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VOL. 2-No. 6 NOVEMBER 1925 $1.50 PER YEAR Annual Meeting of the L. Y. R. A.

ARKED by a complete absence of with undying enthusiasm through lean M axe-grinding and blessed with a spirit years and fat to hold the Association to- of progress that bodes well for the great gether. Coupled with his faithfulness he sport of yachting on Lake Ontario, the brings a fine air and manner to the office annual fall meeting of the Lake Yacht of President and he cracks a parliamentary Racing Association was held at the Roch- whip that speeds business and keeps the ester YachtClub October 17th. Enthusiasm lads on the edge of their chairs. Frank thrown up in a great stern wave by the Herrick of the Crescent Yacht Club was tremendously successful active season of chosen vice president and Blake Van 1925 swayed the thirty odd delegates repre- Winkle, secretary. g senting nine of the member clubs and the Most of the constructive legislation came six hours session was crowded with more from Toronto. The three delegates of the constructive legislation than the past 20 Royal Canadian Yacht Club, Thomas years have launched. Wade, Major Walter Windeyer and W. J.

Delegates to the L. Y. R. A. at the Rochester Yacht Club

Leading the list of highly successful T. Wright brought with them a list of moves that graced the meeting was the amendments to the constitution and racing election of Thomas A. E. World of the rules suggested by the Canadian club after Queen City Y. C. of Toronto to the office several preliminary round table discussions of President. In the opinion of all the in Toronto. Most of their motions were delegates, speaking for their 5,000 yachts- carried without a dissenting vote. men constituents, no more happy choice for Leading in importance is the accepted the office could have been made. Tommy change in the rules regarding the Regatta has been as much a part of the sport of Committee of the L. Y. R. A. and appoint- sailing on the lake for the past decade as ment of a committee to revise the constitu- boats or water or wind and with his co- tion and rule book. The Regatta Committee partner, Blake Van Winkle, has toiled will, in the future, be composed of three

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members, appointed by the Council of the The suggestion that itemized certificates Association. They will be corinthian of measurements for each entering boat in yachtsmen of racing experience and shall the George Cup races be submitted subject not be participants in the races. to a re-check on request of any contesting No light sails shall be carried during club, was also approved. the cruising races after sunset. Rule 8A A suitable measurement rule for veteran under the heading "Night Sailing" reading classes was deemed a necessity by the as follows, was approved-"The regulation delegates and the problem handed over to lights when a yacht is under way must be a committee for study. The question of the kept visible between the hours of sunset advisability of the Association taking active and sunrise; and between such hours only part in the world-wide controversy over regular WORKING CANVAS may be used. the Universal Rule was also doled out to a The use of head sails, spinakers, balooners, committee for study. reaching jibs or spinaker booms in con- Henderson Harbor was named the loca- nection with any head sail is prohibited. tion for the 1926 regatta. The Freeman -- For the purpose of this rule the hour of Cup race will start from Rochester on sunset is fixed at 7 :00 o'clock p. m. Eastern Monday, August 2nd and finish in Hender- standard time, and the hour of sunrise at 5 :00 o'clock Eastern standard time and be- son Bay. The dates for the regatta were set for August 4, 5, and 6. The date for the tween these hours all yachts must observe - George Cup races was not announced but g the foregoing regulations as to canvas and it is understood that the Crescent Y. C. lights. " plans to stage them prior to the regatta. A green flag instead of the previously William P. Barrows representing the customary blue peter will be the signal Rochester Yacht Club officially tendered sending boats over a course, buoys to star- board in the future. the Lipton Trophy trusteeship to the Asso- ciation with the understanding that the cup Membership in the Association is eligible is to be the prize for the Class R. boat to "Any yacht club in good standing on the having the best score in the three days' lakes or tributary waters and not members racing at the annual regatta. The associa- of another association with the Yacht tion unanimously accepted the big trophy Racing Union and having not less than and it will be raced for next August. fifty members and five yachts of 15 feet 1. The first half of the meeting was con- W. 1., and upwards. In qualifying for ducted by William Barrows retiring presi- membership only those yachts regularly dent and upon the election of President sailing with and for the applying clubs are to be considered." World he relinquished the chair. At the close of the meeting Bill was given an Protests of fouls d,iuing official races enthusiastic vote of thanks for his work as must be submitted before 8 p. m. the day president during 1924-25 and Blake Van of the race instead of 6 p. m.- the day fol- Winkle's work as secretary was given a lowing. - warm vote of thanks. Approved as suggestions to be brought After the meeting the delegates were before the trustees of the deed of gift of entertained by William Barrows at a dinner the Silas George Cup for Class R boats are at the Genesee Valley Club. It was a bub- the following: bling session with sailing; past, present and "That the trustees of the George Cup future; the subject of much uproarious con- amend the deed of gift so as to provide versation. With the official meeting the I that all yachts racing in the George evening gave eloquent testimony that the cup contests shall be resident members cl ub-againi?t-cl ub, you-ni p-me-and- I'll-ni p- of a club in good standing belonging you period of yachting legislation on Lake J to the association. Ontario is over. Sailing, the sport, is on That the trustees of the George Cup the pedestal. What will best aid the sport amend the deed of gift so as to pro- in the abstract instead of what will aid one vide that the races for the George Cup or two particular clubs was the aim and be sailed in the open waters of Lake goal of the 1925 fall meeting and promises Ontario." to be the aim of the meetings of the future.

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A Great Race for the INVITATION AMATEUR U CHAMPIONSHIP CUP I AFARA, given an excellent sail by sailed for a mile on this tack and when S George Bonbright, her amateur skipper Safara and Rogue came about they crossed I ~ of the day, led the rest of the Class R fleet the stern of M. E. S., showing that Sibley home to win the Invitation Amateur Champ- had put his boat into the lead against the l ionship Cup, September 28. M. E. S., with two best windward boats in the fleet. He Harper Sibley at her tiller as second one was sailing her as well to windward on this minute and 40 seconds astern and Rogue leg as she has been sailed this summer. skippered by J. c. Dryer was third. Mybar, Safara came lip well in the last quarter handicapped by a late start, due to a mis- take of her skipper, Craig Powers, was last, six minutes and 57 seconds behind the leader. g The race was one of the most unique Lake Ontario has seen in a decade. The skippers and crews were recruited from the ranks of every other sport, save sailing. They drew for boats and chose up for crews. With Bonbright on Safara were Eric Moore, Mortimore Anstice and Harold Townson. James C. Dryer sailed Rogue with W. Peck Farley, Douglas' Townson and W. V. Castle as crew. Rob Roy Con- verse, Sam Durand and William B. Macomber sailed on M. E. S., with Harper Sibley at the stick. Gus Cunningham, Sam Weller, Ted Pickering and John Barrows, with Craig Powers as skipper, made up Safara Winning L A. C. Cup Mybar's list.

The race lived up to expectations and mile of the leg and they turned. M. E. S., furnished some of the choicest bits of sea- 3 :27.30-Safara, 3 :28.04-Rogue, 3 :29.40 manship the Port of Rochester has seen in -My bar, 3:40.30. years but it was also marked by some ex- Easing sheets for the broad reach for the cellent sailing and the contest was hard second mark Sibley layed off too far and fought and exciting throughout. by the time the judges could point the way to the buoy she had given away her lead. A steady northwest breeze that blew from She gained half of her loss back before .!; 10 to 20 miles an hour with a fair lump of the mark was reached but Safara was about sea greeted the boats as they left the piers. first. The times were: Safara, 3 :42.10; M. The course was triangular with the first leg, E. S., 3:42.19-Rogue 3:42.59-Mybar, dead into. the wind's eye. Rogue was over I~ 3 :45.50. the line first with Safara right on top of her. Harper Sibley shot M. E. S., close In the run for the home bouy M. E. S. under the lee of the judge's boat ten sec- came. up within striking distance of Safara onds late, but in the weather berth. but Sibley could not get her through. Bon- bright kept slapping the high bow of M. Rogue and Safara chose to hang on port E. S. with his back wash and was able to tacks while M. E. S., taking a short hitch keep the mahogany hulled boat clear of his inshore, came over with them. The three (Continued on Page 12)

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Building and Sailing MODEL YACHTS

Here is a suggestion from one of our I think will interest the youngsters in members who is a model yacht enthusiast. yachting. It is well worth serious consideration. You no doubt have heard considerable The sport of model yacht sailing is al- about model yachts and model yachting most as old as that of sailing and racing and much of this sport has been taking real yachts. It has had many devotees, young place all over the country not only amongst and old, and, contrary to the idea that youngsters but grown-ups as well. Here is some have of it, is no toy play. It is in- a splendid opportunity to interest the teresting to note that there is a well organ- youngsters. If we had a little shop rigged ized revival of this interesting sport, in up at the club where they could build their ~ both sail and power. One of our largest boats with the aid of their elders, it would fresh water associations, the Inter Lake be a fascinating and interesting sport for Yachting Association, up on Lake Erie, is both the youngsters and elders. including events for model yacht races in There are several firms in this country its annual program at its meets at Put-in- who manufacture finished models or un- Bay. There are many entries and the races finished or even parts of models together are extremely exciting. with designs, details and hardware for the g Let's give some thought to Mr. Lowen- building of these little craft. What ex- guth's timely suggestion. perience I have had in building three of -Editor. them has been most interesting and fas- Mr. Volney E. Lacy cinating not only to myself but to my young friends as well. Editor of The Compass Rochester Yacht Club I will be glad to place before the authorities of the club what information I Rochester, New York have gathered up to the present time, if Dear Mr. Lacy: . they decide that this idea would interest I was very much interested in your them. article regarding "Sea Scouts." It is a fine Yours very truly, idea and I have a suggestion to 'offer which FRED M. LOWENGUTH

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Harry Stevenson JOINS THE CLASS R SAILORS OMIJI, one of the fastest Class R boats M omiji, according to reports, while one M in Massachusetts waters during the of the later boats built in Class R is not ", past season's racing at Marblehead, has marked by the freakishly low freeboard, been purchased by Harry C. Stevenson. extreme narrow beam or small house that Momiji was built in 1923 by George have made many of the new boats subjects Law ley and Sons, Boston and designed by of criticism by the foremost yachting ~ Burgess, Swasey and Paine, also of Boston. authorities here and in Europe. She was owned and sailed last season by The addition of Momiji brings the club's Harry N. Bloomfield of the Eastern Yacht Class R fleet up to a total of five boats, all Club. of them of recent design and in racing The performance of the new Rochester trim. Our fleet is easily the best on Lake boat during the two years she has been in Ontario and second only to Chicago on the existence has been well above the average Great Lakes. in the fast company that marks the Marble- The personnel who will sail with the ex- head races. On paper she should easily commodore on his new boat has not been be the fastest boat on Lake Ontario. Dur- announced but it is a safe bet that she will ing the Eastern Yacht Club's series for the have an able crew and be up in front be- g Ladies' Plate, sailed during the first week fore many club races have been sailed. in August this year, Momiji tied for fourth place with Ardette, Long Island Sound ace, A~ and was beaten only by the invincible Gipsy and Charles Francis Adams' Dande- "The Cruise of the Rolling Ball" lion and the Yankee and Opechee III, who "In cruising round the sun tied for third. The rolling red earth sails, In a composite summary of the five races And we who shipped for fun sailed for the Ladies' Plate, Momiji proved to be the fourth boat in windward work Will have it spite of gales. with elapsed time of 4:48.43 against "Let persons all beware Gipsy's 4:45.55, Dandelion's 4:47.26 and Who frown upon the wise, Yankee's 4:47.35. In the total spinnaker We're bound from here to there- running that marked the series she was The Port of Wild Surmise." fifth and tenth in reaching. Light weather marked the series. Lake Michigan Yachting News

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING NOW IS THE TIME ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB to take up with us the matter of December 3, 1925 the insurance on your boat. In accordance with the provisions of the We Write All Kinds of Insurance Constitution, the Annual Meeting of the HARRY J. McKAY Club will be held at the Club House on Thursday, December 3rd, 1925. The pur- 409-413Central Trust Building pose of this meeting is the election of 25 Main Street East officers for the ensuing year and the trans- Main 261 action of regular and special business of the organization. Following the usual custom, a Nomina- "r-' ting Committee of five members was appointed by the Commodore at a meeting of WILLIAM F. KALLUSCH the Executive Committee on October 21st, 1925 as follows:- 3v1ERCHANT TAILOR Richard L. Saunders, Chairman ~~~ Philip G. Hoffman ~ Lorenzo G. Mabbett

FIVE HUDSON AVENUE John H. Castle ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Fred J. Tarrant This committee has reported nominations as printed below. To vote this ticket it is simply necessary to fold a ballot slip and insert in the ballot box. Members must bear in mind that only NEW YEAR'S EVE those who are not in arrears for dues are at the entitled to vote. The polls will open at 6 P. M. and will Rochester Yacht Club close at 7 P. M. The Annual Dinner will be served at 7 P. M. at $1.50 per plate. . The Annual Meeting will be called to Watch for the order immediately after the dinner. An Annual Election is an important cAnnouncement function of the Club's affairs and should be attended by all who are interested in its Out with the Old Year and in with welfare. The membership is larger than the New in a manner that will be ever before, therefore this should be the best attended Annual Meeting in the history ENJOYABLE TO ALL of the organization. There will be reports of Officers and Dinner - Music - Dancing Committees and announcements of importance relative to the future of the Club. Patronize Your Own dub After the meeting the Entertainment 9vfake 'J{eseryations Early Committee will take charge and they promise to make things interesting. VOLNEYE. LACY,Sec'y

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NOMINATIONS Commodore HARRYC. STEVENSON "Fix it CJ3EFOREthe Loss" Vice Commodore W. PECK FARLEY Rear Commodore ~ PHILIP G. HOFFMAN W. SlaytonWilson, Inc. Secretary VOLNEY E. LACY Underwriters and Insurance Engineers ~ Corresponding Secretary 526 CUTLER BLDG. ROCHESTER, N. Y. RICHARD 1. SAUNDERS Treasurer MORTIMER R. ANSTICE Measurer VOLNEY E. LACY Everything New in Fleet Surgeon HAROLD H. BAKER Life Insurance Directors Two Years THOMAS PARSONS '(?'i?~ ~ FRED A. MABBETT WILLIAM P. BARROWS N ew York Life Ins. Co. Director One Year GEORGE V. SHAW, Manager JOHN H. CASTLE 501 Cutler Bldg. Delegates ~o L. Y. R. A. LORENZO G. MABBETT WILLIAM P. BARROWS FRANK T. CHRISTY Alternate Delegates to L. Y. R. A. W. PECK FARLEY JAMES P. O'CONNOR CJ3irthdayParties OTIS NAGLE at the /MIA SUCH A LITTLE THING Rochester Yacht Club When big vessels meet, they say, They salue an' sail away, ~(O~U~ Jest the same as you an' me Lonesome ships upon a sea; Each one sailing his own jog Of Course! For a port beyond the fog. Let your speaking trumpet blow, It's the One Best Place $ Lift your horn an' cry "Hullo!" to Have Them Say "Hullo" and "how d'ye do!" Other folks are good as you, , When you leave your house of clay, Use the Club for Your Priyate Wanderin' in the Far-Away, When you travel through the strange PAR TIES and DANCES Country t'other side the range Then the souls you've cheered will know Phone, Charlotte 358 Who you be, an' say "hullo!" New Rochelle Y. C. Dog Watch.

II 8 T H E C 0 M P A S S TOMMY WORLD FOUR OFFICES: The genial and beloved new President of the Lake Yacht Racing Association, is ONE famous for many things but he is best known in Rochester for his martyrship as judge of the cruising race from Rochester UNION TRUST to Sodus the day, night and morning pre- ceding the first day's racing over the re- COMPANY gatta course in 1924. Complete banking service Tommy, with Charlie Faxon, stationed themselves on the end of Sodus pier in mid is available at all offices of afternoon. There was no wind and the this Company, because each boats were not even in sight at sundown. office IS the Union Trust As the powerboat fleet came to moorings Company. the complete absence of mosquitoes was noticed by the sailors in the bay and all Downtown Office through the evening the miniature hum- 19 MAIN STREET WEST ming birds that have made Sodus famous were conspicuous by their absence. Uptown Office ~ EAST AVENUE AT MAIN STREET The strange phenomenon was not explained until a visit was paid to the end of Branches the pier. There, with coat collars turned 590 JOSEPH AVENUE up and burlap wrapped about their ankles, 4424 LAKE AVENUE, CHARLOTTE were the two judges waving their arms wildly in an attempt to keep off all the bay's horde of winged pests. They looked like a pack of old women fighting bees. "Have you spied any of the boats?" Tommy was asked. "Boats," Tommy shouted, "How now would we be seein' boats through thoosins and thoosins of flying demons that are about us like a fog. Why in the name of Hivin do you have yacht races in such God forsaken places as this? But Tommy and Charlie stuck until the last boat was over the line and dawn, the rosy fingered, was breaking over the eastern skyline. He's a great Tommy. ~~ WRITE A STORY Send in an interesting picture or make a sug- gestIon for The Compass

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USE THE CLUB HOUSE The winter season is coming but just because we have that frigid time of the WHATEVER your year is no good reason for forgetting that business or perso- you are a yachtsman or even that you are onl y a rocking chair member of a yacht nal banking require- club. Our fine little clubhouse stands there ~ ments they will always on our grounds the year round and is open for use all the time. It is our suggestion receive friendly atten- that you make it a practice to show up tion at the .; there at least once a week. If only a small portion of our members will put this sort of thing into effect, it will be but a short time until there will be plenty of inter- Qt~ntt'al XITt'ust esting doings going on around the place and to the enjoyment of all. Get the habit of coming down Saturday QLnnrpatttI afternoons and Sundays. No end of good clean fun can be developed from these Main Office gatherings. We should have an open house evening once a week and possibly it should Central Trust Building ~ be on Saturday. It need not be a stag af- 25 Main Street East fair either. The women folks, with their escorts, can enjoy themselves in the main Brighton Branch club room-dancing, gossiping around 1~O6 East Avenue the open fire and such like-and the lone men can gather around the big stove in the men's room and engage in their chosen forms of indoor sports. There's nothing like it fellows-get the habit and let's all have some real enjoyment out of our club house which has been .provided for the New Jersey Yacht Paints purpose. Remember that it is your clubhouse-you helped buy and pay for it and Copper Bottom Paints you should share in its benefits. It is your own fault if you don't. U. S. Navy Deck Paint ~~ Lowe Bros. Deck Paint

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THE COMPASS overhauling. Then there are the "jacks of all trades" who mix into this and that, A Yachting Magazine don't get very far with anything and finally Published Monthly by turn the job over to the other fellow to ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB finish. It really does not make much differ- ROCHESTER, NEW YORK ence which class the boat man belongs to, he has a lot of fun going at it in such man- VOLNEY E. LACY, Editor ner as he pleases and, some how or other, ASSOCIATEEDITORS the good ship gets all fixed up and is ready CLUTE E. NOXON, Historian for the Memorial Day Cruise. CHARLES W. RAWLINGS Come to the Club yard any Sunday WALTER BROWN morning during the winter, even though the RICHARD L. SAUNDERS thermometer may hit a low spot and the CHARLES FAXON, Art howling winds blow through the blocked up fleet, and you will find the boaters at BUSINESS MANAGERS least looking her over and wishing for a HARRY C. STEVENSON decent day to get at the job. Then, when a. W. P. FARLEY fine, warm Sunday happens in the middle Address all advertising communications of January the, whole gang will be on the to Box 1012, Rochester, N. Y. job and it will look as though all expected the ice to go the next day and are contem- ~ NOVEMBER 1925 plating a boat ride before the week is out. Yachting in summer takes us away from YACHTING-THE GREAT ALL- the heat of the land, out upon the cool and limitless waters where life is worth living YEAR SPORT and the only place where Flivvers are not More than fifty yachts are packed away to be found. To those who wish to travel, in our little yard and most of them have cruising in a good boat is the best means of been dressed in their winter garb. It makes all for you take your hotel with you and most yachtsmen feel a bit down in the you go where you please and when you mouth to think that their good ships must want to and tell all the world to go hang. lay up for a period of months, thus putting To those who want the sport of the game, a stop to the riding of their hobby. But, there is nothing to.equal the excitement of a after all, the time is far from wasted. All good yacht race-either sailor power. And in winter it takes its devotees out into the summer long each owner is planning as to what he can do to his craft to make her open, cleaning their lungs of furnace gas better in one way or another-a little item and other forms of Sunday hot air, and of convenience here, something to make again makes them feel that life is worth for greater comfort there, possibly a new the living and glad that boats were in- vented. power plant to make her go faster and an endless list of other ideas to put into effect. And so it is that yachting is the one That sort of thing, as a matter of fact, is great all-year-round sport. There's nothing half of yachting to many owners and it is like it in all the realms of recreation and during the period of inactivity on the water sport and he who is in it is lucky. that they put their various ideas into effect. iA~ The fact of the matter is that tinkering ROGUE about the boat is one of the greatest THE SONG OF pleasures of the game. There are those who To the Tune of Eli Yale like to do the work themselves and they Sail, sail on down the seas, certainly do have a lot of fun at it. To one Fighting for R. Y. C. who spends the week in an office it is great Race as you gosh darn please to don the overalls of a week end to go to You'll win, win-we know you'll win, it with putty and paint, hammer and saw You're faster than Huskie was. or wrench and pliers and all the other tools We'll love the Rogue because of the game. Some are good painters, others She goes right on through to the end get away with the carpenter stuff and there boys- are those who can do a good job of motor . Rogue will win'!

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SOCIAL NOTES Yes, there could be a whole column of it but nobody to write the copy for us. We EZRA J. BOLLER want a Social Editor and we've been hunt- 834-836GraniteBuilding ing for one. Fact of the matter is-all the Associates editors went on strike and that's whv we skipped a month. . Emil R. Boller Harry Stevenson has something up his Donald G. Clark sleeve on this "Social business and if he will only layoff hunting deer for a few Everything in Insurance days we will nab him for the good news. Main 5305 Main 6343 Now this is really good dope, for, if you know Harry, you know that whatever he starts he puts across. It's just as good as done when he says-"let's do it," so there is something real to look forward to. Let us have your order for that A~ Week End Cruise THEO. G. ZEGEWITZ WANTED! Fine Meats, Groceries, etc. g Interesting stories for The Compass. Phone, Charlotte 410 Summerville Boulevard

A~ Everything from Soup to Nuts, You'd be Surprised Officers and Committees of the ROCHESTER YACHT CLUB For the Year 1925 Thomas Parsons, Co,mmodore Alvah G. Strong, Vice Commodore William P. Barrows, Rear Commodore Let us keep you always well Phil. G. Hoffman, Fleet Captain dressed with our Volney E. Lacy, Secretary William P. Farley, Treasurer Richard 1. Saunders, Corresponding Secretary Frank T. Christy, Measurer Wardrobe Service Harold H. Baker, Fleet Surgeon DIRECTORS Used by hundreds of Rochester's Harry C. Stevenson Fred A. Mabbett W. P. Pembroke Walter L. Todd keenest business men; you can't Herbert E. Meier Phil. G. Hoffman afford to do it any other way. DELEGATES TO 1. Y. R. A. William P. Barrows Lorenzo G. Mabbett Phone, MAIN 7974 Frank T. Christy ALTERNATE DELEGATES and we will explain John A. Taylor William P. Farley Leslie A. Block REGATTA COMMITTEE A. H. Dalzell, Chairman Clute E. Noxon Charles Faxon Ross Nagle Harry C. Stevenson Bernard C. Meier Leary's BUSINESS COMMITTEE Dry Cleaning and Dying Alvah G. Strong, Chairman William P. Barrows William P. Farley Plant Mill and Platt Sts. ENTERTAINMENT COMMITTEE Branch 27 Chestnut St. Phil. G. Hoffman, Chairman Elmer Knapp Fred J. Blum 12 THE C 0 M PAS S

A GREAT RACE FOR THE I. A. C. CUP A (Continued from Page 3) DISTINCTIVE wind. Rogue was well sailed on this leg in spite of the fact that she is not an especially SERVICE fast craft. They turned: Safara 3 :42.10- M. E. S., 3:42.19-Rogue, 3:42.59-My- FOR YOUR bar, 3 :45.50. BANKING As Sibley rounded he m~de his crew jump flattening down and he slipped across BUSINESS Safara's stern and stole the weather berth. The M. E. S., skipper, who has done a deal of salt water sailing, executed the maneuver ~~ o~ in smart fashion and had he known his boat the move would have given him the race. Throughout the rest of the beat to RESOURCES $17,000,000.00 the west mark it was apparent that he was starving M. E. S. until she lagged, in an GENESEE attempt to keep her pointing with the Safara, a feat she has never been able to Q VALLEY TRUST accomplish. Safara slowly drew away from the M. E. S., and turned well in the CO. lead. The times were: Safara, 4:23.18-M. E. S., 4:24.44~Rogue, 4:25.42-Mybar, 21 Exchange Street 4 :28.40. I- I Thereafter the race was a parade. M. E. S. failed to close the gap as she did in the previous round and Salara galloped down the reach to turn first by a safe margin. The times at the outer mark were: Safara, TELEPHONES 4:36.20-M. E. S., 4:37.46-Rogue, 4:38. 40-Mybar, 4:42.30. Main 456 'JMain 457 Summary - Course triangular, 4 1-2 miles, twice around. Start 3:15 o'clock.

Boat Finish

Safara 4 :50.50 M. E.S. 4 :52.40

Rogue 4:52.10 Mybar 4:57.47

After the race Bill Barrows and Peck Farley gave the amateur skippers a dinner in the Club House. A fine cup was pre-

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sented to Mr. Bonbright as the winner of this interesting race and each skipper was presented a flag to ~ommemorate the oc- Customers' Good-will is casion. After the dinner and presentation a result of Good Banking of prizes there were speeches of various sorts by the skippers and sailors as they Service. Weare always striv- were called upon by Mr. Barrows. Mr. ing to better our Service, Bonbright maintained, of course, that he thereby enabling us to meet was, by far, the best skipper, having proved it by beating all the others hands down. the needs of our ever increas- Each of the other skippers insisted that he ing number of Satisfied Cus- was the best sailor and offered their rea- tomers. sons why their boats did not turn the trick. The argument waxed strong and lusty and the toast master's voice was drowned out ~(Q.OIJr--:> as they all began to talk at once. Just then some one started a song and, since si~ging THE is more fun than arguing-sometimes-the NATIONAL BANK party ended joyously. OF ROCHESTER ~ Mr. Barrows, in the course of his re- 30 State Street Rochester, N. Y.

marks, explained that the purpose of the Member of Federal ReseTYe System whole thing was to show the assembled sportsmen what had been accomplished in the way of putting Rochester and R. Y. C. on the map as a real yachting center and to encourage some of them to do their Don't Miss yachting here rather than off Marblehead or other noted eastern yachting centers. It NEW YEAR'S EVE was a fine idea and it certainly had its effect for, soon after, Mortimer Anstice and at the Rooney Castle were joint owners of the good ship Salara and they propose to clean Rochester Yacht Club up the fleet with her next season. Let's hope they may meet with the success they dream of. ~A Have a Party I at the Rochester. NY. Rochester Yacht Club I

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THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A MACKINAC. RACE A History of the Races for the Mackinac POULTRY Cup; compiled by Donald Fry Prather. Published by the Chicago Yacht Club. Of the Best Quality Oh Mackinac, la Belle, we love you so, Tho' years may come and go, We'll constant be, Mackinac, la belle, our Mackinac,

We Supply So we sail forth upon our inland sea. . Rochester Yacbt Up the full length of the stormiest of the Great Lakes 330 miles with the wind over Club the counter or some 550 miles when it blows over the bow, the hardiest yachtsmen Members' Trade on this continent possibly sail every year Solicited in their classic race for the Mackinac Cup. The race is easily the freshwater epic of the world and possibly the greatest long distance race anywhere in the country because it is held every year. Q Since 1898 the Chicago Yacht Club fleet, W.A. Mitchell averaging ten boats, has encountered every conceivable conditiDn form a three day 82 Front Street calm to 50 miles gales. Boats have won the cup, averaging better than 10 miles an hour for the whole run, others have been dis- masted, swept of canvas, wrecked. Each race has been crowded with adventure, humor, tragedy. Prather has gathered it all together in a great book. It is more than a -history of MEATS the struggles. He has done very little of the writing. Most of the stories were set down of all kinds and by the sailors themselves in detailed, graphic logs written during the races or immediately afterward. It is a book that Best Quality only a sailor will appreciate and under- stand but to the yachtsman it is worth three times it price. This large volume is lav- ishly illustrated with excellent half tones of the yachts and crews in action. The price Rochester Yacht Club is of the book is $3.50 and a copy may be had by addressing the Chicago Yacht Club. Supplied by Us It is a desirable addition to any yachtsman's library. Members' Trade Solicited iA&

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NEWS ABOUT THE BOATS Safara has been sold by Rear Commo- dore William Barrows to Mortimer Anstice and Wilmot V. Castle, two of her crew in EDEN-ized the Invitation Amateur Championship races sailed September 28. Her new .I owners have already entered into racing Clothes are r with an enthusiasm that bodes well for Safara's future performance. Safara, in the Cleanest spite of her second rate showing of last season is considered by sailors both here and in Toronto as the Lake's ablest and BECAUSE the Eden I sweetest Class R boat. Her new owners, in Electric Washer the opinion of all of the experts who have washes cleaner than the seen Safara in action, have but to tune her old-time method. All to her greatest efficiency and sail her well to the wearing and tear- make her queen of the lake. ing of fabric due to AI;;.; wash-board rubbing is eliminated. We are pleased to report the addition of ~ a fine big yawl to our fleet. Gifford Morgan All dirt particles has bought the Seamaid and is now having her fitted out at Nevin's yard for a cruise are sifted through the to Florida. He plans to bring her to Roch- thousands of holes in ester for the season of 1926 and she will the large sanitary cylin- be a fine addition to our fleet. der and drop into the Seamaid is an auxiliary yawl of 62 feet famous Eden Sediment 3 inches length overall, 16 feet 6 inches Zone. beam and 4 feet 6 inches draft. She was designed by H. J. Gielow and built by Let the Eden change Nevins at City Island. your wash day into We'll give "Giff" a royal salute when . wash hour. Phone us he brings this good ship into the harbor. and we will send a representative to tell you AA all about this wonder- The Anna B is her name, a bootlegger ful labor-saving device she was but not any more. With her black sides, red bottom and grey decks she pre- and explain our easy sents a spiffy appearance and Bill Barrows, payment plan on the her owner, says she rides the seas like a Eden Washer. duck. Promptly after Bill came into possession ~ of this good ship he had her hauled out ~~ and contracted at once to have her twin engines replaced by a 50 horse power Kermath. The shift was quickly made and Bill's last cruise of the season was a trip Main 3960 to Sodus. We have not seen him since, from all we hear, the trial must have been a success. Rochester Gas and AA Electric Corporation When you buy, don't forget that the ad- 34 CLINTONAVE.N. vertisers in The Compass make it possible to publish this magazine.

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The first lvluttchum, erswhile Alice II, has been added to Peck Farley's fleet by recent purchase from Bill Daley. It will ExcelsoAuto Supply be remembered that this good ship, under the ownership of Harry Stevenson, was our Corporation flag ship for three seasons. Harry tells Peck that he'll have to work fast if he gets Distributors for as much fun out of her in five years as he did in three. Well now, Harry, Peck is SEIBERLING some fast worker and we venture to say that the life of this good ship will not be ALL- TREAD one of idleness next year. We are glad, in- deed, to see Alice II, Muttchum or whatever TIRES next she may be named, remain in the fleet. &~ Wholesale T.he cruiser Ugoigo is to have a new engine. Delos Birdsell, her owner, has at last forsaken his old two cycle rattler and GASOLINEandOILS has a brand new 20 HP Kermath readv for installation before the next season opens. ~ Look well out for the Ugoi{!jo next season, Main 3462 Main 4343 fellows, for Delos is probably counting on annexing the cruiser championship-and 275 State Street we hope he gets it. Rochester, New York ~~ Dine at the Club

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Gus Cunningham has joined the fast runabout contingent. His 26 footer hove into the yard via one of Jack Ronan's trucks and was soon stirring up the river For those who want in the course of the trials of her Cunning- ham eight cylinder motor. We'll forgive the finest- you, Gus, if you just promise not to stir -~ up the sail yachters with your wash over at Sodus next Memorial Day. ~~ WILLYS-KNIGHT '" We are pleased to be able to give a description of Bill Barrows next sail yacht Six as follows: ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Here's hoping that he may win all the cups on Lake Ontario with her. IAIA -~~ Phil Hoffman, otherwise known as "Tires," has outgrown the Jacqueta and has become the owner of the Luanne. Q Though late in the season when he acquired her, yet he gathered a gang together for a cruise-and it blew great guns. Some call his new boat a street car on a raft, but, for Miller-Lee Motors, Inc. fall cruising, Phil says that his "street car" 28 S~uth Union Street deck house is the real thing. That's what they all say, Phil, and them as don't have them mostly wish they had. ~~ Two other ha~dy crews joined Phil on that memorable October cruise-Peck Far- Watch ley with his newly acquired "Muttchum" (she's a street car also) and John Castle with the Over'n Back. We have heard this Space Next Month snatches of this famous cruise but not enough to write a real connected story. It will contain From all we can learn there must have AN ADVERTISEMENT been some harrowing experiences. One member of the party told about seas run- that will merit your support ning four feet high in Basin Harbor. WOW! the wind did blow for sure. We want the rest of the story for it must O~~D be good and if we can drag it out of a few of the members of this party we will tell you all about it in a later issue. get behind our ~IA cA dyertisers We have heard the good word that Don Woodward has placed his order with the Rochester Boat Works for a new boat. We and thereby do not know the particulars of the pro- INSURE THE SUCCESS OF posed new ship but are mighty glad to know that he will be with us again. When the call of the sea once gets under the skin 'The Compass it sticks in spite of big farms and fine cows and bulls.

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LOOK - READ DRAYTON, PENINGTON No one read this last month, therefor we & COLKET are handing it to you again. GIVE US A HAND Members WANTED: STORIES AND PHOTOS NEW YORK The editors of The Compass want to give AND every member one pleasant evening each PHILADELPHIA month during the winter. STOCK EXCHANGES We want it to be a pleasure to don your house jacket and slippers, get out the trusty CHICAGO pipe and settle yourself in your favorite BOARD OF TRADE chair for an evening of pleasurable reading from this little magazine. Many of our members can help us make good in this New York Syracuse endeavor by supplying us with interesting Philadelphia photographs of your past season's activities together with a story to go along with them. ~ 31 Exchange St. Bldg. Every boat in the fleet has been away on one or more cruises during the summer Rochester, N. Y. and there's always an interesting story that can be told of any cruise. Most always A. B. ENOS there's a "snap shooter" along and good pictures always result. Come on, now, .you girls and boys, and let us have your stories and pictures. Note that we said "girls." We would like some cruise naratives written from the stand- point of the fair ones. This magazine is as much for the ladies of the club as for the men and we would Imperial Floor be more than pleased to see them interest themselves in it. Next month we are going to launch a social column and then we are Company going to make a strong request for the ladies' cooperation. Not only do we want stories and pictures but also suggestions as t 0 'Club and SANITARYFLOORS Compass affairs. Any member who has ~IJ the interests of the Club at heart can help to make it bigger and better by making suggestions and offering constructive criti. 1t cism. The Compass is your medium for putting your ideas before the membership at large. Now is the time to start the ball rolling. Rochester, N. ¥. ~~

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BOATS FOR SALE FOR SALE-Double cabin, bridge deck cruiser "Joy Boy" 35 ft. long, 8 ft. beam, BUELL P. MILLS life boat type. This boat will live out any sea. The price is right. Inquire Myron Insurance Strickland or V. E. Lacy. ~~ FOR SALE- c;J;in -Cruiser - 32 long, ~ ~ 8 ft. beam, 2112feet draught. Four cylinder Sterling engine. Bridge deck control. 234-6Granite Bldg. E. Main St. Two cabins, large galley, toilet, clothes lockers. Inquire Myron Strickland. ~~ FOR SALE- A{;~{liary yawl RIPPLE. Length 48 ft. beam 10 ft. 10 in. Accommo- dates 6 persons comfortably. An excellent Charles W. Collamer sea boat, sound and complete in every respect. For information apply to V. E. BUILDINGCONTRACTOR Lacy at the Club. ~~ FOR SALE-19 foot, V-bottom runabout, g Specialist in Universal engine, windshield, auto top. A New Building Construction good boat at a bargain. Inquire of V. E. Lacy at the Club. Glen. 3641 48 CliffordAve. ~~ Buy from thos~-~h<;- advertise in The Compass. They deserve your patronage.

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