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Lake Chautauqua showing Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club, docks and large spectator boat.

Bill Crosby had no idea what he was getting himselfinto when he designed the SNIPE 40 years ago in 1931. In1932, wncn this ctesign had already round sailor acceptancehe founded tile Snipe Class tntcrnattona l Hacing Associationand Hub Issacks donated lhe trophy which is still the lopprize for the International Snipe Champion.

This trophy was in competition (except war years1943-44) Ir orn 1934 througt: 1945, involving only U.S. SnipeChampions. There was never a Iore ign enrry, in spite ofthe fact that many foreign Snipe Fleets were chartered andsailing during this period.

Early in 1946 Bill Crosby and the Board of Governorsdesignated Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club, Lakewood, N. Y. tohold the internationals,

The largest numbo r of Snipes to compete in the 50-called internati onals up to this time had been 28 and whileChautauqua was not out t osct a new attendance record it wasdecided that if SClRA was to be international that our foreignSnipes better get with it and send some satlors.

Wilh this in mind a small folder was printed by CL YCand mailed to every Snipe Fleet in the world letting themknow that a terrifi c regatta was to be held on Chautauqua Lakeand it was expected that they would send a representative.

37 fleets took litis seriously- 33 from all parts of theU.S. (only one from each neet) and one team each fromGeneva, Switzer-land; Rio de Janiero, Brazil; Lisbon, Port-ugal: and st. Johns, Newfoundland.

While all this action was going on Bill Crosby knewthat something was happening and he was notified IM.t he'dbetter put in an appearance [01' the week of August 21 andbring Commodore Heinzerling. which he did,

The championship according to the deed of gift wasdecided in 3 races at that lime. Bob Davis with his fathe rKen as crew. representing the Balboa, California Snipe

Fleet, won the Hub Isaacks trop lY with 2 firsts and a fourth.The final race had no m re than been completed when

the foreign skippers had a meet ng and called in the chairmanof the Race Committee. They made it ve ry clear that sai l-ing against 33 boats from the I. S. was st rt ctly not theircup of tea.

The Race Committee s rnmoned Bill Crosby andCommodore Heinzerling, appro scd them of the situation andtold them to appoint a skipper 0 represent the U.S. and oneboat (rom each country would ave a race at once.

Eric Hauschild and his r ew from Lake Mohawk, N.c:1\IJersey were elected to sail Ior the U.S. and he won the first,really international Snipe rac All aside, Red Garfieldcr ewi ng for Swttaer land's Dr. DuPan look the good doctoraround the course the wrong w y, which earned him a com-pass at the final banquet.

Bob Davis was presented the Hub Isaacks trophy, whichfrom 111.1.1 time forward has onlj been awarded to the championill international competition, sp cifically one boat from enchcountr-y.

With this turn of even s , Commodore Heinzerhng,who is an artist and designer. c eated and pr-esented toSCIR.c\the Heinzerling trophy emblem tic or [he National Champion-ship for the U.S. A. It has bee 1 competed for annually since1947.

When these facts were ade known, Bill Crosby hadan immediate inviatat ion to h ld the 1947 Internationals onLake Leman, Geneva, Switze -land. Palma de 1\'1:11101'c:1. ...,Spain requested 1948 anti the eIRA Board of Governorsvoted to hold the 1949 races i 1 the U.S. Bill Crosby madearrangements to have this ev nt at Larchmont, the oldestU. S, Yacht Club, with races to o sailed on Long Island Sound.Another aside, this expcrtouc will never be forgotten bySnipers Hayward, Wells, and 'riffith.

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Needless to sa y e veryonc had a ball at Chautauqua.Among other things the Chautauqua fleet cha rt e rod the onlysurviving steamboat on the lake (01' (II(> races. It was licon-scdto carry 350 passengers and each race found 100 to 200soceiators aboard. 1.1FE sent a phoroarannur or 2 da \'5[never used the pictures), PATHE NEWS sent a c.unera manfor 2 days, many other news media were represented andrace results went (Jut on the AI' wire. Boating m.uraz incsincluding' Rudder. Yachting, Sea. the Pacific Yachting Mat;-aztno. Yachtlng I3rasileiro (3 consc cutive issues in Spanish)all carried glowing stories of this championship includingour own Jjb Sheet.

Chautauqua Lake Yacht Club Snipe Fleet 124 lays claimto:! outstanding conu-tbunons t o tuc Sntpc Class tm eruauonnlRacing Association:

1 - Actually making the Snipe Class inte ruat iona l inevery sense of the word in 1946, With great puhli cit v Snipelook Oil new stature,

2 - The 194G Championship hrong:ht to[:dher not onlySnipers who had already performed ~reat servlce 10 SCIHA,but also a great 1ll1111\)el' of them who were to pr-ovide leader-ship ill the future. Among them: Chet Mi Ilo r , SCIllA Com-modore 1942-13, who was instigator and pan t imr- cdu or of,Jib Sheet until it \'::1S succeeded lJy Snipe Bulletin in 1952:Chru-Ics Heinz crlhu; Hl46 SC1HA Commodore - and thesefuture SClRA Commudorcs: DOll Simonds H)47-,Hl: Har oldG. Griffith 1949 (Chru rmnn of the UJ.'IGIntc rnnt ioun ls ): JohnT, llaywnrd 1951; Cad Zimmerman 1953: Ted Wells 1954:Eddie Williams 1955: Alan Levinson 1959: Red G:trfield 1%0.[Bi rney Mills, SCIHA Exe cuu ve Secretar y 1953-1970 washere in 1946 and Oil numerous other occas ions , )

3 - The s\lg~~csti(Jn that one Snipe for evurv :; in afled be permitted to sail in the Nationals was pas sed by t heboard and continues in effect. It led to the Cr-osby. Wellsand Griffith trophies,

As a final aside. Chautaunua Lake has held 3 Nau ona lSnipe Championships since thc'l949 Internat iona ls - l!H9.1958, 1!)(H3- and ea ch ono nad the brgeSI number of sun-tor-sup to that time. TheChalilauquaStlip~ Fleet had :11 least onerepresentative in every National Championship heginning in1942 t hru 1969 and had one National Champion. Lcs Larsonwith his dad Vie as crew in Hl62.

by lIarold Grif'Iit hChui rmau HJ.lG Int c ruat ionulsscmx Commodore 1()4()

(301)Davis laking firm hold of the Hub Isaaks Tr-ophy whichhe won with his dad Ken as crew. Griff is happy thinkingthe event is almost over.

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