The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 4, Issue 11 – November 1887

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THE “THISTLE,” In our last issue we ventured mildly to predict that the America Cup would come back with the Thistle, but the result shows that the mantle of the prophet has not fallen upon us, and is another tribute to the philosophy of one who said, “ Don’t prophesy unless you know.” We were, however, led astray in first-rate company, for authorities whose light is to ours as the sun in his splendour to the stars in their faint rays, have equally been shorn of their glory. We confess that as the time drew near we were filled with a feeling of absolute confidence, as the messages from the other side informed us that Thistle had taken a feeler of the Volunteer in the trial matches, and that Captain Barr felt assured he could conquer in the race. ‘These press telegrams must in future be taken as being of little force, for after the second match they not only sung songs over the victory of the Volunteer to the intense depression of the British public, but piled up their agony of description by assuring us that the conditions of the race were those for which the cutter men had prayed, viz: half a gale and plenty of sea; furthermore, to put in the finishing stroke, they saidthat Zis/le was overpowered with her canvas whilst Volunteer sailed gallantly on, and that whilst the latter rode the waves like a duck, poor Zzzstle pitched heavily and made very bad weather of it. To deal with these points of sea-going eomparison first–—The orest G» Stream gives us a little comfort by its report of the second race, from which we cull the following extracts :— “Sailing the same course there was not much difference in the pointing; what there was being in favour of the Volunteer, but the gain in this respect was slight. In carrying sail, the advantage was the other way, contrary to general expectation, Z/zsfle stood on her pins better than Volunteer. ‘The difference in angle of heel was slight but all in favour of 7/dstle, and if Volunteer had sail enough it seemed that ZA¢st/e could well carry more.” Again, “ As the two reached along AND CANOEIST. with seas abeain it was difficult to distinguish any marked difference in the performance, nor was there any more when on the offshore tack they headed the sea.” As to the halfgale, the yachts carried all the sail they could put on suitable for the course, the wind ranging from 15 to 25 miles per hour in velocity. ‘These facts from yachting authorities dispose of the ignorant gabble of the ordinary press, and furnish some scraps of consolation in our signal defeat. That in both races the British representative suffered a signal defeat is apparent enough, notwithstanding the loss made by Zzzst/e through a bad cast in the first match, and it is no use trying to minimise the overthrow. We must bind up our wounds and show the stuff we are made of by another worthy contest. That the next contest may prove a more suc- cessful one for us, it will be necessary to look closely into the reasons of defeat in this one, and in the next challenger have those qualities present whieh have been found to be absent in Zis¢le. The first race being sailed in a light and fluky breeze was all in fav6ur of Volunteer, with much less surface resistance and considerably more sail to drive it through the water than had the 7/zstle, and consequently if we want to have a yacht to hold her own in light winds, the surface resistance must be diminished and the sail increased. The second race being sailed in a true and fairly strong breeze brings up other considerations, and we have to discover why under these more favourable conditions ZAzstle was so easily beaten. With a proper report before us the reason is not far to seek. On the outward run of zo miles to. windward Volunteer turned the mark about 15 minutes ahead, Volunteer occupying about 334 hours in accomplishing the distance. This great gain according to the best reports was not due to Thistle being slower through the water, but to the fact that Volunteer was not forced to leeward by the wind pressure whilst Z/zst/e was. ‘This result therefore may for a certainty be attributed to the superiority of the centre-board of Volunteer over the keel of ZAds#/e, and when we bear in mind the form of the two different objects, keel and centreboard, the latter pressing a deep flat surface to the water and the former a modified depth of curvy surface, it is not surprising that the centre-board should hold a boat from drifting to leeward better than the keel. As for many reasons we do not wish to adopt the centre-board, the question arises, can the keel of a comparatively beamy yacht like the Z/zst/e be made to hold on to the water with as firm a grip as the centre-board, and this without adding so materially to the surface friction as to spoil the qualities of the boat for light wind sailing? This question is a regular poser! If it were Ie PT Ee THE ascertained that MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. such a thing could be done, are our yachtsmen bold enough to make the great departure in style of construction that might be involved ? _The Americans have scored heavily by leaving fashion and orthodoxy behind, dare our designers throw off the conventional and do the same ? The future holds the answer! We shall not venture on another prediction for some time, least of all on this head, Model-yachtsmen can solve the question so far as their wee craft are concerned by making a Volunteer with centre-board and a Thist/e with a little more beam, a rounder body with less depth and a deeper keel In the matter of speed through the water 7/zstle gives every satisfaction, as she gained on the run of zo miles home in the second match about 3 minutes, but this part of the race only occupying x hour 54 seconds, tu the beat out 334 hours, there was small chance of speed from compensating for want of weatherliness. —Oo— WE are glad to hear that a club has been formed at Torquay, under the title of the “Torbay Model Yacht Club.” We wish it success! and shall be glad to have the usual particulars from the Secretary. —_—o— A correspondent desires the address of the Ulster M.Y.C. Can any of our friends supply it ? —~-0O—— We are asked to make a correction as to the measurement rule of the Anglesey club, which is the ‘1730’ instead of length, as previously stated in our register. Doings of the Clubs. Reports for publication must be legibly written, on one side of the paper oz/y, and forwarded to the EDITOR not later than the 2oth of each month, to ensure insertion in the following issue. Liverpool M. Y.C.—The twenty-seventh annual regatta Sefton sailing Poole) took place on Saturday, October rst, on Park Lake, races being arranged for both and steam models. The Mayor (Sir James presented a handsome silver cup as the chief prize for the sailing models, the remaining prizes being contributed by the president (Mr. Adam J. Fairrie), the commodore (Mr. T. B. Sill), and Mr. J. Adlington. The z20-ton class was selected to sail for the mayors cup, some 15 yachts, all cutters, entering. The match was a beat-to-windward in heats of two boats each, and, favoured with a good north-westerly breeze, some capital sport and close sailing were witnessed. The result of the two hours’ sailing was as follows :-—1, ‘Roderick Dhu,’ Mr. D. M’ Hardy ; 2, Luz ‘Guinevere,’ Mr. T. B. Sill; 3, ‘Irene,’ Mr. W. Crebbin; 4, ‘ Marjorie,’ Capt. Banks. At the conclusion of the sailing match, the steamer race, open to any recognised club, took place, the prize being presented by the commodore. Ten models, embracing types of torpédo boats, launches, ocean steamers, and yachts, competed in a handicap over a course of tooo yards up and down the lake. Three models from Southport entered, also one from Manchester, two of these burning coal. The Liverpool M. Y. C. were represented by six models, ranging from the ‘snig,’ 4ft. gin. on the water-line, to the ‘Snark,’ 6ft. 3in. An exciting race, which was witnessed by a large number of spectators, resulted in the victory of the ‘ Greyhound,’ sft. roin. Mr. A. Crawford; ‘Snail,’ sft. 8in. Mr. T. Evans, being second, and ‘Genesta,’ torpedu boat, 6ft., Mr. J. H. Goodyear, a good third, with ‘Rob Roy,’ 6ft. 8in. Mr. Kiddie, close up. The handicap was in accordance with the field scale, giving an allowance of three seconds per foot on water-line at start. The ‘Snig,’ aft. gin. was the limit craft, receiving an allowance of 31 secs. from the scratch boat ‘Electra,’ 7ft., Manchester M. Y. C. Owing to an accident to her feed pump, just prior to the race, the Manchester ship was unable to start, to the great regret of many, this model having a reputation for speed, her engines (high pressure) and boiler (locomotive) being of latest design and faithful models of present practice in marine engineering for high-speed craft. After the races the members of the club assembled in their boat-house, when the Mayor kindly consented to present his cup to the winner, an announcement which was received with loud applause. The Mayor said that nothing gave him greater pleasure, in his official capacity, than to be associated with the sports and pastimes of the inhabitants of the great city of which he was, for the time being, the chief magistrate; and especially in a seaport like Liverpool did he consider it was his duty to encourage any club which had for its object not merely the pleasure of its members, but the encouragement of the science of naval architecture. The model yachts which he had had the pleasure of inspecting that day showed how the members of the Liverpool M. Y. C. had, by the growth of their experience and the careful study of the older boats, so improved the design and construction of their models that the older boats had no chance of competing with those of more recent build. So, in the mercantile marine, vessels that were considered “cracks” when they were built were soon outpaced by the improvements which took place in naval architecture. As one of the oldest members of the Royal Mersey Yacht Club, and one who had sailed many races and won many trophies on the Mersey, he had great pleasure in encouraging the 164 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND sport of yachting in any form. In handing the cup to Mr. M’Hardy, the Mayor congratulated him upon the appearance of his yacht, the ‘John’ CANOEIST. beat Mr. Sutherland’s ‘Gordon’; 8th, ‘Roderick Dhu,’ and expressed the pleasure which he felt in handing the cup to one who so Mr. Appleby’s ‘Brothers’ a bye. First ties: 1st, ‘John’ beat ‘Wear,’ ‘Lizzie’ beat ‘Fan,’ ‘ Mikado’ beat ‘ Brothers,’ ‘ Lohengren’ a bye; 2nd, ‘Lizzie’ beat ‘Lohengren,’ ‘Blue Jacket’ beat ‘John,’ thoroughly deserved to win it by the manner in which he had built and sailed his boat-—A match ‘Mikado’ a bye; 3rd, ‘ Mikado’ beat ‘Blue Jacket,’ ‘Izzie’ a bye. Final: ‘ Lizzie’ beat ‘Mikado’. for yachts not exceeding 20 tons under the new land sail area rating was decided on Saturday, Oct. 15th, Kuhnardt’s on Sefton American Park Lake; the prize— Yachts, being presented by C. H. Beloe, Esq. The match virtually resolved itself for into a race 20-tonners under small canvas, no other class trying. There were 10 entries, and with a steady breeze N.N.E. some fairly good sailing was witnessed. ‘The result was ‘Lezayre,’ Mr. E. Corlett, 1; ‘Siren, Mr. W. Crebbin, 2; and ‘ Lalla Rookh, Mr. Richards, 3. CoRRECTION.—The winner of the 1o-ton match in the inter-club race at Southport in July last, was the ‘ Pet,’ Mr. A. Galbraith, of the Liverpool M.Y.C. and not of Southport M.Y.C., as incorrectly given in our August Issue. Gateshead M. Y. C.—Major Dance, J.P., the captain of this club, kindly offered two splendid photographs, the “Thistle” and ‘‘Wendur,” to be raced for by the 10-ton class, for all members. and an open race ‘The to-tonners sailed on Satur- day, September 17th, sixteen models entering for the race, which was a beat-to-windward, and amidst much excitement Mr. J. Soulsby’s ‘Active’ was awarded the choice of the coveted prizes. G. Huntley, Esq., offered a second prize for the same race which was won by Mr. J. Crimson’s ‘Orlando.’ The open race took place on the following Saturday, the large yachts principally competing as the owners of the 10-ton class having had the majority of the races during the season very generously decided not to sail, the course was a beat-to-windward, and after some very good racing, the ‘John,’ r5-tonner, owned by the gentleman that gave the second prize for both races, was declared the winner, Mr. Talbot’s ‘Wear,’ 15-tonner, betng second. — The members held an open race on Saturday, October 15th, to compete for two prizes kindly given by Mr. Rudolph Brunstrom, the course being a beat-towindward. The President (Arthur Newall, Esq.,) officiating as starter. Subjoined are the results after some very close sailing :—r1st heat, Mr. Angus’ ‘Nancy,’ absent; Mr. Talbot’s ‘ Wear,’ a bye; 2nd, Mr. Huntley’s ‘Lizzie, beat Mr. Soulsby’s ‘ Maggie’; 3rd, Mr. Brunstrom’s ‘ Blue Jacket’ beat Mr. Wilson’s ‘Irex’; 4th, Mr. Nicholson’s ‘Fan’ beat Mr. Dobeson’s ‘Nile’; sth, Mr. Tindale’s ‘Mikado’ beat Mr. Crimson’s ‘Orlando’; 6th, Mr. Fanning’s ‘ Lohengren’ beat Mr. J. Dobeson’s ‘ Victoria’; Mr. G. Huntley’s Serpentine M. Y. C. (London) —On Sept. 24th, Prince Batthyany, accompanied by the Com- modore, Mr. Dixon Kemp, paid a visit to the Club-house to view the models, the Prince intending to build a model for sailing at Ryde, Isle of Wight. Between twenty and thirty models were inspected, and many admired, ranging from five to thirty tons. The Hon. Sec.’s new 15-tonner ‘Myosotis,’ built by Reed, 4848, with clipper bow, copper bottomed, and white topsides, German silver rigging and fittings, and Union silk lower canvas, attracted attention, the Commodore pronouncing her to be a beautiful model. Before leaving, the Prince offered a prize, to be sailed for by the 10 and 15-tonners, and consented to become president of the club, with a promise to give a cup to be sailed for next year.—On September 26th, six 15 and three r1o-tonners lashed up fighting flags fora two hours’ match. Wind light from W.S.W., large suites and jib-topsails being carried in many instances; the tens sailed on level terms with the fifteens. ‘Amy’ and ‘ Mischief’ made a brave fight, but power told its usual tale. Vhe Prince saw the match through from start to finish in company with the Commodore and other yachtsmen. Entries: 15-tons, ‘Lorna’ Mr. Regis, ‘Wiid Rose’ Mr, Chapman, (cleverly sailed by Mr. Gladman), ‘Myosotis’ Mr. Lear, ‘Irene’ Mr. Brown, ‘Star of Hope’ Mr, Cooper, and ‘Nelle’ Mr. Sanders; 10-tons, ‘Piggy Og’ Mr. Pritchard, ‘Amy’ ‘Mischief? Mr. Burgess, and Mr. Hamond, st division, ‘Mischief’ 4 points, ‘ Lorna’ 2, ‘Wild Rose’ 5, ‘ Myosotis’ 13 ; 2nd division, ‘Amy’ 4, ‘Star of Hope’ 3, ‘Piggy Oy’ 1, ‘Nellie’ 2, ‘Irene’ 14, Final hour: ‘Wild Rose’ 13; 1o-tons, ‘Amy’ 6,‘ Myosotis’ 18, ‘Irene’ 17. ‘Irene’ was splendidly sailed and ran ‘M yosotis’ very level in her first match. Manchester M. Y.C.—A weight handicap match was sailed on Sept. 17th, for a money prize, given by amember. There were 1:1 entries and some good racing. There was a variable wind from N.N.E.; from this point the breeze is most unsatistactory on account of the boat-house anda thick belt of trees here create several currents of wind and makes it a very difficult matter to trim for a good course. At the finish matters stood as foliows :—1st, ‘Gracie,, W. Osborne, 22\lbs., measuring 16 tons; 2nd, ‘Albatross,’ H. Robshaw, 39lbs., ro tons; 3rd, ‘Arab,’ 2s5lbs, W. H. THE Hargreaves, ro tons. MODEL-YACHTSMAN Although the wind was | CANOEIST. us heat, the former being the victor. directly in favour of the light boat and that she ‘/Etheline’ beat ‘Gem,’ and ‘Guinevere’ showed herself superior in the race to ‘Rosebud.’ ‘Thistle’ had a walk over. ‘Blanche’ and ‘Windermere’ next competed, and the former won, while ‘Guinevere’ beat ‘A®theline,’ had 16 seconds start of the ‘Albatross,’ she only beat her one point and three feet in distance ; ‘Arab’ close up a capital third. — A 10-ton match was sailed for a money prize presented by the ladies, on September 21st. Ten yachts entered. The day was very fine, and during the first heat there was a good steady breeze; but directly after it died out and the 2nd heat was a mere drift, and it was quite dark before it could be finished. It resulted in a tie between ‘Iris’ and ‘ Albatross.’ In the final heat ‘Guinevere’ took the first prize, an oil painting of the Marine Lake, on the night of opening, presented by the owner of the yacht, Mr. T. B. Sill; ‘Thistle’ won 12/- for being second, and ‘Blanche’ 6/- as third. The match was for model yachts not exceeding 20-tons.—The steamer handicap which followed created some excitement and a little merriment. It was for a first prize of The tie and final was run off on the following a…| AND Monday, in a very stiff breeze, resulting: 1st, ‘Gladys,’ W. Osborn ; 2nd ‘Iris,’ J. K.Chamberlain; 3rd, ‘Arab,’ W. H. Hargreaves.—On rst October, 4I, the entrance fee being divided between second A weight handicap Liverpool; match for a money and third. The entries were :—‘Polly,’ Mr. Tharme, Liverpool ; ‘Prince Charlie,’ Mr. Hughes, prize presented by the ladies. With our curious N.N.E. wind, there was some amusing events throughout. At the finish—rst, ‘Gracie,’ W. Osborn, z2lbs.; 2nd, ‘Star of the Sea,’ 25lbs., C. Southport ; ‘Maude’ coming in first, and the ‘Greyhound’ znd. We have been unable to learn the name of the winner of the third prize. Mr. T. Smith was the judge, assisted by Capt. Hicks, late commodore of the Junior Dee Yacht Club. Mr. Nightingale was the starter, and’ Messrs. G. Atherton, V. Falkner, J. C. Smith, and — Adams, umpires. The races created an amount of interest, although there were few spectators, through the coldness of the weather.—/ Southport Visitor, Oct. 20th.) only a few inches. — There will be a race for steamers on November 4th, which will bring our official season to a close. Still if the weather is open and favourable our most ardent members will get up matches. Through the water being so low, it was not possible to get up an inter-club match here, but next season it is fully intended to Kingston (full) M. Y.C.—-The past month has contained no fixture beyond the usual Saturday afternoon matches, which with the season drawing have a series. Southport M.Y.C.—The first club match and open to the members of the Southport Model Yacht Club, took place on the Marine Lake, when the weather was excellent for yachts though anything but suitable for steamers. There were two events on the programme, the first being a yacht race, the distance being one length of the lake to windward. The yachts taking part in it Edmundson ; ‘Windermere,’ S’port, Mr. Ellis; ‘Daisy,’ Serpentine, Mr. Morris ; ‘Gem,’ S’port, Mr. Adlington; ‘Htheline,’ S’port, Mr. Dreaper; ‘Guinevere,’ S’port, Mr. T. B. Sill; ‘Rosebud,’ S’port, Capt. Smith; ‘Thistle,’ S’port, Mr. G. Holford. The first heat was between ‘Blanche’ and ‘Florence,’ the race being a good one, and ‘Blanche’ coming in first. ‘Windermere’ and ‘Daisy’ were the competitors in the second Kiddie, occurred, but no damage of consequence was done. The distance was two lengths of the lake, the prize this season. Prize: a sum of money presented by the ladies… With a real good steady breeze there was some very close and exciting heats. Nine yachts entered, and after 3 hours sailing the result was—1st, ‘Lone Star,’ W. Brockbank, 2olbs.; 2nd, ‘Maggie,’ W. H. Hargreaves, 25lbs.; 3rd, ‘Wave,’ J: Lemfestney, 23lbs. The distance between ‘Lone Star’ and ‘ Maggie’ was were the ‘Florence, S’port, Mr. ‘Blanche, S’port, Mr. Holford; Mr. Crawford, Southport. The weather was too rough for the proper progress of the steamers. The wind caused the water to fill them, and in the case of the ‘Rob Roy’ to sink it. A few other mishaps Tomkins; 3rd, ‘Egerton,’ 48lbs., W. Gill. There were 12 entries.—October 15th, was a consolation handicap for any member who had not won a Ist regatta, ‘Rob Roy,’ ‘Maude,’ Mr. Clarke, Liverpool; ‘Greyhound,’ Mr. | to a close and disturbed weather have not been of great importance. The 1o-tonners being the only class able to bring a decent muster to the start. The rain-fall has been of great service in raising the level of the water, which had previously sunk too low to admit of comfortable sailing, especially for the larger classes, and many members have lent a willing hand to assist in the good work of shoring up the banks to prevent the in-roads of the water during the storms of winter. The Saturday afternoon score since last published is as follows:—Aug 27th, 39in., W. Andrews; 1o-ton, Jos. Twydell. Sep. 3rd, 39in., W. Bruce; 34in., W. Bruce; ro-ton, W. Bruce. Sep roth, 5o0in., G. Smith; 39in., W Andrews; ro-ton, Jos. Twydell. Sep 17th, 5oin., G. Smith; 39in., W. Andrews; ro-ton, J. Twydell. Our well respected late Sect. Mr. H. F. Reynolds has been over here on a visit of some weeks and trying his hand at sailing his little wonder the Fiying Cloud, which is a 1o-ton model 383 x 8, altered from a schooner with about 18 lbs. ballast 166 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST, to a small sail-plan cutter with about 10 lbs., and sailed throughout the season with such marked success by Mr. W. Bruce. ‘The model is of small displacement, and has a long sharp bow with moderate overhang, and for going to windward in a breeze has few equals. ‘Wave’ 3rd. The racing was witnessed by a large gathering of members and frie ds, prizes being distributed on the ground at the conclusion of the racing. ‘The 5-ton match on Oct. 1st, fell through, there being no wind. The 3-ton match on Oct. Corinthian M.Y.C. (London.)— A 5-ton match was sailed August 27th, for the Hon. Sec’s prize; ist, ‘Pearl’ 2nd, ‘Fox’ 3rd. Matches are arranged as follows: Oct. zend, 5-ton, Clapham, 3-p.m. there were 5 starters, ‘Philiis’ G. Ramplin, ‘Boadicea’ Mr. Layton, ‘Pet’ Mr. Edwards, ‘Trojan’ Mr. Church, and ‘Dream’ Mr. Ramplen. ‘Phillis’ (a new boat) was sailed well, and won with 19 points, the other craft having no chance withher. ‘Boadicea’ 6, ‘Pet’ 5, ‘Trojan’ 3, ‘Dream’ 1. (Dream’ was much over-suiled). On Sept 3rd, a match was sailed between ‘Lively’ Mr. Hugo, ‘Thistle’ Mr. G. Ramplin, ‘Primrose’ Mr. Church, ‘Lurline’ Mr. Ramplin, and the 7-ton models ‘Condor’ Mr. Jordan, ‘Kestrel’ Mr, T. Ramplin, ‘Dolphin’ Mr. Layton, and ‘Volunteer’ Mr. Edwards ; the first- named crafttwere ro-tonners. The race was sailed in two divisions, ‘Thistle’ first in the first division, ‘Condor’ second ; ‘Lively’ won 1n the second division, with ‘Lurline’ second. After sailing for the final hour it was found that ‘Lively’ was first with 12 points, “Tbistle’ second 8, ‘Lurline’ 3, ‘Condor retired. On Saturday Sept roth, a 7-ton match for the Vice-Commodore’s prize was sailed; the entries were ‘Kestrel’ ‘Cygnet’, ‘Dolphin’, ‘Active’, ‘Volunteer’ and ‘Nameless’, ‘Kestrel’ won with a lot to spare, her score being 22 points, ‘Cygnet’ and ‘Dolphin’ tied forsecond place. In sailing off the tie ‘Cygnet’ won, making her score 9 points, ‘Dolphin’ 8, ‘Active’ 6, ‘Nameless’ 2, and ‘Volun- teer’ 1. ‘Cygnet’ was sailed well throughout by our youngest member Mr. Tom Ramplin. — Saturday, Sept 24th, a ro-ton match, was sailed for the Commodore’s prize. The following boats started: ‘Thistle’, ‘Dolphin’, ‘Lively,’ ‘Kent’, ‘Lurline’, ‘Primrose’ and ‘Alert’; the prize was won by ‘Lively,’ ‘Lurline’ 2nd, ‘Dolphin’ 3rd. A fiveton match was sailed on Oct 8th, for a prize given by Mr. Wigg’s, when six started, viz., ‘Volunteer,’ ‘Nameless’, ‘Vic’, ‘Dream’, ‘Phillis’and ‘Phantony ; it was won by ‘Dream’, ‘Vic’ 2nd, ‘Volunteer’ 3rd. Clapham M. Y. C. (London, )—Since our last report the following matches have been decided : 5-ton, Sept. 3rd, ‘Wave’ rst, ‘Ariel’ 2nd, ‘Edith’ 3rd. 3-ton, Sept. roth, ‘Coronet’ rst, ‘Ida’ 2nd, ‘Sunbeam’ 3rd.—The annual regatta held on the 22nd September, was an unqualified success, the entries being in excess of those on a similar occasion, and the races well contested. In the 7-ton match ‘Peg’ was first, ‘Fox’ end, ‘Latona’ 3rd. The 5-ton match was won by ‘Brisk,’ ‘Electric’ being znd, ‘Edith’ 3rd; while ‘Griffin,’ proved victorious in the 3-ton, with ‘Sunbeam,’ 2nd, 8th, was carried off by ‘Sunbeam’ 1st, ‘Frolic’ 2nd; and on Oct. 15th, in a 7-ton match ‘Latona’ was Oct, 29th, 3-ton, Ciapham, 3-p.m. for special prize. Kingstown (Lreland) M.Y.C—This club has only had three races since last report, as most of the Saturdays have been too rough to permit of rowing boats accompanying the yachts.—On June 25th, the race was a beat, only three started viz :— ‘Lily,’ ‘Genesta,’ and ‘Luath.’ The first and last named getting a nice streak of wind (which put them beyond the ‘Genesta’s’ reach) made a very pretty race, of which the issue was doubtful, until ‘Luath’ was stuck in the doldrums and ‘Lily’ keeping the wind weht on and won, ‘Luath’ second, the wind at the time being light and shifty. The following Saturday, the course was a reach, a nice breeze was blowing from the South. ‘The inevit- able ‘Lily’ came in first again, ‘Luath’ second, ‘Delvin’ third, only the three started. No races were then held till Saturday, 6th Angust, when the course was altered to twice round 2 marks about ¥% of a mile apart this is a good plan as it gives members practice in rounding, of which some of the attempts were very amusing, numerous fouls being the result. ‘Lily’ won, ‘Luath’ 2nd, ‘Rose’ 3rd. Another long gap intervened till 3rd September, when five boats started. ‘Lily’ as usual took the lead and kept it throughout, but a splendid race ensued for second place between ‘Luath,’ ‘Genesta,’ and ‘Coronet,’ (‘Delvin’ having broken her main boom when going well), ‘Coronet’ and ‘Luath’ keeping about 10 yards apart until near the mark when ‘Luath’ drew level and both rounded together in fine style without either touching each other or the mark. ‘Genesta’ being to leeward had to tack up for the mark which threw her behind very much. ‘Coronet’ eventually got away again and got 2nd, ‘Luath’ 3rd, ‘Genesta’ 4th, It is intended to wind up the season next Saturday, by a regatta, when a silver cup to be won 3 years in succession will be sailed for. George M.Y.C. ( London )—A private match was sailed on the zoth September, between the two old rivals ‘Daisy,’ cutter, Mr. Tylee, and ‘Psyche,’ Berm. yawl, Mr. Allen. ‘The wind was North, and plenty of it, making a reach each way, however, they both sported big canvas. First heat the ‘Daisy’ led, but ‘Psyche’ sailing steadily won the heat. ‘Then ‘Daisy’ won four heats in succession, then ‘Psyche’ won one, but ‘Daisy’ won two more, THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST. 167 ‘Psyche’ winning one more, and ‘Daisy’ winning the last heat, making a score of 14 points to ‘Psyche’s 6. The ‘Psyche’ has proved herself the most successful boat of the season, having won four first prizes; the other prize winners are; ‘Daisy,’ ‘Circe,’ ‘Marjorie,’ ‘Blackbird,’ ‘Scotchman,’ ‘Niobe, ‘Ruby,’ and ‘Daphne.’ The club has had often more than equal to a lean bow that is shorter. Then again, the point of rotation varies very much when a boat is heeled over at different angles according to the different members, and with more members next year, and above all that blessing to model-yachtsmen, a boat-house near the pond, for which we can congratulate ourselves, we can look forward to some scarcely more than equal to the speed, there exists no point of rotation, as the rotation has ceased. We do not mean shape of yachts, and whereas, a boat with flared or overhung bow might luff when pressed, until this extra ship comes. into the water, the same boat might run away ina lull. This process we have frequently seen. Wherever the point of rotation is, it is made by the forward pressure on the mast turning the boat on a certain poi: t, and if the hoat can be got tv travel so fast that this forward pressure is not equal or a most successful season, with a steady increase in | that all narrow models run off, but with large dispfacement and good lines there is great danger. If for instance, the lines of Queen Afab, (10-tonner) but with straight keel, were used for a model, we do not hesitate to say the boat would run off, and with a little more beam we are equally confident she would hang on. With reference to Mr. Hale’s question about position of midship section, we find an extra 5 crept good sport next year. Corresponderce. Letters must bear the name and address of the writers, (not necessarily for publication}. | into our note of last month, it should have been enquiries will not be acknowledged. All communications to be addressed to THE EDITOR. A QUERY. | 12, Church Walk, Hendon. N.W., October 4th, 1887. MEASUREMENT, THE EpiTor, 7he Model-Vachtsman. Dear Sir.—I have been a subscriber for Zhe ModelVachtsman from the commencement of its publication, and London, Oct. 8th, 1887, Tur Epiror, The Afedel- Yachisman. DEAR SiR,—–I read with great interest Mr. Dobeson’s have been hoping to read some gocd authority’s instructions how to proceed to fix a small screw engine in a model boat. In this month’s number appears designs for an engine, but letter and your appended note in this month’s number, on models running off; may I add a few words on the subject? It is purely a question of short v. long bow : fullness or the I have want of it having little, if anything, to do withit. a 10(8*5 x 36) which is rather too full in the bow; the greatest beam being 16 inches from the bow. This boat when first launched ran off worse than many 6 or 7 beam boats; but stepping the mast two inches forward of the original position cured this fault completely: This may be the fault in many narrow models. The great majority of not a werd as to how to place it in the hull. I have a small engine and have made two boats 3ft. 6in. long on lw.l, 7in. beam, and 8in. deep from deck. In one, I unfortunately, in making the bed for the engine, went through the bottom. The other I comple ed, but I cannot fix the engine to my satisfaction, the difficulty being how to lay it so that the shaft works perfectly. A further trouble is to keep out the water at the exit of the shaft where the propeller is screwed on. J have made a stufing box round the hole and have fixed a brass plate as well as I could, but somehow the water masters me, I have never had the least information given me, and a’though I am no models that run off have sharp V bottoms with little bilge, what little they have being aft of the centre of the |. w.1. Now, directly the boat is pressed with sail this becomes the the centre of rotation. greatest bearing, and consequently The sail pressure is all forward of this centre ; and the sharp fore-body having no more resistance, owing to its angle of inclination, than a flat board, off she runs, almost in a cirele. It will be found by observation that the wind does not lull, but that the model runs off simply to relieve itself of the pressure. That this is the true case is shown by the short bowed model ; where the short bow makes the greatest bearing forward of the centre of the l.w.1, When pressed, this is the centre of rotation ; and the greatest sail pressure being aft of this, the model luffs up. Of course, if the mast is so far aft that it cannot immerse the bow to a greater depth than the after-body, it will run off like a long bowed model. Any model that breaks off will run well ; it is all it can do; but it does not follow that a short bowed model cannot run equally as fast. Surely Mr. Dobeson does not intend to imply, that the modern English yacht requires lee helm to get it to windward? No boat or yacht is worthy of the name that cannot go to weather without. I see no reason why the lines of a real yacht should not be mechanic, and make model boats for amusement and pastime, I can turn out a tolerably good model cutter, yawl, or schooner, but a steamer, or fixing the engine in a steamer heats ine. If any of your correspondents would favor me with a little advice I should be eztremely obliged. The engine is after the model of one of Bateman’s, and I purchased it of a gentleman then in a shipbuilder’s yard on the Clyde, but at present I don’t know his whereabouts, All round the boiler J have covered the sides :f the boat with zinc sheeting and under jhe deck. I prefer charcoal to oil for fires. Now to ballast a steamer without lead keel or too much lead at the bottom of the boat, or a lead floor, throws the shaft and propeller too close to lw.l. I have an iron plate for engine and boiler but with lead fore and aft. The boat is not sufficiently weighted to make her safe on the water. Your kind assistance will oblige. Yours truly, T. D. L. P.S.—I have built 2 yawls, 3 schooners, 4 cutters, and I steamer, 2ft. 6in. to 3ft. gin. long, beam various, and a model of a Deal lugger. equally suitable for a model, or the reverse ; provided always, that they are worth using: some are not. Is not more than three-fourths of the I.w.l. rather too far aft to place the greatest section, Mr. Editor? Yours truly, ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. G. Hae, $.M.Y.C, [As our correspondent refers to our note, we must say a few words on the subject. Our desire being the same as that which impelled us last month, viz: that certain dicta must not be accepted too positively and without qualification. Mr, Hale says it is purely a question of long or short bow, This isso generally, but not pyrely, as a long full bow is 5 per cent not §5.—ED.] Anonymous letters and R.R.B.—Do you mean 2ft. gin. on the load-water line, if so the beam might be 11 inches, depth of body underwater 4%in., keel 3in. She should draw about gin. forward and 74in. aft. The height of mainmast, deck to hounds 3oin., | head 6in., topmast 3o0in. if yoked, or 24in. if fitted in ferrule, Foremast 1-10th less than mainmast, bowsprit outboard 22 in., mainboom over taffrail 5 in. THE 168 MODEL-YACHTSMAN boat, the American and the English, for there is no more likeness between the Volunteer as a yacht J. Libandiere.—The yach’ing papers are the /%e/d and Land and Water, both weekly journals published in London. Cannot say at present when we shall publish the lines of a model schooner, but any of the lines we have published would do for a schooner if you prefer that rig, “WATERY WANDERINGS,” A Practical Canoe Cruise. = AND CANOEIST. and the Scotch Zhzstle, than there is between a Pearl canoe and a sculling skiff, or say one of those shallow canoes let out at Durham. -~-O— IT look upon it as a test between the deep keeled, fine lined English boat and the shallow, | rice 4/6 Post-F ree. fine lined, but deep centre-boarded American type. HULL: T. GRASSAM. LONDON: E. MARLBOROUGH, “ One of the brightest, breezicst, and most entertaining records One of Her Majesty’s most faithful admiralty men says, and I think he understands this principle, that “the more like a skimming dish you havea craft, the better, provided you have got another skimming dish hanging down inthe middle of it, that is to say the letter J.” The American yacht of holiday adventure we have ever read—a book which is worthy to stand beside the volumes of that doyen of canoeing, the great Rob Roy himself. . . Mr. William Black is the literary king of Western Scotland, but even the author, of ‘A Princess of Thule,’ and ‘White Wings’ has written nothing of the same kind that is more captivating than this record of ‘Watery Wanderings’.”–M’ chester Examiner was shallow and got her power to bite into the wind from her huge centre-board. ge BRITISH CANOE CLUBS.* then it will be a test of skill in design and seaman- ship in managing them: now it Is a contest of type, not of skill. But why should this interesting ROYAL C.c.—T. G. F. Winser, Sec., 72, Mark Lane, London MERSEY C,C.—T. H. Bartly, Mate, 17, Sweeting-st., Liverpool. CLYDE C.C.—H. K. Broomhead, Sec., 245, Broomhead-st., Glasgow. WEAR C.C.—Geo. W. Clark, Sec., 40. Victor-st., Monkwearmouth. FREE ROVERS C.C.—E. 8. Cook, Capt., Curator, Council House, item be discussed in canoeing notes? The reason is that there is a lesson in it, and I havea desire if possible to point it out, for it is useful to Birmingham. HUMBER YAWL & C.C.—-G. F, Holmes, Capt., Hornsea, Hull. TYNE C.C.—W. Atkin, Com., 64, Marrian-st., Gateshead. % In permanently placing this Listin the M.Y. & C., we do so with a view of facilitating communication between Canoemen, and we trust canoeists as well as to yachting men. It may not be generally known that the English yachting to be fally posted in new Clubs, and in correct details regarding the above List. Mr. Grassam, on receipt of @ stamped directed wrapper will post a specimen copy of this Journal wit order form.—Hd. EDITORIAL NOTES AND COMMENTS. I deeply regret that the word Wrexham appeared in the article on the Norfolk Broads so frequently in the last issue, but through absence in Scotland I was unable to read the proofs of that article. The word should have been Wroxham as every- clubs will not allow centre-boards proper. It must be a fixed thing and not a moveable one. | body knows. —Oo— Tue free rovers are coming to the fore. Their first race they had not time to conclude owing to it becoming rather dark. They should take a lesson and another year hold their regatta at least two months earlier. Their challenge cup was walked off with by my friend Mr. Butler, as yet far back in teens! Rather promising. iid THE same post brings an intimation from the Wear that their Regatta fixed for the early days of Oct. proved abortive because of a too powerful swell rolling into the harbour, These matches should come ofin June, July or early parts of Aug. | when the weather as a rule, if we may depend on English weather at all, is more settled. —_— I am alittle astonished to hear boating men say we cannot build a yacht to sail as fast as the American craft. That remains to be proven. The contest that has taken place between the Volunteer and the 7Aistle is ne test as to what we can do or cannot do. It is only a test of the two types of If the same type of boat were built here, or if the race were sailed in America with the same type, say as ours, Indeed, the lesson taught us by American canoeists is all of a piece with the yachts. —o— The autumnal meet of the R. C. C. will be held at the Cannon Street Hotel, on ‘Tuesday, the 2oth. A 2/6 steak supper will precede the meeting at 6-30; the perhaps. meeting proper to begin at 7 30, ——— Mr. Ingram, R. C. C., has kindly given a prize to be competed for by second-class boats at Kingston. On Saturday, October 8th, eight canoes started and a downright pretty sight it was. The air was balmy, yes, as pleasant as at Cannes, or in the Reverdry. A few of us lay on the bank watching the race (query as to race) without feeling the slightest chill. But oh! what a race it was. The way R. De Quincey wormed himself out of the ruck at the lower buoy and got right away to the other buoy, and nearly got back again to the lower one before the others had left a hundred yards between them and said buoy, was decidedly a wonder, For thirty-five minutes seven canoes ‘stuck’ and were never more than twenty yards from the turning point, partly because there was next to no wind, and partly because that little was completely boxed off by trees. The dropping of anchors to hold their position against the current, was a useful dodge for which the club rules provide. THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN The Secretary of the British Canoe Association intimates that he wishes to receive the names of all gentlemen willing to become members of the same, so that he may submit them on the 2gth inst., when the first meeting will be held. Subscription to date from January ist, but he wants names of likely men. THEN TO NOW, sy THE COOK, W.C.C. ( Continued—from Vol. LV, No. 3 ) RIGS AND FITTINGS. (See LHlustrations in Sept. No. } The only point worth mentioning about the mizen is that a downhaul is fitted to the yard, and passed down between the sail and the batten and boom and through sheet-ring on deck and forward into hand. By its use you are enabled to stow down the mizen on to rudder yoke and make af/ snug. Fic. 4.—Shews more clearly ‘‘Rushton’s” mast-head and foot gear, (Patented in America.) (4.) shews the head-gear, a ferrule is fitted on mast top and a pin screwed for a nut is let nm. On the pin hangs the angle brass carring the halyard-block and topping-Hft ring. (é.) shews double block, (¢.) is the foot-ring carring halyardblock and reef-ring : (¢.) shews foot of mast with 3 stopper rings of leather fastened on : between the Ist and 2nd from bottom the foot-ring is placed and between 2nd and 3rd the boom jaw works. (£.) is angle brass carrying 2 blocks; (/.) foot-ring with 2 blocks attached. This is a very compact gear and enables the canoeist to carry a shorter mast than he would otherwise be able to do. Fic, 5.—Is the connecting rings for Latteen and Mohican rigs. “Fic. g.—Shews an arrangement of blocks and hoisting gear for setting up sails having long heavy yards. In this gear the halyard is fastened to yard about 2 feet from peak, led through block (a.) down through block (é.) up to block (c.) and down to mast-foot. It sets a sail very flat, but when hoisting it requires 18 ft. of halyard to be hauled aft. Fic. 10.—Is the clutch cleat, the sheave is toothed and is an eccentric, the cord is placed under the sheave and the strain or cord fastens itself, a pull aft at once frees the cord. Fic, 11.—Is Oliver’s cam block, the cam is eccentric and helds the cord between itselfand the sheave. By lifting the small handle the cord is free and runs through the block; to fasten the cord the Aandle ts just pressed down. Fra. 12.—Is the ‘Zephyr’ or ‘Wear’ cleat which I introduced 8 years ago, itis shewn fullsize, The cleat consists of two main parts, the deck piece with the lugs, and the cleat arms; a rivet connects the two, and the arms have a rocker motion. A single turn holds securely. The cord is led from forward to after end of cleat and passed under arm at (a.) and then under arm at (6.) The pressure exerted by the cord under arm (a@.) forces arm (8.) down on the end passed under and holds. As soon as the cord is withdrawn from under (¢.) the arm at (@.) rises and the cord runs freely. The cleat is now the only one used amongst our members. Fic, 13.—Is a view of the drop rudder fitted to my canoe. I made mine of copper ; the rudder proper (a@.) is made from No. 18 copper sheet, and the drop blade (4.) from No. 16 copper sheet, (Birmingham Wire Gauge). The rudder is formed by bending the sheet completely over, so as the part next the sternpost is just large enough to allow the rudder pin to drop down ; the top of rudder is bent over (a.) right angles and the brass yoke is rivetted to the bent parts as shewn in (Fig. 14). The blade is fitted to rudder by one copper rivet at {e.) so as to move freely. Another rivet is put in at (f#) and a slot is cut in the blade so as to hinder it from dropping too far, and also, to allow it to raise above level of kecl, the latter rivet also serves to strengthen the rudder just where the most strain comes. Three strong gudgeons are screwed on sternpost to carry rudder and a AND CANOKIST. 169 hole ¥ dia, drilled through each to admit rudder pin.—3 slots are cut in rudder to suit the gudgeons and the rudder pin drops down inside the rudder and through the gudgeons, thus it will be seen the pin is protected from injury. An eyebolt is rivetted in rudder close to top through which a cord passes and is connected to rudder blade at (g.}, this cord is used to lift blade when threading through rocks and shallows, or when descending shallow waters, When passing over a rope or other obstacle the blade rises of its own accord and drops when the obstacle is passed over, The dotted line Fig. 13) shews position of blade when raised. When itis down it is 7 inches below bottom of keel and equal to a rudder 22 dzches wide. Fic. 14—Is a stern view of rudder shewing the blade between the two sides of rudder, also, the yoke rivetted to rudder top. The yoke is 1-16th” thick and 9” long and forms a good platform for mizen to rest on when stowed. If any canoeist desires more information as to fitting, &c., I shall be happy (on receipt of addressed and stamped envelope} to enlighten him as far as my ability goes. My next and paper will treat upon tents and sleeping gear camp outfits, and I shall illustrate the 2 land tents and 1 cance tent, which are most favoured by the W.C.C. A. McLeEop. ONE FROM IRELAND, THE Epiror, Canoeist. Dear S1R,—Youts to hand this morning, and in reply, I beg to state that, ] am not in the least concerned about the non-appearence of those which you have been kind enough to call my ‘‘articles,” seeing that they were not intended fur publication, but were sent merely to receive the criticism of so experienced a canoeist as yourself. As I am writing, however, I should like te draw your attention to a defect, that in my opinion considerably mars the usefulness of The Canoeist to its subscribers, viz : the answers to correspondents are dilatory and insufficient, and as this department is one of, ifnot, the most important part of the paper to nine tenths of isolated canoeists, and also in a less degree to those who have the advantage of clubs, &c., it deserves attention. Now to illustrate this grievance, J may state that here in Ireland we have Kingstown-harbour (only 6 miles from Dublin) a magnificent sheet of water for small sailing craft, and yet such a thing as a sailing cance is almost unknown, and I have seen but few pacdling craft ; this state of things I attribute largely to the extreme difficulty of getting suitable fittings and gear, or even information about them, as from my own experience I know that such a thing as a brass sheaved pulley of suitable size is unobtainable in Dublin, and the connection between this fact and the correspondence department, is simply this, Ll asked many months ago for information as to where I should get such fittings in London, {a query requiring but a dash of ‘Severn’s’ pen to answer) and | have not yet received, or perceived an answer : in my case this has not been of much consequence, as I shall be able to do but little canoeing this year, otherwise, however, it would have been provoking. I may add that surely there exists some firm in London which makes a speciality of cance goods, and if so the judicious introduction to their notice, by the publishers of the advertising department of The M. Y. & C., would probably confer a boon on canoeists, and be productive also of material gain to both firm and paper. In addition to this I would suggest as an improvement, that the journal should be issued bi-monthly or even weekly, instead of monthly as at present, this change has been made in other journals with marked success, and why not therefore in canoeing ? The present interval is too long ; and I think that such a change as suggested would find favour with ‘‘ the craft.” Asan alternative to the above, I would say, give two supplements per month, one of which might occasionally embrace the latest dodges in rig and fittings, those minor adjuncts of the craft which are so perplexing to amateurs. Or asa final proposition, I might say, do THE 170 both. MODEL-YACHTSMAN To accomplish this, it would of course be necessary to raise the subscription, say to 5/- p.a., and at this rate the paper might well be improved in style, finish, (colour of aper for instance) and quantity; and in fact become as Interesting to British canoeists as its transatlantic rival is to AND CANOEIST. up to first-class dimensions, namely, 32 inches by 12 or 13 deep and 15 feet long. Another novelty consists in the bottom boards being fitted in sections of about two feet in length, Having made my moan, and suggestions, there more or less, each section having hinges so that nourishing ‘‘canoe fever” in the United Kingdom, and to ‘wish success to the ‘Severn’ and her gallant skipper at Hendon. I remain, yours truly, one little plank could be raised up so that bilge water may be taken out, then ditto from underneath another, and another, and so on. The next novelty was that the backboard was stuffed Americans, remains only the far more pleasant task of wishing prosperity to The M. Y_& C. in its good work of spreading and A. L. DORAN. {Will you kindly repeat his queries, as we should very much with horse-hair and covered with Russian leather; it looked handsome and would certainly regret omitting any answer. As to the delay: we are not yet be comfortable. The after part is fitted with two water-tight bulkheads. There is a double kind of lid with a hinge arrangement down the complaint.—ED.] centre, which folds up small and which admits in full swing. We are anxious all round to increase the size of the paper, and with a rate of increase similar to that of late, it may be done, and ifso no one shall have cause of THE “GADFLY” CANOE. The canoe whose existence was foreshadowed in our last issue has just been turned out spack and span, complete from stem to stern, and from topmast to keel, and a very remarkable boat she is. We have not space to fully describe it, but there are a few features out of the common. We will take the rig first. It is called the Gunter Lug, that is to say, when hoisted it assumes a triangle and is 11ft. 6in. luff and leach and 8ft. boom. The novelty is in the fitting of the yard. It is indeed, when hauled up, part of the mast. The fore end of the latter has a stout brass ring that works on a hinge and which slides up and down the mast, and another ordinary mast ring is fitted say a foot above said ring. There is a dead stay to hold the halyard in place, and from this the halyard runs through a block at the mast head and then round it the regular way into hand. The line not only hoists the sail, but pulls the boom close up to the mast, and so gives a very tall spread, which works admirably. The jackstay in this rig is one on a new principle, but pretty well known; it is simply a dead line from mast head running through an eye to fore end of boom and fastens to a cleat at after end. This will raise all clear of the deck any height in reason. Another novelty is the means of raising the mast. On the after side of mast well there is a sheaf over which a line runs down to the foot of mast, and by hauling this line the mast is lifted or shot out. There is only one uncertainty about it, and that is—how to keep it from going to port or starboard when it was wanted to come into hand, and another was how to stop it when it is down without crawling, spider fashion, on deck to fix it, When the sail is reefed the yard comes down to tack, and avery nice, natty triangular sail is the result. It struck us that the spread was very much under the size of the boat which was to the first or second or both of these watertight compartments. The whole lid may be folded up and lifted clean off and put away if necessary. The fore end of the after compartment is very ingenious. There is a sliding bulkhead with hinges in three parts which can be lifted out and folded up and the whole of that part thrown open, when away, the backboard may be sloped at a greater or less angle for reclining when under sail, or sitting up to paddle. The rig works admirably. The canoe is very smoothly and strongly finished ; in fact, the sawn timbers and the whole of the work is of the strongest character we ever remember seeing in any cruiser. The boat is as great a credit to the builder as the plans were to the owner, for the clever sheets and minute drawings were really perfect as works of art, and were estimated to be worth, as a professional job, £50! FREE ROVERS C. C. REGATTA. This regatta should have been held at Harlswood Reservoir, on Saturday, October 1st; but owing to some misunderstanding, four men only arrived, and so late that it was impossible to start more than one race, viz., the sailing race for the challenge cup and a silver medal. This was an open race, no limit to size of canoe or area of sail. The course also was a triangular one of about 14 mile, two rounds of which was the distance fixed. The competitors were:— ‘Viking, W. T. Jones; ‘ Polecat,’ J. G. Frith; ‘Tolanthe,’ E. 8. Cooke; and ‘Snowbird,’ H. C. Butler, Time, two rounds, ‘Snowbird,’ 1.20; ‘Viking,’ 1.27. On Saturday, October 8th, eight men turned up in good time and some good sport was witnessed. The first event was a paddling and sailing race. Prize, silver medal with enamelled shield in centre. One round (open). The entries were: ‘Alpha,’ C. EH. Pratt; ‘Gipsy,’ M. K. Smith; ‘Snowbird,’ H. ©. Butler; ‘ Viking,’ THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN W.T. Jones ; ‘ Iolanthe,’ HE. 8. Cooke ; ‘Polecat,’ J. G. Frith. All dashed away together with the paddle, and a good race ensued; ‘Snowbird’ and ‘Iolanthe’ carried spinnakers. The times at the finish being, ‘Iolanthe,’ 12.5; ‘Snowbird,’ 12.30; ‘Alpha,’ 18.10; ‘ Viking,’ 13.25; ‘Gipsy’ and ‘ Polecat’ a minute later—Handicap sailing race: prize, silver medal, with gold centre; two rounds. The starters were as before, ‘ Iolanthe’ receiving 2min. time allowance, ‘Polecat’ 5min., ‘Alpha’ and ‘Gipsy’ lOmin. each. During the second round the wind died away completely, and the umpire being appealed to, stopped the race. ‘Tolanthe’ having a lead of about 3muins. was awarded the prize. — Handicap paddling race, one mile; prize, silver medal. ‘Snowbird,’ lisec.; ‘Iolanthe,’ 10sec.; ‘Alpha,’ dsec.; ‘Gipsy’ and ‘Polecat,’ scratch. This was the best race of the day. ‘Iolanthe’ led at the half-mile buoy, with ‘Polecat’ three lengths behind, the rest close up. A ding-dong race between ‘Iolanthe’ and ‘Polecat’ ended in a well-earned victory for the latter —Half-mile paddling race, open. Prize, silver medal. Three started for this event, viz., ‘ Polecat,’ ‘Alpha,’ and ‘Gipsy.’ This was a well-contested race all the way, ‘Polecat’ winning; a few lingths only separating all three. This concluded the regatta. Mr. George Glydon officiated as starter and umpire in a very satisfactory manner. DESCRIPTION OF CANOES in above.—‘ Viking,’ Peari model, 14.6°+2.8″. A fine able crait, but her skipper is a very nervous subject. ‘Iolanthe,’ Tandem canoe, 15.6” + 2,6”, a very fast boat either under canvass or paddle. ‘Snowbird,’ cruising canoe, with 3” keel. 12.6” +2.6″. My old ‘Ariel.’ ‘ Gipsy,’ Mersey canoe, 14.0″ +2.4”. ‘Alpha,’ Rob Roy canoe, 13.0” x 2.6”. Is now rigged with sprit-main, and looks and goes very prettily. ‘ Polecat,’ Rob Roy canoe, 14.0″ x 2.4”. Very fine in the bows, but fast with the paddle. A TALK WITH TURK. It may be a novelty to interview a canoe builder, but at any rate to have a chat witha man of the experience of Mr. Turk, of Kingston, is at least to talk with a man who has built more canoes—and canoes that have become famous, than any other man in the world probably, up to a recent date anyway. The following conversation is therefore repeated here for what it is worth. THE BEST WOOD FOR CANOES. «What is your idea of the relative difference in pine, cedar, and mahogany, for canoe building?” “Do you mean in point of weight ?” AND CANOEIST. 171 ‘Well, first I will say weight.” ‘‘There is not much difference between the ordinary spruce, cedar, and mahogany, so far as weight goes, but there is a great difference in the woods themselves. I consider that all species of pine that are used in boats as next to useless. It is positively no good for building canoes. It is a heavier wood than either spruce or cedar, but it is a brittle wood and liable to crack, break, and bend.” “Then you prefer cedar ?”’ ‘Certainly. We find that cedar is the most suitable for canoe building for several reasons. It is very tough. If you put your hand on the deck of that boat, (pointing to the ‘Gadfly,’) you will find it will yield and spring back again. If it meets with a jar or a hard knock it yields. Another remarkable quality about cedar is, that when varnishing it, it absorbes more of that article than any other wood, and actually the varnish goes right through it. Varnish a piece of a quarter inch thick and you will find it oozes right through the pores of the wood to the other side. This renders the wood thoroughly water-tight, tough, and durable.” ‘‘And what is your opinion about oak ?” ‘““Well, of course oak is stronger, but cedar stands all the knocking about that these boats get.” “But what about taking a canoe down upland streams where there are no locks? There you know we have to go grinding over shallows, or hauling them, half-laden, over gravel, big stones, and banks.” “Oh! well, in that case I should think oak would be the best.” ON THE FORM OF CANOES. ‘“‘Now, as to pace in a canoe, what is your idea of a boat that shall have a finer entrance forward and more beam than they usually have abaft on midships ?” ‘““T should think it would be a very interest- ing and a very promising experiment, but I could not say as to its merits as a principle.” ‘“What is the leading idea you generally have in the construction of canoes for sailing?” ‘‘Why, it is to make the water-line as long as possible, to give the canoe plenty of bearing.” ‘*But suppose the water-line was shortened and the beam increased and the bearing therefore was lessened, what then ?” “Well, I should think it would come to very much the same thing.” PROBABLE NEW CANOES. “Have you many orders on the present? stocks at Do you hear of many new canoes likely to be built?” “Well, (consulting the foreman) ‘how many have we reckoned on?’ ‘Foreman (reckoning THE 172 MODEL YACHTSMAN up) six sir. ‘Yes, we are likely to have six canoes built in the two leading classes, from which there is sure to be some interest created.’ ”’ STRONG ARMS FV. STRONG WINDS, AN EASTER CRUISE. ( Continued— Commenced August, 1887.) Another trans-shipment at the Castle mills, and then, on a brown sunny bank, which never yet felt AND CANOEIST. back door without knowing it, but so it happened on this eventful day. Laden with bread and milk, and bearing warm greetings to his comrades, the mutineer returned to camp, and as soon as supper had disappeared the whole party save the Junior strolled up to the house and spent a cheerful evening in this abode of civilization and kindly souls. “Breakfast at 8,” were the last words of our host as we parted that night, and punctual to the minute,—next morning, each man wearing a the searching breath of an last wind, the ground sheet was spread, the skipper brandished the fatal tin opener, and we fell to. It was after lunch, as we lay on our backs enjoying that after-dinner a pious hope at heart that such an unexpected incursion of four huge appetites among the viands pastime loved of men and crocodiles—basking,— that an aristocratic well-fed bull interposed his shapely profile between us and the boats. Neddy, {of grub] bent. mindful of asad mischance in which a bull was very much mixed up, that lately overtook a scion of the famous house of Jabberwock, across the water,—-sang ahoy for the boats “Sauve qui peut,” advice replete with wisdom but hard to act upon. An awkward pause ensued, during which we culled such consolation as we could from the thought that three out of our party might reasonably hope to escape a tossing; then with a scornful snuffle the “pasture’s lord” vacated the foreground and we re-gained the boats and paddled down to Willington Lock. The scenery through which we were now passing was of that sober character which, presenting no prominent land mark or bold de- cided feature, may be best described as quiet, with an ever increasing tendency to flatness as the mile slipped under our keels. Great Bradford and Tempsford locks gave some trouble, and at each it is to be feared certain souvenirs of our passage were left in the shape of varnish scraped from the Severn’s bright new planks of mahogany. Evening being now drawing on, with many a promise of rain, all eyes were on the “qui vive” for a suitable spot for camping. The skipper spying timber ahead, landed and ran along the bank for the purpose of prospecting, while we followed slowly with the boats. Presently we heard his cheery shout, and on wearing round a bit of a bluff, caught sight of his white bags beneath some Elms to the leeward of somebody’s boat-house. ‘The very place that has been waiting for us since creation’—shouted he—“out with the tent.” During the day the mutineer had spoken of certain near relatives of his residing at a farm house in the vicinity some where, whom a while since he had visited and from whom he was certain of a warm welcome. To find them out and procure bread was the task now allotted him, so leaving the others to erect the tent he set out for towards a light seen at a house half hidden among It is not often one camps in the field the trees. of a near relation, within a few hundred yards of his | “‘breakfast ashore” expression on his face, and with of the neighbourhood might not bring about a famine, we filed across the meadow, on destruction Let poets sing of the glories of a real squarely fashioned, tastily spread country farm breakfast. It is of far too sacred a nature for the frivolous pen of the mutineer to dilate upon; yet as he writes, the memory of pleasant faces, children’s voices, a joyful clatter of knives and forks, mingling with a dozen rich aromas, each more dear to hungry human nature than the scent of new mown hay or the breath of Summer roses, surges back upon his senses and he heaves a sigh “Sub imo pectore.” Good-bye’s uttered,—and, accompanied for a short distance by our hostess and some of the little ones, we paddle into S$. Noels. This little town is indeed blessed in its glorious old Church,—but the beauty of its architecture and the solemnity which dwells within its precincts, did not prevent us from fecling a rush of human admiration at one sweet looking specimen of an English girl, who was busy with Easter decorations amid the vener- able monuments and silent shadows. A somewhat less sacred, but, in the eyes of two members of our community of four,—by no means less noteworthy feature of the town is the Pastrycooks, a veritable oasis in a country like this where good confectionery is seldom met with. ‘The last sentimental feeling engendered during our ramble round the Church went by the board at the sight ofa sumptuous array of correctly coloured tarts, and we place it on record that the person who made them, be she young and pretty, deserves for a husband the most squarely shouldered well fashioned young yeoman the county of Huntingdon can produce. (To be continued.} CONCERNING THE HUMBER AM Weller said he never heard any one say “dead donkey,” and we never heard any one say “‘ beautiful Humber.” The remarks so far as we can remember them that have been used regarding this the grandest of English estuaries, have been of this nature—‘“ the muddy Humber,’ the “beastly Humber,” “the wretched Humber, ” and LS THE words ofthat ilk. MODEL-YACHTSMAN The other day it was our good fortune to sail before a powerful S.E. breeze out of the Trent into this grand water. The hills begin at Burton Stather, when they rise gracefully from the banks, from the sloping mud wall, that is on the Trent, in very graceful curves, and are varied by many hues of the green trees, of crops, and of grass. This ridge of hills continues with small intermission for about twenty miles down with its rich undulating slopes dipping into the very water. Atthe mouth of the Ouse on the other hand grand sloping uplands, richly wooded and of varied colours rise from the water. ‘The Humber as we have pictured it, and the Humber as we had understood from the description of other people, was an esiuary on the banks of which vast collieries and iron works were belching forth their vast volumes of smoke and ill odours, with mountains of refuse from collieries having their base in the water below. Black grimy coal staithes were suspended from the bank at intervals along its shores, and sombre coal barges and sailing craft were moored beneath them and great clouds of dust were raised by the descending coal. Noise, clamour, smoke and filth, evidences of a rude but powerful modern industry, were to be met with during the whole length of the busy Humber. This was the river of our imagination ; but behold we emerged on a glorious sheet of water with an average breadth of five or six miles, with sloping green hills on the right, and still higher and longer sloping hills on the left. Let it be remembered that a few gleams of sunshine shed their rays from between clouds as we passed and gave additional beauty and glory to the scene that was so impressive and so unexpected. A powerful wind dead on the beam sent along the Severn canoe at such a pace on the tide that she did the twenty-five miles in three hours. Perhaps the glorious sail had something to do with the enhancing and impressive beauty of the scene itself, but after visiting as we have the Firth of Forth, with its still greater hills and if possible still wider estuary, having traversed all its mystic wanderings right up toStirling, inthe same miniature specimens of craft that we love so well, having sailed or paddled over nearly every loch in the West of Scotland, inside of course, the Sound of Mull, we have not seen anything very much grander or more beautiful than the Humber. The water that rolls down is not aclear sparkling stream, like almost every tidal river some distance from the sea, it is mixed with the rich soil that impregnates the water through its whole tidal course, thoughit is «s saltas the seaitself. To say it in plain language—it is muddy. The tide goes with such a majestic sweep as we have never seen it rush scarcely out of any estuary. Perhaps it is as fastas the tide of the Thames under London Bridge, and yet taken on its course and descended AND SE CANOEIST. on its return with a fair or an average wind, and with a boat that is not a cockleshell but a good cruising boat, with the well battened down, what a grand river it is for the canoeist, and yet so far as we can learn the canoe is no more here. The canoeists have forsaken their first love and the sport fer se is to be found on the Humber no more. We cannot help thinking that this is partly owing to the delay which somehow or other stayed the introduction of the modern sailing canoe, which for speed, comfort and safety is hard to beat. Those who were canoeists must have been only votaries for the narrow and limited craft so admirably suited for paddling up or down upland streams, but so ill-adapted for general cruising on nobler waters, SEVERN, R.C.C. IMPORTANT NOTICE. On and after October 1st, we shall insert in a prominent place in this Journal, advertisements for the sale or exchange of CANOES or BoaTs, at an uniform charge of 1/- for each insertion, not exceeding 40 words—displayed as under. Advertisement— SAILING AND PADDLING CANOE “CONDOR,” 15-feet; by Messenger; foot-steering; spare mainsail.— May be seen by applying to Woods, 2, Flora Villas, Oulton near Lowestoft.—49.—Owner, Mandsley, The College, Hollestey, Suffolk. SAILING AND PADDLING CANOE “KNOT,” 14-feet; by 33, centre board. drop rudder paddle, cruising sails, ballast, all in first rate condition, just returned from erusing to Dover. Delivered to any Station in London £12. Owner, Regents Park Basin, London. Gachange & Sale Column. RULES. The charge for Inserting advertisements in this column is 4d. for twenty wor.1s, 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, igd. or 1d. stamps may be sent in payment. Advertisements must be written on one side of the paper only. For SaLe. —The first-class racing and cruising canoe **Daisie.” Three suits sails, clothes, water and spirit tins complete. Price and particulars, apply CHAs. LIVINGSTeN, Mate Mersey Canoe Club, 20, Exchange Alley, Liverpool, For SA.Le.—*‘Afodel- Yachisman” complete from mencement, 43 Cash offers. numbers, unsoiled, suitable for com- binding, Henry Porter, Goxhill, Lincolnshire. For Sae. —Beautiful sailing model schooner yacht just completed, about 26in. overall, will prove very fast sailer— will sell very, very cheap. Also nearly ready, (could be delivered within three weeks) perfect model of 1500 tons register full rigged ship, all sealed, on stand, glass case, gilt frame, no slop work, areal beauty, fit and proper adornment for club-rooms, libraries, or any gentleman’s mansion, Will sell for much |+ss than half its estimated value. —Fullest particulars; Address :—L. VassaL_o, 44, London Street, Fleetwood. For SaLe.—Model Yacht, 4ft. gin. long, 11in. beam, in good condition and very fast; with sails and spars, &e., 45/- A. F., this office. For SALe, -—— Two ten-tonners, complete, —X.Y.Z., this office. with all sails, etc., THE 4 MODEL. YACHTSMAN AND CANOEKEIST. For SaLzE.—Model Schooner Yacht, used once, 26in. over-all. Sails, spars, rigging, ladders, deck fittings, figure- ~ DUBLIN, “TRINITY”—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station–Kingston Harbor Full particulars free on application. Reason for disposal, Hugh Chambers, Strathleven-place. GATESHEAD.—Tonnage—Y.RB.A. J. Dobeson, 14, Claremont Place. Station—Gateshead Park. GLASGOW.-~——Tonnage—“ 94” Rule. Station.— D. McNicol], 32, Cromwell-street. GREENOCE.—Tonnage—” 94″ Rule. Station.— R. MeNair, Junr., 10, Antigua-street. head, lead swing-rudder, stand, flags, etc., all complete. too small for owner’s purpose. — £4-0-0, carriage paid.— Barrett, Penleigh, Truro. For SALE.— Beautifully-modelled 1o-tonner, rigged Ber- muda yawl, spinnaker silk, 4o by 714, designed by eminent builder, never been beaten; also one 38% by 8, built of metal, hull only weighs (without lead) 2lbs, 50z., cut. rigged. Grand medel of Iron Clad, 4ft. 6in., beautifully finished, brig rigged, engines and everything complete, worth £25, will be sold for £8. All on approval. – ‘*Z” 32, Fenchurch Street, London. AMONG THE WEAR MEN. THE Epiror, 7he Canoeist. S1R,—Having received an invitation, three members of the Tyne Canoe Club decided on paying a visit to the Wear recenily on the occasion of a sailing race. busy in the extreme. For the The scene was sailing race about to commence, nine or ten canoes were being put into order, We were introduced to that energetic canoeist M. A. Mc Leod, who was busy getting the ZefAyr into sailing trim. Alongside was Mr. Todd’s Sheila, of Watery Wanderings fame. Near it was Mr. Clark’s Sundeam, fitted with the latteen rig and looking very smart. A move being made for the water, we took up an advantageous position to view the race. The Zephyr figured very prominently, having a large spread of canvas with a centreboard to boot. The canoes looked pretty on the water, fur the boats reflect great credit on the club, all but one being made by the members themselves. The race being over we were entertained to tea in the club house, served in rather a primitive fashion ; but therein lay the charm: it had the effcet of at once making us feel at home with everyone and everything. Who could blame us for spending a couple of hours in a canoe chat among such jolly fellows? We were shown there cuisines, and tents, of which they have two; one the Clyde tent used in Watery Wanderings, and the other the American Marquee tent which only requires one pole and is easily put up. We also saw the lighting apparatus for tents which was mentioned in a former number of the Camoedst. Were I to describe all we saw I would be trespassing upon your valuable space, and when I say that any visitors going to see them would be made equally weleome, I think that I am not far off the mark. WILLIAM ATKIN, Captain, T.C.C. M.Y.C. REGISTER Y.K.A. (1883) Rule of Measurement—Tonnage—lin. to lit, Length (l.w.1.) added to beam, squared, multiplied by beam, divided by 1730. 94” Rule of Measurement—Tonnage—Leneth ‘].w.L) less breadth multiplied by the breadth, and by the half-breadth, divided by 94. **1900” Rule of Measurement—Tonnage—lin. to lit., Length (l.w.l.) multiplied by length, and the product by the breadth, divided by 1200. AMERICAN.—Length, taken on 1.w.1. Station—Prospect Park, New York, G. Pigott, 92, Douglas St., Brooklyn, U.S. ANGLESEY.—Tonnage—Y.R.A, A. F. Haslam, Menai Bridge. Station BELFAST.—Length, taken from stem-head to stern-post, on deck. — Belfast Lough. Station. James Gardner, 6, Old Park. Ulster.—Measurement wanted. Station—W aterworks, Antrim Road. W. Wilson, 1234, Cosgrave-street. BOSTON.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station.—River Witham. W. Keightley, Bath Gardens. BROUGHTY FERRY.—Length taken on Lw.l. up to 8ft., then tonnage—Y.R.A. Station—Claypots Castle Pond. Geo. Ritchie, 17, Ambrose St., Broughty Ferry, N.B. COWES, I.W., MEDINA.—Length. Win. Silbeck, West Cowes. Station.— Station—Menai Straits, CARNARVON,—Length. J. H. Lees, Bronserial, North-road. DUNDEE.—Tonnage—“ 94” Rule Station.—Stobsmuir Pond. Alex. Ogg, 30, Raglan-street. W. E. C. Phelps, 6, Trinity College, Dublin. DUMBARTON.—Tonnage—¥.R.A. GRIMSBY.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station–Meadow Park Station—Alexandra Dock. J. H. Bacon, 35, Wellington Terrace, Wellington-street. GUERNSEY.—Club forming. Julius A. Carey. Particulars wanted. HULL.—Kingston—Length taken on 1.w.1.; also 10-ton class Y.B.A Station—Club Lake, Inglemire Lane, Beverley Road. F. C. Wood, West-parade, Spring-bank, W. Worley, George Street. Albert-—Tonnage—Y.R.A. 8. L. Tucker, Belgrave Terrace, Rosamond St. HARTLEPOOL, W.—Length, taken from stem-head to stern-post, i.w.1. wR, Thompson, 82, Thomas-street. <— ON-TYNE _—Tonnage—-Y. R.A. A. E. Long, 135, Albert Road. KINGSTOWN (Ireland.)—Tonnave, Y.R.A. Station—Kingstown Harbor. J, R. Sykes, 15, Garvill Avenue, Rathgar. Station LIVERPOOL. —Tonnage-~Y.R.A., with limited depth and minimum freeboard. Station—Sefton Park Lake H. Hodd, 88, Belgrave-rd., 8. Michaels, Aigburth, L’pool, 8, LLANDUDNO Length. Station—Llandudno Bay. >. Melsom, Postmaster. LONDON.–M. Y. Sailing Association—Length taken on I.w.1. Station—Round Pond, Kensington Gardens. J, Pollard, 82, Spring-st., Paddington, Victoria—Length, taken overall and on L.w.1. Station—Victoria Park. W.5. Melville, 16, Frederic-place, Bow, E. Serpentine—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station—The Serpen- tine, Hyde Park. H. Lear, 13, North-street, Westminster, 8.W. Clapham —Tonnage—yY.R.A. Station.—Long Pond, Clapham Common. H. R. Girdlestone, 72, Clapham Road, 8.W,. Prinee of Wales. = Station—Victoria Park, Measurement and Sec.’s Name wanted. Alexandra,— Do. Do. London.—Length (l.w.1.) multiplied by beam, not to exceed 240, also 10-ton class ¥.R.A. Round Pond, Kensington Gardens. Station— G, Harvey, 18, Elm Park Road. 8. Kensington. Kensington—Length, taken on L.w.l. Station.—Round Pond, Kensington Gardens. G M. Webb, 61, Lambeth Palace-rd., Albert Embankment, 8.E. George—Length on L.w.1.; also 10-ton class, Y.R.A. Station— Round Pond, Kensington Gardens. E, Tylee, 29, Oxford Square. Hyde Park. Goodrich Road School.—Particulars wanted. Cc. L. Gutridge, Heber Road School, E. Dulwich, Highgate—Boats handicapped by weight. Station—Highgate Ponds. H. P. Reynoldson, 2 Beaconsfield-ter., Archway-rd., H’gate Corinthian.—Length. Station.— A. Hugo, 178, Ferndale Road, Brixton, 8.W. MANCHESTER.—Length, taken on L.wl.; also 10-ton class, Y.R.A. Station—Print Works Reservoir, Levenshulme. R, W. Gill, 22 Langford-rd., Heaton Chapel, Stockport, MARYPORT, Cumberland.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. Station J. W. Hodgson, 20, North-street. MEDWAY.—Chatham.—Length multiplied by beam. W. Andrews, Trafalgar Road, New Brompton. (pro.tem} MOGR PARK (New South Wales.)—Length, taken from stem-head to stern-post on deck; also overall. J.M. Donaldson, 22, Myrtle-street, 8. Sydney, N.S.W PORT GLASGOW.—Tonnage—’ $4″ Rule. Station.—Lower Dougliehill Pond. W. Miller, 2, Laird Street. PORTSMOUTH.—Tonnage—Y.R.A. and length (1.w.L.) Station.—Craneswater, Southsea. Capt, Haldane— Wolverton House, Lennox Road, Sonthsea. RYDE, (I. W. }—Length, taken from stem-head to stern–post, on deck. Station. —Canoe Lake. G, Beazley, Ryde Dispensary. 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Co., Address to 162, High Street, HULL. s | a Nn The famous American Magazine, of Sport and Travel, is about to ex- tend its sphere by issuing an English and Colonial Edition. The publication of the English edifion has been undertaken by Mrssrs. Carr & Co., 26, PaTErNOSTER Square, Lonpon, H.C., and leading publishing firms in Melbourne and Sidney (Australia) have the magazine in hand. The Yachting, Hunting, Shooting, Fishing, Riding, Bicycling and Tricycling, Canoeing, Rowing, Cricket, Ice Yachting, Photography, and Travel features will be continued, with an increased number of illustrations and other 1mprovements.