New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-12-31
HIGH TIDE OF YACHTING
Past Season a Record One for All
Racing Craft.
THE TRIUMPH or DIXIE "
BIC SchConers Also Provide the
Exciting Features Of
Cup Contests.

Measured by the standard Of recent years
,be season Of yachting for 1871 may be
accorded as successful one from start 70
tn.sh from social as we'll as a racing
voint OK view Il is well known that the
success OF this perhaps more than any
cher sport depends upon the support OF
the thousands Of club members and friends
AZ the owners and crews that race the
boats.
Il Is fact that more genuine interest
was shown in tina. direction than IN any
prsvious year as evidenced 10y the pres
spce Of enthusiastic throaSs Gu board
steam and power boats at loca. races all
ove~ the country This was especially true
a. the International motor boat contests
FOR the Harmsvorth Gun IN Huntington
Bay In September. when from the decks Of
q feet OF Eve hundred craft OF all sizes and
,vpes thousands watched the victorious
PIKE " win from the British boat Pioneer.
z some Of the oldtme .yachtsmer-tACse
w-ose delight Il was 10 race with sand
bars" piled hisn on the weather rail and
me spray fy!nS alOft Tito the big jill and
rnalnsail could have Witnessed some Of
TIE pas. season races Gown The bay ana
W the sound and on the Great Lakes they
would surely have beer amazed at the
strides taken IN the sport IN twenty wears.
TIE supplanting OF the certreboard by the
keel type Of boat. her enormous sail plan
and increased speed. would surely aston
,sa him as well and compel his respect Tor
the racing yacht Of 1911
All vachtsmen seem 90 agree trat me
season recently closed. norwi' nstan1lng the
marvellous growth Of the feet OF motor
driven craft and their races, has resulted
,- q signal triumph for the sailing fleet
The two features OF the Yachting season
that stand out prominently are. first, the
advent OF the biS schooner class. with the
s--srGid performance OF Alexander smith
-7caran's westward. Morton 7. Plant S
Elena. william r. Iscin's En-hantress ana
l. Walter Claik's Irolita, and. second, the
International motor boat races for the
ra.rlsvorth Cup. 10 witch tho Dixie ~ 50
s.~1essf.lly defended that trophy
III the eIgnt meetings CC-.u- the season
between the Elena and the Westward. N
v.rr trsv covered 2>6;. miles, the Elena
-,-r- was % hours a. rDinu,es = seconds
,r.- q the Westward. IS hours 10 minutes
q -seoaGs making d difference in favor Of
,-- Elena Cf ! hour 30 minutes y SECONDS.
The Westward was the winner or the Asto'
C,,- for scnooncrs. the Alumni Association
a. The United States Navy Challenge Cup
ard 81. class prize The Elena won eight first
prizes. including the Navy Challenge Cup
I'D the vice and rear conmodores' cups
10 the first division Of schoOners. The
r--rantrsss won the Kings Cup, and the
IroIira won the ConmOdore's cup and I'VE
other trophies. Daniel Bacon's sioop. the
Averrcr won the Astor Cup. for sloops.
All these races were sailed during the
annual cruise of the New York Yacht Club
vvbic. NAV be said 10 have been the most
successful from a racing standpoint Of
srv in its history excepting. perhaps some
o. the years when the big America Cup
candidates gave additional interest TO the
cruise The CLUB started 23S yachts on the
Twelve race DAYS.
The record however. in the number OF
starters in New York waters goes TO the
Ia-ohnont Yacht Club, for on July - OF
.'-s-e week" IS yachts crossed the start
inc Inc. and on another day 80 were sent
away
Urat'may DC termed the spectacular teal-
u-e Of the season were the races IN hunt
irz.-n Bay for the international trophy lot
motor boats which was so successIu4y ue-
Tended by the Dixie II. owned by Messrs.
Bu--hara. Heckscher and Melville and nying
the eac OF the Motor Boat club OF America
T.a thousands VINO witnessed those contests
are not likely 20 forget the thrilling climax
az that first DAYS race. when the Dixie ~
dashed across the finish line in smother
Of s-ray an easy winner she was prac-
.lca.r the only boat Of the six that started
TIA. did not break down. a few days later
he Dixie " travelling az speed OF 42.--
vst..t- miles an hour. won the international
on mile record cup presented by Otto
Ee.uze.
Tie winners OF prizes a. the National
Moo Boat Carnival included Albert r.
gr-s Hazel which won the Interstate
Championship trophy, A Is. and g. j..
Vr.--s sand Burr u. worlds interna-
tora. championship trophy ana the
--u-a f-ee-for-au prize. r. o.. HaFehs
Avs. motor Yacht championship trophy
an George AIcKesson Browns Ran. Co.
nile speed boat race and 75-nile handl-
ca. race. r. stuart Blackton's Viva won
tie -ne trials for class a and the Sanu
Bur IT those for Class j. John r..
oRo1rke's Lady Jane won the long o-S
tsrr. s-ratford Shoal race and James
Cra.E 's Classic won the ocean race from
Huntington 20 Marblehead, Frank Gheen
K.,six winning the price for the best
actual time
Ta4 Bug. owned Iy Albert +. smith,
proved the winner OF the ll5-mi.e speed
5oar race from New York 20 Poughkeepsle
AID return the Edith II and Peter Pan ~
being second and third. respectively.
What f. regarded by many as the most
oa~tng performar o. Of the season In motor
boa, circles was the seventy seven-rnlIe
race from Hunting N 70 New London De
tween A. r. Smiths little hydroplane' the
Bug against Frank j Gould's big steam
yacht Helenita. The Bug maintained a
spec Of more than thirty miles an houT
ars won the race easily The Nit IL.
oroe6 rv J y Hayden. representing the
thousand Islands Yacht GLIB won me
gc.f challenge cup al From, nae. \. j..
covering the twenty eiglf-uAe course at
a. ..+~sgc sreed of 81 so miles an nOur.