New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-06-26
YACHTS SAIL DEAD
HEAT ON SOUND
The ACushIa Catches the Spar
tan Almost at Finish
Line of Race.
CLEVER WORK AT THE END
The Elena Beats the Irolita in
Clash at Seawanhaka Cor
inthian Clubs An
nual Regatta.

Two Of the new fifty-foot, one-design
yachts sailed dead heat on the Sound
Yesterday in the annual race OF the
Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht Club, IN
which twenty-eght yachts started. They
were G. Maurice Heckscher's Acushla
and f. Randolph's Spartan. and they
We're cleverly sailed by their owners from
start TO finish Of the race, which was
over triangular course Of 1874 miles.
The wind was fresh from the eastward
and they covered the distance in hours
Il minutes 90 seconds. each crossing the
finish line of Lloyd's Neck on the star
board tack at exactly the same moment.
They were timed by Eliot Tuckerman and
+. l.. Landon. Of the regatta committee
from the bridge OF Commodore August
Heckschers steam yacht Anahma.
only FIVE Of the nine "ffties" started IN
yesterdays race at l40, hut 1t was
close contest from start 10 finish IN the
class. The Iroquois II was third boat 70
finish. being beaten minutes 30 SECONDS
by the first two. George +. Baker
Ventura led at the start with j. p. Nor
gan's Crawling under her lee, steered by
J. s. Morgan
II was I'm the last tacks OF the wind
ward work that the Acushla approaching
the finish line on the starooard TACK met
the Spartan on the port tack. The Spar
tan was forced about under the lee DOW
OF the Acusha, which immedlateiy Went
about 10 avoid being 'backWlnded' ine
Spartan was able. in about three minutes.
10 fetch the finish line by sharp luff AT
3D.. l.. while tho ACuSnlA. nav
ing made a short tack, crossed at the
The big schooners Elena and lrolita
we're sent away first at l:05; the lroilta
crossed the line on the Elena "eatne.
quarter. but the latter schooner wen,
through her lee I'm a few minutes ahu
she was the leader at Greenwich Point
buoy-the first mark IN the lo't- LII ,r,
course, which they covered twice. Inc
Elena finally won IN % ..,,.. ,.,oss s,oon
Addison 9. Hanan's "P class sloop
Josephine added another victory to her
string By defeating the Joyant lil5l, aiIu
the Nepsi. steered by Mrs. j. De Forest
won In the 3o-foot class. beating the
Phryne 900. The Hopewell was me VIII
ner In the Stamford schooner class
The summaries follow: 81.
COURSE. 80 MILBs. r.a
r.... + E'g Ms H flN'
Elena NJ = Plant.......... 4.32:i ~ ~ ~ 70
iroli,I E ". Clark......... 4.5I:T 3:22 -
Corrected time: The Elena. SiI:46 the
Irolita. 3l0ll.
* W G. 0FooT CLAss-sTART. $40
COURSE. i5h MILES.
Acushla. g. NJ Heckscher.... $500 - 20 20
spartan. " Randolph ........ .9t..p s.,t -
Iroquois ~ r = Elh';..'''. Az. Se 81 ia 2?
GrsyIlng. :. p. Morgan ...... 3.Ss.5s 2:l'.os
sIOOps-CLAss p START. l.45-COURsE'
i5s MILES.
Josephine Addison g. Hanan i:o6:9 ,8 81 .g 10
5%y1n' W. B E Sh''a' keller tSi3 22s j.
windward. Monks Hrothcrs 4.i3.56 2:3o:o5
:. Y Y. c.-3o-FoOT CLASS START. l.5o-
COURSE. 49,, MILES.
NcpsL j. De FoTe,, "a aS - :.t - .
STANFORD s-HOONERs START. i:55-
COURSE l5h MILES.
HONEYWELL. + u Raymond 90. 4:2o:13 2:25 II
Whiloaway A. NJ Billings. 2:2i.ll y ii
Elemah. Edward Corning .... 4.2S;lO = 10
MIXED CLASS START. c:2o-coURsE. 1874
MILES.
Gypsy. ". 5 Runk .......... 90, 80 "a, 70
Twinkle. :. 9. Hunter..:....... l:ttl1 ~ 10
Clr.r. J. 4 T. : Appeby.. 4:i3.42 2'2i "
Natoma. ". j. McHugh. ...... 4:tl:22 u -
Flicker 4. I. Henderson ...... 4s.os s'5s.uS
Yuron. W c. Mackntosh.'.'' 4''o'3' -''''"o
SAVANNAH CORINTHlAN YACHT CLUB
i;-FOoT CLAss-srART, 2:35-CotRsE'
ga MILES
IRIS. Eliot Tuckerman. ........ 4.oi = ! .-3.:S
Bat IT, Jennings .............. iU9.2g '5u.9o
INN. r. l. Iandon. ........... i:O6:oI l:3l'oI
STAR CLASS-START. 24o-COURSB. Ga
MILES
raravav r. Fry........... 4.04.0i l:24:0i
Twinkle, j. ............., 4:Vb:5p '-o'eV
Mercury. J. : Halstead....... 4.Ob.oi l:2b.o4
The winners were the Elena, the Acushla
ard spartan ttiedI the Josephine. the Nepsi. the
Ill hn
away.