The sun., 1912-07-04
YACHTS IN CLOSE RACES
ON LONG ISLAND SOUND
lstalpna Wins n Good Race i'm
American Yacht Clubs
Regatta.
WINDS LIGHT TO FRESH
COrintllian Outsails Cara Mia
and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Prize for Caprice.
WINDS LIGHT TO FRESH

| Fifty-one yachts started in the annual
regatta OF tho American Yacht Club yes
terday. and while this feet IL not as
large as has been seen in some re-
gattas. II had quality and II was remarks
I able FOR Its close finishes. The commit
tee on board Commodore j. p. Macdon-
oughs flagship Jessica selected courses
that sent the yachts to the east north
east on the hrst leg. The wind was
! light from south southwest so that 1t
was broad reach. Soon after the yachts
had crossed the starting line the wind
dropped very light and the outlook was
not very bright, but half an hour before
the big sloops had finished the first round
or the long course the wind came SOUTH
west and freshened to a good whole sail
breeze. Tho committee was 1f. de r.
Parsons. u. T. Wainwright and Orcn
N. Beach.
The three G5 footers were the frs,
sent away. Frank Bovine Jones was with
r. Trowbridgc Hall on the Winsomc and
George Cormack represented Cornelius
vanderbilt on tho Aurora. There was no,
much manGuvting for position at the
start. The wind was too light for smart
handling and each skipper seemed con-
tent with getting To the line on time.
When the signal sounded Winsomc was
first and In the windward position. Ista-
lena was at the lee end of the line and
Aurora was last. Each broke out q
balloon jib topsail just before reaching
the line and II was a broad reach TO
the first mark of Woolsey's Reef. The
Aurora and Wlnsome luffcd out into the
Sound and Istalena held we'll in shore
and at the first mark had a commandiny
lead Then II was wndward work 10
the buoy OF Matinicock Point. and Ista-
lena held her lead. with Winsome Sec
ond At the end OF the first round the
times were Isa,lcna. ::4o :o3 winsome.
? - .3o. Aurora. 2:tG:i
The wind had freshened considerably
by this time and the yachts sailed with
their lee rails down TO the waters edge
Each made a pretty gybc at the home
mark and started we'll the reach to the
first mark ON the second round Ista-
lena drew still further away from tho
Winsome and she won the race by s
minutes ~ seconds. Winsome beat
Aurora 2 minutes "a seconds.
The class p yachts. 80 footers and first
two divisions Of the handicap class sailed
once around the long course. The 81
raters made very pretty race. Wind
ward led across the line with Cara Mia
and Corinthian close up. These three
kept In close company all the way around
tuc "luuWuTu WOIh was pTetty
fight. Reaching across the Sound to the
finish. Corinthian and Cara Mia had
luffing match. which benefited windward
somewhat. but Corinthian was able to
hold her position and win from Cara Mia
by 25 seconds. Cara Mia defeated Wind
ward II seconds.
In the race for the 30 footers there
were six starters. Ralph n. Ellis sent
CAPRICE across the starting line first at
Alsra and Phyne followed. Some tried
spinnakers on the hrst leg. but these
sails were almost as balloons. they were
guyed 80 far forward. II was very close
70 the nrst mark. with Caprice still In
the lead. Then on the wind Phryne
worked up. but she could not catch
Caprice, that yacht winning the race by
Rowdy minutes II seconds.
The four Sound schooners got away we'll
with Nandalia In the lead. but DafYodil.
sailed bv Miss Morris. took the lead on
the windward leg and won the race by
h'S h'.S,threc seconds. vandalia was second.
were the winners in the handicap classes.
Bella won in the interclub class and Scylla
in the Manhasset Bay : class. Topaz
won the race for the Jewels.
There were seven stars. and as these
boats are mostly sailed by youns, ANA
terest. George Cory won from start to
finish with the Little Dipper. Livingston
Parsons sailed the Argus we'll and held
second place nearly all over the course.
Skylark and Curlew finished first and
protested the other. Tautog started long
after the Alice in the dory class and, as
usual. won. The summaries:
SLOOPS CLASS RECOURSE - MILES
START. 1915