New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-07
LIGHT AIRS AT LARCHMONI.
MANY CRAFT AND PLEASANT SAILING
AT THE FALL REGATTA.
THE sycc KEATS THE vENCEDOR. AND THE
COIONIA HAS A WALKoVER-THE sfhLD
OF THE HERREsHOFFs NEW ANoA-
ToIl THE FEATURE OF

TIE CONTESTS.
The fail regatta Of the Larch,nont Yacht Club
was not by any means spoiled by the light ana
changcable winds which prevailed There were
laid spots here and there on the Sound put II
was all pleasant saing-warm. luxurious ana dry
OH deck. Even the Sharks crew escaped "ettihs'
perhaps for the first time record and the many
wind hukcs merely contained material for surprise
An agrt cable southwest breeze sent the yachts
off az the start. The Emerald's owner having
declined to enter his beat In the schooner race, ana
the Amorita not liking the terms. the Colonia had
TO take walkover. and she crossed the line Imply
In ma jestlc but embarrassing solitude.
Harry NJ Gg's Vencedor. and the Syce' Il. NJ
Hoyt went away ut ll:i0 o'clock both boats being
close the line and the Syce leading. on ther
course to the eastery buoys all the yachts were
able carry balloon ibis or balloon foresails. with
ibis and jb topsa!ls. The Syce was making the
best footing at the start. bu; as they moved cast
ward the Venccdor seemed TO hold her own
In the yawl class, the sloop Norota was placed to
race with the Pawnec. which was sailing with hcr
yawl allowance. The Eurybia did not start the
Norota being in sight This sloop, the fly footer
Of Last wear row owned by d. Is. Burnham, fairly
lost the Pawnce. which tnay disappeared from
the race without finishing The Norota was sailed
by Wetmore from Oyster Bay.
At 80 In the class for thr,ysx foot sloops, the
vorant II. sailed by +. Bovine Jones, contested.
She got Off second just after the Acusha. owned
By A. c. Hanan. The Anoatok. the new Herreshoir
clipper owned by O. Sanderson. went across third'
and an admired boat she was. The Eleanor did
not start Next came the special thirty-footers.
the Hera owned by Ralph y. Ellis. who has Just
brought, his boat from the Newport racing ana the
Musme. which arrived from the same place on
Saturday list J. Macdonough, her owner. was In
his old place at the stick and Mr.. Ellis made one
OF his hrst-cass starts. crossing the line about
three or four seconds after the gun The Musme
lost way In stays at the wrong moment. aud was
IA ir,.l pf fha
The other thirty-footers the Goblin ana the hite.
also then crossed the former boat In the lead.
When Burt Hart took the Hourt across al
noon he chose the .eewarI end Of the line, while
all the others Of HIS class took the windward end.
This gave the Iour not only a considerable lead.
but also the weight OF the wind on tho course out;
and i've minutes later Mr.. Hart had three hum
drcd yard lead. The Priscilla. the Vaquero |. and
the Celia crossed behind the Houri In the order
named
Among the twen.y-foot sloops which got their
ticket o. leave at 1905 the Keneu crossed the
line nrs, bu, the Shark sailed by Sherman Hoyt.
almost passed her. with a b1lloon-jb pulling IKE
a small elephant. Tho Keneu then set her big
hcadsan and crowded up on the Sharks weather
quarter; but she hadn't the legs 70 10 the lioyt
boat any harm. and that, far a. any one could
I'M out. practically ended the race The Fiddler
followed these two leaders In 4 soulful but lone
some way and was never seen again.
In the Glass for thr,y-foot cabin cats the
bru.sng biz Kit. which has established such Il
blue funk In her class. came second In the start.
following the Onawly Of $. &. P!rie. when mace
A clever getaway The DosOr!s ii followed thc
XII sailed by q. +. Val. and the other entries III
this c.ass failed 10 appear The Onaway was the
only boat tn the class that started AZ the f'ght
end %! the line.
IN Chs, T the yachts crossed In the following
order al the I2l signal. The Presto tie Qui Viyc.
The Harrictta III and the Win or Lose Appar.
eniy ne WIN r. Los could a!ord to 60 on x 3st
parry ihrashlng before the day was oyer III,
At ls1 The last class ,,nrtet ~ thiI orT nrothv
the Amos and me Sora: and then the committee
Win the Hcen,ta Committee II. Wlntrngham and
II. ". Coates 1t was then noted that IN" SFcc
a." fou'i nd shr ON ~" Seat TO the Prospect
point mark in Hampstead IIarbor. The Ncncedor
was to leeward and behind but as nms went on
the Chicago boat was seen to be making an tx-
cclent sneak up the cddlcs close In TO shore.
! further ont In the Sound. where the wind was
much frcsh"r. and lioyt. of the Sycc. saw ,hi1
but Was afraid TO CT too Jar away from MS rival
He had "Eidie" Fish Irvine IGr.ga and a LOT OF
S'H caurse HAT krp M near The nahosany boat A.
| II was. John J. Iov"joy Landed the Ntn""dor Jan
! Simply through good stcnling. ON the smaller tr
! angle Hart SIN had good lead with the Hour
ward was getting out TO windwari Of all her class
IN way mat was so nihtIl 70 ntF ,t', nr. .o
them turned the home mark at the end OF the hTSt
4 large number Of beautiful steam yachts Of all
| sizes and DESCRIPTIONS were following the raccIs
emonr them being the big three nasted slglmoro
| the koycr!r the Ouconta. the Aquo. as well az
! many craft OF curious appearance, including inc
oG champion. the question built up three planks
! further from the water and now more OF curl
! Ds.ty than ever The third leg back - the home
! bioy was made troublesome by Gains. Finally the
| wind came ont OF the northwest, light and the
| Yachts completed the first round as follows: VA
| aucro l. 1870: Hour. 1919, Shark. ljlzi; kit
| i.55.,l Onawny . - 30: Dosor.s, 2iO:5a; Win or
Lose II e5: Skimmaoc 2jA.i2: Syce. sol 80. Ven
| crdor 3Oi:G3: Priscilla. 3l20S; Anontok LAG;
! ('olonia 3:ii:0S Norota. sara; Musme. 3:ls;3l;
Icrn 3.ls:JS: Presto. 3:2l22 Acushla 32ii2; Sora,
3:2Sii IIarriotta III. 3;"%; OUT WYE 5Slfi: star
| linz 3:3Os9: Miuuctonkl, 3SlB; Dorothy, 355 u,
lone 1857 yorant n. 1919: Pawnse, S:4@:";
| Amos 3.l3.G, Goblin 1850; surprise. iO2:"2
4, this uolnt II was seen that "A good many were
| dronplnc out the wind 10y shifting 10 the north
wcst ha wing entirely removed their chances or VIA
ming Those near the buoy at the time OF the shli
w"r" soon miles ahead before the others could
| max, the turn Here there "A close race be-
| tween IN, Il.ra and the Musme. the latter boat
he wing rounded slightly In advance. \ long luilns
match followed, which took them noftheasterlY 20
the Scotch Caps and on till they were lost 10 slgh
When a