The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-23

footer Grayling won the race OF her
class In the fourth regatta Of Larchmont
race week yesterday and now has scored
81 points out of a possible SO In the
contest FOR the series prize. The Ven
tura In second in the series race with
20 points, so 1t would seem that the
Grayling should win the prize unless
some accident occurs to-day. Commo-
dore Morgan's son. Harry s. Morgan.
has sailed the Glen Cove s yacht Opal
every day very successfully. He won
again yesterday and. like his father, he
seems to have a mortgage on the series
! prize.
George Nichols, one OF the Resolute's
afterguard. sailed the Grayling again
yesterday and in spite OF the iukiness Of
the wind worked into the lead on the
windward leg. the first. and then held
the lead to the finish. The course was
to Motifs Point, then to Greenwich Point
and then home. The wind at the start
was light from south southeast, 30 the
first leg was a beat Of three and a
quarter miles.
The start was a pretty one. Butler
whiting sailed the Barbara and had on
board Vice-Commodore John Proctor
Clarke, and at the start the Barbara
on the port tack was first over the line
at the eastern end. She had to give
way. however. to the Ventura. which,
being on the starboard tack. had right
of way. Harry L. Maxwell sailed the
Ventura. The others were all in close
company and the Samuri. Spartan, Caro-
lima and Acushla were on the port tack.
Very soon all except the Spartan and
Acushla. which had taken the s~tarboard
tack, headed over toward Sands Point.
with the Carolina to leeward. the Samuri
next and the Barbara and the Ventura 10
ndw When halfway across the
Sound the Grayling took the starboard
tack and forced the lroquois to tack under
her lee. but meeting the Ventura and
the Barbara, the Grayling passed astern OF
them. Then the Grayling took the port
tack and stood well in to Glen Cove
until she was able to fetch the mark,
and there she met the Spartan coming In
from the eastward In second place. with
the Barbara third and the Ventura
fourth.
BY this time the wind had backed
more easterly and II was a close reach
on the second leg of 6% miles. As they
neared the outer mark the wine headed
them. 80 that each yacht had to make
two or three tacks. The Grayling held
her lead and the Barbara had worked
into second place. In turning that mark
the Spartan hit the buoy and at once
withdrew. The Ventura. Carolina and
Samuri held well to the south for the
reach home and they caught another
shift in the wind. which enabled them
to outsail the Barbara. The Grayling
won by 3 minutes 6 seconds. Ventura
was second. ! minute 10 seconds ahead
of the Samuri, the Carolina finished
fourth and the Barbara NTH. 1t was
said that Carolina had towed to the line
after the preparatory signal and con-
seGuently was disqualified.
The Josephine won in the Il class, beat
ing the Anita l minute 81 seconds ana
the Amoret . minutes "a seconds. The
Josephine had Ahe best Of the start and
led all the way. In the thirty foot class
I. T.. Raymond's Hope was the WINNER
with the Alera second and Okee third.
The Okee Is leading in the series contest.
Edgar Luckenback sailed the Virginia
in class q. That yacht got away well
and finished ! minute 81 seconds ahead
OF the Alice with the Arvia third. Com
modore W. II. Childs's Joyetta was the
winner In class r, giving the Margaret the
biggest beating she has met. There were
eighteen starters in the star class ana
Adrian Iselin I'd won with the snapper,
That yacht finished 2 minutes AZ
seconds ahead of q. W. Elders Iete, and
George a. Corry's Little Dipper was
third, 20 seconds further astern. The
winners In the handicap classes were
Sonora, Sally TX, Twinkle and Grace III.
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