The sun., 1897-07-04
NEW ROCHELLE REGATTA.
STCE oUTShILS BdSSHEE IN TIM
5I-FO0T sLOoP CLASS.

Pontiac, surprise. Hera and TUtlisht Frn,sn
Ahead In thu Other CInsacs-A Good Sailing
Breere Makes tho Day EnIoyabio for the
MANY Hhchtsmen ana Their Friends.
With gentle zephyr that was barely sum-
ciont to watt tho largo fleet of yachts across the
starting line, but which steadily increased to
fine sailing breeze. tho annual regatta OF the
New Rochelle Yacht Club was sailed on the
Sound off Echo Bay, New Rochelle, yesterday
afternoon. Tho bay was pretty sight before
the race was started. and the whitc-winged
craft foatcd listlessly about on the sur
face of tho water, their Corinthian skip
pcrs looking anxiously toward tho hazy
horizon for the expected breeze. II came In
light catspaws shortly before noon, and the Re-
gatta Committee, consisting OF Charles p.
Tower, Paul A. Meyrowltz, j. c. Lippencott, and
A. Z. Weston, started out to the line. tho side
wheel steamer Isabel, loaded to the guards with
handsomely gowncd women, having already
pointed her prov out to deep water In charge of
J. II. Thomas.
The course for the larger boats was to Gang
way Buoy. "old Hen" Buoy, in Hampstead
Harbor, and return to the starting line, sailed
over twice by the yachts of tho second and third
divisions, total distance Of 14as nautical miles,
while tho smaller yachts went twice around the
small triangle. Of which the turning points were
tho Spar Buoy, Off Hen and Chickens
Reef, and the striped buoy that marks
the northoasterly end of Execution Rocks.
tho larger yachts had q reach on tho port tack
with the wind 1 abeam to the % frat TN mark. g close
TSaSh tS bo TO ar or TO do and a sTn
tho boats sailing tho smaller triangle had .
beat to the first mark; close reach on the port
around the buoy. n broad reach with booms 70
port for home.
ave minutes later came tho signal for the first
division. and at l2:42:oo the gun, that AM
doomed out syce. which was 6overing about
TO leeward OF the line did not cross until nearly
sn the being the
a race. The third division. which were sens
away at 12:47OO. crossed in the following
order. all with booms to starboard:
Herh Surprise. wawa Acushla. Musme. Pontiac.
Carolina. wansta Twilight and veda the last named
badly handicapped.
The remainder of tho feet slipped over tho
limo as follows:
start: Fourth Division. la,0a.-Houn. vaqusro. Vol
DeIOsis II; r,;s lester yaw ola Celia sPsrow ] u
shark. Ida K, Aianka, Meiita, Emma S.. ondaws
Grace. Uno Punch; Edwina, Sequel. Colleen stranger
Fourth Fifth. and Sixth pivsion.-crOs.od on star
In the start of the fifth division there was
something Of q tangle at the markboat, caused
by Presto, Shark and Alanka luffing, around the
som some extent @ BY the Ethel, but the big cat,
having more headway, ran her bow far up on
the shark 8 deck. while Alanka was forced com.
pletely around. No damage done. and
after q minute or two they drifted apart and
started again on their journey.
G. Oliver lselin was conspicuous as one of the
Corinthian crew of Ralph N Elliss fast thirty
footer, and this time sustained his reputation as
mascot, the Hera capturing the trophy, with
considerable margin to spare The yachts were
timed at the end of tho first round as follows:
Kit. 10000; voEung. 2:092o; Doso1s H., 2:l 0;o5y
Dorothy, 2:l0:3o Aauka, 2:l5:30; Jester. 2:lo:b0t
onnway. 2:lI:20; Mono. 2:l7:46; aouri, 2:le:5oi
vaquero. 2:20:4O; syce. 2:21:95; Hera, e:29:so.
waws. 225:l5; Pontiac, 2:27:20; ouantuck 2:27:35i
Presto, 2:27:s5; Colleen, 2:27:50: Celia, 2:29:loI
Ethel. 2:29S2; Sequel 2:3000; Musme, 290.bly
Shark. 2:3l:l5 Caprice. 2:32:5s Surprise. 233:00J
Acusha, 2:3i:55; Emma s., 28 1884; Punch. 23s:l6,
Ondaw 2:3s:2S; Startling, 2:3s:30 Sparrow, 23s:90J
wahneta. 2:ss:3o; Dorothy. 2:4O:05; Banshee.
2:44:lO; Grace, 2i4:i5.
IN the relative positions of the racers and the
the finish line:
Minnetonka i:oi:I5: wawa 4:o4:S0; Musme'
4O5:03; Momo i:07:54; SURPRISE 4:0s:2b; Carolina,
4:0s:+0; Alanka, 4:0sl5; Ida X, 4:l1:5st
Acushla- 4l2:l5; volsung. I;1220: Ethel. S:l2:&ot
k' 4lHso yos- onaway al. !ie:ol; .o Dorothy
423:50; Colleen. 4:26:35; Banshee. 4:P8;ls; wahne.
"a 4:a75l; Presto. 42s:O3 Jester, 4:37oS: Sequel.
439:06; Ethel, 440:5g; Quantuck. ASSOC; Edwinn,
:5l:5S; sparrow, 452:i5; Punch. 4:58:l4; Graoo,
453:29; Agswam. 4:53:SS; Ondawa. I:55:24; Nelitas
<:05:56; Twilight, 4:5s:3s.