FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 27, i888. 



relieves him at the same time of much of the responsibility in 

 ease of failure if the owner designs as well as sails the boat, or at 

 least if not actually furnishing full detail drawings, lavs down 

 the main points so closely that the builder has only to follow his 

 instructions and is responsible only for the ■workmanship and 

 material. Thus it now is in yacht building, and the same is likel y 

 to he the case in canoeing. The hading points in canoe building 

 are strength, tightness, lightness, finish, style and absolute repro- 

 duction of the design; if the, builder combines all of these to a 

 reasonable degree in a canoe he is doing all that can be required, 

 without being called upon at the same time to produce a model 

 which shall excel all others. 



MODEL. 



While of the same general dimensions and sailed without bal- 

 last, the leading boats differed so much in detail I hat, it is difficult 

 to classify them, or in fact to do more than describe them in a 

 general -way. As soon as possible we shall take the lines of some 

 of the best of them, a rather troublesome and difficult matter 

 with such small craft, and will add them to the large collection 

 that has already appeared on our pages. The general dimensions 

 maybe set down at 16x30, with a depth of 10in., some being a 

 little deeper. 



Eclipse has a rounded midship section, as distinguished from 

 the V form, with a very light bilge: all her fore and aft lines 

 being remarkably easy, in fact she has no abrupt curves in any 

 part. The keel is nearly straight, the stem and sternpost plumhj 

 and the sheer fair, with moderate height at the ends. Compared 

 with Pecowsic the lines aic fairer throughout, the bulk is oett.er 

 distributed, with less in the middle and more in the ends; while 

 the boat is apparently larger and abler. The well is very long 

 for a racer, with a plate board near the center; there are t wo 

 bulkheads and mast tubes, the mainmast near the bow. Nnrka 

 is similar to Eclipse, but 28hi. beam, a very fair and handsome 

 boat, in fact she is the cleanest canoe under paddle we have ever 

 seen, entering and leaving the water without a ripple and appa- 

 rently running of herself, a feature due in part to tne easy style of 

 her owner who is a most expert, paddler. As far as speed under pad- 

 dle is concerned there is no question in our mind as to the great 

 superiority of this model, comparatively sharp and deep, over the 

 shoalor and wider bottom ol the Canadian canoe. The manner 

 in which she carried her way and answered to the spurts in every 

 race indicated that the form was an easier one to drive under 

 paddle. She was til ted with a board, one of Ruggles's movable 

 pattern, in the middle of the well, the latter holding two for tan- 

 dem paddling, and she had two mast tubes ami a suit of sails, 

 though not entered iu the sailing race; in short there is no reason 

 why she should not prove one of the fastest of the Class A boats 

 in sailing as well as paddling. 



The new Barney canoe, Haggles, is quite a different craft from 

 her predecessors. The chief peculiarity was in the short bow 

 and long stern, the midship section being 18In. forward of the 

 center. Mr. Barney's idea was to place the man and board both 

 in the middle of the boat, to do which it was necessary to fill out 

 the bow at the expense of the stern. The sheer is peculiar and 

 ugly, quite abrupt near the how. but nearly straight from mid- 

 Ships to the. sternpost. For the rest, the boat when turned upside 

 down shows a rounding m dship section, with easy bilge, and fair, 

 fine lines all over; in fact, if she could be turned so as to go the 

 other way she would make a very fast canoe. Her failure in the 



successes, but it is not so in the present instance, nor in the Rush- 

 ton canoe, to be noticed later. They tell us no more than has long 

 been known; in the one case, that the bow must bo longer than the 

 Stern, and in the other, that nothing is gained by an exaggerated 

 fulness on deck at the expense of fair and easy lines. 



The fourth Buggies boat was different trom all the others, a 

 large and able canoe, designed for Mr. Whitlock by Mr. .1 oh n 

 Hyslop. The design was originally 15x28, and the Wraith No. 3 

 was built from it in 1886. The same design was enlarged by the 

 writer this season to 16 30 at Mr. Whitlock's request, and from it 

 Mr. Buggies has built a remarkably handsome canoe. The model 

 is one that would naturally require ballast, with a rising floor and 

 considerable depth; but the boat has been sailed on nearly all 

 occasions without an ounce of ballast. Once at the meet she' was 

 tried with 401bs. of shot, her performance being improved greatly. 

 Mr. Whitlock was in rather hard luck at the ineer, naving several 

 break downs, but there is no doubt but that the canoe is a very 

 fast one if fully worked up to form, and a specially able boat for 

 New York or Toronto or any of the lake ports; there is nothing 

 tubby about her, the lines are very clean and sharp, but she is a 

 very powerful and able craft, and with the proper amount of bal- 

 last would be a racer. 



The new Bushton model, Girofla No. 5, was also a powerful 

 boat, 15.6x30, her most noticeable feature being a very fine water- 

 line and underwater body joined to a full deck ine. On deck she 

 carried her breadth from end to end, turning in sharply, but be- 

 low she was very fine indeed. When upright her lines were easy 

 enough, but as soon as she heeled, though very stiff, she offered a 

 great shoulder to the water. 



The same idea was worked out by the writer in 1880 in the 

 canoes Jersey Blue No. 2 and Sandy Hook, though not to such a 

 marked extent. A eourseof cruising in tnc old. lean -bodied Nautili 

 lead to a search for an abler and dryer boat in rough water, and 

 the great sheer of the Nautili was replaced by a full deck line and 

 considerable flare aloft, while the waterline was hollow and very 

 fine forward. These boats proved fine and dry cruisers, carrying 

 large loads, easy under paddle, being then on an even keel, and 

 stiff under sail: but m the racing about New York Bay they were 

 beaten in rough water by the leaner-bowed Shadows,' which cut 

 through the waves, washing the decks fore and aft but made 

 greater speed. For a rough water cruiser the idea is all right, 

 but it was proved then that it will not do for racing. The Girofla 

 No. 5 was handicapped by the fact that Mr. Nickerson had never 

 seen or sailed her prior to the meet, but still she sailed very well, 

 and he had her out in some of the worst weather. Her bottom 

 was very good, and, save for the exaggeration of the features we 

 have mentioned, the model was a good one. 



There were t wo canoes present by the same builder, Mr.Spencer, 

 of Hartford, that were of very similar model, being built for 

 speed. These were the Dimple No. 2 and the Agawam, both a 

 little under 16x30. The deck line in each was similar to the 

 Girofla No. 5, very full at the ends, nearly straight on the sides, 

 but from the deck to the keel cut away almost straight, with the 

 least possible bilge, the sections being very flat Vs. The only 

 justification for such a model is speed, as the boats were nei fcher 

 handsome, roomy, nor well adapted for general use, and this ex- 

 cuse they did not possess in any marked degree. Mi , Knappe did 

 well in the Agawam, but he is a very good all-round canoeist and 

 went into everything, and he has also done well iu his, old boats. 

 Mr. Forrest sailed the Dimple very well, showing both pluck and 

 skili. while we had spent a great deal of labor on his rigs, but, the 

 result was anything but satisfactory, so far as winning prizes is 

 concerned. The boats had so little freeboard that they looked 

 like a couple of big decks floating around loose, the hull being 

 hardly seen at times. With tne V section there is neither room 

 nor comfort in cruising, and unless it can be proved th t such 

 craft are vary much the fastest they must be classed as very 

 much inferior to a number of others present. 



A marked contrast to their cutaway forms was shown in the 

 LoweU canoes, good honest boats for any work, so far as model 

 goes. The Fly was in some ways the most perfect of the lot, 

 though all were alike in model. The bottoms were long and full 

 rounding up slowly from the keel, with a draft of only 3in., thus 

 resembling the Canadian canoe, and in marked contrast to both 

 Pecowsic and Eclipse. The waterlines were naturally very full, 

 but the boats were not tubby, the chief defect being the great free- 

 board. The least depth being llin. and the draft only about 5in., 

 the freeboard was 8in., a terrible load to carry to wind ward. It 

 had an advantage in making the boat practically non-cap-sizable, 

 but at the expense of speed, the cost being entirely too great. The 

 boats were safe and able, good cruisers, and at the same time, as 

 the Fly proved, oy no means slow; but the model should be itc 

 prove j by spacing the waterlines a little closer together, thus 

 reducing the depth of the canoe toOorfiJ^in. We have always 

 preached the value of freeboard, but it is doubtful whether more 

 than Gin. pays in an ordinary 16x30 canoe. The Charm wc have 

 already described in a previous number, and will publish her lines 

 shortly in addition. 



