New-York tribune., 1913-08-14
{. Walter CIark's Schooner
Leads New York Yachts on
Fifth Squadron Run.
THE BARBARA WINS TROPHY
Some Fine Windward Work En-
joyed by Contestants on Sail
from Marblehead to Anch-
orage Off Gloucester.


though only nineteen Yachts took part in
the fifth squadron run Of the New York
Yacht Club from Marblehead to this port
to-day. it proved one Of the most inter
esting OF the cruise. some fine windward
work in smooth waters being afforded.
The race was for the navy challenge
cups. one for schooners and one for
sloops tina. are offered every year by the
navy members Of the club. Six schooners
in one class contested for the prize to-
dav. and F.. Walter Clark's Irolita won
the coveted trophy. defeating Charles
smitherss Muriel by minutes 46 seconds
corrected time. The winner in the sloop
class. in which thirteen competed, was
Harry PAYNE Whitneys Barbara. The
race was close in this class, for the Bar
bara was only 81 seconds ahead Of the
Carolina II. owned by Pembroke Jones
Edmund Randolph's Spartan was third,
George Ratchelder's Dorello II fourth.
the Pleione nth and the shimna sixth.
The course for all was from Half Way
Rock to and around Boston LiGhtship,
thence to finish off Eastern Point at
the entrance 10 Gloucester Harbor. The
Yachts at anchor in this harbor tonight
other than those that took part in the
race are the Enchantress, the Constance
the Adrea. the Dervish, the Oneida the
houseboat Halcyon. the Ellen and the Sea
Fox. the flagship OF the club. The cruis-
ing feet Of the club will start at 10 O'CLOCK
tomorrow morning on their hnal squad
ron run from here 10 Marblehead. with
the vhistling buoy off Cape Ann and the
Boston Lightship as their turning marks.
There was a fairly good breeze from
the south southeast when the starting
signal was given at 1910 o'clock from the
committee steamer Moran To make
race in the "P" class G. Demarest Lloyd,
bv consent Of the regatta committee.
started his sloop Amoret against the
Monks brothers Windward. Beam and
beam for a few seconds, these two sloops
led the feet Of nineteen across the start
inc line. the Alert having the weather
berth
Next awav al 1915 o'clock we're Com
nodore Robert Treat Paine's sloop
shirnna al the windward end Of the line,
close up TO old Half Way Rock. Harr"
l. Maxwells Avenger was under the
shimna's lee quarter. both being on the
rort tack George Batchelder's DoreHo
~ crossed AZ the same time. AT the lee
end Of the line and ON the other tack
When she had cut the wakes OF the other
two she went about and began 20 beat
out 10 windward Of them.
Eight Of the "hfties" got away on the
next whistle. Pembroke Jones's Carolina
IT crossing near the middle Of the line
and tacking from starboard TO port a.
she cleared Ralph Elliss Iroquois II old
the same. tacking on the line, as dld the
Spartan and the Pleione, all starting with
ing a few seconds Of each other Mean
while. close UP TO the rock al the weather
end. the Barbara and the Samuri got
away. the Barbara having the windWard
position. J. p. Morgans Grayling, with
William Butler Duncan AT her helm'
bringing up the rear on the port tach'
with her wind clear. All were on the
mort tack three minutes after the start
a, u was 10 be a beat 70 windward all
the way to the first tury ing marx the
Boston Lightship. ter g'lss TO the sou'h-
ward.
on the next signal. At 10 20 O'Clock, TOT
the small class OF schooners George W.
scotts Miladi was first away on the star
hoard tack. w. S. Eaton's Taormina. also
crossing on the starboard tack. met james
Fords Katrina and forced her about
tight IN the line. These two then began
a hsht which was one Of the best seen IN
the battle TO wlndward that followed
Charles Snithers's Muriel was the nex'
schooner away. she passed on the star
hoard tack also and was carrying
small reaching jib topsail
Al 1890 O'Clock r ". Clarks bis
schooner Irolita got away. thirty seconds
after the signal. carrying besides ner 1our
lower sails a baby jib topsail and small
main topsan staysail Edgar Palmer
little Venona was the last TO start cross
ting on the time set for the auxiiiaries,
1926 o'clock.
When the Miladi. after long tack IN
shore. came of on the starboard tack she
me, the Muriel and was obliged TO cross
her wake. Al this time the Katrina hsd
gained a position on the weather quarter
~ the Taormlna. and there was spirited
race between them. The Miladi tacked 70
,,arhoa I'd in the wake Of the Katrina Al
:, o'clock and the Murel at this time
uss leading all three by good mile
Meanwhile the p Class sloops were hav-
ING fine struggle TO windward. and al
,I.1o o'clock OF Egg Rock. the Amoret
on the starboard tack crossed the DOW OF
the Windward close aboard The WIND
ward then went about on the weather
hop NJ her rival The Amoret split tacks
n,,,h her and continued on inshore When
next they met, on opposite tacks, the
yyindvard had a slight lead. II was one
., the best windward fights that the
"ff,ies" have engaged in since the cruise
began.
Although the distance was less than M
,..r miles. with the Boston Lghtship In
,,u, y,ew not more than three miles away,
AZ 1I:25 o'clock Harry Payne Whitneys
parbara seemed 10 have the best wind
ward position. with Pembroke Joness
csroIina II close under her lee. The
crawling and the Iroquois III we're ooth
on the starboard tack.
To be sure Of fetching the hghtship the
Shimna made a long boaro on the port
tack toward the south shore. going about