The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-23
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IL OF the food tide 20 con
tend agains. Eiyst c;a, tn, saucy Kaiser Wilhelm
then the Addic Vixen, Ctn,S Ar - der err manOa
foresaIl, ill., nying lib and fore and MAJ gatlop-
sails. Next was tine Palmer, STRUGGLING WIN
or the latter Yet having slight advantage. Tne
spectacle was beautiful, AKA the Gratis WIN IN ~
gregate o. tens Of ousand> sn,n ,ac
the Magic was doing excellenhy. ana lnst OUTSIDE u
f osr a mere tho was oa Which
closely together. The Magic ZANE ,, down on ~
the bow OF the Thai Wave wk e 'e ens d 81
Wave was compelled TO come up In me w,nd 70
ayold collision. The Magic went aDoc. ana an we ae
leeward. Shooting out from the Narrows IN line
astern OF the Magic was the Tidal Wave
mannuSre; then ' The palm Palmer that at was la
overhauiing tnem and sailing so vol that many
ans Esof the WIKI s s
Dauntless, that had held their own. on the West
W gak HIR wa e a anS w OF ~ the sooP
others but the Peerless to t,e wndwarl
made a long board on the starboard Ia k
towards Long Island. and mauy thought 1t IN error
last tack she was dong SO wen that many locke l
upon her as the winner OF that class for the Sub
scrpton Cup Thea came the A'idlc, Oracle and
Coming.
When they went about, and the feet, close hauled
laid their course
70 THE SOUTHWEST SPIT,
what were the probabilities The Magic held
to the wndward, and struggling for the
weather position was the Tidal Wave, but the for
mer funl IT of no use, ana 1t seemed "a IL tho
The Wandcrcr meantime doing well In this wind,
had eaten ncr way out OF the aggards. and
1t seemed as II she would assume command
ing position. II must be borne In mind that she
under staten Island at the start and to the lec
ward. The wind now hauet 10 Z southwark and
II seemed for moment TO ireshen. but the hopes
were vain OF getting tresher breeze
The excitement In the hay was now intense, and
n al n,lhn ufnN
vigorously TO obtain good positions NJ the Spill. The
While specded TO the buoy No. TO- on the southwest
Spit, and, taking favorable place to note
the time, awaited the racers. Judge Of
their utter dlsmay and annoyance, when up
to this time everything had gone along swim
ngly and TO the satsr action anu JOY OF all, 10
the eXcursionlsts with the club steamboat, the MIDI
dletown, clustering around small stakeboat near
bouy M. So, an eighth oil mlle distant. This was
soon explained, but the sequel was disastrous and
ended to degree the grand charm OF the whole con-
to this point to take the time OF yacht rounding
the buoy That they wera unablc TO- aud through the
unutterable stupidity Of those In charge white nag
was raised to her masthead and she was anchored ,
In the wrong place near buoy No. ST. This With |
the other circumstances, mlSed the sailing masters
III shutting out from the race the weathery boa.s,
and those looked If the probable winners,
vR.:--TDe Magic, Tidal Wave, Madeleine, Alarm.
Sunshine Palmer and all tile sloops but one--the
Addlo. Oracle, Arladne, Vixen, Kaiser Wilhelm /.
AMI Peerless. On they came, these boats ana they
al rounded tho little boat winch it were better
named the false srakcboat ana the Regatta Com
mittee did not give them any attention Then the
boats TO Toward, and UNDER perhaps, the more eN-
pericnced masters, oheying the sailing regulations
vt NJ "a fllA