Yachting Fixtures for 1908. 
JUNE. 
13. New Haven Y. C. 
13. Manhasset Bay Y. C. 
13. Marine and Field Club. 
13. Bayside Y. C., handicap. 
13. Edgemere Y. C., 16-footers. 
18. N. Y. Y. C., Glen Cove. 
20. New Haven Y. C. 
20. N. Y. A. C., Block Island race. 
20. N. Y. A. C. motor boat race to Block Island. 
20. Atlantic Y. C. 
20. Larchmont Y. C. 
20. Columbia Y. C., Chicago to Michigan City, motor 
boats. 
23. Indian Harbor, cruise to New London. 
26. Seawanhaka Cor. Y. C., special. 
26. Seawanhaka Cor. Y. C., special. 
26. Bayside Y. C., one-design. 
27. Bayside Y. C., handicap. 
27. New Haven Y. C. 
27. Seawanhaka, annual. 
27. New Rochelle, annual. 
27. Belle Harbor Y. C., ocean race. 
27. Seawanhaka Cor. Y. C., special. 
27. Brooklyn Y. C. 
27. New Rochelle, annual. 
27. Belle Harbor Y. C., around lightship. 
28. Erie Basin Y. C.. annual. 
Marblehead to Bermuda. 
Marblehead Rock was the yachtsman’s mecca 
on the morning of Wednesday, June 3, for on 
that day six yachts started on an ocean race 
from there to Bermuda. Unlike last year’s race, 
where a variety of rigs were in evidence, this 
year all but one were schooners. Marchioness, 
the one exception, was a large 67ft. knockabout. 
She and the small schooner, Edith Anna, only 
54ft. long, hailed from the Yachtsman’s Club 
of Philadelphia. New York waters were repre¬ 
sented by the 84ft. schooner Zurah from the 
New Rochelle Y. C. and the 88ft. schooner 
Esperanza, formerly Ingomar, of the Atlantic 
Y. C. 
Boston was represented by Dervish, an 85ft. 
schooner that won the race last year, and hails 
from the Corinthian Y. C. of Marblehead, and 
the little 65ft. schooner Venona, of the Boston 
Y. C. 
Other boats were ready to start, but did not 
for various reasons, principal of which was the 
inability of their owners to get a crew of ama¬ 
teurs. Outside of any risk, of which on a well 
found yacht there is but little, few men in busi¬ 
ness can spare the time to go away for at least 
two weeks. For this reason the yawls Chaos 
and Lila withdrew, and this leaving Little Hope 
with no competitor she withdrew rather than 
take a sailover, a hollow sort of a victory at 
best. Only one large Class A schooner ap¬ 
peared, Fleur de Lys, and so she withdrew. 
The six survivors had made careful prepara¬ 
tions for this race. Zurah last year was troubled 
with masts too light to stand driving hard, but 
this year she is heavier rigged all through and 
a fine contest is expected between Zurah, Der¬ 
vish and Esperanza in Class B, but the differ¬ 
ence in rigs and sizes of the Class C boats may 
give one a decided advantage over the others. 
Esperanza has to allow Dervish ih. 30m., and 
Zurah 2h. Marchioness has to allow Venona 
ih. 20m., and Edith Anna 4h. 20m. 
Accompanied by a fleet of sightseers, the 
racers one by one got under way, following 
Dervish, the first to get away at 2:15 out to 
the starting line where the judges’ tug had taken 
its position. There was just a good wholesail 
southerly breeze when the starting signal for 
Class B was given at 11:15. Dervish was the 
first away, crossing on the starboard tack at 
11:16:15, followed by Esperanza at 11:16:46 
and Zurah at 11:17:10. 
Five minutes later at 11:20 the signal for 
Class C was given and Venona got the best start 
at 11:21:45 with Edith Anna second at 11:22:50 
and Marchioness last at 11:23:20. 
The breeze softened soon after the start and 
then later on picked up perceptibly from the 
southeast with all hands heading to the east¬ 
ward. 
Dervish and Esperanza were having a close 
fight for the lead when last seen by the Marble¬ 
head folks with Zurah close behind them doing 
VENONA LEADING AT START OF CLASS C OFF MARBL EHEVD, JUNE 3. EDITH ANNA AND 
MARCHIONESS COMING ASTERN OF HER. Photo by w< B Jacksofl> 
MARBLEHEAD HARBOR. 
Photo by W. B. Jackson. 
