New-York tribune., 1910-09-04
W|NSOME LEADS R|VALSI
Defeats Aurora and lStalena in
Close Race on Sound.
SHIMNA DOES NICE WORK
Grilse Takes Roosevelt Cup
Other Results in Seawanhaka
Corinthian Regatta.

F5eeling to port IN the fresh breeze until
aer elistening starboard bilge showed clear
out OF the water. the big sloop yacht Will
some. with her owner. Henry 2. Lippitt at
her wheel. swept across the finish line off
oyster Bay yesterday the winner in her
class by a margin Of Il seconds from the
Aurora and by minutes seconds from
the Istalena- The three sioops had covered
& thirty-nlile triangular course. every mile
OF which had been keenly contested
II was the annual regatta OF the Sea
wanhaka Corjnthian Yacht Club. in which
twenty-nine yachts started Many more
had entered. but there was half a gale
blowing from the southeast when the start
ing signals We're given from Howard {.
Smiths steam Yacht Repose. at anchor off
sAeSd Neck. and many Of the smaller
nheses were not able 10 cross the Sound
IN time 10 start
The Istalena shipped a new bovsprit in
place Of the one sprung a. the Atlantic
Yacht Club race on Friday. and this de-
layed her start and that Of the Aurora
and the W-insone until 1885 o'clock st
The signal they got away almost on even
terms, with the Is1alena slightly il the
lead
i was a down the wind start so spin
makers were set 70 port at once for the
run across the Sound of four and one-half
miles 10 Greenwich Point buoy Gybing
there. they had q reach OF four and three
quarter miles to Long Neck Point buoy.
and d beat from there TO the home mark
Of FIVE and three-quarter miles
They were timed here al the end of the
first round as fellows: The Istalena. 2:13
the Aurora. 2:14:3o; tie Winsome. 2:l5:05.
Tie Pynclson yacht led by 33 seconds. Her
spinrake- was set 10 starboard this time,
while tie two Others kept theirs to port
The WinsoI-le gained on this round, and il
was in the last leg Of windward work that
SIZE obtained the lead that gave her the
race.
The finish of these three was exciting.
They were approaching the line on the port
tack. The Winsore had the weather berth,
the Istalena was about & dozen lengths on
her lee beam. and the Aurora double that
distance ahead OF the Istalena and of her
lee bow. All three had to tack once TO
fetch the line. The Aurora went about
first Captain Lippitt held the Winsome on
TIE port tack until he met the Aurora. then
ne put the Vinsome about just as she had
crossed the other sloop's bow, and came for
the lire crossing i 4 seconds in the lead
There was a good race between Morton
2 Plants sloop Shinlna- c. c. RumrilIs
Advent uress. H @ T. Mobiles IrondeQuoit
end I S Darr's Eleanora- They started
n that order at 1I-45 O'Clock and sailed the
fifteen and Gne-Quarter miles in fast time.
The Shinna did the best work for al
though she had 10 allow the Adventures
6 minutes 55 seconds she finally won by 19
seconds j ?. Morgan. jr.'s thirty-footer
Phryne Won in the tfirtv-foot class from
the Nepsi by Il seconds. and the Cara Mia
won from the WinGE>ard by minute g.
seconds. but she was protested by the
Wiadward's 5 skipper and no prize will be
given until the matter is decided by the
regatta committee, consisting of Sherman
Eoyt. Victor ! Cumnock. Beverley r. Rob-
inson. Franklin Remington and George E.
Roosevelt.
Five OF the clubs flfteen-foot sloops had
& battle royal over a six and one-half mile
course for the most coveted prize Of the
year in that Class-the Alfred Roosevelt
memorial cup. II was won by P. J. Roose-
velt- with his slocp Grilse- She won by Is
seconds from a J. Henderson's Flicker.
J E. Adarlss Catseye won in the Glen
Cove class from the Topaz by minutes So
seconds, and s. c Hunters Juanita won
in the handicap class, first division.
The summary follows:
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