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CINCINNATI, May 25.— The second shoot for the Bandle Team 

 Trophy, open to any regularly organized gun club team of five in 

 Hamilton County, took place to-day on the grounds of the Price 

 Hill Gun Club, before an audience which numbered in the neighbor- 

 hood of between four and five hundred. The weather was all that 

 could be desired, barring an extremely strong wind blowing from the 

 north, which speeded the straight-away birds to an extent simply 

 wonderful. From the start the race was a hot one, but the Miami- 

 town team cut the pace and shot a good strong race, especially dur- 

 ing the latter part of the contest, when they broke twenty-three out 

 of the last twenty -five birds shot at. This club was looked upon as a 

 mere All-up, as was the East End, in the shoot before; and. strange 

 to say, they made a laughing-stock of the other clubs entered. The 

 winning team is a country tled-lookmg set of men, but, as the shooters 

 term them, "perfect middlers." Wick. Miller, Schatzman and Cole' 

 proved a disappointment to their respective teams. The manage- 

 ment, judge and referee, gave excellent satisfaction, especially the 

 calling of Mr. Oorrie. of Xenia, Ohio. The next shoot will take place 

 on the East End Club's grounds. Appended are the official scores: 



National Gun Club— Meyer 8, W. Guhman 11, E. Fey 13, Qerhardt 

 11. Bust 10. Total 55. 



Delhi (Ohio) Club— Whitlock 16, Robb 8, Belden 11, McAfee 13, 

 McCuilaugh 18. Total 60. 



West End Club— Weuning 10, Joseph H. 15, Spangler 12, Behle 14, 

 H. F. Robinson 12. Total 55. . 



Queen City Club— Burt 17, H. Ahlers 16, Strunk 15, O. Shaw 12, 

 Wick 12. Total 72. 



Independent Gun Club— Barker 13, Paul 13, Kessler 16, L. Fey 14, 

 Kline 15. Total 72 



Columbia Club-Langdon 14. J. G. Dick 12, Whitney 17, A. C. Dick 

 14. Briggs 12. Total 73. 



Price Hill Club-Droste 17. Topf 16, Chick 14, Judge 13, Miller 14. 

 Total 74. 



East End Club- Schatzman 11, Cole 14, Stuart 13, Mason 18, G. 

 Given 19. Total 75. 



Miamitown Club— Small 14, Menger 16, Mr. Nose 17, Althouse 16, 

 Arnolds 16. Total 79. 



Wyoming Gun Club— Stoddard 14, Smiley 15, Jewett 12, Allan 14, 

 Clark 17. Total 72. 



CLUB SCORES.— Correspondents ivho favor us with scares are 

 requested to send them in as soon as possible after the matches 

 described. We go to press Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 

 matter for publication should be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 

 at the latest. 



BINGHAMTON, N. T., May 28. Match at 20 single cay pigeons, 

 18yds., all directions, one barrel only. The scores were fair consider- 

 ing the chances, as a strong wind was blowing from shooter toward 

 the trap. There were six contestants. Following is the score; 



M Boss 00011101110101111011—13 



N Waldron 11010110110011001101-12 



H Brown .-. .11 lllOlOOUlOIOlllOO-13 



O Chapman 10I1100t01llOOOnill-13 



S KcKean 11001001111101010110-12 



J Schnell 11001100110011111100—12 



BOSTON, June 2.— There was a fair attendance of trap shooters at 

 the range at Walnut Hill to-day and the weatber conditions were ex- 

 cellent. Following are the prize winners: 1. 6 clay pigeons — Baker. 

 Brown and Nichols. 2. 2 pairs clay bird's, double— Bartlett. 3 6 clay 

 birds at angles— Bartlett. 4. 5 blackbirds— Bartlett. 5. 3 pairs clay- 

 pigeons, double— Bartlett and Snow. 6. 5 blackbirds— Baker and 

 Allen. 7. 5 clay birds, straightaway— Bartlett and Allen. 8. 6 clay- 

 pigeons— Allen 9. Novelty match, 6 clay birds— Bartlett, Chase, 

 Allen and Curtis. 10. 5 blackbirds, straightaway— Allen, Curtis, 

 Stanton and Henry. 11. Badge sweep, 7 clay-pigeons, lt-.yds.— Adams, 

 Snow and Stanton. 12. Badge sweep, 3 pairs blackbirds, double- 

 Adams, Swift and Chase. 13 3 pairs clay birds— Stanton. 14. 6 clay- 

 pigeons, at angles— Aid oes, Swift ond Baker. 15. 3 pairs clay-pigeons 

 double— Baker. 16. Novelty match— Stanton. 17. 5 blackbirds 

 straightaway — Stanton and Adams. 18. 6 clay-pigeons — Swift. 20. 5 

 blackbirds, straightaway— Stanton. 21. Novelty match— Swift and 

 Stanton. 22. 5 blackbirds, straightaway — Adams and Baker. 23. 5 

 straightaway blackirds, 31yds.— Swift. 24. Miss and out— Snow. 25 

 Miss and out— Adams and Baker. 



Diamond match, 7 single clay-pigeons, 3 pairs blackbirds: 

 Singles. Pairs. Total Non members. 



Henry 5 2 7 Singles. Pairs. Total 



Adams 7 4 11 Allen 6 2 8 



Snow 7 2 9 Baker 5 2 7 



Curtis 5 3 8 Yeaton 3 2 5 



Swift 6 4 10 Aldoes 4 3 7 



Stanton 7 2 9 Bartlett 5 3 8 



W.rren 4 1 5 Sanborn 6 4 10 



Nichols 3 2 5 



WORCESTER, Mass., June 1.— The second of the series of prize 

 shoots at the South End Gun Club range was shot to-day. The events 

 were: 1, 7 tongueless birds; 2,4 Macombers; 3, 5 clay pigeons; 4, 3 

 pair doubles; 5, 5 blackbirds; 6, 6 clays, straightaway. The scores 

 made were as follows, the last column 'showing the totals of the two 

 days' shooting: 



First Class. Second Class. 



Jones 4 4 5 5 1 4—23-43 Whittier 4 3 4 5 4 4—21-45 



Davis 6 3 5 6 5 5—30-60 Franklin 6 2 2 4 3 4—21-36 



Webber 7 4 4 5 4 5- 29 -51 Cutting 7 2 4 1 4 5-23-43 



Smith 7 3 5 6 4 6— HI— 57 Kennerson... . 7 4 3 3 5 5—28—49 



Doane 74424 6—27—47 Srone 6 3 2 3 4 3-21—39 



Hudson ,. 1 4 4 3—12—27 Swan 633 1 1 5 19-37 



Gilman 6 2 3 3 3 4-21—50 Day 4 3 3 2 1 5—18-34 



Dean 5 3 3 3 3 5-22—40 Claflin 7 2 1 1 3 2-16-30 



ST. LOUIS, May 31— The Western Gun Club held its regular medal 

 shoot at the grounds, foot of President street, this afternoon, with 

 the following score. Screened traps, 18yds. rise: 



10 Blackbirds. 10 Clay-Pigeons. 



Thomas Siebeman 1111110111 10U010H1-16 



F E Miltenberger 1111110111 lOHOiOlll— 16 



Jul Hterninskie 111101 1111 0111111010-16 



Thurber 1101111011 1111110100—16 



Le Faivre 1110100H1, 1011011111—15 



Benecke 1011111101 0101111101-15 



Lenbarth lOOllllllO 0110101111—14 



Baker 1111111101 0100101101-14 



Crayon 1110111111 1100110000—13 



Bauer 1001111010 1011011011-13 



Williams 1011001111 0111010011-13 



Richardson ,..1011101001 111001011 1— 13 



Heithaus llillOUll 0010111100—13 



McDowell 1101001111 0110110110—13 



Hill 1100101111 0011000111—12 



Schaaf 1000111011 1000101111-12 



George C Hassfurther v 1010100111 1100010101—11 



T A siebeman lOOllOlOOl 0110001110—10 



Labadie. 1101010110 1010101000—10 



Jul J Hassfurther 0111000101 HOiOllOlO— 11 



Kacer .1100111011 IIOOOOOIOO— 10 



C Everts ..0010011101 1000000111—9 



Scheer 1110001108 0011000101— 9 



F Everts 0000001011 10100011(30— 8 



Fox 1100111000 1000000011—7 



Locatelle OllOOOOOOl 1000000011— 7 



Blue 1001100101 0010000001-7 



William Hassfurther lllOOOOOlO 1000000100— 6 



Justus 1000000001 lllUOOUOO— 3 



Mackwitz 1000000000 0000011000— 2 



After shooting off the ties the medal was won by Theo. Siebenman. 

 Sweepstakes being in order, the following were shot: 



First sweepstake, 5 blue rock pigeons, 18yds., screened traps— 

 LeJaivre first money, Jul. Hassfurther and Denning divide second 

 money, Thurber third, Bauer fourth. 



Second sweepstake, 5 blue rock pigeons, 18yds.— Kacer first money, 

 Williams and Siebenman divide second money, Hill third money. 



Third sweepstake. 3 pair blue rocks, double birds— Sieminski and 

 Crayon divide first money, Williams second, Lenhardt and P. Labadie 

 divide third. 



Fourth sweepstake, 6 single Peoria blackbirds— Sieminski and 

 Williams divide first money, Hill second. 



CINCINNATI, June 4.— Tne medal shoot of Excelsior Gun Club 

 took place at Rinkle's to-day with the following score: Medal shoot, 

 10 birds. 



Schaaf 1111111111-10 JSpelbrink 1111110011— 8 



"Loerke 1111111111— 10 Pettker 0111111110- 8 



Kuiage 1111111111—10 Pope OOlllOllll— 7 



tGriesdeicke llllllilOl— 9 Rick 1010111010— 6 



Nolting 1111111011— 9 Brockman 1010101010- 5 



Weiber j.... 1111111110-9 Fischer 0000011111-5 



Nage), lOllllltll— 9 Fink 1111000001— 5 



Rinkle 1011111111— 9 



*First medal. (-Second medal. JThird medal. Iu shoot off Schaaf 

 won. 



WELLINGTON, Mass., June 5. -The first prize winners at the Wel- 

 lington Range to-day were: 1, 6 pigeons, Shumway; 2, 6 bats, War- 

 ren; 3, 6 pigeons, Shumway; 4, 6 blackbirds, Shumway; 5, 6 pigeons, 

 Snow; 6,6 bats, Snow and Shumway; 7,6 pigeons, Wales, Lawson 

 and Stanton; 8, 6 bats, Stanton: 9, 6 pigeons, Parker and Scbaefer; 



10, 6 bats, Stanton, Swifl! and Snow; 11, 3 pair "pigeons, Scbaefer; 12, 

 6 blackbirds, Wilson and Stanton; 13. 6 pigeons, Stanton and Lawson ; 

 14,6 bats. Wilson; 15, 6 pigeons, Stanton, Snow and Wales; 16,5 

 pigeons, Wilson; 17, 5 bats, Stanton and Schaefer; 18, 5 pigeons, 

 Stanton and Schaefer. 



CLUB SCORES.— Correspondents who favor us with scores are 

 requested to send them in as soon as possible after the matehes 

 described. We go to press Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 

 matter for publication should be in hand by Monday, or Tuesday 

 at the latest. 



BROOKLYN, June 2,— The Fountain Gun Club members had a reg- 

 ular gala day to-day. Men with gun bags and satchels filled with 

 cartridges streamed in through the gates of the Brooklyn Driving 

 Club ground at Parkville, and soon the popping of guns went on at a 

 lively rate.. It was the inauguration shoot at the new ground and 

 was the most successful one the Fountain Gun Club has ever had. 

 34 members shot for the five handsome prizes which had been do- 

 nated for competition. The terms were 7 birds each, from 5 traps, 

 5yds. apart. Boudan supplied a very good lot of pigeons, and the 

 shooting was very creditable. The men— C. Wingert, 28yds., T. 

 Lenington, 27yds., and M. J. Kearner, 27yds., killed seven straight 

 birds and tied. In the shoot off for choice of prizes 1, 2, 3, Wingert 

 killed three more, and won the handsome silver pitcher presented by 

 "Vice President J. H. Sawyer. Leningtou killed three out of four 

 and took a silver cup, Kearney got the silver goblet presented by 

 President Crooke. An adjournment was then made to the hotel, 

 where was the inauguration dinner; 54 sat down to it. President A. 

 Crook presided at one table and Vice-President Sawyer at the other. 

 Merriment reigned till far into the night. The score is as follows: 



F Infelix, 27yds 1110111—6 N B Cook, 23dys 0110100-3 



A Eddy, 27 1111110-6 C H Foote. 21 1001100-3 



C A Chappell, 85 0100010—2 Charles Lange, 21 ..lOIOOw. 



Dr Wynn, 28 1101110-5 T Linington, 27 1111111- 



C W Wingert, 28 1111111-7 C E Fiske. 21 OOOw. 



H Thorpe, 24 0010111—4 J A Carney, 21 0600100 -0 



F H Andrews, 21 1000111-4 Jas Halligan. 21 0011101—4 



C J Smith, 21 1001001—3 R J Grace, 26 1110011-5 



G L Hayes. 25 0101000—2 C S Kendall, 25 1110111-6 



G M Van Saun, 26 0101011—4 W A Stewart, 25 1110101—5 



F H Sawyer, 21 0110100-3 M J Kerney, 27 1111111-7 



A W Phelps. 21 0101010-3 J Beacham, 24 1101110—5 



Dr C J Monroe. 24 1010011-4 W R Selover. 25 0001011-3 



EH Madison. 23 1011111-6 Dr S P Veveridge, 27. ...1111110-6 



L T Duryea, 27 1011111-6 W L Barker. 24 HOOw. 



H McLaughlin, 27 1111110—6 n O'Farrell, 21 .1011000-3 



Able Crook, 23 0101110-4 T S Van Name, 21 0110000—2 



In shooting off ties of 7, C. W. Wingert first, T. Lenington second, 

 M J Kearney third. Ties of 6, C. S. Kendall fourth, L. Duryea fifth, 



CENTRAL OHIO SHOOTING ASSOCIATION TOURNAMENT. 

 Columbus, Ohio — Second day, May 19, seventh match. 5 Ligowsky 

 clay-pigeons: Duffy 2, Aston '4, Ackerman 4, Wendt 3, Simmermon 3, 

 Bourner 4, Harlow 4, Seibert 4, Mack 2, Keifer 3, Webb 2, Thomas 4, 

 Mason 3 Aston and Seibert first, Wendt, Kiefer and Mason second, 

 Mack third. 



Eighth match. 5 American birds: Aston 5, Duffy 5, Ackerman 4. 

 Simmermon 3, Wendt 3, Seibert 4, Webb 5, Soutb wick 3, Mason 4, 

 Kiefer 2, Harlow 1, Madden 4. Irwen 5, Mack 4. Link 2, Thomas 4, 

 Bower 4. Aston, Duffy, Irwin and Webb first, Thomas second, Wendt, 

 Simmermon and South wick third. 



Ninth match, 4 pair Ligowsky clay pigeons: Wendt 7, Ackerman 

 4. Duffy 7, Simmermon 4, Siebert 5, Aston 5, Southwick 5, Mason 7, 

 Link 3, Mack 3, Tnomas 2, Keifer 5. Wendt, Duffy and Mason first, 

 Aston second, Simmermon and Ackerman third. 



Tenth match, 4 pair American birds: Aston 5, Mason 7, Duffy 5, 

 Wendt 7. Bourner 6, Ackerman 4, Mack 4, Simmermon 4, Webb 7, 

 Keifer 5. Mason, W'ondt and Webb first, Bourner second, Duffy and 

 Keifer third. 



The event of the tourney was the eleventh match, conditions, 10 

 single and 5 pair Ligowsky clay pigeons, for the 3 C. O S. A. gold 

 medals, prize money, and a valuable red Iri-h setter, donated by Mr. 

 Frank Wilcox, of the Boarding and Breaking Kennels, Dunkirk, O. 

 The medals muse be won three times to be owned. 



Aston 1111110111— 9 10 11 11 11 11— 9—18 



Duffy 0011011111— 7 11 11 10 11 10- 8-15 



Simmermon 1111001101— 7 00 00 11 10 10— 4—11 



Wendt 1001011111- 7 ll 10 00 11 11— 7-14 



Ackerman 1111111101 — 9 10 10 11 10 11— 7—16 



Keifer 1101111011— 8 01 10 11 11 11— 8-16 



Link 1101011110— 7 00 00 10 10 00- 2— 9 



Webb 1111100100— 6 11 11 11 11 11—10—16 



McLeish 1100011101— 6 01 11 11 00 11— 7—13 



Mason 1111111111—10 11 11 10 10 11— 8—18 



Seibert lllllOlllO— 8 11 11 10 11 11— 9—17 



Lawrence HOOOlllOl— 6 01 10 00 01 10- 4—10 



Aston and Mason divided first money, Seibert second, Ackerman, 

 Keifer and Webb third. Mason not being a member of the C. O S. A. 

 the first medal and dog were won by "Aston," Geo. A. Warder, of 

 Springfield. Frank Siebert, of Columbus, won the second medal. J. 

 H. Keifer, of Dayton and Wm. Ackerman, of Lima, shot off for the 

 third medal, the former winning. 



Twelfth match, 7 American birds : Southwick 4, Buck 6. Ackerman 

 6, Mack 1, Aston 7, Bourner 2, Mason 2, Siebert 4, Keifer 6, Lawrence 

 0, Gray 5. Aston first money. Buck second, Gray third. 



The guaranteed purse, of $50, open to members of the Association 

 only, was divided as follows: 



Shot at. Broke. Average. Prize. 



"Aston" (Geo. A. Warder) 79 61 80 pr. ct. $20 



"Duffy" (Dr L E Russell) 79 60 79 pr. ct. $15 



Chas. Wendt, Kenton, O 79 58 74 pr. ct. $10 



Wm Ackerman, Lima, 79 55 70 pr. ct. $ 5 



HARTFORD, Conn., June 5.— The members of the Colt Hammer- 

 less Gun Club formed two teams yesterday, each man shot at 20 

 pigeons, 18yds. rise: 



McCook's Team. J, Howe's Team. 



E A Folsom 17 J Howe 12 



M Cook 13 J Melrose 17 



LB Gary 12 J Cook n 



OB Treat 11 M White 13 



A McMullen 13 E C Howe n 



LBushnell 15 F E Wat kins ...15 



J Alger..... 9 ST Colt 8 



Vibberts 15 Miner 17 



CB Latimer 9 A C Collins 8 



HM Jacobs 11—125 H M Jacobs 11—123 



J. Melrose won the club medal by 1 1 0, shooting off a tie with E. A. 

 Folsom, 3 birds, 21yds. 



WASHINGTON HEIGHTS GUN CLUB.-At club grounds, 167th 

 street and Ridge road, June 5, monthly shoot for club medal, 15 clav 

 birds, 18yds. 



Roe 101101101101001—9 Snook 100111101111010-10 



Beck 000 10100001 001 1—5 Fountain 110111010111010—10 



Fox 101010000011011-7 CTerwilleger . .101111010101110-10 



Davidsyn 001010100101110-7 J Terwilleger ..101011111001110-10 



Hunt 001100001000000- 3 Dux 000010111010111— 8 



Ties on 10: Snook, 11100-3; Fountain. 01110-3; C. R. Terwilleger, 

 01000; J. Terwilleger, 01000-1. Second tie: Snook, 010-1; Foun- 

 tain, 011—2. 



CLUB SCORES.— Correspondents icho favor us with scores are 

 requested to send them in as soon as possible after the matches 

 described. We go to press Wednesdays; and it is necessary that 

 matter for publication should be in hand by Monday, or 'Tuesday 

 at the latest • 



So easy to row with Allen's bow-facers. Catalogue free. Oars 

 complete. $8 per pair. Fred A. Allen, Monmouth, III.— ydv. 



ffachting. 



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THE CONDITIONS OF THE CUP RACES. 



THE following letter was received on June 1 by the» cup commit- 

 tee. The second letter is the one sent by the committee in April: 

 No. 18 Cranley Gardens, London, S. W., May 22, 1886. 

 My Dear Sir— I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your favor of 

 April 26 last, and to thank your committee for the consideration they 

 have given to the proposals contained in my letter of the 10th April 

 last. I am instructed by Lieutenant Henn, JR. N., to say that tor the 

 reason given in your letter of April 26 he accepts the decision of your 

 committee, that one of the races must be sailed over the New York 

 Y. C. course and not at Newport, but thinks it would be undesirable 

 Galatea should take part in any races until after one at least of the 

 cup races nas been sailed, as her doing so would necessarily tend to 

 decrease the interest in them. 

 Lieutenant Henn would be glad if the committee would consider the 



advisabi!:"t-v of also barring the False Hook shoal in the New York 

 Y. C. course, as with -an off-shore wind and xsbb tide en advantage 

 might be derived by taking a passage inside that shoal. 



As the committee do not see their way to an alteration in the inodo 

 of determining the time allowance adopted last year, Lieutenant Henn 

 will not, under the circumstances, press this point further, but sug- 

 gests that the actual sail area of each vessel should be used instead 

 of the approximate sail area found by the New York Y. C. rule. 



