The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-12
noNons TO coAoyIA AND srcE.
LarchnontA Fall Regatta sailed In Light
Hrrr1cs.

Lnrchmont'A Fall Regatta sailed In Light
irrr4cs.
The race for the Larchmont Schooner Cup and
the three other classes OF single sticEers brought
a good number OF yachtsmen TO the Larchmont
clubhouse yesterday. The Colonis. as was
expected. carried away tho honors by defeating
Amor.ta. but had the race been finished at tho
end OF tho first round. as intended by tho
Regatta Committee. the result would have been
4 matter OF Q few seconds and possibly a winning
pcnnant for W. Gould Brokaw's schooner.
Tho Syco and Nencedor met again, and the
former was SO far ahead that cX-Commodore
Gillig. who was on the VenCedor. concluded that
il was not his day and withdrew his flyer from
the race. At the start the wind was light from
tho Eouth.southwcst, and the lido the begin.
ming OF tho ebb. The course for the schoonCrs
WAS twice around L l5"m!le triangle. a total Of
80 nautical miles. while the single stickers were
sent twice around the li-mtle triangle, u total
distance OF 90 nautical miles.
On board the Co!onia were Commodore Post
ley and his skipper. Charley Barr. while the tai
ent on board the AmoriLA included w. Gould
Brokaw, Capt. Hank Haf, and Mr.. Brokaw's
sailing master. Capt. Watson. The preparatory
signal was sounded promptly at noon, and tye
minutes later a scream from the whistle Of tho
Regatta Committees steamer announced the
start for schoouers. Capt. Hntf had the best Of
drifed over tho windward end OF tho line at
IL; SOS: 0b. with Colonia fully u minute later. al.
Tectiy astern. both carrying all their Kites and
Syce aud yencedor, which had been mannu-
wiring near the Vineyard end OF the line were
across with the gun. with S!Ce a few seconds
astern ana 10 leewards Fred Hoyt was at Iho
walked through the lee OF the Nencedor and
took the lead.
Kite, about Iftoon seconds after the whistle.
showing the way TO Goblin, whose skipper mis-
judged his distance and did not cross until one
minute and ton seconds after the signal. At
, I4:4U:o0 The one ratnrs were started. Shark,
sailed by young Sherman Hoyt, as usual went
over with the starting signal, but her opponent,
the Wave. was Handicapped nine minutes. ,
In addition 10 the atoyT a In1tch race had
H nT%n sF to lsSt S OF %iSa th he itSGnn'e eoa an" not iS' ast
up to the starting limo. aud Mayhem Bronson,
on the Trochilus. sailed up to the committee
he did not want a w~alkoyer but a race. The
COMMITTED decided thai as it was match race
tho race, aud told skipper Bronson to cross tho
line and then withdraw, stating that II tho
owner Of the Leslie cared to Ss a ,nf rae tE AZ
consent. othcrwlse tho money would be declared
Out on tSe sound, while tho other boats wcre
starting, tho sGhooners were having q luilng
match. Colonia ried to lutf up 10 wlndward OF
tho Amorita. but Capt. Barr was worstrd again
and WAS comprllel 10 bear away, At l2:329oo
the wind hauled TO tho west ward ana C3Iohla
set her spinnnkcr. her example being followed
~" NV Y . Af'sNA -
at the ErSt mark as follows:
Amorita, l:4235O; Colonia, la+T;lo.
The sloops which turned another mark were
timed:
syce. 10000, vencedor. l:l2;97i Kite, $4,000.
aud Goblin, l:3s;i5.
The next leg for all classes, was a beat I o
Uenp,tnud H9rbOr, and ColoniI, getting tho
nrsi ofthc nrw wind, which came in from vest
northwest, began 10 hail up ON the Amorita.
The shin OF the wind enabled The yachts. after
| Two short bitches. 10 lay their course TO the
mark, where the following times were taken:
syrc, ".2O:l0i V,ncelor, 2;aa:lOi Kite. 2a'|'a0;
Colin, 3.UOIii ColOnia, 3iDI:la; AmOrita, h:lb'lO.
IN. course 10 the southwest stakcboat from
thr IpmpstcAd mark WAS ~ beat 10 wind ward.
Inc lind continuing very light as the yachts
| Completed the first circuit as follows:
sycc. 3;Oa!a5; vencedor, 3:Jo'3O; COlonia. i:0O:33;
! Aniurita, i;Os;hO.
After tho Syce and Vcncedor gybcd around
tho home mark. the committee, consisting OF
| John r.. InveJOy, II. G. Wintrlnghum, and How
ard VI. Coaios, decided to stop ali the other
Classes. making the finish at the end of this
round. The racing rules Of tho club say that 10
stop a race AZ the end of any round, tho series"
letter should be hoisted VITA the code signals.
IL was discovered That there was no "scrirs "
| letter on board. and AZ the next best thing the