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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 26, 1889. 



BAY OF QUINTE Y. C. 



BELLEVILLE, Ont„ Sept. IP.— After having acquired the most 

 successful record ever gained by any yachting organization 

 in a rac ing sense, the Bay of Quinte Y. C. quietly dropped out of 

 the L. Y. R. A. this season. This occurrence was greatly to the 

 regret of many good sportsmen here and elsewhere, who hope 

 that tnis lapse will not be permanent, and that the glories of the 

 club, which but a few years ago possessed a fleet that swept the 

 board on Lake Ontario, and still number among its craft the 

 holder of the Fisher eip, for the championship of sloops on fresh 

 water, and the fastest 35-footer in the world, will next year be 

 revived. 



The causes of the decadence in our club are simply these: 1. 

 Sale of a number of yachts out of the fleet and removal of work- 

 ing members to other places. 2. Refusal of members to race 

 their yachts. 3. Small attendance of foreign yachts at our re- 

 gattas. 4. Dry rot in the club. 



For cause 1 there is no remedy. No. 2 could be overcome, and, 

 as the same time, public interest aroused by a race for the Fisher 

 cup, a challenge for which would be readily accepted by the 

 holder, with the race fixed for the day before the regatta next 

 year, if there be one. In this connection, let me suggest to the 

 L. Y..R. A. the desirability of challenge prizes for the champion- 

 ship in second and third classes. The Fisher cup provides for the 

 first class. As to No. 3, the opening of the Murray Canal by 

 shortening the passage for the Toronto fleet by a hundred miles 

 and giving them a much easier and safer route, assures their 

 attendance. No. i must be cured from within the club if at all. 

 It can readily be done if all who are able to take part in the work 

 will do their share. The same men cannot be expected to per- 

 form onerous duties as a labor of love for an indefinite period. 

 An effort ought to be made, and I trust will be made, to this end. 



With this, 1 repeat my advice to the L. Y. R. A. to return to 

 their former system of classification by corrected length. If, also, 

 they in their wisdom increase thenumber of classes by sub-divid- 

 ing the present second class at 45ft., the interests of the sport 

 would be advanced materially. Port Tack. 



A FUTURITY YACHT RACE. 



THE following challenge, which appears in the last number of 

 Land and Water, suggests something new in the way of 

 yacht racing that is worth the attention of American amateurs. 

 There are plenty of amateurs about New York and Boston alone 

 who are competent, to design, superintend and race a small 

 yacht, and such a novel compet ition could not fail to be exciting. 

 An agreement might be made this fall, deciding on the length of 

 boat and the rules under which she would race, tbe contests to 

 take place during the season of 1890. A good size for the purpose 

 would be 25ft. l.w.l., under Seawanhaka and Eastern rules, as 

 this would limit the cost for those who already have a yacht of 

 some sort and do not care for a second boat as costly as the 

 modern 30 or 40-footer. The challenge reads: 



Sib— Inasmuch as the pleasure of winning races is greatly en- 

 hanced when the owner is also the designer of his yacht, 1 now 

 challenge any Euglish yachtsman who will design a 5-rater and 

 have her built during the coming winter, to race for a cup next 

 season, each competitor depositing 9f» guineas at Messrs. Cox & 

 Co., bankers, for this purpose. 



Details can be arranged later, but I would suggest: (1* That 

 each competitor should deposit with the stakeholder a declaration 

 that the design is hova fide amateur — i. c, has been drawn up 

 without any professional assistance. (2) That three races be held 

 inside the Isle of Wight; the first in June on the course of the 

 Royal Southampton Y. C, the second in July on the course of the 

 Royal London Y. C, and the third, if necessary, in August, on 

 the course of the Castle Y, C. (CalshoU, (1) The yacht is to be 

 fully decked, with a watertight steering well. (I) Mo time allow- 

 ance for any difference of rating or of rig. (5) Referees to be 

 agreed upon, one of whom shall accompany each race and decide 

 on any dispute or protest. 



J. T. Bucknill, Lieut-Colonel (late Major R, E.). 

 Thornfiel.d, Bitterne, Hants, Sept. 9. 



MONTGOMERY SAILING CLUB-Semi-monthly regatta 

 Sept. 16. Course, Norristown to Indian Creek and return, 5 miles' 

 Wind, southeasterly. Summary: 



Corrected. Corrected. 



F and W Playford 1 41 30 Vesuvius 1 56 50 



Volunteer 1 54 20 Grade 1 f,7 00 



Igidious . , 1 55 00 Starlight. 1 58 45 



Nellie 1 55 30 Iola 2 02 40 



It was a run to tbe buoy and a close reach home. The canoe 

 Starlight should have started six minutes ahead of the tuekups, 

 but was late getting to the line, and started four minutes behind 

 them, otherwise she should have finished second to the Playford. 

 Judge, William Alcorn. 



BEVERLY Y. C— The 155th race and 3d Buzzard's Bay cham- 

 pionship was sailed at Monument Beach on Sept. 14, in' smooth 

 water and a strong and puffy E.S.K. wind, rather higher off shore 

 Mattie and Sirius started in first class under oue and two reefs' 

 respectively, both being short handed. Course was round No 3' 

 Wings Cove Bay, Scraggy Neck, and return, llj^ miles. On the' 

 run home reefs were shaken out. Mattie finding it juather 

 day, beat the fleet handily. In second class Gymnote was short 

 banded and did not shake out her reefs on the way home, losin" 

 ground by it. Mist, Lestris and Gymnote started with two reels' 

 Widgeon with three. Mist and Lestris shook out all reefs com- 

 ing bome, but Widgeon kept one in. Lestris split tacks, heating 

 to windward, and gained by it. In third class Daisv appeared 

 with her small rig single reefed, Eina with two reefs in her big 

 new sail, Dolly single reefed, Eina won easily. The other two 

 shook out reefs at windward mark and sailed an exceedingly 

 close race, Daisy beating by a quarter of a second. In fourth 

 class Kitten, single reefed, and Edith, double reefed, sailed a 

 close race over the five-mile course, Kitten being the best to 

 windward. 



FIRST OT-ASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Mattie. Howard Stockton 26.07 1 57 07 1 45 30 



Sirius, M. N. Bray 26.07 2 07 3(1 1 55 52 



SECOND CLASS. 



Mist, G. H. Lyman, Jr 25.06 2 00 40 1 47 36 



Lestris, Joshua Crane 23.06 2 04 10 1 48 30 



Widgeon, Moses Williams, Jr 25.08 2 04 15 1 51 23 



Gymnote, W. E. C. Eustis 25.11 2 06 39 1 54 06 



THIRD CDASS. 



Eina, John Parkinson 22.07 1 29 49 I 18 47 



Daisy, Howard Stockton . .19.03 I 36 2d 1 21 57 



Dolly, Alt Hardy 21.05 1 36 2934 124 1*14 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Kitten. G. H. Richards ct als 17.11 1 02 15 0 51 28 



Edith, Irvin Chapin . 18.10 1 02 50 0 52 49 



Winners: Class one, Mattie; class two, Mist and Lestris; class 

 three, Eina; class four. Kitten. Judge, W. Lloyd Jeffries. Pen- 

 nants won and held by Eina in class three, and Kitten in class 

 four. Buzzards Bay champions for 1889 are Mattie, Mist, Eina 

 and Kitten. 



The 156th race, cup sail off for third class eats, took place at 

 Marblehead Sept. 21. It was a mere gamble 011 the weather, and 

 the light weather boat won. Edith is without doubt the fastest 

 boat in very light airs, Kiowa being far the best in a breeze. The 

 weather was poor for racing, being about the only poor afternoon 

 in the last ten days. Kiowa's old mast being very bad, she went 

 up for a new one to isouth Boston, leaving 8 wampscott on the 12th 

 in the middle of the severe N.E. gale of last week. It was blow- 

 ing very hard with a very heavy sea; she worked perfectly under 

 four reefs, and covered the 12J4 knots in between 1% and 2h., the 

 exact time not being taken. 



A match race had been arranged for the 20th at Marblehead 

 between Wanda and Nerina, and Kiowa was asked to enter. 

 When she left South Boston the bay was feather white, there 

 being such a strong south wester that pilot boats and coasters were 

 carrying only jibs and double-reefed mainsails. Kiowa ran the 14*4 

 knots under three reefs in exactly 2h. 22m. from wharf to wharf. 

 As she entered Marblehead Harbor she met Alga, a very weath- 

 erly 40-footer, under storm jib and trysail, just in trom Province • 

 town. Nerina did not put in an appearance, but Wanda was on 

 hand, and other boats were on the point of crossing the line, wiien 

 one of the jaws of Kiowa's gaff (a brand new one; broke short off 

 This unfortunate accident stopped what would have been a lively 

 race. 



That night the wind blew itself out, and there was practically 

 none next morning. It was Edith's race to a certainty, unless a 

 breeze should come up later. About 1P.M. a nice little hiveze 

 sprung up, but at 1:30 a thunder squall came up and killed the 

 wind. 



Nerina had not arrived at 2:30, the starting time, but the others 

 waited 15 minutes for her, though the air was dying out. 



The boats got off together in a light air; Edith and Kiowa had 

 it nip and tuck half way to Bowditch, Nerina falling astern badly. 

 Here the wind went down almost completely, and Edith spun out 

 a good lead, Nerina steadily dropping back. 



On the windward work Edith gained steadily in the light air 

 >ut it seemed doubtful if she could make the race on time 



Nerina broke tacks to the southward, hunting for flukes and get- 

 ting them, as a nice breeze came out from Marblehead, reaching 

 her long before the others got any. After a while Edith, under 

 the Beverly sbore, got the breeze, while Kiowa, between the two, 

 lay becalmed for many minutes. When she. did get it she was a 

 very bad last. She picked up a good deal, but not enough to affect 

 the result. Kiowa broke the other jaw of her gaff just before the 

 start, but patched up a temporary rig with a mast hoop. Sum- 

 mary as follows: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Edith, F. H. Wood 20 05 1 50 19 1 37 11 



Nerina, Robt. Saltoustall 21.09 1 55 19 1 43 27 



Kiowa, W. A. & W. L. Jeffries 22.01 1 55 29 1 43 57 



Judge, R. C. Bobbins, 



This closes the club racing for the season, although Eina and 

 Daisy are to sail five matches. BrjjF, with a Gold Castle. 



DORCHESTER Y. C. SPECIAL REGATTA, SEPT. 17.-Course 

 —No. 3, club course; distance 7 miles. Weather, cloudy. Wind, 

 S. W., strong and puffy. Tide, flood: 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor. 

 Psyche, Francis Gray.. 18.06 3 05 00 4 27 28 1 22 28 53 57 

 Rocket, H. W. Fakon.. 18. 04 3 05 00 4 31 24 1 26 24 57 41 

 Paradox, C. J. Means. . 19.00 3 05 00 Withdrew. 



Psyche won. This race was for the Soley challenge cup, which 

 was held by Rocket. As Rocket and Psyche had each won it once 

 this was the deciding race between these two boats as to the 

 ownership of the cup. Paradox was light in ballast, and after 

 rounding the second mark of the triangle, withdrew from the 

 race. Rocket and Psyche had a very close race running off the 

 wind, but when t hey hauled around the second buoy for the beat 

 to windward Psyche outpointed and outsailed her rival and 

 turned the mark on the first round at 3:48:05, followed by Rocket 

 at 3:50:15. In the second round Psyche, having the race well in 

 hand, took things easily and finished winner by about 4m. AH 

 the boats carried double-reefed mainsails, and at times had all 

 they could stagger to. Judges, E. R. Tilton, Hartford Davenport. 



THE RECORD OF LIRIS.— The Boston Herald rolls up an as- 

 tounding total for Liris as follows: Three masts, 2 booms, 3 spiu- 

 akers, 4 topmasis, 2 gaffs, 2 bowsprits, total 16, beside channels 

 and shrouds. The statement is in such a form as to infer that 

 she has carried away this number of spars. Her actual record is 

 had enough without making it worse by any exaggeration. In the 

 New York race she lost her mast, topmast, a spreader and sprung 

 her topsail yard , all hollow sticks. At Larchmont, on July 4, she 

 sprung her bowsprit so badly that a new one was necessary. On 

 the run from Newport to Vineyard Haven, on the Now Fork 

 cruise, she parted a masthead runner and sprung her hollow 

 spinaker boom, and in the race two days later the spreader went 

 again, the topmast also going and breaking the gaff in the fall. 

 In tbe last wreck the shrouds parted and the mast snapped off, no 

 other damage being clone. In addition to this her original hollow 

 boom was replaced by a solid one, as the sail would not sit, though 

 the spar did not break. The prime cause of all the trouble was 

 the small size of spars and gear compared with the enormous 

 power of the boat. In spite of the many extravagant stories 

 afloat, the hull has sto jd the strain thus far with no signs of weak- 

 ness, there is no leaking, even in the races, and after the terrible 

 pounding and tugging of last Thursday it looks as though the 

 construction was equal to any legitimate strain of racing or 

 cruising. 



CAPE ANN Y. O. SWEEPSTAKES.— The last race of the sea- 

 son, a club sweepstakes, was sailed on Sept. 21 off Gloucester, 

 over a 10-mile t riangular course. The wind was variable from 

 about S.W. The times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Leugth. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Black Cloud, A. Brown 23.10 2 58 00 3 24 03 



Evelyn and Silver Cloud did not finish. 



SECOND CLASS. 



Lark, A. P. Parkhurst 10.02 3 88 00 2 56 42 



Inez did not finish. Judges, Heury A. Norwood, Franklin 

 Davis. Mr. Brown, the owner 01 Black Cloud, proposes to raise 

 her topside and add lead to her keel next season. 



A STEAM YACHT LOST.— The steam yacht Leo, from Detroit 

 for Cleveland, left her home port, Lorain, 28 miles west of Cleve- 

 land, on Sept. 15, and has not been heard from since, though the 

 bodies of three of her crew have been found on the beach. The 

 yacht, which is not enrolled in the yacht list, is described in 

 our exchanges as of 17 tons, and lately purchased in Detroit for 

 $550, which would indicate that she was an old boat. It is also 

 reported that she had naphtha on board, thoueh the style of en- 

 gine is not given, and it is supposed that an explosion of some 

 sort took place during the heavy storm of Sept. 16, one of the 

 bodies being badly burned. The party included Fred Pelow, T. 

 D. Ritter, Capt. S. Root, J. B. Tunte, I. D. Lawler, D. A. Lawler. 

 Benj. Kline, S. D. Knight and an engineer. 



ROYAL CANADIAN Y. C— A race was started on Sept. 21 

 over alO mile course between the 20-footers Woos, Ellida and Cap- 

 rice, in a strong N. W. wind. Off the Queen's wharf the spinaker 

 boom of Ellida broke, throwing Mr. Wm. Postlewaite, whs was 

 holding the boom down, into the water, where he was covered by 

 the sail. At the same time the boat capsized, so the others were 

 unable to assist Mr. Postlewaite. The Woos came to their aid. 

 Mr. Alex. Marshall leaping overboard and supporting Mr. Postle- 

 waite, who was nearly exhausted. The skiff was towed in by the 

 steam yacht Abeona and her wet crew properly cared for. 



COMING RACES.— In the Larchmont special race on Saturday 

 the entries are Gorilla, Liris and Maraquita. Alice, Helen and 

 Chiquita were to sail a private match yesterday over the course of 

 the Hesper-Fredonia match. Kathleen will try a match with 

 Liris under Seawanhaka C. Y. C. rules before the season closes, 

 and will also sail against Arab for the pennant of the 30l't. class 

 in the Atlantic Y. C. She will also meet Delvyn and Shona in the 

 special race of the Corinthian Y. C. next month. The Dorchester 

 Y. C. has in hand a schooner race for yachts of 90ft, and over, in- 

 cluding the fast fishermen, for a $250 cup, presented by a member 

 of the club, but nothing is definitely settled yet. 



AN ACCIDENT TO SAPPHIRE.— The steam yacht Sapphire, 

 Mr. John Stetson, was in collision on Sept. 17 with' a coal barge in 

 tow of a tug in Boston Harbor. Tbe yacht, was stove in above the 

 waterline on the port side amidships, making water rapidly, but 

 she was quickly beached on the flats at Jefferson Point. 



A NEW STEAM YACHT. — Dr. C. D. Miller is now busy at bis 

 yard in Poughkeepsie with a new steam yacht, the dimensions 

 being 81ft. 4ih. over all, 72ft. l.w.l., 9ft. 7in. beam, 4ft. draft. The 

 engine will be 7, 11 and 18x9in., with a Roberts coil boiler. A 

 high speed is looked for. 



. NAHLI AND TATTLER.— The last of a series of four matches 

 between the open jib and mainsail boats Nahli, Mr. W. E. Connor 

 and Tattler and Expert, Mr. J. H. Cornwall, was sailed on Sept. 

 18 over a 19-knot course off Sand's Point, in a fresh S.W. breeze. 

 Nahli beat Tattler so badly that she did not finish. Nahli sailed 

 against Expert, rigged as a cat, on Sept. 2, beating her; again on 

 Sept. 7 against Tattler under cat rig, and on Sept. 17 against Tat- 

 tler with jib and mainsail, winning each race. She has won four 

 firsts to five starts this year. 



THE CAPE MAY CHALLENGE CUP. - This cup, won by 

 Genesta from Dauntless in 1885 and then by Irex from Oene3ta, 

 has gone to tbe yawl Wendur by default. Wendur challenged 

 Irex for it, but the latter did not come to time for the start, and 

 011 Sept. 12 Weudur started alone to sail over the course from 

 Ryde to Cherbourg and back for the cup. 



QUEEN CITY RACES. — The open races of the Queen City Y. C. 

 of Toronto were sailed on Sept. 21 in a squally N. W. wind. In 

 the 20-25ft. class one yacht capsized and the others went to her 

 assistance, so the committee decided that, the race should be re- 

 sailed on Oct. 5. Fifteen yachts started in the. class under 20ft., 

 the winners being Elsie, Ana and Egeria. On Sept. 28 a challenge 

 cup race for second class will be sailed. 



CLUB BOOKS— The Quaker City Y. C. has issued a very neat 

 and complete club book this year. The club has a membership of 

 91, with a fleet of 38 yachts. We have to acknowledge the receipt 

 of books from the Great South Bay and the Mahopac clubs. 



COLUMBIA Y. C— The postponed regatta of the Columbia Y. 

 C. will be sailed to-day, starting off the club house, foot of Eighty- 

 sixth street, North River. 



AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



OFFICERS, 1887-88. 



Commodore: H. C. Rogiers ) TJ „ 4 .„_,.„ t „ 



Secretary-Treasurer; Geo. VV. Hatton { Peterborough, Can. 

 Vice-Corn. Rear-Com. Purser. 

 Central Div..W. R. Huntlngton.E. W. Hasten T. H. Stryker, 



Atlantic Div.W. P. Stephens L. B. Palmer F. L. Dunaeli, N ' Y " 



^ . ._ , m 186 Jerolemon St., Brooklyn. 



N'them Div. .Robert Tyson S.s. Robinson Colin Fraser, Toronto. 



Eastern Div..H. E. Rice. X D JIaxton Holmes H. D Marsh, 



,. . Springfield, Mass. 



•!•: >■■■» wns ror membership must be made to division pursers, accom- 

 panied by the rewmnieialatlou of an active member and the sum of $2.00 

 for entrance fee and clues for current year. Every member attending 

 the general A. C. A. camp shall pay $1.00 for camp expenses. Application 

 seat to the Sec>Trea*. >vil] be forwarded bv him to the proper Division. 



Persons residing In any Division and wishing to become members of 

 the A. C. A., will be furnished with printed tonus of applieati on by address- 

 ing the Purser. J 



WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION. 



Commodore— C. J. Stedrnan. Cincinnati, Ohio, 

 Vice-Commodore— T. .1. Kirkna trick, Springfield, O. 

 Rear-Commodore- Thos. S. fiat.es. Columbus, O. 

 Secretary- Treasurer— J. B. KeogU, Cut-ago, 111 



MARINE AND FIELD CLUB CANOE RACES.— The Marine 

 and Field Club, of Bath, L. I., has been specially unfortunate in 

 its canoe races, the weather on Saturday being so bad that the 

 races, already postponed a week, were not started, though Messrs. 

 Butler, Vaux, Stevens, Ward, Blake and others were on baud. 

 The day was clear, but with a strong N.W. wind and some sea, 

 with a couple of heavy squalls during the afternoon. A number 

 of canoeists were out under sail, but as the means of rescue in 

 case of a capsize were limited to one rowboat it was not con- 

 sidered advisable to start. Nearly every canoe was newly fitted 

 with a sliding seat, which few of the sailors had as yet become 

 fully used to, and the risk of capsize was greatly increased by 

 this fact, as well as from the danger of the new seats breaking. 

 One canoeist who capsized climbed aboard and sailed in past the 

 boat that put out to his help, the oarsmen being greatly surprised 

 to find no one in the water and the man safely on the float. 



SAILING COURSE 3JEW 

 Canoe Regatta, Sept 

 NEW YORK ATHLETIC CLUB CANOE REGATTA. 



THE New York Athletic Club will hold a sailing regatta under 

 A. C. A. rules off the club house at Travels Island, Sept. 28, 

 starting at 2 P. M , the programme being as follows: Unlimited 

 sailing, upset sailing, man-overboard race, Among the canoeists 

 who have promised to at tend are Messrs. Butler, Gage and God- 

 dard, of Lowell; Kuappe, of Springfield; Forrest, of Hartford: 



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fOEK ATHLETIC CLUB. 

 . 28, Travers Island. 



Quick and Masten, of Yonkers; Whit'lock, Ward and Blake, of 

 Brooklyn: Vaux, Stevens, Bailey and Nadal, of New York, and 

 Elliott of the Field and Marine Club. With suitable weather 

 some very line racing may be expected, as the entries include 

 some of the best sailors in the Association. Travers Island may 

 be reached by the main line of the New York, New Haven & 

 Hartford R. R, to Pelham Manor or by the Harlem branch from 

 Third avenue and 133d street. 



