New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-09
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
o,r,,,o ocp.N ytCHT RACE.

OUTDOOR SPORTS.
pxciTING OCEAN YACHT RACE.
ANNUAL REGATTA or THE NEw'>ohn $3.50 80
BRISK BREEZE, DISABLING The MADE'"A' 90
CAUSING SEVERAL YACHTS TO REilhE-f'i%tS
WON BY THE RAMBLER, IDLER COMET, ARROW
AND MAD CAP.
T, ,yos the good fortune OF the NeW-forK
Yacht Club the annual regatta OF which took place yes
teray % have good breeze at the start, which con-
tipucd through the day, assuring most successful au
exciting race Tho Indications were not at all idVoraoe
until after o'clock, whom the breeze neshened; ana
when the yachts got under way, they had all the vino
they needed, completely filling the sails that
were spread. The william Cook, the guests scanei,
was crowded with the members OF tic cub aud their
friends Many yachts not in the race, among which were
the Mohawk aud Josephine with several steam yachts,
accompanied fleet down the bay Among the steam
ers were the constructing steamer CyclOps, Admiral
Rowaus steam launch the Plymouth Rock, Magenta
and Josephine, all guy dccked with 1ags US was also
the guests steamer. which D addition was provided with
q band OF music Among the guests present were Capt
d. L. Brane. United States Navy, and officers OF the
Minnesota.
Atil:l9:3o a. H. the preparatory sgna-gun was fred
and 10 minutes aerwad the signal to start was given
The start Aging one for all vessels
The Meta the first 70 cross the ne ana was quickly
followed in succession by the Tidal Wave, Restless
Estee, Oracle, ldlert Nlnuex. AcIlNc, huuio
Rambler, Alarm, Madeleine, Comet, Palmer Arrow Cho
Peerless WindwaId Mad Cap, and Wanderer The latter
meeting with an accident after the sgnagun was fired
failed 10 reach the line before the limit Of 10 minutes had
expred and was excluded from the race. The Restless
owing ~ objections made rs to the position gwen 10 her
among the keel schoOners, vas classed Win the
second-class ccnter-board schooners. All OF the
vessels went down tho bay clOse-hauled, and
were Obliged 10 make one tack before rounding buoy
No 10. The course from off the clubhouse at Sta
pleton. g. l., Channel buoy No. TO- thence TO South
West Spit buoy thence to and around Sandy HOOK ilgh
ship and return the same course to buoy NO. TO-
about three miles from stapleton, where the term
mated The course distance OF 81 miles Although
the vessels started together they represented five dh
races prize for the winner of each class besides
the Bennett. challenge cups. surrendered by the
yachts Magic and Vision and 70 be competed for by the
and sloops irrespective OF class one for each
rig.
The yachts carried all the they dared and were
making excellent time continually changing positions
The Arrow the first TO round the Spit buoy at 12h
54m 39lis.. closely followed ny other yes
sells In the following order; Idler Palmer, Vndex, Mad
elene Meta, Comet, Addie VOOrhis, Active. Peerless
Restless Mad Cap, Tidal Wave, Clio, Estelle Rambler
Wande-er, aud Alarm. The vessels now squared away
toward the ghshp. In the mean time the wind veered
and out strong from the southwark kicking up a
nasty chop against sllOng ebb tide which
swept the judges steamer from stem to stern
This was the most exciting part OF the
race with the yachts and the most dsagreeabe for many
of ladies the excursion boats. The Peerless Addle
voorhis Oracle and Breeze, after going little beyond
the Hook and shipping heavy seas came about ana WIFI
drew from the The Tidal Wave, after rounding the
Spit carried away her bowsprit which dragged ut her
side with the sails After clearing away the wreck by
which she lost time i'll hauling up to the wind, she
squared away for the lghtship The Madeleine met
Win Win III tshin and Withdrew from the race The
Alarm carried away her foretopmast but kept on All
takeu in. The Josephine lost her mlnsa, but Kept on
The Idler was the first 70 round the lghlshlp az
l5l:15, ana followed by the Palmer Arrow, Comet,
Rambler, Meta, Tidal Wave. and Wandorer. owing 10
TIE distance Of te be djsnard 10 ceP
tainty The heavy quartcring sea breaking over thC
paGd-boxes prevented the steamer from going ahead al
iull speed and when within two mics Of the lIgutSip
wa tanned towards home The lier, whlch was the
sixth YACHT al the start took the lead between Southwest
sp and the lghshp, and maintained il throughout the
race reachig st Ike AT 33l p M, thus making
Seconds which is said TO he the fastest time
record After getting inside OF the HOOK on te return
the yachts pu; all the canvas possible balloon jos
club topsais, and saysas; aud the q ston from iere
rase and the huls OF the Yachts US thy appLoacheG
the home stake almost concealed by the cloud OF
crossed the line sue greeted with the blowing OF
ste IN whistles the Comet passed she was received
all the spectators the Comet was not only the winner
prize the second class OF schoIners out also
timated in yachting circles that the GOMEZ VII VII
D. .ae gSeS e a eS se was Ms sed essay
b. Mr.. Langley The following are tie winners % pics
as awarded Keel schooner, Rambler; hrsclds center
board schooner Idler; secondcdss eentebOld scuOoh
or, Comet; fIste.ass sloop, Ar owi seconu-c.ass
sioop, Md Cap. Tue Arrow also wins the Bennett
Challenge Cup awarded as a prize to the trst-class
sloIps The tue order IN whcn the ydchts
reached the home stake Ider, Palmer, Comet, Wan
derer, Arrow, Rambler, Tidal Wave, NlndcX, Estelle
Meta Clio, Alarm, Restless, Mad Cap Windward, and
Active. Tue following Is list OF the entries, showing
rho time o starting finishing and allowances OF
VIZ ~ - Corrected Time
by allowance
Nauzf Finish. Actl Time. Bennett
HI s. Inns. II. BY Glass. Cup
Rambler ii SO 43Io 8 80 So eI4lla Allows Allows
II. H.. NJ.
Alarm Ill 30 36la OF 50 28 lGLo ~ STA p 2G.
w III A OF 35l II Aus 10 90 70 90 70