EMPIRE Y. C. 10TH ANNUAL REGATTA. 



ON July 30, the Empire Y. C. started its fleet for the 10th annual 

 regatta, but owing to the light wind the race was not made 

 within the time limit of sis: Uours, except hy tlie smallest elites, so 

 that a re-sail is necessary, Tlie course was from the club house, 

 around Gangway Buoy, tlie smallest class turning Throgg's Neck 

 Buoy. The start^i-s were: 

 Class A— Oabin Sloops: Louise, Sorceress, Chas. Wilde, Favorita. 

 Class B— Emma B., Peerless, Eclipse, Alexander F. 

 Class C— Open Sloops: James T. Corlett. 



Class D— Tip Top, Just Woke Up, Comet, W. J. Cooper, Sophie 

 Emma, Cygnet. 



Class E— Cats: Dau O'Brien, Gussie, Niantic, Jessie. 



Class F— Ada, Captain, Dart, Golden, Little Dean, Adelaide, Jes- 

 sie A., Goodenough, Traveler, Emily B. 



At 11:36 the fleet was sent off with a flood tide and S. W. wind, 

 which held very light until afternoon. The yachts drifted up 

 with the tide and slack water, turning as follows at Gangway 

 Buoy: 



Alexander F 3 51 30 Sorceress 4 11 27 



Gussie 3 56 03 Dan O'Brien 4 15 33 



Peerless 4 00 .50 Eclipse 4 15 50 



Charles Welde 4 00 50 Emma B 4 16 25 



Just Woke Up 4 03 00 Signet 4 16 .36 



Comet 4 07 47 Jessie 4 17 35 



Louise ..4 08 50 W. J. Cooper 4 19 48 



James T. Corlett 4 10 00 Tip Top 4 19 50 



The small ones were timed thus: Little Dean 2:04:30, Traveler, 

 3:06:30, Captain 3:07:10. 



About 3 P. M. the wind increased, only to drop again later on, hut 

 the ebb tide helped them home. The times were as follows, no race 

 resulting in the larger classes: 



CLASS D— CABIN SLOOPS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Alexander F 11 43 00 6 21 00 6 3;J OO 6 35 37^ 



CLASS O— -CAT-RIGGED rACHTS. 



Gussie 11 .38 30 6 33 00 6 54 30 6 48 10 



CLASS G— OAT-RIGGED TACHTS. 



Traveller 11 38 30 4 02 30 4 24 00 4 21 50 



Emily B 11 43 00 5 41 30 5 58 30 5 .54 00 



Jessie A 11 36 45 5 11 30 5 34 45 5 36 55 



Goodenough 11 43 00 4 53 00 5 10 00 5 03 10 



Little Dean 11 43 00 3 57 00 4 14 00 4 07 00 



Captain 11 43 00 4 00 30 4 17 30 4 09 30 



Golden 11 43 00 4 .57 00 5 16 00 5 1 4 30 



Adelaide 11 43 00 4 47 00 5 04 00 5 04 00 



Dart 11 43 00 4 57 00 5 14 00 5 04 10 



COLUMBIA Y. C. PENNANT REGATTA.— The Columbia Y. 

 C. have inaugurated a series bf pennant matches on the Hudson, 

 the first of which was sailed on Jul y 24, in a light wind from S. W., 

 increasing later on. The triangular course was 10 miles -with its 

 apex on the west bank. The first round was timed: Emma & 

 Alice 4:36:41, Troublesome 4:44:35, Daisy 4:45-.38, Defiance 4:46:54, 

 Unit 4:50:05, Bonnie 4:52:25, Minnie K. 4:.56:10. The full times were: 



CLASS A— CABIX SLOOPS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Emma & Alice 3 15 00 5 18 30 3 03 30 2 03 30 



Eldiva 3 14 35 Did not finish. 



Flirt 3 14 18 Did not finish. 



CLASS B— CATBOATS. 



Troublesome 3 17 25 5 35 00 3 07 35 .... 



Unit 3 40 10 Did not finish. 



CLASS C— CATBOATS. 



Defiance 3 17 48 5 35 29 3 17 41 3 17 41 



Daisy 3 IS 00 Disabled. 



Minnie K 3 19 11 5 46 40 3 37 29 3 37 34 



Bonnie 3 18 37 Did not finish. 



Emma & Alice, Troublesome and Defiance, won, holding the 



pennants until the next race, two weeks hence. 

 GREENWICH Y. C.-A match was sailed on July 24 at Green- 



wicu, Conn., for the pennant won by Alcedo in the annual regatta 



and a pm-se of $100. The starters were: Alcedo, holder; Volusia, 

 , :,challenger. A match for $25 was also sailed at the same time by 



,Sirene and Brahmin. The course for the larger boats was to Ma- 

 ■ tinnicock buoy, thence around Hog Island and home, and tlie 



small ones twice around Great and Little Captains' Islands. The 



wind was light S. Alcedo led over the course, finishing in 4:01:28. 



with Volusia 4:07:48, thus winning on elapsed and corrected time, 



Sirene also led her opponent, her time being 3:&5:57, winning by 



5:05 corrected time. 

 GENESTA.— Sir Richard Sutton's cutter is now in commission 



and will probably meet Irex and Marjorie at Falmouth, prior to 



the matches with the former for the Cape May and Bren ton's Beef 



cups. 



BOSTON Y. C. CHAMPION CUP RACES.-The second cham- 

 piou regatta of the B. Y. C. was sailed on July 33, but was a par- 

 tial failure from lack of wind. Only Advienne started in the 

 schooner class, Gevalia not having rottixnod from the B. Y. C. 

 cruise. Violot and Sbadow started in a flat calm and wthdrew 

 later on. A drifting race was made by the second class sloops, the 

 times being tia follows: 



SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 

 4 17 00 3 .30 30 



x^uiiu. 111. lu, -om n oil .iWj.Urt 4 18 10 3 40 31 



Majel, N. H. Wilkinson 37.04)4 4 37 33 3 43 26 



" " " " - - i 35 00 3 53 47 



holding two 



Eva, D. Sargent .36.00 



Eclio, E. L. Burwell .35.03 



Edna, George Lawley 38.10 



Eva takes a second leg for the iPf a'ff cup, Edna now 

 nd Kitty one. Kitty takes second prize of $10. 



and 



JAMAICA BAY RACES.— A third race was sailed on July 34 

 over a course oft the Seaside wharf, at Rockaway, in a strong S.E. 

 wind. The times were: 



CLASS A. 



start. 



Finish. 



Elapsed. 



Corrected. 



4 10 00 



5 37 10 



1 if 10 



1 17 10 



4 10 00 



5 81 45 



1 31 45 



1 31 40 



4 10 00 



5 29 00 



1 19 00 



1 18 05 



4 10 00 



5 29 30 



1 19 30 



1 17 56 



4 10 00 



5 30 10 



1 30 10 



1 18 00 



4 10 00 



Disabled. 





CLASS B. 







4 10 00 



5 86 45 



1 26 45 



1 26 45 



4 10 00 



5 37 45 



1 37 45 



1 25 35 



Corrected. 

 1 55 43 



1 59 10 



2 07 33 

 2 17 19 



Elapsed. 



2 39 00 



3 43 53 

 3 53 30 

 3 01 10 

 Withdrawn. 

 Withdrawn. 



3 10 58 3 18 36 

 3 15 40 3 23 29 

 Withdrawn, 



Lottie R, -wins first prize and the So So second prize. In Class B 

 Kate wins first prize and Florence second. 



SANDY BAY Y. C. 2d CHAMPION.SHIP.-On Julv 24 the Sandv 

 Bay Y. 0. sailed its second championship regatta, with a variable 

 S.W. wind, puffs and calms alternating. The course was from 

 nearPaviliou Beach to flag buoy or flag boat near end of East- 

 ern Point, leaving it on starboard, thence to flag buoy or flag boat, 

 nearly on a lino to Baker's Island, abreast Magnolia Point, lea-ving 

 buoy on starboard, thence across judges' line, two rounds: 



ETO8T CLASS. 



Length. 



Louette, Haskins 31.08 



Petrel, Paul 21.05 



Osceola, Gifford 20.01 



Adele, Haskell 16.11 



White Wing.s, Pen-y 20.11 



Silver Cloud, McLaughlin 20.06 



SECOND CLASS. 



Sassacus, Griffin 16 . 10 



Alpine, Tarr 16.11 



Spark, Gaffney 17,11 



Silver Cloud partly capsized and withdrew. Commodore Haskins 

 protested against Petrel's measurement before the race and re- 

 measuremet was ordered to follow the race. After the finish, how- 

 ever, her owner sailed her away without waiting for a remeasure- 

 ment. Judges— Aaron F. Clark, Samuel L. Colby, Isaac N. Hig- 



f ins, G. H, Parsons. The date of Aug, 3 has been set for the races 

 or the Forbes prizes, which \vlll be managed bv Mr. Forbes him- 

 self. 



QUINCY Y. C, JULY 24. -The Q. Y. C. sailed its second cham- 

 pionship regatta on July 34 in a strong S. E. wind. The times were: 



FIBST CLASS. 



„ , Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Erin, J. Cavanagh 27.03 1 44 35 1 37 34 



Amy, E. W. Baxter 31.06 1 56 30 1 33 49 



SECOND CLASS. 



Tom Cat, C. G. Weld 19.03 1 39 00 .59 15 



Diadem, L. Hayward 18.06" 1 38 40 1 09 15 



Nereid, O. P. Colby 20.07 1 37 33 1 09 33 



Tartar, F. L. Dunno 19.11. 1 38 33 1 09 30 



Mamie, H. T. Bowers 18.03 1 41 45 1 10 47 



Crusader, A. Wilson 19.01 1 43 00 1 12 09 



Wildfire, H. A. Keith 18.03 1 44 00 1 13 03 



Pet, J. W. McFarland 20.01 1 44 24 1 15 46 



Elf, W. P. Barker 20.03 1 45 10 1 16 40 



Undine, H. French 18.11 1 48 00 1 17 -57 



THIRD CLASS. 



Flora Lee, D. H. Lincoln 17.03 1 07 15 41 34 



Rocket. H. M, Faxon .16.07 1 11 45 45 18 



Elsie, C. F. Hardwick 16.10 1 13 28 47 17 



Fury, J. H, Putnam 16.09 1 24 25 48 08 



Elfin, J. F. CuUey 16.08 1 31 00 5^1 38 



Protests were made against Diadem, Crusader and Tartar, so 

 second and third class winners ai-e not yet known. The judges 

 were Messrs. G. G, Saville, G, W, Morton and H. M. Federhen. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C. RACES.— The postponed race for first and 



second classes of July 10 was resailed July 23. The wind was S.E., 

 a good topsail breeze. The only accident was the carrying away 

 of Bessie's topmast while shifting backstay. The times were: 



FIRST CI.UVSS CENTEKBOARDS. 



Length. Ehipsed. Corrected. 

 Atalanta, I. R. Thomas 28.01 2 U2 54 1 33 5T 



FIRST CLASS KEELS. 



Bessie, 0. P. Curtis, .Ir 28.03 3 23 56 1 54 04 



Carmen, B. L. M. Tower 29.09 2 33 07 1 54 40 



SECOND CLASS CENTEKBOARDS 



Louette^ L. M. Htiskins, . . 21.08 2 25 33 1 49 2S 



Petrel, H.H.Paul 21.00 3 37 39 1 50 40 



SECOND GLASS KEELS. 



Kitty, E. H. Tarbell 23.05 3 15 13 1 41 30 



Witch, Crowninshield 23.08 Not taken. 



The first ladies' race of this club was sailed .July 34 and proved a 

 very enjoyable time. Yachts of the first class ^vere to carry at 

 least thi'ee and not over four ladies, and of the second and third 

 classes at least two and not over three ladies. The wind was west 

 and just strong enough that the yachts could carry all their sail 

 very easily. The prizes were a silver pin (being a copy of the clnb 

 signal) for each one of the ladies on the winning yachts and a silver 

 cup for each winning j-acht. 



FIRST CLASS CENTKBBOAJ^DS. 



Length, Elapsed, Corrected. 



Atalanta, R. Thomas 38.01 1 11 08 53 46 



Eugenia, S. Palmer 36.00 1 14 54 56 18 



Ralph, Geo. S, Osborne 39.00 1 31 09 1 04 17 



FIRST CLASS KEELS, 



Cleopatra, G, W. Mansfield 36.00 1 39 54 1 31 18 



SECOND-CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Expert, L. Wiitcomb 33. a3 1 17 58 57 31 



SECOND CLASS KEELS. 



Kitty, E. H. Tarbell 23.05 1 11 53 51 33 



Carmita, C. H. W. Foster 21.02 1 20 55 58 52 



Witch, B. B. Crowninshield 32.08 1 21 19 ' 1 00 26 



THIRD CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Peri, Henry Parkman 19.00 1 22 07 58 10 



Myrtle, R. C. Poor 19.01 1 24 42 1 00 49 



Dash, A. S. Browne 30.01 1 29 31 1 06 33 



THIRD CLASS KEELS. 



Vera, Paine & Randall 19.07 1 30 39 1 07 14 



Mona, Herman Parker 19.06 1 31 33 1 07 53 



Nixie, A. L. Ooclirane 30.03 Withdrawn. 



DORCHESTER Y. C. 95TH RACE.-A race for fourth and fifth 

 classes was sailed on July 24 over the following course: Leaving 

 Farm Bar buoy on port, Old Harbor buoy on starboard. Half -Tide 

 Rock buoy on starboard. Farm Bar buoy on starboard. Old Harbor 

 buoy on starboard. Half -Tide Rock buoy on starboard. Farm Bar 

 buoy on port and back to starting point, 7}4 miles. The wind was 

 fresh from the west, and Tom Cat, Rocket and Tartar parted their 

 throat halliards. The times were: 



FOURTH CLASS YACHTS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



MabeL G. R. Howe 20.01 1 38 17 1 59 34 



Tom Cat, Dr. C. G. Weld 19.01 1 31 06 1 00 15 



Tartar, F. L. Dunne 20.01 1 30 34 1 01 57 



Sheerwater, C. H. Woodsom 18.08 1 36 06 1 05 45 



Hebe, John Carter 18.02 1 IS 14 1 13 16 



FIFTH CLASS TACHTS. 



Nora, G. B. Dennie 16.07 1 34 53 1 01 48 



Nonpareil, E, Laming 17.00 1 35 13 1 02 43 



Rocket, H. M. Faxon 16.01 1 40 14 1 06 35 



Yolande, C. H. Nute 16.01 1 41 37 1 07 38 



Dione, George Lewis, Jr 16.10 1 41 40 1 08 57 



Mabel wins first prize, $13; Tom Cat second, |6. Nora also wins 

 $10 and Nonpareil S5. The judges wore Hartford Davenport, W. 

 B. McCleUan and E. R. Tilton. 



L. Y. R. A.— The rendezvous this season will be at Bellevile. Ont., 

 on July 39, the first race being on July 30. for the following prizes: 

 First class yachts— First, S150 and champion flag; second, $7.5; 

 third, $30; entrance, $10. Second class yachts— First, $100 and 

 champion flag; second, S50; third, $25; entrance $7. The course will 

 be 30 miles for the first and 20 miles for the second class. The fol- 

 lowing is the programme for the regatta of the Kingston Y. C, 

 which is to be sailed on Monday, Aug. 3: First class, $120, $60 and 

 S30; entrance, $10. Second class, ^iO and $30; entrance, $7. 

 Third class, $40, $20 and $10; entrance, $3. The courses are: First 

 class— From moorings off Grand Trunk wharf, thence to buoy off 

 George's Barn, thence to buoy off Pour Mile Point, thence to place 

 of starting; three times around; 30 miles. Second class— Twice 

 around the same course; 20 miles. Third class— Once around the 

 course, thence to George's Barn and return to starting point: 15 

 miles. All buoys t« be kept on the starboard hand. Condor has 

 aJready sailed from Toronto on a cruise to the St, Lawence River, 



