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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 4, 1902. 
seemed no life. Thus we drifted, some one way, some 
another, until approaching darkness shaded all prospects 
of . the drawbridge and began to cloud the situation with 
a somewhat serious aspect. Listless smoking, lounging 
and waiting ended. Something had to be done. Two 
courses were open — light lamps, wait for the wind and 
try. a night run, or "jay-hawk" for Paradise Cove on our 
port beam. The "jay-hawk" proposition prevailed. The 
Commodore produced the sweeps ; the Artist and the 
writer produced the muscle. We had the better of the 
big yachts — they couldn't be rowed; but the better was 
none too good. Heavy ballast in a boat is admirable 
when needed. It is not needed for rowing purposes. 
However, we made Paradise Cove and were soon snug 
above decks and deep in the mysteries of the larder below. 
And, oh, what a dinner ! 
Sometime about 9 or 10 o'clock, while we were digesting 
cur dinner with the Commodore's cigars, a good breeze 
sprung up somewhere out of the darkness, and we ven- 
tured the hope that the other yachts were making good 
use of it: but we did not even so much as counsel together 
MORNING VISITORS. 
over the propriety of a night run. They had to do so ; 
we did not. 
The morrow as clear and likewise as calm as had been 
the preceding evening. We found two of our yachts in 
the Cove Avith us. A visit from them disclosed "that they 
were as ignorant of the whereabouts of the rest of the 
fleet as we. 
Breakfast over, dishes washed, cigars smoked, and still 
no wind. About the middle of the forenoon a steam 
launch offered us a line, and so we towed back to Angel 
Island and there caught a good brjeeze coming in the 
Golden Gate; but as the entire bay north of us was still 
calm, we determined that Lakeville was not for us, and 
headed for the main channel, and there enjoyed a long sail 
if. the smacking breeze of the Golden Gate, and returned 
to our club moorings in the evening. As it would be 
manifestly impossible to reach Lakeville and return next 
day, we cut Lakeville out and repaired to a commodious 
house-boat, owned by the Commodore, for the night, and 
determined to devote the next day to near-by sailing. 
By the middle of the afternoon of Monday the yachts 
began to return. It was indeed amusing to hear their 
experiences. The night run up the bay had been too much 
for the bump of navigation of the most of them. One 
captain had anchored in all confidence in front of the 
drawbridge. Daylight, next morning, disclosed no bridge, 
and he .still declares that the bridge has been stolen. 
Another captain anchored in the channel in front of the 
bridge with so much confidence that soundings were not 
deemed necessary. Next morning neither bridge nor 
water were in sight. He had anchored on top of a mud 
flat. One yacht fetched up at Vallejo. ~ Of the entire 
fleet, but two yachts reached Lakeville. Thus ended the 
cruise; and the good people of Lakeville are still ignorant 
of the honor that has been paid them. 
E. B. Leaming. 
Atlantic C. 
" CAPE MAY OCEAN' RACE. 
Sept. 20 to 21. 
Schooner Iroquois, belonging to Mr. J. G. N. Whit- 
taker, carried off the honors in the Atlantic Y. C. ocean 
race from Sea Gate to and around the Northeast End 
Lightship oi¥ Cape May and return, a distance of 210 
nautical miles. The distance was sailed in 27h. and 55m., 
an average speed of seven and a half knots an hour, with 
nearly half the distance a beat in a nasty sea. 
On corrected time, figured according to the rule in gen- 
eral use for allowances, Iroquois beat Mr. Louis Bossert's 
Coronet 2h. 2m. 19s. ; Mr. George Lauder's Endymion, 
2h. 41m. 23s., and Com. Tod's Thistle gh. iis. Flagship 
Sachem, belonging to Com. Fred F. Adams, of the Larch- 
mont Y. C, withdrew during the early part of the 
contest. 
Coronet was the first craft to finish, having covered the 
310 knots in 27h. 49m. 30s. Because of her size, however, 
she lost the contest to Iroquois on time allowance. The 
time of Coronet is close to the record for the course. In 
a New York Y. C. contest over the same journey, held ir^ 
1872, between Dreadnaught and Palmer, it is said tha| 
% fprmen mm^h 4i4 distance in ?§h. §m. 40s, 
COSSACIC. 
rhoto by Willard B. Jackson, Marblehead, 
Iroquois won the Northeast End Light Vessel cup, a new 
trophy donated by Com. Robert E. Ted. Coronet cap- 
tured second prize, and Endymiofi third, the latter two 
offered by the Atlantic Y. C. Beside these prizes, Cor- 
inthian crew pins or bars were given to Corinthians on 
winning yachts. 
The contest was scheduled to start on the afternoon of 
I-'riday, Sept. 19. The weather was rather inauspicious. 
All were anxious for the long struggle to begin, however, 
and Chairman George Hill, of the Regatta Committee, de- 
c'ded to send the yachts away as near schedule time as 
possible. The preparatory signal was set at i :is P. M., 
and 15m. later the starting gun was fired. In addition to 
the craft which idtimately completed the contest, Mr. 
Charles Smithers' Muriel started in the initial attempt to 
begin the race, and in a light wind walked away from 
the rest of the fleet. » 
There was- a great deal of regret expressed that Mr. 
George W. Putnam's auxiliary schooner. Ariadne, which 
• did so well in the race to Fire Island Lightship, did not 
compete, and also surprise that Mr. Edward R. Cole- 
man's Hildegarde and Mr. FIcnry S. Parmelle's Alert 
were -not at the line. 
Shortly after the first start the N.E. wind bloAving 
began to lighten and the weather grow thick. At 4 P. M., 
when the boats had reached a point about a mile southeast 
cf Roamer Shoal Light, Com. Tod signaled from the flag- 
ship that he thought it best to call the race off for the day. 
The other starters consented, and the fleet returned to 
anchorage at Sea Gate as best they could. 
It was decided to start as early Saturday morning as 
weather conditions would permit, but not tmtil 9 o'clock 
A. M. did the times look at all propitious. Ex-Rear Com. 
Henry J. Robert set the preparatory signal from his 
sloop Ondawa at 9 130 o'clock, and 15m. later the starting 
signal was given. Muriel had withdrawn, leaving six 
seaworthy schooners to essay the contest, two of which 
carried with them enviable records for racing in like 
conditions. 
In a memorable struggle in 1887 Coronet beat Dauntless 
from Bay Ridge to Queenstown for a pure of $10,000 a 
side, while in the summer of 1900 Endymion made the 
fastest time ever credited a sailing vessel from Sandy 
Lfook to the Needles, doing the distance in thirteen days 
and twenty hours. 
The wind at the start was E. by S. and fresh. Sachem 
led the fleet away. The crossing times were: Sachem, 
9:46:00; Iroquois, 9:46:30; Thistle, 9:46:50; Endj'mion, 
p :46 :SS ; Coronet, 9 :49 :o7. The yachts had a reach to 
West Bank Light, where sheets were trimmed in to 
shape a course through Swash Channel to the westward 
of the bell buoy at the entrance. 
Shortly after I o'clock Endymion drew bv Iroquois. 
At the same time Coronet was slowly closing up the 
distance which separated her from the leaders, she hav- 
ing passed Thistle. The fleet, with the breeze gn the 
port qyarterj ha^ ? r^ach dowp the Jersey coast. When 
Sandy Hook was passed Endymion had forged ahead of ! 
Sachem, which was followed by Iroquois^ Coronet and 
Thistle in the order named. 
Reaching in a freshening breeze the craft gradually 
heeled until lee rails were well under. At 11 o'clock 
Iroquois passed Sachem, and a bit later, when 'off Long 
Branch, the latter wore around and stood for Sea Gate.. 
At Barnegat, which was passed at 2:40, Endymion had 
drawn out a two-mile lead on the rest of the fleet. Iro- 
quois was second, a mile and a half ahead of Coronet. 
Thistle was last, and in the light breeze was gradually 
picking up on Coronet. Atlantic City was passed at 
sundown. Endj'mion was still leading and Thistle had 
gotten abreast of Coronet. 
Endymion was the first yacht to round the Northeast 
End Lightship. Each boat had to take her own time.' 
Endymion turned at 9:16:00; Irequois. at 9:24:00; Coro- 
net, 9:55:00, and Thistle at 10:07:00. Endymion had 
covered the 105 nautical miles in iih. 31m. 
The homeward journey was difl^erent from that going 
out. The breeze was blowing E. by N. For three hours < 
or more it continued soft, and thcii began to pipe hard,; 
making it advisable to reef on all of the craft. Endymion 
stood in shore on the starboard tack. Coronet and Iro- 
quois held seaward, and when they came about were able' 
to njake the whistling buoy off Atlantic City. The breeze 
continued to freshen and picked up ugly seas. Conditions 
just suited Coronet, and she moved through the water at 
a fast clip. 
Iroquois in the meantime was doing remarkably well. 
She drew ahead of Endymion at about 7 o'clock on the 
Sabbath morning, the latter still being well inshore. 
Iroquois and Coronet laid' their courses for Scotlafid 
Lightship. Just before that vessel was reached Coronet 
took the lead, which she maintained until the end cross- 
ing the finish line at 1:34:30. Iroquois fir.i l..d at 
1 :40 :oo, and Endymion at 3 :04 :oo. 
Thistle had a hard time of it toward the latter pa-t of- 
the journey, but by shortening sail worked homeward and 
finished at 8 :47 :40. As a result of the ocean race this- 
year, Com. Tod has decided to take the square sails off' 
his craft, and substitute a modern schooner rig. Altera- 
tions toward that end are now going on. Working sails 
and a square sail on the foremast of the schooners was the 
only canvas allowed in the ocean race. 
On board Iroquois were the owner, Mr, J. G. N. Whit- 
taker, and Horace Bullock. Coronet carried Mr. LouiS; 
Bossert, the owner ; Dr. L. Bowman, Messrs. F. Hewlett, 
F. Flug and W. D. Hoxie. On board Thistle, lieside 
Com. Tod, were Messrs. J. Fred Ackerman, C. L. Schuy- 
ler, Ernesto Simondetti and George W. Royan, Com. Todj 
is enthusiastic over ocean racing, and this branch of yacht-' 
iiig will be well provided for in the Atlantic Y. C. schedule 
of j^g, 'J'jip summaries : 
Cape May Oceau Kacc— .Start. 9;45 A. A). 
Sept. 21, P. M. 
, finish. Elapsed. Corrected, 
Iroquois, J. G. N, Whittakef...»„4 40 W 27 55 00 U 
