New-York tribune., 1907-09-12
KINGS CUP AT STAKE.
THE M4NH1SSET WINS.
Beats Glass . Yachts in Pretty Race
or JGmCSt07cR.

Norfolk, Va. Sept. 11.-Heeling down until her lee
rail was all awash in vicious squall from the
by Clarence Robbins, New York. dashed across
the finish line off Ocean View to-day the winner Of
the first Of the three series races for King Ed
wards cup.
The race in which six yachts had sailed twice
around n triangular course OF seven and one-half
miles. regarded by all Who witnessed it as the
best contest the class has vet engaged in. There
were no fukes but a strong and steady breeze from
start TO finish The Mauhasset. after close con-
test W'th the DorothE' Oh balImore' won rom
that yacht by minutes AZ seconds. The Capsicun.
of New York was third and the Elean9r of Bos-
ton. fourth
The race between the p class boats the Sue and
the Regina. owned. respectively. by r. J. Luchen-
bach and F s Stewart. OF New York, tho
same course equally exciting. The Sue won
this first for the Roosevelt cup by | minute
s. seconds In this contest there hardly any
doubt about the result the Sue got the ltad at
the start held it throughout Curiously enough.
after beam reach the first leg of the course,
broad reach the second and windward work on
the third. she led the Regina by minute 26 seconds
at the end of the first Iound of the course These
started at 1926. en minutes before the . class
boats.
A prettier start could not be imagined than that
the q class When the signal given by the
regatta commfttee-C. T. Tower, DR. J. Z.
Demund and Commodore T E. Ferguson-from the
United States gunboat SIrne anchored about one
mile north of Ocean View, tho six yachts came for
the line in a bunch. with the Dorothy in the
weather berth. the 1Ianhasset close On her lee
quarter and the Little Rhody off her lee bow. All
crossed on the starboard tack.
When they gybed at the first mark the Capsicum
led the Manhasset by a few seconds. At the end
of the first round she led by only three seconds
The Nanhasset outpointed both the Capstcum and
the Dorothy in the windward work She sailed the
first round of the course In as min % sec. and
the second in 4S min. 20 The Dorothy, OF
Baltimore covered the first round in ~ MIN l. sec
and the second in 30 min 46 sec
The Sues first round covered in A. min
sec the second in % min. 81 sec Balloon
iibs were carried on the second leg of the triangle
on the final leg Of wndward work the Dorothy
forced the Carsicum about. When near the hniSh
they all carried sail through quite heavy thcn-
der so,IalI The leach of the DorothyS rnalnsall
happed badly going to windward- All hhlSleu
close hauled on the port tack -.
The Manhasset was sailed by George = CoITy'
~ the Nanhasset Bay Yacht Club, OF New lof".
He had with him Mesers. Lincoln and LitteJohn.
" Irving Zarega sailed the Baltimore Dorothy
with Dudley Williams and J. Robertson as crew
Tnrfs NJ Clark Of Boston. sailed the EiehloI'
I.4.h W E Barnard and +. Burton Hart as CIe",
Hollis Burgess sailed the Dorothy O. OF BOSTON, anu
= Z Tilughast the Little Rhody. g sherman
rJovt sailed the Capsicum, +. G. stewart lle r.
,ira and L F Luckenbach the Sue ne seCoIii
srfes race for these classes will be sailed on FIJI
day.