July 18, 1889.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



539 



EASTERN Y. C. COURSE. 



NEW JERSEY ATHLETIC CLUB, July 6.— On July 6 the 

 canoe fleet of the New" Jersey Athletic Club of Bergen Point held 

 its first regatta under the direction of Messrs. W. H. Mitchell, Or. 

 R Frost and A. B. Herrick. The first race, unlimited sailing, 

 3 'miles, was won by Atom, C. B. Vaux. N. Y. C. C, Nenemosha, 

 G. B. Douglas, Ianthe C. C, second, out of a fleet of seven. The 

 iunior sailing was won by Sybil, N. H. Day, N. J. A. C, with 

 Addie, W. Scott, Essex J. C, second. The sailing upset was won 

 by Mr. Douglas. The senior paddling was won by Sybil, W.E. 

 Stewart, witb Squaw, L. B. Palmer, second, both of the Ianthe 

 C. C. The iunior paddling, 1 mile, was won by White Lake, N. H. 

 Day, with Sybil, O. F. Coe, two lengths astern. The tandem race 

 was won by Spray, Collins brothers, from Toddie, Scoheld and 

 Beardsley, all of the Bayonne C. C. The hurry-scurry was won 

 by G. F. Douglas. The N. J. A. C. has extended an invitation to 

 the Atlantic Division to rendezvous at its house preparatory to 

 the division meet. Sybil is an amateur built canoe, constructed 

 by her owner, Mr. O. F. Coe, a similar design to Vagabond. 



IANTHE C. C— The Ianthe C. C. held the first of its paddling 

 record races en the evening of July 5. The juniorpaddling was 

 well contested and was won by O. T. Conner, with W. J. btewart, 

 R. Hobart, J. Dnguid and E. Burling in the order named. The 

 senior paddling was very exciting, as it was anybody's race from 

 start to finish, B. Fredericks finally winning by one foot; G. P. 

 Douglass, second; L. B. Palmer, third; C. V. Schuyler, of Arling- 

 ton C. C, fourth. The tandem paddling was won by Duguid and 

 Burling; Conner and Farmer, second; Dorland and Schuyler, of 

 Arlington C. C, third. Prizes have been offered by the regatta 

 committee as follows: For seniors, sailing, paddling and the 

 highest combined; for juniors, a separate series for the same 

 races. 



ROGERS— Sergt.-Maj or H. S. Rogers, son of Col. H. C Rogers, 

 graduated from the Royal Military College at Kingston this 

 month. He carried off the Stanley gold medal for obtaining the 

 highest aggregate of marks in the whole course, and tne Lord 

 Stanley prize to a qualified graduate intending to pursue the 

 military profession, either in 5the Imperial forces or in the Do- 

 minion militia, for highest proficiency at the final examinations 

 in military engineering, military administration and law, strat- 

 egy and tactics, military surveying, topography and reconnois- 

 sance. He also won tne class prize for highest proficiency and five 

 class prizes in the entire course. Sergt.-Major Rogers has been 

 reeommended for a commission in the Royal Engineers. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Central Division: Wm, L. Martin, 

 Albany, N. Y.; Harry S. Moody, Rochester, N. Y.; H. B. Minor, 

 Saugerties, N. Y. Atlantic Division: F. K. Shears, Yonkers, 

 N. Y.; Anton von Buest, Geo. W. Baxter, Jas. Duguid, New Jer- 

 sey. Northern Division: C. E. Britton, Frank P. Jones, D. F. 

 .Jones, Gananoque, Ont. 



THE ARLINGTON C. C. will hold its annual regatta Monday, 

 Sept. 2.— C. V. Schuyler, Sec'y-Treas . 



faceting. 



FIXTURES. 



JULY. 



18. Quincy, Second Cham. 37. 

 20. Chelsea, Club. 



20. Hull, Ladies' Race. 27. 



20. Beverly,Marblehead,2dCup. 27. 

 20. Hamilton, Cruise. 



20. American, 2d Cham. 27. 



20. St. Lawrence, Montreal. 27. 



20. So. Boston, Mass.. 2d Pen., 27. 



City Point. 27. 



