Aug. i6, 1902.] 
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James, Commodore Alexander Van Rensselaer. 
Others, among whom are the Messrs. L. L. Lorillard, 
Jr., and E. S. Willard„' 'have intimated that they will 
probably build. ■ 
In addition to the above; many members of the Phila- 
delphia Corinthian Y. C. have signified their interest in 
the class, and it is confidently expected that Commo- 
dore Van Rensselaer's order for one of the boats will be 
only the first of a number .to be built for inembers of that 
club. 
Commodore Robert E...Tod, of the Atlantic Y. C, 
has signified his interest, and intimated that perhaps the 
class may become popular in the Atlantic Y. C. 
The interest aroused seems to justify proceeding at once 
with the construction of the boats. Contracts will be 
signed at once for the construction of these boats al- 
ready ordered. 
Seawanhaka Cup. 
Challenger — The Bridgeport Y. C, Bridgeport, Conn. 
Defender — The Royal St. T^awrence Y. C, Montreal 
and Dorval, Canada. Conditions of match: Boats iiot 
to exceed the 25ft. class under Seawanhaka rule and not 
to carry more than 500 square feet of sail. General 
conditions, including scantling restrictions, same as last 
year. Five races to be sailed if necessar}', one alternate 
triangular and windward and return courses, three races 
to be won to secure the cup. Crew limit four men, 
total weight r.ot exceeding 650 pounds. 
The Tecun-.sth selected by the Bridgeport Club as its 
representative boat, has already been described in For- 
est AND SxiiEAM, her superiority over air competitors 
in the trial races making her ^election a foregone con- 
clusion. Buih by Jones on Lake Oshkosh, she is a 
typical scow of the type so successful on the small west- 
ern lakes. She is not pretty, she is out of place in a 
fresh breeze and sea, but in light to inoderate weather, 
when it is possible to keep her under delicate control, 
and sailing at her best angle of heel, she is fast and at 
times capable of great bursts of speed. The inspection 
by the judges showed that the builder had honestly lived 
up to the construction requirements, and she stood the 
hard pounding in the first and third races without ap- 
parent straining. 
The defender Trident, the second of two boats built 
this year, is not a wide departure in general model from 
the Duggan boats of, the last two seasons. Compared 
with Tecumseh, she is deeper and with flaring sides, 
giving much more power to carry sail. Trident has a 
handsome spoon bow. Tecumseh a shovel nose. Trident 
was originall}^ fitted with three boards — a main center 
board and one in each bilge set at an angle which made 
the lee one perpendicular in ordinary sailing. After 
some trials the main centerboard was discarded and 
entire reliance placed on the bilge boards. This and 
nothing more apparently led to a lot of gossip to the ef- 
fect that the Bridgeport Club would protest against the 
selection of Trident. No protest was made, however, and 
it Avould be difficult to discover grounds for any. 
The division of the board is an old expedient, and 
while the application in Trident was novel for a racer, 
there is no rule against it, and no practical objection 
to it. 
As usual, tbe races were managed by three judges, 
all selected outside the membership of both elms. The 
renresentative of the Bridgeport Y. C. was Mr. Chas. 
P. Tower, secretary of the Yacht Racing Union of Long 
Island Sound; for the Royal St. Lawrence Club, Mr. 
W. Q. Phillips, of the Royal Canadian Y. C._, Toronto. 
The two judges selected Mr. Owain Martin, of the 
Queen City Y. C, Toronto, who kindly consented to act 
as the third. The club steamer St. Louis, was used for 
starting and timing, and Mr. Post, of Ogdensburg, 
placed his steam yacht Karma at the disposal of the 
judges for logging the windward courses. 
Thursday, Aug. 7. 
Both boats being ready, sails were measured in the 
morning by the judges, the figures being as follows: 
Official Measurements. 
; Tecumseh. Trident. 
Gaff :i . 15ft. 4>4in. 13ft. 3in. 
Boom . 22ft. 5 in. 24ft. oin. 
Hoist . i6ft. S^in. i6ft. gin. 
Leach 3Sft. o in. 32ft. 7in. 
Throat to clew 26ft, oj^in. 27ft. 2in. 
Area mainsail ^.369 sq. ft. 375 sq. ft. 
Area fore triangle 99 sq. ft, 106 sq. ft. 
Area spinnaker triangle . .202 sq. ft. 202 sq. ft. 
Tecumseh being under the limit of working sail al- 
lowed, raised her jib and spinnaker haUiard blocks and 
was remeasured, not that it was intended to carry more 
sail, but it permitted the headsails to be set high if 
required in light winds. 
A toss deeded that the first one should be to Avind- 
ward and return. Fortunately, the wind was blowing 
fairly down the lake, making it easily possible to log 
two miles clear of all .'shoals and obstructions. The 
boats were started at 1.35 with the wind fresh and a 
choppy sea. Tecumseh had the advantage over the line 
of both a lead and a weather bearth. but to the as on- 
ishment of everyone, Trident simply romped through 
her Ice and in a very few minutes established such a lead 
as to leave no doubt as to tlie result except in case of 
a breakdown. Trident traveled fast, cutting her way 
cleanly and holding on well with her bilge boards. Tc"- 
cumseh jumped and pounded, her heel was at times ex- 
i..-sve, showing her centerboard, and naturally she 
rc-ther footed, pointed nor held on with her competitor. 
She lost four minutes on the windward work, but did far 
better on the run back, the first round being timed: 
Trident .2 17 S5 Tecumseh 2 22 02 
The second round was but a repetition of the first. 
Trident gaining steadily on the wind, some little of it 
being due to a favorable slant, for, although the wind 
was brisk, it was not perfectly steady, and the boats were 
so far apart that slants and shifts counted— always 
against the Tecumseh. so it seemed. The second round 
was timed: 
Trident 3 00 to Tecumseh 3 1105 
When Trident had completed the third and final keat to 
windward and had set spinnaker for the home stretch, 
Tecumseh was over a mile to leeward and had not made 
the weather mark b}^ the time Trident finished the race. 
There was, in fact, more than the length of the course 
between them, and as a spectacle the race had long 
ceased to be interesting. The finish was timed: 
Trident 3 33 21 Tecumseh 3 48 13 
[The report of the subsequent races, owing to delay in 
the mails, had not been received at the time of going to 
press. Tecumseh won the second race Friday by im. 22s. 
Trident won in Saturday's race; and again on Monday, 
winning decisively by 5m. 27s. The Oshkosh Y. C. has 
challenged for next year.] 
Opitsah scored 10 points on the series, Persimmon 7, 
Pirate 4, Daydreams and Raider i. 
The score now stands; Persimmon, 28; Opitsah, 19; 
Peterkin, 10; Daydream, 10; Pirate, 8; Raider,, 3. 
Richard Derby. 
Tarratine Y. C. 
ISLESEORO, ME. 
On Thursday, Aug, 7, the first of a series of two races 
for the i5-footers was sailed. A first and second prizt 
has been offered by the club, the scoring to be done by 
a system of points. The course laid out was windward 
and leeward, to be sailed over twice, and logged seven 
and one-half knots. The start was made in the middle 
of the windward leg and was a windward start. 
Mr. Forbes' launch Firefly took up her position on the 
line at 2:30 P. M. and blew the preliminary whistle at 
2:35. Five minutes later came the final whistle, and the 
boats crossed well bunched. Water Rat ahead and Lap- 
wing and Breeze following closely. The wind was light 
to the south'ard and gave little indications of holding for 
the afternoon, but had strength enough to keep the 
boats sailing along fairly well. Water Rat tacked to 
starboard soon after the start and lost all her wind. 
Breeze and Lapwing held along well together on the 
port tack, Lapwing seeming to point higher than Breeze, 
but not foot as fast. Breeze soon fore-reached her and 
established a considerable lead. Water Rat was far 
astern and seemed to be losing. Breeze rounded the 
outer mark at 3:07:07, followed by Lapwing at 3:11, 
and Water Rat at 3:14:30; all boats held their booms to 
port on the run. Breeze gained, if anything, as did 
Water Rat. 
The leeward mark was rounded by Breeze at 3:54; 
Lapwing at 3:58, and Water Rat at 3:59. Just as 
Breeze hauled in her sheets for the second beat the 
wind freshened into a very brisk blow and started the 
boats along at a good gait. Breeze made long tacks 
across the harbor, followed by the other boats. She 
continued to gain, whereas Water Rat lost to Lapwing. 
Breeze rounded the windward mark for the second time 
at 4:28:30; Lapwing at 4:36:20, and Water Rat 4:39. 
The run was uneventful, except that the wind died 
down at the end of it, and Water Rat again gained on 
Lapwing. Breeze hauled around the leeward mark well 
in the lead. Water Rat and Lapwing being close to- 
gether. The beat home was slow and fluky work, but 
fortunately the boats did not alter their positions. 
Breeze finished at 5:21:00; Lapwing at 5:30:15 and 
Water Rat at 5:32:30. 
The summary of times follows: 
„ ^ . ■ Finish. Elapsed. 
Breeze, T. Lewis 5 2100 2 41 00 
Lapwing, Kissel 5 30 1-5 2 CT 15 
Water Rat, W. Markoe 5 32 30 2 r>2 30 
Saturday, Aug. g. 
The third race in the series for Dr. Derby's cuo that 
has been postponed since last Saturday, was sailed on 
Aug. 9, at 2:50 P. M. The course was a large triangle 
three miles to a leg, the first being to windward and the 
wind at the start light to the south'ard. Shortly after 
the start, however, it increased to a heavy blow that 
ran into an ebb tide and kicked up a nasty sea. The 
starters, Opitsah, Pirate, Raider, Persimmon, Daydream 
and Peterkin crossed the line in the order named". Pir- 
ate was slightly to weather of Opitsah, but did not stay 
there long and lost what little advantage she had. All 
were on the starboard tack, but soon flung around to 
the port. The boats were all getting different puffs and 
none sailing on equal terms. Peterkin and Daydream 
tacked to starboard again and headed under the islands, 
whereas Raider went out into the bay on the port tack, 
Opitsah, Persimmon and Pirate kept making short tacks 
dead to windward. The wind suddenly increased to a 
heavy blow, and Opitsah, Persimmon and Pirate took it 
first, thus gaining a big lead. Daydream and Peterkin 
took it next and Raider last. All the fleet but Raider 
stood out into the bay in hopes of getting the benefit of 
the strong ebb tide, whereas Raider sought smooth wa- 
ter under the islands. It was an ideal breeze for a race 
and the conditions made it a splendid thrash to wind- 
ward. Persimmon passed Pirate and was in hot pursuit 
of Opitsah, who was, however, too fleet for her in the 
heavy sea. 
Opitsah rounded the windward mark at 3:45:25, fol- 
lowed by Persimmon at 3:45:28, Pirate at 3:46:00; Dav- 
dream at 3:48:00; Peterkin at 3-57-32, and Raider at 
4:00:57. 
The reach to the second leg was one of the fastest ever 
sailed up here. The wind was quartering, and all the 
boats had about all they could carry. Pirate gained 
fast on Persimmon, and it looked as though she Avould 
beat her, Peterkin and Raider were far behind. Opitsah 
rounded the second mark at 4:i5:55, Persimmon at 
4:14:27; Pirate at 4:14:32, Daydream at 4:16:08. The 
times of Peterkin and Raider were not taken. 
The reach home was also fast, and again Pirate threat- 
ened Persimmon. Both gained on Opitsah. Pirate was 
sailing beautifully and had the leg been a bit longer 
would have beaten Persimmon. 
Opitsah crossed at 4:37:10, Persimmon at 4:38:16- 
Pirate at 4:38:25; Daydream at 4:40:30. Peterkin d'd 
not finish and Raider's time was not taken. The sum- 
mary, start at 2:50: 
r> t, -n TT • , Finish. Flpncod. 
Upitsah, K. K. Daniels 4 37 10 1 47 10 
Persimmon E. Dodge 4 38 I6 i 48 16 
Pirate, P. Metcalf 4 33 25 1 48 95 
Daydream, J. W. Minturn 4 40 30 1 50 30 
Peterkin, 1. Kissel Did not finish. 
Raider, R. Derby Did not finish. 
Great credit is due Opitsah and Pirate for the splendid 
performances they made in the heavy wind -and seaway. 
Western Yachts. 
Macatawa Meet. 
Chicago, III., Aug. 9. — Misfortime seems to have at- 
tended the seventh annual regatta of the Lake Michi- 
gan Yachting Association. On day before yesterday 
something more than half a gale postponed the sailing 
of the first race of the regatta. The Macatawa Bay Y. C. 
having a course much more sheltered, on the inner bay, 
pulled off the first of its events with five starters, among 
these Macatawa, Raven, Defiance and Pi-oblem. The 
wind was stiff and puffy at the start, 11:21 A, M,, and 
the boats had bad heather of it. Defiance lost her jib 
on the second leg and withdrew. The fight narrowed 
down between Raven and Macatawa. Raven had the 
race at her mercy, when, on the starboard tack close in 
shore, Macatawa crowded Raven and forced her to leave 
her course and come about, thereby losing the lead. 
