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FOREST AND STREAM. 



LSept. 23, lays. 



the race for the Americans Cup. The Vigilant is faster than any boat 

 over here. I hope they will make a good race, however, as I should 

 be disappointed if the race was a walkover for either boat. I intend 

 to start for the United States in about a week or ten daj 



A yachting correspondent in writing to the Model Yachtsman and 

 Canoeist speaks as follows of Navahoe's first races: 



"Thursday, Aug. 3, opened with a strong breeze from W.S.W., and 

 as the principal match was for the Cowps town cup, value £100, and a 

 second prize of £50, another chance was afforded us of seeing how 

 Navahoe would behave herself in a good breeze. 



"Britannia had sprung her mast yesterday, so of course she was 

 out of it, b\it Satanita, Navahoe, Valkyrie and Calluna were ready at 

 gunfire, 10 A. M., all had a reef in mainsails, and Valkyrie had top- 

 mast hoiLsed, it was a close haul up to the iirst mark, and a very 

 level start was made by all, Satanita leading, Valkyrie next, then 

 Navahoe and Ca'luna, I^avahoe rather best position to windward. 

 Before they had gone one mile they all caught the full force of the 

 wind off Eg-ypt Point, and all got through the first squall comfortably, 

 except Navahoe, which curled up to it in a very dangerous degree, so 

 much so, that they had to lower away mainsail and run back to 

 Southampton for repairs; on-lookers really thought that she was 

 either going to capsize or fill and sink, however, it was not quite so 

 bad as that, but it proved clearly that she was both over-sparred and 

 over-canvassed for such a baeeze. It had been rumored at Cowes that 

 all her owner wanted was plenty of both wind and sea outside the 

 Needles. Whether she would have done any better out there, is open 

 to doubt, but it certainly did look rather singiilar, that the very first 

 real squall she got in English waters, should have, vulgarly speaking, 

 'knocked her into a cocked hat.' All the others got through the 

 squall comfortably and they sailed a splendid race. Satanita, however, 

 had at last got another day to suit her, and finished 8m. 13s. ahead of 

 Valkyrie in the fastest time on record over this course, viz.; Hh. <10m. 

 50i<., equal to 13 knots an hour, over the whole course. 



"Navahoe only got one second prize at Ryde, and even that she 

 would not have had if Calluna had not burst her jackyard topsail 

 when she was near the finish of the match on Aug. 8, as Calluna was 

 quite close to her when the accident happened. It will thus be seen 

 that Navahoe only got two first prizes when she had neither Valkyrie 

 nor Britannia to contest with, so that it may safely be assumpcl that 

 she is not so good an all-round vessel as any "of ours. 



"Her best performance was certainly in'her first match on July H\ ; 

 on that day she seemed to have exactly the breeze to suit her as when 

 there was either less or more wind she was beaten on every point of 

 sailing by all the others. So unless the others they have turned out to 

 contest against Valkyrie for the America Cup are' considerably better 

 than Navahoe, Valkyrie should have a good chance of regaining that 

 much coveted Cup. 



"Navahoe had other two opportunities of showing what she could do 

 in a strong breeze, on the 19th at Weymouth and on the ^Ist at Torquay, 

 and at both places she failed to improve her reputation ; so she uiust 

 now be looked upon as a complete failure, in English waters at all 

 events, as aU our big ones have beaten her in all sorts of weather, from 

 drifting to half a gale." 



The Brenton's Reef and Cape May Cups. 



TeIe race for the Brenton's Reef Cup, taken abroad by Genesta in 

 1885 and challenged for by Mr. Carroll, was sailed on Sept. 14, the 

 challenger of course being Navahoe, and the defender Britannia. The 

 conditions called for a race from the Needles, at the west end of the 

 Isle of Wight, across the English Channel to Cherbourg, rounding the 

 breakwater of Cherbourg Harbor from west to east, and return, one 

 hundred and twenty miles. 



The two yachi s were at the line off the Needles early on Sept. 13, 

 and were sent away at 11:15, the start being timed, instead of from 

 the gun, as in all British races. Britannia led over the line by 54 

 seconds, both carrying jibheaders over single-reefed mainsails. The 

 wind was strong from the east, working a reach both ways. Navahoe 

 passed Britannia early in the race, and was just ahead at Cherbourg, 

 where there was a short beat through the harbor. They were within 

 a few seconds of each other when they started for home, and Britan- 

 nia then took the lead. Both housed topmasts and set small jibs, the 

 wind and sea increasing. The pair held close together all the way 

 home. 



The sea was so rough off the Needles that the committee steamer 

 went into Alum Bay, just inside the Needles, and anchored in smoother 

 water, making a finish line east, or inside of the fight. The yachts 

 finished so close together that Britannia was declared winner by SJ^i^s.. 

 the finish being timed: Britannia 10:37:3,5, Navahoe 10:38:32. 



Mr. Carroll made a protest on the ground that the finish line was 

 not correct, the committee boat having shifted her position, and that 

 he crossed the true finish line within half a length of Britannia. At a 

 hearing to consider the protest, the committee declared Navahoe the 

 winner, admitting that the finish line had been changed, as the 

 steamer had to run in for shelter and had not run out again, the 

 yachts getting back sooner than expected. Navahoe's rating had 

 been reduced just prior to the race, but under the Y. R. A. or New 

 York Y. C. allowances Britannia would have beaten her. 



Ovring to heavy fog on Thursday night it was 9:30 A. M. on Friday 

 before Navahoe and Britannia left Cowes in tow for the start for the 

 Cape May cup. The first plan was to lie over night in Alum Bay 

 and start at 7 A. M., but the fog caused a change of plan and it 

 was 12:45 when the start was given, the line this time being in Alum 

 Bay, two miles further east, making the course the same as on Tues- 

 day but four mfies longer. The wind was light S. W. with a smooth 

 sea. Both carried clubtopsails and jibtopsails. Britannia crossed too 

 soon and was recalled, crossing again with Navahoe. Off the Needles 

 they were timed: Britannia 1 :02:37, Navahoe 1 :05;15. 



There was a fog in the Channel, with a light wind, and it was 5:29 

 A. M. on Saturday when Britannia reached Cherbourg, Navahoe being 

 timed at 5:57:15. The return trip was made with a light east wind 

 until the Isle of Wight shore was picked uj), when the wind came 

 in ahead and the two were compelled to trim sheets. On the wind- 

 ward work Britannia made a gain, and the finish was timed: Britan- 

 nia 12:57:14, Navahoe 1:33:32. Britannia wins by 36m. 18s. elapsed 

 time. 



Navahoe thus brings home one of the three cups for which she 

 started. 



L<archmont Y. O. Schooner Cup. 



LARCHMONT— LONS ISLAND SOUND. 



Saturday, Sept. 16- 

 The second annual race of the Larchmont Y. C. for a special 

 schooner cup, valued at $500, was sailed on Sept. 16 in very variable 

 weather, a heavy rain falling before the start, with a light wind. As 

 the rain stopped the wind came in heavy squalls from the west, blow- 

 ing fresh all through the race and at times hitting very heavily. The 

 starters were: 



Racing Time 

 Length. Allowance. 



Dauntless. Caldwell N. Colt 110.04 11 11 



Lasca, John E. Brooks 93.17 11 11 



Emerald, J. Rogers Maxwell 88.32 14 51 



Ariel, G. H. B. Hill 83.53 18 44 



The course was from off Larchmont, aroimd markboats off Eaton's 

 Neck, Stamford and Hempstead, 35% miles, naut. The start was 

 timed: 



Lasca 11 05 46 Dauntless 11 IS 07 



Ariel... 11 08 56 Emerald 1113 17 



BaUoon jibtopsails and maintopmast staysails were set. Emerald 

 swinging a elubtopsail and the rest carrying jibheaders. With a light 

 but freshening wind all reached for the Eaton's Neck mark, but when 

 near Center Island a strong and vigorous N.W. squall came up, and 

 Emerald and Ariel were soon head to under mainsails. Dauntless and 

 Lasca carrying lower sails, Daimtless lowering her main peak. Lasca 

 .•jibed over, all standing, and was away on her course. Dauntless 

 jibed, but the other two luffed around. The rest of the leg was 

 covei-ed in good time before the squall, the times at Eaton's Neck 

 being: 



Turn. Elapsed. 



Lasca 12 31 40 1 35 54 



Dauntless 12 36 30 1 26 20 



Ariel 12 48 25 1 34 29 



Emerald ; . . , .13 44 4;i 1 81 36 



The wind now headed on the stretch across to Stamford, being still 

 fresh. Only Lasca was timed, at 1:42:25. Ariel passed Dauntless on 

 the close reach from Stamford to Hempstead, the times at the latter 

 mark being: 



Lasca 3 35 03 Dauntless 3 59 25 



Ariel 3 50 12 Emerald 3 00 30 



The last short reach home was made against another squall that sent 

 hem all well over. The final times were: 



Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Dauntless 11 12 00 3 83 44 4 31 44 4 31 44 



Lasca 11 05 46 3 59 35 3 53 49 3 42 38 



Emerald 11 13 17 3 33 33 4 30 16 4 05 25 



Ariel 11 08 56 3 18 00 5-09 54 3 50 20 



Lasca beats Ariel 7m. 42s., Emerald 32m. 47s.. Daimtless 39m. 5s. 



The regatta committee included Messrs. J. F. Lovejoy, Otto Saronv 

 and G. M. Barretto. 



On Sept. 9, the steam yacht Intrepid. Mr. Lloyd Phoenix, struck 

 the rocks on Hog Is'and Reef, near Deer Isle, on the Maine coast. She 

 was backed off at high water and though leaking considerably made 

 Bath under her own steam, where she was docked, Her bottom was 

 pierced in several places; the repairs will be made at Bath, 



Wasp at Chicago, and Her Discoveries. 



CHICAGO WAS DISCOVERED. 



Chicago, D1. Aug. 17.— Capt. John Prindiville, otherwise and best 

 known all over the Great Lake as "Capt. John," was the first man to 

 discover Chicago. He located it by means of the binnacle on his dug- 

 out a good many years ago. It was some sandy around here then, 

 and all the buildings were one story, and all the Clark street mer- 

 chants then were Indians. Capt. John got along pretty well with the 

 Indians, and his business prospered. He discovered Lake Michigan, 

 too, and built many boats, and as households grew and gave it a 

 chance, his name became a household word. He built many ships for 

 commerce, and gradually got in the [habit of building things that 

 sailed. 



Some little time ago Capt. John built a boat for fun, not for busi 

 ness. He called her Wasp. She was sloop rigged then, but was a 

 goer, and even then "her forefoot always crossed the Hue ahead." 



DISCOVERY OF CLEVELAIvD. 



Meantime, Cleveland was discovered. It was discovered by Commo- 

 dore G. W. Gardner, or, rather, plaiu Com. Gardner. Commodore 

 Gardner was a commodore when he discovered Cleveland, and always 

 has been ever since. The. Cleveland Y. C. at that time consisted of 



STEAM YACHT "FBISEEN." 



view of Broken. Bow. 



one birch canoe, with a pole in it. It is larger now, and Cleveland is 

 larger, and Com. Gardner is larger, and his earthly goods, that is to 

 say, his "pile" is larger. From having been sachem of the village he 

 rose to be commodore of the— but we are ahead of the story. 



DISCOVERY OF THE WASP. 



Com. Gardner heard of Capt, John, of course, and he heard of 

 Wasp, He bought Wasp, and made her the flagship of Lake Erie. 

 He put another stick in her, and made some other little changes, and 

 turned her loose in the eastern lake, and still her forefoot always 

 crossed the line ahead. 



DISCOVERY OF AMERICA, 



In the meantime, Columbus discovered America, and Chicago being 

 already discovered, it was decided to hold a World's Fair at Chicago. 

 So the Santa Maria, and the Pinta, and the Nina, and the Viking ship, 

 and others, all went to Chicago, and Com. Gardner thought the Wasp 

 ought to go too. About two weeks ago Wasp left Cleveland, and after 

 a leisurely cruise in all sorts of weather and a number of stops at 

 good places, arrived at Capt. John's town last Monday, running the 

 hist 225 miles in less than 24 hours. Wasp had aboard Com. Gardner 

 and son. Curt. Gai-dner, Col. J. R. Bartlett, of Fremont, O.; Mr. M. H. 

 Dodge, of Cleveland, and Mr. Eugene Sullivan, of Detroit. She was 



STEAM YACHT "FKISBBN." 



View of Steru and Screw. 



sailed by Capt. Arch. Petty and full crew of seven. "I came ver.r near 

 losing a man or two in rough weather one nigbt," said Capt. Petty. 

 He took plenty along, m case he should lose one somewhere. 



DISCOVERY BY THE NATIVES. 



The savages who used to inhabit the Chicago C. C. house (before it 

 was burned down), have au eye on them like an eagle. The AVasp 

 had hardly dropped anchor at the foot of Randolph strt-i^t viaduct 

 (where the harbormaster said she was the prettiest sail that came into 

 port this season), before word was passed among the savages that 

 there was a new ship in town. Com. Gardner, to save his vessel, dis- 

 cussed that he was also a chief by previous adoption in this tribe, 

 namely, a commodore of the W. C. A., and he proposed peace. The 

 matter was finally compromised by Com. Gardner offering to take the 

 whole tribe out for a sail, Thursday afternoon. To this the tribe 

 agreed, and at 3:.30 of said day they swarmed aboard. Dr. Henshall 

 was late. It was 3 o'clock when he hove in sight on the dock. He 

 was out of breath, but made signs for the ship's boat. "You needn't 

 mind rowing," he said to the oarsman, "I'm blowing enough to take 

 you right along." Then Capt. Petty weighed the anchor and found 

 it wasn't losing flesh, and at the boom of the cannon the good ship, 

 with every inch of her canvas early run aloft, leaned over just a little 

 in the gentle breeze and started otf for the World's Fair. Who was at 

 the wheel? Why, who should be, but Capt. John himself, the builder 

 of the ship, proud of this courtesy as any king ever was of a newly 

 upholstered throne. As he went aloijg, Capt. John told the boys just 

 how deep it was, every foot under the vessel, and told what the bot- 

 tom looked like. Capt. John knows every hoopskirt and tin can on 

 the bottom of the Great Lakes, and this was dead easy for him. Cora, 

 Gardner smoked and looked happy. All the tribe was happy, too, 



DISCOVERY OF A CUSTOM, 



"There is one custom in the Wasp," said Com, Gardner after a while, 

 "which 1 must ask you all to observe. Every one aboard ship is ex- 

 pected to go below and register. So everybody went below and regis- 

 tered, and called it a pleasant custom. The OBt of those present as 

 guests was as follows: Capt. .John Prindiville, his son Thos. J. Prindi- 

 ville, Dr. Jas. A. Henshall, Messrs. Chas. W. Lee, J. Herbert Ware, N 

 p. Cook and son N. H. Cook, A.W. Kitchln, P. F. IHunger, A. J While 



James B. Keogh, W. H, Eckman, E, Hough and B, Waters, of Forest 

 AND Stream. 



Com, Gardner proposed a bealth to Captain John, "the father of 

 yachting on the Great Lakes." This met applause, with the refrain 

 "Many happy days." 



DISCOVERY OP THE VIKING. 



Everybody has heard of the Viking ship, the plucky open boat built 

 on the model of a boat discovered in the burial mound of an old Norse 

 king. Everybody knows that this boat, under the command of Capt, 

 Magnus Andersen, crossed the ocean this summer and arrived safely 

 at the Fair by way of the Lakes, At Cleveland it was the Wasp which 

 met the Viking, and before Capt. Andersen ever got ashore he had 

 Kone aboard the Wasp and had a welcome. Not everybody knows 

 that since the Viking arrived at Chicago she has never left her moor- 

 ings, never until Thursday, when she was out taking a run 

 for exercise. She was about three mUes out in the lake 

 from the water front of the Fair, when the Wasp lookout 

 spied her about the same distance away froui the latter 

 vessel. In an instant, as the naval novelist would say, all was 

 confusion. Com. Gardner at first gave orders to run up the skull and 

 crossbones, but concluded to fly the Viking flag instead. With the lat- 

 ter apeak. Wasp, which had been sailing close to the wind, under or- 

 ders to get clear, swung on her heel and laid a course to intersect the 

 Norseman. The latter, seeing himself pursued, went about and fled 

 for the neutral waters of the Fair. In turn the Wasp wore and again 

 laid an intersecting course. It was all over then. The big square 

 striped mainsail of the Viking, even though helped out by an un- 

 Viking jib, availed nothing against the lofty canvas of the flagship. 

 We sailed feet to her inches toward the apex of the triangle, and at 

 4:40 the Viking shields were easily visible. At that moment she caught 

 sight of our Viking colors and at once gave us colors in return, run- 

 ning up the Stars and Stripes, At this the Commodore gave her a 

 salute of a gun. Viking, having no gun, dipped her flag for thanks, 

 and returned salute by means of a fog horn. Wasp gave her another 

 gun, and both craft now approaching within haihng distance, both 

 hove to and the Viking put off a boat. The officer of this having come 

 aboard. Com. Gardner found him to carry a message from Capt. An- 

 dersen asking him to come aboard the Viking. This he did, both ves- 

 sels laying to. Shortly Cora. Gardner haUed his own ship, saying that 

 Capt. Andersen invited some of the Wasp party to come aboard. In a 

 moment one of the Wasp boats was lowered and filled with a goodly 

 contingent, and the Viking was boarded after a brisk pull. 



DISCOVERY OF THE MAGAZINE. 



Captain Andersen is a man of few words. After the first salutes 

 and introductions he said something that sounded like, "Em man 

 ved dem sjorksskredjw." And then happened a very singular thing 

 A brown sailor man, bearing a corkscrew, stepped aft He screwed 

 the corkscrew into the deck, or the bottom of the boat, and with a 

 heave brought loose a section of the same, discovering the ship's 

 magazine, well stocked with ice and things to eat and drink. Then 

 mutual felicitations followed, Capt. Andersen toasting Com. Gardner 

 and Com. Gardner toa.sting Capt. Andersen, and the tribe giving 

 cheers for the Viking and her crew. 



Having learned how to pronounce "Viking," which, by the way. is 

 properly to be called "Veek-ing," the visitors swarmed all over this 

 curious craft, cai-essed the great dragon heads on prow and stern, 

 inspected the stocky mast and the great square mainsail, saw the 

 crew straddle the great rowing benches and handle the vast oars, 

 and looked at the odd rudder, lashed on one side at the stern and 

 hung by means of a great knot tied in the end of the .supporting rope. 

 Very strange indeed is this craft, but not badly planned for a sea 

 boat, and with room between her sides for quite a lot of storage. 

 Under the rude awning midships were the bunks of the crew and for- 

 ward was the swinging galley, with beautiful ii-on crane chains, made 

 in exact imitation of similar Norse boat furniture known to be a 

 thousand years old. It was hard, indeed, to believe that this craft, 

 out of another world and another day. was really here on Lake Michi- 

 gan, near this prosy, matter of fact toivn of Chicago, As it was, the 

 encounter made a singularly pleasant denouement to a very pleasant 

 afternoon. 



DISCOVERT OF AN EDITOR, 



Capt, Andersen is a hustler, or he couldn't have brought the Viking 

 ship across in 28 days. He handed me his card and announced that he 

 also was a newspaper man. This did not surprise me at aU, in fact 

 one might have inferred it. The card reads: "Magnus Andersen, 

 Master of Viking, editor Norges Sjofurtsdidende ("Norw. Dafly Ship- 

 ping Gazette), Christiania." 



This I send on to the archives of Forest and Stream, but retain for 

 the Forest and Stream exhibit the souvenir label taken from a bottle 

 of Viking special brew which made part of the ship's supplies while 

 coming over the ocean. Some of those who tasted underneath similar 

 labels said it was no trouble to cross an ocean on such diet, and made 

 light of the voyage. All the Viking supplies were made specially for 

 the voyage. 



"It took us twenty-eight days to cross the Atlantic," said Capt. An- 

 dersen, "and we skiled all the way, not rowing in calm weather, as 

 some have said. We had the oar holes plugged, and had out floating 

 fenders, so that she would not sink if she filled. You can see she is 

 altogether open, not decked at all. Yes, we had weather rough 

 enough; but it is all pleasure here, and I am sorry I must go back 

 before the Fair is over." 



There were on board the Viking the following: Capt. Magnus An- 

 dersen and his secretary, Alfred Holm; Commissioner Chr. Kavn. 

 Royal Commissioner for Norway, and his secretary, A. Berle; Consul 

 Lindgren, at Chicago for Sweden and Norway; Col. Canute Matson, 

 ex-Sheriff of Cook county and Chicago; Mr. Arthur Lefller, Swedish 

 Commissioner; Mr. N. Qrevstad, editor of the Skioiduianiaii ; Messrs. 

 N. Novik and W. Hansteen, of Norway; also Messr.s. S. T. CJuudersen, 

 P. W. Chaultand, M, Freiberger and M, Sewall, 



At length the pleasant meeting must come to an end. With parting 

 compliments. Com. Gardner ordered his men into their boat, and with 

 three cheers they pulled for the Wasp, which, as the Vikhig dipped her 

 colors, gave the Viking a parting gun and headed back for the harbor, 

 with music all the way from savage throats and instruments, and 

 cheers at anchor-fall for the Wasp and her hearty commander. 



909 Security Boilding, Chicago. E. Hoirou. 



International Racing. 



Whatever anxiety may have been felt over Valkyrie's arrival has 

 been dispelled by the report of Capt. Griffiths, of the National Line 

 steamer Spain, which arrived on Monday afternoon. Capt. Griffiths 

 sighted Valkyrie at noon on Saturday, being then in lat. 11°36', long. 

 64°36'. The yacht was some 5 miles distant, carrying a working top- 

 saU and making a speed of W]4 knots as estimated from the steamer , 

 keeping up with the Spain for several hours. She was about 435 miles 

 from New York, and will probably reach port this evening. Mr. 

 Kersey went out in a tug this morning to meet her. 



Mr. G, L. Watson, the designer of the Valkyrie, and Mr. T. W. 

 Ratsey, of Ratsey & Lapthorne, saihuakers, arrived on Monday morn- 

 ing in the Furnessia, from Glasgow, 



■ Vigilant is now at City Island, where she is being overhauled most 

 thoroughly, every part being strengthened and duplicate spars, etc, 

 being provided. Sawyer & Son are making a new jib and staysail for 

 her. She will probably haul out late nest week at Downing & Law- 

 rence's, South Brooklyn. Valkyrie wfll go into the big Erie Basin 

 docks where Genesta and Thistle were prepared for their races. 

 Oolonia is lying at Teho's wharf. Jubilee has been stripped and hauled 

 out at Lawley's, and Pilgrim is out of commission but has not yet 

 been laid up, 



The Cup Races. 



The late arrival of Valkyrie makes it impossible to sail the first race 

 on the proposed date, Sept, 28, and, though not officially announced, 

 the race will probably take place on Oct, 5. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



The race of the Royal Canadian Y. C. for the Prince of Wales' cup 

 was sailed on Sept. 9, with but tliree starters, Zelma, Vedette and 

 Vreda. The wind was fresh at the start, but soon fell light. 

 Vendette, the smallest of the three, withdrew, the others being timed, 

 start 12 noon: 



Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Zelma 4 07 58 4 07 58 3 59 59 



Vreda 4 02 30 4 02 20 4 02 20 



The result of the trial races have been to expose the true character 

 of the fake stories set forth in big headlines through the early part of 

 the season of the phenonemal speed of the new boats. This obj -ac- 

 tionable feature of yachting journalism has attracted the attention of 

 the Yachtsman, which indulges in the following: 



BO.STOX GLEANINGS. 



"The following items are improved extracts taken from the yacht- 

 ing columns of the Bosttjn cU.tS.) Daily Hi/steria: 



•• 'At a special meeting of the Society for the Perpetuation of the 

 Peerless American Rig, it was unanimously decided to call Colonta a 

 sloop so long as there is possibility of her being chosen to defeud the 

 cup.' 



" 'Pilgrim took a spin down the harbor yesterday. As she had 

 a party of ladies on board, only the lower sails were carried. Yet, 

 despite short cauvas, she made over IS miles an hour when on the 

 wind, la running back thf. fin keel covered 14 miles in 43m, 37s,, and 



