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SPEEDY STEAM YACHT, DESIGNED BY DIXON KEMP FOR BARON BARRETO, 1895. 
and the young men belonging to this vessel and her compan- 
ion, by announcing their arrival at Valparaiso. It is now 
about 2:30 P. M., there is a ship in sight, and we are both 
becalmed; she appears to be bound out, and if so you will 
receive this upon her arrival in the United States. We have 
had a very good passage of sixty-three days to the mouth of 
the Straits of Magellan, where we were detained by adverse 
winds and currt'nts. We spoke on our passage to the Straits 
the schooners Penguin and Union, the former of Stonington, 
and the latter of Boston; also the schooner Montgomery, of 
Mystic, Conn., all three- on sealing voyages, and all well. 
We sailed from New London on the 7th of November last, 
and on the 7th of January we came to anchor in a harbor on 
the eastern coast of Patagonia, called by sealers the Oven; 
it lies inlat. 46° 6' S., long. 66° W. We had a fine run of 
three days from this place to the Straits of Magellan. ' We 
have had altogether a passage of 111 days from New Lon- 
don. I will be yonr debtor if you will be so kind as to ad- 
vertise the substance of this letter. We have all been and 
are now in excellent health. These are the smallest vessels 
that ever came from the United States to this part of the 
world; the Energy is 38 tons burthen and the Relief is 34 
tons, and commanded by two very enterprising young men. 
We have never parted company for more than ten minutes 
during our passage, and the vessels are remarkable for their 
equality in sailing in every point. When the next opportu- 
ity offers 1 will give you a, more detailed account of our pas- 
sage. I will be much obliged if you will, after having had 
this advertised, send one of the newspapers that contain it 
to Asa Pish, Esq., of Mystic Bridge, Conn., where most of 
the young men belong. 
P. S.— You will perceive an alteration in the date of this 
letter; the vessel that 1 saw off the harbor was a Yankee 
whaler waiting for her boat at this place. This letter you 
will receive by the brig Montezuma, of Baltimore, which 
what would be the surest and best way to keep the much- 
coveted trophy which Glencairn brought home in our midst. 
Syndicates were got up and orders given for plans for a new 
yacht house, and plans were discussed for the boats that 
were to defend the cup, and finally orders were given to have 
the boats designed and built, and for the last three months 
G. Herrick Duggan, to whom naturally almost every one 
around Montreal who desired to share in the honor of de- 
Though the river and lake are still covered with icej 
and though the usual freshets, with their accompany- 
ing damage to boat houses and wharves, have not 
yet set in, already three of the new boats are ready 
to try their luck, and before many days at least two others 
will be far enough advanced to be launched also. At 
present these boats, finished and partly finished, are kept 
carefully guarded in a shed at Lachine, and not even the 
prospective owners are allowed to see them. Several people 
who have really no business about the shed, or any direct in- 
terest in the boats, have already tried to get admission to 
them, and there is not the slightest doubt that some of these 
were emissaries from some of the builders and prospective 
owners of competing boats across the line. In addition to 
the boats at present at Lachine, there are others, however, 
some already finished, and others that have not yet passed 
the embryo stage of design. The boats now at Lachine were 
designed and built for G. A. S. Hamilton, Shirley Davidson, 
A. P. Riddell, W. A. C. Hamilton, Duggan and Shearwood. 
In nearly all cases these gentlemen are the heads of syndi- 
cates. All these boats have been designed and built by Mr. 
Duggan, and beyond these he has several other orders from 
Montreal and elsewhere, most of which it will be totally im- 
possible for him to fill. Among the latter is one from Har- 
rison B. Young. Three of these are already built, and others 
are far enough advanced to justify the expectation that they 
will be ready and entirely finished by May 1, so that they 
SPEEDY STEAM YACHT. Designed by Dixon Kemp. 
sails this day. Y'ou vdll find below a list of' the young men 
attached to the vessels: 
BELONGING TO THE ENERGY. 
Thomas Eldridge, Caot. 
David Kellogg, 1st Mate. 
Austin Packer, 2d Mate. 
Shubael Brown. Carpenter. 
John Anthony Wolfe. 
William Williams, colored 
man, Cook. 
And myself, passenger. 
THE relief's MEN. 
Charles Chapman, Capt. 
John Parks, 1st Mate. 
James Bennett, 2d Mate. 
Robert Brown. 
Giles Williams. 
Richard Rogers, Cook. 
It would be interesting to know more of the fortunes of 
these plucky and enterprising ydung men, and further de- 
tails of the staunch little craft that carried them so far in 
safety. Possibly some further records of the voyage may 
still be in existence among their descendants. 
The New Montreal 30-Footers. 
The Mail and Empire, of Toronto, gives the following 
account of the new fleet of racing 20-f ooters now under way 
at Montreal: 
While preparations havebeen going on in the United States 
for a successful battle for the Seawanhaka international 
trophy for small yachts, which at present is held here in the 
custody of the Royal St. Lavrrence Y. C, Canadians have 
not been sleeping. While hockey, and skating, and snow- 
shoeing have seemed to monopolize the efforts and the time of 
our amateur spoitsmen, there were many busy in a quiet way 
preparing.for tne coming [yachting season ,^and figuring out 
may take part in the preliminary trial races on the 8th and 
15th, and it is also hoped that the entire local fieet will be far 
enough advanced to allow them all to take part in the regu- 
lar trial race.s, which begin on tbe 24th. 
The racing this year will be in the 20ft. class, which, al- 
though in name only about 5ft. larger than last year's, is 
practically twice the size. The general length over all will 
be between 28 and 32ft., and the beam from 6 to 8ft. 6in. The 
limit of sail area set by agreement with the Seawanhaka 
Club is oOOsq. ft. , and from what can be learned up to the 
present time the majority of boats will carry their full al- 
lowance, although in one or two cases the owners will try 
for better reaching qualities, with less sail and more length. 
