The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-10-15
YACHTS ALL NIGHT AT SEA.
RdCTNG oTER 4 TWO HUNDRED AND
TWELTE MILE COURSE.
Shaking Hands with the Cape MAY Light
ship ~ Midnight, aud Do0inG Tarpnulins
TO the SANDY Hook Lightsh at sunrise.

Shaking Hands With the Cape NAV tight-
ship ~ Midnight, aud Donina Tarpaulins
TO the SANDY Hook Light ship at sunrise.
The yachts had brilliant run down the
New jersey coast. aud the beat back with light
and baftline bree1es was good test Of skill.
The contestants were the Resolute, owned by
Rufus Hatch, IN. 80 tons; the Vesta, owned by
s. NJ. Mills. sOi tons, and the DreadnauRht, own
ed by G j. Osborn, 2jl % tons. The Itesolute
and tue vesta are centre boarders, and the
Dreadnaught IL n keel schooner. The course
was from SANDY Hook lghtship TO Cape May
lightshlp aud return. 2l2 miles. Balloon jibs
aud club topsas we're ruled out. The Dread
naueht allowed the Resolute minutes, i5 Sec
oudl and the latter allowed the Vestl minute.
50 seconds. The yachts rendezyvused on the
ightship ut about 4o'clock on Tuesday after
noon. A gun from the Rcsolute at 3;59 +. NJ. was
the starting signal, and the craft dashed Toy tho
Lghtshtp as fOllowH: Ncsta. 4U3&; Dread
naught. i;0,Ei5 Resolute. t0i:2O.
All went un with sheets lifted and Blooms TO
Nesta and to windward, and the Ore oadnaught
was short distance ahead Of both q the lee
how OF the Rcsolute. A It breezed up the
Drcadnaught got "A knock down that sent her
main boom into the water. At about o'clock
jib topsalls and maintcpmast staysails were ~et
10y all three. and they ratified down to lIal neg {
nc lively rate. ON Long Branch the II cad.
naught and Hesoute dropped the Vesta, and the
lies2lute slowly but surely began to oycrh lnl
the Drcadnaugnt. At the ResOlute was nearly
abreast the Drendnaught, the Nesia a mile
astern. Not long after sunset u ,rnegat Light
was seen, and at s:2i II bore west from the Neso.
lutc. At No. Absccom Light bore west a. ON the
Kesolute. and the Dteadnaught WIS nearly a
mile aud q half astetn, with the Nesta FAR be-
hind her on her weather quarter. A rising
baromctcr prognosticated northerly Winds, and
at 10 thc wind was ABOUT north. A. lO'ih the
Drcadnaught was picking NJ little on the
leader. ana both dropped tue Nesta. All winged
forcsails, and the Cnpe May lisht-hip was seen
by lookout at the ltesoluto's masthead. At II
nsing.
WAS steering south hN wCst west amt trying
to squeeze round the lightship without jbiug.
II was impu.sibc, however. and after taklns N
lll:lO A NJ, the Resolutc led tue racers round
the Cape MAY hghtship, apd hauling her sheets
ait stood Uu to the castw I'd On the port tack.
The Drcadnaught rounded at i2lAh. missing
stays as she did 50, and the Nesta passed at LEA.
At 2Uj the Dreadnaught made an inshore tack.
ana ~ 2.p she WAS out Of sigh. Tue ltesulute
ana the Vesta Kept on. standing to the east
ward the former dropping the latter all the
time. On the WaV down Mr. iAtCh hud taken
his trick AZ the helm Ike veteran salt but Just
before rounding Capt. Lewis Of he pilot hunt
Ncgus took the wheel. ANA with Capt. Dennis.
the sailing master, aud Capt. EldIidgc handed
the Yacht the rest of the trip.
Heating TO the eastward WAS cold work md ~
the Hesolute dashed through tue waves sho
tossed up tue spray IN lively style. Day broke
cold ana clear, and the Drradnlurht WAS seen
about mile to leeward. The wind was BAT
! fling. hut It favored the Dreadnaught, and stc
| beat up to wihdward Of the krsnlutc, and al p,
] \. NJ. was nearly Two miles TO wlnnMard. Ihe
| Ncsta was out Of sight. Al - O'Clock the Nesta
~as sighted two or tOree miles To lecward ofthe
| Rcsoi.te. II turned out attcrwdrd that tue
| Vest had split her futesatl, and that tho time
lost in repairing Il difnsgcs tad ret itdcd her con-
s,detably. tn To lla0 the kesolute's prospects
were rather slim, tut her standing on 20 the
! eastward proved to have been good policy,
| and she IN her turn was favored by the Wind, as
tho Drcadnaurht had been early III the day. Al
l2l5 +. N. Absccum ligut WAS bearing west 10y
north flOm tho Rcsplute, wutch had gone to
| windw. rd of the Drcadnaught, and was RAPIDLY
| increasing her lead Al 1N the prcadnaught
| was on the Rssolute's leo quarter i've miles Oh
| ana the Nesta could tmely oe seen. Ca Little
| Egg Harhor the Dregdnhught was huh down,
| ana tho NestD was out Of sight Barucgat light
| bore west at z Tho wind bntlnued hight aud
| hanling. ard the lead that the Recoute ncld all
| through the night WAS due more 20 her skiltul
handling oy Capts. LOWS Dcnhi' nnd llHudce
tnAn 20 any nrcele sh. held Dming tho niih'
tho Drcadnaugnt crdwled up on the hrsoiute,
| ana at q \. NJ on thursday he was barely milo
astern. At tnis time SANDY HOOK hghtShip wa
| about two niles or 80 aho Of the hesOlute,
| and with the bailling wind II was doubtful
| which would pass INST.
unable 10 weather it. OWING to toe wind heading
! her the kesolute nj six went about on the %.
about again. placing herself 80 thAt the Dread.
naught was on her lee bow shott half mile On
| ana nearer the lghtship. IL was an exciting
! moment. Everybody supposed that the Dread
| naught would be unable to weather the light
| snip and that she would have 60 about, thus
| enabling the Resolute TO be first home. The
! wind, however, favored the Dreadnaught, and
the tars la the X soluto had the Modification ol
! seeing boa that they hnd led for miles neatly
all through the race sl past the goal minute
| ahead OF them. lbe Nesta passed several hOuri
| Rfterward.
The judges give the time OF arrival as follows
| Dr1hdniught, 6:lsij A. II. Kosplute, C.2Ols
| and Vesta. si7S The Resolu.e thus wins tht
race 10y several minutes on time allowance. Al
| though 1t was stipulated that the race should bt
made under the New York Y facht Clubs rules
Mr. Osborn saws that he understood IL to bt
| Without time allowance, ana referee VIII de-