The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-12-23
PRIZES WON BY MANY YACHTS,
REPORT or NEW YORk YACHT
CLIB REGATTA COMMITTEE.
The Queen Win Nine Trophies Effort Takes
q Firsts and 3 specials. Including
kings Cup, and Wectsmoe q ftrsts
and q Specials, Including Aston Cup.

Kings Cup, and WeetRmoe = ftrsts
and q Specials, Including Aston Cup.
The report of the regatta committee of the
New York Yacht Club which has Just been
published gives yachtsmen lots OF material
for study, and they will con the figures
during the winter months and find out
just how much faster one boat has shown
itself than another. In the report the con-
ditions OF the race are given AS well as the
times, distance sailed, weather conditions
and tide. In all thirteen regattas were started
and in these events there were 29l starters
in IO2 races. Often, though, two or more prizes
were being raced for in the one regatta or
squadron run. but these are not counted IN
figuring the races or starters.
Each season there are several cups raced
for by yachts Of the New York Yacht Club
that are challenge trophies and are only held
by the winners subject to challenge or for
one year. The winners get suitable souvenirs
of the races and the names are inscribed on
the cup. The first OF these are the Bennett
cups that are raced for in the annual regatta
| Of the club sailed in June. There are two of
these, one for schOoncrs and one for sloops
and yawls. II was In this regatta that the
Queen made her first appearance, but as her
entry was not filed at the time of the closing
| of the entries. she could not compete for the
Bennett cup. She sailed in the class race.
though, and was beaten by the Elmina. The
Elmina won the Bennett cup for schooners,
beating the Corona. In 10 sloop race there
were fifteen starters and the Effort made
her first appearance in that contest. She
| won In her class but was beaten in the Bennett
cup race, in which the yawl Nigilant was the
winner. with the Rainbow second.
The next OF the challenge cups sailed for
were the Navy cups. These were offered
for the run from Newport % Vineyard Haven
during the cruise. but the run waS marret
through lack OF wind OF the twenty three
49, A. ~ H. stA. -.
in each division. The Queen won the
schooner prize and the Weetamoe won the
sloop prize. Running hack to Newport the
yachts sailed for the Alumni Association OF
L. S. n. challenge cups. The Queen was
again successful in the schooner race and
the Effort won the sloop race. The distance
sailed was thirtyaeyen miles and on actual
time the Queen beat the Effort / minute 8
seconds, which shows that the EfOrt did
not win the Kings cup by any huke.
During the cruise each year the Tag officers
offer special cups for yacht racing IN
divisions. n the first days run the races
were for Rear Commodore husted's prizes.
Two were for sChooners. the division beng
made at ffty-fve Ieet. and two for sloops ana
yawlS, the division being made at forty feet.
The Queen won the first division of schooners
aud the Katrina the second division. The
iha Mim w0n III the second division 0ps "
The next day; running to Dew london. the
prizes were offered by Nlcc-C0mlrnodore
Walters under similar conditions. The wind
was hight all day aud the Elmina won IN the
first division OF schooneTs and. the. Nenona
won in the second division. The Weptamoe
won in the first division of Sloops, bea tinR
the Effort II seconds. This race was lost
by the FtfOrt through poor handling. 1he
Cara Mia won IN the race Tor the second
division Of sl0oIS.
kunnlng to Newport the prizes were OF
fered by Commodore Vanderbilt and again
the conditions were the same AS far as
divisions 20. Tn yachts had fuky winds
as far as Race kock and then a moderate
sailing breeze to the finish. This time the
Muriel won in the pig class of schooners and
the EenOna won IN the small class. The
winners IN the slOop classes were Affair and
The Actor cups followed, one for each type,
! and the race was u hard one. being sailed hi
light, fuky winds. 40 TINT the yachts were a
long time making the course. The Elmina
won the schooner prize and the Weetamoe
won the sloOp priZt The 80 footer
J Phryne was, beaten by | minute 3 seconds
on corrected time ho II was a. hrst thought
nounced, but IL was found later that a mis-
take had been made in her measurement
and the change gave the race to the Weeta-
moe. This il the first Astor cup that II. +.
Lippitt, her owner has won.
The Kings cup followed the AstOr cuD races
and all the yachts sailed in one Clqsn. schoonsrs
being rated AZ - per cent. and yawls at O3
per cent. OF the fun rating, while slooDs Were
rated according TO their full measurement.
ID il thought by many yaChtsmen that these
allowances are rather unfair and that the
sChooner gets too big an allowance. The
Queen beat the 20 ~footers, boats from
which she received time. on even terms.
J She finished first in the race, but the Enort
/ n much smaller boat, beat her on corrected
time by 0 seconds In one OF the most ex-
! citing finishes ever Witnessed in "A yacht
| race.
Going TO Vineyard Haven two cups were
offered by Commodore Vanderbilt for
i schooners and two by V~ice-CommodoTe
Walters for slOops. On this run only four
Yachts finished and the Queen won-eue COM
lnodOre,s cup and the WeetamOe won a Vice
\ commOdore's cup.
The list OF winnings of each yacht that
was successful il shown in the following
y. Y. 7. c. THIRTIEs.
Snen.