AuiG, 24, 1901.I 
FOREST AND STREAM 
18B 
Larchmont Y. C. 
LARCH MONT — ^LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Friday, Aug. 16. 
Constitution and Columbia raced under tlie auspices 
of the Larchmont Y. C. for a cup given by Vice-Com. 
Wilson Marshall on Friday, Aug. 16. It was the first of a 
series of three races. Constitution won by over half an 
hour, but as a matter of fact, she was greatly favored by 
shifting Avinds, while to Columbia they proved a detri- 
ment. John F, Lovejoy, Howard W. Coates and Frank 
Hardy made up the Regatta Committee, and although 
these gentlemen were readj^^ to send the boats ofif at the 
scheduled time, 11:30, thej'- found it impossible to do 
.so on account of there being no wind. At 1:15 it had 
breezed up a little, and the committee signaled the 
course. The preparatory signal was given at i :30. At 
1 :35 the boats were started, with Constitution first across 
the line and Columbia following a few seconds later. 
The yachts were s€nt over the club's course No. i, the 
first leg being E. ^ N., six miles; the second leg S.W. ^ 
W., six miles, and the third leg N.N.W., three miles. 
The wind was S.S.W. 
■ On the reach to the first mark both boats luffed far out 
of their course. This was done partially to avoid a string 
of barges coming down in tow, and partially to prevent 
Columbia from getting up on Constitution's weather 
quarter. Spinnakers were finally set. The boats luffed 
by the mark as follows: 
Constitution 2 15 48 
Columbia 2 17 16 
Constitution went off on the starboard tack after 
rounding, while Columbia held a port tack. Both kept 
splitting tacks. Columbia made twenty-one tacks to reach 
the weather mark, while Constitution only made twentj'. 
Columbia would at times draw up on the new boat and 
then seem to lose all she gained. Constitution and Co- 
lumbia wore around the mark at : 
Constitution 3 2a 5i 
Columbia .3 28 04 
It was a reach from this mark home, working jib top- 
sails were set and the three miles were soon covered*^ 
The boats jibed around as follows: 
Constitution 3 41 08 
Columbia 3 43 20 
The times over each leg of the course on this first 
round are shown in the following table: 
First Leg — Reach, 6 Miles. 
Start. Turn. Elapsed. 
Constitution 1 35 11 2 15 48 0 40 37 
Columbia 1 35 26 2 17 16 0 41.50 
Constitution gained im. 13s. 
Second Leg — Beat, 6 Miles. 
1st Turn. 2d Turn. Elapsed. 
Constitution 2 15 48 3 25 54 1 10 06 
Columbia 2 17 16 3 28 04 1 10 48 
Constitution in this leg gained 42s. 
Third Leg— Reach, 3 Miles. 
2d Turn. Home Mark. Elapsed. 
Constitution 3 25 54 3 41 08 0 15 14 
Columbia 3 28 04 3 43 20 0 15 10 
Constitution gained 2s. 
On the first leg of the second round the squall that had 
been making for some time blew over. On the reach 
down this leg balloon forestaysails were carried, and_ a 
small balloon jib topsail was used on Constitution, while 
those on Columbia were contented with a working jib 
topsail. The boats luffed by the mark at: 
t.onstitution • 4 13 06 
Columbia 4 18 02 
Columbia got in a soft spot just before rounding, while 
Constitution got the edge of a fresh breeze, and drew 
away from the older boat. The breeze hauled enough to 
permit Constitution to lay her course for the Prospect 
Point mark. The times at this mark were: 
Constitution 4 52 55 
Columbia 5 03 42 
To the finish line off Larchmont it was a close reach, 
and although everything in sight was becalmed. Consti- 
tution m'oved along toward the finish line, holding a little 
breeze. Columbia had to make a tack to reach the finish. 
The boats crosed as follows : 
Constitution ^ 5 16 20 
Columbia 5 49 18 
The elapsed times over each leg of the course on the 
second round are as follows : 
First Leg — Reach, 0 M.iles. 
Start. 1st Mark. Elapsed. 
Constitution -. 3 41 08 4 13 06 0 31 58 
Columbia 3 43 22 4 18 02 0 34 42 
Constitution gained 2m. 4s. 
Second Leg — Reach, 6 Miles. 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. Elapsed. 
Constitution 4 13 06 4 52 55 0 39 49 
Columbia 4 18 02 5 03 42 0 45 40 
Constitution gained sm. Sis. 
Thiid Leg— Reach, 3 Miles. 
2d Mark. Finish. Elapsed. 
Constitution 4 52 55 5 16 20 0 23 25 
Columbia 5 03 42 5 49 IS 0 45 36 
C n'^titution beat Columbia 22m. iis. 
jvi or the race Columbia went over to Glen Cove for 
the night, while Constitution lay off Larchmont Harbor. 
The table of the race follows : 
Start. ■ Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Consutution 1 35 11 5 16 20 3 41 09 3 41 09 
I ulumbia 1 35 26 5 49 18 4 13 52 4 12 32 
Constitution beat Columbia 31m. 23s. 
Saturday, Aug. 17. 
In a fine, steady sailing breeze, Constitution and Co- 
lumbia sailed over the same course as on Friday, and the 
new boat won by the small margin of 58s. corrected time. 
With the weather conditions fair to both boats, Co- 
lumbia can give Constitution a hard race in any weather, 
although if Constitution had Columbia's crew in charge 
she would be minutes faster. 
The race was not started until i o'clock, as there was 
practically no wind in the morning. The wind came 
in about noon and soon freshened to a nice sailing breeze. 
Then preparations were made for the start. The wind 
was S.S.W., and the cour.se selected was six miles E. ^ 
N. to a mark boat in the middle of the Sound, then six 
miles S.W. W. to a mark boat off Prospect Point in 
Hempstead Harbor, then N.N.W. three miles to the 
finishing line. This was sailed twice over. With the 
wind as it was then, the first leg was a reach, the second 
a beat and the third a reach, 
The boats were started at 1:05, and Constitution was 
first across, with Columbia -2s. behind on her weather 
quarter. When about half way to the first mark Con- 
stitution had gained a little, but the older boat was 
sticking to her in a most surprising manner. When 
nearing the first mark jib topsails were taken in and the 
boats luffed by the mark as follows: 
Constitution , .1 37 01 
Columbia 1 37 45 
Baby jib topsails were now in order, and the wind 
had hauled a little to the southward, so that the boats 
held up the Long Island beach, almost laying their course 
for the next mark. Crossing the mouth of Hempstead 
Harbor, both boats got a little stronger breeze, but the 
new boat caught it first and pulled ahead, and let Co- 
lumbia have the back draft. The times at this mark 
were : 
Constitution 2 20 19 
Columbia 2 21 28 
Sheets were now eased, and reaching jib topsails were 
set. On the reach across the Sound Constitution had 
Following is the table: 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Constitution 1 05 09 4 08 23 3 03 14 3 03 14 
Columbia 1 05 11 4 10 43 3 05 32 3 04 12 
Constitution beat Columbia s8s. 
Monday, Aug. ig. 
The race that was to have been sailed on Monday 
was given up owing to the thick fog and easterly gale. 
The managing owners of the two boats did not wish to 
take any chances of collision, so the boats went over 
to Glen Cove and lay under the lee of the breakwater. 
Western Yachts. 
THE CANADA CUP. 
gained is., and at the end of the first half of the race 
she was ahead by im. 8s. 
The elapsed times on each leg of the course on this 
round follow : 
First Leg— Reach, 6 Miles. 
Start. 1st Turn. Elapsed, 
Constitution 1 05 09 1 37 01 0 31 52 
Columbia 1 05 11 1 .37 46 0 32 35 
Constitution gained 43s. 
» Second Leg — Beat, 6 Miles, 
1st Turn, 2d Turn. Elapsed, 
Constitution 1 37 01 2 20 19 0 43 18 
Columbia 1 37 46 2 21 28 0 43 42 
Constitution gained 24s, 
Third Leg— Reach, 3 Miles. 
Constitution 2 20 19 2 36 28 0 16 09 
Columbia... 2 21 28 2 37 38 0 16 10 
Constitution gained is. 
Constitution made a poor turn at the home mark and 
lost several seconds thereby. Both boats held well to 
windward of their course, and finally eased sheets and 
ran down to the mark. The boats luffed by as follows: 
Constitution 3 05 35 
Columbia 3 07 25 
Both boats stood on the port tack after roimditig. Baby 
jib topsails were broken out and the boats stood along 
the Long Island shore, as the)^ did on the first. Baby jib 
topsails were doused just before reaching the Prospect 
Point mark. The times at this mark follow : 
Constitution 3 50 00 
Columbia .... , 3 52 10 
Columbia set her balloon jib topsail. It drew splendid- 
ly, and did good work. Constitution broke out her work- 
ing jib topsail and set her spinnaker, which was allowed 
to run well forward to make it draw. Columbia set her 
spinnaker after she cleared a tow of barges. The times 
at the finish : 
Constitution 4 08 23 
Columbia 4 10 43 
The elapsed times on each leg of the second round are 
shown in the following: 
First Leg — Reach, G Miles. 
Start, Turn, Elapsed. 
Constitution ,,,..2 36 28 3 05 35 0 29 07 
Columbia 2 37 38 3 07 25 0 29 47 
Constitution gained 4.0s, 
Second Leg — Beat, 6 Miles, 
1st Mark, 2d Mark, Elapsed. 
Constitution 3 05 35 3 50 00 0 46 25 
Columbia 3 07 25 3 52 10 0 45 45 
Constitution gained 20s. 
Third Leg— Run, 3 Miles. 
2d Turn. Finish. Elapsed. 
Constitution 3 50 00 4 08 23 0 18 23 
Columbia 3 52 10 4 10 43 0 18 43 
Constitution gained 20s. 
Doafcle Chicago Regatta. 
Chicago, 111,, Aug. 17. — Chicago Y. C. and Columbia 
Y. C. both held regattas to-day. The various classes of 
the latter club included two or three dozen boats. In the 
Chicago Y. C, regatta the leading interest centered in 
the contest between Vanenna, Vencedor and Siren, which 
all sailed as 45-footers, Charlotte R. challenged Neva to 
a race for a side wager. Neva winning the latter by 7m. 
IS. In the 35ft, class of the Chicago Y. C, the late trial 
boats of the Canada cup defenders, Milwaukee, Minota, 
Illinois and Yankee, all started. In the knockabout class 
of the same club. Cock Robin and Colleen sailed, Colleen 
winning by 6m, 14s. 
In the special class of the Columbia Y. C. 30-footers, Co- 
lumbia, Nymph, Witsith, Spray, Katie H,, Zephyrus and 
Gloria were among the more prominent. 
The wind was N.N.E. The boats of the Chicago Y. C. 
took the southern triangle to Hyde Park crib, thence to 
four-mile crib and return. The Columbia boats sailed 
around the four-mile crib, thence to the Harrison crib 
and return. The wind was twenty miles an hour, and the 
signal service warned the boats not to go out, which 
warning they disregarded. 
The feature of the day was the red-hot battle between 
Vanenna and Vencedor. The course of these boats was a 
broad reach on the first leg, a beat dead to windward on 
the second leg. and a broad reach home. Vanenna 
rounded the four-mile crib just im. in advance of Vence- 
dor, and from there home these two boats showed the 
most clever luffing match that was ever seen in a Chicago 
race, Vencedor got the weather berth, and every time 
Vanenna tried to square for the gap in the breakwater, 
would run down and blanket her. Then Vanenna would 
nose Vencedor back again. The two got a half-mile out 
of their course up to windward. At length they fought 
their way close up to the Government pier. Vanenna 
squared for the gap, dropping her big reaching jib. This 
cost her just a little headway, and Vencedor established 
a lap. Vanenna gave way and the two rushed through 
the gap, half deck under, the closest finish ever seen on a 
twenty-mile course, and the hardest battle these two 
ancient rivals have ever fought out together, Vencedor 
was sailed by Hank Goble, a Western man, who takes 
very kindly to that craft. 
During the fight of these two big fellows, a big flock 
of the Columbia craft came winging down toward the 
gap in the following order: Columbia, Gironda. Ripple, 
an unnamed boat belonging to Dr. Knight, Katie H., 
Eleanor E., and a whole fleet back of them in different 
classes, Gironda and Ripple are two little sidewalk boats 
which never ought to have gone out in such a sea, but 
which nevertheless did go. 
It was a great sidewalk day, and that sidewalk of all 
sidewalks, Mihvaukee, actually beat out the fleet. Mil- 
waukee started lom. back of the big fellows, and, carry- 
ing jib and mainsail rig, beat by 8m. in the twenty-mile 
course such boats as Vanenna and Vencedor, which car- 
ried mainsail, jib and staysail and gaff topsail. Milwau- 
kee seems to have rounded to just a shade too late as a 
cup defender, but none the less in very interesting fashion. 
It wore a new set of sails to-day. 
The fin-keel Illinois made a slow race of it and was 
beaten badly by both Milwaukee and Minota. The sailing 
times of the above-mentioned boats between gun fire and 
finish were as below : 
Special Challenge Race. 
Start. Finish. 
Neva 1 50 00 4 22 46 
Charlotte R..... 1 50 00 4 29 47 
45-footers. 
Vencedor 2 00 00 4 07 45 
Vanenna 2 00 00 4 08 47 
Siren 2 00 00 4 08 50 
35-footers. 
Milwaukee 2 10 00 4 09 35 
Illinois 2 10 00 4 21 01 
Yankee 2 10 00 4 42 10 
Knockabouts, 
Colleen 2 20 0 0 4 10 36 
Cock Robin 2 20 00 4 16 60 
This was one of the most general and most interesting 
regattas ever held among the local boats of Chicago. It 
was heavj^ weather throughout — Cadillac weather, the 
observers called it. Had weather like this prevailed dur- 
ing the cup races this week, the cup would jiot be in 
Toronto at the present writing, E. Hough. 
Hartfokd Building, Chicago. 111. 
Sotfth Boston Y, C* 
SOUTH boston, MASS. 
Saturday, Aug, 17. 
The handicap club race of the South Boston Y. C. was 
sailed off the club house at City Point Saturday, Aug. 
17, in a moderate S,W. breeze. There were three classes. 
In the first Emma C, a 30-footer, sailed against Fantasy, a 
17-footer, and won by 2m. on corrected time. In Class 
V, Vim had an easy win. The summary : 
Class A, 
Elapsed, Corrected, 
Emma C, P. .•\. Coupal 1 S7 17 1 14 17 
Fantasy, Wm. Allerton 1 51 38 1 16 IS 
Class B. 
Black Hawk, Shevlin & Connor 1 24 11 1 20 11 
Dina, C. A. Brackett 1 24 00 1 22 00 
Varuna, C. W. Nodwell 1 31 51 1 25 51 
Nancv Hanks, G. W. Lane 1 29 50 1 25 50 
Ray, 'B. W. Craig 1 33 56 1 26 58 
Narada, R. H. Anderberg 1 36 25 1 27 25 
Clarada, W. H. Gowey 1 40 13 1 36 13 
Vim, W. W. Kee .' 1 30 35 1 26 35 
Sylvia, Charles Clausen 1 34 34 1 34 84 
