New-York tribune., 1906-09-04
SAIL WITH RAILSAWASH
ACCIDENTS MAR REGATTA.
The Queen Loses Centreboard and
the Yankee Forced to Retire.

With lee rails swssh and with spray flying high
over their sails. twsnty-one yachts sailed an ex-
citing yesterday. In the annual fall regatta OF
tho Iarcnmont Yacht Club. That the accidents
were few was due largely 20 the skill and good
judgment OF the sSippers OF the racing craft
The most unfortunate accident Of the CAV was
the loss of the centreooard OF J. Rogers Msxwelrs
schooner. the Queen She had completed one round
OF the So1.-niie course and crossing the Sound
three-mie reach from Iarchnont 20 the
Hampstead Hsrbor mark when she began to steer
wildly.
John Lovcjoy. of the Larchmont Yacht Club. who
represented the owner board the schooner. said
after the race that they did know exactly when
the board went. but that after rounding the Hemp
stead mark they found IT had dropped out OF the
trunk. The Queen was brought to anchor as soon
as possible. and she will 10 Bristol r. L. to-day
for centreboard This Il the first accident Gf
the kind that has happened 20 large yacht IN
many years.
Out of a sky laden with rolling clouds OF inky
hue westerly breeze. with nearly the strength of
gale, was thrashing the waters OF the Sound INTO
whitecaps when the starting signal was given from
the committee tug c. p. Raymond. anchored south
west Of the Larchmont breakwater
Carrying only their four lower sails the schoOners
Elmina and Queen came for the line on the star
board tack. almost beam and beam. and with the
Queen half length to windward OF her rival. As
they crossed the line their weather brges showed
high In the air. Both attempted 20 set working
topsais. they eased sheets a trine for the reach
across the Sound TO the first mark OF Hampstead
Bay They succeeded in carrying main topssls
only. The Elmins began az once 20 go through the
lee of the Queen. and she rounded the mark about
minute IN the lead
IL was a gybe to staroo.rd at the Hampstead
mark and reach from there 10 the next mark.
set in the middle OF tho Sound. e1 miles northeast
by north from the nrst one. thence 55s miles west
southwest. to tho homo marx. making the last lex
windward work The Elmina continued 10 gain on
tne queen on both these legs. and she completed
the hrst round of the course minutes q seconds
In the lead. Then the Queen lost her eentrebOard
race alone. She covered the ao1a miles In hours
q M minutes l2 seconds, which was at an average
While tbs .eyenty-footers Rainbow and Yankee
away board the YANKEES. and she retired A. II.
Johnson. OF the Larchmont Yacht Club, who was
Rainbow, was told by the COMMITTEES that the
yacht might -ail for sail-over prize. and she did
hours IS minutes seconds Without ia topsaii' "
Z. ID Kings Nicola, with her owner az the wheel.
was sounded. but ths Effort had carried away her
to sheet and had anchored while repairs were
outfoot her rival. Ne,ths- carried topsails. The
over twenty-three mile course. but the Effort won
ey minutes "a seconds elapsed and by minutes
loy the Effort minutes 20 seconds.
-Four Of The New York Yacht Clubs thirty-footcr.
remarkably close ace over emile course. the
reefed mainsaif and small iib. GUN standing sailed
his sloop. the Fireny, against the Mopsa. larger
minutes "A seconds. He was beaten only min
utes II SECONDS actual time
Ihere were four starters IN the class
The Pretty Quick was the winner, defeating the
GranberTy's Rnbe won IN the nTst sivision o. me
handicap class end 3 r. stoddard,s Monsoon IN
the second dlvision- The summary follows: