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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Oct. 5, 1895. 



The Seawanhaka Corinthian International Chal- 

 lenge Cup. 



If we may judge from the many letters received by us within the 

 past two weeks, and from the attention paid to the racing by the press 

 throughout the country, the new 15 ft. class is likely to be very gener- 

 ally adopted in this country next year, with plenty of good racing. 

 Mr. Brand has announced his intention of challenging again nest year 

 for the Seawanhaka Cup, but he has been forestalled by the following 

 challenge, referred to in our story of last week: 



Montreal. S-Pt 28, 1895. 

 To the Secretary o f the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club, Leonard 



Dear Sir: Following on my telegram of this day's dab>, I now beg 

 to officially challenge in the name of Mr. C H Duegan, through the 

 Royal St Lawrence Yacht Club, of Montreal. Canada, of which he is a 

 member in good standing, for the Seawanhaka Cup, with a boat of 

 15ft., corrected length, to be met bv a boat not exceeding this size. 

 Races to be sailed not earlier than July 1, If 96. under the same general 

 conditions go veriiing the late contest with the Spruce IV. As the boat 

 is not yet built it. would be in the interest of a good contest to send our 

 best representative boat. We would prefer not naming her until a 

 later date. We can, however, assure you that the boat will be of 

 British design, build and manufacture. 



Hoping for an early and favorable consideration of th« above, be- 

 lieve me. sincerely yours. James G. Monk. 



The following reply was sent- 



Office of the Secretary. 48 Walt, Street, I 

 New York, Oct. 1, 1895. f 

 To the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C, James G. Monk, Esq., Secretary, 

 Montreal 



Dear Sir: T have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your let- 

 terofSepr 28 inclosing the challenge of G. H Duggan, E c q , for the Sea- 

 wanhaka Corinthian Y. C.'s international challenge cup for half-raters, 

 which I shall take great pleasure in presenting to the club at its next 

 meetiDg, which will be held on the second Tuesday in November. 

 Should you deem this too great a delay and so advise the club, we will 

 consider what can be done to expedite matters, but there seems to me 

 to bean ahundanceof time for construction and arrangements. Believe 

 me. respectfully yours, Henry W. Hayden, Sec'y. 



Mr. G Herrick Duggan, of the Royal Sc. Lawrence Y. C, of 

 Montreal, is an old canoeist and yachtsman, a mechanical engineer at, 

 the head of the Diminion Bridge Co , and a skillful yacht sailor. All 

 of his yachts have been designed and constructed directly under his 

 personal supervision, the designs of several having appeared in the 

 Forest and Stream It is probable that in the event of the challenge 

 being accepted, as i« now likely, the challenging boat wi I be selected 

 by trial races for which Mr. Du'gan and others will build. How this 

 Dew challenge will wckin with Mr Brand's plans remains to be seen. 

 The Montreal ypehtsmen have had a 16ft. and 18ft. class for several 

 years, but of la+e the question of establishing a 15ft. class with a view 

 to international challenge has been discussed, with this practical re- 

 sult The members of the club are well up in the handling of these 

 small craft. ' 



F The Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. will shortly draw up a permanent 

 set of conditions to govern all future races and to be bidding on all 

 future holders of the cup, following in general the special agreement 

 signed by Messrs. Brand and Field prior to the recent races. 



agreement covering the terms of the match for the seawanhaka 

 international challenge cup for small yachts, 

 to be sailed at oyster bay. 



1. The dates for the races are herebv fixed for Saturday, Sept 21 • 

 Monday, Sept 33; Tuesday, Sept. 24; Wednesday, Sept. 25,' and Thurs- 

 day, Sept 26. 1895. 



2. The general cond'tions governing the challenge cud and the gen- 

 eral regulations for the control of the match, as set forth in the cor- 

 respondence between J Arthur Brand, Esq , and the Minim* Y C. on 

 the one hand, and 'he race committee of the Seawanhaka Corinthian 

 Y C. on the other, which conditions and regulations, as Anally 

 amended, are fully set forth in Race Programme No. 6, issued by the 

 race committee, are hereby accepted. 



3. The number of races shall be limited to five, and the match shall 

 be awarded to the yacht winning three races 



4. The course for the first race shall be to windward or to leeward 

 and return, for the second race triangular, for the third race to wind- 

 ward or leeward and return, for the fourth race triangular, for the 

 fifth race to windward or leeward and return, or triangular, to be de- 

 termined by the contpstants by lot at the end of the fourth race. 



5 The courses shall be as follows: 



Course to windward or leeward and return.— From a line between 

 Center Island Buoy aDd a keg buoy to nnd around a mark bearing a 

 red ball, leaving it on starboard hand; distance three miles and return - 

 course to be sailed over tw'ce, total distance, 12 nautical miles At 

 the end of th» first round. OeDter Island Ruoy is to be left on the star- 

 board hand The direction will be announced from the committee 

 steem°r hefore the prenaratory signal. 



Triangular course.— From a line between Center Island Buoy and a 

 keg buoy anchored S.R. of the same; E. by N. y N , two miles to 

 and around a mark bearing a red ball. leaving it. on the port band- 

 N.W , two miles to and around a mark bearing a red hall, leaving it 

 on the port hand: S by W. y W., two miles to the finish between Cen- 

 ter Is'and Buoy and the kee anchored N W of the same. Course to 

 be-sailed over twice; total distance, 12 nautical mile«. On the second 

 round yachts will leave Center Island Buoy on the port hand 



Note.— The race committee may in their discretion direct the course 

 to be sai'ed in the reverse direc'ion, leaving buoys and marks on the 

 starboard hand; and the signal for such reversal of course will be the 

 anchoring of the keg buoy at the start to the N W of Outer Island 

 Buoy. In thi= case the keg buoy will be anchored S B. of Center Island 

 Buoy at the finish. 



6. In the event of heavy weather, the race committee may in their 

 discretion, direct any one of the races to be-sail^d wi'hin the waters of 

 Oyster Bav, including Cold Soring Harbor and Oyster Bay Harbor- 

 and in that oyent a course will b» laid out conforming as nearly as* 

 practicable in length and character to the regular course for ths day- 

 that is to say. if the regular course for the day was to have been to 

 windward or leeward, the inside course will be laid out as nearly as 

 practicable to windward or leeward; and if the regular course was to 

 have been tria-gular, the inside course will be made as nearly as 

 practicable triangular. 



7. Start and signals.— The start will be a one-gun flying start with a 

 preparatory signal, and will be made as nearly as practicable at 12 

 o'clock noon, across a line between Center Island Buoy and a keg 

 buoy. In the event of a postponement from this hour a preliminary 

 signal, a whistle of 15s duration with the hoisting of the letter B of 

 the signal code, from the fore gaff of the committee steamer, will be 

 given 



There will be an interval of 10m. between the first (preliminary) and 

 second (preparatory) signals. 



Second signal— preparatory — Whistle 15s. long The club burgee on 

 the committee steamer will \v lowered and the b'u* neter hoisted 



There will bean interval rf 5m between the s^c nd and third signals 



Third signal start.— Whistle 15s long. The blue peter will be lowered 

 and a red ball hoisted. 



8. If any rue* is oot concluded within five hours after the starting 

 signal has been given, it shall be postponed to the next succeeding 

 dav (excluding Sunday), and any race not finished by 6 o'clock P M 

 shall be resailed ' " 



9 In the event of heavy weather occurring on any day, the race 

 committee shall, at the request of both contestants, postpone the 

 race set f r that day to the Dfxt. succeeding day (excluding Sunday)- 

 but if io the opinion of the committee and either of the contestants 

 the weather is not too heavy, the race shall be started. In the event of 

 fog rr calm, the committee shall Have power to postpone the start pro- 

 vided, however, that no race shall be started later than 2 o'clock in the 

 afternoon, except with the consent of the contestants in which case 

 the race shall be concluded by 6 P M. In case of fog duriDg the race 

 the committee steamer will blow three short blasts of the whistle at 

 intervals of 30s. 



The rf call signal shall he several short blasts of the whistle followed 

 by the display of the Union jack for the recall of the challenger and 

 of the American eDSign for the recall of the defender. 



10. In the event of its becoming necessary to postpone or resall anv 

 race, such race shall beset for the next succeeding day (excluding 

 Sunday); provided, however, that in ca=e either of the contesting 

 yachts is injured or disabled a sufficient time to complete repairs 

 shall be allowed The judgment of the race committee as to what 

 constitute* "sufficient time" shall be final. 



11. Except in case of conflict wi'h the provisions of this agreement 

 or with the conditions and regulations therein referred to, the match 

 shafl be governed by the racing rules of the Seawanhaka Corinthian 



Dated Oyster Bay, Sept. 20, 1895. 



(Signed) J Arthto Bra-d. owner of Spruce IV. 



C J Field, owner of Ethelwynn. 

 Chas. A. Sberman, 



for the Race Committee. 

 The general conditions governing the cup, as set forth in race pro- 

 gramme No. 6, are as follows: 



1. The cup shall be a perpetual international challenge cup The 

 Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. shall have the custody of the cup in 

 the first instance, and every challenge shall be through some recog- 

 nized yacht club of a foreign country, and the cue when won shall be 

 delivered to and held by the club through which the challenge was 



CHART OF COURSES FOR SEAWANHAKA INTERNATIONAL CHALLENGE CUP, OFF OYSTER BAY, LONG ISLAND. 



2. A challenging yacht shall be met by only one competitor. 



3. The races shall not be less than three nor more than five in num- 

 ber, the cup to be taken by the winner of the majority. 



4 The American courses, while the cup remains in the custody of 

 the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y O, shall be on the waters of Long 

 Island Sound in the vicinity of Oyster Bay or in the bay itself. They 

 shall consist of a triangular ciurse and a course to windward or lee- 

 ward and return. Fir the 15ft class each leg of the triangular course 

 shall be two nautical miles in length and shall be sailed over twice, mak- 

 ing a total of 12 miles. The course to windward or leeward and re- 

 turn shall be three nautical miles to each leg and shall be sailed over 

 twice, making a total of 12 miles. 



5. The start shall be a one-gun flying start. 



6. The races shall be sailed without time allowance. 



7. The challenge cup is offered this year for yachts of not exceeding 

 15ft. racing length (S C. Y C. measurement). 



The formula for determining racing length under the S. 0. Y. C. 

 rules is as follows: Load waterline plus the square root of the Bail 

 area divided by 2 equals the racing length. 



8. In the 15ft. class yachts shall be measured without crew on board, 

 but instead thereof a weight of BOOlbs. shall be carried amidships dur- 

 ing measurement to reprfs a nt Lh6crew. 



9. All ballast shall be fixed. (Weighted centerboards shall be con- 

 sidered fixed ballast.) 



10 No outrigger or other outboard device for carrying live ballast 

 to windward shall be allowed. 



11. In determining °ail area a system of measurement shall be em- 

 ployed which will give, as nearly as possible, the actual number of 

 square feet thereof. Sails shall be limited to mainsail, jibs and spin- 

 aker. The combined area of mainsail and of the j b used in windward 

 work shall constitute the factor of sail area in determining racing 

 length. The area of spinaker and balloon jib shall each be limited to 

 four-tenths of the total area of the mainsail and jib used in windward 

 work. 



12. The helmsman shall be an amateur, and the total number of per- 

 sons on board shall be limited to two. 



13. Future competitions for the cup shall be limited to yachts of 

 classes from 15ft. to 25't. racing length, both inclusive. 



The accompanying i eproduction of the latest Coast Survey Chart, 

 No 267, shows the waters on which the present races were sailed and 

 on which fu' ure races will be sailed while the cup is in possession of 

 the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. The very full reports which we 

 have published of both the cup and trial races will show that the 

 weather in summer is light, with smeoth water for anything larger 

 than 15-footers, the prevailing winds being from off shore, about S W. 

 The contests have indicated that while a good proportion of sail area 

 will pay in the very light weather, there will be some days of strong 

 winds in which a moderate rig pays, and in a northeaster, or even in 

 comparatively moderate weather, there may be a sea that will test 

 severely these little boats. Even in Oyster Bay, up toward the town, 

 there is sea enough in a strong S.W. blow to suit anyone. The tides 

 are strong, with a rise and fall of 7ft. The general conditions are not 

 so widely different from those in other parts of the United States as to 

 call for a dlstioctly differed type of boat, but of course where the com- 

 petition is very close the successful boat is likely to be the one which 

 is designed most closely to meet the exact local conditions. There is 

 yet a possibility of a double series of races next year in case Mr. 

 Brand should desire to race in the event of the cup being retained by 

 the club after a match early in the season with another challenger, 

 and in any case there is now a reasonable curtainty that open trial 

 races will be held by the club considerably earlier than this year. 

 These races will give every opportunity to ambitious racing men and 

 their designers, and there should be a very large fleet of starters for 

 the trial races. 



The following correspondence between Mr. Brand and the race com- 

 mittee explains itself: 



Race Committee, Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C: KPT " 



On behalf of the Mil ima Y. G, I have the honor to inform you that 

 I have drawn the attention of your Hon. Secretary, Mr. Charles A. 

 Sherman, to the fact that Rthelwynn is not entitled to yesterday's 

 race, as she broke Rule XXVI., Section 1, by discharging and taking in 

 ballast after 9 P M .>f Fridsy evening, the day preceding the race- 

 and that she broke Rule XXV., Section 2, by not having a serviceable 

 life buoy on board durirg the same race. I must protest against the 

 prize being awarded to Ethelwynn on these two grounds, at any rate 

 until I have heard from my club. .Yours ve-y sincerely, 



(Signed) J. Arthur Brand, Owner of Spruce. 



y . i, D J „ New York, Oct. 2, 1895, 



J. Arthur Brand, Esq.: 

 Psar Sir-1 acknowledge the receipt of your favor of Sept, 39, and 



would inform you that its contents have been carefully considered by 

 the Seawanhaka race committee. As a result of their deliberation, I 

 am instructed to inform you t^at the protest contained In your letter 

 against awarding last Saturday's race to Ethelwynn is not sustained, 

 for the following reasons; 



First— Your charge that ballast was taken aboard or discharged 

 from Eihelwynn after 9 P. M, on Friday, Sept. 27, is denied by her 

 owner, Mr. C. J. Field, with this qualification. As you are probably 

 aware, it was customary on the morning of each race to haul out 

 Ethelwynn for the purpose of polishing her bottom, and as this 

 process involved heeling her over on her side, to avoid the danger of 

 straining her hull the inside ballast was temporarily removed, but 

 restored immediately after the vessel was floated. In the judgment 

 of the committee this action should not be held a violation of the 

 clause in Rule XXVI., Sec. 1, bearing upon the subject, as there was 

 manifestly no intent to alter the yacht s trim, which unfair expedi- 

 ent the rule is intended to prevent. 



Second— In answer to yo"r charge that life buoys were not carried 

 on Ethelwynn 's deck, in violation of Rule XXV, Sec. 2, while admit- 

 ting that technically you are correct, the committee holds that this 

 rule is obviously not intended to apply to such very small yachts, and 

 upon this ground also your protest is disallowed I remain, dear 8ir, 

 very respectfully yours, O. A. Sherman, Sec'y Race Committee. 



Both of these protests are purely technical; and in no way affect the 

 merits of the races. Ethelwynn was measured with lOOlbs. of lead in 

 addition to the required 300lbs. of dead weight representing crew; and 

 also with two more pigs, or 1501bs. Even with the longer waterline. 

 she was considerably inside of her limit— 15ft racing length. Four 

 pigs stowed in the well, two on each side of the trunk at the fore eDd, 

 were kept in all the time; the extra two, stowed just inside the fore 

 bulkhead, were not carried on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday; 

 but were placed aboard on Thursday after the race, in view of Mr. 

 Fred Ball, a much lighter man. taking Mr. Field's place on Friday. 

 These two extra pigs were used on Friday and Saturday, being lashed 

 fast to two eyebolts in the keel, and were not taken out on Saturday 

 morning. The other four pigs, however, were necessarily removed 

 when the yacht was beached, and replaced when she was floated after 

 cleanirg, being securely fastened in their usual places. There was no 

 intention of evadiDg the rule, nor was there any such evasion. In 

 regard to life buoys, one was carried on Ethelwynn in the cockpit, in 

 the first races, but was left ashore in all of the later races, it being 

 understood that it was not required. So far as safety went, a naphtha 

 lauurh was in close attendance on the yacht, and many boats were in 

 the vicinity. If, as Mr. Brand apparently desires, the strict letter of 

 the rule is to be observed, then both yachts must be disqualified; the 

 rule says: ' Sec. 2. All yachts shall carry on deck two serviceable life 

 buoys ready for immediate use." Unless we are very greatly mistaken, 

 Spruce at no time complied with this rule In view of the disadvan- 

 tage at which Ethelwynn was placed in the race of Friday, with one 

 of her crew sick and the other new to ihe boat, of the fact, that Mr. 

 Brand obtained his choice of course on both Friday and Saturday, and 

 was faiily and conclusively defeated, it would, in our judgment, have 

 been far wiser to have made no attempts to gain a race on pure tech- 

 nicalities. 



On Oct. 1 Mr. Brand gave a dinner at the Windsor Hotel to the race 

 committee and Mr. Btutdee, all of the oommittee but Mr. Kerr being 

 present. During the latter part of the week he was the guest of Mr. 

 Sturdee at Saugerties, N. Y. 



Huguenot Y. C. 



The Huguenot Y. 0. opened the yachting season of 1895 on Long 

 Island Sound with a very successful regatta, and the same club will 

 give the last race of the season on Oct. 12 On this date the half- 

 raters will be given a chance, and there will be a class for cabin cats 

 betw een 20 and 25ft. racing length. This class will b-» open to boats 

 that have not won a first prize during the season of 1895 



A special class will also be formed for naphtha launches. Entries 

 may be sent to A Embury, Pelham Road, New Rochelle. 



The board of trustees have decided to close the big house on Elec- 

 tion Day. The small house will be fitted up and kept open all win- 

 ter. As the Defender will winter at the Huguenot anchorage, the 

 club has taken steps to accommodate the visitors, who will un- 

 doubtedly appreciate its efforts. Mr. C. O lselin, who has Defender 

 in charge, is a member of the Huguenots, and took bis first lessons in 

 sailing upon the waters which surround their house. There Is prob- 

 ably no yacht club in the United States that has grown so rapidly as 

 the Huguenots. It was organized last December by ex-Admiral Con- 

 nolly of the Corinthian Navy. To-day the club has over 125 members, 

 and has given more raoea than any dub on the Sound, with the ex- 

 ception of the Larobmoat. 