24. Pleon, Club. 29. 



25. Miramichi, Miller and Call 31. 



Cups. 31. 



27. Corinthian, Marblehead. 31, 



Beverly, Mon. Beach, 2d Buz. 

 Bay. 



Monatiquot, Club, Ft. Point. 

 Buffalo, Sweep, to Point Col- 

 burn. 

 Cape Cod. 



Hamilton, 25ft. Class- 

 Quaker City Cor., Riverton. 

 R. Can., 20ff . Class, Toronto. 

 Detroit, 2d Pennant. 

 Pleon, Open. 

 Hull, Ladies' Day. 

 Cedar Point, 



RACING AT MARBLEHEAD. 



IT always has been the custom in the Eastern Y. C. to sail the 

 annual regatta about the last of June, a date that practically 

 prevents the attendance of the New York fleet, as it follows too 

 closely on the mid- June regattas, and also very near to the July 

 races on the Sound. This year a decided departure has been 

 made in placing the race after all the New York regattas, and 

 just at the time the fleet of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 

 was at Marblehead. Even under the most favorable conditions 

 it is difficult to get many New York yachts around the Cape, a 

 long and tedious if not dangerous voyage, and it is impossible to 

 do so when they must hurry home at once for the racing at Larch- 

 mont. By waiting until the latter are over, and taking advan- 

 tage of the Seawanhaka Y. C. cruise, it should be possible in the 

 future to carry the leading boats through all the races from the 

 New York in the middle of June to the Eastern a month later. 

 This year several of the smaller boats made the trip to New York 

 for the races there, while several here made the return trip to 

 Marblehead. Of the forties, however, Pappoose and Gorilla have 

 come East to try their luck, while with them is the little Kath- 

 leen, of 30ft. Neither Nymph, Banshee, Liris, Maraquita nor 

 Tomahawk have ventured round, so that the racing is robbed of 

 part of its interest, but at the same time some new boats have 

 taken up the game, notably the Verena, just completed, and Chi- 

 quita, one of the best of last year's craft. Clara comes round 

 with little show for a competitor, while the 70ft. class is entirely 

 unrepresented. 



The fleet of the Seawanhaka Y. C. came in on Thursday and 

 Friday in rather straggling order, the little fellows having lagged 

 behind for the races, and of course being unable to catch the 

 schooners. The passage round the Cape proved unusually tryiDg. 

 mostly calm winds' and some sea, with strong head winds at 

 times. The fleet includes Sea Fox, schr., A. Cass Canfleld; Me- 

 dusa, cutter,!Vice-Com. Robt. Center; Iroquois, schr., Rear-Com 

 Ralph W. Ellis; Mayflower, schr., F. T. Underbill; Dauntless 

 schr:, C. H. Colt; Crusader, schr., Chas. H. Cheever; Viator, schr. 

 G. H. Upham; Oneida, stmr., E. C. Benedict; Clara, cutter, J. C 

 Barron; Minerva, cutter, Chas. H. Tweed; Gorilla, sip., R. P. Car 

 roll: Kathleen, cutter, Wm. Whitlock. Kathleen left Larchmon, 

 on July 7, but only made Marblehead at dark on July 12, the even- 

 ing preceding her first race. She had intended to haul out at 

 Lawley's, but had not time, so her crew put her on the beach at 

 high water, nearly midnight, and scrubbed her bottom at low 

 wa ter, going off at the next tide. 



The Eastern Y. C. fleet, including Com. Hovey's flagship For- 

 tuna, Vice-Corn. Tucker's Clytie, and Rear Com. Dexter's Foam 

 was at anchor on Friday, and on Saturday Gitana, Rebecca 

 Quickstep and other large yachts, with small craft without num- 

 ber, came in. On Friday afternoon the fleet dressed ship, and 

 Com. Hovey invited the visitors to a lunch on board the flagship, 

 after which they were carried off by Com. Crownin^hield, of th 

 Corinthian Y. C, to an afternoon tea at his residence in Marble 

 head. Saturday and Sunday were spent in harbor, a breakfast 

 being given on Sunday morning to the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. by 

 the officers of the Eastern Y. C. Prior to the start of the joint 

 fleet on a course further East, three races were sailed at Marble- 

 head, the special 40ft. race of the Eastern, the championship race 

 of the Corinthian, both on Saturday, and the annual regatta of 

 the Eastern on Monday. 



EASTERN Y. C. HOVEY CUP, JULY 13. 



The Hovey cup, valued at $200 and presented by the commodor. 

 of the Eastern Y. C, is one of the many special prizes offered for 

 this class during the present season. It is a handsome silver 

 tankard, with lid of solid silver; and was offered to 40ft. yachts of 

 any club, the course being from off Marblehead Rock, around the 

 Graves whistling buoy, 1% knots; thence around Halfway Rock 

 8J£ knots, and home to starting line, 2t£ knots, the allowance be 

 ing calculated for 19 knots. The starters were: 



Owner. Helmsman. Length. 



Gorilla, c. b R. P. Carroll. . . . . .Tnos. Sloan 48.50 



Verena, c. b J. A. Beebe Ed. Burgess .. ..47.00 



Alice, k P. D. Wheatland.. Capt. Walsh 47.00 



Chiquita, c. b. . .A. Hemmen way... Sidney Burges. .46.88 



Helen, k. . . . C. A. Prince Aubrey Crocker .46.50 



Minerva, k W. H. Tweed John Barr 46,07 



Pappoose, k. . .,. Bayard Thayer., ..Natft. Watson... 42, 60 



Allows, 

 m, s. 



i 30 

 1 30 



1 30 



2 01 

 2 01 



The morning was calm and hazy, but a light air came in from 

 the south at 9 A. M., and before 11 o'clock there was enough wind 

 to start the fleet. The start was from the gun at 11 with 5m. 

 preparatory, and Capt. Sloanc came for the line on starboard 

 "ack in good time. All the "rest of the fleet were an port tack 

 .md bunched closely together, and Chiquita hailed Gorilla to 

 tack, which she did, though having the right of way, getting a 

 very poor position in return. Verena had the best start and im- 1 

 mediately walked away, Gorilla being to leeward of her, with 

 Chiquita in third place. The new boat from the start did the best 

 sailing, leaving the others steadily. All carried club and jibtop- 

 sails, Gorilla, Minerva and Pappoose being content with babys, 

 the OS/Trying tin; intermediate Minerva did not move with her 

 customary activity, seeming to have little life. Capt. John Barr 

 of Clara was steering her for the first time, while she started 

 with a small cluhtopsail set, looking for strong winds. After a 

 time this was shifted for a large club, with better results. Alice 

 had a very bad start, the boat not moving in the light wind with 

 her reduced sail plan. After a tew minutes she tried the star- 

 board tack for luck without finding it. Verena was gaining stead- 

 ily, Chiquita having taken second place with Minerva, Gorilla, 

 Pappoose strung out, Alice being far astern. Helen was the first 

 to break tacks, Minerva and Pappoose following when about half 

 the leg was covered, standing Well to the eastward, out to sea, 

 while Verena and the rest held inshore toward N;:hant. The off- 

 shore boats managed to pick up a nice little breeze, Minerva took 

 in her jibtopsail and shifted to her largest club, and when the 

 two divisions met at about 12:15 she crossed well ahead of V arena's 

 bows. The time at the Graves Buoy was: 



Minerva 1 06 45 Gorilla I 20 45 



Pappoose 1 09 30 Chiquita 1 21 55 



Verena 1 13 49 Alice 1 30 43 



Helen 1 18 17 



Balloon jibtopsail and spinaker were quickly set on Minerva, 

 and she hauled away for Halfway Rock before the wind. When 

 half of the leg was covered she found more wind and from the 

 east by a couple of points, bo that the spinaker came in. She con- 

 tinued to gain, partly through the increased wiud, and made 2m. 

 32s. on Verena, and 6m. 57s. on Pappoose in the 8 mile run. The 

 times were: 



Minerva 2 18 42 Gorilla 2 34 20 



Pappoose 2 26 22 Chiquita 2 36 40 



Verena 2 27 36 Alice 3 46 10 



Helen 2 34 10 



The last leg was short aud quickly run off witb balloon jibtop- 

 sails to starboard, Minerva leading over the line by over 8m., with 

 Pappoose and Verena very closi together in second place. The 

 official times were: 



Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Minerva 2 36 19 3 36 19 3 33 18 



Pappoose 2 44 40 3 44 40 3 37 20 



Verena 3 45 08 3 45 08 3 43 16 



Helen 2 55 27 3 55 27 3 52 56 



Gorilla 2 54 35 3 54 35 3 54 35 



( Ihiquita 2 55 34 3 55 34 3 53 42 



Alice 3 06 48 4 06 48 4 04 56 



Minerva wins the Hovey cup, of course helped to by the fluky 

 weathtr, but in the latter half of the race she sailed much better 

 than at the start. Pappoose sailed a good race all day, while 

 Verena gave every promise of being a very fast boat in a fast class. 

 She is very similar to Nymph in dimensions, but superior in de- 

 sign. Chiquita did quite poorly, being beaten by Helen. Gorilla 

 was steered by a tiller and though she was helped by smart band- 

 ling of sails and some good work at the tiller at times, she did 

 not accomplish much. The race was under the management of 

 the regatta committee of the Eastern Y. C, Messrs. Charles H. 

 Joy, T. Dennie Boardman, J. S. Fay, Jr., R. D. Sears, Wm, S. 

 Eaton, Jr. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C, 1ST CHAMPIONSHIP, JULY 13. 



The meeting of Kathleen, the new Gardner 30, with the crack 

 boats of her class in Eastern waters, two of which she lately de- 

 feated in New York, was looked forwprd to with a degree of in- 

 terest hardly less than that in the 40ft. class; in fact, as in New 

 York, the small craft are making most of the sport. Kathleen 

 has thus far met with but one defeat in a number of races with 

 her own class and that above her about New York, but it was 

 evident she would have no walkover in the East, as both Saracen 

 and Elf had laurels to retrieve, while there were several new 

 boats to be met. Her initial race was on the afternoon of July 13, 

 in the first championship regatta of the lively Corinthian Y. C. 

 Besides the special prize of $50 offered for tne 30ft. class the regu - 

 lar prizes and conditions were as follows: 



The first prize in each class will be a leg for the championship 

 cup, which is offered for the winner of two championship races.- 

 First Class— All yachts 27ft. and less than 30ft. waterline; second 

 prize, $10. Second Class— All yachts 24ft. and less than 27ft. 

 waterline; second prize, $10. Third Class— All yachts 31ft. and 

 less than 24ft. waterline; second prize, $10. Fourth Class— Cen- 

 terboard yachts 18ft. and less than 21ft. waterline; second prize, 

 $5. Fifth Class— Keel yachts 16ft. and less than 21ft. waterline: 

 second prize, $5. Sixth Class— Centerboard yachts 16ft. and less 

 than 18ft. waterline; second prize, $5. Schooners and yawls to 

 race at % sailing length. In case a yacht has no competitor, she 

 can enter the next higher class at herusual rating. No prize will 

 be awarded to any yacht which has not defeated a competitor. 

 The start will be a flying one, and all yachts will be timed from 

 the gun. 



Each yacht must be steered by a member of this club. Yachts 

 in the first and second class may carry six men, yachts in the 

 third class five men, yachts in the fourth, tilth and sixth classes 

 four men. None but amateurs shall be allowed on board any 

 yacht when contending for prizes, except that yachts in the first, 

 second and third classes may carry one paid man, provided he be 

 regularly employed on the boat. In the first, second and third 

 classes there will be no restrictions in regard to sails. Fourth, 

 fifth and sixth classes to carry lower working sails only. No 

 shifting of ballast during a race. No ballast shall be shipped or 

 unshipped on the day of the race in either the first, second or third 

 classes. The race must be sailed by one boat in the first, second 

 and third classes in oY 2 hours; by one in the fourth, fiftn and 

 sixth classes in 2^ hours. All protests must be made to the judge 

 within an hour after the race. 



Courses for first, second and third classes— From judges' line, 

 leaving buoy 3 on starboard, to and around flagboat anchored % 

 of a mile northeast of buoy 3, leaving it on the starboard; buoy 1 

 and Tom Moore's Rocks on starboard; stakeboat anchored 200yds. 

 southeast of Tinker's Island on port; Half-way Rock on port, 

 buoy on Gooseberry Ledge on starboard; buoy at Cutthroat Ledge 

 on port; buoy on Eagle Bar on port; to judges' line, 10 miles. 



Course IV. The reverse of Course IIL For fifth class— From 

 judges' line, leaving buoy 3 on starboard; Cat Island Rock on 



. for- 

 merly numbered 5 and 3. 



Kathleen's late arrival gave her crew a great deal of work dur- 

 ing the night and morning preceding the race, the boat being 

 beached and scrubbed and all her stores and furniture taken 

 ashore, so that when the start was called at 3 P. M. she was 

 haidly ready. Saracen was launched from the ways in the morn- 

 ing, and beside Elf and Beetle the Mignon, last year's Gloucester 

 crai't, came in to sail her first race since she has been raised and 

 otherwise improved. The entry list was very good, there being 

 t32 yachts in all. The wind was light S.E. in the afternoon, all the 

 larger boats carrying clubtopsaiis. 



The start was made off the handsome new club house at 3 P.M. 

 for class 1 and at 5m. intervals for the other classes, all starting 

 from the gun. Saracen, sailed by Mr. Fowle, crossed the line 

 promptly and soon had a clear lead of the fleet, but Kaihleen was 

 last over, with Elf, Mignon and Beetle ahead of her. She was 

 only allowed 6 men, a much smaller crew than she has sailed with 

 before. Mr. Everett Paine, of the Btenda, the secretary of the 

 Corinthian Y. C, sailed as pilot, but did not help in working the 

 ship. The course, a very crooked one, was new and perplexing in 

 spite of the pilot. The yacht made a short leg out of harbor and 

 then stood across toward Beverly for a time, while the other four 

 stuck closely together. Kathleen tried to shake off Mignon and 

 Elf, but was unable to do so, while even little Beetle hung to her 

 for a long time. Coining in the wind they worked out to Half - 

 Way Rock, Saracen turning with a lead of 7m. over Kathleen 

 and 6m. over Mignon. Reaching across to the Tinker's Island 

 mark, Kathleen passed Mignou and turned ahead. Saracen held 

 her lead and ran home without spinaker, the rest carrying them 

 to port. She won very easily, Mignon being second and Kathleen 

 third. Swordfisb, Mr. J. B. Paine's 22ft. boat, sailed a very fast 

 race over the same cour.-e. though in another class, coming in just 

 after Kathleen on elapsed time. The full times were as b^low. In 

 the evening a dinner was given to the crews of Elf and Kathleen: 



CLASS 1— COURSE NO. 4. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrtct'd 



Saracen 38.03 2 35 00 4 25 40 1 50 40 1 49 37 



Beetle 35.08 '2 35 U0 4 36 15 2 01 15 1 58 32 



Mignon 32.09 3 35 00 4 32 58 1 57 58 1 54 37 



Elf 36.01 2 35 03 4 34 10 1 59 10 1 56 43 



Kathleen 40,03 2 35 00 4 31 50 1 56 50 1 56 5Q 



