New-York tribune., 1896-06-21
1ARCHMONT Y. G. RACES.
.,,r Co1.ONIA BY A MISTAKE BEATEN BY
THE EMERALD.
arm posrLEY's BIG SCHOONER YACHT WAS IN
,r.D But TURNED THE WRONG
srAKE-THE REGATTA SAILED

sTAKE-THE REGATTA SAILED
IN LIGHT WIND.
aha, will pass into yachting history as
~. nalpable error on the part OF somebody MT.
.,av.s big schooner yacht the Coonis lost an
race 70 j. Rogers Maxwells sturdy Emeralo
..rday afternoon at the Larchmont 1acht CIuo
49,. regatta This was about the only Incl
.f .f. "a relieve a tedious afternoon OF sport Con-
es.red as social affair the regatta was perfect
So The committee comprising John r. Love
.,oirman: Otto Sarony and H. G. WlntrinBhaHi'
"a secured list of entries, the most imPor'0"'
49, season has thus far known
'no c,uh had arranged for the general convenience
r,hsrs and guests and all that was needed
Va w. cracking sheeting glfting breeze from 'he
"" ,Arest Indeed it might have come from any
81 80 as long as il was wind. But 1t was not SO
. No The starting signal was sounded from '"o
1uckenbach at noon precisely. Al 1ha' 'iine
10 ,,nd was from the southwest, where IL he!o al
~, osr.rnoon, but quite light. 1t fresheheu ID.
'"e ~. last Of the racers over the line. out
p' White Spar buoy was reached oy 'he o's
oeio'e ofs oak Neck Point 1t had died away
scH0 ..5 sufficient to round on and then II was d
i" ,..nr match for all classes for more thah al,
u'' the sails lay fat and the waters OF the oouu
HO- ,n,t'led The boats hunted and noseo doout
ahere We1 for a latent puff of air. and finally all
,,s or crept in well toward the Long lsiahu
GIN ~ o,1 nassed sleepily along toward the estuary
% en ne,ing of Hampstead Harbor. There Withih
49, h.nd Of the western shore OF Hampstead was liie
,d mark the buoy off Manhasset Neck. Ihehce
49, course LED 10 the starting line Rouhons ''e
~ boat the sChOoners were 10 sail 'he sdi"e
me-. tho second time. The courses. II may De re-
,,d briefly were the three that the races or 'he
"'. na, made familiar for the various classes
. r ~. triangular; all crossed. Finally. TO give
,,o-arv relief from the burning heat an ihshore
hraza sprang up which promised great ''iliiss'
--ser rs impetus the boats gradually cioseu up
cans bra ,ed themselves about, and once rouho 'he
,Iarsasset Neck buoy raced for the home marx IN
.r,,a exhilarating fashion. This wind heo III a''
,n,ermi,tent way until about an hour before su''-
down. 49,, cs, loo that
7, was during this reach home on the hrS' 'ee '''
,ha circumstance occurred which cost the Noo"'a
,ba race for up 20 that moment she haa 'he pe''ei
- 3, ove- her contestant. despite the time allow
.rc. n, one minute and some forty-three seNohus.
A. she approached the mark the observers on boar"
- ,,,o,h.ch were astonished TO see that she was
"o,,n- straight for the northwest float, TO wh'oh
49, ,,r was moored instead OF to the southwest
dot which she was to round. leaving II Oh '"o
,,.rhoard hand On she came. with her o'g pa'ooi'
,h hailed out to s,arboard and the big topmds' s'a!
..u drawing full and fine; she came ana IouIeT
tIe .Lo, sbe was about the wrong marx III.
,on,iy .o the word Of command rang out Uere va
t'ai'': 49,. ~ Vhite-trousered sailors anou' ne.
49, sheets were hauled and captain hdiI 80 So
Ss,o sninnins While she was yet WORKING cow,
ne mark the Enlerd4d pdSScu ~. ,o,r,
70 70 'ie ast .t Mr. Maxwell never lost his point Al
,ho ,houS the Coonia aid make up some OF 'he oS'
tine 0l .e ne es.io, was not decided. /: may be that
,he Coona viii win protest hed {0r eg ,he erossn
rock against the Emerald o. I io9 e,'nSed The
- NJ ar5 after the start had sounH'u. ,..o
Emerai the shamIock and the O. queen nap res s2 the the
INA n,s s'' ,b-,s, her bowsprit through the ShAh-
T"ks mansa the outer end sbn oi ,he 10 ooi dis
Inst who was at fault Il was no, .fter ;he
rer There MAS also another protest Atte' "a
newcomer in the 2ofooter elass& & the -eained ATan %
NaNva .I as ~ ,he second trophy The t.speralizd
S3retss,ed the Hera for fouling her at the outer
marx - ,r.sa,, ~ the half
-s,ers which are 10 begin their trial races W on rrsa
day and the race was won by me new u'a res
~ me nau5--t possible fashion Ihe "ui'iHleiVS
give the rest OF the story: