New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-05
YACHT RACES AT LARCHMoNT MANOR.

THE Oracle. ECLIPSE WAVE, MINNIE, ZOE,
TRUANT CRUISER AND LIZZIE THE WINNERS.
The third annual regatta of the Larchmont
Yacht Club begun yesterday with stih breeze ana
bright sunshine it ended with pouring rain ana Win
tumble OF complicated time allowances. When the
steamer Only Son, which TO be the judges Doat IT
rived at Larchmont from this city, 1t was getting toward
noon. Flags were flying from tho Manor House ana
from the Chinese pagoda on the high rocks near Tue
water and q constant fusilade OF frecrackers from
grove announced" the day wo cec brate.' Ihe green
slopes and gray rocks gay with the costumes OF
ladies their escorts the taking advantage Oh the
opportunity given by the yacht race to vie Win the
women in the gorgeousness of their apparel a large
fleet OF yachts lay in front Of the clubhouse when gun
was fired a preparatory signal, they spread tncir
white sails TO the wind and lay OH ana on A"aitns
The Larchmont Yacht Club has nine regular classes
for vessels sailing i'm its regattas. In seven OF lese
yachts were entered yesterday. and an extra cass,
called A., added The largest class stihg ISL
day was Class s. and I'm it there only one entry the
Oracle In tho otner classes the entries were as
follows
CLASS 3 A.
Ed 1855 a. o Wiard Ro 5as w T. Isen
Voianto ~. c. Tower. Curlew...-.... oscar smith.
.viccc LAYTON WayO..J.C c. Barron
Dream. Arthur GlDO.
Chcemaun..... 800. lFIorence......D. Jarline
Nimic,.....-..w' Murray.
Frank T. owie. Wills Z. jenkins.
CLASS 7.
Clara. H. Furman Blonde .......A MOntanr.
Truant.....-...C. ~ Pryor
CLASS g.
Fancy p. Grant, jr Cruiser "A p Alley.
Coquctte. ...HauYB Owle
CLASS o.
TeaI............ Oliver Adams lLlzheE b. Foote. IT.
# lacked only minute Of when the signal was
gwen for starting, and the yachts immeaieR neRan 20
cross the line. The Fancy was the hrst TO cross INC
others went over the following order: Cruiser LIZ
zie, Fairy, 1ruant, Teal florence Dream, hhhe' zoe
Blonde, Checmaun, Hornet, Wave, Nolanie, cara,
Rover Oracle, wits, Coquette Eclipse, Curlew anu
Ccnia. There good whole sail breeze DloMlhg nh
the yachts lay over TO their work with will ING Meet
in leaving Larchmont made for Execution Reef Ihe
Oracle first 10 reach IT and rounded TIE buoy.
Behind her were the Rover, Minnie, Dream Florence,
Wave, Fairy Trnant cruiser Zoe ana Cheenauh IN Tue
order named and all pretty close the onsrs
MatinnicOck Point and the feet followed 1t was Just
bows ana dark wer boiled and dubbed III her wake
and Working topsail set The feet divided INTO lour
squadrons after rounding the buoy on Execution Reef
for LarchmOnt Yacht Club has no less IMAM fOur
courses The course for classes and Is follows
From archmOnt ana around the red buoy at the west
end Execution Reef passing IL On the port hand thence
and arodnd the black Duoy OH centre island passing
the port hand thence TO and around stake-OOat
anchored south of Captains Island passing 1t Oh the
port hand thence to and around the rcd buoy al the
west end of Execution Reef passing II on the stDOaIu
hand thence TO Larcnlnont ana across the finishing
line distance twcnty-elght nautca mics Tue couIsS
Tor cass Is the SAINT eAeeplng tnl me paGh pos on
Centre Island, distance OF - hauicsl mites IiseS
D. 6 and round the black 0uOy on CofsaDles Island,
instead of the sakcboat south OF Centre Island, ds
lance OF II nautical miles, and class does not so
around the buoy on MatnnicOck Point, but makes the
buOv of COnStaDes Point, alter rounding the one Oh
Execution ell the course being only IL nautical miles
y Lhe time Mat nDcOk buoy reached, lne WIhu nau
ded out considerably, ana rain set IN wnich lasted
ut the close OF the race. The yachts rounding Matin-
uicOck buoy did III the following Oluef: oracle,
Eclipse Rover CuIlcw, Noantc, Minnie Cheemaun, LOe
taIry. Dream, HOrnet, Genia Fancy, C.queue ana
Wills The wet, dreary and dlsplritngalid
thIe was an add mai cause of dependency
Iynn lad To W esue with extraordinary system OF
tiIue allowances used by tne club. The Gracle had u
WaN over IN 3, the Eclipse the winner IN class
A. the Wave class 4, the Minnie ia class D, the Zoe
in class g. the Iruant III class z, the Cruiser IN class
ana Inc Lizzie in class D. Tho time Was as follows