June 20, 1889.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



4B9 



to finish. For a time it was a very pretty Right to see them lying 

 almost fiat on the water. Volusia having a good deal more wind than 

 she wanted. Saracen screwed across the hue. but Tomboy and Elf 

 were headed by a shift of wind and had to make severni taeks to 

 weather. The wind now fell, and when Beatrice came up she man- 

 aged to reach almost to the stern of the rug, and then drifted astern, 

 going rapidly down with the tide until she took the ground of the 

 West Bank, over a mile below the finish, eomiug off later without 

 injury. 



The first of the forties, Tomahawk, showed up in the rain and inist 

 at 4 P. M., but after making up to within miles of the hue she 

 drifted astern, With her were Gorilla and Minerva, the other two 

 not being visible at all. For three dreary hours the trio drifted 

 about the Bay in a strong ebb tide and no wind. Gorilla getting over 

 near Coney Island, Tomahawk well out in the center of the Bay, and 

 Minerva finally coming close along the West Bank iu the wake of 

 Nymph, which vessel had managed to crawl up from the rear to the 

 head of the fleet, crossing the line first at 7:15 P. M. with the aid of a 

 light breeze from the east. Tomahawk threw away her chance by 

 holding out in the strongest tide, and it was a close thing between 

 her and Minerva for second, the little Scotchman being ahead. 

 Gorilla failed to make the finish, being on the other side of the Bay, 

 while Maraquita was barely visible astern when the tug left for 

 home. The full times were: 



SLOOPS ANH CUTTlillS— MlfT. CLASS. 



Nymph 



Minerva . . . 

 Tomahawk.. 



Gorilla 



Maraquita . 



Vohisia 



Beatrice 



Kathleen 



Saracen — 



Tomboy 



Eh.. ' 



Finish. Elapsed. 

 7 15 36 8 00 83 

 7 19 41 8 18 37 

 7 22 28 8 16 1G 

 Did not finish. 

 Not timed. 

 -35ft class. 



3 37 35 4 24 58 

 bid not flDish. 



Start. 



11.08.58 



11 .00.10 



11.07.12 



n.07.ro 



11. 08. IB 



SLOOPS 



11.12.3? 



11.13,00 



SLOOPS— 30ft. class. 



11.13.-J2 8 18 00 



11.12,52 3 24 59 



11.11.47 3 29 32 



11.15.18 3 41 25 



In spite of its lame conclusion the race was a fair and thorough 

 test of the boats out to the Scotland, Minerva outsailing all the rest, 

 with Maraquita a good second. Coming in, the race wos lost to 

 Minerva through Mr. Webb's lack of knowledge as to the tides off the 

 Hook, and on the other hand Nymph's victory was due to some very 

 clever work on the part of Mr. Willurd in cheating the tide from the 

 Lightship up to buoy 5. The tug took Beatrice, Nymph and Minerva 

 in tow for Staten Island. 



4 04 38 

 4 12 07 

 4 17 45 

 4 26 25 



Corrected. 

 8 04 16 

 8 10 10 

 8 is 10 



4 24 58 



4 04 38 

 Not mens. 

 4 13 52 

 4 25 43 



KATRINA AND TITANIA, JUNE 18. 



Although there is little chance that either side will withdraw 

 from its position and that there will be a race for the America's 

 Cup this year, it is still probable that Lord Dunraven will bring 

 Valkyrie across to race for the Paine Cup and in private matches. 

 In view of this the races set for this week between Katrina 

 and Titania assume almost the aspect of trial races, as there is 

 no room left now for doubt as to the superiority of' the two in 

 most weather over Bedouin and Shamrock. The present matches, 

 were made last winter as the result of a, challenge from Messrs. 

 AuchincloSS, owners of Katrina, an agreement being then drawn 

 up to sail three races on June 18, 20 and 22, unless the New York 

 Y. G. regatta was set for one of these dates, the courses to 

 he 12 miles to windward and return from tbeScotland Lightship; 

 the outer course of the New York i . C, from Buoy Lfl around the 

 Sandy Hook Lightship and Shrewsbury Rocks; and finally over 

 the inside course. The time limit was 'set at (its hours, the races 

 being under the rules and regatta commmittee. of the club. Time 

 for repairs was allowed in case of accident, the prize was to he 

 $lo0 on each race, neither was to haul out after the first race and 

 no limits were placed on sails or crew. Messrs. Robert Centre 

 and Gouverneur Kortwright were named as judges. Both boats 

 were most carefully prepared during the winter, lying side by 

 side iu Piepgrass's yard, Katrina under the supervision of Mr. 

 A. Gary Smith and Capt. Berry, and Titania under Capt. Had 

 with a picked crew limn Volunteer's old oue. The hulls were 

 scraped and painted, Katrina's with the same cement ns Thistle, 

 while the spars and sails were thoroughly overhauled, Titania 

 having a uevv boom 5ft. lunger than the old one, with a complete 

 new outfit of sails, probably the h e st suit, seen on a yacht in a 

 long time, the miinsailin particular being a very fine piece of 

 work from Wilson & Griffin's loft. 



In length and sail area the two differ so little that the allow- 

 ance for 24 knots is but 14s. in favor of Katrina, she being a few 

 inches under 70ft., while Titania is very close to the limit of the 

 class. The former, with clipper stem and black topsides, resem- 

 bles Thistle very closely, while Titania, white, with a plumb 

 stem, has more of the sheer plan of Mayflower. Titania's victory 

 over Shamrock, followed by Katrina's three successful races with 

 the same boat, and then by her performance with Grayling and 

 Sea Fox in the New York regatta, from which Titania dropped 

 out after parting her hobstay, have tended to heighten the inter- 

 est in the first meeting of the two famous craft, Both have been 

 busy for the last tew days in painting bottom and making the 

 final preparations, and by Tuesday morning, when the mark boat 

 Volunteer, sent a low line to eaca off Bay Ridge, thev were- ap- 

 parently in as perfect condition as is possible. 



The day was fair and warm, but with a strong N.E. breeze tum- 

 bling up the white caps m the Upper Bay and driving in a very 

 respectable sea outside the Narrows; while off the Hook there 

 was more sea than has been seen in any of the Cup races since '85 

 The flagship Electra was kindly placed at the disposal of the" 

 regatta committee by Com. Gerry, and after some rolling and one. 

 or two nearly successful attempts to stand on one end in going at 

 a lively gait over the bar, dropped anchor off the Scotland at 

 11:45. The fug Volunteer was laboring out very slowly with the 

 two yachts in tow, each dipping her bowsprit under. Palmer 

 stood in from seaward to meet them, under stavsail, foresail and 

 reefed mainsail, with topmasts housed, and the plucky little 

 Oneida followed in Electra's wake. The onlv other vessel was 

 the tug Dalzell, with some members of the New York Y C on 

 board. 



There was ample warning as to the weather all the morning 

 but boats came down with topmasts on end, bowsprits run on 

 and no reefs in their mainsails, so that over an hour was wasted 

 while they housed topmasts, filled in bowsprits, turned in reefs 

 and came for the line under No. 3 jibs, staysails and double-reefed 

 mainsails. Katrina had three reefs down and Titania but two. 

 Katrina's canvas seemed perfect, but Titania's reefed mainsail 

 showed a tight leech, while her staysail was long on the stay, and 

 did not sit properly. A little after 1 P. M. Katrina, steered by 

 Capt. Berry, and wit h her owners and Mr. Smith on board came 

 down from the windward, Titania soon following, and at l'?0 the 

 preparatory was given. The course was 12. by N., 12 knots, and 

 the \ olunteer was already pegging away in the wind's eve to 

 mark the turn. Katrma stood oft shore, outside the Lightship 

 Electra lying to the north of the ship, while Titauia was iusioV at 

 the Electra, nearer to Sandy Hook. 



The start was given at 1:30, Katrina coming from beyond the lee 

 of the Lightship, where she tacked and rounded under its stern 

 crossing the south end of the line on stai-boai d t ar k at 1-30-37* 

 Her clean, glossy hull, with the lead-colored bottom and sharp 

 ends, seemed to leap from wave to wave as she settled down 

 to her work, the decks awash with spray. Titauia was slow in 

 starting, reaching along the line from north to south, then tack- 

 ing and crossing the line just where Katrina had, being timed at 

 l:33:"o. Mr. Burgess was on board, with Capt. Hafl* at the wheel 

 The firsl leg took them a little to the westward of the big hotel at 

 Roekaway, or about 4J4 points from the course. 



The first ten minutes served to show thatTitania was outpoint- 

 ing Katrina, the latter carrying a very strong weather helm, the 

 triple reefed mainsail being too small for the large No. 3 jib 

 though there was some doubt as to the footing, but in a little' 

 while it was evident that the white boat was well ahead of 

 her rival, having made up the three minutes lost at the start 

 Katrina fell steadily to leeward, while Titania rode the seas and 

 worked out all the time. Aboul 2 P. M. Kat rina luffed up sharply 

 as though about to tack, hut after a little paid away and resumed 

 her course, though doing worse than before. At 2:30 she tacked 

 off shore, Titania at once following, and the former's great gain 

 became apparent. 



The race was hers beyond questiou; it was simply the last Vol- 

 unteer- Hustle race over again. Katrina held on until 2:50, when 

 she luffed to shake out a reef. After the reef points wei e cast off, 

 and as they were about to cast off the clew, she jumped heavily 

 into a sea and broke her boom short off, giving up the race at 

 once. n 

 and 



heading 



hour, making a little more to windward than" *was"*really 

 necessary, and eomiug down with sheets eased for the tug 

 where Electra and Oneida were also waiting. She turned 

 at 4:13, starting sheet and booming out her staysail to port, 

 then sending up the topmast a little until .her jibheader 

 could be set over the double-reefed mainsail. Under this com- 

 fortable rig she ran quickly home, jibing near the finish and 

 standing on up the Swash, traveling at a great rate. Mr. Burgess 



no a sea ana oroKe ner Doom short off, giving up the race at 

 nee. Titania still continued, the wind being a trifle ligther 

 nd at 2:50 she went on starboard tack inshore again,' 

 eadihg for Long Beach Hotel. She stood on for nearly an 



rilln inn binr» li + fli-v *•« ... : .1 _n * 



turned a double handspring as she was timed at 5:31, having made 

 the course in 3.57.07. The. beat out, 12 knots, was made in 2h. 40m. 

 or at t he rate of 4>3 knots per hour, while the run in was made 

 in Ih. 18m., or at the rate of 9 knots per hour in a heavy sea and 

 under double-reefed mainsail and working topsail. Katrina had 

 been taken in tow by the DalzeU and lay at her moorings off Bay 

 Ridge us the Electra passed up, her main boom lying on the deck. 

 A new one will be fitted in time for a race on Saturday, but no 

 race will be sailed to-day. 



NEW YORK Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JUNE 13. 



TN spite of good weather and some exciting brushes at times 

 X the annual regatta ot the New York Y. C. can hardly be called 

 a success: the fleet, in point of numbers, was iu no way as impos- 

 ing as the importance of the occasion warranted, while the two 

 most interesting even Is, the meeting between all the seventies 

 and the first real race of the new forties, were completely spoiled 

 by a series of mishaps. Of the two-stickers only half a dozen 

 came to the line. Palmer, oue of the handsomest, and most impos- 

 ing of the schooner fleet since her alterations of two years ago, 

 with Dauntless only against her to make a battle in the keel 

 class; Sea Fox and Grayling in the next class, Marguerite being 

 classed with them for lack of a competitor of her own class; ant' 

 last Agnes and Azalea, in the fifth class. Miranda will not, tit 

 out this season, Mr. Hill being abroad; Monta.uk, though under 

 way on Thursday, is long sinco out of all racing; and Sachem, 

 only a short, time since considered the second, if not the first of 

 her class, was content to box about the course with boats at 

 davits, in company Wit h Mayflower. There are many who believe 

 that Sachem can give her time to Grayling, with equal handling, 

 and who would like to see the matter fought to a finish, but the 

 ' improvements" made in Sachem last winter, heavy mahogany, 

 with elaborate carvings, even in the cabin ceiling, have done lit- 

 tle to improve her speed. Her old cabin, plain pine and clean 

 paint, was not only neat and shipshape, but light as well, and if 

 she could uot beat Grayling then she certainly will not now with 

 her elaborate furnishing. 



If Sachem was fast as a schooner Mayflower should be still 

 faster under the same rig. The two models are nearlv identical, 

 the afterbodies being built from the same moulds, but Sachem 

 was made a little fuller about the fore chains, being intended for 

 the schooner rig from the first, while Mayflower was to carry but 

 a single stick. Sachem's keel was cut away as much as possible 

 on account of the shoalness of her home waters, while Mayflower 

 had a very decided keel, afterward deepened by the addition of 

 lead. Besides this she had originally more lead outside than 

 .Sachem, and has had the benefit of thorough trial and many 

 minor improvements in the hands of Messrs. Paine and Burgess. 

 Now that she. too has donned the rig of a schooner she should do 

 even better than her sister, and if well raced will no doubt help 

 Sea Fox to hurry Grayling more than Sachem alone ever did 

 This race was the first that Sea Pox has sailed since her huge 

 mainmast was reduced some Oft. after the New York Y. C. cruise 

 last year, and though she looks less rakish than of old she seems 

 to travel as fast, or it, may be that the red parasol, which was vis- 

 ible on deck all day, has brought a change of luck. Although not 

 a winner she sailed well and pushed Grayling hard all day but 

 the white schooner has a confirmed habit of winning that it will 

 take a very fast boat and a very bright skipper to break her of 

 Marguerite was hardly in it with the other two all dav, and did 

 little to retrieve the record she made, last year in the same race. 

 In the fifth class only Agnes and Azalea entered, the former 

 practically having a walk-over from Buoy 10, as Azalea fouled 

 the buoy and was consequently out of the race, though she con- 

 tinued on the course. 



The 70i't. class, or Class 3 by the Now York rules, has lately 

 assumed a more prominent position than it has held in the past 

 fou r years, owing to the disappearance of its rival, the 90ft. class. 



ioqP ill ; V """" y- l .i.ina uuve met, amee 



ibts-i, and the turnout was very good, including Katrina, Sham- 

 rock, Bcciouin, Titania, Gracie and Fanny. The I hreo newer boats 

 have already come in for considerable mention this year; Bed- 

 ouin, however, has not yet raced. She is in the same trim as of 

 old, the projected changes in the way of more outside lead and 

 larger sails not, having been made, and without them she is 

 hardly good for more than third place in the class. Where she 

 would be if sparred and ballasted in modern stylo, with all lead 

 on keel instead of a third of it inside and on top of a big keel and 

 keelson, is a very interesting question in view of her excellent 

 record m the past . Gracie re-enters the race after a season of 

 retirement with a new- lead steadier of 14 tons in the shape of a 

 keel some 20m. deep, while her keel and garboards are also new, 

 and some changes ha ve been made iu the board. Both she and 

 Fanny showed commendable spirit in facing such modern flyers 

 as Titania and Katrina, but their place beside these boats was 

 clearly shown on Thursday, when they served as vvhippers in of 

 the fleet down to leeward. There was nothing especially exciting 

 in the meeting of Hildegarde and Whileaway, though t'ney had a 

 private match to themselves; aud in the next class it was a fore- 

 gone concl- sion that Clara would beat Bertie. However the 

 latter deserves credit for going in to make a race 



There is something instructive to those who extol the merits of 

 mere size, and ridicule the idea, of sport in any other than the 

 largest class of schooners and sloops, in the fact that the whole 

 interest of the greatest of the spring regattas is centered 

 ¥^r"9*^? d 1 0fl - < ;lasscs i the latter a size that the New 

 \ork y. C. hardly recognizes. Though only five of the big fleet 

 of forties came to the line, there were four new boats among 

 them, two of which at least have attracted special attention. Mr. 

 Burgess has had such a monopoly of the class for a whole season 

 that the interest has not been as keen as it might be; but this 

 year he will have several rivals, two of them being new men In 

 the present race besides his last year's boat, Nymph, in pretty 

 good shape after a season's trial, he had two new craft, both keels 

 neither of which have been seen before. The steel Tomahawk 

 has been sailing about the Sound for several weeks, stretching 

 sails and testing gear, so that she went into the race in good con- 

 dition. Maraquita, too, has been afloat for six weeks and his 

 made the trip from Boston, so that Capt. Harry Haff, Jr., had her 

 in fair form. Both are handsome boats of the latest type and 

 carry all that craft of their length should risk. They are both 

 white and similar in appearance beam on, the Tomahawk being 

 l)4tt. narrower than Maraquita. Against the three Burgess boats 

 were the new Smith boat, Gorilla, and the Gardner boat, Liris 

 Gorilla lias, been sailing for about a week and was in fair shape 

 though under all the disadvantages incident to a new boat; still 

 she had good sails and all gear working properly. Her rig is 

 larg.:r than any rf tht Burgess boats, but evin it was outdone by 

 the Gardner craft Liris. 



The latter boat has been greatly delayed, and when she was 

 docked on Monday night she looked little like raring within three 

 days. In spite of the del ay in painting and bending sails that was 

 caused by the continued ram, her energetic skipper, Captain 

 Sloan, who has yet his laurels to win on this side of the water, 

 hurried the work as much as possible, the mainsail was bent on 

 Wednesday night, part of the gear rove off, and a couple of hours 

 before the start on Thursday morning she was under way down 

 the Bay for a trial trip from Bay Ridge to Buoy 15, before starting 

 in the race. Her windlass was still in the Custom House, head 

 sheets were rove off while she was under way, the No. 1 jib was 

 left behind, so No. 2 was set, and much of the gear was only rove 

 oft as it was needed. The silk club topsail was sent up, but as the 

 halliards were not properly bent it was replaced by a jibheader 

 the wind, fairly strong from S.W., promising to freshen when out- 

 side the torts. Captain Sloan had never been over the course or 

 sailed m t he Bay, while his crew was a scratch one of amateurs 

 and professionals. The rigging was partially set up while under 

 way, aud all was made as snug as possible in the short beat down 

 to the line. 



The course was from Buoy 15, just outside the Narrows, down 

 the channel, turning buoys 10 and and out around the Sandy 

 ilook Lightship, leturumg over the same course, 31 knots, only th'o 

 forties turning the Scotland Lightship instead of Sandy Hook, 

 cutting about 6 knots off of the distance. The full list of starters 



FIRST CLASS KEEL SCHOONERS. 



Cor'd length. Owners. Allowance. 



-• 1^.83 C.H.Colt AUows. 



104.17 R. Stuyvesant 3 53 



THIRD CLASS 8CHOONBH8. 



£ ea 00.79 A. Cass Canfield AUows. 



Grayling 85.21 L.,A. Fish 2 53 



FOURTH CLASS SCHOONERS. 



Marguerite 83.37 W. F. Burden 3 53 



FIFTH CLASS SCHOONERS. 



Azalea C2.12 E, Blunt .Allows 



Agnes 57.66 J. N. Winslow 4 08 



m , THIRD CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Titauia 74.30 C. Oliver lselin Allows. 



feAjnna 73.85 Auohincloss Bros 19 



B< doum . . - 72.15 Arch. Rogers 1 28 



Gracie.. 71.94... J, P. Earle 1 37 



Shamrock 71.63 J. R. Maxwell 1 51 



fanny 68.S0 .T. P. Fiake, 3 54 



Dauntless. 

 Palmer — 



FOURTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Hildegarde 63.75 J, C. Bergen Allows. 



Whilaway 57.58 G. F. Randolph 5 41 



FIFTH CLJSS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Clara 54.28 1. C. Barron Allows. 



Bertie 53.08 Fred Gallatin 2 26 



SEVENTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Liris Samuel Mather et al Allows. 



Nymph 44.55 F. W. Flint 



Gorilla R. P. Carroll ! 



Tomahawk E.D.Morgan 



Maraquita Aug. Belmont, Jr 



The start was ordered at 11 A. M., and before that hour the flag- 

 ship, the handsome Elect ra, with Com. Gerry and a large party 

 of distinguished guests on board, and wit h the regatta committee, 

 Messrs. S. Nicholson Kano, VVm. E. lselin and Chester Griswold 

 on the bridge, anchored to the east of the buoy. After a little de- 

 lay caused by the non-arrival of the club steamer, the gun was 

 given at 11:14 for the preparatory. The wind was then moderate 

 from S.W., with a strong ebb tide that made if a jam on the wind 

 to weather buoy 10. some miles down. 



The sight from the Staten Island hills was a. beautiful one, the 

 sky clear and blue, the waters flashing in the sun, while the 

 glossy black hulls, with here and there a bright strip of copper 

 gleaming beneath them, shot rapidly about. The most noticea ble 

 feature, however, was the array of snowy canvas, out of all pro- 

 portion to the tiny hulls beneath: Titania's glistening sails. Kat- 

 rina's big cluhtops.ail above an acre ol lower can vas, while the 

 forties looked fully as large as Mischief and Hildegarde, in fact 

 the new boats carry a sail plan in excess of Clara, though 13ft. 

 shorter. 



For once there were no laggards, every boat in the fleet was on 

 the alert, and within the last minute seven or eight boats, were 

 making for the line. Capt. Sloau was bent on showing them an 

 old country start, and though he had hardly held the, ti ller of his 

 new craft for au hour, he spun her in and out among the larger 

 craft, placing her close by buoy lain the last half minute, running 

 along the line and going over on starboard tack as the smoke 

 came from the gun. Captain Barr Was not faraway, and Clara 

 was t-.med fitly 21) seconds after Liris and t hen : ,i:nc the big ' n; s 

 Sea, Foe and Grayling but 10 seconds apart. then Katrina, Titania, 

 with the rest strung out. Eighteen of the fleet, crossed within the 

 first four minutes, and no one was handicapped. Gorilla and 

 Nymph were last. The times of the sta rt were: 



Liris 11 24 00 Azalea 11 27 15 



Clara 11 24 38 Whileaway 11 27 18 



Sea Fox 11 21 47 Marguerite 11 27 30 



Grayling 11 21 57 Tomahawk 11 t>7 34 



Katrina 11 24 57 Agnes H 27 45 



Titania 11 25 22 Dauntless 11 27 47 



Fanny 11 25 59 Bertie 11 g? 47 



Gracie 11 86 09 Shamrock 11 28 48 



Maraquita 11 20 52 Palmer H go 51 



Hildegarde 11 27 00 GoriUa 11 30 55 



Bedouin 11 27 13 Nymph ,..,n 31 ie 



Hardly had she crossed the line when a loud report from 

 Titania told that something had parted, and she bore awav 

 quickly to save her bowsprit, the hobstay having given way. For- 

 tunately the stick held, hut she was out of the race a ll hands 

 turning to and rigging a preventer, after which the second jib 

 was set, and she jogged easily down the Swash to watch the race. 

 Katrina was deprived of her chief rival, but she did not propose 

 togivothepas to anything with two sticks in, no matter how 

 large, and she flew along in front of I ho fleet, with Sea Fox and 

 Grayling chasing her, the latter to leeward of her black rival 

 Clara and Liris held together very evenlv for a long distance- 

 Bedouin and Shamrock, both of whom had been in the middle of 

 the fleet at the start, finally working up and rohbing the two 

 small fellows of fourth place, the lion, rs of which they bad about 

 equally divided, Clara being the weather boat. Astern of the 

 two came Hildegarde, pointing for Liris's weather, but her skip- 

 per would have none of it, out, she In [fed and the big sloop dropped 

 back and took the leeward side. Palmer had started over 2m 

 astern of Dauntless, but before buoy 10 was sighted she had 

 beaten that famous racer for the day. Well to leeward of the 

 fleet were Gracie, Fanny, Azalea and Marguerite. Liris held a 

 very good place for the first five miles, but as 1 laptain St. an was 

 entirely ignorant of the course and tide she got. into the strong 

 ebb about the head of the Swash at a time when the wind fell 

 verv light, and so had to tack for the mark, the rest of the class 

 gaining several minutes on her. The times at, buoy 10 were- 



Sea Fox 13 13 05 Gorilla . .12' 31 03 



Grayling 13 13 35 Nymph 12 31 gb 



Katrina 13 14 30 Dauntless 13 33 07 



Bedouin 13 18 10 Tomahawk 12 33 07 



Liris 12 29 35 



Azalea fouled the buoy in trying to tack around it, but she did 

 not mind a little thing like that ami kept on her course with 

 racing flag flying. 



The breeze was very light now, and when sheets wer* slacked 

 to port there was not. enough weight in if to swing the booms off, 

 Spinakers were now set to starboard, the tide helping the fleet 

 Sea Fox was leading with Grayling next, lint Katrina "was close' 

 to the pair, while Bedouin and Shamrock were doing better. The 

 main fleet of the forties caught Liris at the turn, Gorilla md 

 Nymph being the nearest to her With Maraquita some distance 

 astern and Tomahawk between her and Nymph. Drifting out to 

 Buoy 5 the latter boats closed up, and when off the point Hi the 

 Hook all were close together, te'ris had reset her clubtopsail 

 and set a beautiful silk spinaker at Buoy 10, while Mar;..qnit,a had 

 a wonderful spinaker boom, which shot out of itself like the Jap- 

 anese toning rods which are extended by blowing in one end. 



\v bile the tiny fleet were drifting off the point of the Hook in 

 apparent security, the huge Dauntless, worth y of her name and 

 reputation, lumbered down squarely on top of the lot, every kite 

 on board set and drawing. Maraquita's extension boom collated 

 much faster than it had been shot out, as the "famous racer" 

 cleared her and blanketed and fouled Tomahawk, the litt le fel- 

 low being saved from injury by the exertions of her crew and 

 then bore down on Liris, the latter luffing out. across her, Finally 

 she, cleared the fleet and went serenely 011 her way, regardless of 

 the anathemas heaped on her by t he small fry. 



The large boats outside the Hook had some wind now, and 

 Grayling at last caught and passed Sea Fox. Bedouin and Sham- 

 rock indulged in the luxury of a luffing match, which landed the 

 cutter hard on the Oil Spot, just outside Handy Hook, where she 

 lay for an hour, finally towing off when the tide made. The 

 forties took the wind after Dauntless left them, Liris, the onlv 

 one that started with a jibheader, havmcr set her silk clubtopsail 

 some time before. Tomahawk had now come up to her and 

 started to cross her bow from the leeward, but she more l nan 

 met her match, and after a short struggle was well content to 

 drop hack. Nymph by this time was nearlv abeam of Liris, but 

 to leeward several lengths; Maraquita was directly astern of 

 Liris, heeling heavily and dipping her bows in; Tomahawk was to 

 leeward of Maraquita. also listing well down, while Gorilla 

 was the last of the live. The struggle for the time was 

 between Liris, the leader, and Nymph, just on her lee beam 

 and a beautiful fight it was, all five staggering under lofty Splrs 

 and. marvelous clubtopsails. Suddenly 1 here, came two reports 

 from Litis, the. topmast went out of her and immediately after 

 the lower mast went about 20ft. above the deck, sails and spars 

 going clear to leeward, and fortunately hurting no one. As she 

 righted two of her Corinthian crew, Messrs. Duncan and Hills 

 went overboard to windward, canoe fashion, the former hanging 

 on to a line. Mr. Hills swam clear of the boat and was soon 'left 

 50yds. astern, as she carried her way iu spite of the wreck. Mara- 

 quita passed (dose to him and throw a life preserver, and in a few 

 minutes the. thirty, Saracen, which had been out all day following 

 the race, dropped her boat and set him 011 board his ship. After 

 the wreck was cleared a tug took Liris in tow for Bay Ridge 

 The immediate cause of the wreck was the failure of the'weatuer 

 spreader, a piece of steel tubing, which bent into almost a II shape 

 The lower mast would in all probability have stood had the 

 shrouds been properly set up. The most dangerous of her rivals 

 being our of it, Gorilla began 10 push the Burgess boats very hard 

 but while a'l the glasses in the fleet were turned on Liris and' 

 before it was known just how serious her trouble was, Gorilla's 

 topmast went over the side, also through the. failure of a spreader 

 She turned to at once to clear the wreck, giving up the race and" 

 starting for home under lower canvas. The others were timed at 

 the Scotland thus: 



Nymph 1 29 57 Tomahawk 1 31 36 



Maraquita... 1 31 30 



tlm^mes' beinr 6 larS6 had tu, ' ned tho Sa *ndy H °ok mark, 



Grayling .* 1 19 30 Katrina ,1 22 43 



Sea Fox. . 1 21 30 bbamrock 1 31 15 



Katrma had gained 5m. on Shamrock since they were timed 

 at Buoy 10, while Grayling had made 2J^ni. on Sea Fox. The 



