The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-06-18
SHIPPERS MAKE 4 MISTAKE.
Tn. Cor,rth,.r Yacht Clubs Race Proves
10 he n One-siscd Affair.

| sKIPPERS MAKE AhS1dhH'
| Tn. .or,,th,.r Yacht CIub'- Race Proves
10 he n One-siscd Affair.
Stupidity. careIessness. or combination OF
| both on tho part OF some Of the yacht skippers.
| spoiled what should have been the best yacht
struggle OF the season. yesterday. when tbe
| Corintbiap Yacht Club held its seventh annual
race Tho event had been arranged es-
pecially for schooners. and iour Oh .he
largest and finest two-stickers In inc
world crossed the starting line. They were
CnIdv.lI n. Colts Dauntlcss. Chester w.
CABINS Yampa Henry T. Gillig's Ramona. ana
John ID. Wings Coronet John l. Brookss
Lasca. ]. Rogers Maxwell's Emerald. ana
Oliver Iselin's Iroquois were supposed TO DC
entered in another class, but as neither 'ho
Emerald nor Iroquois showed up the lasc"
was withdrawn as her owner did not desire 10
walk over for n prize. ,
There was lne theasterly breeze dow
ing at 8 o'clock when the tug scandinaVian'
with the flag marks on board. started oo"h
the bay from Tompkinsville. Shortly after
ward Admiral Belmonts steam yach. l.un u,
with the clubs sailing committee. Eoen d.
Clarke. William II. Plummer. William l. Hail.
Georpe A. Cormack. and Charles Stewart "a
yidson. on board. started for the liRhtsnip'
followed by the steam yacht Sapphire. CARVING
the clubs guests and In charge oil fieet .ap'
NJ. Roosevelt Schuyler. There was nasty sea
outside and long ground swell which maae
the landsman wish they were home.
The wind was blowing ut least twenty-n'e
miles an hour when the preparatory signal
was blown on tho TUNA at 1903 O'Clock. len
minutes later when tho yachts were close to
tho line. the gun doomed forth. and the result
was a beautiful start. .,;,o ,oryaa
All the yachts were under w9rk l cah raT.
topsail up when abe crossed inc llne. ny NY
others, with the exception Of the Coronet. SET
The four Yachts crossed the line on the star;
board tack the Yampa leading Istt TO- i r aal
lion MY near tho TUNA The Ramona was fol.
lowed moment later by the pauntless, when
s5Gssea he by to of sa
Every one anticipated great contest. anu: IL
the sailing masters M" o sSn anS .be RsSatts
Committees Instructions. they could not nave
gone wrong. , 49,,
Nj lin. ay ss
land light ship ten nautical miles to hinT H
a,a to s. mssk '1 az OF Of
SS Ss or mss S
Wind time Of 1s will deter,
ssc. W Continue 70 sandy Hook Lghshp and start
the e race there.
changed. SO that the first leg was beat t. h;,a
stake boat anchored of Long Beach; Inc
yachts then had reach OF flVe mics 10 tne sec
ond mark. and returned over the same course.
In addition a diagram OF TWO lmnGlNary n
was drawn on every circular. showing exactly
which way the yachts shoul d turn each mark.
under certain conditions. In spite OF all thus
no less than three Of the four yachts sailed
over the wrong course, and only TWO OF them
turned the marks properly.
The Yampa soon comm enced to outfoot the
fleet. and while she did not point quite as
and when coming about on tho port tack at
l2:56:25, off Coney Island Point. she was over
half a mile ahead OF the lampa. while the
Coronet was about the same distance behind
tho Ramona. The Dauntless brought up the
rear. three-1uarters of a mill away,
The Ramona set her foretopsail at 1888
o'clock. and a moment later went about on
toward the Long Island shore. Tho lnmpa.
however. followed by the others. went OH on
wild goose chase toward the second stake
boat and practically left the Ramona to finish
alone.
After standing in for seven minutes the Ra-
mona came about again. rounding the stake
she started for the second mark. setting main
topmAst. staysa and baby ID topsail on the
way. The Dauntless saw her mistake and
came back but the other two Kept on and
rounded the wrong mark.
They then returned and added to the gravity
OF their offence by turning the first mar the
they had. and they started for home about the
time the Ramona finished.
But for the mistake there is no question
that the lampa would have won hands down.
Tho Ramona wins the handsome silver trophy
offered by the club. and her crew devided q
nice little sum OF prize money between Them
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