Forest and Stream: 1892

‘isher and building F. Nichols and buildiog for Mr. James Sheridan. The former is dis70.75in. over al’, 45.77in. |.w.l., 13.5in. beam. 10in, draft and 53lvs_beam, lacement. The latter is 71.15in. over all, 45.60in. 1.w.L, 15.5in. .70in. draft and 53.50lbs. displacement. The design was originally *,,in sheet brass, _ intended for a centerboard boat, the board to be of Ata meeting of the ean ‘season, & number of! new boats being on the ways. The accom- two of these, one designed by Mr. Herbert panying sketches show for his own use, and the other designed by Mr. maaan MODEL YACHTING. HE American Model Y. (.. of Brooklyn, is preparing for an active | but the plan was changed to make 4 keel boat. | | 4 \ —K oh \ lA club on April 1 at the residence of Mr. Geo_W. Townley the followV. Alanson; Vice-Com.. G. W. ing Oflicers were elected: Com,.. W. Lyons: Treas., G. W. ‘Townley; Sec’y. H. Melvin: Meas.. F. The opening races will be held on May 30. Nichols. The Philadelphia Model Y. C. is also preparing for a larger amount PRET arOARD aawaess TO eeTeHO of racing. the interest in model yachting being decidedly on the increase. the sailing rules of this club afe as follows 1, The yachts shall be divided into four length-over all classes as follows: First class, 36in.; second, 30in.; third, 24i0.; fourth, 18in. Beam and depth in each class optional. 2. If the length of a model be between the class measurements it shall be classed in the higher class for racing. 3 First: The course on Centennial Lake may be triangular or straightaway and return. Second: The course shall be decided by the sailing committee, 4, Each match shall consist of two hours sailing. 5 The course must be sailed over as often as possible within the prescribed time. . 6. An interval of five minutes will be allowed between the finish of the secoud boat in one round and the startiog of next round. 7. First: The last round sball be started in sufficient time before time. Second: The mean time of the previous round shall be taken the expiration of the two hours to allow it to be finished within that as the probable duration. ‘8, All yachts entered in a match shall take their stations by lot, No. 9. The leeward yacht of the first round shall be the windward yacht of the second round, andsoon. The other yachts shail retain tneir . relative positions. 10. Each yacht chall retain its position in the line at starting, even 1 to windward and the others in sequence. though yacats above it do not start in the round. 11. No pele shall exceed 6ft. in length. 12. The pole must be used only for steering the yacht when standing on shore. 13. Any member infrinzing the sailing rules shall be warned once, and upon a repetition of the offense shail be declared by the umpire out of that race. : 14. At allclub races the yachts must pass betweer two flags. the 15. The yacht wioning 4 round shall score two points. The second yacnt in a round shall score one point. The highest score at the end position of which shali be decided by the sailing committee. of the two hours’ sailing shall take the first prize, and the next high- 2r | est the second prize, and so on. 16. All races sauled om or during race days shall start at 3 P. M. sharp. On regatta days the starting time snall be fixed by the sailil | 2& committee. In inter ciub races oue starting time snail be agreed upon by the racing committee of the severai clubs participating. AMERICAN MODEL Y. C. Prospect Tr the years 1872-3-4 a boat house for model yachts at The Pros— Park Lake, Brooklyn, L. I., was under consideration. pect Park Club, which was the parent organization. the Long Island and the American—ail three clamored for recognition by the Park Commissioners, but their claims for special favors caused the Park Commissioners to become disgusted with the whole affair, and the matter fell through; the clubs being left to shift for themsetves ag best they could. ‘After an interval of 20 years the officers of the American Model Y.C., partly from necessity and want of accommodations for tk: growing accumulation of models, signed a petition to the ers for boat house suitable for at least 45 models, Commiofsssion Parkbasi the petition being, thata new drive bas been constructed, the this season, passing as it does beto therspublic n openquarte to be throw and the launching float, necessitating the tween the presentdrive to reach the latter, thereby endangering the ‘of ibis and those driving in carriges by the slatting in the cross horse men the yachts as they are ‘transported across said lives ofof the sails of wind the matter,toand considered.cons! kindly ers haveboat ssion Commiupon be Tne Park house beg at once, amiddl it will be acted ed on be situatPark. will It May. of e the the club about ready for line the to ent will be an ornam Lake, ana of the probab the shore 18ft. head room. ly be 1u0ft.x20,estwith will The dimensions ete club and most compl strong the is C. Y. Model can Ameri The members of the old three or Two States. United of its kind in the rs. clubs of 74are among its membe this season. be in commission in all probability ‘About 50 modelssswill ucting and constr designing expert in thers made been has progre rfulyachts, a number of ite membe Wonde desi being of model btemen,and having turned out some fast crafts which have ‘and draug iatend years, they ‘of former races old rule of thumb boastsboats beaten all the to come thisd in the seme to beat 46last year’s to turn outThree decke and d planke being 48in. one 40, three anve. season. ready for masting. ‘. NICHOLS. MODEL COMPETITION. ATY instructive and interesting exhibition of models will be beld next month by the London (Eng.) Sailing Club at their club house at Hammersmith, on the Thames, prizes of seven and three guineas, withpomibly, others, being offered for the best mudel of a centerboard sailing boat. such as used by the club, of not over 1.0 ratiog. Mr. Dixon Kemp will act as judge of the models, and the question of finish will not be considered, the judgment being on the merits of the design alone. The conditions are as follows: No application for entry will be received after Saturday, Feb 20, 1892. The model, packed in a box containing drawings and weasure- ments referred to below, and also the entrince card inclosed in a sealed envelope, marked on the outside ‘Entrance Card,” must be delivered at the club house on or beyfore March 11, 1892. No exhibitor will, under any circumstances whatever, he awarded | a prize in respect of any models or drawings on which his name or identity (except in the sealed envelope) is in any way disclosed. REQuIREMENTS.—Half model of centerboard sailing boat of 1 0 rat- ing Y. R. A. to the scale lin. equals Ift. There may be deposited with each model the following drawings: (a) Sheer plan. (b) Body pla (c) Half breadth plan and the following particulars: a) Displacement. (b) Weight of proposed ballast inside aud on keel. (c) Fore and aft position of center of buoyancy to be noted on The drawings and particulars are required by the judge to enable him to form a correct estimate of the models: supplying them is, however, optional on the part of the competitors. but they must un- derstand that the merita of a design may fail to be observed if a model only is placed before the judize. The club will give a first prize of 7gy. for the best boat according tothe judge’s award, a second prize of 3gs, also certificates of merit.’ A third and further prizes will be given if, in the judge’s opinion, the exhibits, owing to the number or other circumstances, warrant recognition. The committee of the club will take every possible care of the drawings and models under. exhibition. but they undertake no legal liability whatever for any loss or damage. The decision of the committee, except in the award of prizes, ou all matters of dispute arising out of the competition and exhibition will be binding and final on all competitors. The honorable secretary of the club is Mr. G. Terrell, London Sailing Club, Lower Mall. Hammersmith, 8.W. American Model Y. THE second regatta of the above club ment, due to the action of C., July 1he owners of the first class yachts, who refused to start in the face of a northwest wind. unsteady, a large bill on 4. was somewhat a disappoint- | the nocthwest shore True it was very splitting it up and causing it to come in spiteful puffs: but even so it would have been a very pretty race, with a quirtering wind on the first half and a close baul on the last half of the 14 mile course. Five yachts showed up at the starting line. and finally rearing the hard work before them concluded not to yachts: showed their over the course. The second and third class mettle by starting, only two yachts finishing in their respective classes out of four starters over the regular trian- gular mils course. The times were: SECOND CLASS. Stert, Marjorie………. Maria Shootly. « -11 26 00 11 35 30 THIRD CLass, Jennetta …… 11115 Mischief : tse . 110 50 Maria Shootly won in the second class by won io third class by 1m. 7s. Elapsed. Corrected. 3817 35 42 02 35 42 36 08 36 08 37 15. 35 OL 1m. 203., while Mischief American Model Y. PROSPECT C., DeWolf PARK—BROOKLYN, Cup, L. Sept. 5. I. A LITTLE more west in the wind would have suited the model yachtsmen in their race for the above cup, it being a little too much to the south to give a good steady wind down the lake. was pretty strong, and bya crs managed to get the But the wind little nursing to catch the slants the sail- yachts across the finish line in quick time. Mr, DeWollfe was not able to be present. hut the club was honored by the presence of Com. Biddle and Mr. Mitchell, of the Philadelphia The intention was to start the first class first. but one of the owners was unable to get to the lake early enough, so, rather than not sacri- fice starters, it was concluded to leave it to the last: also an owner of ee class yacht was delayed, so second class was started, it being The discrepancies in the corrected times are caused by a fine of 5s. for every time an owner touches his yacht to trim or put about. The dea of imposing this fine is that it prevents nursing and pushiug of yachts. There is a difference tax. especially where the wind of vupinion as to the fairness of this comes in streaks, as it does on the present course The second class was called at 10 A. M., three yachts coming to the line—Comet, Mary 8. and Etta; Comet winning from Mary S. by 32s. elapsed time and 43°,,s. corrected. Second heat won by Mary S from Comet by !6s, elapsed and 9%,,s. coriected. Third heat by Mary 8. from Comet by 1ts. elapsed and 192,98, corrected. Mary S. therefore qualifying for the final. Third Class—First heat was very close, the fin boat Mischief win- ving from Electra by 2549s. corrected time. hy 2m. 29lgc. corrected. Sevond heat by Mischief The first class race was devoid of interest, three yachts starting, Obyiesa wioning both heats easily. After the regatta comwittee and yachtsmen had lunched the final race was called, Obyiesa getting over the line first, Mischief and Mary S following in the order samed. Mary 5. was in irons shortly after cettir z over, after getting straightened out she overhauled the others very rapidly, wmping from Mischief. whom she bad to allow 47!,,3 . by 44s. elapsed, 117,,s. corrected. In the second heat Ohyiesa did some fine work under lower sails, she having had her topmast carried away by an expert oarsman io a hired rowhoat belonjiag to the Park. The start was postponed 10 minutes to allow repairs: she win ning this beat from Mary S. (who was unlucky enough to find all tbe funny winds) by 1m. 595. elapsed. 2m. 4″,,3, The corrected third and final beat was alitie closer race, Ohyiesa winning from Mary S. by Im. 203, elapsed. 54%,,8. corrected. Uhyiesa was the winner of the cup, which was presented to her owner with due ceremony. Distance saued, 9,, mile. FIRST CLASS—FIRST HEAT—45 TO 53FT. L.W.L. Allowance. Start. Ohyiesa. C. Van Ness » LAT Bt Horner. J C. Meyer. 63,9 147 43 Dora S., J. Smith……… 1 48:10 Elapsed. 10 06 11 °F 14 05 Cor 11 06 12 30715 14 57 SECOND HEAT. Obyiesa. Dora S.. Hornet… ; Mince ee 218 08 SECOND CLASS – FIRST HEAT- Comet, G. W. Townley. Mary S.. J. Sheridan .16%, 10 45 5 +1379 10 45 45 10 45 37 Etta, H. H. Michaels. SECOND HEAT. Mary 8 1110030 1L 10 32 Comet. Ktta…. i 111023) THIRD Mary Comet. Etta. . com ses Mischief. Electra… Mary Secccies Mischief… Mary 5 Mischief. Obyiesa. Mary S Mischief. 112420 il ie 11 28 13 37 11 58 OW 1149 13 283,,, HEAT. B22: . FINAL 13 242,,, 11 48 1 121018 1019 SECOND 1 12 11 213,59 2 30 1186 11 20.17 11 22 00 11 48 12 17,5 THIRD CLASS—FIRST HEAT—35 TO 421N, Mischief, H. Fisher… …315,, Electra, J. Pfeiffer …… 0… Ohyiesa HEAT. 10 35 Did not finish. 33 12 20 12:19 55 9 20845 9 46 12 41 41 2 £7549 12 44 50 1117 RACE—FIRST HEAT. + ly, -1024,, 25501 25414 25345 30546 20543 30540 10 43 1129 1138 12 11 16°19 11 36%), 900 American Model Yacht Club. ProsPEcT Park, Nov. 8.—The last regatta of the club was sailed on Election Day. The Presidential election had its effect on the entries of the yachts in their respective classes, as might be expected. siderable sport was bad notwithstanding. ward races was the best that Con- The course for the wind- has been laid out for many seasons. The owners of the competing yachts could not find any fault as it was @ fair dead beat to windward. The wind being W.N. W., the regatta committee were enabled to lay out a quarter of a mile course due W.N. W. It will probably he some time before such a favorable slant of wind will show itself again. The second class was called to the starting line at 11:30 A. } , only three yachts showing up, Thorn, Mary S. and Comet. The Comet was tirst over the line ou the port tack at 11h. 47m. 10s., the Mary S, going over 33s, later. Thorn having some trouble against the head sea which was quite heavy, jumping in to the com- mittee skiff quite often. The Comet held ‘the port tack only for a short time, the Mary S. holding on too long was forced off her couree by a streak of wind which comes out firm behind a large hill situated on the north shore of the lake..she losing about 200ft. by this move. The Comet keeping the middle of the lake in the true wind was hitching her way to the finish very rapidly. : The Mary S. finally coming about on starboard tack started to overhaul the Comet. which she did, catching her about 100yds. from the finish, but she was footing so fast that her owner was unable ro catch her to pur ber on port tack for finish line. she sailing outside the flags clear up in the southwest cove before she was caught. The Comet crossed the line winner of heat, beating the Thorn Im. Ils. Second Heat.—The Thorn withdrew, the Mary 8. crossed the line 12:19:30, Comet 12:22:10, both on port tack. The Mary S. holding the tack and almost ruining her chances by same maneuver as in previous heat. The Comet’s owner knowing better, gained at least 100yds. by this, she tacking up the lake as before. The Mary’s owner. see- ing be was being left, came about on starboard tack. footing like a steamboat (her owner, by the way, sticking close te his yacnt), crossed the line winner of heat by 2m. 21s. elapsed and 2m. 13s. cor— rected. Third heat the Mary 8. out-footed the Comet and would undoubt- edly have won the third heat and race, but she was doomed to disappointment. she being run down by the May, whose sailing master evidently must have been asieep. The Mary S.’s boom was carried away and steering gear, which was of brass, broken and twisted out ot shape. This accident gave the race to the Comet. The Mary S.. with proper handling, can undoubtedly outsail any second class yacnt on the lake, if not the larger boats, The third class was started next. over the triangular course, one mile, entries being Jennetta, Electra and Marjorie. The Electra sail- ing away from the others. crossing starting line at 2h. 29m., the Mar- jore next, followed by Jenoetta. First class filled with four boats. Marguerite. Katie C., fly and Hornet. Maria Shoo- The Marguerite shows she has been improved since lagt year, winning first and third heats and race. Wind was very strong and steady allday, most ot the yachts sailing with scuppers under, So ends the season of 1892, SECOND CLASS—FIRST HEAT—TO WINDWARD. Thorn. J Pfeiffer…. Mary S.J. Sheridan . Comet, (ieorge W. Townle: THIRD HEAT. THIRD CLASS—ONE MILE TRIANGULAR Jennetta. George W. Lyons…. Electra, J. Pfeiffer… Marjorie, H, Fisher.. Cot FIRST CL. Marguerite, H. Fisher. Katie C.. J. Snemdan Maria Shoo Fly. G. W. Hornet. J.C. Meyer Marguerite .. KatieC …. . Maria Shoo Fiy | Hornet… Marguerite . KatieC .. Marta Shoo Fl .. 947 10 55 9 5614 11 OL F. W. Ntcrota.