The sun., 1897-06-30
YACHTING.
a Hioo Sailing Breele for the Indian Harbol
Yacht Club Regatta

a Hlos Sailing Breeas for the Indian Harbor
Yacht Club Regatta
Tho race for special classes yesterday under
the auspices of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club
marked another epoch in the successful circuit
Of the Yacht Racing Union of Long Island
Sound. There were sixteen starters in the vari-
Gus classes, and Notwithstanding the fact that
the weather Indications were most urfavorable
from a yachtsman's point of view throughout
the forenoon. a nice sailing breeze sprang up
short time before the yachts were started that
permitted tho race to be sailed In reasonably
fast time.
The feature of the race was the first appear
ance Of tho Kit in open competition. She was
not disappointment by any means, although
she failed to defeat De Forrest brothers crack-a-
Jack Volsung. The Kit is scarcely tuned up yet
Her sail hung Ike Item tent yesterday. and owing
stay. as well as several other emergency hx.
Presto Sy twS seconds, elapsed time in = Gar.
hs spd the
as picturesque q bi, Of warine scenery as could
young Sherman Hoyt, again demonstrated her
ability to sail + elrGles around p. T, Dodges
eos o Spua bas has n%a r in
ministered a sound drubbing to the fast skip
Jack Quantuck that won tho victory on Monday
In the Stamford Yacht Club regatta. Tho
courses we're:
Special 80 foot Glass. sloeps and Yawl Classroom
stakeboat anchored in the harbor on the clubhouse.
buoy S on the Western @ end Of Great captains
10 white spar buoy with the letter painted there
tain's Island to and around The Statsbost a, tie
starting line. Course to be sailed twice. Dis
Thirty.foot CIaas Of Cabin catboats and abfoot
G,ss S OF Open sSoPsoAeross - The same starting line
buoy on the westorn end Of Great Captains Island
Island and sround % the stsfseSs. az The Starting
lns. Course to be sailed three times Distance
For 2o:foot Class OF Cabin CatboAts and ao.foot
Cass OF Open named course TO DO sailed
The preparatory gun doomed over tho waters
at ] oclock and the start for the Especial thir-
ties" and yawls was made Ave minutes later.
reaching tibs IN stops on the stays; They slipped
Sysr n the order iSn Wswn WIND
on sas g sup srs sad
the weather shronds OF tho Hera. The tods
ss Ths d ana wer Ss a Ss
yawl class. The second division. consisting Of
thirty loot class q cabin cats We're sent away at
l;lO O'Clock with De Forrest brothers, cham
e ss "nS S.
CHARLES o%stssi. her designer ala a"o% mot srqss Ss
| thore and shark hauled Sheets for home. N'
All crossed the line with booms broad of to
starboard; The course was broad reach to the
thrash dead to wlndward to the gas buoy, and
thence, with lifted sheets 10 the home mark
with booms TO port. When the fleet hauled on
the wind and passed. TO the southward of Great
Captains Island. the Wawa and Vaquero Ill
| were having battle royal for the lead in the
| thrtyfOot class. The VolsunR had practically
lost her rivals. The feet was timed as they
| gybed around the stakeboat at the end Of the
| frat round as follows:
vosung eob;Is, Kit, s;o7.6o; Dasoris H., q.Os:
shark, 9l1;50 Vaquero 9;l li50i Ashore, 2:l8iO;
Quanuck, s:l9;80 Ethel, 2:lsiO0; Presto, P:lDlO;
WawA, e;e0i3O; yaquero H. 2i2O:5li Hera P:2l $40;
yedS; 2;xs:oti Mary s.. 2;esal7i Drift, s.2i3O;
| the home mark on this round. Tho Vaquero,
! however, held the windward position, and al.
| though they came In range together, the Shark
| was blanketed moment after they Ky bed and
| was compelled TO luff in under the stern OF the
| larger craft Before the finish of the second