Both Lieutenant Henn and myself fully appreciate the desire of the 

 committee to meet his views and so to arrange the races as to insure 

 true sport, and I am to inform your committee that his suggestions 

 are made solely with a similar object. We are also fully sensible of 

 the fair and sportsmanlike feeling displayed last year to Genesta, not 

 only by American yachtsmen, but also by the general public of the 

 United States, and nothing shall be wanting on our part to recipro- 

 cate and encourage this good feeling. 



Again thanking your committee for their courtesy and trusting to 

 have the pleasure of meeting them early in July next, when the sug- 

 gestions herein can be discussed, I am, my dear sir, yours faithfully, 



J. Beavor Webb. 



To William Krebs. Esq., Secretary America's Cup Committee, New 

 York, United States of America. . 



New York, April 26, 1886. 

 J. Beavor Webb, Esq., No. 18 Cranley Gardens, London, S. W., 

 England: 



My Dear Sir— I am instructed by the America's Cup Committee of 

 the New York Y. C. to acknowledge the receipt of your communica- 

 tion of the 10th inst.. and to say that its contents have had the com- 

 mittee's most careful consideration. I am further instructed to say 

 that Ihe committee, in their previous communication to you, aimed 

 at offering the same terms for the coming races for the America's 

 Cup as were discussed and accepted last year, and which, on trial, 

 were found to be satisfactory; and, with tbe strongest desire on their 



Eart to insure true sport in the contest and to meet every wish of 

 ieutenant Henn, they Are unable to make any great changes from 

 the propositions then submitted. 



Referring to your suggestions in detail, the committee feel that it 

 will be impossible to agree that one of the races shall take place off 

 Newport. New York is the home port of the club, and its large 

 number of members reside here or in the immediate vicinity, and. as 

 you are aware, take great interest in the contest, and the committee 

 feel that it would be an injustice to the members if one of the races 

 should take place at such a distance. 



Should the Galatea, however, be in these waters at the time of the 

 yacht club cruise there will be several very important races arranged 

 to take place at Newport, in which she is especially invited to partici- 

 pate, and the committee trust this will meet Lieutenant Henn's wishes 

 in respect to joining the squadron and placing himself "era rapport 

 with American yachts and owners." 



For somewhat similar reasons they are unable to leave out alto- 

 gether a race over the New York Y. C. course. It is the regular rac- 

 ing course of the club, the one with which the members of the club 

 and the public are familiar, and in which tbe greatest interest is felt, 

 and beyond this, it is the course which every challenger must have 

 in mind as the one over which, in the event of a failure to mutually 

 agree upon the terms of the contest, he must sail the one race for the 

 Cup. 



With the desire, however, to meet the objections which you make, 

 the committee will agree to bar Flynn's Knoll, which they think is 

 quite practicable, and can be provided for in the regulations which 

 will be made for the race. 



They will also take special pains to prevent interference by accom- 

 panying vessels, which will be in the interest of both the contesting 

 yachts. 



The matter of the time allowance was carefully considered last 

 year, and was referred to Mr. George L. Schuyler as umpire, and the 

 committee accept his decision as then made as conclusive upon that 

 subject. In the matter of the umpire the committee consider that 

 the terms of the race should be mutually agreed upon, and it is not 

 likely that a referee will be needed. Should, however, any question 

 arise, such as that of construction of terms, to settle which it would 

 be desirable to appoint an umpire, you may be sure that there is no 

 one whom the committee would prefer to Mr. Schuyler. 



The committee desire me to assure Lieutenant Henn that in every 

 detail not provided for they will strive in every way in their power to 

 arrange that the race shall be fair and witnout advantage to either 

 party, and the committee hope that your experience here last year 

 will justify you in assuring him that he need have no apprehension 

 upon this point. I am, dear sir, very truly yours, 



William Krebs, Secretary of Committee, 

 No. 62 Wall street, New York. 



GALATEA AND IREX. 



ON Saturday last these two met for the first time this year in the 

 New Thames Y. C. race from Southend to Harwich,Marjorie being 

 with them in the A class, with Erycina, Arethusa. Neptune, May and 

 Annasona in class C. Galatea held up well at the start, but owing to 

 some trouble with her boostay was obliged to retire, Irex coming in 

 first with Marjorie second and May third. On Juue 7 Galatea saued 

 again in the Royal Harwich Y. C. regatta, coming in 4m. 22s. astern 

 of Irex, but ahead of Marjorie. 



THE LARGE YACHTS. 



IT IS now very probable that Atlantic, Priscilla and Puritan will 

 sail in the Atlantic, New York and Seawanhaka races next week, 

 and Mayflower is also expected. Reports differ as to the sailing of 

 Mayflower in the few trials she has had, but she has been trimmed a 

 little by the head iu order to float her from her birth at Lawley's, 

 while her sails were not satisfactory. Some lead has been shifted 

 aft and a little more added, so that her trim is much improved while 

 her sails have bpen altered a little and are now in better shape. There 

 is much to be done, however, before she is in good racing trim. 



Priscilla has been on Lissenden's Railway, at Elm Park, Staten 

 Island, for several days, her bottom being scraped and coated with a 

 new composition. Her mast has also been s>ayed aft a little. 



There promises to be a corner in lead before the ballasting of At- 

 lantic is completed. Weight is still going into her, and the end is not 

 yet. The amount of ballast is given by those in charge as 72J^ tons, 

 whether short or long is not specified, while according to otners the 

 weight is still greater. She is now very close to her painted water- 

 line. Her sails are in very good shape, and when her bottom is 

 painted she will be in racing trim as far as a new boat can be. She 

 has hauled out for cleaning and painting at Mumm's. Her draft is now 

 about 10ft. On Saturday she sailed in the Ladies' Race of tne A.Y.C. 

 with a single jib 66ft, on the foot, but she will go back to the jib and 

 staysail for racing. Puritan, with Thetis, Gitana and Fortuna, will be 

 in New York in good time for next week. Huron and Stranger will 

 not come, but will sail in the Dorchester Y. C. race of the 17th. 



ONONDAGA Y. C. MAY 31. 



THE opening regatta of the Onondaga Y. C. was beld on 

 Onondaga Lake on May 31. The entries were as follows: 

 Mistletoe, C. N. Brown, cutter, 6 tons; Aimee, F. & J. G. 

 Klube, centerboard sloop, 5; Henrietta, Thos. Finch, centerboard 

 cat, 5, Diakka, John W. Treesdell, keel sloop, 4; Venus, Joseph 

 Mantz, keel sloop, 2; Maud, Wm. Wescott, keel sloop, 2. Time allow- 

 ance, 5 seconds per mile per ton. The course was triangular, from 

 the club house to a buoy on the easterly shore above Village of 

 Liverpool, thence to buoy off westerly shore by Blast Furnace, 

 thence to starting point, actual distance, 12>£ miles, sailed twice; dis- 

 tance sailed estimated 22 miles. Tbe start was made as follows, first 

 gun was fired at 2:10 P. M., and the second at 2:25. The start was a 

 flying one and the yachts got away as follows: Henrietta, 2:26:50 P. 

 M. ; Mistletoe. 2:28:00; Aimee, 2:28:14; Maud, 2:28:55; Venus, 2:29:18; 

 Diakka withdrew. First round of course was made as follows: 



First Round. Elapsed. 



Mistletoe 3 56 54 1 28 54 



Aimee 4 11 00 1 42 46 



Henrietta 4 13 44 1 46 54 



Venus 4 21 46 1 51 58 



Maud 4 21 56 1 53 01 



Tbe Mistletoe carried mainsail, gafftopsail, forestaysail, jib and jib- 

 topsail, and when running from Liverpool to the Blast Furnace a 

 spinnaker, breaking it out in lm. 54s. after rounding the buoy. She 

 took the lead from the start. 



After going around the course once the wind freshened and then 

 the hard luck commenced. Henrietta sprung a leak in jibing around 

 a buoy, and withdrew, Venus parted her starboard shrouds and nar- 

 rowly escaped capsizing and carrying away her mast. Maud also 

 withdrew. Venus and Maud made a very pretty race of it, each 

 alternately taking the lead and then losing it again, Venus being only 

 ten seconds in the lead at the home buoy when her accident happened. 

 Aimee and Mistletoe finished alone. 



„. . Finish. Elapsed. 



Mistletoe 5 as 27 3 00 27 



Aimee... 5 53 58 3 25 44 



C. R. Nott and H. L. Kennedy, the judges, awarded the Mistletoe 

 the first prize, a marine glass ard case, appropriately inscribed, and 

 Aimee received a silver cup for second prize, valued at $15. Another 

 race will be held soon. The wind was flawy from N. W., freshening 

 toward the last. 