[to be continued.] 



A. C. A.— Central Division Regatta Committee.— The following 

 named active members of the Central Division of the A. C. A. 

 are hereby appointed regatta committee, and will be obeyed and 

 respected accordingly: Geo. A, Warder, Springfield, O., Chair- 

 man; H. S. Tnomas, Albauy, N, Y.; Grant E. Edgar, Jr., New- 

 burgh, N. Y.-Wm. it. Huntington, Vice-Corn. (Roine, Sept. 12). 



IANTHE C. C. — The ianthe C. C. will hold its record races on 

 Sept. 29, at 3:30 P. M. The illumination will be held on Oct. 3. The 

 club house is near the Woodside Station of the Erie R. R. Trains 

 leave for New York at 10:34 and 10:46 P. M. 



A NEW MAST HOOP.-Mr. Thos. Clapham has lately been 

 granted a patent on a new form of mast hoop for canoes and 

 small boats. It is made of spring brass wire, ana the ends are so 

 shaped as to grip the eye in the sail without the aid of a lashing. 



SPRINGFIELD CUP-FINAL TRIAL RACE. 



r r , HE handsome cup presented by Mr. Barney has kept up an 

 X interest in racing throughout the season, as by the terms on 

 which it was given five trial races were to he sailed, the winner in 

 each, being barred from the other trials; entering onlvthe final 

 race on Oct. 9. The last race was sailed at Calla Shasta on Sept. 



afternoon with the wind from south, very light and variable, 

 flattening out to almost a calm, and then just at t he end of the 

 rare bracing up a little. The start was very even. Vagabond tak- 

 ing the lead. Dimple rounded the windward mark ahead (one 

 mile and a quarter from start). The run down to second mark 

 (two and a half miles up the river) was very slow, and with luck 

 first with one boat, then with another, Vagabond's large silk 

 spinaker alone enabling her to keep near Dimple with her 130ft. 

 of sail in a standing rig. Girofla was third and Narka fourth. 

 When opposite the starting line on the run Narka withdrew. At 

 the second buoy Dimple was first and Vagabond second, with 

 Girofla third. Dimple gained slightly on the mile and a quarter 

 heat to starting line, and came in 114 minutes ahead of Vagabond. 

 The course is not over five miles, and it took over 1}£ hours to 

 sail it. 



A paddling race followed, between Bice and Knappe, which 

 was very close. Rice winning by half a length. Considerable fun 

 was provoked by the pad dJ era changing hats and jerseys at the 

 start and thus making the on-lookers believe Knappe was beating 



The sailing race for the club championship and cup was post- 

 poned on account of lack of wind. There are five races in all, 

 three have been sailed; Knappe and Geo. M. Barney standing 

 even on the record with the same number of points each. The 

 races for the Springfield cup are as follows: 



June 23— Calla Shasta. 



Agawam. E. 0. Knappe, Springfield , 



Fly, Paul Butler, Lowell 



Blanche, D. S. Goddard, Lowell 



Girofla No. 4, F. A. Nickerson, Springfield.. .. 



July 4— Calla Shasta. 



Fly. Paul Butler, Lowell 



Girofla No. 4, K. A. Nickerson. Springfield 



Minnie G., F. F. Walsh. Lowell 



Aug. 4— Calla Shasta. 



Drift, J. Arthur Gage, Lowell 



Girofla No. 4, F. A. Nickerson, Springfield 



Sirene, A. S. Putnam, Worcester 



Narka, H. E. Bice, Springfield 



Aug. 23— A. C. A. Meet. 



Eclipse, M. V. Brokaw 



If, Geo, A. Warder 



Charm, W. Stewart 



Ramona, Ford. Jones 



Girofla No, 5, F. A. Nickerson 



Dimple, G. 0. Forrest.., 



Wicassie, Ralph Brazier 



Sept. 15— Calla Shasta. 



Dimple No. 2, G. C. Forrest, Hartford 



GHrofla No. 5, F. A. Nickerson, Springfield 



Vagabond. C. B. Vaux, New York 



Narka No. 2, H. E. Rice. Springfield 



Thus the starters iu the, final race of Oct. 16 will be Agawam, 

 Fly, Drift, Eclipse and Dimple. 



...1 19 15 

 . . .1 1!) 48 

 ...1 32 47 

 . . .1 28 53 



...1 00 05 

 ...1 04 50 

 ...1 23 25 



...1 12 45 

 ...1 13 35 

 .1 16 25 

 ..1 25 00 



..0 50 18 

 ...0 50 55 

 ...0 52 54 

 ..0 53 34 

 . .0 55 02 

 . .0 55 15 

 ...0 57 17 



..1 36 17 



BROOKLYN C. C. FALL REGATTA. 



ON Sept. 22 the Brooklyn C. C. sailed two races, postponed from 

 the regatta of June 18. The wind was fresh from N.W. and 

 the tide was ebbing. Course triangular, with the first side abeat 

 against the tide. In the first race three classes were sailed, senior 

 and junior canoes and unclassified boats. The starting signal 

 was given at 3:32. The entries and finish were: 



SENIOR CANOES. 



Eclipse, R. S. Blake 4 09 00 



'"Vagabond, H. C. Ward 4 11 00 



Mvth, Wm. Whitlock 4 20 00 



JUNIOR C4NOES. 



Baby Rial, B. N. Denison 4 25 00 



Queen Bess, B. J. Wilkins 4 32 (X) 



Niente, F. L. Dunnell Withdrew. 



Adonis, M. M. Davis Withdrew. 



UNCLASSIFIED. 



Vim, Johnson and Cammeyer — 4 24 40 



Crusoe, Griffin and Snyder 4 26 00 



The Eclipse took the lead at the start and gradually drewahead, 

 although Vagabond came iu a good second. Myth was handi- 

 capped over 7m. at the start from carrying away hor deck tiller. 

 Baby Rial is No. 2 of the well known Guenn family, but has been 

 altered into a comfortable cruising canoe. She won easily in her 

 class and was only 20s. behind the Vim at the finish. The' Crusoe 

 carried a poorly fitting lateen sail, but was well handled by Mr. 

 Griffin, of the K. O. 0. 



Messrs. W. Stewart, in Com. Monroe's New York; C. B. Vaux 

 in t he Vagabond, and B. H. Nadal, in the Sea Urchin, arrived in 

 time for the second race, which was sailed under the same condi- 

 tions; started at 4,59: 



New York W. Stewart, Royal C. C 5 28 45 



Vagabond C. B. Vaux, N. Y. C. C 5 28 30 



Sea Urchin B. H. Nadal, N. Y. C, C. Not timed. 



Eclipse.... R. S. Blake, Brooklyn C. C 5 28 00 



Mvth - W. VVhitlock, Brooklyn, C. C 5 30 40 



♦Vagabond H. C. Ward, Broodlyn C. C Not timed. 



New York was first to cross almost at the signal, but Eclipse 

 was to windward and came down the fine with everything draw- 

 ing, and soon took the lead. She turned the windward mark 

 well ahead, Myth second. Vagabond third, New York fourth. 

 Vagabond* was sailing with a reef in and could not keep near the 

 leaders. On the run to the second mark all gained on the Eclipse 

 hut could not overtake her. Vagabond and New York finished 

 almost together. 



*This canoe is the old Latona, an Everson "Sunbeam." 



§uchting. 



Small Yachts. By C. P. Kunhardt, Price $7. Steam YacMs and 

 Launches. By V. P. Kunhardt. Price $9. Yachts, Boats and 

 Cannes. By C. Stawlirld-Wcks. Price $3.60. Steam Machinery. B% 

 Donaldson. Price $1.50. 



FIXTURES. 



Septemrer. 



28. Quaker City, Philadelphia. 29. Toronto, 2d and 3d Classes, 



October. 

 1, 3, 5. Sachem-Grayling, Newport. 



ORINDA. 



THIS name has been given to his new cruising cutter by Dr. W. 

 H. Winslow, of Pittsburgh. Pa, whose cruises in the Pilgrim 

 are known to all readers of the Kou EST AND Stream. Orinda was 

 designed and built by Mr. E. L. Williams, of South Boston, the 

 builder of Mamie, Pilgrim., VeJnette and Prince Karl. She was 

 designed for cruising about the New England coast and conse- 

 quently has iron ballast and a moderate rig. Her dimensions are: 

 Length over all, 38ft.; l.w.l., 28ft. 4in.; beam, 9ft. 3in.; draft, Oft. Tin.; 

 least f reeborrd, 2ft. 5in.; overhang aft, 4ft. 8in.: ballast outside, 

 iron, 9,8Q01bs.; inside, lead, 2,0001bs. The deck is flush, with a small 

 steering well. 2ft. 0in.x2xlft. The skylight and companion to- 

 gether are 5ft. long and 2ft. fan. wide. The main cabin is Oft. 2m. 

 long, with iron hammock beds on each side, and the forward cabin 

 is 6ft. 4in. long, wi th fixed berths and drawers under. In the fore- 

 castle is a berth 6ft. long. She is fully fitted for cruising— water 

 tanks under transoms, gasoline stove, and shelves in forecastle . 

 The mast is 25ft. deck to hounds; masthead, 5ft.; topmast, heel to 

 hounds, 80ft.; boom, 30ft.; gaff, 19ft.; bowsprit, 13ft. 6iu. outboard. 

 With a long clean overhang on each end — her rail, smooth black 

 topsides aud a copper line carried up at each end, the bottom 

 being painted with Este's Englisn copper paint— she makes a very 

 trim and saucy-looking cruiser. Dr. Winslow sailed from Boston 

 on Aug. 25, and at last advices (Sept. 7) was at Bar Harbor, with 

 four friends on board. 



BEVERLY Y. C, SEPT. 20.— The sail-off for third class took 

 place off Monument Beach iu a light S. wind, the course being 7^ 

 miles. Daisv, Dollv and Eleanor started, the former winning in 

 2.01,50, with Dolly second. 



NEW YORK Y. C. FALL REGATTA, SEPT. 2Q. 



AS a regatta the turnout of the New York Y. C. last Thursday 

 must be set down as a dismal failure, when the largest club 

 in the country, with a fleet unequalled in size and quality, can 

 muster only eight or nine entries, and half of them of little note, 

 it is time for yachtsmen to attack in earnest the prohlcm of 

 yacht racing, and either to put the sport on a firm foundation or 

 to give it up entirely until owners show some desire for its re- 

 vival. As the Eastern V. C. regatta was saved from utter failure 

 through tne race of the forty-footers, so the New York regatta 

 was saved by the presence of Katrina and Shamrock in a fair 

 and true breeze, event in itself of no small interest, but apart 

 from it the rest of the show was only a dreary burlesque on yacht 

 racing, as the following list, of starters will show: 



SCHOONERS— CLASS I. 



L.W.L. 



Dauntless. C. H. Colt 116 07 



Alarm Handrcn & Robins 113, to 



CLASS III. 



Magic T. N. Motley 79.00 



Grayling L. A. Fish 84.06 



sloops — class nr.. 



Katrina Auchincloss Bros 69.09 



Shamrock J. R. Maxwell 68.05 



Fanny Fiske Bros 66.00 



CLASS v. 



Wizard E. H. Staples 58.00 



Adelaide Robt. W. iunian 46.01 



With all due credit to the few owners who showed the spirit to 

 back up the club in its laudable efforts to encourage racing, the 

 fleet cannot be called first, hardly second class. The course was 

 a new and very good one, but unfortunately it is open to the same 

 objection as the old in respect to windward work, the chauees 

 being that only one leg of 9 miles, to or from the Lightship, will 

 be to windward; in fact, it may easily happen that three or 'even 

 all four legs will be. reaching. The start was made off Buoy 10, 

 near the Southwest Spit, then out to the Sandy Hook Lightship, 

 9vS knots, then to the buoy off Shrewsbury Rocks, where a tug 



the planksheers on the sloops. Wizard was near the line at gun- 

 fire, but went off below it, afterward coming up and recrossing 

 with a big handicap. Grayling came for the committee boat, but 

 apparently mistook the hue, crossing on the wrong sice of the 

 boat and also returning for a late start, though not haudicapped. 

 Dauntless was first to cross, on starboard tack, with Katrina on 

 her weather and Fanny on her lee quarter, the trio being almost 

 timed together. Dauntless parted the tack of her jibtopsail at the 

 line, the sail going up the stay. The singlestickers all carried 

 working topsails, Katrina going over the line with small jibtop- 

 sail set. but lowering it when once fairly started. Shamrock was 

 considerably astern of the leaders, carrying tier small jil .topsail. 

 Alarm crossed ahead of her, tuere being 4m. 12s. between 

 Shamrock and Katrina. Adelaide, Wizard, Grayling and Magic 

 wandered over the line finally and the procession began. 



Dauntless ■ 11 34 14 Adelaide 11 40 06 



Fanny ....11 34 14 Grayling 11 40 55 



Katrina 11 34 23 Wizard 11 .12 00 



Alarm 11 35 22 Magic 11 42 00 



Shamrock 11 38 35 



Had there been a "one-gun" start, the. three single-stickers 

 would have crossed together in all probability, and there would 

 have been a very pretty race for at least the first leg; but as it was. 

 Shamrock started so far astern that sue was not beside Katrina 

 all day, and though finally winning, ii. was a matter of guess at 

 all times to say just how she was doing witn her black rival, un- 

 less oue had the. times at the marks as a guide. Such a meeting 

 as this is what yachtsmen have been waiting all the year to see, 

 and when it did come it was a great pity that the pair did not start 

 exactly even and sail closely in company all day. 



Katrina walked steadily past Dauntless to w indward, and was 

 clear of her in two or three minutes, while Fanny dropped astern 

 of the schooner, making a short hitch on the port tack at 11:37, 

 just after crossing the line, soon going on staiboard back again, 

 and setting jibtopsail. Katrina steamed away very fast from the 

 pack, walking well out to windward, holding the taekon wbiehshe 

 started until 12:20. At this time she looked to be a mile ahead of 

 Shamrock, the latter then leading Grayling by one-quarter mile. 

 Far to leeward were Dauntless. Fanny and Alarm, the rest being 

 well astern. Grayling was carrying both working topsails and a 

 jibtopsail, the single-stickers being contented witn working top- 

 sails only. The sea was smooth and the wind held steady, just 

 laying the single-stickers scuppers-to. 



Shamrock made her first tack at 12:24, and at 12:31 Katrina went 

 on starboard tack not far from the Sandy Hook Lightship, Sham- 

 rock at once following her, while at the the same time Daunt- 

 less, far down to leeward, went on port tack, having stood on far 

 enough to weather the mark with but one tack. Grayling did 

 the same, coming on port tack at 12:31, with Fanny and Alarm 

 about a minute later. Katrina seemed to gain greatly on Sham- 

 rock when on the first long tack, the latter coming up on her 

 wiien near the Lightship. Of the two, Katrina. stood up a little 

 better under her canvas, though the difference was not groat. 

 Katrina sent up her large jibtopsail in stops and atl2;38 went on 

 port tack to pass the mark, boamrock stood across Grayling's 

 bows and tacked to windward of her, both passing the ship to- 

 gether. The times at Sandy Hook Lightship were: 



Katrina .12 40 05 Dauntless 12 52 CO 



Shamrock .12 45 30 Fanny 12 52 45 



Grayling 12 45 95 Alarm Not timed. 



Katrina had gained 1m. 13s. on Suamrock in the beat of 7M 

 miles. The next leg was a close reach out to the tug, 7J4 miles, 

 and Katrina, carrying her large jibtopsail, ran very rast, Sham- 

 rock and Grayling sailing in company astern. Grayling sent up 

 a maintoymast staysail, but Shamrock ran past her at, first, 

 though carrying only lower sail and working topsail. Grayling 

 headed her for a time but Shamrock finally reached the mark 

 first. Katrina swung her clubtopsail and started for home, 

 still at a good pace, while Shamrock lost a little time through 

 some trouble with her jibtopsail halliards, having set the sail on 

 the way out. The times at tne outer mark were: 



Ka trina .1 26 40 Dauntless Not timed. 



Shamrock 1 32 50 Fanny Not timed. 



Gray hug 1 34 55 Alarm Not timed. 



Katrina had a lead of 6m. 10s„ a gain of 45s. in the reach of 

 7% miles. The wind was much freer on the return to the 

 Lightship, but fell as the leader neared the mark. Shamrock 

 set her clubtopsail and largest jibtopsail. Grayling wasted a 

 long distance at tbe outer mark, evidently keeping out of Sham- 

 rock's way, but she had virtually a walk over, and was not hur- 

 ried all day, or she would probably have reached away from the 

 single-stickers at times. The last turn of the, Lightship was 

 timed: Katrina, 2:10:05; Shamrock, 8:15:08: Grayling, 2.15:42. At 

 the Lightship Katrina lost some time in jibing and trimming 

 sheets for the free reach home, m fact, she lost tnewn.d to a 

 great extent just at the turn, though it soon freshened again. She 

 had lost lm. 7s. to Shamrock on the reach from the tug to the 

 Lightship. Setting her balloon jibtopsail she started for home. 

 Shamrock and Grayling again turned the mark together, Gray- 

 ling stiif ting to her largest jibtopsail. Shamrock carried home 

 hor largest jibtopsail, with both lower headsails drawing, while 

 Katrina had a ballooner set, as stated, with no other headsails. 

 Shamrock continued to gain, and at the finish was only 3m. 31s. 

 astern, having started 4m. 12s,. thus winning on even time, with- 

 out her allowance. Her gain on the last leg was lm. 32s, 



The race iu the other classes was a mere procession, devoid of 

 interest or incident, save that, Wizard carried away her topmast • 

 on the way in and did not finisti. The full times were: 



Elapsed. Corrected, 



3 48 10 3 48 10 



4 10 04 Not meas'd. 



3 29 40 



4 02 03 



3 57 09 

 3 S3 50 

 3 33 09 



3 20 40 

 3 59 22 



3 54 10 



a 33 50 



3 31 50 



4 15 32 Not meas'd. 



CLASS I— SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. 



Dauntless .11 34 14 3 32 21 



Alarm 11 35 22 3 45 26 



CLASS III. 



Grayling ...11 40 55 3 10 35 



Magic 11 42 00 3 44 03 



CLASS III— SLOOPS. 



Fanny .11 34 14 3 31 23 



Katrina 11 34 23 8 OS 13 



Shamrock 11 38 35 3 11 4.4 



CLASS IV. 



Adelaide 11 40 06 3 55 38 



Wizard 11 42 iff Did not finish. 



Winners: Dauntless in first class schooners; Grayling in third 

 class schooners; Shamrock iu third class sloops; Adelaide in 

 fourth class sloops. 



While more wind would have been very welcome, both to the 

 spectators and to both boats, the race between Shamrock and 

 Katrina was very fair and even, there being a steady breeze all 

 day and with no odds of lide or current to inteifere. In tbe wind- 

 ward work Katrina showed decidedly t e better, but with shee s 

 lifted a little Shamrock outran ner, gaining still more as the wind 

 freed on the last leg. In itself the race was a pleasing and inter- 

 esting one. but it still leaves the supremacy of either boat an open 

 quest ion tor another season. The two have met so seldom and 



