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mittee set the postpone flag and waited until 
the southerly wind was strong and true enough 
to give the racers a fair chance. The first leg 
of the course was E. N. N., 6 l /z miles. This 
made it a reach, some yachts carrying ballooner 
jib topsails and others reaching jib topsails. In 
each division two minutes were allowed to cross 
the line. The preparatory signal for single- 
masted vessels was made at 11:55 on Mr. Jesse 
H. Metcalf’s steamer Felicia, on which were the 
committee, Messrs. Kerr, Lorillard and Spark¬ 
man. At 12:05 the yachts were sent off. 
Avenger was first away, crossing well to wind¬ 
ward of all. Under her lee was Istalena, and to 
leeward of her Vigilant, while at the extreme 
leeward end of the line was Mimosa III., not 
bothered by any of the yachts. The others fol¬ 
lowed in this order: Leda, Seneca, Aurora, 
Minx and Nepsi. The schooners started at 
12:15, with Queen first, followed closely by 
Elmina, Corona and then Eclipse handicapped. 
These cups are for all schooners and all 
sloops, and the small yachts enter because, with 
their big allowances, they have fair chances to 
win, should the winds be, very light and not 
strong enough to allow the larger vessels to be 
driven at their best, but their presence rather 
spoils the racing, as one has to figure all the 
time that they have about two hours after the 
big boats have finished in which to get home. 
Vigilant .took the lead in the first division, 
reaching to West Island, and Istalena and 
Aurora passed Avenger. Elmina closed up on 
Queen and made the fastest time of all over 
the leg. 
From West Island the course was S. W. by 
V A W. to a mark off Block Island. The wind 
had canted westward, and was on end for this 
leg. The tide was running west. After passing 
the West Island mark, the larger boats took 
the port tack and stood in to the Narragansett 
shore, while the smaller ones elected to make 
a long starboard tack to' the south. Reaching 
the shore the big ones worked along the beach 
in short tacks, and then passing Point Judith, 
stood across Block Island Sound for the mark. 
Queen sailed wonderfully under the conditions 
and left Elmina easily. She passed Vigilant, 
too, and that yacht left the 57-footers astern. 
Aurora and Istalena had a hot fight, but Ista¬ 
lena held the weather position in spite of all 
they could do on Aurora. Avenger hung on 
well, and the battle between Istalena and 
Aurora rather helped her chances, as she was 
sailing without interference. 
Rounding the Block Island mark, it was a run 
of 13miles home. The course was N. by F.. 
% E., and on this point of sailing Queen again 
made the best showing and Vigilant outsailed 
all in her division. Mimosa II. kept on to the 
finish. She did well up to the Block Island 
mark, but the wind then lightened, and when her 
time expired, she was about two miles from 
the finish. Seneca gave up earlier. 
The story of the races can best be told in the 
following tables, which give the times at each 
mark, and the elapsed times over each leg of 
the course. The times of turning the marks 
follow: 
1 
1st 
Mark. 
2d 
Mark. 
Finish. 
Vigilant . 
.12 
50 
52 
3 
32 
48 
4 47 
17 
Istalena . 
.12 
55 
OO 
3 
44 
31 
5 06 
11 
Aurora . 
.12 
55 
30 
3 
44 
58 
5 07 
42 
Avenger . 
.12 
55 
50 
3 
50 
05 
5 21 
16 
Oueen . 
.12 
57 
36 
3 
27 
57 
4 39 
47 
Elmina . 
.12 
57 
52 
3 
34 
56 
4 48 
32 
Corona . 
. 1 
03 
14 
3 
56 
52 
Seneca . 
. 1 
08 
51 
is 
Mimosa III. 
. 1 
10 
13 
4 
44 
Minx . 
. 1 
14 
18 
. . 
Nepsi . 
. 1 
14 
29 
Leda . 
. 1 
15 
39 
. . 
Eclipse . 
. 1 
19 
16 
. 
. . 
The elapsed times on each leg of those yachts 
that finished the courses were: 
1st Leg. 
2d L 
eg. 
3d Leg. 
Oueen . 
. 0 
41 
43 
2 30 
21 
1 
li 
50 
Elmina . 
. 0 
41 
12 
2 27 
04 
1 
13 
36 
Corona . 
. 0 
46 
24 
2 53 
52 
14 
Vigilant . 
. 0 
44 
54 
2 41 
56 
i 
29 
10 
Istalena . 
. 0 
49 
16 
2 49 
31 
l 
22 
Aurora . 
. 0 
48 
53 
2 49 
28 
l 
22 
44 
Avenger . 
. 0 
50 
14 
2 54 
15 
l 
31 
11 
Mimosa III. 
. 1 
04 
21 
3 34 
02 
• 
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•• 
The summary: 
Astor Cup for Schooners—Course, 38 Miles. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Correctec 
Queen .12 15 53 4 39 47 4 23 54 4 21 42 
Elmina ..,.12 15 40 4 48 32 4 31 52 4 29 52 
Corona .12 16 50 Did not finish. 
Eclipse .12 17 00 Time not taken. 
Astor Cups for Sloops—Course 38 Miles. 
Avenger .12 05 3 6 5 21 16 5 15 40 4 05 23 
Istalena .12 05 44 5 06 41 5 00 57 4 0 8 47 
Aurora .12 06 37 5 07 42 5 01 05 4 08 55 
Vigilant .12 05 58 4 47 17 4 41 19 4 28 31 
Mimosa III.12 05 52 Time not taken. 
Seneca .12 06 33 Withdrew. 
Leda .12 C6 24 Did not finish. 
Minx .112 07 00 Did not finish. 
Nepsi . 12 07 00 Did not finish. 
Queen beat Elmina 8m. ios. Avenger beat 
Istalena 3m. 24s., Aurora 3m. 32s. and Vigilant 
23m. 8s. 
Sund&y, Aug. 9. 
The fleet remained at anchor in the harbor 
all day. At colors in the morning all dressed 
ship and made the scene in the harbor a very 
pretty one, and the yachtsmen spent their time 
visiting and entertaining while the crews rested. 
Bensonhurst Y. C. Regatta. 
The feature of the annual regatta of the 
Bensonhurst Y. C. was the victory of Goblin, 
owned by the Speidel Bros., over the M. and F., 
owned by C. M. Camp. This was the first vic¬ 
tory scored by Goblin. The race was sailed on 
Gravesend Bay on Saturday, Aug. 8, in a N. W. 
wind. This gave the racers a reach, a beat, a 
run and another reach as they went on the dif¬ 
ferent legs of the course. There were thirty- 
four starters, and the race was the eighth of 
the championship series of Gravesend Bay. The 
summaries: 
Yawls—Course, 11% Miles—Start, 3:00. 
Albicore . 1 52 55 Sakana . 2 05 25 
Memory . 1 59 40 
Corrected times: Albicore, 1.52.55; Sakana, 1.54.58; 
Memory, 1.57.43. 
Sloops—Class P—Course 10% Miles—Start, 3:00. 
Crescent . 2 12 26 Sue . 2 16 38 
Sloops—Class Q —Course, 10% Miles—Start, 3:05. 
Soya . 2 15 03 Spider . 2 23 31 
Joy . 2 20 10 
Handicap Class—First Division—Course 8 Miles—Start, 
3:10. 
Madiana . 2 09 20 Mischief . 2 15 48 
Toy . 2 11 05 
Corrected times: Madiana, 2.02.52; Michief, 2.09.20; 
Toy, 2.11.05. 
Sloops—Class S—Course 8 Miles—Start, 3:15. 
Goblin .1 51 36 M. and F.1 03 08 
Handicap Class—Second Division—Course, 8 Miles— 
Start, 3:15. 
Adyta . 2 25 16 Careless . 2 41 44 
Miana . 2 35 39 Squaw . 2 51 41 
La Cubana . 2 40 43 
Corrected times: Adyta, 2.25.16; Careless, 2.-3.01; La 
Cubana, 2.34.54; Mina, 2.35.39; Squaw, 2.40.04. 
Gravesend Dories—Course 8 Miles—Start, 3:20. 
Merry Widow . 1 52 50 Slow Poke .1 57 13 
Gravesend Knockabouts—Course, 8 Miles—Start, 3:20. 
Nancy . 1 56 12 Dot . 2 02 41 
Mouse . 1 57 12 Cherub . 2 05 49 
Bobs . 1 58 16 Queen . 2 09 13 
Anna . 2 01 51 
New York C. C. 
Meteor . 
Aries . 
Arion . 
Mercury . 
Dinghies—Course 4 Miles—Start, 3:25. 
. 1 05 26 Virgo . 1 10 38 
. 1 06 29 Taurus ..111 35 
. 1 06 46 North Star, disqualified. 
. 1 07 15 
Canoeing . 
By Canoe to the North—I. 
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only a small part. 
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eight days to get under way. 
There was nothing extraordinary in our out¬ 
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to write me for them in care of the editor. 
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