Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-07-11
Crownlngshleld SIoop, Fame,
Has Race Her Own Way.
Exciting Battles In Reaches OF
Western PenObSCot.
Tuesday to Be Given to Visiting
Between Camden and No. Haven.

Camden, Me. July 10.-There was
jollification meeting on the after deck
of the big schooner Irolita as she
crossed the finish line in the Eastern
Yacht Clubs race in the western Pc
nobscot. today. for astern was the new
Plant schooner Elena, beaten boat
for the first time in her months ca
reer. In six previous races the Elena
had led the Irolita at the finish line
by a margin that was fully sufficient
to save her time allowance because of
greater measurement. But today in
light breeze that gave the yachts
beat of IA miles and run home, the
IroIita chung TO her rival until the
Elena sought to shake her off by beat
ing to leeward. Then the Irelita slip
ped in ahead a mile from the finish
and won by II seconds actual and
three minutes and four seconds cor
rected time. Those on the lrolita also
pointed out tonight that their boat was
handicapped two minutes and IS sec
onds at the start because of the light
wind and they claimed a victory of
over five minutes boat for boat The
other winners of the day were sehoon-
er Taormina and Vagrant and the
sloop Adventures. 1t was a day of
light airs as well as a ladies day I'M
der the Camden hills for the winds
were gentle to numerous members of
the fair sex who INDUCED in bit of
racing on many of the yachts. The
Elena and 1rolita carried gay parties,
and there were ladies also on the
Venona and the Sea Fox. The greater
part of Camden and IsIesboro came
out in motor boats to see the racing
sport
All hands on the yachts were forced
TO wait until noon for the breeze to
get up stea" and when the yachts
were finally sent away, IL was only
blowing three-knot gale. The breeze
freshened later and most of the boats
had a nice. fine beat to the outer mark
which was Two Bush channel whistler.
IL miles down the bay
The Adventures and Hrmma did
not nave wind enough to make much
OF scrap at the line line ana the
honors were about even. Four small
senooners were sent away later and
.he niue Crowningshield sloop Fame,
the midget of the fleet. because of her
nveiy work in the light airs. had every
.nihg her own way against her three
larger sisters
once more Capt BIZ Dennis
uerthed the Elena we'll Despite the
hght wind she was across the line 10
seconds after the gun. The breeze
picked up nicely as the yachts beat
ocWh across the government trial
.Vurse, off Owls Head. while the Iro
MA kept pulling up on the Elena until
at Tue whistler there was only SIS sec
ohus between the boats
Oh the run back up the bay. the
rant yacht could not seem to shake
on the lrolita as she has done in all
o'ieI cases and few miles from the
hiish capt Dennis decided the mat
.ers were reaching a crisis and began
ueatihg 10 ieeward On one of these
hitches the Elena stod too far into the
Hockport shore and when she swung
rouhl Tor the finish the Irolita was
aheac Tor the first time since the
yachts met month ago in Long Is
land sound.
mile from the finish the Elena ap-
peared to be sailing two feet To Iro-
ira uiie Out the latter. was foo near
the line and both yachts crossed
nearly abreast. There was a miniature
war dance on the after deck of the Iro-
lita and Miss Clark swung big sweat
er and capered about while the others
cheersd. Il was a very popular Victory
for every one in the fleet had been ad :
miring Commodore Clark's pluck in
playing what had appeared to he d
persistently losing game.
Before the next boat reached the fin
ish the wind swung eomplete,x,
around and the rest of the fleet had a
long slow beat to the line The Taor
nina had no difficulty in defeating all
her competitors, and the same was
true of the Vagrant and the Adven-
turess. Four of the yachts. the Iris,
Venona. Robin and Fame became be-
calmed three lines from the finish and
the committee called the race off at
Sis
Most of the fleet will go visiting to-
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