FOREST AND STREAM. 
Nahasset Y aoht Club. — The second annual regatta of 
this spirited club will be held off Nabant, Mass.. Saturday 
July 20. Entries open to all organized yacht clubs The 
classification Includes, in the first race, boats from 20 to 26ft 
long ; in the second race, boats from 17 to 20ft. • in the third' 
boats from 14 to 17ft.; and in the fourth, boats from 14ft’ 
and under on water line. Entries close July 19 Second 
prize where more than two yachts start. We observe with 
pleasure that shifting ballast is prohibited and the crews 
limited to one man for every five feet and fractional part 
thereof. Yachts to start from an anchor, a method which 
does well enough among small craft, and has the advantage 
of making a race which can be followed from the start with- 
out continually having reference to the differences in time of 
crossing the line. Course for first, second and third class 
10^ miles ; for fourth class, 7 miles. Time allowance based 
on length of water line plus one-third the overhang This 
is much more equitable than the one enforced by the Seawan- 
haka and Atlantic clubs, which make a heavier charge upon 
rake of stem and overhang aft than required. The regatta 
committee consists of Messrs. T. Deland, W. C. Haskell C 
G. Weld, J. P. Hawes, Jr., and P. Grant, Jr. Rules of ’the 
Nahasset Y. C. will govern the races. 
The British Schooner ONKAon.— Dear Sir: I observe in 
your issue of 27th June a short paragraph about the R. St. G. 
Y. C. schooner yacht Oncagh , in which her owner’s unwil- 
lingness to race on this side of the Atlantic is characterized as 
more discreet than plucky. Will you permit me to remind 
you of one or two facts which must have escaped the memory 
of the writer of that paragraph ? J 
The first is, that in England we divide yachtsmen practically 
into two classes— racing.men and non-racing men— the former 
naturally forming the smaller though best-known class. The 
owner of the Oncagh happens to be a non-racing man, who 
cares far more about cruising and covering a large extent of 
sea than about taking part in a race. His vessel also was 
built and is fitted, not for racing, but cruising, a very im- 
portaint point. But even were she a racer, and had she com- 
peted at home— which she never has— it does not follow that 
when fitted out for an extended cruise her owner should hold 
himself ready to race American clippers, prepared for the 
fight, in their own waters. This should suffice to explain the 
fact that the Oncagh did not race your yachts, apart, from the 
fact that the dimensions of cruising and racing spars vary con- 
siderably, that the Oncagh is in cruising rig, and, as far as I 
am aware from conversation with her owner, has not, naturally 
enough, any racing sails on board. Would it then have been 
a fair match had one of your clippers raced and beaten her? 
By the ignorant the result would no doubt have been accepted 
as a great American victory over England, but all yachtsmen 
must have seen through it and laughed at the triumph. 
Enough that in former contests, where the competitors were 
equally matched, your beautiful and speedy yachts snatched 
the palm from ours. Let Celonia, Miranda, Sea Belle, Egeria 
Neva, Sultana or Gorisande cross the sea to measure them- 
selves with the vessels of the New York or 8eawanhaka fleet, 
and then if they refuse to start talk of discretion being the 
better part of their owners’ valor ; but pray allow a cruising 
yachtsman, who has carried away such pleasant memories of 
American hospitality, to sail away without taunting him, in 
the recognized organ of American and Canadian yachting, 
with being afraid to match his craft against well-known 
racers. Yours, F. O. Sumiohrabt. 
Halifax, July 11, 1878. 
Our esteemed correspondent takes a more serious view of 
the paragraph he refers to than we intended to imply. Though 
Oncagh is in British eyes but a cruising yacht— not having 
been built with a view to cheating a faulty rule of measure- 
ment— it was hoped that her owner would get her under-way 
and sail in company with some of the American schooners on 
some regatta day, so that the yachting public might have a 
view of the craft under canvas, note her weatherliness and 
handiness, as well as the set of a Lapthorn suit of muslin. As 
for her speed, we and other yachtsmen fully understand the 
difference between racing', and cruising yachts in Great Britain, 
and no one expected Oneagh, or for that matter any English 
racing schooner, to hold her own alongside of the American 
craft ; but that the owner of a foreign yacht should fail to 
grant the public here the slight favor of viewing his craft 
under sail, when so many opportunities offered, was a disap- 
pointment to us and many others, and the paragraph in ques- 
tion was simply an expression of that feeling which could not 
reconcile the visit of a yacht from 3,000 miles away without 
the least display of interest in the sport in America, not so 
much even as to attend the principal event of the season. Be- 
sides, Mr. Francis Cope had the privilege of the use of our 
columns, which we went to the trouble of offering him, and 
if his refusal to explain his position to the public has resulted 
in misunderstanding, the responsibility rests with him, not 
with us. 
Brooklyn Yaoht Club. — The club has amended its by- 
laws so as to admit yachts of 17ft. and over in the fourth 
class. Mr. W. T. Lee, who has been the club's very efficient 
secretary for many years, handed in his resignation, which 
was not accepted, the club showing a judicious preference 
for Mr. Lee’s services that does him no more honor than he 
deserves. Commodore Wallack sent in a letter announcing 
that the New York Yacht Club preferred following its usual 
programme, and declined a union cruise with the Brooklyn 
Club. 
Beverly Yacht Club.— This club held its first regular 
regatta this season off Nahant, July 6. Champion pennants 
to first yachts in, without regard to time allowance, were 
offered besides the regular prizes, to become the property of 
the yacht winning it the greatest number of times this sea- 
son. Start flying. Aerial, Mr. W. D. Sawyer, won regular 
prize in first class— time, 2h. 17m. 18s. ; Fanny won in sec- 
ond class, lh. 17m. 57s. ; BDd Psyche in third class in lh. 16m. 
12s. The pennants go to Fanchon in first class, Fanny in 
second and Psyche in third class. 
Nrwbubg Bay Regatta.— The regular annual regatta, open 
to all yachts, took place on Newburg Bay as appointed, July 
10, aud brought together a large gathering of racing craft 
and others. The famous IF. R. Brawn, which must be recog- 
nized as the best of her class ; Mr. Liviugston's pretty Fly. 
away, the Qeo. B. Dean, and young McGieban’s first attempt, 
the Ereeltwr, were among the cracks on this occasion. 
Promptly at 11 a. m. the preparatory gun was fired from the 
committee steamer, and the yachts mads for the northward 
follows : 
Name. 
Breeze 
Flyaway 
Port. 
Toltenviiie, S. I. 
Ulster Park. 
Newborn, 
Newburg. 
Tarrytowu. 
New York. 
New York. 
CoUl Spring. 
Mom rose. 
Now York. 
N Brighton, S. I. 
Yenkera. 
Garrison's. 
New York. 
N Brighton, S I. 
ETHST CLASS— 86 KBET AND OVER. 
Ow„e,. 
Mr. Manec 2S 00 
Wll Brown CF Rmw,I‘ nK8,OU 00 
Coral X I r « 03 
g® 
Lily... class-20 to 23 kbkt. 
vixen..'.'. o n wf« r 23 00 
Excelsior 21 10 
Qracl * 
Oracle r °'n T ? np,* 8 h s “ l ™ DER 20 fBB T. 
hi pf. °’. B f! on ' • : ••• ■ e ; : S 
ofaraV.::: 
Brothers.. Wm 18 « New York: 
A S Ring. Gror vi sual " ' 18 07 Jcr(ie y City. 
Nellie C.... *rS ftw 17 00 Newbarg. 
to V°w?\ from S ? uth 8,reet around boat off Fishkill thence 
-- Ml K 
Berfha nrnn^ 0t %' E ™ bu > r ’ Greece, Clara S., Flyaway 
Z l / ia ' brothers, Clara W., and Jane A. 
.J, J a ?' tS L ^ad their ^ooms off on the run to the first mark 
bun ^ b T 1 8 “°° d fo? aTng 
rapidly worked out with a fine lead of th effiS 
iS^S d |° “SS: 
kept everything aloft aDd suffered the consequences Corni 
mimitSi hntnwi IT™- T je , 8C l uaU J^ted but fifteen 
minutes, but played havoc with the spars and gear of those 
w>bH Were o 0t ca J )8,ze d, and many yachts were obliged to 
Sr f t ’;r.s el “ 8 “*?, on , iy ° ne ' y “ 
breeze for the f ? qual .\ he WI ° d topped to a steady 
reSd* hV Sfp Mnde n 0f th * race ' Tlle upper stake was 
R^th^ y RrL B n/ m ' D a etZ % Dcan ' Fl U awa J< Excelsior, Lily, 
<Z rZ\ °± ra „ °J' Rin * aud others.. At the close of 
SdTh^flnSSw^ 1 plit so r more craft 255 
ana the finish was made as under : 
FIRST CLASS. 
Name. 
Lily. 
Excelsior.... 
Start. 
Finish. 
u. 
8 . 
U. M. s. 
27 
20 
27 
4il 
26 
60 
20 
10 
Capsized. 
SECOND CLASS. 
27 
43 
Capsized. 
27 
35 
3 59 15 
27 
05 
Withdrawn, 
THIRD CLASS. 
21 
00 
Withdrawn. 
21 
45 
Capsized. 
26 
26 
3 49 25 
.11 
2/ 
17 
3 32 00 
11 
19 
00 
Withdrawn. 
Elapsed 
time. 
3- m. s. 
4 19 03 
4 21 35 
4 14 10 
Corrected 
Time, 
n. m. a. 
4 13 03 
4 21 35 
4 01! 40 
4 31 40 
4 31 40 
Oracle n 
Peter O’Brien 11 
HI PI ii 
Jane S n 
Clara W ....n 
brothers u 
a. S. Ring ii 
Nellie c ii 
FOURTH CLASS. 
45 Withdrawn. 
23 Withdrawn. 
05 3 19 00 
00 Withdrawn. 
10 Capsized. 
25 3 11 16 
3 55 55 
3 42 61 
3 52 40 
35 Passed wrong aide of slake boat. 
00 Withdrawn. 
3 42 51 
Thus the William R Brown wins in the first-class, the Clara 
S. wins m the second, the George B. Dean wins n the third 
class, and the Brothers in the fourth clas^ th,rd 
Boston Regatta.— The undetermined race in the first 
c ass of yachts, sailed July 4 in Boston Harbor, was re-sailed 
J K 7 12 V X he start T was off Clt y Point, and the race in 
i lderman J °hu P- Spaulding and Councilman Com. 
w^nH d JorH B o ari i a w'- judge8 were Messrs. Plimpton, 
if™ 1 ! ?, nd W , ng ht- Course, twenty miles. Among P the 
Sloops Thistle made the best start, followed by Lilie the fa- 
wind i a ““ er ’ U-ndiiu next and Nautilus bringing up 
the rear Thistle, considered the smartest sloop in Boston 
waters, had at last found a tough nut to crack. Wind was 
Actual 
Time. 
H. u. s. 
5 30 04 
5 68 12 
4 9T II 
4 36 11 
Corrected 
Time, 
n. m. s. 
4 41 22 
5 29 08 
3 07 30 
4 03 69 
l0t - * or where is the boat that can 
hold her own with this wonderful craft on a wind? LiUie 
and Nautilus withdrew. The finish was made as under : 
schooners. 
Length. 
Name. Owner. ft. in 
Breeze H. F. Whittier 41 05 
Belle C. Francis 51 06 
SLOOPS. 
Undine H. Bryant 50 osi 
Thistle R. Croable.. 47 10 
New Bedfobd Yacht Olub.-Ih the second of a series 
of races for cat-boats, best three out of five. Eueie won in 
lh. 16m. 44s., beating Otto, Turk, Sylph, Alice and Pester. 
Pbg atta. Saturday, July 13, a regatta was 
sailed offoalem, Mass., to compensate for the drift match on 
July 4 wind from the northward with drizzling rain. Prizes 
were awarded to first-class boats as follows. Keels— Lottie, 
silver nut-cracker , centreboards— silver ice-pitcher and gob- 
let. Second-class keels — first prize Aurora , second prize 
Annie G. ; second class centreboards undecided, hut lies be- 
tween Fancy and Croquette, on a claim' that the Fancy did 
not sail the prescribed course. Tbird-class oat-boats— Mirage 
Whitehall, Zephyr. ' 
Nautasket Beach Regatta.— C om. M. J. Kilcy has ar- 
ranged for a grand union regatta to be sailed July 20 off Nau- 
tasket Beach Entries close the day before. There will be 
three classes for keels and three for centreboards. 
Warwick YAonT Club.— The first annual regatta of this 
club was sailed July 11, in Narragansett Bav. There were 
an f e w ,C n H - L. Clark, 26ft. 10in. long 
a P d5a * e | W- R. Tillinghast, 28ft. 2in. long, in the sloop 
gft a rp! lho ,PflrMMi and Venona in the class for cat- 
Cmea , gre entru-s were attributed to the fact that 
nmZ JLfl* 3 DOt 8aded at Newport, and to the absence of 
Course, 13 miles. Regatta CommiL 
U ' L | Clark and Chas. V. Chapin. Challenge 
. I !i UU $ ard * waa away first, followed 
ftDd The wind was light, but 
“ i , ' ttl0 stronger from the S. off Hope Island Uildc- 
garde nnd Warwick rounded the buoy first in their classes 
0n lhc , run homo thc wind 
Til W„ d ^ terminated in favor of the two leaders. 
The Warwick Club will hold their Union regatta on the 24th 
pii 1 ?*? Creek Regatta.— T he peoprietor of the FlviDc 
Point House at Stony Creek, Mr. J. B Northrop, arranged a 
Mr C r?^! U | i y altA ntnong tho small boats in the vicinity' and 
f °rmerly of the Sun, acted ns time-keeper. There 
SdVouSS* tr* fi0t ^ Vfty ,lr9t aud Slicing 
second. Course 12 miles. Carrie V. won in lh 36m She 
carried 218 yards of duck. In the race “or calbcIaU the 
llEZ Sm h o? 0tC i r ° U ? d Tl ' imblc Elands and return. 
Btooie won in 43m . 25s. A tub race of 500ft. distance was 
won by Mr. Henry Frisbie in 5m. msumce was 
WiaooNstN YAoriTiNo.-Tho Oshkosh (Wis.) Yacht Club 
0^1 7 x! urly : i he ll0ats were started at about 4 o’clock 1 *. m 
and as the wind was very light they did not make the race in 
the required time, so it was sailed over again Friday, July 5 
better success, as there was uot wind 
enough to keep tho sails full more than half the time • but 
Hiey managed to get around in time to call it a race. ’ Tho 
we n 118 foUow8 : lVio/x, > of Oshkosh, first prize 
in Second class : Penemu 1 nf riahimaU : 
Oshkosh, third prize in third class. Tho first class has not 
been decided yet. The boats came in so late tlmt thc judges 
had left aud it w thought they did not make tho race in the 
required tune. The course was about six miles, twice around 
to be made in four hours. l e0 ’ 
OAR AND PADDLE. 
Bluff City Rowing Association.— Tho clubs belonging 
to this association held their regatta Sunday, June 30 at 
Mound City, six miles above Memphis. Entries comprised 
four six-oared g>ga from the Do Soto Club, Excelsior Club, 
Bluff City Club and Aldine Club. Course, a mile and a-half 
and return. Aldine hud the inside, Excelsior second, Bluff 
City next, and De Soto on thc outside. Boats wore sent 
away at 5 p. m., the Excelsiors being apparently tho favorites 
s , econd ? h ? I . ce ,- These two took tho lead, tho 
Bluff City Club a good third, and the Aldinea bringing up thc 
rear. The leader was pulling 40 and tho sccontl bout 37. The 
Excelsiors made a bad turn, and De Soto and Bluff Citv 
fouled while rounding, thereby killing their chances. Ex- 
celsior came in an easy winner, Bluff City second, and Aldine 
third. Time, 13m. 08s. Skiff races ended the day's snort 
Tate winning in 4Jm. * ’ 
Norfolk Defeats Washington.— Tho Analostan Club of 
Washington arrived at Norfolk July 9, and made prepara- 
tions to pull their race against the Elizabeth Club of Norfolk. 
A fresh breeze somewhat interfered with the event. Tho start 
wos finally made, with the Analostan crew slightly ahead 
Norfolk, however, soon gained, closed tho gap, and the boats 
fouled, their oars locking. This foul was decided against tho 
Washingtonians. From this point Elizabeth went rapidly to 
the front and turned about a hundred yards in advance. They 
had the race in hand and won easily in 14m. 20s. Analostans 
fouled a tug, though by that time tho race was virtually lost 
by them. The Mayor of Norfolk presented tho prizes at the 
Opera House in tho evening. 
Boating Cruise.— Members of the Meteor Boat Club of 
Hoboken, N. J., are pulling their eight-oared barge Comet up 
the Hudson on an extended visiting tour. They left their 
quarters Saturday, July 18, at 5 i>. m., for Rockland. Next 
morning they made the run to Caldwell’s Landing Thence 
to West Point, which place they left again Sunday evening 
for South Marlborough. Monday they left for Catskill via 
Roundout. There they remain for several days, when they 
will return to New York, makiDg tho distance rowed about 
222 miles. Tents and camp equipage were taken along. 
Keokuk Regatta.— This event was successfully carried 
out July 4, on the Government canal, near Keokuk 111 The 
judges were Fred Haskell of the Farraguts, and T. M Gar 
rett, of Burlington; S. C- Bartlett, of Peoria, referee- Mr 
Wiley, of Burlington, and C. Hornaduy, Keokuk, timera. At 
3:30 the first race, for single sculls, was called. Three entries 
Denslow, Darlington and L. H. Jones. Denslow led off and 
continued to increase his lead the whole way, winning in 
17m. 18s. The second race was for model boats, one mile 
straight away. EntrieB, E. C. Redman and Eugene Woillard 
of the Quincy Club, and C. Maxwell and F. Williams of the 
Keokuk Club. The former won easily in 10m. 30s. The 
third race was for gigs, two miles straight away. Two en- 
tries, Peorias and Chicagos. The former led at the atari. • on 
the last mile Chicago closed on her, but Peoria having a light 
paper shell against the heavy w.ioden boat of the Chicagos 
managed to win in 17m. 23s. ; Farraguts, 17m. 291s. Next 
race was between six-oared barge of the Peonas and four- 
oared boat of the Keokuks, one mile straight away ; won by 
Peoria in 8m. 2s. Tub and swimming races closed 'the day's 
sport. The Keokuks propose joining the Mississippi Valley 
R. A. Burlington failed to send a crew, as they had nothing 
in training for the event. 
Narragansett-Dauntlbss Challenge.— The Dauntless 
Boat Club refuses to accept the challenge from Providence as 
worded, but say that a race for six-oared gigs with coxswains 
will be entertained. Probably DOtbing will come of the chal- 
lenge, as Narragansett has no suitable boat for such a race. 
Courtney Hanlon.— All attempts to arrange definitely for 
a race between these two have failed, as we expected. It 
seems to be to the interest of both scullers to beep apart as 
long as they possibly can. 
Winona Boat Club.— July 5th, this club held a formal 
opening of their new boat-house, at the foot of Henderson 
street, Jersey City. A aeries of races was instituted, the single 
scull race being won by W. Van Nuyse in 6m. I5s. ; course, 
ODe mile and a quarter, with turn. In the pair-oared gig race 
