The New York herald., 1922-09-19
Six Boats Meet and Represent
Sections in All Parts of
the Country.
SOUTH WIND GETS START
Brownie, the Los Angeles Rep
/, resentative, Does Poorly
1 and Finishes Last.
Hy ARTHUR #. ALDRIpGE.

Six yachts OF the Star Class sailed
the first race OF a series OF three for
tho national championship yesterday
The Taurus. owned and sailed by w. l.
Inslee, representing the Western Long
Island Sound Star Association, won.
The race was sailed on the Sound,
starting from line OFF the black and
red spar buoy northeast of Execution
Light and the course was TO Matini-
cock Point buoy and back, 10% miles.
The wind was quite fresh from east by
north. which made it beat out OF 5ss
miles and run home
This is the first national champion
ship sailed by these boats and was ar
ranged for last winter. The feet OF
stars has grown so large and is so popu-
lar in all parts OF the country that local
associations have been formed and each
association can send a representative
to race for the trophy, which IS this
year defended by the Taurus.
One boat, the Three Star. Is in the
California association and comes from
Los Angeles. Feio. another starter. is
from the Lake Erie association. Brownie
represents the Narragansett Bay associ-
alton and comes from Providence. and
the South Wind and Tara represent diff
ferent sections OF Long Island Sound.
The race yesterday was managed by
the Bayside Yacht Club. and the COM
lnittee was George Waters, r. l.. Link
Van Wrinkle and v. w. Pingry. They
we're on board Commodore W. II.
Johns's power yacht Welcome.
south Wind Makes Fine start.
When the starting signal was made
w. J. McHugh had the South Wind
close up to The weather end of the line
and made n splendid start. Fejo was
next the Lake Erie boat and Three Star.
the Californian, pushed In ahead of
Taurus. forcing that yacht to keep off.
The Brownie was next and the Tara
was last and late.
The Taurus cieverly pulled by the
Three Star to leeward,s then fore
reaching across the bow of the Three
star baclSwinded her SO that the Cali
fornian took the port tack and stood in
toward tho Long Island shore. Taurus
soon followed and the South Wind.
which had been footing very fast, and
Feoj followed in toward the shore.
On the port tack the yachts had the
tide, which was running east. broad on
their beam until near the shore when.
as 1t drew out of Hampstead harbor. Il
was under their lee bows, horsing them
lp to windward.
The battle in under the Shore was a
hot one. Three Star stood Off on the
starbeurd tack. She passed astern of
Taurus. crossed the bow Of Tara and
astern of South Wind. and when Taurus
stood off she passed nstern OF South
Wind. Soon afterward Taurus tackled
in shore and after a few short bitches
she succeeded in crossing the bow OF
South Wind and taking the lead
The Fejo and South Wind held the
starboard tack far out into the Sound.
For a time it seemed as IL they would
be able 70 fetch the turning mark well
in the lead. but when the yachts came
together for the mark Feio was In third
place but Brownie was last.
Taurus Leads at Mark.
The times at the mark were: Taurus
s:i0:OS. South Wind Ships. Feto 2:14:2i,
Tara 3:14:43. Three star 3:16:oo, Brownie
3:2l:31.
Some of the shippers eased booms to
port for the run in and others TO star
board. but soon all settled down with
booms to port and jibs whiskered out
The run home was made ia fairly good
time, but the strong tide held them
back somewhat. South Wind made n
gain on Taurus but could not catch the
defending yacht. All sailed south of
the course and gybed over before the
finish.
Taurus finished at 4:12:1f and South
Wind at 4:l3;52. ON the run South Wind
had gained ! minute 80 seconds. Three
Star overhauled Fejo and when near the
lrsssh the skipper of Fejo became nerv-
GUS and I'm his efforts TO keep the lead
iuffed and killed his way so that Three
Star pulled by and gained third place
by 2 seconds. finishing at 4:i5:43. Fejo
fnishide at 4:l5:4S, Tara at 4:17:32 and
Brownie at 4:23:52.
The winner Is 10 be decided on the
point system; the yacht scoring the
most points in three races will be cham
pion. To-day's race will be managed BY
the Port Washington Yacht Club ane
the start will be at leo o'clock.