New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-04
THE KATRINA'S VICTORY.
ALONG WAY AHEAD OF THE SHAMROCK.
THE ADVANTAGE OF LARGE BoAT-uow THE

THE ADVANTAGE OF A LARGE BoAT-How THE
RACE WAS won AND LOST.
The seventy foot sloop Shamrock was the victim
yesterday Of her second severe drub6ing. Last
Thursday, under the auspices of the Larchmont
Yacht Club, the Burgess boat Titana left the
New-Yorker behind to the tune OF over six min
utcs, in heavy weather and yesterday, in a whole
sail breeze, Mr. Maxwell's unfortunate crack sloop
was defeated by the Katrina. The course was
twelve miles to windward and return, and at the
finish the winner was over nineteen minutes ahead
of the Shamrock, without time allowance. II was
said by some after the race over the Larchmont
course that the handling Of the Shamrock had not
been equal 10 the expert work OF Captain Hank
Half Men who knew both Of Thursdays con-
estants could hardly believe that the difference
between Titania and Shamrock great rs
six minutes over twenty-Seven miles In any
weather and attributed the loss 70 the difference
In sailing Yesterday no such charge could be
made, aud the only thing TO be ventured as an
excuse for Tho Shamrock II that the result OF the
race shows once more that the larger vessel has
more advantage over the smaller than time allow
ance will equalize
Early Yesterday morning the tug-boat f. Luck
enbach steamed for the Scotland Lightship, with
the Shamrock and Katrina in tow. The flagship
Electra left the Sew-YOrk Yacht ClHb anchorage
at $3.50 o'clock, and arrived OF the hghtShip
aim ost exactly az the time the two racers.
ON board the Electra were Commodore Elbridgc I.
Gerry eN Commodore and Flcet-Captain :. Nichol-
son Kane, Treasurer f. w, j. Hurst, II. b. Holllns,
r. NJ Young, Isaac Townsend, Robert Center,
Chester Griswold and Stephen Peabody. The
last two acted on the race committee with Mr..
Kane.
The wind at the time OF the start was mild
from the southeast and kept steady as ca direc-
ton all day, at the same time freshcning up
continuously. The preparatory signal was given
at IL 40 Both yachNs at once sailed for the
start and the Shamrock was less than hnlf u
minute behind the gun for crossing. Two lengths
behind her came the Katrina Both close
hauled. The lacking was u long leg to port with
a short leg 10 starboard. From the beginning
the Katrina, though OutfOoted by the Shamrock.
kept getting more and more 10 windward, and
her pointing showed her adv utage at once.
when the racers reached Sandy Hook Light, the
Katrina weathered the hghtship, while the Sham
rock had TO 60 300 yards to lceward. AT 40
the Shamrock tackled 10 starboard, the Katrina y
minute later. The black sloop was at that time
three-quRrters OF mile TO windward OF her rival
The RAtrina's advantage now began 30 show.
and on the last leg 10 port before coming about 20
make the stalSebOat she increased her Iced 20
windward 20 over mile. She went q little too
far before coming into stays, and lost about four
minutes, but her advantage remained the same, be-
cause the Shamrock made the same mistake Inc
Katrina's spnnaker boom was down before sue
rounded the stake, and the sail was broken onu
"a the sloop swung around. The Shamrock WAS
more tardy in preparing, but set her sail IN Two
minutes, remarkably short time. From thiS
point the race was procession home, both yach,,s
smiling before the wind with balloon-jib-toTSais
and spinnalSers. The Katrina gained several MIN
utcs more on the free run. The summary OF Ihe
race is as follows:
SA.TIEG' III 80 80 S S Sl S So o5
The Katrina therefore won by g minutes 0 sec
onds The second match Of the series VIII take
place tomorrow.