New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-10
THE LARCHMONT REGATTA
AN EASY VICTORY FOR THE SHAMROCK.
NOT ENOUGH ENTRIES TO FILL ALL THE
CLAssES-TIME OF THE WINNERS.

NOT ENOUGH ENTRIES TO FILL ALL THE
CLAssES-TIME OF THE WINNERS.
Tho spring regatta Of the Larchmont Yacht CLUB
sailed yesterday. There were not sufficient en-
tries TO fiji all the classes The Anaconda therefore
had to be put in the Shamrock class and the Nymph
had to be showed up class to compete with the
Daphne and Adelaide. In each instance this was
equivalent to considerable handicap, more than
either could overcome. There three courses
For tho sloops in the Shamrock class the course was
twenty miles, for the schooners and the sloops
in tho sixth class the twenty miles and Tor
the rest of the feet sixteen miles.
The Regatta Committee Justly delayed the start to
let the burn the fog away and give the breeze
chance to freshen. Tho delay was a success Tie
fog lifted and the breeze fcshened The preparatory
gun was fred at IL Al. There then fair whole
sail breeze blowing from the southwest and the boats
backing and filing about the starting line At
IL 80 tho starting gun fired The yachts crossed
the limo the starboar tack The Shamrock was
the first going like race-horse, with mainsail
working topsail jib forestaysafl and jb topsal all
setting beautifully, without shake or wrinkle.
superb picture the Shamrock made But It was a
pity that the Tltania or the Katrina was not
there to give her race AS 1t was barring accidents
she bound to win.
After the Shamrock followed the Daphne, then
tho schooner Agnes ncxt the old Fanny, one of the
few big sloops that still stick to the sloop rig IL
It he'd been made to order she could not have found
weather to suit better and enable her to demonstrate
that under certain conditions the old style still counts
for good deal. The cutter Huron followed, looking
neat and sanch, but she needed moro wind to do her
best Next came Burgcsss new forty-foot sloop well
named the Nymph, because Of her beauty. She looked
Ike miniature Volunteer only more shapely.
Tho leaders made such quick work Of It to the first
stake boat, of Hampstead Harbor three miles distant,
that after starting the small fry the Havland couldn't
get there in time to take their time But the Sham
rock improved her lead and the Huron gained on the
Fanny, while the Adelaide overhauled the Nymph.
After rounding the sake-boat, spnnakers and balloon
lib topsails brought into play. With the wind
nearly dead aft and the tice the ebb, the yachts
made rapid progress. The Shamrock continued TO
improve her lead and the ght-draughted Fanny blan-
ketted and drew away from the Huron. The four big
sloOps headed for sake-boat one-hah mile off SIAM
ford Harbor Light, 10 IL miles northeast, Ii east
from the Hampstead Harbor sake-boat They ibed
around follows:
Fanny / $50 80 Anaconda As 10
From the Stamford Light stake-boat 1t was a beat
TO the Hampstead Harbor stakc-boat, and baby ib-
topsails were substituted for balloon sails, For the
Leona, Agnes. Daphne, Adelaide Clio and Nymph,
the course after rounding the Hampstead Bay stake
Island. They rounded as follows
Daphne 1l615 Leona :S3 40
ACES ASG,s,,c l ps:so S NTm3h sS Io
improve her lead the three other boats I'm her
class and the Fanny dropped tho Huron still further
astern After rounding the Hampstead Bay stake
boat the wind was nearly abeam 10 the finish line
and balloon ilb-tOpsails again out The follow
ing table shows how the yachts finished and gives
the record Of the race