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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Juste 18, 1885. 



with do better results. Again she stopped, the first mate went to the 

 rail and made a oast while all waited anxiously. 



''There aint no bottom." he called out to the captain, and hauled in 

 his line to try again. This time the result was, -'There aint no knot 

 here in the Hue." Again the lead was cast and bottom found at 17 

 fathoms, which was definite but hardly satisfactory. Steaming on 

 again for a few miuutes iu the same thick fog the 'lead was again 

 cast and showed as before, 17 fathoms. Matters began to look serious. 

 Several expressed a desire to be taken home, and symptoms of a 

 mutiny were evident, but they were quickly quelled by the deter- 

 mined announcement of Mr, Bayard, that he would find the Lightship 

 if he had to chum for it all night, and agaiu the lead went overboard 

 in 17 fathoms. The tug was headed to the westward and started on, 

 and in a few minutes the fog lifted a little, and later on the bright 

 red hull of the Lightship was seen. At 2:30 the tug was alongside and 

 learned that a sloop (Gracie), a cutter (Isis) and two schooners (Clytie 

 and Clio) had turned. Soon all was bright and clear, and Grams was 

 seen far up and going home like a steamboat. 



Up the east channel went the tug in pursuit, past the big Servia 

 aground near Gedney's Channel, and on up to Buoy 15, but too late 

 to catch Gracie or Is'is. who were timed by the stakeboat. On the 

 West Ba.nk was Maggie, hung up and waiting for the flood tide, winch 

 soon lifted her off uuharmed. She had stood in with a big three- 

 masted schooner to the west of her, supposing the latter was in deep 

 water. When the latter tacked out she did the same, only to fin;] her 

 heel in the West Bank near Dix Island, Albatross, Bedouin, Athlon 

 and Daphne had given up and gone.home, after groping around in the 

 fog. Hope and Surf went outside but failed to find Scotland, and 

 Wacondah and Aria went around Buoy 5. The times are: 



Start. Finish. Actual. Corrected. 



Clytie ....113141 3 4120 4 27 39 4 27 39 



Gracie 111134 8 59 54 4 28 20 4 27 45 



Isis , 1110 36 3 59 40 4 49 0/1 4 45 58 



Schemer 1113 48 3 43 00 4 29 12 122 36 



Wacondah ll 13 41 2 24 30 3 10 49 3 10 49 



Aria 1114 35 2 4155 3 27 20 3 22 00 



The winners had a sail over except in the fourth class, but much 

 credit is due the Coi inthians who took their boats over the course in 

 fairly good time in a fog that was too much for the professionals. 

 Mr. J. F. Tarns piloted Gracie, while her owner and Mr. Loveioy 

 looked after Isis. The latter parted her jib and haul chain outside 

 the Hook, but repaired damages and kept on. Mr. A. P. Stokes and 

 Mr. Chas. H. Stebbins were on Clytie, and Messrs Monroe and Alley, 

 with the old Oriva's crew, handled Schemer. Although like last 

 year's race, that of Saturday was by no means a brilliant success, it 

 was like, that race, a trial of the skill and pluck of the amateur sail- 

 ors of the club, from which they have again come out successful. 



WINTHROP OPEN RACES, JUNE 13. 



THE races at Winthrop on Saturday last, were quite successful, a 

 number of good boats being entered. The entries were divided 

 into two classes, 18ft. and over, and under 18ft., with four prizes in 

 each class. The course for the larger class was from judges' boat to 

 Sculpin Ledge buoy No. 2, leaving it on starboard, to Old Harbor 

 buoy No. 4 west of Thompson's Island, leaving it on starboard, pass- 

 ing between judges' boat and flagboat; distance fi miles. 



For the smaller classes it was from judges' boat to buoy No. 6, 

 lower middle, leaving it on starboard, to black buoy No. 5 off' Jeffries 

 Point, East Boston, leaving it on starboard, to judges' boat; distance 

 7 miles. 



The first gun was fired at 10:45 and at 11:00 the start was made in 

 a southwest wind, all going off on port tack. The times were as 

 follows: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Sading Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Black Cloud, C. Brown 22.00 148 22 145 24 



Queen Mab, Bunvell & Litchfield . . .22 06 1 50 20 1 48 0.2 



Good Luck, A. M. Phillips 22.09 l 53 48 1 50 50 



Sea Bird, C. L. Joy 23.01 152 40 150 53 



Awilda, Farrcll & Rich , 24.09 1 55 31 1 54 54 



Muriel, E. C. Neal .....22.00 157 58 155 00 



Crusader, A. Wilson 19.02 ' 2 05 10 1 E* 41 



MajeJ. J. P. & C. Loud 21.00 2 02 52 158 48 



Tartar, Brown & Dunne 19 11 2 04 32 1 58 58 



Thrasher, G. G. Garraway 20.03 2 02 48 1 59 10 



Thisbe, S. A. Freeman 21.05 2 04 29 2 00 49 



Herald. S. S. Smith 20 00 2 00 13 2 01 44 



David Crockett. H. Putnam 21 .06 2 08 09 2 05 25 



Expert, L. Whitcomb 23 . 08 2 07 18 2 06 11 



Allie, A. S. Wattles 22 05 2 09 19 2 06 50 



Hebe. F.N. Lambert 18.02 2 20 30 2 12 27 



Imogen. B. Wendell IS . 10 2 22 33 2 15 34 



SECOND CLASS. 



Flora Lee, D. Lincoln 17.02 1 25 50 1 25 27 



Mirage. A. J. & L. M. C'.ark 17.09 1 27 40 1 27 40 



Mischief, D, Belcher 17.05 129 33 129 08 



Flirt, J. Hildretb 16,06 13100 129 25 



Cadet, H.M. Belcher 17.02 133 46. 133 03 



Thera. H. Hutchinson 15.11 1 40 40 1 38 17 



Mascot, H. S. Vinal 15.06 1 41 24 1 38 25 



Dot. S. A. Freeman 15.09 147 32 144 55 



Valeria, 16.06 147 19 145 34 



Racket. Hallett ....-•• 15.00 153 41 149 58 



Thrasner protests against Seabird for not giving way when on port 

 tack, but the protest has not been decided. Black Cloud wins |36, 

 Queen Mab $26.80, Good Luck $20.20. Sea Bird $3.50 under protest. In 

 the small class Flora Lee wins $21 , Mirage. $15.40, Mischief $12.60, Flirt 

 $5.00. The judges were Messrs, Peleg Aborn, G. L. Turnbull and 

 Edwin Belcher. 



BOSTON Y. C, JUNE 13. 



THE two cups presented by Mr. W. E. Connor and Com. Jacob Pfaff 

 have kept up a spirited rivalry for some time in the Boston Y. 

 C, both in the large and small classes. The conditions were that each 

 cup must be won three times to become the property of the winner. 

 In 1883 Shadow won a leg in the first race, with Frolic in the small 

 class. Iu 1881 two races were sailed, Adrienne winning each time, 

 with Seabird in the second race and Edna in the third, each winning 

 a leg of the Pfaff Cup. Thus Adrienne bad but one more leg to win, 

 while Shadow had two. Frolic and Seabird having left the club, had 

 forfeited their chances, leaving Edna with one leg to her credit. In 

 addition to the cups, second and third prizes were offered on June 13, 

 $25 and a fine cabin lamp in the larger classes, and twenty-five 

 dollars and a patent log in the smaller. The courses were as follows: 

 First class off the club-house through the Narrows, leaving Spectacle 

 Island, Nix's Mate Bell Buoy, Gallop's Island, George's Island, on 

 starboard; Sound Point Beacon on port; Toddy Rocks and Point 

 Allerton Buoy on starboard: Harding's Bell-boat, Whistling Buoy 

 off the Graves. Egg Rock and Ram Bead Buoy on the port ; Fawn Bar 

 Buoys on the starboard; Sound Point Beacon on starboard, to the 

 judges' boat, passing between it and the flagboat, twenty-five miles. 



Second Class— From off the club house, out Broad Sound, leaving 

 Spectacle Island, Nix's Mate Bell buoy, Ram Head buoy, on the star- 

 board; Sound Point Beacon, Fawn Bar buoys on the port, Whistfing 

 buoy off the Graves on starboard, Fawn Bar buoys on starboard, 

 Ram Head buoy and Nix's Mate Bell buoy on port, Sound Point 

 Beacon on ttarboard, to the judges' boat, passing between it and the 

 flagboat, 15 miles. 



The following regulations also governed the race: Thirty min- 

 utes before the signal to come into line, flags bearing the number of 

 the courses to be sailed will be hoisted on the judges' boat. The 

 yachts in each race will come into line without regard to size. A 

 steam whistle on the judges' boat will be sounded at 10 o'clock, which 

 will be the signal for all classes to form in line. At 10:30 it will bo 

 sounded again and a flag lowered, which will be the signal for both 

 classes to start. The decision of the judges is to be final, and the 

 races must be sailed within eight hours from the time of starting. 

 The yachts were to start from an anchor with headsails down. The 

 wind blew from southwest, a good sailing breeze, and the day was 

 clear and warm. The list of entries was as follows: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Adrienne (schr.i, Jacob Pfaff 64ft. 02in. 



Tempest (schr.;, H. F. Whittier 56ft. 09in. 



Undine, (sloop), Benjamin Dean 50ft. 09in. 



Shadow (sloop), John Bryant 34ft. 06in. 



SECOND CLASS. 



Edna, Alma F. Smith et al 28ft. 06in. 



Kitty, E. H. Tarbell 23£t. 0;:' 



Eva, D. Sargent 26ft. 00in. 



Saracen, W T . P. Fowle 24ft. Olin. 



AMa, W. H. Wilfeiason 24ft. Olin. 



Straurare, George C. Brown 22ft. 02in. 



Mabel. G. R. Howe 20ft. Olin. 



At 10 A. M. the first whistle blew, and at 10:30 the start was signaled 

 from the tug W. H. Clark, on which were the regatta committee, 

 Messrs. J. P. Phinney (chairman), John A. Stetson, L S. Jordan, 

 George R. Howe and W. L. Wellman (secretary), and the judges 

 Messrs. Thomas Lean, Eoen Drnton and Coolidge, Barnard. 



Tiie Tempest was first over, with Undme next, then Shadow and 

 Adrienne hut. The latter boat has had an extra weight of lead added 

 outside in place of Iter old iron keel, while Tempest comes out with 

 an iron keel in place of all inside weight as before. Tempest soon 

 tried her spinnaker, all having club topsails set. Adrienne soon 

 passed Shadowand Undine, and laid alongside of Tempest, for a short 



time before passing her also, leaving her to battle with Undine for 

 second place, while Shadow^ was last. Undine and Tempest sailed 

 pretty evenly up to Nix's Mate, but here the sloop dodged her rival, 

 going between buoy 9 and the bell buoy, and gaining a good deal 

 The times at Nix's Mate were: 



Adrienne 10 52 00 Tempest 10 55 20 



Undine 10 55 00 Shadow 10 56 80 



To the next mark was a reach with planksheer under, and Adrienne 

 still led. Undine held her own until her topmast was carried away 

 when Tempest passed tier again. The wreck was quickly Cleared, 

 but she was far astern, with only Shadow behind her. At Harding's 

 Bell Buoy the times were: 



Adrienne 11 21 17 Undine 11 80 17 



Tempest 1126 05 Shadow 1133 26 



On the next leg the wind was still on the beam and blowing fresher. 

 The time at the Graves was: 



Adrienne ll 47 20 Undine 12 00 15 



Tempest 11 54 30 Shadow 12 06 15 • 



On the last leg after passing Egg Rock, Undine overhauled and 

 passed Tempest. Her crew had lashed a topsail yard on the bow- 

 sprit as a jibboom, and on it and the stump of her topmast she car- 

 ried a balloon jib. The times of finish were : 



Adrienne 2 25 03 Tempest 2 43 31 



Undine 2 33 32 Shadow ....'. ...8 00 44 



The times were: 

 . , . , „„ „ , Actual. Corrected. 



Adrienne, J. Pfaft, schooner 3 55 03 3 25 48 



Undine. Benj Dean, sloop 4 03 32 3 20 27 



Tempest, H. F. Whittier, schoouer 4 13 81 3 37 47 



Shadow. J. Bryant, sloop ..... .4 30 44 3 31 26 



In the second class Kitty was first over, then Edna. Alda. Eva, Sar- 

 acen. Mabel and Straurare, and at Spectacle Island Edna was ahead. 

 At the Graves Buoy the times were 



Edna 11 48 06 Saracen 11 54 50 



Alda 11 51 30 Mabel D 55 57 



Kitty 11 52 30 Straurare 12 09 00 



Eva 11 53 04 



The wind blew heavily as the little fellows came home closeh aided, 

 Edna eating well up to windward and coming in without tacking. The 

 times were: 



Fiuish. Actual. Corrected. 



Edna 155 00 3 25 00 2 42 09 



Eva 2 00 10 3 30 10 3 43 40 



Kitty 2 07 2K 3 37 28 2 47 10 



Saracen 2 16 51 3 46 51 2 57 12 



Mable 2 25 15 3 55 15 2 57 49 



Alda 2 25 20 3 55 20 3 05 41 



Straurare Withdrew. 



The owner of Shadow requested that Adrienne be remeasured be 

 fore the prize was awarded. 



Undine takes second prize, $25, and Shadow third, a cabin lamp. 

 Edna wins a second leg in second class. Eva takes $25 and Kitty a 

 patent log. 



HARLEM Y. C. REGATTA, JUNE 16. 



THE Harlem Y. C, sailed their spring regatta on Tuesday over a 

 course from Oak Point around Sand's Point Buoy for Classes 

 A, B, 0, D and E, and around the Stepping Stones for Classes F and 

 G. Twenty three boats started in a light Southwest wind and ebb 

 tide, the gun for first class beeing fired at 11:40 A.M. The steamer 

 Crystal Stream parried the regatta committee and the judges, 

 Messrs. Hyslop, Brown and Varian, besides the members and guests. 

 At the start there was little wind, and kites ware set on the larger 

 boats with small effect, but the tide helped them all. 



By 1 P. M. the yachts were along the Westchester shore, with 

 Gussie ahead, then Little Dean, Truant, and J. W. W. Gee. The 

 smaller boats reached their turn half an hour later, thanks to a light 

 wind, in which they gibed around the Stepping Stones Light as fol- 

 lows: Little Dean 1:31:40, JayW.W. Gee 1:41:35, Harry C. 1 :41 ;40, 

 Irene 1:17:49, Cimet 1:47:52. 



After Comet rounded the steamer hurried on to time the big ones 

 at Sands Point. At Hart's Island Sasqua was leading with Carrie Van 

 Voorhis second and Peerless third. The times were taken as follows: 

 Sasqua 2:16.30, C. Van Voorhis 2: 17:21, Peerless 2:25:26, Gussie 2:26:00, 

 Nettie Thorp 2:28:59, Truant 2:29:10, Dandy 2:30:30. Crescent 2:12:38, 

 Minnie 2:19:08, Sea Bird not timed. 



Coming home the wind rose a little, and Sasqua increased her lead. 

 The full times were : 



CLASS A- CABIN SLOOPS, 32FT. AND OVER. 



Start. Finish. Actual. Corrected. 



Sasqua 1158 56 4 0158 4 03 02 4 03 02 



C. Van Voorhis 11 56 56 4 11 28 4 14 32 4 13 32 



CLASS B— CABIN SLOOPS, UNDER 32FT. 



Peerless 12 00 10 4 22 41 4 22 31 4 22 31 



Spray ..11 58 24 



Crescent 1158 00 



Vision 12 0140 



Sea Bird 12 00 33 



CLASS C — OPEN Y.SCHT, OVER 22FT. 



Nettie Thorpe 1153 21 4 16 29 4 23 08 4 23 03 



CLASS D— OPEN JIB, UNDER 22FT. 



Minnie 1152 45 . . 



Dandy 1152 25 4 37 41 .... 



Wave 115040 



CLASS E— CATBOATS, 20FT. AND OVER. 



Gussie 1147 30 4 28 17 4 40 47 4 40 47 



Truant , 1149 59 4 39 24 4 59 25 4 58 40 



DoraK 1147 30 .. . 



CLASS F— CATBOATS, 1 6 FT. AND OVER. 



Comet. 1143 52 3 24 00 3 40 08 3 40 08 



Lila ...1142 10 



J. W. W. Gee 11 13 00 3 25 30 3 42 30 3 40 30 



Little Dean 1143 55 3 15 00 3 3105 3 28 35 



Goodenough 1144 05 . ,, .. 



CLASS O, UNDER 16 FT. 



Jean li 43 10 



Irene 1142 20 3 24 02 3 4142 3 4142 



Rambler 1143 08 



Harry C ...1142 20 3 17 30 3 35 10 3 34 50 



Sasqua wins iu Class A, Peeress in Cla.ss B, Nettie Thorpe in Class 

 C, Dandy in Class D, Gussie in Class E. Little Dean in Class F, and 

 Harry C. in Class G . 



GENESTA AND GALATEA. 



THE following account of Saturday's race, Galatea's third trial, 

 was telegraphed to the New York Herald by its London corres- 

 pondent. While the reports thus far are unfavorable to the new 

 cutter, they cannot be taken as conclusive: 



The Royal Cinqueport Y. C. had its annual regatta to-day at Dover 

 while "channel tireezes briskly ble.w. " The day has been a perfect 

 one. Galatea sailed in company with several of her prior competitors, 

 • awls and cutters, but was again beaten by the Irex. Galatea taking 

 the second prize of £30. Yesterday also, notwithstanding sailors' 

 superstition regarding Friday, she attempted to retrieve her reputa- 

 tion in still another Channel match— the Royal Thames Y. C— from 

 the Nore to Dover, the prize being Her Majesty's Cup, niuoh coveted 

 among yachtsmen. Irex, who led all day, came iu first, beatiug 

 Galatea by 3m. 53s. Wendur came in second. Marguerite third, and 

 Galatea had to be content with the fourth position. Before, in the 

 previous Royal Thames yacht race last Monday, Galatea was lightened 

 to the extent of two tons of lead and her inast was shifted. Her 

 XJrevious performances were certainly most disappointing, and the 

 alterations can scarcely be said to have made any perceptible differ- 

 ence. 



A practical seaman, speaking to the Herald correspondent yester- 

 day, said: "There is no doubt that the Galatea's fault is that she is 

 too big over all. She carries a. crew of twenty hands, but what with 

 her Tift, boom and enormous canvas she requires twenty idlers besides 

 to do the rough work. Another fault she has is that her crew don't 

 work together. Captain Cranfleld had a good lot when he started. 

 They were his old crew from the Mirauda, but these have almost all 

 left, and he has got nothing but new hands. Another fault she has is 

 that that great boom of hers is too low. It scarcely clears the bul- 

 warks, and if she gets heayy weather they won't be able to keep it 

 out of the water. We could see it splashing in the Southend— Har- 

 wich match. She is sluggish still, although they have removed so 

 much lead off her. 



"Mr. Beavor Webb told me that he would pull the whole thing to 

 pieces to find out what was wrong. There is no doubt about it that 

 the Galatea has very radical faults, the principal of which is uuman- 

 ageableness. This was very conspicuous in the Royal Thames yacht 

 race rounding the Mouse buoy. At that critical moment the Galatea 

 seemed quite unable to get out her spinnaker with any rapidity, and 

 trereby lost time which in a close race would have been fatal At 

 present the Galatea has been found good only to windward, and. in- 

 deed, iu the race mentioned she made the most brilliant tack of the 

 day in that position, but the Marjorie can walk- away from her before 

 the wind ana Irex can reach her. Galatea still remains sluggish, aiid 

 doubtless considerable alterations in her wdl be made." 



We are indebted to an English correspondent for the following clip- 

 ping from the Glasgow Herald of May 25, describing Galatea's first 

 appearance: 



The Royal Northern Squadron opened the Clyde season on Thurs- 

 day last by a start from Rothesay Bay on its spring cruise. Among 



the cruisers getting under big topsails lay the two splendid cutters 

 Genesta and Galatea, and upon them all eyes were turned. The 



Genesta.. Rir Tiir*hm-d Sluflnn hno ho&n jti'ot^hi'ni. V,.^,. n/^... ™,.= .... 



t A a owuers - tne Llalatea, ]ust built at Tort Glasgow by Messrs , 

 JohnReid, for Lieut. Henn, of Ascog, was also lying at her chain, 

 and the handsome look of this new cutter especially excited com- 

 ment. The Galatea differs considerably in sheer and form from 

 Genesta, and shows a somewhat novel and particularly graceful 

 form ot counter. Her taunt spars and grea^ spread of canvas gave 

 her a. preference over Genesta for speed, and the hope was that a 

 good breeze and a day's sailing would fix which was the champion. 

 tJut uaiatea s mainsail had just been bent, and she had no chance of 

 sailing m anything like form. Besides, the wind was quite paltry, and 

 with a murky sky there was no hope of a fine day, Mr. David Tod, 

 rear-commodore of the Royal Northern, was present in his schooner 

 Melita. and took command In the absence of Lord Glasgow. The lona 

 brought down a few yachting men, and sometime, after her arrival 

 owners were signalled onboard Melita. The usual course to Arran 

 was given, and Melita, firing the starting guu, led the squadron round 

 Bognay. The cutters Galatea and Genesta slipped through the 

 crowd, and under first topsails reached down the Ascog shore. From 

 southeast to southwest the wind hauled up to west, getting Genesta. 

 Galatea and Van duara on the starboard tack for a stretch across 

 Kilcbattan Bay, out through the Heads. The Genesta was leading. 

 but was not making much of Galatea. After a stand outside the 

 Meads, both ran back to the anchorage at Rothesay. 



STILETTO. 



rpilE latest and fastest of the many fast boats launched by the Her- 

 X reshoff Manufacturing Company made her entry in New York 

 waters on Wednesday last, and sigr alized it by a race on the Hudson 

 that afternoon with the Mary Powell, so long acknowledged the fast- 

 est of her class in the world, in which the newcomer defeated the eld 

 champion. Fast as many of the Herreshoff boats have been, the Stil- 

 rili faster, and the limit, of her speed has not yet been reached. 

 In design she is different from the ordinary run of steam yachts, a 

 marked departure being made from the usual methods of construc- 

 tion, in order to gain increased strength with a verv light hull. The 

 hull proper is 91ft. over all, 00ft. waterliue, lift. Bin. beam 8ft depth 

 of hold, and 4ft. 6in. draft. The stem is plumb, and the Stern fesetri- 

 bles the other Herreshoff boats in its peculiar contour, while the ends 

 under water are similar. Above the gunwale the sides of the vaelu 

 are carried up, sloping in a little, rising about 4ft. above, the gunwale 

 at midships, and but a foot at each end, the upper lino of sides 

 making an arch nearly the reverse of the sheer. Over the two sides 

 an upper deck is laid, highest of course amidships, and curving down 

 until it meets the planksheer at stem and stern. The two sides with 

 arched top and bottom form braced girders, stiffening the entire 

 boat, while the exposed surface offers little resistance to the wind. 

 Inside is room for the ordinary cabins and staterooms of a steam 

 yacht. On deck is a large wheelhouse and smoking room. The rig 

 is that of a three-masted schooner with pole masts." The power con- 

 sists of a Herreshoff compound engine, 12 and 21x12, with a coil boiler 

 7ft. square, of 450 indicated H, P. 



Leaving Bristol on Tuesday night Stiletto steamed down, reaching 

 New York on Wednesday morning. In the afternoon she was off pier 

 23 North River, waiting for the Powell, which leaves there at.3:30 P. M. 

 When the big steamer started off the little black and white streak- 

 was not far away, and soon ranged alongside. The big one opened i>p 

 and was soon under full headway, while a large number Of steamboat 

 men were on her decks to see her dispose of the presuming lirtlc rival. 

 At first Stiletto hung to her, refusing to be dropped, and soon she 

 began to advance from the Powell's quarter to her bow, evidently 

 holding her own. Bets were made that she would hot reach Carmans- 

 ville and that she could not hold her steam, and when she began to 

 drop astern the Powell stock rose rapidly, and all on board knew the 

 Stiletto could not doit. AVhen she was abreast, of the Powell's tire 

 room she stopped to have a look in. being only a few yards away. 



After holding this place for a few minutes^ one of" the owners of 

 the Stiletto said to the party ou the Powell, "Good afternoon, gentle 

 men;" a jingle bell sounded, and easily and quietly the yacht glided 

 ahead in spite of all the efforts of the steamer until she was only a 

 speck far ahead. Sing Sing was reached at 1:50, or in one hour and 

 fifteen minutes, the distance being thirty-two miles, while the Powell 

 was over three miles astern, Cousideriug the difference iU size the 

 odds were greatly in favor of the steamboat, but from the way the 

 yacht left her, she has no chance with her. The Atalanta was also 

 on hand and essayed a trial of speed, but was so completely beaten 

 that it could hardly be called a race. On Thursday Stiletto was prcs- 

 seut at the New York Y. C race, astonishing everybody and beating 

 the Stranger as she had the Atalanta. On Sunday she returned to 

 Bristol, but she will no doubt be heard from soon again. Thus far 

 she has not been pushed and no one knows how fast sire can go vhen 

 she tries. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The steam yacht Lucille. Mr. Chas. Kellogg owner, left her anchor- 

 age at Seventy-second street, North River, Wednesday, June 10. with 

 a i'ev. T guests aboard, to witness the race expected between the pas- 

 senger steamer Mary Powell and the Herreshoff' s new steam yacht 

 Stiletto, or No. 118. The Lucille belongs to the same family as this 

 Stiletto, and was launched too late this spring to get into Olseu'.s 

 List. She was built at Bristol by the Herreshoffs, and launched in 

 April. She is 90ft. long, llj^ft, beam, i%tt. draft, of 24.11 tons N. M., 

 has two masts, and is supplied with Herreshoff's improved square 

 boilers, maximum steam pressure 110 pounds. The engines are com- 

 pound, two cylinders, 8x14 and 14x14, of 120 hid. H. P. The LuciUe has 

 the line lines" and sharp bow of these builders, flush deck and ample 

 headroom below. The hull is divided in five water-tight compart' 

 ments by iron bulkheads, with roomy cabin, staterooms, etc., fur- 

 nished in mahogany. She is a most comfortable cruising yacht and 

 speedy, having shown upwards of seventeen miles without crowding. 



Shortly after guests were aboard the Lucille steamed slowly up 

 the river, and as the time approached for the departure of the Mary 

 Powell a sharp lookout was kept down the river where the Stiletto 

 with the Herreshoffs and guests aboard was steaming slowly about 

 waiting for her great antagonist. The Lucille kept on up the ri vet- 

 well toward Yonkers so as to get a good view of fine two steamer*, 

 and as the Powell left Twenty-third street and got under full speed 

 her huge hull loomed up in the distance like the body of some im- 

 mense aquatic bird sailing on the water, while the paddle wheels, its 

 wings, beat and churned the water with tremeudous power, which 

 sent the spray (lying in white clouds astern. At her side a mere speck 

 seemed to float scarcely above the water, yet it moved as if driven by 

 some unseen power which propelled it with the same tremendous 

 speed that moved the mighty monster alongside which towered above 

 andovershadowed it, 



The Powell was now flying along at terrific speed and it seemed 

 scarcely possible for any boat to pass her. much less the little thing 

 that clung close to her stern. Suddenly that little black and white, 

 streak that looked like a rowboat from where we were, came crawl- 

 ing up abreast the towering paddle wheels of the great steaDier, V 

 few moments more and its speed increased, and with a bouud it 

 sprang forward like an arrow shot from a bow and fairly (levy up to- 

 ward the great bow of the river queen and on past the jets of spray 

 that curled up high above the Powell's stem. On, on, each moment 

 with increasing speed, until it drew past the great steamer, and open 

 w y ater could be seen between them. This black and white streak, 

 with three little masts, its stem high in air and its Stern scarce above 

 the water, was the Stiletto, and as a swallow skims the air, without 

 apparent effort, (lew on up the river cutting the water like a knife 

 and fast leaving her great antagonist behind 



The Powell was beaten, and each moment increased the distance 

 between them. At 4:12 the Stiletto is off Yonkers, with the Powell a 

 good mile astern. Still on the little yacht flew, and as she passed 

 us the Lucille saluted her with a toot, a-toot. toot from her whistle, 

 Hats and handkerchiefs waved as she passed. Jay Gould's yacht, the 

 Atalanta, was met, reached and passed in just fifty-eight seconds 

 after the Stiletto reached her stem till she was clear of her bows, 

 though the Atalanta was steaming over twenty miles an hour, and 

 soon the little yacht again looked like a black and white streak in the 

 distance near Sing Sing, 



When the. Stiletto reached Sing Sing she was good two miles ahead 

 of the Mary Powell, having made the run of thirty miles in one hour 

 and fourteen minutes, and the Powell one hour and niueteen minutes. 

 The express train on the Hudson River road covers the same in one 

 hour and two miuutes, or twelve minutes less than the Stiletto's time. 

 Dorsal Fin. 



JERSEY CITY Y. C. REGATTA.— The twenty -seventh annual re 

 gatta of the Jersey City will be sailed on June 25, starting at 10 A. fit. 

 from Bedloe's Island. The. larger boats will eo to Southwest Spit, 

 and the smaller will sail over shorter courses inside. The entries 

 thus far are as follows: Class A, schooners, Bearrice ; Class B, cabin 

 sloops over 30ft , Naushon, Myra, Modesty, Elsie May ; Class C. cabin 

 sloops under 30ft., Lidee, Wftbassa, Minnie T.. Eleanor, Henlah; Class 

 D, open sloops. Knight Templar. G.-orgiana, Alex, Forsyth, Torpedo. 

 Psyche, Ho wad ji; Class E. catboats, Bessie. Fanny Parnell, Jessie 

 G 1 Fay. Hoodoo, Una; Class F, catboats, Mattie, Annie Forsyth, 

 Emma, Edna; Class G, canoes. The time Jimitis eight hours for each. 



