The sun., 1919-08-17
FANTASIA Is FIRST
IN YACHT CONTEST
Scores in Handicap Division
in 7. r. A. of Gravesend
Bay Regatta.

Twenty yachts divided into the usual
classes, the largest feet that has sailed
on the lower bay all seasan, started in
the annual regatta Of the Marine and
Field Club yesterday. and favored by
nn4ect weather conditions the various
sions made the best time OF the sum-
'fner over the usual association course.
The race was the seventh championship
contest of the Yacht Racing Association
OF Gravesand Bay and was by all means
the most interesting regatta sailed be-
low the Narrows this summer.
AS usual. the start and the finish were
or the Atlantic Yacht Club at Sea Gate.
s. Christiansen's Ethel scored a SAIL
over prize In the first division of the
handicap class, the largest division to
fill. In the second division the winner
on both actual and corrected time was
Fantasia, the property OF l. L. Beebe,
Jr., Atlantic Yacht Club. The yacht led
at every mark twice around a course
made up OF a reach on the starboard
tack from the starting line off Sea Gate
to a mark of Bensonhurst, run TO Fort
Hamilton and a beat back to Sea Gate.
AT the end of the first round Fantasia
led the feet, being clicked at 4 :06 :57.
She was 224 ahead OF Careless. the
second yacht TO be timed. Fantasia
continued to increase her lead and An
ished on actual time 1850 ahead OF
Careless. On corrected time Fantasia
only won by :t6 from Loafer, which on
actual time finished third. At the end
of the first round the times OF the other
yachts in the division were Loafer,
III :5S; Scylla. i:13:o4; Chippewa,
4:I5 :3S.
F. b. Jansen's SlSylark and e. T. Sup
pers Mouse had a grand scrap in the
knockabout division. The latter led the
fleet at the end OF the first round, being
A seconds ahead Of Skylark. Pike
Along was 40 seconds astern OF the latter
craft. In the second beat to windward
Skylark moved ahead and finally won
by 1901. r. L. Finlay's Meteor con-
tinued to win among the star class, and
In the third division OF the handicap
class the winner was Bob Cat, owned
by ]. christensen, a fifteen-year-old
boy. The yacht was the last to finish,
but won on time allowance.
The Summaries.
HANNIBAL cIAsS.rIEsT DIVISION
START 3:l5-CouRSE 10 MILES.
Yacht and Owner. H EiG H 4 :.
Ethel, S. Chnstansen. ........4 50 As ] 81 Is
HANDICAP CLAss-sEcoND DIVISION
START s:so-CoURsE rs MILES
Fantase' l. L. Beebe. Jr...,..'4 g l:S 9
Loafer, Heinen and Pimm. ....4 50 70 ! 81 10
Scylla. p. s. CroVat............ IS 81 IS 81
Chippewa, J. X. Birch. o. 30 Ia 30
May, w. Anderson. ..,...,.......Di Did not finish
Corrected time on Fantasia. l % 81; IOafer.
So 2s; Csreless.l 81 3d. Chippewa, IS 81;
Scylla, 81 IS.
GRAvESEND BAY KNoCKABoUTs-srAR
3:25-CoURSE 7.3 MILES.
Skylark, i. u. Jansen. .........6 Of IS l@ IS
Mouse. E II. Supper, o. SO 81 SO
Poke Along, ID. o. Davis........5 O5 o. ! 10 o.
An-X, II. FltlgihhoL. ..,........b 10 "a As
X-tra, S., II. Church. ...........,.5 10 o. IS "
Chico, W Il. Goodwin. ......... Did not finish
STAR CLAsS-START s:n-CoURsE rs
MILES.
Meteor r, L. Finlay ............b II Al l42 ~
Murad, c. l.. Atkinson.,........6 IS 20 IS %
HANDICAP CLAsS-THIRD DIVISION
sTART-s:s5-CoURSE $50 MILES
AlCyon, X. Rock. ..,.......,.4 30 81 81 81
Spider, II. d. A. Martin..,.....4 IS rs / 90 81
Scud. l.. Atkinson, IS 20 03 %
Bug H., II. Rottnmmer. .........4 IS 81 o. s.
Bob Cat, j. Christiansen.,.....4 ~ 90 lW o.
Corrected time on Bob Cat, 50 Of; Bug H..
Is Is; Spider, Sc SO Alcyon, 81 81 scud, s. 90.