June 16, 1887.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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THE THISTLE. 



From the London Meld of June 4. It is trom an instantaneous photograph, taken hy Capt. Clarke, of Boston, and shows her 

 as viewed from abaft the beam, in the recent Channel match to Harwich. Her enormously taunt spars are made very 

 apparent, but of course the fore-shortening takes off the length of hull. The waterline length is 85ft., and breadth 23.4ft. 



array of dry goods, of shapes and sizes that would discount the 

 court yard of a tenement house on wash day; far out to leeward 

 they streamed, and with them went her chances for second place, 

 as Galatea luffed out across her storn and hauled away from her. 

 Suddenly out to leeward went the great balloon jibtopsail of 

 the cutter, the Ice sheet having parted. Both crews had their 

 hands full; on Priscilla they gathered in as best they could the 

 worst of the wreck and prepared to send up a smaller topsail, and 

 on Galatea the crew turned to, dropped the sail, and at last suc- 

 ceeded in securing the clew and bending a new sheet, by which time 

 Priscilla had another topsail on the stay, though in rather curious 

 fashion, as a hook fouled in hanking on and held the upper pa.rt 

 of the sail to the stay. Together they went home flying, the finish 

 being close and exciting, the iron sloop finally leading by lui. It 

 had been evident that the small boats were bringing the wiudand 

 picking up the leaders as they nearod the Hook, and they were not 

 far astern at Buoy 10, the times, as far as taken, being: 



Atlantic 2 57 51 Galatea 3 02 43 



Priscilla. . 3 02 41 Titania 3 09 11 



Here was another surprise, as Titania. in spite of 25ft. less length 

 had run from the mark to Buoy 10 in lh. Cm. 25s., while Atlantic's 

 time was 1:08:43. Priscilla and Galatea were practically even, the 

 times being 1:21:19 and 1:21:40. The times of the whole run of 17 

 knots from Sandv Hook Lightship to Buoy 15 were: 



Atlantio 1 47 00 Titania.'. 1 51 34 



Shamrock 1 50 55 Galatea. 1 53 00 



Priscilla 1 51 31 Bedouin 1 55 22 



The advantage of the wind was with the smaller boats, but still 

 the time is remarkable when the extra length of the others is con- 

 sidered. The official summary is: 



FIRST CLASS SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Magic 11 10 00 Not timed . 



SECOND CLASS SCHOONERS. 



Clio 11 10 00 4 37 25 5 27 25 5 27 25 



Ibis 11 08 -37 Did not finish. 



FIRST CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Priscilla 11 07 46 3 42 53 4 35 07 4 35 07 



Atlantic 11 06 01 3 36 08 4 30 07 4 29 29 



Galatea 11 07 01 3 44 03 4 37 02 4 36 07 



SECOND CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Gracie 11 13 13 4 33 40 5 20 27 5 18 55 



Stranger 11 12 51 4 16 48 5 03 57 4 58 54 



Titania 11 13 04 3 54 20 4 41 16 4 41 16 



Bedouin 11 14 31 4 03 12 4 4S 41 4 47 00 



Shamrock 11 13 15 4 04 04 4 50 49 4 49 56 



Fanny 11 13 30 4 29 15 5 15 45 5 11 49 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS ,4NI) CUTTERS. 



Cinderella 11 37 57 4 43 12 5 29 15 5 29 15 



FOURTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Mona 11 15 00 4 46 31 5 31 31 



Rival 11 15 00 4 22 00 5 07 70 



Santapogue 11 14 18 4 56 00 5 41 42 



FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Iseult 11 15 00 3 06 00 3 51 00 3 51 00 



Culprit Fay 11 15 00 2 59 15 3 44 15 3 42 46 



Marietta 11 14 28 2 43 00 3 28 32 3 24 50 



Beatrice 11 50 00 Did not finish. 



Thus in the first class schooner class the Magic wins. In the 

 second class the Olio wins. The Atlantic wins in the first, class 

 sloop and cutter class, beating the Priscilla 5m. 38s., and the 

 Galatea 6m. 38s. The Titania wins the second class sloop prize, 

 beating Bedouin 4m. 44s., and Shamrock 8m, 40s. The Cinderella 

 wins in the third class, and the Rival wins in the fourth class, 

 beating Mona 24in, 31. The Mariotta wins in the fitth class, beat- 

 ing Culprit Fay 17m. 56s. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C. REGATTA, JUNE 13. 



THIS year the regular events of race week were supplemented 

 by a fourth race given by the newly formed Corinthian Y. C, 

 whose station is at Tompkinsville, Staten Island. This club, 

 organized last year, proposes to devote all its efforts to the 

 encouragement of Corinthian yachting, and especially to racing. 

 The first regatta was more of an experiment than anything else, 

 coming on a Monday and after a busy week of hard racing, and 

 lack of time, as well as the difficulty of procuring Corinthian 

 crews, prevented many from entering. The full courses and con- 

 ditions were given last week in the Forest and Stkeam. The 

 prizes were handsome pewter mugs, each bearing the club flag in 

 enamel. The lack of entries is not to be ascribed to the absence 

 of valuable prizes, but to the fact that the club is as vet little 

 known, and also, as stated, to the unfortunate date, on 'Monday. 

 The day was fair and warm, with a light wind from the north, the 

 tide running toward the last, of the ebb. The starters were, yachts 

 over 75ft., Atlantic, Galatea, Cythera; 65 to 75ft, Stranger; 56 to 65ft., 

 Huron, Vision, Cinderella being placed in the same class; 41 to.Wt., 

 Ulidia and Fanita; 26 to 35ft., Culprit Fay, Beatrice, Ilderan, 

 Delvyn; 26 to 30ft., Kangaroo, Alexander P., Gorinne, Petrel; 

 under 26ft., Gleam. The Luckeubach, with the. regatta committee, 

 Messrs. Clark, Barron, Woodbury and Plummer, was late at the 

 line, and the start was made an hour later than advertised. At 

 11:20 the preparatory whistle blew with the fleet all to windward 

 of the line, the tug lying off Fort Wadsworth. Spinakers were 

 bunging in stops and booms were lowered to port for the run out 

 to Southwest Spit. Cythera was too quick and mistook the signals, 

 going over at the first blast, but seerng her error she returned, 

 being badly handicapped. The flying start led to some pretty 

 maneuvering for place, in which Galatea, got the best of Atlantic, 

 leading her over, but the spinaker sheet fouled and delayed her 

 in gettmg it out, Atlantic drawing up to windward. They went 

 along very evenly, Atlantic on the other's port bow for a long 

 time, both bearing to the eastward, while Stranger and the rest 

 ran close in to the West Bank buoys. 



At noon, when near Buoy 10}£, Atlantic was a very little ahead 

 of Galatea, while further to the west was Stranger, with Huron 

 astern of her, Cinderella abreast of Huron on the windward side, 

 and Fanita and Ulidia astern of the pair. At 12:20 Cythera, com- 

 ing down astern, jibed her boom to port, and at 12:28 Atlantic, 

 having run too far to windward, jibed over and stood down for 

 Buoy 10, with Galatea jibing and following close. Atlantic gained 

 a little here, but thoy came to the buoy very well together. The 

 times were: 



Stranger 12 38 36 Cinderella 12 41 25 



Atlantic. 12 39 30 Fanita 12 42 50 



Galatea 12 40 45 Ulidia 12 45 10 



Huron 12 41 02 Cythera I I 52 30 



The speed was very slow at the buoy, as the wind had fallen 

 very much, coming now more from the east, and the times do not 

 show the actual distance between the boats. At Buoy 8*4 they 

 .were so close that Atlantic's boom was hardly 50ft. ahead of "Gala- 

 tea's bowsprit. Thus in the run of 10 miles in a very light wind, 

 when Galatea's foul bottom might be expected to do the greatest 

 possible damage, she had just held the centerboardboat. The two 

 lost by the course they took, as the others carried spinakers to 

 the mark, Cinderella, in particular, handling hers very neatly, 

 taking it m just as the spinaker boom was over the buoy. The 

 times at 8V£ were: 



Stranger 12 43 55 Cinderella 12 46 40 



Atlantic 12 44 35 Fanita 12 49 10 



Galatea 12 45 55 Ulidia 12 51 35 



Huron 12 46 20 



Past the mark, all came on port tack for Buoy 5, the wind fall- 

 ing until at 1:30, off the Hook. Atlantic dropped her anchor. Cin- 

 derella, very close in shore, was working the ebb out, but the rest 

 were in no more than slack water. Galatea, outside of Atlautic, 

 finally took a little air from the north and was away while Atlan- 

 tic was getting her kovk. 



The puff proved but the first of a breeze, and soon all were boil- 

 ing along fairly scuppers to, Galatea leaving Stranger to leeward 

 and astern, and dropping Atlantic. Both carried club topsails and 

 balloon jibtopsails, Atlantic, having jib and staysail down. They 

 had gathered way and were making good speed when an extra 

 capful of wind was emptied out on the Meet from the north. At- 

 lantic lulled up at once, dropping balloon jibtopsail, while Gala- 

 tea held her course, also lowering ballooner. The rest worried 

 through the squall all right except Cythera, who lost her main- 

 topmast, and Ulidia, who parted a topmast, shroud and had to 

 lower topsails and repair damages, letting Fanita gain well on 

 her. During the heat of the squall Galatea was leaving Atlantic, 

 but the latter set her lower headsails and came up in hot chase. 

 At 2:15 a lively luffing match took place, Galatea holding her 

 weather berth, but Atlantic paid oil' under her stern, set jibtop- 

 sail and quickly ran through her lee. Out to the Lightship was a, 

 reach, with a good breeze, and Atlantic gained on Galatea, and at 

 the end of the seven mile reach she was lm. 20s. ahead. The times 

 were: 



Atlantic 2 33 55 Huron 2 40 40 



Galatea 2 35 15 Cinderella 2 13 22 



Stranger 2 40 20 Cythera 2 56 00 



Atlantic's gain in sailing was more than the times show, as 

 Galatea had much the best of the start when the breeze caught 

 them at Buoy 5. 



As they jibed sheets wore pinned in for the close reach to the 

 Hook and the two went at it in earnest. The breeze was dropping 

 as thoy came in, though at the turn both were well heeled down. 



and at the Hook it was light again. They were timed at Buoy 5, 

 Atlantic 3:16:15, Galatea 3:17:00. Galatea had thus gained 35s. on 

 Atlantic, Stranger led Huron with Cinderella third. 



The times at Buoys SVa and 10 were: 



Buoy 8}^: 



Ulidia 3 20 20 Stranger 34415 



Atlantio 3 2s 05 Huron 3 45 00 



Galatea 2 29 00 Cinderella 3 50 21 



Buoy 10: 



Fanita 3 20 10 Stranger 3 49 10 



Ulidia 3 25 22 Huron 3 51 13 



Atlantic 3 32 25 Cinderella 3 57 28 



Galatea 3 33 38 



The breeze dropped, until off Buoy 10 there was hardly any, 

 while a strong ebb was running. Fanita and Ulidia were met 

 here, the small fry having passed up long before. Fanita was 

 ahead, working to the eastward with a light breeze, while LTlidia 

 was nearer to the black buoys. 



Now began a long and tedious drift, from 4 until nearly 8 P. M. 

 The race virtually finished at Buoy 10, with Atlantic lm. 

 ahead. From here on was a succession of calms and catspaws, 

 the yachts barely stemming the strong tide. Slowly thoy worked 

 across until Atlantic was off Norton's Point and Galatea off the 

 East Bank. About. 6:15 a light breeze came over Staten Island, 

 Atlantic taking it first and standing across Galatea's bow on port 

 tack into Gravcsend Bay. Galatea, also on port tack, held on 

 slowly but steadily until she was within a mile of the finish, and 

 had Atlantic becalmed a long way to the leeward. About 6:47 

 Atlantic found wind enough to tack and went about, standing 

 across under Galatea's stern until she came up to the West Bank, 

 near Hoffman Island. She barely made her*way across the tide, 

 and Galatea now had come to a standstill and began to fall astern 

 as the wind entirely left h.ir, and the tide caught her weather bow 

 and paid her off. The other boats were stealing up the line of 

 black buoys with a barely perceptible breeze, and Atlantic at last 

 worked into it at 7:30, setting her balloon jibtopsail. This finished 

 the race; with it drawing she ran in while Galatea was trying to 

 get sufficient steerage way to head on her course. Fanita was be- 

 calmed on East Bank and did not get in. The finish was timed as 

 below: 



SPECIAL CLASS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Atlantic 11 25 00 7 40 31 8 15 31 8 14 27 



Galatea 11 25 00 7 48 03 • 8 23 03 Allows. 



Cythera 11 25 00 Not timed. 



FIRST CLASS, SLOOPS, 65 TO 75FT. ON LOAD WATERLINE. 



Stranger 11 25 00 7 45 48 8 20 48 8 20 48 



SECOND CLASS, SLOOPS, 56 TO 65FT. WATERLINE. 



Vision 11 25 00 Withdrew. 



Huron 11 25 00 8 08 20 8 43 20 8 43 20 



Cinderella U 25 00 8 45 08 8 20 08 8 13 21 



FOURTH CLASS, SLOOPS, 41 TO 56FT. WATEKLINE. 



Fanita 11 25 00 Not timed. 



Ulidia 11 25 00 7 57 13 8 31 13 8 39 19 



SIXTH CLASS, SLOOPS, 30 TO 35_PT. WATERLINE. 



Hderan 11 30 00 4 16 55 4 46 55 4 43 37 



Cularit Fay 11 80 00 3 47 07 4 17 07 4 15 01 



Delvyn 11 30 00 4 22 45 4 52 45 4 52 45 



Beatrice 11 30 00 8 56 30 4 26 30 4 26 10 



SEVENTH CLASS. SLOOPS, 26 TO 30fT. WATER CINE. 



Kangaroo 11 30 00 2 43 50 3 13 50 3 11 44 



Petrel 11 30 00 3 13 45 3 43 45 3 42 53 



Corinne 11 30 00 3 10 35 3 40 35 3 40 35 



Alexander F 11 30 00 2 45 15 3 15 15 3 14 58 



EIGHTH CLASS, LESS THAN 26FX. WATERLINE. 



Gleam 11 30 00 3 09 30 3 39 30 3 39 30 



Atlantic beats Galatea 3m. 36s. Stranger has a sail over. Cin- 

 derella wins in second class, beating Hnrjn 20m. 59s. Ulidia wins 

 in her class, Fanita not finishing. Culprit Fay' beats Beatrice 

 11m. 9s. Kangaroo beats Alexander F. 3m. 14s., and Gleam, in the 

 eighth class, sails over. 



The prizes will be allotted uudor throe systems of measurement, 

 length, sail area, and the two combined; but the about results 

 will not be changed. 



The weather and other adverse conditions considered, the 

 regatta was very successful, and is likely to become in the 

 future an important addition to the events of regatta week. 

 The club will adhere as far as practicable to Corinthian 

 sailing, only making exceptions as in the present case, with 

 the large class, in which full professional crews are allowed. 

 It is provided in the small classes that one-third of the crew may 

 be professionals,, a very wise action, as long experience has proved 

 that it is impossible to get full Corinthian crews trained to handle 

 the yachts successfully. Corinthian sailing is the mainstay and 

 backbone of yachting, and should be encouraged by every club, 

 but in practice there is a limit to its operation. About New York 

 the Corinthian contingent is composed almost entirely of men in 

 active business, and few owners are able to get together six or 

 eight good men and to give them the amount of practice sailing 

 and driU that is necessary to put them on a par with professional 

 crews. Raw material of the best kind is plenty; there are many 

 who are fully competent to take a place in any crew, but the 

 opportunities for practice are few, especially before the June 

 regattas; the men are unused to working'togelher, their hands are 

 soft and unfit for much of tne rough work, and they are far more 

 at home on the deck than at the crosstrees. Practically there will 

 be more boats and better manned if a proportion of professionals 

 is allowed than if the Corinthian rule be strictly enforced. 



THE START OF THE JUBILEE RACE.— The Jubilee race of 

 the Ryoal Thames Y. C, around Great Britain and Ireland, was 

 started off Southend! on Tuesday at 12:55 by the Prince of Wales. 

 The starters were Aline, Sleuthliouud, Dawn, Dauntless, Genesta, 

 Mabel, Vol au Vent, Atlantis, Gwemiolin, Bridesmaid and Helene. 



ARRIVAL OF THE HILDEGARDE. — The three-masted 

 schooner yacht Hildegarde, purchased in Enalaad by Geo. Gould, 

 arrived off Statin Island on June 14, after a passage of 38 days. 



