The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-19
KATOURA LEADING
ATLANTIC AT FIRST
SchOOncrs i'm Race Of 26l Miles
for Brenton Reef Cup
Make Little Speed.
STARTED IN LIGHT WIND

The Katoura, Robert f. Tod's
schooner. and the Atlantic. owned by
James c. and Nicholas +. Brady, are
now racing for the Hrenaon Reef cup.
They started at II o'clock yesterday
morning from a line AT the Ambrose
Channel Llghtship and when last heard
from the Katoura had n commanding
lead.
The wind was light all day. II was
east at the start, giving the yachts wind
ward work, but later II hauled to east
southeast, with tendencies to go still
further to the south. Unless the wine
freshens It will be late t~o-nightaor early
tomorrow morning before the yachts
finish. They have to go to the Brcnaon
Reef Light Vessel of Newport and re-
turn, n distance of 26i nautical miles.
The committee. Of which ii. de II.
Parsons Is chairman, was on the nag
ship Viking, and soon after the start the
yi,Slng returned TO port. Former Com
modore Frederick @. Bourne's Alberta
followed the yachts and will act as con-
voy over the whole course.
All were astir early on both yachts,
which were at anchor In Sandy HOOK
BAY. and after sending up lower sails
zach took a tow shortly atter y
O'Clock started for the starting line. The
Katoura cast off her tow about a mile
from the light vessel and proceeded I'M
der sails, but the Atlantic towed almost
up to- the line. The wind was then IRON
tho east, about six miles an hour. and
nj II O'Clock the starting signal sounded.
Il was a thrash to windward for the
ffrst part of the race and smal jibtop-
eails and small main topmast seaysaiis
were set. The two yachts had worked
CLOSELY to the lightship and when the
starting signal sounded the Katoura was
first over the line Mt ll:00:42. The At
iantic crossed at ll:0l AZ.
Both were on the starooard tack ana
the Atlantic at once took the port TACK
and stood out to sea. The hatoura
followed. This tack was held for about
three miles and then they took the star
board tack and headed In toward the
Long Island shore.
AT IL Is the Katoura was slightly IN
the lead and was heading in toward
Long Beach. The wind had hauled 20
east southeast, but was light and the
yachts made slow progress. The ka-
toura continued to work along the shon
but the Atlantic made "a long board out
TO sea.
At 2 O'Clock the wind freshened some
what and at :07 the katoura stood
OF shore, and ten minutes later the
Atlantic. far to the southwt I'd. tackled
and headed IN toward the land. The Ka-
toura, well In shore, passed the Fire
Island light vessel at 1 o'clock, and fif-
teen minutes later the Atlantic also
passed. but she was about five miles
south of the Lightship. Fire Island
tight vessel is thirty miles east of the
Ambrose Channel light vessel and 1t
had taken the Katoura five hours 70
sail hat distance.
After that the Atlantic stood out TO
sea again and the Katoura continued
to work in close to the Long Island
shore until they were lost to sight abou,
sunset. Unless the wind freshens later
It will be well on toward noon to-day
when they reach the Brenton Reef light
vessel. With the wind east, II will be-
~windward work as far as MontauR
Point, and then a reach either east OF
west OF Block Island and on past Mon
aux Point.