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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jm-y 15, 
Scawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
lotemational Cup Trials. 
iliF*'" OYSTER BAY — LONG' ISLAND SOUND. 
f July 3, 5, 6. 
The fifth series of trial races for the selection of the 
representative of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. in the 
races for its international cup took place last week over 
the regular courses off Oyster Bay which have become so 
weir known through the many trial and cup races sailed 
over them since 1895. The races this year, as in 1897-8. 
are in the 20ft. class and luider the same rules and con- 
ditions, with the exception of the limiting of the over-all 
length and the minimum angle of the bow. The effect of 
these restrictions has been merelj^ to make the boats uglier 
than the best looking of the class, Glencairn I. and Chal- 
lenger, and in no respect to improve them. They are just 
as costly and generally useless as last year, though of 
somewhat less fragile construction than Seawanhaka, 
Challenger and Cicada. 
This year but three boats entered the trial races, Coli- 
stance, Algonquin and Palm. Constance was designed by 
C. H. Crane and built by the Spalding-St. Lawrence Boat 
Company for Messrs. R. H. Post, E, M. Post and E. R. 
Thomas. She is of the standard waterline and sail area, 
17ft. 6in., and 500 sq. ft., and about Sft. 6in, beam. The 
mode] is practically the same as Challenger, but as already 
noted, the nose is snubbed in abruptly to gain all the in- 
clined length possible on the maximum over all length. 
The construction is simpler and heavier than the Crane 
boats of last year, the frames and planking are stouter and 
the use of bicycle tubing for bracing has been abandoned 
in favor of wood. In the first race she was steered by H. 
M. Crane, with Sherman Hoyt, R. H.. Post and 'Joseph B. 
Thomas, Jr., as crew. ' • ■ 
Algonquin was designed by B. B. Crow-ninshield for a 
syndicate of Bridgeport yachtsmen, Messrs. T. H. Mc- 
Donald, W. Herbert Jennings, Devere H. Warner, C. M. 
Gilman and Gen. T. H. Watson: She was 'built by the 
Lawley Corporation, and is of the same dimensions as 
Constance, but in place of the heavy composite board of 
400^ to 500 carried by the Crane boats she has a board of 
rosewood ballasted with but 6olbs. of lead. The deck has 
a high crown at the mast, flj^ttening out toward the ends. 
She was steered by Mr. Jennings, with Messrs. E. F. 
Menard, of Bridgeport; John Champion, of the Pequot 
Club, of New Haven, and John Sherwood, of Southport. 
The new Huntington boat. Palm, i.s a departure from 
Akabo and Keneu, a fin-keel of but 5ft. beam, with a high 
crown to the deck and a tumblehome to the topsides. 
She is well built, of light frame, stiffened by piano wire 
ties, a light skin of wood and a covering of canvas. 
Like the previous Huntington boats, she has a low, broad 
sail plan. She is owned by Mr. Clark Miller, who has 
made three plucky attempts in this class, with Keneu in 
l8p7, Akabo in 1898 and the present boat, Mr. Miller 
sailed in her, with "Leff" Huntington at the stick and 
Messrs. Phil Howard and Charles Miller as crew. 
The race committee, Messrs. C. W. Wetmore, C. A. 
Sherman and Ashton Lemoine, were on board of the 
steam yacht Radha, Gen. Samuel Thomas. 
The first race was set for Monda}^ July 3, a fair, bright 
day, but with no wind at noon. The breeze came in, how- 
ever, from the southwest, enough to warrant a start, and 
it freshened to a moderate force. Following the custom 
introduced by the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. in its trial 
races of 1897, the work of the day was divided into three 
separate rounds of the four-mile course, with intervals 
between. The first was started at i :45 P. M., the course 
for the day being to leeward and return. Starting under 
spinakers, Algonquin led at the lee mark, while Palm 
lost by a poor course inshore, Constance being eleven 
seconds astern of the leader, and Palm forty-seven sec- 
onds. On the beat home Constance took first place, while 
Palm was a very poor third. 
In the second race, started at 2 -.48, Algonquin led, while 
Palm started with her boom on the wrong side, and had 
to shift over. At the lee mark Algonquin was seven sec- 
onds ahead of Constance and one minute forty-one sec- 
onds ahead of Palm. The two leaders had a hard firht to 
windward, Constance finally winning by a few seconds. 
In the third race Palm was first away, but Algonquin 
was eight seconds ahead of Constance and ten seconds 
ahead of Palm at the lee mark, gaining on the svindward 
work in _ a fresher breeze, while Palm beat Constance. 
The official times were : 
First Race — Start, 1 -AS. 
Outer mark. Finish. Elapsed. 
Constance 2 08 21 2 35 14 0 50 U 
AlKonquin 2 08 10 2 35 31 0 .50 31 
Palm 2 08 57 2 39 33 0 54 33 
Second Race— Start, 2:48. 
Constance ..3 10 55 3 ?fi 0 SO W 
Algonquin .3 10 48 3 38 28% 0 50 28% 
Palm ...3 12 29 3 40 52 ■ 0 52.52 
Third Race— Start, 3:49. 
Algonquin 4 07 02 4 34 19 0 45 19 
Palm 4 07 10 4 34 53 0 45 53 
Constance 4 07 12 4 35 02 0 46 02 
On July 4 Constance and Algonquin met at Larchmont, 
the former winning. 
The trial series was resumed on July 6, the triangle 
being sailed, one and one-third miles to a side. The day 
was fair with a light S.W. wind that freshened during 
the afternoon. C. H. Crane, the designer of Constance, 
replaced his brother at the helm, setting up the rigging 
before starting out and using a cotton instead of a silk 
jib, the result being a greatly improved showing for the 
boat. In the first race Palm led over the line, and on 
the broad reach to the first mark, but on the second 
reach she fell to third place, with Constance in the lead. 
On this leg the two leaders wasted time in a long kifiing 
match, Constance holding her place and improving it 
greatly in the beat over the last leg. 
The second race was started at i :27, in a fresh S.W. 
breeze. Palm again led over the line, and improved her 
position on the reach, biit fell to last place on the second 
leg. Constance did particularly well to windward and 
won very easily. 
The final round was started at 2:52, by which time tbe 
tliree were glad to reef.. Palm made a good start and 
ijeld first place over the first part of the second leg, when 
sise was passed by Constance, When they came op the 
wind she was forced to give way to Algonquin also, and 
she finished a poor third. The times were : 
First Race. 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. 3d Mark. Elapsed. 
Constance ...12 26.33 12 42 45 1 16 07% 10107% 
Algonquin ...12 26 34 12 42 53 1 18 62 1 03 52 
Palm 12 26 IS 12 42 59 1 20 45% 1 05 45% 
Second Race. 
Con.stance 1 38 19 1 49 26 2 15 22 0 48 22 
Algonquin .....1 38 15 1 49 09 2 19 11 0 52 11 
Palm 1 37 45 1 49 28 2 23 27 0 56 27 
Third Race. 
Con.stance .3 05 06 3 15 14 3 43 12% 0 50 12 
Algonquin 3 05 36 3 16 50 3 45 55 0 52 55 
Pnlm 3 05 00 3 16 05 3 47 47 0 54 47 
The third day was a poor* one for racing, with rain at 
times, and very little wind. Palm did not come to the line, 
leaving Constance, still handled by C. H. Crane, and Al- 
gonquin to fight it out. After two races had been sailed 
over the windward and leeward courses, Algonquin lead- 
ing easily off the wind, but being badly beaten to wind- 
ward, she declined to sail the third race. The times were : 
First Race. 
1st Mark. Finsh. Elapsed. 
Constsince - .1 30 35 2 43 42 1 33 42 
.Mgonquin 1 26 57 2 48 13 1 .S8 13 
Second Race. 
Constance 2 59 10 3 39 42 1 06 42 
Algonquin 2 58 21 3 43 06 1 09 06 
While no official decision has been announced, as a 
matter of course Constance will be selected as the chal- 
lenger. By a recent arrangement between the two clubs, 
the first of the cup races on Lake St. Louis will be sailed 
on July 27, instead of July 24. The defending yacht has 
not vet been selected. 
The Canada Cup. 
Chicago Y. C. Trial Races. 
Chicago, 111., July 8.--At this writing but. little actual 
progress, has been made in determining the winner in the 
preliminary competition for the Canada cup, only one race 
having been sailed, and that of to-day being postponed on 
account of heavy weather, the wind blowing half a gale 
and a very lumpish sea running outside, which in the 
opinion of the judges made it advisable to set the second 
race on for Monda)\ July 10, at noon. 
The first race of the series was won in very hollow 
fashion by Genesee, July 4, the crack Rochester boat 
leaving a very strong impression in local minds that .she 
will be the winner of the series, though it is a bit early 
to be altogether confident of it. Certainly the first test 
was decisively in favor of the Hanley boat, for she led the 
second boat by two miles, and sailed the course of twenty- 
one miles in 3:17:57. She was first across the line, ad- 
mirably handled by Mr. Davis, and was not caught from 
start to finish, coming home with saucy maneuvers which 
showed her confidence. Prairie, the handsome boat de- 
signed by Mr. W. P. Stephens, and built at Ogdensburg, 
N. Y., was second. This boat has but recently arrived at 
her new quarters, reaching here June 22, and her owners 
have not yet gotten her tuned to the satisfaction either of 
themselves or of the boat. It seeming that the weight bf 
lead, over g,ooolbs., was too much to bring the boat to her 
lines, Mr. Charles Thorne took off^ some 2,5oolbs. from 
the keel with serious effects on the stability. The owners 
of Prairie were anything but happy when last seen. Had 
they gone out to-day in the stiff wind they would very 
probably have wished a bit of lead back under her. It 
is to be hoped that this boat will improve on acquaintance, 
and that she will crowd the Rochester flyer satisfactorily 
enough to make the latter work a trifle harder than she 
did last Tuesday. Genesee is handled ably and seems fit 
as possible. Josephine, the Chicago cutter, was anxious 
to have the race of to-day pulled off, as she thought it was 
her sort of weather. She finished third on Tuesday. Bald 
Eagle, the Racine fin-keel, was dismasted early in the 
daj', and did not enter the race at all. At this writing 
she is not yet in commission, though work is advancing on 
her and she may enter for two or three of the trials. The 
unhappy Veva, of course, is pennanently out of it, and 
Briar, Mr. Peare's new boat, is still on the stocks and 
can hardly be here within a week, so that it would seem 
unfair to ask the Rochester men to wait till she is ready 
to enter the contests. There remain, therefore, at best, 
but four boats, and more'likely only three, a centerboard, 
a cutter and a fin-keel, and should tiie weather favor, these 
should have it pretty well argued out by the close of the 
following Aveek, Genesee being now favorite at any sort of 
odds wanted. Following are the data of these boats: 
Briar, Mo. i. — Type, fin-keel; length over all, 4Sft. ; 
length, load waterline, 27ft.; beam, Sft. 6in. ; designer, 
Joseph Myers, Chicago; builders. Miller Brothers, 
Chicago; owner, George Peare; skipper, George Peare. 
Genesee, No. 2.- — Type, centerboard; length over all, 
45ft.; length, load waterline, 27ft.; beam, lift. 6in. ; de- 
signer, Hawley, Quincy Point, Mass.; builder, Hanley, 
Quincy Point, Mass. ; owners, Rochester Boat Club Com- 
pany; managing owner, Charles Van Voorhis; skipper, 
Charles G. Davis, New York; crew, Charles Van Voor- 
his, M. A. MacDuff, J. E. Burroughs, James McDonell 
and one professional. 
Bald Eagle, No. 3. — Type, fin-keel ; length over all, 46ft. 
6in. ; length, load waterline, 27ft. ; beam, 9ft. ; designer, 
George Warrington, Chicago; builders, Racine Boat 
Manufacturing Company, Racine, Wis. ; owners, George 
Warriiigton, F. K. Ball, R. T. Robinson, F. Robinson; 
m.anaging. owner, George Warrington; skipper, E. P. 
Warner. 
Prairie, No. 4. — Type, cutter; length over all, 4Sft. ; 
length, load waterline, 28ft. ; beam, 9ft. ; designer, W. P. 
wStephens, New York; builders, Spaulding-St. Lawrence 
Boat Company, Ogdensburg, N. Y. ; owners, F. W. Mor- 
gan, Charles H. Thorne; managing owner, Charles H. 
Thorne ; skipper. Charles H. Thorne ; crew, B. P. Hin- 
man, Robert Wilber, N. C. Cook and two professionals, 
Josephine, No. 5. — Type, cutter; length over all, 4Sft. 
6in.; length, load waterline, 27ft.; beam. loft 6in. ; de- 
signer, George Webster, Hamilton, Ont. ; builder. William 
Barnum', Muncie, Ind. ; owners, Burt H. Whitely and A. 
J. Whitelv m.anaging owner, Burt H. Whitely; skipper, 
Burt H. Whitely; crew, D. D. Griffiths, William Avery, 
Douglas Putnam, Richard Wilcox and Abe Burrell. 
Prairie and Josephine. carry each about 1,500 sq. ft, of 
canvas. Bald Eagle carries, or was planned to carry, 
2,oooft., but the great spread snapped off the mast and she 
is hors du combat for the time at least. 
First Race, Tuesday, July 4 
In the race of last Tuesday the boats were called to the 
line at 10:30, and sent off at li. Genesee was over at 
11:00:03, Josephine 11:00:04, Prairie 11:00:06. Bald 
Eagle lost her ma.st at the hounds just before the start. 
The weather was lowering and rainy, the breeze a light 
one and no sea running of consequence. Prairie seemed 
not stift' enough even under these conditions, and heeled 
heavily, not driving well. Josephine set her topsail and 
led away from Prairie, both dropping astern of Genesee. 
Prairie experimented with several of her many sails (she 
is admirably fitted with a full suit for all manner of 
weather), and finally .storing her jibtopsail began to pick 
up on Josephine, but did not overtake her until half-down 
the second leg. Prairie having trouble after breaking out 
her spinaker at the first stake. 
Genesee made the first leg, seven miles, in just one 
hour, rounding the stake boat at 12 :oo :03. Josephine 
rounded at 12:04:00, Prairie 12:05:00. On the second leg 
Genesee said good-by to her companions, and appeared at 
least a mile and a quarter in the lead. The wind now 
fell, and for ten minutes all were more or less becalmed, 
but a stiff breeze soon thereafter sprang up, and the rest 
of the cour.se was more to a sailor's liking. The time 
at the second stake boat was Genesee i :20 ;oo. Prairie 
1 :3s :oo, Josephine r :37 :oo. The time at finish was Genesee 
3:18:00, Prairie 3:44:00, Josephine 3:54:00. The course 
was triangular, seven miles to the leg. Messrs. John 
Berryman and J. B. Crawford acted as judges, using the 
Sentinel as their craft. 
The yacht Genesee makes a good impression here, both 
boat, crew and commander, the latter being evidently a 
sportsman and wanting to win if at all on the merits of 
his boat. He is disposed to wait as long as possible for 
Briar to get into commission, and says he will sail her any 
time she is ready, as he wants the best boat to go to 
Canada for the contest. 
Since the first race of these trials was sailed under 
conditions perhaps more favorable to Genesee's model 
than to those of her rivals, it may be a little early to 'de- 
cide what will be the relative performances of the lioats 
under varied weather conditions. It is to be regretted 
that the wind did not abate this morning sufficiently to 
allow the boats to start, for then we should have had two 
races,_ one in light wind and one in stiff weather, and 
so might have had opportunity for a juster estimate of 
the boats. However that may be, the ensuing week will 
no doubt bring forth conclusive data, and the event is 
looked forward to with very great interest, alike by 
Chicago yachtsmen and the Chicago public. 
E. Hough. 
480 Caxton Building, Chicago, 111. 
The second race was sailed on Monday in a fresh 
breeze, being almost a repetition of the first. Genesee 
covered the course in four hours five minutes. Prairie in 
four hours 21 minutes and Josephine in four hours twenty- 
three minutes. Bald Eagle, after being fitted with a new 
mast, started, but withdrew from the series. The third 
race was set for July 11. 
Riverside Y. C Annual Regatta. 
RIVERSIDE — LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Saturday, July 8. 
The Riverside Y. C. sailed its annual regatta on July 
8 with rather a small fleet of starters. The two principal 
entries. Syce and Kestrel, were absent, the latter being 
at Bristol for a new topmast. The morning was calm 
and foggy, but it cleared by afternoon, with a moderate 
S.W. wind, which continued to freshen. During the race 
Possum lost her bowsprit, Windora sprung her^mast and 
Albicore tore her balloon jibtopsail when in a leading 
position. Vorant 11. sailed a private handicap match with 
Lorelei, steered by F. Bowne Jones, and won by twenty- 
three seconds. The official times were : 
Cutters— 51ft. Class— Course, 15 Miles— Start, 1:35. 
, . . ^ T ^ , ... Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Lins, T. J. McCahdl 4S.00 2 26 50 2 26 50 
Yawls— 43ft. Class— Course, 15 Miles— Start. 1:35. 
Albicore, Seymour J. Hyde 41.00 2 38 05 2 88 05 
Sultan, C. T. Somerville 37.93 2 39 34 2 36 11 
Sloops— 36ft. Class— Course, 15 Miles— Start, 1:35. 
Vorant II., H. F. Whitmore 34.00 2 43 42 2 43 42 
Possum, J. R. Maxwell, Jr 35.00 Did not finish 
Acushla, C. T. Wills 34.00 2 42 24 2 42 24 
Anoatok, Oswald Sanderson 2 31 35 2 31 35 
Special Handicap Class— Course, 15 Miles— Start, 1:35. 
Esperanza, H. O. Havemeyer, Jr 30.00 2 30 35 2 30 35 
Windora, W. L. Ward 30.00 Did not finish. 
Sloops— 30ft. Class— Course, 15 Miles— Start, 1:40. 
Lorelei, Alfred Peats 2 S4 24 2 54 24 
Cat.s— 25ft. Class— Course, 10 Miles— Start, 1:40. 
Qui Vive, Geo. A. Freeth 24.87 3 30 00 3 30 00 
21ft. Racing Knoclcabouts— Course, 10 Miles— Start, 1:45. 
Indianola, L. R. Alberger 1 47 50 1 47 50 
Robin Hood, George Gartland... 1 51 16 1 51 16 
Open Cats— 20ft. Class— Course, 10 Miles— Start, 1:45. 
Kazaza, T. J. McCahill, Jr .20,00 1 54 50 1 54 50 
Psyche, H. B, Stephens, . 19.00 3 03 57 3 01 51 
The winners were Liris, sailover; Sultan, Anoatok. 
Esperanza, Lorelei, sailover; Indianola, Kazaza and Qui 
Vive, sailover. 
The regatta committee included Messrs. George B. 
Clark, Edward Binney and George B. Huffington. 
Jubilee Y. C 
MARBLEIIEAD — MASSACHUSETTS BAY, 
Tuesday, July 4. 
The Jubilee Y. C. sailed a handicap race on July 4 in 
a fresh S.W. wind, the times being: 
Elapsed. Hdop. 
Black Cloud. T. H. Gilliott .,..1 34 08 scratch. 
Elf, Chas. Prescott.. ,1 36 20 2 00 
Ada, John Claflin..... 1 41 4S 4 00 
Wanda, E. S. Foster........ 1 44 43 4 00 
Nixie, S. J. Connolly....,-.. 147 48 4 00 
Spurt, Geo, Stamper 1 43 50 scratch. 
Vager,' Whitney and Kent 1 51 38 6 00 
Brownie, Williams Bros 1 53 48 i 00 
Emen. W. U. Southard ..,153 5§ 4 00 
Corrected. 
1 34 08 
1 34 20 
1 37 .48 
1 40 43 
1 43 43 
1 48 50 
1 46 38 
1 49 48 
J 49 58 
