The sun., 1912-08-11
YACHT SQUADRON SAILS
BRAvElY INTO NEWPORT
cleaning Pleasure Craft Con-
tra>t 10 Departing War
ships.
ELENA LEADS THE FLEET
Makes Thirteen Knot Average
ON Run From New Lon
don, Forty Miles.

,I-op ~ the New York Yacht Club
enc harbor this afternoon the
rnt't'" Wv ,.,,., c..., >.,
squadron o' ''e NV"
sae,d IN the war game steamed out Inc
.,,r, slate colored battlcships with their
-, work ,uasts and big guns con-
...,,,,,,y with tho dainty Yachts
taS"o ''' ,,.,s.,,. a., AZ. .,,,,,,.,,.
Nhh '"'" ''
and their white sia's spouess ana s'eam-
ING with much polishing.
r,. ,,,h, squadron was finishing an
a., ru, this time from New Lon
o'h'' ,.,, ,nc Elena. Morton r. Plants
COW "a tho fo,t into tho harbor
s,u., a.. frr,v miles. four and a half
" ,,t,,,c,,,d IN 4 hours minutes ~
'" WI. W,,,''",, srd hcat her fast time OF the
$500. .,,, S',,. becaus. Of the extra distance
ri ,ur,,ipr ,o vIndward Her average
,,,,,inn under thirteen knots
va mascot is ACCOMMODATING the
.I.,, ,ht. ycar For three days the
,i VAS boon fresh and steady from
,,b or , Ittlc cast Of south. making
,,',,,us ,,,chtjus weather. Thirty Ave
-. ,ach,s took part in the conte SITS.
.rr =, ,noon,r,tt,s started at their ap-
r..,,.d ,,,n.. but went to shelter Island
,,Vy,,,d and will come here tomorrow or
,,a's.y for racing off this port.
r,a ya,b,snen now vii, have a day
at ~
..s,s and tho fleet OF steamers is large
',nmmndorc r. q. Benedict, with the
o.',I%, in,n.d this mc.ninr. and among
-. NOW with tho fleet are Jesse Met
aI,s Felicia. James Iough,in ,Jr.'s
,.'.d,o frederick = Flowers versana.
a,a Water T.. B,,ss's MAY. The big
,, .r, archorcd In the Cove and
!,,. Goo, Island
-, ,h,r, ar. tho Diana vilinv
r..,.,r v,n,a,s II.t,ch..,ar
alona' ,v.,',r,,. cro,,,, ~, .h.
.'o''.' go. no,acas IN ,ho w,,,,d and
un.s' .,.I,,,. A., inves,rsr, ~ nrohah,v
,,p's ,n i,,,dn ,ha harhnr aro ~.
-. ,-a,, auxii,.r, ana .m.,i
s.-.,.-
,h,, n.u ar,.s s.,r .ororrou,
. ,, lie, ',ai,raS oaw. ,',i, T,,,,sr
anu W, go, ,,o-r'r,s ,,r,,, .,,usa,
. -. .S., ,.arh,s,nsn ana ,h.ir .,,.s,.
wa, N1.. ,, M ~ shar =, ,ha a,,a.,,,, 60.
~, WI :, nd,,.ra S,a;r a,,,, an,sr,atr
=, -,,,,o- on tho e.rshir D,a,o
r.. u.a. n sra hraaya e., .o,,h
,o,.,hsas, yben the Acct ro. under wav
:, Nv Io,dor shortly af,er q o.ciock
,,,s -,n,,irr and outside % b.d n s,rcngth
" ahnu, fs,cen miles The warning SIG.
,.I uas m,de a, 10 o'clock and tho racers
ar, nwav in the usual order OF divisions.
ne had first 10 beat four and half
-r.stn Race Rock. Thi. was 10 he left on
m port hand. and from there II was "A
-,s,b with tho wind on the starboa rd
t.ar, TO the wh,stl,ng buoy oif Point
fy1.,h From that mark IL was n broad
ro,ch TO the finishing line at Brenton's
Reef light vessel. The total distance
sailed was forty nautical miles
IN ,he big schooner class the start was
rs-v prctty. Commodore l.. Walter Clark
h.udled the Irolita cleverly and had a po-
,Ifuu 1t tho weather end OF the line when
tUs signal sounded. The Sea Fox was
s,'ern Of the Iroita and then came the
i.ndym,on. Enchantress and Elena. They
were On the starboard tack. but all except
tie fnchantress took the port tack at
once. beading southwest.
IN" tid" was running east and on inns
tack s"' them tn windward. Inc lronta
md Elena engaged In battle SLOWLY
t1t surely Elena closed up on the iro-
ita and AZ Race Rock she succeeded IN
.aieh'ns iroiita on the port tack ana
forc'ns h"r about This gave Elena the
af'ar'as" and as soon as she was py
me rock she drew away fast.
-" reached along AT speed which
forced the flagship Diana 10 DO ner best
70 get 70 the hh'sh'ng line nrst Inc
tehh passed the Whistiins ouoy OF roint
Jldth AT 'ol 20. ana set ner paiioon
Jn 'opsail and balloon maintopmast stay
'V'''o ana the Enchahtress ~ 40 20
W IN" nr"ad reach hte Enchantress
passed. the lroEta ana nnisneu second.
nose TWO ola yachts sea FOX ana
Eh'' mon sailed IN close company al!
..r"nsn ,ne race Inc sea FOX crossed
me me - seconds In the lead:
NV 20 the DIE schooner race the most
"SuNs was 'hat OF tne 90 iootels'
u fynchon made good start with
"A.
v',h Winsonle astern and Aurora on the
Nea,h"r quarter OF the Winsome. The
s,Hl"h' WIN nothing TO bother her was
ap' ~ tahe commanding iead on the
m'nd"din i's IN reaching she Increased
.' H"' was the nrst !acht IN the meet
w e race Rock' her time peine
- ne aurora was next az
p, g '' Va ana the Winsome AL 10 90 i l.
r'a'"ha passed "atch hiIi AZ
80 w ana reachlng on AZ hign speed
~ '"o "histiih9 buoy al III 'oo.
tu'u ~" phSsen the buoy at l:so'1o
-, ' "'nso,ne az -. 200. Ihcre was
r,,,t '"a"tF ~ 'h' order on the last seven
&C.,, h"' Isla'ehS won ny minutes ~
a. ,t III ,he ,hree squadron runs each
"h's mas won race.
,,.,,, sh"' I'alhpow having no class COM
h, .h "'" asa'hsi tne Dest time mace
IN, % l"ot"rs, she had TO allow time.
,i, .H"" ara Iee she feii astern, put
n.,,, "'Hi apeaih she steadily over
s,,a,,t ''' "'hers ana rnished Just nve
H. Oh thc IstaIena'
t,t ," '."N"cil IN the Avenger ana
'", f"ln' "a IN the Shimna had
Ia,,, ''"' Ihese TWO yachts were
SIX '' INV Stdft. ANenger having