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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 92, 1893. 



New Yachts on I^ake Minnetonka. 



Whateveb. adverse opinions may be held in regard to the modern 

 "freak" designs, it must be admitted the present era of radical experi- 

 ments is at least conducive to progress; and that while the immediate 

 results may not be of the best, they are throwing a Light on designing 

 which is fatal to old time conservatism, and which is likely to lead in 

 time to far better types of yachts. Just now the tendency is dis- 

 tinctly toward the racing machine, but lessons are being learned 

 from all the new departures which will enable the clubs to frame re- 

 strictions for the conservation of a moderate type of yacht if such a 

 course shall at any time be considered desirable. 



There was a time when all progress was confined to the old yachting 

 centers on the coast, the out-classed racers being sold inland, but now 

 the West is doing its own experimenting and inventing, as is shown 

 by the following description, from an exchange, of some of the new 

 yachts of Lake Minnetonka. We may say incidentally that the use of 

 cypress for planking is well known in the East, though cedar is 

 usually preferred. The well alluded to for clearing the fin of ob- 

 structions was used last season by John B. Patae, in the 21ft. Freak. 



"Among the most interesting of thelocal productions is certainlythe 

 boat designed by F. B. Long, and built under his instructions. She is 

 named the 0. L. C, a.nd is owned by Geo. Cook, Lou Long and 

 Charles Champion. The sailing length of this craft is 32ft. lOin., 

 length over all 30ft., beam 8ft. and sail area 733sq. ft. She is built to 

 compete with the first class sloops, and will try conclusions with the 

 Alpha, A representative of the Journal saw the boat a few days ago 

 and looked her over carefully. Great credit is due Mr. Long for this 

 effort in yacht designing, for the result is a remarkable one. It is to 

 be questioned whether any boat built in the West is more skillfully 

 constructed than this one which is just now uateresting the yachting 

 gossips in this part of the world. Her planking and finishing is artistic 

 to a degree, and she has some distinctly odd features, the operation of 

 which will be watched with no little interest. The planking under 

 water is all of cypress, and there ai-e no known instances where this 

 wood has been used before for outside planking. The principal ad- 

 vantages claimed for it are that it is extremely light and impervious to 

 the action of water. The statement is also made that it will not 

 shrink or swell. The boat has also a peculiar arrangement for keeping 

 the fin keel— for she is a fin— clear of weeds. It is often a difficult 

 matter to dislodge weeds from this keel, and Mr. Long has invented a 

 sort of telescopic arrangement, coming up parallel with the forward 

 end of the keel through which he looks down into the deep, and is en- 

 abled to see any obstruction attaching itself to the fin. There is an 

 iron rod rigged in such a way as to be used in dislodging accurtdations 

 - of weeds. Differing from any other hoat on the lake, the C. L. C. is 

 flush decked, having no cockpit. There are two small man holes, one 

 for the helmsman and one for the jib tender, and the rest of the boat 

 is decked over air tight. In order to prevent the boat from filling in 

 case of knockdowns, Mr. Long has two canvas bag arrangements, 

 which are au' tight, and fit into the man holes. No more water can 

 get into the boat than these bags will hold, and the boat is therefore 

 nonsinkable as well as easy to right when upset. It will be a hard 

 matter for the crew not in the man holes to hang on the slippery 

 decks of this boat, but hfe lines have been rigged along both sides to 

 prevent accident. 



In type, the C. L. C. is a compromise between the fln and the old 

 sloop type. Her forward lines are fine and easy, but she carries her 

 stern well aft, differing in this respect from the usual fln boat, which 

 has as long lines aft as forward. Mr. Long expects that this will give 

 her good bearings, and thus offset the additional dead water that so 

 much stern occasions. The sails are being made at Wayzata by a 

 well known and competent sailmaker, and the material for the sails 

 has been imported from Swedien. Mr. Long expects to have a well 

 trained crew, and in Will Raymond he will have a most skillful helms- 

 man to guide the new boat to victory. The craft is the result of 

 MinneapoUs inventiveness and enterprise, and it is to be hoped that 

 she will justify the expectations of her owners, and show the Alpha a 

 clean pair of heels. 



Another new boat is the Alpha Phi, also designed b5' Mi-. Long. She 

 is built by Moore, of Wayzata. Mr. Long has a laudable ambition to 

 tackle not only the first class champions, nut also those of the second 

 class, and iu this pretty little boat, the Herreshoft' flyer Bird will have 

 a rival worthy of her metal. The length of the Alpha Phi is 18ft., 

 beam 7ft. Those who have seen her say she has beautiful lines and 

 ought to prove speedy. 



Ray Moore has,turned out many well known boats of the Minnetonka 

 Yacht Club fleet" and this latest of his will certainly be heard f fom 

 during the season. Another boat is being put up by the same builder 

 for that most enthusiastic of yachtsman, W. A. Ramsey. Mr .Ramsey 

 is patriotic as well as enterprising, and has accordingly named his new 

 craft the Columbia. She is built to compete with the first class cats. 

 Her classified length is 2<"ilt. Hin., beam yUft- and sail area 500ft. Iii 

 design she is very much Uke the catboats on the lake, though her 

 hues a re a trifle finer and gi^-e iiri juiise of great sjjeed. It is evident 

 that the old champion cats, Atlanta and Ida, will have to look to their 

 laurels when Columbia ci'osses the starting line. Moore thinks he has 

 improved a good deal on the fines of the Ventura, which boat did so 

 thoroughly weU last year. The advent of this new boat will i^romote 

 a healtJiy rivalry among the first class cats. 



A new competitor in the special class of l6-footersis the Coquette, 

 owned by Louis B. Newell. Her length is Itift., beam 7ft. 6in. and 

 sail area 820ft. She wfil be cat rigged. This boat is certainly one of 

 the prettiest models old Cajjt. Brown ever turned out. Those who 

 have watched her construction say that she is sure to make them 

 wake up in hei- class, and that she is likely to give the Kestrel an d 

 Kingbird a hard tussel. 



Lake Y. R. A. Round. 



ROYAL HAMILTON — HAMILTON. 



Lake Ontario, for all its fine weather, usually has one good blow in 

 store for the fortnight of the L. Y. R. A. races; m 1884 the fleet caught 

 it at Oswego, next year the wind was waiting at the west end of the 

 lake, and drove the yachts into all the ports on the north shore, the 

 battered fleet being some three days in making the rendezvous at 

 Oswego. In 1S90 the annual blow turned up in the middle of the re- 

 gatta at Kingston, sinking Volante, giving Vreda's steel side some 

 marks which she carries yet, and crippling others of the fleet. This 

 year the winds favored Hamilton with a visit, bringing disaster to a 

 number of the yachts. 



The second regatta of the i-ound was set for July 8, under the man- 

 anement of the Royal Hamilton Y. C, the courses being off the piers 

 of Burlington Bay, the leeward mark being set four miles out iu the 

 lake, with a second mark at two miles. The first, 46 and 40ft. classes 

 sailed three times over this course, 24 mUes; the 35 and 30ft. classes 

 sailed two rounds, 16 miles, the 2.5ft. class sailed once around the four 

 mile mark and once around the two mUe; 12 miles in all, and the 21ft. 

 class was to saU twice around the short course, 8 miles. The rules of 

 the L. Y, K. A. class all yachts by sailing length, measured by Sea- 

 wanbake rule. 



The wind was moderate S.W at the start, but in a little while it 

 went I'ound to N.W. and blew all day in a succession of violent squalls 

 that brought all the yachts down to one or two reefs at times, and 

 compelled some to give up entuely. The starters were: 



First class, Vreda, Onward; 46ft. ciass, Condor; 40ft. class, Dinah, 

 Aggie, Zelraa; 35ft. class. Alert, Cyprus; 30ft. class, Nadia, Vedette, 



footers at 10:40. the 40-footera 10:50, the 35-foot6rs 11, the 30-footers 

 11:10, 35-footers 11:20, 21-footera 11:30. 



The wind was but moderate when the leaders crossed the line under 

 spinakers, but it soon increased so that all came down to lower sails. 

 The 21ft. class soon came to grief, Mr. Jarvis's new fin-keel Thistledown 

 carried away her mast near the head and withdrew, being towed in 

 by Psyche; Ethel fouled the mark, and I. C. U. capsized, I'll Away 

 and Eclipse going to her aid. The race in this class will be resailed. 

 The first round was timed: 



Zelma 13 27 27 Nadia 2 00 00 



Dinah 12 35 37 Erma 2 12 20 



Aggie 12 40 40 Nox 1 50 40 



Samoa 2 28 15 Salola .-. 1 57 00 



Volante 1 30 45 Maud B 1 57 10 



Vedette l 33 5,5 



Onward is a centerboard sloop of 52ft. 1. w. 1., built at Islip, L. I., in 

 1875, and Vreda is the first of the British 20 raters, 45ft. J. w. 1., built 

 in 1888. The cutter was far ahead at the end of the round, the sloop 

 having two reefs down and withdrawing after completing the round. 

 The strong wind did a good deal of minor damages, halliards parting 

 and sails tearing, and some of the yachts withdrew. The leaders on 

 the second roimd were timed: 



Vreda 1 57 20 Dinah 2 .37 10 



Zelma 3 23 31 



The race finished in a heavy thunder storm, Zelm \ coming down to 

 two i-eefs and Vreda parting her throat halliards at the finish. The 

 full times were: 



FIRST class— START 10:30. 



Finish, Elapsed, Corrected, 



Vreda 3 38 20 4 4S 20 



Onward , Witiidiew. 



46ft. class— start 10:40. 

 Oondor Withdrew. 



40ft. class— start 10:50, 

 ZieiXdB, 3 40 35 4 50 35 4 50 86 



Dinah 3 48 45 4 58 45 4 55 16 



Aggie , Withdrew. 



35ft. class— start 11:00. 



Cyprus 3 54 40 4 54 40 



Alert Withdrew. 



•30ft. class— start 11:10. 



Vedette 3 14 15 4 07 15 4 09 59 



Samoa 3 25 44 4 15 44 4 15 37 



Volante 3 :37 45 4 27 45 4 27 45 



Nadia 4 00 35 4 50 .35 4 50 09 



25ft. class— start 11:20. 



Nox 3 00 40 3 40 40 3 40 13 



Salola 3 04 15 3 44 15 3 44 06 



Maud B 3 08 16 3 48 16 3 48 16 



Wa Wa Disabled. 



Chpper Withdrew. 



Ripple, of the Rochester Y. C., was left at anchor in the bay, her 

 crew being on board of Onward for the race. She dragged her anchor 

 and went on to a sunken crib, her bottom being holed and her bows 

 sinking, causing serious damage to her cabins. The sloop yacht Isle 

 of Wight, owned by Wm. Jutten, of HamUton, was also sunk by a 

 Lake schooner which came in between the piers during the gale and 

 struck her, carrying away topmast and injuring the hull so that 

 the yacht sank. The races were under the management of W. Q. 

 Phihps, association timekeeper, assisted by W. J. Grant and Charles 

 Powis. The regatta committee of the R. H. Y. C. included Messrs. W. 

 J. Grant, E. H, Ambrose, Thomas W. Lester, J. H. Fearnside, J. F. 

 Monck and W, J, Wallace, 



Royal Canadian Y. G. 



TORONTO— lake ONTARIO. 



Monday, July 10. 

 The annual regatta of the Royal Canadian Y. C. of Toronto, the 

 third and last race of the Lake round, was sailed in so light a breeze as 

 to rob it of all interest. This Is the fourth year that Toronto has pro- 

 vided such light and fluky weather for its share of the L. Y. R. A. 

 racing. The start was very jioor, the yachts being slow in working 

 out from the bay to the hne, off Exhibition Wharf, and some being 

 handicapped over half an hour. The usual coui-se was sailed, the 21- 

 footers sailing inside the bay. The olficial times were: 



FIRST CLASS — START 10 A. M. 



Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Vreda 8 03 20 5 03 20 4 55 59 



Onward 3 01 05 5 01 05 5 01 05 



46PT. CLASS— START 10 A. M. 



Condor 3 53 03 5 53 03 



40ft. class— start 10 A. M. 



Zelma 3 03 30 5 03 30 5 03 30 



Aggie 3 18 12 5 13 12 5 IS .56 



Dinah 8 a2 30 5 22 .30 5 19 01 



35ft. class— start 10:10 A. m. 



Vision 2 06 30 3 56 30 3 56 30 



Cyprus 2 13 17 3 03 17 4 03 03 



30ft. class— start 10:10 A. m. 



Vedette 1 57 20 3 47 20 3 47 20 



Erma 2 04 43 3 54 43 3 .54 U 



Nadia 2 15 32 4 05 .32 4 05 23 



35ft. class— START 10:20 A. m. 



