, 1876-08-06
CHICAGO YACHT CLUB,

Gay contests, tne attendance Oh spectators LAS
constantly increased
cu,c.co(@cur c1,m
The Chicago Yacht Club got under way yes
toraar afternoon for tho animal cr,,1se Seven
....1+s r-n+ 49, - a,,,a., ~ thou9h 2 ,xas the
3aeu'a soe ou' ~ oeioeA' lnuueu "as ~
honf nAcu 1or the departure. Inc Lucy 1m4eu
to 20. Running in at the foot Of Van Buren
street, she struck the dock head on, and jammcd
1ns ooA1 - 10 1,o, N'.-7'.- 49,. ~, ,,.~,,,
"ate1 ano I lnso tuc pi1lhil4s, .naNl.,s A4 ~,
Capt Prindiyille; the Carey, Rear Commodore
Farrow. +hc Zcnhvr. Cant. Barnum; the Lin
.a,. Ca,+ r,~,-,,.. +ho Par; rant ,rr;ors. and
>' ~AP 11:u. -oa r. a,ot
ana Inc Lulu' eapt. Ail'lei1 eon,.oseu .n9 n.e'.
After the rain-squall, the wind died out' put at
4 O'Clock light puff came from the southland
and eastward frrshcninr by 5. and pulling
1Ne .ta.,,s ,r,th - fo;r ,r,snoc+ ,f a
around "ofc easlef's' WIZ 49, p,osps.. s.s.o. ~
shit to WESTWARD Al q "Aen 'ue o4ofatou
started, the wind was about east southeast
., -ae 49, rn1.rot
"outn u LUG 1a'uet .aa
Quite crowd assembled TO sec tle s1ar', anu
every one was impatient at inc long "a1t' occa-
stoned by the tardiness of Commodore Tim
Bradley, The members of the Club spun around
in vcrv hlne snjts and talked boat to the awe
and admiration Of the bystanders, and more
than once discipline and respect for supe1iors
gave way to expressions levcled against the
frainIof the old song, Port Admiral, you be
damncd.' ], Stores arrived every minute, safely
packed away in brown jugs for convenience in
storage, and finally the simultaneous arrival OF
dcmijohn, the Rear Commodore, and a kcg Of
beer, announced that something would start, II
on!y ouns. ~ J., ~oaa;nass md al, aboard
event the commolore. who was informed by
the crew on his boat, lying some so feet out,
that the anchor was lou, ana she eouiuht i s;d 1
asnote a,l'.> 49,. VIZ. .;,n; nr fcet When The the
Commodore, Cor m dor with with Jug in one hand and a chick
en- in the other, straddled his legs and jumped
aboard. me anchor was slippeu aho ouos ~ ai'e'
1.ho aant 1SarnI really nrctty as It went out,
The Cary, Flcetwing, Zephyr, Lincoln, and
Lulu carried only lib and main sail. while Peri
and Frolic set main sail, iib, and jib staysail.
They paid of about two points off, making the
tr;n viii Ph one long and ono short leg all the
way.
The crews OF the dlnerent noats 1oohsa a,, me,,
in their new uniforms out .hG etaf n,+h;n@ uu
VINO wore straw lats auo w .le.,s a. ~ }nar
else ana orue1eu ,s;1i ha "nttlrH to
tial1y olo az tne Moth ~ ann ats M re,srI safa1u
the credit OF bringing the ooats alou11u saley.
The party Will remain 81 ooatn ,sa', Sa.o - 49,.
day. At noon they marcn III oouy ~ euo ~
South Chicago Hotel, where tne llnposlng Pa-
rade Will nrst nalt a1u tlc, Ro,S ~ ~ go
In the afternoon there Will prooaniy pe 4 my,
and arrangements have been mace VIII tne
Ben Drake and Bret Harfe to take e4curslonists
down at 10 a. m. and p H. to-oay' returning
al n'9nt'
por<,rS
,.r.,a.o.. Da.,-;n- c,rh 1T fbfcaoo.
Inc NORTHWESTERN no"4u5 oiu'' -
have issued challenge, over the signature u
William B. Curtis, to row any amateur or col
lore sir a a.mile race at Philadelphia
1~''~ '' ,o.,,.oo, +ta -,,h+s
4 race has been arranged Det"cen 1ne 5ach's
Marine owned by w. II. Burke, and Co"an
Brothers, Yacht Amy, the purse to be $1,000,
ar,, +ha co,,rse from, nctroit to Cleveland.
al'u Liz GULF 11o'l1 Dos ~
The International laeht Cluo IS alrans'ns lor
several class contests. to take place Liz laetef
part of this month and the lst OF oeptcnoer.
They will be participated In, it Is expected py
four Canadian yachts, three from Cle'elanu,
two from Buffalo, one from milwaukee,, tnree
from Chicago, and five or six others.
Ax,o~;.on 1oc7t;nr hos been on the increase
I'll ,7,ara +ban s1 mn has been invested in
1ht un:h sAo rhose r,.nninp exnenses are not less
lacn'f1' 1a,f T1H t1,at sm1n annnaily james Gordon
Etlau natt haa for 1nanv years eiyen the greatest
ttantinn 70 this SNORT. which has cost him not
1a.s tho1, $3.50 M This is large sum, but any
leso .,.n I.1Ia ,,,crstan1s the outfit and manage
+ ols ~ ennh Tnsscls will scc how easily it can
1nens ~ 0o1 n rachtinp. indeed. there seems to
~ " ePe' ~ :,ra cnnrcrninp expcnse. All YACHT
,,ors =. nu a~o r;ch and generally very rich. The