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III. •' is faster than the old boat, but just how much 
faster, we . don't know nor do we know in what shape 
Shamrock I. is sailing. We hope she is sailing faster 
than she was when she was on this side before, in which 
case the challenger will be more nearly in Reliance's 
class. 
Sir Thomas and Mr. Fife made up their minds to 
keep those on this side as much at sea as to the real 
merits of the challenger as possible, and they have 
succeeded to a marked degree. They may know how 
much faster Shamrock III. is over Shamrock I., but no 
one else docs. From the time the boats began sailing 
on this side, they have been experimenting with the 
new boat. After every race a change would be made 
in her trim, her spars or her sails. Then, again, every 
day or so she would be towed up to Erie Basin, where 
she would go in the dry dock and have_ her bottom 
cleaned or else a longer mast or bowsprit would be 
stepped. The fact that constant and radical changes 
were continually being made was evidence that the 
boat was not satisfactory to her designer. Had she 
been as perfect and wonderful a creation as they have 
claimed, she would never have been tampered with for 
fear of throwing something out of perfect tune. Sham- 
rock III. is again in Erie Basin, where her bottom is 
being cleaned and painted. On Tuesday she will be 
measured by Mr. Charles D. MoWer, the New York 
Y. C.'s official measurer. 
We are almpst on the eve of the races, Aug. 20 being 
the date of the first race. Good breezes have been 
predicted for the races, and we hope this may prove 
true. A race in a breeze and a sea is more exciting, but 
as far as the result of the contests go, we care little 
how it blows, whether it be a light breeze just enabling 
the boats to finish within the time limit or a half a 
gale. In any case, all the signs point out Reliance as 
the winner. 
The Canadians at Toronto seem to be quite as in- 
vincible as those at Montreal when it comes to the 
building and sailing of racing yachts and the defending 
of cups. The Canada's Cup challenger, Irondequoit, 
has been defeated in two straight races by Strathcona. 
the defender. The first race was sailed on Saturday 
over a triangular course, and the defender won by a 
narrow margin, but in the windward and leeward race 
sailed on Monday Strathcona beat Irondequoit by over 
lom. The reports state that the splendid showing the 
Canadian boat made was in a great measure due to 
superior judgment and handling. 
The Canada's Cup Races. 
Toronto, Aug. 8.— The first of the races for tht 
possession of the Canada's Cup, the blue ribbon of the 
lakes, was enough to drive a man to the verge of 
nervous prostration. Lake Ontario has never seen a 
closer contest, although it has seen a closer finish occa- 
sionally. But in all of the twenty-one miles of sailing 
the contestants were never much more than a hundred 
yards apart, and for the greater part of the race they 
were so close together that the tossing of the tradi- 
tional" biscuit would have been unnecessary, for a man 
could have jumped from one to the other. 
The race was full of chances from one end to the 
other, and there was no certainty as to the winner until 
the final gun fire. The excellent performance of the 
American boat was no surprise to the Canadians. 
Their marine soothsayers and waterfront seers had 
spoken solemn words of warning from the moment 
of Irondequoit's arrival in the harbor, and after the 
challenger had been hauled out it was very difficult to 
find any money on the defender at even prices. The 
Canadians, without looking down in the mouth, were 
prepared for a defeat, perhaps not in the whole series 
of races, but at least in one race. And when victory 
perched on their burgee their pent-up feelings were un- 
able to find intelligent utterance. 
There are sixty-four compass courses worked out 
for the Canada's Cup races, each one giving an equi- 
lateral triangle. Many of these are not feasible with 
the start made on the south shore of Toronto Island, 
but after eliminating these the judges, Messrs. Oliver 
Cromwell, of New York; Frank T. Christie, of Roches- 
ter, N. Y., and E. H. Ambrose, of Hamilton, Ont, 
have still a plentiful field to select from. Course No. 
41 was given the yachts on Saturday, with instructions 
to leave all buoys to port. The compass course was 
southwest, then east-southeast, half east ; then north by 
west half west. For the Canada's Cup, the courses are 
alternately triangular and windward and leeward, the 
former being twenty-one miles in extent, and the latter 
eighteen. The winning of three out of five races deter- 
mines the fate of the precious trophy. There is no 
jjuestion of time allowance, and the time limit is five 
hours and a half. For Saturday's race there was a 
splendid southwest breeze, steady and not too strong, 
holding between ten and twelve miles an hour, and 
not varying in direction except on the last leg of the 
triangle. It was a brisk breeze without much weight 
in it, a breeze that decorated the sky with fleecy clouds 
that did not interfere with the sun, and a breeze that 
rolled up the waters of the lake into a lumpy, tossing 
mass without producing what could properly be called 
a seaway. 
The judges started out in the steam yacht iranquilo, 
owned by Mr. Fred. Nichols, of Toronto. The wobble 
of a sea had displaced one of the L. Y. R. A. buoys 
left out overnight, but the tug Alert, in charge of the 
buoys, had no trouble in placing them in their proper 
positions and keeping them there as long as they were 
needed. The Tranquilo's machinery became deranged 
before the day was very old, and the judges were trans- 
ferred to the steam yacht Win^^ah, of Alpena. The 
Tranquilo, however, was the official boat at the start. 
Later she was towed in by the Gooderham steam 
yacht Cleopatra. 
The first gun was given at 10:33 A. M. The yachts 
were then dodging about under lower canvas and No. i 
ciubtopsails, with jibtopsails in stops. The maneuver- 
ing for position was not very spectacular. The skip- 
pers were new to one another, and neither seemed to 
be very desirous of close quarters. The yachts spun 
around each other like a pair of dancers, occasionally, 
but this was not right on gunfire. When the gun was 
given at 11 :03 A. M., they were both close on the 
line, but far enough apart to make the start a plain 
piece of sailing. Irondequoit crossed first, at 11:03:09, 
Strathcona being 6s. behind, at 11:03:15, but slightly 
to windward. They went over on the starboard tack 
and showed no disposition to indulge in a stick-handling 
display. They stood off to the southward on one long 
stretch, which was probably to Strathcona's advantage, 
for she is at least a second slower in stays than Iron- 
dequoit. The best I have ever seen her do is 8s. from 
full to full, and Irondequoit can do it in 7s., so that 
a series of short hitches might have given the challenger 
an advantage, although, as the leading boat, Ironde- 
quoit was quite right in holding the starboard tack as 
long as she was nearer the buoy than Strathcona. 
Strathcona stood up a trifle better, and ate to _ wind- 
ward steadily. Irondequoit, however, footed just a 
little faster. 
At 11:27 Irondequoit came about on the port tack. 
She was then ahead of Strathcona, but not enough. 
Skipper Jarvis was not the man to neglect the advan- 
tages of the starboard tack, and. Skipper Barr realized 
in a flash that there would be a foul and disqualification 
in a second or so. Down went his tiller, and while 
Irondequoit hung in the wind, Strathcona forged ahead. 
Irondequoit swung oflf on the port tack again, and 
Strathcona did likewise, the whole maneuver only oc- 
cupying 30s. 
Just after settling down to business again, the shackle 
on Irondequoit's jibtopsail sheet parted, and the big 
sail had to be lowered. It was only off for a minute, 
but Strathcona stretched out a lead of a couple of 
lengths. When the yachts came about again, lom. later, 
Strathcona had four lengths to the good. Irondequoit 
had shackled on her jibtopsail sheet in very quick time, 
but she had lost some. The boats laid the buoy on the 
next port tack, a long one. Irondequoit's footing very 
nearly made up for Strathcona's eating to windward, 
for the latter only rounded the buoy 22s. in the lead, 
after seven miles of sailing. 
It was a pretty reach to the next mark, under balloon 
jibs, and largest jibtopsails. Irondequoit set a new- 
wrinkle by taking in her jib altogether, so as to allow 
her balloon canvas to draw. For a long time Strath- 
cona held her lead. Then in the seventh mile Ironde- 
quoit overhauled her, and once .she had her blanketed, 
passed her like a shot out of a gun. This was close 
on the second buoy, and the turn was made with 
Irondequoit 14s. in the lead, having gained 36s. in seven 
miles of reaching. Then came the smart work. It was 
a reach again home, but the wind backed to the south- 
ward a trifle. Skipper Jarvis dowsed his big jibtopsail 
and set a balloon jib, but very slowly, Strathcona be- 
ing without a kite forward for 2m. But the ballooner 
pulled, and lom. after turning the buoy Strathcona's 
spinnaker was fluttering out of stops. Skipper Barr 
at once sent out his spinnaker in stops, but it was 3m. 
later when he broke it out. 
But Jarvis was after him. Inch by inch Strathcona 
crept up. The southwesterly roll caused the yachts to 
sway heavily at times, and when Strathcona interfered 
with Irondequoit's wind, the spinnaker boom cock- 
billed itself. Skipper Barr luffed, to jump Irondequoit 
to windward of her overtaker, and the big sail collapsed 
in tangled flutters, hanging in bight around the head- 
sails. But Skipper Jarvis also luffed and held his 
weather berth. His spinnaker would no longer draw, 
but with lightning speed the clew was unsnapped and 
hooked on to the forestay, and the great piece of silk 
hung there, dragging nobly, a second balloon jib. 
Irondequoit made frantic efforts to escape the fatal 
grip, pointing miles to windward of the buoy. But 
Jarvis stayed with the lufiing match, clinging grimly 
to the weather quarter. Irondequoit's collapsed spin- 
naker was taken in, and she was shot to windward un- 
til her headsails shivered, and then Jarvis, having edged 
his rival on until Strathcona was actually nearer the 
buoy, although still astern, put his tiller up. Strath- 
cona leaped across Irondequoit's wake, squaring off for 
the mark. For an instant it looked as though she 
would gybe, but the mainsail was left to starboard and 
the spinnaker again set flying to port. Dead before 
the wind the defender fled. Had Skipper Barr been 
quicker he might have repeated the game and blanketed 
her, but he did not get his spinnaker set for a minute 
after Strathcona had squared away, and all he could 
do was to make a close finish, 22s. astern. 
Summary of the race: 
First "Leg. 
Start. First buoy. Elapsed. 
Irondequoit 11 03 09 12 15 09 1 12 00 
Strathcona H 03 15 12 14 47 1 11 32 
Strathcona gained 28s. 
Second buoy. 
Irondequoit 1 04 16 48 07 
Strathcona 1 04 30 49 43 
Irondequoit gained 36s. 
Finish. 
Irondequoit ...2 07 30 1 03 14 
Strathcona 2 07 08 1 02 38 
Strathcona gained 36s. 
Strathcona won the first race by 22s. 
Charles H. Snider. 
Western Yachts. 
Beached at Milwaukee. 
Lake Michigan is known as a tricky water, and lived 
up to its reputation this week to the personal concern 
of some of the Chicago yachtsmen who started out for a 
little cruise to Milwaukee. Their boats were caught in a 
sudden lake storm which swept from the anchorage 
nearly all the boats which were lying back of the break- 
water in Milwaukee Bay. Hoosier, Wizard, Widsith, 
and Outlaw, all of Chicago, went ashore below the Mil- 
waukee Y. C. club house. The bay was pretty well swept 
clear of all smaller craft, but no damage of serious nature 
ensued. E-..H. 
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Boston Y. C« 
HULL, MASS., - - - ' 
Thursday, July 30. 
The midsummer series of invitation races of the Bos- 
ton Y, C. opened at Hull on Thursday, July 30, with a 
reefing southwest breeze. In the 25-footers, Calypso 
had the best of the start and led to the first mark. 
So on after this was passed Sally VII. went up and took 
the lead, which she held to the finish. In the 22-footers 
Opitsah V. got the best of the start twice, having 
waited after the first one to start with Medric, which 
had trouble with her jib. Opitsah V. led her class all 
around the course. In the x8-footers Chance led all 
over the course, with Dominoe a close second. In the 
first handicap class Jingo won easily. In the second 
handicap class Jacobin finished first, but lost to Anne 
on corrected time. In the dory class Lurline II. won. 
The summary: 
Class D—25-Footers— Start, 2:25. 
Prizes, $20, $10 and $5. Winner to qualify for a leg for the 
Lawson cup for her class. 
Finish. Elapsed. 
Sally VII., L. F. Percival 4 lt> 07 1 61 07 
Great Haste, T. K. Lothrop, Jr 4 16 50 1 51 63 
Chewink III.. F. G. Macomber 4 20 40 1 55 40 
Calypso, A. W. Chesterson 4 21 22 1 56 22 
Sally VII. wins by 46s. over Great Haste. 
Class E—22-Footers— Start, 2:30. 
Prizes, $18, $9 and $5. Winner to qualify for a leg for the Law- 
son cup for her class. 
Opitsah v., S. H. and H. I. Foster 4 51 12 2 06-12 
Chief, S. C. Winsor 4 53 15 2 08 15 
Medric, Herbert H. White ..4 54 53 2 09 53 
Opitsah V. wins by 2m. 3s. over Chief. 
Class S— 2Ut. Cabin— Start, 2:35. 
Prizes, $15, .$8 and .$5. . ,„ „ ^ 
Perhaps II., J. E. Robinson 4 42 50 2 07 50 
Class I— 18-Footers— Start, 2:40. 
Prizes, $12, $7 and $5. Winner to qualify for a leg for the Law- 
son cup for her class. . „ „.> ^ „,> 
Chance, Reginald Boardman 4 25 30 ^9 
Dominoe, C. C. Clapp 4 27 45 1 47 45 
Kittiwake IV., Henry M. Jones 4 28 25 1 48 25 
Moslem, B. D. Barker 4 28 29 1 48 29 
Aspinquid II., C. M. Foster 4 30 08 1 50 08 
Biza, Alfred Douglass 4 30 30 1 50 30 
Miss Modesty, B. S. Permar 4 31 05 1 f J- 
Question, J. Henry Hunt 4 31 17 1 51 17 
Gertrude, Hector E. Lynch 4 31 30 1 51 30 
Miladi IT., F. R. Adams.... f 31 58 1 51 58 
Mirage, T. W. Olmstead 4 32 51 1 52 51 
Humbug, C. W. Cole and Bacon ...4 33 27 1 53 27 
Crow, Lauriat & Hooper "H^ 00 } ^ ^, 
Wink, L. B. Goodspeed. 4 36 32 1 56 32 
Yo San, R. J. Randolph, Jr 4 38 02 1 58 02 
First Handicap Class— For Boston Y. C. yachts only— Start, 2:45. 
Prizes, $12, $8 and $5. -n, . ^ ^ 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Jingo, George B. Doane 1 05 54 1 05 54 
Helen, Frank R. Neale 1 07 15 1 05 5b 
Second Handicap Class— For Boston Y. C. yachts only— Start, 
2:50. 
Prizes, $10, $7 and $5. 1 iq ^ 1 fu 
Anne, C. B. Pratt 1 13 46 1 07 04 
Jacobin, T. W. King 1 07 18 1 07 18 
Widow, H. W. Friend 1 10 U 1 07 30 
Clarice, Walter Burgess } }f, ^ 1 V o ?o 
Janice, J. Fred Harvey and John Sherlock. .. .1 Ifa 53 1 12 LJ 
Dory Class. 
Elapsed. 
Lurline IL, J. P. Meade 1 20 00 
Hobo, C. D. Rankin .1 21 55 
Vera, H. Lundberg 1 ^ i-^ 
Friday, July 31. 
The second race of the midsummer series of the Bos- 
ton Y. C. was sailed off Hull on Thursday, July 31, m 
a wholesail northwest breeze. In the 2Sft. class Great 
Haste had the best of the start, but Chewink caught 
her on the first beat to windward and took first place, 
with Great Haste second and Sally VII. third. This 
order was maintained for the first round of the course, 
but on the second round, Chewink III. and Great Haste 
got into a luffing match, and Sally VII. went into the 
lead, which she held to the finish. In the 22-footers 
' Medric got the best of the start, but Opitsah V. took 
first place on the first round of the course. On the 
second round Medric again took the lead and finished 
a winner. In the i8-footers Patrice got the best of the 
start, but Dominoe, which was seventh boat, soon went 
out to the front and led all around the course. In the 
first handicap class Jingo again won. Jacobin came in 
first in the second handicap class, but lost to Widow 
on corrected time. Lurline II. was again a winner 
in the dory class. The summary: 
Class D—25-Footers— Start, 2:25. 
Prizes, $20, $10 and $5. Winner and second to qualify for leg 
in Lawson cups for the series. ^. . . -r^, 
Fmish. Elapsed. 
Sally VTL, L. F. Percival 4 15 21 1 50 21 
Chewink III., F. G. Macomber, Jr 4 16 17 1 51 17 
Great Haste, T. K. Lothrop, Jr "UJ H 
Calypso, A. W. Chesterson 4 21 55 1 56 55 
Sally VII. wins by 56s. 
Class E—22-Footers— Start, 2:30. 
Prizes, $18, $9 and $5. Winner and second to qualify for leg 
for Lawson cups for the series. . „^ „o o no 
Medric, Herbert H. White. .. 4 36 08 2 06 08 
Opitsah v., S. H. and H. L Foster 4 36 49 2 06 49 
Chief, S. C. Winsor 4 41 25 2 11 25 
Medric wins by 41s. 
Class I— 18-Footers— Start, 2:40. 
Prizes, $12, $7 and $5. Winner and second to qualify for leg 
for Lawson cups for the series. . , m nn 
Dominoe, C. C. Clapp j 32 09 1 52 09 
Miladi IL. F. R. Adams ...4 33 47 1 53 47 
Chance, Reginald Boardman i 34 12 } °^ 1% 
Gertrude, H. E. Lynch 4 34 22 1 54 22 
Aspinquid IL, C. M. Foster 4 34 46 1 54 46 
Miss Modesty, B. S. Permar 4 35 02 1 55 02 
Mirage, J. W. Olmstead 4 35 09 1 55 09 
Humbug, C. W. Cole and Bacon 4 35 18 1 55 18 
Question, J. H. Hunt 4 35 34 1 55 34 
Moshem B. D. Barker 4 35 49 1 55 49 
Yo Sa™' R. J. Randolph, Jr 4 36 47 1 56 47 
Patrice, A. W. Finlay .4 37 56 1 57 56 
Crow, Lauriat & Hooper ; ?° J to V5 
Wink, L. B. Goodspeed ,. .^.rii..r.-.> f fS 14 1 |» If 
Biza, Alfred Douglass 4 39 28 1 59 28 
Kittiwake IV., H. N. Jones 4 41 00 2 01 00 
Nicknack, E. B. Holmes - 4 42 05 2 02 0.5 
Wnllada, W. W. Rouse 4 48 2 08 59 
ijominoe wins by Im. 38s. 
First Handicap Class— Start, 2;45. 
Elapsed. Corrected. 
Tinao George B-: Duane 1 02 59 1 02 59 
K una. A W. Learnard 1 03 47 1 03 00 
Mildred IL, C. A. Coleman 1 06 04 1 04 11 
jingo wins by Is. 
Second Handicap Class — Start, 2:50. 
Widow, H. W. Friend 1 U 11 1 08 23 
Clarice; Walter Burgess - "H^ ^1 ]%fj 
Jacobin, T. W. Kmg 1 10 17 } }^ 
Annie, C B. Pratt - 1 18 01 1 11 01 
Widow wins by Itn. 28s. 
