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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[April 17, 1897. 
A Fin-Keel Cruising Schooner. 
The drawings here given show the sail plan and interior 
arrangement of the little schooner whose lines appeared last 
week. The interior requires little explanation; it is one of 
the merits of this type that it gives a very large amoxint of 
internal space in available form for cabins, and when helped 
out by a house, as in the present case, there is plenty of both 
head room and foot room; the cabin floor is 8ft. wide, ex- 
tending even under the lockers. The house is 20ft. 6in. 
long, with ISin. sides. The space is divided, as shown, into 
two large cabins, with a very roomy forecastle, which will 
be particularly well arranged, as in the previous boats. The 
dimensions of the sail plan are: 
Foremast, from end of L.W.L 00ft. Gin. 
deck to hounds 33ft. Sin. 
truck 5Sft. 
diameter at deck Sin. 
hounds , 7in. 
Mainmast, from end of L.W.L 16ft. 
deck to hounds 34ft. 6ia. 
truck 55ft. 6in. 
diameter at deck Sin. 
hounds 7in. 
Bowsprit, beyond end of L.W.L 23ft. 
stem head 16ft. 6in. 
diameter at stem head 5in. 
Fore boom 15ft. 
Fore gaff 16ft. 6in. 
Main boom 33ft. 6in. 
Main gaff 23ft. 
Jib, club ISft. 
Topsail yard 17ft. 6iu. 
Area of mainsail 880sq. ft. 
foresail 420sq. ft. 
jib SGOsq.ft. 
Total lower sail .1 CeOsq. ft. 
C.E. forward of C.L.B, 6in. 
The New Gould Steam Tacht. 
On April 5 Mr. Howard Gould, owner of Niagara, signed 
the contract for the new steam yacht which has he&n talked 
of during the past winter, the builders being the Harlan & 
HoUingswortb Company, of Wilmington, Del. The new 
yacht, which will be named Niagara II., will be of steel, 
bark-rigged, with twin screws, and is to be delivered by 
April 15, 1897; the contract speed being 14 knots. The dimen- 
sions are: 
Length over all 270ft. 
L.W.L.... 245ft. 
Beam 36ft. 
Depth of hold from spar deck 28Et. 
Depth of hold from main deck 20ft. 
Freeboard amidship s >. ..i * i 13ft. 
at bow 18ft. 
Tonnage 1,900 
The hull will have a double bottom and three decks, and 
the vessel will be built to the requirements of Lloyds and the 
American association. The engines will be triple expansion, 
cylinders 18, 28 and 45xS0in., with three Scotch boilers of 
leoibs. pressure. Capt. W. G. Shackford, formerly of the 
Pacific Mail Steamship Company, who has been for some 
years in command of the steam yacht Atalanta, will have 
charge of the construction and will command the yacht when 
she is completed. Mr. Gould will spend the summer abroad, 
chartering a steam yacht, Niagara I. not going into commis- 
sion. When the new yacht is completed he will make a long 
cruise in her. 
The arrangement of the deck and interior is described as 
follows by the New York Herald: 
On the upper, or spar, deck there will be a continuous 
house of steel 100ft. long by 16ft. wide. This will be covered 
with mahogany or teak. In the forward part of this house 
will be the chart room, which will contain duplicate steam 
steering gear, to be used in bad weather, and connecting 
with this room are the captain's quarters, which are spacious 
and very comfortable. The social hall, 32ft. by the full 
width of the house, follows aft, this to contain settees or 
seats, as may be determined upon, while adjoining: will be 
the smoking room, 12 x 16ft.; a passageway from it along the 
engine space on the port side, which is to be glass inclosed, 
leads to Mr. Gould's I'oom on this deck, of the same size as 
the smoking room. From the owner's quarters the observa- 
tion room, which is in the extreme after end of the deck 
house, is reached. This room is believed to be new in steam 
yachts, and it will be used by the Niagara's people particu- 
larly in rough weather. The sides are to be of glass, and the 
ends rounded, but will not meet; the after entrance being 
hung with heavy curtains, while the roof of the house will 
extend a short distance over it and be neatly finished. From 
the after end of the deck house to the taffrail there is a space 
of 45ft. The bridge, from which th« yacht will be steered 
except in boisterous weather, will extend from the forward 
end of the chart room aft to the smoke stack. The woods 
with which to finish the interior of the house and fittings 
are matters for future consideration. None of the crew will 
ever be found on the upper deck except when on duty. 
From both the forward and after ends of the social hall 
will be broad stairways, the former leading to the staterooms 
on the main deck — all accommodations being forward — and 
the latter to the library, which opens into the dining saloon. 
The library is on the starbo ard side of the yacht, 22ft. x 12ft. 
The after end of this room is fitted as a large armory, and 
will be inclosed with glass. The dining room is 24ft. long by 
36ft. wide, the full width of the vessel, and with the other 
handsome furniture will contain a piano, while a fireplace of 
exquisite and appropriate design will add much to the 
spacious and cosy apartment. Domes in the sides of the 
^ocial hall, ingeniously concealed from view within, will 
give sufficient light and additional ventilation to the dining 
saloon, and at the same time will permit of very effective and 
artistically arranged electric lights. 
From a door on the starboard side of the dining saloon 
Mr. Gould's suite is entered, including a bedroom, 16ft. x 16ft. ; 
a dressing room, 7ft. x 10ft., and a bath room, 5ft. x 10ft. On 
the port side, directly opposite, is the largest guest's suite on 
the yacht, the three rooms being similar in size to those of 
the owner. The finish and fittings of these six rooms will 
be rich and handsome and determined upon later. There 
will be no thoroughfare in these suites. Four staterooms, 
each with a private bath, are forward, one a doctor's room; a 
photograph roOm, and a brushing room, together with linen 
and other lockers. The occupants of these rooms will use 
the stairway leading from the social hall to the upper deck. 
Going back to the library there will be found .opposite it on 
the port side a large bxxtler's pantry; two kitchens, which are 
connecting, one for the owner and guests and the other for 
the officers and crew; a laundry, a "hospital room" and a 
room for a valet. 
The quarters for the officers and crew are aft on this deck 
and particularly commodious. They will have a recreation 
space of 40ft. by 36ft. , which will be lighted and ventilated 
from large square port holes, hooked back from above, thus 
giving them really a shaded open deck. There will be about 
fifty all told in the ship's company. 
The stairway from the social hall will continue to the 
lower deck, where there will be found three more guests' 
rooms, a hall for the servants to meet in, rooms for the 
maids, together with trunk and general storage rooms. All 
of these are large and will be appropriately finished and 
fitted. The plumbing work is to be of the most modern de- 
scription and simple as is possible in its workings. Hot and 
cold fresh and salt water will be found in all bathrooms, as 
will be such other conveniences as are required. 
The yacht will be lighted throughout by electricity, two 
dynamos being supplied, together with a large storage bat- 
tery, which will be found extremely useful and convenient. 
The Niagara will carry eight boats: one steam launch of 
5ft., one naphtha launch of 24ft., two gigs, two dinghys and 
wo lifeboats, 
Royal Swedish Y. C. 
.TtJMLEE REGATTA OF HIS MA.JESTT KING OSCAR II. 
In celebration of the twenty-five years' reign of His Majesty 
King Oscar II, the Royal Swedish Y. C, of which Hi's 
Majesty is the patron, proposes to arrange a series of inter- 
national races for yachts of all sizes, to take place between 
July 7-14 next. The races are to beheld on the waters near 
Stockholm and on the Baltic off Sandhamn, at which place 
a^club house has been erected this year for the Royal Swedish 
The Royal Swedish Y. C. was founded in the year 1830 and 
is the oldest yacht club on the continent; the number of its 
members is at pre.sent about 1,400, and the yachts belong- 
ing to the club are about 200, most of them of a modern 
type. 
The Royal Swedish Y. C. has the privilege and distinction 
of flying the ensign of the Royal Navy with the Royal crest 
in the center. 
This ensign has been flown in waters where the colors of 
no other yacht club have been .seen. The renowned arctic 
explorer Prof. Nordenskjold sailed through the Northeast 
Passage on his ship, the Vega, then belonging to the club, 
under these colors. 
Hopes are entertained that his Majesty the Emperor of 
Germany, who is first honorary member of the club, will 
honor the regatta with his presence, and will send the two 
yachts Meteor and Comet (formerly Thistle) to take part. 
His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, who is also first 
honorary member of the Royal Swedish Y. C, attended in 
1885 one of the races of the club, and apcompanied the yachts 
after the race on their way home to the capital through the 
beautiful inlet, studded all the way with islands glowing 
vyith illuminations and fireworks. A grand banquet was 
given the day after in honor of His Royal Highness. 
As for the rating of the yachts, a modification of the old 
English rule will be in force, that is to say, 
L.W.L. xS. A. ^ ^. 
= Ratmg. 
The number of the races will be four for all classes of 
yachts, and about 130 prizes are offered, besides which there 
will be a race for an extra prize called "His Majesty King 
Oscar II.'s jubilee cup" for yachts up to 2>3 rating, and 7.20 
meters waterline. The rules relating to these races are sent 
to the principal European and American yacht clubs, which 
are invited to take part in this regatta. 
On account of the date on which these races are to be held, 
July 7-14, it will be found very convenient for yachts which 
have previously attended at the Kiel er regatta to proceed im- 
mediately afterward in company of the German yachts to 
the Stockholm regatta. 
Stockholm is a city well known for its beautiful scenery, 
and has a special attraction this year, as a Scandinavian ex- 
hibition is to be held there this summer. 
The waters where the races are to take place are considered 
the best that can be found anywhere, and are admirably 
adapted for sailing. There is no tide, scarcely any current, 
grand sheets of sheltered water of sufficient depth even for 
the largest yachts, with safe anchorage anywhere. 
Considering that there is reason to believe that the best 
yachts from Norway, Denmark, Russia, Finland and Ger- 
many will meet at this regatta, it is to be hoped that Ameri- 
can yachtsmen will be sufBciently interested to pay a visit 
on that occasion to the land of the Midnight Sun, where, at 
that time of the year, there are no nights. 
RULES RELATING TO THE RACES EOR THE JUBILEE CUP OF HIS 
MAJESTY KING OSCAR II., ISSUED' FEB. 4, 1897. 
THESE RULES ARE TO BE IN FORCE 
UNTIL JAN. 1, 1903. 
Section 1. This cup has been instituted by the Royal 
Swedish Y. C. in commemoration of and with a view of 
celebrating the twenty-five years' reign of His Majesty King 
Oscar II. 
Sec. 2. All yacht clubs which are duly registered and 
recognized are entitled to participate in the race for the cup; 
no club, however, being permitted to run more than one of 
its yachts in one and the same race. 
Sec. I'. Any yacht to be eligible for this race must have 
been designed by a subject of the country to which the club 
belongs. She must have been built in that same country, 
and the suit of sails to be carried during the race 
must likewise be of the make of that same coun- 
try. Her rating by the rule of the Royal Swedish 
Y. C. is not to exceed 2.5 and her length of waterline is not 
to exceed 7.20 meters.* The waterline to be measured when 
the yacht is lying in perfectly smooth water, with full 
equipment and outfit for the race, but no crew, on board. 
Sec. 4. The invitation to the races will be issued by the 
officers of the Royal' Swedish Y. C, who will also arrange 
the races on a properly marked course of 10 to 11 nautical 
miles, either on one of the fjords near Stockholm or on the 
open sea outside the capital. The course of the race to form 
a figure as near as possible like an equilateral triangle. 
Sec. 5. The number of persons during the race, including 
the pilot, if used, is not to exceed three on yachts of 1,5 rating 
or less; and on yachts of more than 1.5 and up to 2.5 rating 
that number is not to exceed four. The helmsman to be a 
member of the club to which the yacht belongs. 
Sec. 6. The races are to be run under the racing rules of 
the Royal Swedish Y. C, but without any time allowance. 
Every owner or commander of a yacht participating in the 
race is absolutelj^ bound to submit to the decision of the sail- 
ing committee without further appeal. 
Sec. 7. The races are to take place between July 1 and Aug. 
15, on a day fixed by the officers of the Royal Swedish Y. C, 
and the date to be given in the invitation. Every race fulfill- 
ing the conditions mentioned below to be considered valid. 
Only one race a year to take place; the first one in 1897. A 
race to be considered valid when at least two yachts have 
taken part in it, subject to the course being traversed by the 
winning yacht within a space of time of not more than three 
hours. 
Seo. 8. Entries to the race should be sent to the secretary 
of the Royal Swedish Y. C, Stockholm, before the expiration 
of the time specified in the invitation. In order that the 
entry may be considered valid it must be accompanied by 
the following documents: 1. A certificate showing that 
the yacht that is to take part in this race is the one 
chosen for that purpose by the club, of which the ap- 
plicant is aTuember. 2, A certificate, issued by the official 
measurer of that club, stating the length of waterline and 
sail area as measured by him within the year in which the 
race is to take place. 3. The entrance fee fixed in the invita- 
tion. 
Sec. 9, At least twenty-your hours before the race is to 
take place the yachts must be assembled at the place stated 
in the invitation, in order that they may be remeasured, if 
required, by the official measurers of the Royal Swedish 
Y. C. 
Sec. 10. The cup remains with the Boyal Swedish Y. C. 
until it is won in accordance vrith the regulations laid down 
in Sec. 11. 
Sec 11. The cup becomes the property of such yacht owner 
who, representing one and the same club, becomes the winner 
in three of the races, whether with the same or with different 
yachts, A silver medal and an extra prize to be awarded to 
the winner of any of the races, except of the final one. The 
names of all the winners to be engraved on the cup. 
Sec. 12. Should the cup not have been definitely won before 
Jan, 1, 1903, the Royal Swedish Y. C. is entitled to alter these 
rules as circumstances may require. 
Seawanhaka Corinthian T. C. 
The regular April meeting of the Sea,wanhaka Corinthian 
Y. C. was held on April 6, with Rear-Com. Henry A. Van 
Liew in the chair. The following amendments to the racing 
rules were adopted: 
To strike oxit from Sec. 2, Rule II., the following words: 
"All yachts in the 30ft. and lower classes shall be measured," 
and to substitute in place thereof: "In sloop classes of 
25ft. and under, and in all classes of catboats the measure- 
ment." 
To strike out Sec. 3, Rule IIL 
To strike out from Sec. 3, Rule XII,, the "words: "In 
classes 30ft. and under shall not carry more than one profes- 
sional," and to substitute in place thereof: "In sloop classes 
25ft. and under, and catboats in all classes shall not carry 
more than one professional." 
To number the new rule limiting draft, adopted at the 
meeting held Jan. 12, 1897. "IV.," to change the number of 
the old rule IV. to V. and to renumber all the following 
rules. 
To change the phraseology of our rules, to conform them 
to those of the Yacht Racing Union of Long Island Sound 
adopted March 9, 1896, and amended Dec. 19, 1896. A copy of 
these rules has been placed in the club house for the inspec- 
tion of members. 
The following proposal, introduced by the race committee, 
was indorsed by the club and will be submitted to the Royal 
St. Lawrence Y. C, whose approval is necessary before the 
change of conditions can be made. 
Under the provisions of Art. XIII. of the declaration of 
trust governing the Seawanhaka international challenge 
cup for small yachts, add the following at the end of Art. 
VII.: "A club defeated in any match may not challeuKe 
imtil after the expiration of thirty days from the date of the 
conclusion of such match. 
The object of the change, as will be evident, is to give an 
opportunity to clubs at a distance to put in a challenge for 
the cup; the loser in a race at the present time, being on the 
spot, having an advantage over all other clubs. It is a 
question whether the barring entirely of the loser for a 
month is quite fair to him, but no better solution of the dif- 
ficulty has thus far been proposed. 
The trustees proposed informally for discussion an entirely 
new scheme: the establishment of a class of members, not 
over thirty years of age, who shall pay no initiation fee and 
but $15 per year dues in place of the regular dues of $50. The 
idea is to increase the membership from a most desirable 
contingent, the young men who are sailing all the small 
racing boats to-day, and who, with other incidental expenses 
of yachting and racing, find the regular dues of the club too 
heavy a tax. The sentiment as expressed at the meeting 
was in favor of the plan, and it will probably be adopted at 
an early date. Messrs. Schutt & Sieck were appointed 
agents of the club at Kiel, Prussia. On motion of the race 
committee, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr, J. A. Brand 
for a handsome model of Spruce IV. lately presented to the 
club, A resolution was passed deploring the death of Mr. 
R. C. Towusend, one of the younger but more popular mem- 
bers of the club. 
A special meeting has been called by the board of trustees, 
to be held at the club house, No. 19 East Twenty-second 
street, on Thur,sday, April 15, at 8:30 P. M. 
At the regular meeting of the club, on April 6, the board 
of trustees presented a report, in which was offered for the 
consideration of the members a plan having for its object the 
introduction into the club of yoting men. To achieve this 
the trustees recommended that in the case of all candidates 
under the age of thirty yeai-s the entrance fee should be 
waived, and also that the dues of all members under that 
age should be limited to $15 per annum. The meeting fa- 
vored this plan, and thefollowing resolution will be moved at 
the special meettog: 
Resolved, That Sections 1 and 2, Chapter XXV., of the.by- 
laws of the club be amended so as to read as follows: 
ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION AND INDEBTEDNESS. 
Section 1. With respect to the payment of an entrance 
fee and the amount of the annual subscription members 
shall be classified according to their age as follows, namely: 
Class A shall consist of all who are thirty years of age or 
over, and Class B of all who are under thirty years of age. 
Sec. 2. The annual subscription shall be $50 for all mem- 
bers in Class A, and for all members in Class B shall be $15. 
Sec. 3. A member elect in Class A shall pay the sum of 
$50 as an entrance fee and a subscription for the current year 
as follows: If elected between Jan. 1 and April 1, $50; if 
elected between April 1 and July 1, $37.50; if elected between 
July 1 and Oct. 1, $25; if elected between Oct. 1 and Jan. 1, 
§12.50. 
A member-elect in Class B shall be exempt from the pay- 
ment of an entrance fee, and shall pay a subscription for the 
current year of $15. 
If the payment provided for in this section is not made by 
any member-elect within thirty days after notification there- 
of, his election shall be void. 
That old Sec. 3 be numbered 4, and the numbers of the fol- 
lowing sections be changed to correspond. 
* rne rule of rating of the Koyal Swedish Y. C. reads as follows: 
'•Ttie sail area la square meters is to be multiplied by the length of 
■wacerUne iii meters; the product divided by 131 will give the rating." 
The Measurement Rule. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
It is obvious that the new measurement formula, 
C, D. ' 
proposed by Mr. G. R, Liljegren, will effectually stop the 
building of light displacement bulb-fins, provided the coeffi- 
cient of D is large enough; but it is not so apparent that 
displacement has such a relation to speed as to warrant its 
insertion in a formula for measuring speed. 
Mr. Liijegren, or any one else who understands these 
things, will do yachtsmen a favor by making this clear, as 
well as the principle upon which the size of the constant in 
the divisor is to be determined, and by explaining the 
philosophy underlying Mr. Liijegren's scheme of time allow- 
ance, SestAht. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
We have received from the Sheathing Propeller Co., of 
London, a pamphlet descriptive of the peculiar propeller 
manufactured by the company under the patents of John 
Ferguson, the shipbuilder of Leith and London. This pro- 
peller, which is made in all sizes, from the smallest upward, 
consists of a central spherical boss and two blades, with a 
double mechanism, operated from the shaft alley, by which 
the blades may in the first place be thrown so as to point 
directly aft; the shaft, boss and blades may then be drawn 
forward, completely housing the entire propeller within 
the stern tube. The pitch can also be altered or reversed at 
will. 
