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Lake Yacht Racing Association. 
The annual regatta of the Lake Yacht Racing Associa- 
tion was held at Cobourg on July 23, 24, 25 and 26 :ind 
was in every way a pleasant affair, the f "endaiKe bemg 
belter than last year and the entry list fair. The acu al 
racing showed little better than two boats m a clab.. the 
.starters by no means as numerous as the euti-ies with 
third and even second prizes going begging or faHmg to 
yachts that "also ran." There never was a time in the 
history of the Association when any fairly good boat 
ioZ'so ea.sily get a flag and a check for a well-sa^^^^ 
race, and the apathy of owners, especially of the Rochester 
and Oswego men, is past accounting for. It is ceitamly 
not the fault of the measurement rule, nor can it be saia 
that useful boats have been crowded out by racing ma- ■ 
chines, for the older and more comfortable boats are the 
^'cobourg has long been promised a regatta by the Asso- 
ciation, and every credit is due the townsfolk for the 
way they did their part, ably seconded by the summer 
residents, for which the place is famous. The towi is 
prettily situated on Lake Ontario, facing a small artificial 
harbor with plenty of dock accommodation and clean 
water to float in. Yachts tie up to the piers as a matter 
of necessity, where there is scant room to swing, and 
ithis is productive of sociability. Hotels and stores are 
lhandy and accustomed to a good class of patronage, ihe 
itown is well laid out, nicely kept and contains many 
ihandsome - residences. The finishing touch is given by 
ithe summer residents— chiefly summer girls— who are a - 
-ways ready to entertain and be entertained, and who tall 
in with the ideas of the visiting yachtsmen much more 
readily and gracefully than the average native ot a 
small town, who, being deeply engrossed with his own 
affairs, is apt to regard a holiday keeper as an intrusion. 
If the starters were few, the racing was spirited, at 
least in the first, 35ft. and knockabout classes. Ihe 45" 
footers were bunched with the first class giving tour 
starters, Vreda, Merrythought, Zelma and Clonta These 
are simply fast cruisers in good trim and well sailed, the 
choice being between Vreda and Merrythought, evenly 
matched as to size ; Zelma being smaller and starting only 
in one race, where she did well, at one time leading her 
competitors, but the wind was light and fluky and did 
not favor her to the finish. The schooner Clonta started 
in each race, but the light wind settled her on the triangu- 
lar course, and the windward and leeward course m the 
second race gave her but little chance against the sing e- 
stickers. Vreda and Merrythought put up a great hght, 
especially in the second race, running neck and neck the 
whole length of the course, the honors falling to Vreda 
on both occasions. . 
The 3Sft. class showed some close racing between 
Beaver and Minota, each handled by skippers of no great 
experience, the new owners pluckily sailing the boats 
themselves. It was stated by J. E. Burroughes, who 
last year managed Genesee, that her present owner would 
certainly have brought her over had he known this be- 
forehand, but making no pretensions to being a racing 
man, he was not prepared to sail against ^milius Jarvis. 
The widely circulated story that he wanted a race for a 
large stake only is denied as nothing more than a re- 
porter's yarn, based upon a fragment of conversation 
that had no reference to either of the Canadian boats. 
Furthermore, Mr. Burroughes says Genesee will sail 
Beaver or Minota for the Fisher cup or for fun any time 
they want a race. 
The knockabout class showed two good races between 
Petrel and Enid, each winning one. This class increases 
slowly, but these two boats are admirable examples of 
the type of boat that it is intended to provide for and en- 
courage. They possess as much accommodation and of a 
better character than a 30-footer; give as good sport at 
less expense, and win as much prize money, if that is 
worth considering. 
The weather throughout the meet was excellent, the first 
two days bringing light winds, but enough for the work 
over the triangular course, ten nautical miles round. The 
last two days a windward course, five miles and back, was 
laid, the wind being moderate to fresh, out of the south- 
west, and holding so true that on the runs yachts close to 
one another carried spinakers on opposite sides. A special 
regatta committee looked after the work, consisting of 
Frank M. Gray, R. C. Y. C. ; Owain Martin, Q. C. Y. C. ; 
F. J. Campbell, Secretary of the Association, and W. Q. 
Phillips, Association officer. T. B. Pritchard. Rochester 
Y. C., was named for the committee, but did not turn up. 
The only unsatisfactory feature of the regatta was the* 
poor attendance of men and boats from Oswego and 
Rochester, but it is hoped that next year they will be' 
able to have the event on their own side of the lake. The 
official times are as follows: 
July 23 — Triangular Course, 10 Miles. 
First Class— Two Rounds— Start, 12:00. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Vreda 6 20 48 6 20 48 fi 19 44 
Merrylhooght 6 24 12 6 24 12 6 24 12 
Zelma 6 30 55 6 30 55 6 25 30 
Clorita. Withdrew. 
30ft. Class— One Round— Start, 12:10. 
:>Iox 5 04 12 4 54 12 4 52 02 
Kestrel 5 05 00 4 55 00 4 55 00 
Phalarope 5 32 50 B 22 50 5 21 06 
Knockabout Class— One Rotind- no Time Allowance— Start. 12:20. 
Enicl 5 13 55 
Petrel 5 15 28 
July 24 — Triangular Course, 10 Miles. 
40ft. Class- Two Rounds— Start, 11:00. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Clytie 5 16 15 
Ncola : 6 00 00 
Vivia fouled buoy and withdrew. 
35ft. Class— two Rounds— No Time Allowance— Start, 11:10. 
Minota 4 01 42 
Beaver 4 10 20 
Hamilton 5 15 32 
Myrtle Withdrew. 
25ft. Class— One Round— Start, 11:20. 
Pedro ■ .2 14 18 2 54 18 2 54 18 
Winona 2 37 32 3 17 32 3 17 16 
July 25 — Course S Miles to Windward and Return. 
First Class— Two Rounds— Start, 11:00. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Vreda 2 40 .30 3 40 30 » 39 26 
Merrythought , 2 44 05 3 44 05 t 44 05 
Clorita 3 02 40 4 02 40 4 00 36 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
Kestrel ^Tiilf""''' ln\s 2 12 IS 
1 30 08 2 20 08 2 17 58 
phSarope'-;;:::;::::::::::: 13530 22530 22346 
Knockabout Class-One Round-No Time Allowanc^Start, 11:20. 
Petrel 1^531 
Enid 1 36 18 
July 26— Course 5 Miles to Windward and Return. 
40ft. Class— Two Rrounds— Start, 11:00. 
Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Vivia 3 26 40 4 26 40 4 26 40 
C ' Hie ■ '• 3 46 55 4 46 55 4 46 49 
Neola Withdrew. 
35ft. Class— Two Rounds— No Time Allowance— Start, 11:10. 
Beaver .... • 3 37 50 
Minota Hf ?n ' " ' 
Hamilton 3 42 10 
25ft, Class— One Round— Start, 11:20. 
PpHro 1 55 55 2 35 55 2 35 46 
Kojco 1 58 33 2 38 33 2 38 33 
^^°nona 2 04 'iS 2 44 45 2 44 20 
T'l Avvav 2 12 15 2 52 15 2 51 56 
Pickle 2 16 10 2 56 10 2 48 46 
Newport Y. R. A. Special Races. 
The fourth race of the Newport Y. R. A. series for the 
one-design class was sailed on July 23. With a fresh S.W. 
wind, Course No. 9 was chosen to No. i mark, thence 
to Block Island Bell Buoy and home, 34% miles. 
The start was made at 12:10, all carrying No. i club 
topsails. Rainbow and Yankee came for the line ahead of 
the gun and were compelled to retack just short of the 
line to avoid crossing, and to approach anew, Rainbow 
being handicapped ten seconds. Virginia was the first to 
cross, a minute after the gun, followed by Mineqla II. 
