Junk 20, 1896.] 
FOREST AND STREAM, 
60J 
knocked down at 150 guineas. Nestor, twenty-one guineas , 
and Old Boots at five guineas. 
Owing to the absence of a quorum there was no meeting 
of the Metropolitan Kennel Club on June 11, the date ap- 
pointed for the meeting. If the club does not take some 
definite action soon, it will attain to the dignity of a 
landmark. 
§j*chimg* 
FIXTURES. 
S indicates races sailed by the Yacht Racing Union of L. I. Sound. 
M indicates races sailed by the Yacht Racing Ass'n of Massachusetts. 
JUNE, 
Annual Cruise, Brown University— 
20. 2d run, race at New Bedford, run to Quamquissett Harbor. 
21. 3d run, to Vineyard Haven. 
22. 4th run, to Outtyhunk. 
23. 5th run, to Stonington. 
24. 6th run, to Shelter Island. 
26. 7th run, to New London. 
27. Disband at New London. 
19. Winthrop, evening race. 
20. Larchmont, spring;, Larchmont, L. I. Sound. 
20. Columbia, Chicago to Michigan City, Lake Michigan. 
20. Cor. Atlantic City, mosquito boats, Atlantic City. 
20. Waterside, open. 
20. Roy. 8t. Lawrence, 20 and 15ft., Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
M 20. Dorchester, open, Dorchester, Boston Harbor. 
22-23-24. Seawanhaka, trial races, Oyster Bay, L. I. Sound. 
24. Fox Lake, club, Fox Lake, 111. 
24. Roy. St. Lawrence, 15ft , Montreal, 8t. Lawrence River. 
27. Chicago, special, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
27. Roy. St. Lawrence, four classes, Montreal, St. Lawrence River. 
27. Atlantic, special, Bay Ridge. New York Bay. 
27. Winthrop, open, Great Head, Boston Harbor. 
27. Rochester, club, Lake Ontario. 
27. Eastern, knockabout class, Marblehead. 
27. Beverly, Istcham., Buzzard's Bay. 
M 27. Duxbury, An., Plymouth, Plymouth Harbor. 
S 27. Seawanhaka, An., Oyster Bay, L. I. Sound. 
S 29. Stamford, special, Stamford, L L Sound. 
29. Pavonia, An., Communipaw, New York Bay. 
S 80. Indian Harbor, special, Greenwich, L. I. Sound. 
The annual regatta of the New York Y. O. came near being a case 
of a very small tail wagging a very large dog. In spite of the efforts 
of some members of the club to extend the right of representation to 
the owners of the smaller yachts down to 10 tons, the one racing class 
of the year is denied official recognition by the club. On the day of 
the annual regatta, however, a special race was arranged for the 30ft. 
class, not as a part of the regatta, but as a distinct and separate 
affair. The usual programme of the regatta contained no mention of 
the special class, and no intimation that any member of the club had 
ever fallen so low as to own a "yot" of less than the required tonnage. 
At the same time' the club issued a separate circular concerning the 
race for the 30ft. class, over a new and special course up Raritan Bay 
from the Spit. After the "regatta" was started the yacht race was 
also started by the same committee. By great good luck for the club 
Colonia turned up to give battle to Emerald, otherwise the members 
on the steamer would have gone off one way after a lot or old yachts, 
one in each class, while a fine fleet of eight modern racing yachts were 
sailing a hot race in another. As it was, the fighting of the thirties 
was the one thing beside the race of the two schooners that a yachts- 
man would care to look at. 
It may be all right to limit the voting power in a very large club, 
but the limit of mere size of yacht is a most absurd one to-day. A 
man who .buys an old tub of a schooner for $1,000 is, as a matter of 
course, competent and qualified to vote on the affairs of the club. A 
man who owns a racing 30-f ooter costing three or four times that 
amount is not thus competent. 
We notice with pleasure that one British yachting journal, the 
Yachtsman, has taken a view of the Niagara incident that is not only 
fair and just, but marked by plain common sense; something that 
cannot be said of the remarks of the Field, echoed almost verbatim 
by the Yachting World and the comments of some yachtsmen. We 
can understand, after all the talk about the misuse of ballast on Vigi- 
lant, Defender and Ethelwynn, and in view of the novelty, to British 
eyes, of the simple device of carrying water in tanks connected by a 
pipe, how suspicion has arisen; but there is at the same time no justi- 
fication whatever for such action as has been taken on the complaint, 
apparently, of some anonymous member of the Y. R. A. Far from 
being a stranger and unknown, Mr. Gould has raced for three seasons 
in British waters in Vigilant and Niagara, and both he and his brother 
have shown themselves to be exceptionally good sportsmen, in that 
they have neither boasted before a race nor whined afterward when 
they were beaten. Neither the failure of Vigilant nor the equally 
notable success last year of Niagara has called from them complaints 
or boasts. 
With the reputation which he has mads abroad, Mr. Gould was 
fairly entitled to very different treatment from that accorded him by 
the Y. R. A,— a hasty examination of his yacht on the ground of an 
anonymous complaint that was without justifiable foundation. The 
description of the size, location and arrangement of the tanks given 
by the Yachtsman shows just such a state of affairs as we outlined 
last week, a simple and convenient plan of carrying fresh water, and 
one that at the same time could not possibly be used to any good pur- 
pose for shifting ballast to windward. The small weight of water, the 
limited distance from the centerline at which the tanks are located 
the long time necessary to run the water from one tank to another, 
and the fact that water will not run up hill, are all against the truth of 
the accusation, and should have appealed not only to the expert, but 
to any yachtsman of average intelligence. 
So far as we can judge from the reports, instead of assuming that 
Mr. Gould was all that his previous conduct would imply him to be, and 
acting on this assumption, the suppositious infringement of the rule 
has been as widely and publicly exploited as possible, and in a way to 
awaken a very general suspicion of another "Yankee trick." We hope 
at least that the author of the complaint will be compelled to disclose 
himself. 
Niagara's Water Tanks. 
From the Yachtsman. 
The activity of the Y. R. A. Council is becoming quite phenomenal 
Time was when our ambition soared no higher than to wake that once 
lethargic body into some semblance of lite, and, whether through our 
kindly influence or not, it has of late years shown many symptoms of 
a commendable enthusiasm. Indeed the great difficulty to contend 
with now is to direct all the new-born energy of the Council in the 
right or, at all events, into harmless channels, but that this is not 
always possible has been illustrated recently in a- most unfortunate 
manner. Our readers will remember the incident of the collapse of 
the Royal Sovereign's steering gear during the Royal Thames match 
on May 22, for this has been duly reported in these columns. But we 
did not mention a fact that was known to many on hoard, viz that 
a Y. R. A. Council meeting utilized the opportunity to consider a 
report made to it that Niagara was fitted with water tanks capable of 
being used for shifting ballast. p»vm i» 
Now, no doubt the Council was bound to inquire into the 'truth of 
this "report," and it did so in the proper way— by sending three r«Di-« 
eentatives aboard the yacht at the conclusion of the race. Fortunatelv 
ihe repairs to the Royal Sovereign's steering gear were completed w 
time to enable these magi to board the yacht before the skipper had 
an opportunity of concealing his suspected mechanism. On May 27 
the Secretary of the Y. R. A. wrote the following letter to Mr. How- 
ard Gould, which, no doubt, was intended to be as agreeable as any 
communication of such a nature can be made. Our readers may 
judge of its recipient's joy: 
" Yacht Racinc Association, 24 Sussex Gardens, Hyde Park, Lon- 
don, W. , May 27, 1896.— Dear Sir: A report was made to the Council 
of the Y R. A. that your yacht, Niagara, was fitted with a water tank 
under the seat on each side of the cabin, and that these tanks are con- 
nected by a pipe, so as to make it possible by merely turning a cock 
to run the water from one tank to another, and thus use them for 
shifting water ballast, which might be advantageous in certain cases. 
" Three members of the Council were in consequence requested to 
inspect the tanks, which they did immediately after the race of the 
R. T. Y. C. on the22d insl,, and in your absence were afforded every 
facility by Captain Barr, 
" The members of the Council do not wish to convey any idea on 
their part that the tanks have been used for the purpose indicated — 
on the contrary, their impression was the other way; but I am re- 
quested to suggest that, in order to place the matter beyond suspicion,- 
it would be desirable to make it impracticable to run the water from 
one tank to the other, which could be readily done by a small altera- 
tion of the pipes. I should be glad to hear, for the information of the 
Council, that thiB will be done at once." Faithfully yours, 
" To Howard Gould, Esq." " Dixon Kemp, Sec'y." 
Now, we happen to have seen the water tanks on board the Niagara, 
and the true state of the case is this : There is absolutely no room 
whatever under the floor for any tanks, and the builder, with his usual 
astuteness, hit upon this " arrangement that we are not used to on 
this side of the Atlantic " (as the Field puts it), just as he has taught 
us many other things that our designers did not know before. True, 
there is a connecting pipe between the two tanks (which, by the way, 
are only a foot or so below the l.w.l.), and there is a cook in this 
pipe for the obvious purpose of preventing the water of one tank 
from running into the other when the yacht is under way. If that 
cock were not there, there would certainly be a shifting of ballast— to 
leeward. As it is, water can be put into both tanks at once, and when 
a sufficient supply has been taken, the cock shuts one tank off from 
the other. Now, we quite fail to see how thes« tanks could be used 
for shifting ballast. It takes nearly ten minutes for one, when filled, 
to empty itself into the other, and this can only be done when the 
yacht is heeled. We presume that nobody contemplates the possibil- 
ity of the leeward tank suddenly running its contents up into the 
weather one. Another kindly suggestion has been made— viz., that 
because the tanks are of copper they are unfit to carry fresh water. 
But if Mr. Herreshoff has made this great mistake, the tanks are surely 
available for the supply of washing water— and the Niagara has a 
standing crew of seven bands. 
We regard this incident as peculiarly unfortunate, because the sus- 
picion, which many men would treat as a gross insult, has attached 
to a foreign gentleman, and one who has done much for British yacht- 
ing, and who is known to be a thorough sportsman. But the fact that 
Mr. Gould is an American makes the matter still worse, for, notwith- 
standing any disclaimers, yachtsmen in America will regard this as a 
national insult. As we have said, the Y. R. A. Council acted promptly 
enough in view of the "report" made to them, but we think that 
everyone is entitled to know who made this report. The members of 
the Yacht Racing Association, at all events, are within their rights in 
asking for this information. 
The Field of June 6, in connection with the two letters which we 
published last week, has the following explanation: "[In the article 
referred to the following passage occurs: 'The tanks were found to 
be fitted underneath the sofa seats in the bilges, and are connected by 
a pipe, so it was quite obvious they could be used as a shifting 
water ballast. The captain states the tanks were used for carrying 
fresh water on passages. No proof appears to exist that they have 
been so used.' 1 The words, 'no proof appears,' etc., by some accident 
got transposed and the sentence should have read, 'It was quite obvi- 
ous they could be used as shifting water ballast; no proof appears to 
exist that they have been so used.] " 
The Field might well have gone further in correcting the entire 
sentence, as it is by no means obvious how, in the absence of a pump 
or similar appliance, the water could be forced into the weather tank. 
The small diameter of the connecting pipe would make it Impracticable 
to obtain any advantage by allowing the -weather tank to empty into 
the lee one prior to going about. 
Shackamaxon Y. C. Annual Regatta. 
PHILADELPHIA— DELAWARE RIVER. 
The ninth annual regatta of the Shackamaxon Y. C. was sailed on 
June 10 over the regular course from the stakeboat anchored off the 
club house at pier 49^ Delaware River, to Wheat Sheaf Bar Buoy at 
the upper end of the Wheat Sheaf Bar and return, distance 80 miles, 
the wind being southwest, a free run to upper buoy and dead to the 
windward to ihe home buoy. 
Thirty-two yachts started: nine third class, nine second class, nine 
first class and eight fourth class. 
The times were: 
THIRD CLASS— START 11:20. 
Upper Buoy. Home Buoy. 
McGinty, Capt. Abel Pedlow 1 88 00 4 40 40 
Elsie ...1 38 00 4 41 30 
Nana ' 1 34 00 4 43 00 
SECOND CLASS— START 11:35. 
Woodman and Florrie, George Smith 1 57 22 4 38 00 
Mabel, Albert James 1 56 35 4 39 00 
Budwise, Wm. Shane l 56 00 4 40 00 
FIRST CLASS— START 11:41. 
Emma A, Henry S. Anderson 2 32 15 5 07 00 
Annie, Charles Stanford 2 29 00 5 08 00 
Edith M., Charles Shallcross. 2 30 20 5 13 30 
FOURTH CLASS— START 11:45. 
Millie 2 22 45 4 53 30 
Sallie B 2 22 40 4 54 15 
Emma 2 27 45 5 05 00 
The judges were Samuel Baizley, Shackamaxon C.; John Mc- 
Kane, Keystone Y. 0., Tacony; and John Rowland, Southwark Y. C. 
She regatta committee Included Fred Anderson, Max Schladensky 
and Wm. Jones. 
The officers of the club are Com. James Slemmer, Vice-Corn Charles 
Baierle, Sec. Henry 8. Anderson, Fin. Sec. R. B. Murphy Treas 
James Slemmer, Fleet Capt. Charles Stanford. 
Oceanic Y. C. Annual Regatta. 
BOOTH BROOKLYN— NEW YORK BAY. 
Saturday, June 13. 
The Oceanic Y. C , of South Brooklyn, sailed its annual 
Saturday over courses on the Upper Bay, the times being; 
OATBOATS— 25FT. AND OVER. 
Finish. 
Anna K., James Kane , 4 01 07 
Ripple, A. James .'.'4 14 09 
Dolphin, J. W. Reynolds 4 09 02 
B. K. W., P. A. White 3 55 20 
Charley, C. W. Buns 3 56 00 
Winnie, H. Patterson , 3 55 16 
SECOND CLASS— 24FT. AND UNDER 
Gotham. F. Johnston 4 12 42 
Vanquish,C. Clement .' \ , \ \ 4 16 31 
W. G., J. Wissner 4 12 40 
Victor,- A. Merthens "'4 12 10 
Dreadnaught, G Wise . . . . A 18 31 
THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. 
Jennie, Dr. Kahn , 4 02 45 
Rex C. Wise ,,'.l',..U4 14 56 
Willie, J. Besner 4 14 57 
Juanita, C. White 4 14 56 
Billy Boy, P. Averill " 4 15 00 
regatta on 
Elapsed. 
1 34 07 
1 42 16 
1 49 31 
1 28 45 
1 29 00 
1 29 16 
1 42 22 
1 46 13 
1 45 10 
1 45 30 
1 45 29 
1 31 22 
1 43 05 
1 43 06 
1 43 05 
1 43 06 
Encinal Y. C. Open Regatta. 
ALAMEDA— SAN FRANCISCO BAY. 
Saturday, May SO. 
be?ng- flr8t regatta of the Encinal Y. C. was sailed on May 30, the times 
CLASS 1. 
„. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected 
Florence . - 3 40 35 5 07 05 1 26 30 1 25 55 ' 
Fawn. 3 40 15 5 04 20 1 24 05 1 24 05 
Lapwing 3 41 27 5 12 35 1 31 08 1 28 41 
CLASS 2. 
Caprice S 41 45 Withdrew. 
Vixen 3 42 05 5 16 52 1 84 47 1 34 47 
^ , CLASS 3. 
Dulce 3 40 25 5 31 15 1 50 50 1 50 50 
SPECIAL. 
ElSueno 3 43 52 4 50 85 1 06 43 Withdrew. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
The Race Committee of the Seawanhaka Y. C. have issued the 
following : " Owners of yachts who contemplate making entries in 
any of the regattas to be held by the clubs of the Yacht Racing Union 
of Long Island Sound, of which organization this club is a member, 
are requested to apply immediately for permanent racing numbers to 
Messrs. Retam & Co., of No. 157 Fulton street, New York. In the ap- 
plication it is necessary to state the name of the yacht, class and rig. 
In view of this arrangement the clubs of the Y.R. U. will not here- 
after provide racing numbers. The attention of members is called to 
an error m the 'Schedule of Seawanhaka Racing Events,' recently 
issued, in which the dates of the Diternational Challenge Cup Races 
are erroneously given as July 15 and succeeding days until decided. 
This should be corrected to read July 13 and succeeding days until 
decided." 
We have received from the J. B. Lippincott Co.,Phila.,a copy of a new 
work which we can recommend to all interested in yachts and vessels 
generally. The book, which is one of the "Nautical Series," pub- 
lished by the Lippincott Co. in this country and Chas. Griffin & Co. in 
London, is called "Know Your Own Ship," The book, according to 
the subtitle, is " a simple explanation of the stability, construction, 
tonnage and freeboard of ships; specially arranged for the use of 
ships' offlcerB, superintendents, draftsmen and otbers, by Thomas 
Walton, N.A., lecturer to ships' officers, Government Navigation 
School, Leith." The book contains in a condensed, simplified and 
practical form a great amount of information relating to vessels that 
is practically inaccessible to the average reader because it is to be 
found only in large and expensive works, in connection with the more 
intricate and abstruse portions of naval architecture, and often set 
forth in a form only intelligible to the student. Beginning with dis- 
placement and taking up in turn such subjects as moments, buoyancy, 
strain, structure, stability, etc., Mr. Taylor has succeeded admirably 
in setting forth the main facts in a simple form ; the manner of treat- 
ment being similar to that attempted in the present series of articles 
on "Yacht Designing" which we are now publishing. Such subjects as 
stability and metacentric height are treated in language within the 
reach of any intelligent reader. The book is devoted, so far as specific 
examples go, solely to merchant vessels, and does not touch upon 
yachts; but the yachtsman will find it a most useful work and well 
worth his careful study. 
The hovel and useful form of Coast Pilot introduced by N. L. Steb- 
01ns, of Boston, the yacht photographer, a few years ago, in which the 
latest sailing directions are supplemented by photos taken by Mr 
Stebbins of the various lighthouses, beacons, buoys and other marks, 
has just reached a second edition, materially revised and extended so 
as to include the two books originally issued to cover the Atlantic 
coast. The new book, a long quarto in a canvas cover, embraces the 
coast from Galveston to Bass Harbor, Me. It is illustrated by a very 
large number of reproductions from photos showing all the aids to 
navigation on the coast. It is nredless to speak of the utility of the 
book m picking up strange landmarks, the pictures show at a glance 
whatmightnotbe revealed by a close study of many lines of print. 
The book has met with deserved favor from yachtsmen, steamboat 
men and small coasters. • 
Lloyd's Yacht Register for 1896 calls for little comment in addition 
to what we have often before said of it, as it has long since reached a 
point where the only field for growth was in size. It is the same 
handsome and comprehensive green and gold volume, with an ex- 
tended and corrected list of yachts, both British and foreign Among 
the new yachts enrolled are Varuna, designed by Watson and building 
by A»^2- J n fi is for Eu S ene Higgins, 1,500 tons, 264ft. b. p., 35 Iff. beam 
and 18.3ft. hold; Margarita, also designed by Watson and building at 
J£?£l lsa SlB o9°.-A s £ ard ' Trood . Scotland, for A. J, Drexel, 1,322 tons, 
252.5ft. b. p., 33.7ft. beam and 18.4ft. hold ; and a third, still larger 
designed by Watson and building by J. & G. Thomson, Glasgow, for 
Ogden Goelet, 1,737 tons, 279 5ft. b. p., 36.67ft. beam affd 18 3ft. hold 
All of these will have quadruple expansion engines. The book may 
be had of Thomas Congdon, principal surveyor of Lloyds for the 
United States, Kemble Building, Whitehall St., New York. 
The Larchmont Y. 0. has issued the following circular relating to 
the 34ft. and 30ft. special classes: 
It is the intention of the club to give eight races for these classes 
during the season of 1896. 
For each race the club will give an appropriate record prize to the 
winning boat and a like prize to the second boat in each class, if four 
or more boats start, and a like prize to the third boat If eight or more 
boats start. 0 
Com, H. M. Gillig offers two valuable prizes to be awarded at the 
end of the season to the yacht which has won the greatest number of 
first prizes in her class. 
The Larchmont Y. C. offers two prizes to be awarded at the end of 
the season to the yachts which have won the greatest number of 
points in their respective classes in such races, the points counting as 
follows: The winner in each race shall be credited with four points 
The second yacht in each race shall be credited with two points The 
third yacht in each race shall ba credited with one point. 
If either yacht in her respective class winning the greatest number 
of races should also have won the greatest number of points, such 
yacht will receive the commodore's prize, and the yacht winning 
the second largest number of points will receive the prize offered bv 
the club. * * 
In case of a tie for either priz?, the tie will be sailed off in a special 
race. John F Lovejoy, Otto Sarony, Henry C. Wintringham, Re- 
gatta Committee. ' 
We have received from a correspondent a photo of a yacht, a snap 
shot taken from a passing steamer in the Narrows^New York Bay. on 
May 31. The photographer Is ignorant of the name of the yacht, but 
offers to send a copy of the photo to ths owner should he make him- 
self known. The picture, wbich is a very good one, shows a yawl, in 
model similar to a Cape cat, with a plumb stem and short counter, 
and long low cabin house. She is on port tack, with two reefs in main- 
sail and whole mizzen and jib, apparently heading north on the wind 
We shall be glad to forward the picture to the owner on application. 
The year book of the New York Y. C. for 1896 is a large volume, the 
largest of its kind, containing the constitution, by-laws, racing rules 
etc., of the club. The private signals of 490 members are given, the 
total membership of the club being nearly 1,200. 
We are indebted to the secretary of the Corinthian Y. 0., of Marble- 
head, for a copy of the club book for 1896. The club, now in its 
twelfth season, has met with remarkable success through the spirit 
and good management of its founders and their successors, and is 
now in a most prosperous condition. 
The first of the three yachts building by the Racine Boat Manufac- 
turing Co. was launched on June 4. She is named Siren and was de- 
signed by a Chicago yachtsman. The other two are Vincedor the 
Bernman yacht for the international race, and Vanenna, owned bv 
W R. Crawford, of Chicago. The latter is a bulb-fin. in model and 
dimensions similar to Niagara, 
Lasca, schr., has been sold by John E. Brooks to James L. Watson 
°t Rochester, owner of the steam yacht Algonquin, formerly Gad- 
The Board of Commissioners of Lincoln Park, Chicago, has at 
length agreed to the plans of the Lincoln Park Y. C, and that club 
will be aided in constructing a suitable basin and anchorage such as 
have long been needed at Chicago. 
The EasternY. 0. has arranged the following programme for the 
season: June 27, race for knockabouts; July 20, race for knockabouts- 
Aug. 15, racing run from Vineyard Haven to Marblehead, with prizes 
for special 30ft. class and other seventh class sloops; Aug. 18, races 
for special 80ft. class, other seventh class sloops and knockabouts- 
Aug. 19, races for special 30ft. class and other seventh class sloops^ 
bept. 19, race for knockabouts. No announcement has yet been made 
concerning the annual regatta. 
The Rochester Y. C. has issued a very neat little club book, with list 
of members and yachts, etc. The club opened the season with a 
cruising race to Sodus on May 30 and a cruise home next day The. 
httle cutter Iris, owned by F.T. Christy, made a remarkably good 
snowing on both occasions. The first club race will be on June 27 
the squadron review on July 4, ladies' day July 9, with club races on 
July 18 and 30, Aug. 8 and 27. 
On June 9 a steel steam yacht was launched at the yard of the D 
E - h S ™ B - and s - B - °°- for Stephen W. Roach, owner of the steani 
yacht Emmeline. Parthenia, as the new yacht is named, is 142ft over 
all, 115ft. 9in. l.w.l., 18ft. beam and 9ft. hold, with triple expansion 
engines, 25, 16 and 9 by 14in. She has Almy boilers and her 
wheel is three-bladed, 6ft. 6in. diameter and 7ft. pitch. 
Vice-Corn. Henry p. Ward, N. Y. Y. G, schr. Clytie, has offered a 
very handsome loving cup, to be called the Walrus cud to th» 
schooner of the New York Y. C. which shall win the greatest number 
of runs on the annual cruise. 
The Indian Harbor Y. C. will hold a special race on Tuesday, June 
30, open to yachts of any recognized yacht club, the committee re- 
gerv ing the right to reject any entry. The classes will be special 30ft 
^£fnh 8peeial m H ? B %' aU without time allowance; cabin cate' 
£«* a ?hmfn^ baUa8t ; °Pen sloops, iff 
sizes, shifting ballast. The race will be under the rules of the Y R 
A. Entries must be made in writing to George E. Outlaid 11 Wall 
street, from whom all particulars may be obtained/ 1 
