The morning times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1897, 1896-08-26
WAS BEATEN
Yacht Canada Easily Won the
First International Race.
WIND WAS VERY LIGHT
Canadian Vessel Received an Ovation
az She Crossed the Line q Winner.
Immense Crowd of People Were in
Attendance-SOme Hope Yet for
the Chicago Craft. .s,,i 80.

Toledo, Ohio, Aug 25.-Tbc Chicago
yacht vencedOr was numerically beaten
by tie Canada in the first of the series
OF yacht races for the International yacht
ing championship of the lakes on Lake
Erie Off Toledo today.
The Dominion yacht ia "a light breeze,
which just enabled her to cover the tri-
angular 24-knot course within the required
five and half hours time limit, beat the
Vencedor II minutes 90 ssasnds actual
Time, and % minutes A seconds, corrected
time The yencedor at no time stood a
chance in the light air with her small sails
spread, but whenever the wind increased
she showed considerable. speed aud her
admirers still have hopes OF her in a
breeze.
A tremendous crowd Of spectators on
the decks OF hundred or more excur-
sion steamers witnessed today's race and
the Canada received an ovation when she
slipped across the finish liue Just before
the expiration Of the time limit agreed
TO under the rules. In spite OF the Ven
cedor's small sail plan she was compelled
TO give the Canada an allowance OF
minutes aud 40 seconds. The racers,
accompanied by the judges boat. the
steam yacht Sigma and motley fleet OF
yachts and excursion steamers arrived at
;he starting line off Turtle Island light
in good season this morning and the
shippers of the racers used up their spare
time in getting their boats in condition for
the race.
THE START.
At 1915 the yachts stood over to the
southwark OF the line, under all plain work
.ng sails, with balloon staysails and ji5
topsails up in stops, where they began 10
maneuver for the start. The Canada stuck
close to the Vencecor, keeping her under
her lee, but Capt. Barbour did not seem TO
mind the Canadians jockeying as he
stood Off and on along the line watching
the time Closely. Just before the starting
gun was fired he gibed Vencedor around
and headed for the line, breaking out his
balloon lib and staysal as he did SO, and
crossed three seconds after the signal, or
at 11:O0:O3. Capt. Jarvis did not expect
this, and before he could wear away after
the Vencedor the latter was off on the
first leg OF the course, the Canada going
over one minute and fifteen seconds later,
breaking out her head sails before crossing.
The wind was Just over their starboard
them six inches to leeward. After cross
ing the Canada Iuffed up to windward Of
The vencedor. At 11:O2:3O the Vencedor
ran up her spiDnaser in stops to starboard.
Seeing this the Canada dropped her spin
maker boom and set the sail TO starboard,
coming up the Chicago boats weather
quarter at 11:l0, and, after bianketing
her, passed her TO windward.
NJ.
for the Chicago boat and the Canada, with
her larger proportionate sail area, drew
away from her. At 11:2O the wind
dropped to almost a calm till The Canada
was quarter of a mile in the lead, but
at HAS it picked up considerably and
the Vencedor took in her balloon staysail
and spinnaker and drew up to the Canada,
which was nearing the first stake boat.
As Canada neared the mark her spinnaker
was taken in and she gybed around at
11:b6:10; vencedor at 11:5T:4O.
WITH A LITTLE FOAM.
From this point 10 the second mark the
yachts had the wind on their port beam
and little stronger, which for the first
time sent them through the water with
a little foam under their fore feet. 1t
did not hold. however, and the little the
Vencedor gained was lost before they had
run off half the leg. The Canada rounded
at 1874; yencedor. 12:53:20. The last
leg of the Course was to windward and
after rounding the Canada held on on
the port tack for few minutes, when
she went about and stood off TO the SOUTH
west, while the vencedor held on to the
port tack till lis, when she, too, came
about after the Canada, which was then a
mile to windward of her.
At 1:i5 a dark streak was noticed to
eastward that promised wind, and at 80
the Canada caught it and before the Ven
cedCr felt it had added another quarter
of mile to her long lead. At 200 the
Canada finished the first round, yencelor
being timed at 2:13:3O. After rounding
the Canada took in her balloon staysail
and with the wind over her starboa rd beam
started on the second round. Vencedor
rounded at 2:13:3O.
On this leg the Chicago boat did better
and began to overhaul the Canada, which
was making the water fly off to leeward
from her shapely bow in a small cascade.
In spite of the fuss she made she was not
doing as well as she looked, as when the
next mark was reached the vencedor had
gained % seconds, their time of turning
being: Canada, 2:39:4O; vencedor, 2:4s:25
Once around both set Spinnakers to port
for the run downthe wind. The wind again
fell light and the Canada, as usual, began
to drawaw from the venccdor and gained
five minutes and thirty-five seconds on her
before she turned the second mark at
3:29:3O. Vencedor IA minutes and 20
seconds later, at 3:43:5O.
After turning they trimmed their sheets
in flat and close hauled on the port began
to Work to winward to the home mark,
making long and short leg to it. Canada
pointed up well and dropped the vencedor
steadily and crossed the line a winner a.
4:19:OS, vencedor not finishing unit,
4:37:O9.