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FORIEST AND STREAM. 



[July 89, tm. 



W incorporate in the new sloop the best points of exlKMng yachts, rn- 

 g-nrdless of their origin. The new boat is not a "repres.-ntative" 

 sloop JO the meaning so Ions: attached to the tenn; tbp bij? iih is 

 conspicuous only by its absence: details of na: are all ihose o'f the 

 tborough cutter except the fixed bowspri): and laced mainsail; iiuder- 

 Death 18 a heavy lead Veel. the plumb stenn sho^vs up clean and sharp 

 ooni-ared with the lonf? snout covered with Rildtna:. once a prominent 

 teature in American sloops, wbile worst of nil, ilie stem, instead of 

 being sawed off to a length consistent wiLh ancient traditions and 

 prejudices, flaunts a loner iauiity counter, symmeti-ical. graceful and 

 —"English you know." In the old narrow sense shr Ir far different 

 trotii the "representative" sloop, but in a broader spnse .she is tlior- 

 ougbly representative, a representative of American enterr>rise, prnfr- 

 ress and ingenuity, both in conception, design and construction. 

 ISO American yachtsman can object on the grounds that she is not a 

 nttmg champion in every way. or that she is unworthy of the task 

 beiore accomphshed by America, Columbia. Magic and Mischief. 

 oAfr^'"^'^' ''^^ new boat has been named, is a centerboard sloop 

 80ft. on waterline, 2.3ft.. beam, fift. Sin. draft, with a lead keel of 25 

 long tons, inside ballast of lead cast to fit, 20 tons, and a displace- 

 ment of 105 long tons. Her frame and planking are of white oak, 

 and her oak keel is a stick 2ft. square, undfr which is the learl keel, 

 secured with Muntz metal bolts. She was built by Lawley & Son. of 

 South Boston, builders of Adrieiine, Tlouditia, Edna. Fad. Melusina, 

 Medusa. Harbinger, and many other successful yachts, and she is 



arid 14m. diameter, also of Oregon pine, and her gaff is 47rt. long and 

 lOin. diameter. Her sails were made by McManus & Bon, of Boston, 

 the canv.as being specially woven for her. The mainsail is of No. 1, 

 14m. wide, and the foresail of .Vo. 2, ac.l jib of No. 3. the area of lower 

 sails bemg aboot o.mft. The iih sets (lying -(^iUi an outhaul and 

 traveler, the forestny leads to the stem head. .<ind the mainsail, though 

 laced, is also fitted with outhaul and traveler. Inside tbe yacht^is 

 neatly and plainly fitted, convenience in working and handh'ng sails, 

 and the comfort of her crew being the main considerations. The 

 deck, of course, is flush from stem to stern, with low hatches and 

 skylights. Outside the Puritan is painted white, the only whitesloop 

 or cutter of any size; but even without this help there would be no 

 trouble in picking out her shapely hull and stylish rig anywhere 

 among American yachts. 



In one feature more than any other is she a marked departure from 

 American practice, the low position of her ballast for a boat of her 

 beam, and in this feature we believe there lies a strong chance that 

 her performance in a sea will n..t be satisfactory. Thus far she has 

 been a success in smooth water, a smprise to all; but all experience 

 with smaller yachts tends to show that in boats of less than four 

 beams, with little depth of body, low weights attained by outside 

 keels are detrimental to speed in a seaway. Thus far Puritan has 

 hardly been tested in this respect, and, while we hope otherwise, we 

 do not expect that when out in really rough water she will attain a 

 speed proportionate to that she has shown thus far. 



Her record down to date has already appeared in the Forest and 

 Stheam; her first performance under sail, her first race of June 80, 

 Avhen she appeared in the Eastern Y. C. regatta, outsailing the fleet, 

 and again in the schooner race, when she sailed in company, beating 

 the others badly to windward. In her own class she has as yet been 

 untried, but wherever she may be placed after trial, there can be 

 no doubt, from her performances thus far. but that she is a very fast 

 boat in any ordinary conditions of wind and water. In a few weeks 

 we shall be able to form a more correct estimate of her merits in her 

 class, ajid perhaps before thn season is over we may see her meas- 

 ured by another standard, that of Genesta. Whatever the result may 

 be, there is no doubt, from what she has already done, but that she 

 will prove a credit to the spirit and enterprise of the gentlemen who 

 built her, as well as to the skill of her designer. 



BENT TIMBERS AND YACHT CONSTRUCTION. 



Editor rarest and Stream: 



I noticed in a recent number of the Forest and Stbeam a commu- 

 nication from a contributor (Mr. Shephard) on the subject of steamed 

 and bent forms in yacht building, I indorse most emphatically all 

 Mr. Shephard says in favor of their merits. In the course of an ex- 

 perience extending over a period of twenty years, I have tested 

 thoroughly the great advantages of bent oak' frames over any other 

 kind, for Ijghtness and strength as well as holding fastening, lu San 

 Fi-aiicfseo wh-re Tli.'^rp h.^d :>i->i!t n.:t than a dozen yachts, large 

 a: I. StOue, a mo.Ht skillful 



:; e of bent oak. By using 



11 nst one-half and .strength 



; . ui us much greater strength can 



K than 4x6 or sawed material or 

 i J or to suppose that heavy timbers 

 at. . wiu. i; t,ijiijciijg arc essi-uiiul to strength, and that there is great 

 uieiit in a'heavily built hull. My own experience is quite the con- 

 trary. It has been urged that great weight in a hull acts as ballast, 

 a great mistake. A heavUy timbered boat is always loggy, dull and 

 seldom a fast safer, whereas a lightly timbered and planKed boat is 

 lively, ride.s at anchor easily, handles easily, and is buoyant in ,a sea 

 way. She moves easily, feels the lightest breeze, steers easily if 

 properly sparred, in short, gives yjerfect satisfaction. 



As to enduring qualities, I can give the following as one instance 

 of many that have come under my observation. In 1867, Stone built 

 for me a centerboard schooner, o5ft. over all, 5i^ft. deep, ITft. beam. 

 Her timbers were of white oak 2:<S, set li!in. from centers, planking 

 I}^ scant before planing, which reduced the ihicimess to about ihi, 

 as she was planed two or three times; fastening, galv.auized iron. 

 Everyone acquainted with the Bay of San Franci.sco can testify to 

 the heaviness and strength of the winds and rough water encountered 

 in yachting. It is, in fact, a rough school for the yachtsman, and a 

 severe test of the staunchness and strength of boats. I used the 

 yacht constantly for five years, during which time she pounded on 

 sand bars frequently, and was often left high and dry for a tide on 

 uneven bottom : in short she had rough US9ge, during all of which 

 time she never leaked a bucketful; the pump was a useless piece of 

 furniture. Aiter using her as a sailing craft for that length of time, 

 1 concluded to lengthen her and convert her into a steam yacht, and 

 did so, and used her that season under steam. Became dis.gusted 

 with .steam and the annoyances consequent in the way of inspectors 

 and the absurd requirements under the law, which should except 

 steam yachts £i-om its ridiculous provisioas. I had lengthened the 

 yacht 3-3ft. forward, but had not increased the size of the frames of 

 the added section, and when I restored her to a sailing yacht, which 

 I did the following sprine, she was 88ft. long. The addition of the 

 S3fi. rendered the quantity of sail formerly carried seemingly inade 

 quate and ridiculously out of proportion, but I had a theory that 

 dispensing with ballast would give greater buoyancy and conse- 

 quently greater spe^d, so I put back the same spars and sails 

 formerly on her. By lengtheniutc. the stability was of course greatly 

 increased, and I dispensed with one-halt the ballast, leaving only 

 about two tons The result was asronisbing; she fairly flesv. 



In a regatta, the very day she was lauuched from the ways, after 

 the restoration, she took part and ran away from the fleet easily. 

 She started a half hour after the other yachts had got off . overtook, 

 passed them, and had anchored, furled sails and the boys had had 

 time to get quite jolly over a big bowl of pimch before the foremost 

 of the fleet arrived. It was really a wonderful exhibit of speed, 

 which character she maintained. Soon after I sold her, to go to the 

 South Sea Islands. The old salts shook their heads and said she 

 would never get there, and that she v.as unsafe to cross the bar; 

 nevertheless she sailed On her voyage. Iler first port was Honolulu. 

 A crack jjiiet-boat. the Fanny, was bound to the same jjoit, anda 

 little side bet of $500 was offered that she would beat the yacht down. 

 It was accepted. The yacht encountered rough weather, the pilot- 

 boat's best pia.y. but nevertheless she beat the pilot boat 48 hours, 

 making the run "of 3,in0 miles inside of 9 days, calm and trade winds 

 inclusive. From Honolulu she sailed tor the Navigators, and made 

 the most remarkable sea time of 9 rniles per hour average from the 

 day she left San Fr.ancisco until the voyage terminated, over 5,000 

 miles. She was afterward used in voyages among the islanas. beat- 

 ing up in a rough sea against strong trade winds, can ymg all sad 

 when other vessels had in double reefs, and uutil the day she was 

 lost on a reef, nearlj two years later, she never leaked a barrel of 

 water. I would mention also that during this whole period of service 

 she had a deep, open coclrpit and never shipped a sea. So much for 

 the theory that it is unsafe to venture outside with a low cockpit: but 

 in ttiis case I attribute the imrouuiiy from 'xombers" and occasional 

 "tojiplers" to lier Imovajicv, for .she was like a cork on the water. 

 While at Upolo. Kavigators Islands, an English yacht of much 

 heavier tonnage came over from the Fijis and challenged the 

 Peerlesss for a race twenty luilos to windward. The KuKlish craft 

 was a deep, sharp keel, drawing nearly 10 feet of watei-. The peer- 

 less drew 4 feet and sailed under jib and mainsail only, and before 

 they had gone ten miles the Peerless had sailed around her twice. 

 The English yacht gave it up and paid the money 



I take no credit to myself for the speed this vessel developed; she 

 was an accident; but it goes to show and pi ove the prineiide that 

 light construction, good material, good woik, thorough fasteuing, 

 light spars, moderatesail and absence of heavy ballast give buoyaney, 

 and buoyancy great speed. It may be asked how- will it work in 

 heavy weather? The question is easily answered: lieduce sail cor- 

 respondingly. The one great error in yacht sparring is over-spar- 

 ring, requiring heavy ballast to make them stand up. The idea 

 Beems to be the more sail you pile on. the greater speed. The craft 

 is over-pressed and buries, whereas by re-lu jing sail greater speed 



can generally be obtained; more sail requh-es more ballast; more 

 ballast more sail, and so it goes on until the boat is overloaded and 

 over-taxed with both, In light winds she is lazy and heavy, and in 

 heavy winds she is wet, hard to manage and requires a don hie crew. 

 Our experience In California is that the lighter the spars the better 

 and let the rigging do the work.' The leverage aloft of a heaw pitch 

 pine mast is very great. Every pound you can lighten up in mast 

 and upper spars leaves your sail-can-ving capacity so much greater. 

 _ Another very great advantage to be gained in boat and yacht build- 

 ing IS derived from thoroughly paintiner every timber in the frame 

 when set up. and also the planking ceiling on both sides, and the 

 more coats the better, as it keeps the wood from water-soaking, keeps 

 your boat light and buoyant and preserves it from decay. I kuow 

 boats that have been in use for twenty years, in which when over- 

 hauled and lengtbcued, the wood svas as .sound as when put in. BuiLl 

 your boat of dry material, paint well and there will be no rot. 



It ii3 not necessary to use even dry oak for frames, if vou are going 

 to steam and bend, as the steam drives out the sap, aiid timbers ot 

 prnall size will season in a few days if exposed to the air and wind. 

 If you want a good boat and a dtirable one build her of light bent 

 white oak frames, plank lighWy, fasten thoroughly, have your spars 

 as light as possible, of spruce if vou can obtain it, pamt every piece 

 and timber as you build. Heavy planking is a mistake. If y oii strike 

 a ro '.k you are bound to knock a hole in your craft, whether your 

 planking is two inches or one, sharp pointed rocks are nf)t particular, 

 they will do your business in either case etTectually. In the next 

 chapter I wiU tali: to you a litt le about the yawl rig. PonaERS. 



YACHT RACES ON LAKE ERIE. 



CLEVEt^D Y. A. REGATTA, JttLY 16. 



This season the proposed meet at Put in-Bay has stirred up lake 

 yachtsmen, and efforts have been made to make the regattas more 

 than usually attractive. The chief workers in the matter of the meet, 

 the Cleveland Yachting Association, invited all lake yachts to theu- 

 regatta at Cleveland, on July 10, offering handsome prizes, and al-o 

 made arrangements for a sail to the rendezvous at Put-iu-Ba v. Tbp 

 yachts were to sail over a course of .20 miles for first luul second and 

 15 mdes for third; the first course starting from the pier off Cleveland 

 thence N. E. 5 miles, W. 5 miles, 8. W. o miles and E. 5 rniles. Ths 

 shorter course returned direct from the second mark. The classes 

 were: First, yachts 35ft. and over on waterline; prizes, Gardner 

 Challenge Cup and first prize, $75, second prize $50; entrance $10. 

 Second class, yachts of 85£t. and under 85ft. : first prize, the As.socia- 

 tion Challenge Gup held by the Fanchon of Put-in-Bay, and $50, 

 second prize $10. third iirize S30, fourth prize $10; entrance $5. 

 Third class, yachts under 35ft., first prize $25, second prize $10; 

 entrance $3. Entries were open to all yachts on the lakes, under the 

 C. Y. A. rules. The time Umit was six' hours. No shifting nor start- 

 ing of ballast allowed. Twelve yachts started on Wednesday morn- 

 ing in a very light wind which continued all day, making almost a 

 drift. The full times of the race were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Start. Finish. Actual. Corrected. 

 Cora 51.04 10 35 00 4 01 00 5 26 00 5 05 06 



SECOND CLASS, 



Fanchon, Put-in-Bay. 33. 02 10 30 00 3 27 45 4 58 45 4 09 ?3 

 Kate Graham. Toledo.31.08 10 33 45 3 .51 45 5 lU 00 4 27 18 



Scud, Toledo :^5.01 10 82 15 S 54 45 5 23 30 4 35 54 



Osprey, Toledo 33.10 10 35 00 4 09 30 5 35 30 4 46 48 



Daisy, Cleveland S6.09 10 35 00 4 31 00 5 56 00 4 55 ;W 



Com. Gardner. Clev'd.23.05 10 35 00 4 45 00 6 10 00 5 03 14 



Lulu. Cleveland 30 09 10 33 15 4 36 15 6 03 45 5 10 53 



Oberon. Toledo .34.08 10 m 00 4 .36 00 6 03 00 5 15 50 



Ida, Cleveland 26 06 10 35 00 Distanced. 



CJ.Minaett,S'nd'sky.34.08 10 35 CX) Distanced. 



Rover. Cleveland 2o.08 10 35 00 Carried away masthead. 



After the race (he squadron sailed for Ptit-in-Bay, where nearly 60 

 yachts anchored over Sunday, coming from the various lake ports. 

 On one side of this beautiful httle harbor is an island, Gibraltar, on 

 which is the handsome stone residence of Mr. Jay Cooke. This island 

 partly shuts in the harbor and makes an excellent anchorage. The 

 classes were the same as in the Cleveland race, with the Herreshoff 

 table of allowance, one fifth overhang only being measured. 



The first class prizes were a sUk flag presented \>y the citizens of 

 Put-in-Bay, and another by the C. Y. A., also of all entrance 

 money; second prize, % of entrance money; entrance $10. Class 11. , 

 silk flag by C. Y. A. ana solid sUver cup, presented by citizensof Put- 

 in-Bay, with of entrance money; second prize, four-ninths of en- 

 trance money; third prize, two-ninths of entrance money; entrance, 

 $3. Class Ili., silk flae: presented by C. Y. A. and half of entrance; 

 second prize, four-ninths of entrance; third prize, two-ninths of en- 

 tra-.ce: entrance. $3. The courses were for first and secoud classes, 

 from a stakeboat off Rattlesnake Island, N. W. W. 7 miles to stake- 

 boat, thence S. W. Xi^ S. 7 mdes to stakeboat, thence E. ^ S. to finish, 

 21 mdes. Third class yachts only round the first boat and return, 14 

 miles. .'Vll marks were to be left to port. 10 minutes were allowed to 

 start in, times being taken as the yaehts crossed. The Regatta Com- 

 mittee were Messrs. H. D. Cotifinherry, W. .Scott Robinson, R. E. Mix, 

 Frank Brewster, II. G. Phelps 



Tuesday morning was clear and calm, there being very little wind. 

 Twenty-five yacht* started when the signal was given at 11:11 A.M. 

 Scud leading over the line, followed by Fanchon, Wanderer, So Name, 

 Cora, IVlisehief, Vixen, Alert, Maud S., Ripple, Olierrm, Kate Graham, 

 W. J. Partridere, Osprey, Cora V., Jennie J., Crescent, Tidal Wave, 

 Petrel, Lulu, S. H. Ives, schooner; Louise, schooner; Stella, Madeline 

 and Mazeppo, to latter two being baniUcapped. To first mark was a 

 broad reach with a very light wind, most of the yachts carryiug bal- 

 loon jibtopsails, while Cora, Fanchon, Stella. Ripple. Lulu and Cora 

 V. all tried spimiakers to port, set well forward. The Cora, Kate 

 Graham and Alert all carried wa'er sails hung from their booms. 

 When a mile had passed the Avind came fresher, wbile a squall showed 

 up hi the West, a signal at which kites came in and some topsails 

 were doused. Over the rest of the first leg the squall came down at 

 times wiih great force until some were glad to lower everything in a 

 hurry, while others turned in one or two reefs. Cora lowered her 

 mainsail and setitagatu, then tm-nedin tworeefsa fewminutes later. 

 Fanchon's crew did excellent work in reefing, and in fact showed 

 the value of thorough drill in the way they handled their boat all day. 

 Within a quarter of an hour after the worst part of the squall all 

 reefs were out again, and from that timeout there was little wind, 

 and the race wasa drift in. Cora winning easily in 2.33:35 corrected 

 time. The full tim es w ere : 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Start. Fiidsh. Actual. Corrected. 

 Cora, Cleveland.... 51 04 11 16 00 2 19 12 3 04 02 2 83 85 

 W.J.Partridge, Det.35.1l 11 17 36 3 84 55 4 07 80 8 ID 89 

 S.H. Ives, Detroit... 55. 00 ll 19 15 3 21 52 4 02 37 3 35 06 

 Louise, Detroit 56.06 11 19 85 withdrew. 



SECOND CLASS, 



Fanchon, 



Put-in-Bay 33.02 11 14 06 2 85 22 2 22 83 2 30 32 



Scud, Toledo 35.01 11 13 00 2 65 50 3 42 50 2 53 54 



Oberon, Toledo 34.08 11 17 05 3 10 16 3 53 Id 3 03 89 



Osprey. Toledo 33 10 11 17 40 3 12 58 3 55 18 3 04 31 



iVlert.'Sandusky- . . .20 08 11 15 40 3 33 59 4 OT 19 3 09 33 



CoraV..Pmin-Bay.31.04 11 18 05 3 33 47 4 04 42 8 09 51 



•Stella, Toledo .31 .02 11 19 40 3 27 35 4 07 45 3 12 38 



Crescent, Toledo. .27 09 11 :i8 13 3 48 58 4 16 45 3 15 17 



Jennie J , Detroit. . ..^10.04 11 18 13 3 34 10 .4 IS 57 3 19 31 



Petrel, Detroit 33.02 11 18 55 Not timed. 



Ltdu Cleveland ... 30.09 1119 10 Withdrew. 



Kate Graham, Tol.. 31. 08 11 77 10 Nottimed. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Madelme, Detroit... 21. 03 11 82 00 1 34 32 3 03 32 1 11 05 



''fstnd.^'':.'''"V08 11 18 13 1 19 02 3 10 49 1 11 50 



Maud S., Kelley IVi.lK 00 11 16 45 1 27 30 3 10 45 1 12 33 



Vixen. Sanduskv.. 19.03 11 15-30 1 28 11 2 12 41 1 17 09 



hippie, Put-in Bay .10 03 11 16 .55 1 37 04 2 20 09 1 24 37 



^Bas'flsland'^^'*^'.^- J6.07 11 15 00 1 41 30 2 36 .30 1 24 46 

 NoName.Put in BaylO.OO 11 15 08 1 40 10 2 25 03 1 39 08 

 Mischief,Put-in-Bayi8 00 11 15 11 Withdrew. 

 Mazeppa, Put - in - 



Bay 23.04 11 82 00 Capsized. 



Besides the racing yachts the steam yacht Twilight, a little side 

 wheel boat of steel. Ldlie, of Toledo; and Cyclone and Wmnitred, ot 

 Cleveland, were present. In the evening the yachtsmen were all at 

 the ball at Wehrle's. , ■ , - 



On Wednesday some sailed for home, while quite a number laid m 

 the harbor or at Ballast Island, where they could view the canoe 

 races. On Wednesday evening, the crews ot all the yachts met at 

 the Beebe House, at Put-in Bay, and prizes were presented. Vice- 

 Corn. Rhodes, C. Y. A., presided, with Mr. Williams as secretary of 

 the meeting. In Class I.. Cora took two very tuindsouie silk flags and 

 $10; second prize, W. J. Partridge, $27. lu Class II., Fanchijn took 

 first a silk flag, a silver cup and $20; Scud took second. $37, and 

 Oberon third, $vi. In Class HI., Madeline took first, a silk flag and 

 «30; Tidal Wave second, $12, and Maud S. third. $6. Com. Hart, of 

 the Michigan Y. C, addressed the meeting, urging the importance of 

 forming an as.sociaiiou of lake j achtsmen, and on his motion, a com- 

 mittee of 7 was appointed to consider and present to a subsequent 

 meeting a plan of organization. This committee included Messrs. 

 Williams and Downie, of Cleveland; ex-Com. Baker and Mr. McLoud, 

 of Detroit; Hepburn and Ketcham, of Toledo, and Gast, of Put m- 



Bay. After their appointment the meeting adjourned, the comtnittee 



to meet ou the flagship Louise on Thursday evening 



The^mam event on Thursday was a race 'between pound boats, the 

 local fishing craft of the lakes, a sort of primitive second cousin to a 

 sharpie. The.se ooats are flat-bottomed, straight-sided, with high 

 treeboaril and hght draft, with centerboard and balance rudder. 

 The ng is very peculiar, two ma.sts stepped as in a sharpie, the sail 

 laced to the boom, and at the liei.L'ht of the gaff in an ordinary sail a 

 batten is placed, fitted with jaws as a gaff. Above this batten the 

 sad extends lu a triaii.giilar shaoe like a topsail, the sail being iu fact 

 a mauisail and topsail in one. No j./eak or throat halliards are used, 

 simply a '-topsad"' halliard rove through the masthead and fast to 

 the upper ciiiigle. By this the sail is hoisteri, and when it Is east off 

 it comes down at once. It sits flat and is very simple and easily 

 handled, aud the fishermen sail them very sldllfully. The course for 

 these boats was from Put-in-Bay around (jieen. South Bass aud Bal- 

 last Islands, flnishing at start, lb miles. The prizes were $-20. |15, $10 

 and a keg of lieer. The four boats starting were owned bv .Tohnsou, 

 Sikes, Miller and I'arker. a fifth boat that was entered withdrawing. 

 The start was made at 10:.5.5 A. One boat carried a borrowed bal- 

 loon jibtopsail belonc'iiKj to a yacht, and one improvised a maintop- 

 mast staysail out of an i.dd blanket. The wind was light but steady. 

 Johuson's bout finished in 5.4-ii, Sikes 5.48, Parker 6.18.55, Milller 

 6.31. 50. 



At r p. M. the committee met In the cabin of the Louise, Mr. C. H. 

 Walker taking the place of Mr. McLeod in the latter's absence. Mr, 

 J. S. Williams presided, with air. G. H. Ketchum as senretary. The 

 outlines of the coii.stilution of the Interlake Yacht Assooiation, for 

 the encom-agement and advaueemenr of vachting on the north- 

 western lakes, were prepared to be submitted to the various clubs in- 

 terested tor their approval ami sug.sestions on measurement and 

 similar points. The Association « ill Ije open to any vacht club on 

 lakes (Ontario, Erie, Huron. Michigan, and conueotlng rivers, having 

 on its register three or more yachts of 1 aft. or more measiirement 

 and a roll of ten members in good standing, on a unanimou.^ vote of 

 the elubs in the Association, the entrance fee being$lO. Commodore 

 Liarduer was chosen as Commodore of the uew association , with Com- 

 modore Hart, Michigan Y. C, as Yiee-Comniodoro. and Commodore 



A. W. MocUfii, Toledo V. c , as Rear-Commodore. Mr. J. S. Williams 

 was chosen Secretary and Treasurer. After the meeting a display of 

 fireworks from the yachts followed, with a supper for the yachisinen 

 and canoeists at the Beebe House later on. On Friday most of the 

 yachts left for home. 



The association is now well on the way to a permanent establish-' 

 ment, with the hearty support of the yachtsmen of Cleveland, 

 Detroit, Toledo and Put-in Bay. N ext year a cruise and regatta will 

 be held at Put-in-Bay, and thei e is no doubt but what the other sail- 

 ors of Lake Erie wiU come iu shortly. With Commodore Gaa-dner at 

 Cleveland, and Commodore Hart at Detroit, both active and enthusi- 

 as-ic yachtsmen, tin- interest in the rnatterwfli not be allowed to flag, 

 but the association is sme of a steady growth. On Tuesday next the 

 Toledo Y, C. will sail their third annual regatta, a number of very 

 handsome prizes being offered. 



BEVERLY Y. C, JULY 25. 



AFRESH S.W. wind was blowing on the morning of the race, but 

 toward noon the wind lightened and heavy rain clouds appeared 

 in the west. Precisely at noon tlie preparatory gun was fired from 

 the d'lgsliip Foam and five minutes later the first class was sent off. 

 Gem crossed the line almo.stat the flash, closely followed b\ Atalanta 

 and Eugenia, while Countess and E.vpert: were' caught som'e distance 

 up the harbor and lost some three minutes. Their course lay out to 

 Half-Way Rock witli the wind well aft on starboard quarter. Gem 

 and E.vj/erc set balloon jibtop.sails, while Atalanta, Eugcuia and 

 Countess sent out spinnakers. Eugenia crawled on Gem aud estab- 

 lished an overlap, and in rounding the harboi- buoy Gem refused to 

 give way and a coUision occurred; cross protests were filed and de- 

 cided in favor of Eugenia. 



After rounding the rock they ran to Southeast Breakers, then 

 jibed and had a beam wind to Gale's Ledge, a closehaul to Bow- 

 ditch's Ledge and a beat home across the harbor. The breeze was 

 quite fresh over the whole course, aud the 10^^; miles were made in 

 good time. 



In the second class Peri, Spider and Witch went over promptly; 

 Fad was close to line, but on wrong tack and lost time in jibing, 

 while Caprice was late. 



In third fdaas Mr Charles J. Paine's new keel catboat put in an ap- 

 pearance for her maiden race. She has not yet been named, but 

 around the club house she is commonly dubbed the Little Puritan 

 from some fancied resemblance to tlie large boat of that name. She 

 was modeled by Mr. FdwanJ Rur^jess and built by Lawley, the 

 builder's measurements being iStt. waterline, 7.6 beam, 4 draft, witn 

 a lot of lead on her keel, being iu fact a cat-rigged cutter. She led 

 off in this class, being closely followed by Bluebell, Psyche soiue 

 way astern. 



As the boats ran in toward the Beverly shore round buoys 3, 5 and 

 7, Peri and Spider led close together, then Wdch, Puritan some way 

 astern, with Blueoell a couple of hundred feet ast,em, then Fad and 

 Psyche, with Caprice bringing up the rear. As the (Jurtis Point 

 stakeboat was neared. the leaders ran into a calm and aU bunched 

 together, finally rounding stakeboat in an eastern puft" close together 

 asfoflows: Peri, Spider, Witch, Bluebell, Piuitan, Psyche, Fad and 

 Caprice. 



All tacked in under the shore, then off into a calm spot. After a 

 while Peri and Spider worked through into an 8. W. breeze on star- 

 board tack. Witch got out ou port tack, took S. W. breeze and taclced 

 for Bowditch's Ledge Beacon. 



After some minutes Bluebell and Psyche got the breeze and went 

 off scupper down, Bluebell of a mile ahead, leaving the others in a 

 stark calm. Caprice got it after a while, but Puritan and Fad were 

 more than a mile belaud Psyche when it struck them. 



Spider reached the beaoini fir.st. then Peri and Witch, the latter 

 putting her bowsprit througli Peri's sail, tearing it to pieces, forcing 

 both boats to lower away and finally sendlns Peri bael^ to Beverly a 

 wieck. Witch protests Peri aud Peri Witch, whicii cannot be decided 

 for a few days. By this time Atalanta, clo.selj- pressed by Countess, 

 had rounded the beacon, then came Gem, and immediately after 

 Bluebell rounded one way as expert went round the other. 



Here the former got into ti'ouble through a misunderstanding of 

 orders; the crew started to trim do wu sheets for the starboard tack 

 as the skipper put down helm to go about on port taclr. The result 

 was that she went in irons close to the beacon, and had to be forced 

 back on starboard tack to avoid touching it. This took much time, 

 and fsyche slipped by during the operation, while Puritan, going 

 very fast, was getting dangerously close. In the meantime Witch 

 hati got oft' again ahead of Psyche. On the beat up Puritan showed 

 great speed, outpointing and outsailing Psycho and passing Bluebell 

 easily. Fad also did weU, gaining some six minutes in the beat, 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Atalanta, Sloop, L R. Thomas 29 07^ 2 15 18 2 07 83 



Comitess, sloop. Ge«. B. Chase 31 .06 2 35 25 3 19 19 



Gem. sloop. H. W. Savage 26.09 2 30 46 3 20 11 



Expert, sloop, L Whitcomb 24 09 3 31 26 2 18 88 



Eugenia, cat, I. S. Palmer 38 03 2 33 1 7 3 2:^ 13 



SECOND CLASS— CENTERBOARDS. 



Spider, cat, Walter Abbott 20.00 2 30 03 2 16 33 



Peri, cat, Henry Parkmay 20 07 Disabled. 



SECOND CLASS— K.EELS, 



Witch, cutter. B. B. Crowninshield. . .32.06 2 30 20 3 19 13 



Fad, yawl, Geo. A. Goddaid 33.00 3 39 12 2 37 35 



Caprice, sloop, John B. Rhodes . . . .19.11 2 45 88 2 31.41 



THIRD CLASS. 



Psyche, cat, H. M. & P. S. Sears 19.14 2 35 50 2 31 23 



Not named, cat, C. J. Paine 19.06 3 28 16 3 14 00 



Bluebell, cat, W. Lloyd Jeffries 18.07 2 33 45 2 18 25 



If iirotesl is flecided iu favor of Witch, prizes go as follows: Ata- 

 lanta, Spider, AVitch and Psyche fli-st prizes; Expert, Fad and Mr. 

 Paiue's boat second prizes. Atalama tates pennant, tieiug Expert; 

 Spider and Psyche take and hold pennauts. if Witch is ruled out. 

 Fad and Caprice lake prizes in that c lass. J udges - John Dane, Geo. 

 L. Peaboay and Arthur VV. Wheelwright. Judges' yacht. Foam, 



B. Y. C. 



LAKE ONTARIO AND BAY OF QUINTE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The yachtsmen of Oulario aud the Bay of Qiunte are, at the 

 time of writing, busily preparing tor the series of matches which are 

 to be held by four out of the five clubs eompi isingthe Lake Yacht 

 Racing Association, the first of which, namely, that of the Royal 

 Canadian Y. C, will be held at Toronto, on the aOtli lust. The B. Q. 

 Y C will be represented by the big Atalanta in the first class and 

 lo'lanthe in the .second class" Both ciatt are now on their way and 

 ought to win in their respective classes. Our fleet wotdd be more 

 laigely represented at Toronto, but for the length of the journey.' 

 Fifteen miles w^est of here is a narrow neck of land which separates 

 the Bay of Quinte from Lake Ontario. This necessitates a trip of 

 about 50 miles eastward to the lake, thence south 15 miles, thence 

 northwest a long distance around the peninsula of Prince Edward, 

 the coast of which is dangerous even for small craft, there being no 

 harbors and the wind generally blowing ou it from the southwest. 

 As. however, a canal is now being dug through the isthmus, and as It 

 will probably be finished next year, the n-ip to Toronto will then be- 

 come quite easy of accomplishment. , 



At Oswego, on August 4, the bay fleet wiU have twoadditional 

 second class representatives in the Gracie (Commodore Roy) of this 



