June 16, 1887.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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The new boats vary in form and dimensions, and, with the older 

 craft, form a fleet, of some twenty sail, in which every type, from 

 the featherweight Churn and second qflaSB cruiser to the weight- 

 carrying, full-powered craft, such as Kitten or Marool, will he 

 represented. With Pearl and Nautilus playing ding-dong, the 

 Churn sailing half a point the other side of the wind, with Marool 

 astern of her, and Samina, with spiuaker braced sharp up, a sailing 

 treat will reward the lover of such sport who journey to Hondoh 

 on a match day.— R. C. C. in Hmtdtm Field, Man 38. 



THE PASSAIC RIVER MEET. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The programme for the races at the Dundee Lake meet, July 1 

 to 4, is: 1. Sailing-Class A. 2. Sailing-Class B. 3. Paddling- 

 Class 1. 4. Paddling-Class 3. 5. Sailing-Class TS. 6. Hurrv- 

 sourry. 7. Paddling— Tandem. 8. Sailing- Class A. 8. Sailing- 

 Novice. 10. Paddling— Standing. 11. Sailing— Consolation. 12. 

 Swimming. 



Races 1, 2, 3, 4, are open to any cauoe whose measurement brings 

 it within (ho class designated. Races 5 and 8 are open only to 

 home-made canoes. Races 6, 7, 9, 10 are open to any canoe. Race 

 11 is open to all canoes that have not won a race at this meet. 

 Race 12 is open to all canoeists. All paddling races except No. 10 

 shall be one mile. All sailing races shall be two miles over a 

 triangular course. The Consolation race will be divided into pro- 

 fessional built and home-made canoes, both classes will start at 

 the same time. All canoes, whether built by professional builders 

 or by amateurs, will be measured according to A. C. A. rules, but 

 latitude will be given to allow any home-made canoe, whose 

 dimensions come reasonably near any class measurement, to 

 enter that clnss. Races will be held on Monday, July 4. All sail- 

 ing races will be sailed as the wind may favor to avoid drifting 

 matches if possible, and all who enter therefore will hold them- 

 selves in readiness for the call of the race at short notice, so as to 

 get the benefit of a good wind if there be any. 



A. C. Molloy, Secretary Regatta Committee. 

 (Post-Ofnce address, Arlington, N. J.) 



NEWBURGH C. & B. C. RACES.— The second of the Beries of 

 the Newburgh Canoe and Boating Association was sailed June 10. 

 Course a triangular one of three miles, twice around. Wind light 

 from the southeast. The elapsed time of each boat was as fol- 

 lows: 



BOATS. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Scylla 1 40 30 1 4n 30 



Bub 1 42 30 1 41 00 



Mabel 2 04 00 2 00 24 



Ripple 2 C8 30 2 05 51 



CANOES. 



Pixie., 1 43 00 1 34 00 



Rat 1 43 30 1 43 30 



Iolas 1 58 30 1 57 15 



Cal-loo . 2 00 00 2 00 



Scvlla was sailed by H. A. and F. W. Bartlett. Bub. H. M. War- 

 ing and S. J. Smith. Mabel. N. S. Smith. Ripple, J. T. VanDalf- 

 son. Pixie, sailed by W. Williams. Rat, Gran t Edgar, Jr. Iolas, 

 C. D. Robinson. Cal-loo, H. A. Harrison. 



This is the first appearance of the Pixie, and with the exception 

 of the Croton Point races, the first for the Rat. The next race of 

 the series will take place June 22. The Association held their first 

 outing on the 8th inst. at Plum Point, (the site of the spring meets 

 of '84 and '85). The Rats left the retreat with their lady friends, in 

 all numbering over forty, about 5 P. M., in their various crafts. 

 The point soon reached, the old salts rcpared the feast of good 

 thiugs that always is necessary on such an occasion, after Avlrich 

 came the grand old .camp-fire; music, vocal and instrumental; and 

 a return home by moonlight. The weather was perfect and all 

 things combined to make the event a most enjoyable one. 



NEW YORK C. C— The spring regatta of the New York C. C. 

 will be held at Tompkinsville, Staten Island, on June 25, the first 

 race being started at 2 P. M. This will be a sailing race over a 

 short triangular course within full view of the club house. There 

 will be three classes, novices, old canoeists, and a special class for 

 sneakboxes, etc. There will be the usual paddling and upset races, 

 the full programme being announced next week. The races are 

 open to all amateur canoeists. 



WESTERN C. A. MEMBERSHIP.-Cinchmati, June — Editor 

 Forest and. Stream: The following is a list of new member of the 

 Western Canoe. Association : 120, Henry Theobald; 121 . John Dover: 

 123, Lewis H. Vinson: 123. Chas. W. Sehaeffier; 124, Harry G. Hodge, 

 Dayton, O.; 125, J. R. Bartlett, Fremont, O.: 1.26. F. G. Eoe'Ikef 

 Cincinnati, 0.;127, Andrew Moos; 128, A. H. Rice; 129, N. S. Dry- 

 foos, Fremont. O. A large meet is expected this summer. The 

 canoe dock will ho longer and larger this year, and there will be 

 quite a variety of canoes in this meet. The Ruckawas, of Dayton, 

 will send one of Douglas's finest works of art and one of Joyner's 

 best. The Jabbers, of Springfield, send a duplicate of the Lassie. 

 From the far North comes the Peggy with new rig. The Cincin- 

 natis a Barney model and rig 1(5x28, and sails of latest invention. 

 Cleveland and Sandusky will come again with their Mohicans and 

 Princess.— S. 



r*A. C. A- MEMBERSHIP. — Trenton, N. J. June U.-Editor For- 

 est and Stream: The gentlemen named below have applied for 

 membership in the A. C. A.: A. R, Harriman, Ogdensburg, N. Y.. 

 H. A. Cooley, W. R. Hetherington, E. E. Knight, O. A. Marsh, J; 

 G. Read, H. W. Bennie, C. E. Snow-, and L. W. White, Springfield, 

 Mass.; Chas. A. Lawford, Peterhoro, Can.; G. W. R. Strickland, 

 Lakefield, Can— Wm. M. Cahtbh, Sec'y. 



QUAKER CITY C. C— The first annual spring regatta of the 

 Q. C. C. C. will take place on June 19, from the club house float. 

 Four events are on the programme: 1. Class IV., paddling M mile, 

 prize, canoe lantern. 2. Standing paddling, 200yds., prize, burgee. 

 3. Tandem paddling, Class IV., % mile, prize, "Nessmuk" camp 

 kit. 4. Class B, sailing, triangular course of 1}£ miles, no limit, 

 prize, silver badge.— S. 



CALLA SHASTA CAMP, JULY 4.-The Springfield C. C. will 

 hold a camp at Calla Shasta from July 2 to July 5, with races on 

 the 4th. All canoeists are invited. Those having no tents can 

 find sleeping quarters in a barn near by, while meals can be had 

 at a farmhouse. The regatta committee includes F. A. Nickerson, 

 G. M. Barney and E. C. Knappe. 



THE ASSAULT ON MESSRS. VAUX AND BURCHARD.— 

 The case of Vaux against Johnson came up on May 31 before 

 Justice Powers and the defendant was fined S10. The assault on 

 Mr. Burchard will be brought before the Grand Jury at the end of 

 this month. 



IANTHE C. C— Editor Forest emd Stream: At the last meeting 

 of the I. C. C a totem was selected: A blue butterfly lOin. from tip 

 to tip and loin, high, to be painted on the sail and decorated with 

 yellow.— Wm. P. Dodge, Sec'y-Treas. I. C. C. 



Inditing. 



FIXTURES. 



June. 



16. Portland, Annual. 21. Eastern, Annual, Marbleh'd 



16. Atlantic. Auuual. Now York. 22. Monatiquot, 1st cham., Wey- 



17. Cape Cod Y. C, Club. mouth. 



17. Dorchester, 100th Regatta. 23. Columbia, Annual, N. Y. 



18. Cor. Penn., Hull. 24. New Haven, Annual. 



18. Brooklyn Annual, Gravesend 25. N. J., Annual, New York. 



Bay. 25. Boston Globe Open, Boston. 



18. Knickerbocker,Cabin Yachts 25. Hull Club, Marbleboad. 



20. Cooper's Point, Corinthian, 25. Oswego, Ladies' Day. 

 Cruise down Del. River. 26. Quaker City, Review, Phila. 



21. Yonkers, Annual Regatta. 28. Great Head, Pennant. 



July. 



L Miramichi, Annual Cruise, 10. Atlantic, Cruise. 



Bay du Vin. 11. Empire, Annual, New York. 



2-4. Knickerbocker. Cruise. 12. Monatiquot, ( 'lub,Woymouth 



2-4. Quaker City, Cruise, Del. 13. Great Head. 



River. 16. Beverly, Sweep, Mon. Beach. 



2. Beverly, Open.^ Mon. Beach. 16. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



«. -DtsveriY, i^pyxi, ivj.u 



2. Hull, Penn., Hull. 

 4. Beverly, Cham., Mon. Beach. 

 4. Buffalo, Annual, Open. 

 4. Boston, City. 

 4. Cape Cod Y. C, Club. 



16. Cor. Cham. Marhlchead. 

 18-31. Inter lake, Put-in-Bay 

 20. Hull, Ladies' Day. 

 23. Beverly, Cham,,' Nahant. 

 23. Monatiquo t , pen , Weymouth 



4. Larchmont An'l, Larchmont. 24. Quaker City, Cruise, Del. 



5. Groat Head, Moonlight Sail. River. 



7. Shamrock-TitaniaMatch,NY 26. Quincy. 3d Championship. 



6. Monatiquot.Club. Weymouth 26-28. L. V. R. A., Cruise and 

 9. Hull, Club Cruise. Races, Toronto. 



9. Beverly, Cham., Marblehoad. 27. Great Head, 2d Cham. 



9. Great Head, 1st Cham. 30. Be verlv, Chain., Mon. Beach 



9. Quincy, 1st Championship. 30. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



9. Sandy Bay, narwood Cup, SO. Cor. Open, Marblehead. 



Rockport. 30. South Boston Club. 

 9, Groenwich, An'l, Greenwich, 



THE SPRING REGATTAS IN NEW YORK 



YX7TTHIN the past week four important races have been sailed 

 * » over the New York course, and while taken in detail they 

 are by no means satisfactory, yet enough good sailing has been 

 seen to enable one to rate the principal boats very fairly. In only 

 one of the four was there a sailing breeze from start to finish, but 

 jn spite of the flukes and calms that affected the others there were 

 times in each when the boats were fairly tried. Out of the job 

 lot of weather served out by the fickle imp that holds the strings 

 of the windbags, we have had calms, moderate breezes, one or 

 two heavy squalls, and a day of good working breeze in which the 

 boats wore seen at their best or worst as the case might be. To 

 take first the large class, Atlantic of conrse has gained the great- 

 est distinction, and the victories of the Pride of Bay Ridge are 

 loudly proclaimed by her admirers as well as by the daily press. 

 She has made a good record of four consecutive wins, but we be- 

 lieve the question of whether she is greatly improved since last 

 year to be in no way determined. For one thing sheisstiffcr than 

 before, with more ballast outside, and is much better in that 

 respect though still a very cranky boat. Her model is the same 

 and her appearance a little, and only a little, better. She has as 

 fine a suit of canvas as a yacht was ever fitted with, well made 

 last year and now in the best possible shape after the careful 

 stretching they had in a season's sailing under Captain Joe Ells- 

 worth's direction. Further than this, Atlantic has been well 

 manned and steered, and there is not a lost point scored against 

 her in the four clays racing. Luck too has favored her in a won. 

 derful way, for almost the entire time she has carried her own 

 wind with her, regardless of what the rest had; hut in this too 

 there is a lesson that all can lay to heart. Providence helps them 

 that help themselves, and she has been first at the line in every 

 case, wind or no wind, and when she has found flukes it is because 

 thev were carefully worked and watched for. Roth Mr. Fish who 

 has had command in the races, and Capt. Terry of the Grayling 

 who with her crew are in Atlantic, have worked the boat to the 

 best possible advantage. 



As to Priscilla, she has undergone material alterations in the 

 way of added sail area and more keel since last season, and this 

 year is in good shape as far as bottom and sails are concerned, 

 but she has not shown the smartness in getting away that has 

 characterized the other, and in consequence she has sailed with 

 the fleet and lost much time in her scrimmages with Galatea, al 1 

 of which has gone to Atlantic's lead. 



Galatea is sailing with the same rig as last season, a look at 

 which, beside her class competitors, or even the canvas carriers 

 of the 70ft. class, tells the whole story. She has, indeed, had a 

 scupper breeze on two or three occasions, hut at no time have her 

 opponents been unable to carry topsails to windw r ard. She has 

 been handicapped by a very rough bottom, not being able to haul 

 out preparatory to the races, which has told heavily in the drifts 

 that have, largely prevailed. Ou Thursday she had the benefit of 

 Captain Ellsworth's pilot age, but the weather w^as such as to make 

 this advantage count for little. In Saturday's race, the first work- 

 ing breeze she h as had here, she was sailed all day by an amateur 

 who had never sailed her before and who is unaccustomed to large 

 boats, and while he did the work well it is not to bo expected that 

 he got the best sho is capable of out of the boat. This, we believe, 

 is a tolerably fair statement of the pros and eons for each bout, 

 now what have they done ? The story is told in detail last week 

 and this, but in summing up not by the times, but by the actual 

 sailing as seen, we would place the three very nearly on an 

 even footing. Atlantic has won all the mugs and the glory be- 

 longs to her, but for actual performance when side by side at 

 times, it is safe to say that neither has shown any great superior- 

 ity. Wherever the three have been accurately timed over parts 

 of the course in the same wind, the times are given, and they show 

 very little in favor of one rather than the other if aU circum- 

 stances are considered. Atlantic has done the best of the three, 

 but we lay this rnoro to handling than to hull. 



As far, then, as they and New York are concerned, the question 

 comes down to this: In speed the heavily-rigged sloops are a 

 little better than the undersparred cutter. In case and safety of 

 handling the odds are all in favor of the latter; in room and 

 accenimodation she is far superior, and she has been successfully 

 tested as a seagoing cruiser, while few would care to ship for Eng- 

 land in Atlantic. 



It would have been far more satisfactory had one of the Boston 

 boats been present in the races, that the changes in Atlantic and 

 Priscilla might be accurately measured; but even without that it 

 should he easy enough to form an opinion, and we venture to pre- 

 dict that Atlantic, now by popular rating the best of the three, 

 will not be in it beside either Mayflower or Puritan, and that her 

 reputation made this week will last only until she comes fairly 

 beside them. This will not be until August, as she will stay in 

 New York for more lead outside instead of entering at Marble- 

 head. Priscilla and Galatea will be there, however, the cutter 

 hauling out at Boston to get a racing bottom, and their sailing will 

 tell the story. 



The sailing of the second class has excited as much interest as 

 the first, the two new boats, Shamrock and Titania, having been 

 seen just enough before the rat es to make all anxious to see a fair 

 trial. This they have seen and now there are 3ome grounds on 

 which to place them and tno old boats. The first of the races, in 

 light weather, showed Shamrock to he a very fast boat as long as 

 she could carry her big rig, hut how long this would be was not 

 shown. Titania, on the contrary, did little in the drifts, and was 

 twice beaten by her white rival. 



In bottom the wooden boat was the better, as though new wood is 

 none 'of the best, with seams just swelling and before a good sur- 

 face is formed by repeated painting, yet it is far better than the 

 rusty steel of the other, too new to hold the paint. It is needless 

 to say that Shamrock has been well sailed, but Titania was not far 

 behind her in this respect. The light weather honors went to Bay- 

 Ridge in second asw r ell as first class, and for two days Boston 

 stock was very low; but Saturday told another story. Shamrock 

 barely held the steel boat on the first long reach, and when fairly 

 into the windward work, with a strong breeze and good sea run- 

 ning, she fell astern both of Titania and Bedouin, being beaten by- 

 ten minutes in the ten-mile dusting to windward. She could not 

 carry sail with either of the others, and when put to this test she 

 was nowhere with them. 



This work settled the yearns as to Titania's "tenderness" and 

 showed her windward powers to the best advantage. It is well 

 known that Bedouin is a hard boat to beat in a breeze to wind- 

 ward, but Titania did it, and we believe fairly, a fact that will, no 

 doubt, be taken as evidence in favor of the compromises and 

 against the cutters. As far as excellence of model goes, both 

 Bedouin and Titania may he taken as representatives, but before 

 any final conclusions are reached the difference of build must be 

 allowed for. Bedouin, built of wood, has far less than the fashion- 

 able allowance of lead on her keel, much being stowed high up 

 above a deep wooden keel, while Titania has her ballast in a steel 

 box, all at the lowest possible point. Before the question of type 

 can be satisfactorily settled by the races between the two, we 

 must consider not the existing Bedouin, but a steel boat of the 

 same model, with ballast in a trough keel, aud spars and canvas 

 increased in proportion. Shamrock has certainly a clean and 

 beautiful model, and should travel fast under any reasonable rig; 

 but while canvassed for the flukes and drifts of the New York 

 course, she cannot hope to hold the others in any heavier weather. 

 Titania is evidently a very powerful boat, and after her perform- 

 ance of Saturday there need be no question of her success, hut 

 something more is needed to bring her to the front in light 

 weather. Before the season is out the three will have many bouts 

 together, as there is nothing in their class to trouble them. 



Pocahontas has not yet made her re-entree, Fanny has been 

 hopelessly left, aud Graeie, though with her chances spoiled on 

 Saturday by bad luck, has hard work to keep anywhere near the 

 others by fast sailing. Hildegard is a peg lower, and cannot hold 

 the pace with Huron. In the third class Cinderella is having 

 it all her owu way, with nothing in her class by which to rank her. 

 Clara and Oriva arc laid up and there is nothing now racing that 

 is a match for her. In the hands of Mr. Alley and the old Oriva 

 crew she has been well handled and has done well, as far as can be 

 judged by the larger boats, being much ahead of last year, but 

 until she meets another Clara we shall not know how much. 



This year the schooner racing has been even below the average, 

 and this in spite of two new and presumably fast vessels in the 

 fleet. The day of its prosperity has long since passed and to judge 

 from the little attention it attracted compared with the single- 

 stick racing, it is not likely to return. Whatever the advantages 

 of the rig it has nothing to commend for racing it beside the cutter 



rig for yachts of moderate size, and while those who own schoon- 

 ers will continue to race them, the interest in the sport has gone, 

 aud the great fleets of the past are not likely to be seen again in the 

 regattas about New York. 



NEW YORK Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 9. 



THERE may have been a time when the course of the New York 

 Y. C. served the purposo of a real match course, as well as a 

 picnic sail for the spectators, but if so, it was very long ago, and 

 it has quite outgrown its usefulness as tar as yacht racing is con- 

 cerned. In the past three seasons not one respectable race has 

 been sailed over it out of a dozen contests by the New York 

 clubs, and after the miserable flukes of the past week it is time 

 that a start inside the forts he abandoned by all the clubs. Even 

 if this were done the course would be none of the best, and fluky 

 and uneven breezes would too often prevail, but the cutting off of 

 the first of the course, the two miles inside the Narrows, would be 

 as great an improvement as the removal of the finish line to Buoy 

 15 some years since, has proved. This spring a very good move- 

 ment w r as on foot to lay r out a uniform course for the New York, 

 Seawanhaka and Atlantic clubs, hut it was frustrated by the 

 refusal of the latter to abandon its old starting line in front of the 

 club house; to which is due a groat part of the fiasco of Tuesday 

 in the A. \ . C. regatta. The Seawanhaka C. Y. C. went so far As 

 to give up the objectionable starting line directly in the Narrows, 

 and to make the course the same as the New York Y. C, but this 

 change helped matters but little. What is wanted is a common 

 course for the three clubs, both start and finish to be outside, the 

 Narrows, thus cutting off the worst parts of the present courses. 

 The main consideration now is that the best possible course for 

 testing a large fleet of yachts should bo selected. Its eligibility 

 for purely picnic purposes is another matter ; what is most essen- 

 tial is that the time and money invested in preparing for and sail- 

 ing regattas shall not he utterly wasted, as it generally is in the 

 spring races. At the same time there is no reason why the spec- 

 tators, even the ladies, need be deprived of a full view of the race, 

 with the numerous steam yachts now attached to the fleet, and 

 the large and powerful steamers that are both safe and comfort- 

 able anywhere about the w aters of New York. 



On Thursday last course and weather were certainly bad enough, 

 but they were made far worse by the wonderfully bad judgment 

 displayed by the committee in starting the race when the fleet was 

 becalmed far from the lino and less than a third of the yachts had 

 sufficient steerage way on to cast on one tack or the other. The 

 morning was hot and sultry with a light air from S.W. at sunrise, 

 and by 10 A. M. there was not a ripple on the Bay. Far up the 

 river a fleet of working schooners were coming slowly down 

 against the flood tide with booms oil to port before a light N.W, 

 wind; across on Constable's Hook the white smoke from the tall 

 chimney of the chemical works rose lazily in a vertical column: 

 over the Staten Island hills a darker wreath of smoke curled 

 across from S.W., indicating a breeze in that quarter, and down 

 toward Sandy Hook a lot of small vessels were visible with booms 

 squared off to starboard before a south wind. Where the wind 

 would come from, if at all, -wise ones declined to say, but at 11 

 o'clock the fleet worked out to the line, most of them in tow. At 

 11:30, the time set for the start, all were ready, with club and iib- 

 topsails aloft, but there was a flat calm over all the tipper Bay. 

 The tide was just on the turn inshore and still running up in mid- 

 channel, and the greater part of the fleet was about balanced in the 

 slack. Failing wind, no one knew when a start might be expected, 

 and it was a surprise to all when at 13:25 a gun was fired from the 

 flagship Electra, on which were the members of the regatta com- 

 mittee. At this time half a dozen of the fleet were about the east 

 end of the line with a light S.E. breeze, but nearly twenty of the 

 larger vessels were motionless half a mile above the line aud 

 unable to come nearer. Instead of waiting until they felt the 

 wiud,the first signal was given, the second following ten minutes 

 later, and at 13:44 the final gun fired and nearly all were handi- 

 capped. The full entries were: 



KEEL SCHOONERS. 



Measure- 

 ment, nr. s. 



1 Gitana 96.23 Allows 



2 Speranza 83.16 7 03 



SECOND CLASS SCHOONERS. 



4 Montauk 94.06 Allows 



5 , Sachem 88.47 2 55 



THIRD CLASS SCHOONERS. 



7 Clio 67.02 Allows 



8 Agnes 57.66 9 12 



FIRST CLASS SLOOPS. 



Galatea 86.87 Allows 



10 Atlantic 86.31 19 



11 Priscilla 85.97 30 



SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 



12 Titania 73.58 Allows 



13 Shamrock 72.31 56 



14 Grade... 71.62 1 27 



15 Bedouin 71.45 1 34 



16 Stranger 67.30 4 51 



17 Huron 66.31 5 41 



18 Hildegard 64.50 7 14 



THIRD CLAS8 SLOOPS. 



19 Whileaway 57.50 Allows 



20 Athlon 56.11 1 29 



21 Cinderella 55.48 2 10 



22 Isis... 54.21 • 3 35 



23 Bertie 52.08 6 16 



24.. Roamer.. ... 



35. Adelaide... 48.98 10 08 



28 Fanita .... 



27 Concord .... 



FOURTH CLASS SLOOPS. 



Espirito 47.08 .... 



29 Ulidia. .... 



The usual club course was sailed, from off Owl's Head, bv buoys 



10 and 8%, around Sandy Hock Lightship and return over the 

 same course to Buoy 15, 37 miles (nautical). This year the time 

 limit of eight hours has been abolished. Hovering about the line 

 and goingDver with the first light puff were Ulidia, Fanita, Ade- 

 laide, Hildegard and Stranger. Isis and Atlantic also managed 

 to work across in good time, while Huron and Cinderella barely 

 shaved the final gun-fire. Gracie Espirito, Shamrock and Agues 

 were, also lucky enough to find a little wind to waft them over, 

 but the rest were hopelessly left. Galatea, Priscilla, Sachem, 

 Montauk. Gitana, Titania and the smaller ones lay idly above the 

 line watching Ulidia as she felt the freshening breeze below, while 

 Atlantic was under good headway and Shamrock was cutting 

 after the leaders. Tediously the minutes went by, all hands alter- 

 nately whistling foi wind and heaping blessings on the committee, 

 and a full twenty minutes had elapsed since the leaders started 

 before Priscilla drifted down to the line and slowly crossed, with 

 Galatea abeam, both with 16 minutes handicap. Sachem came 

 slowlv after Galatea, but Bedouin and Titania were jammed by 

 the tide further up and lost a lot more time. The actual times of 

 crossing were: 



Ulidia 12 37 02 Concord 12 54 53 



Fariita, 12 9 34 Priscilla 12 59 27 



Adelaide 12 39 56 Galatea 1 01 21 



Hildegard 12 41 50 Athlon 1 03 26 



Stranger 12 41 £6 Sachem 1 04 10 



Isis 12 43 43 Whileaway 1 07 55 



Atlantic 12 43 01 Clio 1 00 55 



Huron 12 43 44 Titania 1 13 25 



Cinderella 12 43 57 Speranza 1 14 20 



Gracie 12 44 11 Montauk 1 16 20 



Espirito 12 45 34 Bedouin 1 16 44 



Shamrock 13 47 35 Gitana 1 25 37 



Agnes 12 47 54 



All after Cinderella were counted as starting at 12:44; the 

 yachts crossed some on port and some on starboard tack, and the 

 fleet was soon scattered over the Upper Bay from the Narrows, 

 where the leaders were doing a little sailing, to above Buoy 18, 

 where some were not yet filled away. Priscilla went over the line 

 ou port tack, with Galatea to leeward, then tacked for the Bay 

 Ridge shore, Galatea standing to the west. Priscilla ran well in 

 before she went on port tack again, and soon had a good lead of 

 i i libit ea. The latter had been lightened of two tons of lead a few 

 days before, but she had been unable to dock and the bottom was 

 Very foul, besides not having been put in condition since lying in 

 the" ice all winter. At 1:10 the. wind freshed a little for all, the 

 leaders having quite a breeze. When well clear of the forts 

 Atlantic had taken the lead, Cinderella was hanging to the big 

 fellow, while little Ulidia was near by. Strung out across the 

 mouth of the Narrows were Hildegard, Adelaide, Fanita. Graeie, 

 Stranger, Huron, Isis, Priscilla, Agnes, Whileaway, Galatea, 

 Athlon, Sachem, Titania, Clio, Bedouin, Montauk, Speranza and 

 Gitana. 



It was 1:23 when Priscilla went on starboard tack just under 

 Fort Wadsworth and about half the fleet was then ahead and 

 half astern of her. Kites were drawing, jibtopsails full and all 

 looked well for a light weather race in which the compromises 

 should carry off the laurels, when the clouds in the northwest, 

 began to grow dark and heavy. The fleet held down, some along 



