The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-16
TICKLE WINDS FOR CUP RACES
ELHINA AND AVENGER WIN THE
AsTOR TROPHIES.
Crsck Schooner queen Has . Lead OF Nearly
~ Minutes st secOn Mark. hut Fails
In Wayering Breeze -AVenger the siOop
with Most Luck on the nun Home.

IN WaNertng Breeze -ANenger the siOOp
with Most Luck an the nun Home
NEWPORT. Aug. rs. Rear Commodore +. W,
Pewster's yacht Elmina to-day won the
Artor cup for -chooners. beating the Queen,
owned by j. Rogers Maxwell. her nearest
competitor. by ! minute 10 seconds. The
sloor cup was won by Robert W. Emmons
?de AycnRer.
The races we're sailed in winds that had
A. many whims as a debutante. The wind
had to be wooed to be won and II was only
ny the clever persuasivcness Of Capt. Dennis
and MIR. Emmons that the fckle jade could
he induced TO help their yachts along.
A. the start the wind was about north. but
in a few minutes it had shifted To east and
then to southeast and ~ quickly almost az II
takes TO tell n reaching course had been
changed 10 a Windward course aud then to IA
reach on the opposite tack.
Then II the wind had only been steady
~ would have been well. but again II shift ed
this time to south and then TO south soeth-
west. and gave the yachts wind ward work
from the second 10 the third mark. When
those that had lost through the first shifts
had made up all that they had been put be-
hind il died out and then came 1tfully waver-
ing from south southwest and southwest.
n enabled the stern boats to make up oil
that they had lost on the windward leg. and
soon the Queen, which al the second mark
WAk ~ minutes ana ~ seCOu1S 6nedO OF the
klmina. was the second yacht in the race.
the Elmina having taken the lead from her.
In the sloop class tho Effort on the wind
ward leg sailed wonderfully well. She beat
every other sloop more than she had to allow,
with the exception of the lstalena and Win
some. and was more than 20 minutes ahead
Of the Avcnger. but the hukincss of the last
leg, u run Of i%'s miles. enabled the stern
boats to take the lead away and the Avenger
TO get within her time AT the finish.
The three 81 footers. Ninsome, lstalena and
Aurora, and the Effort all had the Avenger
beaten NJ the second mark.
Although the Elmina had lots Of luck she
was sailed with rare judgment. Capt. Dennis
- a past master ~ counting tickle breezes. and
II Was through his skill that the yacht sue
ceeded.
The wind had been shifting. and those on
the Queen, through indecision. lost some of
the dvantag e that yacht had gained. First she
was gybed and then gybed back again. setting
her spinnaker to port. This was soon found
In the meantime the Elnina gybed at the
mark. \ balloon iibtopssil and a big main
opmas sta ysail were set and the Yacht hauled
across the wind out TO the eastward Of the
course. She soon passed the lngomar and
Then drew ~ on The Queen, All this time
maintopmsst s~taysails and the Elmina was
sble 10 pull by her before she set her spin
maker.
Capt. Dennis gave his light sails plenty
Of How and they drew well. Those on the
Queen we're trimmed flat and the yacht did
49, 'E"' ~" .'.Na INT' wv Olbl
lions. The Queen .gybed again and the Ell
nina again reached across her bow and took
the weather proposition and was finally
able 10 drive across the line q winner by a
fair margin.
weather mark, sailed a fine race down the
: wind and succeeded in leading across the
line in the sloop class. The Effort gybed
twice and finally reached with her balloon
drawing, but the Istalena had taken the lead
and the Effort was beaten. She had sailed
a line race on the wind and on that point Of
aalltnu made the host ghnNinU and M
time II looked as Il she might win the race.
The Venona. with an allowance Of l hour
she could only get within twenty minutes Of
the Elmina.
number Of distin guished guests.
There was "A hig fleet Of yachts out to witness
the star, aud theyt accompanied the racers
The wind was north by west at first and the
committee signalled the reverse Of the Block
q marx on West Island nen' then yto 20 q marx nrs' 90 yTg
Block Island, and then home. ss11 miles.
The tub Catherine Moran. in charge OF Lieut..
the course and set the marks. and the racers
prepared for the contest. All the schooners
large club ~topsails and their lofty spars
lowered above everything in the fleet. Small
NIB topsails we're sent up in stops and all were
ready for the reach to the first mark. the
course being east by south One-half south,
six and one-half miles.
The Felicia called attention tothe preparatory
s shu ~ IN len h,nMeS 'ater. az In o clock.
The little black hulled Nepsi. with John
stone de Forest al the tiller and Henry l.. do
Forest looking after the sails, was first at the
line. She took the lee end under the grim old
uRhtship, ana VAS timed at li.2O:O7. Good
work and good judgment. too. as il turned
ont.
The - fooIer Garderia. looking like a
pocket edition of n racing yacht compared with
the big schooners and sloops. was new. Skip
per Johnson had sent her through III" bunch
She was timed At II 2O:22. The Adelaide fol-
lowed a. .oS7. and then came the commo-
dore', yacht aurora At y :2oAi,
q. W. PNnchon sent tho Isl alcnR across at
u 20.iS. Tho Averger. With Robert VI.
tmmons al tho wheel. aud with tho Adams
ard Just two second. altern Of the Avenger
was the Niusonlr.. The Phryne started NJ
ILL.,; and me Nicola at Ii?lN An The
crossed ~ this order: Alera. Miny. Enort.
Atari and BuuZai.
All crossed on Tho port tack. The Gardenia
NJ once took the starbOard tack n soon rs she
was clear of the line to get to Windward of the
fleet. and then came back again on he port tack
The Avenger took the starboard tack and
catching the Gardenia after she had headed
or, her course, forced that yacht about again.
sounded At Ji'so oSIto"cTk. The v Ven . saV wSs the
only one OF the quartet 70 cross within the
1Is3lis. The Queen with Harry T. Maxwell
AT the wheel. was next over NJ the lee end of
the line. The tlmina, sailed by capt. Dennis.
took 4 middle position and followed the
Queen. while the lugolnar was last AZ the
westerly end Of ~" line
Then came the first huke nf tho daN The
wind hauled 10 the east and then To sout hrast.
aud the Yachts were able 10 fetch the mark
without tarkiug. The l-talcnR on this leg
got quite a hft. and those yachts that held
well 10 Wind" ard were left. They ap-
preached the mark on the starboard tack. /
and the tstalens vas the first 10 turn. She
was lined At I?l7.S7 and at once went on The
port tsCk.
The Viusome Tollowe Ell the Istalena nj
!? 1890: then came tho Aurora AT i22OIB. /
Nicola. i??3l5; fnOrt. l?:233c; Avenger.
ls.2eSG Queen. I...s5S Inromar. i2:27:5t:
Flmina, y pla: Neusi. l2:al.57: Gardenis. !
ie3s 10: ~Adclaide,. ~iH37:f5. Mink, l2:39:34,
Ntair, 4? tOn3: .BanIai. I2iO: 90: Vpnona,
IL N1:l2. Alera, - 800; Phrync. I2i52I.
The elapsed time of the yachts on the first
leg OF the course was. Queen. n.54.5 IS: lingo |
mar, W'5j,5t; Elmina, O0.56 ~; lstalcna, M. - ~: J
Ninsomc, ~oo.5s3S: Aurora. ~oo50:a5; Effort. |
toI ~; Nicola. lnl3i: Ayenger. iO5tt; We
mona. llo2t.
The ncyt leg nj the course was southwest
by west half west 10 BLOCK Island Is miles and f,
when the leaders turned the wind enabled |
them 10 lay their coufs,r. but II kept on haul !
ing west 10 the south and then southwest, !
heading them on M held on tho port tack
FOR a long time. each skipper waiting 10 see
where tho Wind would hnaily go. MIR pyn- |
,hOn on tho jstulpua Kent hig IN, ht footing /