New-York tribune., 1890-06-19
AMATEURS AT THE HELM.
RACES OF THE CoRINTHIAN YACHT CLUB.
FINE MANAGEMENT OF FLEET VESSELS BY
THEIR owSERs-wISSEE IN THE
DIFFERENT CLASSES.


DIFFERENT CLASSES.
Fifteen boats started in fie annual regatta OF the
Corinthan Yacht Club yesterday. The yarhts "ere
all steered by amateurs and only limited nnmoer
of professionals allowed on board. Tie yach's
were classified according 10 corrected length ana the
plgo 81 measurement was one used by thS club
a;d tic Larchmont Club. 1t Is tie oad-waterIine
ul.. The square root OF the sail divided by =
Tho club is trying work out the questions OF proper
Measurement for time allowance and of classihcaton'
In Yesterdays thing worked we'll ciassihca
ton and all II unfortl nate from a spectacular
point Of view that no beat entered against the
Clara but as far as proof Of the pudding went IN
regard to the taxation Of sail the swift cutter
with less sail area than the Tomahawk and col'id'
erably larger measurement beat everything easily,
thereby proving the superiority Of her model
Time was. not many years when what was
cutter and what was sloop could be told at
glance but yesterday when the larger yachts all with
cutter rig, went gliding toward sandy Hook, leaning
towers of canvas the closeness with which the sloop
had approached the cutter in model was so apparent
that the difference was not The difference between
a Burgess keel boat aid cutter is evidently reaching
the vanishing point o. little MadGc thou hast been
A great blessing to American yachting!
The handling of the yachts by their Corinthan
OF course a great feature of the race. As
rule they were we'll manbged and well sailed.
Criticisms might be made on the way some of them
were sailed but than could be said at every
yacht when the yachts were manned and stcered
by professionals. The Minerva started out il sho
had full and good intention to take the victory in
her class and there is little doubt that she would have
done it had not unfortunate accident the carrying
away Of her bobsay after the start put her out
Of the race. This left the MariQuta. Tomahawl and
Choctaw 10 fight IL ont alone, fol the Droncho, tho
only other boat entered In this class. never had ghost
Of show. The Choctaw won. but she had a hard
fight it, for the Tonahawk did excellent sail
ing 1t is possible that the Tomahawk was sailed too
close at times. 1t is certain that she lost time
after she rounded the scotland Lightship, her
headsas being at time almost fiat aback How
ever, in the long reach In and the run up the Lower
Bay she showed what in her. and also that Mr..
Morgan was rapidly learning how to get all there was
out Of her. she was sailed by her owner E. D.
Morgan
The Marouita was sailed by her owner. August
Belmont, r. and that excellent yachsman, Frederick
swift, OF New Bedford At the helm Of the Choctaw
stool Arnold Thaye. and I'd arl Fish, son Of t. m
A. Fish. Of the Grayling. was his first mate. DR.. }.
c. Barron the owner Of the Clara brought his long
yachting experience 10 bear in smiling that yacht, and
mana ged her as well any professional could have
done. The in Class 3 was all between
the Kathleen and shona the For,ythe, which
started not being it, from the beginning and soon
giving up the race. The Kathleen did herself
proud and showed her stein 10 the -houa ~ mlner
which must have been anything but gratifying to the
gallant cutter. measurement Of the shona under
the Atlantic Yacht club rules. II was said YESTERDAY.
showed that she and not the Volu,ia won the race
in the Class seven sleeps at the Atlantic Yacht CLUB
regatta on Tuesday. But yesterday the Kathleen
showed her the way the conr-c. She was
sailed by Chalcs H. Tweed her owner with har!ea y
stevenson the actor as his first mate. The Kathleen
was sailed by william whitlock and Thomas ZercGa.
The start was from of Buoy No. L., Just outside
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classes to the line given at IL j2 Il was
lying start of the kind common In En- Gland. but little
practlscd here. The yachts crossed. ds the English
say. under the smoke Of the gan \ preparatory
signal was given and then, ten minutes later, a
starting signal. the time Of the yachts being taken at
the time the starting signal was blown II yacht
crossed before the starting signal she had bac
This system thought BY the Corinthians 10 be more
satisfactory than the old ono OF timing every yacht
epar4ie; at the start. The wind was light nom the
southwest at the start. and the tide was running a
strong ebb. The Minerva over first. the Chocta"
and Clara following close together that II was I'M
possible tell which went over Arst. and then care
the Tomahawk and Mariquita. These yachts were
all In bunch and behind tlcm came another bunch
with the shona leading the Kathleen close behind and
the others following.
The Minerva sprang away II she would render
IL imp)ss ble any Of the feet except the Clara 10
ovcrtikc her. but away went her bobstay and away
went the days racing. The course for classes one and
two was twenty six nautical miles. From the
-tarting line 10 Buoy 10 on tie southwest
spit keeping II on the port hard. thence
70 and around Buoy 5l2. keeping it on
the port hand thence TO and around scotland Light
ship. keeping II on the starboard hand. and return
over the same Buoy -. keeping 10 the east
ward Of Buoys o. IL and 10, on the west bank. and
outside Of Buoy s. on the point OF sandy Hook gong
and returning.
The course for class three nineteen nautical
miles From the starting line 10 Buoy To- keeping 1t on
the starhoard hand. thence to and around Buoy l. on
Point Comfort keeping the sarboard hand thence
the finish line, Buoy IL. keeping 10 the eastward o.
Buoys o. IL and -, on the west bank. going and
returning.
The smaller boats went over the following course
From the starting lnc q and around Huoy lO on the
cast bank, keeping IL on the starboari hand thence
to and around Buoy 10, keeping IL or the stTboad
hand. thence hnish line, Buoy Is, keeping 10 the
eastward Of Buoya D. II and -, going and returning
This course fifteen miles.
The yachts crossed on the starboaTd tack ana stood
down for the southwest spit, cirryine small lb top
sails The wind little stronger and little
more 10 south the yachts s)t further down 'Ie
Hay. They soon found that they could not make the
buoy without tacking. The Mariquta tackled hIsl ana
was soon followed by the otner yachts. with the eN.
Geption OF the Clara which stood on Tor ioh ',r t
Westward I'm order sct position % weather b'oN
TO- When the yachts had stood IN far enough to get
a windward position the buoy. they came about on
The starboari tack again and reached ior II. ihero
was a dredge ana n towboat IN the way ot the MARI
uuta and she had 10 make auothcr mShoIc eAeuIs'"
10 avoid II, thereby losing time
The time Of the yachts Vt Buoy 10, going out was
follows.
n M. h. =.
SI.. Es., Fg%eSssA EsIssss Is s /. 90 90
Marauita .........l2 30 - Shona .,,....l- 'oC 20
Then the Clara. Choctaw, Mariquita and Tonn-
hawk started for the scotland Lightsp. finding the