The New York herald., 1921-06-19
CAROLINA LEADS In
NEW ROCHELLE RACE
Fleet of 63 Yachts Sail in Baf-
fling Winds on the Sound
Nahma Successful.
BY A. F. ALDRIDGE.

Sixty-,hree yachts started in the
spring regatta of the New Rochelle
Yacht Club sailed yesterday or the
Sound. Weather conditions were not
kindly to the yachtsmen. A light wind
from north by west blew at the start
and then 1t steadily hauled to north
east. while on the second leg OF the
course II went to southeast. to south
and finally ended southwest.
These shifts spoiled the contests as
far as trying the yachts out on differ
ent points of sailing. but II kept all
hands busy figuring out how TO gain
advantages by the changes.
Five of the New York Yacht Club
fifty footers raced and sailed course
going TO Great Captains Island. then
across the Sound to a mark off Weed s
Point in Hampstead harbor. and then
TO the finishing mark off New Rochelle.
a distance OF sixteen and three-quarter
miles Had the wind held true they
would have had two reaching legs and
one 10 windward. but the changes made
the first two legs reaches and the last
a run.
The starting gun doomed at o'clock.
and Carolina. with George Nichols at
the wheel. crossed first to windward
Acushla, steered by r. Mahlstedt, was
Grayling. handled by Junius S. Nor
gan. Jr. Spartan, steered by Johnston
de Forest. and Istalena, handled by
Clifford Bucknell, followed. They were
on the port tack and carried small jib-
topsails. Grayling held out well into
the Sound, Istalena stood in nearer to
the New York shore. while Carolina
stood directly for the mark. On the
second leg, when carrying balloons. Car.
olina led closely followed by Acushla
Istalena and Spartan. Grayling was
some distance astern. Gybing at the
Hampstead mark, Carolina and Acushls
had a pretty battle. Commodore Mich.
OILS always kept Carolina In command
ing position and won by minute p sec.
onds. Grayling was last at Hampstead
She tackled down the wind, standing tc
the east first and managed TO finish y,
third place.
The forties. raters and 30 footers
sailed the same course as the large
sloops, while the other classes sailed
shorter triangles. Shawara, sailed by
her owner, Harold Wesson. led at! the
start but lost the race to Pampero by
81 seconds.
Nahma, sailed by Roland Hanan, a
son Of Addison G. Hanan, got away
first in the p class and had little
difficulty in defeating the Hayseed Nv.
and Amoyet. Maisie. one of the Larch-
mont 3S footers. sailed a match with
Hayseed ". and finished s minutes &c
seconds ahead. Maisie had to allow
minutes.
Eight yachts started in the 30 footers
race. Ogden NJ. Reid berthed Lena
cleverly at the start. The Creole, Nau.
titus VII. and Alera had a humping
match in their eagerness to get to the
line. Alera had her dolphin strideI
broken and withdrew. At the end I1ou-
qua. owned by w. G. Low, Jr.. was first
Nautilus was second.
c. A. Marsland won his first race oi
the season in the first handicap divi-
sion with his newly purchased sloor
Azor. This yacht was formerly owned
by Charles Francis Adams.
The Victory yacht, as usual. furnished
an interesting race. Alerta, last years
champion, sailed by Cornelius Shields
won handily, Adrian Iselin's Ace was
second and II. M. Curtiss Mongolia
third.
The SummH ries.