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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 29, 1898. 



He has not been -well for a year past and I do not know what the 

 trouble is. He frequently vomits up his food as soon as he eats it. 

 His mouth is always dripping with saliva and he will refuse food for a 

 day or two at a time. Eats grass often and seems trying to find a cer- 

 tain Mnd. Gets plenty of exercise, running loose. Gets little meat, 

 never raw, and plenty vegetables. Ans. Examine mouth and teeth; 

 see that they are all right. Treat for worms and then give this mix- 

 ture. Feed well, giving raw meat at least once a dayi You might 

 also give a little codliver oil twice a day. 



Eerri. phosph I -- t? 



Tr. nucis vom f ^ 



f:"^Aq. ad , | iv. 



Mix. Give one tablespoonful three times a day. 



G. M., Tuekahoe, N. Y.— Kindly offer in following cases advice as to 

 whether I should bother with the animals or if there is chance of re- 

 covery; 1. Pointer dog, 8mos., absolute paralysis, result of distem- 

 per. Have blistered whole length of spine from occiput to root of tail, 

 and administered medicine prescribed by you. Eats, has regular pas- 

 sage and urinates. No change whatsoever. 3. Four months' beagle 

 pup had excrutiating pain like rheumatism in right shoulder. Applied 

 camphor and chloroform, gave morphine and kept in hot bath for 

 three days, but did not help. Then got all at once chorea, and after 

 three days more Identically tbe same condition as pointer— paralyzed, 

 only aggravated by twitching. If the beagle had distemper it did not 

 show; but treated her for it about a month ago, and she seemed to be 

 all right till she commenced limping. Ans. 1. With regard to the 

 pointer, if there is no chorea present with the paralysis I think he will 

 recover. Blister the spine again and again if necessary— not the whole 

 length, about half. Give the following pills: 



Strychnin sulph gr. i 



Ferri phosph,, — 



Ex. ergot aaj ss 



Mix and make 30 pills. Give one three times a day. Should there 

 be any twitching of the muscles at any time, stop the pills for a few 

 days and then commence again. In addition to all this use galvanism. 

 2. The beagle will never completely recover. The paralysis may dis- 

 appear, but the chorea wUl always remain, though it may become less 

 in time. 



FIXTURES. 



JVhY. 



29. Sippioan, 1st Open Sweep, 29. Royal Can., Lansdowne Cup, 

 Marion. 40, 3.5 and -SOft. Classes, Tor. 



29. Buffalo An. Cruise, Lake Erie 29. Minnetonka, club race. 



29. Indian Harbor. An., Green- 29. Gt. South Bay, An., Bay Shore, 



wich, Conn. 29. Chesapeake Bay, Special, St. 



29-30. Cor., San Fran., Masquerade Michaels. 



and Cruise. 29. Royal Nova Scotia, 3-raters, 



29. HuU Cor., Cash Race, HuU. Halifax. 



AUGUST. 



. Monatiquot, 1st Cham., Wey 14. New York Cruise, run to 



mouth. 



New Bedford. 



4. Savin Hill, 2d Cham., Dorches- 14-19. Cor., Marblehead, Midsum- 



ter. 



5. Cor., Marblehead, Sd Cham. 

 5. So. Boston,2dCham., So. Boston 

 5. Beverlj% 2d Buzzard's Bay 



Cham., Mon. Beach. 

 5. Knickerbocker, Club, Cabin 



Cats, College Point. 

 5. Riverside, Pen. Regatta, River- 

 side, Conn. 

 5. Mos. Fleet, Cham., So. Boston. 

 5. Commonwealth, Ladies' Day, 



Boston Harbor. 

 5. Quincy,ClubRace,Quincy,Mass 

 5. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass 

 5. Winthrop, Ladies' Day. 

 5. Royal Can., 21ft. Class and Mc- 



Gaw Cup, Toronto. 

 5. Royal Nova Scotia, Lansdowne 



Cup, Halifax. 

 7. Royal Nova Scotia, An. Cruise, 

 Halifax. 



mer Series. 



15. New York Cruise, run to New- 

 port. 



16. Monatiquot, 2d Cham., Wey- 

 mouth. 



19. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass 

 16. Savm HiU. Sail-off, Dorchester 

 Bay. 



19. Mos. Fleet, Cham., So. Boston. 

 19. Riverside, Ladies' Day Race, 



Riverside, Conn. 

 19. Quincy,ClubRace,Quincy,Mass 

 19. Beverly, 1st Open, Quissett. 

 19. So. Boston,3dOham.,So.Boston 

 19. Winthrop, 2d Cham. 

 19. Royal Can., Skiff Class, Tor. 

 19-20. Cor., San Fran., Cruise, 



Goat Island. 

 19. Savin Hill, Union Open, Dor- 

 chester Bay. 

 21. Rhode Island, Open. 

 7. New York Cruise, Rendezvous 28. Massachusetts, Club, Dorches- 



and Com.'s Cups, Glen Cove. 



ter Bay. 



Massachusetts, Open, Under 82. Fall River, Open, Mount Hope 



23ft., Dorchester Bay. Bay. 

 New York Ci'uise, run to Mor- 24. Rochester, Club, Charlotte. 



24. Commonwealth, 2d Pen.Boston 



25. Staten Island, Ladies' Day. 



26. Buffalo, Ladies' Day. 

 26. Cor., Atlantic City, Annual. 



ris Cove. 

 9. New York Cruise, run to New 



London. 

 9. Sippican, 2d Champ, Marion. 



10. Miramichi, Stewart Pen, Black 26. Cor., Mai'blehead, 3d Cham. 



Brook. 



10. Rochester, Ladies' Day, Chai"- 

 lotte, N. Y. 



10. New York Cruise, run to New- 



port. 



11. New York Cruise, Qoelet Cups, 



Newport, 



12. Hull Cor., 2d Cham., Hull. 

 12. Beverly, Marblehead. 



12. Winthrop, Cash Race. 

 12. Royal Can., Cruising Race, 1st, 



26. Monatiquot, 3d Cham., Wey- 

 mouth. 

 26. Blinnetonka, sail off. 

 26. Larchmont, Oyster Boats, 



Larchmont. 

 26. Sippican, Open, Marion. 

 26. Cor.Mos.FleetAn.NewRochelle 

 26. Royal Nova Scotia, Open, 



Ladies' Prizes, Halifax. 

 26-27. Cor., San Fran., Cruise, Pet- 

 aluma Creek 



30 and 25ft. Classes, Toronto. 26-28. Royal Canadian, Cruise. 



12. Minnetonka, cup race. 



12. New York Cruise, run to 



Martha's Vineyard. 



13. Cor. San Fran., Rowing Races, 



Tiburon. 



14. Hempstead Bay, third Club, 



Hempstead Bay. 



8KPTBMBER. 



2. Savin Hill, 2d Cup, Dorchester 

 Bay. 



2. Cor., Mai-blehead, Sail off. 



2. Beverly, 4th Open ~ 



Mon. Beach. 



3. Knickerbocker, Club, Open 



Boats, CoUege Point. 

 2. Quincy,ClubRace,Quincy,Mass 

 2. Rochester, Cruise, Charlotte. 

 2. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass. 



2. Winthrop, Consolation Race. , 



2. Royal Can., Cruising Race, 1st 14. Rochester, Review and Ladies 



28. Eastern, Weld Cup, Marble- 

 head. 



31. Atlantic, 85ft Class, New York 

 — . Cor., Sweeps, 85ft. Class, New- 

 port. 



— . New York Cruise, Astor Cups, 



Newport. 

 — . Seawanhaka, 85ft. special. 



9. Cor., San Francisco, Channel 



Cruise and Race. 

 9. Commonwealth.Sd Pen, Boston 

 9. Buffalo, Cruising Sweepstakes, 



AU Classes, Lake Erie. 

 9. Royal Can., Prince of Wales 



Cup, Toronto. 

 9. Miramichi. Newcastle, triangle 

 9. Sippican, 3d Champ., Marion. 

 14. Beverly, 3d Buzzard's Bay 

 Cham., Mon. Beach. 



Class, Toronto. 

 2, Larchmont, Fall 

 Larchmont. 



Day, Charlotte, N. Y. 

 Regatta, 14. Mos. Fleet, Open, Cash, South 

 Boston. 



2. Royal Nova Scotia, Open, Hal- 15. New York, autumn sweeps, 



ifax. 



4. Fall River, Club, Mount Hope 

 Bay. 



4. Lynn, Open, Nahant. 



4. Cor.. Marblehead, Club Reg. 



4. N. Y. Y. R. A., An., N. Y. Bay. 



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



6. Corinthian, Atlantic City. 



9. Knickerbocker, Ladies' Day, 



College Point. 

 9. Larchmont, Special, Schrs. 



and 85ft. Class, Larchmont. 

 9. Beverly, Marblehead. 



New York. 

 16. Royal Nova Scotia, Special 



Class, Edwards Cup. 

 16. Ro^al Can., SOft. Class, Tor. 

 16. Phila.. Open, Delaware River. 

 16. Lynn, Expert Cup, Lynn, Mass. 

 21. Corinthian, Atlantic City. 

 23. Royal Can., Cosgrove Cup. 25ft. 



Class, Toronto. 

 23-24. Cor., San Fran., Cruise and 



Corinthian Games. 

 r-9-11-13. New York, Trial Races, 

 Sandy Hook. 



OOTOBEH. 



5-7-9. New York, America's Cup, 14. Buffalo, Closing Cruise. 



Sandy Hook. 14. Commonwealth, Novelty Race, 



7. Miramichi,Chatham-Newcastle Boston Harbor. 



7-8. Cor., San Francisco, Cruise. — . Colt Cup, 85-footers, Long 

 14. Cor., San Fi-an., Closing Day. Island Sound. 



Quite a stir has been created in New York, and especially within 

 the New York Y. C, by the receipt last week of a letter from some 

 source not yet announced, conveying the news that Viking (nee Wen. 

 dur), the holder of the Cape May Cup, had surrendered it to Valkyrie, 

 and that Navahoe would have to meet the challenger for the America 

 Cup in a battle for the less important trophy. In default of fuller 

 and more positive information it is hard to believe that Lord Dun- 

 raven has taken upon himself the defense of another trophy at a time 

 ■when every effort is required for the races on this side. Valkyrie has 

 apparently left the racing fleet, but whether to fit out for the Atlantic 

 passage or for the racing at Cowea is not yet known. The time is 

 getting short, however, for further racing in England, and if she is to 

 Bail against Navahoe the race must come oft" very soon. 



The possibilities of such a race are numerous and perplexing. It 

 is quite likel}"^ that in any continued series of races iu British waters 

 Valkyrie would prove a winner, but only one race is to be sailed for 

 the Cape May cup, and it is quite hkely that fluky weather or an acci- 

 dent to one boat or the other may decide the result. Should Valkyrie 

 win, no great harm would be done, but should she be defeated, even 

 by an accident, the interest in the America's Cup races would at once 

 disappear, while if the race should show that she was really inferior 

 to the American boat, her defeat on this side would not only be as- 

 sured, but her owner and his crew would have a most disheartening 

 task ahead, to make a voyage of some 6,000 miles with the certainty 

 of defeat ahead. 



The four American yachts are now in the hands of their owners 

 and skippers and sailing regularly daj' by day, but no two of them 

 have yet come together, and it will be several weeks yet before an 

 opinion can be formed as to their relative speeds- The British quar- 

 tette, however, has now been out for two months, during which time 

 many alterations and repairs have been made, and the yachts have 

 been worked up into pretty fair racing form. The two Watsjn boats 

 have fared best in that they have required less alteration than 

 Calluna and Satanita, but the latter two are now showing up much 

 better tlian at first. Satanita in particular has proved a very fast 

 boat. While it is impossible thus far to say which is the best, it is 

 certain that Valkyrie has won for herself a good record, and if she 

 has not proved herself incontestably the fastest no other of the four 

 has yet done so. The following summing up by The Yaclitsnmn is 

 very cIo.se to the mark: 



"The conclusion of the Clyde meetings brings us to nearly the mid- 

 dle of the normal British racing season, and yet no very definite opin- 

 ion can be formed as to the respective merits of the four new first 

 class cutters. The Clyde matches have for the most part been devoid 

 of the interest attaching to fairly contested races, sailed in true winds, 

 yet enough has been seen to make it clear that the Satanita is a vastly 

 improved vessel, and it seems probable that before the season is over 

 she will have created an enviable record. 



"Calluna has not, however, so far asserted what many believe to be 

 her real speed as to greatly modify the opinions formed of her on the 

 Thames. The open waters of Belfast Lough— one of the finest courses 

 in the United Kmgdom— may perhaps furnish a decisive test of speed. 



"Valkyrie has, on the whole, been the most successful vessel of the 

 lot, her total winnings up to the present time being represented in 

 filthy lucre by the handsome sum of over £700. It may fairly be taken 

 that the Valkyrie, even if we had the hberty of selection, would be 

 chosen unanunously for the purpose of competing for the America's 

 Cup. She will possibly be called upon to meet a craft of quite a differ- 

 ent type in the States— i. e., if one of the bulb fin vessels be selected to 

 defend the Cup. If, however, the Herreshoffs have the honor of turn- 

 ing out the successful Yankee candidate, the Valkyrie will meet a craft 

 of very much her own pattern." 



There Is a possibility that the looked for meeting of the quartette 

 of Cup defenders may not take place after all on the New York Y. C. 

 cruise, and that a bit of useless red tape may again stand in th,e way 

 of something which every one wishes to see. One of the four, Pilgrim, 

 is owned by a syndicate, several of whom are members of the New 

 York York Y, C, but she is at present in the name of Mr. Stewart, her 

 designer, who is not a member. By the rules of the club she cannot 

 compete in any of the cruise races, and from present appearances she 

 will have to wait until the Corinthian sweepstakes, after the New 

 York cruise, before she can race with the other three. Being built 

 practically for the use of the New York Y. C. in defending the Cup, it 

 will be a serious injustice if she is not admitted on equal terms to all 

 races in which her mates take part 



The question of the mutual relations of new.spapers, reporters, 

 clubs and committees has been under discussion for some time in 

 New York, and a great deal of nonsense has been written on both 

 sides, prominent among which is a recent editorial in the Journalist. 

 An interesting phase of the question is involved in the recent reports 

 in a daily paper of the cruise of one of the larger clubs^ In these re- 

 ports the whole story of the cruise is centered in the performance of 

 one yacht, a craft possessing no pretensions to speed, but which has 

 led the fleet, on paper, from port to port. This method of newsgath- 

 ertng has not been entirely unknown in previous cruises of the club, 

 but this year it has been carried to an excess. There can be no ques- 

 tion of the folly, to say nothing of the unfairness, of such false re 

 ports; the only question is, who is most responsible for them, the re- 

 porter who writes them or the yachtsmen who indorse them, tacitly 

 or otherwise, when they might easily stop them. In the present case 

 it is quite possible that there may yet be a sequel to the lengthy yarns 

 which have amused outsiders by their absurdity ait^ ^^gei'Bdthe own- 

 ers of other yachts by their unfairness. 



Golonia. 



How MUCH has been lost to yachting through the stoppage of inter- 

 national races owing to the action of the New York Y. C. in 1887 will 

 nevei" be known, but it is probable that one ample and productive field 

 for experiment has been passed unheeded during the last six years, 

 and that many opportunities have been lost in tbe sudden jump to the 

 fin-keel that has characterized the present revival of racing in the 

 large class. 



Although all of the Cup defenders from 1885 to 1887 were centerboard 

 boats, Mr. Burgess was a strong believer in the keel, and with the 

 rapid improvement of keel yachts which took place in 1889 and 1890 

 it is quite probable that he would have essayed a large keel yacht had 

 not the class been destroyed by the new deed of gift. In the ordinary 

 course of events, following the success of Minerva, Gloriana and Wasp, 

 the chief feature of the present revival of the 85ft. cutters would have 

 been the development of the American keel cutter of large size. The 

 introduction of the fln-keel, however, has changed all this, and the 

 building of an 85ft. keel cutter to defend the America's Cup has 

 attracted no special attention. Much has been written about Colonla, 

 but no more than would have been the case had she been a center- 

 board boat like Vigilant, and much less than if she had been a Herres- 

 hoff fin-keel. 



It is now eight years since New Y'ork yachtsmen journeyed down to 

 the Erie Basin to inspect the first large keel cutter of recent times. 

 Genesta, which was docked there in the latter part of August. We, 

 in companjT with many others, sat on the coping stone of the big dry- 

 dock through nearly all of a hot day, and watched the successive 

 waterlines as they revealed themselves in the gradually falling water. 

 Con.sidering the rule and conditions under which she was built, 

 Genesta had much to recommend her model, and with ample lateral 

 plane, by virtue of depth all over, including the forefoot, a fiat side to 

 leeward and another to windward, it seems quite probable that she 

 could hang on, although of moderate draft in proportion to her length. 

 In spite of her failure in light -winds she made a very creditable show- 

 ing to windward in the last race as compared with a remarkably good 

 centerboard boat, Puritan. 



The next representative of the keel class, Galatea, first seen out of 

 water on the balance dock at the foot of Pike street, in 1886, was much 

 Uke Genesta, but of greater displacement and inferior in model, as her 

 subsequent performances demonstrated. 



Still a year later and we spent another day on the hot stones of the 

 Erie dry dock, watching the form of Thistle as she was slowly left by 

 the falling water and wondering, as we noted her cut away forefoot, 

 moderate draft and very round side, how she could hold to windward 

 as compared with Genesta. From the rail down the bilge, under the 

 floor and around the bottom of the keel, were round lines and sur- 

 faces that seemed meant to induce the easy how of water athwart 

 ship and to give a minimum of lateral resistance, as events lu'oved 

 to be the case. 



The latest fashion of keel, exposed for several days last week on 

 Downing & Lawrence's railway, has nothing common with either 

 Genesta, Galatea or Thistle. It is urdike the plank-on-edge or the 

 wider cutter, and is far more on the bread tray order, the body of the 

 boat, which may be considered as apai-t from the keel, showing a 

 rather round section, very long ends, and long, clean and fair 

 diagonals. Below this hull is the deep fin, an integral pai-t of the hull 

 in construction, but nevertheless in effect a fin or appendage, Com- 

 pared with the older cutters named, Golonia rehes for stability on 

 much more beam, 24ft. extreme, and also on lower ballast, her draft 

 being under 16ft. as against 13ft. in Genesta and Thistle, while the 



lead keel itself is of a bulb shape, disposing of the weight at the 

 lowest possible point. 



As to lateral plane, a comparison is hardly possible with the older 

 boats; the hull proper is of a form that can be easily driven, in spite 

 of round and full waterlines, and the fln itself is effective to a degree 

 never approached In the flat-sided cutters, and certamlv not in Thistle. 

 That reduction of surface friction which was sought in Thistle 

 through the rounding off of all angles and flat places is attamed in 

 Coloma by the cutting away of the "deadwood at each end, leaving 

 only the deep fin amidship. That the yacht will be weatherly cannot 

 be doubted, but at the same time it is a question whether she wfll be 

 as weatherly as Vigilant with her big centerboard or the two fin keels, 

 and in looking at her and remembering the sail she must carry as com- 

 pared with other large keel boats, one instinctively wishes that the 

 keel could be dropped still lower. It is quite possible that the lead is 

 low enough for all purposes of stability, but when it comes to lateral 

 resistance the proportionate depth between her and Wasp, of half her 

 length, is very great. 



While full in the waterUnes, Golonia is decidedly finer than Wasp at 

 each end, but still she may be described as an enlarged copy of that 

 famous boat. The forward overhang is long, especially as compared 

 with the stern, but by virtue of these long ends the fore and aft lines 

 are clean and easy. The stern itself is not handsome, the after end of 

 the deck is elliptical and the plating merely meets it; but it is i>robably 

 as serviceable as a fair tapering counter would be. 



The deck is very roomy and attractive, a fine place to work on. The 

 planking stops about 6ft. from the stemhead, leaving the steel deck 

 exposed. To this steel deck are riveted two large steel rings or short 

 tubes, in which the bowsprit houses. The fid is of steel, held by two 

 heavy braces ri vetted to the deck at the stern-head. Abaft the bowsprit 

 IS a Providence capstan. The deck is fitted with cleats in all places 

 where they can possibly be needed. Special forgings are fitted for the 

 main runners and preventers. There are two travelers for the main 

 sheets. On the starboard quarter is a quarter-bitt for the main sheet, 

 but opposite it on the port side is a Herreshoff capstan, of the pattern 

 used on their steam yachts, by which the sheet may be readily got in. 

 The main shrouds are five on a side, the two forward ones, which are 

 rattled down, leading to the spreaders and thence to the upper caps, 

 the next two leading to the hounds, and the after one leading straight 

 to the upper cap. Of course all are set up with turnbucbles. The 

 pin-rail around the mast is of steel tubing. On each side of the main 

 boom is a small winch for the topsail sheet, attached to the boom at 

 the strap of the gooseneck. 



Below the yacht has good head room fore and aft, the forecastle is 

 light and roomy and the galle}^ and pantries are large and well ar- 

 ra.nged. The middle portion of the yacht is given up to one large 

 room, the sads being piled in the center whfle on the sides are ham- 

 mock cots for a dozen of the crew. One corner of this room is bulk- 

 headed off for the captain's room. Abaft this large room is a small 

 saloon at the foot of the main companion, with a state room on each 

 side, and further aft is the ordinary ladies' cabin, extending across the 

 yacut. The overhang is used as a boatswain's locker. The small 

 saloon and the staterooms will be used by Mr. Rogers and those in- 

 terested with him in the management of tbe vacht. The joiner work 

 is plain and light, and no elaborate finishing has been attempted. The 

 new boom has been completed at Poillon's and Mr. Low's riggers have 

 done some neat work in the wire seizings, which are spaced from 2 to 

 4ft, apart. The boom was shipped last week and the hull was painted 

 outside, white above and green below, by Mr. David Clark. The yacht 

 was launched on Friday, and returned to Newport on Saturday. 

 Poillon's have also made a new mast, in reserve, which is still at their 

 yard. 



Capsizes. 



The sloop .yacht Mary B., of the Pavonia YachtClub, of Jersey City, 

 was struck by a squall yesterday afternoon and capsized off Highland 

 Beach. On board the yacht were Mr. J. W. Bolen, Mrs. Bolen and 

 their young chUd. The accident was witnessed by a large crowd of 

 people on shore, and a party composed of Percy" McGonlgal, Harry 

 Mears, Wm. D. Emery and Philip Lynch, all connected with a bathing 

 house there, immediately went to the rescue of Mr. Bolen and family. 

 When thej; reached the capsized yacht they found Mr. Bolen and the 

 child cluiging to the side of the boat, but Mrs. Bolen was in the cabin. 

 With considerable trouble she was taken out and brought ashore in an 

 unconscious condition. A phy.sidan' was summoned, who, after ex- 

 amining her, pronounced her condition as not serious.— iVew Forfc 

 Herald, July 19. 



The owner of yawl Alice, of Philadelphia, who is a summer resident 

 of Mattapoisett, recently had shipped to this port from Philadelphia 

 on schooner Mount Hope a smaU sloop yacht of the skimming dish 

 pattern commonly called a "skip jack." She is a pretty little yacht, 

 and was brought around this way, it is understood, to do some racing 

 in Buzzards Bay. 



The little craft was rigged with spars by Johnson & Rowland and 

 was then taken down to Beetle's yard on French avenue and hauled 

 out on the railway. She was ready for a trial spin Saturday and her 

 owner made sail on her in the afternoon with a good southwest breeze 

 which came in puffs across Clark's Pomt, The yacht was tacked back 

 and forth and did quite well considering that several who saw her 

 start off thought she was not ballasted enough. 



When off' Eleven Foot Bank Buoy the yacht got a heavier puff than 

 usual and she went over and sank, throwing the owner out. Several 

 small boats in the vicinity were quickly on the scene and rescued the 

 amateur yachtsman. The steamer C.vgnet also came upon the scene 

 just as the man was rescued. 



The boat seemed to float a little at the bow and she was towed into 

 the beach at Beetle's and hauled out and made dry, and yesterday she 

 sailed for Mattapoisett in company with yawl Alice.— jVawj Bedford 

 Mercury, July 10. 



With but an hour's warning a gale swept out of the northwest 

 yesterday afternoon near 5 o'clock and churned the sand from the 

 bottom of Lake Michigan. Over two dozen yachts were caught out 

 on the lake, and one was overturned, drowning four of its nine oc- 

 cupauts. Another yacht, the SeasheU, did not arrive up to a late 

 hour last night, and its owner said that he thought it had gone to the 

 bottom without doubt. The little lateen-rigged boat Chesapeake was 

 caught by the blow two miles out in the lake north of the water- 

 works crib. On board were a party of seven men and two women. 

 They had ample warning of the gale, and as they did not have time to 

 run for shelter they furled their sails and prepared to weather the 

 blow. Their boat was an open one, light in construction, but they 

 could pursue no different course. The heavy north wind struck the 

 boat, but under bare isoles it seemed likely to weather the storm. 

 Suddenly the ropes holding the saUs became tmfastened and the sails 

 spread out to the wind. The little craft gave a lurch and rolled over, 

 throwing the occupants into the water. Five of them managed to 

 get hold of then- boat, which was turned bottom side up, and clung to 

 the centerboard and wreckage until they were taken off by the tug 

 Robert Tarrant of the Dunham line. Four were imprisoned by the 

 capsized boat and drowned. Five were injured.— Cfticaoo Tribune, 

 July 10. 



The yacht in question was a Chesapeake Bay buckeye, presumably 

 without baUast. 



More Scarecrows. 



DuBiKQ the past week we have heard from two more Scarecrows 

 buUt, one in England and the other in Port Townseud, Washington, 

 6,000 mUes apart, from the design in the Fohbst Am> Stkeam. The 

 former, named Picaroon, is a j^-rater, the design being reduced to 

 make a waterline of 16ft., which with a sail area of 188ft. gives the 

 required measurement. The little boat is owned by Capt. Henry E. 

 Bayly, of Exmouth, England, owner of Buccaneer, Spankadfllo, Scar- 

 amouch and Jack o'Lantern, and Mr. G. A. Passingham, and was built 

 by W. E. Hodge, of Dartmouth. The Yachtsman says of her: "The 

 Wrater Picaroon, buUthy Hodge, is just completed and looks a little 

 beauty. She made a trial trip on Saturday (July 1) and seemed to 

 beat out of the harbor well, though not properly canvassed, Her 

 sails are being made at Lauthorne's, and if they arrive in time, the 

 Picaroon wUl sail in Wednesday s match. It ought to be a good race 

 between her and Semibreve. ' ' 



Picaroon is built specially for racing, and her construction is prob- 

 ably much lighter than any of the others of the model. Her keel is 

 41^X1}^, keelson of the same dimensions, frames of American elm 

 IXj^in. spaced 6in., oak floors, eight in number, 2x!^iu., planking Jr^in. 

 before finishing. The complete hull weighed before launching but 

 3151bs., and the fln and bulb 560, the boat trimming exactly to her 

 waterline with her crew of two on board. The fin has been cut away 

 on the fore side to reduce the surface, but the bulb is of the propor- 

 tionate size of the original. The sail plan has a lug mainsaU and a 

 jib, the latter set on a bowsprit about 18in. outboard. The lug main- 

 sail is very nearly identical in form with the leg-of-mutton of the first 

 Scarecrow. The mast is 15ft. dock to head, and the boom 14ft. 6in. 

 Owing to a delay in receiving the sails the boat missed some of the 

 early races, making her debut on July 5, her new sails being bent in 

 the morning before the start. She not only defeated the three boats 

 in her own class very easily, but beat the 1-rater Moharanee in the 

 next class. 



The Washington boat was built by the Port Townsend Boat Factory 

 of Port Townsend, Wash., the manager, IVIi-. F. R. Perrot, eidarging 

 the design to make 21ft. l.w.l for the class, 20 to Soft. saUiug length. 

 She carries a fin 5ft. deep and with a bulb of :te01bs., and has a sail 

 plan of 5(X)sci- ft. The cockpit is but 4ft. long. The Ijoac is over-rigged, 

 but has proved fast m light weather, winning on May 25 by 9m. On 

 July 4, in a good breeze, she was overpowered, doing weU at first but 

 being unable to carry sail when the wind freshened. 



