The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-08-25

TOLEDO, o. Aug 24-The attempt to
sail the first international race between
the Canada and Vencedor for the inter-
lake yachting championship on Lake Erie,
off Toledo resulted in a failure on account
of the lack of wind, as the regatta COM
mittee declared the race off at o'clock
this afternoon, after the yachts had drift
ed about for four hours.
When the race was called, the Canada,
which had a lead of over a mile, had only
covered six miles, or about quarter of
the course, and was half way between the
first ard second marks on the flrst round
The race was witnessed by big crowd
of spectators, and nearly a hundred steam
and sailing crafts followed the yachts over
the course. The Canadians we're naturally
greatly elated over the showing OF their
champion, while the
AMERICAN YACHTMEN WE'RE GLUM
over the result AS matter of fact, the
original conditions have handicapped the
Venceoor, so that it will be little short of
a miracle if she wins in light wind,
though she will undoubtedly do well in
blow. AS it is she is under canVasses
and cannot do herself justice.
The course today was a triangular one
or twelve miles of four miles to the leg
and sailed over twice
At 1855 a gun was fired from the steam
yacht Sigma as a signal for the yachts
shifted their positions to the windward
end of the line, and began Jockeying for
the weather berth The Canada moved
through the water at quite lively rate
considering the almost fmperceptibe wind
that was blowing, while the Vencedor
had hardly steerage way. When
THE STARTING SIGNAL
was given at II o'clock both yachts hauled
on the wind on the starboard tack and
headed for the line The Canada ran up
the Vencedor weather quarter and set a
big jib top sail and balloon forestry sail,
which, as she forged ahead, blanketed the
Chicago boat and left her in the doldrums
as she went over the line 1t was some
time before the Vencedor felt the wind
again, but in the meantime had run up a
small iib topsail and began to make head
way on her. The Canada came about on
the port tack at 1928, and stood across
the Vencedor's bow, again taking the
wind out of her sails. and just as she be
gan to fill again, she found the Canada
had gone about and was on her weather
quarter, and in snort time had cleared
and was well to windward and gone to
the westward hunting wind.
At II: 40 the Vencedor went about on the
port tack in such a light air that she was
forty seconds in stays and then stood well
there might be a breeze. In all this time
the yachts had sailed but quarter Of
mile.
EACH HELD ON.
and at n:4O the Canada came about on
the port tack and stood after the
Vencedor.
At 1l:55 the wind shifted to the east of
north, and came out with enough strength
for the first time to fill the sails and then
the yachts were able to lay their course
on the starboard tack for the stake boat
with the wind abeam.
The Canada. then with her bigger pro
portionate sail area, began to draw rap
idly away from the vencedor, which
simply drifted along, and by the time the
Canada turned the mark at 1:13.40 she was
a mile in the lead. AS soon as the Canada
turned and stood off on the starboard
tack the Vencedor's spinnaker was set
to starboard, but it did her no good, as
there was not wind enough to fill it, and
it blanketed hes headsails. At lao she
rounded the stake boat and headed after
the Canada which slowly continued to
draw away, till at o'clock the wind
dropped to a fiat calm and few moments
later the regatta committee declared the
race off for the day as it was impossible
to finish it within the required five and
The yachts will sail over the same
course tomorrow.