S60 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
■[May. 6, jgog. 
At I2h. 31m. 2S., Queenstown mean time. Rochet's Point 
bore east southeast, and the great ocean race was won. 
LOG OF CORONET, 1887. 
Start March 12, from Bay Ridge, New York Harbor. 
Roche's 
ir^oint to 
Queenstown, Ireland. 
March. 
Latitude. 
Longitude, 
Distance. 
13 
39.52 
68.41 
246 
14 
40.04 
63.41 
244 
15 
40.51 
59.28 
185 
16 
41.25 
54.45 
216 
17 
11 
41.34 
50.03 
211 
18 
41.56 
47.04 
135 
19 
43.47 
42.35 
225 
20 
45.25 
39.04 
179 
21 
46.18 
34.24 
202 
22 
46.38 
33.49 
39 
23 
47.06 
32.47 
51 
24 
49.04 
28.12 
219 
25 
49.48 
22.32 
225 
26 
50.51 
15.06 
291 
. 27 
To Roche's Point.. 
266 
Total . 
2,934 
LOG OF THE DAUNTLESS, 
1887. 
rt March 12, 
from Bay Ridge, New 
York Harbor. 
Roche's 
Point to 
Queenstown, Ireland. 
March. 
Latitude. 
Longitude. 
Distance. 
13 
40.03 
68.38 
232 ' 
14 
39.57 
64.18 
200 
15 
40.58 
61.18 
130 
16 
42.03 
65.07 
260 
17 
41.28 
52.47 
140 
18 
42.05 
49.39 
140 
19 
44.35 
43.50 
270 
20 
44.10 
40.50 
.145 : - 
21 
44.41 
38.30 
195 
22 
46.13 
37.13 
■ lOU 
23 
46.07 
36.07 
43 
24 
47.05 
31.44 
205 •. 
25 
49.45 
24.20 
328 
26 
50.47 
17.45 
' 266 
27 
50.16 
13.45 
143 
2S 
To Roche's Point.. 
197 
Total 
' 2,994 
Race for the Ocean Cup. 
Presented by His Imperial Majesty the German Emperor. 
For cruising yachts of any nation enrolled in a recog- 
nized yacht club. 
Yacht must be more than 80 tons net Custom House 
measurement to be eligible. 
The race to be started on May 16, at 2 P. M., at Sandy 
Hook Lightship, and to finish at The Lizard, England. 
Three yachts to start or no race. 
International rules of the road at sea to govern the 
race. 
An owner, or his representative, who must also be a 
member of a recognized yacht club, must be on board. 
No handicap or time allowance. 
The cup will be presented personally by H. I. M., 
the German Emperor, to the owner of the winning 
yacht, at the beginning of the Kiel Regatta week. 
Additional prizes will be given by His Majesty on the 
basis of one for each three starters. 
Auxiliaries entering must sail the race with the pro- 
peller removed from the shaft. The propeller may be 
carried on board yacht during the race. 
The sub-committee will arrange for day, night, and 
fog signals to be used in the race. 
By mutual agreement between owners of yachts 
entered, steam power may not be used to hoist sails 
on fore and aft auxiliary schooners. 
The starting line shall be a line between a committee boat, flying 
burgee of the Imperial Y. C, and the Sandy Hook Lightship. 
The length and direction of the line to be determined by the 
committee managing the start. The line is to be crossed leaving 
the Sandy Hook Lightship to starboard. 
Starting Signals. 
A preparatory gun will be fired at 2 P. M., the club burgee 
lowered and blue peter hoisted. 
A warning gun will be fired at 2:10 P. M., blue peter lowered 
and red ball hoisted. 
The starting guri will be fired at 2:15 P. M., red ball lowered. 
In case gun misses fire a prolonged blast of the whistle will 
be given. 
Should postponement be considered necessary the preparatory 
gun would be fired, on an even quarter hour, thereafter toiiowed 
by warning and starting guns with intervals as above. 
Time o£ yachts crossing the line will not be taken by the com- 
mittee. 
No' protest will be entertained in connection with violation of 
the rules at the start of the race. 
Yachts approaching the line under tow must drop the tow line 
at the preparatory signal. 
The International rules of the road at sea shall govern conduct 
of the yachts, with the addition that— if an overlap exists between 
two yachts when both of them, without tacking, are about to pass 
a mark on a required side, then the outside yacht must give 
inside yacht room to pass clear of the mark. 
A yacht shall not, however, be justified in attempting to estab- 
lish an overlap and thus force a passage between another yacht 
and the mark after the latter yacht has altered her helm for the 
purpose of rounding. 
No part of a yacht's hull or spars may be across the startmg 
line before the starting gun is fired. 
In case a yacht infrmges any of the above rules the committee 
will signal by short blasts on steam whistle and display official 
letters of yachts so infringing. Yacht so signalled rnust return 
and recross the starting line. Yacht so returning, or one working 
into position from the wrong side of the line shall keep clear of 
and give way to all competing yachts. 
Should a yacht be delayed in starting at the appointed time 
and the committee boat not be in position, it may start later, 
taking its departure from Sandy Hook Lightship. No time will 
be credited on account of the delay. 
Such yacht may not be towed to any point to the eastward of 
Sandy Hook Lightship. 
The finish of the race will be on a line bearing true south from 
the Lizard Lighthouse on the coast of England and within 
signalling distance, in the event of there being no mark boat at 
the finish line. 
(Further information regarding the finish line may be supplied 
to contestants if received by the American sub-committee.) 
At or near the finish line communication must be established 
with the signal station at the Lizard lighthouse. 
By d3,y by displaying official letters; also the ensign. 
By night by using night signals as assigned in the programme. 
In fog by discharging special bomb as designated, followed by 
blasts on fog horn as assigned in programme. 
These signals should be repeated at intervals until a reply is re- 
ceived from the signal station, namely, the discharge of a similar 
bomb. 
When in foreign waters yachts should identify themselves by 
the use of official letters rather than by private signal. 
There is no restriction as to what flags a racing yacht may 
carry. . , . . , . 
It is requested that each contestant take time at the finish in 
Greenwich mean time to corroborate the time taken by the sub- 
committee at' finish line. 
A pilot may be taken on board before the finish of the race. 
After the finish, communication should be established by tele- 
graph with Capt. Coerper, German Embassy, London, giving 
first port of ientry in Europe. 
Special bomb for fog signal used by all competing yachts is 
fired from a mortar — making a report at th? mortar, followed by 
g, yolley of six explosions at height of abput 20Qft. 
List of Entries. 
Ailsa.-^Owner, Henry S. Redmond, New York Y. C. Owner 
not on board. Representative on board, Grenville Kane. Ton- 
nage, 116.20 net, registered. Rig, yawl. Color of hull, white. Day 
signal, International code letters N.R.C.S., and night signal, 
Coston light — green, red, green, followed by two red stars. Fog 
signal, special bomb, followed by fog horn blasts, 4-1-2. 
Apache. — Owner, Edmund Randolph, New York Y. C. Owner 
on board. Tonnage, 307.16 net, registered. Rig, auxiliary barque — 
three masts. Color of hull, black. Day signal, International 
code letters L.S.B.F., and night signal, Coston light — green, red, 
green, followed by one white star. Fog signal, special bomb, 
followed by fog horn blasts, 4-2-1. 
Atlantic. — Owner, Wilson Marshall, New York Y. C. Owner on 
board. Tonnage, 206.58 net, registered. Rig, schooner, three 
masts, auxiliary. Color of hidl black. Day signal, International 
code letters K.S.R.B. Night signal, Coston light— red, blue, red. 
Fog signal, special bomb, followed by fog horn blasts, 4-3-1. 
Endymion.— Owner, George Lauder, Jr.,- Indian Harbor Y. C. 
Owner on board. Tonnage, 116 net, registered. Rig, schooner. 
Color of hull, black. Day signal, International code letters 
K.P.Q.L. Night signal, Coston light — red, white, followed by one 
red star. Fog signal, special bomb, followed by fog horn blasts, 
4-1-3. 
Fleur de Lys. — Owner, Lewfs A. Stimson, M.D., New York Y. 
C. Owner on board. Tonnage, 86 net, registered. Rig, schooner. 
Color of hull, white. Day signal, International code letters 
K.H.Q.C. iSfight signal, Coston light— green, red, green, followed 
by Coston light — green, red, green. Fog signal, special bomb, 
followed by fog. horn blasts, 4-2-2. 
Hamburg. — Owners, Hamburgischer Verein "Seefahrt," Nord- 
deutscher Regatta" Verein. Representative on board, Adolf Tiet- 
jens. Tonnage, 134 net, registered. Rig, schooner. Color of hull, 
black. Day signal. International code letters, R.M.V.H. Night 
signal, Coston light — blue, red, followed by two blue stars. Fog 
signal, special bomb, followed by fog horn blasts, 4-3-2. 
Hildegarde. — Owner, Edward R. Coleman, Corinthian Y. C, of 
Philadelphia. Owner on board. Tonnage, 145.93 net, registered. 
Rig, schooner. Color of hull, white. Day signal. International 
code letters K.N.D.B. Night signal, Coston light — red, blue, 
followed by one" white star. Fog signal, special bomb, followed 
by fog horn blasts 4-2-3. 
Sunbeam. — Owner, Rt. Hon. Lord Brassey, Royal Yacht Squad- 
ron. Owner on board. Tonnage, 227-TO net, registered. Rig, 
topsail schooner, three masts, auxiliary. Color of hull, white. 
Day signal. International code letters N.T.G.F. Night signal, 
Coston light — red, white, followed by two red stars. Fog signal, 
special bomb, followed by fog horn blasts, 4-3-3. 
Thistle. — Owner, Robert E. Tod, Atlantic Y. C. Owner on 
board. Tonnage, 235 net, registered. Rig, schooner, stationary 
yard on foremast. Color of Hull, white (green boot-top). Day 
signal. International code letters, K.R.C.P., and night signal, 
Coston light — red, green, red. Fog signal, special bomb, 
followed by fog horn blasts, 4-3-4. 
Utowana. — Owner, Allison \'. Armour, New York Y. C. Owner 
on board. Tonnage, 266.63 net, registered. Rig, schooner, auxil- 
iary, three masts. Color of hull, black. Day signal, International 
code letters K.J.P.F. Night signal, Coston light — white, red, fol- 
lowed by one blue star. Fog signal, special bomb, followed by 
fog horn blasts, 4-4-3. 
Valhalla. — Owner, the Earl of Crawford, Royal Yacht Squadron. 
Ow ner on board. Tonnage, 647.79 net, registered. Rig, ship, three 
masts. Color of hull, white. Day signal, International code let- 
ters M.W.H.G. Night signal, Coston light — green, red, followed 
by two green stars. . Fog signal, special bomb, followed by fog 
horn blasts, 4-4-1. 
American Sub-Committee of the Imperial Y. C. of 
Germany: H. G. Hebbinghaus, I.G.N., Chairman; 
Allison V. Armour, C. L. F. Robinson. 
Valhalla and Hamburg Arrive. 
The British auxiliary yacht Valhalla, owned by the 
Earl of Crawford, arrived at New York at 9 o'clock on 
Friday evening, April 28. 'She will have a little over two 
weeks in which to refit for the ocean race for the Kaiser's 
Cup. Valhalla is, with one exception, the monstrosity 
American, the only yacht in the world rigged as a ship. 
The Earl of Crawford lives on board Valhalla ten months 
out of the year, and during the past four years she has 
cruised 150,000 miles. Valhalla flies the burgee of the 
Royal Yacht Squadron and her home port is Cowes. She 
carries a crew of over sixty men and is by far the largest 
yacht entered in the race. 
The Earl of Crawford is accompanied by his nephew, 
Mr. Wilbraham, Mr. North and Dr. Corfield. These gen- 
tlemen visited the New York Y. C. on Saturday and 
spent the afternoon there looking over the collection of 
models and other things of interest to those of a nautical 
turn of mind. The Earl gave out the following interview 
"to a representative of the New York Evening Post: 
"If we have any luck at all, we'll do it in fourteen days. 
If we have very good luck, we'll cross the line at the 
Lizard in nine days. The bigger the wind the better, but 
I don't want the word 'east' to enter into the description 
of any of the weather conditions. 
"We left Cairo on Feb. 24 and made Gibraltar, under 
steam and sail, in four days and nine hours. That was 
a run of 1,140 miles. My guests joined me at Gibraltar. 
The Hon. Reginald Brougham is to come aboard at New 
York for the race. We next made Las Palmas, in rhe 
Canaries, where I put in for repairs to my propeller. We 
stayed there till the 13th of March, waiting for the diver 
to finish the work. 
"We left Las Palmas on the 13th and reached San Juan- 
on the 2gth, at 8 o'clock in the morning, having sailed all 
the way, at an average of 754 knots. We struck the 
trades very far north this year, and they were light in 
consequence, so we carried all the sail that could be 
crammed on throughout the voyage. The best day's run 
was 302 miles, with a light, favorable wind, three points 
aft of the beam. That was on March 4, on the run from 
Gibraltar to Las Palmas. The log for that day includes 
this entry : 'Heavy clouds early, wind more aft and fresh- 
ening.' On the day before we had made but 210 miles. 
The run varied greatly — 198, 213, 207, 209 and 267 are 
fair samples. 
"We remained in port at San Juan for several days, 
and then went to Charlotte Harbor, Fla., for the tarpon 
fishing, arriving on April 6. It was too rough to cross 
the bar. on the day before. On the 20th Valhalla arrived 
at Key West, where we coaled, and on the next day left 
that port for New York, making the run of 1,350 miles 
in seven days. Fog prevented us from getting in yester- 
day. 
"I have nO' definite plans for the race. The course will 
depend entirely on the wind. Of course, if it comes like 
a pile-driver right away from the east, we'll have to steer 
far to the north or the south. But I don't want tO' hear 
the word 'east' from the time we leave Sandy Hook. I'm 
not much afraid of it. As I understand it, the prevailing 
wind here has a lot of west in it, and if we get that, com- 
bined with anything from north or south, we'll be all 
right. Not much help is to be expected from the Gulf 
Stream. We've got 600 miles of northing to make, all 
told, and where we will get into that current there won't 
be enough force in it to make any material difference. 
But coming up the coast, though, the Gulf Stream was a 
very material help. In the Bahama Channel we added 
■what sighting sljQWf4 to the record of the log, awi the 
computation showed that the Gulf Stream was adding 
thirty miles in twenty-four hours to our speed. 
"I shall not make any preparations for this race other 
than what is customary for any voyage across the At- 
lantic. I am glad that it is to be a race, for I think it 
will revive interest in ocean contests between sailing 'craft. 
I have always been in favor of races between real vessels 
and opposed to the so-called yacht races, in which nia- 
chines are the competitors. 
"Valhalla has been in but one race. That was a run 
of 360 miles for the Coronation cup, which I olTered at 
the time of the King's coronation. That was won by the 
fore and after, Utowana, owned by Mr. Armour. We 
had head winds all the way, so that was no contest for a 
square-rigged vessel to make any show in." 
Hamburg, the only German entry in the 0G*eari race, 
arrived at New York on Saturday afternoon. Hanjburg, 
ex-Rainbow, was designed by the late G. L. Watson and 
has never showed up to great advantage in the racing 
either in British or German waters. She is, however, a 
haridsome vessel and should do well in the long trip 
across the Atlantic. Her German officers and cre\y have 
not gotten all there is out of the vessel, and the chances 
are she will suffer a little from indifferent handling. 
British Letter. 
An International Rating Rule. — The question of an 
international rating rule which would include Great 
Britain, France, Germany and other European countries, 
is more likely of fulfillment in the near future than it 
has ever been. To yacht owners it would be an uiimixed 
blessing, for with a universal system of measurement the 
chief obstacle to racing a yacht in a foreign country 
would be removed. The present time is peculiarly auspi- 
cious for an international conference on the si|bject. 
There is not any startling divergency in the rating' rules 
of Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy or Belgium, and 
no very radical alteration would be required in any of 
the systems to bring them in line with one another. , Each 
country favors much the same type of boat, and all are 
in favor of a bigger body and more internal accommoda- 
tions than was the case a few years back. Owners gen- 
erally are heartily tired of useless skimming dishep and 
desire something a little more wholesome, even though it 
be a trifle slower. Whether such a desirable thing as an 
international rating rule will become an accomplished fact 
is still a matter of uncertainty, but if the question is taken 
in hand there is another equally important matter which 
should be dealt with at the same time and that is, the 
drawing up and adoption of scantling rules foi" the vari- 
ous classes. There should not be any great difficulty in 
framing such rules, especially with the help of a com- 
mittee which would include one or more naval architects 
from each of the countries interested. Lloyds' new rules 
might even be used with certain alterations if the other 
countries would consent to this, or completely new rules 
could be made which would, perhaps, be the most satis- 
factory course. It is sufficiently obvious that a common 
scantling rule will be an absolutely necessary accompani- 
ment to a common rating rule and it would be well jf our 
Yacht Racing Association would wake up and enter into 
the subject, so as to be in a position to take up the mat- 
ter with a due regard to the interests of yacht racing in 
general and the owners in particular when the time is 
ripe for these changes to be' made. 
The following is a copy of the letter sent by Mr. Heck- 
stall Smith to Mr. G. A. Cormack, Secretary of the New 
York Y. C. : 
"I am instructed to say that the Yacht Racing Association hopes 
that the United States will be represented at the^ proposed con- 
ference, and I have been directed to invite American yachtsmen 
to consider the advantages that may result from the adoption of 
international racing rules. 
"I believe there is no central body in the United States like 
the Yacht Racing Association with which I could correspond on 
such a subject, and therefore I have addressed you, hoping that 
the New York Y. C. will deal with the question whatever way it 
considers most advantageous to American yachtsmen. 
"I shall be pleased to give further instruction, receive sugges- 
tions, etc. 
"Heckstall Smith, S?c'y." 
Royal Thames Y. C- -The racing programme of the 
Royal Thames Y. C. is a very full one. There will be 
five events on June 9 when the yachts start and finish at 
Southend. The Duke of Bedford is presenting a cup, 
value 100 guineas, for the yachts exceeding 100 ton^, and 
Mr. M. B. Kennedy gives 'a prize, value £50, for yachts 
over fifty but not exceeding 100 tons. There will be races 
for the 52ft. class, the ex-52-footers and a small handicap. 
On June 17 the club holds its time-honored races from 
the Nore to Dover, and it is a significant fact that this is 
the date fixed for the start of the German Emperor's Cup 
race from Dover to Heligoland. As this is the first time 
these two fixtures have clashed it looks as though the 
interests of British yachting will be served through the 
boats being kept in British waters, while the German race 
is in progress. On Monday, June 19, the Royal Thames 
will have a race from Dover to Calais and back for the 
yachts over fifty tons, and a match for the smaller boats 
at Dover. The yachts will then go on to Dowes it^ readi- 
ness for the handicap match to the Clyde. 
Royal Alfred Y. C— The Royal Alfred Y. C. at Kings- 
town, Ireland, has for many years been in the h^bit of 
offering a series of champion cups with money prizes at- 
tached for the encouragement of amateur seamanship and 
of class racing. Lately the cups have been going begging 
owing to the dearth of class racers, and the poit)t was 
mooted a little while ago as to whether these cups should 
be offered to the one-design classes. The older members 
of the club are strongly averse to any of the cups being 
devoted to the one-design boats, which are purely locaL 
classes, whereas the original idea was for the cups to go 
to the class racers and therefore open to the United 
Kingdom. The younger members were in favor of the 
one-designs being allotted the lessep cups, but the old 
hands won the day and the cups will remain stored away 
at the silversmith's until the revival of pure class racing, 
whenever that takes place. E. H. Kelly. 
Philadelphia Y. C.'s Fleet Captain. — Commodore 
Abraham L. English, Philadelphia Y. C, announces the 
appointment of William Good fiect captain for the seasQn 
of I9OS, 
