New-York tribune., 1902-07-22

YACHTING.
YOUNG HARRY MAXWELL ON THE
YANKEE OUTSAILS CAPTAIN BARR

August Bemont's yacht Mineola. sailed by Cap
tain Charles Barr, whose skill helmsman at the
Columbia's wheel helped to defeat the British
yacht Shamrock. fairly and scuarely beaten
yesterday by yacht that flies n shamrock at her
peak-the seventy-foot sloop Yankee, owned by ].
Rogers Maxwell and sailed for the first time. not
by her owner, but his young Harry, lad
scarce out of his teens. and yet marvellously
clever amateur yachtsman, his work of yester-
day showed. For years he has sailed small yachts.
more recently the Leda which he owns. but never
had he undertaken task formidable as that
of sailing seventy-footer against the crack Mine
ola, and with Barr the wheel
1t was the second days of the Larchmont
Yacht Clubs week The first leg of the course
WAS six miles of windward work. the second a six
mile run, and the third a three-mile reach. This
course sailed twice over made thirty miles Over
every foot Of it the boy fought the man for the
best position. and in this game of lacking he
tainly proved himself general in judgment and
skill. on every point of sailing save one-the
reach-the Mineola was outsaned by her rival but
II was chiefly In the windward work. which here
has been the Mineolas best point of sailing
She finally defeated by 10 minutes a seconds.
The wind from the northwest and steady
while they sailed twenty-six of the thirty miles.
Barr had no excuses to make when the was
over. nor did former Commodore Harry Gillig Of
the Larchmont Club. who sailed the Mineola
She simply outsailed MS fair and square That's
all" said Barr
F. +. Rrewsters schooner Elmina had close
setta. She defeated the former by l minute 20 sec
onds and the latter by 26 minutes seconds
After a tedious wait OF several hours until the
fog which enveloped the Sound cleared away. the
regatta committee give the starting signals for
the 7O-footers. The Rainbow is having her sails
recut at City Island. she did start. but the
other two were ready with clubtopsails aoft and
sheets trimmed fiat when the whistle blew Young
Maxwell secured overlap the Mineola the
start. He sent his boat dashing the line
close hauled the starboard tack with the Mine
ola not than fifty feet under his lee
As he had cleared the line Maxwell sang
out Hard alice" and let the Yankee swing around
could get his wind clear 1t was still foggy on the
and in ten minutes both were out OF sight in the
haze. When next they distinguishable one
boat had a commanding weather position, and all
took IT for granted that the Mneola. Creat
their surprise. however, when the leader was
identified the Yankee.
The schOoners. meanwhile. had made a fine start
with the Elmina In the lead by nearly two minutes
on the Muriel. and the Quissetta close the
MurieIs weather quarter. These also
across the Sound, and were lost in the fog
for time.
The sloops Dorwina Spasm Mimosa Possum and
Effort made a good start in that order, all cross
ing on the port tack. Then came the raceabouts
In this order: The Mavis. the Rogue. the Sis the
WhistleWing, the Scamp. HoWdv IOy Far
the Rascal and the Hobo At ! o. m. the one de-
sign boats crossed in this order: The Caper, the
Firefy, the Adelaide, the Knave. the Arizona the
the Mary Baker the Ace and the Ping Pong.
Thirty-two yachts crossed the line In all pretty
picture they made when 1t cleared and they were
all beating down the Sound TO their respective
windward marks.
The times taken at the eastern mark on the first
round were: