July 21, 1887.] 



FOREST AND StREAM. 



863 



LAKE ONTARIO. 



BELLEVILLE, July 18.— Never, during tie past thirteen years 

 have yachting matters been so dull on the Bay of Quinte; but 

 despite the apparent dullness on the surface there is a good deal 

 of agitation beneath, as future developments will show. The fact 

 is that the advent of the Boston compromise Merle, at Oswego, 

 and the English cutter Cyprus, at Toronto, and their prospective 

 appearauces in the association's round of regattas has set the 

 owners of the second class flyers to thinking how to heat these 

 new importations. Cyprus docs not excite much anxiety, but the 

 most profound respect is held for Merle, which, at the recent ren- 

 dezvous at McDonald's Grove, was greatly admired in all respects 

 by experts. The result Avill be a thorough overhauling of lolanthe 

 and Laura, of Kingston, and t he adoption of such improvements 

 in hull, rig and ballast as experience or ingenuity can suggest. 

 The old Surprise, of Trenton, is also being rebuilt and improved 

 and will take a prominent part, it is expected, in the later races of 

 the series. The new sloop Wanderer is an unknown quantity. It 

 is thus apparent that the second class will this year be made up 

 of the most brilliant performers that have ever answered to the 

 gun on fresh water. 



In Class A, Atalanta, with hull properly prepared and a new 

 suit of canvas, will make a great effort to regain the laurels of 

 which Norah deprived of her here in a fine sailing breeze and 

 smooth water last year; while the latter, with improvements too 

 numerous to mention, including lead keel, lengthened overhang, 

 improved bow and new mast and gaff, will be found a hard nut to 

 erack in moderate winds. She is now on a cruise around Lake 

 Ontario with her owner. Mr. John Bell, Q. C, wife and family, 

 and his son Mr. Robert J. Bell and wife on board. The big com- 

 promise schooner Oriole and tho cutter Aileen have also shown 

 great speed this season. 



In tho first class the sloop Cygnet and cutter Verve, of Toronto, 

 have shown a considerable improvement on last year's forms. The 

 former has been lengthened 6ft., and the latter has donned a new 

 suit from Lapthorn's famous loft. White Wings, of Trenton, has 

 been put in racing condition, and what with Garfield of Kiugston, 

 Ethel of Rochester and others not as yet known to fame, this will 

 be a magnificent class, among which it will be no easy matter to 

 pick the winner. 



The races are close at hand, but so far none of the clubs have 

 issued their programmes. Our local club will meet at an early 

 day, although Belleville is last on the list, and of their doings I will 

 keep you advised. Port Tack. 



ATLANTIC Y. C. CRUISE. 



THE fleet of the A. Y. C. was at the rendezvous off New Rochellc 

 on Friday evening, at least as many as could get there, for a 

 number of yachts lay becalmed at a distance, and their crews were 

 out of reach of the dinner and recept ion prepared by the N. R. Y. C. 

 in their honor. Some came in duriig the night, and at 9:30 Satur- 

 day the fleet attempted to get under way, hut there was no wind. 

 All day they drifted with light airs only, the squalls that visited 

 New York passing over the fleet. It was nearly 9 P. M. before the 

 fleet anchored off the George Hotel at Black Rock, where they 

 were invited to a hop which filled the rest of the evening. On 

 Sunday the yachts lay at anchor, service being held on board the 

 Gevalia, schr., bv the Rev. H. H. Thomas, chaplain of the club. 



The programme for Monday was to race to New London, but 

 the wind was so light at the start that Morris Cove, New Haven, 

 was decided on instead. After a slow run in light airs the fleet 

 arrived there in the afternoon and anchored for the night. On 

 Tuesday, a start was made under similar conditions for New 

 London, the fleet arriving late in the evening. On Wednesday, a 

 race will be sailed from New London to Shelter Island, the fleet 

 racing in classes. The runs thus far have been timed, but owing 

 to the weather the results are valueless as tests. 



KNICKERBOCKER Y. C, JULY 16. 



FOLLOWING up the idea of class races through the season the 

 Knickerbocker Y. C. held a race for open boats on July 16, 

 the starters being: Class A— open sloops, 27ft. and over— A. Dod- 

 ger's Adelaide and F. E. Barnes's Zena. Class B— sloops under 

 37ft.— Christie Sturz's Duster and T. R. Smith's Rosetta A.; Class 

 C— cats 23ft. and over— Geo. Green's Adele, Com. Rosenquest's 

 Mayotta and A. Kerker's Truant; Class D— cats under 23ft.— C. B. 

 Thompson's Bubble and C. W. Nolcz's Ida K. The course was 

 from the clubhouse around Fort Schuyler buoy, 10 miles; allow- 

 ance lm. per foot. The wind was light southwest and tide flood at 

 the start. There was a pretty race out to the mark which was 

 timed thus: 



Truant 4 13 24 Adelaide 4 23 04 



Zena 4 14 23 Rosetta A 4 25 59 



Adele 4 19 20 Ida K 4 26 30 



Duster 4 19 40 Bubble 4 26 50 



Mayotta 4 20 56 Idalia 4 29 45 



On the way home Truant continued to lead until off Classon's 

 Point, when a very violent storm struck the fleet. The Wind blow 

 a gale from northwest, while rain and hail fell heavily. The fleet 

 reduced sail, only Zena carrying through the squall. Truant 

 partly capsized and filled, but was finally sailed home partly 

 waterlogged. 



CLASS A— SLOOPS 27FT. AND OVER. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Zena 3 15 43 5 35 00 2 19 17 2 15 04^ 



Adelaide 3 18 11 5 54 22 2 36 11 2 36 11 



CLASS B— SLOOPS UNDER 2~FT. 



Duster 3 16 25 5 47 05 2 30 40 2 30 41 



Rosetta A 3 16 25 5 57 07 2 40 42 2 40 02 



CLASS C— CATS 23FT. AND OVER. 



Adele 3 17 56 5 40 51 2 22 55 2 22 48% 



Truant 3 16 11 5 42 15 2 26 04 2 2(1 



Mayotta 3 17 20 5 45 02 3 27 42 2 27 42' 



CLASS D— CATS UNDER 23PT. 



Ida K 3 16 17 5 55 40 2 39 23 2 39 15J4 



Bubble ■ • ■ 3 16 02 Not timed . 



SPECIAL CLASS. 



Idali a 3 16 21 Not timed . 



In class A Zena heats Adelaide 21m. (%s. In class B Duster 

 beats Rosetta A. 9m. 22s. In class C Adele beats Truant 3m. 14s., 

 and in class D Ida K. wins. 



It was intended to settle the question that arose in the spring 

 regatta between Surprise, Idalia and Thisbe, by a race on Satur- 

 day, but only Idalia started. 



ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C, JULY 9.-The races for the Lome 

 and Landsdowne cups were sailed on July 9, over a course on 

 Toronto Bay from the flub house through western channel to 

 bell buoy, thence to buoy five miles to the eastward, thence to 

 buoy five miles out in the lake and about south of the club, thence 

 to finish off Exhibition wharf. The wind was very light at the 

 start, 2 P. M. Aileen and Oriole started for the Lome Cup, and 

 Verve, Cyprus and Yolande for the Lansdowne Cup. The wind 

 was fluky and the yachts also failed to find the eastern buoy, so 

 the race was rcsailed on July 16, the yachts starting in a 20-knot 

 breeze as follows: Aileen 2:21:25, Cyprus 2:21:50, Verve 2:22:50, 

 Uriole 2:23:50. Out to east buoy spinakers were carried, though 

 they were almost unmanageable at times. The turn was timed: 

 Oriole 3:00:30, Aileen 3:03:00, Verve 3:12:00, Cyprus 3:16:45. On the 

 next leg, close-hauled, Aileen carried away the jaws of her gaff, 

 losing a good deal of time in making repairs. The turn at south 

 buoy was timed: Oriole 3:37:00, Verve 4:00:00, Aileen 4:03:30, Cvprus 

 4:10:00. Aileen finally gave up and Oriole won the Lome cup. 

 Cyprus carried away her topmast head and could set only lower 

 sails, while Verve had No. 2 topsail and jtbtopsail set. The times 

 were: 



Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Cyprus 6 10 15 3 48 25 3 25 02 



Verve 5 52 10 3 29 20 3 13 53 



Oriole 4 57 00 2 33 10 2 33 10 



Oriole holds the Lome cup for this year and Cyprus scores one 

 leg out of three for the Lansdowne cup. 



CAPE COD Y. C— The postponed race of July 4 was sailed on 

 July 16 over a 11-mile triangular course. The. times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Madge, Cunvmings & Howes 1 02 03 2 01 04 



Percy Allen, F. Allen 2 09 36 2 05 56 



Ariel, H. H. Sears & Co 2 01 15 2 07 08 



Guinevere, Von Bacon 2 21 00 2 16 58 



Fawn's time not taken. 



SECOND CLASS." 



Iris, E. D. Crowell 2 31 15 2 30 59 



Magic, T. P. Lewis 2 38 20 2 38 12 



Graeie. J. Crowell 3 44 28 2 44 17 



Daisy, H. C. Radford 2 44 38 2 44 38 



The judges were F. H. Sears, David W. Sears, E. B. Sears. 



AREOLAS Y. C— This club sailed a regatta on Sheepshead Bay 

 on July 16. The catboat race was won by Lily B., and the jib and 

 mainsail race by Ida T. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C— The first championship regatta of the 

 Corinthian Y. C. was sailed off Marblehead on July 16, the courses 

 being: For first and second classes— From judges' line, leaving 

 buoys 5 and 3 on starboard, Halfway Rock on starboard, can buoy 

 on outer breaker at Pig Rocks on starboard, buoy off Tom Moore's 

 rocks on port, buoys 3 and 5 on port to judges' line, 10 miles. 

 Third class— From judges' line, leaving Okappel's Ledge buoy 

 on starboard, Gooseberry Ledge buoy on starboard, stakeboat one- 

 half mile off Marblohoad flock on starboard, buoys 3 and 5 on 

 port, to judges' line, 6 miles. The Bummary was: 



FIRST CLASS— KEEL8. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Gem, C. S. Dennison 26.03 2 42 15 2 11 34 



Countess, R, S. Sewall 30.03 2 43 53 2 10 53 



Agnes, W. E. Cummings 26.00 3 00 42 2 29 42 



Echo, E. L. Burwell 24.10 3 05 58 2 33 54 



Majel, W. H. Wilkinson. . . 26.09 3 16 15 2 46 00 



SECOND CLASS— CENTER HOARDS. 



Expert, L. Whitcomb 23.04 2 43 04 2 09 05 



Petrel, H. H. Paul 21.09 2 51 25 2 15 26 



Sprite, H. M. Sears 22.08 3 12 19 2 37 31 



SECOND CLASS— KEELS. 



Witch, B. B. Crowninshield 23.01 3 17 57 2 43 40 



Saracen, W. P. Fowle 23.10 3 17 43 3 44 20 



Otter, Percy Chase 23.03 3 19 35 2 45 34 



Carmita, C S. Eaton 21.03 3 22 54 2 46 00 



THIRD CLASS — CENT EH BOARDS. 



Viva, C. H. W. Foster 19.06 1 55 39 1 33 09 



Dash, A. S. Browne 20.03 2 03 54 1 41 00 



Josephine, D. H. Follett, Jr 18.08 2 07 01 1 42 45 



Banshee, H. P. Bonso 17.11 2 09 28 1 44 10 



Pixy, F. W. Chandler 20.09 2 07 09 1 44 45 



Ncvena, R. Saltonstall 20.10 2 08 56 1 46 15 



Dolphin, Royal Robbins 17.02 2 13 11 1 47 23 



Tyro, J. C. Mills 20.00 2 11 53 1 48 53 



Greta, S. G. Alleu 20.00 2 14 37 1 51 07 



Carrie, Poor & Rice 19.02 Withdrawn. 



Polly, J. L. Putnam 20.10 Withdrawn. 



THIRD CLASS— KEELS. 



Wraith, J. B. Paine 19.01 2 08 29 1 44 36 



Nixie, A. L. Cochrane : 20.09 2 07 00 1 44 42 



Vera, Paine & Randall 19.09 2 10 26 1 47 10 



Prizes, Brat class keels— Gem. first prize, $10; Countess, second 

 prize, $5. Second class center boards— First prize, S10; second 

 prize, $5, Petrel. Second class keels— First prize, f 10, Witch; sec- 

 ond prize, $5, Saracen. Third class centorboards— First prize, §10, 

 Viva: second prize, $5, Dash. Third class keels— First prize, $10, 

 Wraith; second prize, $5, Nixie. Championship pennants are also 

 awarded in each class of keels and •enterboards, to be won twice 

 to become the owner's property. The Witch has not yet been 

 officially measured, and the prizes in her class are awarded sub- 

 ject to her measurement. Tho judges were Vice-Commodore I. S. 

 Palmer, W. W. Whitcomb and Oscar E. Doolittle. 



HULL Y. C— The first championship regatta of the Hull Y. O. 

 was sailed on July 16 in a light S.W. wind. The summary was: 



SECOND CLASS — CENTERBO ARDS — G MILES. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Posey, R. G. Hunt 22.03 1 37 48 1 06 32 



Atalanta, I. R. Thomas 27.10 1 26 45 1 09 14 



Rambler, J. J. Henry 26.08 1 29 21 1 11 09 



Folly, J. F. Shepard 26.07 1 30 57 1 12 43 



Secret, E. F. Linton 22.06 1 34 03 1 13 02 



Good Luck, J. B. Farrell 22.00 1 38 08 1 16 45 



SECOND CLASS— KEELS. 



Thelga, H. J. Johnson 23.01 1 38 32 1 17 03 



Halcyon, J. R. Hooper 22.00 1 42 59 1 21 36 



THIRD CLASS — CENTERBO ARDS. 



Covote, W. Abbott 20.03 2 01 13 1 38 23 



Mabel, F. L. Dunne 19.11 2 07 54 1 44 47 



Tartar, J. B. Forsyth 19.07 2 09 46 1 46 21 



Tom Cat, C. H. Lockhart 19.00 2 13 09 1 49 11 



Em Ell Eve, P. M. Bond 19.05 2 16 10 1 52 36 



Nereid, C. F. Colby 20.03 2 18 14 1 55 24 



Trouble, J. B. Mason 20.00 2 20 51 1 57 48 



Myrtle, R. C. Poor 19.01 Withdrawn. 



THIRD CLASS— KEELS. 



Vesper, R. M. Benner 19.00 2 31 41 2 07 43 



Zetta, G. E. Fowle 20.06 2 38 42 2 16 05 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Victor. S. A. Freeman 17.05 2 05 03 1 39 30 



Zoe, W. A. MeField 18.01 2 06 10 1 41 18 



Mirage, C. E. Jordan 17.05 2 16 40 1 51 C7 



Spray, C. F. White 18.04 2 28 52 2 04 15 



Idlewild, J. H. Conant 17.00 2 30 48 2 04 48 



Diadem, L. Havward 18.01 2 27 18 2 02 26 



Flora Lee, E. B. Glover 16.08 Withdrawn. 



Wildfire, H. A. Keith 17.09 Withdrawn. 



Arab, H. Waldo Friend Withdrawn. 



Laurel, R. C. Smith 16.05 Withdrawn. 



The judges were M. J. Kiley, J. R. Chadwick and B. W. Rowell. 



SAVIN HILL Y. 0.— The first race of the season was sailed on 

 July 16, in Dorchester Bay. The times were: 



THIRD CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. 



Jester, W. A. Besariek 19.04 1 26 80 



Alice E., Coleman 22.10 1 29 15 



Aida, Stark & Scott 24.02 ] 41 20 



Flora, W. E. Briggs 19.06 1 46 15 



Rover, J. H. Stark 21.08 1 50 30 



Anemone, H. G. Patten 22.08 1 51 30 



Annie Maud, F. O. Vegelahn 21.0!) Not taken. 



Eldrian, G. W. Adams 27.10 Not taken. 



Emily, T. Badger 23.08 Not taken. 



First, Jester; second, Alice E. 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Norah, E. M. Dennis 1 30 12 



Avis, I. H. Odell 18.09 1 37 14 



Gypsy, A. Lawrence Kidd 15.02 1 44 20 



Moya, J. H. Shaw 1 46 00 



Iris. Capt. Sheehan 15.09 1 46 20 



First prize, Nora; second. Avis. 



FIFXH CLASS. 



lone, T. M. Hodgson 13 . 06 29 00 



Volante, R. K. Rice U.02 48 00 



Bessie, J. L. Corr 14.00 49 00 



Little Alda. Stark & Scott 10.00 49 30 



, Darling 13.06 Not taken. 



Belle Helene, W. A. Shaw 12.08 Not taken. 



First prize, lone; second, Volante. 



ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA Y. S. RACE, JULY O.-Course No. 1- 

 Starting from H. M. lumber yard to Litchfield Buoy; thence to 

 inner Automatic Buoy (red); thence to Rockhead Shoal Buoy; 

 leaving these marks on port hand; thence to Litchfield Buoy, leav- 

 ing it on starboard hand, and finish off H. M. lumber yard. Dis- 

 tance, 16 miles, 5 cables. Weather, fair. Wind, light, south to 

 southwest. Tide, ebb: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed 

 Wenonah, Jas. Stairs et al .46.25 1 30 00 5 13 55 3 43 55 



SECOND CLASS. 



Halicia, Capt. S. Trott 1 30 00 5 24 23 3 44 23 



THIRD CLASS. 



Lenore, H. C. MacLeod 27.02 1 30 00 5 16 00 3 46 00 



Psyche, Capt. L. G. Russell 31.02 1 30 00 6 11 25 4 41 25 



Hildred, W. G. Jones 13000 6 13 32 442 32 



Hebe, Capt. S. Trott 25.00 1 30 00 5 29 30 3 59 30 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Phantom 24.09 1 30 00 Gave up. 



Daphne, F. H. Bell et al 23.07 1 30 00 6 18 55 4 48 55 



Winners: First prize. Lome Cup, Lenore; second, Wenonah; 

 third. Daphne. The start was a flying one. Phantom crossed the 

 line before second gun and was recalled. Regatta Committee- 

 Officers of the day. Judges— Vice-Com. A. C. Edwards and A. 

 Allison. 



MONTGOMERY SAILING GLUT?. — Ninth cruise, July 17 — 

 Course from MorristowTi to Indian Creek and return. Distance, 

 5 miles. Weather clear and hot. Wind fresh, westerly, making 

 it a beat to the buoy and a run home. 



Length. Start. Finish. Corrected. 



Flying Eagle, J. Berndt 15.00 9 00 00 10 30 23 1 36 23 



E. C. Potts, Parker Bros 15.00 9 00 00 10 45 13 1 43 33 



Igidious, W. Rotchell, Sr ... .15.00 9 00 00 10 44 10 1 44 10 



Josephine, E. Sowers 15.00 9 00 00 10 46 00 1 45 25 



Graeie. E. A. Leopold 12.00 9 00 00 10 57 50 1 48 47 



Elsie, E. MacAUister 15.00 9 00 00 11 11 09 2 08 17 



The four leading boats are Delaware River tuckups and are 

 limited to 180ft. mainsail. With a crew of three men and a steady 

 wholesail breeze with smooth water they do their best work and 

 probably cannot be beaten under such conditions by any other 

 style of boat carrying the same amount of sail. Winner, first 

 prize, champion pennant, Flying Eagle. Judge, Wm. Rotchell, Jr. 



R. Y. S. JUBILEE RACE.— On Aug. 8 the R. Y. S. will start a 

 race for a prize of £800 from Oowes to Cherbourg, thence around 

 Eddystone Light and back to start. 



WHAT TO DO IN THE WATER.-Just at this season the 

 number of deaths from drowning is greater than at any other time. 

 Many of these might be prevented if the simple points were 

 observed of keeping the mouth closed and the hands down when 

 thrown into the water. The first involuntary act is to throw the 

 arcus and head up, immediately submerging tho entire body, 

 while the mouth is opened to cry for aid; at. once filling the lungs 

 with water. Many persons will float steadily if the body is kept 

 as far under water as possible, only the nose and mouth being free. 

 Remember that every ounce out of water is trying to sink you, 

 and every ounce under water is trying to float you at the surface. 

 On the back, with mouth closed except to breathe, and hands and 

 arms exteuded, the hands paddling a little vertically, anyone can 

 keep afloat for a few minutes, often giving time for aid to arrive. 

 The following, published some time since in the London Times, is 

 worth a careful reading : " When I first went to sea at the age of 

 13J-B years I fell overboard in the Bay of Biscay when the ship 

 was going ten knots with studding sails set. A* heavy sea was 

 running, and the captain wrote that he had never known anyone 

 saved under such circumstances. I had been taught to swim at 

 Eton, wheTe I had gained some proficiency in diving for chalk 

 eggs. This pracf ice gives a boy the two qualifications to which, 

 under Providence. I owe my life— first, that of not being afraid 

 when under waf er, being in the habit of swimming about under 

 water looking for the eggs which had been scattered; and, sec- 

 ondly, that of treading water, for we used to come up with eight 

 or ten eggs, two or three being stowed under one's arm-pits, and 

 we had to retain them all and put them into a punt or they did 

 not count. My first sensation on feeling myself in and under 

 the water was to force myself in the customary way to the sur- 

 face and then, seeing the ship sailing away and the lifeboat 

 apparently close to, to try the good straightforward breast stroke 

 recommended by the secretary of the swimming association. 

 Less than a minute convinced me of my error. My cloth uniform 

 was very heavy, as it was midwinter, 1 was losing all my strength, 

 and filling my nose and mouth with spoon drift. I at once gave 

 it up, turned around and trod the w ater as long as I could ; and 

 when I could no longer do that, turned on my back and floated, 

 in which position I was picked up by one of two cutters sent to 

 search for me, as they had lost sight of me from the ship. I will 

 not take up your space by praising the smartness of the ships or 

 speaking of the officer, still living, or crew who manned that 

 boat. My only object in writing is to add my testimony to that 

 in your issue of to-day, that the 'art of sinking,' added to that of 

 quietlv waiting— treading water and floating— till assistance can 

 reach you, will be found far more efficacious than wasting power 

 by swimming." 



PAPPOOSE AND SHONA.-Owing to the fact that these two 

 boats, as well as Shadow, are in the same class in the E. Y. C, 

 thev are generally considered to be evenly matched; a supposi- 

 tion which is very unfair to the smallest of the three. Under the 

 rule of the club the two larger pay practically nothing for their 

 exc ess of sail area, but the racing is virtually on waterline length, 

 while in other clubs about Boston the three race on mean length. 

 The unfairness of the comparison is admitted in the following ba- 

 ttle Bds("H Hrrahl, which has always been opposed to the extreme 

 type which Shona represents. The practical application of the 

 differences of these small boats to the larger ones opens also an 

 interesting field of speculation : "Tho races thus far this season 

 seem to have resulted in contests between 'pairs,' aud the Pap- 

 poose and the Shona form one of them. The victory of the Pap- 

 poose over the Shona, in certain quarters, seems to be taken as a 

 great otie, and thus in locat ing the Shona, the Pappoose outsailed 

 Watson's best five-tonner. This is not so, for the five-tonner 

 Doris can easily outsail the Shona. In fact, the latter never held 

 first prize in her class in Scotland. The Shona could be stowed 

 away in the Pappoose, so great is the difference in the relative 

 bodies of both yachts. The Pappoose is to the Shona— as the 

 Thistle is to the I rex— greater in displacement, beam, sail area 



the waternne, o.i;>n. oeam, witn aoout m. cirait. tiy the 

 above it will be seen that the Pappoose is over 3ft. longer on the 

 waterline, and nearly Oft. wider. The Pappoose has a very high 

 freeboard, for her size, and this makes her more powerful than 

 the Shona at great angles of heel. The same advantages that tha 

 Thistle has over the Irex the Pappoose has over the Shona, and, 

 with the results of the race between the Pappoose and the Shona 

 and the Thistle aud the Irex before one, the conclusion must be 

 that a keel vessel with moderate beam in racing weather is apt to 

 be faster than the 'plank on edge,' which is unable to carry the 

 driving power of a yacht with greater beam. According to a 

 gentleman who was on board the Shona in the Eastern Yacht 

 Club race, in the head sea and windward work, the Shona got 

 the. best of the Shadow. The result of the race proved that the 

 Shadow, in the race, handsomely defeated the Shona. In the 

 Thistle, Watson has adapted the hull to the driving power he 

 wished to put on it, and the result is that he has got a good, 

 beamy, powerful and remarkably fast yacht." 



Q.C 

 July! 



pleasantness , — 

 regatta of the Quaker City Y. C. it is hoped everything will be 

 amicably arranged. The regatta committee worked faithfully 

 for the interest of the club, and as judges decided by the letter of 

 the law, and as I feel assured conscientiously, yet, in my opin- 

 ion, erroneously. It is, however, an open question that may be 

 settled hereafter, and in the meantime let us call a halt. I desire 

 in this connection to thank the committee for their valuable as- 

 sistance in my official duty as measurer. That the club is on the 

 verge of disruption, as some alarmists predict, is without founda- 

 tion in fact. Will you kindly once more give your views as to 

 what constitutes a professinal boat sailor.— it. G. WlLKiNS. [It is 



the water, as in fishing craft, coasters or other working boats. Of 

 course this would not apply to naval officers or officers of large 

 vessels, and many cases must arise that will be difficult to ad- 

 just, but the best guides are the broad principles that an amateur 

 is one who sails for pleasure and with no idea of money profit, and 

 that he should not be forced to compete with those who have be- 

 come proficient through regular work about the water.] 

 A JUBILEE RACE OF HIS OWN— Mr. R. T. McMullen, the 



one to hear that as he was dissatisfied with the arrangements for 

 the R. T. Y. C. Jubilee race, he has started and sailed a little 

 Jubilee race of his own in the famous old Orion, 20-tonner, of 42ft. 

 l.w.l., 10ft. beam and 7ft. draft. Mr. McMullen believed that as a 

 matter of sentiment the race should be entirely and not partly 

 around the British Isles, and so chose the former course for his 

 race. On July 10 he left Dover with a crew of two seamen and a 

 friend, and sailed east and then north, around the Scotch coast 

 and Ireland, arriving at Dover again on July 3. At the finish 

 Orion crossed her original starting line, fired algun, and made a 

 tack or two for good measure, before taking in sail. The distance 

 was 1,800 nautical miles, made in 22 days, and the entire under- 

 taking speaks well for the spirit and pluck of the four men on 

 board. 



A STOLEN VESSEL.-On July 16 a large sloop was sighted bv 

 Capt. J. H. Mulligan of the Life Saving Station at Sandy Hook, 

 with no one in command and sails Happing as she headed for the 

 beach. With his crow he boarded her and found only two boys on 

 board. The name on the stem was R. A. Marsh.'while in the 

 cabin was painted Mary A. Marshall, Prince's Bay. The prize 

 crew sailed the vessel to Stapleton, S. L, where the boys were ar- 

 rested. They proved to be Charles Holt and Charles King, of 

 Boston; both runaways. How they came in possession of the 

 vessel is a mystery. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C— The articles of incorporation of the 

 Corinthian Y. C, of New York, wore filed at Albany on July 13, 

 the objects of the club being set forth as being to promote the in- 

 terests of yachting in American waters; to increase the knowledge 

 of naval architecture and of navigation; to encourage and pro- 

 mote the designing, management and the handling of yp.chts by 

 their owners. The trustees for the first year are C. Smith Lee, M. 

 Roosevelt Schuyler, A. Bryan Alley, Evan Clark and J. Murray 

 Mitchell. 



A CUTTER IN A GALE.— The Cypress afforded a very interest- 

 ing sight to yachtsmen on the bay yesterday afternoon. The wind 

 was blowing a gale from the northw r est as the little Scotch cutter 

 left the R. C. Y. C. moorings to beat across to the T. Y. C. house. 

 The skipper carried a small jib and the mainsail triced up, a nd 

 with a lee rail several inches under fairly ploughed through the 

 water. The boat, as seen from the R. C. Y. C. launch, was a sight 

 to gladden a yachtsman's heart.— Toronto Mail July 11. 



THE WHITE SWAN'S CHALLENGE.— The challenge issued 

 by Mr. Frank E. Brown in behalf of the White Swan was taken 

 up by Black Cloud, Wona and Viola, and sailed ou July 12,from 

 Gloucester around the Isle of Shoals. Starting at 8 A. M., Black 

 Cloud turned at 3:15 over a mile ahead, and arrived at 9:24 P. M., 

 with White Cloud at 9:35. 



