New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-23
|T[Vl WINS CLOSE RACE
[..,n F. Plants Schooner
Yacht y. Beats the IrolIta.
BREEZE FOR YACHTS
Seconds Separates the
r;rst Two Boats to Finish
in Keen Struggle.

f~rff
sr,F <der her great spread OF canvas.
r Plants new schooner yacht
'70, ,..nad across the finish line on Glen
o'' '-,s-fav. the winner in her class
r'' 20 YORK Yacht Clubs race for the
'f IS NV the small margin OF II
80 soat for boat. she had defeated
se''' .,,-E ". Clark's Irolita--over
= ofp~ course by 2.59 actual time, but
- obliged TO allow the Plant yacht
.,a,ss Is seconds.
,hose who watched tho race there
80. -, vho declared that in a strong
.,.ssv breeze the Elena would probe-
=. some trouble 20 defeat the old
rhieh has been renamed the lrO-
20 v.,.srdav's race was regarded as q
eood light weather test for these
r.scnsrs !
:, fror, the committee boat Edmund
anchored or Motifs Point. in Hemp
u Rav. 10 mark the starting line. the
vss an inspiring one. While the
...r Yachts entered for the race, ma
rs for positions IN a light westerly
-. approached the line. the guests on
- score Of steam yachts and power
- close by watched them with interest
~.--osore G. Ledvsrd Plair's big black
- Yacht Diana, the flagship Of the
J. w,,h d large party on board. an
-, lust before noon TO the eastward %
!. line. other steam yachts flying the
..,r, N the club. some OF which ac-
..,,es tho racing craft around the
-, Included Rear Commodore George
p,ksr ir's. Viking, Walter Ferguson's
| ...shsl. Rrayton Ives's Vitesse. Charles
.-.,sr's Carmina. Alphonse Alker's Flor
eP Doremus's Ailsa Craig. ". Nc
,.,.r N1ls's Augusta II. Edmund Ran
I,.,,s Ellen. W L. Marshars San Toy
. Ms Robert Blacks Reposo H. r. Wav-
- smiths Jane. and J. Fl. Brookfeld's
n. Peter.
william Dennis. az the wheel OF the
T. made tho best start in the hig
-.,,,sr class Twenty seconds before
sr1al-le 10-whcn both schooners were
..s,r m Tho southwark with hoors 20
- and Tho Irolita tackled for the starting
4, Dennis did inst the opposite thing
rrbed tho Elena % starbcard, break
-.su, the balloon jib topsail as size came
4 - her course and crossed the line
-, sne headw7y Just % seconds ahead
q. m Ioowqrd Of tho Trolita. Their
r-,s was down the wind northeast one
1.ast three miles 10 Matirnecock Point,
s.-r northeast seven-eighths east ten
,,Fsve-eiehth miles 70 the buoy OF Long
III Point on the Connecticut shore.
-.,e, Ten and three-fourth miles west
s-frest 20 tho buoy or Parsonage Point
~ hen three and seven-eishth miles south
p YES, 70 tho fnish The first leg was
IN and tie other two windward work.
sonnskers we're set 10 port soon after
- START ard taken IN again Of Maunne-
-vk AIRS Dennis gyhed the Elena 10
UT and steered for mid-sound. looking
tr more wind. while the Irolita Rugged
.,e south shore with her spinnaker set
Rain and drawing we'll Soon after pass
Ne Stamford Light hay weather shut the
choonery from view. but st was learned
ssr that the Elena rounded the outer
-Irk first by 2 good margin.
L was IN tho windward work, when
stss we're hattened down and the breeze
sriened bit. that -he old queen Gro-
IA began 70 show some ~ her old form.
& vas a long leg and a short one 10 the
,sh, both carving baby tb topsails and
-an main topmast staysails.
Racing in the other classes was equally
~. George SCOTS schooner NnaGi
snilsd br Young John Barr, made an
Ielsnt showing in her race against Rob
r Foland'- Derv'sh, winning by ] minute
seconds elapsed and 10 minutes = sec
Us corrected time. The Dervish flew a
soest fa- AZ the finish.
Daniel Bacons sloop Avenger sailed
se.al race against the Irondequoit and
STATED her . minutes q seconds. sailing
e isi,-mle course. and in another spe-
al race between the IrondeGuoit and the
lorelo the former was the winner by >
'nutss seconds. In the regular VI class
. e. Rumw'rs Adventures defeated the
'o0teouoit by 90 seconds.
A feature Of the days sport wss the
ose racing In the J class between the
orinulan. sailed by Colgate Hoyt. jr.; the
ara Mia sailed by Stuyvesant Vain
s.sht and the Windward, with Il. a.
sssAs az the uller The Cor,nthlan won
. (. seconds from the Windward and by
minute 81 seconds from the Cara Ma.
The times taken az the eastern marx OF
Ne N.-milo course. W0olsey's Reef Buoy,
.tre. Tho Avenger, 2.07 80; the AoventGr-
S. -1-4e the Dervish 2I5.42 the Do
10 -l+l2 the IrOnceQuoit. Zl4:-9i me
fr
e1niaisu. -.2s -. and the WinoWafq'
SO. Tho regatta committee was ii. de
!. Parsons and g.. Sherman Hoyt.
ne summary follows.
cHooHERs- CLASSES a AND B-sTART.
l2l0-COuRSE Is MILES.
is'h' ard owner. finish tiae,
-. g. p Plant ........... 4.86.45 42G:45
fi's. g vs. Clark .......... 4.3a.t4 4 y -
car,-'se trne ELENA. ar OF. Irolita. 4:2lA2
''o'NE.Rs.-cLAssEs Z AID F-sTARr'
~. ~ George scott ...... 4:o5 80 S.99 80
-..Is-is1 time Mnadi. 312:59. Dervish.
i-ooPs-CLAss l.. sPECIAI~-sTART. 2:2o--
COURSE. 10. MILES.
;sa, P' s@so" Noble. s s.s755 s57 3 3
tei tin--Aveuger. 2.5G:4J, lroude-
-G.05
.-2oPs-cIAss N-sTART. i2:2o-coURsE.
49,, MILES
. 'nuc'f ~ o. s Noble .. 3.j7 .5-3 go 53
,.9l'en'uress o. o. Rumrill 1882 ~ 332@7
..,' ''5,s1 t'me-lrondequoit = 29.o5 Advent
lpors-CLAss n. sPECAf-sTART. 12.2o--
COURSE. 1871 MILES.
,EHn. ~ Bar.lie Henry ...f-Q1.24 34l a
ee-tsort IT, - Noble 8.57 .53 ~ .A3
,sl,--f'@- time -DOreilo 57.59, Irondequoit.
SD'oPs-CLAss P-sTART. l2:25-COURsE.
49,. MILES
a'hisr. s O. ~ C...... 4.l6.45 Col IS
14s1T1. g. s Monks .4.17.27 3.52&7
Ma. Wainwright ..... 4,I9.OS 3.1f.o6
VI" YORK s. g. 50 FOOT CLASS START.
l210-rO CRSE. 1914 MILES.
s.Ics. r E Ellis ......... 4.2e .03 3.5e.O3
- p Morgan jr.... 4.2906 3:39;uS
-, j. 90 FOREST ........... 4:28:1S 1853 10
,eNla. g. Hlntor 20 40 3.J8 80
49, -. Duol .......... .30.5l 4.oy,ol
- W A'ke~ - 1880 4.o3 .0i
a. winners are. f1Rsses A and D. Elena.
~. - v Muadi. L snecial Avengsr. ". fronde-
80 " ~ Sper.s'. Dorelio. Class r. Corihthian'