New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-07-03
FL CHICO BEATS TIE PIXY.
FEW STARTERS AT THE sFAwANuAKA CORN
THAN RFGNTTt


The seavanhai,a Cor4nthian Yacht Club ms we'll as
the New Rochelle Yacht club held regatta on the
Sonnd ystcriny Owing 10 the unfortunate fact that
there WIS only starter in each OF three OF the
larger GLASSES and only two In the other important
class tho regatta, viewed race. was not a
particularly brilliant The good breeze which
held .tcadl ~ from the south southwest all day. and
the smooth and pondlIke water made the r"gtt'
pretty to look at but could hardly be described as
thrilling syort.
The only contest Of Interest and importance was
tho really good fight between FL Chico and
Iixv the two twenty-five fOoers. They both made
prcttY start FL Chico being only nineteen seconds
ahead Of the Pixy. As soon as the two little YES
sells had crossed the line. followed by the oth"r
twenty nvs Ootcr. they ard the smaller boats broke
ont spInnalIcrs und started merry race for ship
nan Point tie first mark to round. The two kept
close together and when they rounded the mark FL
Chico had gained only enough to round minute and
seconds ahead OF her rival II was dead heat to
windward for the next turning point OIL Matinicock
mark which Ell Chico reached many minutes ahead OF
her plucky little rival. mscalcnlaon was made.
however on the part Of her captain, and he
had 70 un twice before he managed TO round the
m,rh This pnyc tho Tlxy n chance which she made
tho rost o. She ran down tO TIT mark and rounded
IL in excellent style, but FL Chico had too much OF
q lead being . minutes aud 33 seconds ahead NJ
Matincock mark The rnce homcwnrd with hfted
sh.cts uos exciting but II more Of chase than
a 1ce and FL Chico crossed tho line in hours, 10
minutes and 81 seconds after the start, winning tho
race by 3 minutes and 90 seconds. The other yacht
In the twenty five foot class, the Nsmcless, hed TO
finish.
Among other dlsappontments were the failure OF the
soop yacht Clara TO appear In the fifty hee foot class
and the fact that In the forysx foot class the wasp
wasted her sting the desert sea- for there WINS
no other yacht anywhere her class. She sailed
oyer the course. however, and though she DID not
do ANYTHING dazzling she easily came In ahcad OF
the schoonprs In the sixty three seventy five and ninety
and over ninety foot classes She was the last larger
yachts 40 cross the line by three minutes ana thirty
Ave- seconds md she came I'm eighteen minutes ana
thirteen seconds ahead Of any yacht which went over
tho long course prescribed for the large crft.
Tho race between the schooneS Miranda and
Iroouos I'm the class for the ninety foot schooners was
the only other real contest Of the day The lroqnos
won with three minute, and ten seconds to spare
In tho class for schoones over ninety feet IN eheh
tho Monau had no rivals. and sailed over the course
IN 4 hours. minutes and 10 seconds. The Peerless
I'm thu class for seventy five foot chooners sailed over
the coursc alone In the slow time Of hours 90 minutes
and Is seconds In the class for sixty three loot
ing 10 finish The thirty foot Sloop Mirtn won 10
hnr cIass but time cannot be determined untii meas
nrement is made. Either Meteor or Dodo won me
rorc for ib and mnnsall boats and OcOnec Is tne
nroh,ble winner among the catboats. The regatta
Committee the judges steamer got TOO deeply IN.
volycd in abstruse mathematical calculations and
will have figure out the times carefully IN the shei
Ter of land before they can decide.
The Judges boat the tug Mutual. commanded
nv Captain David Roche. He took the invited guests
from the Battery in this city 70 Oyster Bay and back