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Fixtures. t 
AUGUST. 
19, Kingston, open, Kingston, Mass. 
20. Huguenot, annual, Long Island Sound. 
20. Park City, annual, Long Island Sound. 
20. Duxbury, open, Duxbury, Mass. 
20. yuincy, handicap, Boston Harbor. 
20. VVinthrop, club, Boston Harbor. 
20. Woods Holl, championship, West Falmouth. 
20. Beverly, seventh Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
20. Burgess, championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
20. Royal Canadian, 27, 22 and skiff classes, Toronto. 
20. Baltimore, McAllister cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
21. Winthrop, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
22-23-24. Oumcy, challenge cup, Boston Harbor. 
22. Wollaston, ' cup, Boston Harbor. 
22. Cape Cod, open, Provincetown. 
22-26. Seawanhaka-Phila. Cor., knockabout interclub match, Oyster 
Bay. 
23. Wellfleet, open, Wellfleet, Mass. 
26. Fall River, open, Mount Hope Bay. 
27. Beverly, club meeting and informal race, Buzzard's Bay. 
27. Queen City, 27ft. class, Toronto. 
27. Huntington, annual, Long Island Sound. 
27. Douglaston, special, Long Island Sound. 
27. Cor. Marblehead, third championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
27. Woods Holl, open, West Falmouth. 
27. Shelter Island, special, Cardiner's Bay. 
27. Taunton, open, Taunton, Mass. . 
27. American, cruise to Squam. 
27-28. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise, Petaluma. 
27. Canarsie, Corinthian race, Jamaica Bay. 
27. Baltimore, Withers cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
29. New Jersey Ath., club, Newark Bay. 
30. Taunton, ladies' day, Taunton, Mass. 
31. American, moonlight sail, Newburyport, Mass. 
SEPTEMBER. 
3. Savin Hill, open, Boston Harbor. 
3-4-5. Corinthian Marblehead, cruise, Massachusetts Bay. 
3. Woods Holl, championship, Sussett Harbor. 
3-4-5. Wollaston, cruise, Boston Harbor. 
3. Baltimore, Rear-Corn, cup, Chesapeake Bay, 
3. Beverly, eighth Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
5. Cor. Philadelphia, fall, Essington, Delaware River. 
5. Larchmont, fall, Long Island Sound. 
5. Norwalk, open, Long Island Sound. 
5. Norwich, open, Long Island Sound. 
5. Beverly, open, Buzzard's Bay. 
5. Newport, club, Narragansett Bay. 
5. City Point, club, New Haven, Long Island Sound. 
5. American, skiff class, Newburyport, Mass. 
5. Jubilee, championship, Massachusetts Bay. 
5. Burgess, open, Massachusetts Bay. 
5. Lynn, open, Massachusetts Bay. 
5. Quincy, handicap, Boston Harbor. 
5. Royal Canadian, Prince of Wales cup, Toronto. 
9. Pacific, interclub regatta, San Francisco Harbor. 
10. Beverly, tenth Corinthian, Buzzard's Bay. 
10. Royal Canadian, skiff class, Toronto. 
10. Riverside, annual, Long Island Sound, 
10. Hull, open, Boston Harbor. 
10. Massachusetts Y. R. A., rendezvous, Hull. 
10. South Boston, handicap, Boston Harbor. 
10. Winthrop, cruise to Hull. . 
10. Burgess, sail-off, cruise, Massachusetts Bay, 
10. Woods Holl, open, Woods Holl. 
10. Taunton, club, Taunton, Mass. 
10. Baltimore, McAllister cup. 
10. Chicago, fall, Lake Michigan. 
11. Corinthian San Francisco, regatta, San Francisco Bay. 
11. Massachusetts Y. R. A., review, Hull. 
17-18. Corinthian San Francisco, cruise, Vallejo. 
17. American, cruise to Plum Island. 
17. Baltimore, Rear-Corn, cup, Chesapeake Bay. 
17. Queen City, 22ft. K class, Toronto. 
26. Newport, ladies' day, Narrangansett Bay. 
29. Miramichi, Gould cup, Newcastle. 
30. Taunton, ladies' day, Taunton, Mass. 
OCTOBER. 
14. Miramichi, Watt cup, Chatham. 
Sag - Harbor Y. C. 
Sag Harbor, Long Island, Aug. 6.— Open race, with 
twenty-six entries. Wind brisk; course twenty miles. 
Summary: 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Mascott 2 06 25 5 58 34 3 51 58 3 41 20 
Sito 2 06 25 5 51 34 3 51 58 3 41 20 
Neuzava 2 06 00 5 57 31 3 57 31 3 33 25 
Hoodo 2 06 45 5 25 52 2 23 07 
Turene 2 05 00 5 42 51 3 37 54 3 32 06 
Bantam 2 06 57 Withdrew. 
Poco 2 06 10 Withdrew. 
. Sloops. 
Curlew 2 13 23 4 39 25 2 26 02 
Wawa 2 13 23 4 40 45 2 27 22 
Maria 2 12 52 5 03 26 2 05 34 
Surprise 2 12 29 5 07 10 2 54 41 
Atlantis 2 14 00 4 22 35 2 28 35 
Quid 2 13 31 4 47 40 2 34 09 
Glide 2 13 24 Withdrew. 
Sharpies. 
Lotus 2 16 10 4 46 17 2 29 57 
Hogonock 2 16 41 5 15 28 2 58 47 
Florida 2 16 46 Withdrew. 
Spook 2 17 08 Withdrew. 
Cabin Cats — Course 5 Miles, three times around. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Regina 2 09 55 . 5 32 07 3 22 12 
Cuidao .■ 2 09 00 5 29 45 3 20 45 
-Mollis 2 10 07, 5 27 40 3 17 33 3 11 41 
Uarda 2 09 37 5 28 11 3 18 34 3 09 46 
Fleet wing 2 10 27 Withdrew. 
*Winifred 2 11 00 Withdrew. 
"Curlew 2 11 00 Withdrew. 
*Snap Shot 2 11 00 Withdrew. 
* Failed to cross line at start within the proper time. 
Sito carried away head stay. Started anew. Sito first 
prize, Turene second prize. 
Wawa, first; Atlantis, second. 
The Robinson Cup. 
East Moriches, Aug. 13.— First annual race for the 
Robinson cup. It was strictly a Corinthian event. The 
course was four times over a two-mile-and-a-half course 
to windward and return. The Little Hazel was sailed 
by Miss Lillian Vanderbilt. The starters were: Watch- 
ogue, D. E. Austin, Brooklyn; Fides, Morris B. Meade, 
South Orange; Pawnee, George W. Owens, Brooklyn; 
Sybil, Walter Gibbs, Brooklyn; Yankee, Harry B. 
Growtage, Brooklyn, and Little Hazel, Miss Lillian 
Vanderbilt, Montclair. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Watch ogue ....4 50 00 1 19 00 1 15 20 
Fides 4 46 15 1 16 45 1 13 40 
Pawnee 4 45 25 1 17 03 1 17 03 
Sybil 4 39 25 1 09 05 1 08 40 
Yankee ,,,...4 43 20 1 14 08 1 11 58 
kittle Hazel ...,4 50 25 1 19 26 J 15 31 
The Oshkosh Regatta, 
Oshkosh, Wis., Aug. 10.— All students of the history 
of the early West know that the Northern Fox River 
was the outlet from Lake Michigan for the west bound 
boating travel of the fur trade in the first quarter of this 
century. The early fathers knew well the trail running 
from the Great Waters up the Fox to the Grand Port- 
age, which was to be crossed before the broad stream of 
the Wisconsin was reached, which latter carried the 
canoes to the Mississippi, All the fur traders of the West 
knew also the great shallow expanse of the Fox River, a 
body of water thirty-two miles long by an average of 
ten miles in width, about which the Winnebagoes dwelt 
and which bore their tribe name. This lake lay between 
the interior and the open waters of the big lake, and 
itself, upon occasion, could be tempestuous and rude. 
It was a great sporting region for the white and red 
men, and the fur traders were soon upon the ground 
with a little trading post, which was established at the 
mouth of the river. In the year of 1836 two families 
moved over from the Green Bay and began the first 
regular white settlement on Winnebago Lake, which was 
then called the "Town of Winnebago." In 1852 the 
name was changed to that of the chief of the Menomi- 
nees, Oshkosh, and that name has been retained. 
In the year of 1898 the city of Oshkosh has some 
35,000 souls, and is a busy community of large busi- 
ness and manufacturing interests. The country round 
about still retains relatively its resources as a sporting 
region for fishing, shooting of wildfowl, and naturally for 
sailing. To-day, as in 1832, the majority of the in- 
habitants are sportsmen, interested in things out of 
doors. A better "sporting town," as the expression goes, it 
would be difficult to find. It is history to be remembered 
that every sporting enterprise of the city of Oshko'sh 
has been well attended, squarely conducted and well 
praised by all the visitors. The men of Oshkosh are 
noblemen in their methods. 
So much for preface, and to ground the fact that Lake 
Winnebago is perhaps the best of- our Western inland 
sailing waters, big enough for steady winds and rough 
seas, but wide enough so that the visitor has an even 
chance in a sailing race with the local man, in that he 
need not study shore breezes and landmarks, but may 
hold to the open and win if he can sail. 
In older times, before the pinch of hard times in the 
present decade, a considerable sailing interest sprang 
up on this water, and the cities of Oshkosh and Neenah, 
only fourteen miles away, had busy little fleets. Then 
came a decline in the sport, which also seemed to af- 
fect many of our other lakes. Yachting in Milwaukee, 
in Chicago, at the resort lakes of lower Wisconsin, had 
a setback from which it seemed slow to recover. Last 
year there was a decided revival, especially in the smaller 
classes, and many new boats came into Lake Winne- 
bago, as well as to Oconomowoc Lake and other lakes 
of the Waukesha chain, much frequented by well-to-do 
Chicago and Milwaukee citizens during the summer 
season. Many Chicago yachts went into commission 
this summer. At Milwaukee in July a regatta was held 
during the Carnival week, bringing together a fleet such 
as has not been seen before in our waters, unheralded as 
they are. This week there is a big regatta for the big 
boats at Green Bay. Last week a very interesting race 
was sailed from Chicago to Mackinaw by the best of the 
big boats of the Chicago fleet. And all this time, even 
during the slump in Wisconsin and Chicago yachting, the 
men of White Bear and Minnetonka lakes, the wonder- 
ful little inland seas about the twin cities of Minnesota, 
have been going right along, building good boats, and 
each year designing better ones. Dr. Welch, the crack 
amateur designer of St. Paul; Peterson, of Minnetonka; 
Gus Amundson, etc., became names as well known on 
Winnebago and Lac La Belle as at their own homes in 
Minnesota. The sailormen of Wisconsin looked west 
and they looked east for good boats, but last year, and 
this year still more, they decided to have the best 
boats they could buy, and they resolved to sail. There 
was a distinct revival in small yacht sailing in this part 
of the country. A very good interest exists now, and it 
is apt to become still stronger, When one adds to the 
above data such facts as the forty odd boats which sail 
in the Fox Lake, 111., Y. C. races, and also keeps in 
mind the goodly contingent of handy ones of Pistakee 
Y. C, near by to Fox Lake, and does not forget the 
twenty odd little ones of the Saddle and Cycle Club, 
which sail ofi" the north division of Chicago, it surely 
seems that this part of the West may -this season claim 
some station as a boating precinct. 
History of the Green Lake Cup. 
Last year the Green Lake Y. C, of Green Lake, Wis., 
put up in competition a handsome challenge cup for 21- 
footers, open to any organized inland lake yacht club. 
A good little regatta was the result, in which there were 
entered W. H. Dupee's Windy Watson, from Oconomo- 
woc: Hypatia, of Green Lake; Corona, of Neenah (de- 
signed by Dr. Welch, of St. Paul, twice winner of the 
Felker cup on Lake Winnebago) ; El Capitan, winner in 
Delavan Lake season races, and Elk, at that time owned 
in Oshkosh. Elk was yet another boat designed by Dr. 
Welch, and such was the confidence of the Oshkosh men 
in his ability that some of them purchased Elk and 
brought her direct to Green Lake, securing Dr. Welch 
to sail her, for the first Green Lake cup regatta. The 
result is known. Elk won handily, and was hailed at 
Oshkosh as the last best thing. Thus the Green Lake 
men lost their cup the first time they put it up, it being 
taken to Lake Winnebago. Naturally they resolved to 
go after it the next year. 
On Oconomowoc. 
Meantime on the busy waters of the Oconomowoc 
lakes many things were brewing in a nautical way. The 
boats of the preceding season were found not good 
enough. Mr. Wm. Hale Thompson and Mr. W. H. 
Dupee both ordered boats built by Amundson, out in 
Minnesota. These boats were sister boats, but Mr. 
Thompson, who sailed her many times, said he thought 
his boat. Avis, was hardly so fast as Mr. Dupee's Ariel. 
Yet Avis proved fast enough to win five times in six 
starts, and incidentally annexed the Pabst cup, offered 
for best yacht in Waukesha county races, she defeating 
Arab, of Pine Lake, owned by Mr. Nunnemacher, of 
Milwaukee. It was rumored about that Avis would 
prove a hard one to beat this summer. 
On "Winnebago Again. 
Up on Winnebago, where the victorious Elk had 
landed the first of the Interlake trophies for that section, 
matters were not allowed to rest. Mr. Gates had a de- 
sire to clean up the fleet, and he sent East for the Wey- 
mouth wonder, Gleaner, that had won, it is stated, forty- 
eight races out of fifty-five starts. On fresh water her 
lines were discovered to be changed, and no amount of 
lightening and altering of rigging would make her do. 
the other boats at least finding it not difficult to take 
her measure m the weekly bouts. Wasp, a Western boat, 
once of the first flight, now turned out dead by compari- 
son, and Tarpon, owned at Neenah, was thought much 
better. Kathleen, a Dyer boat, of Minnetonka, and also 
owned at Neenah, was still a hopeful quantity. The Osh- 
kosh men pinned their faith this year to Iota, Dr. Welch's 
last contribution to their fleet, owned by Phil Sawyer, of 
Oshkosh. 
The Oshkosh Invitation. 
This was the situation of affairs, roughly speaking, 
among the inland lakes hereabouts at the time of the 
Oshkosh invitation to come to Lake Winnebago for a 
big regatta, Aug. 6 and following, sailing for the Green 
Lake cup, the Felker cup (the older trophy, put up some 
years ago by Com. Felker, of Oshkosh), and the Osh- 
kosh trophy cup, offered by Oshkosh Y. C. The club 
made its plans with accustomed energy and care, and 
the result was that in all eleven boats were entered, Elk, 
Iota, Gleaner and Wasp, of Oshkosh Y. C; Avis, of 
Oconomowoc Y, C; Tarpon and Kathleen, of Neenah 
Y. C; Pistakee, flag boat of Pistakee Y. C, Pistakee 
Lake, 111.; Cuttysark, Milwaukee Y. C; Pleasant Point, 
Green Lake Y. C; Gadfly, Fox Lake Y. C./Fox Lake, 
111. No boat came on from White Bear or Minne- 
tonka. Now, at the conclusion of the regatta, it is in 
one's power to say that the whole affair was a very for- 
tunate one, happily concluded in every respect. The 
visitors cannot speak highly enough of their hosts of 
Oshkosh, and although the Oshkosh men will have to 
follow one of their cups to a foreign water, and admit 
an alien boat next year to their own waters with the 
competition for another cup, and lose still a third cup to 
the same rival, they are too plucky to make any bemoan- 
ings, or to stop at this state of the proceedings. We 
may expect a new boat at Oshkosh next year, and at the 
big final Interlake regatta at White Bear, the close of 
this month, it is at least possible that Iota will again be 
on hand to try conclusions with the rival club which this 
week sent out the victor. 
