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hand, Half-way Rock on port hand, black buoys 3 and 6 on port hand, 
to judges’ yacht, 2014 miles. 8. From starting point, leaving black 
buoys Nos. 6 and 8 on starboard hand, Half-way Rock on starboard 
hand, Whisthng Buoy off the Graves on starboard hand, Pig Rock 
Stakes, Roaring’ Bull. Tinker’s Island, Tom Moore’s Rock and black 
boys Nos. 3 and 5 on port hand, to judges’ yacht, 2014 miles. 
Schooner and second classes. 4. From starting point. leaying 
black buoys Nos. 5 and 3 on starboard hand; Tom Moore’s Rock, 
Tinker’s Island, Roaring Bull and Pig Rock stakes on starboard hand; 
stakeboat N. of Ege Rock on port hand: Half-way Rock on port 
hand; black buoys Nos. 8.and5on port hand, to judges’ yacht, 1534 
tiles. 5. Leaving black buoys Nos, 6 and 3on starboard; Half-way 
Rock on starboard; stakeboat N. of Wee Rock on starboard; Piz Rock 
stakes, Roaring Bull. Tinker’s Island, Tom Moore's Rock, and black 
buoys Nos, 3 and 5 ou port, to judges’ yacht, 1584 miles, 6. Prom 
starting point, leaying black buoys Nos. 5.and 8, Tom Moore's Rock, 
Tinker's Island, Roaring Bull and Pig Rock stakes on starboard hand, 
stakeboat off Spindle Rock at entrance to Swampscott Harbor on 
port hand. stakeboat N. of Egg Rock on port hand, Pig Reck stakes, 
Roaring Bull, 'Tinker’s Island, Tomi Moore's Rowk, and black buoys 
Nos, 8 and 5 on port hand, to judges’ yacht, 1814 miles. 7. From 
starting pnint, leaying black buoys Nos. 5 and 3, Tom Moore’s Rock, 
Tinker’s Island. Roaring Bull and Pig Rock stakes on starboard hand; 
stakeboat N. of Hgx Rock and stakeboat of Spindle Roek, (Swampscott) 
on starbeard hand, Pir Rock stakes. Roaring Bull, Tinker’s Island, 
Tom Moore’s Rock, and black buoys 3 and 5 op port hand, to judges’ 
yacht, 1344 miles. § Sameasi10. 9, Sameas 11, 
OQourses for third class: 10. Leaying red buoy No. 6 on starboard; 
Bowditch’s Ledge Beacon on slarhoard; stakeboat off red buoy No. 2 
on Gale’s Ledge on starboard; stakeboat anchored off S. EB. Breakers 
on sbarboard; Halt-way Rock on starboard; black buoys Nos. 3 and 4 
on port, to judges’ yacht, 101g miles. 11. Leaving black buoys 5and3 
on starboard, Half-way Rock, stakeboat anchored off §. E, Breakers, 
stakeboat off red buoy No. 2 on Gale's Ledge, Bowditch’s Ledge 
Beacon and red buoy No. 6 on port, to judges’ yacht, 10144 miles, 
Cour: es for fourth and fifth classes; 12, Leaving red buoy No. 6 on 
starboard; Bowdilch’s Ledge Beacon on port; stakeboat off Curtis’ 
Point on port; black buoys 7, 6, and 3 on starboard; black buoy on 
Selman’s Berth on starboard, to judges’ yacht, 744 niles. 13. Leaving 
black buoy on Selman’s Berth on port; black buoys Nos. 3, 5, and 7 
on port: stakeboat of Curtis’ point on starboard; Bowditch’s Ledge 
Beacon on starboard; red buoy No, 6 on port, to judges ’ yacht, 714 
tiles. Note to courses 12 and 14.—Black buoys 3,5, and’7 are the 
regular port buoys att ntrance to Beverly Harbor: 
If the weather should render a slight delay in start unavoidable, the 
starting signals willbe given at the intervals stated above after the 
first gun. Uuless the weather makes a- slight delay absolutely 
necessary, race will be started punctually. Racing yachts in the 
smaller classes are requested to keep away from the line until the 
first class has started, in order to leave the course clear for the large 
boats. Yachts on their return will pass between the judges’ yacht 
and the stakeboat. Yachts are requested to carry their private 
