New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-05
MUR|EL LEADS FLEET
IN FORTY-M|LE RACE
Beats the Elena in First Run
ON LarChmont Yacht
Club Cruise.
LIGHT WINDS SPOIL SPORT
Thirty-two Yachts Get Away
10 Good Start-Then Comes
Calm in Sight of
New Haven.

From stan Correspondent Of The Tribune.
New Haven, Aug 4.-The schooner
Yacht Muriel, the flagship Of the Larch-
mont Yacht Club, owned and sailed by
its commodore. Charles Smithers, won
the fo~ty-mile race and the cup given by
ytce-Comrodore F. NJ. Wilson, to-day. for
classes d. Z and F. the tirst days run of
the cruise from Larchmont 10 this port
The Muriel. which is one Of the oldtime
rrize winners Of the club, not only won
In her class. but by her skipper eXer-
Using good judgment in the light airs
that prevailed. defeated the big schooner
Elena on time allowance by q minutes 81
seconds. The Elena won in her class
however by a wide margin from Z. Wal
tor Clark's Irolita. which lost the wind
earlier on the south side Of the Sound.
lust as the third yacht, J. p. Jenks's
sroop Stranger. was finishing. at 7:l6:25. q
heavy thunder squat Of wind from the
northwest. accompanied by torrents OF
rain. struck the fleet Of laggards.
Light winds ana Gains spoiled what
might have been even with a fve-knot
breeze an interesting forty-mile run for
rbirty-two yachts that started in the first
davis run Of the Larchmont Yacht Clubs
cruise 20 this harbor. 1t was the clubs
first cruise since 1905, and II was unfort-
innate that with so many representative
Yachts starting there would be prac-
ticarv no tests Of speed in the various
classes. After covering about thirty
miles. the main body OF the fleet were
left becaIned almost in sight Of the har-
bo-. and most OF them were unable TO
cross the finish line until after dark.
In light breeze from about north by
east the start was made of the Larch-
mont breakwater the "thirties' and the
"P" class sloops being sent away first
A. 1910 o'clock The regatta committee
Horace Z Boucher and Enrol Kerr, were
chartered on board the steam yacht Cris-
tirs which her owner. F. c. Fletcher, had
placed az their disposal for the cruise.
Holland :. DueITs sloop Rowdy, close
hauled on the port tack. was first away,
crossing the north end OF the line. with
w. r. Chnd's Joyant following. on the
starboard tack. r B. Budds Alert, r. 4.
Monks Windward. G.. 3. Keeler's Corin-
THAN and r. = Jenks's Stranger, also on
that tack. came next in that order. Alex
sndar NJ. orr. tr.s, Dahinda, 5. +.
Wards Miriam. J. a. Mahlstedts Okee'
s G.. Ho7Hns's Caprice and W Haigh IS
Yankee Girl all crossed on the port tack
All the small schooners went on the
next gun, al 1918 led by Clarkson Cows
Mora. steered by Butler Whiting; Ed
ward Corning's Elemah. A. ". Billings's
Wbileaway. 7. Z Raymonds HopeweN'
Howard G.. Smiths Ahmakola, W. H.
Bovers's Carolyn, George ". SCOTS Nj
lad. and Edgar Palmer's Venona crossing
in that order q few minutes apart and
al on the starboard tack except the
Whueaway.
The mixed class of sloops that followed
al 1870 made the best start. having
little better breeze than the others. Lur-
ing close around the Cristinas stern IN
the weather berth George L. Batchelder
new Class NJ sloop, Dorello H. was hrst
away. and right in her wake came Penn
broke Jones's Carolina II. @. >. Noble
Medora, steered by Floyd Noble +.
Pluukett's Sapho +. G. Prenuce's Heron
I. NJ. Palmer. IT. S, Elske, and F. Doane
Katona AL Of these crossed the line on
the starboard tack, going about TO port
In ! minute.
Then came the four big schooners. led
bv Morton r Plants Elena, with Cap
tain William Dennis at the wheel Right
on her lee beam the Irolita, handled by
her owner, Z. Walter Clark. crossed,
with Colonel +. L. Leland's Ariel and
Commodore Charles SmitherSs Murel
not far astern. After a short hitch
!nshore on the starboad tack all
came about and stood for the Long ISL
and shore, the Elena soon gaining a
commanding lead. The yawl, Dawn H.
owned by George ". Elder, was the last
yacht 10 start
With a light heao wind and head
tide not much progress was made In the
first three hours OF the run. one hour
after the start the Elena, which had
stood across the Sound into Hampstead
bay on the port tack came about when
half a mile west OF Matinicock Point.
She was then Leading 'he IIolita by about
one-eighth Of a mile.
The tide turned 10 run east soon after
2 o'clock but the wind was so light
that II helped the yachts but little.
Gaming slowly 10 the southwark during
the afternoon. the wind by $3.50 had
reached southwest and there it remained
freshening a bit and so bringing up the
stern division OF the feet. When the
big schooners caught It they were OF
Bridgeport
Easing sheets to port, the EIena's crew
set her balloon jib topsail and balloon
main topmast staysail, the Muriel fol-
lowing suit. That yacht, when on STRAIT
ford shoal Light at p. m, was about
mile astern OF the Elena and mile
closer 20 the Connecticut shore.
The summary follows
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. RECOURSE 80
MILES.
Name boat and owner. Finish ELAPSED
Elena. Morton T. Plant.......... SELL s.Z''u
lrolita r. Walter Clark ........ Not timed.
Ariel Colonel +. Leland........ not timed. .
Auriel. Charles Smithers ........ 6:5446 b:Zs:4b
Corrected time-Elena. s;Hll; Muriel s.0o;2o.
sCHOONERs-CLAssEs D. r AND +. s. +
AND $ S-START, o15-COUksE' 70
MILES.
filadl George W. scott not timed.
Nenons. Edgar Pame-.......... not tineG'
carolyn, " II. Bower.......... Nct linleo'
Elemah Edward Corning. ....... Not timed-
hopewel. J. r. Raymond. Not tlhel'
Ahmak0ia ". C. Smith. ........ Not tifned-
Nh!leaway. 4. NJ billings. Not timed
Rival W. ~. Judson. ........... Not timed
Moira ClarLso-, Covl .......... Not timed
SLOOPS-CLASSES /. NJ AND N-S1ART,
i0.zD-COURSE, 40 MILES.
Carolina II, Pembroke Jones'. Not timed.
Doreio. q. l.. Batchelder. ....... Not timed.
Mecora. H. c. s. Noble..."..... Not timed.
T.. N NJ