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OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES
CHICAGO YACHT CLUB L922 OFFICERS VICE COMMODORE
COMMODORE Sheldon Clark
Samue1 Insull
REAR COMMODORE Clark C. Wright JUDGE ADVOCATE
Richard G. Jones
SECRETARY Harold Bradley 717 N. Michigan Ave.
TREASURER
,
LIBRARIAN
MEASURER Clark C. Wright
John L. Shortall FLEET SURGEON
Phone Superior 9100
Harry G. Wilson
FLEET CAPTAIN J. E. Roberts
Dr. John A. Wolfer
DIRECTORS Dr. W. L: Baum Leonard J, Lambin Charles R. Francis
Laurance Armour
George O. Clinch Ogden T. McClurg
Bertram M. Winston
E. C. Webster
{ COMMITTEES HOUSE COMMITTEE Bertram M. Winston, Chairman
Williarn C. Moulton R. G. Jones A. Von Wening Geo. HuIl Porter
B. H. Pistorius Wm. Geo. D. Orr
Geo. Dalseg
N. L. Hurd
ADMISSIONS COMMITTEE Geo. Hull Porter, Chairman
REGATT^A. COMMITTEE Frank B. Evers, Chairman Frank B.'Wever Fred C. Taylor Charles Scates
MOORINGS COMMITTEE A. C. King, Chairman
Augustus S. Peabody Charles W. Wrigley E. E. Sheridan Jarnes O. Hbyworth
E. C. Webster
ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE Evan Evans, Chairman Don B. Sebastian H. P. O'Connell Francis Taylor James N. Smith
PRESS COMMITTEE J; M. Handley, Chairman
Gaar Williams
Wm. D. McJunkin Bernard J. Mullaney
Byron Willis
L]NCOI,N PARK RELATIONS COMMITTEE Col. Wm. N, Pelouze, Chairman Charles R. Francis, Vice-Chairman Geo. F. Harding,
Jr,
Fred'k H. Bartlett
AVIATION COMMITTEE J. F. Cornelius, Chairman Philip K. Wrigley W. Mitchell Blair
NEW CLUB HOUSE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Samuel Insull, Chairman, A. M. Andrews, Laurance Armour, Lester Armour, Fred'k H. Bartlett, Dr. W. L. Baum, Ralph A. Bond, John F. Corcoran, Joseph M. Cudahy, Samuel Dauchy, Charles S. Dewey, George W. Dixon, Robert W. Dunn, Charles R. Erwin, Charles E. Fox, Charles Daniel Frey, C. H. J. Fyffe, George F. Getz, Albert Y. Gowen, George F. Harding, Jr., Byron S. Harvey, Herman H. Hettler, James O. Heyworth, Chauncey Keep, Ogden T. McCIurg, Robert H. McCormick, J. J. Mitchell, jr., Col. Wm. N. Pelouze, Eugene R. Pik9, A. N, !9bqli,,Walden W. Shaw, A. D. Sheridan, 'W. J. Sutherland, T. Philip Swift, Fred W. Upham,
Milton Wilson, Garrard B. Winston, Philip K. Wrigley.
DELEGATES TO LAKE MICHIGAN YACHTING ASSOCIATION
Charles Scates
Ogden T. McClurg
Frank B" Wever
I,AKII NdICHIGAN
%chtin{rurrs PUBLISHED BY CHICAGO YACHT CLUB
Opening Number, 1922
FAMOUS KETCH ESPERANZA
Thit is Albert Pack's beautiful arxiliary ketch llsf,eranza, tlte lattst ad,lition to thr fl.ett of tltc C)tituqo Yarltt Club. ,4 s/:ltnditl slti2, built bl, ont of tht oltlest mtnbtrs ol tlte Chi..a4o Yat/tt Club, bilt qrhiclt harl ne,uer been saiLcd on lresh quater until it --ns bougltt by AIr, Albert Par:k alter lhe death ol hcr owner-builder, Willium J. Starr of Hope , Marllan,l.
AUXILIARY KETCH ESPERANZA BOUGHT BY C.Y.C. MEMBER
Mr. Albert Pack, a member of the Chicago Yacht Club, has bought the famous auxiliary ketch Esperanza and is now on his way to Chicago with her. She should arrive in June and be here in good time
for the L. M. Y. A" Regatta, and for the
Mackinac Race. The coming of Esperanza marks the coming to these waters of one of the finest big cruising yachts ever brought
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MY MOST THRILLING YACHTING EXPERIENCE tttl t.,i))rtit,jr(c
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The Mackinac race of l91l was remarkable for m,any things. To us who sailed on Illinois, it will always be rnemorable for a night of such thrills as rarely corne to pleasure sailors. ft was a big fleet that started north that Saturday afternoon in late JuIy. And it was
an impressive fleet. Dr. Baum- had his Amor-
ita in the race. Bitl Thompson-beg pardon, "Hizzonor," ll"ygr Thompson, it is -now; but to the yachting fraternity he will always be
just ptrain "Bill"-had his' Valmore,-athree-time winner, Heyworth had Polaris, splendid yawl with a crew of Down East Yankee iailors, as well as his amateur crew; Harry Higgin!g.t!r""1 had Shark, a lordly sloop,- and-Ted Mills had Mavourneen, miking irer maiden bow in our long"-distance cruising classic. There were others, too, including the famous old Vencedor, George Trammei-'s fine old mahosany sloop which had won the race in the pait and was out to win it again. The S,aturday conditions were a1l in favor of the- single-stickers, the Mavourneen, Vencedor and fltnois,, and we made good tiiae a1l day Saturday and all night folowing. Sunday morn-
lng saw us off Betsy and then the barometer began- to alarm us. It had been going down steadily ever since we started. Su-nda5i morn. ing it bega! to do more than drop. The bottom seemed tci have fallen ourt of it. Clouds began p.iling up. A nasty wash of sea from the Northwest began piling in and storm clouds indicated that we were -going to get, a whole lot of weather before ihe tay
ended. I Illinois- and. Mavourneen had fought it out tooth and nail all the way. Bill Averv was sailing Illinois for Roy Barial, who then 6wnid the old mahogany boat. He had his old wizard touch on her and try as he could Ted Mills couldn't get very far awav from us. Everv trick and artifice of sailing, -everything that ex: perience and knowledgJ'could sug?est *t*he was
done on lllin.ois. Mavourneen had
speed
of us, there was no denying that, but iiried isn't all in sailing, and w6 hing on a"d rifren she shot ahead we always manased to creeD lrp again, and so all day, slammiig down thl Straits, with a gale thaf gained in ieieht and strength all day, with flurries of rain ihat o.casionally became genuine downpours. and chilling deluges of ici cold Straits water ihow_ ering us, we fought it out until neai sundown. By this time the gale had increased to such a force that. we were reefed down to the last shred of mainsail, with a little storm iiU toiward that seemed no bigger than a -pocket
fiand_kerchief, yet which was enough to make
handling easier.
