New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-03
Morton F. Plants SchoOn-
er Leading 43 N. Y. c.
Yachts from Glen Cove.
THREE PRIZES FOR
THE VICTOR'S FEAT
William Dennis Pilots Vessel
Into Possession of Navy
Challenge Cup.
By CAPTAIN JAMES C. SUMMERS.

New Haven, Aug. Under a perfect
cloud Of canvas swelling in a fresh
southwesterly breeze Morton F. Plants
big schooner yacht Elena, travelling at
a speed of twelve knots or better, swept
across the finish line of the West
Breakwater Light this afternoon, the
leader of the great feet of forty-three
yachts that started this morning from
Glen Cove in the first squadron run OK
this years cruise of the New York
Yacht Club
Under the skilful guidance Of her
odtime skipper, William Dennis, the
Elena won not only the prize in her
class, but also that much coveted
trophy, the Navy Challenge Cup for
schooners, defeating the Katrina, owned
by Commodore James B. Ford, OF tho
Larchmont Yacht Club, BY minutes 50
seconds corrected time. The katrinas
owner, however, is compensated Tor
that loss by having won the first prizes
in Glasses f and d.
The yacht won from the Flying Cloud,
in Class +, by minutes ID seconds,
and from the Irolita, in Class d, by 7
seconds, both on corrected time. In
Class F, Demarest Lloyd's new schooner
Amorilla was the winner from George
". Scots Miladi by minutes Sec
onds.
Best Run in Years.
If to-day's conditions are far
sample of what the weather man IS
about to furnish for the coming eight
DAYS. the New York Yacht Club will in
deed be lucky, for this has been one or
the best squadron runs the yachtsmen
have enjoyed between the two ports
for many years. There was just enough
windward work in the early part Of the
run TO make il exciting, and there was
a good opportunity during about two
thirds of the race to make good show
ing in the handling of light sails, for
ballooners and spinnakers were carried
some of the time on both large an
small yachts.
The results show remarkably close
work in some of the classes. In the
5O-foot class George Nichols's Carolina
won from William Earl Dodge's
Samuri by minute 81 seconds, and
Harry Payne Whitney's Barbara, the
third boat in this class, was only II
seconds astern of the Ssmuri.
G. B. Kulenkampf's Les Mona car
ried off the honors of the day among
the sloops, for she won the chief prize
the Navy Challenge Cup--for that rig'
defeating them all on corrected time
Then she was the winner IN her class
the "thirties," and she also defeated j.
W. and NJ E. p. Alker's Aleda by II
minutes 30 seconds She sailed against
the best time of the "thirties.
Forties in Fine Race.
The "forties" sailed splendid race
/ from start 20 finish, and the prize was
won by James z. Hayes's Zilph by the
narrow margin of 81 seconds from DR.
James Bishops Pampero. Sailing in a
mixed class against the Alice, the Zilph
defeated that yacht on corrected time
by II minutes IS seconds. The sioop
Doris won on actual time from the
Medora in the mixed class l. and NJ,
and the winners in the auxiliary
classes were the Windward and the
Katoura. The last named schooner IS
owned by Robert 4. Tod.
A pretty bit of good judgment and
quick work in handling sails made
Cornelius Vanderbilt's Aurora the win
ner in Class X. Close work between
the two old rivals Aurora and Win
some marked every one of the thirty
eight miles from the start. Captain
Chris Christensen was at the wheel
of the Aurora, and Harry Maxwell
steered the Winsome. Booms were "a
port as they approached the finish
line almost alongside of each other.
Get Signal for Start.
A orn AZ $40 from the flagship Vik
ing, anchored in Glen Cove Harbor, and
the setting Of the code signal flag.
III. r. H." announced to the expectan'
yachtsmen of the fleet that they were "a
prepare to start for Morris Cove, the
harbor start having been previously
given for o'clock.
In a breeze from the esst-northeast
of about ten knots strength, the star
was made off Matinicock Point at lO;l 10,
the "thirties" being sent away at that
time. with Edmund Lang's Banzai in
the lead, at the lee end of the line
formed between the committee tug
/ Julia c. Moran, and mark anchored
cables length to the southwark, giving
a good wide space for .he yachts TO
cross in. Ogden Reid captured the
weather berth with his Lena, crossing q
few seconds after the whistle, and
under her lee came the Les Mona and
the Okee. The Nautilus crossed in the
wake of the Lena. The Silhouette, the
Adois and the Alera got away one,
three and ten minutes later, respec'
lively. on the same signal the sloops
Aleda and Alice, of the "P" and IN
classes, got away.
Make Pretty Start.