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FOREST AND STREAM. 



f June 1 



Marietta. 



■-• The new steam yaclit Marietta, recently launched at the yard of 

 Pusey & Jones, Wilmington, Del., and now being completed at Crane s 

 yard, Erie Basin, was designed by Mr. H. J. Gielow, of New York, for 

 Mr. ik. B. Moore. President of the New York Lighterage & Transpor- 

 tation Co., for service about the Sound and New York waters, the 

 pruicipal ends in view being good accommodation _ and eeonomicai 

 maintenance of a reasonably high speed for a cruismg craft. The 

 designs, for which we are indebted to the courtesy of Mr. Gielow, show 

 that thefii-st end has been accomplished; and the hues of the boat 

 and the high character of her motive power give every promise that 

 the designer's expectation of an honest 18 miles under normal condi- 

 tions will be realized. The yacht is llSff. 2m. over all, 95ft. Iwl, 16ft. 

 beam, 8ft. 5in. depth of hold and 6ft. Gin. draft The hull is of mild 

 steel, 3,„in. to « in. thick. The keel is straight for the middle 

 portion of its length, but rockers up slightly at the after end. As the 

 sail plan shows, the yacht has a fair sheer, good freeboard and well- 

 shaped overhangs. The bulkheads are three in number, a colhsioii 

 bulkhead forward and one at each end of the engine space. The deck 

 is flush, broken only by a low trunk over the after cabins The deck 

 house is 18ft. long, the forward portion forming the pilot house, with 

 the dining saloon in the after part, a dumb waiter leading to the galley 

 below. The crew is berthed in the bow, then comes the captain s 

 room, galley and engine space. Abaft this are two staterooms so 

 arranged with a folding bulkhead between that they may be thrown mto 

 one tege room of the full width of the yacht. The mam saloon is 15ft. 

 long, furnished in the usual manner for day use, but with folding 

 berths and curtains by which it can be divided into four separate 

 rooms Abaft the saloon is the companion, with toilet room to port, 

 and a storeroom to starboard, while abaft all is the owner's room, 

 10ft long and extending across the boat, the low trunk giving ample 

 light and headi'oom. The toilet room will be fitted with a bathtub 

 piped for both fresh and salt water. The yacht will be fitted with 

 electric Ught and fans. The engine space contains a triisle expansion 

 engine built by J. W. Sullivan, of New York, from special designs by 

 M^ Gielow. The cyhaders being 10, 15 and 24 by 15m. The wheel is 

 of 4ft. 9in. diameter and 7ft. Sin. pitch. . , j. 



The boilers, two in number, are the Roberts safety watertube, about 

 5ft. wideand7ft. long; built to carry a working pressure of a501bs. per 

 inch. They were tested at the works to 4001bs, hydrostatic pressure 

 and 2501bs. live steam pressure. The builders have made an excellent 

 iob of the hull and the work thi-oughout reflects credit on all con- 

 cerned in it. The sails were made by Sawyer & Son. The yacht is 

 nearly completed, the engines and boilex-s being put in after she was 

 towed to New Yo rk. 



The Racing Season Abroad. 



The racing season of 1893 in British waters opened on May 25 with 

 the regatta of the Royal Thames Y. C around the Mouse Lightship, 

 the starters in the large class being Valkyrie, Calluna, Britannia and 

 Iverna. Valkyrie led over the first half of the course, with Britannia 

 second, Iverna third and Calluna fourth, the latter taking third place 

 from Iverna. The way down was before the wind, at the turn Britan- 

 nia took the lead by a few seconds, and she and Valkyrie had a series 

 of luffing matches, Britannia finally going clear. CaUuna grounded 

 on the Lower Hope, and Valkyrie finally lost her topmast and bow- 

 sprit. The times given for the race were: Britannia 5:26:09, Valkyrie 

 5:33:33, Iverna 5:38:08, and Calluna 5:54:10. These indicate that Val- 

 kyrie's disaster could not have been very serious. 



A race of the 40-raters was sailed at the same time, being won by 

 Vendetta, the new Payne boat. Lais, the new Fife 40, took the 

 ground. Varuna, last year's Watson boat, was also entered. 



On B'riday the regatta of the New Thames Y. C. was sailed, Britan- 

 nia again being fli-st, with the 40-rater Varuna second, and Calluna 

 third, no details of the race being reported. 



The third race, the Royal London, on Saturday, found Valkyrie 

 ready at the line with the others, but the start was marked by a 

 serious accident to Calluna, her mast going over the side. There was 

 a good breeze all day, but shifting in direction. On the beat down 

 Valkyrie and Britannia kept close together, lufidng each other, Britan- 

 nia leadmg by half a minute at the turn, Iverna being ten minutes 

 astern. The finish was timed: Britannia 5:56:19, Valkyrie 5:57:32, 

 Iverna 6:09:24. Britannia allows Valkj'-rie 47s. in a 50 nnle course. 

 Thus far the races have shown no conclusive advantage for any boat, 

 though Britannia appears to be the fastest of the lot in light or-ordin- 

 ary weather. Satanita, the Soper boat, has not yet started. 



Denver Kifle Club. 



Denveb, May 31 . — Record match, 200yds. off-hand, standard American 

 target, possible 100 points: 



Ed Adamson 10 88-4 79555 9—71 



85 10 98567 10 9—7* 

 589 10 88856 6—73 

 88 10 876958 7— 7e 



J N Lower 4 9 4 9 6 6 10 8 6 10—72 



8 7 5 7 5 9 8 4 10 8—71 

 859887 10 9 6 7—77 

 5 10 7995877 8—75 

 7 10 4 6 6 7 5 8 10 4—67 



JARicker 8 95 10 46587 8—70 



76 10 857697 6—71 

 78674978 10 7—74 



OAPurmton 9 10 8 8 6 5 8 6 4 4—61 



At the mid range only a few scores were finished before the storm 



came on, when the pits were closed and the shooters returned home. 



As the wind was strong and very "fishy," the scores are correspond- 

 ingly low. 



Mid-range medal match, 500yds., Creedmoor target, possible 50 points: 



AW Peterson 5 4 4 3 4 4 5 * * *— 



555555454 5-48 



William Maguire 5 45455455 5—47 



John Dean 5 5 5 5 3 5 5 2 5 5—45 



G F Hollingshead 5 5 5 5 3 4 5 5 3 5—45 



Guy Chamberlain 5 55554245 5—45 



HA Willis 5 45544445 4—44 



Tesekby. 



The Self-Lubricating Bullet. 



Among other advantages possessd by the new Smith & Wesson self- 

 lubricating bullet seems to be that of freedom from fouling. Revol- 

 ver shooters who have used this bullet say that cleaning may be dis- 

 pensed with and the very best results obtained for many consecutive 

 shots. 



The scores printed below would serve to substantiate this claim. 

 The first group of fifty shots was fired with the ball lubricated in the 

 ordinary manner, and in the second group the self -lubricating bullet 

 was used. The revolver was cleaned only before each fifty shot series. 

 The revolver used was the .38-44 S. & W., and the charge lOgrs. pow- 

 der and 146grs. lead. Champion W. E. Petty is responsible for the 

 scores: 



1 6 9 6 9 8 



it 10 7 7 7 9 



3 10 6 7 5 7 



4 6 6 10 7 8 



o 9 5 8 7 5 



8 7 7 10 7—77 

 8 6 10 8 10—83 

 8 7 8 8 6—72 

 8 10 9 8 7—81 

 8 7 9 10 5—78 



1 7 6 9 7 6 9 10 10 6 8—71 



a 9 8 9 9 8 8 10 10 9 5—85 



3 7 8 10 8 10 10 7 7 9 9-85 



4 8 8 10 6 6 10 7 9 9 9—82 



6 10 8 9 8 9 10 10 8 8 10—90 



Bellefontaine Rifles 



Bkllefontaine, O., May 22.— At regular practice on their range the 

 Bellefontaine Rifles made the appended scores, at 200yds. ofl-hand and 

 300yds. kneeling, Creedmoor tai-get, open sights: 



200 300 200 300 



GeoLeidigh 53455 44444—43 J F Fisher 33544 44443 —30 



WHHele 44443 43244-:36 J S Rea N344 84544-40 



ADushane 23234 20033—22 P Leidigh 34454 44435—40 



We are comparatively new, and while we ai-e using open sights and 

 Creedmoor target we ai-e making an endeavor to change to Stan 

 dard American target, peep sights, etc. Jim 



New York City Corps. 



Miuz 192, Geo. Albig' f8K"Otto"'uonstein' 17^ h" Radloff l74,°o:'Relun 

 1/4, Otto ITehlem 159, J. Dickerscheid 147, J. F. G«rdesl38, Chas. Roth- 

 weuer. 



Man target, 3 shots, possible 60: R. Busse 58. J. Dickerschied 55, C. 

 G Zettler 54, J. Facklam 54, C. Rehm, 53, H. RadlofE 53, H. Minz 50 

 T Ked nags: A. KeUer 3 C. Rochweiler 3, C.'iG. Zettler 3, J. Facklam 2 

 J. Dickersehied 2, U. Rehm 1, V. Ditmar 1, R. Busse 1, Otto Uehleln 1. 



