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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Sept. 3, 1898. 
without definite information as to the much-disputed 
boat. In its various reports on measurement and the 
tendencies and developments of modern racing within 
the past two years, this same committee has fully demon- 
strated its ability to handle all the technical yachting 
questions of the day; and yet in this, a purely technical 
question, it has taken a position which cannot possibly 
be maintained. 
While practically all of the papers in the States main- 
tain that Dominion is a catamaran, and condemn the 
Montreal men on her account, they are equally severe 
in the condemnation of the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. after 
agreeing to start in the first race. The Canadian papers 
have been very moderate in tone in discussing the 
famous telegram, but one Montreal weekly, the so-called 
"society journal," has indulged in a very violent per- 
sonal attack on Mr. Duggan, which has been reprinted 
in many papers on this side. This paper has been 
particularly hostile to Mr. Duggan for some time, in 
fact, prior to last year's races; and the personal animus 
of the AvrLter is evident throughout. 
As to the prospects of a race next year, assuming that 
the present differences will* be amicably adjusted, it is 
impossible to speak at present. It is very doubtful 
tvhether Mr. Duggan will take part in any event, and he 
certainly will not take the same prominent part as in 
former years. One 'of his trusted lieutenants is said to 
be on the verge of matrimony, so that he is not likely 
to figure prominently in cup races. Mr. Linton Hope, 
who has long been looked upon as a probable chal- 
lenger, has just been married, which is likely to have 
an effect on his plans. The present size and type of 
yacht are in every way undesirable; the boats are cost- 
ly and utterly useless, and they require a comparatively 
large force of men to sail and handle them in propor- 
tion to the 15-footers. In these latter the crew of two 
could readily look after the boat with little assistance, 
even carrying her up on the beach. In- the 20-footers 
four are required for the crew, and this year each boat 
had two professionals in addition to attend to her. If 
the racing for the cup is to continue, some very radical 
changes must be made in the conditions, and the pres- 
ent type and probably the size as well will have to 
be abandoned. 
Inland Lake Yachting Association's 
Annual Meeting, 
White Bear Lake, Minnesota. 
Held under the Auspices of the White Bear Y. C, St. 
Paul, Minn. 
It has been the writer's good fortune to be present at 
the races held at White Bear Lake, Minn., and* it may 
be of interest to Eastern yachtsmen to know something 
about the type of boat prevalent in the West, and the 
conditions of wind and water under which the races 
were sailed. 
In the first place, it seems to your correspondent a 
fact worthy of note, and one of which Westerners have 
good reason to be proud, that on a little inland lake, 
two miles by three in size, there should be gathered 
together such a goodly number of fast boats. The fact 
that Akela, the Western champion 23-footer, should 
have been able to make so excellent a showing against 
a boat of Hoodlum's quality and reputation goes to 
prove that the Westerners are not one whit behind us 
in yacht designing. 
Akela is of a more advanced type than Hoodlum, and 
although she was beaten, there was a great deal of luck 
in the races. She certainly demonstrated her ability to 
beat Hoodlum soundly in a reefing breeze, and she 
was herself as soundly beaten in light air. It is a very 
regrettable fact that there was no chance to sail the 
boats together in a moderate whole-sail breeze. The 
20-footers, particularly those from Minneapolis and St. 
Paul, were of a modern type, and I am inclined to 
think that if they were pitted against the Seawanhaka 
boats the result might surprise some Easterners. The 
same can be said of the 17-footers. 
White Bear Lake, on which these races were sailed, 
is a charming spot. The shores are wooded, and the 
little island, connected by a bridge with the mainland, is 
dotted with pretty cottages, among trees and .green 
lawns, sloping to the water's edge. 
The club house is situated on the beach not a hundred 
yards from the railway station, from which trains take 
one to St. Paul in half an hour, thus making it easy 
for the tired business men to come out for an after- 
noon sail. 
The races were sailed over the following courses: 
Starting at the Clarke street buoy, just off the club 
house, one sails due east to the center buoy, thence 
north to a mark in Dellwood Bay, thence back to 
center, thence east again to a mark at Wildwood, thence 
west back to center, thence to the finish line, and re- 
peat, making in all twelve nautical miles, each leg being 
one mile in length. The prevailing wind was west, mak- 
ing four legs of running, four of reaching, and four of 
windward work. 
Before entering into a description of the races, it 
might be interesting to glance over the facts which 
brought them about. The Inland Lake Yachting Asso- 
ciation was formed last year. The yacht clubs which 
sent representatives this year were the Oshkosh, In- 
diana, Minnetonka, Fox Lake, Pistakee and White 
Bear. Each of these clubs sent a 20-footer to repre- 
sent them in the races, and three had 17-footers as well. 
Mahto, the winning boat of the 20ft. class, is perhaps 
the fastest-looking boat of any in the fleet. She was 
designed by Gus Admundson, of White Bear Lake.^ 
She is 32ft. over all, with about 9ft. beam; her sailing 
length under the Seawanhaka Corinthian rule being 
Soft, She is of the scow type, not unlike Akabo, except 
that she has not the peculiar chopped-off bow of that 
boat. She is very shoal and has not too much free- 
board, the prevalent fault of the Western boats. She 
carries soosq.ft. of Union silk sail, made by Wilson & 
Silsby. She has a steel dagger centerboard weighing 
about I25lbs. Hazard, her nearest competitor, was de- 
signed by Andrew Peterson, of Lake Minnetonka. and is 
much like Mahto, except that she is a bit narrower and 
has a good deal more freeboard- These two boats are 
very even, arid Mahto's victory was as much due to 
the manner in which she was handled "as to anything 
else. 
Of the 17-footers, Xenia, also designed by Admund- 
son, was rather the best She is very much like Mahto, 
on a smaller scale, having a bit less beam and being 
not quite so full forward in proportion to her length. 
We're Here, designed by Com. Hopkins, of the Min- 
netonka Yacht Club, is of such peculiar construction 
that she is worthy of mention. She has no planking 
at all, her ribs being 2in. wide, spaced sin. on centers 
and then covered with canvas, so that she is in reality 
nothing but a big canvas canoe. She was very fast in 
heavy weather, though hardly Xenia's equal. So much 
for the regular interlake classes. 
The race in which the greatest interest was taken was 
that between Akela, last year's Western champion, and 
Hoodlum, the champion of the Yacht Racing Associa- 
tion of Massachusetts. Early in June a challenge had 
been sent by this Association to the White Bear Y. C. 
asking for a race late in August between Hoodlum and 
any representative they might see fit to name. Akela, 
the Western champion, was designed by Andrew Peter- 
son, of Lake Minnetonka. She is 36ft. over all, 21ft. 4in. 
under the rules of the Y. R. A. of Massachusetts, and 
has an extreme beam of 9ft. 4in. She is of the scow 
type, though not so well developed as Mahto. Her 
stern is rather coarse, having in it the cleft peculiar to 
Peterson's boats. What this cleft is for no one knows, 
not even Peterson himself, and it certainly does the 
boat more harm than good. 
Akela carries 734sq.ft. of sail, and has a dagger cen- 
terboard weighing about 30olbs. She was sailed during 
the races by her owner, Mr. C. Milton Griggs, of St. 
Paul, who had as his crew Andrew Peterson, her de- 
signer; John Bunn, Samuel Bunn, Daniel Bunn and 
John Johnson. 
Hoodlum was designed by John R. Purdon, of Boston, 
and built by Fenton & White, of Manchester, Mass. She 
is 32ft. ever all, 23ft. under the rule of the Massachu- 
setts Y. R. A., and has an extreme beam of 8ft. 4m. 
Her type is too well known to need description. She 
carries a wooden centerboard with no weight in it, and 
has 766sq.ft. of sail. She was admirably sailed in the 
races by Mr. Ward C. Burton, with a crew composed of 
H. J. Burton, Herbert Dyer, Robert Schuck, A. W. 
Strong, and A. H. Higginson. The result of the match 
was in a great measure due to the way in which Hood- 
lum was handled. Her crew were well trained, and, ex- 
cept on the first day, made no mistakes. Mr. Burton 
took her across the line first on all the days except 
one, and clearly outgeneraled Mr. Griggs at the start. 
It is much to be regretted that two of the races were 
sailed under unfavorable circumstances; an accident 
marring the one, and a foul the other. 
The Trial Races. 
A series of trial races was sailed at White Bear Lake 
to see what boat should defend the honor of the club 
against Hoodlum, the champion of the Yacht Racing As- 
sociation of Massachusetts of last season. Two boats — 
Aurelia and Akela — showed up to compete for the honor 
of racing the Eastern boat. 
Both are of the scow type, Aurelia being rather more 
extreme in this matter than Akela. Aurelia was de- 
signed by Gus Amundson, of White Bear, Minn. She 
is owned by Mr. W. B. Dean, of St. Paul. She is 32ft. 
over all, 23.3ft. water] ine with crew on board, ioft. ex- 
treme beam. She carries 778sq. ft. of sail in her main- 
sail and working jib. She carries her beam on deck 
very far forward, having a beam of 9ft., 3ft. forward of 
her mast, then being drawn in quickly on deck, forming 
a dull V-shaped bow. Her vvaterline at the bow is ab- 
solutely square for 6 or 7ft, forming one of the flattest 
bows I have ever seen. Her stern is rather coarse, 
being brought up too suddenly. The impression she 
makes on one is that if her lines were carried further 
forward and aft she would be a faster boat. 
Akela, on the other hand, although she is also of the 
scow type, is much finer both forward and aft, being 
made so by having her lines carried out further in a 
more natural manner. She has 8in. less beam than 
Aurelia. is 4ft. longer over all, and 9m. longer on the 
waterline. She has a lower rig, with less in her mainsail 
and more in her jib than her rival, her total sail area 
being 734sq. ft. She was designed by Andrew Peterson, 
of Lake Minnetonka, and is owned by C. Milton Griggs, 
of St. Paul. Both boats have sails made by Wilson & 
Silsby, of Boston, and both carry steel dagger center- 
boards. 
First Race, Aug. J8. 
Course 3 miles; second leg to windward. Breeze light 
and fluky. Preparatory signal at 3:30 P. M.; starting 
signal at 3:35, 5 minutes being given in which to cross 
the line. This method was adopted so as to get a test 
of the merits of the boats rather than of the capabilities 
of their skippers. 
Akela crossed the line at 3:37:35. followed by Aurelia 
at 3:39:20. On the reach to the first mark Aurelia picked 
up a little on her rival,,their tirhes at the first mark being: 
Akela 3:56:40, Aurelia 3:58:00. Both boats flattened 
their sheets for the beat to the second mark. Akela 
soon tacked to starboard, while Aurelia held on for 
some time before tacking, seeming to gain a bit by 
this maneuver. The times at the second mark were: 
Akela 4:15:30, Aurelia 4:15:55. Both boats broke out 
balloon jibs on the reach home, as the wind had come 
cut a bit ahead, not allowing them to carry any spina- 
kers. Aurelia just held her rival, the times at the finish 
being: Akela 4:29:30, Aurelia 4:29:55. The summary: 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
Aurelia 3 39 20 4 29 55 0 50 35 
Akela 3 37 35 4 29 30 0 51 55 
It being still early, the judges started a second race at 
4"35- 
Second Race, Aug. 18. 
Course three-quarters of a mile to windward and re- 
turn. Preparatory 4:35; start 4:40. Akela crossed with 
flash of the gun at 4:40, followed im. 23s. later by 
Aurelia. On the beat to windward Akela gained on her 
rival, their times at the mark being: Akela 4:59:30, 
Aurelia 5:01:32. On the run home, however, Aurelia's 
spinaker seemed to draw better than Akela's, and she 
greatly cut down Akela's lead. When the times were 
taken at the finish it was found that Aurelia had 
won again, though by a narrow margin. The summary: 
Start. 
Aurelia 4 41 23 
Akela 4 40 00 
Finish. Elapsed. 
5 13 22 0 31 59 
5 12 35 0 32 35 
Third Race, Aug. 18. 
Preparatory signal at 5:10; start at 5:15. Course 2J/2 
miles. First leg close reach; second and third legs 
broad reaches. Aurelia got away at 5:19:10, followed by 
Akela at 5:20. This was a most uninteresting race, as 
the boats did not tack once around the course, except 
at the marks. As can be seen from the times Akela 
made slow but steady gains, finally getting a lift of wind 
and passing Aurelia just before the finish. The times: 
First Second 
Start. mark. mark. Finish. Elapsed. 
Akela 5 20 00 5 32 18 5 46 47 5 56 44 0 36 44 
Aurelia 5 19 10 5 31 06 5 46 21 5 57 01 0 37 51 
Fourth Race, Aug. \ 9. 
Preparatory signal at 11:25; start at 11:30. Breeze 
light, but steady, increasing later to a fair saiiing breeze. 
Course 5^2 miles, third and fourth legs to windward. 
Akela crossed the line first as usual, her time being taken 
at 11:32:43, and Aurelia's at 11:33:38. Spinakers were set 
for the run to the first mark, and in the light air Aurelia's 
big spinaker gave her a gain of 19s. on her rival. On 
the next leg Aurelia took in her spinaker and set a 
balloon jib, while Akela carried hers with the pole 
slacked away forward. It did her more harm than good, 
and while she was trying to get it in Aurelia passed 
her, rounding the second mark a few seconds ahead, and 
hauling on the wind for the long beat to windward. In 
this beat Akela retrieved some of her lost laurels, and 
turned the mark but 12s. behind Aurelia. She could 
not gain any more on the run home, however, and 
was still 12s. behind at the finish line. The summary: 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
Aurelia 11 33 38 12 36 32 1 02 54 
Akela 11 32 43 12 36 44 1 04 01 
Fifth Race, Aug. i% 
Preparatory at 2:35; start at 2:40. Course same as 
fourth race; wind also the same. Aurelia, sailed by Dr. 
Archie McLaren, crossed at 2:44:44, with Akela at 2:45. 
On the spinaker run Aurelia at once began to crawl away 
from her rival, and at the first mark increased her lead 
by 15s. In the reach of the next leg Akela, profiting 
by the example set her by Aurelia in the previous race, 
took in her spinaker and set a balloon jib. The Aurelia's 
people had trouble taking in their spinaker, and Akela 
turned the second mark 38s. ahead. Both boats hauled 
in sheets for the beat to the Wildwood mark. Akela 
seemed to hold too close to the south shore of the lake. 
At any rate Aurelia made a great gain, the times at the 
mark "being: Aurelia 3:47:48, Akela 3:50:30. On the 
last leg Akela picked up a bit, but could not catch her 
rival, the times at the finish being: Aurelia 4:02:13, 
Akela 4:03:27. The summary: 
Start. 
Aurelia 2 44 44 
Akela 2 45 00 
Finish. Elapsed. 
4 02 13 1 17 29 
4 03 27 1 18 27 
Sixth Race, Aug. 19. 
Start at 4:15. Course 5 miles, 2 miles to windward, 
Wind a little stronger. Akela got away at 4:19:31, fol- 
lowed by Aurelia at 4:19:56. In the long beat to wind- 
ward Aurelia passed and got to the windward mark a few 
seconds ahead of Akela. On the next two legs, how- 
ever, which were off the wind, Akela pulled away from 
her rival, rounding the third mark about 20s. in advance 
of her. On the last leg Aurelia got a strong puff of 
wind, which Akela did not, and as a result finished with 
quite a little lead. The summary: 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
Aurelia 4 19 56 5 40 00 1 19 56 
Akela 4 19 31 5 41 02 1 20 54 
The judges — Messrs. Henry Merrill and F. M. Douglas 
—expressed themselves satisfied, and stated that they 
would announce their decision at 4 P. M, the next day, 
when Hoodlum and her competitor were to be measured. 
Aurelia's crew were feeling very confident of being 
chosen, while C. Milton Griggs, skipper and owner of 
Akela, felt very discouraged. He had expected to win. 
Your correspondent had watched the boats in the races 
very carefully from Hoodlum, and had formed the opin- 
ion that Akela was rather the better boat of the two in 
spite of the races. He was, however, none the less sur- 
prised when the judges announced on Saturday, Aug. 20, 
that Akela was the chosen boat. In view of the races 
just held, it did seem* a bit hard on Mr. Dean's boat. The 
judges gave as their reason for the choice that the races 
had all been in light winds, and that xAkela had had hard 
luck in the matter of ' wind. They stated that they con- 
sidered Akela the better all-round boat of the two, and 
more to be depended upon. 
At 4 P. M. Hoodlum went into the measuring dock. 
Under the rules of the White Bear Y. C. her sailing 
length is 27ft.. and under the rules of the Massachusetts 
Yacht Racing Association 23ft. Akela was found to 
measure 25ft. 7in. under the W. B. Y. C. rules, and 21ft. 
6in. under the M. Y. R. A. rules-. 
First Day, Aug. 22. 
The first day of the week set for the racing of the In- 
land Lake Yachting Association' was an ideal one from 
a yachtsman's point of view. In the morning a strong 
northeasterlv wind came in hard puffs across the lake, 
and under these conditions the first race, the match be- 
tween Hoodlum and Akela. was sailed. Later in the 
day the wind lightened, shifting to southwest, and mak- 
ing a fair sailing breeze for the races of the smaller 
classes in the afternoon. At 10:10 the preparatory gun 
for the great match was fired. Both boats had two reefs 
tied down in their mainsails and had on small jibs. 
The starting gun went at 10:15, and A.kela crossed the 
line almost with the flash of the gun, followed about 5s. 
later by Hoodlum. Both boats were close hauled on 
the starboard tack on the close reach to the center buoy. 
Akela seemed to foot the faster, though Hoodlum pointed 
higher. The boats were timed at the center buoy as 
