New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-09-08
ri ONIA AGAIN THE VICTOR
-,,r WINS COMMODORE GILLIG's CUP AT
THE LARCHMONT CLUBS REGATTA
-,cxrr WINDS MAR A PROMISING DAYS SPORT
YACHTS ~ TWO CLASSES CROSS THE
FINISHING LINE AFTER SUNSET

FINISHING LINE AFTER SUNSET
rn.re was general lightness OF wind yesterday
.,vwhere to interfere with the sport OF the yachts
r.n who had on their very best bib and tucker and
.,e prepared TO contest for every inch of measure
m.nt in their makeup. Nowhere there better
oromise OF decidedly entertaining sport than at the
Iarchmont Yacht Club which held Its fall regatta
under most unfavorabe auspices regards wind.
put them the Larchmonts not alone In this re-
rard The club had an excellent list OF entries at
raced by the value OF the prizes be contested for
II was not exactly any detraction from the pros
pectve sport that the Emerald. while in reach of the
race. did not enter the contest. Mr. Maxwell has
come to think at least such is the conclusion. that
where the Coonia Is there he has no business
The wind was light from the southeast at
vhen the preparatory signal sounded. This died
out almost immedia tely and there more wind
until nearly O'Clock. Then breeze came which
enabled all except the yawls and Class VII to finish
half hour after sunset. Thus in the two classes
mentioned there was no race. The course was the
triangular club which the seasons racing has
made familiar. from the starting line OFF the harbor
At IArchmont Manor. TO Red Springs Point buoy.
thence 10 the buoy off Parsonage Point and thence
home The wind made OF this beat to the
first mark. Then II was reach with booms to star
hoard and balloon jbs in evidence the second mark
and close reach on the port tack home the last
in the procession having 10 make an extra hch
10 fetch the mark.
All the boats crossed the starboard tack the
Amorita being just to windward Of the Colonia
Then came the Adele the AudaX. the lnfanta the
Yrsm the avira. the Cymbria the Acusha, the
Norota the Sultan. the Dragon, the Eos. the
Hour. the O. F. H. the Vaquero. the Wahneta, the
Grace the Nnita. the Loyalty the Virginia, the
Agawam. the lone. the Zelia, the Tom Boy, the
Ocoree the Edwina the Dorothy. the Win or Lose,
the Drift. the Qui Vve. Dosoris III. the Exonian'
the Musme the Hera the Mai. the Departure the
paprika. the Die Hexe and the Yoa. 1t was dis
anpo,ting 10 a degree to loaf about on scorching
aecLs for two hours without the sign of sail-lling
wind but that Just what the yachtsmen had
,o do Then a little breeze made itself felt In the
,riad,e Of the Sound under the influence OF which
tho small boats got round the outer mark while
che big fellows loafing about in the most ex-
asnerat,ng fashion under the lee OF the Long Island
shore.
The leaders among the smaller boats were timed
as follows at the outer mark: The Eos, l42;2S; the
Houri l:g4s: the Tom Boy. l;isJo; the Dosorls'
i4hs: the Celia 1924 the lone, 1880; the Drf'
2Ol.Os: the Grace. 2:Ol 80, the Bogie. 2'WOS' the
Vaauero 2Ns:5s: the Oconee. 2:0Oo; the Edwiha'
2:s02 the Agawam 2lO:2i; the Win or Lose. 2ll:22;
the Zelica 2lll7: the Hyae. Piles: the Paprika,
1920
Al that time the larger boats were still becamed
They were not able 10 round the Red Springs Point
buoy ill after O'Clock Then they were timed as
follows The Audax PSI 3s; the Colonia. 3l9aj; the
Yram s32:Ol the Uvira. 34257; the Dragon. 1928;
the Adele, $500: the Acusha. $3.50; the Musme
8 1854: the Infanta, 1881
with balloon jbs up and the wind coming in from
The southwest $50 o'clock enabled the yachts TO
tack. The Cofonia marked down as the win
ner OF the Commodore's Cup. Here are the sum-
mares which tell the statistical story OF the races
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CUP.