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FOREST AND STREAM. 



overlook when advising you as to 1 he terms of challenging for the 

 America Cup. 



Most unfortunately, when wo spoke to Mr. Graut on the roat- 

 we had not a copy of Mr. York's letter to the New York Y. C ., 

 where the conditions attacked to the winning of the cup are 

 quoted. I had seen Mr. York's letter before it was dispatched, 

 and certainly should have rememhered such a very important 

 condition; but, as a matter of fact, I clean forgot about its exist- 

 ence and unwittingly misled von and Mr. Grant. Will you, there- 

 fore, read this letter to Mr. Graut or the Royal Yacht Squadron, 

 who are interested in the matter, as it would materially add to 

 my regret were any one but myself blamed for m v blunder. I 

 am, etc., G. L. Watson. 



Royal. Yacht Sqitadron, Castle Cowes, June 27, 1880. 

 To James D. Smith, Esq.: 



Sib: I have laid your letter of the 27th ult., relative to the chal- 

 lenge of the Royal Yacht Squadron, on behalf of the Earl of 

 Dunraven, for the America's Cup, before the special committee 

 appointed at the annual general meeting of the squadron, to 

 decide any question that might arise there on. I beg now to for- 

 ward yon the decision that has been arrived at by them. I have 

 the honor, etc., Richard Grant. Secretary R. Y. S. 



On the receipt of these letters Chairman Smith wrote as follows 

 to General Paine: 



New York, July 8, 1880. 



Dear General Paine: I received a letter from Lord Dunraven 

 this morning enclosing a copy of the letter he had sent to you, 

 also advising me he had sent you a copy of Ins letter to mo. t 

 asked you hy telegraph if you were willing to give the pro of 

 New York a copy of his letter to you for publication. 



I notice that Lord Dunraven proposes to "leave himself in your 

 hands to act for him" — in other words make you his representa- 

 tive. Are you willing to act? Yours, faithfully, 



James D. Smith. 



To this note General Paine replied by telegraph as follows: 



James D. Smith: I have no objection to vour publishing it as 

 part of correspondence with you. Shall wish to know what action 

 you propose. Charles J. Paine. 



STEAMERS AND THE RULES OF THE ROAD. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



A subject of interest to canoeists and yachtsmen in this locality, 

 and for that matter on every body of inland water, is the danger 

 to small cat" t from the steamers carrying passengers to and fro. 

 Such steamers are not governed by the existing inspection laws, 

 and seem to care but very little for the rules of navigation. 



Irondequoit Bay is such a body of water as I refer to; it is about 

 5 miles long by '/j to 1 mile wide and connected by an outlet with 

 Lake Ontario, over which are two bridges without draws. It is 

 claimed that this bay is not navigable water in the sense of the 

 U. S. or State laws governing steam craft, although there are 

 Bome half a dozen steamers running theroon, which carry several 

 thousand people during holidays and Sundays, and many hund- 

 dreds during week days. 



Why are these steamers not obliged to carry life preservers, 

 boats or rafts and lights, and stand proper inspection as well as 

 on other waters? The lives of passengers are just as much in 

 danger from explosion or collision as elsewhere! Why should 

 they not be obliged to obey the rules of the road regarding sail- 

 ing craft as elsewhere? 



To show the spirit of some of the captains on these steamers, 

 regarding the matter I will mention what might have been an 

 accident of some moment, which happened yesterday. Several 

 members of the Rochester C. C. were sailing on the bay, and 

 were about to land at the Newport House docks, and as one of 

 them was running into the dock a steamer was also approaching 

 from almost abeam, and it seems st.e intended passing one 

 Steamer dock and landing at the next; between these two docks 

 was the low landing stage for small craft. When it was certain 

 that the steamer was going to the upper dock, it was too late for 

 the canoeist to go about as the steamer was to windward and it 

 would have been very unlikely that the canoe could have gained 

 any headway to get out of the way on the other tack, there- 

 fore the only thing to do was to keep her course and depend 

 upon the rules of the road being observed. When the steamer 

 got within 30ft. the pilot called to the canoeist to get out of 

 the way or he would run over him. As the steamer was 

 about to strike the canoeist jammed the tiller over, throwing 

 the canoe partly into the wind, easing the shock, and the only 

 real damage was the twisting of the rudderhead, which was 

 caught by the steamer's bow as she scraped along the after gun- 

 wale of canoe. When the pilot was remonstrated with afterward 

 lie said there was no use trying to bulldoze him, as he understood 

 his business, and that "if any more of the canoeists got in his wav 

 that he should do just the same again" 



Now it would seem that there should be a State law governing 

 navigation on these small bodies of water, if the Uniied States 

 laws do not include them; for New York has many a small lake 

 on which passenger steamers ply. I know that, New Hampshire 

 has such iiiws, and the steamers on her lakes are governed by 

 similar laws and rules to those of the ocean and rivers. 



Rochester, July 5. Single Hander. 



[.The United States laws have full jurisdiction in this and all 

 similar cases. All steam craft are ax enable to them, and can be 

 held accountable for their violation.] 



SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C. CRUISE. 



THE fleet of the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. was -at the appointed 

 rendezvous in Oyster Bay by Sunday, the following yaehts 

 being at anchor: Sea Pox, schr.. Com. A. Cass Canfield: Medusa, 

 cutter, Vice-Corn. Robert Center; Iroquois, schr., Rear-Corn. R.N. 

 Ellis; Stranger, schr., Mr. Geo. Scott; Ruth, schr. Mr. H. C. Ma r- 

 quand; Crusader, schr., Mr. Chas. A. Cheever; Mayflower, schr 

 Mr. F, T. Underbill; Clara, cutter, Dr. J. C. Barron; Gracie, sloop 

 Mr. J. P. Earle; Thistle, sloop, Mr. Malcolm Graham; Iola, sloop 

 Mr. P. H. Weeks; Maraquita, cutter, Mr. A. Belmont, Jr.; Min- 

 erva, cutter Mr. C. H. Tweed; Liris, cutter, Messrs. Wetmore and 

 Hoyt; Gorilla, sloop, Mr. R. P. Carroll; Banshee, sloop, Mr. P S 

 Pearsall; Kathleen, cutter, Mr. Wm. Whitlock; Vandal, sloop, 

 Mr. Henry Stanton. On Monday morning the auxiliary naphtha 

 yawl Etcetera, Mr. L. Q. Jones, joined the fleet. In spite of rain 

 and bad weather generally a number of ladies were on board the 

 yachts to witness the race of the forties. In the evenine a meet- 

 ing was held on board the Iroquois, atwhich it was decided to sail 

 from Larchmont on Friday morning for Newport, the programme 

 for the rest of the cruise to be determined on there. On Tuesday 

 morning the fleet saluted the flag uf the Ovster Bay Y. C. after- 

 ward dressing ship. At noon all hands were welcomed by Dr J 

 West Roosevelt, the fleet surgeon, and his wife, at his handsome 

 residence, Waldeck, where a breakfast and garden party were 

 given in honor of the club, and in the evening, in spite of the loutc 

 continued rain, all were present at the bait given by Mr. F T 

 Underbill. On Wedesday several swimming matches for prizes 

 given by Mr. Underbill, took place between the crews of the l it 

 ferent yachts. On ihursday morning the fleet sailed to Larch- 

 mont, where the members joined in the festivities of the da y as 

 guests of the Larchmont Y. C. 



On Friday the cruise was resumed, and on July the fleet was 

 at Vineyard Haven waiting for Gorilla and Kathleen before sail- 

 ing around the Cape. 



BAYSWATER Y. C- The Bayswater Y. C, of Par Rockaway 

 sailed a race on July 4 over a 11 mile triangular course, the wind 

 being strong S.W. and squally, one craft capsizing. The times 

 were: 



Start. Finish. Corrected 



Edith, Wm. Armstrong 13 10 44 2 19 44 2 10 14 



Lizzie, Geo. Bouker 12 01 04 2 19 22 2 17 08 



Bertha B., D. C. Bouker, Jr 12 00 38 2 24 38 3 21 56 



Mattie, T. Leitch 12 00 04 2 24 18 2 20 50 



Gaviota, J. Ackerson 12 01 21 2 23 13 2 18 35 



Corporal, F. W. Shepard 12 00 13 2 29 44 2 25 56 



The judges and timekeepers were: Isaac P. Hubbaid, C. E. 

 rSchaffner and B. J. Dauklefsen. 



"GIVE THE LITTLE FELLOWS A CHANCE."— Editor For- 

 sestand Stream: Your editorial of June 20, "Give the Little Fellows 

 ,a Chance," should be posted in every yacht club's headquarters- 

 indeed it would not be a bad scheme to hang it up in yaeht'S> 

 .cabins. The Q. C. Y. C. annual regatta was one of the finest that 

 has taken place on the Delaware River. Com. Middleton and 

 his aides worked hard to make it a success, as it was, and yet a 

 lack of courtesy threw a shade over the. otherwise fine sailing. 

 The little Lucette, third class sloop, after fighting her way 

 through the fleet to third position, which she held for over six 

 miles, was blanketed by the big fellows, one after another after 

 the wind began to blow hard enough to strip them down to then- 

 lower sails. There was no occasion for this, no excuse, save that 

 they kept within the law. It was this that lost her the race m 

 her class. A few lessons in the etiquette would not come amiss 

 hereabouts. The race between the tuekups Patterson and Flick 

 for a purse of $500 was won by the latter, the former capsizing on 

 the homestretch.— R. G, W. , 



■CHESAPEAKE BAY Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA.— The an- 

 nual regatta of the Chesapeake Bay Y. C. was sailed on July 4, 

 and was a very hotly-contested race. The regattas of the club 

 are open to all craft owned in the State that come within the 

 classification. The match of the 4th was open to all boats meas- 

 uring over 28ft. "oyster measurement" (which is from inside of 

 stem to inside of sternpost) to 35ft. in first, class and all boats 28ft. 

 and under in second class. The time allowance is 6s. per foot per 

 mile for difference in length, four boats required to start in each 

 class to make a race. Only two boats entering in second class, 

 these two were allowed to start in the first class, taking the mini- 

 mum length of that class. The course was in Miles River, start- 

 ing at Deep Water Point, thence to buoy off Long Point, thence 

 passing "llill" buoy on starboard hand to buoy on east end of 

 Herring Island, thence to finish, line drawn from Deep Water 

 Point to "Hill" buoy, distance 1 1 miles. Wind very f resh S. W. 

 All the boats in the race were Chesapeake canoes, very able and 

 fast craft, especially fast in reaching and ninnii g, at which 

 points of sailing we think they cannot be beaten in strong w inds 

 by any single-hulled vessel. The time allowance taken at start, 

 the boats starting in the foUowing order and time: 



Edward , 



Saidie 



Moses../ 



Lucy Lee 



Length. 



Start. 





11 10 00 





11 10 01 





11 10 42 





11 13 04 





11 13 33 





11 14 14 



32.00 



11 1(1 08 





11 18 28 





11 20 30 



White Wings. 

 Island Bride . . 



The Edward and Saidie started at 28ft. The first leg of the 

 course was a reach close hauled. Edward broke her foremast 

 after going a couple of miles and was out of the race. The order 

 of rounding Long Point Buoy could not be taken, as, owing to a 

 misunderstanding, the club steamer with regatta committee did 

 not get under way in time. After turning the Long Point Buoy 

 the boats had the wind on port, quarter and came very fast to 

 Hill Buoy. The Gertie by this time having picked up all hoats 

 ahead of her and passing the Hill Buoy at 11:58, closely followed 

 hy Saidie, Lucy Lee, Moses, island Bride, White Wings'and Little 

 Jim. From this point to Herring Island it was dead before the 

 wind. The Gertie turned first, Vickers second and Island Bride 

 third, Saidie fourth, others not timed. They had a beat back to 

 the finish, Gertie holding her lead of a few lengths, closely pressed 

 by the Vickers, with the Island Bride gaining on both, but slowly. 

 The Vickers tacked for the line when off Deep Water Point, and 

 the Gertie, watching her closely, also went on port tack, but, thev 

 had miscalculated the strong ebb tide running, and poth failed to 

 weather the point, involving another short hitch to starboard and 

 then to port before they would weather the line. In the mean 

 time, the Island Bride had held her starboard tack, and the ex- 

 citement on the club steamer, anchored just across the line, was 

 intense among the members and the numerous ladies on hoard. 

 Just as the Bride came about for the line the lacing in the head of 

 her foresail gave way, but she kept on sailing the last tack prac- 

 tically under mainsail and jib. The Gertie, and Vickers tacked 

 just ahead of her, and Gertie crossed the line at 12:45, Vickers 8s. 

 behind her, and Bride 10s. behind the Vickers, with Saidie and 

 one other of the boats well up. Gertie wins first prize, Vickers 

 second prize and Island Bride third. A match has been made 

 between the Island Bride and the Gertie to sail another match 

 over the same course. The usual large crowd attended the re- 

 gatta, and the event was a great success, only marred by the 

 heavy rain that came up just after the match was over.— J. G 

 Morris, Sec'y Chesapeake Bay Y. C. 



SIPPICAN Y. C. SEVENTH (OPEN) REGATTA, JULY 6- 

 Course No. 2, weather fair, wind light N.E., tide ebb: 

 special class of sloops. 

 . L e"gth. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Bonnie Bairn, G. S. Fiske 20 03 4 02 65 3 40 59 



Allie, R. Ryder 20.02 4 33 05 4 17 03 



FIRST CLASS CATS. 



Climax, R. L. Barstow .26.02 2 47 12 2 31 16 



Quissett, C. Stackpole ... 25.06 2 57 10 2 40 07 



Thyra, P. Barthelow 25.07 3 11 55 2 44 41 



SECOND CLASS CATS. 



Moliic, J. Hill 23.11^ 3 01 15 3 41 38 



Defiance, H. E. Perry 28.03 3 03 10 2 12 16 



Mist, G. H. Lyman 23. % 3 05 55 2 44 40 



Eina, J. Parkinson 20.01^ 3 15 25 2 47 40 



THIRD CLASS CATS. 



Ebenezer, L Bacon 19.04 1 59 35 1 42 07 



Petrel. G. H. Richards 19.01 3 01 51 J 13 50 



Edith, J. Chapman 17.02J.£ 2 04 OS 1 43 41 



Daisy, H. Stockton 19.02 2 02 47 1 45 14 



Mascot, W. H. Allen 18.08 2 02 20 1 44 04 



Laura, F. R. Wing 19.02 2 03 45 1 46 12 



Trump, J. Whiting 19.01 2 08 22 1 50 42 



Ellida, A. Knudson 17.04^ 2 16 27 1 56 16 



FOURTH CLASS CATS. 



Reba, W. Perry . .13.01 1 49 16 1 27 03 



Rena. A. Hilles -.. .13.04 1 50 40 1 28 58 



Iola, J. Dexter 13.04 1 fit 00 1 20 59 



Hebe, J. M. Clarke 16.01 1 51 37 1 34 14 



Nympth, W. Amory 1440 1 53 40 1 34 29 



Red Wing, J. DeKay 16.03 1 52 50 1 35 34 



24ft.; second class cats, over 20 and under 24ft.; third class' cats 

 over 17 and under 20ft.; fourth class cats, over 10 and under 17ft' 

 Regatta committee: Jasper Whiting (chairman), F. H. Luce and 

 F. R. Wing. Judges: Messrs. Chapin, Barrows and Luce. 



FIRST CLASS. 



„«• . _ , _ ^ , Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Magic (C. B.), E C. Neal 31.01 Carried away topmast. 



Nimbus (C. B.), J. J. Southee 31 .11 2 16 59 1 49 38 



SECOND CLASS. 



Harbinger (C. B.), J. R. Hooper 27. H 2 08 50 1 39 49 



THIRD CL fVSS. ' 



Posy (C. B.), R. G. Hunt, 22.04 2 26 22 1 51 09 



Undine (C. B.), E. B. Holmes 23.04 2 31 14 1 57 15 



Echo (keel), Burwell & Isham 24.06 2 27 03 1 54 30 



Thelga (keel), H. L. Johnson. . - ... .23.01 2 32 53 1 57 31 



FOURTH CLASS 



Eureka (C. B.), E. B. Rogers 20.00 1 43 22 1 19 45 



Tom Cat (C. B.), C. H. Lockhart. . . .19.00 1 49 31 1 26 08 

 FIFTH CLAoS. ' 



Atala (C. B.), E. F. Linton. 19.10 1 48 47 1 25 36 



Mabel (C. B.), Dunn & Brown 19.11 1 49 17 1 9ft 10 



Myrtle C. B.>, R. C. Poor 19.03 1 50 57 1 97 j)9 



Nola (C. B.), Thayer & Morse 19.02 1 53 05 1 •*) 17 



Vaga (keel), H. W. Friend 18.02 2 07 10 1 42 23 



^ , SIXTH CLASS, 



Rocket (C. B.), M. M. Faxon 16.02 1 51 11 1 24 14 



Wildfire (C. B ), H. A. Kceth 17.03 2 00 00 1 34 16 



m Wm rr 1 1 erS ~ C i aSS fi9*u*»tft*>W| Class Two. Harbinger $10; 

 Class Three, Posy 81o, Reno $15; Class Four, Eureka. $12: Class 

 Five, Atala $12. Vaga M, Mabel $6 Myrtle $3; Class Six, Rocket 

 Regatta com.: E. L. Burwell, J. S. Henry. C. V. Wh tten C 

 L. Waldo R C. Par. Jndges, R. W. Bonell. J. J. Southee, J B 

 Forsyth, J. R. Chad wick. 



MOSQUITO FLEET Y.C., South Boston, Julv 6, 1889.- First cun 

 regatta. Course, Dorchester Bay, triangular, distance 5 miles. 

 Weather clear, wind S. E. to S. VV., fiuky. * 



FIRST CLASS. 



Skipper, J. R. Tufts, Jr ^ffit C °|ff- 



Minnie H Iackson 14 u % £ § 



Lucy, W. H. Ransom 14 n 2 11 m 



Sprite H M Wells k 08 8 15 15 



Nellie, J. O'Leary i 4 n 2 15 ^5 



Enigma, J. F. Small ... .14 11 2 15 4 



lota, J. T. Powers ...UM 2 16 i 



« ^ T « SECOND CLASS. 



Baby, J. W allaee Brandon 13,11 2 ia 11 



Grace, F. Borden | 2 « 25 



Snag, J. E, E ctiuson u 00 % % 15 



Judges, F. T. Merry, J. T. Powers and H. M. Wells. 



FOURTH OF JULY RACES -Owing to lack of space, reports 

 of ihe Boston city regatta and some Qther races are left until 

 next week, 



AUGUSTA.— The steam yacht Augusta, built for Mr. I. L, El- 

 wood, of Chicago, was launched by the Herreshoffs on June 12. 

 She is a composite craft, 128ft. over all, 17ft.6in. beam, with a 

 Herreshofl boiler and engines 10, 10 and 25xl3in. 



NOW TURN— Steamer, formorly owned by Mr. N. L. Muuroe, 

 has been sold to Mr. Addicks, of Boston. The new Mosher boat 

 building in a sealed shop at Pryor's yard is said to be for Mr. 

 Muuroe. 



TELEGRAM— Steamer, designed several years since by J. 

 Beavor-Webb and built by Lawley for Mr. James Gordon Ben- 

 nett, is reported sold to the Hohenstein Co. of Newark, N. J. 



DAUNTLESS— Schr., C. H. Colt, was ashore off Cuttyhunk 

 last week, while on a cruise to Halifax. She came off safely, but 

 the cruise was abandoned. 



FIXTURES. 



July. 



13-32. Atlantic Division Meet, 13-29. W.C.A. Meet, Ballast Pd. 

 Cueesequake Creek. 27. Yonkers, Annual, Yonkers. 



August. 

 — . Pequot Meet, Thimble Islands. 

 7-23. A. C. A. Meet, Sugar Island. St. Lawrence River. 



SEPTEMBER. 



7. Puritan, Record Races, No. 5. 14. lanthe. Annual, Newark. 

 7. Brooklyn, Annual, postponed. 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET. 



SPECIAL CANOE RACE. 



A SPECIAL canoe race of the Corinthian Mosquito Fleet was 

 sailed on June 29 off Larchmont, over a 3-mile triangular, 

 twice around. Among those responding tu the invitation were 

 Paul Butler, of Lowell, Mass., C. B. Vaux and C. J. Stevens, of 

 New York, and Geo. Forrest, of Hartford. The Mosquito Fleet 

 presented a very handsome oxidized silver bowl to the winner, 

 who proved to bo Paul Butler in the Fly. The Larchmont Y. C. 

 very kindly extended the privilege of their well appointed house 

 and grounds to the Mosquito Fleet on this occasion, which was 

 a ppreciated by the contestants, who could ship their canoes direct 

 and bo assured of care on their reception, and also have large 

 floats on which they could rig and prepare for the contest. The 

 race was started at 3:53, the Sound being flat and glassy up to that 

 time, when a light air came in from S.E., changing an hour later 

 to S.S.W., when it. remained strong enough to compel Mr. Butler 

 to get out on his piazza. 



By close timing at the start Vaux went over first, followed very 

 closely by Butler, both on starboard tack, Stevens coming for 

 line on port tack, going about on line in their wake. Forrest went 

 in stays on line, losing 3m. at the start. After a short hitch all 

 four stood to westward under the shore to avoid the strong ebb 

 tide; it was high tide at 12 o'clock. 



At first mark to windward Butler turned lm. ahead of Vaux, 

 IMm. ahead of Forrest, who changed his place from fourth up to 

 second and back again several times, fighting for second place at 

 finish and would have gotten it but stood on too far, allowing 

 Vaux to shoot under his stern and across the line second to But- 

 ler's first. 



The race was one of much interest to the rainy yachtsmen at 

 Larchmont, who filled three naphtha launches, and followed 

 around the course. Mr. L. Q. Jones tendered his naphtha launch 

 Etcetera to Com. Thornton Smith and Sec' v Theodore Ledyard, 

 who acted as regatta committee. 



Following is a summary of the race: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Atom, C. B. Vaux, N. Y. C. C 3.53 6 48 30 2 55 30 



Fly, Paul Butler, Vesper C. C 3.53 6 44 30 2 51 30 



Vagabond, C. J. Stevens, N. Y. C. C..3.53 6 50 55 2 57 55 

 Dimple, Geo. Forrest, Hartford C. C.3.53 6 49 30 2 56 30 



ROYAL C. C. 



RACE FOR THE CHALLENGE CUP, JUNE 15. 



YEAR by year sees an increasing number of canoes at Hendon 

 Lake, and plenty of young blood coming forward to com- 

 pete for the much coveted trophy. Feeling that a race of this 

 importance should not be carried off by a Alike, or accident the 

 R. C. C. this year arranged that the cup should be sailed for on 

 two days, instead of one, as hitherto, and, in the event of differ- 

 ent canoes winning, that a final tie should bo sailed off on a third 

 occasion. The first race came off at Hendon last Saturday but 

 the weather was very paltry, the competitors taking six and a 

 half hours to cover the ten miles— almost the slowest race on 

 record. The winner turned up in an unexpected quarter, as Mr 

 G. E. Webster, m the Stella (late Nautilus), succeeded in beating 

 Charm and Nautilus. 6 

 Race for first, second and third class canoes, five rounds leav- 

 ing all buoys on the port hand: 



Nautilus VV. Baden-Powell. Vanessa. ...B.de Q. Quinoev 



Charm \V alter Stewart. Ulidia Robert" Workman. 



Stella G. It.vy ebster. Nina Frank T. Miles. 



Severn T. H. Holding. Diamond . . . .H. Church. 



Wanda W. B. Lesslie, Kitten E. A. Leach 



Atalanta R. de Q. Quincey. 



T , T 1 , h r ey T^ ere J sorted in a very faint air from the westward at 3 

 P. M., Wanda, Atalanta and Nautilus leading, with Stella and 

 Charm in close attendance. Nina, Severn, Diamond, Vanessa 

 and Kitten were all in a cluster, and it was not until after round- 

 ing the buoy in the bight that they began to spread out at ail In 

 the turn to windward to the western buoy, Nautilus stepped awav 

 trom the others, although it was tedious work in the light wind 

 With spinaker set she ran up the lake, followed by Stella, Charm' 

 Severn and Ulidia, in the order named. In the second round the 

 wind seemed inclined to freshen; but after a faint effort it died 

 away again. Nautilus held the lead for the two first rounds and 

 Severn passed Charm, who was going very badly and not at alt 

 up to previous form. Stella was only one minute behind the 

 leader at the home buoy, and on the turn to windward to the 

 west buoy secured the lead. By the time the third round was 

 completed Severn, Ulidia, Nina, Diamond and Kitten had retired 

 the weather looking anything but promising as far as wind went 

 Stella, well handled througnout, kept her lead, but Nautilus" 

 never giving away a chance, hunted her pretty close round after 

 round, without, however, materially altering the distance be- 

 tween them. After the feader had finished the third round the 

 wind drew suddenly round to the N. E., leaving Charm and the 

 others to peg to windward, while Stella and Nautilus carried a 

 fair wind right round the lake. In the fourth round it was as 

 nearly calm as possible and getting on for 8 P. M., so that a post- 

 ponement seemed inevitable, but with alternate airs and calms 

 the leading boats managed to scrape round the course by 9-30 

 both having sailed a tedious race through in a most careful and' 

 persistent manner. 



The winner, Mr. G. E. Webster, cannot be too much compli- 

 mented on the careful manner in which he sailed his boat as 

 though the weather prevented a true test of sailing, the ever 

 watchful Nautilus was close at hand to take advantage of anv 

 slip or error of judgment on the part of his rival. The times of 

 the rounds were as under: 



Fifth 

 Round . 

 9 29 00 

 9 31 00 

 Retired. 





First 



Second 



Third 





Round. 



Round. 



Round. 



Stella. 



,4 23 15 



5 11 00 



6 47 30 



Nautilus. 



.4 21 00 



5 10 00 



6 48 00 



Wanda . . 



.4 33 30 



5 25 00 



7 32 35 



Vanessa- 



..4 81 30 



5 25 00 



7 49 00 



Severn. . 



.4 23 20 



5 13 15 



Retired. 



Charm. . . 



.4 23 IS 



5 14 00 



7 27 00 



Atalanta... 4 29 00 



5 23 30 



7 32 30 



Ulidia..,. 



.4 23 21 



5 16 15 



Retired. 



Nina , 



4 33 00 



Retired. 



Diamond..! 29 30 



Retired. 









Retired. 





Fourth 

 Round. 

 8 03 00 

 8 06 00 

 8 47 00 

 Retired. 



Fouled buoy. 

 Retired. 



th^tSsr^" & on the m aad the fi * ai if nee <»' °A 



™ PE< ? L L? T CAN ° E ASSOCIATION.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 The clubhouse on Rogers Island Avas formally opened on July 4, 

 and despite a very wet afternoon the day was a great success. 

 The committee m charge of the house went to the island on Com. 

 Borden s yacht on Tuesday and remained Until the following? 

 Monday, as the visitors kept coming from July 4 to the 8th, and 

 there was a great deal of interest taken in the club and its sum- 

 mer home. On the opening day the club house was decorated 

 with signals and bunting, and during the evening hung with 

 vnlnese lanterns around the entire veranda. The fireworks in 



