New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-06-16
1t provided that any yacht Of the eet should
sail its course in eight hours lit to be considered
raco I'm oyery class The following entered for the

prze Gun was offered in each race and all were to be
sailed according to the club rules for time allowances
whistles steamer Magenta the first for prepare
ton and after an interval the second for schooners TO
After arriving on She ground more than an hour was
lost in getting the home stake-boat IN position Inc
first histle at 1888, from the Magenta on which the
Regatta Committee stationed brought the schooners
aud soops into readiness and the start was made under
got of at 1iil, the frst-cass sloops at ll44,
and the second, third and fourheass ooPs at llio
line, off Hunts Dock the classes being separated by
distance of 100 yards The tide was at tne Oh e SoD
kns passed. when they met the Hood setting up INTO
the bay The Agnes got the best Of the start aaS oIe eaa n
the port tack The schooner Lois at once dsRayed ner
seSps Of hs aPa ea ooWsd By the Vixen
Viking, Daphne, Oracle, Qm Viye, Flyaway, nancy;
Quarantine at u o'clock. which time the Addie, Oracle
Vixen had respectfully passed the LOIS LEAVING snf
about and the Oracle seeing she could not weather
her. tackled two minutes later under her lee-DoW
ps5 e Agnes 1S sae closer to the
wind at 1914 the three went about near Fort I9np
Oracle, Peerless, Vixen. Orion, Qu Vve Lois, and
Daphne; The Adde seemed to be astela.ned to follow
After passing the Narrows the wind shifted to the
east and under the light 6esze which followed,
Southwest Spit buoy in the following order Peerless Adj
hind the wind stacked up as the yachts were nearing
the buoy, aud the Hoodtide was ginning to set into
less would the buoy first and she would have done
but for piece OF =, encouragement ger hov hns
from having failed to calculate for the strength
of the tide they forced to at go into stays
again, and, getting becalmed the other sloops came
rapidly UP with them. The Orion, after working down
against the strong food tide, by running close to the
buoy barely scraped past, and rounded first at 1430.
The Addc conriyed to catch breeze and passed. amid
as sound The of Whistles after Fro" 92e SSas
yards below the 6nSy went so about md thus
being the leading boat a short time.
She passed The Oracle succeeded in getting out
OF her dilemma and rounded at 45:20 the Peerless at
Ei5 the Daphne at 14955; the Agnes at l:6025. after
which she hosted for the first time foretopsail the
Flyaway at 1854, and the Nimbus at 2:Ol:25
The wind began to reshen soon blowing almost gale,
ship careerng over frghtfully TO eeward. The Qul
Viye came up 90; the schooner Lois at 2oil2 and
the soop Nancy at 2:ll22
The Fyaway, of the fourth class having turned the
buoy headed for the home stake The rain began TO fail
in torrents about O'Clock and the positions of the sew
era boats of the fleet totally ndistinguishabe
The soop Vixen the second Glass; after going about
in edneys channel headed for home, and came III the
winner III the second class The Orion was II minutes
OF the rstcass sloops the Oracle her return from
the ghtshp turned the monument buoy first at 6l229
She then hoisted large baloOnib and having the wind
dead aft steadily gained upon her puIsuers Inc Peer
less came next, about onehalf a mile behind, and
rounded at 6l7:41. The Adde turned at 6:l5:24 Inc
wind having veered around to the southwest the Adde,
by edng quarter OF the Peerless took the
wind out OF her sails, and after sailing neck and
neck with for distance, finally took the second
position Of ner class The Addie, when OH the west
Rank Hospital met squal at 6:i6 which carried away
her btopsa The Oracle In entering the Narrows lost
her opmast and with all chances OF winning she race
The Oracle. finding 1t impossible To clear the wreck at
the masthead set her manib but could not recover
the lost ground The Adde having the Lead maintained
t home taking the cup The schooner Agnes being the
only one which completed the race will win the
schooner cup. The following Ia the official time OF
the arrival at the home stakeDOat: ,