New-York tribune., 1908-08-14
VIGILANT SHOWS WAY
LEADER IN n LONG Run.
Taormina and AUenger WfH Nary
Challenge Cups on Cruise.
rRy Telegraph to The Tribune,l


.r.-,lebaad Mass Aug I-Willam z. lsehn
g. foot vswl visilant led the New Aork i00ii'
Clubs cruising squadron of nineteen yecnls ae.os
IRE finish line off Halfway Rock, at l;ss-So 'os'
.n one Of, the fastest runs ever made from ti'
sncetown to this harbor She was the NiilneI "
her class from the Weetamoe by minutes D Sc
onds The second yacht 10 finish was me soio'nvi ~
,,ae, six minutes after the big yawi then the Ell
nina three minutes IS seconds after the 0uee"'
and beaten by that yacht by 3 rninuies q se
The weetsmoe was fourth. at 2:s'.m
The race to-day was for the Navy Chahense
Cups and the schooner trophy was won oy lne
fTaoruina which defeated the Queen on uhle al
t,ovance by five minutes twelve seconds ihe cup
or s,oons Was won by the Avenger. making hVe
lcuns she has won IN five successive races she won
by only nine seconds from the Istalena' In lhe
motor auxiliary class the Vencedor won from 1e
kImerald by two g seconds. and in class f.
t.he Eciinse was the winner from the Madi by fiVe
a,,i-u,es one second The yawl Cieona won from the
hsioop Rosale. class L. by one minute 81 SECONDS
Thousands lined the rocky shores Of this haroor
this afternoon to see the yachts come In and to-
night the Eastern, Boston and Corinthlan Yacht
clubs are entertaining the visitors from New York.
and all are congratulating Robert w Emnons, %,
'xhe Avengers on his many victories
The start was made off Long Point Light. at the
entrance TO Provincetowu Harbor, the first two
yachts the motor auxiliary schooners Nenceoor
and Seneca getting away at 1910. and the Emerald
q minute later. They and the rest that started
crossed line close hauled the starboard tack
with rails awash and only maintopsails set over
'their mainsails
Al 1o.2s the yaWl Cleona and the sloops Rosale
and Nimosa II got away that order, end five
minutes later the sensational start OF the
cruise took place Just before the signal for the
sloops in the 57-foot class was given.
The Avenger had reached the line too soon, as
had the Aurora and the Istalena. To avoid cross
sng ii all three. with the Avenger 10 windward,
Rad 20 run parallel TO the line. toward the COM
,snittee boat Nonparie. collision either with
each other the tug seemed inevitable. The Au-
Arors's bowsprit not more than fifty feet from
1.-THE tug when the whistle blew. Captain Butler
duncan was in tight place. but he luffed her
sharply, shouting for which the others gave
quickly, and in moment the<Aurora had cleared
the tug and ali three were across the line ike
fash, with the Doris. addition 10 the class from
Boston length two astern-
The wind singing a merry song il their
rigging this quartet of crack racing craft head
ed for the open, tacking 10 port soon as they
could weather Woodend Point All but the Aven-
ger carried their working topsails
AT 1913 the WeetaJnoe ana the Vfgilant started.
and FIVE minutes later the schooners Isolita, Taor
nina. Eclipse AIladi crossed that order The
Katrina. Of this class. carried away her main
throat halyards at 1880 and had TO anchor while
repairs were made. AS result she started seven
minutes late. The Queen and the Elmtna made
splendid start Al 1045 both carrying small jibtop
nsils and working gaftopsails,
The course Marbiehead from Race Point light
Is northwest Dg north, nau noTth and the distance
about thirty-eight miles. so. after the yachts
passed Race Point Il a fair wind for them
with sheets eased a couple of points. Gafftopsails
balloon jibtopsails and maintopmast staysails
were carried on the schooners
The Vigilant speedily took the lead Of the big
craft ana the Queen and the Elrnina travelling
twelve knots or better. right through the feet
OF smaller craft # they had been anchored The
Katrina. too. the schooner that won the Hauou
Cup in Tuesdays eighty-two mile race made a
grand picture she passed one after the other
under a perfect cloud of canvas. She was being
driven to make up that minutes she lost by
the accident at the start
Across Boston Bay the nineteen yachts fairly
hew IN the strong breeze. making remarkably fast
time At the finish. off Halfway Rock scores OF
yachts were gathered with parties on board 70
witness the arrival of the feet and it was well
worth the trouble, for finer feet has never en-
i tered Narblehead harbor
Inc race for the cups offered Commodore C,or-
Hehus vanderbilt viii he sailed on Saturday over
courses to be signslIed before the start To-nor-
70" the boat races for the Owl and Camecock col
ors viii take place in the harbor
Inc summary Of to-day's race follows:
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