Forest and stream . r inter-esting books, the Cruise of the Sunheam, Sunshine and Stormin the East, and other yachting cruises, died on board the Sun-beam on Sept. h, and was buried at sea. The yacht was then ona voyage from Australia to England. Lady Brassey was a mostenthusiastic sailor and had visited nearly aU parts of the world inthe Sunbeam. THE BURGESS FISHERMAN.—This new craft, which willbe set afloat in a few weeks, will differ in many respects from theold fishing schooners. She will have steel wire shrouds in placeof iron, a single round stick for a bowsprit, with one jib, spreaderst
Forest and stream . r inter-esting books, the Cruise of the Sunheam, Sunshine and Stormin the East, and other yachting cruises, died on board the Sun-beam on Sept. h, and was buried at sea. The yacht was then ona voyage from Australia to England. Lady Brassey was a mostenthusiastic sailor and had visited nearly aU parts of the world inthe Sunbeam. THE BURGESS FISHERMAN.—This new craft, which willbe set afloat in a few weeks, will differ in many respects from theold fishing schooners. She will have steel wire shrouds in placeof iron, a single round stick for a bowsprit, with one jib, spreadersto the bowsprit slu-ouds, quarterlL_; on the main boom, aud adouble mainsheet. The keel is also double the depth of the oldboats. CHALLENGES FOR THE CUP.—In addition to Mr. Sweetsnotice of a challenge it is reported that Mr. John Jameson, ofDublin, owner of Irex and formerly of Samcena, has sent to theNew York Y. C. a notice of a challenge. Nothing further is re-ported in relation to a challenge from Nova THE LEWIS TENT VENTILATOR. THE LITERARY WORLD says of Kunhardts SteamYachts: Now that the yacht races are over and the yachtingseason is drawing to a close, the practical yachtsman, whetherhe owns a sailing vessel or belongs to the already large andrapidly growing class of steam yachtsmen, is beginning to makehis plans for next season. The latter class particularly will beinterested in this new book just published by the Forest, andStream Publishing Company. It is, to the best of our knowledge,the only practical work on steam yachts that will be compre-hended by the beginner, and at the same time hold the attentionand teach something new to the oldest veteran in the art of con-structing and managing a marine engine, and of building a hullfor it to propel. TUCKUPS.—In answer to the inquiries as to these boats a cor-respondent, sends the address of James Wignall, opposite Crampsdry dock, Philadelphia, as a reliable builder. In sailing free thepeak is dropped 2 or 3
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