The New York herald., 1921-08-02

the order named.
The races were sailed in fresh wind
and tumbling sea, with three starters
in the schooner race and eleven in the
sloop race. 1t was glorious day for
yacht race. The fog and humidity had
been blown to sea by the brisk north
west wind, the wind against the tide
kicked up a big sea and the yachts
pounded considerably when beating
home, rolling and Stating the wind out
OF their light sails when reaching.
Carolina Has New Rig.
Tho Carolina appeared with her new
rig, jibhead mainsail. or so-called
Marconi. She could not have found bet
ter weather for the trial. She gave a
wonderful exhibition of windward work,
outpointlng and outfooting other yachts
in an amazing manner The new spar IS
about 10S feet long, or twenty-one feet
longer than the old spar or those on the
other fifty footers.
OF course, the Acushla and other
fifties carried clubtopsails. which gave
them an advantage down wind and
reaching, but when on the wind the tall,
narrow rig of the Carolina worked Won
6ers. The Acushla was Carolina's closest
competitor. That yacht got away first,
but the Carolina took the lead just at the
first mark after run of eighteen miles.
Rea ching for four miles and halt to
the next mark, Acushla took a slight
lead and when the two yachts hauled on
the wind for the thrash of seventeen
miles to the finish the Acushla had a
lead of twelve seconds That lead was
Held only momentarily, and in the end
the Carolina beat the Acushla IS minutes
25 seconds on the seventeen miles turn
tc windward. When 1t is remembered
how close the fifty footers have been in
their races, this work must be credited
to the new rig.
There have been many very persistent
rumors that challenge for another
series of racese for the Americas Cup
will be received shortly. These rumors
inspired the members of the New York
Yacht Club to do some work with the
jib headed mainsail rig and the first
trial has been very satisfactory to ALL
including Capt. Nat Herreshoff. who
watched the Carolina from start to I'm
ish in his yacht Helianthus.
One accident marred the races to-
day. The Nahma, the smallest sloop
in the race, owned and sailed by Addi-
son G. Hanan, lost her mast after she
had sailed about two miles of the last,
the windward leg. She was towed IN
by former Vice-Commodore Henry Wal
ter's steam yacht Narada. The Nahma
was rugged like the Carolina, with jib
headed mainsail and was in receipt Of
AZ minutes allowance.
At the second mark with more than
half the race sailed. she was about 25
minutes behind the Carolina. She stood
out into a fresher wind. but rougher
sea and carried away her mast. The
race committee on the flagship Corsair
selected the course with turning mark
at the Hen and Chickens and Vineyard
sound light vessels. The wind was north
west, IA knots strength. The first leg
was a broad reach, but shortly after the
start the wind backed to the west. maxi
ing 1t a run.
Schooners Away mt 1910.
The schooners were sent away at
1910 o'clock and were allowed two min
utes to cross. the actual time of each
yacht being taken during the two min
ute interval. The Queen Nab. owned
by Nathaniel F. Ayres. was first away
at IL Il :2S. Just eight seconds ahead of
the vagrant, sailed by vice-Commodore
II. S. Vanderbilt. The Ohonkara. owned
by CARL Tucker, was late at the line.
All were on the port tack and carried
balloon jib topsails and large maintop-
mast staysails. The Vagrant at once
took the lead.
The sloops were started at 1916
o'clock. The Acushla, owned by II. C..
Hammersley and sailed by Robert Mahl-
stedt was first away at the weather end
Of the line. Istalena. sailed by George
NJ. Pynchon, assisted by j.. Walter
Clark, was next at the lee end Then
came the Carolina. with Charles T..
Adams at the tiller and with George
Nichols and w. Butler Duncan on board.
The virginia, owned and sailed by l.. r.
Crofoot, was next. and then came Harold
Wesson's Shawara II. b. Plants Spar
tan, sailed by Commodore Ralph N. FL
lis ; the Grayling. with Junius S. Nor
gan, Jr., at the stick the Sally Ann.
owned by Spencer Borden. Jr. Addison
G. Hanan's Nahma the Georgia, with
j. F. Mahlstedt and Frank Bovine Jones
as the guiding spirits, and +. d. M.
Strachan's Monsoon. All carried balloon
jiH topsails
The wind soon backed TO the west and
spinnakers were set 10 port on all ex-
oept the two big schooners vagrant and
Ohonkara, and their shippers elected to
tack down wind. gybing four times. The
leaders passed Sekonnet Point light at
10 and the sloops were then fast clos
ing up on the schooners. The Vagrant
took just under two hours 70 run the
eighteen miles. The Carolina as she
neared the mark took In her balloon jib
topsail and set her jib. holding on TO
her spinnaker until the last second The
other sloops took In their spinnakers
first and then. gybing at the mark. lift-
cd their ballon jib topsails over the
stays. The Carolina was able to take
the lead. This she held only for a few
seconds, for as soon as Acushla's ball
loon was drawing again she passed the
Carolina. The times taken as the yachts
gybed around the Hen and Chickens
light vessel were:
Warrant, as0n:4Ti Carolina. 2:fi.0s; Acush
la 2.tt :25; Graying. 2i2: ~; ohonkara,
2:12 "a. fstalenn. 2 .l3 .o6 Virginia, 2;t3,lT;
Queen NAB 2:l6i22. spartan. :i6 1885, Sally
Ann, 2.2o 40. Shawara, . .22 :i0 Monsoon,
.24i0s Georgia. 2S: III; Eahma. 81 40.
The course to the next mark was south
AZ miles to the Vineyard Sound light
vessel At first balloon jib topsails we're
carried, but soon these were changed
for baby jib topsails, and these were
carried on the windward leg. The times