Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-08-15
END OF CRUISE.
Last Leg Of the New York
Yacht Club Jaunt.
Schooner MurieI, SIoop AvengeT
and GrayIing win Cups.
Mist Fogs Delight Of Part Of Day.
Mist Fogs Delight Of Part Of Day.
Special Race, Today.

Marblehead, Mass, Aug. 14-One of
the longest and most successful cruis-
ing jaunts of the New York Yacht
Club along the New England coast
ended, today. in a run up Massachu-
sets bay from Gloucester. The fleet
will disband half an hour after morn
ing colors, tomorrow. The racing por-
ton of the fleet was given a 24-mile
contest in the bay over the reverse of
the course sailed, yesterday, and the
winner for the cups offered by the
Alumni Association of the United
States navy were the schooner Mu-
riel. owned and sailed by Charles
Smithers, and the sloop Avenger.
owned and sailed by II. L. Maxwell
in the 50-foeter class, the winner was
the Grayling. owned and sailed by
Rear Commodore J. P. Morgan. The
little less than three minutes
When the racers came into the har-
Dor, this afternoon. they found n
dozen yachts of the cruising section at
anchor SO that the fleet which dis
perses. tomorrow, will number about
30 boats. or one quarter of the num-
Der which left New London, a week
ago yesterday morning. The race, to-
day, was started from Eastern Point.
The regatta committee decided to cut
down the course and instead of send
ing the yachts to the Cape Ann whis-
tier over what would have been 81
mile course. the leg off shore was
emitted and the yachts dispatched UP
the bay Is miles to the Boston light
ship.
Considerable mist was floating over
Old Mother Ann as the two boats,
Amoret and Winkward Were sent off,
at 1910. 1t had cleared a bit when the
three sleeps Dorello, Shimna AMI
Avenger were started five minutes lat.
or, but when the 50-footers came TO
the line, at 1920, it was very dense
the yachts The Acushla and Gray
the Carolina, Barbara, Pleione,. Samu-
raj. Spartan and 1roquois.
Five minutes astern were started
the sloops Muriel, Mladi and Dervish.
The Irolita was alone in her class,
and the Venona also started alone in
the auxiliaries. The wind was very
light from the east and the yachts.
against a strong ebb tide, made slow
work up the bay. The fog kept with
them on the way up although 1t clear
ed both in shore and off shore. The
yachts finally ran out of it just before
reaching the turn.
In the run to the lightship, the Aven-
ger pulled by the Shiinna and was the
| leading yacht at the turn. The Amore'
| also dropped the Windward, while the
| Grayling established good lead over the
| Barbara and Samurai The yachts gbed
| about the lightship and then fatteninf
| sheets stood for the finish with small
| reaching sails out ahead. The irolits
ran through the fleet but did not catcf
was reached at Halfway rock and neither
of the schooners We're able TO overhaul
) the Avenger and Shmna and started att
er tho Grayling and at one time the Bar
| bara and Grayling were nearly on ever
terms Just before the finish the Morgan
yacht drew away again and won by :
seconds. This was one of the closes
races sailed by the 50-footers since tn
season began.
| The Muriel defeated the Irolita on tim
allowance.
The yachtsmen came ashore 20 tn
| Eastern Yacht Club, this afternoon
Many of them were guests of the mem
bers of the Eastern Yacht Club at on
of the largest ladies' nights dinners eve
served by the club. Plates were laid 70
225 guests and with band on the lawr
large moon shining on the harbol
many of the yachts Illuminated and
small army of fair women on the We
randas, the evening was a memorabl
one.
Chairman Henry a. Morss OF the East
ern entertained the regatta committee c
thes New York Yacht Club and sevels
members of the Atlantic Coast Confer
ence, tonight.
The sbefooters win remain toporrov
for "a special race by the Eastern Vac.
Club for their. benefit, prizes for whic
shave been contributed by s. Reed AL
thony. This race will be sailed off Ma
blehead rock at IL O'Clock, tomorro
| morning. Many of the yachtsmcn wi
proione their stay until Saturday in o
der TO see the first of the American sol
der yachts trial races.