The New York herald., 1876-08-17
NEW YORK YACHT Club.
The Run from Glen Cove 20
Greenport.
ALMOST A DRIFT TO PLUM GUT.
Arrival and Welcome at Shelter
Island.
GREExronr. l.. l., August 10, 1870.

After night foreJodng eastcrly wind and storm,
the morning broke cloar and pleasant: with light west
erly breezes At 5h. 30m. Fleet Captain Bend caused
the preparatory gun to be nred and warned BY the
signal there was considerable hurrying on all the
decks, and club topsaIls balloon Jbs and ssaysais
were got IN readiness for use after reaching out OF
Hampstead Harbor she wind was dead els wnen
MatInicock Point was passed At SIX O'CLOCK 'he Sec
ond and last gun was hred ard instantly there was
merry work on every boat Tho fleet was remarkably
quick in getting under way aud gave one tho impress
sion that all hands were wide awake, however uurea
sonable the hour Tho Palmer 0rst off, the Peer.
less following suit, while the Estcile was quick as
FASH and the others much OF bunch that there
was but little difference between them The lightness
OF the air made the occasion rather An un-
promising one, as the "prayod for
breeze" tho majority having their war pant
This particularly so with the large ooats tney
wanting a scramble to windward, and moro tnan
enough to try ones nerves But they could not %
accommodated, and an unevenlful run was the result
The squadron gave parting salute to the sloop North
STAR Mr. Alexander Taylor, Jr, who anchored In the
harbor night hut could not Join them, and was
bound to the westward. The tide favorable, and
few minutes after starting the wind southed triha
The Peerless moved through the water that she
maintained the post OF honor Tor while when tho
Estce wrested the position from her and first put
Matincock Point astcrn
at Oh