The sun., 1910-06-19
fierce SQUALL HITS YACHTS
,,p, UWONTIICHTSWEN NAVE
,JIHRI\G TITE a. REG GATTA.
u,,,,,,, 7r,l .s,s. Mast several spaFS ant
..,r, Ir,i bui ~ Reach Part safely
Ut1irna Wins In 11ASs u ShimRa
s,,r,. Thr Irsnsiruuali'N Flne Raee

.n,h .'a-on rartng Narhtsinen
..... ..a.'.r with q fen . sq,lall last
.... ~ a rae NJ the Seau anhaka
. ..r ftni tuh This year IL Was at
..... .nt yesterday The rare il
uc"r long IN the memories
.... . .rur,-cd ii A. - I'll a. OF those
.... .. 'IH 'ng 'raft
.....r .a.hi- vrre taking part IN
......a Ihry ranged In sire from the
....... rs TINY n fOoter- called bugs
..... . .. fli, feet there Was the usual
... .....s nr~, of pleasure craft.
- ...., .r..sl- and some small ones
I.r. .., 'rct. and many % them we're
.r. ... -.rais
r. o. t. we're sailing around the tri-
,.-.. -r.r .ri hy the regatta committee
an. .,., morning the y ind had been light
o.. s... Tho committee Was ON board
,..ry..rr Ieonard Richards flagship
,.a.a auH -ome ~ the racers Were ap-
,-.... .us 'Br home marx preparatory 10
.--.n. ,rr --cond round. The committee
f3la'.r- determined 70 end the race then.
vrsa a Hr-eye. very gentle at hrst but
.ruurs signs oi strengthening. swept
a ru.. f1s sound and Chairman Tower
,. trri 10 would be criminal 70 stop the
rae WITH -n,h good outlook. and the
.g-a. 90 ,-pp ~as not set. Later all hands
. .hri n had been
rr- .sders vent on their way and the
r-rrr.-.on around the home stake boat
s,pi steadily on In the nOrthW est deep
,1lorsi hare hun from the sky II grew
hlscksr ard blaoker and then steadily sx-
rrl, along the New York shore, aud as
'elfsaf.t the wind increased twas In.
srstrah'y close The sky 10 ked more
vrsed every minute and the more cautious
~ 'hy yachtsmen began 70 shorten sail
,haut 8 clock the scene was one Of the
F-.ndesi ever Witnessed In the experience
OF veteran yaChtsmen. Big heavy clouds
had banked up In the sky. The light shone
through he>e. sending violet and purple
rfs ilV0 on the water The yachts
.s,r,d 20 stand out from this back ground
uI'h remarkable cleaTness and the nags
.r fNr clubhouse on shore whipped and
,r,rprt most vigiOusly Thea the water
vas rl'ird and Nhitecaps appeared chasing
each other With lightning rapidiiy out into
the middle 0f the sound and then over 20
VI, Long Island side.
suddenly the lightning flashed and with
boom that might have equalled the
r.n. VI tho big baltleship feet the thunder
,-t.h.i and the wind, released. darted across
ua sound ~ a speed said TO exceed ~
uII,. an hour In an instant the sound Was
ss.rd INTO a fury. The wind whipped the
t.r.- N the waves and hurled the sDindrilt
l.E. ne AIR.
Ir- ga,htsmen had been watching this
sa'h-rug storm and few we're unprepared
b. NE yachts were racing and feN yachts
n~u have nerve enough 70 shorten Sail
NtsI % race The big slOops had their
..lD 'op~ails aloft. Their iib tOpsails and
..rc-tay sails had been taken In ~ the first
,..H pf DANGER but on nearly all the club
'.. -al had been set On what happened 70
te 'b- Weather side Of the rigging. and TO
iaas them in meant to give up the race,
The aurora anu lstAlena had cached the
90 HUi marx Ot the course and bore on
'-'"rr The squall Just In time The Win
-1rra Na. not - fortunate She took the
.-..lre had 20 he handled mOst skiliully
~ IIIpiti wazs az the wheel. and IN nursing
ffr 'al ht be lost all chan, - Oi inning the
%. e. but >he ent through without parting
-ure arm.
Tie Shmua. the new Herreahof Yacht
srl ne AyeuEer. her rival had both lowered
t.rir club toy .ails, ~ they we're IN better
shane 90 NithStand the Wind'r fury.
