New-York tribune., 1906-08-16
SPOKANE FIRST AGAIN.
BONIDREI ALSO WINS.
Yacht Races at Mmblehead Increase
an Interest.
[By Telegraph to The T~ mel

Merblehead, Mass Aug. 1b.---N Oruef 10 ue-
terrnine more quickly the best three boats to
meet the German sonderklasse boats in the races
for the Roosevelt Cup. two races will be sailed
each day henceforth by the boats entered for
the trial races. This arrangement went into
effect to-day and the New York boats Spokane
and Vim made an excellent showing against the
fleet In the first race G. w. Wightmans
Bonidrei Crownnshield boat. was the winner
with the Vim second and the Caramba third.
In the afternoon race F. Lewis Clark's Spo-
kane, which won on Monday. was again
winner She defeated the Crownnshield boat
Hayseed III by / minute 12 seconds. Charles f.
Adamss AUX was the third boat. The latter
made the best time OF all in the windward work
of the last race, which was three miles to lee
ward and return. Her time was 57:11 that OF
the winner 5S:24 The first race was over tri-
angular course of nine miles, three miles TO the
leg The first leg was a reach the second
close reach and the third beat
Interest in the races increases each day
Yachts from New York are continually arriving.
Among the latest arrivals are William X. van
derbilt jr's Tarantua, the slOop Isold and the
schooner Tekla, owned respectively by Vice
Commodore Fred NJ. HOyt and Rear Commodore
Howard WilIetts. Of the LarchmOnt Yacht Club;
E. Walter CIark's Irolita. Howard Gould's
Niagara and George RectOr's Atlantic, of the
same club and the Dervsh. owned by COmmo-
dore Henry Morss. of the Corinthan Yacht
Club of Marblehead
1t is little early yet make predictions
to the boats likely to be selected but among
racing yachtsmen Charles F. Adamss AUX. +.
L. Clarks Spokane, {. H, Fosters Caramba G.
w. Wightman's Bonidrei. T. L. Parks Vim and
Fl. l.. Bowdens Hayseed Ill are the faVorites at
present. William Gardner the designer, and
Commodore T. L. Park, the owner o. the Vim.
are here watching the races from the committee
tug every day.
The wind was light from the north northwest
when the starting signal was made for the first
race at II 10 a. The boats made good start
in the following order most of them crossing the
line within a minute after the signal: The
Bonidrei, the Manchester, the Vim, Hayseed III,
uie Shiuuoo' lhe AleC'o me OaIaiIiDd, ara. ne,
wink VI, the LoTelei, The Cod, the Windrim Kid,
the New Orleans the AUX the Ellen the
Sumatra. Sally VIII and the Spokane.
With sheets eased to starboard and small
balNOn jibs set most OF them, the boats made
a pretty picture they sped away to the east
ward. The BOnidrei carried only "a small jib
She held her lead easily. and reached the mark
la 81 minutes 56 seconds. minute 10 seconds
ahead of the second boat, the Vim, which had
SIeered straighter course than the Others al
though she was handicapped by the wash OF the
steam yacht Wild Goose and some others of the
accompanying feet. The wind fell light at this
mark, so that 1t took more than ten minutes for
all to round it. To the next mark (course SOUTH
west one-half sOuth) II was a close reach on the
starboard tack. 1t breeZed up again from the
same quarter in the half hour it took the leaders
to cover that leg, and by the time mile of the
last three of wlndward work was covered there
Bonidrei finished first and the race,
Sally VIII made the fastest time that leg,
63 minutes seconds.
The second race was started at 2:10 o'clock
after waiting fifteen minutes for the crew of the
Cod to repair the jaws of her gaff. The course
was three miles to leeward and return. and the
boats got away in this order: The Chewink
Hayseed III. the Bonidrei the Manchester, the
Ellen. the Sumatra. the Skiddoo. the Cod. the
Windrm Kid, the AlectO, Sally VIII. the Spo-
kane, the Vim. the Caramba, the AUX, the New
Orleans and the LOrelei The wind was light
and it took the leader, the Chewink, A minutes
and b seconds to cover the distance TO the lee
mark, with spinnaker set to starboard The
Bonidrei was only eight seconds behind her. and
in the next minute Hayseed III. the Cod the
Spokane and the Sumatra rounded the mark and
began the windward work
Hayseed III, sailed by Ernest Hendrie and the
Spokane had a good fight the wind freshened
and the Spokane finally crossed her bow. She also
crossed the Chewink. Hayseed III and the Boni-
drei taking the lead about five minutes before
the finish. She crossed the finish line at 9:J4:12
The performance Of the AUX, however was the
feature OF the day, for in three miles OF wind
ward work she came up from sixteenth place at
the lea mark TO third at the finish.
The summaries of both races follows:
FIRST RACE TRIANGLED-sTART 11:Io-CoURsE o