New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-09-07
Beats the Iroquois II and
the Grayling After a
Stirring Contest.
THE LENA A WINNER
IN THIRTY" CLASS
S,xty-seven Boats Compete IN
the Fall Regatta of Larch.
mont Yacht Club.

With her main boom swung brad
Oft to starboard and her spinnaker bel.
lying in the southeast breeze 70 no,,
the sloop yacht Ventura. owned and
sailed by Commodore George F. Baker
IT,, Of the New York Yacht Cluh
crossed the finish line the winner 4,
her class yesterday in the fall rega,.
Ia Of the Larchmoat Yacht Club. Five
Of the "fftics" started in the race ana
the Ventura beat the Iroouois m
owned by Z. \. Ellis. by 2 min. SO see
J. p. NOraan's Grayling was third.
only six seconds astern Of the lroouoi.
II. They covered a 202t mile course.
SiXty-scven yachts started in the race.
The racing between the seven "th,r.
ties" that started was closer than tia.
of the "ffties" J. W. Alker's Alerion
II, after a bitter Sight over the I5x
mile course with Ogden II. Reds Lena.
defeated that yacht BY the small mar.
Hope was third. The Lena, which was
in charge of II. de B. Parsons. OF the
American Yacht Club, was also sail.
ing off a tie against the Alera az
result Of their contests during Larch.
mont race week. The Lena won this
race, defeating the Alera by min.
46 sec Another race week tie which
was sailed off yesterday was that be-
tween A. W. Lockwood's Carolina and
w. II. Bowes's Pontiac, both OF tie
first division handicap class. The
Carolina proved me winner by 1 min.
10 sec, winning as well the class prize.
The winners in the other classes
were the Amoret from the Anita. by
min 40 Sec; the Veda from the Red
Wing, by 80 sec; the Robin Hood III
from the Frefy, by min. 81 sec; the
Miss Modesty from the Pampero, by
min. Is sec; the Little Dipper from
the Zete in the Star Class. by 6s sec.
the Wild Thyme from the Whit. by
IS sec; the Joyetta from me Margaret,
by 2 min. 80 Sec; the New Moon, the
Chickioker. the Yam, the Thane. the
Opal and the Arvia.
There was a fog as we'll as a strong
easterly breeze all the forenoon that
whipped the waters Of the Sound into
white crested waves and forced many
of the smaller craft TO tuck reefs IN
their mainsails. The start was sched-
uled for for l2 o'clock. but the re-
gatta committee postponed II an hour
and so got clear weather for their
good judgment.
lust before the start Of the "hfties'
Mr.. Dawson, one of Commodore BAKER:
guests on board the Ventura, received
word that his son, who has been drlv-
ing an ambulance in France. was arriy.
ing in a liner that would dock al
o'clock. Commodore Baker apologiIed
10 the regatta committee for having
permitted Mr.. Dawson TO leave the
Yacht. which was an infringement OF
the racing rules, but which was re-
garded in this case as an emergency
In a fresh breeze from the eastward
and an ugly lump OF a sea Tor me
smaller classes, the start was MADE on
the Larchmont Breakwater at l:l5, the
"ffties" being sent away at that time
After some pretty manpuyrlng by me
SINNERS of the five that started
Eddie" Fish, at the helm OF W. T.
Dodge's Samuri, sent that sloop across
the line in the lead. She was placed
lust under the lee of the lroquois H.
that sloop being off the lee bow OF the
Crawling. which, steered by ]. 7. MOT
gan had captured the weather BERN.
Commodore George F. Baker, jr., "
the wheel Of his Ventura, ran htf
parallel with the line until the sighsl,
then luffed her TO the port tack ana ne
was the only one TO cross the line On
that tack. Meeting the others on lne
opposite tack, he was able 70 eivss
them all and continue on. Inc Aeushs
held her starboard tack five minutes
longer than the others, when taeheu
10 port two minutes after crossing 'hs
line. 800, st. IL,
there was a pretty little night iof
the weather berth between the Saniu.
and the Grayling off the Scotch Osps
gas buoy in which the Samuri 1-mS
out ahead, with the Acushia goou
third to the Grayling's second. IL wa,
a beat to windward of lO44 miles 10.
the "fifties" to the first mark-ShipPsn
buoy. From there. the wind naN,hs
canted to the southeast; they nSo
long and a short leg TO Motifs ron.
buoy and a run from there 10 "'
finish. I'D
Seven of the "thirties" started ana
thew made a pretty getaway IN ".
fresh breeze. The Hope, with "a.
Lena close under her lee, was nrs'
away. with the 0riole. Alera ana hs
rion ii to leeward of them all 9elng "a
the starboard tack. The Sllnoueu.
crossed on the port tack. she VII
able TO cross all but the Alerioh :.
In the "R" class the Joyetta ana w
Margaret made aclose start. Win W.
Jovetta TO windward. but leng'h u
two astern. ,hi,
No prettier start has been seen 'n 1.'
season than that of the Larchmoh. ~ ~
terclub class. Eight Of these smar, ~,
lie sloops lined up just to leewa,I
the line and at signal all OF 'T Tss
we're across in thirty seconds VIA
Hamburger H., the Whit and me NJ.
Theme. which was steered by ni
Morris the owners daughter, ciTs.ss
an even terms. Miss Morris iS',,
brought her yacht home winner. .i1v
least a score Of young women plu.SS..
assisted in sailing the various !s.,g
larve and small, although the sp.SI
was flying high and wettinS an
DUNG the first half of the race; -,
Vice Commodore John riVV ~.
Clarke. who is acting commodore o. m
club during the absence of Commooysiss.
lanes h. Ford. who is cruising ~ "a
flagship Katrina, and Fleet .hl 70.
" f Billiard were guests OF MED
gatta committee on board the Tug r.
b. DalLell.
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