Evening star., 1909-09-03
TAFT At S0NDER RACE
Looks on as Joyette Wins
Aqain From German Yachts.
LIGHT WIND OVER COURSE
President and Family Watch From
the Little Sylph.
SECRETARY MEYER IS PRESENT
Long, Slow Drift, With Breeze Only
Three Miles an Hour-All
Sails Out.
LIGHT WIND OVER COURSE
SECRETARY MEYER IS PRESENT

MARRLEHEAD. September 3.-The
Joyette, one of the American boats. today
the fourth race for sender class
yachts in competition for the President
Taft and Gov. Draper cups.
The yachts. followed by the spectator
fleet. and headed by the judges boat. left
the harbor shortly after 10 o'clock. On
getting outside the committee found that
the wind had fattened to less than five
miles an hour and was little south or
west.
At 1880 signals were hoisted for the
windward and leeward course. with
beat due southwest.
AS the yachts were preparing for the
start the thunder of cannonading was
heard up Salem bay Shortly after IL
o'clock the little yacht Sylph. flying the
flag of the President. came steaming out
of the bay
On the bridge of the sylph sat the
President. He was surrounded by men,
bers of his family and several naval
officers.
Meyer Also Turns Up.
About the same time the naval dispatch
boat Dolphin also put in an appearance
with Secretary of the Navy Meyer on
board.
The President arrived on the scene just
in time to see beautiful start. All six
yachts went ACROSS the line within ten sec
onds of the gun.
The Ellen seemed to have won the hon
ors Of the day. being close to the red flag
in the desired spot when the signal was
sounded at 11:10. Four minutes after the
start the Joyette crossed the bows of all
the boats and apparently took the lead.
1t was a long, slow, uphill beat to the
windward mark, as the breeze was light
Conditions, however. favored the Ellen. In
the light air she slipped rapidly away
from the rest of the fleet
The President had an excellent view of
the race from the northern side of the line.
The Sylph steamed along slowly, with the
Dolphin right ahead.
Time at Windward Mark.
I The apparent rounding time of the
yachts at the windward mark was as fol-
lows:
Ellen. 12:03:33
Joyette. 12:C6:02
Wolf. 12:07:J0.
Hevella, 12:09:02.
Seehund II, 12:10:0S.
Marguerite, 12:20:30.
The yachts wore around the mark
slowly, but all were quick to break out
spinnakers to port for the run down to
drift, for the wind had fallen to less than
three miles an hour.
Hevella Takes Lead.
so uncertain was the DreeZe tndt dl
1880 o'clock the stern boat began to
draw up rapidly. Soon the Hevella came
sliding through the fleet and wrested sec
ond place from the Joyette.
AS the yachts neared the home mark
on the first half Of the race the contest
was between the Ellen and the Hevella.
The latter within mile Of the turn drew
up to within fifty yards of the American
flyer.
Astern the Seehund II was fighting it
out for third place with the Joyette. Be
hind the WOLF was drifting a little faster
than the Marguerite.
The wind was light. There seemed TO
be some question whether the race would
be finished within the time limit of five
hours.
The fight for first place at the lee
ward mark was close. The Hevella
gybed around the mark eight seconds
ahead of the Ellen. The pair were we'll
in the lead.
1t was two and one-half minutes later
before the Seehund II reached the
mark; the third boat, Joyette, followed
one-half minute later, and then came
the Wolf, with Marguerite bringing up
the rear.
The time of the yachts at the home
mark on the first time around was as
follows:
Hevella, 1854: 10
Ellen, 1854 20
Seehund II. 12:56:4I
Joyette. 12:5I:21.
Wolf. 12:5S:14.
Marguerite, 25S:33
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