Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-14
FEW TRIALS
WITH CANADA

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. August Acknowledging
that the two countries are next-door
neighbors. 1t is remarkable how few inter-
national trials In sports take place between
the United States and Canada. There are
more matches of Importance between this
country and England in the course of
year than there are between this country
and Canada in two or three years.
This is partly to be explained on the
ground that Canada Is still country with
small and scattered population, where
many sports have been scarcely taken up
at all. and those that have cannot draw
enough of following to develop much
strength. Lack of International compeu-
ton is also due to the fact that organiza-
lions in the two countries are not suff-
GENTLY acquainted with one another, both
Of which difficulties are lessening with
time. Hockey and la crosse are two
branches in which the Canadians excel,
and there are annually several matches be-
tween the two countries in these games,
but they do not promise to become of great
consequence, because neither hockey nor
Ia crosse Is ever likely to take a foremost
place In the United States. There IS one
sport in which Canada and the United
States have been meeting for number Of
years, however sport which Is held In
high esteem in both countries, and in which
both can take part on fairly equal terms,
which seems to be gaining favor for pur-
poses of competition between them, and
may not unlikely become the accepted me-
dunn for trials with our northern neigh
bors
With a seaboard on the east and west,
and chain Of fresh water lakes stretching
half way across the country along the bor-
der. dual yachting contests have every op-
portunity to become great international
pastime. Owing to the fact that the large
cities of Canada are not on the coast the
building Of seagoing yachts has not received
much attention there, and they have no
pleasure fleets which rank with those of
New York. Philadelphia, Boston or Balti-
more but interest in that direction is grow
Ing in towns like Halifax and Yarmouth
and the United States-Canadian regatta in
the harbor of the former city when the YES
sells of the New York and eastern yacht
clubs visit there this month. The Royal
Nova Scotian Yacht Squadron has decided
to throw open to competition by American
vessels the Prince of Wales cup, which was
presented by the present King of England
when he visited Halifax in 1860, and the
Idea is regarded as being most sportsman
like 1t Is to be regretted that Canada has
no vessels sufficiently suitable to have had
a competitor in the transatlantic race for
the German emperor's cup, but the captain
or one or the contestants from this country
was Nova ScOtian by BIRTH and Canada
was not entirely without hand In it.
Although behind US in yachting so far as
the coast is concerned Canada can hold
her own inland. In the eleven years of
annual contest for the Seawanhaka cup
Canada was unsuccessful each time. except
the hrst this summer, while in the races
for the other international events the
Canadians are holding their own.
Inc contests for the Seawanhaka cup are
probably only forerunners Of others of their
Kind which will grow up within the next
decade, in consequence of the spread of the
yachting spirit over inland waters both
large and small, on both sides of the bor-
DER. Inc Seawanhaka cup came into exist
ence only as late as 1895, and yet unbeliey-
able as 1T seems, in the face of the vast flo
tilla OF small boats today, 1t was practically
the beginning of small yacht racing in this
country, other than canoes. Although it
mas since become a trophy for fresh water
competition. 1t was donated by the Sea-
wanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club and the
first races were off the club 8 station at Oys-
ter Bay. 1t came about through the visit
OF Willard Howard of the New York Canoe
Club. with his racing canoe to England In
1895. He wrote back that J. Arthur Brand
OF the Minma Yacht Club would like to
visit this country with his half-rater If any
races could be arranged with boats Of a
similar class here. No such boats existed,
but 1t was decided to build some, and $500
was subscribed for a trophy, while the Sea-
wanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club arranged
for series of three-out-of-five races on the
sound In September the course to be alter
nately windward and leeward and triangu-
lar the distance to be twelve nautical
miles,
Six half-raters were built to defend the
trophy with flfteen-foot water line and
about 200 square feet of sail. Ethelwyn,
designed by w. P. Stephens. was finally
selected to oppose the English boat Spruce
". and she did it successfully, winning
three races to two.
Immedia tely after the match a challenge
was received from the Royal st. Lawrence
Yacht Club Of Montreal, and in the races
on the sound the following year the Cana
dian boat Glencairn won the trophy from
the defender. Ell Heirte. and carried 1t to
Canada. There it remained for ten years.
although this country made every attempt
to regain 1t, until last month, when Man
chester Of the Manchester Yacht Club,
Manchester, Mass, beat Alexandra for the
third successive race of the match on Lake
st. Louis, Quebec, and brought the Sea-
wanhaka cup back to the United States.
1t will be seen that though the Seawan-
haka cup was originally intended as an
open international trophy. and the first
match for it was between this country and
England, 1t has since become practically
a matter between Canada and the United
States. and Is more than likely to remain So
Some change in the character of the COM
petition may be looked for next year. how
ever. incident to the fact that the races will
be sailed once more in this country
The Canada cup was in intention and has
been in fact a trophy for the great lakes
1t was given by the Toledo Yacht Club in
1886, and was won that year by Canada of
the Royal Canadian Yacht Club Of Toronto
against Concendor. Genessee Of the Roch-
ester Yacht Club subsequently brought 1t
back by defeating Beaver. In 1901 1t re-
turned to Canada again, Invader beating
Cadillac. and last summer there was an
other exchange. when Irondeouot OF the
Rochester Yacht Club was victorious over
Strachcono
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