New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-02
YACHTING.
THE GLENCAIRN III WINS A RACE FROM
THE CONSTANCE.
cANAp1AN RoAr BEATS CHALLENGER FOR
sEAwANHAKA CUP BY THREE MIN
ryTEs AND SIX SECONDS.

SEAWANEAKA CUP By
UTEs AND SIX SECONDS.
Dorval. Que, Aug. with westher iaVoi aD'e
70 his boat and good seamanshp Dusea" '"'
skipper Of the Canadian DEFENDER 1ieHo"nn 49,
NON h,s first race and the third Of the series Tor
the Seawanhaka Cup this afternoon FROM ''e
..a-, uben the Glencairn crossed the line nine
s.conds ahead Il was apparent that the cana
dian boat had much greater aoVan'"se wv
the American challenger than she mas hau III
,b. nresent races and, while on the first ieg'
which was beat to windward, the constance
rounded the buoy ifty-three SECONDS aheao vi
the Glencairn, the spirits OF the supporters vi
the Canadian boat rose high. 1t was ei'her 10
be a Glencairn victory or else close nnish'
had been thought that the Constance would
have gained more this leg. as yesterda! she
had shown conclusively that she could beat to
windward much better than the Canadian poa''
After rounding the first buoy the Constance
set a spinnaker we'll forward. using 1t as a
balloon tb. while the Glencairn held on under a
reaching lib for time. when she followed her
rivals example Here something seemed to De
the matter with the Glencarn's foresaii' ana
Duggan took in his large jib Both boats car
ried full mainsais and the Glencairn appeared
TO gain slightly. and when the second buoy was
rounded by the Constance at 2:O62o II was
shown that the Glencarn was thirty-hVe sec
onds behind. having reduced her rivals ieau py
eighteen seconds.
ON the first leg Of the second round, Whlch
was another beat TO windward, the GlencdHh
held close to the American boat. sometimes
one seemed TO be gaining and then the other'
The Glencairn was now sailing much petler
than before and she rounded the six mile buoy
lust forty-one seconds after the Constance nav
ing lost only six seconds on this leg to wind
ward The Constance now followed new tacucs
by trying 10 force the Gencarn into the shore
SO as TO prevent the Canadian boat from DIAM
citing her but the Glencairn went on, ana many
did succeed in blanketing the Constance. Inc
;lencairn began TO pull little ahead ana as
she neared the eight mile buoy she slo"I! III
creased the distance between her and the Con-
stance rounding the buoy at 2:ol:3I. just TWEEN
fy-two seconds ahead of the Constance, having
gained one minute and three SECONDS IN TINS
two mile run before the wind. The wind had
now dropped somewhat, and the hopes OF the
Canadians ran high: 1t was now a sure race
for the Canadian boat. That their hopes were
well grounded shown by the fact that on
the last leg to windward the Glencairn gained
thirteen seconds on the Constance. on this leg
both boats iockeyed going about and about IN
an effort to blanket each other The Glencairn
finally passed the ten mile mark at 3:22:20. the
Constance following thrty-fve seconds later.
II was now a sure race for the Canadian boat,
the only question being the amount of wind.
The wind was becoming lighter. and this run
before the wind the slOwest Of the day.
The Glencairn gradually forged ahead and fin
ished at 3: 1915. three minutes and SIX SECONDS
ahead Of the Constance. Following is the Off
cial start finish and elapsed time: