The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-07-01
First Seawanhaka Cup Trials
Were Not Wholly
Successful
BREEZEs WERE FLUKY
White Bear Yacht, The Crusader,
Finished Second in One of the
Races With Sensational
Squirt Over the Line.

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, June 30.-In the
first of the trials of the Bridgeport Yacht
club today to select a challenger from the
SeaWanhaka cup, the TecumSeh won the
first race and the Massasoit won the 9TH
en- two. The first race was sailed in a
very light breeze. In the second race
the breeze increased, and at the finish of
the, third race there was good whole
sail breeze blowing. On tho whole the
day could be classed as fluky. When the
| races We're started the wind was about
east-southwest. 1t Kept gradually haul
ing until the last race was sailed in a
southwest breeze and it became neces-
sary to send the boats over the reverse
of the triangle.
The Tecumseh, which won the first
race, was designed and built by Jones
and Laborde, of Oshkosh, Wis. She is
owned by a syndicate of the Bridgeport
Yacht club. She was sailed today by her
designer, J. III. Jones. The Massasoit
was designed for the same syndicate by
e. B. Crowninshield, of Boston. she was
sailed by w. Ell. Jennings.
Boats Bunched at the Start.
When the weather was light it was
most favorable to the Tecumseh and
when it breezed the Massasoit found her
element
The boats were well punched at the
start in the first race, and went over in
the following order: Monsoon, Nutmeg
Seeress, Filibuster, Crusader, Froutenac,
Tecumseh and Massasoit.
In this fleet the Monsoon took the wind
ward position at the line, and all of tie
boats which came over clear of the leader
Rugged the windward end.
They went over the line on the port
tack, and the Seeress was first to tack
crossing the Monsoon's bow. Then they
oil cN1if hut t1a
Crusader hung to the port tack. The
Tecumseh commenced to establish lead
when about half of the Windward leg
had been covered. She then tackled ahead
of the Nutmeg and to the weather Of the
MassaSoit. From this time on she grad
ually pulled away and rounded the first
mark nearly minute to the good.
On the next leg, which was a reach
nearly all of the boats set spinnakers
and let the pole go forward of the bow
spirit to get the advantage of increased
sail area. The Tecumseh kept pulling
ahead all the time, and at the second
mark she was about five minutes to the
good. On the run in the Nutmeg gained
somewhat, but the Tecumseh finished
with room to spare.
In the second race the Filibuster got
the best of the starting on getting over
the line, but the CRUSADER had the wind
ward position. The breeze had been haul
ing to the southwark and had increased
slightly in strength. This was much to
the liking of the Massasoit, which grad
ually moved up from fifth position to
the lead. The order at the first mark
was: Massasoit, Frontenac, Crusader.
Tecumseh, Seeress. Nutmeg, Monsoon
and Filibuster.
On the Second Leg.
They all went fast on the second leg,
slight beat by the hauling Of the wind
The Massasoft kept her lead and gradu-
ally increased it, although slightly. Shs
turned the second mark and was followed
by the Tecumseh, Crusader Frontenac
SeereSs, Nutmeg, Monsoon and Filibustar
On the last leg the Massasoit increased
her lead further, and had over three
minutes to spare at the finish. There was
more changing for second place on this
leg, Crusader going ahead Of the Tecum-
sch.
When the third race was started the
breeze had become stronger still, al
though any of the boats could have car
ried more sail than they had. The course
was reversed, giving the first leg good
beat to the windward. The Monsoon
crossed the starting line well clear of the
rest and the MaSSasoit also pulled clear.
The Seeress came in between the Others.
and as there was little room to spare AT
the windward end of the line there was
clear the order of crossing was Mon
soon Massasoit Frontenac, Crusader,
Flllbuster, Nutmeg, Seeress and Tecum-
sch.
The wind kept increasing in strength
ana the MassaSoit forged cut to the