Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-23
PRISCILLA WINS FIRST RACE
Defender Makes Good in First Round for
Manawa Yachting Cup.
TOGO FALLS BEHIND AFTER GOOD START
Wind Light and Puffy, Anording No
Chance for windward work, at
Which Challenger is said
to Excel.

The Priscilla, Mr. E. w Dixon's boat,
defeated the ST. Joe challenger, Togo, by
TWO minutes and twenty-five seconds on
Lake Manawa yesterday afternoon.
All morning light and puffy wind blew
from the east promising to rise later, but
When the preparatory gun was fired at
z:4O the conditions had not much changed.
IL anything, the breeze stiffened and the
puns seemed to come quicker and harder.
Inc south course was ordered by the
Judges, but 1t afforded no windward work
with the breeze from that direction on
account of the shape of the lake.
In Jockying for position at the start,
Captain Robbins of the Togo reached the
windward flag just as the gun went off at
3 O'Clock, while the Priscilla, by failing to
Jibe at the proper moment, crossed a few
seconds later to leeward. On the reach
from the flags to the first buoy the wind
was very light and to keep the boats on
their racing lines both crews lay stretched
along the lee rails. Twice Clarke, at the
PrisCilla's helm, tried to establish an over
lap but without success, and then bearing
away to leeward, he reached the mark at
the same time as the Togo and the boats
rounded together at 3:O6:O4 with not foot
between their rigging.
Priscilla Takes the Lead.
Thus far 1t was very close, but on the
short run to the second buoy the Priscilla
drew away gradually and turned twenty
eight seconds ahead. 1t then proceeded
to widen this gap In spite of the best
efforts of the Togo's crew, and on the
reach from the second to the third mark
sailing with its lee rail under water, gained
fourteen seconds more.
Rounding, the Priscilla quickly broke out
it's spinnaker and used 1t as a balloon jb,
but after carrying it part way to the flags
1t was taken in, being of no further benefit.
Togo likewise ran out its light sail for
short time, but they availed little and
1t fell behind more and more. turning
the flags for the next time around one
minute and three seconds after the Pris-
ella
Meanwhile the wind was freshening and
the numerous puffs kept the boys along
the windward edge and at times out on
the bilge boards This increased the boats
speed and the Priscilla turned the fifth
mark at 3:34:43, and the Togo followed al
3:3614 having lost twenty eight seconds
on that reach. Unable even to hold It's
own without some windward work, the
Togo still lost ground. and, without using
the light sails on the last run, the boats
finished in good breeze two minutes and
twenty-five seconds apart, Priscilla leading
Time of the Race.
The following is the official time at the
buoys:
Start Togo 800; Priscilla, 800; first
buoy, Togo, 3:06:40; Priscilla, 3:O6:40; sec.
ond buoy, Togo. 3:10:H Priscilla, 8:10:16
third buoy, Togo. 3:13:55 Priscilla, 3:13:13
flag, Togo, 3:3O:46: Priscilla, 3:29:43
SECOND CIRCUIT.
First buoy, Togo, 3:3614: Priscilla, 3:3443
second buoy, Togo, 3:3940; Pricilla, 3:37 52
third buoy Togo, 3:46:50; Priscilla, 344:12
Finish, Togo, 3:51s23; Priscilla, 3:5501
elapsed time Togo, 57:23; Priscilla, 55:O1
Priscilla's lead. 2!22.
AS Mr. VanBrunt OF the Togo's crew 6ic
not arrive until after the race, his place
was taken by MI Lang. The Togo wa.
handled by Captain Robbins, Johnson
Northwood and Lang. On the Priscilla wal
the regular crew Of Captain Clarke. Cooley
Brinker and Turkey.
Today there will be two races, one at 1
a. m. and the other at 3 o'clock in tn,
afternoon. 1t is hoped that the wind ma!
veer to the south and furnish a course will
some windward in order that the Togo ma!
show its beating qualities, as it is ru
mored 1t can sail into the very eye o
| any breeze, especially a stiff one.