New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-06
ELENA LEADS BIG FLEET
pIant's Schooner Shows Way to
New London Anchorage.
,sTaLENA ALSO CUP WINNER
:. First of Sloops to Reach Mark
After Fast Days Run in the
N. Y. Y. G. Cruise.
rsy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


,',,a owned by Morton +. Plant. crossed
-. snish line at 4:40.59 this afternoon.
Icing the feet Of thrty-nine yachts of
~. New York Yacht Clubs cruising squad
- The Westward. owned by Alexander
= 9 cochran. was the second schooner TO
s.,sh 5 minutes IS seconds after the Elena
~se Istalena, G. NJ. Pynchon's 65-foot
,,oon was the first of her class 10 finish
~be yice-commo6ore' cups, which are the
,,ec;al prizes for this run, have been won
-, the schooners Elena and Taornlina and
..a syoops Istalena and Dorello. The rest
~ me fleet was many miles astern when
,se three leaders finished.
Tire Elena defeated the Westward by
minutes Is seconds, corrected time, and the
rstalena won from the Avenger by min
,tes * seconds. The winners in the other
classes were. In Class B. the Iroltta'
.c,,ass D. the Taormina: Glass c (speciaD.-
the ARIEL: Class NJ the Adventures; Class
p (speciaD, the C0rinthian; Class P (regu-
lar, the Corinthian. and Class *. the lsta-
lena.
A large feet of steam yachts accompa-
MED the racing craft from New Haven.
and so fast did the yachts travel driven
hv a smoky sou'wester" for two-thirds
Of the distance. that full speed" was nee
essary to enable some of the steam yachts
70 keep up with them. The Westward
made q much bettcr showing going before
the wind to-day than the windward work
Of the first DAYS run, and her admirers
predict that she will be able 70 defeat the
Elena when they meet in strong breeze
over triangular course. where there Is
reaching and running 20 do
Il is doubtful II any prettier OF more sen
sstional start win be seen during the pres
ent cruise than that OF this morning OF
the West Breakvater light. There was
light but steady breeze from the south
west. and il was hay 10 the southwark
when the first starting signal was mace
ny the regatta committee on board the tug
Eugene Moran. The wind, being obeam 10
starboard. the yachts IN all classes ap-
p-oached the line with balloon sails .eady
10 break out and under good headway.
First away. right on the signal and lead
ing the SPLENDID feet of thirty-nine yachts
was the little 8i-rater. Cara Mia, with her
owner. stuyvesant Wainwright, at the till
or she was followed by the 30-footer Ban an
zai OF the clubs one-deslgn class. Inc
yVindward was next, then the Thryne. j.
?. Morgan. jr s, smart little black sioop'
snd the Juania, the Dahinda. the Alera,
the CAPRICE and the Nepsi. in that order
the Carrnita crossing last Of the SI-raters.
A. l0.15 the nine sloops in classes Il. L.
~ and y and the yawl the Ecu Toilet got
away. led by George NJ Pynchon's the
Istalena. which was followed by Daniel
Bacon's the Avenger. a length astern. II
Was her first appearance on the cruise
The Herrnes. the Adventures, the IRON
dsouoit. the Gardenia, the Dorello, the
Hester. the Vega and the Ecu Toilet fol-
lowed IN that order. Five minutes later
the small schooner class was led by the
Seneca and followed by the Miladi. the
warrant. the Dervish. the Taormina' the
cvgnet and the Katrina in that order and
a few lengths apart
Now came the start OF the big schooners'
AZ 1928. and all eyes were turned 70 the
Westward and the Elena The hght Tor
IRE weather berth between these two was
70 keen that the watchers held their breath
for a moment as Captain Dernis heading
the Elena straight for the bow or the
committee boat. with only thirty seconds
Of tine left before the signal. apparently
shut out ex-Commodore z. D. Morgan
Who was sending the Westward down Tor
the line at right angles. serious COLI
sion seemed inevitable, but Commodore
Morgan. having an overlap on the Elera
starboard quarter, shouted for room 10
pass between her and the committee ooaI
Ee got Il lust in time to slip by and gain
The coveted weather berth. 1t was as close
a shave as one would see in season
racing with big yachts.
The ARIEL, the Seafox. the Endymion' the
Enohantress and the IroHta followed the
Westward and the Elena in quick success
zion. and at 1880 the auxiliary schooners
the Atlantic the Intrepid, the Ariadne ana
The Aloha got away IN that order.
Wilson MarshalTs Atlantic. carrying BE-
Rides her lower sails two enormous nam
End mizzen toprnast staysails and balloon
80 topsaN. made q striking picture as she
crossed the line. as did the bark Aloha,
With her owner, Arthur Curtiss James, at
she wheel Under her upper and lower top
sails, ropgallant sails and royals, spanker'
EafftopsaI. staysails and jibs. she ap-
preached the line from the southwark with
the wind on the port quarter. wearing
ship" he rounded her 20 crossing the line
On the starboard tack, and trimming his
Intrepid, handled by her owner, Lloyd
Phoenix. crossed the line under good head
way. with her balloon sails set. She Joined
ihe feet this morning.
With a fair wind and tide and smooth
water the feet made fast time 70 the east
ward. the DAYS run being thirty-nine miles
from the start 10 the finish at Saran
Ledge buoy, of New London. It took the
1etaleua only seventy minutes 70 place
Feuliners Island abeam TO port. She was
heading the North Shore feet at THIS
point, with the Avenger close In her wake.
The order Of the other sloops ana sma!I
tchooners on that side Of the Sound was.
fhe Taormina the Katrina, the Advent
crees. the Dervish, the Hester, the Car
tenia and the Dorello-these two passed 10
the north Of the island-the Corinthian' the
lrondequoit. the Seneca, the Sea Fox the
Hanzai. the Alera, the Juanita, the Phryne'
Ne Caprice. the Miladi. the Nagrant and
The Cygnet.
OF shore, about the middle Of the Sound
the Elena had Faulkner's Island abeam at
l.G. Ehs was then leading the Westward
BY about 900 yards. The two had INDUCED
In ufnng match soon after the start IN
which tho Elena had come out ahead.
Astern OF both and TO leeward, but IN
good position and travelling fast, was W.
E Iselin's Enchantress. All three were
carrying their balloon sails.
In the run 70 Cornhed Lightship Of
fourteen miles the positions did not change
materially The leaders we're timed at
that old red beacon as follows; The Ista-
lena, l:05: the Taormina. 1872. the Irolita'
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