July 35, 1889/J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



FOURTH CLASP— SLOOPS, 



Clara, Dr. J. C. Barron 54.00 



FHTU CLASS SLOOPS, . 



Alga, C. A. Longfellow 51.83 



Fanita, T. H. Shepurd 50., BO 



FORTY-FOOTERS. 



Verena, J. A. Beebe 47.00 



Cliiquita. A. Hemenway 46.88 



Gori la, R. P. Carroll... 48.50 



*Helen, C. A. Prince 10. 50 



Alice, P.P. Wheatland 4T.00 



Minerva, C. II. Tweed 10.07 



Pappoose, Bayard Thayer 42. HO 



SPECIAL CLASS. 



Kathleen, W. Whitloek 37. 50 



Saracen. W. P. Kowle 30.40 



*Elf, VV. H. Wilkinson 



Harbinger, J. Ti, Hooper 37.1(( 



Beetle, Curtis Guild. . . S9.M 



*Swordlish. J. B. Paine 1., 20.80 



Evelyn, W. I). Small ... . 



*Siva, H. D. Ward 



♦Duchess, Wood Brothers , 



*Orystal. E. J. Andrews 



SEVENTH CLASS. 



Raniona. "W. N. & W. P. Bray 33.05 



*Hilda, C. P. Curtis 



The classes and prizes were— For schooners: First Class (over 

 75ft. w.l.), $350: Second Class, (over 50ft. and not over 75ft. w.l.) $125; 

 Third Class (80ft, and not over 5uft. w.l.). $50. If three or more 

 first class schooners complete the course, a second prize of $100 

 will be awarded. 



For sloops, cutters and yawl : First Class (over 70ft. w.l.), $201; 

 Secoed Class (over Bift. and not over 70ft. w.l.), §150: Third Class 

 (53ft. and not over 01ft. w.l.), S100; Fourth Class (40ft. and not over 

 53ft. w.l..), $75; Fifth Class (40ft. and not, over itift. w.l.), $75; Sixth 

 Class (35ft. and not over 40ft. w.l.), $50: Seventh Class (25ft. and 

 not over 30ft. w.l..). $50. If five or more yachts in any class com- 

 plete the course, a second prize of $25 will be awarded. 



In addition to the regular prizes offered bv the Eastern Y. C, 

 through the kiudness of Mrs. A. Cass Canfleld the following cups 

 were also offered for the best corrected time made by any yaent, 

 of the Eastern or Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C, provided two or 

 more yachts complete the course in competition lor each: A cup 

 valued at $250, tosobooners of the first, and second classes; a cup 

 valued at $150, to Sloops, cutters ami yawls of tnc first, second, 

 third, fourth and fifth classes; a cup valued at $100, to schooners 

 of the third class, and sloops, cutters and yawls of the, sixth class 

 and smaUer. 



Schooners of the third class to be rated at % their actual meas- 

 urements. 



The course was the usual triangular one shown in the diagram in 

 our last issue, the start in thiB case being made to the S.W. of 

 Halfway Rock, and the distance being: To S.E. mark, 12% knots; 

 thence to S.W. mark, 13 knots, and thence to finish, 11^ knots. 

 The two outer marks were to be floats with ball and flag on each, 

 the S.W. being set H knot E. of Harding's bell buoy. The full 

 triangular coarse, 36?4 knots, to be sailed in either direction, ac- 

 cording to the wind, was for all above fifth class sloops; the 

 thirties and forties, as well as the 35ft. class, sailing out and back 

 over one side of the triangle only. The start for the Canfield 

 cups was timed from the guti, but 5m. was allowed in the start for 

 the class prizes; the large schooners starting first, the second 

 class 10m. later, the other regular classes 5m. after them all, and 

 the special (30ft.) class 5m. later. 



Sunday was spent quietly at anchor in Marblehead Harbor, a 

 fine racing breeze blowing all day, and at evening there was fair 

 promise of the best, of weather on the morrow. At 4 A. M., how- 

 ever, a light rain began to fall, with the wind about E. by X., 

 gaining m strength to a moderate breeze betore the start and a 

 lower sail breeze by the miodle of the race. The fleet worked out 

 about 10 A. M, and was off the start in good season. The signals 

 on the judges' tug showed the S.E. mark as the first turn for the 

 triangular course, and the S.W. mark as the outer one for the 

 smaller classes. All hands were on the watch for a sharp start, 

 add when the whistle blew at 11:15 the four big schooners came for 

 the line on port tack, Foi tuna leading, then Mayflower and Sea 

 Fox, pushing each other, and Merlin last by a minute or two. A 

 little later the two second class schooners, lEnone and Quickstep, 

 crossed the line together, the former leading. Clara sailed alone 

 in her class, out she was matched for the Canfield cup with the 

 class below. Alga and Fanita. She and Alga crossed side by side, 

 Clara to windward, while Fanita was a little late. Clara carried 

 a working topsail, with small club on head and foot, and inter- 

 mediate jibtopsail. Alga had much more than she wanted in a 

 clubtopsail and jibtopsail. while Fanita staggered along under a 

 single big jio. Tne small craft from the forties down started iu 

 another direction, having the wind so nearly abeam that it was a 

 question whether spinakers or balloon jibtopsails were wanted, 

 Alice and Harbinger setting the former and the rest carrying 

 ballooners or No. 1 pbtopsails. 



The schooners were soon lost in the mist, but as they hurried on 

 Merlin gradually made up her lost ground, and finally caught 

 the others. Mile after mile was sailed and still no mark nor tug 

 was found, and after going some 4 or 5 knots beyond the position 

 of the mark all gave up and started for home, the second class 

 following their example. Tne three smgle-sticfcers, Clara, Alga 

 and Fanita, had been making a good race of it, the narrow cutter 

 gaining on the wider keel craft, while' the centerboard boat was 

 a poor third. Alga was handicapped by a clubtopsad which she 

 was sfift'enough to carry, but whicli held her hack. Clara had a 

 long lead about 10 mifes out, when her topsail sheet parted and 

 the sail was torn before it could betaken in. An effort was made 

 to reeve a new sheet, but in a heavy sea it was a difficult matter 

 and she continued under lo»ver sails. Alga started to lower her 

 duo to leeward and was soon in a box, with sheet and halliard 

 started ami the sail careening like a kite to leeward, but after a 

 time it was safely landed on deck. Fanita held on for about five 

 miles, making very poor work of it with her big jib, and at last 

 turned and ran for home. Failing to find the mark and not see- 

 ing the leaders returning, Clara held on for about 10 miles and 

 then ran back to Alga, hailing her to the effect that she was going 

 home, but the words could not be heard on the other boat. Alga 

 continued for a time, hunting for the mark, and then changed 

 her course in the direction of the second mark. As soon as tnis 

 was seen on Clara she too squared away and set spinaker and 

 working topsail, the new sheet being rove off when before the 

 wind. She ran for a long time m the neavy rain and dense mist, 

 until finally Minot's Ledge Light was made out, when she came 

 on the wind for the second mark. A heavy sea was now running 

 and the wind was blowing very strong, so the topmast was 

 housed. Alga was made out some distance inside of her, also on 

 the wind. The pair sailed thus for a time until the Graves Buoy 

 was picked up, nothing being seen of the mark for the very good 

 rea?ou that me tug had not set either raft. It was now late in 

 the afternoon, and Clara was headed for home, Alga being still 

 inside of her. The pair beat up past Nahant and Swampseott 

 Alga coming in a little ahead. On the long leg out to sea Clara 

 had led Alga by about 10m. in 10 miles. 



Thus far no race had been made, but the smaller craft were 

 more toTtunate, finding the Bell Buoy and turning that in place 

 of the float, the leaders, Verena and Saracen, eacn losing a little 

 time in hunting for the proper mark before determining to turn 

 the buoy. The forties made a close start, Gorilla ahead and to 

 windward, most of them carrying clubtopsails. Spinaker booms 



Verena took the lead. When the lower mark was neared and it 

 became necessary to take in kites for the beat home, the full 

 force of the wind became apparent, and the ballooners gave a great 

 deal of trou ble, getting in the water in several cases. Verena was 

 first to jibe around the mark, the times being: 



Verena 12 56 30 Minerva 12 58 07 



Chiquita 12 57 10 Alice 1 02 30 



Gorilla .12 57 10 Pappoose 1 (>g 47 



Minerva had carried less sail down wind than any of the others 

 and was fourth boat, a fact that troubled her skipper very little 

 with 12 miles yet to go to windward in a strong breeze and sea 



Just after rounding, Alice lost her owner, Mr. P. D. Wheatland 

 overboard from the counter, where he was at work on the main- 

 sheet. As he had on thigh boots and oilers with heavy woolens 

 beneath his case was very serious in the heavy sea. Those on 

 board the boat w<-re able to do very little to help him as she came 

 around the mark in bad shape, but fortunately Pappoose after 

 leading Alice all the way, had been in trouble near the mark with 

 her ballooner, so that Alice passed her. Coming up now a line 

 was thrown from her deck to the struggling man, and he was 

 drawn on board completely exhausted. 



The story of the beat home is a very short one, simplv that 

 Minerva outsailed the centerboard boats so badly that no one 

 questions the fairness of her victory, besides which she came 

 through all right, while two of the centerboard craft, Verena and 

 Chiquita, were seriously disabled in tne sea, their boards being 

 injured. Minerva made one long leg to Tinker's Island, then two 

 short hitches more brought her to the finish, Gorilla. Chiquita 

 and Verena each requiring three. 



If Minerva's victory was a decided and undisputed victory for 

 the keel cutters, the result in the 80ft. class was no less a point 

 for the other side, as the two cracks of the class, the Burgess cut- 

 ter Saracen and the Gardner cutter Kathleen, were badly beat en 

 by a centerboard eatboat, and iu "cutter weather." Lest the 

 friends of the saudbagger such as is known about New York and 

 on all internal waters as a eatboat should be too greatly elated, 

 we must explain that this craft, though wide, shoal, and with 

 a board, and by courtesy a eatboat, is really a "morfydite" 

 sloop, carrying jib, spinaker, and in some cases clubtopsail. The 

 "Cape Cod eatboat," of which several specimens have la tely been 

 seen about New York, is in a way the product of the Beverly Y. 

 C, a part of whose races are sailed on Buzzard's Bay. The si rong 

 competition has had an effect on the local builders, and under 

 encouragement of the club such fast craft as Surprise, Harbinger, 

 Mucilage, Atnla, A. P. E., Gymnoto, Kiowa and Eina have been 

 produced. These boats, though upward of two beams in length 

 and of light draft, are necessarily able and seaworthy, on ac- 

 count of the rough water found where they are most raced. The 

 rig x a cat mainsail set well forward, a large jib set on a long bow- 

 sprit without stays, a spinaker and a topsail, has very little top 

 weight compared with a cutter or sloop, "and is very bandy, 

 though the boats are bard to steer without the jib. Harbinger is 

 2Sft. l.w.l., plumb stem and square stern, the latter quite wide. 

 She has a large cockpit and a flush deck forward of it, with a 

 good cuddy beneath. Sue steers with a wheel. In the last Hull 

 Y. C. race Harbinger beat Nimbus, a well-known 33ft. sloop, and 

 one of Shadow's rivals, by elapsed and corrected time; and on 

 July 4, though handicapped by a collision which cost her a bow- 

 sprit and sent, her jib under the keel where it fouled the board, 

 she made a good race. Like most of her class Harbinger is bal- 

 lasted with stone, which permits of a distribution of the ballast 

 that is believed by the builders of these craft to be essential to 

 speed and ease in rough water. She was built by Hanley, the 

 builder of Surprise and Mucilage. 



Ramona, in the 35ft. class, had a walk o% r er, her opponent not 

 appearing; but five boats started in the 30ft. class, Saracen, Kath- 

 leen, Evelyn, Beetle and Harbinger. Saracen took the start, with 

 jibheadcr and second jibtopsail. Harbinger under jib and main- 

 sail following. Kathleen evidoutly expected to carry a spinakor, 

 but soon found her error and set a second jibtopsail. Harbinger 

 tried her spinaker until the boom went in four pieces. Saracen 

 gained on the run down, all having their hands pretty full in the 

 heavy sea. Harbinger was next and then Kathleen, a little dis- 

 tance astern. After passing the Graves till hands turned to in 

 good season to prepare for the beat home, the cutters housingtop- 

 masts, which put Harbinger, with small lower sails and no top- 

 weight, on more than an even footing with them. The times at 

 Harding's Bell Buov. which was turned in the absence of the 

 proper mark, were: 



Saracen 1 11 20 Kathleen I 55 15 



Harbinger 1 11 55 Beetle 1 21 15 



Evelyn 1 15 16 



On the first long kg home Kathleen began to do better work 

 and passed Saracen, ruuniug up on Harbinger when near Tinker's 

 Island, and getting a good berth on the cat's quarter, both stand- 

 ing inshore on starboard tack. Kathleen and Saracen had to go 

 on port tack, off shore, to weat her Tinker's island, 1ml t ing into 

 the heaviest sea of the day, but to their great disgust the cat held 

 her starboard tack around the island and in smoother witter. 

 Harbinger finished First, while Katldeen headed Saracen to the 

 line, but was beaten on allowance. Beetle and Evelyn did not 

 finish, the former springing her masthead and being towed home. 

 The full tinrns are as follows, as given last week: 

 10ft. class. 



Start. Turn. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Minerva 11 31 21 12 57 59 2 58 18 3 22 18 3 10 14 



Gorilla 11 30 28 12 57 20 2 50 28 3 20 28 3 25 28 



Chiquita. 11 31 45 12 57 05 3 04 32 3 34 32 3 32 14 



Verena 11 30 49 12 57 00 3 09 33 3 39 a? 3 37 15 



Pappoose 11 31 03 1 03 30 



Alice 11 31 55 1 (12 25 



35ft. class. 



Ramona 11 32 41 3 39 45 4 09 45 .... 



35ft. class. 



Harbinger 11 30 19 .... 3 31 43 3 56 43 3 37 50 



Saracen 1L35 40 3 45 49 4 00 09 3 5fi 50 



Kathleen 11 35 51 3 34 56 3 59 50 3 ft 05 



Beetle Disabled. 



Evelyn Not timed. 



Minerva wins the cup offered by Mrs. Canfield, the corrected 

 times being: Minerva 2:19-14, Kathleen 3:41:14. 



The disgust and disappointment of the regatta committee and 

 the yachtsmen over the conduct of the tugboat captain was most 

 emphatically expressed when all reached the club house, and it is 

 proposed to sue the owners of the tug for the loss. The club 

 steamer, with a number of ladies and members on board, w.is out 

 all day, but nothing in the way of a race was visible after the 

 start. It was determined to sail the race of the larger boats next 

 day, and Mr. Bayard Thayer, owner of Pappoose, ottered a special 

 cup, to cost $100, for the forties to try again for. 



During the night the weather again changed, and the morning 

 was fair and pleasant as any one would wish, with a nice sailing- 

 breeze from N.W. Again the fleet worked out to Half way Rock 

 for the. start about 10 A.M., but several were missing. Fanita was 

 not visible, evidently having enough on the first, day, so Alga had 

 a walkover in her class, but was matched with Olaia for the Can- 

 field cup. Of the forties only Verena and Pappoose turned up; 

 Minerva did not enter in the absence of her owner, but started 

 for New York; Gorilla's owner had left on the previous evening 

 before the special race was arranged; Alice and Helen did not 

 enter, and Chiquita could not raise or lower her centerboard 

 after the hard race of Monday. Clubtopsails were barred on the 

 schooners, but Clara and Alga each carried one as thev maneu- 

 vered about the line. A one gun start: was the order in each of 

 the classes for the Canfield cups, the regular club prizes being 

 given for the usual start with 5m. interval. The starting line was 

 long enough and all conditions favorable, and the start in each 

 class was very fine. That of the large schooners was by all odds 

 the best piece of schooner racing seen for a long time, la fact the 

 present was the only schooner race sailed this year which was 

 worth looking at from start to finish. The four vaehts crossed 

 the line together, with an interval of 31s.; while m the second 

 class the difference between the two boats was but 9s, and with 

 the singlestickers but 13s. 



The course this time was the reverse of the previous day, sail- 

 ing first to Harding's Bell Buoy and then to the S.E. mark,' a tug; 

 the two forties being sent off free to the latter m<»rk first. The 

 steam yacht Oneida was kindly offered by her owner, Mr. E. ('. 

 Benedict, to the regatta committee, and followed the race closely! 

 The wind was quite light at the start, blowing W.N.W., with a 

 little more weight, at times inshore, and very light on the second 

 leg off shore. 



All went over on starboard tack, Sea Fox. Merlin, Mayflower 

 and Fortuna, in order, Mayflower carrying balloon jibtopsail and 

 the rest, No. 1 Jibtopsails in addition to balloon inaintopinast- 

 staysails. Merlin, Oeing to windward on the line, soon drew 

 ahead, with the Fox on her weather quarter, while Mayflower and 

 Fortuna were busy with each otner a little astern. The wind was 

 stronger inshore, and all hugged in close to Nahant, oassing well 

 inside the Graves. Fortuna and Mayflower luffed out and anally 

 took the lead of the others, easing off a tittle to make the 

 mark, which was turned as below, in the second class, Quickstep 

 had the weather berth at the line and held it for several miles, 

 stopping all attempts of the larger boat, to pass her to wind ward' 

 but at last (Enone ran through her lee and left her a little. Clara 

 and Alga also started close together, the former to windward. 

 She gained steadily from tue start, the pair taking a direct course 

 for the mark instead of running inshore with the schooners. The 

 forties weut off in another direction, sailing lor a tim± with spin- 

 akers to starboard, but finally Verena lost her centerboard and was 

 obliged to retire, Papp jose also giving up the race. The times at 

 Harding's Bell Buoy were; 



Fortuna 12 27 02 OEnone 12 50 21 



Mayflower 12 38 03 Quickstep 12 62 44 



Merlin 12 39 17 Clara 12 57 45 



Sea Fox 12 40 43 Alga ] 02 00 



After a jibe spinakers were set to port and Sea Fox at once 

 gained on the leaders, soon taking first place. Quickstep, too, 

 pulled up, heading (Enone, while Alga loft, on Clara. The times 

 at the second mark were; 



Sea Fox. 2 43 38 Q uiekstep 2 57 30 



Merlin ." 2 45 25 (Enone 2 59 08 



Fortuna 2 48 33 Clara 3 01 15 



Mayflowor 2 53 15 Alga § pi 34 



Quickstep had broken the gooseneck of her spinaker boom and 

 was delayed for a time in setting the sail, but still managed very 

 handily to pass her rival. The last leg was, as it proved, a little 

 more than a very close reach for all but Clara, the cutter jam- 

 ming up for Half Way Rock on one tack, while all the rest made 

 two and some three. Sea Fox held Merlin over the last leg, lead- 

 ing her in by less than 2m. Quickstep had the race beyond ques- 

 tion with an allowance of nearly 12m., but she managed to win on 

 elapsed time as well by a clever maneuver. Failing again to 

 pass her to wind ward (Enone ran through her lee and ahead, but, 

 when the latter had tacked and the pair met again Quickstep 

 crossed her bows. Both were now very near the lino and Quick- 



step could not weather the rock, so she tucked just to windward 

 of (Enone and sailed along the line, the other not being able to 

 head her nor willing to go astern. When siie was ready Quick- 

 step came about and crossed the line, having forced her rival 

 to keep on a little too far to cross ahead of her after tacking. 

 Clara had not been held up as closely as she might have been on the 

 first part of the kg and had to nip up to weather the rock, but 

 she cleared it without a tack, Alga just missing ft and having to 

 make a hitch to get by. The full times wore: 



FTII ST CLASS SCHOONERS. 



1st 2d Elan- Cor- Canll'd 



Start. Mark. Mark. Finish, sed. rected. Cups. 



Merlin 1) 15 55 12 30 17 2 (5 25 4 2138 5 05 43 5 01 Mi 5 05 45 



Sea Fox 11 15 53 12 10 43 2 43 38 4 19 55 5 011)2 5 0122 5 02 15 



May (lower ...1115 58 12 08 01 :i 53 15 I 32 03 5 10 05 5 12 30 5 13 28 

 Fortuna ....'.It 10 24 12 37 02 2 48 33 4 32 57 510 33 51633 5 1757 



SKCOND CLASS SCHOONERS. 



(Enone II 27 28 12 50 21 2 59 08 4 45 28 5 20 28 5 20 28 5 0617 



Quickstep.... 11 27 37 12 52 44 2 57 30 4 45 0.') 5 20 00 5 08 25 4 5414 



FOURTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Clara 1130 34 12 57 45 3 0115 4 50 34 5 20 34 5 20 34 5 20 34 



FIFTH CI, ASS SLOOPS AND CI "ITERS. 



Alga 1130 47 1 02 00 310 24 5 05 33 5 35 33 5 35 33 5 29 28 



The last column gives the corrected times for t he Canfield cups, 

 reckoned from the starting gun of each class. The allowances in 

 all classes were increased by 14 as the race was sailed at a greater 

 speed than fi«.£ knots. Sea Fox wins tile class prize, $250; Quick- 

 step wins the Canfleld cup for schooners, the class prize, S125, and 

 the Puritan cup for the year, for best corrected time over t he 

 cdurse for yachts of the Eastern V. C, with rig allowance. Clara 

 is not enrolled in the club, but sir? makes the best corrected time 

 over the course after giving (lie rip: allowance to the schooners. 

 The race was a fair one iu every way, the Marblehead course, 

 though liable like all others to calms and fogs, is beyond question 

 the finest and fairest in the country, with a miuumum of tide, 

 deep water all over it, straight legs and little to break the wind. 

 Sea Eox won fail ly on her merits, after as fine a race as has been 

 sailed for a long time. Merlin did well, especially when it is con- 

 sidered that she, as well as Quickstep, went through that most 

 trying experience of new satis and gear in a N.W. wind. Mr. 

 Burgess sailed on her in this, her first race. She is a wooden 

 craft, designed by Mr. Burgess for Col. W. H. Forhes, and is 112ft. 

 over all, 90ft. l.w.l., 23ft. Oin. beam, 9ft. 3in. draft, with a center- 

 board of the usual form, coming up to the deck. She is painted 

 white and has the fashionable clipper stem and single, nosepole. 



The honors of the second class go to the handsome little 

 Quickstep, a new boat designed by Mr. Burgess for Col. Frederick 

 Grinnell, and built in steel by Piepgrass. One is apt to be misled 

 ip judging of the speed of a yacht by the form of her topsidts, 

 but before tbe race Quickstep attracted the eye at the first glance 

 as the handsomest iu sheer and t he fashioning of the counter of 

 all Mr. Burgess's large yachts, and after the race she showed that 

 she was as fair below as above. She is a centerboard boat, (15ft. 

 l.w.l., with trunk cabin, deiigned for a fast cruiser, a, very good 

 type of boat for the purpose, and every way preferable to a single- 

 sticker of the same size. The sheer is very fair and graceful, 

 With but a moderate curve, while the counter is cleaner about the 

 bulwarks than iu any of tne older boats, with a marked improve- 

 ment in appearance. s 'ie defeated her keel sister (Enone very 

 easily, in spite of the difference in size, bot h on even as well as 

 corrected time. 



Alga, the rival of Clara for the Canfield cup, is also a keel, one 

 of the new Burgess 45-footors, With her present rig, though by 

 no means a small one, she cannot be called a racer in comparison 

 with tbe latest forties, bur. is a fine type of boat, and it will be a 

 great pity if the class is ruined by the racing fever and an excess 

 of sail. Her present sail plan is but little greater than the last 

 forties, some. 200ft. less than Liris, in fact, if we are correctly in- 

 formed. Her dimensions are l.w.l. 45ft., beam 13ft., draft 8ft. 

 Oin. Below she has the best arrangement we have vet seen in 

 any boat, of her size, a fine cabin with a permanent berth built 

 in on each side, with closets, bookcase, stove, etc.; a large after 

 cabin, and ample room forward for pantry, ice chest, galley and 

 forecastle. 



Most of the forties are by this time pretty well known to our 

 readers, but Verena is a new boat, an improved Nvmph, the 

 dimensions being the same, l.w.l., 40ft., beam, lift. Sin.", draft Oft. 

 She is a handsomer craft than Nymph, both above and below 

 water, and from her sailing thus far a great deal was expected of 

 her. In the first race she moved very fast in the light air and 

 held first place until she lost the wind, but in the second race she 

 did but little, wrecking her centerboard in some way, though it 

 was not discovered until the following day that anything was 

 wrong. Her poor performance might be laid to some unusual 

 accident to the board, but considering 1 hat her sister boat Chi- 

 quita, built last year, a deeper boat with a smaller board, also 

 wrecked hers, the most reasonable inference is that in such 

 powerful craft, with big spars, the centerboard is a serious 

 element of weakness, and that iu each case it succumbed to the 

 strains incident to hard racing in a heavy sea. Considering the 

 character of Minerva's victory over U or ilia as well as Verena 

 and Chiquita, the honors of the race of Monday must go to the 

 keel, while even making allowance for a fluke on Saturday 

 Minerva has the Hovey cup and did some good sailing in order 

 to win it. 



Between Saracen and Kathleen there is evidently little to chose: 

 the former was beaten in New York, on unfamiliar courses and 

 among strange boats, by the latter, and at Marblehead the beat- 

 ing was reversed under similar conditions. Saracen is not only a 

 well-sailed boat, but she is sailed bv a small crew, only six being 

 allowed in the Corinthian Y. C.;hut this crew has sailed with Mr. 

 Fowie for a long time iu the old Saracen, and is well used to work- 

 ing together. Kathleen, on the contrary, has been handled in her 

 New Vork races by a crew ot feu. brought together this spring for 

 the first time. The first race was a hard one m every way for the 

 visiting boat— a tired crew, only a few hours to prepare for the 

 race after a trying cruise, and a new and perplexing course; hut. 

 the second race was much fairer. The honors are now fairly even 

 between the ( wo, and a series of matches would be very interest- 

 ing; but it is doubtful, though Kathleen will be East for some 

 time, whether she can command a full racing crew. 



The question between the small cutters and the Cape cats is a 

 very interesting and by no means a simple one. The two types 

 are so far different that it is difficult to compare them, and it is 

 also an open question whether they should race as one class. In 

 weather where the cutters must house topmasts her small sail 

 plan and light weight aloft is a great advantage, but how it 

 would be when the deep boats could carry the kites that they are 

 sparred and measured for is another question; or even what the 

 result would have been on Monday had the course been a dead 

 hammer to windward in the sea that was running. 



The details of the racing, though in new hands, were this year 

 very well arranged, and the regatta committee, Messrs. Charles 

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

 William S. Eaton, Jr., have nothing in the way of blunders or 

 neglect of duty to reproach themselves with. The measurements 

 and allowances for all courses were ready in advance, and the 

 racing throughout was well conducted. 



BEVERLY Y. C— Win Regatta, Second Cup Race, Marblehead 

 July 20.— The club met with the worst and most aggravating 

 weather on July 20 that it has yet encountered. It, had been blow- 

 ing hard S. by E. all through the previous day, and during the 

 night was almost a gale. The day opened with a very strong S. by 

 E. wind, a pouring rain and a very heavy sea; it seemed certain 

 to be a repetition of Monday's weather. Onlv the heavy weather 

 boats put iu an appearance, everybody being soaked, but expect- 

 ing a good time. Just before the start wind died suddenly to a 

 dead calm; sun came out very hot. while ugly black clouds threat- 

 ened a squall. Elf withdrew just before start, and the following 

 drifted over the line, some with bows to port, others to starboard, 

 it being absolutely a, flat eal.n: First class, Saracen; second class, 

 Sword fish and Marguerite; third class, Nerina, Wraith, Kath- 

 leen and Kiowa: fourth cla38. Dolphin. A breath from N E 

 caught Nerina, Kathleen and Wraith, and seut them up a trifle 

 on Swordfish. Marguerite withdrew. Dolphin seemed to gain 

 on Kiowa, but it turned out that she was anchored and Kiowa 

 was going stern first. After half the allowed time had ran out 

 and boats were two-thirds way to first mark, Nerina withdrew, 

 followed by rest of third class. They held on but failed to make 

 race on time. If; will he resailed July 20.— X. Y. Z. 



NEW YACHTS.— Lawley has finished up all of the spring work 

 except the Owen 45, which is now in frame awaiting a purchaser 

 In the big shod is a 28ft. l.w.l. keel cruiser, designed by Mr. Bur- 

 gess, a strong, staunch and roomy little craft, with good head- 

 room under a combination skylight and companion. Near her 

 is a centerboard St), with lead keel, hollow S section and hard 

 bilge, tUe sheer outline being similar to Mr. Burgess's center- 

 board forties. Tbe lead keel has also oeen run for a new forty 



a centerboard similar to Verena Boyle of East Boston, is busy 



with a centerboard jib and mainsail boat for Messrs. Small She 



wlU be 24ft. over all and 19ft. l.w.l Williams is busy with a 



20ft. catooat for Mr. C. E. Turner, the keeper of the Bug Light. 



GREAT HEAD Y. C— The second championship regatta is 

 postponed from July 17 to Aug. 16, 