The Type, 
Progress in these 20-footers in this part of the world 
has been a progress in ugliness. First one man and 
then the next has gained nerve enough to make his boat 
a little homelier than the last one, and the result has 
been an apparently absurd boat, whicn is the most de- 
ceiving object ever was. More and more shovel-nosed 
one after the other, the model has been evolved until in 
boats like Iota and Avis the lines are those of a shingle 
with one end rounded. Such a boat would not at first 
seem suited for heavy weather, yet they are found to 
pound less than the models of two years ago. They gain 
much waterline with rail under, do fairly well to wind- 
ward, foot fast with wind abeam, and are lovely running 
free. This was the opinion after seeing the boats most 
ultra of all these gradually changing models, Iota and 
Avis, take practically all the competition into their own 
hands. Never were two sourer looking hulls that sailed 
any sweeter than they. 
First Day, Aug. 6, Green Lake Cup — First Heat. 
For the first heat of the Green Lake cup there were 
five starters, and they crossed the line in the following 
order: Iota, Pleasant Point, Gadfly, Avis, and Pistakee. 
Iota held her lead well on the windward leg, but within 
five minutes the hopes of the Oshkosh men fell as they 
saw her drifting helpless. Her stick had snapped short 
off, and all she could do was to wait for a tow. Gadfly 
was in little better luck. Her board had struck a reef 
so that she was wrenched and leaking, and after com- 
pleting the six knots' triangle course for the first time 
she withdrew. Pleasant Point made it out badly, and 
finished so late she was not timed. Commodore Henry 
Hertz, of Pistakee Y. C, sent his boat around pluckily 
for the full course, but it was clearly all Avis, which won 
by 13m. 30s. over her only competitor. " 
The judges were: Com. H. L. Hertz, W. H. Dupee, 
E. Rosing, C. A. Barnum, L. M. Mann; starter, A. B. 
Hooper; timer, G. M. Hasbrouck. 
Capt. L. M. Mann, U. S. Engineers, is the officer in 
charge of the Government navigation improvements on 
the Fox River, and is an ardent sailorman. He was 
appointed chairman of the judges, and his accuracy kept 
all things in order. Thoroughly acquainted with all the 
soundings of this lake, it was he who laid out the course. 
The excellent synopsis of the races which Forest and 
Stream is able to give were prepared by Capt. Mann 
for the records, and very much credit should be given 
him for his able aid at all stages of the details in the 
judges' work. He received the best of assistance from 
his associates. Following is the record: 
For the Green Lake, Y. C. challenge cup; best two of 
three heats. 
Cup subject to challenge from any organized inland 
lake yacht club in good standing. One entry only from 
each club. First two races open to all challengers. The 
third race open to the winners of the two previous races 
only. 
Measurement formula: L.W.L., plus square root of 
sail area divided by two equals racing length. 
Yachts shall not exceed 20ft. racing length. 
Rules of Green Lake Y. C. for challenge cup contest 
to govern. 
Official start, 2:30: 
Start. Elapsed. 
Iota 2 30 14 
Pistakee 2 30 16 2 43 20 
Gadfly 2 30 20 
