The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1908-08-09
QUEEN FIRST OF SCHOOuERS
MiNHELL BOAT WINS Aston
Cur FOR THAT RIG
And the AyenEer Takes Trophy for Schoon.
ers In Races on NewporCSpiendid
Contests In Fall Breeze-Istaiena Beats
: Out , the Aurora In Hard Fight

ers In Races on Newp0rt-Spiendid
Contests in Fair Breeze-Istaiena Beats
Out the Aurora In Hard Fight
NEWPORT, Aug. s.-The Queen. J.. Rogers
MaSweils handsome schooner yacht. ana
the Avenger, the small sloop owned by Robert
w, Emmons I'd Of Boston. won the Astor
cups to-day and are hailed as the champions
of, their respective types for the year. The
contests were close and interesting and the
races were well managed and started just at
the opportune time, so that all are pleased.
Thirteen yachts started. but no i'll luck came
to any except the defeated ones, and II Is
nearly always hard luck that causes defeat.
Against the Queen were Rear Commodore
r. +. Brewster's Elmina. Cleveland H. Dodge q
Corona and l.. J.. Callanan's Eclipse, The
Elmina won Hast, year and so by winning
this time, the Queen redeemed herself. In
the s1oop' and yawi class there were nine
starters, The cup defender Of 1908. the
v~fgilant, Vas The largest, and she had to give
aEay lots Of time. Alth ough she sailed a
good race she could not do what she was
called on to do. .
Against her were the 81 footers Aurora and
Istalena. receiving 80 minutes ~ seconds EACH;
the Avenger, the winner last year.. receiving
81. minutes 20 seconds: the Mimosa III, re-
ceiying 2 hours 3 minutes 20 seconds. and the
Seneca and 20 footers Mink and Nepsi. re-
ceiving 2 hours is minutes 10 seconds
These times appear big handicaps, but
when It 10 remembered that the Vigilant Is 90
feet on the water line. with abou ut 1900 square
feet OF canvas, and the Seneca Is only 80 feet
long, with pfoportionate sail, II will be seen
thattbey are not too MUCH. .-5
The. AveHger Won last year. She was built
by Herreshoff for the 81 foot class. after he had
built the Aurora and Istalena. and she Is much
more of q machine than either OF those two
yachts. which have solid spars and are more
heavily built. The Istalena and Aurora had
to allow the Avenger IS minutes Z seconds
because they rate about 81 and the Avenger
only a.. -
THE race was sailed In a fair wind that held
until nearly all the yachts had finished: 1t
died out late. in the afternoon and the Mimosa.
which was trying hard to get. home before her
allowance. expired. was left by this, Whom
time was up she was about two miles from the
finish. 1t was hard luck, because she sailed
a,good race and was handled with judgment
too. Mimosa Ill. carries the number Is on
her mainsail and perhaps it Ia that which
has caused her i'll luck this year.
Fairly in the morning the wind was north
east 1t grew lighter and tho committee.
realizing that It would not hold through.
FASHIONED the start until a new wind from
the eouth came. f. This wind increased In
force and oanted during the afternoon to
the west. but its change did not give any
boat. an advantage. over another. " r.
The course was q good one. The yachts
ffst had SIX and o half miles Of reaching.
thensas miles of beating and then 10 miles
before the wind, 80 that they were tried out
on all points Of sailing. The Eimina gained
sfiehtly on the Queen on the reach. but on
the wind and running the Queen completely
odtsaiied her. The Vigilant made gains on
all three legs Of the course. but not enough
to land her . winner
One Of the prettiest fights Of che day was
between the Istalena and Aurora. The rivalry
between. these boats 10 very keen. and to-day
they fought out evay inch OF the way. Reaoh-
Ing che Aurora did the better work; turning
to a~windward these two made many more
tacks than the others In the race. and In this
way lost some time. In the end the Aurora
eatned Q seconds. but down the. wind the
~Istalena gained enough to beat her rival over
the course by 8 seconds. l
While to-day races were Interesting from
almost any standpoint the idea of racing
the big vigflant' against the little Seneca
seemed rather absurd. The scale Of allow
ances of the club are supposed 10 bring large
apd. small boats together on equal terms.
one boat has to sail oyer. a long course, and
finish two hours ahead of her rival to, win.
that I. is VIII iFFsqss s large s2S; th and ne sm nalf H Sast Ss s sdsnsS
well. and some members Fl the club are talk
over As feet rating OF having two prizes. one
for yachts over 4s feet and one for. yachts
s and he Wilt have to sanction any change that
is made in the conditions,
we're = oT made eort but' Northwest shna a'ew Winds Shen s eSidSTs
Of View. as they. usually die out, The racing
olln the ,e ID DU''S Mainssi isN vere ho,sted p on
81 Ss;es sad k thsn ahs E SfisEsI er1s nrS;rs such f.t al tss
AL slPisi ri il S5ssissF Tor Aston cup al racing
oat &c. the BTetons reef iishtship and waited
salfs. steamer Felicia. Outside the wind
had Gattened eonside[ably, and when the
dfoppedso much that It was decided to post
pohe the start and TO await Developments.
ya IN sh9 s msa = biG s tie fSSinf ae teet s S1 .nl5sss5
party Of friends on The steamer North Star.
s; J; 8: b%IilIpFs.s Saqcad ss:us ell oii Gs F.
laniie. ?. A. i, %idener's Josephine, James
s hSSfilntt viking Ss;'s n. a. ArifHR s4rss;hod |sT Resmd o..
with the fast launch swiftsuIe.. in which
We're Mr.. HerEeshoI,s sons; Paul J; Rainey,s
yiee-Commodore Arthur Curtis yames's Aloha.
Evelyn, Manila and the Christobal. owned BY
This boat has just come from the Lawley
yards, where she was built from designs by
uenTy ~. Gielow. She Is. the largest power
boat vet built and attracted much attention. |
There were also the torpedo boats Somers
and Morris and four submarines.
There was a long roll outside. The yachts
dipped into the seas and drifted. TO tho
aud the committee at II o'clock sisnalied the
but still held the yachts back, waiting for more
wind. They showed good judgment In their
selection of the course and In having patience
TO Vait Tor the wind. which was improving all
the time.
At lia5 the warning signal sounded. Tho
fslicia took a position north OF the light vessel.
ihe frst leg OF the course was to a mark two
lpiles est by west from est Island
Hight. The compass course was east by south
ole-half south. six and a half miles. This
meant a reach with balloons. and as the racers
carried about, eight sails we're sent aloft in
stops ready to break out.
The preparatory signal sounded and they
drew nearer to the line and then at 1905 the
starting signal was made and they were of.
The Arenger, sailed by Robert W Emmons I'd.
won the best position and crossed the
line at 1905: Ss close up to the light vessel at
the weather end of the line. She had her
balloon lib topsail broken and was drawing
Wall, To lesaard. of her was the .Istalena,
IA lied by G. NJ. Pynchon. She also had a
heAloon. but the Avenger. having the better
insition, at once drew clear. The ~Istalena
crOsSet at IL S6 "a. StuyyeRant VAIN wright