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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[AUG. 25, 1887. 



Eleotra, fast enough to start all the laggards and then time the 

 leaders, with accommodations for a large party, with two swift 

 Herreshoff launches at her hoat booms, with fires alight by the 

 time the anchor is down, with an electric search light to guide 

 through fog and darkness, and with numberless minor conveni- 

 ences, not toe least of which is a cyclostyle, by which orders were 

 quickly printed in quantity and the official times of each race 

 printed and distributed within a few minutes after the last boat 

 finished. The Commodore must be credited with much of the 

 succeas of the cruise— wide awake, alert and full of energy, he suc- 

 ceeded in taking a larger fleet than ever before around the Cape, 

 and in holding it together longer than usual, while all the pro- 



framme races were sailed. His aids, Messrs. Kortright and 

 'eabody, of the regatta committee, did their work well and there 

 was plenty of it, for with a fleet of fifty to be started and timed 

 on the daily runs, as well as several important races to run, the 

 position is no sinecure. Both races and runs passed off success- 

 fully and with far fewer hitches than were to be expected. The 

 promptness with which the times were completed deserves special 

 mention, as on one occasion the urinted table of official times waa 

 distributed within 12m. after the finish. 



The advantages and convenience of a large steam yacht at the 

 head of such a cruise are obvious, but there is a danger, too, which 

 it is as well to point out in time. On board a steam yacht a man 

 can wear a linen collar and patent leather shoes all day, and 

 when the anchor is dropped at 5 P. M. the natural thing to do is to 

 dress for dinner. Seated comfortably at table ho is apt to forget 

 the sailing contingent, pegging along miles astern. In the larger 

 schooners the case is not so bad; but in the second class and under, 

 manned, be it said to their credit, largely by Corinthians, it means 

 a great deal of hard work on the part of all to keep up with the 

 fleet, especially when led by steam. When anchor is down and 

 sails stowed, at 8 o'clock, perhaps, and often later, few feel like 

 turning into dress coats and high collars; a service jacket and 

 woollen shirt is far more convenient and comfortable. One great 

 feature of the cruise is the sociability which prevails, the visits 

 each evening, and the constant friendly intercourse among mem- 

 bers; but there is no doubt but that this would be promoted if the 

 claw-hammer were allowed to take its annual vacation in quiot 

 retirement while the cruise lasts. This certainly would be the 

 unanimous verdict of that part of the fleet whose interests should 

 be first considered— the working yachtsmen who sail themselves 

 the smaller boats, and whose wardrobe and sail locker are very 

 often in one for economy of space. Running from port to port 

 with a level deck and at a 15-knot gait, one is apt to forget the 

 work entailed in alternate racing and making passage under sail. 

 With so much to be done in a limited time, it is not always easy to 

 arrange suitable runs; but the needs of the racing fleet should" be 

 the first considered. This year the runs were very good, but the 

 mishaps of Thursday prevented a large part of the fleet from join- 

 ing in the return cruise or the last races, and made the ending far 

 less brilliant than the start. Electra left Marblehead at 10 A. M. 

 and anchored at Vineyard Haven at 6:S0 P. M.; but the second and 

 third classes, many disabled and with crews tired out after a hard 

 race on the previous day, were unable to follow her. 



The cruise this year has made still plainer a fact evident since 

 the revival of the Cup races, that the racing is becoming keener 

 and sharper each season, and that the old and slipshod methods, 

 depending on the whims or greater or less experience of regatta 

 committees, must give way to a newer and better system. The 

 first requirement is that all starts, in each of the clubs, shall be 

 the same. Any one who has tried will recognize the fact that 

 printed directions as to intervals, preparatory guns and flags and 

 similar details, while they seem perfectly clear when read ashore, 

 become most confusing when looked over at the start, and mis- 

 takes are constantly occurring. This is not to be wondered at 

 when one race has a preparatory interval of 10 minutes and a 5- 

 minute limit to cross the line, while next day the interval is 15 

 and the limit 10, and so throughout. The arrangements for start- 

 ing an open race should be the same in all clubs and cases, an end 

 by no means difficult to attain. 



Of all the methods we prefer the "one gun" start as the simplest 

 and best. This was tried in the race for the Morgan Cups, and 

 with perfect success, a large fleet getting away quite as well as in 

 any of the other races. The objections have been raised that it 

 promotes crowding and danger of collision at the line, and also 

 that it is unfair to the late boats, but neither of these have any 

 weight. In all races to-day the main effort is to get a good start, 

 no matter what the limit may be, and the best handled yachts are 

 always seen huddled together at the line when the gun fires, the 

 chances of collision being no greater in one case than the oilier. 

 As to the laggards, there will always be some in any case, and the 

 general experience is that the sharper the start and the more 

 rigid the rule, the higher the general standard of the fleet in this 

 respect. The days when the fleet could straggle across the line 

 at any time within an hour, the last sailing in a different wind 

 and tide from the leaders, have passed away. Thousands are 

 watching the records of the first class now to compare the boats, 

 and to this end it is necessary that ail should start and as far as 

 possible sail, under the same conditions. On the side of the one 

 gun start it may be urged tliat it is simpler and less liable to be 

 misunderstood than any other method, while it is far easier to 

 secure accurate timing. The timing of large fleets is now well 

 done in most cases, but it is at best a difficult matter. With 

 twenty boats or more going over in a pack there are often three or 

 four in line during the same minute, and the matter of seconds, 

 which often decides a race, is nothing but a hasty guess by the 

 timer. In one of the races of the cruise a yacht was down as start- 

 ing which was not seen during the race, while another which 

 sailed the course does not appear in the record, the two probably 

 having been confused at the start. As the one which did race 

 came in last no trouble resulted, but, suppose she had won, and 

 was not in the list of times at start? 



Further, the one gun start would be welcomed by racing men 

 because they would then know their exact starting time, a thing 

 always in demand during a race, and so be able to estimate their 

 lead or otherwise at any mark, as well as at the finish. The work 

 of the committee in calculating the times would also be lessened, 

 as the start would be on an even 10 or 5 minutes, and the odd 

 minutes and seconds done away with. Of course, this is a small 

 matter, but it would shorten and simplify the calcuations, of which 

 there are already enough, and so reduce the chances of error. 



To make the one gun start a success two things are necessary; 

 the line must be long enough and all the watches in the fleet must 

 have official time. This latter is necessary in any case, and may- 

 be easily done; at any time prior to the start the committee may 

 give the half hour by imitating the bells with the steam whistle, 

 first calling the attention of all by some signal which shall indi- 

 cate that time is about to be given. By the second signal all 

 watches will be set. The preparatory interval, say lOmin., should 

 be the same in all races, with a special call to denote it and pre- 

 vent confusion where much general whistling is indulged in, as is 

 usually the case. With such simple details fixed and constantly 

 followed, those on each boat will have the official time and lOmin. 

 warding, and if they are late at the line it will be their own fault. 

 Of course each yacht will have a timekeeper with a stop watch, a 

 careful and reliable man, who will count minutes and half 

 minutes aloud to the helmsman as the time shortens. 



Numbering the fleet has now become universal, but like every- 

 thing else it is done carelessly and without plan or system. The 

 numbers are of all sizes, generally so small as to be useless, as in 

 the present fleet, and placed anywhere. The size should be at 

 least 30in. in height, as m the E. Y. C, as smaller numbers are not 

 readily discernible. Further, the racing fleet has now reached a 

 point where each vessel should have an official number awarded, 

 to be carried in all races. The number of boats in actual racing is 

 not great enough to carry the list above two figures; we are speak- 

 ing now of yachts largo enough to make such a cruise and that 

 race regularly outside of their local waters. The official number 

 should be a permanent affair, on stout drill and with grommets 

 ahout the edge, and the sailmaker should put Bmall grommets in 

 the sail when made, by which the two numbers, one on each side, 

 could be quickly laced in place. It is now a familiar sight before 

 each race to see the numbers hurriedly distributed, some boats 

 getting none and some the wrong ones, while the industrious tar 

 labors hurriedly with palm and needle to sew them on, in the 

 wrong place and upside down, his companions waiting impatiently 

 at the throat and peak halliards. This is only a small matter, but 

 it is on many .small details that the success of racing depends, and 

 all of these might, with a little careful labor and co-operation, be 

 done properly and uniformly throughout the fleet. 



The matter of timing, not only at the start and finish, but at the 

 intermediate marks, is now a very important one, and not always 

 so well attended to as it should be. Our attention has been called 

 to one case where of two yachts the leader was timed some seconds 

 later than the following boat, and we have already noticed an 

 error by which a boat was not timed. The times at start and 

 finish are most important and should be above any suspicion of 

 error. Of late too Lhe intermediate times have assumed an im- 

 portance they never had before. It is not enough to know who 

 won, but yachtsmen and outsiders, too, ask who did the best work. 

 To this end the reaching, running and beating must be separated; 

 for instance, the question just now is, how much faster is Volun- 

 teer to windward than Puritan. The corrected times do not tell 

 this, and only carefully timing over each leg can show it. It is 

 not possible for the committee boat, however fast, to time all the 

 "boats at each mark, but there are alway tugs and launches about 



— employed by the daily papers— some of which would willingly 

 take times at the Intermediate marks. Of course such times are 

 not important as are the finish times, uo prize depends on them 

 and an error of a few seconds would not matter, but they are far 

 more interesting and instructive than the official summary. On 

 the New York course for instance, the best and fairest bit of sail- 

 ing is often from Buoy 5 out around the Lightship and back, and 

 yet this time is never accurately taken. In the races and runs of 

 the cruise the general observance of the rules was very good, but 

 there were several cases where the rules of the road were deliber- 

 ately infringed by racing yachts which failed to give way when on 

 port tack, a proceeding which should be dealt with summarily. 

 The. matter of signals too was not observed always as it should be, 

 racing signal at the psak, a miscellaneous lot of bunting being 

 flhown. 



THE CUTTER PAPPOOSE WINS AGAIN. 



THE 132d match of the Beverly Y. C, postponed from Aug. 20, 

 was sailed Tuesday, Aug. 23. in moderate wind from southwest. 

 First class, over 30ft. long, sailed a course of 20 miles. Second 

 class, over 25ft., sailed 16 miles. Third class, over 21ft., sailed 10 

 miles and fourth class 8 miles. The Pappoose made a late start, 

 but speedily overhauled the leaders, including the famous Shadow 

 and won as she liked, beating Shadow no less than 30m. 34s. actual 

 time. This brilliant victory will probably remove the last vestige 

 of prejudice against cutters and keels in the East. The Pappoose 

 is the first good representative in American waters of the modern 

 Itchen "wine-glass" type of cutter introduced in Southampton 

 waters by C. W. Clayton and other English designers. She has a 

 combination of features which are certain to recommend her kind 

 to American yachtsmen in the East, where very few centerboafd 

 sloops are now built, and the moderate or "normal" cutter seems 

 destined to prevail. New York will no doubt follow the lead of 

 the East a few years hence. In second class keels, the cutter 

 Prince Karl added another win to her list for the season. 



FIRST CLA8S CENTER. HOARDS. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Shadow, Bryant • 34 02 5 44 48 5 40 03 



Ramona, Bray 34.01 5 45 06 5 40 IS 



Magic, Neal 31.01 Did not finish. 



FIRST CLASS KEELS. 



Pappoose, Adams 37.07 6 14 14 5 11 14 



SECOND CLASS CENTER BOARDS. 



Syringe, Hanley 25.00 3 01 14 2 43 39 



Atalanta, Thomas 27.09 2 59 42 2 io 23 



Tilley, Shepard 26.01 8 34 10 3 IS 01 



Helen, Pearce 25 . 02 Did not finish. 



SECOND CLASS KEELS. 



Prince Karl, Williams 29.01 3 10 14 3 03 52 



Majel, Wilkinson 26.09 3 24 25 3 08 33 



Carmen, Tower 30.00 3 20 49 3 09 41 



lone, Poyen 26.01 Disabled. 



Jumper, Wheeler 26.03 Did not return. 



THIRD CLASS CENTER BOARDS. 



Black Cloud, Brown 23.07 2 08 53 1 55 21 



Sea Bird, Jay 21.08 2 24 02 2 09 24 



Superior, Phlnney 23.06 2 17 20 2 04 08 



Viola. Babson 23.03 2 19 13 2 03 13 



Good Luck, Farrel 22.00 2 23 19 2 07 50 



Sprite, Sears 22.07 2 26 00 2 H 23 



Secret, Linton 22.06 2 30 42 3 15 31 



Posy, Hunt 22.03 2 33 49 2 17 33 



Thrasher, Garroway 2i .00 Withdrew. 



