New-York tribune., 1912-08-11
A WOMAN AT THE T|[LER
Mrs. Whiting Sails the Ham,
burg II to Victory.
WHITECAPS FLICK SOUND
Huguenot Yacht Club Has Stiff
Southwestern for It's An
nual Regatta.

With Mrs. Kenneth Whiting, wife or
Lieutenant Whiting. L. s. n. at the tiller
the sloop yacht Hamburg II, owned by VI.
NJ. Goldschmidt, Of the Larchmont Yacht
club. led tho fleet in the eighteenth an
nual regatta Of the Huguenot Yacht Club
of New Rochelle. on Long Island Sound.
yesterday. The race was sailed in a stiff
southwest wind that developed into
white squal before the last boats crossed
the finish line. but despite it Mrs. Whiting
handled the little sloop with the skill and
caution OF seasoned yachtsman.
The wind was blowing steadily at
eighteen miles an hour when the starting.
signal was given. and occasional puffs OF
twenty-five miles an hour forced the anna
teur shippers 10 lun their boats and spill
the wind out OF their mainsails. All the
Yachts shortened canvas by tucking in
from one 10 three reefs, and the members
of the crews sat far out 10 windward.
They wore souwesters, and several also
had on heavy coats. for there was just
enough chill in the atmosphere to make
such garments comfortable. The wind
knocked the tops of the waves and filed
the Sound with an almost unbroken field
OF whitecaps. The seas ran high at times
and I'm the puffs the spray was sent dash
ing over the boats from stem TO stern.
on account OF the delay in getting the
bn oil
tho start of the first class was postponed
from I o'clock until o'clock The first
class to get away was the Larchmont In
terclub division. IN which there were two
starters. The Whit, owned by W. r.
Nanny, was off first and al the windward
end OF the line The Hamburg III. with
Mrs Whiting at the tiller. crossed sec
ond later and right in the Whiff's wake.
The course was from a mark off the east
erly end OF Huckleberry Island TO and
around the red spar buoy of the outer
end OF Hen-and Chickens Reef. thence
TO the black buoy of Prospect Point and
thence home a distance Of 5 is miles.
The first leg was n run, the second
lively thrash TO windward and the third
a broad reach.
The Hamburg IT overhaued her rival
on the windward leg and kept the lead to
the finish. crossing the line 1 minute SO
seconds ahead OF the Whit. The Crescent
and the Sally TX sailed match race on
their regular rating. The Sally TX was
slow In getting 10 the line and was forced
10 iibc around the stakeboat. The Cres-
cent crossed the finish line first. but lost
on time allowance.
An interesting race was sailed between
the Maryola and tho lnsurgent. the for
mcr winning on elapsed time by wide
margin. The Drena. tho Virginia and the
Scylla were grouped and put in the class
for the 5 sloops. Although the Drena
u.os last TO start she made up the handi
can and came home an easy winner. The
ScvlIa was withdrawn and headed for the
Long Island shore when the wind was at
I,s height. In the star class the Gemini
took the lead on the windward leg and
finished far ahead Of her nearest rival,
the star Faraway. The Comet, the other
starter I'm that class. was not timed.
The regatta committee. consisting OF
Theodore T. Coe. chairman; H. VI. Will
Jams and V c. Brown, handled the race
from on board the power yacht Marilene,
The summary follows:
rARCT,MoNT INTERCLuB CTAss-srART,
2.O0-cOURSE. So MILES.
Elapsed
Finish. time.
v,.,, ana owner. HM.s. HM.s.
Hamburg II. VI. NJ. Gold o,oo ,o,.oo
49, " n Manny.......... 3:0i so 1:of SO
e,nops MIXED CLASS 49, START. els 49,
COURSE, Oh MILES.
sally IN, 4 e Black i5,.;cS SiS.s1 S:iSSa c:Sssl 81
corrected time Sally IX, o:5e:i5; Crescent
O.51:32
stOOrS- SPECIAL CLASS-START 2:n-
COURSE. 5is MILES.
Nar,ols. 4. r. Bradley. ...,.. 3:2ltl l:ol;4l
imsurgent. L. p. cutting g.... 3:So:52 1i0;52
sIOoPs - MIXED CLASS START. 2;1I-
COURSE. MILES.
Drana. sam Shethar r.....-.... 3:43:1o l;O3;lo
Tirrinia e. shields ..........- 3.a3;3 113:f
scyila 10 A. Sierck. ......'.. Did not hnish'
R--sTART. 2:2o-CoURSE,
5b MILES