The sun., 1897-06-06
MOCCASIN BEATS GOSSOON.
THE ESIcKEBBoCKER's RE9lTTl
SAILED Nv 4 BREEZE

veoters Crsssel the hse-Ths yhiteavny
Leads the HIeet ne.e ssa Csptsres . leg
Tor the Herras Csp-vssuero 1I1. wiss
Tho clerk Of the weather was kind to the
Corinthian sailors Of Ike Knickerboeker Yacht
Club yesterday and their annual regatta was an
unqualified success. At the hour that Old Sol"
should have made his appearance there was q
dreary drizzle OF mist and bank OF fog hung
low over the Sound. Shortly after IL o'clock,
however, tho misty rain ceased, and, as the
time OF starting drew near. q good calling
breeze from the northwest By north came
pauntsring along the surface Of the Sound. The
Regatta Committee, composed OF o. II. Chell-
borg. c. W. Schleslnger. J. B. Palmer. & A.
Harms, and J. o. Sinkinson, had arranged the
preliminaries In . thoroughly satisfactory man
ner and when tho preparatory gun was heard
the various skippers thoroughly understood the
sailing directions and adhered 70 them without
hitch throughout
Owing to absence Of Asthone and Shark in the
twenty-foot class. .Keneu sailed over the course
at the request OF the committee, and tho in
terest centred in tho contest between 8. II.
Mason, Jr.'s Mocassin, the crack-s-jsck Of the
Knickerbocker feet, and Philip 8. Dodges forty
footer GNssoon, sailed BY Irv =" Zerega- At tho
start the Gossoon made for tho weather end OF
the line with her starboard rail swash Just
a. the sound Of the gun doomed across tho
water, but Capt Mason for once played O
trick on the skipper Of Dodge's boat,
and hauling sheets aft the Moccasin came
through between the float and the weather rail
Of the Gossoon with Q magnificent burst Of
speed, her crew perched high on tho wtndwnrd
side, and tho handsome yacht keeling over al
most on her beam ends The Gossoon was about
half length in front, but the Moccasin before
sailing 100 yards had blsn ketod the Gossoon and
forged ahead, which lead she maintained until
the end OF the race.
The course for all classes was across the
imaginary line OF the club house to and around
Gangway buoy and return, leaving the black
spar on the stArboard side The conditions. In
addition. called for yachts to leave all Govern
ment buoys on the proper hand and pass to the
northward and westward Of Stepping Stones
Lighthouse. The preparatory signal was at
11:55 o'clock, and the start for schooners at IL
o'clock. Neither OF the competing two-stickers
were anywhere near the line, and were handi.
capped before they crossed
was the Gossoon, with the Moccasin on her
weather quarter and the stately Whileaway
Of the line. After the leading trio the reiuve-
mated Southern Cross, the property of Vice
race. She was followed BY George E. Bright
iaureis against the Mocessin and Gossoon, vent
up in the seventy-foot class against the While
lowing order:
s1t SsspatS hsnfs Liss
Dolphin. Ouananiche. and Regina
,,WS w. W. Hownrd,s new S, one,ratsr Arauoa al
noon is s m the IN freSh Sards az Mes
Thirtieth street. her owner being unable to rig
her in time to start.
IIIPpsd ed. a, they crossed the IPe Ths xsausro
starboard shrouds to leeward and Musme d.
rectly astern Of the leader. her short bowsprit
away with booms to star board, the leaders close
hauled, but owing to a shift in the wind tho
sheets It was close reach to Ta Gansway buoy buoy
after Throegs Neck had been passed. and the
leaders were timed as they gybed around the
black spar as follows:
Moccasin: 1880; whileaway, 10000; Gossoon.
Ma.s l b. Va RsrS sssS
Ss sSoo S dgnS1 IsS9o 300 Nagtss +'Io
The cabin cats, Mary 8. and Win or Lose, had
yachts had their balloon sails stopped up on the
Hss ssp h Wh sd
away's balloon jib topsail was the fret to break
ss sas ssss BY Rf
surprised T. " al hands and the cook By walking
they passed the channel buoy and romped home
an easy winner not only IN her class. but in
eed by ss fS5 for the Gno
over the course.
IN the thirty-foot special class tho Vaquero III.
Wa Wa finished less than twenty seconds apart.
Win or Lose defeated Mary s. after a most e1.
md Gurnard also had a neck and neck finish.
but the latter had far and away the better OF It
with her time allowance. Summaries:
sCHooNERs-ALL IN ONE CLASS.
EGS:sd 1;%s c9r,s.'d g,sr
soSsss5n s cro.. of4if ht"o'A 50 So 81 50
Gabrielle ....v. L. schulz. sia7 Did not finish
sLooPs-7O-Foor CLASS.
whieaway.....F. H. Boyuton. .6Ol9 2 a2 10 Q 20 10
Penguin .......d. E BrshtSon. 80 so 81 os 81 os
sLooPs-51-Foor CLASS.
aSssaoh aoSesan' 6S 6MSson Jrt5sS Ss 20 3s 90
sLOoPs-43-FooT CLASS.
Gurnard Il. II. zocher. ss.ss SO ~ 81 81 81
sLooPs-36FooT CLASS.
SRGn tGg!ntsr ssdS
sLooPs-36-FooT CLASS
Water Lily ....T. Herman Jr.27.20 8 OIL 80 3 OF 90
SPECIAL 30FooT CLASS.
vaquero HE Dnryea. 80. 90 2 go ~ Q go ~
Masme is; G'Denoush 5000 2 q s. 2s7 IS
WaWa'.....J A stillman 80. 90 g 81 81 81 81
OPEN sLooPs-2o-FooT GLASS.
Keneu........M H. Clark. ... &c. 90 a le a. 10
CABIN CATBoArs-30FooT CLASS.
II & Gs 81 81 IL
CABIN cATBoATs-25.Foor CLASS
Dolphin G. H. Montrose 24i6 8 07 So 8 0s ss
Win or Lose Il s. Appleby: 1878 2 SO IS 90 81
Ouananiche.. .Rodmhn sands.23.5y b5 42 g So II
OPEN CATBoATs-25-Foor CLASS
Violet G.A. g. Wieners go 90 Ob 32 Ob 92
Regina W. r. Scar Eneld go. 90 20 II So
The winners were: Southern Cross. While.
away, Moccasin. Gurnard, MRnon. Vequero Ill,
Leisure Win or Lose and Violet. The Water
Lily and Keneu sailed over in their classes.
Ladies' Day at the Atlantic Yacht Club.
The lowering clouds and bank Of gray fog that
enveloped the bay all of yesterday morning had
only little effect on the women who strolled
through the handsomely appointed house of the
Atlantic Yacht Club during tho afternoon ex.
hibiting to their fullest advantage the yachting
costumes from the leading modistes in Gotham
The yachts and the contests for tho artistic
trophies presented by Vice-Commodore Adams
were of minor Importance. for the yachts drifted