New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-08-16
Racing ~ international Yachting
ELMINA'S AST0R CUP.
WINS Il CLOSE RACE.
MY. c. Shippers in Fine Match
of NcrpOrt for Priced Trophy.
rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune. ]

,-r-ror+ p / Aug I5-After one of the closest
20 ever sailed between schooners for the
80 Gun. Frederick T. Rrewster's Elmina won
ne years cup to-day from the Queen by I'm.
Sc corrected time. and from the Ingomar by
o., 5es The Venona was beaten pom. 21s. by
-. F-1u1ira The AStor Cup for SlOops was won
bz- the Avcnger. owned 10y Robert Emmons, jr-.
- raoston She had time allowance of 36nl.
sa. Johnston DE Forests 30-footer Nepsi was
- geoon6 slooc. She was beaten only 5m. 36s.
- +be Avenger in the t5S-mile race The Win
me was third. the Adelaide fourth. the Affair
ee,b tE, Ph:yne sixth, the Banzai seventh aud
the Aurora eighth
Tra race .gas sailed over a thirty-eght mile
,,,-ss starting at BTenton's Reef Lightship. and
-, mining f.oats of West Island and Block
.ior6 = large feet OF steam yachts accom-
-anjea the racing craft over the course.
r. was as pretty start IS has ever been seen
.,- 1be Astor cup. The regatta committee.
stationed "a hoard the steam yacht Felicia. lying
- +l,e aorth1rard Of Brenton's Reef Iightship.
ave the starting signal for The sloops at 11:20
.oloclz ard tbs LITTLE thirty Nepsi was .irst
ava, seven seconds after the signal. Then
o,,.a -,s Czrdenia at 1l:20.23, the Adelaide at
.T-ao:37, the Aurora at 11:20:41. the Istalena
AZ 1I:9o:4S, the Avenger at 11:20:50, the Win
r,-,e al Il:20:52. the Nicola at 11:21:51 and the
7,h-zne AZ 11:21:S7. The Alera, the Mink. the
arei- and the Banzai crossed in that order, but
al we're Handicapped It was a two minute
handicap start for both classes.
The schooiers were sent away ten minutes
sitter the siocrs- Robert ELEPHANTS little
Verona the smallest schooner in the fleet, was
she only one that got away within the time limit
ffer time was II Bias The Ingomar captured
tre weather berth, the Queen crossed at the lee
end Of the line and the Elmna in the middle,
al three being Handicapped q few seconds All
crossed the line closehauled on the port. tack.
At the first mark the Istalena had outsailed
,he WinsoIle / minute 29 seconds. tho Aurora
. minutes % seconds and the Avenger min
utes seconds. The uQeen had beaten the
rnconar sc seconds. the Elmina minute u sec
ends and the Tenona IL minutes 90 seconds.
Prom she West Island mark TO the one set
DE east from the Block Island bell buoy it
With the last of the flood tide in their favor
the big schooners began the windward work on
rhe port tack holding that tack and heading to
south-southeast for half an hour.
There was some lively work setting spin
makers after the Block Island mark was
Rounded. The Queen gybed TO port and set hers
first Then the Efforts bIossomed out. followed
nv the WinsOne's. Captain Dennis, of the
Tlnina, held 10 the FORT gEbe and set his bal
loon jibtopstail instead OF the spinnaker. His
sudgrnent proved correst. for the wind, shortly
after backing TO south-southwest. he had the
best position.
The El.nina passed the Queen before half of
the 13lz-mile course had been completed. and
OF Point Judith she was the leading schooner
She held the lead 10 the finish, crossing the
lie In los. ahead of the Queen. The order
O. the others at the finish was: The Winsome,
the Effort, the Ingomar, the Istalena, the Au-
rora, the Avenger. the Nicola, the Gardenia, the
NenOna, the Nepsi and the Alera- The following
table, showing the elapsed times between marks.
viii be CT interest TO all yachtsmen: