The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-01
DISASTERS DOWN THE BAY.
THE NEW YORK YdCHT CLUB'S Ell
CEP1ION1L CONTEST.
Beosimed Inside and Torn by n storm Outside
tue Hook-A Man Lost-ssiis Riddicd aud
spars Broken and Lost Overheard.

Becsined Inside and Torn by n storm Outside
the Hook-A Man Lost-ssiis Riddicd aud
sPars Broken and Lost Overheard.
The magnificent fleet Of the New York
Yacht Club had an Unprecedented experience
Yesterday In the race for the cups presented by
Rear-Commodore Kane. From start to finish the
race was a chapter Of mishaps. Two men were
lost overheard, one OF whom, who belonged to a
yacht not Of the club was lost. The scene at
the club house Just before the start was a bril-
liant picture Of life in New York's picturesque
harhor. Accompanying the competing craft
were the steamers Neversink. with the members
ofthe club and their guests, the Seawanhaka, the
Cyclops, and the yachts wanderer. vesta,
Glance, Nettie. Runaway. and others. The
course was from on the Club House to the light
ship and return. rounding buoy No. 10 on the
Southwes. Spit going ami returning; yachts to
keer to the southwark Of buoy No. Sk, and out
side OF buoy No 5% both ways. William krehs.
Committee. The yachts we're divided into two
classes Tor schooners and two for sloops There
tho Madcap had side contest with tho Vision
Tor the Bennett challenge cup for sloops.
=, The wind was ligh; and the tide ebb. As the
the mtin boom OF the Dreadnlught and snapped
u on like pipe stem. Her own rigging was a
dead beat out OF tho Narrows, and slow work
down to the upper Hospital Island. AT l2l5 the
place. At 1 2. NJ. the Alarm went ashore on the
west bank. The Neversnk pulled her oG.i
c,p me si spis buoy % was ISnneed as f9llow' Mad
l400s; Comet, l4O:9O; Vision, l:47Os; Atllanta,
LtsaI Peerless, Lob. clio. i;5o:ls; vindeI
l:5,;li; Mohawk. l:5sO9; Palmer. l:5sl4
AZ 2;9 the madcap still led closely followed
by tho Estee and Comet and some distance
astern OF them were the Sadie and Addie. Ast"fn
OF the Addie the clio and Atalanta were hav-
ing It hot together. All were showing their fore
IL and Al "a
little ones went staggering into n sea "a though
they were going to the bottom. Topsails began
turned In reefs and eascd OF sheets.
Going out the Estellc lost man overheard.
nut saved him. \ little white sloop not 10 the
club was not 40 fortunate. A man went over
her side, and at once went to leeward In the
heavy sea She lowered mainsaii and set signals
of distress, but all efforts to save the poor fell
low proved unavaling.
At2;j0 the Estei,e and Comet had both passed
the Madcap. and about the same time the Addie
lost her bobstay aud ran for safer quarters. A
little later the Peerless took a header into a
tremendous sea, and came out Of It wreck.
Both masts and bowsprit went by the board,
scarcely foot 81 either being left. She was
inside the point Of the Hook The Neversink
had been pitching into the sea and sending spray
up on her upper decks, and there being ladies'
cap broke her chain plates aid Withdrew.
At 4. ". the Comet led the fleet. the Estclle
was second, and az some distance astern were
the sadie, Clio. aud AtalAnts. Down to leeward
execution
oi the Mhdcap, no Others were In sight what
had become ut them was a mystery which was
alterward found out when the Neversink ap-
preached the point of the Hook and a. scertaincd
that, Notwithstanding the heavy sea and stif
nreczc outside, it was q dead I'm inside the
Hook. The feet, with the exception OF those
ahove-named, had been unable 10 get outside af-
ter rounding the SouthW spit. OF those out in
the white caps. the Comet and Estelle we're
seen to round the Lghtsnip within a few min
utes OF each other. The Atalanta and Sadie fol
lowed. The Sadie, on arriving home. snid She
Ae hal al fha IasFltt- in.
Commodore A-ten's little schooner Clio ably
handled by Capt. Clock, lied pluckily on
jib from the clew half way up, until size sprung
neI mainntst. Then she. too, succunbed.
the Hook and around the hghtship made the
run back To the point Of the HOOK very quickly.
~. and the Atlanta and Sadie a few minutes
later Those inside had not escaped unhurt.
The Active driitcd across coaster aud lost her
topnast stay and outriggcr. and two or three
Others suffered minor mshaps. As the vuto-
rious craft passed Buoy So the rest gave up the
sHort 10 beat our, and prepired u convoy the
leaders up the bay. Even those inside did not
escape harmless, OF these the Active had lost
topmasi stay and Jlb sheet outrigger. On board
the kesolute were distinguished party, invited
oy Mr.. Rufus Hatch to meet Mr.. W. j. Florence.
Among these were Gov. kellogg, the Hon. j.
Wharton, l.. Jerome, }. Ochiltree, Chandos Full
ton. and numerous Others. In going aboard a
small boat cap lied. aud Col Tom Ochiltree mar
rowly escaped drowning. Neptune, however,
got tired after awhile Of PLAYING tho mischief
with the amateur tars, and the sail up with
The Comet passed the Southwest Spit at I:eO:0s
and tue Estelle at i:2s:l5. The Atdlanta and
Sadle ioilowed: All set balloon stay sails aud
Jih topsails and with lifted sheets slipped mer-
rly through waves for home. On the way up
ia" Atalanta, which proved herself a nns sea
boat, passeu the Estelle aud took second pl ce.
Al T.. NJ. the Comet passed the upper Hosptal
Island. and though the At 'lanta strove hard to
get first place II WAS without await, and the
Comet slammed quickly through the NarrOws
and past the finishing point, winner OF the race
la her class and leader OF the fleet. he time of
Comet
Atnl nta. 5:52:JO Estelle, b:540o Sadie, b;aa:45
! he winning yachts are the Atalsnta In the irst
class schoOners, Comet IN the second class, and
Sadie in the second class sloops.