The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-09-23
ORESTES WINS The REID CUP.
DEFEATS .SOYA IN TWO RACES
SAILED OUTSIDE.
Yachts Race In = Strong Easterly Wind
Boston Champion shows Her Quality
In All Points Of Sailing Foul Com
mItted AT Start hut Restart Is Made.

mItted AT Start but RestaTt Is M@ue'
The Ores.es, champion ?? footer. OF Boston
captured the 500 cup offered by Commodore
D. g. Reid of the Atlantic Yacht Club. she
defeated the Soya. owned by W. 4. BarstoW,
in two races yesterday and after the Yachts
men returned to the clubhouse MIR. Rarsto"
and Clinton II. Crane, who sailed the SoyH,
declared that the Orestes had won simply
because she was too fast. MIR. Crane said
the weather suited the Soya to perfection.
1T was Just. what Wa wanted. but the
Orestcs slipped through the water in a way
that was a surprise to all, and her performance
will give food for thought to all interested m
Yacht racing and the workings OF the present
rule Of measurement,
Charles Francis Adams I'd, who came on
from Boston to sail the Orestes, was con-
graduated by all and was well pleased with
his success. Startling Burgess, who designed
the Orestes, was also heartily congratulated
and many yachtsmcn now,
twentv-one years ago. his father, the late
Edward Burgess. designed the Puritan
which taught not only New Workers but
yachtsmcn all over the world a lesson which
will never be forgotten.
The visitors returned 90 Boston last night.
They are well pleased with the result Of their
visit and il is plea sing to them to realize that
the Orestes Va the tFst boat OF this class 10 nave
been huiltjn Massachusetts, waters, while there
T EtNfIdl llbN NV
around here.
Two races we're sailed yesterday as the
Eastern men wanted to get back home. Tine
first race was early in the morning. The
yachts went out to the starting line soon
one-half south. the start was made from a
point two miles east of Coney island point
and the turning mark WAS the buoy on kIcka-
way Inlet. Tine leg WAS three and three
quarters miles long and TO lndward and
the course was sailed twice over, or hfteen
V,,1o. IA, oil The wind Aa9 uuIfP fresh ana
the sea rough and the further the yachts
went to the east the roHEhsr Il G3t: Inc
we'll handled nv Mr.. Crane. crossed on the
weather quarter of the Orestes.
was the better boat in the going Of yester,
day. She N. once foiereaChed on the Soya
and went MINUTES IN F %I5sr t tRe siam fime o oE the
race was a procession. with the Orestes get
ting further and further ahead all the time
A. the weather mark on the fr5t round she
had a lead OF l minute ~ seconds. rY..,
II was a run win spinnakers home. FIRST
they were set to port but a few minutes later
the splnnakcrs were taken in and set again
on the other side, AZ the home mark the
Orestes had IncEeessd ner Ieeu nd me bsd
gained rs seconds.
On the second time turning 10 windward
the Orestes gained I minute 20 seconds. This,
too. was in a wind that was. much stronger
than at the start, and running home again
seconds. She won the race by 3 minutes 50
seconds. The summary follows;
Isl Lco. I'd Leo. 5dLe0 M Leg.
oT rsSsr cssS sos SOS ACi
Sova 'No''....i % 10 50 - 40 ~ ~ 80
FIRST RACE FOR REID cUP-sTART, lO3O-CoURsE.
is MILES.
Elapsed
Finish. Ttne.
Yaski aHzfO DHer. v N.
Orestes, {. L9TnRs ,....,'.''.-" war ~ y
Soya, ". \. Batstow.. ..,..'.'.'.l ~ III ~ ~
After a short rest during which the yachts
men warmed up with some lunch, the yachts
prenared for the second race over a triangular
course. Each ly of this course was. two
and a half miles and the first, TO wtndwaId;
Was east one-half south. Just az they we're
approaching the line the ,Orestes on the port
tack fouled the Soya. The Orestes appeared
70 be in the wrong, but Mr.. frame and Mr.;
Barstow at once hailed the committee and
asked that the race be restarted. Mr.. Adams
had no objection and so they were sent OF
again al 2l5 o'clock. and again the Soya was
on the weather quarter or the Orestes.
IL was the same story again. Tn Boston
boat soon took the lead and at the weather
mark led by minute 10 seconds. With spin
makers they ran TO the next mark and before
the wind tho OresteS gained 4 seconds
RraChffE honrc the orestes added 10 seconds
to her lead, BY this ting the rain was falinG
heavily and II was getting very thick outside
The OTestes had proved beyond n doubt that
she was the better boat and 40 the committed
WiselX stopped the race ~ the ems, OF the nTsi
round The Orestes won by minute 10 sec
Onds. The
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