1921 May Lake Michigan Yachting News

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CHrcAGo YACHT CLUB'S NEw CLLIBHoUSE TO BE ERECTED AT

BELMONT HARBOR

LAST CALL! Come on boys ! Spring is early this year; if you want to be 'oin it", you must get the old boat ready right soon.

The first thing requiredtwill be. some of our

MARINE PAINTS AND VARNISHES You will also req,-ri1g Scrapers, Steel \Mool, Caulking Tools, Brushes, Oakum, Pitch, Sandpaper, Spun Cotton, Marine Glue which we lrave a large stock of as well as

MARII{E SUPPLIES PRICES GUARANTEED Our prices are reduced this year on all Marine Goods, Paints, Varnishes, etc. You do not need to defer purchasing as we will gudrdntee our prices against market decline up to June 15, L921.

GBo.B.gaRpBMrBR" & eo 440 NORTH WELLS STREET

CHICAGO

ANNOUNCEMENT I

With this issue of the Lake Michigan Yachting News, the Chicago Yacht Club takes over active direction and publication of the lWagazine. It will be the earnest effort of the Board of Managers and Editors to give space to the news from all the yacht clubs on Lake Michigan, and produce not only a Chicago Yacht Club organ, but a pr-rblication

representative of the L. M. Y. A.

Members of all clubs are invited to contribute news items, articles and photographs.

The success of the l.Iews will always depend on the support of the yachtsmen

in whose interests Chicago Yacht Club publishes it.

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OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND COMIVTITTEES

THE CHICAGO YACHT CLUB,IgzL

Commodore Sheldon Clark

Vice-Commodore_Georgeo'ClinchRearCornmodore_EdwardM.Railton Treasurer-Richard G' Jones Secretary-Harold Bradley Judge Advocate-John L' Shortall Fleet Captain-Albert Y' Gowen Measurer-B. H' Pistorius

Fleet Surgeon-Paul H' Huber, M' D'

Librarian-Samuel Dauchy

DIRECTORS Charles Daniel Frey

Laurance Armour

Albert Y. Gowen

Dr. W. L. Baum

James O' Heyworth

Leonard J' Lambin

STANDING COMMITTEES HOUSE

Charles S. DeweY, Chairman

Hugh Mclennan

Warren D' Owen

William C. Moulton Edward M' Railton ADMISSIONS

RalPh A. Bond, Chairman Benjamin Carpenter, Jr. Charles S' Dewey Samuel DauchY

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E. E' Sheridan

Ogden T. McClurg E. C. Webster

REGATTA

Frank B' Wever, Chairman E. C' \A'rebster E. W. Broeckl Fred C. TaYlor

Waiter J' Eden

DELEGATES TO LAKE MICIIIGAN YACHTING ASSOCIATION

Charles Scates

Frank B' \Mever

Samuel DauchY

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THE PIRATE BALL The spirit of the roaring'40 days of the

old Chicago Yacht Club will be recap-

tured and outrivalied on the night oI May 21st, when the club's saltiest salts gather in the Drake Flotel for the Pirate 8a11.

This affair is the first in a long program of social activities which characterize the revivified club, and will probably be one of the most elaborate and colorful entertainments given in the history oI yachting in Chicago-something of the romance and color of the thumping days when

Captain Kidd, Morgan, Bully Hayes, Black Benito, tramped the blue seas,

laughing at fate and dancing on the sandy beaches cf lonely isiets, will be refiected in this original affair.

Every man is urged to come and bring his prettiest pirate-both in costume if possible, and is urged to invite friends.

The proceeds will go to a general fund, the object of which is a completion of the magnificent new club house at the foot of Melrose Street. Its purpose is also to indicate to outsiders the good things to come for those becoming members of the new club which aims to have a roster of more than 1500 members.

The Entertainment Committee have been working hard and iong to make this {.

affair as brilliant and gay as possible.

Cope Harvey's Orchestra will he there to put a permanent wave in every toddle.

At midnight a weli trained chorus of Chicago pirates will sing the famous

ballad "Once Aboard the Lugger," marching on the floor in full regalia and dragging behind them a sea-chest which would have made Captain Kidd green with envy.

As the chorus closes the chest will be opened and one of the most gracefui dancers in Chicago will appear from its

depths and present the famous French native dance of Easter Island, entitled "Le Mare," or f reely translated, "The Spirit of the Sea." The guests witri be asked to sit sailor fashion about the baliroom floor, preserving silence drrring the dancer's perform-

ance. At the conclusion of this a weil known actor in one of the local theaters will recite John WIaesfield's inimitable classic "Captain Stratton's Fancy," in which the chorus will join. Dancing will be resumed for a time and then a luncheon will be served from the gailey in true na-r-iticai fashion.

Vt'ord received yesterday from the Entertainment Committee, indicated that the affair w-iil be one of the most successful of its kind in the social annals of Chicago.

Remittances for tickets which are to be sold at the very nominal price of $5.50 a couple. including war tax, are pouring in by the hundreds.

The spirit of those who attend seems to carry out color romance and the fascination of the old buccaneers, by appearing in pirate costume, one of the chief delights of which is a sash of red satin which has all the merits of a hip pocket.

You will be missing an original and stunning affair unless you attend this, and the Entertainment Committee urges that remittances be made at once as the number of guests will be limited. Rig yourself up a pirate costume, however simple, get your girl or your wife to do the same, and come. We want to make this affair one iong to be remembered. The committees are doing their part. It's up to you to do yours.

Don't forget-May 21st, at 9 P. M., at the Drake Hotel.

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LONG DISTANCE RACES FEATURE 1921 SCHEDULE Seven long distance races are scireduled

this year f or Lake Michigan yachtsmen, including the revival of the farnous

Mackinac Island contest and a race to Saugatuck, Mich., for the first time.

Among the others vrili be two r-eces to Michigan City, one to \i/aukegan, one to Milwaukee and the Stratford.

South Shore Yacht Ciub, Miiwaukee, will hold the annuai L. M. Y. 1r.. open regatta on July 4th.

Preceding this, Jackson Fark and Chicago Yacht Clubs have agreed to hold a joint race to Mihvaukee f.rom Beli'::ront Harbor at 6 P. M., Saturday, July 2d.

The joint Jackson Park-Chicago race from Van Buren Gap to Saugatr:ck, and from Milwaukee to Saugatuck, will be sailed Saturday, Juiy 16th. The tiaro sections will be timed to bring the entries from both cities to Saugatuck as closely together as possible.

On Monday following, a regatte will be held at Saugatuck rinder the auspices of a joint yachtsmen's committee.

On the following Saturday and Sunday, July 23d and 24th, the Theatrical Colony

Yacht Club of Uluskegon rvil1 hold an entertainment and regatta for visiting

yachtsmen.

Meanwhile, Chicago Yacht Clui: wiil start the Mackinac classic at 3 P. IM." July 23d, from Chicago.

No conflicts developed, and with the announcement of th.e annual open regatta dates of the clubs outside Chicago, invitations were extended to the Chicago clubs to participate in them if possible.

The Chicago Yacht Club is estabJishing a precedent this year by opening its racing season on Saturday, May 21st, with a

CHICAGO YACHT CLUB Sat.

}{ay 27

Club Course Race

S at.

May 28

Club Course Race

Mon.

May 30

Ciub Course Race

Sa.t.

J

tr-e 4

Club Course Race

S at.

Sat.

Club Course Race Annual Michigan City

June 18

Race

Sun.

Stratford Hotel Cup Race Michigan City to Chicago

June 11

June 19

Columbia Y. C.

Sat.

June 25

Club Course Race

Sat.

Ch icago-M ilu,aukee

July 2

Race Ctlicago y. C.-J. p. T. C. L. M. Y. A. Annual Regatta at Milwaukee South Shore T. C.

Mon,

July 4 Sat.

Club Course Race

July 9 Sat.

Club Course Race

July 16 Sat.

Chicago-Saugatuck

July 16

Race

Sat.

Chicago-Mackinac Island

Ittly 23

Race

'f h urs,

Mackinac Jsland

Regatta

July 28 Sat.

July 30 S at.

Aug. 6 S at.

Aug. 13 Thurs.

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Chicago Y. C.

t Cluh Course Race

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l Club Course Race I Club Course Race

t Cup Race t Lipton for Class R J

Lipton Cup Race I for Aug. 19 Class R Fri.

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Aug" 20 Sat.

Aug. 27

Lipton Cup Race

l for Class R I

t Waukegan Race

lackson Park-Michigan City

Sat.

Sept. 3

Race i Nutting Cup Race

i Sept.5 \ for R Class at. t Sept.10 t Club Course Race Sat. Autumn t Annual Sept.

Open Regatta

Mon.

J. e. Y. c.

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1 7

Sat.

Sept. 24 Sat.

Oct. 1

regular club course race, open to all classes. ilhe schedule for the season is

Sat.

as follows:

Oct" 15

Oct.8 Sat.

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i Club Course Race \

l Club Course Race t Club Course Race t

l Club Course Race

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IvIEN,IBERSHIP DRIVE NEARS THE

THOUSAND MARK

Twenty enthusiastic memroers are al_ most solely responsi"trie for tlie Chicapo Yacht Club's rne:nberslrip drivc reachiie the thousand mark" Sh.rtiltl the balancE of the club's memlcers refl.ect or-rly n 1ru.i enterpi-ise. Memoriatr n"y *6"1t

about twenty rnembers, r,",.ho have given a g::eat deai of eaniest enthusiastiJ work and tirne to the task of signing new mem-

'cers. Xf our entire membershi*p gets trusy

at once u/e can have our qriota filled 'Lrefore

IWemorial Day. :f Fr: find the club's 1,500 qlicra entir":y nil*a Once gi'ound is itroi<en on the north and a waiting list po;fed. of the Channel for the new builcling, To have oLir ne\ry Cltl-; Flouse i.eady side m.emberships will be sought eagerly, an"d for occupancy at the opening ctf the $22 will cost applicants considerJbly' more season means that actriai construction {"han at present. must start this s,;mmer. The lease is The iocation already secured for three acres of lanJ, and unequailed" of the new club is ideal in Chicago. It rvill pre_ the plans are completcd arrtj llj lhat is sent manv advantages besides facitities needed to start action is an imrr,ediai-e ',or yachting.

It wiil be one of the show increase in our i-nem'bei.ship places on the north side and an entertain_ This increase m"dst take place before ment center.

Membership in it will be the new building can be finaniecl a.nd only eqr-raliy valuable with other clubs possess_ 600 rnore members ai:e necessarv to fiil ing' country ch,ib advantages. our present mernbership quota. ior yac,hting development . Oppo;:tun.ity Nine hundred are no!,v enroiled in rn Lhicago rs 1,:escntirig itself now. fn a active rnembcrsirip-mo.e than cvcr be_ city this there ought to be ten times lore in Chicago yacht CiuL's histor.y. as manysize, sailing cr:aft. The immediate Were each one of the 9C0 to sign ,,p orio course of action before us now_the only applicant, srlccess for the,.ew CiLb House plan that r,,rill enabie us to start the new wouid be cornpletely assurcd. house this The present mcini:ctshiT drive has ,reer mcmi:er sullrngr-is for every Club successful to date through the efforts of Memorialto add ne\.l/ rrrembers l:efore Day.

COMMODOR.E CI.ARK GIVEN FUND FOR. PAGEANT RACES Commodclre Clarjr has been placed in charge of the speedboat races to be held rn connection with Chicago,s pageant of Progress, on August +, -3, O urih 7, in

which the fastest boats in this country and Canada will compete.

Mayor Williarn Llaje Thompson has pl.a9e_d a {rind of 925,000 at his'ciisposal, which will provide eiaborate trophies and defray expenses of competing ,i.ur..

The mammoth pageant -of prog.ess and Trade Exposition "wiil be helE or", the" Municipa-l Pier, July 30 to A,"rqust 14, inclusive. T'he railroids, hotels]' clui-ls a-n{ big business organiz:tions are Lloing their bit to make it a success. trt is estimated that over a iniiiion out_ of town visitors will corne to see it, and if present indications are a c:.ite i-ion it will be the biggest thing Chicag;c h.as attempted since the \fl/r:rid,s Fair,

Aquatic events of all sorts are planned by tire committees in charge and visitors

from out or'town lviiX l-rave an opportunity

to get acrluainted with Lake Michigan.

Speed boat racing will be revived and Chica6;o w,ill he able to see the fastest hydroplanes in action. Cornmodore Shel_ don Clark has been appointed chairman oi the cornrnittce which wiil have charge oi these i:aces, and a handsome appropriation has been m;ide for prizes. in adciition, thei:e will be championship events in slvimming, rowing, sailing, etc., ;ls lvell as interesting naval maneuvers. 'l-hat it rriil be a big success goes with_ out saying-the good name of Chicago dernands it--anci r,ve yachtsmen can be relied upon tei do our part.

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Y. R. U. LIMIT MARCONI RIG Action was taken to limit the Marconi Union in accordance with the said deed rig and transfer the Yacht Racing Union of gift.

"And as no race was held for said cup Cup to the custodianship of the Council of the Yacht Racing lJnion, at the post- d.uring 1920 the Secretary be instructed poned annual meeting of the Y. R. U. to wiite the Royal Canadian Yacht Club at the University Club, Saturday, Febru- requesting the return of the said cup to the Secretary of the Yacht Racing ary 26th.

Union of the Great Lakes on behalf of that meeting It was the sense of the of the said Union, under the Union adopt some method of meas- the Council the Deed of Gift for the 5 of Paragraph use on uring Marconi rigs as is now in being understood that it cup, R. U. Y. the ,{tlantic Seaboard. Upon rnotion of a view to is taken this action Mr. Dauchy, the following amendment more quickly bringing with about a race for was passed: said cup."

"A sloop shall not have more than 82 theDuring the discussion a proposal w'as per cent of its sail area as measured made to lransf er this international trophy abaft the midst. from the P to the R class. 'fhis did not When a jib-headed or so-called Mar- find favor because it was the original coni sail is used abaft a rnast, the dis- purpose of the donor of the cup to protance from the deck at the aft side mofe competition in boats of the P of mast to the top of the upper halyard class. Moreover, the defendinq cltlir, the sheave, or highest point of attachrnent Royal CanaCian, numbers in its fleet at of halyard, shall not exceeC the follow- the present time seven P boats but no { R boats. ing limits without ocnalty: mast, 1.7 times For yacht with one Mr. George FI. Gooderham of Torontcl the square root of the sail area was unanimously elected Chairrnan for plus 5. the ensuing ,rear, and I-{f. :l S.^MclWurFor yachts with more than one ray \ /as unanimously reel.ected Secretary mast, 1.4 times the square root of of the Council. the sail area plus 5.

Present at the meeting were: Messrs.

Should the limit be e:ceeded, the ex- Samuel Dauchy, D. F. Frather, F. B" cess shall be multiplied by 2 and, added Wever, representing the Lake lMichigan to the perpendicular (P) in figuring the Yachting Association; Df essrs. Norman R. Gooderham and J. S. IVicMurray, repsail area. resenting the Lake Yacht Racing AssoWhen a head-board, or club is used.

Otto F. Barthel, representIWr. ciation; of the projection the intersection of the Yachting Association; Inter-I-ake ing the leech with the aft side of the mast shail Sheldon Clark, Missrs.

James O. Heyexcept not exceed the limit noted above Scates, worth, Charles John Brady and under similar penalty."

McClurg.

Ogden After a lengthy discussion it was moved by Mr. tsarthel of Detroit and PIHL BROTHERS ADD VEGA unanimously carried that the Secretary TO C" Y. C. FLEET be instructed to bring to tlee attention of the Royal Canadian Yacht C1utr the A new class is started in C" Y. C. with resolution passed at the iast Annual the Universal Type S Class Vega, owned Meeting held in Toledo, Oct. 25, 19tr9, by E. and A. Pihl. She is 30 feet. 4 which in part is as folior,vs: inches overall, lS feet,9 inches on the "That, notwithstanding Paragraph 6 waterline; 7-foot, 3-inch beam and draws of the Deed cjf Gift, the Royal Canadian 5 feet.

She displaces 4,500 pounds, and has a Yacht Club are to be the custodians of the Cup for the year t92A, provided they, sail area of 500 square feet, 465 square the Royal Canadian Yacht Club, are will- feet rated.

The Vega is an ideal size for aftering to defend the said cup during the summer af 7920, and in the event of no noon sailing and with her handicap challenge or no race the said cup shall ought to give the R's good competition automatically revert to the Yasht Racing in the racing.

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THE VICTORY OF VENCEDOR IN THE MACKINAC RACE OF 1907

By John Delong The announcement that the famous Mackinac race is to be revived this summer was received with universal enthusiasm, not only by owners of eligibie boats but by the scores of feliows who as members of the crews will have an opportunity to participate in this btruest of blue ribbon events. The day of the big fresh water derby will come on Saturday, ltly 23, rvhen, at 3 P. trVI. the fleet will get under u,ay for the 330-rnile cruise to the northland.

According to aii indications the Chicago Yacht Ciub classic wili draw the largest fleet of contenders in the history of the great race, which has not been sailed since the surnmer of 1916 when the SniteBarcal sloop Intrepid, now owned by Donald F. Prather and Vernon Farrell of the Chicago Y. C., crossed the trine a winner. Back in the old days of Mackinac cup competition twelve or fourteen boats were considered a good sized fleet, especially when it was taken into consideration that only boats o{ five tons and over are eligible. When starting time of the coming race arrives I would not be surprised to see a record breaking squadron hiffing around the line.

At this early date the certain starters appear to be Eastman's Dorello, Frather

races, several of which I have been.lucky enough to participate in. For instance,

there was the one of 1910 when Dr. W. L. Baum's Amorita and William Elale Thornpson's Valmore got off in the lead of the rest of the fleet and fought out a great battle for the honors. The two big schooners raced within sight of each other for practically the entire distance and the result was in doubt until the finish line was within binocular distance. We on board Amorita had the satisfaction of finishing first, although Valmore won out on her time allowance. .But I think my most thrilling experience was gained in the race of 1907 when I made the trip on board the old 50-footer Vencedor, at the time owned by George

Tramel.' Poor old Vencie-her bones now lie among the rdefs of Fishermen's

Point, near Charlevoix, Mich., where she ended her great career in a storm that hit the fleet competing in the 1911 Mackinac race. Billy Lydon had chartered Vencedor for the season and I was managing the boat. But Veucie's finish is a story to be told by some of those who escaped from the wreck, for neither Lydon or I were on board. This particular yarn has to do with one of the most memorable races ever sailed by the old champion sloop. So let's go.

Assuming the saying that "a good thing bears repeating" is true, the 1907 Mackinac race of the Chicago Yacht Club

and Farrell's Intrepid, Giaver's }/lavourneen, Gerich's Voiante (M. Y. C.), Kyle's Agawa, Clinch's Arcadia, Morgan's Natant, Schnabel's Seboomook, Hill's Foam, Jack Corcoran's Gem, Kraft's Jack- should be given a preference among twice son Park II, Spies' Siren, Bloomster's told tales. Ask any one of the hundred Spider and Ed. Corcoran's Virginia. If or more Corinthian yachtsmen, who with the entry list closecl now with that bunch some thirty-five or forty mercenary sailnominated, it would assure a srnashing ors nlanned the fourteen competitors in race. Look 'em over. One N boat, trvo that 330-mile cruise to the straits.

P boats, five Q boats, a 35 footer, a yawl, If time is money the chances are you and four schooners ! Everybody is keyed will go broke listening to the story told r-rp for the event and -rherever the sailing by this particular species of mariner, for fraternity congregates, Mackinac talk a man who once has participated in the overshadows ali other subjects. blue ribbon event of freph water, can talk During the nineteen years that the 'of the race several times around the clock rvriter has been chronicling yachting and still leave a fund of memories stored events hereabouts he has had rnany inter- between his eyes and the top of his head. esting experiences, br-rt those that ma.de The fourteen charts of the race turned in the rnost lasting irnpressions r,vere the by as many skippers each told its own ones that had to do with the Mackinac tale of fortunes cast with the elements, Page 7

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Illinois and Vencedor crossed the line with honors even. Seven minutes elapsed between the time of Illinois and Vencedor and that of "Tommy" Atkin's Nomad, the last to leave, and the race for the $1,000 Mackinac cup was on. The race probably was won at the start through correct judgment of the wind conditions, though there were many who called it luck.

At any rate Skipp& McCullough gave the order to flatten sheets and stood for the ofEng, going outside the revolving light while the most of the other skippers, expecting an off shore slant went inside on the straight Milwaukee course. All but two, for Commodore Burton with the big yawl Juanita elected to follow the victor a hundred races, while the foxy Illinois crew would not have left Vencedor that night for pieces of eight galorethat is, not voluntarily. And in that wind Illinois was an antagonist to be feared.

Vencedor, with working canvas and Club. barred from carrying her big kites by The writer never has been able to figure the arbitrary rule against them by the out why he was included in the personnel ; Chicago Yacht Club, was handicapped, of the crew, but thinks it was a plot of sailing against a boat, which though some kind. I have a suspicion it was to smaller had the equivalent of a club tophave something on board to throw over sail in her high peaked mainsail. Juanita, had the good ship required lightening. which in a blow would have done wonAs that necessity did not arise I became ders, fell astern in the light air. Vencedor chief food destroyer and 1og keeper. We and Illinois after tacking once around the carried three professionals in addition to light were close hauled on the starboard a Japanese cook. tack and had it out, with the latter all to Four organizations were represented in the good. The rest of the fleet, far inthe contest, the Chicago Athletic Associa- shore, faded frorn sight with the extintion, and the Chicago, Columbia and Mil- tinguished sun and Illinois kept the lead waukee Yacht Clubs, and as stated, the by the length of a steamer's towline. The fleet numbered fourteen schooners, sloops wind fell until but a breath remained and and yawls. The entries were Vencedor, yrhen Illinois ran into a soft spot VenC. A. A.; Vanenna, Illinois, Elawthorne, cedor came abreast to leeward. We Mistral, Alice, Nomad, Arcadia, Juanita, patched each other, and the crews inNaiad, Neva and Tannis, Chicago Yacht dulged in good natured guying as long as Club; Beatrice, Columbia Yacht Club and those on board could be made out.

Ranger, Milwaukee Yacht Club.

A curtain of thick clouds slowly drawn ' They lined up for the start on the after- over the moon obliterated the last ghostly n_oon of Saturday, luly 20, taking the getoutline of lllinois' mainsail and only the away gun at 4 o'clock. Notwithstanding yacht's port light stared redly and imProf. Henry J. Cox of the United States pertinently at us, but until far into the weather bureau had been fixed by the lright Vencie's crew stoked their pipes judges making him a member of their along the starboard rail, while the faint board, he threw the sailors down at the sounds of the thirty-five footer's creaking start by furnishing the fleet barely enough lilocks and slapping ha.lliard's seemed like wind for good steerage way. What little the echo of our own complaining gear there was carne from east northeast and J:hrown back at us across the black waters. gave every indication of pinching out be- lWe drifted, and the effects were weird. fore. the binnacle lights would come into First, with thrashing boom, Vencedor pould'put Illinois astern and a liltle later use. and each member of the crew can take the log and wax rerniniscent over every entry.

With a single exception the crew was one of the best that ever made canvas on a raging yacht and a full measure of credit went to its members for the game race they sailed (not inferring for a moment that every other crew did not display equal gameness, for the Mackinac race has a tendency to develop that particular and essential quality in the men).

George B. McCullough was the skipper who qo cleverly piloted Vencedor in, a winner of the long race.

McCullough proved an expert navigator by laying and holding a true course for the finish and refused to leave the stick for more than a few minutes at a time during the entire forty-three hours.

The crew included George Tramel, Lawrence Cowan, L. T. Ke1ly, Dr. A. N, Dickinson, Harry Sa1mon and myself.

All were members of the Chicago Yacht

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SPIES ADVOCATES HARBOR SPRINGS

AS FINISH FOR BIG RACE George Spies sug-

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gests that the big race be finished at Harbor Springs instead of Mackinac,

and believes that

such a race would prove popular with more boats,

"lr;t;tckinac has a poor place to moor and social festivities,

so far as yachtsrnen

are concerned, are zero. Goif in the daytime and playing the wheel at night consllme the time of those who live at the Grand Hotel, and the islanders who own homes aren't going to worry much about

us. As for the race itself, the chase along the straits where the channel is not wide and freight boats run

is interesting but precarious. If the winci holds, well and good, brit this is not GEORGE H, SPIES' Q CLASS SIREN

a place to be becatrmed.

Harbor Springs has a real natural harbor, and is really at the head of the lake. It is a beautiful spot, well protected and almost a straight run from Chicago. There are a lot of cottages on the lake and good hotels-always a chance of sonleone baking a cake for the crew. It would be fine to start a race from there to Chicago. Figure the handicaps at the start, so that the first boat in at Chicago would win the race, and 'Gosh, I hope it is a Q.' Last time I sailed in a Mackinac race, we took the remains of our ship in at Manistee with water in her up to the place where I hid my cigars.

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GREEN LIGHT GOSSIP In order to get into more club course A C. Y. C. boat owners' meeting was' 35-Ioot class competition this seasotl, fr"ia o"-Uoara the club ship Tuesday Prather gnd Farrell's P Class Sloop Inattended was and 15th, evening, March Chicago Yacht race will trepid by abo-ut fifty skippers and crew mem- Club colors again, under and^moor permalently *Harbor. bers.

I Because of this in Belmont The owners decided to co-operate with move, Don Prather resigned from, the Iackson Park Yacht Club in a jointly office of Vice-Commodore of Jackson race on SaturdaY, JulY 2nd, Park Yacht Club. The addition of Inii.".n"a from "Belmont llarbor to South Shore trepid to the Chicago Yacht Club fleet tactrt Club, Milwaukee, leaving Chicago incieases the 35-foot class there to six, probably ut o,Oo P. M. This race last three of which are of the universal type -i"ut Uio"gftt over forty entries, and and three seawanhakas, and will enable while the going was light, was very suc-

cessful.

In the absence of Mr. Scates, the race rules discussion was confined to just a few problems.

Present at the meeting were Regatta Committee Chairman Barr of the S' S' Y. C., Milwaukee i C' W. Kraft, representing the Q's Princess and Jackson Park iI, and l. F. Corcoran, owner of the Q's Gem and Virginia.

Chairman Ben Pistorius of the Moorings Committee is hard at work assigning mSorings and superintending the laying out of inchors. it looks like the harbor will be more crowded this year than last'

the Q's at Jackson Park to' race together as an exclusive class.

The 20-footer Rascal will again apPel in regulation yacht white instead of light blue. Congratulations!

It is expected that a special cup for seawanhaka sloops of the 35-foot class wifl be hung up a3 a prize in the Mackinac r{ce. Illinois; Nanawa, Sally VII and Seboomook will afford good competition for it.

Seboomook will have a new suit of working canvas and new spinnaker this season. EIer crew have put in a lot of time and are warning other 3S-footers to look out.

Clarence Kraft is going to skip the Q class Jackon Park II to Mackinac and it seemJ that he has bet Commodore Clark a new hat he will beat him to the Island.

C. E. Brewer has purchased M.1 Jhulin's crack sloop Victory and wi-]l. have her in commission by May first. Victory has been admired each season by local IIowever, he thinks the Commodore vachtsmen who have seen her at her ought to hurry up and name the boat he anchorage off Jessick's in Black Lake' will enter.

Her add"ition t6 the C. Y. C. fleet is a Belmont, beware ! Into the ranks of noteworthY event. the C. Y, C. African Golfers has now come that famous expert, Ex-CommoThe Monroe Street Clubhouse will dore Corcoran. open ofEcially on May first. Mr. Albert, With the Giavers on Mavourneen will who managed the restaurant so successthis season the two inseparables, sail' will season, last p"tt of litt"t fuUy tfr" Ferguso,n and Kofoot. Mavourneenis goagain have charge this Year. ing to have a new suit of canvas.

Ogden McClurg has purchased the R If you or your partners are planning to buv i boat. tonnect with Ex-Commodore Cl4si Yank, formerly of Toledo Yacht Diuchy immediately. It was announced Club. She is Alden designed, 38 feet,

by Commodore Clark that in order to pro- 3 inches overall, 21-f.got waterline, 7mote and encourage the purchase of new foot, 3-inch beam; ,,S-foot, 6-inch draft, additions in the one design class to the and rates 560 square feet of canvas. She fleet, the C. Y. C. will advance one-half was built in 1917, and should give a good the purchase price as a loan to any pros- account of herself this season in Chicago waters. pective club riember buyer of a boat' (Continued on Page 13) Page 10

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By Frank J. Snite The first man in Lake Michigan yacht- the cup to Toronto where it has since ing circles to recognize the sea*orthiness remained. and racing qualities of the P class was The defeat spurred the Chicago Yacht Edward M. Mills..who brought Mavour- Club to an immediate challenge for the neen to Chicago l" fStt. She immedi- trophy to be raced for in 1914, and two ately justified his judgment by winning syndicates were formed. One headed by the Mackinac race in the "big l:low" of James O. Heyworth built the Olympihn that year and capturing most of the cruis- designed by Gardner, and the other ing races and many course races. headed by William Hale Thompson built The class was stimulated by the donation to the Chicago Yacht Club of the Richardson Trophy to be raced for by the yachtsmen of Canada and the United States. To defend this trophy a syndicate headed by Fred M. Price built the Michicago in 1912 from designs by Gardner.

Before leaving salt water, the Michicago was entered in the classic Manhasset Cup race on Long trsland Sound and ably handled by Fred Price and his crew, she captured that famous cup in a series of races in which twenty yachts started.

The Royal Canadian Yacht CIub in the summer oI 7912 sent the Patricia to Chicago with Norman Gooderham, Canada's best skipper, to challenge for the Richardson Trophy. The series was the best three out of five races.

Michicago, sailed by Roy Barcal and Ogden McClurg, lost the first and won the second race. The third was nip and tuck all the way and the last leg, a spinnaker run home, was almost a drifting match with Patricia from one-fourth length to a length in the lead. Michicago could not get by and after four breathless heartbreaking miles, Patricia drifted over the line a winner by a fraction of a length.

The fourth race was windward and leeward, four and a half miles to the leg twice around. On the first round Barcal sailing Michicago had a lead of seven minutes. The weather buoy was ENE from the gap and the breeze very light.

Gooderham took a long chance and stood away to the southeast for a breeze that no one could foresee. He got it and walked up to and turned the westher mark in a light breeze that exasperatingly failed to reach Michicago, absolutely becalmed two hundred yards from the mark. By the time she got steerage way Patricia was well on her way home and carried off

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the South Shore (now fntrepid) designed

by Owen. They were brought to Chicago in 1913 and that summer witnessed some of the hardest fought races that were ever seen on Lake Michigan. Michicago, Olympian and South Shore were pretty evenly matched and were ably sailed by Price, Heyworth and Thompson. Barcal bought the Mavourneen and his able handling kept her well up with the others.

In the faIl of 1913, Stranger of the Rhode Island Yacht Club came to challenge for the Manhassett Cup. Several other boats were expected from the east, as each club was entitled to one entry, but only Stranger arrived. Michicago flew the Chieago Yacht Club colors, Olympian the Chicago Athletic Association, South Shore the South Shore Country Club and Page 11

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If it is out-of-town racing you want, here are a few additional Open Regattas on ' Lake Michigan:

Sat., June 25-Milwaukee Y. C.

Mon., July 4-L. M. Y. A., Milwaukee.

Sun., July l0-Racine Y. C.

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Sun., July 24-T. C. Y. C., Muskegon Lake.

Thurs., July 28-Mackinac Island Sun., Aug. 7-Steel Mills Y. C. Mon., Sept. S-South Shore Y. C.

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Mr. Osborn Monnett is bringing to Chicago Yacht Club the 26-foot Chesapeake bugeye cruiser, Sea Spider. Her measurements are: Length overall, 26 feet; low waterline, 20 f.eet; beam, 8 feet, 9 inches; draft, 4 feet; headroom, 5 feet, 4 inches; sail area, 420 square feet.

The U. S. Lake Survey OfEce, Old Customhouse, Detroit, Mich., has issued the

new catalog of lake charts and prices.

Complete sets of these are on file in Chicago at Room 1201, 537 So. Dearborn St., where they may be seen by anyone.

Purchases must be made, however, from

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Yachtsmen desiring to purchase the

1921 edition of Lloyds Register of Amer-

ican Yachts should place their order

now. Address, 17 Battery Place, New York.

Belmont skippers will note that the club course race schedule begins on Saturday, May 21st. This is a little earlier than last year. Will yotr be ready?

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From the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto comes the following: "We can truthfully say in regard to the P class boats that they are the finest class of boat that we have ever had in our club-able, seaworthy, fast and with ample accommodation for the crew that they require for handling. "f look forward to the time when, in the near future f hope, odr two clubs may meet in friendly competition for the championship on fresh water."

Sign up that friend of yours on a membership application. Never mind about a boat. He will get the fever later.

Justin McGlynn is thoroughly overhauling Seminole and will paint her white again. Claude Erby is signed up and doing his bit.

"Capt." Geo. D. Emme has ordered a new sail for his cat Wabasso and expects to take an extended cruise next JuIy if satisfactory arrangements can be made with his crew's employers in regard to time of vacation. IIe expects to meet the boys up in Mackinac at the finish of the big race.

George and Fred Spies are giving Siren (ex-Gray Jacket) a complete over-

hauling.

Samuel Dauchy was elected President and George Dalseg Secretary of the Boat Owners' Asso,ciation of the C. Y. C.

Chairman Wefer announces that a cruising power boat race from Chicago to Maikinac Island on Saturday, July 23rd,. Member.s of all the power boat clubs are invited to participate.

Walter J. Murphy will have in commission next month his new 100-foot power cruiser, which will be the largest on Lake Michigan. He brings it here from Greenpoint, Long Island.

U. T. Hermann's new auxiliary schooner is coming along fine at East Boothby, Maine, where Hodgdon Bros. are building .it. The length o. a. will be 55 ft., beam 14 ft. and draft 6 ft. Her rig is standard with bowsprit, and the sail area 1395 square feet.

She is Wm. Hand designed, of the Gloucester Fisherman type and her cabin sleeps eight.

A schooner this si,Ze is what a good many members have had in mind, and we await its arrival eagerly.

The Tuesday night dances at the Monroe Street Clubhouse will begin early in May. Watch for the announcement of Chicago Yacht Club's "Pirate Ball" at the Drake Hotel, the evening of. May 21st. .

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the relative positions would be rffi?iid.

This operation was repeated again and again as each in turn would find favorable currents. At three bells of the second starboard watch, however, a'zephyr stole timidly out of the southeast and whispered to old weatherwise Hendrickson that there was plenty of wind behind it and soon the good ship heeled to port with a sudden determined tightening of the sheets which plainly told that the period of inactivity was ended. We judged we were at that time off Fort Sheridan.

Old "Gunnerf'won our admiration and respect many times that trip. This rnarine

pointer was ever on the scent of the weather. I can see him now-a typical Gloucester sailorman as he squatted up forward making observations in his own way. With the fascinating gutturatr of a mair ci' war'S bo's'n and weather forecasting propensities bordering on thertrncanny, he was ever the object of solibitude lest something befaIl him before we made moorings up the straits.

When we were laboring in the doldrums he said we would soon be on our

way. Right. The breeze came and he assured us it would increase to a blow. ft

did, and after that we never doubted him.

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balloon was broken out of stops and Vencie had the water boiting along her lee rail. When daylight came Sunday moming glasses trained astern picked up three yachts dead after us and well down.

A vote was taken after all on deck had conned the pursuers and the trio was decided upon as the big windjammers, Mistral, Ilawthorne and Juanita. Many an anxious look was bent upon them, as it was their weather and Vencedor must be driven to the limit to maintain the lead. But Vencie, always a great reacher, fairly outdid herself in that stern chase, and, seemingly understanding what was expected of her, tilted the weather rhil still higher, and increased the sailing surface of her port side. Within three hours Cowan, from the crosstrees, could make out only the topsails of the schooners and yawl and later they were lost entirely.

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That was the last seen of any of our competitors, until we greeted them at the island.

The faithful mahogany racer was logging twelve knots at the time the first dog

watch turned in and an hour later we

caught and passed the steamer Tacoma of

the Gilchrist line, which was up bound.

By four bells the rising wind was holding in the sarne quarter and insistently hurling the white capped seas against Vencedor's green bottom. The weather thickened and oilskins were donned without the necessity of looking at the rapidly falling glass, while the whistling wind, hauling suddenly several points to the south'ard, spelled likely trouble.

In fact, the main sheet had hardly been

eased before Skipper Mac ordered it flattened for the iibe to starboard occasioned

by a westward shift. Little Point Saub1e was picked up at 11:15, but the crew was too attentive to other things to run up Vencie's "C P A N" signal flags.

Between Little and Big Point Saubles the first squall was launched from that stronghold of sailors' troubles-northwest. It was not severe, however, and Vencedor ragged through it with everything, including the working topsail. But the rain came and we had water from above, below and all around. The squall diminished for a time, but at four bells returned to the attack from the same quarter and the working topsail was doused.

Tramel would not listen to shortening canva6. He was in the race to win and begrudged the valuable time necessary to into the wind and stick in reef come up points. He argued with propriety th-at we were in the course of the liners and he would rather risk tumbling mast and canvas over the side and getting picked up by a steamer than to chance being caught by one of the big double stickers while riding the blow out under shortened 5ail.

B.ff"*i"g" ifri" uto.w the wind com' pleted an operation of boxing the compass ind the crew was kept hiking to meet the rapidly changed conditions. Cowan was worked overtime in dousing the canvas aloft and almost- immediately crac-king it on again. B..y the way', as,.one stood on deck-and did comparatively easy work,

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the fact was forcibly - impresSed upon the ,)bqre up ar4! stood toward the eastward observer that this puriieyo, of Italian 'until the sqlall subsided suddenly and for marbles and bric-a-brlc onle the property the third tirne that strenuous ifternoon of royalty, carried out the difficult stuni touched every point of the compass until of lashing a writhing topsail aloft in a it was S. S. W. Then Skipper McCultumbling sea with quite as much ease as lough laid his course as before and we in separating Mrs. Lake Shore Drive were given some great going, with workfrom her cash in exchange for an antique ing topsail, balloon jib and Spinnaker venison dish. drawing us along like a tugboat. How With the replacing of the topsail came true Mac had held the ship on her course the setting of the balloon jib and reaching from the start was proven, when, at 8:15 jib topsail and the "old girl" took a bonl P.M., we were abreast of Point Betsy, in her teeth which, mounting over the the nearest point of land we had been to prow sent barrels of water tumbling aft. since the start. That was over two hunOff to the southwest the squall which had dred miles from Chicago harbor and it lashed us with its outer edge was rolling seemed unlikely that any of the others down toward our less lucky rivals some- cbuld have passed us either during or where astern of us and we had visions of after the storms. them riding it out under bare poles. And By two bells the wind had hauled then we got ours and got it good.

S. W. and a fairly dense fog called for the Warned by an ominoui stillness, imme- 'utmost caution, as we were directly in the diately followed by the sullen growling of of the steamers and our sidelights the storm demons unleashed, our crew "track were often blanketed by the spinnaker. h-a9tiIy prepared for the coming twister, The flare and Coston lights were burned though a half-dozen reef points could not while the horn carriedra waining into the have been tied in had we itarted to do so. fog ahead. Little Manitou light was A record was set in clewing up the gaff picked up at 11:15 and we had no troubles topsail, stowing the jib and reaching-iib until midnight when all hands were called topsail, and as McCullough put down his .out to stow spinnaker and clew up the helm to east her a trafle we waited for it working topsail when a nasty squall came to hit us. Our peak was merely "squat- after us from southwest. Soon we picked ted." The wind- had gone clear around up the stern lights of two steamers rolling from southeast and now it was being ahead in the heavy swells and they proved driven in howling frorn northwest. friends in need, for our skipper steered by It was a wicked squall-as nasty" a one them for hours. as ever menaced a iacing yacht. OverA! ? :.30 we caught occasional glimpses head, and keeping pa"e *ith the churning of sidelights down near the witer and advance of the under wind current, lon[ afterward learned that we had been close black cloud fingers, the veins of whic6 to the Chicago launch for a were livid forks of lightning, reached time given up as lost byQuickstep, those expecting down to tear puny man and hiJ plaything her at Mackinac. from the surface of the lake. We were About one bell of the dog watch (at the the puppets of an all pervading and resist- time, I confess, sub rosa, f didn't'know less destiny, but the appointed time evi- the dog watch from the watch dog) Vendently had not arrived for us. cedor ran into two or three fog squalls We wallowed between the sea walls and plowed through'them'unscathed, but with each rail alternately buried, until a half hour later the wind hauled to things, quieted a bit when McCullough northwest and blew a living gali which gave the order to tack ship and attempt tg brought from their snatches of sleep those sail around the squall, which luckity had who had turned in for the proverbial veered before the full fury reached us. forty. The topsail was stowed itong with The white rods of rain hurled from the the light canvas and we lhggards came on ethereal swamped everything on deck and deck to find'McCullough still at the stick, even invaded the closely buttoned oil- the yacht jammed hard by the wind and skins. No kiud qf clothing ceuld have grgen,,water slopping into the cockpit. kept the water out.

The dingey, well lashed, forward of ?he We were thoroughly soaked, with no lazarette hatch, was all but washed overimmediate prospect of drying out; We board. A glance aloft showed a sprung Page 15

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tee of the Hou.se has definitely and repeat-

edlv announced that there will be no oielemeal revision of the Revenue Act' bne of the first things that the new Congress will consider will undoubtedly be a ievision of the Revenue Act.

The Legislative Committee of the League is riady to go to Wash4gton and

ILAKIT, N{NCHIGAN

%chtin{.kus Published monthlY bY the

Vol. 2

CHICAGO YACHT CLUB MAY, 1921

DONALD F' PRATHER, Etlitor

No..7

Chicago Y' C'

Ch;caeo !, C, JOHN F. CORCORAN, Assoc. Editor -COnoOu

SEAGROVE

ED.WARD BUKER

JAMES BARR

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Meanwhile, write to your Congressman and your Senator that you endorse and H. R. 12957, and S' 3905' *uttt "rrpported

A SUBSCRIPTION FROM INDIA A subscription to the L. M. Y. News

has come irr from Laurence V. Teasdale, for many years a member of J. P. Y. 9., who is now in Rangoon, Burmah, India,

with the British Government's forestry research service, where he will be sta-

tioned for three Years.

From time to time he has owned the er-ip,nf F.BAENZIGE,R, Sinbad, the Lilly L, the Freebooter .and Single copy, twenty-five the Seminole. in 1917 he was a Club Subscription, $1.50 a year.

Advertising rates on application' Director and Regatta Committee Chair""t,..

6810 Rand' in J. P. Y. C. Tel' man Clubhouse St. Business Offrce, Monroe '"Larry" is a licensed architect and one of his good work is the Because of the change in direction -of of the examples Ship. During the war Club Park the covers Jackson the L. M. Y. News, this issue and joined the profession his May' quit and lre April March, of three months Wis' Madison, in GovJrnment service PRESENT TAXES Tust before making the long journey to September, he martied Miss Inlia At the present time the sport of yacht- Gladyslast Madison. We are glad Lyrell-of irrs is beaiing a heavy burden of taxation' wants to keeP in LarrY tax to know that W"hen -dn a boaiis built there is first, the Lake Michigan' on yachting with p"; cint. on the initial cost; second, touch ;i boat; of the use tax upon the tt r ""ituut the ten peicent. tax on the owner's third, Beqinning with the June Number, V""fti "t"t dues. Is this reasonable and News rnli[ U" published monthly. the fair?

With respect to the existing taxes on A11 material for this number should vachts. which the WaterwaY League be mailed to the Editor on or before "..eks io amend by eliminating the len pir the June twentieth. i""i. t"" on new boats and modifying our in forth set as boats, Photographs and negatives loaned of use i;;" -H.the R. t2957, it begins to.-lo.ok as reproduition will be returned in ;iii for thoueh there may be some posslbltrty or order. good tax lEgislation before the summer season ;]Ari:- the Ways and Means Commit-

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gaff which threatened disaster unless .eased, but the spirit of recklessness still prevailed and the weakness was ignored.

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And all the time, the rudder sang;nd the foaming water was drawn in over the fantail, such was the speed.

With the lee rail buried in the smother, cabin trunk awash and the hull wavering between the laws of gravity and lateral resistance the "cherry circle" burgee of the Chicago .Athletic Association was swept toward victory at the truck of one of the grandest pieces of marine architecture ever dropped in fresh or salt water.

She foamed along nine knots hard by the wind and had dreaded Skilligalee on her starboard beam at 7 o'clock that Monday morning. Keeping well out we passed Gray's Reef lightship ancl rounded Waugochance light at 9:15.

As we swept by the fog station our signal code flags were whipped into the wind and instantly the big whistle boomed a salute of three blasts which plainly said: "You win, Vencedor." To be sure, we still had a run of twenty-two miles up the straits before we would get the gun from the Chicago Yacht Club judges, but we had such 'a lead, with nothing else in sight, that only a breakdown could enable another yacht to catch us.

The working jib topsail was made, the balloon and spinnaker set flying and under under the billowy clouds of light canvas Vencedor stood down the straits.

All went well until abreast North Graham shoal when we gradually lost the wind.

Otr St. Ignace a long soft spot stretched itself across our course and as we ran into it we became absolutely becalmed. To be held up at that stage of the race thoroughly tried the patience of the worn out crew, as the Grand Hotel, framed high on the island in its beautiful setting of green, appeared but half the distance off that it

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really was, while old Fort Mackinac .reared iJs terraced white walls sharply cut in relief by the bright sunlight.

Another four hours elapsed before the arrival of Vanenna; while Neva, Mistral, Illinois, Juanita, Alice and Arcadia all finished in the order named up to 1 o'clock Tuesday morning. The approach of the noon hour brought the Milwaukee yawl Ranger, During 1fu9 gight Nomad and

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Naiad checked in and Tannis reported Wednesday morning. Beatrice, the lone Columbia Club entry, gav€ up the race and put into Manistee under stress of weather. Nearly all of the crews brought hard luck tales of tedious. struggles through periods of calm and storms.

This chronicle would not be complete without a deserved tribute to Vencedor's culinary department. Tramel, in his speech at the Mackinac cup dinner at the Chicago Yacht Club, credited his stewart with contributing to the victory by admirable work in the galley. So say we all. f, for one, take off my hat and kow tow to Maiada, the accomplished little Jap who proved a master of his art and saved the lives of seven gentlemen mariners on that memorable cruise. We ate, with our feet under the ship's table, all but one meal on the entire trip. That one exception was a time when even the black coffee Served in the cockpit was taken at the imminent risk of knocking the crowns of our teeth from their moorings. fmagine, if you can, that Oriental acrobat, spread eagled over a three-burner gasoline stove; with head braced against a deck carlin and feet anchored on the steel frames of the hull and at the end serving you with garnished dishes, the like of which can seldom be found ashore ! Anyhow, they don't taste as good ashore.

CLUBS CHALLENGE FOR MANHASSET CUP Two challenges have been received by the

Indian Head Yacht Club for a series of races for the Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup. The Corinthian Yacht Ctrub of Marblehead sent the first defi; the second comes from the Boston Yacht Club. The trophy which the intrepid mariners of the Bay State. seek to lift is for yachts of Class P, 31 rating.

This cup has been successfully defended twice by the Nahma, which is owned by Addi-

son C. Hanan and Commodore W. H. Childs.

Last year, when the Na\ma raced against the Wasaka of the Boston Yacht Club, the Wasaka was dismasted in a strong wind off Green-

wich, so it is still problematic just what the Massachusetts boat can do. She may let it be

known this year, "as the Bostonians, it is thought, will start the same yacht again. The

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YEO-HEAVE.HO !

It was a gallant farmer lad Enlisted in the navY' "Give me," said he, "the deep blue sea, The ocean lvide and wavY!" A sailor's uni{orm he'd don,

And never would he doff it.

He packed his grip, and soon was on His way to Captain Moffet.

In cap of r+.hite and coat of blue He labored for the nation, A member of the saitY crew That worked the Naval Station.

He soon became the best of tars, A seaman more than ab1e, By sweeping stleets. and ,1r'i"ing cals.

And waiting on the table.

He guarded gates, and shoveled snow,

And wotkpd u)ron the highwav.

"A1l lads," said he, "should plough the sea And would if I had rny waY." Week-end he took a trolleY car, And to the city hied him, Alongside of another tar Who offered for to guide him.

The train rolled o'er a trestle high' The river ran below him.

"We11, I'11 be blamed!" our tar exclaimed, And grabbed his Pal to show him.

"Yes, dash my weeping eyes!" he cried'

"That's water, sure, bY gravYl

The first blue water I have sPied Since joining of the navY!"

Now, "landsmen a11," the moral's piain: Our navy still is arrning.

And if you'd plough the weitr known main, You'd best begin bY farrning.

I[ you would head a tussiirg p]'ow Among out- navigatot's.

Get up at morn and miik the cow, And yeo-heave-ho the 'taters"

Do up your chores, and dc 'em brol'rn, And learn to d::ive a ffivver;

And some day, when you go to town, You'Il scc the laging *river'.

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Lee Bridwell sailed his raceabout Hobo out of the slip at Kraft's Yard on Sunday morning, April 3rd, thus establishing a rdcord for early sailing. Hobo will be alone in the harbor during April, as the majority of the south side craft will not be launched before April 30th.

The locker rentals for this season are $4.00, $6.00 and $10.00, accoiding to size

The annual boat owners' meeting of the Jackson Park Yacht Club was held February 24th at the Shore Quarters.

ing night, or checks for $10.00, the maximum, can be mailed to his address, 7345 South Shore Drive, and refunds, if any,

and location. Due to the demand all lockers must be paid for on or before April 12th. After that date the contents of all unpaid lockers will be removed.

Mr. A. A. Bennett, chairman of the Hogse

Committee, can be consulted on the meet-

Vice-Commodo,re Prather presided.

can be arranged later.

count those open race dates previously annonced by Chicago Yacht Club. The date of the annual open race to Michigan City was set for Saturday, September 3rd, and it was voted to divide the fleet into Universal and Seawanhaka divisions with a so-called "time prize" for each of the two divisions.

In Club Races it was voted to race the Q's against each other on universal ratings, and the Seawanhakas against each other on Seawanhaka ratings.

In the Memorial Day Rate for which the Skipper's Cup is hung up, it was voted to race all boats on the Seawanhaka rules.

In the . Bennett Cup Series of three races and a final, it was voted to race each division under its own rules up to the final, then race the Universal winner against the Seawanhaka winner for the cup.

With the gradual increase of the Q class, Jackson Park Yacht Club now finds its universal sloops in the majority. The universal owners, however, failed to request that either the Skipper's Cup or Bennett Cup be designated for their division. The Universals include Princess, l_ackson Park -If, Gem, Virginia and Chaperon. The Seawanhakas include Sally VII, Mildred II, Edith fI, Columbia and the raceabout Hobo.

obligations that must be met immediately.

Kindly remit your dues to the Treasurer now. If convenient we would much

A complete racing schedule for the The payment of the last installment of season was drawn up, taking into ac- the bond issue is one of the important

About thirty boat owners attended.

The schedule adopted is printed elsewhere in the News.

The J. P. Y. C. clubship was put in commission April lst with our w. k,

prefer that you remit a full year's dues instead of taking advantage of the two payment plan.

The following appl|cations were passed upon favorably for active membership: J. A. Castino, 208 S. La Salle St.; F. S. Wood, 440 N. Wells st.; c. G. wirick, 564 w. Randolph St.; G. D. Daly, 1856 Transportation Blde.; M. G. Sanderson, 5342 Kenmore .A,ve.;

L. E. Edsall, 4950 Lake Park Ave.; A. S.

Armstrong, 1636 Transportation Bldg.; H. T. Bayard, 7001 Clyde Ave.; C. G. McMinn, 1411 E. 47th St.; Henry L. Stresenreuter, 6847 Cornell Ave.; Harland S. Sylvester, 6449 Minerva Ave.; Wm. C. Webber, 8055 S. Peoria St.; S. V. Dawson, 1111 E. 62nd St.; R. E. Morrison,4929 Vincennes Ave.; Dewitt L. Curtis, Jr., 6901 East End Ave.; Frank Leonard Curtis, 6901 East End Ave.; Charles L. Kinney, Jr., 10360 Walden Parkway; Joseph Sutton Mohr, 7307 So. Shore Drive; Phillip Borden Thomas, Junior Member, 9422 Longwood Drive.

The following amendment to the ByLaws was offered April 12th: "kesolved that the By-Laws of the jackson Park Yacht Club of Chicago, Ill., be amended by striking out the paragraph under the title of Initiation Fees and substituting therefor the following paragraph under the title Initiation Fee:

"The. Initiation Fee for active membership

for a period up to and including May 1st, 1921, shall be Fifty Dollars ($5O.OO;, which amount shall accompany the application, after May lst,

it shall be automatically increased to Seventyfive ($75.00). The Board of Directors have

authority to waive the Initiation Fee at their discretion for a limited period. The Initiation Fee and any other monies deposited with an application for membership shall be refunded

!p c4se the application is rejected,"

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rg2r fucing Schedule JACKSON PARK YACHT CLUB Mon.

May 30 Sat.

June 4 Sat.

June 11 Sat.

June 18 Srrn.

June 19 Sat.

June 25 Sat.

luly 2 Mon.

July 4 Sat.

July 9 Sat-

July 16 Mon,

July 18 Sat.

July 23 Sun.

luly 24 Thurs.

luly 28 Sat.

July 30 Sat.

Aug. 6 Sat.

Skipper's Cup Race

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Race I Club Calumet Gas Buoy and Crib

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Putting two boats into comrnission in

Course iI Club (Bennett Cup)

Open Race to Michigan City

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one spring is the duty facing Ex-CommoColumbia Y. C.

Open Race, Hotel Stafford Cup

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\ Michigan City to C)ricago

Chicago Y. C.

Club Race Black Can \ Nun Buoy and Open Race 1 I

\ to Milwaukee J. P. Y. C. Chicago T. C. M. Y. A. Open Regatta t L. at S. S. Y. C., Milwaukee \

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Aug. 13 \ (Bennett Cup) Thurs.

First Race Lipton Series 1 Aug. 18 t R Class Fri. l. Second Race Lipton Series Aug. 19 \ R Class S at.

Third Race Lipton Series I Aug. 20 I R Class

Chicago Y. C. Chicago T. C. Chicago Y C.

Race I Club Aug. 20 4-Mile Crib and Van Buren Gap Sat.

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Open Race for Nutting Cup

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Sept. 24 Sat-

Oct. 1 Sat.

Oct.8 Sat.

Chicago Y. C.

J. e.'r. c.

dore Corcoran and his crew these days.

With Gem on the way, he can't let the good Sundays go to waste, so he is spending them on Virginia.

Cornmodore Thorby and Doctor Holmes have Omoo ready for the water. TheY plan to be at Mackinac when the racers arrive, and will take part in the regatta at the Island on July 28th.

"Chuck" Roovart and Bob Ebert have their yawl Rebel nearly ready' A new engine has been instalied. A bent rudder post caused them the most work this

sprlng.

"Old-timer" .41. Petersen is with the Apex Sales Co., Joliet, I11.

Claus Stone, J" P. Y. C., was heard from last month after his departure for Tahiti from San Pedro, Calif., in January on E. A. Salisbury's yacht, Wisdom II. Should any club members wish to write him, his address is care of Postrnaster, Los Angeles, who will forward his mail.

Dr. Salisbury's first trip on Wisdom I was from New York to Central America and through the Canal to San Pedro.

Hallet Redmon has purchased the Columbia, which left Jackson Park harbor two seasons ago for Milwaukee.

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Edward Buker is still on the lookout for that "Ideal schooner." Eci was looking hard last year, when he suffered a recurren-ce of racing fever and was sidetracked to a Q boat. Now he is again a man without a ship. Good luck to You,

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Lalie Michigan Yachting News

STEEL MILLS'YACHT CLUB

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spring days have their efour annual l'Let 'er Rain Dance,' will - The_warm fect.

Everyone iq out'with saw, hammer be held at th6 Club, April 9th. This is and pajnt. rf ta-lk counts {or anything, always the best spring tonic for otrr many floating palaces will be the result. yachismen. Everyone 'Irho'can possibty Sid Els,by, our new steward, has taken crawl will be there to receive this tonit charge of the "Teddy Adler", the trim in the form of jazz jollification sloop with the wooden anchor and straw The ladies of S. M. y. C. held a masli deck. Good luck, Sid. ball at the-OdfFeflows ff"if f.Lf_ T!" o'conque-ror", after a thorough ruary l?th. rt was a big succesi "" and overhauling, will be one of the fastest prizes were awarded to thi best masked raceabout on the lake. Spr,ingtime a-nd couples. fnvader, take special notice.'

An initiation of all new members has a qart of the monthly Chi-gago yachtsmeh won't recognize been. adoptl4

the "Cherry'r this season with her biown meetings. The"s_ first initiation took place shingled cibin and tar papered bottom. .Mrt9-f. Ist and met with much appioval AU kidding aside, she's gbing to be some by all present. It bro.ught out a number o'f members who had not attended for swell looker and for speid--oh, boy !

Pilot's crew-one Carl Newm.rrjur" sometime' Reports of the different com-

h";d J ;;;k. r'h; c.il;;";;;, ,ili;

must be trim and with that bucket off Ht::'f,.,X;'i, T"rt_"i3"fl,u[ti:"ji,;l ;i h;,-k";i;;";hi;s' wll be [XH; iX"i"r#"i;.#;_i.rTrlXn3,i,T; "ur" her. ",:t'l:r';;Tli"*l shown in the The ,,ctara Beue,,, always a trim ship, will be no differeni this" season. sfi; t_q Iacs y. s_augatuck on Jury 16th. Ail has been rigged with all new spars and s.

M. C. L-""t. pr.pufi"g-to-.rt.r. her new owners are..going to make her A hearty;J;;;. ur. is |roinisei url to"t, look "like a million". s.toppi"g li_ih.-S. lrl.-V. C. o"-S""a"y, The "Heather", our speedy "bug" or 4rglrlt 27th, on their way back from "pup" class boat w,ill be after all ?rsts the Mackinac race. -Chicagb fellows, reagain this year. ft would be fine if member this date ! chicago yachtsmen c_oul_{ up a few several speed boats have come into of their puirs.for the L._Y. !o_w M. A. regatta our midst urra ,r" to be entered in the to -race against the Heather, as our Mississippi varrey pL*", B;;t'il;;i._ yachtsmen think there is no faster boat tio" n.ii-tt" M: i,.'d;;;_ of her class on the lake and a race of nant. This ""J!r1h;'i. regatta is to be held at this kind would cause a good deal of peoria, iii., l"&-"il +', sl" ;;";;'ir"* excitement. ail over th"'d;Jtrt'*iir p"rti"ip"t". ^^-

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The Toledo Yacht Ciub e class princess arrived in Chicago April 2nd, and awaits an owner. C. W. Krift purchased her to increase the Q fleet in Chicago and is quite proud of the new acquisitio-n. He expects to dispose of her at the same price he paid, to some other e fan who wlltr plenty of good class racing.

- Princess is in good shape, needs no rebuilding or repairs, and ii equipped with two suits of canvas. She boasts of a success{ul racing record and especially in Iight airs will have more than ,, &.,

chance against other boats gf her class.

She is natural mahogany finiih with canvassed deck and compires favorablv in size, comfort and equipment with' the other Q's. She has had complete new frames set in from her bow aft to a point about midships.

_ Tlr. sloop Spray is leaving us for Racine to help build up the R. Y. C. fleet, which is growing fast. The boys are down every Sunday working hard to get her in shape to take home as soon as

possible.

