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FOHEST AND STREAM. 
[May 28, 1904. 
bays and iaiets, with well wooded skores hiding numerous 
Gamps and summer residences. In the evening we took 
the trolley down to Grand Haven and spent the time en- 
gaging in competition as to' who could fill the slot 
ijhachines with the. most money, and on our return aboard, 
before going below, Brown gave ias "The Dungeon Deep," 
followed by a little close harmony which elicited applause 
|rom the surrounding yachts, possibly satirical. 
I The next day (Wednesday,: August 19), Commodore 
^avidge very courteously tQwed us down the river to 
Cirand Havgn with the steam launch Antelope ; and, with 
the wuid <iea<i aft, we ran down under full mainSail, bal- 
loon, jib arid ppimiaker to the Holland light, 21 miles to., 
the S,, arriving thei'e at 2:10, after a three hours' run. 
There was quite a good sea runiiing, and we took the pre- 
caution to top up the boom before jibina^ to enter between 
the piers. They are about two hundred yards apart, and 
the lighthouse is on_ the south pier. On the same side is 
the life-saving station. Shortly after passing the life- 
saving station, the channel widens into Black Lake. Be- 
hind the high sand hills which compose the shore line all 
along this part of the coast, nestles the summer resort 
known as Macatawa Beach. This is iOn the south side, 
opposite Ottawa Beach, another summer resort, consisting 
principally of a large hotel, and there is a good anchorage 
between these two places, but care must be taken in enter- 
ing to pass the spar buoy, which you will find where the 
channel widens, to starboard. If you , pass the buoy to 
port you will undoubtedly run aground on a sandbar. 
The city of Holland is at the extreme end of the lake, 
five miles from the entrance to Lake Michigan, and good 
water can be found in midlake all the way up to Holland ; 
most of the yachts, however, generally anchor opposite 
Macatawa Beach, where there is more festivity going on, 
and where the Macatawa Bay C. is located. 
We found Siren (of the Chicago Y. C. fleet) anchored 
there. The next day our old friends Marcia and Vanenna 
again joined us. Just before colors. Spray,, belonging, to 
Mr. J. W. Keogh, of the Chicago Y. C, arrived from 
Harbor Springs, after an eight-day trip. She left at day- 
break the, next morning. Il had been our intention to 
leave that; day for Chicago, w hich is 95 statute miles S.W.. 
but the wind blew .';tv=!adiiv irnm the S. Thursday, Friday 
and Saturday, so v.'e i-^c-ciflfd m leave Minota in charge of 
Olaf for a week at >!^:atau...^ Beach and return the fol- 
lowing .Sturday morn-ng, and sail her to Chicago. 
Two steamers d day run between Chicago and Hol- 
land, with good Ercomuiodations, and the following Fri- 
day night (August 28) found us, with a few changes 
in the crew, steaming across the lake to Holland. We 
arrived there bright and early Saturday .morning in a 
pouring rain, and, owing to some mistake in time, instead 
of getting off at Ottawa Beach, as we intended, we were 
carried up to Holland, where we had breakfast, and re- 
turned by the electric cars to where Minota lay at anchor. 
The rain still came down in sheets, and it was not until 
10 o'clock that we ventured aboard. The rain then stopped 
and a nice breeze began to come out of the N.W., which 
made an excellent fair wind for Chicago; so we hoisted 
the full mainsail and jib and ran down the channel into 
the Lake at 10:45. There was scarcely a ripple on the 
lake, but the wind pushed us along at a 5-knot clip, 
gradually increasing in strength. We ran up the balloon 
jib as soon as we got clear of the harbor. At i o'clock 
we were making 7 knots an hour, and the wind increased 
to such an extent as to carry away the bolt rope in our 
balloon jib. We quickly took it in, ran up our jib, and 
put in two reefs. The wind blew steadily from the N.W., 
gradually growing stronger aad stronger. To allow for 
leeway, we kept on the course S.W.YzW. Our big jib 
was pulling her down too much by the head, and we 
shipped a few big seas over our bows. It seemed prudent, 
therefore, to reduce the headsail, and we exchanged our 
large jib for No. 3 at 2:10. Away to the N. clouds kept 
banking up, and we watched them with much . anxiety. 
The sea was fast getting up, and it looked as if we had 
an ugly night before us. Fortunately, we were straight 
on our course for Chicago, and we had our exact location 
at all times, so that, should the wind veer, we could 
readilv make St. Joe, Mich., or Waukegan. 
■ Before 4 o'clock we found four reefs all she could 
stagger under, and even under that shortened canvas w;e 
niade 7 knots between 4 and 5. • , , 
The dinghy, which so far throughout the cruise had 
behaved very well, began now to give some trouble. The 
waves would curl up and break over her stern, some- 
times over her bows, and twice Olaf got into her and 
bailed her out. We finally concluded that the better plan 
would be to take her aboard and lash her over the taffrail, 
which we did, with some trouble. Two of our crew— 
both good sailors— began to show signs of seasickness, 
and they suffered at intervals throughout the trip. Be- 
rore night fell, the Skipper ordered the mamsail taken off 
entirelv and the storm trysail hoisted instead, which was 
accomplished at the risk of being washed overboard by 
the waves, which now broke over our bows, and at times 
completely enveloped the vessel. _ , , . 
In carrying a storm trysail, the best plan is to lash the 
boom in the crutch amidships and make all snug, but 
the presence of the dinghy on the quarter prevented our 
doing this ; so we lashed the clew of the trysail to the 
boom, which, to a certain extent, kept it from, working, 
although not entirely, for we found next morning that 
one of the jaws had chafed an ugly mark in the mast. 
All during the cruise we had been congratulating our- 
selves on the fair weather we had had and the absence of 
stormy weather, but now we were making up for lost 
time with a vengeance. The gale howled through the rig- 
ging, the sea was now running high, the waves mounting 
II and 12 feet from crest to hollow. It seemed as it 
some of the big ones would engulf us, hut Minota seemed 
equal to the emergency, and rode them easily. Occa- 
sionally the helmsman, with all his skill, could not dodge 
two waves that , came at us at once, and one would strike 
the boat on the counter with $ bang,. and pour, a deluge 
of green water into the cOckpit. To have a regular meal 
was out of the a uestion, and everybody,; for some' reason 
or other seemed to prefer the deck to the cabin. . By ro 
o'clock we began to look eagerly for the Grosse Pomte 
H"-ht It stands on a headland 10 miles N. of Chicago, 
and "is a fixed white, light, varied, by a red flash every 
three minutes, and visible 19 miles. According to the 
chart we ought to pick that light up first, before the 
Chicago light (which is visible the same distance, and is 
a red and white flashing light) After lookii^for a long 
while, one of our mm s«d(J*nly cried out, "There is the 
Grosse Pointe light," and we could see a white light which 
would be oceasionally obscured and then come into sight 
again. We felt very much elated thereat, but our joy was 
turned to disappointment when we found it was the light 
of a steamer, hidden at regular intervals from our eyes by 
the heavy seas. I was struck at this time with' the ap- 
parent utter absence of fear evidenced by the entire out- 
fit. They had all had considerable experience of sailing, 
and I felt personally very thankful that Ave had not on 
board, with us any tenderfoot, who certainly would have 
had every reason for feeling decidedly uneasy over the 
outcome of the trip. Knowing that the boat was strongly 
built, the only thing that could happen to us was to run 
into some floating log, and, with a broken plank, I do 
not think anything could have saved us; another possible 
menace was the chance of being run down by steamers, 
which experience we had, as you will see, before wc 
reached our destination. 