A mountainous sea was pouring tons of water over us as we drove down towards Skilliea-
lee,_while the decks seemed submerged m6st of the time. Spindrift blew across us-with the gutting force of hail, and to add to our discomfort the water had fonced its way under hatch c_overs aqd skylight until everything below was drenched. We hadn't had anythin! hot to eat or drink since our early morning c6ffee. it w_a_s still possible to cook we- were soWhen busy handling canvas, putting in and shakins out reefs, changing headsails and setting and-dousing sp,innakers that we couldn't ta[e the time
to cook, and,now that the wind wds coming
more out of the North it had acquired arazor gdSe_of chill that madd even the icy water of
the Straits that washed. over us ieel warm
by comparison. ,We awg1e. bowling along at a terrific clip when rift in the r.ain and spindrift gave us a yie_ry o! Mavourneen, and ai the slme iime Skilligatee light flash6d out through ttre airt ness. Hastily we checked our position. then
the rain, fog and wind settled down again and we were isolated in a welter of sei with a shrieking gale making our rigging sing tike-an aeollan harp. _ The channel from Skilligalee to Waugachance is never a run to be taken carelessly.- trleariv
ni.ne miles through-waters strewn ririttr rjeti,
where a deviation from the straight ana nii_ row channel might mean atl kinds of trouble. So we didn't look forward to those nine milei with any real pleasure. Waugacha".e iisht was st-ill in operation then. Ii was the fi-rst year of the new White Reef Light, the biesest and most powerful light on th! Great Liiei. and our glimpse of Mavourneen indicated thai she was probably going to take the Wauei_ chance short cut, or, if she didn't, we could sive m_aly miles, and perhaps head her, if we took it whrle she went the Ion.ger way around White Reef Light. So it was decidedio make the iun for W"augachance and risk it. We must have passed Skilligalee in the smother of rain and fog because we never saw it again that night. WE had not sone far into the darkness after making this de-cision to try the Waugachance course, "when a terrific sei caught us, and Illinois broached. We were r-un!.lnC full before it. So square that the lit_ tle jib was alternately filline io port and flaoping starboard behind tfie lee of the close -tom.ainsail. ' There was a lurch, reefed co"st U_"*" long wave, and a slam of the mainsiil "
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over to port. The backstays caught the hol low boom and nearly jerked the mast out of her. It would have gone had not the boom snapped off short. In pitch darkness, with a sea running moun tain high, with a gale blowing like a blast out of hell, and the decks awash with every sea, we managed to get the peak down and the mainsail lashed. Our predicament was serious. Ahead of us shoals, reefs and scores of unknown and known dangers. Our compass lights out and no lan tern could live in that gale. Twenty times we tried to make a light in the compass, but either the batteries had gone bad, or water had wrecked them, for our electric binnacle lights couldn't be made to work, while no other light could last a minute in that wind. A northwest gale roaring. Reefs ahead. A broken boom. And a night so thick a light house a few hundred yards away was invisible. "We must beat out of it some way," was our only possible decision. So we rigged a spare jib as a trysail and put her nose into it. What a night! Interminable hours frozen to the bone, drenched to the skin, wrapping wet blankets around ourselves to try and keep the body heat in. There was no telling the time. We couldn't even light a pipe or cigarette. Suddenly out of the loom of rain and fog a light appeared. What was it? What should we do, keep away from it, or run down to it? Gray's Reef light ship should be somewhere thereabouts. V-1 e knew we were not making any headway against that sea and wind with our tiny rags of can vas spread. So we kept on heading into it. Pretty soon we came close enough to see that it was the Gray's Reef light. Only three feet of water in some parts of the reef and we drew eight. Like mad we hustled her about on the star board tack. Gladly we felt her swing in an swer to the effort, and Gray's Reef light van ished in the fog. We kept on that tack for a while, but E'he seemed to ride more easily on the port t,ick, so we went about ae;ain. At last a slight clear ing of the rain and fog gave us a glimpse of the quick white flashes of White Reef Light. We set a course towards it. Inching along, keeping her head into it, we eased her along and edged up towards this beautiful light. If we could · clear it we could set a course for Mackinac Island. It meant running beforP. the gale with comoaratively free wate, ahead if we succeedP.d. It meant finishing the race, even in that disabled condition. Then s•1ddenly White Reef Light blinked out, leaving ns in stygian darkness.* Rain came again. Wind and sea seemed to redouble their energy. Unable to explain the defectio of this fine, big light we decided that the safe thing to do was to head away from it on the other tack. We knew that there was clear water that way for many miles. So again we put about. The hours dragged. Mouldy wet crackers ;,nd cold beans, canned mi lk and water Jogged bread were passed around. ,In the cabin an endless council was i'"1 session. Arguments were hot and heavy. But no decisions came. Page 4
And so the long night dragged out and a fain light came but gave us no idea of our positior The wind began to drop. The sea lost some o its viciousness. We rode the big swells mor easily, driving into an unknown bank of fog. At last daylight came. Out of the thickne� ahead we heard the boom of a big siren. Sorn steamer was near. Finally she loomed up, 600-foot freighter. An ensign was hoisted ur side down in the rigging. We coasted along t{ wards her. We saw her slow down, then sto and we slipped up close enough to her to l able to talk with a megaphone. "Would the captain give us a tow to Cha levoix, or some other port not too far off h course?" "No, the captain wouldn't because if he p a tow line on us the great bulk of his b steamer would smash us in that sea. But we wanted to abandon ship he would take off." We decided against this and asked for o position, explaining we had been running night with practically no canvas and no co1 pass. "You are 23 miles east southeast of St. Jam Island," he megaohoned back and gave t signal to go ahead. What to do? Should we run on to Mackin or try and make St. James? Mackinac was me than 60 miles off, St. James 23 miles to wir ward! The crew voted for St. James-23 sounc' lots nearer than 60 miles. Even if the c was to windward and the other to leeward. it was decided to make St. .lames. Wet p visions were oassed around. Nothing hot co1 be cooked. The sea was too big and the b, to unsteady to keep a pot on the fire, eve1: the stove could be set going, which was dou ful, as it was wallowing around in the bi!, full of water. So all day we beat against that big sea , head wind, with a tiny jury rig and a fall breeze. At last we got under the lee of the isl; and hugging it for smooth water made an fort to increase our sail area with a bigger better set. The old boat began to show si of life. Sh?. skipped along in the smoot water like she enjoyed it. "Keep her in close, don't lose the lee of land," the skipper directed. And she ski1 the land so close that we could see the t1 p ractically stripped of foliage and the ro for this was a rocky shore. Suddenly there was a crunch forward Illinois stopped, pivoted and stuck. We run aground on a pile of rocks. A light hook was put out in the dinghe� kedge her off, as she didn't seem to be ma! any water, and the clear waters of the showed that it was just her fin keel restin� a ledge of big stones. But when the kedge was out the crew �o exhausted that we didn't have the stre1 to pull her off. At last it was decided to put a man as: to go to the little tnwn of St. .Tames, visit few miles ahead. 2nd get a fishing tug to us off. One of the boys volunteered. He
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Lake Michiqan Yachting News
CLOSE CONTESTS FFATURE zmd RACE Good competition in ail the ';trasses cha::acterized the iecond clr-rb race of the seasot.t
Saturday, June 3d'
The iicl
was around the triang*lar cr'b
course. nine miles. in liglrt scuthta:t:liy i:r:able winds-the hr st leg alr,:c.;: a 'lca'* l c:i'
i. Spider .. i. virginia 3. Sire"n ..
Q Class 3:20:00 5:41:30 2:21l.30 ... 3 :20:C0 5:40:55 2"2o:55 . . ..3:20:00 5:46:08 2:26:08 3i-Foot Class
..
3:20:00 5:32:08 2:12:.08 . int -epiC ... 3:20:00 5:44:51 2:24:51 2.],]rir,ois .. 3:20:00 (Disqualified) 3. Seboomocl'; a close reach. In the R's, the Marconi-riggeJ \1Gcs>t o r r'r,! Sebcomcok Wins OPening Race Yank fought all the way. a-:d rt a: ncr. Linl,li 3S-footer, Sebocmook, took first place the middle of the second leg rh'ii ) ant-:' in The Day race Ly I minute -25 seclvle,r.orial the ovelcalile Wright' Clark by skipped ;tgs;ocia'g2 the latter had estabIr-'trepid.'after fror,r onis 'oeat. f,nished Yank gottin the on leadover her at the minutes 23 of' iead a iisheci good. the to 15 seconds minutes the finish. The from half a and a mile stake Helme:r by skipped Spider, Ed. Bloomster's -for the short trianarcund twice sailed race was and le,gs, twonearly led the Dickey, Q's going. and nearly pular variabie iieht in cout:e y vt: Bi11 P wirh Virginia' by *us ot ly beaten -" X1l th. b.rtr met ;ith soft spots and flukey air. 35 seconds. In addirioir to h : at the siick, by-on Carrying a fr:ll spinnaker on the final leg" cariieil Spies George Siren, irew of five r"an into a baid spot a quarter mile ln.reoid ext:a the with and passengels, half a dozen finisb, where she lost headway for trorn tl,e weisht. finished a Poor third. min'.ltes and slowly drifted to the fifteen sorne beat Jntrep;d ciass" "3s-foot handicap lfr the Seboomook sailed closed' Meanwhile, line. A rna:"gins big Tllinois and Seeboomool< by oir the edge ol a bteeze into the calm mix-up at the starting iine caused Seboomc 'l: hauled neai the iine with enough headway to carry to be'disqualified by ihe Cornmittee' l-'trep''1 her across. crossed tlie line on tile port tack several bca"i:Yank beat Colleen by 3 seconds in the E lensths low oI the stake and when weil ov:r class, a:rd Virginia took first in the Q's. carfre about with right of way on Virginia a-.1 2:00 P. M. (Once,Around) " Seboomook on the port tacl( dea'l ih'a1' One Design*Start Corrected ElaPsed but Seboomook held . oir' Virginia cleared,.bow r lme I lme at her rail arnid:hips Wiih Intrepid's 3:oo:10 .-,..i.3:oo:io Ancona Seboomook-finally went abcut, but not before 3:07 :30 . 3:07 :30 she had forced Intrepid up to avoid hrtting Naiad 25-F'oct Class-Start 2:10 her hard. The results: . ..,....-. Did not finish \Metonah One-Design Class .. . Did not finish 5ru.t Fiuish Elansel Vesa jaii'e Did not finish Sii. r .... " 3:0C:00 4:56:tE 1:55:tr8 1. Naiad R Ciass-Start 2:75 2. Ancona III. .".. ,...3 :00:00 5:02:1'0 2:A?::44 f
the second a spinnaker run ald ';he i'nai i:g
1. Vega
2. W&onah 1. Ste. Claire...
25-Foot Class
Yank
30-Foot Ciass ,. .-3:10:00 5:45:48 2:35:'48
Spriugtime
... "3:10:00 5:51i :r.5 2'.!4:!i5 --3:10:00 (Did not flirish)
Raceabouts
,,,-3:15:00 5t42:79 2"'27 :L9 ..., --3:15:00 5:47 '.42 2:32:42 2. Rivai 3. Springtime .. -," ,3:15:C0 5:48:35 2'"33:35 1. Invader
Coile en
Intrepid
2. Gossoon -.... .. - --3:1.5:!0 5:4C:50 2"25l.Sa
Illinois
..... .3:15:00 5:38:3 5 2:23:.35
3:05:50 3 :i 5:.53
3 :06 :10
Q Class-Start 2:2A .3:33:3G Vireinia Sire"n -..... Did not fin's} ,.,. Did not finish Spider 35-Foot Class-Start 2:20
R Class
1. Yank ....
. 3:05:50
.. 3:05:53 Raceabout-Start 2:15
Seboomook ,..,
2:49:34
2:16:-23
2:5t:22
2:14:58
.-. . .. Did r;ot finish
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CLUB NEWS CHICAGO MOTOR BOAT Motor By Thomas Colson, Secretary Chicago
The Chicago Motor Boat Club expects-another pleasanl season thrs sun"Imer' The Club iooms-ha,re been moved from the Edgewater Beach Hotel to the Chicago Pytl:;a'n T:-rnrle on East Ontario Stt eet, on accollnt .ot the Hotel's being so f ar from our moorlngs 1n
J-incoln Park. The Club has had a large nur:rber cf -sociai rrih.ri.re. this .last winter, including dancer fnd vauleville shows. TLe l}st was in Sepi.-fr.i at the Oriental Consistory and the .last
ii A".lf 15th at tlrt Broadway Armory 'I'he oih"t. *.t. given in thc -Biack Cat Roon.rs at
Boat Club
he Eclgewater Beach Hotel. These entert;inmerits help to keep the boys together during the winter months and give our friends a chance to enjoy some evenings with us. Our Regatta Scheduie f or this summer is .:ct r/et completed, but some of the numbers t
ha.ve been anno;nced. The season opened Dec-
oration Day. Other events planned are the annual race to Michigan City, June 17th; an-
nual race to Waukegan, July 1st; and annual Edgewater Beach Hotel race, July 15. The full schedule will be announced later.
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ONE DESIGN CLASS NEWS
By Clare Udell The__One-Designers went into action Satur_ *ay, M?y 27th, at 3 p. m. and followed up l)ecoration Day with 2 races_ar 1l a. m. and
z:3O p. m" for the Preliminary Series. Fol_ -
lowing is the Season's Schedrie: PRELIMINARY SERIES Saturday, May 27th Day-Tuesday, May 30th. _Decoration 'l'wo races-ll a. m.-3:30 p. m. FIRST SERIES Saturday, Jr:ne 3rd Saturday, June 10th Saturday, June 24th Saturday, July lst
L. M. Y. A,. REGATTA Tuesday, July 4th-3 p. m.
This is an open race and Milwaukee boats have been invited to compete.
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C.UDELL SKIPPING THE
LITTLE ANcoNA TO Ygrry
Saturday, July 8th
airp.lane or something to pick her up and set her in. We,Il be in" the'nrrt--i".!-;';;r.
E,DGEWATER BEACH RACE Saturday, August l2th-3:30 p. m.
pro_ - Doc. Potter don,t look like a dignified ^' f e s si o nal .r.r.rarr. t e s e a ry r---p rit e a fls Doat, .t'r -ti'i (formerly Bill Reyno-id,s. "i'i'r, "i ""r" Loli_ ano when gets he tired he-runs 6ut to Lal, --orki;; South Chic_ago y;"ii;iir"J;;,,
SECOND SERIES
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Saturday, July 15th Saturday, July Zgth Saturday, August Sth
Start and finish off Edgewater Beach Hotel RACE TO WILMETTE AND RETURN Saturday, August 26th-L0 a, m. GEHRMANN CUP SERIES S_atu1day, September 2td-2:30 p. m. Sunday, September 3rd-2:30 p. m. Monday, September 4th-2:30 p. m,
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A.D.
THIRD SERIES Saturday, September 9th Saturday, .Sep,tember 16th Saturday, September 23r.d Saturday, Septernber 30th SPECIAL SERIES Saturday, October 7th Saturday, October lS.th
Gus Nylund's new boat, Glen. built bv him-
self, was first to hit the'water. >k:F*
Mrs. Dalseg has been out working on Naiad just like any other. regular sailor, -She slines a wicked paint brush. Mrs. Colby, who saiis in the ladies'races, has been out helping Vin-
cent put Victory in commiss:on. "Thim-Wimme,n" su.re -are invading the world of sp,ort, as well as politics. More power to 'em. We,ll have a regular bunch of "she" sailorS before long putting their own boats in commission
'n dverythin*g
Somebody framed on Ancona III. last fall
and had her hauled out first and sewed uo behind about a dozen other boats, some ot which haven't even taken the covers off when this was written, but we are going to get an
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and
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yHff.;A: f el{::
![t'#futo put them going. "?T in commission for the exercise, and then he and .hil ,-.n;.;;oilg to. sail two miniature- yachts tirey winter, and use the othir two boais Uuitt'1-fris t.-].fi"i
them around. What a life !
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".K'JL,,if:B"iH*:t*T'rsl*,:"j;"J1t""Illm: er brdders for fame. Davis, pope, giil a"nd Sia \Mebster, and Udell' at tfre'sticfls'of iir;;*;"1_ ous bnF.ts, it 1ooks like a hoi class this year, >l.+*
"..rr;'j;'fii;
It, has..teen. agreed that the present Mil_ yl3:::."|yps., wilt be aflow-ed in the crass,
arrnougn they are a few inches longer. oro_
vided. they.adopt the omciJ-sali pj-"ri new boats_ be built strictly to the olrigii"l;"; "ila"'"ir
and specifications of ttrJ ctass.- It%;i""i;il:
a number of new b,oats wiII Ui Uritt-rp]di.. >k*:k
:,s.,],.L"1,?*,3"T1: ,,%;i;f;iri:'[.-d.'fi Deaten rreather_and we have hetd
ihis open especially for the event. Sov., iitt date si"! t1."";;;; ?;; 1!9* -, cordial welcome
lick the tar out of them. ""a -"---;-' '*-' note. This is a threat!) <MG"'"r."e't}il *,k16
the schedule? May 27th . Hlve you noticed to _October lsth. Can any otfr., ciis, 'on fresE water show anything ii't. itJ-'rr..i, ?nJuli the Detroit and Toljdo firl o;;_b;icri Fleet of C. Y. C. may ""1r1 not be .* ,ru*.ro.,r-?* rnese down stream one_designers. but we cer_ taiTly have it on them i" g-.""i.i.-J"tfr".i""-
and racing interest.
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PITY THE POOR MOTOR ROAT SPIPPER! ,.
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How can a skipper keep his "eyes front." q,atching rvhere he is steering, vrhen this is what he"s traiiing aft: Have you seen the girls aquaplaning behind a fast motor boat? Yes. they do it in Chicago. down jn Grant parl< harbor on bright, warm. sunny days, It's fun! Lots ol fIn! Forty miles an hour and not a care! 'Ihat's one the motor boat boys can do that their sailing brothers miss out on. Come on dorcn to Grant Park. Get a nice front seat on the club verancla and i,atch them scoot by. A grand ride. then a big spil1, and a swiml They are talking aboLrt aqLlaplane races for the Pageant oI Progress, Yes, with girls doing the board riding. Boy. page tire Comrnodore. We want to ask him to be sure and include this as one of the features of his big motor boat show next August. Get your reserved seats now, boys!
MOTOR BOATMEN,PLEASE BE CAREFUL I J
I
Last month we printed an earnest appeal to motor boat owners to use a little considera-
tion and discretion in entering Belmont Harbor. .We
repeat this request, as already we have noticed that this lack of consideration of the com.fort and property of others is again in evidence.
When you come into the harbor, and are making for your mooring, check down your
speed, please, gentlemen of the motor boat
fleet"
Belmont Harbor is crowded. It will be still more crowded as the season advances. If you tear through the fleet at anchor, or on moor-
ing, at full speed, your bow wave does a lot of reai damage. Dingheys moored astern of yachts bump under the transoms and injure the yacht and themselves. Loose stuff on deck is thrown off by the violent cross waves you createI
overloaded dingheys are almost swamped; and collisions with anchored boats are not
infrequent. A11 this makes trouble, callses property loss and inconveniences your fellow yachtsmen.
We have seen dingheys badly injured, and yachts too. in this way. Yachtsmen who have heavy sail boats, especially the auxiliaries, should get most of their canvas off before coming to anchor and proceed to their moorings under slow engine speed. It is almost impossible to maneuver a heavy, slow, big boat in the narrow confines
of the anchorage under full sail, or in manv cases under sail at all. lt is safer and mori considerate to put on the kicker before entering the harbor mouth and get the canvas down, Then, under power, come safely and comfortably to your mooring. Most of the big auxiliaries do this and are considerate. It is the motor boat men who are principally at fault and who display so little consideration for the yachts of bthers. page 9
Lake Michigan Vachting News
SCATES TO WRITE ON RACING RULES The following letter was received by the Yachting News from Charles Scates, Secretary of the Lake Michigan Yachting Asso-ciation. and one of the veteran yachtsmen, sklpperi and authorities on yachting of the Great Lakes.
Editor Lake Michigan Yacht Club, Chicago Yacht Clu,b, C,hicago. Dear Sir:I want to express to you my pleasure at the article "Rules in Racing" in the last number of the News, for the fair and judicial-Iike tone and because of the attitude in reference to the general notion that pro'tests are to be discouraged and are unsportsmanlike, a notion thai has been too p'revalent in our racing circles for many years, particularly among the younger sailors. I did my best last season to combat this idea and found that I was not popular in taking the position, althoug,h I-know i had a tittle inlluence on the right side. I wish also to express my astonishment that anyone should asselt that in the example given by you the boat in the port tack had any standing whatever in a protested contest before a re-
satta committee. Surely, the judges were in-
Huenced by personal reasons and did not de-
cide on th-e strict racing rules. I hope very rr,uch vou wilI continue to educate the skipp.i" the lines of the very able article "iotrg to. referred Yours tlulY,
CHARLES SC,ATES. The ouestion of enforcing racing rules by nrotestirie violations is not a question of sportsof living up to the tenets of the hanship.-but -if vacht racing is to be ruled by cereame. t-ain establilhed regulations, it is not only the orivileee. but the duty of the skipper, to proiest a l,iolation of the rules, and the absolute duty of the judges to enforce the rules anC sustain Protests. - Racingthe rults were adopted- to protect .the si<ipp,ers- and if they do not insist -on a-rigid adherence to the rules, they are guilty of violation of the etiquette of the sport. , The NEWS has invited Commodore Scates to write a series of articles on racing rules, their meaning, their p:urpose, and their enforcement.
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MILWAUKEE YACHT CLUB SEASON OPENS IN BLAZE OF GLORY By John E. Guy, Vice-Commodore Milwaukee Yacht Club
We have started our season in fine shape. Our formal opening on May'20th was celebrated wit-h a dinner-dance that indicated the biggest kind of a renewal of interest. The diiier was a regular banquet and the dance brought out one bf the biggest and lest lookins &owds the Yacht Club has ever housed' i,n orchestra of colored players and singers furnished entertainment during dinner, and afterwards provided jazz that just wouldn't let feet behave, -vour The club house has been enlarged, improved, redecorated and largely refurnished at an exnense of manv thousands of dollars. The increasing interlst, the larger mem,bership and the p,roipects made larger quarters imperative. Bet6r facilities for service have been provided. The CIub is now one of the best on the lakes
and one of the coziest. 'We have a fleet of which we are very proud. In addition to a fine fleet of boats of the smaller classes we have five splendid schooners. We believe no yacht club fleet on the Great Lakes can make I finer showing of two-stickers. Headed by Cornm,odore Brown's big Ranger, the beautiful Gerich schooner Volante and Uihlein's handsogne Windameme, we have this year
added the Clio, recently bought by Mr. No-rdberg to replace his famous old schooner -MerIin,-which-now sports the Vice-Commodore's pennant. Clio has been out of comrnission for about three vears. but the viking skipper is having her eniirely overhauled and she will be put into
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These five b,ig schooners are pre-paring for- a squadron cruise this stunmer, and it- may be that we shall start the cruise by coming down to Chicago for the L. M. Y. A. regatta,- and then starf from there for a good, long run down the Lake, stopping off at several harbors on the way. Comrnodore Brown and Mr. Gerich spent most of last summer cruising in northern waters. and have plotted an itinerary which
they iay will give our schooner squadron crews a wonderful time. \Me are delighted to see Dorello come to Milwaukee. We have always envied the C. Y. C. this splendid boat, and when we heard that Douglas Van Dyke was angling for her
we hooed-he would be successful. She^is up here now looking very beautiful and ready io give a good account of herself' Mr. Van-Dyke has had her refitted from stem to stern, has had an engine installed, and had her freeboard increased several inches, She
looks bigger than ever and seems to have lost none bf her great speed. Milwaukee is thinking very seriously of making a decided b,id for some of the .brig classics
oflhe Lake. We have long coveted the Mackinac Cup, and we are hoping to send a real representation to start in this great cruising race' We have a lot of boats capable of giving your best a real tryout, especially if the race should develop somie real wind and weather.
At any rate we shall be down in Chicago Tulv 4th with a full feet and expect to get our ihare of the glory and honor'
Lake Michigan Yachting News
THIS IS NOT FOR YOU, OLD TIMER! By the Mate
The yachting season of 1922 is under way. so much the wind and the sea, in a seaworthy Keep away-from a lee It is going to be the biggest year the Chi- b.oat, but-the lee shore' shore. You can ride out a.gale,^-if you ilave cago yacht tlrb has ever-x-nown. off a lee shore Ftrundreds or new members u.. lii?ff'j,'1,'.[::* iJT%,"j "::^.l::.rlil i.i,i '".ts;-;;r,;;t-ana have some of them under our colors. safe,,, is a goorl vou,tt be "lr*Li tor the .'. - '-:".:.]i i^*-'^";; boats. Many others are waiting on.tv P:_rFIl go precautions bv' Simple to i;k"';; -11]:c^^T.'"it" inspiration oI a few good sails on','t'. beiome enthusiaiis ,;aJ.i;-ir," riji'""i"il.i,I il:':,:3t"r:l;.'"i,;"i:
I;Xloi'**itu",i',ijj:S; tYiJi;t"* neglict rotten planking' Dcn't is a splendid, healthful, wholesome l"*t-^. Din't worn running gear or steel standr."#i"",i"io. ideal rest rcir drru ,"a rsu've!^v'^ sport. rt is the LlrE lucdr ^-' 11cl:ij-!:dl' ing rigging that shows rust. A parted-stay in
hot weather. overboard' And rn chicago we are particularly fortunate. 1 Y:: usually means a mastmeans drirting on we have a magnificent body or *ut..".iJ#"'i i^T'i:^"^""':P-':*1 :.ll^:y ano a wrecK' our front yard." The old-faihioned notioi that tor?
]l^t.tnote are cruising keep close and accurate yachting is dangerous is fast being";;;;.;.: -^11-lt: trip' Use the taffrail log' Plot ,Ihe old idea that Lake Michigun i""."tr""u.'i- reco_rdof-your your course on the chart so that you can tell erous body of water is foolish' *itt gi,,. y":,:.Tll" *, A barometlr i. ',1 ":,*'1' warning of impending bad weather. Govern- XX'li,J."""flEo"t;1.tt?f;,,"',t""J,' be sure that it is accurate' A good ment rveather .eports give advance i"#iJ;; :l^t:\t^d.]" plan is to keep a careful record of your cruise.
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of approaching sto.ms. but,--:--. orten OI Summe*q,.rlurli-tii.r or duration, l::llt^lt-:,I:-"jit,':11'f:.*?^":1i-t:1Y mucn enJoyment ln tne OayS tO COme wnen 'j-: agalnst vlolent ln character-are easlly-.t'provlceo -Y;" arouncl the hot stove' vo*,1t:^lu""rng *".;i"g. and always ii". vo, pi""iv t9S record should be kept hourlv' It can see tr,,.fi- ioir;"e- i" I*pj. t#;'?; r;;; should "T.!: show the following: ,lown your .rrri, ,.,-d b. re;dy fo;ih;nu;; of wind and rain which are the usual manifes- l-Taffrail log reading for that hour, showtations of these weather reactions. They are ing exact mileage sailed in that hour. Keep usually the result of intense heat. After a legularly Z-Course sailed. Direction in which you are V€.v frot auv, u.r:y tot a"vr, tf-r.-ingenerally followed by a squall. going.- If_ you .are tacking keep accurate rectenie heat is "ii.*uf In nine cases dut of tln these come from the ord of miles sailed on each tack and compass Northwest. you can see the black thundel directions of course sailed. This record, plotted clouds forming and mounting into the sky. on your -chart will give _you.your location .by If you are neai the harbor it ii a good time io dead reckoli"q,-.tl,g only kind. oI reckoning run to your anchorage. If you - ard too lar out used -o-n Lake Michigan, as- a rule. in the iake use preciution. Douse your sails, .|-S..p barometer record every hour. This lash them downl close your hatchel to keep will .show you what to expect in the way of weather' out the tain and slip into your oilskins. In this way you'li ride out the squall com- 4-Keep record of wind direction and velocity fortably, and- in no danger. Soon thi sun will as nea-r as you can estimate it. to .. I-S".p recorl of_ali signs, buoys, landfalls, come out again, the seiwill turn from gray -and light houses, other.boa_ts y-ou, pass. - Keeping b1ue, and y6u ian mast-head your canv-as track of steamers will often help you determine be rnerrily bowling along on- your way. Squalls' are darigerous- only- if you meet if you. are .on your right c^ourse. them unprepared, riittr full canvas spread and .. q-At night keep -ca{eful r.ecord of wherr ,heets faitenecl dbwn. Squalls are uiually pre- lights are first sighted. This gives you a fairly ceded by a period of flit calm so when-the g-ood-check.on your course. -Pilot books give blow hits you it fi.rds your boat without head- the d_escriptions and rang-es of lights. 7-Keep the log even if becalmed. way to offset the pressure oI the wind on your sails. That's the main danger of squalls. This may sound complicated but it is easily Otherwise squalis are often sailed through un- done by having a little book ruled into divisions der normal canvas, especially if you have a under the following headings: Hour, Log stout boat under you and your standing rig- Reading, Barometer, Wind Direction and ging is substantial and in good condition. Speed, Course, Remarks. In the column for But safety first is always a good motto. "Remarks" you can jot down briefly the signs, Douse your canvas until the squall's fury has buoys, light houses, vessels, etc., passe<l and passed. Then go on your way. facts about the weather and changes in atmosThunder and lightning, terrifying in them- pheric conditions. selves,. offer no danger on the water. ._ The importance of checking up your taffDon't start on a.crqise, or a long sail, when rail log, *hich -easures the di"stance sailed, is the weather, indications___predict a storm. very gieat. Last summer in sailing the MaikiWatch-your barometer. When it starts.going .rri rf.e a defective log cost one -boat several clown it is time to look out for trouble. hours in the race. The" log showed 167 miles. Plenty o{ sea room is safest if you are not A blow was coming up with rain and fog. Off ncar enough to a good harbor to run in for the starboard qualter a light could be made out rhelter. The greatest danger of a storm is not indistinctly. Its flashes indicated that it might Pag€ ll
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be Pt, Betsy. But it was hard to read the flashes accuiately in the haze and rain. The los. however, showed only 167, while Pt. Betsy is-over 200 miles from Chicago, and the boat
had sailed several extra m,iles in seeking better wind and for other reasons. If the skip'per had been sure that the light was Pt. Betsy he could have laid a course fdr the Manitous and saited down the straits before the Northwest blow at express train speed with the wind, aft of the beim. Not being sure that the light in ques-
Be sure of your moorings and your, anchors' Have p,lenty bf chain out if the harbor is at a[ expbsed. The boat rides much more easily on a iong chain. If you moor to a dock be sure you-ha*re fenderJ out to prevent chafing. If iou moor to a dock be sure your mooring lines-are in good shape and are really made fast' of mooring lines means,your Careless lashing -be adrift and lots of trouble' boat will soon
E'ind out if steamers enter the harbor at
night and be sure you are not anchored where
a maneuvering tion was Pt. Betsy, as the log checked many vo-u will be in the waybeof awakened roughly miles le.ss, the boit had to be headed 9p into it.rmer. You are liable to anchore4 wher-e a big the wind and spent several hours beating off by a bad bump if you areget out of a harbor. turn to its course into the blow rather than take sfeamer hasattoanchor, or moored, be sure and Whether chances of running on a bad lee shore. This is only one of m,any cases where an carry riding lights at night. It is the law, and incorrect log meant a distinci disadvantage and it means safety. Before anchoring be sure your anchor is caused serio=us loss of time, as well as mental shackled to the chain, or made fast to the distress. you may be using. One of the tricks It is very important when cruising to be able hausersailors do is to throw an anchor overto plot your atcurate position. A clange of green without any chain or hauser on it. Then wina. ari approaching storm, any of several 6oard your boat goes adrift and the next day you have you to be for it important make reasons may -a course frori the position you oc- i fishing job to recover the lost anchor' able to lay In making a drnghey fast astern be sure it is cupy. Unless your course is acturately charted made fast and not tied on with a granny knot or you are in a quandarY where to sail. other landlubber's knot which won't hold. On making harbor be sure and snug ev,ery- some Many a yachtsman has been marooned because you anything dothing down-carefully before *asn t careful in making fast the dinghey else,- Canvas should be carefully furled and he painter after going aboard. lashed down" sail covers put on and lashed Above all don't get rattled when sailing a down- Leaving good canvas exposed to the dew is risking its iuin by mildew. If -yo-u come boat. "Keep your head cool anrd your feet Cold Jeet in after a rainy day furl it loosely until thg next warm," is a good sailing maxim. mean discomfort, A cool head means safety. day and then dry it out.
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and we dressed. Our own clothes had been dried out and were ready for us. We had a
rowed ashore and we siw him make his way It.""et the brush until he finally disappeared' tfr.tt-*" lay down on the decks and fell asleep' ili;;rr *is *.t*. We were well sheltered from the wind, and the sea was smooth. A hail woke us arid a fish tug pulled alolgside' Thev eave us a line and asked us a millio-n or iuestio"s. A couple of yanks and we -"r'. were frte and towing for St. James Harbor'
82 miles an hour," the weather bureau repre-
rt o*. f',it.most was a grizzled' old lake cap-
Then we heard the news. Mavourneen had won the race and then gone on the rocks at
big breakfast, then we went down to the dock.
We found the streets paved with leaves, stripped from the trees by the gale. Hoardings weri flat. Roofs had departed frorn their moorings. "Our instruments showed it blew as high as
As we pulled in to the pretty little lantltocGa Uai' a crowd was -waiting- -for. us on
sentative told us.
tain-CaPt. --;'Cort. Bonner. -
Mackinac. Vencedor had been wrecked on Fisherman's Reef, off Charlevoix. The big
on up to the hotel, boys,"-he said' "Mv bovs will-snug down your boat"'cosy little hotel lobby we lound a fir th6-fir" in the bis fireplace. Drift log,s' -with the balsams arld resins of the north' "".i1tt" sweet the *"i"-"plott"ting blue flames. Into a roomm?-ss t"a us aid there he hatl collected a ""pt"i" shiits, sweaters, trousers, overalls, ;i';;;1." goodness onlY knows what else' and - :'Sirip off your iet duds, boys, and eel .yar:T while the girls are getting you a meal'" salo the eood samaritan. So we stripped ofi our slippett into warm flannels ;;;"il;a iir"" ive stretched out-before ;;4";;;i;;. "loth"s, ""a was there such comfort'. never nr" tt" "-iil;y ""a us for breakfast next morning
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boats had arrived in Mackinac after weathering
out the gale in the lee of different shores. There had been several wrecks of schoonersnot yachts-in the gale. And Capt. Bonner had a crew already busy working on repairs of the boom. Luckily the sail had not been injured. But.a heart was spliced into the hollow boom and that noon we thanked tlre villagers
for their hospitality and got under way for Mackinac.
xlt is 'of record that the wind and wave
vibrations disturbed the clockwork of White Reef Light that night so that it had to be put out,
Lake Michigan Yachtrng News
JACKSON PARK YACHT CLUB
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By Edward Buker
Bob Benedict is polishing the -Phantom for fiEhtine. Goine to get measured up and go af-ter tfre honorJ in thi yawl class. Sure would like to see what the Phantom will do in the
at ere
racing game.
Looks like we'll have to get the lead out of our shoes this season in the Q Class with the Siren. Soider and Virginia sailing out of Belmont' Hirbor. Jackson Parlq Gem and P-rincess will have to get down to business. More
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Speaking of "yachets" and "gadgets" The Gfrdst is alnother yawl going to do some racing this season. (If the engine works.)
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The Crap Shooters' Sessions lose a contributine membet in Florus, but have a sustaining Inember in Wabbie. Warren says, "G-et-
tin' mlrried don't stop you shootin' craps."
Doc. Holmes and Commodore Thorby have
deepened the hold of the Omoo. Geo. Robinsorr refused to go with them to Georgian Bay
without room Tor another case. Returning from the cruise last year they were welcomed by nearly the entire rnembershiP. >i< ;:
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The Chaperone has made arrangements -to use a mast off Sam Peterson's Caraval' John says he won't lose any more races on account of a busted mast. Well, the Chaperone sure looks fine.
George Quick, assistant skipper of the Fawn,
At last!! After four years of war' comes says he will sail this year. Yigger or -no peaceful silence. THE NIOBE HAS A MUF- yigger. One thing we'Il say for-George, -his hr-pR INSTALLED. We can now get in a Ireit frutf didn't trke him away from sailing. ;f )l ;i good night's sleeP' * + * Wallie Witliamson is back on the Edith II. f :et I
With the two biggest double boom derricks on the lakes in J.-P. harbor, to say n-othing of the pile skidJ and tugs, it lools like .the vachts il,ould have to move out in the lake
io find anchorage. The loss of room together with the soot ind dirt m,ake a bad situation. We are told, however, that as soon as the
North extension is driven from 56th Street that the harbor will be cleared. Well, mates, while there's life, there's soaP.
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Something wrong' I mean different, this y-ear.
The Gern clrew is-putting in more work than anyone, The boat iure is going to,look bett-er
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thin ever. Only hope she sails as hard as the crew is workin{. f,ven Ed Corcoran is working. Expect Riy Carpenter will skip her this
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A1 Bennett and Warren Peasely bought the fro,m George Richards and between Wabuno -t"if.ton Parf and polishing the Wa-
""ifi"" bunot ingine, A1 will sure be busy.. Also Warren. IIe sails on Princess, and paints on the Wabuno. Also he got married, which puts him in the bald head class with us old timers.
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Bill Haedtler will skip Princess again this vear. Rov Bond. Wabbie Neal, Ed Grady, the writer. and Warren Peasely will assist by pulling on ropes and much swearing. **,<
The Beaver has been changed from a knock-
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A11 we need is Dutch Larson to bring back
the oid days of the 2O-footers. Rascal, Bandit, Wenonah, Flora and several other good ones. .
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Coppage of the Bantam has had the ice cream lreezer overhauled and will bring on a new 7922 crop of flappers for aPProval. ,i. *
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Bitl Whelan claims the quartet that sang at the shipyard was the best he ever heard outside of a fish dock. ,r*:l At the same time the regular fleet goes into comrmission, the Rocking Chair Fleet will take a crack at everything and everybody. Their house flag will be a white pennant carrying an old lady in red socks. *+* Five minutes to the starting line. Let's go.
YOU MUST SHOW YOUR MEMBERSHIP CARDS Last summer the privileges of the club were abused by outsiders. Many non-members,,.invited onci to attend a club dance, and finding that no identification was required at the door, rrlade the Tuesday night dances their regular rendezvous. If approached, they mentioned the narne of the mem er who had introduced
thern the first time and remained. In this way the dancing floor was often inconvenient-
lv Lrowded bv outsiders. This season the house c-ommittee wiil enforce a very good rule. Members will have to present their membership **'< cards at the door and will have to secure they wish to bring to the club The Flora and Hobo say they are going cards for those their guests on special ,occasions. - This in all races so our 2O-footers and yawls will as u"ill 6e strictly enforced, and it should be assured of five or six starters in every rulefor it is for the benefit of all members. be, race. Lawton must be looking for comsorit. petition adding sail that waY.
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PREDICT BIG SEASOI{ FOR NEW
UNITED MILWAUKEE CLUtsS
A bis season is predicted for the new South Shore Yacht Club- of Milwaukee, born of the amalgamation of the old South Shore and Steel Mills Yacht Clubs.
For a number of years past there has been
located on the South Shore of Milwaukee two boat c1ubs, one known as the South Shore and the other is the Steel Mills Club. These two clubs had at one time been under one head, but had separated due to a petty grievance, and proceeded-to take particular delight in besting each other in every way Possible.
The ma'ioritv of the m.embers of both clubs
came frorir th; district known as Bay View, located on the extreme south side of Milwaukee. These men were all friends and neighbors, but some had memberships in the Steel Mills and others in th6 South Shore Club, and so, men who lived next door to each other were fighting over trivial things, inste.ad of working together and trying to accompllsh somethlng. In the late summer of 7921, Commodore Heederick of the South Shore Club began talking consolidation in earnest, but this time he had
thousht out a verv novel scheme of consoli-
datio"n. which. latei on, showed its merit, as it broueht the two clubs together. His plqfl was
to hive both clubs vote to dissolve and form one new club, the directors of both clubs to be the com,mittee on reorganization and they to draft the new constitution and byJaws. They were also to elect officers among themselves to govern the affairs of the consolidated clubs until Euch a time as things were in proper shape and the united club mem,bership coultl have its an-
Iohnson: delesates to the Lake Michigan Yachting Assnl James Barr, Charles Kuehn and Gilbert Doepke.
The new club is now moving ahead at full speed and ground will be broken soon for the new $35,000 clubhouse.
WRIGLEY CRUISER ARRIVES
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Wrigley brought the
Wasp into harbor the other day. Wasp is the new s4-foot twin screw cruiser Phil bought in Detroit and sailed back here with the aid of
Mrs. Wrigley, who is an expert sailor and who stood her trick at the wheel on the way
home. Wasp is probabiy the fastest cruiser we have here. She is equipped with two 200H. P. Sterling motors and can reel off 28 miles oer hour. if necessary. She is a very handionre addition to the fleet.
COMMODORE HAS A BEE IN HIS BONNET
Comr$odore Sheldon Clark has had under his yachting cap a well developed ambition to win the Mackinac Cup Race. Even now he is figuririg on what type of boat will do the tlick. Rainbow, the Commodore's fast little sloop, is not big enough to qualify for the big
event. His p,lan therefore, is to sell his speedy little racer and buy a bigger boat. Anyone who is in the market for a fast, speedy, handsome little racer, should find out about Rainbow and help bring another big boat to the Chicago Yacht Club.
nual meeting and election.
In O,ctober, 1921, with this fllan as the w-orking basis, both clubs voted to dissolve and form a iew vacht club. Immediately efter the vote the m.embers of the South Shore Club marched to the Steel Milts Club in a body. The celebration which took place, and the good feeling which was shown, would never have led anybody to dream that there had ever been anything of rivalry between these men. The directors of both clubs got busy and elected officers to guide the club during the consolidation period. Director Doepke of the Steel Mills Club was elected Com;modore and
under his splendid leadership and hard work the board worked out all the details and on January 3, t922, the annual meeting and election of the newly formed club was held. The directors chose the name South Shore Yacht Club for the new club, as it was the opinion of every-
body that this was the best name. The first set of ofEcers of the new club elected were: Commodore, A. M. Heederick; vice-commodore, Fred W. Maegli; rear comtrnodore, Em.il Owecki; financial secretary, Walter M. Rhodes; secretary, Charles Harris; treasurer, Herbert
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F. R. Dickinson,
10 So. La Sal1e St., Chicago.
Just tl,te Boa,t {;; Mo,china,c Race Ilerreshoffkeel sloop, 49x3lx 10-6x7, Four berths in main cabin, two pipe berths forward, full headroom, inclosed toilet room, white pine decks, self bailing cockpit, mahogany trim
throulhout, cabin finished in white enamel and mahogany, very complete inventory. Sta_nding and runnin$ rigging and sails in Aood condition. Located on thJ Lakes.
For further particulars apply ,:
Henry C.Grebe & Co. Inc.
6 N. Miehigan Ave., Chica!,o Phone State 6495
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BEAM - " 12ft.,4in" DRAUGHT 4 ft., 10 in. 'I'runk cnbin cruiser, large cockpit ancl cabin, single st.rteroom, six buuks, toilet, ga11ey, Kahlelrberg errgine.
fullt, found aud in splendid contlition. E<luipment includes two sets of ,.ai1s (otre by Ratsey in best collditioil) with racing club topsail, jib topsail. ballorer, spinlaker, jigger staysail and storln t1-is,rilalso clinghl', two alclrors rvith cheril ald nranila halvsers, capstalt, brass binnacle, rulning lights, sood :lote lrrr,l icr box. nlallle.-r-. lrlankct-, IiIe pr.es.rvers, electric lights,-everythirg necded for collfort arrd safct]'in cruising or racing. This hanclsome ship is a gcntleman s y:rcht in erery sense of the rrord, is fast arrcl able under sail or pou.er. flnsil1' hanrl led in an y weather with sn1a11 crew an d lrrr v br mailltltiil, d itr :nlrrl culditiorr at :rrirrintrrrrr , xp.rr.e.
INQUIRE OF
HENRY C. GREBE & CO., Inc. YACHT BROKERS Phone State €.494
6 North Michilan Avenue, Chica!,o
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.FFICERS AND DIRECT,RS of the
LAKE SHORE TRUST Td SAVINGS BANK take pleasure in announcin$ tli.e removal into their new home, and extend. a cordial invitation to the members of the associated yacht ciubs to visit their new quarters.
LAKE SHORE 3M:.-t BANK North Michilan Arenue and Ohio Su'eet