Evening star., 1902-08-07
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Races Begun for the Seawan-
haka Cup.
T TRIDENT-TECUMSEH
NEW YORK YACHTS OFF FOR
VINEYARD HAVEN.
sybarita Defeats Meteor for the Cowes
Town Cup Over a Fifty
Mile Course.

| DORVAL, Que, August 7.-Better racing
! weather than that which existed during
the early morning on Lake st. Louis today
| could not have been asked for by the
yachtsmen who will contest for possession
OF the Seawanhaka cup. The morning
broke bright and clear, but later ciouded
| up sufficiently to obscure the hot rays of
| the sun. The wind was blowing across the
| lake out of the northwest. foretelling a
three days blow and at the rate of about
| fifteen miles an hour. The yachtsmen were
| greatly pleased at the outlook and both
| Shippers expressed themselves as conf
| dent.
| Both yachts the Tecumseh, the Ameri
can challenger, and the Trident. the Cana
| dlan defender, were up on the ways early
| in the day having the finishing touches put
| on them prior to being measured The
| Trident was slipped into the water at
9:15 and the judges went to work measur
ing her.
The course Of the first race will be to
| windward or leeward and return two
| miles to leg il possible. to be sailed over
| three times; if not the buoys will be placed
| one mile apart, the boats to sail around six
| times. All depends on the direction OF the
| wind. The course was decided on last
| night when Mr.. Charles H. Routh. skipper
| of the Trident won the toss. The crews
OF the boats follow:
| Trident-C. H. Routh. F. Sherwood. P.
! McNaughton and Angus MasDonald of the
| Royal st. Lawrence Yacht Club.
| Tecumseh--Jones, Gates and Sherwood OF
the Bridgeport Yacht Club.
| Successfully Defended Since 1895.
| The cup was first won by the st. Law
| renee Yacht Club in 1896 and has been
| successfully defended each year since then.
T. Herrick .Duggan, the designer of all the
craft which have defended the trophy, has
| built a boat of peculiar design for this
| years contest. The new yacht has been
| named Trident. 1t was at first provided
| with three centerboards one on each side
| Of the keel centerboard. During the trial
| races it was found that the centrally
| located board was useless and 1t was taken
/ out When the boat is heeled over in
! breeze the auxiliary centerboard on the lee
| side stands almost perpendicularly in the
| water. The Bridgeport yachtsmen were at
| first inclined to protest against Trident as
| a freak. dbut itb has been decided that she
comes within the rules governing the races.
The course is straight to windward. two
! miles and return, three times around.
| Wind fourteen to sixteen miles an hour and
| increasing. 70
I. The Start.
The time of start was: Trident. 1920:
! Tecumseh, 1:3o:4O.
At 2:151a Trident turned the home buoy.
| icSuhSeii tul ECu dI -.&V. L lac "liiu lids
| moderated.
| At 2:O2h Trident turned the first buoy
| 2051a-Tecun1seh turns first buoy, and
both boats now sailing free before the
| wind. ; #
| Second round first turn-Trident, 2:42ks;
| Tecumseh, 2:52.:
The New York Yachts.
| NEWPORT. r. l., August 7.-Commo-
dore 1se9E ard yA arted therNew York yacht
| feet off bright early this morning for
| the second run Of the 1902 cruise to Vine
yard Haven --.-,--
| Signals were hoisted on the flagship at
| 7:30 am, and an hour later nearly every
| one of the yachts were under way. 1t was
| a magnificent morning. The sky was clear,
| while in the northwest a snappy ten-knot
| breeze was blowing that sent the yachts
| down the harbor to the start at Brenton' s
Reef lightship at lively pace.
| 1t was expected that the fleet would be
| able to reach Vineyard Haven early in the
afternoon with such a favorable breeze.
| The orders for the run gave the start at
Brenton's Reef lghtship and the finish off
West Chop, a distance Of thirty-seyen
yachts had left the harbor and many Of
the. steam yachts We're preparing to get
| under way.
The committee tug reached the Ightship
| at 9:0 am, and few minutes later the
| preparatory signal was fired.
| AS in former runs the small sloops were
! sent away first. followed by the larger
| ones. then the schooners, and lastly the
| auxiliary boats.
By 10 O'Clock the fleet was well on its
| way to the Vineyard.
Sybarita Defeats Meteor.
| COWES, August I'm good sailing
| weather the Sybarita. the Meteor III and
| the Tutty started today in the race for
| the Cowes town cup over the Queens
| course, distance fifty miles. Half of the
| course was finished. with the Sybarita six
minutes ahead Of the Meteor, and with the
| Tutty last. sybarita finally won the race
| The Sybarita finished at 2:17:40, the Ne
teor at 2:23:10 and the Tutty at 2:57:13
| There were seven competitors for the
| Royal Yacht Squadron prize over the same
| course The Brynhild was slightly ahead
of the Bona at half the distance. the Ma
! mara, the Clara, the Irex, the Creole and
| the Fiona following in the order named
The Namara was first, the Brynhild sec
| ond and the 1reX third.