Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-08-16
b7-foot SIoopW Wins George
' Cup, Thursday.
Ialted by Crack Professional
Skipper Molly London.
VInd.Up for Annual Cruise Of the
New York Yacht Club.

Newport, Aug. 15.--The first race for
The King George V cup. held, today,
fby the New York Yacht Club as a
wind-up for the annual cruise, was
won by the 57-foot sloop Winsome,
Pwned by e. Trowbridge Hall of
fsreenwich, Conn. and sailed Try the
ncrack professional skipper, T. s. Will
lis of Port Washington, l.. /. Three
Isehooners and five sloops started and
tine Nlnsome was fifth to cross the
punish line, l9 minute and Il seconds
fafter the schooner Enchantress, which
led the fleet. The sloop Istalena
I~nich was just ahead of the Winsome
lost the race by l minute and 26 sec
ouus. corrected Time while the En-
rhantress which captured the trophy
last year, and which looked like the
winner today. until the Winsome
Preached the line, was placed third in
the summary. | minute and 50 seconds
behind the Winsome. The Boston
sioop Shemna was a factor in the race
until the last few miles. but was 1
rninute and Sc seconds astern of the
Ninsome IN corrected time. The other
four yachts. the schooner Elena and
sYenger formed a second division in
Avapser formed second division in
ected time some minutes behind
the first four.
Notification of the result of the race
was cabied at once To London by Com
modore c. Ledyard Blair The New
York Yacht Club fleet disbanded, at
$50 tonight, after the most successful
cruise in wind. weather. numbers and
sport for MANY years The larger
q t1l es of
more race given by the Newport
Yacht Racing Association.
The Kings Cup race has been a Ak
ture on the schedule of the New York
Yacht Club since 1906, when the club
was presented with a 5000 cup by
liking Edward VII. The cup was with
drawn from competition, this spring
lat the request of King George v, who
sent another Kings cup.
The Winsome with her owner will
be the first names TO appear on the
new trophy. which is held by the club.
while Mr.. Hall will receive some suit
liable medal
With breeze from the south just
before noon, the committee signalled
for 35A mile race around an equila-
toral triangle, with the first leg d beat
and the other two legs reaches. The
yachts were sent away at 1i.55 with
the Shimna in the lead, followed close
ly by the Istalena. All reached the
line before the time expired except the
Enchantress, The Enchantress found
a favorable streak of wind a few
miles off Point Judith and outpointed
the others The Istalena and Winsome
dropped the Aurora, but the Shimna
and Avenger were still dangerous fac
tors for the other yachts when the
first mark was reached at 2 O'Clock
The yachts turned the first mark in
in the following order: Istaiena Win
some. Enchantress. Avenger, Irolita,
Elena. Aurora and Shimna
The wind hauled to the southwest
as the yachts rounded the mark so
that the second leg was run instead
of a reach. Spinnakers were hauled
out and set to port The Enchantress
rushed by the two sloops, as did the
Elena, which passed the Irolita in the
first four miles of the second leg.
The third leg, a close fetch on the
port tack, was like run along the
home stretch in horse race. The
Enchantress came proudly through
| spectator fleet of nearly a score of
large steam yachts and power schoon-
ers Cheers. whistles and sirens greet
1 ed her. for 1t was believed she had
1 won for a scond time The Elena was
minutes astern and then came the
/ Irolita minutes after the Plant.
i yacht. The expert accountants on the
4 flagship figured that the Istalena had
won when she crossed the line, the
1 fourth boat, but when three minutes
4 later the Winsome arrived it was seen
she had beaten the leaders in cor
rected time. The Aurora was sixth and
out of the contest. but far astern was
sighted the Shimna of Boston, strug
Cling gamely along, with Frank
Crown in charge.
Capt. Hall. the winner of the cup,
has been very successful since he pur-
chased the Winsome from Senator Lip
pitt of Providence, and broke. even,
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