New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-24
BIC FLEET SAILS
IN LIVELY BREEZES
Sjxty-seven Yachts Compete
in New Rochelle Clubs
Annual Regatta.
CLOSE WORK AT START
The Josephine, the Elemah and
the Rowdy Winners in Their
Glasses in Races
on the Sound.

In a fresh westerly breeze that re-
NAMED fairly steady from strt TO finish
sixty-seven yachts sailed a fast race yes
terday in the annual summer regatta OF
the New Rochelle Yacht club over tri-
angular courses on Long Island Sound OF
I5i.. ll2 and "a miles, respectively.
Nineteen classes filed including two
special classes. and there were keen con-
tests in all of them. resulting in one or
the best races seen on the Sound this
season
The start of the = Class-the first
sent away-at ]: 20 was the closest seen
this summer. The wind was from about
west by north. Commodore VI. Houck's
power Yacht Triune was the committee
boat. anchored and swinging head 10
wind off Premium Point Addison Hanan's
Josephine. w II. Childs's Joyant and G.
= KeeIer's Corinthian. with sheets eased
10 port. came from the westward VIII"
the Corinthian close enough to the TIL
une's starboard side for one 10 nave
flmped on board. Right on her lee heam
the Joyant was preparing to luh. when
Banan sent his Josephine, Ike a wedge
/ between them She was under great
/ headwav and so close to each that touI
seemed inevitable. but all three went
/ clear while the Monks brothers Wind
ward crossed at the lee end Of the line
with her wind clear a few seconds late.
T Corning's Stamford schooner Elemah
led her class across the line on the next
gun at 1:25. and five minutes later the
! New York Yacht Club "thirties' so'
away. led by II. s Duell's Rowdy, with
F. George Nichols's Phryne second and D.
! Cutters Alera third. Not having room 10
} clear the committee boat and the Alera'
the Lena was lufed sharply, to find the
I Ol,ee almost on top OF her. Both luhed
and avoided a foul. but they were more
tban a minute late in crossing when
time they were not able to regain.
The handicap class made particularly
/ good showing. eighteen OF these s'oopS
starting. The first division was led by
In. b. Budd's Alert, which proved 10 De
+be winner in the class. defeating the
Sally TX by minute and 10 seconds.
When the regatta committee-HerbertL l.
Stone. G. p. Granbery and p c. Pfeif1er-
sirnalled before the start that the COURSE
had been reversed the shippers OF the
boats complained that they would nave no
windward work. BY the time the li'S'
round had been completed, however 'hey
found that after the reach to Prospect
Point buoy on the first leg and the secoHu
reach across the Sound on the other g!oe'
the third one from Scotch Caps 10 inc
nome mark was quite satisfactory.
The times taken at the end Of the hrst
round were as follows: The Josephine
p.2e:25; the Joyant. 2:3O15; the Corinthian'
,52; the Winward 2:33IS; the Elemah'
2.ss;o7; the Whileaway. 2:4o:O4, and the
Hopewen, 2:4O.
The Josephine had a lead here OF %
seconds on the Joyant In the next rouhu
she increased It to minutes and "a sec
onds, winning by that margin. The Ele-
nah won from the Whileaway by MN
utes and 46 seconds; tho Rowdy from the
Phryne by ! minute and 10 seconds the
ysndalia from the Rival by minutes ana
4 seconds and the Babette from the mann
burgh II by minute and 4 SECONDS
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