The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-08-23
POOR WINDS HOLD UP
CRESCENT YACHTS
The Alice Gets Into a Battling
Pocket, but Keeps Lead
to Finish.
BAD START BEATS CYRIC
Slow Poke Bellies Her Name,
Beating Chico in Knock
about Class.

The yachtsmen who took part IN the
regatta OF the Crescent Athletic Club
sailed on Gravesend Bay yesterday after
noon experienced battling and fuky
winds and had lots Of work to get around
the courses selected by the committee.
The start was made from of the dock
of the Atlantic Yacht Club at Sea Gate,
and when the committee assembled the
eyrie from which the signals are made
there was not breath OF wind and the
flags on the yachts masts hung Imply.
A poetponement was necessary.
After short walt a light wind came
from the west and the courses selected
took the larger yachts 10 Bensonhurst. to
Craven shoal. TO Ambrose Channel buoy
No. is and home. The smaller yachts
went to Bensonhurst, Craven shoal and
home.
Had the wind held true these courses
would have given a broad reach. a beat
and another reach, but soon the wind
began to haul to the southwest and
finally got around to the south. Then
when the yachts started the second round
II went west again and finally came out
northwest and nice sailing breeze.
All these changes made II uresome At
hrst the yachts ran with spinnakere. then
they reached across the hay and reached
again down the harbor, but on the second
all got home rather late for lower bay
racing.
In the class there were four starters
The Virginia was first away, followed
closely by the Arvia and Dixie The Alice
was last at the line, but she had a good
position to windward OF the others and
at once began to full into the lead. Cher
ard Davis had the tiller and as soon as
the spinnaker was on and drawing the
Alice opened big gap and turned the
Bensonhurst mark first, with the Virginia
second.
At the end OF the first round the times
We're Alice. 80 l6 Virginia. I as 90 :;
Arvia. 4 :3s 81; Dixie. 4 40 :35. The breeze
had freshened. but before reaching the
Bensonhurst mark tho yachts ran into
pocket which was somewhat barring
The Alice maintained her lead and got
through first. The Virginia got badly
left and was passed by the Arvia, So
that at the end OF the race the Alice won.
beating Arvia minutes 80 seconds Vir-
GINA minutes SO seconds. and Dixie 7
minutes 81 seconds
The VI and F II. easily defeated the
Cyric. which was largely due to a poor
start made by the latter This enabled
the VI and r III. to obtain such a lead
that she had the race In hand from start
10 finish At the end OF the first round
the times were: NJ and H., 4:2o:27;
race by minutes . seconds showing that
the Cyric gained on the second round.
There were four OF the knocka bouts
At the start the Chico was too soon and
had to return. Mouse was first away,
with Slow Poke second. At the end OF
the first round the times were Skylark,
f:3s 10; Slow Poke. 4:39:23: Chico.
f:3s so Mouse, 4:3s 5s On the sec
ond round the Slow Poke overhauled the
Skylark and won the race Chico was sec
ond.
The Aria. owned by Francis Swelsguth
and sailed by r. b. Moore. won the race
for the stars. Moore Is far from a
novice In handling yacht. The Aria got
away In the lead and held II all the way.
At the home mark the times were: Aria,
:3S :5l; Murad. ++2 35 Shadow.
f:43:l2 Meteor. 4:44:2s: Argus,
AS so; Half Moon, 4:53:Os The sum
mares:
SLOOPS CLASS O-COrrRsr 80 urvo