The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-08-22
LAKE TROPHY IS. AT STAKE.
RACES SECOND I'm IMPORTANCE
ONLY TO THOSE FOR AMERICAS
CUP.Ie
yENcEDoR IS EXPECTED TO WIN.
Canada Was the Fayorite, But of
Late the Sentiment Of Yachts
mem Has Changed.

Turtle light course, off Toledo, Monday
next, is doubtless the most preten-
tious regatta ever scheduled for the in
land lakes. 1t marks the beginning of
an era in yachting which promises to
put the sport on the lakes on a foot
Ing with sailing on the coast Until
Vencedor and Canada were built to
sail an international race, yachtsmen
around the lakes have beeen content.
for the most part, to race in club re-
gattas with good cruisers. Now, how
ever, all of the great yachting associa-
tons promise to have some racers in
their fleet. 1t needed such a contest
between two modern built yachts to
bring about this feeling.
No yacht races in this country have
attracted the attention given the COM
ing one, except the International salt
water contest for the Americas CUP.
Now that an international race on the
lakes has become fixture, it's irnpor-
tance will be felt in every port that
boasts yacht club. People have been
slow to recognize the quality of the
two boats that are to contest for the
trophies off Toledo. They have general
ly 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
VIII represent In a large degree the
yachting brains Of America and Scot
land, backed by plentiful supply of
money
Vencedor was designed by Theodore
Poekel, and built last winter to the
order of Berriman brothers of Chicago
especially for race with the best
boat Canada could produce. Poekel
the designer, just from the Herreshoff
yards, had every reason to create a
yacht of the first class. He had some
reputation as chief draughtsman for
the Herreshoffs, and designer of a
number of the fast yachts they had
turned out. But this reputation was
shared with his employers. In his new
position he could create racer which
should be all his own idea. He drew
much Of his inspiration from the lines
Of the Defender and Niagara Adding
some invention of his own, he had the
theory of a craft which he fondly
hoped would sail away from anything
Of its class yet built. The construc-
under the direction of the designer
with the greatest care. Every piece of
wood put in her passed first under his
scrutiny, and many Of the more i'm
portant pieces were selected after a
great expenditure of time by the de-
signer himself. The work on the boat
progressed slowly, simply because Of
the great pains taken in getting out
her parts and putting them together
When Vencedor was launched and
given trial her creator was satisfied
he had turned out the best boat of her
class af1cat.
Vencedor is a modern fin-keel sloop
with racing measurement of As feet.
The original design was for a boat a
trifie larger, but the plan was changed
to meet the desires of the Canadians.
who preferred to build one a little less
than As feet. The first trial given the
Vencedor in a race was at Milwaukee,
where she met Vananna and Siren
two Chicago boats of the modern rae
ing type. In this regatta Vananna
was awarded the prize. But 1t was no
race. The buoys had drifted and both
Vencedor and Siren missed them in the
fog. She was then brought to Chi
cago and took part in the Lincoln
Park Yacht club regatta. In this race
she was iEw
UNFORTUNATELY. BECALMED,
and her local rival, Siren, won the
pennant by small margin of time al
loWance. Although technically beaten
twice, once by Vananna and once by
Siren, she sailed away for the Cleve-
land regatta with the confidence of
her friends At Cleveland she had. her
first real race, and the way she walked
away from the cracks in that regatta.
gave her friends renewed confidence in
her ability to bring backnto Chicago
the international trophy. Her proper
place in that regatta was in the forty
six foot class but it was mot a part
of wisdom for the two international
contestants to sail preliminary race,
Canada being also in that class So
Vencedor went up into a higher class
and left Canada to compete with boats
of her own sailing length. The result
of VencedOr'S race was a surprise to
her most sanguine friends. She beat
her local rival, Vananna, and the crack
Canadian boat, Vreda, badly. It is
through the latter boat a line is fir
nished on the Canadian defender
Vreda and Canada met early in the
season.. when Canada outsailed the
Vreda one minute and eight seconds
Veneedor beat Vreda twenty-seven
minutes. Whether this is a true line
or not it is difficult to say The race
gave the friends of Canada a fright
and the best they can now hope for is
favorable sailing conditions and a
close race.
Commodore Berriman has another
line on the quality of Canada. Priscilla
had trial with Canada and had little
dlfi1culty IN sailing away from her
Vencedor afterwards had a trial with
Priscilla and beat her AS far as NAV
be determined from the meagre facts
at hand the Yankee boat is likely to
go into the race prime favorite. Com
modore Berriman has yet another line
which is direct. During the Cleveland
regatta when Canada and ZeIma start
ed in their race, Commodore Berriman
had Vencedor stationed near the second
buoy, Capt. Barboar being instructed
to follow the two Canadians over the
second leg of the course. Vencedor's
time was taken from buoy ito buoy, as
was the time of Canada and Zelma. 1T
was found Veneedor had beaten the
crack Canadians several minutes
The Canada is a Scotch Sboat, built
expressly for this race bye Fife She
was got out on the other side. and
shipped in parts to OakyiHe, Canada,
where she was put together. Her rae
ing length is about AZ feet.1 Until the
Canadians saw Vencedor sail they felt
their boat was well nighs invincible.
When Canada and Vencedor reached
Cleveland, Canada was the favorite.
After yachtsmen had seen both race,
the sentiment changed and Vencedor
became favorite at once. and she is
expected to increase in favor and go
into the contest
A TWO TO ONE FAvORITE
The race which these two boats are
to sail Monday is the result of q good