Kov. 25, 1899.1 
FOREST AND STHeAM. 
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George Crocfef's b., w. and t. dog Sam T.,. gyrs. (Luke 
K-oy— Betty B,). 
George Crocker's lem. and w. dog GiU Edge, 3y!b. 
(Count Gladstone IV, — ^Lillian Russell). 
George Crocker's o. and w. bitch Minnie's Girl, 4yrs. 
vAntonio — Minnie T.). 
Pointers; 
Jas. L. Breese's b. and w. dog Bang III., 4yrs. (Rectoi 
— Dinah). 
E. H. Osthaus' liv, and w. dog Paladin, 3yrs. (Ripsaw 
— Cricket). 
Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' liv. and w. bitch Rana, 
3j-rs. (Riprap — Toxic). 
Charlottesville F. T. Kennels' b. and w. bitch Ranee, 
3yrs. (Riprap — Toxie). 
Chas. T. Barney's liv. and w. dog Mac (Roderick — 
Rose). 
A. J. Clark's liv. and w. dog Master Rush, 5yrs. 
(Rush of Lad — Topsy M.). 
Geo. J. Gould's liv. and w. dog Furlough Mike, 5yrs. 
(Duke of Hessen — Furlough Cliney). 
Geo. E. Gray's liv. and w. dog Young Jingo, 4yrs. 
(Jingo — Pearl's Dot). 
W. G. Brokaw's liv. and w. dog Fairview Tom, 2yrs, 
(Sir Walter— Van's Pride). 
TiiEO. Sturges, Sec'y. 
Points and Flushes* 
Lansingburgh, N. Y. — I do not know the heaviest 
recorded weight of the largest dog; but while on my vaca- 
tion this fall I met up with a dog that weighed 265 pounds. 
He impressed me as being quite a chunk of a dog. 
F. J. T. 
TABLE OF OFFSETS. 
Over all. S^ft. ]in ; fore overhang, 5ft lOin.; after overhang, 6ft.: l.w.l., 19ft. Sin.; draft, 5ft.; bear.i, Sft, Sin.; beam, l.w.L, 7ft. 6in.; stations 
spaced, Ifi. JJ/^in.; diagonals as per bodj' plan; level lines spaced 6in.; rail, lin. from fore end to station 12, then reducing to %\n. stern; 
planking to finish J^in. thick, reduced to J^in. in rabbets of ends; planksheer, ^.(in. All measurements to outside of plank. 
On Sunday, Nov. ig, the cutter 
Gourock, after a passage of fifteen 
minutes from New York. She was 
the way by the Erin, casting of? at 
tinuing to the Clyde alone. The 
during the passage. She was take 
James Watts Docks, Greenock, and 
ter. 
Shamrock arrived at 
days seven hours ten 
towed a great part of 
Wolf Rock and con- 
weather was stormy 
n on Monday to the 
stripped for the win- 
FoR some time pa.st there have been rumors of further 
trouble between the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. and the 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. over the disputed race of 
last July. A meeting of the former club will be held on 
Wednesday, Nov. 22, to consider a communication from 
the latter. 
It is reported that Mr. William Clark, of Paisley, 
Scotland, owner of the steam yacht Tuscarora, has pur- 
chased Valkyrie HI. and will race her next season. 
Various reports are current as to the future movements 
of Columbia, but all are unreliable; the yacht is still 
afloat at City Island, and it is not known when she will 
be hauled out. 
The Canada cup has at last reached Rochester, after 
being held by the U. S. customs officials on account of 
the duty. It will remain on exhibition for a short time 
and will then be forwarded to Chicago. The date for 
challenging has now passed and no challenge has been 
received, so there is little chance for another race before 
J 900. 
Veritas. 
The following are the specifications for the keel sloop 
Veritas, whose lines appeared last week: 
SpecificatioQSt 
FRAME. 
Keel— White oak, sided 41"-, moulded as per drawings, 
about i2in. amidships. 
Stem— White oak, sided s^in., moulded as per draw- 
ings. 
Sternpost— White oak, sided 31"- at tuck tapermg to 
i^in. at heel. Heel tenoned into keel. Score for rudder 
on after side. 
Horn Timbers— White oak, sided lin., moulded 6m. on 
sternpost and 3in. at after end, which shall be jogged mto 
sternpiece and well bolted. 
Chock— Pine, 3 x 2y2in., fitted between two horn 
timbers and projecting f^in. to form rabbet. 
Rudder Trunk— To be carefully built of i^m. white 
pine on sides and back to form, with sternpost "and horn 
timbers a water-tight box. The joints to be made with 
cloth and caulked where required. The lower end to be 
closed with an oak chock, fastened with brass screws. 
The bottom of trunk to be wide enough to permit rudder 
to ship easily. . 
Sternpiece— Oak. shaped as per drawings, including 
round of deck, with rabbets for planking and decks. To 
be well bolted to horn and quarter timbers. All super- 
fluous wood to be cut away, to save weight. 
Quarter Timbers— Oak or hackmatack, shaped as per 
drawings and well fastened to sternpiece, planksheer and 
sheerstrake. 
Mast Step— Oak, well bolted to stem. Long mortise, 
with room for wedges. 
Deadwoods— Oak or yellow pine, as per drawing.^ 
Stopwaters— Of dry white pine, 
2in. diameter, to be 
carefully placed in all joints of stem, keel, deadwoods, 
etc. 
Frames— Every third frame to be single sawn from 
an oak knee of the proper sweep, to be sided i}im., 
moulded 2i^in. at heels, ij^in. at turn of bilge,_ and im. 
at heads; two frames at mast to be sided jy^m. Two 
bent frames to be placed between each pair of sawn, to 
be sided lin. and moulded lin., from heel to head. Frames 
to be spaced I2in. centers. The heels of all frames to be 
jogged into keel and deadwoods and securely bolted. 
Floor Knees— Each sawn frame in wake of lead keel 
to have a forged floor knee of flat iron 1% by fsm., with 
arms ift. .3in. long, these knees to be carefully forged _m 
the throat. The bent frames to have solid floors of iin. 
oak plank, well bolted to keel and heels of frames. 
Shelf— Clear spruce in single length, sided 2m., mould- 
ed i^in. for middle third of length, tapermg to iJ4 by 
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Bilge Clamps — Two on each side, at turn of bilge and 
flat of floor, of spruce, in single lengths, 2 by lY^ra.. for 
middle third of length, tapering tO' xYi by lin. at ends 
The ends fastened to stem and horn timber. 
Rudder — Locust stock with hard pine backing, shaped 
as per drawings. 
DECK FRAME. 
Deck Beam.s — Hackmatack. Main beams, at bitts, part- 
ners, fore and after' ends of house, and transom, to be 
sided 2in. All other beams and half beams to be sided 
lin. Beams to be spaced loin. centers. All to be moulded 
i^in. 
Side Pieces — The trunk and coaming will be carried 
on side pieces or sills of yellow pine 3in. deep and ij^in. 
wide, the top projecting J^in. above deck and worked 
with cove to bring the seam well clear of the deck. 
These pieces will carry the ends of the half beams, which 
will be mortised into them. They will be bolted to wales 
with five bolts of ^in. galvanized steel or iron, to prevent 
the side deck from springing when caulked. 
Knees — Oak or hackmatack, sided iHin., three on each 
side, one abreast mast, one in middle of trunk and one at 
after end. Also one lodging knee abreast mast and one 
at after end of house on each side. 
Diagonal Struts — Several light struts of oak i by 2in. 
will be required on each side, in bows and counter, from 
upper bilge clamp to deck beams. 
Partner Piece — Oak, ^in. thick, I2in. wide at after 
end, tapering to 6in. at fore end ; to be fitted from fore 
end of trunk to after side of stem. The space between 
deckbeams at the partners to be filled in solid; also just 
abaft stem (to form breasthook). 
Planksheer — Oak in single lengths, thick and 
3j.4in. wide amidships, tapering to 2i/4in. at ends. To be 
fastened to sheerstrake and deck beams with galvanized 
iron screws, after end butted on and fastened to top of 
quarter timber. 
PLANKING AND DECKING. 
Planking— White pine or white cedar; wales of yellow 
pine in single lengths. Other planking to have not over 
one butt in each strake, such butts to be made on butt 
blocks of 5^in. oak, and to be at least four frames apart 
on adjoining strakes; and if in the same fran't, space, to 
be separated by not less than three strakes The plank- 
ing to finish %in. throughout middle ot null, but the 
rabbets from the waterline up may be cut ^in. deep, the 
planking being squared down to that thickness at the 
ends. The planks from the bilge upward to be not over 
Syi'm. wide. All seams to be close on inside, with full 
i-i6in. opening on outside for caulking. The entire out- 
side of hull to be carefully planed off. 
Deck — Clear and dry white pine, not over }i\n. thick 
and 2in. wide, laid straight, fore and aft. with ends 
properly supported and fastened. Seams of deck to be 
caulked with cottom and payed with marine glue. 
DECK JOINER WORK. 
Rail — Oak or elm, in single length if possible, lin. 
deep and lin. wide, around edge of planksheer, with 
scupper holes. 
Cabin Trunk and Coaming— Oak, ^in. thick, side of 
trunk about ift. high, coaming about sin., well edge- 
bolted to side pieces with ^in. galvanized steel. Two 
oval windows of J-^in. plate glass in each side of trunk 
and brass hinged deck light, 6in., in fore end. Roof and 
companion slide of -Min. cherry, tongued and grooved 
and laid in varnish. Door to swing downward. Rail of 
cherry. 3 by H^n., around coaming. 
Cockpit — Sides and floor to be made perfectly water- 
tight; floor of the same material as deck, sides of 
cherry. 
Fore Hatch — Coamings and hinged hatch, opening 18 
bv isin., all of cherry. 
' Bitts — Locust, 3^2 by 2}i\n., running down to stem 
piece and well bolted; keyed below deck. Locust keyed 
i]4 by lin. . 
Cleats— Locust, for sheets. 
FASTENINGS. 
Keel Bolts— Of best quality of Tobin bronze, with good 
heads and standard nuts and washefs. About ten bolts 
of Min. diameter. 
Blunt Bolts — All deadwood, keel and frame bolts to be 
of good quality iron or steel properly galvanized and 
neatly headed over washers of the same metal. Stem, 
keel, horn timbers and deadwoods to have ^in. bolts; 
heels of frames to be fastened with %in. bolts or spikes; 
plank floors to be fastened to stem, keel and horn timbers 
with two %in. bolts through each; iron knees to be 
fastened to keel with two ^in. bolts; planking to be 
fastened with galvanized iron boat nails in all frames and 
at hood ends. Deck to be fastened with ly^in. galvanized 
iron screws, one in each strake on each beam, with deck 
plug over. All parts not specified to be fastened in the 
usual manner. All plank fastenings to be set in for putty 
stops, and all fastenings about deck and trunk to have 
wooden deck plugs set in varnish. 
INTERIOR JOINER WORK. 
Floor — Ash, ^ by 2%'m., tongued and grooved, in 
battened sections fastened down with brass screws. 
Ladder— Cherry, with three steps, each with rubber 
tread. 
Lockers — ^in. white pine, one on each side for seat and 
berth, shelves and lockers in forecastle, for dishes, etc., 
sail bins. The interior work to be as light and simple as 
possible. Moveable table in cabin. 
METAL WORK. 
Lead Keel — To weigh about 4,ooolbs. to be in one cast- 
ing, soundly and accurately cast to shape and well 
smoothed up; to be bolted to hull with ten Tobin bron-ze 
bolts, %in. diameter. Lead to be furnished by builder. 
Rudder Braces — Two pair, of gun metal, neatly fitted 
and well fastened to post and rudder. Brass cap witli 
name of yacht on head of rudder stock. Brass ring 
around rudder stock on deck. 
Chain Plates — Two for main shrouds and two for 
runners, of i^ by l^m. iron. Two for bowsprit shrouds, 
of iJ4 by iron. 
Gammon Iron — 2j^ by ^in. iron. Bobstay plates, bob- 
stay of ^^gin. iron, with turnbuckle. Cranse iron for bow- 
sprit end, traveler for main sheet, three pair of ^in. turn- 
buckles of approved pattern. Gooseneck and spiderband, 
spinaker boom gooseneck. 
Brass Work — Fittings for rudder, rudder cap, two 
leading chocks on bow and two on quarters, eyebolts and 
leaders for jib sheets, screw deck plate for pump, hasp, 
hinges and lock for cabin door, brass hinged deck light. 
PLUMBING. 
Pump— Single barrel copper yacht pump, 25^in diam- 
eter, with i%ixi. suction pipe to well, galvanized iron pump 
spear and brass screw plate in deck. 
Scuppers — Of lin. lead pipe, fitted in cockpit floor, one 
on each side, to drain below waterline. 
FITTINGS. 5 
Tiller — Locust, tenoned into rudder stock. 1 
Boom Crotch — Oak, as per drawings. 
CAULKING AND PAYING. 
All seams of planking to be properly caulked with 
cotton, run with paint and payed with putty. All seams 
of deck and cockpit to be carefully caulked with cotton, 
using no oil nor grease on iron, and run with JefTries' 
marine glue, as per directions furnished by maker. All 
nail and screw holes about decks to be filled with wooden 
deck plugs set in varnish ; all other fastenings to have 
putty stops. 
PAINTING. 
Inside, below floor, to be painted with one coat of red 
lead and linseed oil. 
Bottom — To have two priming coats of red lead and 
oil and one finishing coat of anti-fouling composition, 
smoothly applied. 
Topsides — Up to rail to have two priming coats, the 
first of red lead, both well rubbed down, and one finish- 
ing coat of best black or white; no oil to be used. 
Varnishing — The spars, rails, planksheer, deck, cabin 
trunk and all deck work to have one coat of filler and 
