New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-06
OVER THE SPARKLING SOUND
A FINE CONTEST BETWEEN THE ANACONDA
AND THE c1AR,-rur WINNERS.

A FINE CONTEST BETWEEN THE ANACONDA
AND THE CLARA-THE WINNERS.
The New Rochelle Yacht Club held its fifth annual
regatta yesterday. The day was made for yachting,
large number Of boats entered and the sparkling
waters OF the sound white with dying sails slip
ping by the green shores. Corinthians at the
helms Of the yachts and sailed them we'll The Ger
vala, schooner, sailed by Howard W. Coates. who
Won the prize in the schooner class. at the Lafch-
mont regatta on the day before. No schooncrs en-
tered against him, but he went over the course.
Franklin Beams sailed the Anaconda and Dr. j. C.
Barron the cutter Clara. The measurement OF the
NewRochelle Yacht Club being on the load water
line forced the Clara to allow time 10 the
Anaconda, though under the prevailing rule for
determining sailing length. which takes INTO
account sail area, III, allowance woulh have
been the other way. The NlmrOd was sailed by Leon
Albeit. jr.. son Of the Governor of NcwJerscy the
Polly by Thomas l.. Arnold. tho Euribla by Charles
Pryor, the Sasqua by Henry Andrews, the Leader by
otto Read, the Rosetta A. by X. smith. the Dorothy
by L. r. Miller, the Edna by George Grcivc. and The
Phyllis by ". j. Jones.
The wind was blowing "a good sailing breeze from
the northeast at the start which was shortly after L.
O'Clock. The yachts allowed only five minutes
to cross the line after the starting signal. and all
went over in bunch the Clara Anaco ia and Tourist
being in advance OF the others. 1t was run down
TO Execution BuOy, and Of the yachts set Their
spnnalcrs From Execution Reef up 10 MannccocR
Buoy the yachts reached carrying jih. fo'' stoyS"iA
and jib Opsails From Matnnecock % Captains Island
II was a close NndWar stretch and they TOOK IN their
jlb-topsas, them again when they had rounded
tie stakebOat there. The course thence lay BACK 10
Execution Buoy. and thence home.
There wa, much interest in tho contest between the
Clara and Anaconda. The time taken At the STAKE
boat makes the elapsed time Of the two yachts inc
same. Unofficial time makes the Cara's elapsed
time thirteen seconds less than the Ana
condas. by the same watch the Anac1hda
gained seven seconds on the Clara on the run "
Execution Buoy From Execution to Matinnecoch
they sailed evenly. From there to captains lslahu
the Clara gained minute and NIFTY seconds. FROM
Captains Island to Execution Kcri the Nnucolua
gained one miiute and twcutJ seconds. On ths ~
up T. the finish the Anaconda gained ten SECONDS ~
was certainly a hattcrinR day for AnacOhd', lot tir
Clara 10 a boat to beat which, under any system Z"
time allowance. makes a victory worth NglcmbcrWe ,
There "a close race between the hhthFcch anu
SaSQua which resulted In the victory OF the nttFr
Tho Waconda and Nimrod had a little hght all u"
thcmsclvcs and the Nmrod won 10 the consequent
glory of Kew Jersey.
The yachts which took prizes were Gcrvala. sasqua
Kangaroo. MOnette, Leader, Rosetta A., Dorothy
Edna and Phyllis.
The Judges boat was Governor Abbctt's new steam
Yacht New Jersey and the Judges Governor Alb
bett, Joseph W. Gibson and Howard ID. Bean.
The time OF the rs follows: