New-York tribune., 1875-08-19
OUTDOOR SPORTS.

EXCITING RACE IN KEW-YORK BAY.
THIRD ANNUAL REGATTA OF IHR LONG ISLAND
CLUB-THREE YACHTS CArsIzEo AND ANOTHER
pIsABlED-rnK FOUR BROTHERS, REvEiILE, AND
SAUNDERS TIE WINNERS
The third annual regatta of the L~ng
lsland Yacht Club which occurred yesterday was for
time one OF the most exciting events which have taken
place this vicinity. The promise OF the morning was
disheartenng rain falling In torrents, and there
was little wind. About y. H. tse sky cleared and
fresh breeze sprang up which increased to stiff one
In the high that prevailed the sren of the frscss
yachts disabled Of the second cass and two ot
the third class oapszed and the few vessels that
we're left 10 contest the lent additional interest 10
the contest. The excitement was modified, however by
subsequent calm, which delayed the first and second
class yachts frern Fort afay cite 10 the
stake boat and they In languidy drifting with the
tide. The following vessels entered for the race:
TIRsT CLASS.
Ts%s: Ts. bayi: b: sSy .s9S scss Dsss
sEcoSD CLASS.
saasSsf. nss sS%sioH i H. Au RiN hurIly
Emily P.........Jas Sweeney.
Only Daughter Con, Karcv -Four Brothers sparrow.
Theresa. ............J A. Quinn
The course was follows For arst and second class
yachts, from stake boat of Frank Batess clubhouse
foot OF Thirty seventhst SOuth Brookyn TO ana aoua
the Robbins Reef Buoy thence to and around Fort La
fgstte 10 sakeboat be sailed twice for taird'
class boa,s from the stakeboat of Baiess Clubhouse
around oyster Island buoy and return TO DC sailed over
three times. The start hying one The hfst Suh'
which was thc signal for the boats to get under
way was fired at 3:05 ecoek, and the Comet shot past
the Judges boat three minnes later followed closely by
the Theresa and Four Brothers The wind which was
blowing fseshy from the Southwest, was behind
them, and the four Little yachts sped toward
the Oyster ISLAND bnoy the starboard tack
on the yun the oyster Island buoy, the -Four 1roths
got windward Of the other vessels OF her cass anu
gradually oyerhauicd the Theresa and passed her Ihe
Only Daughter slovly gained the Comet anu hnaly
passed her. The Theresa and Comet, IN rounding the
oyster Island buoy capszed and lad TO be withdrawn
from the race The -Four Brothers maintained the had
and rounded the stakebOa for the second time hlst fo
lowed by Only Daughter three minutes kter which,
however, in crossing the line, capsizsd and wtIdrew
from the In the homeward the Four brohers
maintained the lead and passed the saheboat ae 600
D. m winning the in her class The Theresa found
the wind TOO heavy and having taken IN reef came In
some time afterward.
The second gum which the signal for the rstclass
vessels 10 start fired at $40, and two minutes later
the Siren passed over the line with manai tosai ana
1ib well filed The Revee followed one minute later,
with the SAME sails set southeast wind which pre-
vailed was fresh enough TO enable the vessels TO carry oil
their sails with safety. The Sophia crossed the line at
S:l4. At 800 the signal was fired for the second
class yachts to start and the Saunders first
crossed the line followed two minutes later by the
Holmes and Au ReyOir The, wind had veered little
more the ward and all Of the larger vessels were
with their sails well filled From the buoy to Fort Afay-
ttte a dead beat 10 windwad but the run to ihe
etakeboat from Fort Hamilton was directly before tnr
Md sn al hs canvas was st that @ GSnld be ealfSd 6r
% The waGs eg1 sh sow SSns pS~S Tie Wind died away
stnghtfall and The vessels dred with TIE tide r,o,
OF the firstcass vessels the Sophia, when Ia started
last