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FOREST AND STREAM. 



IJtjnb 29, 1898. 



lusbke Minnetonka Y. C. Open Regatta. 



T.AKg, JONNKTOKKA, MINNESOTA. 



Saturday, June 11. 

 Open boat racing, such as has largely gone out in the East, still 

 flourishes on the Western lakes, and just now it is having a boom on 

 Lake Minnetonka, in Minnesota, as well as on other neighboring waters. 

 This year the Minnetonka fleet has been increased by three notable 

 boats in particular, the Herreshoft Alpha, last year's winner in the 

 Boston 21ft. class, a new "Alpha," the Kite, specially built by the 

 Herreshoffs, and a dark horse, built under lock and key by two young 

 yachtsmen, Arthur Dyer, a local builder, about 23 years old, ana Ward 

 C. Burton, 17 years old, son of H. J. Burton, a member of the L. M. 

 Y C 



The new boat, Onawa. is 27ft. over all, 20ft. Gin. l.w.l., and about 5ft. 

 beam, carrying 400sq. ft. of sail. She has a short counter, her over- 

 hang being all forward, and her model is spoon-shaped, fuU and con- 

 vex lines. The construction is peculiar, the planking is very light, 

 with wide, thin ribs spaced close together, making almost a double 

 skin, while outside she is covered with canvas laid in varnish on the 

 planking. The sail plan shows a large jib and square-headed mainsail. 

 Under the very pecuUar rules of the L. M. Y. C, in which sail area 

 alone is taxed, she receives some twelve minutes allowance from 

 Alpha and Kite, with nearly double the sail area. The race was saUed 

 in a fresh S.E. breeze with twelve starters in the sloop class, Onawa, 

 Alpha and Kite being well in the lead from the start. On the first leg 

 Onawa made nearly four minutes gain on both Alpha and Kite, the 

 Alpha being disabled on the second leg by the parting of her jib hal- 

 liard, which accident forced her to withdraw, Onawa increased her 

 lead through the whole race, finally beating Kite by 7m. 40s. elapsed 

 time, not counting her large allowance. The official times were: 



FIRST CLASS SLOOPS. 



Onawa 1 46 11 Aurelia 2 00 07 



Kite 1 51 51 C L. C 2 03 20 



Siren 1 -56 54 Ida 2 02 10 



Mystic 2 07 17 Aurora 2 01 46 



Advertiser 2 06 05 Shark. 2 10 08 



Water witch 2 19 38 



FIRST CLASS CATS. 



Atlanta 2 08 09 Mabel 2 14 21 



Columbia 2 12 54 Curlew 2 09 36 



The judges were Maj. Hale and Messrs. Benton and Branch. 



Douglaston IT. C. Annual Regatta. 



DOrrOLASTON— LITTLE NECK BAY. 



Saturday, Juiie 2U. 

 The annual regatta of the Douglaston Y. C. on Saturday was sailed 

 very successfully, the wind being from the north at first, but after- 

 ward coming in fresh from S. W. The times were: 



CLASS 3— SLOOPS, CUTTERS AND YA'WLS, 30 TO 36fT. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Sasqua 12 48 00 Did not finish. 



Vorant 12 52 00 Did not finish. 



CLASS 4— SLOOPS, CUTTERS AND YAWLS UNDER 30FT. 



Duster 12 52 10 5 26 30 4 34 10 4 31 .32}^ 



Chippewa 12 50 30 4 52 30 4 02 00 4 02 00 



Katrine 12 52 15 Did not finish. 



Estella 12 53 45 Did not finish. 



Kitty 12 51 30 5 12 25 4 20 55 4 20 55 



GLASS 5— CABIN MAINSAIL BOATS OVER 22fT. 



Oconee 12 53 40 5 15 20 4 22 40 4 16 25 



Aura 12 52 20 4 23 40 4 23 40 4 S3 40 



CLASS 6— CABIN MAINSAIL BOATS UNDER 22fT. 



Willada 12 53 05 5 57 50 5 04 45 5 01 22}.^ 



Melita 12 54 10 Did not finish. 



Caper 12 55 35 5 27 20 4 31 45 4.3145 



Adelaide 12 52 40 Did not finish. 



OIASS 8— OPEN MAINSAIL BOATS 17 TO 22pT. 



Baby -.12 53 15 5 40 00 4 46 45 4 40 523^ 



Concha 12 56 30 5 34 00 4 38 .30 4 32 07}4 



Ida K 12 55 14 5 15 25 4 20 11 4 14 58 



Eleanor 12 53 40 Did not finish. 



Sadie 12 55 10 Did not finish. 



Elftwa 12 56 15 5 45 00 4 49 45 4 47 37J^ 



Phyllis 12 54 05 4 .58 35 4 04 30 3 59 15 



Violet 12 54 45 Did not finish. 



Typhoon 12 55 20 Did not finish. 



Elf 12 56 30 Did not finish. 



CLASS 9— MIXED RIGS UNDER 17FT. 



Dove 12 55 12 2 21 .50 1 26 .38 



Becky 12 56 10 Did not finish. 



Tot 12 55 15 Did not finish. 



Chippewa was disquaUfied for sailing the wrong course. 



South Boston 7. C, First Championship. 



SOUTH BOSTON — BOSTON HARBOR. 



Saturday, June SL 

 The first of the series of three championship races of the South 

 Boston Y. C. was sailed on June 24. The weather was fine, -with good 

 sailing breeze and no flukes. Wind, east northeast, quite steady. Tide, 

 going flood, no advantage: 



FIRST CLASS. 



Length. Start. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Violet, H. J. McKee 33.08 2 50 00 2 51 35 2 22 23 



Quissett, W. T. Taylor 25.09 2 50 00 2 52 01 2 14 29 



Stanley, W. L. Colson 26.00 2 50 00 2 58 05 2 20 53 



Grace, C. D. Porter 25.05 2 50 00 Withdrew. 



SECOND CLASS. 



Good Luck. J. B. Farrell 21.10 2 55 00 1 44 .35 1 12 18 



Awilda, John J. Bligh 24.07 2 55 00 1 46 38 1 17 16 



Wapiti, James Bertram 23.06 2 55 00 1 51 37 1 21 23 



Julia, W. H. McLeod. 21.11 2 55 00 2 01 30 1 29 19 



B. B., W. B. Stone. . . : 23.07 2 55 00 2 04 59 1 34 40 



THIRD CLASS. 



Trifle, J. F. Cashin 18.07 3 00 00 1 36 59 1 08 33 



Coot, Thos. Murphy 18.08 8 00 00 1 38 82 1 10 12 



Winners: Class 1— Quissett first, Stanley second. Class 2— Good 

 Luck first. Wapiti second. Class 3— Trifle first. The storm of the 

 last two days prevented a number from entering; weather very 

 kindly cleared in time to allow the race. Wapiti protests Awilda for 

 fouling at Buoy 7 and also for fouhng mark; both allowed, giving 

 Wapiti second prize. Wapiti broke rudder pintle, but not in the foul- 

 ng. Judges, Arthur FuUer, Hubert Pope, C. McKenna, W. H. God- 

 frey and Thomas Christian. 



In the May 30 race, the Magpie and Egeria counter protests 

 on measurement did not change result; Egeria was Sin longer on 

 ■waterline. The Marion, fourth class, protested Princess for fouling 

 at mai-k; protest allowed, giving Marion third prize. 



Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. Races. 



OYSTER BAY— LONO ISLAND SOUND. 



Saturday, June 17. 

 The proposed races for the Hoyt cups for naphtha launches were run 

 off at Oyster Bay on June 17, being followed in the afternoon by the 

 first race for the Rouse and Wetmore series. The weather was thick 

 and hazy, with a strong N.E. wind. The times vrere as follows: 



NAPHTHA LAUNCH RACE. 



Courses straight off club house dock, thence to Cold Spring Light 

 keeping it on starboard hand, thence to Moses Point Buoy, keeping it 

 on starboard hand, thence to finish off club house dock. 



CABIN CLASS I. 



Length. H.P. Start. Finish. Elapsed. Cor 



Tide, Colgate Hoyt 30 10 11 25 00 12 04 05 39 05 39 05 



Alma, John Agar 30 8 11 25 00 12 06 10 41 10 39 10 



OPEN CLASS II. 



Elsa, Jacob Smith 25 4 11 25 00 12 07 09 42.09 42 09 



Eleanore, Wm. Youngs. 25 4 11 25 00 12 09 41 44 41 44 41 



As Mr. Hoyt gave these cups he -will not accept the one his launch 

 ■won, so puts it up again for all comers some time in July 



Judges, E. W. Gibson and E. C. Townsend. 



ROUSE AND WETMORE CUPS. 



Course: Starting from east to west across a line between the Bell 

 Buoy (now Eed Spar) and stakeboat, around Center Island Buoy 

 leaving it on starboard; thence around Lloyd's Neck Buoy leaving it 

 on starboard; thence around Bell Buoy (now Eed Spar), leaving it on 

 starboard; thence around Center Island Buov, leaving it on stai-board- 

 thence around Lloyd's Neck Buoy, leavmg it on starboard; thence to 

 finish Ime, crossmg same from east to west: 



^ . „ ,.,0 .c Turn. Finish. Elapsed. 



I^-xie, Oswald Sanderson 2 55 00 3 06 49 5 16 28 2 21 28 



Nameless, C. W. Wetmore. . . .2 55 00 3 07 08 Disabled 



Trinket, T. S^Yoiing, Jr 2 55 00 3 07 80 5 31 58 ' 2 36 58 



Indolent, S. V. R. Cruger 2 55 00 3 06 20 5 86 50 3 31 50 



Almu-a 2 55 00 3 07 08 



Anemone 2 55 00 . . ' " 



The race was sailed in a strong wind and 'sea. Nameless is saiuiig 

 with a larger ng this year and has been twice disabled, breaMne her 

 hobstay in this race. Jujjge, E, W. Gibson. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



The Horseshoe Harbor Club, of Larchmont, sailed its spring regatta 

 on June 17, the principal event being the race for the yawl class, In 

 which was ent-ered the yawl Kittle and the new yawl Audax, lately- 

 built for Mr. H. W. Eaton, The course was nine miles, the wind fresh 

 N.E. The two were evenly matched ofE the wind, but to -windward 

 Audax outpointed Kittie and beat her badly in the four miles, the time 

 being: Audax, 1:21:02; Kittie, 1:85:38; Kiltie's corrected time was 

 1:33:40. 



The arrangements for the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. regatta on 

 Saturday are different from previous years, there being no club 

 steamer from New York. The regular club steamer Dunderberg will 

 be at the railroad dock, Oyster Bay, to meet the 9 A. M. train from 

 New York, carrying the guests to the club house and folio-wing the 

 race for a time, returnhig to the house for luncheon and afterward 

 going out to see the finish. The steamer will make her regular trips 

 to connect with the evening trains after the race. 



Secretaries of canoe clubs are requested to , send to Forest and 

 Stream their addresses, with name, membership, signal, etc.. of their 

 clubs, and also notices in advance of meetings and races, and report of 

 the same. Canoeists and all interested in canoeing are requested to 

 for-ward to Forest and Stream their addresses, with logs of cruises, 

 maps, and information concerning theu- local waters, drawings or 

 descriptions of boats and fittings, and all items relating to the sport. 



FIXTURES. 



JULY. 



I- 15. At. Div. Meet, Captain's Island. 15-30. W. O. A. Meet, Ballast Island. 

 29. Red Dragon, Delaware River. 22. Toronto, International Pad- 



dUng Trophy Race. 



Auoust. 



II- 36. A. O. A. Meet, St. Lawrence River. 



SEPTEMBER. 



3. Orange An., ArUngton, N. J. 4. Holyoke, Fall. Holyoke, Mass. 



4. lanthe. An., Passaic River. 16. Red Dragon, Delaware River. 



The Marine and Field .Club regatta of Saturday was the most suc- 

 cessful of the year, but hardly up to previous ones, the entries being 

 fewer: We are able to give but a brief summary this week. A num- 

 ber of those present were just from the meet of the Eastern Division 

 at Haddam Island, and all united in pronouncing it a great success. 



The Humber Yawl Club. 



The Humber Yawl Club, of Hull, England, the only canoe-yawl club 

 in the world, is fortunate in the possession of a goodly number of 

 artist sailors who strive with each other to make the annual club 



pamphlet a work of art, as well as a faithful record of the club's pro- 

 gress. We reproduce herewith the frontispiece, showing two of the 

 associate members of the club; together with a design of a new canoe- 

 yawl and some sketches of canoe-yawl life. The club now has a mem- 

 bership of 53 and a fleet of 52 canoe-yawls, canoes and dinghies. 



A. C. A. Membership. 



Eastern Division: Joseph Bennett, Tyngsboro, Mass. ; G. Selden 

 Roorbach, Mystic, Conn. ; H. Monmouth Smith, Middletown, Conn. ; 

 H. E. Damon, Boston, Mass. Atlantic Division: W. H. P. Veysey, 

 Percy R, Engwell, Yonkers, N. Y. The name published last week 

 should read E. E. von NardrofC. 



THE JOYS OF OANOE YAWL SAILING. 



'CHERUB" SEA CRXJISING CAXOE YAWL. Designed by Albert StkanctE, 1S93. 



