The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-25
RACES ON THE INLAND SEAS
SALES OF CANADA AND VENCEDOR
 FLAP IDLY ABOUT.

First Contest for International Trophy De-
 elared Of-A Flat Calm Was Over the
 Lake-The Canadian sIoop at the Finish
 Was More Than Mile Ahead of Her American Rival-Race to be Sailed Over To-day-Canadians JubiIant and Ameri-
 cans CorrespondingIy Glum-A Big Flo-
 tilla Follows in Boats Wake.
 the first international race between the Canada and Vencedor for the inter-line yachting championship on Lake Erie, off Toledo to-day resulted in failure on account of the lack of wind, as the regatta committee declared the race off at o'clock after the boats had drifted about for four hours. When the race was called the Canada, which had a. lead of over a mile, had covered only six miles, or about quarter of the course and was half way between the first and second marks of the first round.
 The race was witnessed by big crowd and nearly thousand steam and sailing craft followed the racers over the course. The Canadians were greatly elated over the showing of their champion while the yachtsmen on our side of the border were glum.
 As mater of fact the conditions have handicapped the Vencedor so it would be little short of miracle If she should win in light wind, though she will undoubtedly do well in blow. As it is she is under-canvassed and cannot do herself justice.
 The course to-day was a triangular one of twelve miles, four miles to the leg, and to be sailed over twice. When the starting signal was given at Il o'clock both yachts hauled on the wind on the starboard tack and headed for the line. The Canada ran up on the Vencedor's weather-quarter and set a big jib topsail and balloon forestaysail, which, as she forged ahead blanketed the Chicago boat and left her In the doldrumS as she went over the line. It was some time before the Vencedor felt the wind again, but in the mean time she had run up a small jibtopsail and began to gather headway and she Steerage way.
 The Canada came about on the port tack at 11:23 and stood toward the Ven- cedor's bows, taking the wind out of hef7sails, Just as the Vencedor began to fill again she found the Canada had gone about and was on her weather quarter and in short time had cleared her well to windward and gone off to the westward hunting wind
 At ll.40 the Vencedor went about on the port tack in such a light air that she was 40 seconds in stays and then stood we'll to the north, where it looked as though there might be breeze. In all this time the yachts had not sailed quarter mile. Each held on and at 11:49 the Canada came about on the port tack and stood after the Vencedor.
 At Il :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 stakeboat with the wind beam. The Canada with her bigger propor- tionate sail area, began to draw rapidly away from the Vencedor, which simply drifted along When the Canada turn ed the mark at 1:1340 she was a mile in the lead. As soon as the Canada turn ed and stood off on the starboard tack the Vencedor's spinnaker was set to starboard, but 1t did not help her, as there was not wind enough to fill it and 1t blanketed her headsails.
 At 1:40 she rounded the stakeboat and headed after the Canada, which slowly continued to draw away till at o'clock the wind dropped to a flat calm and few moments later the regatta coIn- mittee declared the race off for the day, as 1t was impossible to finish it within the required five and a half hours time limit. The yachts will sail over the same course tomorrow.