Salola 1 53 12 2 43 13 3 4« 58 



Lavolta 3 19 19 4 09 19 4 04 45 



Maud B 2 15 33 4 05 13 4 05 13 



Nox 2 23 00 4 12 00 4 11 29 



Wa Wa 2 26 45 4 16 45 4 10 43 



2lFT. CLASS— START 8 P. M. 



Thistledown 8 .50 13 1 50 13 1 46 17 



Gwendoline 3 59 38 1 59 .38 1 53 28 



Kathleen 4 03 28 2 01 28 1 .58 58 



ICU 4 04 18 2 04 13 2 00 20 



Ethel 4 04 33 3 04 .33 1 50 22 



Missularion 4 32 40 2 12 40 3 05 50 



Viola , Not timed. 



In the evening a dinner and smoking concert at the Royal Canadian 

 club house finished up the ceremonies and ended the circuit of 1893. 

 Compared with former years the fleet and the racing is decidedly 

 below the mark, the cruise was a short one with only three races, and 

 comparatively few yachts took part. 



Beverly Y. C— 2d Sweepstakes. 



QUISSET— BUZZARDS BAY. 



Saturday, July S. 



The 198th regatta, 2d open sweepstakes, was sailed at Quisset on 

 Jidy 8 in a good reefing S.W. breeze. This is the first race sailed over 

 this course, and a rather unfortunate incident occurred. One member 

 of the regatta committee was unavoidably absent, another was looking 

 after the race at Marblehead, sailed at the same time, and this left the 

 club shorthanded. 



The printed course told boats to round Wepecket Shoal buoy, some 

 question was raised as to depth of water there, and the regatta com- 

 mittee put a stakeboat a little beyond the buoy, making course round 

 stakeboat a trifle longer than round buoy. It was supposed that all 

 boats were notified to round the stakeboat in place ot the buoy, but 

 there were more entries than expected, and Doris and Gymnote were 

 not so notified. Both rounded the buoys, and Anonyma protests 

 Gymnote for not rounding the stakeboat, while Nobska and Doris 

 counter-protest each other, Nobska's protest being identical with 

 Anonyma's, whUe Doris protests Nobska for leaving the buoy on the 

 wrong side after rounding the stakeboat on the right side. These 

 protests vrill be decided next week, and this report is made subject to 

 decision of protests. 



The times were: 



SPECIAL SLOOP class. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Nymph, H.W. Harris, Quissett 40.00 3 04 .53 3 04 53 



Chapaquoit, C. H. Jones, B. Y. C 39.10 3 06 21 2 51 57 



Reliance, N. H. Emmons, B. Y. C 37.00 3 19 35 3 15 49 



Sistae, J. B. Rhodes, N. B. Y. C 28.05 Not taken. 



second oijlbs cats. 



Gymnote, W E. C. Eustis, B. Y. C 23.09 1 40 44 



Anonyma, F. L. Dabney, B. Y. C 33.08 1 42 44 



Agawam, J. G. Young, B. Y. C 23.08 1 45 .51 



Ulula, S. E. Winship, B. Y. C 22.08 1 48 00 



Lestris, J. Crane, Jr., B. Y. C 22.09 1 49 52 



Orchid, — OsborSe, Cotuit 21.04 1 59 45 



Helena, G. E. Phinney, Mon. Beach , . . .23.09 ■ Withdrawn. 



THIRD CLASS CATS. 



Nobska, A. A. Beebe, B. Y. C 19.09 1 .50 20 



Doris, John Parkinson, B. Y. C 19.08 1 53 48 



Gilt Edge, D. L. Whittemore, B. Y. 0. .19.07 1 55 47 



Puzzle, Wm. Amory, 2d, B. Y. C 39.10 1 57 13 



Tycoon, J. L. Stackpole, Jr., B. Y. C. . .19.08 1 58 24 



Caprice, H. N. Emmons B. Y. C 19.06 2-01 18 



Barbee, R. G. Morse, B. Y. C 2 02 15 



Hermione, R. L. Banstoup, B. Y. C 19.10 2 06 21 



Scud, J. W. Talmay, Osterville 30.00 2 06 42 



Eina, John Parkinson, B. Y. C 19,04 Withdrew. 



Phenomenon, D. L. Whittemore, B.Y.C 19.04 Withdrew. 



Saunterer, J. D. Parker, B. Y. C Withdrew. 



ForaiTH class oats. 



Dawdle, R. S. Hardy, B. Y. C 16.08 3 50 25 



Mai-ketta 2 03 51 



Zora, J. D. Parker, B. Y. C Withdrew, 



FIFTH CLASS JIB AND MAINSAL. 



Raccoon, J. L. Stackpole, Jr., B. Y. C. .11 .06 1 02 01 



Axe, Louis Bacon, B. Y. 0 33,08 1 05 59 



P. D. Q., R. W. Emmons, B. Y. C Withdrew, 



Courses: Special class 20 miles, second and third classes 834 miles, 

 fourth class 7 miles, fifth class 4 miles, 



Special class, first prize, Chapaquoit; .second prize, Nymph, Second 

 class, first prize, Gymuote; secoud prize Anonyma; third prize, Aga- 

 wam. Third class, first prize, Nobska; second prize, Doris; third 

 prize. Gilt Edge. Fourth class, first prize, Dawdle Fiftti class, first 

 prize. Raccoon. Second and thu'd class prizes subject to decisiou of 

 protests. 



Judges, L. M. Clark, H. W. Carruth. 



In the Beverly Y. C. race No 197, the protest of Susie vs. Hiladee is 

 withdrawn and HUadee takes first and Susie second place. 



1 29 45 

 1 31 40 

 1 34 48 

 1 35 .52 

 1 37 53 

 1 46 15 



1 34 65 

 1 38 37 

 1 40 20 

 1 41 58 

 1 42 38 

 1 45 35 



i .5i 09 

 3 53 39 



1 30 49 



We have received from Mr. Henry Gilbert, .Ir., of St. Johns, N. B., 

 three photos of an enlarged "Scarecrow," built by him from the de- 

 signs published in the Forest and Stream last fall. The boat is 20ft. 

 8iu. all over, l.Sft. 9in. 1. w. 1., 6ft. beam, and witli a centerboard of 

 3501bs. and 4001bs. inside carried 375sq. ft. of sail, boom and gaff main- 

 saU and jib set on a short bowsprit. The photo.9 show every evidence 

 of good workmanship and Cl.ytie, as she is named, is quite a shapely 

 fittle craft. Another enlarged "Seaj-ecrow"' is Thistledown, built for 

 ISiv. JEmihus Jarvis, of Toronto, the design being enlarged and 

 adapted by him to fit the 21 ft. sailing length class of the Lake Y. R. A. 

 Tllistledo^^'n was in bad luck in her first race at Hamilton, losing her 

 mast, but she was ready again a couple of days later at Toronto, 

 beating her six competitors by a large margin. She is a veritable 

 bulb-fin, hke the original Scarecrow, but the fln is a fixture, not fitted 

 to bolfit. 



American Model Y. C. 



The second leg for the Pfeiffer cup was sailed on Saturday, July 15, 

 in a very strong southerly wind, the yachts making very good weather 

 of it, carrying their small topsEuls a.nd whole lower sails. Only two 

 yachts came to the fine for the first heat. Hornet arriving too late to 

 start, but eventually started in the second heat; Neola winning the 

 first heat from Marguerite by Im. .35s. elapsed, Im. 42W;s. corrected, 

 Neola being nursed a little too much for fair saiUng after roundingthe 

 stake for the finish. 



In the second heat Hornet showed up and did some very fine sailing 

 with the rest. Great disappointment was felt as Marguerite met with 

 an accident to her steermg gear after getting under way for the finish 

 hne, throwing her out of the race. From all appearances she would 

 have made it very hot for Neola. Neola won the heat and race from 

 Hornet by Im. 57s. elapsed, Im. SSJ^s. corrected. Below is the sum- 

 mary: 



first heat. 



Start. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Marguerite, H. Fisher 3 35 41 13 46 13 46 



Neola, J. E. Pfeiffer 3 .35 25 12 21 12 0S}4 



SECOND HEAT. 



Marguerite 3 53 51 Disabled. 



Neola ..3 52 47 11 18 11 OOU 



Hornet, J. C. Meyer 3 58 05 13 15 12 34 



The next regatta will be on Labor Day, Sept. 3. The club has de- 

 cided to hold a sweepstake race to windward only, the winner in each 

 class to meet in a final race, with time aUowance and 5s. tax for every 

 time an owner touches his boat while racing. This mode is very pop- 

 ular, and we expect a full list of entries. Franic Nichols. 



Eighth Annual Chesapeake Bay Y. C. Race. 



CLAIBORNE, MD. — CHESAPEAKE BAY. 



Saturday, July 6. 

 The eighth annual open race of the club took place oft' Claiborne 

 July 6. The entries were Island Belle, 35ft. lin. long, of C. B. Y. C, 

 and Neptune Club of Baltimore, owner E. L. Woodside. Albatros, 

 37ft. long, of Tilghman's Island. Ma BeUe, .3.5ft. long, owner Mr. Crane, 

 of St. Michaels. 



The wind was a fresh breeze from N.N.W. The course was from a 

 Ime drawn from stake boat to wharf at Claiborne, thence to Bodkin 

 buoy, a close reach, thence to Wade's Point buoy, wind abeam, thence 

 to stake boat dead off the wind. This course repeated three times, 

 making twelve nautical miles. There wiU be a special open race off 

 St. Michaels on Saturday, July 29. The following is a summary of 

 the race: 



Start, Finish. Corrected. 



Island Belle, E. L. Woodside. 11 55 30 1 42 00 1 42 00 



Albatros, Jno. Harrison 11 56 00 1 59 00 2 00 48 



Ma BeUe, Mr. Crane 11 .55 30 1 55 00 1 55 36 



Manchester Y. C. Gup. 



MANCHESTER— MASSACHUSETTS BAY. 



Tuesday, July 11. 



Courses from startmg line in W. Manchester Harbor to black buoy off 

 Baker's Island, leaving it to starboard to little Nast buoy, leaving It to 

 return; distance 8 miles; weather fair; wind S.W., blowing fresh. 



Length. Start. Fmish. Elapsed. Cor. 

 Yankee Maid, B. P. Stanley. .18,6 2 00 00 3 42 47 1 43 47 1 42 

 Wraith, A. W. Higginson.",. .18.10 2 00 00 3 42 00 1 42 00 1 42 



Hornet, Chas. Jackson 20.01 2 00 00 withdrew. 



Albatros, A. W. Craigie 21 .00 2 00 00 withdrew. 



The Wraith and "i ankee Maid sailed a very close race, the other 

 yachts were out of it from the start. Wraith and Yankee Maid tie for 

 first place. 



Regatta committee: A. H. Higgmson, 0. A. Cooley, A. W. Craigie. 

 Judges: Max Saill, J. A. Burnham, Jr , S. L. Huidekopei'. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



It is to be hoped, for the sake of English ship builders, that it will 

 not become fashionable to import American-built yachts in the small 

 classes. Last year Miss Sutton brought over the half-rater Wee Winn, 

 designed and built by Herreshoffa, and she won nearly everything she 

 sailed for. Nothing has been heard of the boat this year, though there 

 is nothing in the class that could hope successfully to compete against 

 her. Miss Sutton, however, imported the Morwena, designed and 

 built by the same firm, and this little boat is proving herself quite as 

 formidable an opponent as the Wee Winn. Then Mr. Hai'die Jackson, 

 who built and raced the 2f<3-rater Faugh-a-Ballagh last season with a 

 success that placed him at the top of the season's record, went in for 

 a "dark horse" this yeai-, which proved to be a boat of the same class, 

 also from Heresholf's yard, and she has proved to be a perfect dyer in 

 light winds. She has started in nine matches, and has been "placed" 

 every time. All her wins, however, are not first prizes, and taking the 

 general character of the matches in which she has raced, it does not 

 appear that she has done much, if anything, better than Faugh-a-Bal- 

 lagh had she been in commission. The last-named boat is the prop- 

 erty of Mr. Hussey, of the Abbey, Orewkerne, who bought her just 

 before the close of the racing season of 1891, but has made no show of 

 fitting her out, and she is, we hear, in the sale list.— TFester/i Morning 

 Neios, Plymouth, Eng. 



A new hollow boom for Colonia has just been completed at Poillon'a 

 yai-d. South Brooklyn, under the direction of Mr. Drlscoll, the superin- 

 tendent of the yacht work of the yard. This "creation" is nothing 

 less than a barrel 97ft. 6ia. long and 22in. in diameter at the mid- 

 dle, tapering to llin. at the ends. The sldn is in two thicknesses and 

 is, of course, hoUow, except for the moulds or bulkheads of thin stuff, 

 spaced some 8ft. apart, on which it was built. These moulds, circular 

 in shape, and diminishing in size to fit the taper of the spai', are first 

 set up on stocks, like the moulds of a boat, and connected by a double 

 series of cross braces of IJ-^in. stufi'. The first layer of planking is of 

 matched spruce, iu long lengths, IJ^ijiu. thick, the joints laid in lime 

 and cheese cement, and the planks screwed to the moidds. After this 

 layer Is on the spar is rounded up and the outer layer, of li4in. Oregon 

 pine, also matched, is put on and screwed into the inner planking. 

 Each of the outer planks is hollowed on the inside and they break 

 seams with the inner ones. After the spar is finally planed up it is 

 seized at intei'vals with wire rope in place of solid hoops. It Is ex- 

 pected that the spar will be very stiff and decidedly lighter than a 

 soUd stick. 



Capt. J. C. Summers, the founder and publisher of the yachting 

 annual "Who Won." has organized a stock company under the name 

 of the "Who Won Publishing Co.," of which he is vice-president and 

 general manager, J. A. Harruuan, president, and H. B. Thompson 

 secretary and treasurer. The new concern will continue the publica- 

 tion of the yacht list in four parts, issued quarterly every year, thus 

 including all additions and the many changes which are made after 

 the publication of most annual lists. It will also begin in September 

 the publication of a semi-monthly journal under the name of Burgee 

 and Pennant, devoted to the Naval Reserve and yachting. 



The annual cruise of the Massachusetts Y. C. will begin on Satur- 

 day, July 29. The fleet will rendezvous oft' Thomp.son's Island at 2 

 P.M. At 2:30 o'clock a gun wid be fired or whistle bio vro from the 

 commodore's yacht as a signal to prepare to get under way. At 3 

 o''clocka second gun wOl be fired or whistle blown as a signal to pro- 

 ceed to Boothbay, which wfll be the first stop. The time of each 

 yacht will be taJcen uutU 3:30. A first and second prize will be 

 awarded to yachts making the best corrected time. On arrival at 

 Boothbay yachts wiU anchor inside Mouse Island, and the fli'st yacht 

 will take the time of the fleet 



A new steam yacht named Emeline was launched at Boach''s ship- 

 yard, Chester, on July 6, -where she was built for John B, Roach, She 

 is 108ft. over aU, :6ft. 6in, beam. Oft. S^gin. hold. Her engines are OJ^, 

 14 and 24 by 14, and the screw is 5ft. diameter and 7ft. Sin. pitch. She 

 is of steel and schooner rigged. 



In the Lake Geneva Y. 0. race on .luly 4 the noted eastern crack 

 Rival built and raced by Com. Burritt. was beaten by Vanadis, a boat 

 of the same type built by J. H. Corn well. Vanadis is owned by Messrs. 

 Billings & McOrea, and the Rival was recently purchased by Mr. Car- 

 penter, of Chicago. 



Sagamore, steam yacht, is now refitting at Cowes after her voyage 

 across from Phfladelphia. and will soon start again on a long cruise 

 in foreign waters, hei- owner. K.lgar Scott, son of tUe late Thomas 

 Scott, of the Pennsylvania liailroad, lieing accompanied by his mother 

 and sister, 



Messrs, Bishop, of 205 South st,, New York, request us to state that 

 Jeffries Marine Glue is no longer to be had at that number, the agency 

 having been removed, Messrs. Jeffries have lately shipped a large 

 invoice of glue to their Boston agents. 



Newburyport, Mass.. has a new yacht club called the Merrimac Val- 

 ley Y. 0., the officers being: Com., .loseph Newell; Vice-Com,, Mor- 

 ton P. Goidd; Sec.-Treas., ,fohu W. Bartlett; Fleet Captain, Charles 

 Newell; Meaa., Edward A. Amend. 



The Great South Bay Y. 0. has elected the following officers: Com., 

 Aiden S, Swan, 7ice-Com., F G, Bourne; Rear-Com., H. S. Jewell; 

 Sec y, F. C, xJiss; Treas., Mfies Bergen, The annual regatta will be 

 sailed on July 39. 



Art easurement of Huron and Katrine, shows that the former wins 



