The New York herald., 1922-07-09
ISTALENA wins
50 FOOTER RACE
Zilph Crosses Line First in
Brush for 40 Foot
Craft.
WIND STEADY AND TRUE
Georgia Captures N. Y. Y. G..
Course Cup-Grebe Best Of
Six Meter Boats.
By ARTHUR F. ALDRIDGn.

the New York Yacht Club sailed yes
terday on Long Island Sound. was
very successful. Twenty-three yachts
started and finished in a wind that
was steady and true all the afternoon
The fifty footers were the largest
yachts. as the schooners are now
cruising with the Eastern Yacht Club
The wind was OF moderate strength
from south by west and the course
selected gave the yachts a broad reach
to Matinecock Point Buoy. another
reach across the Sound to Parsonage
Point and then a beat home. This
triangle, nine and an eighth miles,
was sailed twice over by the larger
classes and once by the six meter
yachts and Glass SNsloops.
The race committee. H. de B. Parsons.
chairman Gherardi Davis and Clinton
Mackenzie were on H. d. Whiton's yacht
Penguin and the starting line was es-
tablished off Motifs Point in Hampstead
Harbor.
so Footers Start Early.
Inc HIty IOOteTS were Scul away oe
:I5 o'clock. Istalena fresh from the
dry dock and sailed by Carroll B. Alker,
led across the line with Carolina. sailed
by Woe Commodore George Nichols. on
her Weather quarter. Booms were eased
10 port and balloon jib topsails were
broken out just before they reached the
line Both held we'll In toward the Ions
Island shore to gain some advantage
from the tide first beginning to run to
the east. Istalena led at the Matinicock
Point Buoy, where booms were gybed
to starboard She had increased her
load somewhat when they hauled on the
wind at Parsonage Point and at the END
of the first round Istalena had lead
of / minute ~ seconds On the second
round Istalena drew further away from
the black sloop and finally won the race
by 2 minutes 22 seconds.
The forty footers were started at :2O
o'clock. Zelph. sailed by Commodore
Cutler of the American Yacht Club. led
at the line followed by H. s. Duelfs
Rowdy, c. Lee Andrews Pampero and
F.. d. NJ. Strachans Monsoon. They car
ried spinnakers to the first mark, where
they gybed and reached across the sound
to Parsonage Point Beating home or
the FIRST round Zelph increased her lead
and the order at the home mark was
Zelph, Pampero. Rowdy, Monsoon. One
minute and 25 seconds separated the four
On the second round Zelph increased hel
lead and won by minutes 23 seconds
Monsoon on the windward leg worked
into second place The finish between
Rowdy and Pampero was very close
Rowdy, the leeward boat. caught IA
vc ring puff when near the line and Mr
Duell taking advantage Of 1t was able
to shoot the line bare second ahead
Of Pampero.
The thirty-nine-footer got away al
i rs. Georgia, sailed by Jerome Monk.
assisted by Herbert Funke and II. M
Cowperthwait, led. followed close
by Grey Dawn with Eddie Fish at the
tilIer. Maisie sailed by l.. v. Lockwood
and Nimbus sailed by II. L. Maxwell
At the end of the first round Georgia
led followed by Grey Dawn. Nimbus
and Maisie There was one minute
twelve seconds between the first ane
last yacht. Georgia won the race
easily. Nimbus was second and Maisit
third.
Ogden Reds Lena sailed by Real
Commodore Philip r. Mallory and DR.
C. B. Keeler's sloop Alice were with
out class competitors, but they sailed
by the Course Cup for sloops. Lena
also scored leg for the Gherardi Davis
Cup for thirty-footers.
Gun for Georgia.
The New York Yacht Club Course
Cup. was won by the Georgia. This
originally was Bennett Cup and was
donated in 1871.
seven of the six meter yachts raced
and had a splendid test. They were
started at l :35 o'clock and got ava,
well punched. Viva, sailed by Cornelius
Shields. was first. Priscilla. sailed by
Johnston de Forest, next. and Cyghel
sailed by Paul L. Hammond. was third
Then came Adrian Iseben 2nd's Ace
w. A. w. Stewards Montauk, Richart
de b. Boardman and Townsend Irwin''
Grebe and Henry b. Plants Clytic
The Grebe had a new suit of sails anc
she sailed well. particularly on thu
wind. She won by twenty-five seconds
Cyknet also did well and after a wei
fought race took second place. witt
Priscilla third and Clytic/ fourth
Five of the S Class sloops had a 'goot
race. The Perneb. sailed by Franklin
Remington, won. beating II. NJ. Cur
tis's Pandora by fifty seconds Commo
dore Ralph Ellis's Ellen was third, fol
lowed by II. d. Whlton's Tea Ticke
and Howard C. Smiths Saghaya ii.
The summaries:
LEW YORK Y. c. 30 FooTERs-sTART
ELAPSED
Finish. Time.
I. v.rht and Owner H.M.S. Inns
fstalena. Carroll II. Alker. 8 % rs % ,.
Carolina. George Nichols. 90 10 ~ IL
NEW YORK Y. c. 40 FooTERs-sTART
.20-COURSE, 1sh MILES.
Monsoon. ~ u N, strachan. 4 II 81 2 81 2
Rowdy. II. s. Quail. ....... y - 62 ,.
Pampero, G. l.. Andrews. IL 90 oz o
sLooPs. CLASS o--sTART. :2o--coURsE
1sh MILES.
Georgia. II. NJ. cowper- 90 4, :, =,