New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-04
Terrific Gale
Plays Havoc
With Regatta
Only One 5O-Footer Fin
ishes and Many Craft Are
Capsized i'm Choppy Sea

OYSTER BAY, L. l., Sept. 3.--Fifty-
three yachts arrived here to-day to
take part in the annual fall regatta
OF the Seawanhaka- Corinthian Yacht
Club. The big fleet gathered off the
starting line, midway between Oak and
Lloyd's Neck, and waited for tie start
ing signals to be set on the Seawan :
haka, the committee boat of the club
When the course signals were set the
wind was fairly fresh. 1t was coming
from the southwest by south and every
indication pointed to good regatta.
AS class after class started big banks
II black clouds we're seen gathering in
he northeast. The amateur yachtsmen
paid little attention to the clouds. All
new squall was coming, but all
Hoped that it would pass over the
my real damage. As quite often hap
pens prior to a sQuall, the wind fiat
ened down and the smaller classes
found great difficulty in crossing the
starting line.
1t was mighty fortunate thing. A
title after 4 p. m. the worst squall of
he summer swept across Long Island
Sound. Inside minute the waters were
whipped into a sea of rolling whitecaps
i.y wind that at one time was good
sixty knots an hour. Although the
east, it began to work it's way around
tie compass and soon it was blowing
from every point.
Mary d. II Capsizss
Naturally it played havoc with the
racing fleet. Mary d. III, the property
of j. j. Donovan, a member of the
was capsized. Her crew of five chung
- the upturned craft and finally were
sescued. Later in the day the cap
ized boat was towed into Oyster Bay.
f'he thirty -footer Nautilus, the prop
rty of M. K. Hatfield, was dismasted.
sluakeress III, another handicap boat,
'Shlch belongs to C. L. Weyand. parted
ser backstay, tore her mainsail and
.ost one of her halyards.
Fred l.. Richards's thirty footer
dos also lost her jib halyard. The
ssorty-footer Pamparo, the property Of
{. L. Andrews, tore her jib and main
.sil. In fact, practically every boat in
she feet met with some sort of an
sccident. Fortunately, nothing of a
erious nature was reported to the race
committee, although only five of the
feet that started actually crossed the
I nish line.
Although the squall lasted for three
,uarters of an hour it was not the
; low which was responsible for so few
the yachts crossing the finish line.
usually happens, when the squall
'assed there was a fiat calm.
Many of the yachts that had an
nored during the blow attempted to
continue. Although the committee
aited until the time limit was up, only
me fftyfooter, three of the Fish class,
Star and two of the forty-footers
we're timed. Two of these were not
!, med officially.
Only Three Starters
The fifty-footer that finished wa.
acushla, which belongs to l.. Gordon
',Lammersley. The yacht took 3:18:24
TO sail the fifteen-mile course. Is
alena and Spartan were the other
/ fty-footers that started. In the Fish
lass the winner was Soulpin, which
lelongs to Franklin Remington. The
loaf finished at SCOOPS. Snapper and
fIinnow were the other Fish yachts to
i.nish. Mars II was the Star yacht
nat reached the finish line. Monsoon
:: nd Pamparo were the forty-footers to
Zach the finish line.
Regardless of the battered condition
, the feet, the race committee plans
start this evening the annual all
/ light race of the club. 1t is to STRAIT
ord Shoal Light and back to Oyster
Say. The race is open to all yachts
arolled in the club and the Victory
raft. They all race in one class ON a
: wen handicap