New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-03
yagrant Quits
On Second Leg;
Slowed Home
s,rachan's MonsoonCaptnres
Hayes Cup for 4O-Foot-
ers; Weather Mars Sport
By Jack Lawrence

By Jack Lawrence
NEWPORT, R, l., Aug. 2.~-The fifty
~ sioou Carolina, owned by George
ml gss won the Kings Cup here to-
S ~ i, thirty-five mile race that was
a sSioa under conditions that could
s.rSly have Seen worse. The three
asahts that started were approximately
w. hours in covering the course and
~ ~ them, Vice Commodore Wander
S Sas schooner Vagrant, gave up the
ss..rucole in the second leg and was
snwea home. The other starter was
Essmn,odore J. 2. Morgan's Grayling,
,shseh finished seventeen minutes be-
a' Tha wind was light and puffy at the
,,svt and died out completely when the
three boats were off Block Island. 1t
was here that Vagrant withdrew. For
several hours the race was drifting
match between Crawling and Carolina,
but when the wind finally returned it
eaye the boats reach to the finish
line.
n NJ. Straehan's Monsoon captured
cuu offered by James E. Hayes.
spencer Borden's Sally Ann was sec
ond.
In the first leg of the Kings cup,
mich was q windward thrash Of thir-
tsen and half miles, Carolina led
Vsgrant BY nineteen minutes, Grayling
hsino In third place. At the second
rsrk when yagrant withdrew, Caro-
Ina had lead of forty-two minutes
over Grayling. 1t was in the long
drift that followed the turning Of this
marx that Grayling cut down the win
ners lead.
The two races were started at 1910
and 1916 respectively, and at 10
o'clock tonight neither of the yachts
was within hailing distance Of the fin
ish line.
The weather and the fact that Caro-
lina's new Hermudian rig has made her
considerably faster than any of the
other ffty-footers in her class served
to keep Istalena, Spartan, Virginia and
Acushla, all entries for the Kings cup
race, at their moorings to-day.
The leg O'Mutton, Marconi or Der
mudian rig, whichever one chooses to
call Cardinals present sail plan, has
has completely outclassed her fifty
f ,s rivals and was expected to-day
to give Commodore Vanderbilt's Vag-
rant tussel on straight boat-for-
boat basis.
yagrant OFF In Lead
When the three yachts were sent
away in the triangular struggle over
a thirty-fve and one-half mile course
for the Kings cup the schooner Vag-
rant was the first boat to cross the line.
She was followed few seconds later
by Carolina, which was sailed to-day
BY Charles Francis Adams, who sailed
Resolute to victory in the Americas
Cup races last summer. Adams also
had the black sloop's wheel yesterday
when she captured the Astor cup.
Crawling was sailed by Junius
Spencer Morgan and his brother, Harry
S. Morgan, while Vagrant was in COM
mand Of Vice. Commodore Vanderbilt.
The course selected for the Kings
cup race was supposed to give the boats
q windward beat, a reach and run,
so many signs of being variable that it
was largely matter of guesswork as
to the point of sailing that would pre-
vail after the first mark had been
turned.
The first leg was thrash, and while
Vagrant and Grayling stood off on
the port tack, heading in toward the
beach, Adams took Carolina out to sea
on starboard tack, which he held until
the sloop had faded from the vision
Of those on board the committee boat.
The starting line was between the
committees boat and Brenton's Reef
light vessel and the first leg took the
yachts 1871 miles to mark one mile
due east of Block Island buoy, which
they were to leave on the port hand.
The second leg was east half south
to mark boat, distance of twelve
miles. The last leg was north by west
to the finish line, distance of ten
miles.
Corsair Leaves for Newport
In the absence of Commodore Nor
gan the steam yacht Narada, owned by
former Commodore Henry Walters, was
used to-day as the committee boat
The Corsair, after flying signals here
!nis evening indicating that the cruis-
ing squadron was to disband, raised
anchor and started for New York. She
VIII be followed by the rest of the feet
on Thursday.
The Carolina will not race tomorrow
iior the cups offered by the Newport
Yacht Racing Association, although all
me other nfties have sent in their en-
tfles. Six of the forties and at least
nys Of the thirtyfooters are scheduled
70 start in these races.
" was announced tonight that after
so'morrow's races Commodore Morgan's
Ssnfayling will go out of commission for
vac Y, season, although the rest of her
sIaas will continue to participate in
o Sound regattas throughout August and
september. The summary:
KINGS CUP--s51s MILES
w.. Elapsed Cord.
c, ,sSnt Start Finish. time. time.
11e.o,lna 12:i0:11 9:11:4S 9:01:sa a:ob as
vssyhng l2:l3;4s s:32:14 9:1S:2S s:22:3a
ssah- l2;lo;27 Did not finish.
IAfEs CUP FOR 40-FooTERs-sTART.
l2;S5--2 7AIILES
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