New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-09-18
AURORA SAILS IN VAN
Takes Last Race of Season on
Larchmont Course.
CLUB OUT OF COMMISSION
Celebrates Close of Summer S
Sport with Clambake and
Formal Ceremonies.


Cornelius Vanderbilt's sloop yacht Aurora
added another race to her string Of vic
tories yesterday. and If was the last one
o. the season. After sailing twice around
2 triangular course of fifteen and a quarter
miles on the Sound, n the Larchmont
Yacht Clubs special race, she defeated
George II Pynchon's Istalena by ] minute
.. seconds and H. z. Lippitts Winsome
ty 6 minutes. The breeze was from north
10 northeast, variable in strength, and &C
companied by white squalls at times
After an old-fashioned clambake, served
IN the grove adjoining the clubhouse, AT
which some three hundred officers ana
members were present. the club was for
rnally put out Of commission by the firing
oP gun at O'Clock. the members stand
ing uncovered while the band played The
Star Spangled Banner and the flags were
hauled down. Every yacht in The harbor,
led by the flagship Garcia answered the
sa,,,te. The feet at anchor included Abram
Raudoine's Hiawatha, Wilson MarshalFs
Ievanter. W. McMaster Mills's Augusta II.
Francis SINNERS Constellation, John Hys-
Ions Tern. John Proctor CIark's Audax,
:. r. kIberger's Polaris. W H Wheeler's
cossoon. Edwin G. Bruns's hiilwin and
others.
There was much disappointment at the
absence o. scbooners al the starting line,
fer Yesterdays race was really for the
Schooner Gun a much coveted prize In
former years
L vas exactly Eight bells when the
starring signal for the big sloops in Glass X
WIS given from the fiagship-Commodore
Leonard Richards steam yacht Garcia,
anchored OF the Iarchmont breakwater-
The wind, which had been from north
northwest when the course signals were
set had shifted 10 north, and was coming
in hard puffs al times
George II Pynchon, al the wheel of his
s1oop the IStajena, sent her for the line
under such good Roadway that she crossed
p g few seconds too soon She was re
called. but did not return. 50 the Vanderbilt
sfoop Aurora. steered by William Butler
Duncan 5r.. p as officially the leader at the
s7s-1 She had q good weather berth, and
the W1nsome. handled by her owner Henry
T Ldppttt. crossed under the Aurora's lee
beam All three were on the port tack.
cIosehauled and carrying club topsails and
small iibtopsalfs- George Freeman and
John Isoveloy were guests of Mr. Lippitt
n board the Winsome. and Newbury
Thor1le accompanied Mr. Duncan on the
Aurora
Vicious white squalls hit them they
sped away TO the eastward on the first leg
Of the triangular course. heeling them over
11n1il lee rails we're aWaSh at times. The
times taken as they gybed around the east
mark. FIVE and half miles from the start,
were: The Aurora, 12:5S:30, the 1stalena-
1896; the Winsome, 12:30:04, showing
that their elapsed times were $3.50, 29:o5 and
500 respectively.
From the eastern mark boat to the Motifs
Point buoy, in Hampstead Bay, it was
run OF six and one-quarter miles, with bal
looners TO port and spinnakers TO starboard.
The Aurora held her lead in this work, and
luffed around that mark at 1:lO:5A, the Is
talena at 1-12.IG. and the NNinsome at 1:l2:5l.
Their respective elapsed times We're 1920,
zS.o5 and 42:47. From here TO the home mark
three and one-haf miles-was the only bit
Of windward work they had, and IN this the
Aurora also showed her good qualities The
times taken as they passed between the
committee yacht Garcia and the stakeboat
were The Aurora, 1885; the 1stalena,
1.41.5Q and the Winsome 1857. and the
elapsed times on this Les were @7:35, go
and S2.15.
A most remarkable feature of the close
fetch on the next leg Of the course to the
cast mark was the fact that the elapsed
time of each yacht was exactly the same
20-55 They gybed around the mark like
this. The Aurora, 80: the Istalena: 2:l2 is
and the WInsome, 2-l6:02- The times at the
I4empslead Bay mark were: The Aurora,
1850; the IstaIena, 2-5042, and the Win
some, 2:57.40, and the elapsed times. $3.50
S75 and 4-3s, respectively The Aurora
maintained her lead to the finish crossing
the line at 3:5015 d winner by minutes
from the WinsoIne. After the race it was
said that the owner Of the Istalena did
not see the recall signal at the start or he
would have promptly returned
The racing in Class N was equally keen.
Q c RumTill's Adventures got a trife
the hest Of the start She crossed the line
1T its lee end q few seconds after the sig
nal. with the Irondquoit under her lee. The
F1eaucra and the Gardenia crossed al The
windward end Of the line, with the Gar
deria IN the weather berth, and so close
20 her rival that one could have touched
her with boathook. The wind was light
when they got away, but squally soon after.
The times taken at the end of the first
round were The Adventures. 1880, the
FIeauors- = -: the IrondeGUoit, ! 81 Their
start was at TICS. The Adventures held
her lead 10 ;he finish. winning from the
Irondequoit 10y 1:4e, corrected time
The summary follows
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