July 9, 1885.1 



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&%esa "!! coinm, in/cations to tKe Forest and .Stream Publish- 

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Canoeists are invited to send US notes and full reports of cruises 

 club meets, information about eanoeoble waters, and other commu 

 n /cations of interest. 



Secretaries of canoo clubs Are requested to send to Fouew and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, Signals, etc , of 



their clubs, ami also notices in advance of meetings and races, and 

 reports Of the same. Canoeists and all interested ill canoeing are 

 requested to forward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with 

 logs of cruises, raaps, and information concerning their local waters, 

 drawings or descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating 

 to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



July 18, 38— Western Meet , Ballast Island, Lake Erie. 

 July 24 to Aug. 8- A. C. A. Meet, Grindstone Island. 



out nf the ground, cut a small sapling Bft. long, l^in, diameter, as 

 straight and evcu as you can find, and split it down the middle, each 

 ball' snottld then be about %\ii, thick, shave the round side down to 

 about J ;jm, thick, commencing lOin. from the ends, to cause it to bend 

 properly at the turn of the bilge. Then out two similar half round 

 pieces fin. thick and Sin. wide, the leugth of the gunwales (lift. 6m..), 

 and now another piece for a keelson and stein and stern, about 14ft. X 

 Sin. thick, cut this down to about <^m.x2in., and to a small ^in. where 

 it bends up to form the stem and stern. 



Cut a few light pieces about iin.xjiiin.x6ft. long and two 3ft. long 

 and about «4in. round. Now to put it together, lay your canvas cover 

 ppen side up between the four stakes, so that the fourth eyeholes on 

 each side come opposite the first pair of stakes;measuring from the 

 bow. and the seventh eyeholes opposite, the rear stake. Lay your 

 keelson with the cutaway side up, lie a string to one end and draw 

 both ends up and tie just as you would string a. bow. Bend the two 

 ribs with the cutaway side up in between the stakes, the canvas corn- 

 ing up between them and the stakes. Cut two pieces the length 

 from stem to stern at the turn of the bilge. Having bound your ribs 

 to the keelson, bind your gunwales to the ribs insiae of the stakes and 

 outside of the canvas, through the eyeholes, and then to tlie stems 

 securely in notches cut, on purpose. Now put in the. lin.xj^in. pieces 

 as ribs at every eyehole, lashing them to the gunwales through the 

 eyeholes. 



' Now lay in the last cut two pieces lJ£tn..X9_in., flat side to ribs, and 

 hind all along at the turn of the bilge. Lace with twine or bark some 

 light slabs or shavings about 1 or 2ft. X2in. to 4in.Xt-16in. between 

 the canvas and the ribs. Now lash the two round pieces, 3ft. long, 

 across the two main ribs, and tie the canvas up at stem and stern. 



Now loose the cord, and if all is properly and tightly lashed she will 

 not spring a, bit, and be perfectly watertight and safe, easily carrying 

 500 pounds, herself weighing only, if made as described, from 15 to 20 

 pounds. When not required for a boat, it is useful as a waterproof 

 blanket: keeps anything dry that can be rolled up in it, and when 

 wanted for a boat* it is easily and quickly set up wherever there is 

 any wood or brush with only the tools every hunter or angler carries 

 with him, such as a hatchet or heavy knife. Owasco. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



SECRETARY— C. A. Neide, Schuylcrville. N. Y. Candidates for mem 

 bership must forward their names, with $2 for initiation fee and 

 first year's dues, to the secretary, who will present the names to the 

 executive committee. Money should be sent by registered letter or 

 money order. 



RONDOUT C. C, JULY 4. 



THE Rondout C. C began last year the custom, which they propose 

 to keep up, of making the Fourth a club gala day, during which 

 the numerous friends and relatives of the members can get a taste of 

 the pleasures of canoeing and enjoy a jolly picnic. In 18S4 the ctub 

 invited their guests to Esopus Island, six miles below Rondout. This 

 year a lovely spot five miles above Rondout was chosen, on the west 

 shore of the Hudson. The invitation the club issued to friends in 

 Rondout and canoeists from New York to Albany was published in 

 Forest and Stream last week. Coddmgton's Lock is a rude wharf 

 constructed of a bulkhead on three sides and filled in with stones and 

 earth. It is now little used, and is covered with grass and bushes. 

 A gravel beach extends in both directions from the wharf, and just 

 back of it is an open space of an acre or more, grass covered and 

 partly shaded by a very laTge tree just above high tide mark. The 

 river bank is quite steep, and is entirely covered with a thick growth 

 of trees for a half mile above and below the wharf. The spot is a 

 quiet one, and has every desirable attribute for a canoe camp ground 

 and a picnic clambake.' 



Several of the club men went into camp on Friday evening. They 

 were joined late at night by two New York C. C. men who had come 

 to Rondout on the Mary Powell, and from there rowed to camp in a 

 pair oar. 



Early Saturday morning preparations began for the afternoon re- 

 ception, Great awnings were spread, and a fire built which cooked 

 the thirty gallons of chowder and baked the clams. The little steam 

 launch running north from Rondout brought out the great baskets of 

 plates, glasses, forks and spoons and the lemons. Lemonade was 

 made in a large churn, and it was therefore called buttermilk. The 

 steamer S. O. Pierce, brought most of the guests at 2 o'clock. These, 

 with the asrivals by land in carriages and a number in small boats, 

 brought the total up to nearly three hundred. 



Shortly after the arrival, the frills on the very edge of a thuuder 

 shower swept over the camp and drove every one under the awnings 

 for a few minutes, but did no harm and soon passed away. 



The club members had arranged a series of events more for the 

 amusement of their guests than as a test of canoeing abilities. The 

 tandem race came first, four crews competing. Jansen Hasbrouek's 

 crew won. though his brother's crew paddled faster, but went the 

 wrong side of the flag at the finish. An upset race was next, in order, 

 three canoes entering. Tiiey got off well together at the starting 

 signal and kept together till the upset signal. Van Deusen got his 

 canoe over fit st by a clever movement, but Ilasbrouck managed to 

 get in bis first, though he did not stay in, the canoe rolling over again 

 just as he lookup the paddle. Tomkins was quick about the upset 

 and getting in again, but let go of his paddle and when seated to go 

 ahead he could not reach it. Van Deusen, therefore, won easily. 

 The hurry-scurry race created more amusement than any other event. 

 Eight canoes were drawn up on shore and at the signal a grand rush 

 was made for them. One was not touched, another had two men 

 splashing and fighting to get possession of it, and in the confusion it 

 rolled over and ducked both of them. Crispell got a lead, though Van 

 Deusen nearly cut him off at the turn by a clever dodge. Both came 

 toward shore about even, standing up and paddling on one side of the 

 canoes, dispell won by a few feet. A tub race followed, in which 

 Hasbrouek's ship sank, Van Deusen's lost her reckoning, and Tom- 

 kins won handsomely. 



The chowder then sailed on the scene, and the wet canoeists were 

 forgotten for a time till they appeared shortly after in dry clothes. 

 Later in the day every canoe and boat was in great demand by the 

 young ladies, frequently two of them taking a canoe and going off 

 on their own hook as independent as possible. One of the canoes— a 

 beauty— of peculiar design and finish, upon inquiry proved to be the 

 work "of one of the Hasbrouck brothers. It was the. first boat he had 

 ever built, and the workmanship had the finish of the professional 

 touch. Mrs. Hasbrouck is an accomplished canoeist also, and is as 

 enthusiastic as any club member. 



J i/st before dark the younger members of the party tramped up 

 the hill to the old Coddington homestead (vacant since '76), and a 

 very jolly set of dances followed. 



The return to Rondout was set down for 9 P. M". Five minutes 

 before, the S. O. Pierce blew her whistle the party gathered up then- 

 wraps and traps and promptly on time left the wharf and the six re- 

 maining canoeists, who shortly after the departure of the boat set to 



work to brew some coffee over the fire. They voted the day a 



success, and mutually agreed that the folks seemed to have had a 

 good time. Camp was not broken till Monday morning. 



The officers of the club did not appear in gold lace and frills, nor 

 did they so appear at the Newburgh meet, and at that time they did 

 not see any gold lace or frills on the Mohican officers, nor the 'New 

 York officers, and therefore did not quite see the point of Mr. "Wil- 

 kin's letter in Forest and Stream a few weeks ago, unless it referred 

 to the frills of the Alligators— and they were wonderful indeed. 



P. D. 



A PORTABLE CANVAS CANOE. 



rpHERE are many eases where a portable canvas canoe would be 

 _L very useful, but where one of the usual kind cannot be trans- 

 ported. 'A number of patented boats of various makes are to be had, 

 but the boat described below by one of our readers is not only very 

 cheaply made, but is very portable, the canvas cover being rolled up 

 and earned in a trunk or pack, while the saplings may be obtained 

 almost anywhere, or if requiring to be carried, they make only a 

 light bundle of poles. The direct ions for building are as follows: 



For a boat say lift, long by 3ft. wide, 15in. deep amidships, and 18 

 or 19in. at stem and stem, take a piece of duck about 5Sin. wide and 

 lilt. Gin. long, and fold its edges accurately together lengthwise, and 

 pin or tack them securely so while you mark on both edges the exact 

 center from end to end. Then measure on the edges the length of 

 the gunwales. To find this, multiply the straight, distance from the 

 bow to the center rib at the gunwale by 8; from this subtract straight 

 length from stem to stern, and then divide the result by 3. The quo- 

 tient will be the right length of the gunwales (lift. Gin.) to which 

 must be added ii^in. more at each end on both sides. Then mark a 

 line say tiin . long at each end parallel with the central line of the can- 

 vas (where it is folded), and crossing the gunwale length mark— liu. 

 more than the intended depth between that and the central fold. Now 

 mark a curve; a hyperbola describes the line I mean as nearly as 

 possible, which starting from the center may pass through the point 

 at which the two previous lines intersect each other. 

 I (Curve the cutwaters to suit your fancy, remembering that the 

 edges must lap 3in. at the top, as allowed for by adding li_m. to the 

 gunwale lengths, and increasing to the forefoot. Lap the gunwale 

 edges of your canvas over an inch, and sew smoothly sailor fashion, 

 lap and sew in the same way the stem and stern, putting two or three 

 thicknesses at the forefoot on account of wearing in running ashore. 

 And put about ten eye holes at equal distances in each gunwale edge. 

 Now give it two or three coats ot India rubber dissolved in naptha. 

 To set it up drive four stakes 8f c. apart each way, and about 18in. 



SAILING CANOES. 



OAKLAND C. O.-Osbkosh, Wis., June 25. -The first race of the 



Oshkosh C. C. for 1885 was started at 2:23 this P. M. The course was 

 a three mile triangle, wind southwest, rather heavy, 'there were 

 nine entries, finishing in the order named: Meta, 1.2m. 10?. , Hon Ami v 

 .13m, 20s.; /Mice, tan,, 80s;; Genevieve, 15m. 15s,; Rene, 46m. 25s.; Ada 

 G , 50tn.; Dollie R., 50m. 55s,; Dont.no, 57m, 45s. ; Sis, 5Sm. 10s. The 

 prize, was the challenge cup of ihe club held by the BtinAmi. Our 

 annual regatta for the championship will be, held in July, probably 

 about the 15th.— Oshkosh. 



ANOTHER SUNBEAM.— One of the latest canoes of this model that 

 Mr. Everson has completed is the Falcon, Cor Vice-Commodore Arthur 

 Brentano. of Ihe Washington C. 0, Mr. Brentano is known as a 

 cruiser who always has the best of canoes, and his selection of Mr. 

 Newman's now celebrated model is a compliment to her originator. 



Editor Forest, and .Stream: 



I have been looking for what has happened. John Paul has done it 

 with his "cat" and that yarn about Commodore Morris having a 

 canoe under his arm. Besides, there is that German canoe at Sakron 

 with forty pounds of lead on her keel. Thunder I Who ever heard 

 of a canoe with keel enough to speak about, much less sufficient wet 

 surface to grasp ballast? Why, sir, it is astorisbing. Canoeing is 

 ruined. By and by we shall have canoe cats (just as like as not ,1 ohn 

 Paul will own one of them), canoe cutters, and may be more birch 

 barques than ever. Now, what is the matter with the canoe anyhow? 

 Has she, in any of her protean forms, or want of form, a single 

 line which enables her to stand up and hold her course under sail? 

 she sets a pocket handkerchief or two, which, out of courtesy to her 

 owner— whose name is legion— you designate a sail. Good. That im- 

 plies depth and freeboard. Where are they? She is a double-ender, 

 like one of Gid. Welles's gunboats, and just about as seaworthy. A 

 little puff of wind requires her to be luffed up sharp, with one alter- 

 native, that of turning turtle. Mind you, I say nothing about the 

 patient, easy-going sinner in the next pew, who says his prayers fer- 

 vently, spits on his hands, and whistles to lu'ard with his white ash 

 breeze. I'll let him alone until he grumbles about the blisters on 

 his— paddles. But when he does that and "rests on his oar"— that is 

 all the rest he gets— to envy the little cutter which spins by him with 

 a bone inker teeth, and then, after she is out of sight, sighs to find 

 the canoe will rest just as long as be. does, then, 1 say, I am inter- 

 ested. That man is ready to learn. He will see points without much 

 ado, I can teach him something and he will be an apt. pupil. Oars 

 and the paddle are too slow and too primitive. No sooner does a 

 fellow learn thein than he speculates on making the wind do his 

 work, and the moment he succeeds he leans back to grin at the ease 

 with which the breezes do his blowing. Once educated to that, he 

 never afterward contents himself with a boat which floats on a light 

 dew or voyages on rivulets, for those he can wade; and if he is a gen- 

 uine sportsman, an inch or two of water doesn't deter him from cast- 

 ing a fly into any of the shady coves or "deep, delicious pools" 

 where trout and salmon tempt the trial of a fisherman's skill. 



I have expended considerable time and money experimenting 

 with all of the models now before the public, not only in canoes, 

 but row and sailboats also, and I wri'e advisably when I assert that 

 none of them are satisfactory under canvas. For punting, rowing 

 and paddling they are all light, but to sail well, a vessel, however 

 small, must possess some body, and to exhibit any degree of speed, 

 she requires an application of wave lines, not only in her longitudinal 

 body, but athwartships also. Some degree of concavity therefore be- 

 comes indispensable, and the moment these are intelligently applied, 

 she ceases to be a canoe in everything except her size. But I shall 

 show you a perfect little ship capable of holding on in a gale and 

 riding the seas with the ease and grace of a petrel. Moreover, fixed 

 ballast, except for racing, does not beeome a necessity. It is only an 

 additional factor used to combine iu the smallest compass two very 

 desirable elements— stability and the least possible amount of wet 

 surface. 



The best canoe under sail is acknowledged to be the Shadow, an 

 outcome of the old dugout, which had weight and therefore stability. 

 So the Shadow has been the favorite with good sailors from the first, 

 and they were not slow to see the advantages attaching to flush 

 decks which were added very quickly; hut one objection remained. 

 It was unwield.y length. They are too long and too narrow to stand 

 up or steer well. Like many of our ocean steamers if hove to in 

 rough water they roll over like a bicycle. A fellow does not always 

 like "to set sail in a bathing suit, especially when his wife wants to go 

 with him for a week's recreation, and to sum up the whole matter 

 we must draw the line here-sailsor oars— "that's the question." I 

 declare for sails, and the man wno don't may "paddle his own canoe" 

 and welcome. I have thousands on my side who know not fear but 

 "wanton with the breakers" for their stomach's sake, and enliven 

 the longest reaches of deep water with the silver gleam of their 

 double-bighted sails. The dip and drip of passing paddles is a slow, 

 monotonous music, very poetic, perhaps, and a romantic reminder of 

 the red men who have gone west or vauished from their reservations, 

 scalps and all, leaving us the whoops and the pursuits of peace, a 

 buried "tomahawk," two or three broken arrowheads, etc . and the 

 beautiful Indian names so indelibly written upon our lovely waters, 

 that the pale face, seated in his government lavatory at Washington 

 cannot erase or obliterate them. Peace to their pipes! Are their 

 deeds not written out at length in Cooper's novels, where many an 

 Uncas, under various names, has attained the immortality which fin- 

 ite fame accords. Don't dig up the hatchet but bury the paddle with 

 it, and give us a sail in the cutter canoe. Deja. 



RUBBER BEDS FOR CANOES.-One of the easiest beds for sleep- 

 ing that can be used in camp is a rubber bag of proper size, only par- 

 tially inflated, on which the body floats. As it adjusts itself perfectly 

 to the shape it is very comfortable, and is specially good for use on 

 damp ground or in a wet boat, as several thicknesses of rubber be- 

 sides the air itself, are interposed between the. ground, and the sleeper. 

 A new bed of this style, specially designed for canoeists and yachts- 

 men, has been lately put on the market by the Goodyear Rubber Co., 

 of 503 & 505 1; roadway, New York. It is composed of a number of 

 cells of rubber laid side by side, a large one at one end forming a pil- 

 low. Over these two layers of rubber are laid, and the whole is 

 covered with striped ticking, making a very strong and durable bed. 

 It is inflated by a valve at. one corner, and may be blown up in a short 

 time. The size is 20iu. wide and 4ft. long, thus sustaining all the body 

 but the feet and lower limbs, the thickness wdicn fully inflated being 

 4m. When empty it may be rolled into a compact bundle for storage. 

 The weight is 5}^lbs. 



MOHICAN C. O— Race in cruising rig for challenge badges, 3 miles, 

 sail limited to 75ft. Thursday, June 25— Race started and sailed one 

 round when wind died out, Snake leading. Friday. June 26— Start 

 5.20, six started, wind west and light. Snake won at 6.25, Thetis, 

 second, 0273^>. After the race seven Mohicans paddled down the river 

 to the Abbey Hotel to supper, a magnificent moonlight evening. 

 Thursday, July 2, Oliver Cup, 60ft. sail limit— Snake, Thetis, Lasca, 

 Marion B. and Mohican (the last, is club canoe and was manned by G. 

 Hilton), start, 5.27Vi, Thetis led first round but Snake won at 6.28}^, 

 wind west and light; Thetis, second, 0.30; Marion B. third. Mohicau 

 was well sailed and would have had third place but fouled buoy and 

 was disqualified. 



"CANOE HANDLING."— We translate the following notice of Mr. 

 Vaux'sbook from Le Yacht, the French yachting journal: "We have 

 spoken lately of a very complete work on the construction of canoes, 

 edited by the Forest and Stream, our confrere of New York. This 

 work is very happily completed by a manual of the management of 

 the canoe, of which M. O. Bowyer Vaux (of French origin, without 

 dou bt, to judge by his name) is the author. We urge actively those 

 of our readers who desire to try this truly interesting sport, and who 

 could practice it on many of the picturesque rivers of Central France, 

 to procure these two volumes, which to them will indicate how an 

 amateur should take upon himself to be at once the crew, the captain, 

 the pilot, and even the constructor of his canoe." 



PHILADELPHIA C. C— Five members of this club. Messrs. Sharpe, 

 Small, Fisher, Francis and Frederic Thibault, arrived at Coopers- 

 town on June 23, and altera, short cruise around Otsego Lake, left 

 on 25th for a cruise down the Susquehanna to Chesapeake Bay. 



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FIXTURES. 



11— Annisttuam Regatta. 



11— Hull Y. O, Cruise. 



16— Boston Y. C, Third Club Race. 



16-Cleveland Y. R. A., Annual Regatta. 



10-17-18- American Y. O, Cruise and Races. 



17— Cleveland Y. R. A.. Cruise to Ballast Island, 



18— South Bostou Y. C, Regatta. 



18-28— Camp at Ballast Island, 



18— Hull Y. C, Club Race. 



10-20— Mobile Y. C. Cruise and Regatta. 



25— Hull Y. O, Ladies' Day. 



25— Pentucket Y. C Club Race. 



25— Beverly Y.C., Marblehead, Second Championship Regatta. 



28— Toledo Y. C, Annual Regatta. 



30— L. Y. R. A., Cruise to Niagara. 



31— Quincy Y. C. Second Club Race. 



1— Hull Y. O, Club Race. 



1— South Boston Y. C, Regatta. 



1— Lynn Y. C, Annual Regatta. 



2— Quaker City Y. C, River and Harbor Cruise 



3— South Boston Y C, Regatta. 



3— Newark Y. C. Open Regatta. 



4— L. Y. R. A., Cruise to Oswego. 



5— Pentucket Y. C Championship Race. 



7— L. V. R. A., Cruise to Kingston, 



8— Beverly Y. U„ Marblehead, Open Regatta. 



8— New Haven Y C . Annual Cruise. 

 12— L. Y. R. A., Cruise to Belleville. 

 14— Quincy Y. C, Second Championship Race, 

 15-30— Quaker City V. C, Annual Cruise, Delaware and Ches- 

 apeake Bays 

 15— Hull Y. C, Open Race 

 20— Toledo Y. O, Third Club Regatta. 

 24 and 25— Michigan Y. O, Regatta at, Lake St. Clair. 

 25— Michigan Y. O, Open Inter-Lake Regatta. 

 25— Pentucket Y. O, Club Race. 

 29— Quincy Y. C, Third CJub Race. 

 20— Beverly Y. C. Swam pscott. Third Championship Regatta 



5— Hull Y. C. Champion Race. 



5— Larcl-mont V. C, Fall Pennant Regatta. 



9— Beverly Y. C, Naliant, Fall Regatta. 

 12— Quiucy Y. O, Third Championship Race. 

 12— Boston Y. O, Fourth Club Race. 

 19— Beverly Y. C Naliant. 

 19— Hull Y. O, Champion Race. 

 19— Pentucket Y. C, Union Regatta. 

 28— Pentucket Y. O, Championship Regatta. 



PRISC1LLA. 



AFTER bending sails up the Sound, Priscilla made a few trials 

 uuder canvas la«t week, and then towed down to the East River, 

 where she was hauled out on the screw dock on Thursday and Friday, 

 and her bottom was cleaned and painted with three coats of Rat jen's 

 paint, the topsides being painted black from waterline to rail without 

 the customary gold stripe, which was fined out, but not put, on. The 

 rail and decks were also Cleaned up bright. On Friday afternoon she 

 was lowered and towed up to Larchmout, anchoring for the night, 

 On Saturday morning the Aida came alongside, and Vicc-Com. 

 Douglass boarded the sloop. Waiting until the Larchmout fleet was 

 wellaway toward Execution, Priscilla, with Messrs. Douglass, A. Cary 

 Smith, Tarns and Busk on board, made sail and started down the 

 Sound. It was decided that no newspaper men were to be allowed on 

 board, and that the details of the trip were to be kept private, but a 

 representative of the Herald appeared, armed with a cable despatch 

 from Com. Bennett, the principal owner of the yacht, which secured 

 his admission. Mischief got under way and stood down iu company, 

 and Arrow soon joined the pair. They sailed in company, being near 

 Matinicock Point when the fleet of racers appeared, but as the latter 

 approached, the three bore away and were soon well out of sight. 

 Through the day Priscilla rau away from the others when free, but 

 did not gain so much on the wind, and is reported to be slow in stays. 

 That night she ran into Bridgeport, arriving at 10 P.M. She will 

 remain in the Sound this week, sailing as much as possible to get her 

 sails in shape. No date for the trial races has yet been announced. 



EASTERN Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 30. 



THE most important event of the season in Eastern waters, the 

 annual regatta of the Eastern Y. C, held every year at the end 

 of June, was this year watched with special Interest, not ouly by local 

 yachtsmen, but by many others, as the advent of the new sloop Puri- 

 tan, her first real trial trip, tnade it of national importance. It is 

 generally known that Boston, not to be behindhand in the defense of 

 the America Cup, had provided a yacht to contest in the trial races 

 with the sloop Priscilla, of the New York Y. C, the yacht being de- 

 signed by Mr. Edward Burgess and built by Lawley & Son, and her 

 owners being Messrs. J. M. Forbes, C. J. Paine and other members ot 

 the Eastern Y. C. The first appearance of this yacht has been 

 anxiously awaited by all American yachtsmen. After several trial 

 spins last week she was ready by Tuesday night, and anchored in 

 Marblehead Harbor. 



Another circumstance lent additional interest to the race; the en 

 try of the famous old America, and her performance with the newer 

 boats, while, the rivalry between Fortuua, Ghana and Mohican, prom- 

 ised a lively race in the largest class. 



America has not raced in many years, but the coming interna- 

 tional races have brought her again into prominence, and her friends 

 have insisted rather loudly on her right to compete in the races, and 

 on the propriety of allowing schooners to race for the Cup won by a 

 schooner. Her owner and captain have also been in no way back- 

 ward in asserting what she would do, and have promised to have her 

 in full trim for any race open to her, while demanding a chance to 

 retake the Cup. should it be won by Genesta or Galatea. Under 

 these circumstances the interest of all yachtsmen in her perform - 

 ance has been very great, and her reappearance at the line has been 

 eagerly looked for. After ner race of Tuesday we hope that, those 

 who have urged her as a fit opponent to Genesta will be convinced 

 that a schooner has little chance against a, cutter or sloop, and also 

 that good as she was and perhaps still is, the world has moved since 

 1851, and that the old yacht cannot compete with the newer and more 

 powerful craft of to day. To say nothing of Puritan leading her by 

 an hour, the little Ileen, a cutter of the extreme type, beat her by 

 nearly half an hour in a 80 mile race, the schooner being last in a 

 fleet of la. 



This year the Eastern Y. C. introduce two new features. In the first 

 place, the old measurement, based on the sum of length and beam, has 

 been abandoned in favor of the sail area and length rule; and in the 

 second place, a new triangular course has been laid out from Marble- 

 head Rock. As far as tried the, new allowance has worked well, and 

 we can congratulate the club on their recognition and acceptance of 

 a better rule than their old one. The new course has been objected 

 to by many on account of the amount of work involved, the three 

 legs being each but 5 miles long, making six different courses in a 

 30-mile race, with consequent changes of canvas; but all the yachts 

 are well manned with racing crews, the occasion is only once in a. 

 season, and in none of them where the various maneuvers conducted 

 with such accuracy and promptness as to suggest that the practice 

 entailed by the race was unnecessary; in fact a good deal more would 

 not hurt some of them. In this, as in most clubs, the annual regatta 

 is largely a spectacle for members and friends, and for thorn the 

 new course answered admirably, as the steamer Twilight followed 

 the leaders over the entire course, while the distances were so short 

 that all the competing yachts were easily within reach of a good 

 glass, and the entire race could be seen also from the shore. 



Starting from a line between Marblehead Rock and a stakeboat 

 about U mile S. S. Jfi, from if, the course ran directly over Halfway 

 Rock, E. )4 S.i 5 miles, to a stakeboat, thence to a second mark boat, 

 S. W. H S., 5 miles, and home N. E. % N., 5 miles, or 15 miles in all, 



