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[July 8, 1886. 



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NEW YORK C. C. INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP. 



NEW YORK C. C, TRIAL RACES. 



WITH a view to induciug some of the English canoeists to visit. 

 America this year, and to secure a trial between the best 

 boats of each country, the New York C C. late last season offered a 

 cup for international competitions in sailing- races, and invited foreign 

 canoeists generally to challenge for it. The first challenge received 

 wa- from the Royal C. 0. of England, the oldest canoe club in the 

 -world, including in its list some of the most expert sailors and designers 

 of canoes. Three of these, Messrs. W. Baden Powell, E. B. and A 

 H. Tredwen, have been named bv the R. C. C. as its representatives, 

 and will visit New York next month on their way to the meet, re- 

 turning in September to race for the cup. The latter, a cut of which 

 we publish by con rtesey of the American Canoeist, is a pitcher of 

 silver, made by the Gorham Manufacturing Company of New York, 

 from a design by one of their artists, Mr. George Marcus. The de- 

 sign is entirely Indian in character, as the most appropriate represen- 

 tative of American canoeing; the form following closely that of the 

 ancient Indian pottery. In order to make the races of national 

 rather than local interest, it was determined to select competitors to 

 the number of tbe challengers, from the great body of the American 

 canoeists, and to this end the dates of July 3 and 5 were set for a 

 series of three trial races to which all the club? were iuvited to send 

 representatives, the defenders of the cup being afterward selected by 

 the regatta committee. , , . 



The first of the three races was sailed on Saturday over the club 

 course, from the club house at Tompkinsville to a mark off Clifton, 

 thence around Buoy 18, off Bay Ridge, and home, a distance of 6 

 miles. There was no wind at noon and barely enough later on to 

 carry the boats over the course. The starters were: 



Nethla C. K. Munroe New York C. C. 



Lassie C. B. Vaux New York C. C. 



Sea Urchin B. H. Nadal New York C. C. 



Surge H O. Bailey New York C. 0. 



Guenn H. T. Sinclair Brooklyn C.C. 



peggy Grant Edgar, Jr Newburgh C. C. 



The tide was nearly out and wind very light from south. Guenn led 

 over the course, winning easily. The times were: Guenn, 5:41:30; 

 Nethla, 0:00:30; Lassie, 6:14:30; Peggy, 6:17. , 



On Sunday a te.g arrived with a number of New England canoeists 

 to enter in and witness the races. On Monday morning there was a 

 nice S.E. wind, and as the tide was nearly up, (he course was laid to 

 and around Fort Lafayette, a beat out and a run home, 6 miles in 

 all. The entries were: 



Nethla G. K. Munroe New York C. C. 



Las-ie C. B. Vaux New Tl ork C. C. 



Tramp C. J Stevens New York C. C. 



S?a Urchin B. H. Nadal New York C. C. 



Peggy Grant Edgar, Jr Newburgh C. C. 



VenJure L. Q. Jones Hartford C C. 



Sylph . .E. Knappe Springfield C. C. 



6lUCk J. B. Bowles SpringfieW C. C. 



Pecowsic E. H. Barney Springfield C. C. 



Blanche • • Paul Butler Vesper Club. Lowell. 



Yvonne W. Whitlock. . Brooklyn C. C. 



Guenn H. T. Sinclair Brooklyn C. C. 



The latter two arrived after the race had started at U :23 A. M.. but 

 were timed at 11:43 for Yvonne and 11:44 for Guenn. The fleet 

 worked close in shore out of the tide as far as Clifton. Off Fort 

 Wadsworth they were lost for a time in the smoke of guns firing 

 salutes. The wind was light, but free, coming home. Blanche, a very 

 handsome canoe of Spanish cedar, lost her mast at the start, break- 

 ing it off short at the deck. Gluck also broke her rudder bead and 

 withdrew. The times were: Venture, winner, 1:30:30; Lassie 1:32:30, 

 Peggy 1-36:00, Pecowsic 1:36:30, Sylph 1:39:0 J, Netnla 1:40:30, Guenn 

 1:41:30, Yvonne 1:44:00, Tramp 1:49:00 « oa « „„„ 



After a lunch in the club house, the fleet mustered at 2:38 tor a new 

 race, this time arouDd Buoy 18, then down with the ebb tide against 

 a whole sail breeze, to the Clifton mark and home, the reverse of 

 Saturday's course. Sylph, Gluck and Sea Urchin did not start. Ven- 

 ture and Lassie took the lead, turning Buoy 18 close together. The 

 windward work was very pretty, the two leaders sailing side by side 

 with a big three-masted schooner. Venture finally went to leeward 

 of Lassie and took the lead. Soon after she passed to windward of 

 the schooner, while others of the fleet were blanketed by the latter 

 for a time. Venture turned the Clifton mark first, but on the run 

 home Lassie passed her, winning the race. The times were: Lassie 

 52:00. Venture 58:30, Peggy 55:00, Blanche 56:00, Yvonne o?:00, Guenn 

 1-00'SO Nethla 1:03:30. Pecowsic broke a rudder line and gave. up. 

 Tramp did not finish, Pecowsic is fitted with a fishtail rudder, a thin 

 flexible blade of brass, rigidly fitted to the sternpost. It is bent to 

 either side, taking a fair curve, by means of wires running from its 

 after end to a very long deck yoke. She is also rigged with three 

 masts and leg-o'-mutton sails. The defenders of the cup will be 

 selected later on. The races will be held some time in September. 

 Messrs. Norton, Burchard and Rogers were the regatta committee 

 for the three races, which were very well conducted in every way, 

 without the delay and confusion that is so common. 



WEIGHT OF CENTERBO ARDS. — Will some of the canoeists who 

 are accuraiely informed on the subject, please tell me through tbe 

 Forest and Stream, tbe exact weight it would add to a canoe to put 

 in first, a four-section Atwood board 20in. long, each section 4in. 

 wide; also added weight of same if 24in. long? Second, the exact 

 added weight for a Goodrich board 30x9m. ? Third, ditto for ttadix 

 board (for a wide keel canoe)? I desire this information only as re- 

 gards the lightest standard patterns of boards mentioned, including 

 trunks, bolts and all fittings.— Langebii. 



VESPER BOAT CLUB REGATTA. — On June 29 the Vesper Boat 

 Club, of LoweU, held their ninth annual regatta over the club course 

 on the Merrimac River, opposite Middlesex. Beside the rowing races 

 a tandem paddling race took place, between E. S. Sherman and C. P. 

 Nichols, and Paul Butler and Howard Gray. Tne latter team led at 

 first, but soon felt back, Messrs. Sherman and Nichols winning by two 

 lengths. The distance, % mile with turn, was made in 5m. -i5s. 



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FIXTURES. 



There are still many clubs not represented below, and some of the 

 dates in the table are not official. We ask the aid of club secretaries 

 and others in completing and correcting the list: 



July. 



6 to 11, Interlake Y. R. A. Cruise 



to Put In Bay. 

 8. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 8. Quincy, Club. 



10. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 10. Hull, Novelty, Hull. 

 10. Corinthian, Club, Marblehead 

 10. Sandy Bay, Pen., Rockport. 

 13. Beverly, Cham., Marblehead. 



7. Beverly, Club, Mon. Beach. 



7. Quincy, Club. 



8. Quaker City, Review. 



9. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 



10. L. Y. R. A., Toronto. 



11. Great Head, Ladies, Winthrop. 

 14. Sandy Bay, Cltib, Squam. 



14. Hull, Open, Hull. 

 14. Beverly, Cham , Nahant. 

 14-29. Quaker City, An. Cruise. 



ROYAL C. C. 



A SAILING race, open to any canoes, came off in Teddington 

 Reach on Wednesday, the 16t.h inst., for two prizes, presented 

 by J. Macgregor and G. Herbert, and a good race resulted, although 

 there was too much wind for the small Second Class canoes to save 

 their time off the larger boats. 



Sailing race, open to any canoes, under time allowance by girth 

 and length measurement: 

 Canoe. Owner. 



Nautilus First Class W. Baden Powell 



Pearl, 1885 First Class W. Stewart. 



Sabrina .Second Class R. Turner. 



Catspaw First Class L. Down. 



Akaroa Second Class A. B. Ingram. 



Spindrift Second Class Major Roberts. 



Foamtteck Second Class W. H. Roberts. 



Mr. Tredwen's new Pearl was also entered, but was not quite 

 ready for launching, and Spindrift and Foamtteck arrived too late 

 for the start. ,„ 



There was a strong wind from N.W., making it a dead peg to wind- 

 ward down Teddington Reach in lumpy water. Nautilus was first 

 over the line, closely followed by Pearl, and both being under snug 

 canvas, Nautilus sailing without a mizzen. Nautilus launched away 

 to windward very fast, and left Pearl, whose skipper was steering on 

 deck Yankee fashion, rapidly. Sabrina soon weathered Catspaw, 

 but the latter kept ahead of Akaroa, After rounding the buoy, Nau- 

 tilus shook out a reef and set mizzen, and Pearl tried whole sail for 

 the run up, Sabrma indulering in a spinnaker. No change took place 

 in the relative positions of the canoes to the fluish ; but it was evident 

 that the two first. Nautilus and Pearl, held the prizes safely in hand. 

 The times of the rounds were: . . J _ . , 



First Round. Second Round. Third Bound. 



Nautilus 5 29 45 5 55 aO 6 16 03 



Pearl, 1885 5 30 05 5 55 35 6 19 15 



S 5 33 45 6 00 30 6 28 50 



Catspaw 5 35 00 5 51 30 6 30 32 



Akania ..M" 5 36 20 6 02 30 6 31 20 



—Field, June 19. The annual regatta was sailed on June 26. 



MOHTCAN O. C. RACES— Thursday, June 17.-Championship 

 race, postponed twice on account of lack of wind. Marion B. holds 

 pennant until July event. Thursday, June 24.— Sixty-feet limit race, 

 Olivercup. Entries, seniors: Thetis, P.M.Wackerbagen, 60ft; Annie O., 

 H L. Thomas, 54ft.; Marion B., R. S. Oliver, 57ft. Juniors: Arno, H. 



C Cushmau, 57ft.; M. S. Smith, 58ft.; Mermaid. L. J. Prince, 



58ft • Chingachgook, W. Wheeler, 56ft. Wind light and variable. 

 Canoes got away together and for the first quarter kept up an almost 

 perfect alignment. The wind began to die away and for the balance 

 of the race was very variable with calms. Thetis drew slowly ahead 

 and passed 1J^ mile buoy with fair lead, Marion B. a good second. 



Annie O. next: Arno and Chingachgook roundmg together, — and 



Mermaid next. The beat home was a long drif ting match. Thetis 

 won easily in one hour and a half; Marion B. second. Chingachgook 

 managed to outpoint Arno and came in a good third, thereby winning 

 the junior blue pennant from the former. Arno fourth, Annie O. 

 fifth; others not taken as it was too late. The race was generally 

 unsatisfactory on account of the lack of wind. Tbe Vesper was 

 ahsent and unable to compete. Thetis having won the Oliver cup 

 three times it becomes the property of P. M. Wackerhagen. The cup 

 has been sailed for eight times, and has the name of each winner in- 

 scribed thereon. A new race will be substituted for the bUft. limit. 

 What with the Susquehanna trip and the Sunday cruises, the Upper 

 Hudson and the cruise to Grindstone, the Turtles are getting a full 

 benefit out of their craft this year. We are counting on many visit- 

 ors of the A. C A. bi-centennial week, and will give them a good 

 race if they will enter, and a good time whether or not.— Marion B. 



On -Thursday, July 1, Junior Race; prize, a senior pennant; 

 open to all, but juniors only eligible for prizes. Entries: Juniors- 

 Arno, H. 0. Cushman; Mermaid, L. J. Prince; Chmgachgook, Wm. 

 Wheeler. Seniors- Vesper, R. W. Gibson; Marion B., R. S. Oliver. 

 There would have been more contestants, but the canoes bad been 

 shipped awav to the Upper Hudson for a cruise. The wind was very 

 fight from the start and gradually died out into light puffs. The 

 boats made a flying start well together, the Mermaid slightly in the 

 lead After the first half mile the seniors drew ahead; but the crew 

 of 1he Vesper, disgusted with the light wind, deserted the side of the 

 twin ship and withdrew from the race. Then he jumped overboard 

 and enjoyed a swim, leaving the Marion B. to push on alone The 

 latter turned the buoy with a long lead and finished at home flag at 

 7-05 Meanwhile the juniors kept in a bunch and rounded the 1J| 

 stake together, the Chingachgook inside and the Arno and Mermaid 

 close by The sail home to windward was a drifting match ana a 

 tedious affair, and was won by the Chingachgook at 7:20, Arao and 

 Mermaid in order named. Wm. Wheeler now flies the senior red 

 pennant and his name is placed on the roll with Gibson, Wacker- 

 hagen Thomas, Thacher and Oliver. The bulk of the Turtles are off 

 for a three days' cruise on the Upper Hudson and other waters.— 

 Marion B. 



A. C, A. MEMBERSHLP.-Applications for membership have been 

 received from the following: W R Burling, Newark, N. Jj William 

 Scott, Ottawa, Canada; Harry F. McKendriek, (^lt, Canada, E. A. 

 Gardner, Seattle, Wash. Ter.; John T. P. Wright, Halifax, N. &.; C. J. 

 Bousfield, Bay Cit y, Mich. 



Hallock's "Alaska. "-Mr. Charles Hallock, who is well known as 

 an experienced traveler, and who has thoroughly studied Alaska and 

 its resources, is about to issue an illustrated work, now on the presses 

 of the Forest and Stream Publishing Co. It 13 entitled "Our New 

 Alaska; or, the Seward Purchase Vindicated." The glowing accounts 

 of the country from the pen of Mr. A. P. Swineford, who was so long 

 identified with our most important iron ore interests, have contributed 

 toward awakening a special interest in the trade, and have served to 

 nave the way for Mr. Hallock's work among what we hope will be- 

 come a large constituency.— The Iron Age, June 24. 



13. Great Head, Ladies', Winthrop 21. Beverly, Open, Marblehead. 



14. Hull, Cham., Hull. 

 15-17. Amer. (Steam), Annual. 

 17. Sandy Bay. Cor., Rockport. 

 17 to 25. Knickerbocker. Cruise. 

 17. Jersey City, Annual. 

 17. Atlantic, Cruise. 



21. Hull, Ladies'. Hull. 



22. Boston. Cup, City Point. 



24. Dorchester, Club, Harrison. 

 24. Beverly, Club, Mon. Beach. 

 24. Corinthian, Ladies', Marble- 

 head. 



24. Sandy Bay, Pen. Gloucester. 

 24. Great Head, Cham., Winthrop. 

 24. Quincy, Club. 

 27. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 



30. L. Y. R. A., Belleville. 



31. Beverly, Cham., Swampscotu. 

 31. Hull, Cruise, Eastward. 



24. Great Head, Cham , Winthrop. 



25. Hull, Ladies'. Hull. 



28. Corinthian, Club, Marblehead . 

 58. Hull, Cham., Hull. 

 28, Sandy Bay, Open, Squam. 

 September. 



2. Boston, Cup, City Point 



3. Quincy, Club. 



4. Dorchester, Club, Harrison. 

 4. Beverly, Open, Mon. Beach. 



4. Corinthian, Cham., Marblehead 

 4. Sandy Bay, Pen., Rockport. 

 6. Newark, Open. 

 6. Quaker City, Cup, 2d Class. 

 8. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 11. Hull. Cham., Hull. 

 11. Corinthian, Sweepstake, Mar- 

 blehead. 



11. Sandy Bay, Sweep., Gloucester 



tjk. 1 j nil. viuiac, iucvou v* ai u. ±x. uauu* .uc*jr % ui»n.p.,ui 



31. Sandy Bay, Ladies', Rockport. 17. Toledo, Pen., Toledo. 



August. 

 2. Sandy Bay. Open. Rockport. 

 2. L. Y. R. A., Kingston. 

 4. N. Y. Y. C, Annual Cruise. 



6. L. Y. R. A., Oswego. 



7. Corinthian, Open, Marblehead 



19. Quaker City, Review & Cruise. 

 18. Sandy Bay, Club, Rockport. 

 18. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 25. Buffalo, Club, Lake Erie. 

 28. Beverly, Club, Nahant. 



BEVERLY Y. C. 1 07TH AND 1 08TH REGATTAS. 



THE 107th regatta. The first open sweepstakes was sailed at 

 Monument Beach, July 3, in a moderate breeze, W. by S. at 

 start, gradually shifting to S. by E. 



In the first class, last year's champion, Surprise, was conspicuous 

 by her absence; but the new Mollie, Hanley's latest, was on hand to 

 fill her place. 



The Vice-Commodore was first over the line, and was not passed, 

 though close pressed by Creep, a new and large boat from Mattapoi- 

 sett. 



In second class Superior and Crawl, both new boats, made a close 

 race, while in third class last year's rivals, Petrel and Fannie, had it 

 nip and tuck. Summary as below: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Sailing length. Actual. Corrected. 



Creep, E. C. Stratton 20.05 2 24 58 2 17 35 



Mattie, Viee.Com. Stockton 28.10 2 25 33 2 16 39 



Quisset. R. B. Hiller 29.06 2 32 42 2 24 27 



Mabel. S. H. Perry 27.04 2 34 53 2 24 26 



Mollie, J. Hill 27.00 2 35 14 2 24 25 



Cuttyhunk, T. Aiken, Jr 29.08 2 35 49 2 27 44 



SECOND CLASS. 



Superior, Wm. Phinney 27.00 2 30 28 2 19 44 



Crawl, J. E. Hiller 26.04 2 30 38 2 19 05 



Harold, J. F. Perry 24.07J4 2 39 42 2 20 06 



THIRD CLASS. 



Fannie, F. W. Sargent £8 10 1 46 44 1 36 19 



Petrel, G. H. Richards 20 07 1 47 50 1 34 47 



Dolly, A. S. Hardy 22.08 1 54 09 1 45 !0 



Thefts, Alfred Dover 21 02 2 00 23 1 47 57 



Mertie, A. F. Crowell 23.06 2 01 29 1 51 16 



Judges— G. A. Goddard and W. Lloyd Jeffries. Judges' yacht, 

 Maude, B. Y. C. Courses, 7J^ for third class, and 11 for others. 



The 108th regatta, the first of the season for the Buzzard's Bay 

 pennant, was sailed off Monument Beach in a very strong S.S W.wind. 

 Mattie astonished every one by beating Surprise in her own weather, 

 the latter being a little slow in shaking out her second reef at the 

 start. 



In second class Lestris and Mr. Curry's new boat made a very 

 close race, the latter coming home free under two reefs, while Les- 

 tris had shaken all of hers out. . ... „ 



In third class Fannie avenged her defeat of the third on Petrel, the 

 latter being shorthanded and unable to shake out her reef coming 

 home. Summary as below: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Mattie, Vice-Corn. Stockton 28.10 1 54 26 1 45 32 



Surprise. Jas. M. Codmay 27.03 1 57 50 1 47 17 



Myth, Thos. Parsons 27.04 1 58 53 1 48 26 



Violet, G. H. Richards et al 27.06 2 06 54 1 56 38 



SECOND CLASS. 



Lestris, Joshua Crane 24.02 2 11 22 1 57 15 



' Curry 25. ? 2 11 25 1 58 20? 



THIRD CLASS. 



Fannie, F. W. Sargent 23 10 1 26 55 1 17 00 



Dolly, A 8. Hardy 22.08 2 29 48 1 18 49 



Petrel. G. H. Richards 20.07 1 30 17 1 17 14 



Mystery, Lawrence Stockton ..21.11 1 35 06 1 23 25 



Subject to the measurement of Mr. Curry's new boat prizes go as 

 follows: First prizes and legs for pennants to Mattie, Leftris and 

 Fannie. Second prizes to Petrel and Surprise. Myth is protested 

 against for breaking the rule about Corinthian skippers. 



Blue With a Gold Castle. 



NEW JERSEY Y. C CRUISE. 



THE following yachts of the New Jersey Y. C. started on a short 

 cruise down the Bay, Saturday afternoon, July 3: Wayward. 

 Com W. H. Dilwortn and Fred Beliz. owners; catamaran Duplex. 

 Vice Com. H. F. Ogden; Letitia, Louis Kayser; Growler, J. & J. Bell; 

 Eagle Wing, John Burlton, and George B. Deane, R. L. Dunbacher. 

 The squadron got under way at 2 P. M. with a light breeze from 

 southwest, tide, last of the ebb. Flood tide was met in the Narrows, 

 and after the fleet reached out by buoy 16 the wind died completely 

 out, and all made the best of their way to an anchorage inside of 

 Norton's point. A start was made at about 8 o'clock Sunday morn, 

 ing from the anchorage, and the yachts reached out by Norton's 

 Point against the flood tide and a light southwest wind. Shortly 

 after passing the point the flagship Wayward and the Growler had 

 an interesting little bout, the flagship finally passing through the lee 

 of the Growler, owing to the superior drawing of the former's ]ibtop- 

 sail. The Growler stood on down the beach a while longer and then 

 stood off toward the Hook, the Wayward holding her reach for about 

 fifteen minutes longer, when she went about and shaped her course 

 for the Highlands and Sea Bright, getting outlines for bluefish. The 

 wind freshened perceptibly in reaching across nere, and the jibtop- 

 sail was taken in off the Romer, and off the Highlands her gaff topsail 

 w&s clawed up 



The Wayward stood on below Sea Bright and went about and stood 

 up, getting out her spinnaker. Off the Scotland the Atlantic and 

 Grayling were met, the former being about three-quarters or a mUe 

 on the latter's weather bow. The Grayling was footing with the 

 Atlantic, but the latter seemed to be laying a point and a half higher. 

 An anchorage was made at the steamboat dock inside the Hook at 4 

 o'clock where a large fleet of yachts were found anchored, among 

 them being the sloop Nirvana, Mr. T. H. Hall, of the Atlantic and 

 New Haven clubs; the Growler, Duplex and Deane going on up the 

 Shrewsbury to Thompson's, the others anchoring with the flagship. 

 In the evening visits were exchanged between the Nirvana and Way- 

 ward After a sail outside the Hook the squadron finally started tor 

 home at 2 P M., the Wayward picking up her moorings at 6 o cloek 

 and the Eagle Wing about five minutes later, all getting in before 7 

 o'clock s 

 In the sail up the Atlantic and Grayling were met beating out of 

 the Hook, the former being about a minute and a half ahead. In the 

 reach out, while the Grayling seemed to foot equally as fast as the 

 Atlantic, she did not point up with her, there being the same diff er- 

 ence noticeable as on Sunday. Off the wind on Sunday the Grayling 

 seemed to get a little the better of the Atlantic, going out from under 

 her lee, the Atlantic having her balloon jibtopsail set. So it would 

 seem that, while the Atlantic beats Grayling to windward, off the 

 j wind the. Grayling is equally fast. 



