New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-23
RACING IROQUOIS WINS.
SHE MAKES WAY WITH THE OCEAN
YACHT CUP on HER TINE AL
LOW 3NCE

With the wind whistIing through her rigging and
the steep corbing over her lee bow, the
stanch little schooner yacht Iroquois that wealth
cred the blizzard of 1883, tearing past the
Highlands Of Navesnk at on Sunday. the
winner of the handsome ocean yacht race cup
offered by Commodore Robert E. Tod Of the At
lantc Yacht Club
Close on her weather quarter the big schooner
Coronet. famous the winner of the $4,000 race
to Queenstown was slowly but surely overhauling
her and a 1910 she passed the Iroquois Nip and
tuck the same starboard tack they had fought
it out in the heavy for thrty-eight miles from
Barnegat. the smaller yacht staggering under
d reefed mainsaiI. while the other carried whole
sail.
After sailing something over go miles each
these two yachts that started only minutes 81
seconds apart finished off Sea Gate with the
Coronet leading by only ( monutes 80 seconds
truly remarkable contest. BY reason OF the time
allowance given the Iroquois by the Coronet the
former wins the race by quite good margin.
Strange TO say. the schooner Endymion. owned by
George Lauder. If, which won the two former
ocean races arranged by the Atlantic Yacht club,
the leader In the all the way from Sea
Gate the outer mark-the Northeast End Light
ship of Cape May-when the wind free and
light and the water smooth, but when the wind
ward work began in strong breeze and a heavy
the other two yachts outsailed her.
The Thistle, Commodore Tod's handsome topsah
schooner behaved sp!endidly in the heavy sea. and
sailed fast with the wind free. but in the wtndward
work she was much hampered by her yards on the
foremost causing her 10 fall off and 10 make lee
way. While the others able to sail within four
points OF the wind six points about close as
she would LEA great handicap in such contest.
Commodore Tod's guests board the Thistle were
c T. Schuyler. Of the regatta committee; Major J.
Fed Ackermau George ". Rowan and Ernesto
Sr.ardetti.
on board the Endymion as guests of Mr. Lauder
were Charles \. Forster. J. A rutland and Rich
ara Sheldon. Horace Bullock. Of Philadelphia.
was tho guest OF ]. G. y. Whitaker the owner OF
the Iroquois
better start would not wish TO see than
the five schooners when they crossed the line at
PAS on Saturday morning. with a splendid breeze
from the eastward and all plain sail set. for they
were not permitted. according to the rules, to
carry their club topsails and other light sails.
Down the Swash Channel they went, the big En-
dymon leading the way, with the Sachem crowding
her close for a time the Iroquois following close in
Thistle Just before they reached the bell buoy at
the entrance to the Swash. few lengths ahead Of
that yacht they passed the Romer shosl Light
While the others were passing out by Scotland
Lghtship al a ten knot clip, CoInInQdore LOO CLL
OF by sending his schooner 1hstie through
the channel inside the False Hook. and gained at
Tcwn the long thirty mile stretch Of Jersey beach
they went, the Sacher dropping our soon after
others were surprised, for she was well ahead when
she quit and she really had good show OF win
Sea CSirt was abearn Of the Thistle at p. m.
The Endymou then two miles ahead the lro-
quois had just passed the Coronet, and had taken
second place. These two passed Barnegat at about
o'clock, and as the wind grew lignLer the dhlstie'
began TO overhaul the Coronet which was then on
Little Egg Harbor was passed by the Thistle al
$40 and at p. Absecom and Atlantic City were
passed a distance of about four miles
Two hours later the red and white twin lights of
the Northeast Emo LightshP began to twtnkls right
lowing order and times: