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roof of a neighboring building, lent a touch of romance 
to the scene, and the good-natured crowd guyed every- 
body and everything. 
"Here come the swells," remarked a little tow-headed 
fellow, whom we afterward saw in Portland harbor cruis- 
ing around in a crazy catboat, and I heard the soft 
swish of silk skirts as a crowd of girls from the hotels 
passed by. 
Wednesday morning, with a light south wind, we 
started around the cape, and were again disappointed, for 
off Thatcher's it began to rain, and looked so threatening 
that I dared not keep on across the bay, but ran around 
into Lanesville. 
Cape Ann is curious ground, and though I have been 
here for years, I never tire of the tremendous rocks and 
wild stretch of coast; you can stand right in to the rocks 
here and have ten or twelve fathoms, but anchoring is 
impossible with ordinary cables. The long point called 
Halibut Point juts out to meet the seas that roll in from 
3,000 miles of ocean, and in a northeast gale the sight is 
grand. 
We shot into Lanesville about noon and tied up at the 
dock, I say "shot," for the place is an artificial harbor, 
with enormous blocks of granite built to form an en- 
trance about foriy feet in width, through which you must 
luff or sail with 3 r our boom amidships, and then stand by 
with a line to snub her before she goes into the opposite 
dock. 
The place looks snug enough, but the undertow is 
strong, and, as we found the next day, it is a poor refuge 
in an easterly. 
The dock at the eastward of the entrance was 
full of vessels and boats, so I hauled in alongside the west 
pier and got out lines and made all snug, set the awning, 
as much to keep out prying eyes as the rain, for at low 
water we lay 15ft. below the level of the wharf, and then 
we started "uptown" to look around and buy provisions. 
A man came down the dock. "I'll have to charge you 
wharfage, I suppose," in a tone, of apology. 
"How much?" I asked, with visions of $5 a day and a 
possible week of fog ahead of us. 
"Oh, a quarter, I guess." 
I flipped him the coin with the air of a captain of 
industry, and asked him to report us "five days from 
Marblehead." 
The next day it rained. I don't mean every-day rain; 
it came in chunks, and made the water boil in the little 
harbor. We staid below all day. I was cook and had 
my hands full, C. usually ran that end of the outfit, but 
this day I got both meals, and >it took about all day to 
prepare them and clean up afterward. We read the rest 
of the time, and about 5 P. M., when it let up a bit, took 
a turn along the rocks toward Annisquam. 
To a stranger the approach to Lanesville is most puz- 
zling. He would not know what was inside, and with any 
wind it appears very risky to stand in on those tre- 
mendous walls, whose sharp corners would soon smash 
a craft to matchwood; and 40ft. is a mighty small hole 
to hit, where a miss would be fatal. With a fair wind 
you can down mainsail and go in all right or with a head 
wind luff, but you need plenty of lines ready, for you 
cannot anchor; the bottom is smooth rock. 
A small fishing schooner outside, where the fog threat-' 
ened to roll in again, wore ship and stood for the open- 
ing, and we hurried back to see her "shoot the chutes." 
It had breezed up very strong, was rough outside, and 
she came plowing- along with a bone in her teeth until 
just opposite the entrance, when jibs and mainsail came 
down on the run, and under foresail she slipped in as 
neat as could be done and hove a line. A big stone sloop 
followed later and another schooner. 
Now, on the height of the tide, in the strong wind and 
; sea coming in through the cut, our berth was rather 
rough, and C. began to feel a little sick below, so I ran 
a line to a schooner and put our yacht at the head of the 
south dock, where we would be aground at low water, 
and be assured of a quiet night. 
The business here is "paving." Thousands of the small 
rectangular blocks which you see being laid in the street 
are here piled in long rows on the docks, and vessels are 
loading with them and with the immense granite blocks, 
a few of which make a cargo for the big sloops. 
We went aboard one of the stone sloops that run gran- 
ite to Boston. The timbers of the hull and the deck 
beams were of great size, for the largest blocks are car- 
ried on deck, handled by the little "donkey" forward, and 
if you have ever seen these sloops off in the bay, loaded, 
you have noticed that the yawl boat is not at the davits; 
it is towing astern — for obvious reasons. 
I was struck with the cleanliness of this little harbor. 
The great depth of water outside insures pure water in 
the harbor, and the extended heaps of granite blocks 
afford small chance for dirt. Perhaps the rain had, washed 
away all but the rocks, but there seemed to be rio place 
for dust, even at the driest times. There is so much 
rock that earth is at a premium. 
; The sunset over the Ipswich downs gave promise of a 
fair day on the morrow, and glad enough were we to see 
it; five days now we had been more or less wet and sun- 
less, and for a starter it was a little dampening, and in- 
stead of being in the Penobscot, as I had hoped to .be by 
this time, we were scarcely five hours' sail from home; 
so when daylight streamed into the cabin we put away a 
hurried breakfast and I towed her outside. 
It was a morning of rare beauty. The sea, without a 
ripple, was gently heaving from the old swell, and the 
warm rays of the sun felt doubly acceptable after his long 
absence. 
[f0 BE CONTINUED.] 
YACHT CLUB MOTES. 
Mr. Johnston de Forest, chairman of the Race Com- 
mittee of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C, has sent out 
,the following announcement: The Race Committee here- 
by again calls attention to the fact that in all yacht races 
iield under the auspices of the club during the coming 
season of 1902, yachts will be measured for time allow- 
ance under the new rule of measurement. No yachts will 
pe entitled to receive prizes unless they have been meas- 
ured prior to thir starting in a race. Some of the meas- 
urements can be obtained only while the yachts are out of 
Water. Mr. John Hyslop, the measurer of the club, is now 
feady to measure any yachts, and earnestly requests that 
owners notify 'him at the earliest possible moment of their 
desire for measurement. Mr. Hyslop's address is No. 4 
Riverview Terrace, New York city. Attention is further 
called to the fact that the rule of measurement referred 
to has been adopted by all clubs holding races on Long 
Island Sound. 
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The Yapewi Aquatic Club, of Bordentown-on-the-Dela- 
ware, has elected the following officers to serve for 
1902: Pres., Ira C. Leedom; Vice-Pres., Cornelius E. 
Force; Sec'y, J. Bert. Reynolds; Purser, Charles E'. Burr; 
Capt, Louis W. Wiese; Mate, William M. Kester ; Board 
of Directors, Harry C. Ford, Frederic W. Taylor, Horace 
G. Reeder, Howard L. Newell and Paul Traub. , 
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Com. Arthur Curtiss James, of the Seawanhaka Cor- 
inthian Y. C, has appointed Mr. Franklin A. Plummer 
Fleet Captain. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Sec'y George A. Cormaek, of the New York Y. C, an- 
nounces that the club book is already in the hands of the 
printer, and will be delivered to members of the club by 
June 15. 
Dr. John B. Palmer is to have a yacht built from Mr. 
Henry J. Gielovv's designs, and it is possible that she will" 
be raced on the Sound and in the M. Y. R. A. 21ft. re- 
stricted class. The boat is 35ft. 9in. over all, 21ft. water- 
line, 8ft. 6in. breadth and 5ft. 6in. draft, 
J£ 8^ 
The Regatta Committee of the American Y. C. states 
that the first race will be held ©n Decoration Day, when 
the club will go into commission. The club now has three 
one-design classes, and the names of the different owners 
are as follows: 
Fifteen-foot Class — A. J. Cumnock, Simeon Ford. R. 
Curtis, R. T. Wainwright, Arthur Sherman, Herbert A. 
Sherman, William H. Parsons, Jr., W. W. Caswell, Will- 
iam H. Browning, Stuyvesant Wainwright, Mulford 
Martin. 
Eighteen- foot Class— George Powers, John I. Downey, 
Herbert A. Sherman, Edwin Gould, Simeon Ford, J. 
Howard Wainwright. 
Twenty-one-foot Class — Trenor.L. Park, Oliver Harri- 
man, Jr.,' William H. Browning, Howard Willets, Samuel 
C. Hopkins, Slocum Howland, Stuyvesant Wainwright. 
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Messrs. Tarns, Lemoine & Crane have sold the schooner 
yacht Marguerite for the estate of Prescott Hall Butler 
to Mr. Thomas Stillman, of New York city. This firm 
has chartered the steam yacht Zara, owned by Mr. Harri- 
son B. Moore, to Mr. Harry J. Luce. They have also 
chartered the steam house-boat Pioneer, owned by Mr. 
George E. Chisholm, to Mr. Archibald Rogers. 
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The Ocean Y. C, of Staten Island, is to have a one- 
design class. Five boats are being built at Mariner's 
Harbor for members. The boats are rapidly nearing com- 
pletion, and will be finished before the end of this 
month. 
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Messrs. Huntington & Seaman have sold" for Mr. 
Horace F. Smith, of Philadelphia, Pa., the auxiliary yawl 
Rosalind. This firm has also sold the schooner yacht 
Winona for Messrs. T. S. and C. McK. Leoser. 
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In order to correct a false impression that may have 
been made by an article that appeared in these columns in 
our issue of April 12, regarding the steam yacht designed, 
for Mr. Henry Clay Pierce by Messrs. Gardner & Cox, 
we wish to make the following statement : The yacht 
was originally designed for Mr. Henry Clay Pierce, but 
owing to his severe illness it was impossible for him to 
take the trip around the world which he had contem- 
plated, and the vessel was put on the market. Mr. A. C. 
Burrage, 'of Boston, being desirous of securing a boat of 
the seagoing type, found Aztec (for such is the yacht's 
name) the only one available for his purpose. The de- 
signers have entire charge of the work for Mr. Burrage, 
and expect to have her out by the latter part of June or 
the first of July. The yacht was never lengthened from 
the time the contract for her construction was formally 
awarded, and she stands to-day exactly as originally laid 
down at Lewis Nixon's ship yard, Elizabethport, N. J. 
The following is a complete list of sales made by 
Messrs. Gardner & Cox this spring: The auxiliary ketch 
Aneomone, for Mr. A. B. Tughill, England, to Hon. 
John Murray Mitchell. She is 102.2ft between perpendicu- 
lars, 91ft. waterline, 19.5ft. breadth and 11. 6ft. draft. 
Aneomone was designed by Mr. A. H. Brown and built in 
1899 at Gosport, England, by Messrs. Camper & Nichol- 
son. The steam yacht Parthenia for Mr. C. G. Conn, of 
Elkhart, Ind., to Mr. W. Lanman Bell, of New York; 
she is 142ft. over all, 115ft. waterline, 18ft. breadth and 
8ft. draft. Parthenia was designed by Messrs. Gardner 
& Cox, and built by the Delaware River Iron Shipbuilding 
and Engine Works, Chester, Pa., in 1896. The auxiliary 
steam yacht Wild Duck for Gen. Francis V. Greene to 
Mr. S. M. Prevost, of Philadelphia; she is 146ft. over all, 
129.8ft. waterline, 27ft. breadth and 9ft. draft. Wild duck 
was designed by the late Edward Burgess and built at the 
Atlantic Works, East Boston, Mass., in 1891. The twin 
screw steam yacht Alvina for Mr. Charles Fletcher, of 
Providence, R. I., to Mr. Clement A. Griscom, of Phila- 
delphiha; she is 215ft. over all, 179ft. waterline, 26.8ft. 
breadth and 12.4ft. draft. Alvina was designed by Mr. A. 
S. Cheeseborough, and built by the Harlan & Hollings- 
worth Co., Wilmington, Del., in 1901. The racing sloop 
Virginia II., formerly Oiseau, for Mr. Gordon L. Pirie, to 
Mr. Isaac Stern, both of New York. She is 43ft. over all, 
25ft. waterline, 10ft. beam and 6.5ft. draft. Virginia II. 
was designed and built by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. in 
1899. The knockabout Mab II. for Mr. Clifford V. 
Brokaw, of New York, to Mr. E. H. Litchfield, of New 
York; she is 42ft. over all, 25ft. waterline, 10ft. breadth 
and 3.6ft. draft. Mab II. was designed by Mr. B. B. 
Crowninshield and built in 1900. The steam yacht Wachu- 
sett for Mr. Edward Weston to Mr, W. A. Jamison ; she 
ts 108ft. over all, 85.6ft. waterline, 15ft. breadth and 5ft. 
draft. Wachusett was designed and built by the Gas En- 
gine and Power Co.. Morris Heights, in 1896. The 
sloop Flirt for Mr. F. W. Fabyan, of Boston, to Mr. 
Frank E. Bond, of Philadelphia; she is 39.6ft. over all, 
24.10ft. waterline, 9ft. breadth and 6.6ft. draft. Flirt was 
designed by Mr. B. B. Crowninshield and built by David 
Fenton at Manchester, Mass., in 1900. The schooner 
Quissetta for Mr. Henry F. Lippitt, of Providence, R. I., 
to Mr. Samuel* C. Davis, of St. Louis, Mo.; she is 96ft. 
over all, 66.6ft. waterline, 18ft. breadth and 10,9ft. draft. 
Quissetta was designed by Messrs. Gardner & Cox and 
built by T. S. Marvel & Co., Newburg, in 1896. The 
steam yacht Juanita for Mr. David Lamar to Mr. Frank 
B. McQuestion ; she is 135ft. over all, 112.6ft, waterline, 
16ft. breadth and 7ft. draft. Juanita was designed and 
built by the Chas. L. Seabury Co. in 1896. The schooner 
Saxton for Mr. John I. Waterbury, of New York, to Mr. 
Eldgar Harding, of Boston; she is 101ft. over all, 92ft. 
waterline, 23ft. breadth, 10.8ft. draft. Saxon was de- 
signed by Mr. William Rogers and was built at North- 
port, L. I., by Jesse Carr in 1885, 
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Messrs. William Gardner, B. B. Crowninshield and 
Clinton H. Crane, the naval architects, who have con- 
sented to look into the question of a measurement rule for 
the Y. R. A. of Long Island Sound, met at Sherry's, New 
York city, on Thursday evening, April 17. The result of 
the conference was not made public, but it is understood 
that these gentlemen agreed on the main points and that 
they would reach some definite conclusions before making 
their formal report to the Association in the fall. 
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Mr. Clement A, Griscom, of Philadelphia, has sold his 
schooner yacht Alert to Mr. Henry S. Parmelee, of New 
Haven, Conn. 
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Mr. Stephen S. Palmer, of New York city, has char- 
tered through the agency of Messrs. Tarns, Lemoine & 
Crane the English-built steam yacht Christabel. The 
yacht is now in British water and will arrive here about 
June 1. 
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We have received from the Spalding St. Lawrence Boat 
Co. their 1902 spar booklet, which has but recently been 
issued. This little publication gives much interesting in- 
formation regarding the Fraser hollow spar, and as to 
the construction and comparative weights, etc., of same. 
Mr. Fraser, the manager of the Spalding St. Lawrence 
Boat Co., has made these spars famous throughout the 
yachting, world, they being almost as well known in 
Europe as in the United States. We are informed that 
nearly all the sailing yachts designed and built by Messrs. 
Wm. Fife & Son during the past two years, and in fact 
most of the best known racing yachts of Great Britain 
are carrying these hollow wood spars as made at Ogdens- 
burg, N. Y. 
The Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co., of Ogdensburg, 
N. Y., have just shipped to Germany three davit boats 
for the Emperor's schooner yacht Meteor, viz., a 26ft. 
owner's gig, a 19ft. cutter and a 16ft. dinghy. These 
boats are of the highest possible grade, the planking and 
general finish being mahogany. 
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Rifle at Shell Mound. 
San Francisco, April 13. — A beautiful day greeted the marks- 
men at Shell Mound range yesterday. Mr. Gorman as usual 
showed wonderful skill with the pistol, making 97, 97 at 50yds. on ■ 
the Standard American target. Scores: 
Golden Gate Rifle and Pistol Club, monthly medal shoot: Rifle 
handicap — M. F. Blasse. 224, 215, 202, 200; W. F, Blasse, 196; 
Frank E. Mason, 228. Gold medal— William Ehrenpfort, 168, 183, 
171, 175, 171; J. F. Bridges, 205; H. Hinkel, 214, 216. Silver medal— 
O.Bremer, 212; A. C. Thode, 193. Glindemann trophy— M. F. 
Blasse, 209; W. F. Blasse, 187; F. E. Mason 222. Pistol handicap— 
W. F. Blasse, 87, 84, 83, 87, 86; E. L. Riemenschneider, 59, 58; 
C. L. Wheeler, 64; J. E. Gorman, 97, 97; J. Kullmann, 81, 82, 90, 
84, 81; M. F. Blasse, 85. Revolver handicap— H. Hinke, 83, 71; 
J. W. Tompkins, 67, 81, 83, 81, 72, 59, 76, 78, 80; J. Trego, 87; P. A. 
Becker, 91; C. O. Wheeler, 64; J. Kullmann, 84; J. E, Gorman, 93. 
Gold medal— L. C. Hinkel, 89, 82, 85, 85. Gold medal, pistol— G. 
Tammeyer, 95; L. C. Hinkel, 85. Silver medal revolver — L/C. 
Hinkel, 85, 75, 67, 75, 91. Silver medal, pistol— G. Tammeyer, 84; 
L. C. Hinkel, 74. 
Germania Club competition shoot: A. Pape 72, F. E. Mason 72 
D. B. Faktor 70, F. P. Schuster 70, A. Jungblut. 68, T, D. Heise 68, 
Herman Huber 68, D. Salfield 67. 
Trophy shoot: F. E. Mason 226, A. Pape 224, D. B, Faktor 222, 
H. Huber 214, F. P. Schuster 209, D. Salfield 202. 
Germania Schuetzen Club, monthly medal shoot: First cham- 
pion class, A. Gehret, 224; second champion class, O. Bremer 219; 
first class, J. D. Heise 208; second class, W. Goetze, 218; third 
class, J. Beuttler, 177; best first shot, R. Stettin, 24; best last shot, 
F. P. Schuster, 25. Roeel. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here send a 
notice like the following: 
Fixtures* 
April 23-24.— Farmer City, 111.— Farmer City Gun Club's tourna- 
ment. 
April 26.— Ossining, N. Y.— Cup shoot of the Ossining Gun 
Club. C. G. Blandford, Capt. 
April 29-30.— Greenville, Or— Annual tournament of the Greenville 
Gun Club. H. A. McCaughey, Sec'y. 
April 30.— Wellington, Mass.— Third annual team shoot of the 
Boston Gun Club. Horace C. Kirkwood, Sec'y. 
May 1-2.— Glen Rock, Pa.— Spring Target shoot of the Glen Rock 
Gun Club. Open to all. Allen M. Seitz, Sec'y. 
May 1-2.— Central City, la.— Wapse Gun Club target tournament; 
$40 for high average, A. P. Ward, Mgr. 
May 3.— Ashland, Va.— Shoot of the Ashland Gun Club. Thos. 
H. Fox, Sec'y-Treas. 
May 6-9.— Interstate Park, L. I.— Interstate Association's Grand 
American Handicap at Targets. Edward Banks, Sec'y; Flmer E. 
Shaner, Manager 
May 6-7.— Natchez, Miss.— Tournament of the Mississippi and 
Louisiana Trapshooters' League. C. W. Walton, Sec'y. 
May 7-8.— Luverne, Minn— Luverne Gun Club's fourth annual 
tournament. 
May 7-8.— Crawfordsyille, Ind.— Target tournament of the Craw- 
fordsvtlle Gun Club; $400 guaranteed. Mac. Stillwell, Sec'y. 
