The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 10, Issue 11 – November 1893

Ley g < ir A ict Bri anaaton Monthly Journal of Model Yacht Construction, Fitting anda Sailing; Canoeing News, Doings of the Clubs; Yachting f[tems: Correspondence, Sale and Exchange; && Vol. X.—No. 11. NOVEMBER, All Communications (except Canoeing) must be addressed 1898 THE CONTEST “THE Epivror of The Model- Vachtsman., to win the American Cup. We can congratulate ourselves as a country that we have such a thorough going sportsman as Lord Dunraven, to make the attempt after the discouragement of previous failures, and we may hope that others may follow in his track, until the much coveted THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN & CANOEIST is published on the Ist of each month, and can be had of bookseller, or will be sent on application to the Pub- lishers, on the following terms :— Post-free to any part of the United Kingdom, Europe or America...... paid in advance...... 3/6 per annum, /ad. or Id, stamps may be sent in payment. N.B —In sending for single copies, 314d. in stamps must be enclosed to cover postage. Hui: E, MARLBOROUGH & Co, 51, Old Bailey. DVERTISEMENTS should reach this office not later than the 21st of the month, to secure insertion in the following issue. Rates on application, To Foreign Subseribers!—aAl] subscriptions must be sent by Post Office Orders, payable to THos. GrassaM, HULL; or, if sent in foreign Stamps, please send value in one or two stamps only, of high value.—P.O.0, made pay- able to “‘7he Afodel- Vachtsman’ will nor ‘or the future be accepted, ADVERTIS IN THE E “MYC”. (ditorial ALL communications Llotes. for the Editor to be addressed T. A. Bruce, Talbot House, Hessle Road, Hull. trophy once more rests in the land where it came from. If the stream of challenges Hows continuously from this side, it is bound to come here in time, as the Americans will tire of the enormous expense All orders for papers or advertise- ments to be addressed to the publisher, Thomas Grassam, 161 & 162, High Street, Hull. attendant upon producing a number of new yachts each year to defend it. Of course there would be greater credit in winning the cup against a defender chosen from a greater number Tuomas Grassam, 161 & 162, High Street. LONDON: THE CUP. One more has been added to the list of failures “THE Epiror of The Canoeist Elim Lodge. HokrNsea, Hull, or, 161 & 162, High Street, Hull.” any FOR AMERICAN Talbot House. Hessie Road, Hull.” CANOEING Communications must be addressed Pricé 32., Post-free 3¥d than from a lesser, but the eredit to the challenger is not the only thing to be looked at in considering the value of contesting for an international trophy. There is the important itern of the encouragement of the grand pastime of yachting and this encoura ge- ment will hardly be increased if the cup is always to remain on one side of the ocean. We shall hardly deem it of service to give a detailed account of the races, so many have been published that every incident of the races is well known even to those who take little interes t in yachting or model-yachting, and we have no doubt our readers have taken as keen an interest in the perusal of the accounts given by the various papers, as any yacht owner in the kingdom. Suffice this summary then that the first attempt made in paltry airs was all in favor of ‘Valkyrie,’ but the course could not be accomplished in the time allowed, and ended in no result. The second race was successfully brought to a conclusion October 7th, over a course 15 miles to leeward and return, in a very light wind and a gentle swell. When the run out had been negotiated, the wind changed and instea d of having to beat back, the yachts could fetch home on a close reach. 83 miles an hour The wind varied from and ‘Vigilant’ 144 to secured the THE 202 MODEL-YACHTSMAN verdict by 5 ininutes 53 seconds, corrected time This was no great test certainly, especially as ‘Vigilant’ got the best of what wind was to be picked up when it was blowing its lightest, but | AND CANOEIST race it would no doubt have been of considerable advantage and perhaps turned the scale in spite of the accident. The live ballast in a beainy boat like ‘Vigilant,’ would count for something, as ‘Valkyrie’s’ best performances had been made in light winds and this was supposed to be her it may be more than can be gauged, and we think it would be better in future cup races if strong point, ‘Vigilant’ is entitled io every eredit for coming in so much ahead and the win the crews were limited, as there is no telling how far this feature can be carried with success, even in large yachts, and that the dependence scored one, which was theimportant thing after all. The third attempt October 9th was inade in first rate yachting weather, a good topsail breeze was blowing which varied in velocity from 10 miles an hour at the start and increased to 29 at the finish. The course on this day was over a triaugle with equal sides of 10 miles, and ‘Vigilant’ left no doubt about her ability in a medium breeze as she won by 10 min. 32 sees. On Oct. 13th, the third race was accomplished in a strong breeze, and lots of jumps, conditions which were likely to be more in favor of ‘Valkyrie’s’ form with deeper body, than the beamy and shallower type of ‘Vigilant.’ It should also be noted that ‘Valkyrie’ shipped a ton of ballast, which would be all in her favor on such a day. On the thrash to windward ‘Valkyrie’ pointed higher and made _ better weather of it than ‘Vigilant,’ turning the mark 2 ininutes 31 seconds ahead, but on the run home ‘Vigilant’ closed up and eventually passed her, winning by 40 seconds corrected time. This narrow margin win would have no doubt been a narrow margin loss, if ‘Valkyrie’ had not split her spinnaker and also a light spinnaker by which the other was replaced. Of course this was very disappointing as if ‘Valkyrie’ had won she would have had another chance; but looking at the matter in the light thrown out by the other matches, it seems almost a certainty that ‘Vigilant? would have secured the cup, as it is highly improbable that both the other races would have been favored with conditions of weather just to suit ‘Valkyrie’s’ advantage in the windward work in rough water. There has been a prolific crop of excuses for our defeat and numerous utterances from people who find it easy to be wise after the event. Attention has been drawn to the circumstance of ‘Valkyrie,’ being lightened until her l.w.1. was shortened 15 inches, just prior to sailing, and it is surmised that she did not sail in America up to.the form she showed in her races at home. It is also noted that ‘Vigilant’ carried a lot of live ballast by having about 20 men on board that would not be required to work the ship, and there may well be something in both these items that has contributed to bring about her defeat. The ballast taken out would probably have been useful in the second race, but not sufficient to have turned the loss intoa win. In the last even to a small degree on live ballast is objectionable, no yachtsman who wishes well to the sport, will be inclined to deny. ‘Valkyrie’ was however designed and_ built talent and money made their effort in her, to win the America Cup, and the combination has failed. For our part we expected it would, it is a big special task and if ever the cup is to be won, all conventionality must be put aside. The challenger must be designed not for our waters, our courses, and our breezes, but those of America. It must be remembered that the time allowance is stnall and consequently is not a prime factor in arranging for success, that under these conditions and the conditions of American breezes and waters, that the limiting of the Lw.l. make it practically a length class race and therefore that the most powerful boat of the length is sure to win. In smooth water and long heaves of sea, beam gives more power than depth of body, and whether the great beam pays over here or not, it will pay over there. Tt is undoubtedly the five feet more of beam that has given ‘Vigilant’ the victory, and this could easily have been learned by tiuodels, if it had been properly tested in moderate weather. ‘Vigilant’ has 14ft. draught, ‘Valkyrie’ has 17it. and there is no doubt that ifthe latter had had the dit. more beam, the 17ft. draught and the sail to drive it, she would have beaten the boat of 14ft. draught in the two first races, and possibly in the third. We should recommend any gentleman who intends to challenge for the Cup to have the beam question thorcughly tested in models, before building a yacht. This may sound a bit presumptive, but as we have seen the two types of ‘Valkyrie’ and ‘Vigilant’ well tested ourselves, it is no mere guesswork, but actual experience. In our opinion ‘Valkyrie’ has done wonders, she was one design against the pick of four. One design of a good healthy type made to suit a variety of conditions venturing forth to battle against the selected of four, all specially wrought with one object, that is to suit the conditions which prevail and govern a contest for the America Cup in Ainerican waters and weather. Next time the windinill is charged, the charger must be big enough to knock it down. THE Doings Reports for publication side of the not later MODEL-YACHTSMAN af the must be | Oliubs. legibly written, on the 20th of each month, to one ensure insertion in the following issue. 203 The first prize was a valuable piece of compete, and as there was a keen desire among Manchester M. Y.C.—The fourteenth event of the rival skippers to carry oft the chief prize of the season, there was, as usual, a strong entry, the season, which was a handicap for yachts of all weights for a prize given by Mr. H. Robshaw, numbering seventeen boats. All the boats had to sail against each other in turn, and were and two others given by the club, There was a large entry of seventeen boats, but with a strong, steady breeze from the northwest, the sailing was got through quickly and with satisfactory results. Tu the first heat Mr. Bradbury’s ‘Ruby,’ a small 10-ton cutter, fully maintained her good name as a steady boat and led the rest with 11 points. ‘Paris’ scored 6, ‘Pearl 5, and ‘Dolphin’ 2 points. The second heat was carried by Mr. J. N. Demnpsey’s ‘Enequ,’ with the score of 10 points, against Commodore Hall’s ‘Mosquito,’ handicapped according to weight by a time allowance of two seconds per Ib. up to 28lbs. weight, over that figure the allowance was reduced to one second per lb. When the racing concluded on the previous occasion it was seen that a few boats had left the others far behind, and two especially had come out well ahead of the others with equal scores of 41 points. These were Mr. H. G. Brockbank’s ‘Mystery,’ a fine handsome cutter of 15-rating, and Mr. Barker’s 10-ton schooner ‘Starlight.’ All the yachts, with 6 points, the latter fouled badly with Mr. HE. G, Brockbank’s ‘Lone Star’ and spoiled a very one or two exceptions, again came to the starting promising score, ‘Pioneer’ came third with 4 points, and ‘Lone Star’ made 3 points. Five flags for final struggle, and after a good day’s sport, and some very close finishes, the excitement boats started in the third heat; this was the cause of a few bad fouls and consequently low grew intense when it was discovered that the same pair had again scored equally, namely, 55 points, and yet another tussle was necessary to scoring. The heat was won by Mr. Cassidy’s ‘Gloriana’ with 74 points, Dr. Greenhalgh’s decide the final winner of the trophy. By this time the wind had fallen, and only a slight air rippled the surface of the water, but after quickly changing to their largest suits, the boats were ‘Una’ came second with 54 points, Mr. Storey’s ‘Heron’ next with 5, and Mr. Barker’s ‘Starlight,’ which had the bad luck to run into the slack water under the trees, scored only 2 pots. The fourth heat proved the most exciting of all, and up to the last course Mr. Gills ‘Lapwing’ and Mr. Barker’s ‘Seabreeze’ (a ‘Melody’ model) ran each other very closely, scoring 6 points each. In the last course ‘Lapwing,’ which had 27 secouds start of ‘Seabreeze,’ got well away before the wind, but the latter boat, hoisting a big flying topsail, rapidly overhauled her and was only just beaten on the post by a few inches. ‘Lapwing’ scored 9, ‘Seabreeze’ 8, ‘Mystery’ 5, and ‘Adela’ 2 points. Wheu the final came to once more launched. ‘Mystery,’ being a much larger boat, could carry a greater area of sail than ‘Starlight,’ which, however, was allowed a start of twenty three seconds; but in the almost breathless calm this was of no use to her, and ‘Mystery,’ with her lofty spars, was able to catch the faint catspaws that were hovering about and forged slowly but surely ahead. She got a good lead in the first fifty yards, and on leaving the shelter of the trees that fringe one side of the water the breeze freshened a little, and she gradually increased her advantage. When ‘Starlight’ got iuto the open water she more than held her own, but being short of driving power she be sailed the wind had fallen cousiderably, but still the scoring was pretty close. At the finish Mr. Gill's ‘Lapwng’ gained the first prize with could not overhaul the bigger boat, and ‘Mystery’ 8 points, the second prize going to Mr. Cassidy’s ‘Gloriana’ with 6 points, and for the third prize there was a tie between Mr. Bradbury’s ‘Ruby’ and Mr. Dempsey’s ‘Enequ’ with 5 points each, which was won after sailing off by the latter. On several occasions during the season the club passed through the winning flags a few lengths to the good. The victory was a most popular one, and the winner Mr. Brockbank, President of the club, was heartily congratulated by all present with three cheers, and one cheer more for the loser. has been sailiny a series of matches in the form of a Handicap Tournament on the American principle, and the concluding heats were sailed off on Saturday, September 30th, before a large gathering of friends. A good steady breeze held true all day, and the final heats were got through quickly and with fewer fouls than is usually the CANOEIS'T plate, presented by the Commodore of the club, John Hall, Esq., and a few friends, and two other prizes given by the club. All the yachts of the fleet which now comprises some models of the newest racing types, were eligible io paper o/y, and forwarded to the Epiror than case. AND ‘Mystery,’ We may here remark designed and built by that the Mr. J. N. Dempsey, M.M.Y.C. was awarded the first prize at the Designing and Building Competition held by the club last March, and she has now by thus beating all the rest of the fleet fully confirmed ‘ the decision of the judges, viz: Mr. I, A. Bruce, MODEL-YACHTSMAN Editor AZ. ¥. & C., Hull, and Captain E. C. FIRST Yacht. SECOND Ibs. Points. 55 PRIZE. Mr. W. Barker’s sehooner ‘Starlight’ 18 55 24 54 PRIZE. Mr. Tl. Avery’s eutter ‘Syrinx’ These also competed, Mr. J. N. Dempsey’s cutter ‘Enequ’ Mr. H. Robshaw’s schooner ‘Petrel’ Mr. O. Muth’s sloop ‘Pioneer’ Mr. Goldthorp’s yaw] ‘Dolphin’ Commodore Hall’s yawl ‘Mosquito’ Mr. Bowers’s schooner ‘Daphne’ Mr. Pearson’s schooner ‘Pearl’ Mr. Wilkens’s yawl ‘Adele’ Mr. E. H. Waters’s yawl ‘Dingo’ Mr, J. H. Nutter’s sloop ‘Queen Mab’ Mr. Hopkins’s cutter ‘Falcon’ Mr, R. W. Gill’s yawl ‘Lapwing’ Mr. W. E. Storey’s yawl ‘Heron’ 32 52 16 22 50 AT 25 23 44 48 24 48 35 24 28 24 23 18 41 = 48 42 31 30 30 25 22 The sailing arrangements of the whole handicap were efficiently performed by Vice Commodore Corbett, who acted as starter and judge through- out. The fifteenth event of the season was for boats under 25lbs., all starting from scratch for prizes given by Mr. John Hall, Junr, club. and the The wind was very troublesome all day and many fouls resulted. Twelve boats tried their powers against each other, and the winner proved to be Mr. Gill’s smart little yawl ‘Lapwing,’ which for the second time headed the list of boats with the fine score of 13 points out of a possible 16. The second prize was taken by Mr. Wilkens’s ‘Adele’ with 9 points, and the third fell to Mr, score of 7 points. Dundee M. Y. Bradbury’s ‘Ruby,’ with a C.—This club held its annual outing to Monikie on Oct. 21st. Yachtsmen and their friends, to the number of 40, proceeded in brakes by way of Atbroath Road and New- bigging to the ponds. Baxter Park gates was left at 9.35, and the ponds were reached about eleven o'clock, after a splendid run through the country All enjoyed the fresh air, drive as well. ° PRIZE. Mr. H. G. Brockbank’s cutter ‘Mystery’ 81 THIRD Results:—1 J. Webb; 2D. Hind; 3 D. Wood. Second race (seven boats)—1 D. M’Kay, jun.; 2 D, M’Kay, sen.; 3 J. Webb. Third and the On arriving at Monikie yachts- men betook themselves to the north pond, where racing was commenced about twelve o'clock, the ladies going to the shelter with the provisions. Here a fire was lighted by Mr Robertson, the keeper, who supplied coals and milk. The ladies prepared tea in the afternoon. Commodore Anderson, who was in charge, looked after the races. The first race started about one o'clock, when seven boats left from the west | race (seven boats)—-1 G. Ritchie; 2J. Cant ; 3 D. Wood. After the finish a start was made for home, the return journey being by way of Affleck, Baldovie and Claypots. The party arrived at the Baxter Park at 6.45 in the evening all having enjoyed the day’s outing. On the journey home the proceedings were enlivened with songs, Mr Hynd taking the lead, Lynemouth M.Y.C.--A Tournament Race for the Silver Challenge Cup presented to this club by J. H. Viall, Esq., was commenced on the 23rd August, and concluded on the 80th Sept, extending over five weeks, racing being carried on every Wednesday nights and Saturday after- noons whenever practicable, but owing to the prevalance of calm weather the racing was greatly prolonged, and towards the finish got rather tedious, both gailers and officials alike getting tired of it. This being the first year the committee decided to allow boats to compete of all sizes and classes which caused some of the heats to be very hollow, however next year that will be altered and the race arranged for a special class. The original entry for the cup was 23 yachts, but five out of that number withdrew leaving 18 in, and to run them entirely through would have caused 153 heats to be sailed, but some of the boats getting so far behind a little over a 100 settled the issue, the scores being as follows: Owner. Yacht. Mr. 'T. Foster’s ‘Nymph’ 10-tons Mr. Alexander’s ‘Ysolde’ 15-rater Mr. H. Sharp’s ‘Snowdrop’ 10-tons Mr. John Stroud’s ‘Dora’ 10-tons Captain W. Scott’s ‘Irix’ Captain Andrew’s ‘Eva’ Mr. J. H. Viall’s ‘Happy Thought’ Mr. J. T. MeCartney’s ‘Petrel’ Mr. H. Horn’s ‘Ruby’ Mr. R. Thurlbeck’s ‘Lizzie’ Mr. Kinear’s ‘Nellie’ Mr. Burgoyne’s ‘Grace Darling’ Mr. I’. Hudson’s ‘Stately’ Captain Scott’s ‘Arcadia’ Mr. Roller’s ‘Tynemouth’ Mr, Hastie’s ‘Robert and Agnes’ Mr. Philip’s ‘Unity’ Wins. Losses 16 15 2, 18 4 11 10 6 7 8 = ie) names, weights, and scores of the competitors: Owner, end. The following are the 41 co of Southport. CANOEIST ER Ro Hicks, ANID Pi bo bo bo Coe THE 204 16 The ‘Nymph’ therefore being declared the winner, holds the cup for first year and receives the club medal. Another race was arranged for a prize given by F, H. Alexander, Esq., consisting of one year’s numbers of the Model Yachtsman Canoeist, for owners and boats who had never won a prize or sailed in any other club, to take THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN place on the 7th October, but owing toa calm was postponed until the 14th, when eights yachts | entered to compete, the weather being really- | enjoyable, and the wind blowing fresh from the | W.N.W. some good racing was witnessed, Capt. | Andrew’s ‘Eva’ winning the prize, after which sailing was indulged in by both members and visitors until darkness put a stop to a capital aiternoon’s enjoyment, The committee hope to have another race or two before the close of the season. As there are a lot of new boats building, next year has a chance of being a busy one, and the Lake has become quite a favourite resort for both residents and visitors. Kingston M.Y.C. ( Huli).—On Saturday, Sept. 23rd, four ten-tonners came to the start, when a flukey breeze upset calculations and put the crack boats in the background. ‘Snowdrop,’ Capt. Reed, managed to get the course, and scored each time making 3 pcints, ‘Harkaway,’ J. Mills; ‘Susie,’ J. G. Storey, and ‘Melody,’ N. G. Andrews, securing one point each. On Saturday, October 21st, another flukey puffy breeze, sometimes coming abeam and bringing the boats under weather bank and at other times coming ahead and bearing them down on to the lee bank. ‘Whiff,’ a new boat by the Commodore, Mr. 'T. A. Bruce, appeared in a match for the first time and started the proceed- ings in competition with the redoubtable ‘Susie.’ ‘Whiff took the lead shortly after the start and came on several lengths ahead to the half distance when a change of wind broke them off, and both came to the lee bank. As 1t was impossible to get at ‘Whiff’ to pull in mainsheet, on account of the low water, both boats were put about, which utterly extinguished ‘Whiff’s’ chance, as she sailed into a thick patch of weeds under some trees, whilst ‘Susie’ not fetching so high got a clean turn into the breeze and won. ‘Whiff’ was then withdrawn and the match went on, ‘Hdith,’ G. Oglesby, scoring four points won, beating ‘Harkaway,’ J. Mills, ‘Susie, J. G. Storey, and ‘Isa,’ T. H. Bruce. ‘Edith’ was 4; AND CANOKEIST. 205 Mr. Twizell’s ‘Telephone’ 4; Mr. MeGill’s ‘Kate’3; Mr. Randall's ‘Job White’ 3; Mr. Waite’s ‘Britannia’ 3, and Mr. Skelton’s ‘Ada’ 1. On sailing off ‘Spider’ beat ‘Swallow’ for first prize, and ‘Raglan’ beat ‘Telephone’ for third. This proved a most difficult race to sail and brought out the qualities of the yachtsmen, and sone splendid racing resulted, in two cases there were dead heats. Mr. Charles Thompson, our Vice-President, conducted the race, and as usual worked hard and gave every satisfaction. On Saturday, Oct. 14th, a 10-ton race commenced for a prize given by Mr. Vaughan. There was a strong wind blowing from the west which made the course a beat to windward, and tested the weatherly qualities of the yachts to a high degree, Hleven models started, each sailing against every other. Scores: Mr. Williamson’s ‘Seagull’ and Mr. Roxborough’s ‘Hagle’ each 9 points; Mr. Andrew’s ‘Reindeer’ 7; Mr. Thorpe’s ‘Valkyrie’ and Mr. McGill’s ‘Kate’ each 4; Mr. Randall’s ‘Job White’ and Mr. Waite’s ‘Maggie’ each 3; Mr, Skelton’s ‘Ada’ and Mr. Armstrong’s‘ Andrew’ each 2. It was so dark at the finish that the deciding heat between ‘Seagull’ and ‘Hagle’ was postponed until Saturday, 21st October. Mr. Black's ‘Mary,’ although considerably under size, sailed remarkably well and made a splendid fight with her big rivals ; unfortunately for Mr. Thorpe he had occasion to go into three feet of water to pull out a child, which was in danger of drowning and had to go home to change his clothing, thus leaving ‘Valkyrie’ in strange hands. The latter is a new 7 inch boat, polished, and a splendid piece of workmanship, in fact, almost perfect, this was her first trial and she is expected to turn out well. The concluding race was sailed on Saturday, 21st, between ‘Seagull’ and ‘Eagle,’ the best of three runs. The wind was S.W. and very gusty, and the course a reach, close hauled. ‘Eagle’ won the first go and ‘Seagull,’ in the next run lost in consequence of an infringement of the sailing rules. Mr. Thompson again managed the tournament, and Mr. Stevens, a gentleman who once more proves that the race is not always to takes a keen interest in our pastime, officiated as distance judge, in what will likely prove to be the last race of a successful season for our club. acquisition to the “elub fleet.” scarcity well sailed and had the best of the luck, whieh the swift. ‘Whiff’s’ trial was considered very satisfactory and she will be an undoubted Newcastle M.Y.C._—This club sailed a beam race for yachts of all sizes on Saturday, Septr. 23rd, the course was down the lake round a buoy and back to the starting flags. There was anice wholesail breeze, eight yachts entered and each sailed against every other. The scores are: Mr. Williamson’s ‘Spider,’ 5 points: Mr. Walter Black’s ‘Swallow’ 5; Mr. Roxborough’s ‘Raglan’ Corinthian M.Y.C. ( London )—What between of water in our poud and several members being away seeing the big yachts racing we have not had much sailing during the last few months, the only matches of any importance having been 3 for a fine water colour painting (framed) presented to the club for the encourage- ment of models produced under the © *,B *?. (not exceeding aatbs,) by Albert Strange, Esq., Commo- dore of the Scarborough M.Y.C., and who is also our Hon. member of the Corinthian. The first 206 MODEL-YACHTSMAN of these matches was sailed on Saturday, Sept. type, from N.W., this gave a broad reach both up and down the pond, which as usual, owing to the breeze being so changeable, made it very difhicult to get at the proper trim. The Bulb keel. ‘Calluna’ ‘Cymba’ Deep keel. Mr. Burgess ,, Barraclough ‘Dragon’ ,,_ » ‘Stella’ Fin and bulb. ‘Vest’ Shield llugo Mr, Pendlebury Ibs. They started at 3-30, and after a grand contest for about 24 hours, the scores came out as follows: ‘Stella’ 15, ‘Calluna’ 18, ‘Cymba’ 12, ‘Dragon’ 12, ‘Test’ 8. On Saturday, Sept. 9th, the second match was sailed in a similar N. W. breeze as we had last week, and the sailing was equally interesting, ‘Calluna,’‘Cymba,’‘Dragon’ and ‘Stella’ were the competitors to-day, ‘Test’ having withdrawn, owing to her owner not being able to yet her in proper trim, for want of suitable canvas, this was much to be regretted as she is quite a new type, from which something good was expected, but she will probably shew what she can do by and bye. The start was made at 3-380, and after some keen sailing the points were: ‘Stella’ 22, ‘Dragon’ 19, ‘Calluna’ 18, ‘Cymba’ 13. The final match was sailed on Saturday, 23rd September, in a strong breeze from W. by N., which gave a close haul up and a broad reach down the pond. ‘Calluna’ declined the contest to-day, owing to their being so many small models drifting about, so that ‘Cymba,’ ‘Dragon’ and ‘Stella’ had the finish to themselves. A start was made at 3-30, and though there were as ‘Test,’ good results, Mr. favoured the club are being worked readers may look 424 x 85/16 x 81 = 263/ 38 x gk x $-9/16 = 27 38 x 9°3/16 x 8°9/16 = 21 such which is different from anything that has ever been tried heitherto, either in models or big yachts. Some other types are being built which are expected to give following 424 x8 '1/16 x 8'11/16=28 408 2 9 x 8 = 27 CANOEIST this the rule gives more scope for variation in 2nd, in a moderate but rather unsteady wind 15-tonners competed :— AND bye. Fife, Senr., of Fairlie, having with several good lines, which out to his suggestions, so your out for something new by and | Alexandra M.Y.C. (Glasgow )—In a nice westerly breeze on Saturday, September 30th, the third Annual Competition for the North Eastern Cup took place on the Alexandra Park Pond. Eleven 10-raters faced the starter. Five heats were sailed, some of which were only won by a few inches. Result :— Owner, Yacht. Points. Prize Wim. Hindman’s......... Viking ......... 66 Weaner of Allan Clark’s ............ JG & eeweteutent 62...2nd J.T. Biackadder’s ...... Valkyrie ...... 58...3rd T. Fulton’s ..........04.. VRE. Smacisasphove 54 A. Dunlop’s............ 2 os, od J. Ballantyne’s ......... Calluna......... 54 A. Geddes’s .........c000. i oO J, Murray’s.........0:00+ Ee an ees 50 J. Jamieson’s ............ Dolphin......... 46 Andrew Clark’s ......... Lizzette ...... 38 Bh, ROTA 6 oem eater Princess May..38 On October 14th, our Annual Consolation races were sailed in a stiff breeze of westerly wind. The entries were but few, owing to the most of our members having won prizes during the season. Result :— 30-Raters, Owner. Yacht, Points. Prize. Mr. Brown’s...... ..... Mayflower ...... 34...1st. Mr. Jamieson’s......... Flying Fish...... 30 no doubt too many fouls with the cruisers to be pleasant, still they all persevered and managed (with the light of the moon) to finish about seven o'clock, when ‘Stella’ was hailed the winner of the much coveted prize. The scores being for Mr. A. Geddes’s The total score for the matches being : Yacht. 1st match, 2nd, 3rd, Mr, A. Dunlop’s ...... i ne os 38...1st. Mr. J. Jamieson’s...... Dolphin ......... 38...2nd, Mr. W.B. Clark’s...... Jeamnette ...... 34,..3rd. this match ‘Stella’ 34, ‘Cymba’ 20, ‘Dragon’ 18, Total. Stella 15 92, 34 71 Dragon 12 19 18 49 Cymba 12 13 20 45 Calluna 13 18 31 Test = 8 So Stella’? won the painting, ‘Dragon’ second, and ‘Cymba’ 3rd prize from entrance fees, being 8/-, and 4/-. At the club meeting held afterwards a vote of thanks was unanimously passed to Mr. Strange for his valuable prize. The experience gained during these matches proves conclusively that the new rule boats are much more desirable than the old 1730 rnle, being much handsomer looking, easier handled, and fully as fast, besides 20-Raters. ...... Lena .....-.0.. 38...1st. Mr. J. Barber’s......... Meg ....cersseeees 22 10-Raters, also ran ‘May,’ ‘Lizzette,’ ‘Seacliff,’ ‘Meg’ and ‘Princess May.’ ‘Ina’ and ‘Dolphin’ having scored the same number of points, a run and a beat was sailed, ‘Ina’ proving victorious. This closes a very successful season. Clapham M. Y.C. (London )—BSince our last report this club has held several matches. On Bank-Holiday, August 7th, a match for 3-raters was sailed, five yachts started at 8-45a.m. The wind was 8.W. and moderate. The racing was all through exceptionally close, and the result was as follows :—‘Vashti,’ lug., Ist; ‘Jane,’ cut., 2nd; ‘Daphne,’ cut., 8rd; ‘Dolphin,’ cut., 4th, THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN ‘Griffen’ was also entered but sank within the first quarter ofan hour. On September 9th, the The wind was N.W. and six-raters met. moderate, and made the course a reach both After some close ways, five boats entered. racing, result was :—‘Phyllis,’ cut., lst; ‘Arctic,’ cut., 2nd; ‘Lark,’ cut., 8rd; ‘Ariel,’ lug., 4th; ‘Vertis,’ 5th. On September 23rd, a match was sailed for ten-raters. The wind was west and moderate, five yachts competed. At the end of the two hours result was :—‘Alice,’ 1st; ‘Tulip,’ Qnd; ‘Empress,’ 8rd. The Annual Regatta was held on Thursday, September 28th, and was one of the most successful the club has ever had. The first match was for ten-raters, Six yachts got away in two divisions at nine a.m., and at ten a.m. the final was started. At ll a.m. the result was:—‘Sprite,’ cutter, lst; ‘Dorothy’, cutter, 2nd; ‘Empress,’ yawl, 38rd. The wind all day was fresh from S.W. At 11-30 a.m., nine six-raters started in two divisions. After sailing for an hour, the final was sailed and resulted in ‘Sorais,’ schooner, being Ist ; ‘Phyllis’ cutter, 2nd, and ‘Arctic,’ cutter, 3rd. The racing in this class was exceptionally close throughout. Racing was resumed at 3-30 p.m. with our smallest class, the three-raters. Nine boats started in two divisions. On the final being sailed off the result was as follows :—~ ; ‘Vashti,’ lugger, 1st; ‘Dragon,’ cutter, 2nd ‘Nada,’ lugger, 8rd. This concluded the day’s proceedings. On Tuesday, October 3rd, a match was sailed by the ten-raters for a special prize. The wind was west and fresh at the commencement of the match dropping a little towards the close. Four yachts turned up at 4-45 p.m. After two hours sailing result was as follows: — ‘Sprite,’ Ist ; ‘Tulip,’ 2nd; ‘Empress’ and ‘Pearl’ tied. On Saturday, October 14th, a match for six-raters was sailed in a fresh south-westerly breeze, tour yachts started at 3-30 p.m. At the end of the two hours sailing it was found that ‘Arctic’ was lst; ‘lectric’ 2nd, and ‘Ariel’ 3rd; ‘Vertis’ being last. The next match is for threeraters and 1s on Saturday, October 21st, Cardiff M. Y. C.~ On Saturday, August 20th, Mr. F. Martin, of this club, and Mr. J. H. Reed, of the Chatham M. Y. C., met on the river at Chatham with their models ‘Cardiffian’ and ‘Norfolk Hero,’ to run for a gold pin presented by the members of the Cardiff M.Y.C., and a silver cigarette case presented by Mr. Reed. The course being one of two miles to leeward and two miles to windward, and the wind was blowing very strong with a nasty swell running. After being started some minutes Mr. Martin, who was leading, found that there was something wrong with his opponent and held on to his AND CANOEIST. 207 model until he came up to him, so as to give him as good a chance as himself, but found when he caine to start her again that a barge had got across the course and again had to hold on until she was clear to avoid fouling, and after this his jib got unhooked twice, during which tune the ‘Nortolk Hero,’ who had had a clear course, had got clean away and eventually got to the leeward tnark 10 minutes before the Cardiffian, but on hauling her by the wind it was found that the lutf of her mainsail had burst and she would not look at the wind, and in fact had not weathered the leeward mark when the Cardiffian caught her and ‘Norfolk Hero’ then gave up, leaving the Cardiftian to finish alone, so that there was no satisfactory test. The members of the Cardiff club hope to have the pleasure of meeting one of the Chatham boats again next year. The ‘Cardiffian’ is a very old boat that has had a lot of alterations done to her lately, which have greatly improved her, and measures 48 x 138in., with a straight stem and no counter, but has proved herself a very fast boat in all weathers. American M, Y.C.—The races for the De Wolf cup and the Clapham prize were sailed on Prospect Park Lake, Brooklyn, September 4th, over a windward course of } mile. ‘Neola,’ Mr. J. Pfeiffer, won the De Wolf cup, and ‘Star,’ Mr. G. W. Townley, won the Clapham prize. The racing was witnessed by a number of noted yachtsmen, amongst whom were Mr. Clapham, and his son Mr. G. G. Clapham. Serpentine M. Y. C.¢ London ).—On Sept. 23rd, a 10-ton match was sailed off in a fresh wind from the 8.W., seven boats started. First division: ‘Swift’ Mr. Winter, ‘Iris’ Mr Burt, ‘Aelfa’ Mr. Miller, ‘Wanderer’ Mr, Cooper. The shifty wind made it poor racing ‘Aelfa’ winning the heat with 7 points, ‘Swift’ second with 6, ‘Wanderer’ 3, ‘Iris’ 2. Second division: ‘Gul- nare’ Mr. Hill, ‘Orizaba’ Mr. Hildersley, and ‘Mischief’ Mr. Roper. A close fight. ‘Gulnare’ and ‘Mischief’ 6 poits each, ‘Orizaba’ 5. Final hour: ‘Aelfa,’ ‘Swift,’ ‘Gulnare’ and ‘Mischief.’ Hight boards were sailed, ‘Swift’ winning by two points. Score: ‘Swift’ 14, ‘Mischief’ 12, ‘Aelfa,’ 9, ‘Gulnare’ 3 points. Umpire, Mr. Sanders. Wurrvespondersce, DISPLACEMENT—IN POUNDS—OF MODELS GUERNSEY, October loth, 1893. THe Epiror, 7he Model—-Yachtsman, DEAR Srr,—In your last number Lieut. Middieton gives an interesting method for ascertaining the correct, or due displacement, in lbs. for models, from outside dimensions simply without any design or sections, 208 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN All that his formula can do is to give a standard or requisite displacement, but the information comes rather late after running out and making a model! A formula which includes the area of the largest, or midship section as.a factor, is more reliable, Proceed thus: Multiply the area of the midship section by ‘6 of the length of the l.w.]., and divide the product by 27 to get Ibs. displacement of the model yacht. Note. The calculation for area of wmidship section (Simpson’s Rule) is worked in full in your October No. 890. Take the area of midship section as 20°62 sq. in., length of l.w.1. 36ins., the displacement (approsimate only) comes out as 16‘49lbs., say r6dlbs. Example: Load water line 36ins. AND CANOEIST, DUNDEE.—- Weight. 13 lbs. to 1 ton.—Station.—Stobsmuir Pond J. Cant, 60, Watson Terrace,’ lebe. GLASGOW.— Alexandra—“L. & 8. A.” Bule. ‘tation—Alexandra W. Crawford, 181, Comely Park-street, Park, Glasgow. GLASGO W.—Tonnage.—d4” Rule. Station.—Hillhead Pond Robt. 8. Nicolson, 16, Nightingale Place, Kelvinhaugh. HULL.—Kingsto.--Length taken on |.w.1.; also 10-ton elass Y.B.A, Station—Club Lake, Inglemire Lane, Beverley Road. J.R. Windser, Bankside, Sculeoates, Albert—Tonnape—Y.Q,A, Club Lake, Chalk Lane. 8. I.. Tucker, Belgrave Terrace, Rosamond St. Hessle Rd East Huil.—1730 rule, Station.—East Park, B. P Bell, 18, Gladstone Street. LONDON.— London.—15-rating class and 10-ton class ¥.R.A Station— Round Pond. Kensington Gardens. Mr. Walter Greenhill, L.M.Y.C., Kensington Gardens, W Telegrams :-—Bermudian, London Postal:—L. M. ¥. C., Kensington Gardens. Multiplied by 6 Serpentine—Tonnage—Y, R. A. ané L.&58 Statton—The Serpentine, Hyde Park. J. Spurgin, 89, Hans-road, Brompton, London, §.W. =21'6 Corinthian.—10 and 15-tons 1730 Rule, also 10, 124 and 15-tons Fite’s Rule Area of Midship Section 20°62 sq. in, Multiplied by 21°6 Lx Bx D, weights limited to 01bs., 25lbs. and 281bs. Canvas unlimited. Station—Long Pond, Clapham. Robert Shield, and Monteagle House, Camberwell, London, 8.W. 12372 Clapham—Tonnage—Y.R.A. 2062 Baldwin Crescent Station.—Long Pond Clapham Common, W. J. Bailey, 147, Ehns Road, Clapham Park, 9.W. M. Y.Sailing Association—Length taken on l.w.1, Station—Round Pond, Kensington Gardens, J. Pollard, 82, Spring-st., Paddington. 4124 Divided by 27)445°392(16'49 =lbs. Displacement MEDWAY.—Chatham. Tonnage — Y.B.A. 27 J. H. Read, 16, Gorst Street New Brompton, NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE.— Wm. Twizell, Sec., 5x, Clayton Park, Square. 175 162 ICARBOROUGH.—Tonnage 1780, 10 aud 20-tons, also Weight class, Station—The Mere. W., W. Gibson, Sec., Westborough, SOUTH SHIELDS.—Hxelsior—Tonnage ‘1730’ and Length. Station.—South Marine Park, 133 108 T. 3. Downey, 16, Saville Street. TYNEMOUTH.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Thos, Foster, See., 10, Albert Terrace, North Shields. TORONTO.—F. Gardiner, See., 76~, Queen Street, Canada. 259 243 Kr Vhe Fee for constant publication in the Reyister is 5s. per annum Take ‘7 of 16°49lbs. for the ballast 7 S. Ballast Ibs. 11°5°43 Length I.w.1 36ins. Beam 8ins. Total depth 1o’8ins. Ithink Mr. Middleton would consider this a balanced design of choice proportions, for by his formula the ‘aggregate of dimensions’ stated equals 1641bs. also. Beam x length x Total Depth x *14724 =16$lbs.. 27°75 of every LEAR, description for at moderate Model Yours truly, R. HARTWELL, 7, Sandhill Road, Ellacombe, TORQUAY. completed, “CAMPING MODEL YACHT WITH CLUB REGISTER THE BRITISH CANOE OUT” ASSOCIATION, By John D. Hayward, M.C.C., B.C.A. We shall be pleased to insert particulars of all Clubs, and invite the Secretaries to forward the necessary information also, to notify any change in Names and Addresses. AMERICAN.—"L. & 8. A.” Rule. Station—Prospect Park, New York. H. Melvin, 144, Park Place, Brooklyn, U.S.A. BRADFORD MOOR.—1736 and length. Station.—Bradford Moor Park. T. HE. Barker,—Ad@dress wanted. BRADFORD.—Y.B.A. and length. A Record of Canoeing and Camping Holidays, “The book is neatly got up and should find’ a place on the shelves of all Canoeists.”—MODEL YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. Post-free 2/G, from the Author, 15, Prince’s Avenue, Liverpool, [e B ronze. -~Bronzes for Model Yachts bottoms easily applied—form a good smooth hard surface—and add to the appearance, Post-free, in 102. Packets Station.—Exley,, Reservoir, Frizinghall. Lewis Crossley 15, Springfield Place, Manningham Lane, Bradford. BELFAST—Ulster.—Rule 1730. Station— Waterworks, Antrim Road W.-H. Mackey, Adam-street. Yachts charges. Fitting maker to the Serpentine and Torbay Clubs, ete. P.S.—These dimensions are those ofa design I have just CENTENNIAL H. Riggings, Screws and Metal Fittings Gorn, Ao. 2, Bd; Ne. 2, 10d. Copper, ts. Address, Alpha, this office. : (New South Wales.)—Measurement from outside of stem to inside of rudder head ; also overall. J.M. Donaldson, 46, Rose-street, 5. Sydney, N.S.W ADVERTISE IN THE °M.Y.&6.” THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN \? Ax — CANOEIST, 213 will take place, and that whatever is done at the -- on the position of the non centralization of the club. affairs in canoe racing are but too true, and it is only meagre consolation to British canoeists to know that the racing of the American Canoe Association is in a somewhat similar plight. It is quite too early to say what remedies will be proposed, but that some drastic changes wi’l be brought forward seems certain. ‘The second class, with its clench build restriction appears to be quite obsolete. As a possible solution of the question we would suggest that the two classes be somewhat as follow : Class I, 16ft. x 30in. (other dimensions as at present prescribed by the sliding scale) no restrictions to S.A. or sliding seats, (in other words, identical with the A.C.A. rule.) Class II, for cances and small canoe-yawls, limit length 16ft. overall, extreme depth anywhere 2ft., no outside ballast except centreplates. Not to exceed ‘3-rating. Zime allowance for difference in rating as per Y.R.A. scale. It might also be advisable to have all the club’s —_—0— We have heard of many proposals to be brought forward at the Autumn Meeting, chief among them being a radical change in the classification for first class canoes. Among several of the prominent racing members, past and present, there is a concensus of opinion that the rules as at present framed are far too restrictive, and tend to cramp any novelty in build or design—more scope is desired and the opinion most gererally expressed races on the Thames, at any rate for one season. The above suggestions are of course very crude, but might form a basis for discussion. The italicised portion, viz, ve time allowance, we think would help very materially to give a chance to the little fellows and to those who wish to sail comfortably under a snug sail-area. We also think “Mayfly’s” | idea of a meeting for preliniinary discussionis well ‘worthy to be acted on, and hope such a gathering | With nominal headquarters at Kingston on Thames, a camping ground in the vicinity, the majority of the races held on Hendon,(where owing to the new contract for the Regent’s Canal and the recent heavy drought the water is now generally very low,) the attractions in the way of prizes and sport at the London Sailing Club at Hammersmith, and the counter attractions of Erith and Burnham, it would really seem that something should ilooking to the large membership of the club, and the ample funds both in hand and available for that purpose) be done to acquire either some site or present building in some suitable and central position for a club house, where members so desiring it could have the use of a cuisine and bunking accommodation. 4 is either that the restriction as to beam should be entirely removed or that a maximum say of three feet should be placed thereon. present limit maximum Further dimensions that the should be THE 2ir4 MODEI-YACHTSMAN retained, that no outside ballast should be allowed ani that the question as to sail area should be dealt with either by a maximum limit say 125 to 150 feet, or thata Y.R.A. rating should be adopted, in the latter case the length to be taken overall. _~~O— As regards yawls the present rule has hitherto worked well, but doubtless some modification will be sought for by enabling the larger or sea-going class of craft to carry outside ballast. Some point may also be made of the position of the rudder and where it should be suspended. —0O—. As regards the second class racing, it would really seem that now that they have had a third bad season running with absolutely no starter in any race, a wholesale blending on the lines advocated at the last Autumn Meet by Mr. W. Baden Powell or some other equally radical change for the better should be adopted, but perhaps with limitation as to size of well, length between bulkheads and sliding seats taxed. ——-Q—— Perhaps if some of the prominent members of all classes were to meet and discuss matters in extenso with a view to arriving at a modus vivendi much good might result and the time of the meeting saved to a very considerable extent. AND CANOEIST. ship ‘Ulidia’ has been seen taking a “‘trick at the wheel” in several races. A scheme was set on f ot to give to Mr. Workman some substantial recognition of his services to the club, which was cordially received by lhe members. The gift took the form ofa clock and barometer and in justice ty outport subscribers we think it well to publish the reply to the letter written by Mr, Lemon, which accompanied the present. Dear Sir,—It was with mingled feelings of surprise and great pleasure that I received the very handsome Clock and Barometer, presented to me through you by some of the members of the Ulster Canoe Club. Will you please convey my best thanks to the donors, not only for the Present, but also for the very kind wishes expressed for the happiness of myself and future wife. I trust that the Ulster Canoe Club will continue to prosper and that it may soon be second to none, if not in members, at least in speed of craft and excellency of seamanship, The clock will serve to remind me of the many pleasant cruises and races we have had together and you may be assured that the club will always have my warmest sympathy and support. I remain, —Qq–” Yours very sincerely, We learn that Mr. Lynam has purchased the canoe-yawl ‘Exhibit,’ which was on show by Mr. Theo. Smith at the Aquarium, and that with change of ownership she will also enjoy a change of name, to that of the ‘Snake No. 2. —o0 Rosy. E. WorkKMan. HUMBER YAWL CLUB. The above club had a concluding afternoon on — We have heared that two racing members are intending to build this fall, provided the rule as to beam is amended—that is for first class canoes. This would rather go to show that there is considerable latent energy in the club, which only requires a little encouragement, to be brought out. Hornsea Mere, on October 14th. A small number of members only were present, although the weather was very favorable, considering the lateness of the fixture. As only one 18 footer, the ‘Daisy,’ was underway, she sailed with the 13 footers, ‘Clarice,’ ‘Chipmunk,’ ‘Sp ctre’ and ‘Ethel.’ The five were One of these members has threatened to go in for got away to a one gun start, all a yawl if no alteratiou is made—he expresses himself as desirous of occasionally taking a passenger, but we have not yet heard the sex named of the aforesaid proposed passenger. In the turn to windward, ‘Spectre’ and ‘Ethel’ had a tussle for first position, which the latter eventually ULSTER CANOE CLUB. The event of the past month undoubtedly has been the marriage of our worthy Captain. However, we think members will have no cause to mourn the loss of the originator, and probably the most enthusiastic sailor of the club. On the contrary we have reason to congratulate, not only our captain, but ourselves, as this event will give us another racing member, and him a good steady hand for next season. The new mate of the good carrying single reefed lugsails to a fairly strong westerly breeze. obtained, but was passed by ‘. aisy’ on the run down. On the second round with a lighter wind ‘Ethel walked ahead. In the third round reefs were shaken out, but the positions were not materially altered. The finish was, ‘Ethel,’ ‘Daisy,” ‘Spectre,’ ‘Clarice,’ ‘Chipmunk,’ the first in saving her time and taking the flag, ‘Spectre’ obtaining second place. A pleasant evening was spent by the members at the Mere Hotel, when much “‘boat” was talked, and many songs of the “Yo ho! heave ho!” type sung. Two new 15 foot canoe-yawls are on the way at Hornsea. ‘Godiva,’ Ina,’ ‘Lulu’ and ‘Evelyn’ are still in – at Marfleet creek, the first named occasionally going oul on a crusade against the unfortunate wild duck. In the intervals of attending to the peppering of these unhappy dicky- birds, the skipper warms his fingers and toasts his toes in the ‘‘cabin” at a real live coal stove. Of course, now that that useful but somewhat smutty little friend has been shipped, the white sails have given place to the brown winter suit. ‘Cherub,’ much delayed in construction, now approaches completion, and shou’d have her “trial trip” in November, CANOEING AT HARTLEPOOL. On the 26th August our Hartlepool Regatta was held, and to many of us the cheif attraction was a race for canoes and sharpies. Martlett 56°0 x 2°8 Dabchick Tortoise Yum Yum The entries were: canoe scratch 15°0 x 36 — sharpie 15°0 x 3°6 14’ X 3’O 14°0 x 2°6 canoe +4 1% min 2 Grasshopper Bantam 12°0 x 2°6 canvas canoe 5 min The course was about three miles. With the exception of ‘Yum Yum’ they were all designed by the owner of ‘Grasshopper,’ and with the same exception are amateur built. ‘Martlett’ is the _ finest of them, but her captain has not sailed her often, and her sails are not the best procurable. The two sharpies (modified) are the admiration of our boatmen, but not on account of their claims to beauty—it is the manner in which they come about that captivates. The first 34 mile was a reach, gradually becoming a close haul, as we neared the breakwater, and was the only part where we had any wind to speak of, and even for this our canvas might have been doubled. At first buoy ‘Yum Yum’s’ position of third had been taken by ‘Tortoise,’ and the other three were inalump. The next half mile was a run, and for a third of this distance no alteration occurred. It then struck the ‘‘plodder” that it would be more sagacious to sail, or drift, with his centreboard up than down, and when his extraordinary energy had accomplished the lifting, ‘Tortoise’ gradually drew ahead. It seems some of the others had had similar thoughts, but the energy was absent. What a lovely opportunity to moralize! They might all have secured the first prize. No further alterations occurred until 24 of the third course—which was a close haul—had been covered, and then ‘Tortoise’ passed ‘Grasshopper’. A little later ‘Martlett’ passed ‘Yum Yum’, and about 100 yards beyond furthest buoy ‘Tortoise’ passed ‘Bantam’ to windward, and latter was also passed by ‘Grasshopper’ shortly afterwards. ‘Martlett’ passed ‘Dabchick’ a little beyond this last buoy. The next tack was to get between AND CANOEIST. 215 finishing buoy, and a tug, and a very exciting finish it was. The order was ‘Tortoise,’ ‘Grasshopper,’ ‘Bantam,’ ‘Martlett,’ ‘Dabchick’ and ‘Yum Yum,’ ‘Tortoise’ was first to cross. The wind had fallan almost entirely; what little there was being simply in puffs. One of these puffs brought ‘Bantam’ a ong, and her owner put her on opposite tack. This brought her across “Grasshopper’s’ bow, and it being latter’s place to give way (which would have brought him to leeward of buoy) or come about, he chose to do latter. It, however, proved his undoing. The wind was so very insignificant , that he got into irons, and hung there. ‘Martlett’ was coming along behind him, passed under his stern as he hung, and secured second prize, Bantam’ getting in third. imaginable. It was a piece ofthe hardest luck The difficulty occurred when ‘Grasshopper’ was within a very few yards of the line. Until almost the finish I did not consider the others dangerous tohim. and Poor ‘Grasshopper’! He let the sheet fall, mournfully hung his head, and to crown matters, ove of the officials told him he had thrown the race away. Its very strange, but sure as a man is Ona Regatta Committee, he must display his— well his astonishing nautical intelligence. Not long before one of them had yelled to ‘Tortoise’ when he was negotiating the finishing post, that he had to put her round. Had he done so his craft would have struck the buoy or gone to leeward of it. I think this particular official thought it was a horsé and cart that wis coming along. I almost wonder ‘Grasshopper’ didn’t tell that man something, and I also wonder he didn’t kick his canoe, bless the breeze that wasn’t there. He is a chap who does not enjoy being behind, though he may get behind me when he sees this. Had there been a strong wind he fancies figure one would have represented his position. ‘Tortoise’ thinks figure two, and I think ‘Tortoise’ is right. Since then we have asked the captain of Martlett’ to join us in a few friendly races, but he has so little confidence in being able to maintain his position of second best, that he has refused, stating he is not ambitous to repeat the beating. This is scarcely the spirit to assist the sport, but-we hope for something better from her owner, returns. when he This is ‘Yum Yum’s’ first season, and he is very enthusiastic. We expect by next season to havea canoe-yawl, a sharpie, and a canvas canoe added fo our fleet. ‘GEORDIE.’ BRITISH CANOE ASSOCIATION 1894 MEET. In my last paper hereon I had fetched to the west side of the entrance to Salcombe Harbour, “— commission MODEL-YACHTSMAN = THE 216 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN and sighted the small Islands called Salcombe Mewstones, immediately under the Bolt Head heights. South eastward and south westward of these islets are rocks generaliy awash, so we will give them a good berth to port, for it is easy to see they are dangerous to navigation, moreover we want a clear view of the beauties of the harbour going in, so noting the Cove at the foot of Starehole Bottom away to port inside the Mewstones, as a place much frequented by pollack fishers (and to which we sha 1 probably return with our own lines,) we can stand over towards the eastern land on the port tack, if the wind is out, before heaving about to make for the Bar. Now in some harbours and places this word “Bar” means a dangerous vubstruction, but here it is innocent of guilt or danger, and : nly after a strong sou’west gale do heavy seas break over it. At low spring tides there is six feet of water on it, but to be quite safe, and to act as all good sailors should, we will cross in the deepest channel. which is well over towards the western shore. This channel is very well buoyed and beaconed, and supposing our ship to be now on the starboard tack and making a good leg in, ahead under our lee bow we can note Splat Cove, a little sandy inlet backed with rocks and offering splendid facilities for bathing. ‘This Cove contains a cavern called Bull Hole, which is locally believed to extend three miles right under the Bolt Head in a south westerly direction, coming out at Sewer Cove; but not desiring to “get off color” at the beginning of our holiday, like the traditional bull did, that is alleged to have once made this passage underground, entering biack, emerging white, perhaps we had better keep our luff, and meditate a return later on to explore Courtenay Walk before going underground, gather wild roses, and try to find the buried treasures, supposed to be under the little green grass plot above the Splat Cove rocks. At all events I predict, if the day is sunny when you visit this spot, you will swear you have discovered diamonds, turquoises, opals, and emeralds in the clear sea below, and beyond this pretty Cove. I would mention here, that a flood tide sets around the Mewstones, over the Bar, and towards Salcombe Castle, and about abreast of this it sets for the eastern shore as far as Millbay, when it follows the shore upwards. _ The ebb tide sets out fairly, running nearly in the centre of the channel over the Bar, until about abreast of Splat Cove, where it begins to set to the southward somewhat. The next place to notice on the port hand is South Sands, a very favorite pleasure resort, containing the Life Boat station, and a small tea house, near which there is good landing for boats, and the Kingsbridge steamer disembarks her passengers, on pleasure bent, hereabouts. The Moult tsa small promontory which separates AND CANOEIST. the South from the North Sands, and the French telegraph cable, between Brest and London, comes ashore here. from the The valley upwards towards Collaton North Sands is very charming and attractive. And now our attention must be devoted to the ruins of an Old Castle on the rocks, nearly level with the water. I believe it was, and is, properly called Fort Charles, but more popularly Salcombe Castle, and it has a must ancient record from the time married man. and honorable of Great Harry, the much Canoeists who are also antiquarians, will no doubt prepare learned papers for enlightenment and discussion at Camp Fire after Mess, so T wil not stop to spoil fun by any disquisition. The Castle is said to have been “verie strong” and “great ordnance” was designed to batter it by the Commonwealth, when it protected King Charles’ ‘frigots’ from being chased up the harbour by the Roundhead’s vessels. But its day has past, and now ’tis but a picturesque ruin, adding greatly to the many beauties of the entrance to a lovely harbour. The Town of Salcombe is above us to port, but I will spare my readers a description ofa place I hope many will explore for themselves next year, suffice it to say, it consists chiefly of a narrow street, built along the cliffs, containing a church, several chapels, schools, post office, banks, public rooms, a good hotel (The Marine) well in the foreground, which someone says improves all scenery, no matter how grand, and some tidy well stocked shops, many respectable lodging houses and inns, andin brief every accommodation that all sweet and reasonable canoeists would care to ask for near _ their wigwams. There are no bathing machines, no bands, no negroes, no donkeys, all around is apparently peaceful and unpretentious, with a total absence of excitement positively entrancing to a large-town dweller. And now we sight the pier, a quaint little structure of granite, with landing steps on each side, and steps leading up to the street under a porch or shelter, used and worn comfortable by that genius for lounging, which pervades the neighbourhood of all landing steps everywhere. | beheve the cost was nearly one hundred pounds, and it affords unequalled facilities for landing and embarking ferry passengers to Portlemouth, and those of the steamers to and from Kingsbridge and Plymouth. It is locally known as Orestone, but we will if you please try and effect a landing on some of the ship-building quays and_ slip-ways, a little further along at North Orestone, as more suitable for coasters and beach combers like ourselves. At North Orestone, we are in Batson Lake and amongst the moorings of the small local boats, the point opposite on the west shore is Iibertstowe A 0 e e THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN Point, and between this point and Pilworthy Point on the east shore Kingsbridge Estuary begins, and Salcombe Harbour ends. The open water at the entrance between the two points is called The Bag, and yachts and deep draught vessels can anchor hereabouts in perfect safety, always afloat. Continuing our voyage up the Estuary, Wide marked by a long Rowden, and Gerston Points, to port, form the entrance to Collapit Creek, and from here we sail no to Kingsbridge and Lodbrook, two names but really one town, and the estuary narrows considerably hereabouts. Returning down from Kingsbridge, which is a nice little market town, situate in the South Ham district, and distant about five miles from Salcombe, we pass on the port hand Highhouse Point, this is a place where boats can land at almost any state of tide, and where the local steamers land and embark passengers, when water is not sufficient to enable them to get up to Kingsbridge. Bowcombe (reek runs up under the swing bridge which carries the high road from Dartmouth over the water. Charleton Marshes, a piece of land reclaimed from the sea by an embankment, comes next in order down the river, and around the point of these we can turn t» port up Charleton Creek, at the head of whicn is a long village, and a fine old church dating from about A.D. 1400. Next comes the entrance to Frogmore Creek, around Ilford Point, and close to it is Salston Island, already mentioned going upwards. Coming out of Frogmore, we pass Halwill Point, another stopping place of the local steam boats, and sailing down through The Bag, we round Point, and turning to port, steering north east, we enter South Pool Creek, the prettiest Pilworthy bit of scenery on the estuary. The creek will be seen to divide into two arms, the one to starboard extends but a short distance, ending at Waterhead, and passes by Good Shelter. The arm to port goes to South Pool, and at high tide the vegetation and foliage on the banks laps the water, and the diversified character of this creek deserves more than passing notice, and would be seen in perfection during the spring months. At the head of this creek reposes the pretty village of South Pool, embowered deeply at the foot of a wooded valley, and whatever cruise is omitted from our programme this one must not be forgotten. There are several interesting monuments in the church, which also contains a stained glass window of considerable merit. CANOEIST. 217 Coming out of South Pool Creek, we head for Salcombe, and turning to port pass Portlemouth ferry, and see the road from the landing place winding up the steep hil! to Portlemouth village ; from this hill, 400 feet above sea level, you can get the finest view in the whole neighbourhood, all the creeks Gates is entered, and rounding Heath point, the creek to port ends at Blanks Mill. Near the opposite shore is Salston Island,covered at high water, when its site is pole bearing a notice board. AND and villages mapped out widens out I beneath, have heretofore named, lie whilst Salcombe harbour southwards across the Bar, and the grand ragged outline of Bolt Head, 600 feet high, cuts the sky line—Tennyson is supposed to have written “Crossing the Bar” after, or when leaving Salcombe, and the view I have just faintly described, is one of rarest beauty, well capable of stimulating the divine afflatus, Passing Ivy Cottage and the pretty beach below, we turn to port into Millbay Creek, our projected camp site, and in fancy conjure up the tents surrounding the B.C.A. flagstaff. Now that we have far too quickly sailed up and down Salcombe Harbour and Kingsbridge Estuary, and arrived at our moorings, I will with the Editor’s kind permission describe our proposed holiday haunt in a final short paper. F.C. Lang, R.S.W.Y.C.,, REAR ComMopore B.C.A. MY LITTLE CANOE, Men may boast of their schooners and cutters, Their yawls and their luggers so trim, And their steam-yachts, their gigs and their dinghies ; But, as past my barkie they skim, Not with envy, but with admiration I gaze, as they pass from my view, For they know what to me is a secret, The plague of a proper paid crew : But give me a breeze ‘neath a sky that is blue, Contented P’H sail in my little canoe. Some may bask in the ready obedience, Which to the paid skipper is due, But to rule is the lot of the owner, Who sails in his little canoe. To no lord but himself does he answer, And yields nor to wind nor to tide, For with sails or with paddle he’s ready, To meet what the day may provide ; So give me a breeze ‘neath a sky that is blue, Contented I’ll sail in my little canoe, Not for him are the heavy expenses, Which mark the big racer’s career, Not for him is the luxury doubtful Of building a boat every year ; But each year as it goes rivets tighter, The bond *twixt the man and his boat. Search the world, you will find the canoeist, The happiest mortal afloat : So give me a breeze ‘neath a sky that is blue, And happy Pll sail in my little canoe. Plymouth. C.G.D. OUR ILLUSTRATIONS. “The canoe ‘Lily’ is owned by the Commodore of the B.C.A., and the Captain of the M.C.C., Mr. T. H. R. Bartley. She is a good example of the Mersey sailable- 218 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN paddling canoe, is clinker-built of white pine, has watertight bulkheads, and is steered from a foot-ycke by crew sitting below ; she possesses a well-apron and is fitted with tins for clothes and camping materials. At Filey she was three times used by the late Kob Roy McGregor, who thought very well of her. The ‘Lily’ has also cruised at Bournemonth, Brighton, Torquay and Lough Swilly, about Hilbre, Hoylake, and the Mersey; she has also been present at all the Meets of the B.C.A. Her type is the favourite in the Mersey Canoe Club; the ‘Argo,’ Jately celebrated for its Channel passage, was built on very similar lines. She could carry a considerably larger sail-plan, and some of her sisters do su.” The following are her leading dimensions :— Deep gett a satle eho siete desreiicielesisieieinciieeiesioeioroiioreo #bpacboo codeeec One e eno nCEddee anEEnL Tnantnen Freeboard at bow …….scceeceesecsecseeeeens IRICEN i at Gunwale amidships ……… Gunwale at sternpost ….scesseseenesseeee ees Draft of bull amidships……….ccccceeeeee ees »» including keel… eee eee BGN¥? HO) MAIS1) sorcerer eosveraiereororteorororerovatevererverstvort nape” LORE Ema wWelll sf acterserepeefessoraserreboroiasexopo Length of well …csscssssccccecsesesereneteetes feet. ins, 14 6 2 <8 I 4 o 66 I Oo o.) 2 6 2 oO 4 66 3 oO 10 The sail shown is the well-known scarlet lug-sail which has been in use for three years, appearing first at the B.C. A. Meet at Falmouth. — It is quite plainly rigged, and is fitted with a simple reef gear for the single batten. The dimensions of sail are as follows:—Head 8ft. 6ins. Foot 7ft. sins. Luff 2ft. 8in. Leach roft. 3ins. The size of the new sail for 1894 will be the same, with the exception of the leach, which will be raft. long, Of course, in this class of canoe, for going to windward, reliance. would Le placed mainly on the paddle, especially in narrow waters. The double blade used in ‘Lily’ is about 7ft. 6in.in length. Five or six canoes have been built by Bond cn this set of moulds, so it is evident that, on the Mersey at any rate, this description of ‘‘whole- some cruiser” is in no danger of dying out. A WATERTIGHT AND CANOKIST. were tu give them a rough sketch and description of the watertight well for fooi-bath as it is called on the Solent) which I have fitted to my present boat, ‘Spruce II’, It is far easier and quicker to fix, no screw driver is required, only two brass buttons to turn, and besides, it folds up and stows away under the deck, and thereliy gives the full use of the boat ia smooth water, and when rough stuff is met ‘such as coming down a river and going out to sea,” it is fixed in its place in 30 seconds at the longest. It is as simple in construction as the old well, same watertight canvas bag attached being the to a wooden frame which is cut in half at the forward and after end, and held together by brass hinges fixed on the under side at A. A, The wooden frame fits outside the coaming of well on the deck, and is about f inch above the deck level. It is held in its place by six flat brass staples (three a side: (marked B) which are fastened on deck, being raised up about % inch above the deck, into these staples six tongues (C) slip, which are fast on the under side of wooden frame. Theunder side of the frame has a ring of india rubber (D) which is pressed down and the whole frame held in its place by the two buttons (E E} which are made level to the frame Ly the blocks of wood (FF). All that has to be done to unship it is to turn back the two buttons (EE) and lift the well out, by lifting the well out the two hinges close, which brings the brass tongues (C) out of their staples (B), they also put in same way. The whole bag is then shut together, likea Berthon Loat, and put under the side deck out of the way, it is most handy as. with this well, one is able to get at ones stores when under way with ease. The rest of the bag is just the same asin “Spruce I’, the bottom of canvas bag lies on the floorboards, at the bottom are attached the loops for turning the water out. I have fitted four thin floor boards held together by the same waterproof canvas, so that they also fold up and stow away with the well, they area great saving to the chafing of the bottom of the well and take upnoroom. I have also had fitted two pockets, one at each end of the canvas bag, for putting lunch, pipe, &c., in. If any reader of the Af. ¥Y. & C. cannot make out my account of the well, I shall be most happy to answer any questions he WELL. may write. jJ. ARTHUR BRAND, late owner of ‘Spruce I’, and owner ‘Spruce IT’. We are indebted to Mr. F. C, Lane for the sketch map n** ket eo of Salcombe and its harbour, which occupies part of our llustration page. wooden Frage A Canvas Bag Hin $e uncer Qorrespondeice. DaNeEcLIFF, LyMM, THE EpiTor, 7he Canoeist. s1gk,—In reply to ‘Vital Spark” I do not think it possible to arrange hatches to answer all his requirements, and strongly advise a tent, giving sufficient head room to stand upright, In ‘Caciques’ tent the roof is the size of the well, 2 | Brass Staple felled om deck Brass Tongue fittect paper 1 ¢ Bee - ——— ¢ October 19th, 1893. Tuclla-rabher paced a mana Seeing the account of the Watertight Well of my old ship ‘Spruce I’, I thought it would he of use to your readers if I and is extended on battens, It occasionally rains on the Broads and I should pity the lady compelled to passa day “‘under hatches.” Anything can be kept dry in Anderson, Anderson, & Anderson’s yachting bag, and for a mattress I prefer air cushions, and use three, about two feet square. The three cost less than a mattress and if damaged are cheaper to replace. To keep the cushions dry I spread a light rubber sheet on the floorboards, then the air cushions, blankets, &c. A Clyde tent, about six feet square, could easily be carried in addition to all necessary gear, and would be a great convenience to all when a suitable site could be found for it. A draft of two feet six inches would not very much restr'ct cruising on the Broads. Yours truly, CACcIQUE. CT OX ee THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN A WEEK’S CRUISE IN A MERSEY PADDLING AND CANOEIST. CANOE, much use to the cruising canoeist, propulsion; and, By ‘Tavre,’ M.C.C., B.C.A. There is nothing either novel or adventurous in the recent cruise Iam about to briefly describe, for the Wye is a river fairly well known to canoeists ; but [ am -tiniulated to recount my experiences and reflections for the following reasons :-— First, because I have been invited thereto by my friend the Editor; second, to show how extensive a cruise may be made in a canve, even where only a few days can be spared; third, to entice brother canoeists to make the same cruise ; fourth, to offer a few hints which may be of use to anyone so doing, An old and valued friend had arranged to join me for the B.C.A. camp at Lough Erne; but I regretfully fuund that I could not spare the time for such a holiday, so at his suggestion, we planned a trip down the Wye, across the Severn, and up the Avon, to last a week, On Friday afternoon, August 4th, my friend’s canoe, ‘Argo,’and mine, ‘Curlew,’ were sent by truck to Hereford, and we followed. We carried our luggage in tins and bags to fit the boats, and in these also were contained cooking and camping arrangements; but, as it turned out, we never used these, obtaining feed and lodging at botels ex route, except as regards carried in the our lockers. second class mid-day ‘The lunch, boats which are we Mersey or sailable-paddling canoes, clinker built, steered by a foot-yoke by a crew sitting below; they are good sea buats and possess marvell ous stowage, but are rather heavy for shallow river work. Uhe river Wye has been so often described that, for this part of the cruise, I may content myself with a brief itinerary. On arrival at Hereford we saw to the carri ge of our canoes from the railway station t: the river,— about a mile,—and then, after dinner and a short walk, to bed. A bye-election was imminent at Hereford and a fair proportion of the populat ion were drunk; aboatman, with whom we remonstrated, thought it was all Gladstone’s doing, while one of his sabordinates, who was a sheet less in the wind, observed that the Tories in London had sent a lot of money into the town, Next morning a lovely bright day awaited us, and we got under way about ten o’clock . ‘The river had been very low, owing to the long drought , and we were told it would not have been easy, or even possible, tomake the journey down but for the rains of the last few days, which had raised the river over two feet. We found no difficul ty to Ross, and only once touched bottom all day. 21g ——__— — Tt is only rarely the case that, on the crooked and narrow rivers of this country, the sail is of as a means of from the experience of former trips, we had debated whether to leave our sails at home or not, or whether to send them by rail to Chepstow. On deeply cut rivers, such as the ‘Wye,’ whatever wind be blowing is naturally directed either up or down the gorges and so is either directly fair or foul to the cruiser . It is a painful and hitherto unexplained fact, that the breeze almost invariab'y blows against the river cruiser; at least that is my experience, and that of friends with whom I have discussed this unfortunate natural phenomenon. Such was the case also on this cruise, with the exception of this first, this g orious day; during which, before a very puffy breeze, we sailed the whole distance (28 miles) to Ross, through lovely pastoral scenery. The clerk of the weather must surely have been caught napping; but he evidently soon noticed another pair of canoeis ts to be spited and driven tu the paddle, fur we had a fresh breeze against us for the remainder of the cruis e; occasion- ally we would easily sail back for a reach or two even against the rapid stream, Nevertheless, the remembrance of this day, and of two similar ones on the Thames, will prevent the writer from cruising without having a. sail, ready to whenever the powers that rule the wind on the persecuted canoeist. spread “let up” Having spent the night at Ross we got under betimes next morning. The day opened gloriously; but, after we had gone a few miles, it clouded over and soon commenced raining for the rest of the day. This was disappointing, as we way were passing the loveliest part of the river’s channel. We luckily managed to climb up to and to explore Goodrich Castle, and also to get our swim and lunch over before the rain began. Very lovely, even in the downpour, was the scenery all the way ; especially Bishop’s Wood, the Coldwe ll Rocks, Symond’s Yat and Monmouth. the heights from thence We determined, to under the circum- stances, to keep in our boats, dry and comfortable under our mackintosh capes and aprons , instead of landing to climb hills inthe rain, We preferred to ¢ me back next day for the land views; so paddled on to Monmouth (20 miles from Ross.) We are both great travellers, and between us have visited most parts of the civilized world, but we agreed, that more beautiful scenery of its kind we had never seen, We met some Germans at Monmouth, and even they declared, that the Wye scenery could compare favourably with that of the Rhine. I have lived a year on the bank of the Rhine, and have more than once journe yed up and down this fine romantic stream, and I affirm that the Wye only needs a series of mendacious legends 220 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. abcut vicious horse thieves and ladies “mit nodings on” to be a successful rival to its larger sister. And yet, for one British honeymooner or other traveller, who visits the Wye, dozens make the expensive Rhine voyage:—am not I one myself, I who write? (To be continued ). “MODEL Q >— Pe i S24 DOCKYARD.” FITTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR MODEL YACHTS. 9 CANOE & YACHT BLOCKS, ~ “w ivy: ? From 3” to 24” (single or double). “4s STRIPED SAIL CLOTH: o> Alig” , —— G@xchaige & Sale Colwuire. The charge fer inserting advertisements in this column is S4LL Room FRICE LISTS FREE, — eats Both 36 inches wide. per yd. No, 1…Stripes 3fin. apart…7 gd. 4.0. for twenty words, and 1d. for every additional five words or portion thereof. 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