The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-17
WEATHER SPOHS YACHT RACE
NEW YORK ". @. REGATTA
SAILED IN roe AND Ram.

Wind PluAy and I1snt FrO@ start %
FlniSh-latnlanA Wins n ths Cd Foot
Clnss-AuFoFa MAKES Paor start
-NASengaP Defeats the New ahlmna.
! The weather Yesterday spelled what
would have been iine ssFlss Of recess witch
had been arranged By The New York Yacht
Club. Iho annual races for the spring
caps were scheduled and fifteen yachts
we're entered 10 sail over some course 81
lected BY the regatta commitss on the
Sound starting from a linz near the Glen
Cove station. Among these we're such
good craft - the thres es fOoters Aurora,
lstalona and Winaoms. tha AvenRar IN
The neEt class and the new shlmna. owned
By Merton r. Plant the Adventures and
Irundequoit. two % FAtsEs. and the ~ foolsrs
that always furnish good sport Of the
hneen yachts euteFed eleven we're from
herTeahoa's design. and Shimna h the latest
pFOdnotlon Of the wizard Of Brlstol.
Ordinarily Glen Cove harbor u q very
attractive one. but yesterday u ives .
gloomy place. Rain and fog alteFnsted
al day, and ons captain aald. ~ reminds
me q 0rosnock. because there q rains thir-
tean months out of the twelve
Early IN the morning the Outlook for a
race was noe az al bright. There we're
some yachts q anchor OF the station. but
no move had been made 20 zee tham ready
Then aa the moFning wore on others sailed
IN ron other harbora. bringing their own
err. who wanted 90 And out Y there was
anything doing. These alOopa sailed under
I'D and storm tryuails and had their racing
canvas carefully covered.
Then the regatta COMMITTEES. n. de Re
Parsons. Ernest T. L0rlllard and oFsnvIlls
Name. arrived on the tug Moran. and moving
around among the feet Mr.. Pars0np In
struoted each owner that q start would he
made and . short course chosen. The
Moran then went 10 the mark % Mott's
Point and established the starting line
The yachts that had been IN the harbor
soon had their sails holsted. setting club
iopsalls over malnaaIls, and then worked
out % the haFb0r with ibis and fore stay
salls. but they we're an late IN reaching the
line. the COMMITTEES making the warning
signal promptly on time. and then only the
% iOoteEH were ready.
The course selected Was 10 woolsay'
Reef. then 10 Parsonage Point and then
home. ioN miles The wind was from the
east and this meant a beat 20 the nrHt mara.
run 10 the secOnd and a raach home. The
70 footsFs were sent away nt 1850 0'clock
and dressed the line on the atarboard tnck
They made good Roadway In the light ar
and for some time the race was q very Close
one, Alera and Phryne lighting for the lead
Then they apllt tacks and scattered. and
later. when they came togei her AZ tho mark
there were vide spaces separating them
The 81 Tater Cara Mia was on hand 90
start on her proper signal. and after she had
gone about mile on the course stuyvesant
Wainwright saw h opponent, tbs Wind
ward. beading for the line The Cara Ma
rgturned and took q fresh start with tho
wlndWard and eventually won the race
fhero were two schOoners entered. the
Cyansi aad Miladi, but MIladi did not show
" end cygnet sailsd over the cour-e alone.
In tie maantims the lsrger slOops had
reached the starting line and Mr.. Parsons
arranged new starting times for them. The
alSty-hve iooteln we're sent away az Y IS
The start was a very close one. Tbs lsia-
lena was Ia the leeN ard position with Au-
rora next % windWaId and Winsome 70
EtndSsrd q AuroEa. NJ l,ynshSPn ,gleyeriy
acFoss the line before the starting signal
sounded and then got away with a good
lead because the othsrs had 70 return and
cFoss the line again- The wln-ome was tho
seconds on the Aurora they evidently
I'D not see The recall HiEnal and when they
did she had been some time on her course
sa.e loss neaIly hve minute BY ne Iaiataee
a. L. MARVEL sailed the AvenFeT and Addi-
con q. uanan waa In charge 81 the Shimna
lhe Avengeg l. painQed black, while the
shimna bad a green coat She has a much
q steady Etnd viii doubtless he = very fast
yacht AZ the start the AvenEw vas fret
81 tho lane, but xhe vas moving very slowly.
and the Shinna With eood way on soon drew
% 70 and passed the AvenEer and then
Avengers baby 10 topsail was run down
and q larger one substituted. but even when
that sail was set the shimna drew still
,lItnes anead. y. Aditenturs led the
Mia was leading 10 her class.
once IN q While there were signs Of the
weather. clearing. The sun would try 70
shine through the clouds and then the
envelope the raoeFs In a thick mist - that
they could not be seen. Then u would
rain hard and clear no again. Once IN a
While the faint OUTLINE Of q Yacht conid BE-
: day Of chests and phantoms. and those
On the racers could see little more than
those o. the yachts that started TO follow
ire wind died out. and this enabled
she stern boats in some Of the classes 70
catch up with the leaders. bot Mr.. pynohon
kept his yacht going through calm and
FOG. and although TIE aurora succeeded
cafFh the lssalana.
Ths yachts rot around a. fer au the mark
OF Parsonage Point and then started 10
reach aeross the sound 70 ne bone maTs. !
shifted, and came IN light from the south /
By east This meant WindWnrd work again. /
but the hitchea that the racers made were
Only sh9ft ynss tases NJ, ~ . Ds.hs ~
the west, The lstalsna was the nrst 20 be !
sa0n. and whoaliike abe sailed along nov /
ms fast In the llght zephyrs. and then the |
1atsSn of hsr vas the black huIled Avsngsy.
and after her came the WlnsOme. Then 1
shinlna was made out, but she had stood /
across the Sound and was close 10 the mark /
oa ned s ~ RoSs ~ ses $780, nss rs 1,S
Inc AvenWer vas moving fast % ward home.
When shimna got q little Wind abe too moved /
very fast and eeerned TO b. gaining an tho /
ass s sor ~ r saS . tS bS sbsSRsd 700
Tho Istalena finished hr.t and not far
astern Wae the aurora. Then came tho
Agengor. Ninaoms and shlmna and twentY
Inc. The Ir0ndequoit was fer astsrb. being
beaten more than - minutes.
Tho Cara Mia succesded IN beating the
EindwsFd b. minutes - seconds IN The
-aco for the 20 fOOsers. with Caprice asoond
md Nspal third. The differences N tina be-
Iween ibsss yachts show what huky day
h Was.
C0uamodora James sntsralned several
nmbsra 81 the club % board bic new haa-
Dip Aloha. The Aloha arrived In time for
Ne siagt and waited until the ieadsfu had
lniRhed and then rvtilrned 70 the city. |
ios- Commodore q. Iedyard Blair vas on
Board his steam YEcht Diana. George Y.
BAKER . Hesnmsr Wing. J. Rogers MaEwall'a
1glt NJ &. D. hordan'a steamer Little Sow
'Fslam and q few other steamers and several
motor boa ~ followed the yachts around the