New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-09-04
MAPLE LEAF N GETS
GRIP ON THE TROPHY
Thin Line of Yachts loot Wits
ties and Crowd Cheers the
British Boats Victory.
THE ANKLE DEEP IN THIRD
Mona, Too, Shows Speed IN
Stirring Race for the Harms
worth Cup On Hunt
ington Bay.

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highlands best team Of high ss,sed 1O1pr
boats. W. Maokay Eogar's 40-foot flyer
Maple Leaf " and the Marquis Of An
giesey'S fish-shaped 2S-footer Mona, sent
here 20 take back 70 Great Britain the
Harmsworth Cup, got a good grip on that
iophy yesterday when they won in close
and spirited race on Huntington Bay the
second race of the present series Of 1912.
The larger boat steercc ~ Tom Sop
with. the aviator. started first. and she nm
shed first. never being headed after Gov
ering the first three miles: but her smaller
S.sier. me Mona. with Montague Batting
al the helm. made the fastest time over
the thirty-miie course, also the fastest
single lap (seven and half miles OF any
OF the I'VE boats that started. Apropos
OF this lap. which was the final one, Bat
ting said after the race II Just turned up
The wick a bit you see" The Mona's
actual time was 1 :01 ~ and the Maple
Leafs l :06 :25.
II now behooves the American team OF
three boats 10 look 10 their laurels, for
while the speedy little Baby Reliance II
saved the day on Saturday by winning for
America. yesterdays contest was q real
race in comparison TO the other. where the
Maple Leaf ". the Baby Reliance III
end the Ankle Deep all had engine and
other troubles. and the pity OF yester-
days race was that there was practically
no one there 70 witness some Of the best
work yet done over the course
When the Maple Leaf " dashed across
the finish line at s:05:50 with the Mona
minutes and 4 seconds astern, and the
first American boat. the Ankle Deep. 4
minutes and 80 seconds sway. she was
greeted with cheers. the ringing o. bells
and the footing OF Whistles al along the
thin line Of yachts anchored within the
triangle including a salute from August
Heckscher's steam yacht Anahma-the
committee boat-from the bridge OF which
/ 4 Jackson Stone. the representative OF
/ the Royal Motor Yacht Club. 10 which
both British boats belong. had watched
the contests. Ills assertion after the race
that. exclusive OF the Maple Leafs con-
sistent performance. the contest between
the Mona and the three American boats
was as fine racing as he had ever seen.
petent judges.
Mary an anxious glance had been IL
rected toward the cloudy sky all through
the forenoon because % the northeast
gale OF Monday, that seemed losth 70 let
ID. and all concerned were hoping that
the bay so smooth a. o'clock, when the
Baby Reliance and the Maple Leaf "
came out tor trial spins would remain so
for the race itself. IL was depressing 4
few minutes later 70 see the British boat
come back in trouble. She had 70 be
towed back 10 her lighter and hoistsd
on board to have some arrangement OF
her steering gesT adjusted
About noon the sun came out and the
wind dropped to a gentle breeze. Out In
the Sound. however. along the edge OF
which the boats had 10 20, Il was
different story. There wass an ugly swell
left ever from the northeast gale
The start was made promptly az .
O'Clock, and II was q spirited one, a.
least for the leaders. With splendid head
way on Count Mankowski's the Ankle
Deep, with her owner az the helm.
jumped away I'm the lead. nineteen sec
onds after gunfre from the committee
boat. Three seconds in her wake came
Mrs ]. Stuart Blsckton's the BABY Re
lance III, and then came the big Maple
Leaf ". three seconds later, her exhsusts
silent and only the singing OF heT en-
gines to be heard as she ploughed great
wide furrow OF foam and spray.
The Baby Reliance II. with her engine
in trouble lay motioniess on the line.
while the others were speeding fast 20
the northward and II was minutes )
seconds before she crossed the starting
line with a great burst OF speed. The
Mona was even worse of, for she was
unable to reach the start for minutes
seconds, making her subsequent per
Torrance all the more creditable.
The Baby Reliance III passed her larger
sister on the way 20 the first mark.
rounding it first Of the five starters. The
Maple Leaf " and the Ankle Deep
steered too far 10 the westward. Tom
Sopwtth. who stecred the British boat,
and Count Manl<owski. on the Ankle
Deep, did not see the mark until past H..
Both had to return, losing several min
utes II the torpedo boat assigned 10 an
anchorage near the mark had been there
nying her big red flag as In Saturday,
race this would not have happened. the
ssippers say.
When the boats struck the rough water
While running west on the base of the
triangle all OF them slowed down more or
Iess, especially the two Baby Rcliances.
The Ankle Deep. too. had trouble and
had 10 stop. Then the Maple Leaf w.
going as steady az church. took the
lead and kept II. At the end Of the first
round she led the second bpat-the BABY
Reliance II By minute IA secorlds. When
the second round was completed she led
the American boat by minutes ~ sec
onds AT the end of the third round the
Ankle Deep had taken the lead among
the American boats. still the Maple Leaf
led her by minutes "A seconds and at
the finish she led the Mona. which had
passed the Ankle Deep on the last round,
by minutes 4 seconds. and the Ankle
Deep by minutes 30 seconds.
Rounding the noat with its red ball
near the Beaux Arts pier on her second
round and Strengthening up for the two
and seven-eighths miles run to the north,
the Ankle Deep put on great burst of
speed. and when she passed the commit
tee boat she appeared 10 be going faster
than any Of the others. Count Monkowsh
and his engineer. Frank Grennon. having
had trouble with the engine on the nrst
and second rounds, were endeavoring TO
make up for lost time. As matter OF