New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-06
WHITE BEAR FIRST To CHALLENGE.
AN IMPRESSION THAT 1T WILL HAVE THE MEM
CHANCE For THE sEAWANIIAKA CtP.

~ IMPRESSION THAT 1T WILL. HAVE THE NEXT
CHANCE FOR THE sEAwANHAKA CUP
Tho yocb,smen Of the White Pear Yacht Club.
n, White Rear Lake Mimi. lost no time In ming
their claim for the next race for the Sea"anhhka
Challenge Cup. They had an agent ready OH INV
spot hut as there had been no decision ~ W
ubotber or not the rnce would be awarded to the
GIencairn I'LL nothing could be done until late IN
the evening The Sailing Committee debated the
question for more than three hours on Thursday
night At II: 25 the decision was announced ana AT
II o. 20 the White Bear challenge was in II was
served on James J. Riley jr.. chairman OF the sail
ing Committee of the club 49,
Tho nresent charengers now know the Lake 81.
louis courses well They recently sent their fast
est Yacht the Yankee, from St Paul 10 Monuehi
N sail n match series against the 0-footer DO
,rirIon which won the Seawanhaka Cup last Az
gust AT Lake St. Louis. While engaged IN sa'"hB
several races. in which the chalengers sailed un-
expectcdly well against a boat which allowed the'h
little hope of winning. they were also making sue
cesses in other directions OF a valuable KIND. Ihey
were introducing the Far West TO the East IN a
satisfactory way and doing this for the first time
The consequence is that the yachtsmen whose rae
ing courses are widely separate have no" oe-
come acquainted AMI the White Bear men can nave
what they like in Montreal
Now that their challenge for the SeawanhaHa
CUP has been filed so promptly there Is no douo'
that II will be accepted against any NUMBER
OF others which may follow, because these "es,e'n
yaShtsmen flied their claim just as promptly a''
wear hut a late challenge from the Sea"ah"hN q
Corinthian Yacht club. telegraphed on the 'asI oi
the thirty days was accepted at Montreal u"
White Bear club has therefore been nrst III a,
longing for two years running Inc ho!at, o. 80 re-
renee Yacht Club has thirty days IN WH'cn ~ nav
ceive challenges for next year races' "a ..bought
then accept any one OF those put IN u u onot6ar
that the Seawanhaka club VIII not ASK 10, rfourth
successive contest for the cup Ihere tnnse Gun
should not solely serve the purposes III W" ~
putting II up. ,.,o, ara asking when the
Wy club will see their cup again II t ne
Wbite bear Yacht club wins II next year. s e, ~
cbsusnged for by foreign club. either nae an al
Enrisb The Seawanhaka people could no. rra ~
ienge the White Bear, because ms Is an wecbfs
piS and il is said in Montreal that the SaeIrs Is
there have had enough conesting for ms On, S
onhr and will probably remain out wren tnIa
lose In the absence OF Duggans skill Inn, ms time
,ose biv leave the cup at St Paul for long u ao
~ he yachtsmen OF that region turn out lass 81
eenoters and sail this sort only. They are 1900
f,I through daily practice that II may DC utrnnbv
uhether any other Canadians could WIN tne ep''
Ter The Duggan element had been eilnnateSr ,ba
Commodore James Ross. the presi9ent rS ~
Dominion Bridge Company. OF which Nj D ta az
is The chief engineer telegraphed yesterday Of
press his regret at the unsatisfactory sHu'