ILLUSTRATIONS.
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Frontispiece, "With Topmasts Housed," 12
Jason's Yacht Argo, 15
Viking Ship, 20
Flagship of Columbus, 25
Dutch Yacht of Seventeenth Century, 28
Commodore John C. Stevens, 31
Gimcrack and Maria, 34
America, 1851, 38
Maria, 1851, 38
America's Lines, 39
The Cutter Oriva, 48
Vigilant in Dry-dock, 51
Uncas in Frame, 55
Interior of Uncas, 60
Form of Uncas, 60
Uncas on the Ways, 66
Ouananiche, 71
Dragon III., 75
Gloriana, 79
Madge, 82
Germ of the Centerboard, 84
Vesta, 85
Athlon, 94
Catboat Dorothy, 101
Kewaydin, 103
The Herreshoff Catboat Wanda, 104
Lines of Evolution, 107
Lines of Jullanar, 108
Lines of Niagara, 110
Lines of Jubilee, 110
Mid-section of Dilemma, 110
English Finkeel Freak Nameless, 111
Lines of Rocket 112
Niagara's Midship Section, 113
Niagara Under Sail, 114
Rorqual, 116
Dad, 117
Vesper, 117
Monstrosity Skate, 118
Dominion on Even
Keel, 121
Dominion Heeled, 121
Dominion Under Sail, 123
Double-huller of the Pacific. 126
Sloop Gracie, 133
Schooner Sappho, 134
Cutter Genesta, 135
Schooner Colonia, 137
Rig of Cutter Showing Masthead Shroud, 139
Rig and Sail Plan of Uncas, 145
Mastheads of Uncas, 147-8
Cutter Minerva, 150
Sail Plan of Ethelwynn. 152
Half-rater Spruce IV., 153
Fifteen-footer Ethelwynn. 153
Forty-footer Gossoon, 161
America, 1899, 165
Phantom, 193
Ghost, 199
A Stern Chase, 201
Vigilant, 224
Defender in Dry-dock, 227
Thistle, now Comète, 230
Volunteer, 231
Valkyrie III. in Dry-dock, 233
Ellen, Twenty-rater, 235
Cutter's Bow and Stern, 1892, 237
English Mid-sections, 238
Mid-sections of Cup Contestants, 239
Volunteer and Thistle, 241
Vigilant and Valkyrie II., 241
Valkyrie II., 243
Valkyrie III., Stern View, 245
Modern Type of Fin, 246
Defender and Valkyrie III., 246
Hoisting Defender's Mainsail, 247
Defender Under Brooklyn Bridge, 251
Defender Under Sail, 255
Valkyrie III. Under Sail, 259
Defender's Stern, 271