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FOREST AND STREAM 
June 29, 1912 
Bay Side Y. C. 
An inter-club regatta was held last Satur¬ 
day, the visiting yachtsmen being from the 
Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. 
The visitors appeared in a special one-de- 
sign race for which a trophy was offered by 
the home club, over the six-mile triangular 
course on Little Neck Bay. W. A. Lindermann’s 
Mile. Boss won by 26s. 
In the Bay Side bird class, Clover, owned 
by Charles G. Meyer, crossed the line im. 8s. 
ahead of A. Nesbitt’s Tease. Charles L. Wil¬ 
lard’s Curlew finished first, but was disqualified 
for not turning the first stake according to rule. 
The summary: 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. One-Design—Start, 3:25. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Scylla, E. A. Sierck . 4 57 11 1 32 11 
Mil. Boss, \Y. A. Lindermann . 4 56 45 1 31 45 
Bayside Bird Class—Start, 3:30. 
Curlew, C. O. Willard . Disqualified. 
Skylark, John Dayton . 5 01 36 1 31 36 
Teaser, A. Nesbitt . 5 00 39 1 30 39 
Loon, A. W. Knapp . 5 04 55 1 34 55 
Clover, C. G. Meyer . 4 59 31 1 29 31 
Do Do, A. Andrews . 5 01 31 1 31 31 
Bayside Y. C. One-Design—Start, 3:35. 
Rowdy, Charles Medicus . 5 30 57 1 55 57 
Betty, William H. Johns . 5 19 10 1 44 10 
Edna J., A. Nesbitt . 5 24 09 1 49 09 
Peggy, Wliliam H. Johns.5 19 10 1 44 10 
Mary Jane, William E. Banks. 5 24 19 1 49 19 
Kido, A. Haskell . Did not finish. 
Bayside Handicap Class—Start, 3:40. 
Sport, George Hopwell . 5 36 00 1 56 CO 
Beverly Y. C. 
In the third club race of the Beverly Y. C. 
on June 22, seventeen boats in three classes 
started. There was only a gentle zephyr and so 
no speed could be made. 
The 21-foot class went over the course to 
Bow Bells and return. Foraminifer went over 
the line first, followed by Saracen. Skate and 
Selwonk were close together. Terrapin a quar¬ 
ter of a minute behind. 
In the sonder class Joyette, owned by J. C. 
Edwards, sailed by W. W. Hobbs, was the first 
to finish. 
Seven one-designers sailed in the Crane 15- 
foot class, and the boat owned by George U. 
Crocker, an unnamed boat, was first. Pioneer, 
owned by F. B. Austin, was second. The sum¬ 
mary : 
Elapsed. 
Foraminifer, D. L. Whitteniore . 3 01 45 
Saracen, R. Winsor, Jr.3 01 47 
Skate, W. E. C. Eustis . 3 0! 15 
Selwonk, W. S. Knowles. 3 02 16 
Terrapin, F. L. and G. B. Dabney. 3 02 33 
Pollywog, F. C. Hood. 3 03 10 
Sonder Class. 
Joyette, J. C. Edwards . 3 03 33 
Fin, Howard Stockton, Jr. 3 03 44 
Seacoon, J. Lewis Stackpole. 3 05 20 
Sally VIII., C. E. Hellier . 3 06 20 
Bear Y. C. 
Sphinx won Class A event. Butterfly Class 
B and each event was close and well contested. 
The summary follows: 
Class A—Start at 3:45. 
Elapsed. 
Sphinx, Harold Spink . 1 11 10 
Toreador, Jack Ordway .1 11 59 
Merlin, Tom Daniels .1 15 11 
Swastika, Will Keough . 1 19 41 
Beta, George Ring .1 16 40 
Class B—Start at 3:50. 
Niomi, Louis P. Ordway, Jr. 1 16 15 
Butterfly, Stuart Markoe . 1 21 12 
Oriole, Stuart Lemon .1 21 56 
Blue Hen, Worrell Clarkson . 1 22 10 
Course No. 5. Start, to center, to Wild¬ 
wood, to center, to home, to center, to Clark 
avenue, to center, to finish; eight nautical miles. 
New York Y. C. New "London Race. 
ISTALENA, George M. Pynchon’s 65-footer, 
came back at Aurora and Winsome in the New 
York Y. C.’s special return race from New 
London to Matinicock, L. L, last Sunday, finish¬ 
ing ahead by eight minutes, and twenty-five 
minutes ahead of E. Trowbridge Hall’s Win¬ 
some. 
The sloops raced from Greenwich to New 
London on June 19, and Winsome beat Istalena 
by 8m. 35s. to Bartlett’s Reef Lightship, while 
Aurora crossed 15m. 39s. after Mr. Hall’s boat. 
The return race started off Bartlett’s Light¬ 
ship, Saturday morning at 8 o’clock, with a very 
light easterly breeze blowing. 
Istalena took the lead and held it for half 
of the distance, when Aurora passed her and 
kept in that position to Cold Spring Harbor 
where Pynchon again secured the lead and held 
it until Alatinicock Point, the end of the course, 
was passed. 
The finish times were: 
Finish. 
Istalena, G. M. Pynchon . 10 08 OO 
Aurora, C. Vanderbilt . 10 20 00 
Winsome, E. T. Hall . 10 37 CO 
Bergen Beach Y. C. 
It was virtually power boat day on June 23 
in the closed regatta of the Bergen Beach Y. C. 
Fifteen craft started and six sneak boxes sailed 
the first of a series of three races. The sum¬ 
mary : 
Open Catboats—Start, 2:32—Course^ 10 Miles. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Siren, C. Merritt . 4 01 01 1 29 01 
Zoe, F. S. La Fond, Jr. 4 09 48 1 37 48 
Corrected time on Siren, 1.29.01; Zoe, 1.31.30. 
Cabin Sloops—Start, 2:30—Course, 10 Miles. 
Nanorr W. C. C. Pens. Did not finish. 
Baby Rogers H. C. Boehm. Disabled. 
Cabin Cruisers—Start, 2:35—Course, 10 Miles. 
Onward, Commodore Still . 4 23 33 1 48 33 
Siren, A. P. iGuger . 4 25 51 1 50 51 
Francis, H. D. Muller. 4 38 55 2 03 55 
Echo, W. W. Pynn . 4 47 40 2 12 40 
Corrected time on Onward, 1.33.18; Siren, 1.41.20; 
Echo, 1.50.51, and Siren, 2.00.42. 
Open Cabin Launches—Start, 2:40—Course, 10 Miles. 
Hilde, Commodore Hildebrand . 4 38 36 1 58 36 
Fawn, C. E. Farrington . 4 40 05 2 00 05 
Cupid, W. F. McDermott . 4 48 21 2 08 21 
Elizabeth B., J. Bqrn . Disqualified. 
Minton, C. Chapman . Did not finish. 
Open Launches—Start, 2:45—Course, 10 Miles. 
Carrie, E. Nessler. 4 44 14 1 59 14 
Katie C., J. H. Willis . Did not finish. 
Order of finish of sneak boxes: A. H. Rowe, E. 
H. Childs, Jr., J. I. Knight, Jr., R. S. Conover, C. 
Hough and E. H. Childs, disabled. 
Manchester Y. C. 
The one-designers opened the season on 
June 17 at the Manchester Y. C. Eight were 
entered. Three of them were new boats—Teal, 
sailed by Billie Dexter; Shad, sailed by Phillip 
Sears; Kiowa IL, sailed by J. A. Jeffries. Gnat 
was there with the speed and took the cup. The 
summary: 
Elapsed. 
Gnat, O. Ames . 2 00 23 
Ketchup, George and Everette Fabyan. 2 01 55 
Kiowa II., J. A. Jeffries . 2 01 57 
Minx, H. S. Grew, 2d. 2 02 17 
Shad, Philip Sears . 2 04 05 
Hiccough, Edith Fabyan . 2 04 45 
Teal, Billie Dexter . 2 05 10 
Vosetta, George Wigglesworth. 2 08 08 
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Y. C. 
Schooner yacht Helen IL, owned by Ed¬ 
mund Randolph, won the principal prize last 
Saturday at the annual regatta of the Seawan- 
haka Corinthian Y. C., sailed on the Sound off 
Oyster Bay. It was a silver cup offered by 
Vice-Commodore Harold S. Vanderbilt. Four 
of this new class of schooners started. Alicia, 
owned by W. M. Baldwin, was second in the 
race, which was over a triangular course of 
thirteen miles. There was even closer racing 
in the Jewel class, where Jade, owned by E. S. 
Willard, won by one second from W. J. Buck- 
nell’s Brilliant. In the New York Y. C. 30- 
foot class, J. W. Alker’s Alera, sailed by Robert 
Cuthbert, won from Caprice by 31s., and in 
the Star class, F. S. Richard’s Snake defeated 
Little Dipper by 33s. The Robert Center cup 
was won by Imp, owned by H. G. Landon, from 
Flicker, by 43s. 
In the large class of boats, Corinthian, 
owned and sailed by Howard C. Smith, was 
the winner. She defeated Alert by lom. 13s. 
corrected time. 
Forty-two yachts started at i p. m. from 
Commodore August Heckscher’s steam yacht 
Anahma, off Lloyd’s Neck. 
Larchmont Y. C. 
Seven yachts of the Inter Club one-design 
class sailed off Larchmont Sunday afternoon. 
The course of ten miles was sailed. A. B. .^ley 
worked Festina into the lead, and although ^se- 
ly pressed by Triton, kept in front to the finish, 
winning by im. 4s. La Cygne finished third. 
The summary: 
Larchmont Interclub Class—Start, 2:55—Course, 10 Miles. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Festina, A. B. Alley . 5 04 09 2 C& 09 
Triton, W. H. Jennings. 5 05 13 2 10 13 
La Cygne, David Carll . 5 06 29 2 11 29 
Whiff, W. B. Manny . 5 08 07 2 13 07 
Lewanna, Spence Bros. 5 09 56 2 14 56 
Dagmar, E. J. Tierney . 5 11 00 2 16 00 
Toledo Y. C. 
On June 29 will be held the last of the 
elimination series for the President Taft cup, 
presented by the President to the Toledo Y. C. 
The club’s program for the balance of the sea¬ 
son is as follows: July 4, races open to local 
clubs, also free-for-all class for the Governor 
Harmon cup. July ii, 12 and 13 , the President 
Taft races. Winning crew will receive the 
President Taft cup, also gold fobs and silk flag. 
The second boat’s crew will receive silver fobs, 
and the third boat’s crew will receive bronze 
fobs. The previous elimination races for this 
cup were held June 15 , 16 and 22 . On July 13 , 
there will be a ladies’ catboat race for the Com¬ 
modore’s cup. Aug. 10 and 17 , third and fourth 
heats for the News-Bee cup. Aug. 31 , sixth 
annual race for Mills trophy. For Labor Day, 
Sept. 2 , there will again be open races for all 
classes over the club course, while during the 
balance of September there will be a squadron 
cruise of both sail and power boats to Detroit, 
catboat and sweepstake races, and the long dis¬ 
tance sail and power boat cruise to Monroe. 
The Toledo Y. C. keeps open house all winter, 
as a number of members own and operate ice 
yachts from the club. The officers for 1912 are 
as follows: Commodore, Walter F. Brown; 
Vice-Commodore, Irving Squire; Rear-Com¬ 
modore, Edward Ford; Recording Secretary, A. 
B. Mills; Financial Secretary, Frank R. Frey; 
Treasurer, C. A. Russel. The Regatta Com¬ 
mittee consists of J. W. Taylor. Chairman; R. 
A. Luedtke, George King, George Snider and 
S. O. Richardson, 3d. There is also a sepa¬ 
rate Power Boat Committee composed of S. L. 
McAfee, Chairman; Geo. E. Hardy, Dr. P. E. 
Bethards, C. V. Skinner and G.^ B. Ricaby. 
Also a Catboat Committee made *up of H. J. 
Ellis, Chairman; Chas. W. Quetschke and R. 
Bothwell. 
Marblehead Corinthian Y. C. 
Sloop Nutmeg, owned by A. C. Jones, won 
the Marblehead Corinthian Y. C.’s race from 
Marblehead to Wood End Light, Cape Cod, and 
return to Marblehead by 23m. The race started 
Saturday afternoon at 4:15 o’clock and finished 
Sunday. Four boats in Class B, handicap, fin¬ 
ished within an hour on corrected time. 
In the Class A boats Wianno, owned by 
A. W. Stevens, had a close finish with V. F. 
West’s Sayonara, another 31-rater, winning by 
14m. in one hundred miles. 
Ideal weather conditions prevailed, with a 
south to southwest breeze. At the start Eleanor 
parted her bobstay and had to give up the race. 
A bridle parted on the Porcupine’s gaff off Cat 
Island, costing her about half an hour’s time 
for repairs. 
{Yachting continued on page 839.) 
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