New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-07-12
YACHTING.
TRIAL RACES OF THE SEAWANHAKA
TWENTY FOOTERS.
FIRST CONTESTS FOR A REPRESENTATIVE FOR
THE CHALLENGE CUP-THE AKARo AND
THE sEAwANHAKA WIN IN a
LIGHT BREEZE.


Tho REGATTA Committee Of tho Soawanhaka
Corinthian Yacht Club we'll pleased with yes
tercav's contests which were sailed ia order to dis
cover the best sloop Of twenty feet racing lens IN
to he sent TO Lake 81. Louis to race for the sea-
wanhaka international Cup for small yachts
That a calm rterfered with the nnsh mad"
no difference Ter there no prizes to he
distributed and Il was not Ike an ordinary race
because all the committee wanted was 70 he abe
70 form conclusions in regard TO what the boats
could do in varied weather
The consequence was that the racers were
watched far more closely than in an ordinary race
while the lack OF finish was regarded with indli
ference. Only five yachts appeared at the starting
line and these had long walt before they could
be sent off. At the schedule starting time there
w1s fla. calm over the Sound. and the competing
yachts had To tie up to anchored craft to aVoi"
being carried away by the tide.
A large number of yachtsmen from all parts OF
the Sound witnessed the races from their vessels
The measurements of the competing boats ana
their crews were follows: The Akaoo-leash
over all 81 feet; wator-ine Il fee; ? inches beam
feet inches. and draueht. without board b
inches She was sailed by "I.of' Huntington. WIFE
n composed of i. J.. Howard. STANLEY sea
and Larry Huntington. the designer OF the
craft The Seawanhaka IL 81 feet long over all. IL
feet inches on the water-line. feet beam ana b
riches draught without board She was sailed by
Clinton H. Crane: Henry NJ. Crane. Sherman Hoyt
and Louis J. Stackpolc being the crew. The Cicaca
measures 80 feet over all. II feet inches on the
water-l.ne s feet inches beam and !nches
draught. She sailed ~ H. l.. Emo. OF the
Seawanhaka Corinthinn Yacht club. with =. X
I.abousse Dr. j. B Solley and n professional hs
crew The Gold Bug was sailed by her owner. G.
u Mallory. assisted 10y W. J. Tingue. and tho
ashore. the only Of last years boats thh'
competed was sailed by +. BOVINE Jones with a
crew composed Of George Clark and {. f. Somer-
Vile
The preparatory signal was given from the Re
catta Committee steamer at 2:JO. and 1--WE minutes
later the start was sounded. All crossed on the
port tack and were timed as follows: The Akabo.
9:j5.ie; the Seawanhaka. "A little TO WindWa'd'
2:jfOs; the Cicada. 2.56:52; the Asthore 2''c. to
leeward Of the Ccada The Gold Bug crossed at
2:5soo at the Ieeward end OF the line. just clearing
the committee boat.
The Akaho started away from the feet taking q
lead in the first five minutes. The Seawanhaka
was pointing trihc higher but not moving a.
fast. The Akabo seemed favored by streak OF
wind at nrst. At 3l2 the Ashore went about INTO
the starboard tack. followed Immediately by ~
time the relative positions were as follows ID"
Akabo leading the Seawsnhaka SEE ord, tn" Ast"ore
Cicada making poor windward work. was good
way to leeward The C:cada ana re e,Sc Sd bi
by the Spaldng s., Lawrence i;oat .o'1pan} "a ~,
The course that was being sailed was r.t i"d on
by the committee. patent log mrasirihs ,ii' ,i
miles nOrth-IOr' Invest. NN'T' u" Sth'
mark and steamer were anchored. IN" ydch "1y
TO cross the Inc here and beat 20 nc C"n'r" siaul
buoy and back The southcrly wind dld nov ~h'll
much In the beat back. and perhaps the bold bNF;
which sailed far out southwest was most lhN"I''
by ne slight change that came.
+ Bovine Jones took d good place win Ilst year
Ashore. In she Hight ai!s that were blowing 'h'
ASHORE did lust well she did with no Mono
and Al Anka in the 1907 trials Indeed. tn" fact
tina; the Akabo ard Seawanhaka did not neat IN"
ASHORE further yesterday tolls its own story u
seems TO mean that such Light winds neither oi
the new boats s. any better. and perhaps not -
fast as the Mono OF the previous year M Jones
IS putting the Ashore in these first contests so ia
she NAV he used as trial horse. and she supplied
the best ard the only way Of comparing this years
with last years boats.
Toward 4 O'Clock nc Seawanhaka was getting mo
wind In the same mcasui" a. IN" Akabo ana SONY
bu; surely she was seen coming down on her Tho
crews OF all the racers Wcr" pilci ont 20 l"""hid
10 list the boats and make the canvas hang quiet
At o'clock the Seawanhaka's bowsprl: Tapped tn"
weath her quarter Of the AkabO. and there they lay
about twenty feet apart. til tho Crane boat took
the lead The wind came AFT then ana hoih boats
So, spinnakers tho Seawanhaka drawing away
slightly and the Akabo coming up TO blanket her.
Soon afterward tho race was called on ana Mt
Wctmore Of the Regatta Committee. stated 10" Of
fetal conclusion TO be that IN such light ais IS
these the Savannah and the Akaho ranked equal
50 far as could be Judged. The races viii Joe con
tinuea tomorrow and on each succeeding day until
tho committee has tested the competitors under
various conditions