New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-03
SAILING IN TICKLE WIND.
GOOD sEAMANsHIP IN DEMAND AT ALL
POINTS IN THE RIVERSIDE REGATTA.
THE xoRorA THE AcusHr.A THE vAoUBEo THE

THE NoROTA. THE AcUsHr.A. THE vAQUbEo THE
YoI.A. AND THE PRESTO THE vIcroRs.
The Riverside Yacht Club OF Riverside, Conn.
held regatta yesterday which Was Interesting
from the quality Of the contests presented rather
than for the quantity Of entries In the various
classes Only twelve beats waited the signal at the
starting line of the Hen and Chickens. and the
start. which was to have been made at noon. was
delayed till l:ij o'clock because of the unstable
character of the breeze. which threatened 10 per-
form its old trick OF dying 4 painless death under
the influence of a meridian sun But at the hour
named 1t freshened. its direction being south by
east. and the racers sent away on their Nari-
Gus missions crossing the line with booms to port
in the following order: The Uvra T.. NJ Lock-
wood: the EidOlOn. Commodore c. f. Diefentha!er;
Norant II. G. @. Tyson; the Acushla, Hanan
Bros; the Norota. F. VI. Hoyt the Eos. ?. I.
Dodge; the Scat. f. VI. Randall; the Vaquero. W.
Gould Brokaw; the Presto. G. II. Hatfield; the
Penelope. the Trilby G. G. Tyson the Yoa. Mr.
Mallory.
The larger boats sailed twice round the short
course Of the club from the Hen and Chickens
buoy east one-haf north 10 the Cows Buoy, thence
southwest onc-half south 10 a mark In the middle
of the Sound and return to the home mark. max
Ing a total Of eighteen and half miles. For the
smaller boats. exclusive OF the half-raters. which
sailed round the course as mapped out. the
triangle was from the Hen and Chickens Buoy to
the Cows Buoy, thence to the buoy off Centre
Island, south by west one-haif west. and return TO
the home mark. northwest by north one-half north
AT the start Of the race the Indications were Tor
broad reach to the first mark but the wind sud
denly shifted the east southeast producing beat
ing conditions. and after the Cvira had rounded
the Cows Buoy it shifted once more In trlcky
Fashion 10 the southwest. just IN tIhe 10 HldhS d
lot Of trouble for the Noroia and the Eidoon. but
aiding all Of the smaller craft, which were thus
enabled to fetch the mark without lacking.
At the first mark the order of the start had been
rearranged by force Of sailing merit ana me boalS
rounded the mark as follows ne vira. the Eco
Ion the Norota. the Acushla. Norant II, the
o b the the Sca the s second tns ma
the Norola mad pushed up past the hid9on ana
i've RIA rp OF pros ro of loTv becase Of the
conditions. Mr. Lockwood, having no competitor,
had consented to sail with the Norota and the Edo
lon for special prize. while the two last mentioned
were still permitted to race in their class for the
footer. which has been accomplishing such aston
ishng feats since her advent in racing waters was
showed up point 10 meet the Naquero.
The second leg OF the course was a beat to wind
ward, and the last leg reach so broad that the
far forward on the port side. Then the wind fresh;
for the second round and he boats had to
bat another shift Of the wind to south one-half
sage home. SO it day OF changes. demanding
good seamanship at AL points
mshaps to mar the perfection OF the sport The
vctors the Norota which captured both the
prizes the Acushla. the Naquero the Yola and the
Presto. The summaries tell the story Of the times
sLOOPs-5f-FOOT CLASS
Elapsed Corrected
Name. Finish.
Uvira ;i6oT 5pp:5i 314:44 3:i4 ~
with N0r0ta "A
SLOOPS-43- FOOT CLASS.
E ESsn s :55ss s sss5 a sf3
SLlOOPS-36- FOOT CLASS
X Xoa:R. S sl5 s .sss s 8.s5s
SLOOPS-25- FOOT CLASS.
H I33tt t:S3t3 2 2s5s 2 sSsSs
HALF-RATERS
! YOla ...............2O OOO $4,000 2:20G0
| Truby .............. 10000 Withdrew
! CABIN FOOT CLASS.
! Penelope ............l:55o0 Did not finish
Presto ............. :j3 II 4J9:32 30j.J2 3o55
Scat ................ 1889 4.5s:33 3oG:24 3o624