FUKEST AJND STREAM. 



455 



and the fleet tailed off after him in that order. The Vice- 

 Commodore w»s followed by Daphne, Petrel, Helw, Phan- 

 tom, Psyche, Spray, Mulu, Ospvay, Volante, Lily. Edith, 

 Fiona, Naiad, Bertha, Vixen, Mystery, Albatross, Kate, and 

 Marie j lining subsequently, and 'by the Arrow steamer, with 

 a large party of guests. The fleet 9tood up the harhor toward 

 the Dartmouth shore, passed uoder the stern of H, M. S. 

 Btllerophon, saluted and then Blretched down the harbor. Off 

 George's Island a tolerable line abreast was formed by signal 

 from the Vice-Comtuodore, and the yachts wore sent off 'or a 

 spurt of racing as far as York Redoubt. Osprey and Volante 

 among the smaller schooners were taking the squalls with 

 noble indifference to their weight, while the little chaps, 

 Bertha, Vxen, Marie, Lily, "Edith, Muta., hung on in plucky 

 style. With no end of a breeze on their quarters the yachts 

 Uiade short work of the return journey. Off the Lumber 

 Yard Seafnam hove to, signalled to sail round Commodore and 

 salute, and presently, first Mystery, then fetrel dipped their 

 ensigns, followed in quick succession by every yacht, and the 

 final signal of thanks aud dismissal sent the lot all over the 

 hiu bor 10 catch one last howling squall which carried away 

 the Pm/c/ie's main sheet, tore away Vixen's chain plates, broke 

 Naiad's mast, Bent water on board the yachts by the barrel 

 full, washed decks and whipped the awning eff the Arrow. 

 There were twenty -one yachts out, under the Squadron ensign, 

 a larger number than has as yet been seen on such an occasion 

 in trie harhor. The annual dinner took place in the evening 

 at the Halifax Hotel, some forty gentlemen sitting down to 

 the capital spread provided by Messrs. Hi sslein. 



OVKSiSQ RAOES. 



After this successful opening cruise the racing members of 

 the Squadron had a chance on Saturday, June 31, there being 

 a race for yachts over 10 tons, one for 10 tonners, and one 

 for 5 tonuers. The luck of the Squadron in the matter of 

 weather did not fail in thia case, and again a beautiful sky and 

 pleasant breeze made thingB agreeable for all concerned. The 

 seven-ton Phantom made her debut, sailed a g.od race and 

 won h >r her owner his first prize of the season. Isabel, another 

 new sloop, showed up, and by her performance at the begin- 

 ning of the race made people believe she was destined to 

 lower Psyche's flag, as she led her class round Navy Island 

 flag boat, with BrooTcUetd hunting her hard. Volante was in 

 want of a much heavier breeze, for which her rig, schooner, 

 is better filled than that of a sloop. Psyche, in Mr. Brook- 

 field's hands, has evidently recovered her form and went in 

 grand style, winning easily in her class. Id the large class 

 showed up the Bebe, really an 8-tonner, but entered at 1 L tons 

 to give her a chance of trying her speed by the side of the 

 Petrel. It was her day, altogether, but though she won 

 ■without time allowance, and thus scored another brilliant 

 Victory, she had to sail harder for it than she has yet had to 

 do, except, perhaps, when she met Kestrel last year. Sea- 

 foam peifoimtd wonderfully well, account being taken of her 

 not, having hoist enough to her mainsail, which seriously in- 

 terfered with her success, and of the disadvantage of a new 

 crew, most of whom were not used to her. But her helms- 

 man made her do mighty pretty sailing for all that. In the 

 5-ton class Muta had it all her own way, sailing a right good 

 race. The first race started was that for 10-tonners, when 

 the following came to the line : 

 Nome. Rig. Tons. Owner. 



Pbimiotn Sluop. 7 W H Troop 



Pt.y,lie •' T W H BiooKSeld 



Daphne " AEJ^nes 



K,i.e " 9 WBMtSweenej 



iHttliel " 6 Capt WeleU 



Voiante Sear 9 F Kudolf 



At, 12:42 P. M. Isabel got off with the lead with Pysche, 

 Daphne. Phantom, Kale and Volante following. Volante 

 successfully blanketed Phantom and kept, her behind, but the 

 sloop drew out at last and launched out for the front. It was 

 first a free, and then a close, reach up to the jNarrows, the 

 course being from the Lumber Yard to a flag boat off Navy 

 Island, then around a boat off Four Mile House, round a 

 third off Bedford, and home. Wind light and puffy, as it 

 always is from the W., and Jsabel was first to haul round 

 Navy Island mark, with Psyche after her; Kate next, but 

 some distance behind, then Phantmn, Daphne and Volante. 

 Sheets were flattened in to beat across the Basin, and the next 

 mark was rounded by Ptyche first, with Phantom a gootl 

 second, Isabel having been cut out. Up went balloon jib, 

 Isabel setting a spinnaker to port and losing time in conse- 

 quence, for it buried instead of driving her. Her skipper 

 soon saw this and had it off her, and balloon jib up instead, in a 

 twinkling. The breeze improved in strength, and. after turn- 

 ing the last mark off Bedford, the yachts were close hauled 

 for Ihe return trip, finishing : 



Time. Time. 



Name. n. m. Name. h. m. 



Payout! 8 15 Eaie 3 23 



Pliauioui 3 17 lsatiel 3 25 



Duptiue S la Voiame S 2= 



Psyche taking first prize and Phantom second, having lm 

 10s. to the good after allowing Daphne her time. A protest 

 has, however, been entered by the owner of Daphne, who 

 claims the prize on the ground that the time was wrongly 

 taken, and the prize, presented by Mr. Sumichrast, is with- 

 held till the sailing committee have decided the case. 



The first, class yachts were started l'i:50 p. m , the course 

 being the same as for the second class. The following en- 

 tered and started : 



Name. Rig. Tons. 



Rig. 

 Soop 



Sen! iidi Sehr. 



Alijatroas " 



Heue Sloop. 



Owner. 



AC EmvardB. 

 Vlee-Com Hussey 

 D uronun 

 J E Butler 



Hebe entered at 11 tons, to allow her to compete in the first 

 class 



Albatross went off with the lead, LTebe next, Petrel came 

 third and Seafoum much later, having to take her position 

 after the starling gun bad fired. Navy Island mark was 

 turued by lUbe first, Petrel, Sea foam, Albatross. At Four 

 Mile House flag- boat Petrel, just ahead of Seafoam, met 

 Phantom on starboard tack going for the boat, and had of 

 Course to give way, losing time by this and making Seafoam 

 lose Borne too. The schooner went round smartly and took 

 the boat from Petrel, but lost her lead of her again on the run 

 to the head of the Basin, the mark there being rounded by 

 Bebe, Petrel, Seafoam. Albatross, in order named. Petrel 

 rucid up alongside ol Hthe and was dropping her, when the 

 small chap rushed forward with a will, resuming and keeping 

 the lead. The wind headed ail and tacks bad to be broken off 

 George's Island before the line could be crossed, which was 

 done as follows : 



Name. Time. Name. Time, 



n. M. s. n. a. s. 



Hebe , 3 09 oi) Seafoam 8 ia uo 



Petrel 8 lu 00 Aioatroes 8 18 00 



Bebe taking the prize without time allowance. 



Name. Big. 



Vixen, Sluop 



The third class sailed the Passow course — from Lumber 

 Yard round Dirtmouth Ferry Buoy, Commissioner's Point 

 Buoy, Fort Clarence flag-boat aud Leopard Buoy, twice 

 round. They started at 12.-59 p. u., the following crossing 

 the line : 



Tons. Owner. 



3 R TO'uonoghue 



5 W H Weeks, M D 



a'lin S w Atkinson 



Mare " 3 W F Mitchell 



Mata " 5 Lt Dnnlop, i< A 



Muta had the race in hand from the first, and the other 

 yachts weut for the second prize, presented by Mr. Bunii- 

 chrast, which Lily cleverly landed. They finished thus : 



Name. Time. Name. Time. 



h. M. s, s. ,11 s. 



Mata a 14 00 Marie 3 29 40 



Lily 3 25 no Vixen 3 40 00 



Kditli 8 2a 10 



A special general meeting of the squadron was held on the 

 30th June, when the Honorary Secretary read a dispatch 

 from the head of the Admiralty, stating lhat the Blue Ensign 

 of Her Majesty's Fleet was granted to the squadron, as also 

 the title of Royal, so that the full title is now Royal Nova 

 Scotia Yacht Squadron— the recognition thus accorded by the 

 Imperial authorities being highly appreciated. Thanks were 

 voted to His Excellency Admiral Inglefield, His Honor Gov. 

 Archibald, His Excellency Gen. MacDougall and His Wor- 

 ship Mayor Tobin for their support of the squadron's appli- 

 cation to the Admiralty. A unanimous vote of thanks to the 

 Honorable Secretary, Mr. Sumichrast, for the perseverance 

 and energy with which he has labored to obtain these privi- 

 liges for the squadron was passed ou motion of Comrnisury- 

 General Murray, seconded by Capt. Wall, B. A. The squad- 

 ron now takes rank, as it deserves, among the Royal Yacht 

 Clubs of Great Britain, and a blight future is in store for it. 

 The warrant for the Blue Ensign held by the late Royal Hali- 

 fax Yacht Club has been cancelled by the Admiralty. 



The officers and members of the Bay of Quinte Yacht 

 Club, Belleville, Ont, have presented Mr. SurnichraBt, R. N. 

 S. Y. 8., with a handsome B. Q. Y. Club flag, in recognition of 

 hia services to yachting. Mr. C. P. Kunhardt, Yachting 

 Editor Forest and Stkbam, has been elected an honorary 

 member of the squadron, on the proposal of the Vice-Com- 

 modore and Honorable Secretary. Mr. T. Manning, New 

 York, has been appointed Honorary Agent of the squadron 

 The yawl Nymphcea, Mr. C. E. Brown," has gone on a cruise 

 to Bay Chaleurs. The Mystery, F. C. Sumichrast, has been 

 sold out of the pleasure navy ; her owner is in treaty for 

 a larger vessel. The Spray has returned from a cruise to the 

 eastward. Mr. J. W. Stirling has sold his catamaran Naiad 

 to Mr. Cogswell, and has contracted with Devan, of Dart- 

 mouth, for the building of a 5 ton cutter, iron keel, flush 

 deck, running bowsprit and topmast, etc., and he will have a 

 good and seaworthy craft. The venturesome Goldsmidt and 

 bis wife made Halifax on their way around the world, an.1 

 were liberally fitted out by the squadron and the British men- 

 of-war on the station. They aro looked upon as a pair of 

 idiots. 



BOSTON CITY REGATTA. 



The matches sailed July 4, for prizes offered by the mu- 

 nicipality of Boston, called forth a large list of entries, and 

 but for the strong breeze many more yachts would have come 

 to the line; but it is one of the necessities imposed upon 

 American yachting by faulty model that we must shirk a 

 stiff breeze or take our chances of drowning. The wind was 

 blowing fresh from W. S. W., excellent 5 ton weather, but 

 nevertheless, the 91 entries dwindled away to less than half 

 the number at the start. The steamer Wm. Wooley went 

 over the course with the City Committee consisting of Alder- 

 man Hugh O'Brien and Councilmen Wooley, Brawley, and 

 Oavanausrh, and the judges, Com. M. J. Kiley, Wm. Morris, 

 D. L. Adamson, Frank A. Diew, and Hartford Davenport, 

 also members of the press and guests. Courses -. 



First class, distance 20 miles — From judges' boat, out 

 Broad Sound, leaving Ram Head Buoy on the starboard, 

 Fawn bar on port, rounding Fog whistle off the Graves, 

 thence to Bell Boat on Hardings, up Lighthouse channel, 

 through the Narrows, leaving Fort Warren, Gallop's Island, 

 Nix's Mate buoys and Spectacle Island on the port, to the 

 judges's boat. 



Second class— Distance 14 miles— From judges' boat down 

 West way, leaving Thompson and Rainsford Islands on the 

 ntarboard, Long and George's Island and Point. Alderton buoy 

 No. 3 on port, and back through the Narrows, leaving Fort 

 Warren, Gallop's Island and Nix's Mate buoys, on the port 

 to the judges' boat. 



Third class— distance 8 miles — From judges' boat round 

 Cow Pasture buoy No. 6, Dorchester Bay, Ihence to buoy 

 No. 7 (off Fort Independence), leaving it on the starboard ; 

 ihence to Sculpin ledge buoy, leaving it on the port ; thence 

 io buoy No. 6 on Lower Middle, leaving it on the port to the 

 judge™' boat. 



Fourth claBB, distance 4^ miles — From judges' boat to 

 Buoy No. 7, leaving it on the port, Fort Independence on 

 the port, Buoy No. 11, Slate ledge on the port, to judges' boat. 



At noon precisely the first class were sent away for ihe 

 run out with reefs "down all around. Thistle set lopsail when 

 off Long Island and ran into third place, and later she set 

 balloon jib, rounding the bell buoy on the Hardings, No 

 sooner had she luffed and trimmed aft than away went her 

 light duds to leeward, Adrienne profiting hy her misfortune 

 and dousing topsail in time. Thistle met with a serbus ac- 

 cident after crossing the line at the finish, by colliding with 

 the committee steamer, the baud at the wheel becoming con- 

 fused. After clearing the wreck she was towed up to the 

 city. The schooners of the first class had a good thrash to 

 windward against the strong ebb tide and made a fine race 

 in the slashing treeze. In the first class Bebie capsized, 

 Thisbee split mainsail in jibing and Lena wag sensible in hous- 

 ing her topmast. In the fourth class, Fancy and Unique 

 fouled off Buoy 7, protests were lodged and Nonpareil was 

 dismasted. Adrienne and Breeze are to be measured before 

 awarding prizes. Owing to the different courses sailed it 

 was very difficult to obtain more than the annexed summary: 



FIP.ST GLASS. 



For sloopa and schooners, 35ft. and upward ; prizes $50 

 and $30 to each rig : 



SL0OPB. 



Actus 1 Corrected 



Lerglli. Tme. Time. 



Name. Owner. tt. h. m. s. h m. b 



Maocap.cb W c Cabot... . , 43 00 3 19 2i 2 42 44 



Syren, c o L H K ith 38 60 3 29 09 2 41 Ml 



pegochet, c b UiuFHil til 60 8 60 61 B 07 30 



Tiilstle.ob ECFaimer,, 4T 10 3 41 26 3 09 13 



Lithe, cb Dilluigbiim. et al 30 60 3 6)68 3 09 13 



HantllUB, 1c W L Locfcbaxt 45 10 3 64 60 3 19 44 



SCHOONERS. 



Pearleas.ob E B Phillips, ... 54 00 8 16 65 3 49 55 



AiJiiMUiie, k J Pliiff ..40 60 8 39 02 a 69 16 



Breez-i. S UFWuiuur .19 11 3 Oa S« 3 03 62 



BMo,i AFCopeiand 46 00 4 20 18 8 40 14 



SECOND CLASS. 



For centreboard sloop-i, keel sloops and schooners, 25 to 

 85ft., prizes $40 and $a0 in each class : 



8CHOONBBS. 



Actual Corrected 



Length. Time. Time. 



Name. Owner. ft. in. n. m b. b. m s. 



Hermes Qutney 4 noblnson...34 70 8 M5 3T 8 32 30 



L,lterer W W Keueit 30 20 8 12 u5 8 34 21 



OaNTttKBOARD SLOOPS. 



Shadow J Bigelow . 83 80 2 SO 18 166 81 



M belorey H .iei rey 25 DO 2 42 00 16106 



Tntm DB McKay ,»2 00 8 07 61 2 32 10 



Comf'jrc C S Dcuui»on 27 00 8 19 16 2 3139 



Sria Pounueider 2G 00 3 60 OS 3 00 88 



KEEL SLOOPS. 



Vllcltig W H Gorman 34 00 2 43 28 2 09 48 



Hrelor TH Stone 32 30 2 49 66 2 14 88 



Gaei W .ucOoruilek 21 80 3 08 85 2 vS 24 



Anule George Marau 23 09 3 u< 20 3 2T 43 



Empress Blnney it H-lley 25 11 8 36 83 3 46 21 



THIB.D CLASS. 



For centreboard and keel yachts, 20 to 25 ft. j prizes $35, 

 $20, and $15 in each class : 



CENTREBOARDS. 



Actual correct 

 Name. Owner. Length. Time. Time. 



Fanolc N L Dean 21 50 187 32 i On" 24 



I'tusiue W H Lduliueld 20 60 14145 1 II 5T 



Posy HJ.Vlolice 21 21) 16*15 124 56 



Boneuitan l fierce v4 90 2 00 20 134 91 



KBBLS. t 



Sunbeam .....WSNtckerson 24 60 137 26 11119 



Fairy CptPertma 23 40 139 31 112 25 



UuKuown B f Weuilell 23 20 144 08 110 45 



Lena FT iaycon 24 10 165 47 119 69 



Bclio Keith 4 Benyin....24 85 15146 1 »5 49 



Beirless A Keld 20 80 2 08 36 1 3S 38 



White AANicke.son 8 43 81 8 17 55 



FOURTH CliASS. 



For centreboards and keel boats less than 20ft.; prizes $20, 

 $15 and $10 in each class : 



Actual Corrected 



Length. Time. Time. 



Name. Owner. ft is. h. m. s. h m. 8. 



Fancy P ttiant, Jr, M 19 10 29 28 



Wanderer J I uruer, (J 1 16 70 60 51 80 24 



turn E Pope, H 16 40 6110 8106 



Caique J biewarr, B 19 10 5'i 05 32 42 



Dream C Barnard, i) is 60 62 2s 34 04 



KBBLS, 



Crescent H FEu'cHuga, S B..16 11 46 60 27 16 



Hard Tim ea SBI*ell,G 18 10 66 40 33 45 



Mary ErPigeOn.KD 16 00 112 14 6142 



New Bedford Yacht Cltjb.— The union regatta of this 

 club was sailed June 26 in New Bedford harbor under Corin- 

 thian rule of fixed ballast. Course 16 miles ; wind heavy 

 from S. W. Prize, the cup presented by Ed. R bisson, M. 

 D., of New Bedford, another cup offered by the clut and $5 

 gold piece, offered by Com Haws, N, B. X. C. The match 

 drew a large list of entries from the near-by clubs, and shows 

 how much more satisfactory " union " cr " open matches " 

 are than the huckstering spirit which confines entries to club 

 yachts on'y, open to yachts over 20ft. A very spirited race 

 was sailed as uuder, a supper and music at the club house 

 finishing up the day : 



Dimensions. Start. Return. Cor. Time. 



Name. ft i«. h. m. s. h k. b. b. m s. 



M De Lorey 25 9 2 08 31 5 07 06 2 50 18 



WauUtrer 25 4« 2 09 33 5 19 24 2 5u 61 



Tuorn.... 25 2 2 11 21 6 12 19 2 61 80 



Drene 24 9 2 12 29 6 15 03 2 62 23 



Windward 26 10# 2 05 32 5 06 23 2 64 26 



Lizzie 23 11 2 14 59 6 25 38 not 1'lCH 



l.uella 30 4 2 03 -,8 5 M4 27 2 69 44 



Eili-1 22 T 2 17 54 6 33 42 3 10 91 



"en View 31 7 2 02 11 6 1(8 53 3 01 42 



F B Esty 27 7 2 04 19 5 13 19 3 02 68 



Auule 21 2 2 26 13 5 4* 48 8 02 81 



Kc.o 28 2 15 44 5 32 1« not x'h'n 



Spr.te..-. 20 10 2 26 59 5 49 8B 8 u4 27 



Mystery 20 9 2 2i 20 6 61 12 3 Ot 12 



Barbara 22 4 2 21 28 5 42 18 3 06 21 



Seiiei 21 5 2 23 27 6 4S 18 3 OS 19 



Mule 22 9 2 16 56 5 87 8o 8 06 89 



Htella 31 2 25 46 6 65 41 3 12 21 



Olive L it 8 2 23 07 6 65 88 3 16 81 



Gip-y 22 2 20 30 5 64 16 8 19 19 



Lizzie and Echo were ruled out for infraction of regulations. 

 First prize goes to De Lorey, second to the famous Wander- 

 er from Providence; Thorn, takes third prize. The New 

 Bedford Y. C. has been tendered the thanks of the Eastern 

 Y C. for the manner in which they were entertained while in 

 the harbor. 



Bevbblv Yacht Cltjb.— The forty -fifth special regatta of 

 this cluh was sailed July 5, off Coiuit. Course from judges' 

 boat off Codman'8 wharf, around stake-boat off Perkins 

 Point, to stake-boat one mile S. W. by S and home, sail over 

 three times; distance, 9 miles. Wind fresh from N. E. 

 Won by sloop Waquoit, A. T. Perkins, in lb. 17m. 27s. Cor- 

 rected time with Mystery, ( apt. Stocton, second in lb. 17m. 

 54-.. followed by Nor«a, F. C, LoveJl, in lh. 19m. 41s. 



New Maeket, N. H , Regatta.— The Newmarket Y. C. 

 held a regatta open to all, on Great Bay, Newmarket, N. H., 

 July 4, with the following result : 



First class — Neptune, A. Q Henderson, first prize ; Ida 

 Lewis, William Simpson, second prize; time, lh. 26m. S-c- 

 ond class — Dido, T. B. Robinson, first prize ; Pinafore, 

 J. C Davis, second prize. Third cla.-s race will take place 

 the 15th instant. 



The catamaran Buldah lost her mast and a man overboard. 



Xajiasset Yacht Club.— Owing to high windB Jul? 5, 

 the eleventh regal ta of this club saw very few craft willing 

 to start. Uoiden, S W. Burgess, was the only starterjand ber 

 owner brave enough to sail the course was justly awarded the 

 prize in her class. 



West Lvnn Yacht Club —The regatta sailed by this 

 new club, July 5, resulted a> follows: First piize, in second 

 class, $15, was taken by the Inez, Gnoriridge Bios.,in lh. 

 8m. 45s.; second prize, $10, by Vesper, Frank Hulen, in lh. 

 9m. !)s. The first prize for the third class, $10, was taken 

 hv CirraBla, Charles Dow. in lh. 10m. 47s., and Ihe stc md 

 prize, $5, by the Nellie, Hotnan Bios., in lh. llin. 2s. No 

 first-class boats were entered. 



Quincy Yacht Cltjb —The union regatta of this club was 

 sailed July 4, in a pipinir breeze off Quincy Great Hill, open 

 to all yachts not ov. r 30ft. long. First class 22 to 80 fi.; 

 secona class 18 to 22ft , and third class, less than 18ft. 

 Measurements taken on water line with one third overhang 

 added. Only one starter in second class and therefore no 

 prize. Three prizes to each class. Courses : 



