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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[June 2, 1892. 



The records of the speeds of racing yachts which we publish this 

 week are the result of no small amount of labor on the part of the 

 yachtsman to whom we are indebted for them. While interesting 

 and useful a-s tbey stand, they are still more important as pointing 

 out a wide and instructive field of investigation as yet but little ex- 

 plored. 



At the close of the season of 1887, there appeared in Engineering 

 an elaborate article on the same, subject by Lt. Col. J. T, Bucknill of 

 Southampton, Eng., giving the speeds of the then existing lichen 

 boats or "Jengthers." We have not attempted to carry out the 

 present calculation as thoroughly as was done by Lt. Col. Bucknill, 

 the courses and conditions in this case being much more diversified, 

 but we hope to be able during the coming season to secure still more 

 accurate records. 

 Two very interesting Questions suggest themselves on an examina- 

 ion of the tables, the highest speeds shown were attained in cruising 

 im, and the speeds with a quartering wind compare so favorably 

 th those under spinakers as to suggest the desirability in many 

 ses of tacking to leeward rather than running wing and wing. A 

 ther continuation of the inquiry promises to throw much light on 

 ese and similar questions. 



After the race of Monday at Larchmont it looks as though there 

 might be something after all in the theory advanced last week by 

 Mr. Clapham, and that a great v. eight of lead possesses some mys- 

 terious power of increasing a yacht's speed, apart from her sails, 

 just as oars or a naphtha engine might do. As the result of a three- 

 mile drifting match, in which the start was quite even, the wide boats 

 sailing on top of the water, were about half an hour astern of the 

 moderate beam craft of considerable depth and displacement. 



Quite different conditions and results have characterized the first 

 races of the fin-keels in New York and Boston. In light weather and 

 smooth water the fin-keel El Cbico made a very poor showing along- 

 side of the cutter Pyxie, and in a moderate breeze she appears but 

 litttle faster than Nameless, another cutter. Off Marblehead, how- 

 ever, the new fin- keel Handsel in a fresh breze and some sea, very 

 easily d efeated the two larger cutters, Fancy and Hawk, one a koel 

 and one a centcrboard boat. 



MEMORIAL DAY.— MAY 30. 



The weather, which is such au important factor in the observauce 

 of Memorial Day by yachtsmen as the formal opening of the yacht- 

 ing season, was fairly good on Monday for such a cold and backward 

 season. About New York the wind was light and fickle, and there 

 were occasional light showers, but the scheduled events were all 

 carried out as per programme. About Boston there was more wind, 

 and the racing was subsequently more satisfactory. The principal 

 event in each place was the', trial of the Herreshoff fin-keels ; a 30- 

 footer in Bo3ton and a 25-footer in New York. The former trial was 

 quite satisfactory to the fin-keel, a good race being made with two 

 known boats, in which the fin won. The race of the Corinthian 

 Mosquito Fleet was a little more than a drift, but it served to show 

 ■ that.EI Chico, the fin-keel, is poor at this work and needs wind to 

 drive her. 



The races throughout the country beiug sailed on Monday, we are 

 obliged to defer the reports of many until next week. 



The first club to recognize Decoration Day as the formal opening 

 day of the season was the Atlantic Y. C., and in accordance with Lhl 

 custom, the fleet was out on Monday for a review and squad.ion sail 

 around the Southwest Spit. Com. Banks reviewed the fleet from 

 the flagship w aterwilch, after w<bich the following yachts started 

 for an informal sail: Waterwitcb, Com, David Banks;"; Shamrock J 

 Rogers Maxwell; Comet, W. C. Langley: Tempest. Owen A Camp'- 

 hell; Yatnpa, Chester W. Chapin, and Gevalia, Howard W. Coates 

 Sloops, cutters: Athlou, E. C. Havens; Tigress, Edmund Fish- 

 Espirito, F. C. Adams: Aglaia, E. J. Bergen; Smuggler. Chailes w' 

 Morgan; Monette, F. H. Smith: Awa, F. D. Cameron : Anaconda' 

 John G. Prague; Nimpoy, H. H. Salmon. Jr.; Gulnare. J.'E. Dwi<nu : 

 Nautilus, W. D. Dickey, and Rover, J. S. Manning, Shamrock was 

 out for the first time under her schooner rig. 



The Harlem Y. C. fleet turned out in full force for the annual 

 spring regatta, the course beiug from the new club station at Col- 

 lege Point, Classes A to H, inclusive, rounding Sand's Point tiuoy 

 eighteen miles; Classes H to C rounding Gangway Buoy, sixteen 

 miles, and Class L, for open catboats under 18ft., rounding Step- 

 ping Stones light. The wind w as light and variable from N E to 

 S. E. The times were: 



CLASS A— CABIN SLOOPS, 33ET. AND OVER. 



Elapsed. Corrected 



Gipsy, E M. Griffiths 4 49 05 5 4(i 30 ' 



Meta, A. L. Kerker withdrew. 



CLASS B— CABIN SLOOPS, 30 TO 33FT. 



Chas. Weide, W. A. Borst 4 39 51 4 m 51 



Edith, W. J. Cooper 4 49 55 4 48 33 



Nereid, T. Charles Allen 4 49 16 4 47 25 



Peerless, James F. Lalor 4 51 25 4 47 27 



CLASS C— CABIN SLOOPS, 25 TO 30FT. 



Teresa, A. W. Warner. 5 11 32 5 04 00 



Una, F, Natterer 5 13 45 5 06 87 



Mattie, George A. Bergen withdrew. 



Agnes, F. J. Morrisey withdrew. 



Rosetta, K. McDonald — withdrew. 



CLASS D— CABIN SLOOPS, UNDER 25FT. 



Oriole, M. P. Lee 4 50 45 4 56 18 



Idler, George Rosenberg. 5 05 10 5 01 ^ 



Alert, O. Aubut withdrew. 



Christina, Charles F. Stevens .withdrew.' 



CLASS E, — OPEN JIB AND MAINSAIL, OVER 25PT. 



MaudM., W. McManus 4 23 00 4 20 43 



Neptune, O. R. Hartwig.. 4 54 10 4 54 10 



CLASS F— OPEN JIB AND AND MAINSAIL, 21 TO SOFT. 



Sophia, T. U. McDonnell 4 57 01 4 5 -> 13 



Blizzard, H. Rewig .. withdrew. 



CLASS Ct — CABIN CATBOATS, 25FT. AND OVER. 



I'l tbfmder, R. L. Fersenhein 4 43 25 



V HageMaid, A. M. Stebbms 4 49 IS '4 43 59 



. crence K., J. Greenehaum 4 52 33 4 45 p> 



CLASS H— OPEN CATBOATS, 22 TO 2oFT. 



sie, John O'Brien 4 33 15 4 32 44 



Truant, Otto H. Lange 4 39 28 4 37 54 



Truant, Jr . Otto H. Lange . 4 47 05 4 46 16 



Tyrant, William Geophert . withdrew. 



CLASS I— OPEN CATBOATS, 18 TO 22FT. 



Anglesey, B. Krumeich 4 38 32 4 35 12 



Gypsie, H. Hollereith withdrew. 



CLASS J— OPEN JIB AND MAINSAIL UNDER 2lFT. 



Regina. W. Scardefield 4 23 18 4 20 14 



Bertie M., H. Hanlein withdrew. 



Ida, C. G. Magnuson withdrew. 



Frances W.. Charles Watson withdrew. 



CLASS K— CABIN CATBOATS, UNDER 25FT. 



Nadjy, W. Towner withdrew. 



Mohican, F. H. Davis withdrew. 



CLASS L— OPEN CATBOATS, UNDER ISfT. 



Tramp, William C. Mulker 3 38 27 3 37 4a 



Amaranth, A Olmesdahl 3 41 04 



Robert T., Robert Ta;e 3 53 55 3 52 25 



OPEN CLASS— CABIN SLOOPS. 



Katie Louisa, Henry Both 4 40 45 3 37 49 



OPEN CLASS— JIB AND MAINSAIL BOATS 



Thorn, W. E. Kiczey 4 38 30 4 30 10 



Clara S , Joseph Stilger 4 40 00 4 33 00 



OPEN CLASS— OPEN CAT— OUTSIDE CLUBS. 



Surprise, N. Schmidt 5 10 35 4 53 33 



Restless, G. W. Cornell withdrew 



Judges— George Parkin, Columbia Y. C; George Wright, Yorkville 

 V. C, and P, Grace, Harlem Y. C. 



A special prize to the yacht making the fastest time over the 

 Sands Point Buoy course was awarded to Maud M. The Bailey p rize 

 was won by Ragina, and a special prize in Class L was won bv 

 r a mp. J 



The Knickerbocker Y. C. opened the season with a spring regatta 

 from College Point, the new station of the club, over a 5-mile course 

 in front of the club house, the starters being: 



Class A.— Cabin sloops, 26ft. and over.-Carita. F. E. Barnes; Alice, 

 A. M. Holder. 



Class B.— Cabin sloops, under 26ft.— Kahwa, O. D. Dike: Nanita, H 

 Stevenson; Paula, D. Shattick; Alpha, A. Wagner; Liberty L 

 Zocher; Nyad, W. C. Lieber; Evadne, R. Flovd Clarke 



t^ass C.-'^iliin catboals -M.?l'if.. O. H Chexiboiu?;- : AVIm 

 Fairchild; Leisure, F. B. My rick; Clara, C. B. Roe; Isn't, E. Eoer- 

 spacher. 



Class D.—Open catboats.— Myra, G. K. Rosenquest; Edna, George 

 Greaves; Mazulm, T. W. T. Maxwell; Anna Seaman, C. Cougnfcry. 

 The w'luners in each class were: 



Class A.-Carita, 9:56:55. Class B.-Nahwa, 1:17:20. Class C- 

 Alcbe, 1:04:41. Class B.— Edna, 0:59:40. 

 The wind was light S.E. during the race, which started at 3 P. M. 



The Memorial Day programme of the Brooklyn Y. C. iueluded a 

 review^ and squadron sail, the following yachts taking part- Mull 

 Com Sutton ; Fair Wind. Capt. Meetaan; Truant, Capt. Townsend-' 

 Sappho, Capt Lyons; Alice; Vice-Commodore Cottier; Emmie, Capt 

 Clunen; Ida, Capt. McCarthy; Mary A., Capt. Lyons: Mary, Capt' 

 Tracy; Iroquois, Capt. E. H. chandler; Kestrel; Capt. Pierce- Pan- 

 cluto Capt. George. Foote; Water Lily, Capt. Anderson ; Irene, Capt 

 rPr^^l^' 10 ^ 01 ^*- 3- eor ? e Gra ^ Faustina, Capt. Hopkins'; 

 Circe. Capt. b JR. Brown; Miss<e. Capt. Prentice; Chief. Capt Bar- 

 rett; Seneca, Capt. Trickeus: Studio (houseboat), Capt. Tobin ; Rosie 

 Dr. Latban; Hannah. Capt. Green ; Sunshine, Capt, McCrea, Phenix! 

 Capt. Stumpt; Ida, Capt. Williams; Homing, Capt. Drayton; Alps 

 Capt, Doggett: Annie, Capt. Austin, and Eddie D„ Capt. RummeJl ' 



Com. Sutton reviewed the fleet from the flagship. After the sail 

 there was music and dancing at the club bouse. 



„ J, l ! ei 3 JS*ft handsome cups and a very good entry list for the re- 

 gatta of he Corinthian Mosquito Fleet on May 30, in fact a more re- 

 markable fleet of small yachts has never been brought together than 

 was entered on this occasion. There was the. Herreshoff fin-keel 

 El Chico, the Gardner cutter Pyxie, the centerboard cutter Helcia 

 another new Gardner boat, the two cruising cutters Nora and 

 Brenda, lhe new Gielow catboat Oconee, with several older cats the 

 open boat Duster, a fast jib and mainsail racer of local ceiebrity 

 and last of all three of the flat shovel-nose type, the Clapham boats 

 Chippewa and Toboggan, the latter a new boat, and Mr Boui-v's 

 ; ; v 4 J^'-ig-ri :M ; noh the same pumpkiuseed shape as the 

 Clapham boats. Unfortunately, after entering, a number did not 

 start. Oconee was invisible, Badger bad no ballast, Helcia had no 

 li ght sails, and others had nothing aboard but excuses 



1 he courses were from off Larchmont. the Larchmont Y.C. having 

 kindly offered the hospitality of the club to the Mosquito Fleet all 

 turning tie buoy off Execution Light, the larger boats going thence 

 around Matmicock and home, 15 miles, the cats and Nora and 

 Brenda, out for a private match, going around Constable's Point 

 Buoys from Execution and then home, 7 miles. 



There, was little wind in the morning and a few drops of rnin fell 

 When the race was started at 12:16 P. M., there was a very light 

 b.W. wind and the last of the flood tide. With a one-gun start the 

 fleet got over the line slowly but all well together. Pyxie. sailed bv 

 her owner, Oswald Sanderson, with Com. Forward and Mr Alley 

 Mi n c g 3U w-n be 2 d of El Chico, sailed by her owner. Mr. Kersey , and 

 Messrs. Willard and Mott, Pyxie moved very fast in the light air 

 from the start all on port tack standing toward Horseshoe Harbor 

 On hoard of Toboggan was her owner, Mr. George Work, and her 

 SSESr? and bU & d? ft, Mr ' Tluimas Clapham, while Chippewa was 

 sailed by young Mr. Clapham. Pyxie was stion well ahead and to 

 windward of El Chico, while the fin-keel in turn gained as rapidly 

 on the Clapham boals. It was not until 1:26 that Pyxie had covered 

 the 3 miles and turned Execution Buoy, and El Chico was 13min 

 astern of her. Thus far neither had been biessed with any wind' 

 though tar astern were Chippewa and Toboggan with spinakers out 

 before a light N.E. breeze, while close under the Long Island shore a 

 number of yachts were heeling to a flue southerly wind, and far up 

 toward City Island the 40 yachts of the Harlem Y. C. had a nice lit- 



Pyxie and El Chico in time drifted down with the tide' trvine to 

 work into the narrow belt of wind off Hempstead Bay. "Toboggan 

 came to the buoy finally and lay there becalmed, her flat bow splash- 

 ing to the roll of a steamer's swell. Both she and Chippewa seemed 

 inert and sluggish m the light airs compared with the deeper boats 

 Nora and Brenda wide cruising cutters built nearly ten years since 

 are by no means fast yachts, but they both reached' Execution ahead 

 of the fiatuon models. 



l'vxie was the first to get the wind, but from N.E. instead of south 

 standing up for Matmicock on port tack. Helcia, a very pretty 

 yacht, in spite of a large cabinhouse, was with her, and both sailed 

 v ery fast. El Chico mean while was be calmed oft" Hempstead Bay 

 but finally took a light, breeze, while Chippewa and Toboggan had 

 got on her lee beam, but close in to the Hempstead shore. Nora and 

 Brenda went across to Constable's Buoy, the former with a good 

 lead Atter a time the breeze fell again, and the two Clapham boats 

 withdrew. Pyxie won very easily, as the following times show : 



TWENTY-ETVE FEET CLASS. 



„ - 0 , Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



£f?lu'- °" S T an , d . er J on 12 16 40 4 36 42 4 19 58 



EI Chico, H M. Kersey 12 IB 40 5 21 35 5 04 55 



Toboggan, Geo. Work 13 16 40 withdrew. 



Duster, E. Crabbe 12 16 40 5 21 30 5 04 50 



Chippewa, T. Clapham 12 16 40 withdrew. 



rt SPECIAL CLASS 



Nora, G M. Barrett 12 16 40 3 46 31 3 29 51 



Brenda, F. M. Scott 12 16 40 3 47 31 3 30 52 



CATBOATS— THIHD CLASS. 



Caprice Mr. White 12 16 40 3 53 20 3 36 40 



Narnoch, F. C. Lawton 12 16 40 3 47 35 3 30 5s 



Spendthrift, B. C. Lockett 12 16 40 3 54 5S 3 33 18 



W hat with calms and uneven winds, the race was in no way a test 

 of the true merits of any of the boats, but at the same time it 

 brought out several vary interesting points, In the first place the 

 new Uardoer cutter Pyxie is a very lively boat in a drift or a light 

 wmd; El Chico on the contrary evidently requires a fair strength of 

 wind to drive her, and is slow in a drift. The Clapham boats show 

 the same peculiarity, but in a more marked degree, being very dull 

 and inert in the light airs. The most astonishing point to many will 

 be that all of the lead-loaded boats, Pyxie, El Chico, Nora and 

 Brenda. proved faster as drifters than the very light displacement 

 skimming dishes, such as Chippewa and Toboggan. As to rig in 

 such weather, the high topsail and jib topsail appear to drive a boat 

 faster than the simple large mainsail and jib, in spite of all theories 

 as to the division of sail. 



The Audubon Y. C of 153d street, N. R., New York, held its sec- 

 '.. Cameron's open sloop lin 

 silver water pitcher, as well 



ond annual regatta on Monday. John A. Cameron's open sloop Yin 

 Soldier, in class C, won the club prize, a si! — 



and Sea Horse, started in class G. Sea Horse won. 



Arrow, ao open catboat, capsized just as she finished. The judges 

 were B. Van Riper, Thomas Latham and 3. B. Saul. The Regatta 

 Committee included John A Cameron, E. J. Leslie, C. Leach C R 

 Terwilliger and H. 0; Crampton. 



The regatta of the Kill von Kull Y. O. of Port Richmond, Staten 

 Island, sailed on Monday, resulted as follows: Open sloop-: 22 to 

 " -'it-— Libme May, 2:28:10. Class F, cabin catboats, 30ft and under- 

 sea Bn-d, 2:21:50. Class G, open catboats, 22 to 26ft.— Our Own. 

 2:01:52. Class H, open catboats, 20 to 22ft.— Tormentor, 3-00-08' 

 Class I, open catboats, 18 to 20ft.— Ges So, 2:02:20. Class J, open cat- 

 boats, 18ft. and under— Chip, 2: 12:25. 



The special race of the Eastern Y. C. on Monday, open to yachts 

 not over 30ft.. had but three starters, but all good boats, the keel 

 30-footer Fancy, one of the most promising thirties designed by Mr 

 Burgess, the Burgess Bawk, with her new iron and lead centre- 

 board, and the new Hooper fin-keel Handsel, sailed by her designer, 

 Mr. N. G. Herreshoff, The course was from marblehead Rock around 

 the Groves Buoy, eight miles to windward and return, with a fresh 

 wind and moderate sea. Handsel took the lead shortly after the 

 start, easily leaving the other two and rounding the weather mark 

 15m. 45s. ahead of Fancy, Hawk having partea her bobstay off Na- 

 nant and withdrew. On the run home Handsel lost 45s. The times 

 were: 



„ . , Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Handsel, J. R. Hooper 32 22 3 02 58 3 16 SO 



Fancy, C. F. Lyman 36.67 3 -38 08 3 38 08 



Hawk, Gordon Dexter 36.85 Disabled. 



The Pavouia Y. Chad a double celebration, Com. Rowe, with a 

 party, visiting the house at Atlantic Highlands, while a race was 

 sailed from the Jersey City club house, the course being around 

 Buoy 9 and Fort Lafayette, the wind light S. C. The times were: 



class 1. 



Start. Finish. Time. Corrected. 



Christine 1 28 05 6 14 45 4 46 40 4 42 10 



Alex. F 1 29 30 6 13 20 4 43 50 4 43 50 



Pavoma 1 28 40 6 03 45 4 35 05 4 31 35 



Soutter Johnnie 1 z 7 30 Did not finish. 



CLASS 2. 



Senator 1 22 30 6 27 20 5 04 05 5 00 05 



Jay Bee 1 23 00 6 27 00 5 05 00 5 05 00 



„ . CLASS 3. 



Eveline B 1 35 20 fi 22 35 4 57 05 4 57 05 



Li'r 1 28 20 6 27 55 4 59 35 4 57 26 



CLASS 4. 



Vixen .1 25 10 ti 26 30 5 01 20 4 59 28 



Water Lily 1 27 10 6 43 13 5 16 02 5 16 02 



CLASS 6, 



Ada.. ...1 34 55 6 31 10 5 06 15 5 01 05 



Annie J 1 25 00 6 S9 30 5 04 30 5 04 30 



The Staten Island Y. C. sailed its annual regatta on the bay in a 

 light S. E. wind, the times being: 



™ , a T c , stnrt - Finish. Elapsed. 



Maude S, J. Sandford 10 44 30 2 59 00 4 H 30 



Amy, Wm. Lurllum 10 45 00 3 18 10 4 33 10 



Turtle Bay. J. Dodger 10 45 30 3 IS 00 4 32 36 



Try Again VV. E. Horn 10 45 30 3 55 00 4 09 30 



Henrietta, Hoyer & Win 10 46 00 Did not finish. 



Sterling, M. Taylor 10 46 50 2 55 30 4 09 00 



Try Again wins. Amy was in collision with a tow of barges in- 

 .1'inug her stern, while Turtle Bay fouled and capsized the Annie B , 

 of the Ocean Y. C. 



SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN Y. C. 



During the greater part of its sojourn on Staten Island the Sea- 

 wauhaka Corinthian Y. C. maintained a rigid observance of Decor- 

 atlOll Day as the formal opening of the vacbting season, and a large 

 fleet was always afloat under its flag. From 1878 to 1885, in particU' 

 lar, the Decoration Day outing was one of the events of the year 

 the squadron sail down the Bay terminating with a dinner ashore at 

 Stateu Island. Of late years the absence of a waterside station has 

 tended o separate the fleet, the yachts naturally going to the other 

 fleets whose rendezvous was at some large club station, and the ob- 

 servance of the day has been largely confined to a gathering at the 

 town clubhouse iu the evening. 



This year, however, the holiday was not merely celebrated on a 

 more extensive scale than ever in the past, but the celehr.-.tion itself 

 was the inauguration of a new era in the club's history It is barely 

 a year since the club determined upon the establishment of a water- 

 side station, and while the site selected was all that could be desired 

 the task of turning a bare uncultivated hillside into a comfortable 

 home, and of arranging the thousand and one details of house, 

 kitchens, wharves, launches, etc., has been a formidable one. 



i he work of the arcnitect and builder was done punctually, and 

 the complete,! house was turned over to the house committee 'some 

 time since, but that energetic body has been at work night and day 

 to accomplish the results which were visible on Saturday The 

 bouse, grounds and location were very fully described in the Forest 

 and stream of Jan. 7, the house being a large building in colonial 

 style, designed by R. W. Gibson, a member of the club, and loca ted 

 on the southern slope of Center Island, on Oyster Bay Harbor op- 

 posite the town of Oyster Bay. The leading features of the house 

 are its broad piazzas and deck roof, from which are visible Long 

 island Sound, Oyster Bay, West Harbor, and Cold Spring Harbor 

 with the surrounding hills, the handsome and homelike main hall 

 with dining room on one side and billiard room on the other and its 

 nportmeuts for guests on the second and third, stories, including a 

 wing specially set apart for ladies. Directly iu from of the house is 

 the club anchorage, well protected, and with an expanse of deep 

 water that would accommodate the combined fleets of three yacht 

 clubs. Here are moored the club steam launch Seawanbaka. the 

 naphtha launch Corinthian, and the four club cats. Alpha, Beta 

 Gamma and Delta, besides many private yachts and a whole fleet of 

 naphtha launches. 



On Saturday there were at anchor the flagship Miranda, sehr 

 Com. G. H. B. Hill; Vandal, cutter. Vice Com. Henry Stanton ; Mirth 

 sloop, Kear-Com. J. W. Beekman; the schooners Iroquois, Peerless' 

 Agnes, Fieur de Lys, Montauk; the cutters aud sloops liracie' 

 Wasp, Huron, Onva, Clara, Liris, Nameless, Laxen, Lotowaua 

 Helcia, Nymph, Hornet, aud the new fin-keel El Chico. aud numer- 

 ous small cutters and catboats, with the steam yachts Oneida, Emu 

 Vivienne and Floss. ' 



At 10:30 a special train from New York brought down a party of 

 nearly IpO members and guests, and on its arrival the entire licet « f 

 steam ant naphtha craft was pressed into service to ferry the visi- 

 tors, with many residents of Oyster Bay, across to the clubhouse 

 By U:3Q there were about 350 present, nearly half being ladies 

 Landers" orchestra struck up a march and the guests gathered about 

 the lawn, the roofs, aud the piazzas, in preparation for the principal 

 event of the day. the formal putting iu commission of the new club 

 house. Just bi- fore noon the club signs Is were, bent on to their hal- 

 yards. Fleet Captain Tarns took charge of the American ensign 

 secretary d'Oremieulx left his labors on the new club book for a 

 le w moments to s; and by ihe big club burgee, and Messrs. Zerega 

 Post, Whillock and other old members manned the other halynrds 

 As the gun fired at noon from the flagship the orchestra struck tan 

 the -'Star Spangled Banner," and the hundreds of flags ashore and 

 throughout the fleet rose slowly to the mas heads, all thei yachts 

 dressing ship. The blue and orange burgee of the Oys er B -y Y C 

 now merged with the S. C. Y. C, was hoisted for the last lime on 

 the western yardarm of the large flagpole. 



There was a fresh breeze blowing, and the first race was called 

 early iu the morning, the four catboats being manned by two men 

 each. The winning boat, Alpha, was sailed by Messrs. Bullock and 

 Foster, After the flags were set a luncheon was served in the club 

 house, and theu a race for naphtha launches was called, the handi- 

 cap being arranged by Mr. Gibson, of regatta committee. The times 

 were : 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



12 32}4 



12 33 



13 14 

 13 18^ 

 13 48 

 13 501/ 



Eleanor "fjf ]ff 



Titania 12 38 



Lifis... .:i3 44 



Miranda 15 44 



RjPP 1 ^ ' ^;.";ZT.'j8 4S 



Cherub 14 23 



Cherub was handicapped at the start. 



Later a race was started between the new Herreshoff fin-keel El 

 Chico, sailed by her owner. Mr. H. Maitlaud Kersey and Messrs. Wil- 

 lard and Alley, and the Garduer 25 footer Nameless. Failed by her 

 owner, Mr. C. W . Wetmore. Nameless crossed the line 15 seconds be- 

 LC'i e the signal, aud lost so much time in returning and recrossing 

 that the. race became a procession and devoid of interest. Nameless 

 nor crossing the line at the finish. There was much disappointment 

 over the absence of a conclusive result, but the two boats were seen 

 together a number of times during the day. and in a moderate 

 breeze they seemed very evenly matched. After the races the main 

 hall was cleared for dancing. Many of the visitors left for New 

 York 011 a special train at 4:30, and iu the evening the members of 

 the club settled down for the quiet enjoyment of their new home, 

 dinner being served for the first time. During the afternoon Com'. 

 Colt, of the Larchmont Y. C, came into the harbor in the Larch- 

 mont flagship Dauntless, with Messrs, Scott, Monroe and others of 

 the Larchmont Y. C, and inspected the house and grounds. 



The club has now a home and station unsurpassed by any club on 

 the coast, and another year will show still further improvement. 

 Messrs. Hoyt and Wetmore, who own land adjoining the club, have 

 built a joint boathouse on West Harbor, near the residence of tbe 

 latter. Mr. Hoyt's new house, about half a mile from the clubhouse, 

 is now completed, and a new house for Mr, Sidney Cbubb is now 

 nearly completed near the clubhouse, while another has been begun 

 for 3Ir. George Bullock. 



Baces will be open to yachts of the Atlantic, Beverly, Corinthian 

 of Marblehead. Corinthian of New York. Eastern, Knickerbocker 

 Larchmont, Massachusetts, Marine and Field. New Haven, New 

 York Yacht Clubs and Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, and will 

 he governed by the racing rules aud time allowances and under the 

 direction of the race committee of the Seawanhaka Corinthian 



Saturday, July 2. 1892.— The annual Corinthian race, to be sailed 

 over the regular club courses. 



Prizt-s will be offered in this race in the following classes: Schoon- 

 ers, 90ft. class; sloops, cutters ani yawls, 46ft. class, 43ft. clas s. 35ft 

 class, 30ft. class. Also the class of 25ft. racing length, and such 

 other small classes as may fill with three entries. 



In addition to the regular prizes offered by the club, the Leland 

 Challenge Cup. open to competition for members of the club only 

 is put up for contest in the 16ft. class, and the club, in accordance 

 with the terms attaching to the cup, will give a special prize to the 

 winner. 



Individual prizes will be given to the Corinthian members of 

 crews ou winning yachts carrying Corinthian cre ys, as defined by 

 club rules. 



Leland Challenge Cup.— Contests for the possession of the cup are 

 open only to members of the Seawanhata Corinthian Y. C. Under 

 therulesattachedtothecup.it is to be held subject to challenge 

 during the yachting seaso n in the class in which it is first won in 



