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[Oct. , 1887, 



Sheldon, J. R. Stice, Kay, A. Manitz, A. R. Bowdish and R. H. 

 Brientnall, 9 each, divided second mtmev. H. McMnrchy, T. A. 

 Peacock, C. W. Budd, James and S. G. Smith, with 8, divided 

 third money. Tom Eley, C. Thome, Woolsey and Morris, -with 7, 

 divided fourth. 



.NEW DORP, S. L, Sept. S8.-Emerald Gun Club, of Now York 

 city, match at live pigeons, 5 ground traps, 21. 25 and 30yds., 80yds. 

 bound, club rules, 4 prizes: 



W Glaccum (21) 1111111110-9 M McMnnn (30). . . .1111011001- 7 



R Regan (21) 1110110100-6 T P Mackennn (21). 110111 1111— 



Dr Hudson (25) 0111011111-S G Reinse.n (21) 1111111111-10 



JHVosmS) 0111111111-9 J Bade (31) 0100101011- 5 



JMaesel (21) 0111000111-6 P J Keenan(21) 0111111110- 8 



H Ruhino (21) 1100U1U1— 8 ~ 



Dr Dwyer (25) 111111101 1-9 



N Maesel (21) 0101101111-7 



P Bntz (21) 0101111111-8 



Ties, miss and out, for second: W. Glaccum (25), 1, and won; J. 

 H. Voss (30), 0; Dr. Dwyer (30), 0; T. P. Mackenna (25), 0. Ties, miss 

 and out, for third: Dr. Hudson (25), 1, and won; H. Ruhino (21), 0; 

 P. Butz (21). i4; P. J. Keenan (21), 0; L. C. Gehering (25), y. For 

 Oseikei Trophy: R. Regan won. 



Sweepstake at 5 live birds, 25yds., with the following result: 



F Pfleander 11111-5 M McMnnn 11111-5 



G Remsen 11111—5 L C Gehering 11111—5 



C M Grainger 11011-4 



First divided. Grainger received second money and was not 

 pleased, as he considered himself entitled to a portion of third 

 money, it being arranged that there should he first, second and 

 third moneys. 



PARKER GUN CLUB— Mcriden, Conn., Sept. 28.— Our season's 

 work at the traps closes to-day. Our efforts to stop illegal shoot- 

 ing of birds out of season, by offering a reward of }25 for evidence 

 that will convict, I am happv to say has had the good effect of 

 saving the lives of many half-grown birds such as were killed 

 every year by thieving scoundrels unworthy the name of sports- 

 man. If other clubs throughout the country would follow suit, I 

 know good results would follow; it would stop this contemptible 

 Sunday shooting that is increasing, and we should have more 

 birds. But to return to the subject of clays, for it may interest 

 some of your many readers, though it is but tame sport compared 

 with starting out upon a trosty October morning with dog and 

 gun. We have, with as little noise as possible and no outside 

 assistance, broken botween ten and twelve thousand pigeons t his 

 summer. Thanks to the generosity of our manufacturers and 

 merchants, particularly Parker Brothers, the untiring energv of 

 Mr. Soper and the correct calculations of Mr. A. H. Merriman, 

 we have had some valuable prizes, consisting of a Parker gun, ice 

 pitcher, fruit dish, lamps, hunting suit, etc., awarded in the fol- 

 lowing order for the best average in 25 throughout the season in 

 shooting at 200 or more pigeons each man, from 18 to 21yds., 3 traps 

 and angles: J. Brogden 19, E. Iverv 17.04, F. Brown 17.35, A. Ives 

 16.00, A. H. Morriman 16.(58, E. A. Birdsey 16.50. E. Soper 16.09, 1. L, 

 Baker 16, Dr. E. W. Smith 13.22, G. H. Hill 12.50. Many other mem- 

 bers of the club shot well, but not enough times to average; while 

 others that shot in good faith for prizes by rather peculiar techni- 

 calities had some of their scores thrown out, including your hum- 

 ble correspondent— J. F. I. 



ALBANY, Sept. 22.— A large number of sportsmen witnessed the 

 trap shooting tournament at Island Park to-day. The first event 

 was called at 10 o'clock. The first event was 15 bats. Blake took 

 first money in the shoot at the bats, Gardiner, Northrup and 

 Buesser divided second, and Beckwith, Paul and Mills third. In 

 shooting at clay-pigeons Paul captured first, Thorne second, Bues- 

 ser third. First money in the third event was won by Thorne, 

 second divided between Beckwith, Gardner and Lingenfelter, and 

 Blake third. Thorne, out of a possible 45, scored 41 hits and took 

 first money in the guaranteed purse of $100, Paul and Gardner 

 scored 39 and divided second money, third money went to Beck- 

 with with a score of 38, and fourth prize was captured by Blake, 

 who made 37 hits. The individual match between Rally Gardner, 

 of this city, and Oakley Thorne, of Dutchess county, was won by 

 Thorne, who scored 44 hits out of a possible 50. Gardner made 39. 

 The contestants shot at 25 bats and 25 clay-pigeons. In the live 

 bird match Thorne, Northrup, Campbell, Dunn and Pluckrose 

 killed 5 birds each. In shooting oft' the tie Pluckrose won, Selkirk 

 took second money, and third money was divided between Pad- 

 dock, James Patten and Blake. Lord took fourth. 



A CHALLENGE PROM GRAHAM.— Now York, Oct. 3,1887.— 

 Editor Forest and Stream: I hereby challenge the winner of the 

 contest between Messrs. C. W. Budd, Des Moines, Iowa, and 

 Smith, of Syracuse, which takes place at Dunellen on Saturday 

 next, to shoot me a contest for the diamond badge and $100 a side, 

 under the same terms as they are there contesting. In the event 

 of Mr. Budd's winning I feel 1 have a claim that he should give 

 my challenge preference over any others he might receive; inas- 

 much as our late contest on New Years Day for$l,0C0 resulted in 

 a dead heat, each killing 87: and I want to find out who is the 

 better man, ho being the only man whom I have not defeated in 

 America. I will be glad to meet either him or Mr. Smith at the 

 office of the Forest and Stream, N. Y., at 13 o'clock ou Monday 

 next, where we can post forfeit and arrange place to shoot, etc. — 

 W. Graham, Champion Wing Shot of the World. 



BROOKLYN, Sept. 28.— The ground at Dexter Park looked very 

 dreary this afternoon when the members of the Glonmore Rod 

 and Gun Club met there to shoot for the diamond badge of the 

 club. Few members put in au appearance, but those few made 

 the biggest scores ever made, at 27yds. W. Selover, a well-known 

 Long Island shot, won the badg.s with a clean score of 25 straight, 

 G. Forbell, D. Edgerton and R. McAvoy each killed 24 out of 25, 

 making a remarkable total of 97 killed out of 100 shot at. In a 

 subsequent sweepstake D. Edgerton won from the 30yd. mark 

 with a score of 9 out of 10. 



OMAHA, Sept. 20.— The Penrose and Hardin Rifle Club held 

 their weekly shoot to-day, with the following scores, at live birds: 

 Penrose 22, Brewer 16, Ellis 22, Brucker 16, Parmelee 20, Hething- 

 ton 11, Petty 20, King 19, Cotter 13, Hughes 13. 



CAMDEN GUN CLUB —Editor Forest and Stream: As the dates 

 originally determined upon conflict with those of the Dunellen 

 tournament, it has been decided to postpone our shoot at Mer- 

 chantvillo Driving Park until Oct. 13, 14 and 15.— W. S. Fobtinkh, 

 Sec'y. . , 



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NEW YORK C. C. FALL REGATTA.— The fall regatta of the 

 New York C. C. will be held at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, on 

 Saturday next, starting at 2 P. M. The programme will include 

 the race for the trophy, 8 miles sailing, Classes A and B together, 

 open to members of all canoe clubs, no entrance fee. Messrs. Geo. 

 Barney in Pecowsie, Grant. Edgar in the Rat, C. B. Vaux in Lassie, 

 M. V. Brokaw in Minx, have entered, and others from the Knick- 

 erbocker, Mohican, Brooklyn andlanthc clubs will enter. There 

 rill also be a paddling race, Jfj mile, for Classes III. and IV., and 

 t; unclassified sailing race. The Staten Island boats leave foot of 

 hitel ell street every half hour. 



TORONTO C. C, FALL REGATTA, SEPT. 24-. 



THE evening before the fall regatta was spent very pleasantly 

 by the members of the T. C. C, half a dozen of whttm w&re 

 engaged in decorating the club room with bunting; prize flags* 

 canoeing pictures, paddles, etc., while about twice that number 

 were deeply engrossed in listening to one of the members debating 

 on the best way of app) ying blaeklead to the bottoms of their craft 

 and after applying the lotion retired to their various homes to 

 dream of carrying off at least olie of the 22 useful prizes which 

 decorated the club tables At three o'clock on the following day 

 about 60 of the members and their friends were present and the 

 first race, paddling, Class IV., decked, y A mile, was called: First, 

 Ripple, W. A, Cooke, prize a painting; second, Dottrel, D. B. 

 Jacques, hunting knife; third, Wanda, W. H. P. Weston, views; 

 fourth, Acis, A. H. Mason, barometer; fifth, Mac, W. G. McKen- 

 drick, 0. 



As soon as possible the paddling race, open canoos, single blades, 

 was started, and linished as follows: First, Una, Colin Eraser, 

 prize, a thermometer: second, Mojeska, W. B. Ravmond, diction- 

 ary; third, Ah-Mic, Major Leigh, flask; fourth, Wanderer, A. 

 Daniel, photos; fifth, Alberta, A. Shaw, 0. 



The next event was the novices sailing race, and aU the entries 

 were by open canoe owners, di tance two miles: First, Clytie, J. 

 Kelly, snowshoes; second, Werra, H. McLean, combination tool; 

 third, Wanderer, A. Daniel, spirit lamp; fourth. Ruby, Morphy, 0. 



While this event was in progress the passenger sailing race was 

 started. This is the race that was lirst brought, into prominence 

 by the Northern Division regatta committee as a race in which 

 the cruising canoe had a reasonable show of winning a prize, when 

 competing against the small, narrow, shallow-, cranky craft. The 

 passengers iu this race weighed over 1251bs., and it takes a reason- 

 able sized conoe to carry that muchlive ballast besides theirusual 

 crew. The following was the order of the finish, Pna, an open ca- 

 noe, carrying off first prize: First, Una, Colin Eraser, silk banner; 

 second, Dottrel, O. B. Jacques, Shakespeare; third, Petrel, G. 

 Sparrow, slippers; fourth, Acis, A. H. Mason, cuff links; fifth, 

 Mac, W. G. MacKendriek , 0; sixth, Ripple, W. A. Cooke, 0. 



The next race was the event of the season, I was going to say of 

 the year, as I never remember healing of such a large start m a 

 club race before. We have about twenty open canoes in the club, 

 and the regatta committee associated with the owner of each a 

 member who, in their opinion, would make an even team, for in- 

 stance, if the owner was a big stalwart padcller he was given for a 

 mate one who either knew little about single-blade paddling ol' 

 was not very powerful, with the result that ten teams wef.e at the 

 starting line, and as the regatta was gotten up in teh days' notice* 

 most of the teams had had only one or two practices, while some 

 had never been together at all, and no team could say whether 

 they would be in the first or last five, Two neatly stamped leather 

 medals had the desired effect of making every one "whang into 

 it" for aU they were worth throughout the entire race, and such 

 an exciting and well contested event it has never been my good 

 luck to see before. The following is the record, but as the judge 

 and time-keeper were both hitting it up for a good place in the 

 race no time was taken: First, A. H. Mason, H. Wright, each a 

 set of razors; second, W. A. Cooke, A. Daniel, toilet brushes; third, 

 W. B. Raymond, W. Wright, smoking set; fourth, E. Rice, I. Kelly, 

 mpe and pipe rack; fifth, W. G. McKendrick, H. McLean; sixth, 

 I. Neilson, D. B. Jacques; seventh, Colin Eraser, Geo. Baker; 

 eighth, — Morphy, E. Sparrow; ninth, Major Leigh, W. H. Weston; 

 tenth, A. Shaw, R. O. McCulloch. Every one was of the opinion 

 that the last pair worked as hard for their leather medals as the 

 winners of the first place, and lame shoulders will be carried by 

 some of us as a reminder of the hard work we had hustling to 

 keep away from the rear end of the show. Mac. 



Toronto, Sept. 26. 



A. C. A. AUDITING COMMITTEE.-Oct. 3.-To the members 

 of the American Canoe Association. Gentlemen; Notice is hereby 

 given that, pursuant to request of the secretary-treasurer, 1 have 

 appointed Vice-Commodore Henry Stanton and ex-ruemher of the 

 executive committee William Whitloek, of New York, as a com- 

 mittee to audit the books, accounts, etc., of Mr. William M, Car- 

 ter, the retiring secretary-treasurer of the Association. Very truly 

 yours, Robert J. Wilkin, Commodore A. C. A. 



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THE INTERNATIONAL RACES. 



Second Race, Sept. 30, Oct. 1. 



AT last the long suspense of the last three months is over, the 

 race that all looked forward to with the most intense inter- 

 est but a few days ago has gone into history, the possession of the 

 Cup is again decided in favor of the New YTork Y. C, and events 

 move so rapidly that before the bustle of the races has quieted 

 down the club is face to face with another challenge. All Ameri- 

 cans must feel proud of the work done by their champions, work- 

 without parallel in the annals of yachting, aud all must acknow- 

 ledge the debt due in behalf of national yachting to the two indi- 

 viduals who alone have retained the Cup for the third time, aud 

 against worthy antagonists. Even if Volunteer were an undesira- 

 ble type of yacht it would be something to think that her spon- 

 sors have made a brave and successful light against the best rac- 

 ing craft that could be brought against them, but the triumph is 

 still greater when it is considered that in addition to retaining the 

 Cup with honor, Messrs. Paine and Burgess ha ve given to Ameri- 

 can yachtsmen a boat in many respects admirable, free from all 

 the defects of the old national type, and at the same time the 

 superior thus far iu speed. 



On purely technical grounds the Forest and Stream has long 

 upheld the claims of keel boats, but as applied to Volunteer and 

 others of Mr. Burgess's creations the old arguments against the 

 American centerboard sloop have lost their force. It is still a 

 most interesting issue whether our position, that the keel is fully 

 the equal of the board to windward, can be proved with the large 

 compromise boats as it has been between the narrow cutters and 

 the skimming-dishes in the sizes up to 70ft., but while in the latter 

 case it was a fight against evils and abuses, against a bad and 

 dangerous type of boat and play yachting, and iu favor of safe 

 and able craft and deep-water work, it is now only a question of 

 scientific interest, whether there is a peculiar virture in the board 

 that makes it the superior of the keel to windward. 



Earnestly as the battle has been fought on both sides, it is not a 

 vital issue any longer, the fact that Volunteer has beaten Thistle 

 is not likely to lead to the construction of centerboard yachts 

 abroad, while no possible superiority of the keel boat can drive the 

 centerboard entirely from American waters. The many advan- 

 tages of keel boats ha ve been generally conceded here, a large pro- 

 poruon of the ileet are of that class, while the lessons as to lead 

 keels and cutter rig have been too firmly impressed on all ever to 

 be eradicated. It is natural that the defeat of Thistle should be a 

 severe disappointment to all adherents of the keel boat, but which- 

 ever way the final issues of beam and board shall be decided is a 

 matter of comparative minor importance, aud contrasting the 

 condition of American yachting to-day with that of ten years 

 ago, looking at Volunteer alongside of Vision and Arrow, at For- 

 tuna besides Mohawk, we can feel that the long battle tor safer 

 and abler craft first begun by the Forest and Stbbam has not 

 been in vain. 



After the race of Tuesday an attempt was made by Mr.' Watson 

 to secure a dock for the following day, in order that Thistle's bot- 

 tom might be examined, chiefly in deference to a feeling that pre- 

 vailed with Captain Barr and the crew that there was something 

 wrong. He was unable to do this, however, and the idea was 

 abandoned, an examination of the bottom being made as far as 

 possible by sweeping the keel from bow to stern with a rope, no 

 obstruction of any kind being discovered. Thursday morning 

 broke with fog and rain but no wind, the boats were at the Lightship 

 in good time, but after waiting unt 1 noon the race was postponed 

 to the following day, the fleet starting for home. It was reported 

 that Volunteer had hauled out and cleaned bottom on Wednesday 

 night, but the rumor was incorrect. 



On Friday morning the weather was no better, a thick mist, un- 

 usual at this season of the year, a heavy rain at intervals with a 

 drizzle between, and very little wind, what there was being about 

 northeast. When the fleet of steamers arrived at the start off the 

 Scotland Lightship, Electra anchoring at 10 A. M, both the racers 

 had come out from the Horseshoe under mainsails and jibs, and 

 were working about near the line. The fog had thinned a little 

 hut the wind was light, about 15 miles per hour, and nearly due 

 east. The committee decided to start the race aud at once sent away 

 the tug Haviland, in charge of Steward Neils Olsen, to log off 20 

 miles. E. by N., making the course nearly parallel with the Long 

 Island shore. There was a fair chance of more wind and some sea 

 further out, there being little sea at the Lightship, but all that 

 was met was a wind sea of very moderate proportions and that 



troubled neither boat seriously; though the wind did Increase 

 later; the range through the day being from 15 to 25 mjles per hour* 

 Whole galfes; half gales* and "Channel seas" were absent, bnly a 

 mbdet-ate working breeze and small chop seas, making a very fair' 

 sailing day* 



A start once decided on, both set jiblieadod topsails aud stay- 

 sails. Thistle carrying her No. 2 jib and small staysail. At 10:30 

 the preparatory gun was fired from the flagship, aud a few minutes 

 later the struggle for first place began. The flagship lay a little 

 south ol the Lightship, and both racers were on herstarboard side. 

 Thistle worked about to windward of Volunteer, and as the time 

 shorteued to two minutes she stood off to the westward ou star- 

 board tack, with Volunteer a little astern. When but a minute 

 was loft she came full for Eleetra's beam, gather g way each 

 moment, then, when it seemed that she was about 1 run souare 

 into the flagship, she paid off, rounded on her heel di ctly under 

 Eleetra's stern, aud ran along so close that one could \ ch a penny 

 aboard, and then, timed with magnificent precision, he cut the 

 line right in the puff of smoke, from the starting gun. 4 prettier 

 start was never seen, a closer one is not possible, th handling 

 throughout was superb. Her rival, however, was not tar behind, 

 right in Thistle's wake and just as close to the flagship, heeling 

 until the garboard was nearly in the air as sheets came in. She 

 rushed past the line but 30 secouds later, and theu Captain Half 

 sent her far out to windward by a bold lu ff directly under 'Plectra's 

 bow, letting her run well out on Thistle's weather before settl ng 

 down to the work of the day. Such a start alone was something 

 to remember, to call to mind through the winter, to tell of 

 years hence when other racos for the Cup are being sailed, and to 

 boast that one was there to see. The honors were well divided 

 between the two skippers, but though astern. Volunteer had the 

 weather berth; little if she was not able to hold it and foot at the 

 same time, but much if she could do both. 



In the two previous years both Geneata and Galatea have goue 

 over the line astern of their rivals in starting to windward, and 

 much has been said about the superior skill of American skippers, 

 This year Captain Barr has led in both starts, but according to 

 the general reports this was done designedly b.V Volunteer, cxeeL 

 lent reasons for starting last being given. ' We have not learned 

 hanged g: 

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IWK Tl^lStJ.6 t.3 CI ■ 



ending Volunteer iu 1887, or if it was a smart thing to follow now 

 it was no great blunder then. 



Once away, the excitement became intense, as it was evident 

 that all the desired conditions were this time present, and that 

 the battle would be a fierce as well as a fair one. The course was 

 a perfectly fair one, as free as possible from advantages due to 

 local knowledge, out on the broad Atlantic, and with little to gain 

 from tides or currents, plenty of deep water to choose a course in, 

 and no great risk of outside interference. The wind was strong 

 enough, to insure a race, varying at times in strength and direc- 

 tion, but as if fortunately happened, favoring neither at the ex- 

 pense of the other to any extent: the sea was not heavy enough 

 to trouble either boat, and while it would have been fatal to a 

 shoal sloop it had no effect on such a deep and heavy boat as Vol- 

 unteer. We have taken exception to the weather in which all the 

 Cup races of 1835 and 1888 were sailed as fluky and unfair, but 

 this time the conditions were fully above the average of yachting 

 weather, and fair to both yachts. With the two starting so evenly 

 and the fleet following behind there was everv opportunity for an 

 hour to compare them, but that length of time was not necessary. 

 The first quarter of an hour told the story, and showed clearly 

 enough that the keel had missed it again. 



With two big cutter-rigged boats, similarly built and ballasted, 

 differing little in displacement aud carrying sail equally well, the 

 question was narrowed down mainly to one of keel vs. board, and 

 from the start the victory was entirely on the side of the latter. 

 Taking the boats detail by detail as they sailed, each the acknowl- 

 edged champion of her class, the easy victor over all others of her 

 kind, the final effort of the leaders in design and seamanship, the 

 comparison is by far the most important that has ever been 

 offered, the opportunity for a substantial addition to the stock of 

 knowledge now at the disposal of the naval architect is too great 

 to be sacrificed to any partisan feeling, and we shall try to weigh 

 each boat fairly and impartially. 



First, and of the most importance, is the question of windward 

 power, of holding on and going ahead, the quality of all ol hers to 

 be prized in a yacht. In this the odds were all iu favor of Volun- 

 teer; she held out to windward and footed at the same time in a 

 way that made the result certain in a few miles. While not at 

 her best on this point, Thistle may still be taken as a standard for 

 her class to-day, the equal of Ires to windward, though not quite 

 up toMarjorie. Compared to her Volunteer's ability was un- 

 doubted, beyond the chances of change by any alterations of trim 

 or sails. As they stood onward on the same long tack, under the 

 same sails and in the same wind, the distance between the two 

 constantly and steadily widened, until, from Volunteer being a 

 hundred yards to windward by virtue of her luff at the start, she 

 had the better by half a mile at the end of an hour. 



Sailing the same course there was not much difference notice- 

 able in the pointing, what there was being in Volunteer's favor, 

 but the gain in this respect was slight, in carrying sail the 

 advantage was the other way, contrary to the general expectation 

 Thistle stood on her pins better than Volunteer. The difference 

 in angle of heel as the two were viewed from astern was slight, 

 but all in favor of Thistle, and if Volimte. r had sail enough it 

 seemed that Thistle could well stand more w ithout exceeding the 

 other's angle of heel. Comparing the canvas of the two Volunteer 

 was ahead, excepting her jib, which shook badly while she w as 

 on the wind, but for the ather sails they were all asleep, each 

 doing its work quietly and effectually, trimmed flat, in fact the 

 main sheet hove hard down over the narrow quarter, but each 

 lull, round aud solid looking. Thistle suffered from a very bad 

 foresail, the leech slatting continually all the way out. The jib 

 was better, while the mainsail was doing its work well, though 

 much has been said about the flapping of the leech. There was at 

 lirst, for a short time, the flapping chat is so often seen in the 

 peaks of the loose linen mainsails, but this soon ceased, leaving 

 only an undulation of the entire lower part of the sail, a rise and 

 fall of the sail that was probably due to the motion of the boom, 

 which was not sheeted in as on Volunteer, and which had more 

 motion as the boat rose and fell. This, however, looked worse 

 than it was, and probably affected the speed very little, as the sail 

 was always full. Taken altogether, however, the whole sit of the 

 canvas on Volunteer was superior to t hat of Thistle. 



As the two reached along with the seas abeam it was difficult to 

 distinguish any marked difference in the performance, nor was 

 there any more when on the offshore tack they headed the sea. 

 Neither suffered much from the moderate wave motion nor did 

 the speed differ greatly, whether with the sea ahead or abeam. Aa 

 to speed through the water, there was no perceptible difference. 

 It is very hard to Bay which of two boats is gomg the faster when 

 they are some distance apart and the spectator is first astern and 

 then aheael on a swiftly moving steamer, and various opinions 

 were expressed at times; first that Volunteer was overhauling 

 Thistle in the footing, then that Thistle was holding her own, etc. 

 On the way home the general opinion among Volunteer's friends 

 was that she w as outrunning This.le easily, but the times proved 

 to the contrary. All the way to windward Thistle showed as good 

 speed on end as her rival, what beat her was the inability to hold 

 to w indward. Of course it sometimes happens that the best boat 

 at reaching will travel fast enough to make up for the lack of 

 vveathorly power, oven on a windward course, but no such dispar- 

 ity exists among the best of the big class, Volunteer, Thistle, May- 

 dower and Puritan, and a marked inferiority iu holding on cannot 

 be made up by going faster through the water. 



Shortly after the start the fog closed in a little, but after a time 

 it lifted, and at 11:30 the rain began again, the wind holding about 

 the same. At 11:45 the yachts were abreast of the big hotel at 

 Rockaway, Volunteer now J£ mile to windward but abeam of 

 Thistle. The sun now showed a disposition to witness the race, 

 and the sky and horizon were comparatively light. The first tack 

 of the day was made by Thistle at 11:49, Volunteer going about at 

 11:51. They were now heading the sea, and hoth pitching a little. 

 The difference between them was more plainly seen, and was too 

 great for Thistle to make up with started sheets. At noon a heavy 

 cloud rose in the east, being preceded by a comparative calm, but 

 out of it came a streak of stronger wind from E. by S., breaking 

 the yachts off a little. After this the wind went back to the old 

 quarter, about E., holding there and increasing in force until near 

 the finish of the race, wheu it went again still further to the 

 south, 



The steamers had run up near Thistle, and with the entiro 

 Atlautic to steam in some showed a disposition to crowd her, the 

 Sirius being the chief offender. The flagship, setting an example 

 by runniug at a distance, whistled until they withdrew, without 

 interfering with the yacht. There was plenty of space for them, 

 and no possible excuse for any crowding. 



At 12:48 Volunteer went on starboard tack inshore, with Thistle 

 following at 12:51, the wind then being very light. At 1 P. M. 

 Volunteer was off Loug Beach, and over a mile ahead. At 1:35 

 she sent up the clubtopsail, more in readiness for the run home 

 than because she uceded it, and Thistle, followed with hers at 1:30. 

 At 1:37 Volunteer tacked again. Thistle going about at l.-tl. Volun- 

 teer held this taek until 3:00, when she went on starboard, Thistle 

 foUowing five minutes later. Electra was now at the mark and 



