The sun., 1908-12-20
WINNERS OF YAOHT RACES.
Report Of the Regatta Committee Of
New HsFk Yacht Club. 4,


The regatta COMMITTEES Of the New, York
Yscht Club has issued its annual report,
which has been published. In this report
the committee started races on ten diff ferent
days. not including one postponement
| for lack Of wind. The number OF yachts
started was i1s. which does not. include
duplicate entry OF a yacht starting In two
| events on the same day, There vera
| Beventy-one races sailed.
! There were no challenges for the Bren-
| ton 8 Reef cup or for the Cape May challenge
CUP. and there we're no entries for the
Niagara ~. cup"
! The committee Is r. de B. Parsons -Ern est
4. Lorillard and Walter c. Kerr.
! The financial statement showed that the
original appropriation was $1,000, the
| expenditures OF the regatta committee
ss25O. which left balance available for
prizes OF A.25o. The estimated value of
prizes donated by members was $500,
making the total value Of the prizes given
90, $50. which did not include the Kings
cup.
The Astor Gun for schooners was won by
the Queen and the Astor cup for sloops by
the Ayenger. The Kings cup was won by
the Avenger. These are the largest and
most important prizes raced for each year
In the clubs regattas.
This yacht raced in the 81 foot class and for
all special prizes. It is owned by Robert W.
Emmons I'd of boston. i he Avenger won
Cup for soops the Bennett cup Snp for re soops t
cup Hauoli cup and Navy Challenge cup,
ed or eaeh Sad yesr Nsy he name p %
winning yacht Is engraved on the trophy
medal.
The Aurora and Istalena sailed in Glass K
special events. The Aurora. owned by
See N e oe sne epss Psze bs b
| Rear Commodore's cup and the Alumni
Associa tion of United States Navy ChalIen qe
CUP snd for e the l9st named Comm1odoEe
raeiR and a second prize in Class X.
yeWs o Class Fan and wS cne s' in teG e
BY Prof. Charles Lane Poor, won two prizes
| in the mixed class against the Yiailant.,
Addison, G., HRnan's sloop Seneca won
! one prize In Glass y.
IL Class L !he Rosalie won two first prizes
Mimosa II. won first and a second the
Dorwina won q first and Il secolid and the
Cleona won one first.
The sioop Mimosa III. won one FIRST prize
IN a special class, sailing against the Dor
wilma
| Two races were sailed in the handicap
Katrina and the sloop Dorwina. ''|'''''
H. the %. foot class the Alera. owned by
4. II; and J. W. A!ker, won twp frsts. and
owned @ vts by G. Z. Roosevel, Won ' atirst d@ and
third prize and theseries. prize for the class
racing Of the season. The Ibis and Nepsl
each won second prize.
j. Rogers Maxwell's s schooner Queen Won
the Astor cup, the Commodore's cup. the
Vice. -.CommodoTes cup. the ReEr ,Commo.
Hed saP States sG NtSs eSp and rof OF
the latter MIR Maxwell received a medal
In addition TO these trophies the Queen won
In Class james B. Fords schooner
Katrina won three cluss prizes and the
hauoli. Vice-Commodore's and Rear Com
modore..s cups. The Tnormina won one
In Glass L T.. J. Callanans schooner
Eclipse won three class prizes and the Navy
Callahan received q bronze medal The
NiLndi won one class prize:
The auxiliary Emerald won two class
prizes. the Seneca one and the veno edor
The raging between the Avenger. Aurora !
and lstalena was close sl' through the sea- ,
son. with slight advantage in favor Of the |
Avenger. These three yachts met in nine |
races and sailed together 2i7,i miles. The !
Avengers elapsed time was 81 hours min
minutes ii seconds. and the Istalenas 5.
hours { mtru;es 50 seconds The AyEng@f
was allowed hours 30 minutes 81 seconds
by the Aurora. so that the corrected times
of these two boats WAS Avenger, AZ hours
i8 minutes 20 seconds. and Aurora, 40 hours
As minutes 81 seconds
The Aurora and lstalena sailed In ten
races and the total distance was 3A6E, miles
The Aurora g time was 50 hours 81 Minutes
Q seconds and the fstalena's time SIS hours
10 minutes II seconds. The run from New
London to Newport WAS sailed in very light
variable winds and was no fair test, In this
! minutes q seconds. and II this race was
taken out of cons tion the Aurora beats
The istal lena IL minutes 81 seconds in s2eT
miles sailed.