June 9, 1892.1 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



649 



FOURTH CLASS — KEELS AND CENTERBOARDS. 



1 i 05 



1 16 56 



57 22 



12.08 



1 21 00 



59 49 



..13.08 



1 21 40 



1 00 30 



13.10 



1 21 40 



1 11 04 



..13 or 



1 33 20 



1 12 16 



. 12.00 



1 35 i0 



1 13 24 



GLASS. 







..20.10 



1 31 10 



1 05 06 





1 37 26 



1 11 56 



The regatta committee included M, F. Kelly, chairman, H. W. 

 Gfieriingtan. John F. Berrigan. C. M. Dolheare, E. W. Haskell, N. B. 

 Stone, J. B. McDonough. The judges were Hubert Pope, W. H. God- 

 frey, C. McKenna, J. P. Bullard, Thos. Christian. 



AMERICAN MODEL T. C. 



The opening races of the A. M. Y. C. at Prospect Park proved very 

 exciting, resulting in some very close finishes in the four heats of the 

 first class yachts. 4Bin. to 53in. l.w.l., Ohyiesa. formerly the schooner 

 Normandie. winning the final over the ^l-rnile course" iu 10m. lS&js.. 

 corrected time, beating: May by20%s, This race being to windward 

 only four yachts started. The second class yachtst 42in. to ma.. 

 sailed over a triangular course of one mile, six yachts showing up at 

 the line, and after the regatta committee had named the winner the 

 second yacht protested, finally resulting in the referee deciding no 

 race. In this race Mary S. proved her speed by racing away from 

 her owner, footing so fast both on and off the wind that at times he 

 was unable to catch her to tack or alter her trim. But for this and 

 hugging the shore too close she would have surprised some of the 

 kuowing ones. Her rival, the 46in. owned by Mr. Fishes, did not take 

 the chances of racing with her, he sailiug Marjorie, who has been 

 altered to fit the second class and to obtain a big time allowance. 

 The sheer plans of Mary 8. and the Fishes 4(5in. were published in 

 Fobkst and Strk 4.m of April 7. The third class, 35 to 42in., brought 

 out four yachts, Electra still showing she is hard to beat, saiJing over 

 the mile in 31m. 10s.. beating Dora H. and Anna by 11m. 20s. 



CAPE COD T. C. 



The regatta of Msy 30 was postponed and sailed on June 4, off Yar- 

 mouth, the times being: 



Nobseusset, Hall 1 m 16 City of Chicago, Crosby. ..1 32 17 



Ariel, Sears 1 37 35 Madge, Cummings... 1 35 01 



LARCH MO NT Y. C. SPRING REGATTA. JUNE 4. 



Saturday was not a pleasant day on Long Island Sound, very cold 

 for June weather, with a fresh easterly breeze that kicked up a sea 

 when the tide began to ebb in the afternooD. The conditions were 

 good however for yacht racing and it is due only to the yachtsmen 

 that the race was not more of a success. Twenty -fire yachts were 

 entered, but only seventeen were at the line, and of* these three 

 made no race through an unfortunate blunder at the start. The 

 schooner fleet included the rebuilt Atlantic, Shamrock, just altered 

 from theeutter rig, Fleur de Lis and Phantom, in the larger class, and 

 Viator and Peerless in the smaller. Shamrock had no competitor, so 

 went up into the nest class. The most interesting class was that of 

 the IB-footers in which the new Wasp was to make her debut against 

 Clara, Oriva aod the sloop Gulnare. In addition to the regular class 

 prize a handicap prize was offered, Wasp allowing Clara 15m", 

 Oriva 23m. and Gulnare 25m. Tigress and (Saona. were together in 

 the next class, while in the 25ft. class were only Pyxie and El Chico, 

 the two Clapham boats not being presemt. In the cat class were 

 Nellie and Oriva, old boats, and the new Gietow boat Oconee. 



The schooners sailed a special course of 31 miles, past a markboat 

 off Stamford, around a markboat off Eaton's Neck and home. The 

 larger single-stickers were to sail the usual Captain's Island course- 

 the 25-footers the Matinnicock coiu-se, andthecats the Scotch Caps— 

 Hempstead course. 



The sailing directions called forastartin two divisions, the schoon- 

 ers first and tbe others 15m. later. Although there was 10 minutes 

 in which to cross the line after the first signal, all but Peerless ami 

 Phantom were late. Oriva made a wrong start and went over with 

 the schooners, seciug which, Clara followed her a couple of minutes 

 later. Wasp, sailed by Rear-Corn. W. Butler Duncan, held off f ir 

 the right signal, but did not start, the others being well away. Gul- 

 nare crossed the line at the proper time, and was really iu the race 

 Wasp started across and picked up Clara as she was on the way 

 from Hempstead to Captain's Island, the two having a bout to wind- 

 ward, which resulted in Wasp's favor, after which she withdrew 

 The schooners beat down along the Connecticut shore. Shamrock 

 soon taking the lead. They were timed at Stamford as follows: 



Shamrock 1 44 42 Atlantic 1 55 gS 



Fleur de Lis 1 47 49 Phantom 2 00 0.3 



Viator... . 1 52 15 



At the outer mark, Eaton's Neck, the times were: 



Shamrock 3 02 36 Viator... 3 18 50 



Fleur de Lis 3 06 35 Atlantic "' '39310 



El Chico, the Herreshoff flu-keel, started a few seconds ahead of 

 Pyxie, and at Hempstead bad gaiued something, but when the two 

 came ou the wiud for Matinnicock the fin-keel readily left her op- 

 ponent. Oconee with her large rig had no show with Aura and Ne>- 

 )ie, and was beaten by both. The times were: 



SCUOONRRS — 90PT. CLASS. 



Finish. Elapsed. 



Atlantic, Seeley & Marshall. 5 20 41 5 35; 4? 



Fleur de Lis, George Trotter 6 06 12 5 21 12 



Phantom, n. S. Parmalee 5 57 26 6 12 44 



Shamrock, J. Rogers Maxwell _ 5 00 46 5 15 46 



SCHOONERS— 62FT. CLASS. 



Viator, W. Gould Brokaw 5 24 09 5 39 09 



Peerless, J. M. Mitchell Not timed. 



SLOOPS— SPECIAL CLASS. 



Clara, B. O. Osborn Did not finish. 



Oriva, Herman Clark Did not finish 



W 7 a=p, A. Rogers Withdrew. 



Gulnare, John E, Dwight 3 01 51 



SLOOPS— 35kt. class. 



Tigress, James Wier. Jr 3 14 45 



Saona, A. P. Ketchum 3 35 51 



25-ratesg class. 



Pyxie, Oswald Sanderson 2 18 23 



El Chico, Maitland Kersey . . . , 2 05 20 



" cabin cat class. 



Nellie, M. F. Plant 2 41 55 



Oconee, George Pierce 2 51 57 



Aura, Win. H. Simonson ' '2 35 32 



The judges were Messrs. John F. Lovejoy, Otto Savony, and 

 Clarence L. Burges. ' 



2 58 50 



8 IS 20 



3 34 21 



2 21 50 

 2 09 10 



2 45 59 



3 00 23 

 2 31 14 



BADGER. 



Mr L. J. Boury's new boat Badg<r, to which we alluded last 

 week, was designed for him by Mr. J. H. Cornwall, of Port Washing- 

 ton, and is intended mainly as an experiment in the direction of light 

 draft and displacement and long overhang. 

 The dimensions are as follows: 



Length, l.w.l 15ft. 6in. 



deck 26ft. 



fore overhang 6ft. 3in. 



after overhang 4ft. 3in. 



Beam, extreme 9ft. 6in 



lw.l 8ft. 



Breadth across stern 6ft. 



Draft extreme 1ft. 3ni. 



Least freeboard 1ft. 8in. 



Board length 7ft. 



The midship s. etiou is peculiar, there being a high bilge and quite 

 a hollow floor, not unlike the old sloop Shadow, allowing for the dif- 

 ference in proportions. The keel has a little drag, but is straight 

 from the plumb sternport to the forefoot, but above water the stem 

 runs out info a Gloriana bow. The floor is very long and flat, and the 

 buttock and diagonal lines ave naturally very easy. 



Tbe yacht is quite stiff, and on Decoration Day sailed verv fast in 

 the light airs with a small part of her ballast in. Though" she was 

 not in the race, and started a long time after the fleet, she covered 

 the whole course and came hi between the winner and second boat. 

