New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-26
AMORITA NOW THE VICTIM.
HER BOWSPRIT CARRIED AWAY IN THE
SECOND LARCHMONT RACE.
CAPTAIN HARRIS. OF THE oursErrA. DECLINES TO

CAPTAIN HARRIS. or THE oUIsETTA. DECLINES TO
TAKE ADVANTAGE or TIE ACCIDENT. AND THE
RACE WILL BE REsAILED - TUESDAYS
FOUL DECIDED AGAINST THE AMoRITA.
BY his conduct yesterday under circumstances
Of extreme temptation Captain Henry W Harris,
owner OF the schooner Quisctta. has
ests bshed him-.l in the favor OF yachtsmen
everywhere az a sportsman of high standards. He
s. firm believer IN the ethics OF racing and he
declared his belief when he declined TO continue
over the course at Larchm 1nt after the Anorita,
his opponent in the struggle, had carried away her
bowsTrlt by an unfor sscen accident The accident
prevented the seconI attempt TO hold rae. IN the
prC missed series Of three for the special Prize Of
icrod by the l.archmont Yacht Club thrd al
tempt will be made this morning, as the Amorita
was at once lowed 10 city Island. where assuT-
auccs wer, given that she would be ready with
new spar by 10 a..
The accident TO Mr. Rrokaws boat happened
like the r,ishap OF the day before. at point in
the race when things were getting decidedly mlAeu
and to use a common phrase. it was body
race Under the impulse Of a freshenihs "hu
from the southwest. the wind having suddenly
hauled from the southeastward. the Amori'a oo0
stay parted. The lift Of the headsails, uhder ''e
pressure OF the wind drew the big bowsprit up
into the air as II IT had been pable wand ins''ad
Of the trunk Of tree, and 1t snapped OH at 'he
CANNON iron-the point where the pole energies
from the bow-and went away to leeWard Win Il
vicious side whir that carried all the heaNy "c'E''
Of head canvas after il. The Amorita being on 'i'
port tack at the time. fell away. and the Jios'as'
following the sail I'm the swing OF the bow broke
the starboard spre1dor OF the foremost ana al
most carried away the fOretopmast IL was "
wonder that the su k stood the strain Pu, upo"
il. but the fatcs apparently SATISFIED Win tie
havoc they had wrought
After the accident Mr. Brokaw was asked TO what
no
a. m. bobstav had appeared perfectly sound IL
WAS Captain Haf's Judgment That the Co''S'o"
with the Qusetta on the previous day Hau "'"N
ened H. as the shock Of contact between 'he '"o
boats was tremendous This accld'il oo'"i ''' "
20 n m shortly after both boats had rounded me
.os,vard mark and mad started In for the second
leg Of the course Strangely enough. 1t also oc-
CURED off Matinnicock Point at nearly the Same
place where the two boats fouled on Ihursudy. me
drowning canvas and the helpless boat "''e no'.'
from the committee tug. which at once are" '" ~
givo assistance The Quisetta was fully qudIt'i
~ . mill ~ vindvard Of the Amorita, but observed
the 'rik r,l.+nwhe having been trlcei up
In tho starboard shrOuds, the tug eir" 'Du+ H.,
49, IT,. 81 the Juisetta it being Mr. LoV'Joy IN
.he IT,, -, ~ hat The Qusetta take her own time
NIlio" 10 .n a., raorest of this sort. however,
was nipred in the bud. for, before n "a Ld,,ttd
III i~t@niion 10 return anchorage a. ne ndd
no desire to take a walkoVer ne wa '''''
rhere was instant commotion on the dec * ol ,d
Amorita and crew and guests hsadeu ~ ~ = ,bysw
XIV and the veteran skipper Iidnn ,rroo via
49,, Tor Inc captain Of the Qulsetta aHu n'l
crew The cheers were answered VIII m, M 49, t,r
a tiger from the black schooner Ilt. - GaI
Jr.C off with her invaded charge Gnu No. ,'.s
-. 10 th. wards at city Island, where she VS.
In TO the tender mercies or thc snip 49,
rt. 1ufsatfa returned 10 larchinont ~
uns Noi altoeether free from the results OF Ihurs
-, encounter for lust before thr acciqthl 10 l.
Anorifa sailors were noticed clingns NIX @'iu 5 -
- a bar TO the bobslay OF the t9ilstata az" ~,
- .ofind later that they were bIaclhS ~ 49,,
va. ,trn,,de which w.r. loose ana peIHlll'N ''
- snar 10 sag danger ously to wlmdWaiu Oi ..li
,-ard Under sudden pun Of wind ms .t -,
be made good by this norm oi1i,e . Sort "
ba ~. a race OF the real genuine 81 ..,,,fso 81
f'r ~. race OF Yesterday. II ala not prOHlls' ~
- ..vciterneut a. the abOrtive effort OF III" pr
ions dav for the reason that the wtathei eV Ji
.o-9 - rs~kire At tho start the wind was Nsnt
e,, 'ba southeast The Quisetta had manliesty
10 h-tt,r 81 the Amorita when the ul9dsl'i w.
CURED which closed the race ,.,.,., .hore
~. tho decision Of the Regatta comm te' 49,
as no race the first day The protest OF MI nan
was made on Rule o, which READS ,'d' Nv -
sbau hear away so to hinder another III 'd9a.5'N
to Toward In their decision tne Vo' f',it in the
clsr. that while the Quisetta was AT lduIl -" 'Lr
fn,L ,nf tho Amorita had been the nrst oHrlH'l
NJ "a account The committee order M H.,St
49, 80 ,be series to be resailed to-day The de-
ci.ior has given general satisfaction 10 the enIhu-
ei.-t- about the LarchmOnt Gun nous" ,.l" ~,
have been no dissenting expressions as To us J"'
from the captain Of either boat. ,,-.
Wien he reached the clubhouse after the dcc,itht
Yesterday Mr. RrOkaw at once sought out MI ildl
rie and thanked him warmly for ms inds
I'm giving over a race that was clearly ms IT. a.
.e- r.pli.l that nothing was OWING TO MN ID, ,"'
49, - thanks a. he there for "a race anu o.
ii.,.lnc that he had tho better boat, "lshrd I'D y
conclusions on that basis. ana on that aluny -
th.se DAYS OF ujunctions and restraining orders Is
refreshing and significant