The first four miles was a reach with booms to port, 
Virginia losi^ig a few seconds to Mineola, the first mark 
being timed : 
Turn. Elapsed. 
Virdnia 12 30 02 0 19 01 
Mineola 12 30 40 0 18 59 
Yankee 12 33 37 0 19 02 
Rainbow .,12 34 04 0 19 09 
The second leg of i6yi miles was nearly to windward, 
all carrying baby jib topsails. Yankee went off on star- 
board tack, seaward, while the others stood inshore on 
port tack. Mineola and Virginia were in company for 
some time, but the former finally worked clear. There 
was a strong tide at the buoy, and Mineola, by clever 
handling, fetched the mai'k without losing ground, but 
all the others lost more or less before they were safely 
around. The times were. Block Island Bell Buoy : 
Turn. Elapsed. 
Mineola .■.'-......2 59 46 1 29 06 
Virginia 3 01 22 1 30 19 
Yankee ; .3 04 26 1 30 49 
Rai.^bow 4 44 41 1 32 32 
The run in was almost square before the wind, and 
Mineola had her spinaker drawing as 'soon as she was by 
the mark. The finish was timed : 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Mineola 4 35 04 1 35 18 
Virginia 4 36 31 1 35 09 
Yankee ...4 39 57 1 35 31 
Rainbow 4 44 19 1 36 38 
The full times were : 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. 
Mineola II., August Belmont 12 11 42 4 35 04 4 23 22 
Yankee, Duryea & Whitney 12 14 35 4 39 57 4 25 22 
Virginia. W. K. Vanderbilt. Jr... 12 11 01 4 36 31 4 25 30 
Rainbow, C. Vanderbilt 12 15 00 4 44 19 4 29 19 
On Wednesday there was a strong S.W. wind and a 
heavy sea off Brenton's Reel. The four carried second club 
topsails. The course selected was No. 2, the first leg to 
windward, two rounds making 30 miles. The four boats 
leaked so badly in the sea that it was largely a question 
of getting them home safely rather than of running the 
race. Mineola on port tack and Virginia on starboard 
lack came to the first mark together, Mineola forcing 
Vi rginia about; Virginia fouled the mark and later filed 
a written protest again.st Mineola. The first round was 
timed : 
Turn. Elapsed. 
Mineola 2 03 16 1 22 18 
Rainbow 2 03 00 1 22 19 
y.irguiia 2 04 20 1 23 20 
Yankee 2 04 32 1 23 42 
On the second round Yankee and Virginia withdrew 
and started for the harbor, as they were dangerously full 
of water, and the hulls were working badly. Virginia 
was towed in, the tug passing a hose on board and start- 
ing her pumps to keep the yacht afloat. The other two, 
though nearly waterlogged, fipished the course, the times 
being: 
. ^ , Start. Finish, Elapsed. 
Mineola. A. Belmont 12 40 58 3 25 58 2 45 00 
Rainbow, C. Vanderbilt 12 40 41 3 26 15 2 45 34 
Yankee. Duryea & Whitney 12 40 10 Withdrew. 
Virginia, W. K. Vanderliilt, Jr..l2 41 00 Withdrew. 
Fortunately, this race ended the July half of the series, 
which will be finished after the New York Y. C. cruise 
if the boats are still afloat and sufficiently seaworthy. 
Rainbow after the race went to Providence and was 
docked there, while the other three went to Bristol to be 
patched up for the New York Y. C. cruise. All have been 
leaking badly for some time, Mineola having 7ft. of water 
in her hold in one of the early races, but in smooth water 
It was possible to keep them partly clear. In the sea of 
Wednesday, though all were able to carry club topsails, 
the leaking assumed more serious proportions, and in 
addition th^ hulls showed signs of dangerous straining. 
Royal St. Lawrence Y. C 
DORVAL — ^LAKE ST. LOUIS. 
On Saturday, Aug. 4, the sixth series of matches for 
tlie Seawanhaka Corinthian international challenge cup 
will begin on Lake St. Louis, the course of three previous 
matches. The cup was established bv the Seawanhaka 
Corinthian Y. C. in 1895, on the occasion of the visit of 
the English half-rater Spruce IIIL, owned by the late 
J. Arthur Brand, of the Minima Y. C. to this country. 
The first series of races was sailed off Oyster Bay in" 
Seotember. 1895. Spruce being defeated by the is-footer 
Ethelwynn. designed by W. P. Stephens. The second 
match was sailed in 1806. over the same course, the chal- 
lenger being the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. represented by 
Glencairn I., designed and sailed by G. Herrick Duggan, 
of Montreal. The defender. El Heirie, was designed and 
sailed by C. H. Crane, of New York. The matches of 
1897-8 and 9 were all sailed on Lake St. Louis, the home 
[Aug. '4, igo®. 
waters of the. Royal St. Lawrence Y. C, . the_ successive 
challengers Momo I,. Challenger and Constance — de- 
signed and sailed by Mr. Crane, being defeated in turn 
by Glencairn II., Dominion and Glencairn III., all de- 
signed and sailed by Mr. Duggan. The first two matches 
were in the 15ft. class, but the Seawanhaka challenge of 
1897 nmade the 20ft. class, the later challengers being in 
the same class. . 
This year the challenger is the White Bear Y. C, of 
White Bear Lake, near St. Paul, Minn. The challenge 
was made for the 25ft. class, the largest possible under 
the conditions governing the cup, but by a special agree- 
ment between defender and challenger the sail area is 
limited to 500 sq. ft., the same sail plan as in the 20ft. 
class. This allows, to make the 25ft. R.M., a l.w.l. of over 
27ft., so that there is no longer any inducement to build 
the extreme type of Skow ; while a special provision as 
to minimum scantling bars such freak construction as 
that of Challenger. 
The trial races of the challenging club early in the 
month resulted in the selection of Minnesota, owned by 
F. M. Douglas. J. H. Skinner and Cass Gilbert, designed 
by Mr. Douglas and built by Gus Amundson, a local 
builder whose work is well known on the Western lakes. 
The defending fleet includes four j'achts, all designed by 
AJr. Duggan and built by the Yacht Company at the club 
station, Dorval. The trial races of this fleet began on 
July 21, four races being sailed, the first two of them 
also, deciding the ownership of the Molson cup, Glencairn 
IIII. and Red Coat being tied in this series. The cup 
now goes to Glencairn IIII. There was plenty of wind 
early in the afternoon, from N.N.W., and the first race 
was started under three reefs and storm jibs. Mr. James 
Paton replaced his brother at the tiller of Black Beauty, 
but the others were steered by their regular skippers — Mr. 
Routh in Red Coat. Mr. Abbott in White Cap and Mr. 
Duggan in Glencairn IIII. The race started at 3 :48 and 
finished : 
Glencairn HIT 4 14 40 
Red Coat 4 15 30 
AVhite Cap 4 16 00 
Black Beauty ...4 16 10 
The second race was to windward and return, Glen- 
cairn shaking out her third reef. The times Avere, start 
4:26:20: 
Glencairn lllI 4 43 30 
Red Coat 4 44 20 
White Cap 4 45 16 
Black Beauty 4 45 20 
This race gave Glencairn IIII. the Molson cup. 
The third race was over the triangle as in the first, and 
as the wind had fallen, Glencairn shook out her second 
reef and the others their third. The times were, start 
4:56: 
Red Coat 5 21 20 
Gleancairn IIII 5 21 22 
Black Beautv 5 22 45 
White Cap 5 22 50 
As there was still time for another race, the boats were 
sent away at 5:04 over the windward and leeward course. 
The wind freshened and then fell during the race. The 
times were ; 
Glencairn IIII 5 57 00 
Black Beautv 5 58 03 
Red Coat 5 58 07 
White Cap 6 00 00 
The trials were continued through all of last week, and 
as the result of many short races Red Coat was chosen 
to defend the cup. 
The challenger was shipped from St. Paul on July 2J 
by fast freight, being housed over . on a flat car. She 
reached Montreal on July 30. 
Columbia Y, G 
CHICAGO — LAKE MICHIG.AN. 
Saturday, July 21. 
The Columbia Y. C. of Chicago sailed a club race on 
July 21 in a moderate northerly wind, the start being 
made at 2:20. The times were: 
Class 6. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Allows. Corrected. 
Peri 2 23 00 3 33 24 1 10 18 0 00 40 1 09 38 
Hatti* B 2 25 13 3 36 39 1 11 26 Allows. 1 11 26 
Wizard 2 2fl 35 3 47 20 1 26 45 0 01 23 1 25 22 
Class 7. 
May B . .2 20 58 3 30 50 1 09 52 0 02 40 1 07 12 
Spray 2 27 39 3 39 50 1 12 11 0 03 10 1 08 52 
Mona 2 20 31 3 41 34 1 21 03 0 04 44 1 16 19 
Glsss 8 
Florence 2 26 05 3 oi 46 ' 1 31 41 Allows. 1 31 41 
Martha .2 22 41 3 50 02 1 27 21 0 00 08 1 27 13 
Class 9. 
Gironda ..2 31 04 3 I6 ..1 " 0 47 17 0 03 32 0 43 45 
Query 2 30 48 3 21 18 0 50 30 0 03 32 0 46 58 
Albatross 2 33 52 3 30 40 0 56 48 0 08 34 0 48 14 
Loon ...2 30 47 3 28 47 0 58 00 0 07 18 0 50 42 
Willit ■ .2 30 54 3 35 47 1 04 53 0 08 43 0 56 10 
Red Bird 2 30 32 3 24 49 0 54 17 0 04 12 0 50 05 
Satyr 2 30 39 3 26 43 0 56 04 Allows. 0 56 04 
The judges were G. W. Rogers and W. D. Payne; the 
timer. Secretary W. S. Bougher. 
Shelter Island Y. C, 
SHELTER ISLAND — SHELTER ISLAND SOUND. " ~" 
Saturday, July 21. 
The Shelter Island Y. C. sailed a ladies' race on July 
21, the new Effort sailing her first race. She was re- 
cently completed at Bristol for F. M. S. Smith. The 
times were: 
Cutters— 43ft. Class— Start, 2:35. 
Finish. Eiapsed. Corrected. 
James Weir 5 00 00 2 25 00 2 25 00 
Effort, F. M. Smith 4 54 34 2 19 43 2 19 34 
Sloopsr-36{t. Class— Start, 2:40. ' 
Martha, Weber & Kiel....... 4 35 22 1 55 22 1 55 22 
Marion, F. M. Smitli 4 31 12 1 51 12 1 5112 
Sloops— Class P— Start, 2:40. 
Sito, K. R. Otis 4 42 55 2 02 55 2 02 20 
Evelyn, A. O. Bancker..... 4 50 00 2 11 05 2 11 05 
Sloops — Class I — Start, 2:50. 
Asthore, C. H. Otis.: ...5 02 22 2 12 22 2 12 22 
Torpedo, E. G. Shea , » •» 
Sloops— Class B— Start, 2:60. 
Duchess. C. Pickhardt 4 08 10 1 18 10 1 15 50 
Kueva, T. W. Brigham 4 03 32 1 13 32 1 13 32 
AVindwish 4 09 30 1 19 80 1 15 60 ' .• 
Catboats— Class V— Start, 2:50. 
Rattler. W. F. Henes 5 45 55 2 55 K 2 65 55 
Sito, K. :R. Otis , ,...5 65 22 3 0^ 22 3 05 22 
