New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-17
AN OCEAN YACHT RACE.

JUDGED THE wrNNRRs-LARGE ATTENDANCE OF |
SPECTATORS.
The annual regatta of the New-YOrk Yacht |
Club which occurred yesterday was said by those VINO
attended be Of the moot successful YACHT races
that have taken place in this vicinity Although the pre-
nonitory symptoms yesterday morning indicated little
wind the expectations Of the yschtmcn Of favorable
day were fully realized. fair breeze blew at
all times, and during the run from the South
West spit around the hghtsp and return. the vessels
had all wind they needed, filling completely the sails
which were spread. From early hour in the morning
steamers passed down the bay loaded with spec
tators Among the steamers were the Plymouth
Rock Josephine, Monitor Cyelops Long Branch Brli-
liant, Birkbeck, Thomas Colyer, Neversnk, Magenta
and the N. X. Hopkins. Many Of them carried brass
handle The cutter Grant supposed ocontan the
President and friends, was among the vessels cor"
tanning spectators Many yachts not in the race together
with several steam yachts, which were the Juia
and Emily. accompanied the feet down the bay.
TWAS expected that the start would he made about
1880 a. m but at that there not breeze enough
In All the sails the smaller vessels The fleet was theh
anchored of the clubhouse at stapleton. About IL
O'Clock lght southeast wind caused the water TO ripple
The haginess disappeared and preparations were lu
day made all Tic vessels 10 weigh anchor ana get
ready for the start The signal gun TO get reaoy was
fred at ll:24ia a. M, and immediately all was ACTIVITY
throughout the feet The course was from point on
sa,,eton 10 and around Buoy No. TO- on the Southwest
en keeiue il on the port hand thence to ana AROUND
the sandy Hook Hgbtship, keeping 1t on 'ne va" oou
hand and return over the same course keeping ''e
eouth-west Spit Buoy No. 10 on the starboaro hahu
Yachts were 10 keep the eastward OF Buoys NO ~ II
ns "a on the west bank to the southwark Of Buoys No
s On southWes Spit and outside OF Buoy No o'2 Oh
the point Of Sandy Hook, going and RETURNING pasng
between the judges boat and the CLUBHOUSE Oh "''o
The start was flying one. and at 1l:3iie a. m the sig
sMrht h'ce1e was blowing and the small vessels bad
every ADVANTAGE The EgeIa crossed az Mn Wbem The
hs d a Ss hall ne G WHIT ie NATL
the schooners followed close behind The breeze
was fesheuing and carried along te Ma e S So nr
Wsnde eer al the time over the line Then followed
the Madeline Gsen and yachts in an An
with the pton Of the Wanderer beat dead 70 Wu
Island shore and did not get of readily but soon Wsa.h
cred the lee shore and went of on the pcr tsck ab
Wcs Spt conId he reached but the vessels went down
the bay closehaued and accompanied py the many eN
Although the vessels off together they Represented
pise Of $3.50 value was TO awarded The prizes were
given the fastest OF the first and S
Ing yachts and their owners were as follows fstelass
sehconers Palmer r. st1yyssan, Td dia wave T Cn
ss S@H' Madeleine. John Dickerson Ea%oleI
s%ss Tsasss %anse eS%s
W II. Langley; Meta l. ise Ill., fiIstga' cxa"ire
sesasde class sioops~Kaiser Wilhelm, J. B. Norris;
Breeze L. p Kingsland; Active. F. W.; d Hurst
Ts S1r :. w. NJ sturgis. one OF the, features
Of the race was contest between end "g nrIine'
Their course was through the swash Channel to ana
around The @ and rsS Gssr rnS the
Starting point While the other yachts were going down
GWEN b. the JUDGES minutes and 10 IS, sSe S
after II the three steamers starred nnder iu nco
of steam. down the bay the Lnrlinc leading an,
Meanwhile the wind yeered into the south ana ih h
spi On the way down Active had passed IN turn The
Egcria and Kaiser Wilhelm while the VISION had done
Wilhelm and Egeria and was rapidly overhanling the
Active when buoy No. 10 was rounded; The Mad
the seSoones had led her at the . start r.
third % b s o SS .n orders Active az
hour, % minutes, 50 seconds Vision FEW SECONDS d;
.nd pamer Which last having been the
eel to leave the starting point passed IN S rar
developing unexPesed speed ana S soSwgd ,ne
Genia Comet, Idler Madeleine, Peerless Tidal Nave;
Meta Egeria, and Breeze together; "anderer Aarin'
The schooncrs as they rounded set their stern sails
and the sloops hoistcd their flying jibs :.
the eastward as s % law h @hs eons close Hauled
xaissf %l1s MadeaP Vision and I.3 ASti w and
sus% ee s mne s and 81 f
yon which had maintained her h az p With and
p pas the Gena Palmer Xddc Kaiser Wilhelm Mad
cap Aeiye next arrived with the s,.rn Mads Ths
&. a s,cnsS ana the close whole a st on
The al possible s wa SsS SoS TO eaten the wind
The scSooncrs having the advantage in canvass and
: :S1y er s'ssa anS passed Sss ahead
al w sS% but asvs Dsi %s,n''1 sSa
snslT is ~ss 20 again inc sounded, the wind fell
S and the question from there home was one OF can;
ss in sd tns snG hs spread sails
and wing and the oops eoomed IT., hnr Ds 81 e yc S
a. they approached the I1dges' boat of sapleton
the lime BY at So% So
seconds. followed by the Comet which arrived ninueS
Immense club topsails and balloon flyers followed by the
Idier. Vision. Tidal Wave, Addie' Active Mn nil,
Wsndrer. Peerless, eta, Rambler, Alarin' ana hascr
The races between the different classes Of vessels was
scSc"ncs the Alarm get over the line first the start
but ovorhaued by the Wanderer, Palmer, I leud
soathwes, Spit and finally came home s a 81 AIT At
She was declared the winner Como, ve 1y 4 P~e
fsse Of Scea 6e secSndas of scSoCners resng
IN the arrival Of the former at the starting point IL nun,
Tested in the contest between the rscass soops Addie
ard Vision In the Corinthian race, which occurred asi
yesterday when the Vision won, with time allowance
b. / minute aud seconds The Active Of the second,
s snry No. TO- at the Southwest spit and 1t was e1
peeled that she would win the race OF ner class put
round bnoy and went to the southward OF IT, thus
FORGETTING her rights n the race s 1he Madcao AFTER
ward displayed unsupported sailing quaihtlesi and
With the true allowance wTS Sc the winners rsss Of the
four classes of sailing yachts were the Palmer, Comet
dSKnu ahd South chanei reached became dis
abled and she compelled 10 whd,a" from the race
and Levine but by the latter by 10 seconds
The following is the official record showing The ume OF
the different vessels in the different races rm.,,
Ai.1% % 5k.s yachts, i s7;a ssss SSIls