:Pof?:eST ANf) STRIaM. 
storm of July 29 Toronto proved that slie was practically 
«on-capsizable, lying ovef imder the flUl fafcc ol the 
wind until her mast wais parallel with tlie water^ aud 
coming up safely. 
The three TlamiltDu boats wcic vi a type pccltliAf to 
that city — wide, powerful fins, very much like the ordi- 
nary centerboard yacht with a wood fin and lead bulb 
added. They were all cutter rigged — Myrtle and Hamil- 
ton Avith topmast and the Weir boat with polemast. The 
latter had a fixed cabin trunk, but the other two had open 
• hatches amidships, the cabin house originally on Myrtle 
having been removed. The crews were mainly amateurs, 
one professional being carried on some of the yachts. 
The rather difficult task of selecting one from the fleet 
was assigned to a special committee including Messrs. E. 
H. Ambrose, Royal Hamilton Y. C. ; A. F. Riddell, Royal 
St. Lawrence Y. C. ; Com. Owain Martin, Queen Citv 
Y. C. ; Sidney Small, R. C. Y. C. and W. Q. Phillips, 
Association Timekeeper. 
Monday was a clear bright day, and being Toronto's 
Civic Holiday, a great many people were out to witness 
the race, either fi-om yachts and steamers or from the 
island shore. The large triangle was selected, to be sailed 
with buoys to port, or the first leg up the island shore. 
The wind was blowing about eight miles, and S.E., mak- 
ing a reach to the first mark and a beat over the second 
leg. Mr. Duggan had been up to try Toronto him- 
self, and sailed in her in the thre races. Beaver was 
over first, with MjTtle and Toronto close after. Minota 
had a poor start, being busy with her balloon jib and 
losing im. 22s. Toronto reached out, with her big balloon 
jibtopsail drawing, and was ahead at first mark, with 
Beaver second. The two made a good fight to wind- 
ward. Beaver coming out ahead. They ran in under 
spinakers, Toronto setting a very large one. The elapsed 
times over each leg were as follows, counting from the 
actual time of crossing. The prizes were awarded on the 
basis of a start from the gun in the first race of each 
day, but in all races the times were also taken as the 
yachts crossed the line. The competitors were also re- 
quested to avoid as much as possible all luf¥ing matclies 
and other maneuvers which would tend to hide the true 
merits of the boats: 
First Kace— start, 11 A.- M. 
1st Leg. 2d Leg. 3cl Leg. Course. 
Beaver 0 26 26 0 36 47 0 30 16 1 .^3 13 
Minota 0 26 27 0 38 20 0 .30 31 1 35 18 
ToroTito 0 25 55 0 39 47 0 30 12 1 35 35 
Hamilton ..- , 0 26 53 0 38 20 0 30 31 1 35 18 
Myrtle 0 27 50 0 39 37 0 30 20 1 37 47 
Weir 0 28 00 0 47 24 0 31 10 1 45 35 
The first race finished at 12:40, and the assembly signal 
was at once given for the second over the same course, the 
wind heing lighter. Beaver led over the line with Minota 
second. Toronto started with a handicap of im. 45s., but, 
outran the fleet, and was first at the western mark, where 
they come on the wind. Toronto still held her place, 
though the wind was light and there was a lift to the sea. 
It was a reach in, though Beaver set her spinaker. Minota 
traveled very fast and caught Toronto, the two doing 
some luffing, the finish being practically even, The 
times were : 
Second Kace— Start, 1 tW Jf. M. 
1st l-.cg. 2d Leg. 3d Leg. Course. 
Toronto 0 54 53 0 24 15 0.33 12 15109 
Ham ill on 0 55 17 • 0 25 11 0 33 21 3 52 49 
Minot.^ 0 55 52 0 25 04 0 31 47 1 52 53 
Beaver 0 56 08 0 25 15 0 31 37 1 53 24 
Weir 0 57 17 0 25 11 0 35 14 1 57 42 
MjTtle 1 03 30 0 24 35 0 32 18 2 00 23 
The race finished at 3 P. M., and there was still time 
for another, so the start was given at 3:25, over a short 
course, one and one-half miles to windward and return. 
Before the start Mr. McLeod went on board of Beaver, 
while Mr. Jarvis took the stick on Minota. Beaver took 
the lead over the line, with Minota second. They beat out 
and came in with spinakers to starboard, the times being: 
Third Race— Start, 3:25 P. M. 
Windward Leeward 
Leg. Leg. Course. 
Hamilton ....0 25 10 0 18 19 0 42 29 
Beaver ..0 26 30 0 18 58 0 44 28 
Minota 0 26 03 0 18 47 0 44 50 
Toronto 0 20 27 0 IS 50 0 45 17 
Myrtle 0 28 22 0 18 56 0 47 18 
Weir 0 28 28 0 20 05 0 47 33 
A late start put Hamilton in the middle of the fleet, and 
■ only the times show that she made a very good race, being 
first out and in. 
The weather on Tuesday was fair and pleasant, with a 
little more wind, still S.E., and a lumpy sea. The course 
''for the first race was four nautical miles to windward and 
return. Toronto and Beaver were over the line smartly, 
but Alinota had a bad blanketing under the lee of the 
three big Hamilton rigs. As on the first day, Toronto, 
Hamilton, Myrtle and Weir carried club topsails. Minota 
iooted off to get clear of the boats to windward and then 
began to work out after the leaders. In the moderate 
breeze and easy sea she went very fast, and long before 
the weather mark was rached she had cleared off her bad 
handicap. At the turn Beaver was very quick with her 
spinaker, but Minota was slow, losing a couple of minutes 
before it was set. They ran in with a light breeze, being 
timed ; 
Fourth Race— Start, 11 :05 A. M. 
Windward Leeward 
Leg. Leg. Course. 
Minota 1 03 45 0 46 16 1 51 01 
Beaver ......1 05 39 0 48 32 1 51 11 
Hamilton 1 10 00 0 46 13 1 56 13 
Toronto 1 10 26 0 46 02 1 56 28 
Myrtle 1 13 15 0 47 15 2 00 30 
W^eir 1 17 06 0 51 33 2 08 59 
The second race of the day was sailed at i :4s. over the 
same course, Minota leading over the line. The wind- 
ward work was slow, with little wind and som.e sea ; but 
under these unpromising conditions Toronto did com- 
paratively well, as the sea seemed to have no particular 
effect on her. ; 
^ Fifth Race— Start, 1:45 P. M. 
B Windward Leeward 
^ Leg. Leg. Course. 
Beaver , 0 57 11 0 40 22 1 37 33 
Minota .......1 01 59 0 37 55 1 39 54 
Hamillon 1 07 56 0 39 41 1 43 37 
Toronto 1 04 34 0 39 17 1 43 51 - 
Myrtle 1 09 14 0 39 50 1 49 04 
Weir : 1 10 30 0 42 45 1 53 15 
As It was nearly 4 o'clock a .short race was called over 
the four and one-half mile triangle, buoys to port. 
SHAMROCK. 
From the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 
Beav&r started first, on a reach, and covered the leg 
witli a good lead. It was also a reach on second leg, with 
a breeze of seven to ciglit miles per hour and little sea, 
Beaver still gaining. They ran in under spinakers, 
" ' )sing some of her lead, the times being: 
Beaver 
Sixth Race— Start, 3:55 P, 
1st Leg. 2ci Leg. 
Beaver 0 IS 39 0 11 40 
Minota 0 19 21 0 12 38 
'J'oronto ., 0 20 82 0 44 25 
Hamilton 0 23 15 0 14 50 
Weir 0 22 54 0 16 25 
Myrtle II 23 39 0 18 00 
M. 
3d Leg. 
0 22 10 
0 21 IC 
0 21 16 
0 19 47 
0 21 50 
0 21 45 
Course. 
0 51 27 
0 53 15 
0 56 13 
0 57 52 
1 00 59 
1 03 24 
the bay, Mr, Weir, at the request of Mr. Jtarvis, steering 
Minota. There was a moderate east wind, with a light 
rain. The times were: 
First Race. 
1st Leg. 2d Leg. 3d Leg. Course. 
Beaver 0 10 13 0 10 20 0 07 32 0 28 05 
Minota 0 10 46 0 09 45 0 07 44 0 28 15 
Second Race. 
Minota 0 07 20 0 11 40 0 10 02 0 29 02 
Beaver 0 07 29 0 11 23 0 10 26 0 29 18 
Thotigh short, these two races under very even con- 
ditions show how closely the two boats are. matched. 
Course. 
1 21 23 
1 28 27 
1 29 27 
1 31 14 
1 33 15 
On Wednesday there was a fresh breeze from die 'east, 
with quite a sea on the lake, but the seas were long, the 
i-esult of a blow down the lake,. and not the short, lively 
chop kicked up locally by a strong breeze. The six yachts 
were out at the line in good time, and at II A. M. they 
were started over the large triangle, with marks to port, 
making a run to the west mark and a beat to the offshore 
mark. Minota turned in a single reef and Toronto 
crossed the line under lower sails, but soon set a sprit 
topsail, the three Hamilton boats carrying club topsails. 
On the win on the second leg there was a breeze of 
upward of 15 knots, with a sea that jumped the com- 
mittee boat about to a lively tune. Toronto did not seem 
to feel the sea to her detriment, but at 11:40 she struck 
her sprit topsail. She seemed to need the sail to drive 
her, though she made fair time over this leg. Just at 
noon Weir carried away her mast just below the hounds, 
oiie man being alost at the time, but escaping without 
injury. Her crew refused assistance from a tug, and set 
to work to lash blocks aloft, on which they set a close- 
reefed mainsail and storm jib and resumed their course 
to the second mark, finally rounding it and finishing some 
time after 2 P. M. 
The last leg was a i-each under balloon jibs. The times 
were: 
Seventh Race— Start, 11:05. 
1st Leg. 2d Les. 3d Leg. 
Beaver 0 25 09 0 .34 39 0 21 35 
Minota... 0 26 50 0 37 29 0 24 08 
Toronto 0 27 36 0 39 29 0 22 22 
Myrtle 0 25 55 0 43 23 0 22 56 
Hamilton 0 25 56 0 44 12 0 23 07 
Weir 0 27 20 Not timed. 
The choice now lay between Beaver and Minota, but 
the committee was imsatisfied as to the better, especially 
as Minota was known to be very fast in extreme light 
weather- — lighter than on either of the three days. The 
three— Toronto, Hamilton and Myrtle — were notified that 
they need not start again unless they wished. Mr. Jarvis 
and Mr. McLeod were requested to change boats, and 
a new race was started over the same course, the wind 
being a little lighter. Minota shook out her reef before 
the start, and crossed 4s. after Beaver, both with spin- 
akers to port. The running was very close, Minota 
rounding the west mark a little in the lead. The wind- 
ward mark showed a steady and gradual gain for Beaver, 
she making im. 4s. in the three miles. The times were: 
Ist Leg. 2d Leg. 3d Leg. Round. 
Beaver 0 25 47 0 34 30 0 21 26 1 21 43 
Minota 0 25 32 0 33 26 0 21 54 1 23 52 
This race ended the formal trials, the record by points 
standing; 
Points. Prize. Points. Prize. 
Beaver 19 ?300 Hamilton 9 $100 
Minota 16 225 Myrtle 7 100 
Toronto 12 175 Weir 3 100 
In the aftertioon the committee held a meeting, but 
came to no decision between Beaver and Minota. While 
the former had made the best showing in the three days 
of trial racing,.the latter was known to be very fast in 
lighter breezes than on the three days; and in the races 
^receding the trials she had shown herself very close to 
Beaver. Mr. Jarvis, after repeatedly sailing each 
boat, was himself in doubt_ as to the better for the cup 
series with a lotig time limit. 
It was decided to try the two more thoroughly, and 
on Thursday afternoon they sailed two short races inside 
SHAMROCK. 
?rom the Iliustrated Sporting and Dramatic News. 
The final races for the cup against the challenging yacht 
Genesee will be sailed over a triangle of 21 miles from 
the same start as in the trial races or a windward and 
leeward course. The syndicates owning Beaver, Minota 
and Toronto have decided to sell the three at auction at 
the R. C. Y, C. house on Thursday evening, Aug. 17. 
Detroit Y. C Ffee-fot-AIl. 
The Detroit Y. C. will give the annual free-for-all 
sweepstakes Sept. 11, for prizes; First, $200 in gykl, 
championship flag and possession of Hotel St. Claire cup 
for one year; second, $100 in gold; third, $50, and fourth, 
$25. Prizes will be increased $25 for each yacht over 
eleven entered. In addition to cup, cash prizes and flag, 
there will be a time prize for 45 and. 40-footers, and one 
for 35 and 30-footers. ' _ ; - 
Entrance fee, $25. j^]1. yachts must enter and receive, 
sailing number from th<e; regatta committee at the club 
house before 6 P. M. .Sunday, Sept. 10. Each entry will 
be accompanied by a measurer's certificate from the home 
