New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-06
y. p. Morgan Signals
a Tow as Wind Dies

board on the line and headed h..
the northeast, looking for NV
The Doris and the Kalings followed q.
"ffties." vac
The Amorilla led the Miladi 1, q.
first schooner class to start AZ Id
and Harold Vanderbilt, finding tb,, ~
schooner. the Vasrsnt, was dri;...
across the line too soon, dropped b:s
anchor under foot long enough 10 NJ
her until the signal. WV
With thirty men on her de.k 49,,
all Of them busy. the big ,eho,,a
Elena, with a great balloon iib,o.
sail and balloon maintopmssts,sy
Mil set, crossed the line with boa.'
to starboard, having the Flying Clo.s
steered by Fred ". Hoyt, on her NV,
beam. The Katrina. the Irolita ~.
Windward and the Invader were ~.
last Of the fleet Of thirty-four to star
The Windward sailed Ia a special el,,,
against the Invader.
Slight Breeze Comes.
IL was IL o'clock, FIVE hours .,,.,
the start, when a true breeze can.
from the eastward, clearing Of N. a.
At that time the yachts, all Of then
close hauled on the stsrboard t.e.
we're strung out for some five nil,
from Montauk, halfway aero. "a
Fishers Island. The Aurora and "A.
Wnsome were among tho first TO ~,
the breeze, and they soon gained ,
good windward lead.
By 1890 the wind had canted TO N.
east-southeast, and the race for Mstts.
poisett was fairly begun, for the yacht
we're now able 10 haul up on the,,
courses about east-northeast, and VIII
sheets eased q trihe and reaching tor
sails set they were soon making fas,
time to the eastward in the freshes.
ing breeze. How widely ssparstsS
were the various classes is shown IN
the fact that the leaders were passir,
the north end Of Block Island at i:;i
while some Of the schooners and tie
"thirties" were passing Watch Hill.
The sky was overcast at this tina
yet there was little promise Of enours
wind to bring even the leaders 70 4.
finish line before dark, while the tail.
enders were lucky il they finished b.
fore midnight. Not pleased with tie
prospect, J. P. Morgan took his sloa,
Grsyling in tow Of the Corsair soot
after
The yachts had 4 close reach from
the time they got the breeze Of Mon
tauk until they passed the buoy Of the
north end of Block Island. From then
they were able TO ease sheets and o.
ballooners, which sent them travelling
fast to their goal in Buzzards Bay.
At 3 o'clock the 30-footer ADDS,
owned by F. l.. Richard, had a mine,
accident and quit the race. She Wa
taken in tow by the launch Get There,
owned by F. L. Richards, and later, viii
the sloop Aleda, she was towed BY the
committee tug, Julia c. Moran, to Nat,
tapoisett
The Okee III. the leading thirty,
passed Point Judith about 3:45, the Sill.
houette, the Les Moa and the Allen
being then two miles astern Of her
The breeze was holding fresh from the
southeast, and the main portion Of the
feet was then between Point Judith
and West Island. At $3.50 the schooner
Windward and four Of the forties were
passing West Island, about two miles
off shore.
The times taken at the Hen and
Chickens Lightship, about sixteen miles
from the finish, were as follows: Doris,
6:1S; Kalinga, 6:23:30; Pamparo, s:2s;
Miladi, 6:26:50; Pauline. 6:2s:l5;
Shawara, 6:3O:01; Maisie, 6:3l:5O, and
Windward, 6:40:30.
With fair tide and a leading breeH
the feet made fast time up Burrarti
Bay 10 the finish line of Nye Ledg.
at the entrance to Mattapoisett Hsr.
Dor.
The last yacht Of the feet did not
cross the line until nearly midnighto
that the winners in some Of the classes
cannot be announced until to-morrov.
The fleet will remain at anchor IN
Harbor tomorrow. and
will start on its last squadron run
from there TO Newport on Monday
morning