New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-08-12
SAVANNAH CUP STAYS IN CANADA,
THE TRIDENT WINS FROM THE TECUMsEH
IN FINAL MATCH


Montreal Aux 1.-THE divided centreboard has
conquered. and the seawanhaka Cup remains here
The Trident the Canadian boat. won to-day oF
minutes and 2 seconds.
There were three features about this DAYS race
that stood out proninently-the bad start Of the
Tecur,seh the fact that the Trident's jib halyard
broke and the fact that there was row on the
Tecunseh. which resulted in Mr., Jennings taxing
the stick and Skipper Jones taking his place At the
headsaTs
In the mean time there are three more chaHehses
ir-one from the Oshkosh Yacht Club one from the
Manchester Yacht Club. Of Manchester, and an
other one from the persistent White Bears OF II
Paul, MINI
A. the start the Tecun,seh was about three MIN
,,tas behind She had gone 100 far near the south
shore while the Trident kept lowering about the
starting line and when the last whistle went.
6riftcd off to leerard and took long time 10 get
back and Cross
II The third round Jennings berated skipper Jones
<c~ the manner in which he sailed her and Jones
became angry and told him to take the stick him
self. which he did
AT the very start OF the third round the jio hal
ward broke on the Trident. and she had 70 hX i
and put up another Jih. all Of Whleh KEEP Ie' NC
hind somewhat
commodore Macdonald. of the Bridgeport Yacht
Club after the races said. 1t was the fortune o.
var our boat was not as good in heavy wind
as the Trident and had heavy weather lh'e-
out of four days. We are glad we came however
for we found our opponents fine fellows. ana were
treated with fairness and courtesy
At about 12:45 O'Clock terrific rainstorm started
in which pretty We'll drowned all the wind there
vas This delayed the boats at Dorval It poured
s,,,cle+frls and il became SO misty that nothing
could be seen on the lake fifty yards from shore.
When the rain gradually let up the mist lifted
somewhat. but the wind had gone down 10 I'VE
The water Of the lake became smooth and the
wind down still more IN u vas To- ioa
than three miles an hour The club laurch croS $50
about undecided. evidently. where 70 start n
two racers were almost drifting az 10 c.oeH'
Everything looks now in favor OF J-e Tn Two
racers kepr drifting about under malnSaii ana
working jbs circling around the cup n, lac' m
same one from which the previous races were
II looked at so O'Clock as If the race could not
- finished the limit time unless l-le ~ ~,
creased. At that time II was ABOUT TWO Hlil73 '
Between l and o'clock nothing was done the
alonsde the club launch. and the crews deE9Iea
their time taking luncheon Al sooGL ~ ~ =
began to thunder and lightning Toward 2 o-cIoeK
slight breeze came up "fIeh g5slI LOS from the
club launch and started TO cruise ABOUT a. ~
boUT with indications OF very heavy weather
little later the Tecumsehs crew TOOK 40" ~ Cl-e
nainsail, remaining IN the same PosI'oi as Do
behind the club IaunGh- $3.50 49, .. 80 live
while the TecumSeh kept considerable distance
aHav At 40 o'clock the starting signal blew The
Trident went over almost I,oLa on The
s+arboard tack She was heeling over CONSIDERABLY
tTh, T[ acs did not cross till about three min
,-ae afterward and from that time on Kept De
hind continually. She gained a little once, | f
that when the Trident lowered her nalnSah 10
take in an additional reef, but Otherwise she was
not in the race at all She could hardly weather
the big blow and n on %T w Wod turn buoy
ahead Of her. which meant a difference oil q nli'S
and a Ted4n7seh will be shipped Friday, and
,be crews will leave for home Wednesday