The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-09-19
YACHTING.
Good Racing in the Americas Yacht Clubs
Fall Regatta.

Good Racing In the American Yacht Clubs
Fall Regatta
The closing yacht race of the year was sailed
on Long Island Sound yesterday afternoon,
under the auspices of the American Yacht Club.
There were thirty.sevcn starters in the various
classes, and althou h the wind at times was
fuky. the event was one of the best of the sea-
son. 1t was marked by excellent con csts and
close finishes.
At l :O5 p. NJ. the starting signal for the spe-
cial 3O.footers was given. owing to the failure
Of the schooner class to fill, and the Carolina
was the first to slip across the mark near the
weather end Of the line, ten seconds after the
signal. r lph Ellis brought the Hera a trife
closer to the windward mark. her short bowsprit
close to the starboard quarter Of the leading
yacht. with Musme dead astern. The direction
broad reach on the starbonrd tack to Parsonage
Point: and all started with b. oms broad of and
The 5ifoot class did not fill. and the next
class. the 43.footers. were sent away at 1:15:o 90.
half a length astern. The Surprise was two
George TYSON brought the Torant ii. in range
OF the flags ! minute 80 seconds later; with
was close up TO the Anoatok. but stiil further
to leeward. while the Eurybia crossed near the
leeward end of the lin" about half a minute
Burt" Hart brought the Houri across the
line twelve seconds after the next whistle. which
was at ! :20:0O. NaQuero followed a short dis
until three and one.half minutes later. Five
minutes later t @ tarfia slipped over the line In
advance OF the 25-foot classes of cats and yawls.
70 lowed by Win or Lose and Qui vive. They
were followed by the open cats p. X. Pidgeon
and Ang,csea, ami they in turn were folio we'd
by the yawls Iahra and Alice in the order
named. The Alice, however, footed very fast.
and quickly drew away from her rival. The
start for all other classes was at 10000. and
they crossed as follows:
Trilby. Fiddler. Minnetonka. Caprice. Keora,
Nymph, Startling. Dorothy, Nameless, Skip. sora,
Brant. Gosbird, and frankie.
The first leg for all classes was a broad reach
to a mark boat anchored of Parsonage Point,
at which place the Carolina led the fleet, with
the Musme a close second and the Hera third,
II was II beat dead to windward to the Red
Springs mark. at the entrance of Hampstead
Harbor, where the following times were taken:
Carolina, 3:03 80; Acushla. 3:0T:OO; Hera, 8:U9:3o;
Norota, s:l4:l2: Hour. %a:i6:30;, Musme. a:l7:OO;
8:Se 80; vaquero. s:2S:66; Win or Lose. s:20:2U;
Noraut H., 3:29:30 Uarda. 8:30:00.
1t was a close reac on the port tack at the
start to the lArchmont mark; then the wind
hauled to south.southwcst at 3:l5 o'clock,
making 1t a roach on the Lor, tack with balloon
ers; then a run to finish with spinn kers to star
board. There were no changes from that point
TO the homo mark. although the tailunders of
the fleet came homo before a strong southwest
crly breeze. The yachts were timed at the finish
aS follows:
Ca lina, 4;l7'o4; Acushia, 4:l7:ee; Hera. 4!e4;bl;
Norota, 4:.6:l1; Anoatok. 4;84:lO; Houri, 4:4OlS;
Win or Lose; 5:i4:40; vorant H.. $4,000; Uarda,
sea. b;Sa go; Kite. 6:ss;5oi Trlby, 6:sr;es; Mime.
tonka. 5:8S:i5; Brant, 500 80; Dorothy, h:4H:lb;
Alice. 6;o7:0a; Gosbird. 5:os;50; Mist, 5;bV:ls; Fld'
dler. 6:Ol ;23; Skip. 6:0S;08.