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In the meantime the Blossom went to look for luck and 
found it, getting into a streak of wind that she held to 
the upper buoy and turned it with a lead of sixteen and 
one-half minutes. Ofif the wind these boats carry im- 
mense square topsails, and soon after turning the above 
buoy a little pufT caught these sails and, owing to care- 
lessness in not having her outriggers out (which these 
boats all carry), she upset. Instead of giving up, her 
crew pulled her masts out (foremast about 45ft. long and 
mainmast 35ft.), righted the boat, and, with the assist- 
ance of some buckets furnished by a passing craft, bailed 
out the water, rigged up. and started again, only losing 
eighteen minutes in doing so. They were then behind 
the Harrison and Wilson, which were close together, one 
minute and thirty seconds, with a beat to windward of 
some six miles. In this distance the Blossom caught and 
passed the other boats, and finally won the race by three 
minutes and twenty-one seconds, without her allowance. 
(Df course, it could only have been done under the peculiar 
circumstances of the weather, but it was thought very 
plucky in the Blossom's crew not to give up after being 
upset. J. G. Morris, Sec'y C. B. Y. C. 
Yacht Qttb Notes. 
The annual meeting of the New Rochelle Y. C. was 
held on Feb. 4 at the Yachtsmen's Club, 47 West Forty- 
third street. The election follows: Com.. Edward Kelly, 
steamer Barracouta; Vice-Com., W. N. Bavier, yawl 
Possum; Rear-Com., Daniel Bacon; sloop Senta; Sec'v, 
O. W. Meyrowitz; Treas., C. M. Fletcher; Meas., F. R. 
Farringtom; Trustees, three years, Charles Pryer, Thomas 
D. Scoble and Conrad E. Young; Law Committee, 
J. F. Lambden and J. Q. LTnderhill; Regatta Committee, 
Charles P. Tower, William E. Moore, Oscar Chelborg. 
C. A. Beeker and R. N, Bavier. 
ift 
"Y^^ vsixth aniitial meeting of the Huguenot Y. C. will 
25-FOOT CRUISING SLOOP— SAIL PLAN. 
be held at the Arena on Saturday, Feb. 16, at which the 
officers for the year will be elected. The followmg nom- 
inations have been made: Com., William B. Greelel; 
Vice-Com., George C. Allen; Rear-Com., T. E. Kitchmg; 
Sec'y, J. Nelson Gould; Treas., L. C. Ketchum; Trus- 
tees, to serve two years, F. D. Pagan and Wdliam L. 
Searles. 
1^ 
The first annual dinner of the Point o' Woods Y. C., 
of Fire Island. A^as held at the Union League Club, 
Brooklyn, on Saturday evening, Feb. 2. Speeches were 
made by Com. N. Clay Ferris, Vice-Com. John C. Demp- 
sey, Rear-Com. Harry M. Brewster and others. Most of 
the members hail from Brooklyn, Bayshore and places 
in New Jersey. The club's season is from June to Sep- 
tember. 
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The Morrisania Y. C. has elected the following offi- 
cers: Com , George J. Oakes; V<'ce-Com., George Steltz: 
Rear-Com., Frederick Daum; Fleet Capt., Charles J. 
Locke; Fin. Sec'y, Thomas F. Dooley ; Rec. Sec'y. Ar- 
thur Haire; Treas., George Charleton; Meas., Wade 
Hixon; Board of Directors. George H. Ollweller, Louis 
Jackson, W. H. Hansen, Thomas J. Deckert and J. H. 
Schmitt: Regatta Committee, J. H. Curtis, W. H. Dixon, 
J. W- StefTens, Louis G. Englert and H. J. Barto. 
famous and popular racing vessel m the world repairs 
are being made. The Madeline arrived at Tampa Thurs- 
day, Capt. Lord, the owner, in command, with a cargo 
or' cocoanuts from Honduras. After her repairs, which 
will include new decks and cabin and new canvas, she 
will make a regular schedule between Flonduras and 
Port Tampa.— N. Y. Times. 
The Yachtsman says: 
Our good friends on the other side of the Atlantic seeni 
determined to make us start a column headed "Sales of 
the Week to American Yachtsmen." This week's sale is 
that of Zinita, the celebrated Clyde 20-rater. She has been 
purchased by an American gentleman, who long ago im- 
ported the old crack plank-on-edge lo-tonner Uhdia, 
which Ben Parker sailed for him in American waters. 
Zinita, as most of our readers are aware, was designed 
by Mr. W. Fife, Jr. (as was Ulidia), and built at Fairlie 
in 1893 for Messrs. Connell, who won a large number of 
prizes with her. She has three times changed hands, but 
has always had Clyde owners. Mr. Inglis, who has just 
parted with Zinita, took her in part payment for Carina 
at the end of last summer, so she has never had a chance 
of carrying his popular flag. 
Zinit'a's full record: 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
The old yacht Madeline, defender of America's Cup in 
two international contests, has just gone on the ways at 
Tampa for extensive repairs, and in another month she 
will be regularly engaged in the fruit trade between Hon- 
duras and Florida ports. It was in 1876 that the British 
challenger Countess of Dufferin first met the Madeline 
and returned 'defeated at the hands of the American de- 
fender. The Madeline has had a remarkable career since 
that time, but for the first time since she was the most 
Other 
Total 
Year. 
Starts. 
I5t Prizes. Prizes. 
Prizes. 
Value. 
1893 
24 
16 
2 
18 
£230 
1894 
36 
13 
7 
20 
280 
1895 
27 
10 
4 
14 
i6s 
1896 
17 
7 
I 
8 
8S 
1897 
22 
4 
3 
7 
90 
1898 
4 
9 
13 
100 
1899 
19 
6 
5- 
II 
110 
1900 
19 
12 
'2 
14 
200 
183 
7-2 
33 
IDS 
£1,260 
Mr. 
H. Clay Pierce, of 
St. Louis, 
Mo., has 
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