New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-12

Forward
Provinceton. Mass. Aug. 11.-Racinz
along into the teeth of half gale
from the northwest. four Of the old
time schooners Of the New York Yacht
club fleet surged and plunged through
oighty-two miles Of wind-lashed ocean
to-day in a race from Vineyard Haven
10 this harbor. Almost buried in
spray. which shot up in shimmery
clouds with each lunge as she dipped
and rose in the sea, the schooner yacht
Corona rushed up 10 Woodend Point a
victor in one Of the longest and most
thrilling sailing contests that yachts
men Of the New York feet have had
in years.
The Corona was formerly the cup le-
fender Colonia. and was built in 1893.
She is now owned 10y Cleveland II.
Dodge. Of New York. The prize she
captured is the Tod Cup, given by
Captain Robert f. Tod for the winner
If race between schooners built prior
TO the year 1900.
Sailed in half a gale Of wind most Of
the way, il was a race the like OF
which has seldom been witnessed in
these waters Those who were there
10 see and note this most exciting
struggle for marine supremacy be-
tween four Of the oldtime deep water
prize winners may indeed consider
themselves fortunate, for il was the
kind of struggle that sets the blood of
a true yachtsman all atingle.
For sixty miles OF the eighty
sailed the lee sides Of the four yachts
were buried in a smother OF foam while
the cracking on" of sail at every or
portunity in their battle with old
ocean showed the pluck and true racing
spirit Of the shippers and crews.
Wind HowIs Through Rigging at Dawn
The wind was jumping rserrily out Of
the north at > a. m, and there was
decided chill 10 the air when the code
signals "Harbor start for Province
town" went aloft on the flagship IT
was Immediately repeated by the Cor
sair, and I'm a few moments mainsails
we're loosed and being hoisted on
George F. LADDERS schooner Endy-
mion. Commodore d. 3. Pratt's Sea
Fox, Cleveland II. Dodge's Corona and
James 3. Ford's Katrina. w. 4. Ise-
Inns schooner Enchantress, Charles
Srnithers's Muriel and several others
The wind was singing out" through
the rigging Of the yachts when the
starting signal brought them tearing
along with "a bone in their teeth for
the line between the East Chop Light
ship and tug NJ. Moran With working
topssils set over her four lower sails,
and breaking out a small reaching jib
topsail as she came. the Endymion was
first away. 50 seconds after the whistle.
The flagship. Sea Fox, setting reach
ing iib topsail as she crossed, was next
/ minute seconds after the signal
The Katrina was next away. u seconds
in the wake Of the flagship, and then
came the bi- Corona, at 6:12:oO, with
everything set and drawing well. These
four oldtime two stickers" made a
spirited picture as they sped away TO
the eastward with lifted sheets and lee
rails all awash.
The Sea Fox Has Trouble.
The Sea Fox had trouble for ten min
utcs with the tack Of her fore topsai',
which carried away and allowed the
sail 10 slide aloft. 1t was hoped that
T. l.. Leland's schooner Ariel, the +
class sloop Windward and the Joker,
chartered by Kurt Magins Lundberg'
would start in the race, but the Wind
wards owner elected 10 tow astern OF
one Of the "hfties."
With freshening breeze nearly
beam 10 port, these four oldtime
schooners began what, before sunset
proved 10 be one of the hardest, and yet
the hest. struggles any one Of them had
engaged in. The Hedge Fence Light
ship. three and one-haf miles from the
start. was the first mark. They we're
timed there like this. The Endymion,
$500. the Sea Fox. 6:27:OI; the Co
roma. 6:27:14, and the Katrina, 6:29:i 10
The sloop Dorella II, under jib and try
sail. passed it at 5000; As minutes
later all four had rounded Cross KIP
Iirhtship. fourteen miles from the
start. and as It breezed on harder the
Katrina took in her jib topsail and fore
topsal.
After rounding Cross Rip Lishtshlp
tbey met the first OF the west gong
tide This kicked up a nasty sea, into
which the yachts did some tall diving,
sending the spray in clouds over their
docks and wetting their headsails half
wav up. II was ten miles 10 the next
turn in the course-Handkerchie
Ijebtship-and sheets had to be
trimmed a little fatter for this work,
giving the four racers harder heei'
for the wind continued as strong as
ever and the crews, in oilskins and
sou'westers. held on as best they could
ON the weather side of the slippery
slanting decks.
Coasting schooners bound west were
wallowing I'm the seas as they passed.
some with reefed mainsails, although
they had fair wind. At eight peiis
Henry Gilsey's 76-foot twin-screw