Aug. 1897.J 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Hobe Sound T. C. 
HOBE SOUND. FLA. 
Monday, July S6. 
The Hobe Sound Y. C. sailed the second of their prize 
series of races on Monday, July 26. Thewind was lightfi'om 
the S.B., and the time for theflve miles of windward and lee- 
ward work was fair. The yachts got away well together 
and finished not very far apart. Time allowance cut a big 
figure, the winners in both classes winninK out on it. The 
line was crossed in the following order: Wenonah, Francis, 
Sprogie, Gull and Wanda. The last three had a luffing 
match at the line, which resulted in Gull taking the weather 
gauge and holding it to the lower buoy. On the run down 
to the line Wanda ran away from the fleet, the first round 
being completed as follows: 
Wanda 0 34 .3!) Francis 0 4J 24 
Bprogie 0 39 24 Wenonah 0 47 Oa 
Gull 0 .33 :34 
The wind died out a bit; on the second round, but Wenonah 
seemed to hold it longer than the rest of the fleet, and ma- 
terially bettered her position. Gull was well in the lead of 
Sprogie when she stuck her board in the mud, missed stays, 
fell astern, and was unable to recover the loss. Francis dis- 
tinguished herself by running aground on the slightest 
provocation, she being hung up no less than five times dur- 
mg the two rounds. The time for the second round was: 
Wenonah. 0 49 S.5 Sprogie 0 51 f6 
Wanda 0 .M 10 Francis ,., i.,0 56 45 
Gull 0 51 55 
The result: 
FIRST CliASS. 
Elapsed. Correcled. 
Wenonah 1 3H 2' 1 2.^ 19 
AVanda ...1 25 49 1 25 49 
Sprogie 1 31 19 1 :-il 19 
Gull 1 31 29 1 31 ef) 
Francis 1 39 09 1 33 ai 
SECOND CLASS. 
Juanita 1 00 50 0 54 0? 
Lorraine ...^.V.'.. ...0 .'4 08 0 51 C3 
Guenn 1 48 45 1 41 67 
H, D. McVean, Purser. 
Fete Day at Newport, R. I. 
The annual fete and illumination oC the harbor of New- 
port, R. I., will beheld this year on Aug. 4. The following 
warsbip.s of the North Atlantic squadron will arrive at New- 
port previous to the fete: The flagship New York, battle- 
ships Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts. Texas and Brooklyn; 
the monitor Puritan and teuder, Fern, which, with the 
battleship Iowa and the torpedo boats already at Newport, 
will make the largest gathering of the new navy ever seen in 
New England. 
The crews of sailors and marines from these ships, joined 
by the Fort Adams' troops, the naval reserves of Rhode 
Island, and the local military, will, on the afternoon of Aug. 
4, participate in one of the most unique and impo&ing street 
parades ever witnessed in Newport, or in fact any of the 
Eastern cities. 
The electrical effects from the warships in the evening will 
b.J magnificent, including, as they probably will, the display 
aiiiiia by the New York at Kiel, and that made by the Brook- 
iyj in honor of Queen Victoria at the recent jubilee. 
Fete day at Newport will doubtless always hereafter be 
recognized as a feature of that delightful resort. It was con- 
ceived in honor of the visit of the New York Y C. on its annual 
summer cruise, and still celebrates that event, the fleet this 
year being due to rendezvous at Newport commencing with 
the early afternoon of Aug. 4. The first illumination'of the 
harbor occurred three years ago, and was riuite modest in its 
proportions. Last year a more elaborate undertaking was 
consummated, which attracted thousands of visitors from 
outside of the city. 
It is expected that Pain's Fireworks Co. will have charge 
of the pyrotechuical display this year. 
• The night illumination of the splendid harbor, and the 
marine parade will he, as it was last year, iuspiring and 
magDiflcent beyond all power of description. 
Tacht Reporting Up to Date. 
A CORRESPONDENT kindly sends us the following: 
Curtis E. Crane's new yacht was launched early Satiirday 
afternoon, and after another week or teudays in theartisan's 
care will be ready for use. 
Thi.s is the largest yacht on the Eastern Shore. It is 55ft. 
long, 16ft. beam and 6ft. 4in. deep in the cabin, which is 20ft. 
long, and will be arranged to quarter a dozen people com- 
fortably. 
The launching was quite an event, and as the vessel glided 
smoothly and gracefully into the water she was heartily 
cheered by many present. As she left the ways Mrs. Crane 
broke a bottle of wiiie over the prow and named lier Josephine, 
in honor of Mr. Crane's mother. 
The Josephine is built after Mr. Crane's own ideas, and 
along the lines of no model. J. Oliver Duke had charge of 
the mechanical part of the work. It is a yawl-rigged yacht, 
with solid log bottoLn and sides, on the order of a canoe. The 
construction of the hull required twenty-one pine logs. No 
log was shorter than 20f b , and some measured 50ft. They 
were from 18iu. to 4ft. in diameter. The bottom is a hollow, 
convex one, something like that of a keel boat. Its designer 
expects it to move along better because of this. There is an- 
other peculiarity in the shape of an overhanging stern. It 
is a centerboard yacht, and if used as a freighter would have 
a carrying capacity of about forty tous. It draws 3>^ft. in 
ballast. 
This yacht is built for pleasure entirely, and will be fitted 
up for the comfort and convenience of those on board. 
The following gems were iuflicted on a Western paper by 
Its New York correspondent: 
If the Emperor William comes over here with his Meteor 
to take us by surprise he will not find us napping. Tliere 
have been fifteen new yachts built this year, and, while not 
all are quite up to the Meteor's size, every one could give her 
a good race. One of them is built to race the Colonia, a 
former holder of the Cup, and stands a good chance of win- 
ning, 
The reason for the activity in yachting circles can be based, 
first, upon the coming struggle for the Corinthian cup. 
This was taken away last season by the Montreal contestant, 
but will be challenged this year. A fleet of fifteen yachts 
belonging to members of the Seawanhaka Y. C. began racing 
on Decoration Day to decide which shall give the challenge. 
The cup, which cost $800, may come back here after the Mon- 
treal contest. 
A fine new yacht is the Quisetta, built by W. H. Harris; of 
Orange, N. J., a member of the famous Larchmont Club. It 
was constructed at Newburgh-on the-Hudson, and is main- 
tained at the cost of 11,000 per month. It is a small yacht, 
not over 85ft., and has a steel hull. It was built specially to 
beat W. Gould Brokaw's Amorita. When in full running 
order, with a full crew and its owner aboard, it is estimated 
that the cost of running will not be less than §10,000 for a 
season of five months. 
ft ■>:- * * -» * -s 
The sails alone cost in the neighborhood of S4,000. They 
are of that delicate whiteness which is so difficult to obtain, 
because the secret of the bleach is held and preserved by a 
fpw very high-priced sail makers. Ha-tsp^, sail maker to M. 
R. H. Albert Edward, has a secret process by which he gives 
his sail cloth a white .shade so delicate and clear as to dazzle 
the eyes, like electric light. 
W. Hoyt, of Stamford, Conn., has recently received from 
Fife, of England, a new cutter, which he has named the 
Circe. Fife has made several American yachts, and is the 
only English yacht builder who can rival the Herreshoffs. 
A magniQcent new steam yacht built this year is the pro- 
perty of Harrison B. Moore, a railroad magnate. It is the 
fastest steam yacht in the world, and its name is the Mari- 
etta. Its contract building price was §100,000, and when en- 
tirely completed it will probably cost half as much more. 
Its .'ipeed is twenty -three miles an hour, and it has a length 
ot 1T4ft. 
These yachts are all on the water now and enjoying the 
yachting season, which is at its height. They are run at 
tremendous expense, and are "kept up" in a marvelous man- 
ner. 
Each day the men scrub the decks and whiten them with 
lemon juice, and as soon as touched by the spray they are 
rubbed down agaiu. The finest yachts are cleaned morning 
and night by rubbing with the cut surface of a lemon, and 
for each scrub a box of lemons is consumed. 
In this yacht, as in Syce, Mr. Frank Wood has most fait' - 
fully carried out the wishes of the designer as expressed in 
the specifications, and has turned out a very pprfect piece of 
yacht building; in fact, these two yachts are the best of their 
kind yet built in this country. 
Kestrel. 
AFTER numerous delays owing to the continued bad wea- 
ther, the new Fife cutter Kestrel has at last been launched 
at Wood's yard, City Island. The yacht had been on 
the ways outside the shop for nearly two weeks, but the rain 
interfered with necessary work; and even after this was com- 
pleted, it was not considered safe to put her over on the unpro- 
tected beach while a gale was blowing. As it is, while she 
will accompany the fleet of the New York Y. C. on the cruise, 
it will be a month at least before she is in any condition for 
racing; especially against old boats, or Syce, the latter having 
been afloat for over three months. 
While Syce and Kestrel are of the same measurement, 51ft. 
racing length, and both ai-e up-to-date in design and con- 
struction, there is one material difi'ei-ence between them; 
with a close similarity of form and of other dimensions. Syce 
is built to the full draft limit of 10ft. 3in., while Kestrel 
draws but 9ft. 
The owner of Syce, F. M. Hoyt, of Stamford, Conn., is a 
young racing yachtsman who has raced very successfully 
for two seasons'in the 43-footer Norota, and who, in ordering 
a new yacht fi-om the same designers for a larger class, with 
racing as the first object, planned to get the most that the 
class limits allow. 
The owner of Kestrel, Mr. J. B, Mills, of New York and 
Bristol is not a racing man, though his Fife 30 footer Infanta 
sailed a few races under his ownership. In replacing her 
with a new and larger Fife boat, less attention was paid to 
speed than to all around escellence, the object being a craft 
of the fast cruiser order rather than an out-and-out racer. 
In addition to the difference of draft, which means 15in. in 
the depth of lead keel, Kestrel is less cut away in her sheer 
plan and has the usual raking sternpost and yacht rudder 
in.'itead of the, sliort stt^rnpost and balanced rudder of Syce. 
The dimensions of Kestrel are: 
Length over all fi5ft. 
L.W.L 43ft. 6in. 
Beam ISft. 3in. 
Draft 9ft. . " 
Sail area 3,400£q. ft. 
The sheer plan shows a fairly long fore overhang with the 
modern convex sweep to the stem, curving into a deep hollow 
under the mast and running down to a straight and nearly 
level keel about 16ft. long. From the after end of the keel 
the sternpost rises, with a rake of 45°, the tuck being im- 
mersed; the counter is long and (ileau, with the usual Fife 
* finish at the archboard. The midship section shows a strong 
hollow below, an S curve shaped so as to give a maximum of 
space above the floor line with a minimum of displacement 
below, the result being a fin keel. The fin is built up of oak, 
but at its thinnest part is only about llin. through, widening 
out untU the bulb is about 30in. through. This bulb, which 
contains 10 5 tons of lead, is carefully shaped, with full end 
forward and a stirrup section, the bottom being flat and the 
corners well rounded oft'. In Syce the entire bottom of the 
keel is flat, the sides joining it at right angles with square 
edges. 
The frame of the yacht is a beautiful piece of woodwork, 
the keel is only about 18ft. long, but a heavy oak stick of 
varying shape from end to end. The curves of the stem and 
counter call for a careful shaping and joining of the many 
members. The timbers are all of steamed oak, sided about 
2}£in. and mouldpd from 2>3 to 2in., spaced 12in.; the partner 
frames being 3 x 2iu The main clamp is 3 x SJ^in. amidships, 
and there are two bilge clamps on each side, each 2x2)2'in. 
at middle of length and tapering to the ends. The partner 
beams are S^^ x S^^in. The frame is strengthened by steel 
plate floors and gussets and a steel deck beani crosses the 
cabin, but A ery little metal is used in the con.«truction. 
The planking is single below the flat of the floor, l%m., 
but on the bilge and top sides it is double, the inner skin, of 
Jjin. white cedar, laid diagonally, and the outer, of Min. 
ruHhogany, laid fore and aft. The plankseer and bulwarks 
are of mahogany and the deck is of IKin. white pine, tapered 
from the middle to the ends. 
The deck is a very handsome piece of work, the sides have 
a fair sweep from stemhead to the archboard, the entire 
sterupiece being fashioned from a single piece of mahogany. 
The fittings are specially neat and shipshape, and well 
placed. The main cleats are of a new pattern, a brass base 
with two hollow uprights, the horn of the cleat .'being of 
Ihjnum viicc, about ih'm. long, held by the two Optights, 
through which it passes. The running part of the runner 
leads through a light standing block of sheet-ircAi on the 
planksheer and the tackle is led along forward toaneyebolt, 
lying directly on the deck with the fall leading aft. 
The forecastle is very long and quite roomy and airy. At 
the after end is an icebox, on the port side, with shelve.s 
.beside it, on the starboard side is the galley, with shelve.'-: 
there are the usual lockers, forward in the eaves is the 
crew's w. c, and four hammock cots are slung. 
The main saloon is finished in butternut and mahogany, 
with transom and buffet on each side There is full head- 
room under the companion and skylight, but the steel deck 
beam already mentioned divides the cabin into two parts in 
an iucouvenient way. The entrance is directly, into this 
saloon. 
The steerage has on the port side a aet of shelves, and on 
the starboard side a a toilet room and w. c. Abaft this ia a 
good ladies' cabin. 
As compared with Syce, the accommodations are con.sid- 
erably more cramped in a fore and aft direction, and there is 
not the same room below. This is in part due to the lessened 
length, 1ft. 6in. shorter than Syce; but it is largely compen- 
■ satud for by the amount of space abaft theladies' cabin. The 
whole length of the long after overhang isavatlable forstow- 
age of sail.'^, etc , and the fore end of this space, where it is 
entered from the deck, is very capacious. While the cabins 
compare unfavorably with those of Syce, when it comes to 
the stowage of the numerous stores anu other articles that 
must be carried even on a racing cruise, the advantage is the 
other way. 
The cockpit is only about 2ft. x 4ft., just enough for the feet 
of those on deck; but enough of the surrounding deck is in- 
closed within the limits of a Bin. mahogany coaming to make 
very comfortable seats about this limited'space. The yacht 
steers with a short steel tiller. 
The rig is modern in all of its details, and the fc&Us were 
made by Lapthome & i^atsey. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Yampa, schr., R. S. Palmer, arrived at Kiel from Peters- 
burgh on July 29, and sailed next day for Southampton. 
The special regatta of the Stamford Y. C, set for July 2S. 
was postponed indefinitely on account of the heavy gale ot 
that date. 
Alga, steam yacht, better known as Veto, long owned by 
the late George Law, was sold at auction on .July 27 by Mr. 
Law's executors. She was purchased by Clarence M. Busch, 
of Pittsburg, Pa., owner of the steam yacht Nada, for 
$12,900. 
Hildegarde, schr., George W. Weld, arrived at New York 
on .July 31, in tow from her builder's yard at Wilmington, 
Del., and at once docked at the Erie Basin for painting an I 
cleaning up. The yacht has just been delivered to her 
owner, who will use her on the New York Y. C. cruise. The 
builders, Messrs. Harlan & Hollings worth, have shown 
commendable energy in completing the yacht within the 
very short time that has elapsed since the contract was 
signed. 
We have received the first annual supplement to- LlOTd's 
Yacht Register, containing a number of additions, up to- June 
19, to the main volume. 
On .July 19 the steam yachts Enquirer and Pathl5nd«T 
started from Chicago to "race to Milwaukee for a $200' cup. 
The two ran very evenly until off Waukegan, when Path- 
finder gave up. Enquirer is owned by W. J. Connors,,of Buf- 
falo, and Pathfinder by F. W. Morgan, of Chicago; 
Hermione. steam yacht, was in collision with the steamerr 
City of Troy on the Hudson River on the night of Jtiiy 28] 
losing her headgear and damaging her .stem, bulwarks and: 
figurehead. She went at once to the Eri&- B4sin Dtydocks, 
vvhere repairs were hurriedly made in ordfeii" that she migbt. 
be ready for the cruise on Aug. 2. 
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1 896-9T. 
Commodore, John N. MacKendrIck, Qalt, Canada. 
Bec'y-Treas , John R. Blake. Qalt, Canada. 
Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. 
FUBSBRS. 
Atlantic Division, H. W. FleischmoTi, 1811 N. Slst St., Phfla., Pa. 
Central Division, Laurence C. Woodworth, Glouverneur, N. Y. 
Eastern Division, f. J. Barrage, West Newton, Mass. 
Northern Division, Francis H. Macnee, Kingston, Canada. 
Annual dues, 81; Initiation fee, 81. 
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96. 
Commodore, C. F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich. 
Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, III. 
Rear-Commodore, B. H. Holmes, Milwaukee, Wla. 
Sec'y-Treas., W. D, Stearns, Detroit, Mich. 
Executive Committee: R. M. Lamp, Madison, Wjs.; C. J. Steadmail, 
Cincinnati, O. ; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee. Wla. 
The A. C. A. Meet. 
On Friday of this week the eighteenth annual meet of the 
American Canoe Association Will open on the old camp 
ground on Grindstone Island, facing Eel Bay. Com. Mac- 
Kendrick expects to be on the ground by the first of the 
week, and to have everything in order for those who may 
come in ahead of the formal date of opening. All the usual 
arrangements for transportation, mess, etc., have been 
carried out, and in view of the general satisfaction with the 
management last year at the same place, there is every 
assurance of further improvement this year. Mr. D. Mc-. 
Elveney, of Albany, who ran the mess last year, and also iu 
1895, again has charge, and will provide meals at the regular 
price, $1 per day. By giving three days notice to Mr. H. C 
Morse, chairman of the camp-site committee, tents, camp 
chairs, cots and tables may be rented, thus saving all 
trouble and expense of transportation. The new year book 
of the Association is a very creditable production, especially 
as Com. MacKendrick and Sec'y-Treas. Blake, who havH 
had charge of it, are new men at this work. It is illustrated 
by a number of half-tone photos of camp views. A n#w 
feature is a very full list of names of members who are 
ready to furnish cruising information relating to various 
localities. The greater portion of the United States and 
Canada is covered in this list, which will be of great service 
to cruisers. 
CANOE NEWS NOTES. 
The New York C. C. has just published its year book fop 
1897, containing the constitution of the club, list of members, 
100 in all, with 13 honorary members, the rules for its inters, 
national cup, and other similar matter. 
The new year book of the Humber Yawl Club, of Hull, 
Eng., is just out, and is quite as artistic and interesting a-* 
its predecessors. The title page shows a unique and strik- 
ing design by Albert Strange, of Scarborough, Eng., ownep 
of the canoe yawl Cherub. Mr. Strange also contributes a, 
sketch in black and white, a scene in Blakeney Harbor. 
There are several reproductions of collections of photosi 
taken by members on the Holland cruise and about tb^ 
Humber and Hornsea Mere. Mr. 'George P. Holines, the 
mate, contributes some of his clever pen sketches, as usual, 
showing different episodes of yawl cruising. Two designs^ 
are given: one of a 20ft. x 6ft. 4iQ. canoe yacht, Birdie, a pow- 
erful and able centerboard craft, and one of the two 15ft. 
canoe yawls, Viking and Violet, built by J. Akesta for H. 
Wallis and G. W. Hind. The club has a membership of 
seventy five, including several ladies. The list of races and 
cruises for the past season, including the Holland cruise,' 
shows a commendable amount of interest in both btanohefi 
of the sport. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
Applications for membership rtiay be made to the purser 
of the division in which the applicant resides on blanks fur- 
nished by purser, the applicant becoming a member provided 
no objection be made within fourteen days after his name 
has been officially published in the Forest and Stream, 
Name. Residence. Club. 
EASTERN DIVISION. 
Lloyd E. Allen Boston, Mas.* 
NORTHERN DIVISION. 
A. E. Ford Kingston, Out 
C. Le Breeo Peterboro, Ont Outnabee C. C. 
Edgar C. Wool»ey — OtUwa, Can Ottawa C.C. 
R. Gordon Stewart . . .Ottawa, Can ..Ottawa C. C. 
ATLANTIC DIVISION, 
Lewis B. Hunter Yonkers, N. Y 
John E. HumapoW; , , .Jfew york Cit^ ............. , ^^==r 
