[April 18, 1896. 
POINTS AND FLUSHES. 
We can readily imagine the pain which Mr. W. W. 
"Titus must have felt in parting with the cream of his 
kennel, Sam T., Minnie T„ Cora T. (Minnie T.'s sister) 
and Nancy T. , her litter sister. Mr. Titus rof orms us that 
he sold them to Mr. A. C. Waddell, who acted as agent for 
Mr. George Crocker, the price paid being $3,500. He also 
has sold his household furniture, stock, kennel yard, etc , 
and will give up his game preserve to Mr. Waddell, who 
will establish his kennel there. Mr. Titus, we regret to say, 
is going out of the business. While he may leave the 
business, he cannot leave his friendships, and of these 
there are hosts, as is fitting there should be for a man 
whose career has been one of sterling integrity and ami- 
able personality. We heartily wish him good luck m 
other fields of action. Mr. Crocker has secured dogs of 
genuine worth, whose honors have been earned by the 
fairest of effort. The prices can be relied upon as being 
bona fide. 
Mr. H. W. Huntington, who is well known to our read- 
ers as a steadfast dog fancier, has begun a public literary 
career in the important position of editor of The Clubman, 
published at 102 Fulton street, New York. The first ef- 
forts have a finish which denotes more than a passing 
knowledge of editing. The sheet is neat and artistic. It 
is devoted to clubs, caf ea, hotels and general sporting 
topics. We wish it success. 
We are constantly in receipt of letters asking where dogs 
of this and that breed can be purchased. Heretofore we 
have given information even when there were no adver- 
tisements of the breeds of which there was inquiry. It is 
reasonable to presume, however, that breeders who do 
not advertise are not specially interested in sales, there- 
fore we shall not presume hereafter to call attention to 
their produce if they do not care to do so themselves. 
Mr. George Richards finished the training season in Mis- 
sissippi recently and returned to his home in Stewart, 
Minn. Nearly all the other trainers, non-residents, have 
returned to their homes. 
1 A horse and dog show will be held in conjunction with 
the Mineola Fair next September, held by the Queens 
County Agricultural Society. The Mineola Fair is identi- 
fied with the first bench Bhows of America, one being 
held in conjunction with it in 1874, 
Greyhounds are very subject to heart disease. One of 
the most sensational incidents in connection with the 
Waterloo Cup occurred to Princess Dagmar, who won in 
1881. During her first course her opponent was observed 
to suddenly stop and apparently lie down. Of course, 
the judges and slipper were on the spot immediately, 
when it was discovered that the unfortunate animal had 
dropped dead from over-exertion, and near him was 
lying the hare, stone dead also. An autopsy of the bodies 
revealed the extraordinary fact that they had died of 
heart disease. Master McGrath, one of the most fa- 
mous of greyhounds, also succumbed to its effects suddenly 
after one of his final victories. He was the only dog, 
with the exception of Colonel North's Fullerton, that ever 
won the cup three times in succession. His fame was so 
great that he was accorded the unique distinction of be- 
ing commanded to appear with his owner, Lord Lurgan, 
before Her Majesty the Queen. — British Fancier. 
tzchtittg. 
A Modern "Fast Cruiser." 
One of the healthy signs of the times in yachting, that makes the 
cessation of syndicate racing les i a matter of regret than it might 
otherwise be, is the great and growing interest in small craft from 40 
down to 15ft., in which speed, while by no means neglected, is relegat- 
ed to a place duly subordinate to ability, handiness; and in the larger 
yachts to accommodation as well. 
The first crude attempts at safe cruising boats, made mainly through 
the efforts of the Forest and Stream about 1880-85, developed heavy, 
slow boats, in spite of their good qualities: but the improvements of 
the present day in the line of lighter construction, lead ballast, and 
lighter, stronger and better canvas, wire, blocks and other details, 
have of themselves greatly increased the possibilities for speed; while 
much more has been done in the actual form of hull. 
We have of late published a number of modern designs of knock- 
abouts and similar small craft, and this week we add to the list 
another, the work of Wm. A. Fairburn, the well-known naval archi- 
tect of Bath, Me. 
The design was made for yachtsmen in Hopewell, Me., for general 
use about the Maine coast in cruising and afternoon sailing — such 
work as has given a name to the "knockabout," though the yacht 
does not conform to the limitations of that class. Mr. Fairburn has 
turned out a boat that is both eas>> in her form and of good power, with 
a very pleasing form below as well as above water. The dimensions 
are: 
Length over all 27ft. 6in. 
l.w.l 20ft. 
Beam, l.w.l 6ft. 8in. 
deck..... 7ft. 4in. 
Extreme draft 4ft. 6in. 
Least freeboard to deck 1ft. 3in. 
Sheer forward 2ft. 6in. 
aft 1ft. 10}^in. 
Weight of hull— construction and equipments 3,000ibs. 
lead keel. 2,6001bs. 
inside lead ballast 3001bs. 
Displacement, Salt Water. ,6,l281bs. 
Fresh Water 5,9841bs. 
Center of buoyancy aft of center of length 1.147 
below l.w.l 80 
Area of load water plane 94.42sq. ft. 
Center of flotation aft 1.1ft. 
Lbs. per inch of immersion , ........ i. 503 51bs. 
Area immersed midship section. 8 84sq. ft. 
Transverse metacenter above C. B 2 608 
Longitudinal metacenter above C. B 23.25 
Midship section aft of center of length 2. 
Area immersed longitudinal section... 55sq. ft. 
of mainsail 421sq. ft. 
jib , 79sq. ft. 
Total sail area 500sq. ft. 
Center of lateral resistance aft of center of length.2.099f t. 
below l.w.l 1.772ft. 
Center of effort of sails forward of C. of L. R 65ft. 
above C. of L. R 16.784ft. 
The design includes another suit of sails with an area of 460aq ft., 
the boat being rigged with jib and mainsail and fitted with bowsprit. 
The boat will have a fairly large, comfortable cuddy and roomy 
cockpit, both of which will be perfectly watertight. There are no 
doors in the aft end of cabin, entrance being obtained by means of 
the overhead booby hatch only. For a boat of her size she will spread 
an unusually large sail area, and this feature will no doubt prove quite 
beneficial in the light sailing breeze usually experienced. 
Kabeyan, cutter, has been sold by C. L. Seabury to W. P. Draper, 
who will use her about Bar Harbor. She was designed and builc by 
Mr. Seabury for his own use, and in several seasons' sailing has proved 
a very satisfactory craft. She is 38f£. over all, 25ft. l.w.l., 9ft. 9in. 
beam, and 6ft. 6in. draft. 
DESIGN FOR FAST CRUISER.— Wm. A. Fairbanks, N. A. ISUP. 
