The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-02-14
Greatest YEAR ON
RECORD FOR THE
ICE YACHTS
There's a Cup Race Nearly Every
Day On the Surface of Lake St.
Clair and the Competition
Is Lively.
Hermes Came Down From St Glenn
ems Sunday and Trimmed Detroit
Flyers of vernier's.
eY PAUL HALE BRuskE.

Never In the memory Of the oldes'
skipper Of ice yachts has there been
a rival OF the present season in the
consistent facilities which the weather
has afforded deyotees OF this thrilling
sport on local surfaces.
Away back In the early part OF De-
cember came the first lasting ice anu
that same ice stlll covers the lake.
Most OF the time TOO. there has been
little trouble with a surplus OF snow
The thaws and freezes have alternated
with the storms and. while there mas
been little OF the glassy.surfaced cp-
portunity which the ice yachtsman
dreams about. there has been plenty %
satisfactory ice for sailing and races
have been Of almost daily occurrence,
the various ice clubs along the shore
Of the lake from Crosse Pointe %
Lakeside. all giving regattas at various
times the general scheme being so ar
ranged as to give everybody chance
with a sort OF circuit OF dates.
Hermes Spilled the Beans
A feature that has supplied add
tional interest 20 the formal compet''
ton this year has been the addition
OF a considerable number Of new boats
TO the local fleet From time 20 time
also. one Of the veteran shippers
catches the fever and rigs out one OF
the star old-timers SO, while the fleet
that sails the regattas always includes
some OF the regulars. there Is never
any certainty regarding the possiold-
ties attending the advent OF an un-
known quantity that may act as
Hermes did in Sundays event. which
was really about the most exciting OF
any Of the big trophy races that nave
been sailed on the lake this season.
The event was the competition Tor
the Dodge Bros cup. under ,he
auspices OF the Crosse Pointe Ice
Yacht CLUB which maintains headquar-
tiers at vernier's, short ride beyond
Crosse Pointe Farms.
The spectators settled down 10
watch the usual duel between Abend
Post and Hornet H.. which have dis
puted the championship OF the lake all
season. nut had reckoned without the
Mt. Clemens boat, making her hrs'
start OF the year.
II was a close race all the way and
Hermes won II by just IA seconds from
.Abend Post which, in turn, led horhe'
~ home by a margin of just thre'
seconds. all three yachts finishing al
express-train speed. with fleet oI
nine other Class A. flyers chasing them
ali the way round the course.
Mt. Clemens VS.. Detroit
Today the racing is at Lakeside Inn
reached by the Shore Line cars. A
heat will be raced for the Annheuser
trophy and events are also carded for
the smaller boats.
A feature of the local racing has
been the vain endeavor OF various
shippers to get yacht that can beay
Hermes H. in the Glass B. events. The
VanderBush contingent has pair OF
very fast boats TO represent the Mt.
Clemens club and the rivalry between
them and the Pointers has been very
hot all season.
visitors are welcome at the various
yachting hangouts along the lake, and
the hospitable yachtsmen are always
ready to make friends with those VINO
want to sample the thrills OF the sport.