The New York herald., 1874-10-04
YACHTING.

Match Race Between the sloops Emma
Il. and Recreation, OF tho Brooklyn
Yacht Club-The Emma Il. the VIM
ner OF the Champion Pennant.
On september "a the Brooklyn Yacht Club held
their annual fall regatta and clambake at Bath,
L. l., as a grand finale OF the SPORT for the season
as an organization. The regatta was a very
closely contested one, but more especially among
the second class sloops. The Recreation. owned
by Mr.. George A. Webber, succeeded in carrying
on the champion pennant, however, Tor her class;
but the friendly rivalry which sprung up during
the race resulted in the Emma T., owned by Mr..
John Treadwell, being matched against the cham
pion. The race took place yesterday, and re-
suited In the laurels worn only SO short
time being wrested from her. The course
selected was from stakeboat Off the
club house to and around Southwest
Spit buoy No. S1a thence around buoy No. 51s, of
Sandy Hook, to the home stakeboat in Gravesend
Bay. more lovely day could not have been de-
sired The morning broke fair and cloudess, but
above all and beyond all it was the fortune OF the
contestants TO have the one thing needfu to in
sure success IN yachting-that is "a spanking
breeze. About nine O'Clock the parties Interested
began to gather at the club house, loot of Court
street, Brooklyn. TO the left loomed up Green
wood Cemetery the city Of the dead, while lar of
on the right could be seen the Staten Island shore,
CiOtDeu IN all lis auLumnal Deauly. Ine Wluu was
blowing fresh from the northwest and the indica-
tOns were that all OF the conditions would prove
favorable for good race and last lime. Nor were
the spectators to be disappointed: q better or
more closely contested race Is seldom TO he
witnessed. About Oh; som. the hrst gun
position. which was promptly responded
TO. The start which was flying
one was effected Mt ten O'Clock precisely, the
Emma 1. getting away first. followed by the Rec
reatiOn as seconds later. Both boats stood on to
the staten Island snore, the Emma 4. increasing
fhn rtc ton hnfW fhnn hon
shore the Recreation gained upon her rival, the
Emma 7. having sailed under the lee IL the staten
Island bluff tnereoy losing an advantage. On
they went every inch ol canvas filed ana look
Ing almost as though fastened together. South
west Spit buoy was turned as III. bonn, the boats
rounding exactly at the same time.
TURNING BUOY oh.
II. ~ II. NJ
Emma T.......... IL 55 Recreation, ,...... IL 55
On the way down to buoy 5k the Emma I.
DONG magnihcently. TIE Emma T. went around
first, followed ny the Recreation, one minute later.
TURNING BUOY 5&. :,
Emma T.......... II 13 Recreati tion...... II Ia
1t was patent now that barring accident,
the Recre tion had lost the race, aud the trends
OF the Emma 1. were consequently jubi ant. The
final stakebOat In Gravesend Bay was passed by
the
HIN. H. N.
Emma T.......-... l So Recreation. ....... O3
the Emma I. winning the race and the champion
pennant by exactly four minutes. The revenue
cutter William chamberlain, Lieutenant Fletcher
commanding, having on board large number OF
members OIL the cluo and their friends accom-
PANIED the boats over the cou sc. The next event
OF interest Is the proposed race on Tuesday next
between The Co and Meta, both first class schoon-
erS, belonging to the BROOKLYN Yacnt Club