July 29, 1905.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
95 
British Letter. 
Race from Cdwfis to the Clyde. — The handicap match 
promoted by the Royal London Y. C. from Cowes to 
Hunter’s 'Quay, Clyde, which started on June 22, was a 
very long drawn-out affair, lasting over nearly five days. 
The winds wfere light throughout and for the most part 
baffling, and “the sailing was Consequently tedious in the 
extreme, yet the' handicap worked out uncommonly well, 
for the difference between the six boats on corrected 
time was just over three hours — a very small matter 
when it is considered that the course is about 530 miles 
of coasting. The scratch boat, White Heather, which led 
throughout, was the winner, and some idea of the soft- 
ness of the breeze may be gathered from the fact that 
she carried her jackyard topsail from start to finish and 
took ten hours to cover the last twelve miles of the 
course. The schooner Norlanda won the second prize by 
time, and the yawl Valdora, which kept Brynhild close 
company all the way, took the third prize. The cor- 
rected times of the prize winners read as follows. White 
Heather (winner), 8.0.16; Norlanda (second prize), 
8.44.43; Valdora (third prize), 9.18.57; the times of the 
others being Adela, 9.39.48; Merrymaid, 10.56.0, and 
Brynhild, 11.2.3. 
The Return Match. — The big handicap class which 
finished their Clyde racing at the regatta of the Royal 
Clyde Y. C. on July 8, started from Hunter’s Quay at 
7 :45 P. M. the same evening on the return match to 
Cowes under the auspices of the Royal Clyde and Royal 
Northern Y. C.’s. The same six boats were entered, but 
only five .started, as Brynhild had towed away to_ the 
south the previous evening. The start was made in a 
light S.W. breeze which gave the yachts a beat through 
the fairway to^ the open sea. When darkness fell White 
Heather -was leading with Valdora second, Merrymaid 
third and the schooners bringing up the rear. 
- The Clyde Fortnight. — Not for many years has the 
Clyde been favored with such a large and representative 
fleet of racing yachts as has been the case this year. The 
success of the meeting has been in a great measure due 
to the presence of the big handicap class and the 52- 
footers from the south, but in addition to these factors 
many other things have contributed to the success of the 
fixture, and the weather has been for the most part sum- 
merlike and perfect. Irrespective of the six handicap 
boats which raced round from Cowes and the four 52- 
footers, there is a fleet of over sixty yachts belonging to 
the Clyde district, and the appearance of the Firth when 
all the- matches were in progress was accentuated in the 
extreme. The big handicap class was made up of the six 
boats which came round from the south of England, the 
three 65-fcoters, Zinita, Ouda (formerly Tutty) and 
Carina, Vol-au-Vent and Nixie. In eight races sailed 
White Heather took three first prizes, Valdora and Adela 
two each, and Zinita one. 
The doings of the 52-footers have naturally been fol- 
lowed with the greatest interest. Three of the boats are 
of Scottish design and build and the fourth boat — the 
American Sonya- — had done so well in the last three races 
sailed in the south of England that she had scored three 
first prized. Maymon had undergone some alterations to 
her keel, her draft being increased by six inches, and 
both Sonya and Moyana were supplied with new suits 
of sails by Lapthorne & Ratsey. The effect of new can- 
vas on Moyana was to place her at the head of the fleet. 
Out of ten races sailed the prizes have been distributed 
as follows : Moyana, six first ; Maymon, three firsts and 
two seconds ; Britornart, one first and seven seconds, and 
Sonya, one second prize. It is only fair to state that 
Britornart was well placed for another first prize on the 
opening day at the Royal Largs regatta when she sprung 
her ma.st and had to give up. This makes her the most 
consistent performer, for an accident only robbed her of 
what would have otherwise been her race. Had she won 
she would have been able to fly nine flags — two firsts and 
seven seconds — for ten starts. Moyana — the oldest boat 
in the fleet— has already won nine first prizes this season, 
or twice as many as any of the others, and this is spite 
of the fact that she sailed her first races under an old 
suit of sails. Maymon undoubtedly feels the loss of her 
last year’s skipper, C. Bevis, who is now in charge of 
White Heather, and it can now scarcely be doubted that 
she owed her position at the head of the fleet last year 
to his superior handling. If Moyana continues to keep 
her present form, and there seems no reason to doubt it, 
the fact must be faced that our designers have come to 
the end of their tether as regards the present rating rule. 
It seems to be clear also that the Fife boat Magdalen, 
built in 1901 and which simply swept the prize list that 
year, would prove a far faster boat in anything of a 
breeze than any of the present fleet. She would simply 
drown them in a sea, she was so beautifully stiff and 
buoyant, and would in all probability win more prizes 
than any of the others in anything except very light airs. 
Unfortunately she never belonged to a British owner and 
has been sold to Italy. 
Sonya’s collapse is almost unaccountable unless her 
trim has been lost. She appears to be stiff but not fast, 
the others are fast but not stiff, and when the wind pipes 
up enough to press the. Scotch boats Sonya shows to bet- 
ter advantage, but in light and moderate breezes she does 
not come up to their standard of speed. Perhaps some 
slight alteration in trim will help her. 
Decline of the Irish Regattas. — For many years 
past there has been a distinct falling off in the interest 
shown by yacht owners in the three big Irish fixtures at 
Belfast, Kingstown and Queenstown. The last named 
place, which possesses a beautiful racing course, has been 
neglected by the regular racing fleet for some time, al- 
though the Royal Cork Y. C., under whose burgee the 
.south of Ireland; fixture is held, is the oldest yacht club 
in the United Kingdom. The regattas of the Royal 
Ulster at Belfast and of the Royal Irish and Royal St. 
George Y. C.’s at Kingstown have also suffered severely 
the last five or six years and are shorn of almost all their 
former glory. So bad has this state of affairs become 
that the Royal I.rish has decided to abandon its two days’ 
fixture this yeafj^ and the dates have consequently been 
cancelled. It should: be stated that the Royal Irish and 
Foyal St. George take charge of the Kingstown fixture 
on alternate years, and this year happens to be the turn 
of the former club. It is a great pity that such a time- 
honored fixture should be allowed to lapse, but the cause 
distinctly traceable to the disappearance of the first 
class Taters and 65-footers. The big handicap boats' will 
in all probability hurry off to Dover and Ostend, and al- 
though it has been suggested that the place of honor 
• might have been given to the 52-footers which are show- 
ing such excellent sport, this is surely too much' to ex- 
pect, as these little ships are only one stage removed from, 
the small fry. Besides the experience of the lasts^,!^ 
-years has shown that the 52-footers are not particularly 
. desirous of taking part in the Kingstown fixture. The 
presence of the big handicap boats and the quartette of 
52-footers would have been sufficient justification for the 
continuance of the regatta, but the Ostend fixture has 
had the same effect on the Irish regattas as Kiel has had 
upon the Clyde Fortnight, and the attractions of the 
popular Belgian seaside resort have hitherto turned the 
.scale in its favor. Fortunately for Belfast and Kings- 
town there is plenty of yachting and yacht racing to be 
had out of the local classes, which increase yearly hi 
popularity, but Cork harbor is not so fortunate, and it 
is to be feared that nothing short of a revival of pure 
class racing will restore the faded glories of the once 
famous Irish regattas. 
Hollow Masts. — The frequency with which these 
spars give out and the general unreliability of the spars 
supplied to our fleet of 52ft. raters shoiys that there must 
be something radically wrong with their construction. It 
also shows how ill-advised the Yacht Racing Associa- 
tion were not to pass a rule barring them, as they .are 
quite unnecessary and are very expensive. Hoiyever,- 
the time has gone by now to do away with them b^a.i^se 
they have unfortunately come into very general use, and 
the only thing to do is to make sure that the spars sup- 
plied are what their makers claim for them-— lightp, 
stiffer and stronger than the solid masts. It is a pity 
that no British firm has taken up their manufacture, for 
at present yacht ow’ners are entilrely dependent upon 
what they get from American makers and have no 
knowledge as to how they are constructed. This much 
is certain, that the spars supplied to the 52-footers are 
not what is claimed for them. Sonya has already had 
two, so has Britornart, and her second one was reported 
sprung on the Clyde. Moyana has had trouble with hers. 
Gauntlet, an ex-52-footer, was dismasted on July i in 
quite a moderate breeze, and I am not at all sure that 
this was not her second mast this year. The reason for 
these constant mishaps seems to be that the spar makers 
have reduced the diameter of the masts to a dangerous 
extent. When Magdalen came out in 1901 she was the 
first British rater to carry a hollow wooden mast. • Hers 
was a beautiful stick. It certainly looked big enough in 
diameter for a 65-footer, but it was light, stiff and 
strong, and never gave the slightest trouble. That spar 
must have been at least 30 per cent, larger than a splid 
one,’ but it did not stop her, and did not lose her prizes 
(as do the more modern ones) by giving out at critical 
moments. If hollow masts are to be kept in use they 
must be made more reliable, because, in addition to minor 
accidents, there is alwaj^s the great danger to the crew of 
a falling spar, and this danger should be reduced tO' a 
minimum. E. H. Kelly. 
The Sailing Rules. 
When my approaching boat you see. 
And I’m close-hauled and you are free — 
The right of way belongs to me. 
Art. 17 (A). 
But if close-hauled both vessels sail. 
Port tacks to yield must never fail. 
For, always, starboard tacks prevail. 
Art. 17 (B). 
When both our boats are free, and find 
Upon their opposite sides the wind. 
The port-side boat must drop behind. 
Art. 17 (C). 
But if, while both our boats are free. 
On the same side the breezes be. 
The windward boat avoids the lee. 
Art. 17 (D). 
And when the winds blow up abaft 
And fill your vessel’s sails from aft. 
You must avoid all sailing craft. 
Art. 17 (E). 
Now, when these regulations say 
That either boat shall keep away. 
The other on her course must stay. 
Art. 21. 
Lastly, this rule remember well! 
When steam, or “power” you see (or smell). 
Stick to the course your’ re on like — wax! 
Art. 20, 21. 
E. G. Benedict. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
Sales and Charters. — The steam yacht Cloelia has 
been sold by Mr. Edward Swann, of New York city, to 
Mr. Cornelius McLean, through the agency of Messrs. 
McConnell & Cook. The same agency has chartered the 
sloop yacht Banshee to Mr. Henry S. Daltenheim, and 
has chartered the sloop yacht Rita, .owned by Mr. Wal- 
lace F.'- Durant, New York Y. C., to Mr. Gladstone Fas- 
sendenj of Stamford, Conn. This agency has also sold 
the gasolene launch Phoebe for Mr. Raymond S. Porter 
to Mr.’ Harry Mabie, of New York. The sloop yacht 
Wapiti has been chartered by Mr. W. T. Douglass to 
Mr. 'William Leslie. 
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Temeraire Wins First Trial Race. — The first trial 
race for the selection of the challenger for the Canada 
Cup was sailed on Saturday, July 22, and Temeraire de- 
feated her two rivals. She was designed by Mr. William 
Fife, Jr. The first race for the Canada Cup will be 
sailed on Aug. J.2, 
Handicap Race for New Rochelle Y. C. Yawls. — -In 
order tO' make a race, at least five boats must start with 
the full intention of completing the course. The course 
to be as follows: From the starting line off Echo Bay to 
the red can buoy (The Cows) off Shippan Point, leav- 
ing same on starboard hand, thence (o the black spar 
buoy “E i” off Week’s Point, leaving same on starboard 
Iiand, thence to starling line, finishing in opposite direc- 
tion to the start. All Government buoys to be left on 
proper side. Course may be reversed at discretion of 
Regatta Committee ; same will be indicated by flag Y of 
the signal code displayed on committee boat. If course 
be reversed the turning marks must be left to port. Race 
must be finished within ten hours from starting signal. 
Warning, a white flag, to be displayed at 10:30 A. M. ; 
the preparatory, blue Peter, 10:35; the start, one red ball, 
10 :40. Boats are to be in cruising trim with full equip- 
ment and dinghy ; dinghy must be large enough to carry 
crew and need not be towed. Crews to be amateur; one 
paid hand allowed, but he must not touch the wheel or 
tiller. 
The race will be sailed as a handicap race, the handi- 
caps to be announced by the chairman of the Regatta 
Committee at the club house at 9 o’clock on the morning 
of the race, July 29. Entry list will close on Friday, 
July 28, at 9 P. M., at the club house. 
The probable entries are: Escape, Friendship III., 
Thora, Tamerlane, Fleetwing, Adelaide, Cavalier, Pohta- 
such and two or three others. 
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Dinner to Crews of Tamerlane and Gauntlet. — 
The New Rochelle Y. C. will also give a dinner to the 
crew of Tamerlane, winner of the ocean race to Hampton 
Roads, and also to the crew of Gauntlet. 
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Old Boat Loses Her Iron Keel. — The long looked for 
accident which was predicted many years ago by the op- 
ponents of outside ballast has at last occurred. A boat 
in the New Rochelle harbor, of ancient vintage, lost her 
iron shoe, weighing about 500 pounds, and the loss was 
not noticed until some time afterward by her owner. It 
seems that the bolts rusted off between the wood and 
iron keels, but the loss of the shoe did not cause her to 
leak any more than usual. 
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Sloop Suzette Sold. — Dr. C. A. Herter, of New York 
city, has sold his sloop Suzette to Mr. A. D. Claflin, of 
Boston, through the office of Mr. Stanley M. Seaman. 
Suzette is a keel boat, designed by Mr. Arthur Binney, 
and built by Lawley in 1901. She is 55ft. over all, 36ft. 
waterline, lift. 8in. beam and 7ft. 6in. draft. Dr. Herter 
is using his new 40ft. waterline sloop built for him the 
past winter by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. The same 
agency has also sold the sloop Marjorie for Capt. 'W. T. 
Benson, of Philadelphia, to Mr. Tracy Grey, of New 
York city. She is a shoal-draft, centerboard boat built 
by Van Zandt, of Atlantic City, in 1902. She is 35ft. over 
all, 28ft. waterline, 13ft. beam and 2ft. loin. draft. She 
has been fitted out at Toms River and her new owner is 
now using her in Jamaica Bay. 
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An Unfounded Rumor. — We find the following in the 
Yachting World of July 6: “Early this week one of the 
New York daily papers published a statement that Sir 
Thomas Lipton had decided to issue another challenge 
for the America’s Cup. The further details gave it that 
Mr. Alfred Mylne had been commissioned to design the 
challenger which would be known as Shamrock IV. "We 
are authorized by Sir Thomas Lipton to state that there 
is no truth whatever in either of these reports, and to 
say that for some months past no move whatever has 
'been made on his side regarding another race in the fu- 
ture. Sir Thomas is quite content in the present state of 
affairs to sit still and await developments.” 
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Club Book Received. — We are indebted to Mr. A. G. 
Mansur, Secretary of the Lake .Champlain Y. C., for a 
copy of the club book for 1905. 
MosqtJito Fleet Y» C* 
South Boston, Mass. — Saturday, July 22. 
A CLUB race of the Mosquito Fleet Y. C. was sailed in Dorches- 
ter Bay on Saturday, July 22, in a light S.E. breeze. Alcyone won 
in the first class by a good margin. Reveille finished first in the 
second class, but lost to Rebel on time allowance. Luella won in 
the first power boat class, and Erma, in the second power boat 
class. The summary: 
First-Class Sailboats. 
Elapsed. 
Alcyone, F. W. Coombs 1 08 01 
U and I, A. Leach 1 14 50 
Second Class Sailboats. 
Rebel, D. E. Noonan 1 05 10 
Reveille, J. McAuliff 0 58 52 
Cresceus, J. Shaw 1 09 00 
Supero, A. Le Fort 1 35 00 
Fantee, C. Payzant 1 10 40 
May, M. G. Magueson 1 08 42 
First Class Power Boats. 
Luella, J. W. Reardon 1 06 37 
Schemer, C. E. Paget 1 11 08 
Neisbo, J. O’Brien Disabled, 
Second Class Power Boats. 
Erma, J. W. Timmins 1 10 38 
Davie, J. Alexander.. 114 02 
Corrected. 
1 13 01 
1 19 50 
1 05 10 
1 05 52 
1 07 09 
1 07 35 
1 10 40 
1 10 42 
1 06 37 
1 11 08 
1 10 38 
1 14 02 
Annisqtiam Y. C. 
Annisquam, Mass. — Saturday, July 22. 
A CLUB race of the Annisquam Y. C. was sailed in Ipswich Bay 
on Saturday, July 22, in a light S.E. breeze. In the first class 
Quakeress won easily. In the 16-footers a very close race between 
Ventus II. and Princess was won by the former. Teaser won in 
the dory class. The summary: 
Large Boats. 
Quakeress, Harris Hammond 
Tedesco, 'W. M. Pear 
16-footers. 
Ventus II., Keith Prevear 
»Princess, J. H. Princess 
Tabasco, Jr., H. H. 'Wiggin 
Dories. 
Teaser, H. Russell Smith ; 
Crescent, R. C. Burnett 
Little IJn, Donald Howes 
Nisan, D. H. 'Woodbury..,.,,,,.,,,,., 
■'‘Pisgualificd, 
Elapsed. 
1 17 '37 
1 26 56 
S.....1 25 33 
1 28 55 
1 2^ 38 
.1 34 54 
1 36 27 
1 39 44 
1 43 37 
