Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-08-26
VENCEDORBEHIND
Canadian Yacht Leads Nearly
All the Way Round.
RACE SAILED IN A LIGHT WIND.


Gained When the Wind Ereshen ned. but
the Canada Is n Little More Ahead at
Nearly livery Turn and Comes in Eight
cen Minutes in Front and with Allow.
ance Twenty-three Minutes.
Toledo. Aug 26-The Canadian cup de-
fender Canada defeated the Chicago chal.
ienger yesterday in the first race for the
International trophies. The winner made
the course in five hours and forty-nine
minutes, or eleven minutes within the
time limit. The race was for the most
part a drifting match. There We're occa.
sional light breezes in which the Canada
did the best work. Twice during the race
there was twelve-mile an hour breeze
blowing. In this wind the Nencedor
showed some gain over her rival. but there
was not enough of that sort OF weather for
the challenger. The situation is that the
Nencedor may win today if the wind
blows more than twelve miles an hour.
With a lighter breeze the Canada is al
most certain to win and thus end the In
! ternational race The wind yesterday
morning came up with the sun and the
spirit of Toledo grew with the breeze.
Yachts Get Away Rather TardiIy.
Promptly at II O'Clock the starting
gun was fired and both boats squared
away for the line. The Nencedor cross
ed thirty seconds after the starting gun
was fired. Canada crossed 1:15 after
the gun. Both We're trimmed alike, bal
loon jiD top-sail. stay sail. jib and
club top sail. Immediately after cross
, ing the line both boats got their spin
makers ready ard stod on the star
board tack, going free with started
| sheets for the east course. The wind
| blew about eight miles an hour. but
began to freshen to about ten miles an
hour Fitten minutes later the wind
went down and the Canada walked up
| on the NenCedor and passed her In
| stantly Captain Barber went to the
WindwaTd Of the Canada with his spin
maker set. II did no good and was TAX
en- in at once. For a time the Nence-
| dor had the Canada blanketed, but
Captain Jarvis hauled off and got the
breeze again.
| Rounding the First Stake Boat.
After they had been out half an hour
| the wind slackcncd and the Vencedor fell
away nearly ten lengths. 1t began to look
as though race much like Monday would
| bc repeated. Just before reaching the
| stake-boat the Ncncedor began to gain,
| and lessencd the distance between them
one half. The Canada rounded the first
| turn ut ll:o1, the Nc2cednr rounded at
Hasa minute behind. They started
away on the second leg with little better
| breeze. The Nenccdor showed o little
| gain in the better breeze SO Ion. rs the
/ wind lasted the Nencedor appeared to out.
! foot her black rival. but when the wind
| fel! off the Canada appeared to go the
faster. The wind on the second leg of the
course was south-southwest, which made
| the race IA close haul
Nearly half way on the leg the Canada
! found 1t ncct sSdry to take in her balloon
\ jib and put ont her jib top-Sail The wind
| as whole on the second leg was better
| than 1t WAS on the first. The Canada
rounded the second turn at l2:ii, and
| stood away on the port tack. close hauled
| Tor IA beat To windward on the third leg OF
| the course she made the last leg in II
minutes. The Ncncedor took in her bal
loon jib and put out her jib tops just
| before she rounded the stake boat n;
| l-:oi:2U ANA stood away on the port tacl;
close hauled. The Nenccdor lost about
| nine minutes on the second leg. On the
last Leg of the first round the boats sailed
Very evenly until they neared the home
| turn.
| Then the breeze improved and both
| boats Went along at something like "a race
| ing pace. the Nancedor being more than Il
mile aStcrn. The Canada rounded at 2:O6
| The wind was now blowing better than
twelve miles an hour, with "A prospect of !,
| sill better breeze. The NenceCior rounded!
| at 2:l4. She had gained nearly Il minute
| IN the stiff breeze on the last leg There
was : hours and 2i minutes in which tC
| finish the race within the time limit of j
| hours. The Canada sailed the first round
| III hours and minutes. Better sailing
! was therefore necessary to make a race
| l he wind blew steadily about II miles ol
| more AN hour, and before the Canada
reached the stakcbuat the Vencedor had
made up about half IA mile on the leg
The Canada heelcd over in the breeze
| while the Nenccdor stood up stiff The
| Canada turned the stake at 40 with he,
| balloon jib out. As soon as she rounded
she jibcd and set ber spinnaker on tn,
port side. The Eencedor rounded at >: 40
As soon Us she jibed she broke out hel
spinrukcr on the port side The wind now
died down and the Carada gained "A little
When she rounded the next stake boat at
3:;p the Ncnccdor was about a mile and ;
half away. The wind had died AWAY ant
unless il freshenci ther. wouI in al
probability be no race. The Cartada tool
in her spinnaker before rounding anc
hauled up close on the port tack
| The NenCedor rounded at 3.4i-four-.
teen minutes behind the Canadian
boat. close hauled on the port tack
having lost several minutes on tn.
spInnaker run. The wind freshened {
little after the Nencedor rounded anc
il continued TO improve. greatly Il
the advantage OF the Nencedor. For Z
long time il was question whether o
not the Canada would cross the fnisl
within the time limit. but as the breez,
grew in force il became evident tha
She would cross with a small margin
| OF time 10 spare.
At 4:ie she rounded the stake boat. aIYt
the screaming of whistles She had save,
the race with II minutes To spare Whe,
she ncared the line there We're but two O
he- sailors in sight. but 50 soon as sh
turned the sailors sD-sing up out of III
hold and ran to their stations with tn
precision of clockwork. The Vencedo
rounded the final boat at 81 more tina.
IS minutes behind With the time allow
arce the Nencelor was beaten more thai
I % minutes. Us fellows:
| Starting Actual Corrccte