New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-19
ACTSHL1 HAS HER REVENGE.
SIZE EASILY DEFEATS TIL: AEoATOK IN
THE LAST REGATTA.


REGArrAs-rHE CAHoLlEA TIL WINNER
AMONG THE SPECIAL THIRTY -FOOrrEs
The last Of he regattas scheduled for The season
o. 1891 was sailed yesterday off Milton Point. Ry"
under the auspices of tho American Yacht club
\ September day. bright ana sunny. with just /"
suspicion Of chill October in Il. favored The yachts
men. thoN, tn. breezes had the hckeness Of
august
The Rttat;a Committee, Of which Stuyyesant
Wainwright was chairman delayed the start from
noon 10 | o'clock. in order give number OF
late yachts chance 10 arrive. The course lay
a-st TO Parsonage Point. ard from there ;oar mil =
% the Red Springs Point buoy. in Hampstead ilar-
Dor. returning by way &C h Lercomoat stake
boa; a finish of Milton Po'a:.
Tho chief features OF the day Were the victor!
&C the Caroline among the special thrieS ana
TIE revenge OF the Acusha In defeating Oswald
sand rsOn's new thirty-six foo'cr the Aho''oh'
There Va. 2n entry OF over sixty boats. O. whi'h
,hirty-sevcn started. y, the start III wind was
light from the south. Tho special thirtds were
sen; of fret at % the Carolina. owned by PEN
broke Jones. leading. Win j. Nacd"noush sailing
hts Musnc close second. ard EalpA Ellis in ihird
place The bowsp-it OF the IIera was just tapping
the MUSINGS boom. but Mr.. ELS Nd not force on
luffine match. which would allow the loadlN"
Carolina a chance to sc; further away lie wisely
bore away trine. and hey all went the first milo
and a half in a bunch, without greatly altering
| their relative positions
The start Of the forty-three thirty-sK and thirN
| foot classes was at LIS, and the yachts got OK
fairly well tore'her in this order: The Noroa the
Acusha. the Surprise Norant II. the Aaoatok
the Viking the Eurybia the Kite, the Pontiac and
| the Olga. When the signal was given at I'D for
the start Of the ,wenty-hve-foot slooNs the Houri
the Vaquero and the Ola Joined the contest. while
| FIVE minutes later the vawlG and twcnty-hve-loot
| catboats crossed in this order: The Carda the
| Win or Lose, the Qui Nve, the F. n Pigeon the
| Anglcsea the Zahra and IN" Alice.
The start for all the other classes was at no
and the order Of crossing follows The
| Trilby, the Fiddler the Minretonka. the Caprice.
| the Keora the Nymph. the Startling. the Dorothy
| the Nameess the Skip. the Sara. the Grant. the
Gosbrd and the frankie.
| At the Parsonage Point the Carolina led the fleet.
| followed by the Musme. the Herl and the Norota
| AS the wind due south the four-mile course
| from here to Red Springs was dead to windward
and the Hera stood about to the port tack as she
| turned the buoy. The others merely hauled their
| wind and headed FOR the Long Island shore on
| the starboard tack. This move dii not seem to
improve the Hera's position. as the others on the
| starboard tack got showed up more 10 windward
by the food tide After a number OF short bitches
| the Musme caught the Carolina in cross;ack. in
which the Carolina had 70 give way, although she
was not passed. In the battling airs near Red
Springs Point the Musme got hung up fatally In
| calm while the Carolina got a lucky sreaH anu
rounded first. followed six minutes later by the
| Hera.
II WAS seen at this time that the Acushld with
her large new mainsail. had completely dstanced
her rival the swift Anoatok. and 1t was the chief
peculiarly OF the day that the Hanan eoat beat
two of the special thrties around the course, al
though starting fifteen minutes later Some o. the
leaders were timed follows AZ the Red Springs
mark: the Carolina 3o3:3e: the Acushla, 800; the
Hera 3:oa:30 the Norota. 3;l4l2 the Hour 1850
the Musme sl7: the Anoatok S:1s:o5: the Surprise
3:22 the Pontiac $3.50; Naouero II, $3.50; the
Win or Lose :25:2o Vorant II. 1880 the Carda
| 800
On the next course, TO Larchmont, the vino was
veerng at its own sweet viii 10 any point between
| south and west and the Musme and Naquero
| I gave up the chase. The Trby. owned by O. 81.
| Tyson and sailed by +. Bovine Jones. won hanciy
among the fifteen fooers and Mr.. Hart landed an
| other victory with his Hour. When the wind set
| tied at southwest and ireshened tho boats came
swinging In with spinnakers set to starooard ana
were timed at the finish as follows: The Carolina
All 04 the Acushla, 4:l7:22: the Hera. 42i:5l the
4:OlS: the Win or. Lose. 6I4;4C; Norant II.
the Sara 5:3I 50: the Anglesea. $500: the Kite
5:3o6O: the Trby :2s: the Mnnetonka. 5:3s:b
the Brant $3.50: the Dorothy. 54s:l5; the Aice,
557 O2: the Gosbird. 65S:O: the Mist, o:o9l5 the
Fiddler. sol :23: the Skip. 6:0s06.
1-,,o (oIIou foni