The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-02
N. AND F. WINS A FINE RACE
DEFEATS LIPTON CUP BOATS IN
BENSONHURST REGATTA.
Three Yachts In Glass Fight All Around
Course winner Well Handled by q. VI.
Camp-Sue wins by Close Margin -SOya
Defeats the - FOOtees IN strong Wind.

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Course winner Well Handled by g. VI.
Camp-Sue wins by Close Margin -Soya
Defeats the ~ FOOtoTs In strong Wind.
The Bensonhurst Yacht Club started its
racing season with a regatta on Gravesend
Bay yesterday afternoon in which twelve
| yachts started and sailed IN a brisk south
easterly wind. II was iuOt strong enough
to allow them to carry whole sail and the
racing was fine. The Joy. which made such
q poor showing In her race on Decoration
Day. showed a marked improvement, but
why could not be explained. She got way
well and after b short tuRsle on the frst leg
fell back TO third place. then she moved up
and before the finish OF the race was second
to the Soya, which under the conditions sailed
well. In the 81 foot GLASS the Sue again won
from the SakanA and Hyperion. but this time
by only IA seconds. The Ondas won from
the Careless. and in the Upton Cup class.
In which there were three starters. the NJ. d r.
redeemed herself and beat the Gunda by
IS seconds and the Blue Bill by 1 minute
So seconds
The Upton cup boats sailed a very close
contest and II was nip and tuck from start to
finish. The NJ d + had TO win the race twice.
as on the first windward leg the Blue Bill
crossed her and later the Blue Bill lost the lead
through holding In too close to the Gravesend
shore, The NJ d F proved herself to be a
good boat In q strong wind, and with her main
sail In better shape than in the Decoration Day
race did well There is still room for i'm,
the sails OF ell the boats in the class. and each
The y Al had only two men on board in
ment she would have done still, better. Her
success seemed TO be due very largely to the
gay, she was handled by her msnasipG owner.
from the starting line OF Bensonhurst to the
Sea Gate marx which was a reach with boops
Fort Hamilton mark; from there It wes Wind
ward work Ia. the Bensonhurst mark and a
reach to the finish, This course was sailed
They made q very pretty start, all reach
Ing Ing tSr the line on the port tack, N a Z
e %Ss a NJ t6 swH H.. and G GlS5s up Ra 70 to the ie s sTsrS o5
her and tie Blue Bill With B. o. "Aiierton and
John r; BEophy on board. pushed in between
1 Weather = a 4 sRs 'o of the SSSmaal n ( F. O0e The on t ids
at the lee ward end and Guhda should have
but her helmsman chose to luf out and try
to get to weather Of the leaders and In 30
Tn, N 4 F kept her lead on the first leg
to the Fort Hamilton mark spd Blue Bill
the lead again near the mark, On the wind
n 5 + in ,S On \ RE stFsrbo%ST S.s tax Tx s sDSsT led
Gravesend Beach the wind, headed the Blue
Bill and the Nd d + and Gunda both weathered
her before the mark was reached. The times
at the end Of the first round, we're: M 4 +.
, on the second round the three had another
hot fight, but no change was made in the order.
The Gunda stuck 70 the. NJ and J. and reach
ing closed up considerably, but fell back again
81 t ssoo m5ds. A. A thf bend snS the yes y 4Gs + p pSGv By
VIII furnish he best racing down the Bag
this season, The honors yere with C. u.
AG TSs a 9hf fo Ssslsn vent 81 soe SEA- siHe GATE ate. Craven
Shoals. Fort Hamilton and Bensonhurst.
This, was a reach, a run With spinnakers, a
reach and a beat. The Sue took a position
Che start i and, AFTER Pc ssIps the Sea e Gate marx
took the lead, She had . splnnaker to star
board. while the Sakana was on the opposite
fibe. The Sue then gradually increased
her lead. AZ the end OF the first round the
perion, 9:5e:l0. On the second round the Sue
drew still further ahead and won the race by
The More. Trouble started in the lead in
the Soya at the leeward end OF the
inc and the Spider last. Soya led at the
arst mark with the More Trouble second, |
md on the wind the Spider moved into SECOND 4
we're: Soya. $3.50; Spider, t:0ooi: Joy,
the Soya drew still further ahead
and the Joy moved into second place. The
10y sailed a better race than she did on Deco
In the q special class the ondas had no
in beating the Careless. The 0ndas
was late at the start and Richard Rummel
very kindly waited until she got to the line
naries:
pLoor CLASS P, n TO n YEHr-couRsK 90 MILE