New-York tribune., 1909-08-01
THE LONG ISLAND RACE
THIRTEEN YACHTS Start.
The Nutmeg First to Get A7cay-A
Drifting Match at First.

Thirteen yachts started yesterday in the race
around Long Island which is being held under the
auspices of the Atlantic and the New Rochelle
Yacht clubs The start was made off the anchorage
of the former organization in Gravesend Bay, and
the finish line will be off the New Rochelle Yacht
Club The first boat is expected TO finish some
time on Monday afternoon.
The warning signal was fired by the regatta COM
mittee of the Atlantic Yacht Club made up of
H E. Boucher. chairman. and Kenneth Lord. at
lON5 O'Clock in the morning. and the starting signal
was set ten minutes later. At that hour the ex-
celent breeze of the early morning hours had died
down. and with sails Tapping against their masts
the craft had Just enough headway to cross the
line.
What little breeze there was came from the
northeast. 1t gave the boats broad reach with
boom to port More than half the craft were
caught 10 leeward OF the line when the starting
signal was fired, and against head tide found it
exceedingly difficult TO make the line. cross and
start on their 21o-rnue struggle
1t was ideal day for the ghosts NutroAo a
craft that halls from Rhode Island. slipped through
the water easily and was first away. Then came
the Crescent. another light weather boat Follow
ing the Crescent came the Interim. the Victory
the Waoun' the Surprise, the Fearless. the Snug
the Affair, a cutter from the naval militia; the
Ramallah. the Mildred and the Intrepid The
racing feet was followed by the Cricket, the prop
erty OF H. D. Wells, which had entered bur which
had been disqualified by the committee upon the
grounds that she not suitable for outside worL
The starters follow:
snug-D Bacon owner and captain ketch rig. over all
length 30 feet inches, crew. Horace Bacon A r
CoIson, L . huntington l.. E Oak
rs iaofen aoHea dre aes 0SnGr msT siGsD
!and j. 2 Donovan L Pearson. r " Haddock NJ
King, a Colcord cook ~
IntFsp:dG rep: ~ p GranheEy captain owner
w Davis, H ReuteIman and u. Robinson
MiIdred-H. Geer. captain and owner. s1oon ris.
over all length. AZ feet 5 inches: crew ] W THOMAS
), W FISHER. a I Nckerson, r. 5 Haight l. "
Haght and o. Ellison !" ~
Nutmeg-Alen c. Jones captain and owner; sloon rig
over all length. 81 feet 10 inches crew. L Hooper
Nv Mahga5-aenFy ea5 Henry 2 Pest captain and owner; be
Harold Van Welder ~ anu
AtairW l. Stone, owner and captain. sIoop rig over
all length, IS feet inches: crew. E A Hendrck G n
]. Snder and C. II Seeth. - II
surprise-M. Hattenhorn. captain and owner: over
all length 81 feet IL inches; crew " " Young r 3
Tobey. a Stone and c. F WELD -
Feariess-CoTmodoFe - 20, B R stoddard captain and
J. b Snui. Z Fox. H D Cox ana a cook - -'
Naval Militia cutter-Lieuenart E c De Kav can-
tain: length all. feet crew r Jacob ir w +,
Powers. E F. Schneltz, Il. Jennys Carson (raid
hand. f
Intsrim-R. M Bavsr. captain and owner; over all
length. IS feet crew. W. " Bavier jr Z Pierson =
Barton. E. Bacon and Linden Valentine "
Crescent--A. C. Hill. captain and owner: sloop rig
over all length; Al f@st inches crew. A Roberts 8
Handley
Victory-h. A Jackson. ir captain and ewner: over
all length Ss feet II inches; Coo hran
II. Anderson and ". Fuller