New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-28
STRONG WINDS BRING
10Y TO YACHTSNEN
Last Day of LarChmont "RaGe
Week" Marked BY Close
and Spirited Contests. =.
ELENA WINS COVETED CUP
Morton F. Plants Schooner
Captures Richards Trophy
After Three Days of Stir
ring Competition.

with a splendid breeze from the north
vest and clear skies that put both spec
tators and participants in the best OF
spirits, race week" at the Larchmont
Yacht Club came to q happy ending yes
'erday with fast and fairly close con-
tests In all Of the thirty-four classes that
tiled. Better than all, it was q matter
OF club pride for the officers and MEM
bers to learn when the regatta commit
tee came ashore after their week Of
strenuous labor that all records had been
broken yesterday, for one hundred and
forty yachts had crossed the starting
line and all but three of them had
finished. AS matter Of fact, the average
starters every day.
OF the big schooners that raced three
days for the cup offered by Commodore
Leonard Richards. Morton +. Plants
Elena did the best work. She captured
that much coveted trophy by winning two
races out OF the three. She was beaten
by the IrcIta on time allowance yester-
day by 26 seconds, after the two crack
yachts had sailed S0l2 miles In one Of the
best races of the season.
Those who went out in steam yachts,
power boats and other craft to see the
start were we'll rewarded for their trip,
Cor in the hour and twenty-five minutes It
required to start all the classes there
wasn't a dull minute. Steady hands ana
clear heads were necessary at the helms
Of every yacht, whether large or small, In
such q breeze to avoid collisions and
fouls, and TO the credit Of all be It said
that no serious accidents occurred, and
there were only one or two recalls for
crossing the line too soon. William Z.
Iseiin's schooner Enchantress, after round
ing the second mark in the first round OF
the course, split her foresail and was
forced to retire from the race
The start Of the schooners was q pretty
sight. Reaching down for the line from
the northward and westward, the Elena
crossed first at its lee end, with the
Irolita we'll up to windward and the En-
chantress a length or so astern. All three
were travelling at steamboat speed, with
sheets eased trihe to starbodrd and
reaching jibtopsails set.
The schooner Miladi and the yawl Phan-
tom started on the same signal, but they
were soon left far astern by the big fell
lows. The Enchantress luffed out across
the wakes of both the Elena and the
Irolita 10 gain the weather berth, but
she WAS unable to hold her own with the
other two.
From the eastern mark boat they haG q
reach on the other gybe to the buoy of
Motifs Point, and then short beat to
the home mark, which they and the big
sloops rounded in the following order:
Elena, 2'0l 90; Irolita, 2;020s; Winsome.
2:le:55: Aurora, 2:21:03; IstaIena. 2:o2:2s
Avenger. 2.9609: Medora, 2:33:46; Adven-
turess, 2:35:H. ny this & win be seen
nov close the racing was between the
elena end the Irolita in the 1914 miles
lust covered the Elena was only 81 sec
onds in the lead Their work on the soc
oDd round was even closer, az the figures
show. The Elena finished l minute %
seconds I'm the lead. but she was beaten
by IS seconds on time allowance.
An interesting feature of the weeks
racing was the fact that all three OF the
big sloops--the Winsome the Istalena and
the AurOra-are tied with twelve points
each. While such a. result is not frequent
it has happened before during race
week with other yachts. After spirited
start these three sailed fast race the
Winsome, handled by her skipper, Willis,
leading all the way and winning finally
by SO seconds from the Istalena and by
minutes 10 seconds from the Aurora
The tie will be sailed of, II IS said, on
Labor Day.
The Avenger and the Medora sailed
great race. the Medora winning on time
allowance by ] minute 81 seconds. She
also won from the Adventures by min
utes II seconds. There was some close
racing In the small schooner class. the
vandalis winning from the Helen II by So
seconds. Johnston de Forests Nepsi was
the winner among the "thirties," eleven OF
which made a brilliant start. She de-
feated the Rowdy by minute ~ sec
onds.
The winners in the other classes were
the Miladi. the Alice, the Gamecock. the
Joyant. the Joy. the Idler. the Kishima
the Dorinda. the Armada. the Rascal III
tb, Wasp, the Grace H. the Ciiphora
the Whit, the Turquoise. the Drena, the
DO Do, the scylls. the Chickioker, the
Ogeemsh the Dart. the Edna j., the
Little Dipper. the Go Go, the Mouse, the
Echo, the Tautog, the Ssrana and the
Birge.
The summaries follow:
scTIoONERs-sTART. 12:4o-CoURsY. son
MILES.
Elapsed
Yacht and owner. INNS Inns
Eiena, VI. T. Plant .......... 3:22:5l 2:425i
Irolita. p. w Clark. 8:24:I9 2:44:i9
Epchantress. w. Z. Iseiin.... Disabled.
Corrected time: The Irollta. 2:42:25.
MIXED CI.Ass-sCHoONERS sI.OOPs AND
YAWI.S--START. l2:f0-COURSE, IS
MILES. ...
AIllsdl, q. -" Scott. 4:so4s 3:5o:4s
Phantom. y. .. Booth. ..,..... 4:42:O4 4:02 %
AiPlon j. y. Wllson. .......... Dic not finish.
Corrected time: The Phantom. 3:53:24.
sLOOPS-CLAss K-sTART, l2:45-COURsE,
30i1 MILES.
-staicns. c. W. Pvnchon. $500 3:0s:3o
Winsomc. p. J. Iall........ 8:6S:03 s:os:o3
Aurora, g. Vanderbilt ........ S:5645 3:lI 40
sLOOPe-CI.AssEl l. AND N-sTART. 1880
COURSE. &c MILES.
Ayenger, Y. L. Maxwell .... 4:02:10 S:l2l0
N"doTa. H. G. =. Noble. 4:09;58 S:18 80
Adventures r. NJ. Davies. 4:J5:0f 1926 O1
Corrected time: The 1edora, 3:l0:l9; the
Adventures, 3:l5:Oo.
SIOOPS-CIAASs P-sTART, 12:55-COURSE.
49,. MILES
Windwara. H. A. Monks. 2:56:4o 2:oi 40
Joyant, w ". Childs ........ 2:55:4S 2:CO4S
Corinthian. II. c. Smith. ..... 2:58:l5 2:01 Is
cara Mia r. l. Cuthbert..... 2:J7:25 2:o2;2j
SLOOPS-CLAss Q-sTART. 1:10-CoURsE,
1Iis MILES
Alice C. Davis .............. 3:20:3s 2:I03S
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