New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-03
CAPE MAY RACE STARTS SAILS GASP FOR BREATH
Small Fleet in Brooklyn Yacht
Clubs Annual Event.
BOATS SAIL IN LIGHT WIND
unfavorable Weather Conditions
May Delay Finish of 800
Mile Ocean Struggle.

What undoubtedly was the smallest feet
that ever has taken part in the annual
Cane Nav race of the Brooklyn 4acht
Club started from off the anchorage OF
the organization, in Gravesend Bay, at II
o'clock yesterday morning under weather
Conditions that did not promise exciting
contest. One schooner and two sloops mace
I'D the feet that in the ughtest OF north
west breezes Just managed TO buck a, strong
food tide on the first leg of SrD-Tnlle
ocean struggle.
The boats were Commodore w c. Tow
ems fagsllip Tamnany. the sloop Gar
deria- owned by Leo s HeTzig, and r Won
Foregeer's sloop Advta IL 1t had been
expected that the schooner Vigil, Jonh
Lewis owner. and Nice-Commodore Tit
combs Uncas would be at the starting hne'
but the owner of the Vigil found it impos-
sibIe to get his craft ready in time, ana
vioe-Commodore Titcomb scratched the
Tncas at the last moment
The start was without any spectacular
feature and was in strong contrast 10 the
eersa tioral one of 1903. The early morning
hours were without a breath of air, a heavy
heat haze hung over CTravesend Bay. and
the waters We're placid as a mlllpond
So disheartening were the weather condi-
y. Dvkeman, the regatta committee. were
Of the oninion that it would be advisable
70 POSTPONE the start.
when the committee boarded Conrad V
r1vlzeroan's AUXILIARY schooner Sculpin II,
the committee boat. slight breeze was
blowing from the east. The wind kept
working its way around to the north and
then into the northwest. and il was from
this quarter that il blew when the yachts
finally started on their voyage
When the preparatory signal was sound
81 the Gardenia, under jib, staysail club
tcpsail and mainsail, was well up 10 the
weather Of the line: The TaInmany was
70 leeward. with all her lower and upper
sails set. The Adyta II was far astern,
hut up To windward of the other racing
craft. With the starting signal, the Gar
denia broke out a big balloon jib. and as the
sail filed she started TO glide through the
water like q ghost
The sIoop was the first over the line, ten
seconds after the gun. nicely berthed in
the weather position The Tammany was
fifteen seconds astern, the delay being
caused by the inability Of those on board to
break out her big ba1looner- As soon
the sail was set a mighty main topmast
sraysail was set. and under the cloud Of can
vas the schooner started after the ghost
II sloop- The AdYta II was more than a
minute late. crossing under the same can
vas as the Gardenia. All the boats crossed
on the sta-hoard tack on the first long leg
down the hay
The conditions this year call for finish
Of Scotland Lishtship. This has been
done 70 do away with any possible chance
q repesting- the fzzle that marked the
race several years ago, when many of the
craft were held up off Sandy Hook for
many hours on account of no wind and
head tide. Il is expected that the first
Of The racers viii arrive some time to-
morrow The boats are sailing on time
allowance. which was announced as fol-
lows The Tammany. scratch; the Gardenia,
e. minutes = seconds. and the Adyta H.
a minutes and = seconds
The course that the boats are sailing is
from the starting line 70 and around the
southwest Spit Buoys. leaving them on
the port hand: then passing to the south
ward II Scotland Lightship 10 and around
Fire Island Lishtship, leaving it on the
-iarboard hand, then 10 and around the
Northeast End Lightship. off Cape May.
leaving IL on the port hand. and returning
over the same course. leaving buoys and
''EntshIps on the reverse hand TO the finish
line, of Scotland Lightship.
~ "oS 'il- intention or the BROOKLYN
Yacht Club 30 start four power boats over
The same course that chosen Tor the
sail craft Yesterday afternoon The yachts
That had entered We're the Berneyo. the
property Of :. " Granbery. winner Of the
recent observation-disclosures race: Nept-
rDe Smiths Neptune. Jr., A {. Soper's
sim and r. .. Hayens's Avis
The Rerneyo NIT with an accident on
Friday afternoon. and for a while # looked
- though the craft would he out Of the
contest While taking on Easolene at the
Marine Basin the Havana winner was
TANNED by another power boat and badly
injured along her side She was taken to
the Yards of her builders in Staten Island
and although work was rushed. she was
late ln arriving ar the starting line
u was then found that the Avis had
withdrawn from the contest and. as the
two other craft were not oCea n-gOing power
boats. they also decided 10 give up the con
test. M Cranberry did not care 10 20 after
sslover prize. SO the regatta committee
Those who followed the sail craft came
hack during the afternoon and reported
that the Adyta IT. although she was the
last away. carrying a wind with her and,
helped ny the food tide. had caught the
leaders and was heading the feet off the
Southwest spit huoys- The wind was light
and tho boats were making little Roadway