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FOREST AND STREAM 



[July 17, 1880, 



faceting. 



"West India Hurricanes and the Great March Blizzard:' By 

 Everett Hayden, U. S. Hudmgraphic Office. Large quarto, with S3 

 lithographic plate*. Price $1. Contains full history of the great 

 storm of March, 1SSS, with practiced information how to luindle a 



Vessel in a cyclone; use of oil at sea, etc. 



FIXTURES. 



JtJI-T. 



17. Miramicbi, Newcastle to 26. American, Club Cham.,New- 



Cbatham and return. Open buryport. 



19. Quincy, 3d Cham , Qulncy. 26. Beverly, 2d Cbam., Mon. 

 19. Beverly, 2d Cham.. Marble- Beach. 



head. 26. Cor. Navy. Regatta, East 

 19. Sippican, Open, Marion. River Squadron. 



19. West Lynu, 1st Cham., Lynn 26. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 

 19. Great Head, 1st Cham., Great Greenwich. 



Head. 26. Marine and Field Club, Bath 



lit. Hamilton, Cruise. 26. Hamilton, 30ft. 



19. Lynn, Lynn. 26. Lynn, Lynn. 



19. R. Can., 30ft. and Coagrove 26. R. Can.. 25ft. and McGaw 



Cup, Toronto. Cup, Toronto. 



19. Queen City, 1st class. Tor. 26. Quaker City, Pen., Delaware 

 19. Cape Cod, Nobscutt Pier. River. 



22. Cedar Pt., Saugatuck, Conn. 26. Bay View, Club, So. Boston. 



23. Quincy. Ladies' Day. 26. Buffalo.Handicap, Pt. Albino 



23. Pleon, Club Cruise. 26. Riverside, Special Classes, 



24. Monatiquot, 2d Pen., Wey- Riverside, Conn. 



mouth. 29. Great Head, Moonlight Sail, 



25. Queen City, Skiff class. Tor. Great Head. 



26. Hull. 29. American, Moonlight Sail, 

 26. Corinthian, Marblehead, Newburyport. 



First Champ. 30. Pleon, 2d Cham., Marbleh'd. 



28. So. Boston Mas'. Fleet, Cup. 30. N. V. Cruise. New London. 



26. Great Head, Club Cham., 31. Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail, 



Great Head. Savin Hili. 



31. So. Boston, Moonlight Sail. 



AUGUST. 



2. Indian Harbor, Regatta. 18. American, Open, Newbury- 



2. Beverly, 2d Cup, Marblehead port. 



2. Corinthian Mosquito Fleet, 20. Hull, Cham., Pt. Allerton. 



Cruise. 20. L. Y. R. A., Kingston. 



2. Hamilton, Whitewings Cup. 22. Quincy. Club, Quincy. 



S. Monatiquot, 2d Cham., Wey- 22. Pleon, 3d Cham., Marbleh'd. 



mouth. 23. Hull, Cham., Hull. 



2. Royal Can., 2lft. Class, Tor. 23. First day of the midsummer 

 2. Queen City. 2d Class, Tor. series for 30 and 40-footers. 



2. Tape Cod. Nobscutt Pier. 23. Larchmout, Oyster Boats, 



8. Buffalo, Club, Buffalo. Larchmont. 



2-9. Cor. Navy, Cruise, Long 23. West Lynn, 3d Cham., Lynn. 



Island Sound. 23. Beverly, 2d Sweep, Mon. 

 2-16. QuakerCity, Annual Cruise Beach. 



Long Island Sound. 23. Savin Hill, Cham., Savin Hill 



West Lynn. 2d Cham., Lynn. 23. Great Head, Sail-off, Great 

 0. Great Head, 2d Cham., Great Head. 



Head. 23. American, 2d Cham., New- 

 s. Monatiquot, Ladies' Day and buryport. 



Review. Weymouth. 23. Cor. Navv, Regatta, West 



9. Sa vin Hill, Club, Savin Hill. Long Island Sound Squad. 



8. Corinthian, Marblehead, 23. So. Boston Mas. Fleet, Cup. 



Club, under 21ft. 23. Queen City, Skiff Class, Tor. 



D, So. Boston Mas. Fleet. Cup. 23. Ri verside.Ladies'Day, River- 



9. Hamilton, 21 and 25ft. side. Conn. 



9. Royal Can.. Skiff Class, Tor. 23. L. Y. R. A., Oswego. 



9. Queen City, Cruise, Toronto. 24!. Buffalo, Crime, Lake Erie. 



9. Monatiquot, 3d Cham., Wey- 23. Lvnn, Lynn. 



mouth. 23, 25, 26. Corinthian, 30 & 40ft., 

 13. Hull, .Ladies' Day. Marblehead. 



13, Pleon, Club, Marblehead. 27. Rhode island. Open Regatta. 



13. Hamilton, L.Y.R.A. Regatta 27. L. Y. R. A., Rochester. 



13. L. Y. R. A., Hamilton. 28. Miramicbi, Black Brook to 

 1 f. Massachusetts, 30 and 40ft., Oak Point and return. 



Dorchester. 29. Savin Hill. Moonlight Sail, 



15. L. Y. R. A., Royal Can., Tor. Savin Hill. 



16. Sippican. Club, Marion. 30. Beverlv, 3d Cup, Marblehead 

 16. Beverly, 3d Cham., Marble- 30. Sippican, Sweep, Marion. 



head. 30. Savin Hill, Cruise. 



16. Queen City, 1st Class and 30. Queen City, 2d Class, Tor. 



"World" Cup, Toronto. 30. Monatiquot, Sail-off Cham., 

 16. L. Y. R. A., Queen City, Tor. Weymouth. 

 16. Newark, Annual, Bayonne. 



EASTERN Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, JULY 1 O, 1 1 . 



THE Eastern Y. C. proved but little more successful than the 

 New York clubs this year in its annual regatta, the starters 

 being not over numerous and the weather very poor on the day set 

 for the race, Thursday of last week. No New York yachts were 

 entered save Minerva, and nearly all the entries were Burgess 

 boats, making it ratber a family affair; but in addition to the fact 

 that the entries were eo split up as to insure at least a duel in each 

 of the four classes, there were a couple of special features that 

 were not seen in the New York races; a real live schooner race, 

 and the meeeting of Minerva with two of the three new Burgess 

 boats built to beat her. The schooner fleet is now confined to 

 Boston, so far as any racing goes. New York being out of it ap- 

 parently ior some time. Boston has now three out of the four 

 racers in the 90ft. class, the fourth. Grayling, being used for 

 cruising only this year. The issue between the new Merlin and 

 the oldor Sea Fox and Mayflower in new hands is still sufficiently 

 open to excite considerable interest over their first meeting, and 

 had the weather been favorable on the first day a fine race would 

 have been seen. As it was, the short course of the second day 

 hardly made the race what one looks for between such large boats. 

 The chief feature of the racing was of course the meeting between 

 Minerva and the two new Burgess forties. Gossoon and Ventura; 

 and those who went to see this battle were not disappointed by 

 '50ur.se or weather, both being above the average. The fleet of the 

 Seawa.nhaka Corinthian Y. C, including the flagship Medusa, the 

 schooners Miranda and Iroquois, and the cutters Huron and 

 Minerva, was in the harbor of Marblehead; but besides those on 

 the yachts no visitors were present from New York, a marked 

 contrast to the years '85 and '86. The full list of entries is as 

 follows: 



SCHOONERS OVER 75FT. L.W.L., 36 MILES. 



Yacht. Owner. Helmsman. Meae. Al. 



Merlin, c. b.. ..W. H.Forbes 93.45 0 08 



Sea Fox, c. b Alauson Tucker Capt. Stone 91.43 1 24 



Mayflower, c. b.W. A. Gardner 90.32 2 07 



MEnone, k Hugh Cochrane Capt. Watson 80.62 9 34 



SLOOPS AND CUTTERS OYER 70FT. L.W.L., 36 MILES. 



Volunteer, c. b..C. J. Paine 91.08 0 00 



*Wayward, k. . .David Sears 65.80 23 04 



40-46FT. L.W.L., 36 MILES. 



Milicete. c. b — A. B. Turner Capt. Frisbie 52.42 0 00 



Thelrna, k F. B. McQuesten. . . .Owner 52.30 0 00 



Alga, k C. A. Longfellow — Capt. Crocker 51.83 0 49 



Fanita, c. b T. H. Shepard Otis Shepherd 50.80 2 30 



35-40FT. L.W.L.. 24 MILES. 



Tomahawk, k. . .B. W. Cro wninsbield 48.68 0 00 



Gossoon, k G.E.&C.F.Adams,2dC. F.Adams 47,42 1 51 



Chiquita, c. b.. . A. Hem-mvay 46.88 2 30 



Ventura, c. b....C. H. W. Foster Owner 4f!.87 2 30 



Minerva, k J. Lee Carroll . .Capt. Chas. Barr. . .46.07 3 09 



Pappoose, k B. Thayer Mr. Duryea 42.60 H 00 



30-35FT. L.W.L., 24 MILES. 



Shark, c. b C. Prince W. B. VVaterhouse.-30.07 0 00 



Hawk, c. b iurdon Dexter Owner 36.07 0 00 



* Put to higher class. 



All these yachts were designed by Mi'. Burgess with the ex- 

 ception of Sea Fox, by Com. Canfield; Fanita, by Mr. Ellsworth, 

 Minerva, by Mr. Fife. Volunteer, Tomahawk and Chiquita did 

 not start on the first day, and in addition Wayward, Milicete and 

 Fanita failed to start on the second day. The regatta programme, 

 which, wi^h many other details of the arrangements, was the 

 work ot Mr. Eaton, the secretary of the regatta committee, was 

 very complete, giving on the inside pages a reproduction of the 

 coast survey Chart with the regular courses of the Eastern Y. C, 

 and on the back the code signals for each course, in colors, 

 together with the preparatory and starling flags. The larger tri- 

 angular course, with 12-mile sides, starting from Half Wav Rock 

 and with one angle at Harding's Bell Buoy, was chosen for all 

 classes, the intention being to send all yachts over 40ft. l.w.l. 

 around the triangle, in one direction or the other, according to 

 the wiud; those under 40ft. sailing out and back over one or the 

 other legs, 24 miles in all. At the request of the 46ft. class they 

 were sent tne shorter course on both days, and after the failure 

 of the schooners to make a race over the triangle Thursday, they 

 also were sent over tbe 24-mile course on the second day. The 

 start was the usual flying one, 5m. preparatory gun and 5m. to 



cross, the signals being given by whistle and flag from the judge's 

 tag, anchored off Half W r ay Rock. 



On Wednesday there had been a strong breeze all day. but by 

 Thursday morning the wind was very light. The start was delayed 

 as long as possible, but at noon the signals for Harding's Buoy, 

 which had been flying for some time, were sent down, and those 

 for the southeast mark were set, the wind being light S.E. 



The club experienced the annual difficulty in securing a steamer 

 for its members, the old John Brooks being the only boat avail- 

 able. As she did not leave Portland, where she had been liberally 

 daubed up with many gorgeous hues during the day, until mid- 

 night on Wednesday, she only reached her wharf in Boston in 

 time to take her passengers on board and get to Half -Way Rock 

 at the advertised hour. She had few chairs on board, and not 

 coal enough to make the trip at any speed, but the 500 people on 

 board were very gqod-natnred, cushions and mattresses from the 

 state-rooms were carried to the upper deck and used as seats, and 

 all enjoyed the picnic. 



There was a large fleet of steam and sailing craft about the 

 start, the latter mostly white, as bents a Boston boat, and with 

 sterns dutifully disfigured by a patch of black on which a kindly 

 and paternal government prescribes that a yacht's name shall be 

 painted. From Volunteer down to Gossoon and Ventura, every 

 white boat had the same black patch on her stern, on which her 

 name and port were displayed, until one is tempted to ask what 

 offense the yachtsmen of Boston have been guilty of that a law 

 enacted in 1793, and intended to apply of course to mercantile 

 vessels only, should be arbitrarily enforced to annoy them. In 

 most countries where yachting is at all known it at least receives 

 nominal recognition and support from the government; the 

 United States is, we believe, the only nation which discourages 

 yachting, both in steamers and sailing craft, by the enforcement 

 of ancient and obsolete laws made long before yachts were 

 thought of. The time has come when some concerted action on 

 the part of yachtsmen is absolutely necessary to secure the pass- 

 age of special laws for steam and sailing yacbts. 



From the fleet present it is plain to see that Eastern yachtsmen 

 are still strong believers in the virtues of cordwoodas well as can- 

 vas in making a good sail; Volunteer showed her usual number of 

 battens; Ventura had two battens in her jib, three in her staysail, 

 and three more in her new mainsail; Gossoon had six, three in 

 her mainsail; while Merlin had a perfect Jacob's Ladder of bat- 

 tens up the leech of her staysail. 



The schooners had been working about to the southward of the 

 Rock, coming up for the line in a string, all on starboard tack. 

 The whistle blew at 12:25:00, Merlin being first over, with Fox on 

 her weather and Mayflower on her lee; OEnone being last, abreast 

 of Wayward. The start was very poor, all but Merlin being handi- 

 capped. The smaller craft all started together, there being quite 

 a crowd and some confusion at the line. As usual one of the larger 

 boats persisted in running just along the line on port tack, while 

 waiting for the gun, thus putting others about and making a gen- 

 eral nuisance of herseif. Gossoon, with Mr. Burgess on board and 

 Mr. C. F. Adams at the stick, was first away at gunfire, getting a 

 good start; while Milicete stuck close by her. Ventura came next, 

 with a clear start, but Minerva was obliged to tack to leeward ot 

 Fanita, and in the midst of the rear-guard. Hawk had a place to 

 windward, but Sbark was badly served, being put about and 

 blanketed. The start was timed as follows: 



Start 12 25 00 Milicete 12 40 50 



Merlin 12 29 20 Ventura 12 41 20 



Handicap Time 12 30 00 Hawk 12 41 38 



Sea Fox 15 30 46 Fanita 12 41 50 



Mayflower 12 30 50 Minerva 12 41 50 



OS none 12 33 55 Alga 12 42 30 



Wayward 12 33 59 Thelma 12 43 20 



Start 12 40 00 Pappoose 12 43 45 



Gossoon 12 40 35 Shark 



The fleet went over on starboard tack, the schooners, carrying 

 maintopmaststay sails and jibtopsails, all holding this tack for 

 some time save that CEnone tacked and stood for the southward 

 soon after crossing the line. As the single-stickers drew well 

 clear of the Rock, Gossoon was ahead. with Milicete astern and to 

 leeward, while Ventura was perhaps 300yds. astern of Milicete. 

 Just after her was SharK, with Hawk on her weather beam, and in 

 a line astern of the pair were Alga. Minerva and Thelga, the 

 Scotch cutter under the lee of Alga. Gossoon went on port tack, 

 followed by Milicete, and soon the fleet was well broken up, the 

 three large schooners to the east on starboard tack, CEnone to the 

 south on port tack, and the others scattered about within this 

 quadrant. Milicete was leading her class, Gossoon was well to the 

 front in hers, and Ventura second, and Shark had a constantly in- 

 creasing lead on Hawk. Minerva had been badly placed at the 

 start, and was not yet over her troubles, as Ventura was to wind- 

 ward of her and it was some time before Minerva could get clear. 

 Gossoon was gaining steadily now, being clear of the rest, with 

 both Minerva and Ventura to leeward. When Minerva Anally 

 escaped from Ventura's lee and left her, Ventura went on star- 

 board tack and stood across Gossoon's wake and over toward the 

 big schooners. Pappoose was to leeward of Minerva and Thelma 

 and some distance away. 



A little before 2 P.M. CEnone stood across on starboard tack 

 from her inshore position and came out ahead of Sea Fox, who 

 was then leading Mayflower, with Merlin last. On this tack 

 OEnone, with Milicete, Fanita and Alga in her wake, crossed 

 some distance ahead of Gossoon's bows, while to leeward of Gos- 

 soon were Thelma, Minerva and Pappoose, Ventura being on port 

 tack astern of the other forties. The schooners, with Wayward 

 and Ventura, now held along well off shore on port tack for some 

 time, the rest of the fleet standing closer along the shore. The 

 wind was growing lighter from hour to hour, and by 3 P. M. there 

 was little left, the fleet, now scattered in all directions, and 

 within 3 or 4 miles of the southeast mark, feeling a light roll of 

 the sea which they headed on one tack. CEnone was on starboard 

 tack. Gossoon in her wake, with Wayward and Minerva astern of 

 her. For two hours more they worked along slowly. Gossoon and 

 Minerva together, the distance between them changing a little on 

 one or the other tack. Ventura was long since out of it and Pap- 

 poose no better off. Milicete was far ahead of Thelma, while 

 Fanita and Alga were far astern. The race had become a dreary 

 drift, and there was little chance that it could be finished before 

 tbe official sunset of the Eastern Y. C, which was at 5:22 P. M. 

 on July 10. 



The schooners dropped astern as the wind fell until Milicete 

 was the first at the mark, the fleet being timed: 



Milicete 5 11 00 Alga ft 37 00 



Gossoon 5 12 00 Merlin 5 4100 



Wayward 5 12 30 Ventura 5 45 15 



CEnone 5 15 00 Pappoose ft 50 45 



Minerva 5 16 00 Fanita. 5 53 45 



Mayflower 5 16 05 Shark 6 10 15 



Sea Fox 5 17 30 Hawk 6 23 00 



Thelma 5 30 45 



The leaders set spinakers to starboard for the run in, while the 

 schooners set jibtopsails for the reach to Hardings, Sea Fox set- 

 ting her ballooner. Gossoon made a good turn at, the mark, but 

 when Minerva came up she was between Mayflower and Sea Fox, 

 being blanketed for some time and losing way in the light air. 

 When well away. Gossoon overhauled Milicete and gained on 

 Minerva, but the wind was growing lighter and by 6:30 there was 

 almost a flat calm, putting an end to the race. The tugs were sent 

 to pick up as many of the racers as possible, but Shark, Hawk and 

 other unlucky ones did not get in until midnight. When the 

 committee reached the club house it was decided to start again 

 next morning. 



During the night a strong N.E. breeze came up, blowing merrily 

 at 0 A. M„ but by breakfast time it had fallen somewhat. The 

 fleet, however, found wind enough at 10 A. M. to take them out to 

 the line, where the committee boat was showing but one signal, 

 the Hardings Bell Buoy, for schooners as well as the others. As 

 usual, in cases of postponement, some of the starters of the pre- 

 vious day did not turn up. Wayward. Milicete and Fanita not 

 starting. This made the race even less interesting than on the 

 preceding dav, the 46ft. class having only two Burgess keel boats, 

 and the 30ft. class two Burgess centerboards, it being a matter of 

 small importance to most of the spectators whether or no Alga 

 beat Thelma or Shark beat flawk. Had the. centerboard Milicete 

 been present in the 46ft. class, and tbe keel Saladin in the 30ft., 

 there would have been enough at stake to lend a little interest to 

 the racing of the two classes. As it was, the only real contests 

 were between the four large schooners and the three forties, 

 Ventura, Gossoon and Minerva. 



At the time of the start the wind was moderately strong from 

 E.N.E. or just far enough aft to make it doubtful whether a 

 spinaker would pay for the setting. AH oarried clubtopsails. 

 The start for the schooners was given at 11:15:00, Capt. Nat Wat- 

 son taking CEnone over within fifteen seconds. Merlin and May- 

 flower were at her heels, but Sea Fox was a couple of minutes late. 

 All set spinakers to port. 



It was 15m. later when the whistle for the smaller boats sounded, 

 little "Pap" going over very smartly, with Gossoon close by her 

 and Minerva just under her rival's lee. As on the previous day. 

 Gossoon took the honors of the start, and Minerva again paid 

 dearly for it. The 46ft. boats had a beautiful start but 5s. apart, 

 Alga, with large jibtopsail, to windward, and Thelma, with 

 ballooner, to leeward. \ entura was the last of her class, going 

 over between the two thirties, with spinaker to port, the others 



having no spinakers set. Hawk came for the line just ahead of 

 Shark, but the latter, under good way with her spinaker drawing, 

 ran up on Hawk's weather and was soon past her. The times 

 were; 



Start 11 15 00 Gossoon 11 80 30 



CEnone 11 17 00 Minerva 11 30 32 



Merlin 11 17 30 Thelma 11 30 55 



Mayflower 11 17 45 Alga 11 31 00 



Sea Fox 11 19 30 Hawk 11 31 30 



Start 11 30 00 Ventura 113135 



Pappoose 11 30 15 Shark U 31 45 



It was soon plain that spinakers were best below deck; Sea Fox 

 and Mayflower having stowed theirs, were leading Merlin and 

 CEnone, the latter pair bearing off toward the shore to make the 

 big sails draw. Ventura was making an elegant display of hers, 

 as it ballooned over the stay, finally getting it in and running 

 straight for Hardings, leaving the others in a triangular duel of 

 their own; up to windward. Shark and Hawk held to theirs for a 

 while, Shark being to windward. When they took them in Shark 

 was about an eighth of a mile ahead of Hawk, this distance short- 

 ening at times but with no great change one way or the other over 

 the whole of the first leg and the greater part of the second. 



The great fleht was, of course, between Gossoon and Minerva, 

 the Burgess boat ahead; while little Pappoose was running very 

 fast for her length, and making a superb effort to hang on to 

 Minerva's skirts. Gossoon's weather berth stood her in good 

 stead and she stopped every effort of Minerva to get by her. 

 After several unsuccessful attempts at her lee. in which Minerva 

 was at times well up on her beam, the Scotch boat made a dash 

 for Gossoon's weather, but this too was unsuccessful, and she set- 

 tled down close to Gossoon's lee quarter again. Meanwhile, after 

 holding the pair very well for over half the course, Pappoose had 

 dropped a little astern and was steering her own course straight 

 for the mark. Ventura, with nothing to bother her, was doing 

 the same and coming up fast on all the others. Fiually she caught, 

 Pappoose and the two fell to luffing like the leaders, Ventura 

 Anally bearing away and running for the mark. When well 

 down the course Merlin and CEnone took in spinakers and hauled 

 up for the turn, Mayflower now being ahead of them, having 

 come a straighter course. Sea Fox had stood well out to wind- 

 ward, thus losing a good deal. Thelma was hindered at the start 

 by a balloon jibtopsail, but after taking it in she managed to hold 

 Alga, the pair outrunning the forties. 



The turn at Harding's Bell Buoy was timed: 



Turn. Elapsed. 



Mayflower 12 31 00 1 13 15 



Merlin 12 31 20 1 13 50 



CEnone ... 12 33 00 1 16 00 



Sea Fox 12 37 20 1 17 50 



Alga 12 59 15 1 28 15 



Thelma 100 00 1-29 03 



Gossoon 1 03 40 1 33 10 



Minerva 1 04 00 1 33 28 



Ventura 1 04 15 1 32 40 



Pappoose 1 05 45 1 35 30 



Sbark 1 14 05 1 42 20 



Hawk 1 15 05 1 43 35 



The la«t column, of elapsed times from the start, shows the 

 performance of each boat. Ventura made the best time of the 

 forties, but she was not bothered on the way; Pappoose had really 

 done the best work down wind, saving her time for half the 

 course on all the others. Minerva had run Gossoon a little on cor- 

 rected time, being but 18s. astern on elapsed time. Although 

 there had been quite a sea all the way down, it had not been felt 

 off the wind, but now it promised to be more troublesome on 

 spars, the wind falling lighter, and several yachts lowered their 

 clubtopsails. Merlin and CEnone did so, and also Thelma, setting 

 working topsails, while Minerva set her small club and the two 

 thirties shifted to sprittopsails. As the wind now held, it 

 promised a long beat home, with a good sea; but it proved that 

 some of the yachts wore nearly able to lay their courses, while 

 the sea moderated considerably as the day advanced. Merlin and 

 CEnone went on starboard tack at once after rounding, but May- 

 flower held her port tack well out to sea, with Fox after her, the 

 latter even holding her course off shore after Mayflower had 

 headed somewhere near where she wanted to eo. Merlin, by her 

 better course, left the others far astern when Half- Way Rock was 



Alga, with clubtopsail, held to windward of Thelma with jib 

 header most of the way in, but Thelma footed faster. The pair 

 started direct for home as soon as they turned, making one long 

 leg until the wind headed them a few miles from the finish. 

 Thelma was then ahead and Alga to windward, but when they 

 tacked oft* shore for the mark, Thelma setting her clubtopsail to- 

 ward the last, she gained rapidly on Alga, being an easy winner. 



Gossoon, swinging her club, led off with a stretch to the south, 

 on port tack, with Minerva astern. They held this leg for some 

 time and then tacked nearly together and made one long leg for 

 the line. Gossoon gained steadily on both legs, the distance be- 

 tween them changing at times, hut in the end in her favor. At 

 tbe end she just nipped by tbe judges' boat, at the leeward end, 

 while Minerva crossed some distance further to windward, haviDg 

 overstood a little more than was really necessary. Ventura broke 

 tacks with the leaders at the turn, standing inshore for a time 

 and then tacking out, being well in the wake of the others. Pap- 

 poose, too, found the road up hill a hard one, and finally the pair 

 gave up and ran straight home for Marblehead, content to leave 

 with Gossoon the undisputed honor of beating Minerva, 



Shark and Hawk held port tack together for a short time, the 

 former taking in her clubtopsail to spare the topmast in the sea. 

 Hawk soon did the same, and they held very evenly together on 

 the long starboard tack which brought them close in shore near 

 Tinker's Island, made famous by Harbinger in last year's race, 

 and now. by the way, specifically barred from the courses of the 

 Eastern Y. C. Here both tacked off shore, Shark spinning out a 

 good lead in the smoother water and light wind that was found 

 on the last of the long leg. On the two tacks that were made off 

 shore Shark gained considerably at one time, losing some of lead 

 later, but finishing by a margin of over two minutes. The race 

 was interesting in a way from the fact that the two boats are 

 nearly identical in model, Shark being built last fall and Hawk 

 this spring, and their measurements are the same, so that there 

 is no time between them. Shark was very cleverly sailed by Mr. 

 Waterhouse, and won fairly on her merits. The full times were: 



FIRST CLASS— SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Merlin 11 17 31 2 13 56 2 56 25 2 56 25 



Sea Fox 11 19 50 2 25 19 



CEnone 11 17 05 2 31 56 



Mayflower U 17 57 2 28 19 



FIFTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Thelma 11 30 00 3 14 49 



Alga 11 30 00 3 22 19 



SIXTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Gossoon 11 30 00 3 21 20 



Minerva 11 30 00 3 24 58 



Ventura 11 30 00 Withdrew. 



Pappoose 11 30 00 Withdrew. 



Shark 11 30 00 4 10 39 



Hawk 11 30 00 4 12 43 



On the windward work Gossoon beat Minerva 3m. Ins., and over 

 the whole course 3m. 38s. actual time and 2m. 20s. corrected. Just 

 as the two thirties were comiug in from the finish their keel sister, 

 Saladin, with Mr. Fowle and a party on board, came in under 

 spinaker from a cruise of a week, having made the run from Port- 

 land to her moorings in Marblehead Harbor in a little less than 

 twelve hours. The racing was in charge of the renatta committee: 

 Messrs. Charles H. Joj, chairman; T. Dennie Boardman, J. S. 

 Fav, Jr., R. D. Sears and William S. Eaton, secretary. 



3 05 29 



3 04 30 



3 H 51 



3 08 28 



3 10 22 



3 08 57 



3 44 49 



3 44 49 



3 53 19 



3 51 46 



3 51 20 



3 49 29 



3 54 58 



3 51 49 



4 40 39 



4 40 39 



4 42 43 



1 42 43 



PAVONIA Y. O.-The Pavonia Y. C. has sent out the following 

 very hospitable invitation to other Ntfw York club: "Recognizing 

 the lack of accommodations of any description for yachts sailing 

 in lower New York Bay, and feeling that to supply them in 

 abundance would be a boon which yachtsmen could not fail to 

 appreciate, the Pavonia Y. C. has purchased property at Atlantic 

 Highlands, on Sandy Hook Bay, and erected thereon a commodi- 

 ous club house, where yachtsmen wiU And a home and comforts 

 equal to those of a-ny similar institution. It being the desire of 

 our club that all kindred organizations shall share with our own 

 members the conveniences to be derived from its beiutiful loca- 

 tion and desirable surrouudings, it has been decided to open our 

 house to all recognized yacht clubs; the privileges of the house 

 are, therefore, extended to your members during the season. 

 The house will be formally opened on July 19, at 2 o'clock P. M.. 

 and the officers and members of your club are cordially invitea 

 to be present. Trusting that you will frequently visit us, and 

 make our house in reality a yachtsman's haven, we are very truly 

 yours, Pavonia Y. C." The grounds can bo reached by steamers 

 from Pier 8, N. R., 9 A. M., I, 3:4ft, 4:30 and 5:30 P. M.; or by C. R. R. 

 of N. J., foot of Liberty street, 8:15 and 11:15 A. M., 1:30, 4:30, 5:30 

 and 7:30 P. M. 



BOSTON CITY REGATTA.— The owner of Peri has notified 

 the committee that his boat did. not go the full course, so the 

 second prize goes to Mabel. 



