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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Am m 9 1934, 
'Seawanhaka Cup Races. 
BY WILLIAM Q. PHILLIPS. 
Monday, August 8. 
The course this day was two miles to windward -and 
return, the wind being moderate to fresh from : the W. 
It was by no means steady, either in lorce or direction, 
and the judges, spent some time in taking observations 
from , the anchored .committee boat before - starting the 
steamer to log the , course. , Just as. t lie log -was . going 
overboard, a gust came out. of the N.W., and had this 
held it would have meant a change of position tor the 
line. In a few -minutes, however,-,-the wind was back in 
the old quarter, and the logging .of the course began 
with the preliminary gun at 1:40. The start was made at 
1:50, White Bear getting off with a lead of 10s. over, 
Noorna. After a little jockeying- they broke tacks, and 
soon it was clear that Noorna was making the better 
weather. She carried full -sail without difficulty, while 
White Bear, with a -half- reef in -her mainsail, was 
knocked down frequently in the. puff s. : Curiously enough 
she appeared more tender, than on, Saturday, when both 
boats were close-reefed; still, she pointed well- and seemed 
to hang on, so that Noorna's advantage, was a matter of 
footing. In a few minutes Noorna came, about and sailed 
squarely along her opponent's - weather -continuing to 
gain until she .showed a lead of 2m. 45s. at the weather 
mark. On the. run back, White Bear lost four seconds, 
and from this to the end of the race Noorna managed 
to -make trifling gains, finally winning by 3m. 45s. The 
race was devoid of incident after the .firs! round, and 
can only be described as. a fair, clean race* well sailed on 
both sides. The water was no more than choppy - and 
the wind, although puffy, probably served both boats 
pretty much alike. The course to windward, held good,, 
and there was no reaching ; . considering this, the elapsed 
times are remarkable, the average ; speeds being -Noorna 
7.20 knots and White Bear -6 92 knots per hour. . The 
official times were: - 1 
Start, 1:50. White Bear crossed .1:50 :48 ; Noorna, 1:50 :5S. 
Weather Mark. 1st Round. 
Noorna ..2 14 47 2 25 42 
White Bear :....2 17 32 - '2 28 31 
. ••• - • 7' Weather* Mark. 2d. Round. 
Noorna .2 47 33 2.59 12 
White Bear .' .2' .50 4S .. . 3 02.53' 
Weather, Mark. Finish. 
Noorna i 3 20 05 3 31 07 
Wjhite Bear ..3 24 16 3 34 52 
Elapsed. 
Noorna' -. .. .. 1 40 09 
White Bear U 1 44 04 
Tuesday, August .9.- .-, •-, 
The triangular course was used and the weather was 
all that could be desired. The wind -still hung in the 
W., and at the time of starting it did not exceed 10 
knots, while at times during the .-race it was 18. The 
water was smooth, and if. the general conditions did 
not actually favor White Bear, they certainly gave her 
a fair chance. All marks to starboard gave windward 
work on the first leg, the other two being plain reach- 
ing, spinnakers being tried from time to time as the wind 
veered, especially on the second leg, but the main reliance 
was on balloon jibs. ci 
The start was made at 1 -45, both boats going over very 
promptly, White Bear leading and Noorna well on her 
weather quarter, both on port tack.. : Noorna tried to 
break tacks, but White Bear spun around on top of her, 
and this maneuver was repeated several times, somewhat 
to the advantage -of White Bear, which finally, pulled out 
a clear lead of 38s. at the weather mark. ; It was expected 
that she would show a greater gain on the reaching, both 
wind and water being ideal . for the scow type, but the 
advantage was trifling, White Bear leading at the second 
mark by 50s., and at the end of the round by 49s. 
Working to windward on the second round, Noorna 
gained, a favorable slant having something to-do with 
it, and at the weather mark White Bear's lead was re- 
duced to us., and at the next mark to 8s. This was the 
most exciting moment of the race, for it amounted to a 
fresh start on almost even terms. Here : Noorna ? s luck 
ended, however, for White Bear led by 21s. at the end of 
the round. The wind was now lighter than at the start; 
White Bear could be trimmed, and heeled to a nicety, and 
on the final beat to windward she . fairly outsailed 
Noorna, leading at the weather mark , by im, 50s." From 
this point the face'was conceded 1o White 'Bear, although, 
as expected, Noorna-.-cut down-t.he--kad^e-f-ihe--challenger 
considerably on "the reaching,' White BeaP"fli raHy r winning 
by 62s. , . ~ - - 
This race was in . every way the best. that , had been 
sailed, the weather . conditions and the handling being 
perfect, and the interest keen from start to finish. The 
air was unusually clear.,, so. that the work of following 
the; boats was easy and., pleasant. The following, times 
show the close character o.f,,the%ace better tharTany writ"' 
ten' description :-- - * --_ -. - 
_ '. - First 1 . RouruU=Start r -l445. - — ■ - — 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. 3d Mark. 
White Bear 2 06 05 2 15 25 2 23 45 
Noorna i . , . . .2 06 43 • .2 J 6 ,1-5 2.24 34 • 
- .:- - Second Round. . (■-■ .- 
White Bear. 2 47 44/ . .2 5O0.. .... 3- 07.36. 
Noorna .v.... .2 47 55 2 58 38 - - :! 07 57 
Third Round. 
White Bear .- 3 29 48 - \ 3 40 05 3 48 32 - 
Noorna 3 31 38 3 41 09 3 49>&k ;: 
The boats were now on even terms, each having wpjl 
two races, and it is needless to say' that all. hands looked 
forward to the final race with unusual interest. Those; 
who- had carefully studied the work of the boats, for, the 
four days, could only say that they were far more evenly 
matched than had been supposed, and many original 
theories regarding the superiority of one or the other 
under certain conditions were greatly modified or wisely 
abandoned. It simply came to this, that skippers, crews, 
and judges when pressed for a' forecast of the issue of 
the final race, honestly admitted that, they had no idea 
what might happen. The weather was actively canvassed, 
and as the west wind. blew itself out softly on Tuesday 
night, seasoned yachtsmen looked, inquiringly to the, east 
and south, and they were not far wrong. 7 '. ,', ,' 
. Wednesday, August to. ;. ... 
The morning, was cloudy, threatening rain, with a light 
south windw, - which improved at noon, and backed to the 
S^SiE-, blowing fairly across the lake at about 7 or 8 
knots. The course being to windward and return, some 
care was necessary to get the requisite two miles in good 
water. The committee boat first steamed to the Beacons- 
field mark, but was finally taken well into Beacohsfield 
Bay, where, a special starting line was laid, fromj-which 
the Wild Rose started with the log. This brought the 
weather end of the course over a shoal, but, thanks to 
high water,, there was nowhere less than 12 feet] The 
start was made at .2 P. , M., both boats,, going ..over to- 
gether, with every prospect of a stirring struggle for the 
weather mark, when Noorna's peak dropped, : owing to 
the slipping of the pawl of the hoisting gear. ; The sail 
wa s quickly reset, only to drop a second and a thirpUime, 
indicating . that, something was seriously wrong. ' The 
gear of the hoisting device is not very accessible when 
under way, and as it was out of the question to attempt 
repairs, one s of the crew had to keep a strain on the wire 
halliard by hand ; for the whole of the work to the 
weather mark. These little mishaps had cos^ some 
precious half minutes, and it had not been possible to re- 
set the mainsail to the best advantage. Meanwhile, White 
Bear found the wind and water to her liking, and in ten 
minutes had worked well out to windward of Noorna. 
Of course it is easy to outsail a half-crippled; boat, but 
White Bear was really making fine weather of it, and 
would probably have won the leg in any case. , Her lead 
at .the weather mark was 2m. 24s., but she was slow with 
her spinnaker on the run back, and as Noorna was 
smartly handled, this lead was reduced to 1 in. 24s. at the 
end of the round. Meanwhile Mr. Routh and his crew 
had taken advantage of the run to set the mainsail 
properly, and to secure the hoisting gear, so that Noorna 
began the , second round in better trim. But the stern 
chase looked almost hopeless, and in the minds of most 
people the White Bears were already in possession of 
the cup, some of the most energetic of 'the-. Royal St. 
Lawrence pecple going so far as to , discuss dhe best way 
of getting it back. Meanwhile the boats pegged away at 
the windward work, the wind freshening generally, alld 
particularly at the weather end of the course. .White 
Bear worked her longest boards up the lake, .'Noorna 
working down, so that when they finally converged they 
were near the mark. It was evident that " Noorna , had 
improved her position, and when the boats were not more 
than half a mile apart it was faintly suggested that she 
might still have a fighting chance. What happened after 
that is difficult to describe. White Bear seemed to be 
bobbing up and down, although holding on welLwith her 
lee-board. Noorna was footing at a great rate, and from 
vague speculations careful observers advanced to the be- 
lief that she would cross White Bear close astern. What 
actually happened was that she crossed clear ahead by at 
least thirty feet, and the thing was so unexpected that 
many could not believe their eyes. It is only right to say 
that the attendant fleet was well to leeward; some peo- 
ple were over a mile away from the boats. Anyway, 
Noorna led at the weather mark. by 36s., and although 
she lost most of this on the run back, she clearly had the 
race in hand. The last round brought a freshening breeze 
that put White Bear at a disadvantage, and she lost 
heavily on the windward work ; she was sailed gamely 
to the finish, however, and picked up on the final run, 
reducing Noorna's lead to 2m. 48s. The times were as 
follows, start 2 P. M. : 
Weather Mark. 1st Round. 
White Bear : 2 23 58 2 41 12 
Noorna 2 26-22' 2 42 38 
Weather Mark 2d Round. 
Noorna 1 3 06. 27: 3 21 05 
White Bear 3 07 03 3 21 14 
Weather Mark. Finish. . 
Noorna 3 44 53 2 57 58 
White Bear 3 47 57 3 00 46 
On returning to the club house there was an informal 
celebration, the principals on both sides being tossed 
in the air after the fashion peculiar to Montreal. Then 
followed a song or two, a little something to; drink, and 
the Seawanhaka cup match was over for another year. 
It was certainly the most interesting that has occurred 
since the Crane challenge, and, unlike 1 some matches 
which were perfunctory performances after the second 
race, the interest steadily increased as the series pro- 
gressed, the climax coming with dramatic effect when 
Noorna crossed the bow of White Beafr in the. last race. 
The best of feeling prevailed on both: sides; there were, 
no petty disputes, and the Corinthianism of both crews 
was ;■_ above, suspicion. -• - 
New York Y. C Cruise. 
On Thursday, August 11, the New - York Y. C. fleet 
^rendezvoused at Glen Cove for their annual' cruise to, the 
jeastward. With the exception of one or two years, the 
tyachts of this club have made this annual marine • pil- 
grimage, to Xew London and Newport for the past titty- 
nine years, and while in former years sailing yachts pre- 
■<l-omih.ated, of -late steam yachts seem to have the call, 
and the fleets of sailing yachts seem to be growing 
smaller and smaller. 
Hard times, too, had its effect on this year's squadron, 
so that not over seventy-five yachts were assembled in 
the harbor when the usual meeting of fleet captains took 
place on Commodore Bourne's flagship Delaware on 
Thursday afternoon. r ; 1 ' . i >r i: ; 
At this meeting it was announced that the fleet would 
proceed to Morris Cove, New Haven Harbor, on Friday, 
New London on Saturday, remaining at anchor there 
over Sunday; sailing for Newport on Monday^ Vineyard 
Haven on Tuesday, returning to Newport on Wednes- 
day, which was to be followed by a race for the Hauoli 
cups for steam yachts off Brenton's' Reef Lightship on 
Thursday, preceded by power boat "races and rowing 
races for the Owl and GamecOck colors in the morning. 
On Friday, August 19, the big event of the cruise — the 
race for the Astor Cups — will be sailed, and on Saturday, 
August 20, a race for the Brenton's Reef cup will be 
started off Brenton's Reef Lightship, when the fleet will 
probably disband. • - ,, - 
The Regatta Committee of the club, which consists of 
Messrs- 'S. Nicholson Kane, Newberry D. Lawton, and 
Oliver S: Cromwell, -also announced to the yachtsmen 
that as it had been found Impossible to measure, the boats, 
that all of the yachts would race in special classes, and 
that the excess' in draft would be rhultiplied by two in- 
stead of five,- and that no certificate of measurement need 
be filed. This led to a lot of confusion during the 
cruise, as the schooners and auxiliaries and single 
stickers were all bunched indiscriminately in the official 
summary, and the yachtsmen spent all the rest of the 
week trying to figure out who was racing who and where 
they were at. At the last minute, Mr. Lawton left the 
regatta committee, and during the cruise assisted Mr. 
Pynchon in sailing Neola, leaving Messrs. Kane and 
Cromwell to wrestle with the problem alone. 
While the feature of the opening day was supposed to 
be the power boat races and contest for the Rendezvous 
cups for yachts too small for enrollment owned by mem- 
bers of the club or their sons, the real feature of the day 
was the formal opening of the club's old club house, now 
used as a club station at Glen Cove. This club house, 
which is a little Swiss tent-like cottage, was originally 
built in 1845 on the Elysian Fields on the Hoboken 
shore. Thanks to the generosity of Commodore Bourne, 
who found it falling into decay, it was rebuilt and moved 
to Glen Cove, where it rests on land presented by Mr. 
Edward R. Ladew, another member of the club. The 
re-opening of the old club house was made the occasion 
for a big celebration by the flag officers and members, 
and at a signal from the flagship Delaware at 8 o'clock 
on Thursday night, the entire fleet was illuminated, and 
scores of searchlights ' from the assembled steam yachts 
concentrated their rays on the little house, which was 
handsomely decorated with plants, flowers, and bunting. 
There was a beautiful display of fireworks, music by the 
Seventh Regiment band, and a punch that will only be 
spoken of in whispers in future years. 
Commodore Bourne made a short speech to the mem- 
bers, ii-i which he said that he hoped the old house would 
be utilized in developing Corinthian sailing among the 
sons of the members, and held out the hope that at sor.-.e 
future time the club might erect a permanent summer 
home at this place. Ex-Commodore Ledyard, in reply- 
ing to Commodore Bourne, accepted the house on behalf 
of the members and told how the historic old club house 
was saved from the scrap heap through, the generosity of 
their commodore, and that his patriotic action should 
not be forgotten. 
So far .as the power and small beat races were con- 
cerned, they were in charge of a special committee, con- 
sisting, of F. Browne Jones and H. de B. Parsons. 
As usual, very few motor boats showed up, and those 
that did were of, varying size and power, so that no one 
really knew who won after the race was over. The 
starters were Robert Jacob's Miss Swift, a Seabury 12 
horse-power Speedway ' launch from . Commodore 
Bourne's Delaware; Aletes III., a Ferris-designed cabin 
launch, fitted with twin Standard motors, and a little 
15ft. 4 J / 2 horse-power boat called Neon, built by two 
young sons of Nat Herreshoff, the famous Bristol de- 
signer, who are evidently chips of the old block. The 
boats were sent over an n^4-knot course, and Miss Swift 
made the best time, covering the distance in 57m. 10s., 
with Delaware 2m. astern, while Aletes was beaten by 
8m., and the Neon 36m. While nothing official is known, 
Neon will probably win oil corrected time. Summary: 
Open and Cabin Motor Boats. 
H.P. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Miss Swift, Robt. Jacobs .... 56.7 12 05 (,0 1 02 10 0 57 10 
*Delaware, F. G. Bourne.... 51.3 12 05 00 1 04 09 0 59 09 
Neon, N. G. Herreshoff 12 05 00 1 38 27 1 33 27 
Aletes III., R. C. Fisher 12 05 00 1 10 00 1 05 00 
*Handicap, 5m. 27s. 
The small sail boats were started at 2 130 in a light 
breeze from the W.-NW. They included ' Alert and 
Mimosa III. in the 30ft.. class, Una and Kenosha in a 
special class, and the raceabouts Hobo, Rena, Busy Bee, 
Tomboy, and Idler. 
The yachts were sent the reverse way of the power 
boat course, and at 2 140 when the starting signal sounded, 
all crossed the line on the port tack with balloon jib top- 
sails. Hobo and Rena got in a mix up at the start, and 
the former boat was disqualified, although she finished 
first. Alert led Mimosa III. all around the course, and 
won by 39s. elapsed time. In the raceabout, the Hobo • 
finished first, but was disqualified and the race given to 
the Busy Bee. In the special class, Kenoshi won, as Una 
withdrew. Summary : 
Small- Boat Races— 35ft. Class—Start, 2:50— Course 11% Mires. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Alert, A! H. Alker 6 20 45 3 30 45 
Mimosa III., T. L. Park 6 21 24 3 31 24 . 
27ft. Class Special— Start, 2:40. 
-Una, W. B. Duncan, Jr ...Withdrew. 
Kenoshi, Robt. Mallory 6 44 02 4 04 02 
Raceabouts — Start, 2:40. 
JlHobo, T. L. Park .6 25 18 3 4a 18 
Rena, Howard Willits . .... 6 28 29 - 3 48 29 
Busy Bee, K.-T. Wainwright „.-. 6 26 36 3 46 36 : 
Tomboy, H. L. Maxwell 6 28 18 3 48 18 
Idler, O'Donnell Iselin ,-. ...6 29 13. 3 49 13 
"^Disqualified. 
Busy Bee, first prize; Tomboy, second prize; Alert and Kenoshi 
the other winners. 
Friday, AugL&t J 2 — Glen Cove to Morris Co\f, 
The yachtsmen were awake bright and early on Friday 
- morning, ready and anxious for—the first squadron .run 
from Glen Cove to Morris Cove, a distance of 39^ miles, 
and when Comodore Bourne signaled an eight o'clock 
harbor start, the answering pennants fluttered from a 
fairly representative fleet of 75 yachts, which included 
the 90ft. British yawl Sybarita, recently imported by Mr. 
W..j Gould Brokaw ; the three 70-footers, Yankee, Rain- 
bow, and Virginia; the 60-focters, Weetamoe, Neola, and 
Queen Mab ; the 46-footer Altair ; ^ Aspirant, Irolita, and 
Spasm. 
The big two-stickers embraced the Corona, Endymion, 
Emerald, and Constellation, to say nothing of. .Loyal, 
Latona, Valmore, Crusader II., Chanticleer, and Kafrina. 
There was also a magnificent fleet of auxiliaries, which in- 
cluded Mr. Wilson. Marshall's big three-sticker Atlantic, 
which was credited with a speed of 15 knots on her trial 
trip in a reaching breeze ; Lloyd Phoenix's new Intrepid, 
a Beavor-Webb production; Mr. A. C. Bostwick's Gary 
Smith design Vergemere; H. W. Putnam, Jr.'s Ariadne, 
-and G. Montgomery Tuttle's Idler. .. The complete list of 
boats in the fleet included: 
Steam yachts — Delaware, F. G. Bourne; Lorena, Amzi L. 
Barber; Coranto, Alfred- E. Austin; Florence, A. H. Alker; 
Scout, August Belmont; Narada, Henry- Walters; Elsa, Miss 
Eloise L. Breese; Stellar, Trueman Beckwith; Hauoli, F. M. 
Smith; May, A. Van Rensselaer; Alert, W r . D. Hoxey; Alvina, 
A. de Witt Cochrane; Surf, C. P. Alekander; Embla-, J. T. 
Williams; Arcturus, Frederic Gallatin; Celt, J. Rogers Maxwell; 
Rambler, L. Cass Ledyard ; Arden, Clarkson Cowl ; Surf, C. K. 
G. 'Billings; Roamer, N. G. Herreshoff; Katrina, G. E. Kissell; 
Levanter, Alfred Marshall; Llewellyn, H'«. H. Hogan; Giralda, 
