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IMay 30, 1903. 
New Rochelle Y. C* Spting Regfatta. 
NEW ROCHELLEj LONG ISLAND SOUND, 
Saturday, May 23. 
The New Rochelle Y. C. opened the racing on Long 
Island Sound by giving its spring regatta on Saturday, 
May 23. The regatta was marked by a small list of en- 
tries, onlj' seven laoats starting. The race was a very un- 
satisfactory one, it being little more than a drifting match, 
and the results were inconclusive. 
Grasshopper was the only new boat among the starters. 
She was designed and built by Mr. "Larry" Huntington, 
and was sailed by her designer. 
All three classes sailed twice over a triangular course. 
The start was made off Echo Bay, then to and around the 
spar buoy on Hen and Chicken Reef, then to and around 
Middle Ground buoy on the northeast end of Executive 
Rocks, and back to the starting line. 
The preparatory signal was given at two o'clock, and 
the raceabouts were sent away at 2:15. Mavis crossed 
in the weather berth with Rogue under her lee, while 
Grasshopper went over on the leeward end of the line. 
The little puff that helped the boats cross did not last 
long, and they were almost without steerage way soon 
after the start. 
Dorothy was first to cross in her class, and she was fol- 
lowed by Caper, Adelaide and Knave. _ 
At the end of the first round Mavis was over three 
minutes ahead of Grasshopper, and Rogue was so far be- 
hind that she withdrew. Dorothy had a good lead on 
Adelaide, while Knave was only a few seconds ahead of 
Caper. On the second round Grasshopper did better, and 
cut down Mavis' lead materially. Adelaide also did bet- 
ter and closed upon Dorothy considerably, while Knave 
got aAvay from Caper a little. Mavis was the first boat to 
finish, followed by Grasshopper, Dorothy, Adelaide, Knave 
and Caper. Mavis beat Grasshopper i minute 12 seconds. 
Dorothy beat Adelaide 3 minutes 16 seconds, and Knave 
beat Caper 4 minutes 3 seconds. 
The wind was very light and variable up to the last leg 
of the second round, when a fresh northerly breeze came 
up aiid gave the boats a little windward work. 
The summary follows : 
Raceabouts — Start, 2:15. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Ma^^s, H. Pirie 4 24 36 2 09 26 
Grasshopper. Harold C. Fryer 4 25 38 2 10 38 
Rogue, A. Bryan Alley Did not finish. 
Larchmont 21ft. L. W. L. Class— Start, 2:20. 
Dorothy, Louis G. Spence 5 17 56» 2 57 56 
Adelaide, J. J. Dwyer 5 20 12 3 00 12 
New Rochelle One-design Class — Start, 2:20. 
Knave, R. M. Bavier 5 27 41 3 07 41 
Caper, F. L. Howard 5 31 44 3 11 44 
The winners were Mavis, Dorothy and Knave. 
Lloyds* Regfistet of American Yachts. 
It is with considerable pleasure that we are able 
to call attention to "Lloyds' Register of American 
Yachts," which has just been issued. For years past 
there has been a great need for a really good and com- 
plete book containing a record of American yachts. 
The "Lloyds' Register of British Yachts" contained a 
very fair list of American boats, and that book was 
used by all interested in the subject as being- stand- 
ard. Last year a prominent member of the New York 
Y. C. approached the English Lloyds and told them 
of the great demand for a register of American yachts 
and requested them to get out an American Yacht 
Register of the same high order as the English edition. 
This they agreed to do, and the first issue of the work 
is remarkably complete and accurate considering that 
it is a first attempt. 
It seems strange that it was necessary for an Eng- 
lish firm to have to come to our rescue in this matter 
and that no American concern had the enterprise to 
take up the subject, but now that the Lloyds have come 
into the field they should have the hearty support of 
all American yachtsmen, and we hope to see a long 
list of American subscribers for the next edition. 
Lloyds' American Edition of Yachting will undoubtedly 
be accepted by all the clubs throughout the country 
as standard, just as their English edition has become 
the authority on the other side. 
The book contains particulars of 850 steam and power 
yachts and 1.939 sail 3^achts, or a total of 2,789 yachts, 
all of which are owned in the United States or Canada. 
The addresses, clubs and j'achts of upward of 2,500 
owners are given in a separate list arranged alpha- 
betically, according to the names of the owners. 
There are illustrations in colors of the flags of 94 
American and Canadian yacht clubs, with the names of 
their officers, in the book, and of 1,073 private signals 
of yacht owners. 
A list of the yacht builders and designers of the 
United States also appears, with the names of the 
yachts built or designed by them, and lists of signal 
letters, and of the late names of yachts. 
Particulars of the classification of those American 
yachts, which are classed by Lloyds' Register Commit- 
tee, are given in the book, and in this connectioii it 
may be mentioned that the society's rules for the build- 
ing and classification of yachts have recently been 
completely revised, and will shortly be ready for publi- 
cation. 
The subset iption to the American Yacht Register is 
$7.50. Applications for the book should be addressed 
to Lloyds' Register of Shipping, 15 Whitehall Street, 
New York City. 
YACHT CLUB NOTES. 
The regatta committee of the Beverly Y. C, of Monu- 
ment Beach, Buzzard's Bay, has made up the following 
racing schedule for the season of 1903. All the races will 
be sailed over the club's courses off Monument Beach, 
with the exception of the open race held on September 
S, and that regatta will be sailed at Mattapoisett : 
June 13 — First club race. 
Tune 17 — First open sweepstakes. Prizes added by 
club. 
June 30 — Second club race, 
June 27 — ^Third club race. 
July 4 — First Corinthian race. 
July 6 and 7 — Trial races for 21-footers for defense 
Seawanhaka-Beverlj^ cup. 
July g, 10 and 11 — Seawanhaka-Beverly cup races. 
July 18 — Second Corinthian race. 
July 25 — Rendezvous, 9 A. M.. for the cub cruise. 
August I — Third Corinthian race. 
August 8 — Fourth Corinthian race. 
August 15 — Fifth Corinthian race. 
August 29 — Sixth Corinthian race. 
September 5 — Open race, Mattapoisett. 
September 7 — Open sweepstakes. Prizes added by club. 
September 12 — Seventh Corinthian race. 
The regatta committee of the Indian Harbor Y. C, 
composed of Messrs. Frank Bowne Jones, chairman; 
Charles E. Simms, T. J. McCahill, Jr. ; E. S. Wheeler, 
and H. C. Nash, has laid out the following schedule for 
this season's racing: 
Sattirday, May 30 (Decoration Day) — Race for the 30ft. 
class and club handicap. 
Friday, June 19 — Race for the 90-footers Reliance, Con- 
stitution and Columbia. 
Saturday, June 27 — Club handicap and race for sail- 
abouts. 
Saturday, July 18 — Race for power yachts. 
Saturday, July 25 — Club handicap and race for sail- 
abouts. 
Thursday, August 6 — Races for special and one-desigii 
classes. 
Friday, August 7 — Races for regular racing classes. 
Saturday, August 8 — Annual regatta for all classes. 
Saturday, September S — Races for all classes. 
Monday, September 7 (Labor Day) — Club handicap 
and race for sailabouts. 
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The Ventnor Y. C, of Atlantic City, has elected the 
following officers: Com., E. Stanley Grove; Vice-Com., 
Morris Johnson; Rear-Com., George A. Crawford; Fleet 
Capt., J. F. Snyder; Sec'y and Treas., H. M. Fitton. 
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Mayor Weaver, Commodore of the Seaside Park Y. C, 
has appointed the following cominittees for the season of 
1903 : House Committee — B. B. Lister, chairman ; H. P. 
Orleman, John D. Johnson, Calvin F. Crowell, Morgan 
Lister. Membership Committee^ — Harvey T. Weber, 
chairman; James A. McGann, George H. Thacher. Re- 
gatta Committee — George S. Gandy, chairman ; R. Her- 
bert Crowell, Hennan Muller, Ormond Rambo, Frank 
Thacher, Lynn Sailer. Press Committee— Joseph R. Wil- 
son, chairman; Marshall P. Sullivan. Entertainment 
Committee — Thomas Nelson, chairman ; John D. John- 
son, Jr., Marshall P. Sullivan. 
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Mr. L. D. Sampsell, secretary of the Southern Y. C, 
has given out the following fixtures of the Southern Y. 
C, and the dates of the Southern Gulf Coast Yachting 
Association racing circuit : 
.Southern Y. C, New Orleans, La. 
May 30 — Annual regatta. 
June 20 — Com. Baldwin cup, model cabin sloops; 
Walker cup, open sloops. 
August 22 — Rawlins cup, model cabin sloops, over 20ft. 
rating; Tranchina cup, open sloops; Oliviri cup, round 
bottom catboats. 
September 5 — Fornaris cup, cabin sloops, over 30 ft. 
rating. 
October 5 — Fall regatta. 
Southern Gulf Coast Yachting Association, racing cir- 
cuit : 
July 3, 4— Bay-Waveland Y. C, Bay St. Louis, Miss, 
July 10, II — Mobile Y. C, Alabama. 
July 17, 18 — Pascagoula (Miss.) Y. C. 
July 24, 25 — Biloxi (Miss.) Y. C. 
July 31 and August i — Gulfport (Miss.) Y. C. 
August 7, 8 — Pass Christian (Aliss.) Y. C. 
August 14, 15 — Southern Y. C. 
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The Metropolitan Y. C, of New York City, was given 
a charter by the Secretary of State at Albany on May 
20. The club is made up in a measure of members of the 
Harlem Y. C. For several years past the Harlem Y. C. 
has been running two club houses, one at 519 East 121st 
street. New York city, and another at City Island. This 
spring it was decided to abandon the club house in 121st 
street and make the club headquarters at City Island. 
Some of the older members of the organization objected 
to this move, and it is these men who have organized 
the Metropolitan Y. C. James F. Lalor, vice-commodore 
of the Harlem Y. C, was elected commodore of the new 
club, which now has a membership of over one hundred 
and a fleet of forty yachts. The officers of the Metropoli- 
tan Y. C. follow: Com., James F. Lalor; Vice-Corn., 
Samuel Smith; Rear-Com., J. A. Symmers; Fleet Capt., 
J. J. Barr; Fleet Surgeon, Dr. F. Amabile ; Finan. Sec'y, 
Julius Gutman; Record. Sec'y, Richard Lankenor; Treas., 
J. H. Andrus; Cor. Sec'y, William Fitzgerald; Steward, 
Charles Theobold. Board of Directors — George Oakes, 
James Fitzgerald, Harry Mason, T. J. Canavan, J. F. 
Lalor, William McCann, and J. H. Andrus. 
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The Bay View Auxiliary Y. C. has recently been or- 
ganized. The membership is composed of men who 
are owners of auxiliary yachts and who make Jamaica 
Bay their headquarters. The following officers have been 
elected: President, J. Arthur Carlings; Com., Horace 
Pettitt ; Vice-Corn., J. G. Nelson ; Fleet Capt., Winslow 
Allen; Sailing Master, Capt. M. A. Griffiths; Treas., H. 
A. Gregory; Sec'y, T. B. Willis. 
A club house is to be erected as soon as plans can be 
made. Up to the time the new building is completed the 
members will occupy temporary quarters at Bay View 
Landing. The club flag is a crimson "fouled" anchor on 
3 white field, with three blue stars below the flukes. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
The steam yacht Rival, owned by Mr. Turner A. 
Beall, has been chartered through the agency of 
Messrs. Colven & Bickmann to Mr. H. H. Sands. 
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Mr. Everitt Coffin, of New Rochelle, has purchased 
the 37ft. yawl Abeona. The sale was made through the 
agency of Mr. William T. Douglass. 
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Mr. Frank Lovett. of Yarmouth, N. S., has purchased 
the schooner yacht Columbia from Mr. James M. Whit- 
all, of Philadelphia. 
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The Seawanhaka-Corinthian Y. C. has chartered the 
steamer Gay Head, through the agency of Messrs. 
Sadler, Perkins & Field. The boat will be used by the 
club tnembers to see the America's Cup races. 
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The English-built steam yacht Surf, owned by Mr. 
F. D. Lambert, of Leith, and now under charter to 
Mr. Adrian Iselin, Jr., arrived at New York on May 
ly. The yacht stopped at the Azores. 
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The year book of the Yacht Racing Association of 
Massachusetts has recently been issued. The book, 
which is more complete and better gotten up than ever 
before, contains the racing rules, restrictions and rec- 
ords of 1902 races. The book is bound in drab buck- 
ram and there is a picture of Little Haste on the cover. 
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The following sales have been made by Mr. Hollis 
Burgess: The 50ft. steam launch Caprice, owned by 
Mr. John Pettigrew, of Springfield, Mass., to Mr. G. 
A. Gibson, of Boston; the 45ft. sloop Fanita, owned 
by Mr. Francis H. Bacon, of Milton, Mass., to Mr. 
I. H. Porter, of Somerville, Mass. Fanita is now be- 
ing rigged as a yawl. The 21ft. knockabout Louise, 
owned by Mr. R. L. Shewell, of Brookline, Mass., to 
Dr. Morton Prince, of Boston; the 21ft. raceabout 
Kittie, owned by Mr. Harry Lewis, of Gardiner, Me., 
to Mr. Chas. M. Brush, of Brookline, Mass.; the 21ft. 
raceabout Idol, owned by Mr. C. F. Lyman, of Boston, 
to Mr. E. M. Padelford, of Washington, D. C; the 
19ft. jib and mainsail Caterpillar, owned by Mr. E. B. 
Maltby, of Boston, to Mr. Ralph Nason, of Boston; the 
21 ft. knockabout Meander, oAvned by Mr. Henry W. 
Peabody, of Boston, to Mr. E. M. Padelford, of Wash- 
ington. D. C. 
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The State Department at Washington made public 
on May 17 an account of how Mrs. Robert Goelet's 
yacht Nahma three weeks ago successfully passed the 
Dardanelles and steamed through a maze of Turkish 
red tape. 
On April 27 Mrs. Goelet, with a party of New York 
friends, entered the Dardanelles on her yacht Nahma. 
The Nahma carries two six-pounders mounted forward 
and aft, "for saluting purposes." When the sentinels 
on the Turkish fortresses caught the outlines of these 
guns under their tarpaulin coverings, there was a rush- 
ing to and fro. signals flashed back and forth, and soon 
a shot plunged across the Nahma's bow and the yacht 
hove to. _ . _ 
Mrs. Goelet had a dinner engagement in Constanti- 
nople for which she hal already broken all speed ordi- 
nances, and she did not like interference by Turkish 
officers with her plans. 
The officers were polite, but firm. The Nahma was 
a warship, witness the six-pounders, and to such the 
passage was closed. Two days of delay 'followed. Mrs. 
Goelet demanded that Minister Leishman secure from 
the Sultan respect and proper repara:tion for her 
broken dinner engagement and a passage for the 
Nahma. 
Although an extensively married man, Abdul Hamid 
is not without a sense of humor. At any rate, the 
Nahma, six-pounders and all, was allowed to steam on 
at the end of two days as a yacht and not as a war- 
ship. His Sultanic Majesty also conferred on Mrs. 
Goelet the Grand Cordon of the Turkish Order of the 
Chefakat, which was not much, after all, for. a woman 
who had done what the powers have never been able 
to do with all their armaments. 
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Prizes fof Canoeists, 
In order to encourage canoeists and small boat sailors, who do 
their knocking about on inland waters, to keep a record of their 
trips and experiences, the publishers of Forest and Stream 
offei cash prizes for the best accounts of cruises taken during the 
season of 1903. As few restrictions as possible will be imposed, 
and those given are made only with the view of securing some 
uniformity among the competitors' stories, so that the judges will 
be able to make a fair award. 
The prizes will be as follows: 
First, $50.00. 
Second, $25.00. 
Third, $15.00. 
Fourth and Fifth, $10.00 each. 
Sixth to Eighth, $5.00 each. 
I. The cruise must be actually taken between May 1 and 
November 1, 1903. 
II. The cruise rhust be made on the (fresh water) inland streams 
and lakes of the United States or Canada. 
III. The canoe or boat in which the cruise is made must not 
be more than 18ft._ long over all. 
IV. An accurate log of the trip must be kept, and all incidents 
and information that would be of value to other canoeists cover- 
ing the same route should be carefully recorded. 
V. A description of the boat in which the cruise is made 
should preface the story, and a list of outfit and supplies. 
