Aug. 26, 1905.] 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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Second Race> Monday^ Aug. H. 
; Yachtsmen awoke on the second day of the racing series 
to find the blow that had piped up out of the E. on Sun- 
day still raging, and the prospects of a Canadian victory 
excellent. The second race was slated for a windward 
and leeward course of 16 miles with the start at it o’clock. 
There was a heavy sea running as the launch stood out to 
lay the windward mark. The sun shone brightly before 
the start, but disappeared behind a bank of clouds before 
the racers went out, and the rest of the day was a 
[. gloomy, cold and disagreeable reminder of fall. Iro- 
quois went out at 9:45 under single reef, staysail and 
jib. Temeraire followed with whole mainsail and work- 
ing jib. Wedd out jock eyed Mabbett as they stood for 
the line and crossed with a lead of 15s. On the wind the 
challenger almost immediately demonstrated her super- 
iority in a blow, both outpointing and outfooting Iroquois 
as they thrashed to winward. 
Iroquois labored greatly at a disadvantage. Under the 
single reef, working jib and working staysail she seemed 
to balance badly and constantly payed off. Her high free- 
board also presented a tempting side to the seas, 
and in 5m. Temeraii'e had worked well up to windward. 
It was a dead muzzier to the outer mark, and the wind 
picked up to 15 miles an hour. They made a long tack 
down the lake and two short hitches to get around the 
flag, Temeraire leading by 3m. 38s. Gybing around, spin- 
nakers and balloon jibs went flying out, the American 
crew getting out the light canvas 2m. faster than the 
Canadians. Iroquois picked up 30s. on the run, but as 
Iroquois swung around Temeraire was again way up to 
windward, while Wedd was driving her for all she would 
stand. After rounding, Temeraire made a short hitch 
to get up to weather, and then came about, while Mabbett 
kept along on the same tack, but sagging off to leeward 
up the lake. It was on this tack that the staysail on Iro- 
quois acted badly. The jib backed the staysail, which in 
turn put a tremble along the mainsail. By 12 :3o 
the wind was blowing from 18 to 20 miles an hour, and 
Iroquois staggered badly under the big head canvas. The 
challenger now led by over half a mile, and after a few 
short legs, again rounded the outer buoy 5m. 34s. ahead, 
i Iroquois’ crew gave another fine exhibition of spinnaker 
[ drill, getting it out and drawing in in im. 15s., while the 
[ canvas handlers on Temeraire made no effort to hurry 
i things. Iroquois again picked up on the run, gaining 30s., 
but she was hopelessly beaten to windward, and finished 
5m. 4s. behind. 
First Hound. 
Start. Outer Mark. Home. 
Temeraire 11 00 16 11 46 02 12 11 37 
Iroquois 11 00 30 11 49 40 12 14 42 
Second Round. 
Outer Mark. Finish. 
Temeraire 12 68 26 1 21 47 
Iroquois 1 04 00 1 26 51 
Elapsed time: Temeraire 2.21.47; Iroquois 2.26.51. 
1 Temeraire won by 5m. 4s. 
Third Race, Tuesday, Aug. 15. 
The third day’s racing was a repetition of the second. 
' It looked in the early morning as though it would turn 
out to be Iroquois weather, the wind blowing in from the 
E. at the rate of 9 or 10 miles an hour with every indica- 
' tion of shifting to the S.E. But the clouds again closed 
in and grew threatening, the wind freshened and the long 
seas on the lake rolled higher and higher. It was a 
trying day for skippers and crews. The seas constantly 
broke over the boats, the wind shifted to the N.E. and 
grew suddenly cold, and reefs on Iroquois were put in 
and shaken out all around the course. Both Temeraire 
and Iroquois got over the line almost with the gun, the 
defender slightly leading but to leeward. The course was 
triangular with the first leg laid to windward. Temeraire 
immediately assumed the lead and showed the way around 
the first mark by 2m. 54s. The breeze strengthened ma- 
terially at this buoy and the next leg was a run. Temer- 
aire got out her spinnaker and footed fast for the second 
' mark, but when Iroquois got around the wind began haul- 
ing to the N.E. and made it a reach. Temeraire, with 
her spinnaker, had dragged out a lead of three-quarters of 
a mile before she was obliged to douse it. Both boats 
gybed around the second mark, Temeraire leading by 
3m. i6s. 
Shortly after gybing Iroquois lost her balloon jib sheet, 
the canvas going high in the air. It was quickly recov- 
: ered, and a few minutes later the peak was slacked for a 
reef. Meanwhile, Temeraire was lifting out for home 
under working canvas, gaining steadily. No sooner 
; was the reef put in on Iroquois than the ballooner 
[ again went soaring. Notwithstanding all this hard luck, 
Iroquois lost but 14s. on the reach home, Temeraire 
; rounding. 5111. 35s. ahead. On the wind again it was 
; thought Temeraire would surely double her lead, but 
Mabbett kept right after his rival and nursed Iroquois 
into the wind without pinching her too much. Wedd kept 
I Mabbett fully an eighth of a mile in his lee, but when 
i the mark was turned he had gained but 36s in three miles 
, of dead bucking. On the way to the second mark 
j Temeraire lost her ballooner for a few minutes, and Iro- 
i quois improved the time by picking up rapidly, gaining 
1 4.0s. on the reach. The Canadian challenger had too big 
a lead now to lose the race except by accident, and Wedd, 
1 not caring to take chances, came about instead of gybing. 
In doing so, the preventer backstay got foul of a spreader 
and he had to luff up to clear it. Mabbett ran down on 
the mark and in a wind that had breezed up to 18 miles 
an hour, made a smashing gybe as he rushed after the 
I fleet challenger. A nasty squall came tearing up the lake 
I as the boats headed for home. Iroquois made a last effort 
! to overhaul her rival, but the distance was too short and 
I the Canadian crossed the line a winner by 2m. 28s., losing 
im. 3s. on the reach home. 
; First Round. 
t Start. First Mark. Second Mark. Home. 
i Temeraire 11 00 15 11 31 46 11 54 41 12 14 35 
I Iroquois 11 00 OO 11 34 45 11 57 57 12 18 10 
! Second Round. 
First Mark. Second Mark. Finish. 
Temeraire 12 53 07 1 14 09 1 32 32 
Iroquois 12 57 18 1 17 40 1 85 00 
Elapsed time: Temeraire 2.32.32; Iroquois 2.36.00. 
! Temeraire won by 2m. 28s. 
The storm abated on Tuesday night after Temeraire 
had won two creditable victories. Always after a three 
days’ blow from the E. on Lake Ontario there is a long 
vswell Consequently, on Wednesday morning, while 
there was a light breeze blowing from the N., the force 
of the heavy waves was too great to admit of sailing. 
The judges were determined to give the boats a trial, 
however, and the skippers were ordered to go to the line 
for a start. In between the piers of the harbor the waves 
were long and high, and both yachts were obliged to pass 
a line to launches to get out. They were taken to the line 
and the judges deliberated. Neither boat could get steer- 
age way and rolled wildly in the seas. Finally, after over 
an hour’s work in trying to send them away, the judges 
decided to postpone the race. 
Fourth Race, Thursday, Aug. 17. 
In the early morning of the day of the fourth race there 
was little wind and the lake was flat. Half an hour before 
the start a 3-mile breeze was blowing from the N.W. and 
the yachts ambled about the line. 
The course was a beat to windward of 4 miles, 
and a run home, twice around. They got the gun at ii 
o’clock, and Iroquois, well into the windward position, 
went across 22s. later, leading Temeraire by i6s. Iroquois 
pointed high, her working jib and staysail sheeted flat. 
In the light air the challenger simply could not head up 
and keep moving. Wedd pinched her hard to keep her 
pointing, but the starving process was costly, and in 15m. 
Iroquois had increased her lead to 200 yards. Finally 
Wedd rapped the Canadian full and soon drew up abreast, 
but fully an eighth of a mile to leeward. Up near the 
mark both boats went about on the port tack, having cov- 
ered two-thirds of the weather leg on a single tack. The 
wind had dropped to a mere draught, and the lake was 
streaked with soft spots. Gradually working in closer to 
the buoy Iroquois went back to starboard and stood for 
the niark. Temeraire hung on for the weather berth, and 
the big lead of the defender widened perceptibly. A little 
flutter on the water to windward of the mark, indicated 
the coming of a freshening breeze, and Iroquois was the 
first to feel it. Skipper Mabbett got back to port to 
catch the new ^ slant and round the flag, but a current in 
the lake at this point swept her off the course, and an- 
other short hitch was necessary to do the trick. Temer- 
aire, meanwhile, by working well over to weather, made 
only one tack in getting to the flag, and rounded 2111. 
behind. 
The crew of Iroquois gave an exhibition of light canvas 
drill as the Rochester boat squared away for home, both 
spinnaker and ballooner going out together just 25s. after 
rounding. Temeraire used only a spinnaker on the run, 
leaving the working jib up. Iroquois now held the lead 
by an eighth of a mile, but the wind had been again 
hushed to a whisper, and the chances for finishing within 
the time limit seemed doubtful. Temeraire had moved 
well down the line on the dying breeze, and when within 
half a mile from home her big spinnaker worked a blanket 
on the defender. Closer came the challenger until the 
lead was a mere matter of boat lengths. As the defender 
neared the mark, a catspaw breezed in from the N., send- 
ing her out from under the challenger’s lee. Both skip- 
pers gathered in their spinnakers together and gybed as 
they rounded the mark, Iroquois leading by only 36s. 
On the second beat to windward, which was more of 
a_ close fetch, the yachts were favored with a slant .that 
picked up each minute. From a slight ripple on the lake 
it kickd up to achoppy sea. Again Iroquois pointed 
high for the mark, Temeraire .''oing wide on the wind, 
and losing steadily. Wedd made a valiant effort to keep 
his boat high, but there was a bad flutter to the jib, and he 
was compelled to; rap off, falling far to leeward. The be- 
havior of Iroquois in the strengthening breeze was ad- 
mirable. With never a tremor in her jib and staysail, 
which set stiff and hard, the Herreshoff creation worked 
into the wind, heeling well down, her crew spread flat 
along the lee rail. Closing in on the weather mark, ■ Mab- 
bett put his helm over for the port tack and swept around 
2rn. 40s. in the lead. Under balloon jib and balloon stay- 
pil the defender ran for home with the challenger com- 
ing half a mile behind under spinnaker. Under this can- 
vas Temeraire gained slightly but continually had to bear 
off the course to keep the spinnaker drawing. Iroquois, 
leading her rival by a good margin, poked her bow over 
the line, winning the fourth raceTy a flat 3m. and putting 
the contestants on even terms for the Cup. 
First Round. 
_ . Start. Outer Mark. Home. 
Ifoquois 11 00 22 12 26 58 1 19 48 
Temeraire 11 00 38 12 27 58 1 20 24 
Second Round. 
, - Outer Mark. Finish. 
lioquo’? 2 03 12 2 35 14 
Temeraire 2 05 52 2 38 14 
Elapsed time: Iroquois 3.36.14; Temeraire 3.38.14. 
Iroquois won by 3m. 
Fifth Race, Friday, Aug. 18. 
The last and deciding race of the series was one of the 
best. The day was perfect, the sun shining brightly and 
a gentle breeze from the E. and S.E. tempering the heat 
to a comfortable degree. Excitement and interest over 
the outcome of the race had been worked to a high pitch, 
and every craft in the harbor that would float was pressed 
into service, carrying thousands of sightseers out on the 
lake. The course, according; to the Cup conditions, was 
tTianguIar, with the first leg laid to windward if possible. 
At^ 10 o clock the breeze had hauled to the S.E. and made 
It impossible to lay a weather leg from just off the har- 
bor, so the judges’ boat and the Naval Reserve launch 
stood out about two miles into the lake to get the correct 
triangle. Half an hour later the wind had shifted away 
around to the N.E. and the start was delayed until the 
judges could decide just what kind of a wdnd it was go- 
ing to be._ If it kept hauling, every leg would be to wind- 
w'ard. hinally a few minutes before ii o’clock the launch 
started out to log the first side of the course, heading 
N.E, by E. Ihe yachts came by for instructions, and the 
skippers were told that the thirty minute gun would be 
dispensed with, the ten-minute and starting guns only 
being fired. ^ 
The start was exciting. The wind was light about q 
miles an hour but with strength enough to admit of sharp 
jockeying, and both Wedd and Mabbett calculated care- 
fully, as they maneuvered about the line. Mabbett got 
down a little too tar to leeward as the time narrowed 
w'hile Wedd snuggled into the weather berth ready to 
start his sheets as the gun sounded. At ii -15 ’the report 
rang out, with Temeraire over first los, later, Iroquois 
following only 5s, m the rear, The baffling wind had 
again swung around to the S.E. while the weather mark 
lay N.E. by E. Neither skipper had apparently paid any 
attention to the launch that had gone with the dinghy to 
set the first buoy, although each had his steering direc- 
tions. They had been warily watching each other, and as 
Wedd stood up to weather, Iroquois got the backwind of 
the challenger and came oyer on the port tack in a hurry, 
making a short hitch for the windward berth. Temeraire 
continued along on the starboard tack to leeward now, but 
a hundred yards in the lead. 
Eyeryone aboard the judges’ boat was puzzled by the 
erratic course of the skippers. Why they should thrash 
to windward when the mark lay off to leeward was a 
problem solyed only by the hauling of the wind, but as 
they worked along on the wind it was decided best to let 
them fight it out, although the judges’ boat broke out 
anchor and ran for the first mark at full speed. Wedd 
was the first to notice the error. Quickly easing his 
sheets he swung Temeraire around and headed for the 
buoy with the wind on his starboard quarter. Even then 
Mabbett hung up to weather, and when, easing off a few 
minutes later, he commenced reaching for the mark, he 
found himself 200 yards, behind. Mabbett’s hitch to 
weather saved him; the wind again shifted to the E. 
carrying Temeraire off to leeward, while Iroquois, head- 
ing high, bore down on her rival and closed up the gap. 
Approaching the buoy Temeraire came about to get 
around, while the defender laid her course for the mark. 
Wedd was on the port tack as Iroquois closed in, 
and was obliged to head up crossing the Rochester boat’s 
stern as she gybed around the buoy, im. ns. in the lead. 
On the second leg, which should have been a spinnaker 
run, both yachts carried nothing but reaching sails, and 
It seemed as though they v.mre heading way off the course. 
Mabbett was the first to locate the buoy and broke out his 
spinnaker quickly, Wedd following in 30s. The challenger 
diew up on her rival as they neared the flag. Creeping 
up on the stern of Iroquois, Wedd sprang a successful 
blanket on the American, and then shot up on the star- 
board quarter where he put a bad slump in the balloonjib 
of the defender. The wind was r^ery light and streaky, 
the spinnakers had been gathered in, and the ballooners 
were carried far forward on spinnaker poles. Approach- 
ing; the mark, Iroquois got her light canvas in quickly 
and under working headsails footed away from the chal- 
lenger, turning the mark 57s. in the lead, having lost 14s. 
on the run. Mabbet gyhed over as he rounded, and 
quickly rapping into the wind, got up to weather. It was 
an easy beat home, with a couple of short hitches and a 
long leg. Wedd was the first to commence tacking, Mab- 
bett meeting him on every hitch and keeping him well to 
leeward. The wind had freshened to about 7 miles as 
home was neared, the yachts heeling to their rails with 
Iroquois leading by 200 yards. Around the flag they 
went at a minute after i o’clock, not a second’s time hav- 
ing been gained or lost on the buck to windward, Iro- 
quois lead being exactly as it was at the second mark 
57s. _ ■ ■ 
This was close racing, and the steamers tooted long and 
loud as the yachts started away on the second round The 
first leg was another reach with balloon jib and staysail 
set on Iroquois and a ballooner only on Temeraire. The 
light headsails on both boats dragged them, along rapidly. 
irectly for the buoy Iroquois headed, gybing around 
im. 27s. m the lead. With the same canvas up they 
reached for the second mark, the ballooner on Temeraire 
yanking. out at the tack and soaring high above the mast- 
head. A working jib was quickly hoisted while the kiting 
canvas was being captured, Iroquois meanwhile dragging 
out a lead that seemed impossible of recovery. Half way 
to the mark Mabbett ran out a spinnaker as he headed up 
• i 1 J following half a minute later. The 
y/md had dropped back to 4 miles again. Iroquois round- 
ing 2m. 36s. ahead. 
It was a beat home, the boats taking four tacks to 
make it Ihe \ymd again brushed up strongly as they 
approached the line, blowing from 10 to 12 miles an houn 
On the ^rt tack and well up to windward went the Cup 
winner. 1 he gun announced a new champion of the lakes 
temeraire crossed 2m. 15s. behind. 
First Round. 
i/oo-™ 11 1M6 w i°oT'is 
11 16 10 11 53 00 12 32 42 1 02 ll 
Second Round. 
Iroquois ao 
: lit- 15 151 if 2 lilt 
Elapsed time: Iroquois 3.17.14; Temeraire 3.19.29 
Iroquois won by 2m. 16s. 
Cruising Race Manhasset Bay Y. C On Satiirdav 
Aug. 26, the Manhasset Bay Y. C. will give a cruising 
lace which is open to cabin yachts not over 45ft. over all 
and enrolled m any recognized yacht club. From the start- 
MfrIrlIoV° ^ Manhasset Bay Y. C. house to and around 
Middle Ground Light, the Light to be ’left on starboard 
hand, finishing off Manhasset Bay Y. C. house. All Gov- 
ernment to be passed on channel side, disregarding 
^ Distance of 80 miles. 
^ between the committee 
boat and a mark boat flying the club burgee. Warning 
signal at 3 ouMck P. _M., red ball ; preparatory signal ar 
3-W., white ball; starting signal at 3:10, blue ball. 
hmishmg line same as starting line, leaving the com- 
mittee boat on the starboard hand. At the finish the com 
nighf masthead at 
There shall be no restrictions as to sails or crew ex- 
hand entered shall carry more than one ’paid 
,,Dne first prize will be a cup valued at $100, offered by 
Mr. Howard Gould. The second prize will be a cuo 
valued at $50 offered by Mr. George E. Schank. The 
third prize will be a cup valued at $30, offered bv Rear 
Commodore R. W. Bainbridge. ^ 
Yachts entered shall be . in cruising trim, and shall carry 
or tow a dinghy. No means of propulsion, other than 
•mils, shall be used. Entries must be received by the Race 
Committee of the club not later than Friday Aim 2c 
Except as above specified, the race wilt Kp ' P' 
Somid'''’ Rm'ik Association of Long Is?and 
