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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Oct. 6, 1906. 
Bensonhurst Y. C. 
Fall Handicap — Sept. 29. 
On Saturday was sailed the fall handicap of Gravesend 
Bay under the auspices of the Bensonhurst Y. C. The 
yachts were handicapped upon the season’s record; the 
allowances were, however, not published till the races 
were over. The times follow; 
Sloops—Class P — Star.t, 3:05—Course 10% Miles. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Jigstcp, F. J. Havens.5 07 00 2 02 00 2 02 00 
Sue, E. F. Luckenbach.5 07 50 2 02 50 2 02 50 
Crescent, J. B. O’Donohue.. Disqualified. 
Sloops—Class Q — Start, 3:10—Course, 10% Miles. 
Soya, W. A. Barstow.5 17 53 2 07 53 2 07 53 
Joy, \Y. H. Childs.5 19 15 2 09 15 2 09 15 
More Trouble, R. S. Childs.5 19 35 2 09 35 2 07 35 
More Trouble wins by 18s. 
Sloops — Q Special Class—Start, 3:15 — Course, 8 Miles. 
Spots, W. \V. W. Roberts...5 15 35 2 00 35 1 50 35 
Careless, R. Rummell.5 16 00 . 2 01 00 2 01 00 
Truant, G. C. Alyea.5 32 25 2 17 25 2 13 25 
Sloops—Class B—Start, 3:20—Course, 8 Miles. 
Trio, C. H. Clayton.5 50 15 2 30 15 2 26 15 
Chickeoker. VY. J. O'Neil... .5 51 40 2 31 40 2 31 40 
Trio wins by 5m. 25s. 
Sloops — Special Class—Start, 3:25—Course, 11 Miles. 
Guide, VYm. Campbell.5 25 12 2 00 12 2 00 12 
Vim. E. P. VVaterhouse.5 30 40 2 05 40 2 00 40 
Dories—Class X—Start. 3:30—Course, 4 Miles. 
Deuce, G. R. Le Sauvage...4 42 21 1 12 21 1 12 21 
Tack, L. A. McTighe.4 42 28 1 12 28 1 12 28 
Xce, G. L. Beston.4 44 48 1 14 48 1 13 18 
Catboats—Start, 3:35—Course, 8 Miles. 
Hester, V. Wickes.5 42 10 2 07 10 2 07 10 
Cygnus, F. L. Billingham.. .5 52 30 2 17 30 2 09 30 
Cygnet, R. Aspinwall.Did not finish. 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
Race for 15-footers—Sept. 29. 
The third race of the fall series of the Seawanhaka 15- 
footers was sailed on Saturday, for the Landon cup. 
There were five entries, and the winner was Bobs, Mr. 
A. W. Stewart. The wind was strong from S.W. 
A special match was sailed in the morning, and one in 
the afternoon between the P. sloop Regina, and the 
N. Y. Y. C. 30 Phryne. The courses were 30 miles on 
the round. Phryne, C. W. Wetmore, deteated Re-gina, 
F. G. Stewart, 20s. in the morning and 10s. in the after¬ 
noon race. The times for the 15-footers follow: . 
F 
ini: 
sh. 
Elapsed. 
Robs, W. A. W. Stewart. 
.5 
05 
45 
i 
45 
45 
Flicker. E. T. Henderson. 
.5 
06 
02 
i 
45 
02 
Imp, F. L. Landon. 
.5 
08 
40 
i 
47 
40 
Sabrina, C. W. Wetmore . 
.5 
12 
28 
i 
51 
28 
(irayling, H. W. Warner. 
...5 
14 
35 
i 
53 
35 
The Palatine Nearly Wrecked. 
On Sept. 17 the auxiliary yawl Palatine, 
designed and built at Osterville, Mass., during 
last spring, was towed into Norfolk. Va., all but 
a wreck. Palatine is owned by Mr. Chas. H. 
Sedlie, a civil engineer of St. Louis. The yacht's 
experience down the coast was too exciting for 
comfort, and came near resulting fatally. 
Palatine, with her owner, bis wife and son, 
and a crew of five men, left Bay Ridge on 
Saturday at midday. Sept. 15, for a cruise to 
Norfolk and a cruise up the Chesapeake Bay. 
When off Atlantic City she was overtaken by a 
hurricane and covered the distance between New 
York and Cape Henry in 18I1. While attempt¬ 
ing to enter the capes, a sea broke her main 
boom and broke the rudder. At this time the 
steamer Lovaine came alongside, and after some 
difficulty in passing a line in the bad sea, towed 
the little vessel in. 
Captain Daniel, of the British steamer 
Lovaine, has received $5,000 salvage for rescuing 
Palatine, which has been towed to the Colonno 
Marine Railway and is undergoing repairs. 
Yacht Sales. 
Mr. T. S. Watson, of Boston. Mass., has sold 
his knockabout Killdee to Mr. Samuel Bettle, 
of this city, through the agency of Stanley M. 
Seaman, 220 Broadway. New York city. 
Same agency has also sold the racing 18- 
footer Arrow for Mr. L. L. Lorillard, of New¬ 
port. R. I., to Mr. Chas. Longstreth, Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa. 
Orestes-Soya Match Photographs. 
We reproduce this week two photos which, 
had our space permitted, should have been 
placed in our last week’s issue. Nevertheless, 
they are interesting at this time. Both are by 
Walter, of Brooklyn. 
The Art and Science of Sail Making.* 
The popularity of sailing endures, notwith¬ 
standing the inroads made within the last few 
years by the various forms of explosive motors, 
using as a fuel either gasolene or petroleum. 
It is a fact that the conditions of many trades 
in which sail boats were formerly .exclusively 
employed have required more dispatch in their 
purs: it, and it'has' led to the adoption of power 
as auxiliary to the sails for use in calm weather. 
The sail is in no great danger of being dis¬ 
placed altogether. It is not long ago that pre¬ 
dictions were made respect ng yachting under 
sail, that it would soon be nothing but a 
shadow of its former self. The interest which 
the new rating rule has created is a very direct 
answer, tending to disprove this proposition. 
The title of the book before us and a perusal 
of its contents was most alluring, and promised 
such information, that has been sadly lacking. On 
all sides does one hear discussion on the matter 
of sails, a solution or a means of solution 
seemed at hand, and it was a great disappoint¬ 
ment on careful reading to find a work suited 
to the sailmaker—and he only; from which a 
yacht owner could derive nothing, of information 
or otherwise, in regard to his sails, unless he 
turned sailmaker, and after experimenting con¬ 
siderably might or might not arrive at any¬ 
thing. 
Yachtsmen are busy people and inquisitive, 
and take a keen interest in their yachts. They 
want to understand the principles affecting their 
sails, the principles on which they are made 
and their care. We leave the selection of ma¬ 
terials, weight and shape to the knowledge and 
experience of the sailmaker and naval architect. 
For the men in trade, fishing and coasting it 
is important that they realize the care to be 
used with their sails, as speed is a prime factor 
in the fishing industry. The best hull will not 
travel with poor sails. 
Mr. Sadler’s book shows his long experience 
as a sailmaker, and his tables an amount of 
work and a care in tabulation, which speaks of 
much practice. 
To the professional sailmaker we would 
recommend the work as most useful; for the 
yachtsman, no. It is too bad that at this time 
there is no book which will give us a clue at 
least, not to the solution of the most fickle and 
evasive qualities—wind, force and direction but 
to the proper kind, material and care of sails. 
*The Art and Science of Sail Making. By S. B. Sadler. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
We have received from Dan Kidney & Son, 
West De Pere, Wis., their catalogue of launches, 
sail boats, canoes and hunting boats, The book¬ 
let is well gotten up and well illustrated, and 
we cannot but recommend those interested in 
such boats to communicate with this firm. 
** * 
Mr. Geo. J. Gould, N. Y. Y. C., has purchased 
abroad the turbine steam yacht Lorena. Recently 
Mr. Gould sold his steam yacht to the Cuban 
Government. Lorena was built originally for Mi. 
Amzi L. Barber, New York Y. C., who has owned 
manv fine English steam yachts. Lorena was 
built' by Ramage & Ferguson, from designs by 
Cox and King. She is 300ft. over all, 269ft. 011 
the water line, 33ft. 5in. beam. 20ft. deep and 15ft. 
draft. She is a fine ocean going vessel and has 
a raised deck forward for about sixty feet of her 
length and a promenade deck that reaches to 
within twenty feet of the stern. The promenade 
deck is 7ft. 6in.' above the main deck, on which 
is a house for a length of 170 Ret with alleyways 
between. The owner’s staterooms, at the for¬ 
ward end, open off the main entrance hall, the 
library at the extreme after end. The drawing 
room is on the promenade deck in a house 140 
feet long by 14 feet wide. 1 he yacht_ is hand¬ 
somely fitted. Over the dining saloon is a large 
stained glass skylight framed in steel. Hard¬ 
wood us used extensively in the saloons and state¬ 
rooms on the lower deck, while on the main deck 
the finish is mahogany enamelled white. 1 he 
propelling machinery consists of three indepen- 
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