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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[JxiLT 24, 1897. 
she was apparently unable to sail fast in the moderate 
weather. Arauca pluckily finished the course, but at a hope- 
less distance astern. 
After a rest and luncheon ashore, the crews of Al Anka, 
Shark and Momo got their boats under way for the Roose- 
velt memorial cup. Skate was this 1 ime steered throughout 
Tby "Leli" Huntington, with "Larry" Huntingtoa in charge 
Of the sails and a friend to make up the crew. 
The Alfred Roosevelt memorial cup is a trophy of the value 
Ill's, giveu each year from a fund established by the widow 
of the late Alfred Roosevelt, one of the old members of the 
'club. It was oSered this year in the classes from 43£t. racing 
length downward, and it was proposed to apply the Cox 
formula for allowances. Besides the four SO-footers were 
■entered Secret, Dodo, Nameless and Trinket. Dodo is, a 
once-faraous sandba<z jib and mainsail boat; Secret is a ceo- 
terboard sloop of modern type, built last year from the 
design of her owners, E. M. and the late R. G. Townsendj 
Nameless is the Gardner 25 footer, and Trinket is a small 
cruising cutter. 
The start was made at 3:35, over the same course and with 
•a rather stronger breeze than in the morning, hut from the 
'same direction. In place of sitting to leeward to heel the 
boats, the crews of the twenties were on the weather decks. 
The order over the line was Momo, Al Anka, Skate, Shark, 
JSTameless, Secret, Dodo and Trinket. The little racers soon 
left the larger and older boats, the latter only being timed 
at the finish. No times were taken at the outer buoy, but 
•after the beat up to the Moses Point mark the times were:' 
Shark -4 18 35 
State , i 21 15 
Elapsed, 
a vi 58 
2 16 69 
2 n 54 
2 '47 12 
2 49 l i 
Momo...i.i..>.ij<M*jiL,.ii"p-«t''* 
A 1 An k a ........... 7. ....... 4 1 8 1 0 
Al Anka had been in hard luck, parting her jib halyards 
outside the point, a mishap which occurred again later in 
the race. She was f-low on the jibe. They ran down with 
spinakers to starboard, and were timed at the line: 
Momo 4 27 20 Shark 4 ?0 TO 
Al Anka 4 2S (5 Skaie 4 33 00 
On the next leg, spinakers continued to draw in.side the 
point as well as to the outer mark, where the times were; 
Momo ,..4 35 43 Sham 4 .39 05 
AlAiika .....4 38^5 Skate 4 25 05 
The larger boats were so far astern that no times were 
taken. 
The fleet beat in to the Moses Point mark, Al Anka nearly 
catching Momo when under Moses Point. Both worked the 
shore as closely as possible out of the tide, Momo keeping 
Al Anka just under her lee. The mark was timed: 
Memo.... 5 10 06 Shark..; 5 15 0.3 
AJAnka 5 10 50 Skate 5 18 30 
They ran down to the line and were timed: 
Momo 5 20 35 Shark 5 25 85 
Al Anka 5 ?.0 57 Skate 6 29 17 
They now started over the shorter triangle, no times being 
taken at the channel mark, but they turned the Moses Point 
mark: 
Momo 5 38 27 Shark 5 45 17 
Al Anka 5 40 40 Skate Not limed 
The last leg down wind was quickly ran, the times at the 
finish being: 
Finish 
Momo ." 3 48 58 
Al Anka , 5 51 59 
Shark . i,, .,, .....t.;, 5 f 6 54 
Skate >'.".:, .'iti<<..<ii... >. v.. ^.i^ft 6 03 18 
Secret e 24 12 
jSTamelss Not timed. 
Dodo , j,. i ........ I .. . .Withdrew. 
Trinket, ... : . i .••••••■<• •»<> m .i . ,,,>Vithdrew. 
Momo wins the Roosevelt memorial cup for 1897, the cup 
for 1896 having been won by Mr. Crane in the 15 footer El 
Heirie. No allowances were computed. 
A race for the club cats was also sailed, Mr. Dresser sailing 
the winner. 
Though no official announcement has been made, it is prac- 
tically settled that Momo is the choice of the committee, and 
that she and Al Anka will be sent to Dorval as soon as pos- 
sible. 
Larchmont Race Week^ 
July 17 to 24. 
For the present week the yachting interest centers at 
Larchmont, where the following extensive programme has 
been arranged for the annual race week: 
Saturday, July 17.— Open regatta for all classes. Special 
race for schooners in cruising trim in one class. First race 
of series for 30ft. class. First race of series for 20ft class. 
Evening, musical frolic. 
Sunday, July 18.— Evening, sacred concert. 
Monday, July 19— Special race for schooners in racing 
trim in one class. Special race for schooners in cruising trim 
in one class. Second race of series for 30£t. class. Second 
race of series for 20ft. class. Evening, local talent. 
Tuesday, July 20.— Four-oared gig race for Hen and 
Chicken colors, presented byex-Com. Gillig. Two-oared gig 
race for Dauntless colors, presented by Mr. H. B. Seeley. 
Dingy race for Execution colors, presented by Mr. H. B. 
Seeley. Race for naphtha launches exceeding 21ft. l.w.l. 
Racefor naphtha launches 21ft. l.w.l. and under. Tub races 
and water sports. Afternoon, ladies' reception and band 
concert. Evening, ball and illumination of club house and 
grounds. 
Wednesday, July 21.— Open regatta for all classes. Special 
race for yawls over 51ft. racing length (in cruising trim, all 
in one class). Third race of series for 30ft. class. Special 
race for yawls 51ft. and under racing length, all in one class. 
Third race for 20ft. class. Evening, amateur minstrels. 
Thursday, July 22.— Race for .51ft. class with cabin trunks. 
Fourth race of series for 30ft. class. Fourth race of series for 
20ft. class. Race for cabin cats, all in one class. Evening, 
local talent. 
Friday, July 23 — Schooner race, all in one class. Race for 
51ft. class with flush decks. Race for 43£t. class. Fifth race 
of seiiesfor 30ft. class. Fifth race of series for 20ft. class. 
Evening, legerdemain, magic and other tricks. 
Saturday, July 24.— Open regatta for all classes. Sixth 
race of series for 30ft. class. Sixth race of series for 20ft. 
class. Evening, music and a pyrotechnic display. 
The races are likely to bring out most of the yachts that 
are racing this season about the west end of the Sound. No 
new boats are promised,but the Chicago boat, Vencedor, will 
make her bebut on salt water. She has recently been re- 
rigged, under the direction of Mr. Wiutringham, with a pole 
mast and larger sails, by Sawyer & Son. She will measure 
into the 51ft. class with Syce. 
First Day. 
OPEN BKGATTA, ALL CLASJE9, 
Satui day, July 11. 
The race week opened with a regatta for all classes, under 
the Larchmont Y. C. rules. Saturday was clear and hot, 
with very little wind, a light S.W. breeze coming in about 
noon, and the start being given as follows: 
Schooners, 1:05— Emerald, Colonia. 
Schooners, Class C, 1:10— Amorita. 
Cutters, 51ft. class. 1:20— Vencedor, Syce. 
Cutters, 36ft. class, 1:30— Acushla, Surprise, Pawnee. 
Sloops, 30ft. class, 1:35— Masme, Raccoon, Carolina, Pene- 
lope, Goblin, Kite. 
Sloops, 25ft. class, 1:40— Vaquero, Houri, Quantuck, Skim- 
mang. 
Sloops, 20ft. class, 1:45— Asthore. 
Cats, 3')ft. class, 1-50— A^'olsung, Onawa;^, Kit, Uavda. 
Cats, SSft. class, l:i55— Presto, Grace, Rob Roy. 
Cats, 20ft. class, 2:00— Minnetonka, Doroth, Byna, Jane. 
