New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-07-04
PLEIONE LEADS In
RACE OF "FIFTIES"
E. T. WINS Sloop Yacht
Wins Laurels in Contest
of American Y. c.
THE CAROLINA SECOND
IN TRIANGULAR SPIN
Okee Shows Way to the Carlita
and Others In Exciting
Clash of ".Thirties."

With her big msinssil swung broad
of TO port and her cream colored spin.
maker bellying 70 stsrboard, the fifty
foot slOop yacht Pleione. owned by L.
7. Twin, swept across the finish line OF
the Scotch Caps gas buoy yesterday
the winner in her class in the annual
race of the American Yacht Club.
In covering = sixteen and one-hsf
mile triangular course on the Sound
she defeated Pembroke Jones's Caro-
lima by I minute SO seconds, Edmund
Rsndolph's Spartan by . minutes -
seconds snd Harry Payne Whitney's
Barbara by minutes II seconds.
In a fairly steady breeze from the
eastward and under a cloudy sky forty
two yachts started in the race. Eleven
classes were represented. the "thirties"
making the best showing Of the season
so far. ten of this popular class cross
ing the line, which was formed BIZ J.
N. Mscdonough's power yacht Alscrity
and the Scotch Caps gas buoy
The four "ffties" made a pretty
start at 1925 almost with the gun.
Bry Alley was at the Cardinals wheel
and Edmund Randolph At the stick OF
his Spartan. Alley made the best
start. sending the Carolina across the
line under such good Roadway that she
went through the lee OF the Spartan
right on the line. both being on the
port tack. The other two-the Pleionc
and the Barbara. with Larry Water
bury at the latter sloop's wheel.
crossed the line on the stsrboard tack
st the south end OF il, and neither OF
them were able TO cross the Carolins
or the Spartan. The first leg OF the
course was q dead beat 10 windward
for all, and In a few minutes the big
sloops we're all on the port tack head
ing across the Sound.
The start Of the "thirties" was
lively one. Led by the Okee. with tho
Csrlita. the Nirvsns. the Jusnits and
the Mink close together on the star
board tack. and the Lena, the Nepsi,
the Caprice and the Alera on the port
tack. they all crossed the line within
20 seconds.
Meeting on opposite tacks the Juan
tia first forced the Mink about and
then the Lena. IL was some five min
utes before they all settled down 70
business on short taeks along the Con
neeticut shore. for they had ia
mile beat to Woolsey's Reef buoy
the windwsrd mark. There was keen
competition between the Oriole, the
Nepsi, the 0kee and the Carlita all
around the course. There were only
46 seconds between three OF them AZ
the finish. The Okee won by 80 sec
onds from the Carlits.
For the first time this season five ~
the sender beats started, and they made
a pretty race of il, the Twinkle winning
from the Joyette by minutes 80 see
onds. A close race was that Of George
SCOTS schooner Miladi, which was Dit
ted against the schoonerette MORA on
time allowance. The Mora won By 33
seconds.
The Larchmont ...terclub class lad
eight starters, and there was a close
race over the tvelve-mile course, the
Lewanns winning from the Wild Thyme
by | minute 10 seconds. The regatta
! committee, II. de B. Parsons, J. VI. Mac
donough and Oren VI. Beach. was
CHARTERED on board Mr. Macdogough's
yacht Alacrity.
The summary follows:
sLOOPs-5O FOOT CTAss-coURs tc,
MlLES-sTART. i2:15.