New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-07-20
LARCHMONT RACE WEEK.
CONTESTS BETWEEN scHOONERs AND
THIRTY FOOTERs.
THE BEST TEST OF THE SEASON OF THE MERITS
OF THE coLoNIA AND THE EMERALD

THE BEST TEST OF THE SEASON OF THE MERITS
OF THE coLoNA AND THE EMERALD
THE RAccooN A VICTOR.
The second day Of the Larchmont race week sew
the best contest between the big schooners thax
has been known this year In previous races some
thing has always occurred TO prevent the sainin8
OF a satisfactory Judgment as to the relative merits
OF the Coonia and the rebuilt Emerald Local
streaks OF wind or slight accidents have SO fa1
given the luck or disadvantage to one beat or the
other but In yesterdays contest the two most IN
teresting craft in these waters were on even terms
They were closely followed by the committee
steamer from which even the small fattenins Of
a sail could be detected. and In the windward work
OF the first round, In which both boats fought neck
and neck SO to speak. yachtsmen were able 10 Ar
rive at better conclusions In the second round the
Emerald lost through fault Of Judgment, and the
result does not tend to diminish the reputation OF
the boat itself.
Their course on the first leg was dead to vino.
ward six knots on an east wind. and just before
the signal for their start was given. at ll3o O'CLOCK
Hank Han. who was sailing the Emerald In the
absence of Mr.. Maxwell managed TO make the
last tack from a position which enabled him TO
swing round close to windward OF the Coionia ana
thus gain a good overlap on heading back Tor the
buoy which gave him the right Of way at the
rounding Of the mark.
1t was great Half took all the room he wanted
down the Colonial that was buried under his lee.
For once Charlie Barr got some OF his own
medicine and as Hank hauled his wind and STOOD
across the line the starboard tack. Barr uieo
to luff up to windward Of his manboom. He point.
ed there but the effort was too much for dead
boat that was held In the swift swing OF the food
tide AS the Emerald sailed off. the Coonia feu
into the port tack and neared the buoy siuewiss
without going ahead against the tide. Many
thought she would foul the mark but she JUST
t,c yrff
It. The atmosnhere must have been blue ana SUI
pburous near the wheel Of the Colonia as she gain.
cred way to chase the old man Oh the green-pos'
toned boat.
After both racers had made a short tack toward
the north shore they came about ara STOOD away
10 the southwark on the eastery beat. Ana mere
the yachtsmen on the committee steamer couio se.
good view Of their racing. The CoSpnia was
nailed to leeward and seemed quite unable to get
through the Emeralds lee on the long leg across
the Sound; but she edgng up little. and after
both STAYED TO starboard on the Long Island shore
| they were carefully watched and compared
There was nothing to chose between the SIC g
| e,ther's canvas The most captious critic would
| have beeG poweress to suggest an improvement
Both were carrying club ,opsa!ls and small workine
aRainst tide wind and sea with their wings santca
fat like .y Gull sSs 5ete eq OF s two Il
| have been that Barr had more sensitive nand on
sSkes It may have so Ides sa 'nd' the S
ittIe swings 70 windward by which he ate his way
| out from the Emeralds lee. But that was now ne
direct course and perhaps she VII not staha rnss
an s sma to s~' MffndWpard by hand that
| part OF the boats nervous system
After the Colona got clear pQth ood.s maro on
long tack 70 the southeast ana Ge,ng a anparenty
| failed to- see the mark. which was plain spar
buoy and d discern The c1Gnia 5ens tss
qsS1s sn Ga is ana es ara
gained the lead in the Gibbs near the shore sne I0ss
It all Anyway she turned tne haSinS tina
i i;mss at this point 0e''s o'' ..ao,,. On ~.
,p he erem here six miles to the Hampstead buoy
Spinnakers. balloon tibs and balloon nalhi1psa
sails carried and the Emeraa 1d y ,ne on the
| there was not much difference. the Coionla 1eihS
From this point the Emerald did poorly She went
about at the msik for the beat eastward and stood
BY herself 70 the south ,b sners was such az
ference in the sailing OF the BOATS ma. many
thought the Emeralds centreboard must nave gone
tn that he ran out Of wind which was still fresh
e IN he S soon as she found the
Tightening I'D her she harked back ana out INTO
the Sound: Here she was sailing tpr a., nWe en-
could be with her masts straight up ana GOWN
and doing nothing. r, - ...,,,.
| There was no more race There were possibly
some official figures regarding the finish. but prac.
tically the Emerald finished there. In that slough
OF despond on the Long Tsland shore. The rest was
| way OF Hampstead. the Colona arriving at +;SsoS
| and the Emerald at 4:4305. -
smiling with another victory. Newbury d. Iawton
smiling at the start and also at the nnisn, ~
both Of which points 10 led toe well 10 DC goomy'
The table tells enough:
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