New-York tribune., 1922-09-03

oehh, the properly OF Sir John W8rd
and sailed by Sir Ralph Gore, was
third, just seven seconds astern Of
Reg. w. F. Robertson's Caryi, the
other member of the invading British
fleet, finished fourth, three minutes
and four seconds astern of Jean.
AS the English boats were virtually
making their debut yesterday in Amer
ican waters they attracted a great deal
of attention and yachting sharps came
from all points Of the compass to see
how the visitors shaped up. Most Of
the sbarps went home thoroughly i'm
pressed. A fleet of about seventy-five
yachts started in the Indian Harbor
clubs regatta, but there was so much
interest taken in the Englishmen and
their international six-meter boats that
the other classes were thrown into
complete eclipse.
Many Of the pleasure craft that came
to see the visitors make their initial
bow flew the Union Jack in honor of
the occasion. The committee boat
Bernicc, 110-footer owned BY R. n.
Arnold, flew the British naval en-
sign from her masthead
many Satpte TOR Visitors
The English tenn were towed over
from Oyster Bay by the powerboat.
Bonnie Dundee, owned by Clifford
Mallory. and the tiny craft received
many footing salute on the voyage
across the Sound. They were accom-
panied by the houseboat Pioneer.
| owned by Frank C. Munson. which
has been placed at the disposal of the
visiting yachtsmen during their etay
here.
The Indian Harbor regatta commit
tee sent the visitors over a course bv
themselves in order that there might be
no interference from any of the other
racing fleet. The course was q trian-
gular one of eight and half miles. the
first leg being a windward beat of three
| ana one-eight miles to spar buoy off
Greenwich Point. The starting line
was just west of Great Captains ISL
and. The Englishmen, on their second
leg, had reach of two and three
elghths miles to mark boat anchored
i in the middle of the Sound. The last
leg was almost a run down the wind
| to the finish line.
Cola III, the first of the English Gun
contenders to finish, covered the eight
and half miles in 1 hour and IS min
| utes, which, considering the shift in
| the wind, that put all four of the in
ternationalists at something of q dis
| advantage in the second leg, is a cred
| liable performance
Five of the American six-meter boats
raced in another class, but onfy one
Of them, L'Esprit, owned by William
Hamlin Childs, is a member of the
quartet that will face the British off
I Oyster Bay next week. L'Esprit, obvi-
/ ously out for q sail-stretching spin,
N ha
American division was sent over a tri-
angular course of eleven miles and was
! led home by Ace, the property of Adrian
Iselin I'd and w. C. Langley. Ace, and
all the other starters, with the excep-
/ ton of L'Esprit, are boats that failed
| to survive the American elimination
! trials
Visiting Craft Ably Handled
| The presence of the English and
American six-meter creations gave the
| first opportunity to draw comparisons.
! The visiting craft appear smaller than
the Americans and have finer lines
| They certainly have smaller sail
| spread. Yesterday they were ably
J handled. both during the race and in
fthe maneuyering just before the start.
All appeared to advantage on the wind
and seemed to possess remarkable
speSu III IeacniHB. hSR naQ the pet
ter of the start yesterday, going over
the line well up to windward and On
the starboard tack. She, was followed
by Cola III. Caryl and Jean. All went
over to the port tack and stood out
into the Sound except Jean, who held
| the starboard hitch we'll in toward
Great Captains Island. Cola was lead
ing at the first and also at the second
marks.