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The Cup Challenge. 
THE prospect of another cup race is most 
pleasing to all yachtsmen. It is the blue ribbon 
of yachting, and any contest for it is sure to 
encourage the sport in general, 
Sir Thomas Lipton may, and then he may 
not, win it—we naturally hope he will not, for 
if the cup once gets to the shores of Erin, it 
may not come back in a hurry. The difference 
between racing in one’s own waters and in that 
of another country has been forcibly brought 
home to the crews of the three sonder class 
boats that have tried unsuccessfully to win 
prizes in both German and Spanish waters. In 
Germany the weather was much wore windy 
than was favorable to the American boats, and 
in Spain it was too light. 
The home boat always has an advantage also 
in being more familiar with the set of the 
tides, the likelihood of certain shifts of wind 
coming at certain times, and, above all, a sort 
of moral courage infused by the encouragement 
of the mass of surrounding countrymen who 
are ever ready to vent their feeling in cheers. 
Sir Thomas Lipton has had more experi- 
ence than any man who ever came over for the 
cup, but he does not sail the yacht himself. If 
the same skipper is given three or four chances 
in these waters, he will become accustomed to 
the conditions under which he has to sail, and 
that is the greatest factor in the whole business. 
The possibility of the race being between 
smaller yachts than formerly will be an ad- 
vantage to both sides. The cost will be much 
reduced for one thing, and the size will be such 
as the English designers have had more experi- 
ence with than the large go-footers. 
The challenge this year comes through the 
Royal Irish Y. C, 

Yacht Racing Not on the Decline. 
Some idea of the extent to which yachting 
has developed on: Long Island Sound can be 
gained by a summary of the principal events 
sailed during the season of 1907. A record of 
thirty-one regattas shows a total of 1,434 yachts 
that raced, the largest number of entries being 
in the handicap class, where, in the four 
divisions constituting this class, no less than 
277 yachts sailed. The New York thirties comes 
next with 174 entries. There were 100 dories 
that sailed in these thirty-one races. 
Larchmont Y. C, races of July 24 and 25 were 
the largest attended of any, there being 107 
yachts sailing the first day and 106 on the sec- 
ond. One newspaper announced there were 110 
yachts, but in their report they had duplicated 
the names of some yachts which raced in their 
own and also-against other classes. 
Even 107 yachts is a record. Some of the 
old-timers, looking back through the magni- 
fying mist of time, remarked that it was not 
equal to what it used to be in the old days. 
Just to show how misleading such remarks are, 
let us turn back to some old records and see 
for ourselves. On July 4, 1893, the papers came 
out with big headlines announcing the unprece- 
dented record of fifty-three yachts starting in 
one race. 
I remember that race myself. I was there, 
and to me it stands out as a memorable regatta, 
yet it comes nowhere near the 107 starters of 
July 24, 1907. 
Surely yachting is anything but on a decline 
when such facts are before one. 
Down ‘in Gravesend Bay there were practi- 
cally no entries in classes above the 27ft. P 
class, and in twenty-two races there were 408 
yachts sailed. The best attended race was that 
of the Brooklyn Y. C. on July 4, there being 
twenty-eight starters. 
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Y. C. Race. 
Tue last race of the season at Oyster Bay 
was sailed under the auspices of the Sea- 
wanhaka Corinthian Y. C. on Saturday, Sept. 
21. The 30-footers were the only boats sailing 
for a $100 prize offered in memory of the late 
Henry C. Rouse. 
Races were sailed in both the morning and 
afternoon, the winner being Phryne, owned by 
Mr. C. W. Wetmore, with Nepsi second and 
Dahinda third. 
There was only a light breeze in the morning 
when the first heat was started at 10:55 A. M., 
but the second heat, starting at 3:10 P. M., was 
favored with a moderately strong breeze with 

a heavy squall thrown in for variety. The 
summary: 
First Heat—Course 10 Miles—Start, 10:55. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Aleray Age Etamcc tie VV emtalic er ae sentria 2 06 15 3 10 15 
Atairg Gs (Ge Rayo BAM ever. aetaccee. 217 24 3 22 24 
Dahinda, W. E. Roosevelt.......0c..:s 2 26 49 3 31 49 
Nepsi,. J; De‘ Forests..5.c+ ce. tear eos 2 11 44 316 44 
Minx, Howard Willets../.¢.c.cc.ss.01 2 0085 05 3 
Phryne: (Cy W: “Wetmore Ss insieren nee 
Second Heat—Course, 10 Miles—Start, 3:10. 

A ler aig! Ssaaucivics swish eae tis too ee tic stars 5 38 56 2 28 56 
A Paige a iiccmrers Waco iteinecaei pie con tens 5 38 51 2 28 51 
Dahinda 5 37 10 2 27 10 
IN EPS Gs Aeecw toner tenes Masicaae eenene 5 37 16 2 27 16 
IM istac: Piyaiais rte ecaumtalstaretareralelclo vi valeleis oie tielelog 5 45 36 2 35 36 
Phryne. cajecceceons sgeatine se auacniee aeaate 5 38 07 2 28 07 
The points awarded the competing yachts are as fol- 
lows: 
1st Heat. 2d Heat. Total. 
PHFYHEW scare orien ain vite eeinte seinemmve neve 6 4 10 
INEPSE «ine ssi siete vk desde lee aieane/ohere 3 5 8 
Dahinda Sock cave wees costten tee ae if 6 7 
Miigiae Pests tale aren dass Vea tenes 5 1 6 
NVG2E ik s lidy ocruces sickum ¢ sloekedt males 4 2 6 
A PANES ccteclete $rsiclglsnes boeaideys sietatematete 2 3 5 
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Atlantic Y. C. Race. 
THE last race of the Atlantic Y. C. for the 
season of 1907 was almost spoiled by an ex- 
tremely wicked squall. Out of the seventeen 
yachts that sailed, only four managed to finish 
the race. All the rest withdrew except the 
special class Q boat, Spots, which sank. Many 
finished with torn sails and disabled gear. 
Joy won in the Q class from Spider, and the 
dory Nancy, pluckily sailed by W. L. Sweet, Jr., 
won from Mosque. The summary: 
Sloops—Class Q—Start, 3:10—Course 12 Miles. 


Finish, Elapsed. 
Joy, W.0H. (Childs: ... .cosccadnsteeoreaee 5 58 40 2 48 40 
Spider, Hendon Chubb, .ceesssesmeenie 6 00 40 2 50 40 
Soya,..W... Ay sBarstowis.ccnst ges esate Disabled. 
Saetta, Ws, Hae Church ootensteaeeecs Did not finish. 
Vingt: ‘Trois,’ R27 A. Browngs...s.esee Did not finish. 
Sloops—Q Special Class—Start, 3:15—Course 8 Miles, 
Spots, Healy and WRoberts:......-.%. Disabled. 
Sloops—Class S—Start, 3:25—Course 8 Miles. 
3ensonhurst, Rip Moores. .c.sucessieen Not timed. 
M:) and E:; ‘Co-Gamp. cee cucemiunee cee Withdrew. 
Neseid, )H. J) Robert. casement ete Withdrew. 
Goblin, Speidel Brothers............... Did not finish. 
Dories—Class X—Start, 3:35—Course 4 Nautical Miles. 
Nancy, W.. L. Sweet, Jric:-mesmes cones 5 14 40 1 39 40 
Mosque, L..S.. (Wiemans saeiescissicteciicasts 5 15 10 1 40 10 
30D8, RoE. Spelfic..secueaceeenomaeee Did not finish. 
Joker, Weeks and Eagle.. .. Did not finish, 
Deuce; C, IL. Atkinsoit... 0 mee seeee Did not finish, 

A CLEVER scheme, adopted by an old yachts- 
man, was to copper the bottom of his yacht’s 
keel for two feet up from the bottom. When 
he laid her ashore to paint, as he always did, 
she never settled in the sand so deep but what 
all the painted part was clear, the copper being 
scrubbed clean with a broom. 

ESSEX, A BOSTON Q BOAT, 


























































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