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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 2, 1909. 
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Deaths of two Yachtsmen. 
Former Commodore James D. Smith, of the 
New York Y. C„ and former Commodore 
Latham A. Fish, of the Atlantic \. C.. died last 
week. Both were well-known yachtsmen, and 
both had done much for the sport in tins 
Commodore James D. Smith died at his home 
at Stamford on Sept. 22. H ; e was in his 77™ 
year, and until a few days before his death had 
indulged in his favorite sport, yachting. He 
was on the cruise of the New York 1. C. in his 
auxiliary schooner Viking, and at each port 
where the fleet touched he went ashore and was 
warmly greeted by his club friends. He joined 
the club in March, 1873, and was No. 29 on the 
list of members. In 1880 he was elected rear- 
commodore, the next year he was vice-com- 
nrodore and in 1882 and 1883 he was commo¬ 
dore, and his flagship, the schooner Estelle, 
was one of the most popular vessels in the 
history of the club. For some years he offici¬ 
ated on the regatta committee, and for > twelve 
years he was chairman of the America s Cup 
committee, and the races of Genesta, Galatea, 
Thistle, and the two Valkyries were arranged 
by his committee. . 
Commodore Latham A. Fish, in addition to 
being prominently identified with the Atlantic 
Y. C., was also a member of the New York Y. 
C. He joined that club in 1883. In 1884 and in 
1886 he won the Goelet cups with his schooner 
Grayling. In 1886 he headed the syndicate of 
the Atlantic Y. C. that had the sloop Atlantic 
built for the defence of the America’s Cup. He 
was vice-commodore of the New York Y. C. 
in 1889 and 1890. Commodore Fish was 68 
years old and had always been prominent in 
yachting affairs. He had a country home at 
Greenport and used to sail small yachts on 
Gardiner’s Bay in later years. 
Yachting on the Pacific. 
In the 44ft. class Yankee won handily and 
made the best time of the day for the course, 
completing it in 2 hours 21 minutes and ix 
seconds. 
The Corinthian Y. C. entered in four of the 
races and secured first places in all of these. 
The regatta was managed by August Brandes, 
of the California Y. C.: George B. Dinsmore, 
of the San Francisco Y. Co Elmer E. John¬ 
son, of the Aeolian Y. C.; W. A. Sutherland, 
of the Golden Gate Y. C., and Douglas Ers- 
kine, of the Corinthian Y. C. Commodore 
George M. Shaw, of the California Y. C., was 
referee, and Phil. Fay and Douglas Erskine 
held the watches. A number of other yachts 
would have entered the races but for the fact 
that a number had taken trips up the Sac¬ 
ramento River. 
The prizes sailed for were cups that were 
presented by Josepsh M. Macdonough. who 
has for the past nine years provided the 
trophies for this regatta. 
The Encinal Y. C. celebrated Admission 
Day with swimming, rowing and yacht races, 
followed by a clam bake and later a dance in 
the club house. The yacht Tartar, Captain 
J. R. Kenna, won the yacht race. 
While no races have been planned for the 
Portola festival, it is thought that one will be 
arranged, as many of the local yachtsmen will 
be entertaining friends from out of town 
places, to whom a yacht race will be a pleas¬ 
ing feature. A. P. B. 
San Francisco, Cal., September 17.—Fine 
clear weather is still prevailing in the vicin¬ 
ity of San Francisco, and yachting is a 
favorite pastime. There has been a lack of 
the heavy breezes that usually visit this bay in 
the summer time, and the races that have been 
held have not been stirring events, but for 
pleasure cruising conditions have been about 
ideal, and most of the local white wings have 
been out during the past two weeks, espe¬ 
cially during the two holidays last week, Labor 
and Admission days. On Sept, ix the four¬ 
teenth annual regatta of the Pacific Interclub 
Yacht Association was held in the channel 
course of the bay, but none of the boats 
showed to advantage in the calm weather and 
smooth sea to which they were not accus¬ 
tomed. However, most of them sailed ac¬ 
cording to form, and many old-timers crossed 
the line first in the finishes. The race in the 
25ft. class was the best on the day’s, pro¬ 
gramme, and was a very close finish, it not 
being known until the time allowance has been 
figured out which boat had won. There were 
three starters in this race, Discovery, Merry 
Widow, and Neva. The latter yacht failed to 
make a showing, however, and the race was 
between the two former. Merry Widow 
crossed the finish line first, but could not 
overcome the time allowance and was beaten 
by Discovery by one minute 33 seconds cor¬ 
rected time. 
In the 20ft. class Ruby won from Fleur de 
Lis' and Moonlight, and at no time was in 
danger. Fleur de Lis is a new boat, owned by 
McCarthy Bros., and was expected to make a 
good showing, but in rounding Presidio Shoals 
buoy its gaff was broken and it came home in 
a crippled condition. 
In the 30ft. class it looked for a time as 
though Monsoon would be a strong factor in 
the race, but as soon as Challenger rounded 
the first buoy she commenced to gain, and 
kept this up until the finish, and won by over 
four minutes corrected time. 
Presto was the winner in the 36ft. class, 
finishing far in the lead. 
Wilson Cup Race Off. 
Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C. 
Canoeing. 
Brooklyn C. C. 
The open regatta of the Brooklyn Canoe 
Club was held on Gravesend Bay on Sept. n. 
The results follow: 
Open sailing, twice around, i^-mile triangle. 
Start, 3:15. Finish times: E. V. Walker, Qui- 
Quin-Gus C. C., 3.52.10; F. F. Dorsey, Knicker¬ 
bocker C. C., 3-52-50; R- J- Wilkin, Brooklyn 
C. C., 3.5310; A. W. Walter, Brooklyn C. C„ 
3.54.10; F. W. Pitcher, Brooklyn C. C„ 3.57.00. 
Budington trophy, same course and distance 
as above, start 4:12. finish times: A. W. 
Walter, Brooklyn C. C. 4.41.00; F. W. Pitcher, 
Brooklyn C. C., 4-45-00; R. J. Wilkin, Brooklyn 
C. C., fouled buoy. 
Single blade paddling: E. V. Walker, Qui- 
Quin-Gus C. C., first; J. A. DeCarnp, Knicker¬ 
bocker C. C., second; R. J. Wilkin, Brooklyn 
C. C., third; A. W. Walter, Brooklyn C. C., 
fourth; J. F. Marshall, unattached, fifth. 
Double blade paddling: E. C. Kelly, Ft. 
Washington C. C., first; A. D. Berning, In¬ 
wood C. C., second; F. W. Pitcher, Brooklyn 
C. C., third; J. F. Marshall, unattached, fourth; 
F. F. Dorsey, Knickerbocker C. C., fifth; R. J. 
Wilkin, Brooklyn C. C., sixth. 
Tandem paddling, single blades: E. C. 
Kelly, Ft. Washington C. C., and E. V. Walker, 
Qui-Quin-Gus C. C.. first; A. D. Berning. In¬ 
wood C. C., and H. Berning, Inwood C. C., 
Unfortunately, the annual race for the 
Wilson Cup had to be called off. . This race 
is arranged by the Crescent Athletic Club, of 
which F. M. Wilson is commodore, and he 
gives the cup each season for yachts of classes 
M and below all in one class. The trophy 
stands for the championship of the bay. It was 
to have been sailed on Wednesday, Sept. 22, 
and such good craft as More Joy, Florence. 
Joy, Soya and Princess were entered, as well 
as some of the smaller yachts. There was rain 
and fog that afternoon, and none showed up at 
the starting line. Later Gunda and Mouse 
came out, and a special race was arranged for 
these two. They went over a 6-mile course, and 
Gunda allowed Mouse 3m. Gunda took the lead 
at the start, and when on the wind, drew 
steadily away from Mouse, finally winning the 
race by 6m. 59s. corrected time. Gunda has 
been purchased by Gherardi Davis and H. 
Eagle, and Mouse has recently been purchased 
by Bartow S. Weeks. 
Yacht Transfers. 
id. 
A. C. A. 
Atlantic Division. 
The last races of the Seawanhaka-Corinthian 
Y. C. for the season of 1909 were sailed last 
Saturday afternoon at Oyster Bay. The wind 
was fresh from the northwest. Two races were 
sailed by the 15-footers owned in the club, and 
both were won by George Nichols’ Hen. These 
two races ended the second series for the boat, 
and the series prize was captured by E. C. 
Henderson’s Flicker. The times: 
A. C. A. Membership. 
Buffalo, N. Y., Oct. 1 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream : All officers and committees of the A. 
C. A. having reports to make for 1908-09 at 
executive committee meeting, to be held in Buf¬ 
falo, N. Y., Oct. 16, are especially urged to have 
their reports completed and accounts properly 
made and audited for acceptance and filing at 
that time. It is important owing to our limited 
time for business that everything should be in 
good shape. Please assist the new administra¬ 
tion by starting them with a clean slate. Thanks 
in advance for compliance. 
Chas. P. Forbush, Com. 
New York City, Sept. 27.—Proposals for as¬ 
sociate membership, A. C. A.: Mrs. Franklin W. 
Hopkins, 169 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, and 
Miss J. Lillian Stockwell, 575 West 155th street, 
N. Y. city. Louis Reichert. 
NEW MEMBERS ELECTED. 
Eastern Division.—5913, Richard L. Calder, 
22 Whitmarsh street. Providence, R. I.; 5914. 
R. C. Morrish, 176 Eastwood avenue, Provi¬ 
dence, R. I. 
Samuel B. Burnham, Treas. A. C. A., 
P. O. Box 23, Providence, R. I. 
Seawanhaka 15-<nnters—First Pace—Start, 11:05. 
Hen . 12 15 05 Grayling . 12 19 15 
rr r ;i se . 12 18 30 Imp . 12 20 00 
Sanderling . 12 19 20 Flicker . 12 20 22 
Thelema . 12 19 22 Alys . 12 20 50 
Seawanhaka 15-footers—Second Race—Start, 3:15. 
Hen . 4 32 10 Flicker . 4 36 04 
Thelema . 4 34 52 Grilse . 4 36 13 
Alys . 4 35 53 Imp . 4 36 30 
Trapshooiing. 
If you want your shoot to be announced here 
send a notice like the following: 
Fixtures. 
The following transfers of yachts are re¬ 
ported through the agency of Hollis Burgess: 
Thirty-five-foot sloop Sakuntala, sold by 
Charles K. Cummings, of Boston, to John P. 
Hartt, of Boston. 
Twenty-two-foot sloop Peggy, sold by Leland 
T. Powers, of Brookline, to Joseph E. Jacobs, 
of Boston. 
Twenty-eight-foot sloop Conomo, chartered 
by George C. Orr, of Portland, to F. L. Orcutt, 
of Boston. 
Oct. 9.—Wellington, Mass.—Paleface merchandise shoot. 
II. C. Kirkwood, Mgr. 
Oct. 12 (Columbus Day).—Bergen Beach G. C. third 
annual Cosmopolitan championship. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec’y. _ „ „ , 
Nov. 9.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec’y- _ „ _ , 
Dec. 14.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. L. H. Schorte- 
meier, Sec’y. 
1910. 
Jan. 1.—Bergen Beach (L. I.) G. C. merchandise handi¬ 
cap. L. H. Schortemeier, Sec’y. 
REGISTERED TOURNAMENTS. 
Oct. 1-2.—St. Joseph, Mo.—Metropolitan G. C. A. A. 
Carolus. Sec’y. . _ 
Oct. 2-3.—Chicago (Ill.) G. C. C. P. Zacher, Treas. 
