[L16-usa] Luders Photo Mystery Solved!

[Sturgis Haskins]

>  
> 
> RE:  Photograph of the First Luders National Championship, Bar Harbor,
> Maine, 1947.
> 
> I had queried if someone might be able to identify the crew in the
> foreground  of the picture that I had distributed. Happily, the son of
> one person in the photo e-mailed today to tell me that it was the
> winning Chicago Yacht Club team that was pictured.  Left to right, the
> crewmen were skipper Sam Clarke, Joe Dowrie and Max Evans.  
> 
> Even more wonderful, the son sent photos of the handsome  little
> silver box that was presented to the winners. The inscription read as
> follows:
> 
> BAR HARBOR YACHT CLUB
> 
> National Luders 16 Championship
> 
> August 13-14, 1947
> 
> Samuel M. Clarke, Captain
> Alfred D. Dowrie, Jr.
> Maxwell S. Evans.
> 
> 
> 
> Needless to say, it was wonderful having the photograph more
> accurately identified. However, discovering the existence of this
> award was exciting. We are very grateful to the several Chicago people
> who thoughtfully forwarded my query to the appropriate source and for
> his prompt reply. Nice indeed!!
> 
> This success will prompt  further research on these founding races.
> The photographer is known and his family are believed to have a
> substantial part of his picture collection in their archives. He is
> known to have taken a number of early Luders photographs on Mount
> Desert Island. 
> 
> 
> 
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