New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-30
SAVANNAH CONTESTS.
SUCCESS OF THE THREE DAY SERIES of
RACES-THE VIGILANT AGAIN
DEFEATS THE AILsA.

officials ana guests Of the seawanhaka Corintnlan
vacb, club were well pleased yesterday Win the
success Of the clubs three day series OF raoes
After the hard luck that has ofteh Deen "a -
enced by Yacht clubs at the western en-" "a
eo,nd through lack OF wind for their resalIas' -
NAV be called d peculiar run OF good fortune -
I've each of a three day series enliveneo by smart
breezes In this the Seawanhaka cup Iepea's - -
record OF last year. and the luck OF oys'ei D"' "
becoming proverbiaL -, 20 the
scbooner Ouissetta IN order 10 repair the oamages
caused in the double attack Of the previous uaS
made noticeable blank near the top OF Ihe I30lS
summary and the customary duel between hei o
the Elmina was greatly missed IT mas peeh -
80 tterce from the word go" between these TWO
boats and Captain Dennis. of the Eimina, mas hau
an able ntagonist in the owner OF the 0uisse'Ia'
Henry f. Lippitt who sails his own ooat- ia LaC''
the ouissetta has far been the only one Oh the
bunch that has been able sometimes to get between
Dennis and the Tiffany treasures Dennis Is
rotund pirate with highly developed tasue Lof
solid silver. Perhaps he rarely sees the prizes ne
wins but he sails 10 get them, Just the same anu
in Yesterdays contests he had things little 100
easy The Ouissetta went New-London 10 be put
IN shape for the Newport racing now 10 come on
The appearance Of the Sound yesterday was a
5000 deal like It on the previous Gay me
atroosphere being charged with moisture that pre-
vented any long range Of sight. and the westerly
winds were Of similar power when Henry 5. Red
rnond came the line in good time with ms I'M
ported yaN1 Ailsa. The loss of chance through de-
Law in getting away from his moorings for Thurs
davis start had made the English skipper more
careful Both the Vigant and the Ailsa were
carrying their largest club topsails, and when they
got their official start, of the one gun klnd' at
1906 o'clock the Vigant was first TO cross being
timed at 1860. the Alsa following five seconds
later 2f5,25
rba -scbooners got their start at 1915 O'Clock,
when the Amorita got across just after the signal,
the Elmina al I2l5O5. and Charles Smltherss
Muriel came ten fifteen seconds later In the o.
foot soop class the Affair, owned by Cord Meyer
crossed first. and though there was, or course no
official timing any Of these one gun starts
was thought that she led the Humma by about
ten seconds the unofficial timing being; Affair
1925. 80: Humma. l2.25:4o
This was one Of the largest regattas OF the
season there being sixteen classes sent on con-
,atning 6ftv-tuo starters One Of the new features
Of the day was the between the large aux
iliary yachts Aloha and Lady Godiva. The Aloha
Is the flagship OF Commodore Curtiss James ana
the LADY God.va, an English yacht, is now sailing
1,n6er the nag Of Henry c. Rouse previously COM
rnodore Of this club for several years. AS was
exclusively announced in The Tribune al the be-
ginning Of the season, Captain Lake and others OF
the Aloha were quite ready 10 sail against any
auxiliary ahoat, and yesterdays contest probaoig
tnaugurates a series of auxiliary races, suggested
rs a good thing in tbs paper. The Aloha Is
Crane design with br'santine rig that lies close
20 the wind and Captain Lake is not afraid OF the
test was close one. considering the unpremedi-
tated way the big boats came together and after
the corrected time of the Lady Godiva was made
,lp IL was found that she only lost by three
minutes.
The defender Vigilant scored another victory
over the Ailsa and the Affair gave the new
Herreshoff Humma quite drubbing. For the first
time and in her second race the new Gardner de-
sign the Dorwina built by Frank Wood. proved
able 10 defeat her friends in the speedy 4foot
class This was a genuine surprise for every one.
because the feet Mira unbeaten boat for sew
eral years had her colors lowered by her own
creators creation, and the new Herreshon
effort which lately has been beating the Mira. had
also 20 bite the dust. The Oiseau got away with
her class again and the Merrywing took fast
flight at the front of her flock Of raceabouts. The
Aerrywing was a good distance ahead OF every
thing, beating the Scamp. the Badger. the Jolly
Roger. the Rogue and the Viper by considerable
margin and giving Mr.. Cranes brother still
better record designer OF fast craft
The Marcia repeated her success Of the previous
day in beating the feet of seawanhaka knock
abouts. and in the Manhasset raoeabout class the
Arizona proved able the trick again, she being
handled with similar success by her owner. MI
Carry. on Friday. The Kazaza sailed with the
airline, and lost her In the Class r Of soops c.
Oliver Iseln's Hope did not finish.
One of the best races Of the many which the
day provided that between the cruising
schooner Latona. owned by Rear-Commodore H. C.
Emo, and the other 70-foot two-stcker, the
Katrina. owned by James B. Ford. The Crane de-
sign Latona by five minutes. providing
the third victory for this designer in the days
sailing.
Several boats failed 10 finish through breakages
IN the rigging. the o shima San. OF the 36-foct
. class. being among these
N The following table shows the results Of the
racing: