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FOREST AND STREAM. 
(Duo. 5, 1896, 
might be crowded, and oa every mnmsnt was preoloua to as 
on a limited outing, various proooBals were made and re- 
jected, until fionlly Jim reckoned he Would get a mess of 
fish, when forthwith the whole sqUid becanie Imbued wich 
the same desire; but after an hour of steady, perpistent 
threshing, with the mess still in the prospective, we eavi it 
up and directed our attention to a general survey of the jam 
and the extent of the carry we would have to make in the 
morning. 
We found thnt by poing directly across an elbow formed 
by a bend in the river the distance would not exceed 
300yds throueh a fine, open bush, with little underwood 
and but few down trees to impede our way. With our 
minds relieved on this score we were leisurely returninff to 
camp when we were attracted by the sharp crack of Jim's 
pistol repeated five times in rapid successiim. and before we 
had ceased to wonder at this he was at it again, never ceas- 
ing until the magazine was empty. It was a puzzler. Tb6 
Captain suggestpd the probability that ' Jim had slipped his 
cable," but on his return to camp and being asked for an ex- 
planation he very provokinely declined to give any. The 
only probable solution to the problem we are ever likely to 
get was furnished by the Pilot, who thought that Jim had 
"cutloo8e"onablue-gilled bullfrog or a sleeping turtle. Jim 
made no reply to this, but the expression on his face was tbat 
of a broed and comprehensive grin, full of deep and subtle 
meaning. 
Aug. 24. — We were all prompt in turning out early this 
morning from a couch that bad been a steady and uncom- 
promising torture to us throughout the whole night. Every 
eye looked blue, every countenancp haggard and woebegone, 
and notwithstanding the mighty efforts put forth to brace up 
and look buoyant, it took a dip in the river and a good break- 
fast to smooth out the wrinkles and restore us to anything 
like cheerfulness. 
When breakfast was over we made the carry, which was 
an easy one, and once more afloat quickly forgot all our past 
miseries. 
We had now a fine tortuous stretch of river for several 
miles, with a fertile wooded valley gradually widening 
out on either bank. The timber, though smalh r, was 
much more dense, and to our especial delight the evidences 
of civilization were becoming less frequent as we progressed. 
We were now well pleased with our prospects, tilled with 
high hopes, and began to regard the unfavorable reports we 
had heard of the river as a base and calumnious slander. 
We bad not proceeded more than a mile after we had 
soothed ourselves into this comfoitable frame of mind when 
the evidences of a change in the river became more notice- 
able, occasional snags became visible above the water, and 
many more threatened us beneath its surface; we were fast 
getting to the outskirts of this little paradise, and shortly dis- 
covered that we had reached its confines and were hard 
aground, However, after a careful survey of the situation 
by the Treasurer, be announced his belief that we could force 
our way over and avoid a carry, and taking the initiative he 
led "the advance in what proved to be the grand spectacle 
that was to follow. Using his paddle as a setting pole, he 
forced Yukon along, climbing over every obstacle until, 
as he supposed, he had got beyond the difficulty, but un- 
fortunately here was where the real trouble came in. 
A small tree lying directly across the channel and a few 
inches under water barred the way, but the Treasurer tackled 
this new difficulty without hesitation. Forcing the stem of the 
canoe up over the log, he gave her a tremendous boost, send- 
ing her along until she rested on the narrow inch keel directly 
amidships, where for a time the nimble Treasurer adroitly 
balanced with his paddle, In the next act, through some 
inadvertence on the part of the Treasurer, or possibly 
Yukon may have ''missed stays"— whatever may have been 
the prime cause matters little — it is clear, however, that the 
paddle flipped, the canoe oveit\irned, and that the Treasurer 
made a large dent in the water, while the whole unregenerate 
mob in the rear yelled like a pack of Indians, 
The chilly water acted like a nerve tonic on the Treasurer, 
who quickly uncoiled his legs from the cockpit and rising to 
his feet smilingly bowed an acknowledgment of the graceful 
tribute tendered him by his friends. 
It is strange how deep and soul-absorbing ia the interest 
taken in an affair of this kind, and how little offense is 
taken should one so far transgress as to smile aloud. But 
the trouble was not all ever yet, though the rest of the 
canoes were taken over safely. Before we had proceeded a 
dozen yards Gallinipper came to grief with a hole in her 
bottom. The Captain bore his misfortune with great 
patience and becocuing gravity for about a minute. Ween 
the spell was broken he began to anathematize in solid 
chunks and to rt legate things in general and snags in par- 
ticular to the netbtr lands; but as his humble efforts to do 
justice to the occasion seemed so inadequate when considered 
in comparison with the magnitude of the grievance, it will 
not be wondered at that he gave it up in impotent despair. 
Raising Qalhnipper stern first on to a log, we made the 
necessary repairs, and then lowering her into the water the 
Captain stepped in ; but as he did so the water she had 
taken through the rents, and which had settled forward 
when the stern was raised, now rushed att, flooding the 
cockpit to a depth of 6in., at sight of which the Captain 
scrambled to his feet, yei ling that the whole bottom 
was nut of her, and, th<jugh be realized tbe true state of 
affairs in a moment, it was too late. 
Having t ailed and sponged cut Gallinipper, we moved 
on aeaia, and in an hour reached the Lake Burwell drainage 
canal Here we found the river completely blocked, while 
the canal, as far as we could see, was open. Turning into 
the latter, we pushed along tor a couple of miles, whea we 
were agaia blocked by a jam. We had reached the shores 
of what was once Lake Burwell, though now thoroughly 
drained and grown up with rank grasses, bulrushes, weeds 
and willow bushes, the whole infested with snakes and 
swarming with mosquitoes. In the midst of these swarming 
myriads and cheerless surroundings we prepared and ate our 
midday meal. 
Our next step was to find out how far the iam extended; 
this tbe Pilot and Bluebeech|undertook to do They explored 
the canal for a half mile, and on their return gave a most 
dismal account of it: drift timber, dense thickets, grass, 
weeds and bulrushes higher than a person's head, bogs, 
muskrat holes and mosquitoes. Of such was their report. 
The Captain and Treasurer dttermioed to go through at all 
costs, now struck out, and following the canal for about 
three-fourths.of a mile discovered a small stream of about 
4ft. in width of pretty swift water, but comparatively free 
from obstructions, though theh- view was limited to a few 
yards. 
We were not very sanguine about the matter, but decided 
to take the risk, and immediately commenced making the 
portage, which proved to be the tousrhest piece of manual 
labor we had ever undertaken. Three trips were npce«sary 
to get the outfit over. The first was gotten through with 
great cVperfulness and a copious abundance of perspir- 
ation The second wss made in dead silenee, except when 
some unfoitunate got his feet tangled and went to grass, or 
stepped into an unseen muskrat hole, with bis pack like a 
pile-driver shoving him down to its si mi'st depth. 
But the third and last trip was the one that remains the 
freshest in our memories; the loads seemed the heaviest, the 
log holes deeper, dirtier and more abundant, and with our 
usu-tl luck we invariably got into them and left a well- 
defined trail from them by which they could be again easily 
located. And accompanied as we were by myriads of the 
pestiferous mosquitoes, whose presence, it may be guessed, 
did not lessen the burden of our misf-ries, we Temembered 
too, while stagg'ring along under a crushing load, the ad- 
vice of good old Nessmuk to "go lightly;" and we did the 
proper thing by recording the usual mental vow never to get 
caught in a snarl like that again. 
Howevfr, we at last got everything over, loaded the 
canoes, and, pushing off into the swift current, phot down 
stream at great speed for about SOyds., when we were forct-d 
to get out and drag the canoes over a log. A li tie further 
on we got into a tight place bp-tweeu a log and the bank. 
Squii-miug through this, we were plunged one after another 
into the tangled maze of a dense forest of bulrushes of enor- 
mous growth that arched over the stream, forming a com- 
plete tunnel. Itwasau uncanny place, and miaht be the 
high road to disaster for us?, but it was exhilarating sport, and 
while it lasted we were "chained to business." 
An occasional cut in the face from the long reeds hanging 
over the water admonished us to keep a sharp lookout' for 
them. At last, all too soon, with a rush and a plunge we 
emerged into a basin of quiet water and da> light, and cast- 
ing an anxious glance away to the northward were rejoiced 
to see our uninterrupted waterway extending like a silvery 
thread clear to the sandhills. As the day was fast waning 
we did not dally much by the way, and being favored by 
the current and a good depth of water we soon covered the 
distance. 
In the passage through the hills we met with a great many 
shallow places where we were forced to relieve the canoes of 
our weight in order to float them over. Reaching the Sable 
River again, a few minutes' paddle brought us to our old 
camp ground under the scrub oaks. The tents were pitched 
by the Pilot and Bluebeech, who made the light axes zip as 
they raced to see who should get through first. Jim rustled 
for a pail of water, the Treasurer prepared the camp fire, 
while the Captain brought forth the frying-pan. Supper was 
soon over, and as darkness came on we piled on more iuel, 
lighting up the group of ruddy facss that encircled the camp- 
fire. The Captain was particularly happy and jubilant over 
the successful termination of the exploits of the day. Blue- 
beech's face was radiant from tbe scorching effi cts of an 
August sun and innumerable mosquito bites. The halo that 
illuminated the Treasurer's face was produced by a like 
cauf^e. The Pilot's face was like the orb, the greatest source 
of light, and the whole camp was illuminated by his genial 
rays; while Jim, the irrepressible, sat in the ruddy light of 
the camp-fire burnishing up his five-shooter and blandly 
smiling all the while. 
[to be CONCIiTIDED NEXT WEEK.] 
The Smaller British Racing^ Tachts. 
Wb are indebted to the Field for (he following review of the smaller 
classes during the past esason. It is pnrticularly interesting because 
it gives details as to the types of the different yachts vphich were not 
puDlisbed prior to or during the season, and falling which, the mere 
record of the races frcm week to weeli has told nothing to the Ameri- 
can reader. The two smaller classes are of sptcial interest in connec- 
tion with the Seawanhaka 0. Y. O. cup, thouah they are now of such 
sizes as will work in very badly in the case of a future challenge to 
the United States or Canada: 
The shoals of yachts built to the new Y. R A. classes of 36, 30, 34 
and 18ft. linear rating during the past season have shown excellent 
sport in the Solent, and the year will compare favorably with any of 
Its predecessors. Exciting and crowded starts, incidents at gun-Qre. 
and beam and beam ma'chea have been innumera()le, but sppaklng 
generally tbe season or 1896 will neither be remembered for the origi- 
nality of design of its sucoeat-ful raters, nor for any Improvement in 
their construction. When, at the close of thesumtnerof 1895. the first 
test craft built under the linear rating rule sailed out of Cowes har- 
bor, it soon became apparent from her performance'^ with the crack 
raters of tbat year that an extensive flt^ld for development was still 
open to the fin bulb type under the altered conditions of measure- 
ment. First productions showed a tendency toward a more or less 
slight increase in olpplacement, a decided decrease in draft and a 
laige increase in sail area; the body form of the new boa+s, save fnr 
deepening amidships and pinching in bfam, remaining much tbe same 
B8 hitherto. These properties , curiously enough, wich bu a single ez- 
cep'ion, have cbaracteiized designers'' efforts in all subsequent addi- 
tions to the principal class, while the 24ft. yachts have with few ex- 
ceptions kept to Che same groove. 
Under the sail area rule it was rightly claimed for the fln-bulb type 
in tbe small classes that what was sacrificed in room between deck 
and keelson was amply atoned fnr in handlness. safety and comfort 
in a sea way; however, owing to the before mentioned departures or 
exaggerations these qualities have been absent ia many of the more- 
extreme of last season's boats. Iq the diminutive cla'JS. the 18 foot- 
ers, the east coast unballasted yachts have again carried all before 
them, and the new Solent boats have made a decidedly disappointing 
display in company with their Tuames rivals. Thl.4 class, It may be 
noted, has been seen at its beat in the east cqaot and Thames matches, 
where It has had to do duty for both half-rater and would be one- 
rater owners, the increased cost of a 24ft Ihiear rater over last year's 
class having la many instances prevented Thames Corinthiaus from 
bui'dtug 
The interest in one-desiga classes is not usually extensive, and 
yachtsmen often find this system of racing less perfect in practice- 
than theory; although tne oft-quoted adagb of Anaasona and Slautb- 
oundis less likely to hold good in smaller vessels, fe>v one-design 
classes are without their cra?k, The new Holeat class have proved 
no exception, though they have usually kept very cIosp cimpaoy la 
their contests. Ten craft were built by Messrs. White Bros , of 
SouttiamptoD, keel yichts of a thoroughly wtiolesome and seaworthy 
type: indeed, in design and salt plan as comfortable little vessels as 
could ba desired, their dlmenRioas being I w.l, 25ft., over all measure- 
ment SSft., beam 7ft 91i., draft 5ft., and 700ft. sail area, the lead keel 
wefgbing 8 tons 13cwt , and their linear rating working outabout38ft. 
The boats were cutter rij<ged and were raced without topsails; they 
performed best in hard winds and moreover steeri-d to perfe ction on 
all points of sailing, this q.iality giving them an advantage over many 
cast off new class races for cruising purposes, which are of cen as 
wild as March hares when reaching or close reaching In a breeze. 
The season for the 86ft. class opened in the Solent with three new 
boats, all from Mr. C Sibbick's board, and built at the Albert yard: 
Heartsease for Mr. 0. L. Orr-Ewing, M. P.; Silva for Mr. A. H. E. 
Wood, and Ermin to the order of flir Q. A. Tooge. The first-named 
pair differed from the last year's 5-raterB, being cutter-rigged, while 
Ermin and tbe top sawyer of a season ago, Norman, kept to tbe lug- 
sail, setting double beadsailS and short bowsprits. They were all 
plate and bulb craft, and averaged about 8lft l.wl., 9ft. 61n, beam, 
and 5ft. 9in. to 6rt. draft of water, carrying about 1,850ft, to l,.300ft. of 
canvas. Another new 36ft. yacht of the same type, a lugsail boat, was 
turned out at the SibbloE yard, but ehe began her career in the Clyde. 
Her owner, Mr. J. 0. Connell, named his new craft Westra, nfter his 
l-rater of last season, and she proved as successful as her famDUB 
namesake. Two additions came from the Gosport yaru: Starlight 
for Mr. E. S Bavett, and later in the season Grana for Lord Cowley, 
both from lines by Mr. Onaa. Nlcbolson; they were bigh>8ided, light 
displacement, fla-bulbed yachts, with ezagKcrated overhang and targe 
aaifspread. Mr. 0. D. Rose found hia Mediterranean boat Dusky 
Queeu outclassed by the new vsasels, so after some weeks of the sea- 
son had elapsed he placed an order wll-h Mppflrs, Summer? & Payne 
for ft 8fl-fonter. Tlmp was short for the designer to get tbe yscht 
read? for the remainder of the apas'>n'8 racing, or It would have been 
Interesting to havw gefn a mlniatu'p P^ni'ent from Mr. \. E Payne's 
board : however Emerald, as Mr Rooe'a c-a't wa* namerl though a 
fln-bepled cutter, was perhaps the prettfPBfc of the Solent fl^et, having 
theshapelv run and taperine stern of R'^fi Riw^r and Spray. The 
OTily C'yde coDtritiuiion which vioitp'l nouthern wate-s was from Mr. 
W. Fi e, Jr 's, desien fo' Mr A. B Wa'lr°r; she was kn' wn as tbe Sin- 
ner, but waasubsfq'jently rpfhristened Fern. The Fairlie lugger was 
also a fln-kepler. To Mr C P. Clayton falls the distinction of being 
first to scrive the uncut bnard. a h«<>vy di^pl>»<•era'»ntkepl cutter, Edie, 
being built to h's lines by Mepsra. W. >Vhitp & Sans, of Cowes L'ke 
Peritent in the 63ft. class, she was the sole reprpBentatlve with an 
ogee Pec ion, and thus having no rpponent of similar type, it is df£Q- 
cult to form an opinion as to whetla«i she wa« a cpiiblf opponent or 
the reversp. Her performance' againnt the sbiaimintr dishes excited 
considerablp interest, but on the wind she was not eq'>a| to tbe fln- 
keelers in a fair trial. 
The Pibbick boat Westra entirely wiped nut the four old 5-raters on 
tbe Clyde, i' cludiQg the last var's crack Almid*, whio'i was coni- 
pletely outdisff d Alrr ida did not mabe tbe show against VVestra 
that. Norm in did wh^n CmneM b-ou^ht hi^ nevyaohi; to Solent 
waters. Uat 1 the dibutrif Fern on the Clyde Westra's victories were 
very hollow; the former, howver, gained a great reputation «8 a 
light-weither performer by four tuocessive wins against the Sibbick 
boat; so when the p»ip erne Siufh in \ugU9t their me=^ting with 
Heartsease, SUva, E'-min, Emerald, StarllE-tit, Nnrman and the whole 
host of Solent yachts was looked forward to with much interest. 
Heartsease was regarded as a craok boat when the Clyde iiigsers ar- 
rived, and they hid s ^rae rare nontests du'lo^ th'^ h*Uho of the sea- 
pop; in fresh breezps Westra mide a better display than any of tbe 
fieet, and Emerald also went v ell, while in strong winds Capt. Orr- 
Ewlne's Norman was protiably her superior. 
One of the finest tnitcbea of the year between those who sailed the 
race out wason the el isingdav of the Roya' Victoria regatta, whe.n 
Norman, Starlieht. H-artanase. Silva, Elie. Westra and Fern had a 
set-to in a fresh wind, the cutters settine jii-headers over reefed 
mslimalla Fern led at the close of the first round, and when they 
rounded the Outer Spit the secnnd tim<» undf-r half a minute separated 
the four yach*^s remainins? in the matx;h Ttioaei bad a dead heat to 
tbe Northeast Buoy, and Nnrmen shook oft Westra. Fern and Hearts- 
ease in fine style as they tanked up to the Oilbicfeer; however, abreast 
of St"ke8 Bsy, Weatra crepf on to the old 5-rate'', and a slip bv the 
latter in tacking short of the mark almost gave Mr Com ell's boat 
tbe match. The pair beat Fern by o*^out 3ai. and Heartsease by Sm,, 
while Sllva and Starlight made an indifferent show to windward, and 
Edie knocked heraelf out by maklnz a taok into the tideway when 
doing fairly well. 
The race was a useful Ins'^anoe of the respactive qmlitles of the 
b'>at8 in a bret z<^ and choppy sea— circunastancea to which few of the 
36ft clatis nf 1896 are suited 
Heartseose'a rROord of twenty-six first prizes In fifty starts, and 
Westra'H of twentv-four firsts in tbirty-rour s'arts, are the best of the 
year Mr. Connell handled the latter with the sames*<ill he tinnoneered 
his l-rater last season, while Mf. C L. Orr-Ewing. although compara- 
tively a novice In helmsmansblp, steered Heartsease on twenty-nine 
occasions, acd took no leas than twenty-seven prizes, a notai-le per- 
formance. Silva and Ermin had eiehr. first prizes each, the fr'rmer 
flying twenty and the latter twenty-five winning flags, and Norman 
carried off seven firsts and eleven other prizes. 
The 30ft class have had a remarkable smceas in the Solent, and 
their {"oinps compare favorably with those of the 2 5 raters last year. 
North country designers have not had a chance tn try their skill, but 
Messrs. Sibbick, Nicholson and Payne have all bad a trial, the success 
of I he first-named being mostm«r6ed. Mr Sibbick has been fortunate 
in again turning out a boat for Mr. A. C Connell, an owner who makes 
no mistake about getting good work out of his charge, his new Lora 
beating even the record of last year's Lorette. The other yachts from 
the Albert yard were Tatters, for Mr. H. Welch Thornton, and Flor- 
ence, for the Marcheae di Serramezznna. Mr. A. E Payne dc^aigned 
and built Valeria for the Earl of Albemarle. She was a narrower and 
deeper-bodied yacht than the Pihbick craft, which averaged about 
26rt. l.w.l., 7ft. 6in. beam, and 4ft 6in. to 5ft draft; but thoueh a good 
boat in a breeze, Valeria was never very aati«fact' ry Sne first came 
out with a large gaff mainsail and martt stepped right in her nose; 
subsequently her sail plan was altered, but her proper trim was not 
obtained "mil the tag end of the season, and it is likely even then 
the beet was never got out of her. Memsahib, to the order of Mr 8. 
L. Beale, was from the Gosport. and she was an average performer in 
moderate weather. The entire fl 'et of 80-footers were of the fin-bulb 
type, an fi with exception cf Lord Albemarle's boat were lug-rigged; 
like the 36 footers, they showed prodigious speed in light airs, but for 
vessels of theif cost owners are justified in expecting better perform- 
ance in a bret ze. 
Corel a, purchased by Mrs. Schenley, Meneen, ZWolo and Goreth 
have been raced against the new boats, and the flrsi. named pair have 
made a good show. Corolla has done best of the buncn clos-^-hauled 
in a bard wind, and Meneen, rigged as a cutter, has been almo t eq'ial 
to tbecratks in ht-r own weather. Qaretb bad alterations tffected to 
suit her to the new rule, but was not up to her original form, although 
still as fast or faster than the rew boats in a big j imp. The light 
weather flyer of last season, Zivolo, was quite outcla^^aed. 
There was some interesting racing at Torbay, where the 36ft. and 
30ft. classes were brought together in two matches exceeding 24 and 
not exceeding 42 rating. On the firat day. in a moderate breeze, 
Westra was 12m. ahead of Valeria on a 54-mile course, the latter 
msking about her best display of the season and finishing Im. ahead 
of Lora, and nearly 2m. ahead of Tatters On the second day's racing 
tnere was a hard wind, the bigjer boats having a sinsle reef, and the 
SO-footers too hauled down. Over a 81 mile course Lora kept within 
9ai. of Westra, the Y. R. A. time being I3m Sis between the classes. 
