The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-20
ANOTHER CUP FOR COLONIA
C0ArAro DORE PosTLEY's FLYER TOO
MUCH ron THE E1rERALD.

IA bStOlu uu1 . ESSlhH VI bho oShehh
carnival known as "Larchmout race week.
ended yesterday afternoon. when tho magnificent
schooners Colonia and Emerald crossed the
finish line of tho thirty-mllo race for the hand
some trophy awarded by tho Larchmont Club.
Commodore Postley's big schooner finished far
in advance OF the Emerald. notwithstanding
tho fact that Hank" Half hypnotizod the
wheel on J. Rogers Maxwell' symmetrical
flyer for tho first time in a race. Whiskors
Hafr. as the veteran skipper is sometimes ir-
roverently styled by tho younger yachtsmon.
did wonders with the fast schooner considering
that he did not know any Of the peculiarities Of
the craft. He had far-and-away tho better Of
the start and had the Emerald moving along at o
grand pace, while tho Colonia hung on the line
without any Roadway and came within an ace
Of fouling tho stakoboat.
Throughout the race q 1ne breeze from tho
eastward made o little jump Of q sea that, al
though 1t dashed in showers over the "thirtlos'
and soaked young Sherman Hoyt and his Cor
inthian crew, who sailed the Shark. was thrown
to Toward under tho bows of the best two
schooners In this country. and probably In the
world. The manner in which the 3O-footer Rao-
coon was sailed by Newbury D. Lawton was also
the topic Of much favorable comment among the
assembled yachtsmen. the general opinion being
that the veteran yachtsman had forgotten moth
ing Of the lore he had stored away when, as the
Corinthian skipper Of the champion 4ofootcr
Chispa. no sailed rings around the other yachts
in his class.
Tho yachtsmen on board tho craft anchored In
the harbor wero astir early. making everything
snug on board their favorites, for the day was
devoted to special races. Tho first was for
schooners In racing trim, the second for the
"thirties." and the third for tho newest class of
2o-footers, or. as they have been errone-
z,,a1w ala s--- - M
For schooners, from the starting line, drawn be-
tween the southwest stakeboat, to and around
q white spar buoy. six miles east. three-quartcrs
north; thence around q white spar of Prospect
Point In Hampstead harbor, the compass course
being southwest by west, hve-eighths west.
Thon they gybed and laid their course for tho
homemark, three miles away. to DO sailed
twice over, q total distance Of thirty nautical
miles. The special 3o-footers sailed twice
around o smaller triangle, O total Of twenty
two nautical miles. Tho 2ofooters were
gent twice around q small triangle. the total
tubilant, for their wonderful luck had not de-
while q grand breeze from the eastward pipcd
me1r,iy, t shrSSqsh IT. the ood rigging Of t he feet q
house. shortly t before rs' II =. o s'dloeSHf thu IM , oom SIat
tees steamer went out to the starting line. and
promptly at 1880 o'clock the preparatory sig
picturesque one Tho two yachts stood off, al
%SS! ju sSf sstore tho iS t %sssrt iGG'n siSnsl e tbe sh Sa ,iinsdI
fRa %ers,S ar 4, and nd came up toward the mark, the
f F%sf iatte on w .ns e ~snIssE Sq 10 besS 81 sw fas G II o@asr
to allow the Emerald. which had established an
overlap. to pass to lecward Of the stakebost
snat .uSgon az us mornings at the northwestern
Xt ii :s5 O'clock the yachts received the sig
nal to start. In an instant Capt. Half put down
his helm, and the Emerald came up in the wind
and Raia on on the starhoard tack. She ap-
BBiIsS s einS to sps Iin and Ti baby q is Ko sSp. aa1l' i Ga sdsiaiEoa
to her lower canvas. Han completely outgen.
sSF n,ne;a Charley in5 lssy.Bs Barr: The 70 1stqte skipper Of the
sound Of tho whistle had scarcely lSHS died away way
going Edus s sbS E on the port srp sasi j ssto as *. faH oa ms'ik 4;
range. The Colonia went over ffty-seven SEQ
to the southWest stareBoat that iaet6 Capt paq Barr sq et WsS
mark. He went about under tie Emeraid's
three longths to the bad. As soon as they had
clear water both laid their course on the star
board tacf Tor the nrst leg OF tho thrash to tho
Tho "thirt,ss" were sent away at lI;4o
skipper, Newb bafy0 B. L Sssts R waved 1T q sala msr
ton to the Regatta Committee as no dashed
across tho Ii, line the green water l9pping tho
Musme, with. J. A. Macdonough, her owner, at
the stick, followed tho Raceoon about half a
III Nv "IllC u SdTOlluu CTOSS9u OH tho
starboard tack fully six lengths astern. After
westhering the committee boat the Raccoon
while the Carolina, after crossing the line. rmplIii
her boom to starboard. The Shark. the only one
started at 11:45 o'clock.
The Emerald held her advantage until about
IIonia hauled out through her Ice. and took the
lead. They, however. kept very close together,
e ceion TsFi LIFTS: HISS Z Hn sns dr' i:i na56 81 sh fSllGw' .
and 20 seconds in the Wind fSaGd'v work. s %in1se
sheets around the buoy, but tho big sails were
not broken out for some minutes, the respective
be done with balloon main topmast ~staysails and
balloon tih topsails.. The Colonia's kites broke
G San s tRs biR IL, t Sns iGf 9 on tSe '1 Em %1nSses si Gf n she
break out, all the way up. Capt. Han held IL un.
I'll splnpakers were set. when the bailooner was
i' Thers W aas someo o 6nn eP ON On P Pho Res sasp'i Com.
h tbs eelsn ssea an tS, as A.. to It the poor turn made BY
right Of way. The toionia, going free. was com.
pelled to turn both the mark and her competi-
srald dSusea her light sails too soon, the result
away and rounded the marx tFS on Yi Pros 9sstn P P5HS
were timed as follows as they hauled sheettss
around the mark: Colonia, l:52:II; Emerald.
Emerald. Oe
Tho third leg. which was q broad reach on thu
starboard tack to the home mark, again showed
the Colonia on one of her best points OF sailing. |
Then. again, her canvas was handled Quicker
thap on the Maxwell schooner, She sheetod her
pig b%allooner home on the port side an instant
AFTER che gybed and sent n No. / maintopmasu
staysaii aioft within two minutes of the time sho
mad laid her course for Larchmont. The buoy
was a full half mile astern before a reaching lib |
topsail was run mp on the Emerald and her largo
maintopmast staysail drawing full. Tho latter,
however, held the Colonia on the roach to the
home mark, whore they were timed as follows; |
C9lonia, 2:Os:59; Emerald, 2:O0:57.
The Colonia fiattened her sails as she passed
the southwest .stgkeboat and made q short
board In along the New York shore on the star
board tack, while tho Emerald split tacks and
stood out toward deep water. Barr did not hold
on very long. but two minutes after the Emerald
tackled he put his wheel hard aport and tho
Colpnis swung over broad on tho weather beam
OF the Maxwell boat, both standing over toward !
the Long Island shore. On this leg tho
Colonia ran. away from the Emerald. tho
latter running In too close to Tho Long
Island hills and losing considerable ground.
They rounded the windward mark as
follows: Coionia, $4,000; Emerald, 3:26:O1.
After setting spinnRkers to port again, they
romped down. to the Hampstead harbor mark
like two huge butterflies. The watches caught
them In this way as they gybed around the spar,
rnInpIn A ,Dn.On. 800. n NIf-tf