New-York tribune., 1907-08-13
NGOMAR THE LEADER
,rrJN4 SECONDS BEHIND.
York Yacht Club SchoOners an
sensational Race of Forty Miles.
rRv Telegraph to The Tribune J

. 7 Aug a2-With the end Of her
49,, sweeping the water as she luf1ed
n, IN the stiff breeze 10 weather Brenton
shh1ps -,+-,in Morton T. Plants schooner yacht
Re- -sth CAPTAIN Charlie Barr at the
lns0l~- T,t across the finish line at S:S6 o'clock
Nh',.--,oon VII the leader in what was unquesuon-
~, Y +be most sensational z0-mile race from New
80, that the New York Yacht Clubs cruising
@ ,.s aver sailed. Only thirty seconds in her
,.. co-,e Rear Commodore F. F. Brewsters
Vs. E1-1ina and few minutes later J.
- vsSyyelrs Queen The order Of tho finish
- o-rers was. The schooner Katrina, the
- Aurora Istalena- WeetaInoe, Effort and
- So the schooners Taormina and Crusader.
,oons Trolita Nicola and Doris, the yawl
rsv,srd. the schooner Lasca. the sloops Win
- and C7arGen3a, the schooners Seneca, Fleur
T-s and Tencedor and the sloop Kestrel. in that
-5s- Boat for boat. the Ingonlar had beaten the
r--s,s ff-v-three seconds. but the latter re-
- an allowance from the Ingomar she propa-
-. vron the commodore's cup for schooners 10y
,,ur min 80 sec Both Of them gave the Queen
= auowanoe The committee was unable 10 de-
,szs the. winner in this race, as no official time
corld be taken.
The winner Of the second schooner prize is James
2 Ford's Katrina, for she finished far ahead of
90 next schooner. the Taornlina-
No such spectacular finish was ever seen off
.-gn-nn's Reef The yachts had started at II
,,sool from New London in foggy weather. II had
a.sred for while after Passing Race Rock, re-
,r,nr clear until the leaders. the Ingomar. the
r7nina and the Queen had nearly reached Point
Tr5ifs when down the fog. shutting every
sssel from view with its wet mantle The wind.
A,a had been light all the way down Block
5,s-s Sound now increased in strength as the
ses. with horns and whistles blowing dead
tef7 II with spinnakers set 10 starboard and roll
s :, the rising sea When the committee boat
7stbs-ine Moran and The Tribune boat Eugene F.
Moran inst caught glimpse Of the whisting buoy
~ - m S~hoNDATe
-zrsnd Elrnina were ahead Of them in the fog and
q was race Of sail against steam TO find the old
-.ropv uehtshir that marked Brenton's Reef The
ssu --nn TIE strong tide running 10 the eastward
bss SET The echooners and nearly all the rest Of
-bs feet 10 the eastward q their course Captain
Dennis Of the Eluina realized il first Quickly
iorsfng his s-.i1naker 70 port Barr gybed a few
,rrutes later blIt did not set the lngomars spin
-aker; and this his salvation for he was
1fle when ne finally located the hghtships twin
sirens 70 luff her sharply and pass close enough
n have his tine taken at $500 by Captain
~Nsr~ Herreshoff who was close by in his steam
Yacht Rosn,er He also timed the Elnlina thirty
seconds later the committee boat not beng acLe 10
reach the finish in time
eyer he other Yachts loomed UP al short intervals
Most Of 1hsr. having run past the hghtshlp hau 10
t,r1 N The wind some Of them with light sails
stin SCI. Quick work was necessary 10 save the Ine
- - -. -l-- vera winners ~ Point Judith
loss the race b. having 10 beat back TO tne niils
i was exasperating 70 See boat they Iau ~ pea.eI
I'll day snatch The prize frcT them oy haNIns
s-eered better course and made allowance TOT the
sssts-ir set OF the current Some OF the yachts
missed TIE Hghtship alrogether. and did not 11lsh
rtle others had trouble finding the harpor' 50
,sirt was the fog The EIrnina carried away her
.o-etoprnsst after the finish
Some Of the Yachts in rounding Point Ju0itn IN
.ae FOG narrowly escaped running foul OF the
United States monitors Florida Arkansas anu
Ne-ada- having on board the miGshipmen training
.or tie squadron These vessels were anchoieu
zsst of the point about half mile BY reason
az : disrvre as 10 the correctness Of the time
taken AZ the finish OF the schooners Insonlar anu
F-iaa the regatta committee are not able 10 oe-
c6e the winner IN thae class
Tie winners n The other classes are: Commo-
so-es Cup. for schooners. second division. ule
Ysrri-a: Cc-nrocore's Cup. for sloops first divis-
ion the Avenger: second division, the Alara; class
r-izes Class . schooners. the Katrina; motor
suxits-ies the Nencedor; sloops. Class J. bHo1t |.
Class K Avenger: Class n. C5aTdeTia; thirfy-Ioot
class. slere-
The schooner Margaret. owned by George tSunk'
lost Ter foretopnl2st of Fishers Island anu 'ie
rhir-r-foote- Phryae lost her balloon Jio-
The summary follows:
THIRD SQUADRON Run, NEW YORK YACIiT CLUB
AUGUST p. NEW LONDON TO NtNFoffI-
Wsne southwest weather foggy-