The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-20
rand Circuit Opens Ventura Leads F~V&es-Baggs Omplys E. p Larned
MAXWELL SAILS VENTURA
IN CLEVER STYLE; WINS
Takes Lead in Windward Work on Second and Beats
Her Rival Fifty Footers ~Home-Squall Forces
Yachtsmen to Change Their Tactics.

A fresh wind from west southwest
favored the l0s starters In the Lerch-
mont regatta yesterday and they made
fast time over the courses. All the
afternoon thunder squalls were threat
cning. Before the larger classes finished
one broke. but 1t was not very serious
and o o passed over. 1t made the last
leg a beat for half the distance instead
OF a close reach, as IL was when they
started.
The yachts were sent to the eastward
first. the ffties turning marks of Green
wich Point and Motifs Point and the
smaller yachts sailing shorter courses.
keeping inside that OF the large yachts.
The ffties were the first sent away. az
they were the largest yachts racing. and
the feet of eight was well lined up as
they crossed the line. The Grayiing.
sailed by George Nichols, had the lead at
the lee end Of the line and the Carolina,
sailed by A. Bryan Alley. was next. The
Iroquois was third and the Barbara,
sailed by Charles Perrin, last. All car
ried club topsails except the Spartan,
which was content with a working top
sail. They had booms to port for the
broad reach to the FIRST mark. II was
windward work on the second leg and
Harry Maxwell. sailing Commodore
Bakers Ventura cleverly. worked grad
ually into the lead and was first around
the Motifs Point mark. with the lroquois
second. When half way across the Sound
on the last leg the squall broke II
coming out of the north forced the
yachts to max two short tacks to fetch
the line. The Ventura won by l min
ute IA seconds. The Iroquois was second.
fifteen seconds ahead Of the Grayling.
The thirties also made a close start,
with the Okee in the lead. pressed by the
Hone, Mink. Lena and Silhouette. Com
modore Mahlstedt kept the Okcc In the
lead all the way and won by 3 minutes
Is seconds from the Silhouette, with
the Lena third.
The weather was just to the Jose
phine's liking In the G class and Addi-
son q. Hanan was first away to the
windward end of the line. The Anita
had "A single reef In her mainsail. The
Josephine drew away on each leg OF the
! course and won from the Amoret by 3
minutes so seconds. The Anita was .
minutes "a seconds further astern.
In Glass r Clifford ID. Mallory won
again with the Margaret. beating Com
modore Childs's Joyetta by 5 minutes 80
seconds. Roy Nanny sailed the Whit
10 NlCtpTy III tiN ''".'s "'N'
the Hamburg IL. in the second place.
, The Whiff won by . minutes 10 seconds
and the Hamburg beat out the luron by
6 seconds.
There were eighteen starters in the
star class and they lined up at the start
like a field Of race horses waiting for the
barrier. The Affair finished first. IS
seconds ahead OF the Hydra, with the
Twinkle third. In the handicap division
/ the Pontiac won in the first. the Sertans
in the second. the Robin Hood III. In the
third and Grace II. in the fourth. The
Robin Hood is doing 80 we'll that George
Garland may get his monograph this
year and thus be able to use his collec-
ton OF records.
The yachts will rest to-day. There
will be water sports and the yachtsmen
will entertain the ladies. In the evening
there will be a ball in the clubhouse. The
summaries
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB 50 FooTERS