§<ichting mid jgonting. 
HIGH WATER FOR THE WEEK. 
Dale. 
Aug 
Aug 
Aug 
Aug 
Aug 
AUg 
Aug 
the log. 
Bouton. 
New Tort. 
Charleston. 
H. M. 
1 39 
a 31 
8 24 
4 22 
ft 23 
6 23 
7 38 
H. M. 
10 63 
11 44 
0 07 
1 03 
1 66 
2 66 
4 07 
u. u. 
10 06 
10 53 
11 43 
0 11 
1 11 
2 20 
3 30 
Though the common or ,. chip „ has 
l,rdy superseded by patent metallic or towing ,„ gs in “ 0 
merchant sery.ee and in our yachting fleet, it in stiU the only 
one m use m the U. S. Navy, and from present appearances ^ 
hkely St. 11 to remain so for a long time. It, advantage 
mninlv f.nft imnnacih if*r 
is are 
mainly he .mposs.b.hty of getting out of order and the readi- 
ness w.th winch such a speed measurer can be put together 
aboard ship Its disadvantages are the number of hands re 
<]inred to attend or" heave ■■ it, and the fact that, being hove 
only periodically, the variations of the ship's speed in too to- 
tervals wilt not be taken into account. These, Ff large are F°. 
t, mated by the deck ofllcer and allowance for the JL 0 m ,“ e 
when noting the speed indicated at the heaving of the log In 
the navy there „ no objection to the use of several men when 
heaving, as there „ plenty of •• beef " to be had in the "after 
guard and among the marine,, and the order, "Afterguard 
hold the reel, given by the dapper middy of the watch’ 
° r \ b r «*£ 
of a marine, or an aqua” numte of 
probation as landsmen to the tunc ot Jiff, ‘ bClr 
tagtofglw cSj 'sinJsMf ' “op”'"" a “ 8Wer9 ' m,> '’ u,± - 
s ss k goK“i iSSfS zt 
previous heaving ailowane/T £ 1 bc . cn . cona taut since a 
tbe wind and it ‘la deemedThK n b hpT ade ’ 81 “ ,llari y if before 
?atonn Ship du !i” s tk » oPermioS y “ bas M lh » <*>P 
fi8^s3s^s««!= 
Sn Tte '“ to 
advantage over the first Tn °} cou ree, one great 
time you may wish to know bau h“8 aboard every 
siatof a revolving They coZ 
imparted to the line, the latter in , , th ? revolutl °us being 
the wheel gearing in the inrii™ot tU i“ b f 1Dg conuc cted with 
each revolmSLof the ° D the rail aft ' ^ 
known “ pitch ” of the faS “*- « t0r corre8 ponds to 
9 stiff-necked uniform 
tfffo* undergoing iheir 
ansm 
mmmmrn 
vatlon.” 
of wheels in the indfat® to ‘LK » by a V*** 
revolutions, equivalent osar tn n „„i UCC , a cc , rtam number of 
the dial will point to 1 double Hint* 01 ’ S °i tbat tbe ban<1 on 
(in other words, twi^ Ve ^ ° f "volutlonB 
to 2, and so on These in,™ 66 run) will send the baud 
ogs, Massey's aad Walker’s ^ Lowa t!°„“i ,'2 Wl ’» 
leading half containmw th* W u b , b rev °l™8, the 
registering the number of 8 miles corTe^ndin^ 2 , f ° r 
numbers of revolutions of the 
course, arranged according to the Ditch of the w TblS l9 i of 
on the latter half. The two fi ! a the , anes or fuD9 
are intended to keep the lftttir«n 0 a , oa , tbe re ff‘ 8ter half 
40 fathoms, acirdmgto to “self tL yaSr ZVcS 15 '? 
check the other, if desired * 1 log8 > one t0 
at2e?toi d S ^“rSI^dVe !°&o S “ ^ 
ta|^tt^ f 5 , 2^of T &^ 0 raciog racbl 
r L o».=erl» "Vb° 7““ y ^ 
“UK a SS 
famous An~nie OutftberL iS™? u m° ° 8vve S° fleet. The 
Chicago. She hSi S 7 . °. f Ha , Qul ton. ( )nt. , has gone to 
probably sail a race at an early'datetSh & r $! ound f ' aud wiiI 
place for the champion flair of r TS tho Cor A l of lhu same 
day will occur on August o h g oPi 0ur civio holi- 
tic carnival, including ra^Switn thf 5° t ^ nind 8( «"a 
Dauntless and Madcap for the 13 0 V n fl h r8 . t r c ‘ ass yachts 
race between the second-claS craft nntn°' challcn S e Dag; a 
beautiful silver cup presented ( I° r “ nd , " ndcr) - for a 
contest between third- -cliS viiS / K X ', CommodoK: Kolso; a 
purse, liesides which the^wlSc rowin° DS nn< Und .? r) * for a 
race and other aquatic snnrto b „ rowiD .g a sailing punt 
fleet will start fS S afflVn& al A yachla r 0f tbe * ocal 
visit Oswego. Charlotte Md f °» . A V guat 5 ' They will 
probably find time to takm SSt in ^ j£ 8 tef Tm ’ and wiU 
which ,s set for the 14th and P 15th of iugu^ PoM tS^' 
ship 8c ^'? n . (1 champion. 
Course— Eight miles for if 8 v. 010 ]' Quincy, Mass. 
r ,,f -"* 
sfutumdlr’ 2h ’ 3 ” m ' 38S - 
Th r cross in 3h. 0m. ; 
1 he larger boats will resail at 
squadron onThe Poimh^of^Julv of / bi8 9 lub mot 1 
... u cruise 
rison Tin* Hoot o,. "‘“j “t Vice-Commodore C. II. liar. 
Startled Faxon Ariel E Vit FroU r ^ < j°nm^o, Emerald, 
Myic of the Undine Club,t'eside?Dr ft !‘ d thc 
Ga«c o and the Matthew fcl 8 oi Lrntt8 new schooner 
seems to hav^been ^ThcS ^V CU f ra ,' Ncw York boat, 
It 18 well to fully understand the working and derivation of 
the chip log even aboard a yacht, since the patent arrange- 
ments may give out or be lost, when, with a piece of board 
an ax and a line, a chip can be rigged to do duty instead. The 
figures given herewith show the chip, the reel and the sand 
glass above, and a patent log underneath. 
The chip is made of thin board, so shaped as to include a 
segment of GO deg. to 90 deg. of a circle, whose radius may 
be from six to eight inches, and is loaded on the circular side 
toau extent sufficient- to keep the board upright in the water 
without causing it to sink. To this chip the line is attached 
m the following manner : Bore holes in all three corners. 
Through the.lower two reeve a span, turning in knots at the 
back of the board. Through the upper hole reeve a single 
piece of line, having at its eDd a “ toggle” of wood. To 
the span hend on the regular log line, which will be furnished 
with a wooden thimble for the toggle to fit or lock into. See 
that all three parts leading to the chip are of like length when 
toggled, so that the wood may float upright, and not skim 
along the surface. Often, instead of “bending" on the line to 
the span, its end is used for one leg, and a short piece spliced 
in for the second. This makes the neatest arrangement. The 
thimble is simply siezed on with rope yarn well rubbed down, 
or with twine. The line is divided and marked, and then 
reeled up on a skeleton’reel ready for use. The divisions on the 
line are termed “knots," their length depending upon the prin- 
ciple that they should bear to a sea mile t he same proportion as 
the running time of the sand-glass bears to the hour. If, 
therefore, you are using a half minute glass, the knot should 
measure 1-120 of a sea mile. The latter contains 6,086 7-10th 
f i r® nc ® fc be knot on the line should be 51 feet in length. 
uawknotiR again sub-divided into 10 fathoms. Since it has 
repi7,w Und ,1? Proctic® l b ftt a sb»P will generally overrun her 
•in oVtTi? 1 tbc ft bove measures are often shortened 3 or 4ft., 
Ipqh l. »i ° D tbe 8 *fl ei The glass is influenced more or 
to" if 6 T atlier > and a comparison should ofteu be resorted 
tinno 11 00 chronometer j 8 0n board regulate it by these direc- 
lrmkin ■ j? a Pl umm et on a line and hang it from a nail, 
Schooner.. 17 
- Sloop 6 
Circe •< 5 
Seofoam Schooner. 27 
Meta Sloop a 
Wavelet ... 2 
Psyche “ . '7 
Edith •> ‘ 5 
H. M. s. 
a 6 16 
8 3u 
6 43 
7 38 
S 18 
8 47 
9 17 
10 <8 
VACHTING NEWS. 
when eight yachts sailed over No. 2 Basin course th™ 
fleet of °fast “yt ° BeTSJSod^ 
Albatross .... Schooner.. 17 D°Cnman 
810 °1> « w H Weeks, M D 
D c Chalmers 
Capt Larcoui, R a 
S t Kervison, R a 
W H Brookfield 
St Capel Crow, 20th 
W Atkinson x 4U 
TciSV 1 ? di , Dg wind the whole fleet spun along for Navv 
round which the Albatross and SStfSmSZ 
but here the former made a mistake, continuing to stand nn 
the Basin instead of tacking short around as the vrinnm 
did. Tbe letter fetching Kockbead, 1“ th? benoflW™ 
torrent of wind pouriDg out of the N. W. Arm valley and 
fairly flew past the Four-mile House flag-boat, leading the 
Attain,,, handsomely. The Cir<* and 
the two schooners, doing fairly well ; but the Wavelet and 
Lily bad come to grief, the former carrying away her peak 
W^l 8 ’lf! h i e t- atte i r °f mg ber t0 P mast m one of the sqCalls 
beafoam lost tune by having to hunt for the flag-boat off Bedl 
ford, winch had been moored in the wrong place, and this 
allowed Albatross to crawl up on her, the timing as they 
jibed around the mark being : b ' 
Name. Hus 
Seafoam o oe 
Albatross ”3 £ 
Circe 4 09 ic 
Ps ^ otle 3 34 30 
Once on a wind Psyche showed to better advantage and be- 
fore a couple of miles had been covered she was close on 
tiroe s heels. In the Narrows she weathered her beautifully 
sai ed rival and went ahead, soon placing the time allowance 
to her credit, beafoam meanwhile had kept her lead of Al- 
batress, aDd the race, which was sailed very fast, ended thus • 
HvmB 
had been many changes since the chm was mado° Ught U ' Ure 
asSiB 
Thomas S/wt gambler, Vice-Commodore Wui. H 
Nrrti* xi- a 'n. *. l hc three-hull catamaran 
as. 
Volante, Mr. Stillman's new’ ctSj/Sw 17*1 X ixen ' 
Cup. will be a gig race ^°ongS“S cr^s Lfhe BenSeff 
byX^offeZth N Po^ht OP r ht /na capai«d 
kic tTWin" : Jtdy 21 and hoTc ewcimm W f y ^ MlJwau ‘ 
S h H M^“ 
when the yacht finall? SnfSdSore ^ ° ther8 WCr ° rescued * 
bant. Ihe start was from an anrhnr nn/i«»A ' , \ °ff Na- 
io our col “ m ””- Tbe 
mnlrinn. >1 >• f"'"""'- 1 nnuf; u uum u uaii, 
thpn o g - 16 i l8tance from na h t0 centre of plummet 394in., 
pinoD W,Dg . Pl Uu HnoL and count its vibrations while the 
the number observed will be the time 
thp m 8CC0n d 8 - This method depends upon the law of 
linp t!u 0n 0U 8 vibrations of the pendulum. Mark the log- 
14 bop 1 Wet ' The glasses in general use are of 28 see. and 
the 98 OOP i Wn M tbe “ long ” and “short” glass. Should 
few "foot f’ g aSS be ! lsed eacb kn ot must measure 47ft., less a 
the knot r>i r J ) ^ caulion - 14 is customary in the navy to make 
To > fathom8 long, or 45ft. 
borlv l et oue man hold the reel clear 
board from he t r hn h l glaBB ’ WhiIe tbe r third thr ows the log 
Albatross 
Psyche 
Circe 
49 
The others not timed. 
from *1 r >“* DO » mo mi in luiuws me jug over- 
“ strav " lino ll° ce 9 L Ua rter. When he observes that the 
to allow iu„v run out (about six to ten fathoms, enough 
of eddie8 >“ Ihe Ship's wake), 
mark (a white rng) is passing through his hands, I 
beafoam took schooners’ pme, 
Psyche first, Circe second sloops' prizes. Circe was sold the 
same evening to a Lunenburgh gentleman, and sailed for her 
new abode the following Wednesday. Her owners have pur- 
chased a new and larger yacht. 
Mr. Sumichrast has presented the third prize won by his 
sloop on the 21st of June as a special prize, to be sailed for on 
the 1 7th of August. 
Vice-Commodore White having returned from Europe, has 
assumed command bf the squadron, and on the 20th led the 
fleet out for squadron exercise, his beautiful yacht Kestrel 
beiDg flagship. 
Mr. Brookfield has purchased the little Wavelet, formerly 
owned by Mr. R. Macdonald, of the Xiphias. She was built 
by Moxley. 
Sloop Mystery, Mr. Sumichrast, and yawl Nymphia, Mr. 
C. E. Brown, were to sail on the 22d of July on a cruise to 
the eastward, but their departure was delayed by thick fog 
and head winds. 
Correction.— In Mr Sumichrast's letter in issue of July 18, 
FIRST CLASS. 
Name. 
Function 
Ruth 
owner. 
Actual 
Time. 
H. M. s. 
• 2 4S 26 
Corrected 
Tune, 
n. m. s. 
1 66 49 
Fanny .. .. 
-P Grant, Jr “ t ? HD 0L489 ' 
2 40 86 
Druid 
• Withdrawn. 
• Withdrawn. 
Ardrlenco .. 
....PPafaff 
. 3 36 50 
. 3 48 32 
2 65 68 
3 02 20 
2 63 63 
George 
. 8 33 00 
Not taken. 
THIRD CLASS. 
. Not takeu. 
Name. 
Psyche 
Bessie 
Owner. 
•• -King 4 oiark 
Length. 
FT. IN. 
17 06 
Actual 
Time. 
3 Ift 43 
wcH^kea:::;;;;;;;;; ,*? » 
8M| C8Ho ( .ge 8 F °. raTB .. < : M88: 
Josephine OH Minot 
OS Dean 
NUnport Dj Aspinwali 
09 
IT 04 
10 06 
13 06 
11 06 
12 OO 
3 19 12 
3 28 41 
8 -*7 40 
2 44 81 
8 29 10 
8 63 44 
60 66 
68 00 
53 32 
Withdrawn. 
id Off" 5 
In. ad „ & ,r ?“ E r s - E-, but it died out Bume- 
were started molfo/ f. art 0f L?° “ e »- No Arst-class yachts 
were started, most of them beiDg absent on cruises J Thn 
JSJ I , P 2JS ,! n the 8e ® ond cla88 centre-boards went to the 
{ ol Y< a “ d the second prize to the Napoleon. The first nri/« 
fppnnH 3 boat8 , m . thl8 , class was awarded to the Lottie and tho 
second prize to the Gael. In the third class the Nettie took 
thfoL the Becond * the Kmil y '-‘king the 
tnird. 1 he fourth class was composed entirely of centre. 
a b0a o d H b0a ^’.K at,d , tf ! C V'atcrmtch cume in first, with th eJleeoue 
second and the Lulu third. The course was eight miles and 
the judges were Messrs. M. J. Kiley, H. A Keith 8 S flood 
win, George W. Morton, George C Melvin. ’ G ° 0d ' 
Warwick Yacht Club. -The Union Regatta of this dub 
July 34, over the regular club course off Rocky 
£urt Btty ’ A stlff j )reeze w as blowing from 
abSSt tbirteZ rntr p “ ar0Und v HOpe l8land “ d retUrD > 
ton L »Kn te . “ ' e8 ’ were th0 entrance fees. Hope 
won m the sloop class in lh. 53m. 59s., beating Starlight 55s^ 
l$iS 5 t~ u ' “ lb - 45 “- 