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CLUB MILWAUKEE, YACHT : Club's annual

oPen

Mil*urk"e Yacht t'eta saturdaY' June 25: about '";';i;';;ii-re on sundav' one wants Ile h",";i.; ti.--i. will hold theirs .";;; io, ' Y"t'i' dat-e-is^sunc' Y' Mills .h;'si;;] ti;^i;, 50 {eet overall' {::l ;:;;:; i' ' ----' South Shore Y' 9' lu= nu5uo! oit!' has "rd rmp Purchat"l.ll: of n fegatta for Labor The owner oPe: their

It is said Henry Powell is going .east

v"c;""d 1-11^,: o'il. T,,*;iI .?".'J':: scheduled Dav. "?n" setting of the Saugatuck 1ac3 dat"9 her in commlsslon' A' Regatta p.ir. i" the L' M' Y' 4th' """r"t= t""Mi#;k"e. MondaY' JulY the ' George Daugherty is waitin-8*forswlmmlng' go can .lub to"oPen so he with 'h1t Ex - Commodore Gerich' logical the .chalschooner Volante, is Milwaukee for Mackinac i;;;;;-i..* from Chicag-o ?" ;:;;. i"-it" big race bv Chicago Yacht f,oped is rt i"i" ,era. will be able t'iYo"in"i ih.--co**odore be one o[ to as so t'it tt"itt ;i;;; the entrants in the race'

l"iv-iotr," T-:T:. 'if: 'ili:l"Tl'J Si "t those Yachts excep on that date' ;;;;;- i"itt tegitt th-eir cruise cruise one their toegin til'Uir;;-rfitt iater. week "

resorts

1, i. certain that the East Shore than in many a year' *iii;. ;ore y4chts period' *".t of them in the same for ''Trr"-t"u";u1e a lot of ""aadopted calls dis1-ong of ,";;;,-;a a gr€at^ number wili indeed tance races. Lake-Mi"higut' b" u ,""ittg center this season'

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RACINE YACHT CLUB Election Racine Yacht Clu'b's Annual of the selection *X.litd t.tl'rt"a l" the

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of two more With the recent addition increase on is b.;;.'R:'Y.-c';t fl""t in thethe Assoriation club ;" ;; ;ii i'h;;;

i# "h;;-"'riigr'ttt future than Racine'

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS MAIZIE-Y""I

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ch understand how the"-t!:i.#lo::*:',,iTJ,Jfl advrse rn

,..',3',foY,tr#i{"p,t':JtH.F;'t# insemble, so to speax

think that Your FLEET SURGEON-We or scotch of ons prescripti 1o -rve' .r'.i#it l"iiti"E sicliness' io' 'what's +"1t: ;:;;;;a; '-e'nowadays' if he can't do a of a fleet surgeo-n, little thing like thatr

HHH?#;{ff Parisian.

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_ waterway League Bulletin

Lake Michigan Yachting News

DEED OF GIFT SUBJECT OF Y. R. U. DISCUSSION Transfer of the Yacht Racing Union Cup, known as the Richardson Trophy, to the Y. R. U. was accomplished at the Chicago meeting o{ the Council, and means that the next international race between the Royal Canadian Yacht Club of Toronto and a challenging club will be governed by action of the Y. R. U. Uncier the terms of the deed of gift, t

which is set forth below, Commodore Richardson provided an international trophy to take the place of the old Canada's Cup, to be raced for by yachts

of the P class.

One race has been held-that of 1,912-

in which Canada captured the trophy.

A return race in 1914 was cancelled when the challanging yacht arrived at Toronto.

No race has since been sailed.

KNOW ALL MEN BY TEIESE

PRESENTS that the donor, S. O. RICHARDSON JR. of the City of Toledo, County of Lucas, and State of Ohio, has given, g;ranted, transferred and set over, and does hereby give, grant, transfer and

set over to the COUNCIL OF THE YACHT RACING UNION OF THE GREAT LAkES. and to their successors in office and their assigns, as trustees, a silver cup to be known as the "YACHT RACING UNION CHALLENGE CUP" to have and to hold the said cup in trust as a perpetuai trophy for friendly interna-

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tional competition between sailing yachts representing yacht clubs of Canada and the United States respectively, having their home ports on the Great Lakes, subject to the terms and conditions following: (1) Competition for said cup shail be limited to Sailing Yachts of the so-called Class "P" or thirty-one {oot rating class of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, as said class exists at the date hereof; and in case any change be made in the existing classification of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes,

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competition for said cup shall thereafter be limited to yachts of that class which sha1l approximate most nearly to said existing class "P" subject to the provisions of paragraph 17 hereof.

(2) The club represented by the winning yacht shall be entitled to the custody of the cup and shall be responsible for its safekeeping.

(9) Any yacht club belonging to any of the yacht racing associations on the Greai Lakes affiliated with the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes shall be entitled to challense for said cup, provided that such challenge sh-all be international and shall be made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this instrument.

(4) The challenging club shall give ten (10) months'notice in writing, naming the date for

the first of the proposed races and no race

shall be sailed between the 15th day of September and the 15th day of June.

(5) The challenged club shall accept a challenge duly made under the terms and provisions of this instrument within sixty (60I days

after its receipt, and failing so to do shill surrender the cup to the chafienging club.

(6) 'Should the club holding the cup cease to exist as an active yachting organization, or cease to be a member of a yacht racing associ-

ation on the Great Lakes affiliated with the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes, or should no race. be held for ,four consecutive

seasons, said cup thall be surrendered to-the Council of the Yacht Racing Uirion of the Great Lakes, their successors or assigns upon their written demand therefor, or should no race be held for six consecutive seasons said

cup shall be surrendered to the Toledo Yacht Club, their successors or assigns upon their written demand therefor.

(7) .A.11 matches shall be sailed under the racing rules of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes from time to time in force, but subject always to the provisions of this instrument,

(8)

A11 matches shall be sailed between a

single yacht on behalf of the challenging club and a single yacht on behalf of the challenged club.

(9) The challenging and the challenged

club shall each naine its representative yaiht by written notice to the other club, at least one week prior to the date fixed for the first race.

(10) The match shall be decided by the winning of not less than three (3) out of five

(5) races.

(11) The courses shall be open lake courses,

having a minimum depth of fifteen (15) feet over the entire length of same and shall be to

leeward or windward aRd return and triangular.

(12) All races shall take place under the management and auspices of the club holding the cup .and, unless, the holding club shall otherwise agree, shall be sailed on its home waters.

(13) The club challenging for the cup and

the club holding the same may by mutual consent makb any arrangement as to dates, courses, number of races, management of races, and other conditions which shall not violate Page 23

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the letter nor the spirit ol this instrument; and they may also waive the ten (i0) months' notice mentioned in paragraph 4.

(14) Matches for said cup shall not be held oftener than every alternate year, provided that this provision may be waived by the challengeci club, or in the event of a club obtaining the cup bv surrender, in accordance with Article 11. then such club must defend the cup the following year, provided it is challenged for'

(15) No yacht shall be eligible to compete for siid cup'unless intended in good faith for use on the Great Lakes and actually owned by one o[ more bona fide members of a club entitled to challenge for said cup under the provisions of paragraph 3.

(16) Any question which may arise as to the interpretation of this instrument, or as to the interlretation or application of the ru-les of the Yacfit Racing Union of the Great Lakes shall be referred for settlement to the Council of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes,

match for said cup shall be between such clubs elieible to compEte therefor, and over such coirses and under such managament as the

Council of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes shall determine.

QD In case the club holding the cup shall be'dulv challenged on the same day by two or more clubs eftible to challenge under the terms of this agreement, the challenging clubs

shall determinJ by lot which one of the said challenges shall stind, and the other challenges shall be considered as withdrawn.

Ql\ In the event of active competition for

Canaila's Cup arising af.ter 1912, paragraph No. t hereof shall be amended to read instead "of

the so-called class'P' or 3l-foot rating cIass," "Class 'R' or 2O-foot rating class" wherever same may appropriatelY be read.

And the Council of the Yacht Racing Union of the Great Lakes do hereby accept the said cup in trust upon the terms and conditions herein set forth. and their decision shall be final.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the donor (17\ The Council of the Yacht Racing Unioi of the Great Lakes shall have the right has hereunto set his hand and seal, and to aiter and amend the provisions of the fore- the Council of the Yacht Racing Union of going paragraph one (1) or.any other provi- the Great Lakes have caused this instrusion of this instrument, provicled that no sucn ment to be signed by its Chairman and alteration or amendments shall be made in the lifetime of the donor without his consent in Secretary, this 20th da'y of March, A. D., t9L2. t writing.

(18) The first match for said cup shall be (Fga.) S. O. Richardson, Jr. (Seal) beiween a vacht of the Chicago Yacht Club Racing Union of the Great takes Yacht yacht. of a and States United representing the the Royal Canadian Yacht Club rep--resenting (Sgd.)

By C. G. Marlatt, Chairman Canada, and the same shall be held off Chicago (Sgd.) S. McMurray, Secretary For the-pu-rJ. 1912. commencing August 10th, poses of this inltrument the Chicago Yacht blob rh"ll be construed as holders of said cup FOR SALE-FOR THAT MACKINAC RACE and the Royal Canadian Yacht Club as chal-

lengers.

(19) In case said cup be surrendered at any 'hereafter to the Yacht Racing Union oI time the Great Lakes under the provisions of paragraph 6, then and in every such case the next

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