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Hull — Ma^achtisctts Y. C. 
HULL, MASS. 
Open Race — Monday, June 17. 
TttE annual Y. R. A. open race of the Hull-Massa- 
chusetts Y. C. was sailed off Point Allerton on Monday, 
June 17, in a light to moderate easterly breeze. Four 
classes were provided for and the talent was represented 
in all. The 25-footers sailed a course of i6j4 miles, 
which is longer than usually given. The 21-footers and 
the knockabouts sailed a course of about 93^ miles. Both 
courses were triangular, the 25-footers having a beat, a 
run and a reach, and the smaller classes a beat and two 
reaches. 
In the unrestricted 25-footers Thordis had an easy 
time of it. She got away first at the start and was never 
headed, finishing with lots of room to spare. The re- 
stricted 25-footers went over the line bunched, Calypso 
opening up a lead soon after the start. She led all over 
the course. On the windward work Flirt and Early 
Dawn had a hot scrap for second place, but Flirt opened 
up clear water before the mark was reached. In the 21- 
footers Z.aza, a last year's boat, took first place. Ram- 
bler, two years old, showed up well on the windward 
work, and was second at the finish. In the i8-footers. 
Bonito established a lead soon after the start, and held 
it all through the race, Aspinquid following her. These 
boats hung pretty well together all over the course. 
The summary: 
Class C— Open 25-Footers. 
Elapsed. 
Thordis, W. U. Foster 2 58 33 
Carrie M N. C. Robinson 3 24 23 
Acme, Hiram Patterson 3 34 28 
Walrus, F. E. Grainger ..3 53 17 
Romance, Loring Sears withdrew. 
Class D— Cabin 25-Footers. 
Calypso, A. W. Chesterton 2 43 55 
Flirt, Fabyan and McKee 2 49 36 
Earlv Dawn, J. E. Doherty 2 53 34 
Little Peter, G. B. Doane 2 54 18 
Marion, E. W. Gahol 2 59 00 
Scud, H. W. Weeks 3 10 30 
Class S— 21-Footers. 
Zaza, G. P. Shute 2 14 05 
Rambler, S. M. Pomeroy Z'li Zi 
Opitsah III., S. H. Foster 2 19 16 
Harriet, L. T. Harrington 2 21 3b 
Tarpon, S. M. Johnson 2 28 56 
Privateer, John MacConnell, Jr 2 29 55 
Eaglet, W. S. Burgess withdrew. 
Class I— 18-Foot Knockabouts. 
Bonito, G. H. Wightinan..-. , 2 25 34 
Aspinquid, W. A. Comey 2 26 25 
Malillian, B. S. Permar 2 27 10 
Oriana, Alfred Douglas 2 29 28 
Bacchante, Humphrey and Lauriat 2 29 45 
Nethla, C. A. Cole.: 2 30 46 
Ayaya, W. P. Keyes 2 33 20 
Barbara, A. L. Hayden 2 35 06 
Club Race — Saturday, June 22. 
The regular club race of the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C. 
was sailed Saturdaj', June 22, in a very light easterly 
breeze. It was so light that the boats just finished with- 
in the time limit. The last part of the race was prac- 
tically a drift and nothing of the actual saiHng abilities 
of the boats were shown. The summary: 
25-Footers. 
Elapsed. 
Flirt, Fabyan and McKee 2 47 50 
Calypso, A. W. Che.^terton. 2 5148 
Little Peter, F. B. Doane 2 53 38 
18-Footers. 
Bonito, G. H. Wightman •. 2 3^ 
Malillian, A. M. Permar 2 39 56 
Oriana, Alfred Douglas 2 4137 
Ayaya, W. P. Keyes 2 42 49 
Aspinquid, W. A. Comey 2 43 49 
Nethla, C. A. Cole 2 46 19 
Barbara, A. L. Hayden 2 48 29 
Bacchante, Humphrey and Lauriat 2 ol 3< 
Handicap Class. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Dabster. G. P. Keith 2 36 03 2 23 03 
Mildred, C. A. Coleman 2 34 04 2 34 04 
Holly II, W. M. Ware 2 40 15 2 34 15 
Bufgfess Y* G 
MARBLEHEAD, MASS. 
Monday, June 17. 
The second club race of the Burgess Y. C. was sailed 
of the club house, Marblehead, Monday, June 17, m a 
light southeast breeze. In the 25-footers Chewink had no 
competitor and sailed a walkover. In the raceabouts 
Indian, designed by Crowninshield, won by 20s. This 
race was hotly contested. In the special i6-footers Rac- 
coon, another of Crowninshield's designs, won handily. 
The summary : 
Class D. 
Elapsed. 
Chewink, F. G. Maconiber 1 06 55 
Class K. 
Indian, J. L. Lawrence 110 40 
Pompilia, R. C. Robbins 1 11 00 
Sally V, L. W. Percival 1 11 35 
Idol, T. K. Lothrop, Jr 1 14 15 
Dorothea Disabled. 
Class C. 
Raccoon, A. D. Irving 0 5455 
Ugly Duckling, C. F. Layman ,.0 56 40 
Kalitan, D. H. Follett 0 57 30 
Cyclone, R. B. Wiggins 1 01 37 
Shackamaxon Y* C 
DELAWARE RIVER. 
Sunday, June 16. 
The Shackamaxon Y. C. held its fourteenth annual 
regatta on the Delaware River on Sunday, June 16. The 
start was at noon, and with a northeast wind all the yachts 
made better time than in any previous year. The finish 
was close in all the events. The. results were as follows : 
Fourth Class Duckers— Start, 12. 
Buov. Finish. 
Yarsme. George L. Pass 2 20 00 4 30 00 
Ellen, R. B. Murphy 2 22 00 4 32 00 
Third Class Duckers— Start, 12. 
Catherine, John Casnet..... 2 20 00 4 28 00 
Howard G., C. Stamford 2 25 00 4 :35 00 
Second Class Duckers — Start, 12. 
Lottie W, L. Schemmerer 2 23 00 4 30 00 
Annie, M. Schdensy 2 25 00 4 33 OO 
Freda K, George Kutz..... 2 28 00 4 35 OO 
Second Class Tuckups— Start, 12. 
Emma, W. Flick 2 30 00 4 40 00 
. Dofchester Y« C 
DORCHESTERj MASS'. 
Monday, June 17. 
While the Hull-Massachusetts Y. C. was holding races 
for the larger classes of the Y. R. A. off Point Allerton on 
Monday, June 17, the i8-footers and the TS-footers and 
special classes were looked after by the Dorchester Y. C. 
The wind was easterly and light, and the racing was of 
the first-class order. Every race was close and at no 
time were the boats very far apart. In the i8-footers the 
champion Dauntless took first place, but she had to earn 
it. The. iS-footer Vitesse had the same trouble in getting 
her prize. In the Dorchester one-design sailing dory 
class the racing was very close. The Savin Hill one- 
design sailing tenders were bunched all over the course 
and were constantly changing positions. The summary : 
Class T— 18-Footers. 
Act. Time 
Dauntless, Benner and Patten 1 06 20 
Circe IL, F. L. Pigeon 1 06 51 
Lobster, C. J. Hendrie 1 12 40 
Hector, A. W. Hubbard 1 15 16 
Favorite, Burton Bird Byron 1 19 03 
Class X — 15-Footers. 
Vitesse, W. J. Coombes 114 01 
Toss, J. D. 'Sterns 115 13 
D. Y. C. — One-Design Class. 
C. W. Bartlett 1 32 51 
Hjalmar Lundburg 1 42 53 
A. D. Pratt withdrew. 
Sailing Tenders. 
H. R. McCurdy 0 53 30 
C. A. J. Smith 0 53 31 
W. F. Scott 0 53 46 
J. E. Robinson ; 0 54 38 
A. McGuinness 0 55 21 
T. Turner 0 59 04 
H. Skinner 0 59 12 
C. H. Leach 0 59 50 
A. J. Horton 1 00 12 
J. Willis 1 00 18 
H. Loring 1 00 27 
E. Keepers... 1 00 31 
Corinthian Y* C. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
Thursday, May 30. 
The sixteenth annual regatta of the Corinthian Y. C. 
was sailed on Thursday, May 30. The course for the 
larger craft lay around Government buoy, thence to the 
one at Blossom rock, from, there to a stakeboat anchored 
two miles away, on a line from Sausalito Point through 
Point Blunt, thence once more to the buoy at the Pre- 
sidio Shoal and home to the starting line. The course for 
the smaller craft was simply an abridgment of the longer 
one. The summary follows : 
20-Foot Class— 5 Nautical Miles. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Spider 11 45 45 12 53 46 1 08 01 1 07 30 
Kittiwake 11 48 45 1 00 58 1 12 13 1 12 13 
Special — Yawls — 9^4 Nautical Miles. 
Spray 11 56 45 1 52 20 1 55 35 1 52 25 
Nereid 11 57 45 1 55 IS 1 57 33 1 57 33 
20-Foot Class— 914 Nautical Miles. 
Discovery 12 06 25 1 56 05 1 49 40 1 49 40 
:Merope 12 06 05 1 59 57 1 53 52 1 51 36 
May 12 07 05 2 08 50 2 02 40 2 01 21 
Cupid 12 07 16 2 09 15 2 01 59 2 01 59 
Vega 12 06 00 2 26 20 2 20 20 2 20 04 
Ceies 12 06 50 2 35 55 2 29 05 2 29 25 
Belle 12 07 15 did not finish. 
30-Foot Class— 12 6-10 Nautical Miles. 
Presto 12 16 50 2 34 54 2 16 56 2 12 22 
Truant 12 16 35 2 39 03 2 22 28 2 20 28 
Aeolus 12 19 01 2 42 10 2 23 09 2 20 45 
36-Foot Class— 12 6-10 Nautical Miles. 
Emma 12 26 55 2 43 51 2 16 56 2 12 22 
Edna 12 26 25 2 43 21 2 16 56 2 13 47 
Neptune 12 26 50 2 56 50 2 30 00 2 30 00 
Genesta 12 26 18 2 57 00 2 30 42 2 28 48 
Class I. 
Harpoon 12 35 24 2 47 12 2 11 48 2 08 51 
Speedwell 12 36 14 2 46 55 2 10 41 2 09 48 
Ariel 12 37 00 2 57 20 2 20 20 2 20 20 
Mischief 12 37 58 2 59 47 2 21 49 2 21 49 
California Y. C. 
SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. 
Thursday, May 30. 
The boats of the California Y. C. sailed an interesting 
race on Thursday, May 30. The starting gun was fired 
at 1 :55, and, being a one-gun start, this was the starting 
time for all the boats. Thelma, flying Com. Marshall's 
pennant, was the first to get across the line, followed by , 
Gypsy and Jessie E. An ebb tide helped the yachts during 
their beat to windward on the course, which was from 
the narrow-gauge Oakland pier to the Presidio Shoal 
buoy, thence to the Blossom Rock Buoy, then to Mission 
Rock, and back to the starting point, a distance of ten 
miles. The race resulted as follows: 
36-Foot Class. 
Length. Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
Jessie E., sloop 31.21 1 55 50 3 42 32 1 47 32 
Gypsy, yawl 31.71 1 55 31 3 44 26 1 49 26 
Thelma, sloop ..33.43 1 55 15 3 47 49 1 52 49 
45-Foot Class. 
Idler, yawl 36.98 1 56 30 3 56 46 2 01 46 
Challenge, chooner 44.00 1 57 55 3 58 05 2 03 05 
30-Foot Class. 
Hope, sloop 27.08 1 56 40 4 10 10 2 15 10 
Vesper, sloop 1 56 11 did not finish. 
Gold Trophy for Cup Yachts. 
A CABLEGRAM, of which the following is a copy, was sent 
Mqnday to Sir Thomas Lipton ; a telegram in the same ■ 
words was sent to Thomas W. Lawson at Boston, and a 
copy inclosed in a letter to W. Butler Dimcan, Jr. : 
New York, June 17. 1901. — Sir Thomas Lipton. Lon- 
don, England : The Smart Set Magazine will provide a 
gold cup, value not less than $S,ooo, to be competed for 
after America Cup race, over same course, under auspices 
of well-known yacht club. Entry free to all yachts of 
class of Independence, Constitution, Shamrock, without 
regard to nationality or club membership. Two starters 
or no race. Cable reply prepaid. 
W. D. Mann, Manager Smart Set. 
Sir Thomas Lipton cabled the following reply: 
London, June 17, 1901. — Mann, Manager Smart Set 
Magazine, New York: Cablegram received. Have -in- 
structed Barrie, my representative, to call upon you. 
Lipton. 
Mr. Lawson replied as follows : 
^ Boston, Mass., June 18, 1901. — W. D. Mann, Manager 
Smart Set: At any time previous to sailing her first race, 
July 6, I will be pleased to enter Independence for any 
prize offered by any American yacht club, to be sailed 
under any conditions made by any American yacht club, at 
any place, and I will have her at the starting line, barring 
accidents. I- thank you for your telegram containing gen- 
erous and enterprising offer. 
Thomas W. Lawson. 
"Western Yachts. 
Chicago, 111.. June 21.— The Macatawa Bay Y. C. -will, 
during the week of Aug. 18-24, after the Canada cup 
races, offer in competition two prizes for open trophies, 
any sailing yacht on Lake Michigan eligible, provided it 
belongs to a regularly organized yacht club. This prize 
is donated by Judge J. C. Everett, of Chicago, and J. C. 
Post, of Holland, Mich., and is to be called the Wau- 
kazoo cup. This is for a cruising race from Chicago to 
Macatawa Bay, Mich. The name of this trophy is weird 
enough to attract attention. Macatawa Bay, it will be 
remembered, is one of the numerous pleasant little- re- 
sorts just across the lake from Chicago, and at this point 
during the summer time there is considerable sailing in- 
terest among the little fellovv's. 
In the above competition time allowance will be figured 
under the rules of the Macatawa Bay Y. C. The winning 
boat will retain the trophy until July of the following year. 
It will require two wins to own the cup. 
On Aug. 23-24 the above yacht club will hold its an- 
nual regatta. There will be entries in the 25, 30, 35 and 
40ft. classes, with suitable prizes for each class. This 
club has a large new club house, with a good ball room, 
and is amply equipped for business in every way. The 
bay itself is a good cruising point. It lies 100 miles north- 
east of hicago. and is rather a lake than a bay, being six 
miles long and one mile in width, entered by a channel 
from the main lake about 200ft. wide. Mr. Charles Scates 
is chairman of the Regatta Committee, and will be pleased 
to hear from any desiring to make entry at his ofSce, 732 
Chicago Opera House Block, Chicago. 
Chicago Y. C. Season Prize. 
The Chicago Y. C. will give a prize for the best season 
showing of any yacht during the summer competitions. A 
percentage plan will be established for the judging of 
boats, on the basis of 100 per cent, for first place, 66 2-3 
for second and 33 1-3 per cent, for third, respectively for 
first, second and third places in any competition. The 
owner having the highest average at the end of the season 
will receive the prize, which is to be a handsome punch 
bowl. Any entry must sail seven races to qualify. 
To-morrow is field day for the fleet of Chicago Y. C. 
Nothing important is on by way of a race, but there, will 
be a general trial among the boats of all classes. 
E. H 
Boat-Stoppingf Apparatus in Norway. 
A RESIDENT of Sweden, Count K. A. Posse, has invented 
a boat-stopping apparatus which will prevent collisions 
and facilitate the maneuvering of large vessels. 
Recent experiments have been made on a steam launch 
accommodating 160 persons, with an engine of 30 indicated 
horse-power, making 9 knots an hour. 
The new apparatus consists of shutters, applied on 
the starboard and port sides, about one-iourth of a boat 
length from the stern. These can be opened and shut by 
means of a lever applied on the deck and placed so as 
to be easily maneitvered by the helmsman. The shutters 
consist of two quadrilateral steel plates, with special 
packing boxes in the so-called shutter houses. Experi- 
ments showed that when the launch was going at full 
speed it could be stopped in fifteen seconds at half a 
boat length by reversing and extending the shutters. 
The apparatus may be applied to any steamer. The 
invention has been patented in all the leading countries. 
Victor E. Nelson. Consul. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
It is reported that the German Emperor has commis- 
sioned Messrs. A. Gary Smith St Barbey to design for him 
a schooner yacht similar to Yampa, which yacht he now 
owns. 
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Mr. W. O. Gay, of Boston, owner of the 70ft. cutter 
Athene, is having the Herreshoffs build for him a steam 
yacht similar to Scout and Mirage. The boat is nearing 
completion. 
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The steam j^acht which was built by Bayles, of Port 
Jeft'erson, for the Misses A. and J. Thayer, was launched 
on June 15. She was named Zoraya. 
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Mr. Frederick S. Flower, N. Y. Y. C, has bought the 
auxiliary schooner Vergana from Mr. Frederick H. Bene- 
dict. , - 
K at at 
The English-built cutter Astrild. owned by Messrs. 
Addison G. and Herbert W. Hanan, which sunk at Port 
Chester a fe wweeks ago after being bttrned to the 
water's edge, has been raised and taken to the Jacob yard 
at City Island, where it was found that it would be impos- 
sible to "rebuild her. She will be broken up and the 
material sold. 
8^ 8^ 
The New auxiliary yawl Vanessa, owned by Mr. Robert 
W. Gumming, Atlantic Y. C, was launched from the yard 
of her btiilders and designers, the Gas Engine and Power 
Co. and the Chas. L. Seabury Co., at Morris Heights, on 
June 17. Vanessa is 76ft. 6in. over all, ,52ft. on the 
waterline, 17ft. beam and draws 7ft. 6in. She was de- 
signed for cruising. Her gasoline engine is under the 
cabin floor. 
