New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-26
NJ AND FIJI WINS
CHILDS TROPHY
IN YACHT RACE
Old Upton Cup Sloop Is
Victor in Atlantic Yacht
Club Feature Event.
By CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.

of racing craft over the courses in
record time, in what proved to be the
most important contest of the week
the race for the Childs Perpetual
Challenge Trophy.
The prize went to the old Upton
Cup sloop. the NJ. G. F. H., owned by j.
II. Wright. She flies the pennant of
the Marine and Field Club, so the
trophy will go to that organization II
her rating is correct.
The sloop Alice. representing the
Larchmont Yacht Club in this race,
was the leader from the start. of Sea
Gate, through the long beat to wind
ward to Old Orchard Shoal Light, and
in the reach and run from there back
to the finish. but she had to allow
the VI. & +. II IS minutes 40 seconds,
which gave that yacht the race by
minutes 20 seconds. Howell c. Per-
rim, of the Larchmont Yacht Club; Ar
thur F. Aldridge, of the Crescent Attn
letic Club, and John K. Brophy COM
posed the special committee in charge
OF the race for the Childs trophy.
Team Race Interesting.
Mighty interesting was the team
match race for the Barstow cups be-
tween three Star yachts-the Affair
the CAMS Minor and the Little Bear
and three X boats-the Skylark, the
Mouse and the Xtra. The Sound boats
did the best work, the first prize go
ing to the Affair, owned by f. V. Will
lis. R. F. Supper's Mouse got the sec
ond prize and CAMS Minor the third.
This race was managed by a special
committee Justice Barlow s. Weeks,
of the Supreme Court, and Samuel l..
Finlay. The yachts rounded the Ben
sonhurst and Craven Shoal marks.
In the special races, the Saginaw
won in the first division of the ham
dicap class and the Curlew in the
second division. In the regular star
class the Shadow scored victory
and the Poke Along was the first of
the knockabouts across the finish line
The Buk III won on corrected time IN
the third division of the handicap
class and the Viva led the dinghies
home.
Races End To-Day.
The annual race week of the Sea
Gate Club ends to-day with the start
of a race around Long Island for
cruising craft. Last night Commodore
Petersen gave a dinner to the captains
and crews of the various craft that
are going to take part in the 2O3-mile
race. Ii was decided TO start at ten
o'clock this morning off Sea Gate. The
finish line will be off the New Rochelle
Yacht Club. The yachts will race
under actual measurement, using the
handicap formula of the annual BLOCK
Island race of the New York Athletic
Club.
The summary followss:
Guilds PERPETUAL CHALLENGE TROPHY
START. lIO-CoURsE. l5i1 MILES.
III. time Cor. time,
NJ &F II. Marine and Field Club 2:t6aI Sl lS
Alice. Larchmont Yacht Club 2.2O2l z.ze -
Banzai, Atlantic Yacht club a.zzi2 a. a.
JOY Bensonhurst Yacht Club. 2:S2;55 2.-' 'Ol
DARSTow CUPS RACE-COURsE. 7.96 MILES
START, 1.lj-LONG ISLAND SOUND STARS.
Elapsed
v..,, and ovr,, f HMs. HHMs
Affair f. V. Willis ............. 2.53 80 ~ ~
CAMS Minor O'Brien and Adler. 2.5i29 ! 50 20
Time at end Of first round-Alisir, 2.Ol.o-' Litie
Bear, 2.O2j7. CAMS Minor. 2.o3:22.
GRAvEsEND BAY KNOCKABoUTs.
Mouse r. F. super s s5i:S. i 20 z,
Skylsrk. G. Pratt. ............'.' ~ W 70 V V
I'm, Tms at end "I Of FIST iound-Mouse 2:oiS5
X-ua. 2:06:39. Skylsrk. 2o946.
SPECIAL CUP RACES.
HANDICAP CLAss-FIRsT DIyIsIoN-START
120-CoURSE. ll94 NILS.
Saginaw. j. X Birch. ............ S.j2Is 2.32l'
HANDICAP CLAss-sECoND DIvIsION-sTART
1So-COURSE. lle4 NILES.
Curlew. G L. willard ............. Sll.97 ~ :9l
Cinco II. II. Wilson. ........... $3.50 - Sc
MAY W Andsrson ~, D ,S eli.
Corrected time on care~ 1880 Nay. ii5 40
TYNE Time at - end o, hrs, round-curey 22o oO
Clinco. 2.2Ol5 MAY. 2:2l.j7: Fran. 2.25is
STAR CLAss-sTART. 1:iO-CoURsE. 7ss
MILES.
Shadow. W. l.. Inslee............. 3:25.2s ~ :2e
Hydra. C. :. Hyde. ............... rs 81 -.
VEGA. +. C. Unit. ir............. 1858 1888
Little Dipper. G. A. Corry......... 3.2559 ltj So
star Isrsway; 4. b; fD......., S:2ss7 - 81
ze'e. G. w. Elder. jr............. $3.50 is q
Neroid. G S. Bailey .............. 3:32l7 l:52 II
Banshee. NJ, Egeron ............ 5;oi2g - ~
Big Dipper. J. r. Robinson 80. 3.sjOl 1855 .ol
Time At end Of first round: Little Dipper. 800,
Hyer ~ snadp T,,,g, 2i s EsSs5s
2,st:Ol. Nereid 2:si2S Big Dipper. 2 4Sl.
Mursd. 2;3i a.
KNOCKABOUTS-START 14j-COURSE. 7.96
MILES.
Poke Along. H. g. Pimm. ........ 344lo 1870
An-X. h. FitzGibbon. ........... 3.5O:22 2oj %
HANDICAP CLAss-rHIRD DIVISION START,
l4j--COURSE. 7.9G NILES.
Spider. II D. A. Martin. ......... 3.ji;52 200 -
Bug III, H. Rottammcr. ........... 4 1898 2lS.35
Corrected time. Bug II. 1871: spider 55 .S5.
NEW YORK CANOE CLVH DINGTTS-STAET
l.50-COURSE. 39s MILES.
viva. O. Reners ................. 2.55.is I.o5:4s
Mercury. j. J. Remmey ............ 2,594S LOG IS
SPEEDY POWER BOATS