New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
Morton r. Plants Schooner
Makes Record in Run to
Brenton'S Reef.
ENCHANTRESS is SECOND
Warrant Takes Honors in Sec
ond Division-Istalena Proves
Speediest Of Sloops, De-
feating Aurora
Try telegraph to Tho Tribune 4

,raicsucally across the finish line off Old
rr-nt5n's Reef Ugh,ship this afternoon,
Morton F. Plants schooner Yacht Elena
made "a striking picture. She had just
,on.'aded another record breaking squad
~ou run Of tho New York Yacht club.
this time one Of forty miles from New
1ondou to this port. and she was the
winner of the Roar Commodorcs cup for
scboouers. as well as the first prize rU
her class.
rlcr speed for the distance had been a
tr;aa over thirteen knots. Tor she had
covered the course I'm hours minutes 4t
seconds. beating tho second yacht. VIII
IAN f. Iseliu's Enchautress. by : min
utcs and 36 seconds and the lrolita 10y
minutes and . seconds. Tho Elena took
tho lead fin the Vindward work from the
start 20 Race Rock and she easily held
il 10 tho finish. The Euchautress passed
the 1rolita of Point Judith and beat her
10 the finish line just 80 seconds.
Harold : Vanderbilts Vagrant proved
tsc winner Of the Rear Commodore cup
for the second division Of schooners, and
also of the first prize i'm her class de-
fsatus George Scott's Mllsdi by min
utes and s seconds. Seven scho"ners
raced for this prize. Charles Smithers'
NurieI took third honors.
George NJ. Pynchou scored a double VIC
tory with his siNty-hye-foOt sloop lsta-
lena she was the winner Of tho rear
commodore's cup for the first division of
sloops and the first prize in her class,
defeating Cornelius Vanderbit's Aurora
bv minutes and 1o seconds. and the Win
some by . minutes. and 30 seconds.
The cup for the second division OF
sloops WAS Won by the Rovdy. owned by
T. : DucT This makes the third con-
secutve win for this smart little yacht.
She defeated the Phryne 10y minutes
and seconds.
most interesting contest was thar
between the ! class sloops in which the
Cor.rthian. owned by Howard G, Smith,
was the winner from Stuyvesant Vain,
vri-ht's Cara Mia by only IS seconds in
'n, race Of forty miles The new Card
rar s'oOp Ncdora, won from the new
owen sloop Dorello II. by 3 minutes and
a seconds The winners in the other
CLASSES were the Nenona. the Intrepid.
the Nuriel the Shimua and the Gardcnia.
A. Tie first four miles or the course
was 20 be 4 beat to windward, the start.
which was at 1910 o'clock. on Sarah's
Ledge buoy. was made ny all the yachts
with their sheets trimmed fat. ready TO
cross the line on port or starboard tack.
Flrs, away. as on former days. was the
Sound schooner class. led by Charles
1.r.
Duncan's Vandalia close under her lee,
then the Mora, tho Rival N" Alicia and
,hc hlys II in that order. and all on the
port tack.
r 4. Monks. M the tiller Of his sloop
Wiudward. sent her across in the lead
of the J. Class at the next signal How
ard c. Smiths Corinthian was close un-
de- her lee. then came ". IT, Child s
Joyant and r. L. Cuthbert's Cara Mia,
with the Thirty Juanita clos' on her
weather. followed ny the Rowdv. the
Phryna. the Banzai and the Carlita in
that order
OF the eleven sloops and yawls that
,rossed the line on the next gun, George
NJ Pynchon's 65-footer IFtalcna was
first away at the lee end Of the line. Up
10 windward. shaving the mark closely,
Harry Maxwell sent his Aveugor across
even With the Shmna, handled by Rob
er, Treat Paine. Of Boston The yawl
Phantom came next then the sloops Nd
yen,uress. Winsomc. Aurora, Gardenia,
Dorello IT. Medora and tho yawl Rain
bow, which Joined the fleet this morn
Ing
Then came the small class OF Schoon-
crs ~ 1925. with pemarest Llcyd
Princess in the weather berth and the
Taormna. the Vagraut, tho Muriel ana
the Miladi almost beam and beam with
each other. and all on the starboard tack
except the Miladi
The start OF the big schooners. At
1890. was almost as close. Commodore
L. W Clark got the best Of the start
placing his lrolita in the weather berth.
Close under his lee came the sea OK
with the Endymion under her lee then
the Enchantress. with the Elena OF her
lee quarter Dennis put the Elena about
10 port Immediately after crossing, and
the Irolita followed suit for short
hitch Then both came about and head
eG for Race Rock. their first turning
point. which they were able 10 fetch on
the starboard tack.
After the feet had finished their beat OF
four miles 10 Race Rock. all eased sheets
10 port, and some set their reaching Jlb
iopsails but as they travelled 20 the east
ward the wind. which had been from the
south-southeast at the start cantcd
triie more to the eastward. making IT
close hauled work 10 fetch Point Judith
The story Of how those fOrty-one yachts
did make time to the eastward in the
splendid breeze with rails down to the
N@ior most Of tho time will be talked OF
ior many day % come.
Passing Watch Hiu the Gstalcna, well
"n shore was The leading sloop. and the
Elena tho first schooner. with the Aurora
1'' Toe lroiita next I'm lire. not more
"Sh quarter mile astcrn. The I'm
'.aniress steercd closer to the beach. and
vi Moves Point. half way to Point
'uue' SHE Was abeam Of the lrolita and
"eFslins fast, with her lee rail awash.
'he Elena passed the Istalens 10 wind
~a'd al ll.is O'Clock. when both were Jn
'e northeast end Of Block Island. Soon
elttT the lrOiita passed the Aurora 1T
clock q battleship that had conc
Hon Newport steamed through The
o. steam aud sailing yachts.
e imes taken at the Point Judith
u'ulng buoy were: The Elena, 1901 ~
Ehchantress. l:05:J0. the Irolita'
the Istalena. l:l7:05; the Rainbow
-i9ov, and tho Gp.,..., I'm. .9r