Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1910-08-04
GOOD BREEZE AND FAIR SKY
These Contributed to Success Of
Yacht Club S Annual Regatta.
Ten Races, seven Of Them Tor Motor
Eont., Held thc Interest OF Many
Uuudrpds-Irnrheo NcSic
and Dancing.

Thousand red, white md blue lights
R,ittorcd Tuesday evening on the wharf OF |
the Lake Champlain Yacht club and over
thousand guests enjoyed tho hosptal-
ity of that organization. Undoubtedly
the regatta of yesterday was the most
succ essful in the history Of the club.
Fully 200 persons from out of town at
tended and took n moro or less active
pnrt in the races and a large proportion
OF the boats were owned by nom Burlng-
touians.
Tho races. Inotorhoat and sailing. CON
tinucd throughout the day. Luncheon
was served at noon md In tho afternoon
concert was given by cartons or
chcstrn In the evening the guests OF
the club were entertained by dancing.
which was interrupted long enough to
award tho prizes. And these were the
most attractive ana valuable given since
The rcEattas were first held by the club.
Prof. W. II. Freedman, who has off
ciated for some time as chairman OF the
regatta committee was given II hand
some piece of cat glass in recognition OF
his services.
The illuminated parade. which was to
have been hello IN the evening. was eiin,n-
ated because OF the absence OF several
yachts which would have added largely
to it's success. The yacht Of Vice. Com
modore w. c. Wlherboe. however, was
decorated with electric lights. and some
other smaller boats were Illuminated.
The cash prize OF SIS, which should have
gone to the best decorated boat was
awarded. because the parade did not
/ ttN,nt .y t,,li y.
eioieN's yacht, the Alpha. Il. NJ. iladdock
or New Rochelle. y. Y, acted as Off
clai measurer and referee Tor the club
inc results of the races were as follows:
MOTOR BOAT RACES
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utes and Is seconds
Race 4. Open boats under 10 miles mr.
hour $50 tantalus set and Sis conner Gun
| Santa Maria first james Denn!ng of Bur
lington: Mabel second. G.. f.. Andrews OF
Burlngton: elapsed time, ] hour 40 min
utes and i6 seconds; corrected time
hour y minutes and . seconds
Race &. Open boats over 10 and unde,
is miles an hour. Twice over 5-mil,
course. Prizes, SIS binoculars and 81
cup, Redwing first, Hcustis and Peck o
Ticondcroga; Prowler second. s. A. Pow
ell of Essex. y. Y, elapsed time, 10 min
utes and rs second; corrected time. s.
minutes and % seconds.
Race g. Handicap speed boat race
three times over Smile course. Prizes
$40 cup ana 40 cup Elmer L. first. Ian
SING DeAohs OF Albany, ~ Y; Betty Il
second W. +. b"rleish OF Larrabee'
folh' ~ ~ time o. minutes, seconds
race . lree-lor-ail' Ihree times owe
o-'n'Io course Tr'2es s'oo punch bow
anu Si'' cup hln'er l., hrS'' Lansing DE
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