The sun., 1910-06-19
ONLY FTVV YACHTS TO FINISH
EEGHTEEN OTHERS ~ CANOE
CLTB PUT or.

mescnes of NAchismen aud C0mmittee-
men Done IN the MlSist % the Gale and
STERN small BOy IN One Boat GETS
DrcnchlnE, the Fate Of NanS Others.
Rracucs N the MIDST Of a sixty mile gale
we're the features OF ihe first regatta 20
count on the yacht racing charupiOnsAip
oi GraFeseud Hay yesterday The regatta
VAS held under The anspices Of the New YORK.
canoe club and lust as rhe last class was
alarting tornado that had heen working
ms way up from the north broke IN all IN
fury, gap-izing four Of the racing craft.
arriving two on tho beach "a NurtOn's Point
and sending the regatta committee drifting
eht to 49, Fortunately an the boats were
wrecked within liraNesend Hay The
yachtsmen Werc saved. however. only after
thFilling experiences.
The starting line was ~ the home Of the
New York Canoe club AZ Timer Park. The
regatta committee vas made up Of L. \
TiemAnn. chairman. , Speidel. T. Fishel
md = Plummer. The committee boat
mas the AUXILIARY sloop Carrie ". Potter.
Ae property NJ Capt Henry llateman
Al the starting hour the wind vas Of a good
whole sail character and coming from the
West hy south A. tho different classes
aaried hanks 81 lead gray clouds we're seen
working heir way through the Narrows.
Just ~ the dingie- of the New YORK.
lAnOs club. the last division at the regatta,
we're crossing the starting line the tornado
aNept down upon the racing craft tirayea-
end Bay soon was an angry mass OF Whirling
white capped waters With tho wind came
q haze that hid the shore and as nasty
ain squall a. has been seen on the lower
bay this year
when the gale struck the racing Yachts
Rlll Finch. the property OF Maurel and ROlon
&c the New York Canoe Chib. was Just
crossing the starting line The boat Was
eapsiSed and hsI oSnsrs lhfoMh INTO ne
overturned craft Alth0uEh the seas we're
rolling Ike Atlantic breakers. p. Fi~lgl
and = piummCr OF the regatta rom mirtee
put ~ b an open iaun,h ~ rcScue the
Just - they ro Maurel and Rolon on
board che lauhCh the committee boat
dragged her ans hors aud started out 10
sea. Ahlc work by those on board he boat
enabled the committee to reach a sheltered
anchorage in he lee Of The BenSonhurz'
bulkhead. only, however after heing ptChfd
and tossed for mere than an hour In the
while the COMMITTEES was having trouble
q retting ashore the other corinthians
were making poor weather n u In other
quarters ~ the NAN. ! No. open inunrn OF
the committeeman ran toul Ot tho Wrcc ked
Builhnrh and the two boats hegnn 10 irift
toward tho heach. Before any other acci-
dent happened the yachisrrcn it the Brook
lyn Yacht Club sent uui another launch
and le2ed the Cornthians ashore.
Bullhnch Was not the only boat 10 be
eapsized = l.. Btlllngham'- Skylark. D.
Kimmerman's pike and Bohs. the property
Of u. D.. SpeiT, all Of the knOckabout division.
we're upset by the blow. The three boats
werp OH the Anchorage Of the Atlanttr
Narht club and folks from that organiHat en
brought safely "a shore by tho launch Of the
Atlantic Yacht club On board OF llah-
was tho Young son ~ the owner. q hoy ~
~ yeafs Roth he and his iather were Ia
the wafer for more than half an hour before
they were rcscued
boats from the schooner l.aska. the prop
erty of former Commodore ". =. DoTe-
mta, rescued the Crees NJ both Skylark
and Pike. All we're hrOu ght safely 10 shore.
none the Rorse tor their Wetting The
slOOpa Jos, and "a and D were Hot a. fortu-
nate ~ tho canslEeJt OrHu Both we're
driven on me shore % Norton n Point and
badly damaged by the pounding
Although the squal lasted Tor twu hours
ave 0f the craft Weatherei the gale and
HaHish4d the ra~e The regatta Oaualnittee
hardly had suCUeedcd IN getting the Carrie
fpotter mck 70 her iuooring ~ the line " hen
ahs hrpt boat lrriyei Tia yaCht- that
'aniahRd Eefe SpidrF. Ia luhana. inne hill
B4nsonhnrst and Slow Poke Tie summary
mooFs. class S-srAEr. sU-couEsG y NIiKs
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