New-York tribune., 1907-08-14
SENECA SAVES THE CUP
BEATS THE ADELE AGAIN.
Defender of Canada's Trophy ProUes
Superiority to the Challenger.

Rochester Aug 13-The Seneca made it three
straight to-day The HerreshOf boat, built Tor
the Rochester Yacht Club TO defend the can
ada's Cup against the Adele, of the Royal Can
adian Yacht Club, won the third and decisive
race the series to-day, crossing the finish line
at 2:31 90 official time, more than a mile ahead
of the challenger. The result was not sur
prise to yachtsmen who watched the~twO pre-
vious races, for the Seneca had proved hersen
faster in practically all kinds of weather Inc
pleasure in the victory is marred somewhat by
the incident before the races.
. On Saturday over a triangular course, with a
breeze never stronger than eight or nine miles
and at times a dead calm. the Yankee defender
won the first race, standing up stronger and
footing faster. On Monday, in a course straight
out into the lake, nine.mileS and return, the ue-
fender again showed herself the faster, ana al
though the weather was different, with a good
breeze and roughened water. for which the Can
adams had hoped. the challenger was unable to
retain the slight lead that she gained at the
start and again at the turn
To-day with the wind blowing from nine to
ten miles an hour at the start and growing
stronger until it twelve or fifteen and later
twenty miles with a fresh twenty-five mile
breeze at the finish, the Seneca ran across the
finish line more than a mile in the lead Inc
Adele did not attempt to finish. but lett the
course, after seeing the puff of the gun denot-
ing that the Seneca had won. The Adele sdlieu
straight for her mOorings-
In many respects the race to-day was the
most satisfactory of the series, from a yachts
mans point of view. The heavy weather showed
the stuff of which the boats are made, and the
crews were busy all the time. Reetng was
necessary on various occasions. and when tney
were running home the racers cut the wh1tecaps
IN a way that pleased the tars.
The Seneca had another sail to-day-tne one
used in the trial The weather was so rough
that It was thought advisable to substitute 1t
for the larger sail used on Saturday and Mon
day The course to-day was triangular. seven
miles to the leg, and the first leg was beat
into a wind nearly direct from the west. The
Adele crossed the starting line at 11:15:1O and
the Seneca at 11:15:13.
The lake was so rough as to make 1t dangerous
for small power boats TO venture out after the
racers turned the first stakeboat, the wind
having risen considerably since the start.
1t was a close race nearly all the time for
the first seven miles, but the Seneca had the
weather, and the Adele trailed all the way soon
after leaving the line. On the reach the de-
fender increased her lead, and on the run home
before the wind the Yankee boat made the gap
wider all the way.
The official time for the three races is as fol-
lows:
First stake. Seneca 2352o; Adele. 2:42:3s Second
Seneca. 3343s: Adele. 3;45 rs. Finish Seneca
o:5s22: Adele did not finish oo-
Second race-Start- Adele. 10000; Seneca; l:5Oto'
Turn. Adele, I:o52I: Seneca. Oo:SS Finish Seneca
Third race@start Adele. 11:1a:10: Seneca I1:1518.
Seneca 3S19; Adele. 1:45Oa Finish. Seneca zSl 90;
Adele did not finish