The New York herald., 1922-08-06
Istalena Is Winner in
Eleven Hour Yacht Race
Long Tussle, Fine Test of Navigation and Study of
Tide-Full Wind Aids Shippers Over
Treacherous Shoals
by ARTHUR +. ALDRIDGE.

PRovINcErowN, Mass. Aug 5.-Car'
roll B. Alker's so foot sloop Istalena
won the seventy mile run from Vine
yard Haven to-day and captured the
! Commodore's cup and her class prize
The race lasted more than eleven hours
1 and the battle between the three sc
footers was one that will long be re-
membered. 1t was a glorious day. AL
the fog had burned away. moderate
wind from west to northwest favored
the yachts, and the sea was smooth.
| Nineteen yachts started on the out.
Nourmahal was III. De b. Parsons and
Gherardi Davis. The smaller craft
towed through the Cape Cod Canal.
The long race was fine test OF navi-
cation and a study Of tide. The yachts
mad free wind to aid them through the
tortuous channels over the treacherous
shoals and after passing Pollock Rip
Slue light vessel they had a close fetch
TO Naviset and then a heat to Highland
LigEt. 1t was on that part of the race
tnat the real battle was witnessed. Car
ohna mad led all the way to Wellfeet,
but always hard pressed by Istalena,
and while these two were disputing every
lnch OF the way and making numerous
snort tacks Harpoon stole up and a
three cornered fight followed.
Carolina, in taking care of Harpoon.
let Istalena get away and then made
a tack off shore to try and regain her
lost advantage, and fell back into third
place.
The yachtsmen had splendid views of
the bleak shores of Cape Cod, which
is little more than a sand bank. The
highest point is at Highland On Cane
COD, the emphasis is placed on the syl-
liable high. The world famous light
house stands on the wind swept plains
of Truro. From that point the ocean
folds the sand bar over in a graceful
curve to Provincetown, which is on it's
top. The finishing line of the race to-
day was off Peaked Hill Bar, where
many fine ship has piled her bones
and men have gone to death.
Flying Cloud Leading Schooner.
After the sloops had passed the Nour-
mahal the Flying Cloud. sailed by her
owner, Winthrop w. Aldrich, with
Lloyd Derby on board, was seen work.
ing up the beach. She was the leading
schooner. She crossed the finishing line
at B :55 80, having taken IL hours AS
minutes SO seconds to sail seventy miles
She had won the Commodore's cup for
schooners. On the races so far FLYING
Cloud and Istalena have won all the big
prizes, the Navy Challenge Cups on
Thursday going to Mattapoisett. the
Rear commodore's cups on Friday, going
to Vineyard Haven and the Commo-
dores cups to-day.
TO Provincetown was the order made
soon after sunrise and in the early
dawn all hands turned OUT for the long
est and what turned out to be the most
interesting race Of the cruise. There
was slight westerly wind in the har-
Dor and shortly before o'clock when
sails had been set to please the most
critical, they each got under way and
sailed out to the starting line, between
the Nourmahal and a mark placed be-
tween the east and west chops at Vine
yardhaven.
The warning signal was made at 6
O'Clock and ten minutes later the
sehooners were sent off. Commodore
Harold S. Vanderbilt had berthed the
Vagrant well and with her boomss eased
e starboard and carrying a balloon
main top mast staysail and balloon jib
top sail she hit the line with the signal
Okonkara, on the other gybe. was next
and then came the Queen Nab with her
damaged boom and sail repaired and
she. like Vagrant, had her booms to
starboard. The Iroleta, Flying Cloud
and Virginia followed in close company.
Two grim old coasters bound east also
crossed the line and their shabby hulls
and patched sails made a marked con-
trast to the natty slick hulled yachts.
The 50-footers got away at 6:15.
Jstalena led. followed by Carolina, Har-
poon and Barbara. Carolina drew to
the front with her balloon jib topsail
drawing. while the others set spinnakers
to starboard. The Monsoon led the 40
footers at 30. followed in order by
ffistral. Pampero, Zilph. Rowdy. Alice,
Butterfly, Zalda and Maisie.
The wind hauled little to the north.
The course to Hedge Fence light vessel,
tie first OF many that show the way over