The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-02-14
ICE YACHTS In STIRRING RACE
SCtD GOES THROUGH THE ICE
on THE HUDSON.
Jack Frost OF the Hudson ltiver club scores
a Victory for the challenge Pennant
OF America winner Beats Record
for n Twenty-Niie Measured Course.

~PouoHKrEPsIE. Feb. 10. The second race
Tor the Ice yacht challenge pennant OF America
between the yachts Scud and Dreadnaught
OF Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club Of Red Bank.
and the Icicle and Jack Frost Of the Hudson
River Ice Yacht Club OF Poughkeepsie this
afternoon, was the most exciting yacht race
that has been sailed for the pennant. The
race resulted in a victory for the Hudson
River club. the Jack Frost crossing the line
first In 81 minutes and - seconds. and the
Icicle second, IN 81 minutes IS. seconds.
The Dreadnaug ht was third In o. minutes
~. seconds. and the big latccn rugged yacht
Scud. met with q most sensational accident.
the yacht breaking through the lee. COM
polling the two men In the cockpit to Jump
for safety. A strong northeast wind blew
over the course and the time made By the
Jack Frost Is the record Tor a twenty-nile
surveyed course.
The yachts we're lined up nj the lower
buoy. the course being two and q half miles
NJ the river and return. to be sailed over
-four times. Al II3l O'Clock the uuaricttc
went away to the eastward on the port tacE.
The Iciclc took the lead and was the first
TO reach tho east shore. The Drendnaucht
came about and headed up the river. closely
followed by the Jack Frost and Scud. The
Jack Frost went TO the head Of the line and
raced with the Scud for first position. on
the second port tack the Frost and Scud had
a hard race for the upper stake and the
Shrewsbury yacht took the lead Tor the ONLY
time during the race. she turned the UPPER
stake t ,o . u. minute 81 esc oI,fT I've a,cr ,'a[ Tb shI Icitd ie
was nov bat fifteen second, behind the Frost
after turning the uprHr stake and the Dread
naught 10 seconds behind the lclcle.
The Frost turned the lower stake 10 second-
ahead OF the ICicle, which Wa - seconds
ahead of The Scud. At thi- stag OF tne r TF6"e
Frost gained considerable ground on Ne
lclc,c. and send in turning, the upper rtnkc
A. all the yachts turned the ten-inile -iahC
and started back w the river thr frost NO
increased her lead. The send was. makllg
desperate efforts 70 overtqke The lcicle, which
lad a lead of hail u mile, These positions
Hsif miles aud With bit nv. more miles to go
utos' The ICicle led the Scud by 80 ~ccond~.
The Jack Frost came down the river making
but three tacks in the whole leg She crossed
the line a winner in ~ minutes "a second;
The lciclr was just turning the uppcr -tdkp
and tho Scud ne, with an accident that nearly
cost Tillrrman Robbins and Mate AsaE tllelr
lives. She vas on the stare,oard tacE golis
toward tho west shor" only halt 4 nlle irul"
the -eventeen and "a half-inile stake. \ nun
saw u bad crack ia the ice. His yacht
was going az such 2 rapid rate tnat 10 IuIh
II 10 one side or the other meant TO wreck
,br rigging of the Yacht. lie quicNly de,
cidad n Try and jump the crack. when -lloN"i
considerable water. The port and ,larooaEo
runners cleared the crack nicely, nut ~"
rudder went under the 10" and brought lte
Yacht 20 % ,iand,til almost instantly, INC
drove the port side runner plank under me
water and the big craft turned over on het
side The two men IN the cockpit 'nmn"d
ont on tho ice and ran to y place NJ safety,
feHring Wat the big yacht would 90 down.
Tho ,urr.i OF c,nva, Kept tho Yacht, rom
gnirr ,nd.~ and Tllerman Robbins and VI At"
tsav ken, hrr nioat nutil the lnrcc a'rt OF
yachts At the finish liu" cam" w % N"lp them.
Conmodor" Rogers with tie psnI,"n, winner
WoS the fret or tho seen" and tho WrcCN"d
Yacht was pulled out al the water IN = short
time. Tho official time follows: