The New York herald., 1922-08-09
Yachts in Fast Run From
Gloucester to MarbLeheQd
Queen Nab and Alice Win
Alumni Association u. S. N.
Challenge Cups.
BY ARTHUR r. ALDRIDGE.

Special Dispatch to TIE New York HERALD.
MARDLEHEAp, Mass. Aug. s.-Queen
Nab. Nathaniel L. Ayers's schooner, and
Alice, Gherardi Davis's thirty footer,
won the Alumni Association u. S. N.
challenge cups to-day in the run from
Gloucester. They repeated their vic
tories of Tuesday. when they won the
Vice Commodore's cups. or course. be-
ing the smallest yachts in the two divi-
sions, they were in receipt of much time
from the larger yachts. which enabled
them to win.
The race was sailed in wind which
at the start was north. about nine miles
strength and steadily hauled to north
east and toward the end of the race to
east and increased to eighteen miles. 1t
was splendid racing weather. but the
wind hauling spoiled what would have
been a fine turn to windward on the
last leg.
Vagrant won in her class, defeating
Ohonkara by minutes AZ seconds. and
Mariette. In Glass d special, H G. S.
Mobiles tried to beat Vagrant on cor
rected time, but failed. e. Walter Clark
with Irolita. won his first race on the
cruise. beating w. w. Aldrich's Flying
Cloud 40 seconds. Shawna was many
minutes astern. In Class + Queen Nab
net. and she was only 13 minutes behind
Vagrant in the big cup race, which she
won on corrected time.
f, M. 5. Strachan's Harpoon led the
sloops, defeating c. ID. Alker's Istalena
by ! minute 13 seconds. These two
yachts sailed very fast and finished Just
after the big schooner. Harpoon. how
ever. was not far enough ahead Of the
thirty footer Alice to win the challenge
cup. In the forty foot class the race
was very keen one, and this was won
py James e. Hayes's Zilph, with Walter
II. Bowes's Mistral second, beaten 2 min
utes ~ seconds, and Spencer Borden,
Jr.'s Sally Ann third In Class N Charles
Smithers's Zaida defeated DR.. G. b.
Keeler's Alice by five seconds. and in
special class l.. v. Lockwood's Maisie
won from Zaida. The yachts on enter
ing the harbor anchored off the Eastern
Yacht clubhouse.
OF ON "a Ia Mile Run.
When the squadron of the New York
Yacht Club, led by Commodore Harold
D. vanderbilt on the schooner Vagrant
sailed into the harbor this afternoon a
fleet of nearly zoo yachts were Just
starting in the regatta of the Roston
Yacht Club. The midsummer series OF
the Eastern. Corinthian and Boston
Yacht clubs have attracted a huge fleet
OF small craft into the harbor and they
made remarkable picture as they sailed
out. The run to-day was from Glouces-
ter but as that harbor.is only a few
miles away the racing fleet was sent
around Boston light vessel, which made
the distance sailed 24h miles.
When the yachts left the harbor the
wind was light and a sharp rain squall
Killed 1t, so that short postponemcnt
was necessary. The warning signal was
nnally made at 10 45. when the wind
was north, about nine miles strength.
The course to the Boston light vessel
from the bell buoy of Eastern Point was
southwest by south. one-quarter south,
and tho yachts sent balloon jib topsails
aloft In stops ready to break out. and
on the schooners main topmast stay
sails were sent up also in stops. The
signal for the schooners was made at
1o:55 and they swept on toward the line.
gathering speed.
The Vagrant broke out light sails and
Just pulled ahead at the line. The Fly
ing Cloud. Virginia. Vagrant. Mariette
and Ohonkara were practically in a line
abreast. with Flying Cloud to leeward.
and pressing them very closely were the
Queen Nab. Irolita. Shawna and Cygnet
1t was by far the best start of the
cruise The shouting OF the orders on
the yachts and the Tapping of the can
vas as the light sails were broken out
added some music to the picture. The
fifty footers were next. Istalena was
first away, with Harpoon to leeward
Balloon jib. topsails were broken out
Harpoon soon drew ahead and sailed a
course to the eastward of all the others
Spinnakers were set on both to star
board. The forty footers were next over
the line. Zaida led. followed in order
by Maizie. Rowdy. Alice, Pampero, Mon
soon, Cricket, Sally Ann. Squaw. Mistral
and Zilph.
Sent on I'm n Bunch.
They were we'll punched and no yacht