New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-08-10
SMALL YACHTS RACE
IN WHOLE SAIL BREEZE
Absence of Large Craft Does
Not DetraCt from Horse.
shoe Club Regatta.
THE HAMBURG II SCORES
Defeats the Whit by Twenty
five Seconds in One Of the
Closest Contests Of
Present Season.

There were no largo craft in the annual
regatta Of the Horseshoe Harbor Club.
which was sailed on Long Island Sound,
off Larchmont, yesterday. but there were
forty-five Of the smaller yachts and the
cream of the smaller division Of the
racing feet. and there was a stifr and
true southwest wind, which made the
race a fast one and blew the last boat
home before o'clock.
, 1t was one OF the most interesting re-
gattas Of the season. and the day waa
the most perfect racing day of the year.
There were sensational and picturesque
getaways, due partly TO the fact that Il
was a windward start and partly to the
fact that the race committee had estao-
lished a short starting line
The course was the same for all yachts
from the starting line at Horseshoe
Harbor TO the Red Channel buoy north OF
Whortleberry Island. thence to the
Striped Channel buoy northeast Of Execu-
ton Light, and thence home. This was
sailed twice around, distance OF ten
miles, by all classes excepting the small
est class. This gave the boats windward
work on the first leg. broad reach on
the second and another broad reach in
coming home.
Two yachts OF the New York Yacht
Club 30-foot class were the largest that
participated In the race. The signal for
their start was at ld6 and at that hour
the Oriole was the only one in evidence
About twenty-five minutes later the Lena
hurried across the Sound and made
L. rhoa
Oriole She was not able 10 make Up any
portion OF the handicap. however. for the
Oriole finished almost exactly twenty-five
minutes ahead OF her.
Six OF the Larchmont interclub ciess
were sent away ten minutes later. and
they made as sensational a start as has
ever been made by the New York ''ffties,'
with the Whit, the Hamburg II and tbs
Wild Time lighting for the wtndward
position and the lead. Five boats OF the
handicap racing class. three In the first
division and two IN the second. also made
a spectacular start, with the Alert in
the lead. but 10 leeward. The intercluo
boats kept close together all around the
course and turned the stakeboat at tho
end of the first round, nearly all Tapped
Their finish was also very close. the Ham
burg II winning by only twenty-five SEQ
onds from the Whit.
The Crescent, OF Class P. carried away
her headstay Just before the start She
had no class competitor and was going
into a match race with a boat consider
ably smaller. The Cliphora, an American
raceboat. at the end OF the first round
cut the stern OF the committee boatstoo
closely and collided with II, breaking in
a plank on the port side. and was thus
compelled TO withdraw. The Little Dip
per. one OF the crack boats Of the star
fleet, carried away her jib halyard on the
end OF the first round. and was also
compelled TO give up the race.
The winners. 10 which. according 10 the
custom OF the Horseshoe Harbor Club,
prizes were awarded Immediately after
the race. were as follows: New York
Yacht Club S0-foot one-design class: The
Oriole: Larchmont interclub class, Ham
burg II; handicap class, first division, tho
Alert: handicap class. second division.
the Alerion: handicap class, third divt-
sion. Amanita ": handicap class, fourth
division. the Whitecap; Glencove jewel
class, the Turquoise: American raceaboue
class. the Rascal; Manhasset Bay one
design class, the scylla; Msnhasset Bay
raceabout class the Pixy; star class. tho
Star PARKWAY; Class r. the Petrol; spe-
cial class. the Kazaza: special mixed
class. the Verge; American dory class. tho
Tautog.
DESIGN CI4Ass-sTART. 1o5-CoURsE.
10 MILES.