The New York herald., 1876-08-17
NEW YORK YACHT CLUB.
The Run from Glen Cove TO
Greenport.
ALMOST A DRIFT TO PLUM GUT.
Arrival and Welcome at Shelter
Island.
GRExxroRr. L. l., August 10, 1870.

After a night forebodng easterly wind and storm,
the morning broke cloar and pleasant with light west
erly breezes. At 5h 3Om. Fleet Captain Bend caused
the preparatory gun to be hred and, warned BY the
signal there was considerable hurrying on all the
decks and club topsaIls balloon Jbs and staysails
were got IN readiness for after reaching out OF
Hen,pstead Harbor as she wiud was dead aft when
Mat,nicock Point was passed At O'Clock the Sec
ond and last gun fred, ard instantly there was
merry work on every boat The fleet was remarkably
quick IN getting under way and gave one tho impress
sion that all hands wide awake however unrea-
sonable hour Tho Palmer was 6rst on, the Peer
less following suit. while the Estcile quick as
fash and the others in so much Of bunch that there
was little difference between them. The lghtness
OF the air made the occasion rather an un-
promising one, as the "prnyod for
breeze" the majority having their war paint
on This particularly with the large boats, they
wanting a scramble to wndward, and moro tnan
enough to try ones But thoy could not b
accommodated and an uneventful was the result
The squadron gave parting salute to the sloop North
Star, Mr. Alexander Taylor, Jr who anchored In the
harbor over night but could not Join them and was
bound to the westward. The tide was favorable and
few minutes after starting the wind southed trife
The Peerless moved fast through the water that she
maintained the post OF honor for while, when tho
Es,ee wrested the position from her and first put
At oh 45n. tho sight peculiarly effective. Old
coastng captains standing the Westward looked IN
astonshment and evidently wished would never lade
Each OF the large schooners at III l0m were making
desperate Efforts for tho lead but however determined
and interesting they we're 1t did not detract rom
struggle going between the Este le and Palmer, with
the 10 The credit OF the former The old, reli-
able white beauty OF Mr. stuyvesant enaeavorod, IN
one grand coup to drop Mr. Smiths stancn craft
astern; but she would not be caught mapping,
and, wing aud wing, land was made very
fast by them. Only the wanderer OF the
ksC Wug
and she was third in position directly in'the Palmors
wake, while still further away was the ldcr. Peerless
the Alarm Restless and Rambler. The Vision was MOI
adding many laurcs to her great reputation, though
she was at the head OF her class. The Arrow was
scarcely respectable but shortly alter she made des
perate struggle with the Windward which saucy craft
sailed like witch all day and was riv beaten. Al
III 40m with Lloyd's Neck but short distance away,
tho schooner Columbia came booming along from the
eastward and salued tho Eselle. which was promptly
returned Down through the icot she passed to the
westward and awakening the echoes with one or more
guns. pleasantly diverted she attention OF all. Here
the yachts were close together that the sailing mas.
ters and guests could have exchanged salutaons u
they felt inclined Another hour and the tusse bc.
the Palmer and Estelle continued, and, running
by Eaton's Neck tho former overhauled hci
smaller sister, and assumed slightly commanding
position II was no mean performance ior a boat OF
the Esellcs size TO hang on to the Palmer for three
hours. Then fully hall an hour longer Gro she
could shake her completely or and whom this was
done the Idler and Wanderer were showing some o.
their remarkable qualities OF sailing Mr. Stillnant
craft being nearly abcam of the dler tho latter an
eighth Of a mile astern OF The Palmer and Estelle.
up TO TINS time the Dreadnaugnt had SHOWN poorly
but now that stately boat with nearly IS tons Of
ballast slowed beneath her floors began the fast worh
which she IS capable Of and reduced the distance DO
tween her and lne big leaders quite perceptbly. The
Peerless caught puff or two out OF Smithtown Bay
which were OF much service, as of Cranes Neck she
doing credit 10 herself as light weather
boat, and skimming the water at rapid pace,
which gave her lair position among the nrst The
wind very exasperatngly fell almost to calm at 10h.
4Om, and the became little elso than drifting
matcn, which not reshed by tho keel boats, Two
OF them the Alarm ard Ram blor, being far astern.
Thnyv nr,Id fhAp havA had for UaIA
OF AHA RS which they we're required to toll
crate. At eleven O'Clock Old Field light was
abcam, with the Paimor leading then She lder,
tho little Windward, the Wanderer, Arrow, Estelle,
Vision, Peerless, Dreadnaueht, Meta Foam, vndex,
Restless, Rambler and Alarm, all within milo and
half OF each other and the first six within half mih
radius Very slow work marked the next two or three
hours with the exception OF the giant scouers which
despite the light weather reached ahead IN nne style
placing the little fellows and some OF The stately
too, beyond the possibility OF catching them whatovet
had long run and tussIe togsther, but
at last the Brentons cup winner was compelled to sue
cumb the Palmer crossing her bows and leaving her
for the day. One OF he mysteries OF the run was the
speed developed by the soop Wndward She beat the
Arrow and Vision badly. Thus tho afternoon con-
tnued with sensational experiences until of Hortonl
Point, when the wind, southng more and frcshcning,
the boats doomed the water At rapid pace bui
In twenty minutes tine Sound again without .
ripple and tho yachts astcrn left In the same dilemma
before.
The leaders continued to draw away. and when they
hauled up round the Spindle of orient Point they
were out OF sigDt OF more than half the fleet A
streak OF favoring wind helped tho Estee and Vision
considerably along Inlet and Rocky Points, which put
tie former very crcdtabe position, sne being tho
first of her class at the buoy, having pretty badly
cleaned ont the Meta Peerless, Foam and Restless.
The time of turning the buoy OF some OF the
follows