JONE 4, 1891.] 



pIFOREST AND STREAM. 



out time allowance was not determinGd. Sophia won the S. H. 

 Bailey cup for the best time over the Gangway Buoy coiu-pe with 

 Time aJlowance. The regatta committee included O. W. Fuller, 

 R. H. Wylie, J. F. Hogan, H. B. McAllister and J. Hendry. The 

 judges were George Parkhill, Columbia Y. C; J. C Summers, 

 Cherry Diamond Y. C; J. A. Huichinaon and Capt, P. Grace, 

 Harlem Y.C. 



PAVONIA y. G. OPENING BEG ATT A. 



The opening regatta of the Pavonia Y. C, of Cummunipaw, N, 

 J., was tield oh Saturday in a light wind. After the race a num- 

 her of the yachts sailed down to the club's station at Atlantic 

 Ilighlands. The times of the race were: 



CLASS A— SLOOPS OVBR 30fT. 



Siart. FiniHli. Elapsed. Oorreotefl. 



Aval on 13 -10 13 4 40 48 4 Oti 35 4 Oli 35 



Phantom 12 42 13 4 49 09 4 06 57 4 0 4 57 



Pontiac ..12 53 00 Grounded. 



CLASS B— 33 TO SSPT. 



Wacondah 13 42 00 Did not finish. 



CLASS c— 37 TO BSlfT. 



Mascot 12 45 GO 5 25 50 4 40 50 4 40 5S 



Forsyth 12 43 40 4 87 28 3 53 48 3 50 38 



Pavonia 12 43 30 5 17 00 4 33 30 4 27 30 



GLASS D— UNDER 27FT. 



Cute 13 44 25 5 li 30 4 2(1 05 4 31 05 



Soutter Johnnie 12 46 05 5 15 00 4 28 55 4 S7 20 



Christine 13 47 45 4 58 29 4 10 44 4 07 22 



CLASS E— CABIN CATS. 



Water Lily 13 55 43 5 39 50 4 44 07 4 44 07 



Falcon 13 56 43 5 44 55 4 48 12 4 45 12 



Annie J 13 51 5S 5 23 43 4 31 45 4 27 25 



Ada 12 54 80 5 43 43 5 52 13 4 40 13 



CLASS JP— OVER 23ft. 



J. T. Corlett 13 53 41 4 31 56 3 38 17 3 3B 17 



Beulah 13 54 52 4 50 48 3 55 5S 3 50 5(5 



Annie J 12 53 15 4 50 07 3 57 63 3 51 55 



CLASS G-XTNDER 1'3ET. 



Leader 12 54 33 .... 



H. H. Holmes 12 52 43 4 34 09 4 34 09 3 41 26 



CLASS H— OVEH. 23ft. 



Square 12 51 00 4 56 OS 4 06 08 4 00 08 



Marie 13 51 44 5 12 45 



The winners were: Class A, Phantom; Class B, VVacondah: 

 Class C, Forsyth; Class D, Christine; Class E, Annie J.; Cl«ss F, 

 J. T. Corlett; Class G, H. H. Holmes; Class H, Square. The Fuil- 

 man silver cup was awarded to the J. T. Corleit, for the fastesi 

 corrected time. 



CORINTHIAN MOSQUITO FLEET. 



The chief event of Memorial Day about New York was the 

 initial race of the new 35ft. c.l. class, two of wliich, Mr. L. J. 

 Boury's Smuggler, aEd an unnamed craft larely launched lor 

 Mr. C. W. Wetmore, owner of Liris, are now ready for racing. 

 The first race was due to the enterprise of the Corinthian AIos- 

 oLUito Fleer, whicti has put up a S75 silver cup for a series of races 

 in this class during the season. Tbe Corinthian Mosquito Fleet 

 Champion Cup for 1891 must be won three times to he held per- 

 manently. The regatta was held off Larchmont by counesy of 

 the Larchmont Y. C, the yawl Monpareil doing duty as marlt 

 boat at the starling line. The courses were: 



For boats 21ft. and over around the spar buoy on westerly end 

 of Execution Reef; thence around Matinicock Buoy; thence 

 around black spar buoy off Constable's Point, leaving all these 

 buoys on the port hand; thence around the westerly buoy on Ex- 

 ecution Reef, leaving ail buoys on said reef to starboard; thence 

 across the finishing line, 18 miles. 



For boats 18ft. and under 31ft. around the spar buoy on westerly 

 end of Execution Reef ; thence around Matinicock buoy; tlience 

 around black spar buoy on Constable's Point, leaving all These 

 buoys on port hand; thence across the finishing line, 13 miles. 



For boats under 18ft. around the black and red spar buoy on 

 northeast end of Execution Reef; Thence around black spar buoy 

 on Constable's Point, leaving these buoys on port hand; thence 

 across the finishing line, 5 milec. 



Boats must not pass between buoys either on Hen and Chickens 

 Reef or Execution Reef. 



There were seventeen starters in the seven classes, fi cm 15 to 

 35ft. l.w.l. 



The wind was light S.W. when the race started at IP. M., the 

 weather being hazy; but with more wind the fog disappeared, and 

 the result was a very good race. Smuggler was over tbe line first, 

 but off the wind the Wetmore boat gained, makicg better 

 use of her spinnaker, and she turned the buoy off Coustable'a 

 Point at 3:3i:35, with Smuggler 3:37:01. On the wind the latter 

 gained, crossing the line in the lead. The times was so close 

 that a remeasurement of Smuggler will be necessary to determine 

 the winner. The times were: 



SLOOPS— 25pT. CLASS. 



Finish. Finish. 

 Nameless, C.W. Wetmore. 5 07 41 Smuggler, L.J. Boury. -.5 07 21 



SLOOPS -17pT. GLASS. 



Coyote, H.W. Bucknall. .3 54 05 Teai, O. Sanderson 4 14 35 



CATS AND TAWLS— 31 TO 25fT. CLASS. 



Dot, J. W. Hildreth 5 17 00 Cupid, H. W. D. Bart..Withd'w 



Mimette 5 45 02 



CATS— 31 TO 35ET. CLASS. 



Ada, W. S. Alley 5 24 31 La Perlobole.C.BuchananS 33 10 



CATS, OPEN— 18 TO 31fT. CLASS. 



Olga, C. C. Little 3 55 23 Cruiser, A B. Alley 4 01 12 



OPEN SLOOPS— 18 TO 2lFT. CLASS. 



Bouncer, T. Clapaam 3 51 34 Swallow, H. Livingston.. 4 22 23 



CATS— 15 TO 18ET. CLASS. 



Coot, C O, Munroe 3 44 13 Water Wag, F. J. Hynes.2 53 07 



Skipjack, J. D BrassingionS 58 50 



The regatta committee included Dr. Theodore Ledyard, F. S. 

 Grant and J. M. Wiiliams. 



PLYMOUTH Y. C.-The light wind of Saturday made a finish 

 impossible, except for the canoes In the Plymouth Y. C. regatta, 

 the times of this class being: 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Carmen, F. A. Jenks 14.06 2 18 10 1 49 07 



Mollie, A. L. Bailey 14.00 2 31 55 1 53 13 



FiyingFish, A. L. Rich 13.01 2 37 50 2 08 43 



Daisy, G. W. Cooper 14.09 2 38 47 2 10 04 



The prizes were opera glasses and marine compasses, and were 

 awarded to the first three boats. 'We have received a copy of the 

 club book for 1891. The club is organized as a company. 



EXCELSIOR Y. C.-The Excelsior Y. C of South Brooklyn, 

 held its second annual regatta on Saturday off its new club hotise 

 at 43d street, the times being: 



CLASS A. 



Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Ella S., John Strand 20.00 3 10 00 6 27 00 3 17 00 



O I C, John Terrell 19. »3 3 11 00 6 34 00 3 33 00 



CLASS B. 



Lady Ella, John SmedleySl. 03 3 16 00 0 27 15 3 11 15 



Maud I., Hugh Graham. 21. 09 3 15 15 6 33 00 3 17 45 

 CLASS G. 



J. Ripper, G. Leopold. ...20.00 3 30 45 5 47 00 3 26 15 



Ethel, James Eyers 18.05 3 32 45 5 57 00 3 44 15 



CLASS D. 



Cricket, Wm. Lebrette.. 12. 07 3 26 30 4 55 30 1 29 00 

 Little Johnnie, H.CoateBl7. 00 3 20 45 4 26 15 59 30 



CANARSIE Y. C.-The spring review of the Canarsie Y. C. 

 took place as per programme in spite of unfavorable weather. In 

 the evening a reception was held at the club house. 



NEWARK Y. C. REGATTA.-The Newark Y. C. enjoyed a 

 very pleasant day at the club house at Bayonne, a large ntimber 

 of ladies being present. In the afternoon a ladies' race was sailed 

 on the Bay, the winners in the various classes being Emmy 0., 

 Arrow, Clio, Ripple, Cleo and Americus. 



ATLANTIC Y. C. OPENING SAIL.-The dull weather of 

 Saturday morning was rather discouraging for the members of 

 the Atlantic Y. C, as the opening sail is made a festive occasion 

 for the ladies and other guests rather than a yachtsman's holiday 

 with real racing. In spite of little wind and cloudy skies the fleet 

 turned out in goodly numbers for a sail to the S.W. Spit and back, 

 no times being taken. 



AMERICAN Y. C— A reception was held at the club house at 

 Milton's Point, at which a large number of guests were present. 



PHILADELPHIA MODEL Y. C.-The Philadelphia Model Y. 

 C. sailed several races on Saturday, the wind being very light. 



BAYSWATER. Y. C— Owing to the weather, the regatta of the 

 Bayswater Y. C. at Far Rockaway was indefinitely postponed. 



BROOKLYN Y. C— The fleet of the Brooklyn Y. C. turned out 

 In review on Saturday, a reception being held at the club house in 

 the evening. 



JERSEY CITY Y. C.-The fleet of the Jersej' City Y. C. sailed 

 down to the new station of the club near TottenviUe, Statea 

 Island, on Saturday, to open the new house. 



K0\ \I \Itl01U\ Y. C. CUP. 



THE ROYAL VICTORIA Y. C. CUP. 



THE above illustration, for which we are indebted to the 

 Yachtsman, shows the new cup, recently established by the 

 Royal Victoria Y. C, of Ryde, England, for intprnationai compe- 

 tition; the conditions governing which were puhlislipd in the 

 Forest and Stream of Nov. 18, 1880. The cup is of gold, valued 



at $-i,m. 



AMERICAN MODEL Y. C. 



THE American Model Y. C, of Brooklyn, N. Y., is now working 

 hard for the encouragement of model-yacht sailing, a sport 

 1 hat has declined of late years abjut New York, though at one 

 time in quite a flourishing condition. Prospect Park, Brooklyn, 

 has long been the center of the sport, and the American Model 

 Y. C. has its station there. The club was re-organ.ized in 1887, and 

 is now in a very satisfactory condition. The present olFicers are: 

 Com., W. V Hanson; Vic -Com., G. W. Lyon; Treas., G. \Y. Town- 

 ley; Sea'y, Harry Melvin; Meas., F. Nichols. The yachts must not 

 be under 30in. l.w.l , fixed ballast is compulsory, and the total 

 weight of yacht with largest set of sails must be registered, and 

 the registered weicht declared presdous to a race. Thers are 

 three classes; 53 to OSin. l.w.l., 43 to 53in., and SO to 43in The allow- 

 ance is 53. per inch. The races are sailed to windward, the course 

 being miles. 



The first race of the year was sailed on Saturday, the first heat 

 of the third class yachts being called at 11 A. M.. the first yacht 

 crossing the line at 11:10:13 as a fresh S.S. VV. wind sprung up. Six 

 new yachts and one a year old started, their lengths averaging 

 lOJ^in. on l.w.l. 



The last year's boat, Electra, was loosed upon as sure winner, 

 she being tuned up much better than the newer boits. She 

 made the fastest time in the second heat of the race, making the 

 three-tenths of a mile in 11m. 3os. in three legs, beating Star on 

 elapsed time by 23^s., but being beaten by Star on corrected time 

 hy 3^^., ratlier close sailing, with the other boats strung out. 



Electra did not do so well in the other heats, but Mr. Scott's 

 new cutter Marian showed up as well as can be expected of a new 

 yacht, and there is no doubt that the future races of the season 

 will be between Electra, Star and Marian. 



The second class race was called at 12 M., only two yachts start- 

 ing. May, owned by Mr. Fisher, and Kare C, owned by Mr. Sheri- 

 dan. Kate C. crossed the line at 12:00:12, taking the lead. May 

 crossing 8^. later. A close race followed. May taking the lead at 

 about one-flfth of the c urse. She would undoubtedly have won 

 this heat, but her main sheet slacked away and ran off just 

 enough to go outside the finish flags. Kate C. crossed the line in 

 fine style, everything drawing. 



In the second heat Kate O. was handled to perfection, crossing 

 the line a winner of the prize, making the fast time of 8.58 

 elapsed, winning b(^ 2i%'. corrected time, elapsed time of May 

 being 9m. 30s. Scrub races wound up the day's sport. The sum- 

 mary was: 



second class-42 to 53in. l.w.l.— first heat. 

 Allowance. 



Sec. Start. Fini.sh. Elnp=ed. Correct. 



May, H. Fisher 7.5 3 00 20 Sailed ou'side finish flag. 



Kat-^ C, J. Sheridan. ... 8 2 00 12 3 10 47 10 35 10 42 

 second heat— final. 



May. H.Fisher 7.5 2 22 00 2 31 20 09 20 09 23.5 



Kate C, J. Sheridan 8 2 21 15 2 30 11 08 56 08 58 



THIRD CLASS— 30 TO 42lN. L.W.L, —FINAL. 



Jennie L., G. Armstrong. 4. 5 



Dora H., J. D. Casey 8.5 12 20 53 13 41 49 14 56 15 07.5 



Ida May. W. W. Neff 7.5 12 27 03 Did not finish. 



Marion, J. A. Scott 8 13 36 40 13 40 03 13 23 13 55 



Star, G. W. Townley 6.5 12 27 18 13 39 11 11 .53 11 48.5 



Electra, J. Pfeiffer 4 12 28 42 12 41 06 12 24 12 50 



Harrietta, G. W. Lyon. . .7.5 12 26 35 13 40 40 14 05 14 38.5 

 Distance sailed thrfie-teuths of a mile. Time keepers. Harry 

 Melvin and F. Nichols. The prizes were of 85 value each. The 

 next race will be sailed on July 4. 



"TIME ALLOWANCE RATING. "-The Atlantic Y. C. has 

 just added its share to the inrreasing confusion of terms by an- 

 nouncing a class of *'25ft. time allowance rating." Just what 

 "time allowance ratinu" means is not. yet exnlained, but it ap- 

 pears to be the familiar old "sailing length" in English-made 

 clothes. One strong feature of the real thing, the original Eng- 

 lish "rating," is that in nearly all classes it abolishes time allow- 

 ance; as the smaller fractio-is of a rating are not counted, and 

 each boat is, or considered to be, built to the limit of the class, 

 20-rating, 10-rating, etc., down to the new J^-rating class, so that 

 there is no time allowance from one boat in a class to another. It" 

 American clubs are prepared to adopt the established British 

 unit of rating for both classifying and allowing time (where ne- 

 cessary) the term rating can very properly be used here. If. how- 

 ever, they are to adhere to the present established American 

 unit of sailing length feet, some suitable term should be coined 

 for it as soon as possible. 



TITANIA.— Mr. Iselin's 70-footer has been towed from City 

 Island to Staten Island, and as her owner is abroad it is certain 

 that he will not put her in commission, but has sold her, there- 

 ported purchaser being D. H. Smith, late owner of Samona, schr. 



BOOKS REOEIVED.-Beverly, HuU and Plymoath Y. 0. year 



YACHT ARCHITECTURE. 



IT is not onlv from the great advances in yacht designing within 

 the last thirty years that the yachtsman of to-day has an im- 

 mense advantage over his predecessors of the past generation, 

 hut from the fact while the sum total of knowledge accessible to 

 the latter was exceedingly limited, being derived only from his 

 own observation eked out by such meagre facts as the builders of 

 the day made public; the modern yachtsman has ar, his command 

 a very extensive library of technical works, in which is recorded 

 The latest advances in the scipuce of design as well as the art of 

 building. One of the best known of the writers who have placed 

 the inquiring yachtsman and the .amateur designer under such 

 obi gallons is Mr. Dixon Kemp, of London, long lime editor of the 

 Field., whose books on yachting are so widely read. Mr. Kemp is 

 the first writer who has attempted to deal comprehensively with 

 the extensive field of yacht architecture, his work on tiie sub- 

 ject, published in 1SS5, meeting with a degree of success which 

 has called for a second edition, which is just ready. The orig- 

 inal book is so well known as to call for no new notice, and it is 

 sufficient to say that it has been improved and enlarged by re- 

 writing and additions, which add greatly to its original value. 



Of the progress in recent years, the writer speaks as follows in 

 the preface: "It cannot be claimed that any great discovery has 

 been made during the last decade, which has thrown new light on 

 thp science; nevertheless, yacht designing and construction have 

 undergone great development in all their branches. The rescind- 

 ing of the old tonnage rule as a means of rating yachts in com- 

 petitive sailing, and, as a consequence, the removal of the tax 

 upon beam, has had a great effect upon the form of yachts, 

 and enabled (designers to solve tte problems set them 

 with great freedom." Among the many tables of dimen- 

 sions and elements we notice a new one that is very 

 inreresting at this time whpu excessive draft is taking such 

 a prominent place in American designing. From the examtnati n 

 of a large number of yachts. Mr. Kemp reaches the conclusion 

 that in keel craft the draft varies as the length ?^X.75; from which 



these figures have been exceeded in some of the new racing craft, 

 they represent very well the general practice of the present 

 time in Great Britain, aid contrast sharply with the drifts of the 

 newer American boats, snch as tne forties L'ris, Tomaha.wk and 



strong con' rast with American practice. 



Since the first edition of the book apppared, two great changes 

 have taken place; the old tonnage rule with its limitation of beam 

 has been abolished, and the centerboard has been admitted to 

 British races; while at the same time the narrow keel cnttera 

 built under the old rule have come into close comp'itition with the 

 most improved types of centerboard craft. A number of the 

 chapters have been extended by additional matter relating to the 

 wider yachts now built in Great Britain, as well as to the center- 

 board, the latter being considered at length in the chapter on 

 lateral resistance. While throwing little new light on the qnes- 

 tiun of centerboard vs. keel, the discuasion is quite interesting 

 and suggestive in many ways. Thn chapter on resistarce and 

 wave making and the wave form theory contains. In a compact 

 and available form, the record of the latest conclusions of such 

 specialists as Mr. Froude and Mr. Colin Archer. Tne chapter 

 devoted to steam has been considerably enlarged, special atten- 

 tion being given to water tube boilers, and forced draft. 



One of the most interesting features of the book is the design of 

 one of the new 20-raTers, Ghost, hy Mr. C. P. Clayton, the entire 

 construction being illustrated in detail by colored plates, iimong 

 the new designs are two of the new 2}4-raters, Lady Nan and 

 Dolphin, most curious craft, being boats of shoal body but with 

 immense lead fins in place of centerboards. The construction of 

 Dolphin is quite elaborate, the details being fully shown. The 

 lines of Mayflower and Volunteer are gi^en, but accompanied by 

 the following explanation; "The plates of the Volunteer and 

 Mayflower were given me by Mr. Darnton Hutton. who obtained 

 them from the New York Y. C. The lines were taken from 

 models in the possession of the club, and althorgb the lines may 

 not represent with exactness the form of the yachts, they are no 

 doubt as accurate as lines taken from models usually are, and 

 convey a good idea of what the yachts are like. The lines may be 

 of no practical value, but they are useful for comparing the typo 

 of yacht which has lately sprung into existence in America with 

 the contemporary British type." 



Among other additions to the plates are a series of designs of 

 yacht's boats and small open craft, the whole series of plates 

 covering the entire range of yachting and boat sailing. 



NEWBURGH CANOE AND BOATING ASSOCIATION.— The 

 annual regatta of the Newburgh C. and B. A., on June 27, will be 

 the most important ever held, including a large variety of craft. 

 There will be an open race for sloops and cutters of 40ft. and 

 under, an open race for catboats of 26ft. and under, with races for 

 cruisers, canoe yawls, canoes, paddling and sailing, and rowing 

 boats. 



A QUICK TRIP. -The Burgess 30-footer Rosalind left Lawley'a 

 at 6 P. M. on Mav 19 and reached New York at 2 A- M. on May 22, 

 her time being 56 hours, or the best yet made by a 80-footer. Btie 

 was in charge of Capt, Okas. Foster, with oq« bandi 



