July 21, 1906.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
103 
Yachting Fixtures for 1906. 
Members of Race Committees and Secretaries will con¬ 
fer a favor by sending notice of errors or omissions in 
the following list, and also changes which may be made 
in the future. 
JULY. 
19. Narragansett Y. R. A., Prudence Island. 
19. New York, Glen Cove cups. 
20. Narragansett Y. R. A., Fall River. 
20. Kennebec, cruise. 
20. Seawanhaka-Atlantic-Corinthian, at Newport. 
21. Bristol, open, Narragansett Bay Y. R. A. 
21. Corinthian, Marblehead. 
21. Winthrop, Y. R. A., Nahant. 
21. Royal Canadian, first, 20ft. and 16ft. classes 
21. Larchmont, Hartford, Y. R. A. 
21. Moriches, Quantuck. 
21. Wianno, club. 
21. Hingham, O. D. C., Bay Side. 
21. Beverly, Corinthian, Buzzard’s Bay. 
21. Bensonhurst, open. 
21. Taunton, power boats. 
21. Cohasset, club. 
21. Narragansett Y. R. A., Bristol. 
21-28. Larchmont race week. 
ESPRIT DE CORPS. 
Big yacht racing has progressed this season in 
a very satisfactory way generally, the entries 
being more considerable in individual size and in 
numbers than have started in our races for some 
past seasons. A minute examination of the par¬ 
ticular performance of some of the large or small 
yachts continually racing at this time, will show 
a remarkable condition of things. It will throw 
light on certain phases of human nature and will 
show how much attention and enthusiasm are re¬ 
quired to bring a yacht in a winner in the 
majority of starts. 
In large yachts, the owner often has not the 
time at his disposal to see to everything. He has 
other occupations that take his time, and he can¬ 
not look after the details of his boat. If he tried 
to do so, the cares of a 75-footer, with a large 
crew, would place him in a rest cure. A sailing 
master must therefore be employed, who in many 
cases proves competent for his post. It must be 
well understood that his entourage—above and 
below—have much to do with his success. He 
is beset by importunities and opportunities, 
through which, if he is unscrupulous, he may 
mulct his employer in a continuous and perma¬ 
nent manner. This condition exists in yachting 
in very much the same manner as it exists in any 
pursuit for pleasure or gain. Stories are com¬ 
mon of spoiled sails, bad rigging, bad work, bad 
paint, and bad handling. Such incidents have 
broken many hopes and lost more races. There is 
a difference between the foregoing and what are 
known as the dangers of the sea. 
A case in- point is that of a race lost when it 
was well in hand, by changes supposed to be for 
the improvement of the particular yacht’s gear— 
changes from what had been ordered and fitted 
under specifications by the naval architect who 
designed and superintended the construction of 
the vessel. The designer’s own language is 
pathetic: “They lost a splendid opportunity of 
showing the seaworthy qualities of the yacht, and 
all by the silly tricks of an ignorant man; but 
this is done all the time, and when a man has 
many sailing children knocking about, he sits at 
home and makes the best of it.” This language 
shows a courage that is one of the fruits of the 
practice of the profession of designing. 
Racing is a serious pursuit, and it is not much 
of a compliment to your opponent not to keep in 
good condition, and make the laurels worth win¬ 
ning. Inasmuch as racing is a diversion from 
vital things which deal with the world’s work, 
why should not racing be serious? To furnish 
the reaction it must be. Opinions differ, but, 
as in all other .pursuits, anywhere, to those 
who watch, do hard and thoroughly, belong those 
things known as prizes. It is then no one man 
who wins, or causes the winning. Conversely, 
one man may ruin what care and patience have 
reared. It is only by harmony and good will 
among all, by the obliteration of pettishness, by 
co-operation between designer, builder, captain, 
crew and owner, and by the real recognition of ser¬ 
vice, that the sailing and racing of yachts can con¬ 
tinue to hold the high esteem the sport has always 
enjoyed. Thus may be prevented the break¬ 
downs, often due to the false idea that sailing 
masters are naval architects, and are competent 
to pass judgment on, and to alter those things 
which are within their reach. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
Brooklyn Y. C. Ocean Race.— On July 11, the 
sloop yacht Mopsa, owned by Messrs. F. C. and 
W. Sullivan, was declared the winner of the 
ocean race under the auspices of the New 
Rochelle Y. C. for the Brooklyn Y. C. challenge 
cup. The course was from New Rochelle around 
Montauk Point to Northeast End Lightship off 
Cape May, and return to the Brooklyn Y. C. at 
Gravesend Bay. Lila, who was the unfortunate 
starter in the Bermuda race recently, came in 
first, having completed the course in 104I1. 10m. 
20s. Mopsa’s elapsed time was I05h. 22m. 43s., 
from which must be deducted an allowance 
of 4h. 26m. 40s., thus making her the winner by 
3h. 14m. 20s. Tamerlane came in about three 
hours after Mopsa. The prize goes to the Har¬ 
lem Y. C., from which Mopsa was entered. The 
race was devoid of accidents of any kind, but a 
good deal of complaint seems to be about as to 
the bad weather conditions; which favored Mopsa 
more than Tamerlane or Lila who were on 
either side of her. There was much fog. Next 
year it is proposed to run the race in June, when 
the winds are stronger, and less fog will be en¬ 
countered. However, in view of the large yacht 
races around the Cape that crippled the fleet, the 
little fellows seem to have stood the race very 
well. 
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Yachting on Lake St. Louis.— The Royal St. 
Lawrence Y. C. has held one race for the Sea- 
wanhaka cup class, and the Dorval, designed by 
Mr. A. G. C. Robertson, is a prospective chal¬ 
lenger for the cup which is now held by the Man¬ 
chester Y. C. On Monday four boats competed 
First, Aeolus, Mr. Slaughter; second, Alexander, 
Mr. Shirley Davidson, Thorella and Dorval. The 
wind was very light and shifty, and the races 
brought out nothing conclusive. The future races 
will be entered by most of the now historic boats 
that have in one capacity or another sailed in the 
preliminary or the races for the cup, among 
which are Trident, Alexandra, Thorella, Aeolus, 
Noorna and Blackbird. 
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Rainbow at Herreshoffs.— The sloop yacht 
Rainbow, Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York 
Y. C., is at Bristol being overhauled and will not 
again be seen racing till the opening of the race 
week at Larchmont. 
Vigilant and Elmina. —Vigilant, Mr. W. E. 
Iselin, N. Y. Y. C., and Elmina, Mr. F. F. Brew¬ 
ster, N. Y. Y. C, have gotten back from the 
westward Both boats were hard put to it in the 
race from New London to Marblehead, and have 
had extensive repairs made. It is said that Vigi¬ 
lant started her frames forward, and opened her 
plates,, and altogether received a very severe 
pounding. Elmina fared no better. She split her 
new mainsail and her boom and lost her jib by 
the parting of the pennants on the sheet. There 
is no doubt that long distance racing at sea with 
a large rig is very expensive, and hard on gear, 
and is likely to make such contests require'bona 
fide cruising rigs. It would be too bad that all the 
good that has so far been accomplished toward 
popularizing these long runs should go for naught, 
but a restriction to cruising rig would be wise. 
Maui of Meudon Sold. —The New York Y. 
C. 30-footer Maid of Meudon has recently been 
acquired by Mr. Walter L. Matheson, owner of 
the steam yacht Laverock. 
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Storm Damages on the Sound. —The fierce 
squall that passed over New Rochelle on Mon¬ 
day, July 10, imperilled the lives of many who 
were sailing about those waters. The steward of 
the New Rochelle Y. C., Harry Cane, rescued 
six boats which he towed in, and a number of 
parties, among them women. Some of the boats 
were cut adrift in the bad weather. Lightning 
broke the flag poles of both the Larchmont and 
New Rochelle Y. C. 
Tringa, a new launch 75ft long, recently built 
by Lawley in Boston, and owned by Mr. William 
M. Lovering, New York Y. C., was severely dam¬ 
aged at Larchmont. 
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A. Cary Smith Sailing on Neola. —Last 
spring Mr. E. D. King purchased the sloop yacht 
Neola, and so far this season, Mr. King has had 
Mr. Smith the veteran yacht designer with him. 
Mr. Smith speaking about the races, had the 
following to say: "It should be generally known 
by the yachting public that Neola must be sailed 
by her owner, Mr. E. Dimock King, in all her 
races, while Weetamoe has been sailed by the 
same hands for three years, and all her peculiar¬ 
ities are known. The tricks of the Neola must be 
learned, and proper sails put on before her speed 
can be ascertained. 
"I have been on board in a general advisory 
way for the reason that she was a beaten boat, 
and it affords chances to try experiments in rig, 
sail and trim.” 
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New York Y. C. Cruise.— The following 
orders have been issued under date of July 7 by 
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt, New York Y. 
C. in respect to the annual cruise. The Astor 
cups will be sailed for off Newport on Tues¬ 
day, Aug. 7, and the King’s cup on Wednesday, 
Aug 8. There will be races at Vineyard Haven 
on Aug. 10 for the Owl and Gamecock colors in 
the morning. The order follows: 
Flagship North Star. 
New York, July 7, 1906. 
general order no. 2. 
The squadron will rendexvous off station No. 
10, Glen Cove on Thursday, Aug. 2. 
Captains will report on board the flagship at 
5 .P. M. 
Reception on board the flagship at 9 o’clock in 
the evening. 
The programme for the cruise, weather per¬ 
mitting, will be as follows: 
Friday, Aug. 3,.squadron run, Glen Cove to 
Morris Cove. 
