New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
| eadS New York Yacht Club
Fleet in Run in Heavy Sea
to Vineyard Haven.
sPARS SNAP UNDER STRAIN
The Taormina and the Constel-
lation Lose Some of Their
Rigging, Though the
Former Finishes.

On board the Tribune's dispatch boat
oN Vineyard Haven, Mass. Aug. O.
Record time was made by thirty-two
Yachts that raced from Newport to
this harbor to-day in the second squad
ron run Of the New York Yacht Club
cruise. The distance is thirty seven
miles and E. ". Clark's Irolita, which
won the vice-commodore' cup for the
FIRST division Of schooners in a strong
southwest breeze, covered the distance
IN 8 hours . minutes 3 seconds. This
&c AZ the rate OF 1912 knots for the en-
tire course. and il beats the previous
record made last year by. the schooner
Elena by % minutes 40 seconds.
Iuffng across the finish line be-
tween West Chop and J. p. Morgan 5
steam Yacht Corsair, the IrOiita, IN
der cloud Of canvas that heeled her
until half her deck was awash, pre-
ssnted a spirited picture that will not
soon be forgotten. Only 8 minutes
% seconds astern. Commodore Dali
las B. Pratts sea Fox. the clubs flag
ship. was coming under great head
way. All eyes were watching to see if
she could save her time allowance.
The Irolita won. however. by l minute
"a seconds corrected time.
c. K. G. Bilings's Whileaway Won
the Vice. Commodore Cup for schoon-
ers Of the second division from the
Elemah by l minute 20 seconds. The
cup for the first division OF sloops
was captured by Ralph y. Ellis with
his atty Iroquois II. She won from
the Acushla by 80 seconds, and the
cup for the second division Of sloops
went TO George Nichols's Phryne, which
won from the Rowdy by only "a sec
onds.
The Taornnina Loses Her Foretoprast.
Just as W. 6. Eaton's schooner Taor-
nina was within a few hundred yards
Of the finish. crack" went her fore
topmast the spar breaking a few feet
above the lower masthead. With the
wreck OF the spar and the torn head
sails swinging far TO leeward, her skip
per kept her going. and she crossed the
finish line the winner Of Class D.
The CONSULTATIONS balloon jibtopsail
carried away near the line and pre-
vented her from finishing. The class
prize winners were the Avenger II in
Class I. from the Shimna by Q minutes
9 seconds, ard from the Dorello II by
II minutes 81 seconds; the Joyant from
the Windward in Class ? by 3 minutes
90 seconds. In F special class the
schooner Miladi won. in B and G spe-
cial the schooner Ariel and in A and 3
class the Sea Fox.
When the shippers and crews Of the
yachts tumbled out OF their hunks early
this morning they found a good breeze
from the southwest blowing. II In
creased in force by "colors" 20 about
twenty miles an hour. BY the time the
harbor start signal was hoisted on
board the flagship Sea Fox at . O'CLOCK
mainsans were up on most OF the
yachts. and soon allswere beating out
10 sea through the narrow channel by
Castle Hill.
cables length north OF Brenton
Reef Lightship the rug NJ Moran Win
the regatta committee on board an
chored at 9:45 o'clock. and promptly
at 10 the warning signal was sent up
There was quite a jump Of sea on OUT
there and small boats were lashed anu
everything made snug on deck DeIore
leaving the harbor.
First away of the feet Of thirty-t"o
yachts that started was r. A. MONKS
sloop Windward, at the lee END Oh
the line. She crossed almost on the
signal at 1910 o'clock. Her main sheet
was eased well off 10 port and sne
carried a balloon jib. Just on her
weather beam came II. S. DuelTs Row
6y, with George Nichols's Phryne De
tween these two. The Joyant, steereo
BY Frank Bovine Jones, crossed 10
windward Of the Rowdy, and TO wind
ward Of her came Edraund Langs Ban
zai These smaller classes are always
sent away first on the squadron runs
10 give them a chance 20 finish soon
after the larger sloops and schooners'
At 1913 o'clock, coming for the line
al great speed with their ballooners SET
were George Bachelors DoreIlo A
leading al the weather end close up 70
the llghtship. Robert Treat RAM
Shirnna right under her lee quarter anu
Harrv /, Ms,gelTs Avenger at the zee
end. going faster than the other w.
with her crew striving hard 10 III,
zle" the forestaysail while the lee ian
was under water.
Fifties Of in Smother OF Foam
Next away at 1920 were eight OF 'he
"Aftles." and a pretty picture they
made. all clearing the line within thirty
seconds. w. f. Dodge's Samuri was
first away but she crossed 100 soon
and was called back. This gave iirS'
place 10 Edmund Randolph's spartan
the winner yesterday Of the KING
Cup. Then came Pembroke Jones 5
Carolina, with Ralph n. Ellis's lro-
ouois II close on her lee quarter -
C. RumrilPs Pleione. away up 70 "ihu-
ward. then crossed, with ]. T. Morgan ,
black Grayling on her weather guar
ter, and II. p. Whitney's Barbara Win
g. NJ. Heckscher's Acushla, beam anu
beam, taking the middle course Inc
Eerr..t - o.nn she COuiO