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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LAuo. 27, 1885. 



the sc^oonei-s Fleetwiug, Olio, Fortuna, and Tidal Wave, and the 

 sloop PeiiKUta- On Board of Priscilla was BIr. E. A. Willarrt in be- 

 half of Puntan. while Mr. J. R. Busk was on the latter vacbt with 

 Messis, Pame, Forbes, Burgess, Bryant and Fish. Ou Graoif. besi.los 

 Mr. Earl, was Dr, Barron, owner of Athlon, and Captain .toe Ells- 

 worth. Oapl am Gibson sailed Priscilla, and with him wpre Captain 

 ihau Lloek ot 3Iisehicf am! his crew, his sou .Jesse Clock- of the 

 schooner Kuril, an.l captoin HalT of Fanny. With (Captain Crocker 

 sehooner Gravlma-. Th- Kipu 

 started off with Mr. Olsejion board and n paleut lor- towina:. to run 

 •^^^ *f f ™"es. Ou her deck was a, raft of plar.ks a ad timbers 

 about 12ft. square, carryin;? a pcle wiUi a red ilafc- The water was 

 per.eetly smootn, and a moderate breeze blowinp when the first 

 wlu.stle ble^y at 11 :0S, followed by a second at 11 :13, i )ji1y two min- 

 utes were allowed to cross iu, as there were ao b-w boat's, and thej- 

 were so well manned. As the first five minu(es passed Puritan eaine 

 reachuiET aloug the line from east to west, carrving lower sail and Jib 

 bead or. and u seemed as thoush .she would cross well atiead as she 

 luffed over the ime on Kimfire, but meanwhile PiiscUla b;u] come 

 stearnm.s,' under the tuji's bow. lufliuK up bo kJIt with a, rally on the 

 mam sheet, and shootiujr across close to the tu^ just as'Pnritan 

 crossed by the Lightship. Still lufflns around to'thfv otner tack 



put both held on the port tack in toward the Jersey beach, the sloop 

 having: the advantage of the start. The times were: 



puritan 11 vi .|8 Gracie ll 14 06 



Pnscdla U 13 48 Bedouin 11 14 40 



The two big: ones now held to the east out iu open water while the 

 smader iiau- laid iu for the beach. Bedouin to windward but Gracie 

 ahead. The wind tiow came from S. E. and the tide was about at the 

 lowest. Of the pair to the west Bedotiiu heeled no more than Gracie, 

 as seen from directly astern, while to the east Priscilla was standing 

 up even straighter than her opponent, .showing a marked improve- 

 ment over her previous form. At 11;29 Piu-itan tacked and three 

 mmutes later Priscilla followed, both now having the wind on the 

 starboard side. Off Seabright was as pretty a duel as one w ould 

 care to see. the cutter aud sloop still holding 'their long reach in to 

 the sands, but Bedouin surely passing the sloop and still holding her 

 wind. At 11:41:30 Bedouin went about, this time on starboard tack, 

 and Gracie at once followed. Puritan was now the leader, having 

 -well made up her loss at the start, and Bedouin had beaten her mate, 

 but a further surprise was to come. The two divisions were now ap- 

 proaching on opposite tacks, Puritan, of course, well ahea,d, but it 

 was- soon seen that Priscilla had small chance of weathering 

 Bedomn. Nearer and nearer they came, until at 11:45 Pri.scilla had 

 to cast t ) starboard tack to avoid Bedouiji. Iu spite nf size and the 

 unequal start, both largely favoring the big sloop, in less than thtee- 

 quarcers of an hour the smaller cutter had her under her lee and 

 kept her there. In s'ain the sloop essayed to run away from her, the 

 cutter held her for 15 minutes, when of her own accord she tacked 

 and left her big adversary 



Meanwhde at 1] :5S Puritan was again on starboard tack out to sea, 

 •while Gracie was wcli in the rear of all, and at 12:10 she lowered her 

 topsail as the sea was nsmg a little. Four minutes later Priscilla fol- 

 lowed suit and clewed down hers also. After several tacks at 13:20 

 Bedouin was nearest to the beach while the other three were well out. 

 Puritan was gaining but Priscilla did a little better with no topsail, 

 and Gracie was not holding the others. At 12:24 Prisciila's topmast 

 came down and sbeweuton better than before. At 12:39, Puritan 

 lowered her topsail and a mmute later Bedouin struck her topma'jt. 

 Thefoui- were now nearly opposite Long Branch. Puritan ahead but 

 out at sea, Bedouin next in shore, tlien Priscilla well out, and last, 

 Gracie close to the beach, all on port tack. At 12:45 Puritan also 

 housed her topmast, as the sea was mcreasing though the wind was 

 still light. From here to the outei- mark the sea became heavier, tell- 

 ing most on the two smaller boats. Bedouin was pitching at a great 

 rate and going no faster for it, as Priscilla was now leavmg her. At 

 1:15 all were standing off shore on starboard tack, Puritan gaining 

 steadily on Priscilla both to windward and in the footing. Both were 

 leaving the smaller boats, and of the latter two Gracie was falling 

 astern of Bedouin. Puritan tried the port tack at 1:29, and at 1:45 

 Bedouhi followed, soon after tacking again in Prisciila's wake. 



At 2:19 Puritan made her last taelr, and at 2!B8 she turned the 

 ■weather mark. Three mmutes later she set her topsail, but it was 

 2 :-38 before she had her spinnaker set to port. Priscilla turned at 

 i2:40:.S7 and bad her topmast up at 2:44. Her compass was not in ad- 

 jastmentand mislead her as to the course, so she jibed her boom to 

 port on rounding, but soon found that she could not carry it there. 

 Lowering her spinnaker boom ahead of the mainsad, she jibed the 

 latter to starboard again and set spinnaker at :]:.jG. The sail filled hke 

 a balloon as the stops brol;e and it Qcw u]j, littins: tht^ boom as though it 

 would carry boat and all aloft. At 2:5i:l.-> Bedouin rounded and got 

 her topmast up and sail sot in better time than either of the big ones, 

 but it was 13 minutes later before her spinnaker broke out. Priscilla 

 sent a clubtopsail aloft at3 P, M,, hut Puritan was content with her 

 small one for some time longer. Gracie was last of ad to turn, being 

 timed at3:l3;iO. 



The boats soon ran into smooth water and were little bothered by 

 the sea. while the flood tide helped them home. They were strung 

 out in a procession aud the difCeTenee was not easily seen, but the 

 iron sloop and Gracie both (gained on their rivals down wind. The 

 Itreeze held steadily for all of them, and the run was qiuckly made. 

 Puritan took in her spinnaker at 4:li and Priscilla at After fin- 



iBhing Puritan hoisted her spinnaker iioom and let it fall, breaking 

 the spar and tearing the sail. The times of finish at Scotland were: 



Puritan 4 12 Ot Bedotun 4 <10 09 



Priscilla 4 22 05 Gracie , 4 56 39 



The following summary shows the full times: 



Start. 



Puritan 11 13 -18 



Priscilla.... 11 13 48 

 Bedouin ....11 14 40 

 Gracie 11 14 OG 



TlUTl. 



2 S8 m 

 •2 40 37 

 2 52 lo 



;i 13 10 



Finish. 



4 12 or 



4 22 05 

 4 40 09 

 4 50 39 



Elapsed. Corrected 



4 58 19 4 57 05 



5 08 17 5 08 17 

 5 25 29 5 15 21 

 5 42 33 5 32 58 



Puritan beats Priscilla llm. 13s., Bedouin 18.46, and Gracie 35.58. 

 Priscilla beats Bedouin 7m. 34s., and Gracie 24.41; while Bedouin beats 

 Gracie 17.07. Again comparing old and new the average of Puritan's 

 and Prisciila's eon-ected time would be 5:02:42, and of Bedouin's and 

 Gracie's 5:34 'i't, the difference being 21 4:3 between the large and 

 small boats. It is also interestmg to compare the times out and 



Beatfag. Running, Beating, Running. 



Puritan 3 14 13 1 44 07 Bedouin 8 37 25 1 47 54 



Priscilla ...... 8 20 49 1 41 28 ' Gracie 3 59 04 1 43 29 



Puritan in a 20 mile beat to windward gains 12.37 on Priscilla, 23.13 

 On Bedouin and 44. .ja on Oracle. Down wind Priscilla beats Puritan 

 8.39, and Gracie beats Bedouin 4.25. 



The race was sailed in a true wind, equaHf fair to all and none 

 gained any advantage fi'om tides or cun'ents. The breeze was hght 

 all day and the sea was only troid^lesome to the smaller boats for the 

 last half of the beat out. Under these conditions Purilan showed a 

 marked superiointy over Pri.scill-a to windward, but was not up to her 

 free, whUe the same may be said of Bedouin and Gracie. Bedouin at 

 one time, but half an hour after a bad start, had Priscilla at her 

 mercy. After the race the Luckenbach towed Puritan up to Clifton 

 while the others safled home. 



SATURDAY, AUG. 23. 



Saturday morning was cloudy and sultry with little air, and did not 

 promise well for a racing day. The Luckenbach was latein starting, 

 having waited for a member of the Regatta Committee, and it was 

 nearly 10 wnen she took Puritan and Priscilla in tow, the others hav- 

 ing gone down with the Kipp. Both yachts made sail whUe towing, 

 and at 10:3i>the tug dropped them off the Romer, leaving them to 

 make their way out ni a light S. W. wind. Arrived at the Lightship 

 the course decided upon was triangular, 13J^ miles a side, the first 

 leg being S. E. by E. half E., and the second S. W. by W., makingthe 

 third parallel with the Jersey beach. The sea was veiy smooth out- 

 side, but became rougher a.s the yachts went out with an ugly roll; 

 but with little effect ou t1ie big boats. Puritan had fitted a spare 

 spinnaker and boorn borrowed from Priscilla, and was carrying club- 

 topsail, as did the others, Gracie, Puritan and Priscilla sending up 

 balloon jibtopsails in stops. Bedouin had her foresail down. Alfhad 

 spinnaker booms ready on starboard side. Some time was lost in 

 waiting for the Kipp, in charge of both buoys to get a good start out, 

 but at 12:20 the first whistle was blown, the wind then being of top- 

 sail strength from W. S, W. Close on the second whistle, 12:25, Puri- 

 tan w ent over with Prisciha close astern and the others handicapped. 

 The times wex'e: 



Puritan. 13 25 45 Bedouin 12 27 03 



Priscilla 12 26 27 Gracie 12 37 59 



The leaders wisely held theu- spinnakers in stops, while Gracie 

 broke out hers, but took it in at once. Bedouin, in hoisting found a 

 turn in hers,, so it came down and was reset, but though hauled far 

 forward as possible it would not draw, and at 13:.35, after losing ten 

 minutes «ith it it was taken in. Meanwhile she had broke out a 

 balloon jibrcijsail. but Gracie had jjassed her to windward while she 

 bothered with the spinnaker. Both Puritan and Priscilla were now 

 under mainsail, clubtopsail, and balloon jib only, Puritan mile 

 ahead. At l2:S>i Pri.scilla hauled up her foresail. Bedouin's balloon 

 jib was not hanked to the stay and bellied away to leeward badly. At 

 12:50 ihe foresail went up on Puritan, Priscilla being very close to 

 her. aud at I P M. both set their spinnakers, the black sloop making 

 a rush foi- Puritan's v.-eatlier, but failed to pass, the kites would not 

 cJraw and both came in at 1:15. As the boats came for the mark 



M'here the tug with Polynia, Vi.sion and Ovgnus were awaithig them, 

 a luffing match began, which resulted in Priscilla passing Puritan to 

 leeward and talcing the lead, after which both eased sheets for the 

 mark. Priscilla rounded first, botli she and Puritan carrying lowci- 

 sails and elubtopsails, theformer with ;jiljto]isrtil aloft iu stops. They 

 luffed around and went off on port lack with Gracienext and Bedouin 

 last, the latter with spinnaker set. The times were: 



