New-York tribune., 1899-07-18
YACHTING.
DECISIVE VICTORY FOR THE AMORlTA
OVER THE QUIssETTA.

Ac,r.surA II AEArEN By THE sYCE AND THE
KrxrREI, IN THE LARcHMoNT RACES
II was n big day for the schooners cutters and
knockabouts Yesterday was the second DAY Oh
the Larchmont Yacht Clubs race week. ana II
was one OF the most enjoyable OF the season The
winds were light, but they we're sufficient for fairy
good time and there a desire to ma OUT
what certain boats would do In just such wlnd'
1t was a four mile breeze IN which the backers
OF the new Acushla III looked to have her beat the
Syce. II provided the calm water sailing In wh,ch
the admirers OF the Quissetta expected this boat
to beat the older Amorita. Consequently every
one had some special interest In at least one or
two contests and this kept spectators watching
closely from start to finish There was n good deaI
OF elatlpn In certain quarters after the finishes.
when the preparatory signal was given at ll:9o
a. m there breeze enough for pleasant sailing
and when the start for different classes OF schoon-
ers was made at II 3j the Coonia the Qussetta and
the Amorta bore down for the line so near 10 one
another that It would have been easy 10 chmo
from one boat to the other. The booms OF the
weatherly craft overhanging those 10 lee
ward man on the Amorita was patting the
Colonia's boom they all passed along, ana those
who were on board said 1t most exciting. as
every one looking for fouls and rips Inc
boats were carrying their biggest maintopmast
staysas and balloon jbs
The five schooners, the Coonia. the Atlantic the
Amorlta the Qulsseta and the Latona were, some
OF them sailing in different races from others'
though going off at the same time. The hve yachts
named sailed in the race for schooners In racing
TRIM but the Atlantic and Latona were also TO-
gether in a handicap schooner race while the
Amorita and the Qulssetta were also saiiing TO-
gether in their Class ID race.
The course for schooners and cutters was from
the starting point at Larchmont to the white spar
buoy off Parsonage Point Rye Neck. east north-
east three nautical miles; thence 70 the whe spar
buoy lettered a." of Red Springs Point. in Hemp
and seven-eighths nautical miles. this mark being
also left on the starboard hand thence, on course
northwest, three and seven-eighths nautlca mics
to the southwest stakeboat, at the starung hhe,
leaving this mark on the starboard hand' totai
distance twelve and one-half knots; sailed three
times round in all thirtyseven and half nautcai
miles for the schooners The 51-foot cutters sailed
this triangle twice, distance OF twenty-five KNOTS
With the wind from the northwest this course
gave the yachts two broad reaches on the hrst TWO
legs, and a dead beat to windward on the third.
START OF CLASS D sCHOONERS.
OF schooners. Class d, the Clarita, owned by
Philip T. Dodge vice-commodore of the Larchmont
Yacht Club, and the Uncas. owned by e. r. Buch-
aran sent off together at 1l:4O
The ffty-one foot racing length cutter Class X
was sent away at Las, ana there was smart WORK
on the start. On the way to the first marx the
Syce and the kestrel got into uthng match' ana
while this was going on Acushla II stole away for
retained the lead TO the second mark In Hemp
stead Harbor where she also rounded hrst
Among the schooners 1t was again the Coonias
day She looked handsome as ever, ana ran
away from everything in her old and best form.
Commodore postley said after the race that he had
been disappointed In being unable TO have MS
ColonIa docked and cleaned before these races. He
said tho boats bottom was foul, but admitted
smingly that he had no fault to find with her per-
tormance yesterday.
The racing interest Of the day did not, however
lie with the Coonla. because It is too well known
what she can do with the smaller schooners. 1t Is
known that she can give them their time allow
ance and to spare, about seven days out or the
week The hard fought duel that began this spring
between the Qussetta and the Amorita was aeahtn AN
ciosely watched as well as the performance OF the
new black 10 foot schooner Latona, just finished
for DR. II c. Emo of Saugatuck, Conn ,, -.
rhore was not much change In the posltiohs OF
tho schooners on the way TO the first mark Inc
Colonia was. first followed by the Quissetta Win
the Amorita third. All had TO gybe around tne
drst mark off Parsonaye Point and the AmorIa Ap
gained something in the gybe Atterwaru IheIs sns
was a mffng match for weather berth between nei
and the Qussetta, in which the Brokaw BOAT got
the best of It and the lead - l., .A,. odar.
They gybed at the eastern marx IN this orue''