New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-08-06
ELM|NA FIRST TO FINISH
Leads Yachts to New London in
Second Day of Cruise.
SHIMNA MAKES FAST RUN
Fair Wind from Start to Finish
Makes Sail Most Success
full Yet Held.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l

great mainSail swung broad off to star
board and her balloon jib topsail putting
well in the light breeze, F. F. Brewsters
schooner yacht Elmina swept across the
finish line off Sarah's Ledge bell buoy at
/ "a .03 o'clock this afternoon. the leader of
the New York Yacht Clubs feet OF thirty
six yachts that started this morning In its
first squadron run OF the annual cruise of
sixtv-five miles from Huntington to this
port.
The Elmina was not only the winner in
her class from Dallas B. Pratts Sea Fox
| by S minutes 30 seconds, but she also capt
ured that most coveted prize. the commo-
dore-s cup for the first division of schoon-
! ers J. Z. Ford's Katrina was the winner
! OF the commodores cup for schooners in
/ the second division. The cornmodore's cups
for sloops were won by NJ F. Plants
shirrlna and J. p Morgan. jr-'s, Phryne.
! The Shimna's allowance was L hour %
minutes and y seconds. and that of the
| Phrvne hours @ minutes seconds.
| Glass winners were H. F. Lippitt's Win
some in Glass K, from the Aurora, by 2
/ minutes and SO seconds, and from the
Istalena by minutes 12 seconds. In Class
! y the Katrina defeated the Taormina by
/ ! minute y seconds, and in Class F the
Milad1 beat the Cygnet by minutes 81
! seconds. Alberger's yawl Polaris defeated
! .be Fleanora- in Glass NJ, by minutes 80
seconds and in the auxiliary class the Iris
won from the Eencedor by Is minutes q
| seconds In Class l. the Shimna made
remarkably fast run. beating the Winsome
| in the special class by Is minutes 81 sec
| onds corrected time In the + special
class the winner was the Dervish. She de-
feated the Miladi by minutes q seconds.
With fair wind from start to finish, the
rim was one of the most successful in the
history of the club. Many steam yachts,
each with its quota of guests on board, &C
| COMMANDED the fleet including Commodore
| Arthur Curtiss James's new bark rugged
! auxiliary Aloha, Morton F. Plant S
| Iolsnda, Leonard Richardss Garcia, c.
| Iedyard Blair's Diana, Allison " Armour
Utowana. r. J. schaefeTs Edmee and
many others
| There are in this harbor tonight at least
two hundred yachts, including some OF
the largest steam and sailing craft in the
| club, It is likely that more than fifty
yachts will start in the morning for New
port in the second squadron run Of the
cruise
Out of the northwest q splendid breeze
was blowing when the preparatory signal
was given from the committee boat the
| Eugene Moran at 7:05 a. m, and the tide
was running strong to the westward. SO the
feet had a fair wind. which all hoped would
| last throughout the long run Of stxty-hVe
| miles to Sarah's Ledge, New London.
AS on Thursday, the club thirties were
| sent away first, at 40 O'Clock, ]. w and
z. P. Alker's Alera leading the class and
the feet. The Juanita. the Nepsi, the
| Phryne and the Dahinda followed In that
| order. The Cara Mia, Of Class P. the Mi
mosa II and the Windward started some
| thirty-ffve minutes later. The auxiliary
| schooners Vencedor. Idler, Iris and Seneca
crossed the line in that order the 7:10
signal. Five minutes later Harold S. Van
derbilt's schooner Vagrant led Class F over
the line, with the Dervish, the Miladf and
the Cygnet in the order named.
The sloops in Class NJ made a spirited
start at I'D O'Clock. The Adventures was
first, with the Eleanora- the Hermes II, the
yawis Polaris and Lasca and the sloops
Phantom and Ecu Toilette IN the order
named. Morton E Plants sloop Shinna
crossed the line close on the weather beam
Of the Her II. All OF the class were
carrying reaching jbtopsafls.
Frederick T. Brewster's schooner. the
Elmina. passed New Haven, leading the
feet, at 1890 o'clock. and an hour later
she had Faulkner's Island aheam to port.
She was at that time nearly three miles
ahead Of the second schooner, the Idler.
Her main boom was swung broad off to
starboard. and her enormous ballon jib-
topsail and spnnaker we're pulling her
along fo- New London at a fine clip. Nor
ton T. Plants big steam yacht, the Iolan-
ia, accompanied the feet, and SO did the
Florerte and a dozen other steam yachts.
After taking the regatta COMMITTEES on
board Nice-Corhmodore c. Ledyard Blair s
steamer, the DIANA steamed direct for the
finish line. at New London.
At 1910 o'clock the wind shifted from
northwest to southwest. Down cams
sp!nnakers on sloops and schooners: boons
were gybed to port and spinn akers smart
" set again to starboard. The Eimina
with her clouds of canvas driving her
slippery hull through the water. was the
undisputed leader Of the fleet. When she
passed Cornield Lightship, at EOS, the
second yacht, the Sea Fox, was two miles
astern. At $40 all had TO sybe to star
board, the wind coming from the west
ward again. The Sea Fox and the Katrina
gained some by passing inside Faulkners
Island.
At 2:11 o'clock the El,nina passed Bart
let's Reef Lightship and shaped her
course for the finish line, off Sarah S
Ledge, which she crossed in just hours
81 minutes 3 seconds from the time of
her start She had covered the sixty-five
miles at an average speed of 9.42 knots.
II required three hours for all the fleet to
reach the finish line, for the wind fell
Hight after the leaders had crossed.
NEW YORK Y C. FIRST SQUADRON RUN.
HUNTINGTON TO NEW LONDON-DIS-
lance. e5 MILES
MOTOR AUXILIARY CLASS-START 7:1o.