New-York tribune., 1919-07-25
Ni1nbus Leads
Yachts in Race
On the Sound
Adios Shows the Way to the
3O-Footers, While HYDRA
Wins in the Star Glass

LARCHMONT MANOR. N. Y, July
24.-After passing through three of
the most disheartening racing DAYS
ever known in the history Of Long
Island Sound yachting, the Corinth-
lans, who are gathered here for the
resumption Of the annual race week of
the Larchmont Yacht Club, have at
last had satisfactory regatta.
Although the wind might have been
shade stronger, the breeze from the
southwest that was blowing when the
race commlttee set the course signals
TOR the fourth race of the series had
enough body to drive the little fellows
along IN true racing form
=, 10 add to the enjoyment Of all hands
there was summer sky overhead.
winch was more than welcome after
the leaden clouds beneath which the
Corinthlans have been racing since last
saturday. Long Island Sound reflected
way that brought joy to the hearts
OF all the racing men.
IL is no wonder, therefore, that
seventy yachts, the largest fleet that
mas gathered this summer for n re-
gatta, came to the starting line Of
Larchmont breakwater. There hav,
oeen years IN the history of the Larch-
mont club when seventy yachts would
have been considered a poor entry list
Not SO this summer. When one takes
INTO consideration the conditions under
which yachting has been working ali
year, the fleet to-day is an astonishing
one, particularly as the race was not
listed as an open regatta.
irty-nine-Footers Again Feature
The new 39-footers of the Larch-
mont club again were the feature class
OF the regatta. The three big sloops
were Joined to-day by the Glass y
sIoop Alice, the property of Charles b
Keeler. She raced against the best
time of the 39-footers on actual
measurement. However, no time al
lowance can be figured until the exact
measurements of the old yachts are
known.
The course chosen for the bic sloops
by the race committee, made IN of
Howell c. Perrin, chairman; B. o.
Booth and II. l.. Flint, took the craft
from the starting line to mark IF
Greenwich Point AS the wind came
it was run for all the yachts with
splnnakers to starboard.
Ihe fleet was led by Philip II. John
sons Grey Dawn, in the hands of
bob Mahlstedt Then came Butler
Whiting, sailing Commodore Ford's
Naruna. They were mighty lively on
board the Varuna, breaking out the
light sail almost as they crossed. To-
day the Nimbus was sailed by John
Mahlstedt.
The thirty-footers of the New York
Yacht Club followed ten minutes later.
The division was led by the Mizpah,
close to the committee boat, with Og-
den Reid's Lena, almost abeam, at the
other end of the line They also start
ed down the wind, although their
course was shorter than that sailed bv
the larger sloops.
The Barbara Has Hard Luck
Only one incident marrcd the starts
of the other classes. Just after the
preparatory whistle had been sounded
for the Larchmont Interclub Glass
the Barbara, the property Of c.
Shields, parted a throat halyard. It
ruined the chances of the yacht, which
has been doing good work all week
After tinkoring with the rigging Bar
bara got away twenty minutes after
her class.
For the first time since the start Of
race week, Commodore Ford's Varuna
has not been able to sweep across the
finish line in the position of honor.
To-day's winner was the gaf rigped
Nimbus, which covered the 20a4 mfe
triangle in 3:28:35. Varuna finished
second minutes and SO seconds