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SPORTING ON THE WAVE
a FINE RACE By THIRTY YAoHrs N
THE LOVER BAY.
The Brooklyn Clubs Regatta Yesterday
The Pirate Fletcher Like Hawk Amens

The Pirate Fletcher Like Hawk Amens
Devcs-The Eleven Successful Yachts.
The thirteenth annual and third union regatta
OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club took place yesterday In
the lower bay Shortly after ii the yachts got In sn-
chor OF Owls Head. The pirate Andrew Fet hss
took the judges. Nessrs. NJ. M, Van Dyke. r. r.
Bunker, J. II. Lewis. n. Mallory and Alonzo slots
through the feet. Among the guests on board were
Mayor Kalbhei.ch, Felir Campbell, Chief OF Poiios
Campbell, Sheriff Walters, Isaac Bell Judge Becbe.
Levi Farren, eI-Mayor Guntner. X. Van Schaict-
W. Myers. T. Josephson, and Others
The starter, Mr.. J. M. Sawyer, fred tue prepars-
tory gun at 1905, the second gun for schooners "a
igO6, and the third for sloops at 1910. The stare
was pretily effected, considering how many there
were to start. Tho Alice was very quick in getting
away, and got the lead, running up the Long Island
shore, followed by the Madeleine, the sappho bring
ing up the rear. There was light soulherly breeze
at this time, but outside IL gave promise Of being Q
little fresher The Addie V. rot nice start OF the
frstclnss sloops, and followed after the Sappi,e,
with the smart little Kate coming nert. The Mary
was rather unfortunate, as she carried away her
topmast. The third.class sloops were pretty wen
punched together, and got away In q cluster; bua
the little Jeannette, ceverly handled. managed b
got out OF the crowd and strike line OF her own.
BY this time the superior speed OF the Sappho had
tegun 10 tell, and che led the eet, with tile Made
leine close on her heels, and theIAlce next The
Addie " led the soops, with the Kate following n
her wake, and the Qui vive sailing very fast up V
the wndwsrd Of the latter. The Jeanette, Sophia.
and Mystery were all pretty close together with the
rest OF the feet struggling of In long string. The
victorious Tidal Wave came next, not In tho race,
but following as spectator. The sappho was the
first round the Southwest Spit, and started OF foe
the ligh ship, followed by tho Madeleine and Alics-
The Alice held on very steadily and would not bs
shaken on. The Addie V. was the first sloop round
the Southwest Spit, and started away for homo
followed by the Qui vve, with the Kate close on hes
heels: The Mystery aud Jeanette turned almost
together, but the latter was little behind, and fol.
lowed by the SOPHIA who led the Bella and Mammal
tan by about a minute.
The Beautiful dashed round next followed closolp
by tho Onward, who was sailing very we'll. The
neIt lot were the Joe Jefferson, followed by the
Fayorita Carlton, Apollo. Ida, Oceanic, and Ms-
tllda The Qui Vive kept ct rNdually dra wing no %
the hddie, and the Sophia ran like q race borse bo-
fore the wind. The schooners out ut were doing
about the same, with the exception that the oappho
was running away from the Madeleine, and the Alice
appeared to be gaining ground.
Toward evening the breeze freshened consider
ably. and the feet came flying up the bay, burying
their bows In the foam, but still carrying brayey on
The race home to the Owls Head very Interest,"
ing. The Addis V. was the first to get home, with
the Qui Nye about FIVE minutes later and the Sophia
third, The judges awarded prizes to the yachts
named below: