New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-13
New Y0rk 7. g..
Cruise Best Ever,
Say Yachfsmen
Elena, Owned by NJ. F. Plant,
Carried Off Honors in the
Schooner Class.
By CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.


Yachtsmen who have just returned
from The cruise Of the New York Yacht
Club agree that it was the best one
they have ever taken part in, both from
a social and a racing standpoint. In
GLIDING the Astor and Kings Cup con-
tests which are regarded every year
as the star features Of the cruise
there were five squadron runs, in which
from thirty-fve to forty-hve yachts
competed each day for the trophies Of
fered by the club. the flag officers and
others. In all Of these the competi-
ton was keen, especially among the
"hfties," the "forties" and the "thlr-
ties" al Of them OF the one-desiGn
type aud ali designed and built by the
wizard Of Bristol" Captain Nat Her
reshoG -,
The Elena. Morton T. Plants splendid
schooner-also a Herreshof creation, OF
Ave years ago-carrled off the honors
in the schooner class by capturingDoth
the Aston Cup for schooners and the
Kings Cup. She is so much bigger and
more powerful than the others that IN
any steady breeze, in which she can pc
kent going over thirty 20 forty mile
course. she can afford to give them
time allowance and still beat them:
She won. the Aston Cup III 1872 AND
1918.
On this years cruise the Elena won
three OF the squadron runs in her class.
but she was disqualified IN one OF these
90 she really has two TO her credit.
T.. W. C.ark's schooner. lrollta, STANDS
second as winner in the schooner
classes, for she won the Commodore
Gun in the sixty-two-mile run on &u-
gust 5. from Fort Pond Bay to Malta
poisett, Mass. She also won IN her
class in the run from Mattapoisett to
Newport, and she was second that day
10 the Elena. which schooner won the
Vice Commodore Cup.
William VI. Baldwins schooner. Fly
ing Cloud, formerly the Radiant, ala
some excellent work during the cruise,
which included the capturing OF the
Commodore's Cup for the second di-
vision of schooners and the Rear Com
modore's Cup for the same class.
George Nichols's Carolina did the
best work among the "ffties, winning
the first. second and fifth of the
SQUADRON runs. The other two were
ven By W. Earl Dodge's Samuri and
harry Payne Whitney's Barbara. DR..
james Bishops Pamparo captured two
II the squadron runs and one each
went to the Squaw, the Jessica and the
Zilph. The Barbara won also one OF
tho commodore's and one Of the vice
commoGore's cups and the Ziiph
vice-commodore's cup:
J. G.. Hamersley's 0kee III carried of
the honors among the "thirtles,' for
besides winning the third and NTH
squadron runs she captured one OF the
commodore's cups and one OF the rear
cJmmodore's cups. G.. 3. Kulenkamptf, s
Lesmona won the first. Z. l.. Richards
Adios the fourth and Z. II. Prentice's
Silhouette the fifth squadron run
prizes.
Perhaps the most consistent per
former on the cruise was Cornelius
Vanderbiit's Aurora which was sailed
most OF the time by his son,
"Neely Vanderbilt. She won every
squadron run except one, and IN
that she tied with the Winsome. She
was also the winner OF the vice-com-
riodore's cup for the first division OF
Sleeps One of the navy challenge cups,
rf- wo~ nv 'he thirty" Lesmona and
ole of the Alumni Association cups by
IKE. III