The evening world., 1911-08-11
E~NCHANTRESS IN
FIRST Wins THE
KINGS CUP RACE
lselin's Schooner Decisively
Beats Westward and Elena
Over Block Island Course.

NEWPORT. r. l.. Aug. 1.-THE
lam %Iselin. won the Kings cup to-day.
defeating her six competitors. including
the larger schooners Elena and West
ward, decisively. The Enchantress fin
ished at 23315.
The finish time as seen from shore.
the start being at 1910. was as follows:
Enchantress. 2.33.i5; Westward, 2.ii45;
Elena. 2%.25; "Irolita, 2.52.31.
Six OF the largest and fastest schooner
yachts in the New York Yacht Club fleet
and two small sloops and the Boston
sloop Shimna. owned by Robert Treat
Paine. hoisted sail to-day for the two
races that bring TO a close the annual
cruise OF the club. For two of these six
schooners the challenger Karina and
the defender Atlantic. a 260-mile course
to Ambrose Channel Lightshlp. off New
York and return. lay before, them with
the Drenton's Reef challenge cup as the
incentive.
For the others II was ssottier thirty
eight-mile triangular race In the bay, for
the sixth honor Of having the yachts
nuiIt IuNNIlOtu oh nv MUG Wy
the satisfaction of obtaining a gold re-
plea ofshe trophy presented to the club
by King Edward VII.
In the second race. which was sched-
uled for 10. 30. with the Drenton's Reef
half an hour earlier. there were entered
the new famous two-sticker quartette or
1911, the Elena. Westward. 1rolita n
Enchantress and sleeps Istalena, Aven-
go, ..I Chls,aa N MI GnilftU IN ~ Hta az
While not quite such a serial event as
the Aston Cup. the Kings Cup race to-
day brought out another delegation from
the steam yachts fleet and all had large
parties or board.
The club station at Newport was
thronged early In the day, for all hands
wanted to get out and see the start on
the B%renton's Reef race between the
three-masters, Katrina and Atlantic. II
was the maiden effort OF the former. for
although the Katrina started with the
fleet last week. her owner. Robert Il.
Tod, IL an enthusiastic deep sea sailor
and has but little taste for inshore work.
such as the runs of the New York Yacht
Club provide. The Katrina Is the larg-
est schooner enrolled In the club and the
Atlantic Is second.
A grand Southwestern GREETED all the
yachts at the lightshiD and there was
every prospect OF pinty OF sport with
the lee rail awash.
When the first warning signal sound
ed at l0.l5 A. VI. for the long distance
racers. both boats were well to wind
ward OF the line. the course being prac-
tically a dead beat to Montauk Point.
The KariHa swept across the line hard
on the starboard tack at l0.26.
| The Atlantic made. Il DOR start and
was compelled to recross. When the
two yachts disappeared In the mist. the
white Karina was a half mile ahead
OF the black Atlantic.
For the Kings Cup race the commit
tee sent the yachts on a thirteen and
one-half mile beat TO Block Island. with
a reach cas-; half south twelve miles
to a mark and another reach OF ten
miles to the finish.
The starting signal was at 1040 and
the E~nchantress was ahead. with the
Westward a little astern. Behind came
the Elena. with the Irolita still further
ehind The sloop Istalena met the
four big schooners and managed TO slip
in\ between the Westward and the
Elena. The Chimna was well away
from this bunch, The Avenger was last
Ten minutes after the start the Elena
split her baby i~ibtopsail and while she
was getting out another the Westward
rapidly drew up.
Both yachts tackled 10 s%'arboard of
~Narragansett Pier. with the Westward
leading, but with the Elena ma liking uI
some time.