The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-11
TRIDENT IS AHEAD.
Wins Third Race in the Seawahnka
Cup Series.
TROPHY WILL STAY IN CANADA
Defender Shows Her Superiority
Over the Oshkosh Yacht in
n Stiff Breeze. 's

The third race for the Sewahnka in
ternational cup for small yachts. which
was Saturday afternoon sailed on Lake
St. Louis near Montreal, resulted In an
other win for the Canadian defender.
Trident, which finished 4 minutes IL Sec
onds ahead Of the American challenger,
the Tecumseh.
The race was a beat to windward and
return, four miles, sailed three times
over, making total Of twelve miles. The
weather conditions, which in Fridays
race favored the American boat, Saturday
were in favor Of the defender. There was
a good strong breeze blowing at the start
and it was maintained throughout the
race, although it fattened in the last
round. The result, after the first beat
to windward, was never in doubt. The
Canadian boat again showed its superiort-
ty in good stiff breeze. 1t excelled in
windward work, pointing and footing bet
ter than the American boat. The Tecum-
sch seemed to be tender and not held
up to the wind as we'll as its rival. The
start was made at 1:15, official time.
The American boat crossed the line
first. Trident was heavily handicapped
at the start by mistake made by her
skipper. Routh. He failed to hear the
second gun and Tecumseh shot across the
line and was footing for the windward
mark, several minutes before the
Trident's crew knew that the race had
started.
Trident did not get across the line
until minutes 10 seconds after the
starting gun had sounded and was ac-
tually 2 minutes 4S seconds behind the
Tecumseh in crossing the line. Trident,
despite the handicap, quickly overlook
the Tecumseh. She made a marked gain
on the beat to windward and rounded the
mark l minute 10 seconds ahead of the
Tecumseh. From this quarter 1t was
never in doubt.
Trident gained steadily on each point
Of the sailing. except on the last run
home, when Tecumseh reduced the lead.
but the race was safely won by the
Trident. The Canadian crossed the line 4
minutes II seconds ahead, official time.
Trident now has two races and Tecum-
sch one. The series is three out Of five.
The race proved the superiority of the
Canadian boat in good breeze. The
Tecumseh is g. fair-weather boat, and if a
light breeze prevails to-day or Tues
day, she may stand a chance for lifting
the cup. With good strong breeze, how
ever, the chances, barring accidents, are
that the cup will remain In the possession
Of the Canadians.
Aspirant came to the front in Satur-
days regatta at Pewaukee and by the
per and crew defeated Comet, the clubs
1901 champion, by over two minutes.
The day was excellent sailing weather,
and when the o'clock gun sounded a
slowly rising easterly breeze greeted the
contestants. The start was made with a
south wind and spinnakers were broken
out. Aspirant led the bunch, but Comet
soon had the best of it and ran away from
the fleet, Elk being the only craft that
could keep up anywhere near the pace set
by the Pabst boat. At the lower mark
Comet led Elk fifty seconds, and Defiance
followed Elk one minute later. The
Argo, Calumet and Aspirant followed
Defiance two seconds apart. In the
windward beat to Rocky Point Aspirant
finally headed Elk and took up second
position. At the finish of the first round
Comet led by forty-ave seconds. But
down the wind again the Wollager craft
outfooted the Comet and turned six Sec
onds to the good. --
In the beat back the Comet put up a
game fight and attempted to split tacks
with Aspirant, but the skipper of that
boat would not allow this. In the long
| reach to Point Buoy Aspirant was held
| up and sailed grandly, while Comet could
| not stand up to the racket and steadily
| lost ground. The contest between Calu-
| met and Argo was spirited at times, the
! Argo finally winning out.