New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-08-12
CAPTURES THE KINGS CUP
Iselin'S EnchantreSS Wins Covet-
ed Yachting Trophy.
QUEEN OF ALL SCH00NERS
The Westward, the Elena and
the Irolita All Forced to Bow
to a Superior.
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1selin's schooner Enchantress won to-day
snat most coveted yaching trophy, the
Kings CUP. which was presented 70 the
New York Yacht Club as perpetual
challenge cup by the late King Edward
vi N November. 1908, n be sailed for
annually by sloops and schooners sailing in
ore class The name OF each winning
YACHT Is inscribed upon the cup. and the
evuer receives from the club a special
trophy
To-days race was the sixth for the cup.
y was sailed over a S5Iz-mile triangular
course. and the Enchantress. handled with
rare good judgment won from the sloop
Avenger by minutes / second. She de
fsated the third boat. the schooner West
ward By II minutes Al seconds elapsed
end BIZ u minutes 20 seconds corrected
,,,A and the Elena by Is minutes 10 sec
ends corrected time
The Westward defeated the Elena by the
small margin OF Il seconds elapsed and
q seconds corrected time The sloop Ists-
lena was beaten by the Aveuger by IS
minutes n seconds and b. the Shimns q
seconds corrected time The Irolita was
beaten = minutes 45 seconds by the
Tnchant-ess and b. minutes seconds
r the westward.
p vas an IDEAL day for the sport, and
srst the one that the vachtsmen have all
reen waiting for since the beginning of
80 cruise The wind was strong and
steady from the southwest, with little
lump 81 a sea on and occasional white
cars II was hay at times. making u dit
Tcult 10 distinguish marks AZ a distance
tut that was hardly an excuse for the
mistakes made by those IN charge of the
Westward. the Elena and the lrohta in
cverstanding on the last tack Of the wind
us-d work. thereby allowing the En-
chantrsss 10 round the outer mark 10 min
,,tss lacking seconds, ahead Of the
rext Yacht. the Westward. The En-
rbantress in such a breeze showed plainly
thst she could foot faster than the other
,hres schooners. and it IS likely even II
,bev had not split tacks with her that
s1s would have been first az the outer
mark. but not. Il course, b. so lsrge
margin. The race between the Westward
and the Elena was keen ono from start
70 finish
standing Of and OF under their lower
calls and with nlizzen topsails set, the
Rig thre4-masters, the white Karina and
re black Atlantic. made an imposing pict-
I'VE as they waited for the signal II was
eivsn al lO.25 o clock from the steam yacht
electra. owned by former Commodore FL
r-idEa T. Gerry, who had placed his yacht
a. the disposal of the regatta committee
Tor the DAY trimming sheets az he
rounded the stern Of the Electra Captain
Robert l. Tod brought HIS schooner 'ful
.n5 nv" on the starboard tack and crossed
,bA line two minutes and ten seconds after
the signal the crew sheeting home the fore
and main t0psails and trimming down the
main and mizzen topmast staysails at the
Same time The Atlantic used UP her
handicap time % four minutes. and after
wearing ship. crossed or the same tack at
ioSsS
Commodore Edwin .. Morgan bertheo
the schooner Westward in the Kings cup
race As he did in the Aston Cup race, on
fns srsrboard tack. close up 20 the weather
.rS NJ the line crossing u twenty-ono
seconds after the signal. Close on her lee
quarter came the Enchantress, ten seconos
later. then the Elena, twelve SECONDS
ss,srn and in the wake OF the westward
The Tstalena. Avenger. Irolita and shimna
followed In that order in the next hfty-rour
seconds so that although II was FOUR
minute handicap start all seven OF the
,,cb,s u,ere over the line In one minute
fifty seconds.
The Westward and Elena took the port
tack Immediately after crossing the hne'
heading in for the Narragsnset' sho,e'
An INC others followed suit except the
Avenger and Irolita. The breeze Was u
shout eighteen knots strength, and II olo
not take them long 10 cover the distance
inshore Thirteen minutes after the start
the Westward and Elena came ABOUT anu
stood offshore tor seven minutes. botH
crossed the Enchantress coming in TO the
hescb The Irolita and Avenger tacKed
for the Narragansett shore at lO:4o ocIocA
and meeting the Enchantress they were
crossed by that schooner
Al 1907 o'clock the Westward was tne
leader with the Elena close on her lee
rusrter the Irolta on the Elena's lee beam
and me Epchantress outfooting al three
lut 20 leoward or the IrOlita about sA
lengths The leaders passed close 70 the
yyhistlinr BUOY of Point Jude as follows
The Westward, 1880; the Elena, u.4S'p NJ
both on the starbosrd tack. At u;oo' 20 the
Westward ard the Elena went about 10
port being well 70 windward Of the point,
and they and the IrOita held this tack Tor
Tie next f0rty-tvo minutes while the I'm,
chantress Uv making short tacHs. reached
tho mark nearly sixteen minutes ahedu "a
them
William r. fsel.n. the owner OF the In
chantress said after the race that TINS was
entirely due 20 tha good Judgment or ms
captain. - q. Smith. and Of captain ilaILy
fiaN. WHO Xa- on board They found thal
over, time ,hev took the rort tack the vino
Beaded them or so they kept ON the star
hoarj took - much as possible ana III the
slack usfer whore ebb tides met, and the
yacht vained on tho others everv minute
Tic times and elapsed times 70 mis- point
were ar follow.