>EPT. I 
, 1900.1 
F6ftfisT ANS stream. 
dents was continued, though not td so great extent, 
Runaway Girl parting a shroud and withdrawing from 
the course. 
The Course. 
The course sailed to-day was something like seven 
miles and return, being from Geneva Bay to a point well 
toward the other end of the lake, near Lake View. The 
general direction was soiithwest, and as the wind was 
close to that point, most of the first half of the course 
was to windward, and the return practically free. The 
first mile or more was a beat a windward, with a little 
easier sheet for the last portion of the course on the 
first leg. 
The 20-footers crossed the line in the following order: 
Aderyn, Mahoohoo, Meteor, Juanita (the old Chicago 
boat Bald Eagle renamed), jproblem, Argo, Harriet H., 
the rest scattering; but the start on the whole was good. 
There are no time allowances and there has been hard 
work to get them all down to the rule, Caroline sacrific- 
ing qvxite a section of canvas for one. St. Paul, Aderyn, 
Caroline and Anita were apparently out for a hot fight, 
for they all drew in and took the best of the windward 
positions. Inside the half mile Meteor led Harriet and 
Louise. Harriet, however, drew well to the front, and 
at the Narrows challenged Aderyn for a smart brush 
through, until the Fox Lake boat met the misfortune 
that temporarily crippled her. Problem bettered her 
rather bad position clear through to the rough weather 
beyond the Narrows. Anita clung to Aderyn and liked 
the lumpy water apparently very well, closing up within 
a hundred fathoms of Aderyn not far from the turning_ 
buoy, at which point she lost her mast and was out of 
it for the day. Aderyn was well sailed, and she showed 
good windward work. St. Paul was not so good in point- 
ing as was expected of her by the more sanguine. 
Aderyn won her race on the first leg, having a lot 
of water between her and her next rival after Anita was 
disabled. Harriet H. had fought up into a good place 
for the turn, but could not quite reach it when she stood 
for it and had to go about again, giving place to Ma- 
hoohoo. Old Henrietta was in the running at the buoy, 
but here met her misfortune. At the turn the order and 
times were as below: 
Aderyn 12 25 30 buchess 12 31 05 
Mahoohoo 12 28 50 Problem 12 32 15 
Meteor 12 30 10 Imp .12 39 00 
Harriet H 12 30 25 St. Fatal 12 39 55 
Argo ,s 12 30 55 
All broke out spinakers for the run home, and at this 
Walter Dupee found something to his liking with 
Problem, which drew up into third place from a bad 
berth in seventh. Mahoohoo also liked this free work 
and cut down the lead of Aderyn sharply, and St. Paul 
did better at this than at the beat. Aderyn, however, 
was not to be robbed of her long advantage and she 
romped in with a bit to spare, the following being the 
times: 
Aderyn 2 13 48 Meteor 2 19 00 
Mahoohoo 2 14 20 St. Paul 2 20 15 
Problem 2 16 59 Imp 2 23 19 
Harriet H 2 18 37 Juanita 2 30 19 
Argo , 2 18 39 Lassie ...2 30 53 
Duchess 2 18 59 Louise 2 3119 
The Seventeens. 
The little boats sailed the shorter course, turning at 
the Williams Bay buoy, abotit four and one-half miles 
and return. They did as well as the big ones in what 
sea they found. Attila was an easy first, working well 
forward" in the windward work and displacing Tramp, 
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CAROLINE. 
Designed by Jimmie Jones, Oshkosh, Wis. 
which was best away. Attila passed Coon, which at one 
stage led her. Neola and Sox were the only ones that 
gave her any bother, and these she shook off before the 
turning buoy was reached. Her stock to-night is very 
high. The smaller boats do not seem so closely matched 
as the twenties. The times were: 
Attila 1 54 30 Sakita 2 03 06 
Neola 1 57 U Tramp 2 05 09 
Sox ,...1 59 27 Coon 2 1158 
Flying Fox 2 0115 
Tuesday — First Championship Race. 
To-day brought out a surprise and set yachtsmen to 
wondering yet more strongly if the end has not been 
nearly reached on the present lines of improvement in 
these small craft. There was a fair field and no favor 
and it was not a this year's boat that won, nor was it a 
last year's boat. It was the old grandmother Avis, now 
known as Henrietta, which was built in 1898. She was 
considered a good boat "in them days" and she seems 
to be worth a casual thought to-day. She gave the 
smart Anita, considered one of the best of this year, 
nearly two minutes of a beating. One may call it luck of 
th? wind puffs or fortune of good sailing— and Henrietta 
was well sailed— but here, are the facts, and the de- 
signers are looking down their noses and wondering if 
they have not perhaps conquered all the world. 
The Start, 
The course to-day was about the fnnef or Geneva Bay 
triangle, twice around, or eleven miles in all. The 
wind was fresh, though none too regular, and was from 
southeast. The first leg was sailed free, the second 
reaching, and the run home was a beat to windward. 
The start was a lovely sight both for yachtsmen and lay 
spectators. The boats were all well maneuvered and 
went over the line close packed, all under balloon and 
spinakcr and offering a vast mass of canvas. The sev- 
enteens were sent ofl^ five minutes astern of the twenties. 
There was any quantity of jockeying and crowding, and 
at this some of the boats lost valuable time, though it 
was hard to break awfiy from the ruck of craft that massed 
in, together for some distance beyond the line. The fight 
indeed continued up to the last leg of the race, when 
ADERYN. 
Designed by Jimmie Jones, Oshkosh, Wis. 
one or two of the well placed ones got finally pocketed 
and could not pull out in time. 
Argo, winner of the Oconomowoc regatta this sum- 
mer, slid into rather the best berth to one side of the 
bunched boats and held on well in the lead, reaching the 
first turn with a bit to spare, close followed by Aderyn, 
Henrietta and Problem. Argo took the lee berth of the 
nearest ones on the second leg, and here Anita saw her 
chance, for she set a balloon jib and raced past Argo. 
This trick pleased Problem, which also passed Argo in 
similar fashion. Aderyn and St. Paul stood up above 
Henrietta and went on, lapping Problem and crowding 
her out of her chance for the second buoy, the order at 
the second turn being Anita, Aderyn, St. Paul, Problem, 
Argo, Plenrietta, Mahoohoo. 
On the weather leg they went into a merry war of 
jockej'ing again, splitting tacks and keeping a jealous eye 
each on the other. Henrietta stood out into the lake 
further than the others and was rewarded by a better 
breeze. Henrietta on her first tack showed ahead of 
Argo, Mahoohoo and x\nita. Problem had by this time 
out-m.aneuvered St. Paul and Aderyn and challenged 
Henrietta and x\rgo, which were now a near thing to- 
gether. Between Argo and Problem there now ensued 
a hot fight, and in their close attention to their personal 
matters of lufiing and jockeying they apparently forgot 
Henrietta, which led the procession at the first turn of 
the home stake by over two minutes. 
Running- free for the second round. Problem found 
something much to her hand and put up a stiff gain on 
Henrietta, which now had become a favorite in spite of 
her two years of antiquity. Argo kindly put up a 
blanket for Problem and citt down her speed, btit at the 
turn Argo was badh^ handled and made a poor showing 
when she rounded to. The time at this fourth buoy was: 
Henrietta 12 06 49 Meteor 12 08 48 
Problem 12 08 14 Arijo 12 08 55 
St. Paul 12 08 22 Anita 12 09 12 
Mahoohoo 12 08 32 
Thus it was still a very close question between the 
old boat and several others. The boats back of the 
leaders, however, began the old fight with one another 
all the way down the next leg. At the fifth buoy the 
order was Problem, St. Paul, Mahoohoo, Meteor, Argo, 
Anita. Problem went furthest inshore, but played in 
bad luck and got squeezed oxtt by St. Paul and Mahoo- 
hoo, which put her in a tight pocket. These three now 
fought out a bitter little battle and alowed the next 
three back of them to creep up and take a hand in the 
internecine war. They fought it on out. Meantime, 
Henrietta held calmlj^ on and won nicely. The time 
was: 
Henrietta 1 46 14 Meteor 1 51 25 
Anita ....1 48 05 Harriet H 1 53 25 
St. Paul 1 49 03 Algonquin 1 57 05 
Argo 1 49 07 Juanita 1 57 25 
Aderyn 1 49 37 buchess 2 00 05 
Mahoohoo 1 49 47 Caroline 2 01 11 
Imp 1 50 20 Lassie 2 0130 
Problem 1 50 50 Louise 2 06 35 
Man Overboard. 
Young Hertz, son of Com. Hertz, of Pistakee Y. C, 
was one of the crew of Harriet H., and in tending the 
spinaker boom was knocked overboard. He was prompt- 
ly rescued by means of a life preserver that was tossed 
to him. The loss of time was not very considerable. 
Weeds. 
Caroline, a strong tip by the knowing ones, finished in 
the last division, much to the surprise of many of her 
friends from Winnebago. Seeking for excuse for this, 
her crew found that she had picked up a mass of weeds 
on her board, quite enough to account for her dull and 
logy work. 
The Little Fellows. 
Meantime, the seventeens were following the same 
course. It became obvious that the races in this division 
are apt to be fox chases. Jt ivas all Attila again, and 
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Gus Amundson must have felt a certain pride at seeing 
two of his boats— Henrietta and Attila — designs of the 
past and of the present, take first honors respectively 
to-day, 
Neola was first over the Une, Sakita second, Attila 
taking the last place in the sart. They held these rela- 
tive positions well on through the free leg, Sox and 
Annie pulling up into it a shade as the first turn was 
neared. Reaching, on the second leg, Neola bettered 
her lead, the rest of the fleet being still well behind, with 
Attila in the fourth place. Attila now had a brief duel 
with Annie, the new Chicago boat, but soon took her 
measure and passed her as she liked, Attila now went 
out after Sakita and collared Neola for the lead at the 
home stake on the first round, Neola, however, holding 
tiie weather berth to the turn. They now straightened 
out for the second round, and on the first leg, running 
free, Attila simply sailed away from everything else and 
won with a lot to spare, the times recorded by the 
judges being as follows: 
Attila ...1 52 25 Sox 2 00 .38 
Neola 1 56 22 Flying Fox 2 02 48 
Sakita ■...,„.,.,. .1 58 10 
Time was not taken on Tramp or Annie: 
A review of the fleet to-night finds Henrietta certainly 
with one win to her credit, though she is not feared for 
to-morrow by some of the others. Caroline insists she 
can beat the lot when she carries no weed ballast under 
her keel. Anita, sailing with a new mast to-day, gives 
warrant that she is to be recokoned with. Problem is a 
good possibility. Aderyn does not look so likely and 
St. Paul has rather lost favor, though • White Bear 
neighborhood has glorj' enough left to-day at that. 
Wednesday — Second Championship Race, 
Anita, the Winnebago 1900 boat, won first to-day in 
the twenties. Attila made it two straight for the cham- 
pionship and leaves the isstte for the second class out 
of doubt. 
'Caroline, the Winnebago bootjack, was second in the 
twenties, and a very close second indeed. The wind was 
only a fiuke and either boat might have had the better 
of the varying airs in the inner bay Avhere the finish 
came. 
The day was fair, the southeast breeze light and puffy, 
especially in the bay where the home stake was located. 
The course was twice about the inner triangle, the first 
leg running free, the second hauled and the last reach- 
ing, broad. 
At the start Harriet H. was first over the line, Aderyn 
second, the rest not so well ofi. As they lined out the 
order was seen to be Harriet H., Aderyn, St. Pattl, Argo, 
Duchess, Caroline, Problem, Henrietta, Anita, the last 
five pretty well bunched together. They did nothing im- 
portant on this leg and rounded the first buoy in the 
following order: Harriet H., Aderyn, St. Paul, Argo, 
Problem, Henrietta, Anita, all the others in a close 
bunch back. 
On the windward work of the second buoy Harriet and 
Aderyn led on the starboard tack. Argo came up be- 
times a»d St. Paul for a short time was in the argu- 
ment. Imp, Caroline and Meteor stood off on the port 
tack, and when Imp came about she was crowding up 
on Harriet. Anita held well up into the wind and gained 
a very enviable position, which now seemed to be cov- 
eted b}^ the bootjack Caroline, which began to split 
tacks, though well to leeward, so that it could not be 
told which boat had the lead until they ran close on to 
ATTILA. 
Designed by Gus Amerudson, St. Paul. 
the second buoy. It was on this leg that Anita and Caro- 
line showed their heels to the fleet, and thenceforward 
these two boats had most of the attention. The order 
at the second buoy was Anita, Caroline, Henrietta, 
Aderyn, and back of these a way were Imp, Argo, St, 
Paul, Harriet, Mahoohoo. 
Harriet and St. Paul had a warm brush to the buoy at 
this second turn. At this point a strange sail was seen 
in among the others and proved to be the 17-footer 
.•\ttila, which started five minutes after the twenties and 
had here run up among the bulk of their fleet. On the 
reach home Harriet the capricious got sulky and quit, 
not pointing where she should. The pace grew too hot 
for a lot of them and the duel between the two Winne- 
bago boats went on. At the home turn the order was 
Anita. Carofine, Henrietta and Aderyn together, Argo, 
Imp, St. Paul, Harriet H., Mahoohoo. 
They now were off for the second round. Anita set a 
balloon jib and began to outfoot the fleet. She outran 
everything but Caroline, which also put up her balloon 
and clung on desperately, though with Argo creeping 
up now and again on Caroline in third place. At the 
approach to the first buoy of the second round Argo 
