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FOREST AND STREAM. 
(Aug. i6, 1902 
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Yachting Fixtwfes, J 902. 
Secretaries and members of race committees will confer a favor 
by 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, 30ft. 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., 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. Duxbury, club, Duxbury, Massachusetts Bay. 
16. Winthrop, club, Winthrop, Boston Harbor. 
16. Beverly, fourth Corinthian, Monument Beach, Buzzard's Bay. 
16. Corinthian, cMab championship, Marblehead, Mass. Bay. 
21. Plymouth, M. Y. R. A., open, Plymouth, Massachusetts Bay, 
22. Kingston, M. Y. R. A., open, Kingston, Mass. Bay. 
2.3. P>ridgeport, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open, Bridgeport, ,L.. J. Stsund. 
23. Hull-^lassachusetts, club, Hull, Boston Harbor. , ■. 
23. Winthrop, club, Winthrop, Boston Harhor. 
23. Huguenot, Y. R. A. of L. I. S., open. New Rochell*, Long 
Island Sound. ; , . ...... 
23. Royal Canadian, 16ft. class, Toronto. ■ . - , 
2-3. 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's Bay. 
23. Wollaston, club, Quincy Bay, Boston Harbor. 
23. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound. 
23. South 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. 
25-26. 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. 
.30. Columbia, race to Waukegan. 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. I. 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, Marblehead, Massachusetts Bay. 
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 furni.sh information of practical value 
to other yachtsmen making subsequent cruises on the 
same waters. 
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 
v.ilue to men going over the same route. A description 
(if: 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. 15, 1902. 
Mr. T. C. Zerega has very kindly consented to act as 
judge and to make the awards. 
New York Y. C. Cruise. 
RENDEZVOUS, NEW LONDON. 
Monday, Aug. 4. 
No foier Beet of sailing and steam yachts ever assem- 
bled than that which gathered in New London Harbor on 
Monday, Aug. 4, to journey eastward on the fifty-seventh 
atunial cruise of the New York Y. C. 
In an extremely light wind the white-winged pleasure 
craft drifted into the anchorage at the old Connecticui 
town until long into the night. At colors upward of 100 
craft were moored off the club station No. 4 by the 
|)0pular Pe^jitot House. Among the best known were the 
• fdllowing : 
Schooners— Corona. Com. Ledyard; Emerald, W. E. 
Iselin: Constellation, Francis Skinner, Jr.; Shenandoah, 
( iibson Fahnestock ; Marguerite, Thomas E. Stillman ; 
(Juickstcp, Edward Shearson; Iroquois, Price Collier; 
j^ndym^on. E. R. Thomas; Ingomar, Morton F. Plant; 
]^lm.ina, F^ F. Brewster; Muriel, Charles Smithers ; 
Sylph. C. Fabyan Monroe; Katrina, J. B. Ford; Gavalia, 
T. O'Connor Sloane; Hildegarde, Edward D. Coleman; 
Chanticleer, George W. Weld; Water Witch, David 
Banks. 
Sloops — Mineola, August Belnwnt; Rainbow, Cornelius 
Vanderbilt; Yankee, J. Rogers Maxwell; Ncola, George 
M . Fynchon ; Weetamoe H. F. Lippitt ; Hester, Cleveland 
il. Dodge; EeUn, ¥, L. Rodewald; Cymbra, F. C. Hen- 
derson; Eclipse, L. J. -Callanan; Queen Mab, L. H. 
Smith; Ailsa, H. S. Redmond. 
Steamers — Colonia, Vice-Com. Frederick G. Bourne; 
May, Col. Alexander Van Rensselaer; Waturus, Randal 
Morgan; Intrepid, Lloyd Phoenix; Narada, Harry Wal- 
ters; Lady Torfrida, Col. R. M. Thompson; Rheclair, 
Daniel J. Reid ; Ariadne, H. W. Putnam, Jr. ; Idler, Henry 
T. Sloane ; Tuscarora, Walter Jennings ; Roamer, N. G. 
Herreshoff; Celt, J. Rogers Maxwell; Columbia, James 
Stillman: Pantooset, Albert S. Bigelow; Anemone, J. 
Murray Mitchell. 
At 5 o'clock P. M., in answer to signals previously dis- 
played, a meeting of the captains was held aboard the 
flagship Corona, Com. Lewis Cass Ledyard presiding. 
Enthusiasm ran high and never before in the history of 
the premier organization were Corinthians more eager for 
the fray. 
Representative captains of the world were there, in- 
cluding such well-known names as Cornelius Vanderbilt, 
William E. Iselin, S. Nicholson Kane, J. Rogers Max- 
well, August Belmont, Jr., Newbury D. Lawton, Edward 
TI. Wales, Vice-Com. Frederick G. Bourne, F. D. Rode- 
wald, Henry W. Putnam, Jr., H. F. Lippitt, Charles 
Smithers, F. V. Brewster, Gibson Fahnestock, Francis C. 
Skinner, Jr., Edward R. Coleman, Morton G. Plant, James 
B. Ford, G. Shearson, E. A. Thomas, Willard P. Ward, 
George A. Cormack, C. Fabyan Monroe, Anson Phelps 
Stokes, William M. Ivins, H. B. Duryea, F. C. Hender- 
son, Cleveland H. Dodge and many others. 
Several important questions regarding the conduct of 
the cruise were decided. The owners of the 70-footers, 
Mineola, Yankee and Rainbow came forth with the plan 
of carrying club topsails during the squadron runs. The 
proposition was referred to the Regatta Committee, which 
decided that the boats should contest in strictly cruising 
trim. This barred the big sails from all but the race 
for the Astor cups off Newport on Wednesday, Aug. 6. 
It was decided to make the course from Vineyard 
Haven to Provincetown the same for all classes. This 
made a run of seventy-nine miles through Pollock Rip, 
leaving Handkerchief Lightship to port, Shovel Full 
Lightship to starboard and Pollock Rip Lightship to port. 
There was some talk of classes A, B, C, G, H and I going 
out to the whistling buoy nine and a half miles east of 
Great Round Shoal Lightship, which would make a jour- 
ney of ninety-five miles to the picturesque town on the tip 
end of Cape Cod. This plan was abandoned. 
On considering the question of time limit to the differ- 
ent runs it was agreed that for those from New London 
to Newport, Newport to Vineyard Haven, and Province- 
town to Marblehead, the time limit should be 10 o'clock 
P. M., and that no yacht would be timed after that hour. 
On the run from Vineyard Haven to Provincetown no 
time limit was set. 
A nimiber of special classes were arranged by the Re- 
gatta Connnitlee and given out late on the evening of the 
rendezvous as follows: 
Keel Schooners (Class I)— Thistle, Endymion, Shenan- 
doah and Hildegarde. 
Special Schooner Class— Shamrock, Katrina, Quick- 
step and Seneca. 
Special Sloop Class— I-Iester, Eelin, Senta and 
Queen Mab. 
Isolt and Eclipse also decided to run in a" special class, 
as did Cleona and Mermaid. Mira and Hebe were_ put 
together, as were the auxiliaries Lady Torfrida, Mohican, 
Ariadne and Idler. 
Special classes were also arranged for keel schooners 
betwejen 70 and looft. waterline, and all under 70ft., and 
for sloops and schooners in the motor auxiliary classes. 
Among the Eastern cKift noted in the harbor was the 
steam yacht Pantooset, belonging to Com. A. S. Bigelow 
cf the Eastern Y. C, which had journeyed around the 
Cape to do honor to the organization soon to be enter- 
tained at Marblehead. 
First Squadron Rao. 
NEW LONDON TO NEWPORT. 
Tuesday, Aug. S- 
The first run of the magnificent squadron from New 
London to Newport, a distance of some forty miles, was 
characterized bv the excellent work of the amateur skip- 
pers on board the class D schooner Muriel, and the 70- 
footci" 'YsnliCcc 
Muriel led the fleet to anchorage and incidentally gave 
her old rival Elmina a good beating, heading her at the 
finish by i7nL and 3s. Charles Smithers, the owner of 
Muriel, was at the tiller of that craft, and the victory 
came as a fitting tribute to the dogged, sportsmanlike 
persistence which has characterized his conduct through- 
out the season. . 
Yankee, resplendent in a new well-fittmg suit of Ratsey 
sails, was the third boat to end the journey from the 
rendezvons. J. Rogers Maxwell, Jr., handled the 70- 
footer, and brought her over the finish line 23m. and 33s. 
ahead of Mineola, and 26m. and 30s. in front of Rainbow. 
This victory, too, came as a reward of the "never-say-die" 
spirit which dominates the owner of the Herreshoff crea- 
tion. • , „ 
Rainbow and Mineola had a stubborn luffing match to 
the southward of Watch Hill, which cost them many 
minutes. 
Com. Lewis Cass Ledyard's schooner Corona was the 
second craft to finish the run. During the latter part 
of the contest, when the wind had freshened a bit and 
was blowing from the southwest, the flagship began to 
overhaul Muriel, the leading boat. A stern chase is al- 
ways a long one, and the best Corona could do was to 
wrest second position from Yankee and get within less 
than 3in. distance of Muriel. 
Corona made the best elapsed time over the course and 
w on in her class, beating the new schooner Chanticleer, 
belonging to George W. Weld, of Boston, and William E. 
Iselin's Emerald. 
In sloop class I Queen Mab was an easy victor. She 
had no trouble in defeating the new 6o-raters Weetamoe 
and Neola. The latter, after a poor showing, did not 
cross the finish line. 
Effort, sailed by Addison Hanan, did remarkably well 
on the run, and gave the other boats in class L a bad 
drubbing. 
There was hardly enough wind for the big schooners 
Shenandoah and the ocean record-holder Endymion. The 
former did not finish. 
Fifty-two yachts made the journey from New London 
to Newport. The first signal of the morning from the 
flagship ordered the yachts to get under way by g o'clock 
A, M. ■ . 
When the committee boat Navigator reached the start- 
in gline, off Sarah's Ledge Buoy, there was hardly a 
breath of wind blowing. The start was consequently post- 
poned, and not until 10:40 A, M. was the preparatory 
signal sounded. 
Ten minutes later the small sloops were sent away. 
Saunterer led, followed by Eclipse, Alcatorda, Hebe, 
Humma, Bonnie Kate, Cleona, Effort, Altair, Yvette, 
LotoWana, Challenge, Mira and Ondawa in the order 
named. 
At 10:55 the 70-footers and class I craft were sent away. 
In the former class Yankee got away first, Mineola was 
second and Rainbow third. 
The smaller schooners got the gun at 11 o'clock. Muriel 
timed the signal well and was first over the line, followed 
by Gevah'a. Elmina, Indra, Quisetta, Amorita, Agatha, 
Seneca. Shamrock. Quickstep, Ingomar and Katrina. 
In going over the line the auxiliary Ariadne came very 
near hitting the committee boat. The latter was started 
ahead t© avoid a collision. The other classes got away 
without mishap, the last going over shortly after 11 
o'clock. 
At the start the yachts had a beat to windward. After 
a while the breeze freshened and hauled a bit to the 
southward, allowing sheets to be eased somewhat. The 
last part^ of the contest was a close reach to the finish 
line. 
Charles Lane Poor, owner of Mira, protested Hebe and 
Eidolon for passing inside the whistling buoy off Point 
class for single-masted vessels and yawls. The sum- 
maries follow: • 
Schooners. 
Start. Finish Elapsed. Corrected. 
Elmina 11 13 36 3 26 04 4 12 28 4 10 44 
Muriel .11 10 44 3 24 42 4 13 56 4 12 2f> 
Amorita ..11 15 00' 3 20 16 4 15 16 4 1.5 16 
Single-masted Vessels and Yawls. 
An5.a 11 06 03 2 41 38 3 35 35 3 35 :ir, 
Mineola 11 14 23 3 03 03 " 3 48 40 ^39 5!i 
Yankee 11 07 55 2 56 42 3 48 47 3 40 OK 
Rainbow 11 06 52 2 .55 56 3 49 04 3 40 23 
Hester 11 09 02 3 28 00 4 18 58 4 02 22 
Senta 11 07 57 3 39 54 4 31 57 4 05 35 
Second Squadron Run. 4 
NEWPORT TO VINEYARD HAVEN. '1 
Thursday, Aug. 7. 
The second squadron run of the cruise, a thirty-seven - 
mile journey into picturesque Vineyard Sound, was held 
on Thursday, Aug. 7. The yachts had a fair wind for 
the greater part of the distance, and fast time was made. 
J. Rogers Maxwell's 70-footer Yankee led the fleet of 
fifty-three boats to the anchorage between East and West 
Chop. She beat August Belmont's Mineola 2m. and 8s. 
and Cornelius Vanderbilt' s Rainbow 6m. and 55s. 
The big schooner Constellation, belonging to Francis 
Skinner, Jr., of Boston, made the best elapsed time for 
the thirty-seven miles, doing the distance in 3h. 32m. and 
15s., close to the record. She was also a winner in the 
larger class for schooners. 
Elmina defeated Muriel, but by only 8s. The flagship 
Corona headed class B schooners. Queen Mab was a 
winner in class I for sloops, Humma in class K and On 
dawa in class L. Yawl Ailsa scored a sailover. 
The breeze was rather fresh coming up the sound and 
a number of mishaps resulted. Sloops Ondawa and 
Isolt carried away their topmasts. Weetamoe again ex- 
perienced trouble with her steering gear ; Endyrnion had 
her hig main topmast staysail in trouble for a while, and a 
host of other minor accidents were recorded. C, W. 
Nason's Isolt ran aground on the shoal running off from 
West Chop. The boat got off, however, without damage. 
The day was one to stir the most sluggish yachting 
blood to action. The preparatory signal was fired_ at 
9:55. At that time a fine ten-knot breeze was blowing 
out of the northwest. The air was clear and sparkling 
and the boats, as they maneuvered for the line, made a 
picture of unusual animation. 
At 10:05 the first of the fleet got away on the seven 
teen and one-quarter mile leg to Vineyard Sound Light- 
ship. The wind was almost astern and the yachts broke 
out spinnakers to starboard. 
Wahtawah, one of the Buzzard's Bay thirties, sailed 
by Archibald Rogers, Avas first over the line. The re 
mainder of the smaller sloops started on this gun. . 
At 10:10 the signal for the larger sloops was sounded. 
Ailsa, winner of the Astor cup on the day before, led. 
She appeared no worse for the humping received from a 
poorly managed steam yacht which ran into her while ,nt 
anchor in Brenton's Cove the night before. 
Yankee, Mineola and Rainbow followed the yawl close- 
ly, the former going over the line with a huge balloon jib 
topsail drawing to perfection. 
The other yachts were sent away at 5m. intervals, the 
smaller schooners going first, and the auxiliaries last. All 
of the fleet were away by 10 :40. 
After the craft had traveled about five miles the breez' 
began to back toward the wesk Spinnakers were taken in 
for the time being and, under balloon jib topsails, the 
racers bowled along at great speed. 
The 70-footer Yankee showed a determination to lead 
from the start and before the lightship was reached had 
passed Ailsa. On rounding the mark the leading boats 
were timed as follows: Sloops — Yankee, il :59:40; Ailsa, 
12:01:45; Mineola, 12:03:45; Rainbow, 12:05:15; Neola. 
12:09:10; Queen Mab, 12:11:30; Weetamoe, 12:11:30, 
Humma, 12:12:30. Schooners— Elmina, i2:o6.^5-; Con 
stellation, 12 :o6 :20 ; Corona, 12 :o6 :45 ; Muriel, ^12 :o8 :45. 
On rounding Vineyard Sound Lightship spinnakers- 
were broken out to port for the run to the finish off West 
Chop, a distance of some twenty-six miles. The wind 
went into the southwest for good now and the run wa^ 
dead before it. 
The craft presented a scene of indescribable beauty 
with booms broad off they proceeded up the sound be- 
tween Martha's Vineyard on the starboard and the little 
chain of Elizabeth Islands to port. 
About a mile from the finish spinnakers were taken 
in and the fleet started to reach for the finish line. The 
wind had by. this time increased to about eighteen knot^ 
and some of the smaller boats had they could . do to 
carry sail into the harbor. 
