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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[AitG. 12, 1899. 
Seawanhaka International Chal- 
lenge Cup* 
The fifth series of races for the international challenge 
cup for small yachts established by the Seawanhaka Cor- 
inthian Y. C. in 189s has ended in a third victory for the 
holders, the Royal St. Lawrence Y. C. of Montreal. This 
time, as in 1895, it has taken five races to decide the 
winner, and unfortunately one of the five gave rise to a 
protest. 
The first race, as told last week, was sailed on July 28, 
the Canadian yacht mistaking a buoy and going far out of 
her course, though finally making up the greater part of 
the loss. The second race, in a good breeze, was won 
on her merits by the American boat. The third and 
fourth races were won by the superior handling of the 
Canadian boat. The final race was started in a wind 
which made it difficult to lay a proper course, r.nd several 
changes of marks Avere made by the committee, with the 
representative of the American boat. The race was 
finally started over the course agreed to, but between the 
guns the American boat took the ground, and after getting 
clear declined to continue in the race, the Canadian being 
left to sail over. A protest was made, but after a long 
hearing was disallowed by the committee. This termina- 
tion was regretted by both sides, as it was hoped that the 
series would be sailed to a finish on the merits of the 
boats, but the circumstances were such as to make it un- 
avoidable. After the last race a challenge was received 
from the White Bear Y. C, the challenger of last 
year, whose challenge was then set aside in order to 
give the Seawanhaka C. Y. C. another chance to regain 
the cuf). 
Second Race, Monday, July 31, 
During Saturday night a westerly breeze sprung up, 
blowing up to twenty-five miles per hour on Sunday, 
with a marked fall of temperature. On Sunday after- 
noon Glenowen, one of the 1897 20-footers, was out with 
her owner, Mr. Shirlej'- Davidson, of Glencairn's crew, 
at the stick. She was capsized and driven on a reef, 
where she pounded imtil she was a wreck. The breeze 
held until night, but fell a little by morning. 
The bottom of Constance was ver3' rough from hasty 
varnishing, and after the return on Saturday she was 
taken out of the water and turned over in the shed. The 
varnisher of the Spalding St. Lawrence Boat Club was 
sent for bj^ wire and came down from Ogdensburgh on 
Saturda}^ night by train. On Sunday the boat was thor- 
oughly rubbed down by her three attendants and repol- 
ished with shellac until a perfect surface was obtained. 
On Sunday afternoon the American visitors were en- 
tertained at the Forest and Stream Club by the members 
of the yacht club. 
Monday morning was clear and very cool, with a cloudy 
sky and a fresh westerly wind. The flagship Dama went 
out to the course at noon,, towing Glencairn, while Sirius 
towed Constance, The course was the regular triangle 
of one-and-one-third-mile sides, sailed three times. The 
Duchess of York carried a large party for a Monday 
race, and the steam yachts Alcyone, Chipmuck and Lou- 
ise, with some smaller one-s, were present, with a few 
sailing yachts and skiffs. 
Before the start Constance carried two reefs and Glen- 
cairn a single reef. After a short trial on the wind Con- 
stance shook out one reef, and just before the first signal 
she turned out the second. Glencairn set her whole 
mainsail between the first and second signals. She .car- 
ried a new mainsail of a yellowish tint, a cotton sail. 
In the race of Friday she had carried one of Dominion's 
mainsails. Constance, after trying two silk mainsails, 
sailed the races with a cotton mainsail nearly white in 
color. Mr. Sherman Hoyt had his old place in the crcAv, 
Mr. E. M. Thomas having returned to New York. 
The wind was blowing from the Pointe Claire shore, 
making the first leg almost to windward, with the course 
sailed with marks to port. The preliminary was given 
at 1:15, with the preparatory at 1:20, and the start at 
T :2S. Just before the gun the two stood in' toward 
Pointe Claire on port tack, Constance luffing round first 
and coming for the weather end of the line. She crossed 
within a few seconds, with Glencairn on her starboard 
quarter and about 10 seconds astern. 
They crossed the line on starboard tack, but as soon as 
they were well clear of the committee steamer they went 
about, Glencairn first and Constance immediately after. 
As they started the long port tack inshore Constance was 
on the weather beam of Glencairn. The latter was 
clearly overpowered, rolling down to an angle which 
made both sails and centerboard ineffective. For the 
first time in the whole series of trial and cup races of 
four years there was seen a Duggan boat which failed 
both to point and to hold on. The case of Dominion 
and Challenger last year was reversed, the Duggan boat 
this time heeling to a greater angle and sliding off to 
leeward, while the Crane boat was doing exceptional 
work to windward. 
It was nearly 10 minutes before Constance came about 
near Pointe Claire, Glencairn standing on for 3 minutes 
longer. Constance fetched the mark on this starboard 
tack, while Glencairn was forced to make a pair of short 
tacks to round, the times being: 
Time. Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Constance 1 47 34 0 22 34 0 02 56 0 02 56 
Glencairn 1 50 30 0 25 30 
Constance slacked sheets, and with a safe lead started 
on the reach to second mark under her working jib. 
Glencairn's crew did some smart "vvork and had the bal- 
loon jib set in a very short time. The reach was a mere 
stem chase, without incident, the times being: 
Ga'in. 
Time. 
Constance 1 56 4a 
Glencairn 1 58 52 
Elapsed. 
0 09 08 
0 08 22 
0 00 46 
Lead. 
0 02 10 
The times showed a decided gain for Glencairn, but 
not as much as might be expected from her extreine in- 
clined length. 
The third leg was a reach with booms to starboard; 
Constance jibed at the mark and was a long way to- 
\vard home when Glencairn rotuided. At 2 o'clock she 
turned in a reef, seeing which Glencairn followed her 
example. The crew of Constance was very slow, the 
boat being stopped for a long time, the outhaul being 
broken. Glencairn's crew lost no time, but lowered 
Time. 
Constance 2 06 21 
Glencairn 2 08 21 
away, tied in and set up again in a very few moments. 
In spite of the time lost in reefing Glencairn made but 
10 seconds on this leg, the times being: 
Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
0 09 .59 ..... 0 02 00 
0 09 49 0 00 10 ..... 
With a single reef Glencairn still had sail enough, as 
the wind held and camd in hard puffs off the Beacons- 
field shore. The leg was covered in about the same time 
with a reef in as under full sail on the first round, the 
turn being timed: 
Time. Jilap.scd. Gain. Lead. 
Constaivce 2 29 21 0 23 00 0 01 37 0 03 37 
Glencairn 2 32 58 0 24 37 . .. 
The times showed a good .gain for Coilstartce, though 
less than on the first round. 
The second leg was sailed vvithoirt incident. Constance 
carrying her working jib and Glencairn again setting her 
ballooner.. 
Time. Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Constance 2 38 05 0 OS 44 0 00 07 0 03 44 
Glencairn 2 41 49 0 OS 51 
Gn this reach Constance showed a slight gain. 
The wind was about the same on the third leg, but 
soon after rounding Constance turned in a second reef 
for the last beat to windward, also setting a small jib, 
Glencairn this time picking up a full minute. 
Gain. 
Time, Elapsed. 
Constance 2 48 00 0 09 55 
Glencairn 2 .50 34 0 08 45 
0 01 10 
Lead. 
0 02 34 
After rounding Constance took the old course in to- 
ward Pointe Claire, but Glencairn broke tacks at the 
mark and stood off on .starboard. Constance held her 
port tack for over 2 minutes after Glencairn tacked, so 
that they were quite wide apart. 
Glencairn was apparently doing better work than on 
either of the previous windward legs, while Constance 
had too little sail, the second reef being a mistake. There 
was now a fresh breeze, a clear, sunny .sky and an easy 
sea, all conditions being favorable to a close race. After 
about 5 minutes on the starboard tack Constance came 
about, Glencairn, well out' to the westward, coming on 
port tack just after. It promised to be a hot race for 
the mark, and there was a good deal of excitement 
among the spectators. Glencairn apparently made a 
large gain out in the open, but when they came nearer 
the shore Constance at 3:05 shook out her second reef 
and at once began to do better work. The turn was 
timed: 
Time. ILlapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Constance 3 11 20 0 23 20 0 01 33 
Glencairn 3 12 53 0 21 19 0 01 01 
Glencairn had made up a large part of her loss, and it 
was still uncertain who would win. This time Constance 
set her balloon jib for the reach, having no time to 
spare. The second mark was timed; 
Time. Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Constance 3 20 30 0 09 10 0 01 09 
Gleiicairn 3 21 39 0 08 46 0 00 21 
Just before jibing Constance shook out her last reef, 
Glencairn being already under full sail. They came down 
the wind in an exciting stern chase, Constance losing a 
little, but leading over the line by 55 seconds, the times 
being: 
Leg. Whole course. 
Elapsed. Gain. Lead. Elapsed. Lead. 
Constance 3 29 00 0 08 30 0 00 55 2 04 00 0 00 55 
Glencairn 3 29 55 0 08 16 0 00 14 2 04 55 
Third Race» Ttiesday, Aug, I. 
The superiority of Constance in windward work was 
so plainly manifest on every occasion when the two were 
side by side in anything but a very light breeze that her 
success in the third race was taken as almost a foregone 
conclusion after the finish on Monday. The Glencairn 
crew, however, showed no signs of discouragement, ac- 
cepting the situation very philosophically. They were 
ready early Tuesday morning, and at lo o'clock the 
yacht was under way, with smooth water, a clear simny 
sky overhead, and a S.W. wind that was blowing hard 
enough to favor Constance rather than the Canadian boat. 
They sailed up the river for an hour or so, trying the 
sails and making ready for the great race of the series, 
the last chance of retaining the cup. 
The steatn yacht Dama came up before noon and took 
Glencairn in tow, while Sirius took charge of Constance, 
The course was logged ofif, two nautical miles to wind- 
ward, nearly S.W. ; and at 1:15 the first signal was 
given, followed by the preparatory at i :20. Both yachts 
were under single-reefed mainsails, but wathin a minute 
before the start Constance shook out hers. 
The signal was given at i :25, Glencairn going over 
promptly with a lead of 9 seconds and her wind clear. 
At first Constance drew up on her, and it seemed that the 
race would be decided in a very few minutes, but Mr. 
Duggan shook out his reef and then held his own. They 
made a long stretch on starboard tack out into the lake, 
Glencairn coming on port tack at i ■.42, and Constance im- 
mediately following. The two had sailed so evenly that 
it was impossible to judge of the gain and loss from 
the distance of the cotntnittee steamer ; but when they 
came about it was evidetit that Glencairn, though neither 
pointing nor holding on as well as Constance, ha'd man- 
aged to keep close to her. They held this tack for nearly 
four minutes, Constance then tacking for the mark and 
Glencairn going about with her. The times were : 
Time. Elapsed. ' Gain. Lead. 
Constance 1 49 32 0 24 32 0 00 53 0 00 53 
Glencairn 1 50 25 0 25 25 
Constance set her spinaker and balloon jib as Avell, 
while Glencairn's crew hurried to set her balloon jib, the 
wind having shifted a little since the mark was laid. 
At 2 :S6 Constance carried her spinaker to leeward and 
set it as a big balloon jib, carrying the real balloon jib 
as well. Glencairn followed her example and set her 
spinaker to leeward. The difference between the two was 
too slight to be measured by the eye, but the tirnes showed 
a gain of 18 seconds for Glencairn. 
actual titnes were needed to show the difference, Con-- 
stance making 6 seconds in the two miles. 
Time. Elapsed. Gain. Lead, 
Constance 2 30 32 0 24 12 0 00 06 0 00 41 
Glencairn 2 31 13 0 24 18 
Constance set ller spinaker to port, but soon took it in, 
Glencairn under working canvas came up on her weather 
and she began to luff to keep the Canadian from getting 
by. This was what Mr. Duggan wanted. The wind had 
drawn to the northward and he could not use his 
spinaker, a mitch larger sail than that of Constance, on 
the straight course from mark to mark. Glencairn worked 
out on Constance's weather beam, amid cheers, yells and 
whistles from the fleet, and went clear ahead, her crew 
being ready with the spinaker, while the crew of Con- 
stance were hard at work over the centerboard tackle. 
Again they luffed hard, heading directly in for Pointe 
Claire, far to windward of the course to the line. At 
last Glencairn bore away and her big spinaker went up 
with sheet well slacked, bellying toward the sky. Con- 
stance set hers and followed in a stern chase. _ While still 
some distance from the line, Glencairn's spinaker went 
heavenward like a balloon and the crew rushed forward 
to take it in. The sheet was led through a block aft and 
the screws holding the block drew out. No attempt was 
made to reset the sail, though that of Constance was 
hurrying her on astern. The end of the second round was 
timed : 
Time. Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Glencairn 2 51 37 0 20 24 0 01 03 0 00 22 
Constance 2 51 ,'j9 0 21 27 
For the first time in the series the conditions now 
favored Glencairn, She had a lead of 22 seconds, giving 
her a good weather berth. The wind was but moderate and 
the water smooth. A couple of short tacks found Con- 
stance still to leeward, then they settled down to a long 
starboard tack across the lake. As before, Constance 
began to foot oirt, while holding a good wind, but Glen- 
cairn, sailed with consummate skill, was making the most 
of her last chance, and managed to hold her weather 
berth. Constance was first to tack at 3:16, finding Glen- 
cairn about and on her heather beam. They stood on for 
the mark, but failed to weather it, going about at 3:21 :30. 
Another short tack together and they came about again 
but half a minute later, Glencairn being in position to 
round, while she had forced Constance to make still an- 
other tack alone to fetch the buoy. The gain was small, 
but 13 seconds in the two miles, but it meant a great deal 
for Glencairn added to the 22 seconds she had saved by 
clever work on the run. 
Time. Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Glencairn 3 22 30 0 20 53 0 00 13 0 00 35 
Constance 3 23 05 0 21 06 
The wind was now very light and still falling, making 
a slow run and leaving Constance at a disadvantage. 
Glencairn clearly outran her, as was natural under these 
conditions, but a part of the big gain Avas due to the 
very light wind at the finish. The full times were: 
Leg. Wliole course. 
Elapsed. Gain. Elapsed. Lead. 
0 30 56 0 02 31 2 28 26 0 03 06 
0 33 27 ..... 2 31 32 
Time. 
Glencairn 3 53 26 
Constance ...3 56 32 
Time. 
Constance 2 06 20 
Glencairn . 2 06 55 
tLlapsed. 
0 16 48 
0 16 30 
Gain. 
6 66 is 
Lead. 
0 00 35 
They started to windward on starboard tack and held 
it until 2:i9j the wind growing a little lighter. The 
There were wild salutes for the winner, and the loser 
came in for her share of the noise as well. After the 
race Constance was at once hauled out, stripped and 
carried into the shed for another polishing. 
Fourth Race, Wednesday, Aug, 2. 
Wednesday morning brought a new variety of Lake St. 
Louis weather, cloudy and threatening a storm ; but none 
came, and by noon the wind had fallen. The fleet went 
to the line and laid about for a time with the wind 
from all quarters. Finally it seemed to settle in the north- 
east, and the yachts were sent over the triangle with 
marks to starboard, making the second leg, from the outer 
to the Pointe Claire mark, to windward. The first signal 
was given at 1:45 and the start at 1:55. Constance was 
first away, within 25 seconds of the whistle, but Glencairn 
was only 2 seconds astern, breaking out her balloon jib as 
she crossed, the wind being light and the water smooth. 
Glencairn was soon in the lead, and then gained steadily, 
Constance holding to her working jib. When within a 
minute of the first mark Glencairn shifted to working 
jib for the beat across to Pointe Claire. The first mark 
was timed : 
Time. Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Glencairn 2 10 54 0 15 54 0 01 58 0 01 58 
Constance 2 12 52 0 17 52 
There were signs of a coming squall, and the wind 
freshened on this leg. The two broke tacks as they beat 
across, but Glencairn continued to gain, the time being : 
Time. Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Glencairn 2 32 07 0 22 13 0 00 43 0 02 41 
Constance 2 34 48 0 22 56 
In spite of the heavy clouds gathering astern, both 
yachts set spinakers, Glencairn being near the mark be- 
fore she deemed it good judgment not only to take in the 
kite, but to reef as well. Constance, well astern, carried 
her spinaker longer, and by the time she was ready to 
reef the storm was on her. Glencairn met it under 
three reefs and a storm jib, but twice she was knocked 
down until she seemed beyond recovery. In the races of 
1896, which brought the cup to Canada, Mr. Duggan 
showed that he was perfectly at hom.e in a thunderstorm, 
and he handled Glencairn III. as skillfully as he then did 
Glencairn I., taking her through safely and keeping her 
going. He chose the better time for reefing, and hi.S' 
crew did the work more quickly than the other. The 
end of the first round was timed : 
Time, Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Glencairn 2 54 20 0 22 13 0 00 29 0 03 10 
Constance 2 57 30 0 22 42 
The wind now shifted to the south and fell light, while 
the rain came down in torrents. The course was a reach 
and reefs were shaken out. Constance picked up over 
half a minute, the times being: 
Time. Elapsed. Gain. Lead. 
Glencairn 3 07 08 0 12 48 ..... 0 02 32 
Constance .3 09 40 0 12 10 0 00 38 
Glencairn set a large jib for the reach, while Con- 
stance tried a balloon over her working jib, taking in the 
larger sail after a time. In the light wind Glencairn still 
