The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-08-13
GERMAN BOAT WINS
 FIRST Of TIE SERIES Wittelsbach Finished 31
 Seconds Ahead of
 Spokane I. sONDER CLASS RACES Americans Satisfied With Results Under Prevail ing Conditions.

Kiel, Germany, Aug. 12.-The Ger mans won the first of the series Of in ternational Sonderlasse races for En- peror Williams cup to-day the Wittels- bach finishing 31 seconds ahead of the Spokane l., the other contestants trail- ing along in the following order, Wan> ssee (Germanl, Chewink VIII (Amerl- cam, Marblehead (American) and Tilly x, (German)
 The Wittelsbach won because she was built for racing in strong winds, such as prevail in Baltic waters while the Spokane L was better suited for lighter breezes The wind blew from 15 to IS knots and all the American boats sail ed part of the time with one reef in their mainsails while the stiffer German yachts did not take in a reef during the race.
 Owing to the heavy sea the American boats were continually taking water on board, which kept their crews busy bailing and pumping. It was estimated that the wind at times blew thirty miles an hour, though according to the wind guage ashore it did not blow more than IS miles
 The Americans were satisfied with the result, believing that the Wittels- bach, under the conditions prevailina won on her merits.
 The Germans did the unusual thing of allowing the Americans to choose the course. The imperial yacht clubs committee asked Henry Howard Of Boston, Mass, chairman of the regatta committee of the Eastern Yacht club. to draw up suggestions on the subject and he selected triangle mile and a half beyond the lightship, each ieg being exactly two and half miles, or fifteen miles. in all when sailed over twice
 Representing the American competi4 tors on the starting and Judging com mittee were the United States naval attache at Berlin, Lieutenant Com mander W. |. Howard, and Henry Howard and for the Germans Vice Ad5 nairal Barandon. Rear Admiral sarnow and Naval Architect Mueller. l Fine, sunny weather prevailed and several excursion steamers, yachts ana German cruisers and torpedo goats fol- lowed the competing yachts over the course.
 The Wannsee was first over the line and the lilly X, sailed by Prince Hen- ry of Prussia came next, followed bv the spokane and Marblehead in that l order.
 The CheWink VIII and Wittelsbanh crossed the starting line before the gun was fired at 11:16 a. m. and was. compelled to return and make fresh start, by which the Wittelsbach losf minute 30 seconds and the Chewinlx l VIII l minute 40 seconds. The Wit telsnach, perceiving that the five other
 boats were on the port tack with the wind dead ahead, took long tack tns starboard, gained rapidly on her com- I petitors and 23 minutes later obtainea the lead.
 The times at the first windward
 mark were as follows: I Wittelsbach, 12:430.
 Spokane I, 12:6:30.
 Wannsee, 12:726
 l Marblehead, 12:8:1.
 lilly X, 12:S:1O
 l Chewink VIII. 129:9N.
 The boats sailed the next leg with the
 wind abeam and their positions url-
 changed The Spokane and the Che
 wink VIII. shook out their reefs, the
 former having lost little on the first
 leg owing to her reduced sail area.
 The last leg of the first round was a,
 broad reach.
 At the end of the first round the Wit
 telsbach led Spokane I. by one minute
 22 seconds with the Marblehead 1.10
 behind the Spokane I. and the lilly X
 Wannsee and Chewink VIII few sec
 onds apart.
 On the first leg of the second round
 the Spokane l. gained a minute on the
 Wittelsbach and the Chewink VIII.
 which had fallen to last place owing to
 holding on too long on the starboara tack. while the others went to port. crept up into fourth place, the Tilly y. dropped to the tail of the procession and the Wannsee slipped into third place. These positions were unchanged While sailing the next two legs though the Spokane I. gained about halt a minute of the Wittelsbach. The times at the finish follows Wittelshach, 2:9:1 Spokane l.. 2:9:S2 Wannsee 2:12:35. j Chewink VIII. 2:12:59. Marblehead. 2:1S:3S. lilly X. 2:13:5 The crowds on board the steamers which gathered about the finish Iine cheered the Wittelsbach and Spokane l. Prince Henry was cheerful over thu bad luck of lilly x, and congratulated the winner
 Among those on board the Imperial Yacht clubs steamer were B. R. Thom- as and family of Boston and Mr and Mrs. l. Wolff, jr., of Philadelphia. MT and Mrs Lewis CIarke's party on board the steam yacht Golden Eagle of the Eastern Yacht club. of which MT Clarke is vice commodore, included Mrs ! J. Lewis Stackpole, J. P, Reynolds and MT. Sanger, all of Boston. \ The second race of the series will take place tomorrow. Merchants Delivery Lose. ! The Merchants Delivery baseball l team met defeat in an interesting game
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