New-York tribune., 1902-02-14
ICE YACHT RACING.
HUDSON RIVER CLUB RETAINS PEN
NANT.
THE FROST MAKES A NEW RECORD FOR
TWENTY MILES, HALF To WINDWARD.
GBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUNE.I

Poughkeepse, y. Y, Feb. l3-The ice yacht chaI-
lenge Pennant of America still remains the prop-
erty Of the Hudson River Ice Yacht Club. The sec
ond rate with the Shrewsbury Ice Yacht Club OF
Red Bank, N j., to-day by Commodore
Archibald Rogers's yacht the Jack Frost which
also captured the nrst last week The Jack
Frost's time for the twenty miles half to wind
ward. was 30 minutes q seconds a new record for
9-mtle surveyed course. The IcicIe was second
in 81 minutes $50. seconds, and the Dreadnaught
third In l hour minutes and 1224 seconds. The
Scud did not finish having broken through the
ice three miles from the finish line
The was fun OF thrilling Incidents the
most prominent being the accident to the Scud.
She had reached point on the starboard tack
about half a mile from the upper buoy when the
tlHerman, Robbins, a crack a hundred feet
ahead of him. His yacht was going at such a
terrific rate of speed that he did not dare to
change the course way the other for fear
OF wrecking the rigging He says: I then
cided 10 jump the crack if 1 could. There was
considerable water showing but my port and star
OodIu runners cleared it nicely, when my rudder
struck the crack 1t went down out of sight and
the rudder post jammed against the ice, bringing
the yacht 70 perfect standstiu almost Instantly
captain HavilaTd and Robbins jumped from the
cockpit OF the yacht and to a place of safety.
The big yachts port runner went under and she
turned completely over Nothing saved her from
going to the bottom except her big lateen sail
Commodore Rogers had finished the race with the
JACK Frost, and turned the stake to come back
10 TO aid the stranded Shrewsbury men. He was
IoIIowed by fleet of twenty ice yachts and every
pody turned IN to help pull the wrecked Yacht on
the Ice, which was done in a short time
80, IONS Tor the big race were perfect The
W4ld blew fresh from the northeast. and the four
{achts got away on the port tack. starting at the
.OMeF stake ana sailing to a stake TWO and half
, nes up fne river and return. four times over. or
twenty miles in all The Hudson River Clubs
yachts, The Jack Frost and the Icicle were sailed
William r. Smith and Herman Nondernden re-
SPtGLNe4y. The Shrewsbury Cluo's yachts the
Scud and the Dreadnaught. were sailed respectively
oy Gn5lrltS +. Robbins and Captain A. ". Haviland
ana CharleS Irwin and Edward Asay-
-, ne superiority OF the Hudson River yachts was
had been sailed, although at the start the Scud led
me way to the first turn. The starting gun was
lftu AZ II 80 a. m. and nine minutes later Scud
turned the upper stake She was followed thirty
sSconds later by the Jack Frost and the IccIe was
hiteeu seconds behind the Frost. The Dreadnaught
was the last turn by thirty seconds and then the
four yachts had magnificent race down tho river
The Jack Frost passed the Scud before FaIf thc dis
wrenched second position from the Shrewsbury
yacnt Commodore Rogers very cuuningly kept his
the full benefit Of the wind and the others followed
IN MS wax, The Frost mad lead OF thirty-f FIVE
the Scud third by twenty-five seconds The
Dr@adnaght was but twenty-five seconds behind
ana "hen al four yachts returned up the river the
The windward runners OF the yachts were lifted
hEh IN the air many times. and the DreadnIught
ground. These positions were maintained until the
Hteen mile mark was passed The Jack Frost
greatly increased her lead when she started up the
river FOR the last time. The wind was so strong
tfnt the cockpit swerved with It's occupants and
Commodore Rogers sove -hut the centre timber
huCkled 80 that the to~sprt was often raised from
- 10 u inches on account or the strain The
Frost had rounded the uIucr stake and was within
a short distance or tho finish IUa y-l.r ~, So
was seen 10 topple over and almost disappear hav-
ing been partially submerged I'm the vida rrscs
The Frost finished a winner i'm 0.5g-2i b.atur the
Icicle mile the Shrewsbury Yacht Dread
nauEht ove' two miles. The official time follows: