The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25
EFFORT, YACHT OF THE YEAR,
y. NJ. SMITHS sL0OP PROVES A
II BIG SUCCESS.
New Boat Flies rwcnty.three Flags ~ q
Result of Seasons Racing Unbeaten
Record for the MimosA III. Good
work OF The queen In Many Contests.

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work OF The queen In Many COntests.
Yachting in this section Of the coast IL
divided into districts governed by associa-
tons. The Yacht Racing Association OF
Long Island Sound governs racing on the
Sound from City Island to Shelter lAand.
This association Is composed Of twenty
eight clubs. There are two other clubs
that race on the Sound, the New York and
Larchmont.
Down on Gravesend Bay 10 another as
sociation made up OF Ave clubs. On the
Great South Bay is another association
with many more clubs enrolled In 1t. and so
il goes on all along the coast. The greater
part Of the yacht racing in these waters 10
done within q radius OF thirty miles Of the
city. All the clubs located this side OF
Lloyd's Point on the Sound are very active.
Those on the other side OF he point are
mostly made up OF the summer visitors, and
while the racing is usually good the season
10 comparatively short one and the yachts
arc often one design classes and sometimes
boats that have been raced In former Pears
in some OF the larger clubs. This side OF
Lloyd's Point there are twelve clubs. and
these clubs kept the racing yacbtsmen very
busy from the end Of May until the end Of
September. Every Saturday and often ON
other days during the week there were open
, regattss and there we're also many regattas
and races that were closed, that 10, ex-
clusivefy for members OF tho club that ar
ranges the race. In these open regattas
this year 7sT yachts raced. They took part
In SIS class races and the total number OF
starters was 1 $50. In this number 10 In
duded those hat took part In the cruise OF
the New York Yacht Club, which started
from Glen Cove and ended at Newport, and
in The cruise of the Atlantic. S~eawanhaka
Cortnthian and Philadelphia Corinthian
Yacht clubs. which started at Oyster Bay
'apd ended at Newport.
Down the bay ss yachts took part in ia
races and the total number OF starters was
$50. In addition TO these races there were
aaght long distance events which attracted
many yachts that did not regularly COM
pete in the regattas. There were forty
Of these and in the eight races the total
, number OF starters was So.
These events make the number Of yachts
starting In open races $40. the number of
class races sailed 400 and the total number
81 starters 1910.
This is probably about one-hah OF the
racing that is held within the limits already
HdIlGu. lutTt arc many CllDs Nu6J u
not prominent enough to attract attention
10 the yachting world that have races each
week and get out good sized fleets. There
are many clubs organized exclusively for
club racing and there are classes in the
big clubs that are simply for afternoon
amusement, 30 hat if account could be
made OF all these the total number OF yachts
racing would be considerably over TOO
,AI shA NoNal -axnnHAr - a@fa k.rAA
1000 and 1000. These figures give some
idea of the scope OF the sport and then IL
must he remembered that there Is just as
much racing the other side OF Cape Cod as
there Is on this side and there is racing on
an the Lakes and in fact everywhere that a
small yacht can he hoated and sailed with
safety.
Racing with auxiIaries this year was not
quite as popular as il was last year. These
yessels only took part in the squadron
ms OF the New York Yacht Club. They
Nere divided into two classes. the dividing
lie being at rs feet and the measurement
beng taken on the water line. In the
clas over rs feet there were six yachts that
stated. These took part in four races,
one { which was not finished and the total
nurnbr Of starters was fifteen Henry T.
Slosnts Idler won two races and F.. Lewis
Clark't Emerald one. In the smaller class
four yahts took part in four races. Richard
T. Wsinight's Cachalot won all four and
A. V. de Goicouria's Vencedor was three
times thin and did not finish in the fourth
race.
In the By class Of schooners there was
practically no racing. Francis SINNERS
Constellatio started once against the
invader andwas beaten. In other squad
ron runs tn, Invader started four times
alone trying or the squadron prizes. She
10 credited wihfour sailovers.
b most lnAresting racing OF the schoon-
era was In theo0 foot class, In which the
Queen, Elmina Corona and others took
part. These thee furnished the best of
rho sport. Othe boats raced in some Of
tbs events, but Nere greatly outolassed by
the big trte- Altogether ten yachts took
part In the class noing. They made sixty
three starts in twenty-five races. The in
terest In this class was In the Queen, the
lew HerreshoR butt sohooner with which
J. Rogers Maxwell oped to win the Kings
cup, and as the boa was built to the new
rule her performances were watched care
fully. In her drst roe when fresh from
tho builders yard sh was beaten by the
Efnina, but she Hnis,d ahead OF the Co.
roma. After that she lad a very victorious
uAreer. capturing fftea frsts, two seconds,
N . third out OF twety starts. She won
tbs Glen Cove cup, beaing the Yankee and
Rainbow, and the Lachmont cup, and
during the cruise Of TIA New York Yacht
Club abe won special Plies for beating all
schooners, but she failet to win either the
Kings or Aston cup. Thse races. as well
IA the Glen Cow and Lachmont cup races,
are not reckoned in the clsss races, being
special events. In the Ator CUP race the
wind was very fuky and the Queen did
vel at first, but soon got lift by a shift that
favored the Elmina, and that yacht suc-
ceeded In finishing first and winning. In
the race for the Kings cup he Queen made
a wonderful showing and ever part of the
course she sailed 10 knots al hour, but the
Effort W.T. q still more WONDERFUL boat and
she won the race from the Queen with lust
nine seconds TO spare.
The Elmina in addition 10 he Aston Gun
won five firsts and fourteen seconds out |
Of twenty starts. This boat ailed consis-