New-York tribune., 1901-06-19
ATLANTIC CLUES ANNUAL REGATTA.

Yachtsmen Of the Atlantic Yacht Club were es-
pecialy lucky yesterday in having for their annual
regatta frc collection of new racers. the best
weather possible and sensational finish IN the hig
schooner class. AS TO the latter point there has
not been anything like IL I'm these waters because
bis schooners have never been active enough 10
make such an extraordinary running fight for a
finish as was made yesterday. The scrappers were
the big IS foot waterline schooners which al the
time were carrying all kinds OF big kites in full
bodied. wholesale breeze and in the rushing whIrl-
ing gybes, in which both vessels fought along for
first place al the finish there was a dash and sea
manshp on both boats that really pyrotechnic
IN its hrilliance. As IL was Skipper Dennis snded
the Emina mast for mast with the ouisset.s
Two new craft I'm the 5l-foot class appeared for
the hrst time al the starting line and they were
both most interesting. One OF these proved herself
notable success. while the other performed In a
way that leit only the sincere hone that alter
atons may improve her.
The first Of these was J. Rogers Maxwelrs new
HerreshOn racer, which has just been launched AZ
Bristol She only got hours trial of the
Herreshon yards on Monday after the launch and
then Mr. Maxwell had her toued 40 miles in four
teen hours 10 Sea Gate TO enter these contests
Mr. Maxwell Of the founders Of the At
lantic Yacht Club and being stfll one OF its trus-
tees, he was going 10 have the new craft rresen,
at the chief racing day Of the club IL steam power
could drag her through. After being lifted along
all Monday night at twelve miles an hour She
entered the race as she arrived and hela
10 about the same gait when jerked through by
the steamer.
The preparatory signal was given at 1ll5. and
the schooners got their congo at Il % the uissetta
crossing first, TO leeward the line the cutter
Isolde Of another class. further 10 windvard and
partly banketed by the schooner Elmina the
schooner Amorita being three lengths behind her
The start was between marks at the Craven Shoal
buoy, in the Lower Bay and the course for the
schOoners and larger cutters first about south
by west for the Southwest Spit thence out around
Sandy Hook Point Scotland Lightship and back
by the same road. This gave them on the south
easterly wind. close fetch 10 the first turn and a
beat out the lghtship the return being running
and reaching. The smaller cutters were divided
courses which had the Swash Channel buov
the Orchard shoal light andthe Southwest Spit for
turning marks.
When the N-foot class got the leash slipped at
l.S the Humma went out for the first prize IKE
a greyhound after hare. She looked and acted
the thoroughbred from the first move crossing
ahead on the line and drawing out at once The
Husuenot and the Altar crossed TO windward tho
former with her jibtopsaI in stops but not used
~ lsSo O'clock the Akisfa, owned by f,eorvs
Hi, chairman OF the regatta committee rrossea
fret, followed by the Le6a, the selnada ana thu
Siren the last two in a special race The Mariou,ta
ana the ondawa went at II 40. also the schooner
Loyal I'm a walkover, and the smaller classes
crossed in this orde-: The Pebble the Apertyx. the
Mariquita. the Song and Dance the Wrath th,
cockatoo and the Peanut
When the Judges steamer started for the oeea n
the committee. including A +. Aidridge and George
MeNulty. first caught up with the 5l-foot class IN
which the Humma and the Affair were a long way
ahead OF the new Huguenot as they all ran unae,
spinnakers from the swash Channel buoy TO Or.
giard shoal, where they were timed as foIlovrs
Inc hnmma, 1850; the Altar ls:s5:s5; the Fu
Cuenor, l2s7O0.
was tin tne souhwest Spit going out The ouisset.
D.. ai,eo al l2-liyo. and the Elmina at 1871 10
yo1r ,nt,fl zen seconds difference increased e
al minutes when the two leaders 80, out IN m,
s sraMsy beyond the Hook Here the Quissetta az
apparently losing ground ~ ~ o'ii'i'e
= ne senooners rounded the Scotland Lightship ,r
e-s~1. The Sussetta. III Is, the Eln,rla l:is,.i