New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-07-05
YACHrsMEN FIND PLENTY OF WIND.
THE LARCHMONr REGATTA SAILED IN THEg RAIN
IL ANaA1TIHs.

THE LARC HMDNf Regatta SAILED IN ihi's iNA'-'
GOOD WORK ny AMATEURS.
There were wind and rain mt the annual re-
gltta Of tho Larchmont Yacht Cub yesterday. aud the
yachtsnen who eseapada wettng fro he dashng waves
were literally drenchcl by the falling shower' There
were nineteen entries, AM some good sailing was DONE
especially by he small jb and mansIil and cat boats
which were manned entirely by Corinthians Every
VA ut in the sailed by the owner
or by member OF the cub, but the cabin
yachts were allowed to carry their regular crows
Larchmont Harbor pretty sight Just before the race
began. The shores were covered with people. among
whom were many ladies, whose costumes showed In
patches OF bright color against the green BACKGROUND OF the
urfcOvcrcd hsdcs which slope to the rocky shore The
blue and white flag Of the club noated everywhere and
full OF and sailing yachts some about
participate the getting up their saia
Just to take outside and the sport There was
the schooner yacht Columbia gorgeously decked out
with flags Alec" Taylors Iaunty little steamer snbad
7. n. Wnslovs soop Kelpe, jesse hetcslfS schooner
Princess from Providence; the schooner yachts Ihie
and Natalie. c. Smith Lees cutter Orlva, and numerous
other yIchs yachts entered in the were divided
into six classes The first and second
classes sailed twenty-five mile course
extending from Off Lachmont Point around
Execution Reef thence around Matnicock Buoy, ana
over Captains Island Buoy and back around
Execution Reef 10 the starting point The other yachts
after rounding Matnicock Buoy, went around the buoy
Reef, making course OF seventeen nautical miles
At Il26 O'Clock the Judges boat sgnaled the yachs
10 cross the line. The wind blowing strongly from
the northeast and only few Of the yachts heard he
signal As a consequence. by tho time that Tue
major part OF them oomprehended that they
TO start the ten minutes allowed to cross the me
had elapsed and they nearly all handicapped Inc
Judges however decided that. under the CIRCUMSTANCES
the handicap would be thrown Oh and the yachts gwen
their actual time crossing The yachts were OF In the
following ORDER Meteor. Zoe, Fairy, Florence, Nynph
Cruiser Dean. schener, Chemaun NaIuha, ia amS en-
Crocodile. Fanta. Jewel. Athlon, Iolsnde' Gnu.
net, Eclipse and Kathleen. The yachts STOOD over
for Execution Reef and rounding that began th ,cu
wind ard work mp to Matincock By the usle Matinl
cock was reachedth Fana was leading. Next 70 net
was the Schemer and theu came the compromise boat
Athon showing greater part OF her copper Dotlon rs
usual The Oriya sailed along with tho loading yAohs
hut made effort racing having merely come out 10
the sport. The only cutter In tue race was Tue
Yoande.
The yachts rounded Matincock Buoy "a follows:
Athlon. l:l7I5 Eolpse, l:2l42 Fanta, l;l3oo Ctoo
odie, l:2t:3S: Schener. l:l6i5; Ioan1e, l:oEl4i
Varuna l:55:0s Amazon, 1:56:02; Meteor. 1;260s;
Chomaun, 1:2G41 Zoe, l:lEO3 Nymph, l;3o;3o
Fairy, l1s:OO dean, l:4O15; Cruiser, 14459; Jewel
1859 Here the yachts divided the larger ones stand
lug over Captains Island, and the smaller ones TO con-
stables Point ana down ~ Execution Reef
before the wind, and thence home. - -.
The winners were the Fanita, Crocodile Yoandel ne
maui, Fairy, and Jewel The Judges were tnarh T.
Jenkins Thomas b. Brown. and Lester WalacL Inc
Gould Cup won by the Albion.
The time of the race was IA follows: