The New York herald., 1873-09-30
WIN. T. LEE VS.. BROOKLYN.
Interesting Yacht Race for
$1,000.
The Lee Beats the Brooklyn by Min. ID 1-2
Sec., with Time Allowance.

The match race for $500 side, between the open
boats William T. Lee and Brooklyn, ten miles to
wndward and return, from GOwanus Bay, WAS
sailed yesterday in accordance with the rules OF
the Brooklyn Yacht Club to which both boats be- :
long, and after interesting contest victory was
awarded the Lee. For three or four weeks there
has been much speculation in the yachting circles
OF the CITY OF Churches regarding the result OF this
contest and In the majority OF instances 1t has as
sumed the form OF wagering large sums OF money;
and this is the reason of the numbers that patron
ized the steamer Virginia Seymour, that was en-
gagged to accompany the yachts. At eleven
O'Clock everything was found in readiness at the
foot Of street, Brooklyn to start the
competing boats. Each mad new set OF sails.
made py John M. Sawyer, and being un-
restricted regarding the number Of men, the
Lee had eleven on board and the Brooklyn
crew Of fourteen The judges decided upon by
the owners were Mr.. F. p. Bunker for the Lee and
James Sweaney for the Brooklyn. The course was
from the dock at the foot OF Twenty-fourth street
to the buoy No. sH on Southwest Spit and return.
fully the distance determined upon. The compet-
. ing boats were -
Length Al!o~a"es.
W% Srootv Leo Gap.sn e. sm,b bavid snedioor g. ~
The early morning portended rain, but approach
ing noon the clouds broKe and the sun delighted
thousands who had gathered to note the start Of
these grand racing boats. The wind was fresh
from the southwest and the tide the last OF the
hood. Everything being in order and 1t being de-
termined upon that nine OF the seconds allowed
the Brooklyn should be taken at the start, the
Brooklyn was ordered to be away at 11h. sam.
O6s., and the Lee at 1lh. Sam. 16s.
Both had their matnsan anu jb
set before the word was given,
and like deerh0unds they went about their busi-
ness. At 11h. 35m OBS. the Lee went about and
stood 10 to the Long Island shore, and twenty Sec
onds after the Brooklyn followed her example.
The leading Lee not long upon this tack, as
she again went about at 11h. 3sm. 10s., and this
maneuvre was repeated by her adversary. All
this while the gentlemen on board the Seymour
were betting their money with the freedom of sold
salts" and without much difficulty 1t was ascer-
tanned that the Lee the iavoite at $50 to $40.
board and the Brooklyn Immediately followed, and
here the Lee began to leave the Brooklyn. and
finish, though in two instances the Brooklyn for q
short time lessened 1t considerably by able sailing.
It Is not necessary 20 give the several taGks each
for the Staten Island Shore and was fully quarter
OF a mile TO the front. The Lee stood on this tack
until 12h Dim. 25s., when she squared away for the
Bay Ridge dock. then to shape her course through
the Narrows. 1t had been observed by this time
that the Lee was handled with more skill than her
adversary, and that she could outsal her without
much difficulty. At this time Captain Smith, Of
tle BROOKLYN, thinking tnaL Sne na0 TOO muCn D3t-
last on board, threw into the bay several sand
bags but they sadly wanted this weight before the
end had been reached. At I'm: s5m. the Lee
t''sS to the Spit m After tacsns at Robbins Reef
the Brooklyn pointed beautifully and stood
and at 12h. Aim. 06s, she was latter herr leader,
both with a Tree wind, 1t having been working
around to the south-southwest. Here the Lee was
half a mile in advance, and though she tackled at
III. 26m 30s, and again at lh. sem. 1885,, she main
tanned her position to wndward and long dis
tance In advance, Merrily they SKINNED the
mour in good position to note, 1t was recorded
that the time OF the boats turning the Southwest
Spit was as follOws:-
william T. Lee....2 06 56 Brooklyn ,.......2 II -
The wind still held very fresh and it interest
ing to observe the perfect c0mposure with which
ducKing" from the cloud OF SPRAY which broke fore
and aft the'craits. When the Lee squared away for
home it was question II her adversary could not
beat her before the wind and while 1t was felt that
the Lee would be victorious, many wagers were
made that the Brooklyn would lessen the time be-
tween the boats, as from the starting point to tho
Southwest Spit, to that OF arriving home from that
point. In this they were also disappointed, as tho
Lee beat the Brooklyn AM 34s. to the Spit and. in
screased the lead to 6m 1873 to the home stakeboat
after deductng the allowance OF TX seconds, to
which she was entitled At the head Of the West
Bank the yacht Columbia shot by the contestants,
and in return gave each gun Through the Mar
spite all that the Brooklyn could do, she out
sailed, and each turned the home stake as below
named:-
zr,ira, T%e r.ms
S,5ss$,: E,j,Is$ ss$ T. ....:::::s :s &
Thus, with all the allowance. sseconds before the
and 1000 by 6m. 1873. The Lee was built By Mr..
Harry Smedley, OF South Brooklyn, and the Brook
lyn by Mr. James Lennox.