The sun., 1908-08-14
YACHTS RACE TO MARBLEHEAD
EMERALD LEADS THE FLEET
INTO THAT PORT.
Taormina and Avenger win Navy Challenge
Cups-A Good Fresh Wind and the Best
Run Of the N. u. Y. &. Cruise-sight.
seeing Boats In the Way at the start.


MARBLRHEAp. Mass. Aug. is-Tbe Emerald
led the racing feet Of the New York Yacht
Club into port this Afternoon. She had
started at I0:i2 O'Clock In the morning from
provincetown and she flnlshed at 1855 o clock.
Astern Of her was the cup defender Vigilant,
an old favorite here. The vigilant left Prov
incetown In fresh eouth-southwest wind and
finished at Halfway Rock few seconds before
o'clock. The distance fs II miles and she
had averaged Just a fraction better than
twelve nautical miles an hour.
Astern Of the pigilant was the Queen, which
had started behind the vigllant and had cut
down some OF the space between the two.
but could not get ahead. She made the fastest
time from port to port, hours 20 minutes 80
seconds. which is at the rate OF 1913 nautical
miles an hour-very fine sailing
1t was the last squadron run Of the New
York Yacht Club feet II vast he best. too.
OF the cruise. A good fresh wind blew all
night in Provincetown harbor. and 1t did not
blow out Just when the yachtsmen wanted
to start, as II so often does. but lasted until
long after the race. with the result that all
hands are pleased.
This is the home OF the small boat. and to-
day was the day Of the big open regatta Of the
Cornthian Yacht Club. 50 that IN addition to the
many local yachts there were many visitors.
some Of whom were competing. The har-
Dor was filled before the New FORK club feet
reached here. and now with the North Star,
Aloha Carmina, Alcyono. Ariadne. Intrepid.
Sesfox, Felicia, Queen. Elmina. Emerald.
vigiiant and about fifty other other large
craft there is q gathering Of yachts Of all
sorts, sizee and descriptions. On the point
OF Marblehead Neck. In Sewell Park. around
the old Revolutionary fort. on the water
'front.' all along the harbor as far as one could
see were crowds who had come to see the
yachts. As soon as the North Star arrived
Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt with his
stafY paid visit to the Eastern Yacht Club.
and as the other racers came in the yachts
men at once put ashore and visited the club.
which extended to them the usual courtesies.
The races to-day. In addition to the usual
class events. were for the navy cha fiense
cups. one for schocners and one for 81 oops.
spd 1s sSSp: a%1sd b1 IN
won the schooner pup. beating the Eclipse
il massss sssond. 20 asd sdopeSS Ss iros mnues s
eTSs' Eclipse wa. at her best. With With ? good Cd
lizards liar ss. and she he had 70 make repairs These
about |sae ssS .s Sy s shs
she she bsa Tso9mH %nats:
Ths sioop cup wss won by The Ayenssr: BY.
this time the margin was fpueh sloser than i
sna sss sas ss
The TsormIpa Eon from the Irolits Anal End Kn, A.
shs sae TSs
race for auxiliaries. the Cleona won IN the
foot sns s r. hs IT, Ssan
The istalene won from the Aurora in the 81
large se. OF shfrmen %er tSsr ~ anen3s nSs%s
sat on the decks Of the vessels and watched
the yaehtsmsn get pndeE way an and sail ,.. out
eroeded CT sde nsf2 %itS slshtseers TIE wind was
fresh. and With Il giving every indication, OF
hSlding The sommttee Sent r. Out 70 sne ,gns 1ne
at 10 o Clock The harbor was 50 near That
the yachts were able to ne emain at anchor
lns ss ns tms 70 s. ana sab sSe"
sss some ss s sS Ss sssd Ss
One lot were very nearly run. down by the
Elnina. and through the FAULT OF those on
The aaxiliaries were started at 1910 o CLOCK,
The yenc.dor was a. .Ess ssr3ss - TIE i,nS tSs 6n.
We're s's,n on the e. starboafd tack and carried 20
sanps About nor rafHsf tss
at once pulled ahead. and then haItns steod g
On tuls tdVN iOuB Suouku Sio'a "ooN
they all took the port tack. set foreto psails
and " ere on on their course. north-northwest. t.
The Hsi ya~i %S Cleona & led in the next class She
lost her topmast running to vineyard Haven
and still has the stump standing, She was was
ssfa sas next GF evs1 sSG and Ssn came Che %Imoss
No topsalls were carried and the Mimosa II.
was content with only jib and mainsail:
Joined the deet on Wednesday evening aud
SSrosa and IN fs aSshnss i h vas eesf
were almost on the line. both on the starbosrd
time they ranged along and the Aurora ap-
tss. She Gould 60 dA1 not laa bes.Sss o. ths
lose his position. When the signal went up
both ysehts were close to the tug and both
Ihs Aurora soon d5sy y .h.ad -, Of the yAvsnsssr,
lena and ahead Of The Poris. and then stood
on their course the Istalena % LED wit. II the
hvenger and Doris still further astern. The
1rolita led the schooners.
s shs sent ia Sssn Ss's e.
weather end Of The line. where a sioop Win
hmass b6@spr S9tr Seemed eSd se ovsf s
the sloop when Capt Dennis lufied sharply
and Just cleared her. 1t Is probable that
Capt. Dennis. expressed himself forSibly to
the captain OF the sloop asNhe sailed by.
All held the starboard tack until they were
a BILE TO clear Wood End light. and then with
quartering wind stood for. Marb!ehead.
ga Hing out TO sea and across Massa chusetts
Bay. When on the port tack topsa lis vera
set on all the schoohers and tibtopsaiis on
all the yachts that had started without them.
The yachts were heeied 30 that their lee rails
were down to the waters edge and they flew
through the water. The regatta committee,
Walter G. Kerr. Ernest E., Iortllard and James
d. Sparkman. who now bnRin 70 see the end
Of their labors, were transferrsd 70 the steaper
Felicia. owned by lease Metoalf. so That
they might reach the finish on time. The
Fellcia IA fast yacht;
Toward noon the wind was lighter. 90 that
yigllant soon drew clear OF the soops which
get away from the 81 f9oters. The Quesn
betwe n the crack schooner and the old cup
defender TO see which would get into port
first, and the yawl won; Asterh, the Katrina
was being driven for oil she was worth. She
pc ssed the Mladi. then overha uled and passed
the Eclipse, and with her. Kites drawing she
staggered along, her maintopmast showing
a fine bow. About ten miles from the finish
the main topmast steysail was taken IN. and
as the strain was taken on the mast sprang
out straight. y,
at i:6S;22. Then came the Vikilant, WHICH
finished at :5e:3s. luifed up. TOOK In her light