Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-07
JOYETTE. WINS THE TAFT CUP
THE ELLEN By A MAR
ROW MARGIN.
Sender Yacht Carries Brooklyn Ben
sonhurst Club Colors to Victory
in Races OF Marblehead.

MARBLEHEAD, Mass, September T.
The sender yact Joyette. representing the
Bensonhurst Yacht Club of Brooklyn.
won the Taft cup. the principal prize In
the German-American series Of races Off
Marblehead today. The Joyette defeated
the Boston boat Ellen by scant margih.
Ellen Wins the Triangular.
Over q triangular course of fifteen
miles. in a light southwest breeze. the
Ellen won yesterdays International
sonderklasse race, with the Hevella sec
ond and the Joyette third. BY winning
this race the Ellen and the Joyette are
now tied, each having won two races,
while the Hevella Is eliminated from
further contests.
her win was by no means unexpected.
but it was not thought that she would
win by SO great q margin. She beat the
Hevella 2 minutes and 43 seconds over
| the whole course. and the Joyette min
utes and IS seconds. When the Ellen
crossed the finish line she received a
great ovation from the steamers which
were lowering near. Not less hearty
than the E1len's was the reception given
the Hevella. The German boat was put
out of the running. but she had sailed
a great race, and the efforts OF her skip
per and crew were thoroughly appreci-
ated. There were whistles to spare for
the Joyette when she finished. even If
she was the last to cross.
Throughout the first round Of the
course the racing was very close. The
Ellen led almost from the start, but her
| leading position at the end of. the round
| was In no small measure due to the
| scrapping between the Joyette and the
Hevella on the windward leg and their
close sailing on the run to the second
mark.
| On the second round Of the course.
however. she simply walked away from
| the other two. The Ellen made the fast
est time on both windward legs. on the
| last leg Of the first round of the course
and on the second leg OF the second
| round. The Hevella made the fastest
and the Joyette made the fastest time
| on the last leg of the course. That the
Joyette should have been SO far behind
/ the others on the second round was a
surprise. and could not be accounted
for.
Under a Good Breeze.
When the boats were started the breeze
was west-southwest, but 1t backed lit
tie during the first leg of the course, so
| that the second leg was run with spin
makers and ballooners. and the last leg
was too close to use ballooners. The
breeze was stronger on the second round.
1
by holding we'll to the southwark when
she had started on the second windward
leg.
| On account Of the holiday there was
an immense fleet OF yachts of all de-
scriptions out to see the contest. More
than 200 steam. sail and gasoline craft
lowered around the course. The patrol
| fleet had the greatest difficulty In keep
| ing the course clear. as the boats crowd
ed inside the triangle more than on any
other day. Tho booming of warning guns
was constantly heard throughout the
race.
with the German yachts put out OF the
contest, news comes of three transfers
of the sender boats The Hevella, which
made the best showing OF any OF the
visitors, has been sold to c. II. w
Foster of the Eastern Yacht Club. who
/ Also owns the sender boats Bandit and
Caramba. The Seehund II has been
purchased by George L. Batchelder OF
the Eastern Yacht Club. who also owns
the Dorelle Otto Protzen. skipper of the
Hevella, has purchased the Crooner from
Charles Francis Adams. I'd. It u be-