Norman, in this race, was giving the new boats a '^reasing, w hen she 
went the wrong courae and was disqualified, and Vulerla retired for 
the same reason when making another credi-able show 
Turning to the 24ft. claaa, which has decidedly suffered by the 
change of rule, the entries being less numerous than in the last few 
years of the l-rafiog Atet, and the generality of the boats but poor 
traps compared with the best of the l-raters The older boats, for 
instance, with 18ft. 6io. l.w.l., 5ft. Gin draft, and say 8cwt. of lead 
on the bulb, and 320 c dd feet of canvas, were better ab e to stand up 
to their work in a brvez^ than this year's tyre with 21ft. l.w.l , 2ft. 
71o. to 3f c. draft, and with only a couple of hundredweight more lead 
on the bulb and 500ft. of oaavaa. The new craft, too, were often 
turned out with little regard to tbe fact that the buckling strains in 
such vesfela are far more severe than la the 1-ratera. From the 
Albert Yard, Cowes. Mr. Siohick launched Tarta-'V f ir Mr. A. 
Hewitt; Shrimp. Capt. J. Orr Ewing; Adie, Mr Jessop; Vis on. Mr, 
G. fl. Harrison Bod Mr. E. n Cockau-' ; Snamrock, Mr. T F. Per^ 
rott and Capt McMah^n; Will o'-the- Wisp, the Earl of Harrington; 
B dagh, for Mr. BdKcur Neill, and several others, all very ll.htdla- 
Slacement boats Meaars. Camper & Nicholson built. Menina from 
Lr. C Nicholson's design for the original owners of Corolla, Messrs. 
C. Newton Robinson, W Cook and G. Lake, and she was a far heavier 
boet than any of the Sibbick craft, 
Mr. A E Payne, however, without doubt, turned out the best 24« 
footer of the year both in construction and design, Speedwell, for 
Miss Cox, being a very elevi-r production. The little craft bore a 
strong resemblance to the Herreshoff Niagara, though her displace- 
ment was heavier in pr portion than tiie bird weather 20s. Mr. 
Payne's other production, Gri'^helda, for ^ r. H Walton, wab not a 
success, but, like Valeria, the 30-root»-r. better thing.s may be expected 
or her when properly trimmed. B daah, which proved about the 
beat of the Sitibick lot, showed really phenomenal f peed, reaching, 
on which p )in( she was the fastest rater of the year; ber contests with 
Speedwell, which was a far more weatherly and wholesome craft, and 
couid lose Bodagh close hand-'fl. were raoaf. interesting, and resulted, 
though only numerically, in favor of Mr. Balfour NelU's boat, which 
beat Speedwell twenty-one times against sixteen victories to the 
latter. 
Al hough essentially light-weather performers, the class did not err 
on the side of recklessness, and the farce at Rs de on July 16 when 
Miss Hughes sailed Mi^a Ocx'a Spatdwell over the courae for the prize 
in a fresh wind is best left « ichouc comment. It will be remealb^red 
that in 1894 Miss Suttou did tha same thing with the little Herreshoff 
Morwena over ti e Ryde course without an opponent in what may now 
be called lady's weai-her, although there were more than half a score 
of entrlea on the card. Such tales would make bygone Corinthians 
turn In their graves 
The 18tt. class have been at beat but moderate performers, and the 
wiping out they again receiv-d from the Linton Hope unballasted 
boats in all weathers and on all points of sailing detracted somewhat 
from the interest in their doint;8. Mr. Blair Cochrane's last year's 
boat Jeanie was more than equal to the new Solent raters on a wind 
In anything hke a breeza. while Mr. Brand's new Spruce. A' harab 
and Mirette, all from the Sibbick yard, were regarded as satisfac.ory 
craft. 
Mr. Linton Hope altered the form of his dagger-plate to make his 
designs suitable to the new rule, and fairly surpassed himself with 
Kismet, acid sunsequently, too, went one better with Coronis. Apart 
from difference In lype, these boats are more elegant in form than 
their Solent sisters, the tapering stern seen in last ye^r'a Lotus being 
carried out even finer in the new phantoms. Kismet, in cpan wa'ers, 
won eighteen first prizes in nineteen starts, a record which nas seldom, 
If ever, been equaled. 
The cnaugea which ha^e taken place in the design and construction 
of small yachts during the last few years have been beneficial to yaofat 
