June 16, 1892.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



573 



Yorkville Y. C. 



The eighth annual spring regatta of the Yorkville Y. C.now located 

 at Port Morris, the old anchorage of the Knickerbocker Y. C, was 

 sailed ou June 12, the course being around the Gangway Buoy for 

 classes A, B, C, D, F, and I; and around the Stepping Stones for 

 classes E, G. H, and J. The wind was fresh from 8. W., making a 

 line race. The full times were: 



CLASS A — SLOOPS OVER 30FT. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Welde 4 34 05 4 34 05 



Peerless 4 86 68 4 32 33 



Calamity Withdrew. 



CLASS B- SLOOPS 26 TO 30PT. 



Rover Withdrew. 



CLASS C— SLOOPS TINDER 26FT. 



Columbus Withdrew. 



Twilight Withdrew. 



CLASS D — JIB AND MAINSAIL; 23PT. AND OVER. 



Neptune 4 59 10 4 59 10 



MaudM 4 49 42 4 47 02 



CLASS E— JIB AND MAINSAIL; UNDER 28FT. 



Zetes 3 46 50 3 46 50 



Tip Top 3 54 50 3 50 44 



Regiua 3 49 52 3 43 02 



CLASS F-OPEN CATS; OVER 23PT. 



Jessie 4 36 09 4 36 09 



Truant. Jr 6 04 56 6 04 36 



Truant 6 00 58 5 59 48 



Sunol 5 47 47 5 45 57 



class g— open cats; 18 to 23ft. 



Ellen R 4 11 38 4 11 38 



Restless 4 30 08 4 29 54 



Anglesey 3 40 20 4 86 25 



Venus 4 07 13 4 01 58 



Surprise , Withdrew. 



Little Tom 4 35 35 4 2 9 05 



Nameless 4 26 05 4 22 13 



CLASS H — OPEN CATS; UNDER 18FT 



Tramp 5 03 55 5 03 55 



M McCarthy* 4 18 26 4 18 11 



Tenny 4 34 40 4 34 10 



Stanger 5 58 42 5 58 12 



Uno 5 12 27 5 10 35 



class i— cabin cats: 24ft. and over. 



Village Maid 5 08 21 5 08 21 



Crocus 6 01 45 5 57 45 



class j— cabin cats; under 34ft. 



JuliaS 4 28 18 4 28 18 



Emily 4 18 34 4 17 04 



The winners were: Class A, Peerless, by 1m. 40s.; Class D. Maud 

 M.. by 12m. 8s. ; Class E, Regina, by 3m. 48s.; Class F. Jessie, by lb. 

 12m .; Class G. Anglesey, by 25m. 23s. ; Class H, Mollie McCarthy, 15m. 

 59s ; Class I, Village Maid, by 49m. 24s.; Class J, Emily, by 11m. 14s. 



Anglesey wins the Downs & Slattery pennant for best elapsed time 

 over the shorter course. Peerless won the Sullzer cup and McFadden 

 pennant for best elapsed time over the longer course. 



The regatta committee included Messrs. J. F. McKenna, Robert 

 Ecke, and J. F. King, chairman. The judges were Com. T. H. Mc- 

 Donald, Harlem Y. C. ; Com. J. C. Summers, Cherry Diamond Y. C; 

 James Shannon, Coronet Y. C. 



Pavonia Y. C. Annual, June 13. 



The twenty-third annual regatta of the Pavonia Y. C. was sailed 

 on Monday on New York Bay, rue start and finish being off Oyster 

 Island, and the courses being for classes D, E and F, around buoy 

 12, off Southwest Spit, twenty-five miles. For classes G and 4 around 

 the red bell buoy on Romer Shoals, twenty-five miles, and for classes 

 2, 3, 6 and 7 around buoy 9, off Swinburne Island, fifteen miles. 



The day was clear and very warm ashore. The wind wasS.W., 

 light and moderate, the tide running ebb through the race. The full 

 times -were: 



CLASS D— CABIN SLOOPS 38 TO 45FT. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Avaloa 4 24 17 3 33 09 



Pontiac 4 41 35 3 45 02 



Phantom . 4 34 28 3 37 02 



CLASS K — CABIN SDOOPS 32 TO 38FT. 



Mascot 4 56 03 3 48 00 



Carrie Van Voorhis 4 48 23 3 44 26 



CLASS F— CABIN SLOOPS 27 TO 32FT. 



Forsyth 4 50 18 3 37 21 



Pavonia 4 54 18 3 37 10 



CLASS G —CABIN SLOOPS UNDER 27FT. 



Souter Johnnie . 4 29 08 3 25 26 



Millie ... 4 12 02 3 05 16 



Christine 3 56 47 2 40 38 



class 2— OPEN sloops 23 to 27ft. 



J. T. Corlett 2 29 14 1 49 29 



Sirene 2 40 30 1 51 42 



Aunt Jennie : 2 48 30 1 57 49 



CLASS 3— OPEN SLOOPS UNDER 23FT. 



Mosquito 2 56 52 1 59 04 



Senator 3 17 21 2 19 32 



CLA8S 4— CABIN CATS. 



Truant 8 49 21 2 48 22 



Vixen 4 25 58 3 17 26 



FaJcon 2 48 02 3 19 19 



Atmie J 4 28 41 3 16 53 



Ada 4 52 11 3 24 51 



CLASS 6— CATS FROM 20 TO 25FT. 



Alida ... 3 00 43 2 10 33 



Pauline 2 58 51 2 06 80 



Lizzie B 8 07 17 2 13 48 



Eureka 2 59 47 2 05 59 



Torment 2 55 56 1 58 30 



CLASS 7- CATS UNDER 20FT. 



Anita 3 15 21 3 16 36 



Qes So 3 05 44 2 03 59 



My Partner 3 32 03 2 29 54 



Gypsey S 18 32 2 14 26 



R. K. Fox 3 26 40 2 22 34 



Lilly 3 39 29 2 34 27 



The winners were Avalon, Carrie Van Voorhis. Pavonia, Christine, 

 J. T. Corlett, Mosquito, Truant, Torment and Ges So. The prizes 

 -will be presented at the club's regular meeting, Tuesday, July } 2. 

 Carrie Van Voorhis lost her topmast. 



The judges were Com. Prime, Yonkers Cor. Y. C,; George E. Gart- 

 land, New Jersey Y. C, and Com. T. H. McDonnell, Harlem Y, C. 

 Regatta committee, Rear Com. D. W. Kohn, O. E. Baldwin and L. 

 Miltlesdorf. 



The iron steamer Cygnus, with a large party of guests, accompa- 

 nied the fleet. 



Marine and Field Club Annual, Bath Beach, 

 June 1 1. 



The Marine and Field Club, of Bath Beach, on Gravesend Bay 

 just outside the Narrows, profited greatly by the change of weather 

 at the end of last week, the first touch of the warm wave promised 

 from the west, but which was delayed until after the New York Y. 

 C. regatta. The weather was bright and clear, though still a little 

 cool, but much more like June than anything which has yet been 

 seen this year. The Marine and Field Club had secured a very good 

 entry list, but as usual a number failed to start, making very poor 

 sport in some classes. The actual starters were: 



Class 2, 46ft— Penguin, Geo. E. Brightson; Nautilus, Com. W. D. 

 Dickey; Wasp, Archibald Rogers. 



Class 4, 35fc— Saona, Col. A. P. Ketcham: Tigress, James Weir, Jr. 



Class6, 25ft., including 25ft, s.l. class.— El Chico, H. Maitland Ker- 

 sey: Wauuita, Charles Ferret; Freyja, T. W. Davis; Iroquois, E. H. 

 Chandler. 



Class 7, cabin cats.— Oconee, C. T. Pierce; Aura. W. H. Simonson; 

 TruaDt, G. R. Towasend; Marguerite, E. R. Simmons. 



The start was made off the club house, the 46ft. class rounding 

 Sandy Hook Lightship, the 35ft. class the Scotland, and the smaller 

 boats rounding the Bell Buoy off Sandy Hook. 



