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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Aug. 17, 1901. 
Chilvers, Detroit; Ralph Hoagland, Chicago; Sidney Rus- 
sell, Detroit ; H. M. Higinbotham, Chicago ; John A. Rath- 
bone, Detroit (amateurs); Arthur Pettie, Detroit; Geo. 
Wild, Detroit (profesionals) . This is two more than the 
six required, a greater number being nominated than 
necessary to provide against sickness, accidents, or other 
causes. Length over all, 48ft. : length waterline, 28ft. 
beajJi, lift. 6in. ; type, centerboard. 
History of the Canada Cup. 
The Canada cup took its name from the fact that it was 
won by the Canadian yacht Canada, which was victorious 
in August, 1896, in the Toledo races. The old Lincoln 
Park Y. C, of Chicago, challenged the Canadian Y. C. of 
Toronto, for a series of races. For these races Toledo 
offered a handsome silver cup and a cash prize of $1,600, 
which latter was divided among the competing boats, win- 
ner taking 60 per cent, of the money. Com. E. C. Berri- 
man, of the Lincoln Park Y. C, built Vencedor as a chal- 
lenger for this cup, and the Canadian syndicate built 
Canada, to which boat Vencedor had to give time allow- 
ance, as it was over its class. The first race was sailed 
Aug. 24. 1896. and the boats did not finish within the time 
limit. In the second meeting Canada beat Vencedor b}'^ 
23m. in light wind. The third race, Aug. 26, was won by 
Canada in good, stiff weather. Vencedor made a mistake 
and turned around the wrong boat for stake boat in tliis 
race, but lost the race by a margin of 26s. time allowance. 
The Royal Canadian Y. C. then offered the Canada cup 
as a perpetual challenge cup for members of the Union of 
Yacht Clubs of the Great Lakes. It was 1898 before the 
Chicago Y. C. issued its challenge for a race to be held in- 
1899. The committees of the clubs then met in Toronto 
and decided upon the 35ft. class to build to. The races 
were set for Aug. 21, 1899, at Toronto. Chicago Y. C. 
held its trial races early in the summer, and among the 
boats built for the races were Prairie. Josephine, Briar 
and Gypsy. The Rochester Y. C, of Rochester, N. Y., 
sent Genesee, a boat built by Hanley. who is also the de- 
signer of the present cup defender, Cadillac. In the races 
decided July 24, Genesee won three out of the five. Beaver 
was this year selected by the Royal Canadian Y. C. as cup 
defender. In the first race at Toronto. Aug. 21, 1899, 
Beaver broke down and Genesee did not finish. The 
Aveather continued rather light, and Genesee won all three 
of the next races, and thereby brought the cup over to 
America. Last winter the Royal Canadian Y. C. chal- 
lenged for the cup and sends over Invader to sail the pick ' 
of the Chicago Y. C. fleet. 
WooDLAWN Park^ 111., Aug. 12. — Forest and Stream 
Pub. Co. : Invader won to-day by 6m. 22s. Wind, two 
to five miles an hour; course, nine miles windward and 
return ; close reach out. broad reach in. Invader gained 
on both legs. E. Hough. 
Buffalo Y. C. 
The Buffalo Y. C. held a regatta on the four days be- 
ginning July 30, all yachts on the Great Lakes being 
eligible to enter, events 'to be sailed under the rules of the 
Yacht Racing Union. By arrangement, the usual regattas 
of the Lake Yacht Racing Association on Lake Ontario 
were abandoned this 3'ear in order to give the boats a 
chance to accept the Buffalo club's invitation. As a 
result, the Lake Ontario fleet was well represented, and 
when joined to that of Lake Erie, made an excellent mus- 
ter of yachts. There is good shelter off the club house, 
which is located not far from the entrance to the Erie 
Canal, behind the Government breakwater. The club 
house is a large, modern structure, containing excellent 
facilities for the comfort and entertainment of visiting 
vachtsmen, and at the same time the city, with its hotels 
and supply stores, is close at hand. Aside from the 
racing and general doings of a lake meet, there was the 
Pan-American to be visited, and according to reports, it 
was well patronized by all hands, only half the fleet racing 
on an}' one day, so that each of the crews had a couple of 
days off. 
The races were sailed over a triangle three miles to a 
side, laid out in Lake Erie, well clear of all obstructions — 
a little too clear, if anything, for there were times when 
some shelter would have been welcome. The course was 
such as racing men on the lakes are accustomed to, and 
had the weather been at all favorable, there would have 
been some close and interesting racing. As it was, the 
wind blew from the S.W. during the whole four days of 
the racing, and having a clear sweep all down Lake 
Erie, raised a nasty, troublesome sea, of that short, choppy 
variety that always makes things uncomfortable. Even 
when running fair, it was' bad enough, but there was a 
confused backwash from the breakwater that extended out 
for a mile, and in the edge of this the yachts had to be 
started and timed. The wind during the races on the 
first three days varied from fifteen to thirty miles an hour, 
according to the weather man at Buffalo. The yachts 
were frequentlj^ reefed, and even close reefed, so that 
much of the racing Avas little more than a wild scramble 
round the course, the crews hanging on, trusting to their 
gear and wondering if Lake Erie was always so boister- 
ous. There were no spectators. A steamer tried it the 
first day, but the few passengers had an uncomfortable 
time, and the venture did not pay. 
The bulk of the' work of organizing and providing for 
the regatta fell on Mr, Frank B. Hower, who has long 
been the hardest worker in the club, and is now the 
Honorary Commodore. In the present case he personally 
collected subscriptions for the prize money — which was 
unusually generous — arranged the programme, carried on 
an extensive correspondence with club secretaries and in- 
dividual yachtsmen, and on the arrival of the fleet met each 
boat with a launch and piloted it to a safe berth. It also 
looked at one time as though Mr. Hower would have to 
do all the technical work of starting and timing, but Mr. 
Phillips, the Association officer of the Lake Ontario 
races, arrived in time to take up that work. Very great 
credit is due Commodore Hower for his untiring efforts, 
and iDy the time the regatta was over he was much in 
need of a rest. 
Tuesday, July 30 — Special Class, 40ft. Class, 30ft. Class. 
The special class was started at 11 o'clock, with the 
others at lom. intervals, all buoys being kept to port, which 
gave windward work on the first leg, then a spinnaker run 
and a reach home. Merrythought and Vreda were out for 
their usual tussle, the former getting a small lead, with 
Aggie a poor third, but raaking'a good race with Surprise 
up to the end of the first round. The wind was fresh and 
increasing, not dangerous, but it proved uncomfort- 
able for the man in the weather stake boat of the triangle, 
so that as the yachts were working up to him for the 
second round, he cut his boat adrift and began to pull for 
the shore. This threw the whole race into confusion. 
Some boats rounded him where they found him, others 
did not. In this way Surprise gained on Aggie and fin- 
ished third, Aggie afterward protesting. In the 40ft. class 
Chinook, a new Fife boat, was a clear winner, with Clytie 
second, but Vivia and Vedette had been in trouble over 
turning the drifting mark. In the 30ft. class Phalorope 
was first, the next two boats being disqualified — ^Verona 
for being over the class limits, and Hazard for failure to 
pass inspection under the scantling restrictions. After 
the race the Regatta Committee met to consider pro- 
tests and complaints about the removal of mark boat. A 
resail would have been the best way out of the difficulty, 
but as most of the boats had placed themselves clearly 
on the first round, it was found possible to award all prizes 
except the third in the special and 40ft. classes. Aggie and 
Surprise and Vivia and Vedette were instructed to resail 
for third place in their respective classes, and failing op- 
portunity for a special resail, the results of Thursday's 
race were to govern. This decision was not accepted 
with very good grace by the owners of Surprise and 
Vedette, so they were informed that if any fair arrange- 
ment coiild be made with the owners of Aggie and Vivia, 
it would be respected by the committee. Nothing was 
done until Thursday, when Aggie conclusively outsailed 
Surprise, and was awarded third prize for both races. 
Vivia also outsailed Vedette, but it was understood that 
the owners would come to an agreement. The official 
score for the first day's racing stood as follows : 
Special Class— Two Rounds, 18 Miles— Start, 11:00. 
Finish. Finish. 
Merrythought 1 21 35 Aggie 1 48 20 
Vreda 1 25 57 Surprise ...1 37 05 
^Oft. Class— Two Rounds, 18 Miles— Start, HrlO. 
Chinook 1 35 55 Vivia 1 50 30 
Clytie 1 39 40 Vedette 1 58 45 ^ 
30ft. Class— Two Rounds, IS Miles— Start, 11:20. 
Phalorope 1 59 45 Dorothy .2 08 30 
Lucinda 2 04 55 Brenda Not timed. 
Wednesday, July 31 — 45ft. Class, 35ft. Class, 25ft. Class. 
Early in the morning a tug went over the course, re- 
placing the boats at the outer marks with floats and 
targets. At this time the weather was pleasant, the sea 
had gone down, and the wind, light to moderate, gave no 
indication of another blow. By 10 o'clock it began to 
come in fresh from the old quarter, S.W.. and there was 
some doubt about ordering a start. As the boats were 
coming out, however, it was decided to go on with the 
race, reducing the course to one round for all classes. By 
the time the 45-footers were sent away at 11 o'clock, the 
wisdom of this was apparent, for the wind was up to 
twenty-five miles an hour, and everybody was reefing. A 
tug, with the timekeeper and reporters aboard, had a 
sloppy time trying to follow the yachts, and finally gave 
it up, returning to the line to take the finishes, where she 
was held with great difficulty, burying her nose in the sea 
and throwing everybody about the deck. It is doubtful if 
any one saw much of the race — certainly the spectators did 
not. One heroic reporter lay flat on the engine room 
transom writing bulletins, which were dispatched by car- 
rier pigeons. The bulletins arrived, and his paper had a 
loud, if disjointed, . report in the evening edition. The 
yachts did not fare so badly. Zelma parted her throat 
halyards and withdrew, leaving Canada an easy winner 
over Sultana. Beaver was quite in her element, making 
almost as good time as Canada round the course. Can- 
adran sprung her mast and eased canvas just in time to 
save the spar. The times were : 
45ft. Class— One Round, 9 Miles— Start, 31:00 
Finish, 
Canada 12 35 OO 
Sultana 12 39 45 
35ft. Class— One Round, 9 Miles— Start, 11:10. 
Beaver 12 35 30 Myrtle 12 59 30 
Echota 12 59 10 Canadian Withdrew. 
25ft. Class— One Round, 9 Miles— Start, 11:20. 
Vesta 1 12 15 Pet 1 34 00 
Pedro 1 24 40 Marie Not timed. 
I'll Away 1 30 00 Caprice Not timed. 
Ko Ko 1 32 00 Beppo Not timed. 
Thursday, Aug. i — Special Class, 40ft. Class, 30ft. Class. 
After two days of bad weather the Regatta Committee 
decided that Thursday's races should not start until 2 in 
the afternoon. Local weather prophets agreed that it 
usually blew hardest between 10 in the morning and 2 in 
the afternoon, and hy starting at the latter hour it was 
hoped that the yachts would miss the worst of it. The 
arrangement worked fairly well, the weather being fine all 
day. with a good deal of wind in the morning, but it lulled 
after lunch, and a good race was pulled off without any 
mishaps. Mr. Geo. Chester's sea-going launch was an- 
chored on the line and used by the timekeeper and re- 
porters, who were fairly comfortable and able to do some 
work. The times were as follows : 
Special Class — Two Rounds, 18 Miles— Start, 2:00. 
Finish. Finish. 
Merrythought 4 22 OCi .A^ggie 4 38 00 
Vreda 4 23 32 Surprise 4 46 25 
40ft. Class— Two Rounds. IS Miles— Start, 2:10. 
