The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-18
THE CRUISE or THE YACHTS.
Wet sheet md Flowing sea from shelter
Island 60 Now London.

NEW LONDON, Aug. 1.-THE Now York
Yacht Club squadron left the anchorage Ground
on the Manhanset House, Shelter Island, this
morning, at O'Clock, the destination being New
London. The Josephine Joined the feet and
the Peerless left 1t the night previous. Tho
schooner RImbler broke ground before the
starting gun was fred from the n lgship, and
consequently got a good lead down to Orr mt
Point. The channel into tho Sound is a narrow
one for such a large feet, all trying to get out
first, and there were many close escapes from
collision. few minutes after the start II began
to rain aud poured down steadily all the way
across the Sound. The wind was light from
south southeast, but after passing Orient Point
freshened considerably For while everybody
was In everybody else's way, except the Rambler,
which continued to increase tho lead down to
Plum Island. The sloop Vision and schooner
hstelle soon got rid OF the rack and dashed
atter the ltambier. Rounding the point below
the anchorage toe positions were Rambler,
Vision, l.stellc. Josepdine, Arrow. Windwsrd,
Meig, ldlrr, Vindex. Wanderer, Palmer, Alarm,
ties less, DIE idnaughi and Foam The Wan
de ,er uOt janntd under tho lee OF several NJ the
Meet, aud At the LII house, near Long Beach,
bad fallen hack 20 last place: the ltdmOier went
through the Rtc., while the rest Of the feet
passed through Plum Gut
Near the - 10 tue vino fell Hight. and II was
drifting match uutil the neet got outside GA
Orient Point the Wanderer caught nics broozs,
anu ran riVut w On those ahead. Tue Alar.u,
however. prevented her Tor some time from 90.
ing to the front ny luillng ami keeping IN when
ever sue did. ABOUT 1880 u'ciock the Wandetcr
shook on her Troublesome customer. and haul
ING more ON wind. passed tna Al I'm, JOse-
ph'ne. Foam, and kestlss.. At TINS time 1t WAS
seen that the Rambler had lost ground going
trrOugh the Race, the ebp tide soon seating soy-
tr l. that mad gone through tle Gut, TO wind.
ward OF her. he Vision and rs ellie, at II
o'clock e the rest OF the sqdadrun. The Meta
was well up, aud following ner the Itler. NJ de
leine. Dire idnouRht, aud Palmer were having
lvelN tussle. The Palmer was not doing as well
as on Tuesday. aud W = shaken of by tho other
throe cracks who Kept up a hot Amt for some
time. Reir Commodore Centers nnc iron cut
ter Ninccx was just to leeward OF the Dread
LouRht and dong we'll While in the Gut the
Rectless an1 Foam colhded, but no damage
was done.
At li:l5, near Bart,ett's Reof Light. the Wan.
derer u SOD the Nindex, ana began to decrease
the lead Of those abe al. The ram came down
harder than ever, aud sent all hands below for
southwt stors and oisins. Tue snort run OF
eignt uiil"s across the Sound was out cklv made,
aud Mt 1880 the leaders were nearly abreast Of
tno Light IouSo At the entr nee Of New London
harUor The Estele Tod the fleet. The Nision
aud Arrow were nghtiUe hare for the honor OF
lesdinx the sloOps In. Then came the Meta,
lowing the Meta were tho ldler, DreadnOugnt
aud Madeleine. closely punched, with tue
Phlmer stu astefn Of them. iuon followed tue
little sloop Nindwdrd, tue schooner Wan lefer
less, Fodm, aud Alarm Ou mt up the rear In
the order named some distance astern. Ine.e
were no otner en- M = OF tiupOrt4nce. and the
Feet passed or anc lOfed In 'front.' u tue Pequot
House 10 the following order: b-telle, 1880
~; Nisi ion. llJ3:l0 Ider. lla4:n: Arrow.
ll36:lO Madeleine. lljG2J: DrcaduOu-ht. li.31;
Meta ll:3,.l5; Palmer, iI;;js.lJ; Il lmbler. Ii.g:
W lndward' llf"h; " tuderer. llij.}J; NInIt 4.
iloHO; Sea VI cn. li:IIl0: JOS spnIle, ll:j92J;
X s,l.ss, E:li:lO; Foam, l2.li:U5; aud Alarm,