Aug. 17, 1901.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
138 
New York Y. C. 
NEWPORTj R. I. 
Saturday, Aug. 10. 
The work of rerigging Constitution having been com- 
pleted, she was able to start in the race on Saturday, and 
again try conclusions with her old rival, Columbia, i he 
latter boat, although beaten by a small margin came out 
of the race with the honors in her. favor, for had it not 
been for an accident during the race, which delayed her 
over 5m. while repairs were being made, she would have 
pushed the new production very hard for first place, in 
justice to Constitution, it mu.st be said that her mam- 
"sail was in wretched condition. 
The three 90ft vawls. Navahoe, Ailsa and Vigilant, 
<=ailed a race for a special prize, -the latter boat winning, 
although Ailsa broke down when the race was clearly hers. 
Virginia and Rainbow raced for Sir Thomas Lipton s 
cup This cup was raced for last year and won by Rain- 
bow, but as she was disqualified, the cup was again put up. 
The Regatta Committee was on board Col. John Jacob 
Astor's steam vacht Nourmahal, and at 12:40 o clock 
sio-naled that the course would be fifteen miles to wind- 
ward and return, and then gave the compass course, which 
was S.S.W. The wind was quite_ fresh. It was blowing 
fifteen knots an hour and freshening. 
The preparatory signal for the Cup defender class was 
given at 12:50, and at 12:55 the warning signal was given. 
Both boats crossed on the starboard tack, with Columbia 
in the lead. About 15m. after the start Columbia was 
brought up into the wind, so that some of the slack could 
be taken in on the bowsprit shrouds. A new bowsprit 
had been put on Columbia, and the bowsprit shrouds had 
not been set up tight enough, so that when heeled down m 
the strong breeze, the stick buckled so badly that it was 
feared that if the shrouds were not tightened the stick 
would probably go. Columbia also had difficulty with her 
•steering gear, which caused some loss of time. By the 
time Columbia had again filled away on her course. Con- 
stitution had pulled well into the lead. After getting 
started again, Cohrmbia seemed to cut down some of Con- 
stitution's lead. Constitution rounded the mark on the 
starboard hand and broke her spinnaker out about 3m. 
after On the run back. Constitution passed Columbia to 
windward. The following is the table for the windward 
leg of the course: 
Start. Turn. Elapsed. 
aTSS°."..:;;;::::::;;;::;:::::::lf»S 11 Si iill 
On this leg Constitution had beaten Columbia 3m. 
^"co^nstitution slowlv drew away from Columbia on the 
run home Spinnakers were set to port and balloon jib 
topsails were sent up. Constitution seemed to sail more 
steadily than did Columbia, the latter boat appearing to 
spill the wind out of her sails when she rolled in the sea. 
The table for the run home follows: 
Start. Turn. Elapsed. 
Constitution 2 59 13 4 17 43 1 18 |0 
Columbia 3 02 06 4 21 38 1 V) 
On the fifteen-mile run Constitution had beaten Co- 
lumbia im 2s. She had run home at the rate of a little 
better than twelve knots an hour. Her actual time over 
the whole course was 3h. i6m. 43S., and that of Columbia 
3h. 2om. S2S., and, boat for boat. Constitution had beaten 
Columbia 4m. 9s. . ■ , r ■ ^-^o 
Ten minutes after the starting signal for the nineties 
was given the 70-footers and the 90ft. yawls were started. 
Rainbow crossed in the weather berth, and Vigilant 
crossed first, but to leeward of the rest of the yawls 
Shortly after the start, when Ailsa was well m the lead 
and showing clearly her superiority over both Navahoe 
and Vigilant in the sea and strong breeze, she was forced 
to withdraw, the splice on the bobstay having drawn out. 
Virginia sailed well, and-made better weather of it than 
did ^Rainbow, as she carried a small club topsail, while 
Rainbow staggered along under her big one. Virginia 
rounded ahead of Vigilant and Navahoe at the outer mark. 
Navahoe dropped well behind Vigilant on the run out. 
As the boats rounded, spinnakers were set to port, ihe 
times on the beat to the windward mark were : 
Start. Turn. Elapsed. 
Virp-inia 1 11 53 3 34 00 2 22 07 
^ .1 10 33 3 37 34 2 27 01 
vtf^iTt ..1 10 28 3 34 15 2 23 47 
Navahoe 1 12 29 3 38 12 2 25 43 
On the beat Virginia had beaten Rainbow 4m. 54s., and 
Vigilant had beaten Navahoe im. s6s. Virginia had 
beaten Vigilant im. 40s., and Navahoe 3m. 36s.^ 
On the run back Navahoe cut down A^igilant s lead, and 
Virginia drew away from Rainbow\ 
Vigilant, on returning into harbor after the race, car- 
ried away the jaws of her gaff, and had much trouble m 
gettino- off her canvas before coming to anchor. Virginia 
on the fifteen-mile run beat Rainbow Sm. 9s., and Navahoe 
beat Vigilant 37s. The summary : 
Sloops— Class G. „ ^„ ,„ 
Cnn^titution • 10100 4 17 43 3 16 43 
cXmbia . .1 oo 46 4 21 ss 3 20 52 
Yawls — Class C. 
Vigilant 1 10 28 4 57 11 3 46 43 
fif'Toe 1 12 29 5 00 31 3 48 02 
Ai\sl . . . . . 1 10 40 Disabled. 
Class H— The Lipton Cup „ „ ,^ 
t>„;„l„,w 1 10 33 5 06 48 3 56 15 
virghiia •• 50005 34812 
Tn Tass G Constitution beat Columbia 4m. 9s. In the 
yawl c ass Vigilant beat Navahoe im. 19s. For the Lip- 
Icn cup. Virginia beat Rainbow 8m. 3s. 
Monday, Aug. 12. ■ 
In a day of light and variable breeze Constitution was 
aga'n beaten by Columbia. Although the changes in Con- 
stiuition seeme'd to have greatly improved her sailing, still 
she has got to do still better to make her the all-around 
boat that Columbia is. 
Seven or eight knots an hour was the maximum 
strength of the breeze at any time during the race on Mon- 
day, and shortly after turning the second mark the two 
nineties ran into a calm streak, and at this time the wind 
hauled to the E.. so that the boats could stand for the 
finish line on one long tack. 
The signal was set for a triangular course on the Nour- 
mahal at 11:20, with the compass courses S.E. by S. for 
the first leg, W. Vz S. for the second, and N.N.E. for the 
Start. 
Constitution 12 00 09 
Cohimbia 12 00 30 
third. This would give a reach, a, run, and a beat, as the 
wind afthat time was N.N.E. 
The preparatory gun was given at ii :So from JNourraa- 
hal, and the warning gun followed at ii :55- Constitution 
got the be-^t of the start, and both boats set reaching ]ib 
topsails and balloon forestaysails. When running down 
this leg the breeze headed them a little, so smaller jib top- 
sails were substituted for the larger ones. Constitution 
seemed to draw away from Columbia quite fast on this 
leg. The times on this leg were as follows : 
Finish. Elapsed. 
1 03 00 1 02 51 
1 06 38 1 06 02 
Constitution on this leg had gained 3m. lis. 
The wind dropped a good deal after the boats rounded. 
Constitution set her balloon jib topsail, while on Columbia 
the spinnaker was used. Constitution set her spinnaker 
after a while, and Columbia put on her balloon jib topsail. 
The breeze finallv dropped entirely and left the boats be- 
calmed. When the wind came up again it shifted con- 
tinually, and it kept the men on both boats taking in and 
resetting spinnakers. Columbia benefited by a shifting 
breeze and picked Constitution up very fast. Constitu- 
tion's spinnaker was taken in about lom. before reaching 
the second mark: 2m. later she jibed and took in her 
balloon jib topsail and set a small iib topsail. Columbia 
changed her balloon for a small jib topsail before she 
reached the mark. The time on this leg was as follows : 
1st Turn. 2d Turn. 
Constitution 1 03 00 2 44 59 
Columbia 1 06 38 2 .50 39 
Elapsed. 
1 41 59 
2 44 01 
On this leg, which was the most fluky of the race. Con- 
stitution gained 2m. 2s. , ^ , . 
After rounding, both boats made a number of short 
tacks, and it was here that Columbia saved considerable, as 
her men seemed to work faster when coming about. 
After being nearlv becalmed for a time, a breeze came up 
that was a little S. of E. About 3:30 the wind went back 
to the N.. and came in fresh. Columbia worked through 
Constitution's lee in the freshening breeze. Columbia was 
on Con.stitution's lee bow when nearing the finish and 
Rhoads kept her there until she had overstood the tinish 
line, then when he went about it permitted Columbia to 
do the same and stand down to the finish line with started 
sheets. The times over the last leg of the course are 
shown in the following: 
2d Turn. Finish. Elapsed. 
Constitution 2 44 59 4 25 16 1 40 17 
Columbia ■ 2 50 39 4 26 16 1 35 3i 
Columbia on this leg beat Constitution 4m. 40s. 
The 90ft. yawls and 70ft. cutters were started at 12:10. 
Navahoe crossed first, with Vigilant second, and then 
Rainbow, Virginia and Ailsa. Virginia got ahead of 
Rainbow soon after the start, and Navahoe drew well 
ahead of Vigilant and Ailsa. On the second leg Rainbow 
again took the lead over Virginia. The elapsed times for 
the first two legs of the course, which were reaching and 
running, were as follows: 
Start. 
Navahoe f n 
Kainbqw 12 12 50 
Virginia Jo -j? oa 
Vigilant 
Ailsa 12 15 00 
So far Navahoe had beaten Ailsa 24m. 22s., and Vigilant 
25m. 56s. Rainbow had beaten Virginia 30s. 
The 90ft. cutters had nearly finished their race before 
the other boats got to the second mark. The race was 
very fluky and most unsatisfactory. The elapsed times 
for each boat over the last leg of the course are shown m 
the following: 
2d Turn. Finish. Elapsed. 
N-ivahoe . .....4 04 10 5 58 05 1 53 55 
Ansa 4 32 10 6 24 04 1 51 54 
viguant 43014 62421 15407 
Ailsa had beaten Navahoe im. S9s. and Vigilant 2m. 13s. 
2d Turn. 
Virginia 4 2130 
Rainbow ' 4 20 12 
2d Turn. 
4 04 10 
4 20 12 
4 21 30 
4 30 14 
4 32 10 
Elapsed. 
3 52 48 
4 07 22 
4 07 52 
4 18 44 
4 17 10 
Class H. 
5 11 41 
6 15 06 
Virginia had beaten Rainbow 4m. 43s. 
The table of the races follows : 
Sloops— Class G. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
Constitution 12 00 09 4 25 16 4 25 07 
Columbia 12 00 36 4 26 16 4 25 40 
Yawls— Class C. 
Vigilant 12 11 30 6 24 21 6 12 51 
Navahoe 12 11 22 5 58 05 5 46 43 
Ailsa 12 13 00 6 24 04 6 09 04 
Class H. 
Rainbow 12 12 50 6 15 06 6 02 16 
Virginia 12 13 42 6 11 41 5 57 59 
Elapsed. 
1 50 11 
1 54 54 
Corrected. 
Not meas. 
Not meas. 
6 12 51 
Not mees. 
6 07 39 
6 02 16 
5 57 59 
Shamrock II. Atfivcs, 
Sir Thomas Lipton's steam yacht Erin with Shamrock 
II. in tow arrived off Sandy Hook Lightship shortly be- 
fore midnight on Sunday, Aug. 11, after a voyage of nearly 
sixteen days from Gourock, Scotland. Both vessels came 
to anchor just outside the bar a few minutes after they 
were sighted. Monday morning early she was taken in 
tow and brought up to an anchorage off Stapleton, Staten 
Island. It was raining hard, and the weather conditions 
were generally depressing. Shamrock II. was towed 
about Two-thirds the way across by Erin. The voyage was 
uneventful, and the only accident to Shamrock II. hap- 
pened on Friday, Aug. 9, when she ran into a S.W. gale. 
When it was blowing at its height the topsail sheets 
parted. This heavy wind picked up a head sea that de- 
layed her some time. Shamrock II. is painted green, as was 
Shamrock I., and although her topsides show bare spots 
where the paint has been washed off, still she seems to be 
much less weather beaten than Shamrock I, was when 
she arrived in New York. 
Shamrock was fifteen days and eighteen hours making 
the trip from" Gourock to her anchorage outside Sandy 
Hook. The log showed a distance of 3,768 miles, reckoned 
from noon to noon, covered as follows : 
10 A. M., Saturday, July 27— Left Gourock. 
Distance. 
Knots. 
Noon — Abreast Great Cumbrae 16 
Lat. Long. 
D. M. D. M. Courses. 
Noon. Tuly 28 51 40" 7 10 Various. 268 
Noon, "luly 29 48 25 11 56 S. 43 W. 267 
Noon July 30 45 07 16 45 S. 44 W. 287 
Noon fuly .31 41 42 21 14 S. 44 W. 284 
Noon! Aug. 1 38 08 24 59 S. 39 W. 276 
To the Azores. 52 
6 P. M., Friday, Aug. 2— Left Ponta Delgada. 
Lat. Long. 
D. M. D. M. Courses. Knots. 
Noon, Aug. 3 37 56 29 38 S. 86 W. 187 
Noon, Aug. 4 37 40 35 22 S. 87 W. 284 
Noon, Aug. 5 37 26 40 48 S. 87 W. 259 
Noon, Aug. 6 37 16 45 04 S. 88 W. 251 
Noon Aug. 7 : 37 02 51 40 S. 87 W. 267 
Noon, Aug. 8 37 14 57 06 N. 87 W. 259 
Noon, Aug. 9 38 20 62 09 N. 75 W. 247 
Noon Aug. 10 38 49 67 05 N. 83 W. 235 
Noon, Aug. 11 39 .58 71 27 N. 71 W. 214 
To Sandy Hook Lightship 118 
Total 3,768 
Shamrock II. was taken to Robins' dock on Monday 
afternoon, where she will be put in racing trim. Under 
her present short and low rig it is difficult to get much 
idea of the boat. 
In Class G, Constitution beat Columbia 33s. elapsed 
time, but Columbia wins on corrected time. 
In the yawl class Navahoe beat Ailsa 22m. 21s. and Vigi- 
lant 26m. 8s. elapsed time. 
In Class H, Virginia beat Rainbow 4m. 17s. 
Newport Special Thirties. 
NEWPORT, R. I. 
Tuesday, \Aug. 6.- 
Wawa won the sweepstake race that was sailed over a 
fifteen-mile course in a fresh easterly breeze on Tuesday, 
Aug. 6. Out of six starters, only three boats finished, the 
others withdrawing after fouling obstructions. The start 
was at 3 :49 o'clock. The summary : 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Wawa, R. Brooks 5 18 31 1 29 31 
■Carolina, P. Jones 5 19 08 1 30 08 
Esperanza, H. O. Haveraeyer 5 19 49 1 ,30 49 
Raccoon, J. R. Drexel Withdrew. 
Barbara, W. Rutherfurd Withdrew. 
Hera, R. N. Ellis Withdrew. 
Thursday, Aug. 8. 
A cup offered for the 30-footers by Mrs. Herman B. 
Duryeawas won on Aug. 8 by Wawa. There was a strong 
breeze from the S.W., and the course was to Dyer's Island 
and return, a distance of sixteen miles. The start was 
at 3 :25. The summary : ^. . , ^, , 
Finish. Elap.sed. 
Wawa, Reginald Brooks 5 32 14 2 07 14 
Barbara, Winthrop Rutherfurd 5 32 47 2 07 47 
Pollywog, Winthrop Rutherfurd 5 35 31 2 10 31 
Esperanza, H. O. Havemeyer, Jr 5 35 51 2 10 51 
Carolina, Pembroke Jones 5 36 29 2 11 29 
Hera, R. N. Ellis ..5 36 52 2 11 52 
Raccoon, J. R. Drexel ,....B 39 29 2 14 29 
Bridgfeport Y* C» 
BRIDGEPORT—LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Saturday, Aug. 10. 
The Bridgeport Y. C. held its third annual regatta on 
Saturday. Aug. 10. The boats sailed over a triangular 
course fifteen miles in length. The breeze was light from 
the S. at the start, but soon freshened up enough to make 
the race interesting. The Regatta Committee was com- 
posed of the following gentlemen : Messrs. Clinton B. 
Seeley, E. D. Chittenden, Carl Foster and W. _M. Richard- 
'"^n. The steam yacht Halcyon served as the judges' boat. 
The times were : 
36ft. Sloops and Yawls— Start, 12:15. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Defiance, Dr. Keller 3 12 26 2 57 26 2 27 56 
Memory, W. M. Bavier 3 04 52 2 49 52 
Titania, W. H. Childs 3 13 06 2 58 06 2 57 49 
Yram, P. Bartram... 3 13 45 2 58 45 ..... 
Defiance and Titania had time allowances. 
30ft. Sloops— Start, 12:20. 
Alerion, A. H. Alker 3 05 59 2 45 59 
Kit, T. H. MacDonald 3 12 26 2 52 26 
Diana, O. H. Jennings Withdrew. 
25ft. Sloops and Cats— Start, 12:25. 
Folly, G. S. Hill 3 39 34 2 59 44 
Pampero, R. Bailey 3 44 52 3 19 52 
Vagabond, C. H. Fancher 3 45 27 3 20 27 . .. .. 
21ft. Sloops and Cats— Start, 12:35. 
Exella, T. A. Harrison 2 57 10 2 22 10 
Alice, A. K. L. Watson 3 00 42 2 25 43 
Mercury, C. H. Childs 3 06 15 2 31 16 
Little Toe. S, Lvnes 3 06 37 2 31 37 
Dora, 'G. L. Catlin 3 20 :36 2 40 36 
Tout, C. R. Hendricks 3 20 01 2 45 01 
Dora was given 9m. and iis. time allowance, making her 
corrected time 2 :3i :26. 
21ft. Raceabonts— Start, 12:35. 
Sis, C. T. Bedford 2 28 17 2 58 17 
Jolly Roger, Syndicate..: 3 33 19 3 03 19 
Manhasset Raceabouts — Special — Start, 12:45. 
Lambkin, S. W. Roach 3 21 .53 3 36 53 
Firefly, Guy Standing 3 22 01 2 37 01 
Arizona, G. A. Gary 3 22 53 2 37 54 
Bob, W. F. Morgan 3 24 18 2 39 19 
Half-Raters— Start, 12:40. 
Monsoon, H. Fish 3 28 18 2 48 16 
Lotus, T. Fish 3 30 26 2 50 26 
The winners were: Memory, Alerion, Folly, Excella, 
Sis, Lambkin and Monsoon. 
Auxiliary Power Profitable to Owner4 
About two months ago the little fishing sniack Roulette 
was partly burned and sunk off Red Hook in New York 
Harbor, but was recently rebuilt by her owner. The fire 
was caused by an explosion of naphtha when a lighted 
lantern was used to look for a leak in the tanks. Roulette 
has a gasoline engine, so that she can get a cargo of fish 
to market when there is no breeze. One of the many 
advantages of auxiliary power was shown when, on Aug. 
7, Roulette was coming up from the Virginia fishing 
grounds, and off Barnegat her skipper, saw the abandoned 
barge Centipede with many thousand feet of lumber 
aboard, and heading for the derelict, boarded her and 
made a hawser fast to her forward bitfs. Then 
she steered a course for port, the breeze help- 
ing him a little. The barge was abandoned off Barnegat 
by the tug Asher J. Hudson on Tuesday night She was 
towing astern of another barge, the R. J. Camp, and was 
bound from Norfolk for this port. The Centipede sprang 
a leak and soon became waterlogged. Her crew were 
taken off by the Hudson, which brought the Camp into 
New York on Aug. 7. The owner of Roulette will get 
several thousand dollars salvage for bring ng Centipede 
safely into port. 
