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Show PRESIDENT TAFT SEES AMERICAN BOAT WIN TROPHY By Associated Tress. MARBLISHI3AD. Aug. 20. President Taft saw the American sonder yacht Harpoon, Har-poon, owned and sailed by C. F. Adams, win the cup that boars tho name of tho chief magl3tralu In the fourth race agalnat tho Spanish challengers today. The Reaver, owned and sailed by C. II. W. Foster, was second, and the CIma, Guy Lowell's entry, was third. The Spaniards wore beaten worse today to-day than In any of the three racos. Tho Chontn, tho leading crnft of tho visitors, was more than two miles nstern when the Harpoon crossed tho ilnlsh line, with the PapooBe fifth. The Mosnulto II., which brought up tho roar, nad turned the outer mark two and a half, miles from tho ilnlsh line only a mlnutu beforo tho Harpoon was saluted as tho winner. Tho official elapsed times for tho racQ, were: Harpoon. 2;1430. Beaver, 2:1(5:37. CImn. 2:18::i7. . j Chontn. 2;3G:17. i Pnpooso, 2:3S:2G. |