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F6RESt ANt) STREAM. 



[June 30, 1887. 



On this side the question of beam is a much more difficult one 

 to predict. We have held the view for a long time that the com- 

 ing boat was a cutter of modified beam to suit the altered condi- 

 tions of American yachting, a keel boat, except where shoal waters 

 dictated the contrary, and to-day wo ace this realized in all re- 

 spects hut two, tno beam and the board. Depth, keel, ballast and 

 rig have all been naturalized within the past five years and are 

 now just as thoroughly American as a New York alderman or the 

 reconstructed brigand who dreams of the smoke of Vesuvius as 

 he watches the steam rise from his peanut roaster. 



The question of board vs. keel is already settled for all who have 

 watched the races of the last few years and seen how closely the 

 extreme boats, though handicapped in other directions, have 

 pushed the best results of fifty years' experience with centerboard 

 boats; and to-day the best informed and mo;t liberal friends of 

 the compromise boats admit that for speed the board is inferior 

 to the keel. Coming events cast their shadows before, and in the 

 complete defeat of the fastest centerboard of her size ever built, 

 a boat with a reputation held against all comers for sixteen years, 

 and sailed by a crew that has handled her in many victorious 

 racee.the wise odos see a forecast of the contest of next Septem- 

 ber. The new boat Pappoose is virtually a small Thistle, a keel 

 boat of wide beam and great depth, but with a form such as has 

 never yet been found in the many previous efforts about Boston 

 to combine these two elements. Fresh from the builder's yard, 

 with new sails and gear stiff and unwieldy, and sailed by her 

 owner, a young man just in the midst of his college examinations 

 she beat thefainons Shadowwith Captain Crocker at the wheel, by 

 10m. in 30 miles, the wind being light and the water smooth. The 

 waterline lengths of the boats are: Pappoose 86ft., Shadow 34ft.; 

 beam 12ft. 4in., and 14ft. 4in. respectively; draft 7ft. 6in. and 5ft. 

 4in. There were no flukes, the race was seen by many, and it has 

 set all Boston to wondering just how the moral can be applied to 

 Mayflower and Thistle. TMs's but the beginning of an attempt te 

 bring to bear in the designing of keel boats un trammeled by ex- 

 traneous conditions, the same skill and knowledge that has been 

 for years expended on centerboards, and we are content to leave 

 the result to the near future, confident that the old dogma of the 

 inherent excellence of the centerboard to windward is nearly dis- 

 posed of, and in the meantime can do no further harm. 



The question of the coming proportion of beam in America is a far 

 more difficult one than that of keel; the movement in behalf of 

 much less beam was quite strong two years since, but of late the 

 success of the modern compromise boat has caused a recoil, and 

 just now the beamy boats are at the front. The old extremes were 

 wide apart, three beams on this side the Atlantic and six on the 

 other, and even if the latter be proved too little it does not follow 

 that the former is just right, Mr. Watson has made a step into 

 the space between the two and we believe that he has hit very 

 near the mean of future American practice. No one now will 

 build a Galatea, but it would be as absurd to imagine a man put- 

 ting his money into a Fanny. Just now Mr. Burgess is working 

 earnestly on the wide side of the question, as in Titania and Pap- 

 poose, and evidently with fair success, but before a definite con- 

 clusion is reached those boats must be tried with others of similar 

 build and ballasting but of less beam. Both were built exclusively 

 for racing, and whatever other merits they possess are incidental, 

 while few of tin narrow keel boats that are likely to meet them 

 have the same proportionate advantages. Bedouin, the acknowl- 

 edged head of Titania's class thus far, though she has won the first 

 place as a racer, is, in construction and ballasting, but a 

 cruiser, with only a portion of her lead outside and cabins elabor- 

 ately fitted up in hard wood. With ballast all outside and light 

 pine bulkheads, she would not be the same boat, and until Titania 

 is matched with a boat of the opposite typo, but of similar con- 

 struction, no accurate measure of the types can be had. 



Formerly the differences of build counted for little, but racing 

 has now reached a point here where every refinement is made use 

 of, and not until racing boats are matched against racing boats 

 can exact and definite conclusions be reached in cases where the 

 difference between the first and last of a fleet of half a dozen Is 

 measured by less than as many minutes. Never before have the 

 conditions been as favorable on both sides of the Atlantic for a 

 test of theso two issues of beam and board, nor have there ever 

 been so many experienced and competent men on both sides at 

 work on the problem. In America the standard of design and 

 construction has been greatly elevated : the boats of to-day were 

 never before equalled in build, in ballasting, or in equipment, 

 while as a rule they are better mannod and handled than of old. 



In England the old rule that for some years past has pressed so 

 heavily on design has passed away, making room for a far more 

 liberal measurement, under which a new period of development 

 may be looked for. The yachts of the two nations are now sailing 

 under the same rig and on a perfect equality as far as materials 

 and methods of construction are concerned and with the racing 

 growing keener and hotter as the boats improve, it is safe to leave 

 the few points now in dispute to the hard logic of future events 

 with the confident expectation that successful boats will be the 

 best for the permanent advancement of yachting, and that what- 

 ever type may ultimately be adopted it will embody as its most 

 essential qualities, safety, seaworthiness and general efficiency, as 

 well as the greatest speed. 



Though the racing career of Galatea in America has not been 

 successful, it has certainly set before American yachtsmen an ex- 

 ample of the true sportsman's spirit, and there are many owners 

 of racing craft who can profit by it, Entering boldly every race 

 open to him, throwing out a challenge for an ocean race that no 

 one cared to take up, oonfldent to the last as every sailor should 

 be in the abilities of his ship and fighting for her against all odds, 

 Lieut. Henn has won the good opinion of every one who has come 

 in contact with him, doubling it now by the frank admission of 

 his defeat when it has at last come in a perfectly fair race. 



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BOSTON Y. C. CHAMPION CUPS, June 23.-The first of two 

 matches for the Pfaff and Meer cups was sailed on June 23 over a 

 15 knot course from the club houso down Broad Sound, around 

 whistling buoy off the Graves, and back. Unfortunately the two 

 postponements of the E. Y. C. race prevented the entry of Shadow 

 and some others, and only one class filled, the second class sloops. 

 Edna won the Pfaff Cup for the third time, so retains it. Eight 

 races have been sailed for the cup. The Meers Cup is still to be 

 won. Echo takes second prize, $20. Summary: 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Edna, K 2S.10 11 02 1 52 50 2 50 50 2 08 27}$ 



Echo, C.B 25.02 11 02 2 03 58 3 01 58 2 14 



Majel, K 27.04 11 02 2 00 48 3 58 48 2 14 18 



The race was sailed in a S.W. wind, the weather being cloudy, 

 with rain. The tide was against the yachts both ways. 



ONONDAGA Y. C. OPENING REGATTA, JUNE 20.-Courses: 

 Onondaga Lako start, Lake View Point to buoy off town of Liver- 

 pool, to buoy off town of Geddes, to Lake View Point; distance, 6 

 miles. Weather, fair. Wind, north northeast: 

 Length. Start. Finish. 



Eclipse 25.00 3 27 15 5 40 00 



Rival 20.08 3 27 00 5 38 00 



Crow 15.04 3 27 45 



Winners: First prize, .$15, Rival; second prize, $10, Eclipse. The 

 Rival was bought by Commodore Masters at the close of the race. 

 Regatta Committee— E. C. Stearns, C. R. Nott, J. J. Keefe, J. G. 

 Warner, H. L. Kennedy, C. G. Masters and C. F. O'Donnell. 

 Judges— H. L. Kennedy and C. R. Nott. 



CAPE ANN Y. 0.— The first penannt race of the Cape Ann Y.C. 

 was sailed on June 22 over an 8-milc course and in a light wind, 

 coming strong from S.E. during the latter half of the race. The 

 times were: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Lark, Bishop and Murphy 18.03 1 49 21 1 28 46 



White Wings, Perry and Dochertv. .19.07 2 04 38 1 45 07 



Osceola, Higgins and Gifford 31.02 2 06 10 1 47 48 



BAY VIEW Y. C— Eight yachts sailed in the regatta of the Bay 

 View Y. C. last week, over the courses of the South Boston Y. C. 

 The times were: 



FIRST CLASS— ALL BOATS OVER 20FT. 



Length. Corrected. 



N. S., Ivar Jensen 26.03 1 52 00 



Jennie, R. Barr 21.07 1 56 51 



Trio, J. H. Fleming 21.03 1 58 09 



SECOND CLASS— ALL BOATS UNDER 20FT. 



Flash, D. McCarthy 17.06 1 27 00 



Alice, C. J. Harris 17.05 1 34 24 



Annie Laurie, J. Fleming 15.07 1 37 48 



Doisie, A. Jones 12 . CO 1 34 30 



CHANGES OF OWNERS HIP.-The market for yachts has 

 been unusually active of late, and a number have changed hands. 

 Thetis has been sold by Henry Bryant to Oscar C. Ferris, of New 

 York; Triton, schooner, has been sold bv the estate of the late 

 Edward Pomeroy to J. F. Fay, of New York, and Azalea, schooner, 

 has been sold by J. M. Forbes to Edmund Blunt. Valkyr, center- 

 board cutter, has also been sold by J. E. Schormerhorn. The pur- 

 chaser of Sentinel, steam yacht, lately sold, is G. L. Ronalds. Mr. 

 Henderson, of New York, has purchased Kelpie, keel sloop, from 

 J. N. Winslow. A report has been current of the sale of May- 

 flower to E. D. Morgan, owner of Amy, steam yacht, but though 

 be has been negotiating for her no sale has been made. 



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COURSES FOR "GLOBE" REGATTA, OFF BOSTON. 



THE "GLOBE" OPEN REGATTA, JUNE 25. 



"\7"ACHTSMEN are familiar enough with "newspaper" yacht 

 J. races; they are usually sailed in mid-winter when the fleet is 

 laid up, the courses are far out at sea, and the winners are boats 

 that are never seen at the line in summer. It has been left to one 

 of the brightest and most enterprising of the great American dailies 

 to inaugurate a reform and show what a newspaper can really do 

 in the way of a yacht race when it tries, and the result has been 

 successful in the extreme. The great open regatta given by the 

 Boston Olohc on June 25, following on the gift of a $500 cup for the 

 Dorchester ra«e of a week before by the same paper, testifies to 

 the great interest at present felt by the public as well as by those 

 more directly interested In yachting, as well a9 to the enterprise of 

 the paper which has so liberally come to the Bupport of the sport. 

 The details of the race were in charge of the South Boston \ . C, 

 and the courses sailed were those of the club, as shown on the 

 accompanying chart, Of the 135 entries, 75 went over the course, 

 many others starting but giving up. The race for fishing vessels 

 did not fill, as the fishermen are busy now at a pr©flt and have no 

 time for racing. The full summarv or the race is as follows: 



FIRST CLASS CENTERBOARDS, 3C TO 40FT. 



Length. Actual. Corrected. 



Shadow, John Bryant 34.00 3 44 60 8 01 29 



Magic, E. C. Neal 31.01 3 49 39 3 02 17 



Mabel, Chllds et ai 33.06 3 55 59 3 11 53 



Violet, Henry McKee 33.08 4 17 26 3 33 40 



First prize, $40, Shadow; second, $20, Magic. 



FIRST CLASS— KEELS. 



Carmen, B. L. M. Tower 30.00 4 25 15 3 36 14 



First prize, $40, Carmen. 



SECOND CLASS — CENTERBOARDS, 24 TO 30FT. 



Eva, D. Sargent 25.07 S 41 44 3 01 12 



Folly, J. F. Sheppard 26.04 3 45 08 3 05 16 



Atalanta, I. R. Taomas 27.08 3 55 37 3 17 29 



Sea Bird, C. H. Joy 24.00 4 11 08 3 27 58 



Hector, T. Floyd 25.00 4 14 28 3 32 47 



First prize, $30, Eva; Becond. $20, Folly (These awards are sub- 

 ject to a protest of Eva by Atalanta on the ground of falso start, 

 and of Folly by Atalanta for a foul at the start); third, $11, Ata- 

 lanta. 



SECOND CLASS— KEELS. 



Prince Karl, E. L. Williams 29.01 3 39 26 3 03 01 



Breeze, C. E. Paget 2W.06 3 40 52 3 04 54 



Trudette, L. M. Haskins * 24.11 4 02 49 3 21 01 



Lizzie F. Daly, Daly Bros 26.08 4 00 48 3 21 22 



Echo, Burwell <fc Isham 24.11 4 03 37 3 21 49 



Optic, G. S. Hutchinson 25.00 4 34 30 3 53 30 



Raven, J. Dona van 26.07 4 39 34 4 00 01 



Scobln, Higgins & Canfield 26.08 4 54 27 4 15 01 



Quimber, H. T. Wheeler 26.04 4 55 28 4 15 36 



1 54 25 

 1 55 38 



1 58 04 



2 03 29 

 2 08 59 

 2 09 12 



1 10 00 

 1 15 50 

 1 15 05 

 1 17 09 

 1 20 17 

 1 20 48 

 1 19 44 

 1 19 17 

 1 23 25 

 1 21 55 



1 22 15 

 1 23 02 

 1 20 51 

 1 36 07 

 1 37 33 

 1 38 46 



44 05 

 48 53 

 49 53 

 51 36 

 53 29 

 53 39 

 54 42 

 55 10 

 56 15 

 57 i 



Alpine; third prize 



FOURTH CLASS— KEELS. 



Vesper, R. Benner 18.10 



Zetta, Fowle & Warren 18.08 



Annie, C. H. Cousens 19.07 



Twilight, Rideout & Borden 18.08 



Vidette, P. F. Burke 19.05 



Annie May, Johnson & Pratt 20.03 



First prize, $20, Vesper; second prize, $15, Zetta; third prize, 5j 

 Annie; fourth prize, $5, Twilight. 



FIFTH CLASS, 15 TO 18FT. 



Victor, Hlldreth 17.01 



Alpine. Wm. P. Tarr 16.03 



Wildfire. H. A. Keith 17.09 



Mirage, G. E. Jordan 17.05 



Nora, E. M. Dennie 16.02 



Shadow, Weeks and Freeman 16.00 



Helen, C. E. Hodges 18.02 



Mamie, H. T. Bowers 17.10 



Lvdia, J. E. Conway 15.02 



W. E., J. E. Robinson, Jr 17.01 



First prize, $20, Victor; second prize, $ 

 $10, Wildfire; fourth prize, $5, Mirage. 



SIXTH CLASS, LESS THAN 15FT. 



Bessie, J. R, Tufts 12.00 



Minnie, Henry Jackson 13.08 



Lucy, W. H. Ransome 13.11 



Amenda, Griffls and Anderson 14.01 



Archie. R. J. Bibber 14.09 



Sport, J. F. Caskln 13.06 



Baby, Fred Borden 12.08 



First prize, $10, Bessie; second prize, J" 

 Lucy. 



It is of course impossible to give the details of the work in each 

 class, but of the lsrger boats Shadow again won, chasing Magio 

 all the wav to Egg Rock and rounding ahead of her, leading on 

 run home. In the second class keels the new Prince Karl, sailed 

 by her owner, won easily, beating Breeze, Echo, Trudette, and the 

 famous Lizzie F. Daly. This Is the second race only of this new 

 boat, and when in good racing trim she promises to do still better. 

 The pretests will not be decided until this week. 



The regatta committe included Arthur Fuller (ex-offlcio) Chair- 

 man: John J. Brigh, Secretary ; A. Henry Hall, Frank T. Christ- 

 ian, Fred G. Cooley, James Bertram, Guilford S. Reed (ex-oflieio), 

 J. W. Sherman, Jr., W. J. McArdle. 



The judges were: George A. Stewart, Chairman; William.' 

 Morris, Thomas Christian, W. H. Godfrey, G. F. Clark, C. 

 McKenna, Herbert Pope, J. P. Bullard, Charles Griffin. 



10, Prince Karl; second, $20, Breeze; fjhird, ST0, 



First prize, 

 Trudette. 



THIRD CLASS CENTERBOARDS— 21 TO 24FT. 



Black Cloud. A. Brown 23.07 2 26 46 1 47 05 



Posy, R. G. Hunt 22.02 2 23 24 I 47 58 



Madge, Oammings & Howes 23.09 3 33 28 1 56 50 



Silver Cloud, John McLaughlin 21.07 2 37 03 3 00 50 



Petrel, H. H. Paul 21.09 8 39 43 2 03 44 



Good Luck, J. B. Farrell 21.09 2 39 55 2 03 56 



Mvth, P. X. Keating 21.09 2 40 31 2 04 33 



Wanderer, Joseph A. Turner 21. 05 2 43 36 3 07 11 



Percy Allen, F. S. Allen 21.05 2 44 43 2 08 18 



Pearl, J. F. Lee 22.09 3 49 54 2 15 22 



Osceola, Asa T. Gifford 21.11 2 54 15 3 18 30 



First prize, $25, Black Cloud ; second prize, $15, Posy ; third 

 prize, $10, Madge ; fourth prize, $5, Silver Cloud. 



THIRD CLASS— KEELS. 



Kitty, Tarbell & Adams 23.05 3 38 23 2 04 30 



Halcyon, James R. Hooper 21.09 2 43 35 2 07 36 



Wanda, George W. Griffls 23.03 2 43 41 2 08 36 



Thelga, Benj. R. Hall 22.01 2 45 05 3 09 33 



Fearless, H. Sticknev .21.04 2 46 26 3 09 54 



Volanta, J. Minot Hall 23.03 2 57 05 2 22 17 



Alice, R. O. Harding 21.01 3 59 15 2 22 23 



Violetta, Henry S. Porter 23.09 3 05 47 2 31 05 



Diana, Henry Burgess 23.05 3 12 13 .2 38 25 



First prize, $25, Kitty ; second prize, $15, Halcyon ; third prize, 

 $10, Wanda ; fourth prize, §5, Thelga. 



FOURTH CLASS— CENTERBOARDS, 18 TO 2lFT. 



1 05 13 

 1 05 00 

 1 05 03 

 1 06 24 

 1 07 30 

 1 08 20 



1 09 51 



, Minnie; third prize, $3, 



46 17 

 44 51 

 45 07 

 46 59 

 48 22 

 48 01 



Em Ell Eye, P. M. Bond 19.03 



Coyote, M. K. & W. Abbott 20.03 



Zoo, W. A. McField . . .18.01 



Tartar, J. B. Forsyth 19.06 



Scamp, Frank Gray 18.04 



Tom Cat, C. H. Lockhart 19.00 



Mabel, F. S. Dunn 19.11 



White Wings, Perry & Dougherty. .31.00 



Nereid, C. F. Colby 20.04 



Jester, \V. H. Besarick 18.08 



Mvrtlo, R, O. Poor .19.02 



Sheerwater, C. H. Woodsum 18.02 



First prize. $20, Em Ell Eye; second prize, $15, Coyote; thirti prize, 

 §10, Zoe; fourth prize, $5, Tartar. 



1 44 32 

 1 45 01 

 1 48 20 

 1 4« 38 

 1 50 42 

 1 50 17 

 1 49 40" 

 1 49 54 

 1 50 15 

 1 62 33! 



1 52 10 



2 01 08, 



1 12 54 

 1 14 53 

 1 15 11 

 1 15 18 

 1 17 53 

 1 18 21 

 1 18 50 

 1 19 38 

 1 19 55 

 1 20 10 

 1 20 26 

 1 28 06 



MONATIQUOT Y. C. FIRST CHAMPIONSHIP REGATTA, 

 JUNE 22.— Courses: Fort Point. First and second classes, 9 miles; 

 Third class, distance, 7 miles. Weather slightly foggy. Wind S 

 S.E. heavy. Tide, 12 M.: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor'ct'd 



Folly, J. F. Sheppard 26.08 2 35 55 4 27 42 1 48 47 1 21 29 



Posy, R. G. Hunt 22.03 3 *5 30 4 34 20 1 58 50 1 27 02 



Alice, A. W. Blanchard. . .25.00 2 40 25 Did not finish. 



SECOND CLASS. 



Tartar, J. B. Forsyth 19.05 2 40 25 4 45 52 2 05 27 1 30 12 



Diadem, L. Havward 18.02 2 41 12 4 r,2 06 2 10 54 1 37 44 



Maud, G. M. Lincoln 19.02 2 43 47 Did not finish. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Rocket, H. M. Faxon 16.02 2 46 42 4 22 00 1 36 18 1 09 21 



Flora Lee, E. B. Glover 17.05 2 47 12 4 35 20 1 48 08 1 22 35 



Hulen Snow, A. Lane 16.06 2 48 00 Did not finish. 



Folly and Posy win in first class, Tartar and Diadem in second, 

 Rocket and Flora Lee In third. Wind just before start light from 

 W., five minutes after start shifted to S.S.E., blowing a half gale; 

 all yachts double and three-reefed. Posy lost greatly by topsail 

 fouling on gaff. Maud sprung a leak. Regatta Committee — T. D. 

 Bazlev, R. G. Hunt, C. G. Sheppard, C. T. Colby. G. H. Bicknell, 

 A. W. Blanchard. Judges— EL Gardner, G. H. Bicknell, N. F. 

 Hunt. Vice-Commodore's steamer, Bessie B., judges' boat. 



NEW HAVEN Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA.— The annual regatta 

 of the New Haven Y. C. was sailed on June 24 in a strong breeze. 

 The summary was: 



CLASS B. 



Thistle 5 01 30 Wild Pigeon 5 04 34 



Concord 6 05 09 



CLASS C. 



Mascotte 4 17 14 Marguerite 5 58 05 



Genevieve 6 14 22 Sea Belle 6 21 03 



Flora 6 07 06 Thalia 6 21 10 



CLASS D. 



Defiance dis. Ruby dis. 



Endeavor 6 29 49 Acme dis. 



♦Ceres 6 21 18 tStranger 5 46 19 



■'Zephyr 6 24 55 Vixen 5 37 28 



♦Anita 6 28 14 *Vidette 6 38 00 



CLASS E. 



Venus 5 51 05 Dare Devil 6 09 14 



♦Actual time. +Corrected time. 



SIREN, schooner, carried away her foretopmast head in the 

 heavy squall of June 19, off Hog Island, and was towed into Laroh-r 

 mont by the steam yacht Oneida. 



