New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-10
THE |R0QUO|S | DRIVES
HOME IN HALF A GALE
Beats the GrayIing in First of
Three Special Races for
"FiftieS."
MISHAPS TO THREE BOATS
The Samuri Fouls the Crawling
and Is Disqualified, While the
Barbara Forces the Pleione
to Run Her Down.

With half q gale from the northward
blowing over her starboard quarter. driv-
ing her al speed Of more than twelve
knots the sloop-yacht Iroquois II.
owned by Ralph y. Ellis and steered by
Captain John Muir. swept across the fin
ish lire q winner yesterday in the first Of
a series Of three special races Of the New
York Yacht Clubs "fifties," manned en-
tlrely by their regular professional crews
The Iroquois II had won from ]. p. Nor
CANS Grayling by ! minute and % sec
onds, after both had covered a 22is-mile
course on Long Island Sound The Caro-
lima II was third boat, just minute and
% seconds astern OF the Grayling
It was day Of disaster for three Of the
six sloops that started. and a strenuous
one for all hands concerned. for it blew
hard from start 10 finish. kicking up quite
an ugly cross sea in the Sound.
Right at the start, which was made OF
Prospect Point at 1910. the Samuri.
steered by Captain Eaton. fouled the
Crawling. split her own jib. was disquali-
fed and retired. Before the race was an
hour old a more serious foul took place
between the Pleione and the Barbara.
The first leg Of the course. from the
start TO Parsonage Point buoy. was wind
ward work, and these two sloops We're
making short tacks close under the West
chester shore, off Larchmont Standing
in shore. on the starboard tack. the
Pleione-having the right Of way-met the
Barbara on the opposite tack coming of
shore.
Supposing that Captain Martin Of the
Barbara would give way, Captain Barr
kept the Pleione going until almost too
late. and il was only by putting his helm
hard up" that he was able TO avoid
striking the Barbara amidships and sink
ing her. AS II was. she struck her lee
quarter and ripped her taffrail clear Off.
At the same time, the Pleione's jb top
sail stay caught the Barbaras main boom
and crack" went the Pleiones topmast,
breaking off few feet from the truck.
OF course. this put both yachts out Of the
race. and they returned TO Glen Cove
under their jibs
The collision between these two yachts
was the cause Of another accident. The
Barbara's steward, whose duty IT Is TO
tend the backstay tackles was struck on
the arm by some part Of the Pleione's
rigging. The arm was just healing from a
serious operation. performed early in the
summer. The blow ripped open the wound
and he had 10 be rushed ashore at Glen
Cove for treatment by a surgeon.
il was blowing so hard when the course
signals were set from Vice-Commodore
George T. Baker. jr.'s, steam yacht Nik-
.ng that there was no thought Of club top
sails. The working gaff topsoils were all
the yachts could stagger under The order
Of the start was: The Barbara, the Gray
ung. the Iroquois II, the Pleione and the
Carolina II. All crossed the line on the
port tack except the Crawling. Captain
Edward Nelson kept her going across the
Sound toward Larchmont Oh the star
board tack.
The time taken at the first mark-Par-
sonage Point-was as follows: The lro-
ouos II, L 80; the Grayling, 12:5l:35; the
Carolina II. 12:51:5O. From there TO the
next mark-Oak Neck buoy-it was a
reach. with the wind nearly abeam to
port The times taken there We're: The
Iroquois II, 1900; the Grayling l:2l;S5'
the Carolina II. 1:22I5. Another beat
across the Sound brought them to the
Woolsey's Reef buoy, which was rounded
Ike this: The Iroquois II, 2:O5:58; the
Crawling. 2:O7.45: the Carolina II. 2;o';2o'
i was a broad reach 10 the finish.
The summary follows;
sPE-IAI. RACE y. Y. Y e. 5O-FOOT CLASS