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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. 36, 1886. 



tlieNcw Vorkei's. Bosfontook analarming l anilile. Approaching 

 Lafayette, Piu-itan was first to lower jibtopsail for a close shave 

 oftlieold brick fort, nnd again ran ont of tlie liest wind. The 

 Flower was hi under in<< again with her foresail.?, once more chang- 

 ing to AvorkinK sail with the usual delay. All tiiis time Atlantic 

 Avas steered straight as an arrow and not a slieei, was 1 ouched, and 

 PriHPilla was tnaldng good companv for the T'.av Kiiiije hoat, 

 though sagging to leeward under big .1'ibtopsail. Before Lafayette 

 was readied Puritan got her jibtopsail on afresh and Mien lifting 

 headsheets until jihs failed to draAV, as though heads had been 

 lost in the futile effort to look out as high as Atlantic Avas doing 

 far ahead in ajiolher A-ein of Avind. So vvretchedly Avas Puritan 

 tooled that casual spoctatoi« proclaimed her out of form and 

 insisted that she did not move otT in customa/i'v slia.pe. Well 

 clear of tlie Narrows Atlantic, lucky and grandly iiut through 

 from the Aory go, got a snilf of more hi-ceze, Avhich knocked her 

 well oeer so that .iihtopsail was lowered and smothered on the 

 nose pole, a "monkey" .iihtopsail Avith a long tack being sent up 

 instead. This shift was made in a jiflCy in strong' contrast Avith 

 the vacillation and leisurely tactics of the two" Boston boats. 

 The piloting and seamanship aboard Atlantic were simply 

 superb, fn passing Lafayette, Mayflower loweied .iiljtopsail and 

 bothered no more Avitli light sails, Avhicli seemed to relieve tiie 

 skipper somewhat, as she was kept a better full from that time on. 

 Aboard the Puriian cA'erything was sacrificed to high pointing, 

 at which she A^-as eminently snccessful wthont rliyme or reason, 

 though it did not help lier footing a lut. Ala-?ast of the Hospital' 

 Islands the big ocean liner Ems, of the Brcrnan mail, screwed by 

 to AvindAvard of the Flower and I'ui ii an, but considerately held 

 the East Bank as much as slie dared^ so that tlie two sloops stid'ered 

 mainly from her swell and wash avhich pro','okiHl tlieni to a .mild 

 pitch and toss. The Ems av;is closelA' followed liy a string of out- 

 Avard liound vessels Avhicli administered a similar dose. Their 

 SAA'cllsin connection Avith others from the tugs chopped up the 

 course into a perturbed condition. To make matters Avorse, the 

 Commodore's Electra, in all her ungainliness, drove through the 

 yachts' lee Avithout BhoA^^ng them the slightest consideration. 

 Abreast of Hoffman's Island Puritan got a p\dl on foreslieet and 

 roused the clew doAvn till "Madge-like," it nearly chafed the mast 

 up and do\A'n. All four- were now trailed out Indian file. Atlantic 

 Avith a quarter mile lead, I hiscilla, Puritan and Ma\'iio\ver about 

 the same distance apart. The leader got moi'e breeze and bent 

 to its force, so that the spectators exclaimed: ' AATij' slie heels more 

 than a ctttter." The trutli of this \v;ls apparent enough, for ti-alatea 

 Avas standing up to it like the proA^eibial steeple; at ( he same tame 

 a tiny English cutter about ^ft. long, with pole mast, coppered 

 bottom a.n'd all the style of her big sisters. Avas here passed. The 

 red ensifjn \vas flying from her peak. She is' the smallest im- 

 ported cutter in American waters, and ral es about I' tons. From 

 Dix's Island to the Illinois Ship, Priscilla pinched up in lo Atlantic's 

 Avake, and Puritan Avas stpieezed Avithout mei-i.-y l iU she had edged 

 almost across channel, Mayflower taking her cue from her sister. 

 What the object was in so starving these tAvo vessels is ditlicult to 

 diAine, unless want of familiarity with the bearing of the Spit be 

 plead in extenuation. To accomplish this ciuestion.ahle climb. 

 Puritan got rid of her jibtopsaih Both New Yorkers, hoAvever^ 

 held to theirs, Atlantic all the time steering a bee line for the 

 destination. When Puritan at last spied tlie mark, helm \vas put 

 up and she started on a romp and more tlian a raji full for the i'ed 

 spindle, sliding doA\Ti, of course, into Atlantic's Avake, from wJiich 

 she should ue\'er haA^'e emerged. Priscilla did the same thing and 

 Ma.\ floAA^er folloAved suit. So far it had been play for the Atlantic, 

 and" if similar blundering could be counted on for t lie remainder of 

 the day, Atlantic, or rather Joe Elsworth, looked like a sure A\dn- 

 ner of this first leg of the series. He got his charge round No. 10 

 Avith a full quarter mile lead. Priscilla hauled up next, with Puri- 

 tan hunting her close and the Flower a bad fourth. Times at buoy 

 No. 10: 



Atlantic 11 29 26 Puritan 11 33 0.5 



PrisciUa .11 33 iO Maiilower 11 35 10 



This makes the elapsed time fTom the starting: Atlantic 1.17.19, 

 Pi-iscmal.19.20, Puritan 1.20.15, Mayflower 1.20.11. It Avas a tight 

 pinch henceforth around the Spit and out to the Hook. AM foui- 

 held to port tack inshore to escape the flood as much as possible. 

 Atlantic flung round to starlioard at 11:^9, Priscilla 11:4;;, Puritan 

 5s. later, and Mayflower at 11:44. They aU headed pretty well up 

 inside along the Hook beach on starl)oard tack till sure of Aveath- 

 cring fm can No. 5 upon going round again on port tack, Avhieh 

 Avonld take them out to sea. Coming up the Hook inside there 

 Avas some lively sliifting to the spectacle, for it was no longer a 

 rap full as when coming doAvn to the Spit, but a .jam on the ^s ind 

 in a litcht head sea which found its Avay round the Hook from off 

 the hay. Puritan ciuickl>' soaked up to the iron boat, and Alay- 

 flowcr appeared as if endoAved with fresh life. The way in Avhich 

 she shook herself ti>getber and stalked along AA-itli everytlung 

 roused in two blocks was a sight the like of Avhich is seldom seen. 

 MaylioAver, the poor "failure," bringing up the roar, ui)on Aviiom 

 much c(unniiseration had been lavished; MaytioAvci-. Avhose only 

 chance was Avith sheets weU lifted; Mayflower, Avho could not turn 

 to AAdnd ward Avith such good comi)a.ny; this much criticised May- 

 floAver took it into lier head to choke off the critics once for all, 

 right there and then. She closed up in a ji ff y and made a bui for 

 Priscilla's weather while the critic.^ Avere still engrossed Avith At- 

 lantic's "great lead." Piiscilla objected m a tamrhearted way, 

 but MayttoAver disposed of inside l)allast Avithoul. any ado, and 

 then smarted to mete out a like infliction upon the redoubtable 

 Puritan. Without the least trouble, A\-ithont apparent ed'ort, she 

 winded and tooted on Puritan, and in a moment moix- was after 

 the galliot stern of Atlantic ahead. She held a much better Avind 

 than Atlantic and closed the gap rapidly. 



The sea had nOAV been opened and a long SA\'eIl poured in over the 

 bar. This proved to Mayflower's liking just as it Avas poison to the 

 Atlantic. 13av Kidge saAs- its doom impending. Skipper ElsAvortb 

 tla-ough his superior skill, had staved ofl: the fatal hour, but now 

 that his skiUAvas of no particular avail, the sloop in his charge 

 was speedily stripped of her false laurels. Atlantic liove around 

 on port tack and looked out to sea as high as she could. This was 

 at 13:07. MavfioAver did tlie same t.hing under Atlantic's lee ht ain. 

 She then launched ahead and soaked across Atlantic s how, as 

 though the lattor's board were triced up. Stately. am( h .sleatly 

 swing, the queen of the American fleet was chuniHig hci- due. 

 With long, measured rise and fall Burgess's best clijjped the, s.- is 

 under plain head sail in a style that proclaimed her anappro;n li- 

 able by au^ht native to our Avaters. In a I'ew minutes sJio liad 

 spun out a lead. This she constantly increased and mangre all 

 bmigling Avith her sails, Hew in home a Avinner by long odds, with 

 Atlantic a badlv beai.en boat in the Avindward work out^to thc 

 Lightsliip and on the run home with boom squared tiway. Puritan 

 and Priscilla Avere plaving out a. game to themsel\-es, and made 

 pretty luce racing until they ilnng out to sea. It was there that 

 Puritan put roimd with the iron ship so close that she had to he 

 brought into the Avind again to let Com. Uanfleld pass Avnth the 

 right of way. Priscilla's tactics Avere not exactly m accord AAuth 

 the committee's instructions, but the move of Puritan was so 

 sudden that she cannot be blamed for holding her course. After 

 a blanketing and the loss of five minutes Boston tried the port tack 

 again and Avas soon followed round by the Priscilla. the latter 

 was disposed of ere long, for Puritan came to the outer turn with 

 a long lead over the representative of inside ballast. 



All hands stood doAvn and o£E the beach, botli NeAV lorkers 

 ing clung to their jibtopsails aU through, Puritan resetting hers 

 inside the Hook, but MavfloAver continuing under pla.m headsail. 

 Atlantic had also shifted to working foresail for the heat, out. 

 After a long leg to the southAvard MayfloAver came about on star- 

 board tack at 13:8';', but Atlantic failing to folloAV suit, the big 

 white one again went round with the object of not quitting a 

 beaten boat," the lirst display of good judgment aboard the Bos- 

 ton boats this dav. At 1:2:55 she again came round to the eastward, 

 being about able to Aveathsr the Lightship. Seven uiiniucs later 

 the Atlantic followed nearly a mile in herAvake. A long board 

 brought; the leader up to the ship, but she overstpod and came 

 round f(u' the mai'k on a rush. No preparations of any sort had 

 been made for the run home. No hallooner had been sent uj) the 

 Slav in stops. After boom had been jibed over to starboard; ic 

 daAvncd upon some one that spinnaker might be a useml ad.pinc-t. 

 Hands were sent aloft to clear away and m no less ih-- a ten long 

 minutes the toppiuglift loAvered, tlie sail ran out and the stops 

 broke. Stin later the balloon jibtopsad was got on the vessel. 

 Atlantic just hit the Lightship to a nicety, rounded, leit main 

 boom to port and smartly got out spinnaker to starboard. Puri- 

 tan got round a good third, but picked out the Avrong jibe. Pris- 

 cilla closed up the rear and wisely followed ELsworth's selection 

 for the rtm in. Times around the Lightship: 



Mayflower 1 36 25 Puritan 1 46 05 



Atlantic 1 44 40 Priscilla 1 50 11 



The run home Avas devoid of critical situations, except as noted 

 above in the case of Puritan, Avho lost seccanl berth througli sheer 

 indifference. Mavflowei- and Puritan split spinnaker.s near the 

 foot. The latter took an Ii-ish reef in the sail and i-eset it. Ma>- 

 floAver and Puritan had to jibe oA-er halt Avay into the Hook, attei 

 Avhich MavfloAver came home on a. leisurely jog AVithoiit, any spin- 

 naker at aU. From the Ship into the Hook the speed is__shoAyn iiy 

 the following tigm-es: MayfloAver, 1.30.58; Atlantic, l.bl.4a; Puritan, 

 1.33.20, and Priscilla, 1.34.18. At the Spit all hands jibed over to 

 port and came up for the finish under balloon jibtopsails, Puritan 

 excepted, as already noted. Amid a din of whistling and firing of 



guns Maj'flower was hailed as the winner of the day. Silmtaary 

 as under: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Mayflower 10 14 S6 3 51 10 5 80 44 6 30 44 



Atiantie 10 12 07 4 00 42 5 ifi- 35 5 47 35 



Puritan 10 12 50 4 03 11 5 50 21 5 47 55 



Priscilla lu hi 20 4 09 45 5 !■,€) 25 5.55 13 



In the he:i.t out from Buoy No. 10 to the Lightsliip, a,bout 10 miles, 

 MayfloAver beat Puritan 11m. 45s., Atlantic 13m. 57s. and Briscilla 

 16m. 15s. 



On the home stretch Avith booms off. distance 20 miles, MayfloAver 

 beat Atlantic Im. 17s., Puritan 2m. 21a. and Priscilla 4m. 49s. 



Over the AA'hole course Mayflower beats Atlantic 10m. 51s., Puri- 

 tan 11m. lis. and Priscilla ISm. 39s. 



MayfloAver alloAved Atlantic Im. 4s., PrisciUa Im. 3.2s. and Puritan 

 2m. 34s 



SECOND MATCH, MCWDAT, ATTG. 22. 



Althougha failure so far as finishing within the seven hour limit 

 goes, the second trial of the four biji Anun-ic.M.ns was full of interest 

 and by no means devoid of decisi ..•« results. To those who thoucrht 

 the previous trial a thorough test, there was fresh feurprlse in store. 

 But, after studying the record in I'oiiEST and Stub.aji, no one 

 AA'ill wonder how Puritan once more worked into her accustomed 

 place at tlie head of the process.ou. This day the Boston boats 

 Avere sailed witli something like skill and ipiiek Avits. The out- 

 come substantiates pi-erio.is observation, th.at in light and paltrv 

 winds I'nri tan still has the call of the crowd in forcing out to Avind- 

 ward enough to make up for Mayflower's extra, length in fooiirig 

 and also that Priscilla is destined to close the procession upon 

 cA'ery occasion, no matter Avha.t the state of Asdnd and Avater may 

 be. It wasanother triuniphfor outside ballast and another failure 

 for pig stOAA'ed in the hold and correspondingly reduced rig. At- 

 lantic A\-as early laid aside as sue lost her topmast on the first leg 

 dOAvn shore, 34m. after the start. Quite enough A\'as seen 

 dming this time to measure Atlantic's capacitv to windward 

 in light weather. Though better than Priscilla she Avas ay-ain 

 noAvliere alongside the two Boston a-cssc1s. After an excellent 

 start high up on the line, she began at once settling 

 aAvay to leeAvard and kept up her footing only by resorting to bal- 

 loon jibtopsa, 11, the one y.aclit adopting such tactics. HaAung in 

 A'ain tried to point Avith Puritan and yiayflower, and finding them 

 both oA'erliauling her as certain as deat h. Skipiier Joe in desperate 

 straight, lowered Avorking jil) and small jihtopsail, hoisting a huge 

 hallooner. This in itself was a confession that Ailautic Avas sail 

 ing a losing race and was obliged to look to l ooting as the only ex- 

 pedient by Avhich to make up for lack in chjse A^dndcdness. I'rom 

 the instant this change in her sail plan Avas made it As'as palpable 

 enough that Bay Ridge Avould he out of i he hunt entirely long he- 

 fore the turning mark hove in sight. Just at the time Avhen facts 

 were going to support this statement in the lirst fling off sliore, 

 which ATOUld ha\'e obliged Atlantic to cross Avell in Puritan's Avake 

 and barely clear MayfloAver Avith her later start, the topmast of 

 Atlantic went over the side Avitli a crash, the backstay holt break- 

 ing and tumbling all her top fiamper to leeward in a foul mess. 

 Ewing after this niisfortimc was out of the question, though in 

 Anew of the developments up to that momerd, the accident AA^as 

 rather a piece of good fortune, for it saved to some extent the 

 sloop's reputation, relegating the final verdict against her to a 

 later day. 



Priscilla dropped out so soon after the start and a terrible 

 blanketing from Atlantic that she scarce cajne in for comment. 

 A long board out to sea for luck was rather successful later on, 

 and she once more appeared in tolerably close comimny AAitli Eos- 

 ton, but neA'cr as a potent factor in the race. Puritan simply out- 

 luffed the crowd, and Mayflower outfooted all liands, though with 

 the falling away of the Avind tov. ard the close Puritan kept her 

 AAdiite sister well in hand. Last year's chanipion certainly carried 

 off the honors of the day as fsr as the race went, though no one 

 can say Avhether MayfloAver would not have lauiclied over the 

 finish a,s No. 1 had there liecii Iirecze enough to include the doAvn- 

 Avind spin. As between the two Boston flyers, t he selection must 

 alAA^ays remain much a macter of individual preference. We 

 should say that in liglit and A-ery strong Avinds and in short work, 

 Puritan is a trifle the nioi'e reliable to windAA'ai'd, and MayfloAver 

 m a good topsail breeze and alAvays Avhen running Avith sheets well 

 lifted. 



The racers Avere towed out to sea in the forenoon and awaited 

 the corning of a breeze in the Aucinity of the Scotland Lightship. 

 This struck in from the southeast, in a faint-hearted \A-ay toAvard 

 meridian, Avhereupon the j-aelits Avei'c successfully started. The 

 line for taking their times Avas drawn between the Commodore's 

 S. S. IClcctra." liavdng the committee on board, and the Scotland 

 Lightship. Several steam yachts and three or four excursion 

 steamboats formed the acconiiJanjdng fleet, and all of them kept 

 astern and to leeward of the racers. After beating about, the 

 racers jibed and stood above the line, where they hauled their 

 Avind in close company and came for the line, hitting off the 

 wlnstle to "go" quite nicely, excepting Ma.ytlOAvei-, eight lengths 

 astern. Piiscilla had to fl()\\' head sheets to avoid crossing too 

 soon, and Atlantic skilfully cut her out passing tlie conimii.lee, ai. 

 once planting herself on PriscUla's Aveather. Bnrita.n played the 

 same maneuver upon Atlantic, but outlooking the other two to 

 such a degree that she did not interfere seriously vith their wind. 

 The two NeAV "Workers, knovring the need of footing against A cssels 

 with which they could not point, had balloon staysails sheeted in- 

 side the rigging, Boston properly preferrin,£.' AA orking sta,ASail for 

 the jam. 'ITie New Yorkers, furthermore, sported big jibtopsails 

 a..gai"nst Boston's "monkey" or "baby" sails of like name. 



'As the breeze blew the first leg took them doAvn and in to the 

 .lersey beach on the port tack. Priscilla, seeking to get from 

 tinder Atlantic's cover, launched ahead a rap full, but Atlantic 

 fell down on top of the iron boat, the latterjsuffering se\-ere punish- 

 ment, eventually being dropped in Bay Ptidge's wake. Priscilla 

 showed lack of footing, and after being sadly outsailed by the rest, 

 was first to fling out to sea in search of luck at 12:40. The others 

 held to port tack. Puiitan edged up high on Atlantic's Aveather 

 and footed up abreast at the same time. ^Mayflower was accom- 

 plishing the same tiling further astern in a lesser way. Atiantie 

 then t rind lialloon jihtopsiiii and .stoAVed jib on the howspri t. As 

 tJievKot well in lo the Seabright bea^li ^he made prepanilions at 

 12:5(1 fo ]iea\ e round on starboard tack olf shore. Had she come 

 about she would have passed under Pun tan's stcu-naiid u eatliered 

 AlaA fldAver bv much less than t lie difference across the .stal'ting 

 liiK-. It AA'as t.lien tha.t Atlantic's topmast carried awav some 

 seven feet alio ve 1 he cap. She \n as luffed and the Avreck lieared 

 as rapidly as possilile, hut with the disaster her chances were at 

 anehd a.iidshe droi.ped oiit of thi; cmitest. , ^ ,c.r 



The issue henceforl ii lav hL-t ween Boston ot '85 and Boston of 't>6. 

 Puriian wit h a quarter of a mile lead, fhmg olf shore at 12:58, 

 MavfioAver iollowint,' suit am. later. Puritan, Avith a A'icAV to 

 keep close compan.v Avent inshore immediately, Aveatliering the 

 Flower by a scant quarter mile. Ma^idloAver stood off shoi-e half a 

 mile and"\vhen well lo windward of Puritan's wake hove ro'and to 

 southward and westward a.nain, gaining Abater on Puritan sloAvly 

 but stc.adil\% for the wind had freshened up into nice sailing 

 strength. Both Avere sailed lo a nicety and in strong contrast Avith 

 the methods of the previous trial. This let? doAvn heai di was held for 

 half an hour, Priscilla also coming down on port tack from her first 

 lonu- board seaward. She had found more wind and closed on the 

 leaders. At 1:34 Puritan turned oft' .sliore, this time weatliering 

 Mayflower by a scant eighth mile, and quickly coming about, again 

 on port, tack to avoid parting Avit h her opponent. Thereupon the 

 FloAver at once put helm hard do\A n and a\ allied out to sea on 

 starboard tack into Puritan's wake, Avheu she was again put about, 

 havinu- on this board crossed Priscilla's nose oiiIa^ by eight lengths. 

 All tliree Avere uoav oncenmre lookine: doAvn the beach on port lack 

 for Oceiin tirove. Puritan luid already shifted for a small patch ot 

 a iihtopsail and Mavflower. mindful of her success on Saturday, 

 ^tuck to working heridsail only, Aveatheriiig and e . en tooting on 

 Priscilla in spite of the latter swingiuu a big jibtopsad. 



-U the tlirei-'. were headed out to s:-a for a long board so as to 

 sisht the turning mark, which had been sent 20 miles dead to AVind- 

 Avi rd on a tuE,-. It consisted of a. float wilh perch and red flag. 

 Puritan wa^ found to have spning h<-r lutf dovm the beach with so 

 much success that she weathered on MaylloAVcr by a lull halt mile. 

 The wind, however, had ag-zin tallen very light, aitd that accounts 

 for tla- perforinanee. Avhicli must go loi- sonietiung lo suOstantia- 

 tion of our judgmeut of the boats given above. Going out to sea 

 iv.aA-flower liad^a little tlie best of the tooting. Puritan he cl much 

 thehighest Kauge and Priscilla Avas settling away steadily. Ihe 

 wind dropped away and sails slatted as the yachts rolled m the 

 swell. It Avas evident no nice could he made \vnh tne turn stiU 

 flA'e miles dead a- weather, so the mark was picked ap at 4:4jim 

 ansAver to a tjun from the committee, and tne rnateh declared no 

 race," to be fesailed over a. shorter course on AVi-dnesday. The 

 fivers were towed home to the.r berths, Avhere they dropped a.nchoi 

 ai 10 P. M. 



The thij'd race yesterday was to luvve been fifteen miles to Awnd- 

 ward and return. In the mormng the ivind was ^'epovt^d^N.E^ 

 18 mUcs an hour. At the time of going to press (1 P. M.) we had 

 received no ne^vs of the yachts. 



SATiSFAcanoN every time or no pay with Lake's steerer. See 

 second page.— AdW, 



A CHANCE FOR THE ATLANTIC. 



LEEIJT. IIENN, of the English cut ter Galatea, has addressed the 

 folloAVing challenge to aU American "sloops" through the 

 Commodore of the New York \.C. As the Atlanrh- is. by the 

 statements of her sponsors, specially designed for open water work 

 and all that a vOA'ago at sea implies, she cannot plead lack > if op- 

 portutdty to demonstrate her powers in the premises. It lias also 

 been universally insisted that the modern English raciim- c ui I er is 

 incapable of keeping the seaaudonlv conies up occasionadv to 

 breathe. Iilanif estly, according to the silly vfcAvs wliich have been 

 so .strenuously maintained on this side of the ocean, a match 

 around Bermuda in tumbling Avaters ought to be the veriest pic- 

 nic' for our sloops. But will tliev dare to shOAV up in fact as they 

 so often do in printer's inki' 



()FF B.Av RiiiCE, Aug. 21. -7V) ijtf Civnmodorc of the l^ew Tni-'h T. 

 C: My Dear Sir — Inasmuch .is .an English A'aclit, challenaring for 

 the America's Cup, has lo cross tlie Atlantic, and therefore must 

 be a seagoing vessel, 1. for this reason, consider it would be advis- 

 able vo test the seai-'oing qualifies of the American and English 

 tyjic of yachts OA-er an ocean goin.g course. Hence 1 now eluillengc 

 an,\ single-masted American yacht to race the Galatea from Sandy 

 Hook to and around the Island of Bermuda and back to the slart- 

 ing point, t.he race to ta.ke place ten days after the contest for the 

 America's Cap has been concluded; the jirize to he a <rup of a value 

 exceeding $1 and not exceeding .JfiltJO, the management of the race 

 to he vested in the hands of the New York Y. C; the difference of 

 tonnage for time alloAvance to he based upon the tonnage r .ffe of 

 the United States. Trusting that you may be able to bring about 

 a. contest, I am, my dear sir, yo'^rs faithfullv, yA' innLVAi Hn_NN. 



On BoAiiD FnAOsriiP Elkctra— Off J^ay Ridge, Aug. 21.— :Z'o 

 Lieut. Hcnn, R. A.— Dear .Sir: I am in receipt of your communica- 

 tion of this date and shall take pleasure in presenting it to the 

 club for consideration at the earliest possible moment. I haA'e the 

 honor, meanwhile, to remain with great respect, Elbbidge T. 

 O ehry, Commodore. 



LARCHMONT REGATTA FOR OYSTER BOATS. 



THE race instituted by the Larehmont Y. C. for oyster boats 

 Avas sui-cossfullv sailed last Saturday in a fine southeasterly 

 breeze. Thirl y-eight boats were sent away Avithout fouling dur- 

 ing the fi]-st of tlio flood. Course, a.rouud Execution Light. Matin- 

 nicock buoy and a stakehoat otf Captain's Island, flnisning be- 

 tAveen Execution Light and Sands's Poait buoy. 



Lizzie I). Bell showed the way to Matinnicock buoy, Avliere Grace 

 Mackey Avent to the fore and li eld the lead over the rest of the 

 course. K:i vmond K., Flore im'S Moa a rid Honrietra Scott fouled 

 at the turn." otherwise the ex, h.-r r b:i lul liny by I h e expert skip- 

 pers averted all accidents. The JinisJi A\-a.s as under: 



CAI31N SLOOPS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Katie and EUa 10 05 10 3 45 .55 3 45 45 3 40 45 



Stanley Howard 13 04 03 3 40 43 3 36 41 3 33 87 



AVatsoh 13 05 13 3 42 53 3 .37 41 3 29 38 



(t race Mackey 13 02 43 3 40 14 3 37 33 3 38 47 



.1.11. Trusty 13 02 54 3 51 50 3 48 .50 -3 39 33 



Lizzie D. Bell 12 01 47 3 45 54 3 44 07 3 31 37 



Stella 13 02 03 2 47 48 3 45 45 3 31 01 



Ra vmond R 13 03 38 4 19 47 4 10 09 3 58 01 



Loiiisa 11. 13 03 43 4 07 15 4 04 15 3 44 53 



Annie K 13 02 58 Did not finish. 



Ma.ttie AViiies 12 03 13 4 17 49 4 14 87 3 55 63 



Lncv Ncal 13 03 40 Did not finish. 



Puritan 13 03 59 1 02 48 3 58 49 8 39 36 



Lucy D. Bird 12 05 37 4 ,'.'9 05 4 23 28 4 03 S3 



Jennie Baker 13 05 00 4 07 40 4 02 40 3 40 47 



OPEN SLOOPS. 



Henrietta Scott 13 03 34 4 09 16 4 06 43 4 06 43 



SvbU 13 03 a3 3 51 57 3 49 54 3 45 41 



rtV u ie 13 03 38 4 06 39 4 03 01 3 58 01 



Floreni-e May 12 03 31 4 12 04 4 08 33 4 03 18 



Carrie M 13 06 44 4 35 45 4 19 01 4 11 37 



Jennie A. Willis 12 i.2 Ul 1 t« 03 4 01 03 3 51 58 



Marv C 13 02 13 4 20 51 4 18 38 4 08 00 



AddieB 13 04 33 4 13 40 4 00 07 8 58 23 



AEitator 13 03 14 4 39 09 4 35 55 4 15 05 



CuileAv 13 03 19 4 13 44 4 11 45 4 00 10 



Carrie B 13 02 33 4 39 07 4 36 35 4 13 37 



Union 13 03 23 Did not finish. 



Sneak 13 03 17 4 00 06 4 57 49 3 ,53 45 



CATBOATS, 



Bartheuia 13 04 35 4 40 06 4 35 41 4 35 41 



ColdenS 12 03 33 4 33 33 4 30 10 4 L6 33 



Joke 130453 42837 42334 41313 



i' annie M 13 03 10 Did not finish. 



Mamie.:. 18 04 47 4 30 29 4 35 33 4 05 



Protests against Mamie and Golden ia, on the ground that tliey 

 Aveie not Avorlting boats, Avere entertained. First prize was 

 awarded to the Grace MackcA , AVatson second, Stella thi I'd and 

 Lizzie D. Bell fourth. In open sloop class, SyViil took first money, 

 .1 emiie A. AA^illis second. Sneak third and Grace fourth. In cat- 

 boat class, Ma.mie first, Joke second and Coldonia third, subject to 

 the protests made^ 



BEVERLY Y. C., AUG. 21.— Third championship and 113th re- 

 gatta A-a^ 'tailed last Fridav oil Nahant. Wind fresh from S. E. 

 and choppy sea. Courses, ten miles for the first class and seven 

 for the rest. Cricket put in an appearniice too late for the start, 

 and the famous little cutler Witili had a sailover, the fresh breeze 

 scarin'.? aAvav otlier entries. Bessii- and Atlanta, tie for the pen- 

 nant, each having scored one leg in the series. Judges, P. S. 

