The sun., 1912-07-28
SAILS ON BIG YACHTS
TORN BY STRONG WIND
Elena and Enchantress Injured
in Race Of Larchmont
Regatta.
RECORD FLEET STARTS
Fleet Of 40 Yachts Compete
for Many Prizes on
the Sound.
RID FLEET STARTS

r.N mark might be set and. as the DIFF
,e,,rt classes sailed over the line. several
members on the committee boat counted
carefully When the last division went
N, 10 was found that the record had been
beaten BY four boats, and Chairman Hor-
ace L. Boucher. who has worked hard to
make the week q success. and his as
soc!ates. Lawrence c. Daley and Freder-
ick p Sperry. were heartily congratulated
on the success Of their efforts.
Race week wound UP In blaze Of glory.
After two days Of light weather racing
the weather encouraged the yachtsmen
for their persistent efforts. and there was
Q nne breeze from the northwest. II was
puffy and quite strong at times. When
some OF the hard puffs drawing out Of
Msmaroneck and other iniets struck tho
racers. they heeled until their rails were
well under and their rigging sung mer-
ri,y as the wind whistied through. The
courses selected were to tho eastward
first and then to Hampstead Harbor. The
frst leg for the schooners and large sioops
vas 6i3 miles east northeast, then II was
81. miles southwest BY south. SO that the
wind was aft the port beam on the first
leg and on the starboard beam on the
second Then It was a beat across the
\ Sound Of 3ia miles.
Commodore Clark berthed the Irolita
beautifully. He hit the line almost with
the signal. was well UP to the windward
end and had every stitch OF canvas draw
Ing we'll. The Elena was at the lee end
and astern Of her was the Enchantrcss
, They were on the port tack and carried
sHiai' MAN 'op''as. s'aysa ana feach-
'"s uo topsa's: Inc Ehchantress iuiied
astern Of the Elena soon after starting
and later had short luffing match with
lrp''ta. 50 that those two yachts were
nigh Of their courses. while the Elena
vas GONG apout her business. lrolita
ana f.h'hentress were aoie 10 ease OF
'no't" To tttch the marx, nut ny that
TIM l'!ena had taken fair lead. AS
'heN 'iAotd al the marx Elena led ny 80
-"c .nds and lfolita was about ten seconds
.i'dd oi Enchantress.
ON the second leg the distances be-
tween the three were ~ldened, but when
near the fleinnstead mark II wicked puff
u!en out the f.icnaa fishermans staysail
~Id her reaching jill topsail. THIS caused
n.' to lose some time. while Now sails
Wer, ';ot out and sent alofi. shortly after
mis- the foresail Of the Enchantrcss was
pl, by the wind and that yacht had to
l.irc. on the wind the lrolita did very
N-l and at the end OF the first round
LENA was leading by 81 seconds, which
ris exactly on..half OF what she allowed
The lrolita. On the second round the two
G.ll IN. same relative position until un
~ Nit'4, ana tUt u IstuN fflOTt I1I.1 ut'Vt
ner own. The Elena finisht u ] minute -
,.conds ahead, but lost tn. race on cor
l.c,cd time by .G $, ,conds. In tn. series
tor Commodore Leonard Richards przi-
LENA scored points and Irolita g. 80
l,cna 4, tn. winner.
Tn, the. t5 footcis furnished another
>a;.l!u. good contest Winsomc. with
cant Edward Willis at the wheel crossed
the stating line hrst Istalena, st.ercd
uy Vicc.Com,nodore G. NJ. pynchon, was
IA l.,tlc to leeward, and at the lee end
nf In. line WAS tn. Aurora, with Com
inodore Vanderbilt at the wheel. The
Wiusum. Increased her lead on the reaches.
aith Aurora in last position. on the
WIND the yachts split tacks, and Aurora,
stun,iing on the starboard tack to the
,v.st found lighter airs Al the end Of
N. first round the times were Winsome.
.ia.j5 lstalcna, 2.2l03 Aurora,
.:..:.S ON the second round the same
.Yd.r was maintained. but lstslena closed
~ considerably and was beaten only 81
seconds Thcs, three yachts were racing
20 prize offered by former Commodore
Wilson Marshall and the three are tied
N IN, point score with twelve each They
".il sail another rae" fol the prize. prob
~1ly IN the fan r'4atta of I.archmont.
The AveDccl. Mcdoia and Advcrturcss
".ad" pretty race. The Areneer led
"a the reaches. but when she hauled on
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VI the now black yach' the Medora was
also Saline ''ass race WIN AdVch-
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good bump, To win the series. the Rowdy
had to finish irst or second, and It looked
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