Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-09-01

Marblehead, Mass, Aug. 31.-The
honors in the second days racing of
the international contests between the
German and American sender boats
for the President Taft and Governor
Draper cups fell to the American yacht
Ellen, owned by Charles P. Curtis, OF
Boston, and sailed by his son, Charles
P. Curtis, Jr. The German challengers
were hopelessly beaten, one of them,
the Seehound II, dropping out of the
race when it was one-quarter over be-
cause she fouled the flag mark at the
WindWard end of the course. The Wolf
finished a close second to the Ellen,
while the Joyette, winner of yester-
days contest, was third boat, As sec
onds behind the Wolf Hevella, with
Otto Protzen, her partly disabled skip
per, at the helm, crossed the finish
line in fourth place nearly two min
utes astern of the Joyette, and the
Marguerite brought up the rear.
1t was a slashing race, fought to the
bitter end by the Ellen and Wolf, with
Joyette always close enough to cause
the shippers of the first two craft to
keep a watchful eye upon her. The
Ellen got away at the start with her
wind clear and she quickly assumed
the lead a position she held to the
WindWard mark back to the starting
line, and once more on the thrash out
to weather, until within quarter of a
mile of the turn, when in the freshen-
ing breeze, the Wolf spurted and seize
first place. Then came the final run
back to the finish line and the battle
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the committee boat Orion.
The Wolf had set her spinnaker ia
port, While the crew of the Ellen de-
cided to swing theirs on the Starboar1
side and it was upon this move that
the race was lost and won. The Ellen
was al seconds behind her rival when
she turned the wndward flag stake
for the second time and she stood after
the Wolf with all sail set.
Slowly, inch by inch, it seemed tc
her crew, the Ellen crept up on the
scudding Wolf, until she was practi-
cally on even terms. Then a puff OF
favoring wind gave the Wolf a lif,
out ahead once more, but the Ellen
pulled her back until at last a short
distance from the line, the wind cant
ed slightly to the eastward, and filling
the Curtis boats Spinnaker, gave her
final push down the course, a wins
ner over the Lorng yacht by 16 Sec
onds or perhaps three boat lengths
1t was a thrilling finish and as the
three American yachts came tearing
down the wind, with their light sails
bellying to the breeze and their slim
hulls lifting ever forward upon the
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tors aboard the pleasure craft that
lined both sides of the course wen,
wild. Until the last minute, few could
tell which boat would get the whistle
that announced her victory, but 100
yards from-the committee tug, the Ell
len demonstrated that she was in the
lead, and, passing close to the Orion
received deafening ovation from the
assembled fleet. The Wolf, finishing
at the westward end of the line, was
also saluted, and the plucky Joyette
a favorite with the multitude, received
much applause.
After Il period of time that seemed
longer than it really was, the German
yacht Hevella crossed the line and was
given a cordial welcome. Lastly came
the Marguerite, soundly beaten, but
still bearing a plucky trio of yachts
men.
The day was another one of deligh,
to those who follow the sea, either
for pleasure or livelihood. A splendid
breeze blew from about south-south-
east, occasionally varying in velocity
or weight, and slightly in direction.
The sun shone brightly on the scene