Sept. 22, 1894.] 
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Current Comment. 
International yacht racing, so far as this country is concerned, is 
over for this year. The second accident to tne Vigilant's centerboard 
on the eve of a great race made further attempts to defeat the 
Britannia futile, and the Prince of Wales acted gracefully in promptly 
consenting to the withdrawal of Mr. Gould's challenge. The series of 
races in which the Vigilant was engaged numbered eighteen, of which 
she won six, not a very flattering summary for the American yacht. 
It is usual, in a long contest, to admit defeat after one of the contest- 
ants lias been fceaten two to one, and the vast majority of the 
American people will, doubtless, do so in this instance, though there 
will be some who will continue for a long time to come, to talk of light 
breezes, narrow courses, hard luck and the like. There is no discredit 
in defeat after one has done everything possible to secure victory, but 
there is discredit in refusing to acknowledge defeat. 
It is possible that the Vigilant, under altered conditions, might have 
beaten the Britannia, but not probable. The latter is an exceptionally 
fine yacht, and won under all sorts of conditions. She won when the 
wind was strong and when it was light, but she was especially for- 
tunate in tacking, which we take to be one of the most necessary 
qualities of a fast yacht, and one to be especially sought after in a 
racer. The Vigilant, in her races with the Britannia, nearlv always 
lost ground when there was much going about to be done- This can- 
not be explained away by ignorance of the course, as some have sug- 
gested, but seems to be very strong proof of the superiority of the 
Ueel boat over the centerboard craft. Nor is it to the point to urge 
that the Vigilant might have beaten the Britannia in a plain race to 
windward and back. The sort of race in which to test the superiority 
of yachts is that which brings out their poiots und»r all conditions, 
and the angular courses in British waters appear to do this. 
The experience of the Vigilant this summer inevitably leads to the 
conclusion thaf whatever may be the merits of the centerboard in 
American waters, the Eoglish cutter is the better boat for racing pur- 
poses in British waters. This was demonstrated both by the large 
number of defeats sustained by Vigilant, and the loss or disarrange- 
ment of her centerboard twice at the most critical moments, involv- 
ing each time a sacrifice of an important race. With regard to Amer- 
ican waters, the superiority of the fixed keel is not so obvious; but if 
the future American courses are marked out like the British, with a 
view of showing all the good points which a yacht has, there is a pos- 
sibility that the centerboard will not retain its popularity very long, 
even in this country The English are said to be anxious "to try con- 
clusions with the Americans in American waters next year, and will 
build a boat for that purpose; but it would be more instructive and 
quite as interesting to have Britannia come over here and race with 
Vigilant. 
Mr. Gould has lost nothing in the estimation of British or American 
yachtsmen by defeat. He did all in his power to achieve success, and 
is entitled to the thanks of American yachtsmen for so pluckily carry- 
ing the American colors under difficulties.— Baltimore American. 
Our general suspiciousness is very prettily illustrated by the various 
reports circulated about the Vigilant in England. No sooner was Mr. 
Gould's intention announced than the press accused him of a deter- 
mined assault upon American Society by means of forcing himself 
upon the acquaintance of the Prince of Wales. When he lost races it 
was darkly hinted that he did it on purpose, and when he won them 
it was grossly suggested that he did it by accident. Even these 
gossipy insinuations did not satisfy our appetite for malice and all 
uncharitableness. The British public did not make enough noise 
when the Vigilant finally won a race, and the whole War of the 
Revolution had to be fought over again in the editorial columns of 
American newspapers. Then some one discovered, or thought he did, 
that the Vigilant was "jockeyed" out of an important race, and finally 
American writers on sporting subjects decided that an American 
yacht could never win glory on the other side, as she had to be steered 
by a British pilot. Out of this choice assortment of allegations we 
miy take our pick, or we may believe them all without extra charge. 
The pity is that a noble sport and one which has always claimed 
special exemption from the sullying influences of "professionalism," 
should lead to discussion which would disgrace a prize-fight. — Kate 
FielcTs Washington. 
To return again to the subject of the centerboard, the experience of 
the Vigilant has shown that when a 10-foot board made of bronze and 
weighing four tons is clapped on to a boat that already draws over 
18lft. of water, it involves grave disadvantages. It necessitates elab- 
orate hoisting apparatus that is always liable to get out of order. It 
will be remembered that in the last of the Cup races on this side the 
Vigilant's centerboard got jammed to her detriment. Th^n the draft 
which it necessitates— 23ft. or more— is excessive. It is pretty near 
enough for a battleship. It limits th* waters which she can success- 
fully navigate. It spoils her for cruising purposes. One of the claims 
made for the centerboard was that it was' particularly adapted to shoal 
waters. And the claim was well founded when it was attached to 
boats of light draft— such boats as were rightly called typical Ameri- 
can centerboard boats. But it doesn't hold good when it is applied to 
boats that may alreadv be properly termed deep-keel boats. 
.The Britannia with a draught something like l?ft.— and that is 
more than most yachtsmen care to have under them — has prnved to 
be a handier boat than the Vigilant. Certainly it cannot be maintained 
that the results of the eontestB between the two boats had demonstra- 
ted the superiority of the centerboard. The most that an unpreju- 
diced observer would say is that it has left the question of the relative 
merits of keel and centerboard unsettled. Britishers will certainly 
draw the inference that the centerboard has been shown to be super- 
fluous. After the Vigilant's mishaps nobody will be sorry if the next 
successful cup defender Herreshoff turns out proves to be a keel boat. 
He came very near doing the trick with the Colonia. Many persons 
are of the opinion that with a little deeper keel, enough to give her 
about the same draught as the Valkyrie or Britannia probably, she 
would have beaten the Vigilant. She wa« only inferior to the latter 
in windward work, and the increase of keel would have overcome that 
defect. It should be remembered, in this connection, that the Vigilant's 
center board is a very different affair from the boards which did such 
valuable service on the Volunteer and Mayflower and Puritan. The 
latter were all of wood. Their comparatively light weight made them 
easily handled. They were designed merely to enable the boats to 
Bail close to the wind. But the Vigilant's centerboard has been loaded 
down with a double mission— to supply ballast as well as windward 
qualities. That has necessitated weight, and it is the weight that has 
caused the trouble. And the fact must not be lost sight of that the 
Vigilant draws several feet more water than any of her centerboard 
predecessors.— New York Evening Telegram. 
There has not been such an utterly uninteresting racing time this 
season as was experienced yesterday in Start Bay. The morning 
opened with a soft easterly breeze which lasted long enough to carry 
Vigfiant and Satanita once round the course at the rate of five knots, 
but it died away in the afternoon and the vessels lay in the doldrums, 
totally unable to cover another round. It was thought by every onej 
especially as the committee had allowed the 40-rating match to be de- 
cided on the first round, that a like course would be adopted with re- 
gard to the big cutters, but the astonishing announcement was made 
by the executive that the match was void owing to its not having been 
completed in eight hours. There was a clause in the conditions to 
that effect, it is true, but the committee had reserved to itself the 
right to make any alterations. The time clause has become utterly 
obsolete with every club in the Kingdom but the Royal Bart; and 
after the Vigilant had hurried fromCowesto be present at the regatta 
better treatment should have been meted out to her. The Royal Dart 
has an unenviable reputation for doing things in maladroit fashion 
and the course pursued yesterday will certainly not tend to make the 
club more popular. The worst feature of the decision was its incon- 
sistency. The Corsair and Carina being allowed to win at the end of 
the first round, the match could, according to precedent, have been fin- 
ished at the end of the first round. It was officially stated that nothing 
further could be done in the matter, as no day was available for re- 
sailing, "so the club retains possession of the £50." As showing the 
wretchedly paltry weather it may be said that none of the 20-raters 
were able to 'finish one round of the course, and this race was also de- 
clared void, It was dark ere many of the yachts could get back to 
harbor and wind up a very unpleasant experience.— London Times. 
Vigilant's Centerboard. 
The Field gives the following account of the loss of Vigilant's 
centerboard: 
"Anticipations that a cross channel match for the Cape May cup be- 
tween the Vigilant and Britannia would result in a reliable trial of the 
relative merits of the two vessels in a tidal jump of sea remain un- 
fulfilled, consequent on an almost analogous course of events which 
culminated in tne collapse of the Wolverton cup match between the 
two vessels on the 18th ult. The withdrawal of the Britannia from 
the racing list for a time after the Portland disaster prevented the 
two vessels meeting at Dartmouth, from which port the Vigilant 
hurried back to Cowes, it having been mutually agreed that they 
should race for the cup on Wednesday last, the 5th inst. The Vigilant 
left Dartmouth soon after day dawn on Sunday, and before, nightfall 
had a taste of dirty weather. With Portland Roads a back door, the 
yacht had a quiet night, and in a smart breeze easterly, left on Mon- 
day morning for Cowes, 
"She turned in through the western end of the Wight— an ill-fated 
locality for the Vigilant— about noon, and then worked on against the 
first hour of the ebb. Tom Diaper, who has been pilot of the Vigilant 
throughout her racing career on this side, wished the vessel worked 
up the rift, and of course, expected that a call of 'leeho' would have 
beon responded to. Capt. Jeffrey, who is in charge of the Vigilant, 
except when racing, did not let the vessel come round at the word, 
and the consequence of keeping the ship going too long was that she 
scraped the ground. A local fisherman states that it was on the 
Fives Rocks she grazed, and that she careened very much (suddenly) 
when going off on starboard tack toward the fairway, 
"Diaper complained that Capt. Jeffrey afterward almost put the 
ship on the Shingles through not tacking when requested. Capt. 
Jeffrey, who is a big ship man, saying he wanted time for hfs men to 
'shift over.' It was thought that the board, which had been dropped 
9ft., had broken from the hook fastening and gone down through the 
trunk until soundings had been got, and that it was then held by the 
cham pendant and towed over the ground until an inevitable parting 
came. The strain on the winding or windlass gear was evidenced in 
the cogs of the big tooth wheel flying, and the smaller cog wheel being 
also broken, while the crank handle flew, struck a forward 'bulkhead' 
12ft. away, and eventually landed in the forecastle. Mr. Howard 
Gould and a friend, who were in the main cabin, had a rather startling 
experience, as the table bv which they were sitting was smashed. 
"Capt. Haff, who has had no responsibility except when the Vigilant 
is actually under racing colors, was helpless to make nny renort of 
the matter until seeing Mr. G. J. Gould, and the owner of the Vigilant 
lost no time in making a clean breast. It may be said that no one on 
the American yacht had any wish to be let off, anything— being like 
men fortified in a strong position— and owner arid crew were ready to 
race their vessel at the time appointed . There was no 'barney' about 
the business, either, as Mr. Gould said that four tons of lead ballast 
had been put into the ship to make up for the loss of the board, and 
that, as he was advised the wind was generally up and down channel, 
the Vigilant would go 'there and back again 1 as fast without a center- 
board as she would with one. 
"ThePrince of Wales was, of course, sent to, but the matter was 
quite left in the hands of the R. Y. S. sailing committee, they, in de- 
fault of getting a reply, took action, and Mr. W. G. Jameson and Col. 
J, Sterling went off to the Vigilant. They were afforded every facility 
to gauge the racing condition of the Vigilant, and a glance sufficed to 
raise a feeling of sympathy for Mr. Gould. There was the wreck, and 
a report ashore was sufficient to warrant any wish of Mr. Gould's 
being met. In sporting spirit, Mr. Gnuld wrote a withdrawal at the 
R. Y. S. Castle of his challenge for the Cape May cup, and the R. Y. S. 
sailing committee accepted his withdrawal in a spirit which could not 
have failed to have satisfied Mr. Gould." 
Hudson River Y. C. Fall Regatta. 
The thirty-first annual regatta of the Hudson River Y. C. was sailed 
on Sept. 9, over the club's triangular course on the Hudson River, the 
wind being light and variable, with almost a drift at the end. The 
times were: 
CLASS A - CABIN SLOOPS. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Lottie, J. E Drew 4 12 50 3 47 43 
Mermaid, M- Bentham Withdrew. 
CLASS B— OPEN SLOOPS, OVER. 23FT. 
Clara S., J. W. Stilger 2 46 02 2 13 00 
Moore, Robert Dick Withdrew. 
CLASS O-OPEN SLOOPS, 23FT. AND UNDER. 
Agnes N , H. Kennel 3 38 20 2 58 20 
Clara A., S. Barry Withdrsw. 
Hiinia, J. Kursteiner 4 45 04 4 08 56 
CLASS D— CABIN CATBOATS. 
El Freda, W. Pink Withdrew. 
Minnie H. Gray, P. Griffin 3 07 59 
Carrie, S. H. Brooks Withdrew. 
Win or Lose, F. M. Randall 4 41 49 2 38 34 
Sophie, L. Krauss Withdrew. 
CLASS K — OPEN CATBOATS, 24FT. AND OVER. 
Jas. T. Corlett, C Rothmel 3 14 35 2 43 48 
Cameron, J. McCarthy i Withdrew. 
CLASS F — OPEN CATBOATS, 29FT. AND UNDER 24FT. 
Four Hundred, W. Lutters Withdrew. 
F. Oliver, W. Arndt 3 19 00 2 42 53 
Roxey, L Hassinger .Withdrew. 
CLASS G— OPEN CATBOATS, OVER 17FT. AND UNDER 20FT. 
Louisa B., J. Buck 3 07 00 2 37 25 
James L. Miller^ A. Avey 3 12 46 2 23 46 
Maggie, E. Langerfield 3 12 28 2 43 28 
Catherine A., P. Cochran Withdrew. 
CLASS H— OPEN CATBOATS, 1<FT. AND UNDER, 
Julia, W. Robinson 3 15 13 2 43 03 
Beonita, P. Cochran Withdrew. 
Marguerite 3 17 09 
Little Dean .2 16 30 1 45 SO 
The winners were: class A, Lottie; class B, Clara S.; class C, Agnes 
N.; class D, Minnie H.; class E, James T. Corlett; class F, F. Oliver; 
class G, Louisa B.; class H, Julia. 
Little Dean was disqualified, her owner not being a member of the 
club. 
Beverly Y. C. 81 7th Regatta. 
MARBLEHEAD— MASSACHUSETTS BAY. 
Saturday, Sept. 8. 
The 217th race of the Beverly Y. C. was sailed at Marblehead Sept. 
8 in a very light S.S.E. air and a drizzling rain. The feature of the 
race was the performance of El Paso, who has been sold and re 
christened Cleopatra. She gained on every leg, winning by 26m. The 
race in the dory class was very close. Course for the second and 
knockabout classes was 10 miles, for the rest h%. 
SECOND CLASS. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
M. L. E., J. H. Mavner 3 00 29 
Ariel, C. Y. C, J. Barrett 25.05 Withdrew. 
KNOCKABOUT CLASS. 
Spinster, B. Y. f!., L. M. Clark 3 43 54 
Jane, C Y. C, H. Parker. 2 45 45 
Esther, B. Y. C , H. Taggard 2 46 38 
Otatsu, B. Y. C, F. O. North 3 05 20 
THIRD CLASS— SLOOPS. 
Reaper, B. Y. C , H. P. Benson 2 27 41 
THIRD CLASS— CATS. 
Cleopatra 22.09 2 03 03 1 54 31 
Wanda. B. Y. O, F. L. Ames 22.02 2 29 55 2 21 04 
Kooralie, R. C. Bobbins 23.04 2 39 28 2 31 21 
FOURTH CLASS. 
Bonita, C. Y. C, C. O. Hood 20.04 2 23 11 2 13 49 
Duck, B. Y. C, C E. Hodge3 19.03 2 27 13 2 15 49 
DORY CSASS. 
Pointer, B. C. Melyard 17.00 2 23 50 2 10 12 
Snipe, S. A. Boardman 16.10 2 24 11 2 10 23 
Nonpariel, B. C. Melyard 18.06 2 24 30 2 24 24 
Freddie O, J. Hansen 2 34 31 
In It, Geo. Morton 2 35 31 - •• • 
Hobo, F. Ramsdell Withdrew. 
Witch Withdrew. 
Winners: Knockabouts— First, Spinster; second, Jane. Class 2— 
M. L. E. Class 3— Cleopatra. Class 4— Bonita. Dory class— First, 
Pointer; second, Snipe. 
Regatta committee — F. Elliot Cabot. 
Almira— Mary Matches. 
LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Sept. 10-11. 
The very keen rivalry which has existed for two seasons between 
the cabin cats Almira, *\ H Hanan, and Mary, W. E. Ellsworth, re- 
sulted in a challenge from Mr. Ellsworth for a series of three match 
races, for §100 per side, which challenge was accepted by Mr. Hanan 
The races were sailed on Sept. 10-11, Almira winning the first two, so 
that a third was unnecessary. 
The first race was over a windward and leeward course, from off the 
Indian Harbor Hotel, 3^j miles ou into the Sound and return, 2 roundB 
making 14 miles. The regatta committee of the Indian Harbor Y C 
Messrs. F. B. Jones, F. S. Doremus and Mr. Osborne, Jr., had charge' 
while Mr. John M. Sawyer acted as judge for Mary, and H. E. Dore- 
mus for Almira. By the terms of the challenge each boat carried a 
scrutineer. There was little wind in the morning, and both boats sent 
some lead ballast ashore in expectation of a drifting match. The wind 
came out fresh, however, from S. W., and the ballast was badly needed 
Mary being unable to stand up properly. The start was timed- ' 
Gun 12 11 18 Mary 12 13 34 Almira 12 13 50 
Almira gained steadily on the wind and the first turn waB timed- 
Almira 1 15 33 Mary 1 19 13 
They ran home fast, Mary gaining, the round being timed: Almira 
1:49:15; Mary. 1:51:08. ' 
The second windward leg was a repetition of the first, the times 
being: Almira, 3:04:18; Mary, 3:09:07. 
Al mir a held her lead on the run in, the finish being timed: 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Almira 12 13 50 3 36 40 3 22 50 3 22 34 
Mary 12 13 34 3 41 25 3 27 51 3 27 51 
The second race was sailed next day under the management of 
Messrs. G. W. Pf eiffer and G. I. Field, of the Indian Harbor Y. C , the 
judges being Com. Henry Andrus, New Rochelle V. c., and G. S 
Tyson. The course was from off Little Captain's Island around Cen- 
ter' Island Buoy, 6 miles to leeward, the wind being frestffrnm the 
north, and a beat back. The start was signalled at 1 :05.*but bo^.h were 
handicapped, being timed at 1:08. After a brisk run under spin ikers, 
the mark was turned: Almira. 2:17:41; Marv, 9:19:07. 
On the wind Mary went to the front and led for a time, but Almira 
finally passed her, the times being: 
Start. Finish. Elaused. Corrected. 
Almira 1 08 00 4 05 05 2 57 05 2 56 50 
Mary 1 08 00 4 05 41 2 57 41 2 57 41 
Almira wins by 51b. The steam yacht Embla carried the judges on 
each occasion. 
Cohasset Y. C. Dory Race. 
COHASSET, MASS. 
Saturday, Sept. 8. 
The Cohasset Y. C. on Sept. 8 gave a dory race for working dories 
for prizes amounting to $100 in gold, contributed by Mr. B. C. Clark. 
The boats were divided into three classes— double banked, one mile 
and return; singles, 54 mile and return; boys under 17 years. mile 
and return. There was a large attendance at the start and 27 dories 
were entered, and nearly all competed. The doubles started at 4:00:50 
P. M., the boys after the finish of the doubles, and the singles after 
the finish of the boys. The races were very interesting throughout, 
and the excitement was high, as all the contestants worked with a 
will. The dories were all blackleaded and several were soaped over 
that. There was a moderate breeze. S.E , and at the upper mark a 
long, heavy sea. During the last of the race a very heavy rain gave 
every one a thorough drenching. This probably ends the club racing 
this season. The new house is well along and will be about ready by 
Oct. 1. Th" club has a charter from the State. It has adopted the old 
Nahasset Y. C. signal, a triangular blue field, crossed diagonally by a 
white bar, with red star in center of bar: The times were: 
DOUBLES — 1 MILE AND RETURN. 
Frank Martin and Jos. Grassie 0 34 50 
Antoine Salvador and Jos. Antoine 0 35 08 
P Hefferen and Jerry McCarty , 0 36 2t% 
Jos. Jason and John Smith 0 36 43 ' 
M. P. Valine and Manuel Salvador 0 37 09 
Andy and Nat. Prouty 0 37 13 
Harry Studley and J. Smith, Jr., , , 0 40 42 
Tom Mannicks and partner , B r oke seat. 
Fred. Higgins and W. Oushing , Withdrew. 
Antoine Fiquerado & Bro , , , . Withdrew. 
Emanuel Trombers & Bro Withdrew. 
Frank Salvador and Jack Ainslie Withdrew. 
First prize $25, second $15, third $10. 
SINGLES— % MILE AND RETURN, . ———■»• 
Tom Mannicks . 0 33 03 
Antoine Sidney 0 34 33 
Fred Studley 0 35 13 
Con. Murphy 0 39 08 
Qeorge Denithorne Withdrew. 
Joh. Grassie Withdrew. 
First prize $15, second $10. third $5. 
BOYS UNDER 17 YEARS— ^3 MILE AND RETURN. " 
J. Fratns ...0 32 02 
Philip Fox ..- 0 24 48 
Gus Silvie 0 25 03 
John Jason 0 27 54 
Oeorge Valine 0 29 00 
Frank Sidney Withdrew. 
First prize $10, second $7, third $3. Quamino.^ 
The 21 -Footers. 
The sixth race of the Larchmont Y. C. for the 21ft. class was sailed 
in a fresh S W. wind and hard rain on SeDt. 8, the courses being from 
off the harbor around the Scotch Caps Buoy. th<»n around Execution 
Buoy and home, 6)4 miles; only one round being sailed instead of two 
as at first p:opo=ied. Eight boats started, the absent ones being Flirt 
and Vaquero. After starting at 12:25, Minnetonka led on the reach to 
Scotch Caps, where the times wore: 
Minnetonka..., 12 38 15 Hoodoo 12 39 48 
Maysi« 12 39 20 Dorothy ,, 12 40 15 
Adelaide 12 39 35 Celia .....12 40 46 
Houri 12 39 45 Blonde and Brunette. 12 41 20 
On the beat to Execution with a fresh breeze positions changed con- 
siderably, the times being: 
Dorothv 1 26 00 Minnetoka 1*30 07 
Adelaide...., 1 27 22 Maysie ^. lTSlf45 
Houri 1 27 48 Hoodoo 1 31 58 
Celia 1 28 58 Blonde and Brunette 1 33 10 
The last leg was before the wind, the positions being unchanged, the 
times were, start 12:25: 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Dorothy 1 45 30 1 20 30 
Adelaide 1 45 55 1 21 55 " 
Houri , 1 47 12 1 23 12 * 
Celia 1 47 58 1 22 58 
Minnetonka 1 48 58 1 23 58 
Hoodoo 1 51 52 1 26 59 
Maysie 1 52 16 1 27 16 
Blonde and Brunette , 1 52 44 1 27 44 
Dorothy wins. 
The seventh race was sailed on Sept 11, the course being across the 
Sound, from off the harbor, around a buoy off Mott's Point. 6*^ miles 
to leeward and a beat home, the wind being fresh N.W. Seven yachts 
started, Vaquero being first away, all carrying spinakers to port. 
The turn was timed: Vaquero 2:04:55, Dorothy 2:05:36, Blonde and 
Brunette 2:06:55, Houri 2:07:02, Adelaide 2:07:08, Maysie 2:07:18, Hoo- 
doo 2:07:20. 
On the wind Vaquero gained on the fleet, the final times being. 
Start 1:25: 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Houri, W. B. Duncan 3 28 05 2 03 05 
Blonde and Brunette, H. B. Seeley 3 22 25 1 57 25 
Vaquero, H. Duryea 3 09 22 1 44 22 
Hoodoo, J. H. Adams Not timed. 
Dorothy, H. P. Whitney 3 15 18 1 50 18 
Maysie, W. Osborne 8 23 07 1 58 07 
Adelaide, W. P. Douglass 3 21 40 1 56 40 
Adelaide broke the jaws of her gaff at the start, and sailed the 
course with the gaff lashed to the mast. 
Vaquero wins, with Dorothy second. Blonde and Brunette won a 
private stake of $50 from Maysie. 
Douglaston Y. C. 
DOUGLASTON — LITTLE NECK BAY. 
Saturday, Sept. 15. 
The last race of the Douglaston Y. C. series was sailed on Sept. 15 
in a moderate S.W. breeze, the times being: 
class 2. 
Start. FiDish. Corrected. 
Kittie 3 35 00 5 56 10 2 21 10 
Eloise 3 35 00 5 58 55 2 23 55 
class 3 
Eleanor 3 35 00 Did not finish. 
Crescent 3 35 00 4 22 40 0 47 40 
class 4. 
Punch 3 35 00 4 20 35 0 44 25 
Constance 3 35 00 4 23 55 0 46 07 
Violet 3 35 00 4 20 45 0 44 22 
MIXED RIGS. 
Minerva 3 35 00 4 49 45 1 14 45 
The winners were Kittie, Crescent, Punch and Minerva. A prize 
was awarded to Violet in the Saturday afternoon series, she having 
won the most races. Prizes were also awarded to the winners in the 
annual regatta of June 24. Punch took the Webster trophy, Kittie 
the Taylor cup and Sasqua the Hoyt trophy. The Webster trophy 
and Taylor cup must be won again to become permanent property. 
Sasqua having won the Hoyt trophy the required number of times, 
retains permanent possession. 
Riverside Y. C. Special Races. 
RIVERSIDE— LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Saturday, Sept. 8. 
The Riverside Y. C. sailed two special races for cabin cats on Sept. 
8, the course being from Little Captain's Island around Matinnicock 
and Center Island buoys, 15 miles naut. The day was rainy and 
foggy. The times were: 
OPEN CLASS— CABIN CATS, UNDER 30FT. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Mary 12 36 00 4 14 00 8 38 00 3 38 00 
Almira 12 36 30 4 13 15 3 36 45 3 36 42 
Kittie 12 37 00 4 44 30 4 07 30 3 56 30 
Allegro 12 38 00 4 40 30 4 02 30 3 50 51 
CLUB CLASS— CABIN CATS, 25ft. AND UNDER. 
Oconee 12 37 30 4 44 50 4 07 20 4 07 203 
Nixie 12 39 30 5 03 30 4 24 00 4 34 00 „ 
Pearl 12 37 30 5 03 3J 26 01 4 23 48 ; 
The winners were Almira and Oconee. 