 She is rigged with jib and mainsail only. 



Mr. Cornwall, who is known as the builder of the fast open boats 

 Expert, Tatt'er, Phyllis, Vanadis. Greioheu, Puckashe.e, Josepbiue 

 and Tippycanoe, nearly all of which are now in Western waters, is 

 at work on a similar boat to Badger for Mr. N. K.Fairbanks, cf 

 Chicago. 



The open regatta of the Cedar Point Y. C, of Saugatuck, Conn., to 

 be sailed ou June 15, will be open to the yachts of all yacht clubs or 

 boating associations on Long Island Sound. The classes are: Jib 

 and mainsail, 26 to 30ft. l.w.l,, and under 26ft. Catboats, 20 to 23ft 

 l.w.l., and under 20ft. l.w.l. The first prize will be $35, and second 

 prize §15, in all classes. The race will start at 11 A. M., and entries 

 will close on Monday, June 13, They may be sent to W. M, Thomas, 

 Box 13, SaugaLuck, Codu, The regatta committee includes Messrs 

 0. J- Allen, Edwin Thorne and A. deF. Sanford. 



MASSACHUSETTS Y. C. 



The annuai regatta of the Massachusetts Y. C. on June 17 will be 

 open to yachts of all recognized yacht clubs, the prizes being: First 

 class sloops and cutters between 40 and 46ft, l.w.l., prize S60; third 

 class sloops and cutters between 25 and 30ft. l.w.l., prizes #35 and 820: 

 special class, jib and mainsail boats under 21ft. l.w.l., prizes $30, g20 

 and $10; fourth class, yachts between 21 and 25ft. l.w.l., prizes $25, 

 ?20 aDd $15. No prizes will be given to a yacht which has no com- 

 petitor, nor second prizes in any class unless three or inore start. 

 The courses will be off Nahaut. 



Entries must be made in writing, giving name of yacht, owner, rig, 

 centerboard or keel, length waterline, and must be sent to G. F. 

 Clark (Boston Yacht Agency), 43 Milk street, Boston, where numbers 

 can be obtained, on or before 12 M. Thursday. June 16. 



The regatta committee includes Win. O. Gay, chairman; S. P. Per- 

 rin, H. B. Torrey, Harry Hutchinson, E. P. Boynton. 



THE "COUPE DE FRANCE." 



The illustration, for which we are indebted to Le Yacht, shows I he 

 new international cup recently established by the "Union des Yachts 

 Francais," the conditions governing which we published on March 

 24. No challeuge for the cup has been received this year. 



THE CRUISING YAWL ARGO. 



Mr. David Hail Bice, of Boston, is well known to the readers of 

 Forest and Stream through bis advocacy of the yawl rig and through 

 his old yawl White Cap, long siDce described in our pages. As a 

 successor to the White Cap, Mr. Rice has lately designed a new- 

 cruising yawl which is now building at Moses Adams' yard, Essex, 

 Mass. 



Argo, the new boat, will be 75ft. over all, 55ft. l.w.l., 16ft. 6in. 

 beam and 9ft. draft. The overhangs are quite long and the counter 

 Is immersed so that the sternpost is some Sft. forward of the after 

 end of the waterline. as iu the big yawl Jullanar. The yacht is very 

 strongly built, but at the same time the scantling has been so ar- 

 ranged as to avoid useless weight. The outside keel is a steel trough 

 35ft. long, 2ft. 6iu. deep, 16in. wide at fore end, 20in. amidships and 

 lOin. aft. It is secured to the wood keel by bolts, but is further 

 strengthened by straps over the floors which transmit the strain to 

 the floors. There is space in the keel box for 20 tons of lead. The 

 keel and frames, with the garboards, are of oak, the planking of 

 yellow pine. The main cabin will be 13xllft., the owner's room will 

 be aft, ft large room with two berths, and there will be three smaller 

 staterooms. 



The sail plan is quite, different from the conventional English yawl 

 rig and more like the ketch. The mainmast is 25ft. from the gam- 

 mon iron, the mizen is 35ft. 9in. abaft the mainmast and 14ft. 9in. in- 

 board from the taffrail. The dimensions of the spars are as follows: 



Mainmast, deck to hounds 49ft. 



