New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-12
STORY OF THE RACE.
The Elmina Reaches Portland Miles
ahead of Nearest RiUal.

Portland. Me. Aug. ll.-After what will prob
ably go down as the hardest race ever sailed
in the history OF the New York Yacht Club
Frederick +. BreWster's schooner yacht Elmins
crossed the finish line between the steam yacht
Diana and the Cape Eliza beth Lightship ten miles
OF shore. AT $50 O'Clock this morning. she
the winner by many miles and by many hours OF
the l52mie race from Vineyard Haven 10 this
port, and OF the conmodcre's cup for up 10 sun
down tonight no other schooner in her class had
finished. The Elmna's elapsed time was p hours
minutes 80 seconds
Cornelius Vanderblts sloop Aurora wins the
commodores cup for sloopS. She was the next
yacht finish out OF the fleet Of twenty five that
started Tuesday morning. She finished ?
j. m. unofficial time that her elapsed time
would be about p hours 81 minutes 80 seconds The
auxiliary schooner Intrepid, owned by Lloyd
Phoenix. finished third, also about 2 p. m She
wins the first prize for that class Mr.. Phoenix
ported the breaking Of the jaws OF the Intrepid's
gan during the gale at 10 O'Clock last night. The
1ntrepid's time is approximately q hours Al min
utes 80 seconds.
There such a good breeze from the north
ward on Tuesday morning that OF the twenty-five
yachts that started all crossed the line of East
Chop in twenty minutes and forty seconds. All
had their sheets eased port. and. with balloon
Jib topsails and main topmast stay sais set, they
made fast time TO the eastward II twelve
and n half miles TO the first mark Cross RIP
I4giItshin. and the course east by south. The In
trepid Lloyd PhOaniXs auNiliaay schooner passed
the Hedge Fence Lghtship al 10 AS and the Aloha
a few minutes later.
The wind freshened considerably after il o'clock.
Al IL :0S the Enlna took in her balloon main
topmast staysail. and while she was doing II the
Queen luffed across her wake and took a weather
position During the next hour there was trouble
all along the line with light sails. The race
so keen that few cared 10 keep off the and
'spill' the SAIL is usual and IN attempting
take them IN while lee rails We're under, many sails
were split and lost
The steam Yacht Oneida owned by Z c Benedict.
carrying foresan and mainsail fore and main stay
sails and gar topsails. and heeling TO the breeze
like sailing craft passed one after another Of the
sloops and schooners and all of the steam yachts,
Her owner. who has earned the title Of the life
saver having helped many vessels ia distress kept
watchful eye all the feet. She covered the
distance. twelve and one-half miles 10 Cross Rip
Lghtship I'm one hour and five minutes
II was blowing so hard. at ~ O'Clock that the sea
was feather white. An the yachts had their lee
rails buried under water. and the spray flying
over their sails 10 windward. Such racing has not
been seen in many day on q cruise. Spurs and
rigging were tested 10 the, utmost Gan topsails
were taken in on the scooners except the Intrepid
Queen. Elrnira and Corona. which, hung 10 their
main topsails through il all
Charles Lane Poor,s sloop Weetamoe which
started three minutes ahead Of the wiusome two
minutes ahead Of the Istaena and one, minute
hsiefn OF the Aurora leading all three by
good margin and lugging her gan topsan The
others hoping 20 overhaul her would not take theirs
IN but finally the fear Of losing topmasts made
them do the Istalonas coming in first then the
aurora s and finally the Winsone s.
The times taken at the three lightships .JIan5ker-
chief shoVefu and Pollock Rip tell am fnterestin,
story OF the race Al those points