The sun., 1897-07-22
CoLONIA'S DECISIVE WIN.
SIZE sIGNALJT DEFEATS E1rERALD
IN THE RACE OFF LARCHMOHT.

NtaT n
for Comrnodore Clarenon poatlov'a maoni 1cent
.choonor Oo,onia as .bo oross.d tho f,nish line
In tho raco or Iarcbmont n model of dignity
and ou.on,v 1raoe unaer tho olouds of swellinp
canvas. Tho victory was tho roat dooisive Of
the yoar. and tbcro IA iov undor tho blu, pen-
nnnt Of tho ponnlar Commodorc ,rbilo from tho
ripeinS of J. Ropors Maxwell's npeedy craft
F-neraId there Aoatu M winning ncnnont Co.
lonia,s trlumnh yyas comnlete for tho wind blow
half n unle from tho southvest that n cid good
throuobout tho roce and kent tho yvaves dancing
in manner most trying To the nerves of n lands
man,
HAM, uafY tb. voteran NJ N bundrca hatt,es
on tho brlnv. many Of which were victories. was
NJ tho rhoel NJ Emor.ld and a,thouvh bo
crossod tho stnrting limo ono minut, md forty.
tbroe soconds In advance NJ Commodore POST.
lev,a hoat ,yns defeated In the most secisive
@ ~ ooO' 80, '"o , - , ~ 80 ..
prototype, Charley Barr.
Tho othor footrra NJ thS dave roo,,o, That ,r,s
~ o''oi i'a'.io VI .io u"' i"'i's 'h"' ""'
OF tho greatest interest to yachtsmen was the
appearance Of former Commodore Harry GilliRs
newly acquired sloop vcnccdor in a heavy wind.
Sbo yras niited against Frod uov,a svca ana
.h. "aS p..'u , asa,ms, oy.s syoe ,,i "u
the taiehs on poaru inciuued commodore 'ilie
ant, and Mr.. MN, Morse. v On the syoo were her owner
mascot veil that he won at bridgeport q few
weoks ago and that has never since failed.
When nearinp the stnr,inu rne yencedor ear.
.,., 80 - hn' S .,a wv .."o, ',''i, col. ea
the first mish ap Of the day. She appeared very
tender and heoled far over to leeward every
time she was struck by heavy pun. At last
one camo along harder than the others and just
at the instant the preparatory whistle sounded
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across the waters, her peak hallards carried
away and tho immense sail ratified down to tho
ueeA Win 'he noiso Oh suceesson Oh thuhGer'
eiaps. sho was OF course withdrawn and
was subsequently m towsd around Exccuton % mi i,Sht
49,, - ~ ,,...
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and thero Go littl, douh, but TINT sho ,,i,, l Il,
anu 'hefo 10 iI.Ii' uouo' ous ehn' sho WIN DO IN
Sy &C again. As soon as vcncedor was placed
bors du.combat Mr. uovt baulsd Ma an
aweather and In very spOrtsmanliko manner
reused to take walk-over.
Committee signal ed the courses from the stake
boat. and the working schooners were scudding
tory whistle was sounded promptly at i1:3O
o'clock
En-, Emerald and GolonTiH were keeping pretty
tho signal Began ann to man%uSro ff for nositon sit a.
Capt. Hank again got tho better Of Charley Barr
across the limo with White crested wave va rolling
uiuet th ny, ioc o1m yuSE yS see"us III mi.s
Colonia. which cane down to ths line much too
| soop WI, cu:.L,llol to PASS to tAc southward Of
the s,ak.h14t and go completed round. cross-
| utes 10 the bud. In addition to the lower sails
| the racers carried baby lib topsails, club top
canvas they heeied over at an % angle Of about AS
| with booms well Off to port.
| rival. but could not reach Emerald nj the first
mark, where they were timed as they luffed
9scSRd 1SS6.a9 as follows; Emerald 12;o5'2s; coona
| The second leg was u thrcsh to windw,rd, the
mark being off Prospect Point in Hempstead
harbor and as soon as they hauled sheets on
the wind CoIonIs shSwei her superiority by
drawing out to weather of Fmornld and pa assns
ond mark: Colonia, 2:5O:30: Fmorald, l2:55:3i.
,,: From this ro!nt on III" ro was a I.oe.,- !!n
TgIi4 isGasins her I'd . on eyen env T 81 1
home the easiest Kind Of ", inner. O
OF '"enty.two n feutlcal miles, whlic the twenty
s"S total S'S ssSsa 1ssl
Lhe yachts were timed at the end OF tho hrst
fouuu as ioi.o"s'
| onantuck ,og;6ot Voisunr i:io1S Fmcyald
o MS5o's sharf eots s%p5s GRACE i:G WI
e. ~ hcpsH. i;1.:u; Husms, 1, a az
| Colleen i:4g:57; Fiaelio l.4p.o: kite 2.io:sb:
Penelope 10000. S'
The big waves and strong wind coupled with
smart shower that fell drri!g the latter part
| OF this round. proved too much for some OF the
Curinthian skippers. who thought that the sky
and sea loof q TOO dangerous TO venture anot
bor xbere % thew rode snugly At Their noorinns
instead = brryinS tho perils OF the deep Others
| nehIc time Tor The :, nd snften ad somewhat dir
| ing the second round, Tho Penelope lost the
| race in her class 1t his point by passing be-
tween tho stakeh"nts In; cad or gybng around
W uott - eaiiru Iot ~. tnn saiiihs
W cSIiouS 'Ho iihi Soiiiioi hoio IS''. NJ tio
stnkcbont nronerly her comnetitor had omen ed
mp gap that it was impossible to close.
The following times were taken as tho yachts
cross the finish line.
v,, ooz on. W., o.,,.o.. s,,.I o.ae.oo ~
lonia, 2:3s 30; Win or LoSe, 2:39:49; Volsune
a'l7:2o; Emerald. $50 20; Grace. 253;OS' Sorota
.ios;aoi Soleeh E:oV;on' surprlse' Suo:ioi
huushla, Sla:I y ke,coon, o. iooi; Mu,Lr .: ih;2s
Carolina, Sls:o3 Pawnee. 3.-t;lo, Goblin, 337:2S.
The summarizes:
sCHooNERs
, Elapsed Corrected
Ro,, and o,,r,r TyEr II Ms
Colonta c. A. Pustlry .p3.l3 OIL 80 8 OIL 80
Emerald, ]. X. Maxwell. .0l.U7 . l6 25 IA 90
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