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the others very fast, and the fight was narrowed down 
to the two Burgess boats. Kolutoo had gained quite 
a bit during the last part of the first leg, and shortly 
after rounding Bowditch's Ledge she tacked to star- 
board. Vampire promptly followed, and the two stood 
to the westward for a few minutes. Kolutoo tacked 
to port again first, followed some minutes later by 
Vampire. Both boats stood on this tack for about fif- 
teen minutes, and then Kolutoo tacked to starboard 
again, forcing Vampire to follow suit, when they came 
together. Vampire stood on this tack for some min- 
utes, while Kolutoo tacked to port again almost im- 
mediately, and continued to stand in till she tacked for 
the mark off Baker's Island. This time she crossed 
Vampire's bow, and kept off round the mark at 2:59:06, 
followed by Vampire at 3:00:57. Once off for the 
mark. Vampire set her balloon jib, while Kolutoo re- 
mained content with her working jib. The reach was 
quite close, and I do not think Vampire's balloon jib 
did her any good. At any rate, Kolutoo drew grad- 
ually away and came across the line at 3:20:04, Vam- 
pire followed at 3:22:21, while Frontenac crossed at 
3:28:00, and Atalanta at 3:30:32. Dulce finished 30m. 
astern. The course was to have been sailed twice 
round, but owing to the light air and thick fog, the 
judges called the race off for the day. It was a most 
unsatisfactory race, although it proved pretty conclu- 
sively the merits of the two Burgess boats in the ex- 
tremely light air which existed. 
No official times were given out. 
Second and Third Races, Thursday, June II. 
About the same conditions existed early Thursday 
morning, and everyone despaired of getting a good 
race. But at 12 o'clock it began to rain, and the rain 
killed the fog. At i o'clock it was quite clear, and a 
light breeze was coming in from the southeast. At 
1:30 the judges' boat took up her position off West 
Manchester. Dulce came out in tow of the launch 
Patrol, while Frontenac, Atalanta, Vampire and Ko- 
lutoo came out in tow of the latter's tender. At 1:45 
the signal for course 12 was displayed, the same that 
was sailed on Wednesday, the wind being in just the 
same direction and of rather greater strength. At i :55 
the preparatory gun was fired, and at 2 o'clock the 
starting gun went. Kolutoo was first across the Hne, 
and broke out her ballooner at once. Atalanta came 
next with Dulce, Vampire and Frontenac in the order 
named. Kolutoo set her spinnaker to port soon after 
crossing the line, an example which was followed by 
Vampire and Atalanta. Frontenac and Dulce were 
content to use their balloon jibs only. Kolutoo held 
her lead over Vampire, and both dropped the two Long 
Island boats fast. Dulce was hopelessly out of it. Off 
the western end of Misery Island the spinnakers came 
in and both boats reached off to Bowditch's Ledge 
under ballooners. On this trial Vampire seemed to 
gain a bit, and when the boats hauled on the wind for 
the next mark, she was only a little astern of Kolutoo. 
Both boats stood on the port tack till Hard3''s Rocks 
were reached, and then Kolutoo tacked to starboard, 
crossing Vampire's bow. She soon tacked to port 
again and stood on this way under Baker's Island, 
when she tacked for the mark and rounded it. Vam- 
pire had stood along on the starboard tack far longer 
than Kolutoo, and when she finally came about and 
stood for the mark, it could be seen that she had lost 
quite a bit. On the reach in no light sails were car- 
ried. The judges stopped the race at the end of the 
first round, but signaled to the boats to wait around to 
see if the breeze did not come up a little. 
Start, 2:10. Finish. Elapsed. 
Kolutoo 3 14 34 1 04 34 
Vampire 3 IS 34 1 08 34 
Frontenac 3 24 40 1 14 40 
Atalanta i 3 22 41 1 12 41 
Dulce 3 37 44 1 27 44 
Half an hour after the judges signaled the boats to 
sail twice around a short course, i. e., to Prides Rock 
buoy, thence to Saul's Rock buoy, thence to finish line, 
and repeat; making a run, a beat and a reach, as the wind 
then held southeast. Mr. Boardman had Kolutoo first 
over the line, with Dulce, V ampire, Frontenac and Ata- 
lanta in the order named. All boats broke out spin- 
nakers to port, and the crew of the Moxham boat 
dropped theirs in the water just after cros-sing the line, 
and let the other three by her. Kolutoo and Vampire 
had on their working jibs, while the others all had bal- 
looners set. Off Beverly Farms a northeast breeze 
came off from the land, and all the spinnakers came 
in, and the boats gybed over to starboard, and reached 
for the mark, quite fast in the freshening breeze. 
On tl^t reach to Saul's, Vampire passed Atalanta 
and gainft a great deal on Kolutoo. Frontenac, too, 
reached by Atalanta, and started after the leaders. 
Dulce was far behind the other four. On the beat in 
to the stake boat the order remained the same, and 
the boats finished the first round as follows: Kolutoo, 
Vampire, Frontenac, Atalanta. On the reach to Prides 
Rock no light sails were carried, and the order of 
turning was: Kolutoo, Vampire, Frontenac, Atalanta. 
On the reach to Saul's, Vampire almost caught Kolu- 
too, and Frontenac was very close on the leaders. 
Kolutoo hauled around the mark and stood for a few 
minutes on the port tack. The others did the same. 
Vampire was the first to tack to starboard, followed 
instantly by Kolutoo. Frontenac stood on till she 
was directly behind Kolutoo, and then tacked, but she 
could not point with the Manchester boat, and dropped 
gradually to leeward. Vampire was the first to tack 
for the mark, and she was followed almost at once by 
Kolutoo, while Frontenac kept on to windward of the 
two, and tacked on Vampire's weather quarter. The 
three boats were all fetching the line, and Vampire was 
given a rap full and sent through Kolutoo's Ice. The 
latter was bothered somewhat by a sloop, which was 
.anchored directly in her course, and she had to be 
pinched a bit in order to weather her, while Vampire, 
with a good move on, went to leeward; but Mr. Bur- 
gess, who was sailing Vampire, should have full credit 
for the manner in which he sailed his boat, and his 
good judgment in tacking when he did. Once by the 
sloop, Kolutoo was given a hard full again, and gained 
fast on Vampire, but it was too late, and the sco>y 
crossed some 5ft. in advance. Frontenac was about 
five lengths behind, and Atalanta quite a bit astern. 
Vamoke^'^^' • 5 04 15 110 15 
Kolitoo 5 04 16 1 10 16 
Fionleiiac 5 04 23 1 10 23 
Hntl 5 07 30 1 13 30 
Dulce . 5 33 05 1 39 05 
So far the laurels have gone to the two Burgess 
boats, Kolutoo having two firsts and one second, Vam- 
pire two seconds and one first, Frontenac two thirds 
and one fourth, and Atalanta two fourths and one 
third to their credit. 
Friday, June 12* 
The prospects this morning were not much more 
encouraging than before; rain and half a gale from the 
S. E. are not conditions conducive to racing small rac- 
ing machines. At i o'clock Messrs. Brower, Lynn and 
Moxham, the owners of Frontenac, iVtalanta and Dulce, 
met Messrs. Burgess and Higginson, the managers of 
the 'two Manchester boats, and all five men agreed in 
thinking that the weather conditions made it unwise to 
go out. The committee were notified of this fact, and 
fully concurred in the decision of the yacht owners. 
I went out into the harbor myself in Kolutoo's launch, 
and the wind blew about as hard as I have ever seen 
it blow here in summer. The sea was so high that I 
was afraid the launch would have been swamped if we 
had staid out long. No Seawanhaka boat could ever 
have come to windward under the conditions. 
Fourth Race, Saturday, June 13. 
A heavy lump of a sea, left over from Friday's gale; 
a hazy, wet day, and a stiff southeast wind which came 
and went in puffs of varying strength, were the condi- 
tions which greeted us on Saturday morning. Tlicy 
looked so unfavorable that the crowd gathered at the 
boat yard, where the boats all lay, had_ pretty well 
given up the idea of racing, when the judges' boat 
came down the river at 10:30 A. M., and the commit- 
tee in charge announced that a start would be made off 
Beverly Farms at 11:30. Accordingly, sails were 
hoisted on all the boats, and at 11 o'clock Vampire 
poked her sharp snout out of the harbor. She was 
under whole sail and seemed to travel very fast, al- 
though she lay over badly in the puffs. Frontenac was 
next out under a single reefed mainsail, and No. 2 jibs, 
and she was closely followed by Atalanta, with the same 
sails on, and Dulce with whole mainsail and No. I jib. 
Last of all came Kolutoo with two reefs in her mainsail 
and a No. 2 jib. All five boats jogged down to the 
starting lines off the western end of Misery Island, 
and a few minutes before the start, Vampire went up 
under the lee of the island and tucked in two reels. 
To balance this she set a No. 3 jib. In this sail the 
boats began maneuvering for the start. Mr. Board- 
man sailing Kolutoo, got awaj^ in the lead just to wind- 
ward of Frontenac, who was close behind. Both boats 
were on the starboard tack, while Vampire, Atalanta 
and Dulce crossed in the order named on the port. 
Kolutoo tacked to port within 2m. after crossing the 
line, and Frontenac fully aware that this was the 
boat she had to beat, tacked at once, on her. Kolutoo 
had just the right sail, and she seemed to take far 
more kindlj' to the rough sea than Frontenac. She 
pointed higher, footed faster and drew away from the 
Amundson scoav, which did not seem to be mak- 
ing good weather of it. Ten minutes on this tack 
sufficed for her to gain a good lead, and then she came 
about again and started in toward Little Misery Island. 
Frontenac followed, and as the wind had lightened a 
bit, shook out her reef, and put on a No. i jib. But 
in spite of this, Kolutoo gained steadily on her, and 
when she gybed around the mark at Baker's Island had 
a lead of over a minute and a half. Frontenac followed 
with Dulce third. Vampire fourth and Atalanta last. 
The course Avas a windward and leeward one; a beat 
out and a run back, twice around. With booms to 
starboard and spinnakers to port, the boats ran back 
to the stake boat. Kolutoo had on her No. 2 spin- 
naker, and during the run down shook out one of her 
two reefs. She continued to gain steadily on Frontenac. 
Vampire had shaken to whole sail running to windward, 
and now with her No. i spinnaker on, caught up a bit 
on Frontenac, passing Dulce just after rounding the 
mark. Atalanta also shook out to whole sail, but was 
hopelessly out of it. The boats rounded the stake 
boat at the end of the first round as follows: 
Kolutoo 12 24 30 Dulce 12 30 12 
Prontenac 12 26 28 Atalanta 12 32 50 
Vampire 12 28 25 
The thrash out to windward the second time was a 
repetition of the first. Kolutoo gained steadily, while 
Vampire picked up a bit on Frontenac. The sea was 
very lumpy, and the Burgess boat, under easy sail, 
made far the best weather of it. The times at Bakers 
Island the second time were: 
Kolutoo 12 48 40 Dulce 1 00 30 
Frontenac .12 51 30 Atalanta 10150 
Vampire 12 54 50 
Once round the mark, Kolutoo's crew cracked on 
their No. i spinnaker and lengthened out her lead on 
the field, while Vampire made a hard but futile effort 
to catch Frontenac. The boats were timed at the finish 
as follows: 
Start, 11:45. 
Kohitoo , 1 01 18 1 IG 18 
Frontenac 1 05 41 1 20 41 
\'ampire ....1 07 40 1 22 40 
Dulce 1 14 49 1 29 49 
Atalanta 1 15 11 1 30 11 
This victory stamps Kolutoo as being a very fast 
all-round boat. Her ability to make good time in a 
light to moderate wind had never been questioned, but 
this win in a reefing breeze and a sea, on a short 
course of only six miles, comes as a surprise even to 
her managers. It only goes to prove that a sharp 
bowed boat can be built which will get the best of the 
scows in most weathers. To-day's race was in conditions 
which gave the constructions and rigging of the boats a 
severe test, and also gave the crews a chance to. show 
what they could do in handling them. 
Fifth Race, Monday, June 15. 
Qray days, damp days ^nd foggy days seem to be the 
fate of the Manchester Y. C. Sometimes they get 
wind, but more often none. Monday, June 15, was no 
exception to the rule. It was a cold, raw day. and a 
north wind with an inclination toward the west, came 
in puffs across Cape Anne. Down at the yard of the 
David Fenton Co., wdiere all the boats lie, there was 
work enough going on. The two Manchester boats 
were hauled up side by side, and each had a couple of 
men working on their bottoms. They are an interest- ' 
ing comparison. Vampire with her long, straight side 
and flat bottom, and Kolutoo with her fair, beautiful 
sections showing a good deal of dead ri.se and clean 
lines from stem to stern. About noon both boats were 
launched, and at one o'clock all went out under short 
sail. Frontenac was first out with three reefs in her 
low rig. which had been put on, and she seemed to 
have about sail enough. Mr. Burgess, however, thought 
differently, and Vampire went out with only two reefs 
in her mainsail and a No. 3 jib. Dulce went out with 
whole mainsail on and a No. i jib on her stem, while 
Kolutoo wore three reefs and carried a No. 3 jib. Out- 
side it was blowing very hard from the northeast, tlie 
wind increasing with every puff. About 3 o'clock the 
committee decided to send the boats over a short 
course, merely to see what they would do under the 
conditions, which were harder than they are likely to 
meet with in Canada. Signals were accordingly set 
to send the boats on a reach to Saul's Rock, another 
reach to the northwestern end of Misery Island and a 
beat to the finish line. It was a very short course, only 
two miles, but it gave the committee a chance to see 
all they wanted to. At 3:15 the preparatory gun- went, 
and at 3:20 the boats crossed the line in a bunch. Vam- 
pire was a length in the lead, with Dulce up on her 
weather quarter. Just astern was Kolutoo and Fronte- 
nac. No light sails were set, it was blowing too hard 
to set anything for so short a distance. Vampire, with 
her two reefs, held her lead over Dulce, .while the 
latter with her whole sail on and standing up like a 
house, was going far better than heretofore. Kolutoo 
and Frontenac were just astern, and all four boats 
gj'bed round Saul's Rock within a few seconds of each 
other. Vampire came within an ace of capsizing as 
she gybed around the mark, and had it not been for the 
quick action taken by one of her crew, who stood on 
her centerboard, she would have done so. Of course 
this contretemps stopped her a bit, and Dulce made a 
little gain. But she had hard luck, for just before 
reaching the second mark the snap hoak on her jib 
halliards broke, and the jib came down with a rush. 
This let Kolutoo and Frontenac by, and it was a good 
minute before the jib was drawing again. Once on the ' 
wind the four cockle shells felt its full force, and there 
were times when it seemed as if they would surely 
capsize. Vampire, in particular, had a good deal too 
much sail, and was badly knocked down. Kolutoo be- 
haved better than the others, and came to windward 
fart and well. She went by Vampire with seeming ease 
and took the lead, which she held to the finish. Fron- 
tenac got by Vampire and into second place, but she 
never w^as near enough to Kolutoo to worry her. The 
times are as follows: 
Start, 3:20- 
Kolutoo 3 44 23 0 24 23 
Frontenac 3 44 38 0 24 38 . 
Vampire 3 44 45 0 24 45 
Dulce 3 44 46 0 24 46 
On Tuesday morning the judges announced that there 
had been racing enough for them to make up their, 
minds as to the qualities of the boats. Kolutoo had 
proven herself very fast in all kinds of weather and 
had clearly earned the right to go to Canada. The 
western boats had demonstrated their ability to go 
fast' in a breeze, but Vampire, the other Burgess boat., 
had been far faster in light airs and almost as good 
in a breeze. 
For these reasons Kolutoo and Vampire will go to 
Dorval together in July, and will tune up against each' 
other there. Kolutoo is expected to be the boat to. 
meet the Canadians, unless certain alterations now be^H" 
ing made on Vampire improve her greatly. In any 
case, which ever boat goes in the crew will be that of 
Kolutoo with the exception of Frank Burgess, who 
fills Mr. Jackson's place on Kolutoo. The best of feel- ■ 
ing existed between all the crews, and at a dhmer 
given Tuesday night at the Essex Country Club to 
the losing crews hy the Kolutoo's crew, everyone 
joined in singing the praises of Kolutoo and drank 
to her success. The final toast was given by Mr. 
Brower of the Frontenac, '"To Kolutoo, and may she 
come back with a broom at her masthead and the 
cup in her cockpit." 
The Canada's Cup Defender. 
"Toronto, June 13. — Strathcona has been under canvas 
twice to date, and wdiile her actual trial races have not 
yet commenced, yachtsmen are alreadj' beginning to form 
dtfinite opinions of her. She w^as sailed down from her 
launching place, Oakville, Ont.. on June 6, under a pair of 
jibs and a mainsail belonging to the Watson cutter Vivia. 
The total area of these three sails was less than that of 
her own proper mainsail, but she handled beautifully under 
ihe pocket handkerchiefs, picking up way at the slightest 
breath of air and threshing to windward in excellent style 
when Ihe breeze freshened. She worked a full five miles 
10 windward under her jury rip; Sunday morning in one 
liour. She was quick in stays, coming from full to full 
in thirteen seconds and carrying her way well, with no 
perceptible diminution of speed either in luffing or paying 
off. She steered easily and made her turns in short 
compass. 
Strathcona spent the week at the Royal Canadian Y. C. 
rnoorings, fitting out, but was not able to sail entirely 
under her own canvas on Saturday. The reason for this 
was that her Toronto suit, despite all promises and warn- 
ings, was not ready. Tier English suit, manufactured by 
Lapthorne and Ratsey, had been ready for some time, but 
on the advice of her designer, A. E. Payne, it was decided 
to delay bending it, until Mr. Ratsey himself arrived to 
superintend the job. He will visit Toronto the last week 
in June. 
Stratlicona accordingly took her promised trial spin 
imder her own Toronto-made headsails and a cut-down 
mainsail of Gloria's, a well-made English sail, but one 