The cara Mia had just turned the home
O. sTk when the storm wTs at it, " Orst and
sNe staggered along. Stuyve~ant VAIN
wright ~ the wheel lufinE until he had
hi- Yacht veil under the lee OF the land
end then she Was lost 70 sight In tho down
THlr Of rain Her rival the Windu ard
not so fortunate She Na- nearing
U home marx on the starbOard tack and
no sgual had made u beat She Lreled
HrrI the Uater seemed 70 have re4,.hed -
rar mast and FROM the Garcia every one
Ts',ned Richard 4 Monks and his yrrH of
sus'eurs intently The WindWard vas
Led " ith great skill and hen almost
# 20 he mark her starboard .preader
-tHDr.! Crumpled up like = piece Of tin
Y '' '0 less time than it takes 70 tell tne
'..1H mast broke On Just above the deck
a'. . report that sounded like the hark
o. three FOUNDER and the Yacht was =
'Hns.e,- wreck being toased about on the
r.Fr-
r.e rain fell IN torrents Then The
's stones came. and y = iippitt SAYS these
a.r. a- Iarge as hens egg and hurt Nhen
. a. struck on the TOD Of he head ana
'..riDd N For nearly an hour thk sTuaii
.fs-. md the yachtsmen had 70 nxhi
ttn 'n ave their hts and their lnes
Nsrr ~ The smaller craf ran into harhor,
ls.r -. uther- lest -par- and sails. hut
Al ~ BS could be learned not a boat wa
.-. several oWnsr- oi steam yacht
f-f ary" power rOat- pui out n- soon
#. ..r worst had passed over "a hunt Tor
..nuIs- y Morgan. Ir un the
N's.a, Vas one Of the first of these
.' '.F -'Nfy-two started ont carry in no
'f H looking neat and trim, about thirty
r.u ODD. rhe finishing line, and they looked
n.- ."d aud battered A. they went INTO
o.. .f.r1v
..sal footers Aurora aud ~ ,Iena made
mo rl,H from start 10 nni-h A. the
IT r.- aurora got away beet ~ the trio
.-'tiruA 20 Ireward aud NiurpWH Iu
no ''i'e lstRleua held in ~ N" shore
fr more Nind. white Aurora sept well
H. ''" sound On the hrrt round aurora
~' n" sfuute - serOuds and l-faleua
." q .F- more than minutes ahetd Or
.a Nr- -"fne On he second round the
iona 7-sd up on the aurora aud cross
.. ~H. .ui 90 fhr last Ieg b Was nip aud
aF he Nafa IA
t.T .H'trf4Ts The hntsh vas fine
.'f. 40 I-r tI"us rOs-ed first bv q .erOndz
''# -n' 90 Hanau scored q victory with
rhiul She got the beat of the
-.f .H 90 the home mark on the first
.H.. HI HN minutes This lead VHs
F '. -"' rU 10 minutes 10 seconds on he
' r"Ird Both yachts we're skilfully
. '.a - foot class there were four start
OF. .uiaquOit, Adventures, EleanOra
ricnIl. In the light wind on the
ar ~ tho rare the Adyenture-s
-'s.. dong ~ thar zhs had a big lead at
mark on the frst round The
.H.. vac third ~ that point uut when
urDke she wifhdrrg The Iron
Hf- nearly ~ minutes astern Of
81 ...'I' lre--. Strong wind -eems 10
.-Iug FOR -he did wonders when
isrry Johnston Was ~ the tiller
RH- A~-ted by james u, spark
r. r re- wInd 'he yarht duickiy cut
".i NJ the Adventures 10 that
.-Hug line ADVENTURES vas only
.. .t -.s.unds ahead and she lOst ne
....Ie. .Iyr On cOrrs' ed time.
."l Hu uu.-uvi auu- iH tie -
... Johnston de Forrest made an
.r -'arI Nith Nepsl "a the Class
rr- lIH WHr over mo line too
30 ru pui baog. bu the sJlcreede,t
.uF tU the Othen- ami wtnnlnH
fNu minutes t1 seconds from
-tIsd by ;. y Morgan JT.
uri beaten minutes a SCI
r.r- 90 mo handicap classes we're
90. uinnah and keuOsha
s fUH WfeTt lub class. beattnE
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