The sun., 1909-06-18
ILYS FIRST MOTOR BOAT IN
WINS THE RACE FROM BER.
MUDA TO THIS FORT.
The Heather Beaten by I Hour 22 Min.
utes ~ Seconds In go Mile Trip
Close Contest for Crescents Trophy
Makes Amends for Original Failure.

Close COntest Tor CreScents TrOph.
Makes Amends for Original Failure
TheIlys, owned by j. G. Naefie Whittakei
of the Yachtsmen's Club OF Philadelphia
won the race for power boats from Ber'
niuda She started at 0 minutes after Il
o'clock last Monday morning and she
finished on the Crescent Athletic Clubhous'
at Bay Ridge at $3.50 yesterday afternoon
80 that ct time Tor the $40 mile trip from
St Geor ge was IS hours 5? minutes and 81
seconds.
The Heather, owned by Richmond Lever
ing of Cincinnati representing the Shelter
Island Yacht Club. was the second boat
in She finished at 6:o5;3t. just hour 2.
minutes a seconds astern Of the Ilys
which is pretty close racing over course
Of that length
The race was for cup which was offered
BY the Crescent Athletic club after the
power boats had reached Bermuda. The
race down there had not been satisfactory
Heather went through without any trouble
Ilrs broke the connecting rod on her engine
the first night out. lnsep had trouble with
her engine and Mercedes II. was almost a
wreck when she reached the harbor there
The cup was promptly accepted except
that MI lsrerinc. owner OF the Heather,
thew should race without time allowance.
Mr.. Whitaker. owner of the lys. who
wanted O race regardless OF restrictions. at
once agreed to Mr leyering's proposition.
in order 10 have some little incentive, 10
hurry the voyage home because he had
confidence in his boat, and the result shows
that his confidence was well placed On
the way down the Heather had to allow the
llys hours and rs minutes
the lPSsp 0wned by %am ~ acp pr1r.dG nds
the conditions, and change vas made IN
the wheel OF that yacht, and the one used
on the run up seemed to DO better work than
yacht was seen. She was in close company
Of the Heather and Ilys until Tuesday night,
and was then lost sight OF. she is a stanch,
able boat. and viii probably get in here
TIE 81, George Yacht Club hahded the
start. There was some lit le confusion in
going over the line. but the boats got away
70 fairly close order, at 1000 o'clock last
Monday morning The Ilys led across the
line, but the other two were so close that the
dd no. ,ha hoHnt I'M ySch, 10 sc Mould
sighted by the Trinidad, which left here
Tuesday tor Hamilton. but that vessel got
Who had doped out the speed of the racers
a nicely a. they were able figured hat they
would reach the. finishing line about noon
YESTERDAY. and there was a good sized
some yachtsmen.
At noon it was hazy. The lookout at
Sandy Hook reported fog was coming
racers might slip by without being seen,
A good southwest wind vas blowing and
the conditions. were fair for the racers,
Commodore Wilson took several members
on board the Sumida and started out to
meet the leading yacht and. escort II in.
nei Ua snd Waiiims lin there a. some @ time without
sighting a power boat, returned 70 the
club house and the yachtsmen gathered
the day in the city increased the size OF
the gathering there and all watched for
It was almost half past o'clock when
some one reported that motor boat looking
like racer was coming up the herbor, and
there was rush down 10 the end of the dock;
and when they got there a white hull
vessel with one mast carrying the number
was seen hustling along close IN to the
land and heading toward the line that
marked the finish Of the race. i was the
sSu,.a sna seo out fHR oa els tie
No, you're the first in, was the reply
Ilys gathered on the deck and gave three
lusty cheers for themselves. for the boats
they had beaten and for the Crescent Club.
Capt. Day told the story OF the race. He
said the llys LETT St. George at $50 o'clock
last Monday morning. She had on board
WHITAKER. the owner. who acted as mate;
Peter Hall. who built the engine, engineer:
Owen Darrell Of the Royal Bermuda Yacht
George Reynolds. This was not the same
crew that took her down. Two new men
were shipped in Bermuda to replace two
Ths g. 9aehs hsGe Cub 9 n
sent the boats OF. They crossed the line a I
1909 Bermuda, time; The wind was light
noon they had run fifteen miles, and the
Insep was. then on the port quarter of the
Ilys and the Heather about a mile astern.
They had a ght seuthwest eat, wind ind. all the
Insep astern and then set a trysail. Tues
day morning opened clear, With southwest
from her. At noon the wind freshened and
became northwest. In the twenty-four
hours ending at noon the yacht had run 2lo
miles, making 225 from the start. After
this they saw no more of the two other
In the afternoon of Tuesday there was a
was thunder and lightning storm
Wednesday morning opened clear with q
the Gulf Stream at s A. NJ. Capt. Day said
It was the smoothest passage he ever made
across the stream, and by noon the yacht
hours. run Then It %as es calm IT The sea Vas as
smooth as glass. the wind northeast, and
fhe yacht went along at a nine knot clip
Oil tQc dlttIHOoH anu all hight.
Yesterday morning there was still q calm
and q clear sky and sights taken at o clock
showed that the vessel was east of her
track. They sounded and found thirty
hours more sounded again and found
twenty-six fathoms and at noon were in
latitude 70 degrees IA minutes, longitude
73 degrees is minutes. About 3 O'Clock in
the afternoon they. sighted fishing vessels
Long Beach. The boat sneaked along the
coast. came on through the Coney Island
channel. up the harbor and finished the
race q winner.
"trip. He was rather annoyed that the llys
had used her mainsail to help her on the
voyage home and wished to protest. 1t was
pointed out to him. however, that when the
titled according 70 her rating was waived
every other condition governing the race to
Bermuda was waived also and the contest
home was one Of boat for boat without re-
s'risstIons Or s PoSTd W;,a the pn Leather were
George Graham and five profess ionals.
while they were beaten they were glad that
Mr.. Whitaker and the Ilys had won.
made 10 miles, The next - = hours hours aSe she
had run isa. and 10 noon @ "saeT yesterday sns sos
miles, She made land of the Highlands
and then came un the harbor through the
by this yacht was similar TO that experienced
The members of both crews were enter
tanned at dinner at the Crescent club by
Whitaker and the crew Of the ilys we're
toasted. Thomas Fleming Day spoke about
ocean yacht racing, about the crew that he
had had on the llys and thanked the Cres-