New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-07-07

op.vEsIND BAY c. E. ARCHIBALD. OF CAN
ADA. WHO MADE A GREAT RECORD LAST
YEAR AT CRoToN POINTING MATCH
FOR THE AMERICAN
-. New-York Canoe Club will retain the Inter
..,onal Challenge Cup another year. Paul Butter
lowell Mass, its defender. defeated Charles f.
.bhad the clever young Canadian. of Montreal
- ,he last race OF the series in Gravesend Bay, off
p.,h Beach yesterday by a good margin. Butler
iso won the first Of the three races of the series
- ruly The second. which was sailed on Friday
as won by Archibald. who showed great pluck and
endurance in stormy and hard winds. Butler
,,oyed the better sailor in the series, although
Archibald was of the opinion that Buffers new in
vsntons which he had on his canoe contributed
-uch toward his success. Archibald said he would
Am, the new plans for 4 canoe which he will have
,nll, and return here next year for another shy
a, the cup As he Is popular among canoists, he
,,nl have a welcome
The weather conditions much more favor
.ble Yesterday for sailing frail canoes than it was
=, Friday The wind which was southeast at the
Start, was too light however. for fast work. The
water was smooth. Buffers canoe. the Wasp, car
,.i ISL feet of sail. and Archba.ds. the Nab. los
Feet
The starting gun doomed at exactly s:3oia p. m
Butter started port tack ahead Of Archibald
who crossed the line 3tarboard. Butler went
aDout on StarbOarl. lie ndu the pest or the start
and was away 10 the windward. Archibald went
away to the westward. carried by the tide. and
didn't point we'll as Butler. Both went about on
the s;arboard tack. standing in 10 Timer pier
Archibald went about. Butler followed having the
best OF IT, although Archibald was sailing fast
Butler went about the last tack for the first
buoy He then led Archibald by about ten seconds
Butler rounded the first buoy $500. Arch
ball followed at 4:02lo. He two minutes and
h.ty seconds behind Butler. The latter passed the
second buoy 4OS:0. leading Archibald by half A
mile He sailed for the home buoy port tack
Archibald passed the buoy at 4:l059. He was then
four minutes and nineteen seconds behind Butler
Butler passed the home buoy at APPS Archibald
in trying TO round the buoy, went over. He recov-
e-ei himself, and rounded the buoy 40. His
upset appeared 10 have been caused by his slipping
off his seat He started on the second round Of
the race seven minutes and tweniy-seven seconds
behind Butler. The latter stood away in TO the
vndward about mile ahead. Butler rounded the
four,h-mie buoy at AL 10. The wind had shifted
to the ives; on the second mile. Wagers being
made on the clubhouse verandas TO whether But
Ter would round the ffth-mile buoy before Archibald
would round the fourth-mile mark Archibald
rounded the fifth-me buoy at 44s:51 Butler round
cd the ffth-mle buoy at 4:f9:3s. He had beaten
Archibald a whole leg. The breeze had freshened,
and Butler came down for the home buoy. which
marked the sixth mile OF the race fast he round
mile a He rounded the th-mi.e buoy
at 5D4l4 Butler rounded the seventh-mile buoy at
$3.50 and the eghth-mile buoy al 5:3l %. Arch
bald passed the seventh mile buoy al 5:S4 49, Butter
rounded the ninth mile buoy at l6. He had won
the race by mile, as Archibald had not yet
rounded the eighth-m.le mark. Butler was loudly
chesred al the finish by the members OF the New
York Canoe Club and the Marine and Fled club.
He finished the ninth and last mile OF the race at
eGlI
The New-York Canoe Club has now won tho In.
ternational Challenge Cup six times the number OF
times II has been competed for. is perpetual
challenge sailing trophy subject only 10 interna-
tional competition. The first challengers were
Warrington Baden Powell and Walter stewart, of
the Royal Club Of London. They were defeated by
C. Bowyer Vaux of the New-York Canoe Club and
but was defeated by Reginald S. Blake Of the New.
York Club. Ford Jones. OF the Brockville club. OF
Canada. the next challenger, and competed
for the cup In 1890 and 1891. He defeated the
mrs, time By II Lansing Quick. and the second
time by T f. II. harrington. In 1892 Jones cha-
lenEed again but had to succomb to T. ). OK
holm. The New-York Canoe Club was then
present year. when the Canadian sent Archibald
A, the annual meet OF the American Canoe Asso-
cation at Croton Point, he had proved invincble.
Summary Of yesterdays race:
First round Inns.
Butler 4l2 SO
Archpaid 10
Second round:
Butler :54 90
Third round
Butler
Archibald II
Buffers time q race. 2o74e.
Butler defeated Archibald bv "a min 1 sec