The sun., 1894-09-16
THE EMERALD'S CUP.
SHE cAPrURES THE LARCHNoNrs
$500 TROPHY.

$500 TROPHY.
oue or the Ciosest Yacht Races Ever sees
o. the sound-Ths Eissmarie Was See
o-s s.a the Bns.sr Third-I. the sPe,
sisi Match Races the viatsr, wasp, s,e
Py.is wi.-Dorotsy wips Her Race
After one Of the greatest schooner races ever
sailed in this country. yesterday J. Rogers Max
| wells Emerald. the winner Of the Goelet cup
race OF Newport, again proved herself invincl-
| BILE by capturing the $500 Larchmont cup from
six Of the fastest two stickers in commission In
Guiding the Ariel, Elsemarie, Atlantic, Dsgmsr,
| vlator, and Loyal. She only won, however,
after q desperate struggle with the Ariel. by /
minute % seconds corrected time.
For long time II looked As though the Ariel
| would be able TO her time on the Bay
Ridge boat but of Matinicock. on the way
home, the wind freshened considerably and the
Emerald soon drew clear and not only gave the
| Ariel her time allowance OF minutes and 40
seconds, but actually beat her minutes and l2
seconds over the course.
In addition 20 the regular schooner race q
number OF match events and the eighth and
final race of the little twenty-one footers was
decided at the same time. As they were all
close and exciting, the Larchmont's season
may he said TO have closed in blaze
Of glory. The club has not only held more races
than any other similar organization in the
country. but they have held better ones and in
almost every instance they have had wind
enough and to spare.
The success of the Larchmont Club is proba-
bly, due more to good management than any
thing else, and among the men who have done
more than their share to promote the sport this
year are the clubs ef1cient Regatta Committee,
consisting OF John F. Lovejoy, Otto saroney,
and Gerard NJ. Baretto who were ably assisted
in their efforts by AL Marshall and Augustin
Munroe.
The match races yesterday were In their way.
quite as interesting the schooner race. In the
first place. the viator and Loyal had great
struggle over 35-mile course. and after q red
hot fight the viator won crcditable victory By
minutee and 40 seconds. and captured q
$50 cup. The Wasp and Gloriana had another
OF their old : time struggles, and once
more. in suite OF all Mr.. Gillig could do, the
Gloriana was beaten 9 minutes and 3s SEQ
onds, while Oswald Sanderson's little Pyxie
after a fairly close race by minutes 90 seconds.
nm In the 2lifoGt ciSssi s, Will, with The xaauero and
homnrs S" W With he
ond. The Elsemarte and Shamrock were TO
have raced for 500 cup, but the latter did not
next Saturday.
4 heavy mist in the morning and a Light west
promising for a race. yesterday, but coon the
mist melted away, and nice sailing breeze came
hour Little time was lost. and at ii 80 O'clock
the preparatory signal for schooners was given,
and at 40 O'Clock they were despatched on
The course was to Eaton's Neck, Stamford,
Henpstead, and home. a distance Of 35;s .nauti-
Gloriana and Wasp, while the Pyxie and Mad
rine and the 81 ;footers were sent to Hampstead,
The yachts crossed the line on the starboard
tack with booms eased of to port in the follow
Ing orderi
lli4s;3s; viator l1;44!50.
The sloops then crossed as follows:
Pyxie, 4s: 10; Msdrne. AS; Wasp II ,4e:loi
oloriana Handicapped. ll:6O0O.
The 2l-footers were then sent away to a one
Hoodoo, Adelaide Maysie. Dorothy. Blonde and
Brunette, Minnetonka, and Celia. In the order
1t was broad reach for the schooners and 40
footers TO Eaton's Neck buoy, the first turning
mark fifteen miles away, and the schooners and
aid in the lead among the two -stickers and the
,S WSssp p well ahead. shead Of Gloriana: OF Lloyd's Neck
schooners to carry spinnakers TO starboard to the
As they neared Eaton's Neck buoy IT was seen
that the Emerald had a nice little lead over the
Ariel. who, in turn, was short distance ahead
around the mark in the following order:
Emerald 9;o3 go Ariel 'o5 e5; Elsemarie e;osos;
Atlantic 2:0g:23; Wasp 2;l2:6O; Gloriana, 2:l5:2o;
oyal,s:lo:OI; Dagmsr 2!l6:Ss; Vlator, ZlS:+5.
This showed that the Emerald had gained 1
minute 50 seconds on Ariel 3 minutes 2S sec
seconds on Niator and Wasp. and | minute 5l
seconds on Gloriana- Their elapsed times TO the
mark being:
Emerald. 22l ;03 Ariel. 81 80; RIsamarie qel:3i
Atlantic, 2:2B :33 Loyal 2;H22li Vlator, sS3 :55
Dagmar, 2:3+:lO; Wasp 2:23:35: Gloriana, 225;26.
From here II was close reach on the port
tack 10 stamford, where they were timed as
follows:
Emerald IS ;55 Ariel S:OO:49; Eisemarie SO5 5s;
Atlantic, SUs So Wasp, 3:l4 Oh; Gloriana, 3ls:20
Dagmar, 9:2O;OO; Loyal, 2355; viator. S;2i:2O
Their elapsed time between the marks were:
Emerald, % minutes 2B seconds; Ariel 55 min |
utes Il seconds: Elsemarie, 81 mindes 90 sec !
onds; Dagmar, l:O3:23; Atlantic. ;OO:33; Via |
tor, l;O5 Loyal, l:O7:5l; Wasp, l:06:l6; |
From here II was a beat 20 windward TO Hemp
stead, short leg over to the Long Island shore |
on the starboard tack. and long leg down the |
shore on the port tack. The Emerald up TO this |
time was only two minutes ahead OF the Ariel, |
and but for the wind freshening of Cold Spring |
20 blow, and from here out the Emerald drew |
away, finally rounding the Hampstead mark at: |
Emerald, ;37 80 Ariel :4e2l; Elsemare. :5oO4;
Atlantic, bOl :Os Wasp, 5;0l 2o; Gloriana, b!0Y2oj
Dasmsr. o:i20Oi Viator, o:is:O4i Loyal, 52l;i7.
This virtually settled the race. as the Emerald |
was now within four seconds of her allowance.
She increased her lead toward the finish. where |
they were timed as follows:
ws.s Emerald ts5'Sa fi,a Ars Ess%STs
pasnAr' o'Se oil; Niator, o4s:S3 Loyal o;0O:I5.
The summary:
RACE ToR LARcHMoST cur, FOR scHooSERs