any other Duggan boat. The dimensiotts of Glencairn I. 
are as follows : 
Gleiicairn. El Heirie. Ethelwynii. 
Length- 
Over all 22ft. llVain. 23ft. in. 23ft. 4 in. 
L.W.L 12ft. 6 in. 15ft. 15ft. 
Overhang — 
Bow srt. 5 in. 4ft. 9 in. 3ft. 10 in. 
Stern 5ft. V^in. 3ft. 3 in. 4ft. 6 in. 
Beam — 
Extreme Oft. 4 in. 5ft. 0 in. 6ft. 
L.W.L. .5ft. 5 in. 5ft. yi^in. 4ft. SVaiil. 
Inclined ............. 4ft. ."ft. 4ft. 3 in. 
Draft .5i/2in. 5i4in. 8 in. 
Freeboard — 
Bow 1ft. 3 in. S%in. 1ft. 5 ir.. 
-Least lU^'n. S%in. 10 in. 
Counter Wf. 8% in. liysiii. 
Displacement HTSllxs 9871bs. 10221bs. 
Sail area — 
Mainsail 246sq.ft. 217sq.ft. 169sq.tt. 
Jib .52sq.ft. 35.sq.ft, 30sq.ft. 
Total 29Ssq.ft. 252sq.ft. 199sq.ft. 
Mast— 
From stem at L.W.L. 1ft. 2y2in. 3ft. 3 in. 4ft. 
Deck to hounds 18ft. 4 in. 16ft. 6 in. 22ft. 
Boom 20ft. 2 in. 18ft. 18ft. 
Yard or gaff 15ft. lift. 6 in 
Glencairn I. was fitted with a leg-o'-mutton sail with a 
gunter rig, a yard up and down the mast, with hand-reef- 
ing gear on the boom. El Heirie carried the ordinary 
gaff rig, and Ethelwynn had a plain leg-o' -mutton rig, the 
sail hoisting on the mast with no gaff. The construction 
will be illustrated next week. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. 23, i^gQt 
Heroism of a Yachtsman. 
The following distressful experiences of William L. 
Brooks, of Stamford, Conn., a prominent member of the 
New York Y. C, who was at one time owner of the 
schooner Clytie, have been furnished the Fore.st and 
Stream, through the good offices of Mr. Chas. Hallock, 
who was' at one time his shipmate on a previous voyage of 
a less trying character. Mr. Brooks is an athiete, and 
almost a giant in stature, a lifelong sailor, in the prime of 
life, and at all times resourceful in emergencies; which 
endowments combined could alone have saved any mortal 
under like circumstances. Hardly a worse place for such 
a happening cotild have been found on the Atlantic coast 
than the Race, or Gut, at the eastern end of Long Island 
Sound. Mr. Brooks' innate modesty would have pre- 
vented him from exploiting his achievement, but it is so 
wonderful as to be well worth}' of publication. The 
disaster occurred on Aug. 9, and the letter, written to an 
intimate friend, was dated at : 
Boston, Mass., Aug. 21. — My Dear Old Chum: At last 
I get an opportunity to write you. I received your tele- 
gram at New London and almost turned back, but con- 
cluded to go on, and that P. M. got my little boat (a 14ft. 
craft with sail) out at the island and had the pleasure of 
catching twenty-one fine bluefish, getting in shortly after 
dark. I found the family delightful as usual. Com. Smith 
came along on his large schooner Viking, and he insisted 
on taking me on the cruise of the New York Y. C. with 
him, and I concluded to go. We went fishing, and again 
made havoc among the fish. Next day, to New London 
and aboard the Corsair, Com. Morgan's .boat; had the 
pleasure of renewing old times with' many of the captains, 
of the fleetl" Tuesday, proceeded to Gardner's Bay, where 
I again took up my residence on Plum Island. Wednes- 
day, getting off early in my little boat, I went out to see 
the start for Newport from a point six miles away in 
Gardner's Bay. A magnificent fleet were there, • and all 
passed very close to me, I being rather proud of my 
little ship, and being hailed by my friends as boat after 
boat passed. After all had departed, I sailed_ over to 
Orient, where I had supper with. some friends, and about. 
7 started for the lighthouse, getting mj' lines out on the 
way. Having caught three fish and getting close 'to the 
island, I commenced to take in my lines. Thinking it 
would be hard work getting through the Gut in the early 
morning, I concluded to leave the boat on the north side. 
I found the rip rough and noisy, tide runnig.very hard, 
and had some trouble to keep the little boat from turning 
round and round. Suddenly I heard a louder noise behind 
me, and looking to see what it was, saw the bow of a 
large steamer coming straight for me within 15 or 20ft., 
pushing a wall of water on each side of her bow. Without 
time to yell, I dove and swam down, way down, hoping 
she would go over me, and expecting each kick would 
hit her wheel and be my last. When I could stay down no 
longer I started up, but don't know anything more about 
it until I found inyself with my hand down the center- 
board trunk on the bottom of the boat. Resting there in 
the seaway, I soon felt able to put my finger down my 
throat and get rid of the salt water, then tried to get the 
mast' out, but failed. I was not far from the eddj', and 
hoped to swim the boat in to shore and right her, hut 
the tide running very strong, I soon saw I was drifting 
out into the Sound and had to content myself by simply 
resting one hand on the boat and making as little effort as 
possible. So hour after hour passed, I calling Help ! help ! 
at regular intervals, but there was no one near. At last I 
saw a schooner coming right for me, and called long and 
loud, but on she came right over me, and I had to dive 
again. Coming up, I called and called and could not find 
my boat, but seeing the loom of the schooner, swam after 
her. After a while I caught hold of a fish line, following 
which I soon .touched the boat. Pretty well played out, I 
was glad to feel the mast and sail floating alongside. 
By this time the tide had turned, and we were again 
approaching the Gut, and the rips, whirls, etc., could be 
plainly heard. Soon getting into them, trouble com„menced 
again. At one moment her stern, where I was, would be 
.sucked down, and she would roll over and over. Mean- 
while, I would right her and sit in the stern holding onto 
the sides with both hands, using m}^ legs to balance her. 
This contsarit exertion was commencing to tell on me, and 
the water very cold and always up to my chin, made my 
teeth chatter, so as to spoil the clearness of my contsant 
calls. Some vessels came, I thought, near enough to. 
hear me, but no one heard. Finally I went to sleep, wak- : 
ing in the water and soon in my old^place in her .stern. :I 
think she must have ttirned completely over- more than 
one hundred times, which, I suppose, was good- in keeping - 
up the circulation. At last, when I felt my chances .were 
very^srnall, •I-saw the-Hghts of another schooner, seetriingly 
cotning straight for me. I could see both her ligh'fe'and 
thought this time I was a goner, but coming within, say 
5 or loft. she onty washed me out of my boat and turned 
it over on me. I yelled and yelled, and soon saw signs that 
showed me that I had been heard, but she faded away 
like the rest, aj^d I could hear nothing but the roaring 
tide, i kept up the call, louder if anything. Half an 
hoiir later I heard the flapping of sails, followed by the 
lowering of a boat, and was soon on board the schooner 
Georgia Berry, where I was stripped, put to bed and care- 
fully nursed back into shape by Capt. H. S. Tuttle and his 
steward from Mt. .Desert, Me. I cannot say too much 
for their kindness. Leaving the little ship, the water 
being rough, they kept their course for City Island, ar- 
riving at 12 130, when Capt. Tuttle kindly telephoned to 
-pkis Hurlbutt, but he having heard from Plum Island, was 
already on his way to recover my body. My si: ter, B., 
Ai'ired to liim at New London. He sent notice to B. W. 
At City Island Emerson met me and supplied me with 
money, etc., and escorted me to Stamford. After a few 
.days in bed I am now in fine shape, none the worse for 
the experience. > 
If you had been with me, sitting in the boat facing 
me, we would have had no trouble. Am tired writing. 
Love to you and yours, W. L. B. 
Shamrock. 
The sudden and heavy blow of Sept. 11 caught the 
Upton fleet in a bad place inside of Sandy Hook, where 
the N.W. wind had a clear sweep. The tug Lawrence 
■was away for coal, and there was no steam on the Ply- 
mouth, when the wind freshened to a gale on Monday 
afternoon. The big derrick barge Avhich carries the 
spare spars was anchored some distance to windward of 
Shamrock with Qiie man on boards and but two men were 
sions- and elements as "absolutely trustworth}'" ; it is 
possible that they are correct, but much more' probable 
that they are mere guess work: 
Length, 127ft. pin.; breadth, 24ft. 6j4in, 
Load waterline, 89ft. 2in. 
Length of overhang forward, 17ft. 2in. 
Length of overhang aft, 21ft. sin. 
Overhang aft, 21ft. Sin. 
Draft, 2oft. 3in. 
Area midship section, 130ft. 
Coefficient midship section, 0.278. 
Area of lateral plane, 97oft._ 
Coefficient of displacement, 0.134. ^ 
Area of load water olane, 1,493ft. 
Wetted surface, 2,gi6ft. 
Tons per inch immersion, 3.54. 
Displacement, 160 tons. 
On Monday morning Shamfock was towed out to the 
Scotland Lightship by the tug Lawrence, Erin accom- 
panying them.j The day was clear, with a light S.E. 
wind and smooth sea. While Erin lay off the Lightship 
to mark the line, the tug was sent away with a logline over 
her counter, to mark the turn, S.E. fifteen nautical miles. 
The start was given at 11:45, Shamrock going over with 
all windward sail set, her club topsail, a new one, being 
somewhat smaller than that used last week. Within a few 
minutes after she crossed the line the breeze had freshened 
to about eight knots, and as she beat out to the weather 
murk it increased to about double that strength. She 
moved rather slowly at first, doing better work as the 
Avind increa.sed. The mark was turned at 2:10, just 2h. 
25m. froiTi the start. The spinaker was set flying in a very 
short time, and she started home at a good pace. After 
two miles were covered the wind hauled to the south, and 
RONA. 
on the y&Cht, the crew- being on board of the Plymouth. 
About sunset the barge began to drag down on the 
yacht, and the two launches were sent from the Erin to 
tow Shamrock oitt of the Avay, but the wind and sea were 
so heavy that one launch was nearly' swamped and the 
other cottld do nothing. Before the launches were able 
to lend any aid, the storm abated and the barge rode in 
safety to her anchors, but only a short distance from 
the bows of Shamrock. Had the two come together in 
the sea, it would probably have ended the Cup match of 
1899. During the day Shamrock had shipped her big 
boom, I lift, long, the other being taken on board the 
barge; The new gaff was also shipped, and it was ex- 
pected that she would be under way on Tuesday. Her 
new mainsail was bent and hoisted on Tuesday morn- 
ing, and the club topsail set above it, but she lay at her 
moorings all day. The mainsail is a ver3r fine piece of 
Work, a crosscut sail, and the topsail is also, to all ap- 
pearances, a fine sail. On Tuesday afternoon Com. 
Morgan ran down to the Hook in 'Corsair III. and paid a 
visit to Sir Thomas Lipton on board of Erin. 
Early on Wednesday morning the crew of Shamrock 
was busy making sail, and at 10 o'clock the yacht cast 
off her moorings and started under lower sails and 
club topsail, accompanied hj the Lawrence and Erin. On 
her waj' out to sea she passed the new Oceanic, bound 
in, exchanging salutes. The day was clear and fine, witn 
a light northerly wind and smooth water. After sailing 
about for a time neat the Scotland Lightship, the tug 
Lawrence was sent ofE to mark a fifteen-mile course to 
leeward, S. by W., and the Erin took her position to 
make a starting line. The starting signal was given at 
II :43, Shamrock going over with spinaker set, the wind 
blowing by this time over twelve miles per hour. Within 
a couple of minutes of crossing the Hne, Shamrock's 
new gaff buckled and brol-'e abont iSft. from the inboard 
end. Her mainsail was lowered as quickly as possible 
after some difficulty and without tearing it. Later on the 
club topsail was lowered and she was towed in to her 
moorings. The injured spar w^as immediately taken on 
the tug to the Erie Basin Drydocks, and at the same 
time fhe old and shorter spar was taken up and length- 
ened, to be used temporarily. On Friday the yacht 
started out again with the old gaff, the wind being light 
from N. W. A course of ten miles to leeward was laid 
off and she started at 12:42, under club topsail, spinaker 
and baby jib topsail. The run of ten miles in smooth 
water and with a moderate breeze was made in 1:15:30. 
The beat home occtipied ih. 45m. 20s, ' 
On Thursday afternoon Sir Thomas Lipton steamed 
up to New Rochelle on the Erin and dined with Mr. C. 
Oliver Isclin at All -'View, the other guests being Com. 
J. "Pierpont Morgan, . Mrs. - Royal .Phelps Carroll, Mr. 
Ratsey, Mrs. Cora Randall, Woodbury Kane, Ne.wberry 
D:-Thorne, Herbert C. .Leeds,cColone2_DelanceyjA,^ane 
and members of the I selin'- family. .■"^—^-'-r_V .u. 
The London Times of Sept. T2, in cohnection~wifh a 
long description of Shamrock, gives the following dimeh- 
sheets were hardened for a broad reach, the spinaker being 
stowftd. On this point of sailing she proved very fast, 
covering thirteen nautical miles in fifty-eight minutes. 
She finished at 3 :24, her time for the run home bemg ih. 
14m., and for the entire course, 3h. 39m. 
Rona. 
The fine steel steam yacht Rona, owned by the late 
Baron Rothschild, has been purchased by Amzi L. Barber, 
of New York, who will rename her Sapphire IIII. Rona 
was designed by Mr. Watson and built by D. & W. Hen- 
derson in 1893 for Mr. A. E. H. Wood. She is 243.70ft. ( 
b.p., 30ft. beam and 18.25ft depth, wnth triple compound 
engines, 23, 38 and 64 by 36in. She has been refitted and 
altered by Day, Summers & Co., Southampton, and is 
now on her way to New York under the American flag. 
Her arrival in American waters will probably bring up 
the qirestion of the actual scope of the Pajme yacht exclu- 
sion bill, which has never yet been tested. If the bill 
fulfills the intention of the "born sportsmen" who framed 
it, there is a good deal of trouble in store for the owner, 
but it is probable that the matter will go to the courts 
before the exact meaning of the bill is made clear. 
Atlantic Y. G Gould Cttps. 
SEA GATE — NEW YORK BAY. 
The race of the Atlantic Y. C. for the Gould cups, post- 
poned on Sept. 9, was sailed on Sept. 13 in a light N.W. 
wind. The times were : 
Schooners — Start, 10:35. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Ramona 4 17 07 5 42 07 5 42 07 
Sachem 4 3G 40 6 01 40 5 52 32 
Katrina ,. 4 07 55 5 32 55 5 09 41 
Cutters— Racing Trim— 70ft. Class— Start, 10:45. 
Wenonah 4 41 06 5 56 06 5 5G OG 
Cutters — Cruising' Trim — 51ft. Class — Start, 10:50. 
Mariquita Not timed. 
Uvira 3 20 31 4 30 31 4 29 10 
Eidolon 3 41 18 4 41 18 4 33 17 
Sloops — Racing Trim — 51ft. Class — Start, 10:55. 
Syce 3 10 04 4 15 04 4 15 04 
Acushla Disabled. 
Acushla lost her topmast and withdrew. 
LarcEmont ScKoonef^ Ctfp« 
The unfinished race for the Larchmont schooner cup 
was resailed on Sept. 12 with but three starters, the ti mes 
being: U^f^UaiH 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Colonia 4 25 32 4 25 32 
Amorita 4 57 02 4 44 10' 
Ouissetta .5 06 06 4 49.57 
A race was also sailed between the new Ludeah and! 
Hussar, the former winnig by lom. Ss. ''-1'*': 
