The New York herald., 1922-08-04
Mem York Yacht Squadron
Ledin Cruise BY Vagrant
Vanderbits Flagship Is Beaten by Flying Cloud on
Corrected Time-Istalena, Second at Line, Is
Easy Winner of Glass.
by ARTHUR II. ALDRIDGE.

MATTAPoIsErT, Mass. Aug. s.--All
Mattapoisett turned out to welcome the
squadron of the New York Yacht Club
this evening. The stone pier was
crowded with sightseers, and the whole
waterfront was lined with automobiles
that came from many villages on Buzz
yards Bay and from New Bedford and
Fair Haven. Some of the yachts. nota-
bly, the Aloha and Guinevere arrived
ahead of the racing reet, and the Nour-
mahal, with the race committee on
board. anchored at the finishing line at
Nye Ledge about 80 o'clock.
The vagrant, Commodore Harold s.
vanderbilt's flagship. very properly led
the racing fleet. She crossed the line at
4 hours As minutes IL seconds. but she
was not winner to-day. She sailed in
special class against Winthrop w.
Aldrichs Flying Cloud, and on COR
Nrected time the Flying Cloud won by
minutes second.
Carroll b. Aker's fifty footer Ista-
lena was the second yacht to reach the
line, at 4:4S :53. She was an easy win
ner in her class and made the best
time over the course. The Flying Cloud
and Istalena won the Navy Challenge
cups, one for all schooners and one for
all sloops.
In class e of schooners Flying Cloud
defeated E. Walter Clark's Isolita easily.
N. F. Ayers Queen Nab won in class
F, beating Cygnet, and in a special class
Queen Nab won from Wanderer TX.
Sauair won in the forty foot class, de-
feating Zelph, the second boat, seven
seconds Alice defeated Zaida in class
n, Georgia won In class 0, and Countess
won in the thirty foot class
Light Wind Prevails.
The wind was light all day. 1t was
from north by west at the start, but later
backed to the southwest. The yachts
reached to the Hen and Chickens light
ship, and from that point to the finish
had a run with spinnakers.. The utility
tug Elmer A. Keeler followed the yachts
all over the course and gave those on
board good view of the contest.
The harbor of Newport was well filled
with yachts. When Commodore II. S.
Vanderbilt signalled that the fleet
should proceed to Mattapoisett at ten
o'clock. cruising canvas had been set
early in the morning to dry and then
when everything was ready and all
stores on board the yachts sailed out
OF the harbor to the Brenton Reef Light
vessel
The wind on the harbor was from the
north, but outside it was very light and
at IL o'clock the race committee on
Rear Commodore Vincent Astor's Nour-
mahal signaled postponement OF the
start. This was to enable all the fleet
to get out. The warning signal was set
at 1880 and the wind then was light
from north by west, and this meant a
reach with booms to starboard. The
course took the yacht first sixteen miles
east three-quarters south to the Hen and
Chickens light vessel. The schooners
were sent off at IL 40. H. Earl KIM
balls Cygnet was first at the line and
close UP at the light vessel of windward
end. The Queen Nab, sailed by
Nathaniel +. Ayers and Robert W. En-
mons. got away well. carrying queen
staysail and balloon jib topsail.
Flying Cloud Well Berthcd.
Winthrop W. Aldrich's Flying Cloud
was we'll berthed. Commodore Wander
bilt sent the vagrant over the line at
the leeward end with all her kites, bal