The sun., 1908-07-05
YACHTS OFF FOR Upton CUP
NINETEEN CR0ss STARTING LINE
IN BROOKLYN Y. @. RACE.


yesterday morning In the race OF the brooklyn
Yacht Club to Cape May and return for the
cup siven by sir Thomas Upton. There
was only one absentee. The Josephine,
owned by Milton Smith, did not show up.
The conditions for the contest were ideal.
Early 10 the morning the weather was threat
ening and the wind was light. but as the time
for the start drew near the wind frcshened
and came from south by east. II later blew
nice Ealing breeze and on the way out some
squalls bothered the yachtsmen but good
time was made. The leader In the raoo down
the bay, the Gardenia, sailed the first seven
miles Of tho course. from the start to the
southwest spit. In Just one hour and the other
boats were not much behind her
Outside the wind was fresher and they
were able TO lay their course to the Fire Island
liahtship from Scotland lightshlp and some
started shectS 30 that theyr travelled very
fast.y II they can sail over the s2S mile course
as they started they will be back again In the
harbor early Tomorrow morning.
The race was for yachts under 100 feet over
all length, and they sailed with regular time
allow ance based on their rating under the
rule. Tho schooners In computing time
allowance figured at sS per cent. OF their full
rating and the yawls at ss per cent. This
rulc is supposed TO put all the yachts on an
equal footing and make the result very close.
In ocean racing, though, there is always a
large element Of luck. The yachts get sepa-
rated, and one after doing well may run into
. calm, while another far estern may catch q
a favoring breeze that will send her to the
front again. go that the result Is In doubt
always until the race is ended.
Early In the morning the men on the nine
teen yachts anchored of the Brooklyn house
on Gravesend Bay got busy. They had lots
to do and by o clock sails wera hosted and
preparations made for the start. which was
to have been made at 10 c'olook. Launches
ran from the clubhouse noat to and from
the 70 seS rsnas
one ens '0nf rs%aded one q sSs os days when the
Ss9 and q a large has not been
there In many long day. .,.
For sr q ~ the eo Of es ons
pany on board she vent 70 The line shortly
stops and gan topsails ready to set they
mere G1obns bss and ssns S By
bay. II seemed almost like Marblehead. there
were so many small craft The sstaTsing line
muse schooner Lasca at one end and the Gen.
', hs SSou.r SR The ne h. was ssaza an !e
the clubs ana residents Of the Sea Gate colony
gathered to witness the start In the bay the
SSsssS reifsf hayds and many oaers o.
Ss% ss5 a. Ssrg Nsgg hhfT ghtf
Canoe Club were on the power boat CooS and
every club on the bay and many on the Sound
"1le Local aipiiTt inserest centred in the Shamrock,
which was. sailed by Capt; Barr and owned
by Frederic 1hompson; Commodore "; G:
dsstsa dssfsSs ey Gseab sss na OF the
ardon;s Ss onS ., uss Ssyorite Kmowina ones how
ever. favored he .Mlmosa iIi.. BHtterny.
s HSHs 5Hsu % Ssss spse
the the yachts Ss M have % not been measured, 90 that
ss ssE'nsss sss e ss
NJ, hours 50 minutes 9 seconds. and TIE
The a@many rates Just q little moro than the
IGardsnia and the Eclipse about the same as
A postponement was necessary because
aelecf Sss ". l,'s sIn ia1s u aho %
$. bradley, made. the warning, sigma, and
the yachts began to ma Mnanenvre for position;
s nss' snS az es5 e sas
The yaehtsmen on the racers had all figured
on crossing at the weather, or ,,Ss. L,asca. en-. end
for for the Tie, line: going sS close to the Lssea thst
on and IN % s
iouled the Lila, which was on the starbosrd
as Il. s,ndad ssna ss of tSe sSd
the sloop Little Hope from Boston and owned
BY T. hothIop Jr Of the Eastern MsfsT Yacht
SHfhisnM Miaosa Ss af s third fhess ,Sree
he Hutterfy VAS tho next boat, with Thomas
Fleming Day at the wheel. Then came the
Gasshlp Of the ksooklyn club tie Tsmps1,y.
sfS sSamrscSs' SSs' zints. iIa, VIII and safans;
Ths lttls schooneE Unoas was next followed
.eaS the pnasS ssa @uhrah M0psa
the West Bagk light. they sailed fast too,
ture that VIII long be remembered BY those
When on Norton ! Point The sakana, 4 seso ii. ;,
sds a ahs the esH others SesdS &C. eoes G
as possible for the, southwest spit, This
sp sSsy wsfs sa sas
some others fetched close 20 The, spit, buoys.
wSs weTs se .? es asa s'a he SRs d
sPt were aa,sEis aiat al satsSs rdsa 9O
lhAl; Tammaeyi ,i.i;,s hittis Iops ,Its: :S
ssis ssfsna, Ii' sd: si d ooo. @ snd then
came the Tamerlane. Lila. Mopsa H. and
Keego.
| to the Scotland lightship. which was also left
| on the port hand. and some taoked In toward
the Hook and getting out OF the tide made
| The llghtship. on the Hook q sharp squall ao-
oompanied by heavy rain broke and COM
| pletely hid the racers from the sight OF those
on tho Gen. Putnam. The wind blew out the
| jibtopsail OF the Vigil and when the .sousll
| passed over another sail had TO be set. Nearly
| all the yachts shortened sail for short time.
| AZ the Scotland lightship, eleven miles from
the start, the times were Gardenla. i2:to:is;
hamrcSs and mns MnrShtops's sseS gHttsr nsss
s lsssoc Eel!psss, @ @lsss:,s: zisi!s: ,;oiIs on:
dawa, i;osiss:, Hyperion. ,li2:oo; sak9na,
Mopsa. Tamsriane and Keeso. followed In the
There was another sauall while the yachts
were passing the ltRhtship and whitecaps
| showed themselves on the water, so that some
| Of the racers were tossed about In q lively way
| The wind was stul east Of south apd the
course TO- the next mark on the race, the Fire
sssreed juss 1iEtle % FOR this % reaeh HE Gar Car
| denia. .'sti)l leading In fhe direction they were
| sailing, did not leave the others as she had
| early In the race and the Marchlopess footed
| surprisingly fast and held high Of her course
| 80 that she was soon well to windwerd OF the
| course sailed by the Gardenia. The Sham.
| rock too improved her position, hut did not
| work 90 far TO windward a. the Mdrchioness
| The Butterfly. and Mimosa were well within