New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-24
CAPTURES COVETED CUP
The Grayjacket Wins ChiIds
Trophy After a Struggle.
MISHAP MARS ONE RACE
Sailor Has Close Call as 0kee's
Rigging Snaps at Atlantic
Yacht Club Regatta.

In splendid breeze from the westward
which later shifted to the northwest the
races for the Childs perpetual challarae
cup, and for the Sea and sound Cup were
sailed in the lower bag yesterday, and The
twelve boats that CONTESTED for these
much coveted prizes furnished Inc al.
ternoon's sport.
1t was the fourth day Of race week al
the Atlantic Yacht Club and each yacht
was tuned" up for thes, st>ciai rsces
The Grayjacket, owned by X. c. Noble
of the Atlantic Yacht Club, captured the
Childs trophy by minutes q seconds. cor.
rectcd time, from Camp and Merchants
NJ. & +. III, G. Davis's Alice being third
boat The cup now comes back to ths
Atlantic Yacht Club.
The Sea and Sound Cup. which Is held
by the Bensonhurst Yacht Club, remains
with that organization, for II was won
yesterday by the Skylark, owned by ".
A. Howard. She defeated r. A. Ding
mans Mouse, of the satne club. b.
minutes As seconds
There was only one mishap. The $50
Okee owned by J. Fl. Mahlstedt, Of the
New Rochelle Yacht Club, and sailed By
l.. de B. Handley, having started at lis
o'clock with the other five boats IN her
class, was on her way to the first mart.
Ambrose Channel buoy No 10, when her
backstay was carried away. John Mar
tin, q sailor. fearing the mast would 70
by the board, jumped or fell overheard
He was rescued by Louis Manly iust =
he was passing under the sloop's quar-.
ter. The Okee then retired from the raeA
The start Of the six Childs trspAy
sloops was q spirited one. made It ~
o'clock from of the club pier, with tAs
Joyant leading. The course was nftssn
miles, with the first turn at Sea 0ets
mark of Coney Island Point. This wss
q broad reach. Thence they went TO buoy
No. 16 In Ambrose Channel, where they
were timed as follows: The Joyant rs;
the Windward. 2:3S:l2; the Grayjackst
1880; the Alice, 2:2s, and the II. 4 =. II,
2:S7:5o.
From there to the outer marl. Old Or
chard Shoal Light, It was long leg and
q short one Of windward work. At this
turn they were timed as follows: The
Joyant, 2:5s:30; the windward, 3ol:lo; the
Grayjacket, 3:04:l8; the Alice, 3:06 20, and
the NJ. & F. II, 3:17.
They had reach from here TO Buoy
ga, on the West Bank and the Joyant
led the Windward there by 50 seconds
From there to the finish It was close work
between these two, the Joyant crossing
the line twenty-five seconds in the lead
but they both lost on time allowance TO
the Grayjacket, which won as stated, BY
2 minutes q seconds.
The Sea and Sound race was over a
course of eight miles and 1t was close
work between the winner and the second
boat, the Mouse.
The motor boat race, for which there
were ten entries. was postponed until to-
day on account of rough water.
The summary follows:
CHILDS PERPETUAL CHALLENGE CUP
START. l:55-CoURSE. is MILES.
Finish. Elapsed. Cor'ctd
Yacht and owner. Inns. INNS. Inns.
Joyant, ". II. Childs. 3:46:59 $50 1879
W n war d, K. A.
Monks ............. BATH l:52:H 1;522i
Noble .............. s:5a:Os 1:5s:os l:aT:5l
Alice, C. Davis. S:56:01 2:ol:0l 1904
Marchant .......... 4io:55 2:2l:55 l:ooi2
Okee. J. n. Mshl-
stedt ............... Did not finish.
Ciuos-Joysnt. Indian Hsrbor: Windwsrd.
Larchmont; Graytacket, Atlantic; Alice, At
lantic: NJ. & r. II. Marine and Field; okse,
New Rochelle.
SEA AND SOUND RACE.srART. $50