The sun., 1916-08-22
WOMEN AT TILLERS
AS REGATTA BEGINS
Atlantic Yacht Club Fleet Is
Turned Over to the
Feminine Shippers.
ALTAR IS BEST STAR

In a light breeze from the south
The annual race week Of the Atlantic
Yacht Club began on Gravesend Bay
yesterday afternoon with a regatta for
ome Twenty-three yachts. divided
Into six classes, each sailed by a woman
Cor'nthian. competed. They were sent
twice around a. course made up Of a
reach on the starboard tack from the
starting line OF Sea Gate TO q mark
on the B~ensonhutst Yacht Club. then
another reach to Fort Hamilton. fol-
lowed by n beat TO Sea Gate and a
short reach home.
The feature was the fleet OF star
yachts that competed, for a dozen Of the
LITTLE fellows sailed. The winner was
Mrs. +. V. Willis. Affair led at the end
NJ the first round by 8 minutes and
% seconds. In the second beat to wind
ward Shadow did the better work and
We're was only ! minute and II seconds
between the leading boats which they
finished. The Vega finished third. 2 min
ut,s and seconds asicrn OF Shadow.
Joy, sailed by Mrs. W. T.. Davis. had
no great difficulty in leading the fleet at
every mark. Her actual elapsed time
was 25 minutes n 81 seconds better
than that OF the Saginaw. her class COM
peti,or. and she won by 16 minutes and
80 seconds corrected time. Al the m
OF the first round Joy had Q lead Of
nearly Is minutes.
Miss Lucy Willard sailed the Curisw
TO victory In the bird class. At the end
OF the hrst round she was leading Oriole.
her class competition. by 10 seconds. In
the second round she increased the lead
ana o by z minute and 10 seconds
In the knockabout division, x.trs, sailed
by Mrs. II. q. Pimm. defeated the Mouse,
sailed by Miss johanna Schmidt. by 4 min
utes and b2 seconds. Spider. sailed by
Miss f. W. Hoffman. had an easy time
OF II in the third division Of the ham
dicap class. winning by more than 20
minutes. M!es May Moran lad a sail
over in the dinghy class in the Mercury.
The race yesterday was managed by
Theodore D.. Wells. who was assisted
by John r. Brophy. Samuel l.. Fin,ay.
Nice-Commodore Little and c. Miller, all
~ the Atlantic Yacht Club. The series
races will start at the club to-day. The
summaries:
HANDICAP c~LAss-rIRsT DIVISION
START. :;:o-corRsE, IS MILES.
zach, and skipper. HMs. Inns.
Joy Mr.. W 7 Dsyis.m...tnI i@M
Corrected time on JOY. I;@Si; s.sins!.
:'Os:A. Tine q, end Of nrs, round: JOY.
9i9.as: saginaw. 3:yS"
BIRD cIAss-srART a:S-coURsn. -
NILES.
Curiew. Miss Lucy willard. 4 10
Criole. Mrs. c. l.. Atkinson. Y 40 20
Time ~ end Of hrst round: Curlew. 3.U 20;
oriole, s:to:ss.
s~TARs-sTART. a:p-CoURsE. rs NILES.
Affair. Mrs.. E..y. Wills. ?m1
Vega. Miss X, Taylor ........SWN 2WN
CAMS Minor. Mrs, c. L. Bon.
z.,e. Mrs. q. W. Elder. j.. tSW :%M
Banshee. Mrs. SohN...u..... aMu
Little Dtpper. Mrs. @. A.
Sea Star, Miss N. lnslec ,..,. ii :o;M
Little Bear. Mrs. Allan
Big Dipn~r. Mis-. Mabel Teller . :SW
Nereid. Miss Mary Little ..... &3N ?i2N
Meteor. Miss Louise KlotI. ~ q 20,
Times at end Of FIRST round: Affair. suN:
shadow, S.?'o.: VEGA sa::"; Cams Minor,
su:j,: latte Hear. $40 ,o:; Zete. sB :t6: Big
Dipper. Sisi,: Sea Star. 3l;Os; Nered.
5000 and Meteor. a:s:%'.,
KNoCKABouTs-sTART; 2:Is-couRsE. 10
MILES.
x,rs. Mrs II G Pimm l1@ IMm
Mouse, Miss Johanna Schmidt I ~ % o. %
End Of IRE, round; x.trA, $40; os: Mouse.
$500.
HANDICAP C~LAss-THIRD DIVISION
START, s:c-corRsE. IS MILES.
Spider, Mise E n. Hoffman. = @N M
Bus IL. Mise A Rottammer 8 q 90 40
Corrected time on spider. ~l:S7:es:. Bug H..
2.i, 81. Time at end of frst round Spider.
SGG; bug H.. %07:S?.
NEW YORK C c. DINGHlEs-sTART. $50
COURSE 365 MILES.