The chib triangles were sailed, a reatth to the eastwatd 
marks first, a beat across the Sound and a reach to the line. 
The first round was timed. 
Volsung......... .3 01 09 
Houri ,...S ("S 41 
Kit 3 04 1 0 
Quantuck 3 0r4t 
Syce 3 05 Ifi 
Vaquero '. 3 05 P4 
Asthore 3 06 48 
Skimmang .3 08 52 
Vencedor. -..'A 11' 28 
Uarda ...3 12 44 
Ooaway ..3 14 37 
Colonia .....8 16 22 
Presto ,.a 19 43 
Emerald 3 2i 48 
Grace 8 
Dorothy 3 
Acushla. 3 
Rob Roy 8 
Amorita , ,.3 
Minn etOD ka ................ 3 
Carolina, 3 
Itaccoon.. . ,. 3 
.Surprise,,,,.,...,, 3 
M usm 6 , i < . , 3 
Pawn ee i . i , 3 
Byna Jane ■ ,.i..,,,,.3 
Kite .........8 
Goblin 4 
24 83 
37 ii 
28 03 
30 tS 
31 31 
31 38 
34 32 
35 re 
35 30 
35 .39 
37 19 
43 33 
56 OS 
01 85 
The second and final round was timed: 
A^olsung 4 08 34 
Kit 4 C8 54 
Houri , 4 15 11 
Quantuck 4 16 51 
Sliimmang ... 4 19 33 
Vaquero ...4 28 33 
Astliore 4 26 r8 
Uarda 4 Sfl 01 
Onaway 4 31 44 
Presto ....4 40 49 
8ye 4 43 06 
Grace ..... ,4 51 ,32 
Vencedor...,,....,';. ,.4 53 44 
The oflicial times were: 
Dorothy ...4 69 14 
MinnetoDka 4 59 44 
Rob Roy 6 07 ."-S 
Colonia. 5 18 47 
Acushla 5 24 08 
Raccoon 5 26 22 
Carohna 5 27 19 
Emerald 5 27 .M 
Mu.sme.,,,,.,.,.. ,.5 31 h) 
Surprise...,,,,, 5 37 60 
Pawnee 5 44 Cfi 
Amorita ,,,.5 43 07 
Bjna Jane ,,,,...6 53 08 
BOBOONBRS- CLASS B. 
lifn^tb. Elapsed. 
Colonia, C. A Posn -y 93.13 4 13 47 
Emerald, J. R. Maxwell 91.07 4 %i 54 
SCHOONERS -CLASS 0 
Amorita, W- G. Brokaw i5.48 4 33 07 
CUTTERS -5' FT. CLASS. 
Syce, F. M. Hovt 50.86 8 23 f6 
Vencedor, H. M. Gillig 48 38 3 t3 44 
CUTTERS- 36ft. class. 
Acushla H. W. Hanan ...34.04 3 54 06 
Surprise, James Baird.. 84.68 4 OT 50 
YAWLS CLASS M 
Pawnee, F. Alexandre 4J.50 4 14 CO 
SLOOPS— 30F<r, SPECIAtj CLASS. 
Mucme, J. M. Macdonough 3 i.UO 
t^.arolina, Pimbrobe Jones 30 00 
Raccoon, N D Lawton 3f).00 
BLOOPS -aOlTT CLASS. 
Goblir, C Whitroan .......28.11 
Kite, P. H & F. W. Adfe 28 4> 
Penekpe, T. V. Kelchum ^ ....... .i'6.90 
SliOOPi-arS'T CbASfe 
Vaquero, W G. Brobaw... ......22.96 
Houri, E. B. Han. Jr 22 *»l 
Quantuck, J (J Delafleld 24.68 
Skimmang, T Clapham r3 85 
SLOOPS -2Cft class. 
Asthore, P. T. Dodge 20.00 
CATBOATS— SOFT CLASS 
Volsung, De Forrest Bros ^8.50 
Onaway. S. C. Pirie .25 87 
Kit, T. J. Dunne . 28. H5 
Uarda, H. H. Gorddfa. . . 25.22 
CATBOATS —?5fT class. 
Presto, H.R Hatfield 23. HO 
Grace, J. F Lambden 2;i,55 
Rob Roy, Charles Whann 21 .4 i 
CATBOATS— 2{ FT. CLASS 
Minnetonka, Q. B. Alley 19.75 
Dorothy, J. E. Sanborn 19.57 
Byna Jane, F. S. Kay 18,84 
3 .no 19 
3 52 19 
3 51 -il 
4 ."^5 40 
4 40 27 
Did not 
2-43 33 
2 35 11 
2 .36 51 
2 89 35 
2 41 08 
2 18 34 
2 41 44 
2 IS 51 
2 39 01 
2 45 43 
3 E6 32 
3 12 £9 
2 .'9 44 
a 59 14 
3 53 Od 
Corrected. 
4 13 47 
4 21 58 
4 33 0' - 
8 S3 06 
§ 32 20 
3 52 50 
4 07 55 
4 14 Cli 
3 56 19 
3 62 19 
3 51 22 
4 54 4" 
4 40 ar 
finish, 
2 40 3i 
2 32 18 
2 36 51 
2 3( 11 
2 41 08 
2 18 or 
2 37 36 
2 18 54 
2 33 53 
2 45 49 
2 55 11 
3 09 S;8 
2 59 44 
2 58 49 
3 51 00 
On Sunday evening a sacred concert was given at the club 
house, with a very large attendance of members and guests. 
Second Day. 
'Monday, July i9. 
SCHOONERS— 30fT. AND 2(fT. CLASSES. 
The race of Monday had but six starters, but the two big 
schooners made an interesting race. The wind was from 
the east, moderate, and the sky was dull and cloudy, with 
showers and sunshine in alternation. 
As on Saturday, Capt. Hank Haff was at the wheel on 
Emerald, and when the gun fired at 11:35 he put her on 
Colonia's weather, and the latter was compelled to give room 
at the markboat, losing nearly a minute. 
At 11:40 the three 30-footers were sent away. Raccoon first, 
then Musme and Carolina. The only 30-footer to start was 
Shark. Emerald led in the beat to the easterly mark for 
about half an hour, when Colonia passed her. They were 
timed: 
, Colonia ,1 11 30 Emerald.... 1 12 50 
The run under spinakers to the Hempstead mark showed 
a gain for Emerald, the times being: 
Colonia 1 5 J 11 Emerald l 53 00 
After a jibe they reached for the line with the wind on the 
starboard quarter, the first round being timed: 
1st Round. 
Colonia 2 C8 59 2 33 59 
Emerald ...r.;..;^' 2 09 57 2 34 67 
The windward leg, sailed In a rather stronger breeze, was 
timed: 
Colonia... 3 VO 06 Emerald .......3 26 04 
After a slow run in a lighter wind, the jibe at the Hemp- 
stead mark was timed: 
Colonia ....4 SO 20 Emerald 4 25 89 
The finish was timed: 
Colonia 4 3S 08 Emerald 4 43 05 
The 30-footers sailed a smaller triangle, and were timed as 
follows; first round: 
lai Mark 2d Mark. Sd Mark. 
Raccooon....,..,,,,,.,....12 57 01 1 5.9 08 1 52 11 
Musme... .."I.;.".- 12 .^9 12 1 30 53 J f3 50 
Carolina . . . ; 12 53 C4 1 31 !:9 1 51 40 
On the second round they were timed: 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. 3d Mark. 
Raccoon 2 59 65 4 09 3i 
Musme .3 04 17 4 14 42 
Carolina 3 02 3i 4 13 24 
Elapsed. 
2 12 11 
2 13 £0 
2 14 40 
Elapsed, 
2 17 £7 
2 5.0 54 
2 18 44 
The official summary was: 
SCHOOBRS, IN RACING TRIM. 
L-ngtb. 
Elapsed. 
Corrected. 
5 
03 
08 
5 
13 t3 
Emerald, J. R. Maxwell 
,, 91.07 
5 
08 
05 
5 
Co 4 9 
SLOOPS 
-30rT. CLASS. 
,30.00 
4 
i9 
33 
4 
59 38 
, 30. on 
4 
34 
42 
4 
34 42 
so. 00 
4 
33 
24 
4 
3 3 24 
SL00P9- 
-2CFT. CLASS. 
2 
88 
31 
3 
86 31 
Royal St. Liawrence Y. C— 20ft. Class. 
DORYAL-L/IKK ST. LOUIS. 
Saturday, July 10. 
The eighth race of the Ross series for the 20ft. class was 
galled on Saturday, July 10. 
-There was a fine, whole-sail breez* from the east with a 
little northing in it, and the water was almost perfectly 
smooth, so that the i-ace was an extremely fast one. 
Five boats started: Avoca, G. H. Duggan, going across 
with the gun at 3:30; Rogue, J. C. C. Almon; Millie, Rev, H. 
jiittson; Glenowen, Shirley Davidson; and Islander, G. A. 
Glenowen 4 12 20 
Rogue 4 13 53 
S. Hamilton, in the order named' and ttie boats were sent 
around the starboard course, making it a spinaker run to 
the channel buoy. 
Avoca at once began to draw out, and at tbe first mark 
had a clear lead on the fleet; Rogue came second, and Millie 
third. On the reach across to the Valois Buoy, Millie came 
up on RoguiB, and after a luffing match got past her and took 
second place, the rest of the boats keeping well together, 
making it anybody's for the third place nntil they completed 
the first round. 
The times were as follows: 
Avoca 4 C8 17 
Maida 4 11 40 
Islander 4 12 20 
Glenowen came up on Millie on the run and almost passed 
her, but Millie succeeded in getting the buoy, and held her 
under the reach to the beat, and the second round was fin- 
ished as follows: 
Avoea .4 44 §J idander 4 53 S6 
Millie 4 52 j2 Rogue 4 63 47 
Glenowen , 4 52 10 
During the third round the wind breezed up and drew 
more off the land in fairly .strong puffs. Both Avoca and 
Glenowen got into trouble, their jib halyards jamming in a 
blnek aloft. Glenowen sent a man to the masthead, and in a 
puff was ]5ractically capsized, but, although two of her crew 
had to swim for it, they got on board again, righted her and 
brought her in within a tew seconds of second place. Avoca 
tied her working jib in stops and set No, 3 to the windward 
mark and finished with a clear lead on the fleet by 10m., 
Millie second, Glenowen third, and Rogue and Islander in 
the order named. 
The finish was as follows; 
Finish, 
AVoca..... ...,...,.,,,..5 50 sy 
Millie , ...I....... 5 30 13 
Glenoweh 5 31 09 
Jiogue 5 ;i3 07 
Islander 5 36 20 
Points 
for Race. 
24 
'I 
15 
Rogue tepoi-ted fouling the cliannei buoy on the last round 
ahd lost her points for this round. 
The standing of the boats in points In the series is now as 
follows: 
Avoca 153 Islander , 99 
Glenowen Iv3 Millie. ........... r...*..-..* 84 
Rogue 102 .Maida , 44 
The new flagship of the club, Glencairn II., as Com. Ross 
has decided to call her, was launched on July 11 by her 
builders, the Yacht Company of Canada. She was com- 
pleted within twenty-seven days from the time the contract 
was signed, complete with all "fittings, mast and gaff, and as 
during this time a good deal of work was done on the racing 
fleet this is fairly good work. Glencairn II. looks a deal 
like her immediate predecessors, but her deck is flatter aft, 
and she is the first of Mr. Duggan's boats with a perfectly 
flat stern, which does not improve her looks. Her fittings 
and rig are exactly those of Avoca. 
The last race for the 15-footer series was also sailed and 
was won bj^ Titania. The times were as follows: 
Titania. 
Anita. . . 
.5 04 £7 
.5 04 40 
Viva , 6 04 63 
The Slnking^ of Tomahawk. 
The steel 40-footer Tomahawk, designed by Burgess in 
1889 for E D. Morgan and built by Piepgrass, foundered on 
July 17. The details are given as follows in a despatch to 
the Boston Olohe: 
Highland Light, July 17.— Early this morning, tn a 
strong southwester, the cutter yacht Tomahawk went down 
off Highland Light. She was formerly owned by B. W. 
Crowninshield, of Marblehead. 
Captain and owner, Albert P. Newell, with a crew com- 
posed of George N. Saunders and Lyle Goodwin, transferred 
their personal effects to the yawl and pulled away from the 
sinking craft, just in time to avoid being swamped in the 
suction as the yacht lurched and went down. 
When their vessel so suddenly dropped out of sight they 
were five miles from shore and Highland Light bore west. 
A nasty and choppy sea tossed their frail boat about, and it 
required constant watchfulness and skill to prevent capsiz- 
ing. 
Something of the task of gaining the shore may be judged 
from the fact that they were from 3 A. M. to 3:30 P. M. in cov- 
ering a distance of five miles, pulling steadily at the oats. 
Capt. Newell says: "We had been on a cl-Uiae to tbe ea.st- 
ward, and left Yarmouth, N. S., a week ago, jogging up the 
north shore without mishap of any kind. Yesterday we 
worked across the bay and pulled up for Provincetown, leav- 
ing there at midnight. 
"After rounding Race Point, and when off Highland light, 
we found the yacht settling rapidly in the water. We lost 
no time in getting the yawl over, and after putting in our 
effects we jumped in ourselves, and none too soon, for the 
craft fetched a lurch and went down head foremost. 
"That pull of five miles to shore was the worst expedience 
I ever had in all my seafearing life. We expected every 
minute the frail shell would throw us out, in her mad toss- 
ing. We were as.sisted in landing through the surf by surf- 
man Dyer and Capt. J. H. Rich, of the Pamet River life- 
saving station, who treated us very kindly.'* 
New Orleans Tacbting. 
The racing season of the Southern Y. C, of New Orleans, 
is in active progre'^.'-', and on June 19 the Walker cup and 
Sully cup events will be sailed. In 1889 Mr. J. M. Bourg won 
a handsome piece of plate with his sloop Stella, and he has 
now just offered this plate to the club again to be put in 
competition. The directory, in examining this plate, dis- 
covered that it had a singular historical value, having been 
offered by th e club so early as 1854. It was therefore thought 
to be too valuable to go on further as a prize, and it was de 
cided to frame and keep it permanently in the club house of 
the Southern Y. C. The following letter was therefore sent 
to Mr. Bourg, which serves well to show the traditions to 
which this old cup is entitled. 
"New Orleans, La., June 13, 1897.— J, M. Bourg, Esq., 
City: DBAr4 Sir — In accord with the regulations of the 
Southern Y. C. the salver which you have presented for 
competition in a class to be selected by the organization has 
been laid before the governing committee. I am instructed 
to say that they have taken the liberty of refusing to offer 
it as a prize, for the reason that it is of too much historic 
value to be put to such a purpose. They propose, with your 
sanction, to accord it a prominent place in the club house. 
"The Southern Y.C. has been in existence for nearly half a 
century. In America it is second in age to th^ New York Y. 
C. The date on your trophy, together with the club's in- 
scription, shows that it was won over our course in 1854, 
when the organization was but a few years old. A valuable 
relic already, it will not be many years before it will be- 
come an heirloom wliich will serve to perpetuate traditions 
which would otherwise be forgotten. 
"We expect it to be the home stake, around which will be 
resailed many of the old-time craft which it will r&call to 
the memory of the survivors of their crews. ' 
"Presenting the thanks of the Southern Y. C, I am yours 
very truly L. D. Sami^skll, Secretary. 
"By order of Com. J. W. Glenny," 
E. HouaH. 
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