The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-14
FIRST RACE FOR Upton CUP
BENSONHURST WINNER Nv FLEET
or SEVEN YACHTS.
NJ and = Protested by the Goblin for Not
Giving way sue First To Finish Amony
the ~ F0oters Hot Fight for Chief
Trophy OG the Elegatta Ibown the hay.

Trophy ~ the Regatta Isown the bay.
The first ~ the series Of yacht races for
che cup given by Sir Thomas Upton to the
Crescent Athletic Club was sailed yesterday
afternoon In the regatta of the Bensonhurst
Yacht Club. Seven new boats started and
made II hot fight from start to finish The
Bensonhurst. sailed by Richard Moore and
designed by Charles ID. Mower. finished first.
She was seventeen seconds ahead of the VI and
F.. another Mower boat. sailed by G. NJ. Camp.
The New Moon. a Gielow boat. sailed by
Fred I Bergen. was third. Then came the
Gunda. Nereid. Goblin and Blue Bill.
This was the first of ten races. Each yachI
is credited with points The Bensonhurst
got seven points yesterday and the Others
one less than the boat that preceded II,
so that the last boat got one. The points.
however. will not be credited until the re-
gatta makes its report to the Crescent
Club. The Goblin protested the VI and + for
not giving way when the Goblin was on the
starboard tack. II the protest ~ sustained
IL will set VI and f in last place and move up
by one point all the boats that finished astern
Of her.
There was a light southwesterly wind whom
this class was sent OF and No. I course had
besp selected by John Brown. chairman OF the
regatta committee. This sent the racers to
Sea Gate. then to Fort Hamilton and then to
Bensonhurst. a four mile triangle which was
NHlIeQ over TWICE. kne tue was tDDlnR.
In manPuvring for position at the line
the Goblin and New Moon took the northerly
end and started on the starboard tack. The
others selected the committee boat end and
went over on the port tack. The Goblin was
FIRST over. but as she neared the boats at the
other end Of the line she took the port tack
and lost all she had gained by judgment at
the start. The Bensonhurst was second
across. followed by NJ and F. Nereid. New
Moon, Blue Bil and Gunda
The New Moon held on her starboard tack
and forced Bhle Bill and Gunda to tack and
then. taking the port tack, went after the Ben
sonhurst. which in the light air had taken a
slight lead. The Goblin soon took the star
board tack. heading in toward the shore.
and IL was while on this tack that she met
the oeo N and - = J stSSndR, ranS out han ana ba hSd no Iu %
avoid a collision. In nearer the shore there
was a better breeze. which soon spread out
on the bay. and the yachts had enough 20
heel them nicely
The Bensonhurst led at the Sea Gate mark.
and as the wind had backed to south she
gybed her boom to port and set her spipnaker
The New Moon Was second, closely followed
KAN. dne = " ss snd nm n b sffo% T Il hb nt ali had eu t ta ssvbss
again before reaching the Fort Hamilton
mark, and the New Moon, which had been
out In the strong current sweeping through
the Narrows.
mark at 4:Oll0 the NJ and + at 10000. and the
New Moon at 40213, Then IL was. q close
reach to the B~ensonhurst mark. with booms
to por1. The Bensonhurst led Mt this mark
and. lacking. reached on toward the Sea
Gate mark, The shift in the wind had spoiled
all wlndward work. At the end OF the first
round the yachts were timed: Bensonhurst.
4le:3i: NJ and +, 42OO5; New Moon, AL 100:
Gunda, f2l.o7; Nereid. 42i:5i; Blue BIZ.
There was no change in the order on the
second round, The wind was freshening
and the three leaders drew further ahead
OF the others and the NJ and F closed up on the
Bensonhnrst., After turning the Bensonhurst
the finishing line, and for a time it looked
az II the VI and + would repeat last week &
before the line Was reached, but Mr.. Moore
kept the crack little boat. going. and she
crossed the line II seconds ahead of the NJ and
y. She beat the New Moon 2 minutes 81 sec
onds, the Gunda 4 minutes 10 seconds, the Ne
reid 4 minutes 20 seconds, the Goblin 5 min
utes ~ seconds and the Blue Bill 7 minutes
In addition TO the Upton cup class it was
the third championship race OF the season. and
there were races in five classes. The % and 81
footers went twice around course No. g.. 1913
miles in all. The Sue led in the 81 foot class.
was on the starboard tack, and she forced the
sakana about and then took the port tack her
and at the end Of the first round the times
were: Sue. li255: Sakana. Il7:05; Mana.
4:2i:27. On the second round the Sue drew
minutes 20 seconds ahead II the Sakana. The
Mana was bothered by a tow and gave up.
In the % foot class Commodore W. H..
Childs. who gave the prizes for the day. an
nounced that the Joy would compete only for
points and not for prizes. IL was another
pretty start. Spider, Soya and More Trouble
led across on the starboard tack and forced
Joy and vingt-trois on the port tack. The
Spider got the best Of the start, with Soya
next. but the JOY held well In toward the
Coney Island shore and soon picked up in the
fresher breeze she met there.
They carried spinnakers after turning the
Sea Gate mark and after that. with the change
IN the wind. were able to reach all around the
course. Al the end Of the first round the
times: were JOY. 4:i7:52; Soya, .tis22i Spider,
A:l9:65; Ningt-trnis. t:ia:5s; More Trouble,
4:2i:3s. The Soya gained considerable on the
second round. but could not catch the Joy,
which boat won the race by IN seconds. The
Soya beat the Spider I minute ~ seconds. The
JOY II a Mower boat, and after the races Mr..
Mower. who sailed her. smiled as he has not
done for a long time.
In the Q special class the Careless won from
the Truant by : seconds and from the Spots
by Z minutes 5 seconds. Six Of the Gravesend
class started. The Ace. sailed by c. II. Clay
ton. won. with Deuce. sailed by +. n. Relling-
ham. second. The Bobs finished third. but
MIR Spier disqualified himself. announcing
that he had fOuled a mark. The
sLooPs, CLASS p. 20 TO 81 FEET COURSE, 10.5 MILES
START, 300,
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