Aug. 13, 1885.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



85 



Once in the lake a veiy heavy sea was encountered Avith a head wind, 

 and after beatinff for some time both made for harhor, Aileen running 

 into Port- Ti:irliug:ton and Verve into Port Hope. On Monday the 

 weatlier was no iiottL-r and it was decided to postpone the race to 

 Weauesdar. Ataliuita started out of Niagara at 9:30 A. M. .and at 

 j-JioO was otY C^leou. At, a P M she was abreast of Tbirty-niile Point, 

 where tlic so-a was s.n heavv that she ran back to Olrott, arrivhiR at 

 6:35 P.M. Meanwhile the 'Oswego j-achtsmen were eagerly Jooking 

 out for the visilors. with some anxiety at then- non appearance as 

 Tuesday- passod. 



The clia re:e of the visitors was in the hands of Com. Mott, who tele- 

 graphed ..n :\loLiday Qight and all day Tnesday to the various lake 

 ports toi- news of the scattered tleet, with hut raea^jre answers. The 

 principal fear was for lolauthe. the smallest of the yachts. A numlier 

 of vachtsjnen parne by rail to Oswego, anions some from Belle- 



ville, and as no news could be had, there was some alarm felt for her 

 saEery. In the afternoon the Counnodore, with a party of yachts- 

 men who had been carefully scanning the horizon all dav from the 

 olub house, took a tug and went in search of the missing ones. The 

 sea had ^-oue down somewhat, but tlierc was still a sharp, vicious roll 

 Toil which sent the gunwales of llie stumpy, high-sided lake tug 

 well under, and brought a suspicious paleness to more than one face. 

 Steaming up the New York shore, a speck was a*, length seen in the 

 west, whicii slowly grew xintil it was recognized as a sloop yacht, 

 'Wtiieh one.'" was the question for sometime, the friends of each 

 I'l.coeniziug their own craft, but liually all agi'eed that it was the 

 lolanthe. Rapid! v the boats nearcd, but they were quite close before 

 it was decided that the arrival was not lolanthe. but Cygnet. Soon 

 the Toronto sloop was alongside, her skipper on the bows, ready with 

 the hail, "Are the others in yef'" whUe at the stick, tastefully attired 

 in oiler and sou'wester, was the secretary of the Association. CyK- 

 net reported that she hadonlvlett Niagara that morninfc, and had 

 sighted none of the others. By this tune another yacht was plainly 

 seen, and the tug ran ou td meet her, Cy.£:uet entering the harbor and 

 anchoring at 4;15 P. M. Tne other, a larser craft, was soon recog- 

 nized as Atalanta.. She reported as leaving Olcott at .5:30 A. M., with 

 a sea running but little wind, and passing Thirty-Mile Point at 6:35, 

 Oak Orchard 7:58, Charlotte 11, Big Sodns S;08, and at li:iO passing 

 lolanthe. Still another sloop now appeared, and the tug ran off to 

 her, soon making her out as the missing Belleville boat, and giving 

 her a warm welcome. No other boats were sighted, and the tug 

 returned to the club house, where the crews were still looking foi" 

 the other yachts, and speculating on the chances of wind for the 

 morrow. 



Through the evening a careful watch was kept up, and Com. Mott 

 had a tug ready to run out as soon as a yacht was sighted. About 

 tO:30 P. M. a party of yachtsmen were gathered in the Ethel's cabin, 

 when a voice frorn the deck annoxinced the arrival of AUeen. A rush 

 was made for the companion, boats were hauled alongside, and all 

 were soon afloat, stopping for a minute to rescue one of the Cricket's 

 crew, the eommodore's spaniel Fritz, who in the excitement and 

 darkness leap'-d overboard mstead of into the boat. Before the chain 

 had ceased to rattle a dozen were deck with a hearty welcome for 

 ihe late comers and anxious mquirifes for the missing yachts. Aileen 

 had lain at Port Darlington from Simday night until Tuesday morn- 

 ing, when she had started away. No sooner were greetings and news 

 exchanged than the cry went up for K. and a song, in answer to which 

 there stej'ped out of a" dark corner of the cabia a tall and bronzed 

 sailorman in a hu.L'e "Tarn,'' a pair of baggy knickerbockers, and a 

 jersey A\itli the initials of the Royal Northern Y. C. Advancing to 

 the center of the cabin he si ruck up the the classic "fledu" of the 

 Mudhook Y. C, no less famous and popular uow along Lake Ontario 

 thau it is among the lochs and bwys of old Scotia, while all joined in 

 the chorus until the glasses on ihe table r.9tiled in time. After the 

 musical jiart of tlie performance was completed the parly broke tip, 

 V ith a linal look to the westward for the stdl absent Verve. 



.Atti:.*?)! the uoxc morning a gim from the Cricket announced the 

 arrival of the b'lie cutter, which had laio outside with Jio wind. The 

 tlpcr was all couiplr te ^vith the exception of Oriole, as Alarm was not 

 entwed fer the regatta. 



Itisoulv wthiu a few years that yachting has been possible at 

 Oswego for want of a suitable harbor, but nowthegoveniment break- 

 water affords ample protection to the fleet. The Oswego Y. C. have 

 a harulsome club house just inside the coal trestle and not far from the 

 <-euter of the city. Adjoining the main club house is a large building 

 for members' boats, the entire premises being very conveniently ar- 

 ranged. The club has a large membership and a gi-owlng fleet of 

 yachts, including the steamers Ruth and Angler. Once outside the 

 breakwater a yacht is in the open lake and here a fine course is laid 

 out in still water with no tide and little current. It is a triangle with 

 mile sides, the first bearing W.N.W. from the start j'usc opposite 

 the club house. The second leg runs N.E. % E. and the third S. J^E. 

 Three rounds or 30 miles were to be sailed by the first class in 7 hours 

 und 3 roimds in 5 hovu-s by the second class. The prizes offered were 

 fb'jO, and gfjOin first class, and $100, $50 and $25 in the second 

 class, with no entrance fee from the losing boats, but 10 per cent, 

 from the winner.?. The championship pennant of the club was also 

 open to yachts of the Oswego V. C, being the fourth race for it 

 The tug Oamelia carried the guests of the club, while on the tug P. S. 

 Wheeler were Messrs. Kit^^b. Sloan and Gordon of the Regatta Com- 

 mittee, the judges, Messrs. Clark Morrison and M. .1. Cummings, and 

 the referee Mr. P. W. CuUinan. 



The entries were: Class 1, Atalanta, Aileen, Garfield, Verve, Cyg- 

 net and Ethel. Class '2, lolanthe, Katie Gray, Cricket, Fascination, 

 Fanny F., Laura, of Oswego, and Laura, of Ivingston. There was no 

 wiad'in the morning, and a thick haze himg over the lake. The 

 yachts saUed or towed outside and lay there in the fog for some time. 

 About 11 A. M. the fog lifted a little, and before noon it had disap- 

 peared. At 10:.'">3:30 the first gim was fired, and atl0:58:.30 the second, 

 the first class starting at the latter signal. The wind was from the 

 north, very ii.ght. and all kites were set as the fleet went over on star- 

 board tack, Garfield at 11 :00:30, Atalanta 11 :01 :38, Ethel 11 :01 :50, Aileen 

 11:04:05, C.ygnet 11:04:40. Verve 11:05:50, the latter three being handi- 

 capped at 11 -M :30. At 11 :08 a third gun was fired for the second class 

 to prepare, and at 11:15 a starting gim. Class 2 cro.ssed with Katie 

 Gray at 11:17:30 and lolanthe 11:17:45, the others beinsr handicapped 

 at 11 :18. It was a beat to first mark, Garfield leading off well, as there 

 was almost a flat calm, with water smooth, except for a long swell. 

 By 11:40 there was a light breeze from N.W. The fleet had broken 

 tacks and were scattered in an irregular line a mile long. 



At noon Atalanta was ahead and out in the lake, looking for the ex- 

 pected N. W. wmd. while Garfield stood further iti shore. Cygnet 

 was second and Aileen third boat, the rear guard being widely scat- 

 tered. Verve was doing badly, seeming to have no life in her move- 

 ments and totally different from her form on Tuesday in light 

 weather, iu fact through the entire race she seemed to be held back 

 by something. At 13:23:10 Atalanta turned the first mark and set a 

 diminutive apology for a iibtopsail, and about the same time a sail 

 was sighted in the N. W, which finally proved to be the Alarm. 

 Aileen turned at 13:36:15 and Garfield at 13:;39, the latter so close to 

 the biiov that a boathook was used to push off wuh. At second 

 mark the order was Atalanta 12:52, Aileen 1;07, Garfield, Cygnet, 

 Ethel. lolanthe. Katie Gray and Verve. Atalanta still led down the 

 wind witli snimiaker set, finishing the first round at 1:43:20, with 

 Afieeu 1:57:00. Garfield 1:57:10, Cygnet 3:08:00, Ethel 3:07:45, Laura 

 (Kingston) 2:31 ;00, lolanthe 3:37::35, Katie Gray 3:38:00, Verve 2:40:00, 

 others not timed. The wind now was blowing light from N. W., but 

 dropped at times until ic was very doubtful whether the race would 

 be made in time. At the end of second round the order was Atalanta, 

 Aileen, Garfield, C.ygnet, Ethel. At one time Ethel was well ahead 

 of Cygnet but she had not proper kites for such light work. 



At 4;18 P. M., when the five hours' limit of Class II. ex[)ired, there 

 ■vpas no wind and Laura (Kangston) was some distance from the finish, 

 coming in at 4:38:09 or lOmin. Osec. over the time, hut it was decided 

 to caJlit a race, as the necessity of being at Kingston and Belleville 

 made another race at Oswego a difflculi matter. lolanthe came in 

 at 4:38:45, taking second prize, and Katie Gi-ay 4:55:35, winnmg third 

 money. Lasjra of Oswego lost her topmast by a hook straightening 

 out when she svns near the second mark on last round, her masthead 

 also going over the side. The last round was a mere drift with stray 

 puffs over some parts of the course, and was very tiresome to yachts- 

 men and spectators. At 5:35 P. M. Atalanta crossed the line with 

 Aileen a mile or two astern, after which a fiat calm fell, so that Aileen 

 only came in at 7:9:10, while Garfield held on until 11:30 P. M., when 

 she crossed the line and took third money, all the others having 

 ^isen-up long before. The times were: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Atalanta. . . :. ,. ,11 01 38 5 35 00 6 33 23 6 33 23 



Aileen.. 11 04 06 7 09 10 8 05 40 7 58 34 



iGarfleld 11 00 30 11 80 00 13 29 40 



SECOND CLASS. 



Laura 11 18 00 4 28 09 5 10 09 5 08 41 



lolanthe 11 17 45 4 38 45 5 31 00 5 31 00 



Katie Gray 11 17 30 4 5.5 35 5 37 40 5 34 09 



Ethel takes the Commodore's pennant as first Oswego boat over 

 'the twenty -mile course. 



Both Alarm and Oriole were at anchor when the race really finished 

 at dark and the harbor presented a fine appearance from the club 

 -house. Mr. Condc's handsome steam yacht Ruth, which had been 

 -out dmang the da,y with a party of ladies, w-as anehoi-ed oft' the club 

 house and brilhaully illuminated, her name being displayed in coloj ed 

 lights, while coloied fires and fireworks were hghted 'on the other 

 yachts. A baud was stationed on the upper balcony, white the large 

 boat room had been cleared of its contents and hajidsomely decorated 

 with rags, mirrors and hangings. Here a long table was placed and 

 a supper served to the yachtsmen. The tired sailors had found time 



to prepare themselves and decollete jerseys and woolen caps had 

 given place to frock coats, club eap.s and high collars with mu.slin 

 enotigh in them to fit out a schooner with kites. Before going to 

 suxjper the Commodore presented the prizes to the representatives 

 of the winning yachts. After supper came songs and speeches, with 

 an impromptu promenade concert, the assembly breaking up at mid- 

 nigld. The Katie Gray towed out into the lake to look for wind for a 

 cruise to the Thousand Islands, while the others prepared to start next 

 morning for Kingston. 



Ou Thursday the fleet lay at anchor in Oswego, the programme 

 being to sail on Friday, but there being no wind an arrangement was 

 made to tow over. While waiting for the tug in the afternoon an 

 impromptu entertainment was held by the yachtsmen on the break- 

 water. A rifle match was the first in order, after which a fiddle was 

 tuned up and Scotch reels, hornpipes and quadrilles uidulged in. A 

 tug of war was won by the crew of the Cygnet against a picked 

 team from the fleet, and .songs and dances whiled away the time 

 until 10 P.M., when the tug Thompson started off with three big 

 barges, aud in a string astern Oriole. Atalanta, Aileen, Alarm 

 Cygnet. Verve aud lolanthe. Commodore Mott steamed down the 

 hue on another tug, and was heartily cheered by the fleet. During 

 their stay in (Oswego his entire time was devoted to the entertain- 

 ment of the visitors, and his hospitality Avill be remembered by all 

 as one of the pleasautest features of the cruise. Arriving at Kings- 

 ton on Saturday the fle(-t was received by Com, Fairclough and the 

 Kingston Yacht Club, Avho had the steam yacht Marqius of Lome 

 ready to take the visitors to the Canoe (Jamp, where a pleasant 

 afternoon was spent. 



Ou Sunday there was plenty of wind, but Monday there was almost 

 none. The starters were, in the first class: Verve, Toronto, 0. C. 



Second class: lolanthe and Laura, of Kingston. 



Atalatita led away with Cygnet second. Aileen third and Verve 

 fourth, the latter soon being completely becalmed. Atthenext buoy 

 Atalanta still led with Winona in second place and Aileen third. ■ 



The second round was also a drift with wind and calms alternately. 

 The times at the finish were: 



Atalanta 4 35 GO Cygnet 5 26 35 



Winona 5 01 25 Garfield 5 38 40 



Aileen 5 08 80 Verve 5 30.35 



Verve is fourth on allowed time. lolanthe beats Laura by 1:26 cor- 

 rected. The Belleville regatta was to be sailed on Wednesday. 



HULL Y. C. REGATTA. 



THE first championship race of the year was sailed by the Hull Y, 

 O., on Aug-. 1, off the club house, the courses being: 

 First and second classes— Across the line between the judges' yacht 

 and flag boat, leaving judges' yacht on starboard, through Hull Gut, 

 leaving Hunt's Ledge and Point AUerton buoys on starboard, to 

 Harding's bell boat, leaving it on port, to Marten's ledge buoy, leav- 

 ing it on port, to Hunt's ledge buoy on port, to and across line to 

 judges' yacht and dag boat. Distance, 11 miles. 



Third ' class -Across line to judges' yacht and fla? boat, leaving 

 judges' yacht on port, around Black Bush buoy No. 1 (half a mile 

 south of starting line), through the West gut, around Wreck buoy (off 

 west end of Pettick's Island), leaving it on starboard, around Wilson's 

 Rocks buoy, leaving it on starboard, through Hull Gut. to and across 

 line between judges' yacht and a flag boat. Distance 6 miles. 



Fourth, fifth aud sixth classes - Across line between fudges' yacht 

 and flagboat, leaving judges' yacht on port, around Htill Y. C. Ivarrel 

 (olf northwest end of Bunlnn Island), leaving it on starboard, around 

 Hull Y. C. barrel, oft' Harry's Rocks (near Prince's Head), leaving it 

 on starboard, around flagboat at starting line, leaving it on star- 

 board, around Hull Y. C. barrel (off northwest end of Bunkin Island), 

 lea«ng it on starboard, around Hull Y. C. barrel (oft' Harry's Rocks, 

 near Prince's Head), leaving it ou sttu'boai'd, to and across line be- 

 tween judges' yacht and flagboat. Distance. 6 aiiles. 



The wind came from S E., blow ing heavily, and during the race a 

 violent thimder storm broke over the fleet' the rain pouring down. 

 At 3 P. 51. tue first gnu was fired, and at 3:05 ihe starting gun for first 

 class, the othei-s starting at five-minute intervals. Hera and Siren 

 carried topsails in spite of the weather, the latter leading all the way. 

 The buoy at Martin's Ledge had drifted away, so none of the yachts 

 could round it. Banneret and Daly had a very close race, the former 

 winning finally. 



FIRST CJCAS.?— KBBLS. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 

 Hera, G. R. Howe 36 , 10 3 15 51 1 51 34 



FIRST CLASS— CENTERBOARDS. 



Siren, King <fe Clark 39.03 2 14 56 1 53 15 



SECONB GLASS— KEELS. 



Banneret. J. F.Brown 25.02 8 51 38 3 16 34 



Lizzie F. Daly, William Daly, Jr 26.11 3 00 00 8 26 05 



SECOND CLASS— CENTERBOARDS. 



Atalanta, L R. Thomas 28.04 3 19 06 1 47 30 



Rambler, J. J. Henry 37.001.^ Did not return. 



THIRD CLASS— KEELS. 



Thelga. A. P. Thaver 22.07 1 03 25 41 28 



Kitty, E. H. Tarbell 33.09 2 04 01 48 55 



THIRD GLASS— CENTERBOARDS. 



Queen Mab, Burwell & Litchfield 32.06 1 04 49 43 48 



Alda, W. H. Wilkmson, 3d 24.01 1 05 07 45 15 



Sea Bird, C. L. Joy 23.00 1 08 .58 46 20 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Joker, George CofBn 20.08 1 03 18 40 49 



Niobe, Sayles & Chadwick 20.06 1 14 40 53 03 



Thrasher, G. G. Garraway 20.02 1 17 03 54 09 



Amy. E. W. Baxf;er 21.03 1 16 04 54 41 



Kittiwake, 0. E. Ciumiughara 21 03 1 18 32 56 33 



Tartar, P. L. Dunne ....20.01 1 19 83 56 .34 



Petrel, H. H. Paul 20.00 1 22 19 59 16 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Em Ell Eye, P. M. Bond 19.03 1 02 15 48 31 



Hebe, F. N. Lambert 18.08 1 16 40 .52 23 



Spider, J, Abbott 18 11 1 17 35 53 33 



Imogen, B. T. W'endell 18 10 1 19 17 55 09 



Kismet, A. P. Thayer 18 11 1 20 33 50 29 



SIXTH CLASS. 



Elsie, C. F. Haa-dwick 16.10 1 18 17 51 56 



Mirage, M. M. Clark 17.10 1 18 38 54 31 



The race was for cash prizes and a leg for the championship. Prizes 

 were awax-ded as follows: First class, keels, Hera, $20: first class, 

 centerboards. Siren, $20; second class, keels. Banneret, $15; second 

 class, centerboards, Atalanta, §15; third class, keels, Thelga, $13; 

 third class, centerboards. Queen Mab, $12; fourth class, Joker, $20; 

 fifth class, Em EH Eye, $10; sixth class, Elsie, $10. 



The open regatta of the club will be sailed on Saturday next, start- 

 ing at 1 P. M. The race is open to yachts of any club in the N. E. Y. 

 R. A., and will be sailed under the Association rules, the classes and 

 prizes being as follows; 



First Class— For centerboard and keel yachts measuring 31ft. and 

 less than 40ft. sailing length, first $50, second $35, first $50, second 

 $35. 



Second Class— For centerboard and keel yachts measuring 24ft. and 

 less thau 31ft. sailing length, first $40, second $30, first $40, second 

 $30. 



Third Class— For centerboard and keel yachts measuring 21ft. and 

 less than 34ft. saUing length, first $35, second $20, third $15, fourth 

 $10. first $35, second $30, third $15, fourth $10. 



Fourth Class— For yachts measuring 19ft. and less than 21ft. sailing 

 length, first $30, second $20, third $15, fourth $10. 



Fifth Class— Eor all yachts measurmg les- than ISf t. sailing length, 

 first $30, second $30, third $15, fom-th $10, fifth $5. 



The sailing regulations of the Association governing the race are as 

 follows: The start for all classes will be from anchor. A prepara- 

 tory whistle wiU be blown on the judges' steamer at 1 o'clock, as a 

 signal for all yachts to form in line between flags bearing the num- 

 ber of their class. Thirty minutes later thewhisile on the judges' 

 steamer will be blown, and the club flag lowered as a .signal for first 

 and second classes to start. Ten minutes later the whistle will be 

 blown again as a signal for afi other classes to start. Yachts may 

 carry one man to every five feet and fraction thereof sailing length. 

 Yachts on their return wiU pass between the judges' steamer and 

 flag boat. Waterline with one fifth of after overhang. Schooners 

 will sail at seven-eights of actual measurement. Shifting ballast 

 shall not be allowed. All boats under 31ft., or the dividing line 

 between two classes nearest thereto (either way), in sailing length, 



the dividing line between two classes (either way) in sailing length, 

 may carry the following saUs, but no others: For sloops and cutters, 

 mainsail, forestaysail, jib. jibtopsail, topsail and spinaker. For 

 .schooners, mainsail^ foresail, forestaysail, jib, fl.ying jib, jibtopsail, 

 maintopmast staysad, topsails and spinakers; for cats, mainsail, 

 spinakei-, jib aud topsail; the Herreabofl table of aUowanees will be 

 used. No sharpies or catamarans allowed to enter this regatta. 



GALATEA. 



WE learn from private .sources that Galatea will not visit the 

 United States this year, as she is not vet in proper racing 

 shape. The London Times gives the following aocouut of the race 

 in which she was dismasted on July to, in the Royal Ltlster regatta: 



Com-se from Baugor, three times round fla^boatsolf Carrickfergus, 

 Black Head and Groomsport. Three times round; distance 50 miles. 

 Starters: 



Yacht. Rig. Tous, Owner. 



Galatea Cutter 91 Lievit. Henn. 



Irex Cutter 85 Jli-. J. Jameson . 



Marjorie Cutter 68 Mr..). Coats. 



Marguerite Cutter 60.. Mr. F, Connor 



Tara Cutter 40 Mr. F. Taylor. 



The time allowauces were as follows: Galatea allows Irex liu. 34s., 

 Marjorie 6fn. 33s.. Marguerite 9m. 24s., aud Tara 19m. 8s. 



All had single reef in mainsails, thir<l jibs out and topmasts housed, 

 and. except on Irex and Marjorie, foresails wore reefed. Consequeut 

 ou the shortening of ilie course the start was delayed until 11 o'clock, 

 and at that time the weather was dull and cbr-P7-less, and the wind 

 blowing half a gale from the soutliwaid. Eat, although Belfast 

 Lough was feather white, the sfa was not heavy. A\ thr: tlash of the 

 starting gun Marguerite, Tara, Irex and Marjorie were lauged beam 

 and beam — in fact, they came to the line with bowsprit ends level, 

 while Galatea was barely her length astern. It was a reach witli 

 sheets just checked up to Oarrick. Irex soon dren to the fore. 

 Marguerite, which had the weatfier end of the line at the start, winded 

 Tara and Marjorie and took second place, while the fJ a la tea, after 

 hanging for a time under the lee of the ' fort)-," passed on and got 

 into a long match with IMarjori^. They torf along at a tremt-udous 

 pace, lipping the sea iuto lahes of foam and sending the drift away 

 in clouds, while all had lee decks awasli. They liore around the Car- 

 rick maroldk, Irex hing a clear lead; then oainc Margtierire. Galatea, 

 Marjorie and Tara. Sheets were trimmed for a w iml abaft the beam, 

 but as they sailed on for the North B I iggs the wind veered westerly 

 and they came dead before it. There was no chauge iu positions, 

 and when the,y went round the North Briggs llag there was seven 

 minutes difference between first and last. The w iud game in furious 

 gushes as they crossed the lough for Groomsport mark, and in the 

 full weight of a heavy black squall Galatea was <nu'e a mass of flying 

 foam, and Marguerite was almost hidden m a cloud of drift. With a 

 high head of speed on, Galatea passed Marguerite, and the order 

 at the Groomsport mark was — Irex, Galatea, Marguerite, Marjorie 

 and Tara. They had a dead beat to the home mark, and the first 

 round finished thus: 



Irex .13 33 00 Marjorie 13 38 00 



Galatea 13 ::iO Oo Tara 12 45 30 



Marguerite 12 :i-* oo 



Consequent on tlie draw in the wind to the westward, they had a 

 beat up to Carriek, and the wind came in heavier bursts th.'iii on the 

 first round. Irex going grandly to windward was leaving Calatea, 

 while Marjorie was weathering out on the latter, and .soon had Mar- 

 guerite planted under the lee beaiu, and Tara was dropping fast 

 astern, A heavy squall struck f ialatea when site was about three- 

 quarters of a mile from the Carried-: mark, and without Avaruing the 

 mast went oft" short of the iron band of the mast, about four feet 

 above the deck. The wreck went over the port side and fortunatel,y 

 clear of every one; but the other vessels, fearful that something 

 might be wrong, made for her. Ire:v, which had rotmded and was 

 before the wind, was tlie Drat to sjjoak to the crii>p1ed ship, aud then 

 Marjorie. vihich had tackeil for tier directly the mishap occurred, 

 went to see it she could render au\' assistance. However, the anchor 

 w.?.s let go, and the wreck got in. and after a while (jalatea was ro\\'ed 

 to Bangor. The wiml was lighter as they ran along the ni.rtliern 

 margin of the bay, and ijooms were carried right off on tlu-' starboard 

 side, w^hich brought about a very heavy gybe. At the North Briggs 

 mark boat, booms were brought over without miatiap, aud with flow- 

 ing sheets they weut across to Groomsport, and beat up to the home 

 mark, the second round endin.g thus: 



Ire.x^ 3 25 31 Marguerite 8 86 50 



Marjorie 3 36 46 Tai-a 2 55 10 



The strength of the wind was entirely broken when they beat up on 

 the last round to (^arrick, and sailing in grand fo? m. "irex opened 

 her lead, while the Marjorie again marched away fi om Marguerite. 

 In the rim down to the Noith Briggs the I'fef was" shaken out of Mar- 

 guerite's mainsail and all carried balloon foresails. Booms were 

 gybed at the lee mark, and with the wiu'i on starboard tiuarters, they 

 ran across the lough to Groomsport. Marguerite, bent ou passing 

 Marjorie, set her spinnaker on the housed topmast, the sail having an 

 "Irish reef put in it, and bffore Mar joric got hei s set, the ".sixty" 

 was through to leeward into second place. In a steady working top- 

 sail breeze, they ran from Grcmsport homo, and Irex an-ived an easy 

 winner of a grandly sailed race. The times of finish were: 



Ii-ex 4 28 55 Marjorie 4 51 03 



Marguerite 4 48 47 Tara gave up. 



Since the accident a new mast has been stepped which is 2ft. shorter 

 than the old, while her topmast is 3ft. .shorter. The old mast was a 

 poor stick and never was satisfactory. She will |>robably not race 

 again in England this season. Although nothing is known of Lieut. 

 Henn's plans yet it is highly probable that in the event of the Cup 

 staying here we may hear from him again next season, or if it goes 

 abroad he may have a chance to defend it there next year against 

 an American sloop; 



A PREMATURE EXPLOSION. 



