Yachting Fixtures for 1908. 
AUGUST. 
22. Stamford Y. C., annual regatta. 
22. Marine and Field Club, annual regatta. 
22. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., 15-footers. 
22. Shinnecock Y. C., one-design race. 
22. Port Washington-Bayside Y. C., interclub race. 
22. Pan Quogue Y. C., association race. 
22. Annisquam Y. C., Y. R. A., open regatta. 
22. Beverly Y. C., fifth Corinthian race. 
22. Boston Y. C., Hull, one-design races. 
22. Bristol Y. C., Fletcher cup race. 
22 . Duxbury Y. C., club races. 
22. Fall. River Y. C., Valentine cup race. 
25. Corinthian Y. C., Marblehead, Sumner H. Foster 
cup race. 
26. Atlantic Y. C., women’s race. 
26. Moriches Y. C., women’s race. 
28. Quantuck Y. C., women’s race. 
29. American Y. C., summer regatta. 
29. New Haven Y. C., open regatta. 
29. Bridgeport Y. C., annual regatta. 
29. Bensonhurst Y. C., open regatta. 
29. Rhode Island Y. C., fall regatta. 
29. Canarsie Y. C., interclub ocean race. * 
29. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., open regatta. 
29. New Rochelle Y. C. cruise. 
29. Annisquam Y. C., club races. 
29. Beverly Y. C., sixth Corinthian race. 
29. Duxbury Y. C., club regatta. 
29. Hingham Y. C., one-design races. 
29. Quincy Y. C., cape cats and power boat races. 
29. Moriches Y. C., association race. 
29. Shinnecock Y. C., women’s race. 
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB CRUISE. 
The annual cruise of the New York Yacht 
Club which ended at Marblehead on Saturday, 
August 15, was one of the most enjoyable and 
one of the best in the history of those who took 
part. A large fleet gathered at New London and 
from there went to Newport, Vineyard Haven, 
Provincetown and Marblehead and races for the 
Astor and King’s Cups were sailed off Newport 
and for the Commodore’s Cups of Marblehead. 
The members this year wanted to go around 
the Cape and visit the Eastern Yacht Club, and 
assuring Commodore Vanderbilt that there 
would be a goodly turn out he issued orders for 
a cruise to Marblehead. The fact that 53 large 
yachts flew the New York burgee in Marblehead 
Harbor speaks well for the popularity of Com¬ 
modore Vanderbilt and shows how the flag offi¬ 
cers assisted by Fleet Captain Grenville Kane 
and the regatta committee worked. It is rather 
a thankless task to be a member of a regatta 
committee. Many yachtsmen have an idea that 
it is quite a snap, and if things do not go to their 
liking are often very ready to “kick.” The re¬ 
gatta committeeman has to do lots of hard work, 
to use good judgment which will only come 
through experience, and as it is a labor of love 
yachtsmen wo own racing craft should be more 
considerate. H. de B. Parsons, the chairman of 
the committee, was unable to go on the cruise 
owing to illness in his family, so Walter C. Kerr 
took his place as chairman, and he was assisted 
by Ernest E. Lorillard and James D. Sparkman. 
That their work was a success is shown by the 
results. Their summaries were issued promptly 
after each race, the courses selected were the 
best and perfectly suited the conditions and there 
were no complaints made and not a single pro¬ 
test was filed. That is a record. 
There were four port-to-port runs, and on 
these runs the yachts competed in their regular 
classes and raced, too, for special prizes. The 
winners of these prizes were: 
Commodore’s Cups off Marblehead, Queen and 
Avenger. 
Astor Cups off Newport, Queen and Avenger. 
King’s Cup off Newport, Avenger. 
Vice-Commodore’s Cups, Newport to Vine¬ 
yard Haven, Queen, Katrina, Avenger and 
Rosalie. 
Rear Commodore’s Cups, New London to 
Newport, Queen, Katrina, Aurora and Alera. 
Hauoli Cups, Vineyard Haven to Province- 
town, Katrina and Avenger. 
Navy Challenge Cups, Provincetown to Mar¬ 
blehead, Taormina and Avenger. 
Alumni Association’s Challenge Cup for best 
corrected time on four runs, Queen and Aurora. 
The Avenger was the biggest winner on the 
cruise. She won three class prizes and six cups. 
The Queen won four class prizes and five cups. 
The Katrina won three class prizes and three 
cups. 
The Queen and Avenger sailed in all 304 miles 
and a comparison of their times shows that the 
Queen did the distance in 37 hours 59 minutes 
15 seconds, or at the rate of 8 nautical miles an 
hour. The Avenger’s time was 43 hours 54 min¬ 
utes 52 seconds. Figuring the Queen rating at 
85 per cent, of her full rating according to the 
rule, she would have allowed the Avenger 5 
hours 59 minutes 40 seconds, which would have 
reduced the time for that yacht to 37 hours 55 
minutes 12 seconds, so that had they been racing 
from start to finish the Avenger would have 
beaten the Queen 4 minutes 3 seconds. 
Another remarkable piece of sailing was done 
by the Auraro and Istalena. In 304 miles sailed 
the Aurora beat the Istalena 11 minutes 24 
seconds. The first run was very fluky, and 
leaving that out of consideration, in 264 miles the 
Istalena beat the Aurora 2 minutes 6 seconds. 
New York Y. C. Cruise. 
Monday, Aug. 10, King’s Cup. 
Five started in the race for the King’s Cup and 
sailed over the Block Island course reverse, 38 
miles, in a light wind from S.SVV. The steam 
yacht Oneida, E. C. Benedict, was the committee 
boat and the start was made on time. The first 
leg to Block Island was a reach with balloons. 
File Istalena led the fleet across the line, followed 
in order by the Queen, Elmina, Avenger and 
Aurora. The turning mark was off West Island 
and on this reach of 6 l / 2 miles the Istalena did 
the best work, the wind not being strong enough 
to drive the Queen at her best. The Istalena led 
the fleet around the mark followed by the Queen. 
Elmina, Avenger and Aurora and then all hauled 
on the wind for an 18-mile beat to Block Island. 
All soon took the port tack, standing in toward 
the Narragansett shore and then short tacked 
along the beach. The Queen soon took the lead 
and then footed in fine style. The Aurora and 
Istalena got in close quarters again and the 
Avenger was_ able to sail along alone and strive 
to keep within her allowance of 45 minutes 28 
seconds from the Elmina. The Queen turned 
the weather mark at 2.31.48, Elmina at 2.38.40, 
Istalena at 2.52.33, Aurora at 2.54.27 and 
Avenger at 3.00.11. 
Spinnakers were carried to port on all except 
the Elmina for the run home and that yacht set 
hers to starboard and held to the eastward for 
several miles and then gybing over, stood in for 
the lightship. The wind strengthened consider¬ 
ably and benefitted the stern boats so that the 
Queen was not able to make the gains that she 
had in the earlier part of the race. The Elmina 
by her “two tacks” to leeward made the best 
time down the wind and she closed up consider- 
a 1 ly on the Queen. The Queen finished at 
4,00.03 and the Avenger, the last boat in, finished 
at 4.35.53 and won the race on time allowance. 
The summary: 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Avenger . 10 42 59 4 35 23 5 52 24 4 41 52 
Aurora . 10 43 44 4 26 22 5 42 38 4 50 28 
Istalena . 10 40 03 4 23 42 5 43 39 4 51 29 
Oueen . 10 40 03 4 00 03 5 19 37 4 F%4 03 
Elmina . 10 41 40 4 04 13 5 22 33 4 57 29 
The Avenger beat the Aurora 8 minutes 36 
seconds, the Istalena 9 minutes 37 seconds, 
Queen 12 minutes 11 seconds and Elmina 15 min¬ 
utes 37 seconds. 
In this race schooners rated at 85 per cent, of 
their full rating for figuring time allowance ac¬ 
cording to the rule. The allowances figured 
from the phantom ship and the elapsed times 
over each leg of the course are shown in the fol¬ 
lowing : 
Allowance. Reach. Beat. Run. 
Oueen . 0 25 34 0 50 25 3 00 57 1 28 15 
Elmina . 0 25 04 0 50 48 3 06 12 1 25 33 
Aurora .0 52 10 0 51 49 3 18 54 1 31 55 
Istalena . 0 52 10 0 50 16 3 22 14 1 31 09 
Avenger . 1 10 32 0 52 16 3 24 56 1 35 12 
The race was much slower than the race for 
the Astor Cups sailed over the same course. 
Had the King’s Cup been sailed the preceding 
Saturday the Queen would have won, beating the 
Avenger by about four minutes, but the weather 
conditions the day of the King’s Cup race just 
suited the small sloop. 
Aug. II, Newport to Vineyard Haven. 
A fresh southwesterly wind favored the yachts 
on the run to Vineyard Haven and the special 
prizes were offered by Vice-Commodore Arthur 
Curtiss James, two for schooners and two for 
sloops under the usual conditions. The warning 
signal sounded at 1 o’clock and the auxiliaries 
went over the line ten minutes later. It was a 
broad reach to the first mark of the course, the 
Vineyard Sound Lightship, 17 miles away, and 
balloon jib topsails were carried. The wind blew 
about 14 miles an hour, strong enough to put 
rails down. The Vencedor led the Seneca across 
the line. On the next signal the Leda was first 
away, followed in order by the Cleona, Mimosa 
I, Dorwina and Rosalie. When the 57-footers 
went for the line the Avenger was to weather of 
the Istalena and the Istalena was astern. The 
Istalena luffed across the Aurora and caught the 
forestay on the end of the TVurora’s boom, but 
luckily nothing held. All were to weather of the 
lightship and all were handicapped. Aurora, re¬ 
crossing the line, wore round and Avenger and 
Istalena returned to weather of the lightship and 
Avenger got away first with Aurora second. 
The Vigilant led the Weetamoe across the line. 
Katrina, Irolita, Taormina, Miladi and Eclipse 
was the order with the small schooners and 
Queen. Corona and Elmina was the order in 
which the larger schooners crossed. The course 
was east southeast and the larger boats quickly 
overhauled the small ones and raced in quick 
time towards the finish. The Cleona lost her 
topmast soon after the start, but kept on. The 
Vencedor passed the Vineyard Sound Lightship 
at noon, followed by the Seneca, Vigilant at 
12.08.00, Queen at 12.14.00, Aurora at 12.17.00, 
Istalena at 12.17.30. Corona at 12.17.45. Elmina at 
12.19.00, Weetamoe at 12.23.00, Katrina at 
12.23.30 and Avenger at 12.24.20. Sheets were 
eased off for the run through Vineyard Sound, 
and when well past Cuttyhunk spinnakers were 
carried to starboard. The Vigilant overhauled 
the auxiliaries and succeeded in holding the lead 
