The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-16
A CENTENNIAL YACHT RACE
OF EWING THB SEASON IN n VERY
LIVELY MANNER.
Three Bcssttas in One Day - Peculiar Bald
OF the philadelphia Boats - Everybody
Drenched and several Jump OYerboa I'd.

eh'NV IN Ono DuN-FcfuIinr mild
Of the philadelphia Boats - Everybody
Drenched and Several Jump Overheard.
PHILADELPHIA, May 15.-The yachting
season was brilliantly inaueurated here yester-
day. There were three reeattas and nearly
sevsnty-nve contestants. There was ane breeze
from the southwest, which at times blew SO
heavy as to cspsize more than one Of the dainty
| craft. Three or four steamers went over the
course, and In addition the banks Of the river at
the starting point swarmed with spectators.
| The event Of the DAY wss the regatta Of the
Philadelphia Club yachts. Their boats are q
curious craft peculiar to the Quaker City, and
are unknown In any other club. They have an
| immense spread OF canvas moro in proportion
TO their size than any other yachts In the world.
| They are divided into three classes, the first and
second being called "hikers," and the third
"tuckups." All classes are about fifteen feet long,
and the classification IL by width. Hikers
| are about feet inches wide, and tuckups
| 4 feet inches. A " hiker" has a straight keel
and soaR and plumb stern. Tho tuckups keel
| Is more ON the rocker style. The large ones
have wire shrouds running down to pumpkins
| on deck. A triangular steel traveller reaches
| out several feet from the sterD, and through q
| sheave set In II the main sheet IL trimmed. The
most curious fact 10 that the biker, notwlth-
standing Its immense spread Of canvas, has no
ballast life lines. with wooden handles rove
| ON each side. The crew, except the helmsmsn,
man these as ballast sitting or standing far out
| to windward over the boats side, secured by the
| life line. The craft are very fast, and though
| everybody gets wet, they are excellent sea boats
Many are expensvelv painted and equipped
with steel, and wire shouus, brass blocks, aud
costly running rigging.
the START.
Out OF sixty entries nearly thirty started. The
| course was from a stake boat OF tho foot Of
| SnaCkamaXOn to and around the red Hupri. below
the block house, opposite the Old RED Bank
The referee was Vice Com m odore William Kirs,
snd the JUDGES WnshinRton X. Hushes and
Charles johnson There were two handsome
prizes awarded In each class.
The third class started at 1880, and the others
at Intervals OF ten minutes. few In each class
soon shook on the Others, end achieved such
| lead as TO render unnecessary a description Of
the mnvement OF the rear guard; In the third
Lewis Kline, and Walter Warehouses; Carrie
Lewis soon got out OF the ruck. After a stretch
went about and made play for smith Island. Il
was dead beat to wiodward. aud they danced
| gaiiy through the waves, all hands getting wet
In the second class the John Il. Brewer, Stew
| art a. Stamford, w. X. Hughes, aud Ida May
we're the leading boats In the order named at
| Ards, and VIM. IL. Clymer soon went ahead OF
| their adversaries. aud had II hot and heavy
short one down TO the Point House. AT this
| pnce the. Ulmer, Hughes and Ardis were the
leaders III their res pective Glasses. The Standi-
ford aud Brewer were, however, pressing the
| Hughes closely, and the kensington was both
| eTin9 the Timer with good snow IN the bet
ting at the Horse Shoe Tue leaders In each
class b. distanced the Others OF whom two or
| three had capsized In the white caps, which
| now began 10 cover the water.
| FUN AND MUSIC.
| The steamer Jersey Blue, with the judges and
| referee, AMI crowded with members OF the clup
| down the river, with a fine band OF music
ABOARD. Betting ran high, the fsvotites being
League Island Navy Yard the freshenins wind
caused all hands to nike out and mau. pre-
In air. AS a naw would strike one Of the pretty
craft, she would ROLL her lee rails under as II she
powerful leverage up to wndward ana a shake
w from the he msman would soon right Der,
| except a cloud Of canvas and q biz bone in tue
front o; her prov.
he Ulmer had two dangerous antagonists in
the Remington and BATHS, and the pretty
Hughes was followed closely by the Stamford.
All tho way To the block house, up 10 TINS
time. toe movements OF the 1rst class could not
he made out well, owing to tho distance from
the steamer. but as she move to OF the red buoy
tue Hamilton was seen to be leading the Clymer
little to leeward. At 1880 the Ulmer dashed
and BATHS had gained ON her little by sharp
mdn1uverng, out she winfield round toe tuoy
leader OF the Meet. and sq1 red away before the
| wind for home at l2.37:ij L. NJ, the kensington
| following at ls;5elO; BATHS. l2to15.
Tine, Inc Hughes of tue second cl.ss, rounded at
| Brewer, EAT. Tue Tyler, Hamilton, and Ch lner
GAME dssLing up close togetner, the Clymer TO
leeward. be latter, To the surprise OF all, wore
| around neatly inside OF the former, aud ran 4
Tor home at 1853, first boat In the first class
round the buoy, tue rest In the different classes
not timed.
COMING HOME.
| Going back before the wind, all got punched
| OF the req bank on the Jersey coast, and IL was
see-saw, fret one ahead and then another, for
| some time. The leaders in second class by this
began to slowly forge ahead. The Clymer shook
ne reels out q her mainsa! ana gained o. the
sinRton, but though passing the Timer skiIiul
handling kept the latter In the van. on League
ward the west shore, and it was the closest kind
| Of WORK all the way home. on Ironsides bar the
Coming through the swash channel the standi-
| ford picked ner up. and they ran sid. by side
| within a few inches of eacn other, for some dis
| lance. There close work between the
| Timer, BATHS and kensington.
At las tho Hughes jioed her mansail over and
| put her centre board down. Her board caught
| She ran bows under and filled and capsized, thus
losing her excellent chances OF winning.
| MEN OVERHEARD.
| In the FIRST class the Ida May had gradually
| been making up for lost time, aud was now IN
dangerous proximity to the Clymer and Hamil-
| died out, was brought up by the rear guard, and
| the fleet bowied along. As they neared the
after man OF the different crews jump overheard
| to tighten the boat and SWIM for the shore or a
friendly rowboat. TINS is allowable in Pniladel-
| phia, tut not IN other cluDs.
| Al +. NJ. the Brewer ran into the bunch OF
| leaders, and the Ulmer bothered by the BATHS
| and kensington, fell for a while TO tho rear 1t
| was soon nip and tuck all round, however, anc
| the frequent changes made the scene very ex-
| citing.
| on smiths Island the Timer ran up on her
taeoui lists again. As the racers neared the homo
| stake boat u Jaw struck them and capslzed ths
| Ida May. The winners all came IN within few
| minutes Of egcn other, the Standiford leading.
| At 2:55 Z. N. tho standiford and Brewer IN the
second class, the ulmer aud Kensington In the
tnird, and the Ciymer and Hamilton In the first
class were awarded arst and second prizes
| spectNely lii their classes.