Yachting: Volume 31, Issue 1 – January 1922

| JANUARY 1922 “ 3/ =. 4 “ – 35¢ a copy JANUARY, 1922 YACHTING What the Model Yachtsmen Are Doing Final Race for the Bezouska Cup On Election Day, the Prospect Park Model Y. C. closed the season by holding the final race for the trophy presented by Mr. E. A. Bezouska, Treasurer of the Club. The special features governing the series of races held in connection with this trophy were re- corded in the June, 1921, issue of YACHTING, the thought of the donor being to get all Classes of Models to compete for it, the handicaps being figured on past performances only, irrespective of all measurements or sail area. As reported in June, the first series of races was sailed on Elec- were lined up and started. The Yankee Girl, sailed by Lieut. E. S. Tucker, crossed the line first on the starboard tack, followed six seconds later by the Emerald, with F. Tucker in command, on the same tack. Captain H. H. Stilling, with the Prospect, drifted across 29 seconds later but was not fortunate enough to catch any of the light breeze which enabled the other two boats to draw slowly away. The Emerald was footing faster than Yankee Girl, but Lieut. Tucker put his boat on the port tack, enticing the Emerald to follow, whereupon Yankee Girl came about on starboard tack again, thus forcing Emerald on the port tack. Emerald were favored with a series of patchy breezes which carried them across the finishing line in the order recorded, the Emerald being only 43 seconds behind the leader. Meanwhile the Prospect was experiencing varied luck and was becalmed several times before she turned the second buoy. Slowly the seconds ticked away, eating up the time allowance of this smaller boat, and when a breeze did appear it was in the wrong direction, gradually setting Prospect toward the shore. Captain Stilling exercised great skill and patience but conditions had conspired against him and finally another light breeze carried his boat so close to the bank that the fin touched the bottom, which delayed him fully 30 seconds. After some careful handling he managed to sail his model into deep water and finally crossed the line gamely, in third position, a loser by only 27 seconds on corrected time, leaving Lieut. Tucker the winner of the cup, which is now Central Park Model Y. C. Championships The results of the season’s championships in the were as follows: ing up spins commenced soon after the contestants had recorded their FINAL STANDING various classes FOR CENTRAL PARK A. Weaver could be detected at various parts of the lake. The unfavorable con- ta] Bs! Lieut. E, S. Tucker and Yankee Cirl Lucky Lady, C. W. Redell.. Sequoyah, J. McKenna Galatea, H. Grithths Red Wing, L. B. Battey…. Ootukukunit,J. O. Berg… Dauntless, F. A. Branig…. Hornet, W. L. DeBuse…… Blue Bird, H. Jaekel XXX, W. O. Gay >2aAS50°9 Dropped J. Frances, W. Bloomfield feud fea Races Name and Owner Impulse, – Unlike the races held the previ- ous year, which were sailed in a gale, the surface of the lake resembled a sheet of polished glass and only an _ occasional breeze @& Sailed MODEL YACHT CLUB’S SEASON CUPS Turep Crass Saitinc Yacuts votes at the poles. ditions delayed the start until 11 A. M., when the three entrants Cup was presented to Lieut. E. S. Tucker by the Vice-Commodore, Mr. E. A. Bull, who was in charge of the day’s programme. aacmenmmnenin nay meh Seti yes. * 910 SRR iter tain Stilling was taking every advantage of a few stray puffs and turned the first mark only a little astern of the Emerald. The boats sailed on a broad reach to the second buoy, being several times becalmed, Yankee Girl slowly but surely increasing her lead. On the run home Yankee Girl and some time to come. F. Tucker deseryes great credit for the progress he has made in sailing this season, bringing himself from the Novice to the Expert Class. Immediately after the race the ‘= In the meantime Cap- Siem well ahead. Lieut. Seven Seas in the near future and, therefore, will not have an opportunity of competing in similar events for wt The third series was sailed in September in order to select the third boat eligible to compete in the final race. The Emerald, owned and sailed by Mr. F. Tucker, proved the victor on this occasion, Few events in model yacht racing have created such keen interest as was displayed by the members on Election Day, when the final race for the series was sailed. Tun- boats, for before the Emerald could get clear of the lee shore, her rival had footed away to a commanding lead and turned the windward buoy to be most popular, for Tucker expects to sail the a md course. settled the race between these two mt pet Stilling, owner of the Prospect. On this occasion 17 boats started and completed the race over a triangular This clever maneuver on the part of the Yankee Girl’s skipper really RH aQonwa tion Day, 1920, the final heat on this occasion being won by Lieutenant E. S. Tucker, with his boat the Yankee Girl. The final heat of the second series sailed during the season of 1921, under favorable conditions, resulted in a win by Captain H. H. ~ ae AE Prospect Capluck, have come to his rescue a few minutes sooner. On the other hand the result proved A his property. It was regrettable that the tain experienced such hard for he would without doubt won the cup if the breeze had YACHTING JANUARY, 1922 Lewis. Owner Name and ‘ Yacuts I Samtine A championship cup has been offered them for competition in 1922 could find no competitors 1 L. W. L. 86-Incn In Portland, Ore., the schoolboys are building and sailing models under the direction of P. Gordon Correct Starting them in right. Zeiloth. Elsie, C Zip, J. McKenna J. Memegwessi, J. Bomba Smadbach Wasp, W. wished fi ang for, when sheets were 4 0 i making a model without all the lines 59 nit i Os 4 9 ) ) 6 Club just the deck shape and a sort of buttock line—which I think will prove of interest to bovs Will try it in be best. fore stating the method. and also wood be In fact Yacht Club. in J. du V. Grosvenor has it Vodel chapter XIV of his book power boat’s Season Cup was won copy handy you will note that 11 slight changes are made and the follows Thunderbolt, T al) that the model sailed very 61 71 é 7 by the Thunderbolt, owned by The standing Clarence Johnson. for the season’s racing in this class a ! 0 ‘4 The Central Park Model Yacht Club’s 15-pound displacement model se this 10 = s« 6 Clarence Johnson’s Thunderbolt, enrolled in the Central Park Model et2!ase at However, started. The fact is she was so fast she nearly got away trom me “T am scheming out a method of The J. Fawcett Rapp Inter ieat the country. well, and gave me all the rowing I Cup for 15-pound displacement model power boats was won by aay mage of can say A. Weaver Phantom, J. Alicia, F. A. Branig Altman… Eneri, E. Imp L. B. Battey Eche, J Jagsc hitz end N T. A. Johnson C. Eliswortl Rainbow I1I, H. Pep II], I ort th Eimann Blumenthal W. Seminole III, Miller H. Bingel 8 “44 89 16 Yachts and B ats If vou have a deep forefoot omitted and the floor carried right along with the line A—-B, we approach the modern yacht very rapidly. SoI am simply trying to improve on his method WaLTER R. Many.” 16 ination races to pick a defender for the international race next June against W. J. Daniels of England As noted below Model Y. ¢ ‘B” boats the Central is building Park 15 class for this event, the pect Park Model Y. C 3 or 4, one of which is Pros building for E. A Bull, the Montclair Model Yacht lub will have at least two and the Irvington Model Yacht also be represented The is Tacoma getting that up Model plans altogether, be lacking. Francisco find Yacht for a will Clut boat, detenders so will not It is hoped that the San Model \ acht Club will someone come Club willing Fast, and to that other clubs in the build some Middle be represented and of the West will Club Building Defenders YACHTING Editor, Boat Your In the October issue of YACHTING we published the picture and de 1921, scription of a 37-inch scale model for of a Class “R” yacht, Universal! The following letter about Rule. her performance has been received from her designer and builder: letter the our Fifteen November entering International November of of regarding was read at the and are (15) Model Race club’s meeting, held 2I!Ist, club 22, defenders the now me mbers working Class “B” on sailing model yacht YACHTING: “T note in the October number of YacuTinGc you have been kind enough to publish a picture, with description, of a model built by me this season and that your readers are interested in her performance I regret very much to say that I Word comes that all of the prin cipal model yacht clubs of the coun try are building boats for the elim Central Park Model Yacht Performance of Scale Model “R” “Editor, International Cup Race News We will surely be represe! ted in the elimination races next spring My own new ning to look like Scale model of 62-foot overall fisherman type schooner, designed by John G. Alden, N. A. Rigged and sailed by owner of the yacht we are fleet in hopes “B” boat is bevin a cup defender and of having a fast for the vreat event How ARD GRIF! HS, Secretary