The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-23
LAST DAY AT LARCHM0NT.
FACE WEEK ENDS WITH AN OPEN
REGATTA FOR ALL CLABSEs.

Race week at Larchmont came to an end
yesterday with an open regatta for all classes
and some special races. but even after seven
days OF continuous racing and all sorts OF nun
in the evening some OF tho members want
more, and there Is now talk OF match races.
Tho regatta yesterday was a remarkable one
in many ways. The yachtsmen hadto contend
with all sorts OF weather. There were nat
Gains and strong breezes. clear skles and
burning sun. and squalls. lightning. thunder
and heavy rain.
The wind was very light at the start but It
was strong enough to carry tho yachts over
the smooth water. and in each class the
boats crossed the line 30 we'll punched
that the camera experts were wild with
delight Later in the afternoon thun-
derstorm broke and made things lively
Two squalls joined forces right on Larchmoht.
There was not as much wind as was expected.
but hat there was made tho boats heel until
the lee rails scooped up tho water and swirled
II along tho deck. When the s1ual passed
over tho Sound was calm and peaceful and
the race continued although every one was wet
and uncomfortable
The schooncrs Colonia. Amorita and Ariel
raced in one class. Tho Coonla had to give
lots OF time TO the others. and was beaten
chiefly through being outlucked. Tho Amo-
rita got lucky lift on the first leg, and this
advantage was never overcome.
A special handicap race was sailed by tho
Amorita and Ariel. The Amorlta was to allow
eight minutes. She won very easily. Tho
Katrina and wayward sailed against each
other. The Katrina got of very badly and lost
the race at the start. The Syce won again
from the Kestrel Tho finish In this
class, however would havo been close IL
the Kestrel had not got away off her
~ lar nv
won again. easily beating the Hussar and
other boats In class l.. j. r. Maxwell. Jr.'s
Postum won from the Anoatok. but Harry
Maxwell did not have as good luck. At tho
end OF the first round the Oiseau was well In
tho lead, and Maxwell. owner OF the Oiseau.
and c. H. Crane OF the Mono agreed to end tho
race there. Maxwell notified the Regatta Com
mittee, but was told that the race would have
to be sailed out II any prize was to be given
to the winner. The Oseau had crossed In the
middle OF tho line instead OF turning the
southwest stakeboat. and when tho announce
ment OF the committee was made tho Oiscau
turned tho northeast stakeboat and ran back
TO the other end OF the line The yachtsmen
on the Mono were notified that the race must
be sailed out. and the Oiseau then turned the
stakeboat properly and went on with the con-
test All this took several minutes. and In the
end tho Mono won by only q few seconds.
There was quite large class OF 2l-toot KNOCK
eeb9uts' and the splndr,tt . Won AGAIN; Inc INC
s. G. Y &, boats.
Tho course for tho big boats and all classes
down to the 3B-footers was:
To and around white spar buoy OF Parsonage
Point. Rye Neck. distance three nautical miles,
hand ten"S to and around white spar Iu6y OF Rcd
Spring Point. Hampstead liarhor. distance three
ON n' tho sarSoard land thence to and around tic
south west stakeboat. distance three and seven
eghths miles, course sout' west.
The total length OF this triangle was 1O4
nautical miles. The ColOnia, hmorita and
Ariel sailed around three times and the others
The first starting signal sounded at 1910
o'clock; This was Tor the schooners They
So1n OF 61 p Fe T Fh a EEs {bHF ard
On her lee quarter was the Colonia. Just twelve
after the signal. The boats made fair
taft h1 leg had een Sailed The Tna E s
cd to the east. and the Amorita. catching tho
nsa taPthy e r mnrh and tie
point 70 the next mark It was reach with
mark they gybed nooms over and reached
rita. . ;O,,: 53; Colonia. 2:l7;45; Ariel. 2:2625
On the beat out to the next mark the Colo
h gained S9n1 ba tW ana she phned
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that the squat struck. and club topsails were
quickly lowered to the deck. Soon after
topsaiIs ' taken ln Tho Coonia or" ON this
round passed the Amorita. but she could not
get far enough ahead to save tho time allow
4s07 A h ann 10 o9 @e Sr WsfS So On
this Inst round the wind shifted to northwest
and later on to south southeast.
The Wayward and Katrina were to have
started MIN The other sGh%onSys but both
a start az AND was
i:24: 30 At the end OF the 6rst round the
Tn .m the ~h ssd time GGc6t
sPd II tss Sa5}},ns Ti3ds thSt TFsyaile$ tho
Katrina, ~ ;03; Wayward, 5:54:46,
hs at and they tho linz s ii
the order named. the K"stre being just l
minute and 40 seconds ahead Of the. syce
finish At the end Of the first. round tho Syco
mGq hS 81 seconds IN the lead but
tho Long, Island shore got letter
breeze; aud at the first mark on the second
round had picked up ten minutes. She contin-
ued to gain on tho reach to l1emp Stcad liar-
Dor, but in the s1uall lost her bearing: and
stool tons, tong way TO the eastward Of her
trel was seen near Execution Light. The fin
ishing time o. these boats was: syce, 4 :54 81:
The other yachts that wont over the long
course started in divisions as follows:
l2i2O. Mcemor. Eiussar. POssum Cyawl. Sultan, Al
bicore Tgrcss, Fleetwlns and lrcI
They had tho same battling winds as the big
ger boats. but had the advantage OF seeing
what the yachts that went ahead Of them did
and so took advantage Of all tho changes At
the end OF the first round the Meemer was
leading. Her time MS she rounded tho stake
boat was 2.47:O6. The others were timed as
follows:
Fossum. soS'O4: Sultan. sioa;as; Trek. s,oe.ho,
An 0GtoE $40 90 lussar $40 30, AbiCore SAP osi
Tigress s. l2:32; Postum 'yawD, 1885.
On the second round the Ncemer and Pos
sum increased the lead they had gained in tho
early part ot III" race and much to every ones
eurpriSe the Possum had rassed tho Meemcr
The finishing times were:
Postum, h!3o;'H: Mctmer, b;5I,a7j Albicore.
oo6:O5; IrcI SO.:6t; Sultan. N:OsS3: AnoG,ot
60 ,:2a, Fleetw.ng Gll:l7, PpssuuI yaWL, o:32 800
TiGrcsS d;3d!55, and Ilus'ar 6:36:5s.
The course for the other classes was as fol-
lows:
To and around red spar huoy on Scotch Caps
Reef course cast northeast one-Quarter east, dis
lance lat miles, thence to and around blue dory In
the middle ~ Long lslnrd Souud. courge south
one halt east. distance = nautical miles; thence Ia
and arGund tho sonthwes'erly stakeboRt oil LGrch
mont. ;rStance miles, course northwest.
The length Of This triangle is "a miles, and
II waS sailed twt'e over, or To-, mllns alto
Eethcr. The starts We" made rs follows.