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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[July 2, 1904. 
Brooklyn Y. C 
Bensonhurst, L. I. — Saturday, June 25. 
Twenty-two boats started in the forty-seventh annual regatta of 
the Brooklyn Y. C, which was held on the afternoon of Satur- 
day, June 25, over courses in Gravesend Bay. The race was 
also the first of five to count on the championship of the season 
among the clubs located on that body of water, which includes, 
besides the organization under whose auspices the regatta took 
place, the Atlantic and Bensonhurst Y. C.s, the Marine and 
Field Club and the New York C. C. 
The leaders in the different classes were Bobtail, Bonito, Miss 
Judy, Beta, Kelpie and Martha M. Redwing and Sandpiper 
scored sailovers. Beta and Kelpie being of one-design classes are 
sure of victory. The other craft were competing on time allow- 
ance, according to the new rule of rating. A number of them 
have not been measured, and it was thus impossible to ascertain 
corrected times. It is thought, however, that the classes in which 
Bonito and Miss Judy led are the only ones in which boats finish- 
ing first may possibly not be the actual winners. 
Competition for the association championship is on the point 
system, in which a craft gets one point for every opponent she 
defeats, and an additional point as a premium for starting and 
finishing the course. Sailovers count a point. No awards can 
be made until corrected figures are at hand. 
A good S.W. breeze was blowing just before the start, making 
it advisable to send the yachts over the reverse courses, leaving 
all marks to port. Shortly after the last boat had gotten away, 
however, the wind shifted into the westward, making very little 
windward work for the boats in Classes P and under, which 
sailed the inside journey. 
Classes M and N sailed twice over the new association course. 
They had reaches to the Marine and Field Club mark and the 
one at Fort Hamilton, from the start off the Brooklyn Y. C. 
anchorage. Windward work was necessary to bring them around 
Craven Shoal buoy. The next leg, to a stake boat off the Atlantic 
Y. C, was a reach, and the journey from there home a run. In- 
stead of going out to Craven Shoal, the other boats went on a 
long reach across the bay from Fort Hamilton to Sea Gate. 
Bobtail, Bonito, Beta and Kelpie were excellently sailed, the 
first named leading Bagheera by 3m. and 46s. at the finish of 
the eleven mile struggle. 'The summaries: 
Sloops— Class M. Start, 3:05. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Redwing, J. B. O'Donohue 4 46 30 1 41 30 
Sloops— Class N— Start,- 3:05. 
Bobtail, E. F. Luckenbach 4 44 27 1 39 27 
Bagheera, Hendon Chubb 4 48 13 1 43 13 
Era, E. H. M. Roehr 4 50 00 1 45 00 
Sloops— Class P— Start, 3:10. 
Bonito, Haviland Brothers 4 19 08 1 09 08 
Smoke, L. H. Dyer 4 21 55 1 11 55 
Lizana, D. S. Wylie , 4 23 26 1 13 26 
Sloops — Class O — Start, 3:15. 
Miss Judy, D. D. Allerton '. 4 29 24 1 14 24 
Mary, Max Grunder 4 31 53 1 16 53 
Ogeemah, Alfred Mackay 4 32 45 1 17 45 
Wraith, Calvin Tompkins 4 33 28 1 18 28 
Cicada, A. D. O'Neill 4 36 00 1 21 00 
Trouble, W. A. Barstow 4 36 21 1 21 21 
Sloops — Class R — Start, 3:15. 
Sandpiper, W. W. Redfern 4 40 40 1 25 40 
Sloops— Class RR— Start, 3:20. 
Beta, Snedeker and Camp 4 50 34 1 30 34 
Alpha, Holcombe and Howell 4 51 40 1 31 40 
Delta, J. J. Mahoney 4 54 14 1 34 14 
Gamma, A. H. Piatt 4 58 39 1 38 39 
Marine and Field Special — Start, 3:20. 
Kelpie, W. K. Brown 4 45 39 1 25 39 
Jig-a-Jig, W. A. Hutcheson 4 46 40 1 26 40 
Catboats— Class V— Start, 3:25. 
Martha M., Richard Moore 4 49 48 1 24 48 
Boozie, C. D. Durkee 4 50 51 1 25 51 
Brooklyn Y, C Ocean Race* 
In case of threatening or stormy weather the committee reserve 
the right to postpone the start until the conditions are con- 
sidered favorable for sailing the race. 
Start. — At 10 A. M., from off the club house, Gravesend Bay, 
on July 2. Line between judges' boat and flagmark; to be 
crossed from E. to W. One gun. High water, Governor's 
Island, 10:55 A. M. 
Starting Signals. — At 9:45 A. M., preparatory gun and hoisting 
of blue peter on judges' boat. At 9:55 A. M., second gun and 
hauling down of blue peter. At 10 A. M., starting gun and 
hoisting of club ensign. 
Caution. — The gun is used only to call attention to the signals. 
Course. — From starting line to and around Nantucket Shoal 
Light Vessel, leaving same on port hand, thence to a finishing 
line off the station of the Boston Y. C. in Marblehead Harbor, 
Massachusetts. 
Yachts after crossing the starting line may put to sea by any 
channel, and may pass on either side of Fire Island Light Vessel 
and the whistling buoys off the Long Island coast. 
After rounding the Nantucket Shoal Light Vessel, yachts may 
pass inside of any other light vessel or whistling buoys, or may 
pass into and through Nantucket or Vineyard Sound, or any of 
the channels leading into those bodies of water. 
They may make harbor and anchor as often as they consider 
necessary. No time limit. 
Finish. — The finish line will be drawn between the station house 
of the Boston Y. C. and a vessel anchored S.E. from the station 
in Marblehead Harbor. 
During the day the mark vessel will fly the Brooklyn Y. C. 
burgee; at night it will hoist three red lights, vertical. 
The Boston Y. C. station is on the west side of Marblehead 
Harbor, just beyond Steam's yacht yard. It is a two-story 
shingled house, painted a light green. 
Reporting Withdrawal. — If. owing to stress of weather, or for 
any other reason, a yacht withdraw from the race the committee 
earnestly requests the owner to at once notify them by wire of 
the yacht's arrival in port, so as to relieve any anxiety through 
the vessel's not reaching Marblehead. 
Telegrams should be addressed to the Regatta Committee, 
Boston Y. C, Marblehead, Massachusetts. 
Reporting at Finish. — At the finish the skipper must hail either 
the mark boat or house, and give name and number of his yacht, 
and also take and enter in the logbook the time of finishing. 
Rounding the Lightship.— All yachts must report at Nantucket 
Lightship by passing close to it and giving their name or num- 
ber. The number can be shown at night by burning a blue 
light under it. As soon as the watch on the light vessel have 
made out the number or name they will show a light at night 
or a flag by day' to acknowledge it. 
The skipper must take and enter in his logbook the time of 
rounding the .lightship. 
Log.— The navigating officer of the yacht must keep a log, in 
which is entered the course, distance, direction and force of wind, 
state of weather, etc.; also the time of passing objects and 
vessels, fit case of any dispute or doubt as to the yacht having 
made the course the log will be admitted as evidence. This log 
or copy must be handed to the Regatta Committee upon the 
yachts finishing the race. 
Caution. — If the wind is strong, or if a heavy sea or swell is 
running, yachts, after rounding the lightship, should on no ac- 
count attempt to cross the shoals, but keep to sea, not going 
to the west of 69 degrees 40 minutes until north of 41 degrees. 
30 minutes. At such times the rips on these shoals are very 
dangerous. There is a s rong tide sweeping across thee shoals, 
and at times a heavy breaking sea. 
D. G. Whitlock, James A. Donelly, Charles E. Allen, Regatta 
Committee. 
Eighteen boats have been entered for the race. The entries 
follow : 
Holy Smoke, sloop, R. M. Lewis 40.0 
Ray II., sloop, G. R. Hawes 37.0 
Little Khody, sloop, C. F. Tillinghast 34.6 
Ulula, sloop, W. H. Winship 37.8 
Fanshawe, yawl, F. Maier 35.6 
Rough Rider, sloop, W. A. Maxwell 29.0 
Bonita, sloop, Haviland Brothers 39.0 
Squaw, sloop, H- J- Heath 34.9 
Mopsa, cutter, F. C. Sullivan 35.9 
Eumarreir, sloop, E. K. Hill... 36.0 
Naomi, yawl, L. A. Schmalholz 36.0 
Sea Bird, yawl, T. F. Day 25.6 
Mignon, sloop, Dr. Joseph Fournier , 36.6 
Nymphia, sloop, Frederic R. Bogardus 32.6 
Newasi, sloop, A. H. W. Johnson 38.6 
Siren, sloop, C. F. Wigand 38.0 
Emma C, yawl, Frank D. Perkins 38.0 
Siren, sloop, A. Marshall and C. H. Madden 31.4 
On the return to the finish line Standard made better time, 
she finished at 4:39:21, and Water Lily at 5:03:26. Standard 
covered the first sixteen knots in 47m. 43s., and the last sixteen 
knots in 46m. 38s. Water Lily covered the first sixteen knots in 
58m. 31s., and the last sixteen knots in 55m. 55s. Standard beat 
Water Lily 24m. 5s. elapsed time, and 6m. 51s. corrected time. 
Standard averaged 20.35 knots; Water Lily averaged 16.22 knots. 
The standing in points follow: Standard 7, Water Lily 4. 
The deed of gift governing this cup states six months must 
elapse between the time a challenge is received and the races. 
It is very possible that this clause may be waived, so that other 
races might be held on Labor Day. The summary: 
■ Third Race— Course, 32 Miles— Start, 3:05. 
Standard, C. C. Riotte 4 39 21 1 34 21 1 34 21 
Water Lily, F. Seaman 5 03 26 1 58 26 1 41 12 
American Power Boat Association* 
New York, Hudson River — Thursday, June 23. 
The first of the three days' racing for the gold challenge cup, 
offered by the American Power Boat Association, began on June 
23. The cup is rather a handsome piece and was designed by 
Mr. Paulding Farnham, and executed by Tiffany & Co., It would 
seem that the beauty and value of this trophy would have at- 
tracted enough owners of speedy power craft to make the races 
an unqualified success. This was hardly the case, however, as 
the starters were so few that the races were of little or no in- 
terest, and but few people took the trouble even to make the 
short trip to the attractive home of the Columbia Y. C, off 
which the contests were started. 
The start on Thursday was to have been made at 2 P. M. At 
this hour only one boat, Standard, had shown up. So the 
start was delayed an hour. 
A number of large and small steam yachts were anchored off 
the club house, and, as they were all dressed with flags, they 
added much to the scene. Before 3 o'clock, Water Lily and 
Fiat I. had materialized. At 3:05 the starting signal was given. 
Standard led over the line with Fiat next and Water Lily last. 
Water Lily managed to pass Fiat, although the latter hung on 
tenaciously. Standard was too much for her competitors and 
got away from them fast. " About ten minutes after the start 
Fiat met with an accident and was forced to withdraw. 
In the vicinity of 125th street Water Lily hit an obstruction, 
bending one of the blades of her propeller. This was most un- 
fortunate, for, although the boat did not have much show of 
winning, still it hurt her chances. The course was from the 
starting line off the Columbia Y. C, sixteen knots straight away 
up the river to a mark off Piermont and return, a total distance 
of thirty-two knots. 
Standard turned the outer mark at 3:53:40 and Water Lily 
rounded at 3:59:55. At this point Standard was leading by 6m. 15s. 
Standard increased her lead on the return to the finish line, and 
won the race by 5m. 24s. corrected time. Standard allowed 17m. 
14s. to Water Lily, and 14m. 26s. to Fiat I. 
The first half of the race the boats had a fair wind and tide, 
but on the home leg the fresh breeze made it harder going, as 
it kicked up quite a sea for Water Lily. Standard plowed along 
not minding the choppy water in the least and making big 
gams on her rival. Standard averaged 19.63 knots; Water Lily 
averaged 15.94 knots. Standard's elapsed time for the 32 knots 
was lh. 37m. 48s. 
The races are run on a point system, ' and, accordingly, Stand- 
ard leads with 3 points, Water Lily 2 and Fiat I. 0. The sum- 
mary: 
First Race— Course, 32 miles— Start, 3:05. 
Cl , , „ _ Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Standard, C. C. Riotte 4 42 48 1 37 48 1 37 48 
Water Lily, F. Seaman 5 05 26 • 2 00 26 1 43 12 
Fiat, C. H. Tangeman Did not finish. 
Friday, June 24. 
In the second race for the association trophy, on Friday, there 
were but two starters, Standard and Water Lily. The day was 
even better for power boat racing than Thursday, as the water 
was not quite so rough on the last leg of the course. 
The boats covered the same course as they did in yesterday's 
race. They had a fair tide for the first sixteen miles, while on 
the return they bucked the tide. The preparatory signal was 
given at 3:00, and five minutes later the boats started. Standard 
again crossed in the lead, although Water Lily was not far 
behind. Standard moved very fast and drew away from her 
competitor noticeably. Standard made better time than she did 
in Thursday's race. She rounded the mark at 3:50; Water Lilv 
turned at 3:57:30. . . 
It was a repetition of yesterday's race, for on the run home 
Standard continued to increase her lead. She beat Water Lily 
by 2m. 56s. Standard made better time over the course th^n 
she did in Thursday's race by 4m. 18s. The standing in points 
follow: Standard, 5; Water Lily, 3. Standard averaged 20:52 
knots; Water Lily averaged 16:72 knots. The summary: 
Second Race— Course, 32 Miles— Start, 3:05. 
Ci , , „ Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Standard C. C. Riotte 4 38 30 1 33 30 1 33 30 
Water Lily, F. Seaman 4 59 4fl 1 54 40 1 37 26 
Saturday, June 23. 
The third and last race of the series was held on Saturday, and 
Standard won again easily, The result of the race was a fore- 
gone conclusion, . as Standard demonstrated her superiority over 
Water Lily in both of the previous contests. 
Water Lily's owner, Mr. F. Seaman, protested Standard's 
measurement, but it is doubted if a remeasurement will make any 
change in the result of the match. 
The boats covered the same course they went over on Thurs- 
day and Friday, the start being made off the house of the 
Columbia Y. C. The first mark was sixteen knots up the river 
off Piermont, thence back to the starting line. 
The preparatory was given at 3 P. M., and at 3:05 the boats 
crossed almost abreast of one another. Standard soon moved 
into the lead, and, after a few minutes had elapsed, it was plain 
that, barring accidents, the race was hers. The boats were timed 
at the Piermont mark as follows: Standard, 3:52:43, and Water 
Lily, 4:03:31. Standard had gained 10m. 48s. on this leg. 
The helmsman on Standard rounded the wrong mark, mistak- 
ing a fishing boat for the association's mark. The mistake was 
discovered in time, and the boat went on and rounded the right 
mark— this blunder cost Standard something over % minute. *' 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C 
Oyster Bay, L. I. — Sunday, June 12. . 
Two raceabouts and three. 15-footers sailed a race over course 
No.. 10 on Sunday, June 12. The wind was light from the S.W. 
Owing to a squall from the N.W., the race was ended at the end 
of the first round. Natalie won in the raceabout class and Wee 
Wean beat Cayenne. The summary: 
Raceabout Class — Start, 4:05. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Jolly Rogers, T. B. Bleeker 5 31 00 1 26 00 
Natalie, F. G. Stewart 5 29 35 1 24 35 
15ft. Class— Start, 4:10. 
Cayenne, Colgate Hoyt 4 36 05 
Sabrina, C. W. Wetmore Did not finish. 
Wee Wean, R. L. Cuthbert 4 36 00 
Saturday, June 25. 
The thirty-fourth annual Corinthian race of the Seawanhaka 
Corinthian Y. C. was held on Saturday, June 25. It was an 
ideal day for a race, and a fresh W.S.W. breeze gave the thirty- 
eight starters an opportunity to see what they could do. 
Weetamoe and Neola covered a twenty-three and a half mile 
course. The first leg was a reach, the second, a reach then a beat 
to the finish line. Wee'amoe sailed a fine race and beat Neola by 
3m. 2s. In Class M Spasm and Anoatok were the only starters. 
This is the first time these boats have met this season. Anoatok 
beat Spasm, something she did last season with great regularity. 
Alert, Mimosa and Nyke were the starters in Class N. Alert 
demonstarted her superiority over her two competitors by beat- 
ing them easily. Snapper beat Firefly by a good margin in 
Class P. This was rather a surprise and makes one of the first 
breaks in Firefly's long list of first prises. 
Good racing was seen in the raceabout class, in which there 
were ten starters. At the end of the first round, Rascal was 
leading with but a few seconds to spare. Tartan pulled into the 
lead on the second round and finished a winner by 2m. 38s. 
Several protests were filed in this class, so the result of the race 
is still a question. Tartan was protested by Rascal, and The Kid 
was protested by Nathalie. The Leland challenge cup cannot 
be awarded in this class until the protests are decided. 
In the Larchmont one-design class Dorothy won and Vaquero 
II. was second. Adelaide did not finish. Four of the Indian 
Harbor one-design boats started, and Owatonna finished first, 
with Kenoshi second. Wa Wa sailed over the wrong course. 
Saborina made a good showing in the Seawanhaka one-design 
15ft. class. Wee Wean finished second. Brownie fouled Cayenne 
•and was disqualified. Plover beat her only competitor, Jeebi, 
in Class R, and Scud easily defeated Why Not in Class W. The 
summary: 
Class I— Sloops 60ft.— Start, 12:20. . 
,.-,'■'■ >, „, „ Finish. Elapsed. 
Neola, George M. Pynchon 3 50 30 3 20 30 
Weetamoe, H. F. Lippitt 3 47 28 3 17 28 
Class M— Sloops 36ft.— Start, 12:25. 
Spasm, E. B. King 3 38 52 3 13 52 
Onoatok, W. G. Brokaw 3 37 06 3 12 06 
Class N— 30-Footers— Start, 12:30. 
Alert, James W. Alker 3 39 10 3 09 10 
Mimosa, Trenor L. Park 3 45 07 3 15 07 
Nike, V. I. Cumnock 3 41 06 3 11 06 
Class P— 25-Footers— Start, 12:40. 
Snapper, F. S. Page 3 33 20 2 53 20 
Firefly, G. P. Granberry 3 40 51 3 00 51 
Raceabouts— Start, 12:35. 
Mystery, Johnson De Forest 3 21 26 2 46 20 
Tartan, A. H. Pirie 3 17 42 2 42 4'! 
Galatea. Anson Phelps Stokes 3 24 23 2 49 23 
Hobo, Trenor L. Park 3 24 33 2 49 33 
Cricket. H. Willetts 3 27 01 2 52 01 
Rascal II., S. E. Hopkins 3 20 18 2 45 18 
Na|hale, F. G. Stewart 3 25 31 2 50 31 
Jolly Roger, T. B. Bleecker 3 30 24 2 55 24 
Scamo, W. Wood and J. B. Maxwell, Jr.... 3 29 14 2 54 14 
The Kid, Oliver Harriman 3 25 07 2 50 07 
Larchmont— One-Design— Start, 12:40. 
Adela'de, T. Dwver Did not finish. . 
Ijorothy. L. G. Spence 3 32 26 2 52 26 
Houri, J. H. Esser 3 41 0 9 3 01 09 
Vaquero II., M. Marble.../ 3 34 45 2 54 45 
Class T— Start, 12:40. 
Kenoshi, C. D. Mallory 2 54 16 2 14 16 
Anawanda, E C. Ray 4 06 55 3 26 55 
Owatonna, G. Ludis, Jr 3 52 42 3 l 9 4"> 
Wa Wa, J. E. Montelle Sailed wrong course. 
. Seawanhaka 15-Footers— Start, 12:45. 
Chipmunk, W. S. Youngs 3 03 43 2 18 43 
Nit, Burnet and Pavey 3 16 49 3 31 49 
Sabrina C. VV. Wetmore 2 55 27 2 10 27 
Wee Wean. R. L. Cuthbert 2 59 40 2 14 40 
Brownie, R. W. Gibson 3 02 52 *> 17 5"> 
Cayenne Colgate Hoyt 3 03 15 2 18 15 
Bairn, Miss Matheson 3 04 44 2 19 44 
Class R— Start, 12:50. 
Plover, H. Place 3 04 02 2 14 02 
Jeebi, A. D. R. Brown 3 06 15 2 16 15 
„ , Class W— Start, 12:50. 
Why Not, W. Murdock 3 16 40 2 2& 4Ss 
Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup Series. 
Port Washington,, Long Island Sound— Monday, June 27. 
The first race of the series for the Manhasset Bay challenge 
cup was sailed on Monday, June 27. There were four starters 
Alert, the defender, Mimosa, Nike, ex-Oiseau, and Bobtail' 
Mimosa won, Oiseau was second. Bobtail third, and Alert last' 
The race was a most unsatisfactory one over a windward and" 
leeward r-ur-e. The w nd was light and variable, and all the 
boats, with the exception <g$ Nike, led at some time during the 
race. A complete accoun, of the sfac^ will appear in neM. 
