The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-09-07

Inc ventura won the race or the nj
ties In III Larchmont fall regatta
through good judgment shown by Com
modore George +. Baker. III, who
handled her In the race. When the start
northeast. 1t had kick up n sea too,
but the ifties had their club topsails
aloft. Tn course selected took the
yachts first to a mark of Greenwich
Point, then to Motifs Point and then
home.
1t was windward work on the first leg.
As the yachts crossed the line It was
noticed that masses of clouds were pill
ing up over Long Island. which lndi-
Gated that the easterly wind was soon
to give way to a southerly, and Commo-
dore Baker AZ soon as his yacht crossed
the line stood on the port tack across
the Sound to meet this wind. The
other shippers were divided in their
opinions; some at first kept out in deep
water. while the Samuri and Acushla
held in toward the Connecticut shore.
Edmund Fish on the Samuri figured
that there was n better wind on the
north side and that IL would last until
the first mark was reached.
The Ventura as soon az she got near
h Long Island shore tackled into a
wind from southeast which enabled her
to lay her course TO the mark. which she
turned well In the lead. and after that
held the lead to the finish.
The first part of this race was very
pretty. At the start the Ventura, run
ming In from the southeast, stayed on
the lane and crossed on the port tack
and she was so well placed that she was
able TO cross h bows OF the others
crossing IN the starboard tack. The
Samuri led tho ~starboard tack division
n on her weather quarter was the
%lroquois. Then came the Grayllng and
the Acushla was last. The Grayling
had no Jlb topsail set. but 1t was on the
stay. The ~Iroquois was the first to fol-
low the Ventura and then Samuri tackled
to the south. The Grayling passed
astern OF the Samuri and broke out her
Jlb topsail as she tool the port tack.
The Samuri and Crawling held the
port tack for only n few minutes and
then took the starboard tack, headinp
TO the northeast. and soon afterward
the 1roquois followed. leaving the Ven.
tura alone on her long tack across tn,
Sound. After u few short tacks tht
~lroquois and Grayllng stood after the
Ventura. These had been beaten b,
the Samuri and 1t was between tn,
Samuri and Ventura which had tn,
better position. The Ventura finally
tackled and found a favOring wind which
came strong of the beach and let hei
lay her course for the mark. She
crossed the bows of the lroquois ant
her. and these three turned the mark II
the order named we'll In the lead OF tht
Samuri. On the last leg of the cours,
down the wind the Grayling almost
caught the ~1roquois. but could not quit,
get up. About 100 yards from tbs
} finish the two boats were Tapped. Thei
the Iroquois drew way and led by q
length across the finishing line. Thc
Ventura beat the Iroquois 2 minutes
sc seconds.
Just before the start the steam yach'
Skipari took II. l.. Dawson of the Ven
tura. Commodore Baker sent n note e
the committee, explaining this slight in
fringement of the rules, saying that Mr.
Dawson had received n message. say,
ing tina his son. who had been drivlni
an ambulance In connection with TN
American Hospital in Paris, had returneC
and was TO land at 0 o'clock. Mr.
Dawson was very anxious TO meet hi
son and left the Ventura.
The thirty footers sailed a course n
15A miles. This was won by ]. w
Alker's Alerion H., by IL seconds r
the lena. The Lena. on which was II
de n. Parsons. chairman Of the New Yorl
Yacht lub's committee, was also sail
ing OF n tie with Alera for the seconc
prize in the race week series and thi'
was won by the Lena.
In the first division Of the hlndtcal
class Carolina and Pontiac also sailed
off a tie for a first prize and this VA
won by the Carolina by ! minute an
30 seconds. The Veda won in the sec
ond division, Robin Hood III. In III