The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-08-04
CANADIAN BOAT WINS one
TAKES THE FIRST RACE In THE
SERIES FOR THE INTER-
NATIONAL CUP
WHITE BEAR YACHT NOT IN II
The Challenger Regarded as a Dis
appointment on the Showing
Made on Lake st. Louis
Yesterday.

MONTREAL, Quebec, Aug. 3.-(Spe-
cial)-The first of the international yacht
races to decide the possession of the Sea-
wanhaka cup for small yachts took place
today on Lake st. Louis between the Red
Coat. owned by Commodore Nelson, of the
Royal st. Lawrence Yacht club, the pres
ent possessor of the cup, and the Mime
sofa, owned by the White Bear Club of
st. Paul, Mimi. The first race resulted
in an easy victory for the Canadian de-
fender, which completely outsailed the
American challenger, and finished with
lead of minutes 81 seconds. Duggan,
the Canadian skipper and designer who
has been so successful in all the races
for the trophy, has again succeeded in
designing a craft which combines speed
with strength and steadiness.
This years American challenger, so far
as today's race is concerned, is rather a
disappointment Her supporters claim
that she would do her best work in light
weather, but in a fair breeze and a light
sea today she was clearly outsailed by
Duggan's boat. In windward work the
challenger proved altogether inferior to
the defender, pointed better and made
her greatest gains in windward work The
Canadian skipper who had the advantage
ed his fine sailing qualities, and seemed
to handle his boat much better than the
skipper of the Minnesota
IodayS race was over a triangular
course of four miles, sailed three times
over making a course of twelve miles
each leg being a mile and a third. The
hrst leg was beat to windward and the
TWO other legs broad reaches. There was
Ialr southwest breeze with light sea
and the weather conditions held fairly
steady during the whole race The boats
We're toWed UP to the starting buoy
ABOUT O'Clock, and no time was lost
In getting them off. Capt. Duggan man
aged the Red Coat, Reuth, Angus and
sherwood as crew. Capt. Griggs directed
the challenger. having as crew Bum.
Douglas and Wann, of the White Bear
club
The preparatory whistle was blown at
100 and the starting whistle at 1:SO. Both
boats carried balloon jib In addition to
the main sheet. Duggan secured an adj
vantage in jockeying for position and, as
the starting whistle was blown, he
brought the Red Coat to Ieeward across
the starting line about two lengths ahead
or the challenger, and proceeded by a
series OF tacks to make for the first
mark The Red Coat held up to the
breeze much better than the challenger.
ana 1ncrea sing her lead, rounding the
mark at 1:4S:4S, the Minnesota following
forty-two seconds later, 1:49:9O. Out the
other two legs the Red Coat continued to
1nGEease her lead surprisingly, and COM
Pieted the hrst round minute &c seconds
ahead OF the challenger, the Red Coat
turning the mark at 2:O2:30 and the Min
nesota at 2:O3:4O. From this out the race
was easily the Red Coats, which was
never in trouble. and kept on increasing
her lead The official time follows: First
round, start, 1:3O3G.
Red Coat, 1:4S:4S; first buoy 1:55:4S; Sec
ond buoy 2:O2:SO; elapsed time. 1890 Min
First Round