The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-05
ASTOR CUP RACES HELD
OVER BECAUSE OF GALE
Now Carded for To-day, and Rest of Cruise Plans Are
Moved a Day Ahead, With Provincetown to
Marblehead Contest Cancelled.

the yachtsmen. who had expected that
she would lead the fleet into harbor. She
carried away three headsails and an
chored under the lee of Block Island.
This morning she came in and went to
Bristol for repairs. Harold y. Wander
bits schooner split a Jib and when the
turnsail was taken in she set a small
lib topsail instead of "a jib. She also
ca rricd a foretopsall, but no main top
sail. and made a very d appearance.
Horace Il. Boucher. who vas chair
man of the race committee at Larch-
mont last year. sailed with Harry l..
Maxwell on the Barbara and saw racing
from another point of view. Mr.. Max
well noticed a twist like the letter 5 In
the Ventures mast, and turning TO his
sailing master he asked. as ours any
thing like thatY'
Its almost as bad" replied the skip
per. Mr.. Maxwell then decided to go
through Fishers Island Sound and take
things as easily as possible. but every
one got wet. Mr.. Boucher could not
understand last year why owners OF
yachts did not care to race in heavy
weather. but when the B~reakwatcr at
Point Judith doomed up he suggested
that they should anchor Inside and at
least get dry. The Barbara kept on
and reached the harbor. Boucher had
come for one day and in addition to
the clothes he wore had only an eve
ming suit. which he put on for dinner.
His other clothes were soaked. and be-
fore he left on the boat last night he
had to buy a suit ready made or land In
New York In evening clothes.
Commodore James u. Ford OF the
Larchmont club kept on with the Katrina
as far as Reyes Point and then put
back to Mystic. over the phone to-day
he said he was tired of being on a sub
marine. Other yachts in Mystic Har-
Dor were Daniel Bacon's yawl Solita,
Col. r. NJ. Thompson's houseboat Ever
glades. J. w. Alker's 80 footer
Alerion H.. c. p. Hendrix's schooner
Radiant. Mrs. Arthur Curtiss Jamess
houseboat Lanai and II. l.. Willoughby's
motor yacht Sea otter. The Everglades
tried several times to proceed. but could
make no Roadway. II. NJ. Sears
schooner Constellation lost her bowsprit
and put back TO New London. The fifty
footer Iroquois. owned by Ralph Ellis
also put back. leaking badly.
While the big yachts ike Endymion,
Katoura and Constellation were having
lots of trouble three 40 foot motor
boats came through well. They we're w
Butler Duncan's Waneche. Harry l.
Maxwell's Stiletto and Harry NELSON'S
wv Tvs
ersbly and at times tried hurdling. hui
they got through without much discom.
fort 10 those on board. and the wanecht
was ahead OF the Vanitie.
Commodore Bakers so footer Ven
tura was taken to Bristol. A new mas
IL ready. The broken spar will be re-
placed by n sound one and the zach
soon will he ready for more racing.
The famous old schooner E~ndymion
owned by George Lauder. Jr.. anC
holder OF the record for a voyage acros,
tho Atlantic. which she crossed severa
times. put into S~tonington.
Ten yachts are entered now for IN,
Aston cup races. They are: Specia
Class-Resolute and Vani,ie. Sloo,
Class-Grayling. Barbara, Spartan. Sa
muri. Kalinga formerly Aa%venturessl
and Alerion II. Schooner Class-En
chantress and Irolita.