EdiUir Forest and Sfreain; 



Is it not in order that we should hear from friend Kunhardt on the 

 virtues of English cutters and models after the ter-ible collapse of 

 American models at the Goelet cup race ? The boys this Avay were very 

 much disappointed that the imported Englishman (the tteuesta) did 

 not go in andgether jacket warmed by the Boston white beauty, Puritan 

 byname. She has come to the top and now is the time for Boston 

 boys to crow. We are going to do it this time, and you will find our 

 rooster on top of Bunker HiU monument. After the terrible collapse 

 of Mr. Ktmhardt's pet theory, the Bedouin, we ought to holler 

 hurrah tor Boston and the Puritan ! Why. the 3d iust. race was only 

 a warming trial for our trotter. Wait until she gets alongside the 

 Genesta, then she will let out and show a little speed. I must give 

 vent to my feelings or I shall btist. I have got on too much steam 

 over this grand occasion. What the Puritan has done can be done 

 again, and more of it, by the same sort, and /ifter two or three 

 thrashings, as she gave the schooners, perhaps people will under- 

 stand that it does not take two sticks and a lot of hamper to make a 

 sea-going vessel. Kedge. 



Clinton, Mass., Aug. 4, 1885. 



[We agree with "Kedge" that he has ou entirely too much steam, 

 but would advise him to relieve the pressm-e more quietly, in case 

 his hopes may not be realized. The "collapse" or Bedouin over which 

 he crows so loudly was only the breaking of a bowsprit in a rough 

 water race, and to argue from it that Puritan is more than a match 

 for Genesta is going ahead too fast. Let Mr. Kedge haul his fires a 

 little and wait until the races are over before putting up the rooster.] 



LYNN Y. C. REGATTA.— A regatta was sailed on August 1 by the 

 yachts of the Lynn Y. C. over the following course. Second class— 

 From oft' club house around Point of Pines and AVestern Lobster 

 Rock buoys, leaving them on port, to judges' boat and repeat; dis- 

 tance, 10 miles. Third class— From off club house around Point of 

 Pines and Western Lobster Rock buoys, leaving \hein on port, to 

 judges' boat; distance, 5 miles. The wind was fresh from the east 

 when the second class started at 2:23 P. M., the third getting away at 

 3:36. Zita lost her topmast and Viola won in second class. Vesper 

 led in third class over the course. 



SECOND CLASS. 



Length. .Actual, Corrected, 



Viola, E. C. Smith 20 "03 1 36 03 58 31 



Jennie L., L. fl. Lockhart 23.08 1 3 ) 55 1 01 20 



Zita, L. Cote., 81.10 1 40 08 1 04 16 



THIBD CLASS. 



Vesper, R. M. Benner 18.10 50 52 30 46 



Georgie, W. B. aud P, E. Newhall 18,06 54 92 1 33 .59 



Crest, W. Gordon 18.06 54 32 34 09 



Spray, 0. Putnam 14.03 59 55 35 36 



Nymph, W. A. E.stes 18.08 1 00 40 40 17 



N.T.Davidson and J. W. Attwill Regatta committee. \V, B, New- 

 hall. 0. H. Lockhart, W. M. Rand, H. P. Armstead and W. Hawkes. 



FROM BOULOGNE TO DOVER.-Considerable sensation was 

 caused in the Old Dock, Leith, on .luue 29. on the arrival of the yacht 

 Hati (one ton) from Boulogne, the owner and S'.ile oceupaut bt in'gone 

 of the officers of t he Royal Scots rLofhiau ) regiment. The deck of 

 the little craft is fiusli with the sides, and cousenuently throws off 

 any water that may be shipped on board: while trie sliding hatchway 

 over the diminutive cabin is shaped hke the back of a duck tor a simi- 

 lar purpose. The dinghy or small boat used by the yachtsman is 

 constructed of canvas, with a few small spars, aud folds up into a 

 sort of carpetbag when not required. The yachtsman cro.ssed the 

 channel from Boulogne to Dover, and made several eall.s along the 

 coast on his way to Leith.— To/'on to Mail. 



