The New York herald., 1922-08-01
The IStalena Leads Fleet
of Yachts Into NeW London
Carroll B. Alker, With Mrs. Alker on Board, Sails His
Fifty Footer With Good Judgment
Rowdy Beats the Forties
BY ARTHUR +. ALDRIDGE.


of the New York. Larchmont and Indian
Harbor yacht clubs into this harbor this
afternoon, winning in the ffty-foot
class by large margin. Carroll B.
Alker had sailed with rare good judg
ment and practically led all the way.
At the start the wind was southwest by
south and 1t gave promise of holding
and increasing in strength.
The Carolina. after the start, stood
out toward the Long Island side of the
Sound. Commodore Nichols evidently
figuring on finding a better wind Ordi-
narily this Is the correct plan. but to-
day 1t failed. When nearing Faulkners
Island 1stalena also stood over to the
Long Island side in order to hold Caro-
lima safe shouId that yacht find the
wind, and Harpoon. sailing her first race
under the flag of +. ID. VI. Strachan,
followed too.
At $40 o'clock squall from the
northwest swept across the Sound and
for a while the yachts sailed under
shortened canvass. This. of course, put
Carolina far to leeward of ALL This
wind later died away. leaving the yachts
with little steerageway until south
westerly Wind came and helped them
to the finish. Mrs. James w. Alker
sailed on the Istalena and proved to be
good mascot.
In the forty foot class the Rowdy
sailed by Holland S. Dueli. was the win
ner. The yachts in this class were in
close company nearly all day. The
| Mistral, Walter Bowes's yacht. with Mrs
Bowes on board as mascot, did we'll fin
ishing second. She carried her topsail
through the squall, while the others had
shortened sail.
80 Footers In Keen Contest.
| The best race was between the Larch-
mont thirty-nine footers Georgia, MINI
bus and Maise. Georgia, on which Mrs.
| Herbert Funke sailed. led for a long
part of the trip but In the end Nimbus
took the lead and Maisie was second.
| Only l minute 20 seconds separated
these three over course that took
them eight and half hours to sail
| Zaida won in Glass n. This victory
was a pleasing one because II records
the return of Commodore Charles Smith
ers to the sport. Commodore Smithers
was we'll pleased and will doubtless have
new racing yacht before next season.
| In the thirty foot class Mink won, and
Azor won in the handicap class. Sew
eral new yachts have joined the fleet
here. Among these are Edgar Palmer's
auxiliary Gunevere. Douglas Elliman's S
schooner Vision. f. d. NJ. Strachans
steamer Roamer and Ogden Mills's Va
santa.
Tomorrow morning early start will
be made for Newport. The race will be
started at o'clock from off Sarah S
Ledge and the finish will be at Brenton
Reef lightshp. The fleet will disband
on entering the harbor and those yachts
belonging to the New York Yacht Club
will run up that clubs burgee and will
be prepared TO welcome Commodore II.
S. Vanderbilt when he enters the harbor
at O'Clock on his yacht Vagrant.
Commodore Douglas minus his com
modore's cap was on the Thestis. II
Lee Meader's steam yacht. and ordered
the fleet to proceed to New London al
| 2 o'clock. Commodore Smyth lost his
cap at reception given by the Larch-
mont Yacht Club and he is fearful that
some one will wear 1t and impersonate
the senior flag officer Of the Indian Har.
Dor Yacht Club. However. II does not
take a cap to make a commodore. and
Commodore Smyth just naturally fills
the bill. cap or no cap.
Very early the yachtsmen ana tho
vessels anchored in Morris Cove. turned
| out and prepared for some real sport
Even on the Southerly they were active
and b. X. Sharp. George Cranberry and
Herbert Stone after. overhauling the
rigging and paying particular attention
to one turnbuckle got in the dinghy and
slapped splashes Of paint on what
should have been the white sides of the
hull. Some one in the regatta committed
was In error on Sunday and recorded
the Southeriy as mot timed" As a
matter OF fact, she finished about s &c
O'Clock and won In her class.
Start In Southwest Wind.
Soon after o'clock the yachts pro.
ceed out OF the harbor. There was q
nice southwest wind and every indication
| II helping to make a good set Of races
| The regatta-committee for the way was
Frank Bovine Jones and George Il. GIL
more OF the Indian Harbor Yacht Club
3 assisted by Howell G. Perrin and Arthur
Knapp of the Larchmont Yacht Club
| This committee was on the handsome
rover yacht Florence. This yacht had
| been placed at the disposal of the COM
mittee by Julian 4. Detmer. Mr.. Det-
mer unfortunately couid not be on board
at the start OF the cruise but he Joined
this evening. Florence is a 154-foo,
yacht built by Lawley from designs by
Henry j. Gielow and Is one OF the most
perfectly appointed AMI arranged yachts
OF her size afioat and ideal for commit
| tee uses.
Florence led the fleet out OF the harbor
and established the starting line She
was soon surrounded by a good sized
racing fleet and the yachtsmen on board
we're eager for the contests. The start
| ing line was off the lighthouse and the
finish was at Sarahs Ledge buoy at the
entrance to New London harbor. a dis
tance OF thirty-nine miles. The wind
southwest by south was about nine miles
strength and gave the yachts a broad
reach with booms TO port.
The thIrty-footers were the first sent
away Oriole. with s. c. Pirie at the
tiller. led the fleet. crossing almost with
the signal and at the windward or Flor
eDce end OF the line. Countess, a little
further. was next She was sailed by j.
IL. Dunbaugh, her owner, and has James
the Alice, with Gherardl Davis at the
tiller.
Mr. Davis's only regret IN life Is that
he did not start yacht racing much
earlier than he did. Edmund Lang. who
has been too busy this summer TO do
much yachting, was next with the
Banzai. and then came w. II. Hoff-
mans Mink. These yachts carried bal
loon jibs.
On the next signal at 10 :05 O'Clock
the Maisie was first at the line. She
was sailed by l.. ~. Lockwood. assisted
by his brother Al Lockwood. Maisie
was In the weather position Nimbus.