Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1888-09-28

Elapsed Correct
me. ed time
fIyaway e.. e Ut - : - II
Avn I. .......... .........2 ~ - 80 A.
burlington. .......... ......E 10 - X %
Gyp Ne ..... .............-2 II ~ u 80
Tn victorious Fiyaway was greeted by
the firing of guns and the blowing Of
whistles General regret was eXprt ss'd
that he Ripple was obliged to drop out,
for the FlyawAy beat her hy only about
a minute the prev lOuS day without the
time allowance of minutes and 10 sec
OudS, which she would have given the
Ri pc IN this race.
III Ag Ies T. lest her spinn ker over
boa d, and it, dragging delayed her some
what.
The burlington does not carry half the
sail according to her size that the other
yachts do, and it was shown in the race
that the Sharpe rig cannot point as wei
as y keel boat.
When the signals were given for the
second class race 1t was found that the
Agnes Z was the only one ready To start
and she went over the course of Is
miles as follows
Start. ..''''''.'' .''. ''''''.'.'.''..'''S :,
El"ish :....-.... ............. .....'....3 ~ 81
ELAPSED time. ......-.........I ii "a
This gave the Agnes 7 the first prize oi
$40. The time being 50 late the CORN
than race did not fill.
The euioImpnt of the dav WAS aug-
mented by The serving of refreshments to
the visitors at the clnh hnnse nv the Ia
dies Of tba cIuh
One of the most enjoyable features of
the regatta was the Interchange of hosp
talitles by the members of the yacht club
and Commndore Macdonald and puests Of
the elegant steam vnrht AleyAndr,n
The marty On hoard the sre,n vnrht rnn-
sisted of Navor ID Macdonald and Com.
modore AIevandar Macdonald of St Johns
JTnIted States Consnl AIevand.r Rertrann
ot St Inbns Jndye Davidson of Nnntreal
Mr. Charles Arnin of ~ 1ohns Mrs col
Rand and Miss Etb,1 Rond Miss = N
Wood and Miss a Grant If NnntreaI
nnnhar If nrominent ladies and gan.
tlemen Of this CITY, 10y invitation of Com
tbooie "cooi panie,i nun owe,
enioyabIe social fima was had
At the conclusion of the reg alta a num-
Der OF the members of the Lake Cham
am 1acht clup were gwen pleasant re-
Un D Iod j.; ,t6 $500. ,t
manner in which tnev had heen ,nIer.
tanned during their stay IN this CITY, and
on .he other hand they were assured thAl
their presence here had contributed In a
, large degree to the social enJ 3ymeutS Huu
success of the regatta. They promised to
WISH TINS city next season, and were not
sure out they might return to tn grand
ball TO be given, complimentary TO the Ia
dies OF the CLUB, at the CLUB house next
Friday evening.
The Alexandra started Tor PIattShurgh
about $50 p m, and as the gallant yhcht
moved away from the dock, the jolly
party on board gave three cheers and n
tiger for the Lake Champlaiu Ydcnt club,
and those on shore responded with cheers
ana tiger for the yacht Alexandria.
w hen the breakwater was reached the
Alexandria was Joined by the steam yacht
Dolphin, with Commodore WetmOre anc
members OF the club on board, and salutes
were flled. The a eXandrIa then proceed
ed on her way, aud 1t was the intention al
the party to visit An Sable cnasm to-day
The Aocidenttotbe White WINES.
,f,ou tho witt u1iaaa haa non,,1', a.,
Alter .ue " nlte " lngs hai rounded th'
Juniper ledge buoy. she tackled SO As tC
get close to ,Juniper and to avoid tn,
heavy seas Ahnnt ha1f a miIa balou, IN,
i,I',5 Ca,. ,at',a. .iat
i9'"nu Oap.' u'aS uec','e" Uha1 ne "oul'
nave reef taken IN MS llD. In orde
to do this he brought his yacht up int
the wind and asked Fred Wakefield yvb,
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