New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-08-18
THE FIRST RACE ON MONDAY.

ALI. is READY FOR THE INTERNATIONAL YACHT
CONTESTS FOR THE cANADA's CUP.
The first Of the series of international races for
the Canada's Cup will begin at II o'clock on Mon
dav morning and will be sailed over the open lake
courses Of the Royal Canadian Yacht Club. at
Toronto The winner will have 20 take three out
NJ Ave races and unless there are breakages there
will be no intervening days between the races.
The S5-footer Genesee will represent the Chicago
Yacht Club which challenged for the trophy. and
the Royal Canadian Yacht Club which is the first
holder Of the cup under the deed Of trust. will be
represented by the fastest Of the defence fleet the
Weaver which was ordered and will be sailed by
tho same amateur who handled the Canada when
the piece Of plate which has now been made an
international challenge cup was first won at Toledo
All the American yachts now assembled In Lake
Ontario will be present tomorrow at the race for
the S5-foot racing length class TO he sailed at Ham,
Nton under the auspices Of the Royal Hamilton
Yacht Club. The open lake course Will be used
Boats Of this class that failed IN the trial races
for both the attack and defence OF the Canada 8
Cup will here have chance Of proving the speed
that Is In them. although they were not chosen as
representatives. The craft thus beaten. OF which
there are FIVE American and five Canadian are
expected TO have good racing among themselves.
and yachtsmen are looking forward to finding out
how many OF the defeated American fleet can beat
the defeated craft OF the Canadian feet, and vice
versa.
AS fact. there Is no hope Of any Of the Amer-
can boats beating their own selected champion, the
Genesee which, under Charles J. Davs's manage
Ynent lately proved TO be miles faster than any
of them at Chicago. Mr.. Davis has light hand
on the stick. and he will command and steer the
Genesee at Toronto. 1t is certainly compliment
lake cities come here for an amateur skipper TO
take command Of a representative boat In an IN
iernational This selection is made, OF course.
by the owners OF the GeneSee and not by the
Chicago Yacht Club. which issued the challenge
for the Canadas Cup and 1t shows the disap-
pointment that may arise through inviting other
the challenging club now stands practically "out
OF It." After building an expensive fleet TO sup
port It's challenge, the Genesee built by Hanley OF
Quincy Point. Mass, at the order Of a Rochester
az. W syndicate, took the whole Of the practical
work out Of the Chicago Yacht Clubs hands. The
Genesee belongs 10 different lake, and to club
miles from the institution which originally under
took the international contest. Still. the Chicago
Yacht Club though It's own yachts and sailors are
the satisfaction OF knowing that its challenge is
being supported by craft that is much faster
than anything the American lake designers could
much greater than IL could possibly have otherwise
been in fact, II the fast Hanley boat had not been
brought around on her long voyage from Boston, 1t
hollow one for the Canadians. because the Chicago
productions were not fast, in the New-York and
Boston sense OF the term. They seemed to go at a
high speed until the Genesee appeared and then
they seemed only TO drag along.
The annual cruise OF the Lake Yacht Racing As
brought over more American fleets than have ever
before been seen in Canadian waters The defence
trials began on August and lasted one week.
after which the association races and cruising
Contests took up the sport The finals will prob.
ably take all OF next week, so that there will have
been nearly whole month Of hard racing.