May iB, igot.] 
the 4inghy. at 7 A, M. we got under way and went along- 
side the wharf; here we procured some needed stores 
and three barrels of naphtha to fill our tank. 
At 9:15 the fasts were cast off and the Foam backed 
out into deep water. She then stood out of Oyster Bay 
harbor to the eastward. 
The breeze continued light from the westward until 
well into the afternoon; the barometer was falling slowly, 
the sky clouding up gradually. 
At 12:17 M. Old Field Point light bore abea,m, dis- 
dant about one-fourth of a mile. 
The wind shifted to the northeast at four, blowing 
fresh for a few minutes, then more gently; the. weather 
looked threatening while the wind was kicking Up an 
irregular, rough sea. 
Shortly after five we had quite a rain squally accom- 
panied by thunder ajid lightning. The rain did us a good 
turn, however, by beating down the sea and before long 
the wind shifted back again to the westward. 
At the tide changed to flood. A few minutes 
later Ed rushed into the pilot house m a great state of 
excitement, saying to the skipper: "Oh, Mr. C, the 
pressure has gone up suddenly to 180 pounds and I do 
not know what to do!" His face showed his apprehen- 
sion and he evidently did not relish the prospect of a 
return to the engine room. 
Through the open door the skipper caught the regular 
rhythm of the engine, which assured him that it was turn- 
ing over at the normal rate, so directing Ed to take the 
wheel he ■ went aft to take a look at the gauge. Sure 
enough this was indicating the fullest pressure. It 
required but a second's examination, however, to make 
it evident that the engine was all right, but that the 
gauge-spring was broken. 
Closing the naphtha valve, the skipper allowed the 
engine to run on until it stopped of itself and the fire 
had burned out. He then removed and tested the gauge, 
10 see that there were no leaks, after wbich it was 
replaced and the engine started again, slowly at first, 
then at full power. 
It is true we had no gauge by which to note the pi^es- 
sure, but judging the revolutions by ear alone we ran 
the rest of the distance to Shelter Island without diffi- 
culty or danger. 
The advisability of having some personal acquaintance 
with his engine, its design and construction, even of 
being able fo run it himself, cannot be too strongly 
impressed upon every owner of a power boat. 
The possession of this knowledge has helped the 
writer on more than one occasion; has kept repair bills 
from becoming an important item; has made him inde- 
pendent of and has enabled him to detect a tricky engi- 
neer, besides contributing much to the comfort and feel- 
ing of security of both his family and guests. 
At 6:20 P. M. the Foam entered Plum Gut; despite 
an adverse tide and rough water, caused by the numer- 
ous tide-rips, she forced her way through and at 6:45 
was standing for Ben's Point, which was passed cl«se to 
at 7:12. 
Then around the bug light on Long Beach. Bar .went 
our little craft, on close to the northern point of Shelter 
Island and finally, at 8 P. M., entered Derring's Harbor. 
Ten minutes later she was made fast to a stake in 
front of our cottage, thus bringing her cruise to a suc- 
cessful ending and giving to ourselves a well-earned rest. 
From Annapolis to Great Bed's Light 196.5 miles 
Great Bed's Light to Brooklyn Bridge 22.0 miles 
Bridge to Oyster Bay 37.5 miles 
Oyster Bay to Derring's Harbor 84.0 miles 
Total "... 340-0 miles 
W. P. Clason. 
Larchmont, N. Y. 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Yachting on B\izza,rd*s Bay. 
Everything considered, the signs for a most success- 
ful yachting season all along Buzzard's Bay were never 
more favorable than at present. A large itumber of new 
boats have been built and the classes will be well filled, 
and as the boats are nearly well matched, the racing 
should be very keen. 
The Regatta Committee of the Beverly Y. C. has al- 
ready laid out dates for a number of regattas, the first 
of which will take place on June 17. The Beverly Y. C. 
is in a very thriving condition,, the membership having 
increased largely during the past year. The club house at 
Wing's Neck has been greatly improved, and will be 
opened at the usual time, everything being in readiness 
for the season's yachting, w-hich will surpass by far all 
other efforts in the history of the club. 
_ The Wood's Holl Y. C. is also in a prosperous condi- 
tion and a successful summer is promised. The racing 
dates have not yet been made up, but a schedule that 
will not conflict with any other racing on the bay will 
soon be given out. 
The 18 and 25 footers and the fifth class of catboats 
were the best filled last season, but this year the fourth 
class will have numerous entries. Mr. Stewart McLoud's 
Alison, one of the fastest craft on the bay, which formerly 
sailed in the third class, has been rebuilt during the past 
winter apd will now sail in the fourth class with Howard, 
Hod and several new boats as competitors. Huckin';, of 
Onset Bay, who rebuilt Alison, has turned out a boat 
for Vr. W. O. Taylo% of Boston, who will race her 
throughout the .season. She is 26ft. 6in. over all, iSft. on 
the waterline. gft. Sin. beam and will draw I4in. ; she is 
n good looking, powerful craft that should be fast. 
Huckins lost his plant by fire last year, but his new shops 
r"-e an improvement over the old ones, and are in a more 
desirable location near the bridge which leads to Point 
Independence. Ever since the new shops were completed 
Mr. Huckins has had more work than he could attend 
to, and he will be busy on new work well into the racing 
season. 
Mr. David Rice, a member of the Beverly Y. C. and 
who formerly sailed Kalama. has ordered a boat for the 
25ft. knockabout class from Phinney. of Monument Beach. 
She is a powerful boat with long overhangs and should 
be at her best in a strong breeze, In the racing she will 
meet May Queen, Amanita. Ulula and several other well- 
known boats. Phinney is also building from his own de- 
sign a 15ft. catboat for Mr. Arthur Hunnewell, of Bos- 
ton J the boat will meet Imp, Laurel and Vif. Mr. W. M. 
Jameson, of Boston, has ordered from Phinney an I8 
footer that is similar to Howard, and her designer expects 
great things of her. Mr, Walter E. Forbes, of Boston, 
has also ordered a boat from Phinney that will sail in the 
25ft. knockabout class. It is stated that Mr. Robert Em- 
mons will have a new boat this season to race against 
Quakeress. 
Hov^^land & Co., of Monument Beach, are turning out 
the largest j'acht ever built along this shore. The boat 
was designed by Mr. B. B. Crowninshield for Mr. DeVer 
H. Warner, of Bridgeport, Conn. She is 65ft. over all 
and 40ft. on the waterline. She is a handsome centerboard 
boat, well built and with excellent accommodation. The 
boat is intended for cruising, and has a yawl rig; there 
is about eight tons of outside lead ballast. Ilowland & 
Co. are building an i8ft. knockabout for Mr. George IT. 
Wightman, of Hull, and she will be taken around the 
Cape as soon as she is rigged. Mr. George W. Curtis is 
having Howland & Co. build from his own design a 15ft. 
knockabout. Four centerboard catboats are also being 
built by Howland. They will be raced on Bass River on 
the Cape. 
Small Yacht Construction and 
Rigging. 
BY LINTON HOPE. 
Chapter II — Materials. 
HAVriTG got your tools and bench, and a suitable Workshop or 
building shed, the next thing is to get the necessary timber, nails 
and other materials. 
Without going into the question of the exact quantities required 
for building either of these proposed boats, it will be as well to 
consider the qualities of the various woods most suitable for the 
woi-k. These are: 
Keel. — Knglish oak or Atnerican elm, though pilch pine, ma- 
hogany and English elm are all used at times, but are not so good 
as the first two. 
Stem, Knees, Sternpost and Counter Frame. — These should 
always be natural crooks of English oak grown to shape. 
Shelf or Jnwale and Bilge Stringers.— American elm, mahogany, 
pitch pine or Oregon pine. 
Bent Timbers. — American elm. 
Floor Frames. — English oak crooks, unless they ate Steel forgings 
(rectangular or angle bars, well galvanized). 
Deck Beams and Carlines. — Oak or Oregon pine. 
Transom and Center Case. — Teak or mahogany. 
Planking.— Teak, mahogany, American elm, cedar. Kauri pine 
or American spruce. 
