The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-07-20
IRENE II. GETS HOME FIRST
LEADS POWER BOATS nv RACE
FROM MARBLEHEaD.
Probably Has Won the Prize, hut some
Small Yachts Have Big Allowances
She Starts From Marblehead and
Finishes at New Rochelle In Fast Time

Small Yachts Have Big Allowances
She Starts From M%arblehead ana
Finishes at New Rochelle In Fast Time
The Irene H.. owned by s.. W. CRANBERRY
Of the Colonial Yacht Club and with Walter
NJ. Bieling on board, finished first In the
W boat race from Marblehead to New
Rochelle. She crossed the finishing line AZ
the entrance to Echo Bay at e:4s O'Clock last
night. II is probable that she Is the winner
OF the trophy. but she has to allow time to
Ave yachts In the fleet and the limit Of allow.
ance will not have expired until this morn
ing. The Eronel. the smallest yacht In thu
fleet. had until four minutes after 1 O'Clock
to get In, and II beyond that time Is beaten.
The Iloilo had until II 81 o'clock last night.
Thirteen yachts were started at 1910 o o'clock
last Saturday morning from a line of Marble
head Neck by the committee, OF the Eastern
Yacht Club. They were to race around Cape
Cod through the Nantucket. Vineyard, Block
Island and Long Island sounds to New
Rochelle, q distance of ?7o miles. There
were no restrictions as to course or passing
marks, II was 60 and get to the finish as
soon as possible. Some OF the racers kept
well to the regular course, but others, who
were more daring. took chances and knowing
their boats and being well posted on the OBJ
etructions on the route. cut of corners where
they could. Walter NJ. Bieling Is one of that
kind. He has been, on the winning boat now
for three years In succession, having piloted
the Sis to victory In 1905. the Picaroon last
year and the Irene II. this year.
The racers soon, after passing Msrblehead
Rock were LOST, to view. They headed straight
about forty-two. miles away. and they were
timed at that point as follows: Chud, S:is.o0:
sTsn :so i 'sias 5 90; p'' s1sSS: K ki GGi aiel'q sas |, %:
, hesbia, tho 90; Eronel. $4,000. and Dandy
At his point the largest yacht in the feet
was leading and the Irene was well within
M %nf fbe t sosI, er s1Ssre %itf be fesu mS Snsi tSSn sh
being astern OF the. .Eronel' There was .
until the racers reached Monomoy light at
the southern end Of the cape, and then they
eF FSe frese r. fq% seo Ieq psrt 'G n the race to Der.
! muda. when she was able to carry ~gasolene
sufficient for the long race: a I'd 80 she was
R"1 Jnt q t the racers es.y dl DR. shne, e Kept su IisRt on a.
, sooa Isad i'n s Y the s0I pieas Saa s second sH0k 'Afi
d dssIs sSGs the feo leaders eadsis we're near Point judith
fh T%hso @ss Lone Lone f isisn 1Sr sound s%x Sn the. yacht. had
smooth water With Ah 2 fr esd wind vim b blSSins over
much. as the times made show. The Irene II.
made the journey in 80 hours 80 minutes.
ayeraglng IS nautical miles an hour. The
the Alsoran's time was 30 hours 20 minutes.
Last year the Picaroon made the journey in
8? hours 81 minutes 10 seconds. and this year
she was only eight minutes behind her last
years record.
The committee OF the New Rochelle Yacht
Club were out early looking for the racers.
about 4 o'clock, but It was after O. o'clock
when the first was sighted in, the distance.
She proved to be the Irene H.. and as she
whistles from a large fleet OF yachts that had
gathered at the finish. She soon anchored
In the harbor, and those on board went ashore
to tell the story OF their experiences. Half an
hour later. the secondr yacht, was sighted.
She was the Picaroon and she finished. at
us. The Alsoran finished at $50, The fol-
lowing table shows the rating Of the yachts
and the allowances: