Daily Kennebec journal., 1910-07-26
Spoi|s The Seawanhaka
Cup Race Contest.
Massachusetts Shows SUPERB
Or in Windward Work.
Yachts Will Make Another Try To-
day Over Same Course.

Manchester, Mass, July a5.-The
weather proved tickle in the initial
race today for the Seawanhaka cup,
but there was about 20 minutes of the
unfinished contest III which the condi-
tions We're equal when the defender
Massachusetts of the Manchester
Yacht Club showed superiority IN
windward work over the challenger,
ST. Lawrence Of the Royal ST. Law
renee Yacht Club
The yachts started on a Emile race,
three times around triangle and had
nearly accomplished the second cir
cult when A couple of thunder show
ers rolled down off the Beverly shore,
and drowning out the wind, left the
yachts Tapping around with the Mas
sachusetts d mile ahead or the 81.
Lawrence. The yachts will make an
other effort tomorrow to race over the
same course.
The 90 minutes of real racing today
began about one-half minute before
the starting gun and continued until
the Massachusetts had rounded the
first mark | minute, . seconds IN the
lead in a mile and one-third beat TO
windWard in a six-knot breeze and a
moderate sea After that the WIND be-
gan to haul and the fluctuations were
so marked that the five other legs OF
the course that were sailed were most
| ly a beat to windward, under unfair
conditions
The Massachusetts, sailed the first
leg in almost exactly 90 minutes, with
| the St. Lawrence l minute, seconds
|
| first mark, and with sheets well off
started on a broad reach for the sec
| ond. Then the breeze began to drop
| and the St. Lawrence gained DIT on
| the Massachusetts, being only % sec
onds behind at the second mark. Inc
| yachts had scarcely started on the
| third leg when squall from shore De-
| gan to be felt. The wind shifted into
the northwest, leaving the boats an
other beat, and Boardman on the Mas
| sachusetts worked his boat we'll to the
| westward so that after the wind shit
ed he had a lead of more than half
| mile The Massachusetts was nearly
| five minutes ahead of the St. Lawrence
| at the home mark on the first time
| around Both boats started en- the mrs,
| leg Of the second round with splnakefs
| to starboard, but before half a mile
had been sailed the wind again whirleo
!! around and came out ahead. In pick
ing up the breeze, the Massachusetts
| sailed almost half a circle, finally fol
lowing it around and reaching the
mark six minutes ahead of the st
Lawrence Then the wind shifted to the
eastward, giving the boats more wind
| ward work and on this leg the chal-
lenger picked up nearly minute
About half the third leg on the sec
ond time around had been sailed with
the Massachusetts constantly drawing
away when the squall rolled down ano
put an end to the days racing. The
times at the five marks in today's con-
test were as follows: Start 2,10.
First round-First mark, Massachu-
sets, 23O. a. ST Lawrence, 2.31 10
second mark, Massachusetts, 2.4153
st. Lawrence, 2.42.42; third mark
Massachusetts, 3.13.22; st. Lawrence
I31S.13
Second round-First mark, Massa
chusets, 1854; ST. Lawrence, 3.445o
second mark, Massachusetts,, 5.5S AZ
ST. Lawrence, 403.56.
Race called at 515, unfinished.