The New York herald., 1921-08-27
YACHTS SEPARATED
ONLY BY SECONDS
Sloop Nieuport Defeats Alerte
in Series for the Upton
Cup.
BY ARTHUR +. ALDRIDGE.

BK AK
The Victory sloop Nieuport. owned
and sailed by Lyman Brown. defeated
the Alerte yesterday in the Atlantic
Yacht Club regatta. and by SO doing
has made the contest for the Upton
cup very close one. Alerte had won
two races and in each Nieuport finished
second. The success OF Nieuport yes
terday makes the point score Alerte IL,
Nieuport TO- and should Nieuport I'm
ish first and Alerte second in to-day's
race the two will be tied.
The yachts raced in q fair wind which
came from southeast by south at the
start and later hauled south. The long
course was to Old Orchard Shoal. South
west Spit and home, and the second
leg was windward work. The 80 footers
and Long Island Handicap class sailed
this course. The Victories sailed twice
around course IS" thirteen and one
half miles. The smaller yachts went
once around this course and the knock
abouts went twice around the Grayesend
Bay course.
between Alerte and Nieuport Nieuport
gained the lead on the first round and
kept 1t in spite OF all Cornelius Shields
could do. The finish was very close
and Nieuport won by 10 seconds.
AIera Defeats Alice.
In the thirty foot class Alera, sailed
by Commodore Edgar +. Luckenbach.
defeated the Alice, sailed by Gherardi
Davis, by l3 seconds. The two were
in close company all around the course.
Nine started in the Star class and
Taurus, sailed by w. l.. Inslee, won. de-
feating Saturn by seconds and Maia
the third to finish. by "a seconds.
Hayseed ~. won in the Long Island
Sound handicap class. The other handi-
cap winners We're Ethel. Alvin, Alba,
Shadow and Bug H., sailed by Commo-
dore f. Rottammer.
This morning the Hayseed w, Azor
and Mashnee and the yawl Feu Follett
will start on race around Long Island
TO finish OFF the New Rochelle Yacht
Club. The last races of the series will
be sailed In the afternoon.
The Summaries.
NEW YORK I. c. THIRTY FoOTERs-
START 2:2o-15ia MILES.
Elapsed
Yacht and owner. II. MS N. s. Fl. NJ Ms :.
Aera, II. w Belknap. .... 8 06 81 46 81
Alice, Gherardi Davis. 90 A. . 40 a
VICTORY cLAss-sTART DISCOURSE
1914 MILES.
Nieuport. H. Brown. n. Z IL rs . As 5s
Alerte. r. NJ Martin. III 90 40 90
Bois do Belleau. H. R.Mayer. s II IA % 40
Cantigny. G. L. Atknson.. Did not finish.
HANDICAP cLASs-TIRsT DIVISION
START 2:30-l3A MILES.
Ethel, 9, Hansen .......... 2 90 u 20 q
okeress III. Z. H. Weyand > IL - 2 az 10
Are,hrsa, smith 8 Brachtel. > 4 e 45 e
Corrected Time-Ethel. 2 20 At Arcthusa.
30 III: Fantastic :a6 rs; Qualssrers Ill,
237 -; Peggy. 2;39 So
HANDICAP CLASS SECOND DIVISION
START 2.35-6ai MILES.
Avis Aba, u. 4. cutler..... IS 5s ] 43 5s
Virginia. II. Hansen. ...... II 20 ~ 20
Corrected Time-Avis Alba, .40;23; Vir-
ginla l .i2:26.
CABIN cATBoATs-sTART 2:lo-
81 MILES
Shadow. C. IL Frampton. 49,. i IL Al / 90 Al
Madge. I. M. Manuion. ..... ( Il 40 Al ~
Clara May, " u. Endiish.. 22 4 q Y
h9ie. Y, iaysa 49, .;,i... - - y. s,'e - -
33 .3; Kate. $3.50; Clara May. :39:il.
KNOCKABCUTs-START 2:45-s MILES.
Mouse, u. T. Supper. ) 81 % 50 %
sTssR' cLAss@sTAnr 2:5o-Ga MILES
Saturn. g. W. Elder Jr. -. 4 u 0s y 0s
Maia u. r.. Liakfleld....... 4 II "a 27 2f
CAMS Minor, Adler \ O.Brien ~ 20 2s 20
Big plpper, J. X. Robinson. IS 10 e ~
Little Dipper q. a, CORY. 10 - 80 >.
s'thern Cross, a Knapp. Jr. ~ ~ % 20
Banshee. =. I. Mckean.,., 82 - ! ~ ~
Twinkle, J. q. Alley........ Did not finish.
HANDICAP CLASS-TlnRD DIVISION
START :5J-S MILES
Bug II. u. Eottammer. o. oa . o. o.
lri<. !. Spronk. s.; t........ ~ " - 1e =
sea COB. !. Christsansen > 03 a. o. %
Corrected Time-Bug ~. .5@. III; Iris,
:56;2f Sea cob. 1898.
LONG ISLAND SOUND HANDICAP CLASS
START 2:i5-i5iz MILES.
IJsygced ~, T. 5. Clark. 8 70 % 2 o o.
Nor. G. 4 Marslana. * r. e 4
Corrected Time--F layseed w. j;Oi :O9
Azor 90 ;5s Mashnee, 3l0:35,
WATER SPORTS.
$50 Yard swim (Junior)--won by A. Gould.
shorn, Atlantic Yacht Club third, Frank
RAY. Atlantic Yacht Club: fourth. Joseph
Crtamer. Atlantic Yacht Club.
f5O Yard Swim (Senior)--Won by j. Megc-
rus, Larchmont Yacht Club, second ]. S.
Eeatnpe, Verona Boat club; third. r.. Gill
lctte. shcpshead Bay Canoe Club. fourth, ~.
Is Yard Swim fGirlsl-Won by Ave Russo.
Nautilus Boat Club second. Joane Adler.
Point WASHINGTON Yacht Club; third, Ruth
Heron. Conarsie Yacht Club fourth, Marina
Knapp. Baygide Yacht Club.
Relay Race-won by sheopshend Bay
Canoe Club, second Verona Boat Club
thlrd Nautilus Boat Club.
Tub Eace-Won by Arthur Knapp, Jr..
BaysiGe Yacht club second. Jack Nelson
Atlantic Yacht Club.
Canoo Tilt--won by G. Iiumbert and w
Meyer.
CaHoa Obgtacle Racp--won by y. Fernsn-
der. Nautilus Boat CluD second, n. Nc
Guirp Era Yacht Club: third, y. W. King,
Nautilus Boat Club.
Saratoga Entries.
Firsi Rnce-Ciaimlng; three -year-olds and
urtte fd4 Rix furtouws.