New-York tribune., 1899-07-16
YACHTING.
, 1,IG REGATTA DAY AT LARCHMONT
BUT LATE BREEZEs DELAY
THE FINISHES

,.-chmont yachtsmen were not deserted by the
LAs La. Yesterday though these came late and
,.o finishes painfully protracted
hn H. ,o,,rse for all schooners and Glasses C p
- n and from the starting point a,
!! .s,ront 10 the white spar buoy of Parsonage
Ia. Eve Neck distance. east-northeast three
fo'n f'0, miles: thence TO the white soar huov
h1-.s - Of Red Springs Point in Hampstead
s- distance. a south three and
pa" .,obths nautical miles this mark being also
=, the starboard hand: thence on course
~" Fsn,sst three and seven-eghths nautical miles
y .ne southwest stakeboat. at the starting line
- This mark the starboerd hand: total
,s s..Dcs twelve and One-half knots; sailed twice
os IN all twenty-five knots The smaller boats
- smaller triangle.
- wind was south by west and did not alter
s-.ct,on when Il freshened. This gave the
:" -. three mile broad reach to start with then
va. and broad reach home. on each round
-, the signal was given. at :05 for the start
-. schooners the Coloria sent up all her largest
o.noons that hung limp old Nottingham
'-,.,rs She stood up like mountain but one
e1 . ,as,sed to move. In the light streaks of air
20. zane 10 some and not 10 others the Qussette
= name cOsehauled on the starboard tack across
- aset She headed up the Colonia which was
@ @I hastnning 70 move for the line. and then bore
.sV herself 70 cross.
~hs whole OF the six big schooners were now
tOEcthel-
-, hut there banks upon banks OF sail
- were nainsails foresas. headsails topsails
.,,topmast staysails jib topsails and every other
s,s of sail all banked high together and II was
1,gbt seldom seen The boats were going slowly.
~, as a study Of canvases 1t was rare.
to schooners crossed the line as follows; The
.r,o-tta. lapped 10 windward by the Colonia. The
ouisse,tas horn was just even with the end OF the
- ~,o,ia's main boom. Af,erward came the Ariel
- tbe new Latona. The older Ariel was carrying
: 1a-re sail spread. and the Latona entered her
-.iden race with a small main gafftopsal and
arentlv in cruising trim. She mad. however
- fine big racing balloon sails. which looked
,c,e odd with her handkerchief topsais. and these
"a hr GOOD work on the drift the first mark
The next 10 star were the Syce and the kestrei' OF
,he & foot class They passed almost exactly 70
re.be- the syce having perhaps few inches Ieau'
". Kes-rel was carrying balloon Ji9 ana ho'h-
49,. olsa forward The Syce was carrying three
S@,dsafls including a large jib topsan and bal
,oor fo-asaU This combination was putting her
ahead rapidly. ,.,
Va Possrirn and the Anoatok crossed now with
the Liris from a class above J. Rogers MaN"'
was sanins the blue Possum and Bryan AIley was
., ,be stick Of the Anoatok !. NJ. McDonough
was with him ~
A. ll5 O'Clock the yawls Albicore, Seymour j.
HYDE and tho sultan G Somerville, were s'ar'eo'
md crossed wcN together. followed az 20 ClooN
.r The Ioralei the Tigress. the Possunl' tue ~
and the Hussar. -,
.o,.e and The feet crossed in this order: The Ed
rira H. the Kittie. the Spindrift the Monsoose'
he Folly. the Mdge. the Kittywink ana 'ne
rhega. , l.,
The new catboat Windora took pretty iead IN
he next class that left at l4o o'clock sAe was lo'
owed by ne Kit the Win or Lose we -" ~
no Florence the Vera and the Kenwood OF the
.-,a cl.ss which preceded the small freak class
which included the craft which started in TINS or
cr. The Lobster. the Kazaza. the OK the bos'e'
he spunk and the Bouncer
T,e cornz3ittcc steamer caught the started fleets
hcut the turn Of the first mark 10 the eastward
nd the regularity Of the run was that the Amoria
sd beatcn the Colonia and had rounded hrst' "hie
- r,-o hoat had done some good footing. in
.., of hcr cruising rig and had turned second
Toe leaders were timed at this first mark as fol-
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