Wasp was out with a clubtopsail that looked even larger than that 

 of Gloriana last year. Nautilus, flying the flag of Com. Dickey, 

 looked as neat and new as she did when first out, she also setting 

 something of a sail aloft. Saona, always looking trim and clean, 

 showed to good advantage iu a new Bpring suit of canvas, and El 

 Chico was out looking for something more formidable on the Bay 

 than she has yet met on the Sound. Iroquois is one of the local 

 cabih sloops: Freyja was built by Wintringham two years since, a 

 compromise model of very good form, but not a racer, and Waunita 

 is another n«w Wintringham boat, just from the builder's yard, and 

 untried. Aura and Truant have already won local fame, Oconee is 

 the new Gielow cat, and Marguerite is the old Hanley racer A. P. E., 

 once of Boston, now owned in New York. 



The wind was moderate to fresh and east of south, and the tide was 

 on the last quarter of the ebb. The steamer Bay Queen carried the 

 members and guests of the club, and the tng W. J. McCaldin carried 

 the judges, Messrs. Stephen Peabody, T. C. Zerega and H. J. Gie- 

 Jow. 



' The preliminaries for the race were generally well arranged save 

 that from a desire on the part of some one to practice with the club 

 cannon up on the bluff, the judges on the tug out in the bay were not 

 allowed to give the preparatory signa l when the yachts were all 

 ready, and a long and tedious delay occurred, causing some well- 

 grounded grumbling among the helmsmen. At roon, however, a 

 puff and a blaze from the bluff called the yachts to the line, and 10 

 minutes later a long whistle from the judges' boat sent them awav. 

 El Chico, handled by Messrs. Kersey and Willard, was first away, 

 going like a steam launch direct for the Southwest Spit, traveling 

 fast and holding out to windward in a wonderful manner. Nautilus 

 made a very good start, just ahead of Wasp, but. the latter worked 

 up on bev weather, slid by her and took tho lead, pointing higher, 

 holding on better and footing so fast withal that the race was over 

 in the first 10 minutes. Penguin crossed the line but soon withdrew. 

 Th° fleet was timed : 



El Chico 12 08 42 Waunita 12 10 08 



L-oquois 12 f 8 47 Freyja 12 10 22 



Truant 12 08 57 Tigress 12 10 28 



Aura 12 09 00 Oconee 12 10 32 



Marguerite 12 09 19 Saona 12 12 03 



Nautilus 12 09 48 Penguin 12 13 00 



Wasp 12 09 56 



Waunita had trouble with her jibstay and gave up, after sending 

 a man aloft. Nautilus soon made a hitch toward Conev Island 

 Point, but Wasp and El Chico held for the Spit Buoy on the" original 

 tack. They were so far ahead of their respective classes that all 

 interest ceased, and the only real racing was in the 35ft. and cabin 

 cat classes. Tigress and Saona were rivals all last season, and dur- 

 ing the winter the latter has been improved, so that their first meet 

 ing in a good sailing breeze was quite exciting. The four cats made 

 a good race, being quite close together for a long time. Wasp finally 

 fetched the Spit Buoy on the one tack, and El Chico did so too, but 

 Nautilus was obh'ged to make a second tack when near the buoy. 

 The times at this mark were: 



Wasp 1 03 00 Penguin 1 24 30 



Nautilus 1 13 10 Truant 1 3!) 15 



ElCbico 1 15 45 Aura 1 30 50 



Tigress 1 17 15 Oconee 1 81 10 



Saona. 1 19 00 Marguerite - 1 34 00 



El Chico, 25ft. l.w.l.. had beaten her own class by 15m., had sailed 

 even with the 35-footer Tigress, and was but a little astern of 

 Nautilus. 



Outside the Hook and especially on the Bar there was some sea, but 

 Wasp went in easily, though with a. constant splashing under her 

 full bows, while El Chico danced along as though she enjoyed it. 

