New-York tribune., 1908-07-05
YACHTS IN LONG RACE
SAIL FOR Upton CUP.
Nineteen Vessels LeaUe GraUesend
Bay for Trip to Cape Nay.

southwark with every bit of canvas set. there are
nineteen yachts racing for $1,000 cup onered oS
Sir Thomas Upton. The fleet, which Is made up
of the hest known cruising craft of Eastern waters
set sail Yesterday morning from Gravesend Bay
The is the annual ocean contest OF tne
Brooklyn Yacht Club and never before mas that
popular organization gathered together such
fleet for a long distance contest. With the excep-
ton of Milton Smiths Josephine. every craft en-
tered crossed the line within three minutes attsr
the sounding Of the starting whistle, forming
picture that has not been equalled in Lower Bay
yachting in many year.
1t was the intention of the committee TO send
the boats of their S25-mile voyage at 10 a. m
At that hour Gravesend Bay was perfect ma
rine picture Anchored OFF the Brooklyn Yacht
Club were the racing craft. their snowl sails idly
Tapping in light southerly breeze as fnnumera-
BILE power boats carried the various crews from
the clubhouse landing the waiting craft The
sky a trife overcast and drifting clouds threw
long shadows the dark green waters.
The committee boat the steamer General
Putnam. 1t left the clubhouse dock little after
10 a. m. crowded with members and their friends
Mr. Griffin was assisted on the regatta COMMITTEES
by James S. Bradley. The two decided to make
the starting line half mile of shore SO as 10
allow the Shamrock. the Zuhrah and the other
large schooners plenty of searoom to manoeuvre
for start.
Former Commodore R P. Doremus of the At
lantc Yacht Club lent the committee his big black
schooner Laska to form the other end Of the line.
main at anchor until the ended so that 1t
would also form the finishing line. The course
from the starting line to and arolno the
Southwest Spit buoys leaving them on the port
hand, then passing TO the southwark Of Scotland
Iightship. to and around Fire Island Lightship.
leaving it on the starboard hand; then TO and
around the Northeast End Light Vessel, off Cape
May y. !. leaving it also on the port hand, and
returning the course, leaving all buoys
and lfghtships the reverse hand The length or
the course is 325 nautical miles.
A few drops of rain prior 10 the sounding Of the
warning signal somewhat dampened the spirits OF
the spectators The squall blew over, however and
when the signal set at 1920 the sun had just
managed to work its way through the clouds The
wind at that hour was coming from the east by
south and about seven knots in strength 1t
held from that quarter throughout the afternoon
As the line Law the boats had a beat 10 the spit
buoy. It was not dead into the wind, however, as
several of the craft took only short hitch on
the way down the bay. The boats had set every
rag of they could carry on beat The
sChooners in particular looked trim and shpshape
with their lower sails jb, staysails, baby jb top
sails and queen topmast staysails set, as they JOCK
eyed for a start.
The schooner Shamrock, with Captain Charles
Barr, of Americas Cup fame, the wheel and
| the Zuhrah, in the hands of her owner, Henry
| Doscher of the New Rochelle Yacht Club, hung
| close together in the preparatory work Near by
was the schooner Uncas, which carried Miss Mar
garet Titcomb. daughter of the owner, one Of
| her crew. Miss Titcomb the only woman in
| the
| When the starting signal sounded az 1870
| the Little Hope, the Hyperion and Mimosa III
! crossed almost on the whistle The three were
| on a lire with the Mmosa in the wndward berth
| Then came the Butterfly. the Tamerlane, the Gar
| denia and the Zinita The Shamrock and the Lila
| the next away. the two almost touching as
they crossed the line. These boats crossed SO close
together that it impossible TO take their times
| Before the first minute had ended the Vigil the
| Sakana the Uncas and the Ondawa had all start
| ed and then came the Tamerlane the ZuhraA. the
| Mopsa the Eclipse, Keego II and the Marchioness.
| the last named craft being sailed by Warren Shep-
| pard, the well known marine artist.
| The boats all crossed the port tack erd at
| once stood across the bay TO the ships channel.
| In long line the yachts stood down the bay
towards the spar buoys The sails all filled nicely
with the exception of a large maintopmast stay
sail on the Zuhrah, which did not seem to fit The
craft made leeway badly, and lost considerable
| time.
The Gardenia led the feet at the spar buoys
| going over on the starboard tack at uS10o. Just
| as she stood away for Scotland Lghtship, the
| Cunard liner Etruria passed the craft and dipped
| her ensign as she stood out TO sea
| After rounding the spit bUoys the various skip
ners had an opportunity of showing their ability
| II was a long reach on the starboard tack 10
| Scotland Iightship Several laid their course
| drect but the Uncas and the Little Hope soon
| came about and stood in toward Sandy Hook.
| The Marchioness also stood well in toward shore
| hofora she went over on the port tack She was
! followed by the Sakana
| The boats that stood in toward shore nad oe
| cidedly the better OF the leg. and athoush lle
| cardenia was still leading al the lightship th3
! uarcbioness was up in third place The times ol
the leaders at the lightship 1oho"'