July 29, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



88 



The New Yankee Doodle. 



None of the later high-speed steamers have created more interest 

 than the Uttle Buzz, designed and built by C. D. Mosher in 1887; and 

 talven altogether, the achievements of this, the snaallest of such craft, 

 have hardly been surpassed. After making a record of a mile in 2m, 

 ISoS. in comparatively shoal water on the narrow Schuylkill River last 

 year under her new name of Yankee Doodle, she met with a rather 

 sudden and inglorious end. being set on fire by the dropping of a lan- 

 tern in her boiler space while at anchor down the Delaware River one 

 night last faJl. Her owners, who were off on a shooting trip, escaped 

 in the yawl, but the yacht was burned and sunk. 



The original boiler was designed by IVIr. Mosher, of the locomotive 

 type used in torpedo boats; but at the time that Yankee Doodle made 

 her fast runs on the Schuylkill it had been replaced by a new pattern of 

 tubulous boiler patented by Messrs. McBride & Fisher, of Philadel- 

 phia, the McBride brothers being the owners of the yacht. The con- 

 struction is shown in the accompanying cuts, the dome lying athwart- 

 ships, instead of fore and aft, as in other boilers of the same general 



^Whatever speed record the new Yankee Doodle may make in the 

 future, she will always be remarkable from the fact that her hull was 

 built In the short space of three weeks, and a very satisfactory trial 

 trip was made at the end of the fourth week. Last spring it was de- 

 cided to search for the wreck in order to use the engine and boiler in a 

 new boat, and it was finally located by a diver beneath a scow load of 

 mud which hadbeeu dumped uixm it. When fuially raised, the ma- 



Thursday, Aug. 10— New London to'Newport. 



Friday, Aug. 11— Race at Newport for cups^presented byiCaptain 

 Ogden Goelet. 

 Saturday, Aug. 13— Newport to Vineyard Haven. 

 Sunday, Aug. 1.3— The fleet will remain at anchor. 

 Monday, Aug. 14 — Vineyard Haven to New Bedford 

 Tuesday, Aug. 15— New Bedford to Newport. 



At Newport there will be a race for cups presented; by Captain^J.JJ. 

 Astor. 



During the cruise there will be the usual races for the owl and game 

 cock colors, and a race for naphtha launches. 



The regatta committee will furnish details for the races from port 

 to port, and other racing events. By order of the commodore, 



GoirvERi.'KnR Korthight, Fleet Captain. 



The leading feature of the cruise wiU be the meeting of the four 

 new 8.5-footers, Vigilant, Colonia, Jubilee and Pilgrim, the quartette 

 being united for the first time in the Goelet cup race on Aug. ll. It 

 would be a matter of gratification to many if the four were entered 

 in the opening race of the cruise, which this year, by way of novelty, 

 will take place off Glen Cove, Com. Morgan having presented the cups 

 and arranged the race so for the benefit of the members and friends 

 of the club who are unable to be present later at Newport. Vigilant 

 and Colonia will probably be with the fleet at the rendezvous, but the 

 two Eastern yachts will not be likely to come further west than New- 

 port, reaching there in good season for the Goelet cup race. It is 

 hardly Ukely that the big boats will accompany the fleet from Vine- 

 yard Haven to New Bedford and thence back to Newport, and it is 



'YANKEE DOODLE" No. 2. 



chinery was found in excellent condition, no changes being necessary; 

 hut the owners decided to replace the tubes, otherwise the engine and 

 boiler are the same as in the original boat. ^ ^ ■ 



The huU was designed by Mr. Fisher and the Messrs. McBnde, and is 

 71ft 6in over all, 7ft. beam, 3ft. depth, and draws 6in. forward, 13in. 

 amidships and 19in. aft. The keel is a single stick of Oregon pine, TOf t. 

 long- the ribs are of selected white oak, sided lin., moulded IJ^in. and 

 spaced 5i4in. The planking is of selected Oregon fir, ^m. thick, and 

 the fastenings are phosphor-bronze screws, of which 8,000 were used. 

 The deck is of Uin. Spanish cedar, tongued and grooved. The plank- 

 ing is carvel-laid, but in place of the usual cotton caulking a flat rib- 

 bon of copper is forced half into each plank, making a seam that is 

 very strong and stiff and perfectly watertight. „ 



The small cut, from th^ PhiladelzjJiia Record, gives an idea of the 

 general appearance of the yacht. The model is entirely different from 

 the later Mosher-Gardner launches, being practically double-ended, or 

 canoe-shaped, instead of being carried out flat at the stern. The lines 

 are clean and fair, and from such trials as have been made thus far 

 under the disadvantages incident to all new yachts, the boat promises 

 to be very fast. The dimensions of the original Buzz were: Length 

 over all 50ft., beam 6ft. 6in.. depth 3ft., draft Sin. forward and 16in. 

 aft The engine, used alike in the old and new boats, 8x8, double 

 cylinder inverted vertical, with piston valves Sin. diameter and 7sq. in. 

 of port opening, the reversmg gear being a modification of the Porter- 

 Allen The piston rods are of l^'n- steel, and the total weight of the 

 reciprocating parts is 381bs., the entire engine weighing 7031bs., and 

 the total weight of engine, boiler and connections, including the 

 screw being under 4.7001bs. The displacement of Buzz was 3^4 tons. 

 The original Mosher boiler was 32in. diam., 5ft. long, with 250 brass 



quite possible that none of them may go further than Newport, wait- 

 ing there for the return of the fleet and the special races which follow 

 for the Astor cups and that of the Corinthian Y. C. None of the four 

 are likely to try to visit New Haven with the fleet, and it now seems 

 likely that the racing runs of the cruise wiU be neglected by them, and 

 that their racing will be mainly about Newport. 



If this is the case it will rob the cruise racing of its chief interest, 

 and wiU afford additional proof, if any is needed, of the desirabihty 

 of encouraging a smaller class, such as the 70ft., in which the absolute 

 draft, though proportionately great, shall still be within such limits as 

 to permit the racers to accompany the fleet. 



It is hard to say at this time what the prospects are for the regular 

 cruise racing, but in the schooner classes, from the largest down, 

 there has been suflicient vitality and excitement, though of a mild 

 kind, to justify the hope of a general turnout of the various classes. 



Dauntless, Ramona, Brunhilde, Coronet and the other big ones are 

 aU racing this year; the 90ft. class is fairly certain of a good fleet, 

 with Alceea, Emerald and the older boats, and the new boats Ariel, 

 Else Marie and others will keep alive the racing in the smaUer classes. 

 Iroquois is tied up and cannot be raced in the club during her owner's 

 absence, and Marguerite has been sold out of the club, which rather 

 cripples an important class. 



The outlook among the single-stickers is by no means promising ; 

 there is not a class from the 70 down to the 40ft. which is not practi- 

 callv dead, but at the same time there is a chance that the owners of 

 the "many good but out'built boats, in the 40 and 46ft. classes especi- 

 allv, may appreciate the opportunity for good sport which the racing 

 runs afford, and avaU themselves of it. Apart from the racing, there 

 is every prospect of a large general turnout of yachts at Glen Cove to 



Sanford'for the three 40-footers, Awa, Moccasin and'Choctaw, and one 

 by James Weir, Jr., for the larger sloops, Penguin. Athene and Eoamer. 

 As the 40ft. cup was given by Vice-Oom. Sanford, he entered his own 

 yacht, the 40ft. sloop Rival, with the larger boats, instead of with the 

 forties. The start was made at noon, but the three forties were handi- 

 capped, the times being: 



Athene. 12 00 03 Moccasin 12 05 00 



Penguin 12-02 18 Choctaw IS 05 00 



Roamer 12 02 22 Awa 12 05 00 



Rival 13 03 40 



The Moccasin was handicapped 37s., Choctaw 3m. 50s., and Awa 

 4m. 8s. 



The course was to the Bug Light in Gardiner's Bay, the wind bemg 

 light S. W. Rival is the smallest and oldest boat of the lot, being built 

 bv John Munn in 1883 for Mr. John H. Dimon. a centerboard sloop of 

 verv good model for those days. She did good work from start to 

 finish, and beat the new forties as well as the larger boats of her own 

 type. She is but 38ft. Sin. l.w.l. The times were: 



FOR VICK-COM. SANFORD'S CUP. 



New London Bug Light, 



Light. Gardiner's Bay. Elapsed. 



Awa 12 05 00 4 18 20 4 13 20 



Moccasin' 12 05 00 4 25 20 4 20 20 



Choctaw.' 12 05 00 Not timed. 



FOR THE JEMBS WBIR, JR.'?, OITP. 



Rival 12 03 40 4 15 50 4 12 44 



Pengum 12 02 18 4 19 54 4 17 37 



Roamer 12 03 32 4 28 36 4 20 14 



Athene 12 00 38 4 31 20 Disqualified 



Athene went the wrong course and was disqualified. On Wednesday 

 the fleet ran across to Newport in a very Ught breeze and there dis- 

 banded. 



The fleet of the Larchmont Y. C. sailed on Saturday, July 15 on 

 the annual cruise, reaching Ne-v Haven that night. On Sunday the 

 fleet sailed to New London and on Monday to Newport, arriving at 

 midnight in a fog and calm and being obliged to anchor outside the 

 harbor. The fleet numbered about 25 yachts, among them being: 

 Dauntless, Ramona, Katrina, Atlantic, Phantom, Victor, Gevalia, 

 Southern Cross, Tioga, Winona, Nonpareille, Peri, Mistral, Flash. 

 Ntsie and Vision. The others were not timed. The steam yachts 

 Jessie, Thyra and Ladoga. 



Considerable rivalry exists between the big schooners Dauntless and 

 Ramona, and the former has recently had her canvas thoroughly 

 overhauled bo Sawyer with good results. 



The fleet of the New Rocbelle Y C. started on the annual cruise 

 on July 15. with Com. Andrus in command in the flagship Sasqua. 

 The South Boston Y. C, also saUed on July 15, the destination of the 

 cruise, which will last two weeks, being Boothbay, Me. 



A Liong Cruise. 



The little steam yacht Niobe made fast to the dock in a slip at the 

 foot of Randolph street viaduct yesterday afternoon, and completed a 

 cruise of over 6,000 miles. She was buUt in St. Louis and is owned by 

 WUl D. Campbell. On board are Charles A. MacKnight, engineer; O. 

 H. Harpham, pUot; F. L. Mowder, Allie Cullnaine, and Frank Booth, 

 steward. The Niobe is a small boat to start on a cruise like the one 

 she has just completed, being only 38ft. long and 10ft. beam. She is 

 run by kerosene, having a water tube boiler and compound engines. 



The Niobe left St. Louis last October and started for New Orleans. 

 Arriving there early in the winter, the party spent their entire time 

 cruising around the coast and visiting the smaller lakes which abound 

 in Louisiana. They lived aboard their boat all the time, and dined 

 sumptuously on the game, oysters and fish, which southern Louisiana 

 affords so plentifully. Arriving in New Orleans again early in May, 

 the Niobe was headed up the Mississippi River on May 11. The trip 

 up the Father of Waters was a leisurely one. Every town and city on 

 the route was visited and thoroughly inspected. The members of the 

 party have four pneumatic bicycles aboard, and at each stop these 

 were brought out, and the sight-seeing done with comfort. When the 

 mouth of the Illinois River was reached the Niobe was headed up this 

 tributary, as the party wished to visit the Woiid's Fair. When near 



THE McBRlDE & FISHER STEAM GENERATOR, Patented November 29th. 1892. 



tubes, thelheating'surface' being 357sq. ft. and the grate surface flsq. 

 ft., the working pressure being ISOlbs. A Sturtevant blower driven 

 from the main shaft was used in connection with a close ash pit for 

 the forced draft. 



The McBride boiler has Ssq. ft. of grate surface, 300sq. ft. of heat- 

 ing surface and 204 seamless drawn steel tubes of lin. outside diam. 

 The boiler weighs 2.07.5lbs., the grate bars 741bs., and the total weight 

 with water in is about 2,5001bs. Only the tubes are exposed to the 

 Are, the steam drum, downflow pipes and waterings being outside 

 the casing. The makers claim that the boiler can make steam from 

 cold water in two minutes and that priming is impossible. 



The propeller shaft is 2K>in. diam., and fitted with ball bearings for 

 the thrust and a very ingenious universal joint, the inboard section of 

 shaft being parallel with the keel, allowing the engine to be placed 

 low down, while the after section rakes IJ^in. to the foot, coming out 

 at the heel of the sternpost. The balanced rudder is hung forward 

 of the wheel, the rudder shaft being on one side of the propeUer 

 shaft. The propeller is 34in. diam., oft. lOin. pitch and has two 

 blades. It was designed by the Mes srs. McBride. The engine turns 

 up 500 to 550, at which speed it runs without material vibration, and 

 the boat does not rim out forward. The hull was launched on June 

 22. bemg carried down to the water by 150 men. The energy and push 

 which ha^ characterized the work thus far give promise of some 

 gratifying results when the yacht is in perfect running form. 



Club Cruises. 



The season of club cruises is now well under way, and most of the 

 ports between New York and Vineyard Haven are enjoying the visits 

 of the various club fleets. Among the cruises of the past week are 

 those of the Atlantic, Larchmont, New Rochelle, South Boston and 

 Corinthian of Philadelphia. The cruise of the New York Y. 0. wfll 

 begin early next, month and the following order has been issued by 

 the newly appointed fleet captain, Gouverneur Kortwright: 

 GENERAi Orders No. 2. Flagship May, July 15. 



The squadron wfll rendezvous at Glen Cove Harbor on Monday, 

 Aug. 7. 



On the same day a race will he sailed for cups presented by the 

 commodore. 



In the evening the commodore will be pleased to see the captains 

 and their guests at an informal reception on boai'd the flagship at 9 

 o'clock. 



The programme for the cruise, weather permitting, wiU be as 

 follows: 



Tuesday, Aug. 8— Glen Cove to Morris Cove. 

 Wednesday, Aug. 9— Morris Cove to New London. 



meet the new commodore, and of a very large fleet in the wake of the 

 May from port to port. The steam division of the fleet is likely to be 

 larger than ever. 



There has been some talk in the East of an extension of the cruise to 

 Marblehead in order that the Eastern yachtsmen may enjoy a sight of 

 the four new boats; but such an event is hardly possible, as the time is 

 too short, and too many important races are to be sailed about New- 

 port and New York. It is very unfortunate that the new boats in this 

 country cannot be ready for racing before the middle of the season; 

 as matters are now some ,'S300,000 wil be expended in the construction 

 of four yachts whose racing life will begin on Aug. 11 and end about 

 Oct. 11, or barelj' two months; after this the four are practicUy use- 

 less, as in the event of the continuance of the class next year they 

 would undoubtedly be out-built. It is time that the clubs, the New 

 York in particular, took some steps toward the earlier arrangement of 

 all international races, so that buflding might begin as early here as in 

 England, the new yachts racing there in the last week in May, while 

 here they are hardly ready by August. The advantages which accom- 

 pany this earher preparation are too obvious to be overlooked any 

 longer. 



The annual cruise of the Atlantic Y. C, which began on July 15 

 with a rendezvous at Cold Spring Harbor and ended on July 20 at 

 Newport, was a very pleasant and successful affair, the fleet meeting 

 fine weather and good breezes from first to last. The yachts of the 

 fleet were: 



Schooners.- Water Witch, Com. David Banks; Grayling, Latham A. 

 Fish; Una. J. Fred Ackerman; Vidette, H. F. Munn; Lydia, Henry W. 

 Banks; Siren, J. K. Emmett; Loyal, B. Fronk Sutton. 



