New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-12-29
Yachting BoomS
as Never Before

Facts and figures show that the yacht
ing season of 1912 was one Of the most
successful In the history Of the sport,
both from a racing and a social point
of view. This was especially true among
the clubs situated in this state, while
from those at other points along the
Atlantic and Pacific coasts and the Great
Lakes come satisfactory reports Of an
increase in building, racing and member
ship.
While the growth Of interest in motor
boating has been phenomenal, II has not
been to the detriment Of the racing OF
sail craft, as shown, for example, by the
results of race week" at the Larch-
mont Yacht Club. where all records were
broken as 10 the number Of starters in
each class.
In the large schooner class. Morton r.
Plants Elena and L. W. Clark's Irolita
made a fine showing. The Elena was tho
winner Of the Astor cup for schooners off
Newport in the cruise Of the New York
Yacht Club. and also many other prizes
with the Eastern Yacht club. while the
Irolita won the commodore's cup. during
the New York Yacht Club cruise and
several other trophies with the New York
! and Eastern clubs.
/ OF the big sloops. George NJ. Pynchons
Istalena won the Aston cup for sloops ana
the Newport Yacht Racing Association
cup. l.. T. Halls Wnsome captured the
/ Kings cup, as we'll as many other valu-
! able prizes. and Cornelius NanderDllts
/ Aurora came in for her share of hOnors.
The rivalry between these three sloops
was of the closest throughout the season
| All three were tied at the close of the
| Iarchmont race week." and in the sail
off the Istalena won. At the close oil the
season the figures showed that the lsta-
lena had captured thirteen first prizes
the Winsome ten and the Aurora seven
According to the figures supplied by
James W Alker. secretary of the hacht
! Racing Association of Long lslaho
/ Sound. thirty-three yachts out OF a totai
of seventy-seven, qualified for the cnam-
| pionship medals in the various classes.
With a total of six first prizes, four
seconds and three thirds out of thirteen
starts. Howard {. Smiths slOop Corin-
THAN was the winner in Glass T. Her
percentage was 10. W. II. Child Joyant
} was ScCOHu Will &" pci ''h'
| or the twelve New York Yacht club
thirties that raced most consistently all
season. Johnston de Forests Nepsi scored
the highest percentage, 1876. She started
/ in fourteen races and won four firsts, four
seconds and two thirds.
All eight of the small Sound schooners
/ raced. and the Helen III, owned by I'd
mund Randolph. did the best work. start
ing thirteen times and capturing six
/ frsts two seconds and three thirds,
which gave her a percentage Of 7L2. The
/ More JOY, owned by P. V. Gifiin, was the
winner Of the prize in Class q, and Cit
! ford Mallory's Cliphora won in the
American raceabout class. In the Larch-
mont Interclub class the Yukan carried
off the honors, as did the Jade In the
Jewel class, and the Mile. Boss in the
| Manhasset Bay twenties.
| The highest percentage of the season,
81. was made by George Corrys Little
| Dipper, of the Star class. She started
twelve times and won ten first prizes and
one second. George Gardner Fry's little
Tautog won in the American Yacht Club
dory class with ten starts-eight first
| prizes and one second.
! The Manhasset Bay challenge cup.
! Glass p trophy. was won by the sloOp
Michicago, of the Chicago Yacht Club,
and the Indian Harbor Yacht Club Corin-
THAN cup by the Grayjacket. Of the same
class. The same yacht won the Thomp-
son cup during race week OF the Atlantic
| Yacht Club.
! The longest ocean race was that of $500
miles. from Los Angeles 10 Honolulu. II
| was won by the schooner Lurline, Cap
| tain Harris.
The record breaking performance Of the
motor boats Baby Reliance ri and Baby
Reliance III, owned by J. Stuart Black
ton. commodore of the Atlantic Yacht
Club. will serve 10 show better than any
thing else the high speed that can he
maintained on a long course by boat
! Of small displacement.
| At Davenport, Iowa, on July the
Baby Reliance III, in a mile trial against
! time. covered the distance I'm the sur
prising time Of l minute seconds, or at
tho rate OF S975 knots an hour. She was
driven by twelve cylinder engine. The
same boat. equipped with an eight cyln-
der engine, AZ Buffalo. September u, did a
mile in minute 4 rs seconds. or al an
average rate of 1919 knots ON the same
day. in race In the thirty-two foot class.
she made an average Of H.A knots.
The Baby Reliance II. in the interna-
fional race at Huntington, did one lap OF
seven and one-half miles in II minutes
As seconds. which is at the rate of H.0i
knots. The same boat at Buffalo. OH
September 70. did mile in ! minute 10
seconds. her average for the six trials
of a mile each being $50 knots. On the
day that the Baby Reliance III Won the
T. r. Thomas Interlake championship
trophy. September IL. her average speed
for the thirty-five miles was 46.l5 knots.
, Her BEST lap that day was at the rate of
47.35 knots
The Tech, Jr.. a twenty foot hydro,
plane. owned by #. Coleman Dupont, it
was reported. covered mile In / minute
ii l-5 seconds at Huntington on Septem