The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
FOR THE CAYADA's cur.
Trial Races to Select the Challenger Will
he Sailed This Week.

be Shlleu lnh week.
The cup that was put up by n number OF
enthusiastic Chicago yacntsmen in 1905. and
which they expected to keen with a fin keel
boat designed by former employee OF the
great Herreshofrs. and which A. Jarvis OF To-
ronto neatly captured with the Fife cutter
Canada. lie again to be bone OF contention.
Naturally. this lake contest occupies. in the
eye OF those who sail on fresh water. a posi-
ton In no way secondary to the international
race between the Colunl bia and the Shamrock.
and both the trial and deciding races. which
are to take place Off Toronto in August. will
be attended 10y a host Of yachtsmen gathered
from all the lake ports. In the races OF 1896 the
American boat Nencedor was badly handled by a
professional. and this. with dose Of ou bic time
allowance. caused her to lose the match. That
she was anything but an extraordinary craft
was shown the next season, when she was
brought East and raced upon the Sound. In
n series OF matches sailed OH Larchmont shs
proved q dismal failure and made the Cana
da's victory appear n weak one. This year.
instead OF defending the cup. the Americans
are the chalengers. and have built four boats
to try and take it back to Chicago. Of these.
two we're desianed and constructed in the
West. and OF the ether two. one was turned
out at Ogdensburg. y. Y. and the other. named
Genesee. at Quincy Point. Mass The latter.
which was built by Hanley. 10 the one likely to
be chosen to meet the Canadian defender. The
Genesee Is sloop. and Is Il cross between
Acushla and Dragon. tearing much closer
resem blance in her underwater body to the
Dragon than she does TO any former Hanley
creation. This is probably the result OF mueh
thinking over the beating the Weber sloop
gave Acusha in 1897. Her sail plan Ia that OF
a poe masted single headsqiI sloop and with
Boston crack which Hanley launched last year.
From the dimensions and appearance OF the
1er go on inv WIN sDbee IN tne nt b a"
Genesee should have no Difficulty in winning
The second boat. Prairie. is typical rounl.
bilged keel boat from the board Of W. =
Stephens. and was DIES gned TO conform to the
new lake rule. which takes girth into consider
alton as II factor of measurement This boat
hears.a close resemblance To the type OF cutter
in vogue some twenty years ago. except. that
she has.modcrate. modern overhanRs. ln.light
weather. when form Is OF little account she
will probably oqtsall the Genesee. but in any
should turn her down with ease. The lanlsy
boats are marvels or the wind. With sheets
vas turned out. consequently to beat them the
keel boat must make heavy windward gain
such gain as no boat is capable of in 50
short a distance as ten miles.
Webster and built by the Whitley Steel Com
Iany. From the information 9btanable she
is made on. to be Il semi-in keel craft with eX-
traoruinary long uyerhangs and In model Is
cross between a HsrresnofT Niagara and an
out. an I-Out cutter like the Canada. 1t is said
that she has failed to come up to expectations.
but WILL desnite her want OF speed, be entered
The fourth. boat. Veva. is the one over which
the Chicago newspapers have made such q
architecture was built IN an alright shop and
not the slightest hint was allowed to escape.
wa. Designed med aud built by cGthiert IT. Tho
Neva when launched turned out to be de-
cided failure. Not on ly was she so cranky as
% he unable to carry her canvas in any kind OF
a breeze, but when fully euuipped she length
ened her water line to such an extent as to
throw her completely out Of tho class.
To defend the cup thu Canadians have built
ak boats. OF thes" only two haze any possible
chance Of being chosen. the others being out.
prove DANGEROUS to anything except the
pockets of tho men who paid for them, he
choice for de,end.r lies tstween the NJ Morse
other syndicate from Arthur fayEe. the noted
English small boat man. The latter Will he
u semi, fin keel Nothing reliable is known
about her dimensions or rig. The Morse syn
dictate boat 10 from the hands OF g. Hsrrck
Dominion She is tvrical rentreboard skim
ming dish OF the modem pattelh ana 10 from
all accounts flyer. The following, descrip-
ion Of this boat is by writer in tho July issue
As the members Of the syndicate frankly
Just to conform to rule and srantng restric-
tions and no more. So 10 absolutely fiat:
cellar jeck viii ii Offer no assistance to the wind
She has no rail. but light combing runs on
either side from how to stern about "A loot In
board. This. with n rinral and shallow cock
pit. makes W her list Of deck httinRs. Her
hull Ia OF cedar and over frames OF oak and
elm. Her hr"s are very full and her beam at
the deck trile greater than her beam on the
water line"
Sheis the only contreb ard boat OF :th = lot and
consequently II the tieneses 10 chosen 10 rep
resent the Chicago Yacht Club and he.Alorss
boat 10 defend. il will be ccntrebuard natte.
and a great DISAPPOINTMENT to tho keel clique
who hnv" for veat> dominated Yachting on the
great lakes tn" defeat Of the keels will mean
TINT the hoastcd Crth rule, which was 10 drive
the cenrrcboard of the lakes and bring about
the building Of u broad. deep. slow boat. has
failed to ACCOMPLISH Its purpose.
The trial races II Chicago will begin on July
a, The tra races for the Canadian defenders
will I've or Toronto on Aug. I and 81 The
deciding utcst VIII he sailed on Aug. 20 and
will he Il series Of five races. The nrst will be
twenty miles 10 windward and back. and then
one Of the same distance over triangular
course.
NAVY TICHT RAG THIS WEEK