The New York herald., 1921-07-29
SONNICA IS LEADER
IN N. Y.Y. 6. RACE
Wins Rear Commodore's
Schooner Cup, While Caro-
lima Takes One for Sloops.
ny ARTHUR F. ALDRIDGE.

Special Despatch to THE NEW YORK HERALp.
New LONDON, Conn. July ga brisk
southwcsterly wind made the yachtsmen
of the New York Yacht Club squadron
happy to-day. 1t wiped away all the
unpleasant memories of calms, drifts
| and f1ckie winds and helped to make
glorious race from Morris Cove The
wind. about elIven miles strength at the
start freshened considerably at the
flnish. so that the run was a fast one.
Yachtsmen on the racing craft are
| jubilant about the racing to-day, and
even the losero are making no com.
plants. Those yatchmen who watched
from the attending fleet are also de.
| lighted with the entertainments fur
nished. At the start the yachts. par.
| ticularly the schooners. presented won.
| derful pictures, and at the finish, after
sailing thirty-nire miles. only q few Sec
onds separated the four leaders.
H. S. Shonnard's schooner Sonnica led
| the fleet at the finish. which was of
Sarahs Ledge bell buoy. She had sailed
the course in less than four hours. Vice.
Commodore H. S. vanderbilt's vagrant
was next to finish and then came CARL
fuckers Ohonkara. Sonnica won In her
class.
The schooner Shawna, owned by e. J.
Bliss, was the next home. She sailed
against Dervish and Queen Nab. The
Shawna and the forty footers, Squaw
| owned by John 8. Lawrence and Sally
Ann. owned by Spencer Borden, Jr., all
from the other side Of Cape Cod. Joined
the squadron at Morris Cove and started
in the races.
H. G. S. Mobiles Virginia led u. F.
Greene's Windward, and then came the
- :
srnothered with canvas George Nichols 4
Carolina was first to finish in the class,
with only a few seconds separating
Acushla, Istalena and Grayling.
The Monsoon, owned by +. NJ D.
Stratchan, led the forties. Charley
Davis sailed the yacht and Mr.. Straehan
was decidedly happy because he loves
to sail In q nice fresh wind The Squaw
finished second in this class and the
Pauline, with the spirit OF her topsail
and masthead carried away, finished
third.
Maisie. owned by l.. v. Lockwood and
sailed by e. Burton Hart, won the 3S
foot class, with Grey Dawn second
and Gherardi Davis's 80 foot sloop Alice
won the race of the thirty footers
Mizpah carried away the jaws of her
gaff. but finished in second place.
The big cup for which the yachts were
racing to-day were the Rear Commo-
dorc's, one for schooners all in one
class with full time allowance, and one
for sloops. Oddly, the sloop cup was
won by Rear Commodore George
Nichols's Carolina by seconds from
the Acushla. That yacht was only eleven
seconds ahead of the Istalene, and she
was 43 second ahead of Commodore Nor
gan's Grayling. The race between these
four will long be remembered by yachts
men. From start to finish they were
separated only by seconds.
The schooner cup was won by H. s.
Shonnard's Sonnica. She beat the
Queen Nab, the second In the race by /
minute 3S seconds
Commodore Morgan ordered the har-
Dor start at 80 o'clock this morning
and one hour later, when the starting
line had been established by the Corsair
off the breakwater light, all the yachts
were outside and ready to start They
were sent away promptly. The wind
was from southwest by west and the
tide was running to the east. The in
structions said the yachts were to leave
Cornfield and Bartletts Reef light yes.
sells on the port hand. The general COM
pass course was little south of east
to Faulkners Island ard then east by
north to Bartletts. 1t was broad reach
and all kites were carried.
Commodore Morgan entertained cap
tains and their guests on the Corsair
this evening. A screen was erected or
barge moored near the flagship and
moving pictures OF the Americas CUP
races and other yachting events were
thrown on the screen from O protector
on the flagship.
Tomorrow the run will be to Block
Island. and the big prize the Rear
Ccnmodore's cups.