New-York tribune., 1909-07-04
OFF LIN TEETH OF GALE
YACHTS IN OCEAN RACE.
The Shamrock Put Ont of Contest
by accident Before Start.

Six yachts started in the annual ocean race OF
the Brooklyn Yacht Club yesterday. The boats got
away one hour and half behind schedule time IN
a two-reefed blow from the north by east Ths
delay in the start caused by the heavy wind
and which made ii impossible for the regatta
committee set the mark boat at the scheduled
starting hour. 1t finally decided TO give Up
the idea Of using the regular COMMITTEES boat and
to start the craft from Frederic Thompson's
schooner Shamrock.
This Yacht was to have one OF the racers
In~the early morning hours, however. she snapped
her foregan and ha dto give up all idea OF start
ing. The regatta committee. made up OF william
Griffin. chairman; ". Higgins and A. c. sopher.
boarded the Shamrock at II o'clock in the morning.
and at that hour the wind whipping down
from Fort Hamilton at good thirty miles an hour
A nasty, whfte-capped rolling. and in II
the pitching and tossing Ike a cork On
the end Of fshermans line
The start was made at n:3O O'Clock. The first
boat away was the sloop Gardenia, the property
of Rear Commodore Leo S. Herzig. OF The Brooklyn
Yacht Club With slab reef tied in her rnainsan
and without her upper canvas set. the Gardsnia
hung on the line and crossed on the starboard tack
Just the gun fired Almost Immediately
after crossing the craft shook out the reef and
soon after set a working topsan With two reefs
tied in her nainsan and like the Gardenta without
her topsail. the sloop Ondawa. owned by General
David z. Austen. crossed the line at Ii 1910 Then
came the schooner Eclipse. owned by L. J. Cal
lanan, New York Yacht Club. at u3o:D The
Eclipse crossed under her full lower sails and soon
set maintopsai as she stood down the bay.
The schooner Tammany was the next TO plough
By the regatta committee. The craft is the prop
erty Of Commodore W. c. Towen. OF the Brooklyn
Yacht Club The Tammany was also under lower
canvas. but sOon followed the Eclipse and broke out
a maintopsan. The schooner was timed az u:So:S
Nine seconds astern OF the Tammany came the
schooner Vigil. the property Of John Lewis The
Vigil had two reefs tied in her ma4nsau as she
crossed and without her topsails. The last
boat to get away was the sIoop Adyta. owned by
r. Won Foregger. With a double rec: in her main
sail the Adyta crossed at almost the same second
the schooner Vigil.
The course that the yachts sailing Is sS
miles IN length. As the wind at the start
II was close reach from the starting line 20 the
Southwest Spit Buoye. The boats then passed TO
the south Of Scotland Light Vessel and then con-
tinued on TO the Northeast End Light Vessel OF
Cape May. The craft Will return home over the
same course, finishing or the Southwest Spit
Buoys The boats racing subject TO the fol-
lowing handcaps: The Eclipse. 2:ao24; the Tam
many S;42:51 the Vigil 5:0s0o the Gardsnia 41s:1s;
Adyts II. 4:S:lS and the Ondawa. E14:a.
The number Of starters decided disar-
pointment TO the regatta committee Last wear
eighteen yachts raced over the same co,r.- N +bs
annual ocean race OF the organization This year
only eleven yachts entered. and four did not come
TO the starting line. The Shamrock would have
raced had II not been for the accident az the
start: in fact. James Robbins OF the BROOKLYN
Yacht Club. asked the conrdttes TO delav n.
start until the afternoon so that he could zst an
other spar This the committee refused TO d.
stating II its intention to start the craft az
soon as possible
The wind continued to blow a haif-gals ali after
noon. little after O'Clock Adyta II came back
10 the anchorage OF the Brooklyn Yscht Club
having lost her topmast the jump OF the sea or
SANDY Hook Those on board reported heavy
weather and rolling sea