At II o'cick we readily distinguished the "loom" in 
the sky over Chicago, right on our course, and, at some 
distance south of this, a smaller "loom," evidently from 
the steel mills at South Chicago, and presently we could 
make out the Grosse Pointe light, and very shortly after- 
ward the Chicago light. 
By midnight the wind had moderated, but the seas were 
still as high and troublesome as ever. One of the party 
went down below and sent up some crackers and a can of 
cold milk, which we passed around, wishing it could be 
exchanged for hot coffee. 
As we drew nearer to the Chicago light we got in the 
track of all the steamers going to and from that port, and 
we had a very festive time to keep from being run down. 
One large freighter bound north seemed bent on our 
destruction. She came lumbering along, bucking the head 
sea, the spray washing clean over her smokestacks, ap- 
parently indifferent to our existence or right to be on the 
lake. We could not imagine why .she ignored our port 
light, and I ran forward to make quite sure it was lit. 
I found a ready explanation of the steamer's actions. 
The port light was out! 
For such an emergency as this we kept hanging in the 
cabin, close to the companionway, our regular riding 
light, which had a six-inch fresnel lens, and the steamer's 
helsman soon saw this light being waved, and changed 
his course. We lost no time in relighting our port light, 
and from that time on sent someone forward at frequent 
intervals to see that they were both burning. 
We kept no regular watches on this trip, one hotir be- 
ing all a man could stand at the stick, as it kept his en- 
tire attention dodging the waves and receiving at the 
right angle those he could not avoid. 
The steamers grev/ thicker as we neared port, and it 
seemed as if every vessel in sight had suddenly decided 
to cross our path. One fast passenger steamer coming 
down from the north was directly in our wake. The 
Skipper walched her through the tail of his eye for some 
time, and then waved our useful riding light, but no at- 
tention was paid to it. After a short interval it was 
waved again, still with no result. By this time she was 
getting dangerously close, and we were about to light the 
fiare when another swing of our brilliant light caught the 
eye of the wheelsman, and the steamer swerved off her 
course as if by magic, and instantly a whole broadside of 
electric lights" came into view, as she went past_ us to 
starboard, heaving and rolling in the heavy sea, with her 
propeller "racing" most of the time; and, I imagine, not a 
single passenger on board escaping mal de mer. 
About 2 o'clock we took in our storm trysail and 
hoisted the four-reef mainsail again, which resulted in 
our making much better time, and we rounded the Van 
Buren street light at the entrance of the harbor shortly 
after 3 in the morning. As some other boat was lying 
at our mooring, we dropped anchor in front of the Chi- 
cago Y. C. house, and with a great feeling of relief. The 
cabin looked like a second-hand clothing store struck by 
a cyclone, and everything was wet and uncomfortable. 
We were so tired and worn out with our tempestuous 
trip that, after a light repast of cheese and crackers and 
a good stiff horn of whiskey, we dropped asleep m our 
wet clothes. At 9:30 we awoke, went over to the club 
house for a hot shower, and then returned to the enjoy- 
ment of a tremendous breakfast on board the boat, and 
a general discussion of our previous day's run: how 
Jones had been scared to death but didn't show it, and 
afterward said if he had known the boat was able to stand 
such a trip he wouldn't have felt worried; how the look- 
out kept imagining he saw lights and other things that 
did not exist,' and how the Skipper, having changed all 
his wet clothes for a dry suit, had been caught by a 
wave as he came Up the companionway and instantly 
drenched from head to foot. All these and many other in- 
cidents were discussed as we reflected upon the cruise, 
which had lasted for nearly three weeks, and, from my 
point of view, had been the pleasantest time of my life. 
Minota certainly had behaved magnificently throughout, 
and I bid good-by to my companions and left her, safely 
anchored once more in her own port, with inexpressible 
regret. ' ^ 
Atlantic Y. C. Schedule.— The regatta committee of 
the Atlantic Y. C. has announced the following pro- 
gramme for the season : . \ ^ . r^, t 1 u 
Monday, May 30 (Memorial Day)— Classes L and be- 
low; short courses. 
Saturday, June 4— First Havens' cup race; classes M 
and below. : _ : . , , , 
Tuesday, June 14— Twenty-eighth annual regatta; all 
-classes ; long courses. , 
Monday July 4— Water sports; start at half-pasi two 
o'clock in the afternoon; illumination of yachts, fire- 
works, etc., during the evening. . , . . , 
Tuesday, July 5, to Saturday, July 9, inclusive— Annual 
crtiise. , , c< i. 
Monday. July 11— Ocean race; Newport to Sea Gate. 
Saturday,'' July 16— Power boats; American Power 
Beat As"soci"ation's classification, and time allowance. 
Saturday. July 30-^Fower - boats ; two divisions— (A) 
between 40ft, and 60ft. load waterline, and (B) all 40ft.- 
load waterline; no time allowance 
- Satur.day, August 20— Classes L and below ; short 
courses; Gravesend Bay Association pennant. . 
Monday, September S (Labor Day)— Classes L and be- 
low; short courses. ' „ „ , 1 
SatuPday, September 24— Fall regatta; all classes; long 
courses. — - 
Boston Letter. 
Boston, May 21. — Entries for the ocean race of the 
Eastern Y. C. are coming in fast. Mr. Henry A. 
Morse, of the special committee on ocean race, has so 
far received twenty-three entries. Four of the entries 
are those of schooners of more than soft, waterline, 
and these entries are likely to lead to more in the 
larger classes. The four large schooner entries are as 
follows: Hope Leslie, 66ft., Commodore Laurence 
Minot, Eastern Y. C; Undercliffe, 68ft., F. L. Clark, 
Eastern Y. C; Chanticleer, 80ft., G. W. Weld, Eastern 
Y. C. ; Sachem, 87ft., ex-Commodore F. T. Adams, 
Larchmont Y. C. 
The entries under soft, waterline are as follows: 
Indra, schooner, 46ft., F. S. Eaton, Eastern Y. C; 
Magnolia, schooner, 40ft., Vice-Commodore E. P. 
Boyntoii, Boston Y. C. ; Nebula, sloop, 3Sft., Dr. W. 
S. Smith, Eastern Y. C.; Cossack, sloop, 3Sft., H. A. 
Morse, Eastern Y. C. ; Takitesy, yawl, 3Sft., J. E. 
Appleton, Eastern Y.. C. ; Nymph, sloop, 41ft., W. C. 
Towen, Atlantic Y. C. ; Effort, sloop, 36ft., F. M. 
Smith, New York Y. C; Aspirant, 40ft., Hanan Bros., 
New York Y. C. ; Mira, sloop, 36ft., C. L. Poor, New 
York Y. C; Altair, sloop, 46ft., Cord Meyer, New York 
Y. C; Surprise, sloop, 31ft., L. D. Martens, New York 
Y. C; Sibyl, sloop, 4Sft., G. G. Williams, New York Y. 
C. ; Sakana, yawl, 27ft., R. S. McCreery, Larchmont Y, 
C. ; Pajute IL, sloop, 33ft., Vice-Commodore Walter 
Beame, Knickerbocker Y. C. ; Redskin II., schooner, 
35ft., J. L, and L. H. Sturtevant, Boston Y. C; 
Gorilla, sloop, 40ft., Joseph Battles, Corinthian Y. C. ; 
Valhalla II, sloop, J. F. and Arthur Willis, Boston Y. 
C; Nerine, yawl, 30ft., S. G. Etherington, New Rochelle 
Y. C; Defiance, sloop, 33ft., Dr. C. B. Kellar, Norwalk 
Y. C. 
In these entries there are seven schooners, three 
yawls and thirteen single-masted yachts. 
The regatta committee of the Duxbury Y. C. has 
arranged for a fine programme of races for the season. 
The i8ft. knockabouts hold chief interest in this club. 
It was by members of the club that the class was 
started in Massachusetts Bay, and the boats have been 
raced steadily ever since. There are several new 18- 
footers for the Duxbury Y. C. fleet this year, and many 
of the older ones. The schedule of fixtures, arranged 
by the regatta committee, is as follows: 
May 30, Monday — Club race. 
June 4, Saturday — Club race. 
June 17, Friday — Club race. 
June 18, Saturday — Club race. 
June 2S, Saturday — Moonlight sail. 
July 2, Saturday — Club race. ■ . 
July 4, Monday — Ladies' day. 
July 16, Saturday — Club race. 
July 23, Saturday — Moonlight sail. 
July 30, Saturday- — Club race. „ 
August 6, Saturday — Club race. 
August 13, Saturday — Ladies' day. 
August 20, Saturday — Club race. , | 
August 26, Friday— Y. R. A. open. 
August 27, Saturday — Y. R. A. open. 
September 3, Saturday — Club race. 
September S; Monday — Club race. 
September 10, Saturday — Club race. 
In addition to its racing programme, it is the in- 
tention of the club to provide shore amusements for its 
members and their families, most of whom are sum- 
mer residents. A programme of dates for whist, golf, 
etc., will be announced by the house committee later. 
The regatta committee of the Corinthian Y. C. has 
issued a pamphlet, in which the general programme 
for the season is outlined. The committee will give 
valuable silver cups for the midsummer series, which 
will be held the first week in August, and will also give 
cups for the club championships. Cups have been of- 
ferred for the ocean race, to be sailed June 25, by 
Messrs. Henry A. Morse, Lawrence F. Percival and 
Harry H. Walker. In addition to the cups, cash prizes 
will be offered for each race. In the midsummer series, 
a yacht winning two out of three races in her clr^s will 
be awarded the cup for that class. There will be eight 
races for the club championships, including two invita- 
tion races on July 4 and August 6, in which percentages 
will be awarded yachts enrolled in the club. The fol- 
lowing special classes will be provided for in the cham- 
pionships: 30ft. class, yachts conforming to the limita- 
tions of the Massachusetts Thirty-foot Cruising Yacht 
Association ; class A, handicap, yachts 23ft. and less thaU 
30ft. waterline; class B, handicap, yachts i8ft. and less 
than 23ft. waterline, and class C, handicap, yachts under 
18ft. waterline. 
The steam yacht Pantooset, owned by Mr. A. b. 
Bigelow, was in Simpson's drydock at East Boston 
last week. As soon as the Pantooset comes out of the 
dock, the steam yacht Isis, owned by Messrs. W. S. 
and J. T. Spaulding, will be docked. The steam yacht 
Rambler, ex-Dreamer, owned by ex-Commodore Lewis 
Cass Ledyard, will go into drydock on May 28. She is 
to be in New York June 2. 
At the Baker Yacht Basin, the schooner Corona is 
hauled out on the ways, receiving her last coat of paint 
before going into commission. The steam yacht 
Wakiva, under charter to Mr. L. V. Harkness, will 
leave for New York next week. The steam yacht 
Idalia, owned by Mr. Eugene Tompkins, is fitting out 
in the basin. 
Messrs. Burgess & Packard, designers of the new 36- 
footer Sanquoit, are much pleased at her performance 
last week of beating the 'Sally VII. The 22-footer, 
Keewaydin, designed by this firm and built by the 
Chase Pulley Company of Providence for L. C. Holmes, 
of Plymouth, came around the cape last week in rough 
weather. The 26-footer, building for A. Lawrence 
Lowell, by the same company, is about half completed. 
Six one-design , is-footers for the Wianno Y. C. have 
been completed. The keel 15-fpoter for Dr. Morton 
Prince has been finished by Hodgdon Bros, of East 
Boothbay. The automobile boat for H. L. Bowden is 
partly planked. -r, 
John B. Kiiaeen. 
