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FOREST AND STREAM 
[June 26, 1909. 
Boston Y. C. 
The annual i7tli of June Y. R. A. open race 
of the Boston Y. C. attracted 40' yachts and 
they raced in a good southwesterly wind. Six 
yachts started in the race for Class P, 31 raters, 
and as the Lipton Cup conditions call for live 
yachts to start it assures a competition for that 
trophy. This race was won by A. W. Stevens’s 
Wianno, which defeated J. B. Fallon’s Timan- 
dra by i min. 50 sec. Wianno got away with 
a good lead with Onda second and Timandra 
third. Reaching on the first leg Timandra 
passed Onda II. After passing the first mark 
Onda’s throat halliards parted and she lost 
four minutes in making repairs which may have 
cost her the race. She made the best time of 
the course after she got going again. The 
elapsed times in the different classes were: 
Class P, 31-Raters.—Wianno, 1.20.35; Timan¬ 
dra, 1.22.25; Marie I., 1.22.37; Alpha, 1.26.36; 
Onda II., 1.23.01; Kit, withdrew.. 
Class D. Cape Cats.^—Emeline, 1.35.03; Iris, 
1.37.44; Mudjekeewis, 1.40.30; Almira. 1.40.43; 
Busy Bee, disabled; Strideaway, withdrew; 
Dolly H., withdrew. 
Second Special Rating Class.—Gringo, 
T.31.34; Cavalla, 1.34.20; Jacobin, 1.36.23; Spray, 
1.39.42. 
First Special Rating Class.—Marie, 1.22.31. 
Class I, 18-Footers.—Kittywake, 1.34.00; Au¬ 
rora, 1.36.30; Vanken, i 37.47; Answer, 1.38.48; 
Mouse, 1.41.02; Derchen IT, 1.41.29; Zetes, IT, 
1.47.15; Acanthus, withdrew. 
Class X, Dories.—Barbara, T.48.10; Raggy- 
lug, 1.4840; Elizabeth. T.53.14; Fleetwing. 
2.06.23; Tyrant, 2.06.26; Bessie A., capsized; 
Spray, withdrew; Question, withdrew. 
Hull One-Design Class.—Meave, 1.55.17; 
Pals, 1.59.01; Tad, 2.00.36; Kid, 2.03.22; Nick- 
nack IT, 2.06.13. 
Corinthian Y. C. 
The Corinthian Y. C. of Marblehead had a 
race on June 19 for Sonder boats and for 31- 
raters. In the Sonder class there were nine 
starters and they raced over a triangular course 
in a strong westerly wind, but off shore the wind 
was lighter. They all reefed until by the wind¬ 
ward mark and then shook out wholesails. The 
windward leg was 4^4 miles long. 
Wianno led Marie L. from the start to the 
finish and made her greatest gains well off shore 
where the breeze was the lightest, for in shore 
in the puffs Marie L. stood up the best. 
The Sonder boats at the start were well 
bunched together with Manchester III. in the 
lead and Wolf second. On the reach to the 
first mark, although the boats began to string 
out, the order was not changed much from the 
way they crossed the starting line. 
On the beat over to the Pigs Rock bell buoy 
Spokane III. soon went out into the lead and 
Wolf worked into second place. This order 
with Lady third was held to the finish. The 
two old boats, Caramba and Corinthian, with¬ 
drew, making all the boats that finished designed 
this season. The winner, Spokane III., was 
sailed by her designer, E. A. Boardman. The 
elapsed times are: 
Class P.—Wianno, 2.15.48: Marie L., 2.19.02. 
Sonder Class.—Spokane III., 2.22.07: Wolf, 
2.23,47; Lady, 2.26.06: Skeezix. 2.30.50: Sally X., 
2.31.20: Manchester III., 2.33.42: Eel. 2.34.22; 
Caramba, withdrew; Corinthian, withdrew. 
Beverly Y. C. 
The Beverly Y. C. opened its season with a 
club race on June 17. Twenty yachts, of which 
two were Bonders, started. E. L. Dabney won 
the race for 21 footers with the Terrapin. Illu¬ 
sion, owned by C. M. Baker, was 2 min. 25 sec. 
astern. R. W. Emmons’ sonder boat Maria 
beat J. Parkinson’s Vim by i min. ig sec. In 
the 15-foot class seven of the racers took part, 
and the champion Anita again showed her 
heels to the other boats. Miss Katherine 
Warren was a close second in this class and 
Mrs. R. W. Emmons, in the Tinker, came in 
third. These boats were sent over course No. 
15. a distance of ioJ4 miles. 
The boys who sailed in the dories created a 
lot of interest by their work. There were six 
boats in tbe class, and Master Bob Emmons 
was the winner, although Howard Sweester 
gave him a hard chase up'and down the bay to 
Mosher rock and return, a distance of 5^4 
miles. The summary: 
Twenty-one Foot Class.—Terrapin, 2.05.01; 
Illusion, 2.07.36; Lethe, 2.11.36; Merry Wing, 
2.13.07; Scallop, 2.13.32. 
Sonder Class.—Marla, 2.08.01; Vim, 2.09.20. 
Fifteen-foot Class.—Anita, 1.28.46: Seeps, 
1.29.36; Tinker. 1.31.05; Yalu, 1.31.06; No Name, 
1.31.56; Jub Jub, I.34-3H Try, 1.34-44 
Dories.—Chipmunk, 1.15.16; No Name, 
1.17.02; Cyphar, 1.28.53; Eunice Taylor, 1.39.45; 
Gnome, 1.57.25; Finn Tail, did not finish. 
There were races for two classes in the 
Beverly Y. C. regatta on June 19. The yachts 
raced in a strong wind and all were reefed. 
Terrapin took the lead from the start in the 
21-foot class and was never headed. She won, 
beating Barnacle 2m. 43s.; Lethe, 3m.; Illusion, 
4m. 3s., and Merrywing, 6m. 45s. 
In the 15-footers’ race Miss Margaret Cod- 
man cleverly handled Yalu and won by 7m. 28s. 
Polly was second, Anita third, followed by Snail 
and Jub Jub. 
Races for Sonder Boats. 
The Manchester Y. C. had races for the Son¬ 
der Class boats on June 17. In the morning 
nine started, of which five were Manchester 
built. The wind was from the southeast and 
blew about 12 miles an . hour. Outside there 
was a heavy swell and a nasty sea running so 
that the yachts had quite a severe test. They 
were sent around a triangular course 2 miles 
to each leg and sailed in all 12 miles. It was 
windward work to the first mark, then a run 
to Great Egg Rock and a reach home. The 
boats started at 10.30 o’clock and the elapsed 
times were: Noname, C. F. Adams, 1.43.40; 
Wolfe. Caleb Loring, 1.43.46: Lady, Boardman 
and Foss, 1.43.56; Bandit, C. F. W. Foster. 
1.44.35; Spokane HI.. F. Lewis Clark, 1.44.38: 
Sally X., L. F. Percival. 1.45.24; Manchester 
HI.. C. H. Clark. Jr. and Reginald Boardman. 
1.46.10; Alarm, Max Agassiz, 1.48.25; Eel, Her¬ 
bert M. Sears, withdrawn. 
In the afternoon the wind was southwest and 
somewhat lighter. The start was made at 2.50 
and the course was the reverse of that of the 
morning, rhaking it windward work on the sec¬ 
ond leg. The elapsed times were: Spokane 
HI., 1.25.22; Wolfe, 1.27.20; Bandit, 1.2825; 
Eel, 1,29.07; Sally X., 1.30.35; Wag, 1.31.24; 
Manchester HI., t.31.58; Caramba, 1.32.00. 
The Manchester one design boats also 
raced No. 8. owned by Charles E. Hodges, 
won both events. Alfred E. Chase’s No. 1 was 
second each time. 
Winthrop Y. C. 
Four yachts of the 18-foot class raced in the 
regatta of the Winthrop Y. C. on June 19. The 
wind was fresh from the west. R. W. Pigeon’s 
Aurora won. defeating H. E. Whittemore’s Kitti- 
wake 40s. and Mouse 2m. 2ts. Answer was un¬ 
manageable and withdrew. There was to have 
been a race in the handicap class. Five yachts 
started, but only one—Kit—finished. Early in 
the race Theresa and Opeechie withdrew. 
Marion III. had her jib and mainsail split and 
Rattler broke her rudder. 
Seawanh&ka Corinthian Y. C. 
The third race of the series for the Seawan- 
haka Corinthian 15 footers was sailed on June 
19 in a strong northwest wind. The start was 
made off the club house at Oyster Bay at 3.20 
o’clock, and the elapsed times were: Iris, 
1.13.37; Water Baby, 1.13.42; Thelema, 1.14.02; 
Cicada, 1.15.00; Flicker, 1.16.35; Alys, 1.16.48; 
Hen, 1.17-04; Imp, l.i 9 - 05 ; Grayling, 1.21.55. 
Lights on Small Motor Boats. 
The committee on seamanship and navigation 
of the Seawanhaka-Corinthian Y. C. has pul)- 
lished communications received from the De¬ 
partment of Commerce and Labor, Bureau of 
Navigation, regarding lights on small boats. 
They follow; 
Department of Commerce and Labor, 
Bureau of Navigation. 
Washington, D. C., May 27 , 1909 . 
Mr. Francis C. Steivart, Secretary, 103 Park 
Avenue, Nezv York City: 
Sir —The Bureau has received your letter of 
the 26th instant calling’ attention to the fact 
that it is not practicable for small motor boats 
to carry a range light fifteen feet high. 
Inclosed herewith is a copy of a letter issued 
by the Department in what is known as the 
“Alger case’’ bearing on this subject. It is sug¬ 
gested that you communicate with the Collector 
of Customs at your port. 
Respectfully, 
(Signed) E. T. Chamberlain, 
Commissioner. 
July 22, 1898. 
Collector of Customs: ‘ 
Sir—T he following Department letter, which 
may be cited as the “Alger case,’’ is for your 
information. 
Respectfully, 
Commissioner. 
Collector of Customs, U'ashington, D. C.: 
Sir —The Department lias received your letter 
of the 17th instant tran.smitting the application 
of W. E. Alger for relief from penalties aggre¬ 
gating $250 incurred in the case of the motor 
boat Zulu for violation of the Act of June 7, 
1897, in that the vessel did not carry a range 
light aft, fifteen feet above the forward light. 
The applicant makes the following statement: 
“The Act of June 7, 1897, requires a range 
light carried fifteen feet above the forward light 
and the Act of Feb. 8, 1895, governing the Great 
Lakes, requires a forward light carried twenty 
feet high. In small motor boats such as mine 
it is practically impossible to carry lights at that 
height, and if it were carried the swaying of 
the vessel would, to a large extent, defeat its 
purpose as a range light. It would prevent us 
from going under many bridges and in other 
cases would require the draw to be opened for 
each small motor boat desiring to pass. 
“While I appreciate tliat by regulation the De¬ 
partment cannot alter or amend a law, it appears 
to me that if we carry the range light and—on 
the Great Lakes—a forward light, at such a 
height that the purpose of the laws fully accom¬ 
plished it should be considered that we have 
complied with the spirit, if not with the letter 
of the law and the penalty incurred be not en¬ 
forced. Other than as above noted my vessel 
is fully equipped and I ask for remission of 
the penalties incurred on the ground that it is 
impossible for me.to comply with the require¬ 
ments of the law.” 
As strict compliance with the law in this case 
was evidently impossible and as Mr. Alger’s ves¬ 
sel appears to be so equipped with range light 
as substantially to accomplish the purpose of the 
law, the penalties incurred arc hereby remitted. 
'Yours very respectfully, 
(Signed) Herbert Knox Smith, 
Acting Secretary. 
Race for Navigators. 
The Atlantic Y. C. has issued a special circu¬ 
lar giving details of the ocean Corinthian navi¬ 
gation race, which will start from Sea Gate on 
July 12. This contest has already attracted con¬ 
siderable attention among amateur yachtsmen, 
both down the bay and on the sound, on account 
of the test of navigation which it will afford the 
Corinthians who take part. A nuniber of yachts¬ 
men have already signified their intention of 
entering, and present indications point to at 
least a dozen contestants, including one and 
probably more of the schooners which recently 
took part in the Bermuda race. 
