New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-08-01
YACHTS IN A FRESH BREEZE,
THE INDIAN HARBOR REGATTA RE
PIETE WITH GOOD SPORT.
A NUMBER OF AMUSING AND EXCITING lN'i
DENTS ENLIvEN THE DAYS RACING-ThE


YoI.As VICTORY OVER THE PAPRIKA
A fresh northwest wind helped the Indian harpor
Yacht club toward success in its regatta ves'e'
dov Tho courses were sailed In good time and
during the heavier part OF the wind there were u
number Of incidents of an amusing ana more VI
less expensive character which enlivened 'he nay
racing. All mshaps We're taken In the "'s"e''
good humor.
Even when one of the young Mallorys fell over
board from the Yoa It taken az a JOKE 10y 'he
crew who put the yacht about and gathered MN
inboard When the Montauk lost her mast thro"s"
stress of weather she only created a iaush "a '
came along afterward under a jury trysai'' r'sseu
on the STUMP Of the stick. But the caVoruhss Vi
the big catboat slrcne afforded the best of the run
She was sailed by George f. Gartiand' VINO 10
known TO every yachtsman Oh this coast Al '"'
end of the first round Mr.. Garland was long
way ahead when he rounded up TO the commit
tee-boat and said he could not finish because the
mast was sprung. The big stick was wopphhe anu
certainly looked sprung hut F. S. Doremus. the
chairman Of the Regatta Committee. ana owher OF
the Sirene. called out Never mind. George; go
ahead The mast has been that way for two years
and you can't make II any worse 30 Hartahu
paved off take his gybe. ana, as the DOOM witt
over :he wind lifted the whole sail ana drove 'he
gar round in front Of the mast ana there the can
yass hung with Il turn round the maStheao' MI
Garland and his studied the situation. All
he seemed 10 have a trysail set, while forward he
had sduare-yard topsail aback on him. IL TOOK Ii
good deal OF manGuvring TO make the Dig SAIL nap
back into place. and the more he gybed the yacht
the more the committee and clubrnen gibed MIN
All the same Garland retained his lead TOT shor'
tine longer and then carried the mast out OF the
s,repe while Mr.. Doremus bewailed another ex-
pense bill and referred to the nhimanity OF ia"s"
ing In the presence OF misfortune.
The course was three miles TO leeward, across 'he
Sound and a beat back twice round Twelve ihiles.
Although Hight the time OF the start the "'hu
freshened go much during the race that some OF
the smaller boats had to stand by and reef. Inc
boats crossed the starting line In this order: Daphne
ITO: Musme Frlelio Acushla, Vorant 1:1o; SHARK
sirene Colleen. Osprey. =. X. Pigeon. Montauk
Brant. F. H. Sloat Punch. Eos Bubble. l:2o; Mime
torka Louie Belle Yola. Paprka. WIFE, "ospird
100.
In those different classes the Daphne, commodore
g r wills Indian Head Yacht Club. took walk
o,er in the s,xty-foot class. The Musme. j. Mac
donouph I'm the thirty foot special class. and the
ridelio J. X. Tod. In the yawl class ala the same
The twenty footer, Shark. sailed by sherman Hoyt
and a Young woman who Is well known IN seawah-
haka Corinthian yachting circles made soou s''Ir
and did some pretty sailing. with the assistance OF
the professional sailor. who was chaperon as well
as crew.
II was. indeed a surprise to find the Yoa beating
the Paprika which was almost invincible last year
and II was evident that the Paprika's FORMER SKIP
ner was somewhere else. But the real nara nghters
OF the dav lay among the twenty-fve-foot cats
where the Colleen. Sirene. Punch irant ana seNeia
others all on their metal
The first mark the leeward one, was rounded as
follows The Acushla. the Fidelio. the Daphne Tue
Musme the Vorant. the Sirene. the SHARK the H.
J. Soat the Brant, the Osprey, the MontauK' the
Punch the Eos the Colleen. the p Is. Pigeon the
Bubble the Willie the Mnnetonka. the foIn' t''e
Paprka and the Gosbrd.
be9
hr..ze increased until the Louie Bell and the Min
netonka had TO reef, about 2:S and al the Same
time the Montauk lost her mast. and on the other
side Of the committee boat the Yo!a lost one OF ner
men overheard. At 2:43 the Shark lost her )ip ana
things were lively in the taking Of notes about that
time The Shark was being carefully watched
after she got her jib to rights: for the wind was
heavy for her full canvas. and fears were ehael
tanned for her precious iTeish, was rapidly DRIFT
ing seaward. having dragged from its mooIinss'
The tug John T. Pratt y nsed S ns baeR into
place but the trouble was that the Musme anu .ho
Acusha had ALREADY arrived a. the spot "eps ced
The Acushla was told TO round ana commune tne
race but her terms ne after
beating The Acusha people declined 70 GohaiI'ne We
the the T prz f o the Vorani The protest has been
adtudicated yet by the commit, tho frs, round
show the position OF the boats: The yorant 5000;
the Muse so4lo the Ac9sha $TSaG ans f tSe
9V'I %a 'u 99I 20. the punch 325 co. the Brant.
3.os 90. The Colleen 3:2s57: the Bubble, 3@ lo the
Soa 2.3I 81; the Willie 334l2 the Paprika, 5O:+'.
and the Minnetonka, S:H:W .., uo,, s.,.or,,
During the progress OF the second rouna sever l
hn1,s dsaDpeared from the contest. and those tnat
1 1ud did 81 in a much lighter wind The times
then taken az follows o Fde'iG 60, s"I
u pigeon 5Ie.S7; colleen. 5:17 80; Brant, 5ls:'o
punch 5:2o2s; Yola. 5:2s:2i; Willie. 6:2s:SS; MINNIE
The committee held that the p. Is. Pigeon, w h,ch
oan,. ont ca well in her class. must be dsquahned
h@rause she was sailed by professional
rhe following table shows the results;
sIoOPS -Go-FOOT CLASS.
Elapsed Corrected
Yacht. Owner. leng,n' N VIM ~