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[Atj6. U, 1885. 



Intellect would be put into fair competition with brute force, and 

 pouraged amateur seamanship/eanoe sailing, would be en- 



WisWag all success to tbe A. C. A., sincerely yours, 



Warthgton BADE^f-PowELI., Nautilus, R. C. C. 

 i„PP-^^^'''''u-'^ ^^^^ instructed to answer Mr. Baden Powell, thank- 

 UJg lum for his recommendations and aN-o to invite him and other 

 ^nglish canoeists to visit the meet next year; while the Executive 

 Committee were requested to consider the question of limiting sail 

 area and also the selection, if possible, of such a date as would allow 

 the Liiglish canoeists to be present. 



.v!i"cP°"°'^ ')'r,- R"shton. it was resolved to make both the Forest 

 AND bTREAM and the Vanoei^f official organs of the Association. 



ine report of the Reijatra Ouiamittee was next received and the 

 aass were presented to the wiTiners. Maiir of the flags were of very 

 mborate workmanship, embroidered and haud-paint«d, and did 

 TOUch credit to the nrtistie taste tlio douors. After the preseuta- 

 fton, Rev. Dr Geo. L. Neide made a short speech, aud an informal 

 tiiscnssion ot the place of next year's meet followed, after which the 

 meeting adnourued. many leaving camp at noon. 



^o more dismal contrast can be imagined tha,n that presented by a 

 largecamp Just before and just after breaking up. In the morning 

 tH^?\?^ Z^^^. ^^"^ parti-colored tents, each witb flags ilyiDg, reached 

 trom tbe hdl down ( he shore, while the beach was bright with canoes 

 At noon a teni or two was stiU standing at intervals, a few canoes 

 parlly packed lay on the beach, mid a hugepile of baggage and boats 



J.'^'^'?-^ "^i^""*^*^ ^'^^ '^^^^"^ tent had disappeared, and 

 Where the turtle of the Mohicans and the twin cberubs of Springfield 

 Had gamboled together hut a few hours before, the lazy sheep found 

 sweet nourishment on old hats and newspapers, and the patient kine 

 placidly chewed the chromos from beef and toma1 o cans ; while above 

 oil the crown of the hill, among the ashrs of the camp-fire, a black 

 silhouette aeainst the western sun. .stood "Uncle Mike," watching the 

 last retreating paddle and wondering whether the canoeists would 

 comeback next year to Uriudscone. 



"C'ANOE AND CAMP COOKERY.*" 



THE practical camp cook book prepared by "Seneca" has iust been 

 pubhshed by the Forest and Stream Publishing Co. Its chief 

 merits— distinguishing it from some otlier so-called camp cook books 

 —are in its exphcit directions, aud the practicability of following 

 them by campers whose experience mav have beei'i meagre and 

 whose resources are necessarily limited. "The ninjoritv of books on 

 out-door life." says "Seneca," "do not instruct m those' rudiraentarv 

 principles of eookins: so important to the outer who has eaten all his 

 hre no food except that furnished him ready for instant despatch: 

 a^d the.T commend to tbe camper dishes that require materials and 

 utensils for their preparation which are seldom at hand in the fiefd 

 and forest. The object of this litt;le volume is to give to the Corinthian 

 cmiser and the camper some practical recipes for simple but sub- 

 stantial dishes, in such a manner that the veriest novice m the art of 

 the kitchen may prepare palatable food with no more materials and 

 paraphernalia than arc consistent with light craising and comfortable 

 camping. The first part. "Canoe Cookery," instructs in such dishes 

 as the limited outllt of the canoeist or camper who "packs" his dun- 

 nage afoot will admit of , while the second part, "Camp Cookerr " 

 deals with the more elaborate menu that can be prepared when ease 

 of tran.sportation will allow the carriage of a more extensive supiily 

 Few of the recipes given are original with the compiler. Some have 

 been obtained from ti-appers and hunters, others from army and navy 

 cooks, and a few from cook books; but aU have been practically 

 tested iu carms or on a cruise by the writer, whose pleasure in out- 

 door cooking is only equalled by his deUghtin out door life." 



*Canoe and Camp Cookery: A practical cook book for canoeists, 

 Lonnthian sailors and outers, by "Seneca." New York: Forest and 

 Stream Publishing Co., 1885. Price gl. * 



CANOE RACES AT NEWARK.— Through a slight misimderstand- 

 ang the regatta on the Passaie. River, on Julv 15. did not occur under 

 the auspices of the lanthe C. C, but an impromptu racft was ar- 

 ranged and look place about 4 P. M. The fii-st event was a sailing 

 race, open to all canoes. The entries were Mr. Geo. <>. Totten Jr in 

 the Daisy, and Mr. Wm. H. Hillier iu the Essex. The race was one 

 and a half mtles to windward aud return. The head wind and tide 

 made it very difficult to round the buoy. The Daisy weut round after 

 a great deal of perseverance, but the Essex faded, and both canoes 

 started home together. The prize was a handsome silk banner, and 

 was of course awarded to the Daisy. Mr. Totten. it will be remem- 

 oered by those at Newburg, was the winner of the paddliug race at 

 the meet. The next race was a paddling race for a silver medal, and 

 was contested for by the fohowing: Harry Van Ness, canoe Dido • 

 Wm. H. Hillier, canoe E-sex; Geo. O. Totten, Jr., canoe Dolphin; 



Chas. Holt, canoe ; C. H. Dey. canoe Pioneer; Geo. Cox, canoe 



Achilles. The AchiUes took the lead almost at the lirst and main- 

 tained it through the race, and was an easy winner. Holt, in a name- 

 less canoe, beiner second, and Dev, in the Pioneer, third. All con- 

 cerned were well pleased with the result of the race.— William H. 

 Hillier. 



CHICAGO C. C. REGATTA.— The annual regatta of the Chicago C. 

 C. will be held off the Tippy-Canoe Club House, foot of Thirty -ninth 

 street, Saturday, Aug. 15, at .3 P. M. The races and prizes to be con- 

 tested for are as follows : First— Class A, sailing, Jlrst prize a silver 

 cup; second, silk flag. Class B, sailing, first prize a sUver cup; 

 second, silk flag. (Above two classes will start together). Sec- 

 ond—Class 2, patldling, first prize, gold medal; second, silk flag. 

 Third— Class 'i aud 4, paddling, first prize, gold medal: second, silk 

 flag. Fourth— Tandem paddling, first prize, gold medal; second, silk 

 flag. (A "booby" pi ize of leather medals will be given in this race to 

 the last crew in). Fifth- Upset race, canoes to be upset at signal, 

 righted, and paddled to rhe finish; first prize, silver medal; second, 

 sponge and bailer. The classification of canoes is as follows: Class 

 A includes alt canoes 28in. beam and under. Class B includes all 

 canoes over 3Sn) . beam. Class 3 includes all canoes 28in. beam and 

 under. Classes 3 and 4 include all canoes over a8in. beam. Tandem 

 and upset races free for all classes. 



A ROUGH WATER RACE IN CANOES.— On July 24 a private 

 match was .sailed on New York Bay between the canoe Tramp, C. J. 

 Stevens, and Guenn, W. Whitlock.the course being from the reef otf 

 the New York club house around Bedloe's Island, r miles. The start 

 was at 12:10, in a lumpy sea with ebb tide and wind .'-outheast, blow- 

 ing so hard that two reefs were carried by both. Guenn led at the 

 start and turned at 12:i5 witb Tramp at VZ-AS. Beating home a 

 screw eye in the Traiup's deck drew out, letting the tack fly, so she 

 withdrew, Gueun winning at 1:13, time Ih. 33m, 



THE '-CONSOLATION" PRTZE.-New York, Aug. iO.—Editor For- 

 est and Stream: Can I use your columns to inquire as to the fate of 

 the prize I offered at the late meet of the A. C. A. ? The only com- 

 OTumcation I ha ve ever received after offering the trophy, was a 

 telegram stating that when the Regatta Committee met, my offer 

 would receive consideration. I tendered a prize of the value of $20, 

 to be selected by the winner in a paddling race, the contestants to be 

 those who had never won any race in the As.soeiation meets. — John 

 Henry Hull, Pi-esidcnt Brooklyn C. C. 



"CAMP GRlNDSTONE."-Tbe Oeriiwri/ magazine for August con- 

 tains a well written article on the canoe meet at Grindstone in 1884, 

 written by Mr. Henry Eckford, who was present at the camp as a 

 guest of the New York C. C. The illustrations, by Mr. W. J. Rogers, 

 N. Y. C. C, are very good, many of the figures'being easily recog- 

 nized as likenesses. The article makes a valuable souvenir to all 

 Who have visited Grindstone, while to outsiders it gives a novel and 

 faithful view of tbe canoeman in his favorite resort. 



N. Y. C. C. REGATTA. -The annual fall regatta will be held off 

 the ciub house on Sept. 19. The programme wll be pubUshed 

 shortly. 



PERSONAL.— Mr. Wm. Whitlock sailed for England on July 24, and 

 ex-Com. W. L.. Alden, N. Y. C. C, sailed on Aug. 8 for Rome. 



A COMMONSENSE \t:EW.— The Genesta has gone to Newport to 

 try her speed against the Eastern yachts before competing for the 

 Queen s Cup, and the re.sult of her first race in American waters will 

 be eagerly awaited. As Americans we all want the Cup kept in this 

 country, and with all respect for the Genesta and her gallant owTier. 

 we want to see her beaten. At the same time if she should be beaten 

 by a .sloop— ana we have no cutter to match her— the result will un- 

 doubtedly be to revive the waning prestige of the sloop and the cen- 

 terboard. This is a result greatly to be deprecated. Although on a 

 given occasion a sloop may prove to be faster than a cutter, the fact 

 will reinaiu that the, sloop rig is rather the worst in the world, and 

 that the flat skiuiiuiug dish centerboard model is not to be compared 

 for seaworthiness or for weatlierly (qualities with the cutter. It is 

 therefore possible that whatever may be the result of the Genesta's 

 race for the Cup. it will not be without its pleasant features. K we 

 keep the cup we shall be happy, and if we lose it we can say that the 

 triumph of the cutter cause is" some consolation for the loss of the 

 Cup. Iu any event we ai'e to have a fair, manly contest, and the 

 Genesta, iinlike the Camhria and the Livonia, will have no grounds 

 for proiesiio.!; against (.he .lUeged unfajmesa of New Yorkyacntsn^en, 

 — A'eio York Times. 



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FIXTURES. 



14— Quincy Y. C, Second Championship Race. 



15- 30-Quaker City Y. C, Annual Cruise, Delaware and Obes 



apeake Bays. 

 15— Hull Y. C, Open Raoe 

 20-First of Trial Races, N. Y. Y. 0. Course. 

 30-Toledo Y^ C. Thu-d Club Regatta. 

 ^ *5.-Micbigan Y. 0„ Regatta at Lake St. Clair. 

 So— Michigan Y. C, Open Inter-Lake Regatta. 

 35-Pentucket Y. C. . Club Ra ce. 

 27— Greenwich Y. C, Annual Regrfta 

 2!)-Quincy Y. C. Third Club Race. 



29— Beverly Y^. C, Swampscott, Third Championship Regatta 



5— Hull Y. C, Champion Race. 



5— LarcLmont Y. C, Fall Pennant Regatta. 



7. 9, 14— America Cup Races. 



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

 12— Quincy Y. C, Third Championship Race. 

 12— Boston Y. C, Fourth Club Race. 

 19— Beverl.y Y. C, Nahant. 

 19— Hull Y'. C Cliampion Race. 

 19— Pentucket Y C. Union Regatta. 

 38-Peutucket Y. C, Championship Regatta. 



NEW YORK Y. C. CRUISE. 



THE day after ihe Goelet Cup races, Aug. 4. found all the fleet m 

 harbor at Newport, some of them rather the worse for wear. 

 Mohican Uad lost her maintopmast and masthead, as well as her iib- 

 boom. Dauntless had carried away her mam gaff, aad Bedouin was 

 minus a bowsprit, besides many smaller disasters among the yachts 

 It was decided not to sail for New Bedford, as there was still a heavy 

 sea outside. On Wednesday morning the wiad was south, a whole- 

 sail breeze when the yachts started at noon from Brenton's Reef, 

 where the Polynia lay at anchor to start them. From Bi-ehton's Reef 

 to New- Bedford the courses are to the Hen and Chickens, 17 miles, 

 east one-half south; thence to ofl! the Dumpling Rock, northeast 

 71.^ mites; thence to off Clark's Pomt lighthouse, 4 mUes, north bv 

 east for tbe finish— total distance about 30 mdes. 



With a south wind light sails were on all. It was expected that 

 Genesta and Stranger would be in the race, but both crossed to 

 leeward of the fine, the former sailing easily with small topsail set 

 and a boat iu tow. The leaders got off well, Gracie leading and 

 holdmg fir^t place for half an hoiu-, when Priscilla passed her. Over 

 the whole distance the iron sloop held her place, coming in well 

 ahead of all. Spinnakers were can ied to starboard for a part of the 

 run and then shifted to port, the entire race being before the wind. 

 Puritan was delayed for some time near the start by her iibtoi^sail 

 splitting, necessitaUng a change for a smaller one. The times of 

 the yachts were: 



^, . Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Oracle 13 02 33 3 17 58 3 15 05 



Mischief 12 03 03 3 30 14 3 27 11 



Yixen ; ,....12 03 04 3 60 58 3 47 51 



Clio. 12 03 23 .3 37 18 3 33 55 



Clytie 12 04 07 3 26 12 3 22 05 



Princess 12 04 52 3 46 31 3 41 ;39 



Priscilla 12 05 24 3 11 15 3 05 51 



Mandeleine 12 05 .35 3 46 09 3 39 .34 



Athlon 12 06 10 8 55 11 3 49 01 



Nirvana 12 06 20 3 30 04 3 23 44 



Graylmg 12 06 45 3 24 34 3 17 52 



Atalanta 12 07 02 3 3 l 26 3 24 24 



While Away 12 07 18 3 39 00 3 39 42 



Puritan 12 07 34 3 24 31 3 17 < 7 



Marian Wentworth 12 07 57 3 54 58 3 47 01 



Noma 12 09 08 8 .33 21 3 24 J3 



Norseman 12 09 40 3 37 24 S 29 44 



Dauntless 12 11 12 3 51 11 3 49 40 



Isis 12 11 i>l 4 06 47 3 54 .-J* 



Fortuna... 12 12 06 3 48 05 3 35 59 



Speranza 12 13 47 3 41 30 3 27 43 



Dreadnaught , 12 14 43 3 54 30 3 39 48 



Regina 12 15 00 3 07 22 3 52 32 



Wave Crest IS 15 00 3 50 35 3 46 g-^ 



Hesper f 12 15 00 43 03 3 43 i .5 



The yachtsmen were warmly welcomed in New Bedford. It was 

 decided to abandon the Sandy Hook race and to sail next day for 

 Vineyard Haven. Next morning the wind was strong from N.E., 

 with every appearance of a storm, and some of the yachts decided 

 not to start. At 10:40 the signal was given from the Polynia, anchored 

 off Clark's Point Light, and at 10:47 Puritan crossed. ' It was first a 

 run and then a beat out. with a strong topsail breeze, and Puritan 

 kept ahead and to windward untfl at 12:40 her throat halliards car- 

 ried away, delaying her so long that Priscilla overtook her; but start- 

 ing again on even terms the Boston sloop came in ahead, beaten only 

 2m. 44s. on elapsed time, notwithstanding her mishap. 



SSCHOONEHS. 



start. Finish. Elapsed 



Clytie 10 48 14 Did not finish. 



Cho 10 48 43 2 05 05 3 16 22 



Wave Crest 10 49 35 2 04 05 3 15 15 



"Wanderer 10 49 54 2 '17 30 3 27 .36 



Noma 10 50 30 2 08 47 8 18 17 



Princess 10 51 .52 3 21 01 3 29 09 



Dauntless 10 52 45 2 04 28 3 11 43 



America 10 52 45 1 51 52 3 05 07 



Dreadnaught 10 53 17 1 56 03 3 02 40 



Speranza 10 53 54 Did not finish. 



M. Wentworth 10 57 42 2 22 33 3 24 50 



SLOOPS. 



Puritan 10 47 06 1 39 13 2 52 07 



Priscilla 10 50 13 1 39 36 2 49 28 



Isis 10 51 52 2 27 38 3 35 46 



Gaviota 10 53 05 2 30 10 3 37 05 



Athlon 10 53 12 2 29 08 3 .38 .56 



"Whileaway 10 53 38 Did not finish. 



Gracie 10 64 27 1 58 27 3 03 00 



Christine 10 56 46 Did not finish. 



Stranger 10 57 17 2 14 22 3 17 05 



Reeina 10 ,57 52 2 85 .35 4 37 43 



The last race of the week was on Friday, from Vineyard Haven to 

 Newport. Puritain again winning a decisive victory in "light weather, 

 leadmg all the way. An early start was made at 8:20 A.M., with a 

 light northwest wind, dropping to a calm two hours later. A little 

 after noon a light south wind came up, and by 1:.S0 it had freshened 

 into a sailing breeze. Vineyard ^^ound lightship was passed by 

 Puritan at 1:16:.30 and PriscUla at 1 :23:17. Many of the yachts left in 

 the morning and others did not finish but continued west, the fleet 

 being timed at Newport as follows: 



schooners. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Norseman 8 38 00 4 02 14 7 29 14 7 29 14 



Fortuna 8 23 26 3 56 28 7 .33 02 



America 8 35 80 not timed. 



Clytie 8 25 01 4 28 28 8 03 27 



Dreadnaught 8 31 08 not timed. 



SLOOPS. 



Puritan % 8 31 35 3 26 28 7 04.53 7 03 14 



Priscilla 8 24 06 8 -35 09 7 11 03 7 11 03 



Isis. 8 27 .39 8 59 25 7 31 46 — 



Gracie 8 23 45 not timed. 



Gaviota 8 26 44 not timed. 



A meeting was held on the flagship after which the fleet was dis- 

 banded. The following order was issued: "During the hour from 

 noon till 1 o'clock on Saturday, Aug. 8, vessels of the N. Y'. Y. C, now 

 at anchor in Newport Harbor, will, out of respect to the memory of 

 the late Gen. Grant, be placed iu mourning aud the flagship will fire 

 minute guus during that time " Genesta went on to Marblehead and 

 Boston, where she will be docked. Puritan and Priscilla are now in 

 New Y'ork, the former at anchor off Stapleton and the latter at Poll- 

 Ion's, where her mast has been hoisted out and shortened. 



QUEBEC Y. C— A race wassailed by this club on .Tuly 29 for tbe 

 cup presented by Com. Gregory and Vice-Com. Ritchie, over a course 

 from the Custom House to Beaumont buoy and return, open to boats 

 of 11 tons and tmder. At 1:55 P. M, the following yachts started: 

 Foam, Mr. G. C. Scott: Favorite, Mr. Wm. McLimonr, .7r.; Serieux, 

 Mr. A. J. Auger; Montagnaie, Mr. J. B. Morin; Iris, Mr. T. S. Heth- 

 rington; Osprey, Mr. J. S. Thorn. Tlie nind was lieht and off the 

 island it dropped to a calm, leaving the fleet to drift to Beaumont 

 Church where it freshened up. The times at the turn were: Osprey 

 4:04, Iris 4:05, Foam 4:05p|, Montagnais 4;06i^, Serieux 4:08. Favorite 

 4:10. Osprey did still better going home, ana Montagnais took next 



Mr. John .Shaw. 



THE LaRE Y. R; A; ROUND. 



S'^o'^^"-'*'®^*l™.^®l®°'® ^^^^ lately taken place along the coafet, 

 so much has happened to occupy the atreution of yachtsmen 

 at Newport and on the Sound, that we are apt to forget tliat all sail- 

 ing IS not confined to New York, Boston and Newport; that there are 

 many good sailor men who do not smell brine from one year's end td 

 another, and that far above the level of the Atlantic there are seas 

 whose waters are always fresh, where it is always high titie. and 

 whose varied shores and bays afford facilities for all forms of yacht- 

 1 I'l^^'f? '^''^^ tonnage and a numerous fleet we must 



still look to the East; but beyond these, in the essentials of good 

 waters, thorough love of yachtmg and a complete system of organi- 

 zation, at least one of the great laiies is in no way behind the sea- 



A year ago last spring, the yachlsmen of Oswego. Toronto, Kings- 

 ton and belleville united in organizing the Lake Yacht Racing Asso- 

 ciation, and arranged a round of races under one set of rules (the 

 lens?th and sad area system of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C.J, 

 which races were successfully sailed last August. This vear a simi- 

 lar round was laid out, starting with a regatta at Toronto on Julv 30, 

 then a .sad to Niagara and a hop at night; a cruise to Osweo-o. racing 

 there on Aug 4, then over to Kmgston for a race on Au;^-. ■ oa to 

 Bellevdle on the Bay Qumte, racing there on Aug. 12, and then home. 

 This programme^has Hlready been partly canned out, though some- 

 what modified by the severe storm of last week, and it will be fin- 

 Lshed to day or to morrow. 



