The New York herald., 1873-08-24
A Race by the New York Yacht Club
for the Douglas Cup.
The Course from BrentOn's Reef to
the Sow and Pigs Lightship.
TIL E r e S ULT,
The Madeleine Carries Off the
Schooner Cups.
THE VISION TAKES THE SLOOP PRIZE.

THE VISION TAKES THE SLOOP PRIZE.
NEWPORT, r. l., August %, 1879
Race days have been favored with rather better
weather than the public in general have expert
enced during the past two or three weeks The
regatta for the Douglas Cup was sailed to-day,
and although little more breeze would have been
acceptable, the yachts had toleraole southwest
erly wind. that enabled the Madeleine to score
another victory and carry on the Schooner Cup.
The Vision took the Sloop Cup without much difl-
Guilty.
GETTING TO WORK EARLY.
At eight bells this morning, when cOlors were
set, it was dead calm, and the weather looked as
II there was going to be change for the better.
The yachts entered for the regatta made sail
pretty early, so as TO be ready to catch
the first air that would carry them out
to the starting point. The Regatta Committee
sent round the regulations to the different yachts.
saying that the yachts would be started at ten
A. M. from an imaginary line, drawn between the
Brenton's Reef ightship and the spar buoy on the
western end Of the reef. The course was to and
around the Sow and Pigs Lightsnip and return
across the same line. The yachts were to have q
flying start and Mr.. Chase, q member OF the Re-
gatta Committee, was stationed on board the light
ship to take the time Of the yachts going and com
ing. The prizes were TO be awarded to the first
yacht in each class on actual time. About ten
A. NJ. light westerly breeze came ripping up the
harbor, and the feet soon afterwards got under
way. The schooners Idler, Palmer and Clio, and
the soops Ariadne took advantage OF the first air
and started for the westward.
AWAITING THE STARTING SIGNAL.
Shortly after eleven A. NJ. the racing yachts were
lyiv,.v otou lirnt Chi FOR
ing signal The schooner Eva was stretching
about with her foretopsail clewed up. The Made
leine had her club topsai Set and the soops Vision
and Vixen were also carrying theirs. The Tidal
wave was under her working topsais, and the
Idler carried club topsail in the main and q
working topsail to the FORE The schooner Vision,
Of the Eastern Yacht Club, was tacking about. She
laying to with her forestaysail to windVard, wait.
ing for the starting signal
The following yachts started IN the race =
yachts Otomers.
Alarm. m....................Com Com $. L. Kingsland.
Madeleine ne...............W. j. v0orhls, Jr.
Tidal Wave. Nv. vooIhis
idler. r.......".............J: >: Ooieate.
Eva. e. Burd Grub.
SLOOPs.
Vision. .Messrs. Aexandre.
The schooners Columbia, Resoiute, Alice, Magic
and Tempest were also coming around, waiting to
breeze was about southwest. The Madeleine was
the first schooner across the line carrying about
every rag that inventive genius mas brought
sells sailing by the wind. She was clad IN the
conventional main and l0resa, main club topsai
and square fOretOpsail 0i the newest fashion, u
jibtopsall, flying jib, balloon jlb and balloon stay
sail completed this very elegant toilet The Alarm
came next, carrying main club topsail. working
foretopsal. jib topsail and balloon staysail. The
Tidal Wave was to leeward OF the Alarm, under
her working topsail, staysail ana jib topsaii.
crossed with her working t0psaifs and balloon
staysail set, which she presently supplemented
from from the extreme end Of the flying jibboon
to the Ioretop, sheetng home about midships,
tOpsalI. The Idler followed after the Eva with
both club tOpsals up add jibtopsail balloon jib and
balloon staysail belying In the breeze. The Made
leine and Tidal Wave both slipped ahead very fast
and the big keel schooner Alarm found her chances
very poor, with the light centre-board yachts. The
luired up hall point, looking ior more breeze The
lder presently came up, and. passing to windward
the Ea went for the Asrm The Vision ors
THE ALARM DRAWS. AHEAD.
The breeze appeared to ircshen little presently
and the Alarm found her balloon jib drawing well
and helping her to hold her own with the leading
schoOners The racing sch0oners had got iairy
down to their work, or, in horse racing parlance,
had settled to their stride and although the Made
eine mad slipped ahead on the send OF the
Alarm was now Overhauling the Tidal Wave.
The Idler on the Alarms weather quarter
was gradually edging down on the big keel
evident she would soon forge ahead. Tae
Eva was following alter the ldler, but she wanted
the Weather unaeS Alarm for
minutes, but, finding that the latter was not to be
passed to wlndward, bore away to leeward alter
was now some distance ahead and the Alarm fol-
about nalf a mile to lee ward. The Alarm pre- presently
passed to windward of the Qui vive, Commodore
Kingsand believing that the little sloop was not in
the race, as she had not been mentioned to the
Fleet Captain as the regulations required. Cap
tain Clapham was, however, OF the opin-
% quite indisnant at the Ss schooner soins
to windward OF his little sloop. The Vixen was
as G w s s 90 her
1t was pleasant sailing day, with light breeze
counteracting the effects OF rather hot sun. The
light maze, but the weather appeared on the whole
| to have changed lor the better. The Ider, down
well, but found it rather hard work to walk by
the nagshp. The Eva was still some distance be-
hind, Keeping company with the soop Vision, owing
| to the smooth water and light breeze. the Tidal
Wave was gradually going ahead, reaching on the
Alarm and holding second place In the neet.
was on the weather quarter Of the Alarm, and
looked like giving the Vision close race, and the
without change Of wind there did not appear to
be the remotest chance OF catching the Madeleine
which was at least two miles ahead Of the neet.
Alarm and Idler, nghting for third place. The
little Eva had given up the race. and,
to the southward The Vixen was still
leading the Vision and sailing very well.
and, although some angry clouds to the northwsrd
threatened squall from that direction there was
fair prospect OF clear weather for the next few
hours. The Vision gradually came up and passed
to leeward Of the Vixen, closing up on the Alarm.
The Madeleine was now coming up 70 the Sow and
Tidal Wave came next good second, and it was
still whether the ldler Alarm would obtain third
place. The Madeleine rounded nret and
| thA D0rt faAk h0m0Hard bound. COm-