Clytie 4 50 48 Vivia a 03 45 
Chinook 4 51 30 Vedette 5 06 10 
30ft. Class— Two Rounds, 18 Miles— Start, 2:20. 
Phalorope 5 25 38 Sibyl Not timed. 
Cock Rotiin 5 30 00 Dorothv Not timed. 
Nox ...5 31 40 Brenda Not timed. 
Friday, Aug. 2 — 45ft. Class, 3Sft. Class, 25ft. Class. 
Following the precedent of the day before, an afternoon 
start was ordered and all classes instructed to sail one 
round only. As usual, it was blowing hard from the S.W. 
all morning, and on calling up the weather man the yachts- 
men were informed that gales, squalls and sudden shifts 
might be expected. At 2 o'clock it was not so bad, so' 
the fleet got under way, expecting to be at the line in half 
an hour, as there was a fair working breeze. It was drop- 
ping rapidly, however, and not until 3:15 was it possible 
to get the yachts up to the line. Then a start was made in 
a light air, several of the boats being very late, a matter of 
no great consequence as it turned out, for the rear guard 
picked up a breeze and closed in on the leaders. It was 
Finish. 
Zelma Withdrew. 
slow work for the first two hours, but for once the fleet 
kept together, flew kites and made a pretty picture that 
really looked like a race. Zelma outsailed Canada, and 
Beaver had quite a lead on Echota, until the latter caught 
up and passed her in a sensational way on the last leg. 
The times were as follows : 
45ft. Class— One Round, 9 Miles— Start, 3:15. 
Finish. 
Zelma 6 29 .30 Canada ....... 
35ft. Class— One Round. 9 Miles— Start, 3:25. 
Echota 6 47 25 Canadian 
Beaver 6 48 00 Eva 
Myrtle 7 01 25 
25ft. Class— One Round. 8 Miles— Start, 
Marie 7 00 45 Pet 
Pedro 7 19 00 I'll Away . 
Vesta 7 19 45 Ko Ko .... 
Finish. 
.v6 42 00 
.7 11 45 
.7 21 50 
3:35. 
.7 24 00 
.7 26 30 
.7 28 00 
Special Class. 
40ft. 
30ft. 
45ft. 
35ft. 
25ft. 
PRIZES. 
July 30 and Aug. 1. 
1st Prize. 
.$100 
100 
75 
july 31 and Aug. 2. 
Class 190 
Class 100 
Class 75 
Class. . 
Class. . 
2d Pri?e. 
$60 
60 
50 
60 
60 
50 
3d Prize. 
$40 
40 
25 
40 
40 
25 
Newport Series. 
NEWPORT^ R. I. 
Monday, Aug. 5. 
The 90ft., yawls Navahoe, Ailsa and Vigilant and the 
70ft, cutters Rainbow and Virguaia sailed a most unsatis- 
factory race on Monday, Aug. 5. Messrs. A. Cass Canfield 
and Woodbury Kane, of the Regatta Committee of the 
Newport Y. R. A., served as the judges. The steam yacht 
Mirage was used as the committee boat. The course was 
twelve miles to leeward and return. The warning signal 
was given at 11 o'clock; 5m. later the preparatory signal 
was given. The wind at this time was N. by E. At 11 :io 
o'clock the start was made, and the boats crossed in the 
following order : Ailsa, Navahoe and Vigilant, all three 
carrying spinnakers. The 70-footers were sent away at 
11:15, with Rainbow in the lead, closely followed by Vir- 
ginia. When these boats started the wind had shifted, so 
that it was almost ahead, and they had a sharp luffing 
match that took them well off their course. 
When the boats had covered about half the run out to 
the mark, the wind petered out entirely. A little air from 
the N.E. came up, and for over two hours the yachts just 
a little more than held their own against the strong tide. 
After a tediovts drift a fresh northeasterly breeze sprang 
up, reaching the leeward boats first, and all came down 
to the mark well bunched. All five of the boats rounded 
within three minutes of one another, and the turn was 
one of the most interesting of the season. Ailsa rounded 
first, followed by Navahoe and Rainbow ; then came Vigi- 
lant and Virginia, the latter .coming around inside of 
Vigilant, taking the weather berth. The times at the mark 
were : 
Ailsa 2 21 46 Rainbow 2 23 56 
Navahoe 2 22 24 Virginia 2 24 51 
Vigilant 2 24 23 
It was a broad reach from the outer mark to the finish 
line. Vigilant cut down Ailsa's lead, but was not able 
to work into second place. Raitibow held her lead after a 
number of luffing matches with Virginia, and finished a 
winner. There was practically no windward work dur- 
ing the race, as the wind shifted so often that the boats 
were able to go over the whole course with sheets well 
started. The summary follows : 
90ft. Yawls. 
Slart. Finish, Elapsed. Corrected. 
Navahoe 11 11 39 4 09 57 4 58 IS 4 57 45 
Ailsa 11 10 35 4 12 57 5 02 22 5 01 14 
Vigilant 11 12 00 4 13 20 5 01 20 5 01 20 
70ft. Sloops. 
Rainbow 11 15 00 4 24 14 5 09 14 
Virginia.. 11 15 00 4 25 09 5 10 09 
In the yawl class, Navahoe beat Ailsa by 3m. and 29s. 
and Vigilant b3' 3m. and 35s. 
In the sloop class. Rainbow Beat Virginia by 5Ss. 
Hempstead Harbof Y. C. 
GLEN COVE — ^LONG ISLAND SOUND. 
Saturday, Aug. 3. 
The tenth annual regatta of the Hempstead Harbor 
Y. C. was sailed on Saturday, Aug. 3. There was a fresh 
breeze blowing, that caused .several of the boats to break 
down. The summary follows: 
36ft. Class— Sloop,s— Start, 12:35. 
' Finish. 
O Shima San, H. Pratt Withdrew. 
Memory, W. M. Bavier 3 53 03 
Possum, E. S. Ballou 3 51 10 
30ft. Class— Sloops— Start, 12:40. 
Alerion, A. H. Alker.. Withdrew. 
Oiseau, G. L. Peril 3 54 26 
Raceabouts— 21ft. Class— Start, 12:45. 
Snapper, A. B. ,\lley 2 33 
Merrywing, H. M. Crane 2 30 11 
25ft. Class— Sloop.s— Start, 12:50. 
Don. G. Aeros 2 43 33 
Eleanor, S. W. Ford 3 11 16 
21ft. Class— Sloops-Start, 12:55. 
Quoc, A. D. Tappan Withdrew. 
Montauk, J. S. Appleby. 2 57 00 
Rod, Iselin and Law ^ 2 51 35 
18ft. Class— Sloops— Start, 1:00. 
Flim-Flam. A. D. Prince 3 00 .36 
Neola, C. D. Mallory 2 55 51 
Opossum, H. M. Raborg 3 05 19 
Sorg, W Hoey Withdrew. 
Pandorg, H. D. Towle 3 06 00 
Cricket, H. C. Pryer 2 54 20 
Hope, Adrian Iselin ,.3 05 05 
Mistral, A. C. Bostwick... 3 07 50 
Manhasset Raceabout Class— Start, 1:00. 
Lambkin S. W. Roach 3 09 26 
Arizona, 'G. A. Corry...* 3 08 17 
Bab, W. T. Morgan, Jr 3 09 00 
Mist, J. W. Alker 3 14 14 
Firefly, G. Standing 3 11 15 
21ft. Class— Catboats— Start, 12:.55 
Arline, A, E. Rendle 3 07 34 
Vera, R. Smart Withdrew. 
Kazaza, B. Whiting 2 58 00 
15ft. Class— Special— Start, 1:05. 
Bouncer, G. D. Tappan 2 56 40 
Scout. H. C. Hall .i 2 50 06 
Wee Win, F. Sherwood 3 35 50 
Fiddler, H. Hulte 2 59 30 