sipnals at the peak, Yachts will call their names at the-start and 
finish. Yachts will be furnished with numbered ecards which must be 
plainly shown at the start and finish; they can be cbtained of W, 
Lisyd Jeffr es, 78 Devonshire street, Boston. In case of unfavorable 
weather, the races will be sailed the following Monday. Yachts not 
Tacing are requested to anchor on the north side of harbor and leave 
south side clear; also not to fire any guns, as salutes, until after all 
the boats have started. Yachts are advised to cowe down the day 
betore the race: the anchorage is good, and boatmen can be found at 
Tucker's wharf, who will care for any yachts that the owners may 
wish to leave over night, 
The yachts will be divided into classes as follows: all sehooners 
over twenty-one and not over forty feet water line, shall form a 
separate class. The first class shall include sloops and cutters 
measuring over thirty feet and not over forty feet on the water line; 
sloops, cutters, and cats measuring over twentv-five feet and not over 
thirty shall form the second class; those measuring over twenty-one 
feet and not over twenty-five feet shall form the third class; all boats 
mesasnring over seventeen feet and not over twenty-one shall form 
the fourth class; and those of seventeen and under, the fifth class. 
Tm the first second, third and fourth classes, separate prizes will be 
awarded to cénterboads and keels, 5ail will be carried as follows in 
the fourth and fifth classes: Schooners anti cutters, mainsail. foresail 
tind jib. Sloops, mainsail and jib; catboats, mainsail. No restrictions 
in regard 10 sails in the first, second, third and schooner classes. 
Wo means, except sails, shall he used to propela yacht. The club 
rule. requiring the yachts to be sailed by members cf the club, will 
be waived for this regatta, Yachts to be allowed to carry men as 
follows: Not over thirteen feet water line, two men; over thirteen 
feet, atid not over sever teen feet, three men; over seventeen feet and 
not over twenty-one feet, four men; over twenty-one feet and not 
over twenty-five feet, five men; over twenty-five feet and not oyer 
thirty feet, Six men; over thirty feet and not over thirty-five feet, 
seven mon; thirty-five feet and not over forty feet, eight men, No 
trimming by dead weight allowed during the race. All yachts, 
whether belonging to the club or not, mush enter in writing, giving 
name of yacht owner, club, or port. rig, C. B.or K., and length on 
waterline. Entries must be sent to the Secretary of the regatta 
committee, on or before two o'clock, P. M., Friday, August 29, 
addressed to W, Lloyd Jeffries, Swampscott, or 78 Devonshire street, 
Boston, and be accompanied by the entrance fee. Yachts having 
certificates of length on water line, from the measurer of any yacht 
club, willreport their length to the Secretary of the regatta com- 
mittee; all others should be at the starting point mm time to be 
measured, the club reserving the right to re-measure any ieee and 
in case of conflict of measurement to take its own. All protests 
must be madé to the judges within half an hour after the race. 
The following gentlemen bave kindly consented to act as judges: 
John Dane, W, A. Jeffries, Daniel cent James H, Blake, George 
H. Richards, George A. Goddard, W. Lloyd Jeffries. The Regatta 
Committee are, George H. Richards chairman, John Dane, Gorden 
Dexter, George B, Inches, W, Lioyd Jeffries, Secretary. 
AMERICAN Y. C. CRUISE AND RACES. 
HE Aimneérican Y. ©. have at last held their races, the first for 
steam yachts in American waters, and the results have been 
about as satisfactory and of as much yalue to science as those of 
races abroad have been. We Imow now that the Atalanta steamed 
over 4 certain course in less time than the Yosemite by 29 minutes, 
and that the Vedette won in the second class, though in what time is 
not clearly determined; but what did it all, bull or engine, boilers, 
wheel, fuel, water, firing and running—all most important factors in 
steam vessels—or how to utilize the meagre knowledge gained, no 
one has yel told us, f : 
While steam yacht racing may open up a new and certainly excit- 
ing sport tu the blasé yachtsman, who cares little for the work and 
healthy exhilaration of a sailing contest, it is very hard to see what 
good results can come from it, The many factors necessary to speed 
in a steamer cannot be properly. tested by a mere trial of speed over 
a given course, especially with yachts of widely different design in 
hull and engines, and the attempt to classify them by an empirical 
forniula has failed most signally. The qualities of asteam vessel can 
only be estimated by careful tests, requiring a knowledge of her hull, 
engines. boilers and grates, quality and quantity of fuel and water, 
and. of course, of all details of her wheel, and such data have been 
practically ignored m the present races. : yp 
Of course, it is a difficult, in fact an impossible task to give each 
its proper value in a race; such value can only be obtained by the 
careful experiments of experts, and then often but approximately, 
and without them the results of any trial of speed are useless, For 
this reason steam yacht racing can be of little or no practical value, 
while if continued, that competition which must result will lead 
some day to a fatal ending, : 
Those interested in their yacht will find a field wider than their 
own lifetime, full of facts yet unknown but of the greatest value to 
science, in the study of the yessels they command. Steam engineer- 
ing, apart eyen from the no less intricate questions of hull and pro- 
peller, is yet in its infancy, and there are yet ample rewards for new 
discoveries in a] three branches. Builders, usually, have neither 
timé nor money for the necessary experiments; the scientist, val- 
uable as hia calculations are, has seldom the practical experience 
necessary, but the steam yachtsman has thea time, opportunity and 
money, which, coupled with a love for the subject, will enable him to 
attain great results, and to him an unlimited field of discovery is 
open. 
ton the day set for the race, Thursday, Aug. 7, the yachts, to the 
number of ten, were anchored at Larchmont, enveloped in a fog, 
through which a dismal drizzle fell, lasting all day, The entries 
were divided into two classes: 
FIRST GLASS. 
Yacht. Owner. Allowance, 
Yosemite _......5 ach tote Baler John Roach ...--.-.....- Te _ 
Act ted tpt toe it ahi Jay Gould,... -..--..5- syaeee 0 18 06 
Tere pias 
AG GUGG Ie) so patu et ge fe oh ie am Bliss.... --- Pers «tah _ 
MAQUI eet statis teeters ds ©, H, Oszood....--.-.. +. vee) 89 40 
Natalie .......,0s-c05 wees . OC. WY Tinpson... --.-)-<..214..0 14 57 
i HURT tet cetcpetatal strat eegtote se teete Hy Ay Taylor... ..-2..2:eritaeenl 84.30 
Warts s sete mbt pore 8 JERE camo Febibo. dF geet 2 04 06 
Be eA da in Sc ote pies A, De Cordova. ..----. hive ne vee OF BI 
AVES UDB aia sgt cn iret wipe else EOS hm tag! — 
val er origin re OF Teee ea J. M.S@ymour,..- sey ere yee OD 86 
At 10 o'clock the Cygnus arrived from New York with the regatta 
started, Sophia being first away and Vidette last, at 10:24:45, All were 
soon lost fo view, and the spectators spent a tedious hour waiting for 
the first class to start, At 11;20;15 Atalanta crossed the Jine, and 15 
seconds later Yosemite followed, the latter leading for a few miles 
and then taking second place, ; 
Those on board the steamer saw nothing more of the race, as the 
two big ones steamed quickly out of sight, and the smaller ones were 
far away by this time. At 6 P. M. the Cygnus reached New London, 
to learn that Atalanta had arrived at4:05 P. M., with Yosemite at 4:34, 
and that no time had been taken in the second class. Vidette wins 
the second slass prize, and Riyal the prize for first boat in. 
On Friday, instead of a second race to Newport, races were held 
at New London for yachts’ boats, in which the boats of the Atalanta 
were victorious. Several yachts left quietly during the night, and on 
Saturday the squadron was disbanded. > 
NEW YORK Y. C. CRUISE. 
ie spite of the week that was wasted in idJeness atits beginning 
the cruise of this year will take a place in our yachting annals, 
on account of the yictories of Bedouin, three firsts out of four starts, 
fo say nothing of Wenonah, Tleen and Oriva. 
After three days of dreary waiting, the Goelet Cup races were fin- 
ally sailed on Friday, Aug. 8, the result being a complete victory for 
the cutters. The weather on Friday morning was such as to justify 
a start, though far from pleasant, and at an early hour the committee 
were aboard of the Lucsenbach, and had hoisted the signal for the 
Block Island course; start from Brenton’s Reef Light, tc and around 
the buoy on the north end of Block Island, leaving it on the port 
band, thence to and around a mark 254 miles W.S.W. from West 
Island Light, leaving it on port, to the starting point, about 45 miles. 
No limit of time was set. The prizes were cups, of the value of $1,000 
for schooners, and $500 for sloops, presented by Mr. Ogden Goelet, 
The yachts were ready atthe start by 11 A, M.,a number of steam 
and sailing yachts being also on hand to witness the race, and at 
10:55 A. M., the first whistle was blown. At, 11/10 A. M,, the starting 
Whistle followed, most of the boats going over within the time limit, 
The full list of starfers was as follows: 
SOHOONERS, 
Meassure- Allowance, 
' ment. M. 5, Start. 
Dauntless, C, H, Golt .....2....,05+-05- 112.06 Allows. 11 21 00 
WSNOSrOP ns tess edt ed tec amen aieiee ot measured, 
Tidal Wave, Leith & Griswold,......... 103, Of 4 ii 1i 21 50 
Gitana, W, BW. Weld, JP... 5.0. ceeneceny 92.30 10 82 11 16 85 
Fortuna, H, §: Hoveys cnc... cee eee 94.05 9 20 11 28 05 
MontareSs RV Pre ths 46056 hae seer ces 94 06 9 85 11 20 40 
Ruth, Horatio Hathaway............... 89 04 12 27 11 16 04 
Varies hie BS GLY Soe ba had eee eeree 87.00 14 O1 11 28 07 
Grayling. A, Wish.........se. eee 83.42 16 28 11 15 08 
Testelle, 3. OFS) cat 110 a aarp ere a , 81-82 17 28 1i 18 50 
Halcyon; Gs. PaMe . 2... ees a.... 1.01 18 10 11 19 68 
Oly he ASP Sbokes tbs owe navey ee + 80.06 18 82 11 19 68 
IPVANE eluls OVW. Se 1s ase cielo it . 70,88 26 84 11 17 10 
@HoPRERMChaser sj ceress cts naeeees as 68,08 28 27 11 19 48 
SLOOPS, 
Gracie, Joseph P. Harle....,......-- ... 71.46 Allows. 1113 17 
Bedopin, Arch, Rogers ...,-...,....... 71 45 es 11 16 40 
Teén: AvPadeltord), eee 65.55 5 48 11 23 40 
Mischief, J. R, Busk -..,.- 65.17 6 O01 11 418 08 
Wenonah, James Stillman.,. 63 04 7 5S 11 19 20 
Whileaway, G. F, Randolph. 67.05 14 40 11 16 45 
Athlon, J.S, Barron..,.......... .. 66.08 16 06 11 18 25 
Tsis, A. CG. Oanfleld...,-.-. 2.006... 0. Bd.21 18 56 11 22 30 
Eclipse, HE. H; Wales............-. An Se 52.26 21 38 ii 45 
All went down with the tide under spinakers, to 
shifted to southwest, making a beat tothe mark, At the first buoy 
were & number of steam yachts to welcome them, besides the Lucken- 
bach, Bedouin came up first, then Tleen, and later on, Gracie, the 
times being: 
BEACON Seencc tet nae 3/33 00° Athlon, 2. 2-22.,4:.-2.22.2 -4 18 10 
Tee ee Me on ee ee enkce 9-48.06 Grayling... -¢2i4¢2.2.2suace 4 22 10 
A BACL ON ees opine wcerte ek hat 400 40 Mischief...,.::...,,....-... 4 23 17 
Wenbnih 2 )F.9%ts ap: 5--s 4 03°05) Warling). 47 pascassescte aes 4 23 20 
Pte eee ees bee 8G 
Tleen..........- pee thee 7 5440 Athlon 
No others were timed here, as but seven miles remained, and 
haste was made to time Bedouin at the finish. The beatup by moon- 
lighi, in the light wind, was long and tedious, and it was midnight 
before a start was made for home by the tug alter timing Bedouin, 
Tieen, Wenonah, Athlon, Grayling and Varuna. These six were all 
who appeared at the finish, the times of the others not being taken. 
The full times of the race were; 
tart, Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Grayling.......--..- 11 15 03 11 20 15 12 05 12 11 48 44 
Varuna,.....--. _....11 20 10 Ll 54 35 12 34 35 12 20 3 
SLOOPS, — 
Bedouin 9 23 20 10 16 40 10 16 40 
Athlon 11 15 25 11 57 00 11 40 5a. 
Wenonah 10 22 12 11 02 52 10 54 59 
TIGA WOM eeea ea oats. 9 49 00 10 29 45 10 28 57 
handicapped, E the : 
duel between Bedouin and Montank, the former winning by 2m. 23sec. 
Although unable to hold her down the wind, Bedouin worked to 
windward of the famous two-sticker, beating her on eyen time, with- 
out allowance, a feat that surpasses all her previous performances. 
The times of the leading yachts were: 
SOHOONERS. 
ass G18 2) OS Bee 
Mrontaen. . ives bac ney toners oe me 5 62 
Grayling: hes esc cass (ewese pete 11 41 49 6 35 03 6 54 02 
NEO DUETEe eeetats ola ele fe sirds oleh ue 11 40 35 6 36 39 6 56 O04 
RAT DLOE.e ere eek skins mesiaty Famine: 1 42 50 6 57 29 GW 14 39 
1 bh zs 0) Perey ee ees ene oe eee 1i 44 038 @ 00 24 V1 21 
INOPSEMAN Shanon t vsaeyt scene 11 45 39 7 03 54 7 14 15 
FRTCEER WY VERVIC ede cd ha pen cette ates lode 11 42 47 7 OL 55 19 08 
An ELS Peed ee esos 7 4 4 COONS li 41 12 % 22 09 7 40 57 
TDS HANS a ee ee a arg aie 11 39 09 7 37 38 6 48 29 
ITEM ets ke Aertie Ad gS SR EAA 11 41 13 7 39 33 % 58 20 
soot 43. 29 6 id 19 6 30 50 
TRGAGIIIT Ee te eyewear han 30 6! 
VET SIRTTSS Oa et, 2a caster ASS ERS 11 40 12 6 49 16 ¢ 09 04 
DIG, SS ots Peete pe = eae seteeh feu eeere it BS fy ‘ e ah A “if Be 
Fe ee ne eis ma cbelajgs ah! ons s te a 
Wenonah Deen ee 
and Fortuna the schooners, 
Committee were: 
; pa ge ses ar oe 
SAV ih Darel 2% 8 ea Aes cope ray (tet td 4 44 
aoaine ie On RA ies fetta 2 26 28 5 36 38 5 26 33 
G)Rna espe coMtisae AS aeieelveptier rire Sc 2 35 07 5 45 07 5 85 07 
WIM eet duel eee se ge ry ee 26 39 5 36 34 5 25 84 
Water Witch.......... mcr ,a1d 00.89 5 48 av 5 86 30 
NV P00) pap) Wee bea SAb Sao) eerie frees 2 88° 25. 6 48 25 § 29 25 
INT VANE Ay ee ciao we eet rer fares fasta titee 2 88 20 5 48 20 5 88 20 
RAN DIGES Whee cede atyate ar SELL set teen 2 38 06 5 48 05 5 28 05 
MOPRAatwcoa sc wlewocls ci «dues pee ar? 80) 25 5 40 25 5 18 25 
Pidal Wavd..., .eesenc---seeseseny iad RO 18 5 38 18 5 15 13 
WanteMeaa. tay yeeretebee ders feeee@ B3R5 54325 8 13-25 
Tistelle,....- Frente fanteeetet boa) Shs, eee abd 18 5 45 18 4 10 18 
EUG Lek ede ener ti, er aee lace 6 41 41 4 fb al 
Madeleine, -..-..- 1; yseres- Not timed. if 
Wanderer .s- 22.5 1 su-poiaars + per nae 40D 6 50 10 
LOOPS, 
uin 46 48 5 56 48 5 66 48 
Thestiot 22 18 5 32 16 5 19 16 
Tleen ..- 38 43 5 43 33 5 28 43 
Wenonah 36 10 5 46 10 5 26 10 
(5.211 ee 30 53 5 40 58 5 13 53 
EHION ioc ec ets Ler 29 11 6 39 11 6 04 11 
Windward.....-....- ahaa 85 OF 
Clio thus takes first prize for schooners and Athlon for sloops, 
The last race of the eruise was over a triangular course of 60 miles, 
starting from Brenton's Reef, the three sides of the course bemge 
from Brenton’s Reef lightsbip to Sow and Pigs lightship, B. by $.148., 
Vie nautical miles, From Sow and Pigs lightship to buoy off north 
end of Block Island, W, 168.. 2714 nautical miles. From Block Isiand — 
buoy to Brenton’s Reef lightship, N.#.14H., 14 namtical miles. 
The prizes, offered by Com. Bennett were four cups of $500 valie 
each for two classes of schooners and two of sloops, without time 
allowance, besides a cup of $250 for the first yachtin with time allow- 
ance, this prize to go to the second boat in, if won by a winner of an- 
othercup. There was no limitto time or sails, and the race was 
sailed under the N. Y. Y. C. rules. : 
In the morning the yachts worked out to the lins with a Jightnorth- 
east wind, all being ready shortly before 11 A.M. At 10:52 came the 
fivst whistle, and at 11;07 the start, Ileen going over first, then Regina, 
Varuna, Oriva and Mischief, all the others being handicapped, 
The entries in the yar ious classes were: Dauntless, Fortuna, 
Montauk, Varuna, Social, Bedouin, Teen, Mischief, Athion, Oriva, 
Regina, Hesper and Vixen. 
The wind, which had heen northeast up to the start, sudderly 
shifted to southeast, still being light, making a beat te Sow and Figs, 
The fleet soon separated into two divisions, one stan ing inshioy'e to 
the north, the other seaward to the south. The wind continued 
light and fickle from the east. Montauk was first to jibe around the 
lightship, at 2:34:49, Mischief closé behind af 2:45:49, with Tleen hunt- 
mg her hard at 2:50:50. Next came Bedouin, 2:52:04, Wortuna, 2,55;03, 
then Varuna, Oriya, Regina, Vixen, Hesper, Athlon Social, Dauntless 
the last at 3:50:08. 
Balloon sails and spinakers now came out on the run to Block 
Island Buoy, which was rounded as follows, Montauk still ahead, 
Mischief second and eStats in Tleen’s place: 
Montauk EE ROG Bef Ate edt Oe 
: PUR AT CO) 1 tgp ies AN ce pire 6 43 41 
They ister ppp etree tre ty eodrindp G08 a2 Hesper...n. 12. ee oe 6 45 12 
6 17 20 
Home lay off to windward, after jibing round the buoy, and all 
starved on starboard tack foribt. Wirst place was seenred to the big 
schooner, barring accidents, but second was still to be won, and Mis- 
chief and Bedouin went at itin dead earnest. Tack after tack in the 
fading sunlight, the red glow of sunset, and finally in the dark, until 
the Montauk finally came in ahead by 6m., winning on el ipsed 
time by 9m, 20s., the Mischief being, by the N. Y. seale of allowance, 
one second ahead of her, thus taking the $250 cup. : 
Montauk, Varuna, Bedouin and Oriva take the cups in their classes, 
as shown below; 
SOHOONDRS OVER YOF'r. 
- Start. Finish. Elapsed, Corrected. 
Montauk...........5- 11 17 00 8 31 43 9 14 43 8 729 49 
OPH Sy sey clare 11 17 00 9 05 00 9 48 00 9 33 31 
Dauntless............ 11 17 00 Withdrew, 
SCHOONERS UNDER 90PT, 
NAV EVORE) ole arsey ter ects. 11 13 07 9 80 15 10 17 08 9 5 21 
Socials, Aol ele 11 16 00 Withdrew. 
SLooPs 55FT, AND OVER. 
Bedouimt. Fi tae 11 17 00 8 89 37 9.22.37 8 42 11 
TIGR Eats Saeed «11 11 10 8 50 00 ' 9 38 50 8 50 00 
Mischief. ........./...11 14.18 8 46 10 9 31.5 8 42. 10 
AUDIT”, Wale, nineties di 17 00 10 11 00 10 54. 00 9 48 82 
(OF aEEM Goo unce ene © 11 14 09 9 37 20 10 23 11 9 11 04 
FORTE Yas calole lv eee J1 11 40 Not timed. 
Waren! Pre ee 11 17 00 10 04 00 10 4% 00 9 24 19 
Hesper..., .-,.,..--.11 17 00 Not timed, 
Oriva has scored another victory over her old antagonist Vixen, 
Varuna wins her first cup, lleen comes in for third place on time al- 
lowance. After the race the squadron was disbanded, as few ca*ed 
to continue the race to Marblehead, some ervising about the Sound, 
and many returning to New York. 
SHARPIES ONCE MORE. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
T see in ihe issue of Aug. 14, & letter from Mr. Thomas Clapham, in 
which he apparently wants to get up a controversy with me about 
something or other, he don’t seem to know what, The only wonder 
is that aman could have built the seed he has and know so Tittle 
of real value about them. What would a race between sharpies as 
he proposes prove? You might as well race a parcel of scows. The 
only thing the sharpie does not possess is speed. As for my propos- 
ing to make the Heartseace 16 or 17ft, wide, 1am not sure she would 
not have heen better for it, and besides, it was merely discussed, as 
were many other matters. The yawl rig was then wholly experi- 
mental and not on any vessel of li¢ht draft and fair size, and as for 
the Roslyn yawl, as he absurdly calls it, for it is nothing new, it ison 
a par with the balance rudder, a monstrosity unhandy, unmanage- 
able, and entirely unseaworthy, The only question about sharpies is 
whether they can be made safe, comfortable, and handy; as to speed, 
in a race which implies of necessity work to windward, inexperience 
or misdirected enthusiasm would alone expect a boat all out of water 
to beat one mostly under it. 
T have found the sharpie all that I expected of her and more, com- 
fortable, safe, and now that the balance rudder had been removed 
and a skag added, pleasant to handle. She holds her own with the 
fastest of the working sloops and beats them when she gets a slant 
of wind, but as to putting her in a race against heayily-sparred 
achts Ihave not the time to waste in such follies. Hven as to them 
Thelieve it is at last getting to he understood that the racer and the 
cruiser are two different types which cannot be united. In studying 
up the sharpie question I found an unwillingness among the men who 
knew most about them, the builders of Fair Haven, to build a large 
sharpie. There must have been some reason for this, and I suspected 
that they were not to be trusted in rough work or would not last. 
Still, mine is as sound, watertight and perfect to-day as She was when 
launched. She has not wrung or twisted, and she has been driven at 
times pretty hard, 1am ata loss to comprehend the prejudice which 
certainly does exist against them é¢ven as working boats, 
ROBERT BARNWELL ROOSEVELT. 
TRY ‘HARVEY SAUCE” WITH IT.—The result of the race for the 
Goelet cup, and in fact of the entire cruise 0: the N. Y. Y. C., hasbeen 
to put the cutter model well ahead of the sloop. The race for the 
Goelet cup is always one of the most desperately sailed yacht races 
in this country, and the winner is one of the fastest boats on this 
continent, so that its winner holds 9 very high place. In this case 
it was sailed in a light and shifting wind, which was not accompanied 
by smooth water, however, but the advantage of the weather was 
with the sloops. Hourteen schooners, including the flyers Dauntless, 
Fortuna, Montauk, and Varuna, and nine sloops got away, among 
which were sloops Gracie, Mischief, Athlon, and the cutters Bedouin, 
Tleen and Wenonah, The Bedouin led almost from the start, and the 
cutters were able to slip along through the heavy dead rollers at a 
good speed, while the sloops were simply jerking RE and down, The 
first part of the race was. dead before the wind, and the cutrers won; 
the second was dead against the wind, and the cutters won; the third 
was wind abeam and again the cutters won, Lhe three, Bedouin, Ileen 
and Wenonah coming in the leaders of the Heet. This was one of 
the most remarkable yacht races ever sailed. It is now inorder for 
the yachting editor of the Spirit of the Times to eat the Ueen as he 
promised he would if she proved to bea fast sailer. Well, he has 
acknowledged that the Wenonah is fast, after she forced that 
recognition from him, and as the Ileen has beaten the Wenonah, she, 
too, must be fast. Mr. Padelford, therefore, must be prepared to see 
his fine craft immured in a Coffin if the Spirits “old tar” has as 
lusty an appetite as he professed he had. ‘‘No bottom for to sail on,” 
eh?—Belleville Intelligencer, Aug. 13. 
A FATAL ACCIDENT TO A YACHTSMAN.—The races of the Hull 
Y. ©. on Saturday last was followed by a very sad accident, resulting 
in the death of Mr. Geo. H. Tyler, of the cutter Ella May and Fleet 
Captain of the club, After the ball, which followed the race, in which 
his yacht had been a winner, he went down to the wharf to go aboard 
his yacht, whistling for the boat. Tt is sipposed that he missed his 
footing in the dark and fell, striking an iron rail on a tugboat below 
in his fall, as his body was found some hours later in the warer near 
the tug, the skull being badly crushed. Besides his reputation as a 
yachisman, Mr. Tyler was well known throughout the country as an 
actor and manager, having been for some time manager of the Bijou 
Theater, of Boston, His many good qualitiss made him hosts of 
friends, especially among yachtsmen, ' 
A SLOOP YACHT WRECKED.—One of the largest sloops of the 
Jersey City ¥. C., the Linda, Commodore H. C, Roome, was lost on 
Aug. 10 6n the outside of Sandy Hook. She was on her way to Mon- 
mouth Beach with a fishing party, having left Jersey City on the pre- 
vious evening, and when running down the beach iu the dark shortly 
after midnight, grounded on the point of the Book. As it was found 
to be impossible to gét her off in the sea then running, her crew and 
stores were landed, and the vessel stripped as far as possible. Early 
in the morning she went to pieces, her crew staying by her to save. 
all they could, 'The spars, sails and furniture were Say brought 
| ashore. ‘The “Linda was built by Jackson & Mathews, at Greenport, 
in 1874, and was of 1h tons messurement. Her Jength on waterline 
| was 43ft,, beam 16ft., and draft 3ft. Gin, 
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