F6REST AND STREAM. 



[June 28, 1887. 



THE END OF THE BATTLE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



The cutter-sloop controversy is apparently reaching its end. 

 Mr. Burgess in recent interviews has declared his readiness to 

 design keel or centerhoard for speed, without preference. He has 

 already succeeded in doing this on a small scale in the new cutter 

 Pappoose. which heat the famous centerhoard Shadow so roundly 

 in the Dorchester race last Saturday. If the Scotch Thistle, does 

 the same thing on a larger scale, the centerhoard disappears from 

 the "American idea," just as nearly all the other points made by 

 "cutter men" have already hoeu conceded in the difference ex- 

 isting between the modern improved so-called sloops and the 

 orthodox "American idea." 



Lead on the keel, cutter rig, and cutter style and kinks all 

 through have heen already generally adopted. Even wide beam 

 and light displacemen t has given way to moderate beam, more 

 displacement and deep draft, as in the Pappoose. 



The American sloop is now three-quarters cutter, and with the 

 introduction of the keel, which seems likely enough in view of 

 Pappoose's victory, the "American idea" will at last have con- 

 formed to the "normal cutter" of Great Britain. 



May that day come soon, is the wish of every Sailorman. 



YACHTING NOTES FROM SYDNEY, N. S. W. 



THERE are few places better suited for boat sailing than Syd- 

 ney Harbor and its adjacent waters, and few in which it is 

 pursued more eagerly. The harbor, as many of your readers will 

 know, consists of a land-locked gulf some half dozen miles long, 

 and of varying width, the narrowest part below the city being 

 about a mile across. The upper part gradually narrows to form 

 the Parramatta River, up which one can sail for some 15 miles, 

 and branches into other rivers and creeks, some of which are 

 practicable for small craft. There are very many deep bays and 

 inlets, of which those extending into the town are not particularly 

 pleasant or interesting, while others, remaining in their natural 

 wilderness, form delightful cruising and camping ground. The 

 harbor generally has deep water, free from mud flats, and with 

 clean sandy beaches. Though surrounded by high ground, it gen- 

 erally gets a true wind during- the summer mouths, when the N.E. 

 ' sea breeze mostly blows all day with a nice wholesail force, and 

 blowing nearly straight, up the harbor, giving a fair wind on the 

 homeward run. After about a week of N.E. winds one may ex- 

 pect a "southerly bu'ster," often of considerable strength; but as 

 the land separating the harbor from the ocean forms a weather 

 shore, this wind causes no danger to careful sailors. In winter, 

 though the wind is less satisfactory) consisting mainly of variable 

 breezes from the west, there is smoother water, which is good for 

 rowing boats. The weather is never too cold for camping. There 

 is only one thing to complain of in the harbor, and that is sharks, 

 which are large and numerous, and do not seem inclined to dis- 

 appear before the advance of civilization. The ocean outside is 

 generally navigable even by small craft, if well found, hut the lee- 

 going current which runs southward along the coast rather dis- 

 courages outside cruising. The tides are small, both as to rise and 

 run, except here and there in narrow channels, where they make 

 perhaps a couple of knots an hour. 



A few miles off we have other rivers and harbors, most of which 

 give good sailing, and being wilder than Sydner harbor, afford 

 better fishing and shooting. 



The pleasure craft on these waters consist of a few yachts, from 

 about 3D tons downward, and a large number of half-decked and 

 open boats. Among the yachts there is often some pretty racing, 

 chiefly marred hy the monotony of the same craft meeting again 

 and again. All sizes are very heavily sparred, as the fashion of 

 the. place is to carry all the canvas you can, and to drag what you 

 can't carry. It is curious to see even the smallest yachts crowded 

 with ring-tail and water sail, and every kind of kites. It must 

 need much smartness to get more good than harm out of such a 

 lot of extra rigging. 



The suuarcsail, which in English racing has mostly heen super- 

 ceded bv the spinaker, here holds its own, and probably is better 

 than the last-named sail for the short runs which occur in harbor 

 racing. 



Of large or even medium-sized yachts there are none, the small 

 sizes proving more convenient for day cruising, which is all that 

 is usually attempted. 



The greatest amount of energy is shown in the open and half- 

 decked classes, the general sizes being from 24ft. to 14ft. The half- 

 deckers are a comparatively recent introduction, and are rapidly 

 coming into favor, especially for pleasure sailing. They are 

 worthy, wholesome little boats, and perhaps less over-sparred than 

 the other classes. 



The keel yachts and the centerhoard half -deckers simply follow 

 English designs, the open boats, however, are a distinctive local 

 type. Tbey seem to have heen evolved from the ship's boats, with 

 which the inhabitants were first acquainted. 



The general form is an expanded V section, which, though not 

 in itself a good form for stability, can be kept right side, up by un- 

 limited beam and plenty of live ballast, and seems to suit the 

 shortseasof the harbor very well. One peculiarity of the boats 

 is the great width of the transom, adopted probably to gain room 

 for sitting to windward. • „ ' ' 



For sail-carrying power they depend wholly upon the live-weight 

 of the crew, consisting of as many men as can find room on the 

 gunwale between the rigging and the transom, the top rail being 

 extended in width by pieces worked to the outside, in order to 

 afford a seat for them. 



A few years ago the sprit rig was in favor, but it is now almost 

 entirely superseded by the sloop. Lug sails are never seen, and 

 there is a remarkable Absence of experimental and fancy rigs. 

 For some reason the local genius does not favor novelty, either in 

 design or rigging. The main idea is to carry sail, and to have as 

 long a boom and bowsprit as possible; so that one sees some of the 

 boats sailing for hours with their sails half shaking, rather than 

 carrv less, and the clue of the mainsail dragged out on a great 

 pole of a boom, of which the last few feet serve to extend about as 

 many square inches of canvas. This custom of over-canvassing 

 has grown to such an extent that in a race with a good breeze it is 

 not uncommon for half the starters to "turn turtle," at least in 

 the smaller classes, and the curious thing is that the men don't 

 seem the least ashamed of it, hut seem to think they have done 

 rather a smart thing. Ln the handling of the boats they are very 

 skillful, and can get a great pace out of them as long as they can 

 keep them on their legs, though no doubt much speed is wasted by 

 sailing such beamy craft at an excessive angle of inclination. 



It would be interesting to see what success these boats would 

 have against one of the Thames gigs with balance lug sail. Prob- 

 ably they would beat the Kingston crafts; but there are a few on 

 the lower river which would have a very good chance with them. 

 Perhaps some day a crew will take their boat to England and try 



this question. . 



The 14ft. class is practically the smallest, though there are boats 

 as short as 8ft., rigged and sailed just like the others. 



In all classes center boards are carried, generally being of great- 

 depth and size. This is perhaps an error, as a moderate area will 

 keep a boat to windward and offers less resistance. The reason 

 probably of the large centerboards is this: Being made of iron, 

 their weight acts as a metal keel would do, and, accordingly, it is 

 found that the larger they are the better the boats will sail to 

 windward. This effect, due to the weight, is attributed to the 

 area; and, accordingly, the large boards prevail. Doubtless a 

 smaller and thicker board, or one with lead inside, on Mr. Tyson's 

 plan, would give better results. 



A great many of the smaller boats are of canvas; not the tar- 

 paulin affairs that one commonly connects with the name, but 

 very smart and handsome craft. They are lightly planked all 

 over, without any attempt at being watertight, and canvassed over 

 the planking. By careful painting and filling, each coat being 

 rubbed down with pumice stone, they have a beautifully polished 

 surface, and if artistically colored, with a touch of the graining 

 brush here and there, look almost as if they were hewn out of 

 solid mahogany. This method of construction is very good, as the 

 boats do not become leaky from the effects of the hot sun or from 

 the strain of sailing, as wooden boats are apt to do. It would prob- 

 ably answer well for canoes. A curious thing is that, in spite of 

 high wages and dear materials, boats are singularly cheap in Syd- 

 ney. There are so many boat builders, besides numbers of ship 

 carpenters and others who build a boat now and then at odd 

 times, that the supply exceeds the demand. 



Not much is done with canoes. The Sydney sailing men are 

 very gregarious, and solitary sailing does not appear co he suited 

 to their disposition. A few canoes have been imported from 

 England, but the purchasers mostly seem discouraged hy the com- 

 plicated gear, and as the canoes do not perform well under sail at 

 the first few trials— with an inexperienced crew and the gear all 

 in a snarl— and take a long time to get under way, they generally 

 are not much used. A few canoes are sometimes built here, but 

 being made to any or no pattern, are seldom fit to carry sail, and 

 being rigged with fore canvas only, of small area and ill fitted, 

 and good for nothing on a wind, and are very uncomfortable, not 

 to say dangerous, under sail. A canoe within the A. C. A. or 

 R. C. C. dimensions, sailing in all weathers and holding her own 

 with the other small craft on a wind, is a thing not to be seen here, 

 but there are two or three of the Mersey type, nicely rigged and 



kept. There is at present no canoe club, but doubtless that is a 

 matter for the future, and if we may judgo from the energy shown 

 in other departments of sailing, we may fairly anticipate that 

 when canoe sailing once gains a hold it will go ahead rapidly. It 

 will bo seen, even from the above brief description of the water, 

 that it is exactly the place for canoes, owing to the combination, 

 within a few miles of each bther, of ocean, bay and river cruising 

 grounds, a variety to which no other class of craft is so well suited. 

 At present, however, though canoeists visiting the colony will 

 doubtless find a welcome, we cannot offer them a chance of airing 

 their racing flags, C. P. 



BROOKLYN Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 16. 



THE anuual regatta of the Brooklyn Y. C. was sailed on June 18, 

 from off the club house, Gravcsend Bay. The courses were: 

 The course of Class C was crossing an imaginary line drawn from 

 the judges' steamer to a markboat anchored in front thereof, at a 

 distance of 200yds., to black buoy No. 7 on the lower end of the 

 West Bank, leaving the same on port hand, t hence home, crossing 

 said imaginary line at the finish. Distance 12 miles. 



For Class 2. — Start the same as above, thence to Southwest Spit 

 Buoy SJ& leaving same on port, thence home, crossing said imag- 

 inary line at the finish. Distance 15 miles. 



For Class 4.— Start as above, thence to Southwest Spit Buoy 

 leaving same to port, thence to Black buoy 5 at Sandy Hook Point 

 leaving same to port, thence return to Southwest Spit Buoy 8kj, 

 leaving same to starboard, thence home, crossing said line at the 

 finish. Distance 19J^ miles. 

 The times were: 



CLASS 2— CABIN SLOOPS, 25FT. AND OVER. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Lizzie 11 21 57 1 42 45 2 14 48 2 11 00 



Bess 11 28 47 1 58 07 2 29 20 2 26 05 



Seneca 11 28 06 1 42 10 2 14 04 2 14 04 



CLASS 4— CABIN SLOOPS, 35FT. AND OVER. 



Lotus 11 28 30 2 29 10 3 00 40 2 47 59 



Onward 11 28 24 1 57 57 2 29 27 2 29 27 



iEolus 11 27 57 2 17 52 2 49 55 2 44 51 



Elsie U 26 43 3 19 54 2 53 11 2 41 28 



( LASS — OPEN SLOOPS, 25FT. AND OVER. 



Faustina 11 31 40 1 25 00 1 53 20 1 53 20 



Surprise 11 32 01 1 27 30 1 55 20 1 54 00 



CABIN SLOOPS, UNDER 25 FT. 



Gracie U 28 57 1 45 00 2 16 03 2 18 03 



The special prizes offered by Commodore Barnard for the boat 

 making the fastest time around Spit Buoy SVa goes to Seneca. 



DORCHESTER. Y. C— 100th Regatta, June 17— Courses, second 

 class, twice round the following: From starting line, leaving 

 Graves whistling buoy on starboard, Winthrop bar buoy on star- 

 board, flag boat at starting line on starboard. Third and fourth 

 classes, once around the same course. Distance 20 and 10 miles. 

 Weather clear. Wind southeast by south and light. Tide ebb. 

 Summary ; 



SECOND CLASS KEELS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Pappoose, C. F. Adams, 3d 37 .07 4 01 27 3 18 11 



Aglaia, J. E. Davis 33.08 4 20 59 3 32 12 



Shona, C. H. Tweed 34.00 4 33 15 3 44 05 



SECOND CLASS CENT ERBOARDS. 



Shadow, John Bryant 34.00 4 10 59 3 23 49 



Vision, J. L. Poyen 31 .03 4 20 50 3 2S 20 



Mabel, Childs, et al 33.06 4 40 36 3 51 13 



Magic, E. C. Neal 31.01 4 46 18 3 53 40 



Violet, H. J. McKee . .33.08 4 53 14 4 03 36 



THIRD CLASS KEELS. 



Breeze, C. E. Paget 29.06 2 31 24 2 03 44 



Lizzie F. Daly, Daly Bros 26.03 2 38 20 3 07 *5 



Echo, Burwell & Isham 25.03 2 42 13 3 09 51 



Prince Karl. E. L. Williams 29.01 2 37 58 3 09 57 



THIRD CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Atalanta, Isaac R. Thomas 27.08 2 37 25 2 08 05 



Lizzie Warner, Thos. Lulled 25.03 2 48 37 2 16 44 



FOURTH CLASS KEELS. 



Volante, J. Minot Hall 22.05 2 37 44 2 f2 37 



Kitty. TarbelJ & Adams •. . . .23.05 2 38 08 3 04 15 



Thelga, H. L. Johnson 22.01 2 43 40 2 08 08 



Saracen, W. P. Fowle 23.08 2 43 28 2 09 43 



FOURTH CLASS CENTER BOARDS. 



Posy, R. G. Hunt 23.00 3 35 13 1 59 34 



Sea Bird, C. L. Jov 22.08 2 35 46 2 00 58 



Black Cloud. A. Brown 23.07 2 34 46 2 01 05 



... (C. B.). Regatta „. 

 Carruth. Frank Gray, H B. Oalleuder, E. H. Tarbell. Judges— W, 

 B. McCleUan, C. Barnard, E. E. Tilton, A. J. Clark, J. S. Shell, H. 

 Davenport and S. 6. King. Much interest was shown in the com- 

 parative sailing of Shadow and Pappoose. The latter, a new cutter 

 designed hy Mr. Burgess, beat the centerhoard sloop Shadow quite 

 handily. Whether she will do as well with Shadow in stronger 

 winds remains to be seen. Pappoose is a cutter of moderate type, 

 an excellent craft for erasing and fast as a racer. She seems to 

 be good proof that a properly designed keel boat can be made a 

 good match for anything in the centerhoard line. Posey, winner 

 in fourth class, carried away her gaff topsail block and lost several 

 minutes, hut landed the prize with something to spare. 



YONKERS Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, June 21— Course to 

 Tarrytown Buoy, 10 miles and return. There was no Mind when 

 the whistle sounded for the start, and the first boats over the line 

 had the advantage, of some catspaws, which gave them a lead 

 which could not be overcome. About an hour after the start a 

 good breeze from S.E. came up, which held to the end of the race: 



CLASS A— SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Edith 10 58 30 3 22 15 4 23 45 3 54 35 



Serrella 10 59 30 3 32 00 4 23 30 4 33 30 



CLASS li — CABIN SLOOPS OVER IOFT. 



Adelaide 10 57 00 3 51 30 3 54 30 3 54 30 



CLASS C— CABIN SLOOPS UNDER 40FT. 



H. W. Beecher 10 50 00 3 59 30 4 09 30 3 59 05 



Crawford 10 57 00 3 18 30 4 21 30 4 13 00 



Cvcnet 10 57 15 3 26 00 4 28 45 4 16 00 



Racket " 10 58 00 3 45 30 4 47 30 4 32 15 



Anna 10 57 00 Did not finish. 



Hazel 10 57 15 Did not finish. 



Tethys 10 54 30 Did not finish. 



CLASS D— OPEN SLOOPS. 



Rambler 10 51 05 2 59 00 4 07 55 4 01 00 



Bother . 10 53 50 3 43 00 4 49 10 4 39 10 



Montana Jack 10 53 45 3 43 00 4 49 15 4 49 15 



CLASS E— CATBOATS OVER 20ET. 



Ella F 10 53 10 3 16 31 4 23 31 4 23 31 



Whileaway 10 52 30 3 16 30 4 34 00 4 22 43 



Da-diaway'. 10 52 35 DM not finish. 



CLASS E— CATBOATS 16 TO 20FT. 



Comfort 10 46 00 3 50 00 5 04 00 5 04 00 



liof-ket Did not finish. 



Spray 10 41 50 3 45 00 5 03 10 5 00 45 



Cutty Sark 10 41 30 3 W 00 5 15 30 5 11 45 



Cora Did not finish. 



Mabel 10 46 05 3 54 30 5 08 25 5 10 30 



CLASS G— CATBOATS UNDER 16FT. 



Daisy 10 41 52 2 04 20 3 23 28 3 22 28 



Uncle jake........ ....10 41 53 Did not finish. 



Prizes were awarded in the evening. 



KNICKERBOCKER Y. C, June 18.— The Knickerbocker Y. C. 

 has among its fleet a very good lot of cabin yachts of small Bize, 

 and for the encouragement of this desirable class of boat the club 

 has started a series of races open to them alone. The first, of these 

 was sailed on June 18, the course being from the club house at 

 Port Morris, around Fort Schuyler buoy and return. All got well 

 away at 2:40, only Ianthe being handicapped. The times at the 



Nanita 31 '* 1 4 00 00 Weary Wish 4 07 09 



Thisbe ''::..:.. :...4 01 45 Gem ....4 14 41 



Idalia 4 02 58 Surprise 4 14 35 



The full times were : 



CLASS A. — CABIN SLOOPS AND CUTTERS UNDER 24FT. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Weary Wish 2 40 25 6 12 50 2 82 25 2 32 25 



Nauita . ........3 43 00 6 19 11 3 37 11 3 34 31 



Ianthe " 2 45 00 6 37 0J 3 53 00 3 49 35 



CLASS J. — CABIN CAT YAWL RIGGED YACHTS UNDER 



Gem 2 43 47 6 39 20 3 55 33 3 55 33 



Raven Did not finish. 



CLASS 0.— CABIN CAT RIGGED YACHTS UNDER 26FT. 



Sururise 2 42 00 6 34 15 3 53 15 3 52 15 



Sr 2 41 28 6 18 09 3 36 41 8 35 43 



Thisbe.".'.'.''.'.'.'.'!'.^ 3 40 26 6 18 31 3 38 05 3 35 07 



CAPE ANN Y. C— Race set for July 4 will be sailed off Annis- 

 quaim, 



ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA Y. S. RACE, June H. -Course No. 2, 

 starting from Ft. M. lumber yard to buoy in Dartmouth Cove, 

 thence to Man's Rock "Buoy, leaving these marks on starboard 

 hand, and finish off H. M. lumber yard, distance 10 miles 8 cables. 

 Weather fair, fresh southerly wind, tide on the ebb. Summary: 

 Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Halicia, cutter, Capt. S. Scott 22 23 434 25 23203 



llebes, cutter, Capt. S. Scott.. ..25.0 2 3 34 4 31 23 3 27 29 

 Psyche, cutter, Cape. Russell. . .24.2 2 3 16 Gave up. 

 Weoonah, sch., J. Eraser, et al.45.1 2 2 51 4 26 05 2 33 14 

 Phantom, sloop, H. M. Wvlde . . .24.0 2 1 00 Broke rudder head. 

 Daphne, sloop, K. II. Bell, et al.23.7 2 1 25 4 43 58 2 53 33 



Mentor, cutter, Wm. Black 20.6 2 1 59 Gave up. 



♦Lenne, sloop, H. O. MacLeod 2 4 00 4 42 39 3 38 39 



♦Carried away bobstay. Hebe wins first prize, Wen on ah second 

 and Daphne third. Flag buoy in Dartmouth Cove lies about 

 N.N.E. from starting line; Man's rock lies about due south from 

 flag buoy in Dartmouth Cove. The yachts are not yet measured 

 under new measurement (Y. R. A. rule) lately adopted by the 

 squadron. Officers of the day, Rear-Corn. W. H. Troop and F. C. 

 Sumichrast. 



AMERICAN Y. C. FIRST REGATTA, JUNE 11.— Course f rom 

 stakehoat off city wharf around the inner can buoy and return, 

 thence to the inner Hunt sands buoy, around a stakehoat off Ocean 

 avenue and return to city wharf. Distance 10 miles. Weather 

 fair and warm. Wind east, changing to east south east: 



Length. Start. Finish. Corrected. 



Freak, W. C. Thompson 21.01J£ 1 03 00 3 49 28 3 49 38 



Teaser, Teel & Follensbee.. .20.0.% 1 03 00 2 48 01 2 47 05 

 White Cloud,RodgrassBros.l7. 11 1 03 00 246 13 2 44 29^ 



Budge, Paul J. Lowell 19.00 1 03 00 2 45 45 2 42 37)4 



Thorn, Lincoln S. Coffin . . . .18.05)4 1 03 00 2 44 '40 2 40 39j| 

 Clio, Elbridge (1. Woodwell.17.05 1 03 00 Did. not return. 

 Hustler, O. S. Shackford. . . .16.00 1 03 00 Did not return. 

 Me Too, Ives & Pillegrew. . .16.00 1 03 00 Did not return. 



Regatta Committee, Henry T. Moody, Nathan Roriigrass and 

 Lincoln S. Coffin. Judges, Elisha P. Pride, John W. Sargent, Wil- 

 liam E. Chase. 



CAPE COD Y. C, June 17.— Course from stakehoat off East 

 Dennis, around buoys on Shoal Ground to stakeboat off Brewster 

 back to starting point. Weather, calm aud rainy before the 

 start, but clear at the starting time. Wind, N.E., veering to S.E., 

 fresh breeze. Tide, ehb at starting, flood at finish. Summary: 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor. 

 Nohscusset, L. Hall 33.08 1 26 15 3 31 05 3 05 00 1 28 05 



1 25 45 3 29 08 2 03 33 1 20 07 



1 26 00 3 37 50 2 11 50 1 31 54 



1 27 30 3 49 45 2 23 15 1 41 19 



1 28 45 4 12 10 3 43 35 3 05 46 



1 31 15 4 11 50 3 40 35 1 55 38 



1 30 45 4 03 20 2 82 35 1 46 42 



1 30 45 3 57 55 3 27 10 1 41 08 



Madge, dimming & Howe. 23. 05 

 Ariel, H. H. Leafs & Co.... 21. 06 

 Guinevere, V. D. Bacon.... 20. 10 



Fawn, Jas. Smith 23.00 



Daisv, H. E. Radford 18.04 



Gracie, J. CroweU 17.11 



Magic, T. P. Lewis 17.10 



iris; E. D. CroweU 17.U8J6 1 30 30 3 56 15 2 25 45 1 39 29 



Madge and Iris take firsts, Nohscusset and Magic second and 

 Ariel and Gracie third. Regatta Committee, D. W. Sears, Edgar 

 Lincoln and E. Small. 



HULL Y. C. PENNANT REGATTA, JUNE 8.-The first pen- 

 nant regatta of the Hull Y. C. for the year was sailed on June 18, 

 the courses being 6 miles. The wind was light from east. The 

 times were: 



SECOND CLASS KEEL SLOOPS. 



Actual. Corrected. 

 Lizzie F. Daly, Daly Bros 1 16 39 58 24 



SECOND CLASS CENTERBOARD SLOOPS. 



Atlanta, J. R. Thomas 1 11 55 54 13 



THIRD CLASS KEEL SLOOPS. 



Zotta, H. E. Fowle 1 27 46 1 05 09 



THIRD CLASS CENTER HOARD SLOOPS. 



Mabel, F. L. Dunne 1 20 32 57 24 



FOURTH GLASS. 



Rocket, H. Faxon 1 24 18 57 U 



PORTLAND Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, .Time 15.— Course: 

 Down the harbor, leaving buoys on Stanford arid Spring Point 

 Ledges on starboard, House Island on port, out by White Head 

 ship channel, leaving outer Green Island on starboard, thence to 

 buov No. 9 on Trundy's Reef, leaving it on starboard, and in ship 

 channel, leaving Jordan's Reef buoy on starboard, to the starting 



point, 18 miles. Wea 

 S.S.W. Tide, ebb. 



IUU S Accl UUU.Y Ull ^1 .1 1 ULIrl.l U , IAJ hlltt LlUg 



ther cloudy on start, with showers. Wind. 



SECOND CLASS SLOOPS. 



Length. Start. 



Warren, J. W. Frye... .36.08 11 01 50 



Willie, J. F. Stubbs 31.10 11 02 31 



Mane, Geo. A. White. ..30.3^ 11 03 21 



MiIlie,E. S. Paul 30.07 11 01 43 



Finish, Corrected. 

 Did not finish. 



2 49 20 3 02 19 



3 10 47 3 20 36 

 3 42 12 2 51 21 



Regatta committee and judges: F. L. Moseley, H. R. Virgin, H. 

 P. Larrabee, P. R. Slevill. 



TORONTO Y. C, June 11.— A race was sailed at Toronto on June 

 11 between the small cutters of T. Y. C, the starters being: Verve, 

 Cyprus, Rivet, Yolaude (schr.) and Escape. The course was to 

 Port Dalhousie. The start was timed: 



Verve 3 01 00 Escape 3 02 45 



Yolande 3 01 30 Cyprus 3 03 55 



Rivet. 3 02 30 



Cyprus was handicapped 4 min. but; soon made it up, taking second 

 place, but losing ground later on through an accident to her top- 

 mast rigging. The finish was timed: 



Verve 6 51 50 Yolande 7 35 00 



Cyprus 7 05 15 Escape 8 15 00 



Rivet 7 15 32 



Verve heat Cyprus 2m. 5s. corrected time. 



DORCHESTER Y. C. 99TH REGATTA, JUNE 14. — Course, the 

 club course in Dorchester Bay. Weather clear. Wind east and 

 strong. Tide flood: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Mabel, F. L. Dunne 20.01 53 19 38 00 



n'easer, J. Colter 21.04 50 45 30 13 



♦Teaser ruled out for being over 31ft. The Mabel consequently 

 had a walkover and wins the cup. The boats only saU^d over half 

 the course according to the decision of judges. Judges, A. J. 

 Clark, E. Rockwood Tilton and H. Davenport. 



CORINTHIAN SAILING ON THE DELAWARE. — Editor 

 Forest and Stream: One of the gratifying features of the Quaker 

 City Y. C. race, 13th inst., was that amateur yacht handlers win 

 in everv instance over experts of other days. Winners, Minerva, 

 No. 1, Capt. R. Thomson, first class sloop, with a pure Corinthian 

 crew; Leda, second class sloop, H. Clay Funk, Commodore 

 Cooper's Point Corinthian Club, and crew from same club, dis- 

 tancing all but the two first class sloops, and first in the fleet if 

 time allowance was appUed irrespective of class; Minerva, of 

 Trenton, third (lass sloops, Rear-Commodore W. H. Mickel; Com- 

 fort, fourth class sloops and cutters, J. Chatten. The little cutter 

 Lark, Capt. Whitehead, much the smallest boat in the fleet, a 

 perfect picture of boat beauty, pleased every one by her stiffness 

 and fine sailing, came in No. 2 in her class. These boats are 

 singlehand cruisers, and next year will find this class far out- 

 reaching all others in the club, in numbers at least, thanks to 

 your able yachting editor. Professionals will hereafter look on 

 and learn. As usual, the Trenton contingent, takes home their 

 quota of prizes. The schooner yacht Helen, C. Middleton, hurried 

 the first class singlestiekers without setting light sails, as she un- 

 fortunately had no competitor. Yet she behaved wonderfully 

 well, especially in the baffling airs on the home stretch. Racing 

 regulations, first, a fiying start. The very best get-away of the 

 club. Second, course (another departure from the old rules) 

 proved a complete success, enabling modern yachts of deep draft 

 to successfully contend with the dish," who with lifted hoard 

 can no longer shirk the opposing tide along in the "can docks," or 

 jump a shoal to avoid a back stretch. Third, now measurement, 

 rules; they have been corrected and revised so as to apply to local 

 necessities, and work admirably. The gentlemen of the regatta 

 committee, Messrs. Bancroft, Wilson, Works, Wood aud others 

 deserve great praise for their untiring energy in bringing about 

 these grand results. The Q. C. Y. C. has jnow a future of its bw^i. 

 — R. G. W. 



COHASSET Y. C— This uew club held its first meeting last 

 week, a constitution and by-laws being adopted. Mr. Lawrence 

 Barrett has presented the club with a large landing float. W, E. 

 Crocker is the commodore, the committee being: Executive com- 

 urittee, William E. Crocker, Frank R. Pegram, Harry E. Mapes, 

 Edgar- Bulfum, George Jason, Henry Brennoek, Thomas S. Gras- 

 sie; regatta committee, John Aiuslie, John J. Grassie, Manuel F. 

 Grassie. 



GREAT HEAD Y. C— The Great Head Y. C. sailed its first open 

 regatta of the year off Winthrop on June 11. The winners were: 

 First class, Black Cloud, Good Luck and Thelga; second class, 

 Em Ell Eye, Topsy, Tarter, Mabel, White Wings; third class, Vic- 

 tor, Zoe, Scamp, Rocket, Wildfire; fourth class, Topsy, Mist and 

 Etta. 



ZOE— VICTOR MATCH:— A private match was sailed last week 

 over an 8-milo course between these two boats, the time being: 

 Actual, Zoe, 3.1.10; Victor, 3.3.28. Corrected, Zoe, 1,28.41; Victor, . 

 1:28.2, Judges, James Bertram and Percy E. Burns. 



