The sun., 1873-07-01
Y4CifTTyo ON rHE hudson.
The Columbia Yacht club Racine In a Gale
of Wind-rbe Boats Buried In Foam sad
Spray-The A usie y. Capsised.

The Columbia Yacht Club Racing In a Gale
Of Wind-Tbe Boats Buried In Foam lad
spray-Thc A oaie Y. Capsised.
A stif southwesterly breeze yesterday
gave the members of the Columbia Yacht Club
an excellent opportunity To test the sailing
qualities of their yachts and their own skill In
navigation. AZ the day wore on the wind In
creased Ia strength. and In the afternoon IL
blew half gale, raising the white cape In
the river and causing even large schooner
and coasters to double reef. Several Of the
bonts came to grief, one being capsized and
Others carrying away spars and standing and
running rigging. The following yachts entered
ana all started:
cIpS sloops
Gcrmania ......... a Elizabeth howe ..... u 10
oPrr sLoope tr1Hsr oLAsg
tlie...,............. 20 Geo y. Sherman"
sLooPs (sECoSp cLAssl
EsSi &. Dit&........ Annie h''''''''@ =
sLooPs CrHtRp cIAss).
Irossy...... K i,as"soo S9SSel.
The course was from the Fifty-seyenth street
dock to u stake boat of spuyten Duyvil and ro-
turn for the f,urth-class. Tor the frst second,
and third classes the course was from tho dock
to a stake boat OF Mount 1T. Vincent and ro-
turn. A small steamer &C "Ompr MED the yachts
over the course The yachts did not start until
two hours after the specified time, and the long
DELAY enabled the club to unco"imiortably oi plrk
About II NJ, Big Judge Connolly was seen
coming down FIFTY seventh street wltn az, ali . srl
from Harlem to be present "a one oi the Judges.
As he stepped aboard the gmnewsy plank gave
way under hin, and the small steamer hecled 70
starboard IA II struck nv sduail At 1870 Y. NJ.
the JuCge took hls coat OH and ordered the
yacl T. IN. They all started in bunch dead he
fore the Mtun. some single, some flOSr-lttltu.
and two or three under full sail. few minutes
after starring the wind proved TOO strong for
the sherman and she lowered her peak and gave
up the race shortly fterward the Diiks low
cred her mains all having carried away her throat
haliaria and broken the boom Of her jih. She
however kcpt on her course under jib only until
| damages had been repaired
! struck Toy flaw Of wind and capeiled, spillinc
her crew into the water. For few minutes
! conservation prevailed on board the small
| steamer. Judge Connolly ordered her hclui
| hard-n-starboard. and she steercd for the Annie
inc that no lives were lost, and that, save wet
! ting. no damage had been done, the steamer
/ continued On her course and ieft the crow SIT
| ting ON the aide Of the Annie, to be picked up
] by some passing boat.
Most Of tho yachts had lowered their peaks.
| OG Spuvtcn DuyVil such of tho fourth class ~
/ htd been able To- keep nhoat turned the stake
boat aud started for home. At li0 the Jour
| newman iibcd around the stake boat on Mount
| It. Vincent and made long tack to the western
| side of the river, which she kept all the way
lille, Germ ania, and Bonita followed In the
| order named. The Germania carried away her
| topmast coming up the river, hut did not miss II.
| the wind blowing too fresh to set toprails.
| The race during the home stretch was a beau
| tful spectacle. The tiny craft struggled along.
| buried In the foam and dashtne the siiray mast
! head high. Occasionally a flaw would strike
! them, carecninG them over TO lcewnrd and
causing an active demand for sand bacs to wind
ward. About 2.3O the Rowe carried something
away and WAS soon far astcrn. The JOurnevn An
| continued to gain Ou the other boats, and was
decidedly the beat sailed yacht In the race. The
Germania and Lille followed her some distance
astern, aud the rest " re nowhere.
AttP. N. according to one Judge aud At 4Nl
according 70 another the Iourneymhn rounded
the home stake boat. At 40 the Germ.inia
came in; but having turned tie stake boat IN,
wrong way she put out into the stream and
passed II aGan at Il. The few remain nl
Yachts came In rotuc time aftorwarl. Tie Ger
mania wins zoo the class ~ cabin rloops and th'
lourucymHn IN the hrst-cirss open slpuI~. III,
4 Bonita ana Lahey probably win IN tue othe
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