The New York herald., 1921-08-03

CAROLINA WINNER
OF THE KINGS CUP
Defeats Grayling by 16m. SOS.
in 3512 Miles Race at
Newport.
IN HARD RAIN AND FOG
Monsoon Beats Sally Ann for
Hayes .Cup-New York y. c.
Fleet Disbands.
IN HARD RAIN AND FOG
nx Arthur +. ALpRIpGE.

Special Despatch TO THE New YosK HERALD
NEWPORT. r. T.. Aug. 2.-Carolina,
with her new leg o. mutton sail. again
showed her speed to-day in the race for
the Kings cup. She defeated the Gray
I ling the only other yacht to finish. by
16 minutes 36 seconds corrected time.
1t was most unsatisfactory oay
and race. The wind varied from
] nice fresh breeze TO n calm which
lasted for some hours It rained hard.
There was fog and the wind came
from all quarters. The Nagrant held on
for two-thirds of the race and then
withdrew
Five 40-footers started for the James
Hayes cup. Monsoon and Sally Ann got
away many minutes after the others.
but they were the only two TO reach the
finishing line. Monsoon winning by
minutes 81 seconds.
The Corsair signalled disbaoding the
fleet early in the evening and left at
once for New York. The races tomorrow
are for cups offered by the Newport
Yacht Racing Association for all classes.
The race was 1narred as a spectacle
because the wind was light and II rained
hard all day. In spite of this inclement
weather, however. several steam yachts,
including the flagship Corsair. Narada,
Idalia, Sachem and several OF the power
cruisers, went out to follow the races
and squadron of destroyers added
to the picture at the Brenton Reef light
vessel.
1t was the fifth sailing for the King
George v. cup which was won first
by the Winsome in 1912. Other win
ners have been the Spartan, Ventura
and schooner Elena. The last race was
sailed in 1916. There was no race in
he az nf This
cup is for schooners so feet water line
and over and sloops not under so feet
water line. all in one class, with full
time allowance.
The wonderful sailing Of the Carolina
with her leg o. mutton mainsail and
the incement weather seriously hurt
the race to-day. The owners OF some
of the fifties did not care to race be-
cause they figured that they had little
chance OF success and then the rain
would make the day a most uncon-
Portable one for all and soak the sails.
So for the Kings cup the flag officers
were the only contestants.
The starters were Commodore J. p
Morgan's sloop Grayling, Vice-Commo-
dore II. s. Vanderbilts schooner Va
grant and Rear Commodore George
Nichols's sloop Carolina.
NMEOlhnh w III W DTAShUAs
The Carolina will not start tomorrow,
but all the other ffties viii. Carolina
will go to Bristol TO get her old rig
put on and continue the racing in the
regattas in the vicinity of New York
with the Istaiena. champion OF Larch-
mont race week Spartan, which under
III. b. Plants pilotage won so cleveriy
in the fog to Block Island and l.. g.
Hammersley's Acuslila. Commodore
Morgan goes to Europe this week and
Grayiing viii be laid up. L. F. Crowfoot
intends TO cruise in Maine waters In
the Virginia.
The thirty footer Alice. owned by
Gherardi Davis who Is serving on the
race committee. had a very hard ex-
perience in the afternoon squall on Sun
day. She left here for New London on
her way TO New York IN charge OF Ray
mond II. Finley On board were Chan
dler Davis. Hans C. Volz and Lieut. Com
mander Frazer, T.. s. ~. These men
all served on submarine chasers all
through the war, but say they never
experienced such hard time or saw
such a squall as the one that broke
late in the afternoon. They were of
Watch Hill. Their boat was smashed,
the hatch cover was blown away water
poured down the open hatch and the
sails were torn to ribbons. The men.
however. succeeded in getting the yacht
safely into harbor.
The racing feet and attending yachts
left the harbor soon after IL o'clock.
The racing craft towed out with sails
covered. as IL was doubtful IL there
would be start, for it was thick out
side. but when they reached the light
vessel there was a light wind from
southwest and, although IL was very
hazy, Ii was clear enough to race Sails
were uncovered and set
Triangular Course Chosen.
The race committee on board the
steam yacht Narsda signnled course s.
THIS was triangle. The first leg " as
thirteen miles. southwest one-half west,
TO a mark one mile due east OF Block
Island buoy The next log was east
one-half south, twelve miles to another
mark. and the third. north by west ten
miles to Brenton Reef light vessel. This
gave the yachts windward work on the
frst leg and then two reaches.
The yachts competing for the King \
cup were started at 1910. Four minutes
were allowed for crossing the line, the
actual time Of starting being taken dur
ing that period. This system allows a
,captaln TO cross unhampered by any
Eher yacht and makes the race one In
N2t~h tANh 1AaANtA thi AHiu ~ GOuftt IN
Shich he is unhampered by another
yacht. The manoouvring consequently
was not very keen.
The Vagrant, on the port tack reached
in from the northeast. The Carolina, on
the staraboard tack. and the Grayling
had kept northwest OF the line and when
the signal was made the Caroline crossed
the bow of the yagrant. hit the line near
the lightship end The Nagrant crossed
few seconds later and Grayiing held
back until four minutes had almost ex-
pired and then crossed on the port tack.
Charles Francis Adams sailed Caro-
Tina and Rear Commodore Nichols had
with him on board w. Butler Duncan
and Addison @. Hanan. Carolina
headed TO the southwark TO find more
wind. She yielded easily to her sailing
lines and moved fast. yagrant, sailed
by Rear Commodore Harold s. Wander
nlit and Grnyling, with Junius s. Nor
gan, Jr., at the tiller. stood on the
Narragansett shore TO take advantage
Of the wind drawing more westerly as
II came Off the land and so enabled
them TO lay higher when on the star
board tack
Fortfc- Are started.
The forties were started at 1925
They were without topsais as they
crossed the line, but set them later