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yachting and foaling. 
HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK 
YACHTING NEW3. 
St. Lawrence Yachting.— The Montreal Yacht Club, or- 
ganized during the monih of Mny, 1877, held its first annual 
meeting at Longueul, the headquarters of the club, on Satur- 
day, Hth inst. The club, although so lately formed, now 
numbers nearly one hundred members and a fleet of some 
twenty yaohts. As the cruising and regattas have to be sailed 
on the river St. Lawrence, the yachts are, as a rule, only 
from twenty to twenty-five feet in length. The club intends 
holding several open races during ibe seasou, and invites 
competition from all ita friends, and there is a prospector 
several yachts entering from Lake Champlain for the “ nu *™ 1 
regatta. The club has as its guest Commodore K W. 
Holmes, of the LoDg Island Yacht Club, with lus yacht Play- 
ful and now numbers him as one of ita honorary members. 
The officers of the club for this year are : Dr. Chas. Brews- 
ter, Com.; Angus J. McIntosh, Vice-Corn; Gregory Glass- 
ford, Sec’y ; David Lewis, Jr., Treas. ; H. T. McGregor, 
Measurer ; Messrs. A. W. Glassford, A. A Tracy aud A. 
Holmes, Committee. The affairs of the club are in a very 
healthy condition, and very handsome prizes are offered for 
. competition during the season. 
Queens County Yacht Club — The Sixth Annual Regatta 
of the Queens County Yacht Club at Flushing will take place 
June 4, at 11 a. m. Boats will be divided into four classes, 
and the course from the club-house, Little Bay Side, around 
the gangway buoy and one to the westward of City Island, 
thence around Throgg’s Neck buoy and return, to be sailed 
over twice. 
The Southern Yacht Club. — At one time the Crescent 
City Yacht Club was among the active ones of our junior 
clubs, but, owing to some reason or other, interest in it has 
flagged of late. The Southern is the title of a new organiza- 
tion about to supersede the old and revive the rucing spirit on 
Mississippi waters. It numbers already over ninety members, 
and is in a fair way to become a permanent insiiiulion. Its 
officers are : Com , Emile O’Brien ; First Vice Com , J. E. 
Austin; Second Vice-Corn., A. Claiborne ; Treu9., By Dene- 
gre- Sec’y, O. Jamison. The more influential niembers are 
d nng much to popularize cabin yachts and cruising, and in 
this they have our best wishes for success. 
The Bbayton Motor.— At East Providence, Mr J. P 
Smith has put a new motor in the screw launch Lanlla. It 
is of eight horse-power, starts instantly by the application ot 
a match, stops quickly, cannot explode, and it occupies but 
little space. There is no steam, coal or ashes. The can«o 
is 30ft. Oin. long over all, 8ft, beam, 3ft. 3m. deep, and is bt 
ted with a cabin 12ft. long. Her speed remains to be ■deter- 
mined. The same builder has in hand the steamer Alcdora , 
which he is lengthening 25ft., and also the Lucille, formerly 
of this City. . 
A Sea-Going Steam Yaoht.— Messrs. Ward, Stanton & 
Co., the well-known engineers and ship builders of Newburg, 
have in hand another large steam yacht. These gentlemen 
have built and engined a very large fleet of steamers, among 
them several for the Government, as well ns others tor Mr. 
Lorillard, aud some for foreign parties. Their engines have 
justly won u wide reputation for simplicity, strength and 
smooth working. We believe they were the first to introduce 
phosphor bronze for bearings of high speed engines in this 
country, and, judging from the large yachts recently built by 
them, they may justly claim to have made a specialty of that 
line of work to a greater degree than any other firm in 
America. Though they have so far confined themselves to 
wooden hulls, they are prepared to build of iron or steel, when 
desired. Only a short while ago they launched the fine sea- 
going yacht Videtteior Mr. Ph. Phoenix, of New/York, and 
a few days ago they closed a contract with Mr. Dion Bouci- 
cault for the largest vessel of the kind in America. Likc Mr. 
Phoenix’s craft, the new one is to be a thorough sea-going 
ship, and her owner having so long and successfully lrot, den 
the boards of the stage, is now to tread the deck of a noole 
yacht, always providing he can borrow a pair 
readily as he can the native brogue of the hogs. The steamer 
is to be 160ft long on deck, 27ft. beum and 12ft. water 
Her general model will be of the medium type, compound 
engines, three water-tight compartments and bali-brig ng. 
Her hull will be of oak, and copper fastened, while the i inte- 
rior arrangements, as might be supposed, will be perfe t y 
gorgeous. A main saloon of twenty-five feet square, chart 
room and storage aft, three state-rooms on port aide, ^otang 
room amidships, and the owner’s suit of rooms, bath-rooms, 
etc , will, in accord with nautical etiquette, be located on lb 
starboard side. No name having been decided upon as yet 
for this beauty, wo respectfully suggest bhaugliraun, Lon or 
The Emerald Idle. 
Mohawk Rumvivus.-The Coast Survey bas purchased 
the Mohawk for its service at the low figure of $ 2 U,UUU. 
Captain Carlisle P. Patterson was instrumental in bringing 
about the sale. The Mohawk is undoubtedly a well and 
honestly built schooner, but whether the Coast Survey will 
not after all find itself saddled with a white elephant is a 
question. Though nominally of light draft, she is really the 
reverse on account of her hoard. Moreover, she 6eems to us 
entirely too large and unhaudy for the service intended, and 
will entail a great expense upon the Bureau to keep her in 
comm ssion. Her spars and canvas must be materially re- 
duced for active work, for though very stable at the outset, 
her form is such that even at moderate angles under her 
present rig she reaches the vanishing point of her curve of 
stability and her great beam and flat floor only increase the 
danger in a seaway. To be sure, all our shallow yachts suffer 
from the same deficiency, but rone of them to the cxicut of 
the Mohawk. Her rig, for safety’s sake as well as for handiness, 
should be considerably cut down. A smaller foresail and a 
square topsail would be preferable to the full fore and aft rig, 
as it would also allow shortening the head booms, on absolute 
necessity in rough water. 
The Clytib Schooner.— Perhaps one of the most success- 
ful schooners launched of late is the Clyde, Mr. Brooks 
owner. Her model is the production of both her owuer and 
Ketchum, the City Island ship-builder. What “Boss'* 
Ketchum does not know about a fast sailing schooner is gen- 
erally not supposed to bo worth knowing, and considering the 
more than satisfactory performance of Glytie during her first 
months out, whenever there was a chance of having a brush 
with any of her sisters, it will be acknowledged that in her 
Ketchum was not far astray. Though this schooner can 
hardly be said to have passed through any official ordeal In the 
way of regular match racing, the few spins she had while in 
company with the fleet of the N. Y. Y C. were enough to 
show that the rest of the cracks may expect in her a 1 artur 
lbi 9 season. Clyde's model may bo characterized as one com- 
bining extraordinary stiffness with a long, Hal floor, rather 
full bow and fine run, and very high freeboard, especially for- 
ward- The first impression upon viewing her is that her sail 
carrying power is something wonderful ; indeed we have it on 
cood authority that it was found a difficult matter to fetch her 
“ gunwale- to,” and that it seemed as though her sticks would 
•o cut of her before she could ever be knocked down. Her 
design has boldness and case throughout, and in so far as a 
successful attempt has been made to unite a powerful shoulder 
amidships with a somewhat hollow and plumb sided bow, 
without any swell or flaring belly along the fore hiirpius, too 
much credit cannot be given her designers for the care dis- 
played with this in view. We believe Ketchum paid rather 
more attention to his diagonals and inclined water-lines than 
customary, and in attempting to keep them fine forward 
avoided entirely the belly referred to, without at the same lime 
sacrificing her shoulder or giving too loug an entrance to the 
craft Aft, the floor rises bodily until it tapers off into the 
counter, which is of the Steers type, barring an overhang of 
some 6 or Sin. at the rudder hole. In short, the yacht is a 
very large boat for her length, and that this ib not incompati- 
ble with sceed her excellent sailing last season under the 
moat unfavorable circumstances has amply proven. Still we 
cannot but thiuk that off the wind or when keeling only 
moderately, a somewhat longer entrance would be beneficial, 
especially at high speeds. Froude has so clearly demonstrated 
the retardation, or more properly speaking, the resistance, due 
to wave making at high speeds, that under such circumstances 
a fine entrance becomes au absolute necessity. This is doubly 
the case in a seaway, and an additional four or six feet to 
Clyde's length forward would probably be found of decided 
benefit; but even as it is, she is a fast one and will give a good 
account of herself this Benson, bhe is flush decked, has 
roomy accomodations below, and makes as serviceable a cruiser 
as a smart sailer. We hope to give the calculated elements 
of this schooner at an early day and so afford a means of com- 
paring her with others of her class in an intelligent way. 
Vested Interests. -Whan the Yacht Racing Association 
in England thought it had put no extinguisher upon nil 
further attempts at rectifying the abuses grown up under the 
fallacies of the Thames measurement rule, the emineut con- 
servatives who composed the committee on measurement evi- 
dently counted with too much confidence upon the credulity 
of Englishmen iu general. Hardly has theirdictum been pro- 
mulgated when we find those yachtsmen abroad, in whom 
the spirit of inquiry lias not been eutirely *^S 
august toploftiness of rodtapeism, striking out afresh and 
with renewed vigor iu the cause of common justice and com- 
mon sense. Mr. Dixon Kemp makes a very fair proposition 
S accord with equity and the principles of naval science 
IS tax depth in British yachts as a factor of size 
and power, whereupon an owner of a yacht (oh. libel 
on naval design ! ) with six beams to her length, jumps up and 
cries ‘‘ Vested interests! Let well enough alone." He mus 
S his sixty tonner with the forties, says this gentleman of 
fair and candid mind ; measure power and not size. My 
model is such a miserable design 
large my bull, my canvas is extremely small. lax mat anil 
I rest in peace, but you must let me put in an extra twenty 
tons of size if i choose ; and to expect mo to pay for that, you 
know is' the height of absurdity.” When such logic is met 
with at the very outset, well may English yachtsmen despair 
of ever ousting vested interests and planting m their place a 
rule that will not squeeze their yachts any thinner him the 
latest types Yachts they mny call such things as Christine, 
isl and AUaretU in England, in America we call them 
caricatures and lead mines. 
Union Regatta. -The Brooklyn Yacht C ub bus con- 
cluded to have.a “ union ” regatta in place of l V? “ 3u f al ^ 
race June 18- This on account of the probability or scant 
entries from the club alone ; and the usual c ™ 180 1 ^ 111 
undertaken, an omission much to be regretted- Mr. George 
F. Randolph, of the sloop Kate, has been dec jted 
modore, Mr. R. H. Huntley having declined the offer to fill 
the vacancy caused by the death of J. B Norris, Esq. 
Balderdash Criticism. — As a specimen of what an un- 
professional critic can accomplish in the way of compiling ar- 
rant nonsense, commend us to a rev ‘, e ^ >( f t L l{jf£' j}2£ 
cently published recently in a paper devoted to theturf. Here 
are some samples of that exasperative olta-paMta. The 
depth of the buttock should have been considered! at the out- 
* tiid of the stern on the upper sheer 
outboard A new collapsable boat of thin sheet steel has 
been brought to light in England Fifanp, sloop, Mr. VV. 
H. Gorman, of Boston, is said to be sailing well Havorblll 
Yacht Club regatta June 17 Hollow snare arc being gener- 
ally adopted iu Boston. Why is New York behind In ibis 
respect? Hollow masts are stronger and lighter, aud very 
advantageous for cats and small sloops, also for booms 
James D. Leary, of Williatusburgh, has built a thirty-five tou 
sloop forjudge Pratt, of the Supremo Court, Brooklyn 
Sloop ( tussle was sold ut auction to Mr. G. W. Root for 
$2,000. He has got a fine ship at a low figure Mr. Wal- 
lack prefers docile Swedes for his crew. They don't smoke, 
chew, or swear, but go to Sunday shool ; while for bright 
work they are not to he beaten .It takes fourteen hands to 
ruu the Columbia. Too rnuuy by six Columbia will not 
race, but cruise. Her owner bus tukeu a fancy lo the sea, 
winch wc are glad to note Auothor 23fu launched in Jersey 
City by Stephen Coolahnu will race iu the Bay Regatta 
Adrlphia won the mutch on the Delaware from Kalghu'a Point 
to Chester buoy aud return, twenty-six miles ; time, throe 
hours, fifteen minutes Cupt. Andrew Comstock, of Queen's 
Cup fame, will remain in command of the Columbia, schooner. 
Jersey City Yacht Club sails in squadron to Bath, L 1 , 
ou Decoration Day Mr. A. Carey Smith is designing a cut- 
ter yacht for Mr. Stillman, of the Wandtrer. Good In 
the Portland challenge match, May 20, Undine retains cup in 
second class schooners, Twilight won the cup for second class 
sloops, aud Mist keeps the cup in the third class Tarry- 
town wants to hold a grand union regatta on the Tuppan Lee 
similar to its sister city, Newburgh In the Quincy Yacht 
Club match, sailed May 18, tho winners In the first class were 
Folly and Vision ; in tho second class, Nettie and Cora It. ; 
third class, Imp aud Annie Schooner Foam is being 
lengthened to 80fL Gin. ou water line by Palmar, of Nouuk. 
deotn ot tne duuock buuuiu 
set The ret/roussemenl of the stern on the upper sheer 
Neither isthe daylight under the counter in harmony with 
{to apparent lowneslof sheer at the foremast. Ibe stand 
of the masts Longitudinal moment of merlin a minimum. 
But enough of this. With all due respect to the undeniable 
talentB (slumbering) of this unlucky scribe, we beg to suggest 
to him the propriety of turning his attention to hoeing pota- 
toes&s a business : as a nautical critic he makes himself the 
laughing stock of all. 
yachting drift. 
Tidal Wave has her sails bent, and will make a trial trip 
before leaving for California Ariel has * r f*7* d d B y ttcbl 
Francisco May 21, safe aud sound Long Island Yacht 
Club has postponed its regatta to the 20 th of w 
Taylor ana II. II. Holmes have been i 
Ira Smith will sail the former and Jake Schmidt the ; latter... 
Herreshoff’s latest catamaran has a trysail * “J'J* 
sail. He has built six catamarans on bis paieni...... i u 
Br0 ° k irs vea C r hl ° The^loop EW' wLtauncbed at Haiti'- 
ZVfor tKouth ffiilSS Yacht Ctafcjb. is Jg. 
boornV long, 28ft. of which are 
OAR AND PADDLE 
Off for IIenlby.— T ho Columbia crow took their last spin 
on the Harlem, May 20, before leaving for Europe. The heat 
material Columbia College contained has been selected (or tho 
crew, and the only thing to he regretted in that they leave 
only os the representatives of a single Institution Instead of 
the champious of the country. Tho tluul make-up of tho four 
is as follows; E. E. Sago, 23 years, 165 11)9, bow ; Jasper T. 
Goodwin, 28 years, 105 lbs, stroke , Cyrus Edaon, 26 years, 
168 lbs, No. 2, and II. G. Uidubock, 21 years, 175 lbs, No. 3, 
with Charles Eldridge >s supornum&ry. The men look in lino 
trim anil are hopeful ot the future. 1 hey will take with them 
two boats, a ceuar built by Thomas Fearon aud a paper from 
Waters & 8on of Troy, with oars by Donoghuo. Tho events 
to he rowed iu by tho four are the Steward's Cup and tho 
Visitors’ Cup or tho college race. They Balled in tho Oily of 
Chester May 22, with their bouts aboard. From Liverpool 
they proceed directly to London, and to their quarters at tho 
Red Lion Hotel, on the hanks of tho Thames. Their chances 
of disposing of the English amateurs do not seem very 
bright, hut ihey will certainly give a good account of them- 
selves at all events. 
IIaiilem Regatta.— T his event will bo held Saturday, 
June 22. The programme will include Mingles, both Junior 
und senior, pairs, fours, alx-oared gig#, with coxswain, and 
four-oured gigs with coxswains for juniors. Winners of each 
I heat in live singles will receive special prizeB. Rules of the 
N. A. of A. O. will govern the regatta. 
1 Paris Regatta. — It seems that the authorities of the l ans 
Exposition have finally determined to lmvc a general regatta 
ou the Seine on Aug. 11, 12. 18 aud 14. ltacea open for 
singles, pairs and fours. All details concerning these events 
are" still wanting on this side of the Atlantic. In Franco 
America still seems to he pretty much u terra incognita, and 
that rowing flourishes here they seem unaware of. Unless 
we send for information ourselves it is not likely tQ come 
from Frenchmen spontaneously by any menus. 
University Race.— F orecasts concerning the great annual 
'Varsity race between the two leading institutions of tho kind 
in America begin to attract more notice as the day for the 
event approaches. Tlte race m to take place June 28 over the 
new course on tho Thames at New London. From the gen- 
tlemen in churge at that place we have the assurunco that 
every one who has inspected tho course laid out has unquali- 
fiedly approved of It, and its superiority over Others heretofore 
tried is so manifest in more than one respect, that It would 
not he surprising to see it finally adopted un the permanent 
scene of the annual tussle of college skill und muscle ut tho 
oar. Though there 19 still Borne time for the Yale men to ho 
brought into proper form und finish, the way mutters stand 
at present their opponents rather have the advantage, many 
of the Harvard crew being old hands at tho oar, having pulled 
in former college races. The Yale men on the contrary, 
while containing plenty of promising material, are compara- 
tively green us yet. They do not work ns well together as 
they should, uor do they show much finish, hut they have 
done some honest work during the ipring, und It a sharp coach 
can be procured to tuke them in hand und put them through 
in thorough stylo, they may yet come to the start in lino 
form. In weight both crews ure pretly evenly matched, Har- 
vard's avoirdupois being slightly in excess, but tlM balance 
may be changed after a few weeks' more training. With tho 
exception ot Le Moyne, the Harvurds will muster the name 
crew that pulled last year. At luteal advices the positions 
were us follows Bow, Alvah Crocker; 2, N. M. Brigham, 
8 V. D. L Stow; 4, M. It. Jucobs: 5, B. J. Legale ; 6, W. 
H Schwartz; 7, F. W. Smith, and stroke, W A Bancroft, 
with L. N. Lit tuner und J. Barker as substitutes, and F. U. 
Allen for coxswain. Average weight, 1761 R<9. Yule is 
doing work every pleasant day in the Keast barge under 
direction of Capt. Thompson, who has been doing his best o 
trim the raw men down to the regulation Yale stroke. Only 
three of them can be said to have hud much experience at the 
oar or anything like a repututlon ; the rest at the commence- 
ment were almost green. They have been pulling the old. 
fashioned ball weights in the gymnusium during cold weather, 
and in March were first tried at the our in the barge. As the 
senior class has no representative in the crew there should I bo 
no lack of good material for next year s match, and then they 
will be most likely to have the advantage as regards finished 
oarsmen that Ilarvurd now enjoys. I he average weight of 
the crew is 163 lbs, and they are Maid to be still coining down. 
Julian \V Curtiss pulls bow, next Kruuk b. Hyde, C. A. 
Wright No. 3, Hermann Livingston No. 4, 11. \\ 'I aft No. 
5 Geo B. Rogers No. 0, David Trumbull No. 7, aud Oliver 
D. Thompson stroke. The coxswain has not yet been se- 
lected. 
Harvard -Cons ell Freshmen.— The two freshmen crews of 
these colleges have agreed upon Lake Owasco, near Auburn, 
for the place of their meeting, July 17. 
chosen their quarters and will row m a paper boat. I hey are 