Masthead ... 10ft. 



Topmast 41ft. 



Boom 35ft. 



Gaff 32ft. 6in. 



Mizenmast 32ft. 



Masthead 7ft. 



Topmast 37ft. 



Boom 27ft. 6in. 



Gaff 25ft. 



Bowsprit, outside gammon iron 23ft. 



The mizen topmast is a steel tube 3in.atheel. There is a spring 

 stay from fore to mizen topmast head, and backstays on both top- 

 masts. The yacht will carry a staysail and jib. The work is now 

 well advanced, and the Argo will be in commission early next month. 



HANDSEL. 



The race of Monday week, off Marblehead, in which the new fin- 

 keel defeated so decisively two good boats of the older type, is simi- 

 lar in many points to the very sensational race of the Eastern Y. O, 

 sailed over nearly the same course on July 15, 1S89. The winner in 

 each case was of a new type, radically different from the moderate 

 cutters recognized as the'head of the class ; though the winners them- 

 selves differ most materially, they have certain points in common as 

 distinguished frofn ordinary craft; curiously enough, one of the two 

 owners of the Cape Cod catboat Harbinger, which defeated Saracen 

 and Kathleen in 1889, is the owner of the fin-keel Handsel, which has 

 just beaten so handsomely two of Saracen's younger sisters, Fancy 

 aud Hawk. Different as they are, Harbinger and Handsel were built 

 nominally for much the same purpose, general racing, day sailing 

 and making occasional short cruises; the term racing machine being 

 indignautly repudiated by both. How far the characteristic extremes 

 of the two, tbe unwieldy rig of the Cape^cat and the great draft of 

 the fin-keel, are compatible with good all-round qualities, is a matter 

 on which opinions differ. 



The Cape cat is better known to yachtsmeu to day than she was 

 three years since, and w hile her many good points are much more 

 generally appreciated than then, there is no danger of the extinc- 

 tion of all other types, both for racing and cruising, such as some 

 enthusiasts once predicted. Harbinger's performance with the two 

 cutters in a wind and sea still stauds as a record, but not only has it 

 never been repeated but there have been a great many occasions 

 since on which the normal type of modern keel or centerboard boat 

 has beaten the Capa cat under perfectly fair conditions. The recent 

 action of her owner in abandoning Harbinger for such a different 

 type of boat is pretty good evidence that, she, one of the best of her 

 type, did not fulfill all requirements. 



The status of the Cape cat, as a most excellent type of boat for cer- 

 tain purposes, fast enough for the average racing, very convenient 

 from her shoal draft and at the same time offering a reasonable 

 amount of room, has been established in the interval since the race 

 at Marblehead, and men now understand that while not a mere rac- 

 ing machine, she is by no means a perfect cruiser or an ideal all- 

 around yacht. The fin-keel is this year before the yachting public 



for trial in much the same way as the Cape cat has been, and opinion 

 is much divided over the future of the type. Its builders, the Her- 

 reshoff s, are strong advocates of it as a fast and handy yacht for 

 general purposes, their claim being that, while in the matter of draft 

 the fin is no more, disadvantageous than the same draft in the ordin- 

 ary cutter, the fin-keel is faster with a much smaller and simpler rig, 

 dry and easy in a sea, very easily handled by a small crew, comfort- 

 able to sail, and possessing, with the addition of a law trunk, a fair 

 amount of room. Besides this, they claim that the yachts may be 

 shipped readily on a ear or steamer, the fin being removed. 



Of all the fin-keels yet built, Handsel is the best to test these 

 claims by; the Morgan 35-footer Drusilla was intended for racing, 

 and her flush deck gives little room below, while El Chico and the 

 Boston 21-footers are too small to give any test of the possible accom- 

 modations save from the standpoint of a canoeist. The Hooper boat, 

 however, is of a size that should give very fair room below, and 

 further, she is fitted with that view, having a cabin trunk. 



In model Handsel is much like Brusilla save that she is Sft. shorter, 

 the beam and depth being the same. Her dimensions are: Length 

 over all, 41ft.; l.w.l., 29ft. 9in.; beam. Oft. 5in.; draft, 7ft. 9in. The 

 sheer plan is similar to El Chico and tbe Boston boats, but with a 

 little more sheer, the midship section is much like a canoe, flat floor, 

 round bard bilge, and straight side. Tbe cabin trunk and cockpit are 

 enclosed by one elliptical coaming, the forward part for ahout Sft. 

 forming the cabin, while abafc it is a large cockpit about 6ft. long, 

 with a small steering well abaft it. The headroom is 5ft., and the 

 cabiu is fitted with folding berths on each side, with lockers, etc., 

 giving very good cruising accommodations. The fin is of steel plate 

 with a lead cylinder on its lower edge. The frames are all bent, the 

 planking is double-skin, steel straps crossing the frames near the 

 mast and amidships. The topsides are painted white. 



The yacht was launched on May 25, and at 5 P. M. on Friday, May 

 27, she left Bristol, making Newport at 8 o'clock. At 6 A. M. on Sat 

 usday she was under way from Newport, making Race Point at 10:30 

 P. M„ and reaching Hull at 11 A. 31. on Sunday, after some hours of 

 drifting. At 4 P. M. she sailed for 3Iarblehead for Monday's race. 



Though the name has a, strange and unfamiliar sound, it is English 

 and may be found in the standard dictionaries, one of its several 

 meanings being an experiment, or more properly an earnest of 

 something to come. The word was the choice of Sirs. Hooper, and 

 possesses the merit of being original, appropriate and distinctive, 

 unlike most yachts' names. The yacht will race again in the regatta 

 of the Alassachusetts Y. C. on Friday of next week. 



EASTERN Y. C. SPECIAL RACE, MAY 30. 



The opening race of the Eastern Y. C. on Monday proved a notable 

 one, the. new Herreshoff fin keel 30 footer meeting two representa- 

 tive boats of the class under conditions which gave a most thorough 

 test of the merits of the three types— keel, centerboard and fin-keel. 

 Though but three yachts started, the race was most interesting, and 

 the result was as conclusive as could be desired. The race was for 

 yachts of 30ft. and under, the start being made off the Eastern Y. C. 

 house in Marblehead Harbor, the course beiug out of the harbor and 

 around the whistling buoy off the Graves, S miles distant. The wind 

 was fresh and steady from S.W. all day, the yachts carrying clubtop- 

 sails. 



The keel representative was Fancy, the last of the Burgess thirties, 

 built last year for Mr. C. F. Lyman, a cutter similar to Saracen, 

 Saladin, Rosalind, but somewhat narrower, 9ft. beam, cutter rigged. 

 She has done little racing, but from all appearances is quite as fast 

 as any of the older boats in the 30ft. class. The centerboard boat. 

 Hawk, is well-known; she and her sister, Shark, having sailed many 

 races within the last three years. She is lift. 6in. wide, cutter 

 rigged, and this year has been fitted with a plate iron ceuterboard 

 filled with lead, in place of her old wooden board. Both she and 

 Fancy are in good form and both are well handled. 



The new fin keel Handsel is the mysterious 30-footer announced a 

 couple of months since and known to be for Mr. James R. Hooper, 

 one of the owners of the fast Cape cat Harbinger. She was 

 launched on May 25, and reached MarbJehead after a voyage from 

 Bristol on Sunday afternoon, her sails and gear of course being new, 

 while there had been little time for trial and working up. She is 

 rigged as a pole-masted cutter, but has no topsail, her sail plan in- 

 cluding but three lower sails aud a spiuaker. She was sailed by Mr. 

 N. G. Herreshoff and her owner. 



The start was from one gun at 10:45, Hawk crossing but 15s. after. 

 Handsel was not headed for the line, but she twisted quickly about 

 and was off within 29s , while Fancy was 58s. after the gun. The two 

 old boats carried large clubtopsails, but Handsel of course was under 

 but tbe three lower sails. They reached out with booms to port 

 until clear of the point, then hauled up for the beat to the Graves. 

 There was some sea. and all three felt it as they held along on star 

 board tack, but the fin-keel did not mind it, and at once began to 

 climb out to windward. In a very short time she had weathered 

 and passed Hawk and had the lead. Fancy was also beating Hawk, 

 and crossed her bows soon after Hawk tacked in shore at about H 

 o'clock. Fancy tacked on Hawk's weather, and then Handsel fol- 

 lowed to windw r ard of both. After about ten minutes Fancy tacked 

 offshore, Handsel tackiug with her, while Hawk contiuued on star- 

 board tack. 



At the end of the first hour Handsel was a long way ahead, while 

 Fancy had decidedly the better of Hawk, though the two were not 

 far apart. The old boats were already beaten, but the race between 

 Fancy and Hawk was in itself quite interesting; however, at 12:30 

 it was brought to a sudden conclusion by the parting of Hawk's 

 bohstay shackle, compeling her to withdraw. At 12:13:45 Handsel 

 tacked around the Graves buoy, jibed over, and set spiuaker to star- 

 board. Fancy rounded at 12:59:30, setting her spinaker to port and 

 being obliged to shift it later. Handsel's gain in the eight mile beat 

 was 15m. 45s. 



Tbe run home was made without special incident, the positions be- 

 ing unchanged. Fancy just holding the flu-keel off the wind. When 

 Handsel entered the harbor she was obliged to make a short, tack for 

 the line, but Fancy managed to finish without the tack. The full 

 times were: 



Sailing Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Handsel, J. R. Hooper 32.22 3 22 58 3 16 30 



Fancy, C. F. Lyman .... .30 .67 3 38 08 3 38 08 



Hawk, Gordon Dexter 36.85 disabled, withdrew. 



Haudsel beats Fancy 15m. 10s. even time, in addition to 6m. 28s. 

 allowance. From the above figures Handsel's sail area is about 1200 

 sq.ft., while the other two must carry about I900sq. ft. The race was 

 in the hands of Messrs. W. S. Eaton, Jr.. P. T. Jackson and H. H. 

 Buck of the E. Y. C, regatta committee. 



DATES OF FIXTURES. 



The following letter from the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. to the New 

 Rochelle Y. C. concerning the choice of the same day explains itself: 

 Secretary New Rochelle F, C, New Rochelle, N. V.: 



Dear. Sir— As it is always to be regretted when clubs sailing the 

 same waters choose coincident daces for fixtures, we desire that 

 you should know the circumstances leading to our choice of July 2 

 for the Seawanhaka annual. 



In transferring our races to Long Island Sound we. chose July 2 

 after especially considering at a meeting held Feb. 9 the preroga- 

 tives of neighboring clubs, that we might not interfere with the dates 

 on which their races have heretofore been held, they having fol- 

 lowed the Larchmont annual of July 4. In addition to this July 2 

 was a fixture date with us last year. 



It was not until some time subsequent to our meeting that we 

 learned you had departed from your custom of appointing a date 

 following Larchmont, and had chosen July 2. 



In the desire to recognize that courtesy which should exist be- 

 tween yacht clubs in the matter of fixtures, we have thoroughly 

 canvassed the possibility of adopting some other day, and having 

 found this impracticable it became necessary for us to adhere to the 

 date first determined. 



We make this explanation to indicate that our date was chosen 

 without knowledge of yours; in fact with special reference to avoid- 

 ing the customs of your club and others, and to express our regret 

 that circumstauces have rendered it impossible to make other ar- 

 rangements. Very respectfully, Walter C. Kerr, 



May 31. Chairman Race Committee S. C. Y. C. 



GRAMPUS. 



The model fishing schooner Grampus, designed by Capt. J. W. Col- 

 Jins. whose lines were published in the. Forest and Stream of Jan. 

 13 20, 1887, has lately received an entire new rig, the new sail plan 

 having been prepared by M r. \V. E. Waterhouse, under the direction 

 of Captain Collins, With new Oregon pine spars, uew steel wire rig- 

 ging and new canvas, the topsides painted white, with a gold stripe, 

 the Grampus looks as handsome as a yacht, aud trials recently made 

 with crack fishermen show that she has improved iu speed as well 

 as in appearance, 



Shark, centerboard cutter, designed by Mr. Burgess and built by 

 Lawley in 1889 for Mr. C. A. Prince, and recently owned in Provi- 

 dence, has been bought by Mr. EI. J. Barbpy, of New York, who will 

 sail heron Laki Geneva, Switzerland. Her keal was removed at 

 Wintringham's last week aud on June 4 she was shippel on the 

 steamer Alesia for Marsailles, France, where she will s id for a time . 



