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[Aug. 18, 1906. 
halliard block strap, delayed the start until 
12:20. She crossed the line with a 3s. lead. Iro¬ 
quois hung on her weather quarter, but carry¬ 
ing little way, on account of coming about just 
on the line. Zoraya, footing fast, worked out 
a sufficient lead to cross Iroquois’ bows easily 
after ten minutes’ sailing. After that she gained on 
every tack in a magnificent thrash to windward, 
7 miles through the blue-green, white-capped 
rollers. At one time she was probably 3m. in 
the lead, but much of this went to waste, through 
her overstanding the buoy. The Canadian crew 
seemed to have difficulty all through in locating 
the marks, and Zoraya’s lead of im. 42s. at the 
first buoy was cut down by 6s. in the spinnaker 
run to the second buoy, because she hesitated 
over setting her kite until she had located 
the mark; Iroquois’ spinnaker worked 20m. 
longer than Zoraya’s, and the latter’s took a 
long time to set, the stops failing to part. 
Spinnakers had to be carried well forward in 
the run, but Iroquois’ unquestionably did her 
much good, although it went over the bows 
when she went to gybe and gave her crew 
trouble. 
The remaining 7 miles was a broad reach, but 
the Canadians set working canvas and hauled 
close on the wind, only keeping away and getting 
their balloon jib aloft after Iroquois bore up 
and set a reaching staysail. She has a double 
headsail rig, and she later set a reaching jib 
outside of the staysail and it did good work, 
but not enough to bring her up appreciably on 
the winner. She was im. 32s. behind at the 
finish, official time being: Zoraya, 3:12:37; Iro¬ 
quois, 3:14:09. The race was sailed in record 
time for a Canada’s cup or Fisher cup course— 
2h. 52s. for 21 miles. The time limit of 5I1. of 
course necessitates races in true sailing time, 
and excludes drifting matches. 
C. H. J. Snider. 
National Motor Boat Carnival. 
One of the greatest events of the season in 
motor boating will be the race week of the 
Motor Boat Club of America, who have secured 
from the Executive Committee of the National 
Association of Engine & Boat Manufacturers 
the latter’s consent to hold the carnival during 
their race week. 
While the national carnival last year was in 
a great measure a success, yet there is every 
reason to believe that this year’s event will far 
surpass that of last year and no better facilities 
for conducting such a national event than those 
possessed by the Motor Boat Club. The events 
will take place on the Hudson River, the start 
and finish being off the club station at 112th 
street and Hudson River, and with the large 
fleet of high speed boats, as well as pleasure 
boats possessed by the club, the majority of 
whom have expressed a desire to take part, with 
the additional entries received from all parts 
of the country, will make it the greatest event 
ever held in this country and possibly the equal 
of any in Europe. 
The programme of the week’s racing events 
are as follows: 
Monday, Sept. 10.—Reliability tests, the first 
of its kind ever held in. this country, and the 
prizes for the event being gold, silver and bronze 
medals. 
Tuesday, Sept. n.—Long distance champion¬ 
ship races for both high speed boats and pleas¬ 
ure boats, the high speed boats taking the longer 
course. 
Wednesday, Sept. 12.—Ladies’ day; water 
sports; races for yacht tenders, dinghies; one 
nautical mile championship, both standing and 
flying starts; one kilometer championship, flying 
and standing starts. A special prize to the boat 
that breaks the existing world’s record for the 
distances. 
Thursday, Sept. 13.—Races for the trophies 
donated by the National Association of Engine 
& Boat Manufacturers—the international world’s 
championship trophy for boats of 12 metres; 
the national American championship trophy for 
boats 40ft. and above (handicap race); inter¬ 
state championship trophy for boats 33ft. and 
under (handicap race); National Association 
motor yacht trophy for boats 60ft. and above; 
WINDRIM KID. 
ELLEN (RIG CHANGED.) 
National Association trophy for cabin launches 
above 40ft. and under 60ft.; also races for open 
launches, etc. 
Friday, Sept. 14.—Same as previous day. 
Saturday, Sept. 15.—Finals for all trophies 
and prizes, the winners being those boats who 
secure the greatest number of points in the 
three days’ events. 
In the evening of Sept. 15 there will be a 
Venetian fete, included in which will be a grand 
nautical procession in which all types of boats 
will take part. Handsome prizes, first, second 
and third will be awarded the boats having the 
most elaborately illuminated boats and a hand¬ 
some prize for the boat having the most artistic 
decoration. The week’s event to close with a 
grand pyrotechnic display arranged especially 
for this occasion. 
A large or more handsome lot of prizes or 
trophies have never before been presented for 
competition as will be for the events of this 
race week, and there is every reason to believe 
that it will be the greatest event of the kind 
ever attempted in this country. 
All events are open to members of any regu¬ 
larly organized yacht, motor boat or automobile 
club of the United States, with the exception 
of the international world’s championship event, 
which is open not only to clubs of the 
United States, but Canada and Europe as well. 
The entries are not confined to but a single 
representative from a club, but are privileged 
to make as many entries as they might desire to. 
Full particulars, entry blanks, etc., will be 
gladly furnished by addressing the Secretary, 
Mr. Hugh S. Gambel, Motor Boat Club of 
America, 112th street and Hudson River, or 
room 14, 314 Madison avenue, New York city. 
The Story of tbe Lurline, 
Winner of the Trans-Pacific Yacht Kace. 
While we have heard much in the daily press about 
the opening details of the recent trans-Pacific yacht race, 
in which Lurline won the magnificent trophy cup given 
by the Hawaiian Y. C., still, as yachtsmen, eager after 
some details of the race itself, we are glad to get a more 
complete story from Capt. H. H. Sinclair, Lurline’s 
proud owner and commander. He tells us how his be¬ 
loved Lurline ran into the harbor of Honolulu twelve 
days after leaving San Pedro, Cal., covering in this time 
upward of 2,500 miles. 
YVe see him settling down in his big easy chair at 
home, pouring out his sea tale in words glowing with 
fire, and with conscious, laudable pride. Said he: “We 
got off behind Anemone and made pretty good time for 
a few hours on the first day. That evening we ran into 
a dead calm off Catalina Island, our sails flapping idly 
from 4 o’clock till 8, when a slight breeze again sent us 
on our course. The boys made the air blue with real 
swear words during that aggravating wait, as we were 
obliged to watch both Palonta and Anemone catch the 
breeze before we could move.” It seems that at the end 
of this calm Lurline’s course was set at once so as to 
sail with a fair wind during the whole race, which the 
others apparently failed to do. No doubt, this happy 
plan of the captain’s was the great secret of Lurline’s 
remarkable run. The second day the log scheduled 12 
knots an hour for eight successive hours, and during 
that day and the following night the figures showed 265 
miles. No yacht ever did finer work than this on so long 
a stretch. It was really the steady trade wind that kept 
Lurline on her even course from the morning of the 
third day. 
On a Saturday evening, 288 hours out from San Pedro, 
and three days before the Hawaiians had ever expected 
to catch sight of the winning boat, Lurline ran into the 
harbor “with time to spare.” Capt. Sinclair and his 
jolly crew were soon the recipients of public receptions 
and banquets, at one of which the Governor presented 
the well-earned trophy cup of the Hawaiian Club. 
Lurline sailed out of Honolulu Harbor for home on 
the morning of July 6, accompanied by one of her de¬ 
feated competitors. Anemone. The racing spirit was 
still alive, and at 5 o’clock in the evening, Lurline was 
ahead five miles on a go-as-you-please course. The yachts 
then passed out of each other’s sight for ten days, when 
Lurline. saded under Anemone’s bows for 1,500 miles out 
from San Francisco. After exchanging compliments. 
Anemone shaped her course for Seattle, Lurline for 
San Pedro. 
.Another trans-Pacific race is planned for 1908, to which 
Eastern yachtsmen are invited as competitors. Schooner 
yachts as long as 85ft. will be allowed to compete. 
A. K. Glover. 
Bensonhurst Y. C. Championship. 
Gravesend Bay, Aug. 11. 
On Saturday the three divisions for championship 
honors on the Bay were started in a good whole sail 
breeze. The Class P boats (three) were all disqualified, 
having failed to round the proper mark. In Class Q 
Soya carried off the honors, and Ondas won in the 
Class Q special. The times follow: 
Sloops — Class I’ — Start, 3:05 — Course 12 Miles. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Sue, E. F. Luckenbach .Disqualified. 
Crescent, J. B. O’Donohue.Disqualified. 
Jig Step, F. J. Havens.Disqualified. 
Sloops — Class Q — Start 3:10 — Course 8 Miles. 
Soya, W. A. Barstow. 
.4 
34 
52 
1 
24 
52 
Spider, H. Chubb. 
.4 
36 
07 
1 
26 
07 
Ouest, F. J. Havens. 
.4 
37 
02 
1 
37 
02 
ioy. W. H. Childs. 
.4 
38 
23 
1 
28 
23 
May, Max Guindner . 
.4 
39 
27 
1 
29 
27 
More Trouble, R. S. Childs 
.4 
42 
14 
1 
32 
14 
Saetta, G. M. Church. 
.4 
43 
07 
1 
33 
07 
Sloops—Class O Special— 
-Start 3:15—Course 8 
M 
lies. 
Ondas, Menton Bros. 
.4 
54 
04 
1 
39 
04 
Careless, R. Rummell. 
.4 
56 
58 
1 
41 
58 
Catboats — Start, 3: 
:20—Course 4 
Miles. 
05 
Duce, W. Inslee. 
.4 
33 
05 
1 
03 
Ace, G. Le Sauvage. 
.4 
33 
26 
1 
03 
26 
Dido, L. S. Tieman. 
.4 
33 
28 
1 
03 
2S 
Boots, W. Sweet, Jr. 
.4 
36 
23 
1 
06 
23 
Bellows Cup. 
Gravesend Bay—Aug. 7 and 9. 
Under the auspices of the New York C. C. the first 
race of the series for»the Bellows perpetual trophy was 
sailed. The defender, Quest,, representing the holder 
of the cup, was winner last year. The challenger was 
Hendon Chubb’s Spider, which won the first leg. 
The second race, sailed on the 9th, was again won by 
Spider, who will retain it till next year. The summary 
follows: _ 
Bellows Challenge Cup—Class O—Start, 3:05—Course 10 
Nautical Miles. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Spider, H. Chubb, Atlantic Y. C.5 01 28 1 56 28 
Ouest, D. D. Allerton, N.Y.Y.C.5 02 24 1 57 24 
Joy, W. H. Childs, Bensonhurst Y.C..5 02 55 1 57 5a 
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