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. FOREST AND STREAM. 
[June 4, 1910. 
year was confined to Sir Thomas Lipton’s 
Shamrock and Mr. Myles B. Kennedy’s White 
Heather, will be augmented by Sir James 
Pender’s fine Nicholson cutter Brynhild, which 
was not commissioned in 1909. This yacht has 
had a somewhat checkered career since she 
made her appearance in 1907. In her first sea¬ 
son the cutter displayed such indifferent form 
that she was generally condemned as a failure, 
but during the following winter extensive alter¬ 
ations were carried out to her hull, and with 
such good effect that, in 1908, the Nicholson 
cutter proved the best hard-weather yacht in 
the fleet. 
“But her owner was not quite satisfied, and 
with a view of placing the yacht upon level 
terms with her rivals in light and moderate, 
breezes, he has had still further modifications 
effected to Brynhild. Some four tons of lead, 
which the vessel formerly carried inside, have 
been added to the keel, which has been re¬ 
modeled in a broader but shallower mould. 
This has had the effect of reducing the cutter’s 
draft and girth measurement, leaving a margin 
in her rating for an additional 1,000 square feet 
of canvas. With approximately 10,400 square 
feet of sail, the yacht will carry about the same 
area as Britannia in her palmy days. 
“Shamrock, which had such a rare tussle with 
White Heather for the championship of the 
class last year, has also been altered. Her gar- 
boards have been padded in a similar manner to 
that which proved so effective in the case of 
White Heather in 1909, and she will have the 
benefit of an enlarged sail plan. What with 
these alterations and the presence of a third 
yacht, the class presents a very open appear¬ 
ance, and the racing of the trio should be full 
of interest. 
“From a spectacular point of view, however, 
the first-class cutters will be eclipsed by the 
great schooners that compete in the A class 
for yachts of mixed rig exceeding 23 metres 
rating. 
“The schooner class this year will be purely 
international in character, as four countries will 
be represented in its ranks. Germany has two 
strings to her bow in Meteor IV. and Ger¬ 
mania, and France puts her faith in Susanne. 
The new Herreshoff schooner Westward will 
carry the fortunes of America, while Mr. Cecil 
Whitaker’s eight-year-old Cicely is the hope of 
England. 
“Chief interest will naturally center upon the 
American clipper, for America is famous for 
her schooners all the world over. In Westward 
we have the first yacht designed by Herreshoff 
under the International Rules, and commanded 
by the redoubtable Charles Barr, of America’s 
Cup fame. With only Cicely to depend upon, 
England will hold but a weak hand in the com¬ 
ing contest, but the Fife schooner is such a 
good boat, particularly in moderate and light 
breezes, that she may yet hold her own against 
these foreign invaders, if she has weather to 
her liking. 
“International racing will also play a promi¬ 
nent part in the 15-metre class during the latter 
portion of,the season. Two vessels now in 
course of construction on the Clyde, from the 
designs of Messrs. Fife and Mylne respectively, 
are destined to carry the German flag, and two 
others are being built at Kiel. This quartet, 
with the Spanish vessels Hispania, Tuiga and 
Encarnita, will form a very strong opposition 
for the English yachts to meet, and Mr. W. P. 
Burton’s brilliant Ostara is likely to have a hard 
fight to retain the International Challenge cup 
she won last year. 
“During the early part of the season the rac¬ 
ing will be confined to the English cutters.. 
The vessels'that competed last year will again 
carry colors, and the fleet will be augmented by 
a new vessel from the design of Mylne. This 
recruit will fly the fighting flag of Mr. G. C. 
* Lomer, who in 1909 raced Avel III. in the 
cruiser class. Mr. Stothert’s Mariska has been 
given a new outfit of sails and hollow spars, but 
Ostara and Vanity will probably reappear in 
their old trim. 
“The handicap class will not be quite so strong 
from a numerical point of view as in 1909, Mr. 
George Terrell having decided not to commis¬ 
sion Maymon. The Marquis of Ailsa’s famous 
old cutter Bloodhound, which carried all before 
her last summer, has been thoroughly over¬ 
hauled, and is now in first-class condition. The 
old 40-rater Creole, that has flown Colonel 
Bagot’s colors for the past twenty years, may 
be expected to add to the 276 prizes she has al¬ 
ready won for her owner, while Gauntlet and 
Sonya will fight their battles over again. 
“Other vessels likely to compete in the handi¬ 
cap division are Camellia, which is reported to 
have changed hands, and the old ‘forty’ Carina.” 
Atlantic Y. C. 
The Atlantic Y. C. opened the season on 
Gravesend Bay on Saturday, May 26. Three of 
the new Class Q yachts started and their pres¬ 
ence gave additional interest to the racing. Gray 
Jacket, owned by F. S. Noble, won the race, and 
Florence, owned by W. A. Brown, was second. 
Gray Eagle is a new yacht designed by William 
Gardner and Florence is also a Gardner boat. 
Gray Jacket beat Florence 1 minute ix seconds. 
Spider, the new yacht built for Hendon Chubb, 
was third by 1 minute 2 seconds astern of Flor¬ 
ence. Soya II., built for W. A. Barstow, parted 
her main sheet and retired. 
A race was started early in the day for larger 
classes than the regular Gravesend Bay racers 
and these yachts were sent to the Bell Buoy off 
Sandy Hook. Gardenia was first home, nearly 
nine minutes ahead of Tammany. The yachts 
had not been measured so no corrected time 
could be figured. 
In Class S Gunda, now known as Alice and 
owned by Gherardi Davis, won and Bensonhurst, 
entered in the name of J. P. Curries, was second. 
The wind was quite strong from the north and 
some puffs were more than twenty miles an hour. 
The summaries: 
Mixed Class—Start, 1:60—Course, 18m. 
Finish. Finish. 
Gardenia .. 3 61 50 Adyta II. 4 06 54 
Tammany . 4 00 42 
Boats all raced subject to measurement. 
Sloops, Class Q—Start, 3:05—Course, -0%m. 
Gray Jacket . 4 38 01 Spider . 4 40 14 
Florence . 4 39 12 Soya, II.Disabled. 
Handicap Class, 1st Division—Start, 3:10—Course, 10y 2 m. 
Joy . 4 58 24 Wahkan II.5 11 35 
La Cubana . 5 01 33 • 
Corrected times—La Cubana, 1.45.35; Joy, 1.48.24; 
Wahkan II., 1.51.50. 
Handicap Class, 2d Division—Start, 3:00—Course, 8m. 
Breeze . 4 57 01 Careless .D.N.F. 
Sloops, Class S—Start, 3:15—Course, 8m. 
Alice . 4 47 06 M. and F.D.N.F. 
Bensonhurst . 4 49 13 
Gravesend Knockabouts—Start, 3:20—Course, 8m. 
Slow Poke . 4 52 24 Mouse . 5 02 24 
Babs . 5 00 32 
Dinghies—Start, 3:25—Course, 4m. 
Bull Finch . 4 23 42 Aries . 4 30 01 
Skeets . 4 24 22 Meteor . 4 31 53 
New Rochelle Y. C. 
The Sound season was opened by the New 
Rochelle Y. C. on May 28, and if the number of 
starters in this race at all indicates what is to 
come iater in the season, it will be a most suc¬ 
cessful one. There were more than fifty yachts 
that raced, which is a remarkably large fleet for 
so early in the season. The wind was fresh 
from the northwest. The Class K sloops were 
on hand for a race and a special course was se¬ 
lected to give these big yachts a fair test. They 
were sent from Hicks Ledge, Wolseley’s Reef, 
then to Matinicock and then home, 21*4 miles. 
Istalena won, beating Aurora by 1 minute 26 
seconds, and Winsome 2 minutes 3 seconds. I11 
the 31-foot class Windward, now owned by 
Richard Monks, defeated Mimosa III. in a very 
close race, Cara Mia, formerly Naulahka, broke 
a spreader and withdrew. Alera and Lady M. 
lost masts, and there were a few other acci¬ 
dents. The finish and times follow: 
Sloops, Class K—Start, 1:40—Course, 21J4m. 
Finish. Finish. 
Istalena . 3 50 00 Winsome . 3 52 39 
Aurora . 3 51 26 
Sloops, Class P—Start, 2:10—Course, 1514m. 
Windward . 4 28 01 Cara Mia .Disabled. 
Mimosa III. 4 29 38 
N. Y. 30-footers—Start, 
Rowdy . 4 35 38 
American Y. C. One-Design 
Rascal . 4 26 27 
Maryola . 4 35 38 
Handicap, 1st Division 
Juanita . 4 14 06 
Notos ... 4 16 24 
Interim .4 21 36 
Sally IX. 4 22 12 
Corrected times—Notos, 
Juanita, 1.54.06. 
Handicap, 2d Division—Start, 
2:10—Course, 1514m. 
Alera .Dismasted. 
-Start, 2:15—Course, 11%. 
Howdy .Disabled. 
Start, 2:20—Course, 1114m. 
Wanderer IV. 4 24 13 
More Joy . 4 24 49 
. 4 26 00 
Crescent 
1.51.45; Sally 
IX., 1.54.03; 
2:20—Course, 
Red Wing 
uest .... 
ixie . 
1114m. 
.. 4 29 00 
.. 4 34 16 
..D.N.F. 
Fearless .4 19 53 
Waialua . 4 24 14 
Mist . 4 25 21 
Scud . 4 26 56 
Corrected times—Fearless, 1.58.41; Mist, 2.01.09; Waia¬ 
lua, 2.03.02. 
Match—Start, 2:25—Course 1114m. 
Joyette . 4 30 21 Chinook . 4 32 08 
Handicaps, 4th Division—Start, 2:25—Course, 1114m. 
Kenosha . 2 13 50 Kenosha II.2 21 65 
Corrected times—Kenosha, 2.10.29; Kenosha II., 2.17.17, 
Inter-Club Class—Start, 2:30—Course, 1114m. 
Lowanne . 4 41 08 Festina .Disqualified. 1 
Triton . 4 42 04 Wild Thyme .D.N.F. 
Larchmont 21-footers—Start, 2:30—Course, 1114- 
Iola . 5 01 54 Houri . 5 11 22 
Match—Start, 2:35—Course, 7%m. 
Io . 4 13 47 Clare .Disabled. 
Stamford One-Design—Start, 2:40—Course 7%m. 
Fiddler . 4 27 14 Snapper . 4 30 48 
Dart . 4 27 28 Kelpie . 4 38 24 
Killie . 4 28 30 
New Rochelle One-Design—Start, 2:40—Course, 7%m. 
La Rochelle . 4 26 11 Nereid . 4 26 56 
Virginia . 4 27 18 
Bug Class—Start, 2:40—Course, 7%m. 
Big Bug . 4 27 28 Inez . 
Skeeter . 4 28 14 Wasp . 
Mayfly . 4 30 44 
Class S—Start, 2:40—Course, 7%m. 
Nereid . 4 10 32 Osprey . 4 27 48 
Midget . 1 49 38 
35 56 
39 28 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
The club house at Oyster Bay was formally 
opened on May 28. Commodore Hastings gave 
the signal from the yawl Peggy and the burgee 
was mast-headed and saluted. There was a re¬ 
ception in the club house in the afternoon. The 
racing season opened with contests in which the 
New York 30-footers and the club 15-footers 
took part. The wind was fresh from northwest 
and inside courses were selected. The times 
follow: 
New 
York 30-footers—Start, 1:40. 
Finish. 
Finish. 
Nepsi . 
... 3 10 47 Hera II . 
.. 3 13 33 
Phryne . 
... 3 13 25 Dahinda . 
.. 3 18 12 
s. c. 
Y. C. 15-footers—Start, 1:50. 
Sabrina . 
... 3 25 40 Thelema . 
.. 3 27 53 
Water Baby ... 
... 3 25 53 Imp . 
.. 3 29 50 
Tamale . 
... 3 26 14 Iris . 
The first race of the championship and sweep- 
stakes series for the New York 30-footers was 
sailed off Oyster Bay on Decoration Day. The 
wind was very fluky all the afternoon, starting 
at east, then coming northwest, and there were 
several squalls. The 30-footers were started at 
1:55 and the finishing times were: 
Paprika . 3 27 07 Nautilus . 3 30 50 
Nepsi . 3 27 08 Phryne . 3 31 26 
Alera . 3 28 19 Ibis . 3 34 26 
Hera II . 3 30 00 Dahinda .Disabled. 
The 15-footers sailed the first series race. 
They were started at 2 :o5 and the finishing times 
were: 
Cicada . 3 26 16 Imp . 3 30 43 
Thelema . 3 27 04 Sabrina . 3 30 55 
Tamale . 3 27 17 Iris . 3 34 38 
Water Baby . 3 28 28 
Brooklyn Y. C. 
The Brooklyn Y. C. opened its racing sea¬ 
son with a series of races Decoration Day, 
which were started from off the club house in 
Gravesend Bay. The larger yachts were sent a 
course that took them to the Bell Buoy off the 
point of the Hook. There were three in this 
class, Tammany, Gardenia and Adyta II. The 
wind was very fluky all day. It practically 
boxed the compass, beginning at south and 
shifting to southwest, west, northwest and then 
northeast, so that the yachtsmen were tried 
raher severely. Commodore W. C. Towen’s 
Tammany finished first, 2m. and 35s. ahead of 
Gardenia, but she had to allow 3m. 38s., and so 
Gardenia wins the race. Adyta was beaten 
about 10m. 
