New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-08-21
KNoCKABOUTs SAIL HALF a RACE
CiAMBAKE AT TIE INDIAN HARBoR Gil ~ w
PARED BY ARCHIE STALKER a


GREAT SUCCESS.
The races OF the Seawanhaka CoTin'h'a"
clnb which were TO have been sailed from ,ne
,.tLo,.so =, ovstar Ray TO the Indian Haroor
vocn, Clnh II Greenwich. and back. were ON!
half completed estsrday There was pedN'
little breeze in oyster Bay when waiter C"e",
The Iibrar, Committee. started the Each'S' ""'
This did not last long after the racers reaCheu wv
omen Sound and many hours were passed III "!'"s
70 make Roadway UP the shore 10 M"''ii',ooON
Point where the spar buoy had TO ne rounueu ue
fore the yachts could lay their course across the
Sound. 10000,
r,eh,een Of the one-design knockabouts started
which included five OF the Phiadephia Co''n''''"i
Yacht club fleet that is now practising al oFs'e,
Ray for the tournament Of five days "hV" w"
,oke nlace next week These were the Fareeoa'
charles NJ Grant: the Spider Parker X free
man. the Grilse Edward Tolahd; the Fly. FORMER
Commodore Charles II. Brock. and the MA o""'
by Barklee Henry. Among the Sea"ahi"N' 80
were the Bee Nelson Burr; the Nudge. owned ps
= c Bower and sailed by Mr.. McCeiano' 'ne
M.s,ral owned by Commodore Henry C. Rouse anu
sailed bv p w Gibson: the Stella. owned ny Johh
: Hovt and sailed by Sherman Hoyt' the ia'lu'
owned nv George Bullock and sailed by him' 'ne
Tasto owned by Lloyd NJ. Scott and sailed ny MN,
the Heron owned by Frederick Benedict ana sa'ieu
bv ore Of the IIuntingtons: the Daco!t. owned py
H. L. Maxwell and sailed by him: the keewaydin
owned bv r. c. Wetmore and sailed by {. w Wet
more: the Gloria. owned and sailed hs j. X Max
we'll jr and some others whose owners couid not
be ascertained.
The start was made at 10 o'clock. and then the
steam yacht that carried the starter. MI owen
crossed 20 Indian Harbor TO await the arrival Of
the fleet and 10 time the yachts as they finished
the first half Of the race F. Bovine Jones OF the
Indian Harbor Yacht club. was in readiness 10 as
sist in this and a long wait ensued at the North
Shore club The yachts could be seen In the dis
lance by the aid OF the telescope, working along
the Long Island shore. but it took them ione
the club the tables were laid for hity guests VINO
did arrive. and the aggravating part OF IL Vas
northwest breeze blowing all day. which, however.
did not reach the racing Meet. that seemed 10 De
In the mean time several hundred yachtsmen
gathered at the Indian Harbor club TO Join In an
being prepared by Archie Stalker OF Providence,
who is the clambake artist for the Larchmont ana
all North shore clubs The b6 Ike ar ra n
thing. Archie put in 20 bushels Of soft clans. 10
toes; bushels Of swee; potatoes $50 pounds go. 3f
chicken. g pounds Of tripe rs pounds OF hs ,o
ears OF corn bushe of onions 10 be followed later
on by an uncoun,ed quantity Of watermelon
and cheered Mr.. Winney. who was in charge for
the club. Commodore {. T. wis Commodore
McAfanus and George +. Garland we're among
o'clock. and growing dark The first Of tho knock
abouts was then working in TO the harhor. and IT
ond boat could not be seen. but it thought to
he the Stella. owned by John s Hoyt and sailed by
Sherman Hoyt. 4 large number Of the feet had at
tina, tine turned back for oyster Bay; The Daccit
finished at los p in almost Ros dead calm The
board. anchored off the club, but the did
not come ashore ana M N 1ig yacht was merely
sailing knockaOoutt.