Pi'iscilla ; 3 10 05 Grade 2 29 47 



Puritan 2 i; 00 Bedouhi 2 4140 



On the run of l:3i.<j miles with a quarteriiur wind, Priscilla had led 

 furitan by 5'jsec., while Gracie held l^n in .^3sec. to the good over 

 Bedouin. The wind was now very light from H. W., with a long- roll 

 to the sea. The Luckenbach stopped to pick up the mark and started 

 after the racers. Puritan began to gain on Priscilla a little, and at 

 2:42 the latter tacked. Five minutes later Puritan tacked also, this 

 time ahead of the iron boat. Priscilla carried a balloon jibtopsail, 

 but Puritan did not set hers. The sailine was very slow for a long 

 time. At 3:30 both were on port tack, Puritan to windwarrl, shortly 

 after which they broke tacks, Puritan holding off on starboard tack 

 and Priscilla holding in to the beach. Meanwhile Bedouin had been 

 hunting Gracie sharply and now held a good place to windward and 

 ahead, tiaviag more than made up the 12min. lost in the rim. At 

 4:.30 Puritan was stdl ahead but far south, while Priscilla was in by 

 the land, where she picked up a nice breeze. For a time it seemed 

 that Boston would turn first, but the wind was very ligjit about her. 

 and Priscilla came down on starboard tack with more wind. At 5:10 

 Priscilla w-as standing for the mark from the north on starboard 

 t>ack, while Puritan, to the ea.st. bad just gone on port tack, on wdiich 

 reach she could not hope to weather the mark. At 5:05 Bedouin had 

 Shaken clear of Gracie. going to windward of her, and both were 

 coming for the buoy. At 5:30, when Priscilla neared the mark on 

 starboard tack, Pm-itan tacked about one-eighth of a mile in her 

 wake, the latter being much quicker about. The iron sloop rounded 

 first, breaking out balloon jibtopsail, and after her came Puritan, her 

 big balloon jibtopsail flying out like a bubble when it bursts. At 5:10 

 the Luckenbach, bound home, passed Bedouin, with Gracie one- 

 quarter mile astern aud to leeward, but just at this time the jenny 

 yard on Bedouin's clubtopstiil broke, and left the foot flying with the 

 pieces attached. This wa, a great drawback in such a light air. and 

 her rival soon drew up to her. 



The times at the second mark were: 



Pi'iscilla 5 :W 54 Bedouin (i 00 25 



Paritan 5 .32 13 Gracie 6 00 .36 



These times do not show the gain of Bedouin and Puritan m the 

 weather work, but at the wind-jamming both showed a marked gain 

 over the others until within a mile of the mark. The Luckeubach 

 steamed away to catch the leaders, passing Puritan first and then 

 Priscilla, both going very fast, considering the light wind and foul 

 tide. Pi-iscilla was steadily drawing away from Puritan, and when 

 she neared the finish had a lead of over 5min. It was bright moon- 

 light on the water, although the sun was still in the west, maldng a 

 narrow golden border to a huge bank of dun-colored clouds that 

 hung over distant New York, while over the scene the two red lights 

 of Sandy Hook Lightship a.nd Scotland's two white fights struggled 

 to make themselves visible. Soon Puritan came in; then a long wait 

 followed before Gracie was timed, while Bedouin was last of all. 

 Taking the latter in tow, the tug started for home in a torrent of 

 rain. It was after 9 o'clock and the rain had ceased when the tug 

 reached Tompkinsville, and there, her spars towermg in the nioon- 

 Ught, lay Genesta, ju.st in from Boston. The times of the race were- 

 Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Puritan 12 25 45 6 88 39 6 12 54 6 11 40 



Priscilla 12 26 27 6 .12 53 6 06 26 6 06 26 



Bedouin 12 27 00 7 26 10 6 59 10 6 49 33 



Gracie 12 27 00 7 42 -34 6 45 34 6 .85 .59 



Priscilla beats Puritan 5.14, Gracie 29.3:3, Bedotun 43.06. Gracie 

 beats Bedouin 13..33. The average time of the two large boats is 

 6.09.03, compared with 5.02.42 on Friday, and of the smaller, 6.42.46 

 against 5.24.44. The difference this time is greater, being 33.48. 



MONDAY, AUG. 24. 



