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Rhode Island Y. C, 
Annual Cruise, Aug. 12-20. 
TirE fourth annual cruise up Long Island Sound by the Rhode 
Island Y. C. was made during the week of Aug. 13-20, the fleet 
making its rendezvous in Newport Harbor the evening of Aug. 
12. The cruise was highly successful, although only about thirty 
boats continued with the fleet throughout the week, as against 
the fifty that participated in last year’s cruise. 
The first day’s run, on Sunday, Aug. 13, was from Newport to 
New London, a distance of 42 knots. The day was graj' and 
lowery and the sea was heavy, making rough work for the smaller 
craft for a time. Three sharp showers were encountered west of 
Point Judith, and altogether the run was tedious, wet and un- 
comfortable. The wind died out and less than half the sailing 
fleet reached New London that night, the rest putting in to 
Stonington and proceeding early in the morning. 
Monday’s run was to Thimble Islands, 32 knots, where the 
fleet remained until Wednesday morning as guests of the Sachem’s 
Head Y. C. The day was beautiful and the run was a fine one, 
but rain set in at night and a heavy E. storm Tuesday caused the 
abandonment of the regatta planned as a feature of the visit. 
However, dances were given at the Sachem’s Head club house 
both evenings, and a fine , luncheon was given to the visitors 
Tuesday afternoon, and despite the bad w'eather, the fine hospi- 
tality of Commodore Peck and his club made the visit of the 
Rhode Island fleet one of great enjoyment. The bonds of 
fellowship between the two clubs were still more firmly cemented 
and a joint cruise is talked of for next year. 
Wednesday the fleet made the run back to New London, in the 
face of a northeaster, although there was no rain. That evening 
the mid-summer mess dinner of the club was held at the Fort 
Griswold House. _ . 
A fine run to Block Island was enjoyed Thursday, a distance 
of 24 knots. The sloop Lady Mary ran on a ledge near Wico- 
pessett Island, off the E. end of Fisher’s Island, and remained 
there over night, hard and fast. She was hauled off the follow- 
ing morning and rejoined the fleet at Newport Saturday. 
The fleet ran back to Newport in fine weather Friday and re- 
mained there till Sunday morning. A theatre party at Freebody 
Park was given by Commodore Rogers Saturday evening, and 
.was attended by about 140 of the yachtsmen. 
Sunday morning the cruise ended with a run back to the Pru- 
dence Island station, where the fleet disbanded and a clambake 
was enjoyed at the club house. 
Aside from the mishap to Lady Mary, there were few accidents 
worth mentioning, except that the yawl Navita was disabled at 
the start by being rammed by a launch in Newport Harbor, and 
with a section of her starboard planking smashed, was obliged 
to abandon the cruise. 
Some very good racing resulted on the several runs. S. M. 
Nicholson’s fine sloop Ishkoodah led the sailing fleet on every 
run but one, the cat Wanderer IV., sailing as a sloop, securing 
that honor on the run from New London to the Thimbles. The 
latter craft did great work on the cruise and proved herself a 
phenomenally fast boat, either as sloop or cat. On the first 
two runs she raced in the small sloop class. Then, she was 
rated with those above 40ft. over all measurement. On the 
fourth run she was given an arbitrary racing length of 35ft., 
which was relative to making her assume an over all measurement 
of 46ft., as the method on this cruise was to add one-half the 
overhangs to the waterline length. The following day she was 
given the minimum over all length of the class, 40ft., which gave 
a sailing measurement of 32ft. 
Wanderer. IV. is 24ft. waterline length and 34ft. 6 in. over all. 
Despite the handicap imposed by the extra length assumed, the 
boat made a great showing, and on the day of racing with a 46ft. 
over all measurement, she finished within 3s. of Ishkoodah on 
corrected time. 
By the conditions of the cruise, as was the case last year, 
no boat was allowed to take more than two prizes. These were 
handsome cups' offered by Commodore Rogers. The sloops 
Ishkoodah, Millie, W’anderer IV. and Sachem, the yawls Wanderer 
and Amorita and the cat Emeline each won two cups, and one 
each was taken by the sloops Micaboo and Dixie, yawl Rahnee, 
cat Onaway and launch Tuscora. 
In the management of details on the cruise Commodore Rogers 
was assisted by Fleet Captain George 'VV. Evans and Messrs. F. 
S. Noch and C. M. Dunbar of the Race Committee, and to 
their combined efforts the success of the week was due in no 
. small measure. 
Hi 1 F. H. Young. 
Eastern Y. C. 
Marblehead, Mass. — Friday, Aug. 18. 
On account of the non-arrival of ^many of the yachts of the 
New York Y. C. fleet, the power boat races of the Eastern Y. C. 
•on Friday, Aug. 18, were not as interesting as was expected. Win- 
ton sailed her first race in these waters, and although she won in 
the first class, her time was nothing remarkable. Blink sailed 
alone in the second class launches. In the third class Tai Kun 
went into the lead soon after the start and led all around the 
course. Her rudder was broken on the first round, and she was 
steered over the rest of the course w’ith an oar. All classes were 
sent over a course of 12 miles. The summary: 
Launches — First Class — Over 50ft. Rating. 
First Round. Second Round. Elapsed. 
Winton, L. R. Spears 0 18 31 0 17 35 0 36 08 
Ilupa, C. H. Clark 0 21 45 0 21 39 0 43 24 
Tama, F. S. Dunn 0 27 14 0 23 49 0 50 33 
Counterfeit, W. Wallace 0 26 05 0 25 34 0 50 39 
Launche.s — Second Class — Cabin Boats, 21 to 60ft. Rating. 
Blink, C. VV. Estabrook '. 0 39 52 0 38 44 1 18 36 
Launches — Third Class — Open Boats, 21 to 50ft. Rating. 
, Tai Kun, W. H. Stewart 0 35 51 0 34 49 1 10 40 
Farewell, J. A. Burnham 0 39 44 0 37 15 1 16 59 
Magyar, A. Erickson 0 47 43 0 47 27 ' 1 35 04 
Minx 0 61 05 0 50 67 1 42 02 
Puffing Pig -. 1 04 13 1 02 16 2 06 29 
Magnolia Disabled. 
I Saturday, Aug. 19. 
The late arrival of many of the yachts of the New York Y. C. 
fleet, and the non-arrival of others was the innocent cause, of the 
postponement of the annual regatta of the Eastern Y. C. iri which 
: the yachts of the New York Y. C. wfere invited to compete. The 
. crews of the yachts which were in the harbor were so worn out 
with their experience with the gale at Newport and the subsequent 
w-eary sailing in calm weather, that the owners decided not to race. 
In order to satisfy those who wanted to take advantage of a fine 
breeze, a race was arranged in classes M and N. There was a 
steady E. breeze, with a lively little hobble to the sea, which 
made conditions perfect. Chewink I\^. and Meemer were across 
the starting line together in Class M, Meemer being to leeward. A 
little astern of them was Mira. Meemer pulled through Chewink’s 
lee. and led all over the course, beating Chewink IV. and Mira on 
all points of sailing, although the latter two used spinnakers on 
the last leg, while Meemer had a torn ballooner. Chewink IV. 
made better time than Mira on the first reach, and on the wind- 
ward leg Mira made a little better time with spinnaker set. In 
Class N, Dorel, which had mixed things up somewhat in an endea,vor 
to start with the larger class, was first across the starting line, 
with Mimosa III. second. Mimosa III. soon pulled through 
DoreTs lee, however, and gained on all of the boats in the class 
throughout the remainder of the race. The summary: 
Class M— 33 to 40ft. Rating. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Meemer, R. C. Nickerson 1 50 21 1 46 32 
Chewink IV^., F. G. Macomber, Jr 1 54 21 1 49 22 
Mira, Charles Lane Poor 1 64 35 1 50 46 
Class N — ^27 to 33ft. Rating. 