It is impossible fol- the present to get anything near the de- 
finite dimensions of the boats now under construction, or 
any of the details of their build, but it is more than probable 
that they will be about equally divided between fin-keel and 
centerboards. Among the other boats which will take part 
in the trials is one which is being designed by Rev. Mr. Kitt- 
son, who last year owned the Missie, which proved to be such 
a fine heavy weather boat. 
Longueuil will in all probability contribute two to the 
fleet. Mr. Maybee, of Longueuil, has one boat finished, and 
is aljout to commence another. Cuthbert, of Toronto, is 
completing a boat for J. B. Abbott, of Montreal, and this 
wUl probably compete in the early trial races in Toronto be- 
fore it comes here, and will try to carry away the $100 prize 
which has been offered by the Royal Canadian Y. C. for 
the best 20 footer. There are several other boats talked 
of in Toronto. It is generally hoped that Kingston will at 
least have one representative in the trial races, and Halifax 
has also expressed a willingness to contribute a boat, but 
the difliculty of transportation is so great that it is hardly pos- 
sible that the Haligonians will be unable to compete. At 
any rate there is no lack of enthusiasm, and there is every 
prospect that before the final event comes off there will be 
some most interesting trial races, which will result in the 
selection of a boat fully fit to cope with anything that may 
be designed or built in the United States. 
Work on the new club house of the Royal St. Lawrence 
Y. C. will be commenced within a couple of weeks. 
The Steam Tacht Speedy. 
This handsome little ship was designed in 1895 by Mr. 
Dixon Kemp for Baron Barreto, an English yachtsman, and 
was built by Ramage & Ferguson, at Leith. The interior 
arrangements were planned by the owner, Mr. Kemp having 
charge of the lines and specifications; The hull is of steel, 
with four bulkheads, and the vessel is rated 100 Al at Lloyd's. 
The contract called for a speed of 12J^ knots on a run of five 
hours at sea, with natural draft and not over 150 revolutions. 
This speed was made on the trial trip with 133 revolutions, 
and on a subsequent trial over the measured mile with 
natural draft a speed of 13.05 knots was attained. The details 
are as follows: 
Length over all 134ft. 6in. 
on L.W.L ; 108ft. 
for tonnage on deck 117ft. lOin. 
Breadth 16ft. 2in. 
Depth, top of beams to top' of floors 10ft. 4in. 
Draft of water aft 9ft. 6in. 
Tonnage, Lloyd's Y. M 141 tons. 
Area of L.W.L l,2,50sq. ft. 
mid-section 96.2sq. ft. 
Displacement on trial, tanks full and bunk- 
ers half full 178 tons. 
Displacement per inch of immersion at 
L.W.L 3 tons. 
Diameters of cylinders .12in., 19in , 30in 
Stroke of pistons 21in. 
Length of boiler. Oft. 
Diameter of boiler 10ft. Bin. 
Diameter of furnaces (two) 3ft. 2in. 
Grate area (total) 36sq. ft. 
Heating surface (total) l,003sq. ft. 
Working pressure 1801bs. 
Screw propeller, diameter 7ft. 9in. 
pitch, mean 10ft. lOin. 
Surface of all blades (four) 16sq. ft. 
Revolutions on measured mile 138 
Indicated horse power 395 
Speed (mean) in knots, natural draft 13.05 
with forced draft 13.05 knots. 
Slip, per cent., of propeller 11 
Total weight of machinery, steam up 59 tons. 
The yacht is very completely fitted with all modern auxili- 
aries, electric light plant, See's patent ejector, steam wind- 
lass, Caird & Raynor's evaporator, Parson's ashpit forced 
draft. The propeller is of manganese bronze. The furnish- 
ing is very elaborate. The illustation shows the handsome 
and shipshape appearance of the vessel. 
New York Y. C. 
The regular meeting of the New York Y. C. was held on 
March 25 at the club house, Vice-Corn. Ledvard presiding in 
the absence of Com. Morgan, who sailed on the preceding 
day for Europe. The following letter was read by Secretary 
Oddie: 
"New York. Feb. 16.— Mr. J. V. S. Oddie. Secretary New 
Yorli Y. C : My Dear Sir— I beg to acknowledge the receipt 
of your official notice informing me of my election as com- 
modore of the New York Y. C. 
"In sending you this, my formal acceptance, I acknowledge 
with deep appreciation the honor bestowed Yours very 
sincerely, J. Pierpont MORGAN." 
The regatta committee presented an adverse report upon 
the following proposed amendments to the racing rules, 
which were before the club for final action, and they were 
PASSING AND BOUNDING MARKS. 
Section 14. If an overlap exists between two yachts when 
both of them, without tacking, are about to pass a mark on 
a required side, then the outside yacht must give the inside 
yacht room to pass clear of the mark, except as provided in 
Section 15. A yacht shall not, however, be justified in at- 
tempting to establish an overlap and thus force a passage 
between another yacht and the mark after the latter yacht 
has altered her helm for the purpose of rounding. 
MA.NETJVERING TOR THE START. 
Section 15. When two yachts are maneuvering for the 
start, both on the same tack, one to windward and one to 
leeward, and the weather yacht being freer than the lee- 
ward yacht, should the leeward yacht be close hauled on the 
wind, and before an overlap has been established, the lee- 
ward yacht shall have the right to hold and maintain her 
course, even if thereby the windward yacht should be forced 
on the wrong side of the starting mark. 
Votes of thanks for their services as commodore and on 
the regatta committee were tendered to ex-Com. E. M. 
BrovsTi and Mr. S. Nicholson Kane. An amendment to the 
constitution, reducing the house committee from five to 