 Sears and Geo. B. Inches, aboard the schooner Foam: 



FIRST CLASS SLOOPS. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Bessie, 0. P. Cm-tis 27.07 3 31 00 3 ^ 17 



Sprite Dr. C. P. Wilson 24.05 3 a5 4;i 3 23 34 



SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 



Witch, B. B. CroAvninahleld - . .22.06 3 14 15 3 tt3 51 



SECOND CLASS CATBOATS. 



Uoide.n. Com. Dexter. 23.00 3 13 15 3 03 18 



.sSde^N Walteir^bbott 20.00 3 36 CO 3 13 13 



Ciorsair, H. S. Blake 2 .03 Drawn. 



Rita, H. Richardsni i -0 .05 



THIUI.' L'l-A.SS C.ATEOATS. 



Dolphin, Royal Rolihins 18,08 3 30 30 3 16 17 



Psvcbe 11 M Sear^ 19.04 3 33 30 3 30 01 



Blueheil. VV. I dovd .Jeffries. 18.07 3 49 45 3 35 37 



THE SCHOOLBOYS ARE EA1DENTLY LEARNING.-Thero 



wa~ a litth- flutter at the NeAV York A'aeht Club house yesterday, 

 caused bv the receipt of the challenge from Lieut. Heun. "Sail 

 round Biaauuda! Whew!" exclaimed an old yachtsman. Why, a 

 race across the Atiantie would be mill pond sading to douDling 

 Bermuda at the time Lieut. Henn proposes. It is very neatly put, 

 thouch— any singlemasted American pacht. Oi course 1/ieut. 

 Henrriu hisVlett aims at any one of the four big sloops, and the 

 Priscdla is the luilv one of them that could possibly kve through 

 such a race-. .And Avhat kind of a cliance Avould sJie ha.ve to outsail 

 isuch a craft as the (falatea in troulilod AAatcrs otf .shore? The 

 owTier of the Galatea would test the seagoing qualities of the 

 American and the English type of yachts. As for my part, i am 

 willin'-' to concede, what e\'eiv sclioolhoy knows, tha t in the featv.re 

 of ■sea'tfoiug qualifies,' the English type of racing yn.oht is .superior 

 to the^rnodcrn American single-masted racing craft, a bastard 

 l\Tie of vessel. Lieut. Henn is a thorough seaman and prince Of 

 inllv '^aioil felloAvs, but in Auew of their peeuUar construction, 

 thci'e seems to be a spice cf cruelty in his in'.nting any American 

 sinule-miisled yacht to take soundings in the Gulf Stream."— 

 Hcrahl. A iii]. -^3. 



COOPER'S POINT.-Tlie Corinthian Y. C, Cooper's Point, 

 reeatta came off' on 17th .nst., four classes, 12 entries. Humes, 

 first cla'-s Avon a club Hag; Wilkins, second class, Avon champion 

 ila"- Vuder-ou third class, won club pennant; LiSszie S., fourth 

 clf=^ \vonapursL-. "WiiKl northwest and fresh, distance sailed, 

 IS niile= ill Ih ri:iin the liesi. time in a repeat race over the 

 course The ( luo ma\ he said to be a ta-aining school, and the boys 

 know the rules of the road. Another race will take place over the 

 rei¥u lar club course Aug. 31. (The boats tui'ned the home stake m 

 the order named. )— R. G. W. 



FOEEST AND Stream, always fresh and lively^ is e.spGcially 

 so in the opening number for August on the "V acatiomsts ' 

 pspecially the class who go out as the taetropolitan daily 

 ncAAsiiaper men to pttff iudiscriminately. The lakes and 

 streams and forests and fields which afford genuine eajoy- 

 iiient to the tutored sportsman should be spared the garru- 

 lous Avords that till the columns of their journals, to the dis- 

 gust of the true angler and sportsman. It has kept up an 

 incessant fire on the meiuliers of Congress willing to de.spoil 

 the National Park and ciu-tail the Government reservations 

 of public domain, already too feAv in number. It saved our 

 birds of song from the havoc which was sweeping them 

 from existence.— Sfaaini07t( Fa.) Spectator. 