Mimosa III., Trenor L. Park 1 67 59 .1 47 09 
Opitsah III., W. F. Whitney 2 15 32 1 59 11 
Dorel, George L. Batchelder 2 11 34 2 01 33 
Carina II., H. S. Wheelock 2 22 23 2 06 02 
Notwithstanding the run of hard luck which the New York Y. 
C. encountered from Newport to Marblehead, there was a good- 
sized fleet in Marblehead Harbor on Saturday evening, when a 
general illumination w'as ordered. Many yachts of other clubs vis- 
ited the harbor, so there were about 300 yachts present on the 
last night. The big steam j^achts of the New York and Eastern 
fleets made a fine showing with their electric displays, while there 
w'as more or less illumination among all of the yachts in the har- 
bor. Upon signal .given at 9:15, there was a general display of red 
fire throughout the harbor, which, with the many colored lights 
on the yachts, made the scene one of rare beauty. The yachts- 
men of the New York aird Eastern clubs made the best of the 
situation, while the members of the Boston and Corinthian clubs 
and the townspeople were only too eager to help out, and all 
hands arc to be congratulated upon the showing made. 
Start of the Eastern Y. C. Ocean Race. 
Marblehead, Mass.— Monday, Aug. 21. 
In a very light breeze, blowing about S.E., five yachts crossed 
the starting line in the ocean race of the Eastern Y. C. from 
Marblehead to Halifax to-day. ' , . , 
Two classes filled, both schooners, in the largest of which 
Corona and Elmina are the competitors. The other class was 
Class E, in which the entries were Hope Leslie, flagship of the 
Eastern Y. C.;- Agatha, owned by Mr. W. S. Eaton, of the same 
club, and Black Hawk, owned by Mr. C. E. Gibson, of the 
Boston, Y. C. 
On account of the light air, two of the schooners were towed 
to the starting line, off Marblehead Rock, by the committee boat, 
and the start was delayed 20 m. to enable others to get to the 
line. 
Elmina and Corona came to the line, with Elmina a little 
ahead and in the weather berth. She was too soon, however, and 
had to go about, while Corona was at the line when the whistle 
blew. Corona took plenty of time in crossing, while Elmina was 
handicapped 13s. Both crossed on the starboard tack and stood 
to the eastward, a short beat out to Halfway Rock being necessary 
before the yachts could lay their course. Corona stood well over 
to Satan Ledge before tacking out. Elmina tacked out some 
minuter after, and Corona was first around Halfway Rock, and 
when they were last seen was apparently making the best of 
her advantage at the start. 
Hope Leslie was across the line first in Class E, but Agatha 
had the weather berth. Black Hawk was handicapped 53s. ' All 
crossed on the port tack and stood to the eastward. Agatha was 
first to tack out and Black Hawk followed her, while Hope 
Leslie stood further toward Satan. Agatha was apparently the 
first to turn Halfway Rock, with Hope Leslie second and Black 
Hawk third. 
The 30-footer, Sauquoit, owned by Mr. T. K. Lothrop, Jr., 
crossed the starting line with the smaller schooners. She had no 
competitor, however, and so her time was not taken, by the 
cornmittee. Mr. Lothrop was very anxious to compete and in the 
absence of a competitor deternttned to go along anyhow. The 
summary of the start; 
Class B. 
Corona, A. F. Luke 
Elmina, F. F. Brewster., 
Hope Leslie, Laurence Minot 55.22 
Agatha, W. S. Eaton 47.61 
Black Hawk, C. E. Gibson.. 
Rating 
Allowance 
Start. 
.. 86.95 
0 26 39 
10 31 00 
.. 89.90 
Scratch. 
10 32 00 
s E. 
.. 55.22 
Scratch. 
10 35 42 
.. 47.61 
2 56 00 
10 35 59 
.. 35.70 
8 11 28 
10 37 00 
Beverly Y. C. 
Wing’s Neck, Buzzard’s Bay — Saturday, Aug. 12. 
The Beverly Y. C. sailed its 372d regatta off its club house, 
Saturday, Aug. 12. The event was the third club race of the 
sca.son, which is a race restricted to yachts owned by members of 
the club, but in which the yachts may be sailed by professionals. 
There were no 46-footers or 30-footers to start, and therefore' The 
21-footers were the first class to be sent away. At the time they 
started, the wind was .from the S.W., of at least 15 knots velocity, 
and it remained about constant throughout the afternoon. The 
21-footers were sent to Bow Bells and back, and the heavy Bar- 
nacle, carrying, at once took the lead and gained steadily through- 
out the race, finishing 7m. 32s. ahead of Radiant, which boat was 
in turn a long ways ahead of last year’s champion, Terrapin, and 
Mr. Crane’s new Amanita III. These last two boats had a close 
race, in which Mr. Crane won by a small margin, but Terrapin 
protested Amanita, which protest has not yet been acted upon. 
Three 18-footers started and were sent to Bird Island and back. 
Wanderer won, with Hindoo^ second. 
The 15-foot class were sent over the inside course, Beverly Y. C. 
buoy No. 2, Mosher’s Rock and return, twice around. Miss 
Debney, with the heavy-weather boat, made a very good showing, 
and beat all the fleet, finishing nearly 2 m. ahead of the second 
boat, which was a new one, Tobey, and owned by Mr, James 
Jackson, who recently joined the club. 
Mr. Charles H. Taylor, Jr., acted as judge. 
The times in detail follow: 
21-footers — Course 14, 11% Miles. 
Barnacle, W. E. C. Eustis 1 56 42 
Radiant, Mrs. C. M. Baker 2 03 14 
Amanita III., Joshua Crane 2 06 35 
Terrapin, L. S. Dabney 2 07 13 
Illusion, C. M. Baker 2 11 32 
18-footers — Course 18, 8% Miles. 
Wanderer, A. S. 'Whiting 1 33 37 
Hindoo, N, T. Emmons - 1 37 18 
Jap, Geo. P. Gardner, Jr 1 37 35 
16-footers — Course, 20, 6% Miles. 
Fiddler, Miss C. M. Dabney 1 33 35 
Tobey, Jas. Jackson 1 35 27 
Vim, F. W. Sargent, Jr 1 36 28 
Compress, S. M. Weld...-. 1 37 54 
Fly, Miss WTlliams 1 38 38 
Flickamaroo, Miss E. B. Emmons 1 40 59 
Peacock, Robt. Winsor Disabled. 
Elapsed. 
2 03 04 
2 05 45 
2 11 20 
2 11 59 
Bensonhufst Y. C, 
Bensonhurst, Gravesend Bay — Friday, Aug. 18. 
The N. Y. C. C. representative, Ogeemah, won the second 
race for the Bensonhurst Perpetual Challenge trophy for Class Q 
boats enrolled on Gravesend Bay, which was held on the after- 
noon of Friday, Aug. 18. She defeated More Trouble, the Ben- 
sonhurst Y. C. defender, by 52s. corrected time over a triangular 
course of 10.35 nautical miles. Ogeemah also captured the first 
event, which was sailed on Thursday, July 27. According to the 
governing conditions the organization winning two races secures 
temporary possession of the trophy, holding the same subject 
to challenge. The N. Y. C. C. thus becomes custodian of the 
cup. Sailing in the colors of the Bensonhurst Y. C. last year, 
Ogeemah successfully defended the trophy. 
Four boats started in the deciding race of the match. The chal- 
lenging Brooklyn Y. C. was represented by Ojigwan, and the 
Marine and Field Club sent Quest. The Atlantic Y. S. boat, 
Saetta, which started in the first race of the series, was an 
absentee bn Friday. The course selected led from the start off 
Fort Hamilton, across the channel to the Black Can buoy off 
Swinburn Island, thence to Buoy No. 2 down the harbor, and 
home. In the S.E. breeze blowing, the first leg proved to be a 
reach, the second to windward with a favorable tide and heavy 
sea, and the last a broad reach home, on the greater part of which 
spinnakers were carried to starboard. 
From the start More Trouble showed great speed, especially on 
the parts of the course sailed with eased sheets. She finish'ed 
2m. 41s ahead of Quest, 8 m. 6 s. in front of Ojigwan and 8 m. 60 s. 
ahead of Ogeemah. The latter got an allowance of 9m. 47s. for the 
course, which was niore than enough to win. Commodore 
Arthur C. Bellows, original donor of the trophy, will present a 
miniature to Alfred Mackay, owner of the winning boat. The 
summary follows : 
Sloops, Class Q — Start, 3:06. 
Finish. 
More Trouble, 'VV. H. Childs 5 08 04 
Quest, F. J. Havens 5 10 45 
Ojigwan, George E. Reiners 5 16 20 
Ogeemah, Alfred Mackay 5 16 29 
Corrected time, Ogeemah, 2:02:12. 
Saturday, Aug. 19. 
The Bensonhurst Y. C. gave an open regatta on Saturday, Aug. 
19. Twenty-one boats of all classes started, the winners being 
Vivian II., Tabasco, Saetta, Spots and Beta. It was the fourth 
and next to the last event to count on the class championship 
of Gravesend Bay for the season of 1905, the final race of the 
series beiim scheduled to occur under the auspices of the N. Y. 
C. C. on Saturday, Sept. 9. 
A fine breeze blew throughout the event from the S.E. and 
several mishaps occurred to further enliven matters. Cockatoo II. 
lost her hollow mast for the second time this season, just before 
the start of the race. During the contest Bobtail ran on the 
bell buoy at Craven Shoal, one of the turning marks tor the 
larger boats, and Lizana brought Up against a scow which almost 
put her bobstay out of use and spoiled all her chances of winning. 
The regular Association courses were covered, leaving all marks 
to port. It was a broad reach from Ulmer Park to the Marine 
and Field Club, and another reach to Fort Flamilton. From there 
Classes P and above went out to Craven Shoal and then to Sea 
Gate, getting a reach on the first leg and a few windward hitches 
on the second. The other racers had a stiff windward leg from the 
Fort to Sea Gate. From there all hands had a reach home. 
The features of the day were the excellent work of the N Y. 
Y. C. 30-footer Tabasco and the Class Q boats Saetta, Miss Judy 
and Spots. The summaries follow: 
Sloops, Class N— Start, 3:05. 
Vivian II., S. E. Vernon 4 23 47 
Bobtail, E. F. Luckenbach Disqualified. 
Sloops Class P— Start, 3:05. 
Tabasco, J. B. O’Donohue 4 
Anona, Menton Bros 4 29 20 
Lizana, D. S. Wylie 
Corrected time, Lizana, 1:23:29. 
Sloops, Class Q--Start, 3:10. 
Saetta, George H. Church ^ 4 15 59 
Miss Judy, D. D. Allerton 4 ig 32 
More Trouble, W. H. Childs A 18 5 Q 
Ojigwan, George E. Reiners 4 24 56 
Ogeemah, Alfred Mackay 
Quest, F. J. Havens 
Corrected time, Ogeemah, 1:09:38. 
Class Q, Special— Start, 3:10. 
Spots, R. C. Viet 4 22 43 
Careless, Richard Rummell 4 24 15 
Wraith, Calvin Tompkins 4 26 25 
Trouble, W. A. Barstow 4 29 15 
Mary, Max Grundner 4 30 40 
Karma’ J. C Erskme .'.'Did not finish! 
Corrected time. Spots, 1:11:11'; Mary, 1:19:27. 
, Sloops, Class RR— Start, 2:15. 
Beta, Snedeker & Camp 4 30 30 
Finish. 
Elapsed. 
.Disqualified. 
3:05. 
1 18 47 
1 18 05 
1 24 20 
1 29 18 
3:10. 
1 06 69 
1 08 32 
i 08 50 
1 14 56 
1 16 49 
1 12 43 
1 14 15 
1 16 25 
1 19 15 
1 20 16 
1 21 30 
Delta, J. T. Mahoney 4 37 22 1 22 22 
Gamma A. H Platt 4 37 50 1 22 60 
Alpha, \V. A. Howell 
.4 42 27 
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