The New York herald., 1922-08-27
Lea, L'Esprit and Ciytie, All
Good, Will Give Visitors
a Hard Race.
BRITISH TEAM PRAISED
Yachts Will Put In Two Weeks
of Work Tuning Up on
Long Island Sound.
BY ARTHUR F. ALDnIDGE.

The American team of 6 meter
Yachts chosen to race against the Brit
sh team is very representative one
and is made up of yachts suitable to
III conditions OF weather. Grebe is a
heavy Weather boat. She has shown
many times that she loves a strong
wind and a tumbling sea. Her crew,
Richard de b. Boardman, L. II. Board
man and F. Townsend irwin. know how
10 handle her well and can always be
depended on to get every bit of speed
out of the boat. She is a witch turn
ing to windward and until last week
had not shown particularly we'll reach
Ing or running but several times she
surprised those who were watching by
aer speed down wind. She is much
faster than she was last year when
she was the best boat on the American
team.
Lea is a good boat turning to wind
ward In light to moderate winds. She
IAN run fairly WELL but is not as fast as
,thers when the wind Is over her quar-
Ter. Vice Commodore c. Sherman Hoyt
Is one of the most capable and resource
tul yachtsmcn on the American coast.
md I'm his hands Lea can always be de-
oended on to do well. Commodore Hoyt
thoroughly understands team racing. too.
L'Esprit has been one of the most
consistent performers in the class. She
aas always been among the leaders In
The races in which she has sailed. and
she Is good in light to moderate weather
and an all around good sailer at beat
Ing, reaching or running. She is sailed
by Butler Whiting. who has had much
experience in international and interclub
matches. He Is assisted by E. Burton
Hart. one of the best amateurs on the
Sound. and a man who has had much
experience In racing all types and sizes
Of yachts.
Clytie. owned and sailed by Henry
p. Plant, has been another consistent
performer. and can be depended on to
always do her part. She Is at her best
In light weather. but I'm the hard blow
OF last Monday. when so many were dis
abled, Clytie swice finished in second
place to the Grebe. showing that she can
sail In heavy as well as light weather.
ence some other yachtsmen have had,
but he started out early in the year de-
termined to learn. and he has learned
and learned well.
Grebc n Consistent Performer.
Grebe was the most consistent per-
former during the week OF trials. She
was in the first division in every race
except one and that was when she was
disqualified for a foul She won five
races and finished first In both the team,
races. Clytie was also most consistent
She was always in the first division and
three times finished second. Lea after
her mishap in the first race did well.
This was caused partly by the steamer
Sachem getting to weather OF her which
or course tempered the wind. When
Sachem drew by the wind hit Lea with
additional force and her mast at once
showed signs OF weakness. Why Is II
that steam yachtsmen do not understand
enything about yacht racing and sailing
Lea had to use heavy solid boom which
must have slowed her somewhat. but
soon she will be back her old trim with
new spars. L'Esprit in all her races
this year has been very consistent per.
former. She too lost mast in the first
race. but afterward won two races In the
second division and showed up well in
other trials
Just what was the matter with the
other yachts It Is hard to say. Much was
expected OF Priscilla. She was beauti-
fully handled always and 1t Is possible
that she got into racing trim earlier IN
the season than the other yachts and
80 scored early successes. Viva was not
at all consistent. At times she showed
h,tt uyltn ol. al m Il
we'll she failed Bally-Hoo too showed
veil at times She was well handled. but
was somewhat OF an erratic performer
and SO it was with Cygnet. This class
las come to stay and will furnish much
fine sport next year.
II is a big undertaking to arrange and
manage an international contest. The
Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club has
lad experience In international sport in
past years and its record has always
been a good one. it does not do things
by halves. The race committee. Colgate
Hoyt. Horace Il. Boucher. Percy s.
Weeks. Ray Bowers and II. M. Curtis
carefully prepared for any emergency
in yachting. though, there Is always
something new TO look for. No two
races are exactly alike and ittis this
that makes the sport SO fascinating
The committee had boats. launches,
marks they used the fish boats signals
and carefully prepared instructions and
there was not single hitch throughout
the week.
Judges select Fast Team.
The judges. Commodore George
Nichols, Robert w. Emmons I'd. and
Clifford -. Mallory - all yachtsmen OF
wide experience-made a most careful
study OF each race and the performance
OF each yacht. They followed the yachts
around the courses. took times at the
marks. figured out just what each boat