New-York tribune., 1902-02-08
ICE YACHTING.
THE JACK FROST OF HUDSON RIVER
CLUB. WINS THE POUGHKEEPSIE
RACE on THE FIRST DAY.
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Poughkeepsie, y. Y, Feb. For the seventh time
the Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club of Red Bank y. j.
made an unsuccessful effort to defeat the ice yachts
OF the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club In the hope
"i winning the challenge pennant OF America this
afternoon. The Jack Frost of the Poughkeepsie
club won the pennant haudily from the Red Bank
Myers by nearly six minutes, the Frosts time over
the twenty mile course being hour. minutes and
Il 20 seconds John A. Roosevets TCiCle, of the
same club, second by 53 seconds and the Scud
ana the Dreadnaught, OF the visiting club. finished
In the order named, nearly two miles behind the
winners The pennant mas been won four times
ny Mr.. Roosevelt's Icicle and three times by Com
modore Archibald Rogers's Jack Frost the victory
or to-day putting both yachts equal plane.
The yachts which entered the contest as
follows:
Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Cluh-The Scud. owned by
j. h. Weaver and sailed by James c. Doughty. and
the Dreadnaught. owned by James c. Doughty aud
sailed by Charles 2. Irwin
Hudson River Ice Yacht Club-The Jack Frost
owned and sailed by Commodore Archibald Rogers
ana the lcicle. owned by John A. Roosevelt and
sailed by William r. Smith.
The start was made from the north stake. just
abreast of the south end Of Esopus Island and the
course was around the soIth stake two and half
miles down the river and return. be sailed over
tour times. making twenty miles in all.
me positions of the yachts from west to east
were as follows: The Scud the Jack Frost the
Dreadnaught aud the Icice. Each tillerman, with
the exception of Captain Smith OF the Icicle. had
4 neIper IN the cockpit with him.
=, me starting gun fired 1912 p. m. and
there was a strong southwest wind blowing the
ume. The yachts started of on even terms on the
staghoard tack but the Frost soon went 20 tho
eau closely Followed by the ICtcle and the Dread
naught- The Icicle the first go about, and
Iost second position TO the Dreadnaught. The Scud
was SLOW IN getting away, and lost considerable
ground at the start. The down the first leg
was close and exciting and the yachts turned I'm
me order named. After turning the lower stake
me wind shifted 10 the and greatly increased
In force On the way back up the stretch the tiller
men OF the Dreadnaught ard the Scud took the
wind broadside and both yachts, reared badly the
lDreadnauEht careeniuG so much that Mr.. Irwin
was thrown from his cockpit hut he held on the
uIer until the craft righted itself
Never before were four such powerful yachts pit
ted against one another in such a hard struggle.
Ihe Frost and the Iccle admirably man
aged that their runners clung the ice II
grfpped there. and the Frost greatly increased
ond position from the Dreadnaught after rounding
The nve-me stake and went after the Jack Frost.
Every turn Of the stake brought the Poughkeepsis
yacht further in the lead and il got TO he race
between the Jack Frost and the Icicle, with the
Frost in the lead. When the yachts turned the
ffteen-me mark the Frost Just twenty sec
ouds ahead OF the ICiCe. with the Scud and the
made effort to the commodOre's yacht to the
front but was unsuccessful and the run home
for the last time he lost seconds and gradu-
ally fell further behind. The Scud and the Dread
nauGht were having hard fight for fourth position
and the patent yacht seemed 10 stand the heavy
wind better than her Ub and mansail companion.
IN" Frost crossed the line victor. and tho Icice
yachts nearly six minutes 10 the rear The
lUla was M