The New York herald., 1922-09-20
DISABLED CRAFT
SHOWS FINE SPEED
Plate on Stem Shears Off and
Mast Almost Goes by the
Board.
COURSE is TRIANGULAR
Brownie Finishes Second and
Lake Erie Yacht in Third
Place-Last Race To-day.
ny ARTHUR f. ALDRIDGE.

ny ARTHUR f. AIDRIDGE.
The Taurus. owned by w. l.. Inslee
and representing the Western Long
Island Sound Star Association, yester-
aay finished first in the second race
sailed on Long Island Sound for the
national star championship. The Tau
rus is the defender of the trophy. This
Is her second victory in the series
Unfortunately the South Wind owned
and sailed by w. j. McHugh, Jr had
a mishap. She was leading at the
time. having crossed the bow of the
Taurus by about 100 yards when on
the windward leg of the course. The
plate on the stem from which the
head stay and jib stay set up sheared
Off. The mast buckled, and for a mo-
ment or two threatened to so by the
board, but some smart handling saved
1t. South Wind had to retire, but she
will be ready 10 start again In to-
DAVIS race. the third of the series. Nc
Hugh took the accident philosophl-
cally, "Its all part of the game
The race was under the auspices oil
the Port Washington Yacht Club and
Commodore George w. Elder. Jr, and
Commodore Adrian Iselin I'd were
out supervising the work of managing 1t.
The committee was on board Dr. IL.
Deans auxiliary schooner Elsana ana
yice-Commodore Elders yawl Dawn
~ ~ nfii,o,.o na,yar Yacht Silver
heels followed the yachts and watched
tie turns.
The wind was fresh from southeast.
The sea was much smoother than II was
the first day. The course selected was
from the line off the black and red spar
buoy northeast OF Execution Light TO
the red spar buoy DE- between Motts and
Prospect Point. then across the Sound
10 the buoy Off Parsonage Point ana
then home, distanc. 10ia miles.
south wind to Windward.
The first leg was to windward for
2& miles. The yachts were sent away
at / 80 o'clock and Fejo was the first
one over the line. Tara was just astern
and TO weather of her was Three Star
with South Wind still further TO wind
ward, Taurus little astern and Brownie
last: South Wind was backwinding
Taurus and the latter at once took
the port tack standing in toward Sands
Point.
The tide was running east and sweep
ing with full force between Execution
and the Point. South Wind held on the
starboard tack some minutes longer and
tackled lust as Taurus took the star
hoard tack. Brownie took the port tack
also and as they met Taurus crossed the
Brownie but was astern of South Wind.
The Feio n little later crossed Taurus
hut fell as;ern of South Wind. South
Wind held we'll in to the Point and when
she came Off she again crossed tue
Taurus AID was doing splend,dly when
the accident happened. After that Tau
rus held In toward the shore, getting
into smooth WAFER and out of the tide
and steadily improved her position.
The others were through standing out
into the tide as II drew out Of Hemp
stead Harbor.
The times taken at the first mark
were Taurus, :12 80: Brownie 10 III !:
Teio. 2:16:43 Three Star. 2:19 ~ !:
Tara. 2:20 :09. The second leg was
north by east, half east for az miles
and booms were eased off to port for
broad reach Taurus held steadily on
her way but some of the others tried to
gain speed by whiskering out their jibs.
but this did not help.
Taurus Has Good Lead.
Taurus turned the second mark at
2:54:40 Brownie was next at 2:57 :22 !;
then came Fejo az zoos Three Star
at 3 .0a so and Tara at 3 :05 49, Booms
were gybed TO starboard for the reach
OF miles 10 the finish. Taurus steadily
increased her lead and she finished at
2 80 100. Brownie. the Narragansett
Bay boat. which carried longer boom
than she did In the first race. was second
at .44 :3S. Then came Fejo, the Lake
Erie boat, at 40 :05 The Star. the
California representative, finished at
3 AT 81 and Tara. from the eastern end
Of Long Island Sound. finished at
1851 .04.
The yachts were taken in tow by their
tenders at once and brought into Man
hasset Bay and the yachtsmen were
entertained at dinner last night by the
Port Washington Yacht Club. To-day's
race, the third of the series, unless there
should be tie. will be managed by the
Manhasset Bay Yacht Club.
In the point score Taurus has quite a
lead. but II is still possible for Fejo or
Three Star to beat her although II is
not very probable that they viii unless
there is an accident.