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FOREST AND STREAM. 
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JSa-Val Archicxects and "Brokers. 
IN THE OVEN'S MOUTH. 
YACHTING NEWS NOIES. 
From Rochester comes news of a mutiny aboard 
a steam yacht, Nerita, owned by Mr. S. J. 
Murphy, Jr., of Green Bay, Wis. Nerita has been 
cruising along the Atlantic coast for the last 
year, and on the way home, via the St. Law¬ 
rence, the yacht put in at Portland where two 
seamen were shipped. One of these became un¬ 
manageable and was put ashore at Halifax; the 
other was kept on his promise to behave. Captain 
Graham reprimanded the man for sleeping on 
watch, and the sailor attacked the Captain, who 
is suffering from a bad battering. The owner 
was aroused and put in an appearance with a 
pistol, driving the man in a cabin. When the ves¬ 
sel made port he was turned over to the federal 
authorities. 
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At the Port Jefferson yacht basin the following 
yachts have been laid up; Sell. Palestine, H. C. 
Tinker, N. Y. Y. C.; yawl Geraldine. T. Cousins; 
steam yacht Orion, Arnold Thayer, N. Y. Y. C.; 
steam yacht Saghaya, Howard C. Smith, N. Y. 
Y. C. 
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It is reported that the English turbine steam 
yacht Albion has been chartered by Mr. Wm. K. 
A'anderbilt, for a winter cruise to the Mediter¬ 
ranean. Albion is owned by Sir George Newnes 
and now fitting out at Southampton. 
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Last week the steam yacht Varuna, owned by 
Mr. Eugene Higgins, New York Y. C., began 
her twenty-second voyage across the Allantic. 
Air. Higgins and ,a party of friends are aboard. 
Varuna will stop at Bermuda, Madeira and 
Gibraltar on her way to the Mediterranean, where 
she will cruise during the winter. Varuna was 
designed by Geo. Lennox Watson, built in Scot¬ 
land, and is one of the finest of the steam yachts 
enrolled in the New York Y. C. 
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Mr. C. L. F. Robinson, New York Y. C., who 
lately sailed for Europe with his family, has 
chartered from the Earl of Lonsdale, his steam 
yacht Norseman. The yacht is at Southhampton 
refitting. It is rumored that Air. Robinson’s 
cruise will extend as far east as Japan. 
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The steam yacht Oneida. Commodore E. C. 
Benedict, Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., sailed 
last week with a party of friends for Buzzard’s 
Bay for a week's fishing. Commodore Benedict’s 
guests are, Frederic C. Penfield and Lary D. 
Huntingdon. 
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The sloop Irolita, Commodore E. Walter Clark, 
has b.een taken to Briston for alterations. Her 
centerboard will be removed, and other changes 
will be made to improve her speed. Irolita did 
not win any races this year and was repeatedly 
beaten by Effort, Wefetamoe and Neola. 
Three Harbors. 
BY WILLIAM LAMBERT BARNARD. 
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When you have furled your jib and mainsail, 
look about you. Do it leisurely, for you are 
in the most beautiful spot on the Maine coast. 
Your point of entrance is hidden by two islands, 
and the anchorage seems landlocked. The effect 
is supremely peaceful—the silence almost 
audible. 
The two diminutive islands near you are Big 
Ram and Little Ram, but I prefer to call them 
Cathedral and Chapel, for they are perfect 
specimens of Gothic architecture. Let me warn 
you here that they are mine. A search through 
the Registry of Deeds would not disclose that 
fact, nevertheless it is true—to me. However, 
I’ll permit you to land on them and, if you will 
never make the claim in my presence, you, too, 
may pretend that they are yours. 
The shore east of the anchorage is dotted 
with farms, but I did not discover the fact until 
my second visit. Near at hand is a long, wind¬ 
ing cove, Puring’s Dam, a fine place for clams, 
which you will find hidden beneath the rock- 
weed in large colonies, as well as snugly tucked 
in the mud. A short row to the south will take 
you past a small island, back of which is a nar¬ 
row path with a wood road leading inland. If 
you follow this road to a path on the left and 
pursue the path across a brook, you will find, 
still on the left, two springs of deliciously cool, 
pure water at the base of a little hill. The 
owner boasts that they have three virtues—they 
are the coldest in summer and warmest in winter 
of any on the island, and they never run dry or 
freeze. He is a genial specimen with a fine 
garden. 
You can spend a couple df days very enjoy- 
ably at Quohog Bay, exploring the coves, fish 
ing. clamming and swimming. The water is 
surprisingly warm and affords the best bathing 
that I have found in Maine. 
From Quohog Bay it is a good day’s sail to 
the Ovens, at the head of the Sheepscott Back 
River. The best way is to go up the Sheep¬ 
scott itself, as the scenery is more attractive, 
and it is easier to navigate than is the Back 
River (which has a very narrow channel), and 
pass through Cross River just above Barter’s 
Island. This will bring you to the Ovens’ 
Mouth, which you will not see until you are at 
the very opening. 
Picture to yourself a straight, narrow gash 
through the forest, 900 yards in length and 60 
yards wide; a cut with steep, rocky sides 30 
feet high and topped with 90-foot trees growing 
on the very edges of the rocks; then turn a 
stream of water through it at a 6-knot clip and 
you will have a very fair idea of the Ovens’ 
Mouth. You will seldom carry any breeze with 
you as you pitch through this gut, owing to 
the trees cutting off the air; and that you can¬ 
not go through against the current hardly need 
be started. The current, however, runs very true 
ARTHUR BINNEY. 
(Formerly Stewart & Binney.) 
Naval Architect and Yacht Broker. 
Mason Building. Kilby Street. BOSTON. MASS. 
Cable Address, “ Designer , 99 Boston. 
BURGESS PACKARD. 
Naval Architects and Engineers. Yacht Builders. 
131 State St.. BOSTON. MASS. Tel 4870 Main. 
Marblehead Office and Works: Nashua St., Marblehead, Mass. 
300- Ton Rail way Modern Building Shops Two new 
Storage Sheds. 10-Ton Steam Shear.egs 21 feet ot water 
off our railway. Large Storage Capacity Ship Chandlery 
and Machine Shop. Repair Work of all kinds quickly 
handled. 
HOLLIS BURGESS. 
Yacht Broker. General Marine Agent. Insurance of all 
kinds. Agent for the purchase and sale of Gasoline Engines. 
Main Office, 10 Tremont St. Tel 1905-1 Main 
Branch Office, 131 State St. Tel. 4870 Main D0SI0I1, 
LORILLARD &. WALKER, 
yacht UroKerS' 
Telephone 6950 Broad. 41 Wall St.. New York City. 
C. Sherman Hoyt. Montgomery H. Clark. 
HOYT (EL CLARK. 
NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS, 
YACHT BROKERAGE. High Speed Work a Specialty. 
17 Battery Place, New York. 
SMALL BROS. 
NAVAL ARCHITECTS. YACHT BROKERAGE. 
No. 112 Water Street, BOSTON, MASS. 
Fast cruisers and racing boats a specialty. Tel. 3556-2 Main. 
| HENRY J. GIELOW 
| Engineer, Naval Architect % 
I and Broker | 
# 50 Broadway. - - New York 
Telephone 4673 Broad 
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CHARLES D. MOWER., 
Naval Architect. 
CRUISING AND RACING YACHTS 
29 Broadway. Telephone 3953 Rector. 
YACHTS SOLD AND CHARTERED. 
STANLEY M. SEAMAN 
220 Broadway Telephone 3479 Cortland 
NEW YORK CITY. 
COX (®L 6TCVENS, 
Yacht Brokers and Naval Architects, 
68 Broad Street, - New York. 
Telephones 1375 and 1376 Broad. 
RALPH DERR (Lessee) 
Marine Construction Company 
Yachts, Launches and Tow Boats in Wood and Steel. 
Small Steel Barges and Tow Boats a Specialty. 
NEW YORK OFFICE, - 32 Broadway. 
WORKS: Staten Island, H. Y. City. 
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The H. E. BOUCHER 
MANUFACTURING CO. 
105 MAIDEN LANE, NEW YORK. 
Marine Models °A Kinds 
A SPECIALTY. 
Model Making. Inventions Developed. 
Fittings for Model Yachts. 
