The Model Craftsman: Volume 6, Issue 6 – November 1937

MSR hs aN, RE eee see ee CHESAPEAKE creer ta a ORO cs ODEL YACHT ‘ = —,. THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPENS AGAIN Fi By C. O. Brook . = a3 ES SIR! Frank Anderson of Red Bank M. Y. C., racing in home waters, again lifted the Heis- ler Cup. There were 35 entries, The fastest time made on this 2000-foot course was by C. Wanker, although I did place in four rounds. Brush had the misfortune to have his model get away from him after rounding the second buoy, when his early start caused me to lose a race, as if he would finally have to give it up. At the close of the first round The wind was N.E, and blowing from 12 to 15 miles an hour, rapidly shifting to S.E. at 15 to 20 miles an hour by nine a.m. Rain started in torrents at 10:45 a.m., with the wind this time his score was 19, as against rounds were: every one of them determined that Frank would not carry the cup back this year; and for a time it looked of five heats, he was a long way from the top of the score sheet. At 24 for C. Wanker of Prospect Park M. Y. C. And he was eleventh on the list of 25 placing for the quarter finals. On the opening day racing started at 10:45 a.m., with a three-mile S.W. wind, which clocked around to N.W. at six to ten miles an hour, gradually dropping to a faint breeze about 4:30 p.m., when racing was called off for the day. Even at that, there were four rounds completed, with two ep eey certain. The first race was started at 8:45 a.m., and this unexpectedly heats from the fifth round on the way. A menace to Frank’s continued possession of the cup came in the second round, in the form of a threatened disqualification. He had failed to make an adjustment when altering his course without coming about; but since there was no rule covering this matter, the protest (made at the instigation vf other skippers) was allowed, and he retained his score. Rain Threatens About seven that evening, while the banquet was in progress, it started raining—with enough thun- der and lightning to make it advisable to stay indoors. Sunday was a and _ cloudy—altogether cold miserable day, with a heavy rain 50 back to N.E. at 20 miles. Total scores for the first five C. Wanker L. Patey Tommy Morrison S. Pederson F. Dunnebacher A. Anderson N. Cram Prospect Pk. MYC Lynn MYC Red Bank MYC Lynn MYC Prospect Pk. MYC Red Bank MYC Warinanco MYC H. Peterson Jr. Red Bank MYC R. Hill B. Anderson F. S. Anderson J. Beaton L. Beaton J. G. Anderson Arvid Anderson C. Logan A. Kolb H. Peterson Sr. C. O. Brook H. Kameric R. P. Dezendorf Tex Foster J. Brush V. Peterson G. Lee Red Bank MYC Red Bank MYC Red Red Red Red Bank Bank Bank Bank MYC MYC MYC MYC _ Staten Island MYC Clove Lake MYC Staten Island MYC Red Bank MYC Deeper Hudson MYC Lynn MYC Warinanco MYC Long Island MYC Warinanco MYC Red Bank MYC Long Island MYC 24 23 22 21 21 21 20 20 20 20 19 18 18 17 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 12 12 12 12 DID NOT QUALIFY FOR QUARTER-FINALS H. Graffunder H. McEvoy A. Sellers L. Hill G. Danstrup H. Kolb Sr. F, Malacrea H. Brook J. Kennedy A. Millward Deeper Hudson MYC Prospect Pk. MYC Staten Island MYC Red Bank MYC Clove Lake MYC 10 10 9 8 6 Staten Island MYC 6 South Jersey MYC Deeper Hudson MYC Clove Lake MYC Clove Lake MYC 6 3 3 2 who made the trip in 6m, 45s. boat jibed, and away it went to the open sea. It took more than a mile of terrific straining at a pair of oars, in a punt never meant for heavy weather, before Mr. Brush overtook his boat. Setting the sails for home, he turned his model loose, and had to depend on one of the other skippers to head it off, since he was completely exhausted and unable to keep up with it. Wind and Rain The race was a gruelling contest for everyone. It was finally called would let up. Racing was resumed off at 11 a.m., in hopes the rain at 2:35 p.m., in a cold wind that in- creased in volume while the first and second heats of the quarter-finals were being sailed. Rain set in again, and it was a bedraggled set of skippers and guests that huddled in cars or under a tent fly for shelter. At 8 p.m., it was decided to call off racing for the day, for the storm was increasing, and the wind was howling at near gale force. Racing was resumed next day at 8:45 a.m., with the wind E.N.E, at 25 miles. An hour later the quarter finals were completed. Several of the skippers withdrew because the wind was of such force that it was impossible for them to handle their models. 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