Yachting: Volume 26, Issue 2 – August 1919

  • Model Yachts of the Montclair Schools. The annual boat race held by the public schools of Montclair, NJ, proved to be one of the most successful events of the kind in its history.
Htipg AUGUST, 1 Vk F YACHTING AUGUST, 1919 Model Yachts of the Mont- clair eee Schools Once a yzar the boys of the 7th and 8th grades hold a regatta in waich to which one of all the craft built in the school is the best oe annual boat race held by the public schools of Mont- Ridpath, second A Conyne, third prize prize; first clair, N. J., proved to be one of prize; Speed—L. the most successful events of the kind in its history third prize Johnston,first prize; S. Meyer R. Foster, second prize; do au clrate Gemonsirar Che 1€@ following FOLUOWINE givet were boys PIVCTI Were OVS prizes donated by friends of the Hill ici¢ School W Robinson, $5; C. Rostrum, $3 H. W. Burnett, $5 Dunbar, $1 There were about one hundred boats of all classes, including sixteen motor boats of the 38-inch type driven power. and under their HE de own signand There were gold, silver bronze medals given workman for ship first, second and third places in both workmanship and speed Large crowds witnessed the races on Tuesday and Thursday, but the banner attendance was for the finals on Saturday, July 14th. The winners in their respective class follows, with the judges The starter was E. F. Judd and the checker,S. W. Williams. The judges at the finish were: J]. W. Cavileer, Sullivan. W. K. these are did, In the thirty-six inch or over class, the following awards were made: Workmanship — J. McDowell, first prize (C9); A Wilson, second prize (F9). Speed — J. McDowell, first prize (C9); A Wilson, second prize (F9). The awards in motor boats were: the class for Workmanship— W. Dunbar, sail well and sport for their youth ful owners HE boats third prize (A4). (yachts) the boats cellent The award in the twenty-four inch, or ‘‘sharpies,”’ class were Workmanship—W. Y. Funk, first prize (E5); M. Stonham, second prize (C3); A. Hawkworth (E1); A. Faas, second prize (F3); M. Cestone, third prize (B1) splen provide ex Dodd and T. T. Speed—J. Crockett, first prize of craft the of “sharpies” class are 24 long by in. 7 in. they wide; have fin keels and even though being little fellows sail very fast i \