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The Canada Cup. 
The promised trial between Prairie and the new Briar, 
reported last week, was a mere farce, Briar being in no 
condition to_ race, and the two sailing under lower 
canvas only in a slight breeze. As a matter of course, 
Genesee was chosen to represent the Chicago Y. C. at 
Toronto, the formal annoiTnccment being made on July 
28. She will be carried back to Lake Ontario by steamer 
and refitted by C. C. Ilanley, her designer and builder, for 
the cup races, which begin on Aug. 21. As far as the 
inherent merits of Briar's design are concerned, they are 
as yet untested, the yacht having been built in a great 
hurry and being yet very far from completion. 
On July 26 a race was sailed at Toronto, only Toironto 
and Payne starting, as McLeod had just had a new mast 
stepped, a hollow stick of Oregon pine, and the rigging 
was not set up. The wind was S.W. moderate, and the 
course was a triangle of one-mile legs. Payne, sailed by 
Mr. Jarvis. crossed :5 seconds ahead of Toronto, steered 
by Mr. J. Wilton Morse. The times were as follows: 
Start. First. Second. Finish. 
Payne 4 30 05 4 53 50 5 t7 .59 5 42 35 
Toronto 4 30 20 4 55 49 5 22 13 5 48 20 
The times at the buoys were : 
Buoy. Payne. Toronto. 
Start 4 SO 05 4 80 20 
Island 4 40 IT 4 41 56 
Eastern 4 47 52 4 49 64 
Club 4 53 50 4 55 49 
Island 6 03 57 5 07 47 
Eastern 6 11 57 5 16 14 
Club 5 17 57 5 22 13 
Island 5 28 R6 5 84 12 
Eastern 5 36 15 5 42 85 
Finish 5 42 35 5 48 20 
Run. Gains. 
One Payne 0 00 16 
Beat...,......Payiie 0 01 24 
Free Payne. .0 00 28 
Beam Toronto 0 00 OS 
Beat Payne 0 01 51 
Free Payne.. 0 00 27 
Beam Toronto. 0 00 03 
Be.-it Payne 0 01 22 
Free Payne 0 00 44 
Beam Toronto. .... .0 00 25 
On July 31 another race was sailed in a violent summer 
gale that upset many yachts and boats and did serious 
damage on shore in the vicinity of Toronto. In the course 
of the afternoon one man was blown from a Avharf and 
drowned, and a number of persons were rescued from 
capsized boats and small yachts. The cutter Canada was 
dismasted wliile under way in Toronto Bay at the start 
of a race, one of her hands being aloft at the time, but 
escaping without injury. Merrythought. Mr. Jarvis' cut- 
ter, was about seven miles out in the lake, bound for 
Niagara, when the squall struck her, and cost her a bow- 
sprit. Canada and Vivia started in the larger class, and 
CGlISTANCE ON THE WAYS. 
Payne, sailed by Mr. Wicksteed ; Toronto, sailed by Mr. 
Morse; McLeod, sailed by Mr. Jarvis, started in the 35ft. 
class. McLeod led from the start, and when the storm 
struck on the second leg she shifted to a storm jib and 
went along easily. Payne carried away the bobstay lug 
on her cranse iron and was forced to withdraw. Toronto 
knocked down until her mast was almost in the water, but 
righted; She was overpowered in the strong wind, and 
though her topsail was stowed and her mainsail reefed she 
Avas far astern. McLeod finally gave up and towed 
Payne in. 
On the same afternoon Myrtle again beat Hamilton at 
Hamilton. 
The trial races for the' selection of a defender to meet 
Genesee began on Aug. 7 at Toronto. The committee 
charged with the selection is composed of Messrs A J 
Riddell, Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. ; E. H. Ambrose, 
Royal Hamilton Y. C. ; Owain Martin, Queen City Y. C. ; 
Sidney Small, Royal Canadian Y, C, and W. G. Phillips, 
Official Timekeeper of the Lake Y. R. A. The week 
following the trial races, Aug. 14-19, will be devoted to 
the annual meet of the Lake Y. R. A. at Toronto and 
Hamilton, and on the following Monday, Aug. 21, the 
first race for the Canada cup will be sailed. 
On July 30 the sloop Genesee was hoisted on board a 
steamer at Chicago to be transported to Buffalo, from 
which port she will sail to Charlotte. There she will be 
overhauled by Mr. Hanley and put into shape for the cup 
races on Aug. 21. It is proposed to sail her across to 
Toronto by Aug. 19. She will be manned by the same 
crew as in the trial races, with Mr. C. G. Davis at the 
stick. 
Quincy Y. C. Challenge Cup. 
Second Match, f899. 
First Race, Monday, Joly 24, 
The first race for the 1899 series for the Quincy Y". C. 
cup was sailed in a wholesail N.E. breeze. All of the 
challengers were on hand, and the defender, Hostess, 
seemed none the worse for a capsize the previous day. 
The challengers were Heiress, Lynn Y. C, designed and 
l}iiij( bv Clfas, P, Mower, the successful designer ^iid 
builder of the Y. R. A. winner Duchess, l8ft., in 1898, 
and Vitesse, 15 ft., in 1S97. Heiress is on the same lines 
as the other boats, but is 38ft. over all, lofl. beam and 
gin. dralt, with 300 or 40olbs. of .inside ballast and i,oooft. 
of sail. 
Thelma, from the Annisquani Y. C, of Gloucester, is 
of the same general lines as Heiress, and from the same 
board, with a little less beam — gft. 2in. — and 900ft. of sail. 
Gogrook, from the Hull-Massachnsetts Y. C, designed 
by John R. Purdou, looks like a cylinder with the upper 
third cut off. She is 3711. over all, 8ft. beam and gin. 
draft, showing smaller power than the other boats. 
Pompano, from the Beverly Y. C, is the most powerful 
boat of all, being 39ft. over all, lott. 6in, beam, with a 
fin 3ft. gin. deep, carrying i,ooolbs. of lead and using a 
centerboard as well. She has a rudder on either quar- 
CON STANCE ON THE WAYS. 
ter and an arrangement for swinging the centerboard side- 
ways. 
Hostess, the defender, is a Quincy-designed and built 
boat from the lines of Arthur Keith, of the Coast and 
Geodetic Survey. 
She is 39ft. over all, loft. oin. beam and gin. draft, with 
a dagger board. She is of the extreme scow type, with a 
flat floor and dory sides, and sails best to windward when 
lifted out as. far as her centerboard. Her beam is carried 
to the ends, and the floor comes on a gradual rise to a 
sharp edge at bow. 
In the first race the boats all started with reefs, though 
it was only a good catboat breeze. Heiress took the 
lead. Skipper Paxon. of Hostess, showing care and judg- 
ment in keeping out of the bunch and preferring to take 
the leeward position at the start. After beating to wind- 
ward a mile it was evident the race was to be between 
Hostess and Heiress, which had a lead of a few hundred 
feet, when her tiller straps broke and Hostess was never 
approached by the other challengers. The summary 
shows the rest. Gogrook took second place, followed 
by the fin Pompano and centerboard Thelma. 
Hostess, H. M. Faxon .^loTs^' 
Oogrook. Walter Abbot ,,...,.1 37 32 
Pompano, W. E. C. Eustis ,.,1 38 50 
Thelma, F. L. Pigeon 143 19 
Course, N.E. 2 1-3 miles and return and repeat, 9 1-3 
nautical miles. 
Second Race, Toesday, July 25. 
The start was made at li:iS, with a light wind from 
the N.E., and the race was over a triangle from the 
Quincy Y. C. house to Hull Gut, then to the red spar 
in Hingham Channel, then to the club house and repeat, 
distaiice 12 nautical miles. All carried full sail. 
Heiress took the lead to windward at once, with Host- 
ess on leeward end of line and Pompano, Thelma and 
Gogrook between. Hostess soon drew away from these 
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three and it resolved into a close race between Heiress 
and Hostess, with the others gradually dropping astern. 
At the windward mark, distant two miles, Heiress led 
by 54 seconds. On the reach Hostess caught her and 
passed her at the Hingham spar buoy, but her position 
soon turned to her disadvantage, as Heiress, by quick 
setting her spinaker and small topsail, blanketed Host- 
ess and finally passed and gradually gained to the start- 
ing flag, which she rounded with a lead of 15 seconds, 
finishing the first round. 
On the second beat to windward Heiress passed the 
windward buoy at Hull Gut 53 seconds ahead of Plost- 
ess. On the reach to Hingham buoy Hostess nipped 
Heiress again, and was 30 seconds ahead turning the 
buoy, where both boat« set spin£(ker| for ^ (le^d ■ 
home. Heiress could not succeed in blanketing Hostess 
and finished 29 seconds astern, after sailing twelve miles. 
Thelma showed better form than on the previous day, 
but. with Oogrook and Pompano, is clearly outclassed 
by Hostess and Heiress. Hostess does not hold to 
windward with Heiress, but foots so fast she nearly 
catches Heiress, and with started sheets goes decidedly 
faster, while dead before the wind there is no choice. 
Klapsed. Elapsed. 
Hostess 2 17 53 Oogrook 2 28 04 
Heiress 2 IS 22 Pompano 2 30 27 
Thelma 2 25 27 
Third Race, Wednesday, July 26, 
The day opened with S.W. squalls and a dangerous 
looking sky,- which soon let down torrents of water, and 
the wind died out until at starting time it had gone all 
around the compass. The course was to be to windward 
and leeward, but after Course No. 4 had been announced 
and the race, fairly started the wind shifted to W.N.W. 
which made it a reach to Hull and a run back. 
Heiress was first across at i:.30, the starting line being 
on the Weymouth side of bay. Hostess and Pompano 
both crossed too quickly for the gun and were called 
back twice before making a fair start, losing nearly three 
minutes. Soon after the start the fog shut in thick and 
the judges' boat made for Hull, where to the surprise of 
all Pompano showed first through the fog, closely fol- 
lowed by Thelma. On the short tack to round Sheep 
Island Thelma passed Pompano and held her lead round 
the starting buoy and to the Hull buoy, when she again 
yielded right of way to Pompano, but immediately passed 
her on the reach to the Weymouth shore. 
Meantime. Hostess and Ileiress, though beaten, were 
cutting up all kinds of tricks on each other, making a si.ght 
for the galleries. Flukes and shifts of winds were un- 
able to separate them, and in fact they indulged in a luf- 
fing match, which took them two miles out of their way 
and only stopped when they were looft. from tlic west 
shore, close in to the Quincy Y. C. house. However, 
after all their freaks, they crossed side by side in the 
finish only looyds. astern of Thelma and Pompano. 
„, , Elap.sed. Elapsed. 
ihelma 3 02 56 Heiress 3 05 38 
Pompano 3 04 .39 Oogrook 3 H 58 
Hostess 3 05 34 
Fourth Race, Thursday, July 27. 
The fourth and last race was sailed over a triangular 
course, the wind being S.W. All five boats carried reefs, 
Hostess having in two. The first leg was a broad reach 
to the .red spar Hingham buoy. On this Hostess pulled 
ahead, and when half the leg was cOYered she had 9 min- 
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utes' lead. Pompano ran up into second place. The 
first mark was timed: . , 
TT , ^'fP^H*=4\ Elapsed. 
Hostess 1 31 50 Thelma 1 34 57 
Heiress 1 33 21 Oogrook 1 35 53 
Pompano 1 33 58 
The second leg was a broad reach to the end of Ped- 
dock's Island, two miles. Hostess added to her lead 
and turned the buoy 2:52 ahead. Time: 
Elapsed. Elapsed. 
Hostess 1 45 20 Thelma 1 50 00 
Heiress 1 48 18 Oogrook 1 50 50 
Pompano 1 48 50 
The end of the first round showed to everyone's sur- 
prise that Hostess had gained on Heiress going to 
windward. Oogrook also came up, and at the end of the 
first round was even with Pompano. Time: 
Elapsed. Elapsed. 
Hostess 2 09 52 Oogrook 2 17 28 
Heiress .....2 13 28 Thelma 2 18 40 
Pompano 2 17 28 
On the second round Hostess still drew away, and 
the time shows the record better than words: 
^ Elapsed, Elapsed. 
Hostess 2 25 16 Pompano 2 33 19 
Heiress , 2 28 35 Thelma 2 34 20 
Oogrook 2 32 45 
At Peddock's mark, on the second round, the times 
were: 
Elapsed. Elapsed. 
Hostess 2 36 45 Pompano 2 46 30 
Heiress 2 41 33 Thelma 2 47 40 
Oogrook 2 44 50 
The last windward leg was sailed in a stronger breeze, 
and Hostess, not taking any chances of breaking down' 
was not pushed, while Heiress, saihng for a forlorn last 
chance, was driven hard to cut down the lead of Host- 
ess. Oogrook worked up into third place, and in the 
last few tacks Pompano, though a fin-keel, carried on so 
badly, coming as near going over as she could, that 
Thelma passed her. 
The finish was timed: 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Hostess , 3 OS 33 1 .53 33 
Heiress 3 10 25 1 55 25 
Oogrook ......3 19 25 2 04 25 
Thelma 3 26 24 2 11 24 
Porfipano , . . m • . ^ • 3 27 06 2 12 -06 
