New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-23
IN HALF 4 GALE AT LARCHWONT.
THE VENCEDOR LEFT BEHIND BY THE SlCE
AND THE ANOATOK BEATEN
BY THE ACtSHIA.

The most spirited zach; racing OF the year IL APP
pearing after the scheduled regattas are over Yes
terdays special races OF the Larchmont iacht CLUB
were sailed In weather which has been longed for all
summer-a hard wet. reehng breeze out OF the cast
together with one of those that come up the
Sound In a great while 20 remind amateurs that
yachting is not solely composed OF mii.pond work
II Just what Mr.. Gillig has been playing ior 10
give the Vencedor win: but alas and aiack' when
he came back there wasn't any roguish twinkle in
his eve The Vencedor got pounded by the sea and
by the Syce at The same time, and though the
"veni vid vci was all ready 10 be nolsted' some
how IT up on the other boat
After the first hour yesterday. in fact the Inter
es,s OF the day centred In tho really splendid con-
test OF the Anoatok and Acushla Oswald Sander
son had with him board the Anoatok some good
amateur yachtsmen. including Commodore Ne"oury
u. Lawton OF the Atlantic Yacht club ana skipper
~ the Raccoon and .Em!lus Jarvis. Commodore OF
the Roya Canadian Yacht Club and skipper o; me
international winner the Canada. Mr.. jarvis came
10 Larchmont to see his old enemy. the Vencedor.
perform under her rig. and the Anoatok was
handled the queens taste by stellar comnlha-
ton
The wind was north-northcas.. and the first leg
was three miles south sou beast to the Hampstead
unrb5r buoy. then northeas; four miles TO dory
anchored in the sound and back the triangle being
eleven knots sailed twice. This course provided an
easy reach a beat and a spinnaker run. The Nence-
dor md the Syce got of quickly on the signal me
Vcnceior leading by fifteen seconds. rive minutes
.ater az l2.lG the Acushla. with single iuck tI'd
down crossed the line two seconds ahf al OF the
Anoatok which showed full sail area ne |oFaht
following four seconds later
All went to Hampstead az slashng gait. the Syce
taking the lead and rounding hfteen seconds ahead
While the Acusha showed at the mark that she had
gained three seconds In three miles. But her lead
vas lost and fctaken twice IN the heavy weather
boa, 10 the north"as, mark and the sailing Was as
Al gffn a
is from volunteer parade.
The Syce had pretty noar.y closed accounts with
the Vcncodor when she soaked ~ To wiudward ard
rounded the ast buoy 4 long way IN the lead At
this polnt the AnoLtok led by nearly a minute. Then
came the fly home. the syce stu sailing without her
iopsai although she could easily have carried Il be-
fore the wind. MIR Hoyt Jhcl her easily at the
home turn. but the NcncedOr wore on shorter
curve. and being heavily pressed III" went down by
water and until she rcgalnel her equilibrium. MAS
for A few moments apparently unmanag"aDle i ne
men working In the gee decks wer" up 10 thciI
waists the water was up TO IN" cockpit as sht 'oon
her course 20 Hampstead and her mast was pretty
well Fat a.ong the water. while some OF h"r III
could be scen. -, .,,t
Then came the Anoatok. In the best position
though the Acushla nearest the buoy. On near
ing the ilbr Sanderson drew on northWdri 10 ger
room then ilbed quickly and shot up TO winl"ard
Of the Acusha. between her ana IN" buoy. ~ WAS
perhaps the bit OF smart sailing seen this sum
,p.r though IL n 81 call between her and the
stakeboat for the Anoatok grppcd nard In the sea-
way after the jbe. and the faces OF the tnnr'e mn
n the sick were a study they tried I" pay
her on 49, to. ., yr
cedor hands down. and the Acushia gradually sol
away from the AnoatOk. which had heater, her over
the frsr round This table shows the results