July 14, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



SB 



New York Y. _R. A. Cruise. 



The New York Y. R. A. made a decided change of progi-arame this 

 year in arranging the route for its annual cruise, Lone isJand Sound 

 DeiDK abandoned as too far distant for a short cruise and t he vicinity 

 of the Lower Bay and the Dighlaiids chosen instead. x\IttiougLi the 

 waters are not so well adapted for yachtincc as the Sound, tlicy an- 

 swered the purpose of the cruise "much better, and brousht out a 

 good lleet. The programme of the cruise was announced ni the fol- 

 lowing : 



General Order No. 1. — The annual cruise of the New York Yacht 

 Eacin.e Associri timi shall start on duly 4. Yachts shall rendezvous in 

 iTravesen l Bay oft Batii Keach on Saturday afternoon, July 2, report 

 to the fleet captain and remaiQ at anclior over Sunday, and sail as 

 follows: 



Monday, July 4, to Keypnrt. 



Tuesday, July 5, to Hiphlands. 



Wednesday, July 0, to Red Bank. 



Thursday. July 7, to Atlantic Highhmds. 



Friday, July 8, to Sei\ aren. 



Saturday, July 9, to BrooUlvn Y. C. and disband. This part of the 

 programme will be decided upon by the owners of the yachts present 

 at the rendezvous. 



The start will take place at 10 A. M. each day. At 9. -SO A. M. a ?un 

 will be flred to prepare to start, and all the yachts must remain at 

 anchor until the slartine: g-un is flred. The first yacht reaching the 

 desiination ot the day will take ner own time of arrival, anchor in 

 Boine convenient place, hoist an ensign and take the time of arrival 

 of all the othi r j'-achts, all of which must pass between this yacht 

 and the nearest fehore. The record of each day's run shall be deliv- 

 ered to the ileet captain immediately after the arrival of the last 

 yacht. 



In the event of a steam yacht accompanying the fleet the time of 

 all arrivals shall be t ken by the steam yacht. 



Yachts desiring to leave the fleet must first obtain permission from 

 the admiral. During the cruise the iDresident of the association 

 shall command the fleet and act as admiral of the fleet, and shall 

 issue such orders as may be necessary. He shall also appoint a fleet 

 captain, wuo shall .-ee that iiis orders are executed. 



The vice president of the association shall act as vice admiral dur- 

 ing the cruise, and in the absence of the admiraJ shall command rJie 

 fleet. 



The admiral Shall appoint a fleet surgeon, who shall attend to all 

 sickness or accident to members whfle on the cruise. ■ 



The fleet shall be composed of a squadron from each club in the 

 association, numbered according to date of organization, and each 

 EQuadrori will be commanded by a commodore of the club rtpre- 

 seoted by the squadron, who shall receive all orders from the ad- 

 miral and execute the same 



All yachts shall carry the association flag at the masthead and its 

 club flag at the peak, but yachts may display both flags at the mast- 

 head while at anchor. 



The daily runs shall be subject to such changes as may be deemed 

 proper by the admiral during the cruise. 



Commodore B. F, Sutton, of the Brooklyn Y. C , will act as fleet 

 captain during the crui.te. 



Prizes wid he given to yachts making the best average runs in their 

 respective classes during the cruise. 



A. J. Prime, President N. Y. Y. R. A. 



The fleet assembled on Saturday in Oravesend Bay. bunday being 

 spent at anchor. On Moiiday at noon the yachts were under way for 

 Keypori, arriving at 4 P. M. The above programme was carried out 

 successfully, the fleet disbanding on Saturday. 



Royal Hamilton Y. C, Queen's Cup, July 1. 



HAMILTON, ONT. — LAKE ONTARIO. 



The race this year for the Queen's Cup of the Roval Ha nilton Y. 

 O., won last year for the first time by Vreda, Com. Boswell, R. C. Y 

 0., was open. only to yachts of the 30ft. class, and was sailed over a 

 20-mile triangular course oft" Hamilton on Dominion Day. The wind 

 was west, quite light most of the time. Out of the fleet of fourteen 

 starters the most interesting boats were the new Fife ceuterboai d 

 Veaette, sailed by Mr. ^milius Jarvis, and Nancv, built from his 

 own designs by Mr. Thos. Daltonfor Mr. F. S. Malloch in ]8«9. Vedette 

 is new and hardly tried yet, but Nancy showed her speed in the lake 

 circuit m 1889, heading her class. Last year she was laid up, her 

 owner sailing a new 35ft. Daltou boat, Dinah, but in view of the 

 Queen's Cup being racod for by her class she has lately been launched 

 and fitted out. 



Vedette had the lead at the start, the first leg before a light breeze 

 under spiuakers, but Erma and Nancy soon passed her, the order at 

 the first mark being Erma, Namcy, Echo, Maud, Vedette and Volante, 

 On the second leg, reaching, IN ancy headed higher than Erma. and 

 passed her to windward near the mark, Maud pushing Nancy, the 

 turn being timed: 



Nancy. ....11 U :iO Echo 11 .30 .30 



Maud B 11 Sb 30 Vedette 11 ;ja 00 



Erma... 11 27 30 Volante 11 .33 30 



Lotus 11 28 00 



The wind freshened for a, short time on this leg, Vedette gaining, 

 the umes at the end of first round being: 



Nancy 12 ]7 24 Maud B ^ Ig 34 ig 



Vedette 12 23 51 Lotus , 13 26 09 



Echo 12 34 33 Volante... 12 31 43 



Erma .....12 19 (.5 



After some changes in second and third places the race ended as 

 follows: 



Start. Finish, Elapsed. Corrected. 



Nancy 10 3 £0 21 4 50 31 4 49 21 



MaudB 10 3 01 47 5 01 47 4 50 44 



Vedette . 10 2 54 26 4 .'54 S6 4 54 26 



Erma, 10 2 56 05 4 56 05 4 55 .54 



Echo.. 10 2 56 56 4 56.56 4 56 2i 



Lotus 10 3 01 37 5 01 37 " 4 59 41 



Voh-nte ... 10 3 07 13 5 07 13 ■ 5 06 44 



Chpper, Mona, Quickstep, Balona, Dolphin, Cariili and I'llaway 

 started, but were not timed. 



Next year the cup will be sailed for at Kingston, open to the 40 and 

 35ft. classes. Nancy was sailed by Mr. J. H. Fearnside and the 

 Nadia's crew. 



St. tawrence Y. C, July 1. 



MONTREAL— DORVAL— ST. LAWRENCE BIVEH. 



The first race of the St. Lawrence Y. C, of Montreal, for the per- 

 petual challenge cup presented recently by Sir Donald A. Smith' for 

 an annual race on each Dominion Day between yachts of Classes A, 

 29ft. and 24ft., was sailed on July 1 over the club course from the 

 station at Dorval. The entries were: 



L.W.L. 



Beam. 



Lenglh. 





10 



36.02 





12 



35 



28.09}^ 



11.6 



32 5-i 



27.01 



11 



31.01 



25 



10 



29 06 



S5.10 



10 



29 04 



23.071^ 



10.0 



28.45 



20 



8 



25.93 



21.09 



8 



24.01 



19.10 



7 



21.01 



Valda, sailed by her owner, Mr. G. Herrick Duggan, woo; the times 

 being: 



Start. Finish. 



Valda 10 10 45 12 19 24 



Viking 10 13 10 12 13 45 



Chaperon 10 12 a5 12 49 30 



Molly Bawn 10 11 30 1 04 30 



Eagle 10 15 00 Withdrew. 



Coquette 10 11 26 Withdrew. 



Frohc , .10 26 30 12 52 40 



Elapsed. Corrected. 

 "■■ 2 00 03 



2 00 35 



3 83 15 

 2 46 0() 



2 08 40 

 2 00 33 

 2 86 55 

 2 53 10 



3 26 10 Not limed. 



Eagle ran aground at the Chateausruay Buoy. This race was sailed 

 in the morniner, one ot the regular series races, being sailed in the 

 afternoon, Valda again winning. 



Monatiquot Y. C , July 9. 



WEYMOUTH, MA.SS.— BOSTON HARBOR. 



The club race of the Monatiquot Y. 0. was sailed on Saturday over 

 the club courses, the Vvind being fresh S.W. The times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Elapsed. Elapsed. 



White Fawn, A. E. Jones.. 1 58 22 Moondyne. A. J. Shaw a 15 49 



Posy, R. G. Hunt. 2 03 59 Gipsy, M. F. Drinkwater. . .2 18 41 



SECOND CLASS. 



Opechee, W. P. Barker... .1 ™ 10 Mab, John Shaw 1 59 50 



Primrose, H. M. Faxon... .1 50 42 Dandelion, Arthur Adams 3 07 .36 



Imp, W. F. ;.laybury 1 52 05 Asp. E. S. Hunt 2 08 50 



Diadem, L. A. Hayward.. .1 52 16 Don. W, H. Shaw . . 2 30 00 



Helen, R. W. Sawtell 1 53 08 Lora, D. E. Whelan 8 13 58 



Asp broke the jaws of her gaff on second ieg. Com. Cavanagh's 

 new yacht was disabled while leading the first class. The sailing 

 lengths of the yaQht.s ^re i»ol; jet kiiown. While Fawu profe^W 



ta,kes first prize in first class, with Posv second and Moondyne third. 

 Primrose wins fli>t in second class. Imp or Opechee second. 



The .iudges were Hi='nr.v Gardner, C. G. Sheppard, F. \V. Cowing, 

 Dana Smith and L. W. Morrl.son. 



Riverton Y. C, June 30. 



lUVRBTON— DELAWAKin UIVKB, 



The yncLts of the Riverton, Philadelphia and Coriothian yacht 

 clubs sailed a joint regatta on June 30, on the Delaware River, the 

 course being 10 miles and the wind fresh from S. W. The times 

 were: ' 



SCHOONERS. 



Elapsed. 



hym, 0. D. Wilkinson, C. Y. O 1 51 55 



FIRST CfCASa StOOPS. 



Narounya, R. P. White, 0. Y. C 1 38 43 



Schemer. F. S. Brown, P. Y. O . ..1 43 47 



SRCOND CLASS SLOOPS. 



Narina, W. B. Henry. C. Y. 0 ,1 19 51 



Majorie, J. P. Edward, R. Y. 0 3 22 Si) 



Mermaid, R. E. Tucker, C. Y. C 2 23 11 



J. S. M,, M. K. Muckle, Jr., P. Y. C withdrew 



c:lass a— open yachts. 



Coronet. H. Yale Dolan, R. Y. C. 1 54 35 



Mohican, C. B. Kugler, P. Y. C 1 56 18 



Olga, A. W. Hansen, R Y. C 1 58 -38 



Spray. L. C. Cook, H. Y. A 2 1.3 40 



G. deB. Keim, G. dc B. Kejm, R. Y. C capsized 



Nettie, O. M. Riddle. E. Y C disabled 



c^la.'ss b— open boats. 



Keystone, Geo. T. Gwlllia iii, P. Y, 0 2 24 20 



Bonnie Jean, W. S. Grant. Jr.. P. Y. 0 disqualified 



NAPHTHA LACNCHES. 



Camera, F. G. Stuart, R. Y". C 1 09 35 



Time, G. W. B. Roberts, R. \^ C ; 1 10 08 



Amerique, C. A. Wright, R. Y. C 1 11 87 



Volunteer Sailing Club, July 4. 



NEW HAVEN, CONN.— NEW HAVF.N HARBOR. 



Tnic Volunteer Sailing Club, of New Haven, sailed its first annual 

 regatta on July 4, over a four-mile course. The race was started at 

 1 :40 P. M. in a light northwesterly wind. The limes were : 



L W.L. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 



Veto, Com. Couklin 17.05 4 43 .30 6 06 00 1 23 30 



Norma, Oapt. J. Jooss.. . .15.06 4 43 30 6 00 20 1 23 50 

 T_.ottie, Geo. Veruholt... .14.11 4 43 00 6 08 00 1 25 00 



Lassie. J. .fobnsou 15.01 4 43 00 6 21 W 1 38 20 



Belle, L, M. Uoi.aey .. ..13.05 4 42 00 6 55 00 2 13 00 



Veto, Norma and Lottie sailed a very close race. Norma winninar by 

 corrected time. Anotner race will be sailed on Sept. 5, thi» three 

 boats making the best records in two races to be awarded flr.st, 

 second and third prizes respectively. Race committee, Webster fl. 

 Mathis, chairman: F. F.Upson, J. H. Jooss. Capi George Damon 

 ,iudge. J. W. E. Johnson. Sec'y. 



American Model Y. C, July 4. 



The second regatta of the above club was somewhat a disappoint- 

 ment, d^ie to the action of the owners of the first class yachts, who 

 refused to start in the face of a northwest wind. True it was very 

 unsteady, a large bill on the northwest shore splitting it up and 

 causing it to come in spiteful puffs; but even so it would have been 

 a very pretty race, with a quartering wind on the ttrst half and a 

 close li.-vul on the last half of the ^ mile course. Five yachts showed 

 up at the starting line, and finally tearing the hard work before them 

 concluded not to sail over the course. The second and third class 

 yachts showed their mettle by starting, only two yachts finishing in 

 their respective clas.'^es out of four starters over the regular trian- 

 gular mil-j course. The times were: 



SECOND CLASS. 



Start. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Marjorie ...11 26 00 38 17 37 Oi 



Mai'ia Shoofly 11 35 30 35 42 35 42 



THIRD CLASS?. 



Jennetta 1 11 15 .36 08 86 08 



Mischief 1 10 50 37 15 35 01 



Maria Shoofly won in the second class by Im. 20i., whUe Mischief 

 won in third class by Im. 7s. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



The White Bear Y. C, of White Bear Lake, near St. Paul, Minn., 

 has arranged for a series of four boat races. The conditions are that 

 the yachts mu.<t be owned and run by club members, and entries 

 must be made to J. H. Eamaley, secretary. One race was sailed on 

 July 4, the other dates being: July 9, club trophy, now held by 

 Fortuoa; .July 23, club trophv, catboat cud; Aug. 13, club trophy. 



The race ot July 3 of the While Bear Y. A. was sailed in a iieavy 

 blow from the east, the limes being: 

 SLOOP.S. 



Elapsed. 



Wapsie. Charlie Bigelow 1 49 40 



Kitten, Sam Stickney 1 46 05 



Hornet. Paul Gotziau ...... 1 49 30 



Shark, Jim Elmer 1 14 43 



Manitou, Gene Ramaley , 1 53 00 



Fortuna, Doc Welch ] 43 18 



Victorine, Dick O'Brien W. 



CATS. 



Nushka, Lucius Ordway 1 46 01 



Kelpie, 0.-:car Taylor ...2 00 43 



.Mischief, L Bement 3 03 00 



Fortuna was disqualified for folding a mark. Shark wins, with 

 Hornet second. Nushka wins in her class. 



On July 2 the sloop Vashti sailed from Hull on a cruise, having on 

 board Com. Herbert O. Stetson, Hull Cor. Y. C, Messrs. Russell 

 Field and Henry Wilson, and her regular crew. At J A. M. next day 

 she was off Monhegan, the weather being foggy, with a heavy sea 

 and very high wind. The yacht was under two-reefed mainsai'l and 

 storm jib, and when about 6 A. M. she was found to be noaring the 

 breakers an attempt was made to tack her. After the failure of 

 three attempts, she was anchored close inshore, her two cable? hold- 

 ing from 8 A. M. until 4 P. M., when she parted both and went on the 

 rocks on Whitehead Island, near Rockland, Me. All hands reached 

 the snore safely, but the port side of the yacht was entirely stove m 

 and her dinghy was wrecked. The party were cared for by Capt. 

 freeman Shea, of the Life-Saving Station. The yacht w?,s floated by 

 Capt. Snow, of Rockland, Me , and towed to that place by a tug 

 brought from Boston by Mr. Stetson's father. Com. John A. Stetson. 

 The yacht will be repaired at Rockland. 



The following additional notice has been sent out by the Beverly 

 Y. C. to govern its regatta of July 29: "The club mle requiring boats 

 to be sailed by a member will be waived for this race. Special class 

 and third class sloops may carry five men. If no 25-raters start 

 special class will be at)andoned. and prizes in third class sloops will 

 be increased to first, $50; second, $30; third $15; fourth $iO; fourth 

 prize to be given only if eight ooats start, Beverly Y. C. rule of 

 measurement is the same as that of Hull and Massachusetts clubs, 

 and, except as regards spinnakers, ihe same as that of Larchmont 

 and Seawanhaka clubs. Additional course— If two No. 7's or No. 8's 

 are shown, third class and special class will sail same course as fourth 

 class. The regatta will be open to yachts not over 30ft. 



On July 9 at 10:30 A. M. the fleet of the Eastern Y. C. started on its 

 annual cruise 10 the eastward, the following yachts making up the 

 fleet: Schooners — Mayflower, flagship. Vice Com. W. A. Gardner; 

 Uitana, W- F. Weld ; Constellation, Bayard Thayer; Fortuna, H. S. 

 Hovey; Marguerite, R. S. Palmer; CEoone, G. W. Weld; Triton, C. R. 

 Holman. Sloops— Wayward. David Sears: Bayadere, T. W. Merrill; 

 Barbara. 0. H. W. Poster; Thelma, F. B. McQuesten; Baboon, Geo. 

 A. Goddard; Elf, Henry Howard; Gossoon, Chas, A. Morse; Harpoon, 

 Adams Bros.; Polly, sir., 0. S. Eaton. Harpoon sailed from Boston 

 to join the fleet and will return to Lawley's alter the cruise to ship 

 her heavy board. 



On July 4 a regatia was held at Onset. Mass., the times being: 



SECOND CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 

 Adelaide, F. Sherman, East Wareham34.00 1 58 04 1 31 33 

 Mary, H. Bloul, Chatham 2-1.00 2 11 36 1 35 15 



THIRD CLASS. 



Phenomenon, D.L.Whittemore,Boston23.04 1 02 49 42 35 



Vivian, N. Huckms, Onset Bay 23.04 1 05 58 45 28 



Marion. G W. Jones, Onset Bay ..23.01 1 08 45 48 15 



Amy, Capt. Robinson, Onset Bay 23.04 Disabled. 



The report has reached London from Australia that the steam 

 yacht Sunbeam recently sunk in Admiralty Gulf, North Kimberly 

 District, Australia. No particulars are given save that the disaster 

 w^as caused by corrosion of floors. The yacht is of composite con- 

 struction, built in 1874 and has l)ee3 made fanious by I/ad,y Brassey's 

 voyagas and books, ' - 



The large sharpie Bristol, owned by iMr. Edward Ingraham, of 

 Bristol, Conn., is a typical Florida cruiser, beine built for the Indian 

 River and similar waters. She is T"f t. over.all, 73ft. 1. w.l.. 'Mtt. beam. 

 6m. draft forward and 27iu. aft. She was built by J. McPadden of 

 Melbourne, on the Indian River, in 1891, and cruised all last winter on 

 the Halifax and Indian Rivers and Lake Worth. She is schooner- 

 rigged and has a large cabin house elegantly furnished, ofl'ering ac- 

 commodations for a large party. The yacht can make about 8 miles 

 per hour and carries a crew of five. The large cockpit aftgivesspace 

 outdoors, a great con venience in warm weather. 



The American Y. 0. held a race for naphtha launches on July 4, 

 over an 8 mile course off Milton Point. There were 8 starters, Louise, 

 G. 0, Smith, winning by 4m. Os. , with Sweetheart, H. C. Schriever, 

 second. On the morning of July 6, the date of the annual saiUng re- 

 gatta, there were present the yachts Iroquois, Peerless, Viator, 

 Azalea, Wasp, El Chico, Pyxie, Chippewa, Sasqua, Oconee, Phyllis, 

 Willada, Aura and Merula, with the regatta committee. There was 

 hardly a draft of air on the Sound, and the regatta was finally post- 

 poned indefinitely. 



On the night of June 30 the Sound steamer Maine and the steam 

 yacht Nourmahal, now under charter from the Astor estate by Mr. 

 .T. M Waterbury, were in collision off Bartlett's Reef Lightship, in 

 Long Island Sound. The Maine struck a glancing blow on the star- 

 board quarter of the yacht, damaging the rail and plating somewhat. 

 The collision in sonie way stopped the dynamo on the yacht, arid 

 all the lights went out at once, cau.sing some alarm on board. Mr. 

 Wateroury and a party were on their way to the Yale-Harvard race 

 at New London. The responsibility for the collision has not yet been 

 determined. 



The Massachusetts Y. C will sail its 146th race July 15 on Dorches- 

 ter Bay, the classes being as follows; Special— Jib-mainsail boats 

 measuring 21ft, waterline and under. Prizes $15 and $10. Sixth 

 class— Citboats measuring 18ft. and less than 21fc. witerline. Prizes 

 $10andJ5. Seventh class— Catboats measuring less than 18ft. Prizes 

 $10 and ,$5. Fifty per cent, of the prize money will be awarded to 

 any boat sailing over the course and having no competitor, and no 

 second prize will be awarded in any clas.s unless three or more start. 

 The race will start at 2:30. 



Mr. J. R. White, of Rochester, N. Y., present owner of the center- 

 board sloop Onward, has sent the following challenge to George N. 

 Leavens, of Belleville, secretary of the P.a.y of Quinte Y. 0. : "I 

 hereby challenge the yacht Norah to a race for the Fisher cup, now 

 held by her, and desire that the race be held on the 15th or 16th of 

 .luly, 1892, if the owner of the Norah will waive Rule 3 of the condi- 

 tions of challenge as to the twenty-ftve day clause, and if not I would 

 name as the time .luly 30, l,t92, unless another date can be agreed 

 upon." 



On .Tune 28 a catboat belonging to Chas. H. Pratt, of Glen Cove, L. 

 I., was found adritt and full of water, her boom broken end sail in 

 tke water. It was learned later that she was stolen from her moor- 

 ings by two men, of whom no trace has been found except two 

 satchels left in her cabin. It is not known whether the men escaped 

 from her in safety or were drowned in the squaU which swamped the 

 yacht, Her watertight compartments kept her afloat after filling. 



The annual regatta of the Carolina Y C , of Wilmington, N. C, 

 was sailed on July 4. the finish bting timed: 



Idler 1 41 56 Mamie B 1 55 48 



Peggatty I 43 58 Comet , 1 39 44 



Litt'e Alice .....1 53 10 



The club hav ug abolished the three classes of boats and put them 

 all in one class, Idler was declared the winner. 



The Baltimore Y. C. fleet, including the following yachts: E. L. 

 Barilett's Comfort, Capt. Dorry; Ella, steam yacht, Capt. J. D. Mal- 

 lory; Ibis, schooner, Capt. S. C. To wn sen d ; Leon a, Capt. James A. 

 Smyser; Lagonda, Capt. George W. Coale; and Gaetina, Capt. F. W. 

 McAllister, has been on a cruise on the Potomac River. The steam 

 yacht Ella struck a wreck when near Solomon's Island, and was 

 beached for repairs. 



The new Gardner schooner AIceiB is now in commission, and lias 

 been ac Boston, New London and New York, her appearance being 

 generally admired. Tue Gloriana bow is not a thing ot beauty in 

 itself, but the model is a very handsome one above and below water. 

 The trip from Bos on to New York proved that the yacht was over- 

 sparred, and she was taken immediately to Tebo's, where both masts 

 were lifted out and shortened 3ft. 6in. on the heel. 



The Marguerite Y. C . of Menasha, Wis., elected the following 

 officers on June 25: Com., P. D. Lake; Vice Com., S. H. Vaughn; 

 Fleet Captain, W. H. Miner; Sec'y, Harry DeWolf ; Treas., Geo. IJ z. 

 Several new members were elected. It was decided to accept Com. 

 Felker'siavitation 10 join the Oshkosh and Fond du Lacyachts in the 

 annual regatta to bo neld at 0.^hkosh, July 16, for the cup. 



The "Yachting Guide," issued each year by Andrew Thompson, 

 London, is a compact and convenient little vulumeof information for 

 yacmsman. containmg a great deal of useful matter, though much 

 of it is of course adapted 10 British rather than American yachting. 

 The rules and allowances of the Yacnt Racing Association are given 

 in full, also the rules of the Y^'acht's Boat Sailing Association. 



On July 4 the Lincoln Park Y. C, of Lincoln Park, near Chicago, 

 sailed a race on Like Michigan with the following starters. Period • 

 winning with Alice secona: Period, Charles Monsall; Alice, C. O. 

 Andrews and D. D. Dutton; Louise, G. Poole; American (xirl, Berg- 

 man Brothers and Wood; Dragon. Lovedaie Brothers and Word: 

 Buaao, W. Todd. 



The latest addition to the smafl classes in Boston is a 21ft. racing 

 skiff from the St, Lawrence River, imported by Mr. J. S. Poyen. She 

 is 3tt. 4in. beam and of canoe model. It sue is well sailed her per- 

 formance against the fins and splashers will be very interesting. 

 She probably carries 450sq.ft. of sail, the others carrying from 700 to 

 900. 



On Julj^ 10 at 10 A. M., while Mineola, Mr. August Belmont, was 

 lying off the Corinthian station at Tompkiusvfile, S. I., her gasoline 

 stove exploded, injuring the deck and interior conslderabU . The 

 steward, John P. Smith, was badly burned and jumped overboard, 

 being picked up by Capt. Neilson, the club janitor. 



The first race of the Provincetown Y. C. was .sailed on July 4 over 

 a i'lO-mile triangular course In a light breeze. The winners were: 

 First class, sloop Hersey U. Taylor, 2h. 8m. 4ls, ; second class, stoop 

 Etta, 2h. 30m. 30s ; third class, cat Duster, Ih. 33m. ais. ; fouritt 

 class, sloop R. R. Kelly, Ih. 51m. 33s. 



On July 1 a yacht club under the name of the Lake Geneva Y. C. 

 was organized at Geneva, III., with the following ollicers: Com., N. K. 

 Fairbank; Vice-Corn., C. LeB. Withrow: Rear-Com., H. W. Marsh; 

 Sec'y and Treas , W. S. McCrea. Directors: Julian M. Kumsey, 

 George S. Isham and .1. Leiter, 



The new fin-keel for Mr. Howard Stockton, for racing on Buzzard's 

 Bay, has been named Fin. She is 17fc. iwi. The Herreshoffs have 

 just sent away a centerboard 30-footer similar to Alpha, to ue raced 

 about New York. Tne machinery of the 1.30ft. steamer is in place 

 and tne cabin work is well advanced. 



The fifth championship regatta of the Minnetonka Y. C, of Lake 

 Minnetonka, Minn., was sailed on July 3 over a 10 mile course, the 

 wind being light from the north. The .winners iu the various classes 

 were Wnite Wing, Bird, Idler and Ida. Bird is a Herreshoff Doat. 



Pyxie, Mr. Oswald Sanderson, is now at Woods's yard preparing for 

 a cruise to Boston, where sne wilUsail in the regi-dar events of the 

 Eastern, Beverly and Corinthian clubs, and also in special matches 

 with Reaper and Vanessa, the two 31£t. fin-keels. 



The St. Lawrence Y. C. of Montreal has issued a very neat year 

 book, a chart of the club's racing courses being given for the first 

 time. The club now numbers SiO members and a flaet of 51 saihn g 

 yachts and boais and 34 steamers. 



On July 4 Luther C. Ward, formerly of the firm ot Ward & Stanton , 

 yacht builders, of Newbiirgti, N. Y., died at the age of 69. The firm 

 built the steam yachts Radna and Polynia, and also the Shaugraun, 

 afterward Henrietta. 



Com C. M. Connolly, of the Corinthian Navy, has bought the cut- 

 ter Pelican of Hugh Boyd, of the .Ytlaniic Y. 0. The Pelican will be 

 put in commission before Aug. 1 at Poit Jefferson. 



The fast run of the Yankee Doodle on July 4 was followed by the 

 iuevitaole breakdown two days later, the steam pipe breaking and 

 carrying away the smokestack. Vamoose is out again after her 

 accidents. 



On July 4 a catboat capsized on Ulster Park Lake, drowning Mrs. 

 Kellert, of New York, and Herbert Slater, who was in charge of the 

 boat. 



Brunhilde, schr., J. J. Phelps, which has been under charter to the 

 Banamas' Lighthouse Service for a year, sailed for New York on 

 July 5, her cnarter having expired. 



On the night of July 6 a fire broke out on the steam yacht Thyra , 

 Com. Lawrence, American Y. C, but was extinguished by the ciew, 

 the damage being about $200. 



Alpha has been hauled out at Hull for painting and to replace her 

 centerboard, which she lost m the latter part of the Boston City re- 

 gatta of July 4. She will be ready for Friday's race. 



On July 9 the fleet of the AViathrop Y. C. sailed on the annual 

 cruise for Camden, Me. The yachts were Nimbus, Widgeon, Eva, 

 Qlara, Hattie, Signet, I«raiad, Alda, Marjon, Eclipse. 



