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'tSEPT. 23, 190^. 
Coltftnbia Y. C. 
Chicago, L'a'kfe Michigaii— Saturday, Sept. 16. 
, The open regatta of the Columbia Y. C. sailed on Saturday, 
'Sept. 16, wound up the local yachting season to all intents and 
■purposes. The race was for the Murray Cup, to which every 
boat in the local clubs was eligible under time allowances. In 
addition, special class prizes were awarded. 
Fred Price’s fine sloop Vencedor won with plenty to spare, 
making a record trip around the Columbia Club course. The race 
was sailed in a series of squalls, and kept the Crews busy hand- 
ling canvas from start to finish. It was a spectacular race and 
interesting at all stages. 
Ihe victory of Vencedor gives Price possession of the cup, as 
the crack 52-footer had already won one leg on the cup and two 
victories made it the permanent possession of the owner of the 
successful boat. 
Price’s appearance at the stick of Vencedor marked his fare- 
well to yacht racing. ITis resignation was accepted last night 
by the board of directors, and the progressive young yachtsman 
steps down and out from the commodoreship of the Columbia 
Y. C., which he has served long and faithfully. Price was deeply 
affected by the criticism which he received for his lack of interest 
in fitting Quien Sabe. for the last Lipton Cup races, and the 
charges of disloyalty to his organization cut so deeply that he 
handed in his resignation shortly after the close of the series. The 
fact was kept quiet by the directors, but after, several meetings it 
was decided to accept the resignation, and to-day' Vencedor went 
to the race without her commodore’s pennant at the truck. 
Price has made many friends and not a few enemies during 
his tenure of office, but his absence will be keenly felt by both 
his friends and those who did not like him. He has done much 
for the sport, and has been a liberal supporter of yachting ever 
since his inception into the game. He has owned Vencedor, 52ft. 
sloop; Juanita, (16ft. auxiliary yawl; Yo San and Quien Sabe, Lip- 
ton Cup boats, all fine yachts and representative of the best spirit 
of yachting in these waters. Plsreafter he will confine himself to 
cruising for pleasure alone. Vencedor is on the market, Yo San 
and Ouien Sabe are already sold. 
Following is the result of the Murray Cup competition to-day: 
25ft. Sloops. 
Start. Finish. 
.Cvma 2 20 00 4 60 48 
Mildred 2 20 00 4 51 50 
Anita 
■Cricket 
20ft. Sloops. 
,2 30 00 
,2 30 00 
5 00 38 
6 00 45 
Quien Sabe 
21ft. Cabin Class. 
. . .2 40 00 
Cruisers. 
...2 30 00 
...2 30 00 
Jeannettie 
Charlotte R 
...2 30 00 
...2 30 00 
4 47 54 
4 44 43 
4 54 14 
5 06 31 
5 08 00 
N omad 
Foam 
i Naiad 
Schooners. . 
2 40 00 
2 40 00 
35ft. Yawls. 
2 40 00 
5 21 63 
6 23 05 
4 55 28 
Vencedor 
iNeva .... 
55-Footers. 
2 40 00 
2 40 00 
4 09 00 
4 60 56 
'Columbia 
' La Rita 
'Gloria .. 
' Smuggler 
Wizard . 
Privateer 
Iris 
30ft. Sloops. 
2 40 00 
2 40 00 
2 40 00 
2 40 00 
■. 2 40 00 
2 40 00 
2 40 00 
4 35 40 
4 36 30 
4 53 58 
4 56 11 
5 11 55 
6 12 53 
5 22 01 
The last race scheduled by any of the local clubs is a final match 
: between Joe Bondy’s Charlotte R. and Joe Dornheim’s Jeannettie. 
‘These two famous old cruisers, -«diose names ha.ve made much 
Lake Michigan yachting history in the past, are tied for a prize 
■ offered in their class. The tie will be sailed off Saturday. In 
laddition the Columbia Y. C. has scheduled dinghy races, swim- 
■ ming races, an exhibition by the life saving crew and; a race for 
'.the mosquitoi fleet inside the harbor to entertain the club mem- 
Ibers while the cruisers are fighting out on the long course. 
J. M. Handley. 
Baltfmofc Y. C. 
■Chesapeake Bay, Md.— Saturday, Sept. 9. 
Three yachts belonging to the Baltimore Y. C. raced on Sat- 
urday, Sept. 9, for the trophy offered by Mr. Isaac E. Emerson 
for yachts of under 30ft., racing length. 
The boats covered a course of 18% miles. The start was made 
from an imaginarv line between the club flagstaff and the_ black- 
spar buoy to Baltimore Y. C. barrel buoy; thence 2% miles N. 
by E. toward the Northern Central Railroad elevator, rounding 
the white-flag buoy; thence S.S.E. 3% miles to Fort Carroll, leav- 
ing the fort to the N., 31/2 miles S.E. to the white-flag buoy go- 
ing 2 miles S.W. before rounding the buoy; thence 4% miles N.W., 
rounding Quarantine buoy, to the starting point. All buoys were 
left to the starboard, excepting fire Baltimore Y.^ C. and the 
Quarantine buoys, which were left to port. Ihe time limit for 
the race was six hours. 1 . a 1 t > 
The Regatta Committee consisted of Messrs. Walter Archer, R. 
C Cole and H. E. Crompton, and the preparatory was given at 
11:55. Five minutes later the boats were sent away. Helen was 
first away, followed by Spindrift. Gowan was last to start and 
The wind was light from, the S., hardly satisfactory racing 
weather. Helen fini.shed 5m. ahead of Spindrift, but lost the race 
on time allowance. . , • 1 11 
Mr W I de Zerega sailed Spindrift. Mr. Zerega is known all 
along the coast as one of the cleverest amateurs in the country, 
and on this occasion he had Mr. Beals Wright, the tennis player, 
who is also a clever boatman. The other members of the crew 
were Dr. Dudley Williams, Mr. Arthur Hale and Mr. W. ,L. 
Trenary In Helen were Messrs. Austin Dinning, Oscar Smith, 
Clarence Reynolds and A. Tripp, and in Gowan were Messrs. 
F. W. Robertson, C. H. Harris, J. C. Lee and L. J. Jones. The 
summary: 
Helen 
Spindrift 
Gowan . 
Start 12:00— Course, 18% Miles. 
Elapsed. 
,4 22 00 
4 27 00 
4 61 00 
Corrected. 
4 22 00 
4 13 40 
4 38 24 
Washington Park Y. C. 
Narrangansett Bay, R. I., Sept. 16. 
•An open race for .sloops of the 21 to 26ft. class was held by the 
'Washington Park Y. C., Saturday afternoon. Sept. 16 It was 
a small event, there being but four entries, and the wind was too 
light and fluky to provide very good racing. Ihere was consider- 
able interest, however, as a new little craft. Gunfire, made her 
Erst appearance, and put up a good race considering the ight 
iccnditions, coming in only 9m. behind Micaboo in a four lioui 
tcorlest, The other two boats were distanced. 
Measurements were not taken on the two leaders, so the cor- 
rected times could not be figured. 
Th'e summary : 
Start, 3:05:30— Course, 10 Miles , 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Micaboo, W. R. Tillinghast 6 59 56 3 54 25 
Gunfire, S. Baxter ? qo 4 25 05 
W. B. F,o.t 7 60^43^^ 
Stories of Some Sea Dogs. — A_ really good sea story 
that contains something of human interest is a rare thing 
in these days. In this issue of Forest and Stream there 
will be found in the Sportsman Tourist Department a 
capital yarn. The title of the story is Nip, the Sailors 
Friend,” and a dog is the hero. This is the second story 
of this’ kind that has appeared in these columns recently, 
the first appeared in the number of Aug. 12, a_n.d was. en- 
titled “How My Mongrel Dog Saved the Ship.” These 
stories appear under the general head “Stories of Some 
Sea Dogs,” 
Boston Letter. 
TiTL season of open racing under the rules of the 
Yaclat .Racing Association, of Massachusetts has ended, 
and the championship winners in the different classes are 
known, although the final offical list of percentages may 
not be forthcoming for some time, on account of pend- 
ing protests. The association, has had a good season in 
which the attendance was nO' doubt greatly increased by 
the addition of the Cape cat and sailing dory classes. The 
greatest interests was shown in the 22-ft. class, for which 
five new boats were built. The boats that were built for 
the class this year are the best looking that have been 
produced under the rules. Tyro, a Crowninshield cre- 
ation, owned by Mr. W. H. Joyce, showed herself tO' be 
easily the best boat in the class. For a time, matters were 
close between her and Rube, but when Tyro had got go- 
ing, there was never any ■question. Tyro lost nothing in 
the handling, being sailed by Mr. Sumner H. Foster, one 
of the cleverest amateus in the bay. The three leading 
boats in this class are new ones. 
Racing in the i8ft. class has fallen off greatly, and 
there is little reason to believe that there will be any great 
revival through the building of new boats during the 
coming winter. It appears that the class has been play- 
ing itself out less gradually than it grew, and that it may 
be a question of only a short time when it follows the 
knockabout and race-at-home . classes in Massachusetts 
Bay. The general attendance of boats of this class at 
the open races during the past season, has not been near- 
ly as large as in former years. The racing has been close- 
est between Hayseed, one of last season’s creations by 
Messrs Small Bros., Bonitwo, one of this season’s boats, 
designed by Crowninshield, and Bat, another yearling by 
Mr. E. A. Boardman. Hayseed was last season’s cham- 
pion, and she again captured the championship this year 
thrptigh good sailing under all conditions. 
Racing in the 15ft. class was rather tame, the attend- 
ance being desultory. Most consistent in attending races 
was Vera IT, last year’s champion, designed by Messrs. 
Small Brothers, and she continued her good work 
throughout the present season, taking the championship 
easily. It is I'arely that Vera II. is not found in first 
place on the summary sheet. 
The adoption of the Cape cat class resulted in the en- 
tries of many of these once very popular boats, which 
have been out of the general racing for some seasons. 
The showing made by the class this year was a good one, 
and the winning of the championship by Marvel, owned 
by Mr. I. M: Whittemore, was consistent with the inter- 
est shown by the owner.. There has been good sport in 
the class this year, but as few boats of the type are built 
in the vicinity of Boston, it is a question how great the 
future development may be. The boats are generally 
over sparred and smothered with canvas. 
The sailing dory class is a very popular one, and there 
Is a great field to draw from. In consequence, the races 
in which this class was provided for received good at- 
tendance. It is likely that, on account of the cost of 
construction and maintenance and the immense amount 
of sport offered, this class will remain popular for some 
time. Barbara, a Swampscott boat, has quite a lead in 
percentage for the championship, but the races have been 
close in almost every instance, there being little to choose 
among the boats. The following table, compiled by Sec- 
retary A. T. Bliss, of the Y. R. A. of Massachusetts, 
gives the percentages of all the yachts. It does not in- 
clude races of the Eastern and Corinthian Y. C.’s, and 
may be changed by pending protests : 
tTyro, William H. Joyce 
Rube, Herbert L. Bowden 
Medric II., FI. H. White '. 
Peri II., Dr. Morton Prince 
Nutmeg, A. C. Jones 
Medric, George Lee 
*Chewink V., Cheney and Lanning 
’"Urchin, John Greenough 
*Clorinda, Cheney and Lanning 
Class D, Cape Catboats. 
tMarvel, Ira M. Whittemore 
Hustlep H. W. Robbins 
Josephine, F. H. Smith 
Stranger, Dr. F. E. Dawes 
Argestes, George H. Wilkins 
*Arawak, H. R. Nickerson 
Notiirus, C. O. Whitney 
*Dorothy III., Frank F. Crane 
Goblin, R. M. Lothrop 
Moqndyne, Shaw Brothers 
*Saltair, C. C. Collins 
Thelga, Louis E. Crosscup 
*Ocean Eagle, T. Lane 
*C. ,'C., George H. Carey 
*Tomahawk, S. W. Leighton 
*Mildred, F. H. Coleman 
*Nancy Hanks, George W. Lane 
*Clara Lee, E. W. Emery 
Class I, 18ft. Knockabouts 
JHayseed, Herbert L. Bowden 
Bonitwo, George H. Wightman ■ 
Dorchen, A. W. Finl 
Fritter, Caleb Loring 
Mirage II., J. W. 01 
’"Aladdin, George P. 
Nicknack, Edwin B. 
*Osprey, A. R. Train 
="Moslem I., John Ty 
="Boo Hoo, Reginald 
’"Kittiwake V., F. R. 
’"Myrmidon, John N 
’"Yankee, Frank W, 
’"Aurora, F. L. & H. 
’"Cuyamel, A. W. Gi 
"■’Privateer II., C. E. Adams 
Class T, 15-Footers. 
tVera II., PI. Lunberg 
Cigarette, M. P. Prince 
’"Ventus II., C. Keith Pevear., 
Princess, James P. 
="Swallow, Plarris H 
’•’Nibelung, E. G. 1 
Elizabeth F., H. W. . 
