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festly an Injustice to place these two sloops in claaaes above their own. 
For these reasons the regatta committee award the prize for the run 
in class 4 to the Eclipse, and in claes 6 to the Sultan. 
This division does not affect the standing of any competitors for the 
Hanan cup. Regatta Committbs;. 
The yacht referred to is not a sloop, but the cutter Uvira. The 
time credited to Amorita is incorrect, and Co Ionia wins a second leg 
for the Banks cup. 
On Wednesday a special race was sailed off New London, to count 
as a squadron race, the course being from Sarah's Ledge Buoy around 
Bartlelt's Reef Lightship, Cornfield Lightship and back to the start, 
27 miles. The day was clear with a light and variable breeze, the 
times for a very unsatisfactory race being: 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Colonia 11 06 47 8 25 00 9 18 13 9 18 13 
SCHOONERS— CLASS 4. 
Amorita 11 08 58 9 14 15 10 05 17 9 53 81 
GUTTERS AND SLOOPS— CLASS 5. 
Penguin 10 38 03 7 40 51 9 03 48 9 02 48 
Uvira 10 37 34 Did not finish. 
Choctaw 10 38 47 6 18 37 7 38 50 7 29 33 
SLOOPS— CLASS 7. 
Acushla 10 37 28 7 26 41 8 49 13 8 20 44 
CATS— CLASS 1. 
Dorothy 10 35 18 Did not flnish. 
Colonia thus wins the third leg for the Banks cup, which she will 
hold permnnently. The cup was offered by David Banks, then com- 
modore of the Atlantic Y. C, in 1893, as a prize for a special race of 
the four cup defenders of that year, but was never raced for. It has 
now gone to one of the four, but under a different rig. Choctaw 
won a leg for the Hanan cup. 
Thursday morning was rainy, followed by fog. The start for Green- 
port was made at 10:38. By agreement Eclipse and Gaviota sailed 
with lower canvas only, the latter having no topmast. The times 
were: 
SCHOONERS— CLASS 3. 
Start. Finish. Elaoaed. Corrected. 
Colonia 11 06 07 1 32 3*? 2 :i;6 2b 
SCHOONKRS— CLASS 4. 
Amorita 11 00' 57 Oio uoi flnish 
Cavalier 11 07 57 3 04 45 3 56 48 
SCHOONERS — CLASS 5. 
Viator ll 07 41 ^ &0 06 3 48 05 
Glendoveer 11 09 14 3 27 49 4 18 35 
SLnOPS— CLASS 4. 
Eclipse 10 36 56 :i 15 35 4 38 39 
Gavfota 10 37 46 3 06 05 4 28 19 
CUTTERS AND SLOOPS— CLASS 5. 
Penguin 10 3r 58 1 44 09 3 06 11 3 02 09 
Uvira 10 a-* 41 1 34 57 2 56 16 a 50 -33 
Choctaw/.. 10 3G 45 1 43 11 3 06 20 3 00 06 
CUTIKKS AND SLOOPS -CLAS"" 6. 
Sultan 10 38 49 2 08 21 3 29 32 3 11 03 
Tigress. 10 38 12 1 51 57 3 13 45 3 02 07 
Hydriad 10 38 !r6 3 11 19 4 32 53 
SLOOPS - CLASS 7. 
Wabasso 10 38 49 4 27 37 5 49 28 
Acushla 10 38 56 1 40 56 3 OJ OU 2 42 40 
Acushla wins the Hanan prize. The winners of the class prizes are: 
Cavalier, Viator Gaviota, Uvira, Tigress and Acushla. In addition 
Gaviota wins a private match with Eclipse. 
On Friday the fleet lay at anchor in Greenport Harbor and the row- 
ing races were held, and on Saturday morning the fleet disbanded. 
Knickerbocker V. C. Ladies' Day Race. 
COLLEGE POINT— LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Saturday, July 11. 
Thb Knickerbocker Y. C. sailed its seconel ladies' day race on Satur- 
day over a triangle between the club station, Baretto's Point and 
Clausen's Point, sailed twice, the start being made late in the after- 
noon, by which time the fresh westerly wind had fallen to a light 
breeze. The times were: 
SLOOPS — 70pr CLASS 
Stan.. Finish Elapsed. 
Arrow , 4 10 00 Did not flnish. 
SLOOPS-36FX. CLASS. 
Tempus 4 10 00 5 32 40 1 22 40 
Edith .,, 4 10 00 5 36 05 1 26 05 
Yolande 4 10 00 Did not finish. 
SLOOPS -25ft class. 
Herbert E 4 15 00 5 62 15 1 37 15 
OPEN SLOOPS. 
Flora 4 10 00 5 41 10 1 31 10 
CABIN CATS— 3IFT. class. 
Dolphin 4 15 00 5 43 05 1 28 05 
CABIN CATS— 2! FT CLASS. 
Melita , 4 15 00 5 40 15 125 15 
Nan tii.ii....*^...4 15 00 5 43 35 1 28 35 
Harrietta 4 15 00 Did not. flnish. 
Waltz............. ;...4 15 0O 6 04 55 1 49 55 
Unoraa.,,,,., ..........4 15 00 Did not finish. 
OPEN CATS— 25ft CLASS. 
Violet , 4 15 00 5 44 15 1 89 15 
Gladys 4 15 00 Did not flnisn. 
Each yacht carried two or more ladies. 
Jamaica Bay Y. C. Annual Regatta. 
JAMATOA BAY. 
Saturday, July k. 
Thb annual regatta of the Jamaica Bay Y. C. was sailed on July 4 
in a frcSh S.E. breeze, the tim^s being: 
CLASS B. 
start. Finish: 
Cecilia 8 44 SO 4 43 25 
Cute 2 44 30 4 48 37 
CLASS C. 
Mildred M 8 46 45 4 65 50 
JuliaB,.... ,8 46 45 Withdrew. 
CLASS D. 
Josie P 8 60 20 4 56 53 
Loyal 2 50 20 4 57 4 8 
Alta 8 50 20 Withdrew. 
Lochinvar 2 50 20 Withdrew. 
CLASS K. 
Ohico 2 50 30 5 06 16 
Naiad 8 50 30 Capsized. 
Trilby 2 50 30 Withdrew. 
Vitesse".'. . . 2 50 30 Disabled. 
The winners- were: Class B, Cute; class C, Mildred M.; class D 
Loyal; class E. Chicn. 
Lochinvar, sailed single-handed, capsized. 
The Steam Tacht Pathfinder. 
The launch of the new steel steam yacht Pathfinder at Racine, Wis., 
on July 7, is described as follows by the Chicago Herald: The steel 
yacht Pathfinder, built for F. W. Morgan, of Chicago, was launched 
this afternoon in the presence of 5,000 people, and a calamity was 
narrowly averted. 
There was considerable delay in launching. When the magnificent 
boat was started on the ways Helen Reynolds, the little daughter of 
Walter Reynolds, manager of the boat company, cracked a bottle of 
champagne on the bow of the boat. There were nearly forty persons 
on board, including Captain Dempstead, of Detroit, who is to com- 
mand the boat; George Warrington, Frank Tripp and Cotnmodore 
Berriman, of Chicago; Judge F. M. Fish and Captain Qillen, of Ra- 
cine. Mr. Morgan and his wife and party of friends stood upon the 
docks Whistles were tooted, cannon fired from the yachts Vencedor 
and Vanenna, and a cheer went up from thousands of throats; but 
the noise suddenly ceased, for the yacht, as it slid down the ways, 
suddenly went over on the port side and the forty persons on the deck 
were thrown down against the rail. The thousands of spectators 
expected, as did those on board, that the boat was going to turn over, 
but it came back on an even keel all right. 
The difficulty was occasioned by the ways on the port side giving 
way, the stern of the yacht striking the bottom and sticking in the 
mud, and a line being hauled tight too soon. The bow struck a post 
coming out of the shop, tearing it away and tearing 30fc. off the rail 
of the yacht and jamming in the steel above deckf for a considerable 
distance. Even me builders and owners of the yacht admit that it was 
a narrow escape from a bad accident. 
The boat will be fitted out and taken to Chicago within ten days. 
She is constructed of steel. The measurements are given at 145ft. 
over all, l&ft. 3in. beam, 18ft. depth, 6Ct. draft; displacement, 105 tons. 
The main engines are four triple expansions, 14in., 1934in. and two 
20}-4in., with 16in. stroke. The boilers will develop 1,000 horse-power, 
ana the speed of the boat is calculated to exceed twenty miles per 
hour. There wUl be electric lights and telephone service, and there 
are watertight bulkheads, making the craft safe in case of collision. 
The interior of the boat is finished in butternut and mahogany. The 
cost is given at ^75,000 complete. 
Manchester 1!. 
MANCBTCSTER-BY-THB-SEA. 
Monday, July <>, 
The first race of t he season was held by the Manchester Y. C. on 
July 6, the times being: 
miRST CLASS. 
Length. Elapsed. Ojrrec'ed. 
Elvia, M. Bartlett ...24.00 1 40 48 1 14 14 
Oura, W. Burgess........... 83,07 1 43 117 37 
Owrice, Winston & Cralgie 24.09 1 48 43 1 18 30 
SECOND CLASS, 
Kaoroli, R. C. Robbins 20.10 1 38 29 1 09 33 
Magpie, A. W. Stevens .......19.05 1 41 88 1 10 03 
Egeria, R. T. Tucker .20.04 1 41 33 1 10 03 
TBIRD CLASS 
Carina, R. Boardman 17.06 1 41 35 1 16 09 
Snipe, Boardman Bros 16.09 1 46 35 1 20 08 
KNOCKABOUT CLASS. 
Sally, J. C. Percival 21.00 1 48 53 
Nabob, S. P. Bremer 31.00 1 45 09 
The Ogdensburgh T. C. Cup. 
The crack prize of the season for the 15- footers is the handsome cup 
offered by the Ogdensburgh Y. C, of Ogdensburgh, N. Y.. for its 
special race on July 28, open to all yachts of the 15ft. class. The cup, 
which has cost $300, is about lOin. high, of solid silver, and made by 
Messrs. Bell & Co., of Ogdensburgh. On one side it has a representa- 
THE OGD*NSBOHGH CUP. 
tion of Ethelwynn in the races of last season. The course will be on 
tlie St. Lawrence River, between Ogdensburgh and Prescott, in open 
water and of course with no tides, the winds being fair and true as a 
rule. We have alread.y published the arrangements for transporta- 
tion of boats, which can be shipped at a very low figure. A number of 
entries are promised from Montreal and the States. The Ogdens- 
burgh Y. C. is making prfiparatlons to give a hearty welcome to all 
visitors and to aid them in every way in caring for their boats. 
The Burning of the Thelma. 
The large new twin screw naphtha yacht recently built by the Gas 
Engine and Power Company for J. A. Mollenhauer. of Bayshore, L. I., 
was burned on July 7, the aisaster being described as follows by the 
New York Sun: 
Thelma had come from Bayshore, where Mr. and Mrs. MoUenhauer's 
summer home is, by way of Sandy Hook and Hell Gate on Monday, 
and had put in at Whitestone on Monday evening. Getting under way 
early Tuesday morning, she had rounded Matinnecock Point about 8 
o'clock, when she was seen by Capt. J. C. Diefenbach, of the steamer 
Northport, which had left Northport at 6:80 o'clock In the morning for 
New York. 
The Northport had passed Fox Island and was within about a mile 
of Thelma when Capt. Diefenbach saw a sudden puff of black smoke 
come from the yacht, and, in the sultry air, hang over her for several 
moments. He thought at first that the yacht was burning soft coal, 
but when the smudge cleared away he saw that the yacht was afire, 
the flames apparently plying from end to end of her, as though they 
had a good start. He made for her at once, but before he reached her 
Thelma was alongside the s earn canaler Grit, bound eastward, light, 
to get a cargo of gravel. Thelma headed for the Grit as soon the fire 
broke out. 
The Northport bore down on the Grit and the shipwreckd ones got 
aboard the steamer, while the Grit's hands made a line fast to the 
yacht's bows preparatory to towing her away. The line was a long 
one, as it was feared the naphtha tank mignt explode, and nobody 
wanted to remain Iqnger than necessary near the burning boat. The 
Northport, on her run to the wreck, had got her fire hose in readiness 
for use, but Capt Diefenbach feared to stay near the fire, as he thought 
it would be jeopardizing the Northport and her cargo. As Mr. Mollen- 
hauer also wanted to get away, the Northport resumed her voyage, 
first taking in tow Thelma's two boats. Mr. Mollenhauer told the 
Grit's captain to beach the yacht wherever it wa'^ convenient for him 
to do so. He towed her into Lloyd's Neck, beiching her in the canal 
there. 
As the boats drew apart, Capt. Diefenbach said, there were several 
slight explosions or puffs nf smoke and flame aboard Thelma. She 
was afire throughout. As her hull was of wood, he thought that she 
would be a total wreck. 
Mr. Mol'enhauer said Thelma was valued at about 515,000 and was 
partly Insured Furnishings and silverware and personal belongings 
would raise the figures of the loss. Just what the personal property 
amounted to the captain did not ask, but Mr. Mollenhauer told him 
that he had lost all his jewelry, as it was below when the fire began 
and he had no opportunity to go after it. It happened that Mrs. Mol- 
lenhauer had her jewels in a small satchel beside her, which she saved. 
Mr. Mollenhauer told Capt. Diefenbach that he had not seen the use of 
sporting jew elry on deck, so he was minus what he had taken aboard 
with him. 
The yacht's sailing master, Capt. Hendricksen, saved his dunnage. 
He was the only one who went below after anything. The steward 
lost everything he had, and Mr. Mollenhauer told him he would make 
the loss good. The total savings from the yacht were the personal 
effects of the captain, the contents of Mrs. MoUenhauer's reticule and 
the yacht's two small boats. 
Mr. and Mrs. Mollenhauer were landed at Hunter's Point in time to 
take the 11 o'clock train for Bayshore. Thelma's crew and her boats 
were put off at Wallabout, and the Northport came down to her wharf 
at Peck slip. 
Some of the explosions that occurred on Thflma after the North- 
port started for the city were of cartridges in the yacht's pilot house. 
There were thirteen of them. Mr. Mollenhauer had been on a Fourth 
of July cruise before he started for Newport, with Cord Meyer and 
several other of his friends among the South Shore summer colony. He 
had put in at Fire Island and Bayshore with them on Monday, and 
had tnen started with Mrs. Mollenhauer for Newport. 
Captain Diefenbach said Mr. Mollenhauer told him that the Thelma's 
engineer had taken out one of the injectors to clean it, and that the 
explosion and fire followed. Apparently the naphtha blew all over 
the boat, he told the captain, and flames sprang up all around. Juat 
how it happened he could not telli 
In confirmation of the above report. Mr. Mollenhauer has sent the 
following letter to the makers of the yacht: 
Brooklyn, N. Y. , July 8.— Gas Engine and Power Company, Morris 
Heights, N. Y.: Gentlemen— As a matter of justice to you, being 
the builders of my twin screw naphtha yacht Thelma, which was 
burned last Tuesday, I wish to state that the yacht or its machinery 
was in no way to olame for the accident. It was entirely owing to 
the carelessness on the part of the engineer in charge removing the 
injector valve from the engine while the other engine was running, 
the escaped naphtha thereby igniting. My confidence in the safety 
of your naphtha boats is sucn that I shall place an order with you at 
an early date for another boat. Regretting this unfortunate affair, 
believe me, Yours very truly, (Signed) 
[J. Adolph Mou^enhauek. 
Erie Regatta. 
A REGATTA win be held at Port Dover on the finest sailing grounds 
on Lake Brie, Aug. 3. Following this is the Erie regatta, which will be 
held Aug. 6 and 7, instead of later In the month, as previously stated. 
Our programmes and entry blanks will soon be sent to all the secre- 
taries of .yacht clubs, and a large attendance of yachts Is moat ear- 
nestly desired. Erie Y. C. 
Back to Grindstone. 
In a very short time it will he in order to get out tent and duffle and 
pack for the fourth camp at Grindstone, the seventeenth annual meet 
of the American Canoe Aseociation. The camp will open on Aug. 14, 
—though members may come at an earlier date— and will formally 
close on Aug. 28. The racing will begin on Aug. 24, the programme 
being as follows: 
Event No. 1. Paddling and sailing combined, }4 mi^e alternatelyj 
total, 3 miles; time limit, Ij^ hours. Start to be made paddling. 
Event No. 2. Paddling, 14 mile straightaway. 
Event No. 3. Sailing, 4>4 miles; time limit, 8 hours. 
Note.— Events Nos. 1, 2 and 3 are record races under Rule 5 of sailing 
regulations. 
Event No. 4. Trophy paddling, 1 mile straightaway. 
Event No. 5. Unlimited sailing, three classes, C miles; time limit, 
2i4 hours. Starters in trophy sailing race to be selected from this 
race according to elapsed time. 
Event No. 6. Trophy sailing, 9 miles; time limit, 31^ hours. See 
Rule 5. 
Event No. 7. Dolphin sailing trophy, 7>g miles; time limit, 3 hours. 
The canoe winning first place in event No. 5 will not be allowed to 
compete in this event. 
Event No. 8. Hotel Champlain cup. 414 miles. 
Event No. 9. Orilla cup, 7}4 miles. Limited to members of Northern 
Division. 
Event No. 10. Jabberwock trophy, 8 miles. Limited to members of 
the Central Division. 
Note.— Events Nos. 9 and 10 are to be sailed providing a Northern 
and Central meet is not held. Events Nos. 7 and 8 may be contested 
for at the same time, in the discretion of the regatta committee. 
Event No. 11. Club sailing, three classes, 4i^ miles; time limit, ft 
hours. First three members of any club to count. A club to be 
represented must enter at least three men. All men entered must 
have become members of the club they represent before the first day 
of the 1896 meet. 
Event No. 13. Limited sailing. 3 miles; time limit, 1}4 hours. Sail 
area limited to lOOsq ft. and sliding seat prohibited. 
Event No. 13. Novice sailing, 3 miles; time limit, 1)4 hours. Open 
only to members who have not sailed a canoe prior to Sept. 1, 1895. 
Event No. 14. Unclassified sailing, 4U miles; time limit, 2 hours. 
(The regatta committee reserve the right to handicap in this race.) 
Event No. 15. Paddling; open canoes not under SOlbs. weight, 14 
mile straightaway; single blades. 
Event No. 16. Tandem paddling, )4 mile straightaway; decked 
canoe, double blade. 
Event No. 17. Tandem club paddling, mile straightaway; open 
canoes, single blade. 
Event No. 18. Club four paddling; mile straightaway. (Canoes 
not to be less than 28In, wide and 16ft. long ) 
Event No. 19. Hurry-scurry; swim, paddle, run. 
Event No. 80. War canoes, 1 mile; canoes not to be over 85tt. long, 
nor contain more than nine persons. 
Event No. 21. War canoes, 1 mile; canoes not to be over 35ft. long, 
nor contain to exceed sixteen persons. 
Event No. 22. Ladies' paddling, open canoes; }i mile. 
Event No 23. Ladies' tandem, open canoes; single blnde. }4 mile. 
Event No. 24. Mixed tandem, open canoes; single blade, }4 mile. 
Event No. 25. Novice paddling, open canoes, % naile; open to men 
who have never paddled a race outside of their own club races. 
Event No. 26. Open four; tug of war. 
Event No. 27. Tail-end race; open canoes, single blade, paddler to 
kneel In bow and paddle with the wind, how first, 200yds. 
Event No. 28. Hurry-scurry, obstacle or tournament. 
Note. — The committee reserve the right to call any, except the more 
important and older A. O. A. races, at any time during the meet when 
in their judgment the conditions are right. 
Note.— The right is also reserved by the committee of following the 
system of handicapping that was used at the last meet. 
All events in which less than two starters present themselves at the 
line win be canceled. 
The usual arrangements as to mess, tent floors, etc., will he made, 
the catering being in the hands of Mr. McElveney, who was in charge 
last year. Grindstone Island and the St. Lawrence are just as young 
and beautiful as of old, and though the same perhaps cannot be said 
of all of us who were there In 1884-5-6, it is to be hoped that a great 
many old A. C. A. men will take this opportunity to renew old friend- 
ships beside Eel Bay. 
The W. C. A. Meet. 
The annual meet of the Western C. A. began on July 11 and wlH 
continue until July 25. The camp this year is on Dodge's Point, Mul- 
let Lake, near Cheboygan, Mich. The energetic secretary-treasurer of 
the W. C. A. has issued a very tasteful yearbook, containing interest- 
ing histories of different clubs represented in the Association. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
Applications for membership may be made to the purser of the 
division In which the applicant resides on blanks furnished by purser, 
the applicant becoming a member provided no objection be made 
within fourteen days after his name has been officially published in 
the Forest aud Stream. 
eastern DIVISION. 
Name. Residence. Club. 
Willis E Stacy Newton .^..Wanbewawa. 
H. D. Sto we Boston « . « i ... 
ATLANTIC DIVISION. 
Elliot H. Holbrook. . .Yonkers, N. Y Yonkers O. C. 
Arthur D Shaw Philadelphia, Pa. . , , .Lake Hopatoong C. C. 
Herbert Pearsall Westfleld, N. J 
Frank L. Newell Passaic, N. J Pequannock C. 0. 
J. Day Knap .256 W. 73d St., New York. . 
Calumet Heights Gun Club. 
At the club shoot on July 4 some of the members and guests en- 
gaged in rifle shooting in addition to the sport at the traps. Event 
No. 1 was for .28cal. rifles only, and was at a reduced target, possible 
50 at lOOyds. 
The flrst event was class B and was won by Miss H. Gillespie with a 
score of .37. 
The second event was class A, American standard target, 200yds., 
off-hand, and caliber rifle. It was won by Mr. C. W. Spalding. Fol- 
lowing are the scores: 
No. 1. 
Miss H Gillespie 4343444344—37 Mrs Chamberlain. . . .5444333300— 29 
Booth 2000000000— 2 Mrs Gillespie 5322000000-18 
Mrs G MarshaU 4433333332—31 Miss Ervin 4433333320—26 
Mrs Whitman 4322220000—15 Miss Harlan 4448333332—32 
Miss Adams ....3820440000—17 Mrs Davis 833.3220000—16 
No. 2. 
L L Davis 0060080000—14 A C Patterson 6044565000-30 
Mr Spaldtag 0608746847-50 Dr Harlan 0550000605-21 
JDHobba 4652866065—48 
Rifle Notes. 
The commission appointed by Gov. Morton for the polection of a 
rifle for the use of the military and naval forces of the State of New 
York approved of the Savage rifle. The commission was appointed 
under a law passed by the Legislature last year. There were twelve 
competitors. On approval of the report by the Governor, the Ad- 
jutant-General is authorized to contract for not more than 150,000 
rifles of the kind selected by the commission at a price not to exceed 
830 per rifle. 