Deck.— Cedar, yellow pine or Kauri pine. 
Coamings. — American elm, mahogany or teak. 
Spars. — .Spruce sticks or bamboos. 
Oak should be English grown and winter cut, with a fine close 
grain, as nearly as possible following the required curve. Avoid 
open-grained, reddish colored oak, and of course see that it is well 
seasoned and free from sap. 
American or Canadian elm should be as white as possible, and 
with hardly any grain showing, and quite clear of knots and 
shakes. Avoid dark brownish wood. 
Teak is the best and most durable wood for planking and all 
sorts of deck fittings, such as cabin tops, skylights, etc., as it is 
less affected by weather than any of the other woods 1 have named. 
It should be slightly greenish in color when first cut, with a 
fairly strongly marked grain. The lighter colored red teak is not 
quite so heavy, but is not so strong or durable. 
The only objection to teak planking is its great weight; Wliieh 
quite bars it from use in racing craft. It can be easily obtained 
up to 40 and 50ft. 
Mahogany.— There are many varieties. Honduras is the best. 
It should be fairly light in color, and fine clear grained. It 
stands weather well, is lighter than teak, and at the same time 
fairly tough, and can be got to 35 and 40ft. long by 2ft. wide. 
Cedar is the principal wood in use for planking racing boats, as 
for its strength and durability it is the lightest wood in the market, 
and, like mahogany, is very long and wide. It stands the weather 
better than pine, and is as easy to work as yellow pine. 
As a rule, the light-colored cedars are lighter in weight that the 
dark red, but, though softer and easier to work, they absorb riiore 
water and lose their color very soon when v,nrnished. 
Pitch pirte is very unpleasant wood to work, being full of resin, 
which clogs the tools very quickly. It is very durable and tough, 
but rather heavy. Pick it as light-colored and clear-grained as 
possible. 
Oregon Pine.— A similar wood to pitch pine, but lighter both in 
color and weight, and not so durable. Still it is so much tougher 
for its weight that it is better for boat work, and can be obtained 
almost any size. 
Kauri Pine. — A very durable wood for decks and planking, but 
rather heavy and not very tough for its weight compared with 
mahogany. It is fairly cheap, and very wide, but rather difficult 
to get in long lengths unless a whole log is bought. 
Yellow pine is a very light and soft wood, with little strength, 
but the wood most frequently used for decks, as it is easy to ob- 
tain in long lengths clear of knots and discolorations ; it is very 
white when scrubbed. It should show little or no grain. 
American spruce is also a light, soft wood, but, though not so 
clear of grain, is far tougher than yellow pine, and is more suitable 
for planking and small spars; it can be got up to 35ft. by 12 to 15in. 
wide, and comes over in planks as a rule. 
Archangel pine or spruce is not so clear as either of the last 
two, but is good enough for flooring and lining in plain jobs. 
Larch is a very tough, strong wood, with a Tot of grain and very 
good for planking, but hard to get in the south of England; it is 
durable. 
Ash is the toughest English wood used in boat building, and is 
almost equal to American elm, but not quite so supple or durable. 
It should be white, without any very dark grain. 
English elm may be used under water for very heavy keels, dead- 
woods and bottom planking, but it rots very quickly between wind 
and water, and is a coarse-grained common wood. The ii.ght 
colored wych elm is the best, but difficult to obtain. Be careful 
of rotten and sappy patches, which often go half way through a log. 
Nails and Screws, Etc.— A good stock of flat-headed copper boat 
nails will be required, say lOlbs. of l^^in. by 14-gauge, for planking 
and deck; 51bs. 2in. by 12-gauge and 51bs. Sin, by 12-gauge, for 
floors and knees; a couple of pounds of 4in. bv 12-gauge and 
4in. by 10-gauge, for heavy stem and stern fastenings; and 21bs. 
of fine%in. scarph "nails; all these nails should have suitable roves 
or burrs; one gross each of 4in., 2in., l%in., lin. and %in. brass 
screws will be handy for the center case and various internal fit- 
tings; they should be fairly stout. 
Copper rod will be required for bolting the stem and keel, 
scarph, etc., and should be %in., %ip» ^nd 3-16in., with suitable 
rings to clinch it on. 
Caulking Cotton.— A dozen balls will be enough to do a boat's 
planking and deck. 
Paint; etc.— A stock of red and white lead, puttv and paint, will 
be wanted; but the paint should not be got till the boat is nearly 
ready for it; it should be of the best quality, and well strained. 
A good priming for painting under the scarphs and in joints may 
be made of equal parts of red and white lead, and boiled linseed 
oil, as thick as cream. 
To estimate the quantities of timber required for either of the 
two boats, proceed as follows: 
Keel, stem and stern frame, etc., get natural crooks to suit 
the shape of the templates, and of sufficient thickness to give the 
required siding and moulding. The keel for the No. 1 design is 
cut out of an American elm plank of the required thickness and 
bent to the shape shown after it is cut out, so that it is only neces- 
sary to get a plank of the required length, breadth and depth. This 
also applies to the shelf and stringers, which can be bought ready 
sawn to the right section, and should be about 2ft. longer than the 
over all length of the boat. 
In estimating the amount of planking required, take the number 
of planks a side, at the midsection, and get a similar number of 
planks of the wood which has been decided on, each plank being . 
about three times the width of a finished plank. Then, say, you 
have seven planks a side, you will have seven large planks out of 
each of which you will be able to cut two finished planks. The 
rough planking should be l-16in. or 3-32in. thicker than it is to 
finish. For the deck it is best to set out the planks on the deck 
plan, and then estimate the lengths required. The bent timbers 
must be counted, and the length of the longest taken; then get 
th? requisite number cut to the required size and length. Deck 
beains are estimated by counting them, and getting rauffident 
planking of the required thickness to cut them out, allowing for 
the curve; the wider the plank the less waste, as they cut one 
out of the other. 
[to be cohtinued.] 
Good Alttminum at Last, 
It is possible that a new era has opened in the use of 
aiutninum— at all events for fittings. "Magnalium" is the 
name given to an alloy of aluminum and magnesium in- 
vented by a continental scientist, and the reports upon it 
are of the most encouraging nature. It is lighter than 
pure aluminum, it can be worked and turned like brass 
or copper and it is stronger than brass. It is stated that 
it does not oxidize at all, fumes of ammonia and sulphuric 
acid not damaging it. It can be turned, bored, drilled, 
milled, filled, ground and polished easily. Tubes working 
one within the other slide without the slightest fretting. 
Screws made of it are very strong, with clean-cut threads 
and durable. The metal is patented and tnanufactured by 
the Magnalium Company of Berlin. — Yachtsman, April 14. 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. 
The Manhasset Bay Y. C.. held the first of a series of 
races for the Jacob cup off their club house at Port Wash- 
ington, Long Island Sotmd, on Saturday" last. The boats 
started at 3 140 P, M. and sailed over a course fifteen miles 
in length. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Lambkin, Stephen Roach 5 16 20 2 24 20 
Arizona, George Cory 5 18 20 2 26 20 
Mist, F. VV. Aikers 5 20 00 2 28 20 
Alice, Andrew Mack 5 22 00 2 30 00 
Fire Fly. Guy Standing...... .w. .r. . .5 30 00 2 38 00 
Bab, Phillips & Morgan 5 36 10 2 44 10 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES^ 
The i2oft. steam yacht building at the yard of the Geo. 
Lawley & Son Corp. for Mr. \yilliam Phelps Eno, N. Y. 
Y. C, from designs made by Mr. Clinton H. Crane, of the 
firm of Messrs. Tarns, Lemoine & Crane, will be one of 
the handsomest and best fitted yacht,s of her size in this 
country. Her dimensions will be as follows: iS2ft. over 
all, I20ft. on the waterline, 20ft. beam and will draw 
gft. She will be named Aquilo, the name of Mr. 'Eno's 
former boat. The old Aquilo was purchased by Mr. S. 
M. Jarvis, who changed her name to Priscilla. Aquilo 
will be schooner rigged and will be fitted with triple ex- 
pansion engines which are calculated to develop between 
,650 and 700 honse-power, which is expected to propel her 
at a speed of .13 knots under natural draft, and 15 knots 
under forced draft. In the deck house will be the dining 
room, saloon and pilot house. The boat can be steered 
from either the bridge or the pilot house. Below decks 
her accommodations are large and well arranged. Aft is 
the library : forward of this on the port side are two 
bath rooms, while on the starboard side opposite are two 
staterooms. Next forward is the owner's room, running 
the full width of the boat; this apartment contains- a 
double bed and has a bath room adjoining. Forward of 
the owner's room is the engine and boiler space. Forward 
of the engine are four staterooms and baths for guests and 
the captain's room. Still further forward is the' fore- 
castle with ample accommodation for the crew. Aquilo 
is fitted with every modern improvement in ice making, 
refrigerating, laundry and electric light machinery. The 
boat will be completed about July i, costing about 
$150,000. 
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The auxiliary cruising schooner yacht Edris, designed 
by Messrs. Gary Smith & Barbey for Mr. Chester W. 
Chapin, N. Y. Y. C, was launched from Mr. -. Lewis 
Nixon's Crescent Shipyard, Elizabethport, N. J., ,a few 
days ago ; she is intended for use itt Florida waterSi.and is 
6oft. on the waterline. ^ l : 
1^ 1^ 
_Mr. David Barrie, the repre.sentative of Sir Thomas 
Lipton, has chartered the steamer Porto Rico for a tender 
to the Cup challenger. Shamrock II. She will go into 
commission on July i. The Porto Rico belongs to the 
New York and Porto Rico Steamship Company-. She 
was built at Toledo, O., in 1899. She is a steel vessel, 
215ft. long, 32ft. beam and 13ft. 6in. draft. 
wt. 
There is under construction at the yard of Messrs. 
Towrisend & Downey, at Shooter's Island, S. I., an 
auxiliary pole-masted schooner yacht for Mr. F. L, Shep- 
pard. a'. Y. C, from designs by Mr. Henry J. Gielow. 
She is 52ft. 6in. over all, 34ft. 6in. on the waterline, 12ft. 
gin. beam and 3ft. draft. She will have a roomy cockpit 
and a large cabin with wide transoms. There will be no 
stateroom. Forward is.. a roomy galley and forecastle. 
The interior finish will be of mahogany. Her sail plan is 
sm.all and her owner will depend largely upon her ma- 
chinery, which consists of a four-cylinder 2S-horse-power 
gasoline engine. 
8^ 
The following sales have been made through the Frank 
Bownc Jones Yachting Agency : The schooner Gleiidover, 
Malcolm Graham, Jr., owner, bought by George W. Cope- 
land, of the Atlantic Y. C; the steam yacht Papoose, 
Thomas B. Homer, owner, sold to J. Arthur Josfeph, of 
New York; the sloop Saunterer, J. Berrc King owner 
sold to Thomas H. Smith, N. Y. Y. C. ; the sloop Daphne] 
George W. Copeland, owner, sold to' Charles ' P.- Arm- 
strong, of New York ; the sloop Irex, Cord A. Meyer, 
owner, sold to F, L. Rodewald, of New York; the yawl 
Hoodoo, Thomas H. Smith, owner, sold to E. N. 'Searles, 
of New Haven; the knockabout Lucille, Daniel-- Bacon • 
owner, sold to Henry H. Landon, S. C. Y. C. ; the race- 
about Badger, sold by Joshua Crane, Jr.. to W. Rv Thor- 
sen, of New York; the steam yacht Uvira, Charles' J. 
Canfield, owner, sold to Charles Hayden, Ea.stern Y C. 
•5 H 
Gary. Smith & Barber have chartered the schooner 
Jndra. John M. Richmond, owner, to Robert McA Llovd 
of New York. ■ i > 
^ ^ ^ 
The twin-screw steam yacht Amabel. J. Campbell 
Smith, owner, has been sold through the Gas Engine and 
Power Company to D. A. Loring, who will use the yacht 
