Sept, it, 1909] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
The summary: 
First Race of the German-Americnn Sonder Class Series 
—Triangular Course, 15 Miles—Start, 11:25. 
Finish. 
Elapsed. 
Joyette . 
2 36 36 
Ellen . 
2 38 08 
Wolf . 
2 40 48 
Margarethe . 
2 43 50 
Hevella . 
. 2 14 53 
2 49 53 
Seehund II. 
. 2 20 57 
2 55 57 
SECOND RACE. 
The second race was sailed over a windward 
and leeward course of twelve miles, three miles 
to a leg, on Tuesday, Aug. 30. There was a 
strong wind from south-southeast and the course 
was laid from a line just outside the harbor. 
They were sent away on time and all crossed 
on the starboard tack. Joyette caught the eye 
first on the line. Hevella was to leeward of 
her and on her weather quarter was Margarethe, 
but moving so quickly she soon had Joyette 
blanketed. Ellen was on the weather quarter 
of Seehund and Wolf was a bad last. Wolf 
took the port tack and Joyette followed her to 
get clear of the two German boats. The others 
soon followed and stood to the east. Wolf 
soon improved her position and worked across 
Joyette’s bow and Ellen footed very fast and 
pointed high, and when Wolf and Ellen came 
together later, Ellen was in the lead. Joyette 
gradually worked into third position, but had 
a hard fight with the German boats. Ellen turn¬ 
ed the mark im. 4s. ahead of Wolf, and Joy¬ 
ette was next, 52s. behind Wolf. Seehund had 
done well on this leg and was well up with the 
leaders. She overstood the mark and stood on 
the port tack to make it when she met Joyette 
on starboard tack. Joyette had to make a tack 
to fetch, and she gave way for Seehund, but 
that yacht wore round and allowed Joyette to 
turn, and then when she approached the mark 
again, Hevella cut her off. Then she fouled 
the mark and withdrew. 
Joyette set her spinnaker to port for the run 
while the others carried theirs to starboard. 
The latter came to the way of thinking of Joy¬ 
ette’s skipper and jibed over. No change was 
made in the order down wind, but Joyette made 
a fair gain and Wolf was slowest of all. 
On the wind again Ellen and Wolf had a 
fine battle and this time Wolf won out, and 
she turned the mark with a lead of 41s. Joy¬ 
ette, too, had done well and she was only 
31s. behind Ellen. Wolf carried her spinnaker 
to port and Ellen had hers to starboard for 
the run home. Joyette had trouble jibing and 
lost some time. It was a close race down wind 
and until the last 200 yaa'ds, Wolf led. Then a 
slight shift to the east favored Ellen and made 
her spinnaker draw well, while that on Wolf 
fluttered. It was a lucky shift for Ellen, for 
she shot ahead and crossed the line a winner 
by 16s. The times at the mark follow: ■ 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. 3d Mark. 
Ellen . 11 51 10 12 25 07 1 08 40 
Wolf . 11 52 02 12 26 11 1 09 21 
Joyette . 11 53 52 12 27 03 1 09 52 
Hevella . 11 54 22 12 27 46 1 11 40 
Seehund . 11 54 23 Withdrew. 
Margarethe . 11 54 51 12 28 31 . 
The times over each leg of the course were: 
1st Leg. 2d Leg. 3d Leg, 4th Leg. 
Ellen . 0 41 10 0 33 57 0 42 29 0 22 20 
Wolf . 0 42.02 0 34 09 0 44 14 0 23 17 
Joyette . 0 43 52 0 33 11 0 42 49 0 23 00 
Hevella . 0 44 22 0 33 24 0 43 54 0 23 01 
Seehund . 0 44 23 0 33 40 . 
Margarethe . 0 44 51 . 
The summary : 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Ellen . 1 31 41 2 21 41 
Wolf . 1 31 57 2 21 57 
Joyette . 1 32 52 2 22 52 
Hevella . 1 34 41 2 24 41 
Margarethe . 1 39 44 2 29 44 
Seehund . Withdrew. 
THIRD RACE. 
There was a fresh north-northwest wind when 
the yachts left the harbor on the morning of 
Thursday, Sept. 2. The sea outside was choppy 
and the Germans were pleased, declaring the 
conditions more nearly like Kiel than they had 
yet experienced. The course was to be tri¬ 
angular and the starting line was made from 
a point where the first leg could be laid to 
windward. The six racers were reefed. The 
German boats used the rolling reef, twisting 
their booms round and thus shortening the sail. 
Joyette got the position at the start, having 
Hevella under her lee. Wolf was badly pocketed 
between Seehund and Ellen and Margarethe was 
furthest to leeward. Hevella soon took the port 
tack and after a few short hitches, which placed 
Joyette in the lead of Wolf, Hevella stood on 
the port tack and Margarethe on starboard and 
the others sailed between these two. Joyette 
and Wolf had a hot fight, but Joyette always 
held the lead in spite of the many tacks they 
made. This constant tacking helped the Ger¬ 
man boats, which went on about their business 
with nothing to bother them, and when Hevella 
stood in from the northeast and Margarethe v 
from the west, both drew ahead of the Ameri¬ 
can trio and Margarethe had the lead. She 
had found the wind drawing more off the land, 
which gave her quite a lift. 
Margarethe turned the first mark. 9s. ahead 
of Hevella and im. 6s. ahead of Joyette. Wolf 
was 5is. behind Joyette, Ellen 20s. still further 
behind and Seehund II. was 32 seconds behind 
Ellen. 
It was a reach with booms to port to the 
next mark two and a half miles away, and 
Joyette at once showed her superiority at reach¬ 
ing and overhauled Hevella before the mark 
was reached and cut down the lead of Mar¬ 
garethe. The wind had softened and the sea 
gone down and reefs were shaken out on all 
the yachts. 
They jibed around the second mark and car¬ 
ried booms to starboard for the reach home. 
Margarethe was 15s ahead of Joyette as they 
jibed and 35s. ahead of Hevella. The others 
had not changed their positions, but Wolf and 
Ellen had both closed up on Hevella. On the 
last leg Joyette soon took the lead. Hevella 
made a slight gain on Margarethe and Ellen 
passed Wolf. The times at each mark on the 
first round follow: 
1st Mark. 2d Mark. Home Mark 
Margarethe . 11 50 58 12 13 20 12 40 07 
Hevella . 11 51 07 12 13 55 12 40 38 
Joyette . 11 52 04 12 13 35 12 39 01 
Wolf . 11 52 55 12 14 44 12 41 26 
Ellen . 11 53 15 12 15 00 12 41 18 
Seehund II. 11 53 47 12 16 10 12 42 49 
The elapsed times made over each leg were as 
follows: 
1st. Leg. 2d Leg. 3d Leg. Total. 
Margarethe . 0 40 58 0 22 22 0 26 47 1 30 07 
Hevella . 0 41 07 0 22 48 0 26 43 1 30 38 
Joyette . 0 42 04 0 21 31 0 24 26 1 29 01 
Wolf . 0 42 55 0 21 49 0 26 42 1 31 26 
Ellen . 0 43 15 0 21 45 0 26 18 1 31 18 
Seehund . 0 43 47 0 22 23 0 26 39 1 32 49 
With a lead of im. 6s. Joyette started off on 
the second round. She took the port tack until 
Margarethe and Hevella took the starboard, and 
then she tacked, but when Ellen held on the 
port tack she followed that boat and made a 
serious mistake. The wind was much lighter 
and Ellen and Joyette headed in to the Man¬ 
chester shore, while Margarethe and Hevella 
held on the starboard tack to the west and Wolf 
held between the two. Ellen drew by Joyette, 
and when the lot came together at the mark, 
Margarethe and Hevella were ahead of the 
three American boats. They had found better 
wind to the west. Joyette was in fifth place. 
Reaching on the next leg she soon overhauled 
Wolf and Ellen, but made only a slight gain 
on Margarethe. 
On the last leg Joyette luffed out to pass 
Hevella, but that yacht luffed too, and finding 
a better wind high of the course Mr. Protzen 
luffed still further, and catching the first of 
the freshening wind began to overhaul Mar¬ 
garethe which had sailed a true course. Then 
Joyette found a soft spot and Ellen, Wolf and 
Seehund caught and passed her. Hevella passed 
Margarethe and won the race by 59 s - Wolf was 
third, and Seehund bringing up a good breeze 
just nipped Ellen at the line. The times on 
the third round were: 
423 
1st Mark. 
2d Mark. 
Home Mark. 
.. 1 19 40 
1 45 54 
2 20 55 
1 47 07 
2 19 56 
1 47 50 
2 22 10 
1 48 04 
2 22 33 
1 47 31 
2 22 47 
1 50 15 
2 22 30 
over each leg of 
the course 
and for the round follow: 
Margarethe 
Hevella ... 
Wolf . 
Ellen . 
Joyette ... 
Seehund .. 
1st L 
■eg- 
2d L 
eg. 
3d L 
eg. 
Total. 
0 
39 
33 
0 
26 
14 
0 
35 
U1 
1 
40 
48 
0 
39 
45 
0 
26 
44 
0 
32 
49 
1 
39 
18 
0 
39 
13 
0 
27 
11 
0 
34 
20 
1 
40 
44 
0 
39 
50 
0 
26 
56 
0 
34 
29 
1 
41 
15 
.0 
42 
17 
0 
26 
13 
0 
35 
16 
1 
43 
4fi 
0 
41 
39 
0 
25 
47 
0 
32 
15 
1 
39 
41 
THE SUMMARY OF THE RACE. 
Third Race of the German-American Sonder Class Series 
—Triangular Course—15 Miles—Start, 11:10. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Hevella . 2 19 56 3 09 56 
Margarethe . 2 20 55 3 10 55 
Wolf . 2 22 10 3 12 10 
Seehund . 2 22 30 3 12 30 
Ellen . 2 22 23 3 12 33 
Joyette . 2 22 47 3 12 47 
FOURTH RACE. 
The wind was light and from the southwest 
when the yachts reached the starting line for 
the fourth race on Friday, Sept. 3. The course 
was windward and return, twelve miles in all 
and three miles to each leg. Hevella caught the 
eye first on the line. She had a beautiful start 
and was at the weather end. Seehund II. was 
next followed in order by Margarethe, Joyette 
and Wolf. Ellen had tried to cross on the port 
tack, but Joyette and Wolf were close to her 
on the starboard tack and forced Ellen to bear 
away so that she was last to cross the line. 
She held on the port tack heading to the west 
inshore. Joyette was the first to follow Ellen, 
and then one after another all came about, Mar¬ 
garethe being the last. A few short hitches put 
Ellen in the lead, followed by Wolf and Joyette 
and Hevella leading the visitors. Ellen im¬ 
proved her lead by making another port tack 
and getting a better wind under the land, and 
later Joyette, by standing to the west, improved 
her position so that when they fetched the mark 
Ellen was leading by 2m. 6s. Joyette was sec¬ 
ond by im. 52s. ahead of Wolf. Hevella was 
fourth with im. 7s. further astern, and then 
came Margarethe and Seehund. 
Spinnakers were carried to port for the run 
home. Seehund, Joyette and Hevella held to 
the westward of the course and Margarethe and 
Wolf to the eastward, while Ellen sailed a 
straight course home. With about two miles 
sailed the wind backed more to the south and 
spinnakers were taken in and reset to starboard, 
flevella had run very fast and had drawn up on 
Ellen, and just near the home mark she passed 
that yacht and took the lead by 5s. Seehund, 
too, had done well, and reaching in from the 
west nipped Joyette at the mark, taking third 
place. The times at the outer and home marks 
and elapsed times for each leg of the course* 
follow: 
1st Mark. Elapsed. Home Mark. Elapsed. 
Ellen .12 04 18 0 54 18 12 54 10 0 49 52 
Hevella ... 17 09 43 0 59 43 12 54 05 0 49 22 
Jovette ...17 06 44 0 56 44 12 57 05 0 50 21 
Wolf . 12 08 36 0 58 36 12 58 06 0 49 30 
Seehund .. 17 11 13 1 01 13 12 56 38 0 45 25 
Margarethe 12 10 55 1 00 55 12 5§ 22 0 47 27 
Ellen made a poor turn and was backwinded 
by Hevella and made a short starboard hitch 
to get clear and then followed Hevella to the 
westward. All followed Hevella on this tack 
except Joyette, and she took the starboard tack 
at once. It was the only logical move to make. 
She was 3m. astern of Hevella and the wind 
had shown it was southing, and yachts sailing 
on that side of the course had more wind than 
those on the other. Then, too, on the starboard 
tack she had the full benefit of the tide which 
was setting to the west. She made one long 
tack of twenty minutes and then came about, 
but again stood off shore a few minutes later. 
Hevella was the first to follow Joyette and 
when the two yachts drew together, Joyette was 
far in the lead, and after that the race was all 
over. Joyette turned the weather mark with a 
lead of 3m. 40s. and Hevella the second boat 
was 2m. 43s. ahead of Ellen. They ran home 
