The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-23
LARCHMONT LUCK AGAIN.
A BRISK BREEZE ENABLES THB
YACHTS TO RACE.

YACHTS 70 RACE.
tho Carnival Continues TO Attract MANY or the
Corinthinn sailors AionE the s~ound-Asthore
Peuis the shark and withdrnws-Choctaw,
sIusme. shark. and Kit Are winners-
Larchmont harbor ia still the Mecca toward
which all racing yachts steer. the "race week
| being tho magnet that attracts all the Corin-
THAN shippers along tho Sound from Grcenport
to Hell Gate. Tho races yesterday included q
contest between tho big sloops Choctaw ana
| Ava, the thirty-footers Musme and Raccoon,
the new "twenties" Shark and ASHORE, and
the cabin catboats, all in ono class. There was
no lack OF interest in tho competitions, notwith-
standing tho fact that the big schooners did not
race.
Before the start the consensus Of opinion
among the enthusiasts was that It was a day for
navieators, and the man who could steer the
best compass course would win, for the reason
that the hills Of Long Island were completely
obscured by the gray fog, and the boats in tho
oflng doomed up ghostly and blue through the
lead-colored hazo. At noon, however, tho Re-
gatta Committee, consisting Of II. O. Wintring>
ham, Howard Coates. and william ALLEY, who
acted as q substitute for John B. Lovejoy,
started out to the southwest stakoboat. On
board the tug in addition to the committee were
ex-vice-Commodore Charles A. Stevenson,
| AukiSIub I1uhIlnktoh I1tuhTut VI a.
Church, and tho reporter Of THE Sum-.
The preparatory whistle sounded at 1890
the south-southwest. Tho tide was the last Of
the ebb, the sea smooth, and the yachts were
sent away in divisions to "one-gun' starts. As
usual, tho larger sloops sailed tho triangle
twice. a distance OF twenty-five nautical miles.
The smaller craft went twice around q small
triangle, n distance Of eleven nautical miles.
The start for the nfty.one-foot Scoops was at
Chootaw was The first to cross tho line. Dc Wits
| lOCKfan'A A WA NRa elnap nm on her mort 0uArter.
ssiiRS;p psa across :,ss W. n%%sE I ~ Inc ,s,,i Bcs 1. ssrT lea
drew through the choctaws lee. The sheets on
the latter craft. for some unaccountable reason.
The second division, consisting of the special
both judged the time and distance Very baiiy.
while the blast Of tho whistle slgnaiied tho start,
and finally went over. with their Ice rails awash,
in the following order; Musme In the lead. her
reaching jb doing good work. The Racooon was
and breaking out her reaching headsail a mo-
ment after she drove over the mark. .Nowberry
Hoyt, who was with him, waved his rabbits
foot in response to tho wishes for success that
followed the handsome Loaf as she started in
the wake of the flying Musme.
The 2ofooters were next away, the signal
thore. with Try " zeroga at the helm, led tho
way, with the shark short bowsprit up to her
RSts 'h mSSs! The bhc , ,s,tsF c was Ri Ill0i is oa by s shss.
formed the next division and started on tho
journey O1n%s A. 1880 &C. o,elos &, They went lent oyer as
came ths Dosoris r. with &; P. Vail 81 tho
Lose was close up on her weather quarter.
uh Lhe ashore }o,e0b ha a. gone ne less than TIA half a mile mile
drew from, the race see ana snr Returned to her moor.
ings IN Larchmont Harbor. Tho Shark con-
tinued over the course and won The trophy for
n Rll wit hnnf nm aftnrs In fhn "a ina
the Musme and Raccoon had luffed each Other
far out to the southwark before easing their
booms broad Off for tho outer mark. Tho
yachts were timed at the frs. turl OF their re-
spectivo courses as follows:
AVA, l:I7:2s; Mqsme; l;at:4o; Raocoo1. l:25:4t,
Win or Lose, l:25:&4; Grace. l:21:2s.
The second leg was a beat to Hampstead har.
Dor, the fleet without exception making a long
board in toward the Long Island shore. and
working Up under the lee OF the land In order to
get olt of the strength OF the tide. The AVA
result could not hold on nearly as well as her
rival: Choctaw. The latter held good course,
ana an tb the s,m Aw rs bead bead was pulled y of to Toe T TSrd
times were taken at the second turn:
Aws, a:ss;ls; Mpsme 2:aS;1t; RaceoGp. 9:ss:ss;
Win or Lose. 2:p7:2l; Grace. 2:2g:al.
The course was a broad reach to the home mark.
and the Chootaw sent aloft "a big balloon lib
boats were timed as they rounded the homo
mark US follows:
AVA. e;ee:2s; Musme, e;e7:es: Rsccoon. s:oo:as;
Choctaw. 2:06:4t; Kit, 2:22:s4: Dosoris IL, 2:32:57;
Win or Lose. 2:5o:40i Grace. 2;59:lO.
After gybing around the mark the Choctaw
and Ava INDUCED in a iqfing match, that
both ct sp!nnakers to starboard when they set
their course for the eastern, buoy. The Musme
and Raccoon also followed the larger sloops and
were enabled to SGT spinnakers on tho same side.
The Raccoon held a tritie better wind and
The following times were taken at tho eastern
marks on the second round: Ava, 3:39
3:43:53. The Choctaw passed Ava on the beat
to thc Hampstead harbor mark. otherwise tho
positions OF the yachts remained unchanged.
white spar off Prospect point as follows: Choc,
taw, 4:36:54; Musme. 4 81 20; Racooon, Assoc;
with the Musme OIL this leg. but gained nothing
by the maneeuvre. The Grace and Win or Lose
dropped out OF the race at the end of the first
Naund. summaries:
sLooPs-cLAss X.
Length. Ti,ne. rSms.
t 4Ss sss I; 4 II :; 7 i I $ s;:sss t tsiS; !. !: i !: i; !
sLooPs-CIAss n, SPECIAL.
Musme, ]. VI. Macdonough.. 80 90 I IL 80 10 80
Raccoon. n. D. Lawton 80. 5000 42l2 ri 4 "a 81
CABIN CATBoATs.
R RGso ,, r. iI Dune q; =: vail.".".as;s 81 % 81 80
arS5e. J. +. La9'bden .":.:. ss.SS Dia not OF nni. d. 70
Win or Lose. ]. s. Apploby. .24.40 Did not nniSh.
sLooPs-CLAss Q.
SHARK, Hoyt& Rouse 1000 2 90 go 9 so go
ASHORE. T.. i. D0dSe."....2O.0O Withdrew.
The. winners were the Choctaw, Musme, Kit.
and Shark.
The evening was devoted to an enjoyable an.
t~ertainment furnished by local talent and MEM
beers of the club.
Thirty-Footers in n Gale ON Newport.
NEWPORT, July 22.-The thirty.footers sailed
sailed to-day for the cup offered by Harry Payne
whitney. the winner being the Vaquero III.
sailed by II. Il. Duryea. The wind blew a gale
IRON the south and all tho boats carried recfed
sails. The Dyer's Island course OF eighteen miles
was SELECTED, and the start made at 4:l4
o'clock, the Wa Wa being tho first away.
makers We're set; The, wind was too