New-York tribune., 1901-07-18
YACHTING.
LARCHMONT REGATTA SAILED IN LIGHT
AND FLUKY WEATHER-HUMMA
BEATS ALTAR AND HUGUE-
NOT-BIG SCHOONERS
DIDN'T FINISH

The fourth day of the Larchmont race week was
hardly up the usual high mark. and the racing
OF yesterday was marred by late finishes, pad
weather rain and calm. The biggest class. that of
the 75-foot schooners, did not complete its thirty
mile course within the time limit and number of
others. including the 65foot cutters. shared like
fate.
The start made time. at II 80 o'clock. Mr.
Coates, Of the regatta committee. being in charge
of the for the club. assisted by Frank
Hardy. About this time the air was too misty 10
see long distances and the racing OF some OF
the classes to some extent hidden
When the schooners were sent away on their
II 40 o'clock signal the Elmna was first TO cross
the line. followed by the Quissetta and the MurieL
The wind southwesterly and light, and all the
two-stickers broke out balloon jibs on the line
and lowered their spinnaker booms TO starooard-
Their course lay first broad reach SIX miles
east to a mark; then six miles southwesterly 10
Prospect Point, off Hampstead Harbor, which gave
the vessels beat to Windward, the tnird leg
being a three mile run the home mark This
fifteen mile triangle sailed twice by the lars-
est schooners and cutters. while the shdi'er
classes took shorter courses.
Mr Robinson's Hester, Mr.. Dodge's Eeiin and
the Isolde were started at u;4o, put not one vi
the fleet finished within the time limit
Mr.. Maxwells Humma went on at lid
with the Affair belonging to Cord Meyer ana
Mr.. Kelly's Huguenot The Humma managed 10
turn the tables the Affair, winning py over
five minutes both of them beating the Huguenot'
which lacked the wind to suit
Among the raceabouts the contest was hard
fought. and Mr.. Jennings, who was sailing the
Badger for Mr. Thorsen, had the race in hand
till lust before the finish. when after the s4uall
about o'clock the winds. were huky. and q sud
den shift put the Merrywing TO windward and
left the leader TO finish third the Joker coming
in second. being also favored by the change or
wind direction.
At the end of the first round the order of the
schooners the Muriel first the Quissetta second
and the Emina third. The Humma had Good
lead. being timed at 1878; the Affair. l:4i:29-
Among the raceabouts the leaders were timed at
the home mark thus: The Badger, 1:2I:o2; the Mer-
rywing. 1:2i:34 and the Persimmon, 1:24:l4 In the
big cutter class the timing here was: The Isolde
242:13 the Eelin. 2:43:3o. and the Hester 2;4S;iO
A H Alker's Alerion ran Mr.. Prizes Oiseau
rather closer than usual. as the finish times were
taken. and there distinct difference between
them and the Empronze, which had hard luck in
the light and huky weather
About O'Clock the heavy clouds that had been
banking up in the northwest let out smart drive
at the racers The raceabout Merrywing was
noticed preparing to reef but as Mr.. Crane saw the
Badger Juggling full sail through the squan he
changed his mind So far seen. none OF the
boats carried away anything. and after the pun
passed there provoking calms and much rain,
which sent in some OF the amateurs with wet
shirts.
William Gardner was out on his new design the
Dorwna OF the 43-foot class lately built for w; L
Ward The Dorwina sailed against the Herreshof
design the Effort owned by r. NJ Smith. and
only beat her by little over one hour and ten
minutes. . NJ,
only one was allowed among the 30-foot cats He
said his Dot had only and was thus unaoIe
to reef in good time when the Squall came, ana
thus lost the race, in which. up 10 that time, ne
was a leader. Mr.. Pierce did not wish 10 protest
the Windora. but thought that the committee
should take official notice OF the Windoras crew
on being informed that more than one professional
was carried.
The Rod won from the Montauk and the Gazabo
in Q class of sloops and Simeon FOrd'S MongooSe
did not have hurry at her finish. she being one
hour and eleven minutes ahead of Mr. Bradley's
Vera.
Out of seven starters in Lark class only two
ond Among the Seawanhaka knockabouts the
Wyntje took first the Ruby not finishing, and Mr.
Kelly's Rochelle half hour ahead OF the
Don. Fl. l. MaXwells Leda was about the same
time ahead of J. f. Martins AnOatok, and the
Huguenot finished over twenty minutes behind the
These big differences usually tell OF hukey
success, but, Augustin Monroe said at the club,
"One off day in seven is no bad average"
The time limit expired at I26 Is The Qutssetta
crossed the finish line is too late The Elnina
was second. several minutes behind. but neither
timed. The Isolde the first OF her class
across the line, but she was also too late.
The winners in the other classes follow:
Humma. 4;2o; Leda. by 20: the oiseau
by 2,S9 the Joker. by 1870; the Rody. BY o4O; the
2.l2; Mongoose loss the Arizona
by 24i the Soes. by 72i the Gloria by O59. and
Wyntie.
sCHooNERs-CLAss D-sTART. u:4O-sO MILES.