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NOVA SCOTIA YACHT SQUADRON. 



TWO very good races were sailed by the yachts of the 

 squadron on Saturday, August 24, at Halifax, a nice S. 

 W, breeze springing up shortly after 1 o'clock. There were 

 two entries for this race, the Beqfoam, 26" tons, Captain Lar- 

 com, R. A., and the Albatross, 17 tons, Mr. D. Cronan. Both 

 yachts carried main-gaff-topsails, but the Seafoam's did not 

 stand, and she had to hand it, trusting to her rnaiutopniast 

 staysail instead. The second gun gave the signal to start, 

 •when A Matrons stood straight for the line, crossing it at lh. 

 14ra. Seafoam made a board inshore on the port tacit— a very 

 judicious move— and, tacking, crossed at lh. 16m. 80s. Sea- 

 Jhum laid right out, fetching within a cable's length to lee- 

 ward of Ihe Automatic Buoy, when sire tacked and rounded 

 it, setting her topsail again, and increasing her already com- 

 manding lead of the Albatross. The latter could not weather 

 Meagher's Beach Light, and went round on the port tack just 

 inside of Horse Shoe Shoal buoy, standing on toward the 

 western shore till she waa in the Seafoam's wake, when she 

 stayed to starboard, but not laying up as close a3 Sea foam, 

 had to make a longer board to round the Automatic Buoy. 

 The two yachts now ran for Commissioner's Point Buoy. 

 Albatross set a squaresail to port, but could not diminish the 

 distance between herself and the leader, and had not rounded 

 Commissioner's when Seafoam passed the Lumber Yard a 

 winner at 4h. 13m. 85s. 



Iu the sloops and yawls Tace Hebe and Kestrel simply ran 

 away from the fleet, making a match of it for the handsome 

 first and second prizes. Mr. Yorston did not get round from 

 Pictou in time with his yacht, the Slip, 10 tons, and much re- 

 gret was felt at this by his fellow-members, but Fiona, the 

 new yacht from Shelburne, made her first appearance in the 

 racing lists and was beaten. The little Edith sailed a plucky 

 race, but waa entirely overmatched, and had no chance as soon 

 as Point Pleasant was passed. Till then, however, she held 

 her own with the. Psyche, Mystery and Fiona. The line was 

 crossed in the following order : 



Hebe, dp ,8 toss, J. K. Butler 1 « 40 



Edith. Sl]i., 5 tu »*, W- Atkinson ., l 27 55 



KeBlrel, v!., IB tuns. Vice-Corn. White 1 us Q0 



Mystery, sip., 4 ions, F. 0. Sumiohrast 1 2a 211 



Psyche, sip., T tons, Lt. Cape! Cure, 20th 1 59 21 



Fiona, alp., 7 tons, J. Fraser 1 30 115 



Gaff-topsails and balloon jibs wero set on every craft for the 

 reach up to Commissioner's 1'oint Buo3 r , Hebe and Kestnl at 

 once singling each other out and rushing to the front in grand 

 style, Psyche passed Mystery, and Fiona closed up, but was 

 dropped again before the buoy was reached. All the yachts 

 had to jibe here, and then hauled on a wind for the beat down 

 to Mars' Bock. Mystery was sadly, and quite unnecessarily, 

 driven out of her course and blanketed by the government 

 steamer Olendon. Fiona, which was as tern, alone profited 

 aud got to windward of Mystery and Edith, but not for 

 long, as the cruiser soon screwed up again, after nar- 

 rowly shaving George's Island; Hebe and Kestrel, mean- 

 wnile, getting the first of the sea breeze, were laying 

 over to it in the puffs aud making a long leg out of the harbor. 

 The second division, composed of the Psyche, Mystery, Edith 

 and Fiona, in the order named, tacked successively when off 

 McNab's aud stood in for the western shore in the hope of 

 getting a stronger wind. Fiona was the last to tack, and 

 when she went about off the western land, weathered and 

 passed the Edith. Hebe rounded Mars' Bock Buoy at 2:40 p. m., 

 followed shortly after by Kestrel, both having made a short 

 'tack to get round, and getting the wind free on tho reach to 

 Thrum Cap Buoy, which they rounded shortly after the dm- 

 foam, leading in the schooner race, passed up. They raced up 

 10 and caught her, tho pair of them sailing a most beautiful 

 mutch all the way to Commissioner's Point Buoy and back to 

 the finishing point at Lumber Yard wharf. The four other 

 sloops sailed a race of their own, PsycJte a long way ahead of 

 the Mystery and the latter as far ahead of the Fiona and Edith. 

 The race ended as follows : Hebe, 4h. 10m. 30s.; Kestrel, lh. 

 11m. 40s. 



Hebe, therefore, sailed the course in 24 seconds less than 

 Kestrel, and having to receive an allowance of 7m. 2s. for dif- 

 ference of tonnage, took the first prize by 7m. 2os., the Kestrel 

 taking second. 



MrT yorston arrived from Pictou on the following Monday, 

 August 20, having encountered headwinds all the way. Ills 

 yacht, the SVp, is a sloop of ten tons, carrying a large and 

 handsome mainsail. She is very broad and very shallow, ad- 

 mirably adapted, iu fact, for sailing in smooth water, but not 

 the sort ot craft to go cruising outside in. A race was gotten 

 up for her benefit, the champion Hebe, sloop, 8 tons, Mr. J. K. 

 Butler, and the Psyche, sloop, 7 tons, entering the lists against 

 her. It was blowing a good breeze from S. when the three 

 yachts were sent off at ih. 52m. 10s. the Slip leading across 

 the line. Hebe went into first place, however, before they 

 broke their tack under the island, and from that thru; steadily 

 left the Pictou yacht, holding a better wind when elosehaulcd 

 aud running faster when going free. Psyche was early out of 

 the race, which was unfortunately not finished, the wind fail- 

 ing fast and leaving Hebe becalmed two hundred yards from 

 the finishing fine, tiiip a very long way behind. It was 7:10 

 v. w. when Slip gave up, followed by Hebe.. 



The race for five-tonners, on Saturday, August 31, proved 

 quite a success and resulted in an easy victory for Muta, built 

 by Mr. J, Butler. The yachts had not gone far before the 

 breeze came from the W. aud freshened up so much as to send 

 them spinning over the course in very quick lime. Muta, al- 

 though late in her start, caught up and passed Edith, between 

 Whom and Lily there was subsequently a keen contest for 

 second place. Punning and reaching Edith held her own 

 with both, other yachts, but close hauled they gained ou her, 

 Muta especially, screwing out to wiudward in fine style. The 

 yachts crossed a* follows : Edith, sloop, tons, W. Atkinson 

 "lh. 41m. 34a.; Muta, sloop, 5 tons, Lt, Hussey, R, E., lh 45m. 

 5a.; Lily, sloop, 5 tons, W. II. Weeks, M. })., lh. 45m. SJ6s, 

 All carried tuainboomg to port and spinnakers to starboard, 



with gaff-topsails aloft, but they were barely across when the 

 breeae failed and they had a turn at pickaxe drill on the long 

 swell. The wind hauled to W. , and Muta, first noticing this, 

 jibed her mainboom to starboard and at once crept away from 

 Lily and up to Edith, who waited till the first pull of the 

 new breeze jibed them before they realized the situation. 

 Muta shoved her spinnaker as fur forward as she could, but it 

 did her little good; she should have set it as a balloon-jib, 

 when it would have done great service. Edith shifted hers 

 for a small flying-jib, and lifted along in capital fashion as 

 the squalls increased. Muta and Lily then stowed spinnaker, 

 the latter attempting to re-set her gaff-topsail, which she had 

 handed, but failing to do so satisfactorily until aftei 

 rounded Ferry Buoy. Muta was now down to the rail ant 

 close after the leader, which jibed round Commissioners buoy. 

 as also did Lily— a mistake, Iot they were running by the lee. 

 the wind having here hauled a trifle more northerly. Mtlti 

 kept her mainboom to starboard and collared Edith about half 

 way across to Dartmouth. The time round Commissioner s 

 Buoy was : Edith, 2h. 9m. 2s.; Muta, 2h. 9m. 80s.; Lily, 2h. 

 11m. 5s. 



Muta now was bound to lead, and did so rouud Ferry buoy, 

 jibbing at 2b. 18m. 15s., while Edith hauled her wind round 

 it lis/ later, and Lily at 21l. 16m. 23s. The thTee. were now 

 close hauled for Point Pleasant, heading up all they could, 

 Butler's litilc clipper steadily leaving the others and settling 

 out to windward of them. Muta's crew now committed one 

 of the most remarkable blunders possible. They luffed hit 

 up all they could, screwed round Heed Bock buoy and then 

 paid out mainsheet like wildfire, pointing her toward Asylum 

 fiagboat. This was "nuts" for Edith and Lily as they kept 

 right on for the proper mark, but yells of warning from the 

 squadron steamer soon apprised the three sagamores on board 

 Muta of their mistake, and the way in which that mainsheet 

 was hauled art was a caution; The blunder lost the leader a 

 good half minute, but spite of it she managed to round 

 Pleasant without breaking her tack, while both Edith and 

 Lily bad to make a short hitch across the shoal to fetch clear. 

 It should have beeu " up spinnaker " at once on board Muta, 

 but there was something wrong with the gear, and Ives was 

 passed before the sail went up to the mast head, when, crack! 

 down it came bv the run, halliards carried away. By this 

 time Edith had jibed round Pleasant and was foaming along 

 with a huge squaiesaU ballooning out to port. This helped 

 her to diminish Mutas lead. At Commissioner's Muta only 

 cold be timed at 3h. 30m. 10s., and from here, close hauled, 

 she lengthened out her lead of Edith, while Lily greatly 

 diminished the gap between that yacht W0 hfitsel 1. The time 

 at the finish was : M uta, 3h, 40m. 37s.; ; Edith, 3h. 55ro.; Lay, 

 3h. 59m. 348. Allowing for difference of time at siart, Muta 

 beat Edith by 11m. 54s., and Lily by 12m. 37s. flldtth beat 

 Lily by 43s. only. Muta took the prize. 



The system of allowing for difference of time at start might 

 well be reconsidered by the squadron, for its abolition would 

 tend to promote the interest of a flying start aud to bring out 

 the seamanship of the racing crews, as each would be anxious 

 to secure the weather berth. The yachts, instead of crossing 

 at long intervals, would be dispatched in a bunch, and as the 

 time fox tonnage is known it would be easy for auy yacht to 

 tell whether she was or was not within her time ot the next. 

 The squadron wind up their racing season, the most brilliant 

 yet known in Halifax waters, on Saturday, September 7, with 

 a race open to all rigs and classes. They have already sailed 

 seven races this summer and have had good entries every 

 time, so that they deserve to be congratulated on the way in 

 which (hey have kept up tho manly sport of yachting in 

 Nova Scotian waters. ^ ^ , 



The Kooya s. St., 100 tons, J. T. Holson, Esq., Royal 

 Mersey Yacht Club, arrived here on the 3d of September, 

 from Montreal via Quebec and Labrador. She returns to 

 Montreal about the lOlh, her owner residing there. 



Mr. Fraser has changed Ihe name ot bis new yacht from 

 Lochnaga to Fiona. She is not as swift as Fyfe s clipper of 



that name. 



YACHTING NEWS. 



Empire Yaoht Clou.— The regatta of the Empire Club of 

 Harlem N. Y., which had been postponed J ruin June last, 

 was sailed Thursday, Sept. 4, in a stiff southeast wind. 

 Course from foot 104th St., Harlem, through the Gate, pass 

 between North and South Brother Islauos, to and around the 

 Gangway Buoy and return; distance twenty-three miles. 

 Start from an anchor, catamarans flying. While making for 

 the starting line Emma L) capsized, the fourth-class thereby 

 losing one of their most formidable competitors, l'he Mary 

 D likewise capsized before the start. The yachts got away 

 as under : 



HFIB-C'LASS OrEN BOATS. 



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SfipBla Brouii I\arlun & < 11 



Katie Aconhlyn 22 04 



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Nearly all had a reef down. Among the catamarans Taran- 

 tella hud it all her own way. Hie made a fortunate start and 

 was well ahead when the 'Gilpin carried away her iron bob- 

 stay and hud 10 run for home. The tide was on the last of 

 the flood, ami it was 11 beat up to the mark. The Cullins got 



a knockdown, and Plata Uglg went to her asaiataj 



giving up the race, only Cora 1>. leinaining in her class and 

 tHking the prize after a walk over. Around the gangway, 

 Tarantella led by nearly twenty minutes, Martha M. second, 

 Katie thud and the rest at short intervals, i- 

 bringing up the rear. Catamaran Minnie iB Bella gave up. 

 Why tin re biiiiuld be such v. ide divergence between her mid Mr. 

 1 ,11 le :', marvel, as they arc both of tbesamu length, 

 nearly, imd built un l lie same principles. On the run home 

 booms were trimmed to starboard. Off Throgg's Neck, Katie, 

 whilo shaking out her wet W" 16 struck by a smart puff and 



turned turtlo -without further ado. The -winners finished in 

 the following time-. Tarantella. 2h. 37m. 115s.; Martha M., 

 3h. 50m.; Chester A. Arthur, 4h. 9m.; Sophia. Emma, 4b. 

 22m.; O'Brien, 4h. 31m. 30s., and C»-a J>., 5b. 19m. 15s. 

 Martha 3f,, wsa awarded the prize for making the fastest 

 lime in the jib and mainsail class. The catamaran at times 

 reached 15 miles on the run home with the wind abeam. 



CrTALT.ENOB to Stkam Yaoiits. — Mr. F. Hughes, owner of 

 the catamaran TaranUlla, will match his craft oguinst any 

 steam yacht, over a ten-mile course for $1,000 a side, both 

 vessels to be timed and given five chances over the course; the 

 fastest time to take the money. 



Bound fob Flouida. — The Embassadrens, schooner, Mr. 

 "Wm. B. Astor, is fitting out at City Island for her annual 

 cruise South. 



Good Seamanship.— The manner in which Clio's canvas 

 was managed on the recent cruise of the N. Y. Y. I . ' 

 decided commendation on our part. Her crew were tidily 

 dressed in uniform and readjf for "inspection" at any time, 

 while her canvas wai handled quickly and with more show of 

 good seamanship than aboard most the other yachts. She 

 was sailed in a way creditable to her skipper and owner alike. 

 We understand that Olio aud Peerless are soon to sail a match 

 race in metropolitan waters. 



Oceanic Yacht Club.— The Oceanic Yacht Club, of Jersey 

 City, have elected new officers as follows :— Commodore, 

 George Smith ; Vice-Commodore, J. C. Oockrell ; Secretary, 

 John Fackincr ; Treasurer, Louis Heller ; Measurer, John 

 Dcmarest; President, James J. Beid. 



Patonia Yaoht Clct. — The sixteenth annual regatta of 

 this club was sailed off Lafayette, N. J,, Aug. 29. Course 

 from Murphy's club house, through channel between Kllia and 

 Bedloe's Islands, thence to Bobbins Beef buoy, thence to 

 buoy No. 10 off Coney Island Point and return. Third-class 

 yachts went around Bobbins Beef buoy only and return, soil 

 twice over. Won by iV. P. Fouler "iu first-class, 3h. 27m. 

 25s., beating Clara S., Annie Geisel, Fulton, Mechanic, and 

 Frow-Prou. In second-class by Addie Taylor in 8h. 33m. 

 37s., healing the Hobncs, O. K. and Prospect. In third-class 

 by The Srotlurs in 2h. 64rn. 34s., beating the Eagan, Uuttnie, 

 livbin. Kettle S/iaw and Shaughraun. 



Nahasset Yacht Cixb.— Mr. Editor : This club will give 

 one more regatta, in September, for a silk pennant and tho 

 championship of the club. Open to all cat-boats in the club, 

 and to be sailed for with time allowance and mainsail only. 

 Boston, Sept. 3. p. 



Kkkij-Boats in Boston.— The discussion of the superiority 

 of keel-boats at sea has assumed definite shape in the neigh- 

 borhood of Boston. A gentleman has placed a forftit in The 

 hands of the Boston,'27« ; aM, and Offers to make a match with 

 any keel-boat in that vicinity between 20ft. and dOft. water 

 line upon the following conditions : Bace, ten miles to wind- 

 ward and return, in a breeze blowing twenty miles an hour or 

 over, outside Boston Light. Stakes, $50 a side ; no shifting 

 ballast or light sails allowed. The challenge should not pass 

 unheeded among Boston yachtsmen, among whom the Itoriu- 

 thian spirit runs high. 



DonorrESTEK Yaoht Club.— The Dorchester, Mass., Yacht 

 Club will hold its next regatta off Commercial Point, Harri- 

 son Square, Boston, Tuesday, Sept. 17. First class centre- 

 boards, 25ft. and upward; second class centreboards, 20ft. to 

 25ft; third class centreboards, under 20ft. All keels will be 

 sailed iu one class. Special class for boats under lift. 

 Course for first class as usual, "around Sculpin Ledges Buoy- 

 second and third class sail over the new course. Entries to 

 be made to Capt. J. Winniatt, So. Boston, or to the club's 

 secretary, 5 and 7 Federal Court. Two prizes in first two 

 classes and a consolation prize for last boat in. Three prizes 

 in third and special classes, aho a consolation prize. 



Monmouth Beaoh Yaoht Ci.mj.— This club sailed a Co- 

 rinthian regatta on Pleasure Bay, Long Branch, N. J., Aug. 

 31. Owners at the helm, ballast Stationary, and one man to 

 each five feet of length only allowed. Entries : Bertie, Ele- 

 na H., Sadie, Bubble in jib and inninsnil class, and Gwendo- 

 len, Ideal, Sunshine, and Julia Thomas. Breeze moderuttj 

 from S. E. Sunshine led off, but Elena I), and Ideal took 

 the lead and maintained it. throughout, both taking first prize 

 in their respective classes, second prizes going to Sadie and 

 Gwendolen. The sharpie Bertie gavo up the race, but went 

 round the course with outrigged ballast and made good time. 

 We note with gratification that the Monmouth Beach. 

 Yacht Club has given its adherence to the principles advocat- 

 ed steadily iu these columns, and we understand thai the bfi&Q 

 of sliifling ballast will be permanently abolished in the club. 

 May Others follow their example. Lenora, Mr, Lampheuv, 

 and Lizzie R., Bathbone Bros., sailed a match the same day' 

 Won by tho latter ou 110164 



TrtE Value of Organization.— The steamboat law, re- 

 quiring a liberal supply of life preservers on board of every 

 steamer, is a wise one, as was amply illustrated Wednesday 

 Sept. 4, when the launoh, Little Oliarlie, collided with the 

 police boat Seneca, on the Harlem. A shower of life-preservers 

 were thrown to the passengers of the luunch who were strug- 

 gling in the water, as the boat sunk from under them. They 

 were all rescued without much trouble by the Seneca's crew. 

 For saving life in any emcrgiwy there is nothing like a good 

 outfit of tho required apparatus and thorough discipline. Had 

 our steamboat laws been in force on the Thames, Fngland, 

 many fives would have been saved from the sinking Friiuxs'n 

 Alice, run down by a collier recently, 



A Bhitish Yachtsman Gkapuate.— Crawling in at tho 

 hawse-hole and coming out at the cabin windows is quite a 

 common method in England by which their leading yachts- 

 men have come into prominence, and in many instances de- 

 veloped into full-blown sailors and pilots. Commencing wilb 

 a small craft, iu which they and a boy or two do all the haul- 

 ing and tugging, splicing and patchiug, and painting and 

 navigating, they gradually grow up 111 larger and more pre. 

 tentious yachts until they finally blossom out in a big 

 schooner or steamer in which the world may bo circum- 

 navigated. This is how Mr. Thomas Brossey learned hl& 

 trade in his youth, and won tamo in later years as a seaman 

 and pilot of skill second to none who make "seafaring the pro- 

 fession of a hfu-time. After going through the usunT period of 

 probation in whittling models and sailing toy crafts on poudB 

 and puddles, he found himself sole owner and cook of an 

 eight-ton cutter. Having mastered fore-and-aft seamansbjij, 

 and acquired the rudiments of navigation by dead reckoning 

 be stepped aboard a twenty-three, and then hoisleu his burgee 

 at the mast-head of a flying fifty. In her he entiled tbreo 

 years about the British Isles and the Norway Coast. H e ne . x t 

 became owner of the Albalioa, iron schooner, 119 tons, and 

 sailed iu her to the Mediterranean. Af ler his ronrriage he took 

 to auxiliary steam, lor Mr, Brassey holds that steum is aa ex- 



