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miles an hour, with squally weather in the Gulf 
Stream. and if the weather has a_ cyclonic 
tendency the wind will haul N. W., N. and 
N. E. 
The starters were the Lila, Tamerlane and 
Gauntlet, and as they lay at anchor preparatory to 
the start they looked very able and showed that 
a great deal of care had been bestowed on making 
them fit for their journey. When they got under 
way and were heeled well over it was not a diffi- 
cut matter to discover that things had been done 
in earnest and the bottoms of the little racers 
were 1n good condition. New ropes, new iron 
work had been fitted wherever there was a doubt 
as ot the strength of the fitting. 
The particulars of the little vessels will be of 
interest : 
Lila is yawl rigged and is owned by Mr. R. D. 
Floyd, Brooklyn Y. C., and was designed by 
Messrs. Small Brothers, of Boston, and built in 
Boothbay. The intention of the owner in build- 
ing was to obtain a seaworthy vessel for just 
such racing as that to Bermuda. Lila’s length 
over all is 4oft., waterline 20ft. 9in., breadth 13ft., 
and draft 5ft. 4in., and a sail area of 1,172 sq. it. 
The boat is well put together and staunch, and 
her crew of six was composed of Messrs. Floyd, 
W. W. Bieling, Robert A. Shailer, George Cot- 
trell, Clifton Gilbert and James Lounesbury. 
Tamerlane was built by the Huntingdon Mfg. 
Co. specially for ocean racing, and is owned by 
Mr. Frank Mair, New Rochelle Y. C. Last year 
Tamerlane won the ocean race to Hampton 
Roads and has proved an able little ship. Her 
dimensions are, length over all 38ft., waterline 
26ft., breadth 12ft. and draft 6ft., the sail area 
being about 1,000 sq. ft. The crew was’ com- 
posed of her owner, Mr. Mair, Messrs. Thomas 
F. Day, Joseph Kerr, Warren Sheppard, E. Caff 
and Frank Beling. 
Gauntlet is also a product of the Huntingdon 
yard and was designed by Mr. Larry Huntingdon 
for his own use to enter¢last year’s race to Hamp- 
ton Roads. Gauntlet receives a time allowance of 
about 13 hours, and Tamerlane something over 
an hour from Lila. 
Gauntlet is the smallest boat of the trio, and 
had a lady, the owner’s wife, aboard’ Her di- 
mensions are, length over all 28ft., waterline 22ft. 
2in., breadth toft, 2in., draft 5ft. 6in., with a sail 
area of 616 sq. ft. The crew was composed of 
Mr. George W. Robinson and Mrs. Robinson, 
Messrs. I. L. Dunlap, T. L. Robinson and Henry 
Higgins. 
There was a question in the mind of the com- 
mittee on permitting Mrs. Robinson to start, but 
with a determination to go and a long experience 
in boat sailing Mrs. Robinson won the day. The 
crews, taken as a whole, are a fine lot of young 
men, and the average age would not go much 
over 28. All the men have done much sailing and 
are familiar with the sea and all have a very fair 
insight in the art of navigation. 
The daily newspapers have taken much interest 
in the Bermuda race and this can be taken as 
nothing else than a desire on the part of the 
public to be posted on this event. It may be 
pointed out that some of the stories relating to 
ocean racing have been of such a nature as to 
mislead and frighten. Men go down to the sea 
in ships every day and come back in safety, and 
because three venturesome and hardy boats sail 
some 650 odd miles in a race, is it a reason why 
exaggerated tales of hardship and _ privations, 
which are purely imaginary, should be printed 
about a sport but young in favor and which few 
have cared to notice. 
As we go to press the news comes of the ar- 
rival of Tamerlane at Bermuda, after a passage 
of 127 hours, Tamerlane returned to Gravesend 
Bay after the accident to Lila, and after repairs 
had been effected, both boats started to attempt 
to overtake Gauntlet, that had then a start of 65 
hours and a handicap of 16 more, an account of 
her small size. The runs of Tamerlane are as 
follows: 138, 138, 170, 136 and g5 to the finish 
line. Garntlet arrived on May 4 after a rough 
passage, having passed through two severe gales, 
but all on board were well but tired with the nine 
days’ passage, Lila was blown back from off Hat- 
teras while attempting to cross the Gulf Stream 
and put in to Hampton Roads, and the crew has 
returned to New York. 

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JOY—GRAVESEND RAY Q CLASS. 
Photo by Walter. ' 
Joy. 
WE are so fortunate to publish this week a 
very good photo by Walter, of Brooklyn, of 
Joy, owned by Commodore Childs, of the Ben- 
sonhurst Y. C., designed by C. D. Mower, who 
last year turned out More Trouble for the same 
owner. 
Joy, as we pointed out last week, is just 
from the yard of her builders in Boston, 
and in two races has shown very good form. 
Her showing on Decoration Day, from a spec- 
tacular point of view, when she was beaten boat 
for boat in the P Class but 46s., seemed re- 
markable, but this was due to the mistaking by 
the P boats the turning marks—but that is all 
racing, nevertheless. The fact is, that Joy gives 
promise of being very fast. From a naval archi- 
tect’s point of view Joy is a very fine little vessel, 
and Mr. Mower is to be congratulated in having 
planned such a sweet and neat vessel, and also 
the Lawley firm, who so ably carried out his 
instructions. -The dimensions of Joy are as 
follows: 
Length, over all... ....5../sis wet uienee ite een 
Length, Ib. Walk... i. cee 2s5ft. 6in. 
Breadthmss.n . seme peter Mie ates 
Draft «2. cscs cui ie iges otk gie glee rar 
New Yacht Launched. . 
THE twin-screw gasolene yacht, Duchess, de- 
signed and built by The Gas Engine & Power 
Company, and Charles L. Seabury & Company, 
Consolidated; Morris Heights, New York city, 
for Mr. Warner M. Leeds, of the New York Y. 
C: and the Seawanhaka ‘Cor )YsG@yeawae 
launched on Saturday last. 
The vessel was christened by Mrs. Leeds, wife 
of the owner. Duchess is 75ft. over all, 64ft. 
waterline, 13{t. 6in. beam and draws 4ft. She has 
clipper bow, overhanging stern, and is fitted 
with two pole masts, schooner rigged. 
The quarters for owner and crew are large 
and commodious, The yacht has trunk cabin 
with 2%4ft. waterway, and a very large deck for- 
ward and aft. There is a pilot house, dining 
