New-York tribune., 1907-08-14
QUEEN LEADS YACHTS.
ANOTHER FINE RACE.
N. Y. Y. c. Fleet an Fast Run from
Newport-Fom accidents.
TBy telegraph to The Tribune.

IBy Telegraph TO Ihe Iribune-I
Woods Hole Mass, Aug. 13--After one Oh the
fastest and closest races ever sailed from Newport
Vineyard Haven j. Rogers Maxwelfs queen
won from NJ. F. Plants Ingomar by the small mar
gin of N seconds. corrected time. winning the navy
challenge cup for schooners. j. b. Fords Katrina
wins second prize. The Avenger wins the sloop
cup In her class. beating the Aurora mn 81 sec
The start of Brenton's Reef Lightship. was made
in a fresh breeze from the south-south"est tiia1
sent some of the yachts away with lee rails a"ash
The twentynine that started in the various classes
made a spirited picture as with sheets eased well
off to port and balloon jib topsaiis and rnaintop-
mast staysails bellyng in the breeze they crossed
the line off Brentons Reef Lightship going at
steamboat speed.
First away at 10:4O were the ''thirties, three or
them, the Phryne. the Akra and the Nepsi- Inc
Affair started eighteen minutes late. On the 1913
signal, the class NJ sloops the Gardenia, the Pele
grina and the Kestral. got away in that order the
latter with handicap of ski minutes Watching
each other like hawks, the shippers of the class N
sloops. the Winsome. the Aurora. the DORIS the
Avenger and the Istalena. made close start send
ing the boats away in that order. The Winsone' IN
the weather berth, led the Aurora by one second
F. NJ. Smiths soop, the Effort, led the Weetannoe
the line by thirty-four seconds at the next
signal. the Nicola being third boat
At II o'clock the small classes of schooners got
away in this order: Taormna. II :O0:12; Eclipse.
u:00:1s: Windward (yawD. II :0o54: Katrina HOO 80;
Crusader III. n:Ol:37: Wenona. 1fOl:A. Fleur de
Lys. Hoo
Harry Maxwell at the wheel of his fathers
schooner. the Queen. made magnificent start
thrty-one seconds after the signal for Glass b.
She led the Ingomar across the line by minute IL
seconds The Elmna. having lost her fOretop-
mast in Mondays race. unable 10 get another
In time to start in to-days She will start in
the Astor cup race, but not ~ the one for the
Kings cup. The schooners Yencedor, Seneca.
Cachalot and Ariadne and the yawl Sybarita got
away the last signal at 11:10-
Although the haze obscured the horizon. the
bright sunlight and the sparkling green water
formed a pleasing contrast TO the wet mantle of
fog that enveloped the yachts in yesterdays race
The stiff breeze and rolling sea, with its white
caps. put life into the yachtsmen They crowded
every stitch OF canvas that the spars could
carry, and fast and exciting race was the re-
suit.
In hour and forty minutes the leaders. the
Queen and the Ingomar, We're passing the Vine
yard Sound nghtship- They had covered the 171s
miles in that time and easing sheets until main
booms swung far out to port. they set spinnakers
starboard for the up Vineyard Sound to
Nobska Point and on from there to the finish line
of West Chop light Try she would the COM
mittee boat Catherine Moran unable to catch
the leaders. which had start of half an hour
and the flagship North Star. steaming at fun
speed with the regatta committee on board. was
barely able to reach the finish in season TO time
the leaders The order of the fleet as it passed
Vineyard Sound lightship was follows: Queen
Ingomar Aurora Winsome. Effort. Katrina
Nicola, Crusader II. Avenger. Weetanoe. Gardenia
Windward. F1eur de Lys. Wenona Phryne- Pei
iegrina AIera. Neps Kestrel, Eclipse, Ariadne
Vencedor, Seneca, Cachalot and Sylvia
The Kestrel carried away her topmast at 1910 OF
Sakornet Point. The sloop Istalena was disabled
fifteen minutes after the start and the Atari and
Nepsi both broke down. All four withdrew from
the race. on Nobska Point, in Vineyard Sound. at
a.oO the Queen led the Ingomar by not more than
a couple of lengths. she having been able TO
blanket the Queen for some time Just at this
time the wind shifted to the northwest The stern
division. getting II first. quickly took in spin
makers xybed TO starboard and set ballooners- 1t
did not reach the Queen and the Ingouar until
they were close the finish. and they did not
gybe The Queen crossed the finish line thirty
seven seconds In the lead.