New-York tribune., 1897-08-26
THE VENCEDOR Nv AHEAD.
SHE WINS HER MATCH WITH THE JES-
SICA OFF NEW-ROCHELLE.

J. ~ MACDoNouGHs sLOoP VICTOR BIZ
NEARLY TWENTY EIGHT MINUTES IN THE
coRINrHTAN FLEETS SPECIAL REGATTA
The special regatta given by the Cornthan
feet of wRochelle sailed yesterday over
the club courses on the Sound in weather that
was good deal varied. The wind before the
start was easterly and a considerable delay was
made In order that the footer Syce should
have time to arrive H. " Sittig. the owner OF
the Vencedor. previousl; telegra phed to +. N.
Hoyt. the Of the syce, know If he would
attend the race. and. the answer being in the
affirmative the Regatta Committee waited until
O'Clock before the competing boats heard the
first gun.
The course sailed yesterday by the large boats
was laid out by John F. Lovejoy. Of the Larchmont
Yacht Club. as improvement that formerly
used by the Corinth.an fleet From the starting
point off Echo Bay Il lay east-haf-north five and
a half miles TO dory, anchored at about the
middle OF the Sound. thence southwest four miles
to the Larchmont buoy off Prospect Point at tho
westerly entrance 10 Hampstead Harbor thence
northwest a quarter west three and onehalf miles
10 the point OF commencement. all buoys being
left TO starboard when rounded.
The wind veered round to the south-southwest
before the start. so ihat this course gave the
competing boats a broad reach the first mark
a beat 10 the Hampstead Harbor buoy and
beam wind home. This triangle was sailed twice
by the large craft. making In all a distance OF
twenty-six miles. The shorter course was around
the Execution Reef buoy 70 Matinnicock Point
and back to the starting point once around. about
twelve miles
Five minutes after he preparatory gun was
touched off the ffty-one foot class received itS
one-guu start The Fife boat Jessica owned by J.
NJ MacDonough who Is at Newport sailing
his thirty-foot Musme In Eastern waters. was here
matched against the Vencedor. lately purchased
In Chicago by Harry " Billg. ex-commodore OF
si,,F. sh. fe.x ~
Jessica was Lemuel Miller. who was first mate
Of the Vigllant when she crossed the ocean ana
sailed her races In English waters. John +. Love.
low Of the I.archmont Yacht Club Regatta Com.
mittee was n command Of the Nencedor
The Jessca took thelne first. thirty seconds after
the starting gun She carrying large jib-top-
sail balloon foresan. working tb ard small gam
,onsau The Vencedor crossed AT the loeHard end OF
the Inc carrying balloon fcresail and iib forward.
For long time the Fife boat and the Chicago pro-
duction seemed about even, as seen from mo
committee steamer but af,erward the Vencedor drew
ahead when me rain squall came on. ana both
boats were hidden In the downpour. Mr.. Lovetoy
said after the race that the Nence6Or turned tho
easterly mark about two and half minutes IN the
lead.
The TWO matched racers began thoiT beat TO tho
Hempstead buoy in heavy rain and in souali
that compelled the Jessica 20 clew up her worXne
gar-topsai She also sent down her lb-topsail ana
with the remaining canvas buried rail under.
she stood well in on the starboari rack toward tne
Long Island shore while the Nencefor went OH on
the long port leg toward the Hempstead buoy. 40
thev heat up he Long Island shore the Jessica
seemed to hold a good place. being good deal %
vln1wari OF the NencedOr though fur'ner eastwi,o
When both boats were off Hempstead !arbor tho
wind vecred more westerly. giving the .encshor
marked advantage. She stood about and MADE me
Prospec, Point buoy easily the siarboard 'ack
while tho Jes=ca unable 10 turn the hiov unti
near.y fifteen minutes later This practcany ne.
cIded the race for fhe Tossca had no further cn1nce
Of picking up the distance thus lost Roth set bal
loon headsas for tho homo stretch. and they round.
cd the New Rochelle mark as follows: Nencedor
:4S:30: Jesslca. 403:li - e.,...S 49,.
ON the second round the wind faired both mo
Jessca and the Vencedor on the course from tne
easterly buoy 70 Hempstead. so thai they were
| both able TO take a Hers wind all round the
triangle THO Nencedor here seemed 20 gam on all
points OF s1iling partly because the Jessca people
| felt tha, they were out of II and did not hoist
| th,ir most servceable canvas In his way. ana
| through n wind huke advantage. n good match race
was snoiled The Shark finished AT i:lsN Her
elapsed time was 2oa:,s. on the run home he rea-
tive showngs the Nencedor and the Jessica were
much Influenced in point OF time ny the fact act tha. ma.
| IN, wind fen light. The Ecncedor ran her last
log on fresh breeze. Whit the Jessca s, %as hardly
| 5.2i.i5 and the Jessica crossed at 5;5l 90.
| the following summary shows the results In de-