New-York tribune., 1905-06-18
THE MINE0LA's kEVENGt.
OUTFOOTS THE Y4NhEE.
Wins Honors in the Larchmonf
Yacht Club Regatta.

" Ross Proctors 10-foot sloop Aineoia'
sailed by Addison Hanan and hef SKIPPER.
Christensen. in the annual spring regatta oi
the Larchmont Yacht Club yesterday. won
thirty mile race on the Sound in handsome tash-
ion beating her old class rival the YANKEE ps
2 minutes and % seconds, and w X Sanoer-
.bilt jr.'s the Virginia by Ii minutes ana =
seconds. F. Brewsters new schooner
Eirnina gained her second victory. beating me
Corona over the same course by minutes anu
45 seconds Eleven Of the New-York iacnt
Clubs SO-foot one design boats sailed over a
fifteen mile course. and Newbury L-awton S
Ranzai won from Harry Maxwells Lhryne by
the narrow margin of IL seconds
II was the first appearance this season OF
william X vanderbilt's Virginia. TIE yacht Is
hardly in shape for racing yet, which accounts
for the rather poor showing she made Her
owner handled her from start 10 finish and, con-
sidering the handicap of poorly fitting sails, he
did well with her.
The course for the schooners and the big
sloops was & 1fteen-mile triangle sailed twice
over. Its turning points were a mark boat
miles east 3. north, from the starting point
of Larchmont, thence miles southwest IS west
TO a mark off Prospect Point, and from there
north northwest miles to the finish. The small
er classes sailed twenty-five and eleven mile
courses.
The wind at the start-1:35 .. n-was so
light from the southwark that the yachts in the
first three classes had barely steerRge way, but
ten minutes later there was splendid breeze
from the southwest that sent the New-York
Yacht Club 30-footers and the rest off IL spirited
fashion.
With sheets eased well off to port and big
sibtopsail set, Arthur T. Luke's schooner Corona
vas first across the line between the committee
chored off the Larchmont Breakwater. The Ell
NINA got away four minutes later. setting
maintopmast staysail as she ceared the line.
Both then trimmed sheets fat to the starhoard
tack, and stood across the Sound to meet the
fresh breeze. seen coming from the southwest.
Captain Dennis, of the Elrliina. cieverly nursed
the puffs. keeping TO wndward OF the Corona.
He finally blanketed and passed her Keeping
broad of across the Corona's bow just the
breeze struck them both. In five minutes the
Elnllna had q lead Of half dozen lengths.
Meanwhile the seventies" had started at 40
o'clock. with the Yankee to 1eeward, but in the
lead. the Virginia in the middle and the Mtneola
TO windward, the three being ain ost beam and
beam when they crossed the line. The sloops
Minlosa III, Regina. Mira and Nike and the
yawls Sakana. Escape and Memory get away on
the next signal, and in that order; then the New
York Clubs 30-footers. led by Newbury D.
Lawton's Banzai with the Cara Mia Phryae
Dahfnda. Alera, Carlsta. Maid of Mendon, Mink,
Ibis, Entail and Adelaide ii, in that order. All
the rest followed in fifteen minutes and they
made an extremely pretty picture as they stood
TO the eastward in the fresh breeze.
The times taken at the end of the first round
were: Elnina, 3:115o; Mineola 1924 rs; Cor
ona- S:27:12: Yankee 5:2T:3S; Virginia, 3;30:i6.
II was close reach from the start TO the first
mark, broad reach from there TO the second
mark and a-spinnaker run to the L-ish
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