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NO AMERICAN VICTORY

United States Will Lose Chance
for Emperor's Cup Without
a Victory To- day.
Kiel, Germany, Aug 15.-Tne Ger
man sonderklasse yacht Wannsee ad-
mirably handled by Herr v. Protzen
Of Berlin, won to-day's race In the SCI
ries of contests for Emperor Williams
cup, beaaing the Marblehead managed
by Sumner $. Foster, which was sec
ond, by ] minute q seconds. The Mar
blehead lead all the German and Amer
lean boats and would have won had II
not been for the fact that the light
airs which favored her changed to al
eighteen mile breeze which again fa-
vored abe German boats.
Each Of the three German yachts has
now won a race and not one Of The
Americans has scored d victory. no
morrow is the decisive day, tor rather
Tomorrow will decide whether the
Americans have any chance to win the
emperor's cup, as only the winners III
ahe first four races win compete III
the finals, non-Winners being eliminate
ed. The Americans are not confident.
since typical Kiel yachting weather
continues to prevail.
After Germany won the French c,fn
at Trouvlle in 1906 French Yacht a.
signers came here, studied abe Baltic
conditions and constructed the Yacht
Ar Men, which recaptured the CUP iii
June last by twelve minutes Some ~
the american critics to-day aook I'M
/ view that the trial of racers off NAV.
plehead would not be likely to exer n.y.
SUIT IN the selection Of yachts adapted
40 the short seas and heavy winds
which constantly prevail In this north
err latitude during the summer. Visit
ing Spanish, Belgian and French
y&chtsmen Of past years have batl
much the same experience al NM
Americans
AApI AsN0C LU-DHye
| The leaders tore through the water
Tor the second mark Of the triangular
course, with their lee rails wen awash
Al! the boats kept lii about the sama
general position with the excepaion ID
the Marblehead, Wflic gained 3 MIN
utes 10 seconds on the Wannsee.
The yachts turned the second rnarlx
as follows:
Wannsee, 1:20:4O.
Marblehead, 1:21:03
Wittelsbach, 1925
Spokane I, 1920.
Chewink VIII. 1898.
Tilly x. 1.39.57.
When. the squall was over the spin-
makers We're broken out for straight r,in
Tor the third mark, to complete once
around the seven and a half mile
course The Marblehead was then oY1iv.
% seconds behind, having been canine
steadily, and the Americans were most
hopeful Of winning the race But the
wind strengthened from or Id miles t9
49, SO that the Marblehead in the Beat
to the windward mark lost what she
had gained on the previous Leg. The
third mark was turned in the following
times
Wansee 2:24:0S.
Marblehead, 2:25:45.
Wittelsbach, 2.35:4S.
Chewink, VIII, 2:33:35
Spoqane I, 234:24.
Tilly x, 2:3S2O.
i The wind held true and strong for
the remainder of the race and tha
Marblehead was never able to over
come the lead which the Wannsee OBJ
tanned on the beat to windward.
The Wannsee eventually romned
across the finish line amidst cheers
and the shrek of steam whistles !
winner by 1:21, with the Marblehead
second and the Wittelsbach a close
third. The times at the finish were Al
follows:
Wannsee, 2;57:48.
Marblehead, 2:59:09.
Wittelsbach, 2:59:26.
Spokane l., 3;07;04.
Chewink VIII, 3:OS:28.
Tilly X, 3:11:11:
The three boats in the second diyaw
sion, although hopelessly behind had
an interesting race among themselves.
The result was a sad disappointment
to them as early in the race they were
half a mile ahead of their competitors.