Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1901-08-15

Chicago, Aug. l4.-William Hale
Thompson, the Cadillac's skipper, pre-
scented the Invader with the third
race of the International yachting
match for Canada's cup yesterday by
fouling the Canadian boat at the
start.
Captain Jarvis of the Invader de
clined to fly the protest flag but the
judges steamed after the Cadillac
and notified Captain Thompson that
his boat was disqualified, whereupon
the Cadillac gybed around and left the
race. The Invader sailed over the
course and was raced by the Milwau
kee. the Oshkosh boat that so hotly
contested with the Cadillac the honor
of defending the cup, and the sailing
match was followed all around the tri-
angular course of twenty-one nautical
miles by the usual fleet of steam and
sailing yachts. The Invader beat the
Oshkosh boat handsomely at all points
of sailing in the light wind. There
was a breeze from east to southeast
There was little jockeying between
the two yachts before the start
Captain Thompson stood off and or
beyond the buoy, Captain Jarvis be-
ing content to do the same at the
other end of the line. 1t was plain to
see that if Thompson stayed out
northeast of the buoy he must come
to the starting line on the port tack
and stand on across the Invaders
bowsail, provided, of course, that Jar
Wis should be twenty seconds slow in
getting over the line and wipe up on
the wind around the buoy, then stand
ing out into the lake on the starboard
tack. Thompson chose the former
chance. He came down towards the
buoy on port tack, meeting the Invad-
err on the opposite tack just before
they got to the line and close to the
buoy. The Cadillac of course was
trapped unless Captain Thompson
brought his boat about under the In
vader's STERN If he tried 20 come
about on the starboard tack under the
Invaders lee, he ran the risk of foul
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bore around. He therefore elected to
squeeze through while holding to the
port tack, and the consequence was he
plainly fouled his rival. Jarvis
promptly luffed his boat to save her
as much as possible. and one of the
Cadillac's crew tried to fend the In
vader off with his hands The Cadil-
l., 10 Gn Of II.
yader and Capt Jarvis finding his
rival shutting off half his wind came
about and crossed astern of the Cadii-
lac, splitting the tacks. By skillful
work Jarvis managed to get his OPP
ponent under his lee and soon began
to work further to windward, while
footing equally fast as his rival.
By this time the judges boat had
run alongside of the Cadillac and mott
fed Thompson that his boat was dis
qualified. He at once bore away,
gybed around mad left the race.
At this iuncture the Milwaukee,
which was in the attendant fleet to
leeward of the racers, went about and
stood after the Invader Captain Jar
Wis quickly ItdllLtu inc o9llhOSll
boats intention of attempting to adj
minister to the Invader a good beating
before a large gallery even if it be-
came necessary to cut into the inter
national race in order to do so and ap-
parently he as quickly decided to
teach the presumptuous newcomer a
lesson.
The Canadian skipper hffed his
boat to allow the Milwaukee to get on
fairly even terms. Then he went on
and beat the freak" boat sailing on
the wind; beat her on the second leg
at her own game, which is reaching,
and beat her still more on the spinna-
ker run home on the third leg
Capt Jarvis said after he got ashore
he felt no satisfaction in getting the
cup race in this way. but that he was
pleased that his boat had an Opportu-
nifty to beat the Milwaukee. Commo-
dore Gooderham of the Royal Cana
dian Yacht club said he regretted sin
cerely that such a thing had happened
and added, more particularly as
think the Invader would have won
anyhow"