1893. by Bunco owt of Sallie Sale. 



Woodland king and Wood Nymph. By Jas. Black, Sheepsbead 

 Bay, L. I., for white and black ^rreyhound dog and black bitch, whelped 

 March 7, 1892, by Prince Albert (TMacpherson— Brighton LadjO out of 

 Dollv Dollar (Hnkerton— Mrs. Goldfleld). 



Nell of AvondaU. By T. W. CleUand, McAlester, I. T., for black, 

 white and tan English setter bitch, whelped April 8, 1892, by Grover 

 Foreman O^arwick Albert— champion Daisy Foreman) out of Nellie 

 IVIiller (Druid's Grip— Lady Faydette). 



Avondale Kennels. By T. W. Clelland, McAlester, I. T., for his ken- 

 nels of pointers and setters. 



BRED. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Ladv Alma— Happy Toby. Eberhart Pug Kennels' (Cincinnati, O.) 

 pug bitch Lady Alma (Eberhart's Cashier— Mabel E.) to their Happy 

 Toby (Spokane— Topsy K.), March 31. 



Queen— Jack of Tmm,p.<^. H. Smith's Olonroe, N. C.) English setter 

 bitch Queen to T. W. Clelland's Jack of Trumps (Gath's Hope— Queen 

 Noble). Jan. 14. 



Fan C— Count Vernon. T. W. Clelland's (McAlester, I. T.) pointer 

 bitch Fan C. (Pommery Sec— Larnock EIso). to G. Stephenson's Count 

 Vernon (Duke of Vernon- Luna T.). Feb. 16. 



JChtdley Juno— Earl Douglass. Belle Isle Kennels' (Detroit, Mich.) 

 St. Bernard bitch Dudley juno (Mount St. Elias— Bohemian Girl) to 

 then- Earl Douglass (Lord Bute— Ellen Terry), March 16. 



Princess Nina— Earl Douglass. Belle Isle KennHs' (Detroit. Mich.) 

 St. Bernard bitch Princess Nina (Major H.— Swiss) to their Earl Doug- 

 lass (Lord Bute— Ellen Terry), March 10. 



Maggie Bee— Vanguard. F. W. Eddy's (Detroit, Mich.) English set- 

 ter bitch Maggie Bee (Kink— Lucy Bee) to J. W. Murnan's Vanguard 

 (Gladstone's Boy— Flame M.), March 8. 



Betsey S}}laiiger—8tar den's King. John Moorhead, Jr.'s fox-terrier 

 bitch Betsey Splauger to Hillside Kennels' Starden's King, March 24. 



WHELPS. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



DoUy Dollar. Jas. Black's (Sheepshead Bay. L. I.) greyhound bitch 

 Dolly Dollar (Pinkerton— Mrs. Goldfleld), Dec. 30, eight (five dogs), by 

 his Flash (Huic Halloa— Phebe Mayflower), 



Grace Briant. Jas. Black's (Sheepshead Bay, L. I.) greyhound bitch 

 Grace Briant (Aberbriant— Grace Bidley), Dec. 28, nine (four dogs), by 

 his Flash (Huic Halloa— Phebe Mayflower). 



Fanny V. Croxteth. A. E. Hamilton's (Pensacola, Fla.) pointer bitch 

 Fanny V. Croxteth (Devonshire Sam — Rooney Croxteth), March 27, 

 eight"(fom- dogs), by T. T. Ashford's Kent Elgin (King of Kent— Vera 

 Bang). 



Fernwood Urania. Belle Isle Kennels' (Detroit, Mich.) St. Bernard 

 bitch Fernwood Urania (champion Victor Joseph— Fernwood Inez), by 

 their Earl Douglass (Lord Bute— Ellen Terry). 



Queen. H. Smith's (Monroe, N. C.) EnKlish setter bitch Queen, 

 March 11, six bitches, by T. T. W. Clelland's Jack of Trumps. 



Mabel E. Eberhart Pug Kennels' (Cincinnati, O.) pug bitch Mabel 

 E. (champion Kash— Lady Thurman), March 29. three (one dog), by 

 their Patsy Bolivar (Eberhart's Cashier— Flossie H.). 



SALES. 



Prepared Blanks sent free on application. 



Dudley Lilla. Orange and white St. Bernard bitch, whelped March 

 2, 1892, by Earl Douglass out of Berna H., by Belle Isle Kennels, De- 

 troit, lilich., to J. M. Farrell, same place. 



Lauwelot— Judith ivhelp. Liver and white pointer dog, whelped 

 Sept. 20, 1892. by T. T. W. Clelland, McAlester, I. T., to Chas. I. Miles, 

 Coalgate, L T. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



There is no charge for answering questions under this head. All 

 miestions relating to ailnietits of dogs will be anstoered by Dr. T. G. 

 Sherwood, a member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons. 

 Communications refeti-ing to other matters connected with Kennel 

 Management and dogs wiu also receive careful attention. 



H. E. R., Charleston, W. Va.— Dashaway. by Frank out of Nellie 

 O'More, by Rory O'More out of Gay, by Elcho out of Fire My; Frank 

 by Ted out of Kate Moore; Ted by Milo H. out of Lizetta: Milo H. by 

 Milo out of (imp.) Mamie; Rory O'More by Kufus out of Friend, 

 Rufus by Shot out of Linda; Friend by Flash out of Stella, 



W. G. 8., Mary del, Md.— I have a neighbor who has a very valuable 

 farm dog which has internal canker. It is a very bad case; will you 

 please prescribe. Ans. Try the following, if it is not successful write 

 again: 



Liq. plumbi sub. acet j iv 



Aq. ad , 5iv 



Lotion. A little to be poured into the ear twice a day. 



J. A. M., Philadelphia, Pa.— My setter pup has a constant twitching 

 of the right front leg, the result of distemper. Will you kindly ad- 

 vise ir>e. what I can give him to relieve him of this trouble. Ans.: 



Syr. hypopbosph. co j iii 



I/q. arsenicalis 3 i 



Aq. ad ? vi 



Mix. Give one tablespoon ful three times a day. Continue for three 

 or four weeks 



W. H. J., Salt Lake City, Utah.— The smallest of the hound family 

 bred in this country is tbe beagle. In height they do not exceed 151n. 

 classes being made at shows and field trials for those under 15 and 

 13in. As trailers they are unexcelled. Dachshunds, or German badger 

 hounds, are also used for trailing and are very good for the purpose 

 Owing to tbe crooked formation of leg and longer body they are not 

 so fast as the beagle, and the lower on the leg they can be got the 

 more they are prized. See our advertising columns for breeders. 



A. A. B., Grand Rapids, Mich.— I have a valuable Gordon setter dog 

 not quite two years old, About two months ago he was taken wiUi 

 coughing, which was accompanied vrith gagging. These attacks dis- 

 appeared after a time, and he became lame in his rlg^ht fore foot* 

 ameness appeared to be in lower joint. This lameness Jis giving way 

 to one across the hipis or back, as he seems to be losing control of his 

 hind legs. While lying he frequently whines as if in pain; he rises 

 with difficulty. Appetite fairly good. During all this time there has 

 been a sUsht discharge from the eyes. At times he will run and play 

 and appear to be in his old form, but soon gives evidence of all the 

 above symptoms. Ans. Try the following rmxture: 



Ferri phosph 3; iss 



Tr. Nucisvom ji 



Liq. arsenicalis xxxvi 



Mix. Give one tablespoonful three times a day. Also give dessert- 

 spoonful of cod liver oil twice a day. 



"A Forest and Stream Sportsman." 



Ottawa, Kan.— Editor Forest and Stream; I was talking with a 

 friend a short time ago, and the subject of the game laws and game 

 protection was brought up. Speaking of this he said: "I never used 

 to believe as you do about these things, but I have been taking the 

 Forest akd Stream three weeks now, and I am thoroughly converted 

 to its doctrine. I believe it is right in -everjiihing and I am'eoing to be 

 a FoRBSTASD Stream sportsman." p B 



FIXTURES. 



APRIL. 



6. Mos. Fleet, Open. Cash, under 22. Cor., San Francisco, Opening, 



16ft., South Boston. Tiburou, Cal. 



9. Manayunk Model, Opening, 23. Cor., San Francisco, Squadron 



Schuylkill River. Cruise and Reception. 



26. Corinthian, Atlantic City. 



MAT. 



1. Manayunk Model, Regatta 30. Atlantic, Openmg, N. Y. Bay. 



Schuylkill River. ,30. Brooklyn, Opening, Gravesend 



6. Cor.,SanFran.,Cruise,Sausalito Bay. 



7. Cor.. San Fran., Ci-uise with 80. Am. Model, Prospect Park. 



San Fran. Y. C. Fleet. 30. So. Boston, Open, So. Boston. 



12. Corinthian, Atlantic City. ,30. Fall River, Opening, Mt. Hope 



13-14. Cor. .SanFran. , Cruise, Vallejo Bay. 



26. Corinthian, Atlantic City. 80. Cor,.' San Fran., Annual, San 



27. Phila., Opening Cruise.Del.Riv. Francisco Bay. 



27. Rochester, Opening Cruise to 30. Manayimk Model, Regatta, 



Sodus, Charlotte, N. Y. ScliuylkiU River. 



28. Pavonia. 31. Cedar Pt., Opening, Cedar Pt. 

 30. Excelsior, Open, N. Y. Bay. 



3. Savin Hill, First Champ., Dor- 17. Massachusetts, An. Open, off 



Chester Bay. Nahant. 



3. Williamsburg, Opening. 17. Beverly, Open sweeps, Mon. B. 



3. Quiucy, Club Race, Mass. 17. Cor., Marblehead, Handicap. 



3. Lynn. Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass 17. Corinthian, An., New York. 



4. Pavonia. 17. Mos. Fleet. Club, So. Boston. 



5. Phila., Open Reg., Del. River. 17. Phila., Open Race, 15ft. Boats, 



8. Monatiquot, Open, Weymouth. Delaware River. 



10. Larchmont, Spring Regatta, 19. Williamsburg, Spring Regatta. 



Larchmont. 21. Quincy, Club Race, Mass. 



10. New Jersey, An., N. Y. Bay. 22. Schoodic, An., Calais, Me. 



10. Corinthian, Atlantic City. 23. Massachusetts, Club, Dorches- 



10-11. Cor., San Fran., Cruise, with t«r Bay. 



Encinal Y. C. Fleet. 24. Jersey City,An.,Commimipaw. 



12. Brooklyn, An., Gravesend Bay. 24. Douf;laston,An..Douglaston,LI 



14. Knickerbocker, An. Open, Col- 24-35. Cor.. San Fran., An. Cruise. 



lege Point. 26. Pavonia. An., New York Bay. 



15. New York, An., New York. 30-July 13. Phila., Club Cruise. 



15. Rochester, Review & Ladies' — . Atlantic, An.. New York. 



Day, Charlotte, N. Y. — . Marine & Field, An., New York 

 17. Commonwealth, Cup, Boston. 



JCLT 



1. New Rochelle, An., NewRoch. 8. Mos. Fleet, Cham . So. Boston. 



1. Seawanhaka, An., Oyster Bay. 10. Riverside, Cruise. L. I. Sound. 



1. Beverly, Marblehead. 10. Corinthian, Atlantic City. 



1. WUliamsburg, Club Cruise. 15. Phila., Pen. and Sweeps Race, 

 1-4. Cor., San Fran., Martinez, Delaware River. 



Suisun and Vallejo. 15. Commonwealth,lstPen,Boston 



3. Indian Harbor, Special, Green- 15. Jersey City, Cruise. 



Avich, Conn. 15. Cor., Marblehead, 1st Cham. 



4. Larchmont, An., Larchmont. 20. Monatiquot, Ladies' Day.Wey- 

 4. Cor., Marblehead, Club Reg. mouth. 



4. Beverly, 1st Buzzard's Bay 92. Mos. Fleet, Cham., So. Boston. 



Cham., Mon. Beach. 22. Rochester, Skiff, Charlotte. 



4, Larchmont, An., Larchmont. 22. Eiverside, Special Cup, River- 



4. Rochester, An., L. Y. R. A., side. Conn. 



Charlotte, N. Y. 22. Cor., Marblehead, 21 -footers. 



4-5. Citizens Association, Open, 23. Beverly. 3d Open Sweep, Mon. 



Detroit, Mich. Beach. 



8. Riverside, An., Riverside, C!t. 22. Savin Hill, Union Race, Dor- 



8. Beverly, 2d Open Sweeps, Quis- Chester Bay. 



sett. 25-27-28. New York, Astor Cup, 



8. Knickerbocker. Club, Sloops Newport. 



and Cutters, College Point. 28. Savin HUl, Moonlight Sail. 

 8. Monatiquot, Cash Prizes, Wey- 29. Indian Harbor, An., Green- 

 mouth, wich. Conn; 

 8. Savin HUl, First Cup, Dorches- 29-30. Cor., SauFran., Masquerade 



ter Bay. and Cruise. 

 8. So.Boston,lstCham.,So.Boston 



AUGUST. 



2. Monatiquot, 1st Cham., Wey- 16. Savin Hill, Sail-off, Dorchester 



mouth. Bay. 



4. Savin Hill, 2d Champ.,Dorches- 19. Mos. Fleet, Cham., So. Boston. 



ter. 19. Riverside, Ladies' Day Race, 



5. Cor., Marblehead, 2d Cham. Riverside, Conn. 



5. So. Boston,2dCham.,So.Boston 19. Quincy,ClubRace,Quincy,Mass 



5. Beverly, 2d Buzzard's Bay 19. Beverly, 1st Open, Quissett. 



Cham., Mon. Beach. 19. So. Boston,3dCham.,So.Boston 



Ivnickerbocber, Club, Cabin 19-30. Cor., San Fran., Cruise, 



Cats, College Point. Goat Island. 



5. Riverside, Pen. Regatta, River- 19. Savin Hill. Union Open, Dor- 

 side, Conn. Chester Bay. 



5. Mos. Fleet, Cham., So. Boston. 23. Massachusetts, Club, Dorches- 



5. Commonwealth, Ladies' Day, ter Bav. 



Boston Harbor. 24. RochesteV, Club, Charlotte. 



5. Quincy, ClubRace,Q.uincy,Mass 24. Conunonwealth, 2d Pen, Boston 



5. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass 26. Cor., Atlantic City, Annual. 



8. Massachusetts. Open, Under 26. Cor.. Marblehead. 3d Cham. 



23ft., Dorchester Bay. 26. Monatiquot, 3d Cham., Wey- 



10. Rochester, Ladies' Day, Char- mouth. 



lotte, N. Y. 26. Larchmont, Oyster Boats, 



12. Beverly, Marblehead. Larchmont. 



13. Cor., San Fran., Rowing Races, 26-27. Cor., San Fran., Cruise, Pet- 



Tiburon. aluma Creek, 



14-19. Cor., Marblehead, Midsum- — New York, Cruise, Goelet Cups, 



mer Series. Newport. 



16. Monatiquot, 2d Cham., Wey- — . Cor., Sweeps, 85ft. Class, New- 



mouth, port. 

 19. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass 



SEPTKMBBR. 



2. Savin Hill, 2d Cup, Dorchester 9. Cor., San Francisco, COaannel 

 Bay.' Cruise and Race. 



3. Cor., Marblehead, Sail off. 9. Commonwealth,3d Pen.Boston 

 2. Beverly, 4th Open Sweeps, 14. Beverly, 3d Buzzard's Bay 



Mon. Beach. Cham., Mon. Beach. 



2. Knickerbocker, Club, Open 14. Rochester, Review and Ladles' 



Boats, College Point. Day, Charlotte, N. Y. 



2. Quincy,ClubRace,Quincy,Mass 14. Mos. Fleet, Open, Cash, South 



2. Rochester, Cruise, Charlotte. Boston. 



2. Lymi, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass. 16. Phila.. Open, Delaware River. 



4. Lynn, Open, Nahant. 16. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass. 

 4. Cor.. Marblehead, Club Reg. 21. Corinthian, Atlantic City 



4. N. Y. Y. R. A., An.. N. Y. Bay. 33-24. Cor., San Fran., Cruise and 



4. Beverly, 2d Open, Mon. Beach. Corinthian Games. 



6. Cmnnthian, Atlantic City. — , Larchmont, Fall Regatta 



9. Knickerbocker, Ladies' Daj-, Larchmont. ' 



College Point. — . Larchmont, Special, Schrs 



9. Beverly, Mai'blehead. and 85ft. Qass, Larchmont. 



OCTOBER. 



7-8. Cor., San Francisco, Cruise. 14. Commonwealth, Novelty Race 



14. Cor., San Fran., Closing Day. Boston Harbor. 



The new Navahoe is now practically completed and in the charge of 

 Capt. Charles Barr and her crew, sailing nearly every day about Narra- 

 gansett Bay with Mr. Carroll on board. Her centerboard has not yet been 

 shipped, and she is still none too stiff. ;She will be docked very soon at 

 Providence and some changes will be made in her ballast, lead being 

 transferred to the outside of the keel. 



It is but natural that the smaller yacht clubs about Boston, with a 

 large and mixed fleet of old and new boats, should have met with vari- 

 ous difficulties in the matter of measm-ement ; at the same time there is 

 no evidence that these difficulties ai-e due to any one rule in particular, 

 especially to the length and sail area rule, rather than to a combina- 

 tion of circumstances largely independent of measurement. Several 

 of the clubs have labored with the measurement question during the 

 winter, and we publish elsewhere the report on which one club has 

 based the adoption of a waterline length. While we believe that mem- 

 bers of the committee have acted deUberately and carefully, we fail to 

 see any argument which they have advanced against the length and 

 san area rule, or in favor of a simple length rule. They certainly have 

 failed to prove the proposition advanced by some of the opponents of 

 the length and sail ai-ea rule, that it favors a boat of exceptionally low 

 power; or in other words, that the high-power boats of last year were 

 beaten by the rule and not on then- meiits. Another proposition ad- 

 vanced in the same way is also entirely unsupported by fact or argu. 

 ment, namely, that the designer is unduly restricted by the length and 

 sail area rule. 



The Barr Brothers as Citizens. 



On Friday, April 7. Capt6. John and Charles Barr, the racing yacb ^ 

 skippers, presented themselves before Justice Putnam of the United 

 States Court to take out their final citizenship papers. The famous 

 skippers got their first papers two years ago, and then it was under- 

 stood that it was only necessary for them, in order to get final papers, 

 to wait two years, which period expired on the 6th ultimo. 



The Barrs were accompanied by Mr. P. T. Jackson, treasurer of the 

 Eastern Y. C, and Mr. A. G. McVey. Thejse gentlemen were witnesses 

 as to the character and residence of the applicants, and they were 

 present when the Barrs took out their first papers. 



Justice Putnam called botb captains to the bench and began to 

 question them as to occupation, time of residence here and also re- 

 garding their families. 



"What vessels have you sailed on since living in this country?" was 

 one of the questions his Honor put to Capt. John Barr. 



"The Clara, the Cinderella and the Qloriana." 



"Is the Clara a British or an American built vessel?" 



"British j'acht, though she was owned by an American and carried 

 the American flag. " ' 



"You were on a British bottom, then, during the time of yovu- resi- 

 dence here, and I do not see how I can accept you." 



After Capt. Charles Barr of the Navahoe had told that he had sailed 

 on the Minerva, Justice Putnam said that he did not see how he could 

 accept him either. 



Justice Putnam then sent for a copy of the United States revised 

 statutes and read to the Barrs section 2,174, which is as follows: 



"Every seaman, being a foreigner, who declares liis mtention of be- 

 coming a citizen of the United States, in any competent court, and 

 .shall have served three years on board of a merchant vessel of the 

 United States subsequent to the date of such declaration, may, on his 

 application of any competent court, and the production of his certifi- 

 cate of discharge and good conduct during that time, together with 

 the certificate of his declaration of intention to become a citizen, be 

 admitted a citizen of the United States; and every seaman, being a 

 foreigner, shall, after his declaration of intention to become a citizen 

 of the United States, and after he shall have served such three years, 

 be deemed a citizen of the United States for the purpose of manning 

 and serving on board any merchant vessel of the United States, any- 

 thing to the contrary in any act of Congress notwithstanding; but 

 such seaman shall, for all purposes of protection as an American citi- 

 zen be deemed such after his declaration of intention to become such 

 citizen." 



Justice Putnam then said: "I will not give a final decision now. 

 There are several points of law involved, and I wiU hear you further 

 through your counsel." 



So far as can be ascertained in the clerk's office of the United States 

 Court, it is the first time that such conditions have arisen regarding 

 the taking out of papers. Capt. John Barr has, with his family, re- 

 sided in Marblehead for over three years. Two years ago he built the 

 house in which he now lives. His children attend the public schools 

 there. 



Capt. Charles Barr has lived in this country for over six years, and. 

 like his brother, owns real estate. He has served about three years on 

 different American vessels, including a trip to the West Indies in the 

 schooner Gitana, quartermaster of the Galveston steamer Seneca and 

 captain of the American 46 footers Oweene and Wasp. 



The Minerva was built on the Clyde for Mr. C. H. Tweed, of New 

 York, son-in-law of ex-United States Senator Evarts, and carried the 

 American flag. Her last owner when Capt. Charles Barr was in charge 

 was Mr. John Lee Carroll, brother of Royal Phelps Carroll, the owner 

 of the Navahoe. 



A most remai'kable thing about the matter is that the Barrs, John 

 and Charles, are now in the employ, respectively, of Gen. Charles J. 

 Paine and Mr. Royal Phelps Carroll, both of these gentlemen being 

 descendants of signers of the Declaration of Independence. 



Another fact is that, although the Barrs did sail on the Clara and the 

 Minerva since arriving in this country, they have always been in them 

 in American waters, cruising from port to port. 



The Barrs have secured "Mr. F. M. Stone as counsel, and they will 

 appear before Judge Putnam on Wednesday next at 2 P. M., when the 

 final hearing will take place. Certainly, the Barrs have the sympathy 

 of the entire yachting public. — Boston Herald. 



Committee. 



Measurement About Boston. 



In common witb other local clubs, the Savin Hill Y. C. has experi- 

 enced more or less difficulty over the measurement question, and a 

 committee was recently appointed on whose recommendation the old 

 Atlantic Y C. ride of length at two per cent above the l.w.l. was 

 abandoned and a simple waterline rule adopted in its place. We are 

 indebted to a member of the committee for the following report of a 

 committee "to investigate the question of changing rules for racing 

 measurement for boats in the Savin Hill Yacht CIlub:" 

 Mr. Commodore: 



Your committee have carefully considered the subject matter to be 

 embodied in their report, as understood by them, and beg leave to 

 submit the following: 



The result of their investigation of the racing measurement rules of 

 the prominent yacht clubs in this vicinity are that the "waterline and 

 sail area rule" of the racing season of 1892 is to be very generally 

 adopted for the racing season of 1893. 



In view of this fact, and as we consider it in the province of the 

 committee as understood by the vote creating the committee, we 

 would recommend the adoption of a rule to supersede the present rule 

 for racing measurement for boats in this club. 



Our reasons for a change are that the present rule, although no 

 doubt well intended, has in its application failed to accomphsh bene- 

 ficial results, and is also unwieldy and unsatisfactory, very difficult to 

 obtain, requiring perfect conditions of wind and sea, is not in har- 

 mony with the racing measurement of the prominent clubs in the 

 vicinity, and does not give that jjerfect freedom to the designer that 

 would encourage the development of the best and most progressive 

 ideas in naval and yachting architecture. 



In consideration of the foregoine facts the committee would recom- 

 mend the adoption of "load waterline length" as the racing measure- 

 ment for boats in this club, believing this rule to be the simplest and 

 best, and to give the most complete freedom to the d6=igner, and that 

 the ultimate results would be to secure the most perfect type of 

 naval and yachting architecture, and waiving all personal prejudices 

 and preferences believe its adoption at the jaresent time to be in line 

 with, if not in advance of the leading clubs in this vicinity and to be in 

 the interest of the future prosperity of this club in particular, and the 

 yachting world in general. Respectfully submitted, 



LoiuNO Sears, Chairman, ' 

 W. B. Bird, 

 A. A. Swallow, 

 A. L. KiDD, 



LOAD WATERLINE MEASUHEirENT ADOPTED BY THE SAVIN HILL Y, C. 



L.W.L. measurement shall be taken from the point of immersion 

 forward to the point of immersion aft, providing, that if any part of 

 the keel or deadwood extends beyond these points, such extensions 

 shall be added to the l.w.l. as taken. No part of the rudder or rudder- 

 post projecting above the water shall be taken as a part of the l.w.l. 

 The crew need not be aboard, but if aboard must be stationed amid- 

 ships. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



The Rogers cutter is now well advanced at the Herreshoff shops the 

 plating completed ready for painting:, the decks laid and the joiners at 

 work below. Navahoe is nearly completed and will soon leave the 

 yard. Miss Sutton's one-rater Morwena was launched and tried last 

 week, and will soon be shipped. The Austrian one-rater is completed 

 and the Southampton 2}4-rater is well along. 



The yacht building by Lelois for Com. Faxon, of the Quincy Y C 

 is 21ft. 61n. over all, iBft. l.w.l. 8ft. 5m. beam. She is built for racing' 

 with 9-16in. planking, no scag, and a 1,50-pound metal plate. Her mast 

 is 29ft. 6in. heel to truck, boom 3,5ft. and gaff 15ft. 6in. 



The launch of tbe Lais, the new 40-rater designed by Will Fife Jr 

 and built by Hansen & Son, of Cowes, for Mr. John Gretton, was set 

 for Monday of this week. 



Messrs. Lapthorne & Ratsey have lately patented a new method of 

 cutting sails, somewhat similar to that by which the "angulated" or 

 cross-seam jib is cut, the "weft" of the cloth running parallel to the 

 foot and leach; or in other words, the seams and biehts being at right 

 angles to the foot and leach of the sails, the two sets of cloths moeting 

 on a middle line. In this way the stretch along the foot and leach is 

 mininiiised. 



According to current report, the Chicago Y. C. has been the reci- 

 pient of a very curious gift; nothing less than the immense Krupp 

 gun now on exhibition at the Fair. What possible use a Krupp sun 

 can be to a yacht club we ai-e at a loss to understand. 



Alpha, the Herreshoff 21-footer, was loaded on a car and boused in 

 and left Boston on April 23 for Lake Mmnet.onka, where her new 

 owner, E. J. Phelps, wiU race her. Wilson & Silsby are making a new 

 suit of saOs for her, though the old suit went with her. 



On April 17, as the steam yacht Gretchen was on her way down tbe 

 Potomac from Washington to Fortress Monroe, she caught fire and 

 would have suffered serious damage but for the aid tendered by the 

 bghthouse tender Holly. 



Espu-ito. sloop, has been chartered through Parslow's Agency to E 

 B. Thomas, of the Yale Cor. Y. C. ^ * 



