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for three miuutes longer and about one minute too long, as the pole 

 lifted neatly to the forestay and the sail was torn in handling: it. The 

 times off the Lightship were: Vigilant 3:33:41, Colonia :i:H3:55. This 

 !ina<le the race very close, the allowance being but SOs. The f "ill times 

 xrere: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Vigilant 



11 45 27 3 19 08 3 33 41 



3 33 41 





11 45 .3.5 Withdrew. 







FKOM STAHT TO OUTER MARK. 



2 18 08 







3 19 44 







FROM OUTER MARK TO FINISH. 



......1 14 11 







1 15 33 





Both could well ha.ve carried clubtopsails comin„ 

 Bone of the older Cup defenders 'would have hesitated to shift to club- 

 topsails for a 15-mile run in such a breeze. It is possible, however, 

 that neither had her topsail yai-ds aboard, and each was probably 

 ^lad that the other did not force her to set a jackyarder. 



The result of the race was a surprise to many, not the least of all to 

 the Vigilant party, as they had feared .Jubilee as a dangerous possi- 

 'bility, but had given little thought to Colonia on the wind. So far as 

 the selection of a Cup defender went, the race only add^d to the diffi- 

 •culty of the task imposed on the Cup Committee, the result being in- 

 ■concluslve and perplexing in view of what was already known about 

 the two boats. There was general regret that the two Boston boats 

 were out. The race was finished so early that the whole fleet was 

 back at the city by 5:30, a piece of good luck that all who remembered 

 the many po'Stponements, delays and late finishes of the trial races of 

 t^5 were mil slow to appreciate. 



Second Trial Race— Saturday, Sept. ©. 



Triangular Course, 15 Miles. 

 By Saturdaj^ the two Boston boats had repaired all damages, and the 

 four were off the Scotlsnd by 11 o'clock. The day was not unlike Thurs- 

 day, but even more of a ladies' day, light wind and no sea. the breeze 

 being from E. S. E. A rather smaller attendance of yachts was pres- 

 ent in the morning, but many came down later to seethe finish. May 

 again anchored N.E. of the ship and set the signals for the three legs 

 of the course, each ten miles; E.S.E., S.W. by W. and N.W. N. The 

 tugs started off to buoy the course and at 11:20 the preparatory gun 

 was flred. 



The yachts were working about the start, all with clubtopsails set 

 and baby Jibtopsails up in stops. As Colonia passed some of the large 

 excursion steamers she was saluted with loud cheers for ' Hank" 

 Half. She and Vigilant stayed close by the line, but .Jubilee was in- 

 shore and Pilgrim quite a distance down the beach. Her new main- 

 sail was sitting well and she appeared in perfect condition. As the 

 time drew near she came up, and was first over the Hne, 39s. after the 

 .gun. Colonia followed closely on her weather quarter, then came a 

 gap of a couple of hundred yards before Jubilee crossed, astern of the 

 two, while Vigilant, with a small handicap, followed on Jubilee's 

 weather quarter. The start was timed: Pilgrim 11:30:39, Colonia 

 11:30:54, Jubilee 11 :3I :.51, Vigilant 11 ;33:00. Vigilant was handicapped 

 13s. 



All went over on starboard tack, the first leg being dead to wind- 

 ward. Pilgrim broke out a little triangular bit of canvas on her top- 

 mast stay, hardly more than clews and tabhngs with no middle. 

 Colonia set her smallest jibtopsail, and Jubilee and Vigilant each set 

 baby jibtopsails considerably larger than Pilgrim's. Colonia tacked 

 inshore albout three minutes after crossing the line, and Pilgrim fol- 

 lowed her about, leaving Jubilee and Vigilant on the crossing tack, 

 which, by dint of a shift of the wind in the middle of the leg, they held 

 to the first mark, thus making merely a close reach out of what was 

 intended for sharp windward work. 



Colonia only held her port tack until she was well to windward of 

 the other two, when she again tacked, but Pilgrim stood well in shore 

 before coming about, putting her to windward, but astern of the fleet. 

 Vigilant was making a hot chase after Jubilee, and in a little while was 

 square on her weather beam, but she could get no further. Jubilee 

 now had her turn, and footed out from under Vigilant and drew clear 

 ahead. Colonia was coming down fast, though not holding to wind- 

 ward, and first placed herself on Vigilant's weather beam and then 

 drew clear ahead. She was losing all the time, however, for with a 

 start of over a minute she was, at the end of twenty minutes, really 

 astern of Vigilant, the latter yacht luffing out as soon as Colonia had 

 cleared her, while the keel boat, though running ahead fast, was sag- 

 ging to leeward of both Vigilant and Jubilee. 



As Colonia neared her, Capt. Barr gave Jubilee a hard luff that shot 

 her out to windward, and as .soon as she had gathered way again he 

 followed it with another like rally, keeping her well clear of all possible 

 entanglements witb Colonia. 



At noon Jubilee was in the lead, to windward of Vigilant's course 

 and an eighth of a mile ahead, Colonia being between the two in dis- 

 tance, but down under Jubilee's lee quarter. Pilgrim was to wind, 

 ward, but quite a long distance astern of Jubilee. At 12:10 she awoke 

 to the fact that her doll-baby jibtopsail was doing more harnj than 

 good, and as the wind was now freeing the fleet, she replaced it by a 

 small jibtopsail. All could now fetch the mark and the wind was a 

 trifle fresher. 



Jubilee, Vigilant and Colonia held their relative positions quite 

 closely over the last part of the leg, Colonia losing a little. Jubilee 

 passed to leeward of the mark and tacked to go by it, but she had 

 made a sad miscalculation ; no sooner was she on port tack than Vigi- 

 lant loomed up ahead of her with the right of way, and there was 

 nothing for it but to tack under Vigilant's lee and stand on until she 

 was out of the way. 



Pilgrim had been held high and when eased off she came down very 

 fast for the mark, making it a question whether she would not serve 

 Vigilant as the other had served Jubflee a minute before. Luck was 

 with the bronze boat, however, and though on the wrong tack she had 

 room to clear Pilgrim's bows as she rounded the mark. Poor Jubilee 

 had now tacked for the second time to round, but she was face to face 

 with PUgrim this time, and only fell into third place astern of her. 

 Colonia had tacked when Jubilee first did, but being to leeward she 

 was last boat, and clear of aU the others. She went by the mark with a 

 pilot's luff, barely clearing it. The times at the mark were: 



Turn. Elapsed. 



Vigilant 1 08 28 1 :36 28 



Pilgrun 1 09 09 1 38 30 



Jubilee 1 10 25 1 38 34 



Colonia 1 10 50 1 39 56 



Jubilee' must be credited with the best work over this leg, though 

 she lost all that she had gained by her blunder at the mark. As be- 

 tween her and Vigflant there was little to choose, however, the latter 

 having lost something in being blanketed by Colonia. Colonia under 

 these conditions of smooth water and hght wind was decidedly inferior 

 to her form of Thursday, and never was really dangerous. Pilgrim 

 made a far better showing than in any previous race, being well up 

 with the leaders, as it was, robbing Jubilee of second place. 



The second leg should have been a reach, but as it proved. the yachts 

 had to lie close to fetch. Pilgrim did some smart work at the fli-st 

 mark, sending down her No. S jibtopsail and quickly setting the No. 1 ; 

 but the sail proved more than she wanted. Jubilee carried her No. 3 

 jibtopsail over the second leg, but it was lifting much of the time and 

 helping her little. Vigilant at once worked to windward, Pilgrim being 

 to leewai'd of her and a quarter of a mile astern by the time they had 

 covered a third of the leg. Jubilee was also held high, in Vigilant's 

 wake by nearly half a mile. Colonia was doing poorly, dropping astern 

 and to leeward. In spite of her jibtopsail Jubilee gradually picked up, 

 and at 1 :40 was abeam of Pilgrim, soon passing her. 



The quartette was now in two parts, Vigilant and Jubilee in the lead 

 and Pilgrim dropping back to Colonia, well astern. Long before the 

 mark was reached Vigilant launched out her spinaker boom and mast- 

 headed the sail, sheeting home almost as she rounded and then hurry- 

 ing up her balloon jibtopsail. Jubilee was not much slower, breaking 

 her spinaker very promptly. Colonia, to the surprise of all, jibed her 

 boom to port at the mark, and set spinaker to starboard, a maneuver 

 that brought her aU the way home on the wrong jibe and cost her 

 some time. The second mark was timed: 



Turn. Elapsed. 



Vigilant 2 13 23 1 04 55 



Jubilee 8 15 48 1 05 33 



PUgrim 2 19 38 1 10 43 



Colonia 2 20 33 1 09 43 



The run in, with smooth water and alight air,- the boats too far 

 apart for any blanketing or luffing, was devoid of interest, the race 

 being virtually over at the second mark. The finish was timed: 



Turn. Turn. 



Vigilant 8 36 01 Jubilee 3 4131 



Pilgrim 3 44 55 Colonia ." 3 48 03 



flie ofllcial times were: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected, 



Vigilant 11 33 00 3 36 31 4 04 31 4 04 31 



Jubilee 11 31 51 3 41 31 4 09 40 4 09 03 



Pilgrim 11 30 39 a 44 55 4 14 16 4 12 40 



Colonia 1130 54 3 48 03 4 17 19 4 16 55 



Vigilant beat Jubilee 4m. 33s., Pilgrun 8m. 9s. and Colonia 12m 34s. 



Like the first race, this was in no way conclusive; though Vigilant 

 did the best work of the day Jubilee was cJose to her. especially on 

 the windward leg. Pilgrim was evidently improved by the alterations. 



During the race the new steam yacht Feiseen was fiying about, run- 

 ning round other craft and showmg her speed, those on board cheer- 

 ing themselves and doing a great deal of unnecessary shouting and 

 \s aving of hats over the performance. On the way home she fell in 



with Vamoose and the.tw'd started in for a race. Feiseen finally burst 

 a tube In her boiler And was taken in tow by Vamoose. The tow line 

 was long and the boat veered badly, Vamoose still keeping up a good 

 Speed. Near the Hospital Islands the steamer Guyandotte was met, 

 bound out, and in passing Feiseen parted her tow line and sheered into 

 the big iron steamer, the bow of the yacht being smashed in. The 

 police boat Patrol and the tug Carrie Ramsay went to her aid, while 

 Vamoose laid by her, and she was made fast to the tug by heavy haw- 

 sers, being finally beachpd on Coney Island Point, but too late to pre- 

 vent her sinking. Charles Smith, the fireman, was badly scalded and 

 was taken ashore by the Patrol. Tbe yacht w^as raised next day and 

 taken to Tebo's, her entire bow being stove in. 



Third Trial Race, Monday, Sept. 1 1 . 



Windward and Leeward, 15 Miles. 



Monday morning brought the first real racing day which the four 

 boats have yet encountered. The gales and raging seas that figure In 

 some of the accounts of the race existed only in the heated imagina- 

 tions or troubled interiors of the various writers, but there was a 

 fresh, steady breeze, about 18 knots at the start, dropping to 1.9 at the 

 turn and increasing to nearly its original force on the return. , The 

 sea was rough and lumpy, and some venturesome Mdies were Sick on 

 the big steamers, while some of the spectators were driVen obt or the 

 bows by spray which might have spoiled the gldyiss Jlnd shore hats. 

 It was a day to test fairly the belter, sailiiig qualities and the endur- 

 ance of the boats, but there T\'ii,s hothiDg in the least terrifying or ap- 

 palling about the wind or sea. Going over the bar Pilgrim, in tow, 

 made bad weather of it. leaping out until she showed the fore end of 

 her fin, and then burying her bowsxJrit and topmast stay. Under sail 

 she did better, but all of the big snouts pounded hard. 



The May took her usual place N. E. of the Scotland Lightship and 

 set the signals for a course due east. The weather was fine, a bright 

 sky and very clear atmosphere, with just enough chill in the air to 

 remind one that summer was over and fall had come, and to promise 

 a truer and steadier wind than in hotter weather. 



All but Pilgrim carried topmasts aloft, but Vigilant sent hers down 

 when off the line, and Colonia and Jubilee at once followed. Three 

 lower sails were set on each, and there was every i)romise of a hard- 

 fought battle that would at last afford some conclusive basis for the 

 committee. While this expectation was finally realized, the interest in 

 the race was largely deadened at the very start by the poor perform- 

 ance of the two Boston boats. 



The first gun was firedat 11:.30, Colonia and Vigilant being then west, 

 or inshore, of the line ou the starting side, and not far away, while 

 Jubilee was working about, also inshore, but south of the Scotland. 



Pilgrim had crossed the line and tacked out for some distance on 

 the course, heeling more than any of the others, and when the prepara- 

 tory gun was fired she w-as half a mile from the line. It woUld have 

 been an easy matlJer to run down in time, but she lay still ahd made 

 no apparent effort to bear away. Her sails werd well up and there 

 was no sign of anything wrong with her gear, but the minutes went 

 by, w-ith the other three closely inlaying for place, while she showed no 

 intention of starting. 



With the gun, at 11:40, Vigilant flew Across, on starboard tack and 

 close to the Lightship, and Colonia came close astern of her. Jubilee 

 had been well berthed for a weather position, but as she neared the 

 Lightship she was evidently in trouble, and instead of crossing she 

 went to leeward of the mark. Her gaff had sprung in the jaws, but 

 Gen. Paine determined to make a race if possible, and Capt. Charles 

 Barr, with two hands to help him, went aloft and lashed the jaws as 

 well as could be done under such conditions. After partial repairs 

 were made Jubilee crossed th6 line. Pilgrim in the meantime having 

 wakened up and reached the line, crossing just ahead of her. The 

 handicap gun was flred at 11:43, but the times of the two yachts were 

 taken with the leaders: 



Vigilant 11 40 17 Pilgrim 11 48 06 



Colonia 11 40 .38 Jubilee.. 11 49 06 



Such a start as this spoiled the race, but there was still a chance for 

 a thorough test of the boats. 



Vigilant was by this time hurrying inshore and leaving Colonia 

 every minute, the keel boat failing to point or hang on. .She was look- 

 ing so far to leeward of Vigilant that it hardly seemed that they were 

 gomg the same course, while fast as she went through the water she 

 sUd off still faster iu proportion. 



The flrst tack was made by Colonia at 11:46, Vigilant at once follow- 

 ing. At 11 :.58 Colonia tacked inshore again, Vigilant going about a 

 couple of minutes later. When Vigilant passed the Sandy Hook 

 Lightship, leaving it nearly a quarter of a mUe to leeward, at 12:20 

 Colonia was obliged to go to leeward of the Ship. 



Jubilee, with a badly cripp)led gaff and her mainsail half set up, was 

 in no condition for short tacks, but held offshore on one long leg, with 

 Pilgrim ahead, but to leeward 



When Vigilant tacked again at 12:m she was a good half mile to 

 windward Of Colonia, while the other two, though out to windward, 

 were so far astern as to be out of all calculation. Jubilee gained on 

 Pilgrim and passed well to leeward of her, and, in fact, at one time 

 promised to make it warm for Colonia, but the gaff made more 

 trouble, the fore end getting adrift and running some 6 or 8ft. for- 

 ward of the mast. 



At 1 o'clock the fleet was off Rockaway, Vigilant, Colonia and Pil- 

 grim inshore and Jubilee makmg long boards iu the open. Both wind 

 and sea had gone down a little; when Vigilant went on port tack off 

 shore Colonia and Pilgrim fell into her wake, the distance between the 

 first and second boats being about a mile, and between second and 

 third a little less. 



.Jubilee was now on the same tack, apparently pointing high, but 

 nearly a mile to leeward of Vigilant. Bad as her gaff' and mainsail 

 were, there was more trouble iu store for her. In the first race her 

 chances had been killed by the faflure of a block, one of a special set 

 made at an extra cost to insure the highest quality. 



This time it was the headsails which suffered; first the jib halliard 

 block burst, letting the sail down at the head. After a time the jib 

 was lowered and also the staysail, the jib being reset, apparently with 

 the staysail halliards, the block in them giving w^ay also. In spite of 

 all these hardships the yacht was makmg a brave struggle, beating 

 Pilgrim and Colonia. 



Vigilant tui-ned the weather mark at 3:10:50, at once jibing and send- 

 mg up her topmast. She set no topsail, but got out her spinaker first, 

 taking 8 minutes to set it. About 5 minutes later her baUoou jibtop- 

 sail was broken out, and then she set a small clubtopsail. 



The fom- were timed: 



Turn. Elapsed. 



Vigilant 2 11 50 3 31 33 



Colonia 3 19 08. 3 iiS 35 



.Jubilee 2 35 41 3 36 35 



Pflgrim , 3 39 50 3 51 44 



The second column shows the actual time taken by each to sail 15 

 miles to windward. Colonia had her topmast partly up when she 

 rounded. She set the same sails as Vigilant. Jubilee and Pilgrim set 

 only working topsails. 



The work of Jubilee to windward is surprisingly good, the boat being 

 criupled badly from the start. 



The run home was made with a freshening breeze, the wind hauling 

 a httle to the south, the relative losses and gains are best shown by 

 the times at the finish: 



Finish. Elapsed. 



Vigilant 3 40 44 1 34 53 



Colonia 3 53 .56 1 34 48 



Jubilee 4 04 38 1 38 47 



Pilgrim 4 19 41 1 39 51 



Oft" the \-.-ind the VigUant and Colonia are even, the two fin boats be- 

 ing a little slower. The official times of the race are, from actual 

 starting times: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



VigUant 11 40 17 3 46 43 4 06 36 4 06 36 



Colonia 11 40 33 3 53 .56 4 13 23 4 13 09 



JubUee .11 49 06 4 04 38 4 15 22 4 M 45 



PUgrim 11 48 06 4 19 41 4 31 35 4 39 59 



The times from the last gun ai-e: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Jubilee 11 42 00 4 04 28 4 23 28 4 21 61 



PUgrim 11 43 00 4 19 41 4 37 41 4 36 00 



Immediately after the race a meeting of the Cup committee was 

 held on boai-d the May and Vigilant was unanimously chosen as the 

 Cup defender, the foUo wing notice being posted in the club house in 

 the evening: 



New YoKic, Sept 11, 1893, I 

 Flagship May. j" 

 By direction of the America's Cup Committee it is announced that 

 for the defense of the America's Cup against the challenge of the 

 Valkyrie, the committee has selected the VigUant. 

 By order of the America's Cup Committee, 



A. Cass Canfield, Sec'y. 



Mr. Iselin was immediately notified. 



The thorough test of the four yachts, under much more severe con- 

 ditions than exist m luost races, was very gratifying after the many 

 disappointments of tbe past month, and sets at rest almost all ques- 

 tions of superiority. Tlie result has beea accepted gracefully by all 

 the defeated bouts. The perfornjauce of Vigilant first and last, in 

 light and heavy weather, has been most satisfactory, proving her a 

 safe all-around boat, her ability to windward being fully demou- 

 strated The only question which remains in doubt is that of the true 

 position of Jubilee. That the boat is badly rigged has been proved by 

 her many breakdowns, but in light weather on the cruise she has held 

 very clo^e to VigUant, and in the last race did wonderfully good work 

 to windwa|.rd for a boat so badly crippled ip aU her saUs. It must re- 



main an open question how close she could come to Vigilant with as 

 good a rig, hut it is evident that she is by no means a failure as to 

 model. Had Gen. Paine requested another trial it would have been in 

 all probability accorded him, and many would be glad to see a final 

 test, but he accepted the situation very phUosophically and went home 

 after the finish of the race on Monday, The rigging and canvassing 

 is as much a part of the game as any other detail of Cup racing, and 

 in one sense a boat must stand by her own defects. 



As to Colonia and PUgrim, the last race marks them as failures, the 

 former from a lack of weatherly power, the latter to general in- 

 efiSciency due to causes which are probably as yet unknown. The 

 Cup races of 1893 have passed from conjecture into history, and now 

 the great question of the future possession of the Cup wUl take their 

 place for the next three weeks. 



Royal Victoria Y. C. Cup, 



The first race for the Royal Victoria Y. 0. gold cUp was sailed oti 

 Sept. 6, the challenger being Navahoe, owned by Mr. Royal Phelps Cjar- 

 roll, and the defender being Britannia, owned by tlje Prince ot Wale^. 

 the Course was oc; the Isl^ of iliVight '(see chart in the Forest and 

 Si'Risi.ia: of Aug. 12^ from the ^Varner around the Owers, thence around 

 a ihiirk boat off Dunnose and outside the Princessa Ledge buoys, 

 around the Nab and finish off the Warner, about 50 miles. The start 

 was made at 11 A. M., the wind being so light that the yachts were 

 towed to the line. The wind was S.E., abeat to the first mark. Nava- 

 hoe started in the weather berth, but was soon headed by Britannia. 

 Near the Owers the wind freshened, Britannia stiU gaining. They 

 were timed at the second mark, off Dunnose: 



Britannia 3 39 15 Navahoe 3 55 2S 



Spinakers were carried to the Nab, where they were timed: 



Britannia 4 31 07 Navahoe 4 46 17 



The finish was timed: 



Britannia 4 49 21 Navahoe 5 05 51 



The second race was saUed on Sept. 7, the course being 30 mUes out 

 and home, laid out to leeward, but proving to be a reach. Navahoe 

 led over the flrst half of the course, but Britannia was only 40s. astern 

 at the turn. Coming home the wind increased untU topmasts were 

 housed and single reefs turned in, the sea being heavy. From all 

 accounts Navahoe was doing well until a peak bridle parted and also 

 some of her head gear, she tfnishing under mainijall and staysaU only. 

 The times were; 



Britannia 4 50 17 Navahoe ..'1 24 47 



The third race was started on Sept. 8, but Navahoe was beyond thti 

 line at the start and was recalled, the wind was very ileaVy and ma.ln- 

 sails were reefed. In retut-nitig Ifavahoe sjilit hei"s dud was dompelled 

 to withdraw, the Ptincte bf WaleS detlinlng to s'aU over, so that the 

 race was pOstrJotied, 



The postponed race of Friday was sailed on Monday, the course 

 being from off Ryde around the Nab, the Spit Buoy off Southsea, and 

 a mark off Old Castle Point, two rounds, 60 miles, naut. 

 The wind was strong S.E., Britannia and Navahoe each having single- 



THK POUR BBrriSH YACHTS. 



From the Model Yaohti)man and Canoeist. 



reefed mainsails at the start, 11:05 A. M. The wind held strong thi'ough 

 the race, Britannia being about a quarter of an hour in the lead all 

 day. The finish was timed: 



Britannia 4 39 17 Navahoe 4 44 25 



This ends the series, Britannia having won three successive races, 

 and the Royal Victoria Y. C. retaining the cup. The races with Bri- 

 tannia for the Cape May and Breuton's Reef cups, one each, from the 

 Needles, around Cherbourg Bi-eakwater, 120 miles naut., were set for 

 Sept. 12 and 13. 

 The conditions of the races were as follows: 

 The winner to be the yacht which wins three out of five matches. 

 Ballast may be taken iu, imt out or shifted between the time of 

 entry and forty-eight hours before the flrst match; but the owner 

 must at once give notice of the same to the club holding the cup, in 

 ordei- that the load-water line may be remeasured, if neces.sary, before 

 the start. 



The starts to be made at the exact time specified (10 a. m.) unless:— 



(a) A dense fog prevails. 



(b) In the opinion of the sailing committee a postponement is desir^ 

 able: but if either competitor desires to start at the time specified tha 

 saUing committee shall start them at that time. 



(c) An accident occurs before the st^rt, when a reasonable time will 

 be given to effect repairs. 



(d) A serious accident occurs during any match, when a reasonable 

 time wUI be given, before the next match, to efl'eet repairs; but a 

 yacht must abide by her accidents during a match, 



Any match, the average rate of which is under five knots per hotlr, 

 to be resalled. 



Cotm.'tEa. 



A course. -Twenty miles to windward or leeward and back, 

 Rendezvous, outside the Nab Lightship. 



B course. — From the Warner Lightship to the Owers Lightship, 

 thence to a flagboat ofl' Dunnose. back to the eastward, off two buoj*8 

 on the Princessa shoal outside Nab Lightship, and flnishing off the 

 Warner. \ , 



C course. — The Long Victoria, namelyj f ronl Ryde round the Nab 

 Lightship, thence round a flagboat near Portsmouth Outer Spit Buoy, 

 round a Hagboat anchored oil Old Castle Point, Cowes, and back to 

 Ryde; twice round; 50 miles. 



"Wednesday, Sept. 6.— A or B course. 



Thursday, Sept. 7.— A or B course, whichever was not sailed on flrst 

 day. 



Friday, Sept. 8.— C course. 

 Saturday, Sept 9.— B course. 

 Monday, Sept. 11.— A course. 



The matches to be sailed under the aupervi.ston of the Sailing 

 Committee of the Royal Victoria Y. C. Yacht Racing Association 

 rules, measurements, time, scale and allowances. 



Sewaren Land and Watei* Club. 



The club held its second regatta of the season yesterday over a 

 course of five miles and repeat on Staten Island Sotmd. The wind 

 was light during the flrst round but freshened considerably before 

 the end, so that both heavy and light weather boats were well tested. 

 The boats taking part and the results were as foUows: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Emily, R. G. Clarkson 10 85 30 11 54 .30 1 19 00 1 19 00 



Fay, W. H. H. Smith 10 33 30 11 .54 13 1 20 33 1 30 03 



Clytie, D. G. Whitlock 10 U 30 11 59 00 1 24 30 1 33 30 



Ripple, W. H. Smith 10 33 00 11 .59 05 1 36 35 1 23 35 



The winner, Emily, is a new Cape Cod cat, built by Cosby, and this 

 is her flrst race. , 



The prizes were a ship's clock, presented by the Commodore, for 

 the first boat and a large photograph with negatives of the second 

 boat, presented by Mr. Cnas. M. Cooper. The judges on the flagship 

 Elthilda were Com. Wm. M. Ballard and Mr. Thomas A. Stoddart. 

 Timer, Mr. Chas. M. Cooper. 



Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. Oyster Boat Race. 



OEKTBR ISLAND — OYSTER BAV. 



Mondul/, Sept. U. 



The most successfiU race held by the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. O. 

 this year was that of Labor Day, for oyster boats of Oyster Bay, Cold 

 Spring and Bay viUe. The conditions were as follows: 



Class A, sailing oyster boats of 28ft. length waterUne and over, first 

 prize, SiOO; second prize, $50; Class B, saihng oyster boats of less 

 waterliue length than 28ft., flrst prize, $75; second prize, $25. 



Course.— Cross a Ime between yacht club float and stakeboat; from 

 east to west, thence around 3Ioses Point Buoy, leaving it on port hand, 

 thence to Lloyd's Neck Buoy, leaving it on starboard hand, thence to 

 the line off yacht club float, crossing from east to west to finish. 

 About 11 nautical miles. 



Start.— A warning gun wUl first be flred from the judges' boat and a 

 red flag shown. Five minutes later the starting gun will be fired and 

 a bhie flag shown in place of the red. All boats cross at second gun. 

 Any boat on the line before the gun must go back and recross. 



Time Allowance.— Larger boats will allow smaller boats extra time at 

 the rate of one minute per foot of difference in waterline lengths. 



Rules.— The usual Government rules of the road to be observed 

 without regard to any special yacht club rules, except that any boat 

 foiUing a turning buoy wUl be rifled out, and each boat must carry on 

 the mainsaU (both sides) a number which the committee wiU supply 



