New York Y. C. Schedule. 
The regatta committee of the New York Y. 
C.—H. de B. Parsons, Ernest E. Lorillard and 
Walter C. Kerr—have announced a tentative 
schedule of yachting events for the comings sea¬ 
son. The committee has made a radical de¬ 
parture from previous years and arranged races 
specially suitable for cruising craft and for 
yachts in the handicap class. The races that 
have been sailed off Glen Cove ha^'e not gen¬ 
erally been very successful. At that part of the 
Sound the winds are nearly always flukey and 
light, and as a result the races are unsatis¬ 
factory and disappointing. The committee, in a 
statement issued, says that it has for some 
time contemplated the change that is suggested, 
and the races w"!!! be sailed over longer courses 
and further to the eastward. There will be one 
race or regatta sailed off Glen Cove in June, 
and in July the yachts will go east for a week 
of racing. First the fleet will race from Glen 
Cove to Newport, then they will have two days 
racing off Newport, one day for prizes offered 
by the Newport Yacht Racing Association, and 
then will race back to Glen Cove. 
That something had to be done to revive the 
interest in racing in the club was very evident 
after last year’s regattas. Some of the mem¬ 
bers have been in favor of the club taking more 
interest in small boat racing, but to do this 
would necessitate a change in the by-laws of 
the club. The New York Y. C. is essentially a 
club for owners of large yachts, and specially 
yachts of the cruising type. With its many 
stations along the coast it caters to the cruis¬ 
ing yachtsman, and in arranging races for 
cruisers it is encouraging racing among a type 
of yachts that generally get little attention from 
clubs that support yaclit racing. It will remain 
to be seen how the owners of the cruising 
yachts will appreciate the attention that the 
regatta committee has given to them. 
The tentative schedule and the statement of 
the committee is as follows: 
THE SPRING CUPS. 
Thursday, June 17.—To be sailed over the 
Glen Cove courses'. 
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB SERIES. 
Wednesday, July 7.—Race in cruising trim 
from Glen Cove to Newport. 
Friday, July 9.—Races off Newport for prizes 
offered by Newport Yacht Association. 
Saturday, July 10.—Annual regatta. Course 
from Brenton’s Reef Light Vessel to and 
around Block Island and return. 
Monday. July 12.—Race in cruising trim from 
Newport to Glen Cove. 
THE CRUISE. 
To be announced by the commodore. 
The attached tentative schedule of the racing 
dates for the New York Y. C. is announced by 
the regatta committee. 
The schedule as proposed by the regatta com¬ 
mittee for the coming season is a radical -de¬ 
parture from those of previous years. This de¬ 
parture has been in contemplation by the re¬ 
gatta committee for a considerable length of 
time, and the committee feels that it would be 
for the best interests of the club to hold the 
principal races further to the eastward. 
It is believed that the proposed change to 
long races and races in more open water will 
result in a larger and more varied fleet. 
The committee also feels in proposing this 
schedule that it will particularly appeal to 
owners of yachts eligible to enter the handicap 
classes. 
Another radical change in the yachting pro¬ 
gramme will be the cruise. It was mentioned a 
few weeks ago in Forest and Stream, that 
Commodore A. Curtiss James was anxious to 
take the fleet as far as Bar Harbor on its 
annual cruise, and the plans for this cruise are 
almost ready to be announced, and the usual 
orders will be issued shortly. The plans as 
now arranged are for the fleet to rendezvous at 
New London on the afternoon of Aug. 5. On 
Aug, 6 the run will be to Newport, where three 
days will be spent by the yachtsmen. The 
Astor cups will be raced for. on Saturday, 
.A.ug. 7, starting from Brenton’s Reef Light 
Vessel and sailing over the usual courses. The 
fleet will remain at anchor in the harbor on 
Sunday, and on Monday the yachts will race 
for the King’s cup. On Aug. 10 the squadron 
will sail to Vineyard Haven, and early in the 
morning on Aug. it a start will be made from 
off East Chop for Portland, Me. The distance 
is 160.5 nautical miles. The next day the races 
for the Owl and Game Cock colors and motor 
boat races will be held in Portland harbor. On 
Friday the fleet will sail to Bar Harbor, about 
125 miles away, and will disband on Saturday. 
It is twelve years since the fleet visited Bar 
Harbor, and then Commodore J. Pierpont 
Morgan offered prizes for the run from Vine¬ 
yard Haven to Baker’s Island, which is a few 
miles west of Bar Harbor. The distance sailed 
was 210 miles, and twenty-two yachts took part 
in the races for valuable cups. There was a 
.Qfood-sized fleet of steamers, too, in the fleet. 
The fastest time- was made by Vigilant. She 
sailed the 210 miles in 29 hours 54 minutes 28 
seconds. Fenella, the smallest schooner, made 
the trip in 38 hours 55 minutes. The fleet 
anchored at Baker’s Island on Sunday night 
and sailed into Bar Harbor on IMonday 
morning. 
Narragansett Bay Schedule. 
The schedule of events of the Narragansett 
Bay Yacht Racing Association has been 
arranged and made public. It is probable, 
though, that some changes will be made, and 
there are a few dates yet to be filled. The 
Edgewood Y. C. will open the season on 
Saturday, May 29. The schedule is as follows: 
Saturday, May 29, Edgewood Y. C., ladies’ 
day; Monday. May 31, Memorial Day, Fall 
River Y. C., June 5, open; June 12, open; June 
19, Rhode Island Y. C., ladies’ day; June 26, 
Bristol Y. C., spring regatta; July 3, open; 
Monday, July 5, Washington Park Y. C., open 
regatta; July 10, Edgewood Y. C., open re¬ 
gatta; July 17, Conanicut Y. C., open regatta; 
July 24, open; July 31, open; Friday morning, 
.A.ug. 6, race week, Narragansett Bay Y. R. A., 
Conanicut Y. C.; Friday afternoon, Aug. 6, 
Newport Y. C.; Aug. 7, Bristol Y. C.; Aug. 9, 
Washington Park Y. C.; Aug. 10, Edgewood 
Y. C.; Aug. II, Taunton Y. C. at Tiverton; 
■Aug. 12, Fall River Y. C.; Aug. 13, Barrington 
Y. C.; Aug. 14, Rhode Island Y. C. at Potter’s 
Cove; Aug. 21, open; Aug. 28, Rhode Island Y. 
C., fall regatta; Sept. 4, Bristol Y. C., fall re¬ 
gatta; Monday, Sept. 6, Labor Day, Edgewood 
Y. C., full regatta; Sept, ii, open ; Sept. 18, open. 
The Narragansett Association has taken a 
great deal of interest in the proposed series of 
races between catboats which is to be sailed on 
Barnegat Bay next summer, and it is probable 
that elimination races will be sailed to select 
the best boat to represent the association. The 
boats must be under 25 feet over all length. 
T. R. Goodwin, president of the association, 
has issued a statement to owners of catboats, 
telling them of the rules. This is as follows: 
_ First—Each entry must be accompanied by a 
signed statement from the owner, stating that 
in case his boat is picked to be the competitor 
from this vicinity, she will be sent to Barnegat 
Bay to race for the trophy. 
Second—The selection of the representative 
or representatives from the Narragansett Bay 
Yacht Racing Association is to be left entirely 
to a committee appointed for that purpose, and 
they shall take into consideration the general 
conditions to be met with and shall make their 
selection accordingly, which selection shall be 
flnal. 
Third—No bilge boards, double rudders, or 
other freak features will be permitted. 
Fourth—Any catboat complying with the 
above conditions, and belonging to a member 
of any body which holds membership in the 
Narragansett Bay Yacht Racing Association 
shall be eligible, provided she be not longer 
than 25 feet over all. 
Fifth—The committee reserve the right to re¬ 
ject any entry, provided, in their judgment, the 
boat does not qualify under the rules. 
W. B. Streeter, owner of. the Netor, has 
entered his craft for the elemination trials and 
other entries are expected daily. President 
Goodwin has asked if two boats cannot be sent 
from each section, so that a light and heavy 
weather boat may be sent. 
The other boats eligible for the race in Narra¬ 
gansett waters are: Ina, E. A. Kettlety; 
Marguerite, J. D. Peck; Ingomar, A. E. Good- 
by; Bother, G. Brown; Trouble, E. A. Sim¬ 
mons; Trinket, E. F. Rueckert. From this fleet 
two boats could be picked that would be cap¬ 
able of putting up a good fight in any kind of 
weather. 
Sloop Volunteer Sold. 
The old cup defender Volunteer has been sold 
by the J. M. Forbes estate to Capt. Charles 
Barr. The sale was made through Stanley M. 
.Seaman. It is said that the yacht is to be 
fitted out this year, and that a well-known 
yachtsman contemplates chartering it and cruis¬ 
ing along the coast with Capt. Barr in charge. 
The yacht will be fitted out in May. 
Volunteer was designed by the late Edward 
Burgess in 1887. Her hull was built of steel 
by the Pusey & Jones Company at Wilmington. 
She was designed to race against the Scotch 
challenger Thistle, and in the trial races met 
Mayflower, winner of the race with Galatea, 
and defeated that yacht easily. In the cup 
races she won easily, defeating Thistle over the 
inside course by more than 17 minutes, and in 
the race twenty miles to windward and return 
she won by 8 minutes. Volunteer was owned 
by Gen. Charles J. Paine and was sailed by 
Capt. Haff. 
In 1891 she was lengthened and rigged as a 
schooner, but three years later, when pur¬ 
chased by the late J. Malcolm Forbes, she was 
changed again to a sloop. 
Volunteer, as originally designed, was 106 
feet 3 inches over all, 85 feet 10 inches water¬ 
line, 23 feet 2 inches beam, 10 feet draft, dis¬ 
placement 130 tons, ballast inside and on keel 
55 tons, sail area 9,271 square feet, and racing 
measurement 86.35 feet. Her dimensions now 
are 115 feet over all, 90 feet waterline, 23 feet 
5 inches beam and 10 feet draft. 
Volunteer, Vigilant and America are the 
only three ex-cup defenders now used as cruis¬ 
ing yachts. Puritan was recently sold to. be 
used as a Cape Verde Island trader. May¬ 
flower was wrecked last year while on an ex¬ 
ploration cruise to the West Indies. Defender 
was broken up two years ago. Constitution this 
year and Columbia and Reliance are both out 
of commission at City Island, New York. 
Yacht Sales. 
The Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency has sold 
the fast Bonder class sloop Windrim Kid, owned 
by Mr. Joseph T. Cox, of Penn Yan, N. Y., to 
Mr. J. L. Stackpole. Jr., of Boston. 
Mr. Stackpole will race the boat on Buzzard’s 
Bay, where a large class of Sonder class boats 
will be raced this season. 
