The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-15
HOPE aims COURSE
HOME BEFORE FOES
ForSakcs Luffing Match just
soon Enough to Nose Out
Okcp at Line.
SHIPPERS AVOID BUMPS

Tho regatta committee Of the Horse
Shoe Ifarbor club assembled ffty-three
yachts at the starting line for the annual
regatta Of the club yesterday. Tho
,arees, Of the nfty-three were three of
the New York Yacht club one design
thirty foot class. and the smallest six
sailing dories about as big as bathtubs
weather conditions at the outset prom
,sed particularly good racing, as there
was a brisk win from about west. but
the promise at the outset was not full
filled entirely, as the wind died away
TO nothing late In the afternoon. and
several Of the classes were unable to
fnish.
The course for most of the fleet was
ten miles In length twice around "A
triangle. the first leg OF which was from
the starting line of Horse Shoe Harbor
10 the ~easterly buoy of Huckleberry
Island thence to the obstruction buoy
northeast OF Execution Reef. and thence
home The smaller yachts sailed this
course once around There was little
windward work. ~ or the first leg
most of the yachts were able to lay
The course. While the two other legs
we're reaches.
A fast race was sailed by the three
thirty footers. They made a brilliant
start close abreast and close to the
gun, with the Hope TO windward. the
Alerion TO leeward and the Okee be-
tween. and leading slightly. They kept
close together also all the a around
"a. a.. ,,ila srIapyIa aud ~ tha he
ginning of the second round the Okee
led the Hope by only a few econds II
was close work also for two legs on the
second round. but after turning the buoy
on Execution Reef there was a luffing
match, during which the yachts crossed
the Sound almost to the New Rochelle
shore.
In the end the Hope headed for the
line some seconds ahead OF the others
and got sufficient Of a lead to enable
her TO rnish twenty-five seconds ahead
OF Okee. She covered the ten miles
In slightly over an hour and a half.
The race Of the Larchmont interciub
class also promised TO be a close one
Al the outset. The yachts were close
together at the line. with the Whit In
rather the better position. but the finish
was not IA brisk one. The wind died
away while they were on their second
round. Al the END the Whtn led the
Skid. the second boat. by more than
four minutes.
Shippers OF nine handicap yachts and
two Of Class II gave an exhibition Of
clever ~seamanship at the start and also
at rounding the home mark II the be.
ginning Of the second round In each
case they were punched together closely
and collisions were avoided only by ex-
ceedingly clever handling of the boats.
In the rest OF the fleet there were
two yachts ~ the Glen owe Jewel class.
three OF the New Rochelle one design
class Sin Stars, three dories. -four of
the prienta one design class. two Of old
'lass X. and three In a mixed race. The
winners were class r. Joyetta :. handi-
cap class. second division. Sally IN, her
margin over Red Wing being l second /:
handicap class. third division. jolly
loger handicap class. fourth division.
White cap Glen cove Jewel class.
CniScye New Rochelle one design class.
La Rochelle dory class. Yam Orienta
one design class, Thane old Glass Il
ogeemah mixed class. Petrol ca.bcat
class, Fairy. The summaries
NEW YORK Y. e so FOOT ONE DESIGN
START. ::O5-COCRSE. 10 MILES.
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