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FOREST AND STREAM, 



[Aug. is, 1886* 



Association to be raced for at tliat ^efet. It Was accepted with 



imaiiimous iliauks. . ^ - - . 



The mot ion was carried that the word American he dropped 

 from t lie Aasocifif ioii name, and that in the future tius Association 

 be known as the Weslern Canoe Association. 



The motion prevailed that a hy-law he made limiting the mem- 

 bership q± this Association to two hundred (200), and that the Ex. 

 Com. he instructed to inquire into the moral standiug of each ap- 

 phcaiit. 



SJJERi:;OOKE E. AND C. C. OAMP.-The almnal camp of the 

 Sherbroolcc B. and 0. Cluh will he held at Beachwood on Lake 

 .\lenuiliromag-og, tAvo niile,s south of (leorEeville, hcgiuning Aue. 

 1- and continuing for tiiree week.s or more. The raemhers vnll 

 keep open house to all hrothers of the oar or paddle and will bo 

 Klad to see as uinny of f heir hrothreu oT th<> New England Staters 

 as Oiin lind it convenient to call. Meals will l)e furnished hy Mr. 

 beach who Kave yiieh perfect satisfaction to JUs bii<>h(vS lust year, 

 at .'i->c. on tlie ground. Tout room free in abundance for all. Just 

 bring your bl.anket and be good. Full information as to railroad 

 rates, etc., may lie had by addre.■^sing I. H. Wahli, Secretary S. 1-!. 

 and (J. C. The Central A^ermout Kaihvay Company will carry 

 boats free and issue return tickets at single fare.— The Commo'- 



DOHE. 



THE A. 0. A. TROPHY.— Aug:. 7.— R l/tor FnreM and Stream: I 

 beg to acknowledge further coiilrihutions to the A. G. A. challenge 

 Cup as folloAvs: Jacob 1^. Crecn.^ :-'l, F. F. Andrew f;, Ira S. l)a\ is. 

 C. M. Moody. H.M. Stuart. H. L. Ward, C. F.Waltrrs, Rochester C. 

 C, $1 each; Vesper B. C, Lowell. Mass.. Slfi. Pi-cviowly acknowl- 

 edged, 5r252.1,5, making a total of S;-'71.1.5.— Vv m. W'Hrri.ocK, Chair- 

 man of Oomnittoe QVi West Twenty-Second street, Kew lorki. 



TIPPY C. C— The annual regatta of the Tippy 0. C., of Chicago, 

 ■will he held on Aug. 120, si artiug at :t P. M, The officers of the^T. 

 C. C.arc: D. H. Crane, Captain; W. M. Dunham, Mate; A. W. 

 Ixitchin, Purser. 



LOWELL, Mass., Aug. L ISSC-txeo. E. Lull, of the Tesper Boat 

 Club, Lowell, Mass., aud his brother, principal of the Milford High 

 School, are cruising for two weeks on Lake iMemphrcmagog. 



Forest and Stream FcMcs. 



FIXTURES. 



14. 

 14. 

 14. 



14- 

 21. 

 23. 



Sandy Bay, Club, Sonam. 

 Hull, Open, Hull. 

 Beverly, Cham., Nahant. 

 ■29. Quaker City, An. C'ruise. 



August. 



?A, 34, 26. New York Trial Races. 



24. CJreatHead, Oham.Winthrop 



25. Hull, Ladies'. Hull. 

 2.5. Corinthian^ C]ub,Marblehead 

 28. Hull, Cliam. .-HulL 

 28. Sandy Bay, Open, Squam. 



September. 



Boston, Cup, City Point. 11. Corinthian,Sweepstake,Mar- 

 Quincy, Cluh. blehead. 

 Beverly, Open, Marhlehead. 11. Sandv Bav, Sweep.. Glouces- 

 Corinthian. Champion, Mar- 17. Toledo, Pen., Toledo, 

 blehead. t8. Sandy Bay, Club, Rockport. 



18. Great Head, Club, Winthrop. 



19. Quaker City, Review, Cruise. 

 35. Buffalo, Club, Lake Erie. 

 38. Beverly, Cluh, Nahaut. 



Beverly, Open, Marhlehead. 

 Yorkville Cluh Regatta. 



Newark, Open. 

 Quaker City ('up, 3d, CTass. 

 (Ireat Head, Club, Winthrop. 

 HuU, Clxam., Hull. 



YACHTING NOTES FROM BOSTON. 



ArACHT racing in and around Boston Bay for the last two weeks 

 X has been very quiet, only two small races being sailed during 

 that time— the Beverly Y. C. championship, on July 31, at Swamp- 

 scott and the Quincy Y. C, a club race for cash prizes, off Quincy, 

 Great Hill on Aug. 7. This is not from any lack of interest in the 

 sport, but from its being a time of the yachting season when yachts- 

 men are enjoying ^their annual vacations, many taking a two 

 weeks' cruise to the eastward, while others enjoy the mountain 

 haunts or piscatoral excursions up in the Mame wilds. Bo.ston 

 Bay is the center of the great racing events north of Cape Cod. It 

 comprises that sheet of water between the headlands of Point Al- 

 lerton, Hull, on the south and Marblehead on the north, strictly 

 speaking tlie Nahant Peninsula, but as Marhlehead is not far off, 

 and it has three lively clubs— Eastern, Beverly and the newly 

 formed Corinthian, it may be included. This bay contains the har- 

 bors of Marhlehead, Lynn, Winthroy, Boston, Uorcliestcr, Quincy 

 and Hull, all of which ha.ve at least, one yacht club. Eastern, Bev- 

 cjly and Goriuthian at Marblehead, Lynn and ^Vest Lynn at Lynn, 

 threat Head at Winthrop, Jeffries at East Boston, Bunker HUl at 

 Ctiarlestown, Chelsea at Chelsea, Boston and South Boston at City 

 Point, Dorchester at Harrison Square, Quincy at Quincy and Hull 

 at Hull, 14 clubs in all, each having a membership of over 100, 

 nearly S of them v^dtli over 250 acti^-e members. These clubs ai'e 

 80 situated that a 5 or 10 mile sail only is required to attend each 

 race. It is not a rare case that a yachtsman is a member of per- 

 haps f) clubs, thereliy ena.bling him to enter all the season races of 

 each cl u b. In this sheet of water 60 races were advertised the first 

 of the. season and not one club so far hut have carried out their 

 full programme. Racing yachtsmen have their hands full, and it 

 is these friendly and frequent meetings that have given such a 

 standing and great growth to yachting in and around Boston. The 

 boats t hat sail in the races are all under .35ft., and in a great ma- 

 iority of cases (hey are sailed by the owners themselves. The 

 ]-ival'ry breeds great improvement, in models; it is not uncommon 

 that you iind an ambitious yachtsman building a, new boat every 

 year until his success is obtained. 



While racing receives so much attention, the clubs do not loce 

 sight of the non-yacht owners and tlie ladies. livery club has its 

 ladies' day, when afternoon sails are enjoyed, ending \vith a supper 

 and dance. Last season the Hull Y. C. inaugurated a, ladies' da 7 

 race, where a certain number of ladies were allo^'cd in addition to 

 the regular crew. It proved of sucli interest that this season e\'ery 

 club had at least one in the prograuinic. 



There is one branch of ttie siH.n, vvhicli has rece: ved but little 

 attention of late vears, and that is cruising. Some fifteen years 

 ago tlifc Dorchester Y. C. al^^■ays had a cruise, and remarkable tliey 

 were, and it was not uncommon to see twenty sail in the fleet, but 

 for some reason the interest flagged, the Hull cluh being the only 

 chih of late years that made any pretense. It has been desired by 

 many that the New England Yacht Racing Association should 

 take" hold and give a. grand union cruise of all the clubs, and this 

 season the Hull club departed from its usual cxclusivetiess and 

 invited the clubs to join with them. OJily seven days preparation 

 was had, but in this short time an elaborate programme was 

 arranged. Invitations were received from all the Eastern clubs, 

 the young club at Rockland, Maine, being partioulai'ly desirous of 

 a visit. TJie time set f a r the depai'ture of the fleet was 9 o'clock on 

 the morning of July 31, and twenty-five yachts were in readiness 

 at the appointed ti'me, but the TS'aut of wind prevented the 

 departure until 11 o'clock, when tlie following y.-ichts passed m 

 revie^v before the flag.shi J) Sdvie, Commodore C. V. Wiutten. They 

 were the schooners Adrienne, C. B. Lancaster; Altanui, J. C. Ayre; 

 Vif, W. H. Crane. Sloops, Active, Charles Kinny; Carmen, Vice- 

 Commodore B. L. M. Tower; Hera, Rear-Commodore George R. 

 Howe; Nimhus, J. J. Souther: Rambler, J. J. Henry; Optic, G. S. 

 Hutchinson: Zepho, Austin S. Kilhurne; Venture, W. C. Cherring- 

 ton; Helen, S.- D. Loring; Nebula, C. W. Jones; Posy, R. G. Hunt; 

 Gisela, Hermdn Aborn. Steamer, Annie S., Fred Pope, aud se\'eral 

 others from sister clubs. It was n othing but a drift to Marblehead, 

 where the yachts anchored for the night. Hero the fleet was 

 increased by nearly a dozen yaclits, among the number, schooners 

 Tempest, Tioga and Widgeon, sloops Magic, Eugenia, Freya and 

 Frolic, The lack of wind and pleasure of sailing was made up by a 

 jolly good time visiting the yachts and shore. The Eastern and 

 Cormthian club houses" were thrown open to the visiting yachts- 

 men. 



Sunday opened as tlie dayhefore, no wind. The presence of the 

 Fleet Captain of the Sandy Bay Glut), of Rockport, and the elab- 

 orate programme of a drive aroujid the cape, a ride which is the 

 most beautiful on the whole coast, made the hearts of the yachts- 

 men Ijcat with impatience. ^ , , , 



Wi th a light wind the yachts got under way about 1 o'clock tor 

 Rockport. The yachtsmen were doomed to disappointment again, 

 for soon after lea\'ing the harbor a dense fog shut in, which caused 

 many of the yachts to put back to Marblehead or to seek refuge m 

 the harbor of Gloucester. For those that persevered a pleasant 

 event was in store. At 5 o'clock, when the fleet was abreast 

 Thatcher's Island Lights, the fog lifted and brought in view the 

 much-expected English cutter Galatea. It did not take long for 

 the Commodore's vaeht to pass under his lee aud welcome the 

 visiting yacht to tlie shores of America by the booming of cannon 

 and lusty cheers of the whole fl.eet. It was a fortunate occui-rence 

 for the lluU Club to be the first to receive the visitor. Six o'clock 

 saw what there was of the fleet at anchor at Rockport, eighteen 

 Bail in all. 



Jdonday the stragglers arrived and the fleet then numbered 



'helga was a new boat in 188,5, built by Eddy, of Marblehead, for 

 L. P. Thayer, of the Hull Y. C, aud bought hy her present owners 



something like thirty. Rockport could not do enough for tlie vi.s- 

 ituvg yachtsmen. No money could he spent, every one seemed to 

 outdo his neighbor In atteiitioP. The Salem Cadet Band of fifteen 

 pieces filled tlie air with music from early morn tiU late at nighti 

 At 2 o'clock a grand open regatta was given, iu which the whole 

 fleet took part. Liberal prizes were offered, and the winners were 

 Black Cloud, Atalanta, Eugenia, Louette, Petrel. Expert, Em Ell 

 Eye, Victor and Vesper. The Commodore's yacht was used as 

 judges' boat and had as guests seventy-five ladies and the Cadet 

 Band. After the i-ace the Sandy Bay Y. C. imdtcd all to a bounti- 

 ful supper provided at the Town Hall. In the evening the whole 

 shore was bright with fireworks and burning tar barrels. Tlie day 

 closed with a grand ball. 



Tuesday was set for a run to the Shoals, but a double reef breeze 

 frona the nortlns cst with a hea-^^ sea, prevented the yachts from 

 leaving port, and those tliat titlcmpted to reach Sanaih to partici- 

 pate in another regatta mot with mishaps and had to put back. 

 I'liis virtually ended the cruise, one of short duration, but every 

 minute full of gayety aial rare sport, If such a success could be 

 obtained with such little preparation, how much more of a success 

 could he obtained by starting and in'eparing early in the season. 

 !jet the N. E. Y. R. A, awake from its lethargy and do something 

 th.nt will make a name for itself. 



There have not- been many changes in o'mier.ship since the yacht,' 

 ing season ojicned. H. L. Johnson has sold out his interest "in the 

 cutter Thelua to his partner, B. T. Hall, of Charlestown. The 

 Thel ^ 

 A. 



tliis siiring. 



S. A. Freeman has sold his sloop Thisbe to L. M. Sargent, of 

 Magnolia, who wUl use her for pleasure sailinp only. The Thisbe 

 is ^v•ell-known around Boston, formerly a catrig, but changed the 

 hitter part of last season to a sloop; she has always been a fast 

 boat and a winner of first prizes for the past three or four yeai-s. 



The sloop Pilgrim, built in 1884 bv E. L. Williams, has been 

 clianged to a full cutter rig, with 600t) additional ballast inside. 

 She is entered in the coming races, and it is expected that she will 

 make an exceptionally good showing. 



The Hull Y. C. will sail its annual open regatta on Aug. 14. Six 

 hundred dollars is offered in prizes, and from the entries that are 

 daUy received it is expected ihat at least one Inmdred and fifty 

 yachts ■v\dll start. A grand time is expected; the steamer Rose 

 btandish has been provided for the members and ladies. A colla- 

 tion will he served, and music and dancing will furnish the day's 

 entertainment. 



The Corinthian Y. C. has postponed its open regatta to Aug. 21. 

 E. L. Williams of City Point, one of our ablest huildei's and most 

 enthusiastic yachtsman has designed and will at once lay the 

 keel of a sloop yacht which is destined to wrest the laurels "from 

 some of our flyers. She is to be 31ft. over all, 37ft. leadline, 8ft. 

 lOin. beam, 5ft. Sin. draft, freeboard to plankshear 2ft., shear 

 forward 2ft., shear aft 9in., rocker keel cut up well forward, rail 

 4in. from deck, depth from garboard to bottom of iron keel 2ft. tin. 

 mids]iip.s, built of Georgia pine planlc 1% in., full length; oak keel, 

 stern, sternpost and frames bent. She will have a smaU house 

 giving 4ft. Din. head room, 3 tons out.side ballast with SOOlbs. inside 

 ballast. A full cutter rig witli main mast from deck to hounds 

 2.3ft., stepped 9ft. 6iii. from stem, topmast from heel to shoulder 

 17ft., bowsprit outboard 13ft., main boom 37ft., gaff 20ft. Mr. 

 Williams is building her for himself in fulfilment of a long 

 cherished desire and confident that she ^viU bo not only a good sea 

 hoat,but one that will take a place in the front rank for speed. 

 Mr. Williams came from Lowell some two years ago where lie 

 acquired a good reputation as a shell boat builder, and settled at 

 City Point. Coming among strangers he is hut little known. He 

 has always had a great love for yacht designing and has spent 

 many years making it a study, what boats he has built have proved 

 fast .sailors, but this one he intends to eclipse all. 



The long expected arrival of Galatea, together with the excite- 

 ment attending the last Eastern Y. C. race has set all the old 

 fishermen and fossil residents around Marhlehead wonderfully 

 alive and the raising of onion crops has been supplanted hy the 

 great interest in watching the movements of our t^vo yachts, 

 Puritan and Mayflower. It is thoroughly desired by all in the 

 East that one of the trial races be sailed off Marhlehead, sirrely 

 no better course could he had than that sailed over on tlie 39th of 

 Juno, clear M'ater and always abundance of breeze. East Wind. 



THE LAKE Y. R. A. ROUND. 



KINGSTON, AUG. 3. 



THE second regatta of the L. Y. R. A. cruise was sailed on Au.g. 

 3, at Kingston, Ontorio, over a 80-mile course for Class 1 and 20 

 miles for Chi'ss 3. The starters were as follows: 



r" : = '1: -."Ariadne. F. W. Sackett, Cape AHncent; Garfield, 

 Di , Ivingston; White Wings, A. Coolcy, Trenton: Cygnet, 



Ewing, Toronto; Norah, J. Bell, BelleAnlle; Afleen, 

 Com. Leys, 'I'oi'onto; Atlanta, .1. Eyres, Brighton. 



Second Class.— Laura, T. McKay Robertson, Kingston; (xracie, 

 J. B. Carruthers, Kington; Minnie ^^.,Wm. Byers, Gananoque; 

 MoUie, Dr. Mallock, Hamilton; lolanthe, W. H. Biggar, Belleville. 



The start for the first class was 10:25 A. M., and the yachts crossed 

 as follows: 



Atlanta 10 25 00 Ariadne 10 30 00 



Cvgnet 10 50 0.3 TVhite Wings 10 30 80 



NoTah .10 38 15 Aileen 10 39 00 



Garfield 10 .30 00 



The second class started at 10: 13, being timed thus at the hne: 



Gracie 10 43 30 Mollie 10 46 OO 



Minnie 10 44 00 lolanthe 10 46 30 



Laura 10 45 00 



The w-ind was strong N.E. at the start, dropping shortly to a 

 calm, and then hlowining heavily from iT.AV., the sloops lowering 

 topsails, while Aileen held hers easily. Atlanta turned the mark 

 fir.^t at n;:iT, setting jibtopsail, but before she had carried it long 

 hei' topmast w.miI over the side. The boats were timed at the Four- 

 Mile Buoy ihus: 



Ailanta .11 40 00 Aileen 13 06 80 



Norah 11 .54 30 Cygnet 13 13 00 



Ariadne... H 56 25 W^itc Wings 13 07 45 



Garfield H 57 25 ^ ^ 



Soon after Aileen also lost her topmast. Tlie times at the finish 



Atlanta 3 00 05 Garfleld 4 33 00 



Vileen 3 51 00 Cygnet withdrew. 



Norah 4 09 00 Ariadne withdrew. 



White Wings 4 29 58 



In the second class lolanthe also lost her topmast, and Lanra 

 carried away the jaws of her gaff, the former finally winning: 



lolanthe. . . -■. 2 H 10 Mollie 3 17 30 



Laura 51 10 Mumie withdrew. 



In the third class race tliere were five entries, a.nd the winners 

 were the Reckless, of Gananoque; Puzziler, of Brockyille, and the 

 Nameless, of Gananoque. 



OS>VEGO, AUGUST 4. 



class and two for second. The start was ordered for 9:0,:>, but tJie 

 boats were late, starting as follows: „ 



Cygnet 9 14 05 White WingS 9 17 15 



Adcen 9 14 05 Atlanta 9 33 08 



Ethel 9 16 40 



The second class start was set for 9:20, the hoats going over as 



lolanthe 9 25 15 Stella '...O 39 40 



Fascination 9 36 30 Mollie 9 30 10 



Katie Gray 9 27 10 Cricket . . 9 33 08 



The yachts ^vore timed at the first mark. 1 he yachts ronnaea 

 tire west buoy as f<}llows: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Aileen 10 49 03 Ethel 11 12 4fl 



Atlanta 10 55 00 White Wings U 18 35 



Cygnet 11 00 55 



SfiCOND CLASS. 



lohanthe ...H 04 25 Mollie H 33 00 



Katie Gray U 28 00 . ■ ■, , 



The second buoy was misplaced and some delay occurred m look- 

 ing for it. The first round was timed: 



MBST CLASS. „r 



Atlanta 11 55 56 Ethel. . 



Aileen 11 59 15 ^Yb.itQ Wings 1;^ 30 00 



Cvgnet 13 14 00 



SECOND CLASS. . „_ ^ 



lolanthe .13 16 30 Cidcket 1 07 TO 



Katie Gray 13 39 00 Fascination 100 30 



Mollie 13 55 00, ^ , ^ . , , ^ ^ 



Atlanta continued to gain on the fleet and finished ahead, the 

 times being: 



FIEST CLASS. 



Atlanta 6 33 30 Ethel. • ' • § 1, 



Aileen 6 40 57 White Whuags 6 ol 34 



Cygnet 6 47 27 



SECOND CLASS. „ „. -„ 



lolanthe 5 26 20 Mollie 6 07 10 



Katie Gray 6 o9 U 



The first prize, SlOO, was awarded to Atlanta; second, $60, to 

 Aileen; third, .$40, to Cygnet, lolanthe received first prize in second 

 class race, $75; Katie Gray, second, $50; and Mollie, third, S25. 

 The Commodore's pennant was won by Ethel, of the Oswego Y. C. 

 The final race is at TorontOi 



THE NEW YORK Y. C. CRUISE. 



THE New York Y. C. has ahvays been justly proud of its fleet' 

 always the first in point of size and numbers iu the country, 

 and foi- many years past it has shown each August at Newport an 

 assemblage of yach ts that in their day were considered almost be- 

 yond improvement. To comprehend," however, the great improve*- 

 ments ot the last few years, both in modeling, sparring and con- 

 struction, as well as the vastly increased range of our yachting, 

 it was only necessary to glance over the fleet in Newport Harbor 

 Oil Sunday last, and to perform a simple sum in subtraction. 



Looking across the harbor the eye is .sure to light quickly on 

 thi-ee large white hulls standing out from the fleet in virtue of 

 theit' color, and with two of them from their size in connection 

 with their rig. Less prominent, but still easily seen, are two 

 black yachts of similar proportions and rig. These four boats 

 alone contribute very largely to the appeai'ance of the fleet of 

 16, while on tliem ceutei's the chief interest of the cruise as well 

 -the year's yachting. Their construction marks a distinct era 

 in our yachting-^dwarfing as it does the boats onc-e considered 

 famous, establishing a new and larger standard of size and a far 

 higher standard of perfection, and marking a permanent aban- 

 donment of the old type. Anchored among them are a few, a very 

 few of the old vessels, unchanged in rig or model, and only a 

 dance is needed to tell the youngest amateur tar the immense 

 lifference. 



Were any nautical Rip Van Winkle to awaken after a sleep of 

 seven or eight years and wander down to Commercial Wharf for 

 a look at the fleet the first thing that, would attract his attention 

 would be the curious craft whose smooth, shining black sides, long 

 sterns, plumb stems and straight sheers, coupled with many curi- 

 ous features in rig, make such a marked contrast by the side of the 

 faithful few whose form aud rig would still be familiar to him. 

 These are the English cutters, once an innovation barely tolerated, 

 now one of the leading features of the fleet. 



Down in tlie Cove is the. red-circled flag of Bedouin, one of the 

 finest of the sailing fleet to-day, fast, strong and stanch, and look- 

 ing in every line of her hull the racer and cruiser whicli she is. 

