New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-07-24
THE AVA FINISHES FIRS1
SHE EASILY OUTSAILS THE CHOCIA"'
sr,rr pprrzr RESPONSIBLE FOR SEVERAL.
MIsHAPs AT THE LARCHMoNT YACHT
CIIB RACES

MIsHAPs AT THE LARCHMONT YACHT
CLUB RACES.
II the officials Of the Larchmont Yacht Cluo
could possibly have foreseen the conditiohs 'ha'
wer. TO prevail Yesterday the Regatta Committee
would have had difficulty In changing inc co''
ditions prescribed restricting the race 70 boats Oh
smaller size One or two Of the more weather"ise
ones when they foresaw the advent OF the thuhoer
squall and heard the rain that fell on wednesday
night said there would be 81 smashing NORTHWEST
wind that would hold. II not all day YESTERDAY, DIT
least long enough to make a rafting hnish' lne'
said in addition that 1t would be strong enough 10
satisfy the demands of the most adventurous SKIP
per In both instances they were right There was
n cracking breeze from the northwest. when nelu
clear till evening without change and 1t was so
emphatic in it's haste escape TO the other side Oh
the earth that it caused most OF the boats 70
The schooners were included in YESTERDAY
schedule as they are reserved ros &c, s class
that choose to enter will be raced IN one ca fiorrv
is Interesting to note In this connection that hemry
w Harris's schooner yacht, the Qui i 10
launched, is expected TO be on hand tor 'ng ~,
we'll as for the regatta tomorrow Inc ss,i new
quantity was built by Marvel CO.. OF Newn o,as
she is ninety-six feet ALL slxty-sx feet water
Inc eighteen feet beam and draws ten feet six
inches II is generally understood that sne Was
II she does accomplish this. her owner may feel
that he owns crack boat: but IL remains " pe
seen whether or not she will do SO.
The top boats on the list yesterday were the Shops
Ivvira Choctaw and Ava. From these the classes
ranged down through the thirty-four footers the
Acush.a and the Dragon: the twenty-footers the
Celia and the Houri the special thirty-footers ana
the catboats the hafraters 1t was speciai race
between the Uvira and the Choctaw to decide whicn
should carry away the prize from the uncomple'eo
Of the previous nay fd an Of dseas
Ava which proved bootless. for the Ava Won oy
four minutes and seventeen seconds and tWenty
seconds The Musme won IN me tnroI .be cat
tho Volsung carried away the honors among the cal
boats While the Houri won over the Celia, and the
Paprka won from the Trilby. .,.bo. WITH
IN few minutes after the boats had been sent away
the catboa Presto seen TO be lowering ier na
s Tdde aiV was broker Just rounding the home
mark at the conclusion OF the nrst rouna oi p se
oon si,nped from the mast and in an efor, TO re-
store them to place. the mainsalt was tori III ne
np the accident the Raccoon continued on her
course under the directions of her owner. M no.
"a tbe Anal round the ind caught the rent and COM
pleted the work OF destruction. The boat was to"eo
The ~ thirty Mai parted her throat hnardS
after rounding the second marx on the sefou rSui
fore the Departure. The half-rater Paprka, afser
winning race in @ M s5S so and ' UPSET She
man Hoyt the skipper, and MS crew OF one were yr
rescued BY Mr. TSs and ali was
Wni.e Here Certainly was excitement enough for
single day.
THE WIND AND THE COURSES.
1,ba courses Yesterday were two in number. The
one for the larger craft was from the stakeooats
off the harbor at Larchmont to the white-spar buoy
~ parsonage Point thence TO the white-spar buoy
off Red Springs Point just inside Hampstead Har-
bor and thence to the home mark, the course TO be
covered twice making twentyohe aho band
The half-raters and the catboats sailed the usual
short triangular course AS has been ARK 1r .ne
ton OF the wind made reach of the nrst leg on
the port tack. The second leg was reach on the
alta rboard tack and the third and last beat dead
70 windward in which varying results were accom-
pshed by boats generally looked upon as equals IN
Some interesting episodes were witnessed in
rst over the line close the windward end Of the
line and under the stern Of the committee boat
Ing frghtfully close upon the leaders weather tsr
Raccoon tearing up seeking still higher
position than either Of her predecessors, narrow
Ing her berthing TO tissue-paper thinness as she
fairly seethed along into space 20 small that ap-
parenty she would require Providential Interior
pr S the Ma vpon wh fe IL
eyes were turned with eager questioning as to
day and generation. held far out to ieeward clear
of the ruck.
THE MAI AND THE MUsME MANOEUvRE.
All were carrying reefed mainsails and working
jibs. and when they reached the frst mark the Mai
was leading BY trfe over two minutes, the rest
being punched closely. Once around the mark the
Mai continued In tho leading place and passed tho
second mark inside OF Hampstead Harbor. minute
and 10 seconds ahead Of the Musme, which passed
her In the beat home and rounded the stakeboat /
ahead when approaching the Hampstead Harbor
buoy In the second round. but almost lost her ad-
vantage In a most exciting lutfng match with the
Mai which formed one Of the highly interesting feat
ures OF not uneventful, day. Both had TO cut
short the sport in order TO prevent the Carolina
from heading them off AS Ii was the Musme won
by minute and 80 seconds over the Carolina. which
finished second.
There would have been a repetition OF the dueliny
between the Acushla and the Dragon had X not
been for an -cdent the Hanan boat. She
her way TO the line when she received knock
down" from the wind and before Skipper Wilmer
Hanan could right her she half filled with
water. BY the time II bailed out and she
reached the line she had a handicap OF three min
utes to overcome against the Dragon The sum-
maries tell the rest OF the story.
Last night at the clubhouse there was Pm I'M
promptu minstrel show with the club poet. Angus
tus Thomas, 'interlocutor. Messrs Cammacho
and Murray tarhbourines and Messrs. Albro and
Nicholas bones. The amateur orchestra from the
schooner yacht Social furnished the instrumental
music. The Metropolitan Quartet also assisted. Tho
summaries follow:
THE SUMMARIZES.
CLASS v-CABIN TRUNKS.
Elapsed Corrected
Name Start. Finish. time. time
Inns. Inns Inns Inns
Choctaw ........ll:a0:t4 3ls4s st2o. s:sl:2I