Evening journal., 1913-07-22
SLOOP SUE
WINS HER RACE
She Beats ZiIIiCOa in Contest
From Annapolis to
Oxford

OXFORD, Md. July 22.-With just
enough wind to give her steerage way
the sloop Sue, of the Cambridge Yacht
Club. crossed the finish line here yes
terday afternoon and her skipper.
Stuart Stevens Scott, slowed another
cup in his locker, making the third
successive race he has won in this
cruise of the Chesapeake Bay Yacht
Racing Association. He defeated the
zlllicoa, the second boat by nearly
an hour, after a hard-fOught race OF
eight hours.
Oiigwan, Chesapeake Bay Yacht
Club defeated Eaght, Corinthian
Yacht Club; Eleanor, Baltimore
Yacht Club, won from Vingt Trois,
Chesapeake Bay Yacht Club.
The leading boats were so late get
ting to the finish line that at 730
the committee boat came in report
ing the Glass NJ and Y yachts off
Sharps Island
The feature of the races was the
close sailing between the Sue and
Z the zillicoa. The two boats and the
Helen made a beautiful start at An
napolis at 10 o'clock, all crossing the
line a few seconds after the gun FIRE.
with wind astern The Helen was
first away, the Sue second and the
Zilicoa last, but between her rivals,
and drew to the lead, with the Sue
close behind
On the run to Tolly's Point the
zilicoa opened a good lead on the
sue, and off Thomas she had a lead
of a mile. Il was then that the crew
of the Sue used their heads and in
stead of holding their spinnaker, as
the Zillicoa did, set their ballooner.
In less than an hour the Sue was
abreast Of her rival and the pair set
tied down for a race.
off Poplar Island the Zillicoa took
the lead and opend up fully a half a
mile Of green water. but by the time
she reached the upper end of Thigh
mans Point the Sue had her. II, was
here that to wind hauled to south
east and ahead When the boats
rounded Black Walnut Buoy and
stood up the Choptank the wind he
came lighter and shifted from east
to southeast so that both shippers
were uncertain as to just where the
wind was coming from. The zilli-
ooas skipper figured the wind would
haul to northeast, while the Sue
skipper figured the wind would haul
to the southeast On their respec-
tive ideas each acted and they split
tacks
For two hours or more there was
scarcely enough air to get an idef
from where the wind would come
but low-lying clouds in the east gav'
, , general indication Of a squal am
that the Zillicoa, drifting along 4
7 the northward. might get the neN
wind first II happened, however
that Scott's judgment was better he
cause ne picked up a few hreaths of
shore and when he stood off shor'
agnin the Zillicoa was two miles he
hind him from then to the finish line
The steadily drew away and as sh'
crossed the line the Zillicoa was no
only more than FIVE miles astern. bu
she was hecalmed.
While these boats were fighting th'
Helen was coming along slowly. bu
so slowly that she was hopelessl.
beaten and she dropped out six mile
from the finish, coming in unde
power, towing the Eight which als'
dropped out about the same time.
The official figures of the race are
CLASS Ps
Yacht Sue. start 10. finish 6.2430
Yacht Zillicoa, start 10. finish 7.2l
Yacht Helen. start 10. finish r. n. I
In class Q the Eleanor took tn
leak from the start and held il stead
lily to the end. In yesterdays rae
from Baltimore to Annapolis tn
Chenoden won in Class Y. Tn
Esperauza finished ahead Of the Mer
maid IN class NJ, hut the latter wo
on her time allowance.