 Saona, the little keel boat, was doing excellent work alongside of the 

 larger Tigress, carrying her jibheader bravely. When near the Bar 

 Tigress found the seas anything but pleasant, and went on port tack 

 for the Jersey shore and smoother water. Saona kept on the same 

 tack until well out to the Scotland, when she tacked, heading off 

 Tigress, though the latter had gained since they parted tacks. The 

 times at the turn were: Saona 2:25:00, Tigress 2:25:40. The larger 

 pair were timed at the Sandv Hook Lightship: Wasp '2:06:39, Nauti- 

 lus 2.26:30. El Chico had turned the Bell Buoy, old No. 5, at 1:14:00. 

 The wind was strong by this time, and the race between Tigress and 

 Saona was quite exciting. Tigress soon took the lead, gaining still 

 more as the Hook was neared through the loss of Saona's topmast. 

 The finish was timed: El Chico 3:09:45, Truant 3:27:53, Aura 3:28:05, 

 Oconee 3:32:18. Marguerite 3:33:10, Iroquois 3:44:18, Freyja 3:51 ;02, 

 Wasp 4:09:31, Tigress 4:20:22, Saona 4:28:20, Nautilus 4:29:52. The 

 full times were: 



class 2— 46ft. . 

 Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Wasp 12 09 56 4 09 31 8 £9 35 3 59 35 



Nautilus 12 09 48 4 29 52 4 20 04 4 18 15 



Penguin 12 13 00 Withdrew. 



class 4— 35ft. 



Tigress 12 10 28 4 20 22 4 09 54 4 09 54 



Saona 12 12 08 4 28 20 4 16 12 4 14 42 



class 6— 25ft. 



Iroquois 12 08 47 3 44 48 3 36 01 3 33 01 



M Chico 12 08 42 3 09 45 3 01 03 2 58 08 



Freyia 12 10 22 3 51 02 3 40 40 3 37 30 



Walmeta 12 10 08 Broke down; withdrew. 



CLASS 7— CABIN CATBOATS. 



Aura 12 09 00 3 28 05 2 19 05 3 1 9 05 



Truant 12 08 57 3 27 53 3 18 56 3 16 56 



Oconee 12 10 32 3 32 18 3 21 46 3 17 27 



Marguerite 12 09 19 3 33 10 3 23 51 3 20 03 



Wasp wins $150, Tigress $75, El Chico $75 and Iroquois $25, Truant 



Hudson River Y. C. Annual, June 12. 



The spring regatta of the Yorkville Y. O. was sailed on June 12 In 

 a fresh southerly breeze, the course being a 10-mile triangle on the 

 Hudson River between West Ninety-second street, New York, and 

 Guttenberg, N. J. The times were: 



CLASS A— CABIN SLOOPS. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Lurline 2 59 41 2 52 11 



Lottie 2 47 52 2 47 52 



CLASS C— CABIN CATS. 



H. Gray 2 50 33 2 50 33 



Ada 3 19 09 3 10 59 



Nell Withdrew. 



Sophie Withdrew. 



Uncas 3 13 29 3 08 34 



CLASS D— OPEN SLOOPS OVER 25FT. 



J, T. Corlett 2 31 42 2 31 34 



Lizzie F Withdrew. 



Cameron 2 42 06 2 41 51 



CLASS E— OPEN SLOOPS UNDER 25FT. 



Clara S Withdrew. 



Peerless 2 39 40 2 39 17 



Helma Withdrew. 



Thorn .Withdrew. 



CLASS F — CATS OVER 2f FT. 



Salomie 2 50 46 3 50 46 



Winona ■ ■■ ■ 3 10 09 3 01 36 



Pauline B 2 56 49 2 47 57 



Irene Withdrew. 



CLASS G — CATS UNDER 25FT. 



Roxy 3 18 39 3 18 39 



0 T Wells 3 08 06 3 06 16 



CLASS H— OPEN CATS UNDER 19FT. 



Annie M 3 13 32 3 12 52 



Julie Withdrew. 



Maggie Withdrew. 



Tough Withdrew 



Ariel Withdrew. 



The winners were: Class A, Lottie; Class C, H. Gray: Class D, J. T 

 Corlett; Class E. Peerless; Class F, Pauline B.; Class G, C. T. Wells: 

 Class H. Annie M. 



After the race a tug of war between two skiffs gave much amuse- 

 ment to the visitors at the club house. The winners were Peter 

 Giffen, August Bower and Conreid Martin. 



Rochester Y. C. 



Rochester Y. C. opening cruise, May 23. Course, Ontario Beach to 

 Sodus Point; distance, 32 miles. Weather mild to calm, Wind N.W. 

 Start made from anchor off clubhouse. Time of finish taken at West 

 Pier, Sodus Point: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Start. Finish. 



Madge 43.04 9 15 00 4 13 10 



Onward 54 26 9 15 00 4 04 15 



SECOND CLASS. 



Modjeska 31.22 9 15 00 6 40 05 



Amelia 20.94 9 15 00 7 21 10 



Maejel 30.78 9 15 00 Not timed 



Ripple ... 9 15 00 Not timed 



Velnette 27.58 9 15 CO Not timed 



Romola 21.73 9 15 00 Not timed 



Armida 31.28 9 15 00 Not timed 



Hempstead Y. C, June 11. 



The opening regatta of the Hempstead Y. C. was sailed on Satur- 

 day in a moderate S.E. breaze, the course being 15 miles. The times 

 were: 



first class— sloops. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Bezique, Thomas Martin 1 62 22 1 52 22 



Amerique, C. H. Southard 1 58 49 1 58 16 



SECOND CLASS- CATS. 



Mystery, J. S Snedeker 1 59 11 1 59 11 



Kittie D , H. F. Denton ..1 57 57 1 57 45 



Thorn Rose, J. M. Hutchison 1 59 42 1 59 10 



Henrietta, S. L, Pettit 1 51 45 1 50 34 



Tom Boy, F. C. Southard Capsized. 



THIRD CLASS — CATS. 



N. Y., Thomas Martin 2 03 34 2 03 34 



Elsie, B. R. Carman 1 58 28 1 54 41 



Paradox, C. H. AUeger ..Disabled. 



New York Y. C. 47th Annual Regatta, June 9. 



Though anything but a brilliant success, it can hardly be said that 

 the regatta of the New York Y. C. on Thursday last was much of a 

 disappointment save in the matter of weather, as it has been evi- 

 dent, for some time that the entry list would be short and the list of 

 starters still shorter. But few of the older schooners have fitted out 

 for racing, the two new ones, Alcaea and Lasca, which were orig- 

 inally promised in time for this race, were neither of them ready, 

 Alcaea being still in hand in Boston and in no state for racing, 

 while Lasca was still on the ways. The 70ft. class is practically on 

 the sale list, Kalrina having just changed hands, while Titania and 

 Bedouin are still waiting for purchasers; there is but one yacht in 

 the 53ft. class, and the forties have entirely disappeared. There 

 was a general hope that Gloriana's new owner would start her in the 

 early races in order to give Mr. Rogers at least one opponent for his 

 new Wasp; but that, too, has been dispelled, and not until the 

 August cruise will the two come together. The earnest efforts of the 

 regatta committee in the way of a personal canvass of the owners 

 of raceable craft resulted in only the following list of entries: 



KEEL SCHOONERS— CRUISING TRIM. 



Sailing length. 



Dauntless, C. H. Colt , 111.83 



Alert, J. N. Luwing Not measured 



THIRD CLASS SCHOONERS— RACING TRIM. 



Comanche, Bishop and Taylor 85.74 



Fleur De Lys, George Trotter .Not measured 



FOURTH CLASS SCHOONERS — BACING TRIM. 



Marguerite. R. Buvdam Palmer 83.48 



Shamrock. J. Roper Maxwell Not measured 



FIFTH CLASS SCHOONERS— CRniSTNG TRIM. 



Peerless. J. Edward Ackley 68.03 



Viator, W. Gould Brokaw 65.92 



FIFTH CLASS SLOOPS AND CUTTERS. 



Clara, R. A. Osborn 55.12 



Sunbeam, Dwight Bowman Not measured 



Wasp, Archibald Rogers Not measured 



Dauntless and Alerc, the latter designed by her original owner, Mr. 

 H. B. Bryant, are well-known craft. Comanche is the old schooner 

 ^olus, rebuilt last year, and racing for the first time; Fleur de Lys 

 is the cruising schooner assigned two years since by Mr. Burgess for 

 her present owner; Marguerite is a well known Burgess boat, but 

 with a new lead keel and sail plan since last season ; Shamrock has 

 just joined the schooner class after five years' racing as a siDgle- 

 sticker, this being her second race under the new rig. Peerless, of 

 late years hailiDg from Boston, was built for Shamrock's owner in 

 1872, and won many cups for him in the following ten years; Viator 

 is a small cruising schooner, a Burgess keel, that has been very 

 pluckily raced for two seasons by her present owner. Wasp and. 

 Clara need no special mention; their only competitor, however, is so 

 old as to be new to the present generation, having been built in 1866, 

 since which time she has met with many changes of names and 

 owners. She made an odd appearance with the old fashioned sloop 

 rig, hall lowermast and stub topmast, and big single jib. 



The conditions of the race were as follows: 



The regular prizes were: in each class $200 for first; $75 for second. 



The following special prizes were offered for yachts in cruising 

 trim. In each class $150 for first: $50 for second. Prizes of equal 

 value will be offered for keel schooners, in cruising trim, sailing as 

 one class. 



The limits of "cruising trim" are: At least one anchor on the bow 

 with cable bent; cruising complement of boats carried; cruising 

 deck, cabin and galley fixtures in place: topsails extending above 

 the truck, or beyond the end of the gaff, barred. 



The following conditions governed the race- At least two yachts 

 must start in each class, or no prize will be awarded in that class. 

 Second prizes will be awarded when three or more start. No yacht 

 shall receive two prizes. The prizes will be cups or money at o'ption 

 of winners, 



The classes were: Schooners, Class Lover 100ft.. l.w.l.: Class 2 

 Class 2, 90 to 100ft.: Ciass 3. 80ft. to 90ft.; Class 4, 70ft. to 80ft.; 

 Class 5, 70ft. and under. 



Sloops, Cutters and Yawls.— Class 1, 80ft., l.w.l.; Class 2, 70ft. to 

 80ft.; Class 3, 61ft. to 70ft.; Class 4, 53ft, to 61ft.: Class 5, 46ft. to 

 53ft.; Class 0, 40ft. to 46ft; Class 7. 40ft. and under. ' 



Any yacht launched prior to June 20, 188S. exceeding the higher 

 limit in any class by not over the fraction of a foot, shall be in- 

 cluded in that class. 



Any yacht when alone in her class may sail in the class above. 



The start will be off Buoy 11 (Lower Bay), and the preparatory 

 signal will be made at 10:50 A. M., wind and weather permitting. 



The course will be from a line between the judges' boat and Buoy 

 No. 11, and past to Buoy No. 12, near Southwest Spit (red nun with 

 perch and ball); thence south of Buoy No. 10 (red nun), and north of 

 Bell Buoy off the point of Sandy Hook to Sandy Hook Lightship, 

 turnmg from the north and east, and returning over the same course; 

 31 nautical miles. All yachts must pass lo the eastward of West 

 Bank Buoy Nos. 7 and 9, both going and returning. 



The judges' boat will fly the United States ensign at the fore until 

 the preparatory signal is given. As a preparatory signal one gun 

 will be fired, the United States ensign lowered and the Blue Peter set 

 in its place. Ten minutes later a second gun will be fired, the Blue 

 Peter lowered, and letter N (club code) set in its place. And this 

 will be the start for Classes 6 and 7, sloops, cutters and yawls. Five 

 minutes later a third gun will be fired— (handicap time for Classes 6 

 and 7, sloops, etc.)— the letter N lowered and the club signal hoisted 

 Aud this will be the start for all other yachts. Ten minutes later a 

 fourth gun will give their handicap time. 



Yachts sailing the race must carry their private signals at the 

 main peak, and display their numbers on each side of the mainsail, 

 as near the middle of the sail as possible, and just above tne upper 

 reef band, 



Yachls not entered will keep to leeward, and behind the contest- 

 ants, and will be careful not to interfere with them in any way par- 

 ticularly at the turning points. 



Thursday was no exception to the cold and rainy weather of sunny 

 June, the wind hung to the eastward, though there was a flat calm 

 and a dense fog over the harbor at 9:30 A. M.. when the flagship 

 Electra. with Com. Gerry and his staff and a party of guests left the 

 club station at Twenty-sixth street, East River, for the starting line 

 outside the Narrows. At 11 o'clock, the hour for starting, the sky 

 had cleared a little, and a light southeast wind had sprung up, dis- 

 persing the fog, but the only hope of a race was in the strong ebb 

 tide that was helping the fleet down from the anchorage off Bay 

 Ridge. The club steamer Taurus, with the members, including the. 

 usual large party of ladies, was at the line, aud when the sun ap- 

 peared, just before noon, the regatta committee, Messrs. S. Nichol- 

 son Kane, Irving Grinned and W. E. Iselm, the latter acting in place 

 of Mr. Chester Griswold, determined to attempt a start. The condi- 

 tions were still unfavorable, the wind being so light and the skies so 

 threatening, but a postponement was in every way so undesirable 

 that the best course was to start, trusting to luck to make a race. 



The preparatory gun, at 13:15, found the fleet in a group to the 

 northeast of the flagship, which marked the weather end of the 

 startiug line, several haviug kedges down in order to hold their own 

 in the strong tide. All weighed anchor at the gun and maneuvered 

 slowly for tne line, but there was a general miscalculation through- 

 out the fleet as to the force of the tide and wind, and before the 

 starting gun fired, ten minutes later, six of the schooners were so 

 closely tangled together that all independent movement was at an 

 end, and the lot drifted down directly under the jib boom of the 

 flagship. The leading yacht, Comanche, squeezed by, but with Mar- 

 guerite so closely following on her weather, and so pressed by ihe 

 others under her lee that a general fouling seemed inevitable. As 

 the tide carried tnem all under the sharp iron stem of the flagship, 

 she slacked out cable quickly, giving a little more room, but with 

 Shamrock close under ner lee, and held there by others to leeward 

 of her in turn, Marguerite was unable to do more than squeeze by, 

 her bowsprit running through Comanche's mainsail, just above the 

 boom. The two were so badly entangled that they lay together on 

 the line for several minutes before they were clear, "Marguerite com- 

 ing off without damage, while Comanche suffered a bad tear in her 

 mainsail. The others had all they could do to keep clear of each 

 other and the mark boat, but got over safely. 



Wasp and Sunbeam came a little later, the former screwing by just 

 under the Electra's stem. The big Dauntless and the diminutive 

 Clara were last, coming for the line together, Clara to windward, or 

 inside; both with all that they could do to stem the strong tide. To- 

 gether they drifted down under the Electra's starboard bow, then 

 Dauntless swung in as though to crush the lightly built cutter be- 

 tween her oak sides and the iron sides of the Electra as they rapidly 

 drifted astern. The flagship was sent ahead a couple of turns to her 

 original berth, allowing the two to pass under her quarter and clear 

 each other, after which they had a long and tedious task to beat up 

 over the lost ground, finally crossing the line with a handicap of 

 some eight minutes. The start was timed: 



Preparatory 12 15 Peerless 12 28 11 



Start 12 25 Fleur de Lys 12 29 14 



Comanche ... 12 26 13 Albert 12 30 36 



Marguerite 12 26 32 Wasp 12 31 52 



Shamrock 12 27 02 Handicap gun '. 12 35 



Sunbeam .12 27 18 Dauntless 12 38 50 



Viator. 12 27 58 Clara 12 42 31 



At 1 o'clock there was a little more wind, but up in Princess Bay 

 the skies were black with a threatened squall, and the rain was fall- 

 ing over the fleet. Shamrock had rather increased the lead she had 

 a t the start, while Wasp was third boat. She was carrying over full 



