New-York tribune., 1908-06-09
THE DERV[SH GETS IN
LOST TINE IN Il GALE.
Tzro yachts Still Ont IN Ocean
Race to Bermuda.

Hamilton Bermuda June s.-The schooner yacht
Dervish, owned by Commodore Henry Morss of
the Corinthian Yacht Club, crossed the finish
line at 12:4O o'clock this morning, the winner in
Class B of the ocean race from Marblehead to
Hamilton. Bermuda. The Dervsh the third
yacht to finish. having been beaten by her smaller
competitors in Class c. which finished yesterday
A fourth yacht ten miles from the finish line
at dark tonight She is believed to be the Es-
peranza owned by J. Dalzan Mckee, of Pittsburg.
and sailing in the of the Atlantic Yacht
Club The Zuhrah has not been sighted up to this
time.
The soop Marchioness owned by John P Gro
zer. of the Yachtsmen's Association of Philadel-
phia crossed the finishing line at s:25 o'clock last
night. hours and 81 minutes after the Venona,
owned by Elmer J. Bliss. of the Eastern Yacht
Club Boston. All three boats report heavy weather
nearly all the way The wind and espe-
cially severe when the boats nearing the
islands and the clever work Of the Venona in get
ting well TO the eastward enabled her to make the
finish line first.
The Dervish was carried to the south Of Nan
tucket Shoals by a strong sou wester, and as
result of the headwinds in the Gulf Stream which
she reached at 10 o'clock Friday morning it took
her twenty hours TO cross. Her competitors in
Glass B, the Esperanza and the Zuhrah, were in
sight continuously until early on Friday. The wind
then shifted to the east and blew hard. especially
on Saturday, when the Dervsh practically hove to
for six hours under storm topsail and jib She
sighted St David's Light at $50 Sunday night
and then beat up TO the finish mark.
Commodore Morss surprised at the work
done by the Venona and the Marchioness. In the
first days run the Dervish beat the Venona hull
down and lost sight of her off Cape Cod. The
Commodore said that a strong southwest wind pre-
vailed for the first days. but that it fairly
calm Friday for a few hours before it began
blow in hard from the east.
The Dervsh made daily of 1872, 11s 193, 167
and Friday to Saturday noon 191 miles.
The weather became boisterous when nearing the
islands, and II was a hard beat UP to the finish IN
a deep, confused sea- The boat met with no acci-
dent and proved have excellent heavy sea quail
ties. The Dervishs official elapsed time was 1Os
hours 23 minutes and IS seconds The elapsed
time of the Marchioness 105 hours. minute
and 20 seconds. and Of the Venona SO hours, q
minutes and Is seconds
The Marchioness anchored in St. Georges Har-
Dor until morning and the Dervish laid off until
daylight She then sailed to Hamilton. where she
followed by the Marchioness. The weather
this morning is moderate with the wind
from the east.
The feature Of the contest the remarkably
close race between the Venona and the Marchoness.
shown by the logs. The Venona won by reason
Of her ability to sail closer to the wind in heavy
and the strong breeze. The Marchioness led
safely until fifty miles from the finish Sunday.
when a heavy eastery gale blew her off her course
The Venona held true in the prevailing conditions
and won.
AT sundoWn on W WedneSday the Marchioness was
fifteen miles in the lead of her little opponent. but
Tuesday at the boats were terms
At noon on Friday she had ten miles advantage of
the Venona, and gained only five additional miles
in the next twenty-four hours. The Venona passed
her, however. Sunday forenoon, during the gale
which the Boston boat seemed to weather with far
greater
The schooner Dervsh was well ahead OF both
boats until Sunday. but that day. being 10
the westward, suffered from the gale and was
forced to lay TO.
The power boats Ailsa Craig and Irene II which
were sent off on their race this port on Saturday
are expected to arrive here tomorrow