New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-07-05
A REGATTA WITH A BREEZE
TIE LARcHMoNTs SUCCESSFUL DAY.

NO RIVAL FACED THE sifAMRoCK-THE WIN
MING YACHTS.
The annual regatta of the Larchmont Yacht
Club, sailed yesterday, met the success the ciup
deserves The weather everything that could
be desired sunny and breezy, and nothing oc-
Cured to mar the enjoyment of the sport. Thirty
six Yachts started. The Shamrock was entered
hut for some unknown reason the Katrina did
not find il a-siitin' and a-ittin' to come forth
and meet her This Of keen regret us
n contest between these two sloops would nave
made the race Of the season. Being without
competitor in her class, the Shamrock didn't
race but cruiscd, and her beauty won much adj
miration Chief interest centred in the race Tor
soops and cutters between thirty-eight and forty
one feet on the water-line, which included the
Nymph, Banshce, Rival ana Papoosc.
The Nymph outsailed the Banshce, which didn't
acquit herself as well as was expected, being
beaten by the Rival, but the honors were carried
of by the cutter Papoosc, the smallest boat OF
the four It is evident that Burgess knows
trick or two about cutters that the Brtishcrs
have not yet found ont. Many sailing yachts not
in the race and steam yachts cruiscd about the
course The latter were all bcdeclscd with flags
and strcamers from stem to stern. Among them
were the Tillic, Oneida Puzzle Meteor, Magnolia,
Dagmar and Cornclia.
There were four courses. All yachts went from
the starting line off the clubhouse, to and around
n staxc-boat moorcd off Hampstead Bay. From
there. for Glass b, the course was around
stalSe-boat off Stamford Light and return over
the same course, distance twcnty-scvcn miles.
Glass of schooncrs and ), 6, of sloops went
around "a sallc-boat off Captains Island and re-
turned over the same course, distance twenty
miles. Glasses &. 0, Il, 49, IA and ID also turned
the Captains Island stake-boat and then returned
direct TO the starting line. distance sixteen miles.
Glass o. after rounding the IIempstcad Bay stake
boat, went around stalSe-boat OH Matnnicoc<
Point and returned over the same course, distance
twelve miles.
A GOOD BREEZE FOR THE START.
fresh WHOLESALE breeze from the southwest
was blowing when the start was made, and it stuck
to the yachts throughout increasing in force toward
the close of the race, and making it speedy and In
all respects satisfactory The preparatory gun was
fred ut 20, and at IL 80 another gun sent the
yachts skurryng for the line. which was between
two stake boats moorcd of the club house. The
beautiful Nymph, looking like miniature Volun-
teer with none OF her imperfections, the first
to get over the linc Just forty-two seconds after
the gun was fired. On board of her was her de-
signer, Edward Burgess, and some of the smartest
sailors from the Shamrock. a guarantee that she
would receive the best of handling OF the COM
pctitors in her class, the Rival was the next to
cross at 1 81 10 Then came Cary Smiths lit
tie pet, the Banshce az IL 1913 :00 followed by the
Papoose, the wonderful little cutter that Burgess
turned out last year. at Il :37 :42.
The yachts had ten minutes to get over the
line. but, despite this liberal allowance OF time
some OF the smaller boats got handicapped. They
all went over on the port tack and stood close
hauled across the Sound for the first stale-boat,
moorcd off the mouth of Hampstead Bay, and three
miles from the starting line. Some of the yachts
had to pinch hard to fetch it, but such good pro
grcss did they make that the leaders were around
It before the judges boat after seeing the last of
the laggards over the line. could steam there to
time them. With spinnakers doomed off to port
and big balloon iibtopsas drawing like mustard
plasters on the other side, they were of before
the wind tearing through the water at a great
rate.
ROUNDING THE STAKEBOAT
There was some close shaving at the stakc-boat
and the small fry were thick at that point that
only by superb handling were collisions avoided
Here the course dverged. The boats in class 0
ran along the Long Island shore to the buoy off
| Matnnicocl, Point. The rest of the feet took
diagonal course across the Sound the two schooncrs
| Troubadour and Magic heading for the stake-boat
| off Stamford Light, and the others shaping their
course for a stakc-boat off Captains Island. Be
| fore the wind the Anaconda proved the hcetcst
| in her class and naturally also drew away from
the smaller boats. Among the scho0ners the Lotus
! gained something over q minute from the Agnes
! and the Lcona The little PapOose outf0oted
| everything in her class, and in the class above
| her also. She gained one minute and two seconds
on the Nymph and still q few seconds more from
the Banshee The following is the order in which