The Model Yachtsman and Canoeist: Volume 8, Issue 9 – September 1891

Monthly Journal of Model Yacht Construction, Fitting and Sailing; Canoeing News, Doings of the Clubs; Yachting Items; Correspondence; Sale and Exchange; &e SEPTEMBER, ‘ol. VIIL—No. 9. 1] Communications (except Canoeing) must be addressed ‘©THE Enitor of The Afodel- Yachisman. 161 & 162, High Street, Hull.” CaNnokinc Communications must be addressed “Tip Epitor of 7ke Casoeist, er, Elim Lodge. Flornsea, Huil, 161 & 162, High Street, Hull.” THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN & CANOEIST published on the 1st of each month, and can he had of ay bookseller, or will be sent on application to the Pub- shers, on the following terms :— Pust-free to any part of the United Kingdom, Europe or America…… paid in advance……3/6 per annum, 14d. or rd. stamps may be sent in payment. N.b.—In sending for single copies, 3/4d. in stamps must be enclosed to cover postage. Hutt: THomas GRASSAM, 161 & 162, Eligh Street. Toxpon: E. MarLroroues & Co, 51, Old Bailey. DVERTISEMENTS should reach this office not later than the 2Ist of the month, to secure insertion in e following issue. Rates on application. To Foreign Subseribers!—Al!l subscriptions must > sent by Post Office Orders, payable to THos, GRASSAM, (ULL; or, if sent in Foreign Stamps, please send vajue in né or two stamps only, of high value.—P.O.O, made payble to ‘The Afedel-Yachtsnran’ will wo? for the futnre be cepted, Price 3a., Post-free 3¥d. 1891. Gditorial Wotes. New Criun.—We hail the news that another club has been formed, this time it is the Port of Plymouth Model Yacht Club, of which Mr, W. F. Behenna is the hon. secretary. At present the models are various, but it is intended during the coming winter to settle them into classes, and to adept such rules as will encourage a good type of yacht. Several matches have been sailed, particulars of which will be found in another column. At present the club possesses no piece of water of its own, but visits all those in its vicinity for the purpose of gaining recruits. We wish it every success. —QO— AnotHER.—We are pleased to hear from Mr. Robert Gladders that a club has been formed at Stockton, which we hope will have a good share We await the address of the secreof success. tary and other particulars for our Register. CENTREBOARDS AN VY. KEHELS. INTERESTING VISIT. The model-yachtsmen of Hull have had the pleasure, during the past month, of a visit from Mr. J. W. Stubbin, one of the committee of the ‘Moore Park M.Y.C., of Sydney, Australia, who brought with him one of the crack models of his elub, with which he has won a number of prizes 162 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIS?T —___ ‘Gazelle.’ 2nd round, ‘Flying Cloud’ bt. ‘Susie,’ at home, for the purpose of giving the British model sailers a view of the type of craft sailed in the Moore Park club, and also for the purpose of testing the speed of his model against the British cracks of similar size. Luckily Mr. Stubbin took up his lodging near to the pond of the Kingston club, and therefore during his brief stay in Hull had a first-rate and convenient opportunity of testing his craft without having to wander afar for seas on which to ‘Midge’ beat ‘Isa.’ ‘Susie’ led but could not get through, and had to be stopped on the lee bank and have mainsheet hauled in. ‘Isa’ got to windward in the heat and was out of it. Vimally ‘Hlying Cloud’ beat ‘Midge’ after a good race and carried off the prize. The second race was for 15-raters, and was sailed under more variable and trying circumstances than the first race. Ist round, ‘Flying Cloud’ Mr. Stubbin beat ‘Gazelle’ 10-ton N. G, Andrews, after a good race; ‘Torch’ 15-rater G. Smith beat ‘Pattie’ 15 J. G. Storey, ‘Pattie’ getting blanketed at the start, sail. That he was heartily welcomed by the King- stonians goes without saying, and that he most heartily enjoyed the visit and cordial treatment and thrown up shaking into the wind; ‘ Pollie’ 10 A. Walker beat ‘Vixen’ 15 W. H. Roberts by a big fluke. ‘Pollie’ next tackled ‘Torch,’ and he received, he has put on record by a letter sent after he left the town to the officers of the club. We found Mr. Stubbin a genial soul, whose philosophy was not upset by dubious winds or by another slice of luck, in the shape of a change of wind which put ‘Torch’ ashore, and finally in a lighter breeze ‘Pollie’ under reduced canvas trying courses, and an ardent sailer whose activity and skill were, in spite of his ripening age, on a par with the youngest and most enthusiastic of our members. At a pleasant meeting of some of the officers and members who could attend during the afternoon, Mr. Stubbin was elected an hon. member of the Kingston club, the proposal being made in the mest cordial and friendly terms by the commodore, Mr. ‘T. A. Bruce, and supported in gratifying sentiments by Mr. W. H. Roberts and others. Mr. Stubbin responded in brief yet pleasant acknowledgment of the honor paid to himself, and through him to the Moore Park club, and assured us that such cordiality to one of their members would be highly prized at Sydney. After these proceedings, a pleasant afternoon was spent in testing the Australian model against the Hull 10-ton boats, and as it was found that on most occasions the colonist could more than hold her own against the mother country, it was decided to give an opportunity on the Saturday for Mr. Stubbin to take away with him some token of his prowess in the shape of a prize. The Saturday came, and although a large easily succumbed to ‘Flying Cloud,’ and Mr. Stubbin carried off both prizes. Our visitor was heartily congratulated on his success, for although it was not anticipated that he would carry off the 15-rating match, as ‘Torch’ and ‘Pattie’ would be able to beat him nine times out of ten, yet there was immense credit due to him for the clever way he managed to get his boat down the course, under the variable con- ditions which prevailed, and this was proved by the fact that the ‘flying Cloud’ only came once to the bank during the racing. Under the cir- cumstances the rudder carried by ‘Flying Cloud’ proved a great friend, and helped to defeat the action of the varying wind. Trials under steadier breezes would have been more satisfactory, but although we longed for a match to windward a suitable breeze could not be coaxed into coming. Mr. Stubbin’s model 1s 80in, on L.w.l. by 10in. beam, draws 6in. forward and Sin. aft, and is ballasted by a lead centreboard of square shape, Gin. deep, and weighing about 16lbs. The centreboard is fitted into a 3in. fore-and-aft slide, and is run forward for going on the wind, and is run aft for going off the wind. The rudder is controlled by a tiller which moves over a notched brass slide which holds the tiller in any position ib is placed in. The second suit of sails contains 2000 sq. inches, and looks an enormous spread for such a short boat. ‘ Flying Cloud’ looks at her best when viewed end on coming down the wind, with mainsail of leg of mutton shape boomed off at one side, and squaresail or flowing spinnaker at the other, as in this position the hull is not observed with head high up and stern trailing in the water, or in going to windward number of members were away holidaying, a respectable number came up and contested the races arranged. The first match was for 10tonners, into which Mr. Stubbin’s model could nicely get by virtue of her dimensions, This was sailed in a flukey reaching breeze, wherein the Hull boats had some hard luck, but nevertheless the result was brought about by most meritorious sailing on the part of Mr. Stubbin, who under the trying circumstances manceuvred his craft to perfection. 1st round, Mr. Stubbin’s ‘Flying Cloud’ beat A. Walker’s ‘Pollie,’ J. G. Storey’s ‘Susie’ beat Capt. Leighton’s ‘Aurora’ (a smaller boat), HE. Gruby’s ‘Isa’ beat John Twydell’s ‘Louie,’ G. Smith’s ‘Midge’ beat N. G. Andrews’ | when the weight buries her nose in stern in the air. shows her to be a of centreboard slid forward the water and elevates her Out of water, examination very creditable model and MODEL-YACHTSMAN AND CANOEIST 163 piece of workmanship, built of mahogany, well board, while ‘Warrior’ was foul six out of the enormous spars and sails (the ten ; the row boats of course contributing their share of the trouble. Umpire, Mr. Hamond.— sloop foresail be- ing used ahead and leg of mutton aft) are of good finish, well fitted, and possessing several useful devices. Asa racing machine on a length-rating she exemplifies the extreme measures that may be resorted to to get speed out of a given number of inches, but as the length rule was abandoned A special 10-ton race was arranged to come off on August 3rd, at the Round Pond, Kensington, but on mustering there it was found impossible she is not ment was made to the Serpentine, and six models here to check these very extremes, likely to lead model-yachtsmen here to adopt her type, good though her paces be. THH DESIGNING COMPETITION FOR 15-RATERS., This competition, proposed by Mr. A. E. Long, has not obtained the support we expected, and as we wish to announce its commencement we beg to invite all model-yachtsmen interested in the sport to send along something at once. We shall feel obiged if Club Secretaries will just open out a little list, and give the men of moderate means a chance to support the scheme—a few shillings from each club would stand the thing on its legs straight off. Here are the subscriptions up to date. Mr. A. HK. Long, Jarrow … ..£2 2 T. A. Bruce, Editor “M.Y.”…£0 10 Albert Strange, Scarboro . £0 10 EH. D. Fordsmith, Didsbury .£0 5 © F. J. Tansley, Lowestoft ..£0 1 Kingston Model Yacht Club, Hull.£0 5 { The conditions are: Open competition for designs of 15-raters; subscribers as well as non- subscribers allowed to compete. must be original; the length, The designs beam, extreme draught and displacement to be stated ; and the intended name of the vessel ex/y to be attached to the drawings. First prize: A model built from the successful design. Second prize: A book or books on yachting. The builder of the prize to be decided by vote of the subscribers. é’ Doings of the Chrbs, Reports for publication must be legibly written, on one side of the paper o/y, and forwarded to the Eprror not later than the 20th of each month, to ensure insertion In the fellowing issue. Serpentine M. ¥. C. (London ).—On Aug. 1st, a match was sailed by the 15-tonners. N.W. light, and rather shifty. Wind As only 5 models started, the umpire sent them along for 10 boards without break in one heat. Score :—‘Lizzie’ 10 points, ‘Irene’ 8, ‘Warrior’ 7, ‘Alarm’ 5, and ‘Experiment’ 0. Unfortunately, fouling was very prevalant, ‘Hxperiment’ gettmeg foul every to sail the match with any degree of fairness. owing to the great quantity of weed, models being hungupinit. several However, adjourn- starting a good race ensued, to the great delight of the holiday-makers. Wind W. fresh at first, falling light at the finish. Third suits were. carried. First division, ‘Sloper,’ ‘Serpentine,’ ‘Mischief.’ ‘Serpentine’ won the heat with 7 points; ‘Sloper’ 6, second; ‘Mischief’ throwing her chance away on the last tack. Second division. ‘Wild Rose,’ ‘Amy’ and ‘Isis.’ It was quite a pleasure to see the ‘Wild Rose’s’ skipper joining in the fray once more, and leading the heat with TTT and smoothly finished and varnished—and her 7 points, ‘Isis’ second with 6, ‘Amy’ close up. Final hour, ‘Isis,’ ‘Serpentine,’ ‘Wild Rose’ and. ‘Sloper.’ A splendid heat, fought to the last turn, when ‘Sloper’ and ‘Wild Rose’ getting foul spoilt their chance of winning. Score:—‘Isis’ 20, ‘Serpentine’ 19, ‘Wild Rose’ 15, ‘Sloper’ 14 points. There was a prize for each boat, Umpire, Mr. Hale.—On August 8th, the tens met again. six starters Wind W. and fresh. in two There were divisions :—‘Serpentine,’ ‘Wild Rose,’ ‘Mischief,’ ‘Gem,’ ‘Hos’ and the ubiquitous ‘Sloper.’ At the fourth turn ‘Wild Rose’ and ‘Sloper’ withdrew, when ‘Mischief,’ ‘Gem,’ ‘Serpentine’ and ‘Hos’ were sent off for the final hour. A capital race ensued, ‘Eos’ winning by one point, ‘Serpentine’ and ‘Mischief” tieing. On sailing off the tie ‘Mischief’ won. Score :—‘Hos’ 14, ‘Mischief’ 13, ‘Serpentine’ 13,, ‘Gem’ 5 points. Umpire, Mr. Sanders. Port of Plymouth M, ¥.C.—The first match of this club was held on 3rd August, at Saltash. Sixteen boats entered, viz: Class I, ‘Iverna’ er. Mr. Ryder, 49in. on waterline; ‘Leslie’ er. Mr. Criber, 45in.; ‘Irex’ cr. Mr. Jafford, 48in.; ‘Fly’ ser. Mr. Symonds, 42in.; ‘Vesta’ cr. Mr. Kessell,. 42in. Class II, ‘Kitten’ cr. Mr. Gough, 36in.; ‘Iverna’ cr. Mr. Jafford, 3lin.; ‘Bird on Wing’ er. Mr. Pope, jr., 28in.; ‘Cyril, er. Mr. Dawe, 27 in.; ‘Westward Ho’ ser. Mr. Clark, 27in.; ‘Minnie’ er. Mr. Fisher, 26in. Class III, ‘Waterwitch’ lug. Mr. Dusting, 24in.; ‘ Aubyn’ scr. Mr. Behenna, 20in.; ‘No Name’ cr. Mr. Clark, 17in.;. ‘Rosebud’ cr. Mr. Gough, 17in.; ‘Brenda’ er. Mr. Behenna, 12in.-In point of entries they were successiul, but the weather was too squally for the small boats, and showed the necessity for the provision of a pond, which it is hoped will be provided at Deadlake, the proposed orna- TTevTreriiyly THE 164 THE MODEL-YACHTSMAN mental lake being easily adapted for model sailing with a few slight alterations.—In the first class race, ‘Irex’ led at the start, but went about in the eddy wind and allowed ‘Vesta’ and ‘Iverna’ The to pass her, ‘Fly having gone to leeward. ” a i i ‘Iverna’ also went too far to leeward, and ‘Vesta’ Running back, ‘Vesta’ also won, sailing well. had the best of it.—In the second class race, the models got away well together, but the wind was too strong for the majority. ‘Cyril’ sailing well was first, ‘Westward Ho’ being second; the latter was too close hauled to shew her qualities. In the run back ‘Cyril’ again came to the front, —In the third class race ‘ Waterwitch’ and ‘Aubyn’ had the best of it, ‘Waterwitch’ leading on a wind, in the first race, and ‘Aubyn’ before the wind in the second.—A practice match was held on Aug. 8th. About a dozen boats entered and two races were arranged, one for the larger and one for the smaller class of models. ‘ Irex’ which had been slightly improved since the previous Monday, shewed herself well to the front, and won by a long distance, ‘Lily’ being second. It was regretted that the ‘Vesta,’ which won on Bank holiday, was not present to try conclusions with ‘Irex.’ In the second race ‘Cyril’ came to the front, ‘Waterwitch’ and ‘Westward Ho’ being close up.—The next match is arranged for Saturday, August 22nd, between Torpoint and Cremyll, when some good sport is anticipated, shorter runs having been arranged between mark buoys. Steps are being taken to arrange a match under Plymouth Hoe at an early date.— The club numbers 14 full members, possessing 17 models, and 17 honorary members. Lowestoft M. VY. C. —My. Robshaw, of the Manchester M.Y.C., has been elected honorary member of the Lowestoft M.Y.C., and has promised a prize for the junior members. The matches for the cup are causing considerable The first race for the Commodore’s interest. book will be started next Saturday August Ist, and a yawl race and contests for the smaller craft by junior members will be carried on during the season. This club is becoming popular, and is deserving of more support than it receives. Several gentlemen have come down to the town through noticing Lowestoft and its M.Y.C. in the Model Yachtsman and Canoeist, which publication deserves our thanks, as it has done much to advertise the town and neighbourhood. Kingston M.V.C. ( Hull)—On Saturday, July 25th, seven 10-ton models made a pretty match in a puffy reaching wind, which tested their steering qualities to the utmost. ‘Gazelle’ N.G. Andrews beat ‘Fortuna’ W. Oglesby, ‘Egeria’ F. B. Ferraby beat ‘Louie’ John Twydell, ‘Susie’ | | | AND CANOEIST. G. Storey beat ‘Pollie’ A. Walker, this heat was ‘Midge’ G. Smith a bye. exceedingly close. Second round :—‘Egeria’ beat ‘Gazelle,’ ‘Midge’ beat ‘Susie,’ and finally ‘Midge’ won. Mr. bE. Gruby acted as starter, and Mr. W. H. Roberts as judge. On August Bank Holiday, several matches were set down for decision, but owing to absence of wind only one was started, and that was for 10-tonners. First round:—‘Susie’ J. G. Storey beat ‘Daisy’ W. Vickers, ‘Midge’ G. Smith beat ‘Harkaway’ J. Mills, ‘Gazelle’ N. G. Andrews beat ‘Louie’ John Twydell, ‘Silver Queen’ W. Acaster beat ‘——’ J, Tindale, ‘Pollie’ A. Walkera bye. Second round:—‘Susie’ beat ‘Midge,’ and the match could be carried no further, leaving ‘Susie,’ ‘Silver Queen’ and ‘Pollie’ to fight it out. On August 8th, four 10-tonners came to the line, when ‘Isa’ E. Gruby beat ‘Daisy’ W. Vickers, ‘Susie’ J. G. Storey beat ‘Gazelle’ N. G. Andrews, and finally ‘Susie’ beat ‘Isa.’ August 15th, four 10-tonners competed, when ‘Harkaway’ J. Mills beat ‘Louie’ John Twydell, ‘Gazelle’ N. G. Andrews beat ‘Pollie’ A. Walker, and finally ‘Harkaway’ beat ‘Gazelle.’ August 22nd, four 10-tonners competed, when ‘Susie’ J. G. Storey beat ‘Midge’ G. Smith, ‘Pollie’ A, Walker beat ‘Why Not’ W. Vickers, and finally ‘Susie’ beat ‘Pollie,’ the latter being much under canvassed in the falling wind. Corinthian M.Y.C. (London. )—On Saturday, July 18th, a match for 10-tonners was sailed on the Long Pond, Glapham Common. At the usual time for starting the breeze from 5. W. was rather light, but it was decided to get through the match if possible, so the following put up their racing flags :—‘Bessie’ Mr. Whiftfin, ‘Buttercup’ Mr. White, ‘Daisy’ Mr. Harris, ‘Dauntless’ Mr. Barraclough, ‘Swift’ Mr. Gray, ‘Torfrida’ Myr. Church. ‘The first pair were ‘Bessie’ and ‘Buttercup,’ then ‘Dauntless’ and ‘Swift,’ ‘Daisy’ and ‘Torfrida.’ The first heat was got through ali right, but in several of the others fouls took place between the racers and small boats, which rather delayed the finish, but after about 2 hours sailing, the necessary 10 heats were got through with the following result :——‘Swift’ 24 points, ‘Torfrida’ 21, ‘Bessie’ 18, ‘Daisy’ 17, ‘Dauntless’ 14, ‘Buttercup’ 11. So that ‘Swift’ took first prize given by the Club, ‘Torfrida’ and ‘Bessie’ getting second and third prizes from entrance fees. On Saturday, August Ist, a 10-ton match was sailed for a prize given by Mr. Munn, and two other prizes from entrance fees. A start was made at 4 o’clock by ‘Daisy’ Mr. Harris, ‘Dauntless’ Mr. Barraclough, ‘Sunbeam’ Mr, Hugo, ‘Swift’ Mr. Gray, and after about two hours sailing, the necessary twelve heats were competed, and the scores were as follows :— MODEL-YACHTSMAN Sunbeam’ 1st prize, 27, ‘Swift’ 2nd prize, 26, Daisy’ 8rd prize, 18, ‘Dauntless’ 14 points.— \nother 10-ton match, for a prize given by the sommodore (Mr. Church) and other prizes from ntrance fees, was sailed on Bank Holiday norning, when the following were ready for the tart at 8 a.m.:—‘Dauntless’ Mr. Barraclough, Buttereup’ Mr. White, ‘Sunbeam’ Mr. Hugo, Tortrida’ Mr. Church, Junr. There was a strong yreeze from W. by 8., and the sailing was the vest aud keenest contested we have had this season. ‘Buttercup,’ the longest of her class in she club, being 46 x 64 (while the others are irom 39 to 414) has been lately altered, and as shis was her first appearance great interest was elt as to how she would do in a strong breeze ; the result showed that she was much improved, but ‘Sunbeam’ and ‘Torfrida’ were fully equal to her, although in several of the heats they were neck and neck, both on the beat and the run, and no one could wish to see a closer contested race all through the twelve heats, which were finished about 11 o’clock, and resulted as follows: ‘Sunbeam’ 1st prize, 26, ‘Torfrida’ 2nd prize, 28, ‘Buttercup’ 3rd prize, 22, ‘Dauntless’ 13 points. On Saturday, August 8th, there was a 15-ton match for a prize presented by Mr. Burgess, and other prizes from entrance fees. At the time of starting, 4 o’clock, there was a nice steady yreeze from W. by N. and the following had heir racing flags up:—‘Iverna’ Mr. White, Minerva’ Mr. Church, ‘Myosotis’ Mr. Gray, ‘Swift? Mr. Gray. The last-named is only a 10i nuer, but was put in to make up the quartette ; she was ably sailed by Mr. Harris and did fully as well against the 15’s as could be expected. Mr. White of the ‘Iverna’ was unwell, so his boat was sailed by Mr. Church, Junr., and he managed to win first prize easily. The sailing ail round was very good, many of the heats being won by only a fewinches. The scoring was as follows: ‘Iverna’ lst prize, 29, ‘Myosotis’ 10, ‘Minerva’ 18, ‘Swift’ 17 pomts. ‘Iverna’ 1aving scored 29 out of a possible 30. Saturday, August 15th, one of the best 10-ton matches we nave ever had was sailed by the following :— ‘Daisy’ Mr. Harris, ‘Buttercup’ Mr. White, ‘Sprite’ Mr. Barraclough, ‘Sunbeam’ Mr. Hugo, ‘Swift’ Mr. Gray, “Torfrida’ Mr. Chureh, Junr. There was a good steady breeze from W. by N. 30 that it was a beat up and a broad reach down she pond, and as the wind was steady all the uiternoon some capital sailing was seen. As isual ib was on the tournament system, and at the end of the first 10 heats it was agreed to sail another 10; this made it hard work, as it took us nearly 4 hours (from 4-16 till 8) to get throuh them, but as the wind was so good every one enjoyed it thoroughly. The scores were :— AND CANOEIST, 145 ‘Sunbeam’ Ist prize, 42, ‘Swift’ 2nd prize, 39, ‘Buttercup’ 3rd prize, 36, “Torfrida’ 33, 31, and ‘Daisy’ 29 points. ‘Sprite’ Medway M.Y.C—A maich took place on Saturday, July 25th, in Chatham reach, with the 15-tonners, Mr. Forss, Captain, kindly acting as umpire. Councillor De la Cour, donor of the Ist prize, was in attendance, watching the boats. very keenly, and taking a great fancy to Mr. Read’s ‘Wanderer’ having a good inspection of her when on the Sun Pier. The following boats competed: Mr. Frazier’s ‘ Lillie,’ Mr. Rivett’s ‘Tootsie,’ Mr. Read’s ‘Wanderer,’ Mr. Cooper’s ‘Ethel,’ Mr. Green’s ‘America,’ Mr. Roling’s ‘Water Lily.’ treet, Holderness Road. KINGSTOWN (Ireland.i—Tonnage, Y.R.A. Station–Kingstown Harbor. L. H. Douglas, 6, Marine-road. LOWESTOFT.—Length and Tonnage. Station.—North Dene Councillor T. Thertle and J, Symes, R.N, Marine Chambers, London Road. LONDON,.—London.—15-rating class and 10-ton class ¥.R.A. Station—Round Pond. Kensington Gardens. Mr. Walter Greenhill, L.M.¥.C., Kensington Gardens, W Telegrams :—Bermudian, London. Postal :-—-L. M. Y¥. C., Kensington Gardens. Serpentine—Tonnage—Y. RB. A. ane L.& 8 Station—The Serpentine, Hyde Park, G. Hale, 178, Hampstead-road, London, N.W. Station.— Long Corinthian.—Tonnage Y.R.A. Pond, Clapham. Hdward Gray, 48, Solon Road, Acre Lane, Brixton, 8.W. Dulwich.—Lengthl.w.l. and ¥.R.A. 10 and 5 tons only. station—Peckham Rye R. TH. Lanchester, 181, Malpas Road, Brockley, 8.E. MEDWAY.—Chatham.— Tonnage Y.R.A. J. H. Read, 8, Gorst Street, New Brompton. MAX WELL.—John H. Neave, Blairbeg, 32, Dalziei Drive, Pollokshiclds, PHILADELPHIA, U,S.A.—Length overall. B. W. Fowler, 3426, Walnut-street, Phiiadelphia, Pa. SHEERNESS—1730 rule, 10, 15, and 20 tons, D. Lewis, 28, \]Jma Street, Marine Town. 3CARBOROUGH.—Tonnage 1730, 10 aud 20-tons, also Weight class. Station—The Mere. J. W. Blakey, 29, Westborough. SOUTH SHIELDS.—Eixelsior—Tonnage ‘1730’ and Length. Station. South Marine Park, T. S. Downey, 16, Saville Strect. SUNDERLAND.—Station, Ikoker Park.—1730 rule and L. and §.A. R. Marlborough, 11 Brookland Koad, Sunderland. 1 The Ice for constant publication in the Register is 5s. per annum ‘achting. RoyaL ALBert Yacut Cuup RAGATTA. “The Derby” of the yachting season is gener- ally considered to be the “ Albert Cup” day of the above club, as the best yachts go for it, and there being no handicap or restrictions of any kind, it is a fair test for every one. This came off on Monday, 17th August, and as there was a splendid steady breeze from 6. E. all day, some fine sailing was seen, in fact, it is rarely such a good day for the purpose is to be had, as it was blowing hard enough to give the big ones a fine opportunity of shewing what they could do, and yet it was not too stormy for even the }raters. There were six matches on the card, the first being for the Albert Cup, value £100, and a second prize of £380. The start was fixed for ten o’clock, and at that time the following were ready to go, viz:—‘Iverna’ 118 tons, ‘Valkyrie’ 78 tons, ‘Maid Marion’ 63 tons, ‘Thalia’ 40 tons aud ‘Reverie’ 40 tons. They were all close together at gun-fire. ‘Iverna’ being just over the line, had to go back, and gave ‘Valkyrie’ the lead, closely followed by ‘Reverie,’ ‘Thalia’ and ‘Maid Marion.’ It was a broad reach down to the first mark and ‘Thalia’ soon passed ‘Reverie.’ ‘Iverna’ also got past all before getting back to the committee boat, and was leading ‘Valkyrie’ by 2mins. at this point. They had to beat up to the Nab, and the two big ones just kept about the same position, while ‘Thalia’ was gradually opening out a good lead on ‘Maid Marion’ and ‘Reverie,’ the Nab being rounded by ‘Iverna’ – 12-6-30 ‘Maid Marion’ 12-19-0 – 12-21-20 ‘Valkyrie’- 192-8-30 ‘Reverie’ ‘Thalia’ – 12-14-35 They then had a run down to the mark-boat, all carrying spinnakers and jib-topsails, and the first round was completed as under: ‘{verna’ – 12-47-80 ‘Maid Marion’ 1-0-30 – 1-4-0 ‘Valkyrie’ – 12-49-30 ‘Reverie’ ‘Thalia’ – 12-58-0 The same order was maintained on the second round, ‘Valkyrie’ keeping well within her time of ‘Iverna,’ and ‘Thalia’ making a bold bid to beat thern both. The Nab was rounded second time as follows: ‘Iverna’ – 2-58-0 ‘Thalia’ – 3-18-0 ‘Valkyrie’- 3-1-0 ‘Maid Marion’ 3-23-5 ‘Reverie’ – 3-30-50 As ‘Iverna’ had to allow ‘Valkyrie’ 8imins. 58s., aud “Thalia’ 25mins. 8s., it was seen that the finish would be very exciting, and that it was so may be guessed from the fact that ‘Iverna’ only lost the cup by 2mins. 28s., and only gained the second prize from ‘Thalia’ by 2 seconds, the finish being ‘Iverna’ ‘Valkyrie’‘Thalia’ – 3-38-20 “Maid Marion’ 4-7-0 4-13-0 3-44-50 ‘Reverie’ 4-83-30 so that ‘Valkyrie’ got the £100 cup and ‘Iverna’ the £380 prize. The second match was for yachts not exceeding 20 tons, prizes 25-guinea cup and £10 second There were only 3 entries for this race, prize. — — _ —— —_ ——- ods -—_ —! — — “a a -_ :—_ — ae a CANOEIST., “MODEL DOCKYARD. ‘ 210 ‘S g AND 2 FITTINGS OF: EVERY DESCRIPTION FOR MODEL < s 9 A 3 S Cylinders, Pumps, Guages, Safety Valves, and all the Separate Parts. FIRST-CLASS WORKMANSHIP. 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