New-York tribune., 1919-07-27
los Yachts Compete as
Larchmont Regatta
Comes to an End

LARCHMONT MANOR, N. Y, July
26.-The annual race week of the
Larchmont Yacht Club, which was re-
sumed this year after a lapse of two
seasons on account Of the war, came to
an end to-day in the proverbial blaze Of
glory. A feet of los yachts, the great
est that has started this summer, came
to the starting line og Larchmont
Breakwater, and raced in a glorious
wholesail breeze from the south by
west.
When the course signals were set by
c. Perrin, chairman; B. O. Booth, H. l..
Flint and Captain Philip Raner,
U. S. N, indications pointed to north
east squall. A few drops of rain fell
as the larger classes started. 1t killed
the wind for quarter of an hour
Fortunately for all hands, the suuall
worked its way off over Long Island
without breaking, and after the calm
came perfect racing breeze.
A Sea of Whitecaps
Tho wind kept growing fresher and
fresher as the afternoon advanced By
the time the yachts began to finish the
Sound was being whipped into sea of
whitecaps, into which the yachts buried
their noses and tossed high the green
waters as they raced to the finish line.
The courses picked for the larger
classes gave them a run, stiff beat
and another reach.
Driven along by the ever-increasing
breeze, the yachts in the various classes
| made excellent time. Short courses fer
many Of the divisions also were respon-
sible for early finishes, something that
mas not been experienced at Larchmont
all week.
1t was fortunate thing that there
was perfect racing breeze to-day as
the feature was the first appearance
Of a large schooner since the summer
of 1916. The craft was George w.
Scott's Miladi. Having no competitor,
the double sticker raced against Dr.
c. B. Keeler's Class N sloop Alice on
corrected time. On ac,ual time Miladi
beat Alice by minutes and 32 seconds
over twenty-mile course
j. F. Feder's Numbus, sailed by Ed
mund Fish, was the winner among the
33-footers of the Larchmont Club.
Grey Dawn finished second, 2 minutes
and 30 seconds astern. Varuna was
the last OF the feet to finish. The
result Of the race had no bearing up
on tho race for the series prize. Va
runa had simply to finish to win the
cup, she having already won three out
OF four starts
Mizpah Finishes Second
Ogden Reid's Lena led home the
sscra,ppy 3o-footers of the New York
facht Club. Captain Reid swept acros.
the hnlsh line 2 minutes and IS secs
onds ahead Of d. r. Richardson's Mlz-
pan. Lena took 1:40:35 to cover
nine and one -half-mile course. Among
the Long Island Sound schooners. the
winner was Allure, the property of J
". and 4. +. Wake. Allure took
ii:a1;o4 to cover an eleven-mile course
~ was the best time made by the tiny
schooners during the week
While Butler Whiting was sailing
Eommodore Fords Varuna his own
Buzzard's Bay Young Miss was win
n.ng in its class, defeating zingara
handily over Il nin~ and one half mile
course. One Of the most brilliant wins
of the day was registered by c. f.
hyde in the Star class. He brought
his Hydra across the finish line five
minutes and thirty-fve seconds ahead
Of Adrian Isclin I1's Snapper in a feet
OF twenty-thrce yachts. There were
almost as many Of the Seawanhnka
Iorinthian Fish yachts here to- day
Inc winner was Shrimp. the property Of
W. A. w. Stewart II. Parker's WhjT
won IN the Larchmont Inter Club class.
As the afternoon advanced the wind
became too strong for some Of the
smaller CLASSES and several gave up the
struggle.