July 16, 1904.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Erie Yacht Cl«b. 
Erie, Pa. — Monday, July 4. 
The club held its first race for the season on July 4. The 
boats were started in classes, the first class starting at 9:30 A. M. 
and each class following at intervals of 3m. All boats had to be 
sailed by their owner or a member of the club and could start 
either • from a mooring or its anchorage, as preferred. A prize 
was given to one boat in each class. 
The next race will be sailed next Saturday, July 9. 
This race to-day was sailed in what the Washington Weather 
Bureau told us was a "southwest storm," but while there was a 
high wind, there was not too much of it. 
Several of the big boats were missing; they had gone up the 
lake to hunt races at Detroit. The first class was taken by Flora; 
time 1.21. Viking, Nameless and Morrita sailed in the next 
class." Nameless came in an easy winner. Kingfisher and Caprice 
were in the next. class; Kingfisher won in it. Zephyr ran away 
from Phyllis in the fourth class race. Turtle did the same to 
Mingo in the fifth class, and the boats that should have sailed 
in the sixth class were missing — gone up the lake to hunt races 
away from home. 
Another of the fleet that was missing to-day wa the unfortunate 
Tonkawa that burned at Conneaut on the night of June 30. She 
should have given a good account of herself from her looks, but 
never had a chance to try. Cabia Blanco. 
Rhode Island Letter* 
Providence, R. I., July 9. — The most important racing event in 
general on this side of the water during the past week has been 
the one of special interest to Rhode Island yachtsmen, as a matter 
of course. Not a man or a woman in this State that takes pleas- 
ure in sailing and that keeps somewhat in touch with leading 
events in yachting circles, but that felt pride and satisfaction in 
the announcement that Little Rhody had won the Brooklyn Y. C. 
ocean race from New York to Marblehead, Mass., and had cap- 
turned the 100 guinea trophy offered by Sir Thomas Lipton. 
Members of the Bristol Y. C, of which Capt. Charles F. Tilling- 
hast is vice-commodore, and which club the little craft repre- 
sented in the ocean race, when they heard the news early Tuesday 
morning, promptly went out and attached a new broom to the 
Little Rhody's vacant mooring buoy in front of the club house 
and decorated the affair with red, white and blue bunting. _ All the 
colors were run up on the club house, and the members immedi- 
ately began to prepare for some sort of a suitable reception in 
honor of their victorious vice-commodore. This took place at the 
club house this (Saturday) evening, and was a gala affair, taking 
the form of a congratulatory reception and a banquet. There was 
a very large attendance of members and invited: guests, a number 
of speeches of congratulation were made, and the complimentary 
things, said of Little Rhody, her owner and her crew, were with- 
out " riumbefr;-' Capt. Tillinghast responded by thanking his fellow 
club members for " their expression of appreciation, and in lieu 
of a set speech, he read to them the official log of the Little 
Rhody during the memroable race. This was the most appropriate 
feature that could have been introduced at such an affair, and it 
was received with enthusiasm. The log will be kept among the 
club's most cherished possessions. 
Scarcely second to the pride felt by Bristol Y. C. members in 
Little Rhody's achievement was the general satisfaction expressed 
by members of the Rhode Island Y. C, in which the winning 
craft is also enrolled. In fact, every one in the State who is 
interested in yachting, was gratified by the boat's victory. The 
result was in every sense a victory for Rhode Island, and pecu- 
liarly so, for not only does the boat bear the nickname of the 
State, but she was designed by George Owen, of Toronto, 
Canada, who was born in and lived in Providence all his life 
until within the past two or three years. She was built by Rhode 
Island men in the shops of the Chase Pulley Company, in this 
city, and she was manned by a crew of Rhode Island amateur 
yachtsmen. It was a triumph of Rhode Island designing, build- 
ing and seamanship; perhaps especially the latter, as a few errors 
in navigation might have lost the race for Capt. Tillinghast, for 
the^ skill of some of his competitors is unquestioned. 
The crew of Little Rhody in the race comprised Capt. Tilling- 
hast, Mr. George Owen, -her designer, and Messrs. James H. 
Thurston, Irving O. Hunt, George A. Fuller and S. Foster Hunt, 
the last named being the navigator, a graduate last month of 
Brown Uniyersity, where he took a course in marine engineering 
and navigation. 
Little Rhody beat Newasi, the second boat, by 2h. 52m. actual 
time, and by 5h. 41m. corrected time. 
Little Rhody was built last spring, and had already achieved 
some fame for speed before she started on the ocean race, having 
defeated Pricsilla, one of the fastest sloops on Narragansett Bay, 
a boat built purely for racing, in one of the closest and most 
exciting contests ever seen in these waters. Little Rhody, more- 
over, notwithstanding the criticism that may have been passed 
upon her by prejudiced observers, is a stoutly constructed and 
extremely able boat, the aim of her designer being to produce an 
entirely seaworthy cruiser. 
After this 330 mile test in the open Atlantic, Capt. Tillinghast is 
satisfied with her cruising qualities, and says that he would be will- 
ing to take her anywhere along ihe Atlantic coast within a reason- 
able distance of the land, and is convinced that she would stand 
any weather test that would permit any of her recent competitors 
to pass through unscathed. 
, Little Rhody is 34ft. 6in. over all; '21ft. 9in. waterline; 8ft. 6in. 
beam, and 5ft. 6in. draft. She is a pole mast, sloop-rigged, keel 
boat, with about 30001bs. of outside ballast. The frame and 
floorings are of white oak, and her planking is double, being of 
cedar inside, with an outer skin of hard pine. The cockpit is 
water-tight, and is double-planked with white oak. The fastenings 
are all of bronze, brass and copper. The cabin trunk is moderate, 
affording comfortable head room below. The after end of the 
cabin and the companion hatch are of mahogany, and the finish 
below is in butternut. On the ocean race Little Rhody carried 
the full cruising equipment and supplies, as provided in the rules, 
arid in addition to the ordinary working sails, she carried two 
spinnakers, a balloon iib, a storm jib, a small topsail and a storm 
trysail. F. H. Young. 
British Letter. 
The seventh race for the German Emperor's cup from 
Dover to Heligoland, which was started on June 18, has 
been chiefly remarkable for three things. Firstly, it was 
this year turned into an international race instead of be- 
ing, as hitherto, confined to British yachts only ; secondly, 
it was sailed in much faster time than any previous con- 
test;' and lastly, the handicapping was in some cases so 
extraordinary that the match would have been quite con- 
spicuous for that reason alone. The American schooner 
Ingomar was placed— and rightly so— at . the scratch, but 
the amount of time she was called upon to give some of 
the others was out of all reason. For instance, it is im- 
possible to conceive the kind of conditions under which 
she could allow such a fine vessel as Brynhild as much as 
five hours, or Bona two and a half. Bona was not con- 
sidered to fulfill the description of a bona fide cruiser, so 
she was not allowed to start. Had she been in the race, 
however, there is but little doubt that she would have 
been very close to Ingomar . at the finish, as most of the 
course was sailed under spinnakers. It is doubtless a very 
difficult task to handicap such a scratch lot of vessels as 
take part annually in this particular race, but it would 
surely not be very difficult to improve upon the allowances 
that were drawn up for this year's match. Like Brynhild, 
the winner Valdora was in receipt of a ridiculous amount 
of time — no less than seven and a quarter hours— from 
Ingomar, for a straightaway course of 310 miles,; but 
what can be said with regard to Valdora's allowances to 
such old stagers as Nicandra (formerly Vanduara), 
Fiona, and "Vol-au-vent! Take Valdora and Fiona, for 
instance. The former is one of Fife's latest and best fast 
cruisers, built only last year, while the Fiona is the old 
Fawn o' Fairlie, designed and built by Fife's father nearly 
forty years ago. Yet the old boat received only 35 min- 
utes from the smart, up-to-date yawl, equal to about _ 1 
minute in 9 miles. In point of fact, with everything in 
favor of the slow boats, Valdora was able to beat Fiona 
nearly 2 hours, and what she would have done with her 
had there been any turning to windward, or even close 
reaching, goodness only knows. Fourteen boats started, 
representing four nations, Great Britain supplying eleven 
and America, France, and Germany one each. The breeze 
was light at the start, but freshened the following morn- 
ing and strengthened up to the finish. There was a good 
deal of sea and Brynhild broke her spinnaker boom about 
noon on the 19th. As it was a hollow spar, it could not 
be spliced, and she had to do half the course without a 
running sail. This, of course, accounts for a good deal of 
Ingomar's big lead at the finishing line, for Ingomar was 
not many miles ahead of Brynhild when the yawl broke 
her spinnaker boom. The race showed beyond all doubt 
that Ingomar is a very fast vessel, and she has given 
further proof of her speed at Cuxhaven and Kiel, while 
she carries her large spread of canvas nobly." It is indeed 
a pity that the Fife schooner Cicely has not been fitted 
out to meet her, for no other schooner of her size on this 
side can show anything like sufficient speed to give her 
a race. 
On June 21 there was a regatta at the mouth of the 
Elbe under the flag of the Norddeutscher Regatta Verein. 
A fresh northwesterly breeze was blowing, and the big 
schooners could only carry sharp headed topsails. Four 
vessels started in the big schooner class, Meteor III., 
Iduna, Hamburg (ex-Rainbow), and Ingomar. They had 
a beat down the river of about twelve miles in short tacks, 
and a run back to Cuxhaven. Ingomar fairly dressed 
down the fleet in the wind jamming, but did not observe 
signals which were made to shorten the course, and lost 
about a. quarter of an hour through standing on too far, 
she being then about a mile to windward of Meteor. _ It 
was a most creditable performance in such a strong wind 
and with such a nasty wash in the river, and it was un- 
fortunate that the racing instructions had not been more 
carefully read. " As" it was, Meteor of course won. Ham- 
burg should have made a much better show on such a 
day, but she is not well sailed or handled and is a very 
different boat to what she was when she belonged to the 
late Mr. C. R. Orr Ewing, for whom she was built in 
1898, and though at times she gives evidence of greater 
speed than either Meteor or Ingomar, she can do nothing 
when laid on a wind, and suffers from inferior handling 
in other ways. 
Kiel Week began, as far as the big boats were con- 
cerned, on June 24, when the same four schooners made 
up the big class. They had a reach to the first mark of 
about 16 miles, a beat of 8 miles to the second, and a run 
home. Meteor and Hamburg led Ingomar in the reach, 
but in the beat Ingomar passed Hamburg and met Meteor, 
which was on the port tack. Meteor tried to cross Ingo- 
mar, which had to come round to avoid a collision. A 
protest flag was the result, and the German Emperor's 
vessel at once gave up. It seems an extraordinary thing 
for an old hand like Parker to be caught napping oyer 
such an elementary breach of the rules. On this occasion 
Ingomar fairly beat the bigger boats to windward, as she 
did on the Elbe, and she arrived at the line only 10 
seconds astern of Hamburg. Ingomar saved her time on 
Meteor on June 26, and again on June 28 in the race from 
Kiel to Ecicernforde, although it appears that on the last 
date she was somewhat favored toward the finish by the 
wind freeing her. However, Mr. Plant has won three 
first prizes out of four starts in German waters, and his 
vessel would undoubtedly have won the fourth— that is, 
the race at Cuxhaven — had the signals for a shortened 
course been seen, and as all four matches have been sailed 
in fresh to strong winds against bigger vessels than his 
own, he has every reason to be satisfied with Ingomar's 
performance. 
Kiel regatta this year has been specially interesting and 
successful, owing to the additional eclat given it by the 
visit of King Edward VII. and the presence of the two 
monarchs at the beautiful port during the racing. The 
Germans are able to muster an immense quantity of yachts 
at this function, but they make the mistake of splitting 
them up into too many classes — as many as thirteen or 
fourteen — with the result that in many there is only one 
entry, and sails over are frequent. . The yawl Orion, 
formerly the German Emperor's Meteor II., was kept in 
a class by herself, whereas she might have been run with 
Brynhild, Navahoe, Comet, etc. Clare has also had to 
sail over more than once, and so has the new Fife 
schooner, Susanne. 
While there has been so much going on in the Baltic, 
racing at home has been on the quiet side. On the Solent 
the usual number of small races have been taking place, 
and on the Clyde the principal clubs have had their usual 
handicap matches and small class races, but at neither 
place has the sport been up to the' level of former years. 
Bona has had one race with Messrs., Connell's new 65- 
footer Zinita, but it was a paltry, fluky day, each yacht 
getting the best of the luck in turn, and Zinita having it 
at the finish, winning easily. For the Clyde Fortnight, 
Bona, Zinita, Carina, and the new Gosport cutter, Merry- 
maid, will provide the big class handicaps, and the 52- 
footers will be there also, while the usual local classes, in- 
cluding the new restricted 30ft. class, will turn up in 
force. The attractions of Kiel, however, have shown the 
Clyde Fortnight of much of its pristine glory, and British 
yacht owners will do well to give more patronage, to the 
sport in their own waters in the future, unless they wish 
to see the Clyde racing overtaken by the fate which has 
pretty nearly ruined the Irish fixtures. E. H. Kelly. 
Model Yacht Races. 
The Brooklyn Model Y. C. was invited by. the Atlantic 
Y. C. to participate in their Fourth of July programme, 
and hold a race for second class model yachts off the club 
house at Sea Gate. The invitation was accepted, and .six 
yachts and their skiffs were taken down there. After 
passing a very pleasant day and being entertained at din- 
ner, by the Atlantic Club, the race was started at S" P. M. 
The wind was very high ; in fact, too high for good sport. 
Five yachts, however, started, and two finished, the others 
coming to grief one way or another. The usual rules 
and time allowances were waived. The course was a 
quarter mile to leeward and return, twice around. 
Mr. William Gray was first over the finish line, with 
Mr. John Pelly second; Mr. John Fifer would have won 
the race, owing to Mr. Pelly coming to grief and having 
to fix up, but his yacht lost her hatch, and was filled by a 
sea. Now that model yacht sailing has been recognized 
by the Atlantic club, we hope the other large clubs will 
fall into line, and give to this most interesting and in- 
structive sport their support. A model yacht sailing de- 
partment would be an advantage and a source of great 
interest to any of them, and give to their younger non- 
yacht-owning element something to interest them besides 
tennis and piazza amusements. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
F or advertising relating to this department see pages ii Ttnd iii. 
New York Y. C. Cruise.— The squadron will rendez- 
vous at Glen Cove on Thursday, August 11; captains will 
report on board the flagship at 4:30 P. M. The pro- 
gramme for the cruise, weather permitting, will be as 
follows : 
Friday, August 12— Squadron run, Glen Cove to Morris 
Cove. 
Saturday, August ' 13.— Squadron run, Morris Cove to 
New London. 
Sunday, August 14.— At New London. 
Monday, August 15.— Squadron run, New London to 
Newport. 
Tuesday, August 16.— Squadron run, Newport to Vine- 
yard Haven. 
Wednesday, August 17.— Squadron run, Vineyard 
Haven to Newport. 
Thursday, August 18.— At Newport, 10:30 A. M., races 
for the Owl and Game Cock colors ; 2 P. M., special races 
for motor boats and for yachts too small for enrollment. 
Friday, August 19.— At Newport ; Astor cup races. In 
the evening the squadron will illuminate. 
The preparatory signal for squadron runs will be two 
guns fired in rapid succession by the flagship, and the 
display at the foretopmast head of the code letter P over 
the signal indicating the next port. The start will be 
made promptly one hour later from a line previously 
established by the regatta committee, at which time the 
preparatory signal will be hauled down. The regatta com- 
mittee will issue instructions for the runs from port to 
port, and for the other racing events. The Commodore's 
cups will be sailed for during the cruise. Captains are 
requested to supply their vessels with N. Y. Y. C. night 
signals. Captains and their guests will be welcome on 
board the flagship at all times. Particular attention is 
invited to the routine published in the club book. 
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New Rochelle Y. C. Special Open Race.— The New 
Rochelle Y. C. will hold a special open race on July 30 
from New Rochelle to Stratford Shoal and return. The 
race is open to cruising yachts of any rig. The contest- 
ants must not measure over 40ft. on deck, and must be 
enrolled in a recognized yacht club. 
Yachts built to any special racing class, or that are 
used solely for racing, or yachts having bulb keel or 
metal fin, are barred. No restriction on sails carried, ex- 
cept that the lower canvas must be that used by the yacht 
when cruising. Yachts must be sailed throughout entire 
race by Corinthian helmsmen. 
Time allowance will be given according to length ascer- 
tained by adding half of the overhang to the load water- 
line. 
Entries will be received by G. P. Granbery, chairman of 
the regatta committee, at 114 E. 14th street, New York, 
up to noon of July 28. The committee reserves the right 
to reject entries of any yachts not considered eligible to 
race as cruisers. 
The start will be made at 3:10 P. M., indicated by a red 
ball hoisted on committee boat and gun fired. Preparatory 
gun will be fired and Blue Peter hoisted on committee 
boat at 3 P. M. 
The course will be from starting line off Echo Bay be- 
tween committee boat and a mark boat flying the club 
flag, to and around Stratford Shoal, leaving same to port 
in rounding, keeping on channel side of all Government 
buoys, and returning to starting line. In the absence of 
the judges' boat at the line at finish of race, the yachts 
are requested to take their own time as they pass the 
mark boat. Should the race finish during the night, the 
mark boat will display two white lights hung vertically. 
A silver cup has been presented by Mr. Lawrence Dun- 
ham, and will be awarded to the winning yacht imme- 
diately after the finish of the race. 
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Philadelphia Corinthian Y. C. Cruise.— The fleet of 
the Corinthian Y. C. will rendezvous for the annual cruise 
at Glen Cove, Long Island, N. Y., on the afternoon -of 
Friday, July 29, 1904. A meeting of captains will be held 
on board the flagship at 8:30 P. M. The routine and 
rules contained in the club manual will be observed dur- 
ing the cruise. Squadron runs : Prizes have been offered 
for port to port runs for yachts in. cruising trim, and 
when, four or more start, a second prize to be awarded. 
The commodore has offered a. cup to the yacht in each 
class winning on corrected time the greatest number of 
runs.. C-.:;"- 
Saturday, July 30. — Glen Cove to Oyster Bay. 
Sunday, July 31. — Fleet to remain at anchor at Oyster 
Bay.~ 
Monday, August 1— Oyster Bay to Morris Cove. 
Tuesday, August 2. — Morris Cove to Shelter Island. 
Wednesday, August 3. — Shelter Island to New London. 
Thursday, August 4. — Fleet to remain at anchor. Gig 
and dinghy races for yachts' crews, and races for small 
boats belonging to yachts of the fleet, will be held in the 
afternoon. Entries to be made to the fleet captain. 
Friday, August 5. — New London, to Newport. 
Saturday, August 6. — Disband. 
Captains intending to join the cruise will kindly notify 
the fleet captain, No. 511 Bullitt Building, Philadelphia, 
at as early a date as possible. 
The commodore particularly requests that as large a 
number of yachts will participate in the cruise as possible, 
as there are handsome prizes offered for all runs in all 
classes. By order of the commodore. Charles H. Brock, 
fleet captain, 
