New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-03
SAILING OFF LARCHMONT.
THE REGATTA OF THE HORSESHOE HAIR
Dor YACHT CLUB.


Dor YACHT CLUB.
| A SPANKING BREEZE AND wELI.-HANDfED BOATS
GAVE FINE OPPORTUNITIES TO A LARGE
FLEET AROUND THE TRI-
ANGULAR COURSE
The regatta Of the Horseshoe Harbor Yacht Ciup'
of I.archmont was sailed yesterday afternoon De-
ginning shortly before O clock. The starting line
was lust off the entrance the harbor OF the
club. whose building stands In the Larcnnont Manor
grounds. The for cabin Shops caolh ana
open catboats thirty footers and halfraters. ani
twentysix boats started or the thirty-footers the
Asahi again n victor thanks to very SUI
perlor handling The Hope the haf-rater
trophy while the twenty -one-fooer IIouri won from
the Vaquero.
The race was announced to start at o'clock, but
the committee found It matter OF impossibnty 10
be sharp the hour. For short time after noon
wind threatened to die out altogether but almost
with the first gun the committee boat 1t fresnened
and the feet had an exceptionally fine send-on the
hrty-fo Oers hrty-four-r tiers and cabin cats De-
ing first to The Hera and Naquero III were
wndward OF the line and po<ed their noses acros,
the instant the gun discharged. After them
came tho Asahi. a trife to eeward, and followed by
the Mollle Bawn, the Vosung. the Caper, the Adeie
the Depa rture the Presto and the Ethel as they APP
pear Five minutes ater the haf-raters and twenty
one-footers sen, away. The Kittie Y was irst
| to cross. and fastening In her wakes were the
Grace. the Vaquero. the Houri the hope
the Microbe. the Paprika and the IDEAL
The remaining boats started at o'clock. the order
| beng: The lone. the Punch. the Susan d. the
Caprice, the Edna and the Fugitive The course lay
from the starting line. just outside OF Horseshoe
Harbor to and around the buoy off Whortlebery
Island; thence around Channel buoy. northeast OF
Execution Light. and then home. distance Of five
nf1rI tha
TRAN gle three times, distance OF fifteen miles
while the open catboas and the tb and mainsaf
casses and ha.f-raters went twice around, making
ten miles
The start was made the port tack. but the
leading thiry-footers at proceeded TO lend d.
verslty to the picturesque sight by a starboard
hitch They were in search OF sea room and a pos
sble accession OF wind The Asahi led In this move
and passed close astern OF the Hera and the
Vaquero H. which he'd down the shore.
brave breeze from the southwest met the advancing
line OF sail. and under It's impulse all made light
work Of the beat to the first mark. Just as she was
beginning the race and before the first leg had been
one-third completed. the Hera suddenly Withdrew
and going about. was headed In FOR Larchmont
Then the Asam took the lead and held II to the
last rounding the first mark at 2:l2 1t was reach
70 the second mark on the starboard tack with bal
loon jibs drawing like quarter horses and foam
throwing high under the bows. The leading boats
timed at the second MARI, OH iiS'A'
Asahl 29o:So vaquero III. 2:2o:3o; Departure,
2:26:2o; Volsung 2:232O: Houri. 25l:l5 Naquero.
2:3:25; Fugitive $500 Punch. 237:0o Hope 2:Ss:5O;
Paprika 2:39I5; IDEAL 2:iO0o; Mcrobe. 2i2 49, kitie
V. 2:i5:25
once around and sheets eased of for the run. and
with spinnakers bellying over the port rail-. the
boats gave as fine an exhibition It Is possible TO
witness They finished the first round In this order
and time Asahi, 237o5; Vaquero III. 2:S7 S5; De-
parture 2:i3:l5: Nolsung, 2il o. Gavilan 2:H2o'
Adele 2ii:j0. Moie Bawn. 2ii:05; Naquero. 2;i9Zo;
Hour 1880 Presto 247:30; Caper. 2:52:25; Ethel,
252iO; Fugitive 252l5; Edna, 2555o; Punch, 2:'sO'
Hope 25s3O: lone. 259iO; Paprlka, 2:59:S5; IDEAL
5000: Kittie V. 3o3:l0 Mcrobe. 3Vi3o; caprice
3:l7 40; Susan D.. 3:30:35.
From this point the tactics OF the first round had
to be repeated and the Ashai and Vaquero III had
L hot and close, the former keeping well down
toward Premium Point before going about for tho
long tack to starboard 10 get In line for the mark
while her antagonist. by nice move took the mid
die of the Sound. The Asahi rounded at 2:5I;2o fo-
lowed by the Vaauero III just one later: the
Vo.sung at 10000; Departure. .02; Gavilan.
S:09I5. Adele. 31l:l5: Hour, 3l4:45; Naquero.
3:I5i5: Fugitive Sis:2o; Punch 322:5o Hope. 32S:2o;
Paprlka, 330:50. and IDEAL 3:3o55 These positions
were maintained without relative cnange TO the
second mark, which the Asah. rounded at 30535,
having gained a fatal lead on the Naquero III. on
this round all classes but the thirty-footers and
During the final round the Departure, for no other
reason than ha te sne was cS
mont anchorage. Even then the race was won. The
Hope was IN advance OF the the Asahi was
being handed 10 the utter discontinue or those VINO
had pinned their faith TO the vaquero III the Adele
the Nolsnng with her huge mainsail. was making
Skipper Brown on the Mo.lie Bawn. think unutter-
ported disable Despite very perceptibe advan-
tage gained over the Hour, owing 10 the apathetic
tho mark for or the G r s a h r ae ronn I
vaquero III was defeated, The summaries: