THECape Cod Yacht Club sailed the sixth race of the club off Orleans, August 11, in a light southeast wind. The courses were triangular 61⁄2miles for first and second classes and 47⁄8miles for third class. There were fifteen entries, and the winners wereMadgein the first class,Mischiefin the third class. The second class is to sail over again August 18. Summary:
FIRST CLASS.
Actual.
Corr’d.
H.
M.
S.
H.
M.
S.
1
43
23
1
21
21
1
46
20
1
22
27
1
57
54
1
32
07
2
08
01
1
46
55
SECOND CLASS.
1
56
23
1
27
20
1
58
00
1
29
20
2
11
17
1
30
34
2
08
15
1
36
46
THIRD CLASS.
1
41
42
1
18
55
1
46
17
1
29
00
1
54
38
1
33
59
2
15
53
1
42
59
2
09
49
1
43
20
2
11
39
1
46
40
Una, George Paxton, withdrew.
THEannual regatta of the Jersey City Yacht Club was sailed, August 18, in a light southerly breeze. The course was from a line between the judge’s boat and Bedloe’s Island; for class A to and around buoys 11 and 16 and return, keeping buoys on the port hand; for classes B, C and D, to and around buoy 15 and return, finishing at the club-house; for class E, to and around Ellis’ Island, twice over the course, and class F, to and around Robbins’ Reefbell buoy and return. The time allowance was one minute to the foot. The chief interest centred about theNaushonandGertrude, but they were not able to finish. The following table gives the result:
CLASS A.
Gertrude, 1 53 50, and Naushon, 1 55 00, did not finish.
CLASS B.
Start.
Finish.
Elapsed.
Corr’d.
H.
M.
S.
H.
M.
S.
H.
M.
S.
H.
M.
S.
12
41
00
5
26
20
4
45
00
4
42
50
12
44
00
5
35
00
4
51
00
4
51
00
CLASS C.
12
45
06
4
02
00
3
17
54
3
17
54
12
52
35
5
37
00
4
45
25
4
41
25
CLASS D.
12
43
00
4
03
10
3
20
10
3
20
10
12
41
05
Did not finish.
CLASS E.
12
17
00
1
53
00
1
36
00
1
36
00
12
16
00
1
55
00
1
39
00
1
37
00
CLASS F.
2
25
30
3
30
00
1
04
30
1
04
30
2
25
00
Did not finish.
THENewark Bay Yacht Club had an interesting race August 13. The course was a triangular one, twice round, making ten miles in all. There was a strong northwest wind blowing and a chop sea on. The following is the official record of the race:
CLASS 4.
Start.
Finish.
Elapsed.
Corr’d.
H.
M.
S.
H.
M.
S.
H.
M.
S.
H.
M.
S.
3
19
04
4
57
30
1
38
26
1
37
31
3
16
30
4
56
00
1
39
30
1
37
50
3
15
00½
Disabled.
CLASS 5.
3
18
00
5
03
20
1
45
20
1
45
20
3
17
18
5
07
48
1
50
40
1
48
36
3
17
00
5
08
02
1
51
02
1
51
27
3
15
00
Withdrew.
The Smuggler led round the course first round, when she was disabled, and had to give up.
SIXTY-FOURboats started in the third open regatta of the Beverly (Mass.) Yacht Club, sailed off Marblehead, Mass., on August 25. At the start the wind was light and unsteady from the south. The performances of the yachts were but ordinary. The winners were: Second class, J. Bryant’sShadow; third class centreboards, C. C. Hanley’sMucilage; third class keels, H. Babson’sMignon; fourth class centreboards, C. L. Joy’sSea Bird; fourth class keels, Hall and Johnson’sThelga: fifth class centreboards, F. L. Dunne’sMabel; fifth class keels, C. H. W. Foster’sMosca; sixth class, H. M. Faxon’sRocket; jib and mainsail class, G. Hutchins’Eureka.
THECanarsie Yacht Club held a race from off their club-house, in Jamaica Bay, to Rockaway Inlet buoy and return, August 25. The weather was fine, with a fairly good west wind, and the half dozen boats participating made excellent time over the course. They turned the outer mark in the following order:Birdie W.,Kate,Lizzie R.,Belle,AmericusandKlam. They retained these positions all the way home, theBirdie W.taking the prize of $50 and 25 per cent. of the sweepstakes.
THEannual regatta of the Corinthian Yacht Club, of Boston, took place August 18, off Marblehead. The winners were: special class, E. C. Neal’sMagic; first class keels, W. P. Fowle’sSaracen; first class centreboards, C. C. Hanley’sMucilage; second class keels, Everett Paine’sBrenda; second class centreboards, Aaron Brown’sBlack Cloud; third class centreboards, W. Abbott’sCoyote; fourth class keels, Rufus Benner’sVesper; fifth class centreboards, W. P. Tave’sAlpine.
THEAmerican Yacht Club, of Newburyport, Mass., held a second open regatta on August 14, the courses being respectively fifteen, twelve and eight miles. Results: First class,Mignonfirst, in 2h. 44m. 12s.;Hazard, second, 2h. 49m. 2s., corrected time. Second class,White Cloudfirst, 2h. 29m. 58s., corrected time;Climaxsecond, 2h. 31m. 26s. Third class,Alpinefirst, in 1h. 36m., corrected time;Pertsecond, 1h. 40m. 6s.
THEannual fall regatta of the Larchmont Yacht Club took place September 1. A light wind prevailed at the time of starting, but dark clouds in the southeast looked as though they held more wind than water. The breeze continued to freshen, and before eleven it looked as if it would remain. The wind, however, disappointed all expectations, and after enticing the fleet over the starting-line left the yachts to finish in the “doldrums.” The following is the award of the regatta committee, announcing the winners. In class E, the schoonerAgneswon; in class 4, theMischieforAnaconda, subject to remeasurement; in class 7, theBaboonfirst andNymphsecond; in class 8,Iseulbeat her competitors; class 9,Amazoncaptured the prize; class 11,Lackshmiwon; class 12,Sirenewas a victor, and in class 16,Ione.
[This department ofOUTINGis devoted to answers to correspondents seeking information on subjects appertaining to all sports.]
[This department ofOUTINGis devoted to answers to correspondents seeking information on subjects appertaining to all sports.]
Fox-terrier, Brooklyn.—There is no great difficulty in removing warts from a dog’s eyelids. Take a forceps and a sharp penknife; then raise the wart with the forceps and cut out the wart, afterwards touching the wound with nitrate of silver. The other question is more difficult to answer, for, without seeing the dog, it is hard to say whether he is suffering from distemper or not. Your safest course is to consult a good veterinary surgeon.
Transatlantic, Washington, D. C.—All kinds of cures have been suggested for sea-sickness, and in cocaine the doctors seemed to think they had found the long-sought relief. Nothing, however, to the best of our experience, can equal good champagne and cracked ice as a preventive. ThePerrier-Jouetof Messrs. Du Vivier & Co., 49 Broad Street, New York, and theGreat Western Champagne, sold by H. B. Kirk & Co. (see page xv.), are wines we can heartily recommend.
Druid, Cleveland, O.—There is to be an International University boat-race next year between England and America. The details are, we believe, not yet settled; but it is much to be hoped that the winner of the Yale-Harvard race will meet the winner of the Oxford-Cambridge race.
Amphibious, Long Branch.—You will find that the unpleasant condition of your skin and head, which you describe, is undoubtedly the result of too much salt-water bathing. This is best remedied by taking fresh-water baths, and using a soap of good hygienic properties, such as Packer’s Tar Soap. You can obtain this at most druggists’, or if not, from the Packer Mfg. Co.
Sportsman, Baltimore, Md.—We think you will find that the prejudice against machine-loaded cartridges has entirely vanished from the public mind. This has been in a great measure brought about by the excellence of the Peters cartridge. It is agreed now that for pattern, penetration, and absence of recoil this cartridge is unexcelled, while, whatever may be the chemical constituents of the Peters wad, no cartridge loaded with black powder leaves the barrel so clean and unfouled. In every respect it compares more than favorably with the hand-loaded crimped shell.
Sprinter, Detroit, Mich.—C. H. Sherrill, New Haven, Conn., on June 15, 1888, made a record of 15s. for 150 yards, and on the same day, 25 4-5s. for 250 yards. These are, we believe, the latest amateur records for those distances. The Secretary of the Chicago Amateur Athletic Association is George L. Wilson, 241 Lake Street.
Horse-master, Charleston, S. C.—The breast-strap is seldom used in England in place of the collar. It is in some measure no doubt due to the fact that English people use much heavier vehicles than are in vogue in America. With at all a heavy weight, the breast-strap confines the shoulders.
Tennis Enthusiast, Boston, Mass.—(1) H. W. Slocum and Howard A. Taylor are graduates of the rival Universities. Mr. Slocum graduated from Yale in the class of ’83, and Mr. Taylor from Harvard in ’85. (2) Mr. Taylor is the junior by some three years. (3) Mr. Taylor plays with his left hand.
G. B. T., Fellowcraft Club.—Fishes Eddy is on the New York, Ontario & western Railway, 154 miles from New York, with two trains each way daily. It has one small hotel. It is located on the East Branch of the Delaware. The country is wild, mountainous, and abounds in game both large and small—deer, black bear, partridge and woodcock. The trout fishing in the small streams and lakes is excellent. Guides can be had for about $3.00 per day.
A. L. M., Boston, Mass.—The recent high commendations given to Californian brandy by the medical journals would seem to point to its decided superiority to French products. The brand which we should specially recommend to your notice is the Royal Grape Brandy, furnished by the California Vintage Company, 21 Park Place, N. Y.
Bird Hunter, Washington, D. C.—Audubon explains the “drumming” of the cock pheasant as follows. After telling how the bird struts and plumes itself on some decayed trunk, he continues: “The bird draws the whole of its feathers close to its body and, stretching itself out, beats its sides with its wings in the manner of the domestic cock, but more loudly, and with such rapidity of motion, after a few of the first strokes, as to cause a tremor in the air, not unlike the rumbling of thunder.” Indeed, this seems to be the only method vouchsafed by nature for the cock to summon his mate in the early spring, during the period of incubation.
Amateur Photographer, Albany, N. Y.—You can procure the outfit you require from the Rochester Optical Company, who are perfectly reliable dealers.
THEfollowing communication from W. L. Hodge, of Princeton, is given a place in OUTINGwith a view to making as perfect as possible the data of college baseball. No intention to do Princeton an injustice was intended by Mr. Chadwick, whose interest in the progress of the game with which his name is so honorably associated is now as great as it was in years gone by when the game and the veteran were younger. OUTINGis ever ready to correct an error as well as to vindicate the truth.
To the Editor ofOUTING:DEARSIR,—I have just this moment finished reading an article in the August number of OUTINGentitled “Baseball in the Colleges,” by Henry Chadwick, and beg leave to correct several mistakes which he makes, and by which he does Princeton gross injustice. At the close of the article he gives a summary of the championship matches played between 1880–88, inclusive, and says Harvard won the championship in 1882. Now, if he will refer to his tabulated summary, he will find that instead of Harvard winning the championship in that year, she was third in the race, winning five and losing five games, while, if I remember rightly, Princeton and Yale tied for the championship, and Yale won the tie game played in New Haven. Yale has never lost the championship but once, and that was in 1885. Again, he says that Princeton was third on the list during the whole period from 1880 to 1888, inclusive. Now, if Mr. Chadwick will refer to his summary once more, he will see that Harvard has held that honorable position quite as often as Princeton, for in 1888 Princeton was a close second, tried for second place in 1881, and won the second place in 1882 and 1883, Harvard being a bad third. In 1885 Princeton and Yale tried for second place, and Princeton won the “play-off” game at New Haven by the score of 15 to 13. I simply mention these facts to do Princeton justice.Yours,W. L. HODGE, Princeton, ’88.
To the Editor ofOUTING:
DEARSIR,—I have just this moment finished reading an article in the August number of OUTINGentitled “Baseball in the Colleges,” by Henry Chadwick, and beg leave to correct several mistakes which he makes, and by which he does Princeton gross injustice. At the close of the article he gives a summary of the championship matches played between 1880–88, inclusive, and says Harvard won the championship in 1882. Now, if he will refer to his tabulated summary, he will find that instead of Harvard winning the championship in that year, she was third in the race, winning five and losing five games, while, if I remember rightly, Princeton and Yale tied for the championship, and Yale won the tie game played in New Haven. Yale has never lost the championship but once, and that was in 1885. Again, he says that Princeton was third on the list during the whole period from 1880 to 1888, inclusive. Now, if Mr. Chadwick will refer to his summary once more, he will see that Harvard has held that honorable position quite as often as Princeton, for in 1888 Princeton was a close second, tried for second place in 1881, and won the second place in 1882 and 1883, Harvard being a bad third. In 1885 Princeton and Yale tried for second place, and Princeton won the “play-off” game at New Haven by the score of 15 to 13. I simply mention these facts to do Princeton justice.
Yours,W. L. HODGE, Princeton, ’88.
ASwe go to press we hear with great pleasure of the victory of our lawn tennis correspondent, Mr. V. G. Hall with his partner Mr. O. S. Campbell in the double championship tournament at Staten Island.
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During the approaching Australian Baseball Tour (see advertisement page), Mr. Harry Palmer, the noted baseball writer, will act as the special correspondent of OUTING. Mr. Palmer will accompany the party throughout the trip, from October 15, the date of the start, and will regularly send full and interesting accounts, to appear in the different issues of OUTING. We feel sure that our readers will take a keen interest in these articles. In OUTING for November will appear an article by him giving the intended program of the teams as they proceed on their long westward journey, besides many interesting details of the personnel of the party.