The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
NEREID WINS BELLOWS CUP
CRESCENT BOAT EASILY BEATS
THE BENSONHURST.
In the Afternoon the Tables Arc Turned M
B~ensonhurst wins inc Upton Cup Race
In Light and Fiuky ds-spidcr and
Careless successful In Other Glasses.


Careless successful In Other Glasses.
The Nereid. owned by a syndicate Of menu
bers Of the Crescent Athletic Club and sailed
by II. J. Robert. won the Bellows cup yes
terday morning. This cup. which was given
to the Bensonhurst Yacht Club by ex-Com-
modore &C. Below for the Upton cup class.
has been tried for three times. In the first
effort the Nereid finished a long way ahead Of
the others. but she was 9 minutes over the time
limit OF 2n hours. so the race was declared
or Az the second effort IL was blowing half
a yale, and the yachtsmen did not care to
risk spsrs. 80 the race was postponed. Yes
terday morning Chairman John Brown was
finally successful in getting a race. but the
Nereid and Bensonhurst were the only
starters.
The wind was light from the east by south
and the course selected was TO Sea Gate and
Fort Hamilton. The Bensonhurst got away
first and led mt the first mark OF Sea Gate.
but or the second leg the Nereid went by the
Bensonhurst easily. The wind had hauled
more east and then north OF east. and the
course. which was eight miles In length. was
mostly reaching. At the end Of the first round
the times were: Nereid. i0:45:I5; Benson
hurst. io:+o:+s. On the second round the
Nereid improved her position. and finally
won, che race by 3 minutes ~ seconds. The
trophy will keep company with the Lembcke
cup In the Crescent Clubs trophy case.
In the afternoon the Bensonhurst Yacht
Club had a regatta for yachts Of classes NJ
and below. and twenty-three started. For
the first time down the bay this season the
wind failed and som OF the racers were
drifting about the lower bay until long after
sunset. Those that succeeded In getting
around could only make one round Of the
t~r.angles and were then stopped.
The wind when the warning signal was
F %sd the we: =. i ans g ss0 foo sss n9 sooi th rns f s2st sc
buoy II. then to Fort Hamilton and then
home. For the other classes the first turn
Hamilton. The ~ ~footers were sent away
first and crossed the line on the starboard
tack: Il was a reach 70 the srs. mark: The
The % footers started at $40. The JOY,
sailed by {, d. Mower. led At the line. followed
next class sent away was the o special. ondas
led with Careless next and Spots third. Then
the Upton cup boats were sent away. Ben:
s ST sSs b, ws1 si fF''' o Snd Was rs SSssssiS PEsssSsa
New Moon. and Goblin in the order named.
The Nereid was moving very fast consider
terms with the B~ensonhurst at once. The
MNand F, too. drew out and then the New
Moon took n good position.
Before the mark was reached several Of
the yachts set spinnakers and they were in
close order, as. they, turned. The leaders
Bsnson SSTSse' f TSs NJ nS and + " called n.d for a' ro s%a
from the New Moon at the mark and there
was a foul and the NJ and = set a protest
that the NJ and y had plenty OF room and the
committee will have TO decide who was right.
II was windward w, wSrs for all to the next
Nereid took a good lead and then the New
Moon went to the front. The Bensonhurst
the Nj and. f. Each boat in turn got a light
air with which 1t was able to take the lead,
and then when. this air was lost would fall
to leeward OF the rest was kept footing. and
she managed 70 get under the land near Fort
Hamilton and worked the tides so well that
she and the New Moon. turned the mark on
about even terms. Then with spinnakers
they ran to the B~ensonhurst mark. and while
f 4n th Yachts iss me iss T'n dri aied out Ms ssaosT nesT e sSs
turning mark the wind came southerly and
the yachts reached for the finish Of the race:
and the Nereid overlook the New Moon,
The Bensonhurst finished 4 minutes SO seconds
ahead Of the Nereid. but that boat was not
more than 200 yards astern.
The Spider won in the 20 foot class. with
JOY, second, The Careless won in the special
2 class class and st IN ne Se, other , classes sn not a ny ySSn,
flag was hoistsd on the Nancy. but as there
was no race IN this class the committee will
not have the bother OF settling the dispute.
The summaries:
BELLOWS CUP ~RAcI-srAEr. iooo-couRsr. 8 snxs.
Etdsped
Finish. time.
Yacht ana Gunner. MS n. N. &
Hensonhuist. r. B. Moore...:"... IS 80 S
Nsreid beat Bensonhurst . minutes q seconds.
START. sos.
Sue, z. r. Luckenbsck ........... withdrew
Sakana, Havilsnd Bros. ......... not timed
sLoops-oLAss Q, IS TO % FkEr-couRss. s NrLss-
start, $40.
Spider; Hendon Chubb"""."."", q J; s. 3
Soys. w. 4. Barstow. ....... withdrew
vingt-trois, II. A. Brown .......... withdrew