Norah, D. Whltten Withdrew. 



THIRD CLASS KEELS. 



Echo, Bnrnell 24.09 2 13 24 2 01 13 



Banneret, Brown 24.07 2 15 50 2 03 28 



Witch, Crowninshield 33.04 2 31 12 2 17 33 



Halcyon, Hooper 21.03 3 47 30 2 31 01 



FOURTH CLASS CENTER BO ARDS. 



Coquette, Abbott 20.02 1 18 53 1 04 55 



Petrel, Paul 30.10 1 31 11 1 08 41 



Tyrant, El well 1 33 28 1 89 43 



Nerena, Saltonstall 20.11 1 24 14 1 11 07 



Viva, Foster 18,05 1 26 35 1 11 55 



Banshee, Benson 20.04 1 36 13 1 22 38 



FIFTH CLASS KEELS. 



Vesper, Benner 19.08 1 25 47 1 11 16 



Wraith, Paine 18.10 1 29 03 1 16 31 



Cramita, Eaton 20.05 1 38 33 1 15 40 



Lochiel, Cannon 18.04 1 38 28 1 32 13 



Vera, Paine .18.11 1 34 31 1 ifl 07 



FIFTH CLASS OHNTERBOARDS. 



Victor, Hildreth 17.01 1 28 45 1 10 55 



Wildfire, Keith 17.03 1 33 13 1 14 39 



HALIFAX JUBILEE RACES. 



OWING to the "surfeit of racing" supplied by recent events in 

 home waters, and the extension of the N. Y. Y. C. cruise to 

 the eastward, as well as the near approach ot the America Cup 

 trial matches, scarcely any American yachts found it possible to 

 make the voyage to Halifax to participate in the Jubilee races, set 

 for Aug. 19 and 20. This was unfortunate, as the prizes offered 

 were well worth a serious effert. There still lingers a disinclina- 

 tion on the part of most yacht owners to risk their vessels at 6ea, 

 even for the comparatively short run to Halifax. No doubt this 

 Btay-at-home feeling will wear away in the future as the owners 

 of large vessels become mots experienced and plucky, and tire of 

 the small work in sheltered stretches. It is to be hoped the Hali- 

 gonlans will not relax their praiseworthy efforts to draw the 

 American fleet around Cape Sable, through the disappointment of 

 their first attempts. Halifax should and will in time become one 

 of the regular ports of call in the summer "round" of American 

 clippers and staid cruisers. The brave old schooner Dauntless 

 was on hand, almost as a matter of course, for upon Dauntless 

 and a few others we have to depend for representation abroad. 

 She had returned from her extensive European cruise and was 

 under seagoing rig. Lieut. Henn, whose example as an active 

 racer and cruiser might be followed by scores of American yacht- 

 owners werw they animated by the same love for the sport and 

 pluck characteristic of British yachtsmen, pitted the bold Gala- 

 tea against the New York schooner. The cutter Stranger, with 

 Mr. "Warren on board, a sort of Anglo-American representative, 

 was the only other foreign craft to Btart in Halifax waters. 



The first race, Aug. 19, was for the cup offered by the Royal 

 Nova Scotia Y. C, with a second prize, valued at 8100, contributed 

 by New York and Boston gentlemen. Course 41 miles. Stranger 

 was the only starter in second class for a cup presented by Mr. A. 

 B. Sheraton, of Halifax. Entries in first class were Dauntless and 

 Galatea. There was a good breeze from southwest. Dauntless 

 took the lead down wind, but Galatea weathered on her easily in 

 the windward work, and won by nearly lOinin. on allowance. 

 Official tunes: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Galatea AO 30 25 3 05 04 4 34 39 4 24 28 



Dauntless 10 30 45 3 04 12 4 33 27 4 33 27 



Stranger 10 37 48 3 53 65 5 15 09 5 15 09 



In third class eleven local yachts started for a &500 cup presented 

 by New York and Boston gentlemen. This was easily won by the 

 schooner Wenonah, Mr. James Stairs with the Pastime half an 

 hour later, and Hebe third. 



The second day, Aug. SO, Galatea, Dauntless and Stranger raced 

 for the $1,000 Jubilee Cup, in company with the Halifax yachts 

 Halicia, Pastime, Wenonah, Lenore and Guinevere. Wind varia- 

 ble, but settling into the southwest. The big cutter Galatea soon 

 worked into the lead and rapidly left the fleet. Stranger carried 

 away her topmast and the smaller craft were quickly out of the 

 hunt. Galatea finished at 5.16.20 and Dauntless at 6.11.55; Stranger 

 at 6.37.48. Galatea takes Jubilee Cup and Dauntless the American 

 cup offered for second. 



BAYHEAD Y. C— The first race for the Bayhead championship 

 pennant was sailed on the 11th over the Bayhead course, the yachts 

 going over the course twice, making a distance of ten miles. The 

 pennant is to become the property of the yacht which first wins it 

 three times, the races to be sailed every Thursday. Considerable 

 interest is felt in these races as the boats entered are considered 

 to bo the fastest ones in their class in the northern part of Barne- 

 gat Bay. The wind blew hard from the south during the race, 

 tne Spray and Foam carried double reefed sails and the others 

 singled reefed : 



Length. Start. Finish. Actual. Corrected. 



Edith 20.09 3 39 25 6 09 26 1 30 01 1 30 01 



Spray 18.04 3 40 05 6 13 36 1 33 31 1 31 06 



Foam 18.00 3 39 39 5 13 35 1 33 56 1 31 11 



Rowena 16.08 3 40 15 5 16 08 1 35 53 1 31 48 



Effle 16.08 3 40 42 5 21 11 14029 1 30 24 



Edith beats Spray 1m. 5s., Foam lm. 10b., Rowena lni. 47s., Effie 

 Gm. 23s. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C— Thirteenth regatta, Aug. 17. Nos. 2 and 

 4 club courses, distance 6 and 10 miles, weather fair, wind moder- 

 ate, tide young flood. This waa "ladies' day" with the members 

 of the Corinthian Y. C. at Marblehead. All the conditions of 

 wind and weather wqro excellent. By "ladies'.day" in this cas« 



is meant more strictly ladles' raoe, for ladies sailed on th e boats, 

 although none of them were at the helm in charge, as wus ex-, 

 pected. One or more of the fair sex sailed on every one of the 1 

 two dozen white-winged messengers. The ladies' dresses of blue, 

 and white flannel, with bright-colored ribbons, made an exceed^ 

 ingly pretty picture. All in all it was a unique regatta, and a 

 most successful one. There was a light breeze from southeast to 

 south, and the sea was in prime condition. The breeze held 

 evenly throughout the race. Prizes of silver were awarded to 

 the winning yachts in eaoh class, and to each lady Sailing on tho : 

 winning boat. The first named boat in the summary in each class- 

 is the winner. The summary: 



FIRST CLASS KEELS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Trudette.L. M. Haskins 24 10 3 16 35 1 45 25 



Gem, C. S. Dennison 20.03 2 17 19 



Agnes, W. E. Cummmgs 26.00 2 34 23 



FIRST CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



2 06 36 

 2 19 22 



Atalanta, I. R. Thomas 28.01 



Eugenia, I. S. Palmer 26.00 



SECOND CLASS KEELS. 



Witch, Crowninshield 23.04 1 23 11 



Carmita, C. S. Eaton 21.02 1 36 25 



Echo, E. L. Burwell 23.00 1 24 11 



Kitty, E. H. Tarbell 23.05 1 25 55 



SECOND CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



1 24 34 



1 40 34 

 1 53 23 



1 37 39 

 1 48 23 



1 02 48 

 1 04 23 

 1 04 50 

 1 05 35 



1 02 59 



Did not finish. 



1 32 45 1 09 29 

 1 38 04 1 15 10 



1 43 54 1 21 26 



2 07 53 1 43 30 

 Did not return. 



1 03 10 

 1 09 35 

 1 09 41 

 1 10 10 

 1 20 43 



1 28 •': 



Petrel, H. H.Paul 21.0' 



Pilgrim, A. B. Hastings 23.10 



THIRD CLASS KEELS. 



Vera, Paine & Randall 19.09 



Nixie, A. L. Cochrane 30.09 



Mosquito, W. M. Jamison 20.08 



Rover, L. A. Peabody 18.07 



Wraith, J. B. Paine 19.02 



THIRD CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Viva, C. H. W. Foster 19.06 



Hoiden, Dexter 20.04 



Banshee, H. E. Benson 20.06 



Nerena, R. W. Saltonstall 20.10 



Josephine, D. H. Follett, Jr 18.08 



Anita, E. K. Benson 



Greta, S. G.Allen 20.00 



Dolphin, R. Robbins 17.02 



Pixy, F. W. Chandler 20.09 



OYSTER BOATS RACING.— The annual contest of oyste: 

 boats, under auspices of the Larchmont Y. C, was sailed Aug. 20 

 The competing boats were classified as cabin sloops, open sicopi 

 and cat-rigged boats. Sails restricted to jib, mainsail, and work- 

 ing gafftopBail for sloops, and mainsail lor cat- rigged boats. 

 Each boat allowed one man for every 5ft. of load waLerlme or 

 fraction thereof, in addition to captain, Timo allowance for 

 Classes I. and 11. was l^m. to the foot, and for Class 111. l^m. to 

 the foot. The prizes lor Class I. were S75 for first and $35 lev 

 second; for Class II., $50 and $30, and for Class III. 840 and #35. 

 The following were the judges and regatta committee; Harry B. 

 Willard, F. 0. Griffiths, George L. Foreman, Commodore W. S. 

 Alley, Augustin Monroe and F. S. Greacen. Wind southeast, 

 lresh. Course from Larchmont around Execution Reef, thence to 

 buoy off Matinicoek and return. 



FIRST CLASS— CABIN BOATS. 



1 29 40 

 1 32 10 

 1 34 43 

 1 32 33 

 1 45 00 

 1 47 54 

 1 51 34 



1 49 31 1 3i 

 Did not finish. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 

 3 34 33 3 25 16^ 



Start. Finish. 



Grace A. Mackay 12 03 58 3 87 20 



C. D. Smith 12 03 43 3 43 29 3 39 46 3 33 31 



Agnes 13 01 16 3 36 24 3 34 08 3 34 24M 



W. H. Rowe 12 01 41 3 38 51 8 37 10 3 37 10 



Lizzie D. Bell 12 01 28 3 42 31 3 41 03 3 39 48 



Trusty 12 01 04 3 50 55 3 49 51 3 41 48>4 



Jennie Baker 12 01 03 4 01 21 4 00 18 3 44 40j,(j 



Blue Rock 13 03 57 3 57 50 3 54 53 3 48 33 



Puritan 12 03 31 Not timed. 



Jennie A. Benedict. .13 01 16 3 36 34 3 58 19 3 49 43J4 



SECOND CLASS— OPEN SLOOPS. 



Flyaway 12 06 36 4 06 25 3 50 46 



Agitator 13 09 42 4 08 41 4 07 59 



Jennie A Willis 12 06 36 4 13 56 4 07 20 



Addie B i2 04 20 4 14 00 4 09 40 



Sneak 12 01 16 4 12 37 4 11 31 



Maggie T 12 01 54 4 14 55 4 13 01 



Minnie S 12 05 13 4 26 07 4 20 55 



Florence May 12 Ofi 16 Not timed. 



Curlew T 12 01 07 Not timed. 



Loon 12 03 OS Not timed. 



THIRD CLASS— CAT RIO.S. 



Uncle Davo 12 00 56 4 19 51 4 18 56 4 11 11 



Sea Spray 13 01 11 4 30 34 4 39 23 4 21 45 



Joke 12 03 41 4 43 54 4 39 13 4 27 28)* 



Parthenia 12 03 24 Not timed. 



Mamie 12 05 31 Not timed. 



SIPPICAN Y. C. RACE, AUG. 20.— Marion, Aug. 21. Courses 

 for first three classes were from judges' boat, off Gull Rock Buoy 

 to Southeast Ledge buoy, thence to judges' boat, 15 miles. Fourth 

 Class, Bow Bell instead of Nye's Ledges, otherwise as first class, 

 9 miles. Fifth Class, from j udges' boat to Seal Rock buoy, thence 

 to stakeboat off Planting Island, thenoe up to boat, going around 

 twice, 7 miles. AH classes left turning point on port hand. Wind 

 light from east. Cloudy day. Flood tide. The prizes were silver 

 cups, two in each class: 



SLOOP CLASS. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor. 



Verona, O. Delano 24.04 3 09 40 5 14 10 3 04 36 3 45 38 



Allie, R. Ryder 25.09 2 09 23 5 13 33 3 04 00 3 47 21 



Kittiwake 22.07 2 10 08 5 36 33 3 26 24 3 04 18 



FIRST CLASS CATBOATS. 



Mattie, H. Stockton 35.04 2 16 03 5 06 34 2 50 31 2 33 13 



Laura, E. Holmes 23.09 2 13 54 5 08 36 2 54 43 3 34 44 



SECOND CLASS CATBOATS. 



Lestris, W. Crane 21.08 2 17 15 5 04 46 2 48 31 2 24 33 



Rival, Bowman 2 14 51 5 27 37 .. 



THIRD CLASS CATBOATS. 



Majorie, L. Lorlng 19.00 2 19 46 4 12 17 1 52 31 1 34 44 



Trump, J. Whiting 18.09 2 18 41 4 14 46 1 56 05 1 37 56 



Zay, F. Luce 17.04 3 18 54 4 40 38 2 31 34 1 59 00 



FOURTH CLASS CATBOATS. 



Wide Awake, J. Pegram 14.03 2 33 31 4 13 11 1 40 40 1 29 30 



Mattie, F. Allen 15.06 2 24 10 4 11 58 1 47 38 1 29 22 



Nymph, J. Clarke 14.08 2 23 51 5 13 09 1 49 23 1 29 51 



LynxT W. Austin 14.09 2 23 37 4 17 13 1 53 36 1 84 13 



Sprite, F. Wing 16.03 2 24 45 4 21 02 1 56 17 1 38 57 



FIFTH CLASS CATBOATS. 



Jennie, I. Chapman 12.10 2 30 47 4 00 06 1 29 19 1 12 05 



Elf, L. Bacon 12.00 2 30 09 4 18 46 1 48 37 1 30 58 



Fairy, P. Robins 11.04 2 39 11 4 32 38 1 53 31 1 35 13 



Answers ia jfeorrtaponttentg. 



W~ No Notice Taken of Anonymous Correspondents. 



Mitnqin, Savannah, Ga.— Rip Bang is by Bang Bang (champion 

 Bang— Princbss Kale) and out of Peggy (Rush— Tina). 



J. H., Brooklyn, N. Y.-We know of no one in this vicinity who 

 makes a specialty of teaching dogs to retrieve. Send fel for 

 "Training vs. Breaking" and teach him yourself. 



B., Hartford, Conn.— Will you please advise me through your 

 valuable paper as to whether a Scotch coUie dog should have dew 

 claws as odo of its points for bench show. — Ans. No. 



L. H. J„ New Haven, Conn.— Sleaford was by Whitehouse's 

 MacGregor (Sancho— Blanche) and out of Nina (Hamlet- Lort's 

 Sal). Vvhisky was by Dr. Strachau's Flash (George— Peg) and 

 out of Schieiflin's Juno, imported from the Marquis of West- 

 minster's kennel. 



L. L. H., Bethlehem.— The fly is said to have been introduced in 

 England by D.& W. H. Foster, an Ashbourne (Eng.) urm of tackle 

 makers, in 1883, and was exhibited at the Fisheries in that year. It 

 was called the reverse-winged fly, and did not go under the name 

 of "fluttering fly." 



G. A. T., Halifax, N. S.— What measurements are given in a 

 custom house certificate of measurement as is understood in the 

 conditions attached to the America Cup? Ans. Length for 

 tonnage, breadth and depth for same, according to the rules of 

 the country from which the challenger hails. 



New York City, May 1887. 

 The U. S. Cartridge Co., Lowell, Mass.: 



Gentlemen— I wish to thank you for the very excellent shell 

 you are putting on the market. 1 refer to the "Climax." I swear 

 hy it, nor. at it, as I have had to do with other makes. It Uas 

 given mo unqualified satisfaction ever since 1 first began to use 

 it, and that is since its introduction. Don't allow it to deteriorate, 

 and sportsmen will qrR you "blessed." Very truly yours, 



— Adv. {Signed) C. W, Cushier, 



