New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-10
ELENA TR|UMPHS AGAIN
Defeats the Far-Famed West
ward for the Fourth Time.
SPIRITED RACING THE RULE
Strong, Steady Breeze Makes
Run to Newport the Best of
the Big Cruise.
r. r.lszrapn to The Tribune J


s.sooner Yacht Elena swept across the fin
-. I've OF old Bronton's Reef Lghtship,
,n.1p this afternoon, leading the New
work. Yacht Clubs cruising feet OF thirty
-. yacbts in their twenty -seven-nlile
-. from New Bedford to this port. II
IS the nfth and last squadron run of the
.~,,,ss and the Elena defeated the west
- ,or the fourth time To-day she won
.-on, her by minutes % seconds elapsed
- minutes 10 seconds corrected time.
The Plant schooner also won the rear
.,-,n,odore's cup for the first division.
,.-,es 2. Fords Katrina was the victor
- .ha second division. The cups FOR the
e.. ard second divisions Of sloops were
-, Nv George NJ Pynchon's Istalena and
s,,,,.,..sant Wainwright's Cara Ma, re-
spectvely.
- ~.ce was decidedly the best OF the
--,isa FOR u was sailed IN strong anu
.,a.dv breeze from the southwest that
~. All the yachts an opportunity to try
.s,,os on an equal basis. There was con-
s,5o-able sea on az times for the small
,.,chts IN the windward work, but not
.-ougb 10 bother the large schooners and
sloops
y was IN fact. a good test OF ten miles
- -ipdward work from the start 20 the
VINEYARD Sound Lightship, and in this the
r1sns and Westward made a pretty nght.
r4,h the Elena making a little the best
showing. II the close reach from the
-rbtsbio 10 the finish the Westward gained
three seconds on her rival. The perform
snc4 OF these two in the Aston Cup race
tomorrow II there is a good breeze. will
hA watched with much interest
The winners IN the other classes follow;
n Classes u and " and y, special. the
Adventures: Class K and special Class Is
and Z, the Istalena; Glass B, the Irohta;
Class P. the Cara Mia; Class P special. the
Co-irthian. New York Yacht Clubs So-foot
class r. the Rowdy: Class E. and F. spe-
c'sl. the vagrant; Glass \, the Katrina:
Classes p and c. the Ariel and auxiliary
Class T. the Iris.
The schooner Tagrant, with her owner.
Harold s Vanderbilt. az the wheel was
the first schooner TO leave the harbor
srd proceed 20 the starting point of
Wilkes Ledge She was the winner IN yes
terdav's run 81 the commodore's cup for
srhooners Of the second division.
4 more exciting start one could scarcely
imagine L was the kind TO stir the blood
q all racing men. There was a southwest
breeze q sufficient strength 70 put the
s,uppers II the biggest yachts down 70
the water. and the smaller ones Ice rails
we're awash r. s. Duens ROwdy had
stab reef tucked FL Il was a day for
southwesters and oiskins for the shippers
snd crews Of the small craft. Their signal
was az 1910 o'clock. and a pretty start
thew made. close hauled and ready Tor the
na~
racing and wet jackets from start 10
finish. stuyvesant ". Wainwright cara
,lla on the starboard tack was first away.
with the Corinthian close on her lee. The
Jlarita and the Alera crossed next on the
sane tack. the Rowdy, the Phryne. the
pshinda and the Nepsi crossed on the port
ark The Windward was ten minutes late.
George NJ Pynchon's Istalena led the
large sloop class over the line on the star
board tack Daniel Bacons Avenger made
splendid start on the port tack close up
20 the committee boat The Gardenia and
he Adventures crossed on the port tack.
The Hester on the port tack forced the
Doreno about for which. II being con
tar 70 the rule Of the road 81 sea, she
wa disqualified the Dorello being on the
Etsrboard tack.
rir1ed an exciting accident that luckily
had no serious consequences. Six schooneIs
Started in this class. They were the Nj
9sdi. IN the weather berth on the port tack
the Seneca. the Dervish. the Katrina, the
Taormina and the Vagrant.
Harold s. Vanderbilt. steering his schoon-
e. the Vagran-. was in the act OF crossing
ihs line when the skipper Of the Taormins.
which was on the same tack and had an
overlap bore down on the Vagrant
Her owner shouted for room. as he could
rot bear away himself for fear Of fouling
others under his lee. The TaOrmina was
then luffed so sharply that her mainsau
iouled the Migrants port fore shrouds
md. finally the end Of her main boom
osuEht the Migrants tib topsai, in place
or her lib
Captain William Dennis made The best
sart Of the cruise with the Elena. Close
alongside the committee boat al steamboat
fpsed on the port tack he sent her, so that
her bowsprit was almost on the line when
TIE whistle blew. Right under her lee beam
ne Westward crossed on the same tack
oo'h of them luffing sharply as thev
cleared the committee boats stern. To lee
"ar1 OF the Westward, less than half
.sngth away. came the Irolita. led by the
| Lncaantress by about a length. and last 70
cross IN the class came the Ariel. IN the
made. and the EndvmiOn At the lee end
q The line The Westward and the En-
/ ehantress took the starboard tack 2 minute
after starting.
ana now began, as one yachtsman re-
marked "a battle royal" in as hard ten
ME thrash 20 windward as the four
soAooners may have this season. Three
minutes after the start all four were on the
tafooard tack. heading for Cuttyhunk
-1e Elena was the weather boat with the
-oHia. the Enchantress. the Ariel and
nc Westward all 10 the leeward Of her
Il ne Westward was then quite eight lengths
(" .ssward OF the Elena
/ ne auxliaries Intrepid and Atlantic
/ gssed the line to soon, their signal
ar 1920 o'clock. They were re-
| go buy The IRIS. crossing at the proper
went on. The Intrepid got away
1 4iy al 1875 o'clock, and the Atlantic six
Minutes later.
lAe ten-mlle fight 10 w,ndward 10 the
7'ard Sound Lightship was on. and II
a. pretty and earnest a marine battle
vas ever witnessed. Tack after tack
@iena and Westward had II. with the
10 holding her weather position. In
uy-eight minutes they made seven
IS working along under the lee OF
"hlnk, until az Il 10 o'clock the Elena
,o out by the westward point of the
- the Westward following a few min
9'ef' both being on the port tack.