New-York tribune., 1910-08-13
AURORA Wins KINGS CUP
Cornelius VanderbiIt's SIoop in
Close Race with Winsome.
EL NINA FINISHES THIRD
Light Winds Prevail in Race for
Trophy Presented by King
Edward VII.
TRy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]


6erhiI,'s sioon Yacht Aurora won the Kings
Gun to-day from Henry F. Lippitt's Win
some The third yacht was F. F. Brews-
ter's schooner Einina. Her corrected time
was minute Il seconds more than that of
the Aurora.
II was distinctly a light weather race
for the wind, which was from the south
west never reached velocity of more than
eight knots. and frequently it fell to four
and five knots Commodore Arthur Curtiss
lanes entertained a large party of guests
on board his flagship the Aloha, and there
were other parties on John Jacob Astor's
Mona Elbridge T. Gerry's Electra and
other yachts that followed the racing craft
over the course.
The Kings Cup. presented by his majesty.
the late King Edward VII. to the New
York Yacht Club in 1905 to be forever held
by the club and to be sailed for annually.
was won in 1906 by Frank N. Smiths sloop
Effort. in 1907 by J. Rogers MaxwelIs
schooner Queen, in 1908 by the sloop
Avenger, owned by Robert Emmons.' "a
and in 1909 by George N. Pynchon's sloop
Istalena.
After waiting for a breeze for an hour
and quarter beyond the schedule starting
time, a good one of about six knots strength
came from the southwest. Then the regatta
bridge Gerry's steam yacht Electra, set the
course signal. 1t was the code letter ,,
signifying that the first leg Of the triangular
course would be s. w L w. thirteen and
ore-half miles, beat dead TO windUard:
the second leg. Z. II s. twelve miles. which
should he q spinnaker run and the last leg.
y. by w. a reach with booms TO starooaro.
George NJ Pynchon. the Istalena's owner,
bringing his s'oop close along the port slde
of the committee bo5S. crossed the line on
the starboard tack. and put her about the
moment she was clear of the Electra H
F Limit sent his sIoop Winsome across
next on the starboard tack. and William
Butler Duncan. jr., held the Aurora on
that tack until he reached the windWard
end of the line, before crossing on the port
tack.
e w Clark's schooner ITolita was sent
across on the port tack and T. F. Brew
ster's schooner the Elnina, on the star
board while Addison Hanan. at the Shin
mas tiler. sent that slippery green sloop
away on the port tack and well TO wind
ward. The Elmina tacvlled to port at i Is
and the Shimna. after a short tack on
shore stood in at 1918 for the Narragan-
sett shore. All were heading for that shore
at 1920.
Tack and tack they fought it out all
Istalena holding her own The Shimna
made her first offshore tack thirty minutes
after the start She stood ofshore for
twenty minutes while the Elmina, which
made her first tack offshore at 1888. and
the others made many short tacks before
they were able to weather Point Jude.
At / o'clock all were the port tack
standing inshore, except the Shimna. The
Aurora on the starboard tack at l:H
crossed the bow of the Elmlna, which was
then stsnCiinE to the westward. She tackled
or1shore at l.O1 When she went about
again al lis the little Shimna. which had
started rorty-four seconds after her, was
fun half mile on the schooner's weather
oua-rer showing the smaller boats ability
n -noirlt" in smooth water and hght
breeze The Aurora crossed the Shlmna 5
how few minutes later. but the Pant
Yacht was able TO fetch by Point JuolIl
on this port tack and so were the others
They passed lust inside the whistllng ouoN
off The point in this order: The lstaleild'
the Winsonle. the Elnlna and the Shhha-
The schooner Irolita had not been able TO
.-noirt' as well as the others. and she was
far astern when they passed the puoN.
lbor+ half way from Point Judith to the
outer mark which set a mile Que east
from Block Island bell buoy. the Winsome'
ubicI, had split tacks with the 1stalena-
on, Tiff when the wind canted trlhe
% the eoI,thvard This gave her a com
r,,a,dipe lead which she never lost In
all the Winsorne and Istalena made eleven
+acks each from the start to the outer marx
The Elmina made six, to the Shimra hVe-
!. minute before reaching the mark the
Winsome,s crew dropped her spinnaker
boorn TO starboard. but they did not set the
sail for fifteen minutes, the wind not be-
ing free enough.
The outer mark was rounded in the fol-
lowing manner: The Winsome > hours 81
minutes 2s seconds: the Elmina, hours 30
minutes IS seconds; the Aurora, hours 81
minutes 81 seconds: the Istalena. hours
20 minutes 50 seconds: the Shimna. hours
20 minutes - seconds: the Irolita, hours
L minutes / second. The elapsed times
show that the Winsome covered the dis
tance in hours p minutes seconds,
which was minute seconds faster than
The EImina The Shinlna beat the 1stalena
going TO windward by IS seconds. The FL
nina after EASING sheets to port, set her
spinnaker 10 staI5oard. but soon took ii
in as the wind headed them all half an
hour after rounding the first mark
The course was east one-haf south to the
second mark. twelve miles away. and the
wind falling light, they made slow time.
Al times they were almost close hauled, but
they managed to keep balloon jibtopsails
set These light sails helped them along in
the light airs. breeze from the
southwest came at 3 p. m, and half an hour
later the Elm.na took the lead. The second
mark in plain sight, and they
gibed around il like this: The Eimina. !
3:55 so; the Winsome sol %: the Aurora.
4es:30: the Istalena, All 50; the Shimna,
s:l6:5z: the Irolita. ABB. This shows that
the Aurora made the best time in this run
! hour 25 minutes s seconds
Trimming sheets they hauled their
courses north by west, each skipper tried
his best, by straight steering and careful
sheet trimming. TO gain on his leader. for it
WAS this last miles that was TO decide
the winner on time allowance. The Ell
nina held her lead to the finish, crossing
the line at 5d5:0 amid "A steam whistle
chorus from the flagship Aloha. the Diana,
the Iolsnda, the Idalia and other yachts
anchored near the flagship. Unless the
breeze fell light IL pretty certain that
the Aurora. then only short distance
astern. would win. She was allowed eigh-
teen minutes by the Emins, and when she
crossed the line with a margin of / minute
Il seconds 10 spare, she was also greeted
by hearty salute.
The following shows the elapsed time on
ali the yachts between the marks:
start First Second
second
Yachts. mark. mark. finish. !