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FOREST -- AND .STREAM, 
leading to the outet 1 mark, when Mblem got eought ia stays en 
rounding the buoy; hanging there until Elizabeth secured a strong 
lead. Scott carried away a stay, which compelled her withdrawal, 
and Clara, the fifth contestant, was hopelessly outclassed. 
The wind was W. to N.W., and one of the worst that local 
yachtsmen have had to contend with in a race in a long time; 
The boats were all under double reefs, and had all they could 
stagger under then at times, the afternoon being very squally. 
The percentage system of the Massachusetts Y. R. A. is used in 
scoring these races, the winner in each event being credited with 
100, the second with 50, the third with 25 and all others that 
finish with 15, the final result being divided by the number of 
races. The other two races of the series will be sailed July 4 
and 9. The summary, start 2:25, course 12 miles: 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Elizabeth, W. D. Wood ...4 56 55 2 32 55 
Mblem, G. E. Darling.... 5 06 22 2 41 22 
Wanderer III,. H. J. and D. W. Flint 6 17 00 3 52 00 
Scatt, H. B. Scattergood Disabled. 
Clara, W. Benns Did not finish. 
" F. H. Young. 
New Rochelle Y. C. 
New Rochelle, Long Island Sound— Saturday, July 2. 
The nineteenth annual regatta of the New Rochelle Y. C. was 
sailed on Saturday, July 2. The thirty-one boats that started in 
this event were furnished with the liveliest racing imaginable. 
The 60-footer Neola lost her mast on the windward leg, and it 
was only by great good luck that some of those on board were 
not badly hurt or killed. A lew weeks ago an English racing 
cutter, Caprice by name, a boat of about -Neola's size, lost her 
mast through a defective turnbuckle and her mate was drowned. 
Neola's case was different from Caprice's, in that it was not due 
to faulty or weak rigging, 'lhe mast buckled under the terrific 
strain and broke oft some ten feet above the deck. 
The race was sailed in a hard N. W. breeze. The sixties covered 
a 27 mile course. The start- was oft" Echo Bay, thence to the 
buiy off Lloyds Neck and return. Neola and Weetamoe were 
started at 12:05, the former led over the line, but the latter was 
close behind. Weetamoe had her spinnaker drawing first. They 
carried working topsails, but for the beat home they doused them. 
Vv eetamoe had improved her position and was in the weather 
berth when Neola lost her mast. Both boats were on the star- 
board tack off Milton Point, and they were heeled down so iar 
the lee rails were hidden to view. IMeola's mast went in a par- 
ticularly hard puff. Weetamoe promptly went to Neola's assist- 
ance and, on finding that no one was hurt, finished the race. 
ISleola is sort of a "hoodoo" and has had more than her share 
of ill luck since she came out. 
The breeze was too much for Anoatok, and Spasm gave her 
a very proper beating. This makes two straight wins for Spasm, 
something she has not done in a long time. Alert was the only 
starter in Class M, and she went over the course alone. 
Mr. Harry Maxwell's new raceabout Tom Boy sailed her 
maiden race. She was designed by Messrs. Tarns, Lemoine & 
Crane and is an improved Lanai. She is very long over all, 
measuring 37ft. The boat was not in racing condition and she 
did not finish. Tartan won handily in the raceabout class, Rascal 
II., the New Crowninshield production, was second. 
Ojibway was the only starter in the 25ft. sloop class and she 
did not finish. Vaquero won in the Larchmont one-design class, 
but she was protested by Houri for sailing the wrong course. 
In class T, Jeebi beat Skip easily. Gazabo did not finish. Scoot 
was beaten by Plover in the 18ft. sloop class. 
There were four starters in the Indian Harbor one-design class. 
Wa VVa beat Shoshone, the second boat, nearly 9m. Scud was 
the only boat to finish in the Hempstead Harbor one-design class. 
Close racing was seen between the three Manhasset Bay one- 
design boats. Bab beat Chicadee 58s. and Arizona lm. The 
summary : 
Sloops— 60ft. Class— Start, 12:05— Course 27 Miles. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Weetamoe, H. F. Lippitt 3 15 45 3 10 45 
Neola, George M. Pynchon Dismasted. 
Sloop— 36ft. Class— Start, 12:10— Course 17% Miles. 
Spasm, E. D. King 2 45 24 2 35 24 
Anoatok, W. G. Brokaw 2 58 09 2 48 09 
Sloops— 30ft. Class— Start, 12 :15— Course, 17% Miles. 
Alert, J. W. Alker ... 2 58 20 2 40 20 
Raceabout Class— Start, 12:20— Course, 17% Miles. 
Tartan, A. H. Pirie.. 3 09 14 2 39 14 
Rogue, A. B. Alley... 3 22 30 3 02 30 
Rascal II., S. C. Hopkins.... 3 15 55 2 55 55 
Grasshopper, H. C. Pryer 3 26 04 3 06 04 
Cricket, H. Willetts . 3 17 28 2 57 28 
Hobo, T. L. Park .... 3 23 16 3 03 16 
Tom Boy, H. L. Maxwell..- Did not finish. 
Sloops— 25ft. Class— Start, 12 :25— Course, 17% Miles. 
Ojibway, D. P. Morse Did not finish. 
Larchmont 21ft. Class— Start, 12:25— Course 17% Miles. 
Dorothy, L. G. Spence Did not finish. 
Houri, J. H. Esser 3 45 50 3 20 50 
Adelaide, J. J. Dwyer 3 49 48 3 24 48 
Vaquero, j. M. Marble 3 44 52 3 19 52 
Sloops— Class T (21ft.)— Start, 12 :30— Course, 8% Miles. 
Gazabo, H. T. Vulte Did not finish. 
Jeebi, A. D. R. Brown 2 03 44 1 33 44 
Skip 2 08 52 1 38 52 
Sloops— 18ft. Class— Start, 12:35— Course, 8% Miles. 
Plover, H. Place 2 01 17 1 26 17 
Scoot, M. Cowperthwait 2 09 45 1 34 45 
Indian Harbor One-Design Class— Start, 12:40 — Course 8% Miles. 
Kenoshi, C. D. Mallory 2 13 23 1 33 23 
Anawanda, E. C. Ray 2 07 18 1 27 18 
Wa Wa, J. Montells 1 57 14 1 17 14 
Shoshone, George F. Dominick 2 06 08 1 26 08 
Hempstead Harbor One-Design Class — Start, 12:45 — Course 8% 
Miles. 
Scud, D. Abbott 2 23 07 1 38 07 
Why Not, W. Murdock Did not finish. 
Manhasset Bay One-Design Class — Start, 12:35 — Course, 8% Miles. 
Bab, J. R. Hoyt 2 12 10 1 37 10 
Arizona, G. M. Corry 2 13 10 1 38 10 
Chicadee, J. P. Mohr 2 13 08 1 38 08 
Vingt et Un— F. I. A, T. III. Match Races. 
Larchmont, Long Island Sound. 
First Race, Monday, June 27. 
The first race between Vingt e't Un and F. I. A. T. III. for 
the two thousand dollar gold cup was held on Monday, June 27. 
The trophy was subscribed for by Messrs. Smith & Mabley and 
Hollander & Tangeman, each firm putting up one thousand 
dollars. The cup, a production of Tiffany & Co., is of 18 karat 
gold, weighing 1,132 pennyweights. With the green onyx base 
it stands 20 inches high. The particulars of the two boats 
follow: 
L. W. L. H. P. Rating. 
Vingt et Un, Smith & Mabley 39ft. 9in. 59.70 84. 
F. I. A. T. III., Hollander & Tange- 
man 38ft. 4%in. 66.25 85.6 
F. I. A. T allows Vingt et Un 3%s. per mile, or lm. 39s. over 
a 30-mile course. 
Each of the firms interested in the event had boats built for 
the matches, and the races were run under the auspices of the 
Larchmont Y. C. The regatta committee were on board the 
tug Unique. A 15 mile triangular course was settled upon. After 
four hours of delay the boats were started at 2:30. As it turned 
out, neither one of the contestants had enough gasolene in their 
tanks to cover the course. Whether this was an oversight or 
purposely done with the idea of saving weight is not known. 
Whatever the reason was it resulted in making the race a farce. 
F. I. A. T. III. was first over the line, lis. after the signal, 
Vingt et Un crossed 30s. later. Vingt et Un closed up on her 
rival soon after the start and passed her before reaching the first 
mark, which was three miles from the starting line. F. I. A. T. 
III.'s gasolene gave out at the first mark, and she was out of 
the race. Mr. Claire Hamilton, who was in charge of the Vingt 
et Un, slowed his boat down when F. I. A. T. III. dropped out 
and jogged his boat over the balance of the course. Vingt et 
Un finished the first round at 3:39:07, having consumed lh. 
4m. 7s. in making the first 15 miles. The second round she made 
in even slower time, lh. 58m. 40s. When Vingt et Un was with- 
in a few yards of the finishing line her gasolene gave out and 
the engine stopped, her headway, however, was sufficient to 
carry her across the line. The times were; 
Start, 1st Round 2d Round. 
Vingt et Ufl.... ................... 2 35 30 3 39 07 4 33 40 
F. 1. A. T. Ill 2 35 11 Did not finish. 
Second Race, Tuesday, June 28. 
The second race between Vingt et Un and F. I. A. T. III. was 
held on Tuesday, June 28. A stormy E. breeze that made the 
water rough necessitated delaying the start until 5 P. M. By 
this time the wind had dropped considerably, and the water 
was smoother. 
Vingt et Un beat F. I. A. T. III. 20m. 54s. elapsed time and 
22m. 33s. corrected time. The course was 15 miles straight away 
and return. Vingt et Un pulled into the lead directly after the 
start and was never headed. The summary follows: 
Start. Finish ' Elapsed. 
Vingt et Un..... 5 00 19 6 32 50 1 32 31 
F. 1. A. T. Ill 5 00 05 6 53 44 1 53 39 
Vingt et Un averaged 19.46 knots, or 22.40 statute miles an 
hour, which is really remarkable going for a 75 horse-power boat 
of less than 40ft. length. The $2,000 trophy goes to Vingt et Un. 
Vingt et Un and her sister boat, which is equipped with a 150 
Smith & Mabley engine, will be shipped to England at once. 
They will compete in the races for the Harmsworth cup, held 
on the Solent this month. 
Brooklyn Y. C. Ocean Race. 
Gravesend Bay, L. I., to Marblehead, Mass. 
Start, Saturday, July 2. 
Of the eighteen boats entered in the Brooklyn Y. C. ocean 
race, nine actually started. This was an excellent showing, and 
the promoters of the race are to be congratulated. They were 
indeed fortunate to get together so many boats whose owners 
were willing to undertake so long and strenuous a trip. 
The race was suggested by Mr. Thomas Fleming Day, editor 
of our contemporary The Rudder. The details of tne race were, 
however, arranged for by the Brooklyn Y. C, under whose 
auspices the contest is sailed. The first prize is an 100 guinea 
cup offered by Sir Thomas Lipton. Other substantial prizes will 
be awarded. 
Nearly all the starters were in the harbor the night before the 
race, and the owners and crews of the respective boats as- 
sembled at the club house during the evening. All hands were 
most enthusiastic, and it would be difficult to find the world 
over a finer and more representative lot of amateur yachtsmen. 
The race was open to boats of any rig of not more than 
40ft. over all length. The time allowance was figured on over 
all length. Forty minutes to the foot was the amount finally de- 
cided upon. Newasi is the largest of the fleet and is the scratch 
boat, bea Bird is the smallest and gets time from all the other 
craft. The following is a list of the starters: 
Allowance. 
L.O.A. H.M. 
Newasi, sloop, A. H. W. Johnson, Larchmont, P... 38.9 
Mignon, sloop, Dr. J. Fournier, Indian Harbor, W.. 36.25 1.46 
Sea Bird, yawl, T. F. Day, Springfield, S 25.6 8.52 
Eumareia, sloop, E. K. Hill, .Khode Island, L 36.25 1.46 
Mopsa, sloop, F. C. & W. S. Sullivan, Harlem, M.. 35.15 2.30 
Fanshawe, yawl, F. Maier, New Rochelle, V 36.3 1.44 
Little Rhody, sloop, C. F. Tillinghast, R. I., X... 34.66 2.49 
Ray II., sloop, G. R. Hawes, Brooklyn, Z...'. 37.25 .46 
Siren, sloop, C. F. Wigand, Staten Island, A 38. .36 
The Rhode Island Y. C. is the only club represented by two 
boats. This speaks well for that organization. The crews of 
the different boats follow: 
Newasi, A. H. W. Johnson owner, Charles D. Mower, Charles 
L. Perrin, Captain T. Chase and Tom Hansen, paid hand. 
Siren, C. F. Wigand owner, F. D. Cadmus, P. B. Worthington, 
W. F. Bale and Hans Buthe, paid hand. 
Ray II., G. R. Hawes owner, John W. Dunlap, George W. 
Robinson, Jack Robinson and H. Peterson, paid hand. 
Fanshawe, F. Maier owner, L. D. Huntington, William Mills, 
Robert Bavier, Warren Shepard and John O. Johnson, paid hand. 
Eumareia, E. K. Hill owner, Dwight B. Hill, Sumner Edwards, 
George Kinghead, Harold Freeman and H. Burr, paid hand. 
Mignon, Dr. L. Frounier owner, Dr. J. S. Fulton, Dr. Van Saun, 
A. M. Duncan and F. C. Sypher, paid hand. 
Mopsa, F. C. and W. S. Sullivan owners, John Wimmers, Dr. 
T. A. Martin, Ed. J.. Martin. 
Little Rhody, C. F. Tillinghast owner, George Owens, James 
H. Thurstan, Irving O. Hunt, S. Foster Hunt and George A. 
Fuller. 
Sea Bird, T. F. Day owner, T. Bieling and L. Kent. 
Saturday proved to be an ideal day for the start of the race. 
It was clear as a bell and a fresh N. W. breeze was blowing. 
The regatta committee, composed of D. G. Whitlock, James A. 
Donelly and Charles E. Allen, were on board Commodore 
Fontaine's flagship Sunshine. The starting line was directly off 
the club house. 
The warning signal was given at 10:45, and ten minutes later 
the preparatory was heard. At 11 o'clock the boats were started. 
"Larry" Huntington, at the wheel on the wholesome yawl Fan- 
shawe, placed his boat nicely and she crossed first, a few seconds 
after the gun. Sea Bird was next, then came Little Rhody, 
Mopsa, Siren, Ray II. and Eumareia. Newasi was late in cross- 
ing, as was Mignon, which boat crossed 5m. after the gun. All 
the boats were well below their lines, as they were loaded down 
with extra gear and stores. The boats crossed on the starboard 
tack, all carrying full sail. Short tacks were made, and they 
worked around Norton's Point when sheets were eased and the 
eastward courses were laid. 
When the boats passed Fire Island Light Little Rhody was 
leading, Sea Bird was second and Mopsa third. The other six 
boats were well bunched. 
As we go to press, word is received from our Marblehead cor- 
respondent that Little Rhody finished at 9:48 Monday night. She 
took 58h. 48m. to cover the 330 miles. Newasi was the second 
boat to finish. She was timed at 12:40 Tuesday morning. She 
was 2h. 52m. behind Little Rhody. Ray II. was third. 
Bayside Y. C. 
Bayside, Long Island Sound — Saturday, July 2. 
Over 200 members and guests of the Bayside Y. C. were on 
hand at the opening of the organization's new club house, on 
Saturday, July 2. The flag was hoisted by Commodore G. Waldo 
Smith at 3 o'clock. 
At half past four the one-design dories sailed a race for the 
Dedication cup, a silver trophy presented by Mrs. Harry T. 
Weeks. The boats covered a 3% mile windward and leeward 
course. The wind was N. W., and it blew hard throughout the 
race, so hard, in fact, that most of the starters had a nasty time 
of it. Bug and Fly took in so much water that their owners 
beached them. Bunnie won by lm. 30s. The summary: 
One-Design Dories — Start, 4:30. 
Finish Elapsed. 
Bunnie, Leo Bugg 5 02 00 0 32 00 
Mystery, J. H. Lee 5 03 30 0 33 30 
No Name, C. J. Robert 5 05 10 0 35 10 
Fore, James Cullin 5 06 55 0 30 55 
Chip, C. T. Jackson 5 08 00 0 38 00 
Pee Wee, J. P. Parett. 5 10 00 0 40 00 
Bug, J. C. Hill Withdrew. 
Fly, W. C. Van Antwerp Withdrew. 
Morrisania Y. C. 
College Point, L. I. Sound — Sunday, June 26. 
The contestants in Class B of the Morrisania Y. C, which were 
unable to finish on regatta day, resailed the race on Sunday, June 
26. The boats were sent across the line at 11:55, running free, the 
wind being on the port quarter. Haydee got the lead by about 
two lengths, followed by Pinochle; Clytie bringing up the rear. 
They headed for Rikers Island, off of which they gybed and 
straightened their course for College Point. At a point between 
Hunt's and College Point buoy, the boats again changed their 
course, and headed for Fort Schuyler, then to Stepping Stone 
Lighthouse, Clytie in the meantime having gained the lead. 
Gybing around the lighthouse, Pinochle carried away her spin- 
naker boom. Haydee at this time was far astern. When off 
Point View the boats encountered a heavy squall. They carried 
full sail, however, and the heavy blow just suiting Pinochle, she 
forged ahead of the Clytie, and crossed the line a winner. The 
summaries : 
Start, 11:55. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Pinochle ...2 59 00 3 04 00 3 04 00 
Clytie 3 01 15 3 06 15 3 04 06 
Haydee ,...3 31 30 S 36 30 3 34 10 
Pinochle won by §s, 
Rhode Island Letter. 
<( Providence, R. I., July 2. — A special club regatta and 
"ladies' day" celebration has been announced by the 
Edgewood Y. C. for next Saturday, July g, with an 
afternoon band concert and an evening hop at the 
club house.- The regatta will include four classes for 
cats and two for launches, that of the 30ft. cats being 
the final race in the Possner cup series. The Edgr- 
wood Y. C. membership went above the 600 mark lust 
week. 
Sybarita, owned by Mr. W. Gould Brokaw, of New 
York, arrived at Newport this week from England, and 
has attracted much attention from yachtsmen as she 
lay at anchor in the harbor. She has a picked crew 
of English racing sailors, who are busy overhauling 
the vessel, and she will shortly leave for City Island to 
be made ready for racing. Sybarita was built for the 
late Whitaker Wright. 
A racing sloop 30ft. on the waterline was built at the 
Herreshoff shops in Bristol several months ago for 
Mr. C. S. Eaton, a well-known Boston yachtsman. She 
was constructed on the moulds of Onward, owned by 
designer Chesebrough until last season. Desiring a 
larger boat, Mr. Eaton had the Cock Robin, a 39ft. 
waterline boat, built by the Herreshoffs, who took the 
30-footer in trade. The latter has now been purchased 
by Mr. T. L. Park, of New York, who has named her 
Mimosa III. She is 47ft. over all, 30ft. waterline and 
7ft. 6in. beam. 
Mr. Harold Vanderbilt's cruising and racing sloop 
Trivia is being fitted out in readiness for a cruise when 
her owner returns from Europe, about Aug. 1. Trivia 
will go into commission at Bristol. 
The event of the week at Bristol was the departure 
of the 22ft. sloop Little Rhody for New York Monday 
evening, to enter in the Brooklyn Y. C. ocean race 
to Marblehead, Mass. Her owner, Charles F. Tilling- 
hast, is vice-commodore of the Bristol Y. C, and the 
members of the club gave him an elaborate send-off, 
presenting to him a club pennant to bring good luck 
in the race. 
The Herreshoffs are building a 50ft. steam launch, 
which is nearly completed and which will have a speed 
of about 24 miles an hour. 
Mr. H. D. Salisbury has just completed, at his River- 
side shop, a neat little cabin launch for his brother, 
Mr. Irving A. Salisbury, of Providence. The launch 
is named Starling, and is 27ft. over all, 23ft. waterline 
and 9ft. beam, with an 8 horse-power Meade engine. 
She is finished throughout in oak, and has a 12ft. cabin, 
with full standing room and fitted with extension berths. 
The Washington Park Boating Association has an- 
nounced four more club regattas for the season, the 
dates being July 9, Aug. 6 and 20, and Sept. 5. In 
addition to these there will be a series of three special 
races for the 30ft. cats for the cup offered by Com- 
modore Peirce. F. H. Young. 
British Letter. 
The accident which happened to one of the South 
Coast one-design boats a short while since while racing, 
whereby she lost her mast and her mate was knocked 
overboard and drowned, has once more raised the ques- 
tion as to the efficacy or desirability of rigging screws 
for setting up the rigging. It will be remembered that 
Shamrock III. lost her mast— and one of her crew— at 
Weymouth last year through a similar cause, and it is 
said by many people who are qualified to judge that rig- 
ging screws are not trustworthy unless they are of such 
a size as to make them exceedingly clumsy. Of course, 
nothing is so neat or shipshape looking as well finished 
gunmetal screws, and probably if sufficient care were 
taken to insure that the strain on them is evenly dis- 
tributed, there would be far fewer accidents. Their 
chief danger lies in their simplicity and the ease with 
which they can be tightened with just a few turns. It is 
so easy to turn one more than its fellow, and thus prac- 
tically throw the whole strain on one shroud. The wire 
rope may stand, but the screw will not— hence disaster. 
However, as screws are so light and neat, they will 
probably continue in vogue in spite of accidents, and the 
difficulty might be got over by making them of copper, 
phosphor bronze, or some such metal, the tensile strength 
of which is infinitely greater than that of gunmetal or 
steel. A very good plan for people who study efficiency 
more than looks, is to use instead of screws lanyards 
made of small, flexible steel wire rope. They can be rove 
very neatly, though not with such a finish as screw lan- 
yards, but they are absolutely dependable. The only ob- 
jection is that they hold more water if they get 
submerged. 
The New Thames Y. C. stuck to their old course this 
year from Gravesend to the Mouse Lightship and back, 
the reason being presumably because their club house is 
at Gravesend, and it enables those of the members who 
do_ not go afloat to see, at any rate, the finish, besides 
being more convenient for those members who patronized 
the club steamer. It is a pity the club does not waive such 
considerations, in view of the fact that the course off 
Southend is a far better one, and that the traffic in the 
Thames in the neighborhood of Gravesend Beach be- 
comes more congested every year. There is only one 
thing to be said in favor of the old course, and that is 
it enables the yachts to lie snug in Tulbury Docks. The 
course itself, however, is fluky and unsatisfactory, and 
should be discontinued. 
There was a good entry for the time-konored races 
from the Nore to Dover of the Royal Thames Y. C. on 
June 11, and fast passages were made. With a leading 
wind over most of the course, the scratch boats— Bona 
and Tutty — in the handicap classes did not get a prize 
The 52-footer quartette sailed an extremely close race 
only im. 32s. separating them at the finish. The new boat 
Maymore was the winner. There will be an addition to 
the 52ft. class soon, for Mr: Paget is having alterations 
made to Viola. She has had a hollow mast fitted, her 
sail area reduced, and lead added to her keel. These- 
alterations may, and will, no doubt, improve her,' but it is 
doubtful if she will ever be able to do anything with the- 
others. _ E. H. Kelly, 
