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FOiREST AND STREAM. 



[Sem. 6, 1886. 



THE AMERICA CUP MATCHES. 



NEXT week will see again the competition for this old tropkv, 

 this time with sister ships to the vessels of 1885, longer, more 

 powerful, and each presumably hetter than her younger sister. 

 HoAV much hetter can as yet only he guessed, but the indications 

 '^^ISt.*^?;' '^'^^'^^ ■^^^^^ ™°re even than last year. 



SS?***^ Committee of the New York Yacht Club, under date 

 of thefJbth mst., have issued the following circular regarding the 

 international contests for the America's Cup: 



The_ Kegatta Committee have this day been notified by the 

 America's Cup Committee that the yacht Mayflower has" been 

 selected by them to defend the America's Cup, and that they have 

 aJso cOgreed with Lieutenant Henn that the races with the Galatea 

 shall take place, barring unavoidable accidents to either yachts, as 

 follows: 



September 7— At ten A. M. over the New York Yacht Club course. 



bepteinher 9— At half -past ten A. M., twenty miles to windward 

 or to leeward and back from Scotland Lightship or from Sandv 

 Hook Lightship, as will he determined on the morning of the race\ 

 and, if necessary. 



September 11— At half -past ten A. M.. triangular course of forty 

 irnles outside, starting from the Scotland Lightship. 



In compliance with the arrangement the Regatta Committee 

 ga.ve Tiotico that the races will be sailed as above. 



SjUmng directions. 

 , The rules of the New York Yacht Oluh, except as otherwise here- 

 inafter provided, will govern the sailing of the races. Yachts 

 while saiHng the races must carry their own private signal at the 

 mam peak. The signals for starting will be given from t)ie com- 

 mittee's steamer as follows, viz.: 



Pbeparatoby Sigs At.— One long blast of the steam whistle and 

 at the same time the United States ensign will he lowered from 

 the bow staff and a blue .peter set in its place. 



The Stakt.— Ten minutes later there will be a second blast of 

 the whistle, the blue peter will be lowered and the yacht cluh 

 signal set in its place, when the time of each yacht will be taken 

 as It crosses the line. Five minutes later there will be a third 

 hlast of the whistle, and this time will he recorded as the time of 

 either yacht starting in the race thereafter. 



Note.— That before any signal is given the United States ensign 

 will be flying at the bow staff; during the preparatory period a 

 blue peter, and after the starting whistle the yacht club signal. If 

 practicable a short hlast of the steamer's whistle will be given 

 when each yacht crosses the starting line. 



OOTJKSES. 



In the races over the cluh course the yachts in starting will cross 

 an imaginary lino drawn from the judge's steamboat to buoy IS, 

 opposite Owl's Head, L. I.; thence (keeping outside of Fort Lafay- 

 ette) to and around huoy No. 10, passing to the west and south of it; 

 theuco to buoy No. 83^, passing west and south of it and north of 

 huoy No. 5, off the point of Sandy Hook, to and around Sandy 

 Hook Lightship, turning it from north and east, and then return- 

 ing over the same course to the westAvard of the home stakehoat, 

 which will he anchored abreast of and to the eastward of buov No. 

 15. The yachts must pass to the eastward of West Bank buoys 

 Nos. 9, 11, 13 and 15, and to the westward of red buoys Nos. W]4, 12, 

 14 and 16, both going and returning, and must keep to the south- 

 ward of buoys 8 and 83^ on Flynn's knoll and of a mark boat 

 anchored between the two, and to tlie eastward of buoys 1 and 3 on 

 the False Hook outside, going and returning. 



In the outside races at the start and finish the yachts will pass 

 between the judge's boat and the Lightship, and in the triangular 

 race, in rounding, will keep on the" outside of the stakeboats or 

 buoys used to mark the course. In the windward or leeward race 

 the yachts will keep the outer mark on the starboard hand. Buoys 

 displaying red flags will be used to mark the turning points on the 

 outside course, and the buoys (and not the tugboat) are to be 

 turned. The tug running off a course will display no flags until 

 she has reached the mark, when she will display the New York 

 Yacht Club flag alone and keep it flying so long as she remains at 

 the mark. Further necessary instructions will be given on the 

 morning of each race. 



Each race must be made in seven hours. 



The steamer Taurus has lieen chartered for the use of the mem- 

 bers of the club and their friends. She aahU start from the Iron 

 Steamboat Company's pier. No. 1 North River^ at nine o'clock on the 

 morning of the 7th for the race over the Wew York Yacht Club 

 course, calling at Stapleton, S. I., at half-past nine. 



For the races over outside courses the time of starting will he 

 half -past eight A. M., from pier No. 1 North River, New York, and 

 nine A. M. from Stapleton. 



A steamer has been engaged by the Sea"wanhaka Y. C. for the 

 America Cup races and members' tickets will be issued upon 

 application to tlie Treasurer, Mr. William B. Simonds, No. IS South 

 William streei,, New York, on payineiit of $2 for each race. A 

 luncheon will be pro ;idcd on the steamer without extra charge. 

 First race, Tuesday, Sept, 7. Over the New York Yacht Club 

 course. The- steamer will leave the Barge Office Pier punctually 

 at 8:30 A. M., calling at TonipklnsViUe, Staten Islaud, at 9 A. M. 

 Second race, Thursdaj^, Sept. 9. Twenty miles to windward or lee- 

 ward and return outside of Sandy Hook. The steamer will leave 

 the same places at 8 and 8:30 A. respectively. Third race, 

 Saturday, Sept. 11. If this race becomes necessary by the terms or 

 the match, it vrtll he over a triangular course outside of Sandy 

 Hook, and the steamer will leave the same places at 8 and 8:30 

 A. M. respectively. Each day on returning the steamer -svill stop 

 at the same places. Members are requested to send in their appli- 

 cations as soon as possible, as only a umited number can be accom- 

 modated, and are further requested to state for which race they 

 desire tickets to he issued. The Atlantic Y. C. vnll also have a 

 steamer for its memhers. 



BEVERLY Y. C. REGATTAS. 



THE 113th race, the third for chanipionshio of Buzzard's Bay, 

 was sailed Aug. 31, at Monument Beach, in a light, puffy N.B. 

 "Wind, veering to E. by N. In the first class Surprise had a walk- 

 over, securing hoth prize and pennant. In second class Lestris and 

 Flirt had each scored a leg for pennant, which Flirt secured 

 together with first prize, crossing line first, closely followed by 

 Grimalkin, a new boat designed by Edward Burgess, and sister of 

 Sprite, who made her first appearance at Nahant the same day. 

 Grimalkin did very well in the light weather; she was measured 

 in rough water, and on this measurement loses second prize to 

 last year's champion Lestris. She -will, however, be remeasured at 

 once in smooth water, and second prize will not be awarded till 

 this is done. In third class Fannie and Petrel, as usual, had a 

 close race. Petrel did well in the -windward work and at the last 

 hnoy was inside her allowance; but Fannie beat her on the home 

 stretch and won by 56s. The times are as follows: 



KtEST CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Surprise, Jas. M. Codman, cat 27.03 1 gfe 33 1 46 00 



SECOND CLASS. 



Flirt, Geo. S, Lyman, Jr., oat 25.03 1 05 02 1 52 09 



Grimalkin, Ellerton L. Dorr, Jr., cat.24.09 2 07 a5 1 53 41 



Lestris, Joshua Crane, cat 24.02 3 07 42 1 53 35 



Beatrice, O. E. Curry, cat ... 24.10 2 11 20 1 58 03 



Tantrum, C. W. Amory, cat 25.00 2 17 10 2 04 05 



THIRD CLASS. 



Fannie, F. W. Sargent, cat 28.10 1 40 30 1 30 35 



Petrel, Geo. H. Richards, cat 20.07 1 44 30 1 81 27 



Secret, T. M. Weld, cat .22.09 1 45 05 1 84 11 



Scud, i^. H. Emmons, cat 22.07 1 51 14 1 40^11 



Course for first and second class, 11 miles, for tliird class, 

 714 miles. .Judge, C. H. Hardy. Judge's yacht, Maude, B, Y. C. 

 Surprise, Flirt and Fannie take first; Petrel and either Lestris or 

 Grimalkin, second; Flirt and Surprise won and hold pennants. 



The 113th regatta.— The third championship was sailed at Nahant- 

 in a strong wholesail breeze and a \&ry heavy sea. All- olasses had. 

 a dead beat to the Graves Buov, the first class then going round 

 Winthrop Bar and home, while the little fellows wont directly 

 hack. In first class the new Sprite, modeled by Kd. Burgess, sailed 

 her second race and made a very good shomng, althorfgh -heaten 

 a minute by Bessie. The latter's size told greatlv m the seawaf 

 and Sprite's topsail was a very bad fit. In second class the Com- 

 modore carried off the mug -with ease; it was just Hoiden S day 

 and she seems to be sailing hetter than ever; Rita and Corsair 

 withdrew. In third class Dolphin did bcst^ though Psyche ma.de a 

 pretty good fight of it; Bluebell was too Lightly ballasted, and find- 

 ing herself beaten broke tacks for luck with the usual result, being 

 heaten worse than lief ore. ■ • - ' ■ - 



VinST GLASS. „„.,'..- 



Bessie, C. P. Curtis, sloop .27.07 23100 ^^H] 



Sprite, G. P. Wilson, sloop. 24.05 , 2 35 45^ 2 22 3i 



■ SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. ^, , „ 



Witch, B.B.Crowninshield, cutter.. 23. 06 3 1415 2 03 51 



SECOND CLASS CATS. „■ " '^-V -- 



Hoiden, Com. Dexter. 23.00 2 18^ 2 03 18 , 



Spider, Walter Abbott 20.00 2 ^ 00 213 13 



Bita, ri:. B. Richardson ; 20.06 Withdrawn. 



Corsair, H. S. Blake 20.03 Withdrawn. 



, , . _ THIRD CLASS. 



Doliihm, Eoyal Rohhins 18.08 3 30 30 2 10 17 



Psyche, H, M. Sears 19.04 2 33 3'J 2 20 01 



Bluebell, W. Lloyd Jeffries 18.07 2 49 45 2 35 27 



Bessie, Wi tch, Hoiden and Dolphin take firsts, Spider and Psvche 

 seconds. Dolphin takes and holds pennant; Bessie takes pennant, 

 tiemg Atal.mta. Blue with a Gold Castlk. 



HULL Y. C. SECOND CHAMPIONSHIP.-On Aug. 28 the HuU 

 1 . C. sailed its second championship of the season over an 11-mile 

 course for first and second class, and a 6-mile course for the others. 

 The w-ind was very light, dying at times to a calm, aud varying 

 from E. S. E. to S. The summary was: 



FIRST CLASS— CENTBRBOARDS. 



, ^ , „ Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Nimhus, J. J. Souther .34.05 2 19 47 1 53 38 



Wave Crest, E. B. Rogers 3:1.00 Withdrew. 



^ FIRST CLASS— KEELS. 



Carmen, B. L. M. Tower 30.08 3 04 00 3 35 40 



SECOND CLASS— CENTERBOARDS. 



FoUy, .L P. Shepard 26.09 2 27 59 1 54 35 



Rambler, J. J. Henry .37.00 2 37 26 3 04 26 



Erin, J. Cavanaugh 26.08 Withdrew. 



SECOND CLASS— KEELS. 



Echo, Burwell & Lichfield 25.03 2 35 08 2 00 09 



Lizzie F. Daly, W. Daly, Jr 39. 11 2 33 17 2 00 11 



TUIRD GLASS— CENTERBOARDS. 



Nora, Boynton & McManus 23.00 1 33 04 1 00 40 



Posy, R. G. Hunt 22.08 1 24 33 1 03 27 



Mugwump, S. M. Quincy 22.00 1 39 32 1 18 OS 



FOITRTH CLASS. 



Tom Oat, CG- Woldi ... i ..... : 19.01 1 5-1 51 1 20 58 



Tartar, I'. L. Dunne 19.06 1 55 00 1 21 SO 



Amy, E^Y. Baxter 21.03 2 03 35 1 41 35 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Victor, S. A. Freeman 17.07 1 50 39 1 25 16 



Wildfire, H. A. Keith 18.01 1 53 13 1 29 20 



Elsie, C. F. Ilardwick 16.10 Withdrew. 



Rocket, H. M. Faxon 16.06 Withdrew. 



Nimbus wins second leg and retains championship and gSS. 

 Folly wins a leg and |20. Carmen Nvins two legs by a walkover 

 and also $17..50. Echo wins one leg and §30. Nora wins one leg and 



fl5. Tom Cat a second leg and the championship vrtth f 13, and 

 'ictor a leg and |10. In the second class, keels. Echo and Lizzie 

 F. Daly are tied, m the oenterboard class Folly and Rambler are 

 tied, in the third class, oenterboards, Nora and Posey are tied, and 

 iu the fifth class Victor and Wild Fire are tied. These boats vrill 

 sail off the ties on Saturday, Sept. 11. The judges were B. W. 

 Rowell, Wm. K. Millar, O. A. Ruggles and Frank 0. Brewer. 



CATBOATS OFF MATTAPOISETT.-On Aug. 28 the annual 

 catboat regatta of New Bedford, was sailed off j\Iattapoisett in a 

 light S. W. wind wdth fog. The summary was: 

 Class 1— over 28£t., distance ISJ^ miles, prizes S15 and $10. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Surprise, J. Codman 3 48 11 2 33 08 



Qulssette, Rohert Hiller 2 47 31 2 83 19 



Mvth, Thomas Parsons 2 51 58 2 33 29 



Superior, AVilliani PhiUney 3 .53 04 2 35 13 



Marv, G. E. Phinney 2 19 45 2 35 48 



Cadmus, H. E. Perry 3 54 47 2 36 00 



Hazel, Horace Crosby 3.54 05 2 36 14 



Astonisher, Charles Crosby 2 52 34 2 37 13 



Grimalkin, E. L. Dorr 2 58 05 2 39 10 



Cutty hunk. Akin and Manley 2 51 18 



Mabel, ft 2 52 53 



Creep, E. C. Stetson Lost in fog. 



MoUie, Mr. Hill Withdrew. 



Class 3—20 to 23ft., distance 13J^ miles, prizes $15 and SIO. 



Crawl, Isaac Hall. 3 53 11 2 33 57 



Harold, ^^•ilton Oi-osly 3 .54 54 2 35 00 



Success. John B. Perry 3 55 49 3 36 04 



Lestrice, Anthony Little 3 07 17 3 45 56 



Rival, 3 05 31 



Beatrice Withdrew. 



Class 3—16 to 20ft., distance 10 1-10 mUes, prizes S6 and $4. 



Mertie, F. F. Crowell 1 49 66 1 SO 26 



Wink. W. Atkinson 1 54 53 1 34 50 



Vavu, J. I). Jcnney 1 55 40 1 35 05 



Gladys, S. Warren, Jr 3 01 .50 1 38 03 



Spray, James Friedhoff 3 00 10 1 40 47 



Bessie Withdrew. 



Mascot, L. L. Luce Withdrew. 



Class 4— Under 16ft., distance 6M miles, prizes $i- and 82. 



Mist, J. M. Clark 1 2 1 53 1 03 12 



Crab, J. Whiting ; 1 34 41 1 06 13 



Juniata 1 28 56 1 09 .59 



Ek" , Lov^-is Bacon 1 33 35 1 10 15 



Swan, T. C, Sampson 1 47 41 1 24 21 



No. 3 1 .53 04 



Breeze, S. M. Browne Withdrew. 



Spray Withdrew. 



BUNKER HILL Y. C. 18TH ANNUAL REGATTA.— On Aug. 

 28 the 18t-h annual regatta of the Bunker Hill Y. C. was sailed over 

 the following courses: First class— From judges' boat, leaving 

 Sculpiu ledge buoy on starboard, Spectacle island buoy N9. 7 and 

 buoy No. fl on atarooard, to flaghoat moored off Sound Point bea- 

 con,' leaving it on starboard, to Judges' boat, twice around. Second 

 class, the course was the same, once around. Third class— From 

 judges' boat, leaving Spectacle Island on port, huoy No. 7 on Castle 

 rooks on port, Spectacle Island and Sculpin ledge buoy on port to 

 judges' boat. As the wind was very light S.E. the start was post- 

 poned from 10 A. M. to 13 M. The times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Meta 3 30 10 3 30 10 



Thelya 3 41 22 3 35 13 



SECOND CLASS. 



Romp 1 55 20 1 55 20 



Kit 2 14 04 3 13 06 



Kitty 3 44 20 3 43 22 



THIRD CLASS. 



Flash 1 54 05 1 54 05 



Sprite : 154 40 1 54 29 



Florence 3 01 09 2 00 16 



The judges were George B. Thomas, Randall Gould and H. W. 

 B. Cotton. 



SHREWSBURY' RIVER REGATTAS,- This season there has 

 been a great deal of racing among the open boats of the Shrews- 

 bury River, in which a number of fast craft have competed. To 

 still further encourage racing in this locality, Mr. W. E, Connor 

 ha."; offered a prize for a series of three races on the South Shrews- 

 bury, the first of which was sailed on Aug. 28, over the foUowang 

 course: From off the club stand on Monmouth Beach, passing 

 stake No. 1, keeping it on starboard hand, passing between stakes 

 Nos. 2 and 8, to and around stake No. 3, keeping it on port hand, 

 to and around stake No. 4, keeping it on port hand, passing stake 



between stakes Nos. 2 and 8, passing stake No. 1, keeping it on port 

 hand to starting point, turning stake No. 9, keeping it on port 

 hand and going over the same course a second time, finishing at 

 starting point. Distance, about 15 miles. St8.,keboat No. 1 was on 

 Gardiners Flat; No. 3 at the bead of channel, north side: No. 3 

 near Navarro's dock: No. 4 at Little Silver Point; No. 5 at Shallow 

 Point; No. 6 at mouth of Branch Creek; No. 7 at Dallen's, a Phoe- 

 nix cottage; No. 8 at the head of channel, south side, and No. 9 at 

 the starter's point. There were 13 starters divided into two 

 classes, 19ft. and over and under 19ft. The first whistle was blown 

 at 11:35 A. M., and the start at 11:40. The wind was light S. E., and 

 the tide on the ehh. The end of the first round was timed as fol- 

 lows: 



Florence..'. 13.55 80 



. The lull tunes were: 



FIRST CfiASS— 19ft. AND OVER. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Nahli ... 24.04 2 07 39 2 07 39 



Florence' ' ' ' 21.11?i 2 23 07 3 19 35 



EtK .....21.11>| 2 12-18 3 08 44 



Maud i ■ . . .21.04l 3 18 14 3 11 59 



Armenia....: - ....2^.07 2 24 20 3 18.12^ 



Zephvrus ■ 30.03 3 18 14 3 11 a9 



Mascbtto'.... 19.WA 2 23.33 3 15 51% 



SECOND CLASS— 19ft. AND UNDER. 



Widow . . 18.10 Disabled. 



Fern • -' 2 30 28 2 30 28 



Little Spot.:;:: : ij.or 22552 2^329^^ 



Pink . . 16.09 Not timed. 



Snrav 14.11M Not timed. 



Alpha". 13.041 Not timed. 



Widow carried away her throat halliards. The wihaers were 

 NahU and Etelka in first class and Fern and Little Spot m second. 



„ JEFFRIES Y. C. OPEN SWEEPSTAKES.-On Aug. 38 the Jef- 

 I?"^'?. ,V Jjo.sto7i sailed an open sweepstakes regatta over 



the tollowmg courses: First class, from club house, leaving black 

 buoy No. 5 on starboard, red buoy Mo. 10 on port, Govfiruor'^^p rock. 

 Glades and Uovernor's Island buoj-s on st;irhoard, Apple Island 

 buoy on port, f^culpin Ledge and Thompson's Islaud red buoys on 

 starboard, Oastle j-ocks on port, Glades rock on starboard. No. 10 

 and Ao. o buoys on port to starting lino, &}4 miles. Second class, 

 the same as fir.-3t class, lea^-ing out Sculnin Ledge, 6 miles. The 

 four classes were as follows: First class centerboards, 20ft. and 

 o,Jir*^^ oOft. sailing length; sei'ond class centerboards. all under 

 Allt. saUmg length; first class keels, ;.'3ft. and under ;30f I. sailing 

 len.gth; second class keels, all under Soft, sailing length. The 

 wind was very light from S. E. The summary xvas: 



FIRST CLASS CENTERBOARUS. 



„ ™ Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Black Cloud, Broyyn & Wheeler 22.11 3 00 43 1 .54 33 



fancy, C. P. Magg 20.01 2 04 .57 1 55 33 



Sea Bird, C. L. Joy 23 . 00 2 03 36 1 56 31 



Silver Cloud, J. McLoughlin 21 .00 2 09 10 2 00 49 



Pearl J . F. Lee^ 23 . 10 2 11 01 2 04 46 



Wanderer, J. Turner 21 00 2 13 35 2 05 18 



Adder, Scott & Stark 34.01 3 11 10 2 16 20 



^ , ^ „ FIRST CLASS KJEELS. 



^olus, J. Rood. ...27.07 2 09 45 2 19 27 



Breeze, D. Murdock ; .23.01 2 27 29 3 21 29 



Emily, J. H. Porter 26.04 2 37 .55 2 25 00 



Quimpee, Harry Wheeler 26.00 2 30 45 2 27 24 



SECOND CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



^-P^'Ji.-J^- Martin 18.04 1 35 53 1 34 19 



Em EU Eye, P. W. Bond .iy.f)3 1 38 34 1 38 03 



Topsy, J. BIcGlinn 19.03 1 43 31 1 42 50 



Lark, Bishop & Murphy 18.06 1 45 31 1 44 07 



Crusader, A. Wilson 19.01 1 47 03 1 46 13 



SECOND CLASS KEELS. 



Zetta, G. E. Fowle, Jeft' 19.11 1 46 .30 1 44 01 



Vesper, R. Bennor, Lynn 19.07 1 49 03 1 46 16 



Lillie, A. Leslie, B. H.... 18.06 1 54 09 1 50 20 



Prizes were, for tu'st class S20, S12 and J?8, for second class gLS, 

 ,|9 and SO. Judges, Peleg Aborn, G. A. Palmer, H. B. TindaU and 

 JohnMamo, Sweyand Harding. The schooner vacht Ada was used 

 as judges' boat. Em Ell Eye pr(3tests against ^oe for carrying her 

 Jib as a spinnaker, and Sea Bird enters protests against Black 

 Cloud and Fancy for incorrect measurement. An unknown cat- 

 boat followed the Vespei- over the course, interfering with her eis 

 far as possible, evidently with the idea of spoiling her chances. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C, 8TH REGATTA.-On Aug. 28 the calm 

 weather spoiled the race of the Corintliian Y. C. for the thii'd 

 championsliip, as it could not he finished -s\'ithin the time limit . A 

 fine fleet of yachts competed, including the Louette, Kitty, ^\ itch, 

 Tyro and Atalanta-. At P. M. the race was postponed to Sept. 3. 

 .^V race for dories under 18ft. and club boats under 16ft. had been 

 started over a course from the judge's boat to Gray's Rock, leav- 

 ing it on starboard, leaving buoy off Archer's rock on starboard, 

 to judges' line, three miles. Only 4 of the 18 starters finished, aU 

 being dories. 



SUMMARY. 



Wonder, W. A. Bell 1 34 30 Lone Star, J. G. Stacy.... 3 01 15 



Don, H. Vickery 1 ,59 10 Expert. H. Martin 2 38 25 



The judges were A. S. Brown, E. W. HodgMns, George A. 

 Stewart, Chas. W. Richardson and Isaac B. Mills, Jr. 



"THE PILGRIM CHALLENGED."-Brt;for Forest and Stream: 

 Under the above heading in your issue of July 1, 1 noticed Dr. 

 Wfnslow claiming for his Utile cutter a race she never won, and 

 being a friend of (\npt. Staples, the owner of his competitor, so 

 claimed, and being there at the time and knowing the particulars 

 of the race, if such it could be called, I will take the liberty of 

 glA^ng mj version. Capt. Staples and his two boys on this particu- 

 lar occasion went for a sail in their sloop the Lillian, dimensions 

 as follows: Length, watcrline, 23ft.; beam, O'-ift.; draft 4t-^ft., so 

 you can see slic is hardly the "skimming dish" Fhe doctor's article 

 would imply. With the wind northwest and imder jib aud main- 

 sail and tender in tow, and not with jibtopsail and without tender, 

 they stood across Sabbath Day Harbor and tacked. Running out 

 the harbor they noticed the Pilgrim's crew getting the anchor, 

 which being secured they hoisted their jib and fiUed away about 

 100yds. ahead of the Lillian and stood off in the same direction 

 toward Ilewes Point, but running about a point more to windward 

 than the Lillian. The Pilgrim was soon come up with and passed 

 to leeward, and when down about two miles and right alyreast the 

 Narrows the Pilgrim was seen to tack aud sta.nd up the bay close- 

 hauled. At tlie reiiuest of the boys, Cant. Staples hauled his boat 

 on the wind, and standing in shore about two minutes, tacked 

 and bore up after tlie Pilgrim, who v.-ns brought by this maneuver 

 half a mile ahead and al)oiit Iavo points (o windward of the Lillian. 

 Running along up shore Ihe little cutter had about all she could 

 stagger to, luffing up ;il one time till overvthiiig was slatting, but 

 although the Lillian lay over pretty b.adh she was not luffed an 

 inch. MTion off Dice's It Ri-d lh(! Lillinn liad C(nnc up with and 

 passed the Pilgrim, and si .■) nd i ng on till the land ranged hv the 

 Pilgi-im's bow over the LiHi i , -n - . , ■-r and less ttian a 'luarter of 

 a mile to leeward, she ea-ii! - i a -food for liuiut^. The Doctor 

 is right, "this was a squai-j i.i.': - .:i --,ven two types oi hoars, and 

 the result prored their best and worst points." The Lillian heat 

 the eutter o\-er a quarter of a mile in a two mile run, running free, 

 and o\ ei- half a mile in an eight mile run, close-hauled, both boats 

 having tenders in tow. If the Doctor will look at hi,^ ehar! , if he 

 ha-s one, he will see that it is but two and a qunrlei' miles fr.jiu the 

 mouth of Sabbath Day Harbor to Hcwcs Point, and frrim there to 

 Dice's Head six miles, and not four miles to Hewes l^oiut and ten 

 to Dice's Head as he claims. The Lillian had fhe disad\-aiita^'e of 

 not being properly ballasted, whereas fhe Pilgrim was complete in 

 this line. The Pilgrim was also beaten by a small yaeld owned by 

 Capt. Sam Iloyt, of Belfast, in a race iu that harbor, aud the 

 general report in the bay is that s'ne was beaten by every craft she 

 had anything to do with, and if the Doe-tor wants to win laurels 

 and pocket shekels he can bo accommodated down here at most 

 any time.— W. L. Bragg (Bangor, Mc., Aug, 21, 18S6). 



REGATTA AT ERIE, PA.— Preparations are being made for a 

 grand regatta at Erie, Pa., on Sept. 7, 8 and 9, to include rowing 

 and sailing races. The citizens' committee of Erie have raised 

 $1,200 toward expenses and prizes. The programme is as follows: 

 First day, 3 P. M.— Single clinker boat race, 3 miles, open to all, 

 for a purse of $75 divided, $40 to first, $25 to second, iylQ to third. 

 4 P. M.— Four-oared shell race, 3 miles with turn, open to all, for a 

 purse of 8200 divided, $100 to first, $70 to second, S;W to third. Sec- 

 ond day, 10 A. M.— Sailing yacht race o\ er a 10 mile course, $5 en- 

 trance fee, open to all sailing yachts on Lake Erie, for a purse of 

 $300, divided, f 100 to first, Se5 to second, $30 to third and entrance 

 fee to fourth. 3 P. M.— Cat-rig race over the Inside course, $3 en- 

 trance fee, for the Knobloch silver cup and a purse of di\ided, 

 $35 to first, SIO to second, $5 to third. 4 P. M.— Single shell race, 3 

 miles ■uich a turn, open to all who ha^■e never beaten 32 minutes, 

 for a purse of S2.50, divided, $125 to first, $85 to second, glO to third. 

 Third day, 10 A. M.— Fishing smack race, 10 nules, for a imrse of 

 S2.5, divided, .«15 to first, glO to second, 5 entries to fill. 3 P.M.— 

 Double clinker race, 3 miles, for a purse of S25, undi\ided. 4 P. M. 

 —Single, shell race, 3 miles \vith a turn, open to all, for a purse of 

 $300, divided, gSOO to fir.st, $]t)0 to second. An opportunity wiU be 

 given at any time during the progress of the regatta, for arranging 

 additional sweepstake contests, in which the committee will make 

 liberal additions to the stakes. Entries and communications 

 should be addressed to F. E. Woods, Erie, Pa. 



A S.MLINCr YACHT IN COLLISION.— Boston Harhor was on 



Saturd;i\ last tao scene of another mishap to a yacht which ter- 

 minated fatallN in the drowning of a youngman. The sloop Edith 

 was beating out of the Narrows with a very light S. E. wiud, and 

 offLovell's Island tho^\^■nd left her at the will of the flood tide, 

 without steerage way. V^Tiilo lying dead and uneontroUabte the 

 steamer Chatham ran directly into her from astern, i-utting in as 

 far as the oenterboard. On board the Edith were H. W. O'Hara, 

 G. H. Ide, Joseph Burnside, C. S. Willis and Rufus Kendrick. Mr. 

 O'Hara, who was in command, cried to the others to jump, a.ndall 

 did so except Kendrick. O'Hara carried a hne to Galloupcs 

 Island. Two of the others were rescued by lobster boats, but Wil- 

 lis sunk and was not seen again, being probably strnek by the 

 steamer. The steam va-cht Creedmoor came up aud lent her aid 

 inha-'iling the -wrecked yacht ashore on GaUoapes Island, The 

 Chatham ran on some distance before stopping to Tower a Ijoat. 

 Mr. O'llara was !i,ll right, but the other three ^vere completely ex- 

 hausted. They were put to bed in the Grant Hon.se, where they 

 were earefully attended. The collision has not yet been Investi- 

 gated, but it "is to be hoped that the blame will be definitely 

 located, and if, as seems to be the case, the steamer was in the 

 wrong, her iiilot will be severely punished. 



YACHT RACE EXTRA.— We will publish, Sept. 4, a 16-page 

 auppleraeiit, giving review of the international races, and full 

 particulars of the conditions, etc., of the coming contests. Fifteen 

 illustrations, map of course, etc. Sold by all newsdealers, or post, 

 paid from this office, 10 cents. 



