New-York tribune., 1897-07-23
WINNERS AT LARCHMONT.
CHoCTAw MUsME. KIT AND sHAHh
CARRY OFF THE HoNoRs


The members of the Larchmont Yacht ciuo nave
been congratulatng themselves on having hao
good breeze In every OF their regattas 'ns '"'
and as n background for their satisfaction they ie-
fer to the large number OF race Gays "" COG
failures for want OF wind In the season "a - "
Their escape from previously known m'sio ioi'u"e 20
esnecally happy Just at this time. for what "oui'
hocome ~ the Larchmont record for luck II now
,aced nv seven consecutive days OF dead CAIN! -
Yesterday morning. when the sloops OF 'he 20. :"
and 20 foot classes were billed TO start 'ose ,
with a large number OF cat rigs 'heie '
seemed to be little hope OF race o" ~,
shower of rain pelted down through ueau "'
that had more movement than h'o't .,s,
give It, and when the Regatta COMMITTEE .o" =.
ing NJ John J. Lovejoy II. C. Wintringham ana II,
w Coates announced that the race war pos'p ps
until 1890 o'clock. every one was sa'i'" ,,
Before that time the clouds spit up p ~
and a good breeze from about sou sou ',n w." ,,ne
abIad all the Yachts to sail out 10 the s'"i' INV
in good time ,o.ao o.o,ock
The preparatory signal was given al lI'" ''oo ~
ord at 1aa5 o'clock the forty-six-footers' tne Am"
and the Choctaw, were allowed 10 so i -
WAS Mt the last Of the ebb as the poa'' ' -,
course east for the first leg OF four Kho's "
anchored In the Sound The secohu 'es " 49,
course was four miles to wndward' rouha ,he
westerly Hempstead Harbor spar buoy ana inc
,hird log was a broad reach three miles nome 10
the Larchmont stakeboat THIS eieVen-"'o -,
angle was sailed twice by the large yachts "an'',s
n total of twenty-five knots. the smaher e'ai'
sailed twice round a lesser triangle se' vi w.
same compass courses. wnich Pro''ueu ' ~
an eleven-mile race. - .
On coming TO the line to start. the Choctaw' pe-
longing to J. Montgomery Strong. was 10 wlha-
ward and heading up with sheets hauieu @ @ ~ ,r, "
way that made yachtsmen ASK why .I'
Ava belonging to A. De Witt cochran was
lowing on the Choctaw's lee quarter. She siacKeu
md
loo and then a Iufing match began. which carried
both Yachts far out of the course. to the sou'"-
ward. before they paid off to take the ea'' ''
rha stort NJ the thirties far from peins
10 snart as usual Both came to the lihc 'oo
soon for the whistle and had to turn paek e'D.
and come again after the signs' was ST. n,
,o.n Mr. Macdonough S Musme was then p pu'
.o.s er.t about twelve seconds before Ne"puiS
n Iawton,s Raccoon. This is the first MISS "r'
Lawton has made this season. MS previous r.
having been remarked as peculiarly soo .
Raccoon set a balloon jb In the start anu " SI
70 mass to the windward of the Musme III '' III.
o,oss o,so q botly contested luffing scrap TOOK
Mace out of which the Musme passed hrst " 'ls
huov F. NJ Hoyt, the owner OF the oyoo anu
,oruor owner OF the Norota. sailed WITH MI
Iowton on the Raccoon, and 1t was thoush' ina
1T, rahb,t,s foot ought to have done pet'er "''N
for the boat. .,, ,wentv-foot-
orc started this class having been pretty W. m,
out hv the continued contests at oyster bay ne
Asthore owned by F. T. Dodge anu oa'eu ~
Irvine Zerega got off In wind"aiu pos 60,
closely followed by Sherman Hoyt, on the "nai NJ
Roth boats started in good shape put soO" ."o
Asthore came sailing back, when the INV, ,',n.
was given that this boat gave up 'he iaoo a,1a, !,
che fouled the Shark. She was therefore ma -.
d,soua,Aed In the committees records AIM anu ."e q
Shark continued on the course for pracuca'' e"
walkover prize. ,,s,o 81, tho cats sailed in one
class. and when started at 25S the the 1ace k oTnf F.
by j. T. Dunno crossed first with the Tben came
tambden ABOUT hys Ta With the Win Lose
her boaPs a Se fs mark
Aa wae tln 172s Musme. 144o; Raccoon, 1:25+; Choc
1Sss 1aw l5s is Grace ki5 is;s Els D0'0'' i
and beginning the SorEea beat the 10
which had a big lead over the y,o Shocta", claimed
arge ia Se E hndraSce to her. though probably her
crew or knew best what she wants anyway. y.,inp ine
have pulled bsn %R S here
better wndwardd pS1e FIVE tnan mnHes The
times at the second mark Hempsteaesds were AVA
S2s Mns%e 22s bosdris afeccon sg Win or Lose
227:M: Grace. 2:2s:21 ,..,-,. r,,od round
tbeS home ono mark the wind was shifting to west
southwest and the Raccoon was picking uP $50 sUe q
%ne of hsF lSss Snd rhs half SehnG @
foilows The Ava 252s the Mnsme 2i I6s S Kit ihe
22S24 the Dosors. 2235 the Win or Lose n'T - ~,
the Grace 2:59:1o. The Grace ana the VIII VI ho''
gave I'D the race at this point. $50, c,,..
On the first leg Of the second round the II fnr
ther out until the boats were 80 far from IheU
course TO the southwark that when they payed on on
~ their buoy they both set spinnakers. when the
Ava drew away Among the thlriies precisely s sne
s1inr s9 The llIffng The Raccoon here pulled up
Something and they turned the first mark second
round thus: The Ava 1882; the Mlsne'
49, the Choctaw. 1880: the Raccoon. SA35s
In the wndward work Of the second round T 70 tne
ChoctaW gained a good and safe lead. Ihe Rae
coon split tacks with her leader and stood out into
the Sound looking for northwest shift OF Wind
The Musme continued near the Long Island shore.
and she evidently had the best OF II, as she IN
crea sed her lead several minutes, and was Ger,
tainIy we'll sailed. The times at the Hampstead
buoy were: The Ava. $4,000; the Musme, 4:S4Zo
the Choctaw :5i the Raccoon. 4;3s3O
on the last leg the Musme increased her lead ana
the Ava overhaul ued the Choctaw several minutes.
The boats OF the different classes hnished mus:
The Shark 1850: the Kit. 34l:o5; the DosoIis,
Ak .55. the Musme $500 the Choctaw. 5023D; the
Raccoon 504:2l: the Ava. 5:Oia1.
The following table shows the results: