Aug. 22, 1903.% 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
t)o you assent to postpofling start until later iil the day? I, Do 
you assent to calling race off for the day? J, Start postponed 
until later in the day. K, Race postponed for the day. L, There 
will be a race to-morrow. M, Race is off. P. Preparatory. 
Fog.— The -.ommittee boat and the marking vessels, when not 
under way, will "at intervals of not more than one minute, ring 
the bell rapidly for about five seconds," and at intervals of two 
minutes will sound five short whistle blasts. 
Best three out of five races, each 30 nautical miles in length, 
over ocean courses outside of headlands, and with a time limit of 
five and a half hours; the first, third and fifth races being 15 
miles to windward or to leeward and return, and the second and 
fourth around a triangle 10 miles to a leg. In every case the 
outward course shall be laid to windward, if possible, from Sandy 
Hook Lightship. The races will be sailed on Thursdays, Satur- 
days and Tuesdays, commencing on Thursday, Aug. 20. An un- 
finished race of one kind shall be repeated until decided. The 
starting line shall be established and the compass course signalled 
as early as practicable, and the vessel laying the course shall be 
started ten minutes prior to the preparatory signal. In case a 
serious accident occurs to either vessel prior to the preparatory 
signal, she shall have such time, not exceeding in any event four 
weeks, as the respective committees of the New York Y. C. and 
the Royal Ulster Y. C. shall determine to be reasonable, to 
effect repairs before being required to start; or, if such accident 
occurred during a race, before being required to start in the next 
race; but no such allowance of time to repair shall permit of any 
race being sailed after Oct. 31, 1903. 
If either vessel be disqualified in any race, such race shall be 
awarded to the other vessel, whether she shall complete the course 
within the time limit or not. If through the fault of either vessel, 
the other be totally destroyed, or so injured as to be incapable of 
repair, and the latter shall be free from fault, the match shall be 
awarded to her. If in the opinion of the Regatta Committee, the 
weather shall at the time appointed at the start of any race, be 
or threaten to be of such severe character as not to afford a 
reasonable opportunity of fairly testing the speed of the two 
vessels the race may be postponed in the discretion of the Re- 
gatta Committee, unless either contestant shall insist upon its 
being started. Each vessel shall stand by the consequences of 
any accident happening to her after the preparatory signal, and 
upon the occurrence of any such accidents disabling either vessel, 
the other shall sail out the race. The committee may postpone 
the start in case of accident, as stated; if the course cannot be 
laid from the lightship; if in their opinion the space around the 
starting line is not sufficiently clear, in case of fog, and if both 
vessels agree to a postponement, in which case the committee 
shall determine the time of the start. But no race shall be started 
after 1 o'clock. — From tne Mutual Agreement. 
The Committee Boat — The Navigator — Will display the commit- 
tee flag, and at the finish will also show a red ball. The courses 
will be laid by the John S. Scully, in charge of Lieut.-Com. W. 
J. Sears, U. S. N. (N. Y. Y. C.) The Coastwise, in charge of 
Lieut. H. C. Poundstone, U. S. N. (N. Y. Y. C), will be the 
guide vessel, and in running the courses she will show two red 
balls hung horizontally on the fore. The Unique, in charge of 
Com. Henry Morrell, U. S. N. (N. Y. Y. C), will serve as an 
emergency vessel, and should the start be shifted from the Light- 
ship, she will serve as stakeboat, and, like the committee boat, 
will show a red ball. 
before the start was as pretty a sight as could be seen 
m a lifetime. Hanan had no fear of Jarvis, and the 
Jatter was intent on a weather berth. For fully ten 
minutes before the signal the boats alternately gybed 
and stayed, and Strathcona kept the weather berth 
every time. Their jockeying brought them away to 
windward of the line, and as the judges* boat flew the 
red flag, for buoys to port, they had to wear and 
stand down, although they kept their mainsheets 
trirnmed flat aft. It was in rounding the stern of the 
Cleopatra that Hanan cut in to windward, and when 
the whistle blew he crossed first, with Strathcona so 
close that main boom and bowsprit seemed touching. 
Strathcona broke out her jib topsail as she rounded 
the judges' boat, and Irondequoit was a trifle slower 
in setting her headsail, sheeting it home just on the 
signal. Skipper Jarvis tried a battle of short tacks, 
believing that Strathcona might stay quicker, but gained 
nothing hy this in lom. incessant work. Strathcona's 
headsails were trimmed down a trifle faster each time, 
but Irondequoit was quite as quick in answering her 
helm, and every time she came about she was a little 
more to windward and ahead. 
Time at the start: 
Irondequoit 11 15 09 Strathcona 11 15 35 
The yachts crossed the line on the starboard tack, but 
they only held this for 2m. About they swept, for an 
equally short port. tack. The starboard tack that suc- 
ceeded this was so very short that it was little better 
than a luflf, the headsails barely drawing before they 
shivered again with the helm a-lee. The port tack 
following lasted 6m., and the succeeding tacks were 
longer. It was Skipper Jarvis who set the pace in tack- 
ing, but Mr. Hanan watched him like a cat Avatches a 
mouse, and so carefully was every movement aboard 
Strathcona noted and interpreted that although her 
helm was always put over first, the yachts swung as 
though controlled by one rudder, and it was not even 
a matter of seconds between them in coming- about. 
Skipper Hanan gave a beautiful exhibition of rigid 
adherence to the principle of always keeping between 
the buoy and the following boat. 
It was 12:15 when the two contestants filled away on 
the long port tack that laid the buoy. Irondequoit was 
by this time 200 yards in the lead, with Strathcona di- 
rectly a.stern, as both could lay the buoy without pinch- 
ing. It was a rude shock to all who had banked on 
Strathcona's windward qualities to find her thus out- 
distanced in her own weather, and it could hardly be 
explained by the change in skippers on Irondequoit, for 
in the windward work of the preceding day, under ad- 
verse weather conditions, Strathcona made better actual 
time than Irondequoit. It was a rather puzzling piece 
of conduct on the part of both boats. 
A quarter of a rtiile from the first buoy Irondequoit's 
working jib topsail was taken in and her reaching jib 
topsail was sent up in stops. The move was not exe- 
cuted in remarkably fast time, and indeed it seemed a 
little previous, but the balloon canvas was broken out 
smartly just as the turn was made. Strathcona, on the 
other hand, carried her working jib topsail around the 
turn, then dowsed it and sent up a balloon jib. It took 
3m. to execute this maneuver. At least that was the 
time Strathcona was sailing under working jib and bal- 
loon staysail as her only head canvas. 
Time at the first buoy: 
Irondequoit 12 47 50 Strathcona 12 49 29 
Strathcona's ballooner tugged her along in splendid 
style and she slowly but steadily gained on the fleet- 
ing Irondequoit. Both j'^achts took in their working 
jibs to give the balloon canvas free play, but Skipper 
Hanan realized that if he was to hold his lead he would 
have to change his head canvas, and at 1:30 P. M. his 
reaching jib topsail came in and a big balloon jib, fill- 
ing the whole fore-triangle, was broken out, the move 
being made in admirably quick time. This helped Iron- 
dequoit along somewhat, but still Strathcona had cut 
down her lead on this broad reach by about half a 
minute by the time the second seven miles were ended. 
Time at second buoy: 
Irondequoit 1 42 27 Strathcona ....1 43 39 
A gybe over at the second mark brought mainsails to 
starboard. It was again a broad reach, under the same 
canvas, Strathcona carrying balloon staysail and bal- 
loon jib forward, and Irondeqtioit having nothing to 
interfere with the draft of her ballooner. If it had 
only been a spinnaker run, Strathcona could have at 
least caught Irondequoit in the last seven miles, and 
there would have been an exciting battle of gybes for 
■phe finish, but the wind held true and the last hopes of 
Canadians vanished. Strathcona did not repeat the sur- 
prise of the preceding day in sailing faster than Ironde- 
quoit on her best point. At times she footed faster, 
but on the whole she had hard work to hold her own 
on the run in. 
Time at the finish: 
Irondequoit 2 40 55 Strathcona 2 42 17 
And so the Canada's Cup was once more lost and 
won. The official time of the last race is: 
Irondequoit. Strathcona, 
Start 11 15 09 11 15 35 
First buoy 12 47 50 12 49 29 
Second buoy i.-s. ii:, . 1 42 27 1 43 39 
Finish 2 40 55 2 42 17 
Elapsed Time. 
First leg 1 32 51 1 33 54 
Second leg ^ 0 54 37 0 54 10 
Third leg 0 58 28 0 58 38 
Charles H. Snidek. 
Toronto, Aug. 13. 
Regulations for Cup Races. 
The rules for patrolling the courses in the interna- 
tional yacht races will be if anything more strict than 
they were in 1901. The rules were arranged by Secre- 
tary George B. Cortelyou, of the Department of Com- 
merce and Labor, after consultation with Secretary 
Leslie M. Shaw of the Treasury. They are as follows: 
Rule 1.— Observe carefully the movements of the patrol -vessels, 
and carry out promptly and cheerfully the instructions received 
from them. These vessels will fly the Revenue flag at the mast- 
head, and these only are hereby authorized to enforce the rules. 
Rule 2.— A clear space of half a mile about the starting line 
will be maintained until the race has been started. To accom- 
plish this, presupposing thai the race is to windward, the vessels 
of the First Di\'ision of the patrol fleet will be formed in column 
extending from the vicinity of the starting line to the left, in a 
direction four points from the wind. The Second Division will 
form a similar line four points to the right of the direction of the 
wind. The two lines of patrol vessels will thus form a right 
angle. All vessels, except the judges' and committee boats, or 
vessels carrying the patrol flag, must keep outside of the patrol 
lines. The spa-ce enclosed in the right angle thus formecl will 
be reserved for the competing yachts. If, on the other hand, the 
first leg be to leeward. Rule 6 will apply. 
Rule 3. — If, after crossing the line, the competing yachts stand 
on the port tack, the Second Division will form "column and 
stand on a course parallel with them. All vessels outside the 
Second Division will take the same course. The First Division 
will form line and take the same course as the competing yachts. 
All passenger vessels outside of this line will head in the same 
direction, and be careful to keep astern of the line of patrol 
vessels. The entire fleet of vessels will thus be heading the same 
course with the yachts, and will be entirely clear of them. When 
the' yachts tack, all patrol vessels will at once change course and 
steer the course taken by them. Passenger vessels will do the 
same. The Second Division will find themselves in line in this 
case and the First Division in column. 
Rule 4. — AVhen the competing yachts turn the stakeboat for the 
run in, all patrol vessels will head for the vicinity of the finishing 
point. The First Division in column, inverted order, will head 
for a point half a mile to the i-ight of the finish line. The second 
Division, in similar formation, will head for a point half a mile 
to the left of the finish line. Thus a clear space one mile wide 
will be maintained astern of and to windward of the competing 
yachts. But whether this space for the movement of the com- 
peting yachts be more or less than one mile wide, all vessels 
present for sight-seeing purposes must keep outside of the patrol 
lines. Any intrusion within the patrol lines, irrespective of the 
distance of the latter from the competing yachts, will be held as 
a violation of these regulations, and the offender -will be. rigorously 
dealt with. 
Rule 5.— All passenger vessels will be careful not to cross astern 
of, or crowd in upon, the competing yachts on the run in, but 
will remain on the outside of the line of patrol vessels, and they 
must also avoid crowding about the finish line. This is imperative. 
Rule 6.— If the race be to leeward and return the patrol vessels 
will form two parallel lines one mile apart. First Division to the 
left and Second Division to the right, and in' this formation head 
the course steered by the competing yachts. Lasssenger vessels 
must keep outside of these lines and observe Rule 5. Until reach- 
ing the outer mark, Rule 4 will apply. When the yachts turn the 
outer mark and start on the beat back, Rule 3, with the patrol 
in inverted order, will be observed. 
Rule 7.— Should the wind shift during any of the races, patrol 
vessels will immediatelj' indicate the line to be formed, as in the 
rules laid down, and passenger vessels must keep outside of these 
lines with as little delay as may be consistent with safety. 
All seafaring men will understand the difficulties in the way of 
keeping a triangular course clear, and it is hoped that the public 
will be patient with the rules, which must, from the necessities 
of the case, bar them from following the entire course. The fact 
that the competing yachts will be faster on the second leg of the 
course, with their sheets eased, than a majority of the vessels 
carrying passengers, renders it impossible to allow these vessels 
to follow the entire course. Therefore, the following rule 
becomes imperative and must be carefully observed: 
Rule 8. — When the competing yachts reach a point on the first 
leg of the course, to be determined by the officer in charge of the 
patrol fleet, the patrol flags will be lowered to half mast and the 
steam whistles blown on all patrol boats. When this signal is 
made, all vessels carrying passengers will run at full speed for 
a position to leeward of the last leg of the course, and as near 
the second stakeboat as may be without approaching it nearer 
than a mile. The patrol boats will in this case establish a single 
line, the First Division in the lead, to the leeward of the line on 
which the competing yachts will run, and all passenger vessels 
must find themselves to leeward of this patrol line before the 
yachts turn the second stakeboat. On the run in all vessels 
must be careful not to cross the sailing line of the competing 
yachts, either ahead or astern of them, but keep to leeward of 
the patrol line until the race is finished. 
The movement of the patrol fleet, steam yachts and excursion 
boats, across the triangle, from the first leg of the course (Rule 
8) presupposes that the first or windward stretch of the compet- 
ing yachts is to the right from the starting point. In the event 
that the direction of the wind is such that the Regatta Committee 
selects the left leg from the starting point as the first leg of the 
course, the movement of the jjatrol fleet, the steam yachts and 
the excursion boats — when the signal is given by the flagship — will 
be across the triangle to the right. 
Rule 9. — A blank cartridge fired from any one of the patrol 
vessels will indicate that some vessel is persistently violating 
some rule. Prompt attention to this warning signal will obviate 
the necessity of sending the offender back to New York in 
charge of an officer of the Revenue Cutter service, and the 
revocation of the license of the master. 
Tarantula, the turbine steam yacht purchased by 
Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, arrived at New York on Aug. 
12. The yacht was convoyed as far as Hamilton, Ber- 
muda by a tramp steamer, and from there she went 
to Newport News, where she was joined by her owner, 
who made the trip to New York in her. Tarantula 
was designed by Messrs. Cox and King for the late 
Col. Harry McCalmont. She is 152.5ft. long, 15.3 
breadth and 8.4ft. deep. On her trial trip she made a 
speed of 26.75 knots. 
Racing Rules for Cup Races. 
The Regatta Committee of the New York Y. C. 
has issued instructions that will govern the races be- 
tween Shamrock III. and Reliance. The orders are as 
follows: 
Start will be made from Sandy Hook Lightship at as near 11 
o'clock as will be practicable! the preparatory signal being g^ven 
fifteen minutes in advance. 
But always with the understanding that should the direction of 
the wind prevent laying the coiu-se from the Lightship, the- start- 
ing line will be shifted to the nearest available point, and that in 
this case the preparatory signal will be given about half an hour 
later than the time set for starting from the Lightship. 
Courses — No. 1, Letter S. — From the starting line to and around 
a mark 15 miles to windward or less and return, leaving the mark 
on the starboard hand. 
No. 2 — Letter T. — From the starting line, 10 miles to and around 
a mark: 10 miles to and aromid a second mark, and 10 miles to 
the finish line, leaving the marks on the outside of the triangle, 
to port or starboard, according as the vessels are sent around. 
Starting and finish lines will be between a point on the com- 
mittee boat, indicated by a white flag, and the mainmast of the 
lightship, or other stakeboat, if the start is shifted from the 
Lightship. These lines will be at right angles with the outward 
and home courses, respectively. 
Compass Courses (Magnetic) wiU be set before the preparatory 
signal is given. The signals for Course No. 2 must be read be- 
ginning forward. Marks will be white floats carrying a red ball 
with horizontal white stripe shownng letters N. Y. Y. C. in blue, 
and surmounted by a flash cone. The position of each mark 
will be indicated by a two-masted vessel lying about 100yds. be- 
yond, and swinging a red ball from the triatic stay. Should the 
mark be wrecked, its place will be taken by its marking vessel, 
which will display a red flag with diagonal white stripe in addition 
to the other indications, and in turning the vessel the direction 
for the mark will govern. 
Starting Signals— Preparatory.— A gun will be fired, the club 
signal lowered and a "blue peter" cone hoisted. 
Warning.- Ten minutes later a second gun will be fired and a 
red ball hoisted. 
The Start. — Five minutes later, a third gun will be fired, the 
blue peter cone lowered, and a second red ball hoisted. 
Handicap Time — Two minutes later a fourth gun will be fired 
and both balls will drop. Should a signal gun misfire, a prolonged 
blast of the whistle will be given. At the finish, a short blast 
wiJl be given, as each vessel crosses the line. 
Special signals. — *, answering pennant; A, accident; C, assent; 
JD, negative; G, the start will be shifted from the Lightship; H, 
The America's Cup Record. 
The history of the America's Cup is told in the in- 
scriptions upon it, which read as follows: 
100 Guiena Cup, won Aug. 22, 1851, at Cowes, Eng- 
land, by yacht America, at the Royal Yacht Squadron 
Regatta, "open to all nations," beating cutters, Volante, 
48 tons; Arrow, 84 tons; Alarm, 193 tons; Mona, 82 
tons; Bacchante, 80 tons; Freak, 60 tons; Eclipse, 50 
tons. Schooners, Beatrice, 161 tons; Wyvern, 205 tons; 
lone, 75 tons; Constance, 218 tons; Gipsey Queen, 160 
tons; Brilliant, 392 tons. 
Schooner America, 170 tons; Commodore, John C. 
Stevens; built by George Steers, of New York, 1851. 
Presented to the N. Y. Y. C. as a challenge cup open 
to all foreign clubs, by the owners, John C. Stevens, 
Hamilton Wilkes, Geo. L. Schuyler, J. Beekman Fin- 
lay, Edwin A. Stevens. 
1870. 
Challenged to be sailed for over N. Y. Y. C. course, 
Aug. 8, 1870, by Mr. James Ashbury, with schooner 
yacht Cambria, representing R. T. Y. C. Cambria, 
beaten in the following order by schooner yachts: 
Magic, Idler, Silvie, America, Dauntless, Madgie, 
Phantom, Alice, Halcyon. 
1871. 
Oct. 16, 1871. — Schooner Livonia, James Ashbury, 
Esq., owner, vs. schooner Columbia, Franklin Osgood, 
Esq., owner. Columbia winner by 27m., 4s.; N. Y. Y. 
C. course. 
Oct. 18, 1871. — Schooner Livonia a^s. schooner Co- 
lumbia. Columbia, winner, by lom., 33s.; outside 
course. 
Oct. 19, 1871, — Schooner Livonia vs. schooner Co- 
lumbia. Livonia, winner, by 15m., los.; N. Y. Y. C. 
course. 
Oct. 21, 1871. — Schooner Livonia vs. schooner Sap- 
pho; Wm. P. Douglas, Esq., owner. Sappho, winner, 
by 30m., 2IS.; outside course. 
Oct. 23, 1871. — Schooner Livonia vs. schooner Sap- 
pho. Sappho, winner, by 25m., 27s.; N. Y. Y. C. 
course. 
1876. 
Aug. II, 1876. — Schooner Countess of Dufit'erin, Chas. 
Gifford, Esq., owner, vs. Madeleine, John S. Dickerson, 
Esq., owner; Madeleine, winner, by lom., 59s.; N. Y. 
Y. C. course. 
Aug. 12, 1876. — Schooner Countess of Dufferin vs. 
schooner Madeleine. Madeleine, winner, by 27m., 14s.; 
outside course. 
1881. 
Nov. 9, 1881. — Sloop Mischief beat sloop Atalanta; 
Bay of Quinte Y. C. (Canada); 28m., 39^s.; N. Y, 
Y. C. course. 
NoA^ 10, 1881. — Sixteen miles to leeward from buoy 
5, Sandy Hook and return, sloop Mischief beat Ata- 
lanta 38m., 54s. 
1885. 
Sept. 14, 1885. — N. Y. Y. C. course, sloop Puritan 
beat cutter Genesta, Roj'al Yacht Squadron of England, 
i6m., 19s. 
Sept. 16, 1885'. — Twenty miles to leeward of Sandy 
Hook Light Ship and return, sloop Puritan beat cutter 
Genesta im., 38s. 
1886. 
Sept. 9, 1886. — N. Y. Y, C. .course, sloop Mayflower 
beat cutter Galatea, Royal Northern Y. C. of Scotland, 
12m., 2S. 
Sept. II, 1886. — Twenty miles to leeward of Sandy 
Hook Light Ship and return, Mayflower beat cutter 
Galatea 28m., 59s. 
1887. 
Sept. 27, 1887.— N. Y. Y. C. course, sloop Volunteer 
beat cutter Thistle, of Royal Clyde Y. C. of Scotland, 
19m., 23j4s. 
