The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-24
BOTH YACHTS READY
For the Great international
Race This Morning.
TIE vEsc sooR TOO LONG.


Tesess. o. Aax- z-Tae yachts yeace-
go AID Esnas1A. strsSp~1 - he 5ose. ss
- tnsir maoEtags opposite Rav~Tss@s park.
r@AAE % b s9wea 10 ire TaFsls light
course cary q tas morning AZ e@g1a
tzesr race fGr the snfarn4asssnA4 trophies.
A. zkoEk fhe-n are pleAsu-e craft 81 every
s~Firilen from nearly every pr. ca the
ssrs&s I<skes. saily ae4@ck~s II flags 481
SSFe1sasr2. Or shore. Dranxsd yes4ng usen
- e.i4e arr whlse and brownse faced
NcESsn in smart yachting coztamss &-s
AssAstse ASSss The elEy - gwen over 10
ta@ S0-tnfhlAns and faet~ laalies.
larry yesterday sfte~ncen Canada Was
tcNed fruEn her zzo0Firg 70 ira crasg ship
Yard Eaeop. where her sne&a0rsnsnEs were
completed snesr the eyes Of Commodore
BeTrsana1. ard his merufinears. ksaser
eEe~1ar wzs taken to she slC.s2 and her
measurements csfngsete6 TBe greatest
posziese Pains have been takez n meas
uT1ng TIE boats. az 50 m8ch depends apon
y According 20 the articles Of agreement
NsucsSsoF must give double time allowance
On eTeF5 thing above fsrey-slgE feet cor
rested measurement Tnfs = an unusual
handicap. ard Cornnae1cre EeTrim3a -
extremely anxious over the matter OF =
fsw inches
Wasn kenceaor xaz measured yesterday
y EaS found asr racing length was 800
gTeaL IN order 20 get within the limit
Der skipper had set II vas found neees-
say 70 cut tao and one-half feet OF aer
man boom Rna shorten her club topS2A
yard four feet. After the boats we're
measured thay we're towed back 10 their
mooriFSS. and scrutineeFs viii remain
aboard ua1B the races are over.
Early tails morning veneedoT was taken
oat into the lake for spin Her crew
- yet somewhat rsw compared with the
sailors on the Canada Capt Barker kept
them at work for eight hours. pulling
ropes and IN 4Ilrg canvas During the day
hs sailed his boat around tns course.
which - fwentv-fosr nautical miles, IN
one hour and thirty minutes Naen he
came ashore be expressed himself as con
ndsnt Of winning the race. II We have a
stIH breeze and good sea-. ne said.
there viii be no need for the third race.
for the Nsnceaor viii win two races
straight with ease
Commodore BsrTiman feels very much
So his captain does about the race He has
no doubt Of the outcome In good wind.
The stronger 1T blows and the rougher tho
water, the better he will be pleased.
cspt- Jarvis. Of the Canadian yacht.
speaks IN equal tones OF confidence for the
success Of his boat. We have just as
much chance 20 have q hight breeze" he
said. 'as stiff one. That is the sort Of
weather Nencedor does not want and IL
amounts 10 an admission that We can beat
her IN a Hight breeze and smooth water.
AT ail events. We viii see a good race and
feel confident we shall win. no matter
what the weather may be.
The general opinion among ysshtsmen.
particularly the Canadians In Canada, Is
that Vencedor will oaisan her rival IN
roagh going On the other hand. il is
conceded that Canada's sailors are far
better than those on NsncesSor. The Cana
1ians are * fine lot OF trained aquatic
athletes as have ever been seen on the
lakes ard the ease ard speed with which
they handle ropes ami canvas IS great
object lesson 10 the Yankees. The crew
81 the Canada Is more feared BY the friends
OF veneeAar than Canada herself
Tho course for the frst day VIII have
Ave turns. On. each OF these the good sail
Ing Of canada's sailors Il expected 10 count
against the Nence8or The start Is to he
a one-gun start. with no time allowance.
This viii give the Canadians good chance
10 DO some pretty jockeying. Tonight IL
IL conceded by the Vencezior people that
Canada will he first across the line.
The Judges have reviewed the measure
Fnenss FOR the boats. but after computing
san area water lines and oveTails until
nearly midnight. they said they had a few
figures 10 make before they would give
out the result They had little trouble in
getting At Canada's racing measurements.
They found her 10 be 81 Ts-ioo feet. bat the
Veneedor has given the measurements Of
tao club topsaiis, one % which made her
racing length a Se-iao feet. the other was
e ss-fst The managers OF the Nencedor
Will sleset before morning which club top
sail they will use.