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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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HULL Y. C. OPENING REGATTA, JUNE 19. 



THE Hull Y. C. sailed its first regatta of the Season on June 19; in 

 a good 8. E. wind and pleasant weatber. There were 19 entries 

 la the 6 classes, but 2. Crusader and No Name, were ruled out, having 

 professional crews. The courses sailed were as fol'ows: 



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

 and flagboat, leaving judges' yacht on starboard, through Hull Gut, 

 then leaving Toddy Rock and Point Alierton buoys on starboard, to 

 Harding's bell boat, leaving it on port, around Martin's ledge buoy, 

 leaving it on porr, then leaving Shag rocks on starboard and Toddy 

 Rock on port, to and across line between judges' yaeht and flagboat. 

 "Distance. It miles; limit of time, 4 hours. 



Third class— Across line between judges' yacht and flagboat. leav- 

 ing judges? yacht on port, around Black Bush Buoy No. 1 (k»lf a mile 

 south of starting line), through the west gut, around Wreck Buoy (off 

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

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

 line between judges' yacht and flagboat. Distance, 6 miles; limit of 

 time, 3 hours. 



Fourth and fifth classes— Across line between judges' yacht and 

 flag boa', leaving judges' yacht on port, around Hull Yacht Club 

 barrel (off northwest end of Bun kin Island), leaving it on starboard, 

 around Hull Yacht Club barrel (off Harry's rocks, near Prince Head), 

 leaving it on starboard, around Hull Yacht. Club barrel (off northwest 

 end of Bunkiu Island), leaving it on starboard, around Hull Yacht 

 Club barrel (off Harry's rocks, near Prince's Head), leaving it on 

 starboard to and across line between judges' yacht and flag boat. 

 Distance 6 miles, limit of time 3 hours. 



At 3:06 theflrstgun was fired and at 3:20 the first and second classes 

 were started, Atalanta goiDg over first with Nimbus second and 

 Carmen third Five minutes later the third class, led by Posey with 

 Sea Bird second, crossed the line, and at 3:35 came class 4, with Dr. 

 Weld's new boat leading, then Crusader, Thistle, Myrtle and Letta. 

 At 5:40 came Rocket, Pegasus and Imogen. 



Nimbus and Atalanta each had a walkover, Carmen broke her gaff 

 and withdrew. After leading for a while Posey was overhauled and 

 finally passed by Sea Bird. Thisbe led the fourth class and Letta 

 sailed over. The full times were: 



FtKST GLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Lenctb. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Nimbus J. J. Souther 34 05 2 05 32 1 39 23 



SECOND CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Atlantic, J. B. Thomas 28.04 2 13 32 1 41 37 



SECOND CLASS KEELS. 



Carmen, B. L, M. Tower 



THIRD CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Sea Bird, C. L. Joy 24.00 1 17 30 57 35 



PoBey, R. G. Hunt. 22.00 1 22 31 1 01 03 



FOURTH CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Imogen, B. T. Wendell 18.10 1 41 50 1 ft 43 



Myrtle, R G. Poor 19.06 1 41 30 1 18 00 



Thisbe, S. A. Freeman 1 23 15 . 



No Name, Dr. C G. Weld. 19.01 1 20 00 Ruled out. 



Crusader. A. Wilson 1 32 10 Ruled out. 



FOURTH CLASS KEELS. 



Letta, H. E. Fowle 20 00 1 40 35 1 17 32 



FIFTH OLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Rocket, H. M. Faxon 16 06 1 36 53 1 10 19 



Pegasus, F. M Isham (yawl) .17.08 . . •• 



The result in class 3 cannot be decided until Thisbe is remeasured. 

 The other prize pennants were won as follows: Nimbus, Atalanta, 

 Sea Bird. Letta and Rocnet. The judges were: B. W. Rowell, chair- 

 man, J. B. Forsyth, Otis A.Ruggles and Peleg Abom. 



DORCHESTER Y. C. 94-th REGATTA, JUNE 17' 



THE Dorchester Y. C. sailed a very successful regatta on June 17, 

 40 yachts entering. As the club had selected the same date as 

 the N, Y. Y. O, Thetis was not present, while her rivals, Stranger and 

 Huron, elected to stay at home and race rather than try their for- 

 tunes in New York, so that the interest was divided. A light S W. 

 wind blew all day, freshening at times into a good sailing breeze. The 

 classes were 40ft. and over, 28 to 40ft.. 21 to 28ft. Some small boats 

 entered at a rating of 21ft. in order to get in. The courses were for 

 the first and second classes, from a starting line, leaving Shag rocks 

 on the port, outer buoy off Pig rocks, on port, Halfway rock on star- 

 board, Graves' whistling buoy on starboard, thence to starting line. 

 Distance 20 miles; limit of time, six hours. For third class from 

 starting point off Nahant, leaving Winthrop bar buoy on port. 

 Graves' whistling buoy on port to starting line. Distance, 10 miles; 

 time limit, 3J^ hours. 



Four large yacnts entered in the first class. Stranger, Huron and 

 the scbooners Gevalia and Meta. The first whistle blew at 11:55 with 

 a second at 12:10 and a starting signal at 12:15 for first and see™'.? 

 classes. Huron went off with a good lead, but Stranger was fcotnered by 

 the small fry. As soon as she was clear of them, however, she closed 

 up and passed Huron, finally leading her a long distance at the finish. 

 Maud won easily in tbe second classs keels and Nimbus in second 

 class centerboards. Atalanta won in her class and Echo in hers. 

 Fearless and Black Cloud were in collision and a protest ensued. The 

 times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Stranger, G. H. Warren 67.07 3 27 30 3 09 40 



Huron, William Gray, Jr 64.01 3 32 09 3 12 43 



Gevalia, W. C.Winslow 47.08 3 56 28 3 24 18 



Meta, A. A. Lawrence 54.02 3 58 10 3 31 18 



SECOND CLASS (CENTERBOARDS). 



Nimbus, J. J. Souther 33.10 4 27 35 8 39 13 



Violet, H. J. McK.ee 33.07 4 35 C6 3 <16 20 



Magic, E. 0, Neat 31.02 5 81 49 4 49 19 



SECOND CLASS (KEELS). 



Maud, Samuel Wood 33 07 4 45 29 3 56 43 



^Lolus, Jacob Rood 28.00 5 08 56 4 10 52 



Breeze, Charles Paget 29.08 5 23 10 4 28 08 



Carita, C. P. Curtis 22.02 Withdrew. 



Fiona, Frank Gray 29.01 Withdrew. 



THIRD CLASS (CENTERBOARDS) — START AT 12:25 P. M. 



Atlanta. I. H. Thomas 27.02 2 04 56 1 35 06 



Black Cloud, Brown & Wheeler 22.11 2 18 02 1 43 83 



Thisbe. S. A Freeman 21 00 2 22 09 1 46 10 



Posy, R. G. Hunt 21.08 2 23 1? 1 47 12 



Sea Bird. C. L. Joy 22.08 2 22 28 1 47 35 



Expert. L. Whiteomb 23.03 2 24 23 1 50 18 



Myth, J B. Farrell 21.04 2 80 49 1 54 17 



Greta, W. S. Hill 23 01 2 29 05 1 54 48 



Niobe, J. R. Chadwick £1.00 2 32 53 1 55 54 



Fancy, C. P. Flagg 21.00 2 33 22 - 1 56 23 



Herald, F. Smith 21.00 2 33 25 1 56 26 



Mascot, G. F. BurKhardt 21.06 2 37 04 2 00 45 



Cooper, T. Scannell 22.08 2 40 12 2 04 52 



THIRD CLASS KEELS. 



Echo, Dr. W. H. Litchfield 25.03 



Lizzie F Daly, William Daly. Jr. 26.04 



Kitty, E H. Tarbell 23 05 



Majel, W. H, Wilkinson 27 05 



Gem, H. W. Savage 26 06 



Lizzie Warner, T. Lutted 25.01 



Saracen, W. P. Fowle 23 08 



Thelga, B T.Hall 21.08 



Nereus, W. L. Nichols 21.07 



Wanda. G. W. GriffH 23 03 



Opiic, G. L Hutchinson 27.01 



Vera. J. G. Farrell 21.00 



Fearless, F. G Oooley 21.05 



Stranger wins a solid silver pitcher, value i. . , 

 $20; Maud, $S0: JEolus, $20; Atalanta, $25; Black Cloud, fid, subject 

 to protest; Echo. $25; Lizzie F. Dalv, $15 



The judges were Oooliuge Barnard, L. N. Clark, W. B. McClennan, 

 Erastus Willard and A. J. Clark. 



2 15 17 

 2 14 26 

 2 21 27 

 2 21 38 

 2 22 47 

 2 .24 23 

 2 28 55 

 2 32 38 

 2 33 30 

 2 33 52 

 2 30 49 

 withdrew 

 withdrew 

 ; Nimbus, $80; Violet, 



1 43 29 

 1 43 46 

 1 47 34 

 1 52 03 

 1 52 25 

 1 52 17 

 1 55 20 

 1 56 33 

 1 57 18 



1 59 47 



2 00 54 



CRUISE OF THE COOT. 



THE exit from North River into Albemarle Round is through a nar 

 row fairway, leaving the North River screw pile lighthouse on 

 the starboard hand. Tne least water shown on the chart is 6%ft.. 

 but from 7 to 8 can usually be counted on, especially if the wind has 

 been in the south for some time. There are no tides in the Sound, 

 but the wind has an appreciable effect in drivirg out or piling up the 

 water, its influence being noticeable in an hour or two. During the 

 winter the prevailing winds are from the northward and fair for ves- 

 sels bound southward into Pamlico through Croatan Sound. But 

 when the Coot reached these latitudes the southerly winds had 

 already set in and were blowing with great force five days out of six. 

 This made a cruise up the nortnern snore of Albemarle a rough un- 

 dertaking, au a heavy sea was continually pouriDg in on the beach 

 and up the broad livers which had to serve as harbors. In genera] 

 the sea always runs east or west in the Mound, owing to the confor- 

 mation of the land. A moderate wind is enough to raise a great 

 commotion, and that almost instantly with the first puffs, the waves 

 being very short and steep, breaking with a violent onward thrust 

 in the shoal basin of 12 to 18 feet forming the pent up Sound. 



To a small boat this was very trying. The inflowing rivers forming 

 the only accessible harbors varied from two to three miles in width 



and fifteen in length. They bad to be ascended to the head for pro- 

 tection. The Sound itself is fifty miles long, twelve miles wide at the 

 eastern extremity, choking up gradually to four at the head, where 

 the Chowan River, two miles Wide, continues far inland, taking a 

 northerly course. The bottom is very even at about 18ft.. with shoal 

 ledges of hard sand lining both shores. In the rivers from 6ft. to 

 10ft. can be averaged. The banks are low und thickly wooded with 

 ash, poplar, pine, gum, Cypress and some oak. Portions of the land 

 are. swampy and known as "pequosin." Back of the wooded fringe 

 the country is open and taken up in farms to a much greater extent 

 than would appear from a run along the beach, Cottoh. corn, rice, 

 truck and lumber are the staples and tobacco is about to be tried. 

 The water of the Sound is slightly brackish, but not salt enough for 

 oysters to thrive. Fishing is, however, pursued on a large, scale, shad 

 and herring being caught in marketable quantities, and sea trout, 

 sturgeon, big-mouthed bass, perch, mullet, sun fish and sheepshead 

 are caught in less quantity. Some of the fisheries are on a large scale, 

 involving an investment of $10,000 in nets, boats and buildings. In 

 good seasons, such as the last, the profits are large, reaching $5,000, or 

 50 per cent. Other rears will show a heavy loss, so tbe business is 

 something of a gamble. Tbe daily expenses of the larger establish- 

 ments amount to over $100. Their nets are immense and costly con- 

 trivances, aDd it is a wonder how thoy can be kept clear and in 

 condition. When not in use they are faked or bigoted down in great 

 piles. Every day they are carried out in flat boats, being paid out 

 over the stern in a large circle. Steam engines ashore then haul 

 them into the "battery" on the beach, where tbe fish are dumped, 

 cleaned and salted down or packed in ice in barrels. Schooners 

 "run" these to the nearest point of rail or steamboat connection, 

 from which the catch is shipped ot once to Northern markets, chiefly 

 Baltimore and New York. The. ice is imported by the cargo from 

 Maine, unless a severe winter affords a home supply. Smaller fish- 

 eries do their hauling by horse power or by crabs manned by lusty 

 Africans On a lesser scale tbe proprietor sets a number of pound 

 nets with long "leads" from tbe shore and puts up his catch in 

 shanties or clubs together with friends who jointly support a packing 

 house. There are also agents from Northern dealers who buy the fish 

 on the spot and attend to the shipping, but the natives are learning 

 the ropes and prefer to ship themselves direct to the commission 

 houses of large cities, as they realize better prices. In Pamlico Sound 

 shad are caught in seines altogether, each man for himself. The 

 seines are strung to a line of poles in the last days of February, and 

 allowed to remain until April, when they are taken up. The catch is 

 ferried ashore in small boats and canoes. Upon the proceeds of this 

 semblance of labor the natives live all the rest of the year in com- 

 parative ease and idleness, only scratching an acre or two for corn, 

 peas and potatoes, and occasionally organizing expeditions against 

 the festive clam and almost extinct te rrapin. Herrings are beneath 

 notice, and oysters not worth their while, though the latter are plen- 

 tiful near the soa beach. The proceeds of tbe seine fishery amount 

 from $500 to $800 per outfit. The nets and appliances are worth about 

 $150. In Beaufort waters menhaden are netted in large quantities, 

 and the villanious oil factory has become an institution. 



Oyster planting has been tried with success, though the attempts 

 have not yet been serious with the exception of the beds of Long 

 Shoal Bay and Far Creek in Pamlico, started by Messrs. Grant & 

 Lamb, ot Elizabeth City, and the well-known efforts of Mr. Ives, in 

 Beaufort waters at the southern end of Core Sound. Seed can be had 

 in unlimited quantity from the native beds, and it only needs a little 

 northern thrift to make ovster culture one of the largest sources of 

 revenue to the inhabitants of the eastern portion of the Sounds, 

 wherever suitable bottom can be found. Hundreds of acres of native 

 oysters be bare at low water around Beaufort Harbor, and immense 

 quantities can be tongued in Pamlico about Wyesocking and Long 

 Shoal. There are also large reefs in Roanoke Sound. Though of in- 

 ferior quality, transplanting to more favorable ground will see them 

 grow and fatten as elsewhere. The laws of Carolina permit taking 

 up ten acres of ground in any one county. T came across one sloop 

 from the Chesapeake, bound for Broad Creek in the mouth of the 

 Neuse with a load of seed taken off Long Shoal. 



Upon asking the natives of Stumpy Point Bay why they did not 

 profit by the opportunities at their very door without leaving the 

 chance to strangers, I received no explanation except a shrug of 

 the shoulders. Life is so easy in those highly favored regions that 

 ambition has become extinct, and no one seems to better his lot, 

 being content to jog along in the paths cutout by their forefathers. 

 When the fishery and crops fail, the people are in sore straits, though 

 they never want for food as long as oysters, clams, turtles and game 

 hold out. With industry they might not only lay by for a raiDy day, 

 but amass a respectable fortune, which they now let slip through 

 their fingers. Terrapin, the large sizes of which bring $1 on the spot, 

 have become well nigh extinct, so the Legisla -i ure of the State bas 

 passed a protective measure, prohibiting their catch until after 

 August i5. This opens up some prospect for tbe future. "But why 

 don't you start a terrapin farm and breed them yourselves. There 

 would be a great deal of money in it." The natives said there would 

 be a fortune in it right there in a certain pond well suited to the pur- 

 pose. "Why don't you stoek the pond f" No answer but the usual 

 shrug of the shoulders. Around stumpy Point there is a fine range 

 for a thousand head of cattle, but the worthy denizens of the point 

 rest content with a few cows and heifers, and when they want a little 

 cash sell a head or two to help out their modest housekeeping. Poultry 

 and eggs they have none to spare, despite their facilities, and corn 

 they buy from a store, twenty miles away. They even sent aboard 

 the Coot for beef and potatoes to keep life in a sick man of the com- 

 munity. Not even fresh water could be got, although a cucumber 

 pump would have supplied an endless flow. 



Brackish water from the shoal holes in the top soil Is the limit of 

 ent erprise in many a place, though it must be said that the mediciual 

 property of brackish water is not to be despised, and in part accounts 

 for the remarkably good health which prevails in swampy lands, 

 where you would look for a reign of fever and debility. It is the cus 

 torn with hasty travelers to pronounce against the salubrity of the 

 marshy lands which line the North Carolina sounds and to conclude 

 from the appearance of things that malignant fevers must be very 

 prevalent. The reverse is the case. No healthier climate can be 

 found, and no more robust people exist than the fishing and farming 

 population of Eastern North Carolina within the reach of salt water. 

 Toward the head of Albemarle Sound, in the Roanoke bottoms, 

 where the water is fresh, fevers are common enough, but of such a 

 mild type that people make light of the trouble and certainly show 

 no outward signs of suffering. There is more just ground for com- 

 plaint right in the vicinity of N«w York, on Long Island Staten 

 Island and on the banks of the Hudson than in the low lands of the 

 old North State. Such places as Stumpy Point Bay, Long Shoal, 

 Croatan, Elizabeth and Beaufort are notoriously healthy, and the 

 people live to great age. 



Another misconception concerning these regions is commonly cur- 

 rent in the North. It is assumed that civilization is in a backward 

 state, the inhabitants semi-barbarous, and an expedition to these 

 parts much like an exploration of Central Africa or the jungles of 

 East India; and persons who have cruised down this way have done 

 much 1o perpetuate the misapprehension. Th* shores are usually 

 lined with a fringe of swamp and marsh, anything but inviting and a 

 barrier to a peep behind the curtain. 



The Coot, having poked her no^e up all the rivers and into all the 

 holes of both Albemarle and Pamlico, bas had a much better chance 

 for observation than the hasty cruisers who cut across the sounds in 

 two or three days and obtain very superficial information. I found 

 the inhabitants as a whole equal in every respect to those following 

 like pursuits on the shores of Long Island and Connecticut. Among 

 the better classes, the landed gentry, if they may be so termed, or the 

 store-keeping aristocracy of the towns and villages, the parallel also 

 holds good with like classes in the North Indeed, the superiority in 

 point of intelligence, manners and public spirit, is with those of the 

 South, where the native element with its intuitive perceptions has 

 not yet been swamped by the dregs imported from abroad. Even 

 the "man and brother" held his head well up. could converse fluently 

 on all local topics and read as well. The denizens of the "banks," as 

 the strip of sand facing tbe Atlantic is called, were particularly bright 

 at'd to be met with all over the sounds with their little schooners as the 

 common carriers of the region. Schools are scarce, yet even the 

 meanest speak without provincial accent. One explanation of this 

 not over common proficiency is the tenacity with which generation 

 after generation has perpetuated the training of the first settlers who 

 were of the English gentry of the times. It is not intended to cover 

 the whole South with these remarks but simply that portion I visited 

 in the Coot. Two sins I can throw up to tbe inhabitants— a want of 

 thrift, if the spirit of money getting is properly such, and a total dis- 

 regard foi a yacht's paint. Example may cure the first failing, but 

 I fear the second one is too deeply ingrained to be readily uprooted. 



TORONTO Y. C— A race for centerboards of 5 tons and under was 

 sailed od June 12 over the third class course of the club on Toronto 

 Bay, starting at 3 P. M.. the yachts being Mischief, Iris, Meteor, Mol- 

 lie and Pilot. The wind was east and spinnakers were carried on the 

 first leg to Queen's Wharf buoy, which was turned as follows: Mis- 

 chief. 3:16:30; Iris, 3:17:10; Meteor, 3:17:50; Mollie, 3:18:30; Pilot, 

 3:19:20. On the next leg Meteor lost.a block and withdrew, the others 

 were timed, Mischief, 8:56:20; Meteor. 3:57. Iris, 8:58. Out'to the Gap 

 tbe win*) was ahead and Iris took the lead, the times at the Gap 

 buoy being: Iris, 4:48:20; Mischief, 1:49:20; Meteor, 4:49:25. The la-t 

 leg was down wind. Ins still leading and finishing thus: Iris, 5.02:20, 

 Mischief, 5:04:10; Meteor, 5:04:15. Mischief wins first prize, $12, on 

 tuns allowance, beating Iris by 32 seconds. Iris takes second money, 

 $8, and Meteor third prize, $5, 



WEST LYNN Y. C. REGATTA.— This club sailed a race on June 

 19 in a very light wind, 13 yachts entering In the 3 classes of 20 to 

 27ft. W. L.. 17 to 20ft. and 12 to 17ft. The times were: 

 first Class. 



Elapsed. Corrected 



Blanche, Richard Hobbs 1 28 47 58 20 



Laura, Edward Wyman I 39 50 58 41 



Lark. Sproule & Burrill 1 30 20 58 41 



Nordeck, Brown, Walsh & Co 1 30 50 59 38 



Contest, Charles Morton 1 24 00 1 04 54 



SECOND CLASS. 



Flying Yankee, Sawyer & Rich 1 15 05 54 45 



Alice L., P. Lynch. 1 17 00 50 30 



Inez, Goodrich Bros 1 1' 12 57 02 



THIRD CLASS. 



Crescent. T. M. Alley 1 19 20 1 01 40 



Florence, J. White 1 28 55 1 11 03 



AnnieS.. G. Parker. .. 1 35 10 1 17 50 



The prizes were $10 and $5 in each class. The judges were M. H. 

 Pratt, J. E. Eldred. H. A. Hanson. Regatta Committee, Commodore 

 George A. Goodridge, Vice Commodore E. F. Kich, Fleet Captain, 

 William R. Hunt, Walter S. Sawyer, William Sproule, P. S. Riileout, 

 T. M. Alley, James Lawson, Wiiliam E Walsh. S. V. Mansfield. 



SANDY BAY Y. C, JUNE 19 -The third race for the Cunning- 

 ham Cup was sailed on June 17 off Squam over the following course, 

 starting between judges' boat and stone pier, thence to and be- 

 tween 'Squam buoys to Essex outer black buoy, leaving on star- 

 board, to boat, sailing north northeast, leaving on starboard , then 

 was repeated, coming between 'Squam buoys, and finish between 

 judges' boat and stone pier. 



The wind was fresh from the soutb. The times were as follows: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Alpine 16 7 2 21 35 2 1 21 



Tyrant 21 3 2 16 3 2 4 45 



Silver Cloud 21 9 2 16 11 2 5 41 



Louette 22 2 17 13 2 7 7 



Sassacus 16 10 2 28 36 2 8 56 



Kittiwake - 21 7 2 21 10 2 10 25 



White Wines 21 10 2 23 15 2 12 54 



Spark 18 2 32 10 2 14 57 



Petrel 21 9 2 26 35 2 16 5 



Hestia - 2 31 33 — 



Eurynome 19 8 2 32 40 2 18 40 



BUFFALO Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA.— The Buffalo Y. C. sailed 

 a very successful regatta on June. 12, eight yach's competing. The 

 entries were Alarm, Lily R.. Jewett, Sylvia and Vera in first class, 

 Turk. Arrow and Curlew in second class. The allowance was Mmin. 

 per foot. The start was made at 2:23; the yachts going over as 

 follows: Alarm, 2:24:10; Lily R., 2:24:25; Turk.2:24:35; Arrow, 2:24:55; 

 Curlew,. 2:26:40. Alarm led at first buoy, with Jewett and Arrow 

 next. At 3 P. M. Alarm was Mmile ahead, with Jewett, Arrow, Vera, 

 Sylvia, Turk, Curlew and Lily R. in order. Half an hour later the 

 wind fell and the calm lasted for aB hour. At 3:58:10 Alarm finished 

 tne first half of the course and catching a breeze half an hour later 

 she finished the race at 5:05:15. It was 5:04 when Vera finished her 

 first round, with Sylvia, Lity R., Curlew, Jewett, Turk and Arrow in 

 order. With more wind the last round was sailed in better time, 

 Vera finished at 0:00:10. Tbe elapsed times were: 



Alarm 2 41 05 Curlew 3 40 56 



Vera 3 36 00 Turk 8 42 10 



Sylvia 3 39 41 Jewett 3 45 26 



Alarm wins first prize, a pair of marine glasses. Two protests have 

 to be decided before the other prizes are awarded. 



LAKE ERIE— The second annual regatta of the Inter-Lake Y. ft. A. 

 will be held on Lake St. Clair on July 5 and 6, following which the 

 squadron cruise to Put-in Bay will take place. The following pro- 

 gramme for the week has been arranged: Sunday, July 4, reception 

 committee of the M. Y. C. will meet yachts arriving from Lake Erie 

 ports, at the mouth of Detroit River. Tugs will be provided to take 

 yachts to M. Y. C. anchorage. Monday, July 5, Inter-Lake. Yachting 

 Association races, on Lake St. Clair, start from off Grosse Point at 

 10:30 A. M. Second, fourth and firth class yachts will compete. 

 Tuesday, July 6, Inter-Lake Yacht Association races, over same 

 course, starting at 10:30 A. M. First and third class yachts will com- 

 pete. Wednesday, July ?, review of all yachts of the Association by 

 Com Geo. W. Gardner and staff, 9:00 A. M. Start for cruise to Put-in- 

 Bay Islands 10:00 A. M. Friday, July 9, squadron cruise among Put- 

 in-Bay Islands. Saturday, July 10, breaking up of meet. The re- . 

 gat ta committee of the Association are: Messrs. W. Scott Robinson, 

 (C. Y. A ). Chairman; J. H. Clege (M. Y. C), M. T. Huntley (O. Y. C), 

 J. H. Hepburn (T. Y. O.I, G. II. Bebee (P. B, Y. A.). The officers for 

 1886 are: Hoii. G. vV. Gardc^r, Commodore; H 0. Hart, Vice-Com- 

 modore; A. W. Machen, Rear-Coioinodore; J, S. Williams. Secretary 

 and Treasurer; Dr. A. E. Claypoll. Fleet Surgeon; E. P. Day. Meas- 

 urer; George Gascoyne, Assistant Measurer; George H. Ketc»^u, 

 Surveyor. 



AMERICAN Y. 0. CRUISE AND REGATTA.— The programme for 

 the races and cruise of the American Y. C. next month is as follows: 

 One of the Iron Steamboat Company's boats will accompany the 

 yachts. The third annual regatta of the club will take place on 

 Thursday, July 15, over the club course, from Larchmont to New 

 London. In addition to the commodore's cup, which will be awarded 

 to the yaeht making the shortest time over the course, irrespective 

 of time allowance, other cups will be competed for in the different 

 classes. On Friday, July 16, two cups will be competed for by yachts 

 and launches not exceeding 50ft. on waterline, in the run from New 

 London to Shelter Island. In the afternoon of the same day. at Shel- 

 ter Island, there will be cutter, gig and dingey races for badges and 

 also for the Bateman challenge cup for cutters, now held by James 



A. Bilker, Esq. The respective prizes offered are open to all steam 

 yachts enrolled in any yacht club; and owners, whether members of 

 the American Y. C. or not, are requested to enter their yachts as soon 

 as possible by notifying the chairman of the regatta committee, Mr. 

 George W. Hall, 115 Broadway, or Mr. Thomas Manning, secretary, 

 53 Beaver street, New York. 



YAWLS IN NEW YORK WATERS. — The full British yawl rig is a 

 decided novelty in American waters, Cythera being, we believe, the 

 first one to visit New York. She now lies off Staten Island, and has 

 been seen, at anchor and under way, during the past week. Her 

 handsome sheer, high sides and shipshape look have won favorable 

 comments from almostell who.haveseen her. Near by her is anchored 

 a similar vessel, an English yawl, Xarifa, lately arrived from England 

 via Madeira and tne West Indies, after a very pleasant cruise, having 

 left EDgland in March. Her owner. Mr. Ames, with several friends, 

 Is on board. She is a foot wider and several feet shorter on water- 

 line than Cythera, and much shorter over all. She flies tbe burgee 

 of the Royal Thames Y. C. 



DEL VIN.— Clara has already made a reputation here for "young 

 Will Fife," the third of the name so well-known among the success- 

 ful builders of the north country, but beside her there are now here 

 two others of the same family, which promise to add to the fame of 

 their designer. In the Tompkinsville basin is the 10-tonner UUdia, 

 owned by Mr. E. M. Padelford, just fitted out after her trip across, 

 while beside her lies a smaller sister, JDelvin, owned by Mr. M. Roose- 

 velt Schuyler. The latter, which arrived in the City of Rome, is 33ft. 

 7in. L.W.L , 5ft. 6in. beam, and 6ft. 2in. draft, witn 881 sq. ft. in lower 

 sails. In 1884, her first year, she took 13 firsts and 2 seconds out of 17 

 starts. Last year she only raced during the first of the season, being 

 beaten by Doris. She will sail here under the Larchmont burgee. 



SEAWANHAKA C. Y. C— The fourth regular meeting of the S. C. 

 Y. C. will be held at Delmonieo's on June 25, at 8 P. M. The follow- 

 ing gentlemen are proposed for membership: Messrs. R. B. Roose- 

 velt, Jr., R. B. Hartshorn, Wendell Goodwin, M. Morris Howland, R. 

 M. Appleton, Thos. Dunnell, J. M. Clark, W. Lloyd Jeffries and B. 

 Spaulding de Garmedia. 



BEVERLEY Y. C. 107TH AND 108TH REGATTAS.— On July 3 the 



B. Y. C. will sail its 107tn regatta, an open sweepstakes for all cat- 

 boats, off Monument Beach, starting at 1 P. M. The entrance fee is 

 $2. On July 5, at IP. M., the 108th regatta, first race for Buzzard's 

 Bay championship, will be started. It will be open to club yachts 

 only. 



EAST RIVER Y. C" JUNE 21— The seventh annual regatta of the 

 E. R. y. C. was sailed on Monday, 20 yachts starting in alight 

 southerly wind, the course being around the Gangway buoy. The 

 winners were Fly, Maud M., Lydia F., Thetis, Pirate and Lone Star. 



COLUMBIA Y. C, JUNE 21.— The winners in the nineteenth 

 annual regatta of the Columbia Y. C. were Emma and Alice, Henry 

 Gray, Unit, Henry Fisher and A. W. Trankle. The full details will 

 appear next week. 



GALATEA.— The latest advices by cable are that Galatea will sail 

 on Saturday for New York. 



Allen's bow-facing oars, $8 per pair. Fred A. Allen, Monmouth, 

 Hl.-^dt;. 



Failing- Powers in Middle Age are best provided against by an 

 endowment policy in the Travelers, of Hartford, Conn, At age 30, 

 an endowment for $1,000 maturing ut 50 costs but $39.70 a year.— Adv, 



