Ouaboard Drivers and of. *fWO ii ew -comers, have dropped anchior . ini Wilmette harbor, recently. Above-tlhe juanita, om-ned by Carbon Dubbs of Wil- mette, pokes lier prow out mnto the lake for an afternoon cruise I)efore a stout breeze. Right- the Lois Dell, skippered b)y Ar- thur F. Biser, also Wilmette cuts a mean wake f or others tg folow. oys Drif t Out on Lake,- yachts are listed on the registers of the seventeen yacht clubs comnprising the Lake Michigan Yachting associa- tion, it is revealed in the Lake Michi- gani Yachting association Year Book, recen tly. issued. .1'hese vessels are valued at more than fifty million dol- Yachting as a sport bas knlovn tre- mendous progress on Lake *Miýlchigan during the. past three years.- Residents of the lake area have come to rea lize moreý and more the possibilities of the great* body. of ivater as a source cf recrieation a.nd pleasure.. The recog- nition of the Possibilities for boatinig bias been especj&lly proniounced recent- ly and a large number of' fille esscIs have been addedta tdie fleets plyig the waters of the lake. Undoubtedly, the races and regattas sponsored by these groups, have proved anl extra' stimulus. The. attention ' of boatiing fans. bas beeni well divided. over ail classes of vessels., While figures give on-ly 1a sligit. inkling of the splendor of the Lake Michigan fleets, it is interesting. ta ilote the following capitulation: There are. 153 ves.ýels in the sail squadron, divided as follows: Seawai - haka schooners, 30; Universal schoon- ers, 4; Seawanhaka yaivls-and ketches, 46; Universal yawls and ketches, 5:1 Seawanahaka. sloops, 31; niversal sloops, 34; Cats, 3., Thiere a re 117 vessels ,of -special 'classi fi cationis, as f ollows; stars,, 26> (flfteen are members of the Sheridan Shore fleet); pups, 14; jacks, 6, kit- tens, 4; birds, 3; prunes, 12; miscel- laneous, 20; White Lake ciass A, 9; White Lake class C cats, 15; White Lake class C sloops, 2: White Lake Class,' ow n design, 5; South Shore special cla!ýs,. Theý power. squadron totals .615 ves- sels. There are. 101r bridge deck cruisers; 106 rie deck>crtuisers; 35 trunik> cabin cruisers; 10 glass cabinl cruisers,; 8o runiabouts and ý13 unclassi- fied boats. These figures do flot include the boats that. are îlot members. of any., of tbe yaclit clubs of the Lakçe Michigan Yachting association. Thlese undouibt- asso- -_-- - -1-- -- -- - - aesioia avU> uag eiCar vvoocluu ippevu ao more tnan îceep up the courage of xYacht club is vice-commodore over boat cati mn the entia-e distance without with an 125 hôrsepower Chrysier motor. the younger f ellows. He directed 'the this division. Delegates from Sheridan refu.eling, the thrills are sure to be Mrs. Biser's interest in boating is quite rescue from the insecure float, and after Shore are Sam G. Goss of Glencoe emndedint th lat fw mles eqal a tat.of r. ise an sh isMrs. Crocker had given a denionstration andi Charles H. Pajeau, also of Glen- As with other races sponsored by the, an accomplisbed skipper, having taken of the utility of a small boat by de- coe. L. G. Shepard of the Fvanston, North,,Shore club, the marathon. is to instruction under the supervision of livering the youthful voyageurs to dry Yacht club, forerunner of Seia bestrictly an invitational affair, open "Cannonball" Millèr, Chicago represen- land, jumped off into the, water without Shore, was commodore of the associa- (Continged' on page 48),(Continued on 'page 45) giving his namne. tion in .1916..