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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 31, 1903. 
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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 
yachtsmen during the season of 1903, 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 mak- 
ing subsequent cruises on the same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
lows: 
First prize, ^5.00. 
Second prize, $50.00. 
Third prize, $25.00. 
_ 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 1903. 
2. The cruise must be made in a sailing yacht, pnxycr 
to be used only as an auxiliary, if at all. 
3. The story must be prefaced bv 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 descrip- 
tion of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be 
regarded very favorably in making awards, and it is 
suggested to writers that an accurate account be kept 
of all incidents happening while under way. 
4. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed 
through, not smaller than 4x5, should, if possible, ac- 
company each story, and they will be considered in 
making the awards. 
5. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white paper 
in black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) should 
also be sent in. 
6. Competitors should avoid the use of slang or in 
correct nautical expressions in their stories, as it will 
count against them in awarding the prizes. 
7. The story should contain about seven thousand 
words, written on one side of the paper only, and musi 
be received at the office of the Forest and Stream Pub 
lishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York City, on 
or before Nov. is. 100.1. 
Constance — Auxiliary Schooner. 
The auxiliary schooner Constance was designed for 
Mr. W. Amory Gardner by Messrs. Small Brothers under 
the direction of Captain E. F. Small. She was built last 
winter by Messrs. Rice Brothers, of East Boothbay, 
Maine. Captain E. F. Small has been Mr. Gardner's sail- 
ing master for seventeen years. He was in charge of 
Rebecca for two seasons and commanded the old cup de- 
fender Mayflower from 1890, when Mr. Gardner pur- 
chased her, up to last season, when she was sold. Cap- 
tain Small got out the model of Constance, and Messrs. 
Small Brothers faired up the boat's lines and worked out 
her arrangements and fijttings under his superintendence. 
Constance was _ designed solely for a cruiser, conse- 
quently seaworthiness and comfort were considered of 
first irnportance. Although speed was a secondary con- 
sideration, she demonstrated last season that she was a 
smart boat, and showed a very fair turn of speed both in 
light as Avell as in heavy weather. 
Her dimensions follow: 
Length — 
Over all " 12s fl 
L.W.L 8sfl. 
Overhang — 
Forward i6ft. 6iii. 
Aft 23ft. 6in. 
Breadth — 
Extreme 24ft. 
L.W.L 23ft. 
Draft- 
To rabbet 8ft. 6in. 
Extreme 12ft. 
Board down 20ft. 
Freeboard, top of rail — 
Bow 8ft. 6in. 
Least 5ft. pin. 
Taffrail 6ft. 6in. 
Displacement '. 138 tons 
Ballast- 
Outside 40 tons 
Inside 10 tons 
Area working sails 8,285 sq. ft. 
Mainmast — 
From stem at L.W.L 45ft. 
Deck to hounds 68ft. 
Masthead 13ft. 
Maintopmast ,32ft. 
Main boom 74ft. 
Main gaff 44ft. 
Foremast — 
From stem at L.W.L 1 . i6ft. 
Deck to hounds 64ft. 
Masthead lift. 
Foretopmast 28ft. 
Foreboom 27ft. 6in. 
Foregaff 29ft. 6in. 
Bowsprit — 
Over all 31ft. 
Outside gammon iron 23ft. 
Spinnaker pole 61 ft. 
Constance is built entirely of wood, and is splendidly 
put together. Her approximate cost was about $40,000. 
In her construction a novel feature was introduced. She 
has a single keel S5ft. in length which is 27in. by ,3oin. 
instead of the usual keel and keelson. The stem, stern- 
post and horn timber all extend down to the keel and 
are mortised into it. Keel, stem, sternpost, frames, deck 
beams, clamps and stringers are of white oak. The 
frames afe spage^ aoin, on centers, Awi4ships they art 
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