The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-28

second, and the balance as given above, excepting
tnat the Tidal wave mad eaten mp TO and weatherei
the Tarolinta. The nimbe Kaiser Wilhelm All lnl5
time. OF the second class slO0ps had st farewell 10
her sister competitors, white the Alert was second,
ana OF the open noats the Bella had assumed conf
mand, followed by the Maud.
The Bluff Light on Staten Island was now broad
side on, and with the Madeleine In advance ana STEP
ping along beautifully there was observed the nrst
Of q series OF pretty struggles for the supremacy.
The Dauntiess was the third Yacht and oyerhauling
the Columbia fast, with the Tidal Wave, neing
second, narrowing the distance between both OF
them and her. AT 1920 the Madeleine tackled 10
sJarboard and stretched out for the West
Bank. The Sanpho now took in her Ibiopsail ana
she was reaching down well Tor the upper
hospital grounds. Al 1927 the positions OF the
leading scE0oners the staTboard tack were
Madeleine Alice, Dauntless. Tidal Wave aud Column
bia, Tarolnta Sappho, Fcetwng and wanderer.
The attention OF the spectators every now and then
was directed to the slOops maj dashlng along
in lively style, and at the upper END OF the West
Bank the Kaiser Wilhelm was leading the meet. WIN
the Aert 800 yards astern. holding her WE'LL the on
ward third ana Qui Vive fourth, the two last named
having an exciting struggle.
AT 1890 the Madeleine had got vel 10 windward,
and the brothers Voorhs were INDUCING IN
friendly trial. Jacob in the Madeleine and William
the Tidal Wave, the winner Of the New York Yacht
after, the latter went about 10 the east
ward toward the ,Coney Island Point, and
was followed 10y the Columbia Sappho Madeleine
and Tarolinta, and when under that position the
Madeline was well TO wlndward. At 1852 the
eastward, and had nos only more unan held her own,
but was doing so splendn!ly and handled so adj
board the Judges boat were wild with gIee. it
was a full sail breeze tnis Time,
ana all hearts were gladdened al the prospect. Al
this Tune the Dreadnanght, though not IN the race,
hut had accompanied the yachts, stood prominently
among the contestants, AID abreast OF Concy island.
The Tidal Wave and she had a Lively little struggle,
ending In the former eating no to her very pretnly
and successfully, nnt the latter tackled 10
starooard and left her. Tue posuons under the
half mile the best Of The Tidal Wave; Dauntless
third, wen up to windward and creeping on TO the
OF the pretuest struggles ever witnessed ensned
linen by inch the Dauntiess crept upon the weather
when at ll2, the victory was won and
the Dauntess swept by her and took the
schooners p' were-Aicc to the leeward or the
Dauntless, Sappho fourth, Columbia astern OF
her on her srarnoard quarter, with the Tarolnta fol-
loving and the balance FIR astern. Oh the lower
Quarantine the Madeleine and Dreadnaugnt had
pretty struggle, It seeming to pc the mtenion OF the
latter attack yacht 1t had chance 10 have
n friendly sail with. the Madeleine in this contest
neld her own Wen. Another tack was made by me
scho0Ders stretching TO the westward that tney
might be enabled on the following 10 make
THE SOUTHWEST SPIT.
On this tack To the westward the Dauntess and
Tidal Wave were again struggling Tor tue SUI
premacy, but the former had the Wndwatd posi-
rion, and way In, behind the West Bank passed her.
Spit. ana by nee calculation Just crowded past
It,, lying at the time her topsaiis Four minutes
aer the Des went ne aoou' ws ana s.opa
wlndward. Next to her was the Iidal
Wave, then the Columbia. AS the foremost Yacht
passed this buoy No So. cheer after cheer came
from the spectators, and the enthusiasm manifested
was Oh the pleasantcst character. Then the huzzas
were redOubled IN intensity as the Dauntles5 came
rakmg on in the very nnesJ style, beating the Dread
naugnt which had taken issue with her, and
really surprising many good Judges at her speed
and Weahery qualities She was not more than
three minutes and thirty seconds behind the Made
lelne at the Spit, as the fable below shows ana her
performance all through the race was capital All
the time OF turning The Spit was not taken, as the
ludges boat could not walt for every contestant.
The vessels noted Qrc:-