Sept. io, 1904,] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Cape Cod Y» C. 
Provincetown, Mass. — Thursday, Sept. 1. 
On Thursday, Sept. 1, the scene of Cape Cod's yachting festival 
was changed from Wellfleet to Provincetown, where the Cape 
Ccd Y. C. held the first of a series of three Y. R. A. open races. 
There was a good wholesail breeze, S.S.W. at the start and 
backing to a little E. of S. toward the finish. Warrior got the 
start in the 22ft. class, but Peri II. took the lead before the wind- 
ward mark was reached and held it to the finish. _ In the 18ft. 
class Arbeka II. got the start, but Hayseed went into the lead 
soon after and was never headed with Miladi II. second and 
Again third. In the handicap class Pocahontas was the leader, 
but Usona won on corrected time by 29s. In the summary of this 
class, only the elapsed times were given. In the special handicap 
class Meemer got the start. Wasaka led on the windward work, 
but Meemer more than made it up on the reaches, and Meemer 
was first across the finish line. Both were scratch boats. The 
summary: 
Class E— 22-footers. 
Elapsed. 
Peri II., George Lee 2 20 49" 
Clotho, Cheney & Lanning 2 32 51 
Warrior, S. C. Winsor 2 35 06 
Medric, H. H. White 2 44 26 
Class I — 18-footers. 
Hayseed, H. L. Bowden 2 51 56. 
Miladi II., F. R. Adams 2 53 45 
Again, L. B. Goodspeed 2 56 59 
Arbeeka II., F. P. Bowden 2 57 14 
Kittiwake II., H. M. Jones 2 57 21 
Mirage II., I. W. Olmstead 2 57 22 
Menace, I. H. Hunt Withdrew. 
Handicap Class. 
Pocahontas, D. R. Merrill 2 52 29 
Usona, A. L. Lincoln 2 58 07 
Graydog, Fred Grosse 3 08 07 
Special Handicap Class. 
Meemer, R. C. Nickerson 2 30 04 
Wasaka, S. R. Anthony 2 30 05 
Early Dawn III., J. E. Doherty Withdrew. 
Friday, Sept. 2. 
The second race of the Cape Cod Y. C. was sailed in a moderate 
and somewhat unsteady breeze. In the 22ft. class Peri II. , got 
the start and led all around the course, with Clotho in second 
place. It was another day for Hayseed in the 18ft. class, with 
Again a good second. Sentinel got the start in the handicap 
class, but Usona went out ahead of her soon after, and led to 
the finish. In the special handicap class Meemer got the start 
and led to the finish line, but Early Dawn sailed close enough 
to get first on corrected time. The summary: 
Class E — 22-footers. 
Elapsed. 
Peri I., George Lee 2 11 20 
Clotho, Cheney & Lawring 2 12 01 
Warrior, S. C. Winsor 2 16 05 
Medric, H. H. White 2 16 15 
_ Class I — 18-footers. 
Hayseed H. L. Bowden 2 26 12 
Again, L. B. Goodspeed 2 30 04 
Arbeeka, F. P. Bowden 2 32 47 
Kittiwake, H. M. Jones 2 32 55 
Menace, J. H. Hunt 2 33 12 
Miladi, F. R. Adams 2 34 01 
Mirage, J. W. Olmstead ....2 35 59 
Handicap Class. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Usona, A. L. Lincoln . 2 26 08 2 26 08 
Sentinel, George Crawford 2 27 25 2 26 20 
Arawak, A. H. Baker Withdrew. 
Early Dawn, J. E. Doherty 2 06 36 1 59 36 
Meemer, R. C. Nickerson 2 03 02 2 03 02 
Saturday, Sept. 3. 
The closing race of the Cape Cod Y. C. was sailed on Saturday, 
Sept. 3, in a S.S.W. breeze. The breeze was fresh at the start, 
but flattened soon after and freshened again at the finish. Peri II. 
got the start in the 22-footers and had the race well in hand 
until the breeze flattened,, when Clotho passed her. A mishap 
with Clotho's spinnaker gave Medric the lead and she held it 
to the finish. The 18-footers went over the line in a bunch, 
Arbeeka II. having a little the best of the start. Hayseed again 
pulled out a lead, however, before the windward mark was reached, 
and won her fifth consecutive race in the Cape Cod Bay series. 
In the handicap class Arawak got the start, but Usona passed 
her before the windward mark was reached and led to the finish. 
In the special handicap class Meemer and Waska had • another 
warm contest all over the course. Meemer finished first, with 
Wasaka second; but Early III. dawn took first on time allowance. 
The summary: 
Class E — 22-footers. 
Elapsed. 
Medric, H. H. White 2 21 55 
Opitsah V., S. H. & H. I. Foster 2 23 16 
Clotho, Cheney & Lanning .2 23 46 
Peri II., George Lee 2 24 44 
Warrior, S. C. Winsor 2 25 08 
Class I — 18-footers. 
Hayseed, H. L. Bowden 2 41 10 
Arbeeka II., F. P. Bowden 2 44 18 
Kittiwake V., H. M. Jones 2 46 18 
Mirage II., J. W. Olmstead 2 49 14 
Menace, J. H. Hunt 2 49 26 
Again, L. B. Goodspeed Disabled. 
Handicap Class. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Usona, A. Lincoln 2 42 41 2 42 41 
Arawak, A. H, Baker 2 47 59 2 44 57 
Sentinel, George Crawford Disabled. 
Special Handicap Class. 
Early Dawn, J. E. Doherty 2 19 25 2 12 25 
Meemer, R. C. ^Nickerson 2 15 25 2 13 25 
Wasaka, S. R. Anthony 2 16 50 2 16 50 
Frontenac Motor Boat R. A. 
Frontenac, N. Y.— Saturday, August 27. 
The successful regatta of the Frontenac Motor Boat Racing 
Association which was held here Saturday afternoon, August 27, 
is sure to prove a decided impetus to the new sport in the Thous- 
and Island region where it has grown so popular. Five thousand 
persons witnessed the day's interesting events in which a large 
fleet of fast boats contested, including some of the best in the 
country. 
Among the boats here for the races was Vingt-et-Un II. which 
has recently been purchased by Mr. Willis Sharpe Kilmer of 
Binghamton. A lively contest was expected when she was to meet 
Adios, recently purchased from H. J. Leighton of Syracuse by 
Mr. S. H. Vandergrift, but early in the regatta Vingt-et-Un II 
broke a water pipe leading to her cylinders, and was out of the 
races for the remainder of the day. 
The first event was a handicap race for boats of more than 60- 
rating, according to the rules of the American Power Boat Asso- 
ciation. The entries were Picton, owned by Mr. R. K. Miller of 
Clayton, Roma owned by Mr. Louis Hunt of Brooklyn, Too 
Easy owned by Mr. W. S. Kilmer of Binghamton, the Vingt-et- 
Un II also owned by Mr. Kilmer, Papoose owned by Mr. Fitz 
Hunt of New York, Priscilla owned by Mr. H. A. Richardson 
of Dover, Del.,' and Radium owned by Dr. E. E. Campbell of 
Alexandria Bay. It was won by Too Easy in lh. 5m. 7s. Pris- 
cilla made the best time over the 19%-mile course, covering it in 
57m. 26s. It was in this race that Vingt-et-Un II broke down. 
Roma and Radium also had accidents with their machinery and 
had to withdraw. 
In the second race, which was a handicap event for boats with a 
rating of less than 60, Capt. Henry S. Johnston, of Clayton, won 
in his Teal, a 25ft. boat, with three-cylinder 7-horsepower Leigh- 
ton engines, which covered the course of nearly twenty miles in 
lh. 20m. 47s. Kitten, owned by Mr. Georee Hall, Mayor of 
Ogdensburg, was second. Ye-Na-Diz-Ze, a boat of the canoe 
type, \.as taird, and the others failed to finish. 
In the grand free-for-all, Adios carried off the honors of the 
day. She is- a 55ft. boat of Leighton manufacture, fitted with 8- 
cylinder . 120-horsepower engines. Her nearest competitor was 
Priscilla, which she allowed to follow her around until the last 
Jap, when she crept ahead, and using only five of her eight 
cylinders, sped over the finish, having covered the course in 57m. 
5s. Priscilla was 27s. behind her. 
In the evening at Hotel Frontenac the annual dinner of the 
Frontenac Motor Boat Racing Association was held, at which the 
silver trophy cups, valued at $2,000, were presented to the vic- 
torious boat owners. Plans were made at this meeting for races 
of a still more extensive nature to be held next summer. The 
summary: 
Race I. — Handicap. 
Picton 60.84 2 20 00 4 01 10 1 41 10 
Roma 61.95 2 21 14 
Too Easy 63.60 2 23 02 3 28 09 1 05 07 
Papoose 78.30 2 35 18 3 37 10 1 01 52 
Vingt-et-Un II 79.35 2 36 01 ■ 3 38 25 1 02 24 
Priscilla 79.35 2 36 01 3 33 27 0 57 26 
Radium 80.55 2 36 49 
Race II. — Handicap. 
Kitten 45.01 4 00 00 5 29 00 1 29 00 
Sure Thing 46.35 4 02 45 
Teal 47.85 4 05 28 5 26 15 1 20 47 
Ye-Na-Diz-Ze 49.05 4 07 34 5 38 20 1 30 46 
Putsey 53.10 4 13 54 
Put-Put 55.20 4 16 54 
Race III. — Free-for-all. 
Entries: Adios, Priscilla, Papoose, Radium, Too Easy, finishing 
in that order. Time, 57m. 5s. Course, 19% miles. 
Sam Cook. 
Boston Y. C. 
Boston, Mass. — Friday, Sept. 2. 
The Boston Y. C. held a squadron run from Hull to Province- 
town, on Friday, Sept. 2, where the yachts joined the fleet of 
racing yachts contesting in the Cape Cod bay circuit. The best 
of cruising weather was experienced, the yachts having a light 
S.W. breeze. It was calm in spots but held fairly well on the 
whole and the yachts made very good time. In all of the 
classes the yachts were remarkably close for so long a run. The 
sloop Golden Rod led the fleet into port and won in her class. 
In the second class L'Aiglon was a winner, with Jingo only 2m. 
behind. A little over a minute separated Keewaydin and Thelema 
at the finish of the third class. The summary: 
First Class. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
E. Bruce 
Golden Rod, 
Katonah, W. 
Diamond, F. 
Magnolia, 
Elaine, A 
G. 
W. Gowing 
E. P. Boy ton. 
W. Chesterton 
L'Aiglon, F. W. H 
Jingo, G. B. Doane 
Opitsah, S. H. Foster 
Cynthia, C. L. Pond, Jr. 
Second Class. 
C. 
H. 
Col 
W. 
5 
40 
55 
5 
40 
55 
5 
48 
22 
5 
41 
30 
6 
15 
30 
6 
01 
50 
.6 
20 
37 
6 
06 
57 
,6 
24 
35 
6 
10 
55 
,6 
12 
05 
6 
12 
05 
6 
14 
05 
6 
14 
05 
6 
19 
53 
6 
16 
10 
7 
06 
33 
6 
40 
32 
,6 
49 
35 
6 
49 
35 
.6 
50 
46 
6 
50 
46 
.6 
53 
54 
6 
52 
54 
.7 
18 
55 
7 
14 
49 
7 
19 
09 
7 
15 
03 
.7 
29 
02 
7 
16 
44 
8 
13 
54 
7 
32 
54 
Third Class. 
Keewaydin, T. W. Souther 
Thelema, A. 
Gringo, W. 
Quill, J. F. 
Jack Rabbit, 
Ruth, H. C. Hartshor 
Sue, T. . W. Powers 
Saturday, Sept. 30. 
A special race of the Boston Y. C. was held in Provincetown 
Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 30. The Regatta Committee of the 
Boston Y. C. invited the committee of the Cape Cod Y. C. to 
be its guest on the Boston Y. C. committee boat Confidence, and 
the both races were conducted from the same boat. The starts 
of the Boston Y. C. race so closely followed those of the Cape 
Cod Y. C. that it was as if there were only one event. Golden 
Rod did all the leading in the first class, but lost to Elaine on 
time allowance. L'Aiglon won from Jingo in the second class 
and Gringo was the winner in the third class. 
First Class. 
Elapsed. 
Elaine, A. W. Chesterton 2 24 45 
Golden Rod, G. E. Bruce 2 05 52 
Shiyessa, Alfred Douglass 2 25 01 
Diamond, E. H. Gowing 2 37 28 
Third Class. 
Gringo, W. H. Brown 2 26 42 
Thelema, A. C. Jones... 2 28 25 
Aspenet, E. W. Remick 2 58 30 
Ruth, Miss Edith Scott 3 02 17. 
The summary: 
Corrected. 
2 05 45 
2 05 52 
2 12 21 
2 14 40 
Sue, T. W. Powers Withdrew. 
2 26 42 
2 28 25 
2 45 50 
2 49 30 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
Oyster Bay, L. I. Sound— Saturday, Sept. 3. 
Nine of the 15-footers started in the race for the cup offered 
by Mrs. Thomas A. Youngs on Saturday, Sept. 3. The conditions 
governing the match stated that a woman must be at the stick 
during the race. Baron, sailed by Mrs. A. E. Matheson, won, de- 
feating Chipmunk, handled by Miss Mary Youngs, by 2m. Is. 
The boats sailed over one of the inside courses, a distance of 10 
miles. 
After the race for women, the raceabouts and 15-footers sailed 
again, this time handled by men. Sabrina won in the one-design 
class and Merrywing beat her two competitors in the raceabout 
class. The summary: 
Seawanhaka 15-footers — Start 11:05. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Baron, Mrs. A. E. Matheson 2 29 46 3 24 46 
Chipmunk, Miss Mary Youngs 2 31 47 3 26 47 
Cayenne, Mrs. W. A. W. Stewart 2 35 03 3 30 03 
Brownie, Miss Elizabeth Hoyt 2 36 10 3 31 10 
Sabrina, Miss Edith Landon 2 37 35 3 32 35 
Fly, Mrs. E. W. Burnham.. 2 40 02 3 35 02 
, Mrs. George Bullock 2 40 10 3 35 10 
— , Mrs. Christine Roosevelt. 2 41 17 3 36 17 
Seawanhika 15-footers — Start, 3:55. 
Sabrina, C. W. Wetmore 5 22 05 1 27 05 
. Babs, W. A. W. Stewart 5 23 38 1 28 38 
Cayenne, Colgate Hoyt .5 25 45 1 30 45 
Imp, L. L. Landon 5 25 46 1 30 46 
Raceabouts— Start, 3:50. 
Merrywing, H. M. Crane 5 48 05 1 58 05 
Jolly Roger, T. B. Bleecker 5 50 11 2 00 11 
Nathalie, S. G. Stewart 5 54 30 2 04 30 
Erie Y. G 
Erie, Pa. — Sunday, Aug. 28. 
There was a lively ten minutes up at the Erie Y. C. on last 
Thursday afternoon. A hurricane from the west preceded by a 
heavy black cloud that almost turned day into night, struck the 
city. The larger boats that were lying at anchor in the basin, 
dragged their anchors and ran down the smaller boats, but not 
much damage was done. 
The new yacht Wasp, captain Benns, was over in Misery Bay, 
the captain and his party being ashore at the time, the safest 
place for them just then; but they boarded the yacht in a hurry 
and no doubt prevented her from going to the bottom. 
This gale only lasted about ten minutes and was then followed 
by one of the heaviest rains I have ever seen, but it only lasted 
a quarter of an hour. No great amount of damage was done here 
but this is about the only city in the lower lakes that escaped 
both damage and loss of life. Cabia Blanco. 
Bevetly Y, C. 
Wing's Neck, Buzzard's Bay— Monday, August 22, 1904. 
The 359th regatta of the Beverly Y. C. was sailed off the club 
house on Wing's Neck on Aug. 27, 1904, in a light S.W. breeze. 
The day had been set apart by the club for a reception to the 
New Bedford Y. C, and the race was therefore postponed a 
half hour in the hope that the visitors might arrive in time to 
see the start. The wind, however, which had been light at the 
head of the Bay, proved to have ben still lighter off New Bed- 
ford, so the New Bedford Y. C. fleet made extremely slow pro- 
gress, and when at 1:30 they were not in sight, the judges de- 
cided to start the race without waiting for them. The judges 
were Mesrs. F. E. Cabot, F. A. Eustis and P. B. Chase. 
There were only two entries in the 30ft. class, and Praxilla 
•won easily. Young Miss had already won the championship, 
and Mr. Whittemore therefore took this occasion to try out an 
old mainsail which the Herreshoffs had re-cut for him with the 
intention of improving it. He found that it had not been much 
improved. In the 21ft. class Terrapin was sailed by Mr. Joshua 
Crane, Jr., and easily beat Illusion, but was protested by the 
latter boat for the position she took at the start. The question 
raised is a delicate one, and has been appealed to the full com- 
mittee. In the 18ft. class Jap again won, and in the 4th class 
Cats Allison 2nd was the victor. Maori, who finished second, 
was protested for not founding one of the marks, and disquali- 
fied. Miss Dabney, in Fiddler, defeated the whole 15ft. class. 
Ihe times of the Beverly Y. C. race in detail are given below. 
About 2:30 the first boat of the New Bedford fleet arived and 
crossed the line, thus winning a hearty salute from those present, 
and a cup which the Beverly Y. C. gave to the first of the New 
Bedford boats to reach their anchorage. The second boat was 
only a few hundred yards behind. For the next hour the visitors 
arrived rapidly, and about 3 o'clock they all came ashore and 
were entertained at lunch. 
30-footers. 
Praxilla, J. Parkinson, Jr 2 25 50 
Young Miss, D. L. Whittemore : ...2 27 28 
21-footers. 
*Terrapin, L. S. Dabney 2 41 40 
Illusion, C. M. Baker 2 44 58 
18-footers. 
Jap, G. P. Gardner, Jr 2 52 48 
Wizard, F. W. Sargent, Jr 2 53 20 
Plindoo, N. H. Emmons 2 53 52 
Fourth Class Cats. 
Allison 2nd, S. B. McLeod 2 58 40 
Howard, H. O. Miller . .2 05 25 
Maori, W. S. Whiting..., .'.'.'.'.'.'.'disqualified 
15-footers. 
Fiddler, Miss Dabney 2 04 03 
Eaglet, R. L. Bacon .....2 05 31 
Teaser, Mrs. R. VV. Emmons ..2 05 32 
Fly, Miss Williams 2 05 54 
Ranzo, M. H. Richardson, Jr .2 07 20 
Jub Jub, H. Stockton 2 08 21 
Flickamaroo, Miss Emmons ...."..2 10 32 
Vim, F. VV. Sargent, Jr .2 10 38 
Compress, S. A. Weld 2 12 10 
*Protested. No decision. 
Wellfleet Y, C 
Wellfleet, Mass.— Monday, Aug. 29. 
On Monday, Aug. 29, Cape Cod's annual series of Y. R. A 
open yacht races was opened by the Wellfleet Y. C. A great 
amount of interest was taken in the races, people coming from all 
parts of the Cape, from Buzzard's Bay to Provincetown, and also 
from Boston. Conditions were somewhat fluky, the wind goin°- 
, m o^ V , W - ^ N ' E -' and i4 was H ° ht throughout the race. In 
the 22ft. class Medric had the weather berth at the start, and she 
led all around the course, with Clotho second. Mirage II had a 
fine position in the start of the 18ft. class, to weather of all, and 
in such a position that every boat to leeward was blanketed. 
Reaching to the first mark, Again got a lead, while the other 
boats were luffing, and was first around the mark. Just before the 
windward mark was reached, Arbeka II. passed Again. After the 
mark was turned, Hayseed took the lead and held it to the finish. 
In the first handicap class, Marvel won out after a close race with 
Arawak. In the second handicap class Usona did the leading. 
Areyto led Early Dawn III. around the course in the second han- 
dicap class. The summary: 
Class D— 25-footers. 
Areyto, L. D. Baker ^l 3 !}!^' 
Early Dawn II., J. E. Doherty .....2 01 43 
„, , Class E— 22-footers. 
Medric, H. H. White 1 56 95. 
Clotho, Cheeney & Lanning '. !l 58 10 
Warrior, S. C. Winsor ..1 59 35 
Peri II., George Lee !!!!!!! .2 00 10 
Class I — 18-footers. 
Hayseed, H. L. Bowden 2 11 40 
Again, L. B. Goodspeed % 13 57 
Arbeka II., F. P. Bowden 2 14 40 
Miladi II., F. R. Adams 2 16 39 
Mirage II., I. Wolmstead . .2 Yl 
First Handicap Class. 
M . T „ . Elapsed. Corrected; 
Marvel, I. R. Whittemore 1 26 12 1 16 03' 
Arawak, H. C. Nickerson 1 27 25 1 17 38 
Moondyne, A. J. Shaw 1 28 12 1 18 30 
Goblin, R. M. Lothrop 1 31 08 1 30 13 
Second Handicap Class. 
Usona, A. L. Lincoln 1 26 35 1 17 11 
Sentinel, George Crawford 1 28 30 1 19 08 
Pocahontas, Dr. Merrill 1 27 50 1 20 20 
Grayling, Fred Grosse 1 55 03 1 44 35 
Tuesday, Aug. 30. 
Light and fluky airs were the order in the second of the Well- 
fleet Y. C.'s open races, on Tuesday, Aug. 30. In the 25ft. class 
Areyto again got the start and led all around the course, although 
it was only by the most skillful handling that Early Dawn III 
was prevented from passing her near the finish. Medric in the 
22ft. class chose the leeward end of the line, while the other boats 
were scrapping for windward position, and pulled out a lead which 
she held to the finish. In the 18ft. class Hayseed had things all 
her own way, finishing with a long lead, with Arbeka II. a good 
second. Arawak led all around in the course in the first handi- 
cap class. In the second handicap class Pocahontas was the first 
boat in, but lost to Usona on time allowance. Clio won in the 
launch race. The summary: 
Class D— 25-footers. 
a x *r~t T~> 1 Elapsed. 
Areyto, L. D. Baker 2 11 52 
Early Dawn III., J. E. Doherty ,2 12 00 
Class E— 22-footers. 
Medric, H. H. White 2 10 40 
Clotho, Cheney & Lanning 9 n 42 
Peri II., Geo. Lee.. 9 \9 47 
Warrior, S. C. Winsor '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.'.2 15 06 
TT , Class I— 18-footers. 
Hayseed, H. L. Bowden 2 24 35 
Arbeka II., F. P. Bowden '. 2 30 25 
Miladi II., F. R. Adams 2 31 40 
Mirage II., J. W. Olmstead 2 32 12 
Again, L. B. Goodspeed 2 32 23 
First Handicap Class. 
a 1 tt t, t,t. , Elapsed. Corrected. 
Arawak, H. B. Nickerson 1 41 30 1 21 56 
Marvel, J. R. Whittemore 1 46 55 1 22 27 
Hustler, R. C. Robbins 1 45 56 1 25 04 
Memento 2 02 08 1 40 18 
Goblin, R. P. Lothrop Withdrew. 
Second Handicap Class. 
Usona, A. L. Lincoln 1 38 11 1 19 23 
Grayling, Fred Grosse .......1 41 05 1 20 09 
Pocahontas, Dr. Merrill 1 37 45 1 22 43 
Sentinel, George Crawford 1 41 13 1 27 25 
Launches. 
Clio ...116 17 
Lucy 1 16 31 
Pastie 1 18 55 . .. .. 
Lafchmont Y. C. 
Larchmont, L. I. Sound— Saturday, Sept. 3. 
The auxiliaries Atlantic and Vergemcre sailed a match race for 
$1,000 a side over a 25%-mile course under the auspices of the 
Larchmont Y. C. on Saturday, Sept. 3. Atlantic allowed Verge- 
mere 5m. 12s., and she finished 8m. 13s. in the lead, winning by 
3m. Is. 
The first mark was off Shippan Point, and the first leg was a 
broad reach, as the breeze was S. and moderate. Vergemere got 
the better start, and increased her lead on the first leg At the 
first mark Vergemere led by over four minutes. The second leg 
was a beat, and Atlantic was able to outpoint and outfoot he? 
rival. She went by her to windward, and from then on there 
was never any question as to the outcome of the match. The 
summary follows, start, 2:55; course, 25% miles: 
a.i tv^- 1 „ Fnish. Elapsed. Corrected-. 
Atlantic, W. Marshall 5 59 57 3 04 57 3 04 57 
Vergemere, A. C. Bostwick 6 08 10 3 13 10 3 07 58 