Monday's race was set for the New York Y. C. course, from Buoy 

 IB off Owl's Head, through the Narrows and down around buoys 10 

 and 81^, out past the Hook and around Sandy Hook Li.ghtship," and 

 back over the same course to Buoy 15 above the West Bank; a dis- 

 tance of 38 miles The time allowed was 1,11 to Priscilla, 9.7 to Gracie 

 and 9.10 to Bedouin. The weather and wind were both of the sort 

 usually found over this course in the summer months, clear and 

 warm with a S. W. wind and no beating to speak of. The Lucken- 

 bach left Pier 3 at 9 A. M., and steamed to Tompkinsville, where Gen- 

 esta lay at anchor with the red and white burgee of the Royal Yacht 

 Squadron aloft and the white ensign over her tallrail. Her crew 

 were busy over the side scrubbing copper and putting her in order. 

 Running alongside an invitation to come on board the tug was given 

 to Sir Richard Sutton, but decUned. and the Luckenbach hurried off 

 to Buoy 18. anchoring a couple of hundred yards west of 'the buoy. 

 Com. Whiting came out in his little gig to see the start but did not go 

 out to the Lightship. 



The four yachts were standing up and down the bay under a good 

 breeze from over Staten Island, with Gaviota, Esteile," Nokomis. Foi-- 

 tuna, Atalanta, Tidal Wave, Viola, Polynia and other yachts near by. 

 Ptuitan. Priscilla and Bedouin set club topsails, while Gracie had her 

 jibtopsail in stops and a jibheader aloft. At 10:45 the first whistle 

 blew, all being above the line, the tide setting them down strongly. 

 At lO:50 came the start, Puritan crossing first to wndward with Pris- 

 cilla under her lee, while Gracie was in the wake of the Boston boat, 

 and Bedouin, last over, followed Priscilla. Sheets were flattened as 

 they beat out of the NaiTows, Priscilla a little ahead, but Puritan to 

 windward, GJracie dousing her jibtopsail above the forts. Both she 

 and Bedouin were on even terra? in the footing, but Bedouin was to 

 leeward. At 11 :10 the leaders were about off Norton's Point abreast 

 of each other, but an eighth of a mile apart, Puritan still to ^vind- 

 ward fliree quarters of a mile astern were Gracie and Bedouin . 



At 11 Bedouin set a small jibtopsail and at 11:20 the first tack in 

 the race was made by Priscilla, standing over on port tack to the West 

 Bank, across Puritan's wake. For a time it seemed as if an inbound 

 steamer would bother her; but they cleared easily. At 11:23 Puritan 

 followed Priscilla with a hitch to the west, and two minutes later 

 Priscfila took the port tack again oft' pix Island. Puritan al.so resum- 

 ing her former course at 26:'iO. Priscilla gained a little on the leader 

 liy the tacks. At 11:29 Puritan broke out her jibtopsail, Priscilla fol- 

 lowing with a big one at ll:::il. and Gracie two minutes later. Bedouin 

 and Gracie were near the islands about abreast, and the former had 

 edged up to windward until her side nearly touched the sloop and 

 boathooks were used to push off. The wind was very light, and 

 Bedouin laj' under Gracie's sails completely becalmed. Suddenly 

 Gracie caught a puff and walked away; but the cutter stood still for 

 some time, almost motionless, her rival taking a good lead. At 11:50 

 Puritan had her spirmaker boom ready, and as she passed Buo.y 10 

 started sheets, and at 12:03:30 broke out her spinnaker oft' Buoy 8i^. 

 Priscilla passed Buoy 10 at 12:01 ::«, breaking out a balloon jibtopsail 

 above Buoy B}^, and her spinnaker at 12:06:30. The boats were timed 

 at Buoy 10: 



Puritan 12 00 11 Gracie 12 06 55 



Priscilla 12 01 33 Bedouin 12 09 00 



From the Hook to the Lightship was a reach, Puritan carrying fore- 

 staysail, balloon jibtopsail and clubtopsail, and PrisciUa the same can- 

 vas. The latter seemed to gain a little on the reach, but it was very 

 slight. All luifed around the Lightship and started back on the wind, 

 the breeze being S.W. by S. The times were: 



Tinr-ifan 19. 51 nO Grflf>i*i. 



PrisciUa 12 53 01 Bedoum 1 05 50 



It was expected that Priscilla would gain considerably on the way 

 out, but the times show a loss instead. 



All were on port tack for home, Priscilla gaining a httle, apparently, 

 by lowering her balloon jibtopsail at 1:10, while Gracie was leaving 

 Bedouin. When near the Hook a becketin the weather backstay fall 

 carried away on PrisciUa, the fall overhauling until the splice and 

 becket jammed in the other block, letting her topmast go forward; 

 but the stick held, though the accident cost her some time. At 1:.30 

 Gracie shifted to working topsail, and at 1:45 Priscilla shifted her 

 balloon staysail for a working one. It was just 1:50 when Puritan 

 went on starboard tack at the point of the Hook, Priscilla following 

 two minutes later. Ptiritau tacked again at 1:54 and Priscilla at 

 1:54:39. The titnes at Buoy 10 were: ' 



Puritan 2 04 28 Oracle 2 15 30 



Priscilla 2 06 10 Bedouin 2 81 00 



When around the Buoy balloon jibtopsail came out quickly on both, 

 Puritan still holding her lead, and making the Luckenbach run to be 

 at the finish in goofl time, arriving at 2:40. Priscilla was seen to be 

 gaining a little on her, but with no hopes of passing and at 3:43:05 the 

 white sloop was timed, her rival being 48sec. later. The times at 

 the finish were: 



Puritan 2 43 05 Bedouin 3 Oo 83 



PrisciUa 2 43 48 Gracie 2 58 41 



The full times of the race were: 



Start. Lightship. Finish, Elapsed, Corrected. 

 Puritan.. 10 50 28 12 51 50 2 43 05 3 53 37 51 26 



Priscilla..]0 50 30 12 53 01 3 43 48 3 53 18 3 53 18 

 Gracie. . .10 50 46 1 00 23 2 58 41 4 07 55 3 58 48 



Bedouin .10 51 01 1 05 50 3 05 83 4 14 32 4 05 23 



Puritan beats PrisciUa 1.52, Gracie 7.22, and Bedouin 13,56. The 

 elapsed time is with one exception the best made over the course, 

 Montauk in 1883 doing it in 3:52:17, or 20 seconds faster than Puritan. 

 The average of tbe corrected times of the large sloops is 4.02,05, and 

 of the sniaUer 3.52.22, a gain of 7.43. On arriving at Tompkinsville a 

 meetmg was held on board the Luckenbach. No more trial races 



will be sailed but the committee -will not make known the result of 

 theu- selection until Sept. 1. 



The results of the races have shown conclusively that as rigged at 

 present I'untan is far better to windward than Priscilla, even in light 

 weather, and but little slower when off the wind, while in heavy 

 weather she is still better on all points aud a more relialde boat to 

 depend on. No doubt Priscilla may be mucb improved bv changes 

 m her rig but it is too late to do anything before the Cup races 



While winning one of the three trials and barelvbp.atpo in another, 

 the difference in performance is entirely against her and in favor of 

 Puritan. Compared with the older aud smaller boats both of the new 

 ones show a marked gain in speed as indicated by a comparison of 

 the average times of each pair. The probabilities now are that 

 Puritan will be selected to meet Genesta. The latter wfil have her 

 topmast cut down 3ft. and her topsails altered to suit by Mr. Edward 

 Lapthorne. 



IREX. 



IN the race of the Royal "Victoria Y. C. on Aug. 11, m a strong breeze, 

 Irex parted her peak halliards, having to lower her mainsail, but 

 was first 111 m spite of the mishap. We take the followmg account 

 from the Western Morning News: 



Match for yachts of any rig or tonnage belonging to any recognized 

 yacht club ; first prize ^670, second £25. Starters: 



iV'^x Cutter 86 tons J. Jamieson. 



Marjone Cutter 68 tons J. Coats. 



Marguerite Cotter 60 tons Foster Connor 



Tara Cutter 40 tons F. Taylor. 



Borna Yawl 85 tons S. H. Morley 



Cout-se— Twice around the long Victoria course. .\11 harl single 

 reefs in mainsail aud topmasts housed excepting the Lorna which 

 had a jibheader set. The Marguerite, Tara and Irex were the first at 

 the start with Loma last. The Irex soon took the lead, however, and 

 rounded the Nab Lightship first, with Lorna next, followed by Mar- 

 guerite, Marjorie and Tara in the order given. On the reach to Spit- 

 head the peak halliards of Irex's mainsail carried away, and before 

 she got her sail reset she was fourth vessel. From the Spit to the 

 flagboat off Old Castle Point it was a turn to windward and the Irex, 

 sailing very fast passed all except the Lorna, the timing at the end of 

 the first round being: 



I-'orna 12 53 43 Marguerite.....,...,, 13 58 04 



Irex 12 55 15 Tara 1 IS 00 



Marjorie 12 55 13 



No change took place until after rounding the Spit again, when the 

 Irex headed Lorna, the first time they met, and was over 2min. ahead 

 at Old Castle Point. Fast as she sailed, however, she could not save the 

 time she had lost owing to her accident, and the finish was limed: 



Irex 3 15 40 Marguerite 3 27 48 



Lorna (£70) 3 18 12 Tara 3 48 24 



Marjorie (£25) 3 19 41 



The Loma thus took first and the Marjorie jecond prize. 



A CRUISING SCHOONER FOR SHOAL WATERS. 



EGBERT B. ROOSEVELT is building a yacht at his place on Long 

 Island. The construction is in charge of William 1. Dodge, the 

 boat buUder of Bayport, but she is under the immediate eve of the 

 owner. The main idea is a combination of light draft with good 

 weatherly qualities and safety in cruisiu?, and to reach this, while 

 she is heavily timbered she is made as Hat as she can be without 

 bringing her bilge below her keel when on the wind. She is to 

 be schooner rigged, and is as small as a schooner can be built with 

 any advantage. Mr. Roosevelt's directions are that nothing but the 

 best of material shall be used, and every piece of defective or doubt- 

 ful stuff is condemned under his personal supervision. As soon as 

 her timbers, which are hackmatack, had dried out, they were 

 thoroughly painted with fish oil, This was done with tbe hope of 

 preserving them, as it had been found that vessels which were put 

 immediately into the menhaden fertdizing business, where the.y were, 

 at once saturated with the oil, lasted double the time of others that 

 had not been so employed. The cabin deck is to be of lig-ht tongued 

 and grooved stuff, and is to be at once covered with canvas that 

 thex-e shall be no possibility of leaks. She will have four berths in 

 the main saloon, a starboard stateroom, and on the opposite side in 

 place of a port stateroom a comfortable cook's galley with abund- 

 ance of air and headroom. Her dimensions are 40ft. keel, 43£t. 

 length of waterline, 54ft. over all. 4ft. 4in. depth of bold, 16ft. 5in, 

 extreme beam, 3ft. draft, and 6ft. headroom in ihe cabin. Her ljalla.st 

 is to be lead and moulded to Qt in between the timbers. She is con- 

 sti'ucted with a view to cruising iu southern waters, with better 

 capacity for seagoing than might be got from bis sharpie. If she is 

 laimchedthis f aU he will take both vessels v iib him during the winter 

 to Florida to test their comparative merits. 



LARCHMONT Y. C, OYSTER BOAT RACES. 



''pHE Larchmont Y. 0. lately offei ed i)rizes for a race of oyster 

 X boats, of which there are a great many ou the Soimd and near 

 by. Forty sailed on .Saturday last over a course from Larchmont to 

 and around the Red buoy at west end of Execution Reef, passing the 

 same on the port hand ; thence to and around the Black buoy off 

 Matinnicock Point, passing the same on the port hand; thence to and 

 around a stakeboat- anchored south of Capiain's Island, passing th& 

 sa.me on the port hand; thence to the finishing line, which shall be 

 between Execution Light aud Sands Point buoy, about 19 nautical 

 miles. 



The sloops were limited to mainsails, jibs and worlring topsails, and; 

 the catboals to mainsails only. The boats were iu two classes, cabin 

 and open boats. When the whistle blew at 11 A. M. the fleet worRed 

 over the fine in a way that would do credit to yachtsmen, and the 

 race was closely sailetl throughout, though the wind was hght from 

 S.W. Telephone was second boat in, but was ruled out as not being 

 a working boat. The times were: 



CABIN SLOOPS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Viola May 11 08 20 3 55 01 4 46 41 4 43 41 



Telephone 11 06 35 3 38 46 4 82 10 4 27 15 



Lizzie D. Bell 11 09 13 3 40 40 4 81 28 4 21 55 



Laiu-a B 11 18 45 4 34 15 5 10 30 5 02 38 



J H Trusty 11 07 00 3 54 17 4 47 17 4 3S 10 



Jennie McFarland 11 09 81 4 33 32 5 24 01 5 18 51 



Sarah M. Rogers U 10 18 4 41 05 5 81 01 5 19 34 



Louisa H. . . : 11 07 07 4 17 10 5 10 03 5 00 14 



Emma B. Martin 11 13 28 4 21 13 5 07 44 4 .^5 32 



Lucy Meal 11 06 19 4 23 00 5 16 41 5 05 17 



E. D. Bird 11 10 50 4 83 32 5 22 43 5 08 35 



AVihiam H. Lockwood..ll 12 15 4 43 00 5 80 45 5 15 42 



fieorge C. Wood 11 09 26 4 30 25 5 20 59 5 04 58 



Frank D. Moulton 11 06 19 4 S3 45 5 20 26 5 08 10 



Bertha ll OS 36 4 33 25 5 13 14 5 03 45 



Sneak 11 03 10 4 17 27 5 08 37 4 50 45 



Stanley Howard H 10 18 8 53 00 4 43 43 4 42 43 



Grace S. Mackey 11 11 55 3 57 13 4 53 18 4 43 34 



Fearl ll 10 40 4 34 00 5 13 SO 5 04 09 



Jennie Baker 11 08 36 4 07 18 4 58 53 4 45 .35 



OPEN SLOOPS. 



Carrie B 11 05 4] 4 48 10 5 33 29 5 aS 05 



Agitator 11 07 15 4 43 00 5 35 45 5 23 45 



Addie B 11 09 05 4 24 07 5 15 03 5 0;^, n 



Mary C 11 08 14 4 45 48 5 37 34 5 2.^ 57 



Jennie A. Wfilis 11 06 55 4 16 06 5 09 11 4 n9 4f: 



Henrietta Scott 11 06 00 4 33 05 5 16 05 5 n ;',2 



Francis 11 07 53 4 34 00 5 20 07 5 Pi 49 



Lizzie D. Bell wins first. .S75: J. H. Trusty, second, $35; Grace S. 

 Mackey, thii-d, $15. Jennie A. WiPis wins first, S50, in the opeu class; 

 AddieB., second, $35, and Agitator, third, $15. The judges were E, 

 J. Greacen, J. T. Fisher and T. Bartow, 



CAROLINA Y. C. 



rpHE third championship race of the season of 1885 was sailed by 

 JL the Carolma Y. C, of Wdmington, N. C, on Aug. 19, over their 

 usual course, oft' the club house at Wrightsville Sound. The course 

 was from a buoy off club house to Mason boro Inlet Buoy, rounding it 

 to Hammock: Buoy, leaving it on port, to London Channel Buoy, 

 rounding it, to club house buoy, leaving it on starboard, and repeat, 

 making a distance of eight miles. The day opened finely, with a Ught 

 breeze from the west, but when the tide turned it hauled roimd to the 

 southeast. At 1 :30 the first gun was fired and at 2 o'clock th o starting 

 gun followed, the vachts getting away in fine style, in a light south- 

 easter, in the following order: Restless, Loulie, Frolic, Lillian, Flor^ 

 ence, Rosa, Mist. Ripple, Vi^en aud Idler, The start was a fine one,, 

 making a hard fight up to the i^lasonboio Inlet Buoy. After rounding 

 this buoy the relative positions of the boats commenced to cliange, 

 and by the time they reached the Hammock Buoy tbe Idler had 

 passed tbe Vixen and overhanled the Dlist and Ripple, but through an 

 error she was forced out of her buo.y and had to make an extra tack. 

 The run down to the London Channel Buoy, where the channel is 

 very uatrow, was a beautiful one and displayed flue seamanship, for 

 wdiich the members of this club are noted. By the time they rounded 

 the club house buoy it became evident that the i-ace for fkst place 

 would be between the Idler and Ripple; but the breeze was too light 

 for the Ripple, and in a short time the Idler had passed her, cros-slng 

 the .judges' line in 1.34.43 from her start, winning the race easily and 

 handsomely, with the Ripple second, Rosa third and Arisen fom-th. 

 This was one of the pleasautest and most beautiful races ever sailed 