The feeling in LaKe Ontario in regard to deep-draft boats is divided, 

 a large number of the yachtsmen believing in them hut as yet there 

 are^few cutters. Fh-.st of aU is the Watson ship ^?eei, a fiuelookSg 

 cutter of 33 tons, buflt in Toronto in 1882; the Verve (No D id tois 

 fl-? Watson, and the old uon cutter Rivet, built, in Olasgow In 

 1 Besides these are the Alarm, yawl, Condor and Cricket, keel 

 sloops. The cehterboards include Atalanta. Norah. (iarfleld Ethel 

 Cygnetv Ella, lolanthe, Katie Gray, Surprise, Laura of Kingston,' 

 L-aura of Oswego, Fascination, and a number of smaller sloops be- 

 sides the schooner Oriole. Whfie the centerboards are more numer- 

 piig, there is a growing f eelmg in favor of the cutter type, as the lake 

 Is deep and most of the ports have depth enough for a cutter of 

 moderate draft. The centerboai-ders are mostly of Cuthbert's or 

 McGiehan s models, shoal and wide, and not the best craft in the 

 world for such open waters, but they are iu competent hands, .and an 

 accident seldom occurs. Most of the yachts are manued and -ailed 

 by amateurs, and the united fleet boasts a number of skillful Cnrm- 

 thians. For two seasons the present rule has been tried, ami it is 

 found to work well and to rate very fairly the various types. On its 

 adopuon, in order to preserve hearty tbe same classes as before, the 

 fleet was divided into three classes: yachts of SSft. or over corrected 

 length, yachts 25 to 38ft. and under 25ft. 



The first race of the series was set for July 30 at Toronto, under 

 the management of the ROyal Cahadian Y. C.', and over their course 

 which IS, to start between the judges' launch and the Bxhibilion 

 Grounds, thence outsidte to the first and second harbor buoys, and be- 

 tween the bell buoy and the Island, thence five mUes to a buoy 

 moored off Victoria Park, thence in a southwesterly direction to a 

 buoy moored five miles out, thence back to the befi buoy, and a sec- 

 ond tithe around the triangle, after which the run was outside tbe 

 harbor buoys lo the Western Gap, and thence to finish opposite the 

 Royal Canadian Y". C. house. In case of adverse wind or so hght a 

 wind that the yachts could not get into the bav, the finish was to be 

 made across an imaginary line extending from Hanlan's Hotel to the 

 wharf at the Exhibition Grounds. The second class yachts started 

 and finished in front of the club house, making one round only 



The prizes offered were $1.50, $75 and $40 in first class; .^inn. "m) and 

 MO in second class; $25, $12 and $6 in third class. BesMes the7^o. SiO, 

 $5 and $3 were offered for open skiffs, and a flag for eanoesi The 

 aiTangements were all in the hands of the oflficers of the ehib the 

 Commodore, Mr, John Leys; Vice-Commodore. George Uooderhams 

 Rear-Commodore, R. Cochran; Hon. Secretary. Lieutcol. Grasett; 

 Assistant Secretary, O. L. Spencer, and the Sailing Oomcuittee— Capt. 

 Stupart, chairman; H. T. Beck, J. E, Robertson, P. H. Duggan, Bev- 

 erley Jones, C. E. Ryerson, E. W. Edwafds. None of the yachts from 

 Oswego or Kingston were able to .jom ih the first race, Belleville and 

 Toronto only being represented by the following boats': 



Phst class-- Atalanta, Messrs. Flint and Holton; Belleville Y C; 



Royals fiu-nishing music for the dancing, whUe the 

 gue.sts were also able to witness the r.ice. At 10:10 A. M. the signal 

 for the second ckuss was given, lolanthe going over flr;t at 10-10'30 

 the i-e.st stragghEg slowly acro.ss in a very light breeze, theu- times 

 being, Vera 10:20, Bouito 10:28. Witch 10:^! and Wawa 11:16. At 11 -15, 

 when the flrst signal for the larger boats was given, a light wind was 

 blowing from S.W., and all the fleet had kites fiviug. At 11:20 the 

 start was signaled and the fleet went over as follows": Condor ii -21 •2P 

 Cygnet 11:21:40, Verve 11:22:10, Oriole ]1:23:20, Atalanta 11:25, Aileen 

 11:25:45. t^gnet laid up close for the harbor buoys, while the others 

 stood off further, runuing down free. Verve soon lieing head boat 



v.'iiuic jj.ii-^ .txijccii ii.-±j, >_uuuiji II. ju. \ju une run lo cscarooro Duov 

 Atalanta picked up, passing \'erve, while Oriole and Cygnet also 

 changed places, the latter losing ground to leeward. The times were' 

 Atalanta 12:16, Vei-ve 13:20, Oriole 13i21:.30, Cygnet 12:22:30, AlleeH 

 12:24, Condor not timed. The next leg, to windward, gave the little 

 cutter a chance to show her speed, and beautifully handled she 

 walked avf&y in a mere breath of a breeze, with Aileen hunting her, 

 Atalanta losing her advantage. Cygnet and Orioleheld close together, 

 the former gaining a Utile on this stretch. 



The times at the South buoy were: Verve 2:01, Aileen 2:10. Atalanta 

 2:1.3J^. Cygnet 2:31, Oriole 2:82, Conder 2:59. The sim grew hotter and 

 hotter, and the wind fell entirely for the next hour, the yachts driftr 

 iug over the 5-mile leg under spinnakers and vvatersails. 'Verve more 

 than held her own, \vhile Afleen wa« still second, the times at the bell 



Aileen left the big sloop. The times were: Verve 4:07K>, Aileen 4:16W 

 Atalanta 4:20, Cygnet 4:35, Oriole 4:4Ji^. For another" hour under a 

 broiling sun the yachts drifted along to the South buoy again. Verve 

 going steadily away from Atalanta, while Aileen also' increased her 

 lead on the sloop, and Cygnet left the schooner. The times at South 

 buoy were : Verve 5:09, Aileen 5:30, Atalanta 5:37, Cygnet 5:51, Oriole 

 6:11. With the ghost of a free wind in their spinnakers the fleet 

 drifted into the western opening of Toronto Bay. Verve, Aileen and 

 Atalanta finished, but Cygnet owing to a misunderstanding of the 

 sailing directions, took iu her kites before eros,sing the line, thus los- 

 ing some time which would have put her into third place. The times 

 were: Verve 6:37:15, Aileen 6:51:04, Atalanta t;:5). Cygnet 7:09:18, 

 Oriole and Condor not timed. The summary is as foUows: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Verve 11 22 10 6 37 15 7 15 06 6 44 42 



Aileen 11 25 45 6 51 (14 7 35 19 7 16 81 



Atalanta 11 25 00 6 54 00 7 20 00 7 29 00 



C.ygnet ll 21 40 7 09 18 7 47 88 7 29 31 



Oriole 11 23 20 ..... . ., ,. 



Condor 11 21 20 . .. ., 



SBCOKD CLASS. 



lolanthe 10 10 30 4 09 20 6 58 50 



Vera ...10 20 00 5 55.30 7 35 30 



Wawa 10 16 00 



Witch 10 84 80 



Bonita 10 28 00 . .... 



THIBD CLASS. 



Mischief 8 27 00 



Meteor.... 8 :34 00 



Peerless 8 37 00 



Eva won the skiff race, with Comet second. No canoes entered. 



Whfle such a race is in no way a test of a yacht's merits it is at 

 least instructive, as there was no fluking, but one and all had the 

 same show; and with equal chances the two cutters, lugging heavy 

 lead keels at a great depth, drifted away from the shoal draft boats, 

 a uretty conclusive proof, if any were needed, of the fallacy of the 

 idea that prevailed but a few jears since on the subject of depth and 

 resistance. Wliile the yachts were wetl handled, the saiUng of Verve 

 was specially good and in marked contrast to that of a few days later, 

 showing what the boat is capable of when properly saded, Aileen 

 also did well whencoaipared by the light-weather stanoard of -VleGie- 

 han's Cygnet and Cuthbert's Atalanta, beating one liv i2m\n .^iOsec. 

 and the other by I2min. 2!l.sec, Altogether the performance of the 

 two cutters was a remarkable one, aud has alreadj' set some of the 

 ultra sloop men to thinking, 



The fleet were to rendezvous at Niaeara on Saturda.y, and all but 

 Verve were in port by atteruooii, Aileen, Rivet, Oriole, .\talanta, 

 Alarm, Cygnet, Bonita aud Condor. On Saturday night a hop was 

 given in honor of the yachtsmen at the Queen's ' Roj al Hotel. The 

 programme was to start next morning for Oswego iu good time for 

 Tuesday's race, but at daybreak the storm that M^as so severe along 

 the entire eastern coast was raging in Lake Outailo, with a heavy 

 sea outside the harbor. At 9 A. M. Aileea got under way for Oswego 

 apd an bour later Veiye foUo-tyed her. the other? glad to Rtay tnsidf ; 



