The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-05-16
CELIA oUre ENERAIs HouRL
the muguenst Y. g. ReEatts ~siEnaIlsed BY
Cioss Finishes on the Sound.

Ciose Finishes on the Sound.
Under tho sunnicst Of summer skies. tho
yachting season on Long Island Sound opened
yesterday afternoon with tho special regatta Of
the Huguenot Yacht Club of New Rochelle.
Holus, however, was not so kind to tho Corin-
THAN sailors during the greater part Of tho day,
and the races would have been dreary drifting
matches but for an occasional catspaw.
Only three new boats crossed the starting line
and two Of these, the Surprise, a 3i.ratcr
launched q week ago from Webber's yard, and
the 20-footor Konou, attracted tho greater
amount Of attention. despite the fact that they
went over the triangle without competitors. The
other new boat, which has not as yet been
named, Is by far the most picturesque freak
since the famous Question was launched. Like
the latter. she was designed by Larry Hunting
ton, and y~achtsmen in the vicinity of Neptune
Bay have already dubbed her tho "Barndoor."
Notwithstanding the lack OF wind, the races in
the various classes were not devoid of interest,
the finish between Celia and Houri being marked
by excellent judgment on the part Of w. Irvine
Zerega, who held tho stick in the Celia and
steered his craft across the line q winner by an
eyelash. The finish of the cats was also a mat.
ter of inches, Win or Lose getting the verdict
only on time allowance.
The wind was very light from the south by
east when the preparatory gun was fred and
the blue peter sent aloft from the Regatta Com.
mittee's launch Mildred, anchored about 100
Island.
Five minutes later a red and white ball was
sofootp class Of csatboats and IS and 20 foot class
the starboard tack. as follows: Wahneta, Celia,
Houri, and Keneu, all close together, with Houri
to Toward, but walking through the lee of the
other yachts in gallant style: Deserts came
e estss fS %oScsea. Oy the 'hf latter gawi close ss'' Sp s AND
to windward. The, yawl, however, was
gone live yards across the line the. cutter ipoted
moment K looked as theash the 8isssn Of the
from the race. Surprise was next across the
either at the start or finish.
The gun for the start Of the second division
berth. drifted across the line with Arthur Iselin's
Hope In the lead, followed BY Melita, Edwina,
the order named. The yachts kept their booms
on the port side for the long leg out in the beat
Execution st5np ROCKS Rs" With IL the Exception Of Dosoris
and Surprise. which went about and sailed close
in to Huckleberry Island in order to get a good
Execution Reef the little wind that the yachts
time they laid with their sails idly Tapping with
tho motion Of the waves. Al length, aided by
ers luffed around 1t as follows:
Houri. $4,000; Celia, 2:55:30; Surprise. 9:Ol:0O;
Dosoris, S:ol:30; Renew, 3:08:26. and Jester, 10000.
The latter blanketed the new boat. which had
already proved that she could not drift as fast as
last years craek.a-jacks, The little wind that
was sauntering up the Sound In gentle puffs
veered around moro TO. the eastward at this
point and made a run OF the second leg OF the
course, from Execution Reef to the Red Spar
buoy, that marks the southeast end Of Hen and
Chickens reef. All the boats began this leg with
booms broad off to port. but the shifting breeze
compelled them to gybe before half way across
last division, the No Name, sailed by 'Leff"'
Huntington. had easily distanced the Hope, and
rounded the mark at 3:15:40, just us the Jester
broke out her spinaker to port.
Houri luffed around the Hen and Chickens at
9:29:45; Celia followed her at 3:3O:30 and
Dosoris 90 seconds later, sailing very fast and
walking through Celia's lee. She, however.
homo buoy was reached had dropped astern
again. The regatta committee siRnalled that
the race would terminate at the end Of the first
within fifty yards of the line. when Davis, be-
lleving he could make the line In u leg on the
starboard tack. laid his course between the an.
him to the eastward and he was compelled to
again bring his boom over to starboard. This
mistake lost him the race. for the Celia held on
until KS sh sss could ST1 9sst the R ains Saats E Wsrs c ehSets
without three feet difference between them. but
Celia. having the right Of way, forced Houri
about and the race was won.
Before the remainder OF the boats finished tho
wind had hauled further around to the cast
ward. and they crossed the line with booms
broad Off to starboard. less than twenty feet
separating the leaders as they drifted over the
The Regatta Committee was composed of +.
Burton Hart. Jr., II. T. Badgley, and Howard
Jones, Secretary Of the Council OF the Yacht
Racing Union, who was q guest on board. Tho
summarizes: