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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Aug. 24, 1901. 
DIAGRAM SHOWING COURSE OF BOATS BEFORE AND AFTER FOUL, TUESDAY'S RACE, AUG. I3. 
different craft, notably Avis II., to victory in the rneets 
of the Inland Yachting Association, and is a skillful 
skipper with small craft. This was admittedly his first 
experience in sailing a 3S-footer on the bigger waters of 
Lake Michigan, and in accepting the ticklish task of pilot- 
ing Cadillac about the course in these races, he assumed 
rather delicate responsibilities, and also the certain impli- 
cation of inefficiency in case he did not win. It is all in 
line with the general maxim, "Va victis," or "Woe to 
the vanquished." 
As to the relative abilities of the two skippers, Jarvis 
and Thompson, Mr. Thompson himself would be the first 
to admit the superiority of the cool-headed Canadian 
Avho has come over here to handle Invader. Jarvis' su- 
perior as a skipper for this sort of craft probably does 
not exist anywhere in the region of the Great Lakes. 
Upon the other hand. Thompson lacks in years of ex- 
perience, although he is deficient in no particular of 
pluck and adaptability. In last Saturday's race, in which 
Cadillac won, Jarvis himself, had he been handhng Cadil- 
lac, would perhaps have added three or four minutes to 
her lead over what .she obtained as sailed by her own 
crew. On the way out to the first turn on Saturday 
Cadillac hoisted a balloon jib, which, on that reach, did 
not prove a desirable maneuver. When well out on the 
course Thompson undertook to stow the ballooner, and 
his men had trouble in the operation. The sail broke 
away from them and streamed down to leeward, causmg 
a great deal of trouble and necessitating the men so far 
forward that Cadillac was down by the head for a little 
time, and, no doubt, lost an appreciable amount of dis- 
tance. Again, in the same race, in the jibe at the second 
turn, the handling of Cadillac might have been very much 
better. The main boom, since the boat had been running 
practically free, was far outboard, and yet, as she came 
around into position for the close reach home, the sheet 
block swept the full length of the traveler without any 
noticeable attempt being made to check it. A less able 
boat might have lost her stick under the same circum- 
stances. This- last leg of the race of last Saturday was 
the fastest footing Cadillac has done, and this was simply 
owing to the fact that the boat had the kind of wmds she 
likes. In reporting Saturday's race I spoke of the run 
home as being a broad reach, and it was indeed broad 
at the start-in from the second turn. The shifting of the 
wind caused both boats to haul up a little closer, and 
Invader, so close hauled, could not make good weather 
of it in so stiff a wind, pounding and burying her bows 
continually. 
Technical Description of the Foul. 
In the race to-day, therefore, the fact remains that in a 
contest of skipper against skipper, the Canadian out- 
jockeyed the Yankee. The race hade fair to be an ideal 
one for both boats— that is to say, one upon which they 
would be upon an even footing. It was known that In- 
vader would prove dangerous in light airs, say up to six 
or eight miles an hour, and it was generally believed that 
Cadillac would win in anything between fifteen and twenty 
miles an hour. Now, at the start the wind, which was 
E.S.E., was blowing at ten or twelve miles an hour. 
The course was the triangular one, and as the wind w;as 
this fresh, and as Cadihac had been accustomed to win- 
ning the triangular races, she was a hot favorite for the 
dpv, in spite of the defeat she had sustained on yester- 
'^^The boats played back and forth behind the line, 
both of them handled beautifully, and Invader noticeably 
quicker in stays. Just before the gun some of the experts 
called out that Invader had the best of it, and that Thomp- 
son would be liable to get into trouble. The positions 
were these: Thorhpson had Cadillac just outside the 
line and to windward of the buoy. Jarvis had Invader 
far over on the opposite end of the line near the judges 
W§t< wa^s lying Uck in among the tugs an4 oXHv 
craft which had crowded in. It was obvious that Thomp- 
son intended to go around on the port tack, turn sharply 
into starboard, hug the buoy closely and get off on the 
coveted starboard reach- This was a maneuver which,, 
had it succeeded, would have shown_ skill and foresight, 
but it was executed in a manner which showed just the' 
least lack of judgment. Thompson did not pve himself: 
room to get out of a possible corner into which the shifty- 
Canadian was in a position to force him. Jarvis himself 
knew that, in a windward position, on the starboard 
tack, lying' close to the starting line and with just- time 
before the gun to allow him to get well under way, he 
could sweep the entire line and have the start practically 
at his mercy. It was as clever a bit of jockeying for the 
start as one would be apt to find. , , , 
Just before the gun both skippers showed that they 
had their boats timed, each for his respective maneuver, 
as close as could well happen. A few seconds back of 
the gun Jarvis started out, getting under full way, and 
coming along the longer side of a narrow-based triangle, 
laying\is course close for the buoy and naturally in such 
a wav that she would run very close into Cadillac, or else 
force" the latter boat to abandon its .original maneuver 
and pass under its stern, going oflF on the port tack instead', 
of the starboard tack. 
Thompson, with equally good judgment as to the tune- 
it would take him to come about, but apparently havmg; 
left out of the question the factor of the right of way. 
swung around into the port tack .and started the turn 
at the buoy just in time to see that he was going to run 
bows into Invader, if he gave the buoy a very wide berth 
on his port side. Hence, Thompson swung his starboard 
tack just a little more quickly than he perhaps would 
have liked. Had his boat been Invader insitead of Cadd- 
lac, he might have made it around and got away clear. 
As' it was, Invader came on and cut off a part of his 
wind just at the time he needed it. Cadillac hung m 
stays for just a fatal instant, and Invader, with the right 
of way, came boiling along as though driven by steam. 
The horn of Invader came over Cadillac's weather quar- 
ter, and. one of Cadillac's crew pushed the bow of In- 
vader about. Invader then swung into the port tack, 
abandoning its original line upon which it had the right 
to stand, and Cadillac got under way and stood on the 
starboard tack, as originally intended, having cut Jarvis 
lOut of the_ position which he had earned, and having 
ralso committed as palpable and unmistakable a foul as 
I could well be imagined. It was simply a case of being 
outjockeyed, and the judges were not slow to realize the 
fact that the race was over and that it belonged by rights 
to the skillful Canadian skipper. 
Whether either boat had hoisted a protest flag could 
not be determined from the press boat. None was seen, 
however, upon the Canadian boat, and every one com- 
mented upon the pluck and sportsmanlike attitude of 
.Jarvis, believing that he intended to ignore the foul which 
had occurred so close to the start, and to sail the race out 
on its merits. The probabilities are that; under the cir- 
cumstances, he would have won even had the race con- 
tinued, for when the course was half completed the wind 
began to drop, and the finish was in light airs, which just 
suited Invader. On this triangular course Cadillac has, 
upon the other hand, always done very well, and she 
might at least have made a close thing of it had the race 
continued. Neither, however, required to hoist a pro- 
test flag, for the judges announced their decision about 
15m. after the start. 
Almost the first windward work of any sharp nature 
which has been seen between the two boats during the 
series thus far occurred soon after the start, when the 
boats split tacks for a time, each showing its best qual- 
ities. At this work Jarvis was willing to exchange 
courtesies, for he knew that every time the two went 
about. Invader made some slight gain over Cadillac. 
At II :o8 the two rushed together for one more trial at 
position, and it was a moment exciting enough, for 
Cadillac seemed able to cross Invader's bows. This time, 
however, Thompson was a little more tender with his 
craft, and finding that it was going to be impossible to 
(LToss Invader's course without danger of another foul, he 
luffed up and continued on the port tack, Jarvis being 
■.then on his weather quarter. Thus situated, the boats 
■gave a splendid exhibition fdr a time, each of its own 
best sailing qualities. Invader steadily ate her way 
up into the wind, whereas Cadillac, eased off a trifle, be- 
gan to foot it, and to sail 5ft. to Invader's 4. They were 
standing thus when, at 11:14:30, the judges called to 
Cadillac that the boat had been disqualified and must 
leave the course. Cadillac then came up into the wind, 
swung about, crossed well in Invader's stern, and then, 
reluctant to give up the race, continued to parallel the 
course far to leeward. Hailed by the press boat a couple 
of miles further down the course, Thompson declined to 
make any statement, except to call out "The judges dis- 
qualified Cadillac." 
Invader's Performance. 
As to the performance of Invader during the balance 
of the race, of course there was nothing to it except that 
.she must finish in the time limit, and any observation of 
her sailing was merely in the manner of criticism of her 
general qvialities. As a matter of fact, it looked at one 
time on the home leg of the triangle as though the boat 
would not finish inside the time allowance, as the wind 
had dropped to two or three miles an hour, and at times 
there appeared oily streaks across th^ water, showing a 
complete calm. She, however, likes this kind of thing 
and finished nicely enough. 
The splendid windward qualities of Invader were 
shown clearly enough in this race. Seeing the sidewalk 
boat Milwaukee coming along, Invader came up into the 
wind for a moment and gave Milwaukee the apparent 
challenge to follow it about. Milwaukee had been much 
vaunted as a light-weather boat, and, indeed, showed very 
nice qualities, but she had on her heavy working canvas 
and was hardly in trim for this particular day. As it 
was, Invader beat Milwaukee on the long reach to the 
first buoy, yet more on the similar reach to the second, 
and fairly distanced her on the run home in light winds, 
beating Milwaukee by Sj4m. over the course which they 
ran together. 
The race, had it been sailed on between Invader and 
Cadillac, would have resolved itself soon after the start 
to a long reach to the first turn. After leaving Cadillac, 
Invader made it at one reach, rounding the buoy and 
leaving it to port, according to the signal of the judges, at 
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PIAGRAM SHOWING SOW FQUI, QCCViqUi? BETVVEEg- pADILLAq Km I-MYADER IN TUESDAY S RACE, AUG. I^, 
