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CORINTHIAN NAVY.— The Loner Island Sound Squadron will 

 hold a regatta at Greenwich, Conn., on Sept. 18. Open to all boats 

 23ft. l.w.l. and under. To be sailed under Corinthian Navy rules.: 

 Classification on length: Class A, over 20ft. and not over 23£t. 

 l.w.l.: class B, over 17ft. and not over 20ft, l.w.l.; class O, over l4ft 

 and not over 17ft. l.w.l; class D, 14ft. and under. Classification 

 on type: Cabin sloops and cut (era, eatboats, yawls and periangers 

 Open sloops, eatboats, yawls, periauaers and canoe yawls, canoes 

 St. Lawrence River skiffs and rigged rowboats. The racing length 

 for cabm boats is the l.w.l. and sail area, according to the follow- 

 ing; L.W.L-h^S. A. -5-2. The racing length for open boats is the 

 length on the l.w.l. Crews shall be composed of amateurs and 

 shall be limited as follows: Classes A and B. 3 men; class C,2 

 men; class D, 1 man. The helmsman shall not be considered one 

 of the crew. Ballast shall not be shifted and no outriggers or 

 seals that extend beyond the beam of the boat shall be used. 

 Prizes will he awarded in all classes where two or more boats 

 start. The course will be triangular, 7 nautical miles, around 

 Captain's Islands. The start will be at 1 P. M. precisely. One 

 dollar entry fee will be charged all boats not enrolled in the 

 Corinthian Navy. Entries will close Thursdav Sept. 11, with the 

 Secretary of the Squadron, P. B. Jones, 40 Wall street, New York. 



A regular meeting of the association will be held at the Hotel 

 Marlborousrh on Sept. 30. 



The following are proposed for membership: W. Luttgen, M. «T. 

 Rooney, Byron Baldwin, Henry A. &. Way, B. A. L. Batzen, M. 

 O'Day. 



On Sept. 6 the fall regatta of the Staten Island Sound Squadron 

 was sailed off Sewareu, N. J., over a 10-mile course, the wind 

 being light at the start but freshening later. The times were: 



C^ASS A — CAT BO ATS OVER 18 AND LESS THAN 23BT. 



. . ^ ~ Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Manhattan. A. T. Skerry, Jr 32.00 2 35 43 2 35 13 



Nankit, T. W. Hawkins 22. f0 2 34 20 2 33 10 



Maggie E„ Cbas. Tice 22.00 Did not linish. 



CLASS B— OAXBOATS OVKB 12 AND luEH'A THAN 18PT. 



Galawater, J. Spavin 16.03 Did not finish. 



Madge 8.. J. H. Stull 15.06 2 42 33 2 30 29 



Dove, J. W. Elsworth 14 08 2 39 37 2 25 57 



Bayonne, P. Van Buskirk 16.015 2 43 20 2 33 27 



Dolly, Win. Whittaker 13.00 Not taken. 



Gennett, W.VanBuskirk ...12.00 Not taken. 



CLASS C— SLOOP YACHTS. 



Emma M., M. Munday 31.01 Not taken. 



Kidney Cure, H. Watts 17.05J4 2 43 03 2 35 00 



Just Woke Up, J. Philips 21. 11 2 24 15 2 23 01 



In Class A. Nankit won, with Manhattan second. In Class B. 

 Dove won, with Madge S. second; and in Class C. Just Woke Up 

 won, Kidney Cure second. 



There was also a race for naphtha launches, the Amelia 

 Victoria, length 37.6ft., owned by N. Luttgen, covering the 10-mile 

 course in 1:21:55. Elsie, length 18.6ft., owned by S. Mershon, 

 second, in 1:35:18. The judges were R. H. Desmond, Thomas 

 Riddle, and Judge A. D. Brown. 



ROYAL NOVA SCOTIA Y. S.-On Aug. 30 a race was sailed, 

 open to all yachts of the squadron, for the United Banks ehallengo 

 cup, under the following conditions: The ynchts will be started 

 from a markboat, anchored off Squadron Wharf, by the ottb'e-s 

 of the day. who will notify each yacht in Succession when to start. 

 Yachts will range alongside the markboat at 1:45 P. M.. will re- 

 ceive warp lines and lake up positions astern in the order of rating, 

 tne smallest being next to the markboat. On the word from the 

 officers of the day each yacht, in succession will haul up to the 

 markboat and await the word to start. Yachts will be allowed 

 spring lines, but must cast off on the word to start. Head sails 

 are not to be set until the signal to start is given. Course No. 4.— 

 Starting off the Squadron Wharf to Flag Buoy in Dartmouth 

 Cove, thence to Point Pleasant Buoy, thence to Flag Buoy in Dart- 

 mouth Cove, thence to Point Pleasant Buoy T , leaving thf se marks 

 on starboard hand and finish off Squadron Wharf, )V' in miles. 

 Time limit, 4 hours. Weather, heavy rain. Wind, I5.S.E., squall v. 

 Tide flowing: 



Rating. Start, Finish. 



Mentor, cutter, C. Stayner 2.3 2 05 00 4 15 2'j 



Daphne, sloop, F. H. Bell et al 2.6 Did not start. 



Etienne, sloop, J. E. Butler 2.8 3 07 13 4 09 51 



Psyche, cutter, G. E. Weston et al 3 2 07 58 4 12 39 



Calypso, sloop, H. V. Kent 3 3 07 58 4 13 14 



Hildred, sloop, G. E. Franeklyn, Jr.... 3.3 2 08 41 4 28 55 



Minnehaha, sloop, A. T. Stikeman 3.5 2 09 39 4 22 05 



Albatross, schooner, D. Crowan 3.6 Did not start. 



Wenonah, schooner, A. C. Jones et al. .11 2 30 26 4 26 37 



Uvira, cutter, Jas. Frazer 23 2 26 11 3 5 7 05 



Winners: First, Uvira; second, Etienne; third. Psyche. The 

 start was made in "Bermudian" fashion— th3 time allowance 

 V>eing allowed at the start. Officers of the Day— Messrs. F. A. 

 Hamilton and W. H. Throop. 



JESSICA.— The new 20-rater Jessica, the first of her class in 

 our waters, has sailed two races, winning the first by a very small 

 margin. The yacht she beat in her first race was the sloop Pen- 

 guin, an Ellsworth boat that has raced but seldom and is little 

 known, but is by far the best Ellsworth boat of her size, certainly 

 a fast yacht when sailed by Oapt. Joe Ellsworth. She is about 

 45£t. w.L, 15ft. 8in. beam, and about 10ft. draft. Jessica is 46ft. 

 w.l„ 10ft. 3in. beam, and about 10ft. draft. It has been understood 

 here for some time that Jessica was designed for racing in 

 America af ler a snort preliminary season in British waters, but 

 Mr. Fife stated very positively on his recent visit that she was 

 designed solely for the 20-rating diss, with no regard to American 

 racing, and that she is not the type of yacht which he would de- 

 sign for this side. When it was aetermined to bring her out here 

 her sail plan was so arranged that by carrying a spinaker hoist- 

 ing only to the masthead, and using no jibtopsail, she would 

 measure just 20-rating by the Y. R, A. rule; while for a 46ft. 

 length class she could carry full spinaker and jibtopsails. These 

 latter sails she is not yet provided with, using the small spinaker 

 in her first race. After sailing her against Dragon, Mr. Fife pro- 

 nounced her as good as that famous 20, and if well sailed here she 

 should make a very fair showing in the 46ft. class as it is now 

 constituted, though it should he an easy matter to beat, her in 

 most racing weather with an American boat built fully up to 

 date. 



„ JfJP LL Y S C "Sept. 6 -On Saturday the Hull Y. C. sailed a verv 

 good race in a hard rain, the times being: v ery 



THTRD CLASS-CENTBRBOABDS. 



Elite, E. B. Rogers *fj* Tmot C °V^ 



Moondyne, W H. Shaw [ , [ \ 'M 2 13 58 1 4*0 53 



AW»l F «f E - JoneB Not measured. 



A J^Sr T V J • 7 V - c "? Ilg Not measured. 



Secret, E. F. Linton Not measured. 



Echo, E. L. Burwell UM 3 11 20 



Swordhsh, H. L. Johnson 24,07 3 15 24 



M „, „ „ 0 FOURTH CLASS— CiiNTEBBOABDS. 



Madge, B. Pope 19. n l %l 21 



Mabel, H. L. Rico .19.10 1 32 35 



UaM, , iiht, FIE iV rH CLASS CENTERBOARDS. 



Rocket, H. M. Faxon 16 03 1 39 13 



Wild lire, H. A. Keith ....llTOa 1 43 43 



Q ^iU er i h 5 race il was discovered that Echo and Swordfish had 

 M#^^J l?a ^ fl(, ^^^^J ,t, ^ again and sailed the 

 ?*7 °P er ,, co,lr ?e. Judges: Messrs. John A. Stetson, J. B. Forsyth 

 w I" C «K y ' B ~ W T Ho > We11 ' F - H. Brown, J. J. Souther, E. C !. North, 

 W E. Shernffs, J. R. Chadwick, C. S. Waldo, J. B. Field, L. S 



wot°I ID J :NCE CORINTHIAN - Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, 

 SEPT. ^-Courses tor classes 1. 3 and 3, W/ 2 m lies; for class 4 lM 

 miles; weather fair, wind S.S.W., tide half flood. 3 



1 38 42 

 1 43 33 



1 09 04 

 1 09 34 



1 13 16 

 1 17 58 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



CLASS ... 



,7 , - r- .-, -r Length, 



Kelpie, C. F. James 30. ]0 



Ruodia, H. C. Blair 29 03 



Frolic, E. L. Anderson 25.01 



tt. x ,-, , T ~ CLASS 3. 



\ ictor, E. V. Bowen 22.06 



M#? aB j Bei ^- Davis 32.09 



White Wings, A. D. White 33.03 



Gladys, John D. Peck 21.01 



.__ , . CLASS 4. 



Arrow, Frank Bennett 17.04 



Nemo, Arthur Lacey 17 04 



Nettie. Win. Carroll 16 10 



Zaxa. J. W. Glad hill 16.03 



Pennants for fastest actual time for classes 1, 2, 3 and 4, Kelpie 

 and Zara. Regatta committee, Fred Griffith, F. W. Folsome and 

 Unas. Herrmann. Judges, regatta committee. 



ROCHESTER Y. C, WOLTERS CUP, Sept 4.-On Thursday 

 of last week the second race for the Welters Cup was sailed, off 

 Charlotte, over a triangular course of 13 miles. The wind was 

 fresh but unsteady, going from S.W. to W. and N.E. during the 

 race. The times were: 



Start. 



Velnette 2 35 00 



Edith 2 35 00 



Amelia 2 85 00 



Ripple 2 35 00 



Majel 2 35 00 



Undine 3 m 00 



Alta 3 35 00 



Finish. 



4 58 30 



5 01 30 

 5 08 05 

 5 21 00 



3 55 45 

 3 39 45 

 3 43 28 



3 42 42 

 3 47 35 

 3 46 33 

 3 49 09 



3 09 43 



2 S9 00 



3 03 13 

 3 52 58 



Elapsed, 

 3 23 30 

 3 26 30 

 2 33 05 

 2 46 00 



Did not finish. 

 Did not finish. 

 Time not taken. 



3 55 45 

 3 37 14 



2 33 35 



3 41 58 

 3 46 37 

 3 46 33 

 3 44 01 



3 09 43 



2 59 00 



3 01 11 

 3 50 39 



Corrected. 

 3 18 13 

 3 26 30 

 3 30 17 

 3 46 00 



Velnette has won the cup twice, so retains it, and the third race, 

 set for to-day, will not he sailed. 



QUEEN CITY Y. C.-On Aug. 30 the Queen City Y. C.,of Toronto, 

 sailed the first and second class race postponed from Aug. 9. 

 There was a strong N.W. wind when the start was made at 3:45, 

 the four starters carrying double-reefed mainsails and storm jibs. 

 The times were: 



Class. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Widgeon 2d 4 33 30 1 48 30 1 44 00 



Mischief 1st 4 33 15 1 47 15 1 46 00 



Nellie G 1st 4 35 00 1 50 00 1 50 00 



Iua 1st 4 37 15 1 53 15 1 50 15 



A skiff race, for the World cup, was also sailed, only Elsie being 

 ready at the start. Excelsior and Alliance came along 10m. later 

 and started, but finally gave up, Eslie winning the cup, which she 

 holds for the second year. 



ST. LAWRENCE SAILING SKIFF CHAMPIONSHIP RACE. 

 —A match race for the championship of the St. Lawrence River 

 and $350, was sailed on Aug. 39, at Clayton, N. Y., between the 

 racing skiffs Choctaw, of Gananoque, Ont., and Yankee Doodle, 

 of Clayton. The course was twice around three buoys, a distance 

 of fifteen miles. Race was called at 2:05, with a very light and 

 fluky wind. The first three miles was a drifting match with Yan- 

 kee Doodle leading, having had about 15s. the best of the start. It 

 was soon evident that, Choctaw was the best boat in this wind, and 

 she passed Yankee Doodle and turned the first buoy with about a 

 minute's lead. In starting for the home buoy Choctaw's crew 

 showed the best judgment, fetching it easily in one long and one 

 short tack, while Yankee Doodle had to make two long and one 

 short tacks, and then was headed off at the buoy by a shift of 

 wind, while Choctaw was footing it down the wind, increasing her 

 lead very rapidly on the second round. Choctaw finished at 5:11:19, 

 and Yankee Doodle at 5:30:41. Choctaw carried about 450sq. ft. 

 and Yankee Doodle about 350. Choctaw is owned by Frank P. 

 Jones, of Gananoque, and is an enlarged model of Ford Jones' 

 sailing canoe Canuck. Yankee Doodle is owned by the St. Law- 

 rence S. C. and S. L. C, of Clayton. She has a very fine immersed 

 section, but an extremely full deck plan, which in the opinion of 

 many is a detriment to her. Both boats have a great deal of dead- 

 rise and are at their best on the wind. S. G. Averell and A. R. 

 Porte, of Ogdensburg acted as referee and starter. It is to be 

 hoped that these boats can meet again in a match race, with a 

 good wholesail breeze from the start to finish. 



OHIO Y. C— On Aug. 28, the handsome new house of the Ohio 

 Y. C. at Presque Isle, near Toledo, was opened with appropriate 

 ceremonies by Vice-Corn. Hermann Krauser, Com. Ketcham being 

 absent in the East. A pleasing incident of the evening's fun was 

 the presentation of an elegant silver tea service to Mr. J. E. Gun- 

 ckel. who as secretary of the club has done so much for its success. 

 On the following day a reception and dance was held at the club 

 house. The young club has one of the finest houses on fresh water, 

 and promises to give a needed boom to yachting on Lake Erie. 



BURNING OF A STEAMER.— On Aug. 28, a small passenger 

 steamer, the Albert V. Benson, that was dignified by the name of 

 yacht, was burned and sunk off Prince's Bay, Staten Island. The 

 vessel was brought from the Hudson River, where she was built, 

 some weeks since, to run as a passenger boat between Elm Park, 

 Staten Island, and Elizabeth port, being licensed to carry 50. She 

 was about faOf t. long and of 20 tons. Some delay occurred in secur- 

 ing the history of her boiler for the inspectors, and she had not 

 begun her regular trips but was on a trial trip down Staten Island 

 bound and on Raritan Bay when a fire broke out, probably caused 

 by the light pme deck being in too close proximity to the stack, 

 which at times was very hot. The six persons on board saved 

 themselves with difficulty, the engineer being helped out of the 

 BUgrne room by a passenger and having a very narrow escape. One 

 boat was burned a' the davits before it could be lowered, and the 

 lite ratt shared a similar fate. The party escaped in a large row- 

 boat which very fortunately bad been launched a short time be- 

 fore the Are broke out, and was towing astern. The yacht, burned 

 Co N Y U WaS owned by M - • Buck ' of Congers, Rockland 



NEW YACHTS.— The building season promises to begin early 

 this year and to be tar livelier than last. Among the. new yachts 

 announced are a 46- footer for Mr. Belmont, owner of Mariquita, 

 and a 40 or IB-footer for Mr. Thayer, owner of Pappoose. Both 

 will be designed by Mr. Burgess and built by Lawley. Work has 

 already begun on the Belmont boat, the spars being roughed out, 

 so as to secure a thorough drying. It is reported that the 30- 

 footer designed last, year by Mr. Gardner for Mr. Phillips, of 

 bwampscott, will be built this fall by Mr. J. H. Main tyre on his 



KS^i*! s £fA enr V and a so . that Mr - John B - Vaint - a«er clean- 

 ing out the 2_5ft. class with Swordfish and the 20ft. class with Hor- 

 net, will build from his own design for th 1111 ,1 Mr. Gard- 

 ner has lately completed a design for a small steam yacht for Mr. 

 Rutherford Stuyvesant, owner t f Palmer, schr., and the vacht is 



"rt^W ^fe M ^ am ;§; Sue w111 be P* wood. 61ft? over 

 all, bOft. l.w.l, 15tt. 3in. beam, 1ft. Bin. draft. Mr. Gardner is also 

 at work on a design tor a 25ft. racer for Mr. L. J. Bonry, of the 

 beawanhaka and Atlantic clubs. It is now stated that the new 

 Forbes steamer will be but 125 instead of 140ft. l.w.l. 



LARCHMONT Y..C. CATBOAT RACE, Aug. 30.-The Larch- 

 mont X. in addition to its annual oyster boat race sailed last 

 month, and the fall regatta and special races of the present week- 

 arranged a race for open boats which was sailed on Saturday 

 week, but with rather poor success, the entries being so few in 

 number. The course was four miles to leeward from Larchmont 

 to Mattmnicock Buoy and return, two rounds, 16 miles. The onlv 

 starters were Phyllis, W. Jones; Rival, E. S. Wheeler; and Z&liM 

 H. &. bhreman. The wind was blowing heavily from N.W. when 

 the race started at 13:34, Zelica, with full. sail, crossed first, fol- 

 lowed by Phyllis 6s. later, and then Rival lm. 51s. later still and 

 wit h lm. 43s handicap. The latter pair carried single reef each 

 Zelica covered the flrst let' in 44m. 24s., Phyllis in 44m. 46s„ and 

 Rival in 45m. 37s. The first mishaps occurred when the trio had 

 gone a little_ way on the windward leg, Rival losing a man and 

 wa'tmg topick him up, throwing her so far astern that she with- 

 drew. Shortly after Zelica, carrying too much canvas and unable 

 to reef, capsized and was taken in charge by the judges' boat, 

 Ualzell. A fireman from the tug jumped overboard and made 

 last a line to the cat's masthead by which she was rio-hted her 

 crew being cared for on the tug. She was bailed out and started 

 for home to tow of a naphtha launch. Phyllis finished the course 

 m 4h. 35m. 28s. 



NEW YORK Y. C. FALL REGATTA. — T h e following notice 

 was sent out on Sept. bin regard to the fall regatta of the New 

 York Y. O., set for Saturday next: "As the list of probable 

 starters is at present by no means as satisfactory as when the 

 committee decided on having a fall regatta, they have decided 

 that the races for the autumn cups will not he held. b. Nicholson 

 Kane, William E. Iselm, Chester Griswold, Sec'y. 



MANHATTAN ATHLETIC CLUB. — The new yachting depart- 

 men t of the Manhattan Athletic Club, 0: .. f < ■", -,-u. ■ ■(,.= -■ rh* 

 direction of Capt. J. C. Summers, will hold its first regatta on 

 Saturday next, starting at 11 A.M. off Larchmont. It was at 

 first intended to sail the races down the Bay, but as most of the 

 yachts likely to enter are about Larchmont, the course has been 

 changed, the Larchmont Y. O., with its usual courtesy, offering 

 its aid. Prizes will be given in the 53, 40 and 30ft. classes. 



MUCILAGE.— This fast cat, built by Hanley, of Monument 

 Beach, and once owned by Mr. E. D. Morgan, has been purchased 

 by Com. Gerry. 



Jtnmver L 8 to (J^orresgcmdente. 



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J. H. D., Pooughkeepsie.— Is there such a fish as fresh-water 

 sheepshead? While in camn recently on Lake Champlain, two 

 fish were caught weighing olbs. each that were sailed "sheeps- 

 head," and they certainly resembled the sea fish in almost every 

 respect except, edioie qualities. They are quite common in the 

 lake, and valued mainly for the two "luekv bones" found in the 

 head. Ans. In is the fresh-water drum (Haploidonotm grunni- 

 cns). It the Great Lakes it is kuown as sbeep3head; in some parts 

 of the South as thunder pumper. Look on page 370 of the "Indus- 

 tries." 



G. A. B., Naponset, Mass.— Which of the various artificial baits 

 would he best to use in New Englsnd waters during September 

 and October for pickerel? Ans. Write to some reliable dealer, ad- 

 vertisements of whom you will find in this paper, stating the aver- 

 age size of the pickerel where you fish and he will offer you a choice 

 of apparatus best suited for the locality. The phantom minnow 

 is used in pickerel fishing and the artificial frog also. In trolling 

 for this fish a good sized spoon should be used except among reeds 

 and lily pads were smaller fish may be caught by skittering with 

 a smaller spoon. Sometimes a piece of pork or strip of the white 

 belly of a catfish, eel, or any other fish of suitable color will answer 

 as well as a spoon. 



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