New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-26
THE SYCE AND ACTSHLA WINNERS
r. NJ HOYT'S BOAT NEVER THREATENED
by THE VENCFDOR IN THE SEC
OND LARCHMONT RACE.

The second OF tho series Of special races under
the auspices Of the Iarchmont Yacht club ~as
sailed yesterday In light airs. IN which Long Isl
and Sound presented tranquility IN marked
irast with its turbulence OF Wednesday last. The
wind at the start was Hight out Of the south
southwest and when the preparatory signal was
given at II o'clock both the Sycc and the Nence-
dor were lowering for position. +. NJ Ioyt was
In command Of the N-fOo'er Sycc. sitting al
placidly 40 usual at the wheel. Terry. who Wa
formerly second officer on the Defender. was
aboard with him. John +. IoveJoy. Of the larch-
mont Yacht Club. sailed the Nencedor. with her
owner II. VI. Gillig. one minute before the start
ing signal the Syce broke out a No. jib topsail
and stood for the line which she crossed at about
its centre.
The Vencedor 60, the best start. crossing at the
loeward end Of the line, and ahead. at l215.2s The
Syce crossed half minute later. at 1858. but
having good way on. she established lap on the
leader In a short time The Ncncedor Immediately
began lufing out 10 avoid being passed and con
tinued 10 do so for a long way. In the mean time
the Anoatok and the Acushla were jock"ying for
places In the start. r. ". Willard. the well-kEown
amateur. who sailed the Nigiant ia her Defender
trial races. sailed Wilmer Hannn's Acushla. when
the signal for the 3i-footers given. at l2:loo
the Acusha and Oswald sanderson's Anoatok
crossed the line exactly even. and fifteen seconds
after the gun. the Norant H. Of 6. o. Tyson. FOL
lowing Close hand
To the surprise Of ALL the Vorant soon distn-
guished herself by sailing through the Anontok =
lee and taking second place. In which position she
seemed for time TO be holding the leading Acush-
la fairly well. In both classes. which were now
oos deal iS OF nns 10 The vencador worhed he
Syce far out Of her course southwark that when
and might have carried spinnakcrs II was The
@ c aGng the in mr.. o HSf 6 lost
mark was rounded In this order. The Syce, l2iiN9,
nS NtRc'no5 ana thu ,se vo AG%sn. the
| After rounding the east dorv the yachts had to
an f'0 The Ae GaS h leg
beat. slackensd her sheets and cleared through as
ths' Long Island .Sore TIT. s"ed good
| in which the Anoatok soon followed suit The
Saued Sna the syee stood we'll out ' ' port
tack into the Sound. where she got good deal the
Under the shore there was much variation in the
| luck. Al 80 the AnoatOk for the first time took
the lead and passed the Acushla although she
sailed inside Of hc Man leo Point buoy S which
| However. John j. Lovcjoy, who wrote out these
goW @ far an e hat n" Nav nave ceased TO-
much. In this unucky neRhhorhood the Nencedor
Of the Hcei nclnding the Vorant started hve min
utes later, all passed ahead Both the Acushla and
moment but, II go. they were able to continue their
The Prospect Point buoy at the windward end of
| this four-mc beat was rounded as follows. The
syf 5a 3or inH AfssS and hS He AnSlso
The third leg 10 I.archmont was called with booms
! 10 starDOhfu ana WIND aDedm. Inc AcuSnlA ana
| the Venccdor carried balloon hcadsas on this
| course though others seemed do ra Their bet ter
without them. Tho committee steamer Sycamore
hurried to the Iarchmont buoy to stop the
races at that point. the wind light that
| 1t hardly held u promise Of helping the over
| second round Of the course. But the Syce had
| already rounded long way ahead. and out OF
reach. She therefore continued her second round.
and the Vencedor followed her. perhaps chiefly for
the appearance Of the thing. she being over forty
minutes behind.
At the Lnrchmont stakeboat the thirty -four foo;
ers were stopped In their race: This mark was
turned as follows: The Syce :59As: the Vencedor.
| 3:il: "a The others finished In this order; The
Acushn, 3:S5as; the Anoatok. 1854; the Vorant.
3:iS&
At the finish Of the Syce. after her completion OF
the second round she was unofticlally timed from
the clubhouse at $500 The Nencedor then
over by Hampstead Harbor. and her finish time
not taken. The following table shows the re-
| suits
sLooPs--5l FEET n. L.--TwENTY-Two MILES.