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VOL. 2-No. 1 MAY 1925 $1.50 PER YEAR
Preparations for a GREAT RACING SEASON By Charles A. Rawlings HE Fisher Cup, the George, the Free- a meeting in Buffalo of Lorenzo Mabbett, T man and the new and resplendent Peck Farley and Bill Barrows from Roch- Lipton, symbols of the most spectacular ester and George Gooderham, Thomas yachting program that has ever been plan- Wade and Edward Wedd of the Royal Ca- ned for Lake Ontario, sit waiting for nadian, the defy was accepted. The date weather and skill to decide their new for the races was set for September 7, 8 waters. In the boat yards of the various and 9 and gaff rigs agreed on. 0 clubs on the lake the greatest fleet of rac- Gaff rigs meant a radical change in ing craft that Ontario has ever seen are Alloede, considered by the committee to being groomed for the struggle. In that be the club boat. She was signed over to struggle the Rochester Yacht Club will be the club by her owner Lorenzo Mabbett one of the strongest contenders. and a new gaff equipment with two suits of canvas, one Ratsey and the other from BILL NAMED PRESIDENT the Burrows lofts, purchased for her by It would take more than the space in the Club. Olympian, the other Class P in these columns to tell in detail all of the the club fleet was offered on the same terms important sailing news that has transpired by her owner, Dr. Paul S. Lalonde, save since The Compass went on drydock last that she is to be managed by Frank Christy. October. Bill Barrows was elected Presi- (In Alloede's agreement Lorenzo Mabbett dent of the Lake Yacht Racing Association is to be manager of his craft with the club at the annual meeting in Hamilton in having free choice of skipper and crew November. At that session there was a for the race if Alloede is chosen.) At a hint of a possible challenge for the Can- meeting of the club in March the members ada's cup from the Bay of Quinte Yacht voted to accept the Lalonde offer. Olymp- Club. The time limit of ten months from ian needs hull conditioning as well as new challenge to race was waived by our dele- running rigging but she has gaff spars gation for a reasonable length of time. It and a suit of gaff canvas. was voted to hold the L. Y. R. A. regatta at Big Bay off Belleville on August 5, 6, SIR THOMAS GIVES TROPHY and 7 and the Freeman Club Race charted Peck Farley asked Sir Thomas Lipton from Toronto to Presquile to assemble the if he would give one of his trophies for fleet, directly after the George Cup races Class R on Lake Ontario. The famous in Toronto in July. sailor replied that to "further the glorious FISHER CUP CHALLENGE and health giving sport of yachting" he would be only too glad to donate a cup, The reasonable length of time given to and his jewelers in London drew up the the Bay Club to get in their challenge for designs for a magnificent trophy, standing the Canada's Cup elapsed. Our executive some 35 inches in height. It has been on committee, determined that the club should display at a Small Craft Exhibition in take part in a major two boat cup match, London and should be in Rochester by the challenged the Royal Canadian Yacht Club date The Compass is published. It will for the Fisher Cup, naming Class P boats. be raced for off Summerville on July 4, The challenge was mailed in February. At (Continued on Page 12) 2 T H E C 0 M P A S S \ A RACE A RENDEZVOUS AND A REVELATION
By Clute E. Noxon INETEEN years ago next July, the of white against the dark background of N Rochester Yacht Club inaugurated a the shore several miles away. I race across the lake to Presque lIe for Under these conditions the sailors on I sailing yachts -in three divisions, the thirty Outlaw were certain that with an hour's foot class, twenty-five foot class and twenty hand'icap on the thirty footers, victory foot class. The start of this race was more was assured and to make this assurance I- or less of a novelty in that all skippers doubly sure, a smart breeze came out of I and crews were stationed in the club house the East that caught Outlaw first and gave (now the Popp Inn) and the yachts were her a boost with started sheets. Down she ranged along the East pier with mainsails went on the trio of leaders until only half I furled and jibs doused. At a given signal a mile separated them. Then the onrush- I somewhere around ten o'clock at night, but ing breeze got into the sails of the thirties ~ not previously known, all hands made a and the gap widened again. But it was mad dash from the club house to their too late to stave off the Outlaw's dash. respective craft and got under way as b~st Every minute saw the lighthouse grow they. could. It was a scratch .start wIth larger and although the Canada's Cup handIcaps to be taken at the fimsh. boats gained the entrance to the Bay first, There was almost a flat calm on the lake Outlaw was right on their heels and then when the gun announced that the race was her skipper, Charlie Aspinwall, did some- on but the fleet of a dozen or so yachts thing the other skippers were not looking managed to work out of the harbor and for. Being keel boats, the thirties w~re half an hour later a light breeze came out forced to keep to the buoyed channel whIle of the Southeast that was well abaft of the Aspinwall ordered the board up and struck beam and spinnakers were set in a hurry. off across lots, taking the hypotenuse of the The big thirty footers, namely Iroquois, triangle so to speak. This was good judg- Rochester and Kee Lox II immediately ment and smart sailing but there were a began to step away from their smaller lot of "ifs" involved in the maneuver and rivals and in a short time the entire fleet they commenced to manifest themselves had become engulfed in the darkness and almost immediately. from the deck of the 25 foot Outlaw on There is a wide open space of water to which the writer had shipped, not another the westward of the ship channel but it is yacht was seen until well after the break of shallow and full of rocks, many of which