Oct. i, 1910 ] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Sonder Boat Joyette Changes Hands. 
The Hollis Burgess Yacht Agency has sold 
the fast Sonder boat Joyette, owned by Com. 
Wm. H. Childs, of New York, to John C. 
Edwards, of Brookline, Mass., who will use her 
next summer on Buzzard's Bay. Joyette was 
the winner of the Taft cup in the German- 
American races off Marblehead last year, and 
should make a splendid showing on Buzzard’s 
Bay. 
The same agency has also sold the 25-foot 
auxiliary sloop Venire, owned by Edward W. 
Manahan, of Boston, to a Rhode Island yachts¬ 
man. 
Keystone Y. C. 
The members of the Keystone Y. C. have 
elected the following officers for next year: 
Commodore, Dr. E. C. Smith; Vice-Commo¬ 
dore Benjamin W. Lyons; Treasurer, George 
H. Schiffmacher; Secretary, William H. 
Latham; Measurer, John J. Wood; Trustees, 
Dr. E. C. Smith, B. W. Lyon, George H. 
Schiffmacher, William H. Latham, John J. 
Wood; Governors for two years. Dr. E. C. 
Smith, William H. Latham, Charles A. Schiff¬ 
macher; Governors for one year, B. W. Lyon, 
C. C. Higgins. 
Atlantic Y. C. Ends Season. 
The members of the Atlantic Y. C. closed 
the season last Saturday night at the Sea Gate 
house with a dinner, after which moving pic¬ 
tures taken during race week were thrown on 
the screen. Horace E. Boucher, the chairman 
of the regatta committee, who has worked very 
hard this season, was presented with a silver 
coffee set in recognition of his services, and 
Charles B. Ludwig, the chairman of the house 
committee, was presented with a silver and cut 
glass high ball set. 
Babbette Wins a Race. 
The yachts of the Larchmont inter-club class 
sailed a race off Greenwich under the auspices 
of the Indian Harbor Y. C. last Saturday, and 
Babbette, owned by R. P. Clarke, son of 
Justice John Proctor Clarke, won. This is 
Babbette’s first race of the season. The times: 
Babbette, 2.48.50; Wild Thyme, 2.51.05; Dag- 
mar, 3.00.10; Lewanna, 3.00.20; Triton, 3.00.48. 
Motor 'Boating . 
Motor Boat Carnival. 
The four days’ racing of the National Asso¬ 
ciation of Engine and Boat Manufacturers last 
week was of the best. The races were managed 
by the Motor Boat Club of America, and the 
starting line was from off that club’s houseboat, 
which was moored just above 158th street. The 
first day’s contests were long distance events, 
while the last three days were devoted to series 
races for the several challenge trophies which 
are competed for each season. The races for 
these trophies were around a course 5 miles 
in length, the turning marks being first off the 
New Jersey shore Ij 4 miles away, and the sec¬ 
ond 2% miles down the river off Edgewater. 
The speed boats went thirty nautical miles, or 
six times around the triangle, while the cruisers 
and launches went twenty miles, four times 
around. This short course, while it made the 
racing very interesting, because the racers were 
in view of those on the houseboat Najme all 
the time, rather hurt the speed records be¬ 
cause there tvere so many turns to be made. In 
the long course there were seventeen. It also 
gave the committee lots of work. The fast 
boats were sent away first, and they had com¬ 
pleted the first round before the small classes 
had been started. Each yacht had to be timed 
at the end of every round in order to keep the 
proper records and to be sure that the full 
course was covered. 
It is certain that these races are the last that 
will be held on the Hudson River. The full 
moon of the week before the races caused an 
extraordinary high tide and lots of driftwood 
and logs on the banks of the river were sent * 
afloat. The river was a veritable lumber yard 
and no less than eleven of the racers were so 
seriously injured that they had to withdraw 
from the contests. One baot, the Nameless, 
owned by Commodore H. H. Melville and 
August Heckscher had a hole knocked in her 
hull and filled with water. She was towed 
ashore with difficulty and later taken to Hunt¬ 
ington, where she will be repaired if it is pos¬ 
sible to do so. It was estimated that the dam¬ 
age done to the boats amounted to $40,000. It 
set the leading men of the association and the 
Motor Boat Club thinking, and they agreed that 
before the next series of races changes must 
be made in the conditions governing the races 
for the trophies. As now framed the races must 
be held on the Hudson River. It is very prob¬ 
able that next year they will be at Huntington, 
where they are always assured a clear course, 
clean water and freedom from logs and other 
obstructions. 
There were three long distance events. Speed 
boats went 115 miles, to Poughkeepsie and back, 
and cruisers 60 miles, to Peekskill and back. 
The cruisers were divided into two classes. 
Peter Pan III. finished first in the long race, 
making the trip in 5h. 22m. 43s. She averaged 
21.43 miles an hour and took the prize offered 
for the best time over the course. Edifh II., 
owned by A. E. Smith, won the race. She was 
only 25m. 38s. behind Peter Pan III., but Peter 
Pan III. had to allow nearly 20m. to the smaller 
boat. The record of Edith II. is remarkably 
good. She averaged 20.93 miles throughout the 
race. This boat was built by the Electric 
Launch Company and is the tender of the yacht 
Ethel May II., also built by that company. , 
There were ten starters in the distance race 
and they were sent away at 9:35 o’clock. Going 
up the river Gunfire broke down, and after 
fixing up her engine, returned. Charles 
Mallory’s It ran into a submerged dock op¬ 
posite Newburg. She was then fourth in the 
race and doing well. She was towed to the 
Newburg Launch Works, where it was found 
that her shaft and propeller were badly dam¬ 
aged. Rapier, Ibis and Red Raven finished late 
and were not timed, as their allowances- had ex¬ 
pired. 
The races to Peekskill were for cruising craft 
and there were two divisions, over and under 
40 feet. In the division for those under 40 feet 
there were seven starters. Kathmar was the 
first to finish and she averaged 11.65 miles an 
hour for the course. She could not allow time 
to others in the race and Elmo II added an¬ 
other trophy to the collection of F. D. Giles, 
Jr. She averaged 9.27 miles an hour. Elmo 
II. has twice won the Marblehead race and this 
year won the Block Island and Albany races. 
In the division for those over 40 feet the race 
for first to finish was a hot one between F. C. 
Havens’ Avis and R. J. Schaefer’s Edmee and 
Avis finished first by 4s. She had averaged 
15.24 miles an hour. The winner, however, was 
Samuel Cochrane’s Eronel. winner of the race 
to Bermuda. She averaged 10.37 miles an hour. 
The summaries: 
Peekskill Long Distance Race — Cruising Boats Under 
40ft. Over All — Course 60 Mi’es — Start. 9:40 A. M. 
Finish. Elapsed. Cor. 
Elmo II., F. D. Giles, Jr...... 4 08 11 0 28 11 4 26 19 
Graceida, D. B. Brinsmade_ 4 26 01 6 46 01 4 48 12 
Dell, James II. Cassidy... 3 05 50 5 25 50 4 59 34 
Ouadrant II.. A. P. London.. 3 11 28 5 31 28 5 06 24 
Kathmar, R. T. Taber. 2 48 55 5 08 55 5 08 55 
Hie-on, O. D. Theiss. 3 50 04 6 10 04 5 11 57 
Nutmeg, W. A. Strong. 4 20 20 6 40 20 5 19 28 
Peekskill Long Distance Race — Boats Over 40ft. — Course, 
60 Miles — Start. 9:40. 
Eronel, Samuel Cochrane . 3 27 09 5 47 0 9 3 
Caroline, M. F. Dennis. 4 00 06 6 20 06 3 
Spindrift, C. R Butler. 3 48 47 6 08 47 4 
Avis, F. C. Havens. 2 12 51 4 32 51 4 
Wanderlust, E. T. Steiner. 2 47 33 5 07 33 4 
Edmee, R. J. Schaefer. 2 12 56 4 32 56 4 
Marie, Dr. L. Neuman. 3 28 35 5 38 35 4 
Wvandance, Mrs. R. Stafford. 2 36 25 4 56 25 4 
Poughkeepsie Lone- Distance Race—Sneed Boats — Course, 
115 Miles—Start. 9:35. 
Edith II., A. E. Smith. 3 23 21 5 48 21 3 17 40 
Peter Pan ITT.. T. Simpson... 2 57 43 5 22 43 3 32 13 
Vanish. W. T. Reed. 3 22 23 5 47 23 3 5S 02 
50 39 
55 44 
02 5S 
19 25 
24 31 
29 58 
31 48 
56 25 
Teaser, H. Z. Pratt. 4 48 45 7 13 45 5 15 39 
Sand Burr, A. C. White. 4 16 09 6 41 09 6 35 08 
Rapier, S. Schiefflm. Did not finish. 
It, Charles Mallory . Ran on sunken dock. 
■Ibis, D. E. Cronin. Not timed. 
Red Raven, P. A. Saitta. Not timed. 
Gunfire II.. W. J. Brainard... Broke down. 
The first of the series races was decided on 
Thursday, Sept. 22, and twenty-five yachts 
started. Tartar, the new 60 foot boat of Ralph 
E. Slavin, built by the Gas Engine & Power 
Co. and steered by Charles L. Seabury, raced 
against X. P. D. N. C. and Rapier. ' Rapier 
caught fire on the first round and was scuttled. 
Tartar finished the 30 miles in ih. im. 12s., 
which is at the rate of 29.508 nautical, or 33.978 
statute miles an hour. On corrected time she 
beat X. P. D. N. C. by 58s. Restless and 
Nameless started in the high speed class. These 
two boats were built for the defence of the 
British International cup. They have Herre- 
shoff (not of Bristol) engines. Restless has two 
8-cyhnder motors of 120 horsepower and Name- 
has four of similar power. Restless started 
off in the lead, which she increased to nm. 
I hen she had trouble and Nameless almost 
caught her. Restless won, averaging 2264 
nautical, or 26.772 statute miles an hour. Her 
best speed was 5 miles in 11m. us., which is at 
the rate of 27.481 nautical, or 31.644 statute 
miles an hour. 
Some very good time was made by the boats 
in Class A. Vim, Peter Pan III., Edith II. and 
rlaida-Papoose were the chief attraction in this 
class, although there were some other good 
boats. Vim is the largest of these, and she had 
to allow time to the others, and in this she 
was not successful. Vim started off well and 
performed very consistently, slowing down just 
a little toward the close. Peter Pan III was 
only a little slower and Edith II. was next. 
1 his boat is really a wonder. She is 20 feet 
long, has a 40-horsepower motor and runs 
steadily as a liner, varying very little in her 
speed She won the race on corrected time 
with Peter Pan III., second and Vim third.’ 
I he times of these three boats on each of the 
six rounds of the course are interesting for 
comparison. They follow: 
T-- . , Vim. Peter Pan. III. Edith II 
First round . 0 14 42 0 15 19 0 15 37 
Second round . 0 14 46 0 15 01 0 15 32 
Third round ...0 14 50 0 15 05 0 ll 30 
Fourtn round . 0 14 .06 0 15 09 0 15 36 
F’fth round . 0 1 5 13 0 1 5 26 0 15 l‘> 
S.xth round . 0 1 5 40 0 15 08 0 16 14 
\ im averaged a nautical mile in 3m. which is 
at the rate of 20 nautical, or 23.03 statute miles 
an hour. Peter Pan averaged a nautical mile in 
3m 6o 2S '' wh,ch I s at the rate of i 9-78 nautical, or 
22^8 statute miles an hour. Edith II. averaged 
a mile in 3m. 8s., which is at the rate of 19*149 
nautical, or 22.05 statute miles an hour. 
Speed Boats, 40ft. and Over—Course, 30 Miles—Start, 2:05. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
1 artar . . 3 06 12 1 01 12 1 01 12 
X P D N C..., t .... 3 32 24 1 27 24 1 02 10 
Rapier . Disabled. 
Sneed Boats— Class C, 40ft.—Course 30 Miles—Start, 2-10 
Nameless . 3 29 48 1 19 48 " 
SpeetJ Boats—Class A, 33ft. and Under—Course, 30 Miles. 
TT Start, 2:15 
g d l th F- Vt't. 3 49 02 1 34 02 1 21 01 
Peter Pan III. 3 47 10 1 32 10 1 28 34 
Vim ■ .. 3 45 07 1 30 07 1 30 07 
Haida-Papoose . 3 56 34 1 41 34 1 32 20 
|‘ :••• . 4 00 10 1 45 10 1 36 44 
Sand Burr . Hit log. 
Lance ... Withdrew. 
' 'ta . Disabled. 
Traver . Hit log. 
Cruisers—Class D, 60ft. and Over—Course 20 Miles— 
Start, 2:80 
Avis . 4 04 53 1 44 53 1 44 53 
Caroline . 5 22 47 3 02 47 2 18 49 
Cruisers, Class E, 40 to 60ft.—Course, 20 Miles—Start 2:25 
Spindrift . 5 07 54 2 4'2 54 2 39 48 
Eronel . Broke down. 
Cruisers, Class F, Under 40ft.—Course, 20 Miles—Start 
2:30. 
Kathmar . 4 43 32 2 14 32 2 14 32 
Graceida . 5 29 25 2 59 25 2 20 09 
Open launches—Class G—?5ft. and Under — Course 9 0 
Miles—Start. 2:25. 
Talequah . 5 37 27 3 02 27 2 11 30 
Bunk III.,. 5 36 56 3 01 56 2 24 32 
Petite . 5 10 34 9 35 34 2 35 34 
Imp . Not timed. 
The second day was one of disasters. Six 
boats were seriously injured by logs, and 
