New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-07-24
Istalena Wins
5O-Footer Cup
OF Larchn1ont
Holds Overwhelming Lead
After Finishing Second to
Spartan in Final Race
By Jack Lawrence


LARCHMONT, N. Y, July 23.--By
finishing second in the race for New
York Yacht Club 50-footers here to-
day George M. Pynchon's Istalena won
the cup offered by Commodore J. P.
Morgan for the yacht scoring TIE great
est number of points in this class dur
ing LaTchmont race week.
In five races Istalena won twice and
finished second in ell the others. In
one of her victories she was sailed By
Philip Mallory, of Port Chester, but in
the other contests Mr. Pvnchon himsalf
was at the wheel
Istalena was beaten to-day by II. B.
Plants Spartan. sailed by Harry Max
we'll, but second place gave her a total
of rs points for the weeks racing,
which was five more than was scored
by Commodore Morgan's Grayling, the
runner-up.
Spartan scored 10 points in Ave
starts, Caroline won 49, Acushla, Is,
and Virginia, /. The latter failed to
start in two of the races.
In addition to the point trophy Of
fered by Mr.. Morgan, Istalena cap
tured the series prize offered by the
Larchmont Yacht Club, under whose
auspices the regatta was held. The
club offers point prizes for all one
design classes, but owing to the large
number of protests that have been
made by the amateur shippers during
the week it was impossible for the
regatta committee to announce the win
ners last night.
Blue Jacket Leads Victories.
Blue Jacket, the property of Commc-
dore James B. Ford, of the Larchmont
Yacht Club, had the high point score
in the Victory Class, and, in addition
J to taking the club prize for the series,
she captures hondsome trophy offered
| by Mr.. Ford himself. The commodore
announced last night that he would not
accept his own cup, and it is probable
that it will be either awarded to the
yacht with the second highest total or
| be put up as prize for another series
of races among the Victories.
Blue Jacket was sailed throughout
the week by Drake Sparkman, a junior
member of the Larchmont Club. Yes
| terday's winner among the Victories
was c. B. Alker's Buddy, but she was
disqualified for crossing the line while
the other boats were being sent away.
The preparatory signal for the Vic
tories had not sounded and the Buddy
was warned to keep out of the re-
stricted area until the class was called.
Some faceeious repartee passed be-
tween the Committee Boat and the
Buddy's crew and the result was that
time would not be taken, which
amounted virtually to specialization.
j. M. Curtis's Mongolia finished second
and was declared the winner.
Larchmont race week ended yester-
day in a large splash of maritime
glory, the number of yachts being sent
away on the various courses breaking
When the starting signal was fired for
the last of the great feet or racing
craft, two tiny sailing canoes, Howell
Perrin, chairman of the regatta COM
mittee, announced that los boats were
competing. This feet compares very
used to gather off Larchmont before
the war.
Breeze Late in Coming
There was no real breeze until late
in the afternoon when it blew briskly
out of the southwest and the regatta
committee found it necessary to short
en- to five and one-half miles all courses
sailed by yachts smaller than the
thirtyfooters. 1t looked for a time as
| though the mites. thirtleS. P class
and Larchmont thirty-nine footers
would be unable to finish before the
time limit expired, but the freshen-
ing breeze swept them all over the line
before the committe called the race off,
The finish of the thirties was a
thriller, Adios, Nautilus, Mizpah and
Lena booming down to the line on the
port tack and practically abreast. The
race was won by F. e. Richards.
Nautilus, the property of NJ L. Hat
field was second and Mizpah third.
Only two seconds separated the first
and third boat.
1t is possible that the yachts might
have finished in different order had
not Georgia, one Of the Larchmont
thirty-nine footers, owned by y. F.
Mahlstedt. blanketed one of them and,
while on the starboard tack, passed
through to the lee OF the three others.
The time for the thirties was as fol-
lows: Adios, 6:53:2s; Nautilus,
6:53:30; Mizpah, 6:53:32; Lena,
6:54:47.
Gray Dawn won in the 30" class
and Amoret was first in the handicap.