Yachting Fixtures. 
SEPTEMBER. 
11. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., 15-footers. 
11. Duxbury Y. C. 
11. Indian Harbor Y. C., fall. 
11. Manhasset Bay Y. C., one-design. 
11. Bensonhurst Y. C., fall. 
11. Taunton Y. C., open. 
11. Boston Y. C. club. 
11. Beverly Y. C., seventh Corinthian. 
11. Rhode Island Y. C., Brenton’s Reef cup. 
15. Crescent A. C., Wilson cup. 
17. Manhasset Bay Y. C., club championship. 
18. Manhasset Bay Y. C., fall. 
18. Atlantic Y. C., fall.. 
18. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., 15-footers. 
18. Duxbury Y. C. 
18. Larchmont Y. C., schooner cup. 
19. Manhasset Bay Y. C., one-design. 
26. Manhasset Bay Y. C., one-design. 
25. Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., 15-footers. 
25. Manhasset Bay Y. C., one-design. 
German-American Sonder Class Match. 
The series of races between Sotnler class 
yachts representing Germany and this country, 
were begun off Marblehead last week. This 
was the third of such matches. In 1906 the 
German boats Wansee, Gluckauf and Tilly IV. 
were beaten off Marblehead by the American 
boats Vim, Caramba and Auk, and Vim won 
the President Roosevelt cup. In that series 
Wansee won one race. The next year Marble¬ 
head. Chewink and Spokane went to Kiel and 
were beaten there by the German boats, and not 
a single American boat scored a success. 
After these two races it was conceded that 
the American type could not be beaten in home 
waters and the German type was supreme at 
Kiel, and it was expected that the German boats 
this year would be modeled more nearly as the 
American boats are and be suited to the smooth 
waters and light airs that usually prevail off 
Marblehead, but the Germans really made little 
change in their type of boat, and in the races 
sailed showed that they could not sail with the 
American boats in average Marblehead weather, 
but in light airs and a choppy sea they were 
still the better type. Admiral Barandon after 
the first two races admitted that the German 
type was no good in these waters and he ad¬ 
mitted too that in order to win, her yachts 
would have to be designed specially for Ameri¬ 
can conditions and not take part in the racing 
at Kiel. The German boat Hevella won the 
third race, which was sailed under conditions 
that usually prevail at Kiel, and Henry Howard 
after the race admitted that had the American 
boats been sent to Kiel this year they would 
have been beaten there. For the next series 
of races -abroad it has been arranged that the 
American trial races shall be sailed on Buz¬ 
zard’s Bay where the conditions are somewhat 
like those that will be experienced at Kiel. 
The official measurements of the six yachts 
gave some figures that will be carefully studied 
by those who are interested in the Sonder class 
and by naval architects. The rule governing 
the class is: 
L -f- B + D = 32 feet. 
It is a German rule and it would naturally 
be expected that the German designers after 
their long practice would be able to take full 
advantage of the rule in the construction ot 
their boats, but of the three German boats See- 
bund II. is the only one built nearly to the limit. 
The limit of sail area is 550 square feet. The 
three American boats are very close to the limit, 
but the three German fall from six to fifteen 
feet short of this limit. Then again the minimum 
weight is 4,035 pounds and the German boats 
are about 400 pounds heavier than the Ameri¬ 
can boats. The measurements are as follows: 
AMERICAN. 
Ellen. 
Joyette. 
Wolf. 
Length, waterline. 
. 18.52 
19.94 
19.21 
Beam ... 
. 7.35 
7.07 
7.30 
Draft . 
. 5.40 
4.91 
5.47 
Total . 
. 31.78 
31.92 
31.98 
Length over all . 
. 35.89 
37.40 
33.62 
Forward overhang .... 
. 10.08 
9.40 
8.24 
After overhang . 
. 7.18 
8.00 
6.17 
Tib, square feet . 
. 126.50 
117.00 
137.00 
Mainsail . 
. 421.00 
430.00 
412.00 
Sail area, total . 
/Displacement, pounds. 
. 547.50 
547.00 
549.00 
. 4130 
GERMAN. 
4035 
4101 
Hevella. Seehund II. M’rg’r’the 
Length, waterline .... 
. 20.01 
20.40 
20.24 
Beam . 
. 6.48 
6.47 
6.46 
Draft . 
. 5.12 
5.10 
5.12 
Total . 
. 31.61 
31.07 
31.82 
Length over all . 
. 33.84 
33.80 
33.92 
Forward overhang .... 
. 7.57 
7.36 
7.68 
After overhang . 
. 6.26 
6.04 
6.00 
Tib, square feet. 
. 142.00 
137.00 
134.00 
Mainsail . 
. 402.00 
398.00 
402.00 
Sail area . 
. 544.00 
535.00 
539.00 
Displacement, pounds. 
. 4485 
4520 
4569 
These six yachts began the series of races for 
the President Taft and Governor Draper cups 
off Marblehead on Monday, Aug. 29. The con¬ 
ditions were that the President Taft cup should 
go to the yacht first winning three races, but 
after four races those yachts not having won 
a race should be eliminated. Then if there 
were four yachts left, each having won a race, 
the winner of the fifth race should take the cup. 
If the fifth race should cause a tie by reason 
of two boats having won two races each, then 
these two should meet in a sixth race. The 
Governor Draper cup was for the yacht scoring 
the most points in the first four races, but in 
the event of a tie it was to go to the yacht win¬ 
ning that race, but the winner of the President 
Taft cup was not to take the Governor Draper 
cup. 
Joyette won the first race, Ellen the second, 
Hevella the third and Joyette the fourth. 
These three yachts then sailed together in the 
fifth race last Monday. Joyette and Ellen at 
the end of the fourth race were tied with 17 
points each for the Governor Draper cup, 
Hevella had 16 points, Wolf 14, Margarethe 
13 and Seehund II. 6. .* 
The races were managed by a joint committee 
of the Kaiserlicher and Eastern yacht clubs. 
His Excellency, Vice-Admiral Barandon, Henry 
Howard and Louis M. Clark were umpires and 
Captain Retzmann, Charles E. Hodges and Wil¬ 
liam I. Carlton were timers and starters. 
The owners and crews of the racers were: 
Hevella — Verein Seglerhaus am Wansee, 
owner; Otto Protzen, Dr. W. Rakenius and Al¬ 
fred Kretzchmar, crew. 
Margarethe—H. Kirsten, owner; Capt. Lieut. 
Tietgens, H. Kirsten and E. Koch, crew. 
Seehund IT.—O. Berghoff, owner; O. Berg- 
hoff, Dr. H. Serini and R. C. Krogmann, Jr., 
crew. 
Ellen—C. P. Curtis, owner; C. P. Curtis, Jr., 
C. P. Curtis and Robert W. Emmons 2d, crew. 
Joyette—Commodore, W. H. Childs, owner; 
W. W. Swan, Butler Whiting and Charles D. 
Mower, crew. 
Wolf—Caleb Poring, owner; Caleb Poring, 
W. Starling Burgess and John Chapin, crew. 
The three German yachts were designed and 
built by Max Oertz. Ellen was designed by 
E. A. Boardman and altered this year accord¬ 
ing to plans of Mr. Curtis. Joyette was de¬ 
signed by Charles D. Mower and Wolf by W. 
Starling Burgess. 
As usual in such matches there was a large 
fleet of yachts that followed the racers around 
the course, and in order that there should be 
no crowding or interference, four revenue cut¬ 
ters—Androscoggin, Seminole, Hohawk and 
Acushmet—kept the course clear. Among those 
who watched the races during the week were 
President Taft, on board the yacht Sylph, and 
Secretary of the Navy George von L. Meyer, 
from the dispatch boat Dolphin. 
FIRST RACE. 
The first race was sailed on Monday, Aug. 
29, in a fresh northwest wind and a choppy sea 
and it was thought that the conditions would 
suit the German yachts. The course was tri¬ 
angular and the second leg was east half south. 
Joyette got the best of the start, having the lead 
and being in the windward position. Ellen was 
next, followed by Hevella, Seehund, Margarethe 
and Wolf, a poor last. All were on the star¬ 
board tack. Joyette for a time held the lead, 
but Wolf, pulling through the fleet, passed her 
near the weather mark and Hevella was third, 
followed by Ellen. Seehund parted her throat 
halliards; she repaired after some delay. At 
the mark Wolf had a lead of 15s. Joyette was 
35s. ahead of Hevella. That yacht led Ellen 
by 15s. and Margarethe was 5s. further astern. 
Seehund was far behind and was not timed. It 
was a reach with booms to starboard to the next 
mark and Joyette soon drew by Wolf and Ellen, 
too, reached fast and moved into second place. 
They jibed around the mark and then Joyette 
led Ellen by 7s., Wolf by 32s., Margarethe by 
42s., Hevella by 47s. and Seehund by 10m. 46s. 
On the next leg the race was very close be¬ 
tween Joyette and Ellen, and those two drew 
away from the others, so that at the end of the 
first round Joyette led Ellen by 8s., Wolf by im. 
20s., Margarethe by 2m. 8s., Plevella by 2m. 28s. 
and Seehund by 12m. 58s. 
The times taken at the different marks on 
the first round were: 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. 3d Mark. 
Wolf . 12 00 15 12 24 32 12 46 00 
Joyette . 12 00 30 12 24 00 12 44 40 
Hevella . 12 01 05 12 24 47 12 47 08 
Ellen . 12 01 20 12 24 07 12 44 48 
Margarethe . 12 01 25 12 24 42 12 46 48 
Seehund II. 12 34 46 12 57 38 
The elapsed times on each leg of the course 
and the total of the round follow; 
1st Leg. 2d Leg. 3d Leg. Total. 
Wolf . 0 35 15 0 24 17 0 21 28 1 21 00 
Toyette . 0 35 30 0 23 30 0 20 40 1 19 40 
Hevella . 0 36 05 0 23 42 0 23 21 1 22 08 
Ellen . 0 36 20 0 23 47 0 20 41 1 19 48 
Margarethe . 0 36 25 0 23 17 0 22 06 1 21 48 
Seehund II. 0 22 52 1 32 38 
On the second windward leg Joyette did still 
better. She drew away from Ellen, and Wolf 
gained on that yacht so that at the turn she 
was close up. The three German yachts brought 
up the rear, Margarethe being the only one to 
keep near the American trio. 
On the reach Joyette again drew away from 
Ellen and Wolf, but on the last leg of the 
course Wolf did a little better because of a 
freshening wind favoring her. Seehund, too, the 
last boat in the fleet, did well on that leg, being 
favored also. The times on the second round 
were: 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. 3d Mark. 
Toyette . 1 19 35 1 40 29 2 01 36 
Ellen . 1 20 25 1 41 27 2 03 08 
Wolf . 1 20 19 1 41 44 2 05 48 
Margarethe . 1 22 15 1 45 06 2 08 50 
Hevella . 1 25 15 1 48 36 2 14 53 
Seehund II. 1 34 00 1 56 25 2 20 57 
The elapsed times over each leg of the course 
and for the round were: 
1st Leg. 2d Leg. 3d Leg. Total. 
Joyette . 0 34 55 0 20 54 0 21 07 1 16 56 
Ellen . 0 35 37 0 21 02 0 21 41 1 18 20 
Wolf . 0 34 19 0 21 25 0 24 04 1 19 38 
Margarethe . 0 35 27 0 24 51 0 23 44 1 24 02 
Hevella . 0 38 07 0 23 21 0 25 17 1 26 45 
Seehund . 0 36 22 0 22 25 0 24 32 1 23 19 
