The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-15
Y A G II TIN G .
The COrinthian SlOOp Race Of The Sawan-
haka zach! Club.
X Beautiful Day and an Elk
citing Race.
THE ADDlE vooRHls THE WINNER

II is now over three years since the SeawannAka
Club first introduced Corlnthian racing; but as
their races we're then confined 10 their own club
the public heard very little about them. When
they first announced public race OF the kind
open TO yachts OF all yacht clubs the Idea was
laughed at by many as impracticabe. The mea-
bers OF the Seawanhaka Club, however, were not
easily disheartened and struggled along until theT
have popularlzed Corinthian races. The regatta
yesterday was given for soops belonging 10 the
cluD and governed by the sailing regulations ana
rules OF the Corinthian races OF the CLUB,
the main feature OF which il the manning OF
the yachts exclusively by amateurs. The race was
to be sailed over the New York Yacht Club course,
from q dying start to and around buoy No. TO- on
Southwest Spit, TO and around the Sandy Hook
Lightship, and return over the same course pass
ing between the club steamer ana Staploton ferry
landing on arriving home. The yachts were TO be
sailed and steered by owners, were allowed 70
carry one amateur for each i've feet of length on
deck, and were restricted to mainsai, Readsails
aud working gantopsail.
The sloop Coming OF Boston, was also TO have
entered, but not having complied with some OF
the regulations was ruled out. The Regatta
Committee were Messrs. Frederic G. Foster.
M. Roosevelt Schuyler, James Ii. Elliot, william
Krebs and L. De Forest Woodruff. The preparatory
gun was fired from on board the Josephine et
Ion. 3sm. 2Os. and then the yachts began to pre-
pare for the start The competing yachts were
follows:-
Lengta oper Au. Water Line. Eeam.
Addie VoorhIs. COLT $50 1888
Vision. .......... 66.O0 624 2o.e
While the yachts entered for the race were wait
Ing for the starting signal they tackled backward
and forward, always Keeping within short
distance OF the starting line. The starting signal
was given ct 1oh. 6lm. 3os, and shortly afterward
the yachts coursed IN the following ordor:-
Addie % -
VISION % -
Tae breeze was light from the northwest, ana
with boom TO starboard, the Addie slipped across,
first 81 about dve-knot gait. sue loole ed very
pretty under malnsall, working gantopsail, jin
and JtbIopsail The Vision came shortly after
ward under the same canvas, gliding through
tho water very rapidly and following In the
wake OF her antagonist: Aser waiting
70 take the tame rn Of the Coming inc
racers. Tie Vision was evidently determined 10
make the best OF the light wind and had big
balloon Jibtopsall set, that considerably assisted
her speed. Passing through che Narrows the
breeze appeared 10 be dying away, but as tao
appeared 20 catch II a little stronger. me Coming
was ollowing after the Vision and making compare
lively good headway. The Addle's JlDiopsan
was shaking considerably aud not doing neT much
good aud. after passing Quarantine, she took IL
IN. Tue Vision sun nung on 10 hers, although it
was Tapping about and not OF much apparent
benefit Sne finally luffed up. and when 1t shlyered
in the breeze, took IL IN. The amateur jacks
woiked in handsome style and soon had il snugly
slowed away. The two racers were now making
pretty good time and appeared to be holding their
own as lie Was impossible to discern any per-
ceptible gain on either side.
IL was quite y ladles' day, as the water was
comparatively smooth, ana still there was snl-
ficlent air to make the yachts move through the
water at toerably last pace. Now that the
Vision was unencumhered by the acre OF can
IN her llbtopsan sue appeared 10 act
much ivelIer in the water ana closed up a little
on the Addle. The breeze had now hauled round
a little more TO the westward, and the Adde'S
ally shaking. The Coming was being gradually
III opped astern and did not appear TO be iit com.
pany for either OF the two racers In light breeze.
As tho yachts approached Buoy 10, at the
Southwest SPIT, The breeze appeared 10 be dying
away. The Adde'S crew went to work and sent up
their jlOtopsail, and few minutes later The crew
OF the Vision executed the same manHuvre. Inc
yachts rounded as loll0Ws:--