New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-10
YACHTING.
SIXTEEN CLASSES SAIL IN THE MAN
HASsET BAY REGATTA

Good breezes after midday to the racing
fleets assembled off the Manhasset Bay Yacht
Club, which held Its annual regatta yesterday
Edward NJ Mcclellan. Robert Jacob and c. D.
Mower formed the committee in charge, and Com
modore Hazen Hoyt had his flagship the steamer
Belle Hazen. in use for the judges. This was the
first annual Of the club under its new name
and charter. and there was a large turnout of
guests.
The best of the day in the 21-foot race
about class, IN which the start the hardest
fought Of the far. The Snapper got over
little in advance, but to eeward, while the Nittie
had the weather berth. followed closely by the
Scamp sailed by her owner, Johnston De Forest:
the Colleen. sailed by Burton Hart: the Spndrft
and the Raider The raceabouts had to go
twelve mile to Execution Reef and back.
The larger classes the buoy off Matincock
Point and back, distance Of twenty-one miles.
The wind nor'-nor'east at first, giving the
boats windward work the way out. and then
hauled more westerly, keeping them still on the
wind most of the way back.
There was an excellent race in the 43-foot mixed
yawl and sloop class in which the sloop Shma
San, owned by J. T. Pratt went up among the
larger boats and sailed against the yawl Albicore
and the soop Lotowana. The o Shima San beat
the others. boat for boat, and it thought
that she had until the AlbicOre's allowance
as yawl was reckoned. and then it was found
that she the winner by a small margin.
The yachts that went to Matnicock Point round
ed the mark in that vicinity follows: Shma
Hera. 24543; Oiseau 24S:37; Esperanza, 2:500;
Pollywog. 2:5035: Sakana. 2:54 %. and Aerion.
254 80
The Colleen beaten by a boats iegnth. and
for the first time this raCeabout fleet She made
fne finish. threat ening TO pass the scamp all the
way TO tho gun, both yachts carrying spinnakers
and going fast. The of this fleet, the Snapper,
good way behind and the Raider and Spin
drift had II out between themselves still further
back
Ralph " Ellis took first prize with his Newport
S0-footer Hera. beating the Havemeyer boat Es-
peranza easily.
The yachts finished as follows: The Rudder,
2:4523; the Ketch. 2:47:44; the Prize, 1870 the
bud, 2:49:4S, the Mongoose II. 3Ol:3O the Lora.
S:0436; the OK. 3:0503; the Florence. SN611; the
Nora. S:01I0; the Capt, 3I145; the Bouncer ii.
S:llA6; the Dot, 3:l2:i5; the Jessica, 3l6:OS the
Scoot, S2O5I; the Scamp 1924 %; the Colleen 3243l
the snapper, 3:265S: the Raider. 321 81 the Spin
drift 3l51 the ktie. 3:365S; the Ora yng. 34l So
the Win or Lose. 3:i4O0. the Lassie. 3:iG:2j; the
Scintl!la 3+729; the Edwina III 1854 20; the Shima
san, 40+:0i the Lotowana, IS; the AlbcoVe
4O642: the Hera. 4Il:5S; the Esperanza 90 the
Pollywog, 4:l3:03 the Oiseau. 4.l317, the Alerion
4231S: the Sakana. 42i:07. and the Freya. 4:S9:0.
| nthe smaller classes the Lora OF the new swa-
low class designed by C. n Mower. was the
winner, with considerable margin. Among the
f6-foot yawls McAIey did not have push the
Sakana much :or first money. and In the dory
were started. winners follows: Alhicorc
Hera Oseau. Dot. Scamp and Colleen II Win or
Lose, Edwina III. OK (sail over. Mongoose IL
Lora, Capt. Rudder. Sakaua and Lasse.
The Hour carried away her j!b near the start
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