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has gone through it, so that one would think that it had 
never been disturbed. 
She takes a heel very quickly and gets, her bearings 
quickly. The strongest breeze she has been under yet 
was not over fifteen knots, but she proved very stiff in it. 
It was intended by her designer that she should take a 
heel very quickly, so that her sharp bilges could get into 
the water. When she is heeled her entrance is much 
different than when she is on an even keel, and instead of 
a bluff entrance, those hard bilges, with the flat floors, 
make it very easy. The little wave that is pushed out 
from her bow is merely surface water, and has absolutely 
no body to it. It curls away from her and settles back, 
and underneath it is solid water. 
She is simply a marvel of designer's skill, and she cai"- 
ries out every characteristic upon which B. B. Crown- 
in shield figured when he contemplated Her lines. In 
taking a heel very quickly, she gets those long ends of 
hers into the water, and when she has started to move 
she- uses the greater part of her overhangs. Thus she 
gets more side to sail on, and though she gets down on it 
very quickly, she has greater stability wlun she gets there. 
Her first trial was on last Monday in a very light air, 
and though she showed that she could move fast under 
the conditions, it was not quite enough to be satisfactory. 
On Thursday she was given a trial which showed her to 
be not oflly a wonderful boat as far as sailing goes, but 
also that her construction is much more staple than that 
of other 90-footers which have been built in recent years. 
She sailed very fast — faster than the wind on a reach — and 
she easily distanced the tugs in the light breeze in which 
she started, which was not over eight knots. In this 
breeze she ran right out of her own wind. 
As the trial progressed the wind became stronger, and 
at the last was fully fifteen knots and puffy. In this 
breeze she jibed over quickly and put her steel mast to a 
test which it will probably never be called upon for in 
a race. It was thought at first that Capt. Haft' was trying 
her to the limit, but it was afterward found that he 
could not help himself. The screw of the steering gear 
of the balance rudder became jammed and it was impos- 
sible to turn the wheel. Capt. Haff had put his wheel 
hard up to wear ship. He had intended to run out in the 
bay again and try the topsail under a different setting. 
When he tried to put the wheel down it would not move, 
and the jacht jibed. 
It came so suddenly that everything went over with a 
run. She was on the starboard tack at the time, and the 
starboard preventer backstays and the mast head runner^ 
were hauled taut. There was just time to pull the hook 
of the preventers out of the eye bolt, but the runners were 
still in place. The boom came over and banged up 
against the runners. Designer Crowninshield jumped and 
cut the tackle on the runners and let the boom go out. 
The port masthead runner and the preventer were not in 
place, and there was no time to lace them down. 
Those who have seen Constitution and Independence 
claim that Independence is the better moving boat. I have 
seen both in their first trials, and followed both in the 
same tug, and it is my opinion that in the trial of Thurs- 
day, in the same conditions of wind and water' Constitu- 
tion had in her trial oft' Bristol, Independence moved the 
faster of the two. Of course this might not always be 
the case, but it shows that Independence is not a yacht to 
be idly considered, for there is little doitbt that she is 
exceedingly fast. 
At Lawley's almost everything has heep finished in the 
east shop. The Wiggin 21-footer, the Wade 21-footer, the 
Herter 35-footer and the Binney 70ft. steamer are ready 
to go overboard. In the west shop the 70ft. steam yacht, 
designed hy C. H. Crane for Edmund Randolph, is partly 
plated. The Eno 120ft. steam yacht is fast nearing com- 
pletion. The keel of a 103ft. steam yacht is ready to be 
set up. She was designed by Fred Lawley for New York 
parties. Chauncey B. Borland's steam yacht, Monaloa, 
designed by Binney, was launched Saturday. 
The cruise of the Boston Y. C. will be held on Saturda3^ 
Sunday and Monday, June 15, 16 and 17. There will 
be racing runs on all three days. The first run will 
be to Marblehead on Saturday. On Sunday the fleet will 
run to Gloucester, and on Monday will run from. 
Gloucester to Hull, reaching there in time for the boats 
of the club to enter the Y. R. A. open race of the Hull- 
Massachusetts Y. C. 
The schooner C'^nstellation, Francis Skinner, Jr., ar- 
rived at Marblehead from Newport Thursday. At the 
Marblehead yacht yard, W. O. Gay's 70-footer Athene has 
been hauled out for cleaning and overhauling. It is un- 
derstood that she will go out for a try with Independence 
this week. It is also expected that the schooner Hilde- 
garde will enter the game. John B. Killeen. 
Brooklyn Y» C. 
GRAVESEND BAY. 
Saturday, June 8. 
The second race of the Gravesend Bay Y. R. A. was 
sailed under the auspices of the Brooklyn Y. C. The 
wind Avas strong from the west, making reefs necessary 
for some of the boats. They went twice around the usual 
courses. The first leg was a beat to the mark off the 
Atlantic Y. C. club house, the second leg was a broad 
reach to the Fort Hamilton buoy, and then it was a close 
reach back to the home mark. The summary follows : 
Sloops— 36ft. Class— Start, 3:35. 
Finish Elapsed. 
Akista, George Hill 5 18 30 1 43 30 
Bonita, Haviland Brothers 5 28 39 1 53 39 
Sloops— 30ft. Class— Start, 3:40. 
Squaw, Vice-Corn. H. J. Heath 4 49 07 1 14 07 
Sloops— 25ft. Class— Start, 3:40. 
Song and Dance, Mr. Luckenbach 4 54 30 1 19 30 
Sloops— 21ft. Class— Start, 3:40. 
Wraith, Calvin Tomkins 4 59 00 1 19 00 
Wink, W. A. Barstow 5 00 00 1 20 00 
Elsie, C. P. Rosemon 5 02 07 1 22 07 
Sloops— 18ft. Class— Start, 3:40. 
Kelpie, Mr. Brown 5 04 08 1 24 08 
Pebble. R. \V. Spear 5 05 33 1 25 33 
Peanut, Calvin Brewer 5 06 00 1 26 00 
Open Catboats— 21ft. Class— Start, 3:40. 
Martha M., R. Moore 5 08 58 1 28 58 
The winners were: Akista, Squaw (sail over). Song 
and Dtince (sail Qver), Wraith. Kelpie, Martl)a M. (saij 
Dyer). 
Manhasset Bay Y, C 
PORT W^ASHINGTON, L. I. 
Saturday, June 8, 
The Manhasset Bay Y. C. held its annual regatta on 
Saturday, June 8. It was an ideal day for a yacht race. 
A strong but steady westerly breeze continued throughout 
the day. Com. Stephen W, Roach's steam yacht Emeline, 
the flagship of the club, was used as the committee boat. 
Twenty-nine boats started, and the racing in most of the 
classes was quite close. The boats of the 36, 30 and special 
30 had a nineteen-mile course round the Gangway buoy 
to Matinicock Point, then to Delancy Point on the north 
shore and back to the finish line. After the beat out of 
the bay, the boats then had a broad reach to Matinicock. 
a beat to- Delancy Point and a broad reach home. The 
25 and 21 footers and knockabouts went to the Old Hen 
buoy and the Hen and Chickens reef and back, a distance 
of eleven miles. The 21 and 18 footers Manhasset Bay 
one-design boats and open catboats sailed a shorter 
course to the Old Hen buoy and back. The 36-footers 
were the first class to start, as no boats appeared in the 
43ft. class, and the other classes followed at intervals of 
five minutes. At the start Memory got the lead, followed 
by Leda and Anoatok. and Hera got away before Esper- 
anza in the special 30ft. class, in the 30ft. sloop class 
Alerion got the best of the start, with Oiseau second, 
Enpronzi third. Dot led Flyaway at the start in the 30ft. 
class, but the start of the day was when the raceabouts 
crossed the line. Snapper, handled by her new owner, Mr. 
Brj'an Alley, got over first, with Rogue second. Sis third 
and Badger last. The strong breeze put the boats' rigging 
to a hard test, and three of them were disabled. Rogue 
lost her bowsprit, and as soon as that gave way her hol- 
low mast snapped and went over the side. Sis immediate- 
ly withdrew and went to Rogue's assistance. Snapper 
carried away a masthead runner and withdrew. Oiseau 
lost her bowsprit, but as she has a solid mast it remained 
intact. Mr. F. B. Jones scored his fourth consecutive win 
with Badger in the raceabout class. Harry Ward lost his 
first race in Lambkin, but the boat's jib was in bad shape. 
The summary follows : 
Sloops— 36ft. Class— Start, 12:40. 
Finish Elapsed. 
Anoatok, J. R. Martin, Jr 3 43 43 3 03 43 
Leda, H. L. Maxwell 3 37 -36 2 57 36 
Memory, W. N. Bavier 3 46 22 3 06 22 
Sloops — 30ft. Class — Special — Start, 12:45. 
Hera, R. N. Ellis 3 48 14 3 03 14 
Esperanza, H. O. Havemeyer, Jr 3 46 21 3 01 21 
Sloops— 30ft. Class— Start, 12:45. 
Enpronzi, Alfred Peats 4 02 30 3 17 39 
Oiseau, T. R. Maxwell, Jr.,. Disabled. 
Alerion, A. H. Alker......... 4 01 58 3 16 58 
Catboats— 30ft. Class— Start, 12:45. 
Dot, C. T. Pierce 4 13 07 3 28 07 
Flyaway, F. L. Kraemer Withdrew. 
Catboats— 25ft. Class— Start, 1 :05. 
Win or Lose, J. S. Appleby...., Withdrew. 
21ft. Raceabouts— Start, 12:50. 
Rogue, F. T. Bedford, 1st Disabled. 
Sis, E. T. Bedford... ; Withdrew. 
Snapper, A. B. Alley Disabled. 
Badger, Thorsen Jones 2 44 29 1 54 29 
S. C. Y. C. Knockabouts— Start, 1:00. 
Ruby, G. E. Edwards ..3 02 27 2 02 27 
Manhasset Raceabouts — Start, 1 :00. 
Arizona, G. A. Corry 2 47 42 1 47 42 
Bob, Phillips & Mayan 2 50 54 1 50 54 
Mist. J. W. Alker 2 53 33 1 53 33 
Lambkin. S. W. Roach 2 49 19 1 49 19 
Firefly, Guy Standing 2 55 31 1 55 31 
M. B. Y. C. Special Knockabouts— Start, 1:15. 
Scintilla, J. R. Hoyt 2 55 31 1 40 31 
Lassie, E. C. Wallace 2 59 27 1 44 27 
Sloops— 21ft. Class— Start, 1:05. 
Ox, R. N. Bavier .....'.V 3 10 00 2 05 00 
Sloops— 18ft. Class— Start, 1:10. 
Nora, Louis Iselin. 3 06 21 1 56 21 
Chipmunk, B. Jacob..... 3 10 34 2 00 34 
Mistral, A. C. Bostwick 3 02 50 1 52 50 
Cricket, H. C. Preyer 2 53 10 1 43 00 
Sora, W. Holy, Jr 2 52 20 1 42 10 
The winners were: Leda, Esperanza, Alerion, Dot, 
Badger, Arizona, Scintilla and Sora. Sail over: Ruby 
and Ox. 
Edward MacLellan, Robert Jacob and Charles D. 
Mower were the Race Committee. 
WoIIaston Y* C 
WOLLASTON — QUINCY BAY. 
Saturday, Jt-ne 8. 
The first handicap race of the Wollaston Y. C. for the 
Chase cup was sailed in a strong westerly breeze, Satur- 
day, June 8. The race was sailed off the club house in 
Quincj' Bay. The entries included yachts of from 17 to 
34ft. waterline. Neptune led to the first mark, when Clay- 
tonia pulled in ahead of her. Claytonia led to the finish, 
1)ut Neptune won on time allowance. The summary : 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Claytonia, W. S. Wiley, Jr 33.02 1 41 37 1 25 01 
Neptune, A. E. Linnell 26.02 1 42 31 1 20 36 
Rover, L L. Smith 31.00 1 53 55 1 33 4S 
Shamrock III., W. D. Given 22.00 2 02 08 1 37 11 
Mudjekewis, A. L. Baker 25.00 Disabled. 
Thelma II., E. A. Merrill 22.02 Withdrew. 
Sea Gull, A. Shay.. 16.04 Withdrew. 
Canacum, E. Morse 23.11 Withdrew. 
John B.. Killeen. 
Httll-Massachttsetts Y. C 
Saturday, June 8. 
Quite a surprise was developed in the race for 25- 
footers in the first regular club race of the Hull-Massa- 
chusetts Y. C. on Saturday, June 8. It was the first com- 
plete defeat which the champion Flirt has yet sustained, 
and it was so clean that there was no room for doubt 
that it was done on its merits. Calypso, designed and 
built by Hanley for A. W. Chesterton, was the boat that 
did the trick. In the race of the South Boston Y. C. on 
Memorial Day, Calypso did not show up very well, .but 
she was then a new boat just from the shop. The cleats 
for her jib sheet were not even on her deck. 
On Saturday she was again from the shop, but this time 
in better condition for racing. There was a rattling breeze 
blowing from the southvvest, which was calculated to be 
good fn9ugH to try Quf any bgat. They wer? ^ivep a 
three-legged course, which gave them a beat, a reach and 
a run. Both were at the line together at the start, with 
Flirt in the weather berth. Calypso pulled out from un- 
der the keel boat's lee, less tlian looyds. from the starting 
line, and was never headed again during the race. She 
beat Flirt on every point of sailing, even on the windward 
leg, where Flirt has always been surpreme. 
There was also a race between the i8ft, knockabouts, ill 
which Aspinquid again proved a winner, Aspinquid was 
sailed by Dr. Litchfield, which is calculated to make her 
faster by three minutes over the course sailed. These 
boats went over the starting line in a bunch, but sepa- 
rated soon after, Aspinquid taking the lead, which she 
never relinquished. The summary : 
25-Footers. 
Elapsed. 
Calypso, A. W. Chesterton 1 52 17 
Flirt. Fabyan & McKee 1 56 59 
18-Footers. 
Aspinquid, W. A. Comey ..149 19 
Bonito. G. H. Wightman...., 1 50 17 
Barbara, A. F. Hayden 1 53 19 
Tethla, C. W. Cole 1 53 21 
Bacchante, Humphrey iS: Lauriat 1 53 41 
Avaya, W. P, Keyes 1 58 08 
Oi-iana, Alfred Douglas 1 59 29 
John B. Killeen. 
Gofinthian Y, C* 
ESSINGTOK — DELAWARE RITOR. 
Thursday, May 30. 
The Corinthian Y. C. held their opening race on 
Thursday, May 30. The weather was clear and the wind 
was southwest. The times were : ^ 
Essiijgton to Claymont — Six Miles — 51ft. Class — Start, 11:05. 
Finish Elapsed. 
Liris, Robert Barrie 1 10 16 2 05 16 
Narounya, R. P. White 1 02 16 1 57 16 
36ft. Class— Start, 11:05. 
Paukewis, C. Clark, Jr 12 44 56 1 39 56 
Alays. H. D. Henry 12 51 56 -1 46 56 
Fidelio. H. S. Teanes 12 46 09 1 41 09 
Vaya, Dr. R. Harte 1 05 09 2 00 09 
Knockabout Class — Start, 11:25. 
Raccoon, B. Koons 12 56 10 1 31 10 
Gavota, R. W. Koons 12 58 47 1 33 47 
Grilse, E. D. Toland... 1 01 02 1 36 02 
Return from Claymont to Essington— 51ft. Class — Start, 2:45. 
Liris 5 06 05 2 21 05 
Narounya 4 39 03 1 54 03 
31ft. Class— Start, 2:45. 
Paukewis 4 34 32 1 49 32 
Alavs 4 36 55 1 51 55 
Fidelio 4 35 40 1 50 40 
Vaya 5 26 45 2 41 45 
Knockabout Class — Start, 2:50. 
Raccoon 5 16 53 2 26 53 
Gavota 4 52 40 2 02 40 
Grilse 5 20 55 2 30 55 
Winthfop Y. C 
WINTHROP — BOSTON HARBOR. 
Saturday, June 8. 
The first special handicap race of the Winthrop Y. C. 
was sailed off the club house Saturday, June 8. The 
j^achts were divided into two classes — 21 and 25 footers, 
and 18 and i5 footers. The 2S-footer Thordis won easily 
in the first class and Delia had room to spare in the sec- 
ond class. The summary: 
21 and 25ft. Class. 
Elapsed. Corrected 
Thordis '. ,.0 42 37 0 42 37 
Harriet ..> 0 48 05 0 45 05 
Ruth ....^ 1 04 00 0 47 00 
Freia • 0 55 10 0 52 10 
Alert 0 56 20 ' 0 50 20 
Zelica 0 55 42 0 52 42 
Winthrop 1 03 50 0 51 50 
18 and 16ft. Class. 
Delia 0 54 31 0 54 31 
Dupe 1 03 10 0 58 10 
Hector „..l 03 40 1 01 40 
Martha ....l 09 45 1 01 45 
Virginia 1 15 28 1 06 28 
Flash Disabled. 
Bubble Withdrew. 
Louise Withdrew. 
John B. Killeen. 
South Boston Y. C. 
CITY POINT — BOSTON HARBOR. 
Saturday, June 8. 
The first handicap race of the South Boston Y. C. was 
sailed Saturday, June 8, in a strong westerly breeze. There 
were three classes and nine starters. The 30-footer Emrna 
C, which in former years kept the boats of her class in 
the Y. R. A. guessing, had an easy win in the first class. 
In the second class Disa, an i8ft. knockabout, won easily 
from boats which were much larger. Maison had a soft 
time in the third class. The summary: 
Class A. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Emma C. Peter Coupal 1 16 19 1 15 19 
Bohemian, George Field..; 1 35 46 1 27 46 
Class B. 
Disa, G. A. Brackett 1 15 27 1 12 27 
Nancy Hanks, George Lane 1 23 20 1 19 20 
Marguerite, J. Palmer 1 23 20 1 20 20 
Empire. I'rank Cobb Did not start. 
Jungfrau, H. B. Bailey ,1 38 34 1 34 34 
Class C. 
Maison, J. Blaisdell 1 51 .52 1 47 52 
Angora Did not start. 
John B. Killeen. 
Rivefton Y* C* 
RIVERTON DELAWARE RIVER, 
Thursday, May 30. 
The Riverton Y. C. opened the season on Thursday. 
May 30, sailing their first race on that day. The wind 
was strong and steady from the southwest. The sum- 
ma rv: / 
Catsboats— Start, 3:10. 
Finish Elapsed. 
Catharine, T. H. Reese 4 58 00 1 48 00 
Gertrude, G. N. Halloway 5 00 00 1 50 OO 
Sea Gull, Lee Cook..... 5 04 30 1 54 30 
Barolyn, C, C. Rianharcl, brf)ke mgst. near gaff, before p^ssitiR 
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