The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-22
VIRGINIA FIRST OFF,
BUT ALICE Is VICTOR
Iuffs Under stern Of Leader.
Beats Her to Mark and
Then Stays Ahead.
BANZA1 OUTSPEEDS JOY

The midsummer regatta OF The Cres-
cent Athletic Clu was sailed yesterday
afternoon on the lower bay. 1t was also
q regatta i'm which points counted for
ahe championships. Twenty-four yachts
started and with a moderate to fresh
southeast wind the racing was keen IN
every class. The larger classes were
sent from a line of the Atlant Yacht
Club dock to Bensonhurst, then to Can
buoy No. 10. then to Nun buoy No. IL,
md then home. This was sailed twice
over. or TEA nautical miles. The
smaller classes turned at Bensonhurs',
Fort Hamilton and Sea Gate. twice
around. 7.3 nautical miles.
The Alice and Virginia raced In the q
class. The Virginia got the better or
ahe start. but shortly after crossing the
line the Alice luffed under the stern
Of the Virginia and. heading straight
for the first mark. turned in the lead.
She held the lead after that. doing good
work OH the windward leg to Buoy IL.
and at the end of the first round the
times were Alice. 4 SOC is; Virginia,
1907 :27. On the second round the Nir-
ginia tried for a fiuke, standing over
toward the Hospital Islands when on the
III Us III uu wv w bNN'
and at the finish the times were Alice,
8 :l0:2S; Virginia, 5 1906. After the
race, Gherardi Davis. owner of the Alice,
protested the Virginia on the ground
that she luffed twice shortly after the
start and Alice had to bear away 20
avoid a foul Mr.. Davis protested be-
cause he thought that such tactics
should be stopped. There will be a
hearing this week.
The New York Yacht Club thirty
footer Banzai raced against the JOY
in the first handicap division and won
by 1S minutes As seconds actual time.
There were seven starters in the sec
ond handicap division. The boats crossed
the line In this order. Oriole, Careless,
May, La Guiana, Sterling. Sea Call.
frances and NJ. and +. The Careless
did well. She soon had a commanding
lead. increased 1t on the wine and finally
finished \ minut 10 seconds ahead of
the la Guiana. TIT work of John X.
.Brophy showed up well i'm his race,
AS the handicaps made the boats very
close. The Careless won by 90 seconds
and Sterling was 8 seconds ahead of the
May. In the third division the Bug 80
won from the Anna by her handicap.
The Anna finished first, but the allow
ance TO the Bug made that boat a
winner by > II 10 seconds.
In the knockabout class the Skylark,
owned and sailed by Cecil Plat. won
by 25 seconds. The Mouse. owned by
X. +. Supper. was second. There were
six starters in the Star class and q. l..
lBeston's MaxiNe was the winner.
The Shadow and Aria were the first
TO hnish the first round. but while they
were Turing the Maxixe took the iead
on the second round and won by 20
seconds from the Aria. The races were
managed by c. A. Kelly, John Il. Brophy
and j. A. Finlay. The summaries:
sLooPs-CLAss o-CouRsE. l2.?t
MlLEs-sTART, $500.
Finish. f. Time.
Alice. Gherardi Davis 8 10 ~ 10 2s
Virginia. J. $. Blackton 8 10 O5 is O5
HANDICAP, FIRST DIvIsIoN-couRsE,
1224 MiLEs-sTART. $500.
s s"S' Ie s 8 ! ia%s 8 Dayi: / y 4. d! ssd!
HANDICAP. SECOND N
COURSE. 12.4 MILEs-START, s:o5.
Sterling, T. o. Thomas. 81 "a . a. "a
nnsSi w; anderson .'''' b 52 50 ~ IS
Ia Il ouSana' y Hr"nander . ELL III
Sea can, } W. chris,ianscn Withdrew.
simon Wickes... Withdrew.
Corrected Timc-Careless' g:si;tS ster-
M and f., ::50:3?.
HANDICAP THIRD DIVIsIoN-COURsE.
10 MIIES-START. $40.
Bug H., G Hoilingshed, b Is Os . o. o.
Anna, j. H.. Wright. ..... 5 90 h2 20 70
corrected Ttmes-Bug H., 1:4S:Is; Anna,
1:5I:2s. ~
0RAVESEND A KNOCKABOuTs-
COURSE, "a MILEs-sTART, s;I5.
skylark. G. Plat. ...... 45g4 AZ A.
Moute' r. T. supper go. 5 90 OS As Os
shico. ). u. Church.... Disabled
SLOW Poke. F, l.. Durland.. Withdrew.
STAR CLASS COURSE, "a Niles
START. 3:@o.
MaxiXe, @ l.. Boston. -. : % IS 40 as