The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-11-25

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Amodta was beaten in a special ra ce at
Larchmont by the Queen and in the race
for the Kings cup. She is owned by Richard
Mansfield and has the distinction Of being
the only yaca. ss5 owned in the club that
has ever taken part In a regatta OF the
New York Yacht Club. The Ariel was three
times second in three starts.
In Class ID, SO to " feet, twelve yachts
took part in twelve races and the total
number Of starters In all these events was
forty-one. C. W. Nason's Andremeda
started ten times. She won three times
and was second six times. James B. Ford's
Katrina in four class races was first twice
out of four starts, b Loyal won onoe and
the Dervish won once.
The Venona and Simitar were the only
starters In Class DID. Four races were
"a lied. or these Similar won vice, VenonA
once and n was not finished.
met in a few races and the Vigilant raced
against the sloope and ~sohooners In some
OF the special contests such as the Astor
and King cup Affairs. The Vigilant started
in the regatta of the New York Yacht Club
in the spring and met the Yankee and Rain
Harbor club, racing TO New London. the
Nicola beat the Vigilant, but the race was
sailed in light fuky airs and the Vigilant
wants a good fresh breeze. During the
cruise Of the New York Yacht Club the Wig
liant and Sybarita met three times. and OF
these races the Sybarita won twice and the
Vigilant once. The Vigilant started in
the race OF the Eastern Yacht Club from
New London to Marblehead, but was forced
TO withdraw. A heavy gale spoiled this
race ard the Vigilant suffered.
Again the 10 footers furnished lots OF
fine sport. Two were in commission, the
Rainbow, owned by Commodore Cornelius
Vanderbilt and sailed by Capt. Charles
Barr, and the Yankee, owned and sailed
by Harry L. Maxwell. Sixteen class races
were sailed. The Rainbow won nine flrsts
and had one sailover. and the Yankee o
five frsts. The Yankee was particularly
successful during the cruise OF the New
York Yacht Club. She won three out Of four
losing n through carrying away
her topmast; The Yankee finished ahead
OF the Rainbow in the Aston cup race,
but lost to h Weetamoe. and she crossed
the line second in the Kings cup race TO
the Queen, but was also beaten on time
allowance by the Effort. The Rainbow
in that race struck a rock while on the
windward leg; but at the time she was a
winning were not hurt by the accident.
The Effort, +. M. Smiths class j sloop,
designed by Henry j. Gielow, was the yacht
OF the year. She was built to conform TO
the rule and proved a big success. Mr..
Smith. who is not an expert yatchsman.
a~lthougha very good one, sailed her in many
OF her races himself. and while he did well
he did not do as well as might have been
done. The yacht went o. OF commission
flying. twenty-three flags, which is a fine
record for a new boat. She proved herself
to be at her best in a steady breeze of wind
and especially in turning to windward,
but In light airs she was X the Queen,
sluggish. She IL a bronze boat
strongly constructed, stanoh and able.
When she went out OF commission a careful
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was found hat she had not strained in the
least with all her hard seasons racing.
was not q crack in the enamel of
interior, which shows that she had not
worked in the slightest. Six yachts took
part in the racing of his class. There
were six CLAWS races and the total
number OF starters was ~eighty-three.
The Effort started In twenty-four events
and made a record Of fourteen firsts, six
seconds and two thirds. She also won the
Kings cup, defeating the Queen, Elmina,
Yankee, Rainbow, vigilant and other noted
craft. This was the best performance
of the yacht. She showed well turning TO
windward and reached with a remarkable
turn of speed for a boat OF her length.
averaging eleven nautical miles an hour.
On several occasions she defeated the Rain
bow and Yankee and once late IN the season
was beaten by the Gardenia, a boat she had
TO allow AZ minutes TO. She won some
Of the special prizes offered for the squad
ron by the flag officers of the New York
Yacht Club.
II. T. Lippitt, was well handled throughout
the season. as she always has been, and
through this excellent handling won races
in which she should have been beaten. In
seventeen races she started in she won
eleven was five times second and once
third, and abe. too, captured some OF the
special prizes. among them being the Aston
cup This is the first time that Mr.. Lippitt
has secured one of these trophies
The Irolta, a Herreshoff built boat owned
by Commodore E. Walter Clark Of the Co.
Yacht Club OF Philadelphia, started
in thirteen races and she finished second
lime and third five times. Commo-
dore Clark wanted a cruising boat, but the
Irolita has more sail than the Effort and she
has the limit OF draught allowed under the rule
and a centreboard al well. Since the close
Of the season she has been In the hands Of
builders and has had the board taken out
and other changes made hat will improve
her sailing abilities. The Nicola, a sister
boat to the Weetamoe, owned by 70. ID. King,
in twenty class races. She finished
second nine times and third five times.
The Gardenia, owned by Alfred HenDen
Morris. started in this class twice and was
first once and second once, beating and
being beaten by the Effort.
Seven Yachts raced in the 81 foot class.
There were eight races for his class and the
Total NUMBER OF SJdTbeFH was yWentV-tnreP.
Vice Commodore F. NJ. Hoyt's Isolde had a
in one. On the cruise OF the Allan
tic Yacht Club the Athlon beat the Cleona
three times and on the cruise of the New
York Yacht Club the Humma won three
races, the Doris won one and was twice
second and the Affair was twice second.
A special class Of yawls was arranged
during the cruise Of the Atlantic Club.
took part in four contests and the
total number OF starters was twenty. The
Lotowana twice and Selnada once and
each Of these and the Zenobia secured a
second prize. John HyslOp's Tern also
won a race
The a. foot class was rather n mixed af-
Ten yachts took part in seventeen races.
some of these were old craft and
belonged to the class below. The
Irondequoit, the successful Canada cup
defender, now owned by II. M. Raborg,
FIVE times and won four OF these;
once she did not finish. The Kestrel won
race to New London, the Resale won
once, and the Sakana won once. The
Eleanora, the old Effort, was four times
to the IrondeQuoit.
In the 10 foot class thirteen yachts raced.
There were fifteen contests and the total
of starters was forty-two.
Trenor l.. Parks Mimosa
III. finished again a season without a
She really had few COMPETE
tors to give her racing. but in four
starts she finished first -four times.
rhia boat Ia n remarkable one and haS been