Show ELENA LEADS IN CHALLENGE RACE New York 1011 Sept Sopt 12 Morton lorton Morton F. F Plants Plant's Elena challenger cr t for r the Cape May lay challenge cup and Robert E. E Toes Toe's To el's els Ka Toura Its defender started from Ambrose lightship today today In their mile race for or tho the trop which was 1 presented to the New York Yacht club In 1872 by James Gordon Benn Bennett tt its commodore at that time Yal a lead of one minute and thir thir- three ty-three seconds the tine Elena began beg gaining at once on her rival and by the time she had Long Lons Branch N. N J. J abeam she had a lead of ot between a quarter II and a half halt mile It Is expected that the leader will finish the race some sometime sometime sometime time tomorrow afternoon The Ka Toura measures feet teet over ovel overall all The Elenas Elena's length Is t feet et Both were built by hy the The Elena won both tho the Astor and the Kings King's cups this year or off Newport |