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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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Fall, Regatta of the Small Yachts of the Atlan- 

 tic Yacht Club.— The regatta of the Unas, (single sail 

 open yachts) for a prize offered by the Flag Officers, and 

 for the Champion Pennant, which took place on the after- 

 noon of the 16th September, was held to be no race because 

 the Vanita, as reported by its owner in turning the yacht 

 Orion, used as a stakeboat, had touched the boom of the 

 Orion, and the other yachts preferred to sail it again to 

 taking a prize won by a fluke. The Commodore appointed 

 last Saturday at two o'clock P. M. in Gowanus Bay, around 

 the same course. At the time appointed the following yachts 

 appeared and after some delay caused in getting Kaiser, 

 one of the yachts to be used for a stakeboat in lieu of the 

 Orion, into position, the gun to start was given, and in the 

 five minutes given for the flying start the yachts got of! as 

 follows : — 



Name. Owner. H. M. S. 



Lapwing Secretary Morgan 2 27 36 



Vanita... Carringcon 2 28 00 



Ada Moffat 2 28 11 



Tnayer Treasurer Hogins. 2 29 35 



The first course was a dead heat along the shore to the 

 Kaiser at anchor near the Bay Ridge Ferry, and the yachts 

 took the first tack in shore towards Whitman's boat shop. 

 On that first tack the Ada got ahead of the Lapwing, and 

 the Vanita, but on the port tack the latter closed up the 

 space between her and the Ada, and taking advantage of 

 a severe knock-down of the little boat, when they had to 

 let the main sheet run, easily got past, and from that time 

 she steadily gained on the whole fleet. The others follow- 

 ed in the order we have named till they arrived at the 

 home stakeboat on the first time around as follows. — 



H. M. S.| H. M. S. 



Vanita ..3 15 03|Thayer 3 25 54 



Ada... ' 3 23 19;Lapwing 3 30 32 



In coming down on the last course the Vanita was so 

 well handled that she made it in one tack, while the others 

 not having made due allowance for the severe current run- 

 ning up the river, drifted above the dock around the Gow- 

 anus Basin and had to beat quitea little space along it 

 against a powerful tide. After passing the home stake- 

 boat the Vanita having a good lead, went off on the second 

 course bu^ the Ada standing in too near the shore, the 

 Thayer saw the mistake and coming about much sooner. 

 When they came together near Hunt's dock the Thayer 

 was ahead, which she kept till about half way between the 

 Kaiser and Agnes, when the xlda slowly gained and passed 

 her. This lead the Ada kept till the end of the race. On 

 the second round the home stakeboat was passed in the 

 following order:— _ 



II. M. S.j H. M. S. 



Vanita 3 55 53 Thayer .....4 13 41 



Ada .....4 11 44|Lapwing , 4 16 4^ 



The last time around all kept in about the same relative 

 positionr. The head boats adding, however, a little to the 

 lead as the wind, which had been fresh, was gradually 

 dying out. The finish was made' as follows:— 



H. M. Sj H. M. S. 



Ol.Thayer 5 oJ 49 



29|Lapwing 5 i{ 49 



Vanita 4 40 



Ada ....... 4 57 



The result of the race 

 measurement was: Vanita 



after allowing for start and 

 leads the Ada 12m. 3s.; Ada 



leads Thayer 2m. 15s. ; Thayer leads Lapwing 12m. 16s. 



The Vanita consequently takes the prize and with it the 



champion pennant. 



—The following named cat rigged yachts competed in a 

 regatta at South Cove, Jersey City, on Thursday last, the 

 course being eight times round the Cove :— 



FIRST CLASS. 



_ Length. 



Name. , Owner. Fl to In 



Four Brothers J. Smith 18 06 



Ella Com . Johnson 18 04 



SECOND CLASS. 



Alice.. P.Dillon 17 oo 



Teresa J Quinn 10 Q4 



THIRD CLASS. 



Three Brothers . .M. Bradley n n 



Aunt Jerusha Geo . E verson 11 10 



The smaller yachts labored under some disadvantage 

 from being repeatedly becalmed by the larger ones. After 

 deducting the time allowance of thirty seconds to the foot, 

 it was found that the Ella won in the first class, beating the 

 Four Brothers 3m. 5s. The Alice won in the second class, 

 beating the Teresa 45s., and the Aunt Jerusha in the third 

 class, beating the Three Brothers 2m. 2^-s. 



—The Dorchester Yacht Club held their third and final 

 championship regatta for the season on the 21st inst. The 

 first prize for the second class centre-boards was won by 

 the Fannie, in the third class by the Water Witch, and in 

 the second class keels by the Ruby. Appended is a sum- 

 mary of the race : — 



SECOND-CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS. 



Actual Corrected 



Name Owner. Length. time. time 



Mabel...... J. M. Roberts.... 20. 4 2:08:32 1:32:30 



Wanderer C. E. Russ 22.3 2.04:20 1:30:46 



Fannie.. Benjamin Dean. .22.2 2:02:09 1:28:20 



THIRD-CLASS CENTRE-BOARDS. 



Bristol H.S.Mann 10.7 2:18:23 1:41:18 



Water Witch.... W. H. Gorman... 19. 8 2:15:45 1:38:46 



SECOND-CLASS KEELS. 



Macduff H. Hilt 20.11 2:19:23 1:44:08 



Ruby.. ........T. W.Preston. ..19. 09. 2:22:39 1:45:48 



Yachting on Lake Ontario. — The fine fleet of yachts 

 whose matches at different points on Lake Ontario we 

 have chronicled so frequently of late, met in another 

 friendly contest on the 20th inst, the occasion being the 

 Belleville regatta held at Massassaqua Point. The course 

 was laid out in the form of a triangle, which was to be 

 sailed around three times, making a distance of nearly 40 

 miles. The starting yachts in the first class race were the 

 Annie Cuthbert, Ina, Lady Standley, Brunette and Daunt- 

 less. Reefs were in order, and the Ina had her topmast i 



housed. On the last round the Brunette broke her tiller 

 post, and was forced to retire from the race. The Ina 

 took first prize, the Lady Standley second and the Daunt- 

 less third. In a race for second class yachts five started, 

 the Leo winning first, the Enid second, and Katie Gray 

 third prizes. In the third class race nine boats started, the 

 Sunberry, of Belleville, winning first, and Troubler, of 

 Cape Vincent, second prizes. 



A Challenge from the Mohawk.— Commodore Garner 

 has addressed a letter to the Editor of the New York 

 Times, in which he makes -the following challenge:— 



''Observing the remarks concerning the Mohawk in your 

 editorial upon yachting in this morning's issue, and with a 

 view of ascertaining if the yachting fraternity coincide 

 with the opinions therein expressed, I will, during the next 

 month, upon any day when an eight-knot breeze, or up- 

 ward, is blowing, sail aiiy yacht— keel or centre-board- 

 twenty miles to windward and back, outside of Sandy Hook 

 Lightship, provided that notice shall be given to your 

 newspaper before the 1st of October." 



[But why stipulate for an eight-knot breeze? It strikes 

 us that the yacht which is good in all weathers is the best. 

 It sounds as though a turfman should demand a muddy 

 track on which to run his horse against another. — Ed.] 



The Challenge Accepted .—In reply to the above chal- 

 lenge of Commodore Garner, ex-Commodore Bennet, has 

 addressed the following letter to the Editor of the Times. 

 If the match is made it will be productive of more excite- 

 ment in yachting circles than anything which has occur- 

 red of late: 

 To the Editor of the $m York Times: — 



In answer to Commodore Garner's manly challenge pub- 

 lished in your paper to-day, I beg leave to say that I am 

 prepared to accept his challenge in accordance with his 

 letter, to sail the Dauntless against the Mohawk twenty 

 miles to windward of Sandy Hook lightship and return, 

 on any day during the last week of October, in accordance 

 with the rules of the New York Yacht Club, for a thou- 

 sand dollar cup. I am also willing *to sail the Mohawk at 

 any time between the 10th and 25th of November next, also 

 in accordance with the rules of the New York Yacht Club, 

 from Brenton's Reef lightship to Sandy Hook, tor five or 

 ten thousand dollars. James G. Bennett. 



