New-York tribune., 1896-05-31
HARLEM CLUBS REGATTA.
AN INTERESTING RACE BY A VARIETY OF
CLASSES
THE FLYING START OVER THREE CoURsEs-vIc-
TORY OF THE sAsoUA-CoNTEsT BETWEEN
ctC,r Ann TUE Dt.I pIIrSE

THE FLYING START OVER THREE CoURsES-Nlc-
TORY OF THE sAsoUA-coNTEsT BETWEEN
THE sLoAT AND THE DELPHrNE
Yesterday was great day in the yachting world.
In fact. popular has Memorial Day become as
holiday, especially the water that nearly every
yacht club OF any pretentions would not think OF
having its opening before May 80 Time was
when the Harlem Yacht Club stood nearly alone
in this respect, and the members congratulate them
selves that they the leaders In Memorial Day
regattas However. be that as 1t may their regatta
of yesterday of the most successful he'd
anywhere on the waters Of the Sound. Bay or river
The entries numerous, and, while they
did not have any of the snappy haf-raters, they had
some fine sport with the thirty-footer Class, open
jib and mainsail When the Harlem men go a yacht
ing. they believe that their friends should go with
them, and they chartered the steamer Cygnus 10
accompany the fleet the course. to act Judges
boat and to convey those who desired to attend to
and from the starting point at City Island The
boat crowded with enthusiastic observers. who
watched the progress OF the race. and between times
got down into the cabins and sang and danced and
skipped the rope. and enjoyed themselves after a
real, good old-fashioned sort
vAGARIEs OF THE WIND
The race Itself in all of the classes interest
ing from start finish although the wind did not al
ways hold just as 1t should to suit the exacting no.
tions of the at the tillers OF the various
testants The wind southwest. and blowing
perhaps eight miles hour for the greater part of
the afternoon There were times. however. when 1t
freshencd and lee rails hard under causing the
to pile the ballast bags high and to hang on by
the eyelds outboard almost. to prevent catastro-
phe. 1t flying start for all the classes
entered and the preparatory whistle from the Cyg-
nus sounded few minutes after noon. 1t is
impossible to be exact with the sailors. They will
nirt with the committee do the best that the COM
mttee may. One OF the cabin cats. the Tuesday. OF
the twenty-nve-footer class. was the first over the
line. clear ahead OF her class and is worth while
note that. with the terrific handicap this apparent
indiscretion placed TO her account she was the win
ming boat In her class. There "A ten-minute
handicap against her She is Crosby Cape Cod
Company boat. built for Charles Davis. who sailed
her. with his wife and baby aboard as mascots. The
Katie Louise fouled the stake boat at the start and
disqualified In consequence. Otherwise there
mishaps
THE DIFFERENT COURSES
There three different courses FIRST there
was the twenty-me course from an imaginary line
at City Island dock to and around a stakeboat
chored inside Throg's Neck. thence TO and around
Mdtnicock buoy. keeping Stepping Stones Light TO
stsrbodrd in passing and keeping the spar buoy TO
port in rounding and returning direct to the finish
line making twenty miles This was covered by the
cabin sloops. cutters. yawls and special ~ and 30
The second course was for the 20 ard . footer jb
and-mainsa classes. a straightaway course direct
to the spar buoy. omitting Thrcg's Neck. anl
for the - and 10 footer oper cats when
passed out and around the Old Hen buoy and back
TO the finishing line. making twelve miles
THE RUN To THE sTAKEBOAT.
Az has been said. It nying start. an1 the
white winged racers eager and ready when the
last blast from the steamer warned them that the
line was theirs TO cross. They went sweeping over
II In an apparently endless line the starboard
tack the big boats close hauled 10 the wind and the
omen iih-a nd -mainsa craft sailing free with spin
makers set and booms broad of to port. The large
boats tho Sasqua I'm tho lead. position which she
sue ,essfully maintained throughout. with sheets
haulcd faut and sale Nat the wind. made for the
s,akcboat inside ThrOg's Neck. The SasqUa was
her balloon lib topsal and. with syrnnaker 20 port
SQUARED away In dne form for the Matinlcock buoy
As for the rest OF it aside from some Incidental
arp work the race was a procession
FEATURES OF THE RETURN
The notable features Of the long wndwsrd beat on
the return were the contests between the Snsqua
and the Pontiac and the Soat and pelphine The
last named which IL the champion of the Harlem
feet was clearly dlstanccd by the Soat. through
the superior skill displayed the new Watcrside
CIub craft Her skipper J Pottomy. Is entitled 70
rank with the Flying Du;chman for the nerve and
almost reckless skill and audacty he displhyed -
for the Delphine she skafed home on her lee rail-.
with tho ballast bags lying Ave deep on her weather
side with her II was win or 20 over bht IN" Hli
neither The summary tells the story OF the time.
CABIN srOOPS-FORTY- THREE FOOT CLASS