New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-07
Morton F. Plants Elena Again
Leads Fleet and Wins the
J. P. Morgan Cup.
SPIRITED SAILING ON RUN
Strong Tides Encountered az
Race Rock, but Fine Seaman
ship Sends Craft Skim
ming by Lighthouse.

From a staff Correspondent Of The Tribune
Newport, r. J.. Aug 6.-Rolling easily
in the old Atlantic swells. with a fresh
southeasterly breeze filing her great
mainsai balloon jib and spinnaker, Nor
ton Z. Plants schooner yacht Elena swept
across the finish line off the Rrenton's Reef
Lightship this afternoon the winner OF
Rear Commodore J. p. Morgan's cup for
schooners of the first division in the first
SQUADRON run of the New York Yacht
Clubs cruise for 1913 from New London
TO this harbor.
The Elena. which led the entire fleet
into port. also won her class prize. de-
feating the Irolita by minutes ! second
elapsed time and I minutes corrected
time. She made the fastest time over
the forty-mle course. covering 1t in I
hours % minutes SIS seconds.
The winner of the rear commodore
cup for sloops OF the first division was
Edmund Randolph's Spartan, Of the 90
foot class. She defeated the lroquois H.
owned by Ralph ~ Ellis, by minutes
81 seconds elapsed time and minutes %
seconds corrected time.
The winner of the rear commodore's
cups in the second division Of schooners
was Irving F. Raymond's Hopewell and
or the second division of sloops George
Nicholss Phryne. The winners In the
other classes follow The schooners
MORA. Venona and Taormina in classes ;.
ST and d. respectively, and the Endy-
micn in Glass b (speciaD. the sloops
Joyant and Dorello II. Avenger and
Spartan in classes p. NJ. l. and the 90
foot class, respectively.
From start to finish the race presented
a spirited yachting scene. While there
was only a little windward work, the
skill and good judgment shown by the
Corinthian shippers. especially among the
small yachts. in handling their boats IN
the strong tide encountered in the race
and in the shifting and trimming OF light
sails was we'll worth watching. 1t was
the first appearance in Western waters
of the Shimna, Robert Treat Paine's
sloop. She met the Avenger for the first
time and was defeated by minutes -
seconds actual and 7 minutes Of seconds
corrected time.
The scene at the start was picturesque
for the line was filled with big and little
steam and power yachts. each with us
Quota of spectators. Many of these &C
companied the yachts on their race 10
Newport. Among them were Christian
Movers Maspeth il. Henry Walter
Narada, Henry Darlington's Elreba. Ed
ward Shearson's Josephine. W. h.
Childs's Joy, julius Fleischmann's Whiri-
wind, Charles j. Eisenloh's Miramar' T.
X G Biningss Vanads and Joseph +.
Fletcher's Naushon Captain Nat Her
reshoff. with his family, watched the
start from his launch. the Minnow.
The outlook for a race at "colors' THIS
morning was anything but encouraging
There was scarcely wind enough TO lit
the flags flying from the spreaders OF the
flagship sea Fox. announcing that the
barbor start would be made at O'CLOCK
BY that hour. however, light breeze
from the southwark began to ripple the
smooth waters Of the Sound, helping the
thirty-eight yachts that were to compete
for the rear cormodore's cups TO redCh
the starting line off Sarah's Ledge.
The tug Moran. with tho regatta COM
no,ttee. II. De B. Parsons, c. Sherman
Hovt and Frederic 0. Spedden' on board
established the starting line at gao
o'clock. and fifteen minutes later the
warning signal was given. The souno
schooners, the p class and the New
York Yacht Club "thirties' were sent
away on the first starting gun at 1919
o'clock 1t was a beat dead to windward
70 the first turning point-Race Rock
Iieht-and so all the yachts crossed the
line with sheets trimmed fat most of
ord
Addison CT. Hanan. at the tller OF his
sloop Josephine. led the class boats
across the line. r. A. Monks was second,
with mis- Windward. on the weather quar-
ter of the Josephine. Then came Charles
Lane Poors Algol, leading the Sound
schooner class, with II. S. Duelrs sloop
Rowdy 10 windward of her. c. b.
Keeler's Corinthian, George Nichols
Phryne, Alexander NJ. Orr's Dahinda,
Clarkson Cowls Mora. w. II. Judsons
Rival, the Miriam and the Banzai fol-
lowed in that order, the last named three
being ten minutes late
Robert Treat Paine. ID. sent his sloop
shimns across the line a few seconds
after the next whistle at 1918 o'clock.
George 49, Batchelders Dorello ii just
Tapped her weather quarter and the Me-
dora, handled by Floyd Noble. crossed
at the lee end OF the line, with Harry
l.. MaxwelTs Avenger going through the
lee of the other three as they crossed.
II is doubtful IL there will be a prettier
class start during the cruise than that OF
the "hfties," which were sent away five
minutes later. The wind had freshened
perceptibly, and all approached the line
ON the port tack nearly parallel TO 1t,
each lufing when the signal came until
they were close TO the wind. They
crossed the line scarcely half length
apart. with the Carolina III in the lead
and none Of them having an advantage as
70 windward position. They went over the
mark as follows: The Acushla. the Iro-
ouois, the Pleione, the Barbara. the Gray
ling, the Spartan and the Samuri The
Ventura, the ninth boat. was absent on
account OF Vice-Commodore George +.
Bakers recent bereavement.
The start or the small schooners was al
1925 o'clock, and they were led by A. NJ.
BIllingss Whileaway. steered by George
W. Robinson. Then came George W.
SCOTS Mladi, Edward Corning's Elemah.
/ z. Raymond's Hopewell. James b.
Ford's Katrina, w. S. Eaton's Taormina,
Howard c. Smiths Ahmakola and Edgar
PalIner's Venona. The Taormina crossed
the lee beam OF the Katrina The Venona
was fifteen minutes late in getting away
All eyes were then turned 10 the bis