664 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 23, 1909. 
to La Cubana, Careless and Miana, and Miana 
finished the season with the best record. The 
records follow: 
Handicap Class—First Division. 
Starts, lsts. 2ds. 
Miana, W. J. O’Neill. 17 12 2 
La Cubana, J. H. Ives. 16 7 6 
Carless, Richard Rummell . 17 2 9 
Ondas, A. J. Menton. 2 0 0 
Wahkan II., Scribner & Robbins 10 0 
3ds. 
1 
2 
2 
0 
0 
Total for 5 yachts 
53 21 17 5 
In the second division, Mischief, owned by J. 
L. Mitchell, won the most races, but this was 
because Pappilon, owned by R. B. Moore, 
withdrew from racing about the middle of July. 
The records for this class are: 
Handicap Class—Second Division. 
Starts, lsts. 2ds. 
Mischief, J. L. Mitchell. 18 11 4 
Pappilon, R. B. Moore. 9 7 ! 
Trio, C. C. Clayton. 11 
Madiana, H. Smith . 4 0 2 
3ds. 
2 
0 
1 
0 
Totals for 4 yachts. 42 20 9 3 
In the total of wins for Mischief four sail- 
overs are included, and two are included in 
the record for Pappilon. 
One of the best classes on Gravesend Bay 
was that for the knockabouts. These boats are 
good, safe little craft, fairly fast, and so evenly 
matched that their races are always interesting. 
These boats cost about $250 each, and for after¬ 
noon sailing a better boat could not be had for 
such a small outlay. They are built to re¬ 
strictions and are very staunch craft. Twenty- 
one races were sailed in all, and Mouse made 
the best record. Early in the season this boat 
was owned by G. R. Le Sauvage. When he 
purchased Joy, Mouse was sailed by R. B. 
Moore, and at the end of the season it was 
sold to Bartow S. Weeks. Eleven yachts took 
part in these races and their records follow: 
Gravesend Bay Knockabouts. 
Starts. 
lsts. 
2ds. 
3d: 
Mouse, G. R. Le Sauvage. 
Merry Widow, Atkinson & Zim 
. 19 
11 
5 
0 
mermann . 
. 17 
4 
3 
0 
Slow Poke, Inslee & Stringer... 
. 15 
2 
5 
2 
Chico, W. H. Fales. 
. 20 
2 
3 
8 
Oueen, F. L. Bellingham. 
. 13 
\ 
2 
2 
Masque, L. S. 1 ieman. 
. 9 
1 
0 
2 
Bobs, R E- Spier. 
. 14 
0 
3 
3 
Cherub, B. Atkinson . 
. 3 
0 
0 
1 
Nancy, W. L. Sweet, Jr. 
,. 4 
0 
0 
0 
Banshee, J. Brandon. 
,. 4 
0 
0 
0 
Elfin, PI. A. Fales. 
. 5 
0 
0 
0 
Totals for 11 yachts.123 21 21 
21 
The sailing dinghies of the New York Canoe 
Club took part in eighteen races. There were 
eleven in the class, and two, Skeets and Bull 
Finch, started in every race. The best record 
was made by Little Devil, owned by C. Piatt. 
This yacht scored seven victories. The racing 
was very close all through the season, as the 
following records will show: 
Little Devil, C. Platt. 
Starts. 
.. 14 
lsts. 
7 
2ds. 
1 
3ds. 
1 
Skeets, A. de V. Bayley. 
.. IS 
3 
7 
4 
Osiris, R. S. Hawthorne. 
.. 15 
3 
1 
1 
Meteor, T. S. Erskine. 
.. 15 
1 
2 
1 
Shamrock J11., hi. Turtle. 
.. 9 
2 
1 
2 
Midget, C. V. Schuvler. 
1 
1 
1 
Viva, D. D. Allerton. 
.. 10 
0 
1 
0 
Aries, F, C. Moore... 
.. 8 
0 
0 
2 
Bull Finch, Roloft & Maurei.. 
.. 18 
1 
4 
6 
Taurus, E. S. Morrissey. 
.. 1 
0 
0 
0 
Dots, H. Kennard . 
1 
0 
0 
0 
Totals for 11 yachts. 
.. 116 
IS 
IS 
18 
Many other races were sailed during the sum¬ 
mer on Gravesend Bay, and some long distance 
events were started there. On Decoration Day 
the Atlantic Y. C. had a mixed class race, the 
course being around the Bell Buoy off the Point 
of the Hook. Several of the yachts did not 
turn the mark properly and were disqualified, 
and Vivian II. won the race. There were seven 
starters. 
The yawl Phantom and sloop Vivian II. met 
in several races. Phantom won three, and 
Vivian II. won one. Phantom also sailed 
against Irondequoit in one race and won in 
another against Adyta and won. Gardenia also 
took part in several races and was very suc¬ 
cessful. Once she won from Adyta, twice she 
won from Aspirant and Adyto and once she 
beat Aspirant. 
The 65-footers sailed two races off Sandy 
Hook in regattas of the Atlantic Y. C. Istalena 
wone once, Aurora won once and Winsome was 
third in both events. 
Four schooners took part in three races in ad¬ 
dition to the Decoration Day race of the Atlantic 
Club. These were won by Commodore William 
C. Towen’s Tammany. Eclipse was second in 
one race, third in another and had one sailover, 
and Shamrock was second in one race. 
Two of the Sound dories went down the bay 
to race. G. G. Fry’s Tautog defeated Slow 
Poke in one race, and A. B. Fry’s Faraway de¬ 
feated Tautog in the other. In another special 
race at the end of the season Gunda defeated 
Mouse. 
Five yachts started in the race to Bermuda. 
These were George S. Runk’s Margaret, Edwin 
Palmer’s Crusader, Dr. W. L. Baum’s Amorita, 
Dr. Leedon Sharp’s Restless and J. P. Crozier’s 
Marchioness. They finished in the order named 
for the prizes. 
Commodore W. C. Towen’s Tammany won 
the Cape May Race with L. J. Callanan’s 
Eclipse second, Leo S. Herzig’s Gardenia third. 
The others were Gen. David E. Austen’s 
Ondawa, John Lewis’ Vigil and R. Von Forreg- 
ger’s Adyta. 
The Atlantic Y. C. started thirteen yachts in 
the race around Long Island, and Nutmeg, 
owned_ by C. A. Jones, won, with L. D. Hunt¬ 
ington’s Interim second, A. G. Hill’s Crescent 
third and G. P. Granbery’s Intrepid fourth. 
There were three power boat races of im¬ 
portance. Twelve yachts started in the Crescent 
Athletic Club race to Marblehead, and this was 
won by F. D. Giles, Jr.’s St. Elmo. Three 
yachts raced back from Bermuda for a cup 
offered by the same club, and this was won by 
J. G. Naefie Whitaker’s Ilys. Another race 
around Staten Island was won by G. P. Gran¬ 
bery’s Irene II., with George McMann’s Niobe 
second and Royal Flush third. In these three 
races there were twenty-five starters. 
The Bensonhurst Y. C. had five handicap 
races during the season. In one of these there 
were thirty-one starters, and the race was won 
by C. C. Clayton’s Trio, with R. E. Spiers’ 
Bobs second and C. Piatt’s Little Devil third. 
Soya finished first, but had to allow lots of time. 
There were three races for the Richard Rum¬ 
mell trophy, which was won by Slow Poke, and 
Miana won the J. H. Ives prize. Eleven yachts 
competed for these prizes, and the total num¬ 
ber of starters was thirty-seven. 
Taking it all together, the racing on Graves¬ 
end Bay was very good indeed. In some of the 
classes there was a falling off, particularly the 
beginning of the season, but toward the close 
things improved very much, and in the small 
classes the sport was very fine. The summary 
following shows the number of yachts that 
raced, the number of races sailed and the num¬ 
ber of starters: 
Class. Races. 
Class P . 17 
Class Q . 22 
Handicap—First Division . 21 
Handicap—Second Division _ 20 
Class S . 19 
Knockabouts . 21 
Dinghies . 18 
Class K . 2 
Schooners . 5 
Other sloops . 11 
Long distance . 3 
Handicaps . 5 
Dories . 2 
Specials . 2 
Power boats . 3 
No. of No. of 
Yachts. Starters. 
8 
11 
5 
4 
5 
11 
11 
3 
4 
8 
17 
1 
2 
1 
25 
116 
45 
88 
53 
42 
53 
123 
116 
6 
10 
30 
24 
70 
2 
6 
25 
693 
Totals . 171 
In the special handicap races there was only 
one yacht that had not been racing in other 
classes during the summer. 
Yacht Transfers. 
The following transfers of yachts are re¬ 
ported through the agency of William Gardner: 
Twin-screw power yacht Yaqui, sold by 
Charles H. Corby to W. E. Cummer, of Jack¬ 
sonville. Yaqui was built in 1907 from Mr. 
Gardner’s design, and is fitted with two Craig 
motors of 125-horsepower each. 
Steam yacht Niagara IV., sold by Howard 
Gould to George C. Thomas, who has re-named 
the yacht Ednada II. 
Lipton has a Challenge. 
Sir Thomas Lipton sailed from England last 
Saturday on the steamship Cedric, and is due 
in this city to-morrow. When leaving he said, 
“I have a challenge in my pocket for the 
America’s Cup, and if they give me any en¬ 
couragement that it will be accepted under the 
universal rule, I will challenge.” Sir Thomas 
will meet members of the New York Y. C. as 
soon as he reaches here, and it is possible that 
a race will be arranged. The revival of hints 
of a repetition of a challenge for the America’s 
Cup has drawn forth a letter from Prof. Finlay, 
in which he suggests a race for a fresh cup, to 
be regarded as equivalent to .the old one, the 
Americans giving away nothing but the present 
unequal conditions. In commenting upon this 
letter Field does not sympathize with Prof. 
Finlay’s suggestion, but attacks the New York 
Y. C. roundly. It says: 
“There must be either a race for this cup or 
no race at all. The present conditions regard¬ 
ing this cup being unfair, there can be no race 
until they are altered. The present New York 
Y. C. rule differs from the international rule, 
which is only in force in Europe. Therefore a 
yacht built for the America’s Cup either under 
the old conditions or the present New York 
Club conditions cannot race in Europe at all, 
where the international rule is in force. 
“After the refusal of the delegates of the New 
York Y. C. to attend the international confer¬ 
ence in London in 1906 it can only be assumed 
that it was the wish of the New York Y. C. 
that international contests between European 
and American yachts should be suspended.” 
After recounting the history of the confer¬ 
ence and the conditions arrived at Field con¬ 
tinues : 
“We call attention to the conditions to show 
that at present there is not the least reason 
to suppose that European yachtsmen generally 
will sacrifice these advantages in the hope of 
promoting international contests in America 
for the America’s Cup or any other trophy.” < 
The paper then refers to the visit of the 
delegates to the conference at Berlin and Paris 
which was crowned with success, and adds: 
“From all this the New York Y. C. has stood 1 
aloof with its America’s Cup locked up in a box. 
Indeed, the trophy has remained there so long 
that some yachtsmen begin to feel with Prof. 
Finlay that possibly there is no use troubling 
further about such a contest.” 
The Field expresses the belief that the majority 
of American yachtsmen are inclined to join 
hands with European yachtsmen, but: “The 
fact is there is no legislative body in America 
corresponding to the Yacht Racing Association 
of Great Britain and the Deutscher Segler Ver- 
band of Germany. In America the mighty New 
York Y. C. embraces nothing but itself. In 
our opinion the New York Y. C. made several 
mistakes in its conduct of international races, 
but never greater than when it refused to send 
delegates to the conference in 1906.” 
Pacific Coast Yachting. 
San Fancisco, Cal., Oct. 1 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: It is very seldom the case that winter 
rains commence at San Francisco in September, 
or even in October, but during the past ten 
days there have been several rainy days and 
several yachting events have been called off 
until the weather is more settled. The most 
important of these races was the Farallon race, 
but this will be held at an early date. This is 
the third year that this event has been on the 
programme and much interest is being taken 
in it, owing to the unsatisfactory ending of the 
race last year. The yachts finished after dark 
then, and for a long time a great controversy 
was in progress as to which yacht was entitled 
to the Phillips cup, and this matter was never 
settled. This year every precaution will be 
taken to insure a satisfactory ending of the 
event, and if finished after night, care will be 
taken to display proper signals. The first race 
was won by Yankee, and this boat is still a 
favorite, but it is considered by some that 
