New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-17
WEETAM0E HOME FIRST.
Only Fire Starters in annual Re
gatta of n. Y. Y. c.

With her main boom broad of to port and her
balloon jibtopsan set, Henry f. Lppitt's 6ofoot
sloop Weetamoe swept the finish line In
the lower bay yesterday afternoon, the leader OF
the yachts that in the thirty-eighth annual
regatta of the New-York Yacht Club. She was the
winner in her class, after very good race OF
thirty-three miles. against George NJ. Pynchon's
Nicola and f. NJ. Hoyt's Isolde. The Seneca won in
the schooner class. defeating the Lasca time
allowance
There were only five starters-three soops and
two schooners. flying the pennant of the largest
yachting organization in the United States. Com
modore Frederick c. Bourne, In his flagship Della
ware, went down to the starting point, Buoy No. b.
just outside the Narrows, and there were also the
steam yachts Virginia. owned by Isaac Stern, C. h
G. Billngss Surf. Charles r. Flint's Arrow. the
club steamer Cepheus and other smaller vessels
which followed the racing craft part of the
course. The starters were Henry F. Lppitt's sloop
Weetamoe. George NJ. Pynchon's Nicola, Fred NJ
Hoyt's Isolde and e. S. Vernon's Vivian III. in the
sloop class. and r. H. McCurdy's Lasca and Roy
T. Rainey's Seneca in the schooner class.
The start made at II As o'clock The Wee
tamoe got the weather berth. crossing the line on
the port tack. the Nicola being close her lee
quarter, and the Isolde nearly two minutes astern
The Seneca got the best Of the start for the schoon
ers. She under good Roadway, while the
Lasca, crossing the channel from the eastward
made slow progress. The wind was light. and from
the south-southeast. and the tide strong e6b 1t
short leg and long to the first mark
a fagboat off the Southwest Spit. From there to
the outer mark for all-Sandy Hook Lightship-it
was a close reach. The run back from there al
lowed the yachts to carry balloon jbtopsails with
booms TO starboard far the Spit mark There
they able to carry spinnakers for about hair
the way in to the finish.
The Weetamoe made "a short tack off Coney ISL
and Point, and increased her lead on the Nicola
Both had set baby jbtopsails, and as they settled
down for the long tack down the Main Ship Chan
mel the breeze freshened considerably. The Seneca
and the Iasca also tackled. and the former yacht
her maintopmast staysaiL With the fair tide
freeing so that they did not have to make another
tack. The little Vivian did well with the bigger
yachts. having started between the Nicola and the
Isolde
Those who watched the race from the club
steamer Cepheus included Rear Admiral and Mrs.
Henry Erhen, L. 5. n; Lieutenant Commander
Walter J. Sears L. S N, and Mrs. Sears Mr.. and
Mrs. Alexander Williams, Edward GreaCen John
II. Bird, J. V S. eddie. Augustus w Mott Mr..
and Mrs. w Porter Jenkins. Commodore and Mrs.
Charles Ryer. L. J. Callahan Walter Seth Logan.
Scott. Mr.. and Mrs. James Francis. Alonzo Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul e Stevenson. Mrs I. A. Dunke.
Mr.. and Mrs. y. r. Pollock. Miss r. Cox. DIR. and
Mrs r. 4. Kalsh. Miss Parker Miss Matthews.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene IentilhOn, Miss Osterhaudt.
Mr.. and Mrs. 5. T. Gushing. Miss Griffith. Miss
Bauer Miss Jean NewCOmbe, Miss Helen Royton.
Miss Nickerson, Miss Cort. Miss II. THAN. Miss 1.
Andrews Mrs. A w. Jackson Mrs. l.. s Jackson.
Miss F1yths. Miss Sawyer. Miss c. Corwine Mr..
and Mrs. w, l. s. Jackson Mrs. Gill Mrs Trues-
dale q. =. Clark Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Church.
Mrs. +. Morgan. a. J. Parsloe, E S Thompson and
John T. Hanes.
The summary: