The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-09-09
YANKEE AND QUISSETTA
or THE CUPS Ar THE
LiRCHM0NT REGATTA.

.uneoi. aud Rainbow Ruined Their Chances
An sO-Footer Race by OverstandiaE the
FIRST Did Well on the First
Nound In Schooner Rsce-Asuiid wins.
The Yankee won the cup offered by Commo-
,tore Clarence A. Postley Of the Larchmont
Yacht club for the 7O-footers. The race was
sailed Yesterday at the Larchmont Regatta
In vhola-sail breeze. There were three start
ara August Belfr6nt's Mineola, Cornelius VAN
,Isrbut's Rainbow and Harry Payne Whitney
and Herman b. Duryea's Yankee. The Yankee
,Von because the shippers OF the other two
yachts oyorstood the first mark and threw
avRy their chances Of victory. The first leg
n tho course was a beat to windward. The
luucola took the lead at the start and. closely
followed by the Rainbow, drew away from
the YANKEE. The Mlneola and Rainbow worked
nlcns the Long Island shore In short taoks and
kat SO far 70 the eastward that the Yankee,
which was some minutes behind these two. was
abe 20 turn the mark many minutes ahead OF
rha Rainbow. When the Yankee turned the
thor two eased of sheets and reached for the
mark the Rainbow In advance Of the Mineola.
tfter this the race was interesting chiefly by
,,omraTsoo. The Yankee continued to gain
an each leg " the first round OF the triangle,
hut on the second round the Mineola picked
nm very fast. She ga nd on the wind and on
he run To the second mark. As the wind
shifted then II looked as though the finish
might be- close. but on the run across the Sound
rhe Yankee drew away again and won the race
very cally.
I'm aioition to this race there was the annual
confession the Larchmont cup. Five schooners.
The Corona. Quissetta, Atlantic. Katrina and
Waywari started but the race was only between
the Corona and Quissetta. The Corona being
the larger yacht had TO allow the Quissetta
a. minutes So seconds. At the end of the first
muui, In spite OF mistakes, II lookei as though
The Corona would win, but on the second round
Tho Corona was sallsi with bad iuognent aud
The Ouisse,ta was able 10 mako considerable
gains ami finally won the race,
n the Other classes the AStTild won from
ghn fsolIe after a close contest, the Affair beat
The Hussar and the Neia won in the 3G-foot
"a "a more perfect dav for a yacht race could not
have been. The wind was from east by north
and the sea was smooth. The yachtsmen, were
out early aud the Regatta Committee, John +.
loyeJoy. Howard W Coates and Frank Hardy,
did not keep them waiting The course Tor the
MARI six miles east. then TO another mark six
miles southwest and then 10 the starting line
three mile. north, northwest This triangle was
sailed twice over. making thirty miles altogether.
The 7O.footers we're the first sent on The
PREPARATORY signal was made at 1890 O'Clock
and the three Yachts manplvred Tor position.
Zach had up a big club topSail and soon set baby
lib topsails over thelOweT working sails. When
The preparatory time had almost expired the
three we're standing In toward the shore on the
port tack, the Yankee leading, followed by the
Rainbow With one minute TO 20 the Rainbow
luled out across the Miueola's bow, but evil
IDENTIFY thinkine that he was too soon, Capt.
Parker kept Of again AZ 1875 the ,hlineola
was close To the windward end Of the line and
she crossed on the starOoard tack, fifteen sec
ond- after the whistle, The Rainbow was FIVE
seconds later. but TO leeward Of tho Mineola.
The Yankee was lfty seconds late and a.
she crossed she tackled to port, and
-. .. tLNA VEA ALtFI EVAnNl lataAL
bothered the Rainbow Tor a time and compelled
capt. Parser TO keep ol ms course IN order 20
avoid a collision Mineola and Rainbow held
the starbodrd "a h for about two minutes and
then followed tie Yankee a'russ the Sound.
The Yankee cane about some d lance from the
shore aud asseiaster of the MineoAa and Rain
bow. Thea tue MiIella tackled, and crossing
the Rainbow went about on that yachts
weather. This was not TO Capt. Parker's lik-
Mincola ontopo N him again. These two worked
along the shore In short taCks, the Mineola
gradually drawing ahead. The Yankee in the
meantime had made several tacks out 10 the
Sound. She was getting the iull force of the
tide there and seemed to be dropplng further
behind the otheT two. About 1915 O'Clock the
Mineola and Raiubow we're working in toward
oyster Bay. IL va, evident that the sailing
masters Of these two yachts had been so intent
with the Aght betwee themselves that they had
70 gotten the turning buoy or had badly mis-
calculated. The Yankee. however. Judged the
distance very Vel. and at ~ 40 she tackled
around the stlkeboat aud was of to the next
mark. As she turned, those on board we're evil
IDENTIFY In doubt, for H.. p, Whitney. Selling a
megaphone, yelled out 10 the committee:
Is this our mark2"
You're all right, was the answer and wav-
ing their hats in the air with delight those on
board worked with the light sails to make the
most of the unexpected advantage gained.
As soon as the Yankee turned Capt. Parker
they had made. Sheets were eased OF and
they bad a broad reach 70 the mark. Tn
Mine2lq which had been the leading boat was
yachts had overstood more than a mile and Il
took the Rainbow more than seven minutes
TO reach to the mark after finding out the mis-
take. The times at this mark and the lapsed
time for the leg we're as follows;