The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-07-25
RACING YACHTS COLLIDE.
NOR0TA CRASHES INTO DOROTHY
DIFF JARCHMONT AND SINKS HER.

Charles Cortland Wright IL Knocked Over.
board nnu Narrowly Escapes Drowning
The Vencedor Adds TO Her chapter OF Acct.
dents - Colonin and Acushia Unopposed.
Larchmont race week ended yesterday with a
serious accident In which one OF tho competing
yachts WINS lost, while n member OF hor CORN.
THAN crew was only saved from drowning after
tho utmost difficulty. The trouble occurred
near the southwest stakcboat at the end
of the hrst round of tho race ana the
yacht that was wrecked was the 19.foot
catboat Dorothy, owned by John e. Sanborn.
She collidod with ID. b.. Burnham's Norota, and
the smaller boat was capsi2ed and her bow torn
away. A moment later her mast went by the
board, carrying the big mainsail with Il, while
her crew wero struggling in the water.
The boats were close hauled, beating up from
Matinicock Point, Norota on tho starboard tack
and the smaller craft on the port tack. Neither
crew saw the other boat until they came to-
gother. Sorota's bowsprit was across the how
OF the Dorothy. A collision was unavoidable,
and just as the boats came together vice-Com-
modore Henry Il. James of the Huguenot Yacht
Club. who was one of tho crew OF the catboat
jumped to tho deck OF the black sloop. I'D
Dorothys owner. John h. Sanborn. and Charles
Cortland Wright, who made mp the rest OF tho
crew. were too late. and as the Dorothy heeled
over from tho force of the blow were thrown
into the water. Sanborn at once struck out for
tho boat, but Wright, who could not sw i'm,
fioundered about, calling for help and swallow
ing water by the bucketful.
The Regatta Committees steamer got under
way and came quickly Ia. the spot. and a life
prcservcr was thrown to the drowning man. 10
luckily fell within reach and he was pulled
s so,' I 1. the tug; Eth The yacht was towed to tho
having previously rioated away. "'N' g ""'
Ill luck still followed former Commodore ail.
i,lg,s yacht Vencedor. She again carried away
q nrpAn and Syrn tNn0 N ~ hr IA ~za
The wind was blowing hard from the west.
whistle. AT ii:io:oo. Coionia. was sent away
not, wishing for another wind-iNmming match
G Mlse snS Cub fnst 'FFiil Ve mi naFfss'pI later Of s tes
the last named boat to windward and
SSyce iufin GO, cut under her stern. Hoyt,s sloopr
iIas her at i2:1s:oo. led az the easteriy mark.
11:5o:OO. both having sailovers in their respect
i've classes, The yawls were next, and Fidelio.
across with the whistle, the biz Pawnceb being
close up on her port quarter. The next division
weather shroGds; Carolina and Goblin. While
the smaller sloops, yawls, and catboats went
over at fve.minute intervals.
The courses were tho same as were sailed by
the various classes throughout the week, and al
the end OF the first round the following times
were taken:
Houri, l:o9:oo; ouantuck. 1:12:os; Shark. l:17,1o,
Kit, LIS: 80; Syce, l:l9:2O; Dosoris H.. l:29:l0; Co
lonia: l:24;3o; Wave, l:es:io; Win or Lose, !:s6:4si
Jester, 1:3l:i7; Grace. 1:34:1O; Norota, 1:tl:21,
Vencedor. J :4l:3o; Zahra, 1:+8,55; Carolina, l;4s:2A;
Alice. l:t9.2s; Pawnee. l:t9:5l; Acushla, 1:59:22,
Musme, 1853 :oa; Fidelio. e:O0:2e; Goblin, e:oB:S5t
Minnetonka. 2:os:l0; Willie D.. 2:l6:12;K Kite. 2:27:2l.
.Vencedor had carried away her spreader soon
after rounding the eastern mark. but was sailed
pl,ickily, throughout, although she, Of course.
had no chance to win.
The second round brought few changes in tho
positions of the competing yachts, as they were
timed at the finish as follows:
Houri, 2:2o:56; Quantuck. 2:24:4s; Shark, 2:2s:11I
DoSoris, 2:26:42; Kit, 2i26:43; Win or Lose, 2:4b:5et
Grace. 2:54:1S; Jester. 2:56:4l; Sycc. 2:57:4g; Colo
MIA. 3:ls:09;u yencedor. s:eo:lS: Alice. S:e3:o2,
2ahra. 3:H9:5 80; Norota, 3:24:ll ;Minnetonka, 3:2B:27,
Carolina. s:s2:25; Musme. s:3s:Ss; Acushla, s:4s,boi
Goblin, &:lO:36.