The New York herald., 1922-09-15
British Team Gains as
Cola Leads Fleet Home
Clytie Disqualified for Foul,
Which Gives Visitors Six
Meter Race.
ny ARTHUR F. ALDRIDGE.

ny ARTHUR f. ALDRIDGE.
Cola ILL.,. sailed by j. G.. stephen.
son of the designer and owner of the
yacht. was the winner of the fourth
race OF the International 6-meter match
yesterday on the Sound. Cola won the
race on the second round OF the tri-
angular course wrestling the lead from
the Grebe.
The British team also won the race
on the point score, scoring 10 to l6 by
the American team. Unfortunately
Clytie fouled Cola at the home mark
at the end Of the first round and was
disqualified. Clytie should have with
drawn at once and not interfered with
the others In the race but she kept on
finished third and was disqualified by
the committee. So far the Americans
and British have each won two firsts,
each team has won two races on points
and the total score for the four races
stands: America. 80; Britain. 6S. So
with two more races to sail the Ameri-
can team has lead of II points.
The race was by far the best yet
sailed and one of the best of the season.
Tho course was triangular. the wind
was steady from the southwest and
was OF from 10 to Is miles strength
course figured from the official times
show how closely the yachts sailed
In the two legs on the wind Cola beat
Lea by just one second. Cola won the
race by q seconds and she made her
gains reaching.
Pretty Race to Watch.
1t was very pretty race to watch.
On the wind on the first round the
teams paired off. Lea and Jean kept
together standing to the south. Caryl
and Clytie went to the west, L'Esprit
and Reg kept close together and Cola
was matched with Grebe. 1t was hot
| team work.
| The northwester blew out early In
the morning and about noon light
breeze from southwest gave promise
of good weather. Such winds usually
! increase In strength and this was no
4 exception. BY the time the committee
| had signaled the course ii had in
creased to about 10 miles an hour. The
| first leg of the course was southwest.
the second, north by west. u west, and
the third. east by south. The triangle.
! six miles In length, was sailed twice
over.
When the start was made Lea had
reached down the line on the starboard
on her weather quarter Then came
Grebe, Cola. Jean. L'Esprit. Clytie and
Caryl All were on the starboard tack
and Jean was to weather of all. Clytie
and Caryl at once took the port tack,
heading to the west. Reg. Jean ana
I.,Esprit held we'll to the south and Grebe.
footing very fast. took course between
these two divisions and soon took the
lead Caryl and Clytie overstood and
when they took the starboard tack for
the mark started sheets. Grebe had
sailed q very clever race so far and she
turned the winward mark at 2:o5 is.
Clytie was next at Q :05 :3S and then
came Cola 2 :05 AS. Caryl 2 :O5 :52; Lea
:o6 :12. Reg :06 AS, Jean 2:07 100 and
l. Esprit 2 o7 .0S.
Yachts Make Fast Time.
They reached TO the next mark with
booms to starboard and the times made
were very fast. Caryl passed the Cola,
the only change made in the order.
Grebe turned the mark with a lead of Z
seconds over the Clytie at 2:23 rs.
They gybed at this mark and set spin
makers at once to starboard and all
except Grebe. Cola and Clytie luffed
high of the course and then ran before
the wind to the mark. Cola sailed by
passed the Caryl and L'Esprit passed the
Jean.
The Grebe turned the home mark at
40 80, Cola was next at Al :37 and
then came Clytie at 2 al al. IL wac
here that the foul was committed. Clytie
was to leeward of Cola as she reached
toward the mark and she iuffed in an
effort to gain the inside position Then
after Cola had altered her helm to haul
on the wind Clytie tried to pinch in
between Cola and the buoy and hit
Cola on the starboard quarter. Clytie
kept on. The next yacht was Lea at
2:se:1o. Then came Caryl 2:42:25.
Reg 2:42:3s. L'Esprit 2:44 100 and
Jean 2:44:10.
The Lea and Cola held the starboard
tack heading south to find freshening
breeze. jean took the port tack as soon
as she had turned and held far to the
west. Her only hope was favorable
shift. Grebe tried to play safe between
the two and Reg. Caryl and L'Esprit
followed the lead OF Grebe. AS they
neared the mark It was seen that Cola
and Lea had both taken the lead from
Grebe and Jean had been badly left
The yachts made less tacks than they
did on the first round and were not
nearly as close TO each other as they
were then.
Cola III. turned the mark at 3 :0s :45
and was followed by Lea at 3 :0s :52,
only seven seconds separating these two
boats. They eased Off sheets and
reached on toward the next mark with
the wind over the port quarter. Grebe
turred at 3 :07 10 and Clytie was 10
seconds later Reg turned at 3 :09:1s,
Caryl at 3:0a:33, L'Esprit at 3:10 :2s
and Jean at III 40.