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FOREST AND STREAM. 
tJULY II, 1903. 
Alert beats Oiseau, 8s. and Marion 9s. corrected 
time. 
Points won were as follows: Alert 7, Oiseau 6, 
Marion 5, Mimosa 4, Bobtail 3, Flosshilde 2 and Bag- 
heera 0. 
Second Race» Tuesday, June 30. 
The weather conditions for the second race of the 
series were quite in contrast with those which pre- 
vailed during the previous day's race. When the com- 
mittee boat Florence anchored ofif Execution Rock 
buoy shortly after i o'clock, there was a nice S. W. 
breeze blowing of about ten knots, and there was no 
s;ea on. The course was from the starting line E. S. E. 
three and three eighths miles to and around Red Springs 
buoy, thence N. N. W. three and one-half miles to and 
around the spar buoy oflf Scotch Caps, thence S. W. 
J4 S. two and three-quarter miles to the starting line. 
A distance of nine and five-eighths miles to be covered 
twice, making a total distance of nineteen and one- 
quarter miles. 
The preparatory signal was given at 2 o clock, and 
ten minutes later the boats were sent away. Mimosa 
was again the first over, followed by Marion, Floss- 
hilde, Oiseau, Alert, Bagheera, Enpronzi and Bobtail 
in the order named. It was a reach to the first mark, 
and balloon jibs were broken out smartly on all the 
boats except Bobtail. Marion luffed well out on the 
others, and set balloon staysail. She was the only one 
of the eight boats with a double head rig. Oiseau 
swung astern of Marion and Alert. Alert, the best boat 
in the fleet on reaching, worked away from the bunch. 
Bobtail dropped Enpronzi and worked ahead of Bag- 
herra. and Flosshilde pulled up on Alert. As the boats 
drew into the mouth of Hempstead Harbor, the breeze 
strengthened, and some of them were pretty well laid 
out under the fresh wind. The boats were timed as 
they gybed around the Red Spring's mark as follows: 
Alert 2 36 20 Mimosa 2 37 33 
Flosshilde 2 36 36 Bobtail 2 37 39 
Marioa 2 37 03 Bag^heera 2 37 51 
Oiseau 2 37 25 Enpronzi 2 38 00 
After gybing, booms were used off to starboard, and 
as the wind was well aft, a spinnaker was soon set on 
Oiseau. Spinnakers now appeared on all the boats. 
Bobtail worked into third place, having passed Marion 
and Mimosa. Oiseau, Mimosa and Enpronzi overtook 
Marion and Bagliecra. At the mark oE Scotch Cap 
some nice work was seen on the part of Mr. Max- 
well. Bobtail was forced to give way to Flosshilde at 
the mark, and Oiseau neatly slipped inside of both 
these boats. The times at this mark were: 
Alert .3 12 16 Mimosa 3 15 00 
Flosshilde 3 14 36 Bagheera 3 15 40 
Oiseau 3 14 38 Marion 3 17 00 
Bobtail 3 14 40 Enpronzi 3 18 20 
The wind was now verv light, but stUl blowing from 
the S. W. Alert went off on the starboard tack after 
rounding, standing well out into the Sound. She found 
a better breeze ov'er toward the Long Island shore, and 
then took a port tack, holding on toward Execution. 
.The other boats had been working port tacks in on 
"the north shore. Flosshilde crossed Bobtail's bow and 
Oiseau went about on Flosshilde's weather bow, but 
she drew through Oiseau's lee. The breeze freshened 
a little, and the boats moved along at a smart clip. 
Bobtail drew through to leeward of Flosshilde _ and 
Oiseau, and got a good lead on the latter boat. Oiseau 
pointed very high, but did not seem to foot quite so 
fast. Mimosa made a long hitch across the Sound 
into the mouth of Hempstead Harbor. Bagherra's 
jib came down on the run, and went into the water, 
but repairs were speedily made, and the sail was soon 
hoisted again. Oiseau was able to cross Flosshilde's 
bow when they came together. The times at the end 
of the first round were; 
Alert 3 49 30 Enpronzi 3 55 45 
Oiseau 3 52 45 Marion 3 56 05 
Mimosa 3 53 35 Bobtail 3 56 10 
Flosshilde 3 54 00 Bagheera 3 5b 15 
Bobtail cut in ahead of Bagheera at the mark. Sheets 
were eased off for the reach to the next mark. The 
breeze had freshened again and had hauled more to the 
southward. Alert continued to get away from the others, 
and at the Red Spring buoy had a substantial lead. 
The times at that mark were: 
Alert 4 16 37 Enpronzi 4 24 00 
Oiseau 4 20 26 Marion 4 24 00 
Mimosa 4 2121 Bobtail 4 24 10 
Flosshilde .4 22 30 Bagheera 4 25 19 
The breeze had hauled enough to make it a run to 
Scotch Caps, and spinnakers were set to port on all 
the boats. Bobtail did better on this leg and passed 
Enpronzi. Alert was so far ahead that the race was 
beginning to lose interest. The race lay between the 
hindmost boats, and Mimosa picked up a little on 
Oiseau. The boats were timed at the Scotch Caps 
buoy as follows: 
Alert 4 56 30 Marion ....5 04 35 
Oiseau ............5 01 43 Bobtail 5 04 55 
Mimosa ........5 02 'Zti Bagheera ^ 'l^, il 
Flosshilde ....5 04 00 Enpronzi 5 06 48 
The breeze was very hght at this mark, even lighter 
than it was on the first round. All the boats were 
heading in different directions, owing to the different 
slants of the wind. It was now a beat to the finish, 
and Oiseau, Mimosa, Flosshilde and Bobtail held in 
toward the north shore in order to lee bow the tide. 
The other four boats. Alert, Marion, Bagheera and 
Enpronzi did the wisest thing, and worked over toward 
the Long Island shore, where the new breeze was com- 
ing from. Alert had two boats to beat, Marion and 
Oiseau, and it was a question which one to stick to. 
Marion held much further over to the Long Island 
shore than Alert did, and greatly benefited thereby. 
The boats over toward the New York shore were_ al- 
most becalmed. Alert was first over the finish line, 
with Marion a good second, with Bagheera third. 
Enpronzi, Oiseau, Bobtail, Mimosa and Flosshilde: fol- 
lowed in the order named. The summary: 
Oiseau 5 56 22 
Bobtail 6 03 33 
Mimosa ' 6 06 14 
.Flosshilde , 6 04 34 
3 46 22 3 42 36 
3 53 33 3 50 06 
3 56 14 3 52 47 
3 54 34 3 54 22 
Finish. 
Marion ...5 44 41 
Alert ...5 43 40 
Bagheera .5 46 55 
jJnpron?i .,,.,..r.. -5 48 07 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
3 34 41 3 27 30 
3 33 40 3 30 13 
3 36 55 3 33 28 
:j 38 07 3 38 07 
Marion beat Alert ;2in. 43s. and Bagheera 5m. s8s. 
corrected time. 
The standing in points at the end of this race fol- 
lows: Alert 14, Marion 13, Oiseau 10, Mimosa 6, Bob- 
tail 6, Bagheera 6, Enpronzi S and Flosshilde 3. 
Third Race, Wednesday, July 3. 
All through the morning there was a nice S. W. 
breeze, and everything was propitious for a good race, 
so the Regatta Committee decided to start the boats 
earlier than on the two previous days. 
The course signaled from the committee boat Flor- 
ence was the same as the boats covered on Monday; 
from the starting line to and around the spar buoy 
off Parsonage Point, thence back to the starting line. 
The course to be sailed over twice, making a total dis- 
tance of sixteen and one-half miles. As the wind was 
W. S. W. of about eight knots' strength, it was a run 
to the outer mark and a beat back to the starting line. 
The preparatory was given at i o'clock, and at 1:10 
the starting signal was heard. Mimosa had the best 
start for the third time. She was followed over the 
line by Oiseau, Marion, Alert, Flosshilde, Enpronzi, 
Bagheera and Bobtail in the order given. Bobtail 
luffed out into the weather berth, and all set spin- 
nakers. Alert soon pulled into the lead, Marion was 
next with Mimosa in third place. Flosshilde, Bobtail, 
Bagheera and Enpronzi were strung out behind. 
Oiseau had run out of the wind, and her light sails 
hung limp. The wind was very fluky, and first one boat 
would have it and then another. Mimosa passed Alert 
and Bobtail made a big gain by holding inshore, and 
drew up into second place. The breeze finally came 
out of the S._ W., and all the boats gybed over and 
reset their spinnakers to starboard. The new breeze 
reached the leading boats first, a rather unusual thing. 
Mimosa got into a luffing match with Bobtail, but the 
latter boat could not get by, The times at the leeward 
mark off Parsonage Point were: 
Mimosa 1 56 49 Flosshilde 1 58 15 
Bobtail 1 57 00 Marion 1 59 06 
Alert 1 57 14 Enpronzi 2 00 02 
Bagheera 1 58 09 Oiseau 2 0117 
After rounding the mark all the boats held star- 
board tacks over toward Long Island, in order to lee 
bow the flood tide and get better wind. Oiseau was the 
first boat to go about, and after making a hitch On the 
port tack again, tried the starboard tack. Alert 
pointed high and turned out to windAvard in fine shape. 
Bobtail also did well and passed Mimosa. Alert finally 
took port tack and the rest followed her. Oiseau was 
the only boath that did not overstand the mark. The 
times at the end of the first round follow: 
Alert 2 54 04 Oiseau ......2 57 26 
Bobtail 2 54 45 Marion 2 57 37 
Mimosa..... 2 55 32 Bagheera ...2 57 46 
Flosshilde 2 56 28 Enpronzi 3 00 22 
Alert's spinnaker was set very smartly. Bobtail was 
close behind and pushed her hard for first place. Mi- 
mosa had a good lead on Flosshilde. Bobtail finally 
worked into the lead, and before reaching the mark 
took in her ballooner and set her working jib. The 
boats were timed at the leeward mark as follows: 
Bobtail 3 36 08 Oiseau . . ,. '.^^.........'..3 40 11 
Alert '3 36 21 Bagheera ..3 4111 
Mimosa ...................3 38 20 Marion 3 4120 
Flosshilde 3 39 30 Enpronzi 3 44 45 
All the boats again took the starboard tack over to- 
ward Long Island, except Marion, which boat made a 
hitch on the port tack, but soon came about and fol- 
lowed the others. Shortly after rounding, Flosshilde 
met with an accident and withdrew. She broke the 
jaws of her gaff and was taken in tow by the steamer 
Huntington. This was the first and only accident that 
occurred during the series. The breeze had gained 
strength, and Alert found the breeze to her likng. She 
went into the lead, and from that time on she was never 
headed. Boptail retained second place with Mimosa 
a good third. The boats finished in the following or- 
der: Alert, Bobtail, Mimosa, Oiseau, Marion, Bag- 
heera and Enpronzi; 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Alert , 4 35 16 3 25 16 3 23 19 
Bobtail .4 36 26 3 26 26 3 23 29 
Marion .;.,».. 4 40 31 3 30 31 3 24 22 
Mimosa j. 4 37 27 3 27 27 3 24 30 
Oiseau .". 4 38 56 3 28 56 3 25 43 
Bagheera 4 41 29 3 31 29 3 28 33 
Enpronzi 4 46 35 3 36 35 3 36 35 
Flosshilde ...^ Disabled. 
The number of points that each boat had to her 
credit at the end of the series follow: Alert 22, Marion 
iQ, Oiseau 14, Bobtail 13, Mimosa 11, Bagheera 9, 
Enpronzi 7 and Flosshilde 3. 
The races conclusively demonstrated that Alert was 
the best all around boat of the eight, although Oiseau 
was very nearly her equal. This boat had the worst 
of the luck in every race, which accounts for the in- 
different showing she made. Bobtail will prove a very 
daiigerous craft in light airs, and when her owner and 
his crew get 'better acquainted with her and make 
some changes in her trim, she will show up to much 
better advantage. The greatest surprise was the ex- 
cellent performances made by Marion. She was not 
considered dangerous, but proved to be a dark horse. 
Had she been favored with a little more luck she would 
have carried the cup back to Shelter Island. Floss- 
hilde did not do as well as was expected, and Bag- 
heera and Enpronzi were in rather too fast company. 
The American auxiliary Utovvana, while proceeding 
through the North Sea, collided with an unknown steamer 
during a thick fog when twenty-five miles north of Dun- 
kerque. The yacht is owned by Mr. Allison V. Armour. 
She was pretty badly damaged, and the hull was stove 
in forward above the waterline. The accident happened 
on Tune 28. 
•I •« «e 
The Regatta Committee of the Indian Harbor Y. C. 
has awarded the race sailed on June 19 under the auspices 
of their club to Reliance. A protest was entered by the 
owner of Constitution, bwt it wa? not sustained. 
The Canada's Cup Defender* 
Toronto, July 4. — Strathcona has been doing some 
splendid work of late, and Toronto yachtsmen are be- 
ginning to feel confident of a splendid defense of the 
cup. The yacht has not yet been seen at her best, but 
she is working out beautifully. 
The series of trials with Mr. H. C. McLeod's swift 
cutter Gloria, proved that Strathcona, although shorter 
and smaller in every way, was practically the equal of 
this Mediterranean flyer in light winds. The trials 
came to an end with Gloria's departure for salt water. 
Mr. McLeod is no summer afternoon sailor, and the 
Gulf of St. Lawrence and ocean coast possess many at- 
tractions for him. He is a former resident of Halifax. 
Gloria will spend the summer in her owner's old cruis- 
ing grounds, winding up at mooring in the Sound in time 
for Mr. McLeod to attend the America Cup races. She 
will return to Toronto before the close of navigation 
on the lakes and canals. 
Mr. McLeod's deep interest in the defense of the 
Canada's Cup led him to postpone his departure for 
.salt water for some time, and Strathcona profited con- 
siderably by his generosity. Gloria is, as has been 
stated before, probably the .fastest yacht on fresh water, 
and the advantages of a comparison with such a flyer 
are enormous. That Strathcona has come out so well 
is a high tribute to the new rules, of which she is the 
first product. 
The departure of Gloria did not, however, leave 
Strathcona without excellent material for trying-out 
purposes. The Royal Canadian Y. C. fleet has all along 
been a squadron of flyers, rather than a fleet of cruis- 
ers, .with one or two racers. The best designers of the 
old land have contributed to its ranks. Both Fife and 
Watson are well represented. Such boats as Yama, 
Zelma and Vreda, of approximately Strathcona's size, 
represent the old country designers. Merrythought 
and Ozzie, designed and built by Capt. James Andrews, 
of Oatsville, are the best of the home product. All of 
these mentioned are flyers of more than local repute. 
Merrythought is a particularly interesting craft. Built 
for a fast cruiser in 1895, she was raced under the name 
Winnetta and practically abandoned as useless. A 
couple of years later Mr. ^milius Jarvis purchased 
her and re-rigged her from the decks up. The result 
was marvelous. She began to clean up all the prizes 
in sight. Being a stiff craft, with nineteen tons of 
lead, Mr. Jarsds was able to carry on sail, and kept 
giving her wings, until now she is a cloud of canvas. 
She races as a cutter and cruises as a yawl, the trans- 
formation being completed in a day half a dozen times 
in the season. It is a great satisfaction to local yachts- 
men to see thi-s all-Canadian craft brought up to per- 
fection by an amateur and defeat the products of Fife 
and Watson, sailed by professionals. 
Merrythought is the best trying-out material Strath- 
cona can find, and will give her plenty of racing during 
the next month. 
Strathcona made an excellent showing in the race for 
that time-honored Lake Ontario trophy, the Queen's 
Cup, on Dominion Day, July i. She was not entered 
in the race, but covered the course with the others in 
a manner that showed she would have been a sure 
winner. She was handled by a non-racing skipper with 
a scratch crew, in all sorts of weather, and slipped 
around the course in less time than the actual winner.. 
The race was twice around a fifteen-mile triangle in 
Lake Ontario, the apex being near Toronto Island, one 
buoy lying to the southeastward and the other south 
and west. It was blowing a splendid breeze from the 
southwest, and three craft, Vreda, Merrythought and 
Strathcona, went over the line with lee rails awash. 
Capt. Wm. Bruce, one of the best professional sailors 
on the lakes, was in Mr. Penchen's yacht Vreda, Coin. 
Jarvis sailed Merrythought, and Mr. Norman Macrae, 
Strathcona's owner, handled her throughout the race. 
Although Mr. Macrae is not a racing skipper, he ac- 
quitted himself very creditably. 
Merrythought and Vreda went over the line within a 
length of each other, and Strathcona, to give the actual 
contestants fair play, held back, starting 4m. los. after 
Merrythought. The first leg was a reach with sheets 
well in, and the racers fled along at steamboat speed. 
Strathcona was sailed almost close hauled for a long 
distance, and so covered much more ground at a 
slower pace. Nevertheless, Merrythought had not 
quite a sm. lead at the turn of the easterly buoy. 
It was a thrash to the westerly one. Merrythought 
overstood the buoy in the slight haze, and although she 
was footing much faster than Vreda, the latter turned 
the mark first. Strathcona lost time through the tack 
of her jibtopsail carrying away, but a nimble sailor 
went out on the luft' of the jib, bent on a new 
tack, and then they bowsed it down. 
With spinnakers soaring heavenward, until the booms 
were on end, the yachts tore back to the starting buoy. 
The sea was rolling high, and Vreda, turning the mark, 
had to stay rather than gybe. Mr. Jarvis, with mag- 
nificent seamanship, gybed over and almost^ recovered 
what he had lost in the beat to windward^ Pie was 
just 5SS. astern starting the second round. 
The wind came in wicked puffs, and all three short- 
ened down to lower sails at the first buoy. Soon it 
lightened, and the excellent seamansJiip aboard Merry- 
thought again told. She showed her kites in short 
order, and quickly passed Vreda, and increased her 
lead in the beat to the westerly buoy. Strathcona came 
along like a flying horse and also passed Vreda, turn- 
ing the westerly buoy second. "The shift in the breeze 
allowed a broad reach home, and the yachts tore along 
under club topsails, Merrythought finishing with a 
comfortable lead. She was only 3m. 30s. ahead of 
Strathcona, and the latter was leading Vreda by fully 
2m. Strathcona, therefore, gained nearly 45s. on 
Merrythought, and 6m. on Vreda. How the trio com- 
pare in actual racing measurements is not known, but 
it is stated that Merrythought and Vreda would have 
to give Strathcona at least 5m. time allowance in the 
thirty miles. • . ; : _ . 
Strathcona went up to Oakville on Friday to com- 
plete her cargo of ballast. She took in about a ton 
and a half of lead pigs, to be placed on her floors. This 
is necessary to bring her down to her full waterline 
