Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1897-08-21
(lNAIll VICTORIOUS
Glsneairn II again Defeats Mono
For the SeaWanhaka Cup.
i VERY EXCITING CONTEST.

Opponent- and Kept 10 the Fore II
sxFT Breeze- Though At 0as Tszne
Mono GaIned slightly
Montreal Aug- ss--ksaszCzzrn II azztn-
fo- Ehe third consecutive tIzze- shOxed
Esrsszf = better h1ar than Mono II .
sElE arsaze- and 81 her win ovar the
latter secured 70 Canada anakher year
The Seawanhzkz-CorEnt Yacht esuk
eup
1aSTezLzyss race wzs hF far the most
exciting q the series, and Al one klr1s
i 3eozad as Il 7EaEn0 would be the VIC
tor T vas GEezeazrn weather al ths
way through ana although the wind vas
scarcely as strong Is IN Saturday, n1r
the sea as high there wzs saaugh *
eceh e rake the yachts take reefs II
Ez-Ds1ls ard u keep the M9z0's hui
fer bow pounding heavily
lie course vas tf= same as On Non
day. thres times around = triangle.
zAch leg IF wEzcA was i nile ana :
khir1 II fszgth The starting whistle
sounded at 11.zz Mono shot across
and Glszcairn, spinning ruaHd On har
keel ike : Esp. swung around fast be-
ElE5 aeE. but 70 wI1dward Tne-e were
mex SIX feet q blE= water between The
srarbqar5 bow CT GEenezIrn and 9hs
port quarter u Mona
TAa Canadian defender. having tia
wlndward pasztion. Immediately erept
n the lszg1h the American had I'D
drew steadily away. I've minutes after
the start hsing a good $ feet ahzz1
Both Ne-s sailing rapidly. bit Glen
Calrn vas pointing much better Slow
Is. but surely. the Canadian boat drew
away. and inch by Ineh crept past
Mono. The Wind forced Memo right
over her beam. and AZ tines tia bottom
vas clear % The csztsrboar3- By tha
time Glencairn lad covered . mile 70
windFard she had s lead a. about &c
yards over Mora-
The first buoy was passed ~ Glen
ca1rn AZ 11-g5-57, and 6y Mono az
hasa The boats made quick tiz1e
IN toward tha secon5 buoy, Glercazrn
turning AZ Kisses. and Nome AZ
n.2s.z7 Gsencafrn had thus gained ,
minutes and = seconds On the first leg.
thu heat 70 wtnEward. and II seconds
On tbs second leg. the broad reach The
tine Of the yachts at completion az the
first rUZn1 were. GsEznczsrn, Iz-e5s15.
Nome. 12-asz1
The beat 20 s515Ear5 On the sscoE5
TouE1 vas exciting After taek1ng,
Gieae4frn CT the reach for the buoy
missed i and cane aoSEt On chs star
board tack Both beats passed On OF
posite taeEs, wfsh GIezeasrn 70 Wind
ward GIe1eziru vent about ~ t2.z7.
and Mono cane about at Iz-z7-sa
GEazeafxa pointed for the buoy, h-t
fen short again. and then went about
q the ssarb0er1 tack Mono tried 10
make the buoy. but was unszeeesszuI
and had % 90 about Glsueafrn turned
the buoy and star1sd OF u the reach
for the Pofnte Clare bu1y at 1z.ee.Ge-
Mono followed AZ 1z.3a-IZ
Mono had gained l minute and s.
seconds an her feet Canadian rival
and vas clearly overhauIfEg her on the
reach. GEezcaiEnss mzIEsaIE had bsea
torn TIE tear extended for fully two
fest and appeared 10 be extending Nr.
DugEan. evtdaltIy much Disconnected
kept GIzncaIra On hzE course, hut
Mono appeared 70 Dc ovarhauIing her
hand over hand Then something went
wrong vita Momo's sails. and the 10
broke Io1se and had 70 be reset
The TWO yachts were dangerously
close together as Ihey stood in on the
broad reach for the buoy at the fin
fshing line, but GI=1catrn. her injured
EaInsau trembling in thz wind like the
fUtterzng wings Of & wounded sea
bird, had thu wfndward position Al
most stern and stern. buE with Glen
czIrn 70 windward. they approached
the buoy On the sEzrboara tack and
tackled around 70 the buoy. sInuI-
saneo1sIE, It seemed The time az the
finish u the secoE6 r0uud was Glen
czfrn. 12-4ss1T; Mono. 1z-4s.zf
On the final beat for the outer hroy
both heats were making about the sane
time. MaEno faIlIzg further Ise~ar1-
GleneaIrn went about again AZ I-as. o.
II was f.ft.sG before Memo talked and
stood for tina c-ay Then Mono missed
the buoy and vent about On the star
board tack GEezezsrn was standing
for the buoy, which she passed at
1-Is.4z 1t was f.f4.s3 when Mono got
around the buoy. and the loss Of time
was fatal
When both boats were on the stretch
for the fnshore hEcy GIezeafrn was
about rwq-rhirs5s Of Z mile ahead
Mono fairly few down. b1E although
she picked Up the last ground rapidly.
II was hopeless At 1-zo.a5 GleaeaIru
passed the iushore buoy. and it was
1-z5.Gs whau Moro got around
When they began the final broad
reach for home GEencairu had good
lead. and wzs pretty sure Of the rzce-
though her friends remembered M0mG's
big gain On the same leg CT the pre-
ee5IHg round with much trepldatfon-
Gleaczlru fairly hsId her OWL and ths
leg was practically q procession 70 the
finish Tine The TINE at the finish was:
Gla1czi-n. I-zs: Mono. f.31.zs-