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he could only look one way at once. We were 
in a bad place, for the other two bore off and 
jibed right athwart our bows as we came on like 
a steamboat. Those who have been there can 
realize where my heart was as I threw my weight 
on the bending tiller to make a quick jibe be- 
tween Gloria and the big red spar buoy. A 
vicious puff I knew would send us crashing into 
him like an express train, but the noble little 
craft spun round like the thoroughred that she 
is, the main boom went over with a crash, just 
clearing the heads of Gloria’s crew. Down went 



my helm also, for we had blanketed Gloria’s jib 
and she was broaching at us. We described a 
short sweep, a hard squall hit us, and with her 
bow buried in a belster of white suds Naiad shot 
ahead. her main boom clearing Gloria’s shrouds 
by about two inches, but my eye was glued to 
that two inch space and my back at the tiller 
was pressing or easing up as necessary to keep 
at least that distance clear. 
We ran ahead of both of them and gained con- 
siderably. on one or two fleeing competitors 
aheac Gee! give us a smoke! and wet tobacco 
pouches and wet pipes were produced to get 
forty whiffs of consoling smoke, while the yacht 
toboganned along on an even keel. Queen, that 
big schooner, we could see had given up. Then 
we passed Joy, lying dismasted with her crew 
eathering the wreckage aboard in, mid sound. 
It was the sight of a life time to see the vim 
and daring displayed on some of those small boats 
that day. One has to see them pass as we did, 
cutting to windward like so many porpoises, div- 
ing literally through showers of spray. 
We hauled on a wind last with our two rivals 
on the starboard tack, standing west for Execu- 
tion. So tacking, with sheet eased a bit, we took 
our second dive and came above water again 
when we tacked about a half a mile to leeward 
of the line to escape sure destruction that came 
at us in the form of one of the 57-footers, decks 
under on the starboard. tack, going like an ex- 
train. Our rivals were coming toward us 
and we noted with joy, when the slap of the fly- 
ing showers of spray would allow us to see, that 
press 
we had gained considerably. On we flew and on 
came Thelema. But joy! oh joy! he could not 
pass us, and as we had the right of way, round 
. 
he went, and then we tacked to port again with 
the line, but a short hitch to windward. He 
cleared our bows when we took our last tack 
and stood on, but we could just fetch the mark, 
so all he held on was so much lost to him. 
We just cleared the lee end of the line as 
Katrina, a large schooner yacht, rounding to go 
on around on her course, again came head on 
at us. To be sure we had the starboard tack, but 
she was tons and tons larger than we, and | 
wondered as | held on toward him whether he 
would clear us or not, sO as soon aS we were 
abeam of the mark we bore off sharp and 
Katrina, down scuppers under, swept past to wind- 

ward within biscuit toss of our deck, a sight for 
sore eyes TO See. 
So once again» we beat Thelema and came so 
near beating Tanya that it required figuring to 
seconds to see who won. One paper, in fact, 
announced us as winner in the class, but the cor- 
rected time another said Tanya beat us by 16s. 
Oh! my! but that was a race to go way back in 
one’s memory. 
The most remarkable part of the race was that 
there were so few disasters. Ninety-five yachts, 
most of them under goft. on deck, started and 
only eight came to grief in weather that was 
about as wicked as boats ever raced in. 

Yacht Sales. 
Tue Herreshoff one-design Bar Harbor 30- 
footer Kuwana has been sold by Mr. John B. 
Trevor to Mr. Evans R. Dick, New York -Y. C., 
through the agency of Stanlev M. Seaman, 220 
Broadway, New York. The yacht is now fitting 
out at Marblehead and will be used by Mr. Evans 
R. Dick, Jr.. crtuising along the Maine coast this 
summer. The one-design racing in this class at 
Bar Harbor has practically been broken up 
through the sale of many of the boats to other 
localities. 
The same agency also sold the cruising launch 
Curlew for Mr. Samuel A. Beardsley, East Hamp- 
ton. L. I., to Mr. S. G. Colburn, of Connecticut. 

KORESTWAN D5 BREAM: 
Bensonhurst Y. C. Race. 
In a twenty knot breeze from the northeast a 
special regatta was sailed Saturday, July 27, at 
the Bensonhurst Y..C. Only ten boats started. 
Interest centered principally in the new i5it. 
division, which was sailing its weekly leg for the 
Lipton cup. Again Bensonhurst was the winner, 
defeating Nereid by 2m. Igs. over an eight mile 
course which was twice around:a four mile tri- 
angle. A little excitement was caused during the 
first round by Bensonhurst hitting M. and F. 
almost amidships just as the two were round- 
ing the weather mark. The Camp boat’ tried to 
Bensonhurst’s bow. The latter had _ the 
right of way and refused to change her course. 
No great damage was done to either boat. 
The Q class sailed the same course. Soya was 
the first to finish, but reported fouling the Sea 
Gate mark and so was disqualified. The Ben- 
sonhurst dory Jack won handily, from Bobs, of 
the Atlantic Y. C. The summary: 
cross 





Sloops, Class Q—Start, 3:10—Course, 8 Miles. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
*Soya,. Wes On OarSEOW sc s.a0 stemeinenenien ¥ 35 52 1 25 52 
spider, Hendon) (CHD. i) ccc ecm 4 37 48 1 27 48 
*Disqualified. 
Sloops, Class S—Start, 3:25—Course, § Miles. 
Bensonhurst, R: A. -Moore.......... 5 05 1 40 87 
WNereid,’ J. ‘As RODDED. elses coisa esate 5 07 1 42 55 
New Moon, E, Bergen ........ 5 09 43 1 44 43 
Gunda, C. Lembeck 5 15 00 1 50 00 
M. and F., C. Camp Disqualified. 
Goblin, Speidel Brothers Did not finish. 
Dories, Class X—Start, »—Course, 4 Miles. 
aek, Hee bsal lara itatrhe & ates in ie.ore lore ee atontere 4 46 19 Pk 19 
Bobisy is OE. Seirus ase wepiicbies neve 4:58 24 23 2 

New Rochelle Stratford Shoal Winner. 
GEORGE GRANBERRY’S sloop Tanya has been de- 
clared the winner in the New .Rochelle Strat 
ford Shoal race, sailed July 13 and 14. She led 
the whole fleet, finishing at 10 A. M. Sunday 
morning, while Thelema, who had sailed the race 
under protest, finished at 10:51, saving her time 
allowance by just 2m. As the conditions of the 
declared it was for cruising boats only 
{helema’s protest was allowed and she was dis- 
qualified, having been built, as her designer said 
i answer to the committee’s letter, for the Mass- 
achusetts 21ft. racing 
The only harm done was in allowing her to 
start. The judges should have said no positively, 
but perhaps they were -right as none knew defi- 
nitely that she was built as a racer. Crownin- 
shield’s letter settled the race anyway and Tanya 
gets the prize. 
race 
class. 


Picaroon. 
Picaroon, the launch that won the long dis- 
tance race from New Rochelle to Marblehead, 
made the run of 270 nautical miles in 32h. 57m. 
tos. Her average speed being 8.19 nautical miles. 
She did not finish first, but came in third, win- 
ning on her time allowance of 4.10.46 from 
Hopalong, the scratch boat which came in first. 
She was designed by Mr. W, H. Hand and built 
by Chas. Anderson for Mr. T. B. Baylis, of New 
Bedford. Her dimensions are 4oft. length over 
all, 35ft. 7in. waterline, oft. 3in. beam, with ‘a 
Standard motor of 19.31 rated horsepower. «She 
was the only boat in the race fitted with a mast 
to carry auxiliary power in case of need. 


Year Book. 
We have just received a neat little year book 
of the Yacht Racing Association of Southeastern 
L..1., bound in white and gold with the club flags 
of the yacht clubs included in the association 
printed in colors, the officers of each clrb and 
a summary of 1906 racing for each club, with the 
rules and tables of time allowance. 

Wrnpwarp, Mr. J. M. Goetchius’ new Gielow 
designed auxiliary yawl, recently launched from 
the yard of Robert Jacob, has been given a trial 
Her dimensions are, 96ft: 3in. over all, 64ft. 
trip. ; 
2in. waterline, 1oft. 6in. beam. Ioft. 6in. draft. 
She is enrolled in the New York Y. C. fleet. 
mumenr 
LARCHMONT tars are all asking each other, 
Where were you when the hurricane struck us? 



Motor Boat Race. 
SIMPLEX, owned by Herman Brozél, of New 
York, defeated Pirate, owned by A. P. Peacock. 
of Pittsburg, in a free-for-all race, held Satur- 
day, July 27, at the Thousand Islands. There 
was a strong wind and choppy sea, yet Simplex 
covered the twenty-one mile course in 47m. 42s.; 
Pirate in 48m. 50s. Damphino won the handi- 
cap race from Pirate, Jr., covering fourteen miles 
1 43n1. 39s. ; 


Ladies Race at Seawanhaka Y. C. 
In spite of the high wind and sea the ladies 
at Oyster Bay sailed seven of the one-design 
15-footers in a most exciting race. Imp, sailed 
by Mrs. Wood, daughter of Commodore Ketterly, 
won, having covered the eight and a half mile 
course in th. 9m. The others were Bob, Mrs. 
Stewart; Flicker, Miss Nichols; Griliz, Miss 
Roosevelt; Sabrina, Mrs. Willard; Grayling, 
Mrs. Warner. A silver cup was the prize. 

Fire swept the Milton Point ship yards at Rye 
early on July 24 and destroyed a number of 
well known sailboats and several costly racing 
motor boats belonging to members of the In- 
dian Harbor and American yacht clubs. 
The blaze began just before midnight and 
spread to different sections of the yards. It was 
not under complete control till daylight. 
William Barclay Parsons and Lieut. Orrin M. 
Beach led the Rye Fire Department to the 
rescue, while a score of members of the two 
clubs, which are about a mile away, hurried to 
the scene in their motor boats. 
Many fine small craft were on thé tramways 
for repairs, and several were in the course of 
construction. The volunteer fire fighters hauled 
some to safety, but the flames spread so quickly 
that a number could not be reached. 
Most of the destroyed craft belonged to mem- 
hers of the two clubs. The loss will reach 
$20,000. How the fire started is a mystery. 
Richard T. Wainwright is President of the 
shipbuilding. company. Within recent years 
many boats have been built there for prominent 
men.of this city. ' 
Had not the volunteers from the clubs and 
from Rye reached the fire and fought it with 
great energy, the whole plant and the boats 
which were in it for repairs, or that are being 
built there, would have been wiped out. The 
blaze aroused the whole community. 
John B. Parsons sent all of his servants to 
the plant with buckets, as did several other 
prominent men. 
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Inquiry at the New Rochelle Y..C as to 
details of the motor boats that started from 
there for Marblehead on Saturday, July 20, 
failed to elicit any information. All that was 
known there came in the form of a telegram 
announcing that Picaroon had won. 
ene 
Nora, Mr. Lewis Iselin’s little sloop that was 
sunk off Larchmont on last Saturday, has been 
raised by the American Wrecking Co. 
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Phryne, one of the sturdy New York thirties, 
broke her boom and gave up at Larchmont. 

A. C. A. Membership. 
NEW MEMBERS PROPOSED. 
Atlantic Division—Harry B. Zabriskie, Passaic, 
Neve. by AS Aly Varl) ; 
Central Division—David A. Hollister, Rome, 
Nia byeGs LeGaoper: 





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