New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-16
FOR THE INTERNATIONAL CUP.
THE MONO AGAIN AHEAD IN THE
TWENTY-FOOTER TRIALS.
LITTLE DOUBT NOW THAT SHE WILL BE CHOSEN
TO REPRESENT THE sEAWANHAKA CoHlN-
THAN CLUB IN CANADA-YEsTER-

THAN CLUB IN CANADA-YEsTER-
DAYS RACE A DRIFTING MATCH.
There is now no reasonable doubt that the Mono
will be sent by the Seawanhaka Corinthlan facht
Club to Canada to compete for the challenge cup
hold nv tho ROYAL ST Lawrence Yacht Club OF
Montreal There has been official decision on
the point yet because the Race Committee must
be expected TO protect itself from Suggestions Vi
undue haste which always likely 10 eHi"h"'e
from malcontents, and Oliver F. Cromwell. chalr-
n an Of the Race Committee. has stated his private
opinion that all the owners who still think that
their boats have a chance of selection shall race
throughout next week, and keep on racing uh'h
no adverse opinion, If there be any. shall continue
to exist.
The Mono added to her prestige In yesterdays
drifting 1t wasn't race which contained any
sn,r,t or life or activity. It was only mingling
OF drift and dead calm. But 1t provided good
day Of test such the committee has TO race see
ing that the relative merits OF the boats must oe
examined In all weathers. The Mono mas oemon-
strated her superiority In half gale IN meu'ui"
breezes and in the almost dead-calm drift' IL 10
therefore hevond a peradventure that she ranks
first over the widest range Of weather, ana the
superiority of any other boat on any one poih'
would not shake her right to De se'ecteo. DIG
might he beaten in gale by one ooa. anu III a
calm by another. but. as In last year "e0'' "
favor of the Ell Heirie she holds supremac! !" '''e
widest range of weather.
When the racers W ere started yesterday the ioea'
the Mary and the Aranca did not appear anu Nv,
absence exhibited their owners opinion ,ha' ''
had no chance-an opinion justlneo py inc az
though 1t was generally regretted that such ''o'
oushly game and up-to-date little craft az inc
Narv coming from such a distant point as Indian
anos should not have gained place TO SATISFY
her sportsmanlike authors and owners pe''e'' M
preparatory signal was given IN almost o" ..
io.5o followed Inv the start at 1255 The breeze. II IL
could be called a breeze was westerly ana al ".'
off with spinnakers set to port, except TIC al ~
which made a mistake and had to shit over.
They crossed in this order; Al AnKa oha'o'
Mono Shark, Keneu and Montank. Inc e
then running strongly to the eastward anu heipeu
the boats along on their east by nor haif nor
course of two miles in length to the hrst Halh' o'l
Ilovd,s Neck This leg chiefly remarkable Ior
the fact that the Skate. which Is he cnoice Vi NO.,
admirers was totally unable to DRIFT fast III d very
uh, air a fact which of itself, will greatly inter-
tra Win her chances of selection when II Is Kn9 ,
that many summer races are won Oh o9o q, an tv
20 tba rresence or absence of this important qudiiy
IN his particular she lost her chance OF seectb b
in precisely the same WAY way 81 Skates refusal to keep
1 Win the fleet yesterday was more remarkanv
because her three hsavy we're ms replaced by Hunt
iO IN and another. together making paf''ou'
TSe rst mark was rounded thus The a. An ths
los; the Mono M I9 the sh AK The skate .te
Montauk e 1 ihs avbe at the second mark the broad
zach out to the second buoy was chieny eft he
obi
feet in the drift in which the fasrent p@ds 1 bon
tM tnn he skate about doubled the loss she ex
oerience on the first leg The times c we're 11SSs
IN WontaIk 23:47; the Keneu. 2:li;3o; the SKATE
2:19I7. l., os,,,no,sd nv the fact
that the fastest of the feet took nearly 'Wo noI h
70 heat the next leg of only two miles here tne
Mono successfully outdrifted all others while ne
~ shark with her larger and new mainsali TOOK
lead over the Al Anka. The Skate ala no oeh he
by the wind though she managed 10 o saten mat
the finish Of the first round were The None mo-
s.Si 10. the Shark 3:5SA5: the Al Anka SoyIz' the
skate $1,000; the Montauk. 4I7:@; the keheu not
timed. a 60 raooh tbs Aret IN rk
Of the second round. and the continuance or me nc
race only meant that the Mono would eventuaI.!
drift out Of sight from the feet Her time mere
rs a.a9:52 the Shark. 4:4l 40; the Al Anka t'i9W
MAS MAS 80, ~ The boats were not timed There were
others probably a mile behind; and at 800 the
20 Committee wisely exercised their rlshI 10
call off the dogs of war. and the tiresome process
II is probable that there will be another contest
on SATURDAY starting at 10 o'clock In the morning
IN, before then many things may possibly inter
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