The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-06-02
sURrRIsEs IN YAcHr RAeEs.
Efforts Victory Over New Istalena In nght
Weather Causes Comment.

VNSNAANA Nee1NN
The 6rst races OF the season have furnished
qualification, to some owners and designers
OF yachts and much disappointment to others
1t ts 'posaIbie, though. that thoee who have
been disappointed may have much pleasure
before the season ends. for there are many
things that may have caused the defeats
OF their Representatives In their lrst races
The Effort, Henry j. Gielow's best boat and
the crack OF last season, has met the ~Istalena,
one OF the new Herreshon boats, and In con-
dltions OF weather that up to the present
time have not been supposed 70 favor the
Effort the Effort won. 1t was In very haht
wind at the Indian Harbor Yacht Club re-
eatta on Decoration Day that the Effort.
Nicola, Istalena and Gardenia started TO sail
twice around q triangle 81 miles long. Addi-
son O.. Hanan had charge OF the Effort
and w. Butler Duncan. Jr., was on board
the lstalena. with @. NJ. Pynchon, her owner.
At the starr the Nicola got away first. being
handicapped rs seconds: Gardenia was hRndi-
capped s. seconds, Effort 1 minute IS seconds
and Istalena / minute 80 seconds, 80 that
the Effort had a seconds the best Of the
Istaiena at the start.
II was a reach to the first mark, and there
was rs change IN the 9rderi ThSs sc sec tb,i
mark Eno INV was " timed 2.4aSa, 'Neodlia. 2.t2:oS:
Istalena, 1850. II was another reach TO
az a9i the q Ie ss9 i ars : aSsad Il. a0s sh an SnIs ahsGdiG az
i:Qs:i2. Nicola, l:i2:03, and ~lstafena at t:i2;ti.
After that the Enort drew away, from the
Actually on the eight and, thTee-quarter
the handicaps, the Ehcrt's time was i:'7E1S:
she has to allow the i~staiela 80 seconds a
mi Minute 0r ever Is 'e seO O 3 r0H TSls Of you'd eaf d'F' make
lstalena's net time l:50:30. 80 that the Effort
beat her as far as she sailed ? minutes 81
In her races last year the Effort showed
and when there was wind only Just strong
tamoe and Yeola could both sail away from
her. Herreshof boats have always shown
1hst t fhasy ere th sG0 tha N oo 11Sdhlt %s'ff ssGire spd the ls
1~stalena, Since last season, however. De-
sig1er Gielow has made some slight changes
hollow boom and carries a little larger main
SAL than she started her career with, and the
changes which we're TO improve her In light
T Tsss' 9seht fP1ssT ws Il handled sSGf f and f ne meeting s 9
Of Effort and stAlepa in s,good steady breeze
VII 4h Be sue Ss'S sSd t Site a %Sih l aisS dislow boats.
won down the bay. The Sue gave the Sa-
kans a good beating and the Gunda.o one Of the
boat. by more than ten minutes. Some .ex,
cuse must be made for the NJ and 7, as she had
a very poorly fitting mainsail. but Gunda's
much better.
The Upton cup. class haye all been named
q. +. SpeIdel; No. IL, Gunda, Charles Lembcke;
No. IA, Blue Bill, d. d. Allerton; No. is. BEN
sonhurst. BensoIhurst Y. G.; No. iS NJ and r.
Crescent A. c. and No. IS. Nereld. Crescent
A.. c.. -..
In racing against the q and % footers
ances. The ~ footers will have TO allow
them 2 minutes 44.8s seconds q mile, and
The Chllds, Believes and other trophies seem
to be at their mercy.