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[Oct. 3, 1903. 
Brooklyn C. C. 
GRAVESEND BAY, LONG ISLAND, 
Saturday, Sept. 19. 
The annual fall regatta of the Brooklyn C. C. was 
held off the club house on Gravesend Bay on Saturday 
afternoon, Sept. 19. The lack of wind prevented as 
exciting sailing races as would otherwise have been 
held. The Messrs, W. A. and F. G. Furman, of the 
P. I. C. A., Trenton, N. J., and J. K. Hand, of New 
York, were among the canoeists present. 
Event No. i, decked sailing canoe race, 5 miles, tri- 
angular course; tide flood; wind light from N.E. : First, 
M. M. Davis, canoe Clover; second, P. F. Hogan, 
Unqua; third Walter N. Stanley, Ec^ipse. 
Event No. 2, open canoe sailing race, 3 miles; also 
open canoe sailing race for the Pagan trophy, over the 
same course; conditions as above: H. A. Reitzenstein, 
Mushquash, first in open canoe race; A. W. Walter, 
Eonac, second in open canoe sailing race and first in 
Pagan trophy race; J. B. Taylor, Redskin, third in 
open canoe sailing race; T. O. Brown> , second 
in Pagan trophy race. 
Event No. 3, tandem, single-blade, paddling race, 
T-3 mile: First, W. A. and F. G. Furman; second, T. 
O. Brown and W. N. Stanley; third, H. A. Reitzenstein 
and A. W. Walter. Start, 5:55:38 P. M. Finish, 
5:58:09. Winners' time, 2m. 31s. 
Event No. 4, one-man, single blade paddling race, 
1-3 mile: First, H. A. Reitzenstein, Mushquash; sec- 
ond, W. N. Stanley, ; third, W. A. Furman, 
. Start, 6:15:20 P. M. Finish, 6:17:59. Win- 
ner's time, 2m. 39s. 
The mileage record of the Brooklyn C. C. for 1903 
was awarded to W. N. Stanley, with a total of 362}^ 
miles to his credit, made principally on the Upper 
Passaic, Pompton Lakes, Hopatcong, the Delaware, 
etc. 
Yonfcers C» C, 
GLENWOOD, HUDSON RIVER, 
Saturday, Sept. 26. 
The Yonkers C. C. held a most successful regatta 
on Saturday afternoon, Sept. 26, off the club house, at 
Glenwood, Yonkers. Results: 
Event No, i — Tandem paddling open canoes, single 
blades, 3 P. M. First, E. Howe Stockwell and G. H. 
King, Knickerbocker C. C.; second, T. Hale, Jr., and 
A. Reese, Yonkers C. C.; third, J. E. Taylor and W. 
G. Harrison, Knickerbocker C. C.; fourth, H. Lansing 
Quick and R. Edgar, Yonkers C. C.; fifth, G. Reese and 
Norman Taylor, Yonkers C. C. 
Event No. 2 — One-man, open canoe paddling, single 
blade, 3:30 P. M. First, G. H. King, Knickerbocker 
C. C.; second, H. L. Quick, Yonkers C. C.; third, 
Thomas Hale, Jr., Yonkers C. C. 
Event No. 3 — Tail-end race. Won by G. H. King, 
the only one of the contestants who managed to re- 
main in his canoe right side up; all the others capsiz- 
ing before crossing the line. Strong S. wind against 
strong ebb tide. 
Event No. 4 — Fours paddling, open canoe, single 
blades, 4:30 P. M. First, E. M. Underbill, W. Schulz, 
G. Reese, Norman Taylor, Yonkers C. C; second, R. 
Edgar, A. Reese, T. Hale, Jr., H. L. Quick, Y^onkers 
C. C. ; third, Hinck, King, Barden, Lohr, scrub team, 
Hiawatha C. C. 
Event No. 5 — Tilting tournament. First bout, H. 
L. Quick and R. Edgar beat G. Reese and N. Taylor; 
second bout, G. H. King and W. G. Harrison, Knick- 
erbocker C. C, beat W. R. Schulz and E. M. Under- 
bill, Yonkers C. €.; third bout. King and Harrison 
beat Quick and Underbill. 
The regatta was held jointly with the races of the 
Palisade B. C.; after the races a smoker was given at 
the shore house of the Palisade B. C., where lunch was 
served, prizes presented, and a general good time en- 
jo3'ed by the members of the two clubs and their 
friends from Yonkers and out of town. 
Knickcfbockef C. C» 
ANNUAL CAMP .AND REGATTA OF THE KNICKERBOCKER 
CANOE CLUB, HELD AT ARDSLEY-ON-HUDSON, N. Y., 
SEPT. 5, 6, AND 7, 1903. 
Sailing race, about 1 1-3 miles, from buoy ofif camp to and 
around yacht Aileen; beat to windward; twice around course. 
Wind N. by W. and puffy; tide strong ebb; weather clear: 
85 sq.ft. Sail Area or Under— Start, 4:55. 
Over the Line. First Round. Finish 
Fopgy Dew, R. H. Kretzmer 4 55 58 5 21 28 5 59 12 
Chiquita, M. Ohlmeyer, Jr 4 55 35 5 23 48 6 00 20 
Papoose, L. C. Kretzmer 4 55 47 6 20 28 6 02 05 
Canuck, W. G. Harrison 4 56 07 5 28 12 Withdrew 
Prize oflered by Audubon Y. C, won by R. H. Kretzmer. 
G5 sq.ft. Sail Area or Under— Start, 4:55. 
Tot, Wilbur D. Andrews 4 55 40 5 23 16 6 07 09 
Yankee, T. F. Taylor 4 55 46 5 28 41 Withdrew 
Mudjpkeewis, C. Moore 4 55 52 5 30 35 Withdrew 
Hobo J. T. Farrelly 4 55 30 5 39 45 Withdrew 
Nymph, A. W. Scott 4 55 48 5 58 19 Withdrew 
Nahma,' B. F. Cromwell, Jr 4 56 58 Withdrew. 
Prize offered by Audubon Y. C. Won by W. D. Andrews. 
Tandem paddling race, double blades, about Yz mile with turn. 
Weather conditions as above. Start, 6:31:00: . 
Finish. 
G. L. Roberts, Jr., and W. G. Harrison 6 35 50 
L. Reichert and R. H. Kretzmer 6 36 22 
F. P. Keller and B. F. Cromwell, Jr 6 36 00 
C. F. Boell and M. Ohlmeyer, Jr 6 36 45 
Keller and Cromwell finished ahead of Reichert and Kretzmer, 
but second place was awarded the latter crew on account of foul 
at stakeboat. 
One-man, double-blade, decked canoes, paddling race, about % 
mile straightaway, finishing off camp. Start, 10:43:50: _ 
Finish. 
G. L. Roberts, Jr • J2 !^ 
W. G. Harrison 10 48 47 
Fred P. Keller • ••10 48 57 
Weather clear; tide flood; sea ,smooth. 
Tandem, single blades, about Vz niile. Weather conditions as 
above. Start, 12:12:50: 
Finish. 
C. F. Boell and G. L. Roberts, Jr 12 16 14 
W. G. Harrison and J. E. Taylor 12 16 17 
F. P. Keller and B. F. Cromwell, Jr 12 16 27 
R. H. Kretzmer and Louis Reichart Not timed. 
Hurry-scurry race, SOOvds., about; run, swim and paddle: 
Fiirst, C. F'. Boell; second, W. D. Andrews; third, M. Ohl- 
meyer, Jr.; fourth, W. G. Harrison; fifth, W. B. Jones; sixth, 
F. P. Keller; seventh, L. Reichert; eighth, Geo. E. Taylor. 
Tilting tournament, 12:30. Weather clear; tide strong ebb; 
no wina; 
First Bout.— F. P. Keller and B, F. Cromwell, Jr., won from 
L. Reichert and W. B. Jones. 
Second Bout.— W. D. Andrews and W. G. Harrison won from 
C. F. Boell and M. Ohlmeyer, Jr. 
Bout.— F. P. Keller and B. F. Cromwell, Jr., won from 
W. D. Andrews and W. G. Harrison. 
Time, 13m. 25s. 
Fours, paddling, open canoes, single blades. Weather condi- 
tions as above. Start, 1:40:30: 
Finish. 
Boell, Jones, Andrews and Roberts 144 17 
J. E. Taylor, Keller, Cromwell and Harrison 1 44 22 
Ohlmeyer, Reichert, R. H. Kretzmer and Scott 1 44 46 
Sailing race, triangular course, about mile to a leg; twice 
around, making three miles. Called at 2 P. M, Weather clear; 
wind W.N.W. strong and puffy to light and calm. Strong ebb 
tide. 
85 sq.ft. Sail Area or Under— Start, 2:21. 
„ Over the Line. First Round. Finish 
Papoose, L. C. Kretzmer 2 21 22 2 40 42 2 59 55 
Chiquita, M. Ohlmeyer, Jr 2 21 42 Withdrew. 
Foggy Dew, R. H. Kretzmer 2 21 25 2 43 10 Withdrew 
Canuck, W. G. Harrison 2 21 45 2 43 15 Withdrew 
65 sq.ft. Sail Area or Under— Start, 2:31. 
Tot, W. D. Andrews 2 .31 41 2 58 10 Withdrew 
Yankee, J. E. Taylor 2 31 30 2 56 30 Withdrew 
Mudjekeewis, C. Moore 2 31 40 2 58 20 Withdrew 
Hobo, J. T. Farrelly 2 31 50 2 58 25 Withdrew 
Nahma, F. P. Keller 2 32 14 Withdrew. 
The failure of the wind and the very strong tide prevented the 
finishing of the entire fleet of the 65ft. class, and the second man 
in the 85ft. class. 
Sept. 13. — Oft the club house. Wind S.E., heavy; tide flood; 
sea rough: 
65 sq.ft. sail area class, postponed from Ardsley-on-Hudson, on 
account of lack of wind. Start, 1:48: 
Over the Line. First Round. Finish 
Tot, W. D. Andrews 1 48 30 2 25 10 3 17 07 
Yankee, J. E. Taylor 1 49 00 2 40 05 3 34 40 
Mudjekeewis, C. Moore 1 48 40 2 42 ]5 M 
Nahma, B. F. Cromwell, Jr 1 49 20 2 51 IS 3 45 40 
85 sq.ft. sail area, second prize, postponed from Ardsley. Start, 
2:24: 
Chiquita, M. Ohlmeyer, Jr 2 24 10 
Foggy Dew, R. H. Kretzmer 2 25 20 
Canuck, W. G. Harrison 2 24 58 
3 02 28 3 41 30 
3 04 03 3 45 20 
3 06 11 3 49 06 
Sailing, picking up passengers. Start, 4:49: 
In this race passenger at signal jumps overboard, the skip- 
per coming about immediately and rescuing him. Distance % 
mile to windward and return, going through the same maneuver 
on both beats to windward. 
Canuck, Taylor and Harrison 4 49 45 4 55 58 5 02 28 
Chiquita, Ohlmeyer, Jr., and Andrews.. 4 49 10 4 56 10 5 03 01 
Mudjekeewis, Jones and Moore 4 49 15 4 59 25 5 06 40 
Nahma, Dempewolff and Cromwell 4 50 00 Withdrew. 
A. C. A. Officers — Eastern Division. 
The officers of the Eastern Division for 1904 are as 
follows: Vice-Com., Henri Schaeffer, Manchester, N. 
H.; Rear-Corn., H. M. S. Aiken, 45 Milk Street, Bos- 
ton, Mass. ; Purser, Edw. B. Stearns, Manchester, N. 
H. ; Executive Committee, B. F. Jacobs, Jr., West 
Medford, Mass.; D. S. Pratt, Jr., Wellesley Hills, 
Mass.; Marcus Butler, Lawrence, Mass.; W. W. Cros- 
by, Woburn, Mass. 
A* C. A. Membership. 
The following names have been proposed for mem- 
bership to the A. C. A: 
Robert Bonner, S. Willard' Brigham, Providence, R. 
I. ; B. E. Phillips, Boston, Mass. 
— • — 
Yachting Fixtures 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 which 
may be made in the future. 
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, rower 
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 i-iaper 
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. 
Panhahd-Levassor have planned to establish a plant 
m the States for the building of motor boats and en- 
gmes._ M. Andre Massenat, president, and M. Andre 
Magnin, vice-president of the American department of the 
great French automobile company, have recently arrived 
ni New York, and they will arrange the detail's for the 
new enterprise. At first the company will turn out boats 
of from 30 to 40 feet in length, equipped with gasoline 
motors of about ten horse-power. As soon as the plant is 
well under way, however, larger and more powerful boats 
w)ll be built. 
Shamrock I., Sir Thomas Lipton's first challenger for 
America's Cup, was purchased last week bv Mr. George 
de Pinna, who was acting for Messrs. M. Samuels & 
Sons, of Brooklyn, dealers in old metals. The price paid 
for the boat is not known. It is stated that she will be 
converted into a schooner and used in carrying scrap 
iron between New York and South American ports, 
i his report can hardly be credited, as the yacht is quite 
unsiutable for any such purpose, and it is likely that if 
she is not sold to some yachtsman who wishes to con- 
vert her into a cruising .schooner or yawl, she will be 
broken up. 
The Royal St. Lawrence Y. C, of Montreal, Canada, 
has received four challenges for the Seawanhaka cup. 
The challenging clubs are the White Bear Y. C, of St. 
Paul, Minn.; Manchester Y. C, of Manchester, Mass.; 
Minnetonka Y. C, Minneapolis, Minn., and the Royal 
Portsmouth Corinthian Y. C, of Portsmouth, England. 
At a meeting of the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. it was 
suggested that the boats representing the four challenging 
clubs hold races on Lake St. Louis and the winnet of 
the series would meet the defender selected by the Royal 
St. Lawrence Y. C. This plan caused considerable feel- 
ing, and the commodore of the club, the Hon. Justice C. 
P. Davidson, vacated the chair, stating as he did so that 
such action was at variance with the conditions in the 
Seawanhaka cup deed of gift. The defense of the Sea- 
wanhaka cup has been such a sinecure for the Royal St. 
Lawrence men for years past that they would be sorry to 
see the cup lost, and the club's recent action shows that 
they are anxious to have the fastest possible boat meet the 
defender. The races for the Seawanhaka cup have been 
without interest for several years, as they have all been 
too one sided for anyone to work up much enthusiasm 
over them. 
Greenport to the Virgin's Breasts. 
The Days of a Happy Monih, July 28 to Aug. 28, I90I. 
BY B. H. W. 
This is the record, as taken from the skipper's note- 
book, of a cruise in Altair from Greenport, N. Y., 
a distance as sailed of 1,140 nautical miles. 
Altair is a keel yawl built strongly for outside work, 
32ft. 9in. over all, 22ft. sin. on the waterline, 8ft. 4in. 
beam, and 4ft. draft. Her ballast is lead, cast and bolted 
on the keel. She carries 608 sq.ft. of sail, and can he. 
easily managed by one man in all weather. Her skipper 
has taken her over six thousand miles along the coast, 
and has never had occasion to regret the confidence he 
has placed in her seaworthiness. 
"Now ho! for the joy. of a moving ship! 
And ho! for the white sails blowing wide! 
And ho! for the salt wine on the lip, 
And the rush of the mellow tide! 
More faintly comes the breakers' boom, 
And far arear the home lights slip, 
And fast the thundering jetty-side 
Runs back athwart the gloom." 
— McNea'l. 
We were alongside the dock at Greenport. Our third 
man had disappointed us. We, whom you will know as 
the Admiral and the Skipper, had determined to go it 
alone, and were busily engaged in stowing our last odds 
and ends, when a well-built young fellow loitered down to 
the pier and made himself unostentatiously useful. He 
was evidently a gentleman, and after sizing him up for a 
time, during which we learned his name, his business, 
and various other things, we ended by asking him to be 
our guest. 
5:20 P. M. found us in commission and sailing out 
by Greenport breakwater. All night we glided softly on, 
with a gently breathing air from starboard, a clear sky 
and gibbous moon. For hours Altair sailed her course 
with helm lashed. At dawn Point Jude and Block Island 
lights were broad off either bow, and we headed her E. 
1/2 S. for the Vinej^ard. The wind grew gradually more 
fresh. The horizon thickened and clouded, with promise 
of a fresh gale ; but we hung on to everything and ran on. 
From Gay Head to Succonnesset we Jiad a strong head 
tide, but a rapidly increasing wind. Soon after passing 
the light vessel, although the breeze was a point aft the 
beam, we were obliged to shorten sail, and having a free 
wind and only a short distance to go, we avoided a reef 
by dropping the peak of the mainsail, and at 4:30 ran 
behind Hyannis Breakwater out of a white and tumbling 
sea. 
It was so "swelly," even behind the breakwater, that 
my crew could hardly manage a mouthful of dinner, so 
we got up jib and mizzen and moved up close behind the 
middle of the wall, where we could lie with less motion. 
Turned in at 8 P. M. and slept soundly, except for a 
time when a sharp thunder squall woke us up, until 
8 A. M. There was then heavy rain, with a sharp north- 
erly gale, and it looked very sloppy. We were all sore 
and stiff from our ••maccustomed exertions in sailing the 
last thirty miles of our one hundred and five in a very 
fresh breeze and ugly chop, but after a swim and break- 
fast at 10 A. M., feltjbetter. The Skipper stayed aboard and 
cleaned up some odds and ends of work while the others 
went ashore. Barometer steady all day at 29.81, after a 
fall of- 4-10 of an inch yesterday. Night came in cloudy, 
Avith heavy banks to westward, and strong N. E. wind 
with rain and fog at intervals. 
July 30 opened with rain, east wind and fog, but at 
2 P. M. it lightened a bit, and wind wen^ to S.W. fresh. 
Barpmeter 29.70. At 2:45 P. M. sailed iot Monomoy, 
passing out through the beach channel. At 7:05 set log 
