New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-09-12

YACHTS IN OCEAN RACE
The Atlantic Gets Better Of Start
for Cape May Cup.
GAINS ABOUT NINE MINUTES
The Katrina Off on q Stern
Chase in Rain and
Light Airs.


the three-masted schooner yachts Atlantic
and Katrina, made a slow but promising
start yesterday morning In the ocean race
Of "a miles for the Cape May Cup, which
was presented to the New York Yacht Club
in 1872 by James Gordon Bennett This Is
the ninth race for the trophy. The At.
lantic. owned by Wilson Marshall, Is thu
holder, and the Karina, belonging 70 Rob-
ert f. Tod. the challenger. The Karina
won the Brenton's Reef Cup in July from
the Atlantic The owners Of both yachts
are members Of the New York Yacht Club.
An hour and a half after the start, when
the yachts. were last seen, the Atlantic vas
mile 10 windward OF the Karina. Both
were on the port tack. travelling slowly in
light southwest breeze toward the New
! Jersey shore and heading for Shrewsbury
Rocks buoy. They were about four miles
southeast from Ambrose Channel Light
shlp-the starting point
In foggy weather, AZ 7:35 O'Clock yester-
day morning. the tug Dalzelline. Captain
Gus Keen. took tho Karina In tow. Tho
| yacht had been anchored all night n
| Grave~end Bay off the Atlantic Yacht Club.
| Her three lower sails were hOisted, and
they. with the head sails. which were ses
as she proceeded down the Swash Channel,
helped her along considerably
At o'clock when just clear ~ Gedney's
outer buoy, the Chinese cruiser Hai-Chi,
| flying the imperial ensign, was passed. She
was bound to New York. The Atlantic and
| the llghtship both hove in sight at the
same time. The Atlantic had lain inside
the Horseshoe at Sandy Hook all night.
She was lowed out by the tug Robert
Palmer. The weather began to clear about
the time both yachts reached the lightship.
but II continued 10 rain for some time
At s45 the Atlantic cast off from thu
tug, and four minutes later the Ksrins was
under way. Calf topsans were set on both
yachts at once. and they were sent across
the line to try the trim Of the sails; then
all was ready for the start.
At s:32 the steam yacht Diana. flagship
Of the New York Yacht Club, having on
board. besides her owner, Commodore 9.
Lsdyard Blair, II. de p. Parsons, L. l..
Lorllard and J. NJ Macdonough, OF the
regatta committee, anchored cable :
length east Of the lightship. which con-
tinued to blow its fog whistle until after
the yachts had started. establishing tbs
starting line. When they gave the warn.
ing" signal at 10 O'Clock both yachts wers
maneuvring to the westward OF the lins
under all plain sail Commodore Tod was
at the wheel Of his Katrina, and Captain
Pagel steered the Atlantic. The wind was
light from the south-southwest az this
time. 1t was a four minute handicap start
that is. neither yacht was obliged 20 start
until four minutes after the signal
One minute after the preparatory signal
both yachts being on the starboard tack.
the Atlantic crossed the wake OF the ka-
rina. Then, keeping her of, Captain Pagei
placed the Atlantic off the weather quarter
! Of his rival thus capturing the weathes
berth Both yachts were perilously near
the line, and Il looked as IL they must Do
across before the final signal to start
When there were only thirty seconds left
| Captain Tod kept the Katrina broad OF.
sailing parallel 10 the line, so as not Z,
cross too soon. Unfortunately. he went
| so far that when the whistle blew II was too
J late 10 luff. and he was forced by the food
tide 10 pass astern OF the Diana, which
marked the eastern end OF the line and
! then TO wear ship" Meanwhile the Attain
| tic. having the advantage OF the weather
position was able 10 keep going parallel
to the line and lufr across it under good
| Roadway, Just s. seconds after the signal.
J Ii was a well timed start for her, and JUST
4 the reverse OF the one she made of News
! port in the Brenton's Reef Cup Race.
The Katrina, on account OF the light wind.
used up her minute handicap. and MIN
| utes 70 seconds besides before she was aoIa
to cross the line. The Atlantic then had
lead OF minutes "a seconds in time ana
! about quarter of a mile in distance.
Just as the Atlantic crossed the line her
crew broke out her small jibtopsail ana
| a few minutes later the main and mizzen
topmast staysails were set and trimmed
| When the Karina finally crossed the start
ing line 1t was under all canvas, including
the jibtopsail. two topmast s5aysails ana
| three head sails-forestaysail. Jlb and outer
lib. She was within fifty feet OF the Dana
starboard side when she cleared the me
The Atlantic had only three head sans
while the Katrina carried four.
Captain Lem Miller had the wheel on
the Katrina when that yacht made her hrs'
inshore tack. at 1850 o'clock. The Atsahuo
followed suit four minutes later. lne
yachts had barely steerage way az 'H''
] time. but half an hour later both got
| nice breeze from the southwest ana 'n'
weather cleared so that the Highlands
| could be seen.
The course is to and around Five Fatho"
Bank lightship, off Cape May. ana re,
/ turn. Il is expected that the yachts VIZ
finish some time this evening. The recoru
/ time for this course was set by the schoo"-
er Dreadnaught in 1872 at Is hours MN
| utes % seconds.