The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-22

sport on the lakes on u footing with
sculling on the coast. Until vnnccdor
and Canada were built TO sail an inter
national race, yachtsmcn around the
lakes have been content. for tho most
part, TO race in club rcgnttas with good
cruisers. Now, howcvr. all Of the great
yachting associations promise TO have
some racers In their ileet. 1t needed
such q contest between two modern
built yachts 10 bring about this feeling,
NO yacht races In this country have
attracted the attention given the COM
ing one. except the international anlt
water contests for the Americas cup.
Now that an International race on the
lakes has become n fixture, its Import
ance will Do felt In every port that
boasts n yacht club. People have been
slow TO recognize the quality OF the
two boats that are TO contest for the
trophies of Toledo. They have en-
orally been regarded as good boats,
but the fact that they are probably the
best OF their class ever built has not
been accepted without allowance. 1t Is
the fact. however. that these boats will
represent In a large degree the yacht
, ing builders OF America and Scotland.
backed by a plentiful supply or money.
Nencedor Vas designed by Theodore
Poekel and built last winter by the
Racine company 10 the order OF Berrl-
man brothers, OF Chicago, especially for
n race with the best boat Canada could
produce. Pockel, the designer. Just
from the He%rreshof's yards, had every
reason TO create O yacht OF the first
class Hc had some reputation as chief
drnughtsman OF the HerrcshofT's. and
designer OF n number OF the fast yachts
they had turned out.
Nencedor Is n modern fin-keel Sloop
with n racing measurement OF As feet.
This original design was for Il boat a
trife larger, but the plan was changed
TO meet the desires OF the Canadians,
who prefrred to build one n little less
than IS feet. Her bulb approxlmatcs
eight tons.
The first trial given the vcncedOr In
a race was at Milwaukee. where she met
Vanenna and Siren. two Chicago boats
OF the modern racing type. In this re-
gotta Vanenna was awarded the prize.
But II was no race. The buoys had
drlfted and both Nanc2dor and Siren
missed them In the fog. She was then
brought to Chicago and took part in
h Lincoln Park Yacht Club regatta,
In this race she was unfortunately be-
Gained and her local rival, Siren, won
the pennant by u small margin OF time
allowance.
Although technically beaten twice,
once by Yanenna and once by Siren, she
sailed away for the Cleveland regatta
with the confidence OF her friends. At
Cleveland she had her first real race
n the way she walked away from
the cracks In the regatta gave her
friends renwed confidence In her ability
to bring back to Chicago the lnternu-
tonal trophies. Her proper place in
that regatta was In the forty six foot
class. but 1t was not n part OF wisdom
for the two international contestants
10 sail a preliminary race, Canada
being also In that class. SO VcnCedor
went up into higher class and left
Canada to compete with boats of her
" sailing length. The result Of Ven
ccdors race was q surprise TO her o
sanEulnc friends. She bent her local
rival. FaRenna. and the crack Canadian
boat Nred badly. Il Is through the Int
ter boat Il line Is furnished on the Cana
dian defender. VrcdR and Canada met
early In the season, when Canada out
sailed the Ereda II minute md eight
seconds. Eenccdor beat Sreda twenty
sever minutes.
Commodore Berriman has another
line on the quality OF Canada. Priscilla
had a trial with Canada and had little
difficulty In sailing away from her.
Fencedor afterwards had n trial with
Priscilla and beat her. So that as far
Is may he determined from thcm cagrc
facts nj hand the Yankee boat is likely
to 90 into the race n prime flvorite.
The Canada is n Scotch boat, built eX-
pressly for this race by Fife. She WAS
got out on. the other side, aud shipped
in parts TO OaHvllle, Canada. where she
was put together. Her racing length Is
about ~ feet. Until the Canadians saw
Vancedor sail they felt their boat was
well nigh InvincIb1c. She has been tried
thoroughly against the Zelma and
Ereda. the two best boats IN Canada.
She net Zelma a number OF times under
q variety OF conditions. and beat her
in the majority of their raccs Xclma
has long been the crack Canadian boat.
She was built by Fife. to beat anything
IN her class on the lakes. When the
Canadians accepted the challenge for
ar" International yacht race they or
dcred u boat to beat Zeimu, hut 80
highly WINS this boat thought OF, they
reserved the digit 10 race her In case
they wished to do 10. The conditions
OF the race gave them until a week be-
fore the race 10 name their boat. When
their new boat, Canada. met Xclr1A they
we're thoroughly satisfied and felt the
"YankcPs' would not be able to senh O
better boat against them. When Can
ada and Vonccdur reached Cleveland for
the regattn, the Canada wGS the fvorite.
After yachtsmen had see II both race
the sentiment changed and NnncedOr
became the favoritc ut once. and she IL
expected to Increase In favor and go
into the contest n w 10 one favOrite.
The races are TO be best two In three.
under the New York, Yacht Club rules,
with n fnNy essential amendments. Thp
trophy to be sailed for Is n cup valued
at.:5O0. In addition 10 this tho City OF
the Straits Yacht Club offers u prize
valued at $500, which Is TO 20 10 the
club from which the winner shall sail.
This lattor. according TO the conditions
imposed by the donors, becomes n per-
pctunl Intcr-lakc trophy. Besides these
prizes there Is 1880 cash donated by
citizens of Toledo through the Inter-
national yacht committee.
The course over which the race viii
be CALLED Is known ms tn" Turtle Light
Course" The starting point Is n few
miles from Turtle Light, where the
boats can have twonty-fOur feet Of
water. on the first day n triangular
CourHc Of twelve knots Will be apilpd
twice around. One OF the logs VIII he
due TO tho windward. Tho course for
the second day viii bn the same length.
but 1t will be strnisht-away TO Toward
or TO windward. and return. the choice
being given 10 The winner Of the 1rst
day'g contest. Should It be necessary
to sail a third race. ono Of these two
courses Will be selected. The choice TO
depend upon the tORa of n coin.
The opinion seems to prevail In tho
east that the new Chicago yacht Is
simply n good lake bOnt--nothinE mora.
But In Chicago thorc iS n well defined