New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-12
AMERICA WINS FIRST
TILT FOR CANOE CUP
on Friede Beats Canadian
Challenger by Wide Margin
Off GraveSend.
gRITTON FOULS A MARK
nollieion After the Finish Cap
sizes the Defender, but No
Damage Results to
Tiny Craft.

Leo Friede, a member Of the Manhattan
Canoe Club, representing the United
states in the international race for the
historic cup now held by the New York
Canoe Club won the frst Les Of the series
on Cravesend Bay yesterday afternoon.
Frlede defeated the challenger. Ralph
r Britton. representing the Gananoque
Canoe and Motor Boat Club. OF Canals,
bv minute a seconds actual time. 5ut
m TOP Of this, the challenger was dis
qualified for fouling the windvard mark
on the first of the four rounds Of the t:i-
angle
Although Britton reported the foul u
the reg tia committee at the end OF the
frs; round. The judges decided TO LEI The
two continue around the course. At that
hou7, the American had a comfortao ole
lead Of almos. one minute Not knowing
that Brluoa Tad been disqualified. tho
fee, Of boats continued around the course
after the racers and watched the work Of
Inc men with tho greatest interest
Jrdge Robert j. Wilkin. Of ;he Chill
drens Court fired the starting gun AT
D. n AT that hour light breeze wa
drifting across the Lower Bay from IN,
southwest 70 was the lightest OF sum
mer airs and hardly filed the sails Of tie
tiny craft
The Canadian was in his Cheese box
canoe. with its fiat bottom. Fricde sailed
a handsome mahogany rounded bottom
craft that looked decidedly faster than
the boat from across the border.
The Canadian got tho better of The
start, crossing the line ten seconds afte-
the gun was fred He was at the lee
ward Ind Of the line. Friede crossed at
sN52L nicely bcrthed 10 winGward OF his
rival The first leg was a beat to a mark
toward Swiaburne Island. The Ameri-
cans canoe footed decidedly faster than
Brittons and sailed through her wind oH
the first beard. When the craft went oyer
on the port tack Friede had comfOrtd-
be lead At the weather mark he was IS
seconds ahead of the Canadian.
1t was in trying to round the first mark
that Britton stood in too close TO the
buoy and touched it with his sliding seat.
OF course, il at once put him out Of the
contest He continued, however. in the
wake Of FrieGe in the broad reach to the
mark Of BensonhJrst. Here the boats
gbed and had another reach to the lin
ish line
The times taken az the end Of the first
roUsd were: Friede. 3:2S:S5; Britton. SSOIL
Tie real struggle came I'm the second
round Of the triangle. In the thrash TO
the weather mark, F1iede did not stand
far enough up to windward and when he
came about he could not fetch the buoy.
and il was necessary for him 70 make
two short bitches before he could turn
Although he saw the mistake made by
the American. Britton also fell short Of
the mark Had he stood out into the
chanuel for a few hundred more yards he
would have fetched the mark and saved
considerable time. At the end OF the sec
ond round the times were: Friede, 3:53l0;
Brtton. S:54:A. The wind freshened con-
siderably at the end Of the third round
when the boats were timed at Friede,
4:ls22; Britton, 1880
The skill displayed by both men in
climbing out on their sliding seats held
the interest Of the crowd and presented a
striking picture.
After the finish when Britton sailed over
to congratulate the victor the two canoes
came together and Friede capsized. NO
damage, however. resulted.
The second race will be sailed off the
Marine and Field Club this afternoon.
The summary follows:
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CANOE RACE
START. . p. M.-coURsE, 6 MILES.
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