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follows: Akela, 10:29:22; Hoodlum, 10:29:56. Both 
boats started sheets in the run to Dellwood'; Akela set 
her spinaker, while Hoodlum simply winged her small 
jib, which apparently helped as much as Akela's 
spinaker. The' time at the Dellwood mark was: 
Akela, 10:37:03; Hoodlum, 10:37:35. Both boats 
flattened sheets fox the beat back to center. It 
was blowing very hard, and the boats staggered in the 
stormy puffs. Hoodlum seemed to stand up the bet- 
ter of the two. and here began for the first time to 
make a steady gain. She pointed higher than Akela and 
seemed to foot fully as fast. But a little later an ac- 
cident happened which marred the race. 
Just as Hoodlum was crossing Akela's stern, the 
lashing at the outer end of Akela's jib pole parted and 
Akela came up into the wind. Hoodlum sailed by to 
windward, while Akela kept on under her mainsail as 
best she could. Capt. Griggs, of Akela, shook out one 
reef, and set her regular jib instead of the small one, 
and after that she seemed to go faster. The times at 
the center buoy were: Hoodlum, 10:54:46; Akela, 
10:58:08. 
On the next leg, which was a broad reach down to 
the Wildwood mark, Akela gained on Hoodlum very 
fast Your correspondent, who had seen Hoodlum sail 
in her races in Massachusetts Bay last summer, and 
had seen her reach by 30-footers with ease, opened his 
eyes very wide as he saw Akela pick up on Hoodlum. 
She seemed to be going as fast again, and it was really 
a sight well worth seeing. Hoodlum was not going slow 
either, by any means, and it was as wonderful an exhi- 
bition of reaching as ever was seen. Hoodlum was 
standing up too straight; she didn't seem to have sail 
enough, and Akela with one reef fared much better 
than Hoodlum with two. The boats were timed at the 
Wildwood mark: Hoodlum, 11:03:05; Akela, 11:06:24, a 
gain of about im. in about one nautical mile of reach- 
ing for Akela. Hoodlum, hard pressed for the first 
time since she was launched, tried to set her big jib; but 
her crew made a bad tangle of it, getting it into the 
water, and nearly losing a man overboard in the opera- 
tion. It cost Hoodlum some seconds, but hardly coun- 
teracted Akela's accident with her jib. 
Akela continued to gain steadily, reaching in her 
own wonderful manner. The time at center was not 
taken, as the boats did not pass near enough to get the 
time accurately, but at the end of the first, round 
Akela had reduced Hoodlum's lead to im. and 23s. The 
times at the end of the first round were: Hoodlum, 
11:19:00; Akela, 11:20:23. 
The wind had shifted by this time from the north- 
east to almost due east, making a wide reach back to 
the center buoy, instead of a close one; Akela continued 
to gain steadily, the times at the mark being much 
closer than at the end of the first round. Then came 
another broad reach, Akela continuing to gain. She 
was cutting down the long lead which Hoodlum had 
got by her accident at a tremendous rate, and it began 
to look as if the Boston boat would be beaten before 
she could cross the line. The times at the Delwood 
mark were: Hoodlum, 11:34:43; Akela, 11:35:38. 
Both boats flattened sheets for the close reach to 
center again, and on this leg Hoodlum began to gain. 
Both boats stopped on the way to shake out reefs. 
Akela was quicker at this than Hoodlum, and gained 
accordingly. The times at the mark were: Hoodlum, 
11:52:10; Akela, 11:53:00. On the next reach both boats 
had all the wind they wanted, and they made a beautiful 
picture as they reached along under full sail. At the 
Wildwood mark the time was taken as follows: Hood- 
lum, 12:01:27; Akela, 12:01:52. 
The boats jibed around the mark and started on the 
home stretch. In the puffs Akela gained rapidly, and 
half a mile from the finish line she tried to pass Hood- 
lum to Avindward. Finding she couldn't do that, she 
paid off to leeward, and 100yds. from the line the boats 
were on even terms, and Akela crossed the line 5s. 
in advance of the Boston boat. The judges' boat, 
crowded with Westerners, cheered Hoodlum loudly as 
she crossed the line. It was a most courteous and 
polite act, and we Easterners appreciated it. Akela 
had sailed a. very hard and gallant up-hill race, and to 
her were due the honors of the day. Under the rules 
of the White Bear Y. C. Akela allowed Hoodlum 14s., 
the Boston boat thus winning by 9s. 
A summary of the race shows that in nine knots of 
reaching Akela gained 4m. 6s. on Hoodlum, an average 
gain of 27.3s. per knot, while in two knots of windward 
work Hoodlum gained, allowing 3m. for Akela's acci- 
dent, im. and 21s. on Akela, an average gain of 40s. 
per knot. This is interesting as showing Akela's gfeat 
reaching powers. The official summary: 
Start. 1st round. Finish. Actual. Corrected. 
Hoodlum 10 15 00 11 19 00 12 18 17 2 03 17 2 03 03 
Akela 10 15 00 11 20 23 12 18 12 2 03 12 2 03 12 
After the big match in the morning was over, and the 
judges had eaten their lunch, they took up their posi- 
tion at the line, and made ready to start the regular 
interlake races. At 2:10 the preparatory gun was fired 
for the 20ft. class, and the starting gun at 2:15. The 
wind had now lightened and shifted to southwest, and 
the boats all broke out spinakers as they crossed the 
line. Six 20-footers crossed the line. First came Iota, 
the champion of Oshkosh, followed by Hazard, the 
Minnetonka Y. C.'s representative; then came Mahto, 
the White Bear boat; Gadfly, of the Fox Lake Y. C; 
Pistakee, of the Pistakee Y. C, while Monoquet, of the 
Indiana Y. C, brought up the rear. The order hardly 
changed on the run down to center, Monoquet running 
past Pistakee and Gadfly, otherwise the order remained 
the same. On the windward work, however, the boats 
began to string out a bit more, Mahto and Hazard, 
closely followed by Gadfly, ran by Iota. At the Del- 
wood mark Mahto, sailed by Capt. Ordway, had a 
good lead, and she was never headed again during the 
race. 
From this time on the race lay between Mahto and 
Hazard, and it was a very pretty one. They were 
minutes faster than the other boats. All the boats set 
spinakers on the run to center buoy. Hazard and Mahto 
struggling for the lead in the van, followed later by 
Pistakee, Iota, and Gadfly, who were having a good 
race among themselves. Monoquet brought up the 
rear. Rounding - the center mark the boats reached 
down to Wildwood at a great rate, the little Mahto still 
holding her lead in fine style. Astern, Gadfly, Iota and 
Pistakee were having a very close race, though they 
were never in it with the leaders for an instant. At 
the end of the first round the race became a proces- 
sion, Mahto leading Hazard by a narrow margin at 
each mark, and the others tailing out well behind, but 
fighting gallantly for third place. All round the mark 
the positions never changed for an instant, and the yachts 
came flying home to the finish line in the same order. 
Capt. Ordway, of the Mahto, sailed a beaufiful race, and 
his victory was well deserved and hard won. The official 
summary for the 20ft. class was: 
Start, 2:15:00: 
1st round. Finish. Elapsed, 
Mahto 3 28 57 4 51 02 2 36 02 
Hazard 3 30 30 4 52 05 2 37 05 
Tistakee 3 34 09 4 57 05 2 42 07 
Iota 3 31 27 4 57 17 2 42 17 
Gadfly 3 31 50 4 57 44 2 42 44 
Monoquet 3 34 25 5 00 39 2.45 39 
Meanwhile three 17-footers were struggling for supre- 
macy in the rear. The starting gun had been 
fired for this class at 2:20. We're Here, owned 
by Com. Hopkins, of the Minnetonka Y. C, was first 
across the line, closely followed by El Comancho, of 
the Fox Lake Club, and Xenia, sailed by Com. Drake, 
of the White Bear Y. C. The Minnetonka contingent 
hoped great things of their boat, but they were doomed 
to disappointment. In the light air We're Here didn't 
appear to move at all well, in fact she was out of it 
from the "start. It was found later that she had a big 
bunch of weeds on her rudder, and this doubtless ac- 
counted for her bad performance. El Comancho and 
Xenia both ran by her and had a good fight for first 
place. El Comancho ran by Xenia on the second leg 
of the course, and led at the Dellwood mark by over a 
minute. On the close reach to center Xenia gained 
again and at that mark was but 16s. astern. 
On the run to Wildwood El Comancho pulled away 
again, and led at Wildwood by 38s. Here, however, she 
fouled the mark, and knowing that this meant disquali- 
fication, she withdrew from the race. After this the race 
became a procession, Xenia increasing her lead on every 
leg. So well was she handled that she beat all but the 
first two of the 20-footers on actual time. She was 
sailed very well by Com. Drake and a clever crew. 
The official summary: 
Start, 2:20:00: 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Xenia 5 01 48 2 41 48 
We're Here 5 10 12 2 50 12 
El Comancho Disqualified. 
The judges for the Hoodlum-Akela match were: C. 
A. Reed, Dr. Archibald McLaren and F. M. Douglas; 
the time-keepers were Dr. S. M. Welch, Col. Samuel 
Appelton and C. H. Taylor. 
In the afternoon the judges were Frank Libbey, Osh- 
kosh Y. C. ; F. Fayram, Minnetonka Y. C, and W. S. 
Morton, White Bear Y. C. The timers were William 
Peet, Minnetonka Y. C. ; Geo. Athearn, Oshkosh Y. 
C... and R. B. de Land, White Bear Y. C. 
Second Day, Aug. 23. 
The weather on the second day was of a somewhat 
different nature from the first day's racing. In the 
morning the wind, though light, held truer than yester- 
day, and in the afternoon, when the 20-footers and 17- 
footers sailed their races, it was good for a time, though 
it flattened too early .in the afternoon for the 17- 
footers to finish. 
Promptly on time, the first race on the schedule, that 
between the Eastern champion, Hoodlum, and Akela, 
the defender of the White Bear Y. C.'s honor, was 
started at 10:20. The preparatory gun found both boats 
maneuvering for the start under whole sail. Hood- 
lum had on the new suit of sails sent her last week by 
Wilson & Silsby, of Boston, and they seemed to set 
to perfection. She seemed to work well in the light 
air, rather better than in yesterday's knockdown squalls. 
When the starting gun was fired at 10:25 Hoodlum 
jibed around the judges' boat, with Akela on her lee 
quarter a few seconds behind. With her sheets started 
way off, Hoodlum began at once to forge slowly ahead. 
It was a wide reach to the center buoy, and the Boston 
boat, rather to everyone's surprise, pulled out a lead 
of 32s. on Akela. She seemed to move very fast. Ward 
C. Burton, who sailed her, had all his men in the 
cockpit, and not a soul could be seen as she slipped 
along like a ghost in the light air: Suddenly, as she 
hauled around the center buoy, men seemed to appear 
on her deck, and, as she started on the beat to wind- 
ward, we saw her crew lying along her weather rail. 
The time at the center buoy was: Hoodlum, 10:35:55; 
Akela, 10:36:37. 
On the wind Hoodlum began to leave Akela in good 
shape, both outpointing and outfooting her. Akela 
went fluke-hunting along the island shore, but gained 
little by so doing. On this leg, from center to Dell- 
wood, Hoodlum gained 28s. on Akela. The boats were 
timed at the mark as follows: Hoodlum, 11:50:32; 
Akela, 11:51:32. Both boats jibed around the mark 
and set spinakers to starboard. The wind was very 
variable on this run, and the sails had to be taken in 
and reset several times. At this kind of work Hood- 
lum's crew were a bit quicker, with the very natural re- 
sult that at the mark Hoodlum had gained, and added 
29s. more to her lead. The time at the mark was: 
Hoodlum, 10:06:01; Akela, 11:07:30. 
Both boats jibed around the mark and promptly set 
spinakers to port, when they drew well. Akela. how- 
ever, came up a good deal on Hoodlum with a follow- 
ing wind, and when Hoodlum hauled on the wind for 
the beat home at 11:25:40 "Akela had reduced her lead 
by us., Akela hauled on the wind at 11:26:58. Both 
boats worked up close under the south shore of the 
lake, as there seemed to be more wind there than else- 
where. At 11:35:22 Hoodlum stood out from shore on 
the port tack, followed some minutes later by Akela. 
At 11:40:12 she tacked to starboard again, making the 
center buoy on the tack, and passing to windward of it 
at 11:47:12. Akela passed it at 11:52:19. Then Akela 
made her greatest gain of the day. She stood far on her 
port tack, over under the shore of the island, while 
Hoodlum stood far on, on the starboard. By this move 
Akela gained 2m. 19s. The boats were timed at the end 
of the first round, Hoodlum, 12:07:41; Akela, 12:10:19. 
• Both boats reached down to center at a great rate, 
Hoodlum adding tos. to her lead. Both boats moved 
very fast in the freshening breeze. On the close reach 
to Dellwood Hoodlum made a great gain. She fetched 
to mark on one tack, while Akela had to make three 
before she could follow Hoodlum round the buoy. The 
times at the Dellwood mark were: Hoodlum, 12:34:34; 
Akela, 12:40:03, a gain of 2:27 for Hoodlum. Both 
boats set spinakers to port, and Akela set her balloon jib 
in addition. As the boats rounded the center buoy the 
wind freshened a good deal, and Akela, carrying her 
spinaker longer, gained 2:36 on Hoodlum, in time, in 
distance the gain was not so great. Hoodlum jibed 
round the mark at 12:47:21, setting her spinaker at once 
to starboard, Akela followed at 12:50:04, and set her 
spinaker also to starboard. 
The wind had now freshened into a comfortable, 
wholesail breeze, and both boats saded last on the run 
down to the Wildwood mark. They were timed at the 
mark, Hoodlum, 12:58:11; Akela, 1:02:48, a gain for 
Hoodlum of 1:54 hi the run from center. 
Both boats trimmed down their sails flat for the two- 
mile beat to windward, and at once Hoodlum began to 
show her superiority over the Western boat in wind- 
ward work. She both outpointed and outfooted Akela. 
and seemed in every way to get the best of her. Ward 
Burton sent Hoodlum along the south shore for a 
bit. and then sent her out into the lake for a hitch to 
westward. Akela hugged the south shore closely, mak- 
ing short tacks to do so. Hoodlum continued to gain 
steadily, crossing the line at 1:31:57, followed by Akela 
at 1:41:18. As in the race of Monday, the Minnesota 
people cheered Hoodlum vigorously as she crossed the 
line. On actual time. Hoodlum beat Akela 9m. and 21s., 
and on corrected time 6m. and 24s. The official sum- 
mary: 
Start, 10:25:00: 
1st round. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Hoodlum 12 07 41 1 31 57 3 06 57 3 06 57 
Akela 12 10 19 1 41 18 3 16 18 3 13 21 
A careful analysis of the race shows that in three 
nautical miles of reaching Hoodlum gained an average 
of im. and 3s. per mile. In four miles of running Akela 
gained a total of 24s., making an average of 6s. per mile, 
while in windward work Hoodlum made an average 
gain of im. and 20s. per mile. Hoodlum clearly demon- 
strated her ability to beat Akela in light airs. The offi- 
cials in charge of the race were the same as yester- 
day. 
The preparatory gun for the 20-footers was fired at 
2:10. The entries in the class were the same as yester- 
day. The wind was blowing about six knots per hour; 
the starting gun was fired at 2:15, and Mahto, again 
sailed by Capt. Ordway, got away a length in advance. 
She was followed by Iota, the Oshkosh champion, who 
was in her turn slightly in advance of Hazard. Pistakee, 
Gadfly and Monoquet. The two latter were badly handi- 
capped at the start, and lost about 3m. by getting into a 
luffing match with each other. All the boats set spin- 
akers on the run to center, and when the mark was 
reached Mahto had a good lead on the others. Hazard 
had passed Iota, and otherwise the order remained un- 
changed. The times at the center buoy were: 
Mahto 2 31 54 Gadfly 1 33 35 
Hazard 2 32 35 Pistakee 2 33 27 
Iota 2 32 09 Monoquet 2 36 06 
The boats reached down to the Dellwood mark in the 
freshening breeze, Hazard gaining on Iota, but neither 
of them cutting clown Mahto's lead. Rounding the 
Dellwood mark, Mahto continued to increase her lead 
till, at center, she had 2m. to the good. The breeze 
had now freshened till it was blowing about ten knots 
an hour, and the little boats staggered up to Wildwood 
under full sail, spinakers set to port. Mahto gained 
30s. more. On. the beat back to center Iota passed 
Hazard to windward, while Pistakee and Gadfly picked 
up a good deal on the leaders. Mahto simply out- 
classed the rest of the fleet, and on the beat from center 
to Clarke street she gained even more. The elapsed 
times at the end of the first round were: 
Mahto 1 19 05 Gadfly 1 23 29 
Hazard 1 22 26 Pistakee 3 24 25 
Iota 1 23 20 Monoquet 1 27 58 
All the boats set their spinakers for the run to 
center. The order remained unchanged until the Dell- 
wood mark was reached, and then Pistakee passed Gad- 
fly and ran up a bit on Hazard, who had .been passed 
by Iota. The wind was flattening, and it required 
Capt. Ordway's best efforts to get to the line inside the 
time limit. The boats drifted in slowly, the times hard- 
ly giving one a fair idea of the distances between them. 
It was an unsatisfactory race, although Mahto deserved 
the victory she had won. The official summo'y for the 
20-footers was: ^ 
Start, 2:15:00: 
1st round. Finish. Elapsed. 
Mahto 3 34 05 5 27 45 3 12 45 
Hazard 3 36 52 5 34 01 3 19 01 
Iota 3 38 20 6 05 03 3 50 03 
Gadflv 3 38 29 6 05 18 3 50 18 
Pistakee 3 39 35 6 11 30 3 56 30 
Monoquet 3 42 48 6 21 43 4 06 43 
The T7-footers started at 2:20. We're Here, sailed by 
Com. Hopkins, of the Minnetonka Y. C, got away 
first, followed by Xenia and El Comancho. In the 
fresh breeze We're Here pulled out a good lead, and at 
Dellwood was a minute and a half ahead. On the reach 
back to center she increased the lead by 30s. Well 
astern Xenia and El Comancho were fighting for sec- 
ond place. At the Wildwood mark the Minnetonka boat 
had gained still more: but on the beat back to Clarke 
street both Xenia and the Fox Lake boat succeeded in 
outsailing her. 
At the end of the first round Xenia led. Thirty-four 
seconds astern came El Comancho, who in her turn 
was as much ahead of We're Here. On the second 
round the race degenerated into a drift, the boats not 
finishing inside the time limits, much to the disappoint- 
ment of the Fox Lake- contingent, whose boat would 
have won had she crossed the line somewhat sooner. 
Third Day, Wednesday, Aug. 24. 
Much the same conditions prevailed to-day as in 
