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YACHTING. 



YCTKON, TERRITORY OP. 



Mr. Duggan's position was by no means unani- 

 mously sustained even by his own countrymen. 

 Yet the cup indisputably remained in Canada. 



The yachting event of 1899 overshadowing all 

 others in popular interest was the series of races 

 for the America's cup, sailed off New York harbor, 

 beginning Oct. 3, and ending with a victory tor 

 the American boat on Oct. 21. The contestants 

 were the Shamrock. Sir Thomas Lipton owner. 

 designed and built by Mr. Fife, at the Clyde ship- 

 yards, and the Columbia, owned by a syndicate of 

 American yachtsmen and designed and built by 

 the Herreahoff Mi-others, of Bristol, R. 1. In gen- 

 eral dimensions the two boats were so nearly 

 identical that to the average reader a printed de- 

 x-ription of them would convey an idea of very 

 little difference; but in actual appearance the 

 American was far more graceful and seemed more 

 capable of slipping easily through the water un- 

 der the impulse of her immense spread of canvas 

 than did her speedy rival, equipped though she 

 was with what was almost universally considered 

 a better set of sails. That the American spars 

 were capable of bearing all reasonable strains the 

 result proved, for no serious accident befell her 

 in this respect, while the Shamrock carried away 

 her topmast under not very severe conditions dur- 

 ing the second race. 



( ontrary to the hopes of all who were interested, 

 the season of the year proved quite as baffling 

 in regard to wind as earlier dates had proved in 

 former races. Before the three races called for 

 by the conditions could be sailed the yachts were 

 brought to the starting line eleven times, but in 

 the end the American boat justified the hopes of 

 her builders and owners by winning handsomely 

 in every instance. 



One notable feature of the races this year was 

 the very largely increased expenditure in equip- 

 ment and tuning up of the respective craft. Sir 

 Thomas Lipton not only incurred the very heavy 

 expense of bringing his boat across the Atlantic 

 properly rigged for the encounter of heavy weath- 

 er, but she was accompanied by a steam tender, 

 which remained with her throughout the season, 

 Moving as quarters for the crew and for Sir 

 Thomas and his friends, and being fitted up in 

 etl'ect as a floating machine shop capable of effect- 

 ing almost any repairs that might become neces- 

 sary. On the part of the Americans, the Govern- 

 ment took steps to preserve order during the races, 

 and one of the most cllicicnt fighting officers in 

 the service, Capt. Robley D. Evans, was placed 

 in command of a large fleet of armed launches and 

 gunboats, which kept all excursion steamers and 

 other craft out of the way of the racers. Not 

 even Englishmen disposed to find all possible occa- 

 sion for complaint ventured to make any protest 

 a- to the management in this regard. 



Sir Thomas Lipton made friends of all with 

 whom he came in contact, accepting his defeat 

 with good nature and frankly admitting that the 

 Columbia was the better boat. 



It must be remembered that to some extent the 

 challenging party in these international races is 

 handicapped by the provision requiring him to 

 bring his boat acros- the Atlantic Ocean on her 

 own bottom, thus prohibiting the possibility of 

 transporting a flimsily built racing machine across 

 the dangerous waters on the deck of an ocean 

 steamer. At first glance the condition seems fair, 

 a in I it is not seen how it can reasonably be ob- 

 jected to; still it must be confessed that' there is 

 ispicion of disadvantage inseparable from the 

 idea of pitting a boat that has actually eroded 

 the nee;. n against one that in all probability never 

 will be required to go out of sight of land. 



The Canadians won in the international match 

 for half raters, the Glencairn III, of the Royal 

 St. Lawrence Yacht Club, defeating the Constance, 

 of the Seawanhakas (New York). 



In 1900 the usual international contest between 

 half raters took place on Lake St. Louis, St. Law- 

 rence river, early in August. The Canadian de- 

 fender was the Red Coat, of the Royal St. Law- 

 rence Yacht Club, and the challenger was the 

 Minnesota, of the White Bear Club, of St. Paul, 

 Minn. The victory remained, as before, with the 

 Canadian. 



In the reasonable hope that the next challenge 

 for the America's cup would permit the buiming 

 of smaller boats for the contestants, a " 70-foot 

 class was created, and fairly satisfactory results 

 were obtained, the yachts being nearly as fa>t a- 

 the great 90-foot racers, and involving so much 

 IPSS expense and trouble that it was believed that 

 the general interests of the sport would be fur- 

 thered thereby. 



These hopes proved vain, however, for on Oct. 2 

 a challenge was received in due form from Sir 

 Thomas Lipton, through the Royal Ulster Club. 

 This was accepted, and the conditions agreed upon 

 in 1898 were re-enacted with slight amendments. 

 The first race is fixed for Aug. 20, 1901, the others 

 to follow as rapidly as possible provided there is 

 wind enough to sail. At this writing the pros- 

 pective contestants are in course of construction 

 larger, costlier, and more strictly racing machines 

 than anv of their predecessors. 



YUKON, TERRITORY OF, a northwestern 

 territory of the Dominion of Canada; population 

 in 1900, 15,500. 



Government and Regulations. The Cana- 

 dian district of Yukon was constituted a separate 

 territory, under control of the Minister of the 

 Interior, at Ottawa, with the name of the Yukon 

 Territory, in 1898. The first Commissioner, ap- 

 pointed on July 4 of that year, was William 

 Ogilvie. He has associated with him as an Kx- 

 ecutive Council the following officials: A. B. Perry. 

 Superintendent of the Northwest Police; A. ( '. 

 Senkler, Gold Commissioner; J. E. Girouanl. 

 Registrar of Lands; Mr. Justice Dugas, e.r offirin: 

 W. H. P. Clement, Legal Adviser. In July, 1900. 

 arrangements made by the Dominion Government 

 for local elected representatives in the Council 

 marked the first step of a self-governing commu- 

 n ; ty, and in the parliamentary session of the same 

 year the Government at Ottawa, while refusing 

 to support Sir Charles Tupper's motion for an 

 immediate grant of representation to the territory. 

 announced that it would be given before long. 

 On Aug. 17 a large number of changes and amend- 

 ments in the land, mining, and timber regulation* 

 of the Executive Council were announced. They 

 included and dealt with river-dredging lca-r-. 

 placer-mining conditions, hydraulic-mining loa-e-. 

 the recent discoveries of coal, mining 'dispute-. 

 and certificates to miners. 



Expense of Government. The expenditure 

 from the Consolidated fund of Canada in behalf 

 of the Yukon Territory is officially given as $47.027 

 in 1898, and $1,098,379 in 1899. To this latter 

 sum must be added federal expenditures out of 

 ordinary revenue of $12,647 upon the administra- 

 tion of justice; $387,764 upon militia practically 

 the maintenance of the mounted police: s<!S.til!> 

 upon public works; $55.953 upon railwa\-: 

 932 upon the customs; $21,950 upon postal facili- 

 ties. The local revenue accruing to the Dominion 

 (Jovernment in !*!>.) included $575,813 from gold 

 rovallies; $227.354 from miners' certificate-: 

 $262.020 from placer grants, renewals, etc.; .S3i;.00<i 

 from mining fees; $44,396 from land rental 





