New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-09-11
WINNERS AT THE LARCHMONT REGATTA.
CHALLENGE: FOR RACE BETWEEN THE vIATOR.
IEERLESS AND AzALEA.

CHALLENGE: FOR RACE BETWEEN THE vIATOE.
PEERLESS AND AzALEA.
The fall regatta of the Larchmont Yacht Club was
sailed yesterday the club courses. The day was
perfect for yachting. stIf east wind blew down the
sound raising the white-caps. The preparatory sig
nal given at II 80 and at IL 80 the starting gun
for schooners was fired The sloops and ca,bolts
were sent of ten minutes later. The yachts which
crossed the line werc Class schOoners -Dauntless
and Ramona class schooner )Atantic, lroquos and
Shamrock (a sailing over club course No to Hemp
stead Hnrbor stamford IIarbor Lighthouse and return,
distance twcny-seven miles,: class (schooners)-Va
tor and Azaea class (sloOp-Clara class (sloops-
Kathleen and Senorta class (sloops}-Fauna and
Chippewa; class 8 Oawls-kwasind, Raiah and kittic
(a sailing club course No. =, IArchmont TO Hemp
stead Harbor, thence to Captains Island Lighthouse
and return distance twenty miles, class 10 Tin hees)-
FL Chico and Mnemadj Gardner % raters, Pyxie and
Nameless; class IL cabin csTboas)-Nelllc. OcOnee,
Marguerite, Mabel. Mamma Almlra and Aura all sail
ing club course No. 4, from Larchmont TO Hemp
stead Harbor thence TO Manicock Point and return.
distance thirteen niles: class IA open catboatS)-
Edna and Wilmerad class rs (opcn catboatS)-Phylhs,
Zelda, Sadie. Ellie, IT, Lark, Caprice, lone and Spin
Drift sll sailing club NO. g. from Larch-
mont TO Hampstead 1iarbor, thence to Scotch Caps
Reef. thence 10 LarchmOnt distance ten niles.
The course for all yachts was the same for The
first leg OF the course, reach for the Hampstead
Harbor. The viator crossed the line first with club
topsails main opmaSt staysail and jb topsail set,
and the other yachts followed Crowding all sail.
From Hampstead liarbOr the larger yachts had a
long beat 10 their several buoys. As they were
coming home the wind shifted 10 the southeast and
the before the wind made from Hampstead
Iarbsr TO larchmOnt. The features OF the reSsltta
were The close Of the schOoners IrOquois ana
Shamrock. tie latter winning BY thirteen seconds
elapsed time and minute and one second corrected
time. and the brush between Fl Chico and PyXie.
the finkeel Fl Chico winning by fifteen seconds
elapsed time and twenty-five seconds corrected time
The MhenadN Of the latter class sailed much better
race than she has done before. The winners were
Ramona, Shamrock, which also won a special cup
offered Tor her class Azalea, Clara Kathleen, Chip
pewa. Kiaie, FL ohico, Nettie, Edna and Phyllis.
The regatta committee was John F. Lov.toy, Otto
SarOpy and Clarence l.. Burger.
After the race w. G.. Brokaw owner OF the schooner
less to saA three for $500 81 900 n
one race to be around Long Island from Sandy Hook
TO the IarchmOnt clubhouse: the Iarchinont
course for their class. and over the New York
Yacht Clb's course, twenty miles 10 windward and
return. the money and cup offered bv the Cherry
Diamond and the Iarchmont Yacht clubs 20 go to the
winner Of two ont OF three. all the races 10 be
sailed before October I. J. Chnch Smith,
owner Of the Azalea, made a cOunter-oner 10 sail
series OF three races against the Viator and the
Peerless for $500 corner winner 10 be first In two
ont Of three races tho Of each vessel 10 select
the course IN turn from the OF the Larch-
mont Nsw-York Yacht Club The challenges
have aroused much Interest among Larchmont Club
members, and It IS probable that q series OF
will be arranged.