The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-18
~LARCHM0NTS RACE WEEK
INAUGURATBD YESTERDAY WITH
SPLEHDID CONTENTS.

"Larchmont luck" 10 provcrbial. Only two
threo times since the organization OF tho
Jarchmont Yacht Club has tho club had u con-
tinuous calm for one Of its races. and ycster-
days event was no exception TO the rule. 1t
was the first day of race week." and tho best
Of tho pleasure boats in this vicinity were swing
ing their anchors long before . o'clock. At that
hour the Corinthian sklppcrs received thoir final
instructions from the Regatta Committee, con-
slsting Of John F. Lovejoy, ii. c. Wintringham,
and Howard Coates.
The greatest interest was displayed in tho
meeting OF Fred NJ. Hoyt's Syce and ex.Com-
modoro Harry NJ. Gillig's venccdor, which,
under o new rig, made her first appearance In q
race against tho crack.N.jack Of Long Island
Sound. Tho Western yacht mot defeat
gracefully, but created a favorable i'm.
preston. 1t Is expected that she will
make q better showing when sho 10 thor
oughly tuned up. She is rugged with O polo
mast, quito an innovation for n boat OF her
sire. Her sails, barring the fact that thoy need
stretching, do credit to the veteran John Saw
yor, and, us one Of tho members OF the Rock
ing Chair" feet remarked, "He amt no tont
maker. either"
o scarcely less interest to the whlte.trouserod
Corinthians was the meeting OF Commodore
Clarence P~ostley's Colonia and J. Rogers Max
wells Emerald In O wind-jamming match. Tho
Colonia again defeated the pride OF tho Atlantic
Yacht Club, Notwithstanding that Mr.. Maxwell
tried everything he knew in the way Of sea-
manshlp to snatch the laurel wreath of victory |
from his speedy rival. Tho Emerald would
have done better but for the fact that her centre
board was jammed during tho entire first round. |
Tho vencedor carried away her bobstay. and, as
n con sequence, her headsails Stacked away.
At colors there was not q breath Of air stirring,
a. - A.. .n,thx..ar1 hunr n thtp ha1a
that half obscured the Long Island hills. 1t
was IL 80 o'clock before Eolus put in an up
pearance and the curtain Of mist lifted,
disclosing the large fleet, with mainsails
hoisted and headsails ready to be run up at
the signal from the Regatta Committee. The
courses wero triangular, the larger boats sailing
n diptance of fifteen miles twice over. The
larger sloops went over an oleven.mile triangle
twice, while the smaller boats traversed q total
distance Of eleven nautical miles, twice around
o small triangle.
At 1880 o'clock there was a nice sailing
breeze coming out from the southwest. and half
an hour later the preparatory whistle sounded.
In the moan time the feet had sailed out to the
starting line, which was drawn between the
southwest stakeboat and the committee steamer,
anchored 200 feet to the northeast. As the
whistle sounded for the start OF tho big
schooners in racing trim. j. Rogers MAXWELL.
who as usual was at the wheel Of the Emerald.
hauled sheets aft and came down to the mark In
main sSrouds directing the sailors as they
trimmed In the canvas to q nicely. She was
fully tive lengths ahead OF the C9lSnia: which
ct the wheel and Commodore Postley standing
beside him. Tho course to the first mark was
ioo orers a mon moment before they crossed. 49,
The Emerald was footing faster than her big
s snv anck' fbe Amerita. which was the next
boat on the line, With " Gould ITuidoa Br1 S6aT;,s at tine tine
,Ch 81. and md. c SSd , J Mslio Watson The loG neRt p eht
tho mcaol Iin s,,u, q 1 mS1gS cgSire II craft Th had ali GG phe
end about a length ahead Of tho syce; Fred
cdi9btopsail. %staysaii. iib. and reachine jib topsail,
while tho Western craft hceled gently under
Hoy. kept, the 'syeo away and tried to pass
through the lee Of tho Eencedor. but the West,
s eer e asns. since Mnosf Rs ssi ra p,en w nth O tse ' Canada last
year, held her own and also blocked the game
when wnsS. sh h. sY Psw 1rssd had to 'a a sa GS = TO in w' tho
yawI class, while the Aeushla and Surprise made
Z pretty start. the first named Cd holding nc linz n the
shrouds. For the first time this year the Rae
coon. now the property Of Newbury D.. Lawton.
up to the Iusme. which led this popular class
across the mark. They were followed by tho
Penelope. Carolina Goblin and Kite in the
T. Dodge's ASHORE was the only one of the
of the sf ieSt SeIn g at G'V OYSTER nT Bay "a The Vaenero
and Houri went across together In the 25,ioot
sloop class, with Quantuck well up. and skim
maug last. The larger eats crossed In the fol
P iSw,Ss orS Grace. and hob Roy, Went over in the
footers the Minnetonka led, with Dorothy sec
ond and Byna Jane bringing up the rear. The
leaders were timed at the first mark on the first
round as follows:
Emerald. l:45:4s, coloniA. l:4e:Oo, vencedor.
1;3O:50; Syce. l:5l:O0.
The second leg was a thresh to windward, the
mark for the larger boats being In Hampstead
Harbor. where the leaders were timed as fol-
syeec, e:4l:4o, vencedor. e:4t:1s; Colonia, 2:5o:eo,
AcIShia. 500: oa: Emerald, s:os;e "a; Carolina. 800 :Soi
Raccoon, 3:o5:3O; Musme. S;oo:oo; Surprise. 3:ooiso'
The relative positions Of tho boats had not
changed materially at the end OF the first round.
whore they were timed In this way:
volsuns; s:os:oa.; Hour s;S3;to Kit, s;ot:lS;S ussp.
%s,hossi s s;"di tsia. sk' sois1ss;; o siosiSs' n, Ysnss.
ss:SsS:as; Grace. s;g4:ss; Dorothy. ~o:ai;ssj
SSTs9lr; a siss,Ss; kos s.s icy; s Gsra1ln,. A s'S..ss
kaccoon. $4,000; Surprise. s:ao:aos hIsme. si:i5;1aa
Pawnee, S:37:le; Dyna Jane. 3:43:S2; Kite. 3:oG:Os
Goblin. 4:0l:35.
At the first mark on the second round the fol
lowing times were taken:
syce. 8:33,5O; vencedor. 3:3S;0s; coionia, 3:57:4s
Emerald. s;5I;ab.
At the finish OF tho race the, following ofIlcia'
figures were announced by the Regatta Com
mittee:
volsung, 4,os.s4, Kit. 4:os:o4;. Hour. ,4;l5:li
ouantucf, 4:l6:5i; s%ximmang; %4:ie:s3: yaquero
i,sI,i1; Presto. ~4,+o;!e; syee, 4ita;oei, grace
tonka. t:SeIIt; C0lonia. 5;lS:+T; Rob Roy, 5;O7;5g
Acushla. 5:2l :OB; Raccoon, 1898: 2s; Carolina, b:27:l9
Emerald, b;e7:bl; Musine; o!3l:loi Surprise. a;3I:bO
Pawnee. 0:44:U6; Amorita. o;4s!o7; Byna Jane
, b.6S:OS.
The Summary is as follows;
I sCHOoNE Rs-CLAss D.
Elapsed Corr'te
Yacht and Oirner. LsrDfh. Time. Time.
fEEr. n n. 4, u, N. 4
colonja. @. A. Postiey .....,93.l3 ~ ~ 4 IL 1
Emerald, j. Il. Maxwell ...el.u7 4 22 % 81 3
0 scHooNERs-CLAss G.
= Amorita, W. q. Brokaw. ,...75.4s 4 SO OF 4 80 o
v sL~ooPs-CLAss X.
sxcs r NJ. Hoyt ............ $3.50 8 e3 90 3 90 o
. yoncedor' ii. 81. Gliig. ......4s.3s . SO ~ . 81 .
s~LooPS-CLAss NJ.
IcushlA, II. W. Hanan ......ai.Oi y 81 90 o 52 .
. surpTise. James Baird. .....uI.bo 4 OF 80 OF o
u y~AwLs-cLAss NJ.
. . PawneS. +. Alexandra ..,...42,bo Z II 90 4 IA o
0 sLooPs-CLAss n. SPECIAL.