The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-08-08
ONE CLOSE FINISH IN
HUGUENOT REGATTA
FOrty-cight Yachts Contest.
the Largest Being in Thirty
Foot Class.
SOME GOOD TINE Is MADE

While the larger yachts OF the racins
nee; contribute greatly to the Spectacular
interest by their participation In "A re-
gatta they are not at all necessary 81
the success of such an event. This was
made quite evident yesterday ut the an
nual regatta of the Hueuepot Yacht
Club. which was sailed on that portion
OF Long Island Sound just to the east
ward of H~ucklcbcrry Island. Forty
eight yachts were IN the fleet and the
largest were Amoiet OF Class l. and
Hope Of tn. 30 foo, class. but the
weather was fine and there was a true
southwest breeze of whole sail strength.
making the best conditions for good
racing.
The courses for the first and second di-
visions OF the handicap class were from
the starting point OF Hucklebeiry Island
10 the Scotch Caps Buoy. to the bell
buoy of Prospect Point on the Long
Island shore and thence home. This
course was sailed twice. making n dis
tance of i6i2 miles. other yachts of
the handicap feet and those of Class u,
Class Il special and the larchmont In
terclub feet sailed to the eas;erly buoy
on Hen and Chickens Reef, TO the Pros
pect Point Buoy and thence home and
around a second time, making a dis
lance of lOit miles. The star class
sailed the larger course once around. So
miles. and the smaller one design boats
and dorles sailed the shorter course once
around. - miles.
II was a leeward start and all the
larger yachts broke out spinnakers az
they crossed he line. 1t was windward
work on the second leg and a reach on
the third. just the conditions that all
yachtsnen like. With two exceptions
the starts were not especially close, as
the boats had the tide with them as we'll
~ the wind. u II was not easy 10
Judge distances. The Star class made
the closest start OF the day, all of them
being well bunched. Thu start of the
Larchmon intogclub class was also
close In fact too close. as three boats
got over the line ahead of time and
were compelled 20 tuin back and re-
cross. thus losing considerable distance.
Amoret of Class Il, also enrolled In
the I'll ~ division in the handicap class.
had no competitor In that vis on and
sailed with the second division. giving
the other boats an extra time allowance
OF approximately = per cent. Hope of
the New York 80 foot class went over
the curse alone in order to get credit in
the championship records for having
sta rted In a race.
While comparatively fast time was
made by nearly all the yachts-the
second division handica, boats covering
their sixteen miles in a little over three
hours-ihe finishes were not particularly
close except In the 'Iarchmont inter
club class in which Whit. the winner.
beat Skid by only twen,y-four seconds.
Winners in other classes were Handl-
cap ciass, FIST and second division,
Amore handicap class. second division
only. Red Wing, handicap class. third
division. Natuma Glass r.. Joyetta
Glass II special, Ojeemah; handicap
class, fourth division Miss Mcdesty
Glen Cove Jewel class, Brilliant: New
Rochelle one design class. Virginia
Orienta one des.gn class. Teal: match
race. Petrol: Star class. Affair dory
class, Van The summaries:
HANDICAP CLASS FIRST AND SECOND
DlNlSlbNS-START. 50-COI'RsE.
liiz MILES.