Aug. 14, 1890.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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held, but the present oamp is if anything superior; the main 

 camp faces east, as at Grindstone, in front of it is a bay nf clear 

 blue water not less beautiful than Eel Bay, across which, instead 

 of Stave Island, lie the green woods of Shelter Island; while to 

 the east, where one would look for Round Island or Thousand 

 Island Park, is the tall apire of the church of Sag Harbor, 

 While Grindstone Island had but one front really available to 

 canoeists, Jessup's Neck, as will be seen from the chart published 

 3 weeks since, has two, the view from the Sound, overlooking 

 Peconic Bay, being almost equal to that from the main front, 

 while both bays offer the best of sailing courses. Looking from 

 the west shore, out where Gananoque would bear from the 

 Grindstone hill, there are the green and beautiful shores of Great 

 Hog Neck, the prosaic nomenclature of Long Island having a 

 pronounced leaning toward hog-*, clams, rams and cows. 



As was anticipated by all who have been actively connected 

 with the management of previous meets, the first salt-water meet 

 has presented unusual difficulties, and entailed a vast amount of 

 work on Com. Stanton and his assistants on the various com- 

 mittees. When the site was finally decided on, after a long pre- 

 liminary search last fall, there was a great deal of work to be 

 done before the wild and roughly- wooded shore could be made fit 

 for a large camp. There was much underbrush to be removed, a 

 marsh in the depression between the two camps to be filled in, 

 wells to be dug, stairways to be built from the bluff to the beach, 

 flo ats for the canoes, mess tent and kitchen, a large dock, and the 

 many smaller accessories of a large organized camp. The work 

 was greater than at any previous camp, its extent can only be ap- 

 preciated by those who saw Jessup's Neck in June and again m 

 August. 



Though the camp was only opened on Friday, by Sunday it pre- 

 sented the appearance of a large meet. Opposite the little depres- 

 sion that separates the ladies' camp from the main camp is a 

 dock extending about 150ft. into deep water. Near its head is the 

 camp store, while on the side of the hill is the kitchen, the most 

 extensive affair yet seen at a. meet, with a full outfit of ranges, 

 broilers, ovens, etc. Adjoining it, and just on the crown of the 

 hill, is the large mess tent, in which most of the company eat, the 

 two departments being under the charge of Mr. Bare, a New York 

 caterer. Stretching out to the north is a long avenue of tents, 

 large and small, the majority being small wall tents or marquees, 

 occupied by one or two persons. Far down on the extreme point 

 is the Lowell camp, a number of tents with the usual workshop. 

 The camp already boasts a tent lighted by electricity, the work 

 of an ingeaious member of the Vesper B. O. 



The ladies' camp is located on a bluff just to the south of the 

 dock, in a little grove of cedars. There i« no great amount of 

 shade in camp, all there is being here; but there is a breeze 

 blowing constantly across the Neck, making it comparatively 

 cool, even in the sun. The signal code devised by Com. Stanton 

 and signal officer E. W, Brown has proved a success, the little 

 code books being at hand everywhere and the many orders given 

 in this way being easily read. 



Com. Stanton and Mr. Burchard were the first in camp, but at 

 5 A. M. on Friday the steamer Shelter Island lauded a large con- 

 tingent of settlers, tents went, up quickly and soon the green 

 bluff was turned to white. The Saturday boat from New York 

 brought another large party, including Mr. Ford Jones, of Brock- 

 ville, who brought with him the A. C. A. sailing trophy, which 

 he has held for the past year. Mr. Jones met with an unpleasant 

 experience, being stopped at TItica by the strike on the New York 

 Central R. R. He crossed to the West Shore, reaching New 

 York, but without his baggage, coming to camp without tent, 

 bedding or a change of clothes. The strike is likely to detain 

 many others who are coming by way of New York. A laTge dele- 

 gation from Toronto is on the way, reported to arrive on Monday 

 night. Up to Monday noon there were about 100 in camp. Mr. 

 Bennett, of the transportation committee, made the trip on the 

 steamer Eagle last week, picking ninety canoes* from localities 

 about New York and landing them safely at camp without a 

 scratch. 



Themonotony of camp life has been varied byseveral very severe 

 thunderstorms on Friday and Saturday, but these were surpassed 

 by one that came up at six o'clock on Sunday, just as all hands 

 were assembled in the mess-tent. The wind howled across the 

 Neck from N. W., while the rain came down in a sheet. The tent 

 leaked until the tables were a'most afloat; and then, as the wind in- 

 creased, all hands were called on to hold it down. While some of 

 the men held the three large tent poles, others, helped by the 

 ladies, held the sides and roof down. The tent rocked and the top 

 split badly, but by hard work it was saved from a total collapse. 

 The storm was too violent to last long, but it did a good deal of 

 damage; after the wind fell and the company sat down in wet and 

 dripping garments to commence dinner anew, the meal was en- 

 livened by couriers from various parts of the camp, each report- 

 ing more or less damage to tents. A number were blown down, 

 and hardly a party in camp could boast a complete dry outfit. 



What promises to be an amusing feature of the camp is a daily 

 paper, of which the first number appeared on Monday. The title 

 page reads as follows: 



THE DAILY DISTURBER. 

 Published During the "Meet" of 1890, under the auspices of 



The Ianthe Canoe Club, 



Of Woodslde, N. J. 

 Entered at Jessup's Neck as a first-class article. 

 Address all communications 



The Daily Disturber, 

 London office: Soho Square. Ianthe ave., Jessup's Neck, L. I. 



The inner pages of this journal contain the following news items: 



No. 1. 



August 11, 1880. 



Von. I. 



Postal Information.— All letters should be addressed , A. C. A. 

 Camp, Jessup's Neck, via Sag Harbor. Mail departs 11 o'clock 

 A. M.; mail arrives 7 o'clock P.M. Mail bags will be found in the 

 Secretary's tent, 



Mr. D. M. Bond of the Red Dragon club has been appointed 

 postmaster. 



Mr. H. E. Jepson of the Puritan club has been appointed bugler. 

 Will the man who lost an A. C. A. pin call on Geo. L. Parmele 

 for it. 



Restaurant Rates: 



Ticket for 2 weeks $14.00 \ Breakfast 50 



"10 days 11.50 Single Meals < Lunch 50 



" " 1 week ' 8.75 ( Dinner 75 



Ralph F. Brazer served as officer of the day yesterday. 



Henry J. Winser, of Newark, N. J., led the church service at 

 Squ-»w Point yesterday. Forty-one attended. 



Signal Code of the A. C. A. for sale at the Secretary's lent, 10 

 cents a copy. We would advise every canoeist to procure a copy, 

 so that they will know when to go in when it rains. 



Ladies in Camp.— Mrs. Palmer, Miss Palmer, Mrs. Winser, 

 Miss Winser, Miss Fredericks, Newark N. J.; Miss Calverly, New 

 York; Miss Douglass, Soho, N. J.; Miss Parsons, Chicago, 111.; the 

 Misses Sherwood; Mr. and Mrs. Schuyler-, Arlington, N. J.; Mr. 

 and Mrs. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J.; Mr. and Mis. Tobias, Perth 

 Amboy, N. J.; Mr. and Mrs. Belmen, Amsterdam, N. Y. 



Canoeists Registered at Secretary's Tent: 



Ianthe Club of Newark, N. J. — L. B. Palmer, canoe Bat; G*>o. P. 

 Douglas. Passaic; W. R. Barling, Nile; B. A. Acrigg, Astreei; 

 Barron Fredericks. Wraith: H. S. Des Brisay, Guyascutas; Wm. 

 F. Marvin. Booze; Wm. P. Dodge, Valfreyia. 



New York Canoe Cluh.—R. B Burchard, Sea Shell; M. T. Ben- 

 nett, Jr., Ghost; H. J. Winser, Pinta. 



Yonkers Club, Yonkera, N Y— C. B. Vaux, Bonnie; T. S. Oxholm, 

 Beta; J. W. Simpson, Minx. D. Goodsell, Nesta; R. O. Kirkwood, 

 Dolphin; J Bruce Gibson. Jno. B. Moffat. 



Bed Dragon Club, Philadelphia.— D. M. Bond, Theti': Weston 

 Underwood; H. E. MeCormick, Mayfly. 



Arlington Club, Arlington, N. J.— I, V. Dorland, Meda; A. A. 

 Crowell, Senorita; Mrs. C. V. Schuyler, Aphrodite; Mr. C. V. 

 Schuyler, Niosic. 



Brooklyn Club, Brooklyn, N. Y.— H. H. Smythe, Enrylda; R. J. 

 Wilkin, Unqua; F. L. Dunnell, Eclipse and Louise; W. Whitlock, 

 Guenn; Jno. Johnson, Vim. 



# B continued. 



Messrs. Noyes and Cramer of the Red Dragon Club arrived here 

 yesterday in their canoes. They left Philadelphia Aug. 3. 



We have about eighty tents and a population of aboun 11C 

 human beings. One of the tents here has a tame mouse, but that 

 has been left out in the count, hence the mistake of the New York 

 papers as to the number of people here. 



The storm last night was the worst we have had since we ar- 

 rived; about 15 tents were overturned and much damage done. 



In one point this camp is superior to Grindstone, it is just off 

 the favorite track of the New York yachts, and they call in fre- 

 quently to have a look at the camp. Com. Stanton's speedy 

 cutter Vandal has put down moorings in front of headquarters. 

 Mr. Foster's Lotowana will be here soon, and a number of others 

 are expected with members of the A. C. A. On Sunday a large 

 steam yacht steamed into the bay for a look at the camp, not 

 stopping to anchor. The sloop Hypatia, Atlantic Y. C, with a 

 Larchmont yacht, anchored off the camp for a time in the after- 



noon, while many small craft were sailing about. On Mon- 

 day the schooner Phantom lay off the camp for several hours, 

 her owner and family visiting the etimp. A. party from the steam 

 yacht Fidget also visited the camp, remaining to lunch. 



A. O. A. MEMBERSHIP.— Atlantic Division.- Geo. H. Bliss, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y.; Theodore Obrig, New York. Eastern Division: 

 Fred S. Montgomery, Worcester, Mass.; Alcnzo E. Flint, Paw- 

 tucket, R. I.; Geo. M. Townsend and G. D. Wright, Hartford. 

 Conn.; W. B. U Cranston, Norwich, Conn.; C. Harris Gurney and 

 Raymond G. Moury, Providence. rt. I. Ceutral Division: Harry 

 S. Miller, Albany, N. Y.; John J. Leary, Rochester, N. Y. North- 

 ern Division: R. A. Brock, Roy Sweeney, A M. Burns and Chas. 

 Baird, Toronto; W. P. Slessor, Geo. Oliver, A. G. Robertson, Chas. 

 H, Routh and W. E. Bradshaw, Montreal; Wm. Atkin, Newcastle; 

 A. G. Smith, Ottawa; J. H. Carnegie, Cobocouk. 



FIXTURES. 



AUGUST. 



Massachusetts, 30 and 40ft., 23. 

 Dorchester. 23. 



L. Y. R. A., Royal Can., Tor. 



Sippican, Club, Marion. 23. 



Beverly, 3d Cham., Marble- 

 head. 



Queen City, 1st Class and 

 "World" Cup, Toronto. 



L. Y. K. A., Queen City, Tor. 



Newark, Annual, Bayonne. 



Beverly, 3d Cham., Marble- 

 head. 



American, Open, Newbury- 

 port. 



19, 20. Corinthian, Marble- 

 head, midsummer series 

 for 30 and 40-footers. 



L. Y. R. A., Cobourg. 



L. Y. R. A., Kingston. 



Quiucy, Club, Quincy. 



Pleon, 3d Cham.. Marbleh'd. 30. 



Hull, Cham., Hull. 30. 



Larchmont, Oyster Boats, 30. 

 Larchmont. 30. 



West Lynn, 3d Cham., Lynn. 30. 



Beverly, 2d Sweep, Mon. 

 Beach. 



33. 



Savin Hill, Cham.,Savin Hill 

 Great Head, Hail-off, Great 

 Head. 



American, 3d Cham., New- 

 buryport. 



Cor, Navv, Regatta, West 

 Long Island Sound Squad. 



So. Boston Mus. Fleet, Cup. 



Queen City, Skiff Class, Tor. 



Riverside,Ladies'Day, River- 

 side, Conn. 



L. Y. R. A., Oswego. 



Buffalo, Cruise, Lake Erie. 



Lynn, Lynn. 



Rhode Island, Open Regatta. 

 L. Y. R. A., Rochester. 

 Miramicbi, Black Brook to 



Oak Point and return. 

 Savin Hill, Moonlight Sail, 



Savin Hill. 

 Beverly, 3d Cup, Marblehead 

 Sippican, Sweep, Marion. 

 Savin Hill, Cruise. 

 Queen City, 2d Class, Tor. 

 Monatiquot, Sail-off Cham., 



Weymouth. 



THE NEW YORK Y. C, CRUISE. 



THIS year at least there can he no grounds for the complaint 

 made last season, that the cruise was but one long race. The 

 runs, which were such a feature of last year's cruise, have this 

 year afforded but two races, those, of Tuesday and Thursday of 

 last week from Vineyard Haven to New Bedford and from the 

 latter port to Newport. We gave last week a hasty summary of 

 the former, but the following is a more detailed account: 



There was a strong S.W. wind blowing on Tuesday morning, 

 making a beat to the turn, the Sow and Pigs Buoy. The course 

 for all but the forties was through Vineyard Sound, around this 

 buoy, and then up Buzzard's Bay to New Bedford, 38 knots. The 

 forties were sent through Quick's Hole, 24 knots. The smaller 

 yachts were started at 10:20, the larger at 10:30, the times at the 

 lino being: 



Clara 10 21 35 Quickstep 10 23 44 



CindereUa. .. 10 22 27 Gossoon 10 24 17 



Liris J0 23 38 Moccasin 10 25 00 



Sea Fox 10 37 18 CEnone 10 39 22 



Volunteer 10 37 19 Iroquois 10 40 10 



Merlin 10 37 46 Mayflower 10 40 23 



Puritan 10 38 23 Miranda 10 42 03 



Palmer 10 38 52 



4 57 13 



4 32 28 

 4 47 05 



4 57 31 



5 19 13 



5 09 57 

 5 21 04 



Corrected. 

 VValkover. 



4 32 28 

 4 42 28 



4 55 43 



5 15 57 



Not meas. 

 Not meas. 



5 26 31 Walkover. 



4 19 03 

 4 49 57 



5 24 37 

 5 56 00 



4 11 33 

 4 50 57 



Allowed. 

 Not meas. 



5 20 47 

 5 56 00 



4 11 30 

 4 50 57 



this was not the case, as she did not go to Vineyard Haven at all. 

 Choctaw, Mariquita and Nymph were among the missing, only 

 Moccasin, Gossoon and Liris starting. Gossoon carried a working 

 topsail, the others only lower sails. Sea Fox had a lead at the 

 start and it was increased by a luffing match between Merlin and 

 Volunteer, the schooner finally besting the singlesticker. Merlin 

 passed Sea Fox to leeward in the early part of the race, thence 

 leaving her badly all dav. Liris was delayed by an accident at the 

 start; when off West Chop Titania, making the run under cruis- 

 ing rig, lost a boat from her davits and luffed up; Liris ran down 

 to her aid, thinking that there was a man overboard. A steam 

 yacht picked up the lost boat , no harm being done, but by this 

 time Liris was far astern of her ela»s. Moccasin also came to 

 grief, the yoke of her tiller, spanning the rudderhead, giving way, 

 so that she could not be steered. Medusa was with the fleet, 

 though not racing; in coming through Quick's Hole she carried 

 away her topmast. Volunteer was the only yacht in the fleet to 

 make Sow and Pigs Buoy on one leg, the others making several 

 tacks at least. The flagship ran through Quick's Hole to time the 

 forties, so the others, save Volunteer, who turned at 1:27, were not 

 timed at Sow and Pigs. The official times were: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed, 



Palmer 10 38 52 3 56 05 if* 



schooners— CLASS HI. 



Merlin 10 37 46 3 10 14 



Sea Fox 10 37 18 3 24 23 



Mayflower 10 40 23 3 37 54 



Miranda 10 42 02 4 01 15 



SCHOONERS— CLASS IV. 



Iroquois 10 40 10 3 50 07 



CEnone 10 39 23 4 00 26 



SCHOONERS— CLASS V. 



Quickstep 10 23 44 3 50 15 



SLOOPS— CLASS I. 



Volunteer 10 37 19 2 56 22 



Puritan 10 38 23 3 28 20 



SLOOPS^-CLASS V. 



Clara 10 21 35 3 46 13 



Cinderella 10 22 27 4 18 27 



SLOOPS— CLASS VII, 



Gossoon 10 24 17 2 35 50 



Liris 10 23 38 3 14 35 



Moccasin 10 25 00 Disabled. 



Anchored in New Bedford harbor were a number of yachts be- 

 longing to the fleet, some having cotce from Vineyard Haven and 

 others direct from Newport, the list being nearly as follows: 

 Steamers: Electra, Alva, Lurline, Jean, Isolene, Fedalma, Shear- 

 water, Peerless, Adelita and Vivienne ; schooners. Viator, Am- 

 bassadress, Palmer, Sea Fox, Merlin, Mayflower, Miranda, In- 

 trepid, Atlanta, Phantom, Iroquois, CEnone, Quickstep, Mar- 

 guerite, Tidal Wave, Grayling, Madeline, Harbinger, Columbia, 

 Halcyon, Fenella, Gevalia, Wanderer; sloops: Papoose, Titania, 

 Volunteer, Puritan, Cinderella, Clara. Liris, Gossoon, Moccasin, 

 Psyche, Vedette, Minerva, Waif, Choctaw, Peerless, Gracie, 

 Nymph, White Wing, Nirvana, Aloha, Peri, Listless, Pocahontas, 

 Minerva, Huron, Clara, Medusa. Noma, Magic, Fenella and 

 Nirvana joined the fleet also, and the total number of New York 

 Y. C. yachts in port was sixty. 



Wednesday was cloudy and disagreeable, but many spectators 

 were afloat in small boats to see the fleet. At 1 P. M. Com. Gerry 

 held a reception on the Electra, the yachtsmen of the fleet being 

 present. The boat races came off in the afternoon, the Columbia's 

 crew winning the Gamecock colors, defeating crews from the 

 Catarina and Merlin. The Owl colors also brought out three 

 starters, Ambassadress, Columbia and Huron, the former crew 

 winning. In the dingy race, only one boat, the Palmer's, started. 

 The naphtha launches were raced under the same rules as last 

 year, the result being: 



Start. 



Electra, five horse power 4 18 46 



Yampa, two horse power 4 12 30 



Palmer, five horse power 4 18 46 



Lurline, two horse power 4 12 30 



Wanderer, four horse power 4 14 59 



Electra, eight horse power 4 27 49 



Electra's five horse power launch won first prize and Yampa's 

 two horse power boat second. 



In the evening a reception was tendered to the fleet by Com. 

 Hammond of the New Bedford Y. C. at the club house, the guests 

 beiDg most hospitably entertained until a very late hour. Next 

 morning there was no wind at colors, but later on a light S, W. 

 breeze came in, and at 10:20 the smaller division was started, with 

 the larger lOmin later. Moccasin came to grief before crossing 

 the starting line, taking the ground at Clark's Point and being 

 towed off by the steam yacht Lurline. She was out of the race, 

 having taken outside assistance, but still continued and made a 



Finish. 

 4 44 39 

 4 45 02 

 4 45 41 

 4 46 21 

 4 46 56 

 4 57 56 



Elapsed. 



25 53 



32 32 

 28 55 



33 51 

 31 48 

 24 07 



very creditable run. Marguerite, after hauling out on Wednes- 

 day to repair the damage to her board in a previous grounding, 

 went on Great Ledge, in Buzzard's Bay, and had to be towed off 

 by a tug. There was some good sailing over the first part of the 

 course, but after the Hen and Chickens Lightship was passed it 

 fell light and the finish was late. The official times were: 



THIRD CLASS— SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected 



Merlin 10 39 57 G 00 49 7 20 52 7 20 52 



Mayflower 10 39 23 Not timed. 



IfOURTH CLASS- SCHOONERS. 



CEnone 10 39 27 6 19 14 7 39 47 7 38 05 



Iroquois 10 42 15 Not limed. 



Marguerite ...10 39 01 Did not finish. 



FIFTH CLASS— SOI/OONBRS. 



Buickstep 10 23 55 6 13 15 7 50 00 7 50 00 



FIRST CLASS- SLOOPS. 



Volunteer .10 38 06 4 31 29 6 13 23 6 13 23 



THIRD CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Gracie 10 38 19 5 01 17 6 22 58 6 23 58 



Huron 10 43 06 6 10 27 7 27 21 7 23 35 



FOURTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Wayward 10 36 53 5 06 34 6 29 42 6 29 42 



FIFTH CLASS -SLOOPS. 



Clara 10 21 63 5 04 40 6 43 47 6 39 44 



Cinderella 10 23 45 6 26 53 8 03 08 8 03 08 



Nirvana 10 24 37 Not timed. 



SEVENTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Minerva 10 23 26 5 11 58 6 48 32 6 44 08 



Gossoon 10 25 00 5 13 15 6 48 15 6 47 38 



Liris 10 22 02 Not timed. 



These times show little, the entries were poor and the race 

 fluky. Minerva beat Gossoon and Clara beat Cinderella. 



So far as racing goes, the runs can hardly be considered as suc- 

 cessful; there were only two races, those just described, and the 

 few entries in each class robbed them of interest. Merlin is 

 easily top of the schooners, Marguerite has been ?iors du combat 

 since she left New London, Quickstep has had no competitor, 

 Volunteer is much too fast for Puritan, Gracie has had no com- 

 petitor. Wayward is still sailing alone, Clara has easily disposed 

 of Cinderella, and even iu the 40ft. class the racing has been par- 

 ticularly dull, with only three or four boats in it. 



The final races of the cruise, on Friday, can hardly be dignified 

 by any better term than a fizzle, with only three of the smaller 

 schooners and a handful !of the forties to compete. The larger 

 yachts made no pretense of starting, and the liberal prizes were 

 left to be turned back into the club's locker. The course chosen 

 was S. S. E. 9 miles out for the forties and 12 miles out for the 

 schooners, the way out being to winward and home before the 

 wind. The starters were CEnone, Iroquois and Quickstep in 

 the schooner class, and Minerva, Gossoon, Mariquita, Liris 

 and Moccasin in the 40ft. class. 



At 11 A. M. the Electra anchored off Bren ton's Reef Lightship, 

 and gave the course, S. S, E., and at 11:58 the starting gun for the 

 schooners was fired. Iroquois was first over, but Quickstep at 

 once took the lead from her. CEnone was some distance astern 

 of the two. When the gun for the forties fired at 12:03 Minerva 

 was near the line, crossing just ahead of Mariquita. Gossoon 

 again waited to give Minerva her allowance at the start. The 

 times were: 



Iroquois 11 59 22 MariquPa 12 04 11 



Quickstep .11 59 52 Liris 12 06 13 



CEnone 12 02 00 Gossoon 12 06 31 



Minerva 12 03 43 Moccasin 12 08 00 



Moccasin was handicapped. 



The schooner race was only play for Quickstep, as she beat 

 CEnone aud Iroquois easily on even time. She led over the course, 

 but. none were timed at the turn. 



The fight in the 40ft. class was naturally between Minerva and 

 Gossoon. The latter soon ran from fourth to second place, and 

 after an hour was nearly even with Minerva, though to leeward. 

 For the rest of the way out they sailed very evenly together, the 

 wind being light, and fluky however. Mariquita was third best, 

 having dropped Liris, while Moccasin after trying hard to work 

 off her handicap became discouraged and went home. 



The times at the weather mark were : 



Minerva 2 20 25 Mariquita 2 26 00 



Gossoon 2 24 28 Liris 2 33 45 



In the beat of 9 miles Minerva had gained lm. 15s. on Gossoon. 



Asin the previous race, Minerva's men were very quick with 

 their spinaker, but Gossoon also lost very little time. The run 

 home was made with very little wind, the leaders going off their 

 course in a luffing match. After some time Gossoon passed 

 Minerva and ran awav from her, having found a littleimore wind, 

 and finallv led her in by over 3min. The full times were: 



SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Quickstep 11 59 52 6 17 50 6 17 58 



CEnone .12 00 52 6 32 51 6 31 59 



Iroquois 11 59 22 6 36 17 6 36 55 



SEVF.vTH CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Gossoon. 12 06 31 4 01 40 3 55 09 



Minerva 12 03 43 4 04 18 4 00 35 



Mariquita 13 04 11 4 14 50 4 10 32 



Liris 12 06 13 4 22 18 4 16 05 



Moccasin 12 08 00 Did not finish. 



Thus the Gossoon beats Minerva on corrected time 3m. and 34s. 



The comparaiive speeds of the Gossoon and Minerva down the 

 wind have been pretty well showm in the Marblehead race of July 

 11, and again in the race for the Iselin Cup, Minerva in each 

 case being a trifle faster than Gossoon under spinaker. In both of 

 these races the wind was quite steady, far more so than in this last 

 race; and they prove very clearly that the differf nee in this case, 

 nearly Tmin. in 9 miles in Gossoon's favor, was due to flukes, and 

 in no way represents the actual difference of boats. 



After the return of the racers to Newport Harbor the fleet was 

 formally ,'disbanded. Com. Gerry, with his staff, at once started 

 on the Electra for New York. 



Corrected. 

 6 11 47 

 6 31 59 

 Not meas. 



3 54 45 



3 58 19 



4 10 29 

 4 16 05 



THE FISHER CUP, 



THE following challenge has been sent by the owners of White- 

 wings, beingcalled out by the letter of "Port Tack" lately 

 published in the Forest and Stream: 



Hamilton, Aug. 7, 1890.— John Bell, Esq., owner of yacht Nora, 

 Bay of Quinte Y. C, Belleville, Ont.: On behalf of the owners of 

 the yacht White wings, I hereby challenge you to a friendly contest 

 for the Fisher Cup, now held by your yacht Nora, the race to take 

 place on Saturday, Aug. 30, 1890, starting at 11 A. M. The Lake 

 Yacht Racing Association rules to govern the race in every re- 

 spect. Both boats to be measured before the contest by the meas- 

 urer of the Bay of Quinte Y. C, in the presence of a representa- 

 tive from each yacht. A referee to be mutually agreed upon who 

 shall settle any disagreement that may arise. Each yacht to have 

 its representative, judge and timekeeper. The course to be on 

 Big Bay, Bay of Quinte, and to be the same as that sailed over by 

 the fleet of the L. Y. R. A. at the Bay of Quinte club races. The 

 above is framed in accordance with the "condition of the Fisher 

 Cup," as laid down in the book of the Chicago Y. C. now before 

 me.— J. H. Fearnside, Hon. Sec'y H. V. C. 



P. S.— We would suggest any of the following gentlemen for 

 your consideration to act as referee: Messrs. A. Ames, Oswego; 

 Geo. E. Evans, Secretary L. Y. R. A., Toronto; J. B. Carruthers, 

 Kingston; W. P. Stephens, yachting editor Forest and Stream, 

 New York, and N. B. Dick, Toronto. 



GREAT HEAD Y. C. 2d CHAMPIONSHIP, AUG. 6.-The 

 second championship regatta of the Great Head Y. C. was sailed 

 on Aug. 6 over 9 and 1\i mile courses in a fresh S. W. breeze that 

 struck in just as the gun was fired. The times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. 



Owl, J. S. Cushing 25.00 



SECOND CLASS. 



Eureka, E. B. Rogers 20.02 



Eclipse, D. W. Belcher 20.01 



THIRD CLASS. 



Nellie May, T. J. Young .21.06 



Marion, A. W. Chesterton 20.06 



Fancy. Cade and Mitchell 20.03 



Phallas, W. A. Garrett 19.00 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Scud, Lyman Weston 18.00 



Mischief, Edward Belcher 16.07 



Bertha, S. H. Cann 17.02 



Gracie, C. B. Belcher. 16.10 



I. X. L., C. H. Smith 16.06 



Eureka was disqualified for fouling a mark. 



The judges were Vice Commodore J. S. Cushing, C. P. Flagg 

 and R. J. TombB. 



BEVERLY Y. C. SPECIAL RACE.— Mr. John Lee Carroll has 

 telegraphed that Minerva will ent er t he special race of the Beverly 

 Y. C on Aug. 16. Gossoon and Ventura have also entered, with 

 six in the 30ft. class. The championship race has been postponed 

 to Aug. 23. 



Elapsed. 



Corrected. 



1 44 10 



1 15 18 



1 13 25 



0 44 48 



1 16 05 



0 47 22 



1 16 55 



0 49 41 



1 24 00 



0 55 44 



1 26 35 



0 58 03 



1 30 05 



1 00 08 



1 06 20 



0 44 49 



1 07 07 



0 45 04 



1 10 10 



0 43 39 



1 11 05 



0 49 16 



Withdrawn. 



