The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-24
WOMEN AT TILLERS
OF RACING YACHTS
Atlantic Yacht Club Regatta
Week Begins With Contest
for Feminine Shippers.
TEN BOATS IN STAR CLASS

~ FNitINI' ihNhl Siu' 'fN'NN 49,
racing week In Gravesend Bay yesterday
with n race In which women were to be
the shippers of the yachts. There were
twenty-three starters. each with n
woman at tho helm, and this is said to
he the largest regatta of its kind ever
sailed. These yachts ranged In size
from the New York Yacht Club 80 foot
ers down to the popular stars. There
was only one mishap. Just after she had
started on the second round OF the
course the Mistral Of the handicap class
which was sailed by Mrs. $. H.. Axtell,
tried to pass ahead of the motor yacht
Florence, owned by vice-Commodore Pc
terson of the Atlantic Yacht Club. The
Mistral was swept by the tide down to
the Florence and the %bowsprit of the
latter ripped the sail Of the Mistral. The
Nistral soon was freed. but was put out
of the racing for the day.
The regatta committee. John X.
Brophy. s. l.. Ffnlay and Or. c. l.. At
kirson, selected "A course that gave the
yachts "A run TO B~ensonhurst, "a reach 10
Fort Hamilton. a beat down the channel
TO Buoy No. Is and n broad reach
home. AT the start tho Curlew OF the
bird class, the Argus OF the star class,
and the ~knockabout Argus were too soon
and had to return and cross the line
again.
The Banzai, sailed by Miss Bertha
Sexton, had no Glars competitor the
committee stopped her at the end OF the
first round. There were ten starts ana
! Miss Grace Ffniay, sailing the Meteor
The property of her brother. Won by more
than five minutes. The Neptune. sailed by
Miss vivian Vernon. was second. a Few
seconds ahead OF the Zete, sailed by MIS-
G.. W. Elder. Jr. ,
Miss O.. Davis sailed tho winner In
the k~nockabout class. the Skylark. Mrs
G l. Atkinson sailed the Oriole, the
winner in the bird class. Nix Il. NJ
Valentine sailed the Dagmar to victory
in the Larchmont interclub class anu "
tho handicap division Mrs, William PAWS
sailed the Joy home frst. but the are
less. sailed by Mrs. c. V. Byram, won or
corrected time.
Last night the visiting yachtsnen were
entertained at dinner and with a NOV.
inc ntc,ure show. To-day the first oil
IN, series races will be sailed and II IL
exneo,ed that there will be between
nfty and sixty starters. The summary
>,rv yopK Y G 80 FooTERs-START,
W." i:o-coURsE. l2:3s MILES.
Elapsed
Finish T1me
Yacht and skipper. II. NJ. ) H. NJ :
RanZai. Miss Bertha SEX 81, a - .,
ton. .'..''''N 90
STAR CLAss-START. "a
MILES.
Meteor. Miss Grace Fsnlay3 ss o. i 81 %
Neptune. Miss vivian YER , q, "a &,
zanssh Mrs. q. W. Elder, Jr I o. IS 1 81 5;
Cynosure. Mr. a. Z. Bax- 90 a,
Msussiyc, Miss Grace insleet o6 os : 90 o,
Canus Minor, Miss y Drake % ~ 20 .;
HTsS:, NJ NJ; E F. c 6. viii WIi. 70 Z g 8
LAIe Dipper. Mrs q, A, oo . -, 4,
iAyiie scar, .""'''. 81 SO : IS s:
cpAvEsEND RAY KNoCKABOuTs-
TART, 2:is-COURSE. - MILES.
chico Miss NJ Breitefcld % Is : OF II
SLOW Poke, Mrs. Stanley
Eldridge .' biu NOV n"sn
L~ARCHMoNT lNTERCLtB CLASS
START. i;55-CoURsE, i?.3s MILES.
Dagmar, Miss f, NJ. valen-. 90 -,
Bs arb J Miss Caroline. go, =.
BROW. ..............".i 81 20 OF p
pIRps-srART. 2~:oO-CoURsE. l?.3
NILES.
oriole. Mrs c. /. Atkinson 5 o. "a ~ q
Curlew, Miss Lucy willard os 90 os A."
HANDICAP CLASS. SECOND plEISl0S-
JOY. Mrs. william Davis. q g - ,
Careless, Mrs. {. V, Byrami 20 II . j6 /
ii and r, Miss l. r. g o.. "a =,
stsrling. Miss A. Retainer 5 ia Os 20 o
MlstrNi. Mrs. s II. Axtel Disabled
Corrected time-Oarcless, g;b?;57; NJ an!
r., ?.5s;2s; ster,in, S:osls; Joy, 3'.o;it