New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
BIG YACHTS LIE IDLE
Thick Weather Prevails on Sec
ond Day of Race Week.
SMALLER CLASSES COMPETE
Keen Rivalry Manifested IN In
tercity and Interclub
Races

Nv --7tltusl consent the owners Of the So
foot sloops Istzlena. Ninson1e and Aurora
agreed YESTERDAY not 10 race their yachts
OF Sandy Hook because Of the thick
b weather prevailing while the yachts re
n1sined at anchor in Gravesend Bay their
shippers and crews watched the sport fur
rished by the fifty-tvo yachts of the small
er classes that raced over courses in the
lower bay for the excellent prizes offered
by the Atlantic Yacht Club.
Il was the second day Of race week.
end despite the rain and lowering skies
there were plenty of enthusiasm and many
spirited contests in all the classes Besides
the throng Of eager spectators on the club
house Piazzas and along shore. quite
number followed the racing craft over the
courses in power boats.
Interest centred in the intercity and
irterclub contests, for the racing between
the crews in these two classes IS Of the
keenest kind. Sailing over the eighteen
mile triangular course, the six boats in the
frterc.rv c1aes-three from Boston and
three from New york-u1ade fast time. The
wind was from The eastward when they
started 50 il gave them vindvard work
on the base Of the triangle. from Craven
Shoal buoys 70 the buoy Of Bath Beach.
The other two 'egs were reaches. with g
ey-5e ~ the nlidchannel buoy of Swim burre
Island The Boston sloop Tiuandra- owned
ny J. Z Fsllon- #. obtained q good lead a
tHe start. and a. the end Of the first round
the times taken were: Timandra. 2-4311:
-Aroret. 2,z4.15- Cara Mia 2.4s-52 Wind
ward 2,4-.71. Mavourneen, -. Is. Crescent
253ro
TIE Timandra and the Amoret had q hot
race from there e the finish the Timandra
winning by minute seconds from the
Anoret- also Boston boat The Cara Ma
vas third and the Navou-neen fourth in
this class
IN the race <o- the Thompson cup h-- the
Q class boats the Little Rhodv, owned by
L 4. Wood. Of the Rhode Island Yacht
Club. and built II 1907. Won from five more
modern boats in the class She defeated
7ne GRAY jacket b. = seconds. the Spider
bv - seconds and the Soya bv minutes
4 seconds J. . Lows Surprise was The
winning slooo in the irtercllIb class She
defeated the Electra hv minutes = sec
ends while in Class s in which nine
vachrs started. P z Noore's Blue Bill
beat the Alice bv : minutes 50 seconds and
-le Pensonhurst bv { minutes ~ seconds
TIE L.sdv Eileen. owned bv Miss Youne.
q the BeIport Fay Yacht Club. Won from
the LADY Claire bv > minutes Il seconds.
sailing over the aS mile course Paul
C-avatf's Mouse was the winner n the
X class and The Joy in the Cravesend
Ssv EandiCep class.
Commodore Charles S7eenv Of the II
lsnric Yacht Club gave TIE visiting vachJs-
nor : dinner n the cI4h last night. and
while II was in progress the Y H Chds
perpetual r-ophy-a handsome silver shield.
ro- held b- the Crescent Yacht Cluh-uas
placed ~ exhibition Il * 70 be raced for
= 10 o'clock on SATURDAY. morning. and
the visiting yachtsrnen have been invited
- enter their boats Al the Yachts viii
san IN one class a. their actual ratings
aid with time allowance. The clubs req
resented viii include the Atlantic. the East
ert thu Rhode Island. the Indian Harhor
-he Bensonhuret. the Philadelnhia CORN
lhian and the Marine and Field.
The Yacht Owners a. the dinner Ias- night
Included Commodore Svzery- Commodore
II Holmes. - the BAllTo-r By Yacht
club William Butler Duncan. jr-. New
hurry Thorne. George " Pyrchon and
Eer-v 2 Liprirr u RI New York Yacht
ofub. Commodore F II Wilson Of the
crescent Athle-ir CIuo. 2 : Booth.
Horace Boucher. - 7. G-anbery. Colonel
T . Agens and rferTy J Gielow. George
owen, George Lee. Il : Wheelock and
j. B Falon. lr-- Of Boston. A. 9. Hill R
A Monks Stuvvesanr Wainwright z s
Noble anu Theodore .. Wells.
The illumination and fireworks have
br=H postponed until Saturday night. There
VII he Z minstrel show bv amateur talent
e he club this evening.
The summary foioWs.
CLASS INTERCTTY, START f.o5-