Evening star., 1900-09-27
FINE YACHT | RACES
Boston Raoeabout olev@rly Beat Long
Island Sound Boat.
IT'S CHAMPION jolly ROGER
Manager HanIonIBentes PhilIies'
Manager for sharH Practice.
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS

Johnston De Forests raceabout Scamp,
winner this year of the Long Island sound
championship, met with a double defeat
yesterday in her series match with B. B.
Crowninshield's jolly Roger, the Boston
boat that after having beaten everything
in her class In Massachusetts, waters, went
down to Long Island sound in search of
new honors.
The match was sailed of Greenwich
Conn.,, under the auspices of the Indian
Harbor Yacht Club, whose rear commodore,
Alfred Peats, had offered a special cup to
the winner Of the best two out of three
races In the fight airs yesterday jolly Rog-
er proved the faster boat on all points Of
sailing. Only once throughout both races
was Scamp able to gain the lead, and at
that one time her precedence was Of very
short duration. In the mornings contest,
which was sailed over q ten-mile equilateral
triangle, the Boston boat romped home 3
minutes and SO seconds ahead of Scamp. In
the afternoon the jolly Roger was timed at
the finish of q ten-mile race to windward
and leeward as minutes and IA seconds in
the lead OF the champion Of the sound. Jolly
Rogers two victories yesterday did away
with the necessity Of the third race, which
was to have been held Saturday.
given. The jolly Roger had done some
clever maneuvering and crossed the line on
the port tack at the extreme windward end,
Just three seconds after the gun. Scamp
was not placed so well at the start. Ap-
preaching the line on the starboard tack,
she came about astern of the Jolly Roger,
crossing to leeward and twenty seconds to
the rear Of her competitor.
Both yachts came about soon after cross
Ing the line and stood well In toward the
Connecticut shore on, a starboard tack.
Eight minutes after the start they both
came about once more, and were then able
the first mark. Scamp was outfooted in
the light breeze. At the end of the first
leg, which jolly Roger completed at
11:5O:35. the local champion was minutes
IS seconds to the rear. The second Leg by
an easterly shift in the breeze, was made
a very close reach, with booms to star
board. Scamp lost another second, and she
might have lost more had not a passing
schooner compelled the jolly Roger to luff
slightly Off her course. On the run home
the larger spinnaker carried by the Boston
boat made itself felt, and at the finish
Jolly Roger was winner by minutes SO
seconds. She had coyered sthe course in
hour 5S minutes secOnds.s
The afternoon race was. started at 2:45
o'clock. This time the hoDSrs at the outset
belonged to Scamp. The .bourse this time
lay two and half miles to windward, due
east and return. it being covered twice.
starboard tack. advanced tDward the mark
by short bitches, wlh Scamp always to
wndward. Half an hour: after the start
Scamp crossed the jolly Rogers bows. and
this trick she saucily nepeated several times
before rounding the outer mark at 3:22.O5
nine seconds ahead ofIithe Boston boat a
sharp luffing match followed this turn bur
Scamp kept her wndward:. position. Then
the two settled down to business for the
run home, and spinnakers .Vere dropped to
port Scamp was still Ito wIndward, but the
Jolly Roger, with her largek spinnaker, soon
drew ahead. Her lead. however, was very
slight until half way over the leg Then
splnnakers were shifted, to starboard, and
the greater agility of the jolly Rogers
crew left Scamp well astern. At the home
mark on this round the Boston boat led her
rival by thirty-seven seconds They were
timed when they took up the second wind
ward leg as follows: Jolly Roger. 357 53;
Scamp, 3:5S:3O.
The Jolly Roger continued to gain
throughout the remainder of the race The
outer mark on this round she turned at
4:aS :2S. Scamp followed fifty-five seconds
later. The last leg was run home under
the~ same conditions those Of the first
round. The Boston boat led at the finish
by 3 minutes ii seconds