Sept. 29, 1887.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



198 



"built under a (to me) new tonnage law, and after getting her into 

 sailing trim, the Yacht Racing Association's official measurer 

 found her to he 86.40ft. long, or three-quarters of an inch shorter 

 than the New York Y. C. measurer found her to he. The New York 

 Y. C. scale of time allowance is supposed to adjust all differences 

 of length and sail area. It was devised for that purpose. If, under 

 this rule, extra length he an advantage, it would be as unfair to 

 accuse Mr. Burgess of unehivalrous conduct in designing a boat 

 1l)i»in. longer than the vessel he expected to meet as to blame me 

 for'meoting the Volunteer with a boat which inadvertently is Tin. 

 longer than the Volunteer. .. , 



While throughout, this contest. I have maintained such secrecy 

 as seemed to be advisable (as a whist player has every right to 

 conceal his own hand), 1 would rather lose all chance of the Cnp 

 than that one of the many millions of that people which Charles 

 Reade calls "the most generous nation under the sun" should sup- 

 pose we tried for it except in a strictly honorable way. In then- 

 hands I confidently leave the matter. I am, sir, faithfully yours, 



G. L. Watson. 



While we agree wilh Mr. Schuvler that the waterline length is 

 what is real I v necessary, and in accordance with the spirit of the 

 deed of gilt, we cannot see that it is directly or indirectly 

 specified in either the old or new document, in fact, it seems 

 tolerably certain that, the waterline. should not be included in the 

 term dimensions. The passage reads: "Accompanying the six 

 mouths notice there must be a Custom House certificate of the 

 measurement, and a statement of the dimensions, rig and name 

 of the vessel. The original deed of gift reads: "This notice to em- 

 brace the length. Custom Rouse measurement, rig and name of 

 the vessel." It is not too much to say that waterline length is a 

 modern institution, and entirely unknown to yachtsmen of thirty 

 years back. Then all measurements were governed by tonnage, 

 the size or class of a yacht was approximately indicated by her 

 Custom House measurement in tons, her "length" was either 

 "length on keel" or "length over all," "for tonnage," and the 

 length on waterline was of little importance. Then, and for 

 many years after, yachts were built of so many tons, or so 

 many feet on keel, from a block model made to the inside 

 of plankiug, the length perhaps governed by the length 

 of keel stick available. The lateral plane was not taken 

 seriously into acccount, the stem outside rabbet was often 

 governed entirely bv the size of the knee at hand, the leugth on 

 waterline being left to shift for itself. In short the modern 

 method of designing on paper a yacht of a fixed length and breadth 

 was unknown in the ordinary practice of our yacht builders until 

 a comparatively recent day, and even now there are many of the 

 old time yachtsmen who, if told that a yacht is of a certain water- 

 line, will ask at once hex length on keel or her tonnage, referring 

 instinctively to the old standards. Looked at in this light the 

 "length" in "the first deed of gift is certainly not waterline length 

 and the "dimensions" referred to in the deeds of gift are the "ton- 

 nage dimensions," carrying out the idea of the original deed, 

 framed at a time when waterline. length was disregarded. Even 

 so late as 1881,. the date 01 the new deed, wat erline length was not 

 the general standard with American yachtsmen, the "mean 

 length" then in general use as a basis for time allowance, being 

 much more commonly used. The old standard of tonnage was re- 

 tained in the new deed without an intimation that waterline 

 length or any other data than the official dimensions, from which 

 the tonnage was computed, was desired. If it be decided that the 

 "tonnage dimensions" only were not referred to, but that water- 

 line length is also included, the door is at once opened to endless 

 conjecture and possible, quibbling in the future, the beam and 

 draft may very properly be asked for. and perhaps other detail-. 



It will be remembered that the first intimation of Thistle's 

 dimensions came by cable through a leak in the Custom House at 

 Glasgow, onlv the tonnage and "tonnage dimensions" being given, 

 and during the short tinie that elapsed before, the arrival of the 

 formal challenge every one, was on the alert to decipher the length 

 of the yacht ou waterline from the meagre and indefinite dimen- 

 sions furnished by the Custom House register. Gen. Paine and 

 Mr. Burgess own, we believe, to have spent over a day in the cal- 

 culation, finally making the length 90ft. 



Whether t he waterline length is demanded or not by the present 

 deed of gift, it is certain that it should be. The days of tonnage 

 of all kinds for yachts, and of lengths on keel and lengths overall, 

 have passed awav, and now yachtsmen recognize but one govern- 

 ing dimension, leugth on load waterline. Given this, a fair idea 

 of size is had by a comparison with known boats of similar length, 

 and if the unknown boat be. the bearer of a challenge, any man 

 who is familiar with the racing fleet will instinctively pick out the 

 vessels she will be called on to meet. Of course it is impossible to 

 say in advance exactly what a yacht will measure in racing trim, 

 especially if she has a long overhang at each end, but the dimen- 

 sions may be determined within reasonable limits, and it, is onlv 

 in accordance with modern practice that the waterline should be 

 the chief detail of a challenge. 



Fortunately the pleasant, relations between challenged and 

 challengers in the present races that have existed thus "far are 

 not threatened, and it is as well that the question should have 

 arisen now, to be set at rest permanently. Changes and altera- 

 tions in any such document as the deed of gift are highly unde- 

 sirable, but considering the great changes in methods of measure- 

 ment since the first deed was framed and the fact that the 

 original idea has been preserved in the wording of the second 

 deed, it would certainly be well before another challenge is 

 received to clear up any ambiguity, and to interpret the evident 

 intention in accordance with modern yachting usage. 



FIRST RACE, SEPT. 27-LNSLDE COURSE. 



Early on Tuesday the weather was anything but pleasant and 

 promising, a thin dry haze, no wind, and no prospect of any. The 

 flagship, with the America's Cup committee and the regatta com- 

 mittee on board, besides a large number of guests of the Commo- 

 dore, anchored off Buoy 18 at 10 A.M. Volunteer had come off 

 the dock on Monday, afterward taking a sail in the afternoon to 

 make sure that all was right. She was at her anchorage during 

 the morning, with clubtopsail set and jib in stops. Captain Half 

 was in command, sailing the yacht all day, while with him were 

 Captains Terry, of the Grayling, Berry, ef the Mischief, and Jef- 

 frey, of the Mystery. Besides General Paine and Mr. Burgess, 

 mere were on Volunteer Messrs. Richards, Bryant, Fay, Forbes, 

 Willard, Busk and Wylie, the latter representing Thistle. The 

 latter yacht was under way lung before Volunteer, sailing about 

 in the neighborhood of Bobbins Reef. On board were Messrs. Bell, 

 Watson, Fife and a number of the. Scotch visitors, while Mohican 

 carried a large party, including Mrs. Bell. Com. Latham A. Fish, 

 of the Grayling, was on Thistle as Volunteer's represents ti ve. A t 

 the hour for the start there was a good ebb tide, but barely a 

 brtath of wind from the north. Both yachts were at the line with 

 kedges down; Tnistle nearly on the line and Volunteer just ahead 

 of Electra to the north of the line. After a tedious wait of nearly 

 two hours a little wind was seen below the Narrows, coming ui> 

 with the young flood. While the tide was on the last of the slack 

 the yachts began to swing to the wind, and at noon a start was 

 decided on. Tne steamers oy this time were in a solid mas across 

 the line, and it was with great difficulty that a way was finally 

 cleared by the Patrol and the Electra's new naphtha lauch, and 

 even then it seemed as though the line could not be kept clear 

 long enough to start the race. The large steamer Frances lay 

 directly along the line, and was only persuaded to move after 

 much trouble. Finally space enough was made to allow a little 

 maneuvering, and at 12:20 the hrst gen was fired. 



The interval was 10 minutes, but some trouble was threatened 

 by the accidental firing of a second gun but 3 minutes after the 

 first, through some one touching the wrong electric button on the 

 . bridge, but the racers saw the blue peter flying and were not mis- 

 led. Thistle, with small jibtopsail set, reached back and forth 

 along the line. Volunteer following with second jibtopsail. As 

 the time shortened, Thistle wore round. Volunteer still following 

 her, and came for the line on port tack, with the other ou her 

 weather quarter. Both were at the east end of the line, Thietle 

 going over very near Buoy 18. The gun fired at 12:30, and the t wo 

 were timed: 



Thistle 12 33 06 Volunteer 15 34 5SM 



The wind was very light from S. E., the tide just running flood 

 and as the two breasted it they gathered way slowly, Thistle 

 seeming to move the faster at first. Soon, however, Volunteer 

 picked up, being sailed a little freer when well over the line. The 

 fleet at once closed in and left lit tie room for the work that was 

 necessary to get out of the Narrows, with little wind and a foul 

 tide. Standiiig on for about six minutes, Thistle then made a 

 tack toward the Long Island shore, but instead of tacking with 

 Iier, Volunteer held on, going under her stern and over toward 

 Staten Island. Thistle held the starboard tack for only a couple 

 of minutes, but she had managed to run out of the wind, while 

 Volunteer had a little breeze and less of: the flood tide. When 

 Thistle came on port tack she had lost considerably, and when 

 Volunteer, after tacking at 18:44, approached her with the right of 

 way, Thistle tacked under the other's lee. 



Here she was becalmed, while Volunteer had a little, wind and 

 made the most of it to carry her out of the trap and into the better 

 breeze of the Lower Bay. Working in toward Clifton she took a 

 good puff over the hills and walked off finely, while Thistle was 

 becalmed in the tide and now well surrounded by steamers. One 

 huge clumsy scow with a wrecking derrick ran directly in her 



way. Thus far she had been badly outlucked, but the first tack 

 had also proved a mistake, while she frequently had all her head- 

 sails shakiug in a way that must have hindered her seriously, and 

 which looked as though she were trying the experiment of point- 

 ing With the other boat rather than sailing her own course with a 

 good full, which has brought disaster to the cutters in the same 

 place in previous years. 



Volunteer outside, with her rival becalmed above the Narrows, 

 it was the old story, the race was fiuished as far as any sport was 

 concerned. Volunteer, with a elear course before her, and run- 

 ning into a constantly increasing wind, was soon the better part 

 of a mile ahead, while Thistle was working out as she caught the 

 varying puffs, hindered more each minute by the fleet. 



At 1:32 the Volunteer went on port tack by Buoy 14, tacking 

 again at 1:38 and standing for Buoy 10, with the wind now freeing 

 and helping her. The wind was shifting continually from the 

 Narrows to the Spit; at one time shortly before 2 P. M. Volunteer 

 and Thistle, now a couple of miles apart, sailing the same course, 

 but with wind on opposite sides. 



Thistle tacked as Volunteer had done at buoy 14, and followed 

 her rival for the. Spit, shifting to No. 2 jib about 1:55; The times 

 at Buoy 10 were;' 



Vol untoer 2 31 03 Thistle 2 36 45 



Adding the difference at the start Volunteer had beaten Thistle. 

 17m. 34J4s. 



The great fleet now surrounded the leader, so that a piece of 

 canvas with the words "Keen Astern" was hung over the quarter 

 with a temporary benefit. The buoys were entirely hidden from 

 Thistle by the stoamers, while here too her way was impeded. 

 Out went Volunteer, finding smooth water and abetter breeze, 

 and after her, pell niell, went the hundreds of steamers, leaving 

 Thistle to do as best she could in the wash of this mighty fleet, 

 with only the faithful Mohican to keep her company. 



When Volunteer reached the Lightship there was an immense 

 gathering to greet her, and she lulled around and was soon bound 

 for home. Thistle's troubles from the fleet were now over, and 

 she had the first fair chance of the day from the Hook to the Light- 

 ship. The times at the mark were: 



Volunteer 3 42 12 Thistle. 4 01 18 



The difference here is 19:011, which added to Volunteer's time at 

 the start, makes her gain 20:58>4. Of this 3:21 was made from Buoy 

 10 to the Lightship, but even here the odds were all in favor of the 

 leading boat until Thistle had made within or 7 miles of the 

 mark, as she was just in the tail of the fleet from Buoy 10 to 

 Buoy 5. 



Of course Volunteer had the race beyond fail now, and she went 

 home easily, carrying only a large jibtopsail, the same as she 

 si an eel with. Now she began to get the washing as she came in- 

 side the. Hook, •■ nd at the Spit, she was badly worried by the tugs 

 and steamers, but with a good breeze and a strong flood tide the 

 effect was comparatively trifling. At Buoy 1C she set her spinaker 

 to starboard, carrying it to the finish. Thistle came up with spin- 

 aker set long after Volunteer had finished, the times being: 



Start. Finish. Eiapsed. Corrected. 



Volunteer.- 12 34 5814 5 28 16M 4 53 18 4 53 IS 



Thistle 12 33 06 5 45 52M 5 12 46^ 5 12 41% 



The times of the runs out and in were: 



To Lightship. To Finish. 



Volunteer 3 07 13M 1 46 04^ 



Thistle 3 28 12 1 44 34% 



20 58J4 1 29^ 



1 *M 



Volunteer's gain 19 28-% actual time. 



Thistle's run in was made in 1.29^ less than Volunteer's, but 

 then the latter was not pushed at all, while she was hindered by 

 the fleet at the Southwest Spit, Thistle having a clear course 

 on the way home. 



Of course no one supposes that Volunteer can outsail Thistle by 

 20m. in 20 miles, the difference between none of the large class is 

 as great as this; and as far as mere figures go if Volunteer's gain 

 of 21m. over one-half the course was all fairly earned it should 

 have been doubled on the other half, while it is a fact. Thistle at 

 the verv least held her on the latter run. How much of the race 

 is due to flukes of wind and the interference of the fleet 

 it is not possible to estimate, but a very large per cent, of 

 Volunteer's gain must be laid to chance, and among her 

 adherents the legitimate, gain is placed at from 5 to 10 minutes, 

 the former being the more nearly correct. Even this is a very 

 bad beat between such boats, far more than we expected to see on 

 either side. The sailing and handling of Volunteer certainly was 

 such as to merit a win, and she certainly did her work through- 

 out in a creditable manner. To-day a second race will be sailed 

 over a fairer course, and probably under more equal conditions, 

 we hope with the result of a close race, whoever may be the 

 winner. 



The. force of the wind, as registered at the Signal Service station 

 in New York, was as follows: 



7 to 10 A. M 1 mile an hour. 



10 A. M. to 12 M Increase to 4 miles. 



12 M. to 3 P. M 4 miles. 



3 P. M. to 4 P. M Increase to 8 miles. 



4 to 4:45 P. M Increase to 9 miles. 



4:45 to 3:30 P. M Decrease to 6 miles. 



6 P. M 6 miles. 



While the fact that Volunteer has proved the winner in tho 

 first of the great races was a cause of the wildest rejoicing 

 throughout the immense fleet of attending vessels, there was a 

 general feeling of disappointment among yachtsmen that a race 

 from which so much was expected, between two such yachts, 

 with picked crews, should bo entirely devoid of incident and ex- 

 citement, being after the first two miles a mere procession. That 

 Volunteer won by a handsome margin, that she sailed faster than 

 Thistle aU day, is beyond denial, but like scores of other races 

 over the same course, the result of this one was practically de- 

 cided by the flukes of the first half hour in the Upper Bay. As in 

 the races this spring, to quote no others, the yacht first outside 

 the Narrows had the race beyond a doubt, barring serious flukes, 

 though she had then sailed less than three out of the thirty-eight 

 miles. Volunteer would have w r on on her sailing by a safe mar- 

 gin, but beyond that she was enabled to roll up a tf euiendous total 

 by the luck which has stood by all the Burgess boats, and by the 

 actions of the crowd of vessels that accompanied the racers 'over 

 the entire course. 



The faults of the old New York course have been so well recog- 

 nized by every one for years that another instance like the present 

 will have no influence in inducing the club to change it, but it is 

 evideut to all yachtsmen that a more unequal course could not 

 wc 11 exist. The only apparent reason for declining to improve it 

 to a great extent by making the start outside the Narrows is that 

 it is the old course sailed for many years by the club and associ- 

 ated with many famous races; but if this consideration is to pre- 

 vail, why not go the whole length and restore the first course of 

 the club, from up the river, opposite Wehawken, around the 

 Southwest Spit. New York yachting has outgrown both of these 

 courses, but many fail to recognize the fact, and race after race 

 is spoiled, as far as sport goes, by the miserable trap between 

 Buoy 18 and the forts. The next of several very necessary reforms 

 in yachting is to settle on a common course for the New York, 

 Seawanhaka, Atlantic and Corinthian clubs, outside the Nar- 

 rows; a course over which all the races of the club wiE be sailed 

 and over which the records will have some value. At best this 

 course will be uneven and far from perfect, for the Bay from the 

 Narrows to the Hook is a nest of flukes and foul winds in most 

 weathers, with currents and tides to complicate matters, but such 

 a course wiU be far more just to every boat than the present and 

 far more in accordance with the increased importance of yacht- 

 ing. 



In the present race every precaution was taken by the club to 

 prevent the crowding that on all such occasions adds so much to 

 the natural disadvantages of the course, but the effort was a 

 failure. Tne appeal of the Cup Committee to steamboat men, 

 published in all the papers, was disregarded by many steamers 

 and tugs. The police boat Patrol, under command of Inspector 

 Byrnes, was of great service, but she could not be in half a dozen 

 places at once, and even when near an offender, when moral sua- 

 sion proved useless, there was no possibility of "taking in" the 

 recalcitrant tug or steamship. The Patrol was manned by a spe- 

 cial crew, with boats in readiness for instant use in ease of an acci- 

 dent and none but the police on board, and through the day she 

 was well managed, doing much good, but in spite of all her efforts 

 as well as the signals and requests from the bridge of the Electra, 

 both the competing yachts were seriously hampered, in many 

 cases the act, being deliberate, as in the case of the steamer Sam 

 Sloan, which with charming impartiality first ran close aboard 

 Thistle for some time, washing her badlv, later on serving Volun- 

 teer in the same way. At the very start the fleet closed iD on the 

 yachts, leaving no room for maneuvers, either about the line or 

 later when near the Narrows. 



After Volunteer passed the forts she was clear of the crowd, but 

 Thistle was getting the full effect of the wash and interference 

 with her wind. All the way out to Sandy Hook, Volunteer was 

 undisturbed, while Thistle was for a long "time surrounded, and 

 finally had to sail in the rear and to leeward of the enormous 



fleet. From the Lightship in Thistle was undisturbed, while about 

 buoys 8tij and 10 it was Volunteer's turn, and she was washed and 

 blanketed freely. It mattered comparatively little here, as she 

 had a free wind of moderate strength, and a fair tide flowing 

 swiftly, but Thistle was worse hindered at the start, when, work- 

 ing to windward in almost a calm, with a strong head tide, the 

 least wash or back draft was a serious hindrance. There seems 

 to be no remedy for this trouble; boats will push close without 

 regard to the rights of the racers. The matter would of course be 

 much improved if the start were at a distance, as at the Light- 

 ship, and in entirely open wa (er. Two other remedies have been 

 suggested, ooth fatal to the pockets of the offending captains; to 

 go to a distance, sav Newport, where the tugs and steamers will 

 not follow, or to keep the dates of the races secret, and go out and 

 sail quietly, without notice being given to the public. The care 

 and trouble which has been taken this year to prevent interfer- 

 ence has perhaps prevented a serious collision or the stoppage of 

 the. race, but beyond that it was unavailing, and proves more 

 fully than ever the helplessness of any club or even the authori- 

 ties to control such a fleet. 



JUST THE SIZE OF IT. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



I quote the following from a weU written and fair minded edi- 

 torial in the Boston Post, Sept. 20: 



"Should the Cup be borne across the water by the Thistle, we 

 shall have left the consolation that from the international con- 

 tests has arisen the best type of all-round boat yet built; powerful, 

 non-capsizable and fast, it has been a patriotic thing to cling to 

 the ccnterboard, and wise, so long as it gave the greatest speed to 

 windward; but that it is an element of weakness, and that, other 

 things being equal, no centerboard yacht can equal a keel in sea- 

 going qualities, must be admitted by every yachtsman. And 

 when to the centerboard boat is left the sole advantage of ability 

 to cruise in shallow waters, she will speedily vanish, and our 

 yachtsmen become a hardier set of deep-sea, rough-water sailors." 



A few years ago such an expression would have been deemed 

 rank heresy. It would have beeii impossible from an American 

 source. 



Now see how popular sentiment has shifted! The truths and 

 sound views so long preached in your columns are bearing good 

 and plentiful fruit, flow graciously we now take to the keel. We 

 dote upou a loaded keel. We love the cutter rig and style all 

 through, and wo just revel in the hardy life of the deep, unruly 

 sea! 



The Boston Post is right. But the Post might go further. It 

 makes no difference whether Thistle win or lose. We are learn- 

 ing the lesson in our own waters, w Uh our own boats. 



We have the hold, smart little 36ft. cutter Pappoose, fit to knock 

 round the world in and fit to lift a win from any centerboard in 

 existence. We also have the 50ft. Anaconda, sample light dis- 

 placement sloop, with inside ballast, and single jib, unfit to face a 

 reefing breeze and little lop in landlocked waters not live miles 

 wide, unfit to race anything at all, and saved from being sent to 

 tho bottom only by turning fail and ruuuing for shelter, before the 

 band had settled down to play. 



Let Thistle lose if she cannot win. It makes no difference. The 

 cutter is now the standard to which we are all conforming as fast 

 as the old craft drop out and the light of experience filters into 

 dark corners. C. P. 



CEDAR POINT Y. C, FALL OPEN REGATTA, SEPT. 21.— 

 The triangular course of the Cedar Point \ . C.,16 miles. Weather 

 slightly fogg\ ; wind, strong S. W.; tide, flood and ebb. Summarv: 



CLASS B. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Inez, J. H. Cole 38.02 12 26 37 did not finish. 



Nellie, H. C. Eno 33.00 12 26 45 4 18 25 3 51 40 



Genevieve, D. S. Warner. . . .34.05 12 3C 15 4 32 50 3 52 35 

 CLASS C. 



Vixen, A. Seaman 25.02 12 29 16 2 54 40 2 25 24 



Delpbine, .1. H. Nast 27.00 12 29 00 2 37 30 2 08 30 



Teal, F. Barrett 28.06 12 29 10 2 43 32 2 14 22 



Silvia, E. S. Hall 29.08 12 29 10 2 54 18 2 £5 08 



Ada, W. Meeker 30.00 12 29 32 2 49 30 2 19 58 



CLASS D. 



Anna, J. H. Jennings 19.11 12 28 18 3 00 15 2 31 57 



Viclette, H. S. Shepard 22.00 12 30 00 3 23 45 2 53 45 



Alice, E. W. Smith 21.08 12 28 38 3 00 40 2 32 02 



CLASS E. 



Peggy, P. G. Sanford 20.01 12 15 34 did not finish. 



Tilda" .lane, L. K. Youug 19.10 12 18 03 3 07 15 2 49 12 



CLASS E. 



Puritan, L. K. Young 16.00 12 08 37 3 01 32 2 52 55 



Daisy, W. R. MeCready 17.03 12 07 53 2 44 25 2 36 33 



Winners: Class B, Nellie first, Genevieve second; Class C, Del- 

 pbine first, Teal second; Class D, Anna first, Alice second; Class E, 

 Tilda Jane: Class F, Daisy first, Puritan second. Class B sailed 25 

 miles, classes C, D and E 15 miles, class F 12 miles. Regatta com- 

 mittee, Francis Burritt, P. G. Sanford, J. H. Jennings, E. Thome. 

 Edwin Thorne, .bulge. 



CITIZEN'S CUP REGATTA.— Bridgeport, Conn., Sept. 19.— 

 Five miles to windward and return. Weather clear. Wind S.W. 

 Tide ebb, just turned: 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Hornet 20.02 2 19 20 4 47 05 2 27 45 2 24 04 



Grace L 20.04 2 18 30 4 47 00 2 28 30 2 25 00 



Tripoli 19.04 3 22 06 4 54 14 2 32 08 2 27 20 



Reindeer.... 18. 05 2 21 20 5 03 19 2 41 59 2 35 45 



Ida May 18.09 3 18 40 4 57 53 3 39 13 2 33 15 



Wave 16.00 2 18 40 5 01 30 2 42 40 2 32 19 



Leo 18.08 3 17 55 4 44 40 2 26 45 2 20 45 



Gracie 22.05 2 18 20 4 51 21 2 33 01 2 31 46 



Brunette.... 16.07 2 is 55 4 57 00 2 38 05 2 2S ir, 

 R. H. Belle. .23.01 2 28 18 4 50 35 2 22 17 2 20 42 

 F.C. Smith. .21. CO 2 20 25 5 01 13 2 40 48 2 38 05 

 Boneville .... 17.02 2 19 35 4 54 38 2 35 03 2 26 57 



Dawn 21.06 2 20 50 5 05 20 3 44 30 



Rescue .'23.09 2 16 00 4 41 05 2 25 05 2 25 05 



The Alice, holder of the cup from last season, did not enter. 

 Winners— Class 1, 24ft., Red House Belle first, Hornet second, 

 Grace L. third. Class 2, 20ft., Leo first, Tripoli second, Ida Mav 

 third. Class 3, 18ft., Boneville first, Brunette second. Class 4, 

 18ft., Wave first. Class 5, cabin sloops, Gracie first. Dawn second. 

 The Leo wins the cup, which is quite an elegant affair, given bv 

 the citizens as a perpetual challenge cup. Regatta Committee, 

 Com. A. O. Hobbs, Messrs. A. H. Davis and wm. F. Brooks, 

 Judges, Capt. I. P. Davis, Messrs. C. M. Foster and F. T. Staples. 



MONATIQUOT Y. C. TENTH CLUB REGATTA, Sept. 17.— 

 Course, Fort Point (shortened), first and second classes, 8 miles, 

 third class, 6 miles. Weather fair, light N.E. wind, tide 11 A. M., 

 start 3 P. M. 



t-tRST CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected, 



Posy, R. G. Hunt, 22.03 2 47 21 2 22 37 



Folly, .1 • F. Sheppard 26.08 Withdrawn. 



SECOND CLASS. 



Diadem. Hayward 18.02 2 48 07 2 19 12 



Spray, White 19.02 2 53 32 2 26 41 



THIRD CLASS 



Helen Snow, Lane 16.06 2 31 20 2 14 38 



Nifti, Lentou 17.01 2 34 43 2 17 27 



Snarleyow, Maybury 17.10 3 35 59 2 19 19 



Flora Lee, Glover 17.05 2 41 23 2 24 21 



Dot, W. F. Maybury 15.00 Withdrawn. 



Winners: Class I., first. Posy, second, Tony; Class 11. , Diadem; 

 Class 111., first, Helen Snow, second, Nifti, third, Snarleyow. 

 Wind over first half of course very light, boats finished in a good 

 wind. Judges, E. P. Worster, Henry Gardner, T. D. Bagley. 



C.LKVELAND-.YACHTING ASSOCIATION.-Fall regatta Sept. 

 12. Courses. N. E. around stake-boat four miles and return, S. W. 

 around home stakeboat, sailed twice around for all boats, 16 miles, 

 Weather cloudy, wind N. E. steady. Summary: 



SECOND CLASS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Ida, C. W. Kelly 10 58 4S 3 15 53 4 17 05 4 11 27 



Alert, Herman Kelly 11 00 23 3 17 47 4 17 24 4 16 17 



Emma G„ J. N. Wagner. . ..10 55 07 3 11 37 4 16 30 4 16 30 



Iolanthe, W. P. Francis. . . .10 53 54 3 21 50 4 27 56 4 22 



Bessie, W. C. Sly 10 56 58 Did not finish. 



THMD CLASS. 



Petrel, F. (4. Overbecke. . . .10 57 38 3 27 21 4 29 43 4 16 29 



Unique, E. Radder 10 58 33 3 38 27 4 39 55 4 22 05 



Eole, C. Richter 10 59 33 3 40 42 4 41 09 4 28 14 



Silver Spray, S. Law 10 56 06 3 49 15 4 53 09 4 43 34 



Growler, H. D. Moran 10 55 00 Did not finish. 



Winners: Second class, Ida first, Alert, second. Third class, 

 Petrel first, Unique second, Eole third. The divisions of classes 

 for this race was: Class 2, under 35ft. and over 25ft,. 1. w. 1. CLass 

 3, under 25ft. 1. w. 1. Regatta committee,. P. A. Mottling, H. D. 

 Moran, S. Law, C. Krause, H. Richter. Judges, Com. Geo. W. 

 Gardner, Vice-Corn. Percy W. Rice, Dr. C. C. Arms. 



