June 15, 1907.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
943 
Block Island Race. 
Conditions governing the New York Athletic 
Club s fourth annual Block Island race, Saturday, 
June 22. Open'to cabin yachts in cruising trim 
of less than 31ft- waterline and enrolled in any 
recognized club. (Fin-keels barred.) 
Course.—From Whortleberry Island to the 
West Harbor of Block Island, leaving all buoys 
and Government marks 
on the channel side, ex¬ 
cept the bell buoy at 
entrance of West Har¬ 
bor which may be left 
on either hand. Dis¬ 
tance 100 nautical miles. 
Starting. — The start 
will be over a line be¬ 
tween two boats flying 
the club flag anchored 
to the northeast of 
Whortleberry Island. 
Time of Start.—Warn¬ 
ing signal, 10:30. Pre¬ 
paratory signal, 10:35. 
Starting signal, 10:40 
when the times of all 
boats will be taken. 
Finish.—T irnes of 
boats at finish will be 
taken by the committee 
boat flying the club flag, 
and at night a red and 
white light inside of 
West Harbor, Block 
Island, leaving same on 
either hand. 
(In order to check 
any possible errors each 
boat will take its own 
time when light on outer 
end of West Harbor 
breakwater bears south 
and fifty yards distant.) 
Crew.—The crew of 
each yacht shall num- 
FIRST prize, presented by her not more than five 
h. mason raborg. persons in all, one of 
whom may be a paid 
hand. 
Sails.—No restrictions as to size, number or 
manner of carrying sails. 
Time of Allowance.—Time allowance will be 
eight seconds per foot per nautical miles based 
on the over all length. Auxiliaries five per cent, 
j additional. 
Cruising Trim.—Yachts will be considered in 
1 cruising trim when they tow or carry a boat 
on deck, two anchors and cables, one life pre¬ 
server on deck, the regulation lights and their 
: cabin fittings, tanks, etc., in their usual places. 
Rules.—Unless otherwise specified in this notice 
{ the rules of the Yacht Racing Association of 
Long Island Sound will govern. 
I Tide.—It will be high water at Whortleberry 
Island, June 22, at 7:40 A. M. 
Prizes.— (Awarded at finish of race.) First 
i prize a sterling silver cup offered by H. Mason 
Raborg, Esq., to the value of $150. Second prize 
offered by R. A. Brown, Esq. Third prize of¬ 
fered by New York Athletic Club. Fourth prize 
offered by the yachting committee. Special prize 
! offered by F. E. Himrod, Esq., for the best cor¬ 
rected time made by a yacht owned in the N. Y. 
A. C. Special prize to the Handicap Class if 
five or more start. 
Entries.—Entries close June 20 with the yacht¬ 
ing committee of the New York Athletic Club. 
Travers Island, Pelham Manor, N. Y., and must 
be accompanied with measurer’s certificate of 
j over all length. 
( Auxiliaries.—Auxiliaries may compete, but wmst 
report to the committee before 9 A. M. on the 
i day of the race for ensealment of engines. Seals 
to be removed by the committee only at Block 
Island under penalty of disqualification. 
Protests.—Verbal notice of protest must be 
made to the judge fifteen minutes after finishing 
and be followed in two hours by a written state¬ 
ment, signed by the owner or representative of 
the facts on which the protest is based. 
Note.—Steamers leave Block Island daily for 
Newport, New London, and Greenport, where 
connections can be made by boat or rail for New 
York city. 
H. A. Jackson, Jr., Chairman, 
239 Canal street, N. Y. 
C. S. King, 
475 Broadway, N. Y. 
A. B. Fry, 
Post Office Bldg., N. Y. 
Yachting Committee of the N. Y. A. C. 
Block Island Entries. 
^List of yachts entered in the New York A. 
C.’s Block Island race: 
Boat, Owner, Club and Rig. 
*Notas, R. C. Mitchell, N. Y. A. C., sloop. 
Saladin, R. W. Rathborn, N. Y. A. C., cutter.. 
JJ' to Holbrook, N. Y. A. C., aux. yawl. 
Alyce, YV. A. Leib, N. Y. A. C., knockabout.... 
fTamerlane, D. Bacon, N. R., yawl. 
*Vingt-trois, R A. Brown, N. Y. A. C., knbt..' 
i£?A ya ’ G. P. Granbery, N. R., knockabout. 
•TiBium II., C. S. King, N. Y. A. C., knbt. 
1 Marguerite, W. F. Clark, Norwalk, sloop. 
tMonsoon, B. R. Stoddard, N. R., knockabout... 
Mopsa, Sullivan Bros., Harlem, cutter. 
tKenosha II., C. W. Voltz, New Rochelle, knbt.. 
fBusy Bee, R. L. Cuthbert, N. Y. Y. C., raceab’t 
tMlle. Modiste, T. Flint, Larchmt., knockabout.. 
Surprise, M. S. Kattenhorn, N. R., yawl. 
*Okee, Mahlsted Bros., N. Y. A. C., knbt. 
Omoo, P. Howard, Horseshoe, knockabout. 
Exit, L. D. Huntington, Horseshoe, knockabout. 
Length. 
Ft. 
In. 
46 
41 
2 
42 
10 
40 
38 
36 
ii 
39 
10 
39 
2 
37 
2 
2 
35 
34 
io 
2 
32 
29 
6 
29 
5 
23 
5 
23 
, , 
\ achts marked also compete for special prize for 
N. Y. A. C. yachts. 
Yachts marked “f” also compete for special prize for 
handicap class. 
Boston Letter. 
The Fabyan 22-rater continues to hold her 
triumphant way, and in winning the Corinthian 
Y. C.’s race scored her third consecutive victory. 
1 he wind was a moderate wholesail breeze, but 
by shifting just after the course was announced, 
did not provide any windward work. As the 
club rules forbid a professional helmsman 
Eleanor was handled by the veteran Louis M. 
Clark, and taking the lead almost immediately 
after the start soon established a commanding 
lead. The Crowninshield-Alden boat Essex 
sailed her maiden race, and she with Dorothy 
Q and Sally IX., had a very close fight, Dorothy 
taking second money, 16 seconds ahead of Essex, 
which in turn led Sally by 8 seconds. The last 
named had been handicapped by starting before 
the gun and being recalled, but Dorothy and 
Essex lost time on the last leg in the latter’s 
attempt to pass the Gay-Burgess boat. All four 
of the new boats defeated Orestes, which fin¬ 
ished 50 seconds astern of Sally IX. 
The sonderklasse, filled with 'two new and 
three old boats, respectively the Marblehead and 
Corinthian, and Windrim Kid, Manchester and 
Skiddoo. Kid was one of the best of last year’s 
fleet, even if she did not qualify for the Roose¬ 
velt cup races, and she won the first race of 
1907 very handily, defeating Marblehead by 2m. 
12s. She took second place with a lead of 26 
seconds over Manchester which finished 19 sec¬ 
onds before Corinthian. This last named had 
been in second place when the last leg began 
but down the wind both Marblehead and Man¬ 
chester gave her the gaff. Skiddoo, the fifth 
starter, did not finish. 
As a result of the measurer’s inspection pre¬ 
paratory to the Eastern Y. C.’s sonderklasse 
trials the Gardner boat Marla and Crane boat 
Spokane II. were found to be planked with a 
few planks that did not measure up to the re¬ 
quired thickness. Spokane II. will need one new 
plank and Marla several. The deficiency is due, 
of course, to no great constructional fault, but 
merely to the fact that in one or two places the 
planking was planed with too heavy a hand. 
Marblehead, Corinthian and Chewink VIII. meas¬ 
ured in. 
The Cape cats were provided with a class in 
the Dorchester Day regatta. Last year’s cham¬ 
pion, Arawak, was all to the good despite the 
fact that she went ashore in the recent storm. 
Almira captured second place while Emeline was 
fourth of the seveh. 
Seven of the new Hull O. D. C. 15-footers are 
now in commission and their appearance is very 
pleasing. They have a finer drawn look than 
the Hingham fifteens, due to a sharper bow, 
slightly less breadth, and a more shoal transom. 
It is plain to see that they cost more money than 
the Hingham craft and that the work was’ done 
by more skilled hands. That they will produce 
more keen racing, yield more pleasure or pro¬ 
voke any better sportsmanship remains to be 
seen, for in these respects the Hingham boats 
were singularly successful. 
The Year Book of the Boston Y. C. has been 
issued and is of increased value In addition 
to usual contents there are given photographs of 
last year’s championship winners : Tyro, W. H 
Joyce, 22-footers; Chewdnk IV., F. G. Macom- 
ber, Jr., first rating class; Dorchen, A. W. Fin¬ 
lay, 18ft. knockabouts; Orestes, Caleb Loring, 
Class Q; Sally VIII., F. L. Percival, sonder- 
klasse, and Jacobin, T. W. King 2d, rating class. 
The book also contains a photograph of the Lip- 
ton cup, an account of the annual cruise, a short 
history of the club, with lists of all flag officers, 
and an account of the 1906 racing season. It 
is a. splendid example of the benefit derived from 
having such an enthusiastic, hard-working, pains¬ 
taking, secretary-treasurer as Mr Walter Bur¬ 
gess. 
The regatta committee of the Corinthian Y. C. 
has announced the prizes for and conditions gov- 
erning the annual Isles of Shoals race, which 
will start on June 22. An ocean going tug has 
been chartered for the race committee, so that 
it should now be able to reach the turning mark 
the whistler off White Island, even if there is 
some sea running. The prizes and classes are 
as follows: A, 30ft. length waterline and over, 
cup offered by Rear-Corn. Wharton, also $15’ 
$1° and $51 B, under 30ft. length waterline and 
over. 40ft. length over all, cup offered bv Vice- 
Corn. Walker, also $10. $7 and $5; Q under 
30tt. length waterline and under, 40ft. leno-th, 
all, 22-raters barred, club cup, also $10, $7 
and $5; Class Q, cup offered by Thornton K 
Lothrop, Jr., also $10, $7 and $5. 
Ihe race will, as usual, be started in the even- 
ing after the afternoon races have been concluded 
and all the boats should be back by Sunday after- 
noon - William Lambert Barnard 
rHERE must be a saw mill at Patchogue, as 
Pul Graham gets out a pile of logs each month. 
THE CANOEING FLEET HOMEWARD BOUND. 
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