New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
srIIN CUP TO CLEONA
.ruTs ENCOUNTER FOG.
r.,1ss Yascl Wins Final Race of
y -, York Yacht Gibbs Cruise.


10y Aue i4-With the flashing red
~ Hsrool Island. sixteen miles from this haT-
n or pu as rsvs on her sails, George Bull
shedalss vsul the Cleena, of Oyster Bay,
IS s,isb line at 1922 tonight. She was
sd ue =, "a Anish in the New York Yacht
ss va ~ the cruise of 1909 The nnish
90 hnsl 80 was in a lisht air from the south
ID the Vseh"
IS .bs CIeoHa's finish was the NEST
sts " III the sixteen yachts that started
srfish' :. mi morning that the regatta com
- keeA hoard Viee-Cemmodore c. Ledyard
'ss ....i waited until long after dark for her
s1r s lights 40 appear She was Piuekiiy
"a ..,.st tire big schooners Intrepid, Arr
s@s Tdler. and tonight her owner and ms
y ahs ue0omb. @. Poster and Charles X.
- Vs' New York, are being congratulated
~ssnsh. nor what is said 20 be the hAndsomest
sn'ns me cruise, excepting perhaps the Aster
49, iI " eups It is the cup for suNilisries
q NE r-;,i,srn E. Iselin. owner Il the yawl
sf1 !" "a sid 10 he valued Al 500. The Gle
f 'ls the Idler 10y minutes - seconds IN
. -. .isht-miIe race. The Intrepid and the
,slus did not finish
20. butler Duneans CuP-for sioops and
an. elsss-was won by Cornelius Wander
a'P .r,.,a. the Wscondah cups. offered by
y - u.easn the two for schooners were won
- ~. F,r,ins and the Taormins. and The tao
- nv the Aurora and the Adventures
c,.ss,,us Vanderbilt cup for all schooners in
s,ss was won by the Elmina- The navy
..-se c1,ps were won by the Elmina and the
s.,.sr vsehts mustered al the starting point or
- Island this morning for the final and most
-.,,sut run OF the cruise. There was a light
-. from the south-southeast when the pre-
.s,o-r signal sounded from the committee best.
Limited, at $50 o'clock. Clear skies. bright
~. sps smooth water we're the cheerful con
g tha, greeted the yachtsmen Every sail set
.s.,lv. ana there seemed 10 be q desire on the
! = A sysry owner and skipper 10 make this hnal
Z !, record one by reporting promptly AT the
rims point In this they were assisted by tho
4 fsn wehis' which te"eo 'he iSsssros Qua OF the
1Ax
,,gss Buoek's yawl the Cleena, the only Yacht
,,~sptlpg the SeswanhskE Corinthian Yacht
a sd The feet across the starting line at
/ lxM Her owner had elected 10 Try his luck
90 lhe big auxiliary yachts. the Intrepid. the
!, and N. Arladne which started in thar order
I ssss being landscapes al ~. The Cleona's
,ssuss from The I6leF was As minutes seconds
! seor Adventures, the yaNl PelaFis and Evans
nst Bsr Harbor So-footeT keewans, got away
N nszt sgnsl. These were also Handicapped.
rsA the s5-footers we're sent away. with the
asa n the lead hfty-thFee seconds after the
nsl
N w.nsoms. the Aurora and the Vigilant were
s,Gzppsd az 9 %. The sehooners TaorTnina and
. se.as were heih Handicapped at sac. nut the
I'm managed 10 Cross al 3 40 40 within her
raap tine
N Vgisnt tscks6 10 pert at once while the
nm bed 70 the stsrboard tack aud went sea
M Aekinr fer wind. Instead they soon ran into
n mat enveloped the whole fleet, at II q. m
Is sfole the Jog came the Elfnina had walked
g through the feet and had taken the lead
N efdsr OF the rest one hour after the start
M The lstslsHs, the Polsris. the Cleona. the
e ne winsome, the Aurora. the Intrepid. the
aratusss the Nignanl, the Lsscs, The Tsor-
"a The lralits, the shepheTdess the Kuwana and
Sea Frf.
lAs ase light breeze from the southeast when
= iEspea-ed IN the fog. snd they were able 10
Z lasf courses 10 the first turning mark. the
re- Island whistling buoy. ~ miles away. From
| srs ne neat mark, the Isle Au Haul whistfng
. r vas III. miles, AND from there TO the inish
es.ss Island IS miles, distance Of IS miles.
i.+cenmodore c. Le6yard Blair's steam Yacht
IA slih the regatta committee on board.
ssssl through Fare and Merchants Row. making
'esH CIT and met the feet about 5 O'Clock, as
ant from the westward. The yachts had been
'i''s fer nssrly tive hours, when II lifted. and
Nsrs shifted, corning from the southwest
va very light, but the yachts were able 20
= sEinnsksrs 10 starbosrd right up 70 the finish
Sata the Nigilsnt erosssd FIRST al AZ IS. he
ssiz hssi ar s5s;ls, TIRE Istslens al g. os2 and
Wasors al $3.50
m ehs boats finished hours apart.
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