New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-25
! FRIDAY, !
$SEPTEMBER Is. 1861
OUISETTA AND AMORTIA.
. ro,r. RErwEEN THE TWO scHooNEhs
sPoILs THE FINEST RACE W
THE SEASON.

A BROKEN BOWSPRfT. WHILE lhS
GOES OVER THE coURsE-REGATTA COM
MIr~rEE TO DECIDE THE CASE TO-DAY
Owing 70 an unfortunate circumstance. the olams
for which has vet 10 be fixed the first OF the seres
OF three races between tire schooners' the |,"'o'
and the Quisetta. under the auspices OF the La" -
mont Yacht Club ended In foul and nzzie' Inv
Amorita. which came out OF the ordeai a"'''' -
scathed covered the and will. OF course cal'"
tho race although II would have been more Sports
manlke had she proceeded AT once TO ner
disdaning 10 profit by a mishap which disaoieu '
antagonist. The Qusetta, with her po"sp''' o'V
ken in TWO and the loose end dangling from ner DOW
spirit shrouds was lowed once 10 CITY isiaho io'
repairs which Il was announced. would DC conn
pleed in ample time for the second race OF the series
oe sailed to-day -.
There has been more or less talk all through the
summer about the boats. for II was unders.ooi
that Mr. Harris has had IN view al all times since
the completion OF the black schooner the defeat OF
the Amorlta which has been comparatively iohe-
some quantity class. 1t had not been possible
however. to get them together in an untrdm"eheo
contest before this. as the Qusetta was uhaersoins
a tunlng-u up process Finally. the talk at the Larch-
mont Club crysallized into something Ike deiinite
ness and the races were arranged, a special prize
TO be given 10 the winner OF two out OF three con-
tests and the Amorta having 70 allow the QuisettA
minutes and Is seconds time allowance oaseu' Ok
course upon racing length. tniry-niie course
The members OF the LIfclfIOHt OF eaH~aH'' 81 -
took sides and for more than week the lines nov"
been sharply dra n between the Harrisites ana ths
Brokawites and men have not been slow in backing
their convictions. In fact something IKE >l-''" IN
al stake on the result Of the contests
The foul. which spoiled the first race occurreo
shortly before l o'clock. while the racers were
on the concluding leg Of the triangular course. the
preparatory signal sounded 1880 o'clock from
the committee boat and both the contestants
were on the 1ui vive for the second whistle. when
Dot fInter
sails and had lib tops and balloon forestaysais up
in stops ready for breaking out. once the line was
crossed As they approached the line II was appar-
ent that there TO be some heated WORK. lot u"-
der the all-san breeze that was blowing ooth were
prepared for A victory A berth with Davy Jones'
,rhev came I'D TO the line under influence of the
west by south wind and the starboard tack tho
Ousetta made a cut across the intervening spas
for the windward berth, and her oowsprit nosed IN
under the Amorita's weather quarter just as the
latter passed the mark at ll5t:S Inc QulSe''~ "~s
only eight seconds behind.
The Amorita sharply luffed round the marx ooat,
which was anchored. as always, on the MAJOR anu
started across the Sound for the Hampstead fsdr-
Dor buoy inside Prospect Point The start was ao-
solutely the most notable picture that has been
disnlaved THU season In any class not excepting
the special Airty-footers, and as the TWO ooats
went foamng across the Sound toward the ouoy
three miles away it was constant issue OF SECONDS
between them. The Quisetta tried her oalooh
maintODmaSt
without any visible discomfort or loss OF speed 10
the working CLOTH and A the mark drew on thu
Amorita dropped her spinnaker pole 10 port WIN
the intention OF wasting no time in getting away
on the running leg to the second marx southwest
fye-eighths west six miles, the anchored stake
boat off Oak Neck Point But she could not in-
crease her distance on the reach, which should
have been her strong point against the sinailer
boat Hence when she ready for the gybe' she
found her ebony opponent right on her heels. hum
gering for any slight advantage and just ready 10
So il was that the spnnaker did not appear with
thought there would be other things for him to DO.
and It was so; Tor no sooner was ,nn its sr
row-like speed for the weather berth. me con-
was o ns b ssce Over ena the st leg Of
the course. Then the Qusetta hnally wsar'en OK
maker out to port the running leg OF the course
She was instantly Initiated by the Amorita when o
threaten her weather side For the remainder Of
the second leg they sailed SIDE oy sac oateH ID
incest possible way. But this was not to last.
gain a scant eight seconds, and when they rounded
the second mark she had lost three leaving her
bree minutes and sixteen seconds to
From this It is plain to be seen who last night,
sand and odd dollars had il not been for what was
to only five ,efonds h aPa ts sne e short stch
the Qusetta come to sarooard' ana MEG MEG AVA
snnc ' o stne far nshore the
home mark with another hitch The Am0 nd wl,
il was a race side by side under all WORKING SAL:
However the Qusetis, seemed her 10 Dostisn when
the latter began 10 bear on the vino to%srd neI,
boat a taste Of her own medicine. They were APP
preaching rather near TO the swallows OH na'I III
suddenly luned Sharply into the wind with the In
tention OF crossing under the Amorita s'ern. ..
II was close shave, everybody could see. oue
TO all appearances the Ano~ita also lunea luiIe as
.ba hou-S nrir ~ he
skilfully as batsman OF for a home run; IL
d med s as II fh the boek Of the MAIN sheet Any
way and whatever the cause, the lnmedldle resu,.s
" ,b onisettas spar fell into the water and there
dragged. hanging 70 the shrouds her DoD s
sails flung themselves into the wind with flap that
sounded like diabolicaI laugher The committee mn
aster and just as quickly TWO pr9'gs. ntss WerS
the Qusetta The Quisetta was taken In tow, and
the Amorlta was instructed to take her own tme
at the home mark -... g.. ...o.u. >.
demonstrate that Mr.. Brokaw has met his match in
The regatta Committee. who was in charge OF the
race announced that he would call meeting OF the
,1d ordered Mr Harris and Mr. Brokaw each 70
have four witnesses on hand 70 give their version
favor OF the latter IS his II in favor OF Mr..
Harris is of and must be resa IL i As S, an IN
Rydkaw y" Hank Han and captain sherlock were
the Cooria, 4. Cammacho, Herbert seeley. AT
Marshall and Mr. Jenkins on the Quisetts, in addi-
ion 20 Mr. Harris and Captain Terry. captain
George Gibson. OF the Ramona. the Larchmont flag
ship. Commodore Glig. r. NJ Lockwood and Will
lam Hall.
None OF those interested would discuss the foul
I'm any way. The Amorita took her own time at
The end OF the one-sided contest and this morning
the decision of the Regatta Committee will be made
known The second race Will be called this forenoon
4 II o'clock
THE POsTLEY- NIXON CONTROVERSY.
Clarence A. Postey was asked yesterday at the
Iarchmont Yacht club. 10 the truth OF re-
port that a compromise had been effected between
himself and Lewis Nixon in the case Of repairs and