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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June Jl, 1885. 



YAGHT BUILDING ALONG THE JERSEY COAST. 



SAMUEL P. CRANMER, builder, of West Creek, Ocean county, 

 has just launched the followine cat-rigged yachts: The Insie, 

 N. H. Bishop, of Tom's River, N. J. 'Length of keel, 20ft.; beam. 9ft ; 

 •draft, 15in. For A. Parker, of Atlantic City, N. J., a fine yacht, 24X 

 lift., 20in draft. For Jervis Rider, of Tuckerton, N. J., a yacht, 

 33X10ft., 18in. draft. For Capt. John Holmes, of Waretown, N. J., 

 a yacht 22x9ft. and Sit. draft. All centerboards. 



Yacht buildin? in Ocean county has increased rapidly within a few 

 years at Tom's River and West Creek, while the sueakbox is slowly 

 but surely approaching a great degree of perfection for a small 

 single-hander. John P. Gilford, of Tom's River, Ocean county, has 

 just completed a 14ft. by 52in. sneakbox for N. H. Bishop, which has 

 been fitted with a balauee-batten-lugsail, and is now being thoroughly 

 tested. A colonel in the British army has just ordered a duplicate 

 of Mr. Bishop's hoat for Halifax waters. The novelty in Mr. Gifford's 

 improved sneakbox is the utilizing of the rower's seat for a portable 

 galley, in which an East Lake coal-oil stove is snugly packed. An 

 improved 13ft. "box" and a 12rt. gunning sneakbox are now being 

 built for an old member of the American Canoe Association. 



Tom's River, Ocean county, N. .7., June 3. (Skipper. 



LARCHMONT Y. C. PENNANT REGATTA. 



THE annual spring pennant regatta of the Larchtnont Y. C. which 

 was sailed on June 6 was, to a great extent, spoiled by a lack of 

 wind, the race being largely a drift. The prizes were a pennant in 

 each class, and Commodore Munroe's prize of $50 to the winning 

 yacht in any class in which four yachts entered. The courses sailed 

 were No. 2 for classes 1 and 2. aud'No. 3 for the others, the former being 

 from the anchorage to Execution Light, thence to Matlnecock buoy, 

 thence to Captain's Island and home past Execution. 22 miles; the 

 latter being the same except that from Matinecock the yachts turned 

 a mark off Constable Point, and thence to Execution and home, 17 

 En iles. 



The entries were: 



Class 1-Athlon, Dr. J. C. Barron; Eclipse, E. H. Wales; Fanita, 

 •Geo. J. Gould. Class 2— Schemer, Augustin Monroe; Hope, F. H. 

 Benedict. Class?— Nora; Brenda. F. M. Scott; Gannet, Oliver Adams; 

 iDart, A. H. Buck. Class 5— Lorna, E. J O'Gorman. Class 6— Cruiser, 

 A. B. Alley; Fairy. F. E. Towle. Class 8-Skibhereen. 



The wind had fallen by 11 A. M., and when the signal was given at 

 11 :27 it was still very light. Kites were set and all were for a beat to 

 Execution, the order being Hope, Dart, Gannet, Skibbereen. Athlon, 

 Nora. Fanita, Schemer, Brenda, Eclipse. Lorna, Cruiser and Fairy. 



The times at Execution were: Cruiser 1 :56:00. Fanita 1:07:30, LoVna 

 1 18:23, Eclipse 1:19:58, Schemer 1;20:23: the others were not timed. 



The yachts ran for Matinecock with booms square off to port, turn- 

 ing as follows: Fanita 2:58:45. Eclipse 3:12:20, Fairv 3:13:26, Cruiser 

 ■3:16:18, Hope 3:45 :00. Schemer 8:46:50. Here the boats parted com- 

 pany, sorao making for Captain's Island and others for Constable 

 Point. Fanita jibed about the mark at 4:10:00, Eclipse 4:28:50. By 

 this time the breeze had freshened a little and coming from the south. 

 No time was taken at Execution but the final times were as follows: 

 class 1. 

 Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Athlon 1132 06 



Eclipse 11 31 26 6 51 00 7 15 34 7 15 31 



Fanita 1133 35 6 28 30 6 55 55 6 53 31 



class 2. 



Hope 113116 7 30 15 7 58 59 7 58 59 



Schemer 1133 55 



CLASS 4. 



Nora 1132 24 



Brenda 1133 46 7 46 05 8 12 29 8 11 40 



Gannet 11 31 26 7 39 30 7 58 04 7 54 58 



Dart 11 31 22 



CLASS 5. 



Laura 11 58 57 



class 6. 



Fairy 1137 00 5 46 00 6 09 00 6 09 00 



Cruiser 1136 56 5 56 00 6 19 04 6 16 46 



class 8. 



Skibbereen 113131 8 18 00 



Eanita, Hope. Gannet and Fairy won the class pennants, and Gan- 

 net wins the Munroe prize in her class. 



SAVANNAH Y. C, ANNUAL REGATTA. 



ON May 15 the Savannah Y. C. sailed their annual regatta over the 

 Thunderbolt course, from the club anchorage at Thunderbolt to 

 red buoy off Cabbage Island spit and return, 20J^ nautical miles, with 

 a 15 mile course for third class, around a mark boat off Tybee Cut. 



The entries were as follows: 



FIRST CLASS— 30FT. ANO OVER. 



Mamie Schooner ~..R. M. Demere 39.06 



Claude Sharpie ..., ..T. P. Bond 36.06 



Etta... Sloop F. L. Kinsey 30.00 



Skidaway Sloop J. K. Munnerlyn 30.00 



Whitewing Sloop H. W. Palmer 30.00 



SECOND CLASS— 20ft. TO SOFT. 



May Sloop T. P. Bond 25.06 



Naomi Sloop F.C. Wylly 25.06 



Jennie S Sloop R. M. Demere 24.07 



Zinga Sloop J . H. Deers 24.06 



Zanoni Sloop J.W.Schley 24.09 



Wave Sloop W. D. Johnson 21 . 10 



Kate Curtis Sloop J. N. Johnson 25.00 



THIRH CLASS— SHADBOATS AND BATEAUX. 



TJncas H. 0. Claghorn 19 . 2 



Sunny South T. P. Bond 19.0 



The allowance in the first and second classes was 2m. 3s. per foot 

 length, and in the third class l^in. The prizes were: first class. $50; 

 second class $50 and $25; third class, $25. The steamer Ethel ac- 

 c ompanied the yachts, carrying members and guests. The first class 

 was started at 12 M., the second at 12:10, and the third at 12:15. Near 

 the start the Naomi ran aground ana capsized, later ou the Jennie S. 

 was struck by a flaw and filled; but was bailed out again, and the 

 Whitewing grounded and lost her mast. The yachts finished as fol- 

 lows. 



FIRST CLASS. 



Start. 



Claude 12 07 00 



Mamie 12 01 2-2 



Etta 12 05 44 



Skidaway 12 0154 



White Wing 12 04 31 



SECOND CLASS. 



May 12 11 34 



JennieS 12 12 55 



Zinga 12 12 55 



Zanoni 12 13 38 



Wave 12 11 51 



Kate Curtis 12 11 01 



Naomi 12 12 25 



THIRD CLASS 



Uncas 12 16 13 



Sunny South 12 16 39 



The Claude, winner in first class, is a Clapham sharpie 47xi2tt. with 

 Roslyn yawl rig. The annual cruise will start on June 15, from the 

 clubhouse, thence to St. Catherine's Island, returning on June 20. 



Finish. 

 3 24 08 

 3 26 23 

 3 37 16 

 3 42 44 



Did not finish. 



3 20 30 

 3 27 37 

 3 27 58 

 3 29 21 

 3 35 11 

 3 51 54 



Did not finish. 



3 08 56 

 3 12 49)4 

 3 13 00 

 3 13 52M 

 3 15 49 

 3 39 53 )4 



3 17 00 

 3 25 55 



3 00 47 

 3 09 01 



THE JESSIE-IRIS MATCHES. 



AFTER winning on Monday and Tuesday of last week, the 

 tables were turned on Wednesday, and Jessie lost the third 

 race of the series. At 12:39 P. M. the starting signal was given and 

 Jessie crossed first with Iris 39s. astern. A south wind was blowing 

 and the tide was nearly up. when they began to beat down in company. 

 Iris getting rather the best of the work, and doing still better as the 

 wind freshened. She led at buoy 8}4, and held on all the way home, 

 finishing at 4:59:18. Messrs. Schuyler and Ogden, the judge and time- 

 keeper, sailed in the catamaran Duplex over most of the course. The 

 times were: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Iris 12 4141 4 59 18 4 17 37 4 17 37 



Jessie 12 4102 5 06 31 4 25 29 4 25 59 



Thus the Iris wins by 4m. 22s. 



On Thursday the fourth race was started in a -very light wind, at 

 12:26. but after three hours' drifting it was abandoned off Staten 

 Island. The fourth and last race was sailed on Friday in half a gale 

 from the west with a heavy squall thrown in. It was 12:25 wdien the 

 starting signal was given, and both boats went over nearly together, 

 the Jessie with all canvas set and Iris with a reef in. In the Bay the 

 water was very rough and Iris behaved badly, throwing her hulls out 

 of water and steering wildly. Jessie was well ahead and doing well 

 under whole sails. Off Tompkinsville Iris gave up and made for 

 snore. In the Narrows Jessie wound up a reef and headed for Buoy 

 SJ^, which she turned successfully at 2:48:19. On the way homea very 

 heavy squall struck her, but she kept: on her way. only letting up a 

 little. The times were 3.29.12 elapsed, and 3.26.42 corrected. Tbe 

 race was a most severe one, and does great credit to the skillful sail- 

 ing of Mr. Hughes. This ends the series, Jessie winning the purse of 

 $500 It is too soon yet to condemn the Iris, as she is a new boat, and 

 probably will require changes and alterations to get her speed out of 



ber. On some occasions she showed great speed, and will be likely 

 to make her mark yet as a fast boat. Jessie has long beet} known as 

 a fast craft, and when the skill of her skipper is taken into acc.ouht; 

 it will require a very smart craft to beat them. It is interesting to 

 compare the performance* of the keel and centerboard, biit they 

 really have but little bearing oh the question, which has so long vexed 

 sloop and cutter men; the conditions of single and double-hulled 

 boats being so widely different. 



GENESTA AND GALATEA. 



BOTH of these cutters were with the fleet of tbe Royal Northern 

 Y. C. on May 23, the spring cruise. The Field speaks of them 

 as follows: "Among the cruisers lay Genesta and Galatea under their 

 mainsails, and these added to the interest of the day. Genes la had 

 shipped her racing spars somewhat longer than those she previously 

 earned, and Galatea r s rig was as heavy as any 90-tonner could well 

 carry. By contrast to Vatiduara, lying alongside, both cutters seemed 

 quite oversparred; but tbe summer's racing will test whether or not 

 the Urn it has been reached. ***** Galatea's new mainsail 

 was not hauled out on tbe boom by a foot or two, and with her can- 

 vas hanging over her, she could not be showing to advantage. Gen- 

 esta was taking a lead on her line. Under the circumstances no 

 opinion could be formed. It seemed probable that with Galatea's 

 mainsail in form, Gene ta would be in want of her extra spread of 

 cloth, and the additional weight given to her spars. Galatea looked 

 uncommonly well, but the counters of both cutters are out away 

 rather fine to please the eye." 



TOLEDO Y, C., MAY 30. 



THIS club sailed a race on Decoration Day, in which six vaclits 

 sailed over a triangular course. The steamer Chief >Tustico 

 Waite, with the judges, Messrs. A. P. Crane, M. H, Partnclee and J. 

 W. Hepburn and a number of guests on board, was at Turtle Light at 

 eleven A. M,. and shortly after tbe signal was given-, the Kate Graham 

 went first over. The wind was liebt anil kites were set, but before 

 the first mark was reached a squall came up, causing all to take in 

 kites, after which afresh breeze continued. The Scud was first around 

 the stakeboat, followed by Stella. Oberon, Kate Graham, Crescent 

 and Osprey. On tbe second lee the wind fell to a calm, which was 

 succeeded by a second squall, after which came a good breeze to the 

 end. At the second mark Scud still led, with Oberon second, Kate 

 Graham third, and Osprey, Stella and Crescent. This les was tbe 

 most excitiDg part of the race, the finish being very close, but Scud 

 finally won. The summary is as follows: 



Start. Finish. Actual. Corrected. 



SbUd/ 113140 3 22 10 3 50 30 3 55 40 



Oberon 1129 10 3 26 15 3 57 05 3 59 03 



Osprey 1139 00 3 3155 4 04 55 4 04 43 



Kate Graham 11 24 12 3 23 40 3 59 28 3 55 58 



Stella 1129 23 



Creoent 11 £7 45 3 43 22 4 15 37 4 09 52 



The times of the same boats in the race of last August, compared 

 with the times last week, over the same course, are given below: 

 Aug. 22. May 30. 

 Corrected. Corrected. Difference. 



Scud 3 39 00 3 55 40 00 16 40 



Oberon 3 52 11 3 59 03 • 0d tffi 52 



KateGraham .,..42731 4 04 43 00 12 48 



Osprey 3 45 33 3 55 58 00 10 35 



Stella 4 09 25 Not home. 



Crescent 4 05 20 4 OS 52 00 04 32 



ATLANTIC Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 9. 



THE entries for the annual regatta were this year specially inter- 

 esting from the presence of several new boats, as well as from 

 the fact that they were the first races of a season that promises to be 

 particularly brilliant, and several of the yachts that are supposed to 

 be casting envious eyes at the honor of defending the Cup, were to 

 make their first appearance this season. Twenty-seven yachts were 

 entered as follows, the length given being on waterline: 



Class A. schooners 72ft. and over— Republic (keel), 91ft., Wright 

 Duryea; Grayling, 81ft., L. A. Fish; Speranza (keel), 76ft., H. W. Col- 

 lender; Olytie. 78ft. 3in., A. P. Stokes. 



Class B, schooners under 72ft.— Haze. COft., Hogan Bros.; Agnes, 

 53ft. llin., H. H. Hogins; Vidette, 51ft., E. A. Williams; Leona, 46ft., 

 E. C. Sterling. 



Class C, Cabin Sloops, 55ft. aud over.— Gracie, 69ft. 9in.. J. P. Earle; 

 Mischief, 61ft., J. R. Busk; Thetis, 64ft., Henry Bryant; Thistle, 50ft 

 7in., Wm. Ziegler: Athlon, 51ft. 2in. J. C. Barron. 



Class D, Cabin Sloops, 43ft. and under 55ft.— Annie, 4 lift. 7in.. J. 

 Wilson; Daphne, 46ft,, J. R. Maxwell; Enterprise (kepi) 13ft. 9in., 

 G. B. Moffat; Fanita, 44ft. George J. Gould; Rover. 41ft. 8in.. F. C. 

 Swan; Stella, 41ft. llin., J. C. Marcellus. 



Class E, Cabin Sloops, :V,Lt. and under 43ft.— Crocodile. 39ft.. J G 

 Prague; Phantom, 38ft., L. A. Smith; Amelia, 38ft. tin., Stephen 

 Loines . 



Class F., Cabin Sloops 30ft and under 35ft.— Bomeyn. 32ft. loin., 

 W. R. Verniilyea; Nomad, 32ft, H. C. Wintringham; Ilderan. 29ft.. 

 W. South wick; Tourist, Louise. 



Republic is practically a new boat, baring been changed from 

 centerboard to keel and also lengthened 15ft. amidships since last 

 season, and with new outfit she proposes to hunt for a place this sea- 

 son. Speranza was launched last summer, and has cruised a good 

 deal since but-never has raced. Vidette is the new centerboard-lead 

 keel sharpie whose test of stability we lately described. She is 59ft. 

 over all, 51ft. waterline, 13ft. Sin. beam, 4ft. 5in. draft, and in addition 

 to her centerboard has a 44^-ton lead keel. She is schooner-rigged, 

 and throughout the race carried no topsails. Mischief comes out 

 this season with wings slightly clipped. 3ft. off her hoist and 4 tons 

 out of her hold, and those who have watched her successful career 

 since 1879 are. anxious to see the effect of the new changes. The 

 "dark horse" of last season and this, the new and much talked-of 

 Thetis, though launched early last season, had never raced or given 

 any public demonstration of the qualities her friends claimed for her: 

 but now in improved trim, she too proposes to have a shy in the trial 

 races, and to that end arrived in New York on Saturday last and 

 entered for the Atlantic race. Thetis is in all respects a compromise 

 between sloop and cutter. Her dimensions are: Over all 70ft., water- 

 line 64ft, beam 19ft. draft 8ft. (with board 18ft), lead keel 15 tons. 

 As she lay at anchor before the race she showed a high. w r ell- 

 rounded side, fair sheer, and a rather handsome overhang, though 

 somewhat short for her other features. With a housing topmast she 

 has a heavy standing bowsprit painted black to the end. and cne big 

 jib laced to a club. Thistle has been twice altered within two years, 

 once lengthened and once deepened, but the value of the changes 

 has not yet been tested in racing. Athlon is little altered from last 

 year, but has set up her forestay again, as when she first.came out; in 

 fact, a trip through the fleet at anchor any day off Bay Ridge, dis- 

 closes so many with forestays coming down on bowsprit, as well as 

 the more adventurous ones who lead direct to stem bead, thatit looks 

 as though ere long the big jib must go from its last stronghold. 

 Daphne. Mr. Maxwell's new sloop, has done so well in the two pre- 

 liminary sails, that much was expected of her on Tuesday, and her 

 friends were not disappointed. She is one of the most shapely boats 

 that Mr. Mumm has yet turned out, and promises to be among the 

 first and a worthy rival to Fanita, so long head of her class. Phan- 

 tom has also been rebuilt this season, and comes out with a real 

 "Buttercup stem," a clipper bow bending fairly into her bowsprit, 

 and a stern to match. Ilderan, though an old boat, has also succumbed 

 to the rage for innovation, and apparently with good results. Her 

 side was raised 12in. last winter, and no doubt she felt the value of it 

 down the bay on Tuesday. 



The courses for A, B, C, and D were from the Basin around a stake- 

 boat of the Hook near buoy No. 8, tbence leaving Scotland and Sandy 

 Hook lightships to port and home, keeping to westward of the Romer 

 Beacon. Class E went over the same course, except that they only 

 rounded Scotland and not the Hook Lightship. The other classes 

 rounded the stakeboat off buoy 8 and returned. Beside the. Living- 

 ston memorial prize for the first sloop home in class D, without al- 

 lowance, prizes were offered in each class, a first prize for two 

 starters, second prize if four started, and a third if seven started. 



The young blizzard reported from the northwest on Sunday came 

 on Monday night in the shape of half a gale from that quarter with a 

 quick fall in the thermometer, and on Tuesday morning the weather 

 was more suggestive of October than June, cold and windy. A sea 

 was tumbling the fleet about at their moorings and sending spray 

 over the tug Luckenback as she lay at Bay Ridge with the judges. 

 Messrs W. W. Beebe and R S. Church, on board. Near by was the 

 iron steamer Sirius. with the members and guests of the club. 



Reefs were tying in and topmasts coming down on a number of the 

 yachts in expectation of a lively dusting outside, At 10:54 the first- 

 gun was fired from the bluff, and at 10:59 the start was signaled. 

 Thetis came down steaming, heeling down rail under, with one reef 

 in, sending up topsail just on the line. Her new sails were drawing 

 finely, but the club on her jib savored more of Fulton Market slip 

 than" of Bay Ridge. Republic came next, followed by Mischief with 

 two reefs in, then Agnes with topmasts housed and single reef in 

 mainsail. Grayling, with close-reefed foresail, Vidette, Leona, Haze, 

 Athlon, Romeyn, close-reefed with bobbed jib, Daphne with two reefs, 

 no topmast and big jib: Nomad with three reefs, Fanita with tivo, 

 Enterprise, Ilderan and Rover, each with staysails set and topmasts 

 housed; Crocodile and Phantom with two reefs, and last of all Gracie, 

 detained for some of her crew, and badly handicapped. Both Croco- 



Actual. Corrected 



dile and Phantom were also handicapped. The other entries did not 

 start. , All the boats were provided with numbers m tbe mainsails 

 by which they were easily distinguished at some distance. It. would 

 be an improvement in numbering if the numbers 3 or 5 were omit ted. 

 as i hey are always confusing from their resemblance. By the rime 

 that Gracie had crossed and the Luckenback started in shore, the 

 fleet were well in the Narrows, and while at the start any canvas was 

 enough, now reefs were coming out and kites going up. The tide 

 was ebbing and with a good breeze they ran for the mark off the 

 Hook, Fanita, Mischief and Thetis setting spinnakers to port when 

 once around, while the schooners winged out. Thetis carried an im- 

 mense spinnaker, alongside of which Mischief's looked a mere rag: 

 but she could not shake off the iron boat The times at the Hook 

 were: 



Grayling 13 00 50 Vidette.. 13 IS 15 



Republic 12 02 25 Daphne 12 15 29 



Thetis 12 05 00 Leona 1 3 IB &8 



Mischief 12 05 Hi Gracie 1 2 1 7 26 



Haze 12 05 20 Fanita IS 1!? 46 



Athlon 12 08 43 Enterprise 12 18 43 



Agnes 12 08 44 Rover 12 S3 40 



The first four were soon well ahead bouhd for Scotland Light 

 Athlon was pegging away steadily, but gaining nothing, the small 

 schooners were baving a race of their own, and Gracie was making 

 up much of her loss. Daphne, deep and with lead keel, was still go- 

 ing easily under lower sails and topsail, having no spinnaker, and 

 easily eluding Fanita , in spite of the latter 's spinnaker. Meauwhde 

 the Class F boats had turned and started home. Ilderan losing hor 

 topmast The times at Scotland were! 



Grayling IS 41 16 Agnes 12 <i!J 3d 



Republic : , 12 42 16 Haze :i l2 4a$] 



Thetis.., 15 42 42 Gracie 12 52 80 



Mischief-. 12 42 36 Dapbne 12 68 01) 



Athloh 12 4'6 28 Fanita 12 57 22 



Luffing to the wind all reached for the Hook lightship, with booms 

 on the starboard quarter. Mischief set a big balloon jibtopsaii, 

 while Thetis showed only jib and jibtopsail. Republic sent aloft a 

 big maintopmast staysail, but still Grayling led her. The times al 

 the Sandy Hook lightship were: 



Grayling 1 C2 33 Haze 11140 



Republic 1 04 58 Gracie 1 15 32 



Mischief 1 07 22 Daphne. 1 20 16 



Thetis 1 07 43 Fanita 1 21 12 



Athlon 114 13 Vidette 1 22 21 



Agnes 114 25 Leona 1 24 26 



Grayling came by the wind on port tack and was quickly away. 

 Republic followed , and was hardly around before ber jibboom was 

 off at the cap and her topmast threatened to follow, but the latter 

 was saved and the wreck soon cleared away. Mischief settled balloon 

 jib just above the mark and doused topsail, being handled all through 

 the race a little tenderly. She still carried one reef in her mainsail. 

 Thetis had her rail well down, but still cluug to her topsail for 

 some time. Both came in on the main sheet close together, Mif chief's 

 crew working on her quarter, while the men of the Thetis Walked 

 away forward with theirs. By this time the day was warm and 

 pleasant for the spectators, with a good breeze for the yachts. A tb 

 Ion rounded with no topsail, Haze and Agnes were aim ost 

 Agnes to windward. At 1 :10 Grayling went off on starboard tack, and 

 at 1 :14 Thetis followed, still holding to her topsail, and one minute 

 later Mischief came about with topmast housed. Gracie rounded 

 with topmast set, but Daphne had housed her topmast. Vidette was 

 doiug well and Enterprise was carrying sail nobly, as she did all day, 

 standing up under topsail when others had all they wanted with top- 

 masts struck. 



At 1:35 both Thetis and Mischief were on starboard tack off near 

 tbe Scotland, and running in for the beach, where Grayling was 

 already working up. A very pretty fight was going on between the 

 pair, and further astern Gracie was hurrying for a place with them, 

 while Daphne and Fanita had a lively duel astern. The tide was run- 

 ning swiftly in and helped all to windward. Republic was virtually 

 out of the race but still kept on. The wind held strong for the beat 

 up the Narrows, and positions were not much changed. By the time 

 that the Luckenback was at the. anchorage at Bay Ridge. Ilderan had 

 been in some minutes) and Crocodile was riear the line. Some time 

 after the big ones came up one by one. Grayling first, looking very 

 handsome under full working canvas; then Thetis along with Mis- 

 chief close astern and within her time. The times in the different 

 classes were as follows: 



Start, Finish. 



Republic 11 01 15 1 18 22 



Grayling 11 02 37 3 36 04 



CLASS n. 



Haze 1103 32 4 6814 



Agnes H 02 Si 1 33 18 



Vidette 11 03 02 5 36 03 



Leona 11 03 16 5 22 do 



class c. 



Gracie 11 04 00 3 52 47 



Thetis H 01 00 3 44 28 



Mischief 11 02 10 3 45 57 



Athlon 11 04 00 4 19 46 



CLASS. D. 



Daphne 11 06 84 4 25 31 



Enterprise 11 08 00 4 34 31 



Fanita ll 07 20 4 31 46 



Rover 11 08 40 4 51 25 



CLASS E. 



Crocodile 11 09 00 3 34 30 



Phantom 11 09 00 3 58 31 



CLASS j\ 



Nomad 11 07 00 3 26 25 



Romeyn 11 05 40 3 49 44 



Ilderan 1108 20 3 27 39 



Grayling wins in Class A, Agnes in Class B, Mischief in Class C, 

 Daphne in Class D, taking the Livingston MemoriaJ, Crocodile in 

 Class E, and Ilderan in Class F. 



Why the judges' boat at a. yacht race always keeps as far from the 

 competing yachts as the course will let her, is a problem never solved, 

 and the course of tbe Luckenback was no exception. Waiting at Bay 

 Ridge to time three belated yachts at the start, the fleet was bope- 

 ahead when she started, and little was seen of the race out on 

 the turning of the Hook mark. Here a wait was made again for the 

 last boat, and tbe interesting fight of the big ones was again lost,. On 

 the run home was a hot battle to windward between the cracks. Mis- 

 chief, Thetis, Gracie, Fanita and Daphne, worth a journey down the 

 Bay to see, but the judges' boat left it all to run home and time the 

 two boats in Class E, afterward waiting an hour for the fleet to ar- 

 rive. By this course nothing was seen of the small boats but the 

 start, and at the same time the best of tbe race was lost to those on 

 board. Had a man been at Bay Ridgo to rime the last boats c IT and 

 the first in, the tug could have gone with the fleet. The times ac the 

 Hook should also have been taken by the men in the markboat, in- 

 stead of being guessed at from the steamer. Coming home the tug 

 could have kept company with the principal boats all the way and 

 the spectators would have seen a fine battle to windward. 



QUAKER CITY Y. C. REGATTA, JUNE S. 



THE race was over the regatta, course, the following yachts start- 

 ing at 11:10:30 A. M.: First Class, over 40ft, Venitzia, Sunbeam, 

 Minerva. Second Class, under 40ft., Consort, White Wing, Florigar, 

 Julia, Fountain. Roseta; Vim in same class did not start. Third 

 Class. 351 1. and under, Nahma, Thomas, Tillyer; Ariel, Douglass, 

 same class, out. Fourth Class, 30ft, and under, Elwell went over the 

 course alone: Pratt, Pierson. Minerva. Esther, Clee Brothers, same 

 class, out Fifth Class, An Revoir, Richmond, Spratt; J. Galhger, P. 

 Galliger, Skilton, Biauca, Pauline, same class, out, The wind was 

 from the S. W., blowing bard and freshening. At the "Shoe" the 

 Venitzia went to the fore, and had a walk over. The Sunbeam sprung 

 her mastheadand went out of the race. At the same time the Thomas 

 fouled the Spratt, the latter boat having a good lead in ber class, and 

 both retired from the contest. Keeling was now in order, save tu the 

 first class. When the Venitzia turned tbe lower buoy, some of the 

 small fry were out of sight. The sea was very heavy, and they had 

 a hard fight to reach the lower buoy. 



The home stretch was against a strong ebb tide all the way and the 

 big ones with kites spread fairly flew. It was the Venitzia 's first 

 race since joining the club, and she has made a Splendid record. The 

 White Wing, contrary to all expectations, got away with the Consort, 

 beating down, and gave the Minerva a close tussle for the buoy. On 

 the run home the Consort, set her spinnaker, a sail almost unknown 

 on tbe Delaware, went up stream like a steamboat, and collaring the 

 White Wing off the. Monument went to the home buoy well arush. 

 The Nahma with her low, wide saiLs, iron on keel, and long fantail, 

 went through the sea like a big one, very much to the surprise of 

 hired help and old shellbacks. Mr. Ferry sailed his own boat. So 

 the trophy goes to Trenton, where other prizes will be likely to fol- 

 low. It is but just to state the Nahma out looked and outfooted the 

 Thomas in a masterly mariner before the latter hoat, went, out of the 

 race. In short she was a dead beat boat as soon as the boats were 

 'pon wind at the Shoe. Eight seconds won't do this time, and holds 

 my argument good that, every yacht owner, like Forty, is or should be 

 capable of handling their own yacht for prizes or in any emergency. 



The Richmond did some splendid sailing, having fouled her buoy ar 

 the start, lost several minutes, and for a long time was last boat Ex- 

 Com. Hannlgan, a late stayer, by the way, gamely held on, heating 

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