The morning times., 1896-08-25
RREEZES WERE WANTING
International Race Was a Failure
in the Calm on. Erie.
Canadian Boat Was in the Lead when
No Race Was Declared-wln Try
Over the Same Course Today.

Toledo, Ohio, Aug. "a The attempt
to sail the first International race between
the CaDaGa and Vencedor for the inter
lake yachting championship on Lake Erie
off Toledo today resulted in a failure n
account of lack of wind, as the regatta
committee declared the race uffat 3 o'clock
this afternoon after the yachts had drifted
about for four hours. When the race was
called the Canada, which had lead OF
over mile, had only covered six miles
or about quarter of the course, and was
half way between the first and second
marks on the first round.
The race was witnessed by big Gro wi
of spectators and nearly hundred steam
and sailing craft followed the racers over
the course. The Canadians were natur
ally greatly elated over the showing of their
champion, while the yachtsmcn on our aide
of the border were gium over the result.
AS matter of tact, the original condi-
tons have handicapped the vencedor SC
that it Will be little short of a miracle if
she wins in Il light wind, though she will
undoubtedly do well in blow. Asitis,
she is under canyased and cannot do her
self justice.
Tie course today was a triangular one
of twelve miles, four miles to the leg, and
sailed over twice. When the starting
signal was given at 1 O'Clock both yachts
hauled on the wind on the starboard
tack and headed for the line. The Canada
ran up on the Eencedor's weather quarter
and set a big jibtopsail and balloon-fore-
staysai, which, as she forged ahead, blank
eted 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 she had
run up a small jib topsail and began to
gather headway and crossed the line with
little more than steerage way on her. The
Canada came about on the port tack at
11:23 and stood toward the Venccdor's
bows and then taking the wind out Of her
sails, and then just as she began to fill
again she found the Canada had gone about
and was on her weather quarter and in a
short time had cleared her well to wind
ward and gone off to the westward hunting
wind.
AT 11:40 the Vencedor went about on
the port tack in such light air that she
was 40 seconds in stays and then stood
well to the north, where it looked as though
there might be a breeze. In all this the
yachts had not sailel a quarter Of a mile
Each held on aud at 1l:49 the Canada
came about on the port tack aud stood
after the Vancedor.
At 11:55 the wind shifted to the east
of north and came out with enough strength
the yachts were able to lay their course
on The starboard tack for the stake boat
with the wind ;Ibeam. The Canada then
with her bigger prOportionate sail area
began TO draw rali lly away from the Ven
cedor, wbic.i simply drifted along aud by
the time the Canada turned the mark at
1:l3:4O the royal Canadian yacht was
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. a there was not wind enough
to fill it and it blanketed her head sails
At LAO she rounded the stakeboat and
headed after the Canada, which slowly
continued tn draw away till at O'Clock
the wind dropped to flat calm and a
few moments later the regatta committee
declared the race off for the day, as 1t
was impossible to finish it within the re-
Quired five and one-half hours time limit.
The yachts will sail over the same course
tomorrow.