Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-10
The ANNUAL REGATTA
SAILED IN A LIGHT WIND AND HARD
LY WITHIN THE TIME LIMIT.
The saudaIphon, Eagle, Naiad, Crescent
and l.. c. g. the Winners-Ladies'
Cup Race Postponed Ball
In the Evening.

| The report Of the cannon that ANNOUNCE
cd the start of the annual races held by
the Lake Champlain Yacht club in this
city was awaited Friday by large
crowd of dcvotees of the sport who were
gathered on the wide vcranda of the club
house, where a magnificent view of the en-
tire course could be had. The day was
in most respects perfect one but the
one thing needed to make yacht racing in
teresting was lacking, namely the breeze,
and as a result tho races by the sail
yachts were not as interesting as they
would other wise have been. This did not
effect the steam and naphtha launches,
however, which fitted hither and ththcr
as though they were glad that the sail
boats were unable TO have their share Of
! the sport. The first race was started
shortly after 10 o'clock and was open to
all yachts of % feet and upward. The
boats lined up and set sail as follows:
| Sandalphon, l0:11; Witchcraft, 1911 80;
Thetis, 10:1425; Clean. 10:l4:2j Ramona,
1910, The course of this race was from
the club house around the lighthouse on
the north end of the breakwater, north Of
Applctree Point buoy west and south of
the flag near Rock Dundcr and around the
south end of the breakwater to the start
ing point. The time limit was three hours
and the yachts finished as follows: San
dalphon. 2:js:lo; Witchcraft 3:24:5; Thets.
3 .32.l9: CLEAN, 3:2S:39; Ramona 3:27.
| The secoad race was open to all yachts
lover IL and under % feet. The boats lined
up and started as follows: Eagle, 1927 .25
Extra Dry l027:5O; Scud, 1O:2S: Robert j.,
1929; Lillian 1927; Mmosa, 1890. The fin
ish and corrected time Of this race was
as follows: Eagle. 1:5o:35; Scud, 1:d2:2;
Extra Dry, 2:15. The other three boa s
did not finish
Race number 3 lined up and started az
follows: Naiad 1890. Valhalla 1927, Eide
4
1'0i. Nalhalla 80. The Fidelia withdrew
before the race was finished.
Race No. &. was the next and was for
steam yachts of 20 feet and under. The
boats lined up and started as follows
Adons $50. Crescent 1868, Sophia $500
The rating Of the boats at the finish was
as follows: Crescent "a. Sophia 2S2,
Atoms Isl
No. 5 FOR naphtha, gas and kero-
sene yachts under - feet was
the next and the boats lined up and start
cd as follows: Goodenough 1924 80, L. c.
G 3:2i:5. Eileen 3:26.2s, Marion S:2i1s
Alert 3:2i:11. The rating of the boats at
the finish was as follows: l.. G. q. 3ij,
Alert 3.37. Elea 1886. Goodenough 3.34. The
Marion did not finish.
/ Race No. ). the Ladies Cup race, was
postponed until Saturday morning
PAGES Nos 1 and I for sail yachts under
II feet and power yachts 26 to 20 feet re-
! SIlPCtlNhlN were not run az lutS ul'l lOl
! fill The prizes were silver cups. The
judges were F. T.. Perkins, T.. ;. Adsit
and c. II Hager and the r. Gatta commit
tee was composed Of L. c. Grant. 4. G.
Whiting. W T. Foote. ir.. O. 5. Presbrey.
j. II. Linsley. +. T.. Perkins and {. II. Ha-
CARAT the noon hour an excellent repast
was served by Caterer Coon.
THE REGATTA BALL.
Tho ball Friday evening at the club house
was a decided success. being attended by
a large number of young people from TINS
and other places Dancing was INDUCED
in till II o'clock with light refreshments
served during the evening
! All the yachts in the port were Cepre-
scnted by their owners at the dance. Hon.
Joseph Sibley Of Philadelphia brought a
party from Port Jackson. The yacht
Atoms of Moutredl also came in with
party. The opera house orchestra fur
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