New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-07-10
OFF ON BERMUDA RACE
Warrant and Shiyessa Start on
670-Mile Duel.
LLOYD HAD HIS TROUBLES
Conspiracy Of Woes Almost Pre-
vents Him from Sailing-His
Wife on Board.

AFTER repeated postponements. the At
ienr:e Yacht Club finally succeeded in
starting its annual race 70 Bermuda at
IS o'clock yesterday afternoon Only TWO
schooners started. but they are prac-
:io9Ily Of The same size an exceptionally
Interesting thrash is expected over the Go
mile ocean course. The boats were Harold
s Yanderbilt's Tagrant, flying the hag of
the New York Yacht Club, and Deularest
Lioyd's Shiyessa, OF the Eastern Yacht
Club Of Marblehead.
The boats made one of the best starts
eve seen IN a Bermuda contest The wind
vas OF sufficient strength 10 i'll nicely the
sails OF the big fellows rs they came down
on The starting lire of Sea Gate 1t was
blow ine from the south and was Of about
Mn. knots and as the tide was ebb the
two boats footed well as they disappeared
around Norton's Point on their way down
10 Sandy Hook. The Shiyessa, in the hands
Of her owner, got the better of the start be-
in nicely berthed in the weather position
as they sped past Horace E. Boucher
Chairman Of the race committee Of the At
laujic Yacht Club.
Close III the wake Of the two ocean flyers
came the schooner Tammany, the property
Of Commodore w c. Towen: the schooner
NiSil. which belongs to John Lewis; the
slccIs AdyIa II. which is owned by r Won
FCreCger, and Robert Toland's schooner
Dervish These boats intended to give the
ocean racers 2 brush as far as Scotland
IiEhtship. The TammaIy and the Dervish
are old Bermuda racers The Adyta II was
entered in this years race, but her owner
Scrs5 ched the boat at the last minute.
For while yesterday it looked as if the
bermuda race would not take place this
year. The original date Of the contest was
Set for June .. but at that time several Of
the owners asked for a postponement The
datc Of the contest was therefore set for
yesterday. and the starting hour was fixed
for 10 O'Clock in the morning. Three
scEoo ners, a yawl and q sloop were entered,
bur only two schooners reported at Sea
Gate for inspection.
Although Mr.. Lloyd arrived in the Shi-
yessa already to start he made the dis
T1,ayIng statement that he did not believe
thar he could cross the line. MIR. Lloyd is
having a lawsuit IN Chicago and he had
hurried on from the West to inform the
committee that it would be impossible for
him TO leave the country. II left only Mr..
Eardcr bilt in the race. and the New York
,-achrsman did not wish 10 take a sail-over
for the costly Bliss cup, first prize in the
contest.
Early Yesterday morning Mr.. Lloyd
started the long distance telephone going
anL 10y noon had managed to have his case
r,cstponed in Chicago until his return.
Hardly had the good news been circulated
at Sea Gate than John B. Cole, professor
of astrology al Harvard University and
tie navigator Of Shiyessa, discovered that
his trunk with all his Instruments, was not
al sea Gate.
The trunk had come from Boston
with Professor Cole on Friday and had
been sent 10 the Atlantic Yacht Club
After spending several hours IN trying to
trace the trunk by telephone, II was final
~ discovered that the dunnage was on al
express wagon headed for Sea Gate. Nat
urally nothing could be done until il
Turned up at the Atlantic club.
These were by no means all of the
troubles that Mr. Lloyd went through
prior 70 his start for the Lily Isles. Sew
eral Of his paid crew visited Coney Island
On Friday night and came back to the
Shiyessa in no condition TO go TO sea
They all were promptly discharged by
a-stlzLl4 ~DEnGIS ana q new mate ana nNe
paid hands were shipped at Timer Park.
Captain Somers. an old Gloucester fisher
man. had no intention CT starting, as he
recently had an operation performed on
his eye The strange crew, however.
changed his mind, and the hardy old sea
dog. with big green patch over his left
eye. was standing beside Mr. Lloyd when
the schooner started
an hR2rI be SEiH-pSc- nos NfrS
Demarest Lloyd. an exceptionally clever
yachtswonlan- Mrs. Lloyd is the third
woman 10 make the trip TO Bermuda in a
racing boat Several years ago z young
bride went on the long voyage, and Mrs.
Henry Douglas Bacon was on board Of the
Eo Ho, one OF the power boats that re-
Gently raced TO the Lily Isles. The other
amateurs on board the Shiyessa were
John G Alden, John Kelley. Carroll Per
kins and c Cowels.
While the owner Of the Shiyessa was
having all kinds of trouble getting ready
to so 70 sea AIr. Vanderbilt and his crew
Ct miIiionaires were taking things easy
On the Tagrant With Mr. Vanderbilt
re Oliver Iseiin, Aynar Johnson, Clar-
elce /. Hay and J. h Eollins. Mr.. Van
derbilt was the navigator The boat also
carried 2 paid crew Of five hands. under
Captain T. n. Perham.
The Nagrant is q new boat just built by
the Herreshoffs. The craft was greatly
admired by all At Sea Gate. and her work
VIII he watched with the greatest interest
10y all yachtsmen. She is a thorough
cruiser, but like all Herreshoff beats has
shown a good burst OF speed in her trial
spins As this is her maiden race her
true worth is not known 10 the yachting
world The Fagrant is a little larger than
the Shivessa, and VIII have TO allow the
Boston craft a handicap Of one hour and
thirty minutes over the course