The sun., 1900-06-13
AMORITA BEATS 0UISSETTA.
The wind Goes Back on the Annual Regatta
OF the Atlantic Yacht Club.

The wind Goes Back on the Annuai nek"V"
Of the Atlantic Yacht Club.
Some hoodoo worked It's III influence over the
weather yesterday and spoiled II so com-
pletely from a yachting standpoint that what
promised 10 be an interesting set OF races be-
came little more than drifts and some events
were not completed at alD II was the thirty
fourth annual regatta Of the Atlantic Yacht
Club and each class had filled well. 80 that the
disappointment was keen.
time limi, had been set and one boat 10 each
class had TO cross the finishing line by O'Clock
or the race in that class would be declared on.
Races were made in six classes but In TWO OF
these only the winning boat is known. the 9th
ers not having finished up TO q late hour last
night.
Theron steamboat Taurus followed the yachts
over the course for the benefit Of club MEM
bers and their guests. The Thirteenth ker-
ment Band was on board and all hands seemed
to have had good time. even If the racing was
o..s,s atm doud b1ppsaWs %mofs
contest sas etRsneo Msny CHANCES have been made on
each Of these boats since they lsst raced Lne
has new set of srars and sails and Is much
nearer Amorita's size than she was last year.
The racing lengths Of the two beats now are:
the 33-me course yesterday the Amorita had
to allow sixteen seconds;
The tug Unity with the Regatta COMMITTEES
on board made the starting ls9e on Cnvin
Shoal buoy at 1890 o'clock. and fvteen minutes
later the preparatory signal sounded. The WING
was then north-by.east and the tide was eoblng
The starting signal for tho two schooners was
at lO:5S, and az the whistle sounded both went
for the line on the starboard tack. the Amorita
leading. When near the stakeboat her boom
was gybed over TO starboard, light sails
broken out and the spinnaker pole lowered on the
port side The Quissetta followed the Amorita,
and as she cybed she shot up on the Amorita
wind soon hauled to the eastward and 1t was .
reach 10 the Southwest Spit
The two yachts kept very close together and
bell buoy oil the point Of the Hook. Then the
there was a fat calm. The tide bad turned and
advantage so far About ? o'ciock a light south
erly uff or two sent the yachts on again.
Qpsseita seemed to DO the better n
and main topmast staysail drawing she reached
past the Scotland lightship and gained long
lead on the Amorita; The wind faltered again
Sandy Hook lightship vas turned the Quissetta
was only minute. ahead; This was at ESQ
O'Clock. They slowly crawled back inside the
and when the Southwest Spit was reached botE
were close together.
They were abreast Of the Hospital Islands at
in time was very slim Thcn the WIND came IN
light puffs from the northeast 1t made the
yachts beat 10 the finish and placed the
Amorita well To windward OF her rival and sent
her over the line FIVE minutes before the time
limit. The Quissetta finished ten minutes later.
The Swannanoa and Eclipse raced in class J.
Uvira, Ava and Ondawa raced In class X. The
Uvira sailed good race and was the second OF
the fleet that went to Scotland lishtshp TO
AVA and Qndawa sailed match race. but On
dawa was beaten at the start. through fouling
the stakeboat In class l. the Mira was
last night ii, L. Msiwell's raceabout
Snapper managed TO get. over the course and
finish a, minute and half before the time limit
after trying for nearly nine hours to make
race had to give up. There was no. finish In
Glasses NJ. Tor Q. The summary follows:
scHooNERs--cLAss D; START. 1885.
Yacht and oyn.,. L..s.. fMs E's"s TT; !Ts
eS corrected sim.-Amori.. 10000: ouisse.a. sioss
sLoops-cLAssI. 8, TO 90 rBEr; sIAar. ii3S,
Eclipse, l. T. Callahan. .55o8 Did not fnish
sycr, % il. 5 Redmond. ID " ''....si.oo 5 asia eiitsVu
sLoops, CLASS X. CRUISING TRIMS; START. li1o
6ndsw.. & Il II. j. Robert 1875 &sausilned
sLooPs. CLASS L, - TO 81 FEET; START. li:is.
Mira, Charles Lane Poof. 43.00 5 IS AZ 8 20 ~
Eidolon, James Weir. Jr....4s.75 Not timed.
Illkato, L. II. Converse .... Not timed.
sLooPs, CLASS NJ. 30 TO 80 FEET; START, Il:2o.
Akista. George Hill .........360o Did not hnish.
Siren. C. r. Wiegsnd $500 Did not hnish.
Tammany. W. C. Towen Did not 1nish.
sIooPs CLASS n, SPECIAL 3o-FooTRRs: START,
ll25.
Hera Ralph n. Ellis ............... Did not finish
Espefanls, II. O. Hayemeyer Jt. Did not nnish.
Wawa, Reginal Brooks ......,.,.. Did not nnisd.
Pollywog Almerc H. Paget...,,.. Did not f1nish
sLoops, CLASS n. 25 TO 30 FEET; START. 30.
Oiseau. J, r. Maxwell 5000 Did not nnish.
Alerion A. H. Alker ,...nn2630 Did not nnish.
RACEABorTs. START. II :35.
Snapper. H. L. Maxwell. Jr.."... 7os so 8 - so
Spndit Pirie Brothers ..".... Not timed.
Klttie, Hazen Morse ..........,.,. Not timed.
OPEN sLooPs, CLASS p; START. liI5.
Minnetonka, s. T., Vernon. .20.05 Withdrew
Pebble, r. ". Speir 1898 Did not nnish.
The winners were Amorita, Swannanoa,
Syce, Uvira, Mira and Snapper.