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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Aug. 10, 1895. 



The Lake Y, R. A. Meet, 1895. 



The annual meeting of the Lake Yacht Racing Association of Lake 

 Ontario, founded in 1884, was held in connection with the Lake Sailing 

 Skiff Association, and at one place, instead of the usual circuit, in- 

 cluding a full week of racing at Burlington Bay, Hamilton, on the 

 Canadian side of tbe lake. The two associations are made up of the 

 following clubs: 



Lake Yacht Racing Association: Bay of Quinte Y. C, Belleville; 

 Oswego Y. C, Oswego; Queen City Y. C, Toronto; Kochester Y. C, 

 Charlotte; Royal Canadian Y. C, Toronto; Royal Hamilton Y. C, 

 Hamilton; Victoria Y. C, Hamilton. 



Lake Sailing Skiff Association: Picton Boating Club, Picton; Royal 

 Canadian Y. C, Toronto: Royal Hamilton Y. C, Hamilton; Royal 

 Toronto Sailing Skiff Club, Toronto; Victoria Y. C, Hamilton. 



The programmes of the two were as follows: Yacht races: 



Monday, July 15.— Course windward or leeward and return, first 

 class, 42ft. class, 37ft. class, 27ft. class. 



Tuesday, July 16.— Triangular course, 32ft. class, 27ft. class, 22ft. 

 class. 



Wednesday, July 17.— Triangular course,' first class, 42ft. class, 87ft. 

 class, 27ft. class. 



Thursday, July 18.— Course windward or leeward and return, first 

 class, 42ft. class, 32ft. class, 22ft. class. 



Friday, July 19.— Course windward or leeward and return, 87ft. 

 class, 32ft. class, 22ft. class. 



Saturday, July 20.— Triangular course, Walker cup, race for all 

 classes. 



The prizes will be as follows: Each first class and 42ft. class race. 

 $60 to first, $30 to second, $15 to third, §10 to fourth; each 37ft. class 

 and 32ft. class race, $40 to first, $25 to second, $10 to third, $5 to 

 fourth ; each 27ft. class and 22ft. class, $25 to first, $15 to second, $10 

 third, $5 to fourth. 



For the Walker cup race the cup is valued at $250, and the associa 

 tion will add $250 in cash, divided as follows: $80, $50, $40. $30, $20, 

 $15, $10 and $5. Open to all classes this year, but hereafter will be an 

 annual race for the class to which the yacht winning it this year 

 belongs. 



Entries for all races must be made with the secretary of the club 

 to which the yacht belongs, not later than Thursday, July 11, and be 

 by him sent to the honorary secretary of the L. Y. R. A. (E. H. Am- 

 brose, Hamilton, Ont), by whom all entries must be received not 

 later than Saturday, July 13. A measurer's certificate must accom- 

 pany each entry. 



If the leading yacht in any class race has not finished at 7 o'clock, 

 the race will be decided on the last complpted round. 



If the leading yacht in the race for the Walker cup shall not sail the 

 course in five hours the race will be decided on the first round, but, in 

 that event, if the leading yacht on the first round shall not have sailed 

 that round in 2J^ hours the race shall be resailed subject to the same 

 conditions. 



Sailing committee for the meet: Aemilius Jarvis, chairman; E. H. 

 Ambrose, J. E. Burroughs, George E. Evans, J. F. Monck. 



Skiff races: Thursday, July 18— 20ft. class, 18ft. class, 16ft. class 

 Friday, July 19— 20ft. class, 18ft. class, 16ft. class. Saturday, July 20— 

 20ft. class, 18ft. class, 16ft. class. All skiff races will be sailed over a 

 triangular course. The prizes will be $15 to first, $8 to second and $5 

 to third in each race. 



The first day's racing was to windward and back, with a moderate 

 N.E. breeze, the course being 5 miles out, sailed twice by the larger 

 boats and once by the 27ft. class; 20 and 10 miles respectively. The 

 times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 



„ ■ Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Yreda 3 29 25 4 29 25 4 29 25 



Winnetta 3 55 13 4 55 13 4 53 47 



42ft. CLASS 



Zelma 3 19 59 4 19 59 4 19 40 



Aggie 3 35 08 4 35 03 4 35 08 



37ft. class. 



