96 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. 22, 1889. 



NEW YORK Y. C. CRUISE. 



Vineyard Haven to Nvw Bedford, Third Bun, Aug. 18. 



THERE can be no complaint this year of lack of wind for the 

 runs and races, the average being better than usual, and 

 nearly every day has brought wind enough to afford a test of the 

 boats. The first day's van was very light and fluky, while for an 

 hour in the Vineyard Haven race the wind was very light, but 

 the Goclet caps were sailed for under more satisfactory conditions 

 of weather than have held since 1885; the second run to Vint yard 

 Haven was begun in a strong working breeze, with plenty of 

 wind to spare at the finish; the race for tne Vineyard Haven cups 

 was sailea for three-fourths of the course in a good clubtopsail 

 breeze, and the third run was under still different conditions, the 

 early part being sailed with reefed mainsails and housed top- 

 masts, and the latter part with a strong breeze, though kites w T ere 

 carried off the wind. 



On Tuesday morning a strong S.W. wind was kicking up a sea 

 off West Chop, toe whitecaps were running do^pi Vineyard 

 Sound, and though the water was comparatively smooth by* the 

 Middle Ground there wore hills and hollows in plenty between 

 Gay Head and Cuttyhunk. There were obvious reasons for the 

 housed topmasts, double-reefed mainsails and No. 2 jibs on the 

 forties, but there seemed no sufficient reason for a single-reefed 

 mainsail and double-reefed foresails on such a craft as Constella- 

 tion, 106ft. l.w.l., or even for the reefed mainsail and housed foTe- 

 topmast on Sea Fox. Dauntless carried her maingafftopsail, 

 Palmer had a single reef in mainsail, but both topmasts on end, 

 the fore being a jury one, the broken spar of Saturday set up 

 temporarily. Fredonia carried all lower sails with toretopmast 

 housed. Sachem, Merlin and Marguerite had reefed mainsails and 

 foretopmasts housed, while Quickstep and Harbinger had housed 

 both sticks and reefed main and foresail. The most conspicuous 

 of the schooner fleet was the little Grayling, swinging all her 

 lower sails and with both sticks up, evidently with no fear of the 

 weather. The race in this class really belonged to Sea Fox in such 

 weather, considering her size and model, but she lost it before the 

 start by a double error; in the first place in reefing at all; in the 

 second in starting with less sail than such a craft as Grayling 

 was carrying. Had she started with full sail any freshening of 

 the wind would have hmt her far less than Grayling; while in the 

 opposite case of less wind, she need have lost no time by small 

 canvas or time spent in shaking oat a reef. Further than this she 

 left Grayling early in the race instead of sticking close to her. 

 The 70-footers showed no topmasts and carried reefed mainsails 

 and No. 2 jibs. Grade having two reefs in. 



During the night the old America had come in, and as a matter 

 of courtesy she was timed with the fleet. Alert was not in har- 

 bor, but just as the fleet, started she came down before the wind 

 with whole lower sail and working topsails set, running for the 

 shoals. Clara did not start, though in port with a new topmast, 

 as Captain Barr was taken suddenly ill, while two of the crew 

 were also unwell, the fleet surgeon, Dr. Asch, spending some 

 time ab.oard. Mayflower and Liris took a tow for New Bedford 

 at 3 A. M. for repairs. 



The cruising contingent, Nymph, Vandal, Adelaide, Whim, 

 Azalea, Triton, and the Eastern forties, Awa, Alice and Helen, 

 ran through Quick's Hole for New Bedford, the course for the 

 races being from off West Chop up Vineyard Sound and by the 

 Sow and Pigs Buoy, to a finish off Clark's Point, 31 knots. 



At 10 A. M. the Electra was anchored off West Chop, the pre- 

 paratory gun being fired at 10:10. with 5m. handicap limit. Al- 

 though the large boats had 35 more before their start, a number of 

 them crossed the line with the little ones, Titania running uut 

 and then returning to set a larger jib, No. 1. But four forties 

 started, Gorilla, Maraquita, Lotowana and Peri; while Bertie had 

 a wal&over m the 63ft class, and Hildegarde and Whileawav were 

 the only starters in the 61ft. class. The start was timed : 



Start 10 10 00 CEnone 10 37 23 



Maraquita 10 10 43 Merlin 10 3" 30 



Gorilla 10 11 51 Marguerite 10 37 53 



Quickstep 10 12 09 Grade 10 38 50 



Harbinger 10 12 30 Halcyon 10 39 08 



Handicap gun 10 15 00 Sachem 10 39 11 



Pen 10 15 U Hildegarde 10 40 14 



Medusa 10 15 23 Constellation 10 40 51 



Lotowana 10 18 27 Katrina. , 10 41 10 



Start 10 35 00 Iroquois 10 41 10 



Fredonia 10 36 04 Noma 10 41 28 



Intrepid 10 36 06 Whileaway 10 42 06 



Sea Fox 10 36 12 Titania 10 42 09 



Palmer 10 36 14 Handicap gun 10 45 00 



Fortuna 10 37 12 Dauntless 10 49 00 



Grayling 10 37 12 



Maraquita and Gorilla were first away, the former well ahead 

 and to windward, both working close in to West Chop. Mara- 

 quita set her staysail, but before the steamboat wharf was 

 reached Gorilla had crossed her bows. Lotawana and Peri were 

 several minutes astern at the start. Quickstep followed the 

 forties along shore, working the Vineyard Haven shore all day, 

 but the rest of the ileet made one long tack from West Chop to 

 Nobska Head, working closely under the Naushen shore for a 

 Dime and then crossing the Sound, while a few, like Titania and 

 Grayling, held under this shore all the way. Katrina, as in 

 several previous starts, was in a knot of schooners at the line, but 

 Cape. Half held Titania back until all but Dauntless had crossed, 

 and then chose his own water. Titania stood out on port tack, 

 making a short leg in the middle of the Sound and then back on 

 port tack again she headed for Tarpaulin Cove the third boat. 



At It o'clock some of the big schooners began to realize that 

 things were not what they seemed, and Grayling, with several 

 others, set their maintopsails, Sea Fox shaking out a reef. Quick- 

 step was now the leader of the small craft, with Gorilla well 

 ahead of Maraquita and Bertie by ihe Vineyard Haven shore. 

 Titania was now leading the larger division, being to windward 

 of Grayling under the Naushon shore, while sea Fox, on star- 

 board tack, was making across for the 30uth side of the Sound. 

 She was beating Grayli ng as it was, and could have done so safely 

 had she stayed by her, but in breaking tacks so early in the race 

 she took a heavy risk. Katrina was a safe distance astern of 

 Titania, Merlin and Sachem were following Grayling at a respect- 

 ful distance, the big fisherman wai doing good work, while Con- 

 stellation was only about the middle of the fleet. Lotawana 

 broke the toggles of her boom, leaving the foot of the sail loose, 

 and gave up, running through Quick's Hole, and both Maraquita 

 and Medusa parted throat hadiards, while Palmer carried away 

 jurytopuiast during the day. 



At noon Sea Fox had tacked off shore, being quite close in, 

 Quickstep was well ahead of her neighbors, Bertie had not yet 

 passed the forties, and Gorilla was a long way ahead of Mara- 

 quita. The others had begun to straggle across the Sound, 

 Palmer being well out in the middle, wnile Noma was leading 

 Fortuna. Katrina was not far from Grayling, and at 12:20 crossed 

 the schooner's bows. 



About the same time Sachem was in trouble under the north 

 shore. She had already succeeded in forcing Grade about when 

 the sloop had the star-board tack, and now she was lying in irons. 

 Twice she tried to tack and failed, then by means of a jibtopsad 

 she was paid off until broadside to with no way on, when she took 

 a veiy bad knock down, partly filling her cabin and floating all 

 loose stuff off her decks. When she was righted she steered for 

 Quick's Hole. 



At 1:20 Citania was leading easily, crossing the Sound on port 

 tack, having just shaken out a reef. Sea Fox, astern, was also on 

 port tack off Bay Head, while Katrina was standing in toward 

 shore on starboard, now a very long distance astern, Sea Fox 

 crossing her bows when they met. To leeward of Sea Fox was 

 Quickstep, wnile in Nemsha Bight, under Gay Head, were Fre- 

 donia, Grade, Medusa, Constellation, Norma and the small craft. 

 The wind was lighter than at the start, a lower sail breeze for the 

 seventy- footers, but there was quite a head sea rolling in. Gray- 

 ling, far ahead of the rest on the north shore, had picked up a 

 favoring breeze off Robinson's Hole, and was coming out very fast 

 on starboard tack to meet Sea Fox, and for ten minutes it was a 

 very close thing as to which was ahead. At 1:45 she crossed Fox's 

 bows, tacking at once on her weather beam, hut the Fox at once 

 danced away through her lee, and in ten minutes had left her a 

 good distance astern. Grayling set a maintop niaststaysail, but 

 it only hurt her, and soon after Titania set her jibheader, Kat- 

 rina setting hers and a baby jibtopsail. 



Titania was doing the best work of the day, holding two fast 

 schooners 13 and 20ft. longer than she in a strong wind. The 

 leaders were now near Sow and Pigs buoy, aud it was a question 

 whether Titania or Sea Fox would pass first, but the single- 

 sticker led by a few seconds, the times being: 



Titania 2 28 40 Katrina 2 43 58 



Sea Fox 2 29 33 Quickstep 2 46 08 



Grayling 2 31 40 Constellation 2 51 00 



Palmer, Fredonia, Gorilla, Gracie, Norma, Fortuna and Merlin 

 turned in order, but could not be timed, as the flagship was 

 hurrying for the finish off Clark's Point. 



Sheets were started at the buoy, and after a little the wind 

 drew sufficiently astern to allow spinakers to port, both of the 

 schooners setting them, but Titania did not need one to beat her 

 class. Grayling also set a clubtopsail, but Fox carried only her 

 two jibheaders. She had two minutes to make on the run in, and 

 it was soon apparent that she could not do it. She led at the line, 



Elapsed, Corrected. 



5 25 50 

 5 38 05 

 5 50 23 



5 40 15 

 5 11 35 

 5 45 16 



5 14 44 

 5 13 52 

 i 47 15 



5 41 35 



5 55 ft) 



6 08 04 

 6 19 42 



5 5a 11 



6 33 27 



5 11 24 

 5 24 06 



5 45 40 



6 05 21 



6 25 21 



6 23 58 

 6 4B IS 



5 24 33 

 5 34 48 

 5 45 04 



5 37 18 

 Not meas. 

 5 45 16 



5 11 14 



5 13 ie 



5 47 1 5 



5 40 49 



5 55 03 



6 02 53 

 6 18 23 



5 56 11 



6 32 24 



5 11 24 

 5 24 06 



5 44 03 



6 05 21 



6 25 21 



6 23 37 

 6 45 15 



but was beaten by two minutes on corrected time. Maraquita 

 was badly beaten by Gorilla, and Iroquois pulled off a good 

 victory from her class. Noma beat Fortuna quite badly, but it 

 does not count, a* she was hauled out duriug the cruise. The 

 fisherman, Fredonia, is not measured, but is very close to Norna. 

 Constellation won in her class, but her showing during the day 

 was nothing remarkable, as she cannot carry her canvas in a 

 strong breeze. Quickstep, as usual, sailed very fast all day. 

 Titania beat Katrina very badly all over the course, the times 

 were: 



SCHOONERS — CLASS 1. 



Start. Finish. 



Constellation 10 40 51 4 00 41 



Palmer.. 10 33 14 4 14 19 



Intrepid 10 86 56 4 27 19 



Dauntless 10 45 CO Did not finish. 



SCHOONERS— CLASS 2. 



Noma 10 41 48 4 22 03 



Fredonia 10 36 04 4 17 89 



Fortuna 10 3? 12 4 22 28 



SCHOONERS— CLASS 3. 



Grayling 10 37 12 3 51 56 



Sea Fox 10 36 IS 3 50 04 



Merlin 10 37 30 4 24 35 



Sachem 10 39 11 Did not finish. 



SCHOONERS— CLASS 4. 



Iroquois 10 41 10 4 22 45 



Marguerite 10 37 53 4 32 56 



OSnone 10 37 36 4 43 30 



Halcyon ...10 39 08 4 58 50 



SCHOONERS-CLASS 5. 



Quickstep 10 12 09 4 08 20 



Harbinger 10 12 31 4 45 58 



SLOOPS — CLASS 3. 



Titania 10 42 29 3 53 53 



Katrina 10 41 10 4 05 16 



Gracie 10 38 50 4 24 30 



SLOOPS— CLASS 4. 



Hildegarde 10 40 14 4 45 35 



Whileaway 10 42 06 Did not finish. 



SLOOPS- CLASS 5. 



Bertie 10 14 04 4 39 29 



SLOOPS— CLASS ti. 



Gorilla 10 04 51 4 35 49 



Maraquita 10 10 43 4 55 58 



Lotowana 10 15 00 Did not finish. 



A large fleet was awaiting the racers in New Bedford harbor, 

 having come through Quick's Hole, one, the new Awa, losin 

 her centerboard by the way. In the evening a recept ion was hel- 

 on board the flagship, Commodore Gerry and his staff in dress 

 uniform welcoming a large number of guests. The flagship was 

 brilliantly illuminated by a string of electric lights from the. 

 masthead to the bow and ttern, »nd also around the awnings, 

 while many other yachts were bright with colored flres. On shore 

 was a bonfire of tar barrels, while a fleet of canoes, decked out 

 with strings of colored lanterns, paddled about the harbor. 



The orders for the next day called for an early start for the 

 final run 10 Newport, but about 6 A. M. a light rain began to fall, 

 the wind coming in heavily from the south, blowing up the harbor. 

 Incoming yachts reported thick weather and a heavy sea outside, 

 while several of the fleet, after leaving for Newport, soon came, 

 running in. A signal, start postponed, was given from the flag- 

 ship at 10 A. M., and after waiting until noon, it was finally de- 

 cided not to start, the weather heing worse rather than better. 

 Alice and Helen hauled out at New Bedford to prepare for the 

 Corinthian sweepstakes of Monday, but the other forties could 

 not do so without giving up f he last run. The day was very dis- 

 agreeable in every way, and the yachtsmen worried through it 

 very impatiently. 



Nemo Bedford to Newport, Fourth Bun, Aug. 15. 



Thursday was slightly better than Wednesday, but still not 

 much to boast of; cloudy and chilly, with a light N.E. wind in the 

 harbor and every prospect of fog outside. To avoid the latter as 

 far as possible the time of starting was advanced, and at 9:20 the 

 flagship was anchored well off Clark's Point. Anumberof yachts 

 had already started, leaving but twenty-five to cross the line for 

 the run. The preparatory gun for the smaller boats was fired at 

 9:33, the starting gun being at 9:43 and the handicap at 9:48. The. 

 larger boats were started 10:08, with a handicap gun at 10:18. The 

 times were: 



Gorilla 9 47 17 Grayling 10 13 17 



Harbinger 9 47 33 Gracie 10 13 48 



Lotowana 9 48 08 Palmer 10 15 02 



Bertie 9 48 55 Titania 10 15 09 



Clara 9 49 26 Halcyon 10 16 01 



Liris 9 49 29 OSnone 10 18 20 



Maraquita 9 50 50 Marguerite 10 18 20 



Quickstep 9 59 15 Merlin 10 18 52 



Fortuna 10 10 09 Sea Fox 10 18 57 



Constellation 10 10 11 Mayflower 10 18 57 



Katrina 10 12 43 Iroquois 10 19 10 



Hildegarde 10 12 44 Fredonia 10 21 08 



Intrepid 10 12 47 



All the small boats were late in starting, and some were handi- 

 capped. The wind was very ligut, and spioakers were carried on 

 port side by all. Clubtopsails were carried by all but Lotowana 

 and Fortuna, the former having a jibheader and the latter a 

 square-beaded yardtopsall. Fredonia carried working topsails, 

 maintopmaststaysail and jibtopsail. Balloon jibtopsails were 

 run up or broken out on the line, Titania as usual picked out a 

 place for the start where there was nothing near her, but Katrina 

 went across with Grayling blanketing her and Intrepid close to 

 her. Clara had come in during Wednesday from the Vineyard, 

 Capt. Barr being well again, aud she had started near the head. 

 At 10:40 off the Dumplings the order was Gorilla, Clara, Liris, 

 Bertie, Maraquita, Lotowana, Harbinger, Quickstep. A tew 

 minutes Inter Maraquita took in her spinaker and nbed over, 

 and spinakers soon came in on all the first division, being reset 

 in a little while on starboard side. 



The fleet moved on slowly, the wind being even lighter than at 

 the start. Constellation and Katrina led the second division, 

 with Grayling third. A heavy roll was met off the Hen and 

 Chickens, which lasted until the fleet was safe in Newport Har- 

 hor, an old sea coming in. The times at Hen and Chickens were: 



Gorilla 12 01 15 Harbinger 12 16 50 



Clara 12 02 15 Katrina 12 21 00 



Liris 12 05 15 Titania 12 22 00 



Berth* 12 06 30 Gracie 12 22 30 



Lotowana 12 14 16 Hildegarde 12 25 30 



Maraquita 12 15 35 Constellation. 12 26 00 



Quickstep 12 15 47 Grayling 12 28 30 



Maraquita had trouble. with her extension spinaker boom, and 

 broke it. 



For the next hour there was little or no wind. Clara and Gorilla 

 lay near West Island, hardly drifting, while Liris fanned up on 

 them. The large boats astern were coming down under spina- 

 kers, but they would not draw on the leaders. After rolling an- 

 other half-hour the Norna T not in the race, but just ahead of 

 Clara, caught a nice breeze from the north and trimmed sheets 

 for a reach. A few minutes later Clara and Gorilla caught it 

 nearly at the same time, balloon jibtopsails coming in quickly. 

 Liris went Vi mile astern, had to wait for some minutes more 

 oefore her turn came, and the rest were served in the same way, 

 the head boats getting the breeze first. Titania and Katrina were 

 not far apart, the latter ahead, but Capt. Haff was hunting for 

 the breeze as far as was possible, and picked it up first. There 

 was no time to lose, as the fog was shutting in rapidly, jibtop- 

 sails of all sizes, from babys to ballooners, were set according to 

 the skill of the various skippers, some of the schooners pending 

 up balloon maintopmast staysails. The last four miles were 

 quickly run off, the flagship anchored off Brenton's Reef at 2:30, 

 and a little later Clara came by under lower sail and clubtopsail, 

 followed by Gorilla and Liris with baby jibtopsails drawing. 

 Next came the lively little schooner Quickstep, followed by Bea- 

 trice, and theu the big Coustellalion. The prettiest picture of 

 t he day was the finish of Titania, with Grayling's bowsprit almost 

 touching her boom end, and Sea Fox close aboard of Grayling. 

 The latter had started 5m. ahead, so Fox was the winner. Mara- 

 quita finished with her balloon jib set. The official times were: 



KIRST CLA8S SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Constellation 10 10 11 2 52 30 4 42 19 4 42 10 



Palmer 10 15 02 3 19 28 5 04 26 5 02 28 



Intrepid 10 12 47 3 30 13 5 17 28 5 13 42 



SECOND CLASS SCHOONERS. 



Fortuna 10 10 09 3 21 29 5 11 20 5 11 10 



Fredonia 10 18 00 Did not finish. 



THIRD CLASS SCHOONERS. 



Sea Fox 10 18 00 2 56 25 4 38 35 4 38 04 



Grayling 10 13 17 2 56 08 4 42 51 4 39 48 



Mayflower 10 18 00 3 07 06 4 49 06 4 47 50 



Merlin 10 18 09 3 20 48 5 02 48 5 02 48 



FOURTH CLASS SCHOONERS. 



Iroquois 10 18 00 3 02 32 4 44 32 4 43 43 



GEnone 10 18 00 3 22 39 5 04 39 5 01 53 



Halycon ....10 16 01 3 26 20 5 10 19 5 09 10 



Marguerite 10 18 00 32725 5 0925 509 25 



FIFTH CLASS .SCHOONERS. 



Start* 



Finish. 



Elapsed. 



Corrected 



9 48 00 



2 51 46 



5 03 46 



5 03 46 



. 9 47 33 



3 08 18 



5 20 45 



5 19 50 



THIRD CLASS SLOOPS. 







10 15 09 



2 55 55 



4 to ifi 



4 40 46 



.10 13 48 



2 59 03 



4 45 15 



4 43 50 



10 12 43 



3 01 43 



4 49 00 



4 49 00 



FOURTH 



CLASS SLOOPS 







10 12 44 



3 04 01 



4 51 17 



4 51 17 



FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS. 







9 48 00 



2 44 18 



4 56 18 



4 56 18 



9 48 00 



2 51 58 



5 03 58 



5 01 51 



SEVENTH 



CLASS SLOOPS. 





9 47 17 



2 46 47 



4 59 30 



4 58 30 



9 48 00 



2 50 05 



5 02 05 



5 02 05 



. 9 48 00 



3 05 03 



5 17 03 



5 15 45 



. 9 48 00 



3 16 22 



5 28 22 



5 26 14 



Maraquita . . . 



Lotowana 



Constellation heals Palmer 20m. 9s.; Sea Fox beats Grayling lm. 

 44s.; Iroquois beats CEnone 18m. 10s.; Quickstep beats Harbinger 

 16m. 4s.; Titania beats Gracie 3m. 4s.; Gracie beats Katrina 5m. 

 103.; Clara beats Bertie 5m. 33s.; Gorilla beats Liris 3m. 35s.; Liris 

 beats Maraquita 13m. 40s. and Maraquita beats Lotowana 15m. 29s. 

 Newport, Special Bace, Aug. 10. 

 The programme for Friday iucluded the special races for 70 and 

 40-footers that had not hauled out to clean bottom since the 

 cruise began, the prizes being a $250 cup for the 70ft. class and a 

 $150 cup for the 40ft., with a second prize of flOO for more than 

 two entries in each class. Besides these races, a special sweep- 

 stakes for the large keel schooners of 6100 per side was arranged 

 privately. For the latter prize only Dauntless, Palmer and For- 

 tuua started, and of the seventies only Titania. Gracie and 

 Bedouin; Katrina noi starting. In the 40ft. class tne starters 

 were Gorilla, Liris, Maraquita and Tomahawk; this being the 

 first race the latter has sailed since the Corinthian regatta in 

 June. The courses were, for schooners, the regular Block Island 

 course; for the seventies, 12 knots to leeward and return, and for 

 the forties 9 knots. 



The weather on Friday was a great improvement on that of the 

 preceding day— clear and bright, with a light. N. W. wind, and a 

 long easy roll to the sea. The start was set tor 11 A. M., and at 

 that time the racers were off Brenton's Keef Lightship, all carry- 

 ing clubtopsails, and with spinaker booms ready to starboard. 



Tomahawk was sailed by Mr. Morgan, Mr. Burgess being on 

 board; Maraquita was sailed by Mr. Belmont and Capt. Haff, 

 while Capt. Chas. Barr and some of Minerva's men were on board ; 

 Liris was sailed by Mr. Lovejoy, and Gorilla, by Capt. Smith. 

 Clubtopsails were barred by consent in the keel schooner class. 

 The single-stickers started at 11:30:20, and the schooners 2m. 

 later. The times of crossing were: 



Maraquita — 11 31 57 Gracie 



Gorilla 11 33 26 Titania 



Tomahawk 11 37 03 Fortuna 



Liris 11 37 13 Palmer 



Bedouin 1138 14 Dauntless, 



11 38 15 



11 33 57 



11 51 59 



11 52 02 



....11 58 04 



Maraquita and Gorilla, to the westward, went over in time, but 

 Tomahawk and Liris, timed almost together, were handicapped 

 nearly a minute. Bedouin and Gracie followed Liris. All of these 

 carried spinakers to starboard, but Titania had only her balloon 

 jibtopsail. She hauled up a little and went over the line at a good 

 gait, running out to windward before she came in her course and 

 set spinaker. Maraquita and Gorilla were ahead to the west of 

 the fleet, Titania was astern of them with Grade beside her. 

 Bedouin was abeam of Gracie, with Tomahawk bet ween the two 

 and a little ahead, while Liris was abeam of Bedouin and under 

 her lee. The wind was very light and there was a long, easy roll 

 to the sea. Under these conditions the heavy keel boats at once 

 pushed to the front. Liris went by Bedouin and from under her 

 lee, working across her bow until the big cutter was on her lee 

 quarter and Gracie some dis ance astern on her weather quarter. 

 Tomahawk was next to Liris, just ahead of Gracie. both Mara- 

 quita and Gorilla having dropped ba-k a little. Bedouin had 

 gained on botn Gracie and Titania, and was ahead in her class. < 

 The fleet jogged along easily until 1 P. M., when Liris lost the 

 wind and took in spinaker, the big boats also taking in theirs. 

 There was every promise now of a S. W. wind, and after a few 

 puffs from that direction Liris trimmed her headsails for it. She 

 had hardlv started off hefore it dropped, and she was left be- 

 calmed. A few minutes later the wind came in about W. by N., 

 striking Gorilla and Maraquita first, then Tomahawk, while 

 Liris was left becalmed until the others were well away from her. 



It was now a reach to the mark, now only some 3 miles away, 

 aud under balloon jibtopsails the boats were traveling very fast. 



The seventies found the same luck as the forties, Titania get- 

 ting the wind first and soon having a long leau on Gracie aud 

 Bedouin. When Maraquita and Gorilla first caught the breeze as 

 it worked to the west Gorilla was to windward, both carrying 

 spinakers, Maraquita took hers in quickly and luffed under 

 Gorilla's stern, running out to windward and ahead. A heavy 

 puff in Gorilla's balloon jibtopsail bioke the shackle of the bob- 

 stay tackle, and the topmast went over to leeward. She at once 

 turned for home, clearing up the wreck. Liris nearly lost herR 

 In the same way, but managed to get the ballooner down in time 

 to save it. Maraquita mistook the mark and overstood, so that. 

 Tomahawk caught her. The times were: 



Tomahawk 1 58 03 Liris 2 00 02 



Maraquita 1 58 24 



The seventies ran out three miles further, Titania leading the 

 „s usual. They were timed: 



Bedouin 2 18 55 



procession as t 



Titania 2 14 ! 



Gracie 2 10 35 



Instead of a beat, the course home was only a close reach, all 

 but Maraquita fetching on one tack, though at first it seeemed as 

 though they could not fetch. Tomahawk and Maraquita were 

 well away before Liris rounded, both lowering their clubtopsail, 

 but Liris held on to hers, carryiug it easily. She worked out to 

 windward of the leaders and soon passed Maraquita. Tomahawk 

 gave her a closer race, and the two had a hard battle of it to the 

 line. Liris carried her clubtopsail for nearly half the distance 

 home, and then lowered it, going faster at once. She bad a good 

 weather berth and a certainty of fetching, while it was doubtful 

 whether Tomahawk could fetch as the wind was. When within 

 a couple of miles of the line Liris was nearly abeam of Tomahawk, 

 Here the wind fell lighter for a few minutes, and Liris set her 

 club again. Soon the puffs came in heavily as sne neared the 

 land, and though she ca'-ried her sail weli enough she was not 

 doing as well with Tomahawk. The wind also shifted enough to 

 let both boats over the line very easily. Maraquita had set a 

 baby jibtopsail some time before, and was now well to leeward of 

 the flagship, making the east end of the finish line. As she came 

 for the line Tomahawk luffed out, crowding Liris so close that 

 she barely shaven by the Lightship, her howsprit lapping Toma- 

 hawk's boom, Maraquita was obliged to tack for the finish. 

 Tomahawk led by six seconds, winning hy forty-four seconds, 

 Liris taking second prize. 



In the large class Titania gained steadily on both, coming in an 

 easy winner. 



The schooner race was not specially exciting, there not being . 

 wind enough. The first leg was a reach to the markboat off Block 

 Island, being timed: 



Fortuna 2 20 30 Dauntless 2 38 25 



Palmer 2 25 16 



On the next leg with spinakers to port Palmer gained, the times 

 being: 



Palmer 3 38 00 Dauntless 3 55 00 



Fortuna 3 41 00 



Palmer finished first, but failed to save her time over Fortuna. 

 The times were: 



KEEL SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. 



Fortuna 11 51 59 4 34 03 



Palmer 11 52 02 4 31 03 



Dauntless 11 55 20 5 04 02 



CLASS 3— SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Titania 11 35 20 3 82 06 3 56 46 



Gracie 11 35 20 3 37 32 4 02 12 



Bedouin 11 35 20 3 39 07 4 03 47 



CLASS 7— SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Tomahawk 11 35 20 3 17 30 3 42 10 



Liris 11 35 20 3 17 36 3 42 16 



Maraquita 11 31 57 3 22 09 3 50 12 



Gorilla 11 33 26 Disabled. 



The winners w ere: FoTtuna beat Palmer 2m. 9s. Class 3,Titania 

 beat Gracie 4m. lis. Class 7, Tomahawk beat Liris 44s. 



During the day a number of yachts left the fleet. Liris sailed 

 for Fall River immediately after the race, as the railway at New- 

 port declined to haul her. Tomahawk had been out on the New- 

 port ways, but onlyby the aid of a full tide. Gorilla went on the 

 Newport ways, but Maraquita, who expected to haul with her, 

 could not get on the cradle, as Gorilla stuck before going tar 

 far enough on to admit another boat astern of her. 



Saturday .like Friday, was fair and warm, and in the morning the 

 rowing and launch races were held. Thaf.f or the Gamecock colors 

 and $25 brought out four four-oared crews, Mayflower, Daunt- 

 less, Sea Fox and Norna, the former winning easily. But one 

 entry was received for the Owl colors, Harry Shambo, of Lurline, 



Elapsed. Corrected 



4 42 09 



4 39 01 



5 08 42 



4 32 57 



4 35 06 



5 08 42 



3 56 46 



4 00 57 

 4 02 29 



3 41 3i 

 3 42 16 

 3 49 20 



