June 9, 1894.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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The double celebration of the IJavonia Y. C included a formal open- 

 ing of the Atlantic Highlands club house and a race at Jersey City, 

 the latter event attracting but few of the members, Ten yachts 

 started over a eours« around Liberty Island and Bobbins Reef Buoy, 

 but only five iiniahed, the wind being quite fresh. Win or Lose, a new- 

 cabin cat owned by F M. Randall, beat Waterlily and Annie; and in 

 the open cat class Emma K. beat Qui Vive. The day at the Atlantic 

 Highlands was particularly pleasant. 



The American Y. 0. celebrated the day by a formal hoisting of the 

 colors in the afternoon, followed by a reception in the evening at which 

 a number of the members were present. In the harbor were Golden 

 Rod, Tille, Hirondelle and Viola. 



The Brooklyn Y C. fleet saluted the flag in the morning, after which 

 a review and inspection of the fleet took place, followed by a sail down 

 the Bay in which Signal. Iroquois, Golden Hope, Vixen, Gracie and 

 other yachts took part. 



The Hempstead Bay Y. C. sailed its firnt race on Memorial Day, the 

 wind being very strong. In first class Henrietta won, with Brooklyn 

 second and Amerique third. In second class Unit won, with Tomboy 

 second and Mystery third : Mr. Colyer, of Freeport, one of Tomboy's 

 crew, was knocked overboard by the boom, and only escaped drown- 

 ing by the prompt and skillful action of those on board, in maneuver- 

 ing the yacht and picking him up as she sailed by. He was unconscious 

 when taken from the water, but soon recovered. 



The Jersey City Y. 0. opened the season with a review and sail' 

 among the yachts being Bessie, Com. A T an Home; Forsythe, Millie, 

 Echo, Eureka, Modesty, Naomi and Eleanor. 



The Oceanic Y. 0. held a reception at the club house, and the Canar- 

 sie Jamaica Bay, Staten island and other clubs about New York 

 turned out in force for short, sails and appropriate ceremonies ashore. 



Brooklyn T. C. Annual Regatta. 



BENSONB.URST— NEW YORK BAY. 



The first race of the June regatta week, which on account of the 

 tide comes earlier than usual this year, was that of the Brooklyn Y. C , 

 whose club station is at the head of GraveseDd Bay. The club has 

 arranged an almost unlimited number of courses between the Narrows 

 and the Scotland Lightship, from which the following were selected 

 for those classes which filled : 



OPEN BOATS. 



Mainsail.— Class A, 21ft. l.w.l. and under— to stakeboat south of 

 Fort Lafayette, to black bell buoy, West Bank, and return to starting 

 line; length of course, 9 miles. Class B, o^er 21ft. to 25ft. l.w.l.— to 

 stakeboat south of Fort Lafayette, to black buoy No. 8, and return to 

 starting line; length of course, 11 miles. 



Jib and Mainsail.— Class 1, 25ft. l.w.l. and under — to stakeboat south 

 of Fort Lafayette, to black buoy No. 7, and return to starting line; 

 length of course, 11 miles. Class 2, over 25ft. l.w.l.— to stakeboat south 

 of Fort Lafayette, to white buoy near C No. 5, and return to starting 

 line; length of course, 15 miles. 



CABIN YACHTS. 



Mainsail.— Class D, 24ft. l.w.l. and under-To Orchard Shoal Light, to 

 red bell buoy, Swash Channel, and return to starting line; length of 

 course, 15 miles. Class E. over 24ft. l.w.l.— To Orchard Shoal Light, to 

 red buoy C No. 4, and return to starting line; length of course, 17 

 miles. 



Sloops, Cutters and Yawls.— 25ft. class (25ft. l.w.l. and under)— To 

 Orchard Shoal Light, to red bell buoy. Swash Channel, and return to 

 starting line; length of course, 15 miles; 30ft. class (over 25ft. to 30ft. 

 l.w.l., to Orchard Shoal Light, to red buoy C No. 4, and return to 

 Starting line; length of course, 17 miles; 35ft. class (over 80ffc. to 36ft. 

 l.w.l., to Orchard Shoal Light, to red buoy No. 10, and return to start- 

 ing line; length of course, 19 miles. 



Prizes were offered for all classes from the 70ft. schooners down- 

 Ward, but the largest yacht at. the line was the 35-footer Tigress. The 

 entries ran Up to nearly 50, of which 26 crossed the line, a very fair 

 number for the first race of the season. The starters were: 

 Class a, mainsail, 9 miles. 



Edda D.. R. W. Rurnmell, Brooklyn 



CLASS B, MAINSAIL, 11 mIlES. 



CLAPS D, CABIN MAINSAIL, 15 MILES. 



CLASS E, CABIN MAINSAIL, 17 MILES. 



Mary.W. E. Ellsworth, Tiayonne 



28ft. rLASs— sloops, 15 miles. 



30ft. class— sloops, 17 miles. 



35ft. class— sloops, 19 miles. 



Length. Rating. 



18.04 



19.01 



18.06 



18.03 



ie.ost 



i 17.01 



16.00 



16.04 



.24.06 



Not meas. 



21.0514 23.03 



20.00 



23.01 



.22.0414 22,02 



..20.00 



Not meas. 





Not meas, 



.25.04 



28.07 



3. 



20.09 



25.06 





25.00 





Not meas. 



24.09 



29.04 



24.06 



29.00 





26.07 



.22.09M 24.11 



25.00 



24.06 



21.03 



23.09 





32.06 



26.00 



27.06 



26,02 



Not meas. 





39.05 





35.04 





Not meas. 



The matching was so close in a number of classes as to make some 

 exciting racing, notably in the : : 0ft. cabin cat class, where Mary was 

 pitted against Almira, both well known and successful boats; in the 

 smaller cabin cat class, where Tabitha. a smart Caper of the older 

 type, was matched with two new boats. Kittie and Win or Lose. The 

 new boats are quite similar in genera! appearance, though Kittie was 

 designed and huilt by T. R. Webber, of New Rochelle, while Win or 

 Lose was built at Communipaw by F, M Randall, of thePavonia Y. C, 

 her owner. They are unlike the ordinary Caper in having a bow 

 which rounds out well over the water, instead of being nearly plumb, 

 the counter is carried out better and is not so wide and deep, while the 

 sheer ha' less erook t the freeboard being, if anything, a little greater 

 amidships, and decidedly lower at the bow. Each has a long cabin 

 trunk and a large cockpit, and the rigs show a very long gaff peaked 

 as nearly vertical as practicable. Both are centerboard boats." They 

 are more graceful and less boxy in appearance than the regulation 

 Caper. 



Another interesting boat was the Boston 21- footer designed and 

 raced in 1892 by Mr." J. F. Small, now a veritable "Exile." Unfortu- 

 nately she had but two competitors, aud as her course was in another 

 direction from the majority of the fleet, it was impossible to gauge her 

 by the larger boats. The principal boat in the 25ft. sloop class was 

 Golden Hope, built last year, with long fore and after overhangs. 



The morning was warm but cloudy, with a fresh breeze about S.W., 

 kicking up the whitecaps in the Narrows and on across to Raritan 

 Bay, where the first leg of the principal courses lay, from the start to 

 the new lighthouse on Old Orchard Shoal. The judges' tug, Henry 

 Hoehn, and Ihe guests' steamer Cygnus, were at the start by 11 

 o'clock, but the yachts had not arrived, some working out from the 

 anchorage up the Bay, while new arrivals camo down through the 

 Narrows. Special signals had been prepared by the committee in case 

 a postponement should be necessary, but they were not needed or 

 used, the ttset giduilly gathered about the judge's boat, and just be- 

 fore 1 P. M. the first signal was given. 



After trying the wind many started to turn in one or even two reefs, 

 the principal courses being to windward on the first leg. Mary tied in 

 two reefs, one being a very small one, and Almira took in a first reef 

 of ordinary size. 



The first away was Tigress, sailed by Mr. Edward Fish and making 

 a good start. After she was well clear of the line there came quite a 

 bunch of smaller boats, Win or Lose being the most conspicuous, 

 with cleau paint, bright spars, new canvas and moving the fastest of 

 the lot. Her classmates Kiuie aud Tabitha were dodging each other 

 for the weather berth some distance from the line and crossed well 

 astern of her. Mary and Almira were also chasing eaeh other, coming 

 for the line together with Almira a little iu the lead and Mary on her 

 weather quarter. As they neared the line Mary, for some unknown 

 reason, luffed up and then jibed around, Almirr meanwhile continuing 

 over the line. This maneuver cose Mary some seconds, as the handi- 

 cap whistle blew before she could clear the line. Exile and Faustina 

 came for the line in company, Faustina to windward, but as soon as 

 they straightened out Exile slid through the other's lee and out 

 ahead. Faustina tacked and Exile followed, coming out well on the 

 other's weather, and the two went off for their first mark at Fort 

 Lafayette. 



Tigress soon ran away from her two competitors, one of them, 

 Aliris, giving up early in the race. Almira and Mary each shook out 

 a reef. Mary regaining the lost ground of the start and crossing 

 Almira's bows when off the lower island. The little Win or Lose was 

 hanging on to them, but got into a bad berth just on Almira's lee 

 quarter, where she was blanketed for a long time. The two big cats 



now came on starboard tack for a long beat to the Old Orchard Light, 

 Almira to windward, but astern of Mary. The latter footed fast, but 

 failed to hold on with Almira, she pointing high and holding a good 

 wind, while Mary fell off, finally making a long tack up for the mark. 

 Almira made a couple of short hitches, turning just ahead of her 

 rival. Win or Lose bad held the leaders well, and was far ahead of 

 her class. Tigress was first to turn, setting working topsail and 

 standing off for Buoy 10. The times at the turn were: Tigress 1 :52:10. 

 Ileika 2:06:50, Almira 2:13:00, Mary 2:14:10, Win or Lose 2:15:50, 

 Tabitha 2:20:00. 



Running in, Mary failed to catch Almira, but hung close enough to 

 her to break her wind, making a pretty race. At the turn the sky 

 clouded for a time and a few drops of rain fell, but the breeze held, 

 bringing the fleet home in good time. The official times were: 



CLASS A— MAINSAIL. 



Finish. Elapsed. 

 2 35 10 1 32 46 

 Did not finish. 

 2 44 25 1 43 11 

 Did not finish. 



Corrected. 

 1 33 46 



3 07 35 

 2 59 59 



Not meas, 

 Not meas, 



Not meas, 

 3 14 34 



Start, 



EddaD 1 02 24 



Nettie 1 03 03 



Paul and Stella 1 01 14 



Folly 1 01 09 



CLASS B— MAINSAIL. 



Lester 1 00 45 2 50 10 1 49 25 



CLASS D— CABIN MAINSAIL. 



Tabitha 12 51 38 8 59 13 3 07 35 



Win or Lose 12 50 13 3 50 30 3 00 17 



Juniata 12 52 35 Did not finish. 



Kittie 12 51 45 3 59 21 3 07 36 



CLASS E— CABIN, MAINSAIL. 



Almira 12 54 32 3 46 25 2 £1 53 



Mary 12 55 00 3 47 44 2 52 44 



CLASS 1 — JIB AND MAINSAIL. 



Exile 1 00 36 2 27 00 1 26 24 



Faustina 1 00 25 Did not finish. 



Lizzie. . . . ; 1 02 43 3 00 40 1 57 57 



2bfT. CLASS— SLOOPS. 



Gplden Hope. 12 52 48 4 07 22 3 14 34 



Christine 12 50 25 Did not finish. 



Nomad 12 50 11 Did not finish. 



Adele 12 5i 16 Did not finish. 



Arrow 12 52 20 Did not finish. 



Vida 12 50 II Did not finish. 



80ft. class— sloop's. 



Forsythe 12 52 07 4 14 55 3 22 48 3 23 48 



Mizpah 12 50 30 Did not finish. 



Millie 12 51 14 Did not finish. 



35ft. class— sloops. 



Ileika 12 44 14 3 45 15 3 01 00 



Aliris 12 43 54 Did not finish. 



Tigress 12 41 52 3 40 10 2 52 18 Not meas. 



The winners are: Class A, EddaD.; class B, Lester; class D, Win 

 or Lose; class E, not decided; class I, Exile; 25ft, class, Golden Hope; 

 30ft. class. Forsythe; 35ft. class. Tigress. Golden Hope distanced her 

 class so badly that all gave up, though there was nothing in the 

 weather to turn them back. Almira probably wins from Mary, but 

 neither was measured. In rounding up to the markboat after the 

 race, to get her dinghy, Almira broke her rudder, and started for Bay 

 Ridge with a reefed sail and an oar over the quarter to repair in time 

 for the morrow's race. 



The prizes were: Class A, $15; B, $20; D, $20; E, $25; class No. 1, 

 820. Sloops, cutters and yawls— 25ft. class, $20; 30ft., $25; 35ft., $30. 

 The regatta committee was: Louis Wunder, chairman; Fred W. 

 Bobbett and Frank L. Townsend. 



The Larchmont 21-Footers. 



The Larchmont Y. C. has issued the following circular relating to 

 the new 21ft. class. The Seawanhaka C. Y. C. has also scheduled two 

 races for the boats, and other neighboring clubs are also making dates 

 for them: 



"It is the intention of the club to hold a number of races for this 

 class during the season of 1894. For each race the club will give an 

 appropriate record prize to the winning boat, and a like prize to the 

 second boat in each event in which four or more boats start. Com. 

 Seymour L. Husted, Jr., offers a valuable silver cup. which will be 

 awarded at the end of the season to the yacht which has won the 

 greatest number of first prizes. The Larchmont Y. 0. offers a similar 

 cup, to be awarded at the end of the season to the yacht which has 

 won the greatest number of points in such races, the points counting 

 as follows: 



"The winner in each race shall be credited with four points. The 

 second yacht in each race shall be credited with two points. The 

 third yacht in each race shall be credited with one point, A member 

 of theelub also offers individual prizes to the Corinthian crews of the 

 yachts winning the cup presented by the commodore and that offered 

 by the club. 



"If the yacht winning the greatest number of races should also have 

 won the greatest number of points, such yacht will receive the 

 commodore's cup, and the yacht winning the second largest number 

 of points will receive the cup offered by the club. In case of a tie for 

 either cup the tie will be sailed off in a special race," 



The regatta committee has issued notice that special 21ft. class 

 races will be sailed on July 4, 13, 28, Aug. 4, Sept, 1, 8, 11, 15. Ties, if 

 any, will be sailed off on Sept. 22. In addition to prizes already 

 offered, a member of the club offers a valuable cup for the first boat 

 with three wins to her credit. 



Lasca's Voyage. 



Thb runs made by Lasca on her recent passage from New York to 

 Glasgow were as follows: 



Knots. ; Knots. 



April 22 ta noon 79 , April 30 200 



April 23 85 May 1 185 



April 24 30 May 2 175 



Anril 25 177 May 3 255 



April 26 235 May 4 215 



April 27 203 May 5 231 



April 28 160 May 6 250 



April 29 225 May 7, morning of 210 



Total to Fastnet, 2,906 knots. 



At the start the wind was light, but from the fourth day on, the 

 yacht had good breezes, varied by a gale on the 30th, which she went 

 through easily. The Yachtsman says of her: 



"Her appearance has been a sort of pleasure to the Clyde critics, 

 and one and all of them write in describing her as a splendid looking 

 vessel, which she certainly is. She has a bow with a strong resem- 

 blance to that of our own Calluna, except that the graceful sheer of 

 the cutwater ends in a neat figurehead. Mr. Gary Smith has been 

 particularly successful with his treatment of her about the quar- 

 ters. Her masts are stepped so as to give her a large mainsail, 

 and altogether she looks like a lady that will be very well able to hold 

 her own when fighting flags are fluttering. Clyde yachtsmen of all 

 kinds and conditions are delighted to see her in their waters, and they 

 are hoping to get many a sample of "the nettle of her pasture" ere 

 she leaves for home again. 



"On Saturday afternoon, May 12, Lasca was towed up the river to 

 the dock of Messrs. D. & A. Henderson, at Partick, to be put in racing 

 fettle." 



Valkyrie's Voyage. 



Tbe news of Valkyrie's safe arrival off the Irish coast was recorded 

 last week, and on May 31 she arrived at Glasgow. After favorable 

 winds for three or four days, easterly weather was encountered and 

 slow progress was made, the runs being from May 4: 85, 60, 140, 236, 

 232, 247, 234, 220, 223. 112, 113, 121, 40, 108, 184, 102, 103, 101, 80, 148, !92, 

 121, 67, SS, 63, 52, 60. The run of May 9, 247 miles, naut., is very good, 

 Lasca's best day's run being 255. while the yawl necessarily carried a 

 much smaller rig, besides being 3ft. shorter. The yacht is now fitting 

 out for the Clyde races early in July. 



YACHT NEWS NOTES. 



"Kiley's Yachtsman's Guide and Nautical Calendar" for 1894 is ev c n 

 more complete and compact than in previous years, and quite as indis- 

 pensable for quick and accurate reference either afloat or ashore. 

 Among the many excellent illustrations of yachts and yachtsmen are 

 new and good portraits of Captain Haff and Mr. John M. Sawyer, the 

 well-known sailmaker. One group, entitled "The Prominent Naval 

 Architects of the United States," is chiefly remarkable for the com- 

 plete omission of the first and oldest of American yacht designers; one 

 looks in vain for the bald head and benign countenance of the designer 

 of Vindex, Comet, Madcap, Whitecap, Intrepid, Mischief, Fortuna, 

 Katrina, Valkyr, Norna, Yampa, Iroquois, Lasca and Ariel. 



The Seawanhaka Corinthian Y, C, is noted for its club book, an d t hat 

 of 1894 is a very handsome volume, bound in a fine canvas, with the 

 club device on the cover, the wheel embossed in gold and the flag in 

 blue and white. The paper and presswork are greatly superior to the 

 usual standard for such publications. 



The Fore River Engine Co , of Weymouth, Mass., is building a 

 21-footer for Boston racing, from the designs of R. M. Wood, the con- 

 cern's designer. She will be 31ft. over all, 30ft Sin. l.w.l. and 8ft, 

 beam, a centerboard boat with 625sq ft in mainsail and jib 



Una, schr., has been sold by J. F. Ackerman to T. J. McCahil, Jr. 



The Brooklyn Y. C. has arranged eight souadron cruises for the 

 season, as follows: June 10, to Great Kills; June 24, to Keyport, N. J,; 

 July 8. to Bergen Point, N. J., anchoring off the Shore House; July 21, 

 to Highland Beach, N. J. (start from Gravesend at 3 o'clock P. M., on 

 July 21, and the race to he on July 22, from Highland B^ach back to 

 Gravesend); Aug. 5, to Great Kills; Aug. 19, Atlantic Highlands, Pa- 

 vonia Y. C ; Sept. 9, to Great Kills; Sept. 21, to Keyport, N. J. Prizes 

 in each class will be awarded the boats finishing first on three occa- 

 sions during the season, The judges will be the president, treasurer 

 and regai ta committee, 



Mr. N. D. Lawton of the Atlantic Y. C, has had a peculiarly unfor- 

 tunate experience with naphtha stoves for yachts; it will be remem- 

 bered that on July 18, 1890, while at anchor in Morris Cove as the flag- 

 ship of the Atlantic Y. C. on the annual cruise, his handsome 40-footer 

 Chispa was seriously damaged by fire from a naphtha stove, due to 

 the carelessness of a steward. On May 26. during the opening of the 

 Atlantic Y. O, a similar fire broke out in the galley of the 40-footer 

 Mocassin, on the ways at Mumm's yard, and though it was extin- 

 guished by Capt. Hanson, and others who went to his aid, the galley 

 and cabin were seriously burned, and the yacht partly flooded with 

 water. The yacht is being altered by the removal of about l,000lbs. of 

 lead, the reduction of herdeadwood forward and of the rudder, and! 

 the remodeling of her sail plan and interior. 



Maspeth, the steam yacht designed and built by the Gas Engine & 

 Power Co , for Ch istian M. Mever, was launched on May 26 at Morris 

 Dock. She is 84ft. over all, 76ft, l.w.l., 13ft. Bin. beam and 4ft. 6in. 

 draft. She is fitted with a triple-expansion engine, by Reilly & Cowley, 

 and a Roberts Safety Water Tube boiler. The construction of steam 

 yachts is a new departure for the company, made to meet the demand 

 for larger craft than the well known naphtha engines are adapted for. 



The formal opening of the Riverside Y. C. house, took place on May 

 26, the flag being raised in the afternoon, while a reception wiis held 

 in the evening. 



The Douglaston Y. C , went into commission on May 26, a clam 

 roast playing an important part in the ceremonies of the day. 



The rebuilt Princess was formally christened Ivanhoe, on May 24. 

 It is stated that the vessel is now new throughout, the old model 

 feeing preserved, but every timber being taken out and replaced by a 

 new one of the same shape. When Puritan fails to bring the price of 

 her lead and sails, and a five year old yacht of the best construction 

 can be had for a song, such work as the rebuilding of Princess and 

 Lancer is past comprehension. 



Judge Brown, in the United States District Court, has decided that 

 William J. Riker was entitled to remuneration from the steam boat 

 Elberon, for damages sustained by the former's yacht, Charlotte, 

 which was run into on July 31, 1893. A referee will determine the> 

 amount to be paid. 



The Southern Y. C. annual regatta has been postponed from' May 

 26 to June 9 on account of a Are at the club station, West End, New 

 Orleans. A large hotel burned, together with a large pier over whiefs 

 was the approach to the yacht club. There will be a reception and 

 awarding of prizes on the following Monday, June 11. This is the 

 second time the .regatta has been postponed, once on a"count of 

 repairs to the club house. 



At a meeting of the Inter-Lake Yachting Association, held in the 

 Russell House, at Detroit, on May 24, the date of the meet at Put-in- 

 Bay was changed from July 17, 18 and 19 to August 7, 8 and 9. The 

 Association is now composed of the following clubs: Sandusky Y. C. r 

 West End Y. C, Detroit Y. O, Citizens Yachting Association, or 

 Detroit; Put-in-Bay Y. C , Cleveland Y. O, Toledo Y. C. and Ohio 

 Y. C, of Toledo. 



At an adjourned annual meeting of the Mobile Y O, held May 24, 

 the following officers were elected to serve for the following year: 

 W. M. Marshall, Com,, yacht Annie; J. S. Woodhull, Vice-Corn., yacht 

 Zephine; F. L. Ward, Sec'y-Treaa., yacht Carrie G. 



The Boston Globe calls model yachting an "English fad," regardless 

 of the fact that it has been regularly followed in this country for at 

 least twenty-five years, although never as popular as this year, 



Messrs. Coursens & Pratt, the yacht sailmakers of Boston, have 

 issued a special chart of Cohas3ett Harbor on a largo scale, which will 

 be useful to Eastern yachtsmen. 



The California Y. C, recently organized by the sailors of small craft 

 about Oakland, Cal., opened its new club house on May 19 with a din- 

 ner and reception. The club has arranged a full list of cruises and 

 races for the summer. 



The 8-ton sloop yacht Brandt changed custodians yesterday, pursu- 

 ant to an order of Chief Justice Dalv, of the Court of Common Pleas. 

 Formerly the yacht was owued by Wm. J. Cromwell, but he mortgaged 

 her to Lewis J. Conlan for $'.000 to secure a debt of this amount. 

 Meantime Chas. W. Denike obtained in a district court a judgment 

 for $259 40 against the yacht owner, and in this suit Louis Hanne- 

 man was appointed receiver of Cromwell's chattels, including the 

 yacht. Mr. Conlan, as mortgagee, claimed the craft. O. H. Sander- 

 son was appointed referee and reported in Conlan's favor. A motion 

 to compel the receiver to turu the yacht over to Conlan was argued 

 before Judge Dalv, who confirmed the referee's report. — New York 

 Herald. 



Messrs. Higgins & Gi fiord, of Gloucester, Mass., issue a catalogue of 

 yachts and boats including all varieties of yacht, surf, fishing and ■ 

 rowing boats, as well as sailing and steam yachts. The firm has huilt 

 some very fast sloops, including Louette, Trudette and Sassacus, but 

 its specialty is in the line of service and fishing boats lor salt water, 

 with their fittings. 



On May 31 the schooner Sardinian, Halverson, from Hoboken for 

 Rockland, coal laden, was run into by the steamer H. F. Dimock, Capt. 

 Bearse, from Boston for New York, between Faulkner's Island and 

 Little Gull. Her starboard side was stove in, her bowsprit and jibboom 

 broken, and all her headgear carried away. She was towed by the 

 Dimock to Lloyd's Neck, L. I,, and then transferred to the tug James 

 Roy and towed to New York for repairs. The H. F. Dimock is the 

 boat that sunk W. K. Vanderbilt's steam > acht Alva in Vineland Sound 

 in 1892. 



The Conqueror case still drags its weary length through the courts, 

 a monument to the misdirected zeal of J. Sloat Fassett and Wm. W. 

 Bates. 



At a meeting of the regatta committee of the Philadelphia Y, C. the 

 following programme was decided upon: Opening cruise, June 1 — 

 Yachts will leave Tinicum at 12 noon for Reedy Island, and will return 

 June 3. June 9 — Pennant race for mosquito boats. Annual regatta 

 June 11. Squadron sail June 16. Pennant race June23. Annual cruise 

 June 29, leaving Tinicum at 12 noon. Squadron sail June 14 All 

 class club race July 28 An aquatic entertainment Sept. 8 will be 

 given. Concluding series pennant races Sept. 15. Closing cruise and 

 race will be on Sept. 22 for first, second and third class yachts. 



Mr. Wallace C. Birdsall, one of the well known boat sailors on the 

 north shore of the Sound, is now making his first essay as an amateur 

 builder in a catboat of his own design. The boat, which is now ready 

 for launching, is of the new type, with a full round bow, her dimen- 

 sions being, length over all 23ft., l.w.l , 18ft., beam 8ft. Sin. The over- 

 hang forward is 3ft, 6in., with a moderate height of bow and a fair 

 sheer fore and aft, less than in the new Cape boats, the lowest free- 

 board being 14in. The mast is2S£t. deck, deck to truck, boom 2<ft. 6in., 

 gaff 19ft. 6in.. gaff 19ft. 6in., with a very high peak. The mainsail, 

 with a hoist of 18ft., is by Sawyer & Son. The boat has a large cock- 

 oit, for racing and day sailing, she is well built, with steamed timbers 

 hroughout, and promises to be fast. 



The Douglaston Y. C. has arranged a series of Saturday afternoon 

 open races for June 2 and 9, July 21 and Aug. 4 and 18, for which 'he 

 club has offered four prizes of $25 each. Vic.e-fnm. Charles Gould of 

 Bayside has offered a $100 silver cup to be raced for at the annual re- 

 gatta on June 30, and has voluteered the use of his steam yacht Neah a 

 as judges' boat on that day. The regatta committee this is year W. G. 

 Newman, chairman: John H. Taylor, G. Howland Leavitt, Percy M. 

 Hoaglaud and R. F. Corry. 



The club station of the Indian Harbor Y. C , at Finch's Island, 

 Greenwich, Conn., was opened for the serson on Decoration Day. The 

 burgee was raised at 12 o'clock, followed by a salute to the flag, Rear- 

 Commodore Wm. Osborn's sloop yacht Croerdile. Mr. John Harris's 

 steam yacht Iola, Mr. George Poucter's schooner Edith, the schooner 

 Columoia aud other yachts dropped anchor in the harbor during the 

 day, and a crowd of club members and guests visited the club house. 

 Among those present at the opening ceremonies were Rear-Commo- 

 dore Wm. Osborn, Mr. R. R. Alberger, Mr. Richard Outwater, Mr. C. 

 S. Somerville, Mr. Chas. Stewart, Mr. Ed. Zittel, Mr. P. Stewart, Mr. 

 W. J. Jones, Mr. E. A. Silleck, Mr. G. W. Tfeiffer, Mr. H. E. Doremus, 

 Mr. D. M. Winne, Mr. F. B. Jones, Mr. F. S. Doremus, Mr. Wm, Ells- 

 worth, Mr. H. G. Kitt, and many others. 



The Tower Ridge Y. C, of Hastings-on-Hudson, will sail its second 

 annual regatta on Saturday, June 16, under the sailing rules of the 

 New York Yacht Pacing Association. All yachtsmen belonging to 

 the association are invited to participate. Entry blanks can be had 

 on application to the secretaries of the rtspective clubs, or from Wm. 

 Ross, Jr., Hastings on-Hudson. The classification will be as follows: 

 Class A, sloops over 38ft. ; Class B, cabin sloops from 32 to 38ft. : Class 

 C, cabin sloops 32ft. and under; Cla^s D, cabin cats; Class E, open 

 cats over 22ft.; Class F, open cats 22ft. and under. Entries close 

 Thursday, June 14. Valuable prizes will be awarded in each class. 



The Gas Engine and Power Co. has an order from W. J. Arkell for 

 a 72ft. speed launch for racing. 



