New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-03
Elena First of Fleet
TO Reach NeW Haven

C.oroe Nichols. at the stick, the "hf-
tiesp made a pretty start at 1923.
Right on her weather beam came the
Crawling, steered By her owner, J. =.
Morgan, and on her weather quarter
was Harry Payne Whitney's Barbara,
with Ralph n. Ellis at the stick. Close
aboard TO lee of her came the ventura;
with Grenville Kane at the tilier, ana
10 leeward of all was the Samuri, het
first appearance this summer. she was
handled by her owner, ". Earl Dodge,
The Barbara, Ventura, Grayling and
Carolina tackled 10 port in few MN
utes. but the Samuri held her starDoard
tack for a while. When the Barbara
went about 10 starboard a minute later
J. P. Morgan, putting the Grayllhg
about. placed her of the Barbara
weather bow. taking her wind.
Miladi Crosses First.
George W. Scott's Miladi led the
schooners in Class + across the line.
She was carrying, besides her lower
sails and topssils. a small main top
mast staysail. Demarest Lloyd's new
Amorilla came next, leading W. l.. Bald
wins Flying Cloud By couple Of
lengths. -
The three big schooners Elena, lro'
lita and yagrant were next away, cross
ing III. line in that order, Captain
William Dennis sending the Elena over
frat in the lee berth, with her WIND
clear. and under good Roadway. Harold
Vanderbilt, steering MS Nagrant, nad
the weather berth, and close under MS
lee. but ahead a length or so, came
+. ". Clark's Irolita. The Katrina and
the Windward, of that class, were
several minutes late. By the time the
last class-the auxiliaries-were ready
10 start the wind had dropped TO the
lightest of airs, and James +. Browns
Mariette, Robert 4. Tod's katoura,
Henry Whitin's Invader and J. =. snc
N. F. Brady's Atlantic crossing IN tna'
order had barely enough WIND 70 give
them steerage way. The Atlantic
crossed 80 minutes late.
New Breeze Comes.
At noon the new breeze which came
IN STAY from the southwest struck the
yachts IN the rear division, spreading
IN Sound so that in half an hour IL hso
reached the leaders, which at that time
had OYSTER Bay abeam. Easing sheet:
70 port and sending up ballooners, al
hands began making fast time 70 the
eastward against the last Of the nooc
tide.
Bv Q o'clock the "5Os," the schooner
Elena. the Irolita and the Vagrant were
in mid-Sogad off Black Rock and trav'
elling at a ten-knot clip for the finiss
line. The "40s" were between Nor
walk and Black Rock, close 70 m,
Connecticut shore, while the "3Os
were just a little west OF Nor"a'
Islands.
Z. c. Benedict's oceangoing steam
Yacht Oneida came out from Green
wich Harbor az p. m, and setting Tore
and main sails, mainstays sail anc
inner and outer jibs, made fast time te
the eastward after the feet.
Whitecaps topped the seas as the
breeze increased late in the afternoor
and while the leaders OF the great feet
were approaching the finish. WIRE
fore main and mizen balloon jib top
sails rounded out and pulling well, the
schooner Atlantic made spirited pet
ure as she came sweeping along al
twelve Knots, passing one after the
other Of the smaller craft. The leader
among the "30s" at 3 o'clock was the
Les Mona.
The scene at the finish formed ?
spirited yachting picture, and many
New Haven enthusiasts viewed II from
motorboats and the shore. The yachts
men exchanged visits among the Zee
anchored tonight in Morris Cove. The
start for New London will be made a.
9 o'clock tomorrow morning. The rur
is thirty-nine miles.