The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-16
WILL HOLD REGATTA
ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Boats on Six Mile Course Al
ways Will BE in Sight Of
Clubhouse.
DATES NOT YET CHOSEN

Lansing d. Long has been elected
commodore Of the Lake ChAfnplain
Yacht Club. This club was organised In
1897. and It's clubhouse Is at Burlington,
W. Commodore do Long IL ono Of the
most enthusiastic power boat racing men.
one OF his best boats VA the Elmer IL,
q 80 foot scmi-speed boat which nc
raced under tho coiors Of the Albany
Yacht Club.
The Lake Champlain Yacht Club in.
tends to hold a big regatta this season.
the dates to be announced later. 1t Is
stated that conditions are ideal for
motor boat racing on Lake Champlain
and that a course Of I'VE or six miles
10 the lap may be laid out In front OF
the clubhouse. with the unusual condi-
tor that the boats would always be In
sight. The Lake Champiain Yacht Club
ts affiliated with the American Power
Boat Association. and Commodore de
Ions Is anxious to get tho fastest boats
IN the country to enter the club re.
eatta this season. As the club Is com
posed OF influential men who arc good
fellows and loyal to the best interests OF
their Tub a royal good time is assured
visiting yachtsmen-
The Albany Boat Corporation is build
ng q ~ foot express cruiser for Thomas
B. Taylor. Mr.. Taylor Is the secretary
Of the American Power Boat Association
and was the original owner OF the Fly
away. the pioneer Of the express cruiser
type. This new yacht for Mr.. Taylor
viii b something out of the ordinary.
II Is Is feet long by Q feet beam and
powered with a IL cylinder Van Blcrcl<
motor will make more than thirty-eight
miles an hour.
This company has Just closed . con-
tract for a 40 foot runabout which Is
guaranteed to make forty miles an hour.
Among recent sales by tho Albany CON-
pany 10 a 81 footer TO make forty miles
an hour for use on the Pacific coast. The
Oregon Kid. champion of tho Pacific
oDaet n the Mississippi Valley, was
bull, by the Albany Boat Corporation,
and naturally Western yachtsmen favor
its designs. Leon L.. Trip. the president
n the corporation, recently returned
from Miami. where he watched an Al
bany boat win the Southern champion
ship. Another Albany boat won the
Australian championship at the Same
time.
The schedule Of open races arranged
b. the Yacht Racing Union OF Massa-
chu-etts Is as follows:
Tuesday May 50. South Boston Y. C..
city Point, undty June II. Boston Y. C..
M. SATURDAY,. june "a Sayin Hill V. g.
dorchester Bay, Tuesday, July g. city OF
Boston. city Point, saturday. july :. VOL
acton V. G. Wollaston. saturday, July a2
S4gartlm c., Wollaston; saturday,
,,u'y - winthrop Y c. outside; saturday.
Aug 3, Lynn '. e., Bass Point; Sunday.
Agyl-f o.. squadron run. Lynn to 'ilou-
',st.r MHufty, August :. gloucester Y. g.:
Tue.J,y. Avs ~ :, Eastman Y. e., Marble
hss4 W.Iu..ity August Q. Boston Yacht
'u. MAJ. hsult THURSDAY. Friday and
S''uainy ,frH-t 10. - and IL. Co
Mu ,te,r ~4uiiy. August il. sauadro,
run. M,,H.,.'it to Hull: Thursday,
,urg-' li Boston V. e, Hull; Friday.
August "a. bingham Y. g, crow Point
SATURDAY, august - Boston Y. g, Hut
uourA. Nc,N Moudsy September 1. Mos
quito F'HHt Y. =. Eermuda Cup. City
pm. SUNDAY. september 10. V. Il. L.
-e-!sS.oIs. Uu.' =, city rolut.