New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-06-07

This left the final list Of entries as follows:
water Line. Beam Dr,h
Rva..........R Burd Grubb....... a. 66H "a 5 0
Escort. .......Jas D. smith....... 800 50 10 6
F HtS.5. JJfPPnnI srt rG@aa' 800
Iller.........s. }. Cogite........l9Joo 81 q o
Madeleine. Of. Jacob voorhIs, jr....l5L9 % q 8
Msdge.......R. r. Loper...........l2L2o % q 6
ResOlute .....A 7. 6lieh.........2c66 los IS 2
A6,dns...... ThoO. A. str,nge...... 80. 90 IS 90
Grlc.e........Jno. r. Wseu.... HG0 SO IS
Qui Welt Clapham..... go. 80.
Vsion........J J. AleIaudre........ $3.50 81 20
vIen....... Ludlow livingstone. 1856 an B -
Promptly at ~ o'clock the steamer Charles Chamber
lain left Pier No l. East River with the judges, Regatta
Committee, and small number OF invited guests.
Touching for a TO take board tho howltSer
with which TO give the starting signals and again at the
Upper Quarantine landing to receive additional passen-
gers she reached the starting point just before H. the
hour fixed for the first signalgun. The racing yachts
nearly all anchored the vicinity, and but little
lime was lost in preliminary arrangements. The tide
was the last OF the ebb and the breeze stiff from the
southwest. At 1lOS the first gun flashed, and in an
instant all activity on board the yachts. The
second gun 10 minutes later, the signal for the
start, and so well timed had boon the movements on
board all the yachts that the entire feet bore
down together, and promised 20 give trouble 10
the judges, so nearly simultaneous was the time
OF crossing the line. This extended, as on the
previous day from of Fort WadSwOrth. Staten Island,
TO the Judges boat ancnOreu opposite lhb WAS
one Of the prettiest in the annals Of the Club the
rival yachts were borne swiftly and gracefully past the
judges boat. crowded with canvas and caught by
favoring Duff which took them well ont OF the Earrows
Together The Ider first TO cross the line, only two
minutes and seven seconds after the signal-gun
fired. The Aradne close upon her. with theLanthe
third These with the Foam aud the Eva, had all
crossed the line before the first minutes succeeding the
Iders time had expired and some Of the later yachts
were nastening at shorter intervals. Meanwhile the
little slOop ON Vive had met with an accident, her
peak halyards had parted, and the occupants OF the
judges boat thought that the delay at so critical mo-
ment would prove fatal and that she would withdraw
from the race but her lost not second, and she
crossed the line in advance of several of her rivals
While the mshap had thus detained the Qu Yive.
portion ofhe other yachts had crossed the line and were
pushing rapidly down into the lower bay, where brisk
breeze awaited them.
At ahout 1920 the wind shifted TO the westward, and
at this time a splendid struggle going on between
the Foam tho Madeeine,Iand the Eva with chances in
favor of the latter. though the Foam in advance.
The Madeleine had been sailing most beautifully, and
the eighth position at tho start, had already
placed herself second, the Southwest Spit being still
ahead The Ianthe was the fourth with the little Vixen
close upon her but IN order TO round the buoy tack
was necessary which again shifted the position Of the
leading yachts One OF the pretes features Of the
tire race the struggle at this point between the Era
aud the Foam which now sailing at good speed.
They had started almost simultaneously; they had
been widely separated, and again they side by
side. and their chances for victory over all
other rivals were fair The course lay around
Southwest Spit, buoy No. 81, which was to
he kept the port hand in turning
As already stated the lacking materially changed the
positions OF the leading yachts, ana the nle sioop
Vixen, which started No g. rounded Southwest spit
buoy No l. She was greeted with loud cheers as she
hurried past at 1235:03 p. M while the Eva which had
gained rlnidy in the last half mile, was 80 seconds be-
hind the Vixen The Foam was No. 4, as at the start
though she had passed the Ariadne and tho Ianhe IN
the time, and now started boldly on for the Eva
already three minutes away. The Foam was quickly FOL
lowed by the Madeline which had lost by acng but soon
made up for all previous msfortunes, as sne steauy
pressed taward the Vixen, which was still leading
Inc fleet The Palmer which up 70 this time
had shown only moderate ability now passed at
behind The Vision had been doing well ana
though she started as No. IA she had now at
endeavorlug in vain to oyertake her Az TEARS the
Ianthe passed the buoy and after ye minutes inter-
The Judges boat was turned IN the direction OF
the Sandy HOOK ghtshp the next turning point In the
nerhaps the finest OF the race All the yachts of
SANDY Hook the had ireshened and the larger
ground they had The entire fleet OF IA yachts
in the field OF vac at the same Instant ana at no
upon the Idler, which had already twice or thrice
gained and lost leading position The KesolgIe found
brayey toward the leading yachts. Inc Madge had
lowered her topsas aud was stun doing nney aud the
er was cutting the water faster than at any previous
point OF the Tue Palmer suddenly became a Ia
vorite. She held the windward position, and II the
for winning seemed briIlant. The Iier was not far
behind but TO the eeward, and the Madeleine 10 the
on her "Wlll the Palmer be obliged
10 tacki was the vital question, but
She kept straight on her course and would evidently
clear the lghtsnlp without difficulty, when suddenly
she split her mantopsa and tore II from me spirit she
had been sailing finely that her misfortune caused
tnrning when She met with This misfortune and was
still the first yacht around at Ei454 Tue lder ana the
Madeleine close at hand with the Idler In al
vance, and tue Madeleine gaming Tie former passed
E4622 and the latter was only ~ seconds Oehn1 Inc
race was half finished ana these TWO yachts had
alternately held the leading place The fourth yacht TO
round the hgbtshp the Eva at EiFb2, followed by
the Fuan. 5gl9 by the Vixen at l5O6 by the Reso-
lute at l5GO9 ana by the Vision at lb625 The Oracle
followed l:5g25, and the lanthe Wds next, AT l5y5O
The time Of the others could be taken, but tho
Madae was evidently the next boat 20 turn The Foam
and the Vixen for long time struggled together ana
the Vixen sped ON al a marvellous rato. or the
schOOncrs the Eva wasdoing equally we'll had not her
DallOon.lb been carried away, which destroyed her
chances for prize.
All Interest now centered in the Palmer the Ider and
the Madeleine, the Palmer, though crippled, SIN hold
ing the foremost place. But her rivals gained slowed
ana surely ana at one moment the three ydcnts were
ABREAST. TIE dler forged ahead with the Made
lene at hand. A few moments later the Madeleine
had passed the Palmer and one rival only now remained
before her. equal to the occasion, and IN an
other half hour leading the neet The ldler was
second Palmer third aud Foam fourth, while the Reso
better Meanwhile the South West spit buoy had beeh
passed on the return COURSE ana the yachs were headed
the pOu: whence they mad started four hours
ylOusY. squat threatened the wind shifted To
the north, aud 10 evident that the yhchts
could not reach the line in time 10 AVOID
the squal. Tne Madeleine was leading, and was
sure 10 be the first yacht IN sue crossed the line Al
32li9, ana moment later the ram came down IN TOT
rents. The M1dsle barely cseapth behg capsIed' Inc
yachts were NOT seriously DELAYED aud came giding
across tho liuc III fine style The ideche was followed
by ,he I!l,r JlJlI ~ tho Foam al &5JJs by the
Al