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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Aug. 9, 1902. 
Yachting: Fixtures, J 902. 
Secretaries and members of race committees will confer a favor 
%y sending notice of errors or omissions in the following list and 
:also changes which may be made in the future. 
AUGUST. 
15. Penataquit-Corinthian, annual cruise. Bay Shore. 
16. Royal Canadian, 80ft. class, Toronto. 
16. Shelter Island, open regatta, Shelter Island Heights. 
. 16. Horseshoe Harbor, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Larchmont, 
Long Island Sound. 
16. Huntington, Y.R.A. of L. I. S.j open, Huntington, L. I. Sound. 
16. Hartford, Y, R. A. of L. I. S., open. Saybrook, L. I. Sound. 
16. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor, 
16. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club race for Centre Island cup, 
Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
16. Dnxbury, club, Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay. 
16. Winthrop, club, Winthrop, Boston Harbor. 
16. Beverly, fourth Corinthian, Monument Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
16. Corinthian, club championship, Marblehead, Mass, Bajr. 
21. Plymouth, M. Y"". R. A., open, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay. 
22. Kingston, M. Y. R. A., open, Kingston, Mass, Bay. 
23. Bridgeport, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Bridgeport, L. I. Sound. 
23. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
23. Wintlirop, club, Winthrop, Boston Harbor. 
23. Huguenot, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open. New Rochelle, Long 
island Sound. 
23. Itoyal Canadian, 16ft. class, Toronto. 
23. Penataquit-Corinthian, Lighthouse cup, Bay Shore, 
23. Shelter Island, ladies' race. Shelter Island Heights. 
23. Corinthian, club championship, Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
23. Beverly, fifth Corinthian, Monument Beach, Buzzard'r Bay. 
23. Wollaston, club, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor, 
23. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
23. Sovith Boston, club handicap. City Point, Boston Harbor. 
23. Duxbury, M. Y. R. A., open, Duxbury, Mass. Bay. 
23, Marine and Field, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, S«« Gate, 
New York Bay. 
24. Mosquito Fleet, club. City Point, Boston Harbor. 
2S-26. Wellfleet. M. Y. R. A., open, Wellfleet, Massachusetts Bay. 
28-30. Cape Cod, M. Y. R. A., open, Provincetown, Mass. Bay. 
30. Winthrop, club, Winthrop. Boston Harbor. 
30. Beverly, sixth Corinthian, Monument Beach, Buzzard'* Bay. 
3V). Columbia, race to VVaukegan, Lake Michigan. 
30. Manhasset Bay, club, Port Washington, Long Island Sound 
30. Larchmont, club, Larchmont, Long Island Sound. 
30. Atlantic, club. Fire Island and return. New York Bay. 
30. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor 
30. Indian Harbor, Y. R. A. of L. L S., open, Greenwich, Long 
Island Sound. 
30. Royal Canadian, dinghy and 25ft. classes, Toronto. 
30. Kennebec, club, Bath, Maine. 
30. Hartford, Y. R. A. of L. I. S.. open, Saybrook, L. I. Sound, 
30-31. Corinthian, annual cruise, Alarblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
SEPTEMBER, 
1. Indian Harbor, club, Greenwich, L. I. Sound. 
1. Quincy, club, Qvuncy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
j1. Corinthian, club, Essir;glon, Delaware River. 
1. Corinthian, annual cruise, Marblehead. Massachusetts Bay. 
1. Larchmont, fall regatta, Larchmont, Long Island Sound. • 
1. Sachem's Head, Y. R. A. of L. I. S.,open. Guilford, L. I. Sound. 
1. Norwalk, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, So. Norwalk, L. 1. Sound. 
1. Lynn, M. Y. R. A., open, Nahant. Massachusetts Baj\ 
1. Beverly, open. Monument Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
1. Royal Canadian, first class, Lorne cup cruising race, Toronto. 
1 Shelter Island, club race, Loehrke cup. Shelter Island Heights. 
:Z. Penataquit-Corinthian, fall regatta, Bay Shore, 
4-6. Seawanhaka Corinthian, R. A. of L. I. S., open, Oyster 
Bay, Long Island Sound. 
■B-6. Eastern, open, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
'6. Corinthian, club championship, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
'6. Boston, club. City Point, Boston Harbor. 
•6. Hull-Massachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. 
6. Beverly, open, Mattapoisett, Buzzard's Bay. 
6. Wollaston. club, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
6. Quincy, M. Y. R. A., open, Quincy, Boston Harbor. 
6. South Boston, sailing tender race. City Point, Boston Harbor. 
6. New York C. C, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Sea Gate, New 
York Bay. 
6. Penataquir-C^nrinthian. Lighthouse cup. Bav shore. 
8. Eastern, open, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
11. New York, autumn regatta. New York, Lower Bay. 
13. Knickerbocker, ladies' day race, Collegg Point, L. 1. Sound. 
13. Kennebec, club, Bath, Maine. 
13. Beverly, seventh Corinthian, Monument Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
13 Atlantic, fall regatta. Sea Gale, New York Bay. 
13. Larchmont, club, Larchmont, Long Island Sound. 
20. Manhasset, Y. R. A. of L. I. .S., open. Port Washington, Long 
Island Sound. 
20. Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay, Sea Gate, New York Bay. 
— . Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
27. Riverside, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open. Riverside, L. I. Sound. 
■7. Manhasset Bay, club raceabouts, Port Washington, L. I. Sound. 
For Cruising Yachtsmen* 
With the purpose of stimulating the interest in cruis- 
ing, and the keeping of a detailed log by_ cruising yachts- 
men during the season of 1902, the publishers of Forest 
AND Stream offer prizes for the best stories of cruises 
submitted to be published in Forest and Stream. It is 
believed that these will form not only entertaining records 
of pleasant summer days spent afloat along our coasts and 
waterways, but will furnish information of practical value 
to other yachtsmen making subsequent cruises on the 
same water 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
lows : 
First prize, $50.00. 
Second prize, $30.00. 
Third prize, $20.00. 
Contributions are invited under the following condi- 
tions: 
1. The cruise must be made in waters of the United 
States or Canada in the season of 1902. 
2. The cruise must be made in a sailing yacht, power 
to be used only as an auxiliary, if at all. 
3. The story must be prefaced by a description of the 
boat. Cruises should be treated in as interesting and 
readable a way as possible, but should be practical and 
contain all possible information and data that would be of 
value to men going over the same route. A description 
of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be re- 
garded very favorably in making awards, and it is sug- 
gested to writers that an accurate account be kept of all 
incidents happening while under way. 
4. An outline chart suitable for reproduction, showing 
the course taken, must accompany each article. When 
possible, articles should be accompanied by amateur photo- 
graphs taken on the cruise, including one of the boat. 
Good photographs will be considered in making the 
awards. 
5. The story should contain about seven thousand 
words, written on one side of the paper only, and must 
be received at the office of the Forest and Stream Pub- 
lishing Company, 346 Broadway, New York city, on or 
before Nov. iS, 1902. 
Mr. T. C. Zerega has very kindly consented to act as 
^udge ^n4 '^^ swards. 
Quincy Y. C. Challenge Cup. 
Trial Races to Select the Defer ^ef. 
In i8g8 the Quincy Y. C. offered a $500 silver trophy 
for yachts of 21ft. ' watcrline. Wishing to develop boats 
in Avhich speed was the primary requisite, the only re- 
striction in the original deed of trust was the restriction 
of competitors to the 21ft. waterline, but later, after 
Dominion, designed by Mr. G. H. Duggan, had been built, 
the following clause was added in order to bar out double- 
hull boats. 
"No point of any cross section of a yacht shall be lower 
than its center." 
The intent of this clause is plain enough, and yet it has 
not accomplished its object, for this j^ear a boat has been 
built which, although complying to this_ rule, is yet 
clearly not of the typt intended to be allowed. But of 
this more later. 
In 1898 the Lynn Y. C. challenged for the cup, and sent 
to Quincy as its representative Duchess, designed, owned 
and sailed by C. D. Mower. Ricnist, designed by S. R. 
Purdon, owned by Com. Fred B. Rice, and sailed by 
Henry M. Faxon, successfully defended the cup, although 
she lost two races of this series. 
In 1899 four j'acht clubs challenged, and as the condi- 
tions of the deed of trust allows a simultaneous accept- 
ance of any number of challengers, four competitors came 
to the line to compete against the new defender Hostess, 
v/hich was designed by Arthur Keith for his friend, H. M. 
Faxon, to uphold the honor of Quincy. Hostess was 
sailed in her races by Mr. Faxon, who has had the honor 
of sailing the representative of the Quincy Y. C. in the 
cup races since the beginning. The four challengers were 
Pompano, from the Beverly Y. C, owned and designed by 
W. E. C. Eustis ; Thelma, from the East Gloucester Y. C. 
designed by Crowninshield, for W. B. Pigeon ; Oogrook, 
designed by Purdon for Walter Abbott, of the Hull Y. 
C, and Heiress, designed, owned and sailed by C D. 
Mower, of the' Lynn Y. C. Suffice it to say that althoitgh 
some close races ensued, Hostess successfully defended 
the cup. 
In 1900 three clubs sent in challenges, and the Beverly, 
Manchester and Harvard yacht chibs all had representa- 
tives at the starting line. Pompano, extensively altered, 
represented the Beverly Club ; Tashmoo, owned, designed 
and sailed by John S. Lawrence, the Harvard, and Look- 
out, designed and built by David Fenton, for a syndicate 
headed by Reginald Boardman, and A. H. Higginson, the 
Manchester Y. C. The Quincy people pinned their faith 
again to Hostess, and they were badly disappointed, as 
except for the first day, when an accident to Lookout's 
canvas-covered hull compelled her withdrawal, she won 
three straight races, thus bringing the cup to the custody 
of the Manchester Y. C. 
In 1901 no challenge was forthcoming, but early in April 
of this 3'ear the Quincy Y. C. sent in one, which was, of 
course, promptly accepted. At a meeting of the repre- 
sentatives of the two clubs, Mr. L. M. Clark was chosen 
to pass upon the eligibility of the boats, and the designs 
were submitted to him. 
Tv,'o boats were built by members of the Manchester Y. 
C. to compete for the honor of defending the cup. The 
first of these. Hades, is designed bj' B. B. Crowninshield. 
and built by Timothy White, of Manchester, for a syndi- 
cate of Manchester men, headed by Richard D. Board- 
man. This boat is the one spoken of earlier, which, al- 
thcugh complying with rules, is still really an evasion. 
Hades is ssft. over all, 17ft. beam, and iSin. draft. She is 
built en two distinct hulls, each 5ft. wide, and connected 
by a deck, to which a great truss gives the required 
strength. These two hulls show a sharp reverse curve 
at the waterline in order to give the required displace- 
nient. They have vei"y little flare to their bilges, which 
are round in section; they are built of Y^'wi. stock cov- 
ered with canvas. Inside they are well tritssed and 
braced, and the wire trusses set up with turnbuckles, and 
coming 3ft. above the deck, aid in keeping up the ends. 
In order to comply with rule that no point of any cross 
section should be lower than the center, a so-called middle 
hull of some 40olbs. displacement, has been constructed. 
It amounts practically to nothing more than a centerboard 
case having for its longitudinal section the section of 
the two side hulls. Through this hull is hung a dagger 
board of moderate dimensions, and the structure — she can 
hardly be called a boat — is steered by a wooden rudder 
of the balance type. The whole is surmounted by a jib 
and mainsail rig of stupendous proportion.s, amounting in 
all to 2,000 sq. ft. 
This boat is sailed in her races by either E. A. or R. D. 
Boardman, with Geo. Lee, Mathew Bartlett and J. A. 
Bttrnham as crew. 
The other boat which will compete with Hades for the 
honor of defending the cup, is a scow of the most ex- 
treme type. She was designed by W. Starling Burgess, 
and built by David Fenton, of Manchester, for a syndi- 
cate of some forty members of the Manchester Y. C, and 
she is managed by A. H. Pligginson, and sailed in her 
races by Reginald Boardman, with James Jackson, Frank 
Burgess and Aleck Jansen, as additional crew. Outlook, 
as this boat is called, is S2ft. 7in. over all, and i6ft. beam. 
Her section shows one hull with a very flat floor, no dead 
rise, and a great deal of flare to her bilges, i8in. on each 
side. Her deck plane shows her ends a little drawn in, 
but only enough to give a fair sweep to the rail. Her 
longitudinal section shows a certain amourit of reverse 
curve, but her shoal draft, 9in., reduces this to a mini- 
mum. In construction her designer has hit upon a very 
clever plan for strengthening her. A steel truss goes 
through her, fore and aft like a back bone, and from this 
truss 'are six cross trusses running into the bilges, two at 
the mast step, one forward of it, and three aft of it. This 
truss weighs only i,40olbs., and it adds enormously to the 
strength of the boat. The mast is .stepped in the truss, 
the shrouds, runners, backstays, deck blocks, cleats, rud- 
der, bowsprit, centerboard, in fact everything on the boat 
that requires strength, leads to the truss. The ^in. 
planking, covered with canvas, keeps the water out, 
that's all. , , , • 
Outlook has an ordinary wooden centerboard, and is 
steered by a deep rudder of ordinary type, with no bal- 
ance. She has j,8poit:. ia }ier jif) a?id mainsail. 
Both boats have hollow spars, those of Hades coming 
from Geo. F. Lawley's, while Outlook's are from the 
works of the Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Co. at Ogdens- 
burg, N. Y. Neither boat has any ballast. 
First Trial Race, Monday, July 28. 
Monday morning dawned hazy, and with little wind. 
At 8 A. M. Outlook came down the river from Fenton' s 
yard in tow of her steam launch, and took a mooring 
near the starting line off West Manchester. At 8 140 
Hades came out of the harbor in tow of her launch, So 
Long, and took a mooring near Outlook. The wind came 
in from the west and gave signs of increasing, and the 
judges, Messrs. H. B. Pearson, H. M. Mason, W. A. 
Tucker and E. S. Green, delaj^ed the start fifteen minutes. 
Both Hades and Outlook had their mainsails up at 9:15. 
and at 9:30 both hoisted No. i jibs and stood out a bit 
to try the wind, which was freshening fast. Outlook was 
pot-leaded to her rail, while Hades had black lead on her 
bottom only, and her yellow hull glistened in the sun- 
light. 
At 9:3s the course, No. o, was hoisted on the steam 
yacht Velthra. which was acting as judges' boat, designat- 
ing a dead beat to buoy No. 11 off Little Haste, a r-n 
back, and repeat; distance, twelve miles. At 9:40 the 
preparatory gun was fired, and at 9:45 the starting gim, 
the boats having two minutes in which to cross the I ne, 
Outlook crossed first with Hades on her weather quarter. 
Both boats stood half a mile on the starboard tack until 
ever under Misery Island. Outlook tacked to port at 
0:52, with Hades fifteen seconds later astern, and to lee- 
v.ard. Outlook had gone fast, both outfooting and out- 
pointing her rival. The breeze had now freshened, and 
both boats had a good heel on. At times the weather 
hull on Hades was well out of water, but even when this 
was the case she could not seem to foot with the scow, 
which was footing fast and standing up well, although 
she is not so stiff as Hades. At 10:05 Outlook tacked 
again to starboard, followed a little later by Hades, which 
seemed to be falling slowly back. Both stood on this 
hitch some ten minutes, and then tacked inshore aga'n. 
At 10:23 Outlook was sent out again on the starboard 
tack, her crew far out on the weather rail, as it was now^ 
blowing a good whole-sail breeze. At about 10:09 Hades 
tacked half a mile astern of Outlook, and had stood but 
two minutes on this tack when the turnbuckle on her bob- 
stay parted, her bowsprit broke short oif, and her mast 
buckled badly aft, leaving her a hopeless wreck and out 
of the race. She was towed in by her launch. 
Outlook was kept at it, turned the windward mark an 1 
ran down tmder her mainsail, not needing to set lier spin- 
naker. As she was about to start on her second round, the 
judges expressed themselves satisfied, and so she came 
up into the wind, lowered her sails and was taken in tow 
by her tender. All hands were much disappointed at the 
accident to Hades", although Outlook demonstrated clearly 
her ability to beat her to windward in a whole-sail breeze. 
Second Race, Tuesday, July 29. 
At 9 A..M., when the judges came on board the Velthra 
ly ng off West Manchester, there was a very faint north- 
east wind blowing, which later in the day came southeast 
and remained there. At 9:30 both Outlook and Hades 
came down the river in tow of their tenders. The wind 
outside was very light, but it seemed quite steady, and al 
9:40 the signal for course 10 was displaved. This meant 
a beat out to red can buoy No. 2 on the outer breaker 
to the southeast of Baker's Island, a spinnaker run to 
Archer's Rock buoy, off Marblehead, anrl a reach home. 
As a matter of fact, the wind on the last leg hauled so 
much to the eastward that both boats had to make a short 
hitch on the way home, making practically a windward 
and leeward course. 
The wind was so light, that the start was delayed some 
t'lTie in the hope of a better breeze, and ''t was 9:45 before 
the preparatory gun was fired. Both boats hung near 
the line, but they had such Httle way on, that the handi- 
cap gun at 9:52 was fired before either boat crossed. At 
9:53 Hades crossed the line, followed 21s. later by Out- 
look, which was just to windward. At the time the wind 
was just strong enough to -give the boats steerage way, 
and both crews were sitting to leeward to give the boats 
a list. Both boats crossed on the port tack and before 
they had gone two hundred yards Outlook had passed 
Hades to windward. She footed much faster, p /ntrd as 
high, and seemed to hold on to windward better. Hades 
slipped to leeward, owing, I think, to her small center- 
board. When about a mile out, both boats tacked to s'ar- 
board and stood to the eastward. The wind had -n- 
creased, but was still very light. When half a m'le had 
been covered on this tack. Hades tacked to port again, 
while Outlook stood on to the eastward. At first Hades 
seemed to gain by this, as the wind favored her a go-^d 
deal. However, when the boats came together again it 
Avas seen that Outlook had just about held her own. Out 
to the eastward a little blue streak on the water showed 
that at last a little breeze was at hand. Both boats tacked 
to catch the first puff. Outlook, a little to windward, 
caught it first, and heeling to the fresh puff began to move 
very fast. Hades, when she felt it, heeled down too, but 
although her weather hull was well up, she did n~t seem 
to move fast. The wind hauled a bit to the eastward, and 
both boats were now reaching for the outer m.ark, with 
their sheets a little started. Outlook gaining fast. At 
11:55:30 Outlook gj'bed around the red can buoy and 
quickly set her spinnaker to starboard. Hades followed 
at 11:38:02, and also set her spinnaker on the same side. 
The wind had dropped again until it was very light, and 
the two boats ran down toward the Marblehead shore 
slowly. When near Satan Ledge Outlook gybed to star- 
board and set her spinnaker to port Three minutes later 
Hades followed suit, but did not set her spinnaker again. 
Up to this time Hades had gained a bit, but now Outlook, 
with her spinnaker drawing better, drew away again and 
at Ti :5i :4i gybed around Archer's Rock buoy and with 
flattened sheets and her crew all lying to leeward, the 
big scow started on the beat for the finish line. Hades 
foUcwed at 11 :53 :3i- She had gained 40s, on the run, and j 
(.his was the only gain she made throughout the race. 
Once on the wind again Outlook took on a surprising 
gait and dropped Hades very fast. Both boats tacked to 
port off Eagle Island, and after standing out about quart*:!' 
