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FOREST AND STREAM 



[June 26, 1890. 



TORONTO C. C, JUNE 14. 



THE Torontos opened the season ou Saturday with a sealed 

 handicap race over a triangular course, the distance covered 

 in three trips being about 4^ miles. Most of the canoes that en- 

 tered being cruisers, or their crews being new to the work, the 

 handicap was arranged with due regard to those facts. The. race 

 was a splendid one, all the fleet getting away Well together, Wil- 

 ton Morse leading in his new canoe .Spendthrift. Sbe is a fast 

 racer, being an improvement on last year's Gannuck, which, won 

 the trophy at Stave Island, and was built by the same man that 

 built Spendthrift. Another new canoe this year is A. M. Rice's 

 Dixie, which is not the Dixie of 1889, although hearing the same 

 name. Sbe lost ground considerably, owing to her racing sails 

 not. heing ready, and being consequently sailed with a smaller 

 outfit. The time taken over the course hy each competitor was as 

 follows: 



Spendthrift. W. Morse 42 00 



Eel, J. W. Sparrow 47 00 



Bervie, A. Shaw 49 90 



Dixie, A. M. Rice 54 00 



Stella, R. E.Matheson 57 30 



Rook, R. Tyson 66 00 



Fritz, F. Rogers OS 00 



, II. Ford 73 00 



, C. Shaw . Retired. 



As the race was a. scaled handicap, Bervie takes first place on 

 time allowance, Dixie second and St ella third. 



The same evening a most exciting race took place between the 

 famous war canoe Unk-ta-hec and the gig of .the Argonaut R. C- 

 The start took place shortly before 6 o'clock, twelve paddles heing 

 in the link and six rowers with a coxwain and three passengers 

 in the aig: 



Argonauts— Bow, W. Stewart; 2, A. R. Denison; 3, J. McGee; 4, 

 Or. Higginhotham; 5, A. Morphy; stroke, H. Wyatt; coxwain and 

 passengers, E. Vaukoughnet, W. Ince, S. Bogart, and Major 

 San key. 



Unk-ta-hee— Stroke. H. R. Tilley; 2, W. B. Wright; 3, E. Hack- 

 horn; 4, A. M. Rice; 5, .). Wallace; 0, F. Rogers; 7, D. B. Jacques; 

 8, R. B. Elgie: 7. W. Morse; 10, H. E. Fortier: 11, M. F. Johnson; 12, 

 T. Or. Elgie: captain, A. H. Mason. 



As might be expected, the Argonauts got the best of the start, 

 and soon had a lead of half a length, but after the Gnk got fairly 

 moving they could not. gain an inch. The Argonauts bent to their 

 work with a will and strained every nerve to let daylight appear 

 between their gig and the canoe, but all they could do was to hold 

 their lead, which they did until nearmg home, when the canoe 

 gradually crept forward; 50yds. from the winning post the Unk 

 was still a quarter of a length to the bad, but in response to a call 

 from the captain the canoeists dug their blades into the water 

 with a vim, and fairly won the race on the post by 4ft. The re- 

 sult was hailed with great enthusiasm, and the defeated Argo- 

 naut's showed what thorough sportsmen they were by paddling 

 alongside and giving three cheers for the Unk aad its iusty crew. 

 The canoeists wet e also loudly cheered on their way homo as they 

 passed the T. R. C. and R. C. Y. C. houses. The course was a fair 

 half mile. 



GALT C. C. REGATTA, JUNE 13. 



THE canoe regatta, in connection with the Gait Summer Carni" 

 val took place on Friday morning in the presence of 4,000 

 spectators. The proceedings were enlivened hy the delightful 

 music furnished by the Barrie Brass Band. The balcony of the 

 club house and the rising banks of the river afforded a good view 

 of the course. 



The first race called was the single blade paddling. After a 

 good race the men finished in the following order: First, H. F. 

 McKendrick; second, R. G. Muntz, Argonauts, Toronto; third, F. 

 Frank, Brantford; fourth, H. Frank, Brantford. 



The second race, the tandem, was the hardest fought race of 

 the day. The fi ve crews got away to a good start and for some 

 distance lapped one another. Gradually the Frank and McKen- 

 drick crews drew ahead, and it was a ding-dong race to the fin- 

 ishing line, the Brantford crew linishing by a short half length. 

 First, H. and F. Frank, Brantford; second, J. N. and H. F. Mc- 

 Kendrick, Gait; third, F. Lightbourne and R. G. Muntz; fourth, 

 Wehner and Gunther, Hespeler; fifth. Brooks and Beattie, 

 Hespeler, It is but fair to state that the Hespeler crews were 

 handicapped hy piddling in much heavier boats than the others. 



The next race, club fours, brought out representatives from 

 Brantford, Hespeler and Gait. Trie red and black jerseys of the 

 Brantford, blue and white of the Gait, and white of the Hespeler 

 crews, made a bright picture as they strained every muscle in 

 bending to their work. Neck and neck they came down the 

 course. Several times during the course the Brantfords changed 

 hands like clockwork, not a stroke is missed, and the canoe 

 plunges along, sending up a. shower of spray. The crowd becomes 

 enthusiastic and cheers the contestants. The Gait crew seems to 

 he paddling well within themselves, not having yet changed 

 hands. Every one is looking for a most exciting finish. Sud- 

 denly there is a swimming race, the four Gait paddlers have 

 parted company and each man is making for the shore, leaving 

 the Brantford crew to win easily, with the Hespeler crew second. 

 The crews were: First, H. Frank, F. Bloomfield, E. Tomlinson 

 and F. Frank, of Brantford; second, Guenther, Brooks, Seattle 

 and Wehner, of Hespeler; J. N. McKendrick, II. Bernhardt, Of. M. 

 Gibbs and H. F. McKendrick, Gait, capsized. 



The swimming race was next called, and proved an interesting 

 contest. First, J. Aspinall, Tilsonbnry: second, F. Moss, Preston; 

 third, Victor Rossell, Hamilton; fourth, W. D. Dickson, Gait. 



The hurry-scurry brought out three contestants, who finished 

 in the following order: First, W. 0}. McKendrick, Uhiqtie O. (.'., 

 Toronto: second, J. N. McKendrick, Gait; third, H. Reinhardt, 

 Gait. 



The last race on the programme was one in which a great deal 

 of interest was centered. The rivalry was keen. The paddlers 

 were well-known experts. Everything promised which resulted 

 —an excellent race from start to finish: First, Miss Alice Mc- 

 Kendrick and Harry McKendrick, Gait; second, Miss Frances 

 McKonzie and Fred Bloomfield, Brantford; third, Miss Pauline 

 Johnson and Harry Frank, Brantford; fourth, R. G. Muntz and 

 Mrs. Muntz, Toronto. Had the erpw stroked by Miss Johnson 

 not eased up before crossing the line the result would probably 

 have been different. Mrs. Muntz acted as passenger only, but R. 

 G. sent his craft along so fast that he finished well up with the 

 others. Mamac. 



A. C. A. SIGNAL CODE. 



To Secretaries of Clubs: 



Gentlemen — A signal code is being drawn up for use at the 

 A. 0. A. meet, by means of which notices of races, meetings, en- 

 tertainments and the like will be given by signal flags, displayed 

 on a flag staff in a conspicuous place in the camp. 



There are several signals which require club flags in addition to 

 the signal flags, for example: "The club whose, flag is displayed 

 with this signal invites the members of the A. C. A. to a camp-fire 

 at their club camp at 8 o'clock this evening." "The members of 

 the club whose flag is displayed with this signal will please report 

 at their club headquarters to-day at" (then follows the signal of 

 the hour). "There is unclaimed property, believed to belong to 

 the members of the club whose flag is displayed with this signal, 

 now lying at" (then follows the signal as to place). "The club 

 whose, flag is displayed with this signal has issued a challenge, 

 the details of which are posted on the notice board," etc., etc. 



The secretary of any club who thinks his club may wish to give 

 any of these signals at the meet is requested to furnish to the 

 undersigued his club flag, 3ft. Oin. in length. 



Very respectfully, Edward W. Brown, 



Nmw York, June 14. Chief Signal Officer. 



CRUISING CUPS AND CANOE YAWLS. 



AT the meeting of the Brooklyn C. C, on June 10, Mr. Chas. P. 

 Weeks presented to the club a trophy to be raced for during 

 the annual cruise of the club each year, the following rules to 

 govern the races: 



1. The rules of the A. C. A. each year to govern the race for that 

 year. 



2. The trophy to be known as the "Pagan C!ruising Trophy," and 

 shall be the property of the members of the club as long as they 

 participate in an annual cruise. When, however, two successive 

 years elapse without an annual cruise having been taken, the 

 trophy shall revert te the donor. 



3. The regatta committee, of each year or their representative 

 shall arrange for each race in camp, the course and time limit to 

 be then decided upon. 



4. Tbe maximum sail area of any canoe shall not exceed 75sq. ft. 



5. The canoe and owner winning the trophy shall be given pos- 

 session of the same until the next annual cruise; but should the 

 annual cruise be omitted during any year, the regatta committee 

 shall be tbe custodian of the trophy for that year. 



6. All contestants must sail their own canoes and must be club 

 members. 



7. The cjub will have engraved on the trophy the name of wirp. 



ning canoe, captain and date and location of race, at their own 

 expense. 



There being a limited number of boats in the B. C. O. larger 

 than canoes, it has been customary to have a race for this class 

 every year in the annual regatta, and there having been no rules 

 to govern these races.it has bean annoying and inconvenient to 

 decide just what might be considered an "unclassified" boat; so 

 the following general rules have been adopted: 



First — All races in the club heretofore known as "unclassified," 

 shall in the future be limited to a class tote known as "canoe 

 yawls," which shall consist of boats of the following description, 

 viz.: Sharp at both ends, length not over 18ft., beam not over 

 48in., depth not over 24in. amidships. 



Second— The crew of each canoe yawl shall consist of two men 

 only, unless the programme of the regatta state to the contrary. 



Third— The A. O. A. rule in regard to ballast, shall apply to this 

 class, except that no ballast shall be shifted. 



Fourth— Boats in this class shall be given a time allowance of 

 3 seconds a foot per mile, to be calculated to the nearest half foot 



AN A. C. A. PADDLING OlUP.-Mr. H. 03. F. Randolph of New 

 York, A. Gi A. No. 906, has offered to present to the A. C. A. for 

 competition at the meet, in August next a handsome silver mug. 

 to be known as the "Shinnecock cup." It is to be presented to 

 the winner of a special one mile paddling race for decked canoes, 

 and is to commemorate a difficult paddle experienced by tbe giver 

 in the neighborhood ot Shinnecock a season or two ago. He is a 

 veteran cruiser, has made t he circuit of Long Island iu a canoe, 

 and recommends as far superior to the other the north or Sound 

 side of the islaud to any one contemplating cruising to the next 

 meet.— W. R. Haviland. 



SAD ACCIDENT TO A CANOEIST.— A prominent, crack of the 

 New York C. C. was airing his large kites on New York Bay one 

 day last week in rather gusty weather. A sudden puff caused 

 him to slide out to windward, but alas, when the canoe righted 

 and he would fain have slid in, his weather coat tail fouled in the 

 sliding seat, and in less than a moment he was fathoms deep 

 beneath tbe blue waters of the Bay. To his credit bo it said, that 

 he held on to his sheet, came up by the canoe and climbed aboard, 

 in spite of a heavy sea, trimming sheets and sailing on after stop- 

 ping to bail out a little water in the well. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Northern Division: H. Chas. Sparks. 

 Ottawa; Frank W.McCallum, Wm. £J. Warren, Montreal. Atlan- 

 tic Division: Edward H. Burtis, VV. D. Anderson, Jr., Brooklyn, 

 N. Y. Eastern Division: E. C. Sherwood, Southport, Conn.; - A. 

 E. Wiswell, Lynn, Mass. 



"West India Bxurri 

 Evrrrtl. irmi'im. I'. X 

 lithographic plates. ; 

 storm nt March, 188S, 

 vessel in a cyclone; u, 



ic (,' rent March JilizzanlS ISu 

 ic Office. Large Quarto, with is 

 mtdlna full Matoru of the ureal, 

 ■ill information how to liamllc a 

 >m, etc. 



FIXTURES. 



JtJNE. 



28. 



28. 



30, 



26. So. Boston, Ladies' Day. 



27. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 



Staten Island. 



28. Hull. 1st Cham.. Club House. 

 28. Beverly, Cup. Marblebead. 

 28. Cor. Navy, Spring Regatta, 



New Rochelle. 

 28. R. Can., Carnival, Toronto. 



JULY. 



L Miramichi, Annual Cruise, 16. 

 Neguac Bay. 17. 



2. Pleon, 1st Cfiiam., Marbleh'd. 



& Savin Hill Moonlight Sail IS, 

 Savin Hill. 19. 



3. Monatiquot, Cluh,Woym'th. 



4. Larchmont, Annual. 19. 

 4. Boston City, Annual, OJity 19, 



Point. 19. 

 4. Beverly, 1st Cham., Mon. 



Beach. 19. 

 4. Sewaren, Annual, Sewaren. 19. 

 4. Cape Ann, Open, Gloucester. 19. 

 4. Kill von Kull, Open, Port 



Richmoud. 19. 

 4. Buffalo, Open, Buffalo. 19. 



4. Lynn, Cruise, Lynn. 

 4-6. Quaker City, Club Cruise. 



5. Savin Hill,Ladies' Day, Savin 

 Hill. 



Beverly, Sweep, Marblebead. 

 Quincy, 2d Cham., Quincy. 25. 

 New Rochelle. Annual. 26. 

 Cor. Navy, Regatta, New 26. 



York Bay Squadron. 

 R, Can., 21 ft and Lansdowne 26. 



Cup, Toronto. 26. 

 Queen City, Skiff ('lass, Tor. 

 Albany, Anuual, Albany. 

 Riverside, Mos. Fleet Race, 



Riverside, Conn. 

 American, Annual, Milton's 

 Point. 



Cape Cod, Nobscutt Pier. 

 Massachusetts, Club, Dor- 

 chester. 

 Hull. Point, Allerton. 



23. 



24 . 



SO, 



36. 



Annual, Marbleh'd. 26. 



26. 

 20. 



Eastc..., 



So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Pen. 

 Eastern, Cruise. 

 Corinthian, M a r b 1 e h o a d, 

 Club, under 21ft. 26. 

 , Beverly, Open Sweep, Mon. 



Beach. 26. 

 . Cor. Navy, Regatta, Hudson 26. 



River Squadron. 26. 

 , Hamilton, 35 and 10ft. 

 20.* Larchmont. Cruise, Long 29. 



Island Sound. 

 , Motatiquot, 1st Cham.. Wcy- 29. 

 mouth. 



. R. tlan., Cruising Class, Tor. 30. 

 , Queen City, 2d class, Tor. 30. 

 , Riverside, Annual, River- 31. 



side, Conn, 

 i Rhode Island, Cup Regatta. 31. 



Buffalo, Third Class Pen., 



Buffalo. 

 Jersey City, Ladies' Day, 



Communipaw. 

 (Quaker City, Pen., Delaware 



River. 



Great Head, Moonlight Sail, 

 Great Head. 



Pleon, Club, Marblehead. 



Miramichi, Newcastle to 

 Chatham and return, Open 



Quincy, 3d Cham., Quincy. 



Beverly, 2d Cham.. Marble- 

 head. 



Sippican, Open, Marion. 

 West Lynn, 1st Cham., Lynn 

 Great Head, 1st Oham.,Great 



Head. 

 Hamilton, Cruise. 

 Lynn, Lynn. 



R. Can., 30ft. and Cosgrove 

 Cup, Toronto. 



Queen OJity, 1st class. Tor. 



Cape Cod, Nobsoutt Pier. 



Cedar Pt., Saugatuck, Conn. 



Quincy, Ladies' Day. 



Pleon, Club Cruise. 



Monatiquot, 2d Pen., Wey- 

 mouth. 



Queen City, Skiff class, Tor. 

 Hull. 



Ooiin I h ian, Marblehead, 



First Champ. 

 So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Cup. 

 Great Head, Club OHiam., 



Great Head. 

 American, Club Cham.,New- 



buryport.. 

 Beverly, 2d Chain,, Mon. 



Beach. 



Cor. Navy, Regatta, East 



River Squadron. 

 Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 



Greenwich. 

 Marine and Field Club, Bath 

 Hamilton, 30ft. 

 Lynn, Lynn. 



R. Caiu 2S£t. and McGaw 



Gup, Toronto. 

 Quaker City, Pen., Delaware 



River. 



Bay View, Club, So. Boston. 

 Ruffalo.Haudieap, Pt. Albino 

 Riverside, Special tilasscs, 



Riverside, Conn. 

 Great Head, Moonlight Sail, 



Great Head- 

 American, Moonlight Sail, 



Newburyport, 

 Pleon, 2d Cham., Marbleh'd, 

 N. Y. Cruise, New Loudon. 

 Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail, 



Savin Hill. 

 So. Boston, Moonlight Sail. 



REGATTA WEEK. JUNE 16-23. 



IT is a very fortunate thing for the advocates of classification by 

 corrected length that no change of the rules was made last 

 fall; as otherwise they would have heen saddled with all the blame 

 for the present deplorable condition of yacht racing, for which, it 

 is now evident, they are in no way responsible. Had the change 

 of classification been made last fall, its influence would only have 

 been felt in the new boats built, the time allowance of existing 

 boats being precisely as now; so that for this year, at least, it. 

 would have had no perceptible effect on the racing, which would 

 have been neither better nor worse than under existing condi- 

 tions. As it has happened that there is no racing at all this sea- 

 son save among the forties and thirties, the entire blame would 

 have been laid on the unfortunate classification, which, as is now 

 proved, would have been entirely innocent. 



Why there is no racing and what the result of such a state of 

 affairs is likely to be next year and the year after, are very serious 

 questions, and ones that are by no means easily answered. When 

 the starters in the great event of the early season, the annual 

 regatta of the New York Y. C, muster but the beggarly total of 

 ten yachts, none over 72ft,, not a schooner among them, and four 

 out of the ten sailing over with no competitors, it becomes a seri- 

 ous question as to the future of yacht racing. The case would be 

 different if there were any serious disturbances in the political or 

 financial world, but tbe country is at peace and fairly prosperous; 

 so that there is no cause to be found here. 



As far as the large schooners are concerned, it is not strange 

 that after the activity that succeeded the building of Sachem 

 and Sea Fox, and the improvement of Olrayliug, a temporary re- 

 action should set in; but from all appearances the present lack of 

 vitality in the class is likely to hist for an indefinite time, per- 

 haps to be but the beginning of such a pet iod as has prevailed in 

 England since Miranda killed the schoouer class there. If it 

 were only that the cracks had withdrawn for a year, there would 



be less cause for regret, as a good opportunity is thus giveu to the 

 ex-racers, and plenty of good racing might have followed; but the 

 dry rot evidently pervades the whole fleet, and those that are not- 

 laid up are left to swing at their moorings or to go out at times to 

 follow tbe forties down the Bay. There were a dozen big schoon- 

 ers off Bay Ridge any day last "week, which, profiting by the ab- 

 sence of Sea Fox and Grayling, might have enjoyed some good 

 racing among themselves, at the same time doing something for 

 the cluhs they represent, but not. one, save the little Azalea, went 

 so far as to hoist a racing flag. Had half a dozen owners agreed 

 among themselves to enter, with anchors on bows and boats at 

 davits, without stripping ship, there would have been hardly less 

 interest than in the bygone lights of the nineties, as it is an tneou- 

 testible fact that the interest in a race depends less on the intrinsic 

 speed and excellence of the competitors than on the closeness 

 with which they are matched. 



As far as the old-time display goes the whole week must be set 

 down as an utter failure, a fact perhaps of little importance in 

 itseB; but then from a purely racing standpoint, the result was 

 little better. The schooners were absent, the famous 90ft. sloop 

 class is still in the dim hazes of the future; while the 70ft. class, 

 though with a fair fleet of boats, provided but little sport. Titania 

 was about the course under her small rig ; Bedouin is laid up yet 

 at Newburg, and will not race this year; and Gracie was hard and 

 fast ashore by an unlucky accident. Of the three that entered, 

 Shamrock, Katrina and Fanny, only tbe former sailed the three 

 races, Clara, in the 53ft. class, sailed in all the four races, in but 

 one having a competitor. Even in the 40ft. class tbe entries were 

 poor, Minerva sailed all the races, MaraqUita sailed three. Toma- 

 hawk had a look in a couple of times, Choctaw made three starts, 

 while Liris waited until the week opened before hauling out for 

 work that should have been done last winter, thus missing three 

 races and entering the others hurriedly and with little prepara- 

 tion. In the 30ft. class matters were still worse, as nothing but 

 little Sbona came forward to face Kathleen. 



Apart from the racers themselves the conditions were much as 

 usual, the New York, Atlantic, Corinthian and Seawanhaka clubs 

 each sailing its annual regatta, while the latter In addition sailed 

 a special race for forties and thirties. The tisual fleet of steamers, 

 steam yachts and sailing craft was in attendance, and the weather 

 was up to the average for regatta week, thies days of light 

 sailing breezes, one drifting match ending in a fresh breeze, 

 ant one day of rain and a strong S. E. wind, giving plenty of 

 of good racing for the few competitor.-. One feature that is too 

 plain to be passed over is t he absence of the centerboard boats, 

 the racing being left largely to the keels. The seventies, of 

 course, are all centerboards. there being no modern keel craft in 

 the class. In the next class the cutter Clara sailed alone, save in 

 one race, beatmg her centerboard competitor in that. In the 40ft. 

 class there were five keel boats and one centerboard, the latter 

 ouly winning once, the day that Minerva was disabled. In the 

 35ft. class the narrow Scotch cutter Shona, a Watson boat of but 

 5ft. 9:n. beam, defeated without allowance the centerboards Enry- 

 bia, Volusia, Polly and Hypatia, while in tbe 30ft. class the once 

 numerous centerboard fleet has disappeared completely since 

 Kat hleen's advent. 



PAVON1A Y. C— JtJNE 16. 



The annual regatta of the Pavonia Y. C. on Monday proved a 

 grtat success, there being good entries and a fresh S.E. breeze 

 all day. The course for the cabin boats was from off Ellis Islaud 

 around the Southwest Spit and return, the opeu boats Bailing 

 around Swinburne Island and Fort. Lafayet te, 30 and 18 knots re- 

 spectively. Tbe start was given at. 12:05. The fleet had a beat 

 down, with an ebb tide, the leaders being timed at Buoy 8J^: 



Mergus 2 45 40 Irene 3 03 50 



Phantom 2 48 00 Souter Johnnie 3 04 22 



Avalon 2 53 08 Forsythc 3 08 10 



Christine 2 59 :?0 Growler H 11 42 



The. small craft were timed at Buoy 13: 



J. T. Corlett 1 37 30 Leader 1 49 50 



H. H. Holmes 1 49 10 Square I 57 18 



The full times were: 



CLASS D. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Gorreoted. 



Avalon 12 08 04 5 14 11 5 Ort 07 1 04 52 



Phautom 12 08 SU 5 11 48 5 03 49 3 59 01 



Coquette 12 10 35 Did not finish. 



Mergus 12 07 32 5 13 43 5 08 11 5 55 14 



CLASS E. 



Masf-otte 12 07 09 Did not finish. 



Willie and Charlie. . .12 07 43 Did not finish. 



Growler 12 00 12 5 45 32 5 36 20 4 18 50 



Annie Seaman 12 00 25 Did not finish. 



Irene J.3 12 01 5 40 15 5 28 14 4 05 14 



Forsythe 12 05 10 5 38 53 5 33 48 4 10 27 



CLASS F. 



Christine 12 07 23 5 32 15 5 25 52 3 51 16 



Sadie May 12 07 34 5 46 29 5 38 55 4 08 55 



Souter Johnnie 12 08 03 5 54 23 5 46 21 1 11 51 



class 1. 



J. T. Corlet t 12 17 53 3 32 05 3 14 13 2 19 19 



Aunt Jennie ..12 18 31 4 05 25 3 46 2 1 3 18 09 



CLASS 2. 



Leader 12 18 09 3 50 17 3 32 08 2 28 14 



H. H. Holmes 12 17 18 3 49 21 8 32 03 2 28 39 



Louis W. 12 19 16 4 00 17 3 41 01 2 36 50 



CLASS 3. 



Woolsey 12 17 46 Did not finish. 



Ada 12 17 00 4 24 19 4 07 19 2 45 49 



Bessie R. . . , 12 16 27 4 14 37 3 58 09 2 47 13 



CLASS 4. 



Square 12 20 34 3 53 07 3 32 33 2 39 30 



Marie 12 21 16 4 05 06 3 43 50 2 44 35 



Alida 13 16 55 3 56 51 3 40 02 2 40 16 



CLASS 5. 



Three Brothers 12 20 09 4 00 23 3 40 14 2 30 00 



Irma 12 19 42 4 14 36 8 54 1 4 3 50 13 



CLASS 6. 



Anita 12 33 07 3 59 gfj 3 36 13 2 31 13 



Sister 12 19 35 4 01 18 3 41 48 2 39 07 



Lillie 12 18 51 4 08 16 3 49 25 2 31 25 



The winners were: Mergus, Irene, Christine, J. F. Corlett, 11. 

 H. Holmes, Bessie R., Square, Three Brothers, Anita. Tbe judges 

 were: Com. A. J. Prime, Yonkets C. Y. G; Frank Oliver, Hmbon 

 River Y. C.; and George E. Gailand, Mew Jersey Y. C. The 

 steamer Pomona carried a large party of guests over the course. 



ATLANTIC Y. C. ANNUAL, JUNE 17. 



The first race of the week was the annual regatta of the Atlan- 

 tic Y. C , on Tuesday, sailed as usual from a start, off the club 

 house to a finish off Buoy 15, below the Marrows, the course for all 

 over 35ft. being around both lightships, the 53 and 46ft. classes 

 going out and in by the Swash Channel, the others around South- 

 west Spit. The forties and thirty-fives went down the Swash and 

 around the Scotland, while all others turned a markboat off Buoy 

 8. The Atlantic Y. C. has lately made an important change i.i 

 measurement rule, giving up its old mean length rule and adopting 

 the Seawanhaka rule of length and sail area. In doing this, how- 

 ever, it. has made a change apparently for no other reason than to 

 be at variance with the uniformity that most of the otber clubs are 

 working to attain. In the Seawanhaka rule, as now used by the 

 New York, Eastern, Larcbmont, Seawanhaka, Quaker City, Cor- 

 inthian of New York. Corinthiau of Marblehead, Massachusetts, 

 Lake Y. R. A. and other clubs, the entire sail area is used, the 

 square root being extracted. In the rule as modified by the 

 Atlantic Y. C. the sail area as measured is reduced by 10 per cent, 

 before the square root is extracted. This move has the dis- 

 advantage of confusing the racing men. The measurement of 

 a yacht in all of the clubs mentioned is the same, and easily r» - 

 membered, Minerva's for instance being 45.61ft. By the Atlantic 

 rule, however, she will measure 44.29. 



Every race that is sailed goes to prove the necessity of uniform 

 racing rules, as men are obliged to hunt over half a dozen club 

 programmes to make sure just how the rulei they may sail under 

 to-day may differ from those they sailed under yesterday aud 

 those they will sail under to-morrow. In making a change of 

 rule*, therefore, the first point for a club to consider is the actual 

 merit of the change in itself, but the next, and of hardly less im- 

 portance, is as to how it will agree or conflict with the general 

 usage; and in each of these respects the alteration of the estab- 

 lished rule in the present case is for the worse. 



The Atlantic Y. 0., beside Grayling, to which famous yacht it 

 has always had the first claim, has also had a number of small 

 schooners which entered in the annual regatta, but this year not 

 a two-sticker was present at the line. The largest racers were 

 consequently the 70ft. sloops, with Katrina, Shamrock and Fanny 

 entered. The improvements in the former two promised an in- 

 teresting race, as was the case, Fanny not starting, although sail- 

 ing about tbe line when the gun was fired. Anaconda was evi- 

 dently not going to givoup the fight with Clara without trying 

 her best, and Captain Joe Ellsworth was at the wheel for the day, 

 making the beet showing for tbe boat that she has ever had, 

 though Clara finally won the mug. Nepenthe and Stella made 

 up the 46ft. class. In the forties the entries were Chispa, Choc- 

 taw and Minerva, the former steered by Com. Lawton, her owner, 

 and Minerva by Captain Charles Barr. As Chispa, though in alj 