—A Boston paper reports that the yacht America, on 

 Friday- night last, coming from New York, made 240 nau- 

 tical miles in sixteen hours, and during eight miles of that 

 distance she was run under bob jib. Most of the time she 

 was double reefed, working splendidly. 



Seawanhaea Boat Club.— This club had their fourth 

 annual regatta on Newtown Creek on Friday last, the large 

 number of seven races being on the programme. The re- 

 sults were as follows: — 



First Race-Single scull shells for junior members. Nich- 

 olas Goldenkirch, Charles Searle and David Myerly started, 

 Searle getting off last. Goldenkirch won the race in 11m.' 

 55s., the other two boats crossing the line together in 12m. 



Second Race— Single scull shells by senior members of 

 the club for a valuable silver cup. Robert Orr and Win. 

 Wilson were the only two who started, Orr winning easilv 

 in 10m. 15s. J 



Third Race — Pair oared gigs for junior members. Two 

 crews started. C. Searle, C. Hiel and John Rankin, cox- 

 swain, won in 11m. 15s. 



Fourth Race— Pair oared gigs for senior members. Two 

 crews started, getting off well and keeping up a close 

 struggle to the finish, Robert H. Orr and Michael Smith, 

 with C. Searle, coxswain, winning by a length in 11m. 



Fifth Race— Double sculls for two silver b'oquet holders. 

 Three crews started,. C. Searle and C. Heil winning; in 

 11m. 42s. ■ 



Sixth Race— Four oared shells for four silver goblets. 

 This was the best race of the afternoon, three boats being 

 entered, the Harry Moore, Charle3 A. Gerdler and Susan 

 Nipper, the first named winning in 9m. 20s., the Gerdler 

 crossing the line in 9m. 23s. The Susan Nipper ran into 

 the winner, crushing her sides and almost drowning the 

 rowers. 



Seventh Race— Eight oared barges, won by the Arling- 

 ton in 10m. 55s. The races were all one mile .and 

 three-quarters with a turn. 



The Arlington Boat Club.— This club held their sec- 

 ond annual regatta on Newtown Creek, near Hunter's 

 Point, on Wednesday last. The first race was for senior 

 sculls, If miles; R. V. Young, F. Pigon, Jr., J. B. White 

 and J. Rodgers were the starters. The last named won in 

 11m. 80s. The junior single scull race, same distance, 

 was w T on by J. D. Wheaion in 13m. 45s. The third race 

 was for pair-oared gigs, distance the same, between G. 

 Thomas, bow; R. V. Young, stroke, with G. Lucas, cox- 

 swain, and F. Pigon, bow; B. Briggs, stroke, with A. H. 

 Baultman, stroke. Thomas and Young led during the en- 

 tire race, winning by about three-quarters of a length; 

 time, 14m. 



The fourth and last race was an eight-oared barge race . 

 between the married and single men of the club, sides be- 

 ing chosen by the married and single ladies present. The 

 married crew were: A. J. Valentine, bow; C. J. Kennedy. 

 stroke; J. D. Wheaton, F. Pigon, Jr., R. V. Young, C. M. 

 Wiske, C. W. Havemeyer, J. Cook, J. E. Rogers, cox- 

 swain. The crew of the single men consisted of W. H. 

 Rexter, bow; J. B. White, stroke; E. F. Williams, H. S. 

 Starr, G. Lucas, W. Logan, A. H. Baultman, J. Y. Van 

 Wycklaw, G. M. Bennington, coxswain. The distance 

 was the same as in the other races. The bachelors won in 

 12m. 45s. 



Atlantic Boat Club Regatta.— This regatta was held 

 on Monday last at Pleasant Valley, on the Hudson. Four 

 races were rowed; the course for all racers was one mile 

 and return. The Senior single sculls was the first rowed. 

 For this there were three entries: P. C. Ackerman, Joseph. 

 Benson and James Reed. The first named won in 13m. 

 14s., Reed second. The next race was for Junior single 

 sculls; entries: J. H. -Allair, J. Devlin, and W. T. Reiley. 

 Allair won in 14m. 15s., Reiley, second. The third race 

 was for four-oared barges. Two crews appeared as fol- 

 lows: 



Ding-Ding, Color, white— R. B. Taylor, stroke; W. Pol- 

 lock, No. 1; R. Bryson, JMo. 2; R. Murray, No. 3; J. Bry- 

 sou, coxswain. 



Loreley, color, red— Mr. _ Wallace, stroke; J. Browne 

 No. 1; J. Devlin, No. 2; H. Slerk, No. 3; P. C. Acker- 

 man, coxswain. 



The race was easily won by the Ding-Ding crew time 

 14m. j Loreley, 15m. ? ' 



The last event of the day was the race between foi 

 oared shells, for which there were two entries as follows^- 



A. J. Dupignac, bluer~P. C. Ackerman, stroke- TaJ* 

 Reed.No. 2; C. Worden, No. 3; W. T. Reilay, bow * 



Joseph Russell, white— Joseph Benson, stroke- J H Ai 

 lair, No. 2; J. Bryson, No. 3; G. Hadley, No. 4.' " Al " 



Benson's crew won in 11m. 34s. The weather was nlea 

 ant overhead, but the water sufficiently rough to make ii 

 disagreeable for the oarsmen. ' u 



Nassau ts. Athletics.— A contest between the nickel 

 fours of these clubs was rowed on the Harlem on Saturdav 

 last, the course being from the powder schooner to Moitp 

 dock, above High Bridge, a distance of three miles Tli 

 Nassaus got the best of the start but by bad •steermo- J 

 lowed the Athletics to get even or a little ahead, the latter 

 in striving to. take their opponent's water fouled, and the 

 Nassaus stopped rowing. The referee ordered both boats 

 to proceed but on arriving at the finishing stake boat 

 awarded the race to the Nassaus, the Athletic crew beiuV 

 clearly to blame for the foul. " 



— John Walker and Jasper Wells, on Wednesday last 

 of the Nassau Boat Club, rowed a match on the Harlem 

 River, for the championship of the club. The course was 

 the two mile stretch from High Bridge to the Railroad 

 Bridge. Wells won the race by nearly three lengths in 

 15m. 23s. • 



—Two interesting races were rowed at Bayonne, N. J 

 on Saturday. The first was between a gig and a baW& 

 each four-oared, of the Bayonne Rowing Association; dis- 

 tance, two miles . The crews were composed as follows ■ 



Gig— J. L. Beach, coxswain; I. Van Buskirk, stroke- 

 W. H. Jasper, 3d; W. T. Mclntyre, 2d; B. T. MettW 

 bow. ' 



Barge— G. S. Boice, coxswain; T. Mettam, stroke; E E 

 Shaw, 3d; I. Cadmus, 2d; G. S. Stilt, bow. 



The gig crew won in 13m. 8£s., the time of the barge be- 

 ing 13m. 15£s. E. W. Humphries, referee. 



The second was a single scull race, between Fred Spring 

 of the Argonautas, and W. E. Van Buskirk of the Bay- 

 onne Rowing Association. Spring took the lead, but Van 

 Buskirk passed him and came in several lengths ahead- 

 time, 14m. 12s.; distance, two miles. 



—The Hudson Boat Club of Jersey City held their final 

 regatta of the season in the South Cove, Jersey City, on 

 Saturday. The first race was a single scull race between 

 J. P. Hardenburgh, J. N. Gregory, and H. C. Pierson. 

 Hardenburg won easily in 13m. 30s. The next was a work- 

 ing boat race between W. Clarke, Jr., and H. C. Pierson. 

 Clarke won in 19m. 



The Triton Boat Club held a regatta on the Passaic 

 River at Newark on the 25th inst., when three races were 

 rowed, the water being rather rough. ' The first race was 

 for single sculls, four contestants appearing. T. E. Town- 

 ley won in 14m. 45s. G. A. Small and J.' A. Smith row- 

 ing a dead heat for second; distance one mile and a half 

 with a turn. The second was a four-oared shell race, same 

 distance. Two crews contested, the winners being Town- 

 ley, Bruntzenhoffer, Beach and Smith, in the shell Bache- 

 lor: time 13m. 30. The last race was for six-oared barges 

 over the same course; the Douglass, pulled by Rommel], 

 Shipman, Hayne, Clarke, March and Van Ness won: time 

 11m. 55s. A tub race was also provided for the. amuse- 

 ment of a large concourse of spectators. 



Engelhart and O'Neil.— The long anticipated race 

 between these men was rowed at Saratoga on the 23d, re- 

 sulting in a victory for Engelhart. The course was three 

 miles and the time made 22m. 22fs. O'Neil had been suf- 

 fering for some time with a cough, which broke out afresh 

 during the race, and materially affected his rowing. Last 

 year he pulled over the same course fn" 21m. 19|s., and has 

 repeatedly beaten this time in practice. A large sum of 

 money changed hands on the result, thd stakes alone being 

 $2,000. 



Binghamton Regatta.— This event was held on the 22d 

 and 23d insts., in presence of a large concourse of specta- 

 tors. The races opened on the first day with the four- 

 oared race, three crews competing. The Argonauta crew 

 won in 13m. 57^s. Watkins second, Bmghamton third, but 

 the race was ordered to be rowed again the next day, 

 owing to a fowl. Courtney won the single scull race ea- 

 sily in 15m. 5s. ; distance, two miles. The sport on the 

 second day commenced with the junior single scull race, 

 two miles. There were three entries, R. H. Robinson, of 

 the Union Springs Club, winning in 16m. 30s. The four- 

 oared race did not fill, and the Binghamton crew rowed 

 over the course alone. The double scull race was also a 

 failure, and Courtney and Robinson walked over. The 

 Binghamton junior single scull race w T as w T on by C.A. 

 Lyon in 17m. 6s. 



» 



„ Pkincetost, Sept. 21, 1875. 



Editor Forest ahd Stream:— 



The Univer&ity Boat Club has purchased a flue new four-oared shell of 

 Fearon, and are now open to challenges from any amateur club. A chal- 

 lenge has been sent to the Schuylkill Navy. Lounger. 



[The challenge, which has been accepted, was published 

 in our Philadelphia correspondence last week.— Ed.] 



—On Wednesday, Milliken and Pleasonton had their 

 race from Rockland to Laurel Hill, one mile and return. 

 Milliken won easily. Keep it up, Flip, there will be a 

 second centennial. Sculls. 



—The City Point Rowing Club, of South Boston, held 

 their annual regatta on the 23d inst. Three races were 

 rowed, resulting as follows: — 



The first was a single scull race for a silver goblet. The 

 entries were P. Corbett, Henry Nash and P. Welsh; dis- 

 tance, two miles. P. Welsh won in 19m. 10s., P. Corbiils 

 time being 19m. lis. The second race was for double 

 scull working boats for a silver cup. There were three 

 entries, Thomas Scanlan and W. G-. Higgins, Henry Nasli 

 and Henry Wiggle, and Henry Phillips and P. Corbett. 

 Scanlan and Higgins won the race in 19m.-4 distance, two 

 miles. The third was for four-oared boats, two entries: H. 

 Phillips, bow; Henry Wiggle, J. Costello, and F. M. Cam- 

 bridge. The other crew comprised M. Driscoll, bow; n • 

 Q. Higgins, P. Welsh and H. Nash; distance, two miles 

 with one turn. The Driscol crew won the race in 12m. 



— A two mile single scull race came off on Toronto Bar 

 on Tuesday last, between Paul Patillo and James Douglass 

 for $300. It was won by Douglass by five boat lengths m 

 14m. 46s. 



— In the single scull race over a three mile course at Hal- 

 ifax, K: S., on the 24th inst., Brayley beat Brown by tea 

 lengths; no time. 



