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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 38, 1888- 



ing that when they came together again at 2 P. M. Nymph was 

 the leader by a goorl niece of water, which widened during the rest 

 of the race. 



The general expectation, from what has thus far been seen of 

 the two in the New York race and in knocking about the Bay, 

 was that Grayling would leave. Sea Fox steadily in the light wind, 

 but it became evident when first clear of the Narrows that Gray- 

 ling was no more than holding the lead she had at the start, and 

 when the pair were fairly at work in the Lower Bay the black boat 

 began to craw] up on her. It was first plain that Grayling could 

 not shake her off, but aftor a little time Sea Fox was seen to be 

 gaining both in the tooting and in holding on, and all on the 

 steamers were agog with expectation of a real bit. of racing at 

 last. There was wind enough to send them along at a good pace, 

 some of the smaller craft having all they wanted, and as the two 

 beat down on one tack or the other they were gradually Hearing. 

 Finally at 1;52 Sea Fox went on starboard tack and all the glasses 

 in the fleet were leveled at her as she came up, and three minutes 

 later crossed well clear of Grayling's bows, staying at once on the 

 white boat's weather. This to the victor of both the previous 

 races, with two Boston scalps still warm at ber girdle from 

 Thursday, was nor, to be taken quietly, and Grayling was at once 

 about on starboard tack, hut only to read the name on the new 

 boat's stern, as she again passed under it. Again Sea Fox tacked 

 to windward of her at 1:58, and just two minutes later Grayling 

 went on port tack with Sea Fox about on top of her. The most 

 interesting point of the duel was in the fact that while Grayling 

 came about like a top and filled away at once with life and action, 

 Sea Fox hung in stays until she hud lost way, then lying still for 

 a time after her sails were full before gaining way on her uew 

 course. At this work, setting the time for many short tacks, 

 Grayling thought to bother her hadly, but still the black 

 boat more than held her own. making up, when once away, 

 both in footing and pointing, all that she lost in stays. 

 Grayling was carrying a big jibtopsail, while Sea Fox had orilv 

 her "baby" set, neither having maintopmaststaysail, but at 2:05 

 Grayling set hers. Both now stood along on port tack for a time 

 past Buoy 10, Sea Fox gaining until at 2:14 Grayling went on star- 

 hoard, the other, well to windward, following at once. The wind 

 by this time was putting both down to planksheer and thev 

 bowled along past the perch buoy on the Spit in good shape, Sea 

 Fox doing the better of the two. 



Returning now to tne others, Katrina was by no means far 

 astern, hanging on close to the schooners, while Stranger was 

 sailing very well. At 2:10 the pair were near Buoy 7. At 2:19 

 Katrina went on starboard tack for Buoy 8^. The times as far 

 a s taken at the mark were: 



Sea Fox 2 22 22 Miranda 2 36 45 



Grayling 2 23 08 Nymph 2 37 30 



Katrina 2 2G 10 Banshee 2 38 46 



Stranger 2 30 38 Roamer 2 46 50 



Hildegarde 2 32 32 



The times show again of 4m. for Sea Fox over Grayling from 

 the start, but it was really more, as when hoth were timed in line 

 with Buoy 8W Sea Fox was a long way to windward. As all 

 worked out of the Hook a heavy squall was visible over the city, 

 coming from northwest, and though the leaders missed it by tile 

 Lightship the smaller ones in the rear caught it very heavily. 

 Most of them turned in two and a few three reefs, running under 

 staysails and in some cases bobbed jibs. There was no rain but 

 plenty of wind for a time from northwest. 



Meanwhile, as the storm threatened, Sea Fox and Grayling 

 worked out by the Hook, still on the wind, with Sea Fox well 

 ahead. The wind was now south and plenty of it. Grayling at 2:4-5 

 clewing up forctopsail and lowering jibtopsail, but Sea Fox held 

 to both topsails and the "baby," still well to windward and ahead 

 as they held starboard tack for the Sandy Hook Lightship. Soon 

 after this, however, the wind tell lighter and veered to the west- 

 ward, freeing the boats on their course. At 2:51 Gravling set her 

 foretopsail again and also her large jibtopsail, i turning up her 

 maintopmaststaysail, the latter being set very promptly and in 

 good shape; in fact, the handling of her canvas all day deserves 

 special notice. The effect of these changes of wind and can vas 

 was verv soon evident, as she began to run rapidly bv Sea, Fox to 

 leeward, hut still well on her course for the Lightship. Sea Fox 

 was now under lower sails, two working topsails anil the little 

 jibtopsail, not setting a maintopmaststaysail; but at 3:05 she took 

 in the small jibtopsail and ran up another in stops, breaking it at 

 3:08. Instead of her large jiptopsail she spread her big linen hal- 

 looner, not sheeting it close, but she gained little bv it, as Gray- 

 li ng continued to leave her. The squall had now taken full charge 

 of the Lower Bay, but was not felt so far off shore; but soon after 

 the turn both yachts met the new breeze from N.W., which served 

 to take them all the way home. The times as taken at the Light- 

 ship were: , „ 



Grayling 3 17 20 Katrina 3 22 40 



Sea Fox 3 18 4o Stranger 3 .30 00 



These were not compared with the official time keeper's watch, 

 hut they show the exact difference in time between each yacht; as 

 she passed, and make Grayling 1.25.00 ahead of Sea Fox." All of 

 this gain had been made in the latter part of the way out from 

 the Hook and after the wind shifted. Grayling made a very clean 

 turn and started for home, while Sea Fox hung as she' luffed 

 around the mark and also was delayed in shifting her ballooner 

 over the stay, so that she lost a little more time. Katrina had 

 been sailing well aU day, carrying her sail in the hardest of the 

 breezes, and now she was well up with the larger craft. Stranger 

 had lost on the way out. while Hildegarde, far astern, was seen at 

 3:20 to drop everything, linally resuming her course under staysail 



01 At 3:25 G ray ling, hound in, passed Miranda, bound for the mark, 

 and at the same time she struck both topsails, as she felt the tail 

 of the squall, and just two minutes later the first puff of it 

 knocked her off and she started in for a long beat home against 

 the new wind. Sea Fox, left to leeward, still held to her topsails, 

 having taken in her balloon jibtopsail at 3:23. At best the topsails 

 were not helping her, and she would have done well to follow 

 Grayling's example, but she stuck to them until 3:37, when both 

 came off her. By this time it was apparent that the worst of the 

 squall was expended over the Upper Bay, and that those outside 

 had nothing to fear from it, and she could well have carried hoth 

 topsails. The two tacked in, making long stretches, Grayling 

 gaining steadily until she had a very safe lead apparently, but 

 when oft the Hook Sea Fox came up on her again quite rapidly. 



At the Scotland Lightship the first yacht was Nymph, under jib 

 and single-reefed mainsail, her staysail stowed. Roamer, hound 

 for the other mark, passed down, dropping main and jib and run- 

 ning off under staysail only. Next came Rival, under jib and 

 reefed mainsail, and some distance astern came Banshee with 

 three reefs turned in but jib and staysail set. Wayward was la st 

 of the four, with one reef and whole jib. Curiously enough the 

 four were all ahead of the class above, in which the leader was 

 Daphne; by no means a slow boat, but she-failed to keep pace with 

 the small ones, sailing the same course. The times, as far as 

 taken, were, Nymph, 3:30:20; Rival, 8:89:55; Banshee, 3:47:45, Way- 

 ward, 3:52:15; Daphne, 3:59:30. Daphne was reefed as well as the 

 small ones, and had evidently been through the wars with them. 

 Stranger was coming along astern under working topsail, which 

 she carried all day, Miranda was near her, while Hildegarde was 

 not visible. 



Going back to the leaders, it was 3:43 when Grayling went on 

 starboard tack outside t he Hook, Sea Fox then a long wav astern, 

 At 4:11 Grayling had ncared the point of the Hook and went on 

 port tack, and at 4:20 she cast about on starboard tack for the turn 

 at the Spit Buoy, At 4:13 Sea Fox set her maintopsail again, 

 coming up on Grayling until she had cut down half of the latter's 

 lead outside the Hook, but Grayling was now near the top of the 

 hill, she set both working topsails at 4:25, with everything in 

 readiness for a quick run home, then at 1:82:55 she turned Buoy 8J4 

 on the spit, two minutes later she had both mamtopmaststaysail 

 andibig jibtopsail drawing, and away she went over the last eight 

 miles like a toboggan down its slide. Nymph, with whole lower 

 canvas and jibtopsail, was in company with her at the turn; while 

 Katrina, after sailing for a time under mainsail and jib only, was 

 now inside the Hook with topsail set. 



Sea Fox turned Buoy SJ4 at 4:38:26 and at 4:42 broke out her bal- 

 loon jibtopsail again, evidently having no other on board. There 

 was still wind enough to pull her along at a steep pace, the flood 

 tide now helping the whole fleet, and she was steaming away in 

 Grayling's wake when at 4:50 her ballooner blew out and then 

 hung limp and motionless under the lee of her foresail, and it was 

 seen that her bowsprit had gone midway between the gammon 

 and beehole. That this was not the worst by a long ways was 

 evident as the dingey went over the side before she fairly luffed up, 

 two men tumbled in and pulled as fast as possible astern. From 

 the club steamer, too far away to render assistance, a man could 

 be seen in the water, a long way from the yacht, keeping himself 

 afloat while the two in the boat pulled straight and steadily for 

 him. After a short interval that seemed hours to the anxious 

 spectators, the boat reached him and he was helped in over the 

 stern and soon was safe on board the yacht. The promptness and 

 skill with which all was conducted speaks well for the discipline 

 maintained on board the Sea Fox. 



Katrina carried only mainsail and jib over a part of the way in, 

 setting topsail before she rounded the Spit at 4:41. She was near 

 the dingey by the time the man had been taken on board. She 

 set her second jibtopsail and ran off for the line, Sea Fox follow- 



ing as best she could without her jib. Shortly after Grayling 

 passed the line the wind fell to a calm and the rear boats were 

 very slow in coming up. Hypatia came down from along the 

 South Beach, for some unexplained reason, and did not finish. 

 Miranda came up in the calm and drifted by outside the line, so 

 was not timed. The full times were: 



SCHOONERS — SFjC'OND CLASS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Grayling 12 51 09 5 13 29 4 22 20 4 18 24 



Sea Fox 12 54 21 5 54 12 4 59 51 4 59 51 



Miranda.,... .12 53 59 , .. .. ..... 



SLOOPS AND CUTTERS— THIRD CLASS. 



Katrina. 12 56 35 5 25 02 4 28 37 4 28 27 



Stranger 13 56 23 5 10 09 4 43 47 4 36 59 



JTOUHTB CLASS. 



Hildegarde 12 58 29 6 14 34 5 16 05 5 16 05 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Roamer 12 55 40 7 13 21 6 17 41 H 17 11 



sixth Class, 



Daphne 12 58 57 6 33 10 5 31 13 5 34 13 



Regina 1 00 03 



SEVENTH CLASS. 



Nymph 12 56 53 5 35 37 4 38 15 4 28 45 



Rival 12 55 47 5 54 56 4 59 09 4 55 47 



Banshee 15 56 07 5 54 16 4 58 09 4 56 58 



Wayward 13 56 43 6 10 24 5 19 41 5 13 44 



EIGHTH CLASS. 



Eurybia. 1 00 00 4 44 55 3 44 55 3 44 55 



Kangaroo 12 58 38 5 04 19 4 05 41 3 51 57 



Volusia 12 59 26 5 01 21 4 01 55 3 54 13 



llderan 12 59 03 5 05 50 4 06 48 3 59 06 



Iseult 12 58 13 4 58 11 3 59 58 3 56 24 



JEfrir 1 00 00 5 23 58 4 33 58 4 23 30 



Daisy 12 57 31 



Merlin 12 59 04 



Hypatia 12 57 46 Did not finish. 



Yolande 1 00 00 



Grayling heats Sea Fox 41m. 27s. Katrina. beats. Stranger 8m. 

 32s. Hildegarde, Roamer, Daphne walk over. Nymph beats Rival 

 27m. 2s. and Banshee 28m. 3s. Eurybia heats Kangaroo 7m. 2s. in the. 

 oighth class. 



The race was managed by Messrs. Louis P. Bayard, Fraucis O. 

 de Laze, L. F. D'Orcmieulx, and M. Morris Howland; while Mr. 

 Julius A. Montant had charge of the club steamer. As far as 

 any racing goes, the interest was almost entirely centered in the 

 schooners and the seventh class sloops, the entries iu the other 

 large, classes being so few The battle between Grayling and Sea 

 Fox is by all odds the best bit of racing that, has been seen this 

 year, and while. Grayling won fairly and deservedly it was 

 through good handling, and especially through good judgement 

 in canvassing, that she did so. The most of Sea Fox's misfortune 

 is to be attributed to her balloon jibtopsail, had she split it when 

 slip first broke it out she would have been nearer to Grayling 

 through the rest of the race, and would have saved her nose pole 

 to boot. Kvidentlyshft had no large jibtopsail aboard, as one 

 would have done far more good and less harm at all times during 

 the day. 



The work of the day, however, certainly proved that Commo- 

 dore Canticld is to be congratulated on his success as a designer, 

 the boat giving even evidence of speed on end as well as ability 

 to w r indw r ard, and wnen the slowness in stays is remedied she will 

 give Grayling plenty of work before the latter can claim the 

 supremacy of New York Bay. Just now the advantage is on the 

 side of the older boat, with a copper bronze bottom as smooth as 

 years of work can make it, and in the hands of good sailors who 

 nave handled her for half a dozen successful seasons; while the 

 new boat has still a rusty bottom that will not be in shape before 

 the Goelet Cup race, if then. Nymph sailed a very good race and 

 very easily defeated all of her class, including Banshee. Tbe 

 latter did well at first, but lost by holding the West Bank in going 

 down, while she was under so little canvas after the squall that 

 she made very poor time. The two will meet through the sum- 

 mer, and there may be some more hard fighting before it, is settled 

 who shall lead the class. 



EXPERIMENTAL CRAFT FOR SEA VOYAGES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I read in your paper of May 17 my friend Wiener's description 

 of his new yaeht on the Norton principle. Before he left here to 

 "go East" we had many discussions on the subject of a proper 

 style of yacht for his projected singlehanded voyage. I have 

 quite an extensive yachting library and we overhauled and read 

 descriptions of all kinds of craft and canvassed their merits and 

 defects. Mr. Wiener evidently wanted something new, some- 

 thing out of the usual line and was apparently hunting up a 

 novelty rather than proved designs. I confess 1 tried to argue 

 him out of his singlehanded idea for a long voyage and urged 

 upon him the additional safety and comfort to be gained by the 

 presence of a companion, if only a hoy. I finally did convince 

 him, hut he wrote me afterward that: he had come back to his 

 original idea. I still hope, however, that a few weeks' cruise on 

 the coast before he really starts on his long voyage will give him 

 experience which will lead him to take a good stout boy from 

 some of the fishing villages to help him on his adventurous trip. 



For some years after I built the little yawl-rigged vachtEnid 

 (which has been described in Forest and Stream and in "Small 

 Yachts") I used her for cruising in San Francisco Bay. She is 30ft. 

 long, 9ft. 6in. beam, and draws 3ft.— about the size of Wiener's 

 new craft. I have been used to sailboats and yachts, big and little, 

 all my life, in a bay which is as windy and rough "as they are 

 made - " but I confess that after a few experiences the "single- 

 handed" idea got knocked out of me. I have been off for a month's 

 cruise with my wife in the Enid, and found that there were many 

 cases where something had to be done and the helm had to be left 

 to the lady. Of course she knew how to steer and to "obey orders," 

 but there were several instances where 1 could not have got along 

 at all without her assistance in handling the boat. Had I been 

 absolutely alone 1 would have been in a scrape. I reminded my 

 friend Wiener of a circumstance. I well remember. I had been off 

 in a 22ft. cathoat, and my companion landed me near my home at 

 Oakland pier and started to beat across to San Francisco, a few 

 miles to windward. It had been blowing very hard and we had 

 two reefs in, and, in fact, had to bail hard and fast to keep the 

 craft afloat while crossing the channel, as, in addition to water 

 over weather bow and lee rail, it, had spouted continually into the 

 boat through an open-topped and very low center-case. 



The wind had gone down a little and I helped my friend Wil- 

 liams shake out one reef before he started. When half way 

 across, the wind getting lighter, he concluded to shake out the 

 other reef. There was still considerable sea on. While standing 

 on the cabin untying the points a sudden puff heeled the boat 

 over, and, everything being wet and slippery, he shot overboard 

 to leeward, feet first. As he came up he made a wild grab at any- 

 thing and fortunately caught the bight, of the main sheet. This 

 paid the boat off quickly and the sail jibed, slinging him across 

 and bringing up with a jerk. This was repeated several times 

 before he could get near enough to the hull to get hold of the 

 rudder and climb aboard. He told me that during the little "tus- 

 sel" he had thought what an infernal fool he had been to leave me 

 on the pier and "go it alone." If he had not caught the slack 

 main sheet the boat would have got away from him. Such a 

 thing might happen to any singlehander. Of course any one can 

 say that this would not happen to him, and say what he would do 

 under any circumstances. But.it is the unforeseen that happens. 

 Wiener thought this could not occur with him, but Williams is 

 a good sailor and swimmer, and as cool a man as lives. Wiener 

 has plenty of pluck; i a fact, I seem to remember the assertion that 

 his pluck'exceeded his judgment in sundry instances during his 

 yachting career in the palmy days of the San Francisco Y. C, 

 especially in some outside cruises southward to Carmel Bay and 

 thereabouts. 



But about that Norton principle. Mr. Wiener says he submit- 

 ted the specifications to the editor e>i the Mining find Scientific 

 Press, "who found an objection in the construction of such a ves- 

 sel which would prejudice it for my purposes." 1 happen to be 

 the individual who gets his bread and butter under that title, 

 and his fun under the title of Secretary of the San Francisco 

 Yacht Club. I found a very decided objection, for 1 did not be- 

 lieve the advantages claimed for the system belonged to it; I did 

 not think the principles involved were the correct ones such as 

 he wants; and I did not believe the system a practical one; nor do 

 I think so now. I confess my knowledge of the plan was wholly 

 derived from the description or specification and drawings of the 

 Patent Office; not the more abstract in the Official Gazette, but the 

 complete specification as published officially. I could see no pos- 

 sible advantages in the idea, and felt sure that a boat built in that 

 manner would be very expensive to build also. 



I am still further convinced of this after reading your com- 

 ments and those of your correspondents in Forest and Stream 

 of May 31. Still Mr. Wiener has had the hoat built, paid for her 

 himself, and will prove the theory one way or the other. He has 

 the courage of his convictions and has put up his good American 

 dollars to prove another man's theory. I know he is very tenacious 

 and will find all the good points he cau. He won't give up the idea 

 without a thorough trial. I remember when he was cruising 

 steadily for a year or so iu the Startled Fawn in these, waters, he 



took to the "fad" of coal oil stoves for yacht use; insisted they 

 were better than the other stoves in every way. This, notwith- 

 standing the remonstrances of his steward. To prove to me the 

 utility of these stoves, after an argument, he invited my wife 

 and me to dine on the yacht, and got up a very swell menu for 

 the occasion. We were invited at a certain hour, and as time 

 passed on our host became nervous and worried and there was 

 evidently something wrong. One hour and a half after the 

 appointed hour the dinner came on. I remember for one thing a 

 particularly pale turkey, without that ripe hrown complexion 

 expected ot the national bird. Brooks, the steward, apologized 

 for its appearance and said it was the fault of Lhe coal oil stove. 

 But Mr. Wiener thought it was because it had been fed on Malaga 

 grapes— a custom of a friend of ours who raises turkeys up near 

 Carquinez Straits. We all enjoyed our dinner but 'of course 

 could not well make fun of the stoves under the circumstances. 

 Several, accidents happened to them during the different, cruises, 

 and at last one of them blew up or capsized" or something. At all 

 events the carpets and paint were burned, and the steward was 

 scorched, so that Mr. Wiener had to extinguish him with a rug or 

 blanket. Not until then would he give in that coal oil stoves 

 were not good for yachts. It might have been Brooks, the stew- 

 ard. Who convinced him, by refusing to go shipmates with the 

 outfit any longer; and Brooks was too good a yacht's cook to be 

 lost by a trifling stove discussion. 



I hope to see my good friend Wiener sailing into the Golden 

 Gate in the Alista some day, having brought the San Francisco 

 Y. C. flag all the way from the other ocean and achieved fame for 

 himself and his craft. But I am not yet ready to believe that the 

 success of her voyage— if successful— will be due to the peculiar 

 style of boat he has selected. Though a centerboa rd man myself, 

 I am of the opinion that nothing but a good lead keel craft of 

 moderate draft of water, and yawl rigged, is fit for the voyage he 

 is about to undertake. I was in hopes some of the old Sah Fran- 

 cisco Y. C. men now in your latitude— Ogden, TJhler or Moody- 

 won Id have added to my remonstrances, and prevailed upon our 

 friend not to add an experimenta 1 boat to an experimental voyage. 



San Francisco, Cal. Charles G. Yale". 



DORCHESTER Y. C, JUNE 18 AND 23.-What promised to 

 be a fine race, with a big entry list and special at t Tactions beside 

 in the presence of Baboon, Xara, Saracen and Rosalind, turned 

 out but a. disappointment, owing to the calm weather. The race, 

 was started at 1 P. M. in a light S.W. breeze and a foul tide. 

 Xara was steered by Capt. Half, of Volunteer, with Mr. Burgess, 

 in the crew, while Baboon was handled by Mr. Adams. Altera 

 little time the fleet was becalmed, Baboon drifted ashore on 

 Winthrop Bar and was hauled off. The start in all classes was 

 poor, the boats being closely bunched and with little wind to work 

 clear of each other. Rosalind and Beetle got away and turned 

 the Winthrop Head buoy far ahead of the leaders, which were 

 becalmed, but the time lunit expired when they were two miles 

 from home, so the race was postponed until Saturday. There 

 was little wind on Saturday morning, but at 1:15 the" race was 

 started. Neither Xara nor Rosalind was at the line, so Baboon 

 did not start, having no competition. The times were: 



THIRD CLASS— 35 TO 32FT. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Whit e Fawn, W. C. Cherrington . . .25.01 2 13 45 1 41 47 



Magic, E. C. Neal 31.01 2 10 38 1 44 19 



l'.e> i le, A. Hemmenway 27.07 2 14 06 1 44 41 



Saracen, W. P. Fowle 30.07 2 12 20 1 15 36 



Elf, W. H. Wilkinson 29.02 2 15 35 1 17 38 



Hilda, C. P. Curtis 32.03 2 15 00 1 49 37 



Moondyne, W. H. Shaw ». . . .25.01 2 25 55 1 50 57 



Prince Karl, E. Williams 30.01 . 2 19 35 1 51 35 



Breeze, C. E. Paget 26.06 Withdrawn. 



Atalanta, J. R. Thomas 27.10 Withdrawu. 



Mamie, J. F. Ring 20.06 Withdrawn. 



FOURTH CLASS— 19 TO 25ITT. f'ENTEElJUARDS. 



Helen, Gordon Prince 35.02 2 16 08 1 44 15 



Spri te, H. M. & P. S Sears 22.06 2 23 45 1 47 35 



S, a Bird, C. L. Joy 22.08 2 28 43 1 53 55 



Posy. G. J. Hunt 22.03 2 31 19 1 55 53 



Pearl, J. F. Lee 22.08 2 33 13 1 57 35 



Black Cloud, Aaron Brown 33.10 2 31 30 1 58 07 



Tom Cat, C. H. Lockhart. . - 19.00 Withdrawn. 



Good Luck, J. B. Farrell 22.00 Withdrawn. 



FOURTH CLASS— 1!) TO 25FT. KEELS. 



Thelga, B. F. Hall 22.01 2 21 30 1 15 58 



Echo, Burwell Isham 21.10 2 18 15 1 46 00 



Vesper, R. Benner ...19.01 2 23 45 1 46 47 



Judith, W. B. Pigeon 23.04 2 21 57 1 47 58 



Vh ing Yankee, Sawyer & Reed. . .-. .19.01 2 23 00 1 53 12 



Alice, R. A. Harding 21.01 Withdrawn. 



Erminie, Torrey & Haley 20. U Withdrawn. 



The prizes were: Third class— first, §25, second $20, third $15, 

 fourth $10. Fourth class, centerbnards and keels— first $20, sec- 

 ond $10. The judges were Messrs. A. J. Clark and Win. B. Me- 

 rle! hut, of the regatta committee; L.M.Clark, H. Daavenport, 

 W. D. Hodgkins, Wm. C. Newell and Vice-Commodoro J. C. 

 Soley. 



NEW JERSEY.Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 19.-The re- 

 gatta, of the New Jersey Y. C. was this year spoiled entirely bv the 

 weather, as the wind, which was fresh from N. N. E. in the morn- 

 ing, died away and left the fleet at the mercy of a strong tide in 

 the Narrows, so that few were able to finish. The times were: 



CLASS A— SLOOPS AND CUTTEKS 45 TO COFT. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Ms 11 84 19 2 58 00 3 23 41 3 23 41 



Annie .11 35 30 Not timed. 



CLASS C— SLOOPS UNDER, 35ft. 



Mergus .....11 33 32 Did not finish. 



Carrie May 11 33 04 Did not fin ish . 



Helen 11 33 64 Did not finish. 



Alexander F 11 34 43 Did not finish. 



Emma C 11 30 58 Did not finish. 



Annie R 11 35 18 Did not finish. 



Marguerite 11 30 39 Did not finish. 



CLASS D— OPLIN YACHTS OVER 2t>KT. 



C harm 11 33 13 Did not finish. 



Eagle Wing 11 33 55 Did not finish. 



Growler 11 31 01 Did not finish. 



CLASS E— OPEN YACHTS 21 TO 26FT. 



Sirene 11 30 01 Did not finish. 



Thorn 11 30 39 Did not finish. 



Iroquois 11 33 19 Did not finish. 



Minnie H 38 03 Did not finish. 



Leader 11 33 03 Did not finish. 



CLASS F— CAT-RIGGED YACHTS 18 SO 2LYT. 



Rival 11 39 00 3 03 00 3 21 00 3 23 50 



So So 11 32 28 2 57 03 3 24 35 3 24 25 



Mystic 11 33 54 3 03 30 3 29 36 3 39 36 



Willie 11 33 11 Not timed. 



Trankle 11 33 48 3 10 05 3 36 17 3 34 37 



CLASS O— OPEN Y ACHTS UNDER 2lFT. 



Cruiser 11 37 40 2 36 05 2 48 25 2 48 25 



La Mascotto ,11 36 41 3 30 05 3 53 24 3 50 44 



Liddie 11 30 41 Not timed. 



E title Dean 11 32 52 Not timed. 



The judges were Messrs. A. J. Prime, Com. Yonkers Y. C; W. 

 J. Greacen, Com. Columbia Y. C„ and Geo. E. Gartland. The re- 

 gatta committee included Messrs. John Curtin, W. E. Kinsey and 

 B. Outwater. 



OPEN BOATS ON THE HARLEM RIVER.— A race wassailed 

 on June 20 over a mile triangle, 10 rounds, on the Harlem Kiver, 

 the times being; 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Jean 2 59 35 6 40 18 3 40 43 3 38 55^ 



Triad 2 59 30 6 40 50 3 41 20 3 41 05 



Jessie A 2 59 35 6 46 30 3 46 55 3 15 00 



Doctor 3 01 00 6 51 15 3 50 15 3 50 15 



Sam 3 00 30 Not timed. 



Little Wanderer 2 59 36 Not timed. 



Joker 3 01 15 Withdrawn. 



Jean wins by 2m. 9J4s- 



A sweepstakes of $25 each was made up between Jean, Triad and 

 Jessie A., and sailed on June 23 over the same course, in a squally 

 S.W. breeze. Jean won, Jessie A. giving up at the fifth round and 

 Triad at the seventh. 



CAPE COD Y. C, JUNE 18.— The second race was sailed in a 

 strong N. wind, the times being: 



TIBST CLASS. 



Corrected. 



Ariel, Dennis 3 01 17 



Nobscussett, Dennis 3 05 54 



Madge, Cummings, Orleans 3 06 24 



Bertha, Ellis, Barnstable - 2 09 07 



Genevieve, Bacon, Dennis ... - 3 28 32 



Sachem, Roberts, Dennis 2 38 30 



SECOND CLASS. 



Magic, Lewis, Dennis 3 09 07 



lsis, Dennis . 3 37 47 



The judges were Messrs. David Scars, Asa Ames and Ambrose 

 E. Pratt. 



