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FORES'f AKD STREAM. 



[AvQ. 13, 1891' 



A TUXEDO FOUL. 



THE question which was discussed in the abstract last fall, the 

 race which was the origia of it being of no importaTice, has 

 been revived In very practical shape by the collision between Vol- 

 unteer and G-racie in Che Goelet cup race last weelc. The condi- 

 tions were similar to the Tuxedo case, save that the weather 

 boat, with the larger sail plan of the two, was the overtalciTig 

 vessel for some time. At this date sve have not heard the decision 

 of the regatta committee nor seen the evidence, of which no 

 doubt plenty was submitted, but apart from the question of posi- 

 tion, which will probably be the basis of tlie decision, there is 

 also a question of the interpretation of the rule. 



Oq the part of Volunteer, Gen. Paine is reported as saying that 

 when Gracie bailed for room, Volunteer luffed as far as she 

 could and that then Gracie struck her. The rule. No. XXIV., 

 Section 14, of the New fork Y. O., reads: "If overlap exists be- 

 tween two yachts when both of them, without tacking, are about 

 to pass a mark on the required side, then the outside yacht must 

 give the inside yacht room to pass the mark " 



As we undersiand the statt-ment of Gen. Paine, the rights of 

 the vaoht hailing for room were admitted, and an effort was made 

 by Volunteer to oncede them, but only to a certain point. She 

 luffed as high as possible, but did not tack. 



The question arises whetner in doing this she fully complied 

 witti the rule, and though there may be some difference ot opin- 

 ion, we believe that sbe did not. However unfair it may seem in 

 some case to require a boat to tacii while her companion goes by 

 on the same course, the wording of the rule seems clear and 

 definite. Granted that the inward and leeward yacht has an 

 assured overlap, and, while cl"S6 hauled, can still jam by the 

 mark without touching It or filling away on the other tack, she is 

 entided to room regardless ot the effect on her opponent. If r.he 

 leeward yacht is in this position, it is the duty of the other not 

 merely to luff as high as possible, but get out of the way, even 

 though she may be obliged to tack to do so. How far this princi- 

 ple applies in the present case can only be determined from the 

 evidence submitted by the committee, aided perhaps by a num- 

 ber of photographs of the foul which were taken, but we call the 

 attention of r^-ing men to a very important point in the rule- 

 that under given conditions tlie outer yacht must get out of the 

 way, at whatever cost to herself. 



RIVERSIDE Y. C. ANNUAL REGATTA, AUG. 8.-The River- 

 side Y.C., of Riverside, Conn., field its annual pennant regatta on 

 Saturday, the race being very fiuky, owing to the wind. The full 

 times were: 



> ST>0OPS AND CUTTERS— 45ft. CI.ASS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Wayward 13 50 00 Did not finish, 



Alcedo 13 50 00 Not timed. 



40ft. class. 

 Doctor 12 50 00 ' N'.t timed. 



35ft. class. 



Vorant 13 50 00 Not timed. 



Estela 12 50 GO Not timed. 



YAWLS— 35ft. class. 



Dot 12 oil 00 2 34 15 3 44 15 2 44 16 



Nalima 13 50 00 3 35 37 3 45 37 2 41 58 



Effle 13 50 00 3 32 11 2 43 11 2 34 59 



JIB AND MAINSAIL. 



S'rene 12 50 00 3 10 10 2 20 10 2 20 10 



The regaata committee were Fraak B. Jones, Wm. Hufflngton 

 and Ohas. E. Wilson . 



HOBB'S HOLE REGATTA, AUG-. 8.— On Saturday a race was 

 sailed at Hobo's Hole, near Plymouth, Cape Cod, open to yachts 

 from Plymouth, Kingston and Duxbury, the times being: 



FIRST CLASS— CENTERBOAKD SPRIIS 



Elapsed. 



Old Honesty. J. O. Dawes 1 5t 14 



Dandy, S S. Richards 3 03 08 



Mignon, Damon Bros 2 03 35 



Henrietta, A. Watson 3 0-i 38 



Puritan, D. H. Craig 3 34 00 



SECOND CLASS— KEELS. 



No Name, George Atwell 2 01 21 



.Jessie, I. Mortou 3 05 4" 



Roulette, Charles Rogers 3 08 59 



No Name, G. Rogers 2 09 54 



Outlaw, E. Morey 3 16 53 



THIRD CLASS— CANOES. 



Mollie, A. L. Bailey 1 03 37 



Carmen, E. A.. Jenks 1 04 26 



Phehe, C. R. Raymond 1 07 31 



K-ittiwake, W. T. Eidridge 1 10 27 



THE OCEAN DORY RACE.— One of the two foolhardv navi- 

 gators, Captam Lawlor of the Sea Serpant, reached the English 

 coast on Aug. 6, landing at Coverack. a small town near the Liz- 

 ard. He was well, hut very much exhausted I'y the long trip. 

 The other dory. Mermaid, Capt. Andrews, was last spoken on July 

 27 in lat. 45 N., long. 55 W. 



LYNN Y. C, AUG. 8.- The fourth race for the Expert cup was 

 sailed cm Saturday in Lynn harhor, with five starters, in a strong 

 northwest wind. Tempest won very easUy. 



CAPE COD Y\ C, AUG. 8.-The first of a series of three races 

 of this club was sailed on Saturday off Orleans, the times being: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Lbogth. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Wave Crest, D. S. Young 19.09 1 46 28 1 43 20 



Madge, Cummings & Hines 33.05 1 50 87 1 50 37 



Unique, W. Wareham 20.00 1 53 50 1 50 56 



SECOND CLASS. 



Carrie L., George Clark 16.01 1 58 20 Not taken. 



Little Brave. J. Ryder 18.03 3 03 07 Not taken. 



Henrietta, R. Rich 18.06 Did not finish. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Viola, E. L. Cummings 23.05 1 29 00 Not taken. 



Josephine, P. A.. Smith 32.00 1 41 06 Not taken. 



Nauset, A. O, Hurd 33.00 Did not finish. 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Georgie, G. Hopkins 13.00 1 33 43 Not taken. 



Breeze, H. L. Cummtngs 13.06 1 HQ 48 Not taken. 



Fawn, D. W. Denn 12.09 1 41 39 Not taken. 



SOUTH BOSTON Y, C. CHAMPIONSHIP, A.UG 8.-The third 

 championship race of the South Boston Y. C. was saih^d on Satur- 

 day in a variable breeze from N.W. to S.E., finishing in a calm. 

 The times were: 



FIRST CLASS— CENTERBOARDS. 



Lengfh. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Stanley, W. L. Colson 26.03 4 03 35 3 33 45 



Quisset, W. P. Taylor 35.08 Withdrew. 



SECOND CLASS— CENTERBOARDS. 



Ideal, F. Williams 31.10 4 01 30 3 25 28 



Good Luck, J. B. Farrell 21.09 4 11 40 3 35 41 



Awilda, J. J. Bligh 34.09 4 18 30 3 46 09 



Wraith, W. H Cheatam 33.08 Withdrew. 



Wapiti, James Bertram 33.04 Withdrew. 



Ideal wins two legs, subject to prottst from Awilda for sculling 

 with tiller. Awilda also protests &ood Luck on the same grounds. 



AMENDMENTS TO THE RACING RULES. 



WE publish this week several amendments to the racing rules 

 which are offered for adoption at ttie coming meet. Two 

 of these are necessary, as has been proved by experience; but 

 they are of such a nature that for this meet at least, they may be 

 adopted and posted by the regatta committee as a part of the 

 racing programme. We allude to the conditions for starting and 

 finishing. 



One of the proposed amendments, however, is in exactly the 

 wrong direction, and we hope that it will be very carefully con- 

 sidertd iiy those who vote on it. It is the custom of all yacht 

 clubp, based on long experience, to m'lke changes in the racing 

 rules only in the off season, between October and May. When 

 Rule XXII. was amended last year we urged the addition of a 

 clause limiting all changes of rules to the annual meeting in No- 

 vember, but the work was so hastily done that this irhportant 

 point was neglected, though Indirectly covered by the method of 

 procedure prescribed, all amendments coming throngti the re- 

 gatta committee. It is now proposed to amend Rule XXII. so as 

 to allow a vote by mail at any time on the question of a change of 

 rule; a change which we object to on two grounds. 



In the first place, the vote by mail is but a necessary evil, an 

 expedient made necessary by the impossibility of holding more 

 tliaa one meeting in a year at which a quorum of the executive 

 committee can be collected. As questions come up from time to 

 time which cannot be deferred to the November meeting, such as 

 a change of camp site or election to fill a vacancy, th« vote by 

 mail is necessary. At the same time it is a very undesirable 

 mode cf voting, all discussion of the question being barred, and 

 it should be used only in most urgent cases. For all changes of 

 racing rules it is most unsuited, as the great point of such changes 

 is the discussion which takes place in all meetings and which 

 tends to prevent mistakes. lis racing rules are the most im- 

 portant ot all the A. 0. A. laws, and while changes are necessary 

 to keep the rules up to date, it is essential that they should be as 

 few as possible; and when made, so well considered as not to 

 require immediate alteration. 



By the plan now proposed, a rule may he changed without any 

 discussion; the due notice being given, a vote oy mail is taken, 

 the question probably being only partly understood by many who 

 vote on it. 



The second objection is based on the fact that all changes of the 

 rule should be made out of the racing reason and before building 

 begins. As now provided, it is the business of the regatta com- 

 mittee to report on all needed changes immediately after the 

 meet, the report being published so that every member may know 

 what is proposed, and if necessary may file an objection with the 

 division officers. The changes are submitted to the general meet- 

 ing of the executive committee, where thev are subjected to a dis- 

 cussion and criticism which is likely to reveal any faults. This 

 method of amendment cannot he improved on, and if any change 

 is made in Rule XXII., it should tai«e the form of a statement 

 that changes in the racing rules should only be made at the 

 annual meeting. 



AMENDMENTS TO THE A. C. A. RULES, 



THE following amendments were sent by Dr. Gage on July 31 

 but tailed to rtacQ us in time for publication last week: 

 Proposed by Francis H. Gisborne: To omit all of Rule XVI. 

 after th** first sentence. 



Proposed by Colin Fraser: To insert in Rule XXII. in place of 

 the words ''meeting of executive committee at wmch they are to 

 be acted upon;" the words, "vote of executive committee is taken 

 thereon." 



Proposed amendment to rule 10: "la paddling and combined 

 races canoes sPall be started by their sterns and the finish time 

 taken when tkeir bows cross the line." 



To rule 6: "In sailing races a canoe shall be considered to have 

 finished wnen her forward or matnmast has crossed the line." 



WESTERN CANOE ASS OCIATION.-The annual meet of the 

 W. C. A. at Ballast island, Jaly 11 to 35, wc nt f ar to justify 

 the comments of our corr^-sp indent, Mr. Warder, two years since, 

 which created so much stir at the time. The prohibition of the 

 standing sail, the opening of all races to the canoe yawls, and 

 various other causes, have resulted in the extinct on of the regu- 

 lar 16x30 canoe, and of all paddling and sailing races for canoes, 

 the racing being practically confined to a few canoe yawls <>f SOin. 

 beam. The attendance was small, and gave no evidence of a 

 growth on the part of the Association. The officers elected were: 

 Com., G. H. Gardner, Cleveland. O.: Vice-Com.; G. G. Case, Jnck- 

 son, Mich.; Rear Com., C. F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich.; Sec, O. 

 A. WoodrtiH, Dayton, O.; Executive Committee, Messrs. Crane, 

 Ware and Edard. 



A. C. A. MEMBERSHIP.- Eastern Division: Alden P.White, 

 Salem, Mass.; Cnas. Dana Palmer, Liwell, Mass. Atlantic Divi- 

 sion: Tnos. J. Hand, Geo. B. Watts, Jr,, New York. Central 

 Division: JohnE. Tathalk, D.D., Hoosac Falls, N. Y.; Chas. W. 

 Lansing, O. S. Prenbrey, Poit Henry, N. Y.; Wm. H. Blake. 0. F. 

 Lonng, G. H. Doring, E. F. Jones, Troy, N. Y.; B. J. Worman, G. 

 H. Blakeslee, F. L. Brigoam, Albany, N. Y. Nortnem Division: 

 Ku^sell H. I cMillan, F. J. Mann, Howard A. Kelly, Leslie W. 

 Sweetman, A. J. O'Malley, W. E. M. Powell, Turouio. Ont.; C. S. 

 Maclnues, Hamikon, Ont.; VV. A. Lemnriere, Edmo',:d F. R. Tate, 

 Lakefield, Ont.; D. Madness, ILC. Baker, A. T. Lefever, R. M. 

 CoUtge, Kingston; Waiter J. English, Fred H. Lingwood, Peter- 

 boro, Out.; Arthur Knowlson, Lindsay, Ont.; F. H. DowliLg, Tnos. 

 Bisk, Bobcaygeon, Ont.; E. F. Burrltt, Ottawa. Eastern Division: 

 Wm. Reid, Holyoke, Mass. 



A NEW RaCER.— Mr. W. Whitlock, of the New York Y.O., who 

 has probably owned and built more canoes than any other Amer- 

 ican canoeist, lias a surprise ready for the races in the shape of 

 a new racer from a design by Mr. Wm. Gardaer. Tne new boat, 

 built by the St. Lawrence Co. of Clayton, is of the latest type, 

 somewpat after the fashion of Kismet. Before designing her, 

 designer Gardner examined closely all the canoes lu the New 

 Yoik C. C. liouse. Tne order was given on July 9, and the boat 

 will be used at the meet. 



NEW YORK C. C. SAILING RAC E, Saturday, Aug. 1: 



Start. 1st round. 2d round. 



Aztec, W. W. Howard 3 19 4 04 30 4 59 45 



Bonnie. 0. B. Vaux 3 19 4 13 50 withdrew. 



Tide, strong flood. Wind, moderately strong m first round, and 

 very sirong and squally in second round, S. W. by W. 



THE A. 0. A. I\jEET.— Gamp was opened on Wednesday of last 

 week, Com. Lawson being pirient. Tne men came in slowly at 

 first, but by xMonday the camp was in shape, and everything 

 promised a large and successful meet. The weather was rainy ac 

 the start. A lull account of the camp and the races, which begin 

 to-day, will appear next week. 



NORTHERN DIS'ISION MEET.-The meet of the Northern 

 Division at P geon Lake was quite a success from all that we 

 have been able to If am. 



ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



S. G. S., Newburgh, N. Y.— It has been well demonstrated that 

 woodchucks climb trees. 



T. 0. P., Oanajoharie, N. Y.— The open season in New York for 

 deer is from Aug. 15 to Nov. 1. Hounding is permitted from Sept. 

 1 to Oct. 20. 



W. D., Paterson, N. J.— What is the proper way to clean a 

 SScdl. rifle? We have been using fresh watt-r, and also used oil. 

 it seems to lead at the firing of each shot about the end of the 

 cartriage. Ana. Would try a change to a harder bullet and lubri- 

 cant first, and failing to get good results send rifle back to maker. 



J., Silver City.— Which of the two bullets has the greater force 

 or peneiraiion, fired from Winchester repeating riflr-, 26in. barrel, 

 .45-70-500 or .45-82-405, at short range, say 50yds.? Ans. It will de- 

 pena on the powder used, whether it is all ourned up; the heavier 

 powder charge should give the better penetration. 



C. E. M., Detroit.— 1. Will a 28in. barrel shoot as far as a 30in. 

 barrel and will it burn as much powder? 3. What is the dift'er- 

 ence between a stub twist barrel and a Damascus barrel? 3. 

 W^hich is the iietter for all-round shooting, the full or modified 

 choke? 4. Would you consif^er a 13-gauge 38in. barrel gun weigh- 

 ing about T^ltiS. heavy enough tor ordinary shooting? Ans. 1. 

 Theoretically no. 2. It is in the quality of the steel andiron 

 used. Single iron-steel is the cheapest and the best quality. 

 Damascus barrels run up to 6 rods twisted together. 3. Modified 

 choke. 4. Yes. 



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RODS. 



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