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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Aug. 6, 1964. 
Racing Machines — Under 18ft. 
Huzzy 2 56 54 2 55 59 
Biloxi Girl 2 59 20 2 59 20 
Reliance 3 03 25 3 03 55 
Minnehaha 3 04 48 3 04 43 
Dream . Withdrew." 
Model Catboats. 
Ghiliktah 2 50 38 2 50 38 
Special Catboats— 19ft. and over. 
Sophia A .. 2 45 33 2 45 33 
Skipper ..3 04 03 3 00 10 
Mamie E Withdrew. 
Special Catboats— Under 19ft. 
Althea G 2 57 37 2 57 12 
Noretta L 2 59 38 . 2 59 38 
Villere R Withdrew. 
S. D. Sampsell. 
Lake Yacht Racing Association. 
July 23, 25, 26 and 27. 
A racing meet was held at Kingston, Ont., on the above dates, 
two races being offered for each class. There was a fair entry 
list, but, as usual, many boats entered failed to start; still the 
racing was far better than last year, when the regular work of 
the association was eclipsed , by . the Canada cup match. Of the 
two cup boats, Irondequoit is not in commission this year, and 
Starthcona has nothing to sail against, except older boats built 
under several different rules. 
Kingston is admirably one of the best places on Lake Ontario 
for a meet, as it possesses all ordinary marine conveniences, be- 
sides many attractions of its own. The harbor is really the 
Canadian or north channel between Wolfe Island and the main- 
land, about two miles wide abreast of the city; and owing to 
•the slight but steady current the water- is always clean and bright, 
even alongside the docks. The yacht club has. a house just 
east of Macdonald park, the position being quite central, and from 
■ the club balcony all races are started and timed. There is but 
little choice of course, . but the one used is excellent, two outlet 
' marks being laid, one east and the other southwest of the club 
house, so as to make two sides of a triangle. Each leg is 3 
miles the course being sailed outward to each mark, returning to 
the home' buoy directly, as shoal water prevents- the use of a 
course between the outer marks. In almost any wind, however, 
this gives a fair share of windward work, and also a clear view 
of the racing from start to finish from the club house. 
Saturday, July 23. 
' Races for the 35, 30 and 20ft. classes were on the card for this 
day with an 11 o'clock start. Light E. wind on Friday had 
freshened during the night, bringing ram, which fell steadily on 
Saturday morning, and at 10 o'clock the weather was cold, miser- 
able and generally unpromising. Inquiry by wire showed the 
conditions to be local, and as the official probabilities were hope- 
ful and the barometer high, a general postponement for tvvo 
hours was ordered. This move was fully justified, for the rain 
ceased at noon, a slight haze lifted, and a fine afternoon's racing 
followed with a fresh breeze, steady and true from the E. In 
the 35ft. class, Chinook had a sailover, owing to the non-arrival 
of competitors. The SOft. class was a scratch affair, Neola and 
Thelma going in at the last moment, Neola being unmeasured. 
Teresa was disqualified for making fast to a pier after the pre- 
paratory gun. The times were: 
35ft. Class— Start, 1:00— Course, 24 Miles. . 
Finish. 
Chinook 4 38 25 
30ft. Class— Start, 1:10— Course, 24 Miles. 
Neoia.......... 
Teresa ,- ,a qc 
Thelma 1 1 1 1 1 "J |H 1 
Kumin 
20ft. Class-Start, l:20-Course, 12 Miles. 
Whirl • 3 13 29 
Chiriya : j> lb 15 
A dance was held at the club house in the evening. 
Monday, July 25. 
The yachts of 40ft. and over sailed as a first class, the only 
entries being Vreda, Canada and the schooner Clonta. J. he wind 
was light to moderate from the S.W. and the weather tine. 
Canada made- a good race with Vreda for a long time finally 
losing by less. than a minute on corrected time. the Zi>tt. class 
numbered ten starters, all good boats; this class is the lineal 
descendant of the famous old 30ft. corrected length class, and 
under the present restrictions ought to be permanent and usetul. 
The times were: 
First Class— Start, 11 :00-Course, 24 Miles. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Vreda '• 3 13 24 4 13 24 4 13 24 
Canada - :::::::::::... ? 2 °53 42053 41422 
Clorita I* 10 - not nms fi- 
25ft. Class— Start, 11 :10— Course, 12 Miles. . 
Finish. 
.-a . ■ 1 21 20 
£ etrel ' 1 26 13 
&' eno •••• 1 29 40 
1 34 05 
C^ta 1 41 50 
Wmona • i 56 19 
Nautilus x 5g 22 
Naomi • 2 Q1 55 
Cock. Robm • . ..2 08 35 
Geisha 
*Disqualified for fouling the mark. ■ 
A band concert was held in the evening. 
Tuesday, July 26. 
This was a repetition of Saturday's programme, with a light 
S W. wind that improved about noon, but fell later on, making 
the racing tedious and uninteresting. The times were: 
35ft. Class-Start, 11 :00-Course, 24 Miles. . 
Finish. 
~, • •,, £ - 4 04 00 
§^ > °^::::::::/:::::::::::::::::::::;;::::::: ™ «* finish. 
30ft, Class-Start, ll:10-Course, 12 Miles. ^ qq 
Te^sa •. '."...[[['. '.2 32 00 
^ not finish. 
20ft. Class-Start, 11 :20-Course, 12 Miles. 
w ? sp ::::::::::::::2li 
Whirl 2 29 16 
Kulota • 
; .-- Special 16ft. Class— Start, 2:00— Course,, 6 Miles. g 
§° - ;."::::::::::::::::.4 46 6b 
. Freda 
Wednesday, July 27. 
The wind still hung in the S.W. and was fresh at the start, 
falling light in the early afternoon. Vreda and Canada made a 
close race, while it lasted, but Canada struck, a soft spot on the 
"last -leg of the course and made a poor finish. The 25-footers 
sailed their 12 miles with the wind at its best, and made fast 
time. Petrel takes the Walker cup, having won both races of 
■ the meet. The times were as follows: 
First Class— Start, 11:00. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
KTr ^ 2 45 00 3 45 00 3 45 00 
clnada ":::::::::::::::: .30742 40742 40111 
, ; 25ft. Class— Start, 11:10. 
Finish. 
V 1 12 55 00 
Petrel... 12 55 15 
Verona 12 56 20 
Kee Lox • V 1 01 27 
Chitta .......... x 09 15 
Waotni i io oo 
Cock Robin • lU&i 
The prizes were distributed is the evening with the usual cere- 
monies thus ending a very pleasant meet, which was free from 
- the ligh est hitch o g r mishap: Great credit is due to Commodore 
Burns and the members of the sailing committee of the Kingston 
V C for their careful and attentive management, and to all 
the members of the club for their , thoughtful although unosten- 
tatious, attention to the visiting yachtsmen. In this respect. the 
club has maintained its reputation, the general verdict being 
"We have had a splendid time-but we always have a good 
time at Kingston," Wit. Q. chumps. 
The Collision Between Navahoe and Ingfomar 
In commenting on the collision between Navahoe and 
Ingomar at Dover on July 15, the London Field says 
editorially : 
Our report of the Royal Cinque Ports Yacht Club regatta at 
Dover contains a description of the collision between Ingomar and 
Navahoe. The sailing committee of the club, at a meeting held 
on July 18, decided "after very careful consideration," that they 
"were unanimously of opinion that Navahoe was solely to 
blame for the collision between that yacht and Ingomar, and the 
committee were also unanimously of opinion that both at the 
start and afterward Navahoe was sailed recklessly.". 
The report of the regatta referred to above is as 
follows : v'. 
July 15.— The opening of the Cinque Ports regatta at Dover 
this year will be remembered in future seasons by an unfortunate 
occurrence which took place soon after the start, close to the 
end of the Admiralty pier. The German "yacht Navahoe and the 
American schooner Ingomar came into collision with tremendous 
force, but providentially the accident was not the cause of any 
personal injury to those on board the vessels. Probably owing 
to the tide the blow was a glancing one, and the amount of 
damage slight; this, however, was more due to luck than judg- 
ment on the part of the disqualified yacht, for the smallest vari- 
ation in the circumstances might have resulted in a repetition 
of the fatal collision between Satanita and Valkyrie on the Clyde 
in 1895. The American schooner, it appears, was on the star- 
board tack, and, having sailed on her course as far as the end 
of the Admiralty pier, had set her mainsail preparatory to mak- 
ing a tack off to seaward in the direction of the Varne. Navahoe 
was a little ahead, but to leeward, also on the starboard tack. 
Navahoe then cast round on to the port, a maneuver which, after 
she had get nicely full, threw her right across Ingomar' s bows. 
Ingomar could not tack to avoid a collision because of the Ad- 
miralty pier on her weather, and, it being impossible to bear 
away and clear Navahoe, she struck the German yawl about the 
middle of her main boom with her bowsprit, and, as the spar 
crumpled up, crashed into her. Beyond the loss of her bow- 
sprit (an Oregon spar about 45ft. long and 9in. diameter), Ingo- 
mar sustained but little damage; but Navahoe's mainsail was 
torn, her binnacle smashed, and her. rail on the starboard quarter 
buckled and broken. The disabled yachts both claimed to have 
been in the right under Y. R. A. rules, and each hoisted a pro- 
test flag. After the regatta the committee of the club held an 
exhaustive inquiry, and decided that Navahoe was solely to blame. 
Our contemporary the Yachtsman takes a rather differ- 
ent view of the affair. That paper has the following to 
say : 
The foul which occurred between Ingomar and Navahoe, in 
Friday's race at Dover, has quite naturally been the cause of 
a considerable amount of discussion among yachtsmen, which 
has not by any means been allayed by the decision unanimously 
arrived at by the sailing c-m ; ttee which considered the cross 
protests and entirely exonerated Ingomar from blame. Several 
eye-witnesses concur in their version of what happened, viz., that 
Navahoe was leading Ingomar by fullv two. lengths as they reached 
on starboard tack past the end of the Admiralty pier extension. 
Navahoe, immediately she was clear of the pier, put her helm 
down and went about on port tack. With a very strong tide 
running, her way was checked for a few moments, and Ingomar 
luffed in between her and the pier, where there was no room 
for a passage, as Navahoe was full on port tack. The collision 
was therefore unavoidable. Had Ingomar held on she should have 
cleared Navahoe. 
The question which apparently the committee had to decide 
was whether Navahoe as leading vessel had the right to go about, 
or whether Ingomar was right in luffing inside Navahoe and 
trying to get through where there was no room for a passage. 
There were several persons assembled on the head of the pier, 
works who were within a few feet of the vessels when they col- 
lided. It would be interesting to know if any of these gentle- 
men were examined; their evidence would - be naturally most 
valuable. The decision, as it now stands, is little less than a 
slur on the fair sailing of one of our best skippers. There is 
iittle doubt that the committee's verdict has not been received 
with general satisfaction, and there is an undoubted feeling that 
it is a question that might well come before the Y. R. A. I 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
Oyster Bay, Long Island Sound— Saturday, July 30. 
Seven of the 15-footers sailed a fine race over a 13% mile 
triangular course on Saturday, July 30. Cayenne won beating 
Sabrina, the second boat, by the narrow margin of 5s. the 
summary: 
Start, 3:05. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Cayenne, Colgate Hoyt, Jr 5 38 30 2 33 30 
Sabrina, C. W. Wetmore 5 38 30 2 33 35 
Bairn W. J. Matteson 5 41 02 2 36 02 
Wee Wean, R. L. Cuthbert ,5 42 03 2 37 03 
Imp, F. L. Landon 5 42 58 2 37 58 
Chipmunk, T. S. Young : 5 43 33 2 38 33 
Brownie, R. W. Gibson 5 45 28 2 40 28 
Erie Y. C. 
July 25. 
The club's race was sailed to-day in a strong N. wind, and good 
time was made. In the 30ft. class, Una beat Kingfisher. Mingo 
won from Turtle, Iroquois and Marvel in the 25ft class, and 
Flora captured the 18ft. race. The next event .will, be the clubs 
picnic and a ball on July 30. Cabia Blanco. 
Hatmswofth Cup Race. 
The second annual race for the Harmsworth cup was 
held on Saturday, July 30. The course was from Ryde to 
Osborne, 7 7-10 nautical miles. There were six starters. 
The first heat was won by Napier II., an English boat; 
Challenger, the American entry, was second. The times 
were : Napier II, 24m. 19s. ; Challenger, 26m. 3s. 
In the second heat Napier II. had a walk over. Her 
time was 23m. 21s. '" -, ' 
The French boat Trefle-a-Quatre had a walk oVer in the 
third heat. Her time was slow, 25m. 20s. 
Napier II., beat Napier Minor, another English boat, 
by 19s. in the fourth heat. 
In the fifth heat, Napier Minor was raced m place of 
Napier II., which boat had been damaged. The English 
boat beat the French production by im. 25s. 
Challenger, the American boat, was designed by Messrs. 
Tams, Lemoine & Crane, and entered by Messrs. Smith 
& Mabley. She was handled in the races by Mr. Clinton 
H. Crane. . 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pasres ii and iii. 
Beach Haven Y. C. Officers.— At the annual meeting 
of the Beach Haven Y. C, the following officers were 
elected ■ Com., Eben W. Greenough ; Vice-Corn., John T. 
Burton; Sec'y, J. T. Fox; Assistant Sec'y, J. G. Downs; 
Treas., S. R. Cowperthwait; Fleet Surgeon, Joseph S. 
Neff, M.D. ; Chaplain, S. R. Cowperthwait ; Trustees, J. T. 
Burton, John Marshall, J. T. Fox. 
Thirty-footer Asahi Sold. — Mr. George D. Widner, 
of Philadelphia, has purchased the Newport special 30- 
footer Asahi from Mr. Lloyd Warren. The boat's name 
has been changed to Eleanor, and she will be raced at 
Newport. 
Schooner •, Shawondasee Chartered.— The centerbpard 
auxiliary schooner Shawondasee has been chartered for 
Mr. James King Clarke, N.. Y. Y. C, through the 
agency of Mr. Thomas A. St. Johnston, to Mr. S. 
Steinfeld. 
^ fc£ ^ 
New Yacht Club Organized.— Some forty men have 
been enrolled in a new yacht club recently started at Bay 
Shore, L. I. The name of the club has not been settled 
upon. A club house will be built on Fire Island Beach 
to the eastward of Clam Creek. H. M. Brewster was 
elected commodore. The other officers are: Vice-Com., 
Harry Raven; Rear-Com., E. S. Robinson; Sec'y, Dr. E. 
S. Morse ; Treas., Josiah Robbins. 
ft ft ft 
Comanche Launched. — There was launched a few 
days ago at Morris Heights a high speed auto boat, built 
for Mr. S. H. Vandergrift, of Pittsburg. The boat is 66ft. 
6in. over all, 65ft. waterline, and 6ft. breadth. She will 
be fitted with a 9 -cylinder Speedway engine, and the 
builders guarantee a speed of 30 miles. She was named 
Comanche. The construction is elaborate, and the boat 
should be strong and rigid. There are three cockpits, the 
ones forward and aft being for the owner and guests,, 
while in the center one is placed the engine. 
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A. C. A. Membership. 
The following have been proposed for membership to 
the A. C. A. : H. D. Cochran, New York; F. Paul Keller, 
New York; L. L. Clayberger, Lumberton, N. J.; Charles 
F. Carroll, Rochester, N. Y. ; Chas. J. A. Wilson, W. 
Newton, Mass. ; Harry G. Holmes, Philadelphia, Pa. ; Ed- 
win H, ;Coane,- Jr., Philadelphia, Pa.; William A. Ayen, 
New York; E. A. Bennett, New York; Edgar Shantz, 
Rochester, N. Y. ; Arthur E. Kelly, Rochester, N. Y. ; 
F. M. Bryant, Watertown, N. Y. ; E. L. Stevens, New 
York; James T. Ellett, Tompkinsviile, N. Y. ; C. P. Lat- 
ting, Jr., New York; Alfred F. Lutze, Trenton, N. J.; 
E. J. Wright, New York; C. T. Hildebrecht, Trenton, 
N. J. ; Frederic Andreas, New York ; C. Fred. Speidel, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. ; Edward A. Stahlbrodt, Jr., Rochester, 
N. Y. ; Thomas I. Taylor, Brookline, Mass. 
The Year Book for 1904. 
To the Members of the American Canoe Association: 
Gentlemen — Despite my great efforts to have the Year 
Book as nearly correct as possible, several mistakes have 
crept in, and I wish to acknowledge them at this time, 
although I may not have as yet come across all- of them. 
; The most serious was the omission entirely of the name 
of Mrs. J. E. Plummer from the Associate List, as she 
was elected at the executive meeting last fall, and has 
long bejeri one of our most enthusiastic members and regu- 
lar campers. Her number is 164. 
In Atlantic Division List, the initials "E. W." were 
omitted from Mr. Tanner's name. G. L. Hammersley 
should be T. L. On the illustration opposite page 30, the 
photo was by W. C. Jupp instead of Tupp. 
In Central Division List, Newell C. Fulton's number 
should be 4,805, as No. 4,790 belongs to George Buchanan, 
of Brockville, Ont. 
In Associate List, Mrs. C. M. Greswell's number should 
be 170. Mrs. C. Bower Vaux should read Mrs. C. Bowyer 
Vaux. There are no doubt other mistakes, arid as they 
are found I shall be pleased to publish them. 
Since the 1903 Year Book was published, the following 
ladies have been elected to Associate Membership in the 
A. C. A., some at the executive meeting in October, and 
some by mail vote since that time: 
162 Mrs. Bertha K. Armstrong, Rome, N. Y. 
163 Miss Frances Armstrong, Rome, N. Y. 
164 Mrs. J. E. Plummer, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
165 Mrs. F. W. Donnelly, Trenton, N. J.' 
166 Mrs. Charles H. Parson, New. York. 
167 Miss Dorothea Reichert, New York. ; 
168 Mrs. Florence W. Crosby, Woburn, Mass. 
169 Mrs. Charles P. Forbush, Buffalo, N. Y. 
170 Mrs. C. M. Greswell, Alveston Grange, England. 
The Bisley Meeting:. 
Though this year's rifle meeting is not characterized by an im- 
portant international contest, there are, none the less, a large 
number of matters meriting attention from the careful observer. 
Chief among these is probably the Contest between automatic 
arms, ... not so much , because these impart any really novel in- 
formation, but on account of the curious attitude which is adopted 
by the onlooker. In fact, it seems to be the general opinion that 
the. .automatic, rjjje is a /cumbersome piece of mechanism which 
offers no advantage; in _pginf of speed over the ordinary maga- 
zine rifle. Two types of , weapon have been submitted to daily 
tests, but. we ar,e not so much interested in their individual pecu- 
liarities as in the hew principle of armament, which is thus 
brought so prominently to our notice. The average spectator 
lays a good deal of stress upon the fact that minor casualties have 
already occurred, also that, in the case of one of the rifles under 
test, the ejected cartridge frequently shows signs of having 
parted with a portion of metal at the mouth. It is, however, on 
the question of rapidity of firing that the bulk of the comment is 
centered. In. so far that we all know the great rapidity of fire 
of an ordinary magazine rifle, it was only to be expected that 
those who imagined the automatic rifle would act like a Maxim 
gun would be disappointed. The firing trial for rapidity is a 
mixed test for accuracy and rate of firing, and it is a personal 
question with the shooter how much time he shall devote to 
aiming. The fact that the rate of shooting has been at times" no 
quicker than with an ordinary magazine rifle is. considered a 
proof that the automatic mechanism' offers no material advantages. 
It would appear, however, from a careful consideration of the 
functions of a military arm, that the test showing how many shots 
can be fired in a minute is of secondary importance to the 
rapidity and accuracy with which the supply of ammunition in 
the magazine can be utilized. Those who have given us the 
benefit of practical experience, in. the recent war have all agreed 
that the modern method cf attack- is. to draw closely to the 
enemy taking advantage of every available piece of cover, and 
th°n to rush the position, trusting that a headlong charge will 
minimize the risks of such open, exposure. As a weapon, either 
of defense on the part of those holding the position rushed, or of 
attack by those who, having rushed the position, are desirous 
of shooting down the fleeting enemy, the automatic rifle ap- 
pears to have substantial advantages. If, -for instance, 'the new 
