Atr&. Si, 1897.] 
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interaal acfcomraodation. The formula eredlta SaperHiiou^ 
size as equivalent to speed. . 
(i) The formula gives to topsldes an'a de'ck house equal 
ctedit with immersed body. In the matters of safety and 
geueral desirability they are of very unequal worth. 
(4) Under this type of rule, in which all of the functions 
areinblu;ded in a formula which permits any dimension to 
be UUduiy enlarged by reducing others, the elements of 
Siatety and a'ccommodatlon cannot be controlled with cer- 
ij'aiuty, and a "racing machine" is sure to result. 
(5) The formula is not suitable for measuring speed, for its 
Sfactora (save one) have no numerical relation to speed that 
V;an b'e deSnitely and accurately stated. 
(6) Under this kind of rule the cleverest interpreter of the 
formula wins, not the designer of lines to give the least 
resistance. 
(7) The inclusion of L. in a formula that contains S. is ob- 
jectionable for the reasons heretofore stated. 
(8) There seems to be nothing in the formula to discourage 
the building of light-displacement flu-keels with monstrous 
toDsides and unlimited draft. 
Finally, it is suggested that the merit of anymeasurement 
formula may depend largely upon the scheme of time allow- 
ances to be used with it, and that to properly criticise the 
proposed formula the time allowance scheme should be 
known. 
If, for example, yachts are measured by L.W L. alone, 
allowances based upon theoretical speed proportionate to 
(' XT uiay be satisfactory. If sail alone were measured, such 
allowances would not be .suitable. 
When yachts are rated by a racing length which is a com- 
pound of L.W.L., sail area and cubic contents of hull and 
deck house, it may be found to be a nice matter to logically 
and fairly apportion time allowances between boats of differ- 
ent racing lengths. Take a concrete case: 
If two yachts 40ft. l.w.l. have 3,000ft of sail each, and one 
has 10 per cent, more cubic contents of hull and deck house 
than the other, how niany seconds per mile ought the 
smaller boat to allow the larger, and why? SeS:tant. 
making. 
The New York Y. C Cruise. 
After reaching Bar Harbor on Sunday night, the fleet lay 
at anchor over Monday, a.nd on Tuesday the last race was 
sailed, the course being from off Egg Rock Light to Schoodic 
Point, thence to the whistliag buoy off Baker's Island, and 
home, 21 miles. The race was a sealed handicap, the allow- 
ances being: Queen Mah allows Wasp 5m. Gloriana 
8m. 54s., Sayonara Sm. 55s.; Colonia allows Emerald 493., 
Sachem Im. 25s., Marguerite 5m. 5 Is., Amorica 9m. 2s.) Alert 
11m. 3»s,, Penella«9m. 45s. 
The early morning was very foggy, with a S.W. wind 
which shifted to S.E., the fog lifting. The start was made 
at 11 :55, with Wasp first away. The first leg was to wind- 
ward, but after a short time the dense fog rolled in, and the 
boats lost sight of each other; they were not timed at the 
Schoodic mark, but it was passed at about 12:.50. 
They ran to the secoud ma.rk, still in the fog, and were 
timed: 
"Wasp 2 04 SO Marguerite 2 Sj CO 
AniO'ita 2 10 07 AlerD 2 .39 CO 
Queen Mab..... a 14 1.5 Sachem 3 4S 00 
Kmerald 3 It 20 Fenella 3 OZ 30 
Gloriana., ..2 19 30 
Queen Mab was compelled to lower her mainsail for a time 
near the mark. 
The fleet was not visible oh the last leg, but the finish was 
timed: 
SCBOONEaS, 
start. Fi'^isb Ebpsed. Corrected. 
ColODia .......11 53 08 3 19 45 3 21 S7 8 21 37 
Emerald ..,..,,,,...11 M 5T 3 y3 (5 3 2.5 08 3 S2 19 
Sachem. ir.........ll TS 3? Not tiaied. 
Marguerite... ...11 57 07 3 49 21 3 53 13 3 4b 22 
Amorita ......n f6 29 3 17 33 3 2141 3 12 37 
Alert 11 57 51 4 01 14 4 03 23 8 51 41 
Fenella .11 53 63 Not timed . 
CDTIEES 
Q leen Mab II 150 4 0 3 3 1 20 3 4S 40 3 4S 40 
Wasp 11 r?0 34 3 '.'0 18 3 29 <4 3 94 29 
Gloriana : ll 51 56 3 .39 .37 3 47 41 3 3S 47 
Sayonara , ll 5i Si Disabled. 
Amorita beat Colonia 9m., Emerald 9m, 43s , Margueritf 33m. 'l.'-is , 
and Alert 33rD, 7s. Wasp bea"^ Gloriana 13m. 18s. aad Quaen Mab 
19m. Us. 
On Wednesday a very heavy rainstorm kept all below 
decks, and the rowing races were postponed. 
Pewaukee Lake Y. C, 
PEWAX'KBE, WIS 
>'^aturday, Aug. 7. 
The regatta held on July 31 was a failure, as the yachts 
were unable to complete the course within the time limit. 
Kine yachts entered, but the wind failed entirely on the sec- 
ond leg of course. Idle Hour had a lead of half a mile, and 
would have won the race had the wind held out. 
At the annual fall meeting of the Pewaukee Y. C. it was 
decided to challenge the Pine Lake Y. C. to sail a regatta for 
the Pabst challenge cup, now held by the Pine Lake Y. C. 
This cup, one of the most beautiful and expensive trophies 
ever offered to Wisconsin yachtsmen, was presented by Capt 
Ered Pabst of Milwaukee, on Aug. 31, 1895, to the Pine Lake 
Y. C, in trust, for friendly competition betvreen the yachts- 
men of the inland lakes of this county. The executive com- 
mittee of the Pine Lake Y. C. have set Aug. 31 as the date 
on which the regatta will be held, and the event, when it 
takes place, will be second in importance to the Interstate 
regatta, sailed on Pewaukee Lake, .July 17. 
The Pewaukee Y. C. has picked out the five yachts that are 
generally admitted to be the swiftest of the fleet to represent 
it at Pine Lake. They are as follows: 
Class A— Sirrocco, Wallber Bros. ; Idle Hour, E. E. Giljo- 
ham; Lorraine, Schiller and Baucli. 
Class R— Kite, Geo. Poppert and Robfc. Rowe; Sophia, W. 
H. Meyers. 
Twelve yachts entered in to-day's race, The wind was 
brisk from the southeast; start was west. Yachts of both 
classes got away at 4 o'clock, Lorraine, Sirrocco and Tem- 
pest led the Class A yachts, and Martha and Hualpa the B 
class boats. Sirrocco fouled Lottie on the second leg of the 
course and was disqualified. Kite overtook and p*ssed all 
B class boats on the second leg of course, but lost her lead 
to Aida on the last leg. 
The race as a whole was a very clo.se and exciting affair, 
and was one of the prettiest of the weekly Saturday series of 
this season. 
CLASS A. 
Lorraine, Schiller & Biuch 0 58 50 
Sirrocco. Wallber Bros , 'o 5j 50 
Lotii*, L, G. Wallber..,,..,, ......>,,,...,.........,,^.. 0 5) £8 
Tempest, V. F Hasn ......1 01 40 • 
Idle Hour, R E. Gil.iDbaun ."l 02 26 
Carmele, S. P. Fachutar. '.,1 C4 10 
Gi'btcbeu, Wm. Gerlacb , ',', ,"..1 21 33 
CLASS B. 
Alda, A. C. ZiDn ,.1 (4 
Kite, Poppert & Rosve , 1 06 45 
Haalpa, Silverman & Kipp , '.I 07 51 
Sophia. W H.Meyers 1 08 15 
Martha, A H. Sleinman ........ji. 1 18 11 
Winners: Class A, Lorraine; Class B, Aida, 
Time-keepers, Geo M. Conway, A. G. Miller, John C. Spencer. 
Judges: Judge Emil Wallber, G. H. Conway, A. G. Miller. 
Course sailed, four mile triangla, once around. Race uuder the 
direelion of Com. W. C. Clark. 
The A. C. A. Meet. 
Gei^tdstone Islakd, a, C. A. Camp. — The early arrivals 
on the opaning day of the annual meet found the grounds 
well studded with tents, the official flags flying and the 
caterer ready with a satisfying breakfast. Even at that 
there were some who claimed to be the oldest inhabitants of 
the point, C. C. Hodgman and his party were .settled in 
July, as was Wm. M Carpenter, of Sing Sing. Friday there 
were a few scattered arrivals during the day. At 9 P. M. 
a large contingent under the command of Vice-Corn. Harry 
M. Stewart with many canoes, incltiding that most .sociable 
of war canoes the Huff, reached the camp, and at 9:30 P. M. 
nine weary men were stretched on cots in the "Home for 
the friendless," a 20 x 40 tent stretched at headquarters. 
At 7:30 Saturday moriiitjg the New York contingent came 
in with the schooner Glad Tidings, loaded down the Plimsol 
line with canoes and duffle and cb ceteras. 
Camp ."ite committee Morse had matters so well in hand 
that at 10 A. M. there were no "anxious inquirers" at head- 
quarters. 
Stmday at noon the camp was besieged by two War canoes 
containing twenty-six men, from the Brockville C. C. The 
pickets reported the enemy in sight- Thealarm was soUndted 
on the bugle, the cannon loaded, and preparations made to 
give them a warm reception. Caterer McElveney's face Was 
a study as he saw the twenty-six hungry Canadians besi'egie 
his caravansary. He succeeded ih satisfying them in good 
time, and the freedom of the catUp Was extended to them. 
A crew of warriors, under cotaimau'd of the Cohimodorte, 
manned the Huff, and a sight that has not been s'een in Elk 
Bay for centuries was much admired by those on shore. 
Three full-manned war canoes in linei with, the signal, can- 
non and official buglet, undei' comrtiand of Vice-Com. Stew- 
art in the bow of the Huff. A parting salute was given the 
visitors, who promised to return before the fcamp breaks up-. 
In the evening a crew of singers on the Huff floated about 
in Eront of headquarters, and gave a most pleasing safcred 
concert. 
Monday the camp was deserted — Gananoque was the des- 
tination. It Was "Gananiquity" when they returned. 
The sailing men are already feeling the winds of Eel Bay, 
and many new men with new boats are already on the 
course. 
The change in the arrangement 6f the Camp has gained 
general approval. Headquarters being next to the mess 
tent. An official swim was ordered forS P. M. Monday, and 
under command of ex-Com. Huntington the reed bed in 
front of headquarters has disappeared. 
The Buffalo contingent are beginning tb arrive. Their 
war canoe and several others are here. The club fours are 
being formed and eonsiderable rivalry is already shown, each 
club represented by four men having decided to enter. 
At present writing everything promises for the largest and 
most active camp we have had for years. 
Many letters have been written to f tiends at hohie to in- 
duce wandering members to come, and come quickly. 
l-hfe W. C. A. Meet. 
Five boats and a half dozen men would coVer the tonnage 
and permnnei of the W. C. A. meet of 1897. The most of the 
rest either had no money or a good excuse. The experiment 
of another meet on an inland lake proved unsucces.«ful It 
would probably have been unsuccessful to practically the 
.same extent in any other locality that could have been cho=en. 
The sport of canoeing, at least in the West, is at low ebbj 
and it is useless to attempt to deny it. Other sorts of sport 
have broken into its ranks. So me of the lirst active mem- 
bers of the W, C, A. have outgrown their interest or have 
been weaned away to other interests. In addition to this, 
the long stretch of hard times, in which many men, young 
and old, have been too anxious to enjoy fundamentally any 
form of sport, has put members out of the habit of taking 
the rather cumbersome and expensive trip to the summer 
meet, which, above all things, is the business of a man care 
free and unfettered of finances. Whether time will bring 
about again the older and stronger meets of the W. C. A. is 
at this writing purely a matter f f idle speculation. 
Tho.«e present are, with exception of Mr. N. B. Cook, of 
Chicago, all from Milwaukee and all members of Mahn-a- 
wauk G. C. Com. E. H- Holmes, canoe Milwaukee; Dick 
Merrill, canoe Bluehill; F. W. Dickens, canoe Avis; F. B. 
Huntington, canoe Norma, are all from Milwaukee. Mem- 
bers from other cities have sent the customary large prom- 
ises, and brought the customary small performances. While 
it will be impossible to elect officers or to sail more than one 
event of the regular regatta, the meet of these friends and 
fellow members is a most enjoyable one, and has in miniature 
all the attributes of a rattling good canoe camp. The ar- 
rangements are good, the site is at least, fair, the mess (at the 
tables of the Highland Hotel) is the be.«t the W C. A has 
ever had, at least in an experience dating back to 1893. The 
water is pleasant for bathing, and the wind.«, while at times 
baffling and variable, as they always are on a high-shored 
inland lake, have been quite good enough for all sailing pur- 
poses. We could have a good camp and a good regattaif we 
had but the one additiouid qualification of more boats and 
men. 
Lake Delavan is a deepish body of water, shaped some- 
thing like a boomerang, perhaps six miles long and a mile or 
so in width. The camp is located on the inner angle of the 
elbow, in a heavy grove of young forest trees, and about 
half a mile from the pleasant grounds of the Highland 
Hotel. The lake is lined with cottages and hotel, and is a 
summer resort of the most virulent tj pe. As a place for a 
meet, it is fully as good or better than Madison, and as 
pleasant as Oshkosh, though the sailing is better on Winne- 
bago. It is not as good a place as Mullet Lake for a canoe 
camp, and is indeed in many attributes merely Ballast 
Island moved west, without all the sailing advantages of 
Ballast, though with rather a higher type of summer girl, 
and, if possible, more of her. This exotic is not often to be 
found in greater profusion or of greater excellence than at 
Lake Delavan. All members present expressed great sur- 
prise and delight at thi^ discovery. Tho.se who remained 
away have cause for regret. The tents of the camp are but 
a few yards back from the beaten path which follows the 
whole .shore line of this lake, and along this path, hourly, 
and almost momentarily, day and night, pass large schools 
of summer girls fit for the pages of literature or the calen- 
dars of art. Every prospect for a meet here pleases, and only 
man, man in short togs and sunburn, is wanting. Alas! for 
the absent ones. 
Messrs. Holmes and Huntington located this camp, and 
Messrs Holmes and Dickens established it. On Monday 
Messrs A. W. Friese and Dick Merrill came on from Mil' 
waukee(the former staying only one day in camp and then 
returning home), and that afternoon the boats and dunnage 
were brought out. The next day the dock was built at the 
foot of the bluff, and by Friday the buoys got put out. Lile 
at a canoe camp is not strictly a struggle in hustling for the 
most Mahn-a-wauk part. We have one large tent, the pri- 
vate tents of Mr. Merrill and Mr. N. B Cook, and the small 
tent of the Fokest and Stream: The latter is the only one 
having a cooking outfit; but with the primitive appliances 
there aft'orded we have'cooked a number of meals, at wiiich 
all have had a turn, and a few of us have thus me,ssed about 
fts much in camp as at the hotel. 
Mr. Cook, the much respected father of the W. C. A. in 
this immediate vicinity, showed up in camp with his well 
known Carrier Pigeon late Monday evening. It was very 
good of him not to miss the W. C. A. meet this year, and the 
boys all appreciated his attendance. He at once went to 
work in his methodical way, and was the first man to have 
a boat in the water, and the first to have a sail. So Ions as 
Mr. Cook comes to a W. C. A. meet, it cannot be written 
down as a failure in all that pertains to high class standards 
of canoeing, of canoe ethic=, and of canoeing skill. The 
younger men of course do not say much about it to his face, 
but they are very proiul and very fond of Mr. Cook, who is 
now, I believe, past .seventy five years of age. 
The summer people aliout the lake took great interest in 
the canoe meet, and repeated inquiries were made as to the 
date of the races. These were postponed for a variety of rea- 
sons. The Gardner cup and the Longvvorth cup could not be 
sailed under conditions, and though the W. C. A. trophy 
might have been squeezed in had all fiveof the boats present 
started, there was no time when this was possible. The wait 
brought in no reiuforcemeuts of boats or meh, hut ohljr 
added clamor from the lake dwellers, so a special sci-atbh 
race was got up for Friday afternoon, free for ail clas-fes, fbf 
the Mahn-a-WaUk lOving qup. This brought only thi-ee 
entriesj canoes Milwaukee, Avis and Norma. Tnewiud w^s 
too high tor Carrieh Pigeon to enter as it was, and Mr. Merf 
rill, skipper of BluebilJ, had no.adeq uate balla,st for a wind, 
whibh kept a boat bul-ied tinder seas mot'e than hilf the 
time._ , , _ . .11 
This y'eai" a nbvel And tasteful innovation was made in 
canoe i-ig -v^hich added verV rhuch to the spectaculat effect or 
the spectacular sport, tCacJi man had his sails dyed a dis- 
tin'ctive fcolor. Avis sported orange-colored canvas, and Mil- 
waukee heliotrope and Norm4 cerise rt'd, while Bluebill 
hoisted a vast spread of robin's egg, blue. When the boats 
were out oh the lake in some of the little cruises made froiiA 
tiiiie to tihie, or tnor'e especially when they vvere racing with 
all canvas drawing and the foam flying from the clltting 
bows, the picture was the prettiest that has ever been seen 
among the niany lovely pifctur'es affoirded about thecdmps or 
these tidy little ci-dft. , . , 
The Sailing as it was ollebed considerable interest, although 
but three boats took part. The wind continued sti-ong and 
steady all day Friday, and at 3 P. M., the hdur at which thfe 
skippers finally got away from the dobk, there was a s^iff seS, 
rplling. Norma was first out; and it was seen at bnce thtlt 
Huntington would have his work cut out to fcari-y all th'e 
sail he had up. While he Was making a shprt trial reach 
just off the dock a good piiff laid her over flat, thoiigh h'e 
pulled her up and went ofi: flying again with every inbh 
drawing-, much to amazement of the spectators, who wei-e 
not Actuf-^tomed to canoe racing, and who greeted Grandpa 
with lohg cheets of applause. Skipper Holmes got Mil- 
waukee spinning .soon, and Dickens methodically and calmly 
raced hntk and forth across the front of the beach, his weight 
- and smaller sail area keeping Avis steadier, than either of 
her rivals The naen all had much to do to keep their crafk 
in hana ib the half-gale wind, but at the starting gun got oif 
blose packed together and shaving the buoy; in the prettiest 
start ever seen in a cahoe regatta. Such a grand stand spec- 
tacle as this again broiighb but excited applause from the 
tifei-s of spectators On the bluff above. 
The run on the first leg was sharp to windward, and 
Norma cottld not ruake the buoy with her sail, but heeled 
Over twice, and finally fairly tired out her .skipper, who let 
her drift in and apparently got fouled among the rowboats 
at the Highland pier. Avis and Milwaukee had a close bout 
at the buoy, and made a fast second leg of it. At the second 
buoy Dickens did not attempt to jibe, although evidently 
that meant a long lead into the home leg. Milwaukee was 
jibed sharply, and at first it appeared that the plucky 
maneuver would be successful, but Holmes could not keep 
her up. He lost his teat on the board, and in the mixup of 
getting aboard again hurt his leg badly. This second acci- 
dent gave Avis a cinch for the heat, for she came about 
handsomely and reached for the home with her canvas stiff 
in the quartering wind, leaving Milwaukee still for the 
moment in irons after her mishap. Half-way down the 
home leg, however, accident No. 3 occurred. A big cat called 
Ariel, and manned by a large crew and cargo of persons 
apparently little acquainted with the courtesy of sailing, 
came directly across the cotirse and nearly cut Avis down, 
the captain of the catboat apparently making not the slight- 
est effort to keep off and let the racing boats have a chance.' 
The point of collision was all but reached when Avis was 
brought sharply up, barely clearing the cat as she swept by. 
The act of the catboat's captain was .severely condemned by 
all who saw it, for though he, strictly speaking, had the 
right of way, he knew perfectly well the race was in pro- 
gress, and had been beating back and forth across the last 
leg for the purpose of seeing the finish. When Dickens 
pulled up so sharply he fouled his mizzen sheet with his 
,steering gear and for the moment drifted crippled, though 
he got in with his dandy useless just after Milwaukee, who 
made a grand spurt as soon as she was righted. Both boats 
then pulled up at the dock and declined the second lap, 
Dickens, a little wroth at the treatment the Delavan cat had 
given him, and Holmes suffering a bit with his leg. Mean^ 
time Norma was still vLsible down among the bank of row- 
boats, and gradually it became apparent that she wag not 
crippled, but was going under reef. 
• All the men were now very tired, and were not anxious to 
continue the work, but as so much interest had been shown 
in the sailing by the large crowd of spectators, all agreed to 
start again. As only one lap had been .sailed in the first 
heat, no time was taken, but all were notified that two laps 
would constitute the next heat. The three got off at 4:07;05, 
again bow and bow, in a most spectacular style, Milwau^ 
kee, at the gun, racing down back of the buoy and coming 
up into the wind on her heel apparently not a fathom's dis^ 
tance from the stake and just in time to take the windward 
of Avis and Norma, who crosted the line as if lashed to- 
gether, Milwaukee held her windward position clear to the 
first buoy, which she made hand.somely Avis stood too far 
on and dropped hack, Norma still to leeward. They held 
this order, making an exciting and pleasant picture as they 
dashed through the combing sea at the second buoy. Here 
Milwaukee did not again attempt to jibe, but both she and 
Avis wore, Milwaukee actually turning the buoy twice.' 
Norma is an exceedingly h.Hrd one to bring up, and at thin, 
juncture, reefed well down as she w^as, proved extremely 
broncho for her light skipper. She hung for an instant and 
finally drifted, fouling her bow with the buoy. By this time 
Avis was reaching home, but far inside the course, it seem- 
ing later that the steering gear had once more been fouled. 
Apparently Avis was headed bnck to the buoy where Norma 
hung fouled, but soon the latter swung free, and Milwau- 
kee and Avis, the two fin-keels which have of ten createtl 
argument in the Mahn-a-wauk Club, joined issue in a pretty 
finish. Avis holding her advantage and finishing first 
very handsomely. Norma had by this time gone drifting 
far inside the triangle and did not finish. Again al( 
the men pulled up and declined to go on for the second lap, 
saying that the worl^i n such wind and sea was too hard. There 
was, therefore, no race and not even a heat, and no time was 
recorded; but a very pretty exhibition of canoe sailing in 
stiff weather had been given, much to the edification of many 
whopreviouslyhaduoideaof the capabilities of the little craft. 
The W. C. A. has held no races in the last five years in weathei 
so rough as it was this day at Delavan, except that on Lake 
Winnebago meet some squalls were sailed out in a sea as 
nasty, if not so steady. Many of the yachts reefed down 
pretty well, and the wise men of the lake, old sailors raised 
here, laughed shrewdly at the idea of those little boats going 
outi. In short, there was a little popular education done ia 
