Yachting Fixtures for 1908. 
JUNE. 
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. 
The Bermuda Races. 
Now that they are over with and all safely 
arrived at Bermuda, one looks for the moral 
contained in this sport of ocean racing. 
It has been proved that small yachts are just as 
safe at sea as in Long Island Sound in such 
weather as they have encountered, which we may 
put down as about half a gale. Would they 
still be safe in a full-fledged gale such as sends 
our coasters to Davy Jones? They should be, 
for they are far better found, designed and 
built, and are loaded to be at their best; not 
“overloaded, undermanned, trusting to a lee,” as 
Mr. Day aptly puts it in that splendid little poem 
of his called, “The Coasters.” 
We hope we never have to record anything 
but the safe arrival of the yachts at Bermuda. 
Both motor boats performed splendidly, Ailsa 
Craig covering the 670 miles in 66h. 32m. 30s., 
winning the race. Irene II. took goh. 39m. 59s., 
but as she only had an allowance of 2oh. 23m. 
24s. she lost the race by 3I1. 44m. 5s. 
As to the sailing race this last event has shown 
what a large element of luck there is in any race 
where yachts get scattered and pursue different 
courses. By holding well to the eastward navi¬ 
gator Warren Sheppard, on the Marchioness, 
played his best trump and deserved to win, but 
Venona beat him out at his own game by fol¬ 
lowing, and finally passing him when conditions 
became such as to develop the best qualities of 
the latter. Venona is a little witch and proved 
her heavy weather sail-carrying ability the last 
day. winning the race. 
Dervish again demonstrated her superiority 
over the other two and again won in her class. 
The elapsed time of all the sail boats is as 
follows: 
V’enona . 99 32 15 Zurab .128 05 20 
Marchioness .105 01 40 Esperanza .137 25 20 
Dervish .109 23'45 
N. Y. A. C. Block Island Race. 
The race to Block Island this year promises 
to be one of the big yachting events of the sea¬ 
son. What adds considerably to its interest this 
year is the entries of so many well known cham¬ 
pions besides a fleet that now figures up nearly 
forty boats. 
Among the champions entered are: Mimosa 
III., holder of the Manhasset cup and cham¬ 
pionship in 33ft. class of sloops; Alera, the fam¬ 
ous New York Y. C. 30-footer; Nutmeg, the 
champion 22-footer, of Boston, coming all the 
way from Marblehead to go in this race; Little 
Rhody II., the crack Q boat, of Massachusetts 
Bay, winner of the 40ft. free-for-all. at James¬ 
town, coming from Providence to compete; the 
yawl Tamerlane that won the first race to Ber¬ 
muda; Mist, winner of the Harlem Y. C. long 
distance race in 1907, and Okee, that little sloop 
that twice in succession won this same race to 
Block Island in 1906-1907, and that won the 
Gould gold cup of the Manhasset Bay Y. C. in 
1905. 
Tanya will also be there if her owner gets 
back from Bermuda to have her repaired in time, 
but this is doubtful. The start is off Huckle¬ 
berry Island, New Rochelle, at 5:40 P. 'M., so 
that those yachts who wish to race at Larch¬ 
mont that day will have time to do so and yet 
start in this event. The finish is in the West 
Harbor of Block Island. The following list of 
entries have been received up to date: 
A treasure ship always accompanies this fleet 
of boats, so that when the winners set sail for 
home each has his prize already on board to 
show his admirers when he gets home. 
Five prizes are offered in the open event with 
a special prize to handicap boats, sailing in one 
division, and a special prize for the yachts mak¬ 
ing the best elapsed time. 
Kildee, the new 18ft. knockabout, recently 
launched by the Herreshoffs at Bristol, R. I., 
will be sailed alternately by Francis and his 
sister Agnes Herreshoff in local races. 
LIST OF ENTRIES FOR NEW YORK A. C. BLOCK ISLAND RACE. 
Racing Allowance. 
Length. M. S. 
♦Duchess, Com. J. B. Palmer, Knickerbocker Y. C., sloop. 46.6 .. .. 
Mimosa III., S. YYainwright, American Y. C., sloop. 46.6 .. .. 
Notos, R. C. Mitchell, N. Y. A. C., sloop. 46.6 .. .. 
Alera, A. H. and J. W. Alker, N. Y. A. C., sloop. 43.6 0 36 
Alert, E. A. Sierck, Manhasset Bay Y. C., sloop. 42.6 0 4S 
♦Fearless, Vice-Corn. B. R. Stoddard, New Rochelle Y. C., sloop. 41.6 1 00 
Saladin, R. W. Rathborne, N. Y. A. C., sloop. 41.0 1 06 
Bobtail, R. Monks, Indian Harbor Y. C., sloop. . 40.6 112 
Sagola, W. H. Lindeman, Harlem Y. C., yawl. 40.6 1 12 
Alyce, W. A. Leib, N. Y. A. C., sloop. 40.0 1 IS 
♦Tillicum II., C. S. King, N. Y. A. C., sloop. 39.0 1 30 
Nutmeg, A. C. Jones, Boston Y. C., sloop. 38.0 1 42 
Rebel, A. H. Terhune, N. Y. Y. C., auxiliary yawl. 38.0 1 42 
Little Rhody II., Chas. F. Tillinghast, Bristol Y. C., sloop . 37.6 1 48 
♦Marguerite, Commodore Clark, Norwalk Y. C., sloop. 37.0 1 54 
♦Tamerlane, Daniel Bacon, New Rochelle Y. C., yawl. 36.6 2 00 
♦Mist, Com. H. A. Jackson, Jr., N. Y. A. C., sloop. • 36.0 2 06 
Hazel, J. E. Hyde, Moiris Y. C., auxiliary yawl. 36.0 2 06 
Guest, IJ. T. Vulte, N. Y. A. C., sloop. 35.0 2 IS . 
Carl E., F. Pearsall, Belle Harbor Y. C., sloop. 35.0 2 18 
♦Juanita, S. C. Hunter, New Rochelle, sloop. 34.6 2 24 
♦Kenosha II., C. W. Voltz, New Rochelle Y. C., sloop. 34-6 2 24 
♦Busy Bee, R. L. Cuthbert, New York Y. C\, sloop. 33.0 2 42 
♦Kenosha I., W. R. Berth, New Rochelle Y. C., sloop. 33.0 2 42 
Old Glory, G. P. Bonnell, Larchmont Y. C., sloop. 32.0 2 54 
Marguerite, M. A. Hornidge, Stuyvesant Y. C., sloop. 30.0 3 18 
♦Okee, Mahlstedt Brothers, N. Y. A. C., sloop. 29.6 3 24 
Io, C. A. Maryland, New Rochelle Y. C., sloop. 29.0 3 30 
Surprise, M. S. Kattenhorn, New Rochelle Y. C., yawl. 28.0 3 42 
Bell, Jos. E. Kidder, N. Y. A. C., sloop. 28.0 3 42 
Kobold, R. N. Kitching 11., Huguenot Y. C., sloop. 26.6 4 00 
Laddie Boy, E. M. Ccrey, New Rochelle Y. C., sloop. 26.0 4 06 
Grace II., J. B. Lambden, New Rochelle Y. C., yawl. .... 
Princess, ex Dorothy, F. G. Stewart, Seawanhaka Corinthian Y. C., sloop 
Chaperone, R. Jacob, Horseshoe Harbor Y. C., sloop. 
Boats marked with * also race for ipecial handicap priz e. 
THE START, GRAVESEND BAY, JUNE 6. 
Photo by Walter. 