Macatawa won by 21 seconds. Raven filed a protest, 
which will probably be sustained. 
In the second day's races at Macatawa yesterday, Aug. 
8, the bad luck seemed to continue, and the contests 
practically broke up in a misunderstanding, which 
amounts to complete confusion. The yacht Klondike 
was sent to mark out the end of the second leg of the 
triangular course, the buoy having drifted a mile or more 
away by reason of the high seas of the night and day 
before. Klondike held her place as stake boat for a 
time, her her crew found the sea too rough, and were glad 
to abandon the spot and get home. As a consequence, 
all sorts of confusion existed as to the turning point. 
Some of the boats even turned the old buoy, which had 
drifted entirely out of its proper position. It could not 
be said that any race was sailed. The heavy sea caused 
several accidents. Snipe, Mildred, Red Devil and others 
getting into trouble. The latter boat sprung a leak and 
had to be beached. 
Among the big ones, Vencedor finished first, La Rita 
second, Illinois third. Columbia fourth. The race sched- 
uled for to-day is to be sailed, barring accidents, over the 
triangular course, six miles to the round and twice over. 
Among the. Macatawas yesterday. Problem was first, 
Macatawa second, Raven third. Accidents caused others 
to withdraw from the race. 
Third Day at Macatawa. 
Aug. 10.— The last day of the regatta of the Lake 
Mich igan Yachting Association was' also unsatisfactory, 
though from causes different from those which worked 
disaster to the regatta on the first two days. A calm 
came off and in the regatta only two boats were able to 
finish within the time limit, 4^ hours. These were 
Illinois and La Rita, which established superiority 
enough early in the game to enable them to finish. Illi- 
nois had 50m. to spare, but La Rita had a close thing 
to get in under the t'me limit, having but 24s. margin. 
Macatawa Bay Y. C. had trouble in pulling off its side- 
walk races for similar reasuu-s. I-tr -f^a a d^riftmg taatch 
throughout. Macatawa won with Raven second-, .The" 
former boat now has two winnings to its credit on the 
local cup. 
The disputed race of the previous day was allowed by 
the judges to stand in its earlier • unsatisfactory form. 
There would seem to be little merit in a win where no- 
body knew whei-e the turning point was stationed. Un- 
der the ruling of the judges, Sallie won in the schooner 
class, Vencedor in class i A, Illinois in class 2 A, La 
Rita in class 3 A, Beatrice in class 2 B, Elinor 11. in class 
4 A, Snipe in class 4 B. 
The following summaries will cover the racing of the 
meet for the different classes, all the events having been 
unsatisfactory for reasons above cited. 
Class 1 A— Start, 10:15. 
Finish. Allowance. Corrected. 
Vencedor Did not finish. 
*^allie Did not finish, 
Class 2A— Start. 10:10. 
Tjlino's, 2 00 00 0 00 35 3 15 00 
Kaybosh Did not finish. 
Class 3A— Start, 10:05- 
Rita 2 34 36 0 05 22 4 24 14 
Columbia Did not finish. 
J^yniph Did not finish. 
Class 2B— Start, 10:10. 
Beatrice Did not finish'. 
America Did not finish'. 
Class 3B— Start, 10:10 
Vixen Did not finish^ 
Class 4 A— Start, 10:00. 
Eleanor II Did not finish." 
J^^iWred Did not finish; 
Alpha Did not finish. 
^nipe Did not finish; 
Imp Did not finish: 
Blackbird Did not finish. 
Bacchante Did not finish. 
2-eta , Did not finish. 
Vision Did not finish. 
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Hartford Building, Chicago, 111. 
Brooklyn Y. C 
BENSONHURST, L. I. 
Satvirday, Aug. 9. 
Open launch races were held on Saturday, Aug. 9, 
under the auspices of the Brooklyn Y. C. over courses' 
on Gravesend Bay. The winners 'in the different classes 
were Gaviota, Ainericus, Isabel and Columbia. 
It was rather a poor time of year for a large entry 
and only thirteen starters came to the line. The races 
were exceedingly well handled, however, and ably illus- 
trated the possibilities of such contests under proper 
management. The following craft competed: 
Launches 15ft. and under— Gaviota, C. P. Rosemon- 
Zmgara, Coburn Brothers; Rain-in-the-Face, T. Hatch' 
Launches over 15ft. and not over 20ft.— Americus a" 
P. Dunlap; Coyotte, Wells Brothers; Elsie, A F Knox- 
Nemesis, F. D. iMaltby. 
