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[Aug. 2, 1888. 



AMERICAN Y. C. NAPHTHA LAUNCH RACES.-On July 28 

 the American Y. C. held its races for naphtha launches and 

 rowing boats, off the dub bouse, Milton Point. There were 13 

 starters for the cup given by Mr. Clement Gould for naphtha 

 launches, the list being: 



L.W.L. 



Lookout 20ft. Cin Joseph Hegeman 



Wanderer 31ft. Cin Martiu Sunders 



Spitfire S2ffe Gin C. Dewing 



Plover 22ft. Gin EUghard H. Derby 



Gnat 22ft. Gin William E. Gelin 



Lulu 16ft. 4in J. M. Cebullos 



Crick et 18ft. Gin T. A. Bostwick 



Alice 22ft. Gin P. S. Shutt 



Sadie 27ft. 3in John S. Price 



Adele. . . 22ft. Gin John G. Hill 



New Jersey 31ft Leon Abbett 



Tillie 21ft. Gin Com. Starbuck 



Folly 31ft E. H. Shethar 



The course was 8.00 knots, the times being: 



Start. Elapsed. 



Lookout 4 20 50 1 09 50 



Plover 4 20 50 1 (9 19 



Wanderer 4 17 13 1 04 30 



Spitfire 4 86 17 1 14 25 



Gnat 4 25 20 1 14 05 



Lulu 4 30 35 1 19 55 



Cricket. 4 32 25 1 21 35 



Alice 4 23 00 1 11 58 



Sadie 4 21 33 1 08 37 



Adele 4 23 45 1 11 25 



New Jersey 4 16 38 1 04 53 



Tillie 4 26 15 1 15 34 



Folly 4 21 50 1 09 29 



The winners under the lsherwood allowance were Lookout and 

 Plover. In the towing races the Siren's crew won the dingey 

 race, beating crews from the Tillie and Viola, while Inanda's 

 crew again won the Bateman ctip, beating a crew from the Yiola 



BAY VIEW Y. C, July 28.— The first race of the season was 

 sailed by the Bay A'iew Y. C. on July 28, in a very strong S.E. 

 breeze; the courses being: First class— From judges' boat to Long 

 Island, leaving it on starboard, to Rainsford Island on port, to 

 red spar buoy No. 2, northeast of Thompson's Island, on port, to 

 judges' boat; distance, eight miles. Second class— From judges' 

 boat to Cow Pasture buoy No. G, leaving it on port, to red spar 

 buoy No. 2 on starboard, to Seulpin ledge buoy 6 and Spectacle 

 Island on the port, to starting point; distance, six miles. Third 

 class— Judges' boat to Cow Pasture buoy No. 6, to red spar buoy 

 No. 2 to black buoy No. 7, leaving all on port, back to judges' boat; 

 distance, four miles. The times were: 



1?IBST CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Prince Karl, E. L. Williams 251.01 1 2 7 00 1 04 36 



iquique, Garland & Co. 22.07 1 37 30 1 09 48 



Emma S, Stafford 23.09 1 43 07 1 24 27 



SECOND CLASS. 



Ida, F. Pfund 17.08 1 43 50 1 15 48 



Vim, Fleming and Lane. 20.07 Withdrawn. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Trouble, Morse and Knapp 16. 0L 1 37 00 1 19 90 



Housea, li. Saladme 15.05 1 43 00 1 24 28 



Half of the 15 entries did not start on account of the weather. 

 Vim lost, her bowsprit and Bertha capsized. 



The winners were: First class, Priuce Karl, first prize, $8; 

 Iquique, second prize, $8. Second class, Ida, first prize, $6. Third 

 class, Trouble, first prize, |5. The judges were Harry Lillywhite, 

 William Chandler and George Hammer. 



PROViNCETOWN.— The second race for the Barnstable Bay 

 cliampionsnip was sailed on July 26 over a course of G miles to 

 leeward and return in a moderate S.W. wind. The times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Madcap, Provlncetown 3 02 41 2 14 30 



Marjolin, Provincetown 3 07 39 2 22 42 



Madge, 6rleans 3 06 01 2 25 31 



Ariel, Dennis 3 14 58 2 31 23 



Percy Allen, Brewster 3 16 02 2 31 56 



Bertha 3 19 13 3 36 56 



Sachem, Provincetown 3 23 57 2 38 34 



SECOND CLASS. 



Iris, Orleans 3 23 35 3 33 06 



Ada, Provincetown 3 25 15 2 37 19 



Minnie, Provincetown 3 33 06 3 39 12 



Magic, Barnstable 3 31 21 2 41 07 



A special race, 2J4 miles, between wbaleboats from the whaling 

 schooners Antarctic and William Grozier resulted thut: Antarc- 

 tic's, 40m. 13s.; Grozier's, 43m. 35s. Iris takes prize for second 

 class boats, as she won the one sailed on July 4. In first class 

 Madcap has take]) one and Magic one. The judges were Robert 

 Lavender, A. L. Putnam, A. 1. Williams, George Holmes and 

 Moses N. Gi fiord. 



HULL Y. C— 69th Regatta, July 38. Courses^ regular club 

 courses. Weather, double reef breeze. Wind, N.E. 



THIKD CLASS — CENTELi BOARDS. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor. 

 Nora, E P Boynton .... Capsized. 



Posv, R G Hunt 23.02 3 15 00 4 30 41 1 15 41 54 25 



Secret, E F Linton 22.06 3 15 00 4 4U 39 1 25 39 1 04 38 



THIRD CLASS— KEELS. 



Tnelga. H L Johnston. . ..22.01 3 15 00 4 36 48 1 21 48 1 00 29 

 Echo, Burwell & l&ham..24.09 3 15 00 4 34 40 1 19 40 1 00 16 



FOURTH CLASS— CENTERBOARDS. 



Mabel, C L Dnnwe 19.11 3 20 00 4 41 44 1 21 44 58 37 



Niobe, G N Keates 20.03 3 20 00 4 42 18 1 22 18 59 24 



Mvrtle, R C Poor 19.02 3 20 00 4 44 12 1 24 12 1 00 24 



Tartar, J B Forsythe 19.07 3 30 00 4 44 14 1 24 14 1 00 49 



FOURTH CLASS — KEEL. 



Vaga, H W Friend 18.03 3 20 00 4 47 40 1 27 40 1 03 53 



FIFTH CLASS — JIB AND MAINSAIL. 



Coyote, W Abbott 20.03 3 25 00 5 17 46 1 53 46 1 33 43 



Tom Cat, C H Eockhart.19.00 Withdrew. 



Winner of third class centerboards, Posy, $15. Third class keels 

 Echo, §15. Fourth class centerboards, Mabel first, $12; Niobe 

 second, $6. Fifth class, Coyote .$12. Shadow, Nimbus and Alba- 

 tross started in first class centerboards did not finish as they 

 went to assist, the Aglaia, first class keels, who carried away her 

 mast. Regatta Cormuitte, Com. and Vice-Corn, and Ex-Off., John 

 Stetson: Chairman, R. C. Poor; Secretary, C. S. Waldo. Judges, 

 B. W. Howell, E. Lombard, Jr. and J. R. Chadwick. 



CAPE COD Y. C— The first race of the second series was sailed 

 off Orleans on Julv 28 in a strong N. E. breeze, tbe courses being 

 6U and 5J£ miles, the latter for Third Class. The times were: 

 ETBBT CLASS- 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Madge, Cummings and Howes .1 17 17 55 15 



Percy Allen, F. S. Allan 1 30 25 1 06 31 



No Name, A. Lake 1 34 28 1 08 41 



SECOND CLASS. 



Seola, E. E. Nickerson 1 37 50 1 09 33 



Can ie L., George Clark 1 44 37 1 13 58 



THIRD CLASS. 



Sachem, A. O. Hurd 1 17 04 53 30 



Mischief, E. Snow 1 09 40 51 14 



Una, G. Paxton 1 28 40 1 04 43 



Rob Roy, H. Hewins 1 34 57 58 33 



Tempest, E. Smith. 1 37 21 1 10 38 



Prices, C. Doane .4 »*l 1 09 18 



The judges were Seth K. Kingmau and Albert Smith. 



LAKE Y. R. A— The official times of the Oswego regatta were: 

 Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor. 



aadge, OartwTlght, Rochester". '. .9 01 45 Lost topmast; did not 



finish. 



Iolanthe, Bigger, Bdlville 9 13 45 1 19 25 4 05 40 4 04 51 



Merle, Ames, Oswego 9 13 30 1 10 00 3 57 39 3 57 39 



A remeasurement was demanded by Mr. Ames, owner of Merle, 

 after the Rochester regatta, but it resulted in favor of Iolanthe, 

 and she takes the prize. The regatta at Hamilton on Saturday 

 failed for lack of wind, and will be sailed on Aug 3. 



The Toronto Y. C. regatta was sailed on July 30 in a light wind. 

 White Wings winning in second class, Cyprus beating Merle in 

 third class, and Velnette winning easily in fourth. The par- 

 ticulars were received too late for publication this week. 



BANSHEE.— Under Mr. Smith's superintendence Banshee has 

 been out at Piepgrass' for 3,000lbs. of extra lead on her keel, 

 l,5001bs. being taken from inside and l,5001bs. being added anew. 

 Her topmast, gaff and bowsprit have been lengthened 2ft. each 

 aud boom 3ft, in readiness for the promised races of the 40-footers 

 this fall. 



SOUTHWARK Y. C. SWEEPSTAKE REGATTA, July 29.- 

 Course, Mifflin street wharf to Black Buoy off of Billingsport and 

 return. Distance, 20 miles. Weather, cloudy with ram. Wind, 

 southeast and light. Tide, ebb to buoy, flood half-way: 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Start. Turn. Finish. 



Victor P. Dorp, L. Dorp 11 35 00 1 43 12 3 20 40 



Okey No. 1, A. Trout t 11 35 00 1 43 10 3 16 18 



A. J. Rivel, A. Fox 11 35 00 1 46 20 3 16 15 



Chas. Deputy, Tom Murrv 11 35 00 1 48 18 3 22 30 



Jos. Nobre, Beu Wilson 11 35 00 I 43 18 3 18 22 



SECOND CLASS. 



Hattie, Geo. Peck H 45 00 2 10 20 3 30 43 



H. Boardman, James Dailey 11 45 00 2 06 33 3 28 04 



Harry E., W. Eislnbrown 11 45 00 2 14 3G Withdrew. 



J. Brady, G. Mitchell 11 45 00 2 08 17 3 29 48 



Winners first prize— Class Two, H. Bordman. Class Four, A. 

 Rivel. Prizes— $25 for Fourth Class, f20 for Second Class. The 

 Rivel was sailed by Chas. Dunley, who won the swimming contest 

 at Gloucester City, July 28. Regatta committee, Jilet Wilson, 

 James Cavenaugh, F. Malen. Judge, Uncle Hugh Boyle. 



MONTGOMERY SAILING C.-llth weekly cruise, July 39.— 

 Course, Norristown to Indian Creek and return. Distance, five 

 miles. Weather, cool. Wind, light southeasterly: 



Length. Start. Finish. Corrected. 

 Sadie, canoe 16.00 1 34 40 3 27 50 1 57 50 



F. & W.Playford, tuckuplS.OO 1 40 00 3 49 00 2 09 00 

 Gracie, skiff 12.00 1 30 40 3 49 iiO H 09 50 



G. W. Bowers, tuckup. . .15.00 1 40 00 3 50 55 3 10 55 

 8. H. Querncr, tuckup. . .15.00 1 40 00 3 54 35 2 14 35 



.1. S. Frith, tuckup 15.00 1 40 00 3 56 20 2 1 6 20 



Iola, ducker 15.00 1 30 00 4 00 00 2 20 00 



It was a run to the outer mark, the Sadie rounding at 2:26, fol- 

 lowed by the Gracie at 3:34. In the beat home the canoe increased 

 her lead four minutes on the Gracie. The tuckup Flay ford passed 

 the t; ratio half a mile from the finish, after which the skiff again 

 took t he lead, but was finally beaten by the Playford 100yds. from 

 the line. Judge, William Alcord. 



AMERICAN Y. C— The first race of the second series of the 

 American Y. C. was sailed off Newburyport on July 28 in half a 

 gale from E. N. E., the inside course being chosen. The times 

 were: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Hazard, Pierce & Moody 23.00 1 83 50 1 35 50 



Puzzler, Shackford & Lunt 19.06 1 51 31 1 47 44 



Budge, Paul J. Lowell 19.03 1 50 49 1 46 41 



Gem, Besse & Woodwell 15.08 2 07 23 2 07 23 



The Kid started, but withdrew, and White Cloud capsized be- 

 fore tbe start. The judges were J. W. Sargent, Amos H. Geary 

 aud Wm. V. Hewlett. 



RACING AT LAKE MAHOP AC— First race, Dean House Cup, 

 series 1888. Course 10 miles. Weather pleasant; wind squally 

 and variable, N. E. to S. E. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Trifler, C. & E.Dusenbury 19.8 1 35 40 1 32 55 



Flora, A. H. Dean 21.7 1 34 05 1 33 15 



Mischief, W. Nash 16.6 1 40 40 1 35 45 



Vixen, F. Patterson 22 5 1 37 35 1 37 35 



Mist, A. H. Dean 30.3 1 42 37 1 40 12 



The above was the first of a series of races for the Dean House 

 Cup for 1888, which goes to the winner of two out of three races. 

 Judges, Col. S. J. Murphy, A. Ammerman. W. A. Nash. 



CENTER BOARD, KEEL SLOOP AND CUTTER.-In the 69th 

 regatta of the Bull Y. 0., on July 28, in a strong N.E. gale, the 

 centerboard sloop Posy (23ft. Gin.) handsomely beat the keel sloop 

 Echo (24ft. Bin.) and the cutter Thelga (23ft.;, besides the Canarsie, 

 L. 1., centerboard Secret. All yachts with housed topmasts and 

 close-reefed sails. Course, 6 miles; one-half course close hauled, 

 one-half running and free. Corrected time: 



Posy 54 25 Echo 100 16 



Secret 1 04 38 Thelga 1 00 29 



Posy's friends consider this a very creditable performance, as 

 she is generally called a light-weather boat. In same race Shadow 

 had topmast housed and double-reefed sails, ann Aglaia carried 

 away mast. 



QUITE ANOTHER TUNE.— When Titania first came out, a year 

 ago, tUe Boston Herald expressed its regret that with Sachem, 

 Volunteer and Titania, Mr. Burgess had not built a yacht in 

 Clara's class, so as to make a "'clean sweep" of all the classes. 

 Now on the eve of the Goelet Cup race, the same paper is ready to 

 hedge on its crack boats, as follows: 



" The schooner yacht Marguerite arrived at City Point on Fri- 

 day last, and was soon after hauled out on Lawley's ways. The 

 Marguerite floats below her designed line by several inches, and 

 has too much lead on her keel, so that not less than six tons must 

 be cut off to let her up, so that she can float as designed. The 

 time is too short in which to get the Marguerite tuned up for the 

 Goelet cup race, and her owner has decided not to cut the lead off 

 now, but to wait until the end of the season, when there will be 

 plenty of time to do a good job on her. The Marguerite is now 

 off from her best trim, and justice to the yacht aud her expert 

 skipper would be not to start her in the race for the Goelet cup. 

 Certainly in her present form she is in no condition to race some 

 of the flyers in her class. Even in her best chances, a stray breeze 

 of wind, with the great amount of lead and her enormous sail 

 spread, she would be liahle to severe strains, which would not 

 benefit her in tbe end. Her owner will do the wise thin» if he 

 withholds her entry from the Goelet cup race. The schooner 

 yacht Sachem, since the addit ional lead was put on her a month 

 ago, has settled by the head, and now she has got to be doctored 

 for the race, and some of the lead forward is to be cut off. 

 The Volunteer will be hauled out next week at Lawley's, and 

 will be put in order for the Goelet cup race. The schooner Sea 

 Fox will be fitted out especially for this race. Slight alterations 

 will be made to her sails, and, outside of the Grayling and 

 Sachem, her chances are very good. The Sea Fox certainly lias 

 good form, aud is a beautiful yacht both above aud below. She 

 is without doubt the handsomest yacht in this country, though 

 she was designed by an amateur. In breezes over eight knots she 

 is to be feared, hence it will not be surprising if she wins the 

 Goelet cup." . * ' , ' 



If Marguerite cannot stand a good blow in perfect safety 

 through a 40-mile race, even with a few extra tons of lead on her 

 keel, the type cannot be worth much for sea-going work. 



MR. WATSON ON CENTERBOARDS.— After the nonsense 

 that has been written on both sides of the centerboard question 

 abroad; by those, on the one hand, who are opposed to the center- 

 board in anv shape, and those, on the other, who would build a 

 centerboard yacht to compete for the Cup, it is refreshing to 

 read a little hard common sense from one who is well qualified to 

 speak. Mr. Watson, in writing lately to the secretary of the Y. R. 

 A., says: "I do not think a clause fixing a minimum depth at all 

 necessary. I have been thinking over what I said about weighted 

 boards at the Royal Clyde yacht meeting, and I fear this proposal 

 savors of grandmotherly legislation; and, although it is undoubt- 

 edly a necessary restriction, it may handicap us severely in rac- 

 ing with the yachts of other countries, who are left with open 

 hands as to centerboards. However, were any one building a cen- 

 terboarder for America, he would no doubt take advantage of all 

 latitude given by the rules. The rule need be on a sliding scale, 

 fixing the weight of the board in a ratio with the rating. I do not 

 see tnat there is any objection to admitting centerboards into our 

 races, and 1 do not believe they are any faster than properly de- 

 signed keels, and, if they are, the sooner we find it out the better." 

 Unlike most who have token part in the discussion without any 

 thorough knowledge of the centerboard and the new American 

 boats, Mr. Watson has sailed against them and been beaten by 

 them; finding them neither the terrible bogies that are pictured 

 by some, nor being scared into giving up the attempt to beat them 

 with a keel, like too many others. 



HAMILTON, ONT., REGATTA. —Through a correspondent we 

 learn the following particulars concerning the unfinished race of 

 July 28: "The new cutter Psyche lead her class of 13 yachts, in- 

 cluding the Burgess boat Merle, the Boston built Majel, the 

 Scotch cutter Cypress, and others. The course was 10 miles, sail 

 twice over. Wind light, falling away entirely after first round 

 had been made. Psyche outsailed the Merle by 20m. in five miles 

 of windward work, after which the yachts scattered in search of 

 luck which did not come and the race was abandoned.'* Although 

 this test can hardly be said to have been crucical or final, the 

 Psyche appears to bo a smart boat in light winds, a matter of in- 

 terest to our readers, as she was designed by Mr. Kunhardt as a 

 roomy cruising cutter, rather than a racer. Her performance to 

 windward indicates that her keel is at least as serviceable as the 

 MeTle's board for high fetching. Psyche has only part of her bal- 

 last on the keel aud rig to suit. She is flush decked on a water- 

 line length of 32it„ besides having 10ft. beam. Our correspondent 

 adds that she is also " the handsomest yacht on the Lake by long 

 odds." 



MINERVA.— Mr. Chas. H. Tweed's new cutter was launched on 

 July 14 from Fife's yard at Fairlie, being christened Minerva. 

 On July 25 she sailed for America, with Capt. Charles Barr in 

 command. The statements iu the daily papers that Minerva was 

 a 70ft. yacht owned by Mr Sweet of the Clara, and commanded 

 by Capt. John Barr. of Clara, and Thistle, and that she was built 

 to challenge for the America's Cup, are entirely false. She, is but 

 40ft, l.w.1., with clipper stem, and will race in the class with 

 Baboon, Banshee, Nymph, Xara, Crocodile and Chiquitos. Cant. 

 Chas. Barr is a younger brother of the skipper of the Thistle. 

 Capt. John Barr is this year doing very good work in the racing 

 cutter Thora, a boat with little reputation for speed, but which, 

 in his hands, has raced very successfully. Clara is now laid up, 

 Mr. Sweet being abroad, but it is not unlikely that he maybe here 

 again next year with Capt. Barr in a 70ft. cutter. 



SHINNECOCK BAY Y. C— A yacht club under this name has 

 been organized this season at Shinnecock Bay, with its station at 

 AtlanticvilletLong Island. The officers are: Com., Wm. v[. Law- 

 rence; Vice-Corn., Wendell Baker; Sec'y-Treas., Geo. Milvern 

 Eddy: Meas., Wm. Stone. The yachts are all cat rigged, in 3 

 classes, over 20ft., 17 to 20ft., and under 171t., being rated by length 

 and Jj« overhang. Races are sailed every Saturday with amateur 

 crews, the prizes being flags. On July 23 an open race was sailed 

 in a strong N. E, breeze, over a course 5 miles to windward and 

 return, with 17 starters. The winner in First Class was Marion; 

 in Second Class. Nakahira, Inez Burr and Annie L.; Third Class, 

 Maud, Aura and Elsa. 



THE Y. R. A.' AND THE CENTERBOARD— A meeting of the 

 Council of the Y. R. A. was held on July 11, at which the replies 

 of the different clubs on the centerboard question were submitted. 

 The circular was sent to 53 yacht clubs, of which 27 were in favor 

 of admitting centerboards without any restrictions, 6 were iu 

 favor of admitting them under some restrictions, 2 voted against 

 any immediate change, G were opposed to any change, 1 was unde- 

 cided, and 11 did not reply to the circular. After some discussion 

 and the reading of letters from Messrs. Clayton and Watson, the 

 motion to expunge Rule 8, prohibiting centerboards, was unan- 

 imously adopted by the Council, and it was decided to lay the 

 matter before a general meeting of the Association August 1. 



THE HUDSON RIVER AND THE ERIE CANAL. — This spring 

 Capt. Howard Patterson, of the. New York Navigation School, 

 made a cruise in the steam yacht Skylark through the Erie Canal 

 for the purpose of collecting information for yachtsmen. The 

 results of his cruise are embodied in a work now nearly ready, 

 which will contain a large amount of information concerning the 

 navigation of tbe Hudson River and Erie Canal. 



CAPSIZE OF A NEWPORT CATBOAT.— On July 24 one of 

 the famous Newport eat boats, used about. Newport Harbor for 

 taking out pleasure parties, capsized in a squall, the only pas- 

 senger, Miss Sophie Clemenz, of New York, being drowned in the 

 cabin, where she had taken refuge from tbe rain. The boatman 

 was taken off by a passing steamer after he had tried in vain to 

 dive and open tne cabin aoor. 



BUILDING NOTES.— Law ley & Son have given up their old 

 yard at City Point, and concentrated their business at the main 

 yard on the other side. They have just fitted a new mast lj^in. 

 larger in Mr. Rogers's cutter Bedouin, and have also laid the keel 

 for a 25ft. cutter for W. S. Eaton, from a Burgess design. The 

 new cutter for Mr. Rogers will be 29ft. Gin. l.w.L, 36ft. over all and 

 10ft. beam. 



GR EAT HEAD Y. C— A gale was blowing on July 28 when the 

 steamer arrived at Port Shirley with several hundred spectators 

 on board for the Great Head regatta. Though a number of the 

 yachts were ready to start, it was decided to postpone the race to 

 Aug. 11. 



THE LADY GLENMORE'S CHALLENGE. — Dr. Chas, G.Weld, 

 of Boston, has borrowed the fast cat Mabel of F. L. Dunne, and 

 proposes to accept the Lady Glenmore's challenge, making the 

 amount 51,000 per side, provided that shifting ballast be prohibited. 



CITY POINT Y. C. OF SOUTH BOSTON.— Officers 1888: Com., 

 Richard Coleman: Vice-Cora., P. W. McDonough; Fleet Captain, 

 John Boyce; Recording Sec., W. F. Perry; Financial Sec, J. M, 

 McKay; Treas., P. F. Welch; Meas., George Oegler. 



IMITATION THE SINCEREST FLATTER Y.— The New York 

 Y. C. has this year taken a hint from the American Canoe Associa- 

 tion and will offer prizes iu each class for the average records on 

 all the runs of the cruise. The average record has been tried with 

 success for four seasons in canoeing. 



QUINCY Y. C. PROTEST— in the Quincy Y. C. pennant race 

 of June 16 Folly finished first, but Posy protested her for not sail- 

 ing the proper course. After a hearing before the regatta com- 

 mittee the protest was allowed, and Posy was awarded the pen- 

 nant. 



NEW ROCHELLE Y. 0.— A cup valued at 8150 has been offered 

 bv the New Rochelle Y. C. for a race on Aug. 10 of yachts in the 

 35ft. class, open to the Atlantic, Larchmont, Oyster Bay, New 

 Haven and Greenwich clubs. 



THE EASTERN REGATTA, — The Eastern Y. C. has appropri- 

 ated $1,500 for prizes for the proposed race at Marhlehead on Aug. 

 16, provided the fleet of the New York Y. C. goes around the Cape. 



A RACE TO THE ISLE OF SHOALS.— A race has been 

 arranged from Cape Ann to Isle of Shoals, 30 miles, on Aug. 4, to 

 be open to yachts of 16 to 30ft., under N. E. Y. R. A. rules. 



MAYFLOWER, Rear-Corn. Morgan, has been overhauled at 

 Piepgrass's, having a longer bowsprit. She has discarded her 

 jibstay and will carry a new Lapthorne jib, set flying. 



MEIIR1MAC Y. C— The annual regatta of the MerrimacY. C. 

 was sailed on July 28 in a fresh breeze, with seven entries, Thetis 

 won, with Cygnet second. 



CORINTHIAN Y. C, MARBLEHE AD.— The race of July 28 was 

 postponed on account of the weather. The 40-footers were all 

 absent. 



SENECA.— This name has been given to Mr. Fabyan's new 

 Burgess steam yacht. 



SOUTHERN Y. C— A regatta will be sailed on Aug. 4, at Pass 

 Christian, Miss. 



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