Waterbury Democrat., 1902-01-14

gathered on the frozen surface of any western lake. Tn importance to vest ern sportsmen the regatta will be greater than the proposed national championship regatta in the east. It is proposed to make the inter1ake as- sociation practically a secondary asso- citation to the one that governs water yachting. The plan is feasible and should be productive of good sport, good fellowship, and should stimulate the iceboat building industry. Not in many years has the latter been so pros- porous as it now is. From Minneapo- lis, Oshkosh, Madison--in fact, from all the lake points where the sport is pop ular-come reports of new orders.
 Championship first, second and third prizes will be hung up atthe Pewaukee regatta and straightaway and trian- gular courses will be traversed. There is no reason why the number of en- trahts at the interlake ice regatta should not outnumber the Inland Lakes Yachting association sailing regatta two to one. It cost much money to send yachts to Green lake last summer. The cost of transportation of iceboats is much cheaper than that of water yachts. By methods of unique con struction it is possible to fold up, pack and transport an iceboat with as little trouble as a shipment of piano. Milwaukee men have ordered several new iceboats, and if treacherous Lake Michigan affords them opportunities to sail them this winter they will get great deal of sport out of their craft. 1 Several yachtsmen of the Cream city have had new boats put upon the ice 1 at Oconomowoc, and Pewaukee. Min netonka Ice Yacht club members have some boats that are speedy as the l wind"--it is aswell-known a fact that an 1 iceboat will run faster than the wind which propels it on account of the parallelogram of forces-and match races between the craft of the Wiscon- 1 sin and Minnesota sportsmen are scheduled for this winter. Pewaukee' $ regular fleet of about 12 boats has been increased this year. Pine lake, too, has big fleet. Chicagoans and people of Oconomowoc have a, fleet of about ten ice skimmers. Lac La Relle's fleet is eight strong and races have been con- | tested there this winter.
 Ice yachting is considerable of a speculation ahyway-you never can tell when the beautiful" will come I down on the ice and make. fast sailing out of the question. It is safe to wait almost any winter until after the Jan uary thaws before making extensive plans for ice yachting. The freezes in l January and February come oftener without the perplexing fall of snow I and smooth ice is the ice boater's joy l Ice yachting has its dangers, but they
 are minimized by good building and the use of discretion in boat dimensions
 the selection of sound runners and
 the judgment of the man at the helm
 Given the smooth ice and the enthusi-
 ast will scarcely ever have to pray for
 wind. Wintry blasts are good for some. thing, in the estimation of ice boaters
 At the recent meeting of the Hud. son River Yacht club, holder of the
 championship iceboat pennant, chal.
 lenge was received from the Shrews-
 bury Tee club for championship race
 on the Hudson this winter for the
 worlds pennant. It is not unlikely
 that this contest will be sailed in Feb
 ruary.
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