The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-08-03
NOW STANDS TWO EACH
Glencairn Defeats Con.
stance in Fourth Race
of Series.

Dorval, Que, Aug. 2.-Today was an
other Glencairn day, the Canadian boat
winning her second and the fourth race
for the Seawanhaka cup. During the
race there were all kinds of breezes,
and it was difficult to say at times
which boat had the advantage as to
wind. Undoubtedly, however, Duggan's
able seamanship told well today in
placing the Glencairn minutes and
SO seconds ahead of the American chaI-
lenger at the finish.
The wind was rather light as the
whistle sounded for the start at 155
Constance crossed the line first at
1.55:25. Glencairn followed two Sec
onds later, smartly cTept into the wind
ward position, ran up a reaching jib,
took Constances wind away and left
her standing. Constance's sails, how
ever, soon began to fill UP again, and
she ran under Glencairn's stern, but
Glencairn, by clever seamanship got
ahead and kept it right up to the first
buoy, this leg being quickly sailed.
Glencairn rounded the buoy l minute
and Sc seconds ahead of Constance,
having thus gained l minute and IS
seconds from the start.
From the first tc the second buoy, it
was beat to windward, but the wind
which was from the southwest, was
light and Glencairn steadily drew away
from Constance, Constance making
poor Roadway in the lulls which oc-
Cured between the short puffs of wind
Glencairn rounded the second buoys
first round 2 minutes and So seconds
ahead Of the American boat, and had
her spinnaker set In no time. Constance
lost AZ seconds on this leg, but the rap
idity with which she set out her spin
maker to port was favorably comment
ed upon.
The next leg was before the wind,
and Constance did so well as to lose
only 20 seconds on a course favorable
to Gleneairn, which completed the
first round in 8 minutes and seconds
ahead of her rival Meantime heavy
clouds formed in the west, and thunder
and lightning were almost constant
and both boats had to reef in anticipa-
ton of storm, but it did not turn out
| as bad as was expected. By the time
| the boats We're running for the first
| buoy on the second round, the wind
had gone half way around the compass
| and 1t was reach sail to starboard.
| The rain came down, and it was diff
| ficult to see the boats in the mist Il
was soon apparent, however, that Con
| stance was gaining on her rival, an6
| when she rounded the first buoy she
| had reduced the gap beween her anC
| Glencairn by &c seconds. The wind
however, kept dropping little by little
| and Glencairn again gained 1 minute
| and seconds on the leg around the
second buoy, being then minutes ant
| 80 seconds ahead of Constance
! Instead Of running before the wind
| both boats now tackled to the starting
buoy. The storm was increasing, bu
1t could be seen that Constance wa.
| again gaining, and in completing the
last leg of the second round she re
| duced Glencairn's lead by "a seconds.
| After turning the starting buoy anC
| reaching up to the first buoy on the
| last round, Constance evidently mis-
| calculated in some way, as Glencair1
simply appeared to run away from he
| and rounded the buoy minutes
and % seconds ahead. having gained
minutes and Is seconds on the leg
| Just before reaching this buoy on tn,
| south shore, the mist was so heavy tina.
the boats could not be distinguished fol
some seconds. Constance, however
| made gain of two minutes and three
| seconds on the eighth leg, both boat
| carrying full sail in a fresh northWes
| breeze. Glencairn rounded the secon,
| buoy on the last round at 4.04:05, bein.
minutes and 20 seconds ahead of Con
stance. The Canadian boat did no
have such a favorable leg for the last
but placed an additional 10 seconds be
tween her and Constance, finishing a
415:15, winning the race by minute
and 80 seconds.
Glencairn's supporters now feel tina
there is every chance of the cup re
naming here for another year. as afte
the storm, which appears to be brew
ing for tonight, the wind is likely to b
of the lighter order tomorrow.