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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 9, 1887. 



LARCH MO NT Y. C. PENNANT REGATTA, JUNE 



THE spring pennant regatta of the Larehmont Y. C. was sailed 

 on June 4 over the long course of the club, from the anchor- 

 age around the "buoy off Execution Light, thence around Mattini- 

 cock buoy, thence around buoy off Captain's Island, and home 

 around Execution again, 33 miles. The smallest class, cats under 

 Sift., sailed the 17-mile course, omitting the Captain'* Island buoy. 

 Classes D and E had each but one entrv, so the two yachts sailed 

 together for a cup offered by Com. Alley. The principal event of 

 the regatta was the sailing of the new Titania, this being her first 

 race, and though she had nothing of her size against her, she beat 

 Cinderella easily, though the course offered no windward work. 

 The wind was from the north at the start, allowing spinakers to 

 draw from the line to Execution, later hauling to the eastward, 

 and finally coming out of southeast, so that spinakers were again 

 set on the last leg from Execution to the finish. The start was 

 made at 11:35, the order across the line being: Petrel, Santapogue, 

 Cinderella, Fanita, Daphne, Clarita, Titauia, Marietta, Orienta, 

 Nymph, Volusia, Punch, Fairy, Cruiser, Schemer, Nova, Lorna 

 and Ananda, The last three were handicapped. 



The big steel sloop led the fleet to the first mark, all carrying 

 spinakers to port. The times at Execution buoy were; 



Titania 11 58 30 Volusia 13 04 35 



Cinderella 13 00 40 Petrel 13 04 r.O 



Fanita. 13 01 24 Sachem 13 05 lie 



Daphne 13 03 OS Cruiser 13 05 17 



Santapogue 12 03 51 Fairy 13 00 03 



Mnriotta 13 03 55 Punch 13 no 3S 



Clarita 13 04 24 Orienta 13 08 40 



The fleet hauled on the wind on port tack for the next mark, 

 but before it was reached, the wind, lighter than at first, had 

 headed them so that several tacks were necessary. Fanita tried a 

 hitch to the north, but Daphne, holding on a little longer, finally 

 went well to windward of her. The four were timed: 



Titania 12 53 55 Daphne 1 07 35 



Cinderella 1 08 25 Fanita 1 10 35 



The positions were not changed much on the reach across to 

 Captains island, the times "being: 



Titania 1 25 20 Daphne 1 41 00 



Cinderella t 35 19 Fanita 1 43 30 



The next leg allowed spinakers to port before a very Ifgb t breeze, 

 and Titania gained so much on Cinderella that: she was at the line 

 before her rival turned Execution buoy. Fanita had also gained 

 on her rival and led her at the buoy, the time not being taken. As 

 Cind roil a turned the mark a nice breeze came in from southeast, 

 before which she set her spinaker to starboard and ran quickly 

 Home. The full times were: 



CLASS D — CABIN SLOOPS— 60 TO 75PT. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



3 41 20 



4 05 43 



4 07 18 

 4 07 13 



Titania 11 38 17 3 19 37 3 41 20 



CLASS E— CABIN SLOOPS— 52 TO 60FT. 



Cinderella 11 36 41 3 43 23 4 1)5 43 



CLASS I.— CABIN SLOOPS— 42 TO 50ft. 



Fanita 11 36 15 3 43 58 4 07 13 



Daphne 1 1 37 23 3 44 46 4 07 13 



CLASS II.- CABIN SLOOPS— 33 TO 42l.'T. 



.Schemer 11 42 47 3 56 40 4 13 53 



Santapogue 11 36 38 3 57 50 4 21 12 



Volusia 11 41 14 4 11 21 4 30 07 



Clarita 11 37 56 4 13 38 4 35 43 



CLASS III. — CABIN SLOOPS— 25 TO 33 PT. 



Nymph 11 40 16 4 04 11 4 23 55 



CLASS IV. — CABIN SLOOPS— UNDER 25FT. 



Nora 11 45 00 Not timed. 



CLASS V.— OPEN SLOOPS— OVER 25lT. 



Loma 11 45 00 3 49 24 4 04 24 



Ananda 11 45 00 3 48 11 4 03 11 



Marietta 11 39 46 Not timed. 



CLASS VHI. — CAT RIGGED— UNDER 23FT. 



Fairy 11 41 31 3 46 17 4 04 46 



Orienta 11 40 10 3 47 08 4 06 58 



Cruiser 11 42 14 4 01 23 4 19 08 



Petrel 11 36 37 4 04 27 4 28 00 



Punch 11 41 25 Not timed. 



The Regatta Committee included Messrs. H. B. Willard, G. L. 

 Forman and F. C. Griffiths. 



3 56 02 

 3 58 42 



4 04 26 

 4 06 48 

 4 16 09 

 4 28 00 



CORINTHIAN Y. C. RACE, JUNE 13. 



THE latest addition to the New York yacht clubs, the Corinth- 

 ian, starts its second year with a race that promises to be 

 one of the most interesting and important of the spring regattas, 

 the details being so arranged, as will he seen by the following con- 

 ditions, as to encourage a large, number of entries from the ranks 

 of those amateurs who race for the sake of sport rather than 

 prizes. In two respects the programme differs from the ordinary 

 ones; there is no attempt to give big prizes, and the yachts will 

 be tried by three different ratings, in the matter of prizes, the 

 departure is certainly a radical one, as in place of money prizes of 

 one to two hundred dollars the club will give only pewter mugs, 

 standing as record of the race. Of course, while prizes are neces- 

 sary, yachtsmen have little respect for the man who races merely 

 for money, and it will be a very interesting experiment to see how 

 many will go in simply for the sport, with no hope of a money 

 prize. The classification, that introduced by the Forest and 

 Stream, is ample, giving fair chances to every size of boat, the 

 courses are good and the prizes should be sufficient to induce all to 

 enter, as every owner has the chance to prove his boat the best in 

 her class in a record race, and this is certainly far more than any 

 money prize. The experiment of placing the three leading sys- 

 tems of measurement side by side under equal conditions is likely 

 to throw some valuable light on 11 i s most important subject. In 

 any given class it is generally not difficult to say which boat is 

 best, or which won on her merits, and a comparison of the results 

 of the three systems with the general opinion as to the boats can- 

 not fail to be interesting and instructive. This first venture of 

 the new club is certainly in the best interests of sport, and well 

 calculated to advance yacht racing in New York, and yachtsmen 

 can best show their appreciation of these efforts by full entries in 

 the race. 



The race, open to all yachts enrolled in any recognized yacht 

 club, will be sailed in New York harbor J une 13. It is proposed to 

 give three prizes in each class, all of equal value, one to the win- 

 ning yacht on a. rating of sail area, one to the winning yacht on a 

 rating of load water line length, and one to t he wiuuing yacht on 

 a rating of load waterline length and sail area combined. It will 

 thus be seen that each yacht has the chance of winning three 

 prizes. It is the object of the club to foster the spirit of racing for 

 the sake of the sport and the best interests of yachting, rather 

 than for the money value of the prizes, and it is hoped that owners 

 of boats belonging to other clubs will support this policy by a large 

 entry. It is particularly desired that the entries include various 

 types of boats, and to that end prizes are offered under three 

 systems of measurement. The prizes will be pewter mugs suitably 

 inscribed, and besides the mugs to the winning boats, a mug will 

 be given to each amateur member of each winning crew. 

 The courses are a s follows 1 ^ 



No. 1. 37 Statute Miles.— Starting from an imaginary line be- 

 tween club steamer and Fort Wadsworth, to buoy 10 on the south- 

 west spit, keeping it on the port hand, thence to and around buoy 

 8*4, keeping it on the port hand, thence to and around Sandy Hook 

 Lightship,- keeping it on the starboard hand, and return over the 

 same course to buoy 15, keeping to the eastward of buoys 9, 11, 13 

 and 15 on the west bank, and outside of buoy 5 on the point of 

 Sandy Hook, going and returning. 



No. 2. 80 Sta tute Miles.— From the same starting line to buoy 10 

 on the southwest spit., keeping it on the port hand, thence to and 

 around buoy 8& keeping it on the port hand, thence to and around 

 Scotland Lightship, keeping it on the starboard hand, and return 

 over the same course to buoy 15, keeping to the eastward of buoys 

 9, 11, 18 and 15 on the west bank, and outside of buoy 5 on the point 

 of Sandy Hook, going and returning. 



No. 3. 33 Statute Miles. — From the same starting line to buoy 

 10J^, keeping it on the starboard hand, thence to and around buoy 

 1, off Point Comfort, keeping it on the starboard hand, thence to 

 the finish line, buoy 15, keeping to the eastward of buoys 9, 11, 13 

 and 15 on the west bank, going and returning. If a stakeboat is 

 anchored off buoy 1 it, is to be rounded instead of the buoy. 



No. 4. 15 Statute Miles.— From the same starting line, to and 

 around buoy 16 on the east bank, keeping it on the starboard 

 hand, thence to and around buoy 10J4, keeping it on the starboard 

 hand, thence to finish line, buoy 15. keeping to the eastward of 

 buoys 9, 11, 13 and 15, going and returning. 



The finish must be made across an imaginary line between the 

 judges' steamer or the station boat and buoy 15. The first, second 

 and third classes will sail course No. 1. The fourth and fifth 

 classes No. 2. The sixth class No. 3. The seventh and eighth 

 classes No. 4. 



All yachts will be classed according to the load waterline 

 length, as follows: First class, 65ft, and less than 75ft.; second 

 class, 56ft. and less than 65ft..; third class, 48ft, and loss than 56ft.; 

 fourth class, 41ft, and less than 48ft.; fifth class, 35ft. and less than 

 41ft.; sixth class, 30ft, and less than 35ft.; seventh class, 26ft, and 

 less than 80ft.; eighth class, less than 26ft. 



The three racing ratings upon which time allowance is to be 

 computed will be as follows, viz.: First— The square root of the 

 area of lower sails and working gaff topsails. Second— Length on 

 load waterline. Third— Half the sum of the square root of the 

 area of the sails (lower sails and working gafftopsails), added to 

 length on load waterline. Time allowances will be applied to the 

 above ratings, according to the table of allowances in use by the 

 New York Y. C. Entries must be made in w r riting or telegraph, 

 to the secretary, M. Roosevelt Schuyler, 55 Beaver street, New 

 York, before noon, June 11, or at the club house, Tornpkinsville, 

 before 9 o'clock on the morning of the race. The names of the 

 amateurs in the crew must he declared at time of entry, and the 

 entry must also declare length on load waterline and the area of 

 sails (lower sails and working ga fftopsails). There will be no re- 

 strictions in regard to sails, or the manner of setting or working 

 them. Crews are limited to one man for each 5ft. of length on 

 deck or fractional part. One man in three may be a member of 

 the regular crew of the yacht; all others must be amateurs and an 

 amateur must steer. Schooners and yawls may enter at one-third 

 and one-quarter less than their actual measurement respectively, 

 but shall not bo classified by this reduced rat ing. The race will 

 be sailed under the sailing regulations of the club, copies of which 

 may be had by applying to the secretary, No. 55 Beaver street. 



CEDAR POINT Y. C. 



THE open regatta of the Cedar Point Y. C, sailed on May 30, 

 was a complete success. The day opened with prospects of 

 rain and with considerable fog, but cleared bef ore the hour of 

 starting; the wind was S.S.E., blowing a nice vvholesail breeze. 

 The course was from off Hill's Point to a stakeboat five miles, 

 bearing S. by E„ thence to a stakeboat one mile west of Penfield 

 Reef light, thence to place of starting. The first gun was fired at 

 12 M. and the gun for Class C was fired five minutes later. The 

 boats went off wed together and no accidents occurred during the 

 race, When the outside stakeboat was rounded tlto wind shifted 

 to S. by E., making two sides of the race on the wind. 



The Americas, Cu.pt, Ed Sturtevant, with her butterfly rig, easily 

 outsailed the entire fleet, with the Alice and Go Softly next. The 

 following is the summary: 



CLASS C, SLOOP-RIGGED BOATS 3oFT. AND UNDER. 



Start. Finish. Actual. 



Nellie. H. C. Eno 13 05 30 4 01 00 3 55 30 



Silvia, E. S. Hall 12 00 10 4 08 15 4 02 05 



Teal, F. Burritt 12 07 11 3 47 08 3 39 57 



Helene, W. E. Bond 12 07 10 4 08 47 4 01 37 



CLASS D, OPEN JIB AND MAINSAIL BOATS, 25FT. AND UNDElf. 



Number 4, S. S. Davton 13 11 17 3 51 10 3 39 53 



Alice, Ed Smith 12 11 05 3 43 40 3 33 35 



Americus, Ed Sturtevant 13 11 55 3 18 30 3 06 85 



Tilda Jane, L. K. Young 13 11 40 4 08 05 3 56 25 



Tripoli, Capt, Fredericks 13 11 40 4 10 15 3 58 35 



CLASS E, CAT-RIGGED BOATS, 21ET. AND UNDER. 



C'ompo, Bradley Bros 12 18 08 4 17 00 3 58 52 



Co Soft] v, E. S. Wheeler 12 17 47 3 53 32 3 35-15 



Peggy, A. D. Sanford 12 15 35 4 00 45 3 44 50 



Anna, J. H. Jennings 12 15 57 3 59 30 3 -13 33 



Katie, J. Mulloy. 12 17 23 Did not finish. 



Best time over course— Americus first, Alice second, Go Softly 

 third. 



In ClasBC— Teal wins, with Helene second on corrected time. 

 In Class D— Americus wins, with best actual time over the 

 course, with Alice second. 

 In Class E— Go Softly wins, with Anna second. 



MONAT1QUOT Y. C— The opening race of the Monatiquot Y. 

 C. was sailed oil Weymouth on Decoration Day for cash prizes. 

 Owing to the counter-attraction of the open regatta at South 

 Boston a large number of the club boats were absent: 



PIRST CLASS. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Posy, sloop, R. G. Hunt 32.02 1 53 50 1 25 29 



Polly, sloop, J. F. Sheppard 26.09 1 53 43 1 29 31 



SECOND CLASS. 



Diadem, sloop, L. Hay ward 18.06 2 02 07 1 29 31 



Maud, sloop, G. M. Lincoln 18.10 2 04 32 1 32 22 



Spider, cat, A. E. Pratt 18.10 2 11 57 1 39 47 



Hester, cat, P. H. Blackman 18.07 Not taken. 



HUDSON RIVER Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 6.— The 

 annual regatta of the Hudson River Y. C. was sailed on June 6 in 

 a light southerly breeze, the courses being: For classes A. B, C, 

 D and E to Yonkers and return, and for Class F to Spuyten Duyvil 

 Creek and return. The times were: 



CLASS A— CABIN SLOOPS, 40 FT. AND UNDER. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Alexander F 11 42 13 7 13 55 7 31 43 7 08 09 



CLASS B— OPEN BOATS, 26 TO 30FT. 



J. T. Corlett U 44 15 6 36 12 6 51 57 6 51 57 



CLASS C-SLOOPS, 23 TO 26PT. 



Clara S 11 45 03 7 13 17 7 27 44 7 26 19 



CLASS D— SLOOPS, 20 TO 23PT. 



Geo. B. Deane 11 42 10 7 10 43 7 28 33 7 27 13 



CLASS P— ALL BOATS UNDER 18PT. 



Tough - 11 34 35 5 03 00 5 28 25 5 25 47 



Happv Thought U 35 05 5 21 00 5 46 55 5 43 25 



Richark K. Fox 11 36 10 5 44 00 6 07 50 6 07 50 



OSWEGO Y. C. CRUISE, May 28-30.— The cruise of the Oswego 

 Y. C. to Big Sodtts was arranged as a regular race, the times at 

 start and finish being carefully taken. The start was ordered for 

 1 P. M., and at that time, besides the committee boat, Ross, the 

 steam yachts Ruth and Aida were ready to accompany the fleet. 

 The wind was light, the latter part of the race being made under 

 spinakers. The times were : 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Merle 3 51 30 3 50 27 



Ella S 54 06 3 54 06 



Katie Gray 4 13 00 4 05 37 



Laura 4 14 02 4 09 53 



Cricket 4 18 50 4 08 42 



Fascination 4 55 441 4 48 45 



Merle is the new Burgess boat owned by Allan Ames. The 

 Rochester Y. C. was to rendezvous also at Big Sodtts, but the wind 

 was so light that the fleet was obliged to tow, arriving early Sun- 

 day morning, the yachts being the Ripple, Ethel, Lady Eva, 

 Petrel, Armida, Nokomis, Florence, Mary E. and Lily, with two 

 launches. In the afternoon a review of the combined fleet was 

 held, and on May 30 the yachts sailed for Rochester and Oswego. 



PORTLAND Y. C. OPENING CRUISE, MAY 28-30.-The an- 

 nual spring cruise came off May 29 and 30, seven of the yachts 

 participating. Orders were issued May 21 tor a cruise down the 

 bay, starting at 3 P. M. on Saturday the 28th, returning the fol- 

 lowing Tuesday, but a severe easterly storm necessitated a post- 

 ponement until the 39th, six boats starting then in fog and drizzle, 

 and beating down to Hamilton's on the north side of Great Che- 

 beague Island, where wo lay comfortably until the morning of 

 Decoration Day, which dawned cloudy with light wind fromS.W. 

 By 10 o'clock the sun came out bright and hot, and getting under 

 wav we made a short cruise in company around the island and up 

 the" Sound to Diamond Cove, Smiles below the city, came to anchor, 

 lav there an hour for dinner, and returned to Die city by 6 o'clock. 

 Although a short trip, this was none the less enjoyable, some 

 thirty-five or more making up the party, including members and 

 guests. In accordance with custom, an invitation to join the 

 fleet was extended to yacht owners not members of the club, and 

 the owner of the sloop Twilight, with a pleasant party, accepted 

 and accompanied us, making a welcome addition. The boats kept 

 in compauy during the entire trip, and as our club is essentially 

 Corinthian, nearly all the owners handling their own yachts, there 

 was much good-natured rivalry for advantage. The yachts tak- 

 ing part in the cruise were the Teinpus (flagship), Idler (vice-Com- 

 modore), Warren, Graoie, Starlight, Clarence, Vera and Twilight, 

 four sloops, one catboat and three sloops with cutter rig. Thus 

 far this season the weather has been capricious, all our predicted 

 westerly winds coming from the northeast; materially interfering 

 with several contemplated private cruises to the eastward. Since 

 the curtailment of the spring expedition, members are consider- 

 ing a fall cruise some time in September. Our club is prospering 

 and its membership increasing. We shall be happy at all times 

 to extend to visiting yachts such privileges and accommodations 

 as our house and landing float afford.— K. 



BOATBUILDING IN THE WEST.— We have received from R, 

 J. Douglas & Co., Waukegan, 111., their large catalogue of pleasure 

 craft, including sailing yachts of 30ft. and over, steam yachts, 

 sailboats, canoes, rowboats and hunting skiffs. The drawings are 

 especially good, showing the lines of the boats, also sail and inter- 

 ior plans, and will prove very useful to persons at a distance. The 

 boats built by Douglas & Co. are all of their own design, and the 

 models in all classes are excellent. They make a specialty of 

 several sizes of yachts, 20ft. x 8ft. Gin. by 18ft, draft, 25ft. xlOft. 5in. 

 by 3ft, draft, and steam launches of 40ft, x 7ft. 8in. and smaller 

 sizes. By building to carefully prepared plans and having great 

 advantage in obtaining suitable timber they are able to turn out 

 these boats at very reasonable prices. 



YACHTING ^AT DULUTH.— Duluth, Minn.— Editor Forest and 

 Stream: I have said before in columns of Forest and Stbeam 

 that Duluth was a beautiful city, that she possessed the finest 

 yachting groundslany where on the chain of the great lakes, and 

 we still think so.^The inside bay, protected by Minnesota Point, 

 a spur of land seven miles long and of sufficient width to keep any 

 severe northeasters from intruding into the almost land-locked 

 harbor. To yachtsmen who arc looking for a summer cruise, look 

 over a map of L&fce Superior. At the extreme western end, from 

 Bark Point to Duluth, a run of 40 miles, is admirable yachting 

 grounds. Plenty of deep water, not a shoal spot in this run, and 

 the road is about mid lake. The water shoals on the Wisconsin 

 side out into the lake for some distance, but on the north shore 

 the. scenery is wild, bluffy, and at times grand. Boats can some- 

 times run in almost close, to shore, but close as this rocks are 

 found. The whole north shore is deeply scored with streams that 

 abound in trout. The Wisconsin shores are famous for their 

 trout, streams, so that this Fon-du-lae Bay, as the old maps call it, 

 40 miles long and from 14 to 20 miles wide, presents an attractive 

 and interesting ground for the yachtsman and pleasure seeker.— 

 Norman. 



LAKE'S IMPROVED STEERERS.— The Lake Manufacturing 

 Company has lately opened an office in New York, at 29 1 Broad- 

 way, for the sale of their steering apparatus for yachts and larger 

 vessels. This firm makes a specialty of the automatic holding or 

 non-holding gear invented by Mr. Lake, in which the wheel is 

 never locked but al ways free to be moved by hand, but at the same 

 time the rudder is automatically locked fast, unlocking itself as 

 soon as the wheel is moved. If desired the gear may be readily 

 changed in a moment so as to leave the rudder free to swing. 

 The same arrangement is fitted to use on a tiller instead of a 

 wheel. The wheel gears are made in several varieties, single gear, 

 double gear, and a special style for yachts with an outboard rud- 

 der, the gear being joined to the rudder head by wire ropes, so 

 that it may be placed as far forward as may be desirable. The 

 firm also manufacture a plain quadrant gear of excellent con- 

 struction, and a, powerful screw steerer, samples of which can be 

 seen at the office in New York or at 6u8 Callowhi 11 street, Phila- 

 delphia. 



YACHTING LITERATURE IN GERMANY.— Tho increased 

 interest in yachting in Germany is shown in the greater attention 

 lately given to its literature, which now boasts several bright and 

 enterprising periodicals devoted to water sports. Among these 

 the Wassersport holds a leading place, and its publishers have also 

 added several books already to the library of the German yachts- 

 man. The latest of these, now being issued in parts, is the "Sail- 

 or's Handbook, by A. Munchall-Viebrook, Lieutenant in the Prus- 

 sian navy. This work, a large octavo, deals with the design, con- 

 struction and handling of yachts, both in theory and practice. It 

 is fully illustrated with large plates, aud promises to become the 

 standard work in the German language. 



SHIFTING BALLAST AGAIN— Just at this time, when nearly 

 all clubs have given up the practices of shifting ballast and un- 

 limited crews and sails, and the New England Y. R. A. is doing 

 such good work in aid of better principles, it is rather surprising 

 to see a large and prominent club like the South Boston Y. C, go 

 back to the old ways. At the meeting last week it was decided to 

 alter the sailing rules so as to allow shifting ballast in all races 

 and also to remove the restrictions on sails. It is too late at this 

 day for such action to have any serious effect outside the club, as 

 the majority of yachtsmen are thoroughly in favor of fixed ballast 

 and limited"crews and sails, but the effect on the club itself is cer- 

 tain to be injurious in the long ran. 



NEW JERSEY Y. C— At the last regular meeting of the New 

 Jersey Y. C, the date of the 15th annual regatta, was changed from 

 June 16 to June 25. The club intends this as an experiment, and 

 proposes starting the race at 1 P. M., sailing over a triangular 

 course from stakeboat in front of club house to a stakeboat in the 

 region of Seventieth street, New York, aud thence to Jersey shore, 

 turning another stakeboat, and thence to place of starting, sailing 

 over this course twice, making 15 miles. The cutter Mermaid, W. 

 D. Anderson, Jr., arrived from Fall River on May 31, and is 

 anchored off the club house. The sloop Wayward, Mr. Fred Beltz, 

 has arrived from Port Jefferson, L. 1., where she was fitted out. 

 She is painted white this season. 



THE SAILING OF FORTUNA.— After waiting for several days 

 on account of an easterly storm, Fortuna sailed on June 3 from 

 Marblehead for Greenock, Scotland, having her owner, ex-Com. 

 Hovey, and Mr. Chas. A. Longfellow on board. Gitana was at 

 Marblehead and accompanied her for a short distance, and a 

 number of other yachts saluted her as she passed out. Eortuna 

 carries her fore topmast on the mainmast, and no stick on the 

 foremast. At 12:50 P. M. she passed Marblehead Rock, the wind 

 fresh from S.W. 



SHINNECOCK BAY".— A number of new boats have been added 

 to the fleet, and there will be more racing than usual this year. 

 The. Modito, 20ft. on keel, a yacht that has never been beaten, has 

 been purchased by Peter Gilsey, while Messrs. Bellows and Oor- 

 win have each a new 18ft. boat, making 9 In first class. In the 

 second class, 16ft. on keel, are Fannie, James Carter; Flying 

 Cloud, F. Carter; Comet and J. Perry's boat. In third class, loft, 

 on keel, are a number of boats. 



CIRCE.— The last addition to the fleet of the Corinthian Y. C. 

 arrived at New York on June 5 on the deck of the steamer Ethio- 

 pia, from Glasgow, the five-tonner Circe, lately purchased by 

 i l&ptain S. tiros venor Porter. She is 33ft. 4in. stem to stcrnpost on 

 dock, Oft. IVbin. beam, and draws about Oft. 6in., designed by Wat- 

 son and built at Barrow-in-Furness, in 1881. In sizo she will make 

 a mate for Delvin, now in the club, but the latter is a more modern 

 boat. 



YOKOHOMA SAILING CLUB.— We have received from Mi-. J" 

 O. Averill, of Brooklyn, N. Y., for several years a resident of Japan' 

 a copy of the sailing rules of the Yokohoma Sailing Club. The 

 boats are rated under a formula— 



t Sail Area X Length = Sailing Length, 

 the time scale of the Y. R. A. being used, but it is provided that 

 the new Y. R. A. rule may be adopted if deemed satisfactory. _ A 

 race is sailed on each alternate Saturday from May 1 to Oct. la. 



ATLANTIC Y. C. LADIES' DAY— June 14 is set for the ladies' 

 dav of the Atlantic Y. C, and a reception will be given at the club 

 house at 2:30 P. M. A regatta will be sailed over an 8-mile course 

 in the bav, ladies being carried on each yacht, in the evening 

 there will be music and refreshment and an illumination of the 

 feet. If the day is stormy the entertainment will take place on 

 June 15. 



EASTERN Y. C. REGATTA.— The date last fixed for this race 

 is June 21, the course for all yachts above 40ft. being from off 

 Half Way Rock (outside Marblehead) to a mark boat off Davis's 

 Ledge, off Nantaskct Beach, distance 12 miles; thence to a mark 

 boa! 12 miles out to sea, thence to point of starting, a triangular 

 course of 86 miles. The Shadow-Shona class will sail out to first 

 mark and back, 24 miles. 



THE BOSTON GLOBE OPEN REGATTA, JUNE 25.— The cir- 

 culars for the regatta given by the Boston Glohe for fishing boats 

 over 60ft. and for all yachts under 10ft. sailing length are now 

 ready, and may be had of G. F. Clarke, 43 Milk street, Boston, 

 Mass. ( 



SPORT.— This keel schooner, said to be the oldest yacht in the 

 United States, built in 1819, was sold at auction last week for $400. 

 She has been re-built five times and only the keelson of the origi- 

 nal boat is left. 



LIGHT DUES FROM IMPORTED YACHTS.— By a recent 

 decision of the Treasury Department, foreign built yachts owned 

 by citizens of the United States must pay 50 cents per ton light 

 dues. 



DORCHESTER Y. C— At the meeting last week Mr. Adrian 

 Wilson delivered a very interesting lecture on practical sail-mak- 

 ing, illustrating his remarks by diagrams on a blackboard. 



CLUB BOOKS. — We have received the books of the Atlantic and 

 Hull clubs for 1887. 



New York City, May 18, 1887. 

 Hie 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 

 by it, not at it, as I have had to do with other makes. It has given 

 me unqualified satis faction ever since I first began to use it, and 

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

 sportsmen will call you "blessed." Very truly vours, 



— Adv. (Signed) C. W. Cushier. 



