The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-26
YACHTING.
The syce and the Acushla Divide the HoBoFs
for the PpstIey Cup~.

for the Pcstiey Cups
Fred NJ. Hoyt's 5I-footer Syce and Hanaa
brothers 36-footcr Acushla divided the honors
in the second race for Commodore Clarence
Postley's cups on Long island Sound yesterday
afternoon. Smooth seas and the most fckle Il
summer breezes prevailed. and former Commo-
dore Harry NJ. GilliG's flyer received her most
crushing defeat, the Syce winning with tho
most ridiculous ease Although the handsome
Postley trophies have been won, the interest in
the sweeostake races has not abated. The third
of the series will be sailed on next Wednesday
as agreed.
The respective owners OF the racing craft had
all the talent in the vicinity on board the quin-
tet OF competitors yesterday. On the Syce were
Fred NJ. Hoyt- who grasped the wheel. "Irv"
Zerega. and the veteran Capt Terry. Tho
Nencedor was piloted by John +. Low :oy.
while Commodore ellis looked afte. the sai@.
The Acushla was sailed by Wilmer and Adolf
son Hanan, and she also carried her des!sac.
and builder, William Hanley. The ta!en; on tie
Anoatok included Ed Willard. w. T. Jenkins
Jacob HAlstead. Switzerland Scott, ard Mr..
Sanger. while on Vorant IL, which WAS al
mirably sailed by Commodore George G. Tyson,
were Walter Luke, George Cable, and A. W.
Tarian.
The preparatory gun was fired promptly st
noon from the southwest stakeboat, and al he
NS@ - - Ses w.
was saunterinG up the Sound. The sigma. :qr
the 5l.tooters doomed out at - :05 O'Clock. The
Syce, which had been standing some distance
from the line with !b a.weAther, broke on, her
reaching jib and No. . jihtoosail and bore
away toward the line. The Vencedor. how
ever, had been lowering near the leewa7! end
OF the line and WAS the first 10 t-!:t
across. her actual time beinS 2o5:2s. The Syye
came over rap full at l2:0S;4S. and before ;.tr
had gone MY yards had established an over
tween the larger boals ended richt here. f0r no
Syce drew AWAY and led the procession. inCreas
Ing her lead to the finish.
The course was to an anchored dory in Tho
middle OF the Sound. thence 10 y white spar
buoy on Prosper Point in Hampstead har o..
TO be sailed twice over. The f7st lts "
close reach on the port tack. the second 8 beat.
abcam wind TO the home mark. The So foote's
we're sent away at 1910 o'clock. with ne
after the gun, to the pretuesl start OF the yesg.
The Acushla held the weather berth ant FOO; i
very last. The vorani IL. followed thirty secont,
after the gun in the wake o: the Acushla.
In the reach 10 the outer mark the NorAn; II.
AnoatoE's lee, and holding her advsn;aSe ur,I
near the eastern mark. where the following
times were taken:
l2;ai;i'' AnoA,ok lsi5+:lI;v oraut L., 1894 81.
The tide which was the first OF the ebb. wAS
rInning TO the eastward With the speeG o: f,
mill race as the competing yachts hauled on 20
wind around the dory and laid their course u
toward the Long Island shore. The Acus .tai
this point was handled better than any ~ 80
others, her youthful skipper running across .ts
tide with started sheets instead OF ,rylns .
pinch up close to the wind. As a result hca>.
a lead Of fully ten minutes when he went Als.t
on the port tack for the long leg toward
Hampstead harSor. Under the lee OF Matir.,o,S
fclnt The .Anoatok passed the .Acush.A 10 .rt-
ware, having gained = considerable distance uy
passing inside OF the channel buoy ins,caa o:
ment charts At 1852 O'Clock the Aru,a.,
passed the Nencedor. having walked ihrr.ll
AnoatoE leo a few minutes before. The .agSrF
crAtt we're, hung up in = calm stretE Tar 2
under the shore. The yenceOor WAS also passed
IN turn by the Anoatok and VorAnt II. tie ia.i
wake OF the iast'iying Syce. The yachts we
timed AT the Hem stead mark as follows.
.syee, 2;S<:it; AcushlA. s:aT:Ss; AnoAtoE. 500 W
'orant II S'lS:0s: Nenoedor. sl4:.T.
The third leg was n reach on the por, tack.
anu when ihe Acushla was about hall WAY
across the sound ,.e signal WAS sent a!o'' .
stop the smaller boats at the end o, the r--t
round, Inc syee meanwhile had sybei srotrt
the southwest stakeboAt and started on the -rr-
ond circuit. while the Regatta ami VS.
timing The rest OF the nect at the Hcmps;rat
marx. The ol-footers were timed as they ~ 81
at1uhu inc stakehoSt at the end Of the rogn. 5
follows: SYce. ?:Ss:i6; Vcncedor, S:al4a ~.
smaller TITO, which ended the race at the ~. :
the round were timed at the nntsh as follows
S4s:26, '''''' '""A' -"
The wind grew gradually lighter. and The ,ut.
lace OF the Sound Was as smooth as a mill ,c.!
mheh the Nencedor broke out her spinuAk'- -
starooard in the wake of the S,Amtur la,'.
ne unoHclai time o tho Syce Al the hnish Nas
9;os9oO; AZ thls time the NenceGor WAS ncA'"-
Gown the Long Island shore toward the hea,'