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FOREST AND STREAM. 



13. Pavonia, Ann.. Comniunipaw. 



14. Atlantic, Ann., N. Y. Bay. 



16. Rochester, Ladies' Day. 



17. Hull, Class 4, 5, 6, Hull. 

 17. Mos. Fleet, Club, Boston. 



17. Win throp, Cham.. Win throp. 

 17. Cape Cod, Open, East Dennis. 



17. Beverly, Monument Beach. 



18 Eastern, Handic'p.Marblehead 



18. Dorchester, Dorchester. 

 18. Mos. Fleet, Cham., Boston. 

 18. Corinthian, 21ft. Class, Mar- 

 blehead. 



23. Rhode Island, Ann. Regatta 



and Ladies' Day. 

 25. Chelsea. 



25 Indian Harbor, Open sweep, 



Greenwich. 

 25. Hull Cor., 1st Cham., Hull. 

 25. Brooklyn, Spring, Gravesend 



Bay. 



25. Cor. of N.Y., Ann.,New York. 

 25. Buffalo, Ladies' Day. 

 27. Eastern, Ann., Marblehead. 

 30. Savin HiU, Open Race. 



JUT/sr. 



Miramichi, Cruise to Nequac. 16. 

 Rochester, Ann. Cruise, Oak " 



Orchard. 

 New Rochelle, Ann , New Ro- 



chelle. 



Seawanhaka, Ann. .Oyster Bay 



Hull, Class Race, Hull. 



Savin Hill, First Cup. 



Mos. Fleet, Cham., Boston. 



Winthrop, Open, Winthrop. 



Corinthian, Marblehead. 



Larchmont, Ann., Larchmont 



Buffalo, Opeo. 



Douglaston, Ann., Little Neck 23 

 Bay. 25. 



Boston City. Boston. 



Beverly, Monument Beach. 



Quincy, City of Quincy Re- 

 gatta, Quincy, Mass. 



American, Ann., Miltou Point. 



Winthrop, 3d and 4th Classes, 

 Winthrop. 



Winthrop, Moonlight Sail. 



Fall River, Ladies' Day, Fall R 



Miramichi, Cup, Chatham. au. 



Riverside, Ann., Riverside. 



Hull, Classes 1, 2, Hull. 30. 



Monatiquot, Open., Ft. Point. 30. 



Sipnican. 1st Open Sw., Marion SO. 



Buffalo, Ladies' Day. 30. 



Savin Hill, Cash Prize. 30. 



L.Y.R.A., Belleville, Ont. 



Hull, Classes 3, 4, 5, 6. Hull. 

 Mos. Fleet, Cham.. Boston. 

 Winthrop, Ann. Cruise. 

 Dorchester, Dorchester. 

 Beverly, Monument Beach. 

 Cape Cod, North Dennis. 

 L.Y.R.A., Oswego. 

 L.Y.R.A., Rochester. 

 Rochester, L.Y.R A. Regatta. 

 Corinthian, Atlantic City. 

 Monatiquot, 1st Cham.. Ft. Pt. 

 Corinthian. Marblehead. 

 Hull Cor., Hull. 

 Sippican, Club, Marion. 

 Rhode Island, Cup. 

 L.Y.R.A., Hamilton. 

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

 Queen Citv. L.Y.R.A.. Toronto 

 Eastern, 21ft. Class, Marbleh'd 

 Quincy, Ladies' Day, Quiaey, 

 Mass. 



Beverly, 21ft. Class, Marbleh'd 

 Hull, Classes 3, 4, 5, Hull. 

 Dorchester, Dorchester. 

 Indian Harbor, Ann., Green 

 wich. 



Corinthian, Marblehead. 

 Savin Hill, 2d Cham. 

 Mos. Fleet, Open, Boston. 

 Beverly, Monument Beach 

 Buffalo, Cruising, Sweeps. 



Hull, Open. Hull. 16. Monatiquot, Ladies' Day. 



Winthrop, Moonlight Sail. 16. Winthrop. Cash, Winthrop. 



Corinthian, Atlantic City. 17. Hull. Ladies' Day, Hull. 



Douglaston, Ladies'Day.Little 19. Winthrop, 3d and 4th Classes, 



Neck Bay. Winthrop. 



Sippican, 2d Open Sw., Marion 20. Corinthian, Marblehead. 



Cape Cod, Town Cove. 20. Beverly, Monument Beach. 



Corinthian, Marblehead. 20. Hull Cor., 2d Cham., Hull. 



Hull, Classes 1. 2, Hull. 20. Cape Cod. Town Cove. 



Buffalo, Annual Cruise. 20. Miramichi, Triang., Chatham. 



Miramichi, Stewart Pen., Black 21. Winthrop, Cruise. 



22. Rhode Island, Open. 



23. Fall River, Open, Fall River. 



25. Rochester. Club Regatta. 



26. Quincy, 3d Cham., Quincy, 



Mass. 



27. Hull, Cup Race, Hull. 

 27. Dorchester, Dorchester. 

 27. Larchmont, Oyster Boats. 

 27. Savin Hill, Sail Off. 



27. Mos. Fleet, Cham., Boston. 

 27. Winthrop, 2d Class Cham., 

 Winthrop. 



Brook. 



Corinthian Mosquito Fleet. 

 Rochester, Ladies' Day. 

 Dorchester, Dorchester. 

 Monatiquot, 2d Cham., Ft. Pt. 

 Chelsea. 



Savin Hill, Second Cup. 

 Mos. Fleet, Cham , Boston. 

 Winthrop, Ladies' Day. 

 Cape Cod. Town Cove. 

 Quincy, Invitation Race, 

 Quincy. Mass. 



Co>\ of N. Y.. 46ft. sweeps, 27. Buffalo, Ladies' Day. 

 Newport. 27. Sippican, Open, Marion. 



SEPTEMBER. 



5. Lynn, Open, Nahant. 

 5. Fall Kiver Club, Fall River. 

 8. Miramichi, Sweep, Newcastle. 

 8. New York. Schooner Sweeps, 



New York. 

 10. Sippican, 3d Sweep, Marion. 

 30. Eastern, Fall, Marblehead. 



14. Winthrop, Cash, Winthrop. 



15. Rochester, Grand Review. 

 15. Corinthian, Atlantic City. 

 17. Beverly, Monument Beach. 



18. Miramichi. Triang.Neweastle 

 24. Chelsea. 



24. Buffalo, 3d Pennant. 



Winthrop, 3d and 4th Classes, 

 Winthrop. 



Larchmont, Fall, Larchmont. 



Rochester, Autumn Cruise. 



Beverly, Monument Beach. 



Buffalo, 2d Pennant. 



Hull Cor., Open. Hull. 



Corinthian. Marblehead. 



Beverly, Monument Beach. 



Mos. Fleet, ODen, Boston. 



N.Y.Y.R.A.. Ann., New York. 

 5, Corinthian, Atlantic City. 

 5. Douglaston, Sweeps, Little 

 Neck Bay. 



OCTOBER. 



1. Corinthian, Atlantic City. 15. Buffalo, Closing Cruise. 



The presence of General Paine at an unimportant meeting of the 

 New York Y. C. is additional corroboration of the rumors that have 

 been current for some time of an attempt to be made to annul the new 

 deed of gift. There is no doubt of the wide-spread dissatisfaction 

 throughout the club at large with the position which it now holds 

 before the yachting world, and the possibility of a successful attempt 

 to rid the club of the heavy burden forced upon it by a few foolish 

 members has been generally discussed. That such action must come 

 eventually has been evident for some time, how and when it comes is 

 a matter that concerns no one save the New York Y. C. It is very 

 unlikely that such another opportunity as the Dunraven episode will 

 soon present itself, or that any easier way out of the difficulty will 

 be found than a square, open and honorable confession of the mis- 

 take made in 1887. 



The absurd miscalculations of the value of yachting news which 

 are made by the majority of newspapers is shown this week in the 

 reports of the Royal Thames Y. C. match, in which Iverna and 

 Thistle were the chief competitors. These two yachts have raced 

 so often that their performances are absolutely devoid of interest, 

 but both are large craft, and one is owned by a war lord. While 

 the reports of this race were cabled to all the American papers, not 

 a word is said of a most important race that was probably sailed 

 two days before, the first meeting of the 40-rating class, to which 

 three very interesting yachts have just been added. The perform- 

 ances of Corsair, Varuna and Queen MabHL, with Thalia and the 

 other old boats, far outweigh in real importance any meeting of 

 such back numbers as Iverna and Thistle. 



The probable result of the selection by the New York Y. C. for its 

 schooner sweepstakes of the date already taken by the Eastern Y. 

 C. for its fall regatta, will be that the fleet of racing sehooners, 

 already small enough, will be divided, "thus spoiling both events_ 

 The two dates, Sept. 8 and Sept. 10, are so close together as to be 

 practically the same, as no yacht can race in New York within one 

 day of a race at Marblehead. The fall regatta of the Eastern Y. C. 

 usually brings out four or five schooners, and about as many may be 

 looked for in the New York Y. C. sweepstakes under favorable con- 

 ditions; but the dates as now set must make of each a mere local 

 race, and diminish the entries proportionately. 



The method of voting in the New York Y. C, which is different 

 from all other American yacht clubs, gives no representation to the 

 great body of members. The right to vote is limited to the owners 

 of yachts in commission within the season, so that the voting for a 

 club of some 800 members is done by not more than twenty or thirty 

 men. At the meeting last week but 17 voters are reported as 

 present, while the entire business of the replacing of the second by 

 the third deed of gift in 1887 was probably done by the smaller num- 

 ber. Under such conditions any measure indorsed by the officers is 

 almost certain to be passed, and the two exceptions to this rule that 

 have recently occurred are all the more notable on that account. 

 The attempt to set aside two of the flag officers of the club at the 

 last election met with such general disapproval from the club at 



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large that the new names were withdrawn prior to the election. At 

 the meeting last week an amendment was introduced to change the 

 office of the measurer, now an officer in the club, leaving it to the 

 commodore to appoint a measurer in May of each year. The man- 

 ner in which the amendment was received by most of the members 

 and voted down by the yacht owners, was no less conclusive than 

 in the case of the proposed change of officers earlier in the year. 



The only reason we have heard for the proposed change is that 

 the measurer is paid for his services, and so is not on the same foot- 

 ing as the other officers. However clear such a reason may appear 

 to the owner of a steam yacht, every sailing and racing yachtsman 

 knows that the office of measurer requires certain important qualifi- 

 cations. He must be a man of long experience in yachting, familiar 

 with all technical details of construction, racing rules, etc., as well 

 as the special duties of his office, and above all he must possess the 

 confidence of the racing men, as absolutely accurate and reliable in 

 his work. The work itself is peculiarly difficult and troublesome, as 

 yachts can only be measured at certain times, in still water and in 

 dry weather, and at distant and inaccessible places, the work always 

 being hurried. Not only is it most desirable that the same man 

 should do the work from year to year, but the clubs have of late 

 recognized the desirability of one common measurer so far as is 

 possible, thus saving an owner the trouble and expense of a separate 

 measurement in every club. So far as the fees of measurement are 

 concerned, they are in most cases a very inadequate compensation 

 for the loss of time, and no capable man would seek the office for the 

 sake of any financial advantage. The measurer's standing in this 

 respect is practically the same as the club secretary and treasurer 

 to whom allowances for clerk hire are regularly made. All things 

 considered, the proposed amendment was a most extraordinary one, 

 and for the sake of the club it is a fortunate thing that it was lost. 



that it is far less favorable to any one type than any other kuo vn 

 rale, in proof of which we can refer to the new 21ft. fleet just built in 

 Boston as a direct consequence of th«recentabandonmentofal3a:r t ,h 

 rule for the Seawanhaka rule. This fl°.et includes almost every ty 

 splasher, skimming dish, cutter and fin keel. From Mr. Clapham s 

 final remark, it appears that he assumes the lead to give spaed > : 

 itself independently of the sails, a proposition too absurd to admits 

 argument. Our understanding of the question is that the power 

 derived from the lead is measured and taxed by the sail area, just as 

 the power derived from beam is.] 



NINY. 



We are indebted to the Wassersport for the accompanying design 

 of one of last season's fin keel race-s, the Niny, designed and built 

 by Arthur E. Payne for Prince Henry ot Prussia, owner of the 40- 

 rater Irene. As distinguished from the new Herreshoff boats 

 Niny is one of a large family of fin keel racers, but not with a bulb 

 fin. The lead keel is not widely different from the old form, but the 



MEASUREMENT RULES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



It certainly was not my intention to further encroach on your col- 

 umns with remarks concerning the somewhat wearisome matters of 

 length, sail area, etc.. but as you have taken occasion to use my 

 name in your comments of last week on "proposed changes in the 

 rules of the Corinthian Navy," and as in so doing you have not 

 quoted me fairly in regard to my position on the question of rules 

 for time allowance in yacht racing, I must again ask the privilege of 

 "calling you to order." I am in favor of adopting the simple water- 

 line length rule in the Corinthian Navy, not that I believe in it as the 

 best and fairest, but that it is better and fairer than that pet of the 

 Forest and Stream, the "rating rule" for classification. 



In fact, notwithstanding your misleading assumption regarding 

 my recent remarks in the Forest and Stream, I am not "satisfied," 

 nor did I admit being unqualifiedly satisfied with the existing length 

 and sail area rule or with any other rule for time allowance at pres- 

 ent being so persistently preached up purely in the interest of boats 

 having virtually no initial power, and relying for stability entirely 

 on weight hung low, not on power gained from shape. In brief, I 

 am now, and always will be, so long as I can hold a tiller, on deck to 

 oppose rules which have their sole aim in fostering special types. 

 You say that breadth of beam gives power, therefore should be 

 taxed through the sail that it can carry. All right, and for the sake 

 of argument admitting this to be a fact, I say that weight hune low 

 gives power. It gives a power not dependent on the shape of the 

 boat, but is in the nature of an added appendage which automati- 

 cally shifts to windward of the boat's longitudinal center as she 

 heels, and if large sails should be taxed then in all fairness chunks 

 of lead hung under the boat should also pay a penalty. 



A wide centerboardboat, as I have previously shown, is not nec-es 

 sarily larger than a deep narrow boat, and if the former can with 

 advantage and safety carry the larger sail she should be permitted 

 to do so without being penalized. Both lead and sails are attached 

 to boats for the same purpose— to gain speed. I say tax both or tax 

 neither. Thomas Clapham. 



Roslyn, May 23. 



[The Forest and Stream not only has advocated no "rating rule," 

 but has earnestly opposed the attempt made by certain American 

 yachtsmen and yacht clubs to ape English ideas by misapplying the 

 term "rating" and "rater." The length and sail area rule which we 

 have advocated both for measurement and classification may be con- 

 sidered as purely American, having been used only in this country, 

 though identical in principle with the rule adopted some years later 

 in England. Our reason for advocating the "Seawanhaka rule" is 



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Body Plan and Section. 



adjoining deadwood has been entirely cu* away. The yacht is very 

 elaborately constructed of mahogany and Spanish cedar. Her di- 

 mensions are: 



Length, over all 18ft. 7in. 



l.w.l 17ft. llin. 



Beam, extreme 5ft. 



l.w.l 4ft. 



Least freeboard lft. lj^in 



Draft, extreme 2ft. lliii. 



Mainsail, area sq. ft ...162 



Jib. areasq. ft 31 



The mainsail is the standing lug now in general use in England on 

 all racing yachts of 5-rating and uuder, while the jib is fitted to roll 

 up on its stay, on the principle of a window shade. The yacht is a 

 characteristic example of Mr. Payne's work, to which we lately al- 

 luded in connection with Glycera. 