Zaza II., Gordon Foste 
’"Teaser, Ralph R. Smit 
Frolic II., W. G. Tor: 
Bessie A., J. Samuel H 
Bugaboo II., H. B. Ir 
-Spray, H. T. Wing... 
="Nisan, D. H. Woodbui 
’"Crescent, Robert E. . 
*Pointer II., E. C. Mt 
♦Spider, Ara G. Bese. 
Class X, Dories. 
... 1379.7 
91.9 
...1215.8 
71.5 
... 624.0 
56.7 
... 591.8 
53 -.8 
... 840.7 
52.5 
... 477.8 
39.8 
... 251.8 
, 29.6 
191.4 
22.4 
... 114.3 
13.4 
... 1234.3 
88.2 
... 1041.0 
80.1 
... 593.9 
79.2 
... 1121.0 
74.7 
... 399.8 
49.9 
... . 264.7 
33.9 
... 262.8 
32.8 
... 245.7 
32.7 
... 278.6 
30.9 
... 360.2 
30.1 
... 116.6 
15-.5 
... 86.4 
11.5 
... 63.6 
8.5 
. ... 45.6 
6.8 
. ... 41.7 
5.7 
... 33.3 
4.4 
... 36.4 
4.8 
... 17.4 
2.3 
"... 736.0 
92.0 
.... 685.1 
86.0 
.... 518.6 
76.4 
... 676.2 
75.1 
... 812.8 
73.9 
... 638.7 
69.5 
... 619.4 
44.2 
... 307.0 
43.8 
... 234.5 
33.5 
... 211.7 
30.2 
... 196.4 
28.6 
.... 160.5 
23.2 
.... 140.0 
20.0 
... 137.0 
19.6 
... 121.2 
17.4 
... 91.7 
13.1 
... 57.3 
8.2 
.... 56.6 
7.9 
... 34.1 
4.8 
... 27.3 
3.3 
... 25.0 
3.1 
... 630.0 
90.0 
.... 400.0 
80.0 
.... 180.0 
61.4 
.... 160.0 
46.8 
.... 253.3 
4^ 9 , 
.... 126.7 
36.2 
.... 100.0 
28.5 
.... 757.1 
84.1 
.... 668.8 
72.0 
.... 609.7 
67.7 
.... 293.8 
66.2 
.... 425.0 
60.7 
.... 337.0 
48.1 
.... 427.6 
47.5 
.... 194.1 
., 38.8 
.... 149.6 
29.9 
.... 114.3 
25.3 
.... 111.8 
24.8 
.... 100.0 
22.2 
’"Catspaw, R. E. Melzard 63.6 14.1 
="Red Devil, E. H. Curtis 64.6 12.8 
’"Khaki II., L. H. Brown 62.2 11.6 
’"Question, Guy Gardner 43.1 9.5 
“"Dolphin, L. J. Magrath 10.0 2.2 
“"It is assumed that a yacht shall have started in at least half 
as many races as any yacht in her class.' 
i’Championship winners. 
The annual rendezvous and parade of the yachts of the 
Yacht Racing Association was held at Hull on Sunday, 
Sept. 10. There was a big attendance and the usual ideal 
conditions prevailed. The breeze was light, east-north- 
east, and the sea was smooth. Over a hundred yachts 
passed in review of the Association flagship off’ the Hull 
station, of the Boston Y. C. They then paraded across 
Hull Bay and up the West Way, again passing in re- 
view of the flagship. off City Point, after which they dis- 
banded. The sight of so^ many yachts under sail in fairly 
close quarters was beautiful. 
Some new classes are being talked of for next season, 
notably either one to rate 33 or 27ft. This class would 
be likely to prove a successful one. There is alsO' talk 
of some building in class Q. This might mean the sud- 
den ending of two of the present classes. 
Opinion seems to be divided as to the value of the new 
uniform rating rule, as shown during the season just 
passed. Of course there has been no observation among 
Y. R. A. classes, for they do not use the rule. There 
have been races in which the yachts have raced under the 
rating rule. On one hand it is said that 'these races have 
resulted favorably for the adoption of the rule, ahd on 
the other, that the rule will not be accepted. It strikes 
me that, outside of the proof given that a big-bodied 
centerboard boat like Meemer stands at least an equal 
chance with keel yachts, nothing has been shown in the 
racing tO' warrant an assumption either way. 
John B. Killeen. 
Chicago Letter, 
Chicago, 111 ., Sept. i6. — The board of trustes of the 
Sir Thomas Lipton Competitive cup, the premier racing 
trophy of Lake Michigan, have decided to make a vig- 
orous campaign this winter to promote interest in next 
season’s races. 
The first act of the board was to appoint a special com- 
mittee tO' have complete charge of the cup races with dis- 
cretionary powers, to doi anything they may deem advis- 
able to promote the interests of the competitions for the 
splendid trophy. This committee is composed of Messrs. 
W. H. Quinlan, Chairman; DeWitt C. Cregier and E. P. 
Balcom. Mr. Quinlan is the present chairman of the 
Regatta Committee, and had charge of the Lipton cup 
races this season. Messrs. Balcom and Cregier had 
charge of the famous 1900 races which were a record 
event in the history of western racing. 
Their first effort was the submitting to the club two^ 
amendments to^ the rules governing contests for the cup. 
The first was the abolishing of paragraph 25, which is 
known as the “Existing yachts clause.” This provides 
that existing yachts, although not within the restrictions, 
shall be admitted to the race in the class. This rule will 
not affect any of the boats now owned, here eligible to 
race, for the cup will prevent the bringing on from the 
East some of the old 21-footers which formerly raced in 
the class, but which dp not come within the scantling and 
lineal measurements of the present rules. 
The most important change is the amendment to para- 
graph 26, which now reads as follows : 
“Yachts contesting in races for this class shall carry a cre-w 
of not less than three and not more than five men. Every member 
of a yacht’s crew must be a Corinthian yachtsman, and a bona 
fide member in good standing of the yacht club which the 
yacht represents.” 
This rule supersedes the one providing that one mem- 
ber of the crew of each boat shall be or may be a pro- 
fessional, and brings the sport into a cleaner, higher level. 
It reduces the chances for unpleasantness to a minimum 
and makes the sport what it should be, a contest among 
gentlemen for a gentlemen’s trophy. 
The committee has gone to work with a will and a 
spirit that promises exceedingly well. Nearly every build- 
er and designer of prominence has been approached on 
the subject of designs, and it is the purpose of the 
committee to secure a number of designs both of keel and 
centerboard boats, together with specifications and prices 
ready to submit to would-be investors in boats. 
Mr. Quinlan assured me that there are already six pros- 
pective 2i-footers in view. I dO' not believe he is over- 
estimating. With such an increase in view now, and 
prospects for more in sight, it is easy to see that there 
will be something doing in the. Lipton cup races next 
year. 
Messrs. Small Brothers, builders of Yo' San, formerly 
Little Shamrock, Mr. Lawrence Jensen, designer of La 
Rita, Mr. Joe Pauliot of Sandusky, builder of Pirate of 
Detroit, which has beaten Ste. Claire and Spray, Mr. E. 
J. Sackley and Mr. Otto^ Schoeirwork of Chicago, Messrs 
Jones and LaBorde of -Oshkosh, Mr. Wm. Gardner, Mr. 
B. B. Crowninshield, Mr. E. A. Boai dman and Mr. C. D. 
Mower, are some of the prominent d.esigners who have 
submitted designs from which tO' select a boat. 
Not only in Chicago are the members of the committee 
doing the work of propaganda, but in every city where a 
c.lnb is located eligible to send a candidate tO' fight for 
the trophy. There are twenty-six clubs in the Great 
Lakes Association, and to all of these printed matter and 
a letter has been sent, urging participation in next sum- 
mer’s event. Two of the clubs outside of the Milwaukee 
Y. C., Detroit Country Club and local organizations have 
expressed an interest in the race, and chairman Quinlan 
has the practical promise of boats each from Cleveland 
and Rochester. Toledo is also anxious to get into^ the 
class, and it is more than likely that this will be another 
new city to send its representative here next summer. 
Commodore Walker, owner of the two time winner Ste. 
Claire, is planning to build a new boat to^ come after the 
trophy next summer. Spray, which has been beat- 
ing Ste. Claire this fall, will also be here,' "and a Detroit 
syndicate is figuring on a boat from designs by Kid Wild. 
In Milwaukee rumor* are numerous; one of the most 
creditable bits of gossip being that the old- Syndicate which 
brought Milwaukee here to^ race for the Canada cup, is 
to build a boat at Oshkosh to race for the Lipton cup, 
and of course Messrs Jones and LaBorde are to be th§ 
