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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[June 26, 18©7. 
Atlantic T. C. 
BAT BIDGE^KEW YOKK HAHBOR. 
Tuesday, June 15. 
The animal regatta of the Atlantic Y. C. -was mailed on 
Tuesday, June 15, over the regular club courses iu New York 
Bay and outside the Hook, the larger yachts going past and 
around the Scotland, the two schooners also tiirning the 
Sandy Hook Lightship. But for the fluky wind, the day 
would have been perfect; summer had come at last after a 
wet and disagreeable spring that lasted almost to the middle 
of June, and Tuesday was clear and warm, with a blue sky 
and bright sun, except for a short time in the afternoon, 
when a brief squall passed over the Bay. The members and 
guests of the club turned out in goodly numbers, the big 
steamer Gen. Slocum being well filled. This part of the 
fleet, under the care of Messrs. Sanford and Church, fared 
very well all day, enjoying a good view of all parts of the 
race, with the usual accompaniments of an orchestra and a 
good caterer. The regatta committee, Messrs. Lawton, Aus- 
ten and McNulty, had the big tug Luckenback, successor to 
the old boat so well known a dozen years since in similar 
work, especially in the Puritan-Genesta races. As to the 
starters, the list was quite as good as is to be expected at 
the present time; some of the entries, as usual, did not ap- 
pear, but their places were taken by other boats, the total 
being twenty-two, as follows: 
SCHOONERS— 95ft. CI/ASS, 
Racicg 
Lengtij. 
Colonia, O. E.Postley ....♦•■.■i--.- ..9^.30 
Emerald, J. R. Maxwell ^„,,..i,,.,,.,i\..Ci.,..'<.-MA7 
ODTTBES. 
Wasp, H. F Lippitt ,,. .5<.97 
Syce, F. M. Hoyt ,50.86 
GUrTER SLOOPS— 43ft. CLASS. 
Eidolon, James Weir, Jr , , , 42.61 
Norota, D. B. Burnham 41.64 
SLOOPS -36pt. class. 
Akista. Geo. Hill , , 34.7'5 
Acusbla, H. W. Hanaa... ,34.00 
Defiance 34.80 
SLOOPS - SPECIAL 30fT. CLASS. 
VaquerolII., H. B. Duryea 30.00 
Hera, E. N Ellis 30.00 
Wa Wa, J. A. tiullman 30.00 
Musme, J. A. McDonough SO. 00 
CABIN OATS— .30ft. CLASS. 
Lizzie V., W. P. Vreeland S9.96 
Dorothy. C. F. Larzulere 28.61 
Squaw, H. S, Jesvell >, .■.. ..2T.8S 
Volsung.. 28.65 
CABIN CATS— S6PT, CLASS. 
Qui Vive, J. A Freeth 24.09 
Uncas, J S. Neeus i.. 34.41 
Ethel, E. H. Bergen ai.71 
OPEN SLOOPS— 20ft class. 
Asthore, P. T. Dodge 30.00 
Shark, Colgate Hoyt 20.00 
Amorita was entered in the TOft. schooner class to sail 
alone, but did not start. The rebuilt Eclipse was entered in 
the 60ft. class against Wasp, and the rebuilt lola in the 51ft. 
class with Gossoon against Syce. Gossoon was not ready, 
being in the Atlantic Basin, where she was refitting for rac- 
ing; Eclipse and lola were under way with the fleet, but did 
not start, so Wasp and Syce were put together. Eidolon and 
Norota are both in the 43ft. class, making a good match, and 
the new Akista comes well within the 36ft. class with 
Acushla and Defiance, the latter justifying her name by dis- 
regarding all rule and custom to the extent of sailing with- 
out racing number or flag. Volusia was entered in the class, 
but did not appear. The thirties of course were closely 
matched, as were the cats and the two 20-footers. 
A light S. W. wind in the early morning raised some doubts 
that were, unfortunately, more than borne out by the results 
of the day; when the yachts gathered about the line outside 
the Narrows just before 11 o'clock, there was hardly enough 
wind for them to work against the strong tide, half of the 
ebb being gone. 
The preparatory whistle at 11 o'clock, found Colonia and 
Emerald in verv close company near the westerly markboat, 
Colonia to windward and inside, and both with barely more 
than steerage way. While awaiting their gun at 11:05, 
Colonia hailed for room at the mark, and the two came so 
closely together that her bowsprit threatened to sweep 
Emerald's deck, but was shoved oil by the crew of the lat- 
ter. The exact details were not discernible from the steam- 
ers, all at the other end of the line, bat Colonia set a red flag 
before she crossed the line and filed a written protest after 
the race. Emerald led over the line by a distance of a couple 
of hundred yards, both on starboard tack. The four cutters 
were to start at 11:10, and Syce and Norota, the latter sailed 
by Mr. Irving Cox, went over promptly. Wasp and Eidolon, 
however, were caught by the tide just outside and below the 
line, and for nearly ten minutes they lay motionless beside 
the western markboat, unable to get headway. Eidolon 
finally crossed the line just before, and Wasp just after the 
gun for the 80-footers, at 11:20. As all starts were from the 
gun this meant a loss of nearly ten minutes. Meanwhile the 
36-footers had gone away at 11:15 in company with the cat- 
boats and 20-footers. The thirties made a good start, but 
Ethel and Shark were handicapped some six or seven min- 
utes. 
Once away, with a strong tide setting them to windward, 
the yachts made good time down the main channel. The 
two cats, Volsung and Dorothy, stood well over toward Nor- 
ton's Point, but all of the others stuck closer to the west 
bank. There was wind enough, light as it was, to make a 
very interesting fight between Emerald «nd Colonia, the two 
traveling quite fast; Colonia weathered out on the other, 
and at the end of about forty-five minutes from the start 
Emerald found herself in a bad place, to leeward of Colonia 
and with Flynn's Knoll under her own lee, as the two, on 
starboard tack, stood down for the Southwest Spit buoys, 
still a mile or two distant. Emerald went about, which 
brought her on port tack, with Colonia so close to her that 
she was compelled to tack again at once in order to clear; 
Colonia stood on and when the two went on port tack at 13:05 
she was well out in a snug weather berth. Wasp was hunting 
Syce very hard and made up a half of her handicap in the 
beat to the Spit, doing very good work. The fleet was well 
split up by this time, the smaller boats sailing various 
courses. The last seen of the tail end showed Shark, after a 
bad handicap, running away from the 21ft. catboat Ethel in 
a wild chase after Asthore; as results showed, she more than 
caught her. The times at the Southwest Spit were: 
Colonia... 13 2J 45 S.yce..,,,,,,,.^,..,.. IS ;& 15 
Emerald ..„ui.,.....v. IS £5 50 Wasp....v....M..». 12 40 30 
The order of the thirties was: Musme, Wa Wa, Yaquero 
III. and Hera. 
With the S.W. wind now very light and flat streaks of 
calm showing under the Highland shore, booms were eased 
to port and spinnakers set and bi-aced well forward, Colonia 
carrying hers on the mainmast, while Emerald's was on the 
foremast. Syce handled her spinnaker very quickly on the 
turn, a little later setting balloon jibtopsail; the schooners 
set their ballooners as well. Nearly half an hour was wasted 
on the couple of miles from the Spit to the Bell Buoy off the 
Hook, where sheets were hardened and small jiptopsails set 
to meet the outside breeze, which proved to be S.S.E., mak- 
ing a close reach to the Scotland, in which Colonia gained 
more than the times show, as Emerald had picked her up 
some on the run to the Bell Buoy. Norota and Eidolon, after 
going straight down the Swash, were picked up outside tlie 
Hook, the former far in the lead. Neither of the schooners 
fetched the mark. Colonia went on port tack at 1:16, f ol- 
o wed by Emerald at 1:16:30. At 1:18:40 Colonia was anout 
again at the mark, passing a minute later. 
Scotland were: 
The times at the 
Syce 1 40 00 
Wasp 1 43 00 
Colonia , .1 19 40 
Norota 1 20 40 
Emerald 1 23 15 
With a nice breeze abeam and smooth water, the four 
miles to the Sandy Hook Lightship were soon covered, the 
times being: 
Colonia. 
.1 40 15 Emerald 1 44 00 
They ran in with the wind well aft, falling in with Syce 
and Wasp as all neared the bell buoy, the two carrying spin- 
nakers to port; with a flood tide and light breeze passed in- 
side the Hook. 
When well inside, at 2:30, the sky clouded and rain fell 
heavily for a short time, then the wind jumped around to 
N,E. and fairly hammered the boats for a few minutes; jib- 
topsails came in quickly; Syce, with topsail sheet started, laid 
down and rolled out a lot of green bottom; Wasp also heeled 
over, but carried her canvas through it all. Colonia lost the 
clew of her large jibtopsail, and the sail slatted until it was 
badly torn, and Emerald, some distance astern of the others, 
lost one of her headsails. The squall left them all on the 
wind on starboard tack for the Spit, where they were timed: 
Colonia... , 2 44 00 Wasp 2 44 40 
Syce...,., 2 44 00 
Emerald was a long distance astern and was not accurately 
timed. The wind now fell flat, the rain being over, leaving 
the yachts to di-if t. Emerald cai-ried a little breeze with her, 
rounded the Spit with a very neat turn, and was up with 
the others. For half an hour they drifted with a mere air 
from S. W.; at the end of this time Syce set her spinnaker to 
port, while Wasp, close aboard of her, was making a little 
headway with main boom on that side. The thirties were 
scattered over the Bay; Hera apparently with a long lead, 
over by the East Bank. 
About 3:50 there came a little wind from S.S.W., driving 
them home with spinnakers to starboard. The la.st half hour 
was interesting in a way, though the race had long since 
ceased to be other than one big fluke. Emerald and Colonia 
came up side by side, the former taking the lead below 
Swinburn Island. Wasp and Syce were also coming along for 
the finish, while Acushla was leading Akista by an eighth of 
a mile; at the same time the three following thirties were 
gaining very fast on Hera. Near the line Colonia picked up 
a bit and ran up on Emerald, but to no purpose, especially 
as she had over a minute to pay in time. Emerald crossed 
with a clear lead, and Syce led Wasp easily over the line. 
The real fun was with the smaller classes. Vaquero 
headed a group of four or five boats, including Acushla, 
Musme and Hera, which came up very near to the easterly 
markboat, while further to the westward and some little 
distance astern were Wa Wa and Akista. The leading group 
stopped of a sudden as the wind left them in the ebb tide, 
Syce, just ahead and over the line, also starting down the 
Bay stern first. Wa Wa and Akista, however, were able to 
barely stem the tide, and worked up very slowly for the line. 
Wa Wa was timed a few seconds ahead of Vaquero, While 
Akista finished some minutes ahead of Acushla, the latter 
being compelled to anchor. The official times were: 
SCHOOBERS— S5£t. OtASS-COUHSE, 33 MILKS. 
start 11:05 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected, 
Colonia 4 41 55 5 b6 55 5 £6 55 
Emerald....; 4 40 55 5 35 55 5 34 48 
Emerald wins by *^m. 7 s. 
CUTTERS— (iO AND 5lFT. CLASSES- COURSE, 25J^ MILES. 
Wasp 4 43 88 5 38 33 5 38 33 
Syce 4 44 59 5 89 59 5 35 05 
S.yce wins by 3m,. 10s. 
dniTERS-43FT. CLASS- COURSE, 31}^ JULES. 
start 11 :10. 
Eidolon , . .Not timed. 
Norota , 4 i/S 00 5 18 00 
SLOOPS -36fT. class— COURSB, 21% MILES. 
start 11:10. 
Akista 5 07 25 5 57 35 
Acushla .'......,.,„. 5 13 80 6 03 .30 
Defiance 5 16 10 6 06 10 
Akista wins by 8m. £0s. from Defiance. 
SPECIAL 30- FOOTERS— COURSE 18 MILES. 
start 11 :20. 
Vaquero III 5 05 45 5 45 45 
WaWa 5 05 05 5 45 05 
Hera 5 10 45 5 50 45 
Musme, Not limed. 
Wa Wa wins by 40s. 
CATS— 85 TO 30ft. 
Start 11:15. 
Lizzie V 2 50 30 
Dorothy , 2 54 00 
Volsung 3 51 27 
cats— 20 TO 25ft. 
Qui Vive ....•^■■.••■j.>*«..^..)m>-' 3 H B7 
Ethel................................ 3 22 02 
SOFT. CLASS. 
Start 11:15. 
Asthore 3 CO 02 
Shark 3 03 87 
Asthore wins from Shark by 6m. 25s. 
The list of winners shows little or nothing of the real work 
of the yachts. On the wind down to the Spit, from the bell 
buoy to the Scotland and on out to the turn* Colonia did the 
better work; Emerald picked up in the light air inside the 
Hook on the way out, and again coming in, the race in from 
the point of the Hook being all a fluke. Wasp did excellent 
work all day, cutting down half of her big handicap early in 
the race. Norota apparently sailed a very good race, though 
her only competitor managed to get lost, so that no compari- 
son of time is possible. In the Upper Bay after the race 
there was a brisk N.W. breeze. 
5 16 35 
5 57 20 
Not meas. 
6 06 10 
3 35 30 
3 35 30 
3 S9 00 
3 36 51 
3 SB 27 
3 34 69 
3 56 57 
3 56 57 
4 07 02 
3 59 37 
3 54 08 
3 47 37 
Bacins at Hamilton. 
The Royal Hamilton Y. C. sailed a race on June 12 for the 
27 and 23ft. classes. Kestrel winning in the former and Koko 
in the latter. In the skiff class Stella won. The Victoria Y. 
C. sailed a race on the same day for the 32ft. and 15ft. classes, 
the times being: 
3"ft. class. 
Start 3:30. Finish. Elapsed."! 
Erma........ , 4 42 20 3 12 SO 
Nancy,,,,, 4 46 00 2 16 00 
Alert ■ 4 47 30 2 17 30 
Echo Did not finish. 
15pt. class. 
Start 3:35. 
Sethis 4 03 45 1 28 45 
Fleetwiug 4 10 00 1 35 00 
East Gloucester T. C. Pennant. 
QLOLOESTER, MASS. 
TlLursday, June 17. 
The East Gloucester Y. C. sailed its first race on June 17 
in a fresh southerly breeze, the times being: 
' Elapsed. Corrected. 
Brownie, Wheeler..., , 1 34 32 1 02 08 
Luna, Hildreth .....1 31 50 1 02 38 
Hoodoo, Wheeler 1 39 29 1 04 47 
Ariel, Gosbee 1 33 34 1 qs 41 
Skeedadle, Merchant. 1 30 31 1 06 05 
Coot, Brown 1 39 03 1 06 26 
Bird, Pinkham ^..,.-,.,,,,.,.1 54 53 1 18. S6 
Lucy B., Strople , 1 44 33 1 31 19 
Brownie wins the first leg for the pennant offered by 
Frederick Pigeon. 
Larchmont T. C. Spring Regatta. 
LARCHMONT— LONS ISLAND SOTWD, 
Saturday, June 19. 
The Larchmont Y. C. sailed its usual spring regatta on 
June 19 under very favorable conditions, a very good race 
resulting. The race was an open one, and thirty-four yachts 
took part. Prizes were offered in all the regular classes and 
a special prize was offered, in addition to the class prize, for 
the larger schooners, Amorita thus going in with Colonia 
and Emerald. Several new yachts made their racing debut, 
the Cary Smith yawl Sakana, owned by Oliver Adams, the 
new Olmstead 20-footer Montauk, the new Huntington 20- 
footer Skate, owned by Irving Cox. Queen Mab was ready 
to meet Wasp for the first time this season. It was expected 
that Vencedor would be ready, but she was not. Course No. 
5, the Parsonage Point-Red Sorings 'triangle, 10% miles, was 
sailed, two or three rounds according to the class. 
The start was set for 11:30 A. M., but there was so little 
wind that a delay of an hour was made. When the prepara- 
tory whistle blew at 12:30 there was a fresh southerly breeze, 
making very smart work at the start, which was from the 
gun. Emerald and Amorita started well, but Colonia lost 
over a minute. The wind worked to the westward and came 
in fresher as the race proceeded, moving the fieet along at a 
good speed. This made a reach to the first mark, a beat to 
the second, and a reach in. The times of the larger yachts 
were: 
1st round. 2d round. 3d round. 
Emerald 1 27 30 1 r 20 • 1 15 82 
Colonia 1 29 51 1 15 28 1 13 46 
Amorita , 1 39 19 Withdrew. 
QueenMab , ............1 35 47 1 30 19 1 27 41 
Wasp 1 -34 41 1 3-3 43 1 S3 46 
Emerald lost the tack of her balloon main topmast staysail 
on the last leg and finished with the sail adrift, beating Co- 
lonia by a bare 10 seconds corrected time. Queen Mab saved 
her time easily from Wasp. Syce disposed of Uvira without 
trouble; the latter is no match in form or construction for 
the new fin-keel, and what she gains this year through a 
new and larger rig is fully off-set by extra ice box, galley 
and furniture below. In connection with the three previous 
meetings of Wasp and Syce, it is interesting to note that in 
this race, over the same waters at the same time, thoiigh 
not in the same class. Wasp beat Syce 6m. 10s., for the two 
rounds, and allows her just 4 minutes. Sakana relinquished 
all of her chances to pick up a gentleman and lady from the 
keel of a capsized catboat off Matinnicock; the new Webber 
boat Surprise won very easily in the same class. In the 20ft. 
class the honors went to the two Huntington boats, the new 
one, Skate, winning easily, with Kenue a good second. The 
former 21-footer Minnetonka sailed as a catboat. The oflS- 
cial times were: 
SCHOONERS— £5Pr. CLASS— REGULAR— 3S}4 MILES. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed Corrected. 
Colonia .....13 35 00 4 34 05 3 59 03 3 59 06 
Emerald 13 35 00 4 35 12 4 00 13 3 58 55 
SCHOONERS- SPECIAL CLASS— BJM MHiKS. 
Colonia. U 35 lO 4 31 05 a 59 05 3 59 05 
Emerald 18 33 00 4 35 13 4 00 18 3 58 55 
Amorita <,,,....... 12 35 00 Withdrew, second round. 
SCHOONERS - 65ft. CLASS— 32J4 MILES. 
Leslie 12 33 00 Withdrew. 
6SFT CLASS— 32>4 MILES. 
Wasp 13 45 00 5 87 19 4 43 19 4 86 19 
QueenMab 18 45 00 5 18 47 4 33 47 4 3 147 
CUTTERS— 51ft. CLASS -81}^ MILES. 
Syce ...12 55 00 4 09 33 3 14 83 3 14 33 
Uvira ...... ..13 55 00 4 25 50 3 30 50 3 k7 08 
Norota..... ...... ......13 .55 00 4 80 07 3 35 07 3 30 42 
SLOOPS AND VAWLS-36FT. CLASS— 21}^ MILES, 
Acushla...., 1 05 OD 5 07 10 4 OsJ 10 
Surprise 1 05 00 4 07 20 3 42 20 ... 
Akista 1 05 00 5 02 84 3 57 84 
Pawnee ■.,,i..,l 05 00 5 08 25 8 57 25 
Sakana 05 00 Withdrew. 
FideUo 1 05 00 5 39 00 4 34 00 ..... 
SLOOPS — 30PT. CLASS — MILES. 
Musme 1 10 10 4 58 01) 3 48 00 
VaquerolII ...........1 10 00 4 45 13 3 35 13 ...... 
Hera.., 1 10 00 4 51 04 3 41 (i4 
Wa Wa 1 10 00 4 58 04 3 43 04 , . . , .. 
SLOOPS— 25ft. CLASS— lOJ^ MILKS. 
Vaquero I ...115 00 3 36 54 8 21 54 
Quantuck .,,,1 15 00 Did not finish. 
SLOOPS— 20ft. class— lOJ^ MILES. 
Shark 1 SO 00 3 16 47 1 56 47 
Asthore ....,..„..,, , .... 1 20 00 3 34 30 8 04 30 
Montauk. ,„i,i..i^i..,.:..l 20 00 Did not finish. 
Skate 1 20 00 3 11 47 1 51 47 
Keneu 1 20 00 3 12 59 1 52 59 
CATBOATS -30ft. class -10}^ MILE.?, 
Volsung 1 85 00 8 18 56 1 53 5B 1 53 56 
Dorothy 1 85 OO 3 80 53 1 55 52 1 55 17 
0ATB0ATS^2SPT. class— lOJrtj MILES. 
Edwina,... ,..1 30 00 3 50 29 8 80 29 3 14 2.3 
Ondawa 1 30 00 3 60 11 2 20 11 2 13 07 
Qui Vive 1 30 00 3 47 03 2 17 03 2, 17 03 
Ethel 1 30 00 Did not finish. 
20FT. class- lOJ.^ MILES. 
Minnetonka.... ...1 35 OO - 4 09 a7 3 34 27 
Byna Jane, ........... ..1 85 00 Didnot finish, 
The race was managed by Messrs. H. C. Wintringham and 
H. W. Coates, of the regatta committee. 
Royal St. Iiawrence 7. C. 
DORVAL— LAKE ST. LOUIS. 
The third of the Ross series races for the 20-footers was 
sailed on Saturday, June 12, the start being made at 3:35. 
The weather was very uncertain, with heavy squalls from 
the westward, making it a difficult matter to canvas the 
boats. Just at the start there was a very heavy squall, and 
the boats went down and wallowed in it for some time, but 
they were all apparently uncapsizable, for, although some of 
their lee spreaders were in the water, they all got on their 
feet again and went on. 
Avoca worked up into a lead in the first fifteen minutes 
and began to pull steadily away from the fleet. The first 
round was completed as follows: 
Avoca. .,...,r..^..,t,< ^ 19 20 
Glenowen. ..i. 4 88 20 
Ro^ue 4 S3 06 
Islander 
Maida 
Millie 
.,«444*»»..4 23 30 
....4 24 00 
4 38 85 
During the second round there was no change in the posi- 
tion of the boats, but Avoca continued to increase her lead, 
and it was completed as follows: 
Avoca ..5 01 40 
Glenowen., 5 06 20 
Rogue. .....7.„u,4.,., 5 05 25 
Islander , ..5 09 S3 
Maida...,,....,..,.......,,.. 5 17 95 
MilUe.. ,,,„.. 
.5 87 10 
On the third round Rogue and Islander passed Glenowen 
and the result was as follows: 
Avoca . 
Points. 
..5 43 20 
24 
19 
16 
19 
12 
9 
The second club race for the 15-f ooters was sailed over the 
same course, only two rounds being sailed, and the result 
was as follows: 
Start. IstEound. 
Viva „ ..4.,... 3 45 CO 4 88 25 
Titania.. 8 43 00 4 41 25 
Anita 3 45 00 59 35 
2d Round. 
5 25 25 
5 25 35 
5 39 55 
