New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-06
YACHTING CUP IN COURT.
]. MONTGOMERY STRONG STOPS ihh
RACE FOR THE ADAMS TROPHY
..,,,. .,.s,,, COMES TO GRIEF AT LARcTMoNT
INTERESTING RACES IN FRorhlN"
Seattle RESULTS.

INTERESTING RACES IN fh'l"'''
Seattle RESULTS.
Smashing winds prevailed everywheIf ~ T.,
whether on the waters of Long lsahu "o" "
the Upper Bay. VIII re yachts were co"' -
on ronocv Yet despite the weather. there wa
moro than a fair representation OF pod'' "
,hroa regattas that marked the days procecul''e'
for the sailors. Great interest was h"''''
the REGATTA OF the Stamford Nacht 'iup' at
ford Conn. because of the promise oi q ,
between tho Amoria and the Quisetta "n'c" "
not had a fair test Of skill In the course VI ,''
an, ,oor although the latter was bullt 20 p''' '
former Neither OF these boats showed ~ ''' '
Ing line however. 50 that interest," Wa o
the Stamford race. A. Iarchmoh. u''
tor or,ries and an accident 10 one OF the i'o'' III
torcstIng boats I'm all the flying Meet o. '"o 20,
ar,od tho little pleasure that might nave pcon
e; th,rcd The Acusha. owned by N'I""i an
dlscn Uanan. received a knockdown DO" " ~
wind lust as she was approaching the HUM .,
for the rounding and In lunng to avert prospec"
disaster came into collision with inc s'ah'o''
,.,. h,ro.-likc production, which stove a hoie J"
hcr port side forward Of the mast. Shr n"" :"
hastily towcd 10 shore. where she sank !" '""
low water. IT,, .to ,,v
Tho most entertaining episode that marked the dAS
will no found in the narrative or events 40 NV -,
,,n,i Yacht Club and the injunction ent'rfH "l III
strong the owner ~ the sloop ChoctaW' 10 -
the REGATTA Committee from awar''nS tue
cun FOR boats OF that class 10 Mt, h''f"''
ouner Of ne Penguin. Mr.. StT1HS 'S w.
,h ,o,d ~ establishing a precedent III N''"''"N
ocoarr. ~ nich may count for or against me sport
{, ,,r,o n come There to have been race sr'
ter,lav between the Penguin ana the HOO ~. w
Gun offered Iy Vice Commodore ADAM
r.os ,crrol AZ The beginning Of the ydcAilhE 7'dH''
and according 10 the records or the l"b'''n
70 a.., of tho wa Yachts has won race inc '"o.
TAU, Won tho first race by margin o. hN' S,'o'''
AMI the Penguin i've days after the race .'' r.
sailed entered protest on tn" gronhl INA Wv
taw had not been properly measured A..
This race was sailed on June g. ana ac'o'''"E ~ ~
,os ~ ,hc Atlantic Yacht club any protest mas 10
49, ,.o~ol r.tbfn fucniy-four hours after the race
was sailed When Mr. Brign;son' inc '""' ~
Penguin filed his protest five days after me race ''''
hoo, s,il.d Mir Strong. who owns the '"o'""' %"
iected on the ground that the twenty -'oun "'
iior.oa ~ FLING A protest. had elapsed me 49,
c,,.a r,rnrttcc however, heard n''h S'''' ~ "
case and then decided that as the contest 'o' ~
Adams CUP was for the best TWO ONT 81 - ''
,rr.o race the twcnty-four hours ABOVE" '''
rr,tos: ala not expire until after tho tnrd race h'
hoo, sailed II a third should be FOUND h'''SS''S'
IN, Inn. T. tho second race Tas sailed, ana vas "'"
by the Choctaw by Il good margin we
Committee had then under cons'd'iat'h '"' P''9
- Afr Hrigntson AMI. bringing the ow'@rs OF IN"
two Yachts together they suggested tAat SONIC W..
t.fl f isel for adjustment Of the dithcu''F mat
had arisen between the Two so that t;e rae" ior the
.un c,iill he slileI in a sportsml nilk' way.
II was finally agreed that John iysl'p INC o'''''
OF
,.,s,,re tho two boats. and that tn" hrS' race
.,ich had hc.n won by so close margin. should ''
t,,od on the figures that resulted from MS Ok
! animation Tho Penguin was on nan" L" "' "',''
rr.d ~ tho appointed time. bur IN" ho''"" i"'''"
20 ouucar. The Regatta committee OIL '''' N'"'".
Yacht club then had further communication WIZ"
the owners of the two yachts. and L was many "'
Ia ,,,, both the Choctaw and the Penguin
should hc n,ca .irod IN The Atlantic club BASIN yes
,,rao, morning that they should holH 'h'"p9'N
subject 20 measurement. and that t"'y SnoN'u ''
. 49, ,,.r,oor over the regular club course. In the
r.,n.r BAY Tho winner Of this race. WIN ''ih'
iiovanc. calculated on tho figures dedu'ed from
3D., mornings Measurement. should win the Adams
rnn Tho Penguin was I'm the basin ana was nous
n,'l The Chociaw failed to appear and It was
| .ncrvarl learned that she Wa at stamford VIZ"
49,, tim. came Tor the 20 b" sailed. an ihJNhr
ton was served on tho Regatta COMMITTEE "n''"
had been issued b. Justice Smyih OF the supreme
| .,-, T, restrained tho club from having the race
sailed FOR tho Adams cup. go
The action Of Mr strong mad" the m'h'"''S % ''
Atlantic Yacht cub and o. other 'luns 'N'''"'N
,,, \, ono had ever heard OF a sport -inan
,oLtnr such action when D." thought ih"r" h'' '''"
IN infringement Of IN" rules. and Judging ''"'" ''
,,,....,u Of opinions Nj strong VIII suffer con
sid,rahlv from his course 81 action 'olo"'' INV"
| :. ,u.,,- IN. SECRETARY OF tho Atlantic Yacht 'l"b
said that I'm all his experience as y"'"lS'''"" ~
| had ,o,,r heard Of a similar cas- Mr.. SfonS' "
| I.
Ucpai,a Committee. could have appealed 10 ire .''p
:, so,.u,c redress The committee. however ma"
heard both sides OF tn" case fairy an" l"'P'' '''
and they had decided the case on It's merits - ''
AS th.y were able II the Regatta committee "'0
h..n wrong I'm it, Il, ci.ous the club "oud nave S'
| 49,, meter right # seemed to Colonel Austin
| however that the only spott,m"n'lh' Way ,p ~ 'p
hing the matter W. tnr va HAITI rem"as,ircd
| and sailing the race yesterday "''''""o"' ~ '
roinnei Austen sad. The Regatta COMMITTEE, Is
| comnos.d If John l.. Bliss chairman ''oi ~ W
| MrNultv william l.. Grrrlsh ana myself W" ma
"" ,h.r co,,,-. 10 folv but declare the rae. OF
for the present. The matter VIII De- rcio'''l Jun,
Inc Hoard Of Trustees ana the! VIII tax s''n 'lo'l
~ ,hcy S.e NJ IN IN. matter I'm the moan tlnc eN-
! @ommSd,re Ncwberry u La~ton viii look after tn.
interests Of the club in the cluri IL Se,7 20 me ,,
MS IL a mos, unsportsmanlke action, ana '"'nh
tnal Nlr strong has had bad advisers u w &c.
rrrrGt his action. cannot remember IN all my tx tx
| iakcn a protest into the courts
Win the Penguin ana the choctaw out, the rrEat'a,
,ns ayd r,,hnais over twenty-five feet and under
| wentv-nvc feet fresh breeze from the soui''t"'
wns ~ .bn s,,,hholso AT o'clock There five
caiboats and sloops to and me outlook Tor
parafory signal vas sounded. and five minutes latcr
Inc gun was fred for the Scoops to cross me me .e
| sin the Gavlota and the AVA. Then came me 'at-
boats The Squaw was the nrst n3't over ome l,T
| in this class She j. owned by H.. y J,"rl. ana
| since her last race her owner has decided mar th,
| modern shouts used ON yachts nowadays are Srea'
advanage and has had her straight stem altered 10
| the overhanging Kind now prevailing. Next 10 the
| sguaw tho Dorothy. then the Est"le. IN" scat
| and the Streak The courses sailed 10y these yachts
| lay of the clubhouse. and the wind made Of II
| reaching all the way around. Thcy staitt on
the port tack. gyhed AT the first mark AMI stood on
the starboard tack for The second mark linen tnGy
| trimmed in sheets. and just fetched the mira marx
where they tucked and made close haul 10 the nm
| ishing line.
| The boats sailed three times over the course.
the cathoats sailing inside the course aid f9r IN"
soops. The Gayiota. sailed by Captain Holy
quickly ovcrhaulcd the leaders She had her top
sail get whc III" others were without ,ops', w.
and the Moccasin was recfcd. At the end or inc
first round the Gaviota well I'm the lead: with
| the Eclipse more than minute behind. ana th"li
the Moccasin and tn" Ava. ON the second
round the wind frcshened. nnd on the second leg