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Lake Yacht Racing: Association. 
TORONTO^ CANADA, 
Friday, August 7. 
Eighteen boats started in the L. Y. R. A. regatta held 
Cift Toronto on Friday, August 7. The wind was from 
the N. by W., and had a strength of about twelve miles 
on the first round, but on the second round it petered out 
perceptibly. The course was an equilateral triangle of 
twelve iiautical miles, twice around, making it a 24-mile 
race for the larger classes. The first leg was a spinnaker, 
and balloon run east by south, the second a reach south- 
west, with started sheets, and the third a beat north 
northeast. . _ . 
Canada and Vreda had a very close and exciting race, 
and the former won by 55 seconds. 
Cadillac had matters her own way in her class, but 
Beaver distinguished herself by beating her old rival, 
Genesee, although Beaver parted her peak halyards twice 
during the contest. 
In the 35ft. class Chinook had no competitor and took 
a walkover. Keno won in the 25ft. class, and Whirl won 
in the 20ft. class. The summary: 
45-footers. 
Start. Finish. 
Canada U 15 25 2 41 02 
Vreda 11 15 25 2 41 57 
Yama ^. 11 16 30 2 46 06 
40-footers. 
Cadillac 11 30 00 3 10 08 
Beaver 11 30 00 3 15 48 
Genesee 11 30 00 3 18 30 
35-footers. 
Chinook U 25 00 2 53 54 
25-footers. 
Keno 11 45 20 1 27 34 
Naomi 11 45 25 1 32 15 
Chitta 11 45 10 1 35 37 
Kee Lok .11 45 35 1 36 21 
Nok 11 46 15 1 38 25 
20-footers. 
Whirl ■. U 55 05 1 41 58 
Grayling 11 55 07 1 43 07 
Vesta 11 55 30 1 43 38 
Petrel 11 55 15 1 48 28 
Sheila ■ , U 55 OS 1 51 09 
Tezpi 11 55 03 1 57 00 
Shelter Island Y. C. 
SHELTER ISLAND, L. I., 
Saturday, August 8. 
The annual open regatta of the Shelter Island Y. C. 
was held on the afternoon of Saturday, August 8, over 
courses in Gardiner's Bay. Twenty-one boats started and 
finished the contest. The winners were Alert, Iroquois, 
Flash, Isolde, and Lotus II. EfiFort scored a sailover. 
The best racing of the day was seen in class N, in 
which Alert beat out Oiseau by 2m. 13s. Other boats in 
tlae class were Kalmia, Woglinde (a new Crowninshield 
creation), and Empronzi. The summary: 
Sloops— Class D— Start, 2:15. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Effort, F. M. Smith 4 26 22 2 11 22 
Sloops— Class N— Start, 2:05. 
Alert, J. W. Alker 2 29 02 2 24 02 
Oiseau, H. L. Maxwell.... 4 31 15 2 26 15 
Kalmia, G. T. Holli.'^ter 4 34 57 2 29 27 
Weglinde, O. B. Weber 4 35 04 2 30 04 
Empronzi, P. J. Rainey 4 35 21 2 30 21 
Special Class— Sloops, Cutters and Yawls— Start, 2:05. 
Iroquois, J. G. Carleton '. 4 48 00 2 43 00 
Seneca, H. G. Rainey 4 48 31 2 43 31 
Martha, E. H. Coe 4 50 01 2 ^ 01 
Bonnie Glynt, R. S. Foster 4 54 09 2 49 02 
Sloops— Class R— Start, 2:05. 
Flash, N. Schieckle 4 26 57 2 21 57 
Harp, J. N. Lunning 4 29 12 2 24 12 
Iris G Piel . 4 30 31 2 25 31 
Psi,'A.'0. Bancker 4 31 05 2 26 05 
Snook. J. G. Becker 4 42 50 2 37 50 
San 1 oy, M. Edson 4 37 05 2 32 05 
Catboats— Class S— Start, 2:05. 
Isolde, F. H. Richards 4 49 34 2 44 34 
Juanita, F. J. Hunter 4 48 09 2 53 09 
Whileaway, L. A. Fush, Jr 5 03 40 3 02 40 
■ •■ Catboats— Class T— Start, 2:05. ' „„ „„ 
Lotus II., J. D. Weir 4 28 03 2 23 03 
Minnow, L. A. Fish : 4 50 40 2 45 50 
The winners were: Alert, Iroquois, Flash, Isolde, and 
Lotus II. and Effort scored sailovers. 
Brooklyn Y» C. 
BENSON HURST, L. I., 
Saturday, August 8. 
-The Brooklyn Y. C. held the first of a series of races 
for cups offered by the Board of Governors on the after- 
noon of Saturday, August 8. Nine boats started, all but 
two of which finished. The yachts sailed under special 
classification on time allowance. Victories were by such 
large margins allowances were not figured. The sum- 
mary : 
Class A— Start, 3:35. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Winona, A. P. Soper 5 50 07 2 15 07 
Sunshine, S. S. Fontaine 6 23 15 2 48 15 
Class B— Start, 3:40. 
Bonito, Haviland Bros 5 44 07 2 04 07 
Squaw, H. J. Heath 0 oO 43 2 10 43 
Class D— Start, 3:45. 
Sandpiper, W. W. Redfern 5 18 07 1 33 07 
Warren, W. P. Paal Did not finish. 
Class E— Start, 3:55. 
Boozie, C. D. Durkee }fAl 
Rascal, D. G. Whitlock 5 29 46 .1 34 46 
Pleone, Charles Allen Did not finish. 
The winners were Winona, Bonito, Sandpiper and 
Boozie. 
Dttxbufy Y. Ct 
DUXBURY, MASS., 
Saturday, August i. 
A race of the handicap class of the Duxbury Y. C. was 
sailed in Duxbury Bay on Saturday, August I, in a very 
light air, in which Challenge was the winner. The sum- 
mary : 
Handicap Class. 
Elapsed. 
Challenge, E. B. Atwood...... } S 
Aureolus, H. Kellogg 1 09 15 
As You Like It, W. T. Whitman .....1 13 08 
Rooster, Etherington 1 13 34 
Seawanhafca-Cofinthian Y. ^C. 
• OYSTER BAY, LONG ISLAND SOUND, 
Saturday, August 8. 
The Seawanhaka-Corinthian Y. C. held races for the 
raceabouts and the isft. one-design boats on Saturday 
afternoon, August 8. The race schedule for boats in the 
30ft. class was postponed until September 12. 
The course was from a stake boat off Smith's Bluff to 
and around the Center Island Buoy, thence to and around 
a stake boat off Lloyd's Neck and back to the starting 
line. The 15-footers covered the course once while the 
racabouts went around twice. The wind was from the 
S., making it a reach to the first mark, a run to the 
second, and a beat back to the finish line. 
The raceabouts were started at 3 :2o, and Jolly Roger 
was the first of the four boats to cross the line. Befoie 
reaching the Center Island Buoy, Merrywing worked into 
first place, and from that time on she was never headed, 
taking the race by a margin of over two minutes. Mys- 
tery finished in second place, and Jolly Roger was last, 
14 seconds behind Nathalie. 
The 15-footers crossed the starting line well bunched, 
but Cayenne took the lead before reaching the first mark. 
Sabrina took the lead on the windward work and finished 
a wiriner by 48 seconds. Cayenne gets second prize. 
This was the last race for the Center Island cup, and 
the trophy goes to Bobs, which boat has the best standing 
after the season's racing. 
Merrywing has the highest percentage for the Jen- 
nings cup. The summary follows: 
Raceabouts— Start, 3:20. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Merrywmg, H. M. Crane 6 11 36 2 61 36 
Mystery, Johnson De Forest 6 13 56 2 53 56 
Nathalie, F. G. Stewart 6 16 22 2 56 22 
Jolly Roger, T. B. Bleeker 6 16 36 2 56 36 
Seawanhaka One-Design 15-footers — Start, 3:25. 
