The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-20
PONTIAC Is FASTEST
OF HANDICAP CRAFT
Beats Better Known Rivals,
Boat for Boat, in Regatta
on Long Island Sound.
TWENTY YACHTS START

The enthusiasm OF the members of the
handicap yacht racing class Of Long
Island Sound in the sort OF racing pro-
NOTED by the class was made evident
yesterday when twenty OF the thirty
four yachts enrolled In the class started
in the annual regatta of the organization
sailed off New Rochelle.
There were six OF the first division,
the largest number of the season. There
were seven OF the second division. di-
videi for this event into two groups, one
OF heavy weather and the other OF light
weather boats. There were three of the
third division and -four of the fourth.
Prizes were offered for each division and
in addition the officers trophy was Of
fered for the boat OF any division making
the fastest corrected time over the
course.
Pontiac OF the first division won the
first prize for the division and also the
officers trophy. She also was the first
boat to finish and thus beat. boat for
boat, Anita and Amoret. which usually
sail in Glass Il. and also Okee. a speedy
New York one design thirty foot yacht.
Second in the distribution Of honors
came Alerion. the tw~enty-year-old min
iature edition of the famous Defender,
which won the first prize in the heavy
weather group of the second division
and also the ha%ndicappor's trophy.
To Carolina of the first division fell
the hari luck OF the day. FOR in the
windward work in a heavy sea. and
while on the port tack. she crossed the
bow of Sonora, which WAS ON the star
board tack and did not quite clear. Sc
nora's bowspr!t came down ON Carolina 5
boom and was carried away. This
caused Sonora TO withdraw and later
caused the disqualification of Carolina
and the loss by her OF the second prize
in the first division.
The course for all the divisions was
! From the starting line east by north
one-half north four miles TO and around
buoy \ ,black and white stripes of
Parsonage Point, thence south by west
o~ue-Quarter west four miles to red spar
buoy Do. between Motifs poiut and
Prospect Point thence northwest one
quarter west three and 4 half mil e
ana across the nllSn llllt. ltt\llE AZ
marks ON stdrbuard hand. Distance
eleven and a half nautical miles. As
! the wind was east for most of the day,
although shifting toward the south uoW
and then during the middle OF the after.
noon. the first leg was a beat. the second
a run and the last a broad reach. TIL.
beat was stif work for tn" amateur
sailors too, for there was a heavy SEA
and the wind was strong. Later in the
/ day both wind and sea lost some OF
. their strength.
= The start Of tie six boats Of the FIRST
, division was a particularly good one, AS
all were close to the line under good
Roadway at the signal and all wer,
across ian "A few seCouds, Anita had
slightly the best OF 1t, with Okd auo
Caroline close abreast. Ia the softer
wind on the second leg the yachts wer,
spread out over considerable sea room
but the finish was fairly close. Oku
fourth to finish. won the second pr.2,
because OF the disqualification of Caro-
line, and Amorot. second to finish, wur
third prize. being compelled TO Concei,
considerable tim to Oku. Prize win.
ners in other divisions were Secont
divisional, first prize. Mediator sec
ond prize. Red Wing. Second division
H.. first prize, Aicr,un Third division
First prize, Peg. Fourth division
First prize. Write Cap; second prize
Miss Modesty The summary
/ FIRST DINISION-START. l.. 3U-COURSE
llig MILES.