New-York tribune., 1920-07-21
Orizaba Missing
AS Race Gallery
Shows a Decrease
Floating Bars ON Smaller
Craft Also Are Absent;
Mayor Fails to Attend Par
ty ON Police Boat Hylan

The number of vessels that attended
the international yacht race yesterday
showed a material decrease over the pre-
vious days, although there were appar-
emily as many sightseers, as each of the
larger boats carried greater crowds.
For the first time since the races start
ed last Thursday there was an organ
lied policing of the course. A line
of coast guard cutters kept back all
craft other than the privileged boats
belonging to the New York Yacht Club
and Sir Thomas Lipton's yacht. This
left the destroyers free to watch the
course proper
Nor was the air as crowded as it
had been Saturday, although the big
naval blimp Clio continued over the
course throughout the six hours of the
race. Other aircraft flew over the racing
sloops at various times.
The big Orizaba, around whose bars
controversy ragged, was conspicuous
ly absent yesterday. The Plymouth
was the largest of the fleet carrying
spectators.
The vast fotilla Of tiny motor craft
that cluttered up the fairway on
Saturday was also missing to the gen.
eral satisfaction of the larger boat
captains. They had difficult time on
Saturday preventing collisions.
Gallery is Orderly
1t was by far the most orderly gal
lery of the three racing days. Only
twice througho out the entire course did
the coast guard cutters find it neces-
sary to shrek out a warning note on
their foghorns against craft over
reaching on the sacred line.
Another noticeable absence was the
improvised floating bars on the smaller
craft. However, every one had come
personally prepared to ward off any
chills the breezes might bring.
Although throughout the long weary
run to the first stake it looked as
though the race could never be finished
within the time limit, not single boat
quit following the two sloops. All held
on in the expectation that the wind
might freshen any minute and the race
be finished.
A big aero limited H S-2L flew low
over the Victoria. The passengers
waved to Sir Thomas Upton, who re-
turned the salute. Two army D H-4
biplanes, engaged in taking official
photographs, also performed aerial evo-
lutions.
The police boat John T. Hylan left
Pier A in the morning with Marine
Inspector James w. Hallock in COM
mand and acting Sergeant David J.
Byrnc at the helm.
Mayor is Absent
Mayor Hylan, in whose honor the
steamer was recently christened, and
we'll as twenty members of his otfic
family were on board in addition to
the band of the Street Cleaning De-
partment and a caterer
Several police captains who were
scheduled to make the trip on the
police boat and who did not receive
any official notice that their party had
been postponed were accommodated on
the tug boat Battle
Among those who went on the Hylan
we're Grover A. Whalcn, Commissioner
# Plant and Structures. John F. Sin
MOTT, secretary and son-in-law of the
Mayor and Mrs. Sinnott, Mrs John F
Hylan and William L. Walsh.
On account of high wind, strong
tide and the fact that the Clermont,
which runs to Bear Mountain, was tied
UP at the end Of the pier, Pilot Byrne
experienced some difficulty in getting
under way. He made several attempts
to make the opening between the ster1
Of the Clermont and the bow of the
Taurus, which was moored at the adj
joining pier, Dut each time lhe pollc
boat was forced to return. Finally the
Clermont pulled up fifty yards ane
then the flagship of the marine division
Of the police department got unde
wa yamid great rejoicing.
Shortly before o'clock the pleasur
boats returned, headed by the Natali
May, owned by William H. Todd. hea
of the Todd shipyards, in Brooklyn
Close behind it came several destroy
ers, followed by the Fall River line
Plymouth and the Iron Steamboa
Company's Taurus.
The sea yesterday was rougher tina,
during the previous races and seasick
, ness, while not prevalent, was more
, general than on previous occasions.