Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-08-10
A Successful Regatta at Platts-
burgh by Lake Cham
plain Yacht Club.
WITCHCRARl FIRST WINNER
The sioop Vampire Did some Fast
the Scud-vaihaila Beats the
Naiad-Dsncs and Banquet.

Plattsburgh N. Y, Aug. THE races
at Plattsburgh to-day were a great Sic
cess. A strong wind prevailed, necessi-
tating double reefs in many cases. The
boats in the different classes were eK-
| tremely well matched. NJ. J, McCafery Of
New York, G. +. Watson of Plattsburgh
and John r, Myers Of Rouses Point acted
as judges Before the start of each race
a warning gun was fred five minutes af-
ter this gun the starting gun was fired.
The timo of each yacht was taken from
the second gun and not from the time OF
crossing the line. The course for the ella 50
races was triangular, the buoys being
placed in front OF Hotel Champlain, near
Grand Isle shore and the north light house
near the Plattsburgh breakwater.
The race for yachts over 70 feet was
first called. The start was beautiful, all
three boats being very close together, the
Sandalphon crossed the line first, closely
followed by the Witchcraft and the
Clean. This position was maintained to
the first buoy near Grand Isle, the boats
rounding it in that order. In a long beat
to windward the Witchcraft showed her
superiority and was first around the sec
ond buoy, followed by the Sandalphon and
the Clean. As the Witchcraft rounded
the buoy her large spinnaker was quickly
shaken out and the boat came rapidly
down before the wind on the home stretch.
1t was to 5e no walkover, however. The
Sandalphon, to which defeat was almost
unknown was sailing equally well. For
three miles the Witchcraft ed the Bur
lington boat despite the efforts of the lat
ter to close the gap. The finish was very
exciting, the Sandalphop attempting 20
blanket the Witchcraft, which crossed the
line 2s seconds ahead of her adversary.
Following Is the official time:
Witchcraft, start. l0:56:5O; finish, 12:3040:
elapsed time, 1:34Is; corrected time,
1850
Sandolphon, start 1O:5s:5O finish 1891 ;os;
elapsed time, 1;&;lS corrected time,
II 34:1s.
Clean, start, 1o56:j0, finish 12:4oIs;
elapsed time 1:43:2S: corrected time, / :9s 80.
The Scud and Robert j.. were the first
two boats over the line in the second
class. The Eagle was two minutes behind
them. Those in the new sloop Vampire,
owned by H. G. Baker Of this village did
not hear the gun, and crossed the line he
hind the leading boat. The first three
boats after passing the first buoy tackled
out into the open lake while the Vampire
stood back along the New York shore
making up loss Of seven minutes, pass
Ing the second buoy half a mile ahead of
the SCud which was followed by the Rob-
ert j., and the Eagle on run before the
wind. tho Vampire walked away from
other boats and finished more than mile
ahead. The boats finished as follows:
Vampire, start 111l DO finished, 15:4;
elapsed time, 2;3:A,
scud start II II 30; finished 2'6:2): elapsed
time 2622; corrected time 2:12:31. Robert
j.. start ll:ll 80; finish l:19:25 Elapsed
time 2:7:55; corrected time, 21:j5; Eagle.
start n:11:s0; finished. 1:23:43; elapsed
time 2l2:l5; corrected time, 2:lg:15.
Vampire was disqualified because the
condition Of the contest required the boats
to round Crab Island which was not un-
derstood by her captain The Robert j.
was protested for foulng the starting
buoy. If allowed this will give the Scud
first place and the Eagle second
In the thnd race Nalhalla and Naiad had
an exciting brush on the home stretch the
Naiad passing the lire first by Is seconds,
but lost the race to her rival The time
was as fellows; Nalhalla start, ll.-6l6,
finish 1:43:55: elapsed time. 2l1.S0: cor
rected time, 2:l7:24, corrected time, 2:2c:2i.
Lillian start ll26:l6, finish l:i7:52;
elapsed time 2:2l:21: CORRECTED time 2;3;9l.
After this race the crews gathered IN
the dock house and enjoyed an excellent
lunch furnished by the management
Four boats came out for the open race,
Witchcraft Sandalphon Clean aud YAM
plre The second buoy was near Sawyer :
Island. making a distance of ten miles.
The start was beautiful, the three large
boats being very nearly even with the
Vampire a short distance behind. Witch
craft took the lead and was 40 seconds
ahead of Sandalphon in rounding the tTst
buoy gaining considerably ON the beat
to windward About two miles from the
buoy the Witchcraft had the misfortune
to carry away her howsprit and was obig-
ed to return to the Hotel Chnmplain dock.
The Vampire, whose size was n great as
advantage in a heavy sea, also retired
from the race. This left the Sanda!qhon
and Clean alone in the race, The san
1. hue, N.