New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-30
UNDER SUNNY SKIES.
TWENTY SEVENTH ANNUAL REGATTA OF
THE PAvON1A YACHT CLUB
AN EIGurKNoT BREEZE FOR THE RACES TWEEN
TY-srX YACHTS OFT or FIFTY TWO En-
TRIES sTART-THE RESULTS.


TY-srx YACHTS OFT or FIFTY TWO En-
TRIES sTARr-THE RESULTS.
An ejgh,-knot breeze from the westward
smooth sea and sunny sky were the co'''''o''.
under which the twenty seventh annual regatta OF
the Pavonia Yacht Club was sailed yesterday iHe
courses were:
Course From imaginary iine o,tWe'n D> ea,
Island buoy and sases9at anchor ner 10 and Gan
buoy No u. located TO the westward OF a =, Wv,
point Distance twenty-cgh, miles ia. e.. and
Course From the san starting point TO ana
sWinbnrne ' island thence to ana around haoy 80
TO- at the entrance TO- Swanh 'g& IN, " Of Coney
Island point. to the starting point Distance '"''S
Course s-From the same starting point TO ana
around buoy No i off Swinburne isiaGa tn' i,n3
miles -. .oo
around Fort Lafayette. Distance ten miles
Twenty-sx yachts out Of total Of hfty-two
entries started in the various classes, Lu' ny ia'
the prettiest race of the day was between Make
Moore's boat the Cygnet. and w. b. Growpages
yacht sloop. :he Nomad. These yachts were never
more than quarter Of mile apart from the time
they crossed the starting line until they dashed
between the stakoboas and the OLD BLACK spar
buoy which marks the shoal Of oyster Island the
Nomad led by three minutes and thrtY-s'Nth sec
onls The steamer Laura NJ. starin accompanied
freight of pretty girls.
There fresh breeze from the westward
when the preparatory whistle was sounded al l''''
and the start for the big fellows was at noon The
sloop Nomad the first boat across the line.
and as she went over the mark she set her baby
1ibtopsail. The Cygnet followed with No. !
jibtopsail, which she broke she crossed
the line. The Princess and the Forlyth followed
in the order named. and the remaining boats in the
various classes crossed in bunch aside from the
Mary ii. of the catboats. which closed in on the
of the entire line. being willy enough TO await
the beginning of the ebb tide. which began TO run
shortly after noon This was accounted unto her
skipper for seilOr righteousness for he amply
atoned in the after part of the for this appa-
ent derelictlon of skill by winning the race from
his competitors.
T. G. Roach's the Elcas had a knockdown min
ute before crossing the line and took aboard con-
siderable water. which had TO be pumped out be-
fore she started in the race. She was handicapped
thirty-sx seconds owing to this mishap
The small boats gybed around Fort Lafayette,
leaving 1t on the port hand and with lifted sheets
started for the home mark on me port tack; ana n,
the larger boats eyhed around Red Can buoy No H.
beam to buoy NJ. r. off Coney Island During this
the big soops took in gaff topsals and in the
broad reach for the home mark sailed under MAIN
In the broad reach from Coney Island Point 70
er position she was outsaied by the Noraad, which
crossed the line in advance Of her competitor from
the New-York Athlete Club The Azalea had
hoped that her Old enemy the Royal, would appear
against her. The Princess won in the big cabin
class by three minutes and thrty-four seconds Els
worth's Mary II easy winner and the
Presto. usual, had virtual gift Of the first place
in her class. Ths Tempest won hard-fought race
in the twenty-foot cat class. and McGiehans
Mavourneen won the trophy in the twenty-foot
the only Of the little fellows that hnishcG Inc
summaries were as follows:
CLAvs A-sCHOONERS.
Name ! s'9r; FL FG' nj an.% 5ln' time.
CLASS E-CABIN Shops AND CUTTERS, OVER IS
F Fqys isS,G5 si ij i 5oG s5 IS
CLASS G-cABIN s1ooPs AND CUTTERS. UNDER 81
FEET.
cy "mss isSsSf s sIi9 53 is s sSss
CLASS a-orEN sLooPs. UNDER % FEET.
!s :s.,i; I$i9$S :ss aiG s4 e
CLASS 4-CABIN CATS OVER % FEET.
1 Hsis visis:9 o l no 0"i s4o a475o
Vary H,.:....:...i3:ie:l5 500 j. 24l.55 9:lo.2l
Ami. Class 'cAnE fATs S3EH a q sFET
5 este sIts gs ne, hn..h ,.o 2.oc
CLASS cats TO % FEET
Henry Daver .l2:lo 50 Dii not finish ,.o,.os
ia aTiS 2 .....i.a2$ i lii iiSsi2s 5000
CLASS s-OPEN CATs-ls TO 20 FEET.
n nnSg uI.:IIss ii. .3 :sS $50. 1916 as5
sD9s i2iGt9 pa PAM, ne' an ssos ,4
CLASS A-CATs-1s FEET AND rNDER
Mile 12:i4 pa nst finish ,az,o
h Nae: Big Big a a8; a aa:s