The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 11, Issue 5 – May 1894

aE eT SS —————— = = Se t= = SS Price Threepence. Vot. XI, No. 5 me. GRUBY, HUMBER DOCK SIDE, HULL, has taken over the business of H. THOMAS & Co. MODEL YACHTS, ANY SIZE TO ANY MEASUREMENT. Polished Pine Spars and Fittings. —_—_- Sets of Sails and Gear. Designs of Racing Models. Designs of Sail Plans. W. MADDER & Co., OUTFITTERS, YACHT SAILMAKERS,&BmS SHx. WYrVHN EHO TO CANOE SAILS. SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN to the ‘Severn,’ Makers among many others ’ &c, ‘Shannon,’ ‘Torpedo,’ ‘Spruce,’ ‘Novice,’ ‘Snake KEPT. A LARGE STOCK OF BAMBOO SPARS ALWAYS MODEL YACHT DESIGNS e To any Measurement op any Styl of Construction, 15s. per design. F. H. ALEXANDER, 20, Albion Road, NORTH SHIELDS. R. J. TURK, Boat and Canoe Builder, Fittings, ete., for Amateur Builders. Mast Ferrules Sheet Horses. Chain Plates. Serew Eyes. Serews. Sandpaper. Fine Sail Calico, etc. A. SPORT IN AMERIC Canoeing , Angling, Shooting, Yachtingel, Travel. 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A Monthly Journal of Model Yacht Construction, Fitting and Sailing; Canoeing News Doings of the Clubs; Yachting Items; Correspondence, Sale and Exchange; &e MAY, 1894. Vol. XI.—No. 5. All Communications (except Canoeing) must be addressed “Tue Epitror of Zhe Model- Vachtsman, Talbot House, Hessle Road, Hull.” CANOEING Communications must be addressed ‘“*THE EDIToR of The Canoeist, Elim Lodge. Hornsga, Hull, or, 161 & 162, High Street, Hull.” Price 3a., Post-free 3¥ea. We shall feel obliged if Hon. Secs. will send us notification of any changes or corrections for our Club Register, as soon as the Annual Meetinys are over. 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GRASSAM, HULL; or, if sent in Foreign Stamps, please send value in one or two stamps only, of high value.—P.O.O. made payable to ‘‘7he Model- Yachtsman’ will no? for the future be accepted. ADVERTISE IN THE “M.Y.&C.” Gditorial Potes. Anu communications for the Editor to be addressed T. A. Bruce, Talbot House, Hessle Road, Hull. All orders for papers or advertisements to be addressed to the publisher, Thomas Grassam, 161 & 162, High Street, Hull. journal. —o— We are indebted to the Yachting Editor of Forest & Stream for the article and illustrations we publish this month on Model Yachting about New York. ‘The models seem to have under-— gone the saine kind of evolutionary changes that have taken place here. The conditions of sailing on a long course of exposed water obtain in only We have seen a a few places in Britain. number of devices for controlling the rudders, similar in effect to the one described, but where rudders are used here the weighted rudder seems to have survived, whilst in many places the yachts are steered by the sails alone, on all courses. —Oo-—— A Correspondent suggests the Low © Moor Reservoir, near Bradford, as being the most suitable place for an Inter-Club match for the whole country. It is 200 yards by 180 yards, is easily accessible, free to all the winds that blow, and on account of its moderate size no time would be wasted in communicating from end to If any of our spirited end, or side to side. model yachtsmen would like to sail a match there some time during the year, they can send in their names and suggestions. This may test the point as to whether there is a sufficient number of model yachtsmen desirous of meeting together once a year at some central place, or it might tempt Liverpool and district to challenge Hull and district, to an Annual Match. —_—Oo— Tur Tynemouth Club has forwarded its programme of races, the fixtures in which will provide good sport on ten occasions. 82 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST —_ Tue Minneapolis M.Y.C. and the Calhoun M.Y.C. are both progressing and expect a good They ‘have arranged an interseason in 1894. The rule of measureclub series of 5 matches. ment is L.W.L. only. —_—Oo— Tur Liverpool Club has as usual a first rate programme, with valuable prizes for 10, 20, 30, and 40-tonners, as wel! as steamers. Nothing for raters we observe. Tue Programme of the Manchester Club has 18 matches on it, prizes for which have been secured. —_Oo— DesicNInG Comprtition.—We omitted to record a subscription of 2/6 from Amateur, thus bringing up the aniount to £4-3-6. 10-RATING DESIGNING COMPETITION (AWARDS.) —_o— Fin Kernuers.—Mr. R. Holmes, Manchester, carried off the inter-club Challenge Cup at Southport with a new fin-keeler. Full particulars of the match wil! be given in next issue. —Oo— Swansea M.Y.C. rules to hand. The club has adopted a length rule. The sailing rules, which deal with tacking and obstructions may be a necessity on the Swansea waters, but in the No allowance abstract seem somewhat faulty. is to be made for yachts fouling, but should any foul, in the opinion of the Officers of the day, have interfered with a winning chance, the heat The Judge, Mr. Dixon Kemp, has awarded the prizes, &¢., as follows. His remarks and (we hope) the design of 1st prize, will be publish- ed next month. As we had all made up for publication when the news carne to hand, we can only announce the results in this issue. Ist Prize.—‘Kathleen,’ Geo. 5. Armstrong, 37, Warwick Street, Heaton. Qnd Prize.—‘Blue Flag’ White St. George’s Cross, Hartley Mead, Hayle, Cornwall. 3rd Prize.—‘Marchessa,’ Allan Clark, 79, shall be resailed. Armadale Street, Dennisto-vn, Glasgow. waiting until the course is clear.” 4th Prize.—‘’Gem,’ John R. Phillips, Kensington House, Acacia Grove, Coombe-Malden, “Should a leeward yacht touch the ground first, it shall be restarted first, the windward one How can a windward yacht wait, if the leeward yacht comes first to the bank? If the leeward yacht is not entitled to be restarted or turned on the other tack, is she to wait until the windward one comes in higher up the bank, and if so, how long is the windward yacht to be held before she is to be turned off, so as to do no injustice to the speed of the other. When two yachts are drawn together in a heat, one of them has to put up with the leeward station, if she makes the greater speed, or even sails as fast as the other, she will come to the bank first, that is inevitable. She has a clear right to be turned off as soon as she getsin. Ifshe has made no greater speed than the windward boat, she will suffer no injustice by going astern ofher. If she has made greater speed, she is surely entitled to try to cross ahead of the windward yacht. If she fails and fouls, it shows that she has got into a better position, relatively, than she started from. Many of the clubs allow fouls to be resailed three times, after which they must take their chance. This is to give fast boats from the leeward starting position as much opportunity of winning as can be done, with due regard to time. Tur Jarrow and Hebburn M.Y.C. sailing programme contains 15 items, which will provide an excellent season’s sport, and the tonners and the raters both get a share. Surrey. 5th Prize.—‘Nuera,’ J. H. Nutter, 27, Wittington Road, Whalley Range, Manchester. Highly Commended. ‘Rosebud,’ James Stow, Shoreham. ‘Nora Creina,’ J. G. Kelly, 9, George’s Place, Kingstown. ‘Pocahontas,’ Thos. Wilkinson, 8, Rochdale Street, Wallsend-on-Tyne. MODEL YACHTING ABOUT NEW YORK. So much pleasure may be derived from the construction and sailing of model yachts, and so much practical infermation as well, that it is strange that the sport has not grown more rapidly in the twenty odd years since it first In England became known about New York. good water though and clubs, many are there for this purpose is not always easy to find, the sport has received the attention which it deserves from designers and those mainly interested ir large yachts. The facilities for obtaining al necessary materials and fittings are far greatel than in this country, and the sport receives much support from the monthly paper, Zh Model-Vachtsman & Canoeist, published at Hull THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST time ridicule it. t Club. Yachts, known as the Prospect Park Yach and two. sloops. seventeen —fifteen schooners over all for time The yachts were measured allowance in racing. on the There being a great lack of interestatten tion little s, oner issi Comm part of the Park the was shown towards model yacht racerslsand the in mode of ge stora the for accommodations members. Park grounds were limited to a few d till 1876, Such a condition of things continue obtain better when a united effort was made tothe ome of accommodations near the lake,ing theoutc house outsecur in ted which attempt resul But even belonging to the pumping station. distu rbed, be to ed doom was s thing this state of yachtsmen as local jealousies evoked by kindred al yacht sever of on izati organ the to soon led ComPark the ss clubs, all aiming to impre were alone they that idea the with missioners the original and dona-fide club. n there is It has been well said that ‘‘In uniobroug ht to thus ence influ ed strength,” the divid s did not bear upon the Park Commissioner the erection accomplish that desired effect, viz : and situated ged arran of a building suitably models. of ge stora the for lake the near or upon yachts three were there At this time, 1876, parent the was h whic Park, ect Prosp the , clubs ican Amer the and d Islan Long yacht club ; the l Y.C.) all ‘Y.C. (not the present American Made of which were striving for recognition by the Park Commissioners. Aside from those who were immediately doned this lake and located themselves at the foot of Hast 110th street and Hast River, New York, where storage for their yachts was obtained. Launching their model yachts from this point they sailed through Little Hell Gate, or by way of the Kills, the intricacies of which are probably understood by anumber of our readers, to Bowery Bay, where some very finesailing was obtained. This club finally disbanded and two of its members joined the present American M.Y.C. During 1880 to 1887 the interest in model yachting was wavering ; there was much sailing, but few new yachts. The leading club of the day was the American Model Yacht Club (this club at present holds a position similiar to the N.Y. Y.O. in yachting). Tt was founded in 1876 and reorganized on Sept. Qnd 1887. Promiment yachtsmen were elected as officers. The club at that time had 17 models, which were classified according to their length on the l.w.l. into first class, embracing those 53 to 63in.; 2nd class 42 to 52in.; and 3rd class those 30 to 42in. in length; the ruled applied for time allowance being l.w.l., whereas the present rule embraces both sail area and the l.w.l The large lake at Prospect Park, has an area of about 200,000sq. ft. (the only drawback being the trees and shrubbery which have grown since the early days), a desirable place for model yachting ; and the out-house, being located about 900 feet from the margin of the lake, affords facilities far superior to that of any inland waters in the immediate vicinity of New York city or Brooklyn. At certain directions of the wind—say south by west, a course to windward of seven-sixteenths of a mile can be obtained, but the majority of windward races are over a = yachting On Independence Day, 1872, model ect Park, Prosp in lake large the on ‘was initiated Brooklyn, Long Island, by an organization ee MODEL YACHT oF 1893. This condition of things existed for a short time only, when some of the members, headed by the Bros. Dayton. of the different yacht clubs, decided to make Gowanus Bay, in South Brooklyn, the rendezvous. Gowanus Bay in those days was a very fine spot but in recent years has become the receptacle of the city debris. Permission was granted to the Manhattan – Club to sail their model yachts on the large lake at the northeast section of Central Park, New York, but after a thorough test this lake was proven to be worthless for the purpose of sailing model yachts, hence the Manhattan Club aban- —— waits: 2. EASRETOO The Times and World were the only daily papers which finally brought the sport to the attention of the public ; and the Aercury a weekly paper, occasionally rendered service in this direction, but aside from these papers others would comment upon it as child’s play, and thus from time to SLENE Se nee engaged in this sport, but few persons were interested sufficiently to investigate it. cwermernar F naeeeeer 9 mo ERE =a ape SST ane ATE LP TET The Captain’s Muster is fixed for the 26th May ; the Regatta for the 9th June, ULSTER NOTES. Cultra is beginning to assume its lively summer appearance. ‘Ulidia’ was sailed down from Belfast on the 21st April, and has taken up her moorings off the boathouse. ‘Jabberwock’ made her first appearance the same day, sailing down under close reefed mainsail in a rather squally wind. Her gear not being in good working order her sail carrying power was not thoroughly tested. However, all are well pleased with her behaviour so far, and she certainly presented a very rakish appearance as she lay at her moorings. She is painted be’ow water with yellow antifouling composition, topsides dark blue with mahogany stained rubbing strips and gilt line. The deck is of pine, varnished. To any AND CANOEIST. person desirous of producing a nice effect we can confidently recommend this colouring, especially if ultramarine be used, and put on flat, i.e., without any boiled oil, so that the paint may he rubbed smooth with sand paper and then varnished. with a white deck is very hard to beat. This —o— The yawls ‘Pixie’ and ‘Katie’ were also cruising about for the first time on the 21st. Canoes ‘Leila,’ ‘Tweedledee,’ ‘Bulrush,’ and ‘Ripple’ hope to be in the water on the 28th and it is proposed to hold the official opening cruise of the club on the first Saturday in May. THE LITERATURE OF CANOEING. In the following list the order of date is followed. When any work has been noted from direct inspection, initials follow the note. These are the initials of the Library or private owner of the work noted. Some notes have been taken from references in books and articles; when known, the origin of such notes is stated. The titles of such notes must be accepted with reserve as being inexact. There must be many pamphlets and articles on Canoeing that I have failed to note: Will readers kindly advise me of such as they know, or allow me to inspect copies of any work imperfectly described in this list, so that I may include notes of such in a supplementary list ? ~ Our national library, the British Museum, is poorly off for Canoeing Literature. The two series of ‘The Canoeist,’ one issued by the R.C.C., 1870-74; and the other by C. W. Busk, 1876-7; the American Canoeist; all the A.C.A. pamphlets, and all the works noted in this list, and not initialled ‘‘B.M.”, are wanting at the British Museum Library. Perhaps some canoeist who has copies of these may wish to present them to one of our national libraries? As to Canoe songs, there is difficulty in tracing their history. I have noted the earliest occurrences known to me of the two old songs, ‘Paddle your own canoe’ and ‘Come into my canoe.’ Does any reader know of earlier editions? My thanks are due, and are hereby tendered, to correspondents who have courteously allowed me to inspect various pamphlets and have otherwise assisted me. 1.—CRANTZ (David). THE History oF GREENLAND. Containing a description of the country and its inhabitants, and particularly a relation of the mission carried on for above these thirty years by the Unitas Fratrum, at New Hlerrnhuth and Lichtenfels in that country. Translated from the High Dutch, London. J. Dodsey and others, 1767. 8vo, 2 vols. vol. 1, pp. 150-3. Of the man’s boat, or Kajak. Different ways of rising again with the overset. B.M. Kajak after 2.—PADDLE YOUR OWN CANOE. Four 8-line witha 4-line chorus, repeating. Dublin 1840? A sheet folio. a banjo. being verses single Headed by a wood-cut of a minstrel seated with B.M. 3. — FEATHERSTONHAUGH (G.W.) A CANOE VOYAGE UP THE MINNAY SOTOR. With an account of the lead and copper deposits of Wisconsin, of the gold region in the Cherokee country, and sketches of popular manners, &c. London, Richard Bentley, New Burlington Street, 1847. 8vo, 2 vols., pp. 14, 416, map, plate. Pp. 8, 352, mup, plate, 28s. In a birch bark canoe on affluents of Mississippi. B.M. THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. In 2 vols. London, published by Chapman & Hall, 1850. $vo, pp. 16 and 352, 2 maps, 8 plates. Pp. 8 and 346, 2 maps, 13 plates. Birch canoe voyages and canoe song. B.M. 6. -MacGrEGOR (John). OUR BROTHERS AND COUSINS. A summer tour in Canada and the States. Seeley, Jackson and Halliday, 54, Fleet Street, London, 1859. B.M. – 20 and 156, and plate. [Page 23. 12 mo., pp. ‘‘We had to paddle over Lake Tamcasquot, jn a canoe, which is a very bad sort of boat when there is the least wind. The true Indian canoe is made of bark, and I soon found it easy to manage when alone. _ But the Frenchmen cut their boat out of a solid log! and in this four of us paddled up a beautiful stream, the Tamaraska, at arapid pace. The wind on the lake soon rose and nearly filled the canoe, so that all our efforts to bale it out were useless, and we landed three times to right our little craft. Swarms of fish leap about in the streamlets near the lake, and I caught four trout in one pool with a twig for a rod, extemporised on the moment. Onur sleeping places were at settlers’ houses; French our language; and eggs our food.] 7. — WINTHROP (Theodore.) LIFE IN THE OPEN AIR, and other papers. New York, Hy. Ho’t & Co., 1876. (Copyright 1863.) Eighth edition, J. F. Trow & Sons, Printers. 16 mo., pp. 6, 374, I plate. $1 25c. One of B.M. “The Leisure Hour Series’. 8. —LoWELL (J.R.) A MOOsEHEAD JOURNAL. _ Illustrated. Boston, James R. Osgood X Co., 1877. (Copyright 1864.) Pp. 96. Printed by Welch, Bigelow & Co., Cambridge. 5o0cents. One ofthe Vest pocket series of standard .and popular authors. B.M. 11.—MacGREGOR (John.) THE RoB Roy CANOE. A paper received 1st March, and read 22nd March, 1866, and printed in the Transactions of the Institution of Naval ‘Architects. London Office, 7, Adelphi Terrace, W.C. Vol. 7, pp. 51, 54, and plate 17, fig. 4. B.M. 12,—GUERNSEY, (A. H.) CRUISE OF THE ROB Roy, Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, New York. No. 197, Oct. 166, Vol. 33. Pp. 569-580, 18 drawings. B.M. 13. —MacGREGOR (John.) DESCRIPTION OF THE NEW Rog Roy CANOE, built for a voyage through Norway, Sweden, and the Baltic. With illustrations. Dedicated to the Canoe Club by the Captain. London, Sampson Low Harrild, & Marston, Milton House, Ludgate Hill. Son printer, 1866. 8vo, pp. 16 and folding plate, 1/-. Reprinted from The Mechanics’ Magazine. B.M. 14.—YACHTING AND Rowinc. of the Royal Eastern Yacht Club. By the Hon. Secretary W. & R. Chambers, _ London and Edinburgh, 1866? 16 mo., p.p. 2, 90. 6d. One of Chambers’s useful handbooks. Pp. 88, 89. Canoeing. BM. = ” B.M. 17. Tircoms (Mary.) THE Ros Roy ON THE BALTIC, A notice of John MacGregor’s book in Harper’s New Monthly Magazine, New York, Septr. 1867. No. 208, B.M. 18.—REED (A.H.) A CRUISE IN A COCKLE-SHELL IN 8vo, pp. 4, 44. In the 1867. By A.H.R., London. Maggie canve on the Rhine, Danube, Moldau & Elbe. G.H. 19.—KincsTON, (W.H.G.)—THE Boys Own Book Vol. 35, Pp. 430-442, 19 drawings. oF Boats. With complete instructions how to make sailing Gall & Inglis, models. New edition, revised throughout. London, 30, Paternoster Row. | Preface dated Oct. 1867. 8vo, pp. 12, 336, Printed by R. Clay, Son, & Taylor. 46 illustrations, printed with text, by E. Weedon, 3/6. Pages 321-336, The Rob Roy canoe. B.M. 20. GORDON (Hon. James H.H.) ACRoss THE ENGLISH CHANNEL, and on Continental waters in the canve Rothion. An article in The Light Blue, Cambridge, 1867 or 1868? Noted in The Light Blue, March 1868, No. 4, Vol 3, page 232; and in The Canoeist, June 1870, page 2. Not seen. 21.—GORDON (Hon. James H.H.) A CANOE VOYAGE A IN THE ROTHION. Re-printed from The Light Blue. Cambridge University Magazine. For private circulation only, 8vo, Cambridye, William Metcalfe, Trinity Street, 1868. pp. 2,74. G.H. B.M. 9.—E.iis (Edward S.) THE Mystic CaNoE. A romance of one hundred years ago. New York, Beadle & ‘Co., publishers, 118, William Street, 1865. 16 mo. pp. 100 and wrapper. No. 82 of ‘Beadles Dime Novels’. B.M. to. -MacGREGOoR (John.) A THOUSAND MILES IN THE Rog Roy CaNog, on rivers and lakes of Europe. Second ‘edition. London, S. Low, Son & Marston, 1866. 8vo, pp. 8, 318, 3 plates, I map, 16 drawings printed with text. ‘C. A, Macintosh, printer; 5/-. Pp. 291, 318. Notes for canoeists. Reviewedin The Atheneum, London, Io Feb 1866. 8vo, pp. 2, 8, London, S. Low, Son & Marston, 1867. 312, 4 maps, 2 plates. 32 Illustrations printed with text. Canoe Pp. 279-300. W. Clowes & Sons, printers, 5/-chat, Canoe Club, and description of the Rob Roy canoe. aw emigration, state policy, and other points of public interest. B.M. 16. —MacGREGoR (John.) THE Ros Roy CANOE ON A canoe cruise through Norway, Sweden, tHe Batic. Denmark, Sleswig, Holstein, the North Sea, and the Baltic. . esi 5.—Bicssy (John J.) THE SHOE AND CANOE. Or pictures of travel in the Canadas. Illustrative of their scenery and of Colonial life; with facts and opinions on N.S., pp. 179-196. athe B.M. ). (To be continued F, W. FOSTER. OUR ILLUSTRATIONS. CRUISING CANOE-YAWL R.YV.Y.C., ‘‘CHERUB,” HYG, The ‘Cherub’ was designed and built as a genuine cruiser, fit to take a crew of one or two, and to have sufficient weight and power to voyage along the coast in summer weather. The lifting and sliding hatch cover to the rather large well makes her a practically decked-over-all vessel, | and the low disposition of weights of ballas, and heavy centreplate, render her practically uncapsizeable. This last point has been actually tested by sailing her with whole sail (190 sq. ft.) in halfa gale of wind (smooth water) when with two hands, and minus 3 cwt. of her proper ballast, she picked herself up all right each time she was knocked down by the squalls, and shipped very little water over the lee coamings. She is very weatherly in a sea way. Although not intended for racing she is undoubtedly a speedy boat for her length, and is extremely handy, For those who do not desire to take walking exercise when below (as friend ‘Cacique’ seems to wish to do) the ‘‘cabin” offers good dry sleeping accommodation, and is a/ways there. Of course she could be fitted with a tent, but so could anything for that matter, and as my experience of tents on open waters is anything but a happy one, I much prefer the arrangement shown, in spite of the extra top weight it undoubtedly adds, and which necessitates extra ballast. Like most of the H.Y.C. cruising yawls she has no watertight compartment, and rows very well. I think the centreplate gear is somewhat unusual, it is quite out of the way, SF 4to. Down A Canog VoyacE. 15.—HameErTON (P.G.) the river Arroux in a paper canoe made with enduit Ruols. See The Fortnightly Review, London, Feb. 1867. _ Vol. I cobtagsienap se orenn ate 4.—COME INTO MY CANOE. Four 4-line verses with a variant 4-line chorus, repeated. London, 1850? E. Hodges, Printer, 31, Dudley Street, Seven Dials. A single sheet 97 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. yet well within the reach of the steersman. It takes a good pull to lift the board. She is built of two skins of 4% mahogany, the inner skin diagonal, outer one fore and aft ; varnished calico between ; no timbers ; the planking being fastened to five longitudinals, including inwale. This style of construction demands great Both these essentials have been care and experience lavishly bestowed on her by her builder, with the result that she is as handsome and faithful a piece of work as could be found anywhere, strong and yet light, and as fair as if carved She has two suits out of the solid. The deck is double. of sails, one a gaff mainsail, jib, and mizen, by Lapthorne, the other (a single hand suit of battened lug and mizen, by Akester, of Hornsea, of about 210 sq. feet, is to be tanned for knocking about with. In conception she is somewhat of a compromise between ‘Daisy’ and ‘Viking,’ offering as much accommodation as the latter, with less draught and weight, and is in fact an improved ‘Dauntless,’ whose doings are chronicled this month. The following particulars may be of interest‘ Length overall …….sssssesseseceeoes 2oft. 3 ins. Length LeW.Li ssc ss « scones cove Zit. 9 ins. Breadth extreme ……ccesseeeeeenees 5ft. 10 ins. eee ees sft. 2 ins. Breadth L.W.L, -…..ccceese .. ft. 10 ins. Draught (without plate)……… Draught (with plate down) …… 3ft. O6ins. Displacement ………c00.00. seaeee I ton 2cwt. .. Weight of Iron Keel………… Weight of Centreplate ………… Lead Ballast .0006 csssscssevssvecees Hull atid: Spars)s.scccsvesssseereswes Crew and Stores ….0..sesceseees about 2% cwt. 12 64 84 2? cwt. cwt. cwl, cwt. ALBERT STRANGE, THE FIRST CRUISE OF THE ‘DAUNTLESS.’ By ‘CHERUB.’ Continued frou April. There was no doubt that the cabin was larger and more comfotable and tidy now Val had departed, but it seemed rather lonely with no one to talk to. So, late that afternoon when the tide, had flowed up to her, I pulled up the floor boards and hunted around for that leak. After having piled the ballast everywhere outside, I only found two or three smail ‘“‘weeps,” which I carefully stopped with “Beaumantique,” as the author of “Swin, Swale and Swatchway” spells it. Now the manufacture ofthis valuable medicament for leaky craft has been, I believe up till now, a deep, dark secret, hidden in the breasts ofa small and chosen few. It has never, to my knos ledge, appeared in print, but has always been handed down orally, from its first discoveror. It seems, that the fulness of time for its revelation to a wondering public is arrived, and I now, with trepidation, lay bare the secrets of the composition. First get coal tar in sufficient quantity, then some powdered whitening, to which a proportion of cement has been added, and mix into a stiff black ‘putty. (Mem: this operation makes a fearful mess of everything amd everybody concerned.) Then add a /ittle colza oil—and the leak annihilator is prepared. No prop rtions can be given, the compounding of the ingredients in their proper ratio being really a matter of intuition or genius, depending upon the state of the weather, temperature, height of barometer, &c. &c. The leak having been located, it must be tenderly wiped dry, and rubbed with paraffin, if treated from the inside. If attacked from the exterior, it is best to dry the wound by fire, and then the Beaumantique is laid on with a knife, pressed in tightly, and smoothed over to an artistic finish. It is popularly supposed to last for ever, and old fishermen will tell you that it holds the boat together, as it is much stronger than wood. Then when I had daubed every likely looking crack with the black stuff, I put the ballast back again, shipped the floor boards, and felt virtuous. After spending the next hour in removing the traces of the conflict from my person I strolled ashore, and reviewed the town of Margate in its holiday attire. ° However delightful a busy, gay, watering place may be to those with congenial companions, there is no doubt that it has a most depressing effect upon the solitary. JI wandered up and down the pier, and along the parade—all alone, smoking a disconsolate pipe, wondering how the weather would be on the morrow, imagining all sorts of difficulties and dangers, until the loneliness made itself felt so much, that even the society of a curate would have been a welcome change. At last I went on board, cooked some more cockles on the stove, finished off the porter, and turned in to my solitary bed, to be roused some hours later on by the sound of wind and driving rain, and the trembling of the boat in the violent squalls. I peeped outside, and found the boat was just beginning to fluat, and a good deal of commotion and s: outing going on lower down the harbour. Lights madly waving about added to the mystery of the scene, but gave no hint to me as to the cause of all this noise. So 1 got back into the cabin again—my small, snug, dry cabin, so luxurious after the tented miseries of last season, and waited for the dawn. As the tide rose a distinct motion made itself apparent, and the rain and wind abated not. When the boat was well afloat I looked out again, and found a gale of wind from the N.W. blowing, and the c use of the row just mentioned was a barge that had run in from outside right amongst a group of craft at the harbour entrance—sinking one and breaking some others adrift. At high water there was quite a respectable sea on, and I got out all my fenders, and looked to my shorefasts. Then in all the confidence of a right minded person who was free from danger and had done his best to avoid it, I cooked and ate my breakfast ? desperate spot. In the evening the wind dropped and the rain ceased, whilst something magnificent in the way of sunsets was going on, and I went on board in cheerful spirits and made my tea. But the cheerful spirits were lowered when I found, on sounding the well, that the leaking wasnt very much less, and that the Beaumantique business must be gone through again, at some other place where I could get outside and see to her. Still she was soon baled out, and it added to the romance of the thing to know that I, like Columbus, Robinson Crusoe and other eminent navigators, had a leaky ship added to other dangers of the deep. Early next morning I was again wakened by noises, but on looking out found that it was only the whelk boats going to work in the roads. They were small craft, quite open, and it occured to me that if they could go out for a sail after yesterday’s gale su could I, and in a very short time we were following them out with a light wind from the north, making the boat go fast enough to more than hold her own with some of them, especially in the short tacking to clear the pierhead. We ran down in company to the Long Nose Buoy, where they commenced fishing and I kept on towards the Foreland. But here, clear of the tail end of Margate sand there was much more swell, and as the ‘Dafintless’ rose and fell over the backs of the big smooth rollers the crew resolved that it was not the sort of day to make a Channel passage, even with a fair wind, so “’bout ship,” and we ran back again along the land getting to harbour just in time to save our water a little way up, and to find another single-hander, in a much bigger ship than the ‘Dauntless’ had arrived during my absence. I gazed upon this new comer with much admiration, as she was a sturdy varnished oak built yawl, very smart and businesslike looking, but our acquaint- ance got no further than silent admiration. The prevailing uncertainty of the weather continued all that day, showers and squalls alternating with bursts of sunshine and, as it seemed rather a waste of time to spend the whole of my short holiday at Margate, I resolved, come what might, to get away to the westward and explore the Swale and Rochester river, and arose in the morning thing properly. Still when an old man came off in a boat and asked me if I wanted to go ashore, I was glad to have a chat with him, although I did’nt intend to leave the ship, and so the old boy hung on to the ‘Dauntless’s’ rail, and partook of a little liquid refreshment, and muttered warnings about the low state of the “glasses,” before he departed a’ d left me to get my late mid-day meal alone. (to be continued.) Correspondence. BOAT THE Epitor, Zhe Canoeist. TENTS. DEAR SIR,- Referring to ‘Cacique’s’ sketch in April number, I ask him to conceive or acquire an idea which hit me directly I had captured his, and I will try to explain it by simple words. Let the line ‘*B” (see d awing in April number) fork into a triangle forming two ropes or ridge lines, and let the fore ends by ¢wo splices slip over Zwo screw eyes A.A on either gunwale of fore deck. This would give a triangular sloping roof to the tent with the apex at ‘‘B” as shown by ‘Cacique,’ the sides would at the fore ends and for some distance aft hang perpendicular to the sides of boat or coamings as desired and I conceive give more space inside than with or by the use of Cacique’s’ single ridge rope as the roof piece of the boat tent would be a flat sloping triangle. Then I should make curtains to fasten in middle at aft end of tent and let lower edges drop over the after coaming. These might be arranged to slope also. Hope ‘Cacique’ will agree that no canes or battens are needed with this form. It occured to me that a pole to ‘‘B” and through an eye thereat would not be amiss from the floor at ‘*C.” Yours truly, F. C. LANE, R.S.W.Y.C. Plymouth. [There is one weak point in the plan suggested by our correspondent, which appears to have escaped his notice; viz: that the flat triangular piece of duck or calico, which he proposes to put in the top of the tent would infallibly sag down and would not be watertight. The watertight qualities of the simple A tent (undressed) suggested by ‘Cacique’ are obtained almost entirely by the. pitch of the roof, which sheds the rain when tightly stretched We should think that this watertightness might be considerably increased by dipping the calico or duck of which the or tent is made in a weak solution of alum and water. One been two suits of sails with which we have had to do have some treated in this way, and, besides preventing mildew to extent, the grain of the material seems to be filled up and sinking in. rain or water stands on it in drops instead of an at angle of An ordinary A tent (undressed), with sidesrain, unless very 45,° will let through a little splash in heavy d.] — ED. tightly stretche tn, “eiaeiicedaneneiieain Rune Sesion cm ORNS i A BY at, > =t the cabin top remained faithful, and I rested underd its grateful shade until mid-day and hunger arrive together, and drove me ashore in search of a meal. In the afternoon I took refuge from my loneliness sn the smoke room of a small “pub” frequented by ed the long shore loafers who poured into my startl ears the account of the previous nights work. Then I bought provisions and got the water jars filled, und jonged for a chance. to clear out of this D5 steel should do if a barge attempted to run into All that day the wind and rain continued, but betires to see if a start could be made. The other single-hander had already departed, and I made haste to get away while the tide still held fair, as it was a turn to windward, from Margate to Whitstable, and slow work it was, when high water found me only as far as Herne Bay, where we once more brought up. It seemed easier to work the boat alone than with another hand, for it compelled me to foresee everything, and to get all ready for any emergency, whilst the feeling of solitude that had, for the first day or two, rather spoiled my enjoyment, wore off in the busy efforts to do every- sat ens” I indifferently well, wondering what the “dickme! – 99 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. 100 – Gxchange & Sale Column. “MODEL The charge for inserting advertisements in this column is 4d. for twenty words, and 1d. for every additional five words or portion thereof. Name and address when published are counted in and charged for, and if a number at this office be given instead, Id. extra for each advertisement is charged. ae > DOCKYARD.” FITTINGS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR MODEL YACHTS. CANOE & YACHT BLOCKS,. \= From 3” to 23” (single or double), 34d. or 1d. stamps may be sentin payment. Advertisements must be written on one side of the paper only. 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