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VENONA, WINNER OF 
as to the measurements of the Pequod, but 
under the clause governing these races, where- 
by a boat once in the class is always in it, pro- 
vided no change is made in her sail area, or bal- 
last, Pequod was permitted to contest. 
Second Race, Sept. 7. 
The wind for the second event was sim.lar in 
velocity to that of the previous day, and the 
judges sent the fleet three miles to leeward and 
return, the course being N. N.E Skipper 
Rosing by clever maneuvering got the best of 
the start, crossing the line first, followed by 
Apache with Pequod close astern. All broke 
out their spinnakers, Seminole getting the lead 
for the first mile, then Pequod pulled up and 
crossed the outer mark Im. to the good, Semi- 
nole beating Apache 16s. around the buoy. On 
the wind Pequod made a big gain and the race 
appeared to be over when she crossed the finish- 
ing line for the second round, beating Apache 
almost 7m. On the second round the wind had 
dropped to barely 4 miles an hour and hardly 
strong enough to fill the spinnakers, but picked 
up as they neared the buoy. On the beat home 
on the last leg the wind became fluky and 
\pache at one time appeared to be making up 
a good deal of her lost distance, but the breeze 

finally caught Pequod and she drew away, win- 
ning easily with 13m. to spare. 
The summaries are as follows: 
Start. 1st Buoy. 2d Buoy. 3d Buoy 
Pequod 23118 30434 3 5416 4 34 23 
Apache 3028 3:05 56 40104 4 38 04 
Seminole Psy: .2 30 26 3 05 42 3 59 47 4 37 26 
Finish Elapsed 
Pequod 6 07 12 wat ke 
A ACIS crcaeree ty ead olelatnl hate wuciviet: cee Geek TezoL ye 6 10 44 3 40 44 
Seminole Ane Ae dea vig Br ale 3 44 27 
Percentages Pequod 00; Apache, 133.4; Seminole, 
66.6 
Third Race, Sept. 9, 
\dmirers of Apache and Seminole were hop- 
ing that the third race would be sailed in a good 
reefing breeze, as the two previous races had 
been sailed under the same conditions, and the 
boats had had no opportunity to show what 
they could do against Pequod in heavy weather; 
but the conditions of the wind were practically 
the same on the third day as on the previous 
two, namely. a light fluky breeze which on this 
occasion came out of the west. The judges used 
THE 
400-MILE OCEAN RACE. 
the same course as on the first day, and sent the 
boats to the S.E., passing all buoys to port. 
This gave a spinnaker and balloon jib run to 
the first buoy, and Edwards repeated his skill 
of the first day in getting Apache over the line with 
the gun with Seminole second and Pequod third. 
This order was maintained for the first mile 
when Pequod overhauled Seminole, but was un- 
able to catch Apache, which rounded the buoy 
nearly a minute ahead of her. On the second 
leg, which started off as a broad reach to the 
first buoy with the wind over the port beam, 
ended up in a beat to windward, the wind having 
swung round to the East, and Apache kept 
her lead, Seminole making a close second round 
the buoy with Pequod well astern. Spinnakers 
were again broken out for the run to the home 
buoy, and Seminole and Apache with their 
booms to starboard had a neck and neck race, 
Pequod carrying her boom to port, dropping 
behind until Weber discovered his mistake, 
jibed over and rapidly overhauled the leaders. 
As the three boats approached the flag at the 
end of the first round it looked lke anybody’s 
race, Seminole rounding at 47s. past four, 
Apache at 59s. past and Pequod at Im. 4s. past. 
The boats were so close together that great care 
was exercised to prevent fouling. On the first 
leg of the second round Pequod again showed 
her speed on the wind and rapidly drew away 
from her other competitors, leading the fleet 
around the course, the wind having now settled 
into the S. E., and blowing true. Balloon jibs 
were carried on the gecond and third legs. 
Apache was unable to overcome the lead that 
Dr. Pinckard’s boat had obtained on the first 
leg and the boats finished as they had on the 
two previous days, Pequod first, Apache second 
and Seminole third. 
The summaries are as follows: 




Start. Ist Buoy. 2d Buoy. 3d Buoy. 
PEOUOM. «<0 Acieemeenta 2 00 18 231 37 3 36 4 01 14 
Apache . 200 20 2 30 2 3 26 31 4 00 5) 
Semimole ...csuees 2 00 29 2% 3 26 02 4 00 47 
{th Buoy 5th Buoy. Finish. Elapsed 
PBOIZOd <i). an ciheeine 436 14 5 00 30 6 20a ee 3 
Apache ........:.<.. 4 40 18 5 04 48 y 28 
Semmmole ... cee 1 42 31 5 06 52 é 

While the conditions of this regatta called for 
four races, the percentages standing, Pequod 
300. Apache 200 and Seminole too, the skippers 
of the second and third boats waived their rights 
to a fourth race, and the judges awarded the 













































[SEPT. 21, 1907. 

cup to Pequod, who thus becomes the first 
winner of this handsome trophy. Pequod 
showed her speed on all points of sailing, and 
it is a question whether Apache would have been 
able to have done better if the crew had more 
Opportunity to tune the boat up as she was not 
delivered to them until the middle of August. 
The owners of Seminole agree that her best 
work is done in heavy weather. The races 
aroused great interest and each day were fol- 
lowed by a large gallery of yachting enthusiasts. 
Members of the South Shore Country Club, 
Evanston Y. C., Saddle and Cycle Club and the 
Duluth Y. C. all contemplate building into this 
class during the coming winter, in which case 
a large fleet of boats will face the judges for the 
next regatta in September, 1908. The boats are 
seaworthy, easy to handle and well constructed 
and prove ideal crafts for afternoon sailing and 
short cruises. 

Venona Wins the Ocean Race. 
VENONA, the smallest contestant in the 400- 
mile race from Greenwich to Hampton Roads, 
won that event by about five hours corrected 
time, beating the big schooner Invader, the first 
to finish and Endymion and Margaret on time 
allowance. Being only 43ft. on the waterline she 
received an allowance of over fourteen hours 
from Invader, which was more than the big fel- 
lows could allow. 
Nearly all the four boats met the same weather 
conditions, including a hard squall from the 
southeast on Sunday afternoon. 
Venona lugged sail for all she 
When the big Invader stowed her mainsail 
Venona did the same, but set a tri-sail in its 
place; the balloon jibtopsail was split twice and 
repaired. Rounding Montauk Point Venona was 
leading the other three schooners, and though 
Invader and Endymion passed her soon after, it 
took Margaret until Monday afternoon to get 
by the litthe Cary Smith schooner. The times 
was worth. 



are: 
Allowance. 
Invader, R. A. Rainey Pot ae 
Endymion, Geo. Lauder, Jr 2 02 36 
Margaret, Geo. S. Runk 4 41 00 
Venona; Robt. Olyphant <cei.. scons 14 24 04 
Saturday, Tuesday, 

Sept. 7. Sept. 10. 
Start. Finish. Elapsed. Corrected. 
Invader: 2 .¢.<ss 2 02 28 10 40 18 68 3 68 387 50 
Endymion ..... 2 01 58 3 26 13 73 24 15 71 21 29 
Marcaren wat sc 2 03 00 7 13 51 vient)! 72 29 51 
Venong) iii. cat 2 03 41 8 12 54 78 09 13 63 48 09 
Venona wins by 4h, 49m, 41s. Invader was the only 
yacht that finished before noon on Tuesday. 

Motor Boat Shows. 
CrrcuLtars have been received announcing 
three great motor boat shows this coming 
winter; one at the Coliseum in’ Chicago on 
Jan. I to 8, inclusive, 1908; one at Boston in 
the Mechanics Building on Jan. 25 to Feb. 1, 
1908, and another at the Grand Central Palace, 
New York, on Dec. 7 to 14, inclusive, 1907. 

A. C. A. Membership. 
REINSTATEMENT. 
Central Division.—4788. Robert P. Nichols. 
PROPOSED NEW MEMBERS. 
Atlantic Division.—W. C. Dottener, N. Y. City, 
by A. M. Poole. 
Central Division—Ransom H. Gilett, Troy, N. 
Y., by R. Hunter; Warren E. Rouse, Geneva. 
N. Y., by B. Irving Rouse. Also the following 
members of the Crescent Canoe Club, of Ve- 
rona, Pa., by H. G. Welsh.—Charles T. Borman, 
Erastus Emery, Rufus F. Emery, James D. Heff- 
ner, Jesse L. Jones, Percy W. Lander, Samuel 
W. Prosser, Wayne Rawley, Frederic A. Riegel 
and C. Harry Smith. Otto W. Buenting, Wil- 
mending, Pa., by H. C. Welsh. 
Eastern Division—Edward L. Dummer, Au 
burndale, Mass., by B. Irving Rouse; Robert H. 
Proffit, Providence, R. I., by S. B. Burnham. 
Northern Division.—R. Easton Burns, Kings- 
ton, Ont., by W. A. Furman; W. R. Spink, To- 
ronto, Ont., by G. P. Douglass; W. G. Sparrow, 
do., by G. P. Douglass. 
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