New-York tribune., 1906-09-12
The QUEEN A WITCH.
Sa'ts A1cay from the Elmina in Race
for Gould Cup.

Closehauled on the port tack and heeling down
uhoer the pressure of her cloud OF canvas until the
Zee ran was level with the water. J. Rogers Max
"ens schooner yacht Queen swept majestically
across the finish line of Oyster Bay yesterday. the
Gould
IL was a special arranged by the seawan-
haka Corlnthian Yacht Club in which r. r
tor She BY s minutes seconds actual and
ny minutes SO seconds corrected time. for she
was allowed SO seconds by the Elmina- The race
was close one for the first half of the course.
and II II had ended then the Elmina would have
been beaten only minutes / second. but In the
second half the windwsrd work Of five and
threeouarter miles the Queen made a clear gain OF
I'VE minutes lacking one second.
Believing that there was also TO be a race for
sloops the owners OF the Effort and the Nicola had
those yachts at the line ready TO start Rather
thsn disappOint them. Captain Walter Jennings OF
the steam yacht Tuscarora offered 500 cup as
prize for them 10 boat for boat, over half the
course covered by the schooners.
E. ID. King. the Neola's owner sailed his boat
and the Effort sailed by her skipper. Captain
Howell. The Nicola held her own we'll on the run
snt reach but she was finally beaten by the Effort
b. minutes 43 seconds after interesting con-
test. These two yachts meet again on FRI
day In the for the Pierce Cup.
The start of the schooners was made at Ego
o'clock from line between the black buoy or the
northwest bluff Of Lloyd's Creek and the steam
yacht Tuscarora, which placed at the dis
posal OF the regatta committee by her owner,
Walter Jennings. and which was anchored about
cables length west Of the buoy.
Eimins steered by Captain Dennis. after some
preliminary man9uvrng, came for the line carry
sails BY shaving the buoy closely. the Queen was
FIRST away by 80 seconds. The Elmna's skipper.
taking more room, had the windward position but
as II was spinnake- run of folr and three-quar-
ters miles 20 the first mark there was little sdVan-
Balloon tib topsails were smartly set before cross
ing the line and spnnakers 10 port after. The
hers Sa aDd Dd RRTS kp oaS sf "A na
crossed the others wake. Dennis gained little
course direct for the lee mark, which they luffed
around like this: The Queen. lO722; the Elmina.
rst leg had been 5s Seconds elapsed timee tie ' TINS
A reach Of four and three-quarters miles TO the
cut shore showed gain for ' the Emna % Of sec
Is Their i time ,5 OF rounding this mark was Tbs
The course from here 20 the home mark
ive and three-aUaTter miles with the Wind ~
south southeast they could lay their courses for
hauled couple Of miles 10 the southward heading
the Queen eff first and the Ernina five minutes
without tackng but the Queen had to make
short board 20 weather II. They rounded the
ths ore4 TRe 9 9ee 5s CS ad g. '9S the
2:17 707. which showed a gain actual time Of
Across the Sound they went again. with spinna-
kers set to port The Queens men beat the FL
the run over the Elmina gained 26 Seconds on her
rival but on the next leg the Queen gained 80 sec
gain. II was minutes 81 seconds
t the Me9Is % ana ,i me EIreGt made g9od start
with the Nicola 70 windward. Both set spnnakers
onds. ana at the eastern mark by so seconds, They
s sa1led the the course once oyer To-. miles and the
The summary follows:
SCHOONER RACE FOR GOULD cuF-sTARr 1928