New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-28
YACHTING.
THE JOLLY ROGER WINS AGA1N-A COL
LIsION IN RACE.

Great interest is being taken In the contests OF
the crack raceabouts at the Riverside Yacht Ciuo'
The Jolly Roger. OF Boston which nrst raced on
Wednesday under the auspices OF the lnoiah r'd'-
hor Yacht Club contested yesterday morning
against the Sis owned by F. T. Bedford ana
against H NJ Cranes Raider in the afternoon.
In the first race II was thought that the SIS Wouu
have good chance of defeating the dlHcuit
visitor and she certainly looked the swifter boat OF
the two. being finer drawn in her run ana ePPaI-
entity having moro side TO lie down on
These two got their preparation sun AZ n.O
a m. and the wind light out of the sonth-
west as they lowered for position before the one
gun start sounded at 11.15 The CrowninsnieIa
craft got the best Of the start crossing at 1870
the Sis at 11I5.43 The course was ten mile TIL
angular ona off Little Captain Island
With the wind southwest it was a broad reach
to the first mark hut the airs fell very hghI ana
the progress If the boats got worse as time went
on After a temporary shift 70 the northwest we
wind died out and the Yachts had not oomPietea
their race when they were stopped by the com
nittee about l O'Clock. A. that time 'n9 JOY
Roger was about one hundred yards anHa'' anu
the hone Of the day then centred In the seeoho
race which was started $40 ?, m, after pre-
Uaratorv gun 81 ~.
BY agreement between the owners OF me Fa'u7r
and the Jolly Roger the first mark was laid do"n
two and one-haH miles 70 windward from thF
STARTING line and the course was TO this buoy ana
back AGAIN The wind was then south-soutn"est
The Raider IN charge of clinton 'Idh-' All"
the owner, Fl. NJ. Crane had X. G. ban a''aiu
the third man Of the crew. The jolly Roger hau
Z. r Crowninshield Frank CroWninshlelu al" T.
Burton Hart as crew - -, --f-5
Both started on the port tack close 10 TIE WIND d.
ward end of the line the jolly Roger beng 70
windward as the two crossed Ine IA 6t9Ids as she
three seconds in the rear ana as s soon a ~
crossed she swung quickly into the starn2sra t1 49,
in which position she had the IlGnt OF ,Va&- ~
object was 10 force the Jolly Roger about ne
Boston boat did turn quickly enough ana tne
two era were in collision. The fact vas that the
Raider : onslaught was sudden. and M Crownin-
shield explained afterward that he did not see neT
movement a. Nrst and then thought he could sail
10 do. and the bowsprtt Of the Crane boat struek
his main boom. - -,
Jolly Roger turned the windward stakehoat again
and eybed and crossed the line second TINS
yards start which In the light wind was valua bic
lead. but it did not last long, because AFTER 2
number Of short lacks the jolly Roger worked out
into the lead She crossed the Raider BOWS IN the
cross lacking ar ? ~ O'Clock, and gradually in
creased her lead until she was BILE 70 turn the
wind ward mark minute and two seconds ahead.
The times of rho turning ct the outer mark
The Jolly Roger. 407:42; the Raider 40s IS Both
vessels then set their spinnakers to port Tor me
occupied about the same time both yachts and
in the passage homeward both Eyhed over several
than doubled the lead she had at the outer mark
She won by minutes and IA seconds The finish
times as taken by The committee on Com nm fa
Roger 4:44:46; the Raider 4;470n
large attendance is expected at the racing OF
these boats tomorrow, when the Jolly Roger Will
meet the Sis and the Raider No protests were
entered on account of the foul yesterday. Sum
mary:
JOLLY ROGER AND RAIDER RACE.
start, $40 p. m.
gol f'f Roger c5aTatnshera. 4@49s 1stss
Raider H. NJ. Crane. 44I:o0 1;37oO
JOLLY ROGER AND SIS RACE.
start. 1915 a