Omaha daily bee., 1905-06-25
PRISCILLA SAVES The CUP
DiXon's Half Rater Proves Itself Most
Gallant Defender
TOGO BEATEN IN THIRD SANAwA RACE
Pretty Contest in Gale Decided by
Margin that Leaves No Doubt
as to which Boat II
Better.

The Manawa Challenge cup lies secure
at it's moorings today as Mr.. Dixon's
half-rater, the Priscilla, defeated the Togo
from St. Joseph yesterday afternoon in the
third successive race. What the outcome
of the morning trial would have been had
the Togo not turned over can only be
surmised, but II was promising to be the
hardest tusse ever witnessed on Lake
Manawa
The southeast Wind which was blowing
a thirty-mlle gale in the morning subsided
slightly by afternoon when the Togo, again
in readiness, followed. the judges launch
out tc the starting flags. A windward
ana leeward course from the bay buoy
TO the south mark was given, and the
challengers were confident Of better for
tune, but they reckoned without their
host, for Priscilla showed some latent
beating qualities which rather surprised
them
Both boats, with double reefs tucked In
and carrying storm Jibs, lowered about the
line and when the gun was fired at
5:2957 Clarke prettily jibed the Priscilla
and crossed to windward of Togo, but
few seconds behind IT. After keeping on
the port tack for a short distance the
Priscilla came about and when 1t turned
again the Togos bow was crossed. Point
ing as closely as possible. buffeting the
white-foamed waves and holding the heavy
puffs of wind the contestants struggled
up the lake.
Priscilla Gains steadily.
All the time the Priscilla gained con-
sistently. It took the gusts on its short
ened mainsail, heeled, buried its lee rail a
little deeper and shot ahead Approaching
the south buoy with long lead 1t turned
one minute and one second before Togo
on the run back the Togo used its balloonel
opposite the mainsai but the Priscilla hat
run up its white spinnaker, which caught
the gale and carried it down to the soutl
mark with rush that threw columns O
4 spray out from it's bllges.
L The distance of one mile 1t made In f1v'
y minutes and twenty-five seconds and gaine'
one minute and thirty-three seconds NOR
over it's opponent This was due partl!
to the fact that Captain Robbins shook on
reef and changed his jib before startinI
back for the windward work.
The wind having temporarily lessened 1t
strength he was able to carry his canva
and gained on the Priscilla both othe
times to the south buoy. Clarke, with hi
lead, decided not TO lengthen sail and hi
action was justified. because the win
again stiffened and he had all he could hol6
On windward work his continual warning
watch her boys" was soon abridged t
"C'her" as his crew slid over the Prisci
las slick sides to their positions on tn
bllge boards.
Togo Three Minutes Late.
On the third and last run the Priscill
again made the better time and crossed tn
finish line at 6:2S47, while the Togo TO
lowed st 6:2e:36 beaten by Just 2:49.
Barring accidents it was the Priscilla
race after 1t led at the south buoy, for ha
It been hard pressed its REFER could hay
been shaken out to help 1t on the run
with an advantage gained there were goo
reasons TO use extreme caution while racin
in such high wind. and seamanship
such a race as that counted for mucl
Priscilla, you are a good boat!
The oficial time at the buoys is az 70
lows: s.-'.