The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-21
BENSONHURSH WINS AGAIN
TAXES SECOND RACE FOR Upton
CUP BY SMALL MARGIN.
Race Sailed I'm Regatta Of Brooklyn Yacht
Ciub-Ncreid. the Second Boat, Gaining
Fast at Finish Crescent Athletic Club
Morning Race Is Pcstponed-Nc Vim

Fast At Ftnieh Crescent Atnleuc Otup
Morning Race Is P~cstpcned-Nc wind.
The B%ensonhurst continued her victorious
career yesterday afternoon and captured
the second race for the Upton cup. Tit
Nereid was second. That yacht sailed a
rafting good race. and at the finish was
gaining fast on the ~Bensonhurst. h race
was sailed in the regatta Of the Brooklyn
Yacht Club under conditions that were pecu-
Harry favorable to the Bensonhurst, light
nuky winds at frst. that gave her a lead which
could not be overcome. when the breeze
freshened and held true.
The seven yachts started and made a very
pretty contest. Down the wind with spin
makers the New Moon held the lead. but when
on the wind the Bensonhurst found a pun
that put her in the lead and enabled her TO
turn the home mark with a lead OF a minute
and a half. BY that time the wind had fresh
ened and the Nereid began to pick the Benson
hurst up. She gained before the wind. a
little more on the wind and on the broad
reach home she cut the ~Bensonhurst's lead
down to 90 seconds. by which margin that
boat won the race. The Upton cup yacht
owners hope that there will be a good sailing
breeze soon. and then many OF them are salts
ned that the Bensonhurst will have to look
out.
Dr. j. e. De Mund and W. II. Grimm. the
committee Of the BROOKLYN Yacht Club. were
on board William Campbells sloop Guide,
from which the signals were made. The
% footers were sent twice around the six
mile course. going FIRST TO the B~ensonhurst
mark and then TO Fort Hamilton. There
were two in this class and W. A. Barstow,
who had Mrs. Barstow with him as part Of
the crew Of the Soya. was too soon at the
line and had to return. This gave the Spider
an advantage. which under the light con-
ditions was not a very serious handicap.
II was q broad reach in the south wind to
the Bensonhurst mark. where booms we're
gybed and spinnakers set TO port. The
Spider led at Fort Hamilton. but In two tacks
the Soyal went by her and after that was
not headed. At the end OF the fret round
the times were Soya, 4 80 80; Spider, a AZ 90.
The wind held until the Soya had finished
and then although the Spider was less than
a quarter Of a mile astern II took her S minutes
and 10 seconds TO get TO the line.
MANY Of the Gravesend Bay yachts went 10
Larchmo mt. As usual there was no wind
on me sound. II they had remained down
the Bay they would have had a good race
The hpt1 ton cup boats we're me- next s, se9t S Sn
between Fred 1. Bergen with the New Moon
and Richard Moore with the Bensonhurst,
was iust a little TOO soon and had 70 Sill her
way. Bergen had Judged ne New Moon :
time TO perfeStion. and as the gun SOUNDED lea
Bensonhurst and went over The line frst
with good. way, on. The Gunda was next
Committee NE b ena TSen Nt came the Nereid.
0' Three stH Scoops S0o a%n"bored near the, course
to ot he sTst marx. but the New Noon got there
frat. zyhed ana set Soinnaksr, with the Ben,
fonhSrst neSt' fSlIoMed by w ,hs GMnds y N and
ton usrG mark the Neg Moon and Bi,nsonih1r.tiurcd
10 the west OF the course and we're forced TO
cySe. This allowed the Gunda 10 turn ar:t
with tne Nereid second ard then came the
New Moon and Bensonhurst;
and the yachts scattered. Each skipper was
| trying TO lind the best zephyr and Moore on
The ssn i. sDh"rf TA so S. = eSn t tsas sent = ss Sis s sSe,
near the marx and was hung up for some
time. The third leg Of the course was q
Il the wind had freshened. rho Bensonhurst
sailed fast toward the nome mark, hut the
NeIsid Nth her cs sR'TnaEss6p Down snf fnG gs sSS f Ssl
The times az the end OF The first round were
B~cnsSnhW.t, t;soS NcseiS, 'S,S NJ ssd Z,
Goblin. aga 50 Blue Bill. 40 So,
With a lead of a minute and a half the Ben.
sonhuTst started on The second ronnd, SH,
lead down and these two were sailing away
from the others in the class. At Fort Hamil'
ton the LEAD sSd had sS6i6 BEEN ,Ss y TsTsiS st N G "a seconds Sh5
at the Sea Gate mark she was SO seconds be
| hind, and VI. and F. was l minute and so sec
onds behind the Bensonhurst. with Gunda mex
and New Moon fifth.
This time the Bensonhurst set her spinnakel
and the same sail was set on the Nereid guyet
forward. The Nereid reduced the lead. bu
the course was too short for her to win and RI,
Bensonhurst finished 80 seconds in the lead
The Nereid beat the NJ. and = 2 minutes ssec
onds. and .Gpnda was only 10 seconds oehln'
the VI and F.
Six dories sailed once around the cours
and this race was won by the Ace with tn
Deuce second and Bobs, one OF the new boats
third. The summary:
sIoops. CLASS O, IS TO % rHRr-coURsH. II NILE