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This IL tire Prfnctrai Fcature ef the Auasrtcsu
Yacht Cluh BsEntta.

This IL the Princ,rai Heature or the Arerican
Yacht Club BeEntta.
Light breezes and q smooth sea were the
weather conditions under which the annual re-
eatta OF the American Yacht Club was sailed
on Long Island Sound yesterday. The contests
were excellent, notwithstanding tho fact that
the larger boats were absent, and tho finishes Of
the "thirties" " and tho big cabin cats were
features Of the race.
Throughout the morning there was not q
breath OF air stirring, while the Long Island
shore was obscured by q smoky haze that mado
the yachts In the ofing assume fantastic and
weird shapes through the mist. Tho course
was tho same for all classes and was q run
with booms to port to the buoy of Parson-
ago Point, q beat TO the Larchmont Yacht Club
mark Of Red Springs Point, in Hampstead
harbor, and reach on tho port tack to buoy
of Long Beach Point, the starting and finish
ing line being between two anchored floats of
Milton Point, each flying tho club signal.
On board the veda, which was ably sailed by
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., were Mrs. Vanderbilt
and Clayton Han. The start Of the thirties was
By far the prettiest Of the year thus far and, as
usual, Ralph Ellis rot the best Of 1t, with
husme mp to her starboard shrouds, and Va
quoro far OF toward the leeward end of tho
line. Veda was also close up, and luffod out
very close to the windward mark, thereby tax
Ing tho weather berth. while Wawa got away
fully ak lengths estorn and in the wake OF tho
Vanderbilt boat. All were carrying big reach
ing jibs, and. with the exception Of Wawa, spin
makers set to starboard.
veda, Wawe,. and Musme worked well out to
tho Parsonase Point buoy, while Hera and
Veqpero III. steered a straight course for the
start also, the drstnamed craft holding gli gsliSSt
adyantase; It was not long. however. before
easily that Charley Davis Withdre% from So sa oo% 30
test and Surprise was headed for New Rochelle
me Yachts were sent away to onegun starts as
Start Of Si.foot elass. 1,1o:oo-syoe.
y ss1o. SsS ssss. 5sS
Mono. Shark. Colleen Brant Punch Ethel Sequel Sequel
STAR Of aofoot estbosts and 1ofoos sloops. 10000
Laura Lee. Dorothy, Caprice.
The wind at the start vas light, from south
west by west, and the racers kept close
enough tos ether ., In the majority Of classes TO
the dnai work Of the thFtes Being U espssiafEy @ afE
close, with Veda and Vaguero I'LL. luflng far
wise have done, and Vaquero III. captured SEQ
Tho nnish Of The Dorothy and volsung in tho
30foot oabin.cat class was another "grand
the Sound before they S nsy yA stoppod 9 S0fHs tSs
man9uvre and started for tho line or the
other CLASSES, the special trophy that was sailed
for by Houri, called by e. Burton Hart, and Va
quero. with Hazen Morse at the stick, proved
interesting. and Hart received the congratula-
tions of his friends when 1t was all over.
Mono had rather an easy time with Shark in
the one-rater class, and from present appear
ances will bo tho boat chosen to go to Canada in
guest of tho Seawanhaka trophy next month.
The Regatta Committee. consisting of Stuyve-
SAINT Walnright, II. de d. Parsons, Mulford Mar
tin. III. %, PareOng. and Thoman Dimond
Quoted the race In satisfactory manner. Tho
yachts wero timed at the finish as follows:
syce. 9:Oo:aoi Acushla sQe:27; Hsra s:2s:sa;
YaQuero Ill, 9:29io1; Vedn, 82pilS: Musme 1881 ALI
wawa, s;8s:s7i MONO, S:45:3l; Dorothy. 8:4e:o9;
Volsung 9i&0:1Si Hour. 34S:bA; vaquero L. 9;h0:Ss,
SHARK B:6l:lb; skimmaug, 8:57:12; Colleen 8:5s,49i
Ethel. <:o5:<0; Sequel, 4;06:29; Punch, <;07:4lt
Zelica t:l0:o2; Brant <;l5;52.
Tho summaries follow: