The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-27
ELMNA FIRST AT NEW LONDON
r. r. BREWSTER'S SCHOONER
SAILS AWAY FROM FAST CRAFT.
Finishes More Than Hair q Hour Before
Corona. the Second Yacht In Old Cup
Defender vigilant Finishes Third, but
Loses Race Win Nicola Light Winds.

Ioaea RaCa with NeOlA -IlEht winds.
NEW LONDON. June 20 Frederick 2.
Brewster's schooner Hmina was tho first
Yacht to finish in the long distance race OF
the indian Uarbor Yacht Club. smothered
In a cloud OF canvas, she creased tho finish
line of Bartlett's Reef light vessel this evening
at 7:s,,+7 and made a picture that will long
be remembered by those who were fortunate
enough to see IL.
u paek hsh'e ~. IL. ,h. CON.
hghts marked one emo oi II nIe' = "a
mlttees tug the other emo, sho~'ns wv 49,
nnmm,ttas boat n faint etreak OF red allowed
tbro,gh The clouds rom the setting sun.
i In the dIs saS s'G to the ', east the he lights Of New
London showed and to the west the white
sails of the other racers stood out prominently
against . black horizon. -, III
The Elmlna mao saiieo q eooo raee' u
wind for a long time was light and huaS,
an is Ssp' st Dsnt .,n,as and no, her into the lea d.
ar apd tnV ,hsn ni shs tspt Au there a. someti mes coins
any theh sne nep' na,,tic., milss an hour,
The Elmina sailed the seventy-two miles in
0 hours 81 minutes ~ seconds. which is very
good considering the weather conditions.
tho finish was Ed zittel. who was on the com-
mioteo JUN ~ " ~ winnng
contributed In STAYING IN tlhe .no .hnns
yacht would make A'tei was only ~ ,ee
greatest calculator OF yacht speed anoat.
Tha Corons anishad AT e.ob.so. The vtei.
,ont was Vt tbe next boat in. She crossed the
line at s:oe:oo. having made the journey In
10 hours 20 minutes 2S seconds. The old Cup
defender had to allow 50 minutes 81 seconds &C oSs
to the Nicola and 10 minutes SO SECONDS 10 Cne
Yankee As the %favorite old racer crossed
pi these two was E grand one as both yachts
The Constellation finished at soe:2l. The
Invader finished at si2:3o. The Constella-
ton rates we'll under the rule and wins the
III ,t'f like seo ghosts. their side lights cleaned on
the water and they slid on toward the line
Ike phantoms; The Ne0!a Vas as next end az y si2s;os'
The fRe Emerald finished at s:aS:ss, the EndYmion1
at s:s4;53. Then the wind came northWesI
and all had to jibe. and one altar Az atndot heI
interior fttings in the yacht IN time and che
was not In cruising trim. This was a dis
turned out in Indian HqrbGE5, +. The Tn S Tster
w wSf smooth GIoods s sefee D'sf' the In sum ,ne Sail Sails n we're
set St' and prep preparstions made to leave ths harbor
to 60 to tie starting, line. The sails hung
"fThe tide was jnst beginning TO run to the
from h east southeast set in and A. oso
later the big schooners we're started. The
6 a1s1 az t Gsn line. Oy Capt apt Dennis had bsfthsd
his Yacht we'll and she crossed at sAl %,
Hsr boon Pp On, va: to s6 PEI and s.i sse had a reach
Next was the Invader. owned by Roy A.
Luks,s corona was TIE raI ,hird y sE1nne eroj JTl IS
Constellation with only working, ,topsails,
was NEXT. at s:t2:be, The Emerald crossed
9t s:..:it. c shs is IS 9T ,Ss E 5y 4aGht el9b.
The Endymion, Commodore, George Lauder.
,jr''s. flagship, was last in the division. She
seconds, The Invader and Constellation
were in class A and the others in class B. and
the Endymion, and Constellation were to sail
d Ipbe Tirilant. W. +. Iselin. Yankee. H. l..
Maxwell. and Nicola, E.. ~, King, started on
Painbow had entered but was not on hand
was ssbsent because Capt, Harry Har had
EF 9T and Iroita we're .absentees. The
Yankee. With IL. /. Maxwell at the wheel.
crossed the line at p+s:2e. The yeziiant
then small Capt, Dennis he'd ths Eimi as
well over toward the L1ng islap 4 shore nor arc asd
tsS y constellation we'll out in the Sound and
sailed in slack water longer then the boats In
shnre
AT io.4o the wind was from the south by
east Eimina. Corona and Nicola was the
order n the yachts near the Long Island
shore. Constellation and Invader were in
i he middle of the Sound and leading the fleet
Than came the Yankee, vigilant. Endymion,
ln,orita. Seneca and Dervish. They were
then south of Stamford light. Reaching
Jrbe Constellation led passing I.loyds Neck.
IN his order were Eimina, Corona. Yankee.
Vie;iant and A little 70 leeward was the
SaoIa Crossing Huntington Harbor the
Eimina got a better wind, and she passed the
Rehabilitation and Invader and took the lead.
The Neola took the lead Of the sloop classes;
Then the wind went south southwest. and
freshened, and for about an hour the yachts
made about ten miles an hour and were doing
we'll Tn Elmina drew away. from the others
and took a commanding lead, and the Nicola
managed to get a big lend on the old Vigilant.
These two boats had been sailed with good
Judgment. hut had had q great deal OF luck.
At $50 o'clock the Elmina was south OF New
Haven and had sailed a little more than thirty
miles of the course. She was about two miles
ahead of the next yacht. the Invader, and
the Constellation was a ciosg iu,,u;
Endymion. Corona, Amorita and Emerald.
stretching in almost a line from south to
nnrth The Yankee was further back and
The 'D;ervish was leading the small sch9oners:
some time 1t was Just drifting and then when
the Elmina was SOUTH 81 Taulkhet .s,ahu
e, NICE ore H. Il" tnnsaiI was changed