New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-06
THE YANKEE CUTTER WINS
SAILED AGAINST A YANKEE sLOOP.
ANOTHER FEATHER IN BURGESS cAP-THE PA
FoosE AND THE BANsHEE

The wonderful little Burgess cutter Papoose has
added another scalp to her trophies Yesterday, over
the Larchmont course. twenty miles, she defeated the
Banshee by 1 minute 43 seconds. The Banshee was
not dsgraced, and had she as fine setting suit OF
sails as tho Papoose and had tho wind held steady ms
result might have been reversed 1t Is to be hoped
that the yachts may meet again some day with tho
Banshee at her best The match was for $3.50 side
The Banshee was designed by A. Cary smith. ana is
owned by Captain Paul S. Pearsal. she Is ~ Iece
II inches long the water ne and her SAILING iohs'n'
according to Larchmont rules Is Al feet inches.
The Papooso belongs to Messrs. Bayau mayer ana
John simpkins She IS 80 feet IL inches on the wafer
line and her sailing length is 30 feet inches Inc
Banshee had to allow her 2 minutes seconds.
Harry willard and E J. Greacen, Of the Larchmont
Regatta Committee. the Judges OF the race ana
they went over the course on Commodore Lo"rey
sloop Daphne BY the courtesy OF Jonn u '"o
reporters taken hts sloop, the Anacohoa' ai
had an excellent opportunity of viewing the race Inc
starting line was between the Daphne and the buoy on
the Hen and Chickens Reef near the club house Inc
course from there was across the Sound around a
stakeboat moored of Hampstead Bay, three miles,
thence around saheboat moorsd OH Captains lsland'
seven miles distant returning over the same courso
Total distance, twenty miles.
Tho preparatory gun was fired at II &c. At that
time light wind was blowing from the south-south
west At IL 81 the starting gun was fired. "heh
the handle was nrcd al IL hcithct h"" sO'~
over the lne but that taken as the Official start
ING time The Papoose the first TO go about, and
crossed the line at IL 81 AS The Banshee quickly
followed and crossed IL 80 80, practically giving
the Papoose ortyeght seconds in addition to her time
allowance In the light wind the Papoose outfooted
tho Banshee. She went about at II 3I and tho BAN
shee followed at 1o 3e They lucd around the stake
boat as follows Papoosc, IL 80; Banshee. IL ~ IA
The Papoose had gained l minute eS seconds nom
the start
The Papoose after rounding broke out q balloon !io
topsai The Banshce did better by setting her spin
maker to starboard. The wind freshened. In this
order they gbed around the judges boat on Captsn
Island: Banshee, / 40 80; Pspoose, 80 rs The
Papoosc made the better and took the windwaru
position but couldn't hold It, The Banshce oupointed
her But It was Yankee cutter and not Brtisn
one that was behind the Banshee and do her best she
could not shake her Off
When the Hampstead Bay stakcboat was reached
the cutter was still within her time allowance. They
lufed around as follows: Banshee, :16 49, Papoose
3I6I5. The Banshee had lead OF l minute %
seconds, but she would have to add twelve seconds
to that to DO even with the PapoOse at the finish ne
She had three miles in which to do 1t, with Deam
wind but alas for her chances, tho wind fell h8hter
and the Papoose slipped nearer and nearer "nen
the Banshee crossed the finish line first and was sauted
with the usual gum there was no rejoicing on board,
for the cutter was only nineteen seconds astern ana
that meant that she the winner as this record OF
the race shows r,