New-York tribune., 1901-06-02
YACHTING.
THE KNICKERBOCKER YACHT CLUB RE-
GATTA SAILED IN GOOD WEATHER.

IN the matter OF weather yesterday the Kncker-
booker Yacht Club gathered in about all the luck
the season has had TO give. Other clubs have so
1ar had TO race In rain and double overcoats but
Ior the regatta OF the College Point yachtsmer
the sun allowed a spring suit to seem seasonables
anu the oehowered confection in the way of head
gear that should have had its chance at Easter
got 1t yesterday Mr.. sinkinson, the honorary
retary or the club, had charge of the steamer Fa-
Vorlte which brought guests and members from
New-York together with the band and other ac-
cessories- Oscar II. Chellborg and Harry Stephen
son were In charge of the tug Glen Cove which
was chartered by the committee. and for the
management of a large regatta they were old
hands at the game
The course for all classes of yachts was from
between the stakeboats off the club easterly to
the Gangway Buoy and return, a distance of
slightly over fourteen nautical miles. but owing to
a delay in the start of the Manhasset raceabouts
this fleet was ordered to finish the Gangway
Buoy, which left them conveniently near their own
harbor when they stopped racing. Eleven classes
were started, the schooner Miladi, owned by
Commodore S. H. Mason, having to take a sail
over Charles Lane Poor's Mira looked beautiful
when she could be in the distance but she
was altogether too fast for her company. W. y.
BuVier's Memory, now changed from cutter to
yawl, took a sail over, in which she promised to
make her yawl class warm
Ralph n. Ellis's Hera and H. o. Havemeyer's
Esperanza. of the Newport thirties. had one of
their old time battles. Mr.. Ellis getting the lead
on the one-gun start, and holding what he gained
In the first five minutes until the finish without
apparently losing improving The seventh class
sent off got the gun at 1225 and the 80 foot racing
length slOops got away in this order: The Oiseau,
]. r. MAXWELL Alerion A. H. Alker; Marion, F. NJ.
Smith. and Nab II. owned by Clifford V. Brokaw.
The Ia tier boat left the soon after starting,
the saying that he could not get the new
to sit by the wind The Oiseau seemed to
outdo her previous records. She sailed
If the hollow spars had been put in. Mr.. Max
well had hollow spars ready all last year but did
them. that the racing might be more
She finished close to the Newport thirtes.
although started five minutes later and on elapsed
time she beat the Hera three minutes and thirty
seconds though with FIVE feet less waterline
The wind about east-northeast and light,
this giving a beat all the way to the outer mark.
but on the return trip the breeze shifted south
erly. giving the boats further windward work to
the finish.
The best and prettest of the day was un-
doubtedly among the raceabouts. Here Bryan
Alley. of the Larchmont Yacht Club led off with
his newly purchased Purdon design, the Snapper,
the new Herreshofr Oonagh being second the
line followed by the other Herreshof Rogue,
and then the Nirvana. and lastly the Badger.
which at the finish. carried out the Biblical idea
that the last shall he first Mr. Alley held the lead
as far as could be seen. cleverly splitting the wind
of his opponents every short tack. Where the
Rogue and Badger beat him could not be seen, but
he was timed third at the outer mark.
The Manhasset Bay raceabouts waited an hour
for another of their company, and the times taken
at the easterly mark, the Gangway Buoy. were as
follows: