New-York tribune., 1885-07-05
LARCHMONT YACHTS ON THE SOUND.
THE WIND vARIABLE-sOME BRILLIANT RACING
SLOW rINIaH

The Larchmont Yacht Clubs annual
regatta took place yesterday. There
were thrty-four starters In nine classes. Class A,
included schooner yachts Of rs feet more Class /.
sloops, cutters and yawls of less than 55 and more
than AZ feet; class e. same boats between az and 30
feet class 3, Same craft, between 80 and 25 feet;
class L. craft of less than 25 feet class s. open
Jb and mansail yachts OF % feet over; class @,
same craft Of less than % feet class open mansai
yachts Of % feet ovor aud class g. craft Of
less than 20 feet For the first threo classes
tho course was from Larchm0nt. passing Execution
Reef and Matnnicock Point tho port hand 10
stakeboa anchored of Captains Island and home. The
first course is twenty-five nautical miles; the second
seventeen.
There starters in classes u and @. In Class
the Clio led the speranza Tho formers time
ll:3S:55 and the laters I1:4421 The Maggie led In
class ], the starting times OF which follows:
Maggie. 114o:12 Thistle. 11:4O:19; Daphne. 1141:10;
Eclipse 1l4ll9 Isis, 1l42:2l Aanic, 1lA313 Fanits.
1l:434s Athon 114i17. and Vixen, 11:4i25. In class
the Crocodile led the line at l1:3016. with
the Hope following ut 1142:32. aud the Happy Thought
at li:43:4s. The Schooner handicapped. In class
Nymph. II:l3ss Stranger. il4s:55; and Wake, Has.
n eIss, the starts were the Garnet, lI:io0l Nora
1lA34s; The Kathio aud Aneto were handicapped. In
GLASS the Clara started at ll:3e;i0 the Marietta at
the a ysly r.. started at Is!42 and the
class 7. The got of at ll:37:20. In class the Zelda
started at 1l:3s:ls and the Courier at Ii:431l.
Tho run to Execution Light was slow and uneyentful.
make the reef The Crocodile turned down the Sound
S4:s GaSf by The DaP sS@ I Nag
The Wind came from the south and ireshcned percop-
began to look squny. In few minutes the breeze
quckened into light gale and the yachts keeled along
cock buoy sqaa struck her and carried away ner b
oPsail halyarls tossing hor balloon b into the water
spnaKer. The. Crocodile rounded hrst at 1880
ss follows. Daphne. 1887 Fani.a: l;as:25
i:4l:5o, Hope l!2:o5; sporanza l'42;2o; Stranger,
i:42Ai Marietta. l:i3S6
An exciting race then took place down to the stake
boat oil Captains Island. The broorc, stu from the
south blew acrccly. and L the =, leading ysehts yhi
ahead OF the Crocode which was not slfully handled
ld wa. us Rs BsSd BY the 9Hss ss
had accompanied the regatta so far. The iron
s,aysa set and dew through the water gayy. she led
the Mischief after tho wind sprung up The Vixen led
was followed ia this order and time Daphne. 2:o940;
fanlta. 2l03o EcliPse, 2l0:55i Thistle 2:iO4i
sperinza. 2:li:22. and clio 2:l2:42.
Tho return sail to Execution Light was brilliant AT
Execution Light the wind again died away and steady,
hard rain fell. II with much difficulty that the
boats could the nnsh Tney crawled along At an
The spcranza won IN Glass A. in i:5s:ll corrected
,me and received a Prize OF 800 The Fanl!a won won
Crocodile Won ~ Cass ~ 5000 aud received ed IKE %
3:i2:2.A. and captured $50 the Nora In Cless In
3:j9:Ol, and received s3O the Mariota In Class In
J:Ji:3i. and silaT prize Prizes were not taken In
classes and 7, That Tor Class s-e3j-
taken 10y tho Cruiser In 4:OJ:lT. As no
entries made Ia Class g. the Washington r. COnnOr
cup not awarded. The Faniia the silver mug
presented by George j. Gould. Its value IA $3.50 The
steamer sylvan Glen accompanied tho regatta bearing
a heavy load of the clubs guests. Tho regatta commit
comprised OF T. J. Greaccn. John I. Fisher and
T. Barlow fney acted ~ Judges and sailed in the tug
Atlantic.