New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-13
TIE MONO IN AHEAD.
AN EXCITING TRIAL RACE OF THE TWENTY
FooTERS OFF OYSTER BAY-sEVERAL
or THEM CAPSIZE

FoOTERs OFF OYSTER BAY-sEVERAL
OF THEM cAPsIZE.
The first official trial races OF the rev twenty
.ooters were sailed yesterday off Oyster Bay, under
the auspices % the Seawanhaka Corinthian facnt
Club II was a day in which each yacht was tried
10 the uttermost, and in a good many cases the
hard south wind proved too much for the craft
which contested. No boat present escaped the
toughest kind Of Treatment. and when 1t Is said
that one of the most powerful OF the fleet was
capslzed three times readers will understand that
difficulties not unknown.
The Regatta Committee chartered the chere
Annie for use the Judges boat. and 1t arrived
in good time at Centre Island buoy in the SOUND
The flagship Iroquois. the Norota the Emerald
ard a lot OF other craft under steam and saii
present
After some waiting the boats went on IN THIS
order: The Skate. the Keneu the Al-Anka' the
Shark the Idea the Montauk. the Mary the
Mono and the Arauca a long way back Inc
Skate made the best start at the leeward emo
of the line The cream-colored sails OF the MONO
showed that she was passing three others which
proved to be the Montauk. the Mary and the Idea
TIE Mono i.bed around the first mark NTH, after
starting bad eighth.
The times at the first mark were as foilows
The Keneu Montgomery Clark. 1880; the Skate
Irving Cox 1885; the Shark. Rouse and Hoy'
l2&5Ns. the Al-Anka. c. II. Crane. 1880 the
Mono Crane syndicate, 1860 the Montauk.
Riverside syndicate 1850; tSe Mary. Wawassee
syndicate. l2:37l5 the Idea. W. II. Jennings, 20.
the Arauca not timed.
1t was here that the Keneu. whcn had
caught the Skate on the first leg was parting COM
pany with her though she held on pretty well 10
tn. next buoy The second mark lay on course
northwest two miles Off and the speed the boats
were travelling at almost equalled that OF 'he
Chere Annie. They were fairly flying on the reach
out, their bows lifting they skinned the surface
- hat Of
an iceboat Their relative positions did not In this
leg greatly alter. save that the Skate took first
place again and the ALAnka outfooted. or rather
oulicw, the Shark
Their times at the second mark Of the first round
were: The Skate. l24605 the keneu. i2i'is; the
2:5iio: the Montauk l2:539s: the Mary i25s:22 the
Idea, l257lo The Arauca, l2:5l:2 here came close
to the Idea and rounded near the steamer Blu,
on coming by the wind she passed into several
tacks alternately and seemed to take charge Of the
crew The beat TO windward which now came on
was hard fight Every boat was over on her ear
with the exception Of the two nkeels the Idea and
the Montauk heavy sea had risen. and even me
big club steamer showed unwonted activity, The
Keneu went about md stood in to the Long Island
shore to And Gamer water This leg was south by
west. hafwest two mites dead to windward ,I Ths
Al 2 the Montspk hove up to reef the on idsa
ing how the other boats would come out that nad
in nd but tie a nea rs toS the
the home buoy they rounded thus:
Skate ............I 81 Is Al-Anaka ........l:.i ~
Msry ........ii4:i Keneu .............i:i5i.
The Idea the Montauk and the Arauca were not
timed here, because the steamer passed on. The
Shark stopped this point. being filed with water
her crew then wading II, her knee deep rney got
a tow TO the sakeboat. where they made fast.
At the first mark OF the Sc ,ond round the skate
was a good way ahead and the Al-Anka only
minute and a half ahead Of the Mono These two
designs of c. Fl. Crane now seemed TO do about
alike after the Momo caught up on the reach out;
After they began the beat the wind blew sun
harder. At 1920 the Skate was forced 10 stand by
and reef She had been carrying ner full main
sail Al 2:29 the Al-Anka capsized. but after =
minute and half righted and continued the race
From the moment she reefed the Skate was prac-
tically beaten. though still a long way ahead De-
cause the Mono. sailing grand race came up OF;
her hand over fist In this II was repetition OF
the New Rochelle race which showed that the Dig
skate was OF no use under anything but full SAL.
Al 2:3s the Skate set a small jib though II was not
OF il At 2:53 the A-Anka capsized again, but no,
for long At 2:J3 she turned over again ana stayed
down because as told by one OF her crew. her no-
low mast filled with water and spoiled their abih,y
TO balance her again. F.. {. Ben"dict steamed out
10 her in the Oneida and towed her in.
The Mono just about TO pass the skate,
having come up full mile. when the leader cap
sized. Irving Cox. the owner. swan around 10
w.ndward and tried 10 climb up the centreboard:
The boat then partly righted. and as the sans hied
she moved away. leaving Mr.. Cox alone In heavy
sea. He was all right. steamer came 10 nm
I'M, as the Skate capsized again he swan over 10
her She was lowed in with great trouble. because
any hauling towed her under water. and the crew
had 10 take to the rigging. In the mean time the
All OS The Montauk finished at % 90 close reefed
ond M head sail showing nearly the whole OF her
An The Keneu finished at $500 and the Mary,
which sailed most piucKy race az s:..W me
boat OF the fleet The trial races will continue to-