New-York tribune., 1907-06-26
YACHTS TN LONG RACE.
THE SENECA FIRST IN.
The IStQIenn Makes Fastest Time in
Ran to Ne7C HaUen.
Iny TeIegraEh . The Trlbune. J

New Haven, June 25-After A fine run of thir-
ty-hve miles in fair wind from the southwest
George Mercer jr.'s. schooner yacht. the Seneca,
having covered the distance IN hours II min
utes and II seconds at the rate Of eleven knots
an hour. crossed the finish line first this after
noon in the Indian Harbor Yacht Clubs cruising
race from Greenwich. Conn, TO this port.
Nine minutes later Commodore Henry \.
Morss's Dervish finished, but she was beaten in
her class time allowance by L. j. Callanan's
Eclipse. George NJ. Pynchons 57-footer Ista-
lena from II. F. Lippitts's Winsome by IL
seconds and J. D. Probsts oldtime sloop Athlon
won from the Kestrel and the Eleanora. two
modern boats. The schooners Invader and En-
dymion went TO New London.
Az a meeting OF tho regatta committee at
the Greenwich Club house at 10 o'clock 1t was
decided on account OF the fog to race to New
Haven instead Of New London.
After tiresome wait of five hours for the
fog to clear away and of another hour fer
wind the start was made in fresh breeze from
the southwest, at o'clock p m
While the yachts were manoeuveriug before
the start. r NJ Smiths Effort carried away
her topmast The accident was caused by the
breaking OF hook in the topmast runner. After
the wreckage was cleared away the Effort
tired, leaving J. a. Blair jr.'s. Nicola to make
the run. Commodore Roy A. Raney's big
schooner Invader. breaking out r balloon jib-
topsai she squared away for the line.
first away, thirty seconds after the signal for
her class. Her only competitor, George Lau-
der's Endymion. late in leaving the har-
Dor and so was handicapped 10 minutes and %
seconds.
George Mercer. tr's. Seneca was the next
schooner away; then followed II. F. Lippitts
81 -footer Wlnsome ]. y. Probst's Athon. the
Effort with her broken topmast, George NJ.
PynChons Istalena, J. A. Blair's Nicola, Henry
A Morss's Dervlsh. winner of the recent race
to Bermuda; L. J. Caanans Eclipse. Robert
Olphants Verona. J. ]. Rollins's Loyal. the
yawl Peggy, owned by Rear Commodore F. S.
Hastings. of the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club. and the Banza the Mink. the Joker tho
Alera the Wahtawah. the Sue the Regina. the
CapsiCum. the Eleanora and the Kestrel. in the
order named.
With sheets eased TO port and balloon jibtop-
sails drawing we'll. twenty-three yachts. flying
70 the eastward made a pretty picture The
Istalena made the fastest time over the course.
beating even the schooner Seneca and the sloop
Neola The time was hours. IL minutes. 3S
seconds E F. Luckenbachs sloop Sue won
easily in the fI'" class The Dervish sailed for
New London after the race. The other yachts
viii sail at will for that port in the morning.
The summary follows:
sc-HooNERs-c1Ass B-coURsE as MILES.
Start. Finish. Erd tma
Yacht and owner, HMS HMs Inns
2ypds Geo a. faHd W 5SS Went t to SeW hondon
scHooNERs-cIAss C-coURsB a5 MILES.
CHooNERs-c1AssEs AND F>-coURsr. So MILES.
PERISH enFy Fon. $s35s $s2S SS2ts SS2ts
Foiinse' l. S Callahan. 232:o7 oo52o s:33:23
Vs993s 2GiT s lya ss '''
sroops AND YAwi.s-cI-Ass I-coURsE as MILES
HSo4, S29e NJ es5 s2sa sss ft53s Dsa5sd S'2a
sIOoPs-57-FooT CI.Ass-CoURsE IS MILES.
1ssss Ts6iip 59 s:5sa s5S S5s siSSS siSSs
"i1s2aS Gor2eStea = 'tirno--Wlnsome. 8:i2;is.
sIOoPs- -4s-FOOT CIAss--CoURSE, s5 MILES.
fs; :s5:. =!fss 5sss [ Il.
s1ooPs-33-FooT CIAss-CoURsE 80 MILES.
1oker C F. Dominick. 235:2i 7:3505 4:59:4l
wstaWab j. f. stillman.. 236:22 7:52:21 51569
sIooFs-27-FOoT CI4Ass-CoURsE S5 MILES
pectna y c.. Stewart. 2:97o4 7;47:32 5:l0;2S
Sue r. F. Iuckenbaeh.. 2;3646 I:ST;5O 6:oloi
Capsicum. c. s. Hoyt 2:31;i6 Not timed.
81 rOOPS-3o- FOOT CI.AsS-(N. Y. Y. C.(-COURSE, IS
MILES.
Ranzai C. D. Mallory. ...... 2s5:O9 1920 5:22:11
Alera, A. II. & J. w. Aker. 29613 I;5216 5l6O1
The winners the Seneca the Eclipse, the Neola.
the isalena the Athon Joker the the Alera
Regatta committee-F r. Jones. F. c. Henderson and
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