New-York tribune., 1921-06-28
Tvo-E1ayeed
Nations Premier SmaU-BOnt
Skipper Beaten BY Outsider
Nahrna, a Hot Favorite for
First Honors, Fails for
First Time I'm Six Years
By Jack Lawrence

Addison G. Hanan, rated as Amer
ca's premier small boat skipper, felt
the sting of defeat yesterday for the
first time in many years when his feet
winged Nahma, the fastest boat of her
lines on Long Island Sound, finished
sailed by H. L. Bowden and flying the
colors of the Corinthian Yacht Club,
of Marblehead, Mass.
The race was the first Of q two-out-
of-three contest, In which Mr.. Hanan's
Nahma waded out into the amethyst
waters of the Sound as the defender Of
the Manhasset Bay Challenge Cup.
This trophy has been held by the In
dian Harbor Yacht Club, against
number Of furious attacks, for a period
OF six years, and on more than one
occasion has been successfully defend
ed by the self-same Nahma that relin-
quished the first leg on the famous
trophy yesterday afternoon.
Yesterdays race was windward and
leeward affair, according to the pro-
gram, but there was something less
than no breeze at all when the boats
we're sent away, and it was all that the
three starters could do to drag them
selves over the line.
Nahma OF Fast
Hanan's Nahma got away to com
paratively good start, considering the
fat atmospheric conditions, and led
her two rivals off on port tack. The
wind was wavering and spotty and
blowing East by South.
The first leg was a beat of three and
three-quarter miles to the outer mark
and the second run down the wind to
the starting point. The yachts then
covered the same course again, but
when they had reached the outer mark
for the second time the wind had
shifted and the homeward leg became a
reach.
Hayseed ~ sauntered across the line
after the Nahma and Hayseed v, en-
tered by Clarke and Ford and flying
the burgee of the New Rochelle Yacht
Club, trailed over by a few feet At
this stage of the proceedings it looked
like drifting match, and it was hardly
more than that from start to finish.
The starting gun was fired at 2:25,
and Hayseed Nv reached the outer mark
at BAL 80 and turned at 3:42:38, while
the Nahma, in third place, rounded at
S:43:37.
Hayseed nv Seeks Wind
The wind had freshened a little by
the time the outer mark was reached,
and all three boats set spinnakers for
the run down to the starting point. In
this point of sailing the Nahma made a
much better showing, and passed Hay
seed V, although she never seriously
threatened the Marblehead entry.
Bowden took Hayseed Nv on a wide
swing out to sea in search of breeze,
and for time it looked as though this
maneuver was going to cost him the
race, but, although he is q comparative
| stranger to local waters, he seemed to
have guessed right on this occasion, for
he found the wind and was the first to
round the stakeboat marking the end Of
the second leg.
mark Nahma was able to shake her
self free of Hayseed v, ard the lat
ter was never again a serious con-
tender in the race.
Bowdcn brought Hayseed w around
the stake boat at 4:36:33, and Nakma,
coming up with a rush, rounded it
twenty-five, seconds later From that
and Hayseed w became largely mat
ter OF luck, tho wind playing in cats
paws about them and filling one sail
| and leaving the other fiat.
Before the last leg of the voyage
was completed a thunder squall threat
ened, but its earliest zephyrs failed to
reach the racing craft before they
| had finished.
The times taken as the three boats
| finished were:
Haysecd w, 3:41:30.
| Nahma, 3:42:38.
Hayseed V. 3:43:37.
The second race will be sailed at 2
o'clock this afternoon, and the third
tomorrow, weather permitting.