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[Sept. 26, 1908. 
but we seldom tried to “make any particulai 
harbor; we sailed until we had had enough or 
saw some attractive cove or until night was 
coming on. In this erratic fashion we crossed 
our own course several times and saw Penob- 
scot Bay as I fancy few persons have seen it on 
a single cruise. W e spent about two weeks in 
that beautiful region, going up nearly to 
Bangor, back down the East Bay, through box 
Island Thoroughfare, up again to Castme back 
to Rockland and down Eggemoggm Reach. 
The second fortnight was spent in Blue Hill 
and Frenchman’s Bay and in going south to 
Cape Ann. It was leisurely cruising, but we 
were in no hurry; if anybody chooses to call it 
a kind of houseboating, I shall not object. 
As for occupations, the mere fact of being on 
a boat and sailing past a changing shore is an 
occupation, but we also read a little em 
broidered—some of us—a good deal, made 
few sketches, took a hand in sailing the vessel, 
fished landed often, sailed about the harbors m 
our dory and loafed and smoked—some of us, 
a train-_when we were not otherwise engaged. 
We had rigged the pulpit and the swordfishing 
; eu intending to run offshore between Port¬ 
land' and Gloucester to look for fish, but bad 
weather held us three days m Cape Porpoise, 
and the only fish I “ironed’ was a g^ft. shark. 
We came to the end of the cruise with that re¬ 
newal of health and vigor which is the ultimate 
object of all summer vacations. 
One little warning may be necessary. No 
amount of painting and scraping will transform 
a smack into a yacht. We were no doubt easily 
to be recognized as a family of the impecunious 
on a chartered schooner. But I understand my¬ 
self to be addressing people of sense. . . 
I have intentionally refrained from. giving 
names that I might not seem to be writing an 
advertisement, but if any reader desires the ad¬ 
dress of the firm that owned the schooner or 
the men who sa.led us-eithe- of whom I can 
recommend without reserve-1 shall be glad to 
give them through the editor of this^pape^ 
Yachting at Labrador. 
St Johns, N. F., Sept. 10 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream • Several American yachts visited the 
Newfoundland and Labrador coasts this season. 
This trip, besides supplying the voyager with 
the °-reatest variety of scenery to be seen m 
America, also gives the adventurous sportsmen 
a chance to get some of the best shooting and 
fishing in the world. The British yachtsmen 
are now casting their eyes Labradorward, and 
the crew of a recent arrival are enthusiastic 
over the possibilities of Labrador as a land of 
mystery to be solved by future sportsmen • and 
ya The“ e c n hooner yacht Free Lance with the 
owner P. Tapham, 73 days, out from Conway, 
N Wales via Rigolette, arrived from Labrador 
last night, where Mr. Tapham has been for 
the past month or so fishing and shooting, 
having had a very enjoyable time. The yacht 
is a very pretty model and her fine lines were 
much admired as she entered port last night. 
She will remain here for about a week to. re¬ 
ceive supplies and overhauling before contmu- 
ing the voyage to England. 
Atlantic Club’s Run. 
The Atlantic Y. C. ended its season of 1908 
with a run from the club house at Sea Gate to 
Huguenot last Sunday, and the members and 
their friends, after eating a shore dinner, sailed 
back to the club house. More than twenty 
yachts took part in the run, and among these 
were Commodore Leonard Richards Caiola, 
R C Veit’s steamer Calypso, C. F. Larzelere s 
power boat Metu, John Lewis’ schooner Vigil, 
G. W. Titcomb’s schooner Uncas, J. and W. 
Haviland’s yawl Sakana, Charles Lembeck s 
yawl Phantom, W. H. Childs’s sloop Maydic, 
R E. Spier’s dory Bobs, J. M. Fisk’s catboat 
Myrtle, C. E. Chapman’s sloop Eidolon, Hendon 
Chubb’s sloop Spider, J. B. O’Donohue’s sloop 
Crescent. W. A. Barstow’s sloop Soya, R. yon 
Foregger’s sloop Adyta, the sloop Joy sailed 
by Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Currier, H. G. S. Noble’s 
sloop Irondequoit, H. Osborne’s sloop Kid, 
E. McClure’s power boat Aeolus and others. 
In the party were Commodore and Mrs. 
Richards, Vice-Commodore J. D. Probst, Mr. 
and Mrs. F. L. Durland, Mrs. Richards, Mr. 
and Mrs. S. E. Vernon, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. 
Boucher, Col. Agens, C. B. Ludwig, Mr. and 
Mrs. W. A. Barstow, Louis Luckenback, R. S. 
Childs, W. Griffin, John R. Brophy, Mr. and 
Airs. C. Lembeck, W. H. Childs, Mr. and Mrs. 
R. A. Brown, and C. M. Blackman. 
Ten of the sailing craft raced back to Sea 
Gate. The distance was nine miles, as they 
went by way of the West Bank Light, and this 
gave them a beat and then a reach. The yachts 
were divided in three divisions. Vigil won in 
the schooner class, Sakana in the mixed class, 
Crescent in the 27ft. class and Spider in the 22ft. 
class. In the 22ft. class Spider and Soya sailed 
off a tie for the Commodore’s cup, and this was 
won by Spider. The times: 
Schooners—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 4:40. 
Vigil . 1 36 32 Uncas .,. 1 37 30 
Corrected times: Vigil, 1.35.24; Uncas, 1.37.30. 
Sloops and Yawls—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 4.40. 
Phantom . 1 34 35 Sakana . 1 42 50 
Eidolon . 1 36 10 
Corrected times: Sakana, 1.29.39; Phantom, 1.34.35. 
Sloops—Class P—Course, 9 Miles—Start, 4:45. 
Spider . 1 40 58 Joy . 1 43 23 
Soya . 1 41 37 
Schooner Ceylon Burned. 
The London Field says: “Capt. R. _V. 
Webster’s auxiliary schooner Ceylon, which 
left Yarmouth for Colombo on Thursday with 
her owner and a Cingalese crew on board, was 
lost by fire off St. Catherine’s Point, Isle of 
Wight. About midnight an outbreak of fire, 
due to the upsetting of a lamp, it is presumed, 
took place below decks. In spite of every effort 
to get it in check, the flames speedily took 
charge, and the crew took to two rowing boats, 
the launch be’ing under repair. It was with 
the greatest difficulty that these boats were 
cleared, and Capt. Webster himself had to jump 
overboard in the rough Channel sea which was 
running. Fortunately, he was picked up, and 
the Cowes tug Irishman, attracted by the burn¬ 
ing yacht, picked up the boats and eventually 
towed the hulk to Ventnor. Capt. Webster has 
altogether had some novel experiences. in his 
ship. Meeting with some difficulty with his 
crew when fie purchased the yacht in America, 
he sailed her himself to this country with a 
scratch complement. Ceylon took part in the 
Heligoland cup race this year. She was 222 
tons, Thames measurement, and was built by 
Townsend and Downey, of Shooter s Island, 
U. S. A., in 1903, from designs by Carey Smith.” 
The yacht ' Ceylon was formerly named 
Resolute. She was built from designs by .A. 
Carey Smith and did little racing on this side 
of the Atlantic. Capt. Webster purchased the 
yacht and took her across the Atlantic himself. 
He had quite an experience on that voyage and 
almost lost the yacht. 
Changes in Motor Cup. 
It has been suggested, that with the consent 
of the donor, the 1 conditions governing the 
British International cup be changed. Some 
motor boat enthusiasts think that it would be 
better to increase the limit of length from 40ft. 
to 50ft., and that with that increased length 
much better speed would be obtained without 
increasing the power of the motors very ma¬ 
terially, because length is a factor for speed. 
This trophy was given by Lord Northcliff w.hen 
he was Sir Alfred Harmsworth, and was first 
known as the Harmsworth trophy. It has been 
won twice now by American boats, Dixie I. and 
II, and these were under the 40ft. limit. 
The British are anxious to capture the trophy 
again, and some are in favor of the change be¬ 
cause the Duke of Westminster is said to be 
going to have a new boat 50ft. in length with 
which he hopes to beat Panhard Levassor, the 
boat that won the championship at Monaco, 
chiefly because of her excess of length over the 
Wolseley-Siddeley. The Duke intends to race 
at Monaco this winter and later go to Kiel, and 
if changes are made in the conditions governing 
the International cup, he will challenge and 
send the boat to these waters, and again there 
will be contests off the Chateau des Beaux 
Arts on Huntington Bay. 
Some British yachtsmen are not in favor of 
these changes. They argue that they have 
been beaten at 40ft. length, and it ill becomes 
them to advocate making changes in the rules 
and conditions until they have been successful, 
and they are in favor of fighting it out on the 
old rule until successful. 
There are rumors that some American motor 
yachtsmen are thinking of building 50ft. boats 
and sending them to Monaco and to Kiel next 
year and so showing that American boats can 
win abroad as well as at home. This matter 
will be discussed by the Motor Boat Club of 
America, and some definite action will be taken 
in the matter shortly. 
Mrs. Barstow Wins. 
Mrs. W. A. Barstow, who sails her husband’s 
yacht Soya, and Mrs. Currier, who sails the 
sloop Joy for Commodore William H. Childs, 
had to race again for the series prize offered by 
the Atlantic Y. C., because in the races 
scheduled they had tied with 8 points each. 
These races were for yachts owned in the At¬ 
lantic Club to be sailed by women, and the de¬ 
ciding race, which was sailed on Friday, Sept. 
18, was one that tried the fair skippers in ways 
that they did not expect. They have sailed races 
in calms and gently coaxed the light airs to 
send their yachts along, and have sailed when 
it blew strong and the yachts had to be handled 
delicately; but in the last race a thick fog 
settled down on Gravesend Bay and it was im¬ 
possible to see the turning marks when more 
than 100 yards away. They insisted on sailing 
and were sent twice around the course, goint 
first to Sea Gate, then to Fort Hamilton and 
then to Bensonhurst. The wind was fresh from 
the southwest, and it was windward work to 
the first mark, a broad reach to the second, a 
close reach to Bensonhurst and then a beat 
to the finish. Mrs. Barstow got Soya first over 
the line and she cleverly kept that yacht in the 
lead, picking up the turning marks well. At the 
end of the first round Soya led by 30s. On the 
second round the wind lightened and Joy picked 
up somewhat, but Soya won by 28s., drawing 
away on the wind. Mrs. Barstow captures the 
coveted trophy and is champion woman skipper 
of Gravesend Bay. The times: Course, 8 miles; 
Start, 3:15— Soya, 1.27.02; Joy, 1.2 7.30. 
A. C. A. 
The annual meeting of the Executive Com¬ 
mittee of the American Canoe Association will 
be held in the Hotel St. Denis, Broadway and 
Eleventh street, New York city, on Saturday, 
Oct. 24, at 11 A. M. A full attendance is 
earnestly desired, and all members of the associ¬ 
ation will be heartily welcome. Luncheon will 
be served from 12:30 to 1:30 P. M. 
A complimentary dinner will be tendered to 
Commodore John A. Berkey and the visiting 
officials of the association in the St. Denis on 
Saturday evening at 7 P- M. Full information 
regarding this dinner can be had by addressing 
John H. Adams, 1 Broadway, New York city. 
Frederic Andreas, 
Vite-Commodore, Atlantic Division. 
Atlantic Division, A. C. A. 
A general meeting of the Atlantic Division, 
A. C. A., will be held at the Hiawatha C. C. 
house, Dvckman street, New York city, Sept. 
30, at 8 P. M. Prizes won on Sept. 7 will be 
presented. Reports will be made on the events 
of the season. The financial statement wifi be 
submitted. Discussion on available camp-sites 
for the division meet in 1909. 
William J. Flynn, Purser. 
A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Atlantic Division—5602, R. Fulton Abercrom¬ 
bie. 311 Broadway. New York city; 5603, David 
V. Higbie, Ridgefield Park, N. J. 
