The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-15
THE CAPEMAY YACHT RACE
SHE ATLANTA HEATING THE IDLER
BY NEARLY THREE HOURs.

Locking for the Land Breeze and Finding
oniy n Csim-The Idier's Hard Luck. and
the UsuaiGood Fortune Of the Atsinnta-
Mr. Colgate Anxious for Another Race
on the New York Yacht Club House Mt
6tapleton lies Mr.. WIN. Astor's graceful yacht
the Ataiant , with the long ribbon Ike wh'p
OF victory flying above the red star, which IL nor
private signal. Y sterJay morning che passed
Sandy Hook lightsbip winner OF the Cape Nay
race and Of the magnificent 81 600 cup presence
by Mr.. Loubat, owner OF the Encnanttess' her
only competitor IN the race, the idler passeI
ths same point nearly three hours later inc
course sailed over was from Owls Head 10 ana
around q ndv Hook ligbtship. and thence TO
end around Five Fatbom ligbtship on Cape
Nay. and return to Sandy Hook hsbtship' zH
miles Tho race was oyen TO oil yachts Oh over
100 tons.
the start was made on Thursday afternoon
from Owls Head the Atalanta crossing tho
npe at 3.as3D O'Clock, and the idler at S;3i;9o-
The tide was running aood, and the wind was
ux-knot breeze FROM few POINTS west Of south.
The Atlanta idc a long tack over toward
haten f,I,nd, while, after a short tick on the
,ame course. the Idler went about and hu gged
the long Island shore. Al length they nenred
each other, ant tie Idler fouud herself leading
her niinble ponent by about hdlt mile. Ihe
tchtship was passed by the ldicr at v O'Clock T.
NJ. and oy thu Atal ,uta at 9OO. 49,
A. this point II WAS deemed beat Nv the lnl
people To stand In tow I'd Snore, whereby ,heV
hoDed to gain land brccz rtnE the hlaht.
and they expected hat tne Atal,nta wonJu
Adoot the same course. lhis was the mistake
which eventually lost them The race. Tor the
Atnl nta stood oit o. s-a on the slarn"hfn
tack. aud, the wind hauling llttle more 10 lhe
westy rd was n on abiA to lav her course and
send ~ A .tdysail with fresh nreez liirne-
rat hight was sighted at 1870 "A. VI; ,nd shortly
altcrwnrd. IA the Atali nta was bowling metriiy
along some four mte- ~ saorc' ths luIer wa,
scen king uec lined on bttie Egg llAtbOr aud
ri n A d \
Idler Jaw the mOuniit calls OF their neet cppo-
neut glide fast the distance.
The ldler was suon picked up 10y n9w. whlcn
fresh, ned into bre'z,. and at daylight hhd
on Au-ecom. he latter. stll four miles To wind
wHru. made and 70 ,ndcd the f1ve-tithom licht-
ship at 10, 4. NJ and was followed W the ldler
Witn the wind dead at. the ATLANTA stood
M the coast wing and wing, tan'alizlng spec
tacle to her adversares. who realized the help
iessness of stern chose. In order 10 IKE al
vantage Of the last possibility. the fatrd ldler
the sea breeze might serve the other tll'
aud 10 we her bee lined. Fortune was az INST
the ldler however. aud she was soon IN marty
the position which had been wished for her Op-
poneuts. The sturdy seamen on the ldler WINS
tied lus lily for ur-ele. md drove their knives
deep into the Welding wood Of the for mast,
but TO no purpose and at 6.53 o'clock YESTERDAY
morning sue passed the n-utsbiD ~. ohm 5Os.
h, hiud the Atlanta, which had slipped bv al
il:3O o'clock.
Ihe Atlanta has always been lucky boat.
In the regatta Of the New York CLUB. "A wear az ,
last summer she was the first boat 10 get OH.
and thus Ist weathercd sandy Hook aud went
spinning down TO the Ugh tsnip. wnile the rest OF
the fleet lay becalmed insidc the Hook. III tue
race last finished she was sailed hy the Old Hook
pilot, Peter Roth, better known As "Iapia avn
Pete" aud her sailing masier, Capt in Free
stone. She also had On board her owner. Mr..
Astnr. MIR. Ell ward Jones. Mr.. William bell, ar.
W. Armstrong, Capt. Dan Of the Wanderer and
others.
rhe Idler was sailed by her master, Capt
Cooley, assisted bv Capt. Colin. On board " re
her owner. Mr.. Colgate; MIR. : GERS, her bu,lder
Woe Commodore X ne, Mr.Beekman, Mr.. bttts'
anu Mr.. krebs. Mr.. Colgate Is anxious L. chal-
leDge the ATLANTA at once for another rice.