New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-23
BANzAI VICTOR
IN YACHT RACE
ON LOWER BAY
Edmund Lang's Entry First
in Thirty" Class in At
lantic Y. c. Events.
By CAPTAIN JAMES c. SUMMERS.

With a splendid breeze, veering from
the southwest to south, to drive them
over their respective courses, forty
yachts, manned by some two hundred
smart shippers and crews, started yes
torday in the first of the Atlantic
Yacht Clubs series of races in the
lower bay.
Scores of club members, Sea Gate
summer residents and others witnessed
the start from the club pier. where the
regatta committee Henry j. Glelow,
John X. Brophy and Samuel l.. Flnlay
managed the race from the GRO" >
nest"
Edmund Lang's Banzai, sailed by
Herbert Funke. was first among the
n. Y. Y. c. "thirties," the largest class
that started. She led the Okee III,
handled by Vice Commodore Little, OF
the Atlantic Yacht Club, by about a
length. the Alice, owned by Gherardi
DAVIS, being third. II was run win
spinnakers 20 starboard for the hrst
leg of the course to the Bensonhurst
mark, A reach from there TO the craven
Shoal buoy, beat from there 20 Buoy
No. IS, at the north end of Ambrose
Channel, and run from there to the
finish.
Takes Lead Early.
The Banzai soon took the lead IN
her class. At the end Of the first
round Of the course she led the Alice
by SO seconds and the Okee III was
2 minutes s seconds astern of the
Alice. On tn. second round the Okee
III did better work in going to wlnd-
ward. She passed the Alice. but she
was unable to overhaul the banZal,
which proved the winner, by ! minute
and 8 seconds. This race proved one
Of the Lest Of the day.
Although the JOY led the Sagi law at
every mark in the first division OF ,he
handicap class, on corrected tune mrs.
prize went TO he latter yacht by
minute and 81 seconds.
The birds had an interesting race,
and again the Curlew, the Long Island
Sound representative of the class, de-
foatsJ the O1iole. which is enrolled IN
the lower bay fotilla. In the 5 class
NJ. & +. II. although second by more
than minutes at the end OF The hrst
round. took first place By minutes
ana q seconds from Cyrlc.
Cecil Piatt's Skylark had no great
difficulty in winning among the lower
bay knockabouts, and on both actual
and corrected time the Spider ;ook the
Drize in the third division OF ehe nan
dicap class. Interesting handspring
marked the work of the yachts IN the
second division Of the same class: Al
though the Fran was allowed almost
30 minutes. she finished second by
seconds. .d
The usual large feet Of stars started,
To wilmer being c. f. Hyde's Hydra.
She beat the CAMS Minor BY 2 minutes
and 50 seconds. The latter yacnI
moved into second pla:e during the
second thrash down the channel.
Mess Dinner for Yachtsmen.
Last night the visiting yachtsmen
were entertained at mess dinner
| Former Commodore Barnard presided
! There also was meeting of the spe-
/ ciaI committee that will manage the
/ Cbilds challenge cup race on Friday.
II was de ided that the Larchmont
/ Club. the defender, would be repre-
scented by the Alice, and that {. r.
Perrin would be on the committee.
/ The Bensonhurst Yacht Club is the
challenger. 1t will be represented by
/ the Cvric. John R. Brcphy will be the
Bepsonhurst representative on the race
/ committee. The third man will be A.
F Aldridce. of the Crescent Athlete
/ Club. The second day Of series racing
I will be held to-day.
The summary:
NEW YORK y. { THIRTY toqIrERs START
lIJ-COJ RSL llN NA' HCAL NILES
v..,, and oe-a- HNS Inns
Bsazai,, E4mu.a ,a' i,.,or,.,..o, 40 z294e
a lrIIIdI|I lfaf4r
2.s4Ig. Ahc. -.5i 90. Onec III. -;a' 90
.rf,s-prCtP rLA<s-I'E-T UiVISlON-STAEf
20 -CouESE 50 NAUT1CAL MILES
JOY. Iesa"9se ~, s.l DAVIS -..--' tx M ga az
Ss fFo-Ssc,oS tim, Oh ssgasr eg7 70 Ioy $50 10
T Time al eud OF erst rlund-Joy. "a So ssgi'
.GRAvEsEND BAY. ENoCL ARI9g TS-STARr lA5
cot RsE % MILES ...,. ,.,-.,o
Mus r - sgpoer ......ssSs44ddII i:to e ii
POKE Along. II c Pimm. - g 80 go 9,55
Mouse 5H.oi. MIA. 24i37. An-X. 2423s.
Fase Along 2At.n.
'N''' ii',S'LC6tiTSE - NAUTICAL MILES.
Spider i j. Martin. ........5 80 80 ~ 5oi. 5 ~
Alg@, hgcgS .... '..-.'.-'''44 "a 40 5.Sa 20
Fine AT end Of arst round spider. Pa So .
Agon. 2fSlo. Bug IL. S.o2l3.
NEW YORK CANoE ClL lS.,I p9Ri rs,
Viva George EciucTs ............. o.)2 - liz ~
Mercury J Remmey .........-a II 40 l.--AO
A STAR CIAss-START l4O-COCRsE n.SO
NAUTICAL MILES. 49,. ,.-,..,
HYDRA C. L Hyde. ............... 4 = .o2 20 0s
Caui, Minor O'iireu and Adler.-.t .so % %. 20
Affair l. Y Willis. .....i .5s 20 go ~
Shallow. W l. Inslce. .............4 30 9 So
Little Bear A Walker - a. .53 900 ,s5
Vtga. T. G Unite t............4 a 90 5.0l :oj
Zee G. " Elder. u ............4 = ~ 5-pZ ~
Baushoc N Egertou. .............4 q. IS .os =
Stsr PARKWAY. A. y. Fp........4 40 a 500 =
+ Little Dpper G. 4 Cory .-......s y - 8.g! -
Nursd [ J.. Atkinson. ......4 y 81 3,ll 80
Nrrcd e. : Baiie5 ............ .j5 3ll 30
Bls Dipper. ] r. Robinson. .4.5g.23 3.l9 e
Meteor X H. Fnlay ........... 3 o. p 5.ss
SEA star j. y. Christensen. DID nos nnSh
Time At eud q 15st round Hydra s:li "a: 20
Shadow. 2l5 40. Ilule Dipper. 10 80; Mursd.
S.l5 ~. Zctc. 3.l7 -. Banshee. ISIS. Big DIP
rar 3.l9.34. star farawa'. 5 20 Is, CAMS Minor.
Z so24. Nercld. S.zl.- Sea sisr. 81 ~.
Meteor % %
sL0OPs-CIASs L-START ls5o-coURsE llso
'M 6F H. J u wnghs....... 800 ~ 90
'' Tns a, ed ., arst round-C,rie. 3i'i5. NJ
= H. S-o.4
KAysIpE BIRDs-sTART l.S5-coURSE lIsO
MILES
Curew. G. J. Willard .-.......... 81 ,5 ~ 55. ~
oH Tms a, end Of frst rouud-Cusie~. SOC 80;
J,vArCA BAY CATs-sTART lS5-COURsE
~ so NILES. ~
sindbaai, 81 hr q'5., 90 % s5si6
Time st end Of erst round Glare May. s % co.
S.adbad. 1888.
HANDICAP CLASS SECOND plNlSloN-SrAkt
So-CovKSE $50 MILES 900.
Cnuco. X II Niison. .--.--......t - S5i 20
Frances. : Nickes..---.-. % ~
Msy " Anderson ........ ..--..--t u - 80 q
Frsm & / Armstrong .-... 80. % - - -, -
ID 80 "a dino . A .