The sun., 1901-11-24
RECORDS OF SMALL YACHTS.
PERFORMANCES OF BOATS 30 FEET
AND UNDER FOR THE SEASON.



CIass-Badger and Merrywing's Close
Racing In the 2I.Foot Raceabout Glass
Arizona aud Don Frequent winners.
Small boat racing was very close this
year and in many Of the classes the new
yachts were badly beaten by older beats.
This was particularly so in the raccabout
class, in which four new yachts were un-
able 70 beat those Of last year. The best
record in this class in open regattas was
made by the Badger, yacht that was raced
in 1900 In Eastern waters and which was
purchased last spring by two local yachts
men and raced in all the contests possible
in these waters. The Badger not only
| defeated last seasons boats, but was able
| to make a better record than any Of the
new boats The only new boat that was
| able to sail with the Badger was the Merry
wing. She was designed by Clinton III.
Crane, and although il was rather late in
the season before she began racing. she at
once did so well that il was nip and tuck
between her and the Badger until the sea: ::
son ended.
In the 30-foot class the Oiseau was n
long way the best boat, and again has won
the championship This boat has made
a remarkable record and is a hard boat TO
| beat. II il said that yachtsmen who have
gone 20 Herreshon TO get a boat to beat
the Oiseau have been told by the famous
Bristol designer that he will build a boat
| for the class, but he will not guarantee
that the new yacht will be faster than the
| Oiseau.
The Manhasset Bay raceabout class was
| a very successful one. All the clubs on
the Sound offered prizes for races between
these boats. The champion of this class
| is the Arizona. Although tho five are built
from the same plans. the Arizona soon
showed that she was in better trim than
tho others and she won, probably because
she was better handled A new boat in
the 25-foot class. the Don. has doomed
racing in that once popular class again,
and now il is very likely that several new
boats will be out next season 10 try ana
lower tho colors of the Don. This boat
was built from designs by Charles ID. Mower.
vino has been very successful with small
boats. Mr.. Mower is now at work on a
small boat with which he hopes to win
back the Seawanhaka Challenge Cup.
now held by the Royal st. Lawrence Yacht
Club The OK vas the best boat in the 81
foot class, and the Opossum in the 49,
foot class
In compiling these records only open
regattas are taken into consideration.
Many Of the yachts sailed In races which
we're exclusively for yachts owned by mem
bers of the club arranging the races, but
no notice has been taken of these events.
The class for yachts between twenty-five
and thirty feet on the waterlinr has always
been a good one and this season although
the HcrrcshOf boat, the Oiseau proved
to be easily the best of the lot the contests
we're very good. The Oiseau, by muny
vacLtsmcn, h. regarded as the best boat for
her inches that has been built. She was
built for j. X. Maxwell, Jr., but her con-
slant winning became too monotonous. 80,
after winning six out of eight races, he sold
the Oiseau 10 the Pirie brothers and took
the raceabout the Oonagh, a now raceabout
built for the 2l-foOt class in part payment.
In her new owners hands, the OiSeau still
won and al the end OF the season she had
started in fifteen open rcgattas aud hat
won twelve races and twice she finished
| second. In her second race sailed ia "A
| stif wind she was disabled The Alerlon.
! another Hcrrcshof boat owned by A IL.
Alk,r made, the next best record IN thus
| class She started in fifteen races and won
| four times. In one Of thcre races, however.
| her only competitor was I II MacDunald' :
! Kit THIS boat was originally Caibpat
/ but was changed To a sloop last year. The
| Al-rion was second five times, third, four
! times: fourth, once. and once did no.
/ fuish. The Enpronzi. "a boat built last
wear from designs by II. Is CrONnnshlrld
! for Nice-t Commodore Alfred Peats of the
. Indian Harbor Yacht club. started in nine
: races She won once, was second, slN times
' and third. twice The ut her yacnts that
| raced ia this class but which did not do very
| we'll were =. VI smiths Marion; ] III.
| MacDonald'- hit. Clifford Brukaw's Nab
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IN 1900 the racing ~ the 25-fout class was
| sppile~i 10y th" freak Rochelle built 10y Hunt
| ingtOn for the lat" Commodore Kelly Of
| the New Rochelle Nacht Club This boat
scared all the other yachts out of the class
| and the racing Was very poor Tins year.
however. G. Eervcs had a Yacht built for
this class by & l. Mower. named the pun.
| The Don Won ell her races except ia" hrst
| and succeslod Iu b@ating The Rochelle
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make the contests m this class good again.
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