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FOREST AND STREAM. 
tAt^Rtt 2t, i9bd. 
riveted and ' gslvanlzed/ dirtztiy xttider Bic ' cocltpiiir, '\vitli • 
a pipe for ' filling iri the deck;, aM '^lsO a'.' vent'pfpQ,;'b8th 
closed by airtight caps. The rtiizz^fr staysail snap's -oH to; 
a ^stay. of flexible, wire hooked:, intQ..an_.,ey_.e on_the.Jore 
end of the cabin trunk, and set up by a snxall tackle at trie, 
foot of .the mast. The niizzen shrouds are canted "fofsyard' 
by ; tneans of small sprea;ders. The main gaff isliollow;' 
about: 5^in. di^m. ' , ^ ; ^ 
The ground tackl^ mSludes, seventy-five fatlioms' .'pf' 
BBB 5-i6in. chain, tested iii one-piece and, galvanized, 
carried to starboard -with" a long; shank ''State of, Maine" 
anchor, and on the port side sevenfy-five fathoms of s^^ip. 
ciretimferenc« manila cable with a 75lb. anchor of the 
same pattern, in addition to a- 3Slb. kedge. To handle 
these is a Providence double-brake frictioii windlass, 
specialy made with wildcat head to starboard and hawser 
head to port. 
The boat is 12 x 4ft., double 'skin with mahogany oujt- 
side, deep and round, with a dagger "board and sail; m 
addition, a 3slb. Gerrish canoe is also carried. A large 
number of excellent photos have been made while the 
yacht was building and since she has been in commis- 
sion. Many of the details of construction are shown in 
those which we reproduce. 
Seawanhaka Cup. 
The White Bear Y. C. has issued the following circular 
containing the special conditions for the match for ; the 
Sea\<canhaka international ' ch'allenge cup, as agreed ^^^fo 
with' the holder, the Royal ^t.- liawrence Y'-iC. Th'e -tfikl \ 
raceS'of the White Bear ¥'.■ C. Jwill'Jbe .opefi-fo: yachts-'-ef , 
other organized clubs: ■ • • 
Agreement Governing the Match for. the 
Seawanhaka International Challeng;e 
Cup for the Season of 1900- ^ 
Itfis hereby mutiially covenanted and agreed by aAd 
between the Royal St. Lawrence ^Y;:: C, of Moritredl, 
Canada, and the White Bear Y. C, of St. Paul,- that the 
following regulations shall govern the match to be sailfed 
between the representative - yachts of said ^'clubs duriiig 
the season of 1.900.: - i ' 
Article i. The courses shall_ consisf 'of a, triangular 
course and a course to windward oir; leeward and return. 
Each leg of the triangular course shall be one and one- 
third nautical miles in length and shall be sailed over 
three times, making a' total of - twelve miles. The course 
to \yindward or leeward 'and return shall have total length 
of twelve nautical miles; each leg shall be, if possible, two 
nautical miles, and shall not be less than one nautical 
mile. 
Article 2. The match shall be awarded to the yacht 
winning three of five races. 
The races shall be sailed alternately over the triangulair 
and the windward or leeward and return courses. 
The first race to be triangular or windward and return, 
as the winner of the toss ma}' elect. 
Aticle 3. The races shall be sailed under the manage- 
ment of threej'udges; one sh^U be appointed by each club, 
and ,^he two so appointed shall elect a third on or; before 
July' I, ■ 1900. They shall , act,, as. judges , and timekeepers, 
shall 'direct laying out the courses, shall decide whether 
the c^ontestants come wi.tbiu_tlie.prescribed-measur£m-ent;S 
and scantling restrictions, and shall settle all disputes'; 
the decision of a majority shall be final in all matters per- 
taining to the contest. ■ 
It shall be the duty of the judges to thoroughly check 
the, scantling, and satisfy themselves by boring, inspection 
or other means that the, measurements are thoroughly 
up to specifications. 
Article 4. Each club shall name its representative yacht 
five days before the first race. 
Article 5. The start shall be a one-gun flying start, 
witlj a preparatory signal. 
Article 6. The races shall be sailed without time al- 
lowance. ■ , 
Article 7. Yachts must not exceed 25ft. racing length, 
measured under the following rule: L.W.L. plus the 
square root of the sail area, divided by two, equals the 
racing length. Yachts shall be measured -without crew 
on board, but with a dead weight of 45olbs., which shall 
be carried amidship, approximate at the center of buoy- 
ancy during measurement. The sail area must not ex- 
ceed 500 sq. ft., as determined in Article 8. 
The yacht's draft , of hull or keel shall not exceed 
Sft., and with, the centerboard down shall not exceed 6ft. 
Draft shall be determined when yachts are in trim for 
racing. Centerboards. shall, be so -constructed that they 
can be wholly housed without leaving any projection 
below the hull or keel. 
Article 8. The factor of sail area used in determining 
racing length shall- be ascertained -by ardxli-ng to the actual 
area of the mainsail, computed frqnr its exact dimensions, 
the area of the fore triangle. Tlre^lioist of the mainsail 
when measured shall be plainly marked on the mast and 
its outer points on the boom and gaff or other spars used 
to set the sail, and the sail shall not be set beyond these 
limiting points. The fore.triangle shall be determined by 
the following factors:, (i) The perpendicular shall be the 
perpendicular distance between the deck and a point on 
the forestay where the line of the after leech of the jib 
intersects the forestay, above which the jib shall not be 
hoisted. (2) The base. shall be the distance between the 
forward side of the mast, at the deck and the point of in- 
tersection of the forestay with the bowsprit or hull. 
Any jib, when set, ..iriust .not extend beyond the upper 
and forward points above defined. ; 
Sails ;shall be limited fo^'ifiainsail, jibs and kpinaker. 
The total area of the mainsail 'and 'fore triangle 'shall not 
exceed 500 sq. ft. The ar^a. of the spinaker, measured as 
a triangle whose base is;the length of'the spinaker boom 
measured from its cut end when set to the center of the 
mast, and whose perpendicular is the distance from the 
deck at the foreside of the mast to the spinaker halliard 
block, shall not exceed twice the area of the fore triangle. 
All jibs and spinaker must be triangular sails, but they 
may have small clubs on the heads not exceeding 10 per 
cent, of the base of the fore triangle. 
Article 9. The spinaker boom when used in carrying 
sail shall not be lashed to the bowsprit or stem head. 
Article 10. Shifting ballast shall not be allowed. (Cen- 
terboards shall be considered as fixed ballast.) 
Article II. No outrigger or other mechanical device 
tor carry.ing live ballast outboard shall be allowed. 
Article 12. Centerboards shall not be loaded except to 
overcome flotation, but metal plates may be used under 
the following restrictions: 
The centerboard may be of steel or iron plate of prac- 
tically uniform thickness, not over f^in. thick at any 
point, and not weighing over 35olbs. 
The centerboard, if of bronze, bass or metal other than 
steel or iron, maj'^ not be over ^in. thick at any point, 
shall be of practically uniform thickness, and shall not 
weigh over 300 lbs. 
Article 13. Yachts must sail throughout the series of 
races with the same amount of fixed ballast and center- 
boards of practically the same weight as carried in the 
first race. 
Article 14. A — ^Yaeht must be so constructed that on a 
cross section, taken at any point, no part of the hull shall 
be sensibly below the center part of the hull, exclusive of 
the false keel or skeg. 
B — The cockpit area must not be more than 40 per cent, 
of the area of the deck. 
Article 15. Yachts shall be constructed in accordance 
with the following restrictions: 
1. The planking of hull shall not be less than J^in. thick 
at any point. 
2. The frames or ribs shall be of oak, elm or other 
hard wood, and shall not be less than sq. in. per lineal 
foot of length of vessel; they may, however, be spaced 
as desired. Example: Frames may be ij4 ^ I spaced 12 
in. c. to c, or X I spaced 6in. c. to c, or ^ x H spaced 
2^in. c. to c. 
3. The deck plank shall not be less than J^in. thick if 
without covering; but where covered with canvas may be 
^^in. thick. The deck beams shall not be less than 1^2 sq. 
in. per lineal foot of length. Example: Deck beams may 
be 1^ X I spaced I2in. c. to c, or l>< x H spaced 6in. 
c. to c. 
Internal bracing, floors, knees or other stiffening mem- 
bers shall not be included in the area of the frames or 
deck beams. 
Article 16. The total actual weight of the crew, includ- 
ing ah clothes, personal apparel and belongings worn by 
them or carried on board during the race, shall not exceed 
65olbs. 
Article 17. The helmsman and crew shall be amateurs 
and members of the respective clubs, and the helmsman 
shall be named in writing, as required by the provisions 
of Article X of the Declaration of Trust. 
Article 18. The provisions of the Declaration of Trust, 
so far as the same are inconsistent with the foregoing 
articles, are hereby waived, but in all other respects shall 
govern the match. 
The Roy.-vl St. Lawrence Y. C. 
The White Bear Y. C. 
Agreement Covering Trial Races for the 
Season of 1900 
The trial races to select the representative yacht for the 
challenge race for the year 1900 will be held at White 
Bear Lake, July i to 6, and shall consist of races to wind- 
ward and return and triangular. 
Full details of same to be issued later upon application 
to the race committee. 
Special Conditions. 
First — -The yacht selected to represent the club shall be 
the one which, in the judgment of the race committee, 
shall be best adapted therefor, and not necessarily the 
winner of the greatest number of races. 
Additional races may be orderefl by the committee be- 
tween such representatives as they may select. 
Second — The owner of each yacht entered for the trial 
races must, before July i, 1900, furnish to the chairman of 
the committee the racing measurement of his yacht, cer- 
tified by the measurer of the White Bear Y. C. 
Each yacht must carry a racing number fastened se- 
curely on both sides of the mainsail. 
Entries. 
All entries for the trial races must be made by the clubs 
to which the owners of the competing yachts belong. 
Clubs wishing to make entries are requested to notify 
the chairman of the race committee, and they will be 
furnished with blanks, upon and in accordance with which 
entries must be made. 
Upon the request of any dub entering a yacht to com- 
pete in the trial races, all the privileges of the club house 
at Dellwood, White Bear Lake, will be extended to the 
owners and amateur crew of the j^acht so entered during 
the period occupied by said races. 
L. P. Ordway, Chairman, 
248-252 East Fourth St.; 
F. M. Douglass, 
C. M. Griggs, 
Dr. a. MacLaren, 
J. H. Skinner, 
S. C. Stickney, 
^Race Committee. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Alcedo IL. steam yacht, G. W. C. Drexel, is at the 
Crescent Shipj^ard, Elizabeth, for repairs and overhauling 
preparatory to a foreign cruise. 
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Utowana, steam yacht, Allison V. Armour, sailed from 
New York on April iS for the Mediterranean with her 
owner and friends on board. 
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Aloha, steam yacht, A. C. James, arrived at the Azores 
on April 9, . 
The April number of Marine Engineering contains the 
first of a series of articles on the construction and uses 
of the planimeter, by Prof. Cecil H. Peabody, of the Mas- 
sachusetts Institute of Technology. The explanation of 
the mechanical operation of this interesting instrument is 
very clear, and the papers promise to be most valuable. 
The number contains much interesting matter relating to 
naval architecture and marine engineering. 
Uvira, steam yacht, formerly Alfhea, has been sold by 
C. V. Brokaw to Chas. J. CanfieTd, "who will use her on 
the Great Lakes. Killowen, Sir Thomas Lipton's alco- 
vapor tender, has been sold to De Ver H. Warner, of 
Bridgeport, as a tender to his knockabout Persimmom. 
Both sales were made by Mr. F. Bonne Jones. 
Intrepid, schr., has been sold by E. E. Clark to Ed- 
ward L. Temple, of Montreal. 
A, C. A. Membership, 
Eastern Division.— Chas. L. Bnrleigh, Lakeside B. C; 
W. H. Thomas, Lakeside B. C; Stephen W. Dimick,' 
Puritan C. C; Herbert P. Bagley, William C. Mellish, 
Chas. T. Tatman, Wm. J. H. Nourse, C, Frederick God- 
dard, Clarence E. Jagger, Lawrence G. Bigelow, Geo. 
W. Davis, Geo. W, Eddy, Reginald W. Clark, Freder- 
ick W. White, Geo. Adams Davis and J. Perley Killgore, 
all of the Tatassit C. C, Worcester, Mass. 
Central Division. — F. K. Townsend, Rochester; Ar- 
nold L. Empey, Rochester; Harry R. Moulthrop, Roch- 
ester; Bernard Liesching, Rochester; Albert Hayes, 
Salem, O. 
Western Division. — A. L. Oetter. 
Cincinnati Rifle Association, 
The regular shoot of the Association was held on April 15. 
Hasenzahl was declared champion with a score of 87. Roberts was 
high on the honor target with 45. Conditions, any rifle, off- 
hand, standard target, 200yds.; 
King target: 
Gindele 8 10 8 8 6 10 4 10 10 9—83 
Uckotter 6 7 6 6 9 10 8 6 9 5—71 
Payne 86 10 99986 9 10—84 
Weinheimer 4 95758547 6—60 
Drube 68788786 10 8—76 
Roberts 6 8 10 10 9 6 10 8 5 Ifi— 82 
Jonscher 10 10 6 7 7 7 7 8 8 S— 78 
Bruns 10 10 10 8 8 10 7 9 6 8—86 
Topf 6 3 7 6 9 4 7 8 8 9—68 
Hasenzahl 7 9 9 7 9 8 10 9 10 9—87 
Special Target. 
Gindele' 10 9 8 8 9 8 6 10 
Uckotter 66758866 
Pavne 8 7 S 8 7 9 10 9 
Weinheimer 79986857 
Bruns 7 9 10 8 7 7 
Topf 8 8 5 10 7 5 
10 10-88 
Honor Target. 
10 
7 
8 9 9—43 
7 6—65 
6 
6 
7 5 8—32 
8 9— S3 
9 
7 
8 9 &-42 
6 7—72 
4 
8 
6 6 6-30 
9 8—81 
5 
9 
7 10 9—40 
8 10-90 
10 
8 
9 10 8—45 
6 10—81 
8 
7 
5 6 7—33 
8 9-82 
9 
6 
6 6 10—37 
4 5—66 
i 
7 
6 7 7—31 
9 10—89 
8 
5 
8 7 6—34 
Columbia Pistol and Rifle Club. 
San Francisco, April 8.— Many of the Columbia Pistol and 
Rifle Club members assemble at the range on our off days and 
shoot matches, test guns and ammunition, and have a very enjoy- 
able time of it. March 25 Pape and Young shot a revolver match, 
Creedmoor count, 50yds., 50 shots. Young made 43 and Pape 40 
bullseyes; Becker made 65 and 52 rings in 20 straight shots, which 
counted 48 and 49, Creedmoor. Pape used factory ammunition; 
Young, King's semi-smokeless, and Becker, Laflin & Rand powder.- 
Becker and Hoadley shot nip and tuck with pistol as follows, in 
pools: 
Hoadley 64 65 68 67 88 69 58 58 58 69 
Becker 71 74 68 52 64 64 69 54 61 74 
Dr. Guisti 62. 
Young tried Peters semi-smokeless shorts and long rifle car- 
tridges, as follows: 
Young, pistol, 50yds, consecutive shooting: 
Shorts 464412229 3—37 
Long rifle , 16557533 12 2—49 
234453 5 43 3—36 
235343394 6—42 
Daiss, shorts 5 7 1 4 6 2 7 6 2 5—44 
Dr. Trask tried out his new Winchester rifle and made 
on his first trial at 200yds., 96; and Young tried an old-style S. 
& W. .44 Russian model revolver, which the Doctor bought, and 
made 46 on first trial. Becker tried 50 shots, Creedmoor, with 
revolver and made 228, or 28.8in. bullseyes. Washburn shot a good 
average with his pistol, which he had weighted to fit his ponderous 
muscular development. His scores were 58, 68, 63, 59, 63, 60. 
Becker made with pistol 53, 54, 61. 
With a .22 Stevens Ideal and Peters long rifle cartridges. Young 
made on one trial 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 3, 3, 4, 1, 2—20, and Beaman 27. 
All shooting on Columbia target. Figures express diaineter of 
rings in inches. Point off one place to the right in totals for 
average ring in inches. F. O. Young, Sec'y> 
Aacient Pyramids and Modem Trajeetoiies, 
Perth Amboy, N. J., March 21. — Editor Forest and Stream: 
Before the echoes of the pistol shots at the Garden shall have died 
away, let me tell you something funny. 
George Ebers, the well-known writer of Egyptian tales, in trying 
to impress upon his readers the magnitude of the Pyramid of 
Cheops, says: "If you fire a good pistol from the top of the 
great pyramid into the air, the ball falls half way down its side." 
And then he goes on to say that "a wall could be built with its 
stones around the frontiers of France," of what height and thick- 
ness, however, he neglects to state. "By such comparisons," 
he calmly observes, "they who have not visited Egypt may form 
an idea of the dimensions of these amazing structures." Why, 
certainly. So they may. So they may. The height of the great 
pyramid is about 450ft., and the base at the surface of the ground 
measures about 750ft. What Mr. Ebers would have us believe, 
therefore, is that a good modern pistol fired from that elevation in 
a (presumably) horizontal direction, cannot carry more than 
187%ft. from the center line of Mr, Cheops' tomb. 
To quote the late lamented Artemas Ward, "this is tomb much!" 
In fact, it is arrant nonsense, and only goes to show how poor an 
authority on ballistics a good novelist may make. 
J. L. Kearny. 
Rifle at Shell Moand. 
San Fkancisco, Cal., April 9. — ^Yesterday was a gusty day at 
Shell ]\Iound range,' and only average shooting was done. Scores 
were as follows: 
Golden Gate Rifle Club, Bushnell trophy competition; Dr. L O 
Rodgers 221, F. E. Mason 228, 220, 224. 
First class trophies: C. M. Henderson, 213, 207; A. D. Dorrell, 
207, 203; C. Bremer, 201, 179. 
Second class trophies: J. Kuhlman 207. 
Club gold medal: A. B. Dorrell, 224, 214, 218: D. B, Faktor. 221. 
214, 217, 214; C. M. Henderson, 224, 211, 199. 
Club silver medal: J. Kuhlman, 212, 187; A. Kennedy, 181; W. 
Unfred. 189, 145; E. Wonne, 191, 175; J. F. Bridges, 199; O. Bremer, 
224, 214, 2L5. 
Golden Gate Pistol Club, trophy competition: Dr, L. O. 
Rodgers 89, J. E. Gorman 95, 91. 
Golden Gate Pistol Club, medal competition: A. Bonner, 80, 
81; J. W. Thompkins, 66, 77; J. F. Bridges, 86, 72, 81. 
Nationals, Companies C and G, monthly medal shoot: William 
Menzel 34, J. F. Norton 44, J. GiUis 39, H. J. Musgrave 39, F. J. 
Povey 42, E. R. Armstrong 39, T. McGiovery 37, T. G. Vance 17. 
L. W. Grant 35, W. D. Grant 37, W. Galbraith 30, F. F. Carson 
41. A. S. Hatfield 39, A. H. Kennedy 43, C. F. Waltham 45, A. T. 
Ruddock 43, T. E. Garson 38, R. C. Howe 23, C. R. Evans 38, 
H. \N. Fawke 31, E. Williams 38, C. J. McDonald 35, C. T Weath- 
erby 42, V. J, Garibaldi 24, W. F. Unfred 36, R. C, Barnes 30, 
