The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-07-28
TWO YACHTS SINK In RACE
GALE AT EARCHMONT roo MUCH
FOR MIST AND NORA.


Quickly Rescued MANY Minor Acci-
dents In Gale on Closing Day OF Race
Week -Elmina Win From Inkomar.
There was all the wind wanted yesterday
on the Sound. and those yachtsmen who took
part In the last regatta OF race week OF the
Larchmont Yacht Club had nothing to COM
plain OF In the way OF weather. For some
Of the yachts there was too much wind. and
as q result accidents were plentiful through
out the day. Fortunately no lives we're lost.
but two yachts are now resting on the bottom
Of the Sound. These are two Of the Is foot
class. the Mist, owned by Il. =. Clarke, Q son
OF Justice John Proctor Clarke. and the Nora,
owned by Lewis lselin. These boats had
gone once around the course and were making
a good fight over on the south side. where the
seas were very rough. They simply filled
with water and went down. and those on board
were thrown into the water. The steam yacht
Florence, owned by Commodore A. II. Alker
of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club. rescued the
two on the Mist, and a launch picked up the
two from the Nora, and the youngsters were
none the worse for their experience.
The catboat Queenie was nearing the finish
ing line. when a strong pun caught her and
she capsized. j. NJ. Williams was picked up
by a launch and the catboat was towed into
the harbor. II the Queenie had gone . little
further ste would have won q prize.
The ~ foot sloop Joy which was racing
against the Dorothy and Capsicum had just
taken the lead in her class at the end OF the
first round when her mast went by the board.
She was lowed away by the power boat
S~edyonia. The Spots Of the Bensonhurst
Yacht Club had a hole blown through her
mainsail and had to retire.
These accidents we're all or small yachts.
but the big ones did not go through the race
unhurt. The Ingomar. Morton F. Plants
big schooner. had just finished the FIRST round
of the course when her foresail was split
across the foot. The sail was lowered and
the yacht finished the race.
The wind was from the northwest and blew
twenty-five miles an hour. The Sound was
covered with whitecaps. and as a result OF
this strong wind the number Of starters was
reduced to seventy-1ve. and many Of these
had to withdraw before the race was over.
The committee sent the big boats three
times around a triangle. making 2sA miles
altogether. The first leg Of this course was a
broad reach. the first mark being OF Parson-
age Point, the second leg was a close reach.
the mark being OF Red Springs Point. an d
the third leg TO the home mark was wind
ward work. The smaller yachts sailed smaller
t~riangles with tn legs In the same direction.
The big schooners were first away. they
only had main topsails set when they went
over the line, but later set the fore topsails.
Under the force OF the wind they heeled
until their lee rails were well under and tore
through the water at a rapid rate. The
Elmina and ngomar crossed the line abeam
and the Queen was about two minutes late.
The Queen closed up on the nrst round. but
when near the home mark a tow OF barges
got ~ nm hs ssr way ss,m snd and D9I ssiIed b nec 80 to ,g Hem sne
stead.
1t was learned later that while on the wind
schooner about when she did not have right
of way, and for that reason MIR. Maxwell
withdrew his yacht; The M ~ 1h finished
at ~ 43:IO. just then the Ingomar's fore
sell was split. but she continued on in the
The Effort sailed over alone. As she went
across the line she was heeled so that a great
deal OF her under body was exposed and not
Harry l.. Maxwell sailed the Aurora, and
the three II the 81 foot class crossed with
and Istalena. At the end Of the first round
the times were l~stalena. ! 0s OF: Aurora.
LOS ~; winsome, | osJo. The Aurora later
the Istalena by , minutes ~ seconds. and the
Winsome was 2 minutes 40 seconds astern
The Eieanora and Gardenia started to-
gether, but the Gardenia withdrew. In the 10
foot class the Minx won with the Alera
made a fine race. The Dorothy took the lead
She n was s'T followed Sssi'H BY H the cs sps ams n Joy.
on the first round did well and Just before
her. The JOY lost her mast and had to be
towed in. The Dorothy after that did the
hest work. She sailed well to windward.
and taking the lead again won the race
from the Capsicum by ? minutes 81 seconds.
The Vingt -trois was third.
In the first handicap division the Naiad
was again a winner. In the third division
the Okee at the start ran into the regatta
committee launch and smashed the rail of
that boat as well as her own bowsprit. She
was absolutely unmanageable and was dis
qualified.
Tn dories did well considering the con-
ditions. The Tautog won the race and the
Saucy Sal from the Crescent Club took second
prize. The summaries follow:
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