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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[July 6, 1895. 



iron, bolted to the deck about 8ft. apart. There is a short piece of 

 bulwark abreast tbe forward gammon, but beyond this there is only a 

 low rail, probably 6U1. high, formed of an aluminum half-bulb beam. 

 There are seven hatch openings in the deck. Tbe interior of the 

 yacht has not yet been profaned by the irreverent eye of a newspaper 

 man, and there are contradictory reports of what it contains. The 

 mast is a fine stick of Oregon pine, the spar dismensions, for which 

 we cannot vouch, being: mast, over all, 100ft.; boom, 100ft.; top- 

 mast, 60ft.; gaff, 62ft.; masthead, 19ft. The masthead work consists 

 of two bands, one above the other, connected by three arms, the 

 shrouds going over the upper band. There are no oak cheeks, as in 

 the old style of rig. The boom looks very small in diameter and very 

 light, a solid stick. 



Practical Construction. 



The New York Herald discusses the interesting question of racing 

 construction in the following off-hand and superficial manner: "Val- 

 kyrie III. is a composite yacht of fine construction, but of a type of 

 marine architecture old, and in most part not the best for the moBt 

 trying service. What motives induced the owners of Valkyrie III. to 

 adopt the most economical form of construction admissible is not 

 known; but when compared to the Defender, it sinks deep into the 

 oblivion of antiquity. Where the builders of Valkyrie III. employed 

 wood in the construction of their yacht, the Americans used the finest 

 manganese bronza, an alloy famous for its strength and its ability 

 to resist the action of sea water and through all exposure to retain its 

 smooth polished surface. In the Defender, where it is essential to make 

 the lightest possible construction consistent with proper strength, the 

 builders, with most highly commendable wit and boldness, have used 

 a metal which until lately has been closed save to a very few uses, yet 

 which science is to day placing at our command in quantities and at 

 such low cost that it will soon enter into very general use where the 

 valuable factor of lightness is of prime importance.'" 



All of this is rather hard on a method of construction which has 

 been thus far the most elaborate aud expensive known, and that has 

 stood most perfectly the practical test. At the same time we doubt 

 very much whether the composite yacht is quite such a back number 

 as the UeraH asserts. Up to the construction of Vigilant two years 

 ago with a skin of Tobin bronze, the Clyde-built composite yachts, 

 such as Genesta, Yarana, the two Valkyries and Britannia, were far 

 ahead of any other yachts afloat. The wooden construction of Puri- 

 tan and Mayflower was cheap and crude in the extreme compared 

 with them; nor was the ail-steel construction of Thistle and Volunteer 

 much better. The hulls were strong, light and very durable; and, 

 with all that has been urged against copper sheathing, it is, when 

 newly off the ways, as in the Cup races, an admirable bottom, better 

 than steel, and after a short time afloat better than black lead on wood, 

 That a number of small sheets overlapping cannot be as good as a 

 single smooth and unbroken surface of the same metal goes without 

 saying, but taking the racers of 1893, the bottom of the composite- 

 built Valkyrie II., when it came out of the Erie Basin after careful 

 smoothing and polishing, was good enough for any racing in a mod- 

 erate breeze and disturbed water. That it was inferior in smoothness 

 and evenness to that of Vigilant was perfectly clear, but the difference 

 would have been of moment only in very light airs and smooth water. 

 It is further true that after two or three weeks 1 immersion, with pos- 

 sible damage from grounding or wreckage, the sheets might be in- 

 ferior to the solid metal; but the Cup races, for which alone the De- 

 fender is intended, are likely to be over within a week or ten days. 



In adopting the composite construction for Valkyrie III. her de- 

 signer, with many other serious problems to trouble him, has lessened 

 in a great degree the problem of construction by following a method 

 familiar to him and the builders, the excellence of which was fully 

 proved, and which could be carried out very rapidly, getting the 

 yacht afloat at an early date. The saving in cost was probably not 

 considered for a moment under the circumstances. The result is a 

 yacht which, judged by long experience, should be safe for the 

 Atlantic passage, secure from any necessity for subsequent strength- 

 ening, and capable of holding together for a generation. In adopting 

 a totally different course in Defender, Mr. Herreshoff has shown a 

 boldness and enterprise which are highly commendable; but at the 

 same time he has accepted a serious handicap that is likely to affect 

 the success of the yacht. The question of durability need hardly be 

 considered in the case of these big and useless craft, but it must be 

 admitted that the life of a yacht built of lead, manganese bronze, 

 aliminum and steel, all subjected to salt water and salt air, is an open 

 question, and to be very seriously considered before the composite 

 construction is entirely rejected for all yachts in place of aluminum 

 and its alloys. The question of strength is a much more serious one, 

 and remains yet to De auswered by practical trial. No amount of 

 care and skill on the part of the designer can entirely discount the 

 risk accompanying the use of an unknown and treaclierous metal. If 

 reports be true, a great deal of steel has already been used to replace 

 or supplement the aluminum; and it is still a question whether 

 further strengthening may not be found necessary. 



The great disadvantage of the novel construction r.f Defender is the 

 accompanying waste of most precious time. Possible seconds in a 

 match have really been paid for by weeks taken from the already brief 

 time of preparatory sailing, and in our opinion the price thus paid is 

 entirely too high. We believe that, even if the new construction 

 should finally prove fully strong, and as light as is anticipated, 

 the defense of the America's Cup would be far safer with a composite 

 yacht of the same construction and weights as Valkyrie III. , afloat by 

 the end of May, as might easily have been done, and sailing through 

 the whole summer, than with a yacht of light construction and most 

 perfect bottom, but perched high and dry on the ways up to the 

 first of July and with no certa'nty as to whan she will be ready for a 

 trial trip. 



Duxbury Y. C. First Regatta. 



DUXBCRY, MASS.— DUXBURY BAY.'* 



Saturday, June ■:>..'. 

 The new Duxbury Y. O. sailed its initial re gatta on June 22, on Dux- 

 bury Bay, in a variable wind, the times being: 



SPECIAL CLASS 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Eclipse, H. H. Sears 26.09 2 05 4a 1 29 24 



Fedora, E. P. Wadsworth 20.07 2 24 24 1 39 09 



Athlete, S. C. Winsor 23 03 2 27 28 1 46 34 



No Name, F. M. Wadsworth 20.07 Withdrew. 



FIRST CLASS . 



Future. W. T. Witman 21.11 2 53 21 1 45 21 



Adele,Boyer 26.00 2 27 51 1 50 39 



SECOND CLASS. 



Cleopatra, M. McDowe l 20.07 2 11 12 1 16 07 



Naicy Hanks, P. W. Maglathur 19.10 2 14 03 1 18 40 



Fanny D, McDowell 19.09 2 19 44 1 23 12 



Lulu Maud, F. L. Pike 16.06 2 53 06 2 C6 06 



THIRD CLASS. 



Honest John, J. O. Dawes 16.00 1 15 40 40 31 



No Name, Charles Ranson 14.09 1 SO 45 52 02 



Annie, Myles Weston 16.09 1 20 53 54 34 



FJosshilda, F. P. Carren 15.00 1 30 02 1 07 39 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Vigilant, A. M Watson 17.01 1 02 15 46 02 



Gipsy Girl, W. Steele 16.02 1 13 40 46 33 



Ellen B, C. F. Bradford 16.06 1 13 30 4« £6 



Major D, C H. Drew 16 02 1 13 56 46 39 



Eunice B, W. I Symmes 15.01 1 15 40 49 48 



Tom Jeff, S. S. Richards 16.07 1 20 00 53 28 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Solitaire, B. B. Boker , J7.10 1 11 30 46 27 



PerhBps, T. S. Diman 15.10 1 16 03 48 42 



Nereid, A. E. Walker 16.10 1 16 20 50 09 



Dolphin, N. Morton 16.40 1 10 29 50 14 



Natalie, H. M. Jones 16.10 1 18 38 02 27 



Myra, B. F. Cheney 16.04 1 33 21 1 07 C6 



SIXTH CLASS. 



Clear the Track, O, C. Hunt 15.06 1 23 33 55 47 



Now Then, T. J. March 15.04 1 35 05 57 07 



Dorchester Y. C. Annual Regatta. 



DORCHESTER— BOSTON HARBOR 



Saturday, June 29 



The Dorce ster Y. C. sailed a very successful regatta on June 29 the 

 times being: 



CLASS A. 



- . Length. Elapsed. Correctfd. 



Violet, H. J. Mckee 33.04 2 29 45 2 05 12 



Albatross, T. F, Temple, Jr 33.08 2 85 05 2 10 46 



Folly, Foster & Uobiuson 29.00 Did not finish 



FIRST CLASS, 



Harbinger, W. F. Bache 38.03 2 19 30 1 50 42 



Beatrice, John Cavanaugh 25.06 2 25 05 1 53 gfi 



Heroine, C A. J. Smith 28.00 Did Lot finish. 



SPECIAL CLASS. 



Satanic, Wm Daly, Jr 23.04 2 15 05 1 44 30 



Gleaner, F. O. Wellington 23.10 2 15 05 1 45 02 



Romance, Lot ing Sears 24,06 2 15 05 1 45 43 



Savitar, Otis < ook & Hutchinson 24.09 2 15 30 1 40 23 



Cleopatra, Finny Davenport 22.03 2 22 00 1 50 12 



SECOND CLASS. 



Swirl. H. M. Faxon 21.07 



Rex, J. B. Farrell , 24.00 



Harolde, A. T. Bliss 24.07 



Adolph. Henrv Mochs 22.04 



Madge, A. P. Nute 23.11 



Bessie, W. H. Billings 22.00 



THIRD CLASS 



Cachio. F H.Borden 18.11 



Arab, W. F. Scott 18.01 



Trilby, F. L. Bassett 18.06 



Evadne, R. N 18.03 



In It, Ft. V. Williams 18.02 



Magpie, A. Stevens 19.10 



Tautog, W. P. Whitmarsh 18.05 



Attempt, H. G. Flynn 18.04 



KNOCKABOUTS 



La. Chica, C N. Souther 21.00 



Bessie Lee, A. E. Schreef 21 .00 



Nike, T. E. Jacobs .21 .00 



Nabob, H. W. Friend 21 00 



Hobo, T. W. King 21.00 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Alpine, C. J. Blethen 16.06 



Circe, F. L. Pigeon 16.11 



Imp, L. A Horton 16.01 



Sunbeam, H. B. Faxon 16.05 



Fantasy, W. Allerton ...16.08 



Mirage, C. E. Shindler 17.09 



Jonab, W. B. Stone 16.05 



fIfth class. 



Tantrum, F. L. Perkins :...,14.11 



Icurez, Walsh Bros 14.08 



Princess, Gay & Warp. 14.06 



Unknown, A. A. Martin 14.11 



Cutty Sark, M. M. Torrance 14.05 



Vivian, George Carson 14.11 



Katydid, C. B. Pear... 14.00 



2 09 35 



1 38 10 



2 16 55 



1 47 02 



2 22 25 



1 53 08 



2 24 50 



1 53 08 



2 28 00 



1 58 03 



Withdrew. 





2 19 25 



1 43 21 



2 20 40 



1 43 23 



2 21 00 



1 44 19 



2 21 40 



1 44 87 



2 24 05 



1 40 55 



2 21 45 



1 46 58 



2 .35 00 



1 58 12 



Withdrew. 





23 25 



2 23 2?> 



2 23 27 



2 23 27 



2 24 20 



2 24 20 



2 28 00 



2 28 00 



Withdrew. 





1 57 20 



1 26 21 



2 11 05 



1 40 39 



2 14 30 



1 42 56 



2 15 50 



1 44 44 



Withdrew. 





Withdrew. 





Wit It Aphtit 



v* nuurew. 





2 07 45 



1 34 30 



2 OK 35 



1 34 57 



2 19 30 



1 45 37 



2 38 35 



2 05 20 



2 41 40 



2 07 39 



2 41 20 



2 08 05 



2 44 45 



2 10 03 



Pequot Casino Association. 



The Pequ.ot Casino Association, of New London, includes a number 

 of active yachtsmen who make that city their summer home, and who 

 are desirious of making the Thames as interesting as possible for 

 yachtsmen on the Sound. Under the leadership of Mr. L. Vaughn 

 Clark, owner of the 40-footer Gossoon, the Association has organized 

 a yachting department and this year a regatta was arranged, to fit in 

 between the Seawanhaka O. Y. O. cruise and the Yale-Harvard rowing 

 race. Invitations were sent out generally to the Sound clubs, and 

 with tbe many yachts gathered for the rowing events there should 

 have been a good field of starters, but the weather was very unfavor- 

 able; a mixture of rain, fog and strong winds, but of varying force, 

 calling for reefing and shaking out. The new Hanlev 30 footer, Ashu- 

 met, was classed with the Herreshoff fin-keel Memory, while in the 

 class above was the fin-keel Drusilla, of 36ft. l.w.l. The trio sailed a 

 very hard race, Ashumet finally beating Drusilla on elapsed time, no 

 small achievement considering the difference in size. The times were: 



SCHOONERS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Elsemarie, J. B. King 75.60 3 40 32 3 37 42 



Iroquois, H. C. Rouse 88.24 Withdrew. 



SPECIAL CLASS SLOOPS. 



Wasp, Lippett Bros 54.97 4 22 37 4 22 37 



Ilderim, C. Vanderbilt, Jr 54.88 4 44 39 4 44 03 



SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 



Drusilla, A. L. Tyler 38. 2B 3 37 33 3 37 33 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. 



Ashumet, 0. H. Jones 3 36 16 



Memory, W. M. Murray 3 42 28 ..... 



34-F00TER. 



Dragoon, F. N. Freeman 33.75 Withdrew. 



Squantum Y. C. Opening Regatta. 



Saturday, June 5.9. 

 Tbe opening race of the Squantum Y. C. was sailed on June 29 in a 

 fresh easterly wind, the times being: 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Agilis, Seaweed Club 1 54 40 1 23 15 



Naiad Queen, O. H. Smith Not taken. 



FIRST CLASS CATS. 



Myrtle. H. F. Burkhardt 1 47 10 1 21 31 



Thrasher, F. J. Stewart 1 49 07 1 22 54 



Payomet, H. Flood 1 57 05 1 31 31 



SECOND CLASS CATS, 



Arctumus, G. S. Hollowell 1 11 07 43 49 



White Wings, A. L. Baker 1 22 47 56 25 



Lucia, W. J. Coombs ..1 54 20 . ., .. 



SPECIAL CLASS. 



1492, A. E. Linnell 27 40 18 14 



Gertrude 28 50 



The Clyde Races. 



Just a year ago the attention of all American yachtsmen was for 

 tbe moment turned from their home affairs to the Eiver Clyde, in 

 anxious anticipation of the races of the Clyde fortnight. Keen as the 

 interest was then, with an American yacht just ready for a trial with 

 the foreign cracks, it is even keener to-day, though the Clyde racing 

 will be limited to three home boats. Then it was, so to speak, a mat- 

 ter of pleasure, of ordinary sport in yacht racing; now it is business— 

 the defense of the America's Cup. The interest in Vigilant , Valkyrie 

 II. and Britannia was no keener than that felt to-day in Valkyrie 111., 

 Ailsaand the same Britannia; yachtsmen are figuring closely on the 

 question of whether either of the new boats will beat the old craft; 

 and if so, which will prove the better for the work off Sandy Hook 

 next September. The interest is even heightened by the very 

 uneven performance of Ailsa, first beating Britannia and then con- 

 tinually beaten by her. Since the Mersey regatta, June 20-21, the 

 racing has been very dull, Britannia and Niagara sailing over alone in 

 the Douglas and Ramsay regattas, Ailsa being on the Clyde for altera- 

 tions and the 20-raters evidently having pressing business somewhere 

 that Capt. John Barr and Niagara were not. The Clyde regatta began 

 on June 29 with tbe Royal Northern Y. C, the same being continued 

 on J uly 1. The Mudhook Y. O. has July 3 and 4, the Royal Clyde July 

 6 to 9, tbe Clyde Corinthian 10-11, Royal Western 13, Royal Largs 15, 

 then the yachts go to Bangor for tbe Royal Ulster regattas on July 

 19-20. Ailsa was out and had six tons of lead removed from her keel, 

 her mast shortened 5ft., boom 3ft. and topmast lengthened. The 

 first day of tbe Royal Northern found Valkyrie III., Ailsa and Britan- 

 nia at the line oft Rothesay, with Niagara, Zinita and Dacotah in the 

 20 rating class. Zinita is of 20-rating, but a fast cruiser rather than 

 a racer, and Dacotah is the Herreshoff 10-rater of last year canvassed 

 up to 12-rating. 



The course for the large yachts was the quadrangle between Rothe- 

 say, Mount Stewart, Largs and Skelmorlie, 12J.4 miles, sailed three 

 times, then across diagonally, around the Largs'mark and back, 50 

 nautical miles; tbe 20-raters sailing once around and to Largs and 

 back, 31 miles. Valkyrie III. allowed Ailsa 2m. 59s., and Britannia 

 4m. 2s. The wind was light S. E. at the start, all carrying clubtop- 

 sails, jibtopsatls were sent up just before the start, Ailsa setting a 

 large one aud the other two setting small ones; the first short leg, to 

 Bogany Point, being to windward. Ailsa got the start, 15s. after 'the 

 gun, Britannia being 20s. later. Valkyrie had to tack in order to get 

 a weather berth, an d was handicapped 2m. at the start. The wind 

 was light and in patches, Ailsa being badly served at first. Valkyrie 

 soon took the lead and stood for the Mount Stewart mark on a close 

 reach with a better breeze, heelinguniil ber planksheer was awash and 

 pointing high. She had a long lead at the first mark, tbe times being: 



Valkyrie 11 16 25 Ailsa 1130 10 



Britannia 11 24 



On the reach across to Larg/ the wind left the yachts for a time, 

 then came in from N.W., catebi/ 4 Ailsa first and putting her in first 

 place. Britannia held to the '''e-.ithward, close to Great Cumbrae 

 Island, and caught the next fiu,"° a S.W. breeze, that sent her around 

 the Largs mark: *' 



Valkyrie 1 & 3V ' Ailsa 2 03 53 



Britannia 2 oo li 



They set spinakers for Rkelniorlie, Britannia gaining some 3m. on 

 Valkyrie, the times at the last turn being: 



Valkyrie 2 45 Ailsa 3 06 50 



Britannia 3 03 35 



There was a nice breeze on the last leg, Valkyrie still gaining, the 

 end of the first round being timed: 



Valkyrie 3 20 35 Ailsa 4 06 45 



Britannia 3 66 54 



Again they went off for Mount Stewart, where they were timed: 



Valkyrie 4 06 57 Aiiea 4 52 50 



Britannia 4 42 50 



There was more wind on the free reach across to Largs; from there 

 they ran up to Skelmorlie, where the leaders were timed: 

 Valkyrie 5 25 30 Britannia 6 01 10 



Ailsa gave up and was towed in from Largs, Valkyrie had nearly 



finished the second round when she was becalmed, lying idle for a long 

 time; meanwhile Britannia picked up a light breeze and came up on 

 her before she felt the new wind. The two made a fine race over the 

 last mile or two, Valkyrie failing to save her time, the race being 

 called at the end of the second round. The finish was timed: 



Valkyrie 7 37 26 Britannia 7 39 15 



The 20-raters started at 11:15, meeting the same variable, weather. 

 Zinita got the start, 10s. after the gun, Niagara being 20s. after her 

 and Dacotah 1m. 20s, late. Zinita led for some time, but was finally 

 passed by Niagara; the race was called at the end of the first round, 

 the times bemg: 



Niagara 4 27 38 Dacotah 4 35 22 



Zinita 4 33 50 



The allowances were proportional to the shorter course, Niagara 

 winning. ' 



On Monday morning the rain was falling steadily, and though there 

 was a good breeze from the East, Lord Dunraven decided not to risk 

 the soaking of her news sails, so Valkyrie III. laid at anchor, while 

 Ailsa and Britannia prepared for the start over the same course as on 

 Saturday. Britannia crossed 9sec. after the gun and Ailsa 7sec. later to 

 leeward. A short leg on the wind brought them to Bogany Point, from 

 which the course was a reach with booms to starboard to Mount 

 Stewart, Britannia turning at 10:51:10, Ailsa 10:52:00. 



They sailed a good race in a strong breeze, Britannia steadily leaving 

 the larger boat and winning by 2m. 41sec. without her allowance. 



The 20-rating class had the same trio as on Saturday over the same 

 course, Zinita giving Niagara a good race, but being finally beaten by 

 her. Dacotah won the prize on her large allowance by 2m. 463ec. from 

 Niagara. 



YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 



The new steam yacht Washita, designed and built by Charles L. 

 Seabury & Co., Nyack, N. Y., was launched Wednesday night, June 26, 

 at high tide at 11:55. The yards and yacht were beautifully illuminated 

 with electric lights and Japanese lanterns, and presented a novel sight. 

 Her principal dimensions are length over all 100ft., 1. w. 1. 63ft., 

 beam 14ft., draft oft. She is of the very latest design, flush deek, 

 schooner rigged. There is a fine mahogany deck house forward, with 

 a bridge overhead. The deck house is used as a dining room, with 

 dumbwaiter from galley below. The owner's stateroom, guests' state- 

 rooms, saloon, bath room, etc., are aft. She is lighted throughout by 

 electricity, and a search light is arranged on deck house forward. She 

 also carries a small launch. The machinery consists of a Seabury triple 

 expansion engine and a Seabury patent safety water-tube boiler, speed 

 15 miles per hour. She will be used by her owner, Mr. John P. Duncan, 

 principally on Shrewsbury River, L. I. Sound and lower New York Bay. 

 Capt. Downey is in command. She will be in commission in a few 

 days. 



The sloop Nepenthe, owned by Messrs. W. S. Dudley and Geo. 

 Agar, sailed from New Orleans on June 18.for.New York. She will go 

 north to witness the trial and international races. Nepenthe is a very 

 fast 45-footer; she was designed by Edwa- d Burgess and built by 

 Lawley in 1889. Mr. Barnes and Mr. Blair Jamison are guests of the 

 owners. 



Steam Launches. 



Marine Iron Works, CJ^bourn and Southport avenues, Chicago. 

 Free illustrated catalogue. Write for it.— Adv. 



Marine and Field Club Regatta. 



Saturday, June 29. 

 If anything could bring out a good gathering of canoeists it is the 

 regatta of the Marine and Field Club; this organization, while in no 

 sense a canoe club, having held some of the largest and most important 

 races for canoeists, outside of those of the A. C. A. meets. No better 

 test of strength, or rather the present weakness, of canoeing about 

 New York could have been devised at this time, the event gaining 

 interest from the presence of the Montreal canoeist, Mr. C. E. Arch- 

 bald, who is in New York to challenge for the New York C. C. cup. 

 The weather was very unfavorable, a close cloudy day with threats of 

 rain that were realized in heavy squalls in the afternoon, and the racing 

 suffered in consequence, but still there were not the men present who 

 have made the former races of the club a success. The Vespers, all 

 the way from Lowell, the old hands Butler, Goddard and Gray, with a 

 novice, Butler Ames, nephew of Mr. Paul Butler, with the old Wasp, 

 Bee, Fly and V., gave a familiar look to the racing; Yonkers sent 

 three men, Quick, Hale and Goodsell; the Passaic River gave no sign 

 of life, and even the New York C. C, with a deep interest in the races 

 from the fact that they were in part to serve as trial races to select a 

 defender for her cup, had but two men entered. The course for the 

 sailing was a triangle with mile sides, on Gravesend Bay in front of 

 the club house, to be sailed twice, six miles. 



. The first race called was that for the Marine and Field perpetual 

 challenge trophy, the start being made at 11:20. Foggy Dew took the 

 lead at the start, but was soon passed by Mab and later by Wasp, 

 these two fighting it out, the victory finally going to the Canadian. 



1st Round. Finish. Elapsed. 



Mab, C E. Archbald 11 49 40 12 21 38 1 01 38 



Wasp, Paul Butler 11 51 30 12 22 42 1 02 43 



V., Howard Gray 11 49 55 12 22 53 1 02 53 



Bee, D. S. Goddard 11 51 45 12 23 38 1 03 38 



Fly, Butler Ames 11 51 47 12 27 02 1 07 02 



Torment, F. C. Moore 11 53 12 12 28 33 1 08 33 



Foggy Dew, H. L. Quick 11 52 45 12 29 03 1 09 03 



Beta, Thos Hale, .Jr 11 53 20 12 29 55 1 09 55 



Damosel, Wm. Wbitlock 11 57 50 Withdrew. 



Bo Peep, D. B. Goodsell 11 56 30 Withdrew, 



The second event was for the new 15x36 class, with four starters, 

 three of the new boats and a wide canoe, the old Mayflower. Two of 

 the boats, Lark and Why Not, stood out into the bay and missed the 

 mark, the third sailed the course, but turned a mark on the wrong 

 side; the race being called off and postponed to July 2. 



The third race was a sailing handicap in three classes, the first class, 

 old sailors like Butler and Goddard, allowing three minutes to the 

 second class, men who had never won sailing prizes, and six minutes 

 to the third. The starters were all in the first class except Mr. Butler 

 Ames, the only novice. The men who had sailed canoes, but had not 

 won prizes, did not turn up. The race was started at 3:08. Mab car- 

 ried a small rig and was thus handicapped. The times were: 

 class A. 



Start. Finish. Corrected. 



V, Howard Gray 3 14 00 4 23 33 1 08 33 



Wasp, Paul Butler 3 14 00 4 23 13 1 09 13 



Foggy Dew, H. L. Quick 3 14 00 4 25 15 1 12 15 



Mab, C. E. Archbald 3 14 00 4 29 11 1 15 11 



Bee, D. S. Goddard 3 14 00 4 29 40 1 15 40 



Damosel, Wm. Wbitlock 3 14 00 4 39 39 1 25 89 



Beta, Thos. Hale, Jr 3 14 00 Withdrew. 



CLASS C. 



Fly, Butler Ames..,,. 3 09 00 4 24 52 1 09 52 



The tacdfm paddling race brought out but one crew, Messrs. Plum- 

 mer and Mowbray, of the New York O. C. The final race was for the 

 Marine and Field Club trophy, to be held permanently by the winner 

 of two successive races, the present holder, Mr. Schuyler Schieffelin, 

 not contesting. The result was : 



1st Round. Finish. Elapsed. 



V, Howard Gray 5 16 40 5 44 50 59 50 



Foggy Dew, H. L. Quick 5 17 40 5 45 13 1 00 13 



Wasp, Paul Butler 5 18 CO 5 45 35 1 00 35 



Mab, C. E. Archbald 5 15 07 5 45 50 1 00 50 



Fly, Butler Ames 5 22 56 5 51 58 1 06 58 



Torment, F. C. Moore 5 16 22 Withdrew. 



Bee, D. S. Goddard Withdrew. 



V fouled a buoy, making Fogey Dew the winner. 



Commodore Witherbee was present, acting as referee, the judges 

 being Messrs. M. V. Brokaw, Irving V. Dorland. Paul B. Rossire and 

 Nelson Greenfield. 



Under the New Handicap. 



While the sailing races of the recent Eastern Division A. C. A. meet 

 were uninteresting, owing to lack of wind, the "unlimited" proved of 

 interest since it was the first race sailed under the new handicap rule. 



The course was three miles in length and the entries were four in 

 number. Class A, Paul Butler, canoe Wasp; Class B, D, S, Goddard, 

 canoe Bee, and Howard Gray, canoe V; Class C, Butler Ames, canoe 

 Fly. Butler allows Gray and Goddard 1.30, Butler allows Ames 3.00, 

 Goddard and Gray allow Ames 1.30. The race was slow, the three 

 miles being covered by the winner in 53.45; second 58.30. Butler won 

 over Gray, the second man, by 4 45, thus easily saving his time. 



The classes were started a minute aud a half apart, so that the first 

 man to finish won the race. With so few starters the method was 

 easily worked, but I have serious doubts as to the result when a large 

 field comes to the starting line. The starting of the classes was 

 greatly aided by using the megaphone, by means of which the regatta 

 committee were enabled to speak to the ^competitors wherever they 

 were, Ilex,, 



