Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-05
INTERNATIONAL REGATTA.
An Aquatic Event That Promises Fine
Summer Sport TO- Amateur Sailors.


| Summer Sport TO- Amateur Sailors.
There is going to be an international
Yacht Regatta at Machinaw Island August
| IA, Is and i6, in which all the best yachts Of
Canadian and American lake ports will con-
test for PRICES Among the SchoonerS Will
be the Wasp. Of Cleveland; Oriole, of To
ronto; Esperanza, of Toledo; Countess and
! Idler. of Chicago. The sloops will include
| the Eileen, Of Toronto; Atlanta and Nora,
of BelleYilie: White Wings, of Hamilton;
City of the Straits and Cora, of Detroit:
Norden, of Pentwater; Minnie NJ and
Verve, of Chicago. There win also be
| large feet of third-class sloops, which viii
doubtless help TO make the racing interest
ing The Idler, of Chicago, is now in dry
| dock being caIaed, scraped. painted and re-
/ fitted preparatory 10 sending her TO Macki-
| nav. She is unquestionably the ''crack"
! flyer Of the lakes and her temperance aft
er Earpng and bleaching for two seasons
between the Illinois Central elevators VIII
! give the regatta boom.
/ The race That promises to be Interesting
will be between the Minnie II, the Verve
/ and the Cora, which, BIZ the way, formerly
/ belonged to Chicago All three are pretty
evenly matched, and if they should start in
gale or even half gale the timers and
/ judges viii have their hands full TO keep
/ after them. The schooner race will be
sailed August "A over a course which win
extend from Mackinac Island around Bots
Blanc Island, and all the shoals off the same
marked by buoys, and return. At least ono
yacht must sail over the course within
seven hours or there will be no race. On
the following day there win be race for
cutters and sloopS measuring forty feet and
over On the water line. Their course viii
be triangular, laid in either the north or
south passage. as may be deemed most suit
able The distance will be twenty -hve
miles, which one yacht must cover inside Of
five hours The last race viii be for cut
tiers and sloops less than forty feet on the
water line. The course and distance for
this class will be the same as for class B
unless a change of location may be deemed
fair and proper by the judges. The prizes
are all valuable. The first for the scdoonerS
will be an deliberately engraved sayer cup,
worth $3.50, and the second, ss5 in cash. For
the big sloops there viii be cash prizes Of
$50, 400 and s50; for the smaller sleeps
s.25, 500 and So Here are some Of the
rules that viii govern the regatta:
Each yacht will be allowed to carry one
man for every FIVE feet length on deck.
AS each class has a seperate day for its
race, yachts duly entered will be permitted
to interchange crews with each other for
the occasion.
All yachts and yachtsmen belonging to
any regularly organized yachting associa-
ton on any of the inland lakes or rivers
will only be eligible to enter in this regatta.
Each yacht must keep the crew she starts
with, and no dlscharging of ballast during
the race will be allowed.
The ''Herschoff' measurement for time
allowance is adopted for this regatta.
The judges of regatta's headquarters will
be at Plank's Hotel. where yacht masters
viii report as directed for special instruc-
tons
The masters of each class will report at
headquarters at eight a. II. on the day of
their race. The start for each class will be
at nine a. m, unless otherwise ordered.
All yachts will report upon arrival, on
Monday, August 49, to headquarters, where
badges will be given to each member Of the
Crew, with the name of the club to which he
belongs suitably inscribed thereon.
All yachts entered for this regatta, desir-
ing to be towed to Machnaw, will report to
the chairman in Detroit, Captain Joe Mich
olson, on Saturday, August IL. Tug viii
leave came day at eight p. N.
Owners or masters of yachts that will
Captain Joe Nicholson, Detroit, before Aug
ust 1, giving the name of yacht, length on
water line, length of overhang aft and rig.
The sailing rules of the InterLake Yacht
ing Association will govern this regatta
where not herein otherwise provided.
Should the day specified for any class be
unfit, from any cause, the same viii be
postponed for day or sc, as may be deemed
most convenient
On the day following the last race there
will be grand review of all yachts partici-
pating in this regatta. Every yacht, with as
many invited guests as she wants on board,
will be = hove short" ready to get under
weigh when signal is given at ten a. m,
and sail around the Island of Macainac, sa-
luting as hereinafter directed, and return
ing to anchorage as quick as safety will per-
nit
The regatta will be attended by nearly all
the yachtsmen of the lakes and that the
racers viii be sailed to win there can be but
little doubt.