New-York tribune., 1912-08-17
ANOTHER CUP FOR ELENA
Plant Schooner Wins Trophy Of
Newport Racing Association.
EASILY DEFEATS IS0LITA
Istalena and DorellO II Victo.
rious Among the Sloops in
Special Contests.
rBv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Newport r. l., Aug. l6. - Morton +
Plants schooner Elena, George N. Pyn.
chon's sloop Istalena and George 7
Batchelders sloop Dorello II were the
winners to-day of the prize cups offered
by the Newport Yacht Racing Assoca.
ton In a race over a triangular course OF
twenty-seven miles, nine miles 10 each
leg. On corrected time the Elena de-
feated the Irolita by > minutes IS sec.
onds. The Istslena won from the Aurora
by minutes and 3S seconds, and tn.
Dorello II won by minutes and II Sec
onds from the Adventures. The start
was made off Breton's Reef Lightship In
fresh breeze from the northward.
The regatta committee Of the New York
Yacht Club, on board Henry Walters
steam yacht Narada, managed the race
assisted by Royal Phelps Carroll, OF the
Newport Yacht Racing Association
Others on board the Narada were Lieu
tenant Commander Ward K. Workman OF
the battleship Kansas. Lieutenant Com
mander Newton McCully. L. 6. ":
George L. Rives, Herbert Hartman and
r. X. Sturgts.
The sloops, which were sent away first
at 11:10 O'clock manosuvred, as did the
schooners, 10 the westward OF the line
formed by the Narads and the lightship
The Aurora and the Wingome crossed the
line too soon and we're recalled. Mean.
while the lstslens got away fret, alrnos,
with the gun. followed by the Advent.
uress and the Dorello III. The Nineome
crossed minute 10 seconds after the sig.
nal and the Aurora l minute 50 seconds
late.
The schooners Irolita and Elena made
pretty start at 1115 O'Clock, 9 length
apart, with sheets eased 10 starboard and
balloon tib topsails pulling well in the
fresh breeze. Trimming her man sheet
almost fiat. Captain Dennis made the
Elena gather Increased headway, and m
two minutes she had blanketed the Iro-
lita and was passing her. To get his
wind clear Commodore Clark gave the
Irolita wipe" off 10 leeward and then
luffed her sharp across the Elena's wake
I'm an endeavor to pass her 10 windward.
but II was too late, ana she was never
able 10 overhaul the Plant schooner after
that.
With a fairly steady breeze from the
northward the two schocners and i've
sloops made good time before the wind 20
the first mark. nine miles 10 lceward the
lstalena carrying spinpaker part of m.
way. The times taken at rhis mark fol-
low: Elena. I2:ll:lJ: Istaleua. 12:l9:i-:
Irolita. l2:13:20; Winsome, l2:Is:lO: Aurora.
l2:lS:0o; Dorello II. 12:23:oo; Adventures.
12:23:iO.
The Elena gybed just before reaching
the mark and set balloon main topmas,
staysail and No. reaching jib topssr.
When she passed the mark she was
minutes and ) seconds ahead OF the Iro.
lita, while the Tstalena was leading the
Winsome and the Aurora by 2 minutes q
seconds
They all made fast time over the iva
next legs OF the course, the Elena and the
lstalena gaining IN the windward work
after they passed the second mark which
was rounded by the leaders In the TO-
lowing fashion: Elena, 12:j7:40: Irol!ta.
lO6:t5; lstalena, i:lo:oo: Winsome. f.ie:s.
Aurora, 1:li:35.
The Elena here was minutes and =
seconds ahead OF the Irolita. while the
lstalena was leading the Winsorne hv
minutes and 30 seconds. From here 70
the finish IL was all windward vork ana
the Elena continued to gain on her rival
heating her finally by minutes and Ss
seconds. as stated
NEWPORT YACHT RACING ASSOCIATION
oCHooNERs-CLAss A-CoCRsE. II MILES