Sabrina, Charles W. Wetmore 5 31 07 2 06 07 
Cayenne, Colgate Hoyt 5 31 55 2 06 55 
Imp, Henry H. Landon 5 33 18 2 08 18 
Bairn, William J. Matheson 5 33 52 2 08 52 
Wee Wean, R. L. Cuthbert 5 37 56 2 12 56 
Kid, Cleveland H. Dodge 5 42 07 2 17 07 
Alys, Fred R. Coudert, Jr -...5 43 22 2 18 22 
Brownie, Robert W. Gibson 5 43 27 2 18 27 
Scat, H. Smith & A. R. Whitney, Jr 5 43 38 2 18 38 
Rivefton Y. C 
RIVERTON, NEW JERSEY, 
Saturday, August i. 
The Riverton Y. C. held a special regatta on Saturday 
afternoon, August i. The wind was very light at the 
start, but later in the afternoon it breezed up and made 
tlie contests more interesting. 
Fiona had matters all her own way in the catboat class, 
and beat Butterfly, the second boat, by nearly 3 minutes. 
Dorothea did good work in the jib and mainsail class, 
and beat Tadpole by nearly 7 minutes. The summary: 
Catboats — Start, 3:15. 
Finish. 
Fiona, J. Perkins 5 52 00 
Butterfly, J. H. Reese 5 55 15 
Carolyn II., C. C. Ryanhard 5 57 10 
Sea Gull, L. C. Cook 6 01 15 
Titania, J. Hamer ....6 1110 
Atlas, C. Walton Withdrew. 
Jib and Mainsail— Start, 3:20. 
Dorothea, S. -Solomon 5 58 50 
Tadpole, E. W. Crittenden 6 05 40 
Pumpkin, J. C. W. Fushmuth 6 12 00 
Isit, G. W. Smith 6 11 45 
Papoose, H. S. Smith Withdrew. 
Tadpole, H. Shreve Withdrew. 
Mosquito Fleet— Start, 3:22. 
No. 11, A. G. Cooke 5 54 15 
No. 14, Walnut boys 6 02 30 
No. 6, Dr. C. S. Mills Withdrew. 
No. 15, Rex, Showell Withdrew. 
Colttmbia Y. C. 
SOUTH BOSTON, MASS., 
Saturday, August i. 
A club race of the Columbia Y. C. was sailed in Dor- 
chester Bay on Saturday, August i, in a very light air, 
which made the going slow. The summary: 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
First Class. 
Wapiti, Edward J. Powers 3 04 57 2 52 57 
Nelka, George Coy 3 29 59 3 19 59 
Grabdee, W. H. Baker ....Withdrew. 
Second Clciss. 
Acme, Hiram Patterson '. 2 41 40 2 39 40 
Guide, J. Hunt 2 52 33 2 43 43 
Isabine Withdrew. 
Third Class. 
Osceola, E. Garren 2 16 50 2 16 20 
supero, M. Hanna 2 20 10 2 19 40 
Magnet, R. Graham 2 23 35 2 23 35 
Hinkee Dee, G. Cobb 2 29 05 2 28 05 
Efie Y. C. 
Erie, Pa., August 8.— The course to-day was 3}^ rniles 
to be sailed twice. The wind was not good at any time, 
and before the finish it had nearly died out, yet the_ boats 
made good time, the little Turtle making the best time of 
any of them: 
30-Footers. 
Una 2 09 30 
Kingfisher 2 13 30 
Viking 2 32 45 
25-Footers. 
Iriquois 1 54 40 
Mingo 2 00 20 
Turtle 1 05 08 
Cabia Blanco. 
Annisqwam Y. 
ANNISgUAM, MASS., 
Saturday, August i. 
A race of the one-design dories of the Annisquam Y. 
C. was sailed on Saturday, August i, in a. moderate S. W. 
breeze. Little Un won out on the windward leg after 
Ventus had met with a couple of mishaps. The sum- 
mary : 
Elapsed. 
Little Un, Donald Howes 1 31 40 
Ventus 1 32 30 
Sister 1 33 33 
Jessica 1 34 50 
The Fast Passage of the' Gulnare. 
It was not exactly the sort of place you would expect 
to find a clipper captain in; a neatly painted refresh- 
ment stand, with candies in the windows, dwelling 
rooms at the back, and a boathouse on the lower floor 
in the rear. It was a snug enough location for trade, 
just at the junction of the suburban Lake Shore road 
and Toronto city car lines, in the bight of Humber 
Bay, where the clay banks of Parkdale smooth out 
into beaches of fine sand. But it was scarcely; where; 
you would expect to find a salt water captain. 
To tell the truth, I was not expecting to find a salt 
water captain, although I was looking for something 
just as good — one of those skippers who have made 
the Canadian lake schooners famous by taking them 
off their native fresh water and bringing them back 
safely after going half way round the world on the 
salt seas. And such a man I knew "R. Maw, Boats 
to Let and Refreshments," as his sign said, to be. I 
was in search of information about the Jessie Drum- 
mond, which — but that, as Kipling says, is another 
story. What follows is the one -Captain Robert Maw 
told me incidentally. 
"Yes," said he, in that deep, chesty voice, which 
makes you know at once that you have a man, and no 
make believe, to deal with, "the Drummond was a fine 
vessel, but the smartest thing I was ever in was a little 
fore-'n-after called the Gulnare. 
"It was in the sixties — 1865 — and I was in tthe oil 
trade with another fellow. We used to load crude 
petroleum up near Sarnia and bring it down the lakes 
to Montreal or Quebec, in a lake vessel, and then ship 
it to the old country. The shipping, it was the worst 
part of the job. Sometimes we'd have to wait weeks 
THE schooner GULNARE. 
From a picture and data in the possession .of Capt. R. Maw, 
Toronto, Ont. 
or even months before we could get a vessel to take 
it, for petroleum's not a nice cargo. 
"There was a Government schooner for sale we 
heard of— the Gulnare— that had been surveying on the 
coast of Labrador. We got her for $5,500, and though 
she didn't carry much, she was a dandy — long raking 
spars, a 50ft. squaresail yard, 216 yards of canvas in her 
main topmast staysail, and other sails to match. She 
was 104ft. long, 25ft. beam and i6ft. deep in the hold— 
and you couldn't stand up anywhere in the hold, ex- 
cept on the keelson, she was so sharp and_fine. She 
had a full Aberdeen clipper bow and an elliptic stern, 
and was coppered to the channels. She was a Char- 
lottetown vessel, and when we got her we agreed that 
I should carry oil across the Atlantic with her,_ while 
my partner kept bringing it down to salt water in our^; 
lake vessel. 
"I put a spar deck in her for 48ft. from the taffraiU 
2ft. above the main deck, and raised her bulwarks; and 
since she was so small in the hold, I loaded about fifty 
barrels of petroleum on the spar deck and more in the 
waist. 
"We were just sinking the coast of Newfoundland 
when it came on to blow from the northwest. It was 
in October. It freshened and freshened, and we short- 
ened her down, but kept her traveling, and she was 
certainly making great time. 
"Next morning, just at eight bells, I sent a hand 
aloft to put another stop on the foregaff topsail, for 
the sea was getting big and the sail had gone adrift. 
When he got in the crosstrees and she was on top of a 
sea, he sung out, 'Sail, ho!' There was a ship, dead 
ahead of us, but you couldn't see her then from the 
deck; but by next eight bells, noon, that is, we had 
caught up to her and passed her. She was a big 
Southern-going vessel, too, homeward bound, so you 
know how fast we were going. 
"The seas piled up until they were running a thou- 
sand feet long and sixty feet high, with wave crests all 
of twelve feet deep on the top. When she'd drop into 
a hollow everything would flap. The reefed foresail 
was so low, you see. 
"The whole crowd, except me and the men at the 
wheel, was forward reefing the forestaysail, when an 
enormous sea pooped her. We managed to hang on, 
but it swept clean forward into the eyes of her, and 
I looked to see all seven go clean over the bows, when 
just as the sea struck the break of the forecastle deck 
she gave a roll and shoveled it off to leeward. 
"That was a close shave, but it was the only sea 
that boarded her. We mastheaded the three-reefed 
foresail with the winch, and sent the reefed staysail 
and jib as far up the stays as they would go, and then 
she didn't get becalmed in the hollows, and we kept 
her driving. 
"Big seas would chase her up arid rear away up over 
the taffrail and then fall, but they would slip under her. 
You see, the barrels of petroleum on the spar deck 
kept leaking and the stuff trickled off through weep- 
holes in the bulwarks and smoothed the water , under 
her counter. 
