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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 1, 1893. 



CORSAIR. Designed by A^^THUK E. Patse. 



British 40 Raters. 



The largest and finest class of yachts yet built under the length 

 and sail area rule of the Y. R. A. Is the 40 rating, nearly equivalent 

 to the American 60ft. Iwl. class. Above this class ai-e a few large 

 yachts of various sizes, Iverna 118 rating, Metor (Thistle) 116, Val- 

 kyrie 77. Yarana. now Maid Marian, 62, and several of 60 rating; but 

 the largest class with sufficient yachts to make a strictly class race is 

 the 10 rating. A number of good boats have been built for it within 

 the past five years, Deerhound, Creole, Castanet, Thalia, Reverie and 

 others; but the new boats of the year have proved themselves more 

 than a match for the best of the old ones. 



The aecompanving pictures show the three, Queen Mab, yaruna 

 and Corsair- The, former is the most noted of the three, not only 

 from the fact that stie is the most successful, but because she is the 

 largest racing yacht yet built in England with a centerboard, not 

 including one or two yachts, such as Iverna, which have tried and 

 discarded a small fin. Queen Mab was designed by Mr. Watson and 

 built by Henderson & Co., of Glasgow, her waterline being just 

 under .'iOft and her sail area about 4,0C0sq ft. Lloyd's Register is 

 discreetly silent as to her beam, but we understand that it is about 

 16ft. or If C. more than Genesta and Galatea, 20 to 25ft. longer. She has 

 a centerboard of Delta metal weighing 3}^ tons. The hull is of com- 

 posite build. Yaruna is a sister ship by the same designer and 

 builders, bur a keel craft, and narrower. She has been by no means 

 as successful as Queen Mab. 



The I bird yacht, Corsair, is the first large racer built by Mr. Arthur 

 E. Payne, one of tbe most successful of British designers in the 

 smaller classes. Thus far she has sho vn very well, though not up to 

 Queen Mab- How much of the latter's success is due to her center- 

 hoard is as yet an open question here, as nothing is known as to tne 

 extent to wnich the board is used. In some of the smaller Britisn 

 racing yachts the centerboard has been tried this year only to be dis- 

 carded," and one authority states that Queen Mab is now sailing with 

 'he board permanently housed, though we cannot vouch for the 

 truth of the statement. The most noticeable feature of each of the 

 yachts is the long, full bow. 



The Freak Protest. 



The regatta committee of the Eastern Y. C. has rendered the fol- 

 lowmg decision in the appeal of Mr. John B. Paine against the dis- 

 qualification of Freak in the race of July 28: 



Regatta Committee. Eastern Yacht Club. Boston, Aug. 25.— At a 

 rehearing of the Alpha-Freak protest, held Aug. 23, the legatta 

 committee havere vised their previous decision, and now unanimoubly 

 decile that the sail carried to port by Freak and Pyxie on the second 

 leg of the second round of the race on July 28 was, to all intents and 

 inirposes, a spinnaker. They therefore disqualify the Freak and 

 Pyxie. They refer to an English decision atcach-»d lo confirmation of 

 thtir finding. The committee are also of the opinion that the sail 

 carried by Freak and Pyxie as above, if not a spinnaker, was a second 

 jib, which is not allowed under racing rule 11. Tne committee have 

 beard Freak's sideof her protest against the other boats for booming 

 out their jibs, and have decided not to allow said protest, as no rule 

 is infringed. WiUiam 8. Eaton, Jr., Chau'man; R. D. Sears, P. T. 

 Jackson, Augustus N. Rantoul. Henry H. Buck, Secretary of Com- 

 miitee. Regatta Committee E. Y. C. 



The official summary of the race is as follows, Alpha beating 

 Freak by 4 seconds: 



SPECIAL RACE. 



Length. Allowance. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Alpha 23.70 4 03 4 19 59 4 15 56 



Freak 25.76 0 54 4 16 54 4 16 00 



Catspaw 26.24 0 18 4 19 10 4 18 53 



Reaper t24.03 3 86 4 24 36 4 21 00 



Vanessa 24.03 3 36 4 28 31 4 34 55 



Thrush t 4 34 50 • „ 



Exile +26.30 0 09 4 28 16 4 38 07 



Tadpole 125 57 1 13 4 45 34 4 44 23 



Sirocco 26.43 Allows 4 44 54 4 44 54 



pyxie 34.96 2 06 4 60 43 4 48 37 



koorali 35 . 06 Wi 1 hdre w. 



t Owner's measurement. $ Not measured; about 37. IV. 



Freak and Pyxie are disqualified for carrying spinnakers. 



The prizes are awarded: First, to Alpha; second, to Catspaw-; 

 third, to Reaper. 



Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 



OYSTER BAY — ^LONG ISLAND SOUND. 



The third race for the Rouse & Wetmore cups and the Breese han- 

 dicap prize was sailed on Aug.i20 off the mouth of Oyster Bay Harbor. 

 The times were. Start 13:55 from the gun: 

 Center 



Lloyd's Bell Island 



Buoy. Buoy. Buoy. Finish. Elapsed. Cor. 



3 05 03 2 52 23 3 10 29 4 08 03 3 13 03 



2 11 4S 3 55 08 3 11 36 Did not finish. 

 .... „ 3 05 42 3 52 00 3 07 45 Did not finish. 



Meteor 119 31 3 06 37 3 52 24 3 06 13 Din not finish. 



jradiv 1 19 53 2 10 17 3 54 54 3 10 36 Did nqt finish. 



Rose 'Marie 1 19 35 2 13 46 3 52 22 3 08 15 4 14 36 3 19 36 3 19 36 

 Martha ... 1 22 09 Did not finish. 



Trirket ...1 32 20 3 07 44 3 53 52 8 11 15 Did not finish. 

 Indolent...,! 20 24 2 13 13 3 53 10 3 07 55 4 26 20 3 31 20 3 30 30 

 Nameless wins Bouse & Wetmore cup ;. Rose Marie wins Breese han- 

 dicap. 



Center 

 Island 

 Buoy. 

 Namele.ss. .1 19 15 



Dodo 1 19 20 



Pvxie 1 19 45 



Larchmont Y. C. 



The annual oyster boat regatta of the Larchmont Y. C, was sailed 

 on Auir. 37, over the Captains Island course in a light N. E. wind, the 

 following boats finishing, out of 19 starters: 



CLASS 1 — CABIN SLOOPS, 35fT. AND OVER, 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Jennie R., A. L. Ford 5 38 00 5 29 22 



Tosco, H. Pausoh 5 59 21 5 .50 51 



CLASS 3— CABIN SLOOPS UNDER SoFT. 



Claudia M.. A.L. Ford 5 18 46 5 13 16 



Amateur, W. A. Lewis 5 33 31 5 25 51 



CLASS 3— OPEN SLOOPS, 30FT. AND OVER. 



S. C. Bond, A. A. Bond 5 30 ,58 5 30 .58 



Stella May, H. C. Smith 6 10 24 6 09 56 



CLASS 4 — OPEN SLOOPS UNDER 30fT. 



Jennie A. Willis, J. A. Willis 5 07 23 5 07 3;3 



Agitator, C, T. Wiggms ..5 43 32 5 40 54 



CLASS 5— CATBOATS. 



Uncle Dan, W. Ford ham 5 40 56 5 40 56 



Delpbine, A. L. Smith 5 57 49 5 55 34 



On Sept. 3, the full regatta will he sailed, with prizes in all the club 

 classes and a special handicap prize for three starters in the 46ft. 

 class. On Sept. 13, a race will be sailed, open to schooner yachts 

 only, for a special prize known as the "Larchmont Cup of 1892." 

 The prize winners on the recent cruise were as follows: 



July 9— Larchmont to Black Rock: Atlantic, Gevalia, Dare and 

 Nymph. 



Julv 10— Black Rock to Shelter Island: Atlantic, Gevalia, Clara 

 and Nymph. 



July 13— Shelter Island to Newport: Atlantic and Agnes. 



July 15— Newport to New London: Dauntless, Gevalia and Dare. 



July 17— ISiew London to Shelter Island: Magic and Katrina. 



Plymouth Y. C, Fourth Regatta, Aug. 22. 



PLYMOUTH, MASS. — CAPE COD BAY. 



The fourth regatta of the Plymouth Y. C. was sailed on Aug, 32 in 



a light but freshening breeze, the course being 9 miles. The times 

 were: 



- . FIRST CLASS CATS. OVER 20fT. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Wave, W. B. Spooner 20.01 3 34 27 3 00 00 



Ariel, H. H. Sears. 21.07 2 .32 .57 3 00 33 



Future, W. T. Whitman 31.08 2 36 13 2 03 45 



Percy Allen, V. D. Bacon _ 31.03 3 40 65 3 07 56 



Nobscusset, Luther Hall 34.06 2 40 33 3 11 10 



Curlew, H. Lawton. . . . 23.09 2 37 13 3 05 59 



SECOND CLASS CATS, UNDER 20pT. 



Attempt, G. W. Shiverick 17,11 2 30 11 1 52 38 



Nancy Hanks. F. W. Blaglathlin 1 6 . 06 3 44 03 2 04 13 



Leda, C. P. Blinn 17.11 3 44 48 2 07 18 



White Swallow, E. W. Watson 18.09 2 4:-j 49 2 07 31 



THIRD CLASS SPRITSAILS. 



Old Honest, J. C. Dawes 16.10 2 33 38 1 54 33 



Fairplay, G. B. Bartlett 16.10 3 40 30 3 01 14 



Gypsy Girl, W. Steele 17.03 2 44 01 2 03 25 



Spray, C. F. Bradford 16.10 2 46 20 2 05 37 



Mystery, T. S. Diman..... 14.11 2.53 04 2 1 0 19 



Puritan, C. D. Craig 16.11 2 51 21 2 12 16 



Peerless, A. Holmes 16.04 Withdrawn. 



FOURTH CLASS GAFFSAILS. 



TwoSt-ars, H. M. .Tones 16 06 2 41 08 2 01 18 



Aphrodite. A. G. Pay 16.08 2 43 40 2 03 07 



Thelma, T. C. Holmes 15.07 2 51 33 3 09 55 



Sachem, J. Gardner 10.10 3 08 09 3 28 43 



Abbie D , &. Morton 17.11 Withheld. 



Quincy Y. C. Open Regatta. Aug. 13. 



QtnNCT, MASS.— BOSTON HARBOR. 



On August 13 the Quincy Y. C. sailed an invitation race, open only 



to yachts enrolled in clubs which have adopted the length and 

 sail area rule. The wind was quite light at the start, but increased 

 to a good breeze later. Alpha sailed a fine race with Vanessa, the 

 former leading for a time, but being passed by Vanessa toward the 

 finish. The times were: 



FIRST CLA.SS. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Beatrice. John Cavanaugh 1 ,58 30 Not meas. 



Whice Fawn, A E Jones 3 01 46 1 55 44 



Asp, CS Hunt 3 07 30 Not meas. 



Posy, R S Hunt 3 09 15 3 04 00 



Secret, E F Linton 2 18 42 2 10 10 



SPEOIAI. OLAS.'S. 



Alpha, Brown. Dunne, Hunt ^54 39 1 44 05 



Vanessa, A Bigelow, Jr 1. 54 59 1 44 33 



SECOND CLASS. 



Opechee ". 147 01 1 36 20 



Magpie, H G Otis .■ ' 1 48 39 1 38 07 



Madge, W H Thayer 1 50 38 1 -10 41 



Vision, George Crane 1 58 24 1 48 18 



Smoke, H L Rice 1 ,58 59 . 1 48 27 



Lorna, P E Whalen 2 10 34 Not meas. 



THIRD CLASS. 



PrimroFe, H 31 Faxon 1 48 13 1 33 12 



Mab. John Shaw 1 52 39 1 .36 22 



Flora Lee, C D Lanning Not meas. 



Imp, S F Maybury 1 53 00 1 .37 53 



Diadem. LA Hay ward 1 53 24 1 41 38 



Don, W H Shaw 2 04 26 l .51 55 



Elsie, S 51 Keating 3 06 30 Not meas. 



Savin Hill Y. C, Aug. 13. 



SAVIN HILL MASS. -B ;)RT0N HARBOK, 



The Savin Hill Y. C., sailed a championshiij race on Aug. 18, the 

 wind being very light at the start, hut increasing later. The times 

 were: 



SPECIAL CLASS. 



Elapsed. Cori-ected. 



Romance, Loring Sears 1 47 f5 . . .. 



Urstam, S. N. Small 1 50 12 1 2a 37 



Fannie. S. P. Sharp, Disabled. 



Caprice, R. W. Bird Disqualified. 



FIRST CLASS. 



SECOND CLASS. 



THIRD CLAS.S. 



Midget, J. H. Besarick. , 



FOURTH CLASS. 



.1 57 12 





.1 59 11 





2 04 00 



i ii 47 



2 09 47 





1 58 00 



1 33 '55 



2 03 24 



1 36 10 



1 57 12 



I 25 38 



3 13 04 



1 43 50 



.1 43 06 



1 13 33 



1 46 59 



1 30 38 



1 47 48 





The judges were S. S. N. Small, W. B. Bird, Loring Sears. A.L. 

 Hiil, R. K. Rice. 



VARUNA. Designed in G. L. WAXsoif. 



