The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-31
CAPSIZED WHILE RACING.
GALLANT RESCUE By CORINTHIAN
SALONS IN INDIAN HARBOR.

the Crew Of the VolsunR, and Owner
Miller Of the Altabo and the NIlnnotonka's
Men Save the Punch's Crsw-The winners
Saving a human life rather than winning q
$50 trophy was the impulse that controlled
Skipper Jennings, the Corinthian sailing mas
tor OF y. T. Bedford's matchless catboat Wanda
In the annual regatta Of the Indian Harbor
Yacht Club yesterday afternoon. The Wanda
was beaten by George Freeth's flyer Out Vive.
but o wreath OF laurel 10 due TO her Cap
tain and his associates for r~escuinR the
crew Of last years champion oatboat Vol
sung. The latter capsized during the second
round Of the course OF the gas buoy
that marks the shonl water to the north
east Of Great Captains Island. Clark A. Miller.
owner Of the Akabo, and the juvenile crew Of
A. Bryan Alleys MipnetonkR shared the re-
naming honors Of the day by r~escuing the
crew Of the Punch. another Of the racing feet
that c~apsiEed. and towing the flyer into q safe
harbor. Commodore Miller also assisted In
bringing the Volsung In to the clubhouse. and
materially assisted In righting hor.
All kinds Of weather prevailed during the
day. from a fat calm and q silyery haze that
obscured the Long Island hills all the morning
to o succession Of heavy squalls with An accom-
paniment OF q disagreeable downpour Of rain.
The Regatta Committee. consisting Of Charles
7. Tower. Frank B. Jones'. Charles E. McManus.
WI ~. WILLIE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Inc uouhllS Oh LUo
race perfectly. and rearranRed the classes 90 as
70 satisfy all OF the competing yachtsmen. The
Tod Cup for the 96-foot class OF sloops. the
Tyson trophy for the 3o-foot oatboatr class, and
the Benedict prize for the dories were special
prizes. For all Of the other classes handsome
silver cups were awarded to the winners by the
club. The Edwina II. was sailed az a catboat
ip the 15-foot open class owing to the TACT that
The course was logged early in the morning
sRS Sai R1 Elsh S e. JSa iSsSasi m 4 RR%GRsii ss l%p 90 tant
alter O'Clock, however, that King Eoius ap-
peared on the scene and the compittee
which made her drst appearance n two years.
from Larchmont on board; George Tyson's
n 4STdEaS HlllEis 'sn n c RsT a sSie 2 e ssls: rs FfSSeC fS0o
between these boats was won. by the Dragon.
STs9 s SRS q On t tEs R 8SSnG Gl0l " TO 2SS0t SSSsta fSSSS
race the MarpoSa carried away her bobstay
The, start and finish line was between the
SS1 aSRST T stsfsSoss 81 tie s,ntTafHse e ths
p Little Captains Island; thence ' e : stake
ern end Of Great Captains island; thence
fSSomssh5 the F Fed 'Da aIIsts IN o"F FPIstooB Reef nam. and
sstboa a"S and k IoS 6s@td'S Went 'i s%lRsc around ssnld
lion ' g tRs sS anche;f sadf stRst aHsS sthsss st%osq R fS ssf }i4ss
s sjeSl 'G %j|sa. MARIE ne q o total Sn,saass q aa ter n nao:
dories sailed twice around a small tSrisnsls. =
The preparatory, signal was at 1880 o'clock.
and t1ve minutes later the frat division. con-
STlSSt a bos q the oHd 1agSi G "a ioIi slSSps ali T Gio sent b sTIHydi
on the starboard tack: Anoatok, Dragon,
A4;Gg4slhla. vorant H.; and BipgS. The second
& &iSiscGe EOS ffesSeIa on ID ! En' and rG9'i0 %Taso. 0ff fhe
ashore was the only one that got a good
sptii' n sss A4 foSP m NM ss0i atteFf the iHs a TRS
The cabin ,~catboats were sent of in
XII, ,s ffpH u'V VoiSaina. 'ff Dosefis Il f., , WANDA.
All Snfbo olxe; s, WIN or Gy Lost FL and pina AR p &. fT OtYoS SPen q
SrteGa'i E sdt1RSsa OYER fT.i I1 9S heS n si Sns teollf&w E. e!
f6ssSsh E. 6SSs % ana sS;blfa. r9FRES a ttn H$GiSR Ss!Ii
poss, and inaSe9Sl;a. T9RSs0 9dS ot.ie @1 Which Were were
started at 2 O'Clock. crossed as follows: Black
and and Wills WIFE, I Insrme unnamed Sea D0s' he'ch'
During the first round the black clouds began
of 1ightning. with rumblas OF distant thunder,
warned the yaehtsmen that squalls were COM
sail around the course the second time. but the
majority continued TO the, finish. The yachts
were imeda at the end of the first round as fol-
Tern, 2:2s:2s; Black Cat. 2;28:2s; Ketch II.
2;2G:sd; Tyler's unnamed. 2:3o:2o:- Kit, 2:se:2s
6os0Fiis il. 5:ss;ss; zkist ih;SS,-? st "S3Sa' k t;1siis
M 2iiti:? s,ta ASsat Tdf.5 sit i RTsSo %ant; s;tl;53; 9s
hM I%1sOose 3:55ss.9ai sttFens. 2;Ss;S Lucille; 2 ;5s;9
3:le:2S. and GosGird. 3:Sl:52.
The Minnotonka. which had picked up two 81
the crew OF the cansized Punch; lost nearly ter
succeeded, however, in beating her opponenti
by comfortable margin, During the se1onC
round r SInt black squalls were frSGge1t, and the
Of the yachts that started around the secont
time were compelled to drop anchor and doust
their sails. Summary:
CABIN sLooPs. 36-FooT CLAss-sTART 1885.
t Eas5SG E Fec. o9 T~,,
AcushlA, G, 7. Win" .......3+.oo 22l % 10 o.
vorSnt H. q. G. Tyson, 49,. $500 bid not hnish.
Dragon. u. Freeman" ...... 80. , 20 81 ....
CABIN sLooPs. 30-FooT cLAss-RTART 1876.
BinSo. W. n. BAvier. E, ......35.2< 2 "a % : II o.
OPEN sLooPS. 20-FooT C~LAss-sTART lao.
Eos. c. II. and g. Lowther. 1000 Withdrew.
z z.iSst;. St Il i s 5dSs: :: :.:::::: 5S:$$ j & 6 L L j & & / ];
CABIN CATS. 3o-EooT cLAss-sTAnr LAS.
Bts II i il p% q. +. vsi . 1885,. sS!as w II r. . a 81
Forest 49,. .-'....,. 2s.7o Capsi1ed.
CABIN CATBoATs. 25-TooT CLAss-srART Las.
Wanda, 7. T Bedford, Sr q, Q Did not hpis5, ,
/ s SiR Sn Io S' II / s !; APIglee' $3.50 %i.RSFsw..
CABIN CATS. 20-FooT c~LAss-sTART 1:46.
, Amos. O. f. silkworth .......19.7o Withdrew.
OPEN CATS. 25-FooT CLAss-sTART 80.
E.. a., Katchum / Meek. 24.50 Withdrew.
6Irene, II. OptwAter. q. .....2b.OO 2 0b IL 2 o6 1
Spray, Holly ct al .......... 100 Did not finish.
Elsie, h. II. Gillespie. VI. p. =. .33.52 Did not finish.
= Punch. NJ II. CLARK. ........ .2o.h0 Capaized.
. OPEN CATS. 2O-FooT CLAss-sTART / 80.
; Minnetonka. A. u Alley. ...1o.S7 ? ~ 90 2 "a 2
Dorothy. J. Il. SAnburu .... 1870 Withdrew.
GostSrd, X. H., NeVinE ..... ... Did not hnish.
t OPEN CATS, l5-Foor C~LAss-sTART 1:5Q
Coot, A. d.. Prince 3. ........14.5O ! 90 81 I AZ I
: Lobster. 7. J; 8; Flint ...."iS.oo 20 IS ! 90 |
Loine Belle, ]. y. Williams. 1900 ! ~ 40 / "a 2
EdWinA IL. J. n. Could. SO. 20 ~ .....,
/, OPEN GLASS. NORTHUMBERLAND 1:55.
MRripoAa. Norbert McCard 400 Withdrew.
Mongoose, 3. Ford. ,.,...,. .2l.oO ] 50 "a 1 80 2
! lndisnolA, L. 7. AlberEer 81 90 90 OF 1 80 O
Lucille. Daniel Bacon ,..21.oO Did not hnish.
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