The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20
KETCH AND THELGA WIN.
FINE SPORT AT THE REGATTA OF TIN
HUGUENOT "a CHIT CLUE.

The Organization Furnishes TroNt fo9'
Members by Serving Refreshments on
Wortleberry Island-First Appearance IN
These Waters OF Hthpino Boat
Thu Huouepot Yacht Club excelled It's racing
records yesterday In it's fifth annual regatta on
New Rochelle. For the seven classes on the
card there were over nifty entries. and ABB
sentees were 80 few that the blue pencil only
came into evidence q couple OF tlmes. With
40 many boats to handle one would naturally
look for trouble OF some sort, but Chairman H.
q. Ward and j. Nelson Gould OF the Regatta
Committee were in their working clothes and
ran the interesting function through withoute
hitch.
The outing was siRnalized by several novel
features. Through the courtesy OF the lessees
OF Whlrteberry Island. the stamping ground OF
the noted Huckleberry Indians. the Huguenots
esta blished temporary club station the
easterly end for the occasion. erected a com.
Portable tent and furnished an unexpected
trent for m EN- bers and friends who did not care
to 10 on the water. This innovation was hugely
appreciated, as the starts and finishes were in
full view. Hitherto dry land" members were
forced to await the news at the clubhouse. far
from the scene OF the competition and the
change Yesterday made such popular hit that
| IL Ia likely to become permanent unless the
Huckleberry magnates hang up Klondyke
rates.
One OF the other unique side effects was the
presence OF the first Filipino boat seen In
American waters. She is as difficult to des
scribe az to classify. and the committee finally
put her In the dory class. The Eastern craft
was captained by Prof. Mccormack Of Glen
Island and manned by two Filipinos. who
used huge paddles industriously In beating
about the line. She carried rough brown
canvas spritsail and an outrigging OF bamboo
poles. the latter serving to keep her steady az
| her actual beam was less than three feet. The
| professor got her of fairly in line. but her
| official finish is not yet recorded She 10 no
| likely to be selected as a candidate for the
| Seawanhaka trophy.
vailed after NOON time. and before {. one o'clock
Ts% S bad fead s Of
Ssffy Island ana Esh9 Bay n.n The course ours e.
nautical m ss. and for the do5es seven and
were sent of as i lined up TO mythical
starting barrier In the forty, three foot class
corrected time. Charles Pryers Eurybia loso
The race for thirty foot 8 oops was hummer.
John F; DlnRee's Marguerite proved to pc the
from from Adrian. Alter, grand start tho KNOCKS
Hbouts kept close order al oyer o the course 4ut
sls on the windward run home and beat the
| Mongoose nearly three minutes. In the Sea,
| wanhaka Knockabout class A. p. Phayer'b
ThelGa beat the Nudge nearly ten minutes.
| The Wahnita and Bingo had fine race In
| the class FOR twenty hve-foot soops. but on
| corrected time L. Baldrcks speedy boat won
out BY over seven minutes. Lewis IselIn'Pt
eighteen foot sloops and in the thrty-foot
cabin cat class Windora had still easier time
| of It as nothing turned up to oppose her.
The TWENTY-FIVE foot cabin cats put up race
| that was treat to witness. Five OF them sailed
over the course almost In bunch tut J; 8.
Appleby's Win or Lose came SO fast toward the
end that she beat Scat thirty-nve seconds over
time allowance. W.. F. Gillespies Elsie was
easily the best of the twenty five foot open
class cat. while Marguerite defeated Alethea
for second honors
There were two classes Of twenty-one foot
cat boats. The race in cruising trim resulted
In well-earned victory for Joseph W. Prices
Miriam over Dorothy, and @. E. silkworth,s
spunk beat the division In racing rig. A. D.
Princes The Coot Just squeezed through on
time allowance In the eighteen foot open cat
class by narrow margin from KazaEa
More than usual interest conferred In the race
for one design dories and the home club
| scored a popular victory with l.. O. Ketchums
| hetch.
The outing was wound up in appropriate
| fashion with music. dancing and fireworks al
the picturesque LITTLE headquarters Of the club.