New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-23
BIG SLOOPS MAKE
BRILLIANT START
Yachtsmen Stirred at Larch.
mont as Craft Heel Under
Great Press of Canvas.
THE ISTALENA THE WINNER
Squally Northwestern Provides
Some Spirited Contests on
the Second Day Of
Race Week"

Not since they were launched, Ave years
ago, have the big sloop yachts Istalena,
Winsome and Aurora made such brill
iant and sensational start as they did
yesterday. in the second series race Of
the Larchmont Yacht Clubs race week"
The hundreds Of yachtsmen who wit
messed this spirited scene agreed that II
was the feature Of the days sport In
which 10 yachts, divided into twenty
nine classes. took part
In a squally Northwestern that covered
the Sound with whitecaps these three
giant sloops, with sheets eased to star
board and carefully timed by their re-
spective shippers, approached the line
from the westward. Under a tremendous
press of canvas-for they were carrying
club topsails over their great mainsails-
they heeled until more than half their
green weather bilges were glistening In
the sunlight and their lee decks were
buried in a smother of foam
1t was estimated that they were travel
ling at a speed Of fifteen knots when they
dashed across the line. few seconds
after the signal from the committee boat,
the c. P. Raymond z. Trowbridge Halls
Winsome, steered by A. G. Hanan, had
tho weather berth, but the Istalena, han
died by her skipper, was leading by half
a length, while Cornelius Vanderbilt, at
the helm Of his Aurora. had berthed her
at the lee end OF the line, and so, getting
his wind clear, was able to lay his course
east-northeast for the first mark. The
Winsome blanketed the Istalena for q
few minutes, but soon after they straight
ened out for their 5Ia-mile reach.
The first leg Of the course for "all
hands" was a reach, the second a reach
on the other "gybe' and the third
short beat across the Sound. Because of
the unavoidable dragging of the anchors
OF the committee boat the imaginary line
was a short one, and in such a breeze II
was a treat to watch the clever handling
of the yachts in the smaller classes by
their amateur shippers, all Of whom ne
gotiated this narrow channel without
foul.
Five minutes after the big sloops were
cent away, at 12:45 o'clock, the new Gard
ner sloop, the Medora, led the Advent
uress across the line by about length.
Then came the p class-the Joyant, the
windward. the Corinthian and the Cara
Main that order. and five minutes later
eleven Of the New York Yacht Clubs
'thirties" made a spirited start, led by
the Rowdy.
For the first time this season all of the
eight Sound schooners started, and they
made a good showing in the strong
breeze. The Rival, which carried no top
sail, crossed the line too soon, and was
recalled. The Alys II, owned by r.
Coudert, carried no foresail at the start.
Both Narragansett Bay sloops-the Mono
and the Idler-carried two reefs, and sew
eral others were reefed. ]. L. Mitchelrs
Q class sloop Essex carried away her
mast on the second round Of the eleven
and a half mile course, and was towed
TO the harbor by Mrs. Blacks steam
yacht Reposo II. ". r. Berths sloop
Kenosha, Of New Rochelle. carried away
her bowsprit, and was also towed in.
Several Of the small craft did not finish.
The times Of the big sloops taken at the
end Of the first round Of their l5l4-mile
course were: Winsome, 2I515; Aurora,
2I5:S0; Istalena, 215:57. By this it will be
seen that the Winsome was leading the
Aurora by 10 seconds and the Istalena by
A. seconds. II was in the windward work
close to the finish. that the 1stalena
gained her lead. which made her the win
ner from the Aurora by minute, and
from the Winsome by / minute 20 Sec
onds. The Medora's time at the end of
the first round was 2:2S. Adventures,
2:29:34. The Medora won finally by min
utes Is seconds, and demonstrated that
she is an able sloop in strong breeze on
all points of sailing.
The winners in the other classes were:
The Joyant, by SO seconds from the Cara
Mia; the Rowdy from the Nepsi by min
utes % seconds; the Machnee; the schoon.
or Alicia from the Vandalia by sec
onds; the Alice, the Dorinda, the Joy, the
Armada, the Cllphora, the Amanita ".
the Grace II, the Mono. the Whit, the
NJ and r. II, the Loon. the Scylla, the
Jade. the Scaup, the Ogeemah. the Gym
osure, the Virginia, the Mouse, the Bar
nacle, the Go Go, the Mayflye the Alice,
the Edna and the Pixy.
The race was managed by the regatta
committee, Messrs. Horace Boucher. Law
renee c. Daley and Fred p. Sperry.
There was vaudeville entertainment at
the clubhouse last night furnished by
vice-Commodore George NJ. Pynchon.
The summaries follow:
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