New-York tribune., 1907-06-09
YACHTS SECONDS APART
CLOSE FINISH on SOUND.
The Effort Beats the Nicola on Her
Time l4HOrQnce.

In sensational finish. J. l.. Rlairs 6O-foot
sloop yacht Nicola led +. NJ. Smiths Effort
across the line I'm the Manhasset Bay Yacht
clubs spring regatta yesterday Long Island
Sound by the narrow margin Of - seconds, but
lost the race, the Effort had an allowance Of
! minute - seconds and won on corrected time
by l minute 20 seconds.
II was one of the closest and most interest
ing contests that these two famous racing craft
have engaged in. Harry Maxwell handled the
Effort. and Captain Howell-the Efforts former
sldpper-was at the Neola's wheel. The course
twcnty-one miles. Close hauled on the star
board tack the two yachts started at 1928 p. III.
IN light northeast breeze practically on even
terms for while the Effort had the weather
berth the Nicola had the greatest hcadway as
they approached the line established between
Commodore Alker's steam yacht Florence and
the northeast buoy off Execution Light. They
ihade three tacks To fetch Parsonage Point
buoy the first mark OF the triangular course
and here the Effort had a lead pf minutes lS
seconds.
In the three and one quarter mile reach across
the Sound To Weeks Point buoy, the Effort con-
tinued t. gain. Both ran into calm streak
near the buoy which gave the Effort = Load ~
eleven minutes when she bore away around il
with new breeze from the southwest and
headed for the home mark Before she reached
II, however, she was bcCalmed for ten minutes
The Nicola passed her. and completed the first
round Of the course minutes and 80 seconds
IN the lead. Both carried sDinnakers to port
on the second run to Parsonage Point The Eff
fort had just passed her rival. and spinuakers
We're taken in. when Captain Howell checking
the Neoa's speed. gybed and luffed her between
the Effort and the buoy. securing the wndward
berth. This slight advantage Captain Howell
able to hold to the finish. but IL was not
quite enough 10 win with.
Forty yachts started In the race, and the only
one that did not finish was the thirty Alera
whose owner had just fitted her with pair
of sails. The winner I'm her class was George
Meyers Atari. She won from the Banzai by
minutes % seconds The Marguerite and the
Rascal We're the winners in the first and second
divisions of the handicap class respectively. A
newcomer in Glass Q was the Capsicum. owned
and sailed by Sherman HOyt She defeated the
Ogeemah twenty minutes over the ten and
half mile course.
The summary follows:
sIOoPs-cLAss J-sTART 1e25-CoURsE p MILES
Effort +. NJ Smith .......-........ 4OO:22 3:35 -
Neola J. l. Blair S:59:3T a:34 81
sIOOPs-CLAss M-sTART. 12aO-COURSE. u MILES
Regina, G. Stewart .............. 4.59O2 4:aS:02
1a:25IcoiirRRsE.@ p NILES MI. s'-'S'SiAR l.
Alera, a. II. and J. ", Acker. -. Did not finish
Aas'3if Ats? e E ana "A "Hd &C e 2 Il s5s3
Pinaii August Belmont jr......... 4:53.I0 3:Ts.JS
HANDICAP CLASs-FIRsT DIvIsIoN-sTART I2.4o-
,,....,,. -, COURSE. . 1o'a MILES.
4s'is%s Ha'sass'e Y y B Rss ssgs sss 9qs sssss
HANDICAP CLASS sFs2NR Io9 MIS-
:;: u l.. e. y. u
sLoors. CLASS T. START. 1880 COURSE, 1917
MILES A''S
Quick. A. D. Alley
Rascal III, 5. c. Hopkins. ....... 3:3O:23 oa0.9a
LARCIIMoNT 21-FooT CLAss-sTART. 12:o5-coURsL
Houri D. E Deaey ........" a.,4.2o o.o.oo
PSSias PSstss l. l. J. = Ga2eeS s42iS s:tslS 2:471o
Stumpf ................. 3.a6.II a.Io.I'
NEW ROCHELLE ONE DESIGN CI.AsS~STAR Rrr - .tH
COURSE lO1z MILES. ~
Virginia F. r. Waldorf ............. Admin 4.nO.1s
Mischief. j. l.. Mitchell. .......... 4:3s:34 y.st,tI
Arab w ~ Lake ..,................ 5:iO:37 4.f5.3T
SLOoPS CLASS o-START. p. M-CoURsE 1O1s
Sapsicurn' 9. . Hoyt 3:2912 2:2s:12
ogs.mshA A u. Claimants. s:55s7 2:55: