416 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 28, 1881, 



>>i pinned the iroi 



DUlliled as UfuliT : 

 ii Tidal Wave ... 



Slnop l:!i-ar iliuvil 



/;. .w. s. 



ii Yl.'.on 



'» bToetwlng 



3 fanny 



2 Kegina 



I> Mil.l.M) 



18 36 SO 



12 37 ra 



IS 40 20 



'.'.'.'.'.'... 18 4S (III 



I 1 



Hliacgartli 

 Uatcllc... 

 Oracle ■■ 



V.'-. llel 



vision 



work i" windward hcd.iv n„ r. si hud 

 eMilcmly being milled Mr (HI she was 

 :iu anything which Hollowed her. The 

 uok iighiship were: 

 i. ft. 11. m. 6. 



19 '■<■< Vltcn 1 « 39 



i> 40 Dauntless 1 47 S5 



i no Region i -,i vi 



•j :,; sTeetwing i 55 no 



3 88 fanny v 55 is 



ii B7 wizard l st 2D 



03 



, DO 



li-.'V mm- "II 1 1«- i' S "'"'. pulling mux her rat.' 10 Ikt credit. The rest 

 Of me Heel eapie in swaggltug, the result of the racing in-ing- 

 appended ; 



IIU-T CLASS KEEL SCHOOKBBS. 



Ma prat Cor reel r,l. 

 Start. Fmith. ffmf, fiim-. 



pfeMuj. //■ «• S. It- M- ■-: It- .«. S. 11. M. X. 



Dauntless H 18 OS 5 in ii 6 6! 19 6 52 i» 



Fleetynng u 20 DO s m « « 88 44 — 



FIKST CLASS CllSTKKlHUKn SCHOONKKS. 



'IViUWafi' !i 20 ("1 4 S4 SO 5 34 30 5 .14 36 



Crusader " 20 w 6 at 50 6 84 ss a 30 :;s 



i.-lytle " l r ' 311 a 55 53 40 03 35 1? 



SEOONU CLASS CBNTUKKOARD SLOOPS, 



Kstelle 11 i'i <o r> 54 48 o 38 os 6 as 08 



Sir:":::::::!! i?3*»«* 



1 HOT CLASS CKKTRKBOARD SLOOrs. 



QrilOlB 11 M IK) 4 45 81 5 25 21 6 85 21 



fanny 11 20 on 4 w 18 6 38 15 r 3a as 



UlSODlef 11 20 OH 4 47 80 5 W 30 5 22 34 



V'lBlOh II H 07 5 63 07 89 00 30 00 



Hlldegardc 11 10 * r ' & 43 10 6 20 55 6 19 00 



\\:-.:,\l (I i" 00 •"> "'3 21 « 33 21 10 80 



SECO 



33 39 



Retina ll SO 00 6 63 39 33 39 



Vixen.' 11 20 UU 5 51 37 6 31 37 o ou 111 



Club pitas thereioreao i<> Dauntless, Tidal wave. Bstelle, Hilde- 

 garde and Vixen, and Ihe Benne.it Challenge i:ii|>s are now held by 

 Tidal Wave aiming the schooners, and Illldegardo qmong tne 



Sloops. 



SEAWANHAKA. YACHT CLUB, JUNE 18. 



THE eleventh annual Corinthian races were Bailed, June 18, un- 

 der the most favorable circumstances, and brought out a 

 good lot of starters under the rules published in our last isBuo. 

 That eroivB of amateurs could always be found for large schooners 

 like Clytie or Crusader was something wo bad doubted, and quet- 

 tioned the wisdom of encouraging such heavy tonnage in a purely 

 Coruthiau race. In England it is seldom that yachts over 20 tonB 

 are sailed under such rules, and ir efforts were concentrated in 

 having as largo a muster of small yachts as possible we think the 

 benefits Of amateur racing would be more widely distributed. 

 . . 1 : ihe difficulty of collecting such a.large body of 



gentleman sailors as was required to man BobooucrB, and Olytie 

 wis forced, by special permission, to draw upon the professional 

 e'enient to mako up her complement. The wind was blowing 

 etroug from W.N.W. all day, being too much for oven the Mischief, 

 rind just all that Grade could take without, the necessity of begging, 

 hence she scored her first victory in seven races over her iron rival 

 . .™i« r.r i^ino l.Br topmast a few rniuutea after crossing the 

 as better without it,'for she held Mischief 



.tin up close on the latter's quarter. On 



'. Flint's big sloop overpowered the Mischief, 

 -jutiuually increased her lead to the finish, win- 



1 after being sailed as well and possibly a trifle 



better than when in the hands of professionals. As for Mischief, 

 she made a hard fight, but bad to give in to tonnage for which 

 practical men I, now" time allowance to be no fair equivalent in a 

 blow. She suffered also through having a light crew unable to 

 get in sheets as fast as the others, and her owner did not care to 

 "ram her through," but thought a little prudence best even 

 thongh It might cost the race, hence she was eased through the 

 flows that wuuld not bother a larger boat. The only wonder un- 

 der the circumstances was that Oracle should not have won by 

 three times the amount, and that a sloop (11 feet on water line 

 should have made Buoh a close thing of it with another 11 ft. 

 longer. As Oracle is unquestionably a fast yacht, the most .logi- 

 cal conclusion of the day's work is that Mischief should be given 

 credit for being by long odds the fastest of her size, and at leasta 

 good match for o'racie in bard weather but for their difference in 

 tonnage. We are led to this observation because the New York 

 World, in a report of the racing, entirely ignores the size of the 

 two sloops, and in an off-hand manner claims Oracle as having 

 uroveii herself the superior boat. Overlooking the value of ton- 

 nage in strong winds is an error common to the daily presB, but 

 we might expect a Utile more thorough comprehension of the 

 points at issue by the lior/ii, and trust that in the future it will 

 nrofit by 1 civ ret; its attention called to a failing it exhibits too 

 often Of the schooners, Clytie likewise overpowered her Binall 

 Competitors, both of which, sailed a moBt pluoky raoe, Agnes, as 



line 



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passed be 



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til 



riled with consummate still. 



Regina, with her 



turned the tables on Vise. 



, and would do so 



sailed 58 well in profosbk. 



ial hands as she is 



rinthians. Faints, in this c 



ass, was barred at 



exceptions being lodged to 

 akeu this sloop to bo tho bost 



some of her crew. 



ff her inches if not 



would like' to see her come to the scratch 

 substantiate what wo have written in opposition to the World, 

 frptril of the Times aud others who have been rasb enough to Bet 

 her down as a failure, knowing nothing at all about her, and who 

 are now trimming to a new shift of wind. Wonder what has 

 caiiBcd this sudden change evolved from tho inner consciousness 

 of our contemporaries ? Aro they learning to take their cue from 

 theRo columns? Schemer was run into by a clumsy coaBter when 

 she had the race well in hand, but whb lucky nscaping being run 

 down altogether. It would ho a good thing" to suo tho owners of 

 that coftBtcr for damages. Some of them neod a good lesson in 

 the ltule of tho lload, and must be taught I bat vachts have tho 

 right of way as well as any other craft that, floats. It is tho only 

 safeguard against collision. Among the fourth class Gael and 

 Petrel mado a good race, both being skippered bv veterans at the 

 Gael was particularly quick with her canvas. Both 



badly beat tho centreboards. Cute aud Viv 

 model at that, so Unit keels and outside ballast 

 battle from tho light drafts. Coquette was I ,a 

 ing only 20 ft. water line, aud had no chance in 

 the ontor mark Bhe carried away her throat 1 

 much time for repairs, but she bravely sailed t 

 Buch odds. Courses and conditions will be foi 

 paper. Tho crows mustered aa under : 



SCHOONERS. 



AgneR— Captain and owner, L. A. Fish. Corii 

 Swan, G. W. Chauneev, T. I.. Arnold. F.. JLOib 

 H. D. Lawton, I). Wright. W. l'eot, Jr., II. K. 

 nold, J. L. Marcellns and J. Lyman. Agnes ia [ 

 and 55.25 ft. on water line. Allowance, 16m, 23 



Madcap- Captain and owner, F. 1). Shaw, N.Y.Y.C; mate, T. 

 D. W. Thompson. Corinthian crew— E. S. Hapallo, A. Maev, L. 

 Van Kirlmian, H. C. Pritchitt, II. K. True, K. Monroe, ,1. T. Terry, 

 Jr., B. H. Ellis aud Charles Haw. Madcap is 47 ft, 7 in., over all. 

 Allowance, 31m. tills., miuus. 



Clytie— Captaiu aud owner, Anson P. Stokes ; mate, A. Bioh. 

 Crew reported to be regular yacht'B crew, and therefore, pro- 

 " s 85 feet over all and 78.25 feet 011 water line. 



!he latter a Kirby 

 won a fair, square 

 lly ontclaBsod, be- 

 BUOD weather At 

 lalliards and lost 

 lie course against 

 ind in last week's 



i crew— F. E. 

 E. S. Rupert, 

 Lyndon Ar- 

 tec! over all 



Otacie— Owners, Joseph 1'. Earle and Charles It. Flint : mate, 

 J. Frederic Tarns. Coriuthiaii crew— W. Emlcu Roosevelt. Alfred 

 Roosevelt, William M. Wright. F. Wallace Soule, A. B. Boardman, 

 Sidney Chubb, Harry Earlc, Ilenrv Remsen. Or. l'iffard, David 

 Crocker tnd Edmund Yard, ,ir. Grade u. 85 feet over all and 



' Mi-chief ■ Cat-lain a'nd'owner, .7.' it. Busk. Corinthian crow— A. 

 O. Smith, J. It. Maxwell, W. H. H. Be.be. W. D. Steele, O. D. 

 "■•k. W. Mf,v. F. May, C. B. Waruer, 

 scliief is ijT.47 ft. over all and 

 m. 1b., niinua. 



Kegina- Captain and owner, Commodore, W. A. W. Stewart; 

 mate, Vice Commodore, C. S. I.ee. Corinthiau crew — Rear Com- 

 modore, M. R. Schulver, W. H. Mitchell, T. A. Bronson, W. B. 

 Simonds, J. G. Woodbury, D. I.ord, Jr.. W. F.,ulke, Jr., David 

 Baton and J. W. Beekman. Kegina is 50. (H feet over all and 47.25 

 feet on water liue. Allowance, 22ra. Is., mums. 



Vixen— Captain and owner, F. C. Lawrence, Jr.; mate. G. Kort- 

 wright. Corinthian crew— G. L. Rives, C. G. Peters, G. Clark, A. 

 Stevens, — Breose, R. Monroo. O. Webb, H. Livingston, T. Law- 

 runce and J. P. Kingaford. Vixen is 55.1 ft. over all and 44.1 ft. 

 on water line. Allowance, 22m. 7s., minus. 



TIUIU) CLASS SLOOPS. 



Schemer — Captain aud owner, W. S. Alley: mate. A. B. Alley. 

 Corinthian crew— O. E. Jenkins, A. Monroe, R. C. Cornell, T. 

 Bacbs. J. Avniar, H. D. Cooper aud H. A. Sanderson. Schemer 

 is 39.98 ft. over all and 37.17 ft. on water line. Allowance, 30m. 

 25s.. minuB. 



Wavo— Captain and owner, J. 'C. Barron. Corinthian crow— 

 Albert Williams, Jr., F. W. Meeker, C. King, H. G. Parian, A, 

 Seton, L. F. D'Oreinienix, J. R. Wood, Jr.. II. L. Sprague aud M. 

 Parker. Wave is 41.3 ft. over all aud 38.7 ft. on water line. Al- 

 lowance, 28m. 86s., minus. 



BOOSTS CLASS KLOOI'S. 



Coquette (cutter)— Captain and owner, H. W. Eaton, Corinthian 

 crow— Oliver Adams and W. G. Diedriehson. The Coquette is 23 

 ft. over all aud 20 ft. on water line. Allowance, 55m. 25s., minus. 



Cute— Captaiu and owner, J. Clinch Sinilli : mate, J. R. Suy- 

 dam, Jr. Corinthian crew— J. S. Lawrence, W. H. Russell, J. M. 

 Mitchell and F. Stansberry. Cute is 30 II, over all and 26.3 ft, 

 on water line. Allowance, 13m. 38s., minus. 



Gael— Captaiu and owner, Bi B. Hopkins ; mate, ,T. F. Lovejoy. 

 Corinthian crew— H. J. Drake, P. K. Drake. P. K. Hills, j. P. 

 'Popping, O. Simpson and A. N. Thurles. Gael is 33 ft. over all 

 and 28 ft. on water Hue. Allowance, 43m. 4s.. minus. 



Petrel (cutter)— Captain and owner, J. lfjslop. Corinthiau 

 crew— Benjamin Turzo, H. S. Pratt, T. E. Brown, Jr., and It. L. 

 Pirason. Petrol is 32.14 ft, over all and 28.12 ft. on water line 

 Allowance, 48m. 34s., minus. 



The races were in charge of the committee, Messrs. Jns. H. 

 Elliott, C. WvIIvb Betts, Louis P. Bayard, Robert Center aud G. 

 Foster, who with the guests of the club were, on board the steamer 

 Amerieus. The arrangements were perfect, though some dilll- 

 eulty was experienced in taking the yachts' times at all points 

 owing to three different courses being sailed. The wind was 

 stroug and puffy from W.N. W., aud the tido half flood, Clytie, 

 Cute and Coquette were handicapped owing to late start, ' All 

 hands crossed with jib topsails, Gracie and Gael sending up bal- 

 looneis: 



H" If S TI V V 



Madcap ii 27 la mischief 11 sa oii 



Agnes 11 29 14 Tieglna 11 34 04 



Gael 11 29 24 vixen..., 11 34 so 



Schemer 11 3d 40 TiieCute 11 30 48 



Wave 11 31 10 Clytie 11 35 16 



oracle 11 31 211 Coquette - 11 37 27 



Petrel 11 31 80 



It was a reach down to the Spit, the big ones gradually going to 

 the fore. Barely clear of the Narrows, a sharp puff took the 

 topmast off Gracie, leaving an ugly wreck aloft, and the balloon 

 jib topsail over the bows. This was rapid i « aeon ed by the Corin- 

 thians, and with the increasing wind she was better off without 

 the top hamper. Meauwhile Miscliief had p;r-sed to windward and 

 kopt tbe lead out to the lightship, being aided by her apiuaker 

 which was got out for a short while but lowered with other light 

 sails iu ample time to make the round, her topmast being housed 

 for the beat home. The times at the spit were taken as under : 



H. It. S. H. M. S. 



Mischief 18 23 55 vixen 12 34 57 



Oracle 12 24 28 Schemer 12 30 10 



Clytie 12 25 19 Wave .18 ss id 



Agnes ,12 20 OB Gael 12 45 62 



Madcap 12 S3 10 Petrel 12 46 08 



Regina., 18 S4 51 



Sloops Bent out spinakers to starboard, and the schooners 

 ''split" lor the run to the ship. Gael had her spinaker hoisted m 

 stops, aud broke out the sail as she eased around the buoy, and 

 was off for the Hook. The cutter Petrel stuck to plain sail only, 

 her crew not having worked together at setting spinaker, and the 

 run to the turning "buoy 5,'a being only short, it was not deemed 

 advisable to risk anv gear. These two hauled around buoy 5)4, 

 and trimmed Hat homeward bound, Gael at 1.13 aud Petrel at 1.15, 

 with Cute following at 1.1ft, as near as could be ascertained. Tho 

 Scotland lightship was rounded by the third chess sloops, Schemer 

 at 1.26.30 and Wave at 1.28.52. In beating back to the Hook, 

 Schemer, having the right of way, being on the starboard tack, 

 she was met by the coaster It. J. Bazzard, of Port JefferBon. The 

 schooner, finding it impossible to weather the yacht, was put off 



too late, and ran her j ib boom into Schemer's mainsail, tearing 

 across and catching the leech, swinging the yacht alongside 

 abreast the fore chains, at one time threatening to drive her 

 under. The leech rope gave Way in the nick of time, and the 

 schooner passed ahead clear. Of course the race was over in the 

 class, and Wave finished at her ease. The larger classcB^ronnded 

 Ii".' Irihtship: 

 „ , H. M. K H. 31. 8. 



Mischief 1 37 ss Agnes 1 44 15 



glyt'p 1 39 II Iteglna 1 48 40 



Grade 1 39 50 vixen 1 02 00 



Gracie made a close tura, Mischief being obliged to spill several 

 times to harden down. The big sloop slowly gained, and shortly 

 after tacking for the Hook, weathered and forereached ou Mr. 

 Busk's ship. Tbe load was gradually spun out, tbe smaller sloop 

 having all she wanted to get through'the knock-down (laws driving 

 across the lower bay, and increasing in violence up to the end of 

 the match. Under the cirnuuistenc.es she could nut expect to hold 

 <ieu. -if, mil a.Kxi .,1 he,.-d i.o I'.-'. i.Uc lii'-'i ;':..,, -el ef : mv,:u e.. in. 

 favor of the larger boat. Times taken at finish wereaB under : 



SCHOOXEnS. 



Actual Corrected 



Start. Finish. Time. Time. 



Yacht n. M. s. u. ir. s. n. m. s. ft. m. s. 



Clj'tle 11 35 00 4 SO ni 4 5,1 OS! 4 51 51 



•Agnes II 29 14 4 49 22 5 20 OS 5 OS 46 



JHadeap n 27 10 Not timed. 



SLOOPS— FIRST CLASS. 



Gracie u 31 20 4 12 so 4 41 10 4 36 02 



Mischief.... 11 32 05 4 20 01 4 51 HI 4 43 00 



SLOOPS— SECONU CLASS. 



Regina U 34 04 5 03 52 n 29 48 5 07 4-1 



Vixen ,....11 34 30 5 07 10 5 32 40 5 10 33 



SLOOPS— TUIK1) CL1S.S. 



Wave 11 31 ID 4 2(1 41 4 49 31 4 20 55 



Schemer 11 so 4G Disabled. 



SLOOPS — KOTJKTH CLASS, 

 Gael 11 29 24 2 54 00 3 24 80 2 41 M 



Cute 11 39 00 Notllmed. 



Vivien ,.,11 34 so TNOttfmed. 



Petrel 11 31 SO 2 83 38 3 27 (is 2 ;k 31 



Coquette n sr> oo 4 26 26 5 01 2c 4 00 m 



Prizes therefore go to Clytie, Gracie, Regina. Wave. In fourth 

 class Gael lodged a protest, the time of finish beimr very inac- 

 curate, owing to absence of the judges' steamer, and the race may 

 have to be resailed. 



EAST RIVER YACHT CLUB, 



'T'nE second annual regatta of this club was sailed Juno 20. 

 -*• Course from club-house, Cicenpoint, aronnd the gangway 

 buoy off Sand's Point, and home to Hunt's Dock. There was a 

 large list of starters, including no less than nine cabin yachts, be- 

 sides six open jib and mainsails and three cats. The increase in 

 cabin craft is a most encouraging sign. Among the sandbag 

 shifters, Judge Elliott, of shell-boat fame, had entered the uew 

 Mistake, a clinker-built boat of great lightness iu hull, aud the 

 acme of a racing machine. Tho wind was fresh from the south- 

 west and the tide was flooding. The fleet had booms off through 

 the gate and a beat home. The Keegan turned tho buoy first 

 about a minute ahead of the new Mistake, but the whole fleet waa 

 beaten out of sight by Mr. Hughes in his new catamaran, Prinio. 

 A lemg leg and sliert nne brought Uieiri tu ioe Srepgiug-StvueH ei 

 the way home where the Mistake weathered on the Keegan only 

 to give way to her again off Throgg's Point, the Keegan finishing 

 38 seconds the better, but loosing to I ho clinker by 12 sec. on time 

 allowance. The race was concluded as under : 



FI11ST CLASS— CADIN. 



Elapsed C'orrect'd 

 „.. lime time, 



Etta n.w. s. h. si s 



Chester A. Arthur. . 3S 6 Chester w. Sorrthworth.. .: 52 22 :-; 5 > 



Favorite R4 G Matthew Charde i r..i (15 3 61 (15 



J.Tregarthen 32 Alex. Thompson 3 08 10 3 51 10 



SECOSU CLASS- CABIN. 



Lisle May.. SI ri John (I. Northrupp :i :.r, ai 9 $ .j., 



Peerless SO n Louis Kater 3 55 51 3 r,;; of 



I.oulse 'W ''' eteiiles Hr.rudi ; m, v.i 4 .tin 



Jane 28 John haw — _ , 



THIill) CLASS— CAMS. 



Julia 25» J. F. Sullivan 43550 43559 



Etelka 23 Victor 7.. wrster - _ 



FIIIST CLASS — OPEN BOAT>. 



Me. Ke.eaii 276 John Keegan 33614 33014 



Allstake 27 1 Charles II. Elliott 3 36 82 3 30 02 



SECOND CLASS— OPEN BOATS. 



Louisa W 22 6 CluirlesVolt?. 4 40 25 4 40 25 



II. It. Holmes 22 John Kreyiuelr .', 45 in 3 ^ (r) 



Carrie Taylor 



Joe Algcan 



. 19 11 



rthriip. 



Bella Gould 



Plug Ugly 16 6 I' U. OTiay 4 53 62 4 46 32 



LoneStar IB 4 O. Joback 451511 4-48 60 



Prizes go to Favorita, Tregaidien, Peerless, Julia, Mistake, 

 ffolme?, Tavlor. Ting, L'gly. The HolniBfl also takes the club 

 pennant, having made the best ci 11 1 • eted time The regatta Com- 

 mittee included Messrs. .1. D. Smalliield, J. Early, Theo. Tilcstou, 

 ,1. C. Reuuisou, Theo. Tucker aud W. Brigge. 



THE AMERICA CUP.— The following hag boon sent in au- 

 Bwer to inquiries from the Bay of Quinte" Yacht Club : 



Sew Tobk Yacht Club, I 

 New York, June 15. 1KR1. | 

 Richard S. Bell, Esq., Secretary Bay of Quinte Yacht Club, Belle- 

 viile, Ontario : 

 Dear Sir— The secretary of tbe club has referred tone a com- 

 munication from you dated 30th ultimo, in which you ask whethor 

 this club will nominate one yacht te defend the America's Cup, in 

 the proposed contest with tiie Atlanta, or whether a representa- 

 tive will be name ' 

 to we have to aa 

 Atlauta in all thr 



d on the mom 



ing of each dav, and in replv there- 



y that the sal 



ne yacht will be sailed against the 



ee races. We 



ire, dear air, lvspcetlullv yours, 





Wm. Kiunis, 





J. F. Tahs, 





Rout. Center, 





Committee on America's Cup 



RACING IN THE EAST.— Owing to the crowded condition of 

 our columns full reports of Eastern racing are unavoidably left 

 over till next week. 



FANITA.— Wo learn that decided exception la taken to the ruling 

 of the Sailing Comniitt.ee of the Si awanhaka Y. C. barring the Fa- 

 nite from starting in the recent Corinthian races, as it is claimed 

 that the crew of the Fanita were iu no wise professionals, and that 

 the decision was announced at the last moment, too late for the 

 owner to identify his men before the committee. 



YACHTING NEWS. 



NEW YORK CANOE CLUB.— The annual regatta of the S. Y. C. C. 

 wUl beheld at 3 o'clock 0:1 Sarirduy a.rteriex.ri, June 25, attheelub- 

 ii.in- New Urlghton, 8. I. Open to members only. Boats 

 leave Bjtterv r\erv half hour for Stolen Island. There 

 will he thiv,- races— a padflllng raee, a sailing race with 

 time allowance, and an upset race. Au eutr.mce fee or 

 $1 admits a canoe to all three races. Five, dollar pilzes are 

 offered for the pint.tlii.a and upset races and a $10 prize for 1he 

 salunti- race. Entries may be made up to the hour of starting. The 

 Dot, holder of the N. T. C. O. Cup, having received two challenges, 



