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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept, io, 1910. 
] 
A 31-RATER CLOSE HAULED ON THE WIND. 
sloop Alert and considerable trouble was 
caused, the winner finally being disqualified for 
sailing’ under the flag of another club in a 
purely club race. Kendall, the owner of the 
3-acht" was expelled from the club and the cup 
was returned and later awarded to Perhaps, 
which had finished second. This yacht was af¬ 
terward sold by her owner, J. J. Sherry, who 
has retired from the California Y. C. 
The Fleetwing is a recent addition to the Cal¬ 
ifornia Y. C.’s fleet, and was formerly in the 
fleet of the South Bay Y. C., where she was 
known as the Ibis. 
The Aeolian Y. C. held a very exciting race 
last Sunday for the Hauser trophy, and this 
race was won by the Merry Widow, which 
wrested the honors from the Speedwell by the 
narrow margin of 2 minutes 15 seconds. This 
contest is the fourth one held for the cup, 
which must be won three times by one yacht 
to become its permanent property. The Merry 
Widow won it last season, the first race hav¬ 
ing been won by the Nautilus and the second 
by the Iola. All the yachts in the club were 
eligible for this event and in addition to the 
Merry Widow and Speedwell the following en¬ 
tered: Genesta, Edna. Surprise, Emma, Rival 
and Thetis. 
On August 21st the race for the Hammer¬ 
smith trophy will be held under the auspices of 
the Corinthian Club and this race is expected to 
attract much attention. It was originally in¬ 
tended to hold it in July, but the date set was 
so close to the big Santa Cruz event that it was 
decided best to postpone it. This will be the 
second season for this race, the first event hav¬ 
ing been won by the sloop Yankee. The race 
will be sailed under arbitrary handicap condi¬ 
tions and the boats will be sent away in order 
of their handicaps, making the winner the first 
boat that reaches the finish line. 
Just at the present time much attention is 
being attracted to the yachting events being held 
in the Santa Barbara channel. The Santa Bar¬ 
bara Y. C. and the South Coast Y. C. have 
joined in the big regatta, which is the most ex¬ 
tensive one ever given off Santa Barbara. The 
program commenced with a race from San Pe¬ 
dro to Santa Barbara, which commenced Au¬ 
gust 13th and finished next day with the sloop 
Alert flying the colors of the Channel City as 
winner. She finished third, but was given the 
race by time allowance over the Mah-Pe and 
Wasp. The Alert is a new boat, designed by 
C. D. Callaghan, of San Pedro. She is a fin- 
keel racer and carries more than two and half 
tons of lead in the bulb. Don Leach, a Santa 
Barbara skipper, piloted her to victory on the 
race up the Channel. The Siwash is also a new 
boat and was built to be entered in the recent 
ocean race from San Pedro to Hawaii, but was 
not ready to start when that race was pulled 
oft. Following the Channel race the visiting 
yachtsmen were tendered a reception at the Pot¬ 
ter Hotel. On August 16th one of the prettiest 
races ever held in Southern California waters 
was sailed off Santa Barbara, the contest being 
the sloops Alert, of that city, and Mischief I. 
of San Pedro, being especially exciting. At no 
time during the race were the boats out of 
talking distance of each other and at the finish 
line Mischief I was but two seconds ahead 
and many suggested that the race be called a 
dead heat. On the following day several other 
very exciting races were held, close finishes 
being a feature. The race between the yawls 
Wave and Minerva was very interesting and 
when the fourteen mile course was finished the 
two boats were but six seconds apart, the race 
going to the Minerva, which had a small hahdi- 
cap. The Alert won from the Wasp and also 
beat Mischief I, although not matched with this 
boat. A San Francisco boat. White Wings, 
from the Corinthian Club, was also entered and 
made a start, but on the way down the coast 
she had lost her centerboard and was at the 
mercy of the stiff breeze that was blowing. In 
the race for cat boats Amigo Mio finished first, 
with Volga second and Nerrid third. 
The Forest and Stiiam may be obtained from any 
newsdealer on order. Ask your dealer to supply you 
regularly. 
Racing at New Orleans. 
New Orleans, Sept. 1 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: The race between dory boats was held 
Saturday at West End under the direction of 
the Southern Y. C. Smoke won the race and 
the Griswold silver cup. The other boats in 
the race were: Flying Dutchman, Umph and 
Giggle Gunk. Smoke finished the four miles 
in 4.45.09. The boat is owned by F. Otis and 
was sailed by Dave Wuescher. Emil Baum- 
garden, F. W. Crosby and T. T. Barr, composed 
the committee in charge of the races. 
Chewink defeated Cadillac on Sunday at West 
End in the first of a series of races for the 
Prochaska cup. The cup goes to the winner of 
two out of three races. Chewink finished 9111. 
5s. ahead of Cadillac. Flying Dutchman won 
the dory race on Sunday, Smoke coming in for 
second honors im. 34s. behind the winner. 
Flying Dutchman is owned by Ernest Jahncke. 
It is proposed to hold several of these dory 
races during the fall. Boat racing will prob¬ 
ably continue here for some weeks. 
F. G. G. 
Motor 'Boating . 
Motor Boat Carnival. 
The annual motor boat carnival of the Na¬ 
tional Association of Engine and Boat Manu¬ 
facturers will be held this year on the Hudson 
River Sept. 21 to 24 inclusive. The racing will 
be under the auspices of the Motor Boat Club 
of America, and that club’s houseboat Najme 
will be moored somewhere off the Riverside 
Drive. The exact location will be announced 
shortly. 
The races are national and State chamoion- 
ships and there will also be some long distance 
races. On Wednesday, Sept. 21. there will be 
run the long distance events, for racing boats 
to Poughkeepsie and return, and the race for 
cruisers to Peekskill and return. 
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 22 
to 24 inclusive, series races will be held for the 
five championship cups and for any other classes 
provided for by the American Power Boat As¬ 
sociation's rules that may fill, such as small 
open launches, yacht tenders, etc. 
A decided improvement from the spectators’ 
standpoint is that the courses of the series races 
instead of being ten miles around, as in the past, 
thus taking the boats out of view for a con¬ 
siderable portion of each race, will be not over 
five or six miles around, the starting point being 
midway of the course. Under these conditions 
the boats will never be more than a mile and a 
half away. 
Entries for the various events will close Sept. 
19, and full descriptive matter, together with 
entry cards, will be mailed upon application. 
All communications should be addressed to the 
secretary of the race committee. Ira Hand, 29 
West Thirty ninth street. New York city. 
Motor Boats at Larchmont. 
There were two races for motor boats off 
Larchmont last Saturday. One for those over 
55 feet rating and one for those 55 feet and 
under. They went 40 miles, four times around 
the Harmsworth cup course. The prizes were 
presented by Vice-Commodore R. J. Schaefer. 
In the big class were Edmee, rating 67.14: 
Raeo, not measured, and Bettina. rating 61.05. 
Edmee is owned by R. J. Schaefer, and had to 
give allowances to the others. She started off 
well, and drawing away from the others, finished 
far in the lead. She beat Raeo nearly an hour. 
In the smaller class were Blue Peter V., with 
her 6o-horsepower motor, rating at 50.09, and 
Ilys, rating 44.95. Blue Peter V. took the lead 
at the start and finished far ahead of Ilys. The 
summaries: 
Motor Boats Over 55 Rating—Start. 10:35—Course, 40m. 
Finish. Elaosed. 
Edmee, R. J. Schaefer. 1 58 59 3 23 59 
Raeo, R. Townsend . 2 57 55 4 22 51 
Bettina. U. G. C. Lvon. 2 47 53 _4 12 53 
Corrected Omes: Edmee, 3.23.59; Bettina, 3.57.59; Raeo, 
not measured. 
55 Rating and Under—Start. 10:35—Course, 40m. 
Blue Peter V.. R. C. Sevmour. 2 38 43 4' 03 43 
11 vs, J. C. N. Whitaker. 3 39 39 5 04 39 
Corrected times: Blue Peter V.. 4.03.43: Ilys, 4.41.32. 
