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seconds ahead of the British Reg
everyone knew that the cup was safe
| and cheered heartily. Every yacht
was cheered as it finished and every
| one went back to harbor happy. Even
the British were happy They had not
won but they are sportsmen and they
| declared that they had been through
the best racing week of their exper-
fence.
Tho wind was fresh when the fleet
left the seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club anchorage in Oyster Bay The
Shawmut and the destroyers Mahan
and Maury were crowded with guests
and they witnessed one OF the best
email boat races sailed on the Sound.
The committee on Frank c. Paina's
subchaser No. A7. Colgate Hoyt, Hor-
acc L. Boucher, Percy S. Weeks and
II M Curtis established the lie Just
outside and soon sent the mark boats
for the turning points. 1t was an
ideal day. The sun was lust warm
enough TO make il comfortable. Small
white caps danced happily on the
waves. The sky was clear and blue
and just over the northern horizon
we're balls OF whits scooting before the
wind. sure indication Of good rae
ing day.
start Made ON Time.
The committee signaied the course
promptly. It was triangular two miles
70 each leg and wac sailed twice over,
making twelve miles IN ell. The frst
LEG WAS porth By east This WAS TO wind
ward. The second leg was vest south
west and the third south east cae-hsf
east. Tho eecond and third legs were
reaches the yacste gyhing ct the second
mark.
when tho starting signal was made
the yachts were well punched near the
line caryl was 81 the weather posi-
ton. with Jean next. Then 3 iittle TO
!aeward was Lea. Clytie ann Likhp.it.
Cola was next followed by Reg with
GYehe last All were on the stsrboard
tack and with the sigma t1ey hauled
or tho wind and shot between the COM
mittee boat and the mark As soon ~
they we're clear Of the line Car-l took
the port tack. heading to the northeast
and aha was followed at once BY the
Lch.
Jean ard C1ytie were the next paiv
10 take the port tack and then Reg
and LTaprft followed. Gotta. having
Greho under her Zee, heid on the star
board tack a little longer before COM
ing about The way they tackled
showed how they had paired off In the
team work OF the race.
csryl soon drew weii TO windward ~
che Lea Ciytie drew away from the
Jean and rs L'Esprit was being beaten
by Reg she took the starhoard again
and stood to the northwest with the
tide sweeping her 10 the westward.
The battle for the lead was between
Cola and Grebe and Cola held her
early advantage. while Caryl which had
taken the port tack. was able to gain
second place to Cola.
Cola Leads at Mark.
At the first mark Cola was timed
s:oe:i5. Caryl was 30 later. Then came
Grebe at 2:B:eo. caryi had Just sue
cceded In pinching across Grebe AZ the
mark. Lea followed at 2:osb7, Clytie
at 2;Uo2. Reg 2,U:os, Jean 2:oe:1s.
L'Esprit 2:0e.42
Just nfty-one seconds separated the
first six as they turned the hrst mark.
Booms were cascd TO port for the reach
to the second mark. The British yachts
are good on the wind and Caryi made
the fastest time on this leg and Cola
and Jean were next Reg managed to
outreach Ciytie and move up into fifth
place Tho Cola gybed at the mark at
, 20 :o2. followed by Cola. Grebe. Lea
and Reg in the order named.
II was another reach to the home
mark and on this leg Reg made de-
termined effort to sail into third place.
but she had to fight against Grebe, Lea
and Ciytic. First she iuffed them of
the course and seemed 70 be drawing
by when they bianketed her and Lea
went by Grehe. Tho next time she was
blanketed again. but she made n slight
gain.
Cola led az the home mark at 80 Isl.
Caryl followed at 2 :35 100. and following
were Lea. Grcbe and Reg. Sheets were
trimmed fat for the beat up tho wind
and this time the feet separated. Cola
kept her lead and sailed away from
Caryl. Grebe passed Lea, and Reg. too
was able to pass the crack American
boat The Cola turned the first mark
at :5e:46. She had made the best
time on the wind. but she was sailing
first into fresher breeze which caught
each Inc In turn. Caryi was second at
3:o1 100, Grebe at 3:02:45, Reg as
, :o3 :o1 and Lea at :cs :o5.
Reg Fights for Third Place.
No change was made IN the order on
the second leg. but Reg closed up on
Grebc. Cola gybed az the mark nj
2 as :o7. Reg gained still more on the
lest leg. and at one time was almost on