The New York herald., 1922-08-24
Bally-H0o and Undertaken
Winners in 8 Meter Trials
Three Races Sailed in Moderate to Fresh Winds
Grebe Wins Twice in Her Weather
the Sound-L Esprit Wins and Loses.
~ ARTHUR f. ALDRIDGE.

Baly-Hoo, designed and owned by
Addison c. Hanan, and Undertaken.
owned by Charles A. Welch I'd OF Bos-
ton, by winning races yesterday in the
six meter eliminating trials emphaticaliy
claimed the attention of the judges who
are trying to select the four best yachts
to sail against the British team. These
judges -Vice-Commodore George Mich
OILS. Robert w. Emmons I'd and Clifford
D. Mallory-are watching each days
races carefully. and up to yesterday
morning ii seemed as though they
would have a comparatively easy task
to select the four best. The racing that
followed upset in many ways their
analysis of the races.
Greve. witch in going such as was
experienced yesterday, again proved her
worth by winning two races and finish
ing second in another. 1t Is generally
conceded. not officially, that she will
make the team. Priscilla and Clytie
finished first and second in the first
race. which was sailed in moderate
wind. Bally-Hoo won in the second
division, graduated into the first class
and twice finished second to Grebe un-
der conditions that are admittedly ia
vorable to Grebe, fresh to strong winds
and a somewhat rough sea.
L'Esprit fell from grace in the first
race, possibly because she got away to
poor start. She however, won the
next race in the second division, and.
having again been promoted. she was
third in the last race to Grebe and
Bally-Hoo In the second half OF the
last race Undertaken won, with Montauk
second
Undertaken Unfortunate.
-. arl,t
fortunate, if carrying away spars and
rigging in yacht racing is unfortunate.
1t is generally admitted that strength of
spars and rigging is a part of the game
and that IL one sacrifices strength he
must stand the consequences. But I'M
dertaker came from Boston. long way
from her base. She was dismasted in
Mondays hard blow. Stepped and
rigged new mast and on Tuesday
her spreader went. Mr.. Welch was dis
couraged. He. however, took the adj
vice of local yachtsmen--took the boat
to City Island, had the damage repaired
and arrived on the scene of action in
time to start in the last race. which
Undertaken won handily
TEsprit and Viva were in i'll luck yes
terday Both yachts in the last race
showed weakness in their masts and
had to be favored. They came through
without mishap and will be all right to-
day. Viva at times has shown fine sail
ing qualities and is at her best in strong
winds. 1t blew about twenty miles an
hour In the last race, but Cornelius
Shields. her amateur skipper, could not
drive her. Robert Martin, who last year
owned the Victory sloop Alerte. and
Charles Parsons make up her crew. This
crew won the championship of her class
twice with Alerte. and 1t was very dis
appointing to them net to be able to
show their boat under favorable condi-
tiona
The committee yesterday-Colgate
Hoyt, Horace e. Boucher and Percy S.
Weeks-were on board Frank c. Paine's
supchaser and in the absence of H. M.
Curtiss impressed Gibson w. Fahne-
marks The wind was moderate, from
west TO south, and In order to lay a
good course the line was about two
miles south OF Stamford Light. A fleet
OF six meter ychts in tow of their ten
ders. the committee boats. launches and
other craft got under way early from off
the Seawanhaka- -Corinthian Yacht Club
and proceeded to the line.
The first division was sent away at
10.40 o'clock and all were beautifully
lined up as the gun doomed. but L'Esprit
was at the wrong end of the line. Pris-
ella and Clytie did the best work on
the wind and at the weather mark these
two were followed by Viva, Lea, Ace,
Peggy and L'Esprit Running home with
spinnakers Lea moved into third place.
passing Viva. This race was sailed by