Aug. 3Q, 1885.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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out to meet the fleet, taclcing directly on Puritan's weather bow aud 

 taking her wind. All tilings considered honors were about even be- 

 tween the two new boats on this theu- first trial, a v;\c.e in smooth 

 water and light wuids, and while the tinifs show a victory for 

 Puritan it is very small. What is more impovtant is that she beat 

 Qracie bv IB mui.. Bedouin by 17 min., Mlschiel' by lialf an hoar and 

 Grayling and Montauk by fi and 7 minutes, accoxding to wbioli show- 

 ing both of the new boats were considerably fast er ihan the old on 

 corrected time. As if Pui-itan's success were not enough, Boston 

 secured a second victory wben Fortuna beat botli of tier old rivals, 

 Montauk and Graylios. in light winds and smooth water. 



Tbe chief event of the cruise was, of course, the race tor the 

 lioelet Cups, no more drift nor tluklng match, but a heavy weather 

 contest that sent home half a dozen wrecks and made the wmners 

 work hard for their prizes. The wind was strong from S. E. with a 

 heavy sea; in fact the best idea of the weather may be gained from 

 the casualties. Many of the entries did not start, and of those that 

 did Gracie and Grayling soon felt tired and came back. Dauntless 

 and Wanderer carried away their safEs, the uiaingafiE of the former 

 breaking in two, Mohican lost her foremast, masthead and jibboom, 

 and was generallv wrecked in her rigging, Stranger suffered some in 

 rigging. Olio snapped her triatic stay and Bedouin lost her bowsprit 

 short olT. Neither Isis, Athlon nor Siranger crossed the finish line. 

 In this weather Pnritau sailed a splendid race, beatinp: lier opponent 

 fairlv find si-iuarelv te" minutes on even time. VVith her weight oun- 

 sidp and snug rig, Puritan walked away to windward, while Pi-iscilla 

 was punished by her heavy mast and lagged behind. The only 

 smgle stick boat" that made' any show was Bedouin. Handicapped 

 at the start, she had gained' a good place and was carrying 

 her topsail when her bowsi)rit gave way. disabling her completely. 

 Of the schooners Fortuna and Montauk were left to fightit out alone, 

 and in the heavy weather the grand qualities of tbe keel boat showed 

 themselves, as she carried tier topsail through the worst part of the 

 race, while h-r rival was nuder lower sail only. The donble victory 

 went to P.iiston, and no one could denv that it went, fairly. 



Three other saUs followed before the fleet disbanded, but though 

 valuable for comparison, they were all of me nature of scrub races, 

 and in no wn y equal to the race of Momlay (Jn Auec. 5 the fleet left 

 Newport for 'New Bedford, a run of thirty miles, with a foul tide over 

 the first part of the course and smooth water except for a long roll 

 to the sea. a reminder of Monday's tm-moil. A good wind from the 

 south came on the beam for a time and then dead aft, and all light 

 stufl: was set to catch it. The singie-stick boats were Puritan. Pris- 

 cilia. Gractf'. Mi.sebief, Athlon. He?per. Isis, Vixen, Wbilea way and 

 Regina. «hile the seiiooncr tleet numbered Grayling, Fortuna, Olytie, 

 Nirvanfi, Ib-eudnangJit. Estelle. Sperauza, Norna, Piancess, Daunt- 

 less, ('ho, j\Iarion Wentworth, Atalanta, Korseman. Wave Crest and 

 Madeleine. In company at the start were Genesta and Stranger, the 

 former under plain sail with a boat towing. Neither crossed the 

 line, but both sailed with the fleet for a time, making no great exer- 

 tions to keep up. Starting with a beam wind, Priscilla led Piiritan, 

 increasing her lead when the latter's balloon jibtopsail sphtand she 

 was forced to take it in, while Gracie was well up in the van. Gray- 

 ling had tbe best of the schooners in this light weather and won 

 easily. The restflt of tbe race was that Priscilla beat Puritan by 

 Jmin. 16sec. elapse<i time and 9min. .52sec. corrected, but further 

 Gracie was but 9min. 14sec. astern of Priscilla, or Imin. 33sec. ahead 

 of her in corrected lime, while she led Puri-an by 2min. even time, 

 such a victory as (Jracie nas uot scored before in a long while. Mis- 

 chief, the oiitv other one of her i-las.?. was ISmin. astern of her, a 

 place v.-Lere she lias seldom been found of late years, and to deduce 

 any conclusion.'^ as to the speed of the four boats from these times 

 would be a dirfleult matter. SulBee it to say that for once rriscUla 

 Ontsailt'ii tiie wliite sloop fairly, though the accident the latter's 

 sail (Icl.ivofl ber some. Oriiyling arriyeij on even terms with Puritan, 

 both Clyiii^ and Nii-vana huutiiio; her elosPl.\' and sailing well all da.y. 



Nexi day saw anntlier victory for pi-isciUa, though one that by no 

 means proves vluit s'le is as fast as Puritau. Of course, a race is a 

 race, and i-vfi-y i oat mii-t stanfi by its own accidents, breakdowns, 

 as a rule, being iierimi-is the legitimate res-ults of defective worker 

 undue carrying on : but here we are not lookmg for final results, but 

 for a comparison of tbe poNvers of two boats, and it is only fair to 

 consider an accident, especially when of the only class for which 

 there is a good excuse, the breaking of forged U'on work from a hid- 

 den flaw. The course was short, only 2,5 miles, the wind fresh astern 

 for a time with sheets in close at the last. Puritan led down wind 

 and was well ahead of Priscilla when the wind ward work began ; but 

 when the race was half over, the iron Mnk connecting the throat hal- 

 liard block aud tbe gaflf broKe and the throat fell. The sail was low- 

 ered and the damage repaired: but ten minutes were lost, in which 

 time Priscilla was .inst even with her. The race started a second 

 4ime aud again Puritan beat, coming in SSs. ahead. The elapsed time 

 shows 2m. 4.1s. in Priscilla's favor, orlm. .20 s. corrected: but allowing 

 tor the time lost by Pm-itan, it was really a victory for the latter. Tli'e 

 ..schooner tleet was entirely changed in this race, the starters being: 

 Olylie, Clio, WaveCre.st, Wanderer, Norna, Prince-s. Dauntless, Amer- 

 ica, Dreaclnaught, Speranza and Mirion Wentworth, and this time 

 the older ones showed up ahead. Dread naught winning, with America 

 & close second, the rest well astei n. 



The last day of the cruise saw a race over the 4t1 mi'es from Vine- 

 yard Haven to Newport, starting to windward in a light breeze, then 

 id long drift in a calm, and ending in a run with spinnakers before a 

 good breeze into Newport; baton or off the wind, sailing or drift- 

 ing, in light airs and stronger breezes, the white sloop showed her 

 power, and finally beat the iron boat by nearly 7m. even time. Only 

 Isis accompanied them, and the schooners had dwinalod down to 

 Dreadnaught, Fortuna, Norseman and Clytie. Norseman won with 

 Fortuna 4m. astern. 



la seeking to measure these performances of the new sloops by an 

 established standard the name of Bedouiu at once suggests itself as 

 the leading yacht of later years and by odds the best, while of the 

 schooners in ordinary weather Grayling certainly takes flrfst place 

 and may be considered nearly the equal of the cutter, her extra size 

 about offsetting tbe difference in rig. Unfortunately neither of these 

 boats were in all the races and in the most important of them the 

 former ivas disabled aud the latter thought with Gracie that "He 

 who fights an{I rims away," etc., so that here no comparison is pos- 

 sible. Looking then at the entire series of races, not merely from the 

 recorded times, but from all points of view, and considering the at- 

 tendant circumstances, it is possible to draw some conclusions while 

 waiting for the more thorough trials of this week. On the first day 

 in light weather and with some chances for flukes, Priscilla was first 

 in at the end of 90 miles, not counting her grounding, but really she 

 had not outsaUed on even terms Bedouin or GrayUng, the three finish- 

 ing about the same time. Puritan was uot in this race, but on the fol- 

 lovring day. still in light w^eather, Puritan won by only a small fraction 

 of time, but showed marked superiority m sailing, while as between 

 old and new the two sloops were about on even terms with Gray- 

 ling, as might have been expected, down wind and reaching, while 

 lljey nearly doubled their timeaUowauceon both Gracie and Bedouin, 

 =sh<}"wing a marked gain over the two older boats. In the duster of 

 Monday there was little left for comparison. "All signs fail in time 

 of drought," similarly Grayling and Gracie fail as standards in such 

 weather, but to ihe time of her disaster Bedouin was well within her 

 .jalJowaoce and sailing finely, so that the big sloops had little the best 

 •of }ier. Of the two latter Puritau showed up far and away better in 

 rough water and plenty^ of wind, uot only beating her rival'easily but 

 making her victory more remarkable from the manner in which it 

 was accomplished, How they would have came out had Bedouin 

 :linished, it iS hupossible to say. but the big cutter had gone easily 

 :through the worst part of the race when she broke down, and was 

 ■not far from the tfto leaders. 



Syednesday's woi-k is a puzzler, a short run down wind hi which 

 Prlaeilla beats Puritan by ten minutes, but at the same time does 

 ilittle Bjore than save her allowance on Gracie, while the latter beats 

 Oi; even tHjse both Puritan and Grayling, which came in together, a 

 stai/^ of affalfs from which it is hard to deduce any conclusion except 

 that free in liaht weather Priscilla did fairlv beat Puritan, even allow- 

 ing for the latter's split sail. The race to Vineyard Haven showed a 

 marked superiority in the saihng of Puritan, though the accident to 

 her throat Ualiiard lost her the racs, but in spite of the time she lost 

 she twice outsailed Priscilla fairly. The next day, the last of the 

 cruise, showed a flnal victory for Puritan, winning ea»iily in a light 

 wind. 



J?ecweeu tlis? boats the honors lie with the Boston sloop, not only 

 for the greatest uumber of races on the record, but for the general 

 snpej-iority of her performance in all weathers over that of the Pris- 

 cilla, u!id peudiug the result of the alterations just made in the lat- 

 ter, the I'fii-itan must be adiratted to be our best hope in the coming 

 i'aee.s. Betiv^een the old aud new boats the tests have not been as 

 thorough, nor tiie-resulis as evident, Priscilla did no better on the 

 first 'lay than Gracie, Bedouin or Grayling, only twice were Priscilla 

 aud Puritan eniered against these three, and ciu one of these occa- 

 sions, (hf run from New London to Newport, while tbey both beat 

 Gracie ani Bedouui over a Oiuai ter of an liotu', they barelv beat the 

 .schoonej-, while the other race, that for the Goelet Cups, saw Gracie 

 and Grayling withdrawn, and Bedouin disabled, so that no test was 

 possible". On the run to New Bedford it was Gracie's turn, and she 

 ■sayed Uer time on Priscilla and did still better with Puritan, whfle 

 Grayling was not far behind, so it will be seen that the trials thus far, 

 while by no means thorough, have failed to show that great snperi- 

 <irit,y oyer our older boats which isnecessarv in a yacht which would 

 iiieet Genesta, successfully. The race of to-day, it is to be hoped, 

 will hrmg out a goodly show of sloops, in order that the power of the 

 uew boats, not only as against each other, but as compared with our 

 entire fleet, may be closely gauged before the flnal races. 



HULL Y. C. OPEN REGATTA. 



THE open regatta of the Hull Y. C. sailed on Saturday last, was a 

 most succfjssful affair in all ways, as the entries were numerous 

 and the weather fine for racing. This year, for the first time, no en- 

 trance fee was charged, hut entries were free to the yachts of all 

 recognized yacht clubs, the result being that a fleet of 65 yachts, cut- 

 ters, sloops 'and catboats, from 16 up to 40ft. crossed the starting line. 

 This fleet was divided into 5 classes: 31 and under 40ft. corrected 

 length, 24 and under 31ft., 31 and under 21ft., 19 and under 21ft,, and 

 yacJits under 19ft. The first 3 classes were also divided in keel and 

 centerboard. Three courses were laid out as follows; For first class 

 —From starting line, leaving Hunt's ledge and Point Allerton buoys 

 on starboard, Harding's befl boat on port, Graves whistling buoy on 

 port, Paul Head buoy, Lovell's Island and Fort Warren on port, Gal- 

 loupe's Island on starboard, to and across hne between iudges' boat 

 and flagboat. Fifteen miles. For second and third classes— From 

 slatting line, leaving Hunt's ledge and Point .Ulerton buoys on star- 

 board, Harduig's bell boat on port, Martin's ledge buoy on port. Shagg 

 Rocks on starboard. Hunt's ledge buoy on port, to and across line be- 

 tween judges' boat and flagboat. Twelve miles. For fourth and fifth 

 classes'— From starting line, in through Hull tint, leaving bell buoy on 

 starboard, flag boat one half mile southeast on starboard, H. Y. 0. 

 barrel otT Prince's Head on port. H. Y. 0. barrel off northwest end of 

 Bunkiu Island on port, flag boat lief ore mentioned on port, H. Y. C. 

 barrel off Prmce's Head on port, H. Y. C. ban-el off noi-thwest end of 

 Buukhi Island on port, through Hull Gut, leaving bell buoy on port, 

 across line between .iudges' boat and flag boat. Seven mfles. 



A long delay occurred at starting, as tbe guests' steamer Rose Stan- 

 dish was lare'in coming from Boston, but at 2 P. M. all were ready at 

 Hull Gut, with a fresh southeast breeze waiting for them. Violet 

 took a long lead at first with Atalanta second, then Banneret, Eva, 

 Maud, Magic, Hera. Siren. Maud is the keel sloop built bv Wood 

 Bros. last winter, of simflar type with the Gem and Neva. The race 

 between her and Hera was very close all day, and she pushed the old 

 boat, hard, though unable to beat her. The Fantine, in the same 

 class, will be recognized better by her old name of Ella May. The 

 full times are as follows: 



FIRST GLASS— CHNTKKBOARDS. 



Length 



Magic. E. C. Neal 31.02 



Violet. :McKeo& Hersey... 84.00 



Suvn, L. M. Clark 38.11 



FlHST CLASS— KEELS. 



Hera, George R. Howe 38.03 



Maud, Wood Brothers 3B.0» 



Fantine, Mason & Thompson 33.04 



Lydia Adams, Hartford Davenport 31.00 



Actual. 

 3 26 09 

 8 24 51 

 withdrew. 



Corrected 

 2 46 46* 

 2 48 43 



3 31 43 3 47 58 

 3 26 37 2 OS 05 

 did not finish, 

 did not finish. 



SECOND CLASS CENTKRBOABDS. 



Eva, Daniel Sargent 25.11 2 ,51 53 i 14 34 



Atlanta, I. R. Thomas 20. ( 8 2 55 18 2 30 37 



Rambler, ,1. J. Henry 20.08 3 12 18 2 35 54 



Erin, J. Cavanagh 26.00 3 20 40 2 48 .37 



Aulda, .1. B. Fan-eU 34.09 3 25 37 2 46 47 



Hector, J. J. Driscoll- 36.06 3 30 46 2 54 10 



SECOND CLASS KEELS. 



Banneret. J. F. Burns 21.07 2 69 28 3 20 25 



Cricket, C. F. Adams 31.39 3 12 25 3 39 34 



Carmen, B. R. M. Tower 39.03 3 17 32 3 43 59 



Stiletto, A. S. Kilburn 25.04 3 39 53 3 01 49 



Em'ly, C. A. McManus 26.05 withdrawn. 



THIBU CLASS CEJJTERBOARDS. 



Black Cloud, Aaron Brown. ... 32.06 3 02 43 



Queen Mab, Bm•w^ll & Litchfield 32.01 3 11 03 



Expert, Lawrence Whitcomb 23.03 3 19 34 



Sea Bird, C. L. Jov 22.08 3 24 28 



Alda, W. EL Wilkinson, Jr 28.09 3 25 33 



Milly, G. T, W. Braham 22.09 3 42 21 



THIED CLASS— KEELS. 



Kitty, TarbPll & Adams 23.05 3 12 40 



Thelga, A. P. Thayer. . . 23 00 3 24 14 



Witch, B. B. Crowningshield 32.10 3 25 00 



Straurare, G. C. Broome 21.08 3 41 22 



Zetta, N. E. Fowle 31 .00 3 44 07 



Pilgrim, W. H. Winslow 21.07 4 06 47 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Em Ell Eye. P. M. Bond 19.03 2 16 39 



Nettle, W. H. Mayberry 30.04 2 21 n 



Tartar, P. L. Dunne 20.01 S 22 17 



Niobe. Sayles E' Chadwick 30.02 2 38 17 



Thrasher. G. G. Gaoroway 30.03 ' 2 25 33 



Crusader. A. Wilson 19.01 3 27 05 



Seraphiue, Borden & Temple 19.06 2 £9 51 



Petrel. H. H. Paul 19.04 2 32 07 



Myrtle, R. 0. Poor 19.01 3 35 04 



Vesper, R. M. Beuner 19 05 8 3-t 59 



Elf, W. B. Barker 19.10 2 35 20 



Kittiwake, C. E. Cunningham 20.10 2 35 37 



Joker, George Coffin 20. C2 2 36 33 



Christine, George Russell 19.00 2 88 24 



Nereid. 0. F. Colby 30.09 2 39 36 



Topsy, J. VV. McGlinn 19.00 3 41 43 



Pet, j. McFarland 19.08 2 43 08 



No Name, Crane & Bumpus 80.05 2 44 45 



Susie, D. P. Follen 19.06 2 48 00 



Jewel, W. E. Sheriffs 19 05 2 52 56 



FIFTH oil ASS. 



WUdfire. H. A. Keith 17.09 2 35 29 



Hornet, Harding & Merrill 18.11 3 26 00 



Flora Lee. D. H. Lincoln 16.09 2 39 29 



Kismet, A. P. Thaver 18.06 2 35 82 



Imogen, B. T. We'ndaU 18.04 2 37 50 



Jessie, W. B. Smith 18 07 2 37 40 



Flirt. J. W. Hildreth 15.03 3 43 06 



Hestia, W. H. Dennen 18 04 3 42 13 



Mischief, D. W. Belcher 16.07 3 45 23 



Nonpareil, E. Lanning 17.01 2 45 36 



Spray, H. M. Faxon 18.04 3 45 85 



Crescent, T. M. Alley 17.01 3 48 34 



Peri. H. Parkraan 18.09 Withdrew. 



The Nettle protested the Tartar (or fouling the barrel off Bunkin's 

 Island, and the Black Cloud protested the Queen Mab for uot leaving 

 Hunt's Ledge buoy on the port. If these protests are granted it will 

 affect somewhat the prize winners. If not, prizes will oe awarded as 

 follews: 



First class centerboards— First, $50, Magic. First class keels— First, 



3 20 41 

 3 28 34 

 2 38 40 



2 42 41 

 8 45 33 



3 00 42 



8 82 00 

 2 41 27 

 2 43 12 



2 59 40 



3 .59 44 

 3 33 20 



1 48 .57 



1 54 48 



1 55 29 



1 56 34 



1 53 43 



1 59 08 

 8 03 36 



2 04 31 

 2 (-7 13 



2 07 29 



3 08 16 

 3 09 83 

 2 09 50 

 2 10 06 

 2 13 28 

 2 15 85 



2 15 54 



3 18 17 



2 20 45 



3 23 26 



1 56 05 

 1 58 13 



1 58 49 



2 07 00 



3 09 07 

 2 09 14 

 2 09 21 

 2 13 30 



2 14 30 



3 15 82 

 2 16 52 

 2 18 20 



Cloud; second, $20, Queen Mab: third, S15, Expert: fourth. §10. Sea 

 Bird. Third class keels-First, $35, Kitty; second, $20, Thelga: third 

 $15, Witch; fourth, $10, Strauraer. Fourth class^First, $30, Em EU 

 Eye; second, $20, Nettle; thud, S15, Tartar; fourth. SlC, Niobe. Fifth 

 class— First, $30, Wildfire; second, $30, Hornet; third, $15, Flora 

 Lee; fourth, $10, Kismet; fifth, $5, Imogen. 



BAY OF QUINTE Y. C.'S REGATTA. 



THE Bay of Quinte Y. C.'s regatta, being the last of the series un- 

 der the auspices of the Lake Yacht Racing Association, was 

 sailed on the 13th and 18i.h inst. On the first day it was a failure 

 owing to lack of wind, and on the second day it was brought to an 

 issueiu a lightbreeze. Entiles were narrowed down to two in the first 

 class and to three in the second class, and this despite the repeated 

 promises of members of the other clubs that they would taice part in 

 our race. Perhaps Che fact that the Atalanta and Norah haye been 

 proved to be faster than the other first class yachts on fresh water 

 nad something to do with the faUure of an.y representative of anv 

 other club to appear, and perhapj not. Our local fleet was ably rep'- 

 resented by one yacht in each class, and the net restdt was that the 

 Atalanta won three fiists and one third, and the lolanthe in the sec- 

 ond class, captured three firsts and one second out of foiu- races. 

 Both craft would have had an unbroken series of victories but for 

 ilUluck at Toronto for the Atahinta. and at Oswego for the lolanthe. 

 The entries in our races were as follows: 



Fust class-Atalanta, D. R. Leavens, BefleviUe, 66.08ft. corrected 

 length; Norah, R. J. Bell, Belleville, 56ft. Atalanta aUows Norah 7m. 



Second class— lolanthe, W. H. Biggar, Belleville, 36.02ft. corrected 

 length; Laura, T. W. Robinson, King.ston, 35.03ft.; .Surprise, A. Forbes 

 and J. Richardson, Trenton, 32.06ft. lolanthe allows Im. 27s. to Laura, 

 and 4m. 2:te. to Surprise. 



On Wednesday Atalanta and lolanthe had long leads in their re- 

 spective classes wben the wind died out. Thursday morning was 

 very unfavorable, but shortly before noon a light breeze sprung up 

 from the S.W., and ai 11:55;15 A. M. the first signal was fired. A late 

 start was made, Norah going over on the limit, while Atalanta was 

 handicapped Imiu. The second class started; Surprise 12:9;37, 

 lolanthe 12:12:40, Laura 12:12:37. The course was to a buoy off the 

 north shore, thence to a second buoy and home, 10 miles; to be sailed 

 three times by the first class and twice by the second. There was 

 little beating on any part of the course, Norah led by a minute at 

 first mark, holdine' Atalanta over most of tbe flret round, but at the 

 end the latter led her by 41sec. The wind grew lighter in the second 

 round , Atalanta still leading, this time by nearly Sirjin , Surprise led 

 at first in second class, lolanthe pushing her, and on tbe secppd Jeg 



running through hor lee and leading her by half a minute at the sec- 

 ond mark and 3min. 45!jec. at the end of tbe round. From here out 

 she gained, winning by a quarter of an horn-. The wind was light 

 and uneven toward the last of the race, Atalanta stfll hearling. After 

 Atalanta was in the wind feU and Norah gave up. The times in sec- 

 ond class were; 



Start. Fhiish. Actual. Corrected. 



lolanthe. .18 12 46 2.55 20 3 43 34 2 43 34 



Laura 13 13 57 3 19 43 3 06 45 3 05 18 



Surprise 12 09 :37 3 31 32 3 11 J5 8 07 38 



The second class yacht Fannie P. of Oswego arrived on Wednesday 

 night, the Ethel of ' Oswego turned up as the Atalanta was finishing 

 the race on Tbursday, and the steam yacht Ruth, also of Oswego, 

 arrived i his morning. All cleared for home to-day. 



Belleville, Out., Aug. 14. Port Taok. 



WOOD'S HOLL CATBOAT RACES.-On Aug. 14 an open regatta 

 for catboats only, was sailed at Wood's Holl. the course being around 

 a buoy off Falmouth, and a stakeboat off Nobska. The wind was 

 strong from S. W. and most of the beats were reefed. The entries 

 and times were: 



BOATS OF 31 FT. SAILING LENCWH. 



Actual, (Jorrected. 



Quissett, Quissett l 40 45 1 35 37 



Surprise, Monument Beach 1 42 44 1 35 57 



Mary, Monument Beach 1 43 35 1 39 06 



Myth, Mattapoisett. ... 1 45 40 1 .39 30 



Almu-a, Monument Beach 1 44 50 1 39 31 



Myrtle, Monument Beach 1 46 .84 1 39 48 



Cudruns, Monument Beach 1 48 10 1 40 38 



Maud, Vinevard Haven 1 45 50 1 41 10 



Prize, Monument Beach 1 50 05 1 43 18 



Edna, Wood's Holl 1 55 11 1 45 50 



Sachan, Nausheon 2 00 51 1 50 46 



Madge, Falmouth a 07 52 1 52 09 



BOATS FROM 16 TO 21fT. 



Scud, Falmouth 3 00 13 I 58 11 



Mertie, AVood's Holl 3 01 47 3 00 U 



Lady of the Lake 3 01 55 3 01 01 



Mystic, Falmouth 3 06 04 2 02 02 



Bessie, Quissett 3 11 80 8 03 30 



Maltese, Wood's Holl 3 07 38 3 05 87 



Psvche, Wood's Holl 3 13 05 2 06 06 



Mermaid. Wood's Hofl 8 24 53 3 17 10 



Catboats under 15ft.— F. L. Gifford first. John Swift second. Dr. 

 Kidder thud. Centerboard spritsaUs.— A. s. Messer first, Henry Ooote 

 second, Joseph S. Fay tnird. Keel sprit-ads —T. Aiken first, Fred 

 Gift'ord second, Benjamhi GifTord third. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C. CHAMPIONSHIP RACE.— This club sailed 

 its second championship race on Aug. 12, at Marblehead, with nine 

 entries. The order at the start was Expert, Witch, Fad, Ralph and 

 JEoIus in first class and Psyche, Wraith. Dash and Unique in second, 

 the latter handicapped 2rain. In both classes the centerboards were 

 beaten by the keels as shown in the table: 



FIRST CLASS —CENTERBOARDS . 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Expert, L. Whitcomb 23.03 2 18 55 1 44 50 



Ralph, G. 8. Osborne 38.10 2 33 44 S 05 39 



FIRST CLASS— KEELS. 



Witch, B.B. Orowninshield 23,10 3 13 15 1 37 40 



iEolus, I. C. Mills, Jr, SB .03 3 24 38 1 65 50 



Fad, G. A. Goddard 21.11 3 3S CO 1 03 15 



SEOOJtD CLASS— CasTEHBOARDS. 



Dash, A. S. Browne 20.01 2 28 Hi 1 Or 26 



Psyche, H M. Sears 17.05 1 39 48 1 CC .32 



SECOND CLASS— KEELS. 



Wralt.^. 0. J. Paine 18.08 1 38 07 1 05 56 



Unique, G. A. Stewart _ . .19 10 l 3+ 00 1 12 45 



The %vinners were Witch, Expert, Psyche and AVraith. The next 

 race will be sailed on Aug. 22, and the fall matches on .Sept. 12. The 

 judges were Messrs. J, B. Rhodes . and Russell Whifomb. W^raitti is 

 the new keel catboat, receatly built by Smith from Mr. Burgess' 

 designs. 



MINNETONKA Y. C. REG ATT A. -On AVednesday of last week a 

 regatta was sailed on hake Minnetonka. by the yachts of the Minne- 

 tonka Y. C, in a strong breeze fi-om the west, causing mo.st of the 

 yachts to reef. The course was 10 miles. The results were as follows: 



SLOOP.S. 



Length. Actual. Corrected, 



Mai-y Lee, C. M, Hardenburg 31.08 51 30 51 30 



Pearl, Highland Club JO. 00 54 10 53 34 



CLASS A— CATS. 



Lazy Jane, G. V. Johnson 31 00 51 04 50 43 



Princess, E. J, Phelps 21.00 51 48 50 46 



Catharme. Highland Club 28.00 t 2 27 50 50 



Idyl vvfid. Dale & Morse 31 . 00 53 .95 51 33 



Marchioness, C. A, Bovey 20.00 53 56 51 04 



Elvira, Bidwell & Co 20.00 .54 03 51 53 



Ida. G. Brackett 23.00 53 11 53 11 



Eleanor, H. E. Selden. 20.00 1 03 35 1 00 84 



CLASS B— CATS. 



Helen, J. E. Starr 19.02 56 55 56 55 



Swallow . .. ,, . , .. 



Glide, C. E. French 18 00 1 00 45 1 00 03 



CLASS C— CATS. 



Ariadne, S. C Gale 16 00 1 05 54 1 04 34 



The judges were Capt, Howard L. Christian and Chas. M. Palmer 



BEVERLY Y. C— One hundred and second regatta. Monument 

 Beach, Aug. 15, 1885.— The third race for Buzzards Bay Cups was 

 sailed on the 15th. wind N. E., a strong wholesail breeze; Surprise, in 

 fact, putting in a racing reef . Course for second aud third classes, 

 around Bird Island and Scragg Neck buoys and return, eleven miles. 

 For fourth class round Dry Ledge and Abial's Ledge buoys and return, 

 seven and one-half miles. Ko sloops started; Lestris arrived too late 

 to start: 



SECOND CLASS. 



Length. Start. Corrected. 



Surprise, J M. Codman 37.03 3 06 19 1 55 46 



Mattie, Vice-Corn. Stockton 38.10 3 08 57 1 59 12 



Myth, Thos. Parsons... 37.04 2 23 08 3 12 35 



THIRD CLASS. 



Falka, C. S. Robinson 35.03 8 36 33 2 33 45 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Fannie, F. W. Sargent 33.092tg 1 43 31 1 32 22 



PetreL Geo. H. Richards 20.06% 1 46 09 1 33 01 



DoUy, A. S. Hardy 22.08 1 50 54 1 40 00 



Surprise, Falka and Fannie take first prizes. Petrel and Mattie 

 second prizes. Fannie takes and holds pennant. Judges— R. Cod- 

 man, W. W. Appleton, A. H. Hardy. Judges' yacht, Violet, B. Y. C, 



AN IDEA FOR THE REGATTA COMMITTEE.-mjiYor Fores* 

 and Strvant: The Regatta Committee of the New York Y. 0. are 

 doubtless swamped with suggestions about the races for the America 

 Cup, but still I venture to make one which seems to me of value- 

 viz., that as soon as the trial races shall have shown whether Pris- 

 cillai or Puritan is to be our representative, the other shall be nsed as 

 a sort of trial horse; that is, suppose Priscilla is selected, then Puri- 

 tan shall be kept in exactly the same trim, and PrisciUa, by shiftirig 

 ballast, increasing or reducing sail, sailing very close hauled or with 

 a good full, etc., and saUing with Puritan always in same trim every 

 day, flnaUy get her very best trim and enable her saihng master to 

 learn all about her best points and her crew, so that he can utilize 

 both to the best advantage. This is necessai'.y if we are to keep tbe 

 Cup on this side. Genesta is a crack and has a crack racing crew, at 

 least three minutes in a forty-mile race better than any crew we can 

 get together in the few weeks remaining. They are all nearly the 

 same size, a great point in a racing crew, as hauling power is more 

 effective when all have the same length of arm and leg, and these 

 races will be so close that such points are of vital importance. Pris- 

 cilla and Puritan shoifid get to work at once, and each should carry 

 only one captain. They don't seem to appreciate the job they have 

 undertaken.— Yachtsman. 



NEW HAVEN Y. C— On Aug. 6, a race w.as sailed for the Reqister 

 challenge cup, over a course of 30 miles, a run of 10 miles our under 

 spinnakers, after which the wind shifted and the fleet came home 

 with .spinnakers set. Only Class D yachts started. Visen. Louise and 

 Stranger. The race was yery close, Stranger finally winning on cor- 

 rected time : 



Start, Finish. Corrected. 



Vixen 10 50 53 4 31 54 5 20 48 



Stranger il 00 80 4 24 30 5 11 27 



Louise 11 01 12 4 29 07 5 33 57 



The yachts of the club started on their annual cruise to New Bed- 

 ford, on Aug. 9. 



THE WINNER OF THE SWEEPS TAKE- RACE.— The s we epstake.s 

 between Athlon, Isis, Stranger and Gaviota in the Goelet cup race has 

 been awarded to Athlon, the owner of Stranger payitig his part at once. 



NEWARK Y. 0.— An open regatta will be sailed over the club 

 course at Green viUe on Sept, 14. About thirty boats will probably be 

 present. 



