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seconds ahead of the British Reg
everyone knew that the cup was safe
| and cheered heartily. Every yacht
| was cheered as 1t finished and every
one went back to harbor happy. Even
| the British were happy They had not
won but they are sportsmen and they
declared that they had been through
the best racing week of their exper-
ience.
The wind was fresh when the fleet
left the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht
Club anchorage in Oyster Bay. The
and Maury were crowded with guests
and they witnessed one OF the best
email boat races sailed on the Sound.
The committee on Frank c. Paina's
subchaser No. A7. Colgate Hoyt Hor-
acc l.. Boucher. Percy s. Weeks and
II NJ. Curtis established the lie Just
outside and soon sent the mark boats
o for the turning points. 1t was an
ideal day. The sun was just warm
enough 10 make II comfortable. Small
white caps danced happily on the
waves. The sky was clear and blue
and just over the northern horizon
were balls OF white scootine before the
wind, a sure indication Of good rae
Ing cay.
Start Made ON Time.
The committee signaled the course
promptly II, was triangular two miles
10 each leg and wac sailed twice over,
making twelve miles IN ell The arst
leg WAS portn by east. This was to wind
ward. The second leg was west south
o.,A - "a ne ~
east Tho second and third legs were
reaches she yachts gyhing at tho second
mark
When tAe starting signal was made
the yachts weTe well punched near the
line. Caryi was IN the weather posi-
ton. with Jean next. Then q little To
leeward wss Lea, Elytie anc Lksaprit
coila was next followed by Reg with
Grebe iast All were on the stsrboard
tack and with the signal they hauled
or tho wind and shot between the COM
mittee boat and the mark As soon 40
they were clear OF the line Caryl took
the port tack. heading TO The northeast
and abe was followed at once BY the
Lea
Jean and CIytie were the next pai-
to take the port tack and then Roc
and L'rsprft followed. Gotta, having
Grehs under her lee, held on the star
DOtT0 @&GK "A tlNtlG tDuEtA 1IlAAh NRt4A~
ing about The way they tackled
showed how they had paired off In the
team work Of tho race.
Caryl soon drew vel. to wfndward sf
che Lee riytie drew away from the
Jean and as L'Esprit was being beaten
By Reg she took the starboard again
and stood to the northwest with the
tide sweeping her TO the westward.
The battle for the lead was between
- hal hay
early ADVANTAGE. while Caryl which had
taken tho port tack. was able to gain
second place to Cola.
Cola Leads AZ Mark.
At the first mark Cola was timed
306:i5. Caryl was 30 later. Then came
Grebe at 2:os: so. Caryi had just sue
ceeded in pinching across Grebe at the
mark. Lea followed at 2:os:67, clytie
at 2:U:o2. Reg 2U,s. Jean 2:oe:1s.
T. Esprit 2:0e.42.
Just ffty-one seconds separated the
first six as they turned the hrst mark.
Booms were eased to port for the reach
to the second mark. The British yachts
are good of the wind and Caryi made
the fastest time on this leg and Cola
and Jean were next Reg managed to
outreach Clytie and move up into fifth
place. Tho Cola gybed nj the mark at
.22 .OZ, followed by Cola, GTebe, Lea
and Reg in the order named.
1t was another reach to the home
mark and on this leg Reg made a de-
termined effort to sail into third place.
but she had to fight against Grebe. Lea
and Ciytie. First she iuffed them off
the course and seemed TO be drawing
by when they bianketed her and Lea
went by Grehe. Tho next time she was
bianketed again, but she made a slight
gain.
Cola led at the home mark at :3t:5i.
Caryl followed at . 35 :o9. and following
were Lea. Grebe and Reg. Sheets were
trimmed fiat for the beat UP tho wind |
and this time the fleet separated. Cola
kept her lead and sailed away from
Caryl. Grebe passed Lea, and Reg, too.
was able to pass the crack America
boat. The Cola turned the first mark
at IS: :46. She had made the best
time on the wind. but she was sailing
first into a fresher breeze which caught
each inc in turn. Caryi was second at
3:o1 100, Grebe at 1909 AS, Reg as
. :o3 :o1 and Lea at 3 :os :05.
Reg Fights for Third Place.
No change was made IN the order on
the second leg. but Reg closed up on
Grebe Cola gybed az the mark nj
as ;o7. Reg gained still more on the
lest ieg. and at one time was almost on