New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-05-30
THE YACHTING SEASON OPEN
GAY BEGINNING AT THE SEAMAN.
HAKA CORINTHIAN CLUB.
FOUR OF THE NEW TWENTY FOoTERs SEEN N
AN INTERESTING TRIAL-TTIE KENEU COMES
IN AHEAD But THE CUP CHAL-
LENGER Is PROBABLY YET


IN AHEAD But THE CUP cHAL-
LENGER Is PROBABLY YET
TO BE DISCOVERED
The yachting season began in earnest yesterday.
with the Seavanhaka Cornthian Yacht Clubs
opening. The guests numerous. and the brill
liant cooring OF the prevailing fashions made the
in front OF the clubhouse even more gay than
a bright and the blues and greens OF waters
skies and grasses combined to make IT.
At the club burgee mas,headed on the
flagstaff. when the signal was given from the nag
ship Iroquois. All the vessels in the harbor i'm
rnediately saluted and UP their lines OF small
flags. extending from main boom 10 bowsprit-end
In the fleet anchored off the clubhouse were the
yacht Oneida. ex-Commodore E. c. Bene-
dict: the steam yacht Aqua, Rear Commodore
Van LEW; the steam yacht Elsa, Miss E L. Breeze;
bis auxiliary barkentne Eleanor Colonel Oliver
Payne the Vision F. II. Benedict: the steam yacht
Scythan. Miss S. De Forest Day. the Indoen,. Colo
mel s. Van Rensselaer, Cruger; the cutter Tigress,
Mr. Weir: the soop Mirth. G. and ]. w Beekman;
the Ladona Mr.. Wood: the Gossoon, p 7. Dodge:
the steam yacht Lnta. Walther Luttgen; and
the schooner Corone;. Arthur 9. James
The club being officially open. the guests left the
lawns and yachts and gathered in the dning-rooms
for luncheon. Among those seated at the tables
were Commodore Henry c. Rouse. the Rev Dr. q.
r. Van De Water. w. c.. Ulshoefer. II. l.. Satterlees
c W Wetmore Rear Commodore II. A. Van Liew.
gene Goodly. ex-Commodore f. c. Benedict. F. s.
Hastings Miss Susan De Forest Day. Mr. ingalls,.
Miss Mccormick. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Benedict MI.
and Mrs Frederic r. Coudert. jr., Miss Breeze MI
and Mrs. Colgate Hoyt. Miss Jex Mrs d. 10 Roy
Dresser Mr. and Mrs McComb G.. Foster. Mr.. ana
Mrs R. c. Townsend. Mr.. ard Mrs. George Thomp-
son. Mr.. and Mrs ". Luttgen, Mr.. and Miss Blythe
Lieutenant Commander W. s. Cowles. L. s. NJ
and Mrs. Cowles. and c. A. Sherman.
After luncheon the guests were able to witness
the first real trial OF the new and interesting
twenty-footers Four would-be champions started.
the reputa tons OF four we-known designers hans-
ing in the balance. and those who were looking for
points as 10 the coming challenger carefuiy
watched the racing craft in their preliminary
manpuvres The wind nor'west by west ana
blowing fresh All the boats were reefed. and the
puffs were coming down hot from the neghoor'ns
At l:55 o'clock the preliminary gun was fired, and
at o'clock the fleet was sent on on one-eun
start They were all in cluster and ready the
moment the signal let them go the ashore was was
the first the line between the clubhouse ana
Zerega. F. Bovine Jones and her oWner' ,b ~:
Dodge Next came the keneu sailed by ING
another yachtsman as crew. slightly TO windTaro
and behind came the shark owned Jointly 6y So I'M
latter The fourth boat. the Dad owned and sailed
by Left" Huntington, passed considerably 10 lee
As the boats shot off toward the Point, TO the
eastward. they were almost before the vino uh,lt
keEeu
the way out TO the mark, anenored apout m e
northeast OF Pub Point mt bn n 'n of nd sibed
ahead round the first mark
From here the second leg Of the inside course,
the clubhouse and over to buoy off Moses Point.
which is in the direction of the Oyster Bay Railway
thing forward of abeam the keneu pulled UP on
the Shark. but not enough 70 take the buoy nrst:
The Shark had TWO reefs In, and IL was pretty
close between the two
But soon after the Shark rounded ahead. fimsy
lost her bowspri,. and also for a while the use OF
her headsa. Yet the wind being now about abeam
did not lose as much might be expected. The
snep in ToH and got "a Pey ybs long hso ,eaS
the headsail TO the sternhead, and practically the
dTabed boat lost four by a the s,.r
being only little larger than hsit-raterIwesss
h s 0ns sailing The marx
turned. at the end OF the hrst round IN ms osdes'
After rounding the mark the boats then few OF
were 'I timed unofrcIaiy as follows: The Keneu.
2:5. 90; the Shark, 30o:S; the ASHORE, SOa ms
s SINCE the last timing and that Ashore
doing still worse Her owner; MI Dodge. said. after
being amos. unable to make her pay of for the
gibes round the casterly mark Her I'm, MI Clark
will have TO be moved further AFT and perhaps
the step of her mast altered.
For the second round they shook out reef In the
taken By the committee on tho hill in front OF the
cub she seemed TO be fairly smohered In the wind
that was blowing. As the Dad went on her second
round she seemed 10 upset moro than once, and on
ore occasion. certainly. her crew were out on the
certreboard rightng her up. The second round was
finished az follows: The keneu 3l5Oo: the Shark.
31S:O0: the ashore. 327:5; the Dad $4,000. Here
the Shark had pulled up forty-lve seconds
The course after this altered and followed a short
triangle first out buoy directly opposite the
club then 10 Moses Point and hacx-the whole three
triangles, TWO large and small making about
twelve mites In the last round the Shark was
doing great sailing and regained a further minute
and five seconds the dig and powerful Keneu.
Her regaining Of the lead was now only question
Of time and she gave much the best performance Of
the day In spite OF the fact that owing 10 her acci
dent she did not win T. he remembered how
ever that there number Of other boats stl 10
he hea ri from In these trial and the majority
OF practica. yachtsmen who viewed yesterdays
test OF the opinion that the boat to be finally
selected has vet been seen. The Shark Is like
an enlarged FL Heire. with little but only part.
OF the Gencairn's power in her. The Keneu Is the
embodiment OF brute power as ugly n craft
one wants 10 look at and although she had heavy
wind her performance not what her admirers
hoped for There being practically no windward
work this u was inconcinsive In general
wav Though vsluab" 80 far rs r. went.
The nnish was follows: The kencu. 3:3506: the
q ~. 10 ASsh he DaA