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FOREST AND STREAM. 
ISept. 23, 1905. 
Astot Cttp Races, 
Newport, R. I. — Wednesday, Sept. 13. 
The postponed races for the Astor cups were sailed off Newport 
■on Wednesday, Sept. 13. These races had been postponed from 
the cruise on account of the programme arranged for that feature 
being knocked out by a northeast storm. The conditions that gov- 
ern these trophies given annually by Capt. John Jacob Astor are 
that only boats that have not been hauled orrt to clean since the 
cruise began are eligible, and so other conditions had to be 
framed, 'these were practically, all boats to be in racing trim 
and sail over one of the two courses off Newport. It was ex- 
pected that Invader would start against Elmina and Corona in 
the schooner race, and that Doris would meet Mineola, Yankee, 
Sybarita and others in the race for single stickers. Both of these 
boats were entered, but it is probable that they were kept from 
reaching the starting line. There was thick fog off Newport right 
up to the morning of the race for several days, and as it was, 
some of the boats arrived there only just before the starting time. 
1 he Regatta Committee, Messrs. Oliver E. Cromwell, H. de B. 
Parsons and Franklin A. Plummer, were to have been on board 
the flagship Colonia, but a barge collided with Colonia just before 
she was to start for Newport and prevented her being on hand. 
Captain Astor then placed: the Nourmahal at the disposal of the 
committee and that yacht w'as the judges’ boat There was quite 
a large fleet out to follow the races, and each one had a large 
party on board. 'I'he Vice-Commodore’s yacht Narada was one 
cf the most conspicuous, and among others was the Tuscarora, 
Josephine, Enterprise, Sultana, Rambler, Oneida, Haida, Roamer, 
Plugenia, Emerald, Venetia and Virginia. 
The yachts that started, their owners, rating and allowances, 
follow: 
Schooners. 
. Rating. Allowance. 
Tllniina, F. F. Brewster 89 90 
Corona, Arthur F. Luke 87 86 1 64 
Katrina, James B. Ford 68 86 43 16 
Venona, Robert Olyphant 39 93 1 24 20 
Singlemasted Vessels and Yawls. 
Sybarita, W. Gould Brokaw' 86 31 
Mmeola, W. Ross Proctor 74 79 6 41 
Yankee, J. Rogers Maxwell 74 63 6 26 
Humma, R. W. Emmons 2d ' 51 30 44 44 
Mimosa III., Trenor L. Park 30 91 1 49 57 
Nautilus, H. W. and A. G. Hanan 26 59 2 10 46 
It will be seen by these times that the big boats had a big task 
on hand, and the owners of the smaller boats had been attracted 
by the allow'ance they got and were made bold by the success of 
the small craft during the cruise of the New York Y. C. The 
wind when the yachts reached the Brenton Reef Lightship was 
K. by E. It was a light breeze and all but Mimosa and Nautilus, 
which are pole-masted vessels, had club topsails aloft. There was 
a big roll on the sea and the boats pitched and tossed in lively 
fashion. _ The course selected was the Vineyard Sound and Hen 
and Chickens Lightships. This course was 38 miles in length. 
The first leg is 1714 miles E.S.E., the second N. by E. 4 miles, 
and the third W. 314, N. 16% miles. This meant a reach to the 
first mark, and if the wind held, a beat to the second and then a 
reach home. Sloops w'ere sent off first at 11:10 o’clock. Each had 
two minutes to get over the line, and they crossed as follows: 
Mimosa III., 11:10:19; Humma, 11:10:36; Sybarita, 11:10:39; 
Yankee, 11:11:03; Mineola, 11:11:09; Nautilus, 11:11:52. All except 
Yankee had up reaching jibtopsails and were at the windward end 
of the line. Yankee took the leeward end and Mr. Harry L. 
Maxwell, who sailed the boat, had caused to be sent up a balloon- 
jib topsail, which, under the conditions, proved to he the best 
sail. The schooners followed at 11:15 and they crossed in this 
order: Elmina, 11:15:24; Corona, 11:15:42; Katrina, 11:16:17; 
Venona, 11:16:42. Elmina, Corona and Venona had small main 
topmast staysails and reaching jibtopsails, and Katrina had a large 
main topmast staysail. Corona was just tO' weather of the wake 
of Elmina and both yachts luffed high of their course until 
Elmina began to draw before they squared away. Yankee’s bal- 
loon did well. It lifted the yacht and she pointed almost as high 
as those with the smaller headsails and footed faster. At 11:50 the 
wind freed a little and the leaders changed headsails so that soon 
all had balloons set. At noon Sybarita was off West Island, 
Yankee was to leeward of her and Mineola was in the wake of 
Sybarita and not far astern.- Humma was to windward of all, but 
further back. Then came Elmina, Corona, Katrina, Mimosa III., 
Venona and Nautilus. Then the wind lightened very much and 
Yankee found a soft spot, and all except Mimosa and Nautilus 
passed her, but at 12:45 it came in again from the W.N.W. and 
spinnakers were set to port. The times taken at the Vineyard 
Sound Lightship were: Elmina, 1:26:45; Mineola, 1:29:50; Yankee, 
1:32:20; Sybarita, 1:33:40; Corona, 1:40:60; Humma, 1:55:15; Ka- 
trina, 2:00:20. The others were far astern. 
The boats changed balloons for small head sails on the second leg 
and had a close reach on the port tack. The wind freshened, too, 
which rather favored the stern boats, but it did not do them much 
good. The times taken at the Hen and Chickens Lightship were: 
Elmina, 2:01:42; Mineola, 2:04:00; Yankee, 2:07:12; Sybarita, 
2:09:20; Corona, 2:19:00; Humma, 2:31:00; Katrina, 2:38:00. 
It was a beat home and Elmina and Mineola took the starboard 
tack as soon as they passed the lightship, while the others held 
further in toward the shore before tacking. They had a fair tide 
on this leg and those holding in shore got more benefit from the 
tide running into the Sekonnet River. Mineola and Yankee made 
several short tacks, and Yankee made' a good gain, so that these 
two got very close together. Captain Dennis on Elmina watched 
Corona carefully, and seeing that Corona was gaining by the in 
shore tack, stood in to hold her safe. The fight between Mineola, 
Yankee and Sybarita was a pretty one. Tack after tack was made 
by these three, and at one time it looked as if Sybarita had the 
race safely in hand, but then she lost by a shift in the wind. 
When two miles E. West Island Yankee and Mineola held well 
in toward the shore. The wind hauled more to the W. and gave 
Mineola a big advantage and a commanding windward position. 
Yankee held on her inshore tack, while the others were standing 
out, and shortly afterward the wind shifted again, this time to 
the northward and threw Yankee from the leeward position to the 
v/indward position. It was a great piece of luck and came at the 
right time. In the matter of luck Mineola and Yankee had been 
treated • alike, but Yankee’s luck came at the right time. Sybarita 
was outlucked throughout the race. After passing West Island, 
Sybarita drew ahead but was chased very closely by Yankee, 
while Mineola was dropped astern. Sybarita and Yankee made a 
clcse finish and Sybarita got acrOss the finishing line first by 19s. 
She crossed at 4:36:54. Yankee’s time was 4:37:13, Mineola’s 
4:38:68. Elmina finished at 4:56:52, Corona at 6:23:35, Humma at 
5:31:22 and Katrina at 6:30:13. After the three leading boats had 
got in, the wind died down and later came in from the W, mak- 
ing it a beat again to the finish. The smaller boats gave up the 
contest when they found they had no chance to win. The sum- 
mary : 
Schooners. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Elmina 11 16 24 4 56 62 5 41 28 6 41 28 
Corona 11 15 42 5 23 35 6 07 53 6 05 69 
Katrina 11 16 17 6 30 13 7 13 56 6 30 43 
Venona 11 16 42 Did not finish 
Sloops and Yawls. 
Svbarita 11 10 39 4 36 54 5 26 15 6 26 16 
Yankee 11 11 03 4 37 13 5 26 10 5 19 29 
Mineola 11 11 09 4 38 58 6 27 49 5 21 23 
Humma 11 10 35 5 31 22 6 20 47 5 36 03 
Mimosa III 11 10 19 Did not finish 
Nautilus 11 11 52 Did not finish 
Sc the cups were won by Elmina and Yankee. ' Elmina beat 
Corona 24m. 31s. and Katrina 49m. 16s. Yankee beat Mineola Im. 
54s., Spbarita 4m. 52s. and Humma 9m 48s. 
Rear Comtnodore^s Cups— Tliorsday» Sept 14. 
Owing to ihc misunderstanding, only schooners raced for Vice 
Commodore Henry Walters’ cups. Ear’y in the morning, Yankee’s 
mainsail w-as changed. On Mineo'r, this was thought to mean 
that she would not race, and stores and fittings were put on board. 
'The two sloops started W. to Jay up as the schooners were cross- 
ing the line. Mimosa III. failed to appear at the starting line 
and Humma and Nautilus w'ere the only tw'o out at the Light- 
ship. Both werd ready to race, but each owner waited to see if 
the other would start, with the result that neither went over the 
line. 
The w'ind was N.N.E. and the courses , selected for the Astor 
Cup races w'cre chosen again, and at 10:30 o’clock, the schooners 
were , sent off. The wind was quite strong, and only working top- 
sails were carried, and as it was a close reach tO' the Vineyard 
Sound Lightship, ail carried baby jib topsails. Before the start 
tlie maneuvering was quite pretty and Corona got the best of it. 
She cros,sed the line at 10:30:28 on the port tack. Venona was 
next at 10:31:02. Then came Elmina at 10:31:10 and Katrina at 
10:31:27. Soon after the start the wind shifted so that they 
could not lay their course, and then grew lighter. Elmina soon 
picked up Corona, and at 11:16 after a short luffing match passed 
that boat to windward. The wind got much lighter, and at 11:35 
Elmina sent up a ciub topsail and the others soon followed her 
example. Each had to make a short hitch to fetch the Lightship 
and the time taken as they passed were. Elmina 12:17:03, Corona 
12:26:47, Katrina 1:11:00, Venona 1:44:30. 
The wind then was E.N.E. making it a reach to the next mark, 
and it freshened again so that the yachts made good time. Corona 
gained on this leg and Katrina held her own. The times at this 
mark were: Elmina 12:47:16, Corona 12:56:12, Katrina 1:43 :.30, Ve- 
nona 2:19:00. 
Sheets were eased off to port and spinnakers set to starboard 
for the run home. The freshening wind greatly favored Katrina 
and enabled her to make quite a big gain. The leaders before they 
reached the finish had to gybe over and set spinnakers to port, 
while Katrina was able to sail on the same gybe as she started. 
Elmina finished at 3:43:23, Corona at 4:10:20 and Katrina at 4:21:00. 
Venona was not timed. The committee waited out until her allow- 
ance had expired and then went into the harbor. The summary: 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Elmina 10 31 10 3 43 23 5 12 13 5 12 13 
Corona 10 30 28 4 10 20 5 39 52 6 37 68 
Katrina 10 31 27 . 4 21 00 6 49 33 5 06 18 
Venona 10 31 02 Not timed. 
Katrina won the cup, beating Elmina 5m. 55s. and Corona 
31m. 40s. 
National Motor Boat Carnival. 
Hudson River, N. Y. — Sept. 14, 15 and 16. 
First Day, Thursday, Sept. 14. 
The first of the three days’ racing of the National Motor Boat 
Carnival commenced on Thursday, Sept. 14. Messrs. A. B. Cole, 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. ; Allen E. Whitman, Seawanhaka Y. C. ; 
Charles P. Tower, Larchmont Y. C., and F. W. Belknap, Man- 
hasset Bay Y. C., were in charge! of the raees. 
The weather conditions were eminently satisfactory for the rac- 
ing of high speed motor boats. There was a brisk northerly wind, 
but this did not disturb the water any to speak of. The tide was 
running ebb. 
The start for all classes was made off the foot of W’est Ninety- 
seventh street. The boats that went 30 knots^ covered three times 
a 10 nautical mile course. The boats covering 19% knots went 
thrice over a 6% nautical mile course. 
In the class for cruising boats of over 50ft. La Mascotte won. 
These craft went over the 30 nautical mile course. 
'The cruising boats of 60ft. and under covered the 19% nautical 
mile course and Arcadia won handily. 
Vitesse was given the race in the class for open launches, but 
later the judges reversed their decision and gave the race to White 
Fox, which boat finished first and was really entitled to the race. 
These boats went over the 19% knot course. 
The races for the other classes took place in the afternoon. 
The first class to start were the boats of 39ft. and under. Out of 
nine 'entries there were but five starters, and of this number only 
two finished. Dixie, a Tams, Lemoine & Crane production, won 
easily, defeating Shooting Star II., the only other boat to cover 
the course. Den, cf which so much was expected, as extravagant 
claims regarding her speed had been made, broke down soon after 
the start and was unable to proceed. Winton started late and did 
not finish. Six Shooter turned up half an hour after her starting 
time and did not start. The following are the times made by 
Dixie and Shooting Star on the three rounds of the course; 
First. Second. Third. 
Dixie 0 31 17 0 30 42 0 30 50 
Shooting Star 0 33 03 0 33 19 0 32 06 
Veritas, the large high speed boat designed by Mr. Henry J. 
Gielow, had for competitors XPDNC and Skeeter. She allowed 
the former 14m. 42s. and the latter 16m. 23s. Veritas made the best 
time on each round, as is shown in the following table: 
First. 
Second. 
Third. 
Veritas 
0 29 16 
0 24 52 
0 29 
16 
XPDNC 
0 32 56 
0 33 03 
0 30 
03 
Skeeter 
0 34 56 
0 33 45 
0 35 
28 
On the last round XPDNC did much better than before and she 
managed to win by 2ni. 4s. Veritas covered the course in Ih. 23m, 
while XPDNC required Ih. 36m. 2s. to go the same distance. 
XPDNC won her class prize and the first leg in the National 
trephy. Dixie won the first heat in the International trophy. 
In the class for high speed boats of 33ft. and under Durno won 
by 14m. 53s. Roseland withdrew and Vici was disqualified for 
starting ahead of the signal. The summaries follow: 
Cruising Boats Over 50ft. Long — Course, 30 Nautical Miles. 
Cactus II., C. E. Proctor, Larchmont..., 11 
La Mascotte, F. B. Havens, New York 10 
Argonaut, G. Piel, Columbia 
Cruising Boats Under 50ft.— Course 19% 
Arcadia, John D. Roach, Lake Champlain 11 
Hazel, 'll S. Parvin, Cn., Philadelphia..., 
Glissando, F. L. Andrews, Fall River 
■ Open Launches — Course, 19% I 
Vitesse, T. W. Dunham, Metropolitan... 
August Mietz, E. VV. Deming, Columbij 
White Fox, W. Ferguson, Jr., Stamford. 
Traveler, C. F. Muller, Columbia Did 
High Speed Boats, 39.37ft. and Under — Cours' 
Start. 
Dixie, E. R. Thomas, .Seawanhaka. .. .4 15 00 
Shooting Star, H. A. Lozier, Jr., Man. 4 15 00 
Panhard II., Andrea Massenat, Col... 4 15 00 
Winton, L. J. Speare, Boston 4 15 00 
Den, J. H. Hoadly, New York 4 15 00 
High Speed Boats, 40ft. and Over — Course, 
XPDNC, J. Siegel, Red Bank 3 46 41 
Veritas, A. Stein, Indian Harbor 4 01 23 
Skeeter, E. J. Schroeder, N. Y. A. C..^ 45 00 
High Speed Boats, 33ft. and Under — Course, 
Durno, J. H. Durno, Rochester 3 05 49 
Simplex III., C. R. Mabley 4 07 07 
Vici, O. Lippincott, Oceanport 4 07 49 
Rosebud, W. G. Titcomb, R. 1 4 02 45 
Start. 
Finish. 
..11 08 41 
1 36 21 
. .10 35 00 
1 07 50 
finish. 
Nautical 
Miles. 
..11 35 00 
1 41 58 
..11 20 00 
2 07 15 
..11 30 07 
2 15 30 
ical Miles. 
..11 45 00 
2 66 36 
..12 19 20 
2 68 31 
. . .Did not finish. 
. .Did not 
finish. 
i'e 30 Nautical Miles. 
Finish. 
Elapsed. 
5 47 49 
1 32 49 
5 53 27 
1 38 27 
Did not finish. 
Did not 
: finish. 
Did not finish. 
30 Nautical Miles. 
6 22 43 
1 36 02 
5 24 47 
1 23 24 
5 28 09 
1 43 09 
30 Nautical Miles. 
5 14 51 
2 09 02 
5 29 44 
. 1 22 37 
Disqualified. 
Did not finish. 
Second Day — Friday, Sept. 16. 
The long race to Poughkeepsie and return took place on Fri- 
day, Sept. 16. Out of nearly a dozen entries only four boats 
started. The absentees were Ske'eter, XPDNC, Den, Winton, 
Dixie, La Mascotte, La Sata and Cactus II. 
Simplex III. led all over the course and won easily. Her tirn'e 
for the 117 knots or 134 statute miles was 7h. 27m. 53s. This is 
hardly record time, but her showing is excellent, being much bet- 
ter than that made by XPDNC over the same course a year ago. 
Simplex III. was first to start at 9:36:32. Six Shooter was next 
crossing at 10:09:26, Wizard was third away at 10:11:18. About 
half an hour later Panhard II., the foreign entry, started but was 
disqualified for starting over the wrong side of the mark boat. 
She failed to return when recalled. Veritas broke her clutch and 
was taken in tow. 
Simplex III. rounded the Poughkeepsie niark gt U0(, exactly 
44m. ahead of Wizard. Simplex III. gained over 9m. on Wizard 
on the run up stream. Wizard rounded the Poughkeepsie mark 
at 1:61, Six Shooter at 2:04 and Panhard II. at 3:45. Simplex III. 
finished at 5:04:26 and Wizard came in at 6:10:10. The summary: 
Start. 
Simplex III,. C. R. Mabley, Col'.... 9 36 32 
Wizard, A. IT. Dohn, Buffalo 10 11 18 
Six. Shooter, F. L. Smith, Detroit. .10 09 26 
Panhard II., A. Massenat, Col 10 48 06 
Veritas, A. Stein, Indian Harbor 12 02 00 
Finish. Elapsed. 
5 04 25 7 27 53 
6 10 10 7 58 52 
Did not finish. 
Disqualifiied. 
Disabled. 
Third Day — Saturday, Sept. 16. 
An elaborate schedule was arranged for the third day, but out 
of 41 starters in the morning and afternoon only 26 boats finished 
— a pretty poor showing. 
The first class to start in the morning were the cruisers over 
50ft. La Mascotte and Cactus II. were the only starters, and these 
two craft had a match race over a 19% nautical mile course. La 
Mascotte won. 
In the cruising class under 50ft.-, Arcadia won, making the best 
time over the 19% knot course. Glissando, the third starter, did 
not finish. 
Four out of the five starters in the open launch class finished. 
These boats also covered the 19%-knot course, and White Fox 
won. 
Simplex III. won in the class for high speed boats under 33ft. 
Colonia broke down and got mixed up in a tow, barely missed 
being sunk. Durno got the race on time allowance. 
Veritas failed to finish in the class for high speed boats over 
40ft., and the race went to XPDNC. Skeeter was the only other 
starter. 
Dixie showed herself to be a very fast craft and was easily the 
feature of the day. In her class were five starters. Dixie covered 
the 30 knots in Ih. 18m. 15s., w'hich is about 24 knots an hour. 
Shooting Star was the only other boat to finish. 
The first race in the afternoon was between La Mascotte and 
Cactus II. Neither finished. 
In the next class there were two starters, Arcadia and Glis- 
sando. The former finished alone. 
Of the four starters in the class for high speed boats under 33ft., 
Vici and Durno alone finished. Vici won easily. 
White Fox again defeated her rivals in the class for open 
launches. Chum, one of the starters in this class, was in colli- 
sion in the morning, but repairs were made so that she was 
able to start. 
XPDNC showed the way to her two contenders in the class 
for high speed boats of 40ft. and over, and won. Her showing 
was fair and she wins the National trophy and also a challenge 
cup. 
Dixie won in her class, beating Shooting Star again. Panhard 
II. did not finish, as usual. Dixie wins the International trophy, 
which is a challenge cup. The summaries : 
MORNING RACES. 
Match Race, Cruising Boats, Over 50ft: — Course, 19% Knots. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
La Mascotte, F. C. Havens 10 30 00 1 01 33 2 31 33 
Cactus II., C. E. Proctor 10 42 30 1 03 02 1 20 32 
Cruising Beats Under 60 ft. — Course, 19% Knots. 
Elazel, T. S. Parvan 10 40 00 Did not finish. 
Arcadia, John D. Roach 10 30 45 12 35 12 1 54 27 
Glissando, F. L. Andrews 10 50 07 Did not finish. 
Open Launches — Course, 19% Knots. 
Vitesse, T. W. Dunham 10 45 00 1 39 30 2 54 30 
Traveler, C. F. Miller 11 03 23 1 10 04 2 04 27 
August Mietz, E. W. Deming 11 19 20 1 47 04 2 27 40 
White Fox, W. Ferguson, Jr 11 32 27 1 03 28 1 31 01 
Chum, F. K. Lord 11 47 30 Did not finish. 
High Speed Boats Under 33ft. — Course, 19% Knots. 
Durno, J. H. Durno ' 10 50 00 12 41 21 1 51 21 
Rosebud, W. G. Titcomb 11 46 56 1 19 40 1 32 44 
Colonia, F. G. Bourne 11 50 38 Did not finish. 
Simolex III., C. R. Mabley.... 11 51 18 1 12 45 1 21 17 
Vici', O. Lippincott 11 62 00 1 23 12 1 31 12 
High Speed Boats, 40ft. and Over — Course, 30 Knots. 
Skeeter, E. J. Schroeder 10 55 41 12 26 13 1 30 32 
XPDNC, J. Siegel and G. Gillig. . ..10 56 41 12 21 57 1 25 16 
Veritas, Alex. Stein 11 11 23 Did not finish. 
High Speed Boats, 39ft. and Under — Course, 30 Knots. 
Panhard II., Andre Massenat 11 00 00 Did not finish. 
Shooting Star, F. L. Smith 11 00 00 12 44 49 1 44 49 
Winton, A. Winton & L. E. Speare. 11 00 00 Did not finish. 
Den, T. H. Ploadley 11 00 00 Did not finish. 
Dixie," E. R. Thomas 11 00 00 12 18 15 1 18 15 
afternoon' races. 
Special Race of Cruising Boats — Course, 19% Knots. 
La Mascotte, F. C. Havens 2 35 00 Did not finish. 
Cactus II., C. E. Proctor 2 36 00 Did not finish. 
Cruising Boats Under 50ft. — Course, 19% Knots. 
Arcadia, John D. Roach 2 40 45 5 01 15 2 20 30 
Glissando, F. L. Andrews.. 2 50 07 Did not finish. 
High Speed Boats, 33ft. and Under — Course, 19% Knots. 
Durno, J. H. Durno 2 60 00 4 58 03 2 08 03 
Rosebud, W. G. Titcomb 3 46 56 Did not finish. 
Simplex III., C. R. Mabley 3 51 18 Did not finish. 
Vici, O. Lippincott 3 52 00 5 35 58 1 43 53 
Open Launches — Course, 
Traveler, C. F. Muller 
August Mietz, E. W. Deming 
White. Fox, W. Ferguson, Jr 
Chum, F. K. Lord 
19% Knots. 
3 06 23 5 34 08 2 27 45 
3 19 20 Did not finish. 
3 32 27 5 19 69 1 47 32 
2 47 30 4 62 53 2 05 23 
High Speed Boats, 40ft. and Over — Course, 30 Knots. 
Skeeter, E. T. Schroeder 2 55 00 4 26 60 1 31 50 
XPDNC, J. "Siegel and G. Gillig. . . .2 56 41 '4 20 43 1 24 01 
Veritas, Alex. Stein 3 11 23 5 21 25 2 10 02 
High Speed Boats, 39ft. and Under — Course, 30 Knots. 
Dixie, E. R. Thomas 3 00 00 4 24 48 1 24 48 
Shooting Star II., H. A. Lozier, Jr. 3 00 00 4 40 20 1 40 20 
Panhard II., Andre Massenat 3 00 00 Did not finish. 
The three important prizes raced for at this meet were the In- 
ternational, National and Interstate trophies, all being offered by 
(he National Association of Engine and Boat Manufacturers. 
The International trophy is for competition between boats of 
any recognized yacht, motor boat or automobile club in the 
United States and of any other country. The others are for 
yachts enrolled in clubs in this country. They are to be held 
subject to challenge and be raced for between May 30 and Oct. 1, 
at a date to be fixed by the association. All races are to be held 
on the Hudson River at a place selected by the Race Committee. 
To insure a c-ontest one challenge must be delivered at least three 
months before the date of the' contst, and other clubs may chal- 
lenge and en'.er the same contest on the terms proposed and ac- 
cepted in the first challenge up to- ten days before the race. 
A contest is to consist of three races. The courses are to be 
not less than 18 miles nor more than 40 miles. ^ The courses are to 
be in deep water as free from turns as possible, but the finish 
must be at the starting line. The races are to be governed by 
the rules, of the association. 
The Manufacturers’ Association has framed a set of racing rules, 
measurement formulas and a table of time allowances of its own. 
The rule of measurement of this association is 49 times the square 
root of length multiplied by the cube root of the horsepower di- 
vided by weight. Length is the length waterline of the boat. 
'The boats are to be classified according to their ratings, as fol- 
lows: Division 1 — High speed motor boats. Class 1 includes all 
boats, length over all, 12 meters, or 39.37ft., excepting boats 
with keels laid before July 1, 1905, to be 'eligible length over all 
40ft. or under. Class 2 includes all boats length over all 40ft. and 
above. Class 3 includes all boats length over all 33ft. and under. 
Division 2 — Cruisers. Class 1 includes all boats length over all 
60ft. and above. Class 2 includes all boats length over all 50ft. 
and under. 
Division 3 — Open launches. Class 1 includes all boats in length 
over all 50ft. and under. 
All boats of Class 1, Division 1, have no restrictions as to power 
or beam, but are required to be of a ge^worthy design and con- 
