The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-08-27
AMERICANYACHT WINS TROPHY
ELMINA CAPTURES PRINCE OF
WALES CUP AT HALIFAX.
Pretty Race Between the Winner and
Cor0na--Gl 0ria, the Fife Boat. Sailed
by G. Herrick Duggan, Finishes Far
Behind-MAny Clubs Represented.

by G. Herrick Duggan, Finishes Far
Behlnd-MAny Clubs Represented.
HALIFAX, n, g., Aug. 2e.-Nova Scotia's
most highly priced piece Of silver. the Prince
of Wales cup, presented to Halifax yachtsmen
in 1850 by the present King OF England and
held as perpetual challenge trophy for
yachts. will make its home for the next nine
months in the model room Of the New York
Yacht Club. having been won to-day by the
schooner Elmina designed by A. Cary Smith
and owned by F. NJ. Brewster OF New Haven.
The race for the cup concluded q week
of unwonted activity in yachting here fol-
lowing the arrival of the American boats
which competed in the Eastern Yacht Clubs
ocean race from Marblehead- All HALIFAX
was interested In the contest. The hopes
of the local public were pinned on the cutter
Gloria, q Fife boat. owned by j. K. L. Ross
Of Sydney and sailed by G. Herrick Duggan,
the we'll known designer OF Seawanhaka cup
boats.
Yachtsmen knew. how ever. that barring
fiuky weather the contest would be between
the schoon ers Corona and Elmina. his
proved to be the case. and the fine pair put
up a splendid battle for the blue ribbon pro-
vincial trophy. None OF their competitors
in the dozen boats entered for the race was
worthy OF aspiration to take the palm from
them. Boats came from various parts OF
the maritime coast line to enter In the race.
there being one entry from Yarmouth. an
other from Chester one from Prince Edward
Island and two from Sydney. besides the
Halifax boats.
The American yachts entered besides the
leaders we're the schooner Hope Leslie. nag
ship Of the Eastern Yacht Club and the sioop
Cossack, also Of tie Eastern club.
While all the boats entered were competing
for the Prince Of Wales cup the entries were
divided into four classes. and IN each class
handsome silver cup Ds small n 60sl nv Win TIN
Direction ct a Of Which the race was sailed. The
Gloria. the cosss Ok and the 81 footeI Princes
Ss mhs f suP the &s
clp must be returned next year 10 De raced
Tor here.
of right angled triangle. about seven miles
on the base and eight on the perpendicu!ar.
Ihe wind at the ssa
a close reach. then came beat Of eight miles,
a run of eight miles and a reach home. The
the race pulling the big schooners down
more than topsail chance. 49,.
for two miles sailed a neck and neck race
with the Elmna, which she finally passed passed,
at once luffed out and tackled. making short
yachts could lay their course easily lor tne
turn after getting free of the land,
Az the first turn the Corona had LEAD i,,i,6 o,
pointed the higher. and in the eight mile beat
made good her loss. with four minutes added,
On the run and reach of fifteen miles home
the lead was not chan ged 1t remained four
minutes al the turn and practically at the
finish. ~
The Gloria was nearly five minutes behind hind
for a boat OF her LEI 9Th. The smallest entry
was ore of the Dugean scows, which came
from Sydney, ard. owr to her low ratirg
1t was thought she might ST atch the prize
Chances were against her. and she was dls-
tanced by the big schooners The Cor9na
will start for New York tomorrow. The
summary:
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