The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-06-23
BkIDGEPORT APLO1I,
Fine Yacht Race between n New Jersey and
IA Bridgeport Boat-New Jersey victo-
rious-BridgePort mnde Bankrupt.


The finest yacht race Of the season came of
yesterday at bridgeport between the Bella and
TIGER. The day was exciting enc to Bridgeport,
whose Inhabitants turned out an nd&se TO witness
what they confidently anticpated would be a victory
for them. The sylvan Grove, chartered for the
OCCASION took an immense crowd, and about hfty
other craft of various descriptions were loaded down
with their living freight
TIE YACHTS.
The Bella Is o staunch little crat, q feet inches
belonging to the Bayonue Club, and owned by Mr.
Nicholas Duryea, and sailed by Capt Ira Smith
Tie Tiger Is a boat "a feet 10 10 ches, and wa,
lately built at Bridgeport for Mr. Frank Bradbury
she was sailed by Capt Christopher Smith. Botl
,sehIs carried mai and lib sails the Tiger spread
ing fully one third more canvas than the Bella. The
course was from stake boat OF McNies Light. ter
mics Ia windward and return, The wind beins
west northwest the course lay towards Stratforc
Point l=Ltship the stake boat being anchored Of
Port Jefferson.
A 1850 $50 the starting Snn was hred large mum.
swinging round with Ib doomed out on the port side
siar6oaid. f6e boats we're now standing simo., due
Sut not until the Bella bad ADS gained HssaT
respectable lead.
sssa ;ins ssS ess: ',se Gsy
ess Of e s a oa Of me ey r,
s syddes Sr SH P.fSsSas poiI. Pom,
Both were cutting the water Of spanking rate the
Tiger. honsh Prosde,. IN The bow abored lee. and
her winning, nov felt 9 little du pious.
slightly to the soa.n and the Tiger shook reef in
ncnt wac also changed her b booming ii out 10 Star.
mile, but The Tiger creeping up and her friends
comm need betting that she would round the stake
Tiger even VITA the bella, but to ieeward Bet
ting stl In favor OF the Bella for Il expected
point Of sailing. The wind, which had veering,
mad by this time chopped round, and was blowing
strong from the southwest
AT THE STAKE BOAT.
The Tiger the to turn the stake boat which
she dr. at l264 the Bella being seconds behind. On
turning the Tiger made oLg stretch and got Wind.
ward, course which In the end probably lost her the
doubtful whether either boat would fetch bridgeport
without laGkihs In whlc Gaze the Tiger had the best
aoout seven or eight knots an hour and worsIne up
close hauled 10 the WIND. The Tigers friends be.
gan 70 iooS PiGe ior y Appeared as re bella would
do, man aiming the lead which her leewaTd posIon
gave her with very slight variation.
HOME.
The arrival at the home stake was watched by
port 1Olks with considerable chAgnn. 1hey had beied
very heavily on tneir own craft about 10000 being
saked nef IN Bridgeport alone, and il was EVIL.
dent she must lose The FL axe boat passed the
following time:
F Fsg I
The Bella was consequently winner by 80 seconds
which, IN addition to a. seconds allowance gave her
the best OF the by MIN, II sec having sailed tbs
Everything al boon made ready In bridgeport to
welcome the victorious tx with grand talite and
tuInrd out TO sec the victory not the antest cheer
uttered hen thc Bella dashed "a ahead,