The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1922-08-08
ny ARTHUR r. ALDRIDGE.

qualities. She led the yacht squadron
of the New York Yacht Club into the
harbor and had sailed the forty miles
from the starting line of Wool End
light at Provincetown to the whistler
OFF Eastern Point in three hours, nifty
one minutes and ffty-eight seconds
which is at the rate of 1898 nautical
miles an hour.
The Vagrant was handicapped 2 min
utes 20 seconds at the start because in
her eagerness to get away she crossed
the starting line just a few seconds too
soon and had to come back and take a
new start. While she was doing this her
competitors were speeding on the course
In a brisk southwestern of about six
teen miles strength. AS soon as Vagrant
was off again the other yachts were at
least a third OF mile away. Commo-
dore Vanderbilt was at the wheel. Capt.
Munsall. who is keen racing skipper,
always has the yacht In splendid condi-
ton and his crew Is well drilled
Vagrant was no sooner on her way
again than the biggest kites she carries
were sent aloft. The balloon lib topsail
was broken out and the balloon main
topmast staysail broke out almost at
the same moment. and those on board
had some hard work sheeting down the
enormous pieces Of canvas, and then the
yacht began to foot and soon she was
up among the others. Her close race
was with Carl l.. fuckers Ohonkara
and j. Fred Browns Marietta. These
are three Herreshoff built yachts, very
similar In design and of about the same
size. Their course for four miles was
northwest by north so that they had
the wind over the port quarter and then
when well outside the course was north
by westp three-eighths west and some
yachts carried spinnakers for part OF
the way.
Vngrnnt Jeats Okonkara.
In the end vagrant Detected Ohonkara
by 80 seconds and Marietta by
minutes Is seconds. The yachts to-day
raced for the vice-commodore' cups,
and in the schooner class the Queen Nab,
owned by Nathaniel f. Aver. and with
Robert w Emmons I'd on board. was
the winner. She was In receipt OF 33
minutes 81 seconds from the Vagrant,
and or the race by minutes %
seconds. She originally was named
Vagrant. and this year her rig was
oh anged. She now has a jib headed
main SAIL and under to-day's conditions
was witch. She Is % feet inches
shorter on tire waterline than Queen
Nab. The accommodates cup for
soops was won by Gherardi Davis's 80
footer Alice. sailed by G. Sherman Hoyt.
In this division the Harpoon, owned by
F. D. NJ. Strachan. won her first race
under Mr.. Strachan's colors. She led
the single masted vessels across the fin
ishing line, but Alice on corrected time
won the prize.
| The Harpoon and Istalena made a
| fine race and Harpoon won by So sec
onds. In the 10 foot class honors went
/ to Holland s. Duall's Rowdy and John
S. Lawrences Squaw, with III. II. Ray
mond's Monsoon In third place. Rowdy
won by 40 seconds There were seven
started in this class and the racing Is
always very keen.
In Class n the Zaida. owned by
Charles Smithers. defeated DIR. G. B.
Keelers Alice by 2S seconds and T. X.
Lothrop's Cricket by 20 minutes and As
seconds. l.. ". Lockwood's Maisie sailed
against the best time in Class N and was
beaten.
In the 80 foot class there were five
starters. and Alice defeated Ogden
Reds Lena by minutes 80 seconds.
III. G. S. Mobiles schooner. not having a
class competitor, sailed against the best
time made in Glass c and was beaten
by vagrant by Q seconds. Winthrop w.
AIdrich's Flying, Cloud won in Class Il,
defeating Seth III. Milliken's Shawna by
10 minutes IS seconds. Irolita started
ahead OF the signal and did not return.
Flying Cloud and Queen Nab met In a
| special, and on corrected time the
Queen Nab won by 3 minutes AZ Sec
onds.
The squadron sailed away from Prov
incetown. where the prevailing language
Is Portuguese and where the landing of
| the Pilgrims is used as an advertise
| ment soon after Q o'clock this morning.
| At that time there was a fresh southwest
| wind. but heavy water soaked clouds
screened the sun and there was every
indication OF rain.
Migrants Long stern Chase.
The Queen Nab and Ohonkara. in very
close company. led after the signal and
then came Virginia, Flying Cloud Mari
cite and Shawna. The vagrant returned
and recrossed at 10 :t2 40. She broke
out all light sails and began a long.
stern chase. The vagrant, Ohonkara
and Marietta carried balloon lib topsails
and the others lib topsails, which they
changed later to balloons.
Two 80 footers started on the next
signal. Istalena was only a few seconds
aftsr the gun and she broke out a bal
loon jlb topsail. Harpoon was about
falf a.minute late and she broke out the
big piece of canvas before reaching the
line. On the 10 30 signal Mistral was
too soon and put back. Rowdy. Squaw
and Ziph beat this division and Mon
coon, Alice. Pampero. Sally, Anne Zaida.
Maisie and Cricket were well punched
Oriole led the 30 footers. followed by
Alice, Countess and Lena. Mink was
late.
The tug Elmer A. Keller, with Capt.
Blk on board. followed the yachts in
case OF accidents. When outside the
wind was steady, and although the sea
was rather rough the smaller craft made
good weather OF IL. All heeled well and
some spray was taken over the lee rails
The Harpoon soon ran up on the Ista-
lena and took the lead. These two. az
usual. had close fight all the way and
were never as much as a minute apart.
When about two miles from the finish
Harpoon blew out her balloon jib topsail
but she held the lead and won. finishing
at :35 :39. Istalena finished at Q :36 49,
The 40 footers had fine race, with
Rowdy holding the others safe all the
way. She was hard pressed by Squaw.
ziIph Loses spinnaker.
Zilph went rainbow chasing, but did
not find the pot of gold. She lost her
spnnaker, but she was beaten boa
when the accident happened. The Va.
grant crossed the line of Eastern Point