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FOREST AND STREAM. 
fJULT 4, 1896. 
SLOOPS, 2&FT. OIiASS. 
Dodo, E. M. Townsend, Jr.,,.,.,. li. 86,85 ., .. .. 
Secret, R. C. Townseud 
Nameless, E. O. Wetmore i , 24 . 98 
Vaquero n., W. B. Duncan, Jr,..,..,...,...^., 
Bogie, C. J. Stevens , 20,00 
SPECIAL 21ft. class. 
Houri, E. B. Hart, Jr 31 , 00 
Vaquero I., W. G. Brokaw ..,..,,...,21.00 
Celia, 0. A. Gould 21.00 
ISft. OLiSS. 
Vesper, Paul Butler IB .00 1 2 45 00 
El Helrie, 0. H, Crane 15.00 12 45 00 
Microbe, H'. D. Seeley 15.00 12 45 00 
Ideal, H. O. Havemeyer, Jr 16.00 12 45 00 
Paprika, O. S. Hoyt ,.Tn,,i.rrr.r.*...r...... .15.00 12 45 00 
Hope, Arthur Iselin ^.i...,,....i..i.i.,j^....lB.0O 18 45 00 
Klverside, Riverside Syndicate 15.00 13 45 00 
CABIN CATS— 30pr. CLASS. 
Onaway, S. 0. Perie 26.48 13 45 00 
Oconee, C. T. Pierce 26.00 12 45 00 
Molly Bawn, F. M. Brown 28.00 12 45 00 
VolBung, DeF. Johnson 12 45 00 
CABIN OATS— 25ft. CLASS. 
Mary II., W. E. Elaworth 24.10 12 45 00 
.Tonquil, F. M. Warner 22.00 13 45 00 
Ethel, F. S. Bergen 21 .40 12 46 00 
Weasel, P. E. Ferris 24.85 18 45 00 
Presto, F. M. RandaU 22.60 12 45 00 
Drift, O. T. Herce ., 23.60 12 45 00 
Grace ,21.40 12 45 00 
CABIN OATS— 20PT. GLASS. 
Orlenta, A. D. BeU 16.05 12 45 00 
AUce, G. G. Frey 19.85 12 46 00 
Wasp and Uvira, hsving no competitors, were placed in a special class 
with the 48footer8 for an extra prize, the regular prizes being also given 
in the 43ft. class. Iroquois and Elsemarie went in without allowance, on 
even time. Bogie, having no competitor, was obliged to go' up into the 
2Bft. class. Nearly all the yachts have raced before and are well 
known. Secret is a new craft designed by her owners, Messrs. Town- 
send, and sailing her first race with a suit of sails borrowed from the 
old sloop Blonde, her own not being ready. Bogie is the new bulb fln 
30-footer, designed by W. P. Stephens, with the same rig as Ideal and 
Ethelwynn. Vaquero II. is the Herreshofl aj^-rater so successfully 
raced in the Solent last year by H. B. Duryea. 
The start was made in three divisions: a time start at 12:35 for all 
Fchooners and cutters of .36tr.. and over; a one-gun start at 12:40 for the 
34, 30 and 21tt. special and 25ft. classes, and a one-gun start at 12:45 for 
all other classes. 
There was but a light S W. wind to work in, but the fleet of 53 
yachts went away promptly without fouling, the big ones being 
timed: 
Wasp 12 35 S3 Mirth II 13 38 55 
Elsemarie 12 36 31 Drusilla 12 39 06 
Uvira 13 37 13 Amorita 13 39 06 
Eidolon i..,...,.12 37 27 Colonia 13 39 14 
Iroquois 12 38 00 Emerald (handicapped), ,.12 40 00 
Norota 12 38 34 Indolent 12 40 00 
The yachts sailing the Sound course had a close reach to the Green- 
wich Point mark, Wasp and Elsemarie, both with a good start, lead- 
ing the way and gaining on the fleet. The mark was timed: 
Wasp 1 20 25 Colonia., 1 .38 30 
Elsemarie.. 1 25 00 Iroquois 1 34 29 
Eidolon 1 25 53 Amorita 1 36 44 
Uvira....,,.....,,..... 1 27 50 Emerald ...,1 39 47 
Norota....... 1 28 35 Drusilla ....> 1 43 09 
The yachts which sailed the Shippan course turned the mark at the 
Cow's Buoy as follows after reaching across the Sound under balloon 
jibs: 
Hera Ideal v.... 3 02 53 
Acushla Paprika j.^., 2 06 33 
Dragoon Microbe...,,..., 2 09 46 
El Helrie 1 58 36 Vesper 2 10 36 
Riverside 2 01 04 
The fleet set spinakers to one side or the other and drifted with 
most exasperating slowness in a calm. Microbe gave up and took a 
tow from a launch for Larchmont. The entire fleet roundtd the last 
mark, the times as far as taken being: 
Elsemarie Musme 8 40 10 
Hera ..i,.,. 2 29 15 Acushla .......i.,,,2 33 31 
Vaquero III 2 36 20 Dragoon 3 85 20 
Asahi 3 36 44 Vorant II 3 ;j7 25 
Wawa .,.2 37 54 Feydeh 2 40 45 
Mai 8 38 30 Twilight 3 47 35 
Carolina 2 38 45 Wasp. 3 05 50 
Esperanza 2 39 31 Uvira , 3 25 20 
Bogie led her classmates and also i he 21-footer8 over two legs of 
t he course. Riverside and El Heirie were close together at the mark. 
Elsemarie had spun out a very long lead not only on her classmate, 
but on Colonic, Amorita and Emerald. 
The last leg was to windward in a flat calm, with a flood tide in the 
Sound. Elsemarie worked our far to the northwest and did well by it. 
C'^lonia managed to outsail Emerald in the very light air and £0t 
well to windward of her. 
The SO footers separated in all directions. Riverside led El Heirie 
and they had a hot fight well out in the Sound for several hours. Ves- 
per picked up Ideal on the wind, but soon dropped astern. Ideal 
profited by the experience of the week, and made one long starboard 
tack for the Long Island shore, fetching under the east end of Lloyd's 
Neck about 5 P. M. By this time Riverside and El Helrie had lost all 
the wind out in the Sound and were drifting. Vesper had cast off- 
shore for luck, but felled to find it, and Paprika and Hope were astern 
of the flset. 
At 5:24:17 Elsemarie managed to reach the line, where the signal to 
finish was set, followed by Colonia and Wasp, with Dragoon and 
Vaquero III. later. Ab^ut this time El Heirie and Riverside, close to- 
getner, lowered jibs and took a line from El Heirie's launch; kindly 
going a loner way out of their course to pick up Ideal. By the time 
they reached her and proffered a line she had caught the first puffs of 
the long-looked-for shore breeze, and setting a balloon jib was almost 
able to keep up with -the launch Astern of her were Bogie, Vaquero 
II.. Celia and a lot more, all catching the breeze off the mouth of Hun- 
tington Bay. It was a long way to the line, but now the flood was 
making fast and helped them in. Paprika very pluckily hung out for 
second prize. 
The times of those which finished were: 
80HO0NKHS - 95ra' class. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Colonia 18 39 14 6 05 46 5 26 31 5 26 31 
Amorita 12 39 06 7 21 05 6 41 59 
SCHOONERS— 85rr class. 
Elsemarie 13 36 31 6 CO 48 5 34 17 5 24 17 
Iroquois 12 38 00 8 05 54 7 27 54 
COTTERS -60ft class. 
Wasp 13 35 53 6 16 20 5 40 27 5 40 27 
Uvira 13 37 13 7 12 14 6 85 01 
cutters— 43ft. class. 
Norota 13 38 34 7 04 55 6 26 21 
Drusilla 7 50 08 
34ft class— start 12:40. 
Dragoon 6 .30 34 5 50 34 
Vorant II 7 15 16 6 35 15 
SOFT CLASS— START 12:40. 
Vaquero III 6 33 20 5 53 20 
Hera 6 36 20 5 56 20 
Esperaaza..,, 6 39 10 5 59 10 
Mai 6 40 55 6 00 55 
Carolina 7 15 20 6 35 20 
Musme . . 7 20 26 6 40 36 
FT. OLABS— START 12:40 
Twilight 7 07 30 6 27 30 
25pt. dlass-start 12:40. 
Bogie ■.. 7 55 fi7 7 15 57 
Vaquero II 8 15 10 7 35 10 
Nameless 8 17 30 7 37 30 
21ft. SPECIAL CLASS— START 12:40. 
Houri 7 39 46 6 59 46 
Vaquero 1 7 46 21 7 06 21 ..... 
15ft. CLASS START 12:45. 
Ideal 7 51 51 7 06 51 
Paprika 8 03 07 7 18 07 
Hope 8 13 10 7 28 10 
CABIN CATS, 80ft CLASS— START 14:45, 
Volsung .... 7 08 55 6 23 55 
Onaway 7 19 18 6 34 18 
Oconee 7 23 15 6 38 15 
Molly Bawn 7 45 49 7 00 49 . .. 
CABIN CATS, 25PT. CLASS-START 12:45. 
Mary II > - 7 48 26 6 58 26 
Weasel R 06 18 7 21 18 
Drift.....:.......,...... 8 08 4:^ 7 23 43 
Ethel,,,,. > 8 83 23 7 38 23 
CABIN CATS, SOPT, CLASS— START 12:45. 
4»ce i. g 26 18 r 41 19 , ., ,, 
Elsemarie wina the Oruger cup, aod Vequero III, the Lslaad ohal- 
IdDge cup. The olaaa prizes go to Oolonia l&t; Wasp 1st; I^orota 
Ist, and also 2d in the special class; Drusilla 2d; Dragon 1st; Vaquero 
III. 1st, Hera 2d; Twilight 1st; Bogie 1st; Hour! 1st; Ideal Ist, Pap- 
rika 2d; Volsung 1st, Onaway 2d; Mary II. Ist, Weasel 2d; Alice Ist. 
The race committee— Messrs. Cromwell, Sherman, Wetmore, Kerr 
and Dresser— were on the club steamer Dunderberg. The only nota- 
ble feature of the race was the fast work of Elsemarie under such 
adverse conditions. 
Winthrop Y". C. Open Race. 
GREAT HEAD- BOSTON HARBOR. 
Saturday, June 27, 
The open race of the Winthrop Y. 0. on June 27 fared badly on ac" 
count of the light S.E. breeze, only 40 yachts starting out of 100 
entries, but a race was made in all classes. The times were: 
FIRST CLASS. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Harbinger, W. F. Bache 28.04 2 10 15 1 44 24 
Emma C P. A. Ooupal 29.05 2 11 25 1 46 2? 
Ida J., F. E. Beckman 28.11 3 14 48 1 49 27 
Arbutus, J. F. SmaU 29.11 2 23 30 1 58 56 
Beatrice. John Cavanagh 25.06 2 41 40 2 13 17 
SBCOND CLASS. 
Gleaner, F. O. Wellington 23.00 1 42 40 1 15 10 
Tacoma, S. N. Small 22.00 1 44 «0 1 15 69 
Romance, L. D Sears 24.04 1 43 23 1 17 08 
Satanic. Wm. Daly, Jr.., 23,07 1 -IS 30 1 20 35 
Clara, Walter Burgess ,, , 24 . 1 0 1 46 38 1 20 44 
Alma, 0. A. Henry.,,,. ...23.09 1 50 20 1 33 33 
Swirl, H. M. Faxon 21.07 1 54 13 1 85 14 
Raccoon, C. D Lanning : 21 .06 1 59 80 1 30 17 
Privateer. A. E. Scbaaf 28.07 1 57 27 1 30 30 
Erycina. E. A. Cook 24.03 1 57 17 1 31 11 
Rex, J. B. FarreU 24.00 1 59 20 1 33 46 
TBIRD CLASS. 
Booster, Adams Bros 19.08 1 38 06 1 10 53 
Harriet. L T. Harrington 80.07 1 49 10 1 22 S3 
Arab, W. F. Scott 18.01 1 54 20 1 25 20 
Wawanda, Benner et al , 19.11 1 52 40 1 25 43 
Evadne, N. W. Pitts 18.11 1 55 07 1 27 04 
Eclipse, O. H. Myriclr 20.01 2 58 08 1 38 20 
I'OUBTH CLASS 
Alpine, C. J. Blethen 17.06 1 54 88 1 34 45 
Fantasy, Wm. Allerton 15.09 2 00 27 1 28 25 
Sphinx, Arthur Keith 17.11 1 58 OO 1 28 48 
Circe, F. B. Pigeon 16.05 2 00 10 1 29 04 
Jonah, N. B. Stone 16,05 2 13 04 1 41 58 
FIFTa CLASS 
Katydid, G. B. Pear, 14.00 1 27 41 1 02 54 
Elsa, H..M. Crane..,......,,...,..,... 14.08 1 28 40 1 04 39 
Velma, Theo. Hallett 14,09 1 33 33 1 08 37 
Princess, Gay and Ware 14.06 1 33 03 1 08 51 
Unknown, A. Martin 1 39 18 1 15 27 
15ft. class. 
Anita, S. N. Small 15.00 1 40 40 
, J. J.Moebs 15,00 1 43 47 
Meston, L. 8. Meston a 15.00 1 44 10 
Wee Two, H, N. Ridgeway 16.00 1 58 02 
Chick, C. E. Leighton 15.00 1 58 10 ..... 
Black Cat, L T. Harrington 15.00 1 58 40 
The judges were: Com. Q. E Leighton, chairman, ex-Com. J. 8. 
Cushing. es-Com. A. W. Torrey, ex-Com. H. E Turner, ex Com. Q. C. 
Abbott, Fleet Capt. A. T. Bliss, Oapt. H. P. Morrissey, F. P. Norton, 
Com. C. F. Morrill, S. B. Y. 0.; Com. Hartford Davenport. D. Y. C; 
Com. Elmer E. Gray, J. Y. 0.; Com. C. P. Pettingill. Q. Y. C; Com. 
N. P. Morton, P. Y. C ; Com, Wm. Fessendsn, O. C. Y. C; H. C. Morse, 
Gt Xi Cddd spcrGtflriQS 
The first'race of the Winthrop Y. 0. "one-design" class was sailed 
on June 20, as follows: 
Start. Finish. Elaosed. 
No. 4, E. E. Bandall 7 08 00 7 40 25 0 38 35 
No. 11, A. Ridgeway 7 08 00 7 41 00 0 33 00 
No. 10, Luther Harrington,.. 7 08 00 7 41 35 0 33 35 
No. 5, Com. Leighton 7 08 00 7 43 10 0 34 10 
The Evasion of Waterline Measurement. 
The following letter calls attention to a matter that has been more 
or less under discussion for several seasons, and has this year de- 
manded more notice than ever before through the increasing number 
and the monstrous proportions of what yachtsmen term "freaks." 
Nhw York, June Editor Forest and Stream; I wish to call your 
attention to a rule of raeiasurement which .vnuwill find in the bo^k 
of rules of the Long Island Yacht Racing Union, on page 5, Rule II., 
as follows: 
"A form, resulting from the cutting away of the fair line of the 
stem, sternpost or the ridge of the counter, for the apparent purpose 
of shortening the load waterline, shall be measured between fair 
lines " 
This rule can be applied to a number of "freak" boats to the advan- 
tage of racing yachtsmen who do not care to build "freaks," and who 
are now compelled to give lime allowance to larger boats, which by 
reason of their peculiar build and the non -enforcement of the above 
rule are enabled to cheat the rule of raeasuremenc. 
In the Forest and Stream of June 13 is given a description of two 
J^^-raters, which no doubt will exceed the 16ft. sailing length of this 
Ciaps if measured according to the above rule. Wm. E. Elswobth. 
We are heartily in sympathy with the spirit of the rule as quoted, 
and would like to see it enforced fairly but firmly by every yacht club 
in the country ; at the same time we can see certain difficulties in ap- 
plying it. There is one case, the one originally contemplated, as 
nearly as we can ascertain, in the framing of the rule years ago, in 
which its application is an easy matter, that such as came up some 
three years ago in Detroit, in which the City of the Straits (the yacht 
of that numerous name, and not the City of Detroit^ sought to secure 
a fictitious measurement by sawing notches out of the stem and 
counter just about the waterline. The evasion and intent were so 
palpable that the decision should have been a matter of course; but 
the question was referred to the New York Y. C, and the opinion of 
it-s measurer, to whom it was finally submitted, was that the meas- 
urement must be taken between points on the fair line of the stem 
and counier, such as would be made by placing a batten against them. 
The evil, as it is coming into existence to-day, is of a somewhat dif- 
ferent nature, the old keel contour, made up of nearly straight lines 
and long, bold curves, either concave or convex, has given place to all 
sorts of freak jogs and angles, some for one purpose and some for 
another. In some cases it might be possible to apply the rule with- 
out question, as in the case mentioned, but iu the majority the curves, 
though short and abrupt, still keep within the technical definition of 
a '-fair line." In the first case, of the equcre jog cut in the stem, it 
would be manifestly impossible to bend a batten, however thin, into 
the nppning; but in such craft as the Knot In It, to which our cor- 
respondent alludes, a batten might be bent from the heel of the stern- 
post to the stemhead. True, it would need to be very thin at one 
point, but still we may at least assume for the sake of argument, even 
if such is not the actual fact, that the keel contour Is a "fair line," in 
that it can be thus described by a batten. The intent is obvious, but 
in the majority of cases it would be difllcult to disqualify a yacht as 
the rule is now worded. 
While we are strongly against such evasions, and approve decided- 
ly of legislation against them should it prove necessary, we are by no 
means convinced that such tricks are of any benefit. With a meas- 
urement properly talten, that is, with crew and all proper weights 
aboard, there is a very small margin for any cheating of the waterline 
measurement ; the main trouble comes in under the present system 
of measuring without all weights aboard. Anyone who watched 
Knot In It bobbing around the course in the races of last week, ap- 
parel tly making a painful effort to get herself down into the water 
where she should be, but would not go, must have recognized that if 
her proportions of about 10ft. waterline and BSOffc. of sail were possi- 
ble in the class, a far better boat could be designed by abandoning the 
futile attempt to get the upper part of the hull into the water when 
sailing The boat wa'' seriously handicapped by the weight and the 
great windage of deck and topsides that she could never immerse 
unless when laid flat by a squall, and so far on her side that speed 
would be impossible As the facts were, she really sailed on a short, 
round and hard lee line, instead of the long easy one which she was 
supposed to have. 
Kittie IIIII is another example. It is not yet known that either boat will 
measure into the class. To appearances the latter will not; but even if 
they do, their record in two days of light weather shows them to be 
hopelessly out of it with boats of moderate form and honest length 
measurement. Dragoon is another example. Without questioning 
her speed, any one who watches her under all ordinary conditions and 
sees her split' the water from time to time with the sharp under ridge 
of her stem will realize that this disturbance can in no way contribute 
to her speed. Amorita is perhaps the fastest of the whole of this 
branch of the freak family, and there are many who agree with us 
that she might have been quite as fast with a stem that was not pain- 
ful to look at. 
It is true that this feature is being carried to an extreme la some of 
the new catboats, and apparently to advantage, to Judge from their 
performances; but we have little feftl" ttltvt rnttJ the waterline fairly 
measured, a6 in England, with crew aud racing welghtg aboard, liiere 
can be any material gal^^ over the yacht ot honest desiga. 
Looking^ Backward. 
