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The leg from fhe second mark to the finish \me was 
soon covered. Isolde, picked* up a little on Eelin and 
Senta, and Corona drew away from Elmina. hut not 
enough to cover the time she allowed the latter boat. 
Navahoe wins the cup offered hy the owner.s of the cut- 
ters. Ailsa would have started, but she ran. on Goat 
Island and could not be got off in time to start in the 
race. The elapsed times over the last leg of the course 
follow : 
Sloops. 
Second Mark. Finish. Elapsed. 
Navahoe : 3 111.5 3 44 30 0 33 15 
Hester 3 36 00 4 13 43 0 37 43 
Kclin 1^--.-.-. 3 41 50 4 21 47 0 40 57 
Isolde ...3 44 00 4 23 32 0 39 32 
Scnta 3 40 50 4 20 28 0 39 38 
.Schooners. 
Corona 3 10 45 3 42 58 0 .32 13 
Elmina 3 25 00 4 00 14 0 35 j4 
Ouisetta 3 44 30 4 22 00 0 37 30 
Columbia beat Constitution 4m. 28s. ; Navahoe, 39m. 5s. ; 
Eelin, 4Sm. 51s.; Isolde, 47m. 32s.; Hester, 49m. 179., cor- 
rected time, and Scnta, not measured. Elmiiia beat 
Corona 3m, 14s., and Quisetta 32m. 31s. , 
The table of to-day^s races follows : 
Sloops— Cup, $1,000. 
Start. Eini.sh. Elapsed, Corrected. 
Constitution 11 07 3S 2 56.51 3 49 13 3 49 13 
Columbia 11 08 19 2 54 38 3 46 19 3 44 45 
Navahoe .......1108 16 3 44 30 4.36 14 ' 4 23 50 
He-ster 11 09 00 4 13 13 5 04 43 4 34 02 
Eelin 11 09 19 4 21 47 5 12 28 4 80 36 
Isolde 11 09 14 4 23 32 5 14 18 4 32 17 
♦Senta 11 08 36 4 20 28 6 11 52 
*Not measured. 
Schooners — Cup, $500. 
Corona 1110.35 3 42 58 4 32 23 4 32 23 
Ouisetta. 11 12 38 4 22 00 5 09 22 4 51 40 
Elmina ' 11 12 .58 4 00 14 4 47 16 4 2 9 09 
Western Yachts. 
Second Trial Race, Canada Cup Defenders. 
Chicago, July 22. — As reported by wire to-day, Cadillac 
Avon the second trial race in very clever fashion, beating 
her closest competitor by 12m. and i8s. Detroit was sec- 
ond, and close to Detroit came the Chicago boat, Illinois, 
which lacked but 25s. of collaring her rival. Minota came 
in fouth, but made no showing, which would seem to indi- 
cate that she deserres further place in the races, she being 
25m. and .30s. back of the winner. Seventeen seconds 
back of Minota came Prairie, the fifth boat. 
An unsatisfactory feature of the race was the fact that 
in the fresh wind the winner of the first trial race, Mil- 
waukee, met with an accident and did not finish. Mil- 
waukee lost its rudder, and as it did not complete the 
course, but fell out on the first leg, there was no means of 
getting a line on its relative ability in airs such as pre- 
vailed to-day, the wind being about twelve miles in 
velocity. 
Under these conditions Cadillac made a beautiful show- 
ing, and had the race cleverljf in hand practically through- 
out. There came near being a collision between Cadillac 
and the judges' boat, Thistle, just before the starting 
gun. As it was, Cadillac carried away a part of the port 
rail of Thistle, and a serious collision was narrowly 
averted. 
The Start. 
The first five toats got over the line well bunched, prac- 
tically all at 1 :30. Prairie followed im. 30s. later, Minota 
following Prairie by 15s. Detroit showed three reefs in its 
big mainsail, Milwaukee carried two and all the others at 
least one reef, all going under jib and mainsail, on the 
port lack. 
Illinois and Cadillac were first to go about. Milwaukee, 
Detroit. Orion. Yankee, Prairie and Minota stayed on 
the port tack, Minota and Detroit following Cadillac and 
Illinois on the starboard tack about 3m. later. In the next 
short tack Milwaukee appeared in the lead, but a few 
minutes later Cadillac, Illinois and Detroit showed ahead 
of Milwaukee as they came into the port tack and crossed 
its bows. It was at i :S3 that Milwaukee met with tlie 
accident, which put it out of the race, Milwaukee being 
then on the weather quarter of Detroit and well up with 
■ that boat. Cadillac at this station was well in advance, 
Illinois in second place and to the windward. 
At 2:33 Cadillac finished its long port tack, and as it 
came about it crossed Illinois' bows with apparently a full 
mile of blue water between. Cadillac needed to come 
about but once more, and shortly jibed about the buoy at 
3:06:42. At this time it was simply a question of what 
would be second and third, for Cadillac evidently had the 
race won. Thence forward Cadillac held its own, the run . 
home being without incident other than the close finish 
between Detroit and Illinois. 
The race was nine miles to windward and return, the 
wind a steady one from the N.E., estimated at twelve to 
twenty mile's an hour, and the yachting conditions better 
than those of the first trial race. The following were the 
times : 
Start, 1:30. First Buoy. t'inisli. Elapsed. 
Cadillac 3 08 00 3 59 32 2 29 32 
Detroit 3 20 20 4 11 .50 2 41 50 
Illinois 3 IS 10 4 12 1.5 2 42 15 
Minota . - . . 4 25 05 2 55 05 
Prairie 4 25 35 2 55 25 
Orion 
Milwaukee 
Yankee 
Third Trial Race. 
July 23. — ^Milwaukee won the third trial race which was 
sailed to-day. The course was the triangular one of twen- 
ty-one nautical utiles, and the race itself the most interest- 
ing one which has hitherto been sailed. It was figured 
that the wind was blowing about eight miles an hour at 
the start, from the N.E. The wind was Lighter than on 
the previous day, but stiff enough to prove that Milwaukee 
is perhaps something better than a mere drifting machine. 
Milwaukee made a good impression to-day, and there is 
plenty of reason to believe that she will be close in when 
the finals are read out. 
Illinois, in spite of a close brush with Cadillac, made no 
such showing as to warrant considering it a dangerous 
factor from this time on in the race. Minota seems 
also to have shot her bolt, and Orion and Prairie do not 
seem to figure henceforward. So far as can be told at this 
writing, the tjirce visiting boa,t;s — Milwaukee, C34iUaP and 
Detroit — will have to fight it out between themselves, with 
the chances probably in favor of Cadillac in case of stiff 
.sailing weather, and of Milwaukee, should the prevailing 
conditions continue of light and baffling airs. Illinois was 
a close fourth, and crowding Cadillac, losing by but 3s., 
but the impression is that Cadillac would lose Illinois in a 
stiffer wind. 
The sidewalk boat from Milwaukee, as it is called, came 
in 3m. 30s. ahead of Detroit, the second boat, and the lat- 
ter boat, Detroit, liking this sort of going very well, led 
the other Detroit craft, Cadillac, by 2m. and 12s. 
The Start* 
The first leg of the triangle lay to E.N.E. Milwaukee 
was first over the line, los. after the starting gun, the 
order' then being Cadillac, Illinoi.s, Detroit, Prairie, 
Minota and Orion. They all went on the starboard tack, 
close hauled, except Minota, which laid a long port tack 
from the start. 
The boats kept closer bunched than they had at any race 
before to-day; and on the first leg it was long uncertain 
which would win the honor at the mark. Illinois proved 
to be the victor on the first leg, then Milwaukee, Detroit, 
Orion and Cadillac in order, the times at the first mark 
being as follows: 
Start. First Mark. Elapsed. 
Illinois 1 30 35 3 04 50 1 34 15 . 
Milwaukee 1 ,30 10 3 10 50 1 40 40 
Detroit 1 30 36 3 11 33 1 41 57 
Orion 1 31 15 3 12 50 1 41 35 
Cadillac .,1 30 20 3 13 05 1 42 45 
Minota 13110 3 13 40 1 42 30 
Prairie 1 30 41 3 20 30 1 49 49 
Second Leg. 
The second leg was a fair spinaker run, and the boats 
presented naturally a very handsome appearance as they 
went away with spinaker and big balloon canvas aloft. 
Illinois for .some time contented itself with mainsail and 
spinaker, not breaking out the balloon jib, and for a time 
it seemed to travel nicely so. The wind came up fresher, 
rising to tAvelve miles. Illinois now broke out spinaker, 
but Milwaukee and Detroit, the. two light weather boats, 
seemed to take to this fresher wind surprisingly well, and 
they crawled up steadily on Illinois and outsailed her 
decisively on this point of the wind. Times at second 
mark : 
First Mark. Second Mark. Elapsed. 
Illinois 3 04 ,50 4 10 15 1 05 25 
Milwaukee 3 10 .50 4 09 25 0 58 35 
Detroit 3 11 33 4 12 40 1 01 07 
Cadillac 3 13 05 4 14 44 1 01 39 
The Finish. 
The third leg was a close reach, and the wind was good 
and strong all down the finish. Milwaukee for a time had 
a trifle of trouble with its balloon jib, yet it traveled like a 
bird at this sort of work, somewhat to the surprise of 
those who had claimed that the model was good for 
nothing but drifting. Detroit broke out a beautiful balloon 
jib and continued to cut down the lead of Illinois, until it 
was seen that Detroit was an easy second, if not first, in 
the race. The fighting between Detroit and Illinois was 
now transferred to Cadillac and Illinois, Cadillac finishing 
like a thoroughbred, at last nosing out Illinois a few' 
fathoms back of the line. 
This race is rather unsettling and leaves a still greater 
interest attached to the concluding races of the trials. 
There was talk that Milwaukee had violated the rules by 
setting its spinaker boom too far outboard, but there is to 
be no protest over this, and the better sentiment prevails 
that Milwaukee is unexpectedly good. There are many, 
however, who still back Cadillac for the final winner, as 
the weather indications point to a break in the calm hot 
weather and perhaps conditions offering stiffer and more 
steady winds. The times were as follows on the third leg: 
Second Mark. Finish. Elapsed. 
Milwaukee 4 09 25 4 52 00 0 44 35 
Detroit 4 12 40 4 .57 30 0 44 50 
Cadillac 4 14 44 4 59 42 0 44 50 
Illinois 4 10 15 4 59 45 0 49 30 
Times for the course, twenty-one miles : 
Start, 1:80. Finish. Elap.sed. 
Milwaukee 4 54 00 3 24 00 
Detroit 4 57 30 3 27 30 
Cadillac 4 ,59 42 3 29 42 
Illinois 4 59 45 3 29 45 
Minota 5 08 41 3 38 41 
Orion S 11 50 3 4i 50 
Prairie 5 13 50 3 43 50 
Fourth Race. 
July 24. — The fourth race was abandoned to-day, the 
judges' boat returning shortly after the starting time. 
The weather conditions were either calm or very light and 
puffy winds, and it was decided not to attempt to sail the 
course. 
July 24. — It was Cadillac with ease to-da}', it finishing 
6m. and los. ahead of the nearest competitor, which again 
proved to be the sidewalk boat that has cut so prominent 
a figure in the races heretofore. Illinois, Detroit and Mil- 
waukee had the fight of the day for second place. 
The weather conditions promised to be fine, a twelve- 
knot breeze blowing at the start, but the wind dropped 
midway of the race and the run home was under light and 
baffling breezes, which did not give the most sensational 
features to the second leg of the course, although it 
afforded ample opportunity for jockeying between the 
close-matched boats, Milwaukee, Illinois and Detroit.' 
The ■ course was nine miles to windward and return. 
The boats got off in good fashion, Milwaukee well in the 
lead. The latter boat got the gun just back of the line, 
went about like a racing pony and crossed the line at the 
start well in advance of the others. Detroit stood to star- 
board soon after crossing, indeed, Detroit and Cadillac 
both standing on into a deep offing, which for a time 
left their actual position in the race much in doubt. All 
the boats went under a single reef except Orion, which 
double reefed. The latter boat did not finish the first 
leg, and may practically be counted out of the races hence- 
forward. Milwaukee, feeling sure of a strong lead, at 
length came about on the port tack, coming in toward 
shore. At this time the wind shifted further into the 
N.,.and this temporary flaw gave Cadillac and Detroit a 
good lift, whereas it was not so much to the advantage of 
Milwaukee, which caught but the edge of the flaw. A few 
minutes after 2 o'clock Cadillac showed that it had cut 
down th? j?a4 established by Milwaukee earlier on th? 
leg and .sailed fair across Milwaukee's bows. The Chicago 
boat, Illinois, which was also well sailed and left very 
good opinions both of the boat and its handling to-day, 
followed Cadillac's suit and likewise crossed the bow of 
the sidewalk from Milwaukee. Cadillac and Detroit after 
this laid a S.E. course. The wind had dropped at this 
stage to half its velocity at the start, and all the boats now 
shook out reefs and whistled for more wind. 
At the turn Cadillac led everything, and although there 
were some who hoped that the light-weather boats could 
cut down this lead on the run home, the latter boat main- 
tained a handsome lead to the finish. 
The second leg of the course was rather a broad reach 
and was run under spinnaker. Detroit, sporting a cloud 
of canvas, began to foot it handsomely on the run home tn 
spite of the shift in the wind, which proved that it was not 
to be a run free. Cadillac, well sailed, came on cleverly, 
Illinois also making a nice finish. Detroit gained nearly 
2m. on this part of the course on Cadillac. The approach, 
to free run also suited Milwaukee, which now overtook 
Illinois, closing up a gap of over rm. 
The skippers of both Illinois and Detroit seemed rather 
to have it in for Milwaukee, or at any rate they showed no 
mercy in the blanketing game. Milwaukee, however, was 
handled by able seamen and proved that she could give as 
well as take a little grueling of this sort. • Standing higher 
into the wind, Detroit lay next to Milwaukee with her 
vast canvas cutting off the much-needed wind, and yet to 
windward of Detroit lay Illinois, eagerly watching for a 
chance to push in ahead by the second or so advantage 
which was now seen to be all remaining possible. Milwau- 
kee at this stage was handsomely handled. It edged up on 
Detroit as the latter laid a straight course for the line, 
and like a flash the long shovel nose crossed the bows of 
Detroit. Here it ran into the lee of Illinois and was forced 
to ease off a bit, the three boats now making for the line as 
though tied together. A few fathoms from the finish 
Davis, the plucky Milwaukee skipper, threw his tiller hard 
astarboard, caught all the little wind there was back of 
him, and so was able to cross the line scarce half a length 
ahead of Detroit. Illinois, in the weather berth, finished 
13s. back of the others. 
The victory of Cadillac, clean and decisive as it was in 
mixed conditions of fair breeze and semi-calm, raises the 
stock of that boat yet higher and strengthens the impres- 
sion that this should perhaps be the proper defender of 
the Canada cup. Illinois and Detroit are performing 
beautifully, but their battle would seem to be rather for 
third place. Barring accident, it would seem that Cadillac 
will take the series, with Milwaukee a probable second, 
What the Canadians Think. 
Com. Gooderham, of the Royal Canadian Y. C, has been 
keeping track of the trial races at Chicago. He says that 
he does not think Invader, the Canadian challenger, can 
give Minota a beating of 25m. in eighteen miles, as Mil- 
waukee did last Monday. He says, however, that Minota 
is not properly handled, that she needs tuning up, re- 
quires another set of sails and ha many ways might be 
better in her showing. As to Milwaukee, Com. Gooder- 
ham expressed the hope that this boat would win the series 
here, and be appointed defender of the cup. He declares 
that Invader will carry sailing canvas in a' wind up to 
thirty-five iniles, and believes that these racing machines 
will go to pieces if there should prove to be any sort of 
rude weather. 
As to the trials here between Cadillac and Milwaukee, it 
is to he admitted that it is largely a question of weather. 
The Milwaukee boat is fast, but she carries no great 
weight of belief in her ability to sail in a stiff breeze, even 
provided that she .should hold together. Her owners 
stoutly declare that they can stand rough weather as well 
as anybody, but the fact remains that Milwaukee has not 
yet been subjected to a real rough-weather test. All the 
boats were well handled to-day, and it is a pleasing thing 
to sec the Chicago boat, Illinois, if not in the first flight, at 
least well in the second. 
The times of the starters to-day were as follows : 
Start, 1:30. First Buoy. Finish. Elapsed. 
Cadillac 3 08 38 4 23 00 2 53 00 
Milwaukee '. 3 14 00 4 29 10 2 59 10 
Detroit 3 16 48 4 29 11 2 59 11 
Illinois 3 13 18 4 29 23 2 59 23 
Arion Did not finish first leg. 
Fifth Race. 
July 26. — This was a day of surprises. Cadillac made 
the poorest showing it has yet put up during the trials. 
Illinois, never rated better than a candidate for third place, 
took first. Milwaukee, classified as a boat which could 
only travel going free and which could not beat to wind- 
ward, proved its ability to outfoot its competitors close 
hauled. Surely here was a chapter of what might be 
called yachting revelation. 
The placing of the boats at the finish was not a matter 
of naval architecture, nor of able seamanship, but purely 
a matter of luck in regard to the prevailing winds. It was 
luck pure and simple, which gave Illinois the victory on 
the last leg, that boat, hauled closer to windward than any 
of the others, being the first to catch a puff of wind, which 
continued strong enough to carry it over the line. 
There has not been in all these races one single day 
Avhich could fairly be called a good yachting day — one in 
which a steady and strong wind has prevailed throu^out 
the race. The winning of Illinois to-day necessitates at 
least one more race, which will be sailed to-morrow. 
There is little reason to believe that any material change 
will take place in the weather conditions for to-morrow. 
Later in the season, after this hot weather spell shall have 
been broken, we may have stronger and more regular 
winds ; at least it is to be hoped so, but all that can be 
said to-day is that the hot wave is still with us, and that 
we are entitled to expect light and intermittent breezes, 
perhaps stronger in the morning than in the afternoon, 
as has ruled the case throughout the week. 
The boats were well handled for the start, but in the 
jockeying Milwaukee had the best of it, going over the 
line first, Illinois second. The wind was at this time stiff 
from the N.E., and the boats reached well off to the 
soimd. Detroit and Illinois stood up higher than their 
competitors, Detroit thinking it advisable to reef its main- 
sail, but gaining little at this maneuver. Thirty minutes 
after the start Illinois sailed clean across Cadillac's bows, 
a? it came abqttt, proved to be a full m^nut^ tq the 
