Evening journal., 1898-06-22

ED IN YESTERDAYS CONTEST
THAN HAS BEEN DISPLAYED IN
ANY RACE OF THE SEASON.
The knockabout yachts which were
objects of much interest while being |
constructed by the Harlan and Hol-
Hngsworth Company for the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club. OF Philadelphia, are |
doing wonders in the racing line this
season. Although the whole seven were
built as near exactly alike as possible, |
they am are not gifted with the same
amount of speed. The Kid, Grilse and |
Fly are the three fastest, the Kid hay-
ing captured the laurels in every race
il has entered.
The yaohtsmen Of the Corinthian
Club will have to look to their laurels,
as the first wCmen's sailing race Of the
season, held by the organization, off
Essington, yesterday, demonstrated the
fact that there are trio Of women in
the club who can handle the tiller Of a
lnockabout with as much Skill as an
experienced yachtsman. Ever since
the Corinthian Yacht Club adopted the
little twenty-one foOters as a means of
encouraging amateurs to try their
hand beating against the wind, leg
ging it over a triangular course or sail
ing free, much curiosity has been mani
tested as what chances the yachts
wCmen OF the club would stand in an
out and out race. Alfred G. Harrison,
prominent in yachting circles, as an in
centive, offered a costly cup to be sail
ed for by women in the new knock
abouts OF the club. The organization
also offered a trophy to the second
boat, should three or more start.
Mrs. John w. Carey entered The
Kid, Mrs Thomas Newhall the Grilse,
and Mrs. Edward Grocer the Fly. Mrs.
Geary was assisted by G.. Herbert Mil
lett and a professional; Mrs Newhall
by Robert Toland E. w. Clark, Jr.,
and Thomas Newhall, and Mrs. Grocer,
by ex-Commodore Charles II. Brock
and a professional. The Kid won, de-
feating the Grilse by thirteen seconds,
while the latter was eight seconds
ahead of the Fly, over a five mile
course. The race committee. Addison
f. Bancroft, Henry T. Jeames, num-
Der of Invited guests and the news
paper representatives, followed the race
on the tug Nellie, over a course from
at Essington to and around a stake
boat anchored off the Eddystone wharf,
over past the Schooner Ledge buoy and
thence to the startling buoy, sailing the
course twice. an allowed distance Of
/ five miles.
The preparatory signal, consisting Of
a toot from the Nellie's whistle, was
iven at 800 O'Clock, and five minutes
later the colors were hoisted to the top
of the flagstaff, and the trio Of twenty
one footers were away to a good start,
their white wings futtering in light
northwest breeze. The ebb tide was
! just beginning to flow, and the boats
kept well together The Fly being in
the lead, with Grilse second and Tine
Kid last. These positions remained un-
changed until nearing the lower buoy,
when the Grilse, which Mrs. Newhall
had been sailing closer to the wind
than the others. showed in front, with
The Fly a close second. The lower buoy
was rounded in the same order. Pass
ing the Schooner Ledge light The Kid
overhauled and passed the Fly to wind
ward, and before the judges boat could
reach Little Tinicum Island the Grilse
and The Kid had completed the first
half CT the race Mrs. Geary and Mrs.
Newhall were having a battle royal for
first hOnOrs, each seemingly realizing
that single mistake would cost her
the race. All three boats sailed as
close to the wind as they possibly
could, keeping also well in the current
Of the ebb tide. AS they reached a point
almost opposite to the lower buoy Mrs
, Grocer, who was trailing along in the
rear resorted to piece of strategy
which was quickly followed by the
other two yaohtswomen 1t was a
3 short losing leg Ito Pennsylvania shore
and quickly going about all three got
the benefit OF the northwest by west
. wind, which had materially freshened
b The Grilse just SKINNED the lower
buoy leaving IL on the port hand, as
the conditions required, closely follow.
ed by The Kid and the Fly. The race
TO the home buoy was full Of excite.
ment. Nearer and nearer the three
yachts came towards the goal. ane
which would win was simply matter
Of conjecture. Mrs. Geary stood wei
in toward the Pennsylvania shore
thus avoiding the ebb tide; the GIRLS,
came Up In the middle Of the river
4 while the Fly was well over to the Lit
= tie Iinlcum Island shore. Mrs. Gearv'
torethought wen her the race. as Tn,
q Kid received all of the fresh puffs O
0 the tickle northwest breeze first an,
before 1t had reached the other GRAF
= she was across the line.