In its characteristic fashion the Boston Herald of -June 20 has a 
fling at the 15ft. class, to which it misapplies the English name, as. 
follows: 
The J^ raters are not a bo hereabouts (Boston), which is an indica- 
tion of the sense and intelligence of our yachting men. At best thev 
are a half-worked out type, neither safe nor comfortable, nor do thpy 
in any way represent any ideas upon which the least beneficial In- 
formation can be gained. The i^-rater is a dangerous craft, though 
with air-tight cans they are made to float. The pity is that 
even yachtsmen have been found to put money into them, when at a 
little more expense an out-and-out racing class might have been built 
from which data could be had. The J^-rater class will not be a per- 
manent fixture on this Side, for American yachtsmen do not believe in 
standing still. 
It is sad to think how many misguided yachtsmen, or perhaps they 
are not real yachtsmen after all, have taken pleasure in designing, 
sailing and watching these boats during the spring without knowing 
how thoroughly bad the class is— in the opinion of the Boston Herald. 
As far as the remark about the class in Boston is concerned, it is 
simply arrant nonsense, as there are just about as many 15 footers in 
Boston as there are snakes in Ireland, The so-called "Boston boat" 
of the Seawanhaka trials was built by Lawley & Son, and they made 
a good job of her too, but she was designed by lier owner, a resident 
of New York. Besides her, and she was afloat in Boston waters for 
only a few days, there is one other racing 15 footer, designed by S. N. 
Small, of whose merits we are not informed. There are about Boston , 
at Cohasset and Winthrop, a couple of dozen "one-design" 16 footers, 
designed and built with a low cost as the first consideration, and in no 
sense to be classed with such craft as those built for the real class 
racing, such as Ethelwnn, Trilby, Riverside, Ideal, Two Step, JJI 
HeirJe, etc. Some of these boats, we know, are not of the proper de 
sign for their intended use, and none of them can be expected to 
make a good showing In open water- beside the old class of racing 
yachts of 15tt. l.w.l. and unlimited sail. 
The Comments on the danger of the IS footer read very funnily 
when we recall that this severe critic is at the same time pleading for 
the restoration of one of the worst types of small craft yet devised in 
this country, the unlimited 21-footer of 1891, boats of shoal draft, 
great beam, match-box construction and big rig. A man who will go 
outside of Half -Way Rock in such a craft in a fog, with nothing 
aboard but a jug of lemonade and a ton of pig lead piled on the floor, 
should hardly worry over the danger of racing a boat like Ethelwynn 
or El Heirie about the harbors of the Sound. 
If the "Boston Herald man" had thought it worth while to attend 
the recent races, he might not only have learned just what a modern 
15-footer is, but be could have seen clever handling that would have 
won bis admiration, some sharp racing of a big fleet that throws into 
the shade the haphazard meeting ot boats by couples in the large 
classes, and he could have filled several large note books with Inter- 
eating and valuable "data" on models, sails, rig, construction and 
other vital points. Perhaps, too, he might have been able to explain 
the unlocked for success ot the bulb-fln in this class, the failure of the 
brute boats, the »cows and the freaks and many other points not yet 
entirely clear. American yachtsmen do not believe in standing still, 
the American 15ft. class and its great advance in a single season over 
the Enghsh 1.^-rating class show that, as well as the immense amount 
of skill and energy displayed by the younger yachtsmen in producing 
and racing a fleet of 27 yachts of the same measurement. 
Eastern IT. C. 
MATJBLEHKAD— MASSACHUSETTS BAY. 
Saturday, June 37. 
The first of the races of the Eastern Y. C, for the knockabout class, 
waspafiedon June 27 off Marblehead in a light S.E. wind, the new 
Herreshoff boat, Cock Robin, being an easy winner. The times were: 
,.T^ u- « r, ^ Length. Elapsed. 
Cock Robm, 0. S. Eaton 21 00 2 64 06 
La Chica. C. V. Souther 21 00 8 59 35 
Tautog, W. O. Gay 81.00 3 07 45 
Maia, Everett Paine ., 21.00 3 26 55 
Mayona, C. O. Stearns -, 21.00 3 30 45 
Jacktar, T. E, Jacobs Withdrew 
Alruna, J H. and F. D, Lambert, „^.. Withdrew. 
Dorothy, Frank Brewster. . , , , , Withdrew. 
Water Lily. H. M. Sears , Withdrew. 
Bonito, J. O Stscey Withdrew. 
Sally, D. C. Percival, Jr , ,. .. Withdrew. 
The steamer Nantucket followed the race with the members of the 
club aboard. The regatta committee included Messrs. P. T. Jackson, 
H. H. Buck and A. N. Rantoul. The club house and grounds were 
illuminated in the evening, and many guests were present to enjoy 
the dancing. 
The Week's Baces. 
The present week is a busy one about New York. On Monday the 
Stamford Y. C. gives a race for 30- footers, 21-footers and 15-footers, 
with the annual regatta ot the PavoniaY.C. ; on Tuesday are the 
special races of the Indian Harbor Y. C. at Greenwich; on Wednesday 
the Corinthian fieet of New Rochelle will hold its special races for .30- 
footers and 15-footers; on Thursday are the special races ot the 
Horseshoe Harbor Y. C , of Larchmont; on Friday the annual regatta 
of the New Rochelle Y. C, and on Saturday the annual regatta of the 
Larchmont Y. C. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Jessica, cutter, is under charter to W. K. Vatdfrbilt, Jr. 
Kathleen, cutter, has been sold by Tarns & Lemoine to H. C. Hop- 
kins." 
Constellation, schr., has been chartered by Bayard Thayer to Q. W. 
Weld. 
Bedouin, cutter, has been sold through Tarns & Lemoine by Samuel 
Mather to J. Murray Mitchell. 
Washington, June 21.— When President Cleveland arrives at Gray 
Gables for his summer vacation he will find his vapor launch newly 
painted and renamed Three Sisters. Last year, when the President 
and Mrs. Cleveland bought this launch, they christened it Two Sisters, 
and this name was inscribed on the stern, but another daughter claims 
attention now, and this led to the change in the name of the boat, this 
suggestion having been made by Mrs. Cleveland before starting for 
Buzzard's Bay.— Chicago Daily Tribune. 
The new steam yacht Kanawha, designed and built by Charles L. 
Seabury & Co., Nyack, for John P. Duncan, N. Y. Y. C, made her 
official trial trip on June 23. The guaranteed speed in contract was l6 
miles per hour for three consecutive hours over a measured course, 
and without the least trouble she attained a speed of 17 miles per hour 
for the time mentioned, everything working to perteotion. The en- 
gine is a Seabury design, triple expansion, and the boiler of Seabury 's 
latest improved type. The princ pal dimensions of Kanawha are: 
140ft. over all, 116ft. waterline, 17ft. beam, 7ft. draft. Capt. William 
A. Miller is in charge. 
AMERICAN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895. 
Commodore, Wm. R. Huntington, Rome, N. Y. 
Seo'y-Treas,, Thos. H. Stryker, Rome, N. Y. 
Librarian, W. P. Stephens, Bayonne, N. J. 
PtJBSERS. 
Atlantic Division, H. M. Dater, .307 Adelphi street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
Central Division, Geo. J. Keyes, 193 Front street, Rochester, N. Y, 
Eastern Division, R. H. Hammond, Worcester, Mass. 
Northern Division, Douglas H. McDougal, Toronto, Canada. 
Annual dues, $1; initiation fee, $1. 
Annual meet, Aug. 14-28, Grindstone Island, St. Lawrence River. 
WESTERN CANOE ASSOCIATION, 1895-96. 
Commodore, C. F. Pennewell, Detroit, Mich. 
Vice-Commodore, Nat. H. Cook, Chicago, 111. 
Rear-Commodore, E. H, Holmes, Milwaukee, Wis. 
Sec'y-Treas., W. D, Stearns, Detroit, Mich. 
Executive Committee: R. M Lamp, Madison, Wis.; C- J. Steadroan, 
Cincinnati, O.; F. W. Dickens, Milwaukee, Wis. ' ' ' 
FIXTURES. 
1-8. Atlantic DivisiOQ Meet, Lake Hopateoug, N. J, 
