Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-23
II SAIL VESSELS
COMPETE FOR CUP
Craft Gets Away Late on
Race From New London.
Conn.,, to Gibson island.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
NEW LONDON, Conn, June pa
fleet of two score and one sailing craft
ranging from the white auxiliary
schooner Sachem to a trio of 25-foot
sloops, logged out of Long Island Sound
early this afternoon on long 475-mile
race to the capes Of the Chesapeake
and UP the bay to Gibson Island in
the annual ocean race of the Cruising
Club Of America. Fortunately the
yachts had favorable tide, though
the race for the wind at the start was
so light that all the boats were more
or less late in getting away, some OF
them being over 10 minutes behind the
gun. No one seemed anxious. real
izing that all sorts Of wind and weather
might take place along the course ant
that the winning Of the Gibson 1slans
Cup by the larger boats and the Gov
ernor Of Maryland Cup by the smaller
ones would hardly be settled by . slol.
start
A light southwest breeze brought In
bank OF Montauk fog before dawn
but unlike most clubs the regatta COM
mittee gave little heed. to such condi-
tions and ordered all hands to be a,
the start at o'clock on Sarahs Ledge
had slipped down the river most Of tn
fog had sunk back to the caverns CT
the deep and for an hour or two th>
yachts loafed about, waiting for the time
to run out The air was full of con-
versation, hailings were frequent and
every yacht that came near the COM
mittee boat A. z. Masury's Lapache,
was warmly greeted, rules or no rules
The two ten meteors, Nautilus and Fall
con, had lively little scrap for the
honor OF leading the feet, the former,
by breaking out q Genoe jib, hauling
out ahead about minute after the gun.
Then came the little Fisher Island sloop
owned by Dudley G. Wolfe Of Boston,
q dainty little craft that seemed to be
taking some risk in venturtng 80 far
offshore.
Merry Ann wins Start.
The Merry Ann. owned by G. Ellis
Raymond Hunt of the same port, won
the start In Glass G for yawls, the other
two boats in this division being almost
smothered by the larger yachts coming
up to the line.
Merrill Hunt Of Boston had his
schooner, Mesome, slipping up to the
judges boat with nice move on and
easily took the honors in Class B, al
though Malay Of Marblehead was not
far astern. 60
The best start of the four classes
was that Of the Sachem, owned by
Rowe B. Metcalfe Of Providence, in
class A, with Mrs. Metcalfe beside her
husband at the wheel. The big white
schooner, the scratch boat Of the race
for the Gibson Island Cup, made for
the line with smother under her fore
foot, and was soon far out In the lead.
Nina. with O crew OF pirates" marbled
in red pants and turbans, became jam
med between two boats and the COM
rnittee yacht and was forced to turn
back for another start. The last boat
over the line was George w. Mixter's
new schooner Teregam. eight minutes
after the Sachen.
The yachts beat slowly across the
sound on light air but with lee
so that two hours after the start all
except the smallest were out into Block
Island Sound and edging over to Mon
tauk.
Tide Turns ON Boats.
It looked. however. as II most Of the
feet would be eli night getting round
the end Of Long Island and straighten-
ing out for the long jaunt down the
coast The wind did not improve, and
late in the afternoon the tide turned
against them. In fact, some Of the
smaller craft were forced to anchor
under .s,s.s, Gardeners ,, Island e save being
The fog came In again at dark and 1t
looked like long, tedious first night.
DR.. Walter Hughson of Baltimore,
who acted as chairman Of the race COM
rnittee, came back to the city after the
start and said that he did not expect
the leaders to reach Gibsons Island
until Wednesday.
The committee finished the work of
measuring during the forenoon and an
nounced that the SAchem ne scrafch
boat, would allow the Malabar WI,
owned by Horace 3. Merwin, jr., of
New York. Is hours and As minutes
In class A; the Dubloon, owned BY
Henry Hotchkiss of New York, 28 hours
and 8 minutes In class B, and the
Merry Ann, 40 hours and 81 minutes
in class C, all sailing for the Gihsons
Island Cup.
The other handicaps were sand
wiched In according to measurement
and propeller allowance.