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FOREST AND STREAM 



[i'^Jept. 33, 1886, 



KNICKERBOCKER Y. C. FALL REGATTA. 



M^^P/^"^ 'T^^^ ^'"^^^^ ^^i'' ^"^■'^i as yachtsmen have 



i ^HS? ^^ef ore tills season when any important race was to 

 wf'iff.^?^^'^^'®^i^°°^^'^^'•C•^^as in luclc,as the dav had 

 w« , l?i ' I'eg-atta over a 20-mile coarse around the 6ang- 



way^Buoy and to westward of the Stepping Stones. The vachts 



,"r"7. — - "".-^ >>=i> iuuf^ii uverparLB 01 tne course and a 



l-.l™''^ ^° '^o^^i Demareit, Vida, Rosetta A. and 



tw^^J ^f^"'' ^^\^^^'^ anchored, and the little cat Maj?gie, 



though she went over the course hravely, put in to Throgg's i^eclc 

 n,}^} ''1''^ i^*''^* ^iiew- Several of the boats had trSuble at 

 the mail^, which was Imaily turned in the following order: 



Mayotta 12 16 15 Annie E. . . , 13 34 35 



Mel'vana 13 18 00 Rover 13 37 30 



Mephant 13 18 45 Cosey 13 37 45 



Ciilpnt Fay 13 19 20 Whim 13 29 30 



Flash 12 19 50 Maud \M 30 35 



Wacondah I- 30 35 Black Hawk 13 34 45 



^'^rI\\W; i ^^-^-"tic 12 36 20 



(^uiprit _bay, when near home, was struck by a sand schooner, 

 carrymg away her shrouds on one side and nearly costing her a 

 new mast. The times were: 



CLASS NO. 1— CABIN SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



. . -r-, Start. I^nish. Elapsed. Corrected 



^nie E 11 10 00 2 02 45 2 53 45 2 50 50 



Elephant 11 07 45 2 13 05 3 05 20 2 53 45 



Flas'i--- 11 06 30 2 02 35 2 56 05 2 40 15 



)^ «condah 11 07 30 1 55 05 3 47 a5 2 39 47K. 



Culprit Fay 11 07 08 2 00 35 2 53 17 2 35 13 



Melvma 11 06 40 Did not finish. 



Jolm Demorest 11 08 35 Did not go course 



CLASS NO. 3— CABIN SLOOPS AND CUTTERS 



Rover. 11 07 25 2 35 25 3 18 00 3 17 55 



Black Hawk 11 07 10 2 34 10 3 27 00 3 24 10 



^ioqU 11 09 00 Did not go course. 



Lena 11 09 30 Did not finish. 



„ _ . CLASS NO. 3— JIB AND MAINSAIL. 



Rosetta A 11 03 10 Did not go course. 



CLASS NO. 4— JIB AND ilAINSAIL. 



Maggie 11 0~ 00 3 03 .35 4 01 35 3 51 55 



Vida.. 11 03 00 Did not finish. 



CLASS NO. 5-OAT RIGGED TAGHTS. 



Mayotta 10 57 00 3 04 55 3 07 a5 3 07 55 



Adele 11 00 00 Did not finish. 



CLASS NO. 6— CAT RIGGED TACHTS. 



Maud 10 58 00 2 30 35 3 34 a5 3 34 35 



^Tiim •■■•10 57 30 2 46 35 3 49 05 3 48 17U 



IdaK 10 58 45 2 14 05 3 15 20 3 11 23v| 



Bubble 10 56 30 Did not finish. 



_ STEAM TACHTS— SPECIAL CLASS. 



Cosey 11 TO 40 1 56 15 2 46 35 2 46 35 



Mystic 11 09 35 Towed in. 



Wacondah wins the prize for best elapsed time. The judges 

 were Mr. L. Lefterts, J. R. Adler and J. F. Church, and the Regatta 

 Committee, Mr. E. E. Brown and Mr. A. Varian. 



NEWARK Y. C. FALL REGATTA. 



their annual regatta and open sweepstakes. The course Avas 

 triangular frorn Ulrich's pavilion to a stakeboat at the mouth of 

 the Hackensack Rn er, thence to a boat anchored otf Maple Island 

 and return, two rounds, making 10 miles. The entries were^ 



Class A, cabin sloops-Knight of Labor, 30ft. 6in.; Belle, 31ft. 

 3i^in.; H.\\ . Beecher, oOft. Im.; Winnifred, 26ft. lOj^in.: Alexander 

 T., 31ft ; Vixen, 26ft. IMin.; Emma C, 26ft. lOJ^i^C H^ittie^^?.; 

 Lydia T., 31ft. ' 



Class B, jib and mainsail, 19ft. and over— Martha ^Nlunn 24ft ■ 

 Rambler, 31ft. 3in ; Cloud, 31ft. llj^in.; Just Woke Up, 21ft. ll^n!; 

 Anme R., 19ft. lli^^m.; ' 

 .^P^^^S^.*^' jib and mainsail, under 19ft.— Nellie, 16i^ft.; Just Right, 

 17ft.; Maggie P., 16ft. * ' 



Class D, catboats, 19ft. and over— Only One, 25ft.; Un X-L 23ft • 

 C. G. Woolsey, 19ft. 8in.; Frank Oliver, 21ft., Fedora, 19ft. 6in'' 

 Snow 23ft. oin.; Blair B., 30£t. 4in. 



Class E, c;atboats under 19f t.-Dive, 15ft. 6in.; Comanche, 17ft.; 

 Zeno, 16ft.: Triton, ISft. 10>^in. a. ^.xic, xixu, 



Only 15 started as the Bay was quite rough and the wind very 

 lieavy. The yacht Duplex steamed over the course with a party 

 oig:uests. Ine summary was: 



CLASS A— CAJIN SLOOPS. 



TT ^ T> V Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



H. W. Beecher 2 23 10 4 18 48 1 55 38 1 55 38 



Emma C 2 23 20 4 27 04 3 04 4-4 2 01 20U 



Alexander T 2 23 18 4 30 11 2 06 33 2 06 08 



Vixen 2 24 06 4 39 32 2 15 26 2 11 17M 



Knight of Labor 2 23 42 Withdrawn. ^ 



CLASS C— JIB AND MAINSAIL. 



Gtoodenough 2 16 50 5 00 00 2 43 11 2 43 11 



Julia 2 17 15 Withdrawn. 



CLASS D— CATS 19FT. AND OVER. 



Only One 3 17 53 4 21 55 2 04 04 2 03 32 



Unexcelled 2 19 41 4 37 45 2 18 04 3 08 04 



Arrow 2 18 23 Withdrawn. 



CLASS E— CATS UNDER 19PT. 



Mattie C 2 20 28 4 35 07 2 14 37 2 14 2-4 



Triton 2 16 18 4 31 48 2 15 30 2 15 ;iO 



Traveler 2 23 30 Withdrawn. 



Dove 3 18 10 Withdrawn. 



Zeno 3 16 30 Withdrawn. 



All of Class B withdrew. The H. W. Beecher won first prize for 

 elapsed as well as corrected time, and the Only One won second on 

 elapsed as well as first in her class. .Julia and Arrow were dis- 

 abled and withdrew. The judges were Col. Rudolph Puhlman, of 

 the Pa v'onia Y. C, and W. M. Clarke, of the Newark Y. C. A. F. 

 Adams, of the Newark Y. C, was timekeeper. 



SANDBAGS IN THE EAST,— The shifting of ballast in races 

 seems practically to haTe been given up in this season's races. The 

 privilege of putting an extra man on board of a suspected yacht 

 has accomplished the desired end. One thing more should be dis- 

 tinctly understood by the judges of races— that is the choice of men 

 should rest entirely with the boat making the request, and by no 

 means by the judges without the approval of such boat; otherwise 

 the fairness of the judges might be questioned. In a boat where 

 shifting ballast is allowed, the fleetness of yacht is of secondary 

 consideration to the skill of handling ballast. Heavy Uve ballast 

 can be easily procured where dexterity of throwing sandbags can 

 only be acquired by years of nractice, and does not show auy part 

 of seamanship as when handling sails.— Bo.sto?). Courier. 



GREENWICH Y. C— The annual fall regatta of this club did 

 not take place on the date announced and the club has disbanded. 



irfn^if f '^J^^'^P^--^ ™atch was sailed on Sept. 13 at 

 Hamilton Ont., under the foUowmg conditions agreed to bv the 

 owners ot the Rivet, Molly and Whistle^ing: Lake Yacht Racing 

 Association rules to govern subject to the following alterations: 

 ^mli; Course from between a buoy placed 



noith of the little lighthouse at Hamilton Canal and that point to 

 a buoy placed lo miles to windward or leeward thereof, and return 

 to starting point. Lake buoy must be turned to starboard. Start 

 at 10 A.M. Iirstgnnat 9:00 for yachts to prepare and second to 

 start at 10 o'clock, from which all the yachts' time will be taken 

 iNo limit to time of finish, but if after sundown vacJits must carrv* 

 proper lights. Corinthian crews must sail yachts. Time of allow- 

 ance to be based upon tonnage and worked out on the basis of a 

 r'^i^l]^ ^i?,^"!^ according to the tables used by R. C. Y. C. previous 

 to 1884 Each yacht must deposit .§20 before 1 P. M., Saturday, 

 Sept. 11 Referee, Mr. Frank Malloch, with whom all protests 

 must be lodged and whose decision will he flntil. Winning yacht 

 to take all money after deducting expenses. Rivet did not enter, 

 but Coquette, a centerboard sloop, was allowed to come in, being 

 finally beaten by the cutter and yawl. Another class, open to all 

 boats in Hamilton Bay, was made up to sail at the same time. 

 Coquette led^ to tbe leeward mark, but was beaten to windward 

 by Molly and Whistlewmg. The times were: 



SWEEPSTAKE. 



Start. Finish. Start. Finish 



SStte::::::foi°l |04 15 Whistlewin....lO26 06 3 18 00 



„ OPEN RACE. 



Brunette 10 2^?? 3 41 03 Greyhound.... 10 27 03 4 13 00 



Cacique 10 37 15 2 5o 00 Arth'rMurray.lO 26 03 4 58 00 



Mr. J. J. Stewart acted as referee in place of Mr. Malloch. In 

 the evening a hop was given at the Ocean House in honor of the 

 yachtsmen. 



MOSQUITO RACE AT BOSTON.-Thlrteen boats started on 

 Sept. 18 over a 3-mile course from the Nautilus House, City Point. 

 The summary was: 



ITRST CLASS. 



T J T>r T ,r-n Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Lady May, W. J Villey 13.09 S9 37 39 28 



Baby, C. A. Berden 13.03 40 17 23 47 



Dot, G. R. Hutchmgs 13.03 42 19 41 52 



Tot, James Bertram 13.08 45 24 45 12 



Spot, J. F. Cassin 13.O8 51 55 51 43 



Iota, Powers & Paget 14.00 53 30 52 30 



SECOND CLASS. 



Egeria, W. A. Condon 12.01 47 18 46 40 



Brinty, M.W.Ransom 12. 11^ 50 40 0.50 40 



Etta R., T. F. Caldwell 12.0lg 58 08 57 38 



Little Dell, J. Weatherbee 10.05 59 50 58 .54 



Wasp. J. Carroll 13.10^ 1 oi 38 1 01 35 



Clyde, E. B. Walbr idge 13 . 08 Swamped. 



Mascot, W. C. Cherringtou 12.02 Swamped, 



The judges were Capt. W. A. Andrews, Edward I. Young, Joseph 

 Golden, Chas. Damins and John Bertram. 



GREAT HEAD Y. C— The final race of the season was sailed 

 on Sept. 18 in a fresh N. W. wind. The summary was: 



fIRST CLASS. 



„ X Ti f^. Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Fancy, J. P. Flagg 20.03 .53 20 48 23 



Zoe, A. A. Martin 19.00 54 28 4S 35 



Topsy, J. McGlinn 19.03 55 05 49 23 



Frolic, L. K. Billmga 28.11 53 15 52 15 



Lotela, E. H. Bradshaw 22.00 59 39 55 49 



THIRD CLASS. 



Annie, R. H. Mitchell 15.03 39 05 38 47 



Pair, Landy & Waggett 16.00 50 08 50 08 



SOUTH BOSTON Y. C.-On Sept. 18 the tie in the second class 

 keel yachts of the South Boston Y. C. was decided by a race be- 

 tween Raven and Breeze, Signet, also holding a leg, Mithdravring 

 before the start. The course was 8 miles in a good breeze. The 

 times were: 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Breeze 1 35 45 1 13 47 



Raven - 1 39 30 1 14 54 



ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C.-On Sept. 11 a handicap race for 

 third class yachts of the Royal Canadian Y". C. was .sailed over a 

 course from the club house around the bell buov in west channel 

 and return. The wind was fresh at the start but fell calm later. 

 I he entries were: 



Yolande, R. Baldwin . . ..Scratch. Gladvs, Percy Bath. ... 4 min. 



Maia, Gardner Boyd. . . . Scratch. Brenda, R. BaU 5 min. 



Pixie, R. F. Stupart 3 mm. Elsie, C. Henderson 5 min. 



Scamp, E. W. Edwards, .2 min. 



Yolande crossed before gunfire and was ruled out. The winners 

 were Gladys, Pixie and Maia: 



Gladys 4 26 03 Elsie 52700 



Yolande 4 28 00 Brenda 5 34 20 



Pixie 4 47 50 Scamp 5 35 10 



Maia , 4 5138 



Messrs. Duggan and Robertson made the handicap. 



RACE AT WEYMOUTH.-The Union Y. C. sailed a race on 

 Sept. 18 over a 7-mile course in Ebn Tree hai-bor. The summary 

 was: 



^ Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Diadem, L. Hayward 18,06 1 54 30 1 25 ,59 



Maud, G. W. Lincoln 18.06 1 .56 45 1 28 14 



Helen Snow, Andrew Lane 16.00 3 03 54 1 31 14 



Comfort, Benjamin Torrey 17.03 2 03 51 1 33 51 



Nifti, E. F, Linton 16.09 2 04 20 1 35 26 



A CRUISE OF THE JERSEY CITY Y. C.-Editor Farest and 

 SU'eam: An invitation to dinner from the Columbia Y. C. to the 

 Jersey City Y. C, brought together a pleasant party of yachtsmen 

 at Englewood on the Hudson, on Sept. 19. A lively run before a 

 strong wind brought us to the Columbia's boat house, then a pleas- 

 ant sail to Englewood, where a substantial dinner awaited the 

 hungry yachtsmen. A general good time was the order of the day. 

 Coming home -vvas a dead beat to windward for 18 miles against "a 

 strong wind, Tlie fleet comprised Elsie May, sailed by Capt. Joe 

 Elsworth; Beulah, ^"ice-Com. Smith; Wabasso. Capt. Joe Dun- 

 cuff; Minnie T., Capt. Leib, who weighs 375]bs. (good baUast); Nau- 

 shon and Eleanor, sailed by their respective owners and crews. 

 Wabasso was the only keel sloop among the fleet, and the way she 

 dropped one boat after the other was a sight worth going a long 

 distance to see. The centerboards were compelled to stop and 

 reef: Wabasso, housing her topmast, kept on her course, arriving 

 at Jersey City a half mile ahead of Naushon, which is some 10ft. 

 longer than Wabasso, the other boats a long distance behind. Wa- 

 basso is 26ft. waterline, 30ft. over all, and dra^vs oft. with a lead 

 keel, and is a credit to an honest tvpe of boats and a pet of her own- 

 ers.-H. C. W. 



KITTIWAKE.-This fast boat, owned and raced by Mr. C. E. 

 Cunningham, of Annisqiian, has been sold to Mr. F. B. Beaument, 

 of Monument Beach. 



PERSONAL.-'^Vhile Mr. J. Beavor-Webb is generally known 

 ?hf f ^on'??^ ,^^itli ttie Cup races of 1885-0 as the designer of 

 Jl J^"^ Enghsh yachts, he has come here for the second tiiSe with 

 object- than yacht racing and designing in view Mr 

 M ebb has taken an office at 76 Wall street, New York, and wiU rel 

 mam permanently in America as the agent of the Leeds Forffe 

 Co., the manufacturers of the Fox corrugated boiler furnaces, so 

 largely used m land and marine boilers. For the present, at least, 

 Mr \Vebb ■kvill take no partm yachting or designing, but devote 

 himself entirely to his new business. 



NEW ROCHELLE Y. C. COMIVIODORE'S CUP.-On Sept. 18, 

 the new Rochelle Y. C. sailed a race for the cup offered bv Com. 

 iTyer b yachts entering. The course was from New Rochelle 

 arouua i;,xecution Light, Matinnicock buov, and home over the 

 same course, 17 miles. The wind was very "light during the entire 

 lace. The starters were Arab, Letitia, Amazon, Nymph, Helene 

 K^fl o- ''^^■^^1* finished fli'st in .5.34.30 and Letitia second in 

 5.46.3o. 



AMERICAN Y'". C— A second excursion of the American Y. C. 

 ^Hu^^f"''^'^ ?° ^■^A"^'^^?; *lie guests boarding the steam 



yachts Lagonda, Tillie and Radha at East Twenty-fourth street 

 lor a trip to Rye, where a clam bake wiR be held on the beach. 



.."RUDER UND SEGEL ALMANACH. 1886. "-Under the above 

 title the Wassej'sport has issued a neat little volume for the use of 

 German yachtsmen and oarsmen, giving tide tables, lists of races, 

 records ot regattas and a register of German yachts, ^vith many 

 other interesting tables. The book is a very useful one, and wU, 

 no doubt, be highly appreciated by German yachtsmen. 



CORONET.— On Sept. 13 the schooner Coronet, Mr. R. T. Bush, 

 arrived at her anchorage at Brooklyn from Cowes, Isle of Wight. 

 Her owner and his family returned from England by steamer. 

 Coronet has gone out of commission. 



A RACE OP FISHING SCHOONERS.-The success of the 

 Eastern yachts has spread the racing fever to the fishing fleet, and 

 now a race is proposed between a number of Boston's fast fisher- 

 men, to be sailed in a heavy breeze. 



A MATCH ON LAKE ERIE.-Mr. Fred Whitney, of Detroit, 



has issued a chaUenge to any yachts on Lake Erie to race for a 

 sweepstakes of $1,000 against his sloop Sylvia. The challenge has 

 been accepted by the owmers of the Fanchon and Alice Eni-ight 

 and will be sailed over a 30-mllc course, half to windward, on Sept. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C.-On Sept. 18 the last sail off took place 

 over a 10-mile course, only Louette entering. The third class race 

 was postponed. 



LLOYD'S YACHT REGISTER.- We have received the first 

 supplement to Lloyd's Yacht Register for 1886, containing altera- 

 tions and additions up to July 1. 



CAPSIZE AT GLOUOESTER,.-The well-known yacht Silver 

 Cloud, of Gloucester, capsized on Sept. 11, her crew of four being 

 rescued by a passing schooner. 



KEEL YACHT FOR SALE.-Yachtsmen will find in another 

 column an advertisement of the keel yacht Altaire, now offered 

 for sale m Boston. She is well built and a good boat in every re- 

 spect. 



The Forest and Stream Faliles are for sale by aU nemdealeris. 



ImwevB to i^arreB^ondmi§. 



1^°" No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



J. D. E.— See game notes in this issue and last. 



W. H. C;, Washington, D. C— See our article on centerboards in 

 present issue. 



S. D., Boston, Mass.— See Forest and Stream for Feb. 9, 1883, 



for deed of gift of America Cup. 



T. S., New York.— Yo',1 will have to go outside of Coney Island 

 or Rockaway Beach in anything larger than a canoe or rowboat. 



OsciOLio, of Troy, N. Y., who contributed to the "Ajax" wood- 

 cock fund, will please send his address that the money' may be re- 

 turned. 



E. H. M., Buffalo, N. Y.— Either canvas or wood will answer 

 Most canoeist prefer wood, but canvas canoes have been used on- 

 long cruises. 



HippiAS.— Bights are not necessary, but are usually preferred in 

 a canoe sail. Tliey should be 61 n. apart. We cannot answer your 

 second question. 



W. C. H.— See "Canoe and Boat Building" for rules for measur- 

 ing sails. The area of your sail is about 125ft., but the sketch does 

 not give dimensions for an accurate calculation. You must de- 

 cide on ballast by experiment; we cannot tell from figures given. 



F. W., Newark, N. J.— The lead outside in a centerboard boat 

 would not be materially lo^^'er than if well stowed on tlie timbers 

 as low as possible, and probably the boat would be as fast as with 

 the lead outside. The only disadvantages of the latter plan would 

 be the increased friction and perhaps more pitching in rough 

 weather. 



E. A. A., East Providence, R. I.— Captain Crocker had the wheel 

 on the Puritan last year and was her sailing master. Captain 

 Ellsworth was pilot, and with General Paine and others was con- 

 cerned to a certain extent in advising; but Captain Crocker must 

 be considered her actual skipper rather than any of the others 

 who worked with him. 



AY. A. N., Springfield, Mass.— 1. Is the small pickerel found in 

 trout brooks identical ■nith the lai'ge pond pickerel? They say 

 that the former never grows large, 2. Docs the pickerel rank as 

 a game flsh? Ans. 1. There is a small pike, Esox amifWctniws, which 

 infests brooks, which seldom exceeds lOin. in length, while the 

 pond pickerel, E. riMcuJntus, gro^vs to 4 or 51bs. The former is 

 marked with dark bars, ncarlj- ^^ertical, while the latter is reticu- 

 lated, i. c, has a net-vi-ork on itr^ sides. Vv'e cannot always identify 

 fishes by local name. 3. Yes, tlie larger species. 



Danger Signals from the Weather Bureau are not more signifi- 

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