Yachting Fixtures. 
JUNE. 
19. New York A. C., Block Island races. 
19. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., 15-footers. 
19. Duxbury Y. C. 
19. Larchmont Y. C., ^ring. 
19. Manhasset Bay Y. C. one-design. 
19. New York Canoe Club. 
19 Rhode Island Y. C. open. 
19. Fall River Y. C., motor Doats. 
19. Corinthian Y. C., Marblehead, Isle of Shoals race. 
19. American Y. C., Newburyport, cruise to Portsmouth. 
19. Beverly Y. C., club. 
19. Quincy Y. C^ catboats. 
19. Taunton Y. C., club run. 
19. Portland Y. C., dories. 
20. Manhasset Bay Y. C., one-design. 
24. Portland Y. C., cruise. 
25. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., special. 
26. Duxbury Y. C. 
26. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., annual. 
26. Atlantic Y. C. 
26. Corinthian Y. C., Philadelphia. 
26. Fall River Y. C., power boats. 
26. Eastern Y. C., special, open. 
26. Mosquito Fleet Y^. C., open. 
26. American Y. C., Newburyport, club. 
26. Boston Y. C., race to Gravesend Bay. 
26. Keystone Y. C., 15-footers. 
26. Beverly Y. C., club. 
26. Boston Y. C., one-design, Hull. 
26. Hingham Y. C., one-design. 
26. Manchester Y. C., sender and one-design. 
26. Quincy Y. C., power. 
26. Savin Hill it. C., power. 
27. Carnarsie Y. C. 
27. South Boston Y. C., commodore’s run. 
29. Vancouver to Seattle, power. 
30. Wollaston Y. C., moonlight sail. 
Close Race to Bermuda. 
The race for sailing yachts to Bermuda was 
a remarkable one. The racers experienced very 
rough weather all the way, and the two smaller 
yachts had hard work getting to Hamilton. 
With the three larger schooners, Amorita, 
Margaret and Crusader IT, while the weather 
was severe so that they had to shorten sail and 
the seas ran high, they were large enough to 
make good weather, and the experiences would 
seem to indicate that for a race of this kind the 
committees would do well to change the con¬ 
ditions, so that small yachts should not take 
part. It is possible for small yachts to sail 
safely over a course like that from New York 
to Bermuda, but weather conditions must be 
just suited to their requirements to enable them 
to do so without great risk of their being dis¬ 
abled or lost, and should one yacht be lost and 
those on board drowned, ocean yacht racing 
would receive a severe set back. Such races 
when properly conducted are good. Then en¬ 
courage the development of a good, wholesome 
type of yacht, they revive the spirit of adven¬ 
ture and daring which is lost when sailing over 
smooth short courses, and they develop seaman¬ 
ship among those who sail on the racers and 
teach them by practical experience how to 
navigate and handle their vessels under con¬ 
ditions that they could not find except on deep 
water sailihg. It is not wise, though, to take 
too great a risk and no yacht less than 50 feet 
waterline should be allowed in such a race as 
that to Bermuda. 
The schooners had the wind just to their 
liking in direction. It came northeast, held true 
and made the contest a trial of speed on one 
point of sailing only. They sailed very fast, and 
all three made much better time than the record 
held by Dervish, go hours 25 minutes. 
Amorita’s time was ySh. 19m. 15s. 
Another remarkable feature of the race was 
that Amorita after sailing 670 nautical miles 
crossed the finishing line im. 57s. ahead of 
Margaret, and 4Sm. 48s, ahead of Crusader IT, 
which yacht was sailed by Capt. Charles Barr. 
Amorita allowed Margaret 4h. 30m. and 
Crusader II. ih. .30m., so that Margaret won 
first prize and Crusader II. second prize. 
It was a stirring finish, one that would have 
created enthusiasm if it had been at the end of 
a 30-mile race. To sail together almost in 
sight of one another for more than three days, 
tearing through big tumbling seas, driven by 
a gale of winds is something that those on the 
yachts will long remember and those who were 
ready to welcome them at the finish cheered 
and cheered as the yachts were towed up the 
harbor to the moorings assigned to them ofif 
the Royal Hamilton Y. C. house. On shore 
the visitors were feted and toa.sted and the race 
of 1909 will long live in the memory of all. 
The story of the race is best told by the logs 
of the different vessels. They started at 10 
o’clock on the morning of June 5 from off the 
Atlantic Y. C. house at Sea Gate in a light 
northeast wind. It was a broad reach out of 
the Harbor and soon they were lost to sight 
in the fog. Amorita owned by Dr. William L. 
Baum, of the Chicago Y. C., and having on 
board several amateurs, passed Crusader II. on 
Saturday afternoon, but later Crusader II. again 
went to the front, and on Sunday, when the 
wind had increased until it blew a gale—45 miles 
an hour according to the captain of the steamer 
Bermudian—Amorita could be seen astern with 
Margaret close up. These two yachts passed 
Crusader II. again on Monday, and they raced 
close together to the finish. Reaching is the 
point of sailing at which both excel, and if the 
wind had come out ahead, there would probably 
have been a different story to tell. 
Dr. Baum reported that his yacht carried her 
boom on the same side all the way. In one 
hard puff she lost a staysail and this was the 
only accident. From noon on Saturday to noon 
on Monday she ran 149 miles, in the next 
twenty-four hours 254 miles and on the third 
day 207 miles. She averaged 12 knots for seven 
hours, and in four hours she logged 54 nautical 
miles. 
George S. Runk, of Margaret, reported that 
the yacht never had her foresail lowered in 
spite of the high winds. Her daily runs were 
157. 257 and 197 miles. Margaret had no acci¬ 
dent of any kind. 
Edwin Palmer, owner of Crusader II., re¬ 
ported that the daily runs of his yacht were 
173.'253 and 204 miles. On Sunday the yacht 
sailed under storm trysail. She had no acci¬ 
dents. 
d’he little schooner Restless owned by Dr. 
Leedom Sharp, of the Yachtsmen's Club, 
arrived at the finish at 2:40 p. m. on Friday, 
June II. Dr. Sharp reported all well, but a try¬ 
ing experience. At 4 o’clock on Saturday they 
could see the others well ahead. At midnight 
the wind increased and became squally and a 
gale soon developed. The yacht entered the 
Gulf Stream at i p. m. on Sunday, and the wind 
was so high then and sea so rough that sail 
was shortened. She was running almost before 
the gale and the seas threatened to swamp her. 
They constantly broke' over her deck, and it was 
impossible to keep the lights burning. A boat 
was swept away but recovered. By midnight 
the wind had increased more, and more sail 
was taken in until the yacht was almost under 
bare poles. On Monday afternoon she cleared 
the stream and then the weather moderated 
and sail was set. When 60 miles from the 
island on Tuesday the wind came dead ahead 
and blew hard again, and as she could make no 
headway. Restless was allowed to run off her 
course. By Thursday this storm had blown 
out and she was able to make the finishing line. 
The chronometer was put out of business early 
in the race, and Dr. Sharp had to depend on 
his watch, a 
Marchioness reached the finish at 8 p. m. on 
Friday. She had had a worse experience than 
Restless. Warren Sheppard who navigated this 
yacht reported a strong wind on Sunday morn¬ 
ing, which increased to a gale. The yacht did 
not steer well, and two men were put at the 
wheel. She ran 140 miles the first day. The 
wind increased and a high sea ran, and on 
Monday she was under storm trysail. It was 
so thick no observations could be taken. The 
day’s run was 233 miles. Fearing that the 
yacht was getting too far to the westward, the 
course was altered, and at night the yacht was 
hove to. On Wednesday there was still a heavy 
sea, and the yacht was still under storm trysail. 
Gibb's Hill light was made out 30 miles to the 
eastward, and the yacht had to beat to the 
finish. The yacht worked hard and seas con¬ 
stantly broke over her, and fearing serious 
damage, Capt. Sheppard decided to lay to 
again. 
Early on Thursday morning the watch re¬ 
ported the yacht leaking badly and Capt. Shep¬ 
pard decided to run before the gale and try to 
make New York. When 170 miles from the 
island the weather moderated and he tried 
again, this time with success, and finished with 
all hands tired out. 
The summary of the race follows: 
Bermuda Race — 670 Miles — Start, 10:00, June 5. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
June 8, p. m. 
Margaret, G. S. Runk.... 4 21 12 78 21 12 73 51 12 
Amorita, \V. L. Baum. 4 19 15 78 19 15 78 19 15 
Crusader II., E. Palmer.. 5 07 00 79 07 00 77 37 00 
June 11, p. m. 
Restless, L. Sharp . 2 40 00 148 40 00 123 55 00 
Marchioness, J. P. Crozer. 8 00 00 154 10 00 129 10 00 
Heather Wins Power Boat Race. 
The Bermuda race for power boats, which 
was started by the Motor Boat Club of .Amer¬ 
ica on the afternoon of June 5. was won by 
Heather, owned by Richmond Levering, of 
Cincinnati. This boat was one of the two built 
by Greenport Basin & Construction Company. 
By winning this race Mr. Levering has a leg 
on the Bennett challenge cup, which has to be 
won three times, and a cash prize of $1,000. 
Nereides IT, owned by F. C. Rogers, of Cam¬ 
den, was second, Ilys third and Insep fourth. 
The weather was not favorable to high speed. 
They experienced rough weather, high seas and 
strong northeast winds, and things were very 
uncomfortable'on each yacht. Heather arrived 
off St. David’s Head at 1:13 a. m. on June 9. 
She ran consistently throughout the race, her 
daily runs being 182, 203, 205 and 95 miles to 
the finish. There were no accidents reported. 
Nereides II. had a hard time, and Walter 
Bieling and Fred Thurber, the two amateurs 
who shared the responsibility of the yacht, were 
exhausted when they reached Bermuda. This 
boat was not in proper shape for the race. She 
had been finished hurriedly, and it was fool¬ 
hardy to take her over such a course. Early in 
the race the carburetter got out of order and 
Bieling tried to fix it while the engine was run¬ 
ning. He was overcome by the gas fumes. 
The yacht ploughed .through the heavy seas, and 
being battened down tight, the stench of the 
gasolene below was awful, and the engineers 
deserve credit for sticking to their posts as 
they did. Those on board made the island at 
7:30 on Tuesday evening, but did not get to the 
line until 12:07 Wednesday morning because all 
the gasolene was used up and she had to sail. 
But for this she would have beaten Heather on 
corrected time. . In trying to get into the har¬ 
bor she ran on a reef and the pilots on the com¬ 
mittee boat thought she would go to pieces, 
but Bieling and those on board got her off 
safely. It was a close call. 
Ilys, the third boat to finish, took four days 
to make the trip. She led passing out of New 
York Harbor. At 6:20 o’clock on Saturday 
evening when 7 miles southeast of Scotland 
Lightship the connecting rod of her forward 
cylinder smashed. Four hours later this 
cylinder was disconnected and she ran under 
