New-York tribune., 1901-07-19
YACHTING.
GOOD WINDS AND CLOSE CONTESTS
FEATURES OF THE LARCH-
MONT REGATTA

The Iarchmont Yacht Club sent off first rate
fleets yesterday, and there good racing all the
way through. The wind light at the start, but
soon after the start it freshened up to good
whole sail breeze which brought in all the finishes
in good time. Nine classes were sent off. and there
with thirty-two starters Among the big schooners
Amorta dropped out for the first time this sea-
son. and the Murel, designed by Cary Smith Tor
Charles Smithers and sister ship the frequently
Victorious Elmina, her first race. The start
Of the schooners made time, at 1l:35. and
they all went off under reaching canvas for the
first mark, which lay six miles where they
were timed follows: The Murie 1227:So the
Elmina 123o:12 and the Qussetta, 1231:15.
The 65-foot cutters which went across on the
1:1p signal were c. L. F. Robinson's Hester Philip
T. Dodge's Eelin and the Isolde. all imported Eng
llsh racers which timed at the first mark
thus: The Hester 12:S7o5; the Isolde. 12o:iS. and
the Een. 243:33.
Edward Kelly's Huguenot started with the other
5-footers. the Affair and the Humma. at 1140. and
at the end of the first round the Humma had the
best of it. her time being 25:e the Affair coming
second, at 27 :23. and the Huguenot at 1880.
F. NJ. Smiths Herreshoff craft, the Effort went
off with w L. Wards Gardner design. the Dor
wilma, at Hiss. There less than two minutes
difference between them at the end OF the hrst
round the Effort being timed at 1:57Ii and the
Dorwina 1:552S.
Between the Anoatok belonging to ]. e. Martin
jr and the Possum, the latter showed the best
feet all day, being about fourteen minutes ahead
when the course was half finished. At the COM
pletion Of the race she by twenty-four minutes
In the raceabout class; where the contes' snai
winners such as the Badger and the Merrywing,
got left and the Persimmon came to the front to
end Of the a rs round these were timed ocay
follows Merrywing. lo4 10; Badger i:0S lS; Joker
106:3S; Persimmon. l0S;46 snapper I'S'zo' Nlpei'
Six vessels started in the small but active Glass
of sloops INCLUDING Oliver iselins Ms. HOPE 1Ss
pS Gp9ssp% 1GoeS owned S' BY NJ RaSoTg the Nora
he a
q the sara at so the y SGTa ira at ndssy aa ane
Ihe nnf ~ he pud down by the others in the second
round and Mr.. Raborg's boat finished winner at
2:5s: As the Nicola taking second prize at 3O2li
The new one design fleet of racing knockabouts
owned in the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club had a
to Se EheR a n oAned By Messr Morgan
phillips So far as could be seen s the Bao mas mas
timed at the halfway house Bao, 1886 80; Arizona,
1851; Firefy 1898; Mist. 14o:24. and Lambkin
All classes had beat on the second leg of their
course and run TO the Larchmont mark ~ the
ing order The Murel 20OOS; the ouissetta, l5s %;
and the Elmina, 2,o2A1.o and the cutters here
and the Eeiin. 2:22:2s Toward the finish the Isolde
was reported flying protest flag.
follows: The Murel. 4:4S1s; the EmIna. 4:i7:57; the
Quissetta 4:4Os: the Hester. 5;24oi; the Isolde,
Affair Si40s the Huguenot. Sl9:i2; the Dorwina
3.50:09. the Effort, S55I6, the Possum' ilsIo the
2.w:5s: the Merrywine. 2:27 Is: the Joker. 22f:5s
the Viper 23sA2 the Rogue 2:Ss So: the Opossum.
sara 1ns fS the HSe !ne the Beb the
FireAy a;27 80. the Arizona 30. AS; the Mist.
3.35:5s: the Lambkin 3;i2lo. and the Nei-san.
on time allowance the cutter Isolde beat the
schooner Muriel was some extent assisted by a
lufing match between the Elmna and the Quis-
The following table shows the elapsed times and
the results Of the racing