Dinah 3 42 30 4 42 30 4 42 30 



Vivia ; 3 58 30 4 48 30 4 47 56 



27ft. class. 



Sylvia 4 52 30 2 52 30 2 52 07 



Mirage 4 55 15 2 55 15 2 54 20 



Salola 4 56 37 2 56 37 2 54 57 



Wona, Nadjy, Maud B., Quickstep, Watta, Nox, Mona, Wang, Bea- 

 trice and Sibyl not timed. 



On Monday night and Tuesday morning plenty of rain fell, clearin g 

 during the forenoon and leaving almost a calm. The 32ft., 27ft. and 

 22ft. classes were started and sailed a slow race with a late finish, the 

 wind being light and variable. The times were: 

 32ft. class. 



Start, 11:30. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Erma 6 29 34 6 56 34 6 53 38 



Echo 6 35 30 7 05 30 7 01 41 



Nancy 6 37 55 7 07 55 7 03 16 



Cyprus 6 54 48 7 24 48 7 24 47 



Alert 6 55 11 7 25 11 7 25 11 



Eva 7 12 40 



Lotus 7 26 10 



27ft. class. 



Start, 2:00. 



Sibyl 6 45 33 4 45 33 4 43 27 



Sylvia 6 49 53 4 49 53 4 49 25 



Mirage 6 51 35 4 51 35 4 50 29 



Salola 6 53 20 4 53 20 4 51 20 



MaudB... 6 57 32 



Wang 7 00 35 



Wa Wa 7 05 18 



Wona 7 07 25 • •• •• 



Quickstep 7 19 43 



22ft. class. 



Start, 2:10. 



Ko-Ko 6 56 15 4 46 15 4 44 17 



Eclipse 7 01 52 4 51 52 4 51 17 



Frou-Frou 7 10 01 5 00 01 4 51 20 



Scallawag 7 11 01 5 01 01 5 00 47 



Enid 7 11 48 5 01 48 5 01 16 



law 7 18 16 



Carita 7 22 57 



Caruli 7 23 57 



Upstart 7 28 46 



Daisy 7 26 52 '. " " 



I'll Away 7 45 14 



Zanita 7 46 40 ] '] " 



Wednesday was clear atd brigU, witu a good westerly b eeze, the 



course was a 12-mile triangle, sailed twice by the 42 and 37ft. classes 



and once by the 27ft. 



Tbe times were: 



FIRST CLASS. 







Start 11 a. m. 



Finish. 



Elapsed. 



Corrected. 







4 32 52 



4 32 52 





42ft. class. 



4 40 18 



4 £8 34 



Start 11 a. m 













4 18 01 



4 17 38 







4 25 07 



4 25 07 





37ft. class. 







Start 11:10 a m. 













4 43 01 



4 43 01 





4 03 51 



4 53 51 



4 53 10 



Start 2 p. m, 27ft. class. 



Sylvia , 4 57 44 2 57 44 2 57 16 



Nox 4 59 22 2 59 22 2 59 1 3 



Maud B 5 08 40 3 C8 40 3 06 00 



Mirage 5 09 52 3 09 52 3 08 46 



Salloa 5 11 02 3 11 02 3 09 03 



Quickstep 5 13 53 3 13 53 3 12 11 



Wang 5 17 07 3 17 07 3 16 17 



Wona 5 17 48 3 17 48 3 17 43 



WaWa 5 18 20 3 18 20 3 14 50 



Thursday was another light day, the wind being N. W. when the 10- 



mile course was laid out to leeward but soon shifting to S. E. The 

 wind was fluky and variable. The times were: 



Start at 11 A. M. first class. 



Finish. Elapsed. Corrected . 



Vreda 4 23 10 5 23 10 5 23 10 



Winnetta 4 35 10 5 35 40 5 34 14 



Condor, 4 56 45 5 56 45 5 51 45 



42ft. class. 



Start at 11 A. M. 



Zelma 4 41 30 5 41 30 5 41 11 



Aggie 4 42 14 5 42 14 5 42 14 



32ft. class. 



Start at 11:10 A. M. 



Alert 5 26 40 6 16 40 6 16 30 



Erma 5 33 07 6 23 07 6 20 01 



Nancy 5 36 30 6 26 30 6 21 42 



Echo 5 36 09 6 26 09 6 22 10 



Eva 5 36 20 6 26 20 6 24 04 



Lotus 5 45 53 6 35 53 6 31 50 



Cyprus 5 48 40 6 48 40 



Vedette 6 13 32 7 13 32 



Norma Did not finish. 



Nadia Did not finish. 



Start at 2 P. M. 22ft. class 



K0K0 4 59 30 2 59 30 2 57 57 



Upstart 5 17 44 3 17 44 3 06 49 



Enid 5 09 15 3 09 15 3 08 48 



Caruli 5 11 02 3 11 02 3 11 02 



Scallawag 5 13 51 3 13 51 3 13 39 



Frou-Frou 5 13 48 3 21 48 3 14 34 



Carita 5 21 48 3 21 48 3 21 24 



Volunteer 5 24 22 3 24 23 3 23 49 



Daisy 5 27 37 3 27 37 3 27 28 



Isis 5 37 50 3 37 50 



Zanita 5 55 34 3 55 34 



Illaway aud Eclipse did not finish. 



\/*Y-C 



VICTORIA YACHT CLUB. 



Three classes of skiffs also raced over a course inside Burlington 

 Bay, the times being: 

 Started at 10 o'clock, 17 starters: 



16ft. class. 



„ . m Finish. Elapsed. 



Gracie, Toronto 1 04 00 3 04 00 



Restless, Hamilton .1 05 30 3 05 30 



Zephyr, Hamilton 1 05 55 3 05 55 



Started at 3 o'clock, 3 starters: 



20ft. class. 



Bessie, Toronto , 4 47 45 1 47 45 



Myra, Toronto 5 01 30 2 01 30 



Alliance, Toronto , Did not finish 



Started at 3:10, 7 starters: 



18ft, class. 



Alonquin, Toronto 5 47 20 2 37 20 



Zononi. Hamilton 5 57 55 2 47 55 



Elva, Hamilton 6 29 20 3 19 20 



On Friday the wind was variable in strength and direction, with a 

 squaU in the afternoon. The races were for- the 37ft., 32ft. and 22ft. 

 classes, with 3 classes of skiffs. The yachts sailed 4 miles to windward 

 and return, twice around for the 37 and 32ft. classes and once for the 

 22ft. class. Ko Ko led her class, hut was disabled in the squall, as was 

 Eva in the 32ft. class. The skiff Upstart was entered with the 22-foot- 

 ers and won. The times were: 



37ft. class started at 2 o'clock. Corrected time— Vivia, Toronto. 

 3.35.19; Dinah, Hamilton, 3.45.00. 



32ft class started at 2:10— Alert, Hamilton, 4.24.11 ; Vedette. Toronto, 

 4.32.17; Erma, Toronto, 5.10.02; Nancy. Hamilton, 5.12.30; Nadia 

 Lotus, Echo and Eva, of Hamilton, and Norma, of Kingston, also 

 started. 



22ft. class started at 2:20- Upstart, Toronto, 2.16.20; Scallawag, 

 Hamilton, 2.26 04; Caruli, Hamilton, 2 28.01; Isis, Oswego. 2 3101- 

 Carita, Charlotte. 2 31.46; Illaway, Hamilton, 2.3141; Enid, Toronto' 

 2 36.42; Ko ko, Toronto, 2.43.40; Midget, Hamilton, 2.45 21. 



The Lake Sailing Skiff Association races came off over a triangular 

 course on the bay side and resulted as follows: 



16ft. claEs started at 10— Viva, Picton, 2.13.10; Gracie, Toronto 

 2.19.54; Bernice, Toronto, 2.25 00; Isa R , Toronto, 2.27.10; Zephyr 

 Dottie, Sandfly and Wanita, all of Hamilton, also started. 



20ft. class star ted at 3 o'clock— Bessie, Toronto, 2.19.20; Myra To- 

 ronto, 2.23.21; Alliance, Toronto, did not finish. 



18ft. class started at 3:10— Frou-Frou, Toronto, 2.34 20; Ethel To- 

 ronto. 2.31.30; Algonquin. Toronto, 2.32.15; Elva, Hypathia, Ellia and 

 Lenoni, all of Hamilton, also started. . 



On Saturday the yachts started for the Walker Cup, but failed to 

 finish within the time limit, the race being postponed until August 

 The meet was a success throughout, the only drawback being the 

 absence of the American division of the fleet, very few American 

 yachts being present. The visitors were most hospitably treated by 

 the Hamilton yacht, both of the Royal Hamilton and the Victoria Y 

 C, something being devised for every evening. The complete record 

 of winners is as follows: 



First class— Vreda, three firsts; Winnetta, three seconds; Condor 

 one third. ' 



42ft. class— Zelma, three firsts; Aggie, three seconds. 



37ft. class— Dinah, two firsts and one second; Vivia, one first and 

 two seconds. 



27ft. class— Sylvia, two firsts and one second; Sybil, one first; Mirage 

 one second and one third; Salola, one third; Nox, one second; Maud 

 B., one third. 



32ft. class— Alert, two firsts; Erma, one first, one second and one 

 third; Echo, one second; Vedette, one second; Nancy, two thirds 



22ft. class— Ko Ko, two firsts; Upstart, one first and one second- 

 Eclipse and Scallawag, one third; Frou-Frou. Enid and Caruli one 

 third, ' 



Quincy T. C. 



QUTNCY — BOSTON HARBOR. 



Saturday, July 27. 

 Following the Hull Y. C. series, the Quincy Y. C. finished out the 



week very appropriately with an open race on Saturday, sailed in a 

 good southerly breeze, with a hard squall from S.W. thrown in. The 

 times were: 



first class. 



_ ,. „ Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Harbinger, W. F. & C. F. Bache 28.03 2 05 00 1 36 12 



Beatrice, J. Cavanagh 25.06 2 10 50 1 39 18 



Ida J., F. C. Beekman 28.09 2 08 56 1 40 36 



Emma C, P. A. Coupal 28.10 2 16 07 1 45 52 



Mudjekeewis, Davis & Abbott 25.10 2 18 14 1 47 04 



White Fawn, A. E. Jones 25.01 2 22 47 1 50 49 



Whisper, W. H. Stimpson 27.11 Not timed. 



Heroine, C. J. Smith 28 . 00 Not timed. 



SECOND CLASS. 



Rex, John B. Farrell 24.00 2 11 53 1 38 41 



Savitar, Otis, Cook et al 24.09 2 11 15 1 38 54 



Moondyne, W. H. Shaw 24 10 2 24 26 1 52 11 



Adolph, Henry Moebs 22.04 2 39 27 2 04 13 



Swirl, Henry M. Faxon Disabled. 



Posy, R. G. Hunt Not timed. 



„, THIRD CLASS. 



Gleaner, F. O. Wellington 23.10 2 18 19 1 44 56 



Satanic, Wm. Daly, Jr 23.04 2 19 08 1 45 09 



Romance, Loring & Sears 21.05 2 19 18 1 46 36 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Arab, W. F. Scott 18.01 1 20 12 51 12 



Rooster, Adams Bros 19.10 1 19 41 52 38 



Kayoshk, F. B. Rice 20.11 1 20 11 54 14 



Opechee, H. P. Barker 19.09 1 23 06 55 57 



Joker, E. W. Putnam, Jr 20.02 Did not finish. 



, , . FIFTH CLASS. 



Alpine, C. J. Souther 17.07 1 34 37 1 05 01 



Fantasy, Wm. Allerton 16.08 1 48 39 1 17 53 



Vision, Geo. Crane 1 37 46 



Evadene, R. M. Bonner , ] . I8.bi Did not finish. 



Nachita, G. E. Hills 16.09 Did not finish. 



SIXTH CLASS. 



vvddfire, H. A. Keith 17.06 1 33 22 1 03 39 



Sphinx, Arthur Keith 17.06 1 36 10 1 06 27 



Sunbeam, H. B.Faxon 16.05 1 42 38 1 11 32 



Imp, L. A. Horton 16.01 1 43 29 1 11 55 



VT . . SEVENTH CLASS. 



Nabob, H. W. Friend 1 24 02 1 24 02 



La Chica, C. V. Souther 1 24 37 1 24 37 



Nike, C. F. Jacobs 1 27 66 1 27 56 



Spinster, L. W. Clark 1 28 03 1 28 03 



Bessie Lee, A. E. Schoaf 1 28 44 1 28 44 



m _ EIGHTH CLASS. 



Tantrum, F. D. Perkins 14.11 1 40 53 1 07 43 



Primrose, Griy & Ware 14.06 1 43 18 1 09 25 



Cutty Sark, M. M. Torrance 14.05 1 47 25 1 32 24 



The winner in Class 6. Wildfire, is just 21 years old, this being her 



first race in a long time, though she was once a flyer. 



Duxbury Y. C. 



DUXBURY, MASS. 



Saturday, July 27. 

 The third regatta of the new Duxbury Y. C. was sailed on July 27 

 in a S.W. breeze that freshened from a light air until a number of 

 boats were reefed. The times werer 



SPECIAL CLASS. 



„ , ^ . „- , Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 



Fedora, E. P. Wadsworth 17.00 2 27 59 1 36 16 



Myles Standish, Boyer Bros 21.06 2 20 04 1 36 29 



Hecla, Graham and Pratt 16 06 2 47 53 1 54 46 



Hector, C. P. Blinn 14.02 2 58 41 1 59 40 



FIRST CLASS. 



Future, W. O. Whitman 21.11 2 15 33 1 32 38 



Wild Duck, G. H. Brown 29.06 2 29 29 1 50 19 



SECOND CLASS. 



Fanny D., Melbourne MacDowell 19.09 2 07 03 1 20 31 



Nancy Hanks. P. Maglathlin 19.11 2 09 27 1 23 13 



Priscilla, W. W. Goodwin 18.09 2 30 02 1 41 38 



Random, F. B. Norwood .17.06 Did not finish. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Honest John, J. C. Dawes 16.00 1 15 20 48 11 



Amie, M. S. Weston 16.09 1 19 28 48 11 



Flosshilda, T. P. Currier 15.00 1 19 45 51 21 



FOURTH CLASS. 



Vigilant, A. M. Watson, Jr 16.11 1 12 10 46 15 



Ellen B., C. F. Bradford 16.02 1 13 17 46 20 



Maj. D., C. H. Drew 16.02 1 14 09 47 07 



Eunice B., I. Symes 17. 01 1 14 02 48 07 



Tom Jeff, S. Richards 16.07 1 18 23 51 55 



Gypsy Girl, W. Steele 16.02 1 19 34 52 57 



Lady May, M. MacDowell 17 07 1 18 25 53 02 



Kathrine, R. Winsor 16.08 Not timed. 



Nattalle, H. M. Jones 16.10 Disabled. 



FIFTH CLASS. 



Solitaire, B. B. Baker 17.09 1 13 17 48 05 



Dolphin, N. Norton 16.04 1 18 38 51 53 



Perhaps, T. S. Diman 16.00 1 18 31 51 42 



Water Witch, Graham , 17.01 1 25 23 59 29 



„ SIXTH CLASS. 



Clear the Track, O. Hunt 15.06 1 18 37 50 51 



Hornet, A. W. Watson Not timed. 



Fanny D. was again successful, winning a second leg for the chal- 

 lenge cup. 



American Y. C. 



NEWBURYPORT, MASS. 



Saturday, July 27. 

 The second regatta of the American Y. C. was sailed off Newbury- 

 port on July 27 in a strong S.W breeze, the times being: 



SEC0>D CLASS. 



Elapsed. Corrected. 



Raccoon, P. J. Lowell 1 28 45 55 58 



Alma, R Bieelow 1 30 45 5H 39 



Idono, W. T. Wils. n 1 33 57 1 00 33 



CYPRUS. 



Spurt, Kenny & Walsh 1 40 00 1 03 56 



Rogue, L. H. Balch Did not finish. 



THIRD CLASS. 



Flirt, William Hitchcock 1 17 02 50 56 



Oheetash, George Stone 1 21 43 56 81 



Voodo, William Balch 1 38 21 1 1^,39* 



Romadillo, E. P. Durland Did not finish. ' 



Fly, Herbert Noyes Did not finish. ^1 



FOURTH CLASS. 



,L Lunt 57 05 . .. «* 



Elsie, T. French Did not finish. 



Isla, D. H. Page Did not finish. 



Raccoon parted her throat halliards, but still won. 



