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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. 15, 1880. 



SLOOPS, CUTTERS AND YAWLS— FIRST CLASS. 



Titania 10 08 00 4 14 57 6 06 57 6 06 57 



5 59 58 



Katrina 10 06 51 



Bedouin 10 08 00 



Gracie 10 08 00 



Pocahontas 10 00 26 



Fanny 10 01 24 



4 06 41 

 4 43 29 

 4 31 52 

 4 57 30 

 4 23 26 



5 59 50 



6 35 29 6 33 44 

 6 23 52 6 21 56 

 6 57 04 6 52 36 

 6 22 02 6 17 23 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Hildegarde 10 02 43 4 16 38 6 13 55 6 13 55 



Wizard 10 02 47 Not timed. 



Whileaway 10 06 09 4 40 52 0 34 43 6 27 £6 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Cinderella 9 38 00 4 27 50 6 49 50 6 49 50 



Eclipse 9 38 00 3 52 34 6 14 34 6 13 13 



Bertie ... 9 37 05 4 39 32 7 02 27 6 58 02 



Sagitta 9 38 00 4 25 10 6 47 10 Not meas'd 



SIXTH CLASS. 



Adelaide 9 35 43 4 34 34 6 58 51 6 58 51 



SEVENTH CLASS. 



Liris 9 38 00 4 02 54 6 24 54 6 24 54 



Maraquita 9 3S 00 4 04 03 6 26 03 6 24 45 



Gorilla 9 35 09 3 56 41 6 21 33 6 20 11 



Lotawana 9 37 54 No finish. 



Nymph 9 36 13 4 22 22 6 46 09 6 42 57 



Peri 9 37 15 Time not taken. 



Newport, Goelet Cup Rice, Aug. 9. 



For four seasons the big sloops monopolized the interest in the 

 Goelet Cup race; since the memorable meeting of Puritan and 

 Priscilla in 1884 this race, the first in which the new boats of the 

 year entered in racing form, has been looked to as a test and an 

 indication of the result of the trial races to follow. This year the 

 sloops are conspicuously absent, and the schooners are once more 

 in the ascendant. How long before another race of the first class 

 sloops will be seen here is a question no one can answer, as it 

 seems likely that Volunteer will sooner or later join the two- 

 stickers. Oh this neutral ground, between Boston and New York, 

 some of the classic schooner races of the day have been sailed, 

 Montauk and Fortuna, then Grayling against the Eastern boats, 

 and later Grayling and Sachem, have fought for the supremacy 

 over the Block island or Sow and Pigs courses. 



There was a time when the New York fleet had every advantage 

 both in point ef numbers and in quality, but of late she has had 

 nothing to boast of in either respect, and this year Boston has 

 had decidedly the best of it, with an unusually fine display of 

 schooners. First in size comes the new steel Constellation, white, 

 like all the Burgess boats, and with a rig that overtops all her 

 class. Another new Burgess boat is the white yacht-fisherman, 

 Fredonia, just back from her voyage to Madeira with Mr. J. 

 Malcolm Forbes, her principal owner, on board. She is a hand- 

 some vessel, and fast enough as a cruiser, but without kites and 

 plenty of wind she has no place in a fleet like this. Another bard 

 weather boat, with a leaning toward fishing rather ihan racing, 

 is Alert, designed by her owner, Mr. Henry Bryant, but like 

 Fredonia she is not canvassed for racing, though she did some 

 fine work at Vineyard Haven last year. Under the blue and 

 white flag of the Forbes family was another new schooner, the 

 wooden Merlin, designed by Burgess and built by Lawley. She 

 had already been beaten at Marble head by Sea Fox, and was 

 looking for a chance to retrieve her laurels. 



GEnone is in all ways an Eastern boat, and both Sachem and 

 Mayflower, though now owned in New York, are Burgess boats. 

 Besides the old Dauntless, New York bad but two representatives, 

 the Ellsworth boat. Grayling, and Com. Canfield's Sea Fox, 

 designed by himself. 



With so many good schooners the sloops attracted less attention 

 than in the club regattas, but a race between Titania and 

 Katrina is in itself well worth seeing, and this was the first real 

 meeting since Katrina had been overhauled. Bedouin and Gracie 

 also sailed the course, but they kept out of the way and troubled 

 nobody. There was no place for tue forties, but two of these bold 

 bantams made up a private match rather than lie in harbor all 

 day, and sailed out to Block Island and back. 



The Goelet cups, as every yachtsman knows, have been given 

 for the past eight years by Mr. Ogden Goelet, of the schooner 

 Norseman, a cup costing $1,000 for schooners and one costing $500 

 for sloops, each being held permanently by the winner. The race 

 is always started off Newport during the cruise, and is now the 

 most important regular event of the year. There are no class 

 divisions, but the regular club allowance is given. Of the two 

 courses sailed, Block Island and Sow and Pigs, the lat ter has been 

 chosen since 1885, but this year a strong S.W. wind, making nearly 

 a dead beat of about 13 knots to Block Island, was blowing in the 

 morning, so t his course was chosen. The second leg, to a lnark- 

 Doat off West Island, was about 16 knots, and the last leg, home 

 to the start off Brenton's Reef Lightship, about 7 knots, 37 in all. 



Orders were given for a start at 10:30, and the flagship was in 

 position on time, but a wait was made as usual for the laggards. 

 The gun was finally given at 11:00. Alert, on port tack, making a 

 very prompt start, followed by Grayling, Fredonia, Sea Fox and 

 Merlin. Ml of these rounded the lightship on port tack, crossing 

 the east end of the line, but just as Katrina crossed, the schooner 

 CEnone came under Electra's stern on starboard tack, running 

 across the wake of the schooners and just ahead of Katrina, 

 forcing the sloop about under her lee, Katrina was compelled to 

 make a short hitch to the east, and then tack again, thus making 

 two useless tacks, while CEnone gained nothing herself by the 

 maneuver. Titania loafed about the line until all but Dauntless 

 had crossed, thus being able to select her own water without fear 

 of interference. The times at start were: 



Alert 11 00 48 Gracie 11 03 13 



Grayling 11 01 11 Mayflower 11 03 38 



Fredonia 11 01 24 Constellation 11 03 56 



Sea Fox 11 01 28 Bedouin 11 04 36 



Merlin 11 01 43 Sachem 11 05 16 



CEnone 11 OS 07 Titania. 11 07 17 



Katrina H 02 11 Dauntless 11 07 23 



Gorilla and Maraquita started to sail around the first mark 

 and back, being timed at the start, Maraquita 11:35, Gorilla 

 11:35:20. Both went off on port tack under mainsails and jibs, 

 Gorilla holding far to windward of Maraquita and doing much 

 the hetter work. Constellation and Fredonia had housed fore- 

 topmasts and Gracie had also housed her topmast, but the others 

 of her class were carrying working topsails sometime after they 

 had settled down to work, only Bedoum going over the line with 

 one. Sea Fox, Alert, Fredonia and Mayflower carried maintop- 

 sails from the start, and Grayling and Merlin soon set theirs, as 

 well as baby jihtopsails, Sachem carried no topsails, but a main- 

 tjpmaststaysail. 



The fleet ran along on port tack for about half an hour, tacking 

 w r hen abreast of Narragansett Pier. Dauntless, the last of the 

 lot, parted her bobstay after sailing four miles and ran home. 



Constellation had not been carrying sail any too ably, but be- 

 fore Narragansett Pier was reached she was compelled to shorten 

 it by the clew of the foresail tearing away. The sail was reefed 

 several times, each time tearing, until it was finally stowed and 

 she sailed the race out without it. When they tacked Grayling 

 and Sea Fox svere the leaders, but Alert, standing well off shore, 

 worked into a very good position, Fredonia following her, but to 

 leeward. Titania had gained on Katrina, while both had dropped 

 Bedouin badly. Gracie, after sending up topmast and working 

 topsail, carried away the head of her jib, and was delayed by the 



At 12:30 Katrina went on starboard tack, Titania following at 

 12 ; 33'30 Sea Fox, to windward of Titania, was on port tack along 

 the shore by Point Judith. Alert, after her tack off shore, was 

 now nearing Grayling, who had sailed a middle course. Katrina 

 had crossed Grayling's bow at about 12:36, Grayling tacking at 

 once when to windward of her wake, At 12:46 she in turn crossed 

 Alert's bow. Alert, followed by Merlin, held on in Sea Fox's 

 wake. About I P. M., when nearing the markboat, Sea Fox 

 crossed Grayling's bow and tacked in her weather, at once run- 

 nine away from her. The order of the schooners was now Sea 

 Fox, Grayling, Constellation, Merlin, Alert, with Sachem, May- 

 flower, OSnone and Fredonia well astern. 



Titania had fairly caught Katrina when she went on starboard 

 tack at 1:28, Katrina soon following, being now to leeward. There 

 was a very strong ebb tide running at the mark, and while the 

 Fox was safe to weather it Titania's chances were doubtful, and 

 Katrina's much worse. The Fox went by safely, but just as 

 Titania was near the mark her balloon jibtopsail was broken 

 out by accident, knocking her off. The sail was quickly taken 

 in bu( she only squeezed by the boat with an inch to spare by the 

 aid of a pilot's luff. Katrina was doubly unfortunate, as Gray- 

 ling had now come up and crossed her bow as she came for the 

 mark, and then tacked to windward ot her. The times were: 



Sea Fox 1 32 00 Gracie 1 51 35 



Titania 1 36 33 Bedouin 1 53.00' 



Katri na 1 38 09 Sachem 1 55 10 



Grayling. 1 38 17 Mayflower 1 55 40 



Constellation 1 30 36 CEnone 1 58 40 



Merlin 1 42 19 Fredonia 1 58 45 



Alert 1 44 01 



Sea Fox had beaten Constellation 6m. 9s., Grayling 6m. 35s., 

 Merlin 10m. 31s., OSnone 26m. 2s., and Fredonia 26m. 50s., while 

 Titania had in turn beaten Sea Fox 1m. 15s. Titania had made 

 •m. 43s, on Katrina. 



Spinakers were set to starboard for the long run, the schooners 

 mostly setting maintopmast staysails and the sloops balloon jib- 

 topsails. Alert had no spinaker, and so ran wing and wing, while 

 Constellation set no maintopmast staysail. Titania was in hard 

 luck, her extension spinaker boom breaking at the joint, throw- 

 ing a man who was on the boom into the water. He held on to the 

 outhaul and was taken on board, but a long time was lost before 

 the spinaker could be taken in and reset with an Irish reef in it 

 on the larger part of the boom. Katr i n a had passed her, so she sent 

 up a clubtopsail to help her along. Sea Fox carried only working 

 topsails, but Grayling swung her club. The only times taken at 

 the West Island mark were: 



Sea Fox ..3 13 09 Titania 3 21 11 



Constellation 3 17 40 Merlin 3 25 00 



Katrina 3 18 50 Alert 3 32 30 



Grayling 3 21 11 Gracie 3 33 30 



Bedouin, Mayflower, Sachem and CEnone were not timed, and 

 Fredonia gave up on second leg. 



The last leg was a close reach, the wind still holding its strength. 

 The positions were little changed. Sea Fox gamed on Grayling, 

 while Alert made very good time over the leg. Titania parted 

 her throat halliards on the last leg, but still came in a winner. 

 As the flagship came up to Brenton's Reef, Gorilla was seen run- 

 ning into Newport, while Maraquita was just at the Lightship, 

 Gorilla winning by 10m. The full times for the Goelet cups were: 



SCHOONER CLASS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Sea Fox 11 01 29 3 56 55 4 55 20 4 44 23 



Grayling 11 01 11 4 06 01 5 04 50 4 50 20 



Constellation 11 03 56 4 02 44 4 58 48 4 57 34 



Merlin 11 01 43 4 08 45 5 07 03 Notmeas. 



Mayflower 11 03 38 4 24 17 5 20 39 5 07 59 



Sachem 11 05 16 4 26 51 5 21 35 5 09 16 



Alert 11 00 48 4 15 08 5 14 20 Not meas. 



CEnone 11 02 07 4 32 32 5 30 25 Not meas. 



fredonia ...11 01 25 Did not finish. 



Dauntless 11 07 23 Disabled. 



SLOOP CLASS. 



Titania 11 07 17 4 06 07 4 58 50 4 58 50 



Katrina .11 02 11 4 03 42 5 01 32 5 01 09 



Bedouin 11 14 36 5 20 52 5 16 16 5 14 31 



Gracie 11 1)8 12 4 21 39 5 18 27 5 16 31 



Sea Fox beats Grayling 5m. 57s. and Constellation 13m. lis. In 

 a true breeze and from such a fleet Sea Fox's victory is a notable 

 one, as she won on her merits throughout. Titania beat Katrina 

 very fairly in spite of two mishaps, making a gain of 7m. in the 

 windward work. Bedouin did poorly all day, barely boating 

 Gracie, while neither c*me anywhere near the two steel boats. 



The race was finished in the rain whicn continued through the 

 evening. 



The new club house of the New York Y. C. has proved a great 

 convenience, it is a square two-storied building in colonial style, 

 as is appropriate to the locality. There is a large room on brat 

 and second floors, with toilet rooms and l"ckers. The roof is sur- 

 mounted with a large, lantern with the club night signal in colored 

 glass. The architect of the building is Mr. John Boit of Newport* 

 The house is placed on the end of the wharf whore the New York 

 float has always been placed, the present float being on the north 

 9ide, with an extra float for the use of boats 'crews and stewards. 

 The following additional cups have been offered for races next 

 month. Mr. E. D. Morgan offers a $500 cup for 70 footers, with a 

 second prize of glOO if five start; and prizes of $150 and $100 for 

 the forties. Mr. Rogers of Bedouin, offers two cups, of $150 and 

 $100 for the 30-footer£. The 70ft. class will race on Sept. 16; the 

 40ft. on the 17th, and the 30ft. on the 19th. 



Newport to Vineyard Haven, Second Run, Aug. 10. 

 The early morning of Saturday promised but little, with cloudy 

 skies and prospects of thick weather, but there was a strong S.W. 

 wind for the run to Vineyard Haven, and the fleet was under way 

 fairly early, though a number were handicapped. The flagship 

 was off Brenton's Reef by 10, and the start was given at 10:35 for 

 the smaller yachts. Nymph, Vandal and others had already gone 

 ahead for the Vineyard, leaving a fleet of thirty-eight racers. 

 The first over the line was Clara, with her old antagonist, Cin- 

 derella, chasing her. Gorilla made an early start, well ahead of 

 her class. Liris came next, while Lotowana and Maraquita were 

 handicapped, the latter seriously. The larger yachts started at 

 11 o'clock, Palmer, Fortuna, Fredonia and Sea Fox crossing 

 together. The times of the start were: 



Gun 10 35 00 Sagitta 10 38 23 



Clara , 10 36 00 Clio 10 39 00 



Cinderella 10 36 51 Peri 10 39 14 



Gorilla 10 37 00 Liris 10 39 54 



Harbinger .,.,...10 37 Ot) Handicap gun 10 10 00 



Bertie 10 37 15 Lotowana 10 40 10 



Azale 10 37 25 Maraquita 10 55 45 



Adelaide 10 38 03 Concord 11 07 33 



Quickstep 10 38 03 



Gum H 00 00 Dauntless 11 10 47 



Palmer 11 02 07 Hildegarde 11 16 40 



Fortuna H 02 13 Constellation.... 11 04 33 



Fredonia 11 03 17 Sachem 11 05 22 



Sea Fox 11 02 37 Mayflower 11 05 52 



Alert .11 03 29 Marguerite U 07 18 



Intrepid H 03 41 Merlin U 07 50 



Iroquois 11 01 32 Norseman ...U 09 32 



Bedouin 11 05 34 Handicap gun 11 10 10 



Montauk U 06 54 Titania 11 10 35 



Elma 11 07 57 Katrina 11 11 08 



CEnone ... . 11 08 00 Ramona 11 17 03 



Grayling H 09 52 



There was wind and sea enough at the start to toss the little 

 fellows about in a lively way, all carrying working topsails. Liris 

 tried her second jibtopsail, but the clew tore out. Constellation 

 began to leave the ethers from the start, sailing away from her 

 own class easily. By the time that Vineyard Sound Lightship 

 was reached the fleet was turned completely inside out, the little 

 fellows that had been the leaders for a time, owing to their start, 

 now straggling along in the wake of tho big schooners that had 

 overtaken them. Tlie wind and sea together proved too much for 

 some of the spars, Cinderella's topmast going, though by the time 

 she lost it Clara had fairly beaten her. A little while after Clara 

 herself came to grief, her topmast also going. Palmer lost her 

 foretopmast, coming in among the laggards. 



Starting very close together, each a little handicapped, Titania 

 and Katrina sailed together all day, the former steadily drawing 

 away. Gorilla was sailing very well, but Liris had worked out 

 abeam of her, about making up the difference in the start, when 

 the starboard runner on Liris, a flexible steel rope, gave way just 

 before the Vineyard Haven Lightship was reached. She was 

 luffed off her course for some time while tho damage was re- 

 paired, losing a good deal. When in Vineyard Sound spinakers 

 were set to starboard on the big fellows, but there was still sea 

 enough to trouble the forties. The flagship was off West Chop by 

 2 P. M , and a little later Constellation came down under a great 

 spread of canvas, balloonjibtopsail, spinaker and balloonmaintop- 

 maststaysail. Only 8m. astern of her came Sea Fox, again a winner, 

 beating her own class, the class above her and all but Constella- 

 tion of the first class. She would receive about 10m. from Con- 

 stellation and was but 3m. astern on elapsed time, she had beaten 

 Grayling by nearly 3m. Fortuna beat Montauk, Marguerite beat 

 Iroquois and Quickstep beat Harbinger. Titania beat Katrina 

 by nearly 7m. Clara met her first defeat in America, except 

 when she carried away her bowsprit two years since at Marble- 

 head. After she lost her topmast on Saturday Bertie caught and 

 passed her. Gorilla scored her third successive victory, beating 

 Liris, Peri, Lotowana and Maraquita. The full times were: 



FIRST CLASS— SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Constellation 11 04 33 2 36 58 3 32 24 3 31 10 



Intrepid 11 03 41 2 55 53 3 52 11 3 45 60 



Norseman 11 09 33 3 03 26 3 53 04 3 51 54 



Dauntless ...11 10 00 3 03 24 3 53 24 3 53 24 



Ramona 11 10 00 3 12 27 4 02 27 4 00 32 



Palmer 11 02 07 3 44 04 4 41 57 4 38 52 



SECOND CLASS- SCHOONERS. 



Fortuna 11 02 13 2 49 03 3 46 51 3 45 50 



Montauk 11 06 54 2 57 39 3 50 45 3 49 57 



Fredonia! 11 02 17 3 18 54 3 16 37 * 



THIRD CLASS — SCHOONERS. 



Sea Fox 11 02 37 2 44 05 3 41 28 ' 3 40 43 



Grayling. ' 11 09 52 2 58 19 3 43 27 3 44 17 



Merlin . ..11 07 59 2 56 53 3 48 54 3 48 54 



Sachem' 11 05 22 2 58 17 3 52 55 3 51 13 



Mavflowei 11 Ik * 3 05 31 3 59 39 3 if ' 65 



Elma 11 07 57 3 10 15 4 02 18 3 59 52 



Alert 11 03 29 3 07 49 4 04 20 4 03 09 



FOURTH CLASS — SCHOONERS. 



Marguerite 11 07 18 3 a? 31 3 58 13 3 58 13 



Iroquois 11 04 32 3 05 06 4 00 34 3 59 27 



CEnone 11 08 00 3 11 38 4 03 28 3 59 4/1 



FIFTH CLASS — SC HOONERS. 



Quickstep 10 38 03 2 46 56 4 08 53 4 07 26 



Harbinger 10 37 00 2 47 54 4 10 54 4 08 12 



Azalea. 10 37 27 3 05 06 4 27 39 4 30 08 



Clio.. 10 39 00 3 0240 42344 4 21 33 



THIRD CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Titania 11 10 00 3 09 50 3 59 50 



Katrina 11 10 00 3 16 24 4 06 24 



Bedoum 11 05 34 3 86 59 4 31 25 



FOURTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Hildegard Hi 10 00 3 49 02 4 39 02 



FIFTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Bertie 10 37 05 3 03 13 4 25 58 



Clara 10 36 00 3 08 25 4 32 25 



Sagitta 10 38 22 3 23 30 4 45 07 



Cinderella 10 $ 61 Did not finish. 



Concord 10 40 00 Did not finish. 



SIXTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Adelaide 10 38 03 3 36 01 4 47 58 



SEVENTH CLASS — SLOOPS. 



Gorilla 10 37 00 3 27 28 4 50 28 



Liris 10 39 54 3 33 35 4 52 41 



Peri 10 39 14 3 45 09 5 05 55 



Lotowana 10 40 00 3 52 54 5 12 54 



Maraquita 10 40 00 3 56 00 5 16 00 



3 59 15 



4 06 03 

 4 29 40 



4 39 02 



4 21 33 

 4 31 00 



4 49 06 

 4 52 41 



5 09 58 

 5 19 42 



*Not measured. 



Anchors were hardly down in Vineyard Haven before the* 

 yachtsmen were ashore at the dilapida ted wharf, all bound across 1 

 the smooth concrete roads, to Cottage City, in all sorts of convey- 

 ances. The place was full of wheels and wheelmen, the annual 

 meet of the L. A. W. being just over, and bicycles, tricyles and 

 Bociala abound on every road and street. The generous hospi- 

 tality of the Oaks Bluffs Club was extended to all members of' 

 the fleet, and the handsome club house on the bluff was the gen- 

 eral rendezvous during their stay. The club has done much to 

 help the island, and this year it has made a*Strong and successful 

 effort to make the place still more popular with yachtsmen than 

 in the past. 



Sunday was a bright and beautif ul clay, a cloudless sky and 

 light breeze. The yachts in harbor, about 100 in all. dressed ship 

 in the morning. Com. Gerry and his staff attended service at. 

 the Episcopal church. In the afternoon a reception was held on 

 the Alva, most of the yachtsmen attending. Several of the 

 racers were busy repairing damages iu season for the morrow's 

 race. Clara ran over to New Bedford at midnight on Saturday 

 for a new topmast. Liris replaced her wire runcers by manilla 

 and borrowed a new spinaker boom from the schooner Clio. 

 Clio is 27ft. longer on l.w.l. than Liris, but the boom was several 1 

 feet too short for the 40-footer. The arrangement of classes for 

 the four Vineyard Haven cups put the first, second, third and 

 fourth class schooners together, the fifth class sailing alone; 

 while second and fourth class sloops sailed together, and the, 

 fifth, sixth and seventh made up the entries for the fourth cup. 

 The course was from a starting line off the Sea View House, afe. 

 Cottage City, past the whistling buoy off Nobska Head, then on 

 five miles further to a markboat off Tarpaulin Cove for the 

 smaller schooners and single-stickers, and about 3 miles fur- 

 ther still to a second markboat off Robinson's Hole for the larger 

 yachts, returning over the same courses, making about 22 and 28 

 knots. 



There are with the squadron a number of Eastern yachts, the' 

 racing forties Helen, Alice, Verena, Awa and Pappoose, that, 

 have accompanied the fleet from New London, but have taken: 

 no part in the runs, not belonging to the New York Y. C. These 

 boats were desirous of trying conclusions with Liris and the 

 other forties, but as the club declined to open the race for the 

 Vineyard Haven cup to them, a special sweepstakes of §35 each 

 was made up. to be sailed in connection with the Vineyard 

 Haven cup. 



Vineyard Raven Cups, Aug. 7i\ 



Monday turned out another clear day, with a very light wind 

 from N.W. in the morning. At 10 A. M. the Elect ra was at anchor 

 off the Sea View House, and at 10:20 the start was given. Titania 

 was first away, running along the line and over in quick time. 

 Then came Gorilla, the other forties waiting a little. The numbe j, 

 of large schooners made the early part of the r aces very hard for 

 the little ones, as they were constantly blanketed by some larger 

 boat. Quickstep made a good start, followed by Azalea. Merlin 

 and Grayling had the best, of the start tn the large class, Rea Fox. 

 being in a tangle with other boats, while Katrina was in a haft 

 berth also. As Liris crossed the inshore end of the line on port 

 tack, followed by Pappoose and Awa. Maraquita on starboard 

 tack came by and put her about, covering her for a time, but 

 Liris in turn soon worked out to wind ward of Maraquita. The 

 tide was a strong ebb, the wind very light ahead, and clubs andi 

 small jibtopsails were sot. The start was timed: 



Titania 10 31 30 Maraquita 10 25 20! 



Gorilla 10 21 35 Gracie 10 25 C 



^l ice 10 23 35 Liris M 25 f 



Quickstep - '},» *J Goostellntion 10 25 50 



Azalea 10 23 4» Pappoose 10 25 55 



Merlin 10 34 04 hea Fox 10 26 20 



Katrina 10 24 06 Awa . .10 37 55 



Grayling 10 35 00 Mayflower 10 30 00 



Helen. . 10 35 15 Sachem 10 34 50 



The fleet worked slowly around the East Chop, Titania in the 

 lead all huggiug the shore and working well into the; harbor .• 

 The wind was very light and fluky the first hour, but after that, 

 when the leaders were well out in the Sound, it freshened con-i 

 siderably, growing stronger later on and holding to the finish. 

 PaDfipose was doing very good work, sneaking along inshore and 

 DieMng up what air was going. She bad been astern of Gorilla, 

 Maraquita, Alice and Liris, but Captain Watson workfd very 

 cleverlv, and aided by a little luck in the shape of a stray Zephyr 

 he got her out into the Sound and clear of the land, as well as of 

 the big boats, Alice too managed to get out into the breeze, and 

 ahe and Pappoose made a very pretty race across to the whistling; 

 httOTOff Nobska Head, the rest of the class still being under Wes? 

 Chop. Gorilla, the leader at the start, was becalmed there, with 

 Maraquita. Liris, after having a good lead over Pappoose and 

 Maraquita. had been becalmed in the harbor, aud later, after, 

 touching on a rock on a cast inshore, found herself between Gra- 

 trie and Grayling, the schooner completely shutting her off from 

 the open water outside. By the time she was fairly out of this 

 pocket she was the last of her class. Both Sea Fox and Constel- 

 lation were astern, and with no wind iu the harbor. Gracie and 



HeT~1ibtopsail sheet parted before the mark was reached, so that 

 Titania overtook her. and being inside •ompelled her to give 

 room at the buoy. The times were: 



A lif , e 11 50 40 Merlin 11 54 i 



Fappooss jl*>45 Sachem U pi* 



nnirdrsten ....11 51 40 Awa ,11 ! 



fcacie ■ 11 & 4c Sea ?ox a '■ 



Tetania 11 52 50 Azalea U f 



^din- 11 SB tt Holer. It - 



..,.11 53 37 Gorilla 11.50 



.,..11 54 00 Liris 4J i 



... .11 54 30 Constellation .11 59 l 



G . 

 Katrina. 

 Mayflower.. 

 Maraquita 



Thus far the. work had been vety fluky and unsatisfactory, but 

 the wind was now blowing fresh up the course, making a dead 

 beat of 5 miles for the smaller and 8 for the larger boats, thers 

 being all that the largest of the forties could carry a clubtopsail 



in Grayling and Titania at once began to leave their < 



Quickstep was doing well, and Pappoose and Alice were still far 

 ahead of the other forties. Constellation was aground tor a fen 

 minutes in the harbor, and so was last, but with this exception 

 Liris was the tail boat at Nobska buoy. Once on the wind, an* 

 with sheets trimmed for hard work, she began to show hei 

 quality, walking through the fleet of forties and leaving Helenj 

 Gorilla, Awa and Maraquita astern in quick time. Awa, will 

 her great beam, was tempted into carrying jibtopsail and clnl 

 too long, and after a warning iu the shape ot a hard knock dowi 

 she hurried them in. Alice had more wind than she wanted 

 coming down to lower sails for a time in spite of a ton of lead pn 

 in at Newport, but Pappoose carried her club in great stylei 

 walking out to windward. 



The order now was Titania, Katrina, Grayling, Merbn, Se 

 Fox, Quickstep. Pappoose, Alice, Liris, Azalea. 



Sachem had already distinguished herself during the race b> 

 forcing the little Alice about when the latter had the right o 

 way, and emboldened by her success, she tried for larger game! 

 Mayflower was going along on starboard tack, when Sachem oi 

 port tack rammed into her just abaft the mainmast, carrying 

 away Mayflower's mainboom and tearing her m ainsail badly 

 Both gave up at once. 



The first to turn the shorter course was Quickstep, setting spin 

 aker to starboard. Followiug her came Pappoose and Alice, Lira 

 being a little astern of Alice. As Azalea came for the mark 01 

 starboard tack, the, big Constellation bound for the other mark 

 ran in between her and the markboat, shutting off the sinalle; 

 boat completely. While in this position Constellation, instead Q 

 holding on and clearing the other as quickly as possible, tacke( 

 just beside, the mark, covering it completely. As there was plen 

 of room and no other boats near there was no excuse for such 

 tert'erence with a boat in another class. Gorilla and Maraqui 



were olose together at the mark. The small boats rounded t 

 second mark aa follows: Quickstep 13:41:00, Pappoose 13:42; 



