New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-07-02
YACHTING.
A GOOD DAYS SPORT At THE NEW
ROCHELLE CLUBS REGATTA.

Fine breezes good te1npers and early finishes
were 20 be found al the fourteenth annual regatta
OF the New Rochelle Yacht club. yesterday. some
OF the starts were exciting and all the finishes
were spirlted II was an ideal day. with nothing
sensational In the way Of smash-ups or break
downs bat fast good. solid yachting from gun 10
gun.
Besides the sport itself there was concentrated
interest in the affair owing to the fact that tne
Columbia and the Defender were about among INV
racers The Columbia out from before l.
O'Clock. trying her PAGES and setting different
sails The Defender remained at her mooriheS'
having some repairs TO be made and painting 10 DC
done After noon the wind came IN pieasa"''S
and briskly from the southwest, and ihcreaseu
after the yachts started. There was 'a'se
entry list probably more starters thah III any
other regatta Of the season. and the afair was
managed TO perfection by Charles ?. rover fau
A Mevrowitz J. & Iippencott. W. r. Moore ana
4 p Weston OF the Regatta Committee Inc
courses for % a. sc and 30 foot classes OF s'ooP
the special thrties and knockabouts. were se"'
from the start at Echo Bay round the Hahs""'
Buov and then TO the odd Hen Buoy. on Hemp
stead Harbor and back. the larger classes eo'"s
three times round twenty-five miles ana 'he o'..I
going twice round fourteen and three-quar'er
miles With the southwest wind they mao oeo'
10 the Gangway and two free reaches oach
The small classes went nrst to the Hen ana
Chickens mark. and then 10 the buoy on hXecu''o"
X.
-ound enual 10 twelve and three-quarter miles the
omen cats going twice round. eight and half miles
and the dortes going once round, four and a quar-
ter miles
When the 5i-foot sloops were signalled 10 go az
o'clock the Kestrel first crossed the starting hhe
to leeward with the Lirs in the wndWard posi-
ton and the Ava following The Hera and Es-
peranza went at los. the Hera at the Wind"aru
end and with practical gift Of the race al me
start an advantage which bad luck even'uai's
frustrated The Esperanza crossed at the leeward
end 90
Then came MaxweIl's 3O-footer Postum at the l:O
start n little TO eeward OF the judges BOAT leaN-
ing room for Bryan Alley 10 nip In bet"eeh anu
look ND at a windward berth he was not aole 10
enjoy J. r. Maxwell was sailing the POSTUM me
AcushIa Eurybia and Haydee followed these ana
,her came the vawl class. at Is the Sultan in the
lead and the Baver yawl Postum close AT manu.
with the Ola near
The little Herreshof boat Hope lately finished TOT
A Iselin. IT, started well and won In her class
The new 3O-foot cabin cat Windora was taxing her
first race in the Sound. so was the RaJah IN the
same class. These two made fine race ana the
handsome Windora won The Qu Nive and the
Win or Lose had a hot time in their class and the
latter boat met with her first reverse this season
host OF small fry followed at l>D. and ive
minutes later the knockabouts entered into lively
race in which Mr. Prizes Splndrif easily showed
the soIes Of her feet 10 the others. There were
many yachts in these races whose owners sho"eu
ina, they did not know how 10 take buoy run
ming when the next leg IS by the wind Ihey came
straight at the home mark. which was the coihhl'-
,ee boat and then made their swing to by the
wind" on the other side Of II. Fully nne-ienths
OF the yachtsmen showed that they ought 10 'dAe
some lessons on this point.
The yachts were timed at the end Of the first
round follows