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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug, 12, 1893. 



Glenwood Landing, L. I., of a model yacht as a prize to be raced for 

 under management of above club, was kindly acknowledged and 

 accepted at their meeting Aug. 4, they deciding that the race for same 

 will be sailed on the large lake at Prospect Park, Brooklyn. Saturdajr, 

 Aug. 26, at 3 P. M. sharp. Races to be to windward, as near as practi- 

 cable. Prize open to all model yacht clubs. Yachts will be divided 

 into three classes: First class, 4Sin. and under aim. Iw.l. : second 

 class, 42in and under 48in.; third class, ySin. and under 42iD. Each 

 class will sail in heats, best two in tliree. ^Vinners in l lieir respective 

 classes to start in a final best two in three in heats. Winner to take 

 prize. Entries from model yacht clubs to be accompanied by yacht 

 and owner's name, also length on l.w.l. and actual sail area, and ad- 

 dressed to Frank Nichols, 249 South Fourth street. Brooklyn, E. D. 



Mr. DeWolff, Park Superintendent, has offered a prize, for Labor 

 Day, Sept. 4. Frank Nichols. 



On My Inclined Deck. 



FIR13T CRUISE OF THF. DAW. 



HE Daw, Mr. G. D. Giddeon's new 

 yacht, of the P. Y. 0., has at last 

 made her debut on the Delaware, 

 f^and, being the onlj' boat of her size 

 representing the combined qualities 

 of that noble craft Gloriana, her 

 performance is watched with 

 double interest. Although the tra- 

 ditional corn crackers that infest 

 . these shores when out of a job pre- 

 dicted all kinds of inconveniences 

 while she was still in frame are now 

 satisfied to smile with us and are 

 willing to offer any apologj' for 

 thej^ their too previous gossip. 



This narrow, contracted single- 

 hander was designed by Mr. H. E. 

 McCormick, the industrious Quaker 

 City amateur, and she has no doubt added another feather to not 

 only his hat, also a fringed quill to the cap of her builder, Mr. W. G. 

 Van Deussen. Her dimensions are 29ft. over all, 21ft. l.w.l., Gft. 6in. 

 beam and 4ft. 6in. draft, with some TOOsq. ft. of canvas spht up into jib 

 and main.sail, and outside ballast of 4,2001bs. 



It wasunfortunatelynot until .July 1 that she was put in commission. 

 The Daw left her builder's basin, skippered by her owner, for a short 

 spin on the river, going as far as Cooper's Point, where Mr. Giddeon 

 was obliged to go ashore, for he said his train was awaiting him. The 

 favor was granted and then came a wild scene of excitement. The 

 task of stowing aboard the numerous cubic feet and gallons of neces- 

 sary maintenance, which, when placed aboard reduced the ship's free- 

 board several inches, and finally bringing her down to her designed 

 waterline. 



Sail was made at .5 P. M. Saturday with a good breeze and the falter- 

 ing influence of the ebb tide being at our disposal. 



It was now getting dark and as the shore in this locality offers no 

 special attraction, we decided to keep right on our course, which was 

 by this time on the Newcastle range. 



But now only was the difficulty experienced, that of plank-on-edge 

 sailing, a feeling quite different to that of the broad horizontal deck 

 contrivance, for it obliged all hands to belay or go below and lash 

 their shifting humanity to the leeside of the boat, which under these 

 circumstances assumed a more friendly position, and when turning 

 in time arrived lots were drawn as to who should enjoy the misery 

 of the night first. 



Those less fortunate in securing the prize bunk sUps remained on 

 deck and passed the night rather pleasantly, with nothing to break 

 the monotony save that we escaped the numerous shoals that abound 

 m this latitude. Twilight was now on its way westward, and as soon 

 as there was sufficient daylight for us to make an observation we 

 discovered a rather gay place and soon anchored off Augu.stine pier. 



The time at Augustine pier was spent in quiet rest and by Tuesday 

 we were ready for our homeward journey. At Penn's Grove we 

 anchored for a change of tide, in the meantime going ashore. Finally 

 bidding this favorite watering place good-bye all hands made for the 

 ship, but when within almost 100yds. or so our frail craft and it 

 interior capacity were intercepted by a load of shot fired from the 

 shore by lovers of the gun, and who had no doubt mistaken us for a 

 flock of decoys. 



.= SaiI was made at 11 P. M. and speeding up the river the surround- 



Valiant, steam yacht, budt at Laird's yard for W. K. Vanderbilt, 

 made her trial trip on Auk. 3. 



Almy, steam yacht, F. Gallatin, has sailed on a long trip to Green- 

 land. 



The Forest and Stream is put to press each week on Tues- 

 day. Correspondence intended for xnihlicaMon should reach 

 us at the latest by Monday, and as much earlier as praoticable. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc . of their 

 clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and report of 

 the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are requested to 

 forward to Forest and Stream their addi-esses, with logs of cruises, 

 maps, and information concerning their local waters, drawings or 

 descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



AtJGU.ST. 



11-12. N.W.A.R.A., Canoe Races, 11-36. A. C. A. Meet, St. Lawrence 

 Detroit. River. 



SEPTEMBER. 



2. Orange An., Arlington, N. J. 4. Holyoke, Fall. Holvoke. Mass. 

 4. lanthe. An., Passaic River. 16. Red Dragon, Delaware River. 



TAKEN FROM NATURE." 



ing heaven appeared like a kaleidoscope, with fireworks in all quarters. 



As the hours sped on old Boreas evidently put a reef in his jaw 

 tackle, for nothing more than a zephyr wafted us homeward, but it 

 happily lasted until the Daw was safely moored at Cooper's Point. 



Thus ended a satisfactory trial spin and also a jolly initiatory 

 cruise of Mr. Gideon's new clipper. W. c. L. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



On Aug. 8 there arrived off Bay Ridge the Italian yawl Corsaro, 

 owned and commanded by C'apt. Enrico Alberto D'Albertis, of the 

 Royal Italian Y. C, of Genoa, a retired naval offteer. The yacht was 

 built tu Italy in 1832, and is about 75ft. over all, 68ft. l.w.l.. IGft. beam 

 and lift, draft, with a crew of nine. She left Genoa on June 3 and 

 Cadiz on June 32, following closely the track of Columbus and finally 

 reaching San Salvador on July 22. Among her outfit she carries 

 copies of the ancient nautical instruments used by Columbus. Captain 

 D'Albertis left the yacht at Bay Ridge, while he makes a trip to 

 Chicago, and will sail for Italy on his return. He is accompaniecf by 

 a friend, Mr. A. Justin. 



The postponed race of the Royal Canadian Y. C. for the 21ft. class 

 was sailed on July 29, the time being as follows; start 3 P. M. : 



Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Thistledown 4 42 15 1 42 15 1 40 59 



Ethel 4 47 00 1 47 00 1 44 19 



GwendoUne 4 48 25 1 48 25 1 44 45 



Caprice Not timed. 



Recruit Withdraw. 



L C. U Capsized. 



Syngamma Disabled. 



The clubhouse of the Chelsea Y. C., in the suburbs of Boston, was 

 the scene of a terrible accident on the evening of Aug. 3. The house 

 was crowded with members and their families and guests, the occa- 

 sion being the second annual illumination and concert, when the upper 

 balcony gave way under the unusual weight, throwing a number of 

 persons down to the lower balcony and the club float, nearly 40ft. be- 

 neath. Two ladies were Idlled, and also two members of the band, 

 and 16 persons were more or less injured. 



The Rochester, N. Y., papers comment quit-e severely on the failure 

 of the owners of the sloop Onward, of Rochester, to meet Zelma, in 

 answer to Mr. Dick's challenge for the Fisher cup, won by Onward 

 from Norah last fall. From the accounts, the owners of Onward have 

 avoided a meeting with Zelma, and have offered to surrender the cup 

 without a race, which action Mr. Dick has very properly refused to be 

 a party to. 



Syngamma is a new fin-keel with a fin rigged hke Scarecrow, in a 

 trunk. Two of the pins holding the fin were dislodged by grounding 

 before the start, and she sailed for a time with the fin partl.y down, but 

 finally withdrew for repairs. J. C. U. was second to Tliistlsdown when 

 she capsized early in the second round. 



If reports are true Mr. W. W. Astor has ordered a very large steam 

 yacht to be designed and built in England, 



The report of the Western Canoe Association meet and races by our 

 correspondent shows pretty conclusively that the canoe Electra, 

 formerly Glenwood, is a far superior boat for sailing races to any 

 other thus far raced in the West, Glenwood's measure is well known 

 here; last year Mr. Oxholm won the international cup in her and many 

 other races. He defeated both Bee and Wasp and was defeated by 

 them, Butler and Goddard sailing the canoes. Bee has hoisting saOs 

 and Glenwood a standing rig. Taking Bee as a basis of comparison 

 a fair idea of the relative merits of the various racing canoes can be 

 obtained— those which have appeared in the races thus far this year, 

 and some of which will sail in the A. C. A. races. 



3Ir. Whitlock's new double centerboard Gardner-Stevens canoe 

 Damosel, will require a deal of tuning up before she becomes dan- 

 gerous. Barrington's Toltec is a hopeless wreck, so far as her racing 

 powers go, as she leaks badly and cannot be made tight. Von Nard- 

 roff's rebuilt Bonnie has done some very fast sailing, but has broken 

 down in every race she has entered. Her owner has shown, however, 

 that he can carry 160 sq. ft. of sail m one sail on one mast in a 28in' 

 canoe, but has not developed details sufficiently to be able to handle 

 it comfortably and as quickly as is necessary for racing purposes. 



Howard's rebuilt Aztec has beaten Be« and most of the fl.yers, and 

 been beaten by Torment, Pioneer and Bee. Howard uses standing 

 sails. Aztec was built by MacWhirter. 



Mr. Moore's Torment has standing sails and is fitted -with a plate 

 board having a bulb of lead at its lower extremity. Her work thus 

 far in different hands has shown that the lead is certainly not disad- 

 vantageous. She is a Ruggles boat. 



Mr. Ward's Pioneer is also a Ruggles boat, using standing sails, and 

 she has a cigar of lead hung by a pivot to the centerboard, and so bal- 

 anced that it always retains a horizontal position. Pioneer has sailed 

 only one race under anything like favorable conditions, a long race 

 with Aztec, and proved a winner, doing even better than Aztec on all 

 points of the wind. 



To seem up: Bee, Aztec, Torment and Pioneer seem to be on about 

 even terms; all are apparently as good as Glenwood, and far ahead of 

 any other racing canoes in sight. Canada may have a surprise in store 

 for us at the meet, but it is not Ukely. Pioneer will not be at the A. C- 

 A. races, and it would seem as though the remaining three would have 

 all the fun to themselves. • 

 It is perhaps needless to add that all of these canoes have big rigs 

 long sliding seats and very small watertight cockpits. All were built 

 previous to 1893. 



The Clucago Navy is very desirous of securing good entries of 

 canoes at its coming regatta on August 14 to 19, and if a sufficient at- 

 tendance of saihng canoes can be assured, special gold medals will 

 be provided. Lake Geneva is so near to Chicago, two hours by rail 

 that every opportunity is offered to visit both the regatU and the 

 World's Fair. Mr. B. V. Johnson, secretary of the Chicago Navy, has 

 the matter in charge, and canoeists desiring to compete will do well 

 to address him. • 



A Day's Sailing-. 



The Forest and Stream of Aug. 5 gives over half a column of small 

 paragraphs recording capsizes and various disasters to small sailing 

 craft on July 2.3. It blew hard in the afternoon, about fort.y miles an 

 hour the weather reporter said next day, and during the heavy piiffs 

 the pressiu-e went up to forty -five miles. One does not often start out 

 for a pleasure sail in such a gale; yet there is no law against having 

 all the fim you can if you are out when the gale comes up and want to 

 get home— and so it was with us. 



We had planned to take a run across the Lower Bay to Cheesequake 

 Creek and select a spot there for a camp site to be inhabited the fol- 

 lowing week by a party of canoe men and women ju»t for a three 

 days' outing on the beach. 



Scarecrow looked safe enough as she lay moored to the float that 

 morning, There were the watertight bulkheads at each end of the 

 cockpit in sight, and they seemed to give strength to the hull just 

 where it needed it. The cockpit floor is above the waterline and the 

 open centerboard (or rather fin; slot carries away aU the water that 

 runs into it. The hatches in the compartments fore and aft on deck I 

 observed fitted snugly, and it did not seem as though mtich water 

 could find its way around their edges even if the deck should be awash. 

 Then I glanced at the rig. I must admit it did look light, but English 

 linen line is strong, as I Icnow from personal experience, and so is 

 phosphor-bronze wire, used for the shrouds. 



In spite of the ntimerous unfavorable comments by owners of other 

 boats I concluded to accept Scarecrow's skipper's invitation for a day 

 of sailing. You have observed, no doubt, that no one rigs a boat just 

 as you would rig it — not so well, of course. The leg o' mutton main- 

 sail, too, had been severely handled in discussion by all the owners of 

 gaff-headed saUs. Still, it did not look to me dangerous. 



We dumped in our duds and drifted off at 8:20 A. M. with a gentle 

 northwester on oiu" quartei', and a 301bs. open canoe towing astern. 

 Then we made out Margaret jtist leaving the Marine and Field Club 

 with Ward of our crew aboard piloting the owner across the Lower 

 Bay, as he wanted his boat on the Shrewsbtu'y and did not care to 

 venture across the "'open" alone. 



The breeze freshened when we were well clear of the land in the 

 main channel, and the little ship bowled merrily along, with a bright 

 sky overhead and sparkling water between us and the sun. 



It was luxurious lying down to leeward, with one's head resting on 

 the coaming, the right hand on the tiller and all clear under the boom 

 for a good look ahead, taking in the trim of the jib on the way. The 

 owner busied himself in putting everjiihtng in order, coiling tip loose 

 ends of line, and stowng what we did not immediately need below 

 hatches. 



The breeze steadily freshened and Scarecrow responded by going 

 faster and faster. Margaret was dropping astern, though still in sight. 

 The mainsail was lowered when we were a mile off Port Monmouth, 

 and we ran in under jib as close to the beach as the chart showed us it 

 was safe to go. Then we anchored and awaited Ward's arrival. 



Margaret soon came alongside and dropped anchor The large 

 sails were lowered and a small dandy set forward for the run down 

 the beach. Then Ward came aboard with ug and Margaret squared 

 away and left tis. 



It was blowuig hard. One reef was turned in the mainsail and then 

 we hoisted sail, pulled up the hook, and started in for a five mUe 

 thrash to windward. The spray began to fly and oilers had to be put 

 on. Ward sailed, and kept the little ship to her work without a let 

 up, though he eased her over the big seas now and then. 



Not a yacht was in sight, only a few big coasting schooners under 

 lower sails, The wind liad a clear sweep of eight or ten mjles across 



Raritan Bay, and it kicked up a very lively sea-. No solid water came 

 aboard, but the spray was flying half way up our mainsaU. 



A sense of comfort and relief was imparted every time a vicious puff 

 hit us by the thought that all the ballast was at' the bottom of that 

 fln, and the further the boat heeled over the more the lead came into 

 play to right the little ship. Nothing parted, though the strain on rig 

 and hull was becoming severe. It was curious that the heavy wind 

 and sea, and the surprising rate we wer« traveling had no apparent 

 effect on the rudder, and it required no effort at all to steer at any 

 time. 



It was low tide, and a glance at the chart showed us very shallow 

 water off Cheesequake Creek and a very exposed anchorage in that 

 wind, therefore we abandoned the idea of going there and sailed for 

 a sheltered anchorage under the bluffs at Princess Bay. 



A small sloop hove in sight off Keyport with a three reefed main- 

 sail and only a corner of the jib set. She was going our way and was 

 half a mile ahead. It took about fifteen minutes for us to catch her, 

 and then we parted company, she going south on starboard tack and 

 we west on port. 



We came to anchor under the leo of the bluffs, near a fishing resort, 

 put on dry clothes and went ashore in the canoe to dinner. The wind 

 increased in force and blew a heavy summer gale. No pleasure boats 

 were in sight on the bay from the bluff, but there was plenty of life 

 along shore, and it was apparent that the wind alone kept the many 

 pleasure seekers on land. 



It was a beam reach on the way home as far as Great Hills, close 

 hauled from there to the Narrows and then a broad reach to our 

 anchorage. 



The .start was made at 3:50, with three reefs in mainsail and a No. 2 

 jib set. Scarecrow fairly flew along over the smooth water imder tha 

 lee of the beach. The shaUow water forced us to give the shore a 

 wide berth and the spray began to fly once more. 



A large 30ft. sloop yacht came out of Great Kills just ahead of us 

 and headed up the beach our way, with a close-reefed mainsail and a 

 small jib. We noticed that the skipper luffed her into the wind now 

 and then when the hardest puffs struck her. Scarecrow was kept- 

 down to her work, and it was really astonishing how our little 18-footer 

 overhauled and passed to windward of the big feUow, and it surprised 

 the crew aboard the sloop even more than it did us. 



Then we headed her up and took our punishment of spray good- 

 naturedly. It was fairly blinding at times and came into our faces in 

 buckets full, but little or none of it dropped into the cockpit, as the 

 angle of keel left little of the opening exposed. That was where we 

 got the fuU force of the wind, and it seemed at times that something 

 must part, the strain was so severe, but nothing gave way and Scare- 

 crow kept down to her work in fine shape. 



Exciting ? WeU. the word hardly expressed it. Every nerve keyed 

 up to top notch, the wind screaming and whistling through the rig- 

 ging, the boat plunging along at a fearful rate, and showers of wat«r 

 pouring over the deck forward, and the mainsail wet with spray more 

 than half way up— it was simpl.v glorious. 



The run across the Narrows put the last touch on our day of excite- 

 ment. The wind blowing directly down the Upper Bay against a 

 strong flood tide kicked up a sea such as is rarely seen inside of Sandy 

 Hook. Right across it we plunged, and the only way to give an idea 

 of how that boat sailed is to call it tobogganing. 



The little canoe towing asti^rn met with no accident and shipped less 

 than a gallon of water, though there were times when it seemed as 

 though it must break away or plunge under and fill. 



One does not want to sail for fun in a forty-mile breeze every day, 

 nor is it pleasant to get wet always when one goes sailing: but it is 

 mighty comforting to know that the boat one owns is safe, can stand 

 a heavy sea and breeze, and, when the occasion comes, wiU do flrst- 

 rate work on all points of the wind in a heavy sea and with a gale 

 blowing— such a boat is Scarecrow. C. Bowyer Vaxjx. 



The A. C. A. Meet. 



On Friday of this week wUl begin the fourteenth annual meet of the 

 American Canoe Association, the third meet held under the manage- 

 ment of the Northern Division, and the fifth meet held among the 

 Thousands Islands. Members of the A. C. A. do not need to be told 

 of the beauties of the St. Lawrence River and its islands, as nearly all 

 have visited Grindstone or at least passed down the river; and the 

 present site is in no way inferior in beauty and natural advantages to 

 others previously visited. The arrangements are very complete, and 

 everything promi':es a pleasant meet to aU who attend. After the 

 record made by Com. Winne last year the present officers have had a 

 very difficulttask before them, as comparisons will naturally be made 

 with what is justly considered one of the best managed meets ever 



SHORE OB" MAIN CAMP— BROPHT'S POINT 



held by the Association. Every effort has been made, however, to 

 provide for the comfort and amusement of the members. The hitch 

 in the transportation arrangements from Clayton, of which we gave 

 notice two weeks since, has been adjusted, with some trouble on the 

 part of the officers, and nothing more coifld well be asked than is now 

 provided, the service as now arranged being as follows: 

 J^-oni Clayton. 



Sundays and Mondays boats will leave Clayton on arrival of 5:45 

 A. M. train; arrive Brophy's Point, 8 A. M. Other days leave Clayton 

 9:45 A. M.; arrive Brophy's Point 11:10 A. M. 



Service to Clayton. 

 Sundays and Mondays leave Brophy's Point 4:30 P. M.; arrive Clay- 

 ton (via Gananoquo on 3Ionday} 8 P M. Other days leave camp 3:35 

 P. M.; arrive Clayton (direct; 4:45 P. M. 



Service via Cape Vincent. 

 Leave Cape Vincent every day on arrival of New York train; arrive 

 Kingston 12 M. Return, leave Kingston 5 A. M. and 2:45 P. M.; arrive 

 Cape Vincent 7 A, M. and 4:45 P. M. 



Service betiueen Camp and Kingston ^Sundays and Mondays excepted) 

 Leave camp 8 A. M., 10:30 A. M., 11:15 A, M., 1:30 P. M.: leave King- 

 ;on 10 A. M., 1 P. M., 3:15 P. M., 6 P. M. 



On Sundays boats will leave for camp at hour to suit members ar- 

 riving by night trains. 



The wharf and mess shed are now ready, Mr. Jackman has V>een on 

 the ground for some time, and canoeists arriving will And everything 

 at hand. The best recognition which the members can make of the 

 efforts of Com. Cotton, Sec'y Burns and the various committees, is to 

 turn out in good numbers and make the meet a success. The picture 

 at the head of this article shows one view of the main camp east of 

 the whai-f, the tents being pitched in and about the grove which ex- 

 tends to the water. The picture is from a photo taken by Dr. Parretfc 

 and sent us by Mr. Btirns. 



Jas. .Jackman of Lakefield is now engaged in building tent floors, 

 canoe floats, etc. Members requiring floors -mil oblige the camp site 

 committee by ordering at once, as there wiU be a big rush at the last 

 moment. 



A. C. A. Prize Flag Fund. 



The regatta committee acknowledge the receipt of the following 

 imounts: Gen. Oliver .?.5, W. ft. Huntington S5, Hartford C. C. $5. 



Com. Cotton has presented a very handsome set of signal flags in 

 silk, 19 flags in all. They are contained in a polished box of red cedar, 

 and make a reaUy handsome prize. 



A. C. A. Membership. 



NoiiTnBRN Division : T. N. Shfinnon, H. W. Gaudet, Dr. J. R. SIUUi- 

 non, E. A. Moore, Sanford C. Calvin, Kingston ; Dr. George H. Cobb, 

 New York ; i3reorge H. Napier, Montreal; B. Batson, J. A. Jackson, 

 Ottawa, Ont.; John Harty, John H. Sutherland, A. J. McBride, H. C. 

 Walkem, Dr. F. Bermingham, H. S. Dupreis, E. S. Sears Geo. E. Low 

 Kingston, Ont. 



