Aug. 2?, 1898.] 
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Second Race. 
Triangular Course. 
Monday, Aug. 15, 
Sunday was a very quiet day at Dorval; the weather 
was perfect, an ideal summer day, with a blue sky and 
clear atmosphere, warm, but tempered by a pleasant 
breeze. The two yachts had been hauled out immediate- 
ly after the race, and no work was done on them. The 
crews spent the day visiting or lounging about the club 
house. Monday morning was clear and pleasant, but 
perfectly calm. Challenger required the attentions of 
a boat builder, several checks having developed in her 
planking, but by 9 o'clock both boats were ready for 
launching. Mr. Duggan was on hand early, though 
Mr. Shearwood was already at Work, and doing all that 
was necessary. It is noticeable in this race, as in the 
two preceding years, that the principals, the actual skip- 
pers of the two boats, make it their personal work to 
attend to all details. They are up early every morning 
DOMINION. 
for such work as may be necessary, and their crews 
are always with them. There is no leaving' of all care 
of the boats to subordinates, the skippers merely board- 
ing them just before the start. 
As there was no wind, matters were not hurried, and 
it was after 10 o'clock before Challenger, 'in tow of 
Vailima, and Dominion in tow of Chipmunk, left the 
club pier. When the fleet reached the start, there was 
a long wait; a light N.E. wind just stirred the surface 
of the water off Pointe Claire, but the smoke from the 
tall chimneys of Lachine tailed away N.W., and it was 
very doubtful where if at all the wind would finally 
settle. As the triangular course was in order, it was 
desired to get one leg dead to windward if possible. 
A number of yachts were out to see the race, with 
canoes, skiffs, launches and other small craft. At 12:30 the 
wind was S.E. over the course, moderate, and the two 
boats were notified that the course would be sailed_ with 
buoys to port, making a free reach to Pointe Claire, a 
beat to the second mark, and a reach in with wind 
abeam. The two boats were under way for some time, 
Mr. Crane with his regular crew on Challenger. Mr. 
Duggan was at the tiller of Dominion, with Messrs. 
Shearwood, Bolton and Arthur Hamilton. 
The preliminary signal was given at 12:50, with the 
preparatory at 1 :oo. The boats were wide apart during 
the interval, one above and one below the line. Chal- 
lenger came from above the line when but one minute 
was left, and Dominion, standing in the other direction, 
tacked into a fine berth on Challenger's weather bow. 
Her balloon jib had just been set in stops, and as she 
crossed it was broken out and the working jib lowered. 
She went over to windward and about 50ft. distant from 
Challenger, .both moving fast, and Challenger at first 
going ahead, as if to get through Dominion's lee. This 
failed, and within two minutes of the start Challenger 
was luffing hard for Dominion's weather quarter. For 
nearly ten minutes there was a lively luffing match, both 
well off their course, Dominion holding her own. 
At 1:15 Challenger bore off, setting spinaker to port, 
Dominion getting out her spinaker. Once more they 
luffed, and Challenger, on Dominion's weather beam, 
fell away until she fouled Dominion's spinaker boom. 
They were now so near the mark that it was necessary 
to jibe. As they ran down, Challenger at last got by 
Dominion to windward and had a clear lead of about 
50ft., as they jibed over and luffed around with 7s. be- 
tween them. 
There was heeling and hiking on Challenger as sheets 
were hardened; but Dominion, standing much stiffer, 
began to steam by to windward. The wind was moder- 
ate and puffy, as it had been over the first leg. It was 
evident that while Challenger's crew had to work at 
times to keep her up, Mr. Crane had her under good 
control, and could readily heel her or hold her at an 
effective angle, such as these boats require in order to 
maintain their highest speed. 
Dominion, however, had ideas of her own as to 
angle of heel, most of the time she stood up quite 
straight, her crew, even to leeward, being unable to 
heel her in spite of her narrow beam. At intervals, how- 
ever, she would of herself lift the weather hull just clear 
of the water, instantly picking up in speed. At all 
times she was working out to windward, but her per- 
formance was not as even as that of Challenger. 
After standing for two minutes on port tack, Chal- 
lenger came about, Dominion following. Challenger im- 
mediately came about again, but this time Dominion 
refused to follow as she is perceptibly slower in stays, 
and held on for a little time, when she too came on 
port tack. They held this tack for some time, Dominion 
going steadily until she was 250yds. on Challenger's 
weather bow. Each made a couple of short tacks for 
the second mark, Dominion making it with a lead of 
im. 26s., a total gain of im. 33s. in two miles to wind- 
ward. 4 
They came down fast under plain sail, with a good 
breeze on the beam, Dominion making another gain of 
25s.. so that she ended the round at 1:47:19, with a 
leacLof im. 51s. 
Dominion jibed smartly at the line, and her balloon 
jib went up, her crew making better work than on 
Saturday. Challenger came along in a hot stern chase, 
and began to overhaul the leader, but at too great a 
distance to interfere with her. ^Dominion held in a lit- 
tle toward Pointe Claire on this leg. Challenger steering 
a straighter course. When they luffed around the mark, 
CHALLENGER. 
at 2:01:45 for Dominion, Challenger had made a gain 
of im. 6s. 
The second leg was sailed under the same conditions 
as on the first round, excepting that the wind was a 
little stronger, while the sky clouded over with a threat 
of a squall to windward. Dominion repeated her gain 
of the first round, making im. 24s. on Challenger to the 
second mark. Each sailed her own course, with no 
feints or maneuvering, one long leg on port tack and a 
First Round — First Leg. 
Time. Elapsed. Loss. Lead. 
Dominion 1 20 27 0 15 27 0 00 07 
Challenger 1 20 20 0 15 20 0 00 07 
Second Leg. 
Dominion .4 36 15 0 15 48 0 01 26 
Challenger 1 37 41 0 17 21 0 01 33 
Third Leg. 
Dominion 1 47 19 0 11 04 ..... 0 01 51 
Challenger 1 49 10 0 11 29 0 00 25 
Second Round— First Leg. 
Dominion 2 01 45 0 14 26 0 01 06 0 00 45 
Challenger 2 02 30 0 13 20 
Second Leg. 
Dominion 2 17 06 0 15 21 0 02 09 
Challenger 2 19 15 0 16 45 0 01 24 
Third Leg. 
Dominion 2 27 40 0 10 34 0 02 20 
Challenger 2 30 00 0 10 45 0 00 11 
Third Round— First Leg. 
Dominion 2 40 40 0 13 00 0 01 50 0 00 30 
Challenger 2 41 10 0 11 10 
Second Leg. 
Dominion 2 55 00 0 14 20 0 02 16 
Challenger ' 2 57 16 0 16 06 0 01 46 
Third Leg. 
Dominion 3 05 00 " 0 10 00 0 02 47 
Challenger 3 07 47 0 10 31 0 00 31 
After the race both boats were hauled out, as usual, and 
sails and hulls carefully tended. 
Third Race. 
Windward and Leeward Course. 
Tuesday, Aug. 16. 
The wind held strong through the evening, with a 
threat of rain before midnight, and Tuesday morning 
was cloudy, with a strong S.W. wind. Thunder was 
heard at times, and a lively shower passed over the 
club house at 8 A. M., but it was clear again, though 
the breeze held strong and the sky was cloudy, at II 
A. M., when the committee steamer Dama, Rear-Corn. 
Stephens, left the club house. Dominion started in tow 
of Chipmunk, but Challenger preferred the wet sail of 
four miles, from the club house to the starting line, to 
the risk of towing in the sea. Challenger sailed with the 
same crew, but W. A. C. Hamilton took the place he 
had on Saturday on board Dominion, Mr. Arthur 
Hamilton following the race on Chipmunk. 
The course called for was to windward and leeward. 
The committee boat reached the start at 11:30, and just 
at noon Challenger came up under three reefs and a 
'storm jib, sailing very fast. Meanwhile Chipmunk had 
towed Dominion up to Pointe Claire, inshore, where she 
set sail and stood across for the line, under the same 
canvas as Challenger. 
With the wind S.W., it was necessary to shift the 
large float which marked one end of the line further in 
toward Pointe Claire, so that the two miles to windward 
would clear the long shoal off Isle Perrot. This took 
some little time, and it was 12:25 when the preliminary 
whistle was blown. The second mark was sent out 
dead to windward from the line, about S.S.W., two 
miles. Dominion had now but two reefs in her mainsail 
and a storm jib. There were no canoes nor small sail 
boats out, but a dozen yachts and as many steam yachts, 
with the Duchess of York. The Lachine B. C. war 
canoe was at the line. 
The preparatory whistle was given at 12:35, with .the 
start at 12:40. With some three minutes still to go, both 
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shorter one for 'the mark, the wind being not quite up 
the course. 
The last leg of the round showed a loss of 11s. by 
Challenger, making Dominion's lead at the end of the 
second round 2m. 20s. « j , •• 
On the free, leg Challenger once more made a big 
gain, im. 50s., so that Dominion started to windward 
with but 30s. lead. She added to this, however, practic- 
ally all that she had just lost, im. 46s. at the second 
mafk. They reached home to be timed, Dominion ex- 
actly two hours for the full course of twelve miles, lead- 
ing Challenger by 2m. 47s., having gained 31s. on the 
reach. No protest was made over the foul on the first 
leg. 
SECOND RACE. 
Preliminary, 12:50:00. Preparatory, 1:00:00. Start, 1 :05':00. J> 
yachts stood across on port tack in the direction of 
Pointe Claire, and when a little over a minute was 
left Challenger came about on starboard tack for the 
line, to windward of Dominion. The latter tacked and 
reached out ahead for a moment, but Challenger came 
up on her as they neared the line and passed ahead. 
Dominion being on her weather quarter as they crossed. 
At this time the wind was much lighter, both boats mov- 
ing slowly, and going very easily in the sea. On Chal- 
lenger Mr. Crane sat to leeward of the tiller. 
Within a couple of minutes after crossing Challenger 
shook out her third reef, Dominion shaking out her 
second reef. Both crews worked smartly, and little way 
was lost. Challenger at once tacked, and after a minute 
Dominion followed her. The latter was already well 
out to windward, and her position steadily improved 
