New-York tribune., 1902-06-28
SMALL BOAT SAVED DAY
EDWIN GOULD A MAINSHEET MAN IN
SEAWANHAKA CORINTHIAN RACES

Piping hard from the westward was the breeze
that greeted the yachtsmen Of the Seawanhaka
Cornthian Club yesterday when the feet Of twenty
two boats came to the starting line of oyster
Bay.
Small yachts saved the day again There were
twenty Of them, and they sailed plucky race from
finish August Belmont's sloop Mineola
and the schooner Muriel were the other two start
ers. It seemed a pity in view of the extremely
handsome prizes offered ny the club that no large
yachts except these rwo appeared at the starting
line
The regatta committee, finding the wind more
westerly than Thursday. reversed the course
sending the yachts away promptly time on a
broad reach across the Sound with boouls to star
board, the first leg of four and three-quar-
ters miles From there the course was west by
south. one-haf south. up the Sound to the second
mark, and they able to fetch it on the star
board tack.
The NIineoa started with her three lower sails
set and as she cleared the line reaching jibtop-
sail broken The Muriel carried her four
lower sails, and she also set a Jbtopsaii Tor the
reach At 1885 O'Clock the 30-foot sloops Alerion
and Aiimosa crossed the line with the former in
the weather berth and a length ahead. Ten min
utes later the Seawanhaka raceabouts Scamp
Howdy, Mavis and Whstlewing got away in that
order. followed in five minutes by the knockabouts
Bobs Lucille. Marcia and Mistral
The Chipmunk the Cricket. the Lambkn, the
Knaye, the Deuce. the Arizona, the Caper and the
Fidget, from the NIanhasset and American Yacht
clubs. crossed in that order. The latter is Edwin
Gould's 1S-foot yacht and he sailed in her as main
sheet man She was steered by Mr.. Bucknam
There being competitor in her class she won
round of he co Course ris Was The Mavis the Whistle
wing the Howdy. the Aeron, the Mimosa, the
Mistrai. The Mimosa overhauIed the Alerion and
passed her during the second round ~ o.
The United states ship Dolphin came into 0ys-
ter Bay and anchored while the yachts were racing
5;eorse Ruoeks new 47-foot Gariner sloop
CeQna was @ cut sang I wh her paed Gar
blue above the water line and equipped with a
Yacht that made her first appearance this season
was wallace Foote'S 35-foot sloop Challenge. She
aT She wt YS be class with Dorwina and the
Effort If they race to-day The summary follows;
sLooPs-so-FooT cLAss-sTART l3;1o-coURsE 23's
MILLS rn,.s ElsRssa lapse
Mneoia August Belmont .2:s713 2:2I:i5
CHOoNERs-75-FOOT CLASS-sTAFT l2i5-CoCk5E
23ls MILES
Murel Charles Smithers. -3:09:iS 2;5i;4s
sLooPs-43-FooT CLAsSuSTART l2;'o-cotRSE l6'-
Challenge Wallace Foote. Did not finish
sIOOPS-3o-FOOT CLAss-sTART 1235-cOURSE l63s
MILES.
Mimosa, Trenor l. 9a 2:9a
sLooPs-25-FooT CLAss-sTART l2:3S-CoURsE 6s.
MILES.
sEAwANHAKA RAcEABoUT c1Ass-sTART l2:45-
COURSE 1872 MILES
Seamp A r. .With5Ta"n
WhtstlewinE. II NJ Crane -.'-lhi3 2.3 -
Hovdy WaInwrIEht. 1855 25i 30
SEAWANHAkA KNOCKABOCTS START 90
COURSE 1872 MILES.
Bobs w A. W 80 251 :S9
Lucille, Il II. Landon :. ~ 30 80 o.
Marcia. Johnston De Forest. 2:52:l2
Mstrai. l. 1 Low -ih5h --J' 80
SIOOPS-1s- FOOT CLAss-sTART 12:55-cOTRsE 81
MILES
Cricket H c Pryer 2:o2:34
Chpmunk. r Young, jr........-....-W Wrong course
AMERICAN YACHT CLUB 2f-FOOT CLAsS-sTART
1:co-COURSE St4 MILES.
FTdge Edwin Gould IS 2:24 -
MANHASSET YACHT CLUB 1S-FOOT CLASS-sTART
IOo-COURSE So NILES
Lambkin, $ W Roach :3t;ll -
Arizona, G. W. Cory. ..-.....-.2.a"o' l:'o.9i
NEW-RoCHELLE YACHT CLUB 1s FOOT Class
START I:Co-COURsE 81 MILES.
Caper 2 /. Howard. --- Wrong course
KuaVe W. y. BavleT-- -5f-"o I.st 30
Deuce. l. .. huntington " - 2:''- -
The winners were the Mimosa the whistle ewing
the Bobs the Cricket the Lam5kin and the knave
The Mineoa the Muriel. the Hour and the Fidget
sailover prizes.