FOREST AND STREAM. 
tjUJLY, l6j 1898. 
The Newport 30ft. Class. 
The first regular race of the special 30ft. class was sail- 
ed off Newport on Saturday, July 2, none of the fleet re- 
maining about New York this year for the Sound races. 
The Dyer's Island course was sailed, sixteen miles, with 
a moderate S.W. wind, the times being. Start, 2:50. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Veda, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr 5 32 21 2 42 21 
Wawa, Reginald Brooks 5 33 19 2 43 19 
Carolina, Pembroke Jones 5 34 40 2 44 40 
Vaquero III., Herman B. Duryea 5 35 30 2 45 30 
Dorothy, Harry P. Whitney 5 37 20 2 47 20 
Dorothy grounded, but came off uninjured. 
Wawa was sailed by her new owner, Mr. Reginald 
Brooks, who recently purchased her from Mr. J. A. 
Stillman. 
On July 4 there was a strong S.W. wind, and a course 
of ten miles up the bay, to Hope Island and return, was 
chosen, the prize being the Narada cup. Vaquero III. 
led all day and won as below. Start 2:50: 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Vaquero III., Herman B. Durvea 5 11 35 2 21 35 
Wawa, Reginald Brooks 5 14 14 2 24 14 
Carolina, Pembroke Jones 5 15 04 2 25 04 
Veda, Cornelius Vanderbilt, fit v 5 15 45 2 25 45 
Dorothy II., Harry P. Wlfitney 5 16 06 2 26 06 
On July S the start was made at 2:47, the times be- 
ing: 
-- • Finish. Elapsed. 
Veda, C. Vanderbilt. Tr .4 57 40 2 10 40 
Catalina, P. Tones 4 58 03 2 11 03 
Hera, R. N. Ellis 4 58 22 2 11 22 
Vaquero. H. B. Durvea 4 59 26 2 12 2b 
Wawa, R. Brooks 5 00 34 • 2 13 34 
On July 6 a sweepstakes race was sailed over the Hope 
Island course, with a south wind, strong at the start at 
2:53, but dying down later. The lee mark was timed: 
Dorothy, 4I1" 2m.; Caroline, 4I1. 2m. 15s.; Vaquero TIT, 
4h. 2m. 50s.; Hera, 4b. 3m. 2s.; Wawa, 4I1. 3m. 26s. 
Vaquero III. did the best work in the long beat home, 
the times being: 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Vaquero III., Herman B. Duryea 5 58 16 3 05 16 
Hera, Ralph W. Ellis 5 58 51 3 05 51 
Wawa, Reginald Brooks 5 58 58 3 05 5S 
Carolina, Pembroke Jones 6 01 47 3 08 47 
Dorothy, Harry P. Whitney 6 02 31 3 09 31 
Veda, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr Disabled. 
Essex Y. C. Annual Regatta. 
Newark — Newark Bay. 
Monday, July 4. 
The Essex Y. C. sailed its annual regatta on Newark 
Bay on July 4, starting in a light breeze and finishing in 
a heavy squall. The course was a ten-mile triangle. 
The times were: 
Class A— Cabin Sloops. 
Length. Start. Finish. Corrected. 
Sinner 28.00 2 38 00 4 42 00 2 04 00 
Rosa 2fi.1V/i> 2 39 00 4 50 30 2 10 25 
Amy ..21.02 23900 45630 21420 
Pastime 24.08 2 38 00 Withdrew. 
Class B — Cabin Sloops. 
Vagabond 2 39 30 4 33 30 1 54 00 
Macige ™ 24000 45000 20300 
Class D— Cabin Catboats. ' 
Marv 25.00 2 44 00 4 47 00 2 03 00 
Emmie"". 20.00 2 44 00 5 08 00 2 18 30 
Lucv 19-00 2 44 00 5 10 00 ' 2 19 30 
Emma M." 22.00 2 44 00 Withdrew. 
Class E — Open Catboats. 
Mag-ie P 16.03 2 44 00 4 58 10 2 13 40 
Chic ■ 16.09y 2 2 44 00 4 5S 00 2 14 00 
Lake' "" ......15.00 2 43 00 Withdrew. 
Seven or 'Eleven 15.06 2 44 00 Withdrew. 
E ssex 16.07% 2 43 00 Withdrew. 
The winners were the Sinner, Vagabond, Mary and 
Maggie P. Vagabond wins the prize for best elapsed 
time. 
The regatta committee included Messrs. William B. 
Garrison, chairman; William E. Wicbelhaush, James J. 
Vreeland, and Fred Hartung, secretary. 
Duxbury Y. C. 
1 Duxbury, Mass. 
Monday, July 4. 
The Duxbury Y. C. sailed its second race on July 4 
in a fresh S.W. breeze, the course being twelve miles 
for the third class and six miles for the other classes. 
The tunes were: 
Third Class. ' - 
Elapsed. 
Rooster, M. McDowell 2 25 45 
Gersha, W. X. Whitman 2 30 44 
Scamper. §• E. Winsor : J4M'""-7j! • , 
Secousett, H S. Denson D,d not finish. 
Fourth Class. 
Bobolink, Goodspeed Bros . , 
Amie. M. S. Weston, Jr 1 ^ 40 
Fedora, J. H. Hunt } * ™ 
Winnetuxet, W. F. Potter , 1 f f 
If, N. K. Norwood ■ T Iq in 
Mawd, W. "N. Mayers { f ^ 
Dolphin, N. Morton I ci 09 
Qua3a»g, C Clapp ••• 1 51 ^ 
First Special. 
Inavet, L. A. Crowell > } f ?? 
Scrap, A. B. Holmes •. 1 41 oO 
Veritas, Alex. Holmes ± *{ ™ 
Waban, G. W. Shiverick I f 50 
Olympia, G. W. Steele 1 42 00 
Kittewake, H. M. Jones .,1 42 30 
Second Special. 
Solitaire, B. B. Baker 1 33 15 
Aphrodite, G. Brewster - " 
Unice Weston, I. Simmes 1 ov 6b 
Seawanhaka C. Y. C. 
Center Island— Oyster Bay. 
Saturday, July 2. 
The Seawanhaka C. Y. C. sailed the fifth race for its 
knockabout class on July 2, in a very light air, that 
freshened toward the finish. The times Avere. Start, 
3 Finish. 
Kewaydin, R. C. Wetmore 5 15 45 
Mistral, Com. Rouse 
Nakodo, F. D. Sherman & 48 30 
Dacoit, J. R. Maxwell 5 44 45 
Midge, F. W. Boyer 5 oO 32 
Tafiu, George Bullock 5 4o 25 
Gloria, J. R- Maxwell, Jr 5 49 38 
Bee, D. L. Dresser 5 47 08 
Newport Y. C. 
Newport — Narragansett Bay. 
Monday, July 4. 
The Newport Y. C. sailed a race on July 4 in a strong 
and freshening S.W. breeze, the times being: 
Second Class. 
Finish. 
Pet, C. U. Coffin 12 34 30 
Gordon, Bradford Gay 12 35 40 
Third Class. 
Manila, J. D. Hidler 12 32 00 
Niobrara, J. C. Scannevin 12 37 30 
Fourth Class. 
Tarantula, Richardson Bros 12 45 43 
Vesper, C. S. Plummer 12 46 31 
Truant, Andrew Bryer 12 47 39 
Katydid, Albert Howard 12 55 00 
Venture, J. S. Coggeshall 1 20 00 
Norman, A. B. Sayer 1 30 00 
Elapsed. 
1 14 30 
1 15 31 
1 06 53 
1 12 30 
1 15 16 
1 16 25 
1 17 30 
1 25 00 
1 47 57 
1 58 57 
Jamaica Bay Y. C. 
Rockaway Beach — Jamaica Bay. 
Monday, July 4. 
The regatta of the Jamaica Bay Y. C. on July 4 was 
partly spoiled by a thunderstorm at the time of starting, 
causing a postponement for an hour. The times were: 
Class D — Open Cats. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
Mildred Myrtle 3 31 00 4 38 30 1 07 30 
Lochinvar .3 31 15 4 39 19 1 08 19 
Louise 3 31 45 4 43 24 1 12 24 
Alta 3 31 46 Did not finish. 
Class E— Open Cats, 17 and under 20ft. 
Vitesse 3 35 30 5 30 00 1 50 30 
Eunice 3 36 35 5' 31 35 1 56 05 
Chico .3 36 50 5 33 12 1 57 42 
Bayswater Y. C. Open Regatta. 
Far Rockaway — Jamaica Bay. 
Saturday, July 2. 
The open regatta of the Bayswater Y. C. was sailed 
on July 2 in a moderate S.W. wind, the times being: 
First Class Cats. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Katherine, Com. Griffin 1 43 01 1 43 00 
Alice May, M. Schuman 1 45 47 1 44 37 
Louise, L. R. Joggles Did not finish. 
Madeline, J. J. Healy Did not finish. 
Second Class Cats. 
Ellsworth, J. Wilson ....1 45 54 1 45 40 
Lochinvar, J. F. Savius 1 47 20 1 47 20 
"Coquette, Guy Watts 1 49 40 1 47 50 
Meta, Leander Pettit 1 50 04 1 49 05 
Dewey, J. Kane Did not finish. 
Aurisa, J. Nichols Did not finish. 
Vitesse, F. Pearsall Disabled. 
Sharpies. 
Ula E., R. W. Buckley 1 04 45 1 04 45 
May E., J. Schuman 1 11 44 1 11 29 
Maggie, J. C. Kane ■ , Did not finish. 
Quincy Y. C. 
Quincy — Boston Harbor. 
Monday, July 4. 
The Quincy Y. C. sailed its second scrub race on 
July 4, the times being: 
Elapsed. 
Helen, W. R. Sawtelle 1 42 23 
Tantrum, Whittemore & Johnson 1 43 41 
Thisbe, II. W. Robbins 1 43 47 
Kittie, J. A. Evans 1 52 00 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For the past two months an odd-looking craft has been 
anchored off City Island, a plumb stemmed boat, with a 
good sheer forward, her rig being nearer to a ketch than 
a yawl. With no bowsprit and dirty white sides, she was 
a curious nondescript, and hard to recognize as the once 
famous 15-tonner Maggie, the pride of British courses 
twenty seasons ago, and later, about 1882-3, famous 
about New York and Boston. A few years ago she 
was taken by the Herreshoffs in part payment for an- 
other vessel, and they changed her from cutter to yawl 
rig, with mizen mast stepped well amidships. Last 
winter she was purchased by Sigmund Bruenne, a Hun- 
garian who had accumulated some money after working 
for years as a peddler, and later as a clothing dealer in 
Trenton, N. J. The man was demented, his hallucina- 
tion being that he had committed numerous crimes, for 
which the police were hunting him, and after living in 
New York for a time, where he was arrested on account 
of his peculiar conduct, he went to Bristol and purchased 
the yacht. She was provisioned for a year's cruise when 
she came through the Sound last April, with only her 
owner aboard, and anchored off City Island. The strange 
conduct of the man led to suspicions on the part of the 
police that he was spying on the work of the mining 
parties about the head of the Sound, and he was ar- 
rested, but released when his history became known and 
it was proved that he was a harmless lunatic. From 
all accounts he was entirely unfitted for the task of hand- 
ling a yacht alone, especially one of 44ft. l.w.l., but he 
cruised on the Sound about City Island. On June 
28, when in the East River, near Randall's Island, Mag- 
gie was in collision with a tug towing a scow. Her 
owner went aft, hauled in the dinghy, and attempted to 
drop a kedge into it; in so doing he fell overboard and 
was seen no more. The yacht, with her bow stove in, 
went on the rocks- off Ward's- Island, but was later hauled 
off and taken to a dock at Astoria. Bruenne is believed 
to have had no friends or relatives in this country, and to 
have left considerable money- 
The centerboard sloop designed and built by T. R. 
Webber, of New Rochelle, for James D. Baird, of Phila- 
delphia, vas successfully launched on Saturday, July 
2, being christened Hussar. The yaeht is similar to Mr. 
Baird' s Surprise, built by Webber last year; but a little 
larger, being built to the "limit of the 42ft. class. Her 
dimensions are: Over all Soft., l.w.l. 31ft- 6in., beam 15ft, 
draft 4ft, least freeboard 2ft. 6in., headroom under 
trunk 6ft. She has the usual wood centerboard working 
through a lead keel of five tons. She will carry a sail 
plan of 2,70osq.ft. The construction, as in all of Mr. 
Webber's yachts, is strong and durable, with no skimp- 
ing of weight, the yacht being built for general use. She 
has excellent room below, a good cabin, three state- 
rooms, galley and forecastle. The yacht was rigged com-\ 
plete on the Ways before launching, and was under wayi 
as soon as the was fairly afloat, taking part in the New! 
Rochelle Y. C. race the same afternoon and winning in 
her class. 
The second of the two steam yachts built this past 1 
winter at Roach's Yard, Chester, No. 295, has been pur-^ 
chased by the U. S. Government, and named Sylph.! 
She will be fitted for use in Cuban waters. 
The Y. R. A. of Long Island Sound has issued thesl 
official programme of races, which may be obtained of 
Thompson & Co., 55 Dey street, New York, price 5 
cents. The Y. R. A. rules may be had at the same ad-i 
dress, price 10 cents. Notice is given that the Y. R. A.i 
will publish no new book of racing numbers this season, , 
but the secretary has arranged for the correction to date, ] 
in manuscript, of such of the official classification and 
racing number sheets as may be sent to him for thaL 
purpose, the charge being 50 cents each. 
Theodore C. Zerega, of this city, has been commissioned 1 
lieutenant in the United States Navy and ordered to 
command the patrol steamer Free Lance, now in com- 
mission at this port. This, we believe, is the first time 
that a civilian pure and simple has been placed in com- 
mand of a Government vessel, and it is a high tribute 
to the ability of an amateur sailor. Mr. Zerega is a gen- 
tleman of independent means, a member of the New 
York Y. C, the Seawanhaka-Corinthian Y. C. and the 
Calumet Club. He is hot a graduate of the United 
States Naval Academy, nor is he a professional seaman., 
But he has been a yachtsman all his life, has cruised on ! 
large yachts all over the world, and has sailed small ones, 1 
like the Kathleen, to many a brilliant victory. He 
was one of the original officers of the First Naval Bat-l 
talion, serving for several years as Senior Ensign of the 
Third Division, then commanded by W. Butler Duncan, 
Jr., now commander of the battalion, but, absent on 
leave as senior watch officer of the Yankee. Mr. Zerega \ 
went on the supernumerary list of naval militia officers 
three years ago, and was called into active service again 
at the opening of the war as an aide, with the rank of 
lieutenant, junior grade, on the staff of Capt. J. W. Mil- 
ler, commander of the naval militia of this State. It is 
stated that Mr. Zerega passed a higher examination than 
any other person, not an Annapolis graduate, who ap- 
peared before the examining board. His cousin, W. Ir- 
vine Zerega, one of the crack yacht sailors of Long 
Island Sound, is chief quartermaster on the cruiser 
Yankee. 
We can heartily second all that the New York Times 
says, as above, of Mr. Zerega, who is one of the best 
of the many good yachtsmen that hail from West- 
chester county, New York. As a boy Mr. Zerega began 
his sailorizing in small, open boats and sandbag catboats 
about the head of the Sound, learning all that was taught 
in a pretty good school of practical Corinthian yachting. 
In 1883 he, with Mr. R. W. Rathbone, built the little 
cutter Surf, cruising and racing in her for several years. 
Since then he has owned or had under charter Minerva, 
Nymph, Peri, Kathleen and other yachts. He has 
cruised a great deal in the West Indies and European 
waters, on Yampa, Oneida, Utowana and other large 
craft. When the first experiment of a naval reserve 
proved a failure in New York, Mr. Zerega was one of 
the leaders in the formation of the Naval Reserve As- 
sociation, through whose efforts the present Naval Re- 
serve of New York and in fact of the nation was 
established. 
The New York Y. C. has sent out the following con- 
cerning the annual cruise: New York Yacht Club, 67 j 
Madison avenue, New York, June 30, 1898. — At the last 
general meeting of the club it was referred to the flag 
officers to decide whether the usual annual cruise should, 
take place during the present summer. The flag officers 
have decided that the cruise should be omitted. They 
are of opinion that the comparatively small number of. 
yachts in commission and the restrictions upon naviga-'j 
tion in force at the principal ports would seriously im-l 
pair the success of a cruise. But were this otherwise,., 
there is another consideration which they deem control- 
ling. The country is engaged in war, thousands of her] 
citizens are risking their lives in her service, including, ita 
the navy particularly, many who 'are members of this! 
club. The flag officers feel sure that the members of the; 
club will agree with them that at such a time the usual < 
festivities of the yachting season should be suspended..] 
J. Pierpont Morgan, Commodore; Lewis Cass LedyardJ 
Vice-Commodore; August Belmont, Rear- Commodore! 
A very sad capsize occurred on Lake Ontario, off thej 
little port of Mimico, west of Toronto, on July 3. Orij 
Dominion Day, July 1, a party of five, R. A. L. Grayu 
A. W. S. Roberts, A. Q. Caniff, W. I. Anderson anj 
W. M. Brodie, all of Toronto, left thai city for a cruisi 
to Oakville. They were in a new boat, Aloah, a yawl o 
the 22ft. class, owned by F. M. Gray, former owner of 
Vedette, a well-known Toronto yachtsman. While re- 
turning from Oakville on July 3 the yacht was caugh 
in a very severe squall when about three miles out on th< 
lake just abreast Mimico, and was capsized while her 
crew were trying to lower the sails. The capsize was 
seen from the shore and in spite of the storm and a heavy 
sea several parties put off in skiffs and small boats 
That headed by Dr. Godfrey, with three friends, was tha 
first to reach the wreck, but Caniff and Anderson ham 
already sunk, while the other three were nearly deaal 
from exhaustion, Mr. Roberts requiring prompt medical! 
treatment for his resuscitation at the hands of Dr. God-1 
frey. The three received no serious injury, recovering 
shortly after being cared for ashore, 
The same storm passed over Burlington Bay and HamilJ 
ton, also with fatal results, an open sailing boat being 
capsized, and out of her crew of four three, Chas. Searlel 
Roy Sinnett and Chas. Williams, were drowned, At tha 
same time the cutter Zelma, Com. Lucas, Royal Hamill 
ton Y, C., slipped her moorings, and under trysail triefl 
to beat out into the open lake, Mr. J. F. Monck being an 
the tiller. She was driveminto the drawbridge and disl 
masted, two of Mr. Monck's ribs being broken. A greal 
deal of damage was done to yachts, wharves, etc., and tm 
persons ashore. 
The schooner yacht Katie, owned by Daniel Sanzerri 
bacher, of Toledo, was stolen from that city on June 23 
and recovered at Kingston, Ont, three days later. 