day. A dense fog had set in in the early are but a few inches below the surface morning and continued to wrap the fleet that are a constant menace to the yacht in obscurity far into the forenoon. The that would go romping across this danger- whistling of engines and rumbling of ous neck of the bay. The old Outlaw was trains could be plainly heard for hours and out for gore, however, and with two men by this the yachtsmen knew they were stationed forward to look for these sub- somewhere near the Canadian shore. At merged assassins of the sea, she picked length the sundissipated the fog bank and her way over the bumps, dodging hither as the mists were swept away a gladden- and yon as the lookouts yelled the posi- ing sight met the gaze of the Outlaw's tion of the lurking danger. Several times crew as about a mile ahead could be dis- she ground her bottom on a particularly tinguished the outlines of Iroquois, Roch- insinuating boulder, but aside from a sin- ester and Kee Lox II, all three pretty well ister jar or an ominous scraping along bunched and standing for the Presque lIe the underbody, she kept on across the flats light whose shaft stood out like a pencil (Continued on Page 14)
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II 4 T H E C 0 M P A S S
Season of 1925 SAIL RACING PROGRAM
T is impossible, at this time, to publish The July 4th and Lipton Cup programs I a complete racing program for the sea- have not yet been arranged. Complete an- son ; for the reason that the dates of some of ~ouncement will be published in the next the important events depend upon condi- Issue. tions which have not yet shaped themselves fully. We can, however, outline the general L. Y. R. A. scheme of the thing, as worked out by the Regatta Committee. August 5th, 6th, 7th Massasauga Point, Big Bay, Bay of Of one thing, you may all be assured, Quinte, under the auspices of B. Q. Y. C. and that is that when the complete program is all worked out and presented to you, it The sailing fleet will, of course, turn out will be a real humdinger-more preten- in full for this event. It is especially de- tious than the club has ever before at- sirable that our power fleet should also be tempted. Our Regatta Committee seems to on hand at this great event and, to en- be out to do the job to the pink of perfec- courage this class, of our yachtsmen, a Q tion and it behooves the entire membership cruising race of an interesting nature will to stand back of them and push and thereby be arranged to start at Rochester on August make the season of 1925 stand out as the 3rd, finishing off Massasanga Point. Every greatest in the history of the organization. power yacht in the fleet should enter this race and remain with the L. Y. R. A. fleet Friday, May 29th during the big regatta. Memorial Day Annual Opening Cruise to Sodus Bay. FISHER CUP RACES "Go as you please," both sail and power, September 7th, 8th and 9th Friday afternoon or evening. In place of the usual cruise to Sodus Saturday, May 30th on Labor Day, the fleet will cruise to Toronto to be on hand to root for our Report to the 'Commodore on Flagship sailors who are to endeavor to lift the Harpoon before 10 A. M. at Sodus. (You Fisher Cup from the lockers of the Royal will not be registered as at Sodus unless Canadian Yacht Club. Every boat that you report as above directed). can possibly get away should certainly be There will be races for all classes, power in Toronto for this big event. The presence and sail, in Sodus Bay. Complete program of a large fleet from home will serve as a will be issued on the Flagship. great encouragement to our sailors on the challenger and, win or lose, they will de- Sunday, May 31st serve our hearty cheers. As per orders issued from the Flagship. There will be the usual series of post season races, and of course, a big season THE SEASON SERIES wind-up event will be scheduled for some date late in September. Starting June 3rd, there will be sailing We repeat that the most act,ive season races for all classes on Wednesday after- ever contemplated by our club is in the noon, Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning throughout the season, except as making and should be supported by every other scheduled events may interfere. member of the organization. All this ac- tivity is not only for the real sailors but The Wednesday and Saturday events for the rocking chair sailors as well and, will be practice races. Sunday races only in fact, for the good of the entire commun- will count for the season's trophies and ity. Get behind it and help to make it the flags. most successful season in the club's.history. T H E c 0 M p A S S 5 FITTING OUT It was a beautiful Sunday morning in April. All winter Oswald had eagerly waited for a chance to get some work in on t his boat, so he got down to the basin early. DIAMOND It didn't seem possible that so dapper and fastidious a person as Oswald could bear to array himself in the paint and dirt .. stained working clothes tossed carelessly in one corner of the locker six months Specialists before, but he donned them gleefully, and topped off with a chew of tobacco that he found hidden in a pocket. Our hero then mapped out his plan of attack. The logical move was to burn t;'i?t; paint off the bottom, and he hunted for his blow-torch. That elusive implement was conspicuous by its absence in the locker, and a search of other lockers proved fruit. 0 less. That put the bug on burning paint as he wasn't able to borrow a torch from anyone. The bottom would have to wait 94 MAIN ST. EASTW'S)J. '";Ir,. ~ '(). until the tool turned up. STONEJ 2~7hJ'iitI. ,rAIl- JEWELERSe ~( . "I'll varnish the spar" decided Oswald after consuming the best part of the morn- ing in his vain hunt. Alas the varnish brush also was missing from its accus- tomed haunt. Then he remembered that the man next door had borrowed it to 1 Two Cylind- work on a dinghy last summer but that er 3 H.P. at gentleman insisted that he had returned Propeller. the brush pronto, and anyway it was all 2 EasyStarting worn out. The varnish can, which had 3 AlemiteSys- J been full when last investigated, was tem of Lub- ~ empty, and there was no way of replenish- rication. ing the supply just then. 4SIipping Clutch Pro. While searching for the brush Oswald peller III 6 THE C 0 M P A S S NEWS ABOUT THE BOATS NOW IS THE TIME Harry Stevenson has sold the Alice II, Flagship of the Club for the years 1922, to take up with us the matter of the insurance on your boat. 1923 and 1924, to William C. Daley, presi- dent of the General Realty Co., who has We write all Kinds of Insurance changed the name to "Muttchum." Who knows what that means? Mr. Daley is HARRY J. McKAY new to yachting and we feel sure that he 409-413Central Trust Building will find it the greatest of sports and the 25 Main Street East finest recreation. Main26] The "Over-n-back," Peck Farley and Bill Barrows skippers, has been sold to John H. Castle. We are glad to see John among' our active yachtsmen. Steve has purchased the "Wah Wah Tay- GEORGEP. BOUCHER see" the 35 ft. mahogany runabout, and is installing one of the new 100 horse, 6 Florist cylinder Kermath engines. He intends to use the boat this summer at his summer ~ camp on Georgian Bay. 30 East Ave. 345 Main St. E. The Class R yacht "Hilda" has been Greenhouses at Brighton sold by W. P. Barrows to Pritchard Strong, who has renamed her "M. E. S." It is good to see one of our younger members enter- ing the sail racing end of our sport. Her name was "Clarice" but now it is "Mybar"-that's the classy looking Class ROPES,TWINES R ship with which John Barrows hopes to clean up the fleet this season. Marine Hardware, etc. . We have heard reports and contradic- tions galore about another new Class R boat. It seems, however, that it is a fact Camping Goods that Bill Barrows is having a real one built at Lawley's from the boards of John Alden. Let's hope that she may meet Bill's Golf; Tennis, expectations and that the new ship will clean up in the big events of the season. Baseball Goods The "Quirl," formerly owned by Wil- liam J. Erdle, has been sold by Rochester Boat Works to a Philadelphia owner who Awnings and Canvas Goods will soon take her to her new port. Sorry to lose a good boat from the fleet but we TOYS will hope that Bill will come in with an- other in the near future. James Field Co. Last fall we lost a good member when Adolf Schaffert left the city to take a new 41.43 Exchange St. job down in Maryland. Now his cruiser "Segga" has been sold by Rochester Boat Works to a Buffalo owner. --~.~ II T H E C 0 M P A S S 7 The "Kee Lox III" has been renamed "Hiawatha" by her new owner, Gifford B.' Crary of Binghamton. We are glad to "Fix it CJ3EFORE the Loss" note however, that her hailing port re- mains Rochester. ~ W. Slayton Wilson, Inc. We are glad to know that the good ship "Ripple" is to remain with us. She has Underwriters and Insurance Engineers been up for sale since last fall but now two of the old syndicate have taken her 526 CUTLER BLDG. over and she is to remain in the fleet. She ROCHESTER, N. Y. is now registered under the ownership of Marv Luescher and Jim O'Connor. As we go to press the winter cover is off and the work of fitting out is under way. Everything New in If you want to see a real ship in course Life Insurance of construction, just go over to Bill Mil- ler's shop and size up the new "Kee Lox" 0 which is rapidly nearing completion. Her 'i?"i?'i? owner, Win Pembroke, says he wants a boat in which he can go to sea in safety New York Life Ins. Co. and he surely is going to have it. The GEORGE V. SHAW, Manager quality of material and the manner in 501 Cutler Bldg. which she is put together are such that she will be a boat long after the rest of the fleet is in the bone yard. POWER BOAT ACTIVITIES IN THE Get It MAKING 's , At Ferguson At Ferguson s Most of this issue is about the sailing DEVOE ,~ end of our activities. The reason is that, iR for the time being at least, the long end of PAINT andV ARNtSH our racing activities are along those lines. Ferguson Hardware & Electric',,Inc. It is not going to be so always, for Bill 4421LAKE AVE. CHARLOTTE' Barrows says we are going to put over Phone Charlotte 95 " Delivery some real power boat stunts during the season. It is to be noted that Bill delivers the goods and he may be assured that a good gang will back up anything he starts. MARINE RISKS There are many who are aroused to excitement by either cruiser or speed boat HULLS and CARGOES races and many boatmen who want to enter INSURED BY such events. We have the cruisers and it seems that we are soon to have the racing Curtis B. Swanton type, therefore we should have the races in Main1012 which these boats may compete. The pro- 308 Nat'l Bank of Rochester Bldg. gram to be issued next month will give full details of the season's events. III 8 T H E C 0 M P A S S What the WILD WAVES ARE SAYING FOUR OFFICES: Commodore Parson's scheme works to perfection-the how of the thing is that ONE he drives the team and Harry Stevenson does the spreading. It's a mutual agree- UNION TRUST ment under the terms of which the Doctor agreed to have that title supplanted by COMPANY Commodore. Well Harry did some of his spreading Complete banking service on the evening of April 27th when he told is available at all offices of the assembled yachtsmen something of this Company, because each what is in the wind for the season about to office IS the Union Trust open. The keen little thing that he par- ticularly had to say was that it costs money Company. to run a big racing program with a couple of International events included and that Downtown Office a large sized hat would soon be passed. 19 MAIN STREET WEST He said that deep digging into the jeans Uptown Office of all concerned was in contemplation and ~ EAST AVENUE AT MAIN STREET he warned all hands to be prepared. Well! the Rochester Yacht Club does Branches not fall down on things that it starts and 590 JOSEPH AVENUE the big racing program will be put across. 4424 LAKE AVENUE, CHARLOTTE Frank Hagaman corraled the honor of being the first one to contribute to the fund for this summer's races, coming for- ward as soon as the plan was broached at the meeting last month. Bill Erdle was full of objections that same night but it is believed that any objections he may have had are overcome by this time. Doc Tarrant's galley boasts an oil range of the most modern type this year. The genial doctor estimates that he can bake enough pancakes in one hour to feed everyone who goes to Sodus on Memorial Day. Les Block has added another musical in- strument to his collection of fifes and ~eOK\UJy mouth-organs, having bought a sea-going of doing printing invariably results cymbal from Sax Smith's traps artist on in sales producins the Mid-winter cruise. The Tantrum's literature welkin was nearly worn out anyway. ~%~ tt':;r:,':,~tc?n~ givento hund",dsor p.trons? Jack Powers has long been recognized 0 KPrinting"""h""~"~,,-Company M.o~962 as a clever man around any kind of a boat, his little packet Anona always having a smart appearance. Jack's work on Rogue and Clarice this winter has done a great deal to enhance this reputation. III -- T H E C 0 M PAS S 9 Laurie Mabbett has had Alloede scraped and sanded till the hull is as smooth as glass. Now he has started to train his crew down to a figure compatible with the WHATEVER your boat. None other than Genial Jim O'Con- business or perso- nor met the searching gaze of the skipper as he noted where there was room for im- nal banking require- provements. Laurie estimated that Jim ments they will always could dispense with fifty pounds of tissue receive friendly atten- which would not only lighten the ship by that much but would also add much speed tion at the to the crew. Laurie sawed some super- fluous outside ballast off the keel of his boat but this rough and ready procedure would not do for J. P. Jim has mapped aLtutt'al ~t'U5t out a rigid course of training and tells the world that by July 1st he will be able to hide behind either Laurie or Johnnie Tay- aLnmpaull lor without casting a shadow. Main Office Q Dick Moore comes right out with the Central Trust Building statement that the good ship Caroline will 25 Main Street East take to the water before Memorial Day. After a year's rest Carry ought to perform well this season. When the breeze dies Brighton Branch Dick can tow the crate by swimming ahead 1806 East Avenue with a rope between his teeth. Some swimmer, this boy. Harry Stevenson's new engine is here and there is a crew of six men and a dozen bosses busily engaged in the work of instal- New Jersey Yacht Paints lation. Harry says he will surely have her ready for a ride on Labor Day. When all Copper Bottom Paints six of those cylinders get to percolating the "Wah Wah" will be some "Taysee." U. S. Navy Deck Paint ~ OUR ADVERTISERS Lowe Bros. Deck Paint I We cannot emphasize too strongly to our Spar and Marine Varnishes readers the necessity for standing firmly i'i back of those who make this magazine pos- sible from a financial standpoint. The Mobiloil for Marine Engines freight is paid by those who pay us good money for our advertising. space. You gain by having The Compass come to you each month and it is up to you to see that the advertiser gains by your patronage. We expect our members to consult our advertising pages and make their purchases accordingly. That's little enough to expect. BARNARD, PORTER and REMINGTON FOR SALE-Two Gasoline Tanks, 15 x 9-13N. WATERSTREET 18 x 24 inches, with brass deck plates.- Harry C. Stevenson. , i I.,-1 II 10 T H E C 0 M P A S S THE COMPASS Business Manager and an Assistant and, from the moment of their appointment, A Yachting Magazine the success of The Compass was assured Published Monthly by and here is the first lap of the voyage un- ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB der the new arrangement. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK N ow members, this is your magazine VOLNEY E. LACY, Editor and it is up to you to give it your support. Don't just receive and read it but do some- ASSOCIATEEDITORS thing for it. The first thing to do is to give CLUTE E. NOXON, Historian your business to those who make The CHARLES W. RAWLINGS Compass possible-the advertisers. Don't W ALTER BROWN pass this by as idle gossip but really look RICHARD L. SAUNDERS over the list of advertisers and buy from CHARLES FAXON, Art them when you need goods in their line. Buy from them and boost for them. BUSINESS MANAGERS The next thing that you can do to make HARRY C. STEVENSON our magazine more interesting is to give W. P. FARLEY us stuff to publish in our editorial pages. Address all advertising communications If you can't write, you can, at least, make to Box 1012, Rochester, N. Y. suggestions. Come across with something -just to show your interest helps a lot. ~ MAY 1925 The editor is on the job at the Club House all the time and is ever ready to listen to what you have to say to help the good COMPASS FUTURE ASSURED work along. BOUT a year ago we resumed the We want more regular contributing edi- tors. If you can do that sort of thing, just A publication of The Compass and the small editorial staff who undertook the go to it and turn in your copy. You must know a good joke on a fellow member. work was successful in getting out seven numbers and, much to their satisfaction, Let us all in on it so that we, too, may have a laugh at his expense. Give us a hand so the little magazine was received by our that we may really make each number bet- members with a great deal of enthusiasm. ter and more interesting than the one be- Everyone seemed to enjoy it and expressed fore. This issue is far from what it should the wish that it should be continued be-we know it and are asking your throughout the year. However, even though assistance to make the next one just a little we howled for help in every issue, we did bit better. not get that variety of assistance which was necessary to its ultimate success. After the October issue we just had to layoff PHOTOGRAPHS WANTED because of financial difficulties. We did Good yachting pictures are urgently not quit for good but just to gather our- needed for publication in The Compass. selves together and get ready for a new The only way for us to get them is for start on a _basis whereby we could surely our readers to send us the prints of any- give you twelve numbers a year and for thing they may have that may be of inter- the years to come. est. You all have cameras and you take We howled for help so loud at each many good pictures. Send in some of Executive Committee meeting that we your good, snappy prints together with a finally aroused our good friend Harry few words of explanation. Keep The Stevenson who started in to tell us how to Compass in mind when you are cruising do the trick. He demonstrated that he did or viewing races and snap the scenes that know how therefore he was promptly ap- appeal to you. They will please others pointed Business Manager. That sort of also, you know. £labergasted him but he blinked a blink or two and said "Yes I'll take it on if Peck When you buy, don't forget that the ad- Farley will help me." Well then, what vertisers in The Compass make it possible could Peck do? So now we have a real to publish this magazine" II ------T H E C 0 M P A S S 11 OUR COVER PICTURE It is fitting at this time that we should give some prominence to a good old yacht Everything in which made a high light or two in the history of our club. The "Onward," un- INSURANCE der the ownership of Messrs. Fred Tood, A. T. Hagen and 1. R. White, won the EZRA J. 80 LLER Fisher Cup from the "Norah," of Belle- 334-836Granite Building ville, Ontario, in a howling nor'easter. That was back in 1892 when the sturdy Prompt Claim Adjustments old ship was in her prime. She remained Main 5305 Main 6343 in the club's fleet for many years after, under various ownerships. She finally fell into the hands of Paddy Honan who sold her to a submarine diver. The last report of her was in 1918 when one of our members saw her laying below the govern- Let us have your order for that ment dam at Troy. Week End Cruise It is interesting to note the change in the THEO. G. ZEGEWITZ architecture of sailing yachts as illustrated Fine Meats, Groceries, etc. 0 by comparing the picture of this old timer with those of Alloede and Olympian, on Phone, Charlotte 410 another page of this issue, the 1925 con- Summerville Boulevard tenders for Fisher Cup honors. Everything from Soup to Nuts, You'd be Surprised Officers and Committees of the ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB For the Year 1925 Thomas Parsons, Commodore William P. Barrows, Rear Commodore Volney E. Lacy, Secretary We care for the clothes of several , William P. Farley, Treasurer hundred of the best dressed men in "1 Alvah G. Strong, Vice Commodore town. Phil. G. Hoffman, Fleet Captain '-I Richard L. Saunders, Corresponding Secretary Frank T. Christy, Measurer ~ Harold H. Baker, Fleet Surgeon Expe1.t Pressing DIRECTORS Business suit, 50 cts. Harry C. Stevenson Fred A. Mabbett Tuxedo or cut-a-way 75 cts. W. P. Pembroke Walter 1. Todd ',< Herbert E. Meier Phil. G. Hoffman Called for and Delivered DELEGATES TO 1. Y. R. A. William P. Barrows Lorenzo G. Mabbett Our weekly method will keep you Frank T. Christy looking your best, and will give you ALTERNATE DELEGATES convenience, economy and style. Jo!m A. Taylor William P. Farley Leslie A. Block Why not know about it? REGATTA COMMITTEE Simply Phone A. H. Dalzell, Chairman Clute E. Noxon Charles Faxon Ross Nagle Harry C. Stevenson Bernard C. Meier LEARY'S BUSINESS COMMITTEE Plant: Platt & Mill Sts. Alvah G. Strong, Chairman William P. Barrows William P. Farley Branch: 27 Chestnut St. ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE Phil. G. Hoffman, Chairman Elmer Knapp Fred J. Blum ," II 12 T H E C 0 M P A S S Preparations for a GREAT RACING SEASON A . (Continued from Page 1) DISTINCTIVE 5 and 6 in all probability. The Spring Meeting of the L. Y. R. A. to be held here SERVICE early this month, will definitely decide. After the first contest the cup is to be a FOR YOUR permanent challenge trophy in Class R in BANKING the L. Y. R. A. regatta. The Class R fleet in local waters is be- BUSINESS ing augmented by a new boat being built for Bill Barrows by Lawley from designs ~~=~ of John Alden. Pritchard Strqng, GifI's younger brother, bought the Hilda and will race her here. An intense program of trail racing has been planned by the pro- RESOURCES ~165,OOO,OOO.OO gram committee (given in detail on page 4) to whip the crews in shape for the GENESEE hard races of mid-summer. VALLEY TRUST Trials for the Class P boats will be held ~ through the season, Lorry Mabbett with CO. his old Canada's Cup crew will be on Alloede and Frank Christy with his Iro- 21 Exchange Street quois huskies will be on Olympian. There is some talk of Joyant of Buffalo being registered in the club for trials and Donald Prather of the Chicago Yacht Club asked if Intrepid, the Class P boat in the club, would be eligible. According to the deed of gift, outside boats are not eligible, as TELEPHONES in the Canada's Cup trials. Main 456 Main 457 Late in March the belated challenge from the Bay of Quinte Yacht Club ar- rived. It named Cara Mia of Kingston as challenger, a fast Class P that gave Stranger a tight run for the championship at the last L. Y. R. A. regatta. The defy stated that 10 seconds a mile would be asked from our marconi rigged boat if we saw fit to use such equipment. September 4, 5 and 6 were named as favorable dates. With the program as full of hard compe- tition as the slip of boats the club could do nothing else but refuse the challenge for this season. The answer was an accept- ance for 1926. To date no answer has been received from Commodore Mills of the Bay organization. ' 93.99 Exchange Street Rochester, N. Y. Every advertiser in The Compass can be made to realize that he has made a good investment if you do your part. III ------. T H E c 0 M P A S S 13 CAFE SERVICE Beginning Sunday, May 17th, the regu- Customers' Good-will is lar Sunday dinner will be served at the price of $1.25 per plate. It is earnestly a result of Good Banking requested that reservations be made for this dinner as well as other meals and, Service. We are always striv- where reservations are made, tables will ing to bet t e r our Service, be held for a half hour after the appointed time. Of course every attempt will be thereby enabling us to meet made to serve all who come but you will the needs of our ever increas- help the steward very materially to give you the best service by arranging for meals ing number of Satisfied Cus- beforehand. tomers. During the week, service will be a la carte--no regular meals or set prices. Spe. g.u cial tables for dinners and luncheons may be arranged for with the steward. From THE June first to November first, exclusive use NATIONAL BANK of the club house will not be given to any private parties. OF ROCHESTER Q 30 State Street Rochester, N. Y. At all times those coming to the club for meals without reservations will be Memba of Federal R Mqdulation System of Steam Heating provides the same HEATING COMFORT you enjoy at the United Hotels, Statler Hotels and the principal "Board Walk" Hotels in Atlantic City. WARREN WEBSTER & COMPANY CUTLER BUILDING ROCHESTER (On~ of tb. R. T. COE COMPANIES - Sp.cialists in H.ating. V.ntilating and Drying) /" 14 T H E C 0 M P A S S A RACE A RENDEZVOUS AND A REVELATION POULTRY (Continued from Page 2) and made for the inside light where the of the finish line was drawn. Over in the channel the three thirties were fighting hard for the lead and luffing ~ Best Quality matches were frequent all the way to the line. This also helped Outlaw, as when ~ she finally worked clear of the submarine stone quarry and got into the deeper water of the bay, she was able to lay the line We Supply and fetch in only fifteen minutes behind the Rochester which was first tocross. As Rochester Yacht Club she was allowed a handicap of one hour, this gave her the race with forty-five min- Members' trade solicited utes to spare. This was the first race ever sailed for ~ the Nichols Cup, a trophy which was given ~ to the Rochester Yacht Club by Commo- dore Frederick Nichols of the Royal Ca- w. A. MITCHELL nadian Yacht Club, and owner of the Canada's Cup challenger Temeraire, who 82 Front Street made the presentation while in attendance at the big races the year before. The remainder of the fleet made the bay during the afternoon, having been widely scattered the night before and several lost their bearings entirely in the early morn- ing fog. A rendezvous was held at Salt Point MEATS Light which marked the finish of the race and a regular yachtsmen's holiday was of all kinds and celebrated during the afternoon and even- mg. Late at night, however, a few of the as- Best Quality sembled craft pulled out of the harbor and set their course for home as an army, or more properly speaking an allied army of those winged. devils known as mosquitoes seemed determined to break up the party Rochester Yacht Club is and nullify the well-intentioned hospital- ity of the Presque lIe cottagers. The Out- Supplied by Us law was among the outgoing fleet and sailed steadily all night in a flat calm, Members' Trade Solicited covering almost a mile and a half. Outside the Point that night her crew descried the lights of a yacht coming down the lake, apparently headed for the Bay and upon hailing her a faint cry came MORRIS KATZ across the black waters carrying the in- formation that she was the Petrel, Captain 67 Front Street Willie Hart at the helm. This intelligence moved William Tweedle, who had shipped on the Outlaw as supercargo to big talk .. THE COMPASS 15 directed at the belated racers. In his best vein of sarcasm he wanted to know from Captain Hart if he thought Presque lIe was up near Buffalo and if he had got the idea in his foolish head that he had gone EDEN-ized into an endurance race and a lot of other badinage that an old salt like Mr. Tweedle Clothes are could use when the spirit moved him. From the character of the replies that floated back from the Petrel it was obvious the Cleanest that Mr. Tweedle's remarks did not come anywhere near meeting with Captain Hart's approval. But if disapproval BECAUSEElectric theWasherEden might be the word to describe the feelings washes cleaner than the of the luckless crew of the Petrel, what old-time method. All sort of an idiom could be found to express the attitude of his own shipmates when, the wearing and tear- on the following morning, Mr. Tweedle ing of fabric due to essayed to prepare himself an early matu- wash-board rubbing is tinal meal, using the gasoline stove as an eliminated. adjunct to the fulfillment thereof. Q Having observed the ship's cook oper- All dirt particles ate this piece of galley furniture with ease are sifted through the and safety, he silently crawled into the thousands of holes in cabin. There was no wind and the yacht the large sanitary cylin- drifted about with sails limp and the tiller der and drop into the lashed. All but William slept, some in famous Eden Sediment the cockpit covered with jibs, others dead Zone. to the world inside on cabin transoms. 'II Silently William raided the galley lockers Let the Eden change for ham and eggs. With all the neces- saries assembled and ready for the appli- your wash day into cation of heat, he proceeded to the busi- wash hour. Phone us ness of making said application. and we will send a rep- "1 He forgot one thing, but he cannot be resentative to tell you CI blamed for that because he never knew. all about this wonder- ~ He had an expert understanding of the ful labor-saving device working of kerosene stoves, derived from and explain our easy the old days in Brighton, Canada, when payment plan on the tonsorial parlors depended on them for Eden Washer. the aqueous particles of the warm variety, and he could see no difference in their op- eration from that of the gasoline contriv- ance. So he turned on the volatile sub- ~ stance in three burners and then gave the ignition system full play across the seat of his trousers. Main 3960 Never in William's long career of mak- ing quick getaways from the lightning blows of ring adversaries did his agility serve him in better stead than on this oc- Rochester Gas and casion. A few carlines were knocked loose by his head on the wild retreat as Electric Corporation William made for the open air and the 34 CLINTONAVE.N. boom caught him another lick as he flew out through the companionway, but that ,'" " 16 T H E C 0 M P A S S was nothing compared to being burned alive. As he said afterwards, "First I bumped my head on the rafters and then, ExcelsoAuto Supply I ran upstairs and bumped it again on the mast. " Corporation Two sleepers came out of their dreams as the flying form of William went by Distributors for them, their drowsy eyes greeted by a sheet of flame. A Pullman blanket quickly went over William's breakfast bonfire and after it was all over, court-martial proceed- RepublicTires ings found the culprit guilty, but no pun- ishment severe enough could be agreed ~~ upon to fit the case. A fair wind spring- ing up put an end to the deliberations and Wholesale Justice was euchred out of another victory. OUR NEW CONTEMPORARY GASOLINEandOILS The Compass sends out a hail of greet- ing to its first sister publication on Lake ~~ Ontario, The Red Ensign of the Queen City Yacht Club of Toronto. The April g Main 3462 Main 4343 issue has just arrived in the editorial rooms 275 State Street of The Compass and caused a whoop of joy to arise from the entire staff. Im- Rochester, New York mediate business of hunting for the scissors and putting water in the dry paste-pot. The Red Ensign is an attractive eight page sheet printed in one color and is dedi- Ii cated to "sing the songs of the Club, the oratories of its history and to inspire the VOLNEY E. LACY crew weary at the main.sheet to work that the race may be won." A smooth sea and Sales RePresentative for a fair breeze-Red Ensign! The Best in Marine Equipment An Interesting Entertainment GREAT LAKES CRUISERS The members of the Club who missed STERLING, STERNS, Dr. Traprock's talk on "The Cruise of the KERMATH, and NIAGARA Kawa" on Monday evening, April 27th MARINE ENGINES were certainly the big losers. Those who were not frightened by Bill Barrows en- THE ELTO OUTBOARD MOTOR graved invitations and who fortunately SKANEATELES ROW BOATS knew the true Dr. Traprock, are now the HYDE PROPELLERS proud possessors of some very valuable in- SMITH PAINT and VARNISH formation on square eggs, magnetic bow- sprits, and the charming girls of the South And an enldess variety of other items of necessity to the Yachtsman Seas who haven't any memory. Mr. Chap- pell who appeared under the pseudonym Tell me what size and type of boat you want and I will find it for you of Dr. Traprock is one of the cleverist satirists and humorists of the age. His I aim to make your yachting more con- subtle insinuations, sometimes a trifle venient, more pleasurable and less expensive spicy, kept the boys roaring for a good hour. . Office at After the formal entertainment he proved ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB himself some regular fellow with his stock Phone Charlotte 358 of good songs. The next time you are offered something for nothing don't get scared and stay away. II T H E C 0 M P A S S 17 A Task for Our Power Yachters The Scripps Trophy is the one big prize for cruiser racing on the Great Lakes. It is raced for each year on Lake Erie. The For those who want course is laid from Cleveland, westward t he finest through the South Channel, around South Bass island, then eastward through the Middle 'Channel and return to the starting point, a distance of well over 125 miles. The start is made late in the afternoon so that the boats will be among the Lake Erie Islands during the night, making it necessary for the navigators to show their Willys-Knight ability to avoid the many shoals that abound in this part of the lake. It is a real race and one in which some Rochester SIX boats should be entered each year. The matter was looked into very care- fully by Harry Stevenson and, u~til he sold his cruiser, "Alice II," he had made g up his mind that he would enter her in this race and he had also persuaded Peck Farley that the "Over'n Back" should also Miller-Lee Motors, Inc. be entered. Now, however, both boats 28 S. Union Street have been taken over by new owners and we are wondering if William Daley and John Castle may not be induced to follow out the plans which had been made for their boats. Distributors An attempt to lift this cup for the Roch- ester Yacht Club would seem to be just the thing for some of our power yachtsmen to WALL ROPE WORKS' do this year. Their brother yachtsmen of First Quality the sail racing fleet are putting ,over some big stuff this year and it behooves the power fellows to start something also. Manila Rope There's nothing better to start than a try for this big trophy and to bring it to II Worthy 01 Trust" Rochester would be a big thing for our Club. Let's go after it. Top Material & Hardware for Motor Boats FOR SALE, CRUISER LEONE Length, over all, 33 feet, Beam, 9 feet Engine, Scripps, four cylinder, Model E. Speed, AUTOMOBILE SUPPLIES well over 10 miles per hour. Accomodates four in the cabin, on spring berths. Large, fully appointed Wholesale and Retail galley. Running water, electric lights, large cock- pit with canopy and wind shield. A modern cruiser in every respect. The SIDNEY B. ROBY Co. Inquire of owner Herhert E. Meier, 21 East Avenue 208-214 South Ave. or Rochester Boat Works or V. E. Lacy, at R. Y. C. Rochester, New York iii"" II 18 THE COMPASS SOME BULL! DRAYTON,PENINGTON & COLKET Members NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA STOCK EXCHANGES CHICAGO BOARD OF TRADE Alasa Farms SOUTH SHORE OF GREAT SODUS BAY New York Syracuse Manager's Address Philadelphia ALTON, NEW YORK 31 Exchange St. Bldg. g Rochester, N. Y. May 8, 1925 Rochester Yacht Club, A. B. ENOS Summerville, New York. Gentlemen: I fully expected to be in a position to invite you to hold your annual Decoration Day cruise in the cove between Thornton and Nicholas Points, at the farm; However, I have been delayed with my plans, making that impossible, but I do Imperial Floor cordially invite any and all of the mem- bers of the club, to visit the farm while Company they are in the Bay, and take advantage of what facilities we have to offer. Have a dock, at which the boats not drawing much water, can tie up, and also SANITARYFLOORS a gas pump, from which we would be glad <.':'fIJ , ~f.'-J to sell gas, at not over double the prevail- ing tank wagon prices. ~~ A good hunter or fisherman might also find other things of interest on the farm. I trust that, at one time or another dur- Rochester, N. ¥. ing the summer, I will have the pleasure of a visit from all of you. Very truly yours, ALVAH G. STRONG, Owner. .. T H E c 0 M P A S S 19 We Have Joined RADIOLA SUPER- AMERICAN POWER BOAT ASS'N HETERODYNE We have made application for member- ship, paid our money and have been ac- cepted as a member of the American Power-Boat Association. This will be good news to a number of our power boat en- thusiasts who feel that we should be more active in the racing of power driven craft. That all our members may be advised For the Yacht, as to just what the A. P. B. A. is, we reprint Home, below parts of a letter which we received or any place from Mr. F. R. Still, President of the Asso- you may be- ciation: "The American Power Boat Association was RADIOLA SUPER- organized twenty-one years ago. It is composed HETERODYNE of about 130 yacht clubs all over the country, Canada and Cuba. All the most active and prom- inent clubs on the Atlantic, the Pacific, the Great Super-Sensitiveness Super-Selectivity Lakes, the Gulf and on all the big rivers, bays Faithful Reproduction and inland lakes belong to it, all of them recog- Portability Reliability nizing that indirectly they are benefited if they No Aerial No Grounding have never received any direct benefit, also realiz- 0 ing if there was no such organization, motor boat- HEELER-GREE"I ing affairs would be in a very chaotic condition WELECTRICCO. ., and very likely many oppressive and objectionable ELECTRICAL SATISFACTION HERE' STONE 3333 29 .'9 .,'P'OL S' laws would now be on statute books that have- e/STNBUTOP GENERAL ELECTRIC PRODUCTS either been toned down or defeated entirely through the efforts of the Association. Old in Experience ' New in M"chandise "Furthermore, most of the member clubs know about the many aids to navigation that have been effected through its efforts, such as buoys, lights, operation of canal locks and bridges, dredging ~, of small streams, improvement of inland water- ways along the coast; that it has been working USE on the standardization of parts and materials for both engines and boats so as to assure better CORRUGATEDFIBRE outfits at less cost to buyers and users of boats; that it is the original rule making body which SHIPPINGCASES devised the first rules for the conduct of motor FOR- boat races, and which have since been copied FREIGHT EXPRESS TO,: or used by every other organization that ever PARCEL POST MAIL "" held a race of any kind or importance and they -,.~, have been translated into almost every tongue for use in foreign countries wherever motor boat races are held. "Every club has a voice in amending old rules or adopting new ones. The major part of the rules cover the proper conduct of races; next in volume or extent are the rules concerning handi- cap cruiser racing. About the least of all in ex- tent are the rules relating to speed boat racing. "The Association publishes a Year Book which, besides containing general racing rules, contains the racing rules of every other local racing asso- ciation covering every type of craft and all the various classes. All the rules governing the many STRONG EFFICIENT ECONOMICAL t;'ophies in its possession are given it, together with about fifty suggestions for various kinds of FOLDING CARTONS LABELS I- races; in fact any kind of a race ever heard of and DISPLAY CONTAINERS will be found in it. There are also a hundred or more suggestions covering the duties to be per- The formed by the various committees and officers ROCHESTERFOLDING BOX CO. having the conduct of a regatta, be it either large Phone CHAR.LOTTE 130 or small, as well as all the government regula- tions, navigation laws and numerous useful tables:' II 20 THE COMPASS THE SCRAP HEAP It is in this column that you can tell your fellow yachtsmen about the things you have BUELL P. MILLS which are of no use to you but which may be of value to the other fellow who may Insurance be willing to pay you regular money for it. On the other hand, you may need some- thing that the other fellow would be glad i? to sell. Give us the dope and we will print it. 234-6 Granite Bldg. E. Main St. FOR SALE-A real good 16 foot row boat at a bargain. Ruled out of our outboard motor races because of her speed. Phil Hoffman. FOR SALE-Rowing sea-sled, 11 feet long. Great boat for fishing. V. E. Lacy. CharlesW. Collamer FOR SALE-A new Peterboro canoe, BUILDINGCONTRACTOR bright finish. The best canoe made by this company. Fred A. Mabbett. FOR SALE-Two Janney Steinmetz gaso- g Specialist in line tanks-one 30 gallon and one 20. Fred A. Mabbett. New Building Construction Glen.3641 48 Clifford Ave. BOATS FOR SALE FOR SALE-33 ft. Rochester Cruiser "Leone." A fine little ship for extended cruising. See Herb Meier or Rochester Boat Works. COLOR PRINTING FOR SALE-Cabin Cruiser-32 feet long, 8 feet beam, 2% feet draught. Four cylin- AND ENGRAVING der Sterling engine. Bridel deck control. Two cabins, large galley, toilet, clothes It is a recognized fact that lockers. Inquire Myron Strickland. printed matter illustrated in FOR SALE-Auxiliary Cruiser "w eno." color is one of the most Length 32 feet, beam 9 feet 6 in., draft 4 powerful productive forces feet; sails by McClellan, new in 1922; Universal engine, complete with starter. in modern advertising. 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