, 1875-07-18
| Walking Lunatic-l1inor Sporting
Matters,


state Of complets sAturatioo, 8 miles frol
land, can even pretend to take muc
interest In the result OF Al irregular 6f7ftin
from ono point to another Of twelve various 40
dissimilar s4al-boats. It Was this impossibl
enthusiasm which ought to have been displayed
II il could, yesterday afternoon, and which nc
even the most ingenious sycophant could prc
vid4 for tho occssion-
THE GUESTS OF THE CLUE,
II, indeed, there be snch concrete org1niza
tion, we're invited to take passage o.
the Ben Drake, large tug 6ttet
up for excursion purposes 4 reporter of Tn
TRIBUNE was beguiled into testing her resources
and can conscientiously swear that he never il
his life shipped so much water between his necl
spd his shirt-collar Is he managed to accumu
lats Yesterday, thanks to the porous awning IN
der which at 1east twenty inohensive people
braved The horrors OF lake rain~storn.
IT RA1sKD STEADILY
for thu first bour Of the regatta
Euch \ rain, rich and oily with Chica-
60 coal.smoke is uot calculated to enhance
the p.easure Of vo3 age upon Lake Michigan.
bore the saturation herojcaly. Llke~,s q band,
gorgeoukly attired, made merry music IN the
most diEmal periods Of the storm, though the
trombone spouted ~ater like . brazen whale,
hod the big drum yielded ca1arnous and hollow
sounds.
It waa just the sort of dsy there ought to have
heen no face,-E1ensy OF rain, hardly any WIND
and Al universal seose Of demued unpleasant
moisture Ill round
The Judges boat, our pluvious friend
TEE BEN DRAKE,
started from the foot Of Clark street at halfpast
l. After running numerous pleasing chances Of
eol11eion with vrKrapt gcoWB nnd reckless
tugboats, she found her wav into the lake. up
IN which she At once steamed II uneven match
E'th The stake-boat, small craft staggering
under the folds Of IN immense national dag.
On 1eaahaug T1 street,
TIE COMPETING YACHTS
vera discovered IN yarioas stages OF prepaza-
ton. Such diversified dotlila never before
we're Of all shades and sizes, from
lttls tub not half he. ieugth. Their canvas va
PATCHED and Ereaey, and their general appear
Ance suggestive OF pressing necessity for coat
OF paint. Some Of them we're homemade and
showed their origin very clearly. Others were
built BY export hands. and looked equat to any
Of The boasted pleasure craft Of the East.
TIE CONTESTANTS WE'RE TWELVE IN FrMRER,
Aod were named and entered as follows:
The Lfaoosn-Entered and commanded By CAPT.
Fergus, ~ fest keel by feat 6 inches breadth Of
beam tons burden and carrying is yards Of caayaa
tseet.rtno Entered and captained BY +. II Bradley,
assisted by his brother Hsnry 2lx foet keel BY fet
BEAM toos burden, And carrying LII yards Of eAn-
vaA
Luey-Euteted By E. Bond md commanded bv
Henry Henderson. Dimensions 70 feet keel. 8K
fee9 beAm, tons, and IS yards Of canvxa.
haiad-Entered BY hsssrs- Rsyman Ellaler Her
di1nendons Are 10 feet keel az feet beam tons bur-
den- with IS yards Of clnyas-
ID Da;smEn:ered md commanded BY Williamson
with 12e yards Of cauv1a-
Dvec-Eatered and controlled by Louis Drew, It's
a1nsns'ons are q ftet tee ~ feet beam, and fly
1nnie Loufst CaryJ. E. Fa1row, c.utatn. Dirnen-
ons % feet tee II bean 10 tous burden, and hyzng
Lfu,<-Tonu Ashton, Captain. Dimension, Is feet
kee41 sfeet beam and flying 50 yards OF canrAa.
Lttu-oHccred by Tom Miller and brother. d.
neaaions-24 feet keel bsa.u tons buren, with l0
, soa'.d.nasta- Entered and commanded BY Capt
PeteIson dimensions were n fest keel. sK beam,
And fy3us 10 yards Of canvaa.
Atae, st-capt Martin commanding. She has the
koe dimensions and caz1es about the aanae amount
Ze~-Othce1ed By John P1indivt1le and William Ew-
sng He: dineneions 50 feet beaz II feet hreadth
II beam, and carries about IS ysrta Of eanvas-
4 great deal OF
TINE WAS WASTED
by some Of rhe yachts in emerging from tho
ha8n Meanwhile the Ben Drake l4y alongside
the pier and gave her passengers IN opportunity
to d1sembark on tho b oakxa.er and compare the
facilities it afforded for getting wet with those
Of the judges boat
1t wae at this crisis that = tugboat, loaded
dosn to the waters edge with politicians OF the
Peoples Party, imported taeer-beer. ham eand-
W.chea. and = downright epidemic OF foul
lauKuAge. into the hitherto peaceful neighbor-
hood Of the Drake. Such q gang OF red-faced,
b2usterons rnfhans does not usually confront q
cn1ous observer outside ths pr1son-yArds Of
Joliet md Sing Sing.
Two or three respectable persons who had
bean seduced into Joining this vtla,nous COM
p ny n the btast took advantage OF their close.
ness to the Drake aud forthwith jumped aboa1d
that more respectable and peerless weasel.
TWO ouAsHors WERE TO HAVE FIRST PREPARED
and then started the vachts- An lmbeciie fell
!ow. however, With = small cannon had early
taken up position on tho beeakwa.er, from
winch he, ut irregular intervals, dischal ged his
artailefJ. One Of. his salvos was fred iu-
meoiat*ly after the first ahot Of the Official gun.
thas. of eouree4 exactly half the yachts took to
% eoeir starting signal, aud, before the real
oFi~r t. so wa bclched out of ths club cannon.
nj OF them worp on.
ine *hole twelve we're numbered On their
F'eetwiog. Z; Lucy, 8; Naiad, 4; Drew, s;
Dawn, G.; Annie LOUISE Ca.v. =: Lizz,a 8:
Lulu. .; Scandinavian, 10: Minerv., II;
OF thesa,
Chicago Ship Chandte1y Company, and remarka.
be - tho only yacht in \ complete drcsa Of
clean whiss duck; the Drew uaa an ARCHAIC old
hea.y vsather. but with her se.-soine
qualities moro or lees disguised by the
antiquity Of her rig; the Annie Louise Cary
Wns one Of the big boats, with good hull for
Light winds. and suit Of muslin more faocifu1
nnaIt and pretty, over ballasted and much more
Ikefv to hase turned ont well With good big
tib and jib topsail than the email yet par
picking head-gear she carried; tho Zoe was
beste1 lifted for saltwater blow than the
heavy drug and the tickle bseezes Of the lake.
1hA bonfe croasAd fl1A inns or arv ifnn frnrn thu