The New York herald., 1921-08-04
CRAWLING FIRST OF
THE FIFTY-FOOTERS
Commodore ]. p. Morgan's
Sloop, Sailed by III. s. Morgan,
Proves Easy Winner.
PAMPERO LEADS FORTIES
Races Under Auspices of New
port Y. r. A. Wind Up Cruise
of New York Y. G.
ny ARTHUR +. ALDRrDGE.

by ARTHUR II. ALDRIDGE.
Special Despatch 10 THE NEW York HERALD.
NEWPORT, r. J., Aug. 3.-Commodore
J. p. Morsan's sloop, Graylng, won the
race for the fifty-footers to-day. She
was cleverly sailed by II. S. Morgan, the
Harvard oarsman. and led almost from
the start The Spartan, owned BY II. b..
Plant and sailed by Commodore Ralph
y. Ellis. was second. She finished 3
minutes is seconds after the Grayling.
l.. q. Hamersley's Acushla was third.
and then came George NJ. Pynchon's $
Istalena and l.. T.. Crofoot's Virginia.
Five forty-footers started in the race
for that class. and this was won by
Charles Lee Andrews's Pampero L. D..
NJ Strachans Monsoon was second, fin
ishing / minute So seconds after the
ranlpero. The Katherine owned by COM
nlodore Lawrence Percival OF the Corin-
THAN Yacht Club OF Marblehead. was
third. Katherine beat Q. G. Jennings's $
Pauline by So seconds. j. S. Lawrence's
Squaw was last.
The races were under the auspices OF
the Newport Yacht Racing Association,
which gave the prizes They were man
AGED by the race committee Of the New
York Yacht Club. H. De =. Parsons,
T. O. Spedden and Gherardi Davis. The
yachtsmen We're favored by nice sail
ing breeze from northeast By north.
which held true all day. 1t blew about
thirteen knots strength at the start but
fel toward the end of the race to seven
iSnots. Heavy water laden clouds
screened the sun and occasionally there
were light showers. The yachts left
the harbor about IL o'clock. some in
tow OF their tenders and others Under
sail.
over 23 Mile Course.
The race committee and members Of
the Newport Association were on former
Commodore Henry Walliss steam yacht
Narada. The course was triangular and
the third leg was to windward With
the wind northeast it was impossible to
make the windward leg the first. Tie
starting was at the Brenton Reef light
vessel and the first leg was seven miles
south-southeast one-half east to a mark
The second leg was eight miles west
one-half north to another mark and the
third leg was eight miles northeast by
north to the lightship. The length Of the
course was 23 miles.
The so footers as soon the course
had been signalled sent up balloon jib-
topsails in stops ready to break out
when needed. The yachts kept fairly
we'll apart until near the time to start,
with Acushla to leeward Of the line.
She had to return and on the starboard
tack met the others reaching for the
line Acushla then stood for the line
on the port tack. Balloons were broken
out on all the yachts and when the
signal sounded Acushla was well up to
the weather end and leading. The
Spartan, 1stalena and Virginia were
close together and Grayling 1T the lee
end OF the line was moving very fast
and had her wind all free. 1t was 4
reach with the wind just abaft the beam
10 the first mark. Grayllng steered the
best course. the others, particularly
Acushla, holding too high.
The Graylng was the first to gybe
by the first mark, and lifting her balloon
ond mark. On this reach she increased
her lead slightly and was The first to
haul her wind for the beat home. The
spartan was second with a comforta he
lead. Harry Morgan carefully kept nc
other yachts covered, Keeping betveon
them and the mark The others sr:it
tacks. cacE skipper carrying out Il
different campaign. The wind dropped
lighter and lighter and Grayling. always
good turning TO windward, steadily inn
proved her position. She finished an
Easy winner and tnen sailing on into
the harbor was at anchor and had her
sails slowed and mainsail furled and
covered when the others reached anchor-
age.