 Beside her lies a real novelty to American eyes, the cruiser Cy- 

 thera, an English yawl, a rig that excites wonder and criticism, 

 much of the latter of an adverse kind, wherever she goes, but her 

 record of an ocean passage in midwinter through the Bay of 

 Biscay, to the West Indies, and thence to New York with ladies 

 and children on board, is a full offset to any lack of speed under 

 the rig alongside of our racers. Further up the harbor are two 

 simihir y;uhts under the blue ensign. Stranger and Cla.ra, the 

 latter, a visitor here last year, standing thus far well ahead of all 

 her class as a racer, and generally acknowledged the fastest of her 

 size in American waters. Not far away lies a smaller Clara, the 

 little Ulidia, also a Fife boat and similar in form and speed. Lead 

 mine, diving bell, foot bath, whatever she and her kind are called, 

 she sailed over the 45-mile course on Saturday, the smallest yacht 

 that finished, and carried a lady passenger on board»<aIso. About 

 the harbor are a score of smaller cutters and yawls: Rondina,80ft. 

 l.w.l.. Alga 3Sf t.. White Wing 32ft. 6in., all around from Boston to 

 see the fun; Moya, Heedless, Surf, Windward, Mignonette, Maud, 

 and others of their size. Further than this, the rig is seen every- 

 Avhe re, over hulls of all kinds, varying in proportion from the 

 almost pure cutter rig of Maj-flower'and Puritan, to the old sloops 

 with two hcadsails and housing topmasts. If we could look down 

 in the deep green water we should see further evidences of the 

 encroachment of the cutter on the old sloop in the deep lead keels 

 that help along all the winners. 



Another feature that marks the gatherings of the last few years is 

 the steam fleet. The swift Atalanta, the large and stately Electra, 

 the Corsair, the trim and shipshape little Nooya, a marked contrast 

 in style to some of the 18-knot wooden boxes; the newly christened 

 TilUe, better known by her old nickname of "Polinaris;"' the inland 

 cruiser Magnolia, the Ladoga, Lucile, and other fast Herrcshoff 

 craft, make a most important division of the fleet. 



Take away all these new boats and what would the fleet look, 

 like even wth the addition of the absentees of the ancien reainie-. 

 There are still the large schooners wliieh once formed the main 

 d1%dsion, America, Dauntless, Dreadnaught, Resolute, Wanderer, 

 Fleetwing, Atalanta, Estelle, Cho, Sylph, Halcyon, Phantom, 

 Madeleine and Ruth, whose niunes take ua hack to the days when 

 yacht racing was schooner racing, to 1870 and '11, when Newport 

 was the scene of battles royal between racers whose day is now 

 over. The schooners now attract but little notice, and when we 

 hear them mentioned the names are not those above, but Montauk, 

 Fortuna, Grayling, Gitana, Mohican and other new ones. Two 

 among the present fleet attract much notice. One the new white 

 flyer Sachem, Mr. Burgess's first venture in a new field; the other, 

 Miranda, the famous two-masted cutter so firmly associated with 

 the name of John Harvey of Wivenhoe. Both have exciterl much 

 interest, the first for her speed iu her first races as well as her 

 resemblance to Mayflower; the other, as a new arrival from across 

 the Atlantic, whose fame has already preceded her, while they 

 have one novel feature in common which many wonder at, the 

 difference in length between main and foremasts. 



Now let the sped ator take from the fleet the large single-stick- 

 ers, the cutters and yawls, the new schooners, the steam yachts, 

 and put in their place the old vessels, and what a .sorry showing it 

 would make. Certainly w q have progi-essed greatly in a short 

 time, in size, though that is of little importance; in style, as any 

 one may see who looks from Fanny, HDdegarde, Whileaway, 

 Halcyon, Ruth and Atalanta, to Mayflower, Bedouin, the new 

 Gracie, Cinderella, Clara, Fortuna, Sachem, or Intrepid; and iu 

 all good qualities, speed, safety and comfortable accommodations. 



