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Yachting Fixtwres for J 903. 
Members of race committee will confer a favor by sending notice 
of errors or omissions in the following list, and also changes whicb 
may be made in the future. 
SEPTEMBER. 
9-11. Columbia, races for Webb cup, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
10-12. Seawanhaka Corinthian, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, specials. 
and fall regatta. 
12. Keystone, open, Woodmere, L. I. 
12. Beverly, seventh Corinthian, Monument Beach. 
12. Bay State, Y, R. A., open, Lynn Bay. 
12. Chicago, handicap race to Kenosha. 
12. Columbia, fall regatta, open, Chicago, Lake Michigan. 
12. Royal Canadian, Prince of Wales cup race, Toronto. 
19. Chicago, special. Lake Michigan. 
. 19. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club. Oyster Bay. 
19. Larchmont, schooner cup race, Larchmont. 
19. Atlantic, fall regatta. Sea Gate. 
19. Bensonhurst, Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay. 
19. Manhasset Bay, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, fall regatta. 
26. Riverside, Y. R. A. of L. I. Sound, la'A regatta. 
26. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay. 
26. Chicago, handicap, Lake Michigan. 
27. Williamsburg, open, fall regatta. 
OCTOBER. 
3. Seawanhaka Corinthian, club, Oyster Bay. 
3. Columbia, special. Lake Michigan. 
6. Southern, fall. New Orleans. 
10. Columbia, special. Lake Michigan. 
17. Columbia, special. Lake Michigan. 
For Cruising Yachtsmen. 
With the purpose of stimulating the interest in cruis- 
ing, and the keeping of a detailed log by cruising 
yachtsmen during the season of 1903, 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 furnish 
information of practical value to other yachtsmen mak- 
ing subsequent cruises on the same waters. 
Prizes will be awarded to the three best stories as fol- 
lows : 
First prize, $75.00. 
Second prize, $50.00. 
Third prize, $25.00. 
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 1903. 
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 value to men going over the same route. A descrip- 
tion of the handling of the ship in all weathers will be 
"regarded very favorably in making awards, and it is 
suggested to writers that an accurate account be kept 
of all incidents happening while under way. 
4. Photographs of the boat and of the country passed 
through, not smaller than 4x5, should, if possible, ac- 
company each story, and they will be considered in 
making the awards. 
5. An outline chart of the trip drawn on white paper 
in black ink (no coloring pigment to be used) should 
also be sent in. 
6. Competitors should avoid the use of slang or in- 
correct nautical expressions in their stories, as it will 
count against them in awarding the prizes. 
7. 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, 1903. 
America's Cup Races. 
Third Race^ Thursday, Sept. 3. 
After Monday's race had been declared off, as the 
boats were unable to finish within the time limit and 
the Regatta Committee had been unable to start them 
at all on Tuesday and Wednesday, owing to lack of 
breeze, it began to look as if the matches this year 
would be as long drawn out as those between Colum- 
bia and Shamrock were in 1899. 
Although there was very little air stirring Thursday 
morning, the prospects of breeze coming up later were 
better than on the two previous days. The preparatory 
gun was to be given at 12:45, but at this time it was 
hazy and there was very little wind. A member of the 
Regatta Committee on Navigator hailed Reliance and 
Shamrock III. and asked them if they were agreeable 
to a postponement. Both consented to this. 
The breeze gained strength very slowly, but by noon 
time it had increased somewhat. Shortly after 12 
o'clock Navigator anchored, establishing a line from 
the lightship. About this time Reliance's club topsail 
was taken in and her largest jackyarder was sent aloft. 
It was nearly 12:30 when Shamrock cast off from her 
tender and broke out her headsails. Reliance also cast 
off her tow line about this time. On Shamrock a small 
jib topsail was sent up and broken out. 
Signals on the committee boat indicated that the 
boats would sail fifteen miles to windward and return, 
and the compass course was S. At 12:45 tbe prepara- 
'tory gun was heard. The sea was smooth, there being 
very little roll on, and the tide was running ebb. Re- 
liance had broken out a larger jib topsail than the one 
Shamrock was carrying. 
There were very few boats on hand, the excursion 
fleet that was so much in evidence during the first few 
days had dwindled away entirely, and there were only 
a very few steam yachts to be seen. 
_ The warning gun was given at 12:55, and at this 
time both boats were S. of the committee boat headed 
W. Shamrock was brought up on the wind, and then 
she was put on the starboard tack. Reliance also took 
a starboard tack. Shamrock was on her weather quar- 
ter, Tbey were headed toward Navigator. Shamrock 
was kept off, and Reliance ran out on her weather bow. 
With two minutes to go, Barr put Reliance on the 
wind again, and she passed to the S. of Navigator. Re- 
liance and Shamrock were drawing together. After Re- 
liance was clear of Navigator, she was headed for the 
line of the starboard tack. Shamrock was just off her 
lee quarter. Both boats stood down the line headed 
E. Shamrock was swung up on the wind, and then put 
on the port tack just before the handicap gun was fired. 
Reliance crossed on the starboard tack. The boats 
were timed at the start as follows. Reliance 1:01:56, 
Shamrock 1:02, the latter boat crossed three seconds 
after the gun, and was handicapped that time. The 
breeze had freshened slightly, and now had a strength 
of five or six knots. A little over a minute after cross- 
ing Reliance was put on the port tack and headed after 
Shamrock. 
The skippers of each boat adopted the same policy 
in sailing their boats that they did on previous days. 
Barr pinching his boat out all he could, while Wringe 
gave his boat a good full and kept her footing. The 
crews of both boats were lined up to leeward in order 
to heel them down. 
The wind freshened noticeably at half past one, and 
it cleared away the fog that had partially obscured 
Shamrock. On Reliance the jib topsail was taken in, 
as it was dragging her head off, and a smaller one was 
substituted. Reliance footed faster and headed higher 
than the challenger, and by 2 o'clock she was abeam 
of the English boat and a long distance to windward. 
The boats were getting well in toward the Jersey beach, 
and at 2:07:40 Shamrock, which boat was nearer shore, 
took the starboard tack. Reliance .followed a few sec- 
onds later. Barr was sailing his boat in fine shape, and 
he worked every puff and change in the wind. At 
2:31:30 Wringe put Shamrock back on the port tack, 
but it was over a minute later before Barr put Re- 
liance about. Had the breeze held true the boats 
would have probably been able to make the mark after 
making the first long port tack, but it headed them off 
considerably. The wind was picking up steadily, and 
the jib topsail was taken in on Shamrock and an- 
other smaller one was set in its place. At one minute 
past three Reliance tried the starboard tack, which she 
held for three minutes and a half, then she was put 
back on the port tack again. When Reliance was again 
put on the starboard tack at 3:13:15, Shamrock followed. 
Reliance was a long distance ahead and to windward. 
At 3:36 Reliance was put on the port tack, and she 
stood for the mark, which she left on the starboard 
hand at 3:40:39. Her baby jib had been taken in before 
coming up to the mark and her balloon jib topsail had 
been sent up in stops. After gybing over her bal- 
looner was broken out. The spinnaker pole was run 
out smartly, and the big sail was set and drawing a 
little over two minutes after passing the mark. Her 
jib and staysail were taken in and everything on deck 
was cleaned up. Shamrock's jib topsail was taken in 
five minutes before she reached the mark, and the 
ballooner was sent up in stops. It was 3:43:55 when 
Shamrock took the port tack and headed for the mark, 
and 3:51:46 she rounded. Her light sails were handled 
very smartly, and her ballooner and spinnaker were 
set quicker than Reliance's were. 
The times over the windward leg were as follows: 
Start. Turn. Elapsed. 
Reliance 1 01 56 3 40 39 2 38 43 
Shamrock 1 02 00 3 51 46 2 49 46 
Reliance had gained iim. 3s. in the fifteen-mile beat, 
but as Shamrock was handicapped 3 seconds at the 
start, she beat her boat for boat, 11 minutes. Reliance 
had taken seven tacks to make the mark and Sham- 
rock had done it in four. 
Running down the wind, both the boats rolled consid- 
erably, as the sea was catching them on the starboard 
quarter. In order to prevent the booms from going 
into water, quarter lifts on both boats were set well 
up. Shamrock did not roll nearly so much as Re- 
liance did, but the latter's light sails were trimmed bet- 
ter than the challenger's, and she opened up the gap be- 
tween them steadily. At twenty minutes past four 
Shamrock's spinnaker was taken in, as a shift in the 
wind prevented it from drawing. Just at this time the 
fog struck in again, and it shut down thick. Shamrock 
was hidden entirely, and a little later Reliance was also 
screened from view. All the steamboats kept their 
whistles going, so as to give those on the yachts 
some idea where they were. 
Navigator had anchored at the finish line, and every 
two minutes she sounded five short whistles. The fog- 
horn on Sandy Hook lightship was blowing five-sec- 
ond blasts at twelve-second intervals. The fleet had 
gathered around the finish line, and every one was 
peering anxiously into the fog trying to get a glimpse 
of one of the boats. It was half past five when Re- 
liance shot into view out of the bank of fog. She was 
traveling very fast, but Barr had gone a bit to leeward 
of the finish line, and she was headed up sharply for the 
line. The ballooner was lowered so fast that the men 
could not secure it, and was dragging in the water when 
the yacht swept over the finish line. From the time 
Reliance burst out of the bank of fog up to the time 
she crossed the line, she made a picture that was most 
stirring and spectacular. Nothing like it had ever been 
seen before in yacht racing. Reliance was timed at 
5:30:02, and she was lost again in the fog soon after 
she finished. Wringe had gotten way off his course in 
the fog, and half an hour after Reliance finished Sham- 
rock was made out to the N. and E. of the finish line 
heading back. She was on the port tack fully half a 
mile off. As she never crossed the finish line, it will 
never be known how much Reliance beat her. The 
fog cleared soon after the finish. The summary fol- 
lows : 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected 
Reliance 1 01 56 5 30 02 4 28 04 4 28 04 ' 
Shamrock 1 02 00 Did not finish. 
WELLFLEET, MASS., 
Monday, Aug. 23. 
The first Y. R. A. open race of the Wellfleet Y. C 
was sailed off Wellfleet on Monday, Aug. 23. The 
breeze was so light and fluky that there was no oppor- 
tunity of testing the yachts. The yachts in classes D 
and E were unable to finish within the time limit. The 
summary: 
Class D. 
Corrected. 
Sally Vn 3 02 20 
Chewink III 3 03 00 
Early Dawn Time not taken. 
Class E. 
Opitsah V , 3 01 08 
Tayac 3 03 10 
Medric 3 03 12 
Urchin 3 05 00 
Miladi II 2 20 20 
Domino .1...... 2 26 37 
Question 2 23 62 
Wink , , 2 28 27 
Mirage 2 48 00 
Gertrude 2 58 44 
Class S. 
Mildred II 2 27 12 
Usonia .....2 37 38 
Handicap Class. 
Vim 2 49 57 
Scylor 2 54 41 
Hustler j. 2 56 44 
Osage 2 57 40 
Mildred 3 03 40 
Strideaway 3 16 36 
Tuesday, Aug. 24. 
For the second Y. R. A. open race of the Wellfleet 
Y. C. there was a very heavy breeze, from E. to E. S. 
E. In the 25-footers Chewink III. was first across the 
starting line, but Sally VII. soon caught and passed 
her, finishing with a big lead. Opitsah had an easy 
win in class E, as did Miladi II. in the i8ft. knock- 
abouts. The summary: 
Class D. 
Corrected. 
Sally VII 1 15 39 
Chewink HL 1 26 25 
Class E. 
Opitsah V. 1 23 5a- 
Medric 1 27 12 
Chief 1 28 55 
Urchin 1 29 35 
Class I. 
Miladi II 1 31 29 
Domino 1 36 32 
Gertrude 1 36 40 
Question 1 36 55 
Wink 1 38 45 
Class S. 
lola 1 29 48 
Mildred 1 31 47 
Usonia 1 35 46 
Handicap Class. 
Vim 1 38 40 
HusUer .1 44 55 
WORK BOATS. 
Class 1* 
Ella Ellsworth 1 02 42 
Oyster 1 10 15 
Nettie 1 18 50 
Osage 1 35 12 
Eagle 1 25 57 
Class 2 
White Fawn '. 1 04 38 
Niobe 1 10 40 
Celia D 1 14 15 
Rosie 1 20 31 
Class 3. 
Gracie 1 16 40 
Surline 1 17 45 
Prude 1 35 03 
SPECIAL RACE. 
Class D. 
Sally VII 1 03 03 
Chewink III 1 07 52 
Class E. 
Opitsah V 1 20 07 
Urch 1 21 21 
Chief ; 1 21 48 
Medric ' , 1 22 30 
The fall regatta of the Manhasset Bay Y. C. will be 
sailed on Saturday, September 12. The date of the race 
has been advanced one week by arrangement with the 
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Y. C. The Manhasset Bay Y. C. 
will put down new marks for courses to replace the ones 
removed a few days ago. 
Bensonhurst Y. C. 
BENSONHURST, L. I., 
Saturday, Aug. 29. 
The sixth regatta of the Y. R. A. of Gravesend Bay 
was held on the afternoon of Saturday, Aug. 29, under 
the auspices of the Bensonhurst Y. C. It was the event 
postponed from July 18 because of adverse weather con- 
ditions. 
At a meeting of the Association held recently, it was 
decided to make the last three regattas open to boats 
of any recognized yacht club, series prizes to be 
awarded on points in each class. The regular Associa- 
tion series for the year was continued unchanged. 
A disagreeable storm from the N.E. raged all day, 
cutting down the entry to one of twelve boats, four 
of which did not finish. In the Marine and Field One- 
Design Class Esperance lost her centerboard. Her 
only opponent, Kelpie, withdrew and towed her back 
to a safe anchorage. During the latter part of the race 
the Class P boat Ogeemah lost a man overboard, which 
put her out of the running. 
The usual Association courses were sailed. A N.E. 
wind gave the boats reaches to the Marine and Field, 
Fort Hamilton and Sea Gate marks, and a few hitches 
of windward work home to the start oft' Ulmer Park. 
The sea was running heavy. Most of the boats were 
reefed. The summary: 
Sloops— Class P— Start, 3:36. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Cockatoo, W. A. Bartow 4 56 45 1 20 45 
Karma, J. C. Erskine 5 04 50 1 28 50 
Folly, John A. Sutter, Jr 5 08 45 1 32 45 
Ogeemah, Brophy & Mackay 5 29 34 1 53 34 
Vagabond, T. A. Vernon.. Did not finish. 
Smoke, L. H. Dyer Did not finish. 
Sloops— Class Q— Start, 3:39. 
Cicada, A. D. O'Neil 5 14 08 1 35 08 
Spots, D. D. Allerton 5 21 47 1 42 47 
Sloops — Class R— Start, 3:45. 
Sandpiper, W. W. Redfern 4 33 35 0 48 35 
Catboats— Class V— Start, 3:48. 
Rascal, D. G. Whitlock 4 32 40 0 44 40 
Sandpiper and Rascal covered course once. 
Esperance, T. A. Hamilton Disabled. 
Kelpie, W. K. Brown Withdrew 
The winners were Cockatoo and Cicada. Rascal and 
Sandpiper took sailover prizes. 