Sloops.— Rival, Vice Com. P. G. Sandford; Saona, Rear Com. A. P. 

 Ketcham; Awa, C. E. Cameron; Choctaw, T. L.Arnold; Moccasin, 

 N. D. Lawton; Daffodil, James R. Whiting; Tigress, James Weir, Jr.; 

 Penguin, George E. Brightson; Daphne, A. W. Booth; Athene, Charles 

 A. Rich: Concord, H. C. Room; Rover, J. S. Manning; Eoamer, 

 S. D. McElvoy. 



The first run was to Black Rock, the fleet getting under way at 10 

 A, M., and running before a nice S.W. breeze, passing the fleet of the 

 Larchmont Y. C, also jusc starting on its cruise. In getting under 

 way Loyal, schi'., was in collision with the steam yacht Trophy, dam- 

 aging the steamer's rail and stanchions, the schooner's bowsprit going 

 aboard without ceremony. The fleet anchored between 1 and 2 P. M. 

 The nest day. Sunday, divine service was held on board the flagship, 

 after which the fleet got under way for Morris Cove, 15 mUes distant, 

 anchoring at 3 P. M. The saU on Monday from Morris Cove to New 

 London was very slow, the wind being light, and the fleet reached 

 harbor late in the evening. 



Two cups were offered for the run of Tuesday, one by Vice-Corn. 



the canal the water was found so foul that it foamed in the boiler and 

 interfered with the smooth working of the machinery. So a cask was 

 put aboard and connected with the boiler and all water used for steam 

 was stored in this improvised tank. Mr. Campbell reports the water 

 aU the way down the canal as being in horrible shape. 



The Niobe might be termed a cabinet, for she is full of drawers and 

 lockers from stem to stern. Not one square inch of space is wasted, 

 and in spite of so many lockers the cabins are large and comfortable. 

 The sides of the cabin are flush with the raU of the boat. The -(vindows 

 are fitted so as to be water tight and can be taken out in a few minutes 

 and stored away. The lockers along the sides of the cabin make com- 

 fortable bunks, and the lockers themselves hold the bed clothing. 

 The floor can be taken up, and under it can be stored supplies for a 

 long cruise. The kerosene burner does not make as much heat as a 

 coal fire would, and so the heavy bulkheads are left out. Along the 

 side of the engine-room are closets and lockers containing tools for 

 repairs in case of breaking, oil, and the other necessaries of an engine- 

 room. The absence of coal bunkers economizes space here. In the 

 forward cabin two bunks are arranged along the sides, while another 

 one can be made overhead, just under the eeihng. The floor of the 

 pilot-house is raised to a level with the deck, and this space is taken up 

 with a wardrobe. On the roof the canoe is lashed and also the bicycles. 



Mr. Campbell has many mementos and souvenirs of his trip in 

 southern waters. Among them are several oyster shells, whose size 

 may be imagined from the fact that three of the bivalves made a meal 

 for the entire party. "Our trip has been very enjoyable," said Mr. 

 Campbell yesterday. "We have taken our time in coming up, so that 

 the time consmned can not be taken as a sample of what the Niobe 

 can do. We wiU remain in the city quite a whUe, and see the Fair. 

 Chicago Inter-Ocean. 



Hull Y. C. Cruisers' Race. 



HULL — BOSTON HARBOR. 



Saturday, July IS. 

 The cruisers of the Hull Y. C. was sailed in a strong S.W. wind, that 

 was more than the little boats wanted. Course No. 6 was saUed, the 

 times being: 



Corrected. Corrected. 



Santa Maria, J. J. Souther. 1 19 20 Joker, B. TUton 1 28 15 



Vandal, Friend Brothers. . .1 22 03 Wapiti, P. F. Folsom, Jr.l 32 10 



The prizes were Santa Maria S15, Vandal SIO, Joker $5. Judge, 

 E. C. North. 



Vandal unrove her mainsheet and was thus delayed. Santa Maria 

 is a new "knockabout," designed by Stewart Si Binney 