The cruise this year promised to bo of more than usual import- 

 ance for several reasons. A number of ne^v yachts were to he 

 with the fleet, Mayflower, Atlantic, Priscilla (altered siivce last 

 year). Sachem, Miranda and Cythera. The race for the Goelet 

 cups promised an unusually fine entry list, and offered the best 

 trial yet liad of the new boats, while the presence of Galatea was 

 eagerly looked to by all. 



The rendezvous this year was fixed for August 4, at New Lon- 

 don, and at 5 P. M. the flagship Electra steamed in with Cora., 

 (xerrv, Fleet Captain Wm. Krebs, Secretary Bird aud Dr. Asoh, 

 Fleet" Surgeon, on board. Mr. Geo. L. Schuyler, the surviving 

 donor of the Cup, joined the flagship at New London for the rest 

 of the cruise. 



In the evening a meeting was held on board the Electra, aud the 

 programme of the crui.se partly decided on, to sail to Newport on 

 Thursday, lay at anchor on Friday, when the i o\\'ing races would 

 take place; to sail for the Goelet cups on Saturday, aud start ou 

 Monday for Ne^v Bedford. Mr. Bird received the following letter 

 from Lieut. Henn: 



Marbleiikad, Aug. 2, 1886.— To John H. Bird, Esq., Secretary 

 New 1 ork Yacht Club— Dkar Sih: I am in receipt of your letter of 

 July 10, and in reply beg that you will convey my thanlcs to the. 

 members of the New York Yacht Club for their kind and cour- 

 teous in^T-tation. I fear it will be impossible for me to enter 

 Galatea for the race for the Goelet cups, Imt I hope she will he- 

 able to 1)0 readv to join the annual cruise. We have haii a slow 

 but very tine passacre— light \vinds and weather throughout. Ex- 

 cuse thi's hasty letter. Believe me, very tndy yours, W. R. Hbnn. 



A large numbei- of yachts, including Piudtan, Priscilla and At- 

 lantic were in port, and Mayflower came in during the evening.. 



NBW LONDON TO NEWPORT, AUG. 5. 



'he daily runs from port to port are in a sense races, as they are' 

 timed accurately and most of the boats do their best; hut while in 

 the aggregate they may place the boat fairly, individually theydo- 

 not give tlie same" test that a set race for prizes does. The fleet is 

 large and includes a number of cruisers which are more or less m_ 

 the way of the racers if the wind be light, and the starts are often 

 uneven, owing to some yachts having to anchor among the pack 

 and so losing time in working clear, while others drop in better 

 berths. It sometimes happens, too, that oAvners do not care tO' 

 risk spars on the eve of a big race, so these runs cannot aBvays he 

 considered as equal to the maui race in showing tlie relative: 

 places of boats. This vear the Regatta Committee were the 

 guests of e.x-Com. E. M.^iro\vn, on his new steam yacht Fedalma, 

 and from her they timed carefully the start and finish of each, 

 run. On Thursday morning the \s'\na was very light from S. W., 

 but at 10 A. M. there was a sailing breeze, and the signal for a 

 start v.-as set on board the Electra at 10 A. M., accompanied by a 



^^e fleet were soon under way and past the Fedalma, Mayflower 

 taking a good lead. Dauntless was fouled by a coasting schooner 

 but sustained no injury, only losing a little time. Atlantic was 

 hindered at the start by her position among a lot of small yachts. 

 The wind continued light and the tide ahead all day, \yhuc calms 

 and puffs made the chances very uneven. Sachem did some ex- 

 cellent sailing, heating all her class; Priscilla led her class, with 

 Mayflower "and Puritan after her, and Atlantic nearly half an 

 hour astcfH. Cinderella heat Clam by 8m., but the cutter had her.- 

 boat iiv tipy?. The times wer^;. 



