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FOREST AND STREAM. 
good of Cadillac, and that in a game wherein Cadillac 
Had conditions much to its liking. Milwaukee also was 
able to cross Cadillac's bows. Detroit was last to come 
about, and was at this station standing further out into the 
lake. 
Splitting tacks again with Illinois and Milwaukee, 
Cadillac was seen to be falling out of it for some inex- 
plicable cause, and at the first turn Cadillac was last 
to go about. 
On the second leg of the triangular course, reaching un- 
der balloon jib, Milwaukee clearly had the best of the little 
fleet, and it had nearlj' lom. of a' start at- the second turn, 
with the race apparently entirely at its mercy. Then came 
the unexpected. 
The last leg was also practically a reach, and Milwau- 
kee took to it very kindly. Cadillac trailed Milwaukee,, 
standing well off to the S. Illinois held highest into the 
wind of the four, Detroit apparently laying a straight 
course for the line, and determining to tack late on in the 
leg. The boats were thus placed at about a mile. from 
the second turn, when they ran into perfectly still water, 
the wind having dropped to an absolute calm. Thence on 
it was smiply a pufif now and again or here and there, and 
the luck of a boat's place gave it or lost it its opportunity. 
It was therefore luck which cut Milwaukee out of the race 
at this stage. Illinois was most favored and Detroit next, 
and thus these boats, which heretofore failed to take a 
first, were able to outfoot both Milwaukee and Cadillac, 
winners of the previous races. Under these conditions 
Illinois got a steady puff of air, which heeled it well over 
and gave it a pronounced start before its rivals were able 
to get out of irons. Detroit was over second, but the two 
earlier winners were out of a place when finally they got a 
breath of air, and came in racing handsomely, the sidewalk 
boat again beating the Detroit craft. 
The triangular course was laid out, with the first leg 
E.N.E., practically in the eye of the wind; the second 
leg S. by W., nearly free; the run home W. by N., with 
any sort of wind you cared to call it. The following were 
the times : 
Start. First Buoy. Second Buoy. Finish. Elapsed. 
Illinois 1 30 11 . 3 00 25 4 01 30 5 22 48 3 .52 37 
Detroit 1 31 15 3 04 32 4 01 45 5 24 40 3 54 25 
Milwaukee ..1 30 10 2 58 54 3 51 25 5 27 20 3 57 1 0 
Cadillac ...... 1 30 40 3 02 26 4 00 40 5 30 14 3 59 34 
Sixth Race. 
More surprises turned up to-day, but incidentally there 
was a day of splendid yachting conditions, and the race 
was throughout the most interesting of the series. To 
the surprise of every one, Illinois appeared prominently 
in the running a half mile back of the line and finished 
nose and nose with Cadillac, overlapping Cadillac two- 
thirds of its length and crossing the line not more than 4s. 
back of Cadillac, although the judges timed the boats as 
los. apart. To spoil the effect of so sporting a finish as 
this came the claim of a foul, lodged by Skipper Pynchon, 
of Illinois, a few fathoms back of Cadillac in the last 
maneuver a few moments before the run over. At this 
writing the judges are considering this foul, with the 
chances of allowing it. Thus at least one more race will 
probably be needed to establish a cup defender or the 
ownership of the Chicago Y. C. cup. 
Conditions. 
The wind was twenty-five miles an hour at the start in- 
side the breakwater, where, for some peculiar reason, it is 
always a trifle stiffen Outside the wind was slightly less. 
It dropped to eighteen or twenty miles when the race was 
half over, and at the finish it had fallen to ten or twelve 
miles an hour, but it continued steady throughout and 
offered conditions under which the sport might be seen 
at its best. 
The Light Weather Boats Beaten. 
The race to-day practically established the fact that such 
light-weather models as Milwaukee or Detroit have no 
business in stiff weather. Detroit and Milwaukee did the 
worst to-day that they have in all the races, and on the run 
home, beating to windward, made a showing which ought 
to give one very great hesitation before electing either as a 
cup defender. 
Illinois appears to be sailing better every day. Whether 
this be due to improvements in the boat itself or to its 
handling it would be hard to say. Skipper Pynchon to- 
day sailed a very canny race, and his knowledge of the 
air currents of the lake front stood him in exceedingly 
good stead. 
Cadillac was handsomely sailed, and proved .itself a 
capable boat, both before and on the wind. It was sailed 
cleverly and in sportsmanlike fashion throughout by Skip- 
per Shaw, who is as sportsmanlike a man as ever trod a 
deck. 
The Statt. 
Under the stiff breeze prevailing all the boats began 
jockeying for the start with two to three reefs in their 
mainsails. One minute and a half before the starting gun 
Milwaukee shook out a reef. The boats were timed to 
start at i :30 sharp, the actual starting times being as 
follows : 
Cadillac 1 30 17 Illinois 1 30 20 
Milwaukee 1 30 18 Detroit 1 30 30 
The race was nine miles to leeward and return, and the 
first leg was a spinaker run. Detroit sent aloft a cloud of 
head sails which seemed to draw in every inch, and the 
pools showed Detroit a hot favorite for the first leg, run- 
ning with the wind. Detroit footed it best for the first few 
moments across the line. 
At 1 140 Milwaukee broke out a balloon jib, having here- 
tofore used its spinaker as a square sail._ All the boats 
now stood under spinaker and balloon jib. The wind 
outside the breakwater was probably fourteen to eighteen 
miles an hour. 
At this leg it was conceded that Detroit and Milwaukee 
would make the strongest showing, but Cadillac proved 
unexpectedly good inside the first half hour on this first 
run. 
At I :so Cadillac hauls up on Illinois, but does not cross 
its bows. 
At 1 :55 Detroit seems to hang back and has dropped 
back into last place. At 2:06 Cadillac leads, Milwaukee 
second. At 2:10 Detroit begins to travel, her head sails 
drawing in most beautiful fashion. At 2:19 Detroit at- 
tempts to blanket Milwaukee, but the latter hauls up into 
the wind. Detroit is apparently trying to drive Milwaukee 
over into the tender mercies of Cadillac. Milwaukee 
sneaks over like a driven sheep toward the other boat, but 
pauses midway and makes straight lor the goal. 
At 2:28 Milwaukee has dropped its balloon jib aild set a 
working jib for the run in for the turn. It is a close 
battle between Detroit and Milwaukee, the others being 
further to windward and just back of them. 
Just back of the buoy Detroit fouls Milwaukee, which, 
cleverly placed just to windward, crowds Detroit stub- 
bornly for the ijuoy. 
At 2:30 Detroit is first, Milwaukee second, Cadillac 
third. At 2:31 Milwaukee shows first, Detroit second. 
At 2 132 :30 Detroit is first, and an instant after this there 
occurs the foul between Detroit and Milwaukee. The 
spinaker boom of Detroit scrapes across the shrouds of 
Milwaukee just before the turn. 
The times at the first turn are : 
Turn. Elapsed. 
Detroit i 2 33 28 1 03 28 
Cadillac 2 34 53 1 04 50 
Milwaukee : 2 33 25 1 03 25 
UlinoJs 2 35 30 1 05 30 
Thus it may be seen that there was very little to choose 
between these four boats running before the wind. The 
showing of Cadillac as against Milwaukee wds unex- 
pectedly good, and even Illinois was in a better place 
at the turn than was accorded to her in advance. 
The Run Home. 
Illinois whipped at oiice into a port tack and laid a 
long leg far to the leeward of the others, standing ap- - 
parently deep in shore and going hull down in the offing. 
The other boats continued for some distance, but at 2 -.42 
all went on the port tack. At 2 :5i Milwaukee goes about 
and crosses Cadillac's bows. A few seconds later she 
again csmes about into the port tack. Milwaukee now 
holds the weather berth of the fleet. 
At 2:55 the position of the boats is, Milwaukee furthest 
to windward and Cadillac close to it, Detroit further to 
leeward, and then Illinois. 
At 2 :5i Detroit seems to be in trouble. She sends a 
man aloft. She drops her mainsail. Detroit reefs. De- 
troit seems to be having trouble with her peak halyards. 
Cadillac has stowed in one more reef than Milwaukee, 
but is skinning Milwaukee on a square challenge. 
At 3:10 the wind is eighteen miles an hour. Milwaukee 
has been praying for wind to show what she could do. 
She is getting her wind now and is likewise getting the 
.worst of it. 
At 3:15 Cadillac is blanketed by the big steamer North- 
west and slows up, but soon gets under way again. Mil- 
waukee seems to have on too much canvas. 
At 3:33 they are all on the port tack. The position of 
the boats now is, Cadillac far to the windward, near to 
her is -Milwaukee, near Milwaukee lies Detroit, with 
Illinois further to leeward and standing far inshore on a 
long reach. 
At 3 :34 :3s Illinois comes about on the starboard tack. 
At 3:38 Illinois crosses the bows of Detroit. Milwaukee 
is now in the rear and still standing on the port tack. 
At 3:38 Cadillac is about on the starboard tack. She 
crosses the bows of Milwaukee by nearly a mile lead. 
At 3:46 Milwaukee goes about, followed at 3:51 by 
Detroit. At 3:55 Illinois stands on the port tack. At 
3:55:15 Cadillac follows on the port tack. _ Cadillac and 
Illinois are now apparently working well inshore. It is 
freely- prophesied that Pynchon, the local skipper of 
Illinois, is cleverly seeking for the slants of wind which 
always He close inshore under the lake front of Chicago. 
At 4:00 the -boats stand thus: Illinois further to wind- 
ward and pointing up stiffly; Cadillac is in the lead, a 
little to leeward of Illinois; Milwaukee and Detroit are 
fighting it out far in the rear, Milwaukee close inshore. 
They are all on the starboard tack, and the wind is now 
about fifteen miles an hour. Illinois is handled badly. It 
may be well enough for her to get inshore, but she is wast- 
ing time in short tacks. Milwaukee now seems to be 
hunting for smooth water and is standing inshore. 
At -4:06:10 Cadillac is about on the port tack. At 4:09 
Detroit is sent on the starboard tack and is now not lead- 
; ing Milwaukee. Illinois is now making a surprising show- 
ing, although Cadillac has kept a lead of perhaps half a 
mile. 
At 4:10 Cadillac passes Illinois. Her lead seems to be 
not more than one-quarter of a mile. At 4:10:20 Cadillac 
again drops back into the starboard tack. At 4:10 Mil- 
waukee goes about. 
At 4:16 Illinois is close inshore, hauled up stiff and 
starving for wind. One cannot approve of such seaman- 
ship as this, as Illinois now has an excellent opportunity. 
This boat points l>eautifully into the wind, but her skipper 
seems to take delight in showing what she can do in point- 
ing, rather than in sailing. 
At 4:23 Milwaukee is seen to have' her jib down. She 
stands inshore. She leads Detroit. Both boats are now 
far out of the race. 
At 4:23:20 Cadillac has got inside the breakwater. She 
stands on a short port tack. Illinois seems still nearly a 
quarter of a mile back. 
At 4:26 Detroit seems in trouble. She has dropped 
hei; mainsail. 
At 4:31 Cadillac goes about again to port for a short 
tack. Illinois is still held up stiff into the wind, but 
might be making better time in the fine berth which she 
has secured. 
At 4:37:30 -Cadillac again makes a short tack. Cadillac 
cannot stand so close up into the wind as Illinois. This 
is Illinois' opportunity. 
At 4:39:30 Cadillac is on the starboard tack, with 
Illinois apparently gaining strongly. The boats rush to- 
gether, Illinois having made up a lot of distance in most 
unexpected fashion. It is very close now between Illinois 
and Cadillac. Illinois tries to take the weather berth of 
Cadillac. Then she seeks to come through her lee. She 
fails. 
At 4:32 a grand, finish begins. Illinois stands to 
weather, still hauled too close, still losing her chance to 
ease off and run down in front of Cadillac, which 
maneuver she has at her njercy. 
At 5 :44 comes the most Exciting incident ever seen in a 
yacht race at Chicago. Illinois stands up beautifully and 
is coming on like a tiger. Cadillac thinks she cannot 
quite make the line between the judges' boat and the 
buoy without a tack. She goes up into the port tack and 
crosses the bows of Illinois by something like two to five 
fathoms of clear water. Cadillac dares not stand for an 
instant on this' tack, as the line is but seconds distant. 
Therefore Cadillac wears quickly as a cat. She times the 
maneuver a fraction of a second too soon, and hence 
seems to lose the fruits of her daring and skillful sea- 
manship. This is the time at which Illinois claims that 
the boom of Cadillac raked across her fore stays. Illinois 
claims that she had to send a man forward to fend off the 
boom of Cadillac. 
Cadillac, as she wears, finds Illinois with an overlap 
established, as the latter boat has rushed on strongly. 
They come down neck and neck and cross the line still 
overlapped the bow of Illinois two-thirds up along the 
length of Cadillac. 
The judges gave the time of . Cadillac 4:45:30, Illinois 
4 :45 :40. This places los. distance between the boats^ 
which is 5s.- more than actually existed. 
Also Sailed. 
Milwaukee and Deti-oit also sailed. Milwaukee came in 
without any jib at 4:57:25, Detroit still later at 5:12:42, 
Illinois hoisted a protest flag. 
Elapsed Times. 
The elapsed times at the finish were as follows : 
Cadillac 3 15 30 Milwaukee ...3 27 25 
Illinois, official 3 15 40 Detroit 3 42 42 
The judges will pass on the protest this evening. 
The Banquet. 
To-night at 7 o'clock the Chicago Y. C. entertains at the 
Victoria Hotel the skippers and crews of visiting yachts. 
E. Hough. 
Hartford Building, Chicago. 111. 
Newport Special Thirties. 
NEWPOtrr, R. I. 
Monday, July 22. 
The sweepstake race for the Newport 30-footers was 
sailed over a course from Rose Island to and around 
Brenton's Reef Lightship in a fresh S.W. breeze on 
Monday, July 22. It was a heat out and a run back with 
spinakcrs. Wa Wa got the best of the start, but was soon 
overtaken and passed on the beat out by Esperanza, which 
boat held the lead to the finish. The English yachtsman, 
Mr. Erank Jameson, sailed Polly Wog. The times were: 
Start, 3:14. Finish. Elapsed. 
Esperanza, H. O. ITavemeycr, Jr 4 51 54 1 37 54 
Hera, K. N. KUis..., 4 52 30 1 38 3G 
Barbara, W- Rutherfurd 4 53 21 1 39 21 
Polly Wog, VV. Rutherfurd 4 54 29 1 40 29 
Wa Wa, R. Brooks Withdrew. 
Tuesday, July 23. 
Esperanza again won a sweepstake race sailed in a light 
S.E. breeze on Tuesday, July 23. The course was to a 
mark three miles to leeward and return. This course 
was sailed over twice. Wa Wa got the best of the start, 
but was beaten by Esperanza. Polly Wog was again sailed 
by Mr. Frank Jameson, and he pushed Esperanza hard for 
first place. The summary follows : 
Start, 3:18. Fim'.sli. Elapsed. 
Esperanza, H. O. Havemeyer, Jr 4 ::il 17 1 13 17 
Polly Wog-, W. Rutherfurd " 4 32 44 1 14 44 
Wa Wa, R. Jirooks 4 :« 11 1 15 11 
Hera, R. N. Ellis 4 :J3 43 1 15 43 
Barbara, W. Rutherfurd 4 ;M 29 11(129 
Wednesday, July 24. 
In a strong S.W. breeze Wa Wa won the sweepstake 
race sailed between the thirties on Wednesday, July 24. 
The course was from Brenton's Cove to Dyer's Island and 
return, a distance of eighteen miles. Barbara crossed the 
starting line first, but the boats sailed very evenly, and at 
the first mark all were well bunched. It was a beat home, 
and Wa Wa secured the windward berth and crossed a 
winner by 183. ahead of Esperanza. The finish was very 
close, three of the boats crossing within 47s. of one 
another. 
There was also a cup race between two of the 15- 
footers, which was won by Breeze. They sailed over a 
triangular course of ten miles. The table follows: 
30-footers— Start, 3:11. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Wa Wa, R. Brooks 5 20 31 2 09 31 
Esperanza, IT. O. Havemeyer, Tr 5 20 49 2 09 49 
Barbara, W. Rutherfurd ". 5 21 16 2 10 16 
Polly Wog, W. Rutherfurd Withdrew. 
15-footers— Start, 3:21. 
Breeze, W. C. Roelker, Jr ■. ,.5 25*97 2 04 07 
Eaglet, W. Grosvenor, Jr 5 27 OS 2 06 08 
Friday, July 26. 
Hera won the sweepstake race between the 30-footers 
that was sailed on Friday, July 26. The boats sailed once 
over a triangular course eight miles in length. The wind 
was light from the S. Wa Wa got the best start as usual, 
but was passed by Hera on the run to the first mark, and 
held her lead till the finish. The second leg of the course 
was a beat, and tlie third a reach. Esperanza lost all 
chance of winning by getting hung up on a lobster pot. 
Summary : 
Start. 4:00. Mnish. Elapsed. 
Hera, R. N. Ellis 5 12 21 1 12 21 
Wa Wa, R. Brooksr. ; 5 12 24 1 12 29 
Barbara, W.' Rutherfurd 5 13 02 1 13 02 
Esperanza, H. O. Etavemeyer, Jr 5 17 21 1 17 21 
Saturday, July 27. 
The 30-footers sailed a race for a citp offered by Mr. 
Harry O. Havemeyer on Saturday, July 27. The S.E. 
wind made it a run up the bay to Dyer's Island and a 
beat back. Carolina crossed the starting line first, and 
was never headed, winning from Hera by the narrow 
margin of 17s. 
The 15-footers sailed around the bell buoy ofiE Castle 
Hill. The sttmmary is as follows : 
30-footers— .Start, 3:42. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Carolina, P. Jones fi 01 41 2 19 41 
Hera, R. N. Ellis 6 01 58 2 19 58 
Wa Wa, R. Brooks C 02 31 2 20 31 
Barbara, W. Rutherfurd 6 02 87 2 20 37 
15-footei-s— Start, 4:06. 
Eaglet, W. Grosvenor, Jr 5 '44 07 1 38 07 
Hawk, W. Gammell, Jr .....5 44 08 1 38 08 
Breeze. W. G. Roelker, Jr.... .,5 44 28 1 38 28 
