The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-01
YACHTS IN A STIFF WIND.
sPARs M SAILS CARRIED AWAY
At INDIAN HARBOR REGATTA. =.
draw-Thr sioat Also Disa bird -Stnkebans
nr,fts away, ana Acushin Lodges n Protest
Smart Racing Amnnr the an,nIer Glnssrn.

Sasntauk nnd sirene Lsan Mnsia aud wIth-
draw-Thc siont Also Di,abird -stnkebans
br,rts Away, and Acushin Lodges n Protest
-sunrt Racing Among the smaller Cinsscs.
A glorious sailing breeze from the westward
Rladdenod the hearts Of the Corinthian sailors
OF the Indian HOrbor Yacht Club during ihcle
ninth annual regatta. which was sailed on Long
Island Sound yesterday afternoon. The entry
list was n large one, and the day WINS thor
oughly enjoyable from a racing yachtsmnn'a
point OF view.
The fast catboat Il. u. Sloat carried away her
throat hnlliards shortly after hauling on the
wind at tho frat mark, and the Slrcne, sailed.
by George Garland, g~oosowingcd her sail while
trying to gybc. Tho sail was lowered before the
jaws OF the gan were Strengthened out, but she
aftcrward lost the mast, which had been sprung.
The 20-footer Montauk, owned by Commodore
George G.. Tyson, also carried away her mast
when nearing the home stakcboat. These, how
ever, were but incidents that lent additional
2est to the lively contests. No ono was injured.
The course was a run with booms to port to
the first mark, a beat 10 the second stakeboat,
and n reach TO the homo mark. the larger vessels
sailing n distance OF eighteen nautical mfeas
while the smaller craft went a distance of twelve
nautical miles. 3 ID
The preliminary gun was fred at j O'Clock.
The yachts were sent away in divisions. and
were timed as follows:
Daphne. 10000.
Musme. Fideiio. Acushla and vorant. l:2o:oo.
shark. sirene. Colleen. Osprey. p. K. Pigeon. Moo
tauk. Brant, E. z. sioat, Punch, Eos and Bubbis
10000.
Minnetonka. Louie Bell, Yola, Paprika. wIlie sn1,
Gostird, l:35;00. ~.
A long tow going to the eastward interfcred
with tho leaders OF tho feet, the result being
that they were pretty close together whspr
sheets were hattened for tho beat to the outsP
mark. They were timed as they hauled on the
wind as follows: q
Acushla fidelio. Daphne. Musne. vorant. sirens.
s sos' To II z; sl pa k. h P5sso. o'} ssSt,s MoS %iI,s PnSan nSS
tonka. Yola, Paprika. and Gosbird.
Soon after passing this mark the throat hal,
lizards of the Sloat became foul and parted while
her crew were working to clear them. She was
withdrawn from the race. There wore few
changes in the relative positions of the yachts
at the outer mark and they were timed at the
Ftdsiio. 3:oo:b5; sirene. s:Is;Si; shark. s:1s:Ts;: ?.
K. Pigeon. s:si;ss; Punch. $4,000; prant. S:sei4pl
willie. %5:St:ia;;' PSprika, s:s5:t7; Minnstoais..
$4,000. IL :,
,. Tss h %eSs ' snSsssssI had f. gone s sa,Itt T yanst III
1t fully four minutes before the committee boat
arrived, and towed it back to its proper place:
Vorant was timed here two minutes ahead OF
:Acushla. Wilmer Henan. who wat sailing the
last.named craft. made a protest and refused. to
~ u race. tuc protest was Lhheu uuuor
consideration by the committee, but no decision
was rendered UP 10 a late hour. II was said,
however, that Acushla should have finished the
race. and that her owner should have protested
In writing afterward in order to have q look in
for the cup. .
Tho Sircnc. which WINS the leading catboat,
gybed around the home mark very badly. her
boom going oyer to port. but, the juws OF the
gan slipping from the mast. held hat spar TO
starboard. and the sail had TO be lowered before
1t could I'LL on the port side. AZ she passed tho
committee boat George Garland sang out that
the mast was sprung. and just at the outer
mark the mast went by the board. The p. X.
Pigeon was disqualified for carr ying II profeS.
sionnl. The yachts wcro timed a; the finish ~
follows: ~
Fldelio. 3;O6:55: Musme. 4:46:62; shark. 4:54itit
p. K. Pigeon. 5:i2:37: Colleen. A:l5:So:. Brhnk
5:l.:{5: Punch. 5:20:xe: Yuia. o:2o::4; wfntss
o:2s:33 Ninnetonka, 5:38:5J. -