New-York tribune., 1872-06-21
TIE ENTRIES,
The fnllnwinr vessels were entered foI the race /;


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me schooner making the race IN the shortest time with
out time allowance prize, yalne S2oO 1of Winning
oon making the shortest time without time allowance
one prlze value $780, for winning soop with time ano"
The course was from line drawn from the stake6oat
anchored close 10 Fort WadswoIin sHu sne d se nen
William Fletcher on which were the lpa&SeS@ & IN anu No :!
bers the prCE thence 10 and around the onog no. o.
on ISe tssnNe Spd around the Sandy Hook light
slnp keeping the sarbcard IN roundlng anu IT,
turning the same course TO the place oI s'aIlns'
THE RACE.
The start was ayng one and when the signal TO pre-
p,re was fred at 1924, the Oracle Addie, Vixen, and
Peerless swung around and bore down toward the me-
with flying iibs and opsas set and crossed 1t immed
atey after the saun to start had been fired at ll4
The whole feet then came sweeping along and passed
the line in the following Order Oracle Addie, Vixen
Peerless, Ianthe, Foam Eya, Ar1adna, Madge, Marie
Madeline, Columbia I1daNave, ana k~Ssoiuie. ~ Inc dne
Wind blowing quite DrsRy IRON the west and this
served Tor time TO bring out the sailing Quahes Oh the
boats 10 good advantage, --...,
The fleet headed by the GraNiA started On short tacR
-. ,.uv isiand shore, then went about dead
bciOre the wind and made lively race to5 t % the
West Spit The Oracle maintaneo the ieau upbsplpS %T
gixen bowling along under ful canvass M
Snd passed the Addie, while the Eva, bounding @ IKE
thing of lie the Lower Bay
PASSED in succession the Foam, Janete, Palmer, and
Addie. The Madeline whose sailing qqalues % Were
finely displayed passed ihe Magic hfapEEe vas also
passed by the whole feet except the Aradne; AS the
@ n % SSs rae rounded it she hauled down her stay
Eas The remaining vessels rounded the buOy Slue-
Nadelipe Foam Addie, Magic Tidal Wave, Peerless,
Madgie Columbia, Resoiute, lauthe and Aradne;
The Oracle favored above her rivals In not being be-
raImed swept sea- heading directly for the nght
ship, and increased greatly the distance oeIweta @ %
and her pursuers who worked Slowly OUT 10 saiuy @
Hook Point, where they caught the DISK sOutnwess
breeze The out the most interesting part OF
ne race ana when the Fletcher got abreast Of the hos
pta shin good stiff breeze set IN, causing the Gracle
Hddic Foam Eva, aud Madeline. The vessels rounded
the light ship IN the following order; Oracle, Vixen
and Ianthe The Ianthe parted her maintopmast hal
hards compelling her 70 lower the malntOpsaii. Inc
The Whole feet set balloon jbs and crowded all sail
Tor the return chase The Vixen began 10 close the gap
between herself and the Oracle they approached the
Southwest Spit. while me Magic ana Foam ga1ed upon
agement and favorng breeze had passed tae PeeIess
biad he others As the leading vessels approached
buOy the wind died away, ana left the Oracle, VIXEN
sSo sSoT The sailing master Of the Ianthe seeing them
becSmed rounded the buoy at considerable distance
10 windward and caught breeze, which put his vessel
IN advance OF the whole 1eet The Oracle went around
,he buoy only minute ana 81 seconds "a 70 Sdysnce % OF
yixen Made Foam Ianthe, Madeline, Columbia Addie,
Peerless, Eva, and iiGsOlute
The favOring breeze which the Ianhe had eaugt soon
st her ahead OF the whole Meet and although died
away before she was ha way u the sakeboat she main
famed kT advantage to the end snd in minutes
and N seconds in advance Of tho Oracle. The Vixen
passed the GTace soon atteI leaving the southwest
Sga}n shot ahead and maintained her position TO
lie end OF the race. The run home was almost
devoid ef interest as the breeze died away and the
vessels merely drifted with the tide the line. The
vessels came n the following order: Ianthe, Oracle,
iiVen Addie Foam, Peerless, ResOlute Columbia,
Mace Madeline and Eva Ihe Madeline having passed
eween the stakebOat and the Fort instead OF between
e stakeboat and the Judges boat was ruled out Of the
race The Judges awarded the prizes as follows;
THE WINNING BOATS
FIRST prize for sehooners without time alOwsnce-To
the lanthe. 80
second prize for schooners with time sllOwance-To
the Peerless
First prize for sloops without time slowanceTo the
Graele.
second prize for soops with time aOwsnce-TO the
Vixen.
The following is the Judges report
summary.