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strengthened by local rivalry between the different lakes and 
the various ports on each, it should be possible to build up a 
class of about 42ft. racing length throughout the lakes from 
Chicago to Oswego, with more or less regular racing. 
Pending anything better, and such does not now appear to 
be forthcoming, the Seawanhaka rule, as it stands to-day, in 
use by many lake clubs, might well be universally adopted, 
with such uniform racing rules as those of the Long Island 
Bound Yacht Kaciug Union. In the way of limitations for 
the largest class they might be 42ft. racing length, 9ft. ex- 
treme draft, and in "addition an arbitrary limitation to the 
minimum coeflBcient of the midship section, such as would 
encourage a section like Zelraa's with 6ft. of head room, in- 
stead of that of Canada. Added to these, some limitation 
on construction is most necessary, as the lake yachtsman w;ho 
builds a yacht expects to use her, even in racing, for an in- 
definitely long time, and is not prepared to sell her after her 
first season. A limitation to the ratio of ballast to displace- 
ment, at some figure which would allow a reasonable scant- 
ling in bottom and deck, would be practicable and advan- 
tageous. 
Such yachts as this class should produce would be fast, as 
is instanced by Zelma, and at the same time would give 
excellent accommodation, a good main saloon and after 
stateroom, toilet room, ice box, etc., and they would be safe 
and seaworthy even on the rough water and steep seas of the 
lakes. They would be well within the powers of a Corin- 
thian crew, another important requisite in this service. 
The new challenge of Com. Berriman names a limit of 
43ft. l.w.l., or the same length as Vencedor, though it pre- 
sumably means a new yacht in which the sail plan shall be 
better proportioned to the length. Such a yacht, even 
though not a bulb-fin, would be worse than useless on the 
lakes, there is no possibility of building up a permanent 
class, and it would mean the construction of a single syndi- 
cate yacht to meet her on the part of the Royal Canadian 
y. C. This yacht would be of too great draft for the regu- 
lar racing on Lake Ontario, she would have no class, and, 
worst of all, she would be big enough and fast enough to 
spoil the racing m the existing 42ft. class, of about 37ft. 
l.w.l. It would be merely a case of Defender over again; 
the new racing machine, while absolutely useless for other 
than the special race she was built for, would cietroy all 
interest in smaller and better yachts. If the yachtsmen of 
Chicago desire such a yacht as best suited to their require- 
ments, and are prepared to build up and maintain it as a 
regular racing class, they have of course a perfect right to 
do so; but we doubt whether this is possible in Chicago, and 
we know that such a class cannot be maintained permanent- 
ly on all of the lakes. There is an opportunity just now to 
promote the building of fast modern yachts if the cost can 
be kept within a reasonable figure ; but if the cost is large 
and the yachts are of an extreme racing type, then the late 
yachtsmen will do as they have in the past: put their money 
into outbuilt but comfortable cruisers and leave racing to 
the syndicates. 
AN EXPERT'S OPINION. 
The following commentary on the Toledo races is by Mr. 
O. E. Cromwell, of the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. race commit- 
tee, who was one of the judges of the Canada-Yencedor 
match : 
" The match between Canada and Yencedorwas one where 
the making of the match was the making of the race; the 
making and drawing up of the agreement, you know. 
Yencedor was obliged to sail under actual waterline length, 
at not less than 43ft , and her sailing length, from which 
her sail area is computed, could not exceed 45ft. She was 
thus obliged to take in ballast to bring the waterline 
to 43ft . and cut down the sail area to classify in 
45ft. sailing length. The result was that she carried an un.. 
necessary amount of ballast, and had her wings clipped. 
Canada was restricted to ift., and the effect of this arrange- 
ment made it impossible for Yencedor to win in light 
weather, and difficult for Canada to win in heavy weather. 
The race thus resolved itself into a question of prevaihng 
force of wind, instead of the speed of boats. It is almost 
impossible to arrange a fair match between two boats of such 
unequal size as Canada and Yencedor. 
"Another consideration which has great weight is the fact 
th.at the Canada was one of the latest constructions of Fife, a 
crack British builder. She is beautifully constructed, ex- 
ceedingly light in hull, almost like a racing sheU, fitted with 
hollow spars, and her rigging and gear were of the lightest 
possible character consistent with rt quisite strength. On the 
other hand, the Yencedor's sails, while of fau: quality, were 
by no means what they should have been for so important a 
contest. Her blocks were unnecessarily heavy, and the en- 
tire fabric throughout was clumsy and cumbersome in com- 
parison with the thoroughly up-to-date hull, rigging, gear 
and sails o'f the Canada. The Corinthian crew of tie Can- 
ada was one of the best I have ever seen in an experience of 
■: orty years' yachting, while that of the Yencedor was a very 
air crew, but was no match for their competitors It is 
my opinion that such important events as international races 
should be sailed by well-trained professional crews. 
"The second race was the Yencedor's without question 
until she made the fatal error by mistaking a mark boal , and 
thus overstood the mark, losing about one and a half or two 
minutes. This was caused by a number of small fishing 
boats of precisely similar character to the mark boat anchor- 
ing in that vicinity during the absence of the yachts and 
committee steamer down the course. It was difiicult to dis- 
tinguish which was the mark boat. It should have been 
supplied with some distinctive mark, such as a sphere or 
some large flag of peculiar pattern. 
"I think that Chicago's weU-known enterprise, push and 
vigor cannot cons^-nt to play second fiddle to Canada in the 
matters of yachting, and I hope to see an intelligent effort 
made by her citizens to bring the cup back to this side of 
the lake next year. To do this a yacht of the proper size, 
say like the Canada, if that class should be agreed upon, 
should be designed and constructed by or under the imme- 
diate supervision of some first-class designer, like the Her- 
reshofts, Gardner & Cox, Gary Smith, or some other designer 
of well-known reputation. One of the most important things 
after the vessel leaves the designer and builders' hands is to 
have some amateur yacht sailor of skill and experience take 
it in hand, tune her up, and get the utmost speed out of her. 
Such men as Mr. Fish, of the Atlantic Y. C, and T. G. 
Zerega, of the Seawanhaka Y. C, are men possessing the 
necessary qualifications, and I do not doubt would accept 
with pleasure a proposition to take iu charge vessels of this 
type for this purpose, as they are enthusiastic yachtsmen 
and men of means, having leisure time at their disposal, 
"It is very fortunate that this international cup of the 
Great Lakes and the Seawanhaka international cup have 
gone to Canada, as the Canadian yachtsmen have proved 
themselves to be thorough sportsmen, and of far different 
caliber to some of the English yachtsmen who have visited 
our shores, such as Ashbury, Dunraven and Brand, who 
are constantly making protests and seeking opportunity for 
dissension." 
THE AMERICAN WAY AND THE 
BRITISH WAY. 
The complaint has been repeatedly made, and perhaps not 
without reason, by the British press generally, that the 
"Yankee" does not know how to accept a victory gracefully, 
but "slops over" in a way that is both ill-bred, boastful and 
undignified. The true Briton is different; self-contained, 
unemotional and modest, he at least knows how to accept a 
victory — when it comes — in a correct and utterly proper 
manner. Here is a specimen from the Mail and Empire, of 
Toronto : 
Canada by 26 seconds I 
The American Eagle will not screech to-day. 
An Eagle with its tail feathers pulled is not in the humor 
for screeching. 
A bird without pride is a bird without voice. 
The Canadian beaver has quietly accomplished its pur- 
pose. 
Canada by 26 seconds! 
The maple leaf rustles gladly in the brisk autumn breeze. 
The hearts of the people are swelled with the national 
pride, 
The Lion with the talons of the Eagle still marked in his 
back looks on approvingly. 
Canada wins! 
It is a victory of which all Canadians justly may feel 
proud. It is a victory of which all Canadians will feel 
proud. On the waters of Erie, in the midst of a great flotilla 
of American yachts prepared to blast forth the triumph of 
one of their numbers ; in the midst of a great concourse of 
American citizens eager for the signal to rejoice in the van- 
quishment of their rival neighbor — there, alone, uncheered, 
unsung, unbnasted, a Canadian craft, with a Canadian crew, 
carried the Union Jack twice over the course in advance of 
the Stars and Stripes. 
Hurrah for Canada! 
Now may some Canadian poet jingle his liaes to the peer- 
less craft that bears the name of the Dominion she repre- 
sents. What more inspiring theme could he desire? Less 
variable than the winds that carried the Queen of the Lakes 
to the goal of- her final triumph would be the sentiment that 
would install him in the hearts of a glad people. 
Such an invocation as this certainly could never fail; the 
unknown laureate has responded, as witness the next issue 
of the same paper. 
THE OANADA. 
Uncheered, iinsung, unboasted. 
In thai yast crowd alone, 
With the Union Jack above it. 
Our Canada held its own. 
With our deir flag floating o'er it — 
A Canadian craft and crew- 
It defied the American Eagle, 
And struggled proudly tnrough. 
On the waters blue of Erie, 
Surrounded on every side 
By yachts that claimed the Eagle, 
And boasted in their pride. 
Thpy felt they were secure. 
That they had naught to fear. 
With triumphal blast they waited, 
The victory to cheer. 
But they knew not skipper Jarvis, 
Nor our Canadian crew; 
Knew not our gallant Canada; 
Till it sailed so proudly through. 
And the Maple ' eaf is rustling 
Glad in the autumn wind, 
And ihe Lion looks on approving. 
For tne Eagle was left behind. 
And Canada should glory, 
And Canadians rejoice, 
And the pride they're justly feeling 
Be echoed with one voice. 
All honor to om- Canada, 
So gallant and so true; 
All honor to her skipper, 
All honor to her crew. N. M. Q. 
Alas! for such pathos and such doggerel, even worthy of 
Austin himself, but facts are stubborn things, as the follow- 
ing letter shows: 
Editor Mail and Empire: 
SiK — On our return from Toledo this morning it was with 
regret that we read your remarks prefacing your account of 
the Yencedor-Canada race yesterday, as it was altogether 
out of accord with the spontaneous good- will shown toward 
the Canada by the many thousand American yachtsmen and 
spectators during the whole series; and while we cannot but 
think that your preliminary comments were written in any 
other feeling than that of exultation on the result, at the 
same time we fear an impression otherwise may be conveyed 
to our American friends. Among your remarks you state : 
"There, alone, uncheered, imsung, unboasted, the Canadian 
craft, with a Canadian crew, carried the Union Jack twice 
over the course in advance of the Stars and Stripes." 
As a matter of fact, no winner could have received a more 
enthusiastic and generous reception, the Canada being 
cheered to the echo, not only at the winning line, but at 
every buoy in each race, and her twelve-mile run to her 
anchorage, after the final race, was a triumphal procession, 
the yacht and her crew being royally saluted by guns, 
whistles and lusty cheers from every boat she approached. 
All Canadians were splendidly entertained, and their wants 
looked after to the fullest extent. 
When our American yachting friends visit us in Toronto, 
as we hope they may next season, Canadians will have 
reason to congratulate themselves if they are able to give 
them as hearty a welcome and as cordial a reception as they 
gave the Canada and Canadian fleet at Toledo. Yours, etc., 
F. J. Campbei,Ij, 
H. E. Ridley, 
W. H. Bbousb. 
Toronto, Aug, 27. 
Mr. Jarvis and his crew, with many other Canadians, have 
borne testimony to the fact that they were treated most 
fairly and hospitably at Toledo, and that no such state of 
affairs existed as is pictured by the Mail and Empire. The 
same was the case at Oyster Bay in July and at Grindstone 
last month; the Canadian winner of the Seawanhaka cup and 
the A. 0. A. trophy were cheered and saluted by all. 
Minnetonka and White Bear. 
From the Chicago Record. 
Tartar has proved herself the champion for another year in the 
interlake races between the sloops on White Bear Lake, the St. Paul 
resort, and those on Minnetonka, the pride of Minneapolitans. The 
races were to have been commenced on Tuesday, but a 26-knot breeze 
played such havoc that it was next to impossible to sail, and a couple 
of accidents prevented the attempt. 
The first race was sailed in a stiff breeze and under fair conditions. 
On Wednesday the sailing was over a three-legKed 10-knot course on 
Lake Minnetonka, and the race was won on its merits by Tartar, who 
headed her rival, Alfrida, by 7m. and 24s, The ofiaoial time of Tartar 
■wasl 37.19. 
What made the contest so Intensely interesting, aside from the fact 
that every plan had been made to wmst the champlonsnip away from 
Minneapolis this year, was the fact that Tartar was a boat designed 
by a local Scandinavian builder on the shores of the "lake beautiful" 
from his oven plans. Alfrida, on the contrary, was a creation of the^ , 
world-renowned Bristol builders, the Herreshoffs. In their efforts to < 
down their hitherto victorious rivals, a syndicate had been formed on 
White Bear, which secretly placed an order with the Bristol builders. 
When Alfrida, the boat which was the result of that order, reached 
the lake she was found to be by all odds the best boat they had ever 
sailed; but over on the lake of "a hundred isles" was another boat 
built by the unknown Peterson. He had thought long and hard. He 
was a practical boat builder. He was familiar with the variable winds 
of Minnetonka, and he put his ideas into form, adding what has hith- 
erto been unknown in boat building— a divided stem. 
This division was effected by simply cutting out a rectangular piece 
from the stern of the boat, the entire cut, however, beingj above 
waterline. Objections were made to the boat of the new design, but 
the committee of the yacht club which took the measurements found 
Tartar to be all right and "of a design the building of which ought to 
be encouraged." 
On Thursday there was little wind and a drifting match, in which 
Alfrida succeeded in drifting harder than Tartar. The course was not 
sailed until long after the time limit had expired, and it remained for 
the race of yesterday to tell the story of how the battle was lost and 
won. 
A regular Tartar breeze of stiff twenty knots was blowing and fresh- 
ening every minute The Minnetonka boat did not get down to busi- 
ness until she began to beat to windward on the third leg of the first 
circuit. Then she fairly hissed through the water, increasing her lead 
tUl at the close of her three stretches, which comprised the course, 
she led her rival by 7m 8s., corrected time. 
The result gave the series to Tartar, which makes the two clubs 
break even on the two years' races. Next year will now decide which 
club shall have both the pennant and the cup. Tartar's work gave 
her the record for the ten-knot course on Lake Minnetonka. 
A somewhat exciting contest was waged at the same time between 
Varuna, a Minnetonka catljoat, and Nushka III., belonging to the 
White Bear catboat fleet. In both races the former won, although 
yesterday the breaking of the mast of Nushka prevented her from 
competinsr, a race which still held a fighting chance for her. 
The yacht races were the scene of much social pleasure, the lake 
hotels and the yacht club both giving hops for the visitors. Mr. Pe- 
terson, the builder of Tartar, was the subject of many congratulations. 
Hull T. C. Club Regatta. 
HULL— BOSTON HARBOR. 
Saturday, Aug. SS. 
The Hull Y. 0. sailed a club race on Aug. 22 in a variable S.W. wind, 
fresh at the start, then falling very light and increasing toward the 
finish. The times were: 
FIRST CLASS. 
Length. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Cero, W. E. C. Eustis ...... .38.04 2 31 37 1 59 57 
Handsel, J R. Hooper..,.;.....;. 81,07 2 40 42 2 03 02 
MabeUe F. Swift, G. Bruce 44.10 Disabled. 
FOURTH CLASS. 
Rooster, Adams Bros 21.00 2 83 45 1 B2 04 
Gleaner, F. O. Wellington 24.03 3 30 51 1 54 38 
Eulalie, R. G. Hunt 25.05 2 31 34 1 56 47 
Privateer, A. E. Schaaf 2 33 49 
FIFTH CLASS. 
Cleopatra, H. M. Faxon 21.09 1 41 08 1 15 57 
Opechee, W. P. Barker 22.06 1 46 44 1 22 13 
SIXTH CLASS. 
Aikane, F. M. Kelly 1 41 85 ..... 
KNOCKABOUTS. 
Torpedo, J. J. Souther .....,„.. 1 35 56 
Bo Peep, Clark & North...., 1 37 58 
La Chica, C V Souther..,,,,.......... .... 1 42 26 
Jacktar, T. E.Jacobs .... 1 42 40 
Nike, C. A. Cooley Withdrew. 
The judges were Messrs. E. 0. North, F. H. Jeffries, E. K, French, 
W. E. SherrifB, C. P. Flint, N. P. Qreely and W. L. Walker. 
Cero is a new boat, built on the Cape for W. E. C Euatis to take the 
place of bis Dyer boat Salmon, burned last year. She is about 34ft. 
l.w.l. and 13ft. beam, with very light draft and weighted centerboard. 
Rochester T. C. Closing Regatta. 
CHARLOTTE, N. T.— LAKE ONTARIO. 
Thursday y Aug. SI. 
The last regatta of the Rochester Y. C. was sailed on Aug. 27 in a 
moderate west wind and light sea. Many of the yachts were absent 
on cruises and but eleven started. The times were: 
FIRST CLASS. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
Facile 2 25 00 5 26 28 8 01 00 
Kilpie >.. 2 25 00 5 31 46 3 06 42 
Iris. k ....i 2 25 00 6 05 20 4 20 20 
Weno 2 35 00 Did not finish. 
SECOND CLASS. 
Nydia 2 30 00 8 59 37 1 29 37 
Zanita 2 30 00 4 00 48 2- 10 48 
Althea.... 2 30 00 4 15 20 3 25 20 
Nyxie......^... 2 30 00 Did not finish. 
Jean............. 2 30 00 Di(^ not finish. 
THIRD CLASS. 
Zenobia 2 80 00 4 16 37 2 26 37 
Chic 2 30 00 Did not finish,, 
Miramichi T. C. 
The Miramichi Y. C. sailed its third race of the season on Aug. 87 
at Newcastle, N. B., the course being twice around a 4-mile triangle. 
It was for the Thos. D. Adams cup and club prizes. The result was 
as follows: 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Oriana, J. L.Stewart ..,..,,.,..1 18 40 1 16 00 
Learing, Thos. Currie.,,.. .V...! 16 30 1 16 30 
Maude, J. C. MiUer .V; j^. . ........ ..1 20 15 1 17 35 
Avis, Albert Henderson,. i,, . ...... 20 25 Not meas. 
Kittoch. Dr. Pedlin Did not finish. 
The race was sailed, in a strong breeze. Oriana wins the cup for 
the second year. She won the first race this season, was dismasted 
in the second, and now wins the third. 
Delevan Lake Races. 
DELEVAN, WIS. 
Saturday, Aug. S9. 
The last' race of the season on Delevan Lake was sailed in a blow 
that dismasted Mariella and Estelle and kept Ideal from starting, as 
she carried away her halyards on the way to the start. Circe was 
goose winged in jibing, but finally won. The times were: 
Circe f» ......1 30 25 
Euliana 1 36 00 
Therissa .1 39 13 
A second prize goes to Euliana. 
The judges were G. M. Davis, L. O. Foster and B. S. Gilbert. 
Jubilee Y, C. 
BEVERLY, MASS. 
Saturday, Aug. SS. 
The fourth and final championship race of the Jubilee Y. C. was 
sailed in a fresh S.W. breeze, the times being: 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Elvira, M. Bartlett, Jr 1 43 10 1 S7 50 
Elf, Dixon, etal .1 59 50 1 34 20 
Brownie, Hawley 2 19 10 1 45 40 
Elvira wins the championship. 
