New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-06-19

| archmont Yacht Club Races on
Tempestuous Sound.
THE WINDWARD LOSES MAST
Istalena, Aurora and Wlnsome
Weather Storm-SmaIer
Boats Damaged.

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z.-oren y,,asts. split sails. smashed CABINS
aud crews drenched &c the skin were some
of the incidents Yesterday that marked one
of the most exciting and plucky races that
nero oyer sailed on Long Island Sound
II was the annual spring race of the
Ta-cbn,ont Yacht Club. in which sixty-two
yachts crossed the starting line in such
light breeze from the southwest that some
had barely steerage way. Two hours later
the big feet was struck by a black squat
that had been gathering in the north the
wind in less than five minutes was blowing
fully fifty miles an hour, whipping the
waters Of the Sound into white caps ana
knocking the yachts down on their beam
ends when il first hit them
Then followed such an exhibition Of sail
carrying as has seldom been seen in
Yacht race Some Of the smaller yachts
were unable 10 recover and had 10 lower
away their mainsails and either run before
the squat or lie 10 until it was over. but
the larger yachts. such as the 65-footers
aurora, Istalena and Winsome. with club
topsails aloft. carried them right through
the squat. which lasted some forty min
utes
The Istalena was steered by her owner,
George NJ. Pynchon: the Aurora, by Will
lam Butler Duncan. jr., and the Winsome.
by her owner. Henry T. Lippitt, of Provi-
dence They had started almost on even
terms at 10 O'Clock and they had completed
one round OF the 15i4-rnile course, with the
Aurora leading the Istalena by less than
minute at the home mark, the Winsome
being third when the sky in the north be-
gan to hook Threatening.
These three had rounded the eastern
mark dorv in the middle of the Sound
off Port Chester-and We're on a reach
across the Sound TO the next mark, Motifs
Point. IN Hampstead Bay, when the squall
struck them. For a time il seemed as if
sail must he taken in to save the spars. but
by skiiful luffing and easing of sheets all
three Of the big yachts were kept going
and came out of it without parting any
thing. The Istalena finally won from the
Aurora by q seconds
The Glass P sloop Windward, owned and
sailed by r. A. Monks, was not so lucky,
however. While she was approaching the
home mark off La7chmont on the first
round of the five and a quarter mile course.
and just 10 leeward OF Commodore Leon
ard Richards's flagship. the Garcia, her
mast went by the board. It snapped off
about five feet above the deck. while her
starboard rail was buried under water in
the hardest of the squalL All the top
hamper came down on the cabin. making
a wreck OF the yacht in a moment, but
luckily hurting none Of the crew She was
towed into the harbor by one OF the club
launches. Another launch picked up the
little Iney, the winner of the bug class.
Other cripples there We're with split sails,
including the Kenosha and the Houri, both
of which had their jibs split In all twenty
four yachts as a result Of the squal failed
TO finish.
The start was made in as fine weather as
could he wished for. with q clear sky and
no sign Of bad weather. Commodore Rich
ardss steam yacht Garcia, at anchor off
the Larcnmont breakwater, marked one
end of the starting line. From her bridge
the regatta comnittee-Charles P. Tower
and Edgar B. Carroll-gave the signals that
started the big feet on their way to the
eastward on the first legs of their various
courses. 1t was reach to the first mark,
another reach to the second, in Hampstead
Bay. and a reach TO the home mark for
the first round: The Squall made 1t a
close fetch for the latter half Of the race.
A feature of the Gay was the remarkable
sailing of the new HerreShoff sloop Shin
ma, 10y Addison Hanan. She had for her
adversary Harry l. MaXWellS AVenger-
She defeated that yacht by 10 minutes 19
seconds IN sailing over the twenty-three-
mile course. Her ciubtopsail was taken in
during the sQuaiL The Adventures defeat
ed the IrondeQuoit l minute II seconds. and
the 30-footer Eepsi won from the Phryne
by minutes i seconds.
Commodore Leonard Richards, assisted
BY Fleet Captain Morton w Smith and
Fleet Surgeon ". z. Billiard. entertained a
large party OF yachtsmen on board the
flagship during the race, including former
Conmodore Wilson Marshall, c. Barnum
Seeley William J. Parslow and others. To
prevent the Garcia from dragging in the
sQuau. Captain Frank Miller let go a sec
ond anchor.
The summary: