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and wider, their defeab was a forezene conclusion, and a clear proot 
of the unfairness of a rule which classes them with the open canoes. 
In order to compete successfully with the latter, thay would have to 
be lengthened, narrowed, and made so liehtias fo be useless for our 
purpose. Nodisparazement of Mr. Johnson's victory is intended, as 
he fully proved his ability fo outpaddle any man or boat present, or 
to Mr, Weller’s splendid performanve; but itis only just to those wha 
entered against them, Mr. Johnson's admirable stroke, long and 
Clean, his seat being yery high, coupled with his good condition and 
powers of endurance, won him first place in this asin several other 
races, while Weller’s uniformly good performance, both in sailing 
and paddling. broucht him out far ahead of all in the general record, 
The times of the winning boats were: 
ar 
FPG reSpe Ve tHo OMMSOns Dee, OL cee ee ne sd eyseiyey 4 10 20 50 
Te Oe I 1A Gc) het Sp PT Ge sat ORI Lh 10 21 00 
OLA DES yo 5) dls ATS, ep ss at tee Che) Cruntebelite ce we ejon eum 10 21 40 
Af one time during the rave three decked canoes were in line with 
the doek, end on, them appearance, ith three pairs of paddles work- 
ing together, being yery curious, 
The second race, a sailing one, was for neyices—atcording to the 
Association’s ruling those who have never sailed a canoe before this 
year. ‘Phe wind was very light from the east, and water perfectly 
Smu0o0th when the race was called at 10:49:55. 
No limit of size was laid down, except that all canoes must be 
within the Association files. Hleyen canoes started, the course heing 
one and a halt miles triangular, Of these, 3 carried latoeens, 8 the 
Mohican settee and 5 balance lugs, 1 having a jib also. 
The entries were as follows: 
Name. Owner. Dimensions. Club, 
|) Gy An be EChers te esos se 14.630 Moh. 
TENN} a Oe LO eWers ea aeeeaden 16 X26 PPB 
Maraintuile,....-...., FG, VAT tgs pehleltsc beet bad 14.630 Har. 
POR EITEE on cpt vtass avec itd ae NEES bee ig a tt ids 14 «3014 TG. GC 
Cee eer ee ee SU RILGOSUILN wet sleaas es 14.4% 30 Warren 
Day Dreany,.......W, G. Van Dalfsen.,..,... ld RT Newburg, 
HIRE Sesto ceca WEtAS DSC Ter ea rensmeeial Gee au Ubique. 
AN yes nee Ae Weer ICA WS ole eee 14 x80 Siar 
Derry he es ee B. H, Nadal.._.., fT ae 16 30 Ky ©. G, 
Mosquito --......-.- H.C, Delavan, Jv........d4 80 N.Y. 
Talore... oe T. Westcott __... 4 X27 Phila. 
A little puff at the start sent all well off, but soon died out, and there 
2320; Zrlu, 34:55; Tarantula, 35:55. ' 
Followime this race came a paddling race for Class TI1., one mile, 
Which was started at 11:59:15: 
Name, Owner, Diniensions. Chib. 
Hillerest..........,0. FP. Johnson ....,-.. ABO REZ” Hyco PGs, 
Lily; SEG a eee cf PUG Wilsons Ltr ce 15 Bae | ERRERRS Watertown, 
Margucrite........ E.G. Grifin..... 2.2... 14.6380 ........ Lit eas @ 
Kvora ..._- A. A. Mason, --..-- -..14 KB0IG........ TO. 
the A and BG sailing races were to talce place, but there being no wind 
at all, they were postponed, and race No. 5 called for tandem 
paddling. Four raed sane but two starting; 
5 j M. F. Johnson..,. } "ee La 
Maggie... -..0:.,: Ww. HL. Williams. . {"-*1*-7 IB} 24... 4-7 OO 
el \ FW. Adams, ...-.... | tyr 
Ada M.8,---.--.. “77. L, Weller...... specced ntl UPA eenacereceens Pc. 0 
tered. 
FP. Jobnson...:,.:..5:2. UT GR OF 
dees Weller foc Coe er oe ESBoC, 
fins eee Cras VELA ep taste = fiesta te ws. aC 
(TEU: ge Ae ee HS  Amdtewse-ot tines. ce el Rochester C. C. 
Nos oa Pe ead! A G. Webster... .......... Harvard 
Aquila... .....:.. Breeores G. Te? Votten, Uris. ies... oo, Neptune. 
SPINES bg ict tte et eps TA; onesie. oye is e Hartford. 
Bytpbe itt fet eel PA AQMIGKeLSOE i. se uwioe cs Springfield. 
1Sf i071 dn ee ke ee oe J. WH. Mellen. .i. nels. Rochester C. C. 
The time from upset to first stroke of paddle was 20 seconds. Com- 
modore Nickerson excited considerable amusement by diving under 
his canoe while she was u pacts and raising the centerboard from the 
juside. One man not in the race, upset his canoe, dived under, com- 
ing up inside, lay fat in the canoé and righted it while in that posi- 
tion. Weller, in the Zulu, an open canoe, was very active m getting 
aboard, 
After the long distante race,two extra races for paddles, offered 
by Mr. Rushton, were paddled, Classes A and B. 
B was started first with 8 entries, at 6:25 P. M., 
Won by Eyora in 12min., Nellie fonling the buoy. 
The Class A race was won by the Lark, no time being taken, there 
‘being 5 entries. j ; 
The fitst race on Thursday was for ClassTI., paddling, 14 miles 
with 3 entries: 
distance, 1 mile. 
Name Owner. Dimensions, Time, 
IN Bsfea te 2 ee ars M.¥, Johnson............18%25 14 48 
PANY Dee gata as sakes dv da, Weller: - 24 0 cee 1626 14 55 
Ada Mise) 2. oe. BP) OR SAMS SS oe oo pe Ee 1627 17 60 
: dani x 
In this racé Mr. Weller used the double blade for the first time, 
Adams using the single, The order was as in the previous races. 
It was intended to sailrace 4on Wednesday, but the calm still con- 
tinued, soai4 P. M. Race 7 was called, 3 miles for canoes Hot under 
27in. or over 16ft., there being 4 entries: 
Name. Owner. Dimensions. 
nlerestcy-=yssacse-- =a, He donnson DLO Cae ee 1626 
ACRAONL « ves) Shyness ob K. Gould, EK. C. C . ALG KR6 
ANTS WR pe 222s eye 2 eA Mens ire eG) vets ees oe Nl 16K27 
PANUITIIN oy eae ckesae ee 6 eee ap eee J. Lawler Pe Bien... olen. 16X27 
Hillerest and Kazoo used double paddles, the others single. The 
race was twice over fhe sailing course, giving a good view of all from 
' the hill, Johnson took the lead at ones and kept i throughout, 
Weller soon taking second place. The times were: 
i4¢ miles, 8 miles. émiles. 3 miles, 
Hillerest..........48 40 31:38 Ada M.S. ....- 16 40 33 58 
UPVENIT) — oe eines eno thbl eee 32:42 Kazoo...:.....-. 17 25 34 10 
Race No. ) was also a paddling race for Class IV, canoes, distance 
one-half milé. Wour boats entered; Mamie, M. Ff, Johnson, T. 0, C.; 
Nellie, W. BE. Kipp, St. Lawrence; Idyl, J. C.Wilson, Watertown; Evora, 
AH, Mason, Johnson won easily, with the others in the above order. 
In the aftertioon there was a light wind from southwest, and race 
No, 4, postponed from Tnesday, was called, bringing to the line the 
finest fleet of canoes eyer entered in arace. The entries for Class B 
nuinberéd 26, and for Class A 12. Of the former 19 were from 14 to 
1di4ft. long, 4 15ft. and 3 16ft., while 13 were of 30in. beam, 8 of 21, 
¥ of 82, anid 1 of Bin, OF Ulass A, 7 were 14ft. long, 6 of 27in. bean, 
5 of 26in. 
Division B started at 1115 A. M., Aurora being first over. “he wind 
was very light abaft the heam to fitst buoy, making aru to second 
buoy anda beat home, Ten minntes after Class A was started over 
the same course, aud as both classes sailed two rounds, the sight was 
a most beautiful one. The leadersof the first division were soon 
even with the reav guard of the last, and the ee boats were 
Scattered Over the course mntil it was difficult to place any one, 
The larger boats were in two divisions, oue keeping to the north, 
the other, atone time the rear one, holding a more direct course for 
the finish, The Veuture, L. Q. Jones, of Hartford, in this division, 
- Game in first, with Dot, C. B. Vaux, N. Y. 0, C,, second, and Henri- 
eta, W. B. Wackerhagen, M.C.C,, third, The winners in Class A 
were Zulu, J. L, Weller, P. B.C.; Helena, Grant Van Densen i sec- 
ond place, and Dido, G. W. Wdgar, Jr, Newburg, third, 
Race No 10 of the programme was started at 3:11;25 P, M., there 
being two classes, A and J3, the former with a limit of 50fb, sail area, 
the lather with a limit of 74ft., causing many to reef down or leave 
mizzens ashore. The wind was the same in force and direction as in 
the morning, the course being but one round. or 144 mules. ' 
The Snake approached the finish firsh, out the Glick coming up, 
very cleverly luifed tnside of Snake and passed abead of him, win- 
ning the race. i d 
The fight for third place, between Venture and Girofla, was also 
very close. The winners were: 
Name. Owner. Chib, Dimensions. 
Gites. fun tace lee’ 5. M. Bowles, Jr.... 8. 0) GC) 14 +80 
SOME) sueersceres iy. WienGbSOn. J 228050 M. C. © 144g xa 
VGMTUPCA. nk beta seeacdalis, UNOS rere mse Tele 0540) I4te X30 
Tn Class A, Mr. Weller won in spite of his being run down by the 
ateamer E,JVau Horne, which came across the course as he finished 
the first round, deliberately running inte him in spite of a warning 
from allon the bank, Luckily, the bow of the steamer struck a 
glancine blow, the light canoe rehounding and receiving but little 
damage, he steamers, of which there weve a number present, paid 
littla attention to the race, the Hero, with an excursion party on 
bourd, rimming into the thickest of jhe teat. ae 
The winners of Olass A were: 
Name. Owner, Dimensions. Chib. 
EI clene tS tive ee G. Van Deusen..._. 14 X28 NM. WG. C, 
SAAT ee oe es ote La. Wellet:.,..). 16 3<28 PeBsGy 
RR VONG2. Serre 2 Re tor ©, K. Munroe. .. - 14.828 INS ibs 
In this race the Venture, approaching the Snake on port tack, did 
not see her and ran her down, striking nearly amidships, and the bow 
of the Venture running clean across the déck of the Snake, fortun- 
ately doing no damage. 
The next race, No. 11, was omilted for want of time, No 12 being 
called instead, for Classes A and B without ballast, and the large 
canoes with heavy boards, The wind was still too light to make a 
ues race, but the boats, coming in im pairs, made a rather exciting 
mish; 
Name. Owner, Dimensions, Club. 
TBD ly sch te Ey W, West......... 15.3 XB11¢ h. G0. o 
Sy ee eboranre amen Rh. W. Gibson ...... 15 X31 M. G. Cc. 
DGG ee eth deere eee GUNES CANUAVIRERS. toe eon 14,430 Bu er Opa Oy 
Class A, 9 starters: 
Name. Owner, Dimensions. Club. 
SULT ss ah ete et RARE J. L. Wellere......... 1628 . BG, 
DidGi..i44+6. Hessen G, IE. Hdegar, Jr...... 1528 Newburg. 
Alii, ING Siac eee tes ot: Hi K@arpee sees) 1628 DER te OP 
The heayy centerboard class was headed by the Isabel, R. Tyson, 
T. C, C., with Boreas, Hugh Neilson, T, C. C., in second place, The 
races finished in almost a ealn, 
After the sailing race came a hurry-scurry race, nine canoes heing 
drawn up on the beach, the contestants being placed in line z20yds, 
off, At thesignal all started on arun forthe canoes. Weller was 
first, and jumping into a canoe paddled off, rounding a stakehoat off 
shore ahead of all the others. The scramble for boats was very 
amusing. Wollowing this came an exhibition of canoe gymnastics, 
by Messrs. Vaux inthe Votand Weller in the Zulu. Mr. Vaux walked 
from end.to end of the boat, crawled around the paddles placéd in 
the mast tubes, turned somersaults and stood on his head; then 
turned the boat over, dived underneath and created a laugh by work- 
ing the rhdder from helow. Mr, Weller upset his open canoe, righted 
her azain, shook the water out, and climbed in over the side, a most 
difficult featinan undecked boat. This exhibition concluded the 
races. 
In the evening all gathered on the hill, to the number of seyeral 
huudred. and an entertainment was given under the direction of Mr. 
L. W. Seavey. Atter fhe first portion, consisting of recitations, 
soups and music, a band of Indians arrived in a bireh bark canoe 
and went through a number of performances, including an Indian 
wedding, funeral, hunt, capture and scalping of a white man, burn- 
ing a captive at the stake and the war dance. At the conclusion a 
demand was made for Big Snake, chief of the Mohegans, and on Mr. 
Gibson stepping forth a young chief produced a large bucket with 
the information that it contained ““Big heap soup for big chief.” On 
lifting the cover, out came little Sob, the chief’s do and the pet of 
the camp, who had been a prisoner all the eyening. After this all 
sang “God Save the Queen,” cheers were given for the officers, espe- 
cially De, Neidé, and as the assembly moved down the hill after giy- 
ing them, some one made the announcement that ‘He's a jolly good 
fellow,” 4 fact which seemed to strike all as trueif not original, 
from the way in which they walked the echoes. 
On Friday morning the bugle sounded the call for a meeting and 
allthe members gathered around the secretary's tent, finding seats 
on the ground. Commodore Nickerson took the chair, and the min- 
utes of the previous meeting in August, 1883, at Stony Lake, were read 
and accepted, and the minutes of the executive commities meeting 
in Albany, Oct. 3, 1883, were read. The report of the committee on 
badges was read and accepted, Several designs were offered, that 
most Approved of costing #7. Some debate ensued as to the limit of 
cost, aiid the matter wasreferred to the committee for action, with 
iustvuctions to select a badge, not to cost over $5. 
The report of the treasurer was also read and accepted, and on 
motion of Mr, Wilkin $300 was voted to the secretary for clerk hire 
and expenses, this amount to be paid each year, The regatta com- 
niittee also offered their report, with a recommendation that 10 man 
be allowed to use more than one canoe in the races of the Association, 
after which a discussion of the rules followed. It has been difficult 
heretofore to enforce properly all the rules, especially where fouls 
were concerned, but it was the opinion of all present, that henceforth 
the rules should be enforced literally, as they have been in usé long 
enough for all to know them. The election of officers was next taken 
up, the committee on nominations reporting as nominees, for 
Coinmodore—Gen. RB. 8. Oliver, Albany. 
Vice-Commodore—R. 8. Rathbun, Deseronto. 
Rear-Commodore—!’. F, Andrews, Rochester. 
Secretary and Treasurer—C, A: Neidé, Schuylerville. 
Hxecutive Committee—Messrs. Rand, of Boston; R. C. Wood, of 
Peterboro; C. B. Vaux, New York. 
Thereport was accepted, and it was moved and carried that Mr, 
Newnan east a unanimous yote, which was done, and the ticket was 
declared elected, A rumor haying circulated through the camp con- 
cerning My. Johnson's standing as an amateur, Mr. Tyson, of the 
Toronto C. C., made a statement concerning Mr. Jolmson’s training, 
which settled finally his right to be considered an amateur. On the 
motion of Vice-Commodore Munroe it was carried that all honorary 
members must be practical canoeists. On motion of Mr, Wilkin the 
word ‘‘person’’ in Article 3 was changed to “gentleman,” and on 
motion of the same gentleman, a flag was decided on for the Secre- 
tary, the ground being white, with letters A, C. A. and a quill, im blue. 
it was also moyed and carried that the secretary be authorized to 
buy atent for the use of the Association, and on motion of Dr. Neidé, 
that the size of the A. OC, A, flag be changed to 12x18in., in place of 
10X15, asat present. The Jast clause of Article 12 was also dropped, 
on Dr. Neidé's motion. Dr, Neide then spoke of a meeting ground 
for next year, stating that Mr. Delany had offered the present site 
again, atter which a vote of thanks to Mr, Delany was passed. A 
motion was also made to make the Forsst Anp StrmAm the official 
crgan of the Association, but after some discussion 1t was voted down 
the publishers of the Canoeist offering to issue the paper semi- 
monthly all through the summer. : 
Dr. Neidé proposed a vole of thanks to the Forest and Stream 
Publishing Company for their assistance in printing the Association 
Book, after which a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Seavey, the Gan- 
anoque Y. C.,and others who had heiped to make the meet so pleasant 
to all, after which the prizes won in the races were presented, Mr. J. 
L. Weller took the prize for the bestaverage, 49 points, the next being 
Mr, F. M, Johnson, with 30 points. The prizes were handsome flags, 
presented by lady friends to the Association. Adjourned. 
All were invited to dinner by the caterer who had charge of the 
mess shed, an invitation generally accepted, after which tents came 
quickly down, canoes were packed, kits and tents loaded on the 
steamers for Clayton, and the departure began. 
Some sailed on down the river to cruise further, some scattered 
among the islands, and others started direct for home. Canoes were 
launched, a halt made at Squaw Point to say farewell, and the cances 
headed again for Clayton in the quiet summer twilight, their crews 
shouting back an affirmative answer to the question, ‘And you'll be 
back again next year, I don’t know?” 
RACINE CANOES. 
Edilor Forest and Stream: 
In veply to inquiry of “F. 8. C.,” I beg to say that three years’ ex- 
pericnee with Racine canoes of different models leads me to recom- 
mend for all-round eruising the Birdie Kane (271nch beam), with 
rudder added and cockpit lengthened to 5feet. She paddles quite as 
easily as a Rob Roy snd sails vastly better, going very close to the 
wind. In matter of vig prefer the usual form of lateen, with yard 
and boon joined, to tbe disjointed reefing style sent out. Spars may 
also be made lighter. i . ; 
As a believer in the Racine system, and in the interest of fair play, 
T must also be permitted to enfer a protest against the slurs directed 
at these canoes from time to time by members of certain clubs. The 
manulacturers ave gentlemen and entitled to be treated as such, 
while their canoes as now built fully sustain all that is claimed for 
them. ; ‘ CLY'TIE. 
Lowrit, Mass., Aug. 13. 
CANOEING IN THE ADIRONDACKS.—Keene Valley, Aug. 14.— 
Disappointed in not being able to go to the A, C. A, meet atthe Thou- 
sand Islands, | concluded to take'a cruise of two days on the pictur- 
esqué east branch of the An Sable River, which takes its source from 
the Au Sable lakes. The upper part of this river is but a small trout 
stream, Iniis course through the pleasant Keene Valley, it settles 
down to a yory stiooth runniug stream, with here and there a rift to 
break the mouotony of too much quictness. On the first day of the 
cruise Ifioated lazily down stream under great leaning elms, past 
mossy banks, where the water was stilland déep, tempting me to 
east fora trout. 1 paddled on until the evening shadows warned me 
ib was lime to make camp. Next morning Isent word to my friend, 
Mr, Avthuc N, Hollister, of Hartford, the veteran fisherman and 
canosist, to come and take dinner with me. He arrived ati o’clock 
yery hungry, bringing his friend Mr. Mason, We had a yery nice | 
diner of steaming hot lamb chops and potato pie, After dimmer, we 
all started down streamin the one canoe; wa paddled down about 
three miles and ben pads led back for home, arriving about 7 o'clock, 
tired and hungry,—Josgea W, Pagwur, A, ©, A. (Keene Valley, 
Hsxex County, N. Y;). ~ of Bee di 
then southeast and every which way, 
fleet still had the wind from northeast, and were fanning along déad 
herself and rivals. : € 
north shore miles away, s0 far by virtue of the mistake in standing 
t fhe poble sport, and is making yacht 
dachting. 
FIXTURES. 
Secretaries of yacht clubs will please send carly notice of pro- 
posed matches and meetings. 
Aug. 11-25.—Quaker City Y. 0., Anmual Cruise in Ghesapeake and 
Delaware Bays. 
. 23.— Boston Y. C., Third Club Match. 
. 23.—Bevyerly ¥. C., Open Match. 
. 23.—Beverly Y. C,, Nahant Third’ Championship Match. 
. 26.—Beverly_Y. C., Special, Marblehead. 
, 28.—Quiney ¥. C,, Fourth Match. 
. 80,—Hull ¥, C., Second Championship Match. 
. 30.—Beverly Y, C., Open Sweepstakes, Marblehead. 
Sept. 3,—Hull Y. C., Third Championship Match. 
Sept. 4—Salem Bay Y. C,, Second Championship Match, 
Sept. 6.—Beverly Y, C,, Marblehead, Special Match. 
Sept. 6.—Hnll Y. C., Third Championship Match, 
Sept. 11.—Quincy Y. C., Last Race, 
Sept. 11.—brenton’s Reef Challenge Cup, 
Sept. 18.—Boston ¥. C., Ladies’ Day, 
Sept. 12.—Boston Y. 0.. Hall Matches. 
RODE: 14,—Quaker City Y. C., Review and Cup Race. 
r ep 
. (as tad City Y. C,, Review and Harbor Cruise, 
5,—Quaker City Y. 0., Closing Review and Cruise. 
PODGERS CRUISES ALONGSHORE.—III. 
Nero Aug. §.—What manner of weather shall we have to- 
day? was the first thought of every yachtsman as he awoke this 
morning. It was a conundrum that brought forth various opinions, 
One thing was 4 consolation, there was no fog; and another, thar 
there was a breeze, from northeast, and quite afresh one. Old Prob 
ae northeast winds in the morning, followed by westerly winds 
ater, 
some quarter. That the race was to come off seemed probable, and 
the steam cutter of the commodore was soon seen swiftly gliding 
around among the yachts delivering notes, presumably orders. A 
little later the regatta committee went aboard the chib tug Luckens- 
bach and things began to look like business. 
It was encouraging to know that there was to be wind from 
The order was given by signal to get under way. Soon the smaller 
yachts got their anchors and filled away before a fair wind, and ran 
outside Goat Island and squared away for the lightship, which was to 
be the point of departure. 
or two of the larger yachis that were limited for room to geb under 
way, and soon the harbor was almost deserted. 
lay at their anchors whose owners bad returned to town to look after 
“longs” and “shorts,” and could not be present—notably the Fanny 
and several other flyers. 
The tug towed out the Wanderer and one 
A few yachts still 
The wind continued fresh from the N.H, and everyhody felt happy, 
as the tng steamed ont to the lightship to take the time of crossing 
the imaginary line. Here commenced the sual maneuyers for posi- 
tion near the line, and here, too, as has been so often repeated, was 
exhibited the pad judgment onthe part of the large schooners of 
standing off too far, The Fortuna, for instance, stood away over ta 
the north shore, when any child could have caleulated the distance 
could not be run on the return tack within the few moments that re- 
mained before the whistle would blow as a starting signal, OF course 
she was handicapped, as were several others of the larger boats. Soon 
after the start the wind began to fail, and it was evident that a light 
day was in store for them, and moreover the meanest of all winds— 
dead att with a heayy oldswell heaying in, throwing every particle of 
air out of the sails and making the whole scene nmuch like the back 
yard of a laundry with the week’s wash hung out todry, The large 
schooners rose on the long swells gracefully. but when they dove 
down in the hollow every sail fapped, every rope whipped and every 
block creaked, while the smaller craft threatened to pitch their top- 
masts over the bow. 
The fleet began to -seatter, some steering direct for ihe Block Island 
buoy, others kept off to the southward, and the schooners, also the 
Gracie, stood to the northward of the direct course, thinking if the 
wind was coming out fromthe westward, as the Weather Butean 
had promised, they would he wellup to windward. The cutters, 
with a yiew to the greater probability of a southerly wind, kept 
away due south, and for aboup half an hour there was nointerrwption 
to this course, but suddenly the breeze came out from the southwest, 
While the rear vessels of the 
before it, those to the northward hada southwest breesé, and the 
eutters got it from due south, and were enabled to head directly for 
the buoy. Thus the Bedouin, the most windward of the culters, had 
a decided advantage over her rivals, the Ileen and Wenenah, which 
were just a little to leeward, and had to jam elosely to the wind, sails 
shaking half the lime, and eyén then just before reaching the huey 
the wind headed them, making a tack necessary, while Bedouin suc- 
ceeded in making a straight course, and rounded the buoy somo fif- 
teen minutes ahead of the others that were contending with a strong 
head tide which, on rounding the buoy, enahled the Bedouii to slide 
away nearly dead before it, rapidly widening the distanve between 
Tn the meantime here came the Gracie from the 
northward as to lead one to wonder that she céuld consider herself im 
the race at all. 
It was a foregone conclusion that the chances had favored the 
yachts that had stood to the south, and with the failing breeze, at 
times almost a dead calm, the less-favored yachts could not stem the 
tide, which cut them rapidly to lesward. The committee on the tug, 
seeing the hopelessness of the contest, concluded to steam away for 
the West Island stakeboat to sée if it was in position, as it was draw- 
ing near twilight. On the way there the three citters were picked 
up in succession, the Wenonah, Teen and lastly the fortunate Bedouin 
atleast three miles ahead. Ib was after 6 o'clock before she rounded ~ 
the West Island stakeboat, and then came a long les and a short one 
beat up to the Brenton Reef lightship. The night breeze had fresh- 
ened up a little and made it a little more animated, and the full moon 
rose to help out with an Inquiring expression on its face as much as 
to say, “What’s going on here, auyhow?”’ 1 think it must feel 
friendly to the cutters, for it smiled visibly a broad smile and bore a 
pleased expression, as if it wanted to say, “Got’em this time, eh?” 
The moonlight made things morecheerfulanyway. The tug reached 
the stakeboat and, finding her rather close to the island, towed her 
oif a mile or so and anchored her, Then came a long interval before 
the Bedouin, the leading cutter, came in sight and voided the stake- 
boat in good shape, the crew evincing by their alacrity in handlin 
the mainsheet and getting in the spinnaker that they were in agen 
spirits and knew they had the race and the cup. The Ileen followed 
some twenty minutes later, and lastlv the Wenonah, The Gracie had 
evidently given up the fight and had squared away for port, 
When the last of the cutters had rounded the stakeboat the tug 
steamed away for the lightship on Brenton’s Reef, and laying to waited 
for the cutters to put in an appearance, There was quite a heavy 
swell on stil, and she rolled and tumbled about in a yery lively way. 
The committee and reporters sought snug coruers, where a stool 
could be braced, and dozed. The engineer and firemen nodded at 
their posts, the captain pulled his hat/over his eyes and dreamed of 
profitable “tows.” At last through the misty haze a. all sail loomed 
up, and here came the Bedonin with the freshening night breeze. 
Everybody roused up to give her a chéerand take tine. She passed 
the lightship with started sheets ata rapid pace and squared away 
for port. After an interval of half an hour along came the Ilecn and 
later the Wenonah. The next wait was a long one for the schooners. 
On the way trom the stakeboat the tug met the Grayling heading for 
‘the mainland, and ‘all at sea*'as to the location of the stakeboat. 
Hailing the tug for information, she was put on her course and dis- 
appeared to leeward. , : 
tein everybody dozed that could not scare up a cigar or a pipe to 
smoke. It was a long hour before thé Grayling. the leading schooner, 
turned up in the moonlight and cate up Fapidly with a fresh breeze 
and dashed past the lightship in gallaut style. She looked beautiful 
as the moonlight fell on her white sails and her bright copper flashed 
in itsrays. The captain of the tug roused up and pulled the steam 
whistle cord with great energy and gaye her a deafening salute, 
The Grayling bad won the cup. The Worttma and Varnnsa came 
along after a while and at one o’¢lock the tug headed for the harbor. 
As the Steam tug threaded its way to the landins: ib was asi¢ht worth 
a day’s travel to see such a collection of beautiful vessels as com- 
prised the yacht fleet lying at anchor in the inner harbor, the bright 
moonlight shedding its silver lustre on the white sails whith, except 
jibs, had not yet béen lowered. and although it was in thesmall hours 
the scene was animated, the beauty of the night tempting the yachts- 
men to sit on deck chatting overthe events of the day, while boats 
| passed to and fro between the yachts exchanging late calls. 
Yachting, and especially cruising in squadron is eminently ealeu- 
lated to promote sociability as well as an esprit de corps, and has a 
tendency to familiarize yachtsmen with the duties of the sailor and in 
the end makes yery passable sailors of them. They ean also learn 
something of the merits of different) models and rigs, The New York 
Yacht Club is very generally composed of men cf means, and is ex- 
ceptionably a social club, agreeable as_well as hospitable to an ex- 
trems degree, The club is justly popular, its members are gentlemen 
in every sense of the word, 1b {s doing much to promote 4 taste Tor 
ng the most popular amuse, 
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