The sun., 1908-06-21
LONG RACE FOR SMALL CRAFT
THIRTY START TO RUN TO BLOCK
ISLAND, 100 MILES AWAY.
Fifth Annual Event OF tho New York A. G.
Attracta Well and Racers Make Pretty
Picture 90 They Cross the Llne--IAttie
Eh0s;y III. ssess Away I'm the Lead.

rictufo ~ Tney Cross the Une-AAttle
Ehosiy III. Gets Away In tho Lead.
Thirty small sailing yachts and three power
boats started about o'clock yesterday
afternoon to race 70 Block Island. All night
the soil craft were battling with light wind
on the Sound. each owner trying to outdo
the others in working tides and catching
favorins puffs. They are expected to finish
late this afternoon.
It was the fifth race of the New York Athletto
Club over this course. The race was
started by Commodore Harry Jackson. Jr..
II 1904, and It has grown In popularity so
that this year there were. .forty-thres yachta
sn5s1Sd snaSSs ana 5 many that did not starr were
os sRe 's aSas YssSt sisn cRS cRsSt
h q less than II feet Ss eRR on tRs wsees
ns; tSst rI ksels are barred and every yacht
ce%modoTs 3soEson 's sailed Ssf his lis yacht.
the Mist. in the race, He worked hard max
mnde snS 'esp o the s H.oStns SSm
thing went on Ike eioSkwork. Commander
Mohicsn and the yachts were @ sent sen % Of Promptly %
on. on time, Ing +, and as they crossed the line made
sesp in regatta for si q long W time. time A"' '''"
!.ses Is: -: e% q sees s&sss.sHSs
vas between two stake boats f,yins TIE New
Of pFx a. y hsgs snsh9red to the northeast
The conditions in this contest called for
Corinthians to steer. There were no re-
slEricti9ns sl as 70 size or number Of sails and
Csns s snd e
more; nom The racers had 70 carry lssd line
board lieht. and 81 cabin dItpres
.sns 'ssrs ssca, 81 Big ss 1
Island. The racers were gathering and from
the .la asrSor: s. In the vicinity: sailing craft
ou. tSsf owners ses see sss Ss ses sa
sa get away: It was one gun start. 1t is
away on one signal The Wind %ss Sssii light ' from
west BY, north and the tide had started to
run run 70 the eastward % at I o'clock 50 that for
course, The direction Of the. wind meant that
II would be reach and those yachts that
wnns .sn. s9s ths% sonnds sssfs 81 e
SG1yrips Ing ior position: Five minutes
shsss sP 81 the S's Sohosn ana Ss
T Tdshsss 81 ,s. z Rhsss island Ssts h
followed eioseiy BY The Marguerite, Then
aSt 6sn hs4 ef S3s
lar, 10, Fearless Mist, NotoS, Alyce, Till
Msay did nos sarry raens
numbers. 80 that Il was impossible TO pick
them all up. and y is probable that in the
bunch some slipped by that were not counted.
Waipwrisht, had raced at Larohmont, and
ct Larohmont she sailed to Whort leberry
Island and crossed the line last and minutes
late. She seemed to be making up this
peared "a the eastward. All were on tie
port tack and some held In close to the land
to catch the wind as 1t drew of shore.
Han an hour later the motor boats were
sent away, These are racing for the Thomas
least dozen would start. but some Of the
owners OF these craft are not yet back from
bermuda and only three crossed the, line.
These were the Eronel. Kittrois and Ne Ne
Moosha. and they started In the order named.
The starters in the sailing race, owners,
length and allowances are as follows:
AAov-
Yacht. ooner and Club Film Nm
Duchess j. B. Palmer. Knlcker-
Mimoss ill., s. wainwright, Amer. " ""'"'
Notos. % II. 6. Mitchell, N. Y.Ac......4s allows
Alera. A. II. and J. ". Alker, Man
Mnsa NASH Il. R&sxIi &sxIie,s American. s S%
Red Wing. NJ. B. Pendas. n, Y. A. c. IS o42
B. r. Stoddard. Now
sss,lsdip, +. W; Rstheope. E.Y,A,c,I @
F.dsSIn R,lisS% II. w. soxI.Sg Kl.g E,y.m iS
Cha perGn, Robert Jacob, Horse.
shoe Harbor r...,.................8 50 /
ssss sss,Tes Il A. Te4sSns 19ns: fo'son E. Y a. ia
Little Rhody H.. C. r. Tilnshass,
NJ 1srsuer!.e. as,; Commodore Clark - 4"