The New York herald., 1921-09-26
STAR NEREID WINS
TEAM YACHT RACE
Interclub Contest Sailed in
Strong Wind Off Indian Har-
Dor Yacht Club.
ny ARTHUR r. ALDRIDGE.

The Indian Harbor Yacht Club closed
Its racing season yesterday with a race
that was novel and interesting. An
iEte-club team race was sailed. and the
contestants represented the Star Asso-
ciaton, the Stamford Yacht Club. the
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club aid
the Indian Harbor Yacht Club.
The Star Association won the race.
The Nereid finished hrst, the Irex was
third. Aquel,a fourth and Taurus sixth
The four scored 42 points. The Stam-
ford Yacht Club. with Peanut. Callxa.
Polly and Virginia. scored 80 points.
The Indian Harbor Yacht Club. with
Keewaydin. Minnehaha, Yaqui and Wah-
meta. scored IA points.
The Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club was 70 have been represented by
four Yachts OF the Fish class. but early
in the morning the club telcphoned that
II was unable to get the four. One, the
Manatee, sailed by Miss Strauss, crossed
the Sound and very pluckily sailed the
race.
The Stars are tiny craft, IT feet on
the water line. and the four in the race
were rigged with jib headed mainsaiis.
The stamford one design class are ~
feet on the water line. built from Alden
design, and the Indian Harbor yachts
are II footers. Lawley built.
rt.h Yacht. Allowed S inmates.
The Fish yachts were to be allowed
a five minute start and the others sailed
on even terms. Each yacht was credited
with a point for each yacht 1t defeated
and a point for start II It hni50ed. As
there were thirteen starters the winner
got i3 points, the second to nnish Il
points and so on.
Rear Commodore Richard A. Monks,
Frank Bovine Jones and George r. Cert
land managed the race from Ciitoro
ID. Mallory's staunch cruiser Bonnie
dundee. The starting line was at the
red sp~r broy off the western end OF
Great CAPTAINS Island. The course. tri-
ANGULAR. had turning marks Off Green
,yich Point and I'm the middle or tle
Sound The wind was fresh from soush
aouthyyest and II hardened during the
race and kicked up a rough sea. Inc
first leg was a broad reach with ooorns
to port, the second leg was windwaru
work and the third another broad reacn
home. The total distance sailed was
EIGHT nautical miles
There was one misNep. Wanneta'
owned bv r. r. Kimbley. who had with
him z. Burton Hart. High jackson ana
burton Jackson, was dismasted at the
weather mark Early In the day sne
Yachts starboard shroud parted. put
was soon repaired. On the WIND wan
,eta had worked into third place. 6urt
Hart was driving her hard when the
Same shroud parted again and the mast
vent bv the board. The Stamford facnt
r-Iub launch took the dismantled yacht
In tow. and when near the snore tne
launch had engine trouble and nau To
anchor to keep both vessels OH tnc rocNs'
The Bonnie Dundee took the Wanneta
in tow 70 the shipyard. The launeh
went in under her own power.
Much Dumping at the start.
The warning signal was made at II 40
o'clock. and ten minutes later the Mana
Tee was sent off. At II: :55 the other
twelve started Trek was too soon and
wore round tho Bonnie Dundee ana
started again. Several others were too
aoon and Reewaydin caused some trouble
by hngging the line. 4 few fouls were
committed but no damage done.
Manatee led at tho first mark, The
fo,,r sta~s were next followed by Wah-
reta. On the wind the Peanut from
stamford took the lead followed py
star Nercid and Wahneta. Reaching 10
the flNsl, Nereid cutsailed Peanut and
won ~ six seconds.
A raca for the Arrows around Great
cantaia.s Island was won by Salomy III.
The summe rios.
rNTERcLrB TEAM RAcE.sTARr. iiio'
EIGHT MILES.