The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-17
Big YACHTS DODGE RACES.
KEEP DRY SAILS IN LARCHMONT
SPRING REGATTA.
Rainbow the Only 40 Footer Under Canvas
Affair Beats the Aiera in New York
Y. G. 80 F0oter Class -Tinioum III.
and Howdy Successfulin the Handicaps.

Rainbow the Only 40 Footer Under Canvas
Affair Beats the Alera In New York
Y. G.. &c F0oter Class TiIioum III.
and Howdy Successfulin the Handicaps.
An easteiy gale made things very I'M
pleasant at LArchmont yesterday. where the
spring regatta OF that club was edit
The yachts were In the harbor and the re-
gatta committee was ready to start the racers.
but many OF the larger ones did no racing.
The Corona. Elmina. Invader. Rainbow
Yankee, Weetamoe and Nicola were Rll present.
but these yachts have Just been fitted out for
a long racing season. Weeks Of preparation
have been devoted TO getting the sails to mt
well. and to have raced yesterday would have
pulled the sails all out OF shape and seriously
handicapped them In coming races. II it
had been the end Of the season. instead OF
the beginning. the va chts would have raced.
but there are many important events to come.
and the owners did not care to risk their
chances of success in later events.
The Rainbow was the first to leave the
harbor. Commodore Vanderbilt consulted
with Capt. Barr and then the lib was set. and
she sailed down to City Island. On the others
the sail covers were not removed.
With the smaller boats II was different.
Their owners wanted to race In spite Of the
weather, and the committee said race. IL took
the tugboat a long time to get the mark boats
in position, and II was 1890 when the FIRST
signal was made and l o'clock before the first
class was sent of. The course for the New
York 80 footers was to a mark boat in the
Sound. then to buoy d in Hampstead Harbor
and then to the finishing line.
The first leg was east northeast So miles,
the second southwest by south eH miles
and the third north northwest Il west SIS
miles. This made a total distance Of 15x
miles. With the wind east by north II was
a beat on the first leg. and the others were
reaches. In this class only two started.
the Atari and the Alera. The Cara Mia
went out TO the line, but withdrew for some
reason before the signal was made. The
Atari took the lead and held it from start to
finish. Winning a good race by 1 minute 7
seconds. These boats made a fine showing
in spite Of the rough sea.
All the other classes went twice around
course No. 7. The first leg Of this course
was east 2 miles, the second southwest ?
miles and the third north northwest rs
miles. The Pretty Quick. in the raceabout
class. beat the Cadeau and Chinook. These
boats. like the 30 ~footers. made good weather
Of 1t and sailed fast.
There were two handicap classes and three
starters In each. In the first division the
RUDE was the scratch boat and the Ttllicum
II. got an allowance Of 5 per cent. and the
Thelema 8 per cent. The Rube. owned by
q. p, Granbery, which has been winning
regularly IN this class, finished first. but on
G Sort g. Kins Nv Won. In the second division
tho Howdy received per cent. allowances,
the Made . per cent. and the Kenoshs 81
With the Kenoshs second and the Nadje
Three Of yas LAfohmont 81 iooters. vent
beating the Dorothy z minutes 8 seconds.
N Glass Q the Paunonsk had q s%eiover.
fnish and In Glass R the Vlvyen defeated the
II lie probable that the larger yachts viii
sail their races some day this week. The
Yankee is to be hauled out tomorrow to
prepare for the New York Yacht, Club regatta
and some OF the other owners will not be able
Friday may be the date selected. The sum-
mary follows: