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FOREST Aisrt)* STREAM. 
New York Y. C Lipton Cop. 
NEW YORK. 
Thursday, Sept. 13. 
' The many New York yachtsmen who have been una- 
ble to follow the races m Eastern waters have looked 
forward to the Lipton cup race for a sight of the full 
quartette of 70-footers in open water. Unfortunately they 
were doomed to disappointment 'through the whim of 
the weather, the winds being light and variable and spoil- 
ing what might easily have been the race of^the year. 
On the preceding day the waters about New \ork were 
torn into spray by a furious gale, a touch of the tail ol 
the terrible cyclone which devastated Galveston and the 
Gulf Coast. With a clear sky and bright sunlight there 
came up a breeze in the early morning that by 10 A. M. 
was blowing over sixty miles per hour. The wind and 
accompanying high tide did much damage to yachts 
about New York and the Sound, many going adrift and 
being sunk or wrecked. 
By Thursday morning the gale had passed and there 
was but a light a:r from N.W. The four boats were ready 
in good condition, having been specially prepared for 
this race They were sent away over the long course 
with spinakers barely drawing. They blew quietly down 
wind at the rate of about four knots. The wind shifted 
at the outer mark. So that they reached home on one 
tack, the whole affair being devoid of interest. 
"The Lipton cup was presented to the New York \' . C. 
last spring by Sir Thomas Lipton, his original offer of 
a ^500 cup being increased to one of $1,000. It was left 
to the club to decide upon the class and conditions and 
the- very fitting selection was made of the 70ft. class 
and the'outside course. As it happened, it is unfortunate 
that the cup, being of such value, was not given for a 
series instead of for a single race. The race committee, 
Messrs. S. Nicholson Kane, W. Butler Duncan, Jr., and 
J. F. Tams, selected two alternative courses, one of fif- 
teen miles straightaway to windward or leeward and re- 
turn and one of seven and one-half miles to be sailed twice. 
The start was set for 11:30 A. M., off the Sandy Hook 
Lightship, and Yankee was ready at the line in good 
season, but Rainbow was late and it was noon before 
Virginia and Mineola IL came out to the line, in tow. 
The preliminarv signal was given at 12 M., the course 
being signaled S.E. by E. dead to leeward. The prepara- 
tory was given at 12:15 and the start at 12:25. The race 
would have been more interesting had the two-round 
course been chosen, but the signal called for the one 
run of fifteen miles and back. The start was of the safe 
kindergarten sort, with three minutes in which to cross, 
which spoiled the race at the outset. Yankee made a 
poor start at I2::36:i4, or im. 46s. ahead of the handicap 
gun. iVIineola was timed almost to the second, crossing 
on the 3m. handicap gun, and the other two, Rainbow, 
with 27s., and Virginia, with 33s. handicap, were better 
off than the leader. All carried big club topsails and 
spinakers were set to port. In a very short time the 
other three had blown down on Yankee and her nominal 
lead was turned into an actual handicap of im. 46s. The 
work of the four to the outer mark was slow and unin- 
teresting. None on the attendant yachts and stearners 
expected that the race would finish within the time limit 
of six and one-half hours, and as for the boats them- 
selves there was no appearance of racing. Rainbow^ 
and Mineola held to the southward, the former soon 
jibing and keeping the most southerly course. She ap- 
parently caught a light draft of air which the others 
missed and in time worked out quite a long lead, round- 
ing the outer mark 5m. ahead. She overstood as .she 
came for the mark, but there was no need of hurry. The 
times were: 
Hainbow 4 04 23 3 36 23 
Yankee 4 08 01 3 41 47 
Mineola 4 08 59 3 40 59 
Virginia 4 09 52 3 41 52 
The wind had been shifting as they neared the mark, 
and when Rainbow trimmed sheets for home she was 
able to lay the lightship easily, the breeze being S.W. 
and puffy. Mineola evidently mistrusted the fickle breeze 
and stood well out to windward of the others, making 
a fine pictfure as the wind freshened for a time. Vir- 
ginia, well astern, was having fun of her own by shifting 
jib topsails, trying a large one with poor results. The 
race for second place between Mineola and Yankee 
would, have been interesting had it not been certain that 
Yankee could not win on elapsed time, even though she 
might finish first, as she actually did. The reach in was 
timed: 
Rainbow 5 54 13 1 49 50 
Yankee 5 57 28 1 48 36 
Mineola 5 .57 3,T 1 49 11 
Virginia , 5 59 03 1 49 27 
The full times were: 
.'^lart. Finish. Elapsed. 
Rainbow, Corneliiis Vanderbilt. . .12 28 0 0 5 54 13 5 26 13 
Mineola, August Belmont 12 28 00 5 57 37, 5 29 35 
Virginia, W. K. Vanderbilt. Jr... 12 28 00 5 59 03 5 31 03 
Yankee, H. P. Whitney and H. 
B Duryea 12 26 14 5 57 28 5 .31 14 
Rainbow beat Mineola 3m; 22s. ; Virginia, 4m. 50s., and 
Yankee, 5m. is. 
Corsair, Privateer, Nourmahal, Vergana, Oneida, 
Willada, Kismet, Elsa, Anita, Tide II. and a few other 
steam yachts were out on the course. The steamer 
Cepheus carried the members of the New York Y. C. 
and a sister boat had a good number of outside spectators 
on board. 
An interesting point in this race is the introduction in 
New York waters of the flashing cone of polished tin 
on the mark. This device was used by the Royal St. 
Lawrence Y. C. in the Seawanhaka cup matches be- 
tween Glencairn II. and Momo I., in 1897, on Lake St. 
Lous, a-d proved very effective. It is now used by other 
clubs on fresh water. The flagstaff of the buoy "is sur- 
mounted by a cone of oolished tin. about i8in. in diam- 
eter and height, with the apex upward. The motion of 
the buoy on the waves throws the cone about and in 
sunny weather the flash may be seen for miles. 
The Forest and Stream is put to press each week on Tuesday. 
Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the 
Uteit by Monday and as mneh tarlier as practicable 
Atlantic Y. C 
SEA GATE — NEW YORK BAY 
Saturday, Sept. 15. 
The Atlantic Y. C. met with good luck m the weather 
on Sept. 15 for its fall race, an easterly breeze of over 
twenty miles an hour making a lively race for the 70- 
footers and the two imported cutters; the smaller craft 
had more wind than they wanted, but the sport was ex- 
citing. The race was an open one for all classes, over the 
regular club courses, the larger boats sailing around the 
Scotland Lightship and the smaller over inside courses, 
which, however, were quite lumpy enough to please the 
veriest sea dog. Only two of the 70-footers were present. 
Mineola and Rainbow, both swinging second club top- 
sails, as did Astrild and Isolde. The start was made at 
noon off Craven Shoal Buoy, Rainbow to windward of 
Mineola. and each well timed. They sailed very fast on 
the reach to the Southwest Spit, Mineola trying to get by 
to windward, and Rainbow luffing to stop her, untiT they 
were close up to the East Bank. Both carried jib topsails 
to the elbow, but stOAved them with the wind pn end to 
the bell buoy off the point of the Hook. From this out 
they had a reach on port tack to the Scotland, Rainbow- 
fetching the mark, while Mineola made a short tack. 
They were timed : 
Rainbow 1 43 20 Mineola 1 4t) 05 
Rainbow started for home with a baby jib topsail aloft, 
but when she saw the big one break out on Mineola' s top- 
mast stay she shifted to her No. r. It was very rough off the 
Bar, but the two made good' weather of it, as they reached 
in to the bell buoy, Rainbow increasing her lead: Running 
in to the Spit, Rainbow did not set her spinaker until 
Mineola set the example. They were timed at the Spit ; 
Rainbow 2 25 07 Mineola 2 26 30 
They jibed over and reached for the line with a fresh- 
ening wind on the starboard beam and a good sea running. 
Rainbow finislied fifty-one seconds ahead. 
The race in the next class was also very interesting, the 
two boats being equally well matched. Isolde came for 
the line too soon, and Astrild won the weather berth, but 
before they reached the Spit the older boat was ahead, 
the times being: 
Isolde 1 57 00 Astrild 1 58 20 
At the Scotland they were timed : 
Isolde 2 05 00 Astrild 2 08 30 
Isolde continued to gain all the way in, finishing with a 
lead of over four minutes. 
Uvira agreed to give five minutes' allowance to Ondawa, 
formerly the Burgess 40-footer Nautilus, a similar boat to 
the well-known Nymph. Their course w'as around 
Orchard Shoal Light and Southwest Spit Buoy, nineleen 
miles. The cutter won by twentj'^ minutes. The fin-keel 
Akista won easily in her class. The full times were: 
Cutters— 80ft. Class— Start. 12:G5. 
Length. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Rainbow, C. Vanderbilt 3 00 03 2 .55 09 
Mineola, August . Belmont 3 01 00 2 56 00 
Cutters— 70fl. Class— Start, 12:15. 
Isolde, F. M. Hoyt...... 60.45 3 30 49 3 15 49 3 15 03 
Astrild, Hanan Bros 61.29 3 35 02 3 20 02 3 20 02 
Sloops— 51ft. Class— Start, 12:20. 
Uvira, R. P. Doremus 47.13 3 11 20 2 51 20 2 57 20 
Ondawa, H. J. Robert 46.93 3 36 44 3 16 44 3 11 44 
Sloops--36ft. Clas.s— Start, 12:25. 
Akista, George Hill 36.00 3 :^3 08 3 08 08 
Flossie, C. S. King 36.00 3 39 49 3 14 09 ..... 
Narika, F. T. Cornell... ..30.47 Withdrew. 
Sloops— 30ft. Class— Start, 12:25. 
Rhuhama, W. T. Bernard 30.00 4 08 52 3 43 52 
Sea Flower, C. E. Soiiuyler. . .30.00 Not timed. 
Sloops— 25ft. Class—Start, 12:30. 
Kittywake, Palmer Bros 25.00 3 21 07 2 51 07 
Ojibway, J. R. Brophy 25.00 3 15 33 2 45 33 
Song and Dance, E. Lucken- 
bach 23.78 3 25 23 2 58 25 
Sloops— 21ft. Class— Start, 12:35. 
Bronco, F. A. C. Moore 21.00 Withdrew. 
Spots, D. D. Allerton 21.00 3 03 58 2 28 58 
Wraith, Calvin Tomkins 21.00 3 03 04 2 2^04 . .. 
Sloops— 18ft. Class— Start, r2:.35. 
Venture, E. S. Ives 18.00 Withdrew. 
Pebble, R. W. Speir 18.00 3 32 35 2 47 35 
Rainbow won the Adams cup, a very handsome trophy. 
The second prize in the class, the Weeks cup, was not 
awarded. The other prizes were -donated by ex-Cora. 
Weston. ' _ 
Glocester Y. C. 
GLOUCESTER CITY, N. J, — DELAWARE RIVER. 
Sunday, Sept, 2. 
The Gloucester Y. C. sailed the fourth race of its 
championship series on Sept. 2, the titnes being : 
First Class Duckers— Start, 4;00. 
Finish. 
Minnie C, Charles Dunlay". , 4 56 00 
Eisenbrown, A. James 4 56 01 ^ 
Joe Mcdinn, Arthur Henry^ 5 00 00 
Second Class Duckers — Start, 4:00. 
Woodman and Florrie. Geo. Smith. 5 05 00 
Catharine C, Ben Wilson 5 05:^1 
Freda K., Fred Kurtz 5 07 00 
Annie T., Harry Quinn , . .5 09 00 
Penataqwit Corinthian Y, C. 
BAY SHORE — GREAT SOUTH BAY. 
Saturday, Sept. 8. 
The Penataquit Corinthian Y. C. sailed the last race of 
the season, the final of the Schieren cup series, on Sept. 
8 in a fresh S.E. breeze. The times were, start 2:05: 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Gayety 4 04 38 1 59 :i8 1 59 38 
Marie 4 11 53 2 06 53 2 65 03 
Viking 4 12 50 2 07 50 2 04 20 
Royal Hamilton Y. C. 
HAMILTON — BURLINGTON BAY. 
Saturday, Sept. 8. 
_ The Royal Hamilton Y. C. sailed a race on Sept. 8, the 
times being: 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Vikmg .5 01 35 2 26 35 2 26.35 
Erma 5 06 25 2 31 25 2 2S 21 
Nadia 5 03 35 2 28 35 2 2?! 35 
Manhasset Bay Y, C. 
FORt WASHINGTON—LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Saturday, Sept. 15. 
The Manhasset Bay Y. C. sailed its final race on Sept 
15, starting in a light S.W. breeze, which freshened during 
the race. Alerion broke her port spreader near the start, 
but finished the race, and came in a close second to Oiseau, 
Raider profited by a lufhng match between Scamp and 
Sis and won first place. The full times were ; 
Sloops— 30ft. Class— Start, 1:05. 
Finish. 
Alerion, Lord Meyer „ 1 n ftfi 
tjiseau, J. K. Maxwell, Jr 4 10 42 
Empronzi, .\lfred Peats 4 Z'i 11.1 
RaceaboutS— Start, 1:10. 
Scamp, J. De Forest..... ......3 21 25 
Raider, H. M. Crane . rt.. . .3 20 17 
Spindrift, Pirie Bros .' 3 25 30 
Sis, F. T, Bedford .3 21 40 
Knockabouts— Start, 1 :15. 
Midge, W. E. Peck S 34 45 
Thelga, A. P. Thayer 3 34 02 
Mistral, £. J. Low 3 30 20 
S!oop.s— 25ft. Class— Start, 1:2<3. 
Rocheile, E. Kelly 3 12 52 
Catboats— 2oft. Class— Start, 1:20. 
Wm or Lose,- J. S. Appleby - 3 34 40 
Vagabond, W. E. Folah .3 31 38 
Sloops— 21ft. Class— Start, 1:25. 
Ox, R. N. Bavier '. 2 55 32 
Knockabouts — Open Class — Start, 1:25. 
Scititilla, J. P. Hoyt 3 36 07 
Sloops— 18ft. Class— Start, 1:30. 
Scoot, F. v.- Wicks 3 01 27 
Pagan, P. W. Jackson 2 53 40 
Film Flam, A. S. Prince 2 52 20 
Chinook, R. P'orbes Morgan, h Withdrew. 
Nora, i).. Iselin..w.j ". 2.52 05 
Plover, S. P. Just ,, 2.53 40 
Hampd«ns— One-Design— Start, 1 :.30. 
Bluebird, J. Sands 3 31 00 
Mione, A. Sayre 3 34 20 • 
Billyboy, W. G. Newman 3 43 15 
Dories— Start, 1:40. 
Dud, G. A. Corry 3 00 47 
Ketch IT., L. C. Ketchum 3 01 .35 
Prize, L. Janes 3 10 33 
The winners were Oiseau, Raider, Mistral, Vagabond, 
Nora, Bluebird and Dud. Sailover prizes were awarded 
to Rocheile, Ox and Scintilla. 
Quincy Y. C. 
QUINCY — BOSTON HARBOR. 
The following notice relating to the dispute which fol- 
lowed the Labor Day race was sent out last week by Jas. 
S. Whiting, secretary of the race committee of the Quincy 
Y. C. : "The Quincy Y. C. has received letters of apology 
over last Saturday's unfortunate occurrence from the 
owners of the AI Kyris and the Hanley. The hearing on 
the protests is set down for Sept. 13." 
On Sept. 2 the last race of the handicap series was held 
off Hough's Neck, the times being: 
Class A. 
Elapsed. 
:^ 06 55 
3 05 42 
:; ii 'M 
2 11 25 
2 10 17 
2 15 30 
2 11 40 
2 19 45 
2 19 02 
2 15 2-0 
1 52 52 
2 14 40 
2 11 38 
1 .30 32 
2 11 07 
1 31 27 
1 23 40 
1 22 20 
1 22 05 
1 23 10 
2 01 00 
2 04 20 
2 13 15 
1 20 47 
1 21 35 
1 30 33 
Canacum, T. C. M 
Hustler, Whittem 
Moondyne. A. J. .Shaw 
Beatrice, J. Carney 
Class B. 
Tautog, A. A. Lincoln 
Whisper, E. F. Fitzpatrick 
This makes the record as follows: 
Elapsed. 
Corrected 
.1 IS 36 
1 18 ,36 
.1 13 11 
1 21 11 
.1 16 51 
1 24 51 
,1 17 00 
1 26 00 
.1 18 34 
1 2rt S'l 
.1 21 54 
1 28 &4 
. . Withdrew 
.Withdrew 
.1 23 24 
1 27 24 
.Disabled. 
Class A 
1st 
Race. 
...100 
60 
2d 
3d 
4th 
5th 
Race. 
Race. 
Race. 
Race. 
Total. 
20 
100 
60 
60 
340 
10<j 
40 
100 
20 
320 
40 
60 
20 
40 
\m 
20 
20 
100 
160 
60 
"26 
120 
20 
'26 
40 
' 20 
'20 
100 
80 
20 
20 
60 
20 
'26 
40 
20 
20 
B. 
40 
100 
100 
340 
60 
20 
140 
100 
120 
40 
Hustler 
C. C 
Harbor Light 20 
Canacum 20 
Eclipse 40 
Goblin 20 
Beatrice 20 
:Moondyne 20 
Vsulet 
Medora 20 
Elaine 2(j 
Class B. 
Tautog 100 
Whisper 60 
Supero 20 
Yum Yvim 40 
On Sept. 8 three of the 21-footers ."sailed a race, resulting 
as follows : ■ 
Elapsed. 
Omeme, W. P. Barker 1 20 00 
Bobolink, W. B. Vose 1 20 10 
Cleopatra, F F. Crane. .. . . . , .1 20 30 
Wollaston Y. C. 
WOLLASTON, M.ASS. 
i'Yiday, Aug. 31, 
Thanks to a fresh easterly breeze, the W'ollaston Y, C. 
sailed a fine race on .Aug. 31. Little Peter was com- 
pelled to sail alone, but she made h^r percentage of 100 
in the Y. R. A. record, though she received no prize. The 
open 21-footers made a good race. Hostess outsailing Lit- 
tle Peter; but Tacoma tore her mainsail in shaking nut 
a, reef and was compelled to withdraw. Harriet should 
have won in her class, but she finished on the wrong side 
of the mark boat. The times were : 
25ft. Cabin Class. 
Elapsed. 
Little Peter. J. J. Moebs 1 26 37 
21ft. Open Class. 
Hostess, H. M. Faxon 1 16 12 
Cleopatra, F. F. Crane 1 29 11 
Tacoma, J. F. Ring Disabled. 
21ft. Cabin Class. 
Zaza. G. P. Shute et al 1 24 00 
Usona, E. Pryor 1 25 37 
Coquette, B. D. Amsden 1 25 57 
Dosia, E. A. Phemeslee I 38 43 
Harriet, L. T. Harrington,. ..i-, Withdrew. 
18ft. Cl9?s. 
Dauntless, Benner & Pattetl 1 23 38 
Lobster, C. H. Hendrie. 1 26 41 
Perhaps, J. E. Robinson Withdrew. 
15ft. Class. 
Favorite, G. W. Blover Withdrew. 
The judges were Com. J. A. Fenno. Vice-Corn. E', A 
Merrill. Dr. W. G. Curtis. C. W. Page, C. F. Marr and 
C, S, Jones, 
