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| Over rive Minutes.
The first Of the series OF three races between
| the cabin catboats-w. r, Elsworth's Mary and
| II, Wilmer Hanans Almirs-was sailed on the
Sound of Greenwich yesterday afternoon, and
after splendid contest the Almlra won by
minutes and Ia seconds, corrected time. These
two boats, which are very evenly matched, have
met in regatta after regatta during the past TWO
| years without either of them gaining what
might be called decisive victory over the
other.
The match is the outcome OF n letter sent 10
THE SuN by MIR Ellsworth, in which he chal-
lenged any cabin catboat afoat to a match race
for from SIS to $500 aside, and expressing a
preference to meet either the Almira, Onaway,
or Kittie. MIR. Hanan had no sooner heard OF
the def than he wrote a letter OF acceptance, and
last week the details of the match were finally
arranged. The stakes are s10O side. A toss was
made for choice Of waters and Mr.. Ha nan won.
He selected Long Island Sound The first two
races will be sailed there. and " third one Is
necessary IL will be sailed on New York Bay.
the Indian Harbor Yacht Club rules TO govern.
There was hardly breath Of wind early yes
terday morning. At 10 O'Clock nice little pun
came in from the southwest. After little de-
lay the Regatta Committee, which consisted OF
Frank Il. Jones, Fred 3. Doremus. and William
Osborn, Ir, announced, that the course for the
day would he from the starting line on the
black buoy, near the club house to stake mark
ward the course to be sailed over twice NAL king
q, total distance Of fourteen miles, VIII
the Almira, while young Adison Hnnan occupied
9 similar position on the Mary J. II Hanan
pofal cfthe Regatta Committee and their guests.
and she was used as Judges boat. Among the
who we're & the guests PG Mr. its and i Mrs
Woodruff, Miss Woodruff. John sawyer, who
nnEna tad I'm A1nHN In nh.FA nd
Doremus Of the sioop Wahneta, VINO acted In a
like capacity for the Almira. ,,
ed. and Just Ave minutes. later the yachts were
sent away. The wind lighteneda bit, but both
q the nS beeTo Re % handicap CST sae peins timed
as follows: Mary, l2:l3:34 Almira, l2il3i5O
Both crossed close hauled on the starboard tack
ference in the speed OF the. two boats. but it
soon became apparent that the Almira
eating out to windwSrd on her ' rival ali time.
After long hitch along the Connecticut shore
and stood out for the mark flag, which was bob
bing up and down like cork ON the Sound
np GOOD and nsy her
peak and ,gybed around the outer mark at
4Sa 6S 6gSwsG SSG BY the Mary s
staeser under: The Almira almost as soon as
had made a mistake. and quickly eybed back
again The Mary simply eased off her sheets TO
poib ao out khiulHk sbHnt tnlTty btCOnus
through the Almra's error The Mary picked
up some In the run to the home mark on the first
round, the boats rounding as follows: Almira.
:49:l5S Mary, l :ol :0s From here IL was an
other dead beat To windward to the outer mark
and beyond the fact that the Mary made an ex-
ira little hitch Off shore IL was almost an exact
reproduction OF the previous round. the Almira
slipping further and further away ali the time
Their times at the outer mark were: Aimira,
300 4:1s; Mary, 3:o9:O7. The Almira held the
lead to the end and dashed across the finish line
before half gale at 3:30:40. The Mary fol-
lowed at 3:4l :25. summary: