June 29, 1907.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
1021 
Boston Letter. 
Of the eleven entrants for the ' sonderklasse 
trial races but eight were presented for measure¬ 
ment and of these Auk failed to qualify. She, 
Marla and Spokane v\ ere found to have plank¬ 
ing in some places thinner than the rule allowed. 
Marla and Spokane were able to make good this 
deficiency, but Auk s new planks were even 
lighter than those at first rejected. Sally VIII. 
had great difficulty in measuring in 011 length, 
but finally achieved the desired proportions. She 
and Spokane were the only old boats to start, 
and, as they made but a poor showing in last 
year s trials their appearance was generally con¬ 
sidered. valuable only as a measure of the ad¬ 
vance expected in the 1907 boats. 
The trial races were this year favored with 
fair sailing breezes and only two of the. races 
were sailed in as light airs as predominated last 
August. But while there was but one flukey 
•ace there were none in which the wind was of 
sufficient weight to be termed “a rattling whole- 
sail breeze.” 
On Tuesday morning, when the seven contes- 
;ants reached the starting line off Cat Island, 
here was just a nice breeze from the southwest 
tnd a smooth sea. The old Spokane, steered by. 
L Louis Stackpole, Esq., had the best of the 
tart and led the fleet to the weather mark with 
Marblehead second and Sally VIII. third. This 
ead Spokane not only held in the three miles 
o leeward, but she gained on all the stern boats. 
Lhewink VIII. outran all the others and moved 
ip from sixth place to third just nosing by 
’ally VIII. at the line. Marblehead was second. 
The second, race was over a triangular course, 
wo miles to a leg, and Mr. Stackpole-again se¬ 
cured. the best position at the start. Sally and 
fiewink soon forged to the front where they 
ad a pretty fight for the lead, the former round¬ 
ly the mark with a lead of 41s. Marblehead 
/as third. On the reach under balloon jibs Sally 
eld her lead and on the run home the order 
emained unchanged, viz.: Sally VIII., Chewink 
TIL, Marblehead, Corinthian, Spokane, Spokane 
I I. and Marla. 
After luncheon on the committee tug the crews 
r ent back to their boats for a third race, one 
! f three miles to windward and return. The 
ind had. increased to a fine sailing breeze. For 
third time Mr. Stackpole made the best start 
L ad with his wind clear pulled clear of the 
janch.' Sally went after Spokane and they had 
ding-dong all the way to weather, Spokane 
'rning the mark 21s. ahead of Sally, and Marla 
as third with Chewink VIII. fourth. On the 
1 111 in Sally did not do so well, but held her 
; ace. 
I The showing of the two old boats was a reve- 
tion and caused much comment. But it should 
l| ; remembered that in 1906 Sally won nine of 
reive races before the trials, was then rnater- 
lly altered, and that the trials were really no 
inclusive test. The selection of Auk, Caramba 
id Vim was all that the committee could .do 
: gically, but all who had followed the class 
asely were unconvinced of the actual superiority 
those boats. It must also be borne in mind 
at Spokane has had better handling this year 
an last. 
On Wednesday the boats were sent away on 
.triangular course, the first leg to weather, 
aokane secured the strategic position at the 
, irt, but Marblehead, by crossing alone at the 
p er >d of the line and making a short starboard 
i-k before following the other eight boats in¬ 
i'ore, secured a clear wind and was not ham- 
1 red by close fighting. The wind was very 
| fit and streaky. The order at the first turn 
is Marblehead, Chewink, Spokane II., Spo- 
1 ne, Marla, Corinthian and Sally, the two last 
) m ed getting hung up in a soft spot at the 
turn. The wind, having backed, headed the lead¬ 
ing boats off so that they had to beat to the 
second mark while a different slant allowed the 
rear boats to lay the course with started sheets. 
1 hus Sally gained over seven minutes on Mar¬ 
blehead, but the leading boats held their posi¬ 
tions, but Corinthian passed Marla just after 
turning the first mark. On the spinnaker run to 
the finish both Spokanes passed Chewink, and 
older one secured second place by three seconds. 
After a rest for luncheon, during which time 
a new mainsail was bent on Corinthian, the 
breeze gained a little strength. A triangular 
course was again selected and Marblehead was 
firsi away, while Spokane II. had the weather 
berth. Chewink came up out of the ruck and 
half way to the weather mark wrested the lead 
from Marblehead. The two of them then fought 
it out in short tacks, Marblehead keeping near 
enough to Chew-ink to be able to catch her on 
the reaeffi Spokane was third and Spokane II. 
fourth. This last named reached fast, and pinch¬ 
ing between the mark and Chewink had second 
place, but Chewink regained it on the reach 
home, Marblehead winning. 
The third race was two miles to windward and 
return. Marblehead was badly pocketed by Che¬ 
wink at the- start and all the other boats had a 
rap at her before she got going. The order at 
the weather mark was Chewink, Sally, Spokane 
II., Marblehead, Marla, Corinthian and Spokane, 
and this order was not changed on the run in 
save that Corinthian got by Marla. Spokane’s 
position in seventh place was due to an unsuc¬ 
cessful hunt for a fluke which would have done 
her no good with the committee had she secured 
it. 
Thursday morning was calm and foggy, but in 
the afternoon two good races were pulled off. Mar¬ 
blehead was again pocketed at the start. Che¬ 
wink made great work of the beat with Spokane 
and Sally well up. On the reach Sally gained 
Name. Owner. Designer 
Chewink VIII.... F. G. Macomber, Jr.. Small Bros' 
Corinthian .Benj. C. Tower.F. D. Lawley 
Marblehead .Joyce & Foster.B. B. Crowninshield 
o „ a „ r V 44 -.Messrs. Agassiz ... ,.Wm. Gardner . 
Sally VIII.A. P. Goring, Jr. ..Burgess & Packard. 
Snokane .F. Lewis Clarke.T. L. & C 
Spokane II.F. Lewis Clarke.T. L. & C. 
on Spokane and repeated the performance on the 
third leg, but was unable to get into second place. 
Marblehead was fourth. 
The second race was the best of the series for 
breeze. Spokane had the best of the start and 
beat up through a little chop in fine style, lead¬ 
ing at the weather mark with 50s. over Che¬ 
wink, who in turn led Sally im. 22s. Marla 
was fourth. On the spinnaker run, Sally’s 
weakest point, the two leaders drew away froni 
her and Marla came within one second of pass¬ 
ing her. Marblehead dropped back from fifth to 
seventh place. 
Thursday night the committee, Messrs. Henry 
Howard, Louis M. Clark and Chas. Francis 
Adams, 2d. announced that they had eliminated 
Spokane II., Marla and Corinthian, and had 
selected Spokane. This left Marblehead, Che¬ 
wink and Sally to fight for the two vacant places 
on the team. There is not much doubt in my 
mind that the committee had also determined 
upon Chewink, for she had made the best record 
of them all, and after calling off the first race 
Friday, because the wind fell flat soon after the 
boats reached the weather mark, with Chewink 
leading and Sally a few lengths ahead of Mar¬ 
blehead, the formal selection of Chewink was 
announced. 
After lunching on the tug the crews of Mar¬ 
blehead and Sally again boarded their craft and 
started their last fight. The toss of a coin called 
for a triangular course. The sea was very 
smooth and the wind steady, but light, favoring 
Marblehead. Sa’lly was on her rival’s weather 
quarter at the start, but was so badly back- 
.winded that she had to break away. Marble¬ 
head gained slowly, but steadily on the wind. 
The reach under balloon jibs let Sally pull up 
a bit, but on the spinnaker run home Marble¬ 
head again worked away from Sally and won 
handily. The particulars of the boats in sum¬ 
marized form are as follows: 
Builder. L.W.l 
..D. Fenton Co.19.5 
.Lawley Cor.19.61 
. Ilodgdon Bros... .19.57 
.B. F. Wood.19.7 
.Stearns & McKay.19.53 
.B. F Wood.19.68 
.B. F. Wood.20.17 
William Lambert Barnard. 
Breadth. 
Draft. 
Sum. 
S.A. 
6.85 
5.05 
31.40 
54S 
6.64 
5.05 
31.30 
534 
7.05 
5.35 
31.97 
550 
6.91 
■5.00 
31.60 
541 
7.68 
4.75 
31.96 
550 
7.35 
4.80 
31.83 
535 
6.81 
5.00 
31.98 
536 
Last year the Den rolled over, 
This year she broke in two; 
So when they hold the speed launch race 
What will young Herreshoff do? 
