June 8, 1893.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



499 



Cape Ann Y. C. 



SLOUOESTBR, MASS. 



The first race of the. season was sailed on May 30 in a strong S.E. 

 wind, the courses being 11 and miles. The entries were few and 

 confined to the smaller boats. On the rmi in Vona tilled and one of 

 her crew, Warren Parlts, was washed overboard. Those on the boat 

 were unable to help him, liut he kept afloat until Capt. Harding picked 

 liim up in a dory. The times were: 



FIRST CLA.SS. 



, ^ Length, Elapsed. Corrected. 



\jola, I). Fraser 2,5.08 8 13 80 1 36 39 



Mavis, Smothers & Brooks 19,10 3 19 il8 1 36 56 



SECOND CLASS. 



Ohippie, J. strum 16.08 2 28 00 1 33 36 



Madcap, Elwell 16.08 2 27 32 1 38 58 



THIRD CLAS.S. 



Vona, .T. F. Norwood 14.09 1 03 04 0 40 59 



si;iT, H. Douglass , 14.06 1 10 00 0 45 50 



The, Judges were H. A. Norwood. Aaron Brown, Franklin Davis and 

 .J R. Priugle. Viola wins $10, Mavis $Q. in the first class; Chippie g9, 

 Madcap $5.35, in the second, and Vona $8 and Star $3.75 in the third. 



Atlantic Y. C. 



As tlie first yacht club to institute a formal observance of Decora- 

 tion Day. the Atlantic Y. C. stdl rigorously maintains the custom, and 

 as usual a large fleet mustered off Bay Eidge on Monday. The prin- 

 cipal object of interest was the new schooner Emerald, still far from 

 completion, but Mr. MaxweU had determuied to have a sail on Decora- 

 tion Day, and he did it, though the yacht returned to Elizabeth early 

 next day for further work. 

 On Saturdaj' and Monday 

 all was bustle aboard, rig- 

 ging was set uj), sails bent, 

 and ironwork fitted in place, 

 and the j'acht was ready to 

 get under way for a trial 

 trip on Tuesday morning. 

 The topmast rlgg'mg was 

 not spliced, the ends bemg 

 merely turned up and seiz- 

 ed, and much oC the other 

 work was similarly hurried. 

 The programme for the 

 day, w^bich was carried out 

 to the letter, was as fol- 

 lows: 



Fi/AOSHip 'Watbr Witch, I 

 New York, MayS i, 1893. j 



GENKRAn ORDERS NO. 3. 



I. The regular excursion 

 of the lleet of the Atlantic 

 Y. C, provided for in Sec- 

 tion 1 of Chapter 10 of the 

 by-laws, will take place on 

 Decoration Day, Tuesday, 

 May 30. 



II. The fleet will assemble 

 ofl; the club house, foot of 

 Fifty-fifth street, Brooklyn, 

 promptly at 10 o'clock A. 

 M., anchoring in two lines, 

 100yds. apart and parallel 

 to the shore. AU steamers, 

 schooners and classes 1, 3, 

 8 and 4 of sloops will form 

 the offshore line, the sloop 

 Eival, Vice-Corn. Sanford, 

 on the right, and all other 

 classes the inshore line, the 

 Saona, Eeai'-Com.Ketchum, 

 on the right. The southerly 

 end of each line shall be the 

 right of hne and shaU be off 

 the westerly corner of the 

 Atlantic Basin. The flag 

 oflicers designated shall 

 take position ijromptly at 

 9:30 A. M., anchormg as 

 near as practicable in line 

 with the southwesterly 

 hreakwater of the basin. 

 Yachts will take position in 

 their respective lines with- 

 out delay, regai-dless of 

 size, and without interfer- 

 ing with yachts already in 

 position. 



III. At 10:30 A. M. a gun 

 wiU be fired from the flag- 

 Ship and the club signal 

 wih be hoisted at the club 

 house. The club wih then 

 salute the flag as follows: 

 Commencing on the right 

 of the oif shore line, each 

 yacht in line, in quick suc- 

 cession, and in the order of 

 its position, shall fire a gun, 

 the inshore line firing in 

 like order after the offshore 

 line. 



IV. After the salute a 

 gun will be fired from the 

 club house, which will be 

 the signal for the fleet to 

 weigh anchor and start. No 

 time wiU be taken either at 

 the start or finish. All 

 schooners and classes 1, 2, 

 H, 4 and 5 of sloops wiU sail 

 to and around buoy 12, on 

 the southwest spit, keeping 

 same on the port hand, 

 thence home to club an- 

 chorage. Ah other classes 

 will sail to and around 

 Swash Channel beU buoy, 

 keeping same on port hand, 

 thence home to club anchor- 

 age, Yachts must pass to 

 the westward of Fort La- 

 fayette and theliomer Bea- 

 con and to the eastward of 



iiuoys on west bank, both going and returning. 



V. Yachis wfll sail iu cruising trim, with anchors, chains, deck 

 flttings, cabin fm-niture and fixtures in then- usual places, and boats 

 on davits, on deck, or towing astern, as they are usually carried in 

 ci'uiaing. Promptness in takmg position is particularly requested. 

 By ordei- of the Commodore, George H. Church, Fleet Captain. 



With a fresh breeze up the Bay the sail was hvely and exciting, and 

 those present were treated to a scrub race between Emerald and 

 Iroquois, the latter schooner, with Mr. Iselin, Capt. Hansen and the 

 racing crew of the new sjTidicate boat on board, having towed down 

 from New Rochelle to try the new boat. As a race the brush did not 



capped by the absence of a spinaker on the run in, and by the fact 

 that her topmast rigging parted the seizing and made it necessary for 

 her to stow her hght sails, but on the whole she made a very good 

 showing. After the race Iroquois returned to her quarters at New 

 EocheUe. With the fleet were Water Witch, Rival, Saona. Tigress, 

 Anaconda, Hydriad, Nautflus, Shamrock, Aglaia, lola, Cavalier, Bea- 

 trice, Gevalia, Awa, Signal, Rover, Coronet, Ventura, Vidette, Daffo- 

 dil and Agnes. A dinner was served in the club house after the 

 return of the fleet. 



Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 



The Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. in selecting May 27 for the open- 

 ing of the Oyster Bay house missed the pleasant weather of Decora- 

 tion Day and met w-ith a chflly and windy day. the races being post- 

 poned as the boats had not reached Oyster Bay.' The members of the 

 club were on hand, however. Com. Center c'omiug in on Vice-Corn, 

 Benedict's steam yacht Oneida, :\lediisii. the flasship. not beiu^ yet in 

 commission. The gim was flred by Mr.^. A. P. Slontam. wife of the 

 fleet captain, and the colors duly hoisted, after wliich a luncheon was 

 served. J'here were present Com. Robert Center. Vice-Corn. Benedict, 

 JMr. and Mrs. .John L. Lawrence, George Work, Mr. and Mrs. J. Forbes- 

 LeiCh, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stanton, Mr. and .Mrs. Stanley W. Dexter, 

 Ml-, and 30-s. Colgate Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs, Arthur Weeks, Mr. and Mrs. 

 E. 0. Benedict, Mr. and Mi's. F. T. Underhill, Mr. and Mrs. John Aga.-, ' 



Mr-._and Mj's. O. B. Jennings, Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Blontant, 3Ir. and Mrs. 

 J. K. Gracie, Dr. and Mrs. Derby, Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Leland, Mr. 

 and Mrs. E. M. Townsend, Dr. and Mrs. J. Barron, the Misses Du 

 Vivier, Weeks, Swan, Leland, Townsend, Randolph, Van Schaick, 

 Webb, Johnson and Willis. Rear-Corn. Herman Clarke, F. Delano 

 Weeks, George Bullock, R, C. Townsend, Gerard Beeckman. John 

 Hyslop, J, F. Tarns, Irving Cox, Walter C. Keer, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur 

 M. Dodge and Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Wetmore. 



In the harbor were the steam yachts Oneida, Vice-Com. E. C. Bene- 

 dict; Reverie, Frederic Bourne; Avenel, G. W. Loper; Emu, E. Du 

 Vivier; Jean, James Renwick, and Linta, Walter Luttgen: schooners 

 Brunhflde, David H. King, Jr., and Ramona, Henry F. Gillig; sIoods 

 Gracie, Arthur M. Dodge; Katrina. George Work; Pilgrim, E. M. 

 Townsend; Banshee, Arthur M. .Scrihner; Kathleen, Capt. Eathbone; 

 Nadjy, A. P, Montant, and Mirth, J. \V. Beekman; cutters Bedouin. C. 

 W. Wetmore; Oriva, Rear-Com. Clarke; Nymph, W. H. Harris, and 

 Lotowana, M. G. Fosalther. 



The first race for the Rouse and AVetmore cups was set for May 30, 

 hut only Nameless and Toboggan were ready, the others not being in 

 racing condition. A match was made between the two, Mr. Wetmore 

 sailing Nameless and Mr. Cornelius Roosevelt, an old member of the 

 club, long absent in Paris, sailing Toboggan. Nameless parted her 

 bobstay and withdrew, leaving Toboggan to finish alone. The club 

 house in this city witi be open all summer. 



Pavonia Y. C. 



OOIIMUSIPAW.— NB\V YORK BAY. 



The Pavonia Y. C. had arranged for the opening of the Atlantic 

 Highlands club house on Decoi-ation Day, hut as the alterations to the 

 houae were not completed, the opening was postponed to June 15, and 



"BRITAISTNIA," CUTTER. 

 Designed by Q. L, Watson, Esq., 1893, for the Prmce of Wales, 



a scrub race frOm Cfommunipaw arotmd Port Lafayette and return, 15 

 miles, was arranged to fill in the day. In the first class Avalon beat 

 Phantom; m the second class Forsvthe beat Pavonia, Wacondah and 

 Mascot not finishing; in the third class Christine, though she lost her 

 topmast, beat Soutter Johnnie and Mary B. ; in the cabin cat class 

 Water Witch beat Water Lily, and in the cat class Mosquito beat De- 

 fiance, five of the class withdrawing. 



Plymouth Y. C. 



PLTMOL'TH, MASS. 



The Plymouth Y. 0, opened the season on May 30 with the first of a 



series of five pennant races, sailed iu a reefing breeze from S.E,, over 

 the new inside com-se. The times were as foUows: 



FIRS'L' CLASS. 



„ ^ „ Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Future, W. T. Whitman 21.08 1 42 33 1 10 52 



Wharton, A, L. BaOey...,..".. 20.01 1 51 43 1 18 32 



SECOND CLASS. 



Nancy Hanks, P A. Maglathm IS. 07 1 35 51 0 59 19 



Sigrid, Watson and Lootz ir.io 1 45 54 1 08 14 



Mildred, Holmes and Harlow 13.01 1 47 56 1 10 89 



Amie, Ernest Hartford IG.OC 1 50 32 1 11 02 



THIRD CLASS. 



Myster.y, T. S. Dimon 14.11 1 49 17 1 06 32 



Hid Honesty, J. C. Dawes 16.10 3 50 80 1 11 04 



Major D., .Seth Drew 15.06 1 53 09 1 11 31 



Katie L., JameaEagnell 17.04 1 51 27 1 12 59 



Puritan, C. D. Cruis 16.11 1 54 03 1 14 58 



Henrietta, J. M. Watson 16.07 1 54 56 1 35 15 



Spray, C. F. Bradford 16.00 1 56 36 1 15 53 



Gypsy Girl, W. Steel 17.04 1 57 59 1 19 31 



Pflgrim, Ansel Bartlett 16.02 3 02 45 1 23 SO 



FOUBTH CLASS. 



Aphrodite, A. G, Fay Jttf.OS 1 54 38 1 14 55 



Two Stars, H. M. Jones 16.06 1 56 54 1 17 04 



Thelma, F. C. Holmes 15.07 1 59 06 1 17 38 



Wild Fawn, W. T. Eldridge 17.02 1 59 26 1 20 42 



Ida F., J. E. Jordan 17.05 1 .59 00 1 20 46 



Nancy Hanks is a new boat, built and sailed by Capt. Nat Watson, 

 of the schooner Constellation. The club has arranged the following 

 races for the season. Open to all boats of the following classes: 1st. 

 class, catboats 20ft. and under 36ft. w.l. ; 2d. class, catboats under 30ft. 

 W.I.; 8d class, spritsail boats, with foresail and mainsail; 4th class, 

 boats with gaff foresail and sprit mainsail. The dates are: May 30, 

 June.l7, July 4, Sept. 16 and Oct. 7. The other events of the season 

 are Aug. 3, ladies' day, and Sept. 4 outside race. 



The regatta, Sept. 4, will be sailed in the outside harbor, starting 

 about IJ^ hours before low water. The other races will be sailed in 

 the inside harbor, starting about 1}4 hours before high water. 



Besides the general prizes that will be offered amounting to about 

 .1250, a club pennant prize will be offered to each of the four classes of 

 boats ; to be awarded to boats of this club making the shortest cor- 

 rected time in the greatest number of the first five races. 



The races are to be sailed under such conditions as nia.y be pre- 

 scribed in the regatta notices of each race, subject to the rules of this 

 club. The regatta committee is composed of Messrs, Nathaniel Mor- 

 ton, Fi N. Eldridge, A. O. Fay. 



Brooklyn Y. C. 



BATH BEACH— GRAVBSEND BAY. 



The fleet of the Brookl.yn Y. C. was ready as per orders early on 

 Tuesday morning, the first ceremony being a review- and inspection by 

 theofficer.s, who were rowed through the fleet in Com. Sutton's gig 

 each yacht saluting with the ensign as they passed. Then the fleet 



got under way for a sail " 

 down the Bay, and on the 

 return .all captains were 

 invited on board the new^ 

 flagship Loyal, lunch being 

 served at the same time at 

 the club house. There was 

 a reception and dance 

 a.shore in the evening. The 

 foUowing yachts took part 

 in the proceedings; Acorn, 

 P. H. Jeannot; Addie, E. S. 

 Anderson; Alma, J. S. Hale; 

 Carrie, Charles H. Oliver; 

 Dolphin, G. L. Robinson; 

 Edda D., R. W. Rummill; 

 Grace, J. V. P. Shields; 

 Grimalkin, S. S. Ballou; 

 Lorna, Dr. H. E. Spencer; 

 Juanita. C. F. Larzelere; 

 Mabel, Peter Mahoney; Pan- 

 chito, 6. P. Foote; Stm- 

 beam, John Macrae; Sap- 

 pho, G, B. Lyons; Truant, 

 F. L. Townsend and G. B. 

 Townsend; Alice, John Cot- 

 tier ; Emmie, Albert Clunan; 

 Faustina, R. C. Hopkins; 

 Isolde, F. W. BobbeU: Waif, 

 W. E. Hart; Annie, E. G. 

 Austin; Alper, W. E. Dog- 

 gett; Bess, M. J. Hanlv and 

 W. T. Murphy; Fair Wind, 

 J. G. Meehan ; Gypsy, North 

 McLean; Golden Rope, F. 

 Prentiss; Ida, Frank Mc- 

 Carthy; Ileika, E. H. Con- 

 verse; Iroquois, E. H. Chan- 

 dler; Kangaroo, Franldin 

 Beams; Mary, A. Tracy; 

 Mary A., J. -J. Lyons; Sem- 

 inole, J, Brown, Jr ; Sen- 

 eca, J. p. Tribcken; Tropic, 

 E. M. Rewey; Vixen, Louis 

 Wunder; Water Lily, W.D. 

 AndeJson, Jr. ; Laura E., J. 

 J. Bockee. 



American Y. C. 



The house of the Ameri- 

 can Y, C, at Milton Point, 

 was opened on May 30, the 

 colors being set at 4 P. M. 

 Among those present were: 

 Com. Fi-ank R. Lawrence, 

 Vice-Com. John H. Flagler, 

 Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Polhe- 

 mus, Walter O. Jones, Geo 

 W. Place, C. H. Lauteran, 

 James Brisbane, Frank Por- 

 ter, Horace L. Hotchkiss, 

 Miss O'Hara, Miss Vernon 

 Brown. Frank Hall, Mr, 

 Morris, H. B. Ta.ylor, J. L. 

 Livingstone, Mrs. Storm, G. 

 B. Charllck, Mr. and Mrs. P. 

 E. Davidson, Dr. L. L. Sea- ' 

 man, David H. King, Jr., 

 : Preston Watson, G. B. 



Watts, John P. Townsend, 

 I .lohn S. Tilney, John W. 



I Vrooman, Robert Glover, 



I Geo. W. Hall, Rear-Com., 



1 G. Weaver Loper, Thos. L. 



I Scovih, Dr. Chas. L. Pardee, 



I Charles H, Haswell, Chief 



i Engineer George W. Magee, 



I United States steamship 



Miantonomoh; W. S. Alley, 

 Isaiah Paxson, John R. 

 i Hegeman, W. H. Starbuck, 



i W. H. Cathn, E. H. Weath- 



erbee, Clement Gould, Mr. 

 I and Mrs. A. B. Alley, ex- 



Com. G. C. W. Lowrey, of 



- — „ | the Larchmont Club; P. W. 



Flmt, C. E. Flint, Frederick 

 M, Dey, C. M. Wayland 

 Thomas Manning, Mr. and 

 Mrs. Buchanan, Jlr. and 

 Mrs. Howard Wainwa-ight, 

 W. Tunis. Mrs. Eoach, Miss 

 Eoach, Stephen Roach, Dr. 

 Samuel Hall, L. A. Mill- 

 bank, Mr. and Mrs. John E. 

 Wayland, Dr. Collins, H. J. Biizbee, G. Dessauer, James l<airbi other. 

 Miss G. Doscher, S. H. Van Sieklen, and Mr. and Jlrs. R. M. Jordan. 



Oceanic Y. C. 



COMMUMlfAW— NEW YORK BAY. 



The Oceanic Y. C. saUed its first race on May 30 in a strong S.E. 

 wind, which disabled three of the boats. The times were: 



CLASS A— SLOOPS, 



Start. Finish. 



Osceola, M. Roseman , . . , 2 32 15 4 06 15 



O. Tuthill, T. Newman 2 16 00 4 13 00 



GLASS B. 



Willie K., S. Kimberland 2 08 30 3 41 30 



Restless, Meserau & Cochran 3 09 00 3 45 00 



Faun, A. Cochrane , 2 19 00 4 13 45 



CLASS C— OPEN^ CATS. 



Old Tom, S. Sharp 2 11 09 3 44 30 



Tough, H. Carr 2 08 CO 3 54 30 



Halcyon, J. Murray 2 12 00 . .-. 



QLA,<5S D— .SKims. 



Only Son, W. Carr 2 J8 :50 4 32 15 



Jennie H., G. D, Herbert 3 IS 00 



Jenny M., P. Van Winkle 3 19 00 



Audubon Y. C. 



152l) ST., NEW YORK — HUDSON RIVER, 



The Decoration Day race of the Audubon Y. 0, was sailed in a fresh 

 southerly breeze over a triangular course on the Hudson River, the 

 winners being: In class A, H. W. Beecher; class B, John Cameron- 

 class C, Wmonah; class I), Fraukie V.; class E. Polly wog; class P' 

 canoe yawls, Sea Horse. In the canoeyawl class Bonnie Bess'capsized' 

 at the upper stakeboat. Her owner, E. 0. Kraemer, was rescued by 

 the sloop White Cap. ■ 



