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deek ai'e hoth out of water and serve a double purpose, first, 
through their own weight acting as the weather hull of a 
catamaran to windward, and secondly, again as in the cata- 
maran, as a seat for the crew far out to windward. 
It may be said that there is nothing new in all this, that it is 
as true of the common scow as of El Heirie; but the scow 
has found many friends and exponents in the past, who have 
proclaimed its advantages ; at the same time we have yet to 
hear of one who has pointed out this peculiar advantage in 
the way of successfully evading the measurement of water- 
line, or who has employed it in a way which indicated any 
comprehension of it. In both El Heirie and Glencairn this 
same idea, derived independently and at different times, has 
been elaborated in a thoroughly careful and scientifical man- 
ner, which shows that the designers were not, as is so often 
the case, misled by the color and texture of the husk, but 
have faithfully sought the truth in the kernel. Compared 
with these two yachts the more primitive scow models have 
been far from successful, mainly in lack of light weather 
speed, there being no trouble about speed in a strong breeze. 
In the case of Glencairn a comparison is difficult, owing to 
the great discrepancy ia waterline and sail area between her 
and the rest of the fleet; but there were a number of the 
scow type in the trial races of about the same waterline and 
sail area as El Heirie, but nowhere near her in point of 
speed. 
The experiment of 1891, in cutting off the fore end of the 
waterline of Gloriana, was a most radical one, but it really 
involved no new principle, dealing merely with the reduc 
tion of deadwood, which, as it proved, was useless, though 
it had always been considered essential. The experiment of 
1896, in El Heirie, in cutting away with one bold stroke 
what Mr. Herreshoff had left in Gloriana, is still more 
radical and goes beyond a mere detail in amounting to a 
clear and well defined principle heretofore unknown in 
designing. Just how far upward in the list of classes this 
principle may be employed is as yet doubtful; probably the 
25tt. class will mark the extreme limit. It can only be em- 
ployed where the crew constitutes a large portion or in fact 
all of the ballast, and in craft so small that the risk of cap- 
size amounts to nothing and they may in racing be heeled 
to a dangerous angle. It is in no way probable that El 
Heirie's model would succeed in a yacht of 30 to 40ft. l.w.l., 
which must of necessity be sailed as nearly upright as 
possible, and even in the 25ft. class the allowance of crew, 
five in all, is probably too small to make such an experiment 
successful. Whatever class be selected for the contest of 
1897 for the Seawanhaka cup, there can be no question that 
this new type of yacht will play an important part, and 
much more in regard to its capabilities may be looked for. 
We hope later on to give further particulars as to the rig and 
fittings of El Heirie. 
EXPENSIVE SPORT. 
We reprint the following timely editorial from T?ie 
Yachtsman of July 30: 
It will be remembered that a few weeks since we lifted up 
our voice in protest against the millionaire yachtsman racing 
aught save an "unrestricted class" yacht. The case of the 
Niagara's crew is quite to the point; but in calling attention 
to the absurdity it must not be supposed that Mr. Howard 
Gould is one whit more guilty of spoiling sport, in our opin- 
ion, than many other very wealthy owners of small class rac- 
ing yachts. We are indeed fully persuaded that he, in com- 
mon with many ''earls and such like," as we once expressed 
it, sins in utter unconsciousness. That he does great harm 
to yacht racing by a too good-natured use of a long purse 
will be acknowledged by all would-be builders for the 52ft. 
class — outside the pale of earls and millionaires — when they 
hear that Niagara's ordinary paid hands, six in all, excluding 
that thorough good skipjjer, John Barr, receive no less than 
30 shillings per week. Besides this standing wage, the men 
are found in clothes, food, etc., the latter item running to 
about £1 per week per abdomen ; and to more fully recognize 
the value of a berth aboard Niagara, it must be said that the 
usual prize money is freely given by Mr. Gould, viz. : £1 per 
man for every first prize, 10s. for each second prize, and 58. 
for third prizes. The salary of the naturalized American- 
Scotch skipper is not, of course, included in the foregoing, 
nor have we attempted to pry into the perquisities 
of his high ofiice, but J. B. can take care of him- 
self full well, and he is not likely to be undervalued by 
Mr. Howard Gould. Why should he be, for a better sailing 
master never sailed such a good boat as Niagara? It will be 
seen that Mr, Gould is unwittingly a spoU-sport through 
being too generous a governor. We should like to see Mr. 
Gould the owner of a first-class v racing yacht, with John 
Barr as his captain, and all his present crew in the vessel, 
at perhaps a reduced rate of emolument. But this example 
of a 20-rater's or 52-footer's working expenses clearly shows 
that a move on the part of the Y. E, A. in the matter of fix- 
ing a scale of wages and the number of paid hands in all the 
restricted classes is imperative for the sake of "the promotion 
of the interests of yacht racing." 
The instance above quoted is but one of many modern ex- 
travagances which together form a powerful contributory 
cause against the best interests of yachting. The evil of ex- 
travagant expenditure atflicts most impartially all sizes and 
classes, and is rapidly making the sport too expensive for the 
very class of men who should be its most powerful patrons. 
As yachting is conducted to-day, the captain of an ocean- 
going yacht does not cross the Atlantic in her, but goes, like 
his master, in the first cabin of a liner; the racing of a 60 or 
70ft. schooner requires at least two of the most experienced 
racing skippers; the 30ft. special class, a Corinthian class if 
ever there was one, monopolizes the services of such racing 
cracks as Watson and Crocker, and even a 15-footer must 
have a professional as crew. It is this sort of yachting which 
is doing infinitely more harm to the sport than the presence 
of a poor rule or the absence of a perfect one. It is, for the 
time being, profitable to the few expert skippers, but we 
doubt whether in the end it is to the benefit of the profes- 
sional yacht sailor as a class, both skipper and crew ; as long 
as the boom is on in a particular class it is beneficial to a 
certain limited number, but on the other hand one heed only 
look through the yards and basins in midsummer and note 
the number of large yachts out of commission to appreciate 
the effect on sailor men as a body. 
THE MEASUREMENT RULE. 
CoBOURG, Aug. 8. — Editor Forest and Stremn: In the 
current issue of the Forest and Stream there appears a 
letter from a correspondent, Sextant, on the measurement 
?uestion, which seems to be pertinent at the present time, for 
think every one, even the designers of Sothis and Glen- 
cairn, is disappointed that the tendency of the length and 
sail area rule has been to force upon us boats partaking more 
or less of the nature of brutes with exaggerated sail plans 
and sawed-off waterlines. It seems to be acknowledged that 
sail area measurement alone would produce a canoe-shaped 
boat, long and slim, and almost equally undesirable from a 
cruiser's point of view, and Sextant as well as the length 
and sail area men propose to restrain the tendency of the 
rule by arbitrary restrictions in the dimensions of the hull in 
the one case and in the sail area in the other. 
The proposition to restrict is tantamount to a confession 
that the existing rule is bad in its tendencies, as also the pro- 
posed one, and if so why perpetuate the one and initiate the 
other? Length as giving finer lines and lessening the ten- 
dency to pitch and sceud in a seaway is a speed-giving ele- 
ment in itself independent of its contributing to greater 
power, and should evidently be taxed to some extent, but the 
present tax is obviously too heavy as compared with that on 
sail. Why not then, if the existing rule tends to unduly 
short boats, and that proposed by Sextant to unduly long 
and slim ones, adopt some mean between them, siich as 
]j _|_ 2 '^S a" 
' Q — "'^ Such a rule is equally simple in its prac- 
o 
tical application with the present one, and would have the 
further advantage of bringing some of the older and more 
moderately rigged craft into more hopeful competition with 
the brutes by compelling the latter to reduce their sail plans 
in order to get into the class at all, while the more snugly 
rigged boats would need no alteration. 
It does not seem to me that direct restrictions are in any 
way desirable as regards the cardinal dimensions, and if they 
are applied at all it should be as has been done in several 
cases to the form of midship section, sheer plnn, etc., and 
not to the dimensions of the circumscribing block or to the 
driving power. If the sail area, for instance, were restricted 
in a 15-footer to 250ft. the result would probably be that 
every boat in the fleet would carry exactly this amount on 
14ft. waterline, and the only differences would be some 
trifling ones in shape of midship section and rig; it would be 
to all intents and purposes a one-design class, with victory 
depending upon the personal equation of the crew and to a 
small extent upon the purse of the owner in enabling him to 
procure a saving of a few pounds in weight. 
And here I think is an element of speed to which some 
limit might be with propriety applied as discouraaing a boat 
built either at extreme cost or unduly weak and unfit for 
rough and tumble work. Let us restrict the weight or rather 
the absence of weight of a 15 footer to that which can be 
obtained by a skillful builder vvoi king with ordinary mate- 
rials consistently with the production of a reasonably strong 
and durable boat. I say durable advisedly; for a boat, as has 
been already proved this season in more than one case, may 
be quite equal to withstanding the strains of sailing even 
in a rough sea, but may be almost ruined by being 
hauled up and exposed to sun and dry air for a few days, or 
even by exposure to changeable weather at her moorings. 
H. K. WiCKSTEED. 
The FoKEST AND STREAM is put to pvess mch week on 
Tuesday. Correspondence intended for publication 
should reach us at the latest by Monday, an4 as much 
^arli&r as prat tical)le, 
Corinthian 7. C. Midsummer Series. 
MARBLKHEAD— MASSACHUSETTS BAY. 
Aug. n, 13, U, 15. 
The first race of the Corinthian Y. C. midsummer series was sailed 
on Aug. 13 In a very lieht air. The courBe was shortened to 6J^ miles 
and then the knocliabouts did not finish in lime. The times were: 
25 FOOTEHS. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Beatrice, J. Cavanagh aO.ll 1 S6 20 1 56 20 
Bex, J. B. Farrell 2 18 57 
Susie, J. F. Cole 28.06 2 37 45 2 36 23 
Marena, D. Follett, Jr 29 01 2 40 25 2 39 25 
Elvhra, Bartlett Bros 29.05 2 40 40 2 39 51 
21-FOOTERS. 
Rooster, Adams Bros,. i..,,, 3 15 37 
Satanic, Wm. Daly, Jr. .-. . r*, 3 22 60 
Gleaner, F. O. Wellington... 23.08 2 24 05 
Reaper, H. P. Benson. , 24.01 3 33 08 
Tacoma, S. N. Small 24.09 3 02 50 
Natoye, A. C. Usher 3 22 00 
21ft, class 
Cleopatra, H. M. Faxon 21.09 2 45 50 
Koorali, R. C. Robblns 22.07 2 47 15 
Arab, W. F. Scott 8 21 25 
Edith, F. M. Wood 20.04 3 31 40 
Comas WithUrew. 
10-FJOTERS 
Sunbeam, H. B. Faxon 18.09 3 03 20 
Bonlta, C. W. & C. O. Hood 20.06 3 22 05 
Fantasy Did not finish. 
Anita , Did not finish. 
Swallow Did not finlBh. 
On Aug. 13 there was no wind, and the race was abandoned. On 
Aug. 14 a fine N.E. breeze was blowing, and a good race was sailed, 
the times being: 
25 FOOTERS. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected , 
Rex, J. B Farrell , 29.11 1 56 42 1 55 62 
Susie, J. F. Cole 28.06 1 58 07 1 56 01 
Elvira, Bartlett Bros , ......29.05 1 59 31 1 E8 15 
Beatrice, J. Cavanagh .....30.11 1 59 02 1 59 02 
Tantrum, F. D. Perkins 2 02 35 
Romance Withdrew. 
Marena. Withdrew. 
21-FOOTERS. 
Satanac, W. Daly. Jr. 28.11 1 52 20 1 51 20 
Rooster, Adams Bros ..,.21.01 1 56 08 1 51 38 
Reaper, H. P. Benson 24.01 1 54 20 1 53 80 
Gleaner, F. O. Wellington 23.06 1 55 31 1 64 Oi 
Tacoma, S. N Small .24.09 1 54 82 1 5432 
Exile, A. H. Higgi 8on......i.i.v:.M...23.02 1 59 '47 1 57 57 
Tedesco, C. U. Murss, Jr 2 09 37 
21 FT. CA-IS. 
Cleopatra. H. M. Foxon 21.09 1 18 00 1 16 36 
Arao, W. F. Scott. . t-»i»>-. 123 11 .... 
Magpie, W. S ttvens ..23.04 1 25 13 1 24 21 
Egerla, B. Tucker ..t.ir.. S3. 05 1 25 28 1 25 28 
Comus, Dr. KittrBdge...ii,,i^i.i .... 1 3i 57 
Koorali, R O. Boijbiua,..., Disabled. 
17-FOOTEKS. 
Bonita, C. O Hood 20.06 1 20 25 1 20 25 
Fantasy, W AUer ton 17.11 1 28 00 1 25 04 
Sunbeam, H. B. Faxon Disabled. 
KNOCKABOUTS. 
Cock Rohin, C. 8. Eaton 1 33 36 ... . 
Bo Peep, Clark & North. ... 136 12 . ., .. 
Water Lily, H. M. Sears 1 37 01 , .. 
Maia, E. Paine 1 39 26 
La Chica, C. V. Souther 1 39 35 
Dorothy, F. Brewster., 1 39 42 ... 
Jacktar, T. E. Jacobs...,;., ....J. 139 49 . ., 
Comet. A. A. Lawrence...';.. ..-.'t^.; 1 40 40 
Sally, D. C. Percival, Jr. , 1 40 55 
Hobo, T. W King.. 1 42 32 . .. .. 
Mayona, C. O Stearns 1 46 41 ..." 
Alruna, Lambert Bros 1 47 2« 
Nike, C. A. Cooley 1 4K 34 
Si't-''' ^>,^J,^s*° • J 48 58 ; !! 
yighnu, a F.Ayer,,,.,., ,.,„..„ Dwabled, 
Aug. 15 brought another day of light airs, resulting in a drifting 
match, the times being: 
B1B8T CLASS. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrpcted. 
Ida J., F. E. Beckman .„.. ., ..S9.06 8 15 25 3 13 00 
Z«runh. Q. C. Curtis ..........33.05 5 01 40 fi 01 40 
Emma C, P. A. Ooupal 38.08 5 12 08 5 08 59 
Arbutus Did not finish. 
Barnacle .... Did not finish. 
SECOND CLASS 
Rooster, Adams Bros...., ...19.00 3 25 08 3 20 19 
Exit, A. H. Higeinson 21.07 4 16 45 4 15 40 
Satanic, Wm Daly, Jr.., .....33.05 4 51 65 4 51 55 
Gleaner, F. O. Wellington 22.01 4 52 25 4 52 00 
Tacoma Did not finish. 
Wawanda.... Did not finish. 
Natoye Did not flnlsh 
In the morning, starting at 9:10 o'clock, the knockabouts sailed oflE 
the postponed race of Aug. 12. 
Lenpth. ElapsPd. 
Cuck Robin, 0. 8. Baton 21.00 2 19 18 
Bo Peep, Clark & North ...21.00 2 27 03 
Jacktar, T. E. Jacobs 21.00 2 27 03 
La Chica, 0. V. Souther ......21.00 2 37 27 
Dorothy, Frank Brewster...... .....ai.OO 2 38 51 
Water Lily, H. M Sears ,. 21.00 2 41 14 
Sally, D. 0. Percival, Jr 21.00 2 51 40 
Maria, Everett Paine 21 .00 2 52 49 
The Lake Erie Regattas. 
The two days' racing of the Erie Y. n. resulted greatly to the ad- 
vantage of the Canadian yachts. The first day, Aug. 6, was devoted 
to the larger classes, there being a fine SW. breeze. The result 
was: 
FIRST CLASS. 
Canada 2 11 00 Scorpion 3 49 00 
40ft. CLASS. 
Dinah 2 81 00 Iris. . 2 43 00 
Vivia 3 83 00 
85ft. class. 
Eve Withdrew Puritan Withdrew 
Miriam. . . , , , ..Withdrew 
30ft. class. 
Hiawatha , .2 28 OO Uowkey 2 48 00 
My ma 2 34 00 Nox 2 51 00 
On the second day, Aug. 7, the races for the 25tt. and 15ft. classes 
were sailed. Sybil, of Buffalo, won, with Rogue, of Erie, second, in 
the 25tt. class. Arab, of Erie, won the 15ft. class. 
On Aug 8 Vencedor arrived at Cleveland after a hard passage from 
Chicago, and next morning Canada arrived from Erie and anchored 
near her. On Aug. 10 a reception was tendered to the visiting yachts- 
men by the Cleveland Y. 0., with a review of the fleet by Com. Worth- 
ington from the schooner Prisciila. After the review and when noany 
of the ninety yachts in harbor were left partly unattended, a very vio- 
lent squall broke over the harbor and swept through the fleet. The 
schooner Clipper, of Cleveland, was capsized and sunk; Sprite, of 
Toledo, capsized, with Volant and Pearl; Eva and Dinah, of Hamilton, 
were swept up on the beach ;jNox, of Rochester, lost her bowsprit, and 
many other yachts were damaged. When the squall struck Vencedor 
had her clubtopsall aloft in order that a photo might be taken, and she 
was caught with this sail up and the wire halyards jammed in the 
block. The sail could not be lowered for some time, but the yacht 
went through the squall safely. 
The first races of the Cleveland Y. C. regatta were set for Aug. 11, 
but the wind fell soon after the start, and the races were postponed 
Oa the next day there was a good breeze and the races of the 46, 40 
and 25i't. ciasees were sailed, the times being: 
46-FOOTERS. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Canada 2 35 13 2 35 00 
Zslma 2 38 21 2 37 30 
Surprise ...,,..,.,.......2 51 05 2 50 14 
Czarina ..'....i.. ,2 51 47 2 51 47 
40-FOOTERS. 
Vivia ,,.2 41 16 3 40 02 
Dinah , , 3 42 37 2 40 15 
Sultana 2 46 53 2 46 53 
25-footers. 
Sybil 3 38 37 2 38 87 
Test...; ."' 2 45 18 2 42 18 
Whim 3 48 52 2 48 45 
Volant 2 52 25 2 48 45 
Sprite 2 48 20 2 57 00 
On Aug. 13 the wind was strong from N.E., with a heavy pea. Tne 
races were for the 55fc., 35ft. and 80ft. classes, the elapsed times 
being: 
65ft. class 
Vencedor ..2 48 00 Vananna 3 18 00 
Vreda 3 16 00 
85ft. class. 
Eva 8 48 00 Corsair..,.*-., ..v.v 
Shamrock 4 01 00 Oynthia 
Mona..... 4 04 00 Diwn 
Nadia..., Alert 
Alborak Meteor 
30ft. class. 
Hiawatha 2 48 OO Nora...^.. 
Myrna , 2 49 OO Viking ..,...^..4...,. 
Vananna lost her topmast. 
On Aug. 14 the fleet sailed for Put-in-Bay. 
Shelter Island T. C. 
grebnpokt harbor. 
tSaturday, Aug. IB. 
The second special regatta of the Shelter Island Y. C. 
Greenport Harbor ou Aug. 15 in a strong 8.W. wind, the 
SLOOPS— CLASS D. 
Start. Finish. 
ConBternation 2 08 00 4 09 90 
Lynx 2 07 57 4 02 25 
Dilemma 2 09 00 4 03 10 
CATBOATS— CLASS 2. 
Curdas 2 09 27 4 15 56 
Aeolus J...'.. 2 30 50 4 15 03 
Vlnata 8 10 49 4 18 36 
CATBOATS — CLASS 3. 
Elsket 2 13 43 4 19 34 
Dandy 2 13 58 4 17 08 
Sequel 2 12 56 4 16 48 
HALF raters. 
Nuera 2 08 23 3 a.'l 08 
Bantam 2 07 30 3 85 18 
was sailed in 
times being: 
Corrected. 
2 01 20 
1 53 13 
1 52 55 
2 06 29 
1 59 59 
2 02 47 
2 05 52 
2 02 05 
2 02 58 
1 14 43 
1 24 59 
Lake Cobbosseecontee. 
On Aug. 12 a race was sailed on Lake Cobbosseecontee, Me., the 
times teing: 
SWEEPSTAKES. 
Vega, Capt. Smith 1 42 45 
FIRST OLAS3. 
MoUIe 0,R W.Soule..,, 
Undine, W. H. Small , 1 48 15 
Gretchen, S. E. Robinson 1 40 15 
Hilda, W. H. Reid 2 06 53 
SECOND CLASS. 
Vega, Capt. Smith. . , 
Greta, O. Smith 1 51 14 
White Wings, D 0 Robinson .,, i 57 08 
Innia, C. C Hunt , 2 02 45 
Etta Pearl, S. K. Smith 2 II 35 
THIRD CLASS 
Lizzie W., H. Breed 1 3/ 00 
CANOE CLASS. 
Inez May l 48 15 
Green Harbor Fisherman's Association. 
The first regatta of the Green Harbor Fisherman's Association was 
sailed on Aug, 14 in a light N.E breeze, the times being: 
SPECIAL CLAPS 
Length. 
Emerald, F. E Lowe 18.10 
Fly, Dana Blockman .20.00 
No Name, Dan Simmons 16.05 
Petite, R. M. Burbank 13.08 
FIRST CL 4 S3 fiPRITSAILS. 
Mary Jane, Geo. Delano 36,03 
Kanaka, H. P Tolman 17.00 
Hera, J. MoDuflee 16.06 
I AHQB SAILIKG DORIES. 
Will rushing ,. ... .15.00 
Geo. Gushing 15.06 
Hfnry Phillips 18.00 
Allen Tayl-r ..19.00 
Fred KeaEe, , . . . , , ,15,08 
Elapsed. 
1 42 45 
Corrected. 
1 19 21 
1 44 07 
,1 48 15 
1 40 15 
2 06 53 
1 54 09 
1 27 52 
1 29 58 
1 46 29 
.1 42 45 
1 51 14 
1 57 08 
2 02 45 
,2 11 35 
1 19 31 
1 28 36 
1 34 15 
1 39 42 
1 48 sr 
,1 3/ 00 
1 11 11 
.1 48 15 
Elapsed. 
Corrected. 
1 28 38 
1 21 81 
1 40 28 
1 34 34 
1 53 08 
1 43 03 
Did not finish. 
1 40 19 
1 28 63 
1 40 11 
1 30 51 
1 55 40 
1 45 41 
1 41 43 
1 29 86 
1 50 5? 
1 39 80 
1 49 00 
1 40 54 
Did tiot finish, 
Pid not finish. 
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