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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. 17, 1895. 



NEW YORK Y. C, CRUISE, 1895. 

 Fourth Squadron Bun. 



VINEYARD BATON TO NEWPORT. 



Monday, Aug. 5. 



The first break in the continued spell of good weatber whioh had 

 favored the New York Y. C. fleet was on Monday morning-, and even 

 then it was nothing more serious than fop, which delayed the start 

 for the fourth and last squadron run, from Vineyard Haven to New- 

 port. The racing division has been of but moderate size this year, 

 and by Monday morning it was still smaller; Lasca, Iroquois, Ma3 r - 

 flower, Alcsea and others having sailed to the eastward, while more 

 had gone to New Bedford or Newport. The non-racers, encouraged 

 by a bright sun and a moderate S.W. breeze, made an early start for 

 Newport, and it was proposed to start the racing boats at 8 A.M., but 

 before that hour the fog which had been over the Sound during the 

 night shut in thick, and the signals for a postponement were on the 

 Sylvia. 



About 10:30, however, the sun shone again and the fog gradually 

 rolled back from over Vineyard Sound before a 10-knot breeze from 

 S.W. The preparatory signal was given at 11:35, the flagship being 

 anchored off West Chop Light. Volunteer had left the fleet, but the 

 other three were ready with elubtopsails aloft, hut Jubilee lowered 

 hers and set a jibbeader, her topmast having proved very weak In the 

 doublings before the Goelet cup race, and having been stiffened by 

 battens. With a prospect of a freshening breeze and a beat to wind- 

 ward she did not care to press the spar too hard. 



For once Queen Mab was late at the line, Wasp. Katrina, Uvira, No- 

 rota, Hildeganle, Gossoon and Queen Mab being the order; the first 

 just 34s. after the gun. The schooners started at 11:50 in this order: 

 Ariel, Marguerite, Constellation, Loyal, Merlin. Ramona, Emerald, 

 Neaera, Elsemarie and Amorita; a good start and none handicapped. 



The three big cutters were started at 11:55, going over quickly; the 

 lack of deep water at the buoy leading Vigilant the weather berth, 

 Defender having to start in deeper water to leeward of her and 

 Jubilee All were on theport tack, and trimmed hard down for a beat 

 to the Vineyard Sound Lightship. 



Defender was soon clear of Jubilee, and then began a sharp skirmish 

 for first place with Vigilant. The two made a number of short tacks, 

 Vigilant still weather bowing the other, but finally they, after working 

 the Vineyard side of the Sound, stood out for the north side on port 

 tack, "heading for Naushon. Defender settled down to reach through 

 Vigllanfs lee. The sight was a fine one as the keel boat steadily 

 footed ahead of the centerboard craft until well clear, and then luffed 

 out and crossed her bow. Such a sight is no rarity in the smaller 

 classes, but it Is a refreshing novelty in the largest class; something 

 that, so far as we can recollect, has never before been seen. 



While Defender was thus beating Vigilant, the latter was serving 

 Jubilee after the same fashion, the three being now well strung out in 

 line. 



The smaller yachts, led by Wasp, held the south side of the Sound, 

 Queen Mab taking the lead before Quick's Hole was reached. Emerald 

 easily led the schooners, sailing well all day. Defender and Vigilant 

 kept it up, tack for tack, the former drawing Bteadily away; she 

 cleared the Vineyard Sound Lightship by a few yards and then stood 

 to fetch Brenton's Reef Lightship, 1? miles away, on the same leg. 

 There was a steady breeze of about 10 knots and now a long roll to 

 the sea, the sky being clear and the day perfect, even for midsummer. 

 With each mile she increased her lead until she had made up a full 

 9m. at the end of the 37 miles; the full times being: 



SCHOONERS— FIRST CLASS, 



Start. 



Finish. 



Elapsed. 



Corrected. 



.11 51 25 



4 54 50 



5 03 25 



5 03 .35 



.11 52 14 



5 25 05 



5 3i 51 



5 32 09 



95ft. 



CLASS. 







.11 53 U 



4 48 17 



4 55 06 



4 52 43 



.11 E2 12 



5 10 29 



5 18 17 



5 18 17 



85ft. 



CLASS, 





11 50 41 



4 53 25 



5 07 44 



5 07 44 



.11 50 51 



5 19 15 



5 28 24 



5 28 24 



.5ft. class. 







11 54 14 



5 10 06 



5 15 52 



5 15 52 



11 54 09 



5 21 05 



5 26 56 



5 26 56 



65ft. 



CLASS. 





11 51 50 



5 53 11 



6 46 21 



5 46 21 



11 53 19 



5 51 54 



5 58 36 



5 52 40 



CUTTERS— 



FIRST CLASS. 







11 55 40 



4 04 40 



4 09 00 





11 55 34 



4 13 43 



4 18 09 





11 55 33 



4 24 30 



4 28 58 





70ft. 



CLASS 







11 48 56 



4 55 07 



5 06 11 



5 03 56 



11 46 57 



5 32 23 



5 45 26 



5 45 26 



50ft. class sloops. 





.11 46 26 



5 35 21 



5 43 55 



5 47 44 



11 46 56 



5 53 10 



6 06 14 



5 54 42 



11 47 38 



5 54 14 



6 06 36 



06 36 



MIXED CLASS. 







.11 45 34 



5 09 38 



5 24 04 



5 01 38 



11 45 45 



5 04 15 



5 18 30 



5 18 30 



Wasp, learned of the death of his youngest child, so the yacht was at 

 once withdrawn from the other races. 



Drexel Cup Races. 



NEWPORT. 



Tuesday, Aug, 6, 



The regular cruise races were this year materially supplemented by 

 the prizes generously given by Mr. J. R Drexel, of Philadelphia 

 owner of the steam yacht Sultana, under the following conditions- ' 



Prizes: $200 cup for Class 1 schooners, $200 cup for Class 2 schoon- 

 ers, f .00 cup for Classes 3 and 4 schooners, $iJ0O cup for Class 5 

 schooners, |200 cup for CasB 1 of single-masted vessels and yawls 

 $200 cup for Class 2 of single-masted vessels and yawls, $-?00 cup for 

 Classes 3, 4 and 5 of single-masted vessels and yawls, $200 cup for 

 Class 6 of single-masted vetsels and yawls. 



The race is open to yachts helonging to the club in cruising trim 

 and which have not been hauled out to clean since the commencement 

 of the cruise. 



The start will be off Brenton's Reef Lightship. Preparatory signal 

 at 10:50 A. M, 



The course will be twice around a triangle, 7 miles to a leg, formed 

 by Brenton's Reef Lightship, Point Judith whistling buoy and an off- 

 shore mark. 



SailiDg Directions.— In cruising trim, with the exception of first 

 class sloops, which will be in racing trim. 

 The start will be off Brenton's Reef Lightship. Preparatory signal, 



Written entries will be received on board the Sylvia up to 8 o'clock 

 on the morning of the race. 

 Starting signals will be: 



No. 1 —Preparatory — A gun will be fired and the blue peter hoisted 

 No. 2.— Start for single-masted vessels and yawls.— Ten minutes 



later a second gun will be fired, the blue peter lowered and a red ball 



hoisted. 



No. 3.— Start for schooners (handicap time for single-masted ves- 

 sels, etc.)— Five minutes later a third gun will be fired and a second 

 red ball hoisted. 



No. 4.— Handicap time for schooners.— Five minutes later a fourth 

 gun will be fired and both bails dropped. 



No. 5— Start for first class sloops.— Five minutes later a fifth eun 

 will be fired and a red ball hoisted. 



No. 6.— Handicap time for first class sloops.— Two minutes later a 

 sixth gun will be fired and the ball dropped. 



COURSE?. 



No. 1, letter C.— Start over a line between the Sylvia and Brenton's 

 Reef L. S., 7 miles S. W., y 2 W. around whistling buoy off Point Judith 

 (leaving it to port) ; 7 miles E. by S , % S.. around a white spar, with 

 red stripe (leaving it to port); 7 miles N., ?4 W., to Brenton's Reef L 

 S. (leaving it to port), and sail over the same course a second time 

 finishing over a line between the Sylvia and Brenton's Reef L S at 

 right angles to the home course; 42 miles. 



No. 2, Letter D.— Same cours9 as No. 1, but sailed in the opposite di- 

 rection, all turning points to be left to starboard; 42 miles. 



Schooners.— Classes I. to IV., inclusive, twice around ; Class V once 

 around. 



Cutters -Class I. and II., twice around; all other classes, once around 



Stoppmg signals.— Should the commitcee decide to stop a race on the 

 first round, the signal will be as lollows: 



For schooners.— One red ball will be displayed. 



For first class cutters.— One red ball will be displayed. 



For the other classes of cutters.— Two red bbllj will be displayed. 



The course and prizes merited a far larger list of starters than ap- 

 peared at the line— six schooners and seven cutters. The morning 

 was clear, with a light haze that disappeared about 8 o'cloc-k: the sun 

 shining brightly, while a light S W. wind ruffled the smooth waters 

 off the mouth of Narragansett Bay. The wind blew almost from the 

 Point Judith Buoy to the Brenton's Reef Lightship, and the letter C 

 signaled the first course, the triangle to be sailed against the sun. The 

 fleet, such as it was, came out about 10:30, thesmail.r vaehts showing 

 jibheaders. Baby jibtopsaiis were aloft in stops, and rbe racing eratt 

 th-eaded their ways through a large fleet of attendant vessels, from 

 oatboats to the big steam yachts, which crowded about the line be- 



tween the Sylvia, anchored to the southeast, and the Lightship. The 

 preparatory gun was fired at 11 o'clock, the wind blowing about 10 

 knots, and the starting gun for the smaller single-stickers 10m. later, 

 Queen Mab not starting untii 11:11:57, wh<m she led the procession- 

 Gossoon, Hildegarde, Uvira and Norota, all in Indian file on port tack 

 by the flagship. 



The schooners got the gun at 11:15, Amorita, crossing on starboard 

 tack, being but 47s. after it; then came Marguerite, Elsemarie and 

 Emerald, the first two following Amorita, while the third went over 

 by the flagship in the wake of the cutters, the fleet being thus mixed 

 at the very start. Loyal and Neaera were handicapped. 



The two big boats began their work some time before the start, and 

 when the handicap gun for the schooners was fired at 11 :20 they were 

 together, just N.W. of the lightship, on port tack, and thus heading to 

 the westward. Defender swung about, rather slowly to starboard tack 

 when there were still three minute? to go, Vigilant at once tacking also, 

 thus putting her to leeward, bub ahead of Defender as they came for 

 the line. There were a number of small craft in the way, notably the 

 small steam yacht Columbia, with a crowd of excursionists aboard, 

 and the Canadian steam yacht Gladys. Vigilant held her luff as she 

 headed for the line, and was pointing very high as Defender ran along 

 to windward of her. Each was eager for the coveted weather 

 berth, and on Vigilant at least the occurrence in their first meeting 

 at the line on July 22 was still remembered. Just what followed 

 in the second minute before gun-fire is now a matter of keen con- 

 troversy, and will probably remain so. Vigilant held her course 

 until near the lightship, with Defender close on her weather, 

 and then bore away, Defender running ahead and cutting the 

 line at 11:25:55 with a lead of 51s The sequel to this incident 

 is given in the letters of Mr. Willard and the regatta committee 

 elsewhere, but the claims of both parties should be stated here. Vigi- 

 lant claims that she had the right of way, Defender being an overtak- 

 ing yacht, and that the latter bore away, compelling her to do the 

 same in order to avoid a collision. Defender admits Vigilant's posi- 

 tion and the bearing away on her, but claims that Vigilant was the 

 first to alter her wheel and give way, and that in doing so she for- 

 feited all her right of position and was compelled to give way to De- 

 fender. Those on the latter boat stoutly assert that tbe course was 

 not altered until after Vigilant had altered hers. In endeavoring to 

 get out of Defender's course the small steam yacht Gladys collided 

 with the lightship, losing her mainmast and sustaining other dam- 

 ages. 



The result was that Vigilant lost the first place and some time as 

 well, going over tbe line to leeward and nearly a minute astern of De- 

 fender. As they crossed Vigilant took a luff out and both stood along 

 on starboard tack, Vigilant carrying a baby jibtopsail, but pointing 

 well, while Defender's stay was bare of canvas for the first ten min- 

 utes when the baby was brok»n out. Both went on port tack at 11:29 

 and Btood along, the newer boat steadily gaining. Defender tacked 

 inshore at 11:51, Vigilant following 2m. 30s. later. 



The smaller boats were already in the Narragansett shore and 

 Emerald was headed in. the leader of the schooners. As Vigilant 

 came up with Loyal to windward she steamed by at a great speed, but 

 it must have seemed a week to the smaller vessel while she was 

 blanketed by the big single-sticker, 



At noon, Queen Mab was leading the fleet a third of the way down 

 the Point Judith shore, having worked short tacks well in under the 

 land. Defender, after having also made several short tacks, was 

 approaching Queen Mab. Emerald was third boat, to leeward of 

 Defender. Uvira was close inshore, in fourth place, Gossoon being 

 astern of her, Marguerite to leeward of Gossoon, and Norota just 

 astern. Hildegarde and Amorita were a little offshore, under the lee 

 quarter of Defender, and while the latter had passed all but Queen 

 Mab, Vigilant was just to leeward of the pack, from two to three 

 minutes astern of Defender. 



A few minutes after noon Defender crossed Queen Mab's bows and 

 took the first place, the whole fleet making many short tacks under 

 the shore. Point Judith was passed at about 12:25 and ten minutes 

 later the last tack was made, the mark being under the port bow. 

 Defender stood by the buoy, if anything throwing away a little to 

 windward, but coming down fast and breaking out her balloon jibtop- 

 sail very smartly as she passed. With the wind still light S. W. and a 

 smooth sea, she headed for the second mark. The times at the first 

 mark were: 



Defender 12 37 11 Amorita 1 04 58 



Vigilant 12 43 20 Norota 1 05 15 



Queen Mab 12 52 00 Gossoon 1 06 03 



Emerald 12 57 45 Elsemarie Not timed. 



Uvira 12 59 26 Loyal Not timed. 



Marguerite 1 04 00 Neaera Not timed. 



Hildegarde 1 01 40 



Vigilant set her No. 1 jibtopsail and lowered staysail, the others 

 selling the same jibtopsail. 



On the beat of full seven miles Defender had gained 5m, 44s. on 

 Vigilant, the elapsed times being lh. 17m. and lh. 11m. 16s. The con- 

 ditions were very even and neither boat s uffered from the other racers 

 or from the attendant fleet. The wind was nearly abeam on the 

 second leg, and after trying her largest jibtopsail for some dozen 

 minutes Defender changed it for a No. 2; Vigilant, however, carried 

 her No. 1 to the turn. The only times taken at the second mark were: 



Elapsed. Gain. 



Defender l 16 14 39 03 01 32 



Vigilant „ .1 23 45 40 29 



The seven miles, with a 10 knot breeze abeam and the sea smooth, 

 were covered at, a speed of about 10 knots. Emerald still led the 

 schooners, and Neaera and Gossoon gave up. the latter being disabled. 

 The third leg brought the wind well aft, but Defender set her smaller 

 balloon jibtopsail when 6m. clear of the mark. Vigilant set balloon 

 jibtopsail and at 1:46 broke out her spinaker to port, carrying it all 

 the way in. While the leaders were on the last leg, though the sky 

 was clear and the sun shining a dense fog approached from the sea, 

 coming in so swiftly that everything was soon hidden at a short 

 distance from the Lightship. Defender jibed over and started on the 

 second round, but within 3m. the recall signal summoned her in and 

 the race was finished with the first round, the times being: 



SCHOONERS— 95FT. CLASS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected, 



Emerald 11 17 56 2 38 39 3 20 43 3 20 43 



Marguerite 11 17 16 2 52 20 3 35 04 3 32 43 



75ft. class. 



Amorita 11 15 47 2 49 55 3 34 08 3 34 OR 



Elsemarie 11 17 55 2 55 08 3 37 IS 3 37 10 



65ft. class 



Loyal 11 20 00 3 13 14 3 53 14 . . 



Neaera ll 20 00 Withdrew. 



CUTTERS — FIRST CLASS. 



Defender 11 25 55 2 10 13 2 44 18 



Vigilant 11 26 46 2 17 14 2 50 28 



TBIR0 CLASS. 



Hildegarde 11 12 39 2 59 58 3 47 19 3 47 19 



Queen Mab 11 11 57 2 43 55 3 31 59 3 30 41 



SIXTH CLASS. 



Gossoon 11 12 05 .... 



Uvira 11 13 27 3 03 21 3 49 54 3 49 ii 



Norota 11 13 46 3 17 64 4 04 08 3 57 35 



Defender beats Vigilant 0m. 01s., the latter having held her off the 

 wind. The fleet scurried into the harbor, and barely in time, as the 

 fog shut in thick and fast. After sunset, however, the sky cleared 

 and left a fine night for the illumination. The formal disbanding of 

 the squadron took place at a meeting on the flagship at 0:30. resolu- 

 tions of thanks to Com. Brown and the regatta ooinmiitee being 

 passed. The record for Fleet Captain Robinson's prize for the 

 schooner winning the most runs stands; Constellation, four firsts 

 Amorita, four firsts; Emerald, two firsts and two seconds; Ariel, three 

 firsts; Loyal, three firsts; Iroquois, two firsts, one second; Mayflower. 

 Lasca and Neaera, one first each. 



Sec'y Oddie's prizefor the single-stickers resulted: Queen Mab, four; 

 Wasp, three; Uvira, two; Gossoon and Katrina, one each. 



The mishaps of the cruise were very tew. Clara lost her topmast 

 and bowsprit on the first run and did not rejoin the fleet; Gossoon 

 was run into while at anchor in Newport Harbor on the day of the 

 Goelet cup race by a Government tug, the latter's stem striking the 

 yacht squarely abeam of the starboard runner-plate and badly dam- 

 aging tne side and deck. Repairs were made the next day, and the 

 yacht continued to race Norota had her topmast pulled out by the 

 fin-keel Palmyra on Wednesday while she was at anchor. Bentley 

 Barber, one of Defender's quartermasters, was taken ashore at New- 

 port suffering from appenaicitis and was operated on at th 4 " no -spital, 

 the operation being successful. 



Tuesday evening was devoted to the illumination and water parade, 

 the first of the kind since 1866. aDd by far the most elaborate affair 

 ever attempted, the general use of electric lights making it easily pos- 

 sible to outdo similar attempts in previous years Not only were the 

 yachts of the big fleet completely illuminated, but the whole town was 

 decorated with flags, streamers and electric lights, long lines of parti- 

 colored lights being strung along the waier front, while the buildings, 

 steeples and the cottages on the hills about Brenton's Cove were 

 brilliantly lighted. The water parade was composed of gaily deco- 

 rated boats and launches, the more notable^>eiDg a navy cutter cov- 

 ered with painted canvas trailing far astern, the whole making a sea 

 serpent similar to the one lately sighted by the sehooner yacht Agnes 

 in Long Island Sound, Father Neptune with his trident .straddlin" the 

 back of the monster. Another navy cutter, both being rigged up by 

 the Newport Naval Reserves, carried t wo legs of mutton sails and a 

 ]ib made of a wire framework over the spars, on which many small 

 lights were hung, making a very striking sight. The gig of the steam- 

 yacht Forget Me Not was also very beautifully decorated with fairy 



amps of different colors. A band afloat, and others at Fort Adams 

 and the tcrpedo station, played all the evening, while fireworks and 

 numerous searchlights added to the general enjoyment. One of the 

 most beautiful sights of the evening was tbe American flag on Gnat 

 Island, floating in a wreath of low lying fog and brought into view by 

 the concentration of several searchlights on it. 



The Newport Cups. 



Through the public spirit of several leading yachtsmen, citizens of 

 Newport and members of the New York Y. C, tbe leaders heing 

 Messrs. Goelet and Sands, arrangements were made last spring for a 

 series of four days' racing immediately after the New York Y. O. 

 cruise, the ciub regatta committee consenting to assume the immedi- 

 ate charge of the racing. The following programme waB prepared by 

 Messrs. Sands, Kortdght and others of the citizens' committee, The 

 yachts will ba divided aa follows; 



First class, schooners in cruising trim; second class, sloops, cutters 

 and yawls in racing trim ; third class, schooners in racing trim; fourth 

 class, sloops, cutters and yawls in racing trim. 



Any class may sail in cruising trim by unanimous consent 



The classification and prizes will be as follows: 



First class, over 80ft. racing length, first prize $300, second $128; sec- 

 ond class, over 70 and under 80ft., first prize $250, second ElOO: third 

 class, over 60 and under 70ft., first prize $200, second $80. 



Sloops, etc.— First class, over 80ft. racing length, first prize $400, sec- 

 ond $160; second class, over 60 and under 80ft., first prize RiOO second 

 $80; third class, over 50 and under 60ft., first prize $150, "second soo- 

 fourth class, over 43 and under 50ft., first prize $100, second $40: fifth 

 class, under 43ft., first prize $50, second $20. 



No second prize will be given in any class unless four or more start 

 SlOopS, etc- , in class 5 must be up to the requirements for represen- 

 tation in the New York Y. C. 



The course will be an equilaterial triangle by Brenton's Reef Light- 

 ship, Point Judith whistling buoy and an offshore mark. All classes 

 of schooners and classes I and 2 of sloops, cutters and yawls sail twice 

 over the course, except by order of the committee; classes 3, 4 and 5 

 of sloops, etc., once over. 



The same course will be used for each day's racing, exc»pt that the 

 committee will start yachts so as to make one leg as much as possible 

 to windward. The start will be from Brenton's R^ef Lightship. The 

 races are open to yachts of any regularly organized club. 



The first day, Wednesday, Aug, 7, was set for the schooners, whfle 

 the single-stickers were to race on Thursday and again on Saturday ! 

 Wednesday morning, however, brought a double wet blanket to the 

 festivities. The day broke clear and bright with the sun shining at 8 

 o'clock, the wiDd being east; soon, however, a dense fog came driving 

 in over the harbor, blighting all hopes of a race as the wind then was 

 Shortly after colors there came a violent thunderstorm and a hard 

 blow, lasting until 11 o'clock, by which time the sun oame out. the 

 wind shifting to S.W. 



The morning papers carried through the fleet the letter of Mr. Wil- 

 lard to the regatta committee withdrawing Vigilant from the remain- 

 ing races, throwing a general damper over the whole affair, and as It 

 proved that very few schooners were entered for the first day no at' 

 tempt was made to start after the weather improved. The Vigilant 

 protest and letter kept yachtsmen busy all day, the whole fleet being 

 divided into two parties, each with the most positive opinions, pro or 

 con. Vigilant was surrounded by a fleet of catboats and launches, 

 the regatta and Cup committees endeavoring to adjust the disagree; 

 ment so that the racing might be continued. The result, however, 

 was that late in the afternoon Vigilant set her mainsail with the rac- 

 ing numbers cut off, hoisted the ensign at her peak and broke out her 

 headsails, starting for Mr. Willard's summer home at Bristol; 



Queen Mab started out about 6 o'clock with topmast housed and a 

 single reef in, but came back after an hour, the wind now blowing 

 strong and the sea being bad outside. The new Herreshoff fin keel 15- 

 footer Osprey, owned by W. K. Vanderbilt, was out under a reefed 

 mainsail and small jib with a crew of three, sailing beautifully, while 

 the new Sibbiek one-rater May, owned by Ogden Goelet, was also 

 underway. Among the boats in the harbor were the tin keel Memory, 

 the Dyer boat Salmon, a queer flat craft with a most unusual rig the 

 Chapoquoit and the new Hanan 34-f ooter Acushla, with her owners 

 and her builder, Hanley, on board, bound from Buzzard's Bav to 

 Larchmont. ' 



During the evening the yachtsmen were on the qui vive, as It was 

 known that the regatta committee was busy considering the letter 

 and protest from Vigilant, and at a late hour the decision was an- 

 nounced in two letters which are given elsewhere. 



Newport Cups. 



Thursday, Aug. a. 

 Good weatber came again on Thursday, a bright sun and a moder- 

 ate S.W. wind, though there was still a heavy roll to the sea outside; 

 it was too late, however, to save the projected sailing week. A muster 

 of the rapidly diminishing fleet showed only Jubilee, Defender, Emer- 

 ald, Marguerite, Norota and Acu^hla as possible starters. The race 

 was called and the regat ta committee went out on the tug Winslow to 

 Brenton's Rsef. The start was given at 11:30, Emerald going over 

 within 30-? , while Marguerite followed at her leisure. The two single- 

 stickers were started at 11:40, Juoilee leading over the line at 11:40-31 

 with Defender 18s. astern. The course was the same 21 -mile triangle 

 as on Tuesday, and sailed in the same direction, the first leg to wind- 

 ward with a light S W. wind and rolling sea. Acushla had started 

 alone, but soon gave up. The four stood out as in Tuesday's race. 

 Emerald in the lead for the first half hour, when Defender, having 

 passed Jubilee very early in the race, passed Emerald and took first 

 place. The limes at the first mark were: 



^ „ Elapsed. Gain. 



Defender 12 89 40 58 51 07 54 



J ibilee 12 47 16 1 06 45 



Emerald 12 51 47 1 21 17 04 10 



Marguerite 12 67 49 1 2a 27 



Starting off with the wind on the starboard beam Defender ran for 

 a time with baby jibtopsail set, and then shifted to a No. 2. Thesecond 

 mark as timed: 



„ . Elapsed. Gain. 



Defender 1 17 30 37 50 01 24 



Jubilee 1 20 30 39 14 



Emerald , 1 31 25 39 38 01 42 



Marguerite 1 89 00 41 20 



After a jibe the last leg was quickly run. the times being: 

 . , a Finish. Elapsed. Gain. 



Defender 1 57 04 39 24 00 11 



Jubilee 2 00 05 89 35 



Emerald 2 13 11 41 46 04 59 



Marguerite 2 25 45 46 45 



The official times for the whole race are: 



SCHOONERS. 



Start. finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Emerald 11 30 30 2 13 11 2 42 41 2 42 41 



Marguerite 11 33 13 2 25 45 2 53 32 2 51 11 



CUTTERS 



Defender 11 40 49 1 57 04 2 16 15 



Juhilee 11 40 31 2 00 05 2 25 34 



Emerald wins the schooner prize of $300 by 8m. 30s., and Defender 

 the cutter prize of $400 by 9m. 19s. 



An effort was made to arrange a match ou Saturday between 

 Defender and Jubilee, but in entering Newport Harbor on Friday 

 Defender struck bottom off the Goat Island buoy, and hung until hign 

 water, when she came off uninjured, but the race was given up. 

 Both Defender and Vigilant returned to New York on Aug. 12, and 

 will dock this week, 



Valkyrie III. 



Having sailed from Glasgow on July 27, Valkyrie 111! may be ex- 

 pected at any timB now, t hough the incoming steamers report strong 

 westerly winds Her racing spars and sails arrived on the Furnesia 

 on Aug. 11. Lord Dunraven sails on the Teutonic on Aug, 21, and 

 Messrs. Watson and Ratsey will shortly sail for New York, 



YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 



Zeruah, cutter, whose lines recently appeared in the Forest and 

 Stream, sailed a special match off Boothbay on Aug. 6 with bwirl, a 

 local boat, winning the race. 



Yampa, schooner, Mr. R, S. Palmer, has been repaired and fitted out 

 and sailed on Aug. 7 in the Royal Yacht Squadron regatta at Cowes, 

 comiug in 14m. ahead of Amphitrite and 22m. ahead of Cetonia; she 

 was, however, disqualified for carrying extra hands in a race for 

 yachts in cruising trim as prescribed in Rule 33. 



On Aug. 17 the Huguenot Y. C. will hold its first annual regatta . 

 The feature of the race will be a contest for mosquito craft, and the 

 committee would like to hear from the owners of the half-raters, St. 

 Lawrence skiffs, ducking boats and sailing dinghies. The larger 

 classes will also be provided for. A special class will be formed for he 

 31s and 21s cabin cats and sloops, and open cats. Schooners in cruis- 

 ing trim which do not measure over 50ft. in the water line will form an 

 odd, but none the iess interesting class. The race starts at 11 A. M., 

 and will be over a four-sided course, with a one-gun start. The 

 Huguenots have solved the one-gun start problem- by dividing the 

 fleet at 25ft. r. 1. All over 25ft. r. 1. go over on the first- gun, - 8Bd all 

 under that measurement on the second gun. There will also be a race 

 for the Douglasiou dinghy class. Each group of starters covers a 

 : eparate course, so there is no confusion whatever. Entries may be 

 tent to Mr. A. Embury, pelham Road, New Rocbelle, N. Y, 



