New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-07
THE HERA FINISHES FIRSI
GOOD SPORT AT THE KN1CKERBoCKER
YACHT CLUBS REGATTA
THREE FINE BOATS COMPETE IN THE THIRTY
FOOTER CI.ASS-THE PAPRIKA WlNS
THE RACE FOR HALFRATERs
THE MTSHAPS.

FOOTER CI.AsS-THE PAPRIKA WlNS
THE RACE FOR HALFRATERs
THE M1sHAPs.
IN. annual regotta OF the Knicke rtpocker Yacht
Club was sailed yesterday off the clubs station at
College Point Long Island. Slight promise OF ram
in the early morning gave place TO ciear rhs. INV
steamer Wanderer had been engaged by the club 10
accompany the boats the course. ana IL was
well filled with members and their friends. Inc
most OF the crowd taken on board AT East
Thirtyh ST. the boat leaving that point at 9"o
o'clock and reaching College Point pier re" H''n-
utes before H. The arrangements were IN every
way worthy OF the efforts the various committees
had put forth. and more successful regatta ms
ever been held by the organization The Regatta
Committee comprising o. II. Chellborg chairman;
II Stephenson J. O. SnkinSon. J. B. Palmer ana
c. w Schlesinger. had worked hard IN securing en-
tries for the different classes. and they had so'he
decided novelties for the enjoyment OF the enthus'-
asts board the Wanderer
Notably. they had three of the new thirty-footers
from, which 80 much anticipated before the season
closes These were the Vaquero III, owned by H. Is.
Duryea: Ralph y. Es's Hera, whch heIeate'
James Stllman's Wawa on Memorial DAY al i"ua''
Harbor and last OF all, they secured at tne last
moment Joseph NJ. MacDonough's new thir'y-io0'e'
the Musne from the Larchmont fleet The COMMITTEES
had also a lot Of the little chaps. with one excep
t,on they have made themselves familiar. The ne"
conner was W. w Towards tlmec. whlch was seo'i
in the Canoe Club recently she was ou'' 'a''
year by Fry Of Clayton. for Mr. howard anu va.
TO have been salel in England by Mrs Ho"a'"
against tho Spruce " sailed by Miss Constance
Bennett The English boat was brought here 10 i''e'
tho F+helvvnn and that settled the chance OF
contest on the other side.
Mr. Howard has just received the ooat iro'n Ia!
ton ~ Y She IL long and narrow conpareu wiz.
other half-raers made here and has sH'aiier sn''
area In a. lixht hull she carries an aluminium CEN
hor
much snecrlation as to what would be the result VI
hor meeting with the Huntington boats especlaS
tho paprika which has demonstrated possbll'ieS Ok
disaster 70 all rivals in the trial races TOT '"o ~.
national trophy. Tho other half-raters were W. ~
Sewman's WHlaia Commodore H. c. Rouses ohta'
l. D. Huntington's Question ana Arthur lse''"
Homo The Question met trouble when well ou'
.oworI Stepping Stone Light and withdrew. In Ill
there were thlrtythrec entries In the coihpeteu 49,"
Tho courso FOR schooncrs In the hfty-one and forty-
rooter classes OF sloops and ya"ls was 10 anu
around all buoys on Execution Rock SHOALS ana
-, ,oavrc huoys on starboard hand, the dls-
,apco be,ng l7S nautical miles. For thrty-sx ana
thirty footer classes 81 sioops. yawls ana cats anu
m. special thirty footcrs. the course was 20 anu
around Gangway Buoy and return. leaving II 10
starboard IN rounding. making distance OF 10
nautical miles For all other classes II was TO anu
around Big Tom Buoy and return leaving INC
h,ov 70 s,,rhoari making 1915 nautical miles. 4
Glance AZ the map will that this was sinuouS
course adapted 10 test both yach'smen ana ooa'S
and they had al, sorts Of wind BEFORE they so'
through.
Tho wind was northeast when the committee
! having landed az the clubhouse ordered the gun
n-od FOR tho living starts and II was 70 hght thht
,hcre were fears OF drifting match but the Dfev~e
,,osh.ncA almost on the instant that r. H. Boy"-
| toms biz sloop Whileaway thrust her nose pe'"ee"
tho marks followed closely by Edwin OiVer
Arrow The thirty-focters went over IN buhch
In order the Musine tho Naquero III and the hefa
-. r.os,ons h.iny tust reversed on the return, az
To- su .Nhllaratlng contest. The halfrdters We're
over last ami they were all huggng the ih-hore
buoy az II # were magnet mo rapr'nS "G 1,ec
! mo On.a tho Wilinda ana the Hope, the aS' wv
80 hy slfe Hardly had they cronsei on me s,uI
hoard - X hefor.. the Imec slipped her )lD halldru
I o,I ,uily five minutes we're taken IN erecting us
r..overv To add 20 the mlsfortunes Of the day ior
/ MIR Howard ne misfook the course on ne run
] homo and passed. 20 port OF 'oI"sr ROM uu"S
T.ffs "a tho greater misfortune. - NJ Was goo y
/ second In thc m behind the Paprika when iei
! beyond any hope OF defeat; ,.... ~, 3D..
IN. three thirty -fooers lost an advantage NJ tne
by Standing far across toward me a1r S ~,
/ cos, the Arrow her race In 'hc soop cihSS, IN.
had paased tho Whlleaway. ana WAS stepping 'us
,ar tho marks IN nnc form IN the open .",'r on
I.l, or ,lnsOu'H Point her SKIP
Der Win suuberng Judgment. Il seemed ran h"r
| iirde- the lee. 81 bg schooner ana IN" stopper
Ike A stricken deer. wiki sails as IiInr as rays
Tho WN'ieaway vas quick - see ana pr"n, ~ NJ
rt,,ra ,u-nl. ~n,Ire fOr IN an instant her Doom
IA. low ,rc the biz splnnaker hoatei wide 20 star
| lon-i AMI -hc up securing the winh"arH p
/ si,on thus adding insult 20 injury All TOO aye
sin h.Ainf the snow white spread ~ a bigger
/ sninr.krr hui Ma supremacy vas lost az Wen az
/ n. race which the Wh!ieaway won on limo allow
arce Here are me summaries