The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1901-08-22
CAPTURES CANADIAN CUP.
Invader Defeats tho American Boat for
tho Third Time.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-THE Canadian
a grand race and the Canada's cup
goes back across the border. The Cadil-
lac was beaten at all points of the game
by the more skillful Canadian skipper
and sailors.
Chicago yachtsmen are not dismayed,
and both the Chicago and the Columbia.
Yacht clubs challenged Immediately for
the cup. The Rochester Yacht club
also challenged at once, as did the two
Detroit yacht clubs. Commodore Good
eran of the Royal Canadian Yacht club
says he cannot tell which of the five
will be given preference.
Yesterdays race was announced an
nine nautical miles to windward and
return AT 11:20 a. IN. the captains were
given their course, southeast by south,
which was dead to windward, but the
breeze was not stronger than five miles
an hour. The Cadillac got the better OF
the start crossing the line on the star
board tack, with the Invader under her
lee and blanketed. The starting line
crossed. Captain Jarvis naturally went
about under the Cadillac's stern for
short port tack of about 300 feet, and
thereby being assured Of the weather
berth he went about on the starboard
tack again and stood after his rival.
They We're heading almost east-ncrth-
east and held this tack for q nile or
more, when due north of the four-mile
crib.
The Cadillac was first about at
n:47:55. The challenger had been foot
Ing so we'll and pointing the higher
that she already held good windward
position and just crossed the Cadillac's
bows. They were close abeam. and, be-
ing blanketed, Captain Thompson had
to bear away to get the breeze. Cap
tain Jarvis held the Invader high Mile
after mile they held one another close.
though the Cadillac was constantly
losing a little to leeward though foot
ing just a trifle the faster. The breeze
held fairly steady.
At LIS p. m. the Cadillac did what
might have been done with advantage
long before. namely, trimmed it's crew
along the leeward rail. The Hanley
boat at. once pointed higher, but at
that the Invader kept well to weather
At 1857 p. m. the Invader having
passed to the leeward of the buoy went
In stays to weather in which she did
at l:57:4O, and five seconds later gybed
the starboard, doing it all very smart
~ and squaring away for home at q.
fair clip.
At 1:59:10 p. m. the Cadillac having
passed to the leeweard Of the buoy
went about to weather it, and did SO at
1:59:45. But the defender failed to
gybe so we'll, and as usual bungled the
spinnaker, which took almost two min
utes to fully break out
Captain Thompson shifted his spin
maker to Toward, drawing it across flia
balloon jib. This did not do any good.
and the Invader plainly was walking
away from the defender. The breeze
steadied down from the east-northeast.
freshening to at least ten miies an
hour, and they got it Just abaft the
beam. The Invader continued to gain.
About half way home the Cadillac.
which was half mile astern of the
Invader. now began to pick up a BIT.
but Captain Jarvis took his boat over
the line. an easy winner, 2 minutes
and 20 seconds ahead of the Cadillac.
His gcRat victory was heartily greeted
with a.toszx, OF cheers and steam
whistles 81
The times We're:
Elapsed
Name Start. Turn. Finish. Time
Invader ..11:30:00 1:57:4O 3:07:3S 3:37:3S
Cadillac ..n:3o:O0 1:59:45 3:0e:58 3:39:5S