June 18, 1885.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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follow bis efforts. There are plenty of yachtsmen in America who 

 have advocated the cause of the cutter and who would not hesitate 

 to hnild other llcens. but unfortunately there are comparatively few 

 who have the means as well as the wUl. These few owe a duty, not 

 only to their boat, but to those who have steadily advocated the cut- 

 ter model in the face of derision and difficulties for six years past. 

 and if they had fullnlled it as fully as the Corinthian owners of 

 Bedouin and Oriva, the question of tpye would long ago have beeu 

 settled beyond cavil With the interest still felt in the question it is 

 a pity that: t lie Fanny has not for a year past done something to 

 backup her reputation as the fastest "our weather" sloop, to which 

 she still lays claim. Her boasted victory around Loup Island dwindles 

 to nothing when the circumstances ate examined, but since then she 

 has never raced , though kept up in racing shape. Discretion is the 

 better part of vajor, and it may only have been commendable pru- 

 dence that kept her at anchor witlj the wind nor'west last: October, or 

 even on Tuesday of last week, but on Thursday she had every chance 

 she could ask. Mischief and Gracie have bravely kept up their eud 

 of the stick against the cutters, and it is due to them that their sister 

 ship should aid them While the other two sloops have met Bedouin 

 frequently in the past year, Fannie has not been measured with her 

 since the alterations iu the former, so we can only guess at their 

 relative qualities at present and regret that while Fanny entered all 

 the early races in '84 when Bedouin was kept out by an accident, 

 she has dropped out and not entered a race since Bedouin went in 

 again, last: June. 



Thursday last was one of the real old-fashioned New York regatta, 

 davs, one of the kind which has aided so much in the development of 

 the American sloop, and which is perhaps the most powerful argu- 

 ment that can be advanced for the retention of the type. If all days 

 were like if, and all courses like the New York course, there would 

 he no reason for building cutters, but on the other hand the experi- 

 ence of the previous regatta of June, 1SB4, together with other races 

 in the fall and the high average of Bedouin's performance in June, 

 July, August, September and October, is a convincing answer to any 

 argument based on Thursday's weather. A clear, bright sky, smooth 

 water, and a southerly wind iu which club topsails were easily car- 

 ried, made a "sloop day'' to perfection, and besides contributed 

 greatly to the enjoyment of the many to whom the New York Y. 0. 

 regatta is simply a. line water spectacle, 



The prizes this season were ten iu number— six class prizes, the 

 Bennett Cup for schooners, the special prize for keel schooners, and 

 two cups offered by Mr.W. W. Bussed for the first schooner and 

 first sloop over the finish line; all to be sailed over the usual course 

 from Owl's Head past buoys 10, 8L& and 5, around Sandy Hook Light- 

 ship, and home over the same course, finishing at buoy 15. The tug 

 E. Luckenbach carried the regatta committee as usual, while the 

 steamer Columbia was well tilled with the members and their friends. 

 The Luckenbach ran through the fleet anchored off Bay Ridge and 

 gave to each yacht a time card, then she. ran down to Owl's 'Head, 

 where Captain Jake Schmidt and Sailor were already waiting in the 

 Parole, anchored as a scakeboat. 



One by one the yachts got under way and approached the line in 

 good time. The entries were as follows': 



KEEL SCHOONERS. 



Corrected Length. 



Rambler 120.00 W.H.Thomas. 



Gitaha 83.00 W. F. Weld, Jr. 



Vamua 87.00 G. W. B. Hill. 



Speranza 81.33 H. W. Collender. 



SECOND CLASS SCHOONERS, lOOFT. AND OVER ON WATERLINE. 



Montauk 94.00 J. A. Brooks. 



Grayling 83.42 L. A. Fish. 



TBIRB CLASS SCHOONEKS, 80 TO lOOFT. WATERLINE. 



Clvtle 80.60 A. P.Stokes. 



Nirvana 71 13 E.M.Brown. 



FIRST CLASS SLOOPS, 55FT, AND OVER. 



Grade,.. 71.52 J. P. Earle. 



Bedouin 71 .'15 Arch. Rogers. 



Thetis 6i5.69 Henrv Brvant. 



Mischief 6179 J. R. Busk. 



SECONU CLASS SLOOPS, 45 to 55ft. 



Whileaway 57 50 G. F. Randolph. 



Athlon 56 3(5 J. C. Barron. 



Isis 53,66 A, O. Canfield. 



Gaviota 53 21 G. M. Edwards 



Fanita -19.50 Geo. J. Gould. 



Daphne 50.57 J.R.Maxwell. 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS, UNDER 45*T. 



Espirito 47.08 R. B. Hartshorae. 



Maggie. 46 75 AV. A. W. Stewart. 



In thisra.ee, as in the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. races of Saturday, a 

 new division into classes was followed, the yachts being classed" by 

 waterline length, while their time is allowed on the club rule of 



Length plus 1'Sail Area 



This change provides a better classification and prevents a yacht 

 from entering in a different class by some small change in her rig, 

 as has heen done under the former method, where, boats were classed 

 by their corrected length instead of by waterline length. 



"Every yacht was provided with a number on each sideof her main- 

 sail at the intersection of the two diagonals of the sail, a new feature 

 in the N. Y. Y. C. All were under clublopsails, Bedouin and Ghana 

 being noticeable from their square headers. Gracie'snew jib was 

 specially noticeable, si tting beautifully. It is an angulated jib, cut in a 

 new manner, lately introduced from England, and that thus far has 

 been very successful. 



While the yachts were waiting, an odd-looking vessel with high, 

 yellowback steamed down the bay, and was recognized as the sorely 

 "tried" Dolphin off for her run at sea. About the same time the at- 

 tention of all on the yachts and steamers was attracted by a peculiar- 

 looking crafc, a long bow. black hull, with upper works of peculiar 

 appearance, painted white. Above the planksheer the sides were 

 carried up from stem to stern beveling in a little, and over them a 

 deck was laid, arched from stem to stern, or with a reversed sheer. 

 Above this deck was a large pilot house, a smokestack and three 

 masts, one bearing a blue flag with a white dagger. The stranger 

 was unlike anything yet seen afloat, but she was soon recognized as 

 another of Herresho'ff's annual surprises, the little Stiletto, whose 

 famous feat of the day before had set all river men to wondering. 

 She was here, there and everywhere, in and out among the yachts, 

 and when the race was fairly commenced, she settled her stern well 

 down and was off and out of sight in no time. At Buoy 10 she was 

 found quietly waiting: when the others c 'me up, and wasgreeted with 

 cheers from the whole fleet; out to the lightship she went ahead with 

 the leaders, and coming home, while the Luckenbach was hurrying 

 to time the fimsh she passed by on one side, and shortly after ran 

 down on the other. 



Precisely at 10:50 A. M. the hoarse whistle of the Luckenbach 

 boomed out the first signal, and at 11 A. M, the starting whittle was 

 blown. Mischief was first down on the windward end of the line, 

 with full jib and mainsail, but just as she reached itan outside yacht, 

 the Fanny, crossed the weather end of the line, blanketing her for a 

 minute, and then sailing iu company with the racers. All came over 

 quickly with a good south wind and an ebb tide, Ghana only going 

 over on starboard tack. Rambler did not start. Nearly all carried 

 clubtopsails, and Gaviota, Daphne and Grade had jibtopsails aloft as 

 well. Clytie unfortunately fouled the stakeboat. but went on over 

 the course. At 11: 10, when the whistle blew, all were over without 

 accident or handicap. The fleet moved off, mostiy toward Long Is- 

 land, then tacked over to Clifton where the big Amerique lay at 

 anchor, while the motley fleet of steamers, tugs, steam and sailing 

 yachts followed as closely as possible. Bedouin lay along the Long 

 Island shore, Mischief was to windward of Grade, but hardly footing 

 with her for the time, both to the eastward, while on the other hand 

 to leeward were Maggie and Isis. Montauk was ahead of the 

 schooners over to the eastward. At 11:10 Mischief was below Dix 

 Island. Grade was a little to leeward on her starboard quarter, 

 Bedouin astern of Grade, while Thetis, to windward of Bedouin, was 

 still some distance astern. At the same time Montauk was over near 

 Coney Island Point, Ghana appeared to pass her to leeward, while 

 Grayling was still astern of both, and Isis was not far from Montauk. 

 Mischief soon dropped Grade appreciably, and Thetis found her big 

 topsail a little too much for her. 



Above Buoy 10 Stiletto was going quietly about her business in com- 

 pany with the others, when the big Stranger began to turn up faster 

 and show a bigger wave about her bows. The challenge was instantly 

 noticed and accepted by the little boat, and she moved faster with 

 the same small wave along her waterline, while the smoke and spray 

 flew on the Stranger. A big wave rolled off her bow and another off 

 her quarter, but all in vaniT Soon the Stiletto was a black and white 

 dot in silhouette against the sky, and Stranger dropped to her regu- 

 lar gait. 



At noon Montauk: was leading Ghana, and at 12:07 Mischief went on 

 starboard tack, only holding it for two minutes. Grade, who had 

 lowered her clubtopsail, went on starboard tack as Michief, well 

 ahead, went on port. Near Buoy 8 Thetis passed acrcss Grade's 

 bows, and at 12:15 the order was Mischief, Thetis, Grade, Beoouiu. At 

 12:19 Mischief was about again on starboard tack for Buoy 10, where a 

 large number of vessels were waiting to salute her. At 12:24:20 she 

 rounded in fine style and stood en out. Trie others came up on port 

 tack, turning as follows: Mischief. 12:84:20; Thetis, 12:38:11; Bedouin, 

 12:28:41; Grade, 12:31:07: Montauk, f':.':i-t:09; Gray ling, p>:36:29: Athlon, 

 12;B7;24; Isis, 12:38:32; Ghana, 12:40:47; Whileaway; 12:40:53; Daphne, 



12:43:15; Clytie, 12:43:20; Fanita, 12:43:38; Espirito, 12:14:11; Gaviota, 

 12:49:45. Thetis tacked at 12:23; Bedouin, 12 :2H;45, and Grade, 12:25, 

 the latter losing ground. Here was Bedouin's opportunity and well 

 she used it, walking out to windward and away from the other two, 

 and taking. a position where she pushed Mischief hard all day. Ram- 

 bler was sailing about near the buoy when the yachts fumed, but did 

 not go out, wiili them. Montauk went about at 12:28 and Grayling at 

 12-31 while vthlou and Isis came close together, Athlon going 

 through Isis's lee at the buoy. 



ft was some little time before the rear guard came up, Daphne 

 leading Fanita on her weather quarter driving along with nose down, 

 Espirito to leeward of both, and Gaviota still further under her lee 

 astern. Daphne was laying well down under small topsail and jio- 

 (opMa.il, Fanita carrying the same canvas. Near the buoy Daphne 

 luffed up, but paid off again, and Fanita followed the same maneu- 

 ver. Astern were still Whileaway and Maggie, the latter pegging 

 along bravely. 



Once outside, the order was Mischief, Bedouin, Thetis and Gracte, 

 the latter well astern, then Montauk close to Grade, Grayling astern 

 to leeward, Athlon, Tsis and Ghana. At 1 P, M., Grade sent up her 

 jibtopsail again, and at 1 :08 Thetis made a short tacK into the beach 

 and immediately after Grade passed her. 



The order out to the. ship was Mischief ahead and Bedouin close 

 aboard, tirade a good distance astern, and Thetis still in her wake. 

 Stiletto was in and out between them all the time and was first at the 

 Lightship. Bedouin steered a good course and gained on Mischief, 

 and ac one time it seemed as though she would round first. At 1 :29 

 Mischief tacked, and at 1 :33 she was again about, while Bedouin still 

 stood on. The sloop sent, up a big balloon jibtopsail in stops, and at 

 1:38:30 tacked for the mark just as the cutter made her first tack. 

 Mischief made a fine turn, her balloon topsail breaking out all at once. 

 As Bedouin turned, her spinnaker boom dropped to port, and the 

 spinnaker went up handsomely. Grade came up with her crew ou 

 the bowsprit, and as she turned up went the balloon jibtopsail. The- 

 tis luffed round, coming up on starboard tack, and Montauk followed 

 with a wide turn, losing some distance. Grayling was better handled 

 and made a. very neat turn close to the ship. Isis came down in good 

 shape, but overran the mark badly and stood too far on, while Ath- 

 lon, with jibtopsail set, turned ahead of her, followed by Ghana. Isis 

 finally came down, breaking out jibtopsail below the mark, and was 

 off after them. Whileaway came next, then Fanita, standing well 

 over before tacking, but leading Da7>hue around. The latter made a 

 neater turn, luffing close and breaking out jibtopsail. The times 



Mischief 14142 Gitana 2 0-120 



Bedouin 1 44 02 Isis 2 06 03 



Grade 1 49 25 Whileaway 2 07 54' 



Montauk 1 52 59 Fanita 2 10 04 



Grayling 154 10 Daphne 2 10 59 



Thetis 1 54 41 Clytie 2 12 49 



Athlon 2 03 12 



The wind was light from south, and all kites were set as the fleet 

 ran for the Hook. Stiletto was soon a black and white streak in the 

 distance, though the Luckenbach was turning her fastest through 

 the Swash in pursuit of the racers. Off the Hook Mischief was still 

 leader, with Bedouin hunting her hard, but gaming nothing. Breeze 

 and water were both aiding the "iron pot" to do her prettiest, while 

 the larger boat was just a size too large for the moderate wind. 

 Bedouin sailed very fast all the way home, but Mischief 'sailed still 

 faster, and the chase was a hopeless one. Montauk had third place, 

 Grade fourth, with Grayling fifth, and Thetis far astern. Spinnakers 

 went ui) to starboard at buoy 10 and home they came flying, though 

 the breeze was slid light. At the line a stakeboat was waiting, with 

 timers ready in case the tug was delayed, but the Luckenbach was 

 there in good time to meet Mischief as she came down, a cloud of 

 white, balloon jib and club topsails. Astern of her was Bedouiu with 

 a big spinnaker in the water and balloon jibtopsail. Montauk fol- 

 lowed with kites set, and then Grayling showing a balloon staysail. 

 The others came straggling in one by one, until ah had passed. At 

 the finish was a strange schooner, a large yacht, and yet not one of 

 the fleet. She was recognized as the old Mohawk, now the Eagre, 

 belonging to the Government, 

 The full times of the race were as follows: 



SCHOONERS— KEEL CLASS. 



Start. Finish. Actual. Corrected 



Gitana 11 01 49 3 37 52 4 36 03 4 24 44 



Varuua 11 C5 04 3 51 51 4 49 47 4 35 16 



Speranza 1102 32 4 13 54 5 1122 4 53 19 



SECOND CLASS. 



Montauk 14 05 49 3 20 29 4 14 40 4 14 40 



Grayling 1100 39 3 22 35 4 15 56 4 10 07 



1 BIRD CLASS. 



Clytie 110232 3 48 03 4 45 36 4 45 36 



Nirvana 1104 46 4 15 43 5 10 58 5 04 25 



SLOOPS— FIRST CLASS. 



Grade 11 00 59 3 22 42 4 21 43 4 21 43 



Bedouin > 1104 02 3 19 03 4 15 01 4 14 58 



Thetis 110102 3 33 IS 4 82 11 4 28 21 



Mischief 1100 29 3 17 36 4 17 07 4 1140 



SECOND CALSS 



son of dimensions shows for Espirito 40ft. 6in. waterline, 16ft. beam 

 and 6ft. draft, 44ft. 7in. waterline, 8ft. Bnx beam nod 8ft. 6iu. draft, 

 the former being a centerboard and the latter a, keel boat, Maggie 

 is as yet in new bands unused to cutter sailing, and from appearances 

 is handicapped with too large a rig, white her laced mainsail is a 

 good deal of an innovation for so thorough a cutter. She certainly 

 has a good record to fall back on, and we look to sec her sustain it 

 here, when her new owner knows her better. 



CALATEA'S FIRST RACES. 



THE reports of Galatea's performances in tha last Fieli hardly 

 confirm the accounts received by cable, and nothing is said of 

 the serious faults ascribed to her, 



On May 33, in the Now Thames match to Harwich, she met Wen- 

 dur, Lorna, Anemone, lrex, Marjorie, Marguerite and Tara, coming in 

 first, but taking second place to lrex on time. The course was forty- 

 seven miles, aiid the times were: 



Tons. 



lrex 85 



Galatea 90 



Clara 20 



Wendur 145 



Marguerite 60 



Elapsed. 



5 31 46 



5 81 ;>5 



6 10 47 

 5 34 21 

 5 51 25 



Tons. 



Marjorie 08 



Lorna 85 



Tara 40 



Anemone 68 



Illerin 10 



Elapsed. 



5 51 40 

 5 49 AH 

 5 54 3,8 

 ti U 3D 

 34 40 

 The new 



The race was sailed in a fresh breeze. The Field says: 

 Galatea hardly showed the speed reaching and running that was v 

 pe.cted of her.' and in the short burst by the wind she seemed crippled 

 by the weight of her spars. The spurt, however, was not I >ug enough 

 to judge of her capabilities to windward, and all overdone with top- 

 sails and jibs for the amount of wind there was at the finish." On 

 June 1 in the Royal Harwich race she met the same lot on the sail 

 home down wind, leading for a part, of the war, but being beaten by 

 Wendur and lrex on even time, while Tara and Marguerite take first 

 and second on allowance. 



Next day over a fifty-mile course she sailed with all of them but 

 Lorna, doing well in a light wind and leading over part of the course. 

 Near the end she fluked into a calm spot and lost her place, i.he order 

 at the line being Marjorie, lrex, Galatea, Wendur, Marguerite, Tara. 



Whileaway 11 01 57 3 48 29 4 46 32 4 48 32 



Athlon 1102 14 3 43 11 4 40 57 4 39 45 



Isis 1103 50 3 49 29 4 45 39 4 4126 



Gaviota 1104 22 4 17 16 5 12 54 5 08 09 



Fanita 1103 10 3.52 54 4 49 44 4 40 23 



Daphne 1104 37 3 54 02 4 49 29 4 4127 



THIRD CLASS. 



Espirito 1102 49 4 06 05 5 03 16 5 03 16 



Maggie 1103 33 4 18 00 5 14 22 5 13 63 



The corrected times for the Bennett Challenge Cup are: 



Actual. Corrected. Actual. Corrected. 



Gitana 4 36 03 4 36 03 Grayling 4 15 57 4 10 39 



Varuna 4 49 47 4 46 35 Clytie 4 45 36 4 3S 34 



Sperana 5 1112 5 04 48 Nervana 5 10 58 4 57 24 



Montauk 4 14 40 4 15 12 



Gitana wins the keel class prize, Grayling I he class prize on allow- 

 ance, and Nirvana, Mischief, Athlon and Espirito the other class 

 prizes. Clytie was ruled out for fouling the mark at the start. Mon- 

 tauk takes' the Russell prize for first, schooner and Mischief for first 

 sloop, and Grayling wins the Bennett Challenge Cup. The races 

 were managed by Messrs. J. F. Tarns and C. H. Stebb'ns of the 

 regatta, committee, Mr, Montant having charge of the club 

 steamer, and the arrangements were perfect, the start was 

 made on time to a second, all the boats were accurately timed 

 at the start, and timekeepers were stationed at the finish, so 

 that the judges' boat was able to follow r the yachts very closely and 

 to watch the progress of the race as well as the scattered condition 

 of the fleet permitted, while the Columbia kept close enough to the 

 yachts to afford a good view of the race to the ladies. Gitana did 

 fairly well considering the light weather, her size, and the known 

 ability of Montauk and Grayling, but she has no place with them over 

 this course iu summer, whatever she might do in an ocean race. The 

 chances at the start were with Grayling rather than her larger sister, 

 but the latter led over the course, though losing on allowance. 



Clytie in her class won easily as far as time is concerned, but her 

 unfortunate mishap at the start lost her the prize. Mischief sailed a 

 good race all day and earned her victory without fluke or favor, 

 pushing Bedouin closer than she. has done for some lime past. It is 

 no discredit to her, however, to say that she had just her weather. 

 Bedouin's sailing is a good earnest of her success this season, and a 

 little bit of work at Buoy 10 going out and again nearing the weather 

 mark showed that she knew the way to windward and ahead at the 

 same time. Measured by these two Grade can claim no better than 

 third place, and she has much yet to do ihis season to put herself 

 ahead of Mischief as the. first sloop. Thetis showed on Tuesday what 

 she could do iu a blow, and on Thursday tried over again in lighter 

 airs, but at her best showing thus far she has no place with Bedouin, 

 Mischief or Grade. No doubt she would have, done better on Tuesday 

 with double head tig, or at least a loose foot to her jib, but in such a 

 breeze even she could not follow Bedouin in smooth water. 



Thoroughly overhauled and altered this season, Isis prouvses to 

 give trouble to Athlon before fall. Both boats are handled byardent 

 Corinthians and both have been put in better shape after a first sea- 

 son's trial. The owner of the Athlon well deserves the mug he has 

 won, as his boat is always ready for a race and no trouble is spared 

 to do justice to her. The same may tie. said of Isis, and her owner 

 who designed and sails his own boat, and though her chances were 

 spoiled on Thursday by the error at the outer mark, the American 

 cutter shows such' marked improvement over last season that her 

 owner may well expect better things of her. Although entirely a 

 home product, she has come otit in a new suit of Lapthorne's best. 

 Fanita has at lass found a mate of about her own size that promises 

 to hurry her over any course, as Daphne lowered her colors on Tues- 

 day and hunted her close on Thursday, though a new and untried 

 ship. 



It may be a loss to the schooner class, but it is a decided gain to 

 the small sloop class to have the old owner of Crusader at the helm 

 of Daphne; and we believe it will be a net gain to the sport to have a 

 new racer in the latter cla-s. Good boats of Fanita's size have been 

 nooe too numerous of late years, and the addition of Daphne and her 

 owner will add greatly to the interest of future races, while the latter 

 will no doubt find more sport in hunting or leading Fanita than in 

 half a dozen of the staid and respectable contests open to his former 

 boat. Espirito is remembered as the yacht that: last year stole a 

 march on the fleet at Buoy 10 in her fii-r-t and only race. In her sec- 

 ond race on Thursday sue won first prize in her class by beating the 

 little cutter Maggie in her first race in New York waters, A compari- 



SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C, JUNE 8. 



THE ill luck that attended the S. C. Y. C. last year at their annual 

 regatta, when a postponed race of the New York Y. C on (he 

 previous day disabled boats and iired outlhe crews, thus cutting down 

 the entries, seems to have followed them this year also. Every care 

 bad been taken to secure fidl entries and a good race, and up to the 

 time of starting all went well, but at the last moment a dense, fog 

 scattered the fleet and turned an exciting race into a walkover 

 While those who turned back are not to be blamed, an extra share of 

 praise is due to the skillful and persevering Corinthians who found 

 their way out and back in a fog that puzzled at least two professionals. 

 As in the N. Y. Y. C, the classification this year is by waterline length, 

 while time is given by the length and sail area rule. The classes and 

 prizes were, schooners, second class, 85ft. leadline and under. $150; 

 cabin sloops and cutters, first class, 55ft. and over, $150; second class, 

 45ft. and under 55ft.. $125; third' class. 35ft. and under 45fr., $100; 

 fourth class, under 35ft., 35100. Each yacht was to be steered by an 

 amateur and one man for each five feet of length on deck was 

 allowed in addition to the helmsman, no professionals being allowed 

 on deck except in the large sloops and schooners, where four uer- 

 allowed for the former and five for the latter. 



The courses were: For schooners and first and second class sloops 

 and cutters, from an imaginary line between the committee steamer 

 and Fort Wadsworth to Buoy 10, on the S. W. Spit, keeping it on the 

 port hand, thence to and around Buoy 8}^ Keeping it on the port 

 hand, thence to and aronnd Sandy Hook Lightship, keeping it on 

 the starboard hand, and return over the same course to Buoy 15, 

 keeping to the eastward of buoys 9, 11, 13 and 15, on 1he West Bank, 

 and outside of Buoy 5 on the point of Sandy Hcok, gdng and return- 

 ing. 



For third class sloops and cutters, from the same starting line to 

 Buoy 10, onS. W. Spit, keeping it on the port hand, thence to and 

 around B"oy 8J,g, keeping it on port hand, thence to and around the 

 Scotland Lightship, keeping it on the starboard hand, and return over 

 the same course to Buoy 15, keeping to the eastward of buoys 9, ll, 

 13 and 15, on the West Bank, and outside of Buoy o on the point of 

 Sandy Hook, going and returning. 



For fourth class sloops and cutters, from the same starting line to 

 Buoy 10. on the S. W. Spit, keeping it on the port hand, thence to and 

 around Buoy 8>-<>. keeping it on the port hand, thence to and around 

 Buoy 5 on the point of Sandy Hook, keeping it on the starboard 

 band, and return again over the same course, to Buoy 15. keeping to 

 the eastward of buoys 9, 11, 13 and 15 ou the West Bank, going and 

 returning. 



The finish was off Buoy 15 on the West Bank. The following yachts 

 entered ; 



SCHOONERS. 



Waterline. 



Clytie 78ft. 3in A. P. Stokes. 



Albatross 72ft. 7in S. B. Pomer oy. 



SLOOPS AND CUTTERS— FIRST CLASS. 



Grade 69ft. 9in J. P . Earle. 



Bedouin 70ft A. Rogers. 



SECOND CLASS. 



Athlon 51ft. 2in J. C. Barron. 



Isis •••■ 51ft. 5in A. C. Canfield. 



Daphne — — J. li. Maxwell. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Maggie 44ft. 7in W. A. W. Stewart. 



Schemer 36ft. 4in August in Monroe. 



Surf 35ft Kathbono & Zerega 



Hope 38ft J. K. Benedict. 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Petrel 28ft. 1 Vain E.A.Stevens. 



Wacondah 33ft , Meyer & Doseher. 



Vixen 2Cf t. Allan Seaman. 



Aria 28ft William Quinn, 



At 5 in the morning a fog layover the Bay, but it cleared away 

 early, and by 10 oclock all was bright over head with blue sky and 

 warm sun, while a fresh breeze blew up the Narrows from southwest, 

 the tide running a strong ebb. The Luckenbach with Messrs. Bayard, 

 Beekmau, DeLuze and Center on board, steamed to the line off Fort 

 Wadsworth, and those on board noticed a dense bank of fog roll- 

 ing up the Bay. All was clear near at, baud. At 10:05 A. M. the first 

 whistle blew, the second one following at 11:10. Hardly had it. 

 sounded before Isis rounded neatly under the tug's stern and stood 

 over on port tack, and following came the whole fleet together, work- 

 ing across promptly without interfering with each other, in a way 

 that spoke well for the skill of the amateurs in charge. None were 

 handicapped as shown by the following times: Isis, 11:10:36; Daphne 

 11:10:56; Gracie, 11:11:34; Maggie, 11:12:08; Surf, 11:12:16; Hope, 

 11:12:28; Albatross, 11.13:09; Bedouin, 11 :13:24;<Athlon, 11:13:21; Clytie. 

 11:13:41; Waconhah, H::13:41; Schemer. 11:13:48; Oriva, 11:11:35; 

 Vixen, 11:15:00. 



The race was open to the yachts of the New York. Atlantic. Larch- 

 mont, Eastern, New Bedford, Knickerbocker and New Haven yacht 

 clubs. The Daphue hails from the Atlantic, the Vixen from the New 

 Haven, and the Aria and Wacondah from the Knickerbocker yacht 

 clubs. Hardly had the yachts passed the line before they we're all 

 swallowed up in a dense bank of fog, thick and white, that shut in 

 everything. The tug ran on, and at 11:30 passed near Gracie. Soon 

 she dropped back and disappeared, and the tug ran on alone until a 

 clear space was reached, where she halted and blew to guide the 

 yachts. At 11 :40 a break in the fog disclosed Gracie, and near her 

 apparently Bedouin, but in a moment both were lost. At buoy 10 

 tne tug stopped, and all watched eagerly forsome signs of the racers. 

 At 12:05 a solitary topmastappeared at no great distance off, all below 

 being hidden. It approached very fast and soon disclosed Gracie, 

 coming rapidly down lor the mark. She rounded the mark at 12:11:18 

 and started out, clewing up topsail at 12:17. Next Clytie broke out, 

 at 12:10, turning at 12:18:21, and several others appeared, but no 

 Bedouin. Isis came by with a very pretty turn at 12:21:54. Schemer 

 followed at 12:22:47, Hope at 12:25:20, Wacondah 12:29:38, and Surf at 

 12:30:34. The little whitecutter was pegging along finely under lower 

 sails and topsail, heeling well down, but going through the water in 

 the wake of Wacondah. Soon she overhauled the sloop and passed 

 her before the fog shut them in. 



At 12:45 tuo beautiful view of the Hook, the Jersey Highlands and 

 States Island was completely swallowed up again in the fog. At 12:50 

 Hope was passed by the tug under lower canvas, and four minutes 

 later Schemer was overtaken. The captain of the Luckenbach stated 

 that 40 minutes from the Hook would bring him to Sandy Hook 

 Lightship, and all on board be.ievcd him. At 1:10 the st aitrr Donau 

 was passed at anchor waiting tor (he fog to lift. At 1:3.) the fog was 

 \ery thick, but Gracie was made out on the starboard bow, and the 

 Luckenbach hurried onto find the Lightship and guide her to it. Tne 

 4(J minutes ran into 50 and finally an hour, and no Lightship was in 

 sight. Every pair of eyes and ears on board were ou the alert to 

 make out the mark or the. yachts, or to hear the ship's bell, but all in 

 vain. After gazing intently at the fog for a few minutes, a man 

 could imagine he saw almost any kind of a vessel there, hut they ale 

 faded to materialize. Finally the lead was cast and showed 11 

 fathoms, the depth in which the Lightship is moored. The tu4 

 started off again as no ship was in sight, and steamed for some timg 



