The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-31
EASTERN YACHTS win RACES
aVENGER AND DOROTHY q. sac
CESSFtL az THE SOtND.


Twenty-fOur Yachts took part In the special
regatta Of he SeswanhaRa Corinthian Yacht
club. which was sailed yesterday on the
Sound. They were favored by a moderate
wind from the wesi southwest and In the
four classes the races we're close. II %
and ~ fOoiers 81 lied in one class for a special
prize. 4 cup. and this was won by the AvenRer,
owned by Robert W. EmmOns ID. She won
through the big allowance she received owing
10 her size. The Nicola had 10 allow ~ MIN
utes ~ seconds and The other 81 footers
allowed H. minutes . seconds 10 The Avenger.
The Winsome was The first In this class 10
finish. She was ~ minutes ~ seconds ahead
o. The Avenger. which was not far enough.
and the Ayenger won the cup by 2 minutes
20 seconds.
The y fOoters raced for the Alfred Roose-
welt memorial. This race was won by +. q.
Stewards Regina. With the Sue second.
Probably the most interesting contest was
that for the cup offered by James A. Blair, Jr.,
for the % f~ooters. class U. This brought
together the Grsvesend Bay yachts Soya.
JOY. Spider and Vingt-trois. the Eastern
yachts Eleanor and Dorothy O.. and the
Manbssset. the boat built to race for the
Roosevelt cup at Jamestown. In a way
this race was a tryout and all will 20 South
to race at jamestown. The Eleanor Is the
crack yacht from Massachusetts. but she was
beaten al the start and the race was won by
the Dorothy O.. which IL the second best boat
In Eastern waters. Eight OF the New York
Yacht Club 10 foot ers started and this contest
was won by the MINI.
They we're sent on promptly on the adj.
vertised time. The big sloops went first.
They went twice around a triangle. going
TO a mark on Greenwich Point. then TO n
mark on Long Neck Point and then TO the
starting line Of Lloyd's Neck. They sailed
s0I, mil es. The others went once around
this tr iangle. The first leg was a reach with
booms to starboard. The second leg was
before the wind and spinnskers we're carried
to starbosrd. aud the third leg was WIND ward
work. Al the end OF the first round the
l:55,ts, l~stsiena. 1879: Aurora, 1870;
Nicola. IS. SO: AveDger, 81 ,03. The Avenger
on the first round had held on well. but on
the second the. Ninsome mana ged TO get
further ahead, bur not far enough to win
the race. The Wipsome finished at $3.50
and the Nicola at 4:OS.47.
The 80 and - foolers we're sent on at 1875
in this order: Alera. Carlita, Mink. Red Rover.
hinds. The Mini finished first in the 80 foot
class and the Regina In the % foot class. The
Mink. the winner in the 30 foot class. beat the
Regina. the winner in the ~ foot class. .
The % rooters we're sent on at 1850. The
Eleanor vas over the line 100 soon and had
To return, This caused her 10 lose I minute
and 80 seconds. which, she was never able TO
followed by Vingt-trois. Soys, JOY, Spider,
Manhssset, Dorothy q. and Eleanor. The
Dorothy Y Won the race, defeatingthe Eleanor.
the second boat. = minutes =. seconds. The
- seconds, and the Spider was ten seconds
after the JOY. The fall regatta of the club
will he sailed to-day and there are eighty-tN0
yachts entered. The summaries: