The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-27
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WON ON TIME ALLOWANCE.
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RACE vENCfsDOR HELD THE
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ACCIDENT COST THE PRICED cur
XencedOra Puzzled as to Stake BOa,
and Lost Time That Would
Have Won.

| yacht Canada defeated the challenger
| Nencedor today, and Won the inter-
national contest. The Canada won by
| rs seconds, time allowance, in as pretty
a contest as was ever sailed on Lake
Erie 1t was hard race for, the Yam
kee yacht to lose for she had it well
| won, but lost in a most unfortunate
| way. The course was five miles straight
away to leeward and return, and re-
peat. On the second turn Capt. Barber
could, not distinguish the stake boat
There were three boats in line flying
|. the American flag and there was moth
! ing to indicate which of these was. the
real boat. Vencedor was headed prop
| erly for the right boat, but as she near
! ed it, her captain, seemed sperplexedeand
| undecided what to do. Finally he pull
| ed away for the furthermost one and
rounded them all. His error. cost his
boat the race, for he lost fully two min
utes hunting for the right boat Had he
| turned. the boat properly, 4Vencedor
would have won the race by about one
| and half minutes, instead Of losing it
| by a little, less than a half minute
The friends of the American boat
| felt the unfortunate accident keenly
| How the two small boats with flags
came to be so near the stake boat no
one seemed able to explain. Vencedor
| outsalled her rival on each of the four
| legs. The wind blew from 20 to 80 miles
an hour during the race, the seas ran
| high and there was little spray. Both
| beats stood UP we'll in the breeze and
when it was over, every one agreed
| that Vencedor had done the best work.
and only lost because of the unfortunate
| circumstance of going around the wrong
stake boat. What makes the loss more
keenly felt is the fact that the Judges
beat was not near, the stake boat when
| Vencedor was ready to round Had
| the judges boat been near the stake
boat, it would have been a guide to
/ Vencedor and she would have turned
properly. :. ii ~.
| Canada, about three quarters of a
| mile astern and tosleeward had no diff
Guilty in making out the boat for before
| she was ready to come off her course
and make for the turn, the judges
| boat had come up and the Vencedor
was making the turn. 1t was only
necessary for her to shoot across the
triangle to save herself nearly a half
| mile. VencedOr might have made up
this loss had not the wind and sea gone
| down while sailing the last half of the
| last leg.
1.-The start was delayed half hour
| by Canada carrying away her topmast
| halyards. At 11:20 the preparatory gun
was fired. Both shippers were playing
back and forth from the line, trying
ito gauge the distance from which to
| make their flying start The wind at
this time was blowing from the South
west at about. the rate Of 20 miles an
| hour, and the sea was running high
| Capt Barber took aVencedor well back
Inf caT,d
the stake boat while Capt. Jarvis kept
well back of the line. Instead of turn
ing his boat as every one expected
he would do;e, Capt. Barber held her
steady on the line and made toward the
judges boat ready to come about and
cross the line at the crack of the gun.
A moment before the gun cracked. he
| headed. her towards the line and crossed
twenty seconds after the gun was fired.
Canada followed forty seconds later.
From this to the finish of the race
Veneedor was never headed. Both boats
crossed the line with jib topsails
and balloon set and stay sails in stops.
Vencedora carried her club topsail while
the Canada used working gaff topsaiT.
The spinnaker booms of both boats
were got out at once. AS quickly as
possible both broke out their spin
makers and staysails. Nencedor's sails
filled at once and she began her five
mile run before the wind at rate
which pleased her. friends. Canada's
jib topsail did not pull quite as well
as Vencedor's, otherwise both boats
were running with, llasheets.
The yachts with their
GREAT SPREAD OF CANVAS
made a beautiful picture in the heavy
sea and flying spray and the yachts
men lost their spirit Of rivalry for
time in their admiration of the hand
some white-winged yachts blowing
along through the iseas at clipping
pace Vencedor was plainly out foot
ing Canada from the Start. Vencedor
rounded the first stake at 1906, having
made the five mile run before the wind
in less than 80 minutes 10 Canada round
ed two and one-half minutes later. At
this point odds were betsthat yencedor
would win the race. She had three
seconds less than four minutes handi-
cap on time allowance, and it looked
as though she would more than make
this up on the next Leg ans 4
Immediately after rounding the stake
she started off on the port tack After
getting well up to windward she came
about to make her run for the next
stake boat. Canada stood away for
the stake on the starboard tack and
when Vencedor came about was a lit
tie ahead. From this point for about
three miles there was one of the great
est yacht races ever seen on the lakes.
The wind was blowing thirty miles an
hour, the sea was running high and
rain was falling. The racing yachts
had out every stitch of canvas they
could carry and they plunged through
the flying spray like things of life. The
decks of the boats were awash and
the spectators on steamboats, and other
craft looked on the heroic picture I'M
mindful of the falling rain or bounding
seas. Now Canadian enthusiasts would
guess that Canada was pointing higher
but friends of VencedOr were there to
dispute them Both yachts were sail
ing close to the wind and all could see
Eencedor was out footing Canada
One mile from the stake boat Vence-
dol was fifty three minutes ahead in
a. straight !, line and her position to
windward was easily sworth another
minute. She would round the second
stake or sail half Of the course with
That meant she would win the race by
about four minutes 4 just then she
came about and went up a little higher
in the wind on short tack. Evidently
shell had mistaken the stake boat. for
when she came about she was pointed
below the boat AS she neared the,
turning point she tackled again, went
far below and turnedixa boat that
should not have been there This. boat
had two masts and an American flag.
To the men on the press boat 1t looked
like the stake boat At least no one
could say which was which and Capt.
BARRIER found. himself in the same pre-
dicament and in order to be sure he
went areHnd them both. 1t was within
few seconds of 1 o'clock when she
rounded. About one. and one-quarter4
minutes later Canada rounded Ven