been on earth fifty-odd years, but I'm not too old to learn, 
and if Mr. Converse thinks it worth while to add to my 
education in this little matter, I trust that you second my 
invitation to him to do so. J. H. Monson. 
Points and Flvshes. 
On Wednesday and Thursday of this week, the West- 
ern Massachusetts Fox Club will hold its fifteenth annual 
hunt at Westfield. The annual club dinner will be served 
to members and guests at 6:30 on the evening of the first 
day's hunt. ' 
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For Cruising Yachtsmen. 
With the purpose of stimulating the interest in cruis- 
ing, and the keeping of a detailed log by cruising yachts- 
men during the season of 1902, the publishers of Forest 
AND Stream offer prizes for the best stories of cruises 
submitted to be published in Forest and Stream. It is 
believed that these will form not only entertaining records 
of pleasant summer days spent afloat along our coasts and 
waterways, but will furnish information of practical value 
to other yachtsmen making subsequent cruises on the 
same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
lows: I , . _i i 
First prize, $50.00. 
Second prize, $30.00. ■ 
Third prize, $20.00. 
Contributions are invited under the following condi- 
tions: 
1. The cruise must be made in waters of the United 
States or Canada in the season of 1902. 
2. The cruise must be made in a sailing yacht, power 
to be used only as an auxiliary, if at all. 
3. The story must be prefaced by a description of the 
boat. Cruises should be treated in as interesting and 
-readable a way as possible, but should be practical and 
contain all possible information and data that would be of 
value to men going over the same route. A description 
of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be re- 
garded very favorably in making awards, and it is sug- 
.gested to writers that an accurate account be kept of all 
incidents happening while under way. 
4. An outline chart suitable for reproduction, showing 
the course taken, must accompany each article. When 
possible, articles should be accompanied by amateur photo- 
graphs taken on the cruise, including one of the boat. 
Good photographs will be considered in making the 
awards. 
5. The story should contain about seven thousand 
words, written on one side of the paper only, and must 
be received at the office of the Forest and Stream Pub- 
lishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York city, on or 
before Nov. 15, 1902. 
Mr. T. C. Zerega has very kindly consented to act as 
judge and to make the awards. 
High Speed Steam Yacht. 
The plans of the 77ft. high-speed steam yacht repro- 
duced in this issue are from the board ©f Mr. Fred D. 
Lawley, of the Geo. Lawley & Son Corp., of South Bos- 
ton, Mass. The boat presents a very smart and grace- 
ful appearance, and though of narrow beam, her accom- 
modations are fairly roomy and far more so than is usual 
in craft of this popular type. 
The dimensions follow : 
Length — 
Over all 76ft. 6it!. 
L.W.L 71ft. oin. 
Overhang — 
Forward 3ft. oin. 
Aft 2ft. 6in. 
Breadth— Extreme 12ft. 6in, 
Draft— Extreme 4^^- oin. 
Freeboard — 
Forward 6ft. oin. 
Least 3ft. 2in. 
Aft 3ft- 6in. 
There is^^a roomy cabin in the forward house, which is 
5ft. high, i3ft. long and loft. wide. On each side there 
is a transom and forward of these are sideboards. In the 
after end is a dumb waiter, which leads to the galley 
below and a toilet room fitted with a set marble basin and 
patent closet. 
The low cabin house is 3Sft. long and 2ft. high. In the 
forward end of th's, just aft of the forward house, is the 
galley which is 4ft. long and runs the full width of the 
boat. The boat is steered from a bridge on the low 
house just over the galley. Aft of the galley is the 
machinery and boiler space. This takes up 13ft. 6in. 
Aft of the machinery space on the starboard side is a 
stateroom 8ft. long. There is a good berth, transom 
bureau and locker. Just opposite on the port hand is the 
bath room, sft. 6in. long. The tub is of porcelain, and 
there is a marble wash basin and water closet. Aft is the 
main saloon, 12ft. long, which leads to a roomy cockpit 
Sft. long. 
Forward there is a roomy forecastle with room for four 
men. A 13ft. boat is swimg; on the davits. 
At Jacob's yard, City Island, work is progressing on 
the new schooner of Wintringham design, and the keel 
will soon be laid. Laid up for the winter at this yard are 
many of the large and noteworthy boats, and they form 
a most interesting study. Among them are Vigilant and 
Ailsa, side by side ; the three 70-footers, Yankee, Mineola 
and Virginia; schooners Emerald and Amorita; cutters 
Neola, Queen Mab and the fast steam launch Scud, beside 
many other boats large and small, and of all sorts and 
kinds. Mr. Jacob is preparing for a very busy season and 
icxpects to have the yard filled with work. 
