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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July 7, 1894. 
Yale-Harvard Yacht Race. 
NEW LONDON— JUNE 27. 
The recent efforts to establish yacht clubs at Harvard and Yale 
universities have been remarkably successful, resulting in a fine 
regatta off New London on the day preceding the great annual row- 
ing race. The distance from Boston, the home port of the Harvard 
Y. C, is a serious obstacle to the presence of so large a fleet as that 
which Yale can send so easily from New Haven, but this year it has 
been successfully overcome, a number of the smaller Harvard yachts 
braving the passage round Cape Cod. The only untoward occurrence 
was the delay of Tomahawk, Helen and Daisy, of the Harvard fleet, 
at Newport, through foggy weather, this keeping them out of the 
race The principal prize for what is intended to be an annual event 
is a silver cup, presented by the citizens of New London, to beheld 
for the year by the college winning the largest number of points, the 
first place counting five points, second two and third one point. All 
boats but one of one yacht club finishing after the last boat of the 
other yacht club in any class shall not count for points, and only 
yachts owned by the members of either yacht club are eligible for 
points. There will also be three prizes of cups offered in each class, a 
first prize in any case, a second prize when three boats start, and a 
third prize when five boats start. All yachts hired or owned by a 
member of either yacht club may compete. * * * 
The classification is: First class, sloops or cutters, 40 to 30ft. w.L; 
second class, sloops or cutters, 30 to 26ft. w.l. ; third class, sloops or 
cutters, below 26ft. w.L; fourth class, catboats, 26 to 20ft. w 1.; fifth 
class, catboats, below 20ft. w. 1. Schooners may enter the race, rating 
at 84 per cent, of their w.l. Yachts must be in cruising trim. 
The general conditions were: All yachts must be sailed by a mem- 
ber of either yacht club. All besides regular crew must be members. 
Racing measurements shall be waterline only. Sailing rules of New 
York Y. C. shall govern. Allowances will be by Herreshoff 's table. 
A yacht's measurement mav be taken from Manning's List or that of 
any reputable yacht club. There will be no restriction of sails on cut- 
ters and sloops, but catboats shall carry one sail. The time limit shall 
be 9 o'clock P. M. 
The courses were: For first and second classes— Start between 
judge's yacht and Pequot Pier, leaving Cormorant Rocks No. 5, Goshen 
Ledge No. 3, and Little Goshen Reef No. 1 on starboard, Bartlett's 
Reef Lightship on port, stakeboat 100yds. due east of South Dump- 
ling's Bay No. 2 on port, Black Ledge red buoy No. 2 on starboard, 
judge's yacht on starboard. Cormorant Rocks, Goshen Ledge, and 
Little Goshen Reef on starboard, Bartlett's Reef Lightship on port, 
Little Goshen Reef, Goshen Ledge, and Cormorant Rocks to port, to 
finish, 21^3 miles. 
For third, fourth and fifth classes.— Same as for first and second 
classes, but finish after having left Black Ledge on starboard, 14 miles. 
The starters were: 
CLASS 1— CUTTERS AND SLOOPS— 30 TO 40FT. 
Awa, A. DeW. Cochrane, Y 39.09 
Nymph, H. W. Harris, Y 39.10 
CLASS 2— CUTTERS AND SLOOPS— 26 TO 30FT. 
Tomboy. T. K. Lathrop, H 29.0iLg 
Fancy, C F. Lyman, H 29.05 
Kathleen, F. M. Hoyt, Y 29.11 
Louise, J. W. Hall, Y 27.00 
CLASS 3— CUTTERS AND SLOOPS— UNDER 26FT. 
Christine. G. B. Miller, Y 24.01 
Bantam, H. G. Barbey, H V6.00 
Thelga, W. 1'. Hapgood, H 22.00 
lone, G. F. Eaton, Y 26.00 
Veto, W. A. Delano, Y 25.0?. 
Toboggan, S. D. Babcock, Y 24.00 
CLASS 4— CATBOATS— 20 TO 26FT. 
Tigress, W. Ferguson. Y , . , , 24.00 
Hector, W. S. Patton, H , 24.06 
Volsung, J. DeForest, Y 21.11 
Arrow, J. D. Sawyer, Y 24.10 
Willie, W. A. Slater, Y 20.00 
CLASS 5— CATBOATS— UNDER 26FT. 
Nobska, A. A. Beebe H , 19.06 
Boodler, H. N. Emmons, Y 19.11 
Hermione, R. L, Barstow, H 19.10 
Betsey, R. G. Wadsworth, H 19.10 
Tycoon, J. L. Stackpole, Jr., H 19.09 
There was a strong S.W. wind and rough water outside for the 
smaller boats, the larger carrying lower sails and the others one and 
two reefs. The start was very poor, the boats getting away as best 
they could; the first leg was to windward, the times at Bartletl's Reef 
being: 
Awa 1 01 00 Nobska 1 22 30 
Tomboy .1 03 15 Boodler 1 24 15 
Nymph 1 04 10 Louise 1 26 00 
Fancy 1 06 50 lone 1 28 00 
Bantam 1 14 30 Veto 1 20 SO 
Kathken 1 17 20 Hermione 1 32 00 
Christine 1 17 30 Arrow 1 33 35 
Hector 1 17 45 Volsung 1 33 48 
Tigress .1 20 30 Betsey 1 37 40 
Thelga 1 20 30 Willie 1 42 00 
The second leg was a reach to the South Dumplings with sheets 
slacked, the times being: 
Awa 1 37 00 Bantam 1 S6 00 
Tomboy 1 42 40 Kathleen 1 56 15 
Nymph 1 46 30 Christine 1 56 20 
Fancy 1 47 35 
After jibing the boats had a broad reach into the line, where the 
leaders were timed: 
Awa 2 10 56 Tomboy ...2 20 45 
Nymph 2 12 15 Fancy 2 21 30 
The two larger classes no w beat out to the first mark again, com- 
ing in straight under spinakers, the finish of the fleet being timed; 
Christine 2 31 30 Volsung 2 52 00 
Bantam 2 32 45 Arrow ; 2 54 15 
Nobska 2 36 SO Hermione 2 56 00 
Tigress 2 36 55 Betsey 3 00 00 
Hector -.2 38 30 Awa 3 39 30 
Thelga 2 42 30 Nymph. 3 44 00 
lone 2 43 30 Tomboy 3 51 30 
Boodler 2 40 30 Fancy 3 52 20 
Veto 2 46 45 
The official times were: 
CUTTERS AND SLOOPS UNDER 40FT. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed, Corrected. 
Awa 12 00 00 3 39 15 3 39 15 3 39 03 
Nymph 12 00 00 2 43 50 3 43 50 3 43 50 
CUTTERS AND SLOOPS UNDER 80FT 
Tomboy. 12 05 00 3 51 30 3 46 30 3 46 24 
Fancy 12 05 00 3 52 20 3 47 20 3 47 20 
Kathleen 12 05 00 Disabled. 
CUTTERS ATJp SLOOPS UNDER 26FT. 
Christine 12 10 00 2 31 30 2 21 30 2 20 30 
Bantam 12 10 00 2 32 45 2 20 35 2 2a 45 
Thelga 12 10 00 2 42 30 2 32 30 2 24 30 
lone 12 10 00 2 33 30 2 24 30 Not meas. 
Veto 12 10 00 2 46 45 2 86 35 2 35 47 
CATS OVER 20FT. 
Tigress 12 15 00 2 36 55 2 2 1 55 
Volsung 12 15 00 2 52 00 2 37 00 
Arrow 12 15 00 2 54 00 2 39 00 
Hector 12 15 00 2 28 80 2 13 30 
CATS UNDER 20FT. 
Nobska 12 20 00 2 36 >0 2 16 30 
Roodler... 12 20 00 2 46 30 2 26 30 
Hermione , 12 20 00 2 56 00 2 36 00 
Betsey. 12 20 00 3 00 00 2 40 00 
Willie 12 20 00 Withdrew. 
Tycoon 12 20 00 Disabled. 
The 40ft. class gave Yale 7 poiuts; the 30ft. class gave Harvard 7 
point*; the 26ft. class gave Yale 5 points and Harvard 3; the 4th class 
gave Yale 7 points, and the 5th class gave Harvard 6 points and Yale 
2, making a total of 21 to 16 points in favor of Yale, which won by 5 
points. The judges and timekeepers for Yale were A. B. Hughes, F. 
W. Drury and W. S. Eakin, and for Harvard, George Cushing, Hunt 
Turner and L. B. Valentine. 
2 20 31 
2 33 13 
2 39 00 
2 13 30 
2 15 36 
2 26 30 
2 36 00 
Not meas, 
Vigilant. 
The racing of the Clyde fortnight began on Tuesday, with the Royal 
Largs Y. C, but Vigilant will not start until the first day of the Royal 
Clyde Y. C, Saturday, July 7. She went on the dock on Monday to 
clean bottom and it is reported that some lead from inside may be 
transferred to the keel, though there is little time for such work. Mr. 
George Gould has arrived at Glasgow in the Atalanta and Nat Herres- 
hoff is also there, with Mr. Wilson. The yacht is In good condition 
throughout. Valkyrie is also ready and will sail this week against 
her old rivals Britannia and Satamta, but in her new form, her sail 
plan being larger by about l,000sq. ft. It is also reported that while 
out at Henderson's yard some 5 Iods of lead were added to her keel, 
making her draft about l»£t. instead of 17. 
Douglaston Y. C. Annual. 
DOUOLASTON— LITTLE NECK BAY. 
Saturday, June S3. 
Stakfboats course from at mouth of Little Neck Bay to stakeboat 
west of Big Tom, to and around Gangway Buoy to stakeboat west of Big 
Tom, finishing at starting point, a distance of 15 miles. Weather, clear 
and hot: wind, light from north to northeast and east; tide, one quar- 
ter flood The course was to windward on first leg, a run on second, 
a close reach on third, with a short hitch for the mark and a run 
home. Summary: 
class 3. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Sasqua, Henry Andrus 36.04 2 17 00 2 17 00 
21-footers. 
Houri, W. B. Duncan, Jr 2 54 11 2 54 11 
Adelaide, W. P. Douglas 3 00 38 3 00 38 
Vaquero, G. B. Durvea 2 53 28 2 53 28 
Minnetonka, George Work 2 54 10 2 54 10 
Mayfair, G. P. Dodge 
CLASS 5. 
Almira, W. H. HanaD 25.08 
Oconee. C. F. Pierce 26.04 
Mary, W. E. Ellsworth 28.02 2 46 40 2 56 82 
Onaway, S. C. Pirie 24.11 2 47 05 2 52 05 
CLASS 0. 
Willada. W. G. Newman ". 20.06 
Eloise, C. F. Robbins 22.00 2 53 15 2 57 45 
Adelaide, William Gould 19.00 3 06 00 3 06 40 
Kittie, Hazen Morse 22.03 2 51 41 2 56 33 
Isinit, E. Ekerspacher 20.06 
Win or Lose, F. M. Randall 21.08 2 53 30 2 57 37 
CLASS 7. 
Typhoon, H. Bullwinkle 22.08 2 53 10 2 53 25 
Orescent; C. F. Robbins 22.06 2 55 88 2 55 38 
Eleanor, W. P. Douglas 23.05 3 05 22 3 06 44 
CLASS 8. 
Punch, M. H. Clark 19.00 2 49 30 2 49 30 
Kismet, S. B. Kedney and Taylor 20.00 8 50 38 2 52 08 
Violet, G H. Wieners 21.01 2 57 20 2 5S 57 
Concho. D. E. Smith 19.02 3 02 45 3 03 00 
Baby, G. A. Corry 19.06 3 17 20 3 18 05 
CLASS 9. 
Constance, F. Wight 18.04 3 05 22 3 05 22 
May, C. A. Sherman 17.08 Did not finish. 
class 10 
Orient*. A. V. Fraser 30.00 2 60 38 2 50 38 
Fanla^sie, R. C. and F. C. Pi Id 30.00 2 49 15 2 49 15 
Regatta Committee— W. G. Newman, chairman; R. F. Corry, secre- 
tary; G. H. Leavitt, J. Tayton and P. Hoag. Judges -Archie Allen 
and Percy Ashley. 
YACHT NEWS NOTES. 
T. D. Vandeveer, one of the best known yacht joiners in the country, 
died at his residence at Meserole avenue and Guernsey street, Green- 
poinr, on June 20, in his sixty-ninth year. He was well known to 
yachtsmen and fitted out the schooner yachts Sappho, Vesta, Dread- 
naught, Norseman, Montauk, Grayling and Intrepid; the steam 
yachts Norma, Reva, Theresa, Marietta, Rahda, as well as all the pilot 
boats. 
Caiman, steam house-boat, Pierre Lorillard, anchored in Gravesend 
Bay last week and will lie there all summer. She has recently been 
alterud at her builders, in Wilmington, Del. 
Wadena, steam yacht, sailed from New York on June 17 for a long 
trip to China and Japan in charge of Capt. Collamore. The owner 
and his family will not go in the yacht, but will go by rail to San Fran- 
cisco and thence by steamer to Yokohama. The yacht has just been 
rebuilt at the Erie Basin Drydocks, being lengthened lift, amidships 
in order to remedy as far as is possible the serious defects of the orig- 
inal design. The yacht, as first built, waB too narrow, so she has 
been lengthened lift., making her 7>Sj beams to length, in place of 
7 beams. The increased displacement, however, will allow her to 
carry more coal and make her a little less unsafe than in her first 
cruise. 
Gen. Paine sailed from New York for England on June 30 and will 
spend the summer with his family abroad. 
During the night of June 27 the steam yacht Marietta, EL B. Moore, 
sunk at Oraue's dock, Erie Basin, from some unknown cause. She 
was just fitting out, and her linen, silver, etc., had been put on board a 
day or two before. She had not been raised up to July 2, lying in 
a bad berth, between a bulkhead and Crane's drydock 
Yampa, schr., has been chartered by C, W. Chapin to J. Hood 
Wright. 
The following official measurements of some of the leading British 
racing yachts are published in the Meld; 
Rig. 
Doushka, lug. 
Satanita, cutter.,,. 
Length. 
Sail. 
Rating. 
2575.6 
19.97 
10395.1 
151.99 
3947.0 
39.96 
283.8 
0.99 
2605.2 
19.99 
939.0 
4,96 
20.11 
294.7 
0.98 
28.86 
538.3 
2.58 
20.00 
289.0 
0.96 
25.22 
581.1 
2.44 
45.90 
2613.6 
19.99 
174.6 
0.50 
27.99 
536.3 
2.50 
20.02 
572.8 
2.48 
69.17 
fv!86.4 
62.09 
31 .52 
950.0 
4.99 
19.90 
299.5 
0.99 
.,97.35 
10516.2 
170.62 
45.78 
2570.5 
19.61 
Of the three Dyer boats now in the East, Minnetonka, Mr Work's 
21 -footer, is about New York; Apukwa, owned by Erastus T. Tefft, 
another 21-footer, is stored at Lawley's yard, and a third smaller craft 
is at Buzzards Bay, where she will race this week. 
Deacon Gamaliel Conklin, who died on June 20 in the village of 
Essex, Conn., aged 90 years, was the senior member of the firm of G. 
Conklin & Co. and the oldest spar maker in the State. In his quaint, 
old-time shop at the edge of the river in Essex he worked industriously 
until a few months before his death, turning out the trimmest and 
best spars made in this country. He also built a lot of fishing 
schooners years ago for down-Easters and the yacht Admiral for 
retired Essex sea captains; but lately the shipbuilding industry of 
Essex went down and the deacon did little else than whittle out his 
neat, taper spars. He was a wonder-working adept at his business, 
one of the conscientious old-time handiworkers. 
The Sea Cliff Y. C. announces that the date of its first annual 
regatta has been changed from Aug. 4 to Aug. 11. Besides prizes for 
the usual classes there will be a special prize for the new 21ft. class. 
The situation of the club house at Sea Cliff, on Hempstead Harbor, is 
second to none on the Sound, and fine open courses have been laid out 
from the club anchorage. The club is in a flourishing condition and 
it is already an assured success. Its membership is rapidly increas- 
ing and fast approaching the hundred mark. A special race for cabin 
cats has been arranged for Saturday, July 14, when handsome silver 
cups will be offered as prizes in two classes for these popular boats, 
the class division being made at 22ft. l.w.l. The course for this special 
race will be from off the club house, around the East Buoy off Execu- 
tion Light, thence around buoy off Matinnicock Point and return to 
starting line. 
Yacht designers have apparently reached the limit of their ingenu- 
ity, as several of the more recent vessels- especially in the smaller 
classes— have failed to show any improvement in speed over boats a 
year or two old. It is to be feared that if further improvement is to 
be made, it must be done by lessening the weight of material used in 
the construction, and that consequently a less durable and less desir- 
able article will be produced. Although perhaps the new 20-raters 
have hardly as yet been given a fair trial, it would seem that in certain 
weather, at any rate, Dragon and Deirdr6 can still hold their own, and 
assuredly in the 2)4 rating class no English designer has, so far, pro- 
duced a boat which is a worthy competitor with Gareth. Moreover, it 
was somewhat surprising to see Admiral the Hon. Victor Montagu's 
40, Carina, beaten by his last year's Vendetta in a fairly sailed match. 
In some respects this state of affairs is not to be regretted, as undoubt- 
edly the prospect of having to build a new boat every year, if prizes 
were to be won, deterred many yachtsmen from entering the racing 
lists.— London Daily 2'elegraph. 
The Clyde has produced a curious nondescript, described as follows 
by the Field. Perhaps this new freak is, as Dilemma was three years 
ago. but the precursor of another wonderful development in yacht 
designing which shall throw even the fin-keel of to-day into the shade: 
"The maiden race of the Rorqual, however, was a novelty which put 
Dakotah in the shade. The Rorqual, designed by Mr. W. Bruce, of 
Kinleith, and built at Leith, is about 30ft. over all, and her design is 
alleged to be a replica of the fish she is named after. With 5ft 2in. 
beam, she tapers to each end, her bow terminating in a gun metal fer- 
rule, and her stern in a tail, which forms the helm, attached by a ball 
and, socket jjoiut. Built pf yeJJow pine, the back is brightly Tarnished, 
and the belly painted white; she is lug-rigged, with jib. but her new 
canvas is not in shape; reaching in light winds she does fairly well, but 
her fin-bulb keel does not take her to windward." 
Sky Lark, steam yacht, built for Capt. M. J. Driscoll by Wood Bros., 
at East Boston, was launched on June 26. She is 60ft. over all, 13ft, 
beam, and 5ft. draft, with a Clark compound engine. 
The death in New London recently of Richard L, White removes the 
last survivor of the regular crew of the famous schooner yacbt Amer- 
ica, which was victorious in the international contest for'the Queen's 
Cup away back in 1851. Mr. White was born in Grot on. Conn , 66 
years ago. His memory of the great race was remarkably clear. He 
was on the vessel from the time she was launched till she was sold in 
England. — American Shipbuilder. 
The cruising 30-footer designed last season by Waterhouse & Chese- 
brough and built by Lawley for a Philadelphia owner who declined to 
take her on account of the delay in finishing, has just been sold to Jo 
siah M. Fiske, of New York. She is a nice little cruiser, wilh pole mast 
and cutter rig. 
The new 20-rater designed by Lord Dunraven and building by Sum 
iners & Payne is about completed, and will be named Audrey on launch" 
ing. she is of semi-composite construction, and planked with mahog- 
any, the dimensions being: Over all, 64ft. ?iu ; Iwl , 45ft.; beam 13ft. 
and draft 9ft. Lord Dunraven has spent a great deal of time over the 
design and construction. The model was made of paraffine wax, thus 
permitting changes to be made as desired, as the design was worked 
out. 
Two new 21-footers are now under way at Herreshoff 's, one just 
completed for Wm. C. Whitney, named Dorothy, and another recently 
ordered for H. A. Laughlin, the Pittsburgh mill owner, for whom the 
steam yacht Vesta was built last year. 
With the view to attracting yachts to the regatta to be held at Pola 
in April, 1895, under the auspices of the Austro-Hungarian Imperial 
and Royal Yacht Squadron, the committee having the matter in 
charge has decided to present a silver medal to every yacht arriving 
to take part in the regatta and to arrange three special races for 40 
raters, in each of which the first prize will be a plate valued at $1,000, 
and the secoDd prize 8400 in cash. There will also be a steam yacht 
race from Pola to Trieste for a silver bowl, presented by Archduke 
Carl Stephen, the commodore of the squadron, plus the cost of the 
coal used in steaming from Nice to Pola, presented by a member of 
the New York Y. C. 
Norma, steam yacht, lately sold at aueu'on, has been brought to 
New York, where J. W. Sullivan will put in new engines and boiler. 
Dungeness, Mrs. Carnegie's new steam yacht, arrived at New York 
on June 24 for th« first time, her designer, Mr. Geo. B. Mallory, mak- 
ing the trip from Fernandina in her. 
The annual regatta of the Eastern Y. C, on June 25 was unavoid- 
ably postponed on account of fog and calm. It will be resailed on 
July 7. 
We have received, through Lloyds agent in New York. Mr. Thomas 
Congdon, the "Yacht Register" for 1894-5, a large and handsome vol 
ume. There are regularly recorded in the Register a total of 5,774 
yachts, of which 4.414 are sailing and 1,360 are steam craft, the rela- 
tive tonnages being, 86,889 and 147.038, or a total of 23:1,927. There are 
also 1,294 American yachts, not measured by Lloyds, making a total of 
7,068 pleasure vessels Very complete lists of clubs officers and own- 
ers, with club and private flags are also included The idea, now fol- 
lowed by so many yacht lists, of grouping the private signals accord- 
ing to colors, originated with the "Yacht Register" a few years since. 
The rules for building and classification, published in a separate 
smaller volume, have been somewhat changed this year, the depth 
being measured to the top of the keel instead of the top of the floors, 
and the divisor for fbnnage being made 100, in place of the old 94. The 
tables have been amended where necessary to meet these changes. 
The table of sizes of deck beams has been amended by the addition of 
an extra column of siding and moulding of beams in the ends fore and 
aft of three-quarters of the length amidship, to which beams the main 
columns apply. American yachtsmen are well represented in the long 
list of subscribers to the book. 
We are indebted to the secretary of the Dorchester Y. C for a coi y 
of the club book for 1894, a neat little volume in white canvas embi i- 
lished by the club seal in blue and red. The club has a membership of 
155 and a fleet of 36 yachts, with a convenient club house at Dorches- 
ter. The measurement rule is waterline length. 
Murray & Tregurtha, South Boston, Mass., have recently shipped a 
32ft. launch to Mr. J. H. Alford of Port Antonio, Jamaica, West Indies ; 
a 22ft launch fitted with 8 h. p. Tregurtha boiler and steeple com- 
pound engine to Mr. H. E Rogers of Lynn, Mass.; an 8 h. p, Tregurtha 
boiler and steeple compound engine to Mr. Edgar O. Bullock, Wolf- 
boro, N. H,, a 25 h. p. Tregurtha boiler to Mr. John E. Baily. Galves- 
ton, Tex. (the second order from this gentleman), and are building a 
150 h. p, Tregurtha boiler for Mr. Henry W. Savage's yacht Gleam, of 
Boston. 
MODEL YACHTING. 
It is very probable that the sailing of small boats in Centennial 
Lake, Fairmount Park, is a thing of the past, During the past six 
years the Philadelphia Y C. have sailed races nearly every Saturday 
when the weather permitted. A suggestion was made some time ago 
to have the island removed from the lake, so that the space be larger 
for the use of the yachtsmen. The learned commissioners did not see 
it in this light, and contrary to expectations a wall has been built 
across the middle of the lake, and the yachtsmen have only the use of 
one side- The other portion is given for the use of gondolas, 
Now, the races cannot be sailed with any satisfaction, and as the 
yachtsmen will have to look for another spot, hundreds of people who 
have enjoyed watching the races will be deprived of the interesting 
sight. Overtures have been received by the members from the Stock- 
ton Park, Camden, where there is a fine sheet of water, and it is quite 
probable that the offer will be accepted. 
An exciting race was sailed on the Delaware River, on Saturday. 
The course was laid off Petty Island and the start was made at 10:30 
A. M. The Mizpah crossed the finish line first, at 11:48:28; No Name 
was second, in 11:49:15, and the Addie was third in 11:52:49.— Phila- 
delphia Item. 
FIXTURES. 
JULY. 
7 21. W. C. A. Meet, Picnic Point, 13-28. A. C. A. Meet, Croton Point. 
Lake Mendota, Wis. 
august. 
4-11. Owanux Meet,Woodmout,Ct 
SEPTEMBER. 
3. Holyoke, Ann., Holyoke, Mass. 15. Red Dragon, Fall Regatta, Del- 
3-5. Passaic River Meet. aware River. 
5. lanthe, An., Passaic River. 
The proposed abandonment of the camp mess at the A. C. A. meet 
comes in for some strong criticism at the hands of an old A. C. A. 
man in another column. The experiment is a radical one, but the 
difficulty of obtaining reliable caterers anfl the ease of getting duffle 
to camp and of procuring good supplies from New York are both 
good reasons for trying it this year. So long as there is any promise 
of a general mess, men will go to camp relying on it, only to regret 
when too late that they have not made a bold effort to shift for them- 
selves rather than to endure a service that only varies between bad 
and worse except on rare occasions, as in 1891. In spite of the plea of 
our correspondent for the general mess as a promoter of sociability 
and good fellowship, the pleasintest mess we have ever met with was 
one at which we officiated as carterer and chief cook, inviting one or 
two friends each day to join our party of four. 
Mr. Howard's Challenge. 
From the Field. 
The international sailing race for the £50 challenge cup of the Royal 
C. O. was sailed at Bourne End-on-Thames on the 19th inst : but the 
race was abruptly denuded of its international element by the unex- 
pected action of the American club representative competitor in with- 
drawing at the last moment from the competition , The grounds given 
for his withdrawal by Mr. Howard showed no reasons other than might 
have been raised in April, when the conditions and the course were 
known to Mr. Howard and the New York C, C, and were in effect ac- 
cepted by the club when, at the meeting in April, the club delegated to 
Mr. Howard authority to challenge on behalf'of the club 
The race was set down to etart at J;3Q P. M„ and shortly before ttiafc 
