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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 9, 1898. 



La,rchinont T. C. Races. 



The Larchtnont Y. C. has had on hand a very full programme of 

 races for the past two weeks, but owing to bad weather and other 

 causes several of them have failed. The principal event, the Colt cup 

 for the Cup defenders, was abandoned, as none of the yachts could 

 compete, being busy preparing for the trial races. The race for the 

 Flint cups, valued at $100 and $50, for cabin cats, presented by Mr. F. 

 W. Flint, was hardly more successful, beinsr pcstponed from July 29 to 

 Aug. 24, and then, on account of the gale, going over to Saturday, 

 when it was sailed in a drifting breeze. 



The oyster boat race on the same day, Aug. 26, was also a failure, 

 the ileet being unable to finish; and a special match between the 

 schooners Viator and Triton was also abandoned after the start. The 

 following times were taken in the catboat race and the oyster boat 

 race: 



CABIN CATBOATS. 



Start, Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Myrtle 1 09 25 6 09 28 5 00 03 4 56 58 



Almlra 1 08 55 6 08 10 4 59 15 4 58 .S7 



AVilmerad 1 10 00 6 31 27 5 31 29 5 18 14 



Oconee 1 09 05 6 30 53 5 30 47 5 25 27 



Nyph 1 08 05 6 35 10 5 57 05 5 26 12 



Roi 1 06 20 6 42 54 5 36 34 5 36 34 



OTSTEB BOATS.— CLASS 1— CABIN SLOOPS OVER 35PT. 



Hempstead Captain's 

 Start. Harbor. Island. 



Christine 13 43 25 



Jennie R 12 48 30 3 40 37 5 01 50 



losco 12 41 45 2 23 50 5 02 31 



Mary F. Durma 13 46 40 2 49 40 5 12 oO 



CLASS 3 -CABIN SLOOPS tINDEB f5FT. 



Priscilla 12 44 00 3 28 30 4 57 30 



Lady Clare 12 42 00 2 24 23 5 03 32 



Claudia M 13 40 50 2 17 45 5 03 20 



CLASS 3— OPEN SLOOPS OVER 30FT. 



Stella May 12 49 40 2 22 15 5 05 33 



LolaL 13 49 20 2 14 40 4 49 00 



S.C.Bond 12 43 00 3 25 10 4 56 50 



CLASS 4— OPEN SLOOPS UNDER 30FT. 



Shamrock 12 50 00 3 33 40 5 08 18 



Sneak 12 50 00 3 15 30 



Agitator 13 50 00 2 34 .59 5 09 30 



Jennies. Willis 12 .50 00 2 29 30 5 09 40 



CLASS 5— CATBOATS. 



Fannie M 13 42 40 3 18 00 



Myrtle, sailed by Mr. J. R. Maxwell, being owned by his son, won the 

 SlOO cup, and Almira, W. H. Hanan, won the $50 cup. On Aug. 38 a 

 match race was sailed between Mr. Flint's new Hanley cat Nymph and 

 the cat Roi, over the Hempstead— Matinnicock course, Nymph winning 

 by Im. 32s. 



A very successful regatta was sailed on Saturday, Sept. 3, the wind 

 being strong N.W., bringing some down to reefs on the return. The 

 times were: 



CLASS D— SCHOONERS, 20 MILBS. 



start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Viator 11 10 28 1 40 43 3 30 14 2 28 52 



Peerless 11 14 33 1 52 47 2 38 14 2 38 14 



Triton 11 13 16 1 53 08 3 40 53 2 40 13 



CLASS 3— SLOOPS, 37 MILES. 



Queen Mab 11 14 19 3 12 37 2 58 08 2 52 29 



Katrina 11 15 00 3 19 06 3 04 06 3 04 06 



Bedouin 11 15 00 2 36 12 3 11 n 3 08 57 



CLASS 7 — SLOOPS, 30 MILES. 



Kathleen 11 38 35 3 37 33 3 08 57 3 03 57 



Daffodil 11 26 09 3 .33 37 3 06 38 3 06 38 



Mary C 11 39 47 2 48 11 3 18 24 Not meas'd 



Eurybia. 11 36 44 Disabled. 



CLASS 9 — SLOOPS. 30 MILBS. 



Susie W 11 36 14 3 04 00 3 37 46 3 37 46 



CLASS 10 — SLOOPS. 13 MILES. 



FoUy 11 36 22 1 58 15 2 31 .53 2 31 53 



Brenda 11 :^5 00 2 17 32 2 43 32 2 42 32 



Fannv 11 34 13 2 40 17 8 06 04 3 06 04 



Pyxie 11 85 00 Disabled. 



SPECIAL CLASS 9— YAWLS. 20 MILES. 



Audax 11 29 14 1 45 20 2 16 06 2 16 06 



Kwasind 11 30 25 1 49 58 2 19 33 2 18 16 



CLASS 11— CABIN CATS, 13 MILES. 



Marv 11 33 11 1 56 18 2 23 07 2 23 07 



Almira 11 35 00 2 01 .30 2 36 30 2 26 30 



Wenonah 11 39 07 2 16 13 2 47 06 2 47 06 



Myrtle 11 35 00 Did not finish. 



CLASS 12— CABIN CATS, 13 MILES. 



Caper 11 30 1 6 1 57 37 2 37 31 2 37 21 



Tabitha 11 36 20 1 58 01 2 31 41 3 81 41 



Whim 11 39 47 3 57 38 3 27 51 3 27 51 



CLASS 15— OPEN CATS, 10 MILES. 



PhyUis 11 34 55 Did not finish. 



CLASS 17— OPEN tllB AND MAINSAIL, 1,0 MILES. 



Scarecrow 11 29 47 1 20 10 1 50 23 1 50 23 



New York Y. R. A. Fifth Annual Regatta. 



NEW YORK BAY. 



Monday, Sept. U. 



The New York Yacht Racing Association sailed its fifth annual 

 regatta on Labor Day with the usual large field of starters, though 

 the effects of the two recent storms were seen in the absence of 

 quite a number of racing boats which had been unable to make 

 repairs in time. The courses were: 



For the schooners and for classes B, C, D, E and F of sloops from 

 the line between Oyster Island and Bnoy and a stakeboat anchored 

 to the east, around Buoy No. 13, l}^ miles northwest from the point 

 of Sandy Hook — 27 miles. Classes G, H, 1, 2, 4, 6 and 7 rounded the 

 red hell buoy at the northerly entrance to the Swash Channel— 21 

 miles. 



Classes 3, 5, 8 and 9 rounded black buoj' No, 9, near Swinburne 

 Island 15 miles. Class 10 rounded black buoy No. 11, three-quarters 

 of a mile S. by E. from Fort Tompkins, 12 miles. 



Monday was clear but with a thick haze over the water in the early 

 morning, the wind being light westerly. When the start was made at 

 11:50 the haze had lifted but the wind was still moderate. A good start 

 was made, some eighty yachts going over the line. During the day 

 the wind fell and the fleet was left drifting. Those which flaished by 

 evening were timed as follows, but many were left behind with an ebb 

 tide. 



CLASS A— SCHOONERS. 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Florida 11 58 29 



Loyal 11 52 56 5 00 11 5 07 15 4 45 44 



CLASS C— CABIN SLOOPS, 58FT. AND OVER 45fT. 



Dolphin 11 54 35 



CLASS D— CABIN SLOOPS, 45FT. AND OVER 38PT. 



Avalon 12 00 00 



CLASS E— CABIN SLOOPS, 38fT. AND OVER 33pT. 



Helen 11 53 11 



Mary B 11 54 11 



Mary A 11 59 50 



Bess 11 55 17 



Spy 11 55 23 



Coquette 11 58 46 



Bel Ami 11 58 20 



Fair Wind 11 53 51 



Lottie II 52 56 



CLASS F— CABIN SLOOPS— 32fT. AND OVER 37fT. 



Reliance 11 54 50 



Peerless 11 54 41 .... 



Henry W. Beecher 11 53 34 



CLASS G— CABIN SLOOPS— 27FT. AND UNDER. 



Soutter Johnnie 11 53 00 



Vixen 11 53 55 



CamiUe U 53 44 3 21 53 4 28 09 3 33 80 3 



Christine 12 00 00 



MiUie 13 00 00 3 48 18 3 48 18 2 4i 46 



Lurline 11 53 57 3 12 49 3 18 53 2 13 17 



Jeanie 12 00 00 



Wanderer 11 59 29 4 56 52 4 57 S3 3 46 6i 



Star 12 00 00 



CLASS H. — CABIN YAWL-RIGGED YACHTS. 



Bessie 11 61 55 .... 



CLASS I.— OPEN SLOOPS, 32fT. AND O'S'ER 27FT. 



Charm 13 03 00 3 19 03 3 17 03 3 16 44 7 



Cygnet 13 06 06 



Lizzie M 12 06 38 3 21 31 3 15 03 3 12 34 5 



Maud M 12 06 43 3 03 44 3 57 01 1 54 23" 



Lizzie F 12 10 00 



CLASS 2 — OPEN SLOOPS, 27FT, AND OVER 83fT. 



J. T. Corlett 13 05 85 3 54 09 3 48 34 1 44 05 



J. A. Cameron 12 03 38 



Thorn 13 10 00 



Clara S 12 10 00 3 58 32 2 48 83 i 39 30 8 



CLASS 3— OPEN SLOOPS S3ft. and under. 

 Mosquito 12 10 00 3 80 45 3 20 45 2 23 57 



CLASS 4— CATBOATS OVER 33pT. 



Mary .....^......-IS 10 00 6 19 0§ 6 09 06 4 30 32,7 



Acorn ...13 06 59 



Lina ...12 08 17 



Henry Gray 12 10 00 



Almira 12 10 00 



Water Lily ...13 10 00 



CLASS 5 - CABIN CATBOATS 23fT. AND UNDER. 



Frankie A,, 12 03 09 



Hit or Miss 13 05 48 8 08 31 3 03 48 3 10 16.5 



Juanita 12 10 00 



Willie K 12 08 04 3 13.50 3 05 46 2 12 17.5 



Surprise 12 09 48 3 52 56 3 43 08 2 48 39.5 



CLASS 6— OPEN CATBOATS, 33PT. AND OVER 27fT. 



Uncas 13 18 31 



Elvira 13 11 05 



CLASS 7— OPEN CATBOATS, 27fT. AND OVER 33FT. 



Edna 12 11 53 



Norman 13 11 09 



CLASS 3— OPEN CATBOATS, 33fT. AND OVER 30FT. 



Tempest 13 17 12 3 17 51 2 00 .39 2 08 46.5 



Pauline B 12 14 46 3 03 26 2 48 40 1 56 23.5 



Lizzie B 12 13 40 3 20 33 3 07 43 2 13 11.5 



Eureka 13 13 08 3 10 35 3 58 33 3 04 .33.5 



Arrow 13 11 53 3 49 00 2 37 08 1 43 05 



Sappho 12 13 33 8 34 06 3 30 :33 2 25 .34.5 



H. H. Adams 12 11 27 3 84 11 3 22 44 2 27 26 



CLASS 9— OPEN CATBOATS, 20fT. AND OVER 17FT. 



Torment 12 17 51 



Frank 12 18 07 3 27 23 3 09 16 2 11 38 



H. C. Miner 12 13 16 3 20 20 3 07 03 2 09 15 



Anglesey 13 14 02 3 29 86 8 15 .34 2 17 35 



DoraD 12 13 55 



Gertrude A 13 18 06 3 05 45 2 53 39 1 51 07.5 



Edda D 13 15 38 8 28 26 3 13 53 3 11 08 



Doctor 12 26 06 



Millie 13 16 48 8 82 15 3 15 3^" 2 1107.5 



CLASS 10— OPEN CATBOATS. 17fT AND UNDER. 



Amaranth 12 20 00 3 50 00 3 80 00 1.38 00 



Crest 12 15 02 2 43 05 2 27 08 1 84 47.4 



Paul and Stella 12 18 39 



Chip 12 16 24 2 39 44 2 23 20 1 .30 03 



Little Dean 13 16 39 3 48 49 2.33 10 1 38.33 



Teaser 12 10 49 2 49 45 2 38 5fi 1 45 02 " 



Gala Water 12 17 02 2 57 19 2 40 17 1 46 17 



Tough 12 17 41 2.58 39 2 40.58 1 45 46 



The winners in the various classes were: Schooners, Loyal: 

 class G, Lurline; class 1, Maud M.; class 2, Clara S.; class 8. Mos- 

 quito; class 4, Mary; class 5, Hit or Miss; class 8, Arrow; class 9, 

 Gertrude A.; class 10, Chip. 



The many details of the race were very ably handled by Messrs. 

 George E. Gartland, C. E. Simms and Wm. Oagger. The members 

 and their guests followed the race on the Oygnus. 



Lake Champlain Y. C. Annual Regatta. 



BURLINGTON, LAKE CHAMPLAIN. 



Wednesday, August 16. 



The great event of the season on Lake Champlain, the annual re- 

 gatta oi the Lake Champlain Y. C, was sailed very succeesfully on 

 Aug. 16, the courses being on the lake in front of the club's handsome 

 house at Burlington. The full programme was as follows: 



1. First race, open to all sailing yachts of 33£t. and upward. First 

 prize, silver cup; second, yacht ensign. 



3. Second race, open to all yachts of 30ft., and less than .33ft. First 

 prize, silver cup; second, yacht ensign. 



3. Third race, open to all yachts imder 20ft. First prize, silver cup; 

 second, vacht ensign. 



The winner in this race shall also be considered the winner of the 

 first of a series of races for the "Whiteside Medal," to be sailed dur- 

 ing the seasons of 1893, 1894 and 1895. 



4. Fourth race, for the "Ladies' Cup," value $500, open to all yachts 

 whose owners are members of the club. 



5. Canoe sailing race. To be sailed under the rules and regulations 

 of the American Canoe Association. Prize, marine glasses. 



6. Canoe paddling race. Same rules. Prize, marine glasses. 



7. Seventh race. Open to all 'steam yachts and naphtha launches 

 under 50ft. waterline, to be steamed for under the Isherwood rules. 

 First prize, silver cup; second, silver cup. 



8. Rowing race, single scull or rowing boats— no outriggers allowed. 

 First prize, $5; second, $3. 



9. Tub race. First prize, $3; second, $2. 



There was but one entry, Nautilus, in the first class, «o no start was 

 made. Classes 2 and 3 were started together, the result being: 



CLASS 2. 



First Second Elapsed 



Start. turn turn. time. 



Thetis 9 38 30 10 27 00 11 10 59 1 33 39 



Gleam 9 38 05 10 28 45 11 14 08 1 36 03 



Sea Fox 9 37 05 10 35 30 11 34 01 1 56 56 



White Wings 9 40 10 10 47 30 11 42 81 2 01 31 



CLASS 3. 



Breeze 9 36 30 10 37 45 11 34 10 1 55 40 



Alpha 9 .37 30 10 39 30 11 36 20^4 1 59 00 



Jaberwocky 9 37 00 10 45 00 31 48 31 3 11 31 



Gypsie 9 37 20 10 45 00 11 49 28 3 13 08 



The principal event of the day was the race for the Ladies' Chal- 

 lenge Cup, held for two successive years by the Nautilus. This year 

 it was won by Thetis, designed by J, Borden, of Fall River, and owned 

 by H. W. Putnam, of New York. The course was sixteen miles, the 

 wind fresh northwest, and the times as follows: 



Start. 1st Tm-n. 2d Turn. ElBpsed. Corrected. 



Thetis 12 01 20 1 37 55 3 59 22 2 58 03 2 47 4] 



Nautilus... 12 03 40 1 36 35 3.55 58 3 53 18 3 53 18 

 Gleam 13 01 48 1 34 50 3 11 32 3 10 03 



No canoes were present this year, and the canoe races were omitted, 

 the next race being for steam launches, resulting as follows: 



Start. Finish Elapsed. 



Antonio 3 27 01 Disabled. 



Portland 3 27 06 4 01 06 54 m. 



Lillian Withdrew. 



Antonio broke down and was towed in. The rowing race was won 

 by Charles Chiott, Frank Alger being second. The prizes were $5 and 

 $3, respectively. J. Mariner won first and Frank Alger second prize 

 in the tub race. The day was a holiday in Burlington, everyone turn- 

 ing out to see the races. A band was in attendance at the clubhouse 

 day and evening, and a large number of guests were present. In the 

 evening a ball took place. The regatta committee included Messrs. 

 L. G. Grant, A. C. Whiting, Alvaro Adsit, J. D. Hindes. W. T. Foote, 

 Jr., T. G. Budington, Edward Hatch. 



Hull Y. C. Championship Race. 



HULL— BOSTON HARBOR. 



Saturday, Aug. SC. 

 The championship race of the Hull Y. C. originally set for Aug. 19, 

 was postponed for a week on account of the gale, being sailed finally 

 in a reefing breeze from S.W. shifting to S. The times were: 



THIRD CLASS. 



Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Beatrice, J. C'. Cavanaugh 30.00 1 53 88 1 29 42 



Hiladee, S. N. Small 27.01 1 57 03 1 30 07 



White Fawn, A. E. Jones 30.11 1 59 33 1 35 44 



Gipsy, H. R. Drinkwater 28.08 Withdrawn, 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Exile, J. F. Small 26.05 1 .30 26 1 09 03 



EulaUe, R. G. Hunt 25.05 1 -38 54 1 16 46 



Vanessa, A. Bigelow, Jr .24.03 Disabled. 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Magpie. H. G. Otis 23.04 1 40 32 1 15 63 



Opechee. W. P. Barker 23.00 1 40 57 1 16 26 



Aurisa, H. M. Faxon 30.05 1 43 13 1 16 45 



Hagedorn, C. V. Souther 23.05 1 43 09 1 18 34 



SIXTH CLASS. 



Mab, .John Shaw 17.06 1 43 57 1 13 15 



Gipsy parted her jib halliards and Vanessa her bobstay Typhoon 

 was disabled on her way from Marblehead and did not reach the start. 

 This win makes the tenth first prize for Exile for the same number of 

 starts this season. 



Model Yacht Records. 



Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 3.— In justice to Mr. Chas. Mallory and Mr. 

 Thos. Clapham will you kindly correct an error that has occurred in 

 the summ'ary of the American Model Y. C. races on Aug. 36, namely, 

 in the third class, last heat, the time for the Maria has been placed 

 opposite the Star instead of to the credit of the Maria. The Star 

 should have been recorded as withdrawn. As Mr. Clapham made 

 such a good fight and came a distance to compete, it would be a great 

 satisfaction to him to know hi swas second boat. Frank Nichols. 



The Maryland Steel Co., of Sparrow Point, Md,, will build a steam 

 yacht for "Mrs, Lucy C, Carnegie, of Pittsburgh. The yacht will be 

 119ft, over all, 101ft. l,w,l., 30ft. beam and 10ft. 3in. depth, with triple 

 expansion engines. She will \)e schooner-rigged. 



The Trial Races. 



The conditions of the trial races were made Icnowu on Aug. 31, 

 through the following circular issued by the Cup committee: 



AMERICA'S CUP— TRIAL RACES. 



As previously announced, the trial races will be held at New York 

 beginning on Sept. 7. and will be sailed outside of Sandy Hook. 



By the courtesy of Commodore Morgan, the flagship will be used a.=i 

 the judge's boat, and the Regatta Committee have kindly consented 

 to handle the races, thus leaving the Cup Committee free to observe 

 the performance of the competing vessels. 



The start will be made as near 11 o'clock A. M. as practicable, and 

 will be across an imaginary line drawn from the flagship to a suitable 

 mark which will be duly designated. 



The signals and method of starting will be as follows: 



Preparatory Signal,— Ten minutes before starting signal one gun will 

 be fired and tbe Blue Peter set in place of the club burgee. 



Starting Signal, — One gun fired, the Blue Peter lowered, and a red 

 ball hoisted on the triaLic stay; yachts may then cross the line. 



Handicap Signal. — Two minutes after the starting signal one gun 

 wiU be fired and the red ball lowered. The time of this signal will be 

 taken as the time of any yacht crossing after it is given. In case of 

 miss-fire a prolonged blast of the whistle will replace the signal gun. 



Recall Signal.— Any yacht crossing the line before the starting 

 signal will be recaOed by short blasts of the whistle, a prearranged 

 number being used to indicate each of the competing yachts. 



Courses. — The courses will be 30 nautical miles in length, and their 

 direction will be duly signalled from the flagship. 



The first race will be to windward or leeward and return. 



The second race will be an equfiateral triangle. 



The following races wfll be alternately of these two descriptions. 



The time limit will be six hours of actual elapsed time. 



The system of measurement, time allowance and racing rules of 

 the New York Y. C, will govern; with the proviso that any excess of 

 l.w.l. length over 8.5ft. shall be counted double in calculating the sail- 

 ing length. 



Competitors are respectfully reminded that 86', oft. is the limit of 

 l.w.l. lengths allowable. 



While the above is the proposed programme, the committee reserve 

 to themselves the right to vary the character and length of the 

 courses and determine the number of races as expediency may 

 require-, the time limit will, however, remain in the same proportion 

 to the length of the course prescribed. 



The races will be sailed on alternate or succeeding days, as may suit 

 the convenience of the competitors. 



The committee earnestls' request that the competing yachts keep to- 



f ether as much as practicable, the special object of these trials 

 ein^ to determine the relative excellence of the boats under equal 

 conditions. 



• The committee announce that by arrangement with the Earl of 

 Dunraven the date of the first America's Cup race has been fixed for 

 Sept. 28. 



.James D. Smith, i 



Latham A. Fish, 



Philip Schuyler, I Committee. 



J. Fred Tams, 



A. Cass C^iNPIELD, ) 



New York Y. C, 67 Madison avenue. New York, Aug. 31, 1893. 



The Cup Defenders. 



All uncertainty as to the presence of the complete quartette of new 

 yachts in the coming trial races to select a defender for the America's 

 Cup has been removed, and each of the yachts is now making the final 

 preparations. The two fin-keels have been at a great disadvantage, 

 but both will be ready by Thursday. The poor showing of Pilgrim in the 

 cruise races has been a serious discouragement both to her designers 

 and owners, and there was a strong prospect of her giving up the trial 

 races. Messrs. Stewart & Binney, have, however, shown most com- 

 mendable pluck, and the necessary money for further alterations has 

 been raised. Some difficulty was encountered in securing permission 

 of Secretary Herbert to use the Boston Navy Yard dock again, owing 

 to the telegraph wires being broken by the storm, hui the yacht has 

 been docked there and five tons of lead added to her bulb. The mast 

 has been hf ted out and sphced on the heel, making it nearly 3ft. 

 longer, and Lawley has made a new boom out of a stick already dry- 

 ing in the yard. It is 89ft., 3ft. longer than the old boom, and the gaff 

 has been increased about the same length. Four feet has been added 

 to the bowsprit. By good luck the first mainsail made for the Colonia, 

 a good sail but too small, was available, and Wilson & Silsby have 

 fitted it for Pilgrim. A new jib has been made and a second clubtop- 

 saU. Vigilant has been hauled out at City Island for the final polish- 

 ing, while Colonia and JubUee have been hauled side by side at Down- 

 ing & Lawrence's railways, Gowanus, next to PoiUon's yard. Gen. 

 Paine has announced that he will neither sail in Jubilee nor be present 

 at the races, Mr. John B. Paine being in command as owner. A new 

 and good crew has been obtained to replace the strikers, other Eastern* 

 yachtsmen coming to Gen. Paine's aid and sending their best hands. 



Fatal Capsizes. 



Whitehall, N. Y., Aug. 38.— The sad record made on Lake George 

 three wesks ago was almost equalled on Lake Champlain to-day when 

 six lives were lost by the overturning of a yacht. 



George P. Witherbee, of Port Henry, a popular athlete of Cornell 

 College and the captain of the 'Varsity football eleven for the coming 

 season, was one of the victims. Mr. Witherbee was an enthusiastic 

 yachtsman and owned a substantial 24-foot sailing yacht called the 

 Alpha. He started from the dock at Port Henry at ten o'clock to-da.r 

 with John Whitman, eleven years old; Eddie Joubert, thirteen years 

 old; WiUiam Bredner, fourteen years old; William Gildea, thirteen 

 years old; Joseph Labarge, eleven years old. of Port Henry and 

 Albert Brush, twelve years old, of Brooklyn. The latter was a guest 

 of Joubert's. 



The boat carried a heavy ballast of pig iron to allow a liberal spread 

 of sad. The wind was fresh and the young lads were enjoying the 

 sport to the fullest extent. They had reached a point about six miles 

 north of Port Henry and not far from the Vermont shore when a 

 heavy squall struck the little craft. 



Although an accomplished and careful sailor, Mr. Witherbee 

 evidently did not appreciate the strength of the squall, or trusted too 

 much in the ability of his boat to ride it. No sooner had the wind 

 fairly caught the white canvas than the boat rolled over like a log. 

 The heavy ballast carried her to the bottom and left her living freight 

 struggling helplessly in the water. 



All the lads were swimmers except young Brush. Witherbee was a 

 powerful swimmer and could easily have reached the shore. He did 

 not make the attempt. He seized young Brush and attempted to help 

 him to the shore. The weight was too much and before he had 

 reached a place of safety his strength gave out and he and his burden 

 went down together. 



Labarge was the only one of the party whose strength held out 

 He reached the shore and was soon taken in charge by oarsmen who 

 had seen the accident through field glasses from Port Henry. He 

 remembered seeing Witherbee and Brush, but did not see any of the 

 others after he came up. 



Searching parties were at once organized and active efforts were 

 made to recover the bodies. The yacht was raised and the bottom all 

 about it was dragged. The body or Witherbee was found about 

 75yds. from the shore, some time later. All the other bodies except 

 that of Brush were found 5 rods from the shore. They were all near 

 together, and had made apparently some progress toward shore before 

 hey were overcome. 



The catastrophe caused great excitement in Port Henry, where not 

 only the boys were related and well known, but where young 

 Witherbee was regarded generaUy as a favorite. Tbe streets were 

 filled with persons discussing the accident and waiting the latest news 

 from the searching parties. 



Witherbee was the son of Thomas F. Witherbee, until recently the 

 superintendent of the Cedar Point iron furnaces and now interested in 

 the silver mining business in the West. The young man was a leader 

 in the best social circles and his death is generally mourned. 



Young Witherbee was one of the 'Varsity rowing crew at Cornell 

 College for three years and for the last year was editor in chief of the 

 Comellian. He graduated with honor last June.— iVew> York Herald, 

 Aug. S9. 



Bath, Aug. 26.— A small sailboat containing five persons was 

 capsized by a squall this afternon, near Long Island, at the mouth of 



the Kennebec River, and three persons were drowned. 



The boat started from Parker's Head to cross the river to Long 

 Island, and had nearly reached its destination when struck by tha 

 squall. 



In the boat were Charles D. Perry and Miss Pauhne Oliver, of 

 Parker's Head. Allen C. Haskell, of Augusta, Miss May Nicholas and 

 Miss Augusta Blasland of this city. 



Perry and Blasland were the only survivors. Perry made a heroic 

 effort to save Miss Nicholas, and had nearly reached the shore when 

 she fainted and her head sank beneath the waters. 



Perry was greatly exhausted when he reached land. Miss Blasland 

 was saved by clinging to the stern of the boat, but Haskell sank im- 

 mediately. He was about 20 years old and was a drug clerk. 



Miss Nicholas was 18 years old, daughter of Chas. L. Nicholas. Ittiss 

 Oliver was the same age. The two bodies were recovered in 7ft, of 

 water.— Boston. Olobe, Aug. S7. 



In an accident which occurred on Bangs's Lake, Wauconda, III., four 



