New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-07
OFF FOR OCEAN RACE.
Ten Starters IN Eastern Yacht Clubs
Contest to Marblehead.

As pretty a start as was ever seen OF Sandy.
HOOK was that of the ten Yachts that began theirs
ocean race yesterday from this port MarbIeheadv
a distance OF $1 miles Thirty yachts had entered!
nut tor various reasons best known to their own-4
ers only ten appeared at the starting line at ths
bell buoy of Rockaway Beach
mere was little wind when the committee tusa
unique lett the pier OF the Atlantic Yacht Club az
sea Gate. at o'clock the sOops Asprsnts
COssack and Pohtatuck and the schooners Corona
and Lasca were taken in tow The Unique started
with them by way of Coney Island Channel for the
starting line, some six miles the eastward. Tho
schooneTs Hope Leslie and Indra had preceded then,
IN tow of another tug. and the yawIs Egret and
Katonah found breeze enough later to sail out Tho
Corona grounded in Coney Island Channel and
parted her towline. She finally worked off undes
sail
When the starting signal was given for III,
schooners the Corona under four lower sails and
main gait tOpsail. heading for the line under.
fine Roadway She crossed it at 3:5553 Just 90 sec.
onds after the whistle leading the feet. The Lasca.
was in irons just west of the line few lengths
She filled away and crossed minute and "a seconds
after the signal The schoOners Indra Hope Leslie,
and Cnderclim crossed the next whistle five min
utes later. and after another five minute interval
the sloOps and yawls away in this orders
the Aspirant. the COssack. the Egret the Pohta~
tuck and the Kate
There was a good breeze from the southwark
now Foretopsails the schOoners and
later main topmast staysails. for the wind
TO the eastward the starbnard tack heading for
their first mark-Fire Island hshtshp.
1hey are all to pass close enough to Nantucket,
Shoal HghtShip to be identified and reported by-
wireless telegraph the Eastern Yacht Club Halt.
an hour after the start the Corona seemed to have
increased her lead on the Lasca, and the Indra
holding her own with the other two schOOners iIs
her class. The Aspirant had a good lead tho
sloops. She steered by of her owners
Addison Hanan.
The allowances for the race are as follows: The
Corona allows the Lasca 81: i5. the Indra allows
the Hope Leslie 1919. the Gossack allows tha
Pohtatuck 716:15 and the Egret S:O521.
sCHOONERs-CLAss B-sTART 3:55 P NJ
Racing start
Yacht, owner AID club length HMS.s
Corona Arthur r Like New York; oil 3:55:S3
Lasca. r H. McCurdy New York; 1915 S:9S:3A
SCHOONEFS-S'I.ASS E-START 2. NJ
Indra z. EASTERN .-....-.. 51-46 4:oO:ss
(Easte1n5 a. 81 4.oo:sf
JndercIfn Clark 4f.31 403:O0
SLOOPS AND YAwLS-CI.ASs- K-sTART 4;o5 P. n
Aspirant. W and A. g Hanan (NeN- -.
SLOOPS AND YAWLS-CLASS l.
Cossack II. \ tEastern} 37.05 $500 3r
/ TPohtatucz. Henry :. Gibson (-)-. 3I41 4:O6:23
tEgret. Lenox Smith New ork(.-.... 3O41 4;05:2{
Katonah. W. W. Williams baltimore F. 4:04:2l
SPECIAL. HANDICAP CL4ASS-START P. N
Indra F. : Eaton 4:o0:2S.
Hope Leslie .-........... 4:0O:31-
Undercf, Lewis Clark s:02:Oot
tYawls Time allowance calculated on seven-e ighthr
{ rating measurements.
The CndercEff is auxiliary schooner and GETS
a handicap of feet rating measurement over ina
Hope Leslie. The Aspirant IS racing for prize
offered TO the slOop making the fastest coTrecte0s
time the course.