The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-25
A RACE FOR WINSOHE.
n. y. IluplttS Yacht scores = Victory On
the aaRnh.


The SeaWanhaka COrinihian Yacht Club
had a special regatta Yesterday. Cups wers
offered for the racing classes. and Il Vas
eApected that there would he races between
schOOners and In tho 5s foot and ~ foot
classes. Three schOOneTs were entered
These were Miladi. Cygnet and lrOlita
Commodore Clark Of the lr0lita and y y
Carey, owner Of CyRn.t. WeFe unable 20 h
present, 30 the yacht remained AZ anchor
A ht~iusss cngagelasn' kept Harry l.
Maxwell In town. which prevented ths
Avenger meeting the Shimna, and none Of
The ~ fOCters showed up
The three 81 footerS were on hand and
20 were the New York Yacht Club ~ fO0ters
two % the Jewel : class and the Il footers
owned In the SeaWanhaka club. These
furnished a good days sport In spite 81 tho
fact that the wind WAS ilifIl and fukY.
Inc committee Tor the day was e. nher-
man HOyt and Franklin Remington. They
we're guests Of former COmmodOre r. &.
Benedict on board the Oneida. aud the
Oneida flew the fax uf commodore Frank
\. Hastings The line was made 81 the
black buoy "a Iloyd'- Neck. and a. the wind
Was coming east the committee sent the
two larger classes around a triangle fifteen
and a quarter miles len length. going first
TO a mark "a Orsenwtch Point then TO a
marx on Long Neck Point and then across
the Sound home
The 81 fOoters were sent away at mas,
They were on the starboafd tack and carried
balloons for tho reach across the Sound.
Inc start was very pretty one. lstalena
and Aurora crossed ON even teTms, with
lstalena to WindN ard and Wnsoms about
a boats length astern. Reaching lCruss
the Sound the lstalsna drew away from the
others and she had a fair lead at he first
mars. he second leg began with some
slightly, coming south OF east and enabled
the yachts To lay their COURSES, and let alenn
siilI Ralneti, 10 that Il looked ~ II she wOal,l
unish Tar ahead Of the other tWO when the
Second mark was rear he'd
The Winspme vas the last yarht IN turn
the marx and soon alter she started 10 Teach
home she caught a nice sailing breeze
coming more nOrtherly, and Mr.. Llppitt
time she carried spinnaker Although
size was sailing the same course a. the others
she moved fast, and when about even with
the oneida hut soIne distance north Of that
yacht sheets we're trimmed IN aud she
reached for thu line. which she was able
10 cross minut ?, ~ seconds ahead Of the
lstalena. The Aurora vas two minutes
further astern There was some luck IN
tails Nictory, hut MI l.ppitt sailed the Yacht
With good judgment and took every adj
vantage ~ the conditions
N soon ~ the large class Or slOOps had
finished the Wind freshened considerably
and the other races were close and spirited
he Alera managed % cross the line first
IN the race for ~ hooters. being % seconds
ahead Of the Caprlre and minute - seconds
ahead oi The Dahinda. The smaller yachts
satlei once around a triangle six and a
half miles In length The Jade won In the
jewell y class and Tamale Won the race
for SeN anhaka l5 fOoters. finishing -
seconds ahead ol the Sabrna
The annual regatta OF the Sew anhaka
COrinthian acht Club will be- sailed to-day
The warning signal will be made al u NJ
ClOrk There will bs about seventy five
starters aud all yach'smen are wishing for
a lair BREEZE for the day.
j he summaries
sLooFs-CI.AEs sTART. Ii:B A. M-COUKSE,