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[July 29, 1886. 



SOUTH BOSTOX- Y. C. CHAMPIONSHIP. -The third cham- 



1 c-^— -■^■■^^^ ^v^^. '-"^a "^tt,-, >jwtt.u ww^v L o-otLLit; uj-i LJit; pu± l, l vru- 



spar buoy No, S, northwest of Thompson's Is]and on port, red can 



Cow Pasture red spar hnoy No. 6 on port, red spar No. 2 northwest 

 of Thompson's Island on port, black can buoy No. T off Fort Inde- 

 pendence on port, judges' boat on port. Cow I^asture red spar buoy 

 No. 6 on port, red spar buoy No. 3 north^vest of Thompson's Island 

 on port, passing between judges' boat and flag boat. Distance, 8 

 miles. For Fourth Class.— From judges' boat, leaying Cow Pasture 

 red spar buoy No. 6 on port, red spar No. 2, north^^'est of Thomp- 

 son's Island, on port, black spar No. 1, ^yest of \vharf on Thomp- 

 son's Island, on port, red spar Ko. 2 on port, to jjidges' boat, pass- 

 ing between it and flag boat. Distance, miles. At 'o:30 the largest 

 boats were started, with 5 minutes between each of the classes. 

 The times were : 



ECRST CLASS. 



. ^ ^ Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Maggie, Henry Hnsaey 33.09 3 39 50 2 03 11 



Percy H., A. H. Blackmer 34.09 Withdrawn. 



SECOND CL-iSS KEELS. 



Altaire, A. J. McLeod 38.09 1 i>S 56 1 3118 



MaMe, Alman'VMiite 35.05 1.54 48 1 28 30 



Nellie, A. .T. O'Leary .37.03 1 59 88 1 35 46 



Breeze, C. Paget 29.09 1 44 11 1 33 13 



Raren, Danforth & Harney 36.03 1 .53 53 1 28 16 



Cygnet, M. J. Sheedy 30.03 1 49 48 1 33 OS 



Wlnte Wing, F. Williams 27.00 Withdrawn. 



Zepho, F. M. Gr. Wood .36 . 09 1 58 



1 34 13 



1 20 50 

 1 23 S3 



1 38 05 

 1 27 05 

 1 33 13 

 1 36 57 

 1 37 53 



SECOND CLASS CENTERBOAEDS. 



Lizzie Warner, T. Lutted .36.00 1 45 38 



Hector, M. J. Driscol 27 . 00 1 47 23 



THIBD CLASS KEKLS. 



Monarch, C. H. Taylor, Jr 21.tt5 3 07 13 



Fearless, Cooley & Crocket 21.09 1 .55 52 



Cooper, Thos. Scanal 33.10 1 59 53 



Venture, W. C. Cherrington 24.10 2 03 45 



Violet, E. B. Hitchcock 2.3 .03 2 04 55 



THIHD CLASS rEXTEr!li0.4.RDS. 



Thisbe, S. A. Freeman 21.02 1 49 26 1 20 03 



Em-Ell-Eye, P. M. Bond 19.04 1.51 09 1 19 37 



Tike, John Bertr-Am 20.0:3 3 01 28 1 31 03 



Georgie, O. A. Drinkwatev 19.08 2 10 38 1 39 39 



Myth, P. X. Keating 21 . 10 1 ,53 33 1 23 50 



Good Luck, J. B. FaiTell 21 .0(1 1 49 3.9 1 20 25 



FOURTH CLASS KKKLS. 



Mischief, Frank Christian 10.02 Withdrawn. 



Charlotte, Thos. Cross 18.04 1 .37 24 1 13 40 



Vidette, P. F. Burke 19.05 1 28 15 1 04 41 



"N^olet has taken the championship in first class and Ma.ggie sec- 

 ond prize. Breeze, Raven and Cygnet in second class keel? haye 

 each two legs, so a sail off will be necessary. Lizzie Warner takes 

 the cup in her class. Fearless. Venture and Cooper take first, sec- 

 ond and third in tlieir class. Em-Ell-Eye wins in her class subject 

 to a protest for cai-rying a balloon jib. Tike is second in this class. 

 Thisbe and Myth liaye each a leg in fourth class and will sail it 

 off. 



CtREAT head SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP.-On July 24 this 

 I'ace 'i%-as s.iilsd o 'er a 6-mile course for classes one and two and a 

 4-mile course for third class, the >yind being strong ri. W. The 

 times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length, Elapsed. Corrected. 



Fancy, C. P. Flagg 30.03 0.^ 38 0.54 20 



Nellie D., E. Dixon 21.06 0.57 07 0.55 01 



Fannie. S. Woods. 24.U1 1 GO SO 1 00 30 



Clio, E. P. Dodge 23.00 1 13 50 1 12 43 



SECOMD CLASS. 



Zoe, Ambrose Mai>tin 18.04 1 0115 1 01 15 



Victor, .T. W. Hildreth 17.0!:! 1 03 15 1 03 07 



Cadet, H. M. Belcher 16.10 1 04 15 1 03 35 



Idyl, Harry Hutchinson 16.09 1 04 50 1 03 09 



Dora, E. B. Ney ins 16-03 1 05 50 1 03 45 



Mirage, S. E. Jordan 17.09 1 07 30 1 00 24 



Thera, Georsre Br ler IG.OO 1 09 2.5 1 06 53 



Kismet, C. C. Hutchinson 18.00 1 08 05 1 07 44 



Mascot, H.J. Viual 10.00 1 13 19 1 10 45 



The Pair, Landy and ^Vagget^ 17.02 1 11 03 1 10 49 



Fnry, J. H. Putnam 16.09 



THIRD CLASS. 



Topsv, J. R. Mason 14.04 



Annie, R. H. MitclieU 15.00 



Ariel, C. B. Belcher 13.08 



Pauline, W. M. Bacon 13.05 



Elf, H. A. Joalin 15.09 . 



Fancy wdns the cup in her class permanently, /oe takes a leg ni 

 which Cadet has already one leg, and Topsy takes a leg in third 

 class. Tiro judges were Stephen S. Smith, H. A. Joslin, Hari-y 

 Hutchinson, G. E. Joscelyne. Lowell Mason timekeeper. Aug. 24, 

 has been named for tl le next race. 



JULIA— PROGRESS. -These two boats sailed a match on July 

 25, over the East Riyer Y. C. course, for .$100 per side, in a good 

 S.W. wand. Pi-ogress led o , er the course. The times were : 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Progress 12 17 23 4 18 .35 3 o5 18 3 55 18 



Juul..:..: 12 25 30 4 22 83 4 07 13 4 02 43 



HULL y. C, LADIES' DAY.— On J jly 21 OTcr 150 ladies boarded 

 the Hall Y. C. fleet for an afternoorL sail, landing afterward at the 

 club house for supper. Danciug followed in the evening. The fine 

 weather and excellent arrangements of the committee made the 

 occasion a great success. 



Withdrawn. 



43 30 41 .54 

 43 59 43 .59 

 53 00 .51 35 

 53 .57 53 28- 

 Withdrawn. 



SACHEM.— Messrs. Owens and Meteftlf 's new schooner has hem 



sailing for the past week in company yvith Mayflower and America, 

 and has, as m the cases of .Atlantic and PriscilLa in Ne^v York 

 given a fine chance for big headlines to the daily pap^.rs, announc- 

 ing exc^tmg races and thrilling victories. The sails bave been 

 purely informal, as the boats met about ^Marblchead and on the 

 way to and from Boston, and like the imaginary matches in NeA\^ 

 lovk Bay, are individually of no importance." Taken together, 

 they seem to show that IMayfloAver has been improved considerably 

 by Iter alterations, and that America also is going better. Sachem 

 IS nor yet m racing shape, but for a new vessel she is working well 

 and promises to be very fast. ' 



^ SPANKADILLO.— This little 3 ton cruiser wliioh we have he- 



race is from the Plymouth Moniitvi Times: 



"Three boats competed in the Royal Plymouth Corinthian Yacht 

 C luo on Saturday. More than ordinary interest attached to the 

 event in consequence of one of the .starters being the SpankadiUo, 

 owned by Captain H. E. Bayly, a gentleman whose name has been 

 long known and honored in yachting circles, and who has done not 

 a Iittls to establish good honest racing afloat in a foremost place 

 in popular esteem. Capt. Bayly was the o\^-ner ol^ the two well- 

 known yachts, christened Buccaneer, which he appropriately 

 sailed under the skull and cross bones. This whimsicality is per- 

 petuated in the nomenclature of Capt. Bayly's ne^y venture, which, 

 like the pair of Buccaneers, still flies corsair's flag. The Spanka- 

 diUo has her reputation to make, and her dcljut on Saturday 

 was promising, as y.dll be seen from the timing. She had only 

 once previously crossed the line, and then merely to make a race. 

 She is canvassed for the class, and was designed by her o-nmer 

 The oflicers of the day on Saturday were Stafl:' Ciiirtain A. de G. 

 Sntton and StaflE-Coiumandcr Oshorh, and the course was from the 

 AVest Hoe Pier, round the Knapp, the East Tinker, the Mtillard, 

 and mark-boat, making twelve nautical miles twice around. The 

 start was timed: Amy, euttsr, 2.91, 1.5.15; SpankadiUo, cutter, .5.IJS, 

 Captain Bayly, 1.5.20; Dawn cutter, 1.95, Captain James, R. A., 

 1.5.50. The Amy, steered by her owner, and carrying a square- 

 headed topsail, was the first to cross the line, but with a fre=h 

 westerly breeze the SpankadiUo— which also had her topsail set- 

 quickly assumed the lead, with the Amy second and Dawn last. In 

 this order the round was completed: SpankadiUo, 2.15.10; Amj', 

 2..26.40; Dawn, 2.41. .52. During the last round the Spanliadillo in- 

 creased her advantage, and the Dawn failed to improve her rela- 

 tions Avlth the Amy. The match concludcil: SpankadiUo, 3. ;3d.l4; 

 Amy, 3.49,12; Dawn, 4.10.0. The 'Spank' ihus coUared the first 



Erize, with over 14 minutes to spare, her time aUo-W iince to tlie Amy 

 eing 4m. 40s. The Amy liad to allow the Da^vn 3m. o2s., but as mil 

 he seen from the timing, there was no necessity for taking this 

 Into consideration." 



HULL Y. C— At a meeting on July 24, the question of increasing 

 the dues to SlO was called up, but a motion to reconsidei- was lost. 

 The classification was changed so that yachts under IT) ft. should sad 

 under the Corinthian rule, instead of 2Cft., as pre\ ionsh . The rule 

 of measurement was also changed to length on L. W,' L., plus 1-5 

 overhang instead.of Tlie club cruise wiU begin on JuB- i'U, witli 

 a rendezvous at Hull in the evening, starting next morning at 9 

 A. The programme issued by Com. Wiiitten is as follows: 1. 

 First day. Marblehead, which is expected to be reached liy noon 

 and a stop laade of three hours. Tlie Corinthian Y. C. wi'll ]\ere 

 join the squadron. At 3 o'clock the combined fleet wUl tlien sail 

 for Rockport. The Sandy Bay Club have appointed a Reception 

 Committee to receive and entertain the Hull Y. C. and its fleet 

 wiU meet the club and escort them. Saturda:/ evening. Reception 

 and Innch at club house. 3. Sunday afternoon. Drive arotmd the 

 cnpe. 3. :\Ionday. Open regatta, for which liljeial prizes are 

 oii'ered. Monday evening. Reception by the ladies of Rockport. 

 For the accommodation of the small boat owners, sleeping quart- 

 ers will be provided by the Sandy Bay Y. C, and should aiiy of the 

 yachts be unable to go further than Gloucester, barges win be in 

 readiness at that port for yachtsmen to join their comrades at 

 Rockport ill the S/iturd;iy evening's festivities. Tiie inside pass- 

 age to SQUam can be taken by all who may desire. 4. Tuesday. A 

 start yill he made for Newcastle, where the night ^vill hi' .sp.jnt. 

 5. Wednesday. Isle of Slioals. 6. Thursday. Biddeford Pool. 7. 

 Friday. Portland. A eonferen(_-e of the captains may at any time 

 be held to consider any change of programme af tei' leaying Rock- 

 port, and any desire to continue further east. Rcar-Com. Howe 

 will have command of the sm;ill boats. The protests in the race 

 of July 17 between Tartar and Mabel have been decided by ruling 

 out both boats and giving first prize and a leg in thechampiansliiu 

 to Tom Cat. 



KEEL SLOOPS VS. CENTERBOARDS.-In regard to an article 

 Ihave just read, signed "L-oyaltv." Surely no one has ever ques- 

 tioned the ability of a boat with juside ballast to .stand up to her 

 canvas equaUy as well as if she had lead outside. Of coui'se 1 do 

 not mean to insinuate that slie can do so with the same quantity, 

 but if you give her a little more and sto^v it aU insi<lo I tliink that 

 she will be eqtutUy stitf. Now wliile I am in favor of cutter prin- 

 ci]jles I do not think that they embody everything of whai.:. a good 

 boat shotdd have. Beam, combined with v- eight low down, are 

 wliat I consider essential requisites in every honest boat. I do not, 

 hovever, in mentioning beam, refer to that class of lioat which has 

 become so common around Boston, tbej' have lots of space, but it 

 is in such a form that it cannot be ntilized to best advantage, while 

 in consequence of tiieir immense displacement they require too 

 much canvas to drive them, I was in Queliee at the time of their 

 June races, and 1 sec that they are gradually but surely e ■ olv.ng 

 from the two types a boat which will be fast, and at the same time 

 suited to all kinds of craising. Their cruising is done in the 

 stormy wa;ers of the GtUf, and .1 may add that it is not done in 

 shoal centerboarders but in good, safe, keel boats— not of excessive 

 draft— and with moderate beam. Such boats ai'e fit to cruise 

 around the world. The boat 1 was oitt in the day of the Q. Y. C. 



race was a new keel .sloop by La Pointe. Although wo were not 



entered m the race ^ve went over the course, but not liaAvng a spin- 

 naker we were, of course, left behind off theMitd. Imt after round- 

 ing the buoy we began to pick up and would undoubtedly bave 

 come in tlrst had not the crew been so excited when we were near- 

 ing the leaders as to puU the head sheets up to wind-.v.ard. of course 

 wo missed stays, and as misfortunes never come single the sister 

 hooks parted on the jib sheet blocks a few minutes later. As it 

 was, hcevever, wv: came in foui-th, five minutes after the \vinner. 

 lhat sloop was 40ft. on keel, and with r, tons of inside buUast drew 

 oft. of \vater. In a centerboard boat of like leneth the draft (with 

 board down) would probably be 6 or 7ft., so where do tliesemen get 

 their objections to Iceels. In running free 1 he keel boat would 

 probably draw more than a centerboard, btit in running free there 

 IS more choice of water, while in beating the keel boat would have 

 the ad\ ?.,ntage. I have a centerboard sloop 2<Jft. over all. she is 

 very fast but is also reasonably deep, and with about two tons of 

 iron mside of her, she is reasonably safe, she has 21ft. hoist and is 

 cutter rigged, having her jib set tlving: she is quite sti ft'. But tiiero 

 are ploasanter thoughts than when sailing a shaUow sloop ith an 

 iminense rig, as nearly every one with a reputation for sueed to 

 mamtam has to wonder every time she heels tea fiercer squall, 

 and the water comes tumbling aboard, whether she has yet reacdied 

 the vanishing point, that polut which is possessed by iiU boats of 

 shallow dratt and an insufBcienoy of baUast. But where is tlte 

 Ooof/ I suppose that Mr. Kunhardt is bv this time thoroughly 

 converted by that classic rig of Ms, the celebrated "Grimalkin."— 



CANADLAJf. 



SIGNALS AT THE PEAK, -In the larger clubs the usage of ca Try- 

 ing the racing signals at tlie peak, ^Aith no other colors shown, lias 

 become general, but many of the smaller clubs do un vet follow 

 this important rule. Nothing looks more slovenly about a. yacht 

 than a lot of miscellaneous bunting, and it is worse in a race than 

 on oi-di nary occasions. Leave particolored flags, clianip'.ou pen- 

 nants, huge flags with the name of the yacht to excursion barges 

 and fishing boats and adhere to the custom of the yachting world, 

 a private signal at the peak of the mainsail as long as the yacht is 

 in the race, to be hauled down if she withdraws. 



Ko Notice Taken of Anonymon.s Correspondents. 



Greenwxsg will oblige by sending address to this office. 

 J. S. H., Thomaston, Conn.— The open season in your State is Oct 

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W. M. S., Emilie, Pa.— Write to the Portable House Co., .335 

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W. C. T., Hyde Park, Mass.— Sharpies were described in Forest 

 AJTD Stre.\m of Sept. 13, 1883. 



TsL I). A., Ann Arbor, Mich.— The American Museum of Natural 

 History of this city is an incorporated institution, and issues per- 

 mits for tlie collection of birds' eggs. See the forms in-inted in an- 

 other column. 



Cajif. of Feet on a Tramp.— R. II. K., Norviich, Conn., in- 

 quires for treatment of feet for a pedestrian tour. Give inside of 

 socks, woolen, a coating of common yellow bai- soap, first softening 

 tlie soap in warm water. This will prevent the tendere.'-t part from 

 blistering, and. will make tra- eling t-asyoven ;if1;ei- Itlisters are 

 formed. This method was used by the American army in Mexico, 

 and is given in "Hallock's Gazetteer."— Wakfield. 



X., Virginia.— Please give the individual vote of the Virginia 

 delegation in the House upon the bill to allow a railroad in the 

 YeUo\ystone Park. ]\Iany of us wisli to know how our dele.g.ates 

 stood in tliis attempted siolation of the lights of the piviolo in 

 forcing a railroad through their property without so m :.-h .i- '-by 

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Bass, New York. — A claims that Bergen Point, N. J., and Hell 

 Gate, New York city, .are tirst -class bass fishing grounds and that 

 bass are caught at tiiese places now at present time. B says that 

 neither i)lace is good and that striped bass are not cauglit .at this 

 season of year in this vicinity. Also state which is best ground 

 for bass fishing in this vicinity'/ Ans. Neitiier place is now a flrst- 

 cla^^ - lilace for striped baes as tliey onto were. Bergen Point is 

 now the best place of the two, and from there to the lower end of. 

 Staten Island is now the best groimd about New York city. 



Ah Lock, Hartford City, Ind.— Please tell me what the follow- 

 ing bird is? Black beak, breast ami ta il, wliite crest running cross- 

 wise of its head, then extends clear do^vn its back an inch wide; is 

 about the size of a blackbird; chattel's like a blackbird but has a 

 beautiful song. Each wing lias a wliite featlier. Tliis is the first 

 one I ever saw. I was templed at tirst to shoot it, but it lit on a 

 twig near liy and began its sweet song, which was too mucdi for 

 me. Ans. The bird was prob.ably a bobolink, or as it is sometimes 

 caUed from its markings, "shiink bird," one of our sweetest songs- 

 ters. You did well to hold your hand. 



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