New-York tribune., 1907-08-11
LITTLE WIND ON SOUND.
FINISH IN THE DARK.
sEo-r TVorEs TO Nesr London an Nezo
York Yacht Glib Race.
rpy Telegraph to TIE TTibune.l

49, T.,-sa- Conn AVE- I0.-Corneiius Wander
,n.s sloop Aurora finished first at s:30 tonight
gbe wins the vice-commodore's cup for sloops
y = Iipr.tts winsome was the second yacht in
= a Smiths sloop Effort third and Charles Klein
1oo-s weetamoe fourth The Queen won the cup
o., soboone-s The Effort was the winner in her
class.
,,cror lights Of half hundred steam yachts were
svvingng N this herbor tonight before tie first
~ the cruising feet of the New York Yacht Club
crossed the finish line off Sarah's Ledge. mile
outside New London Light. There time
limit 10 race. the regatta committee. sta
toned on board the tusboat Catherine Moran
anchored of the bell buoy. had TO wait anc wetch
al night. for the vino light and the toe
strong and the yachts slowly sweeping across
the finish line in the dark. the numbers on their
sails being illuminated by night signals ano search.
lights Il was a spectacular scene, but one tnsI
the yachtsuen do not want repeated on the cruise
The forty yachts that started in the sixty-IouI .
mile race from Huntington Hacbor TO tais - PoI
of which did arrive until long sfter fflio-
night. had had discouraging experiences enough Uo
Try their patience 20 the utmost.
The down the Long Island Sound hsd peer
e dead beat TO wfndzard ali the SO that they
had realiv sailed eizhfy-fve miles To-day the
shippers and crews wiz have a nnucn heeeeu 80.
An early start was necessary. so the thllues
were sent away 6 s;4o in this oroer; Inc Nepsi'
the Atari and the Mink all with good heel" on
for the breeze fairly strong. In class ~ nNe
minutes later the Pelegrna. the hestre the IRON
dequoit and the Gerdena were the starters In that
order. Next came the 57-footers-
Cornelius Tande-bilt's Aurora was leading the
cu-ies hy 2s seconds. then the Istalena- the
winso,ne and tbs Avenger I'm that order. The Ne
cie first away IN the class. leading the lro-
f'te fy 4z seconds the Effort being IS seconds in
her wake and the weetamoe last After the
schooners Nencns- Scinitar and Gevslis got away
e. their special class the Katrina and the Taor-
nina followed the next signal. but all
handicapped Then came the schooners Elmina.
Queen and Ineonar tn that order and close
setAer, al three of them handicapped On account
e having n give way for the Eclipse. which start
ed late in her class. The Ariei. the Invader. the
Iasca and the Endymion started two minutes later.
the au1ilisries Sylvia, Margaret. Tencedor
Hnd Seneca being the last yachts the line.
An hour after the start the feet had all cleared
Eaton's Neck bel buoy. and were standing down
the sound. mas+ Of them close hauled the star
bcsrd tack. The small sloops were being over
hauled by the larger and by the schooners.
the order al O'Clock being: The Aurora. the
lstaiena- The Winsome. the Banzai. the Phryne.
The Effort the Gardenia. the Invader. the Avenger.
the WeeIamoe. the Queen the Ingon1ar. the FL
nina the Endz-rnion. the Lasca. the Scimitar. tn.
Fleur de Iys. the Tenona, the Ariel the Cachalot
When Stafford shoal Middle Ground Light bore
north about q mile distant. the leading yachts
crossed imaginary lire drawn to the Long Isl
and shor- as follows: Aurora 1l1o: Winsone.
uss: Ingomar. I,ss,4O: Nepsi. u,3s:15: Elmina.
u+E After RAISING the Middle Ground the three
schooners, finding the wind canting TO the east
ward stood across the Sound on the starboard
tack les bowinE'' the young eho tide which
then beginning 10 set fair for them At the same
ti-ne the sun broke through the clouds. clearing
the and setting the waters Of the Sound all
a-spaTkie
The schooners Queen. Ingonnar and Elnnina were
-asssng New Haven et p near the north shore
rf -1e Sound. while the Effort and the Winsome
were passing the point. but close TO the Long
Island shore-
The schooners Queen and Elraina had z keen bat
tie cor first place between New Haven break
water and Falkner's Island between and o'clock
sn ffe afternoon Branfo-d Beacon they were
slrrgside each other. and not mora than 2 length
ens-- from rail 10 rail They passed the Istalena
inside Fakner's Island. and the Ingomar and Weet-
s-noz outside. The sIoop Aurora. II was believed.
lee the Nirlsorae al dark by about half mile.
rorh being far oTer near the north shore Of Long
Island while the Effort and Avenger appeared 10
be E couple Of miles asteTn
The ov-ne- t7E Trolita filed protest with the
regatta committee declaring that the Effort fouied
her st the Parsonage Point mark I'm Fridays race
.rorn Glen Cove 10 Huntington The Effort was
charged with crozding the Irolita al the mark
Her bovrprfr struck the Troiits's starboard quarter
The entries fer the Astor Crp. 10 be sailed on
Thursday cfF Newport. 50 far include only the
schooners oueen- 1ngoInar, Elmine- and Verona,
and the sloop Aurora There is no doubt. how
ever sIoops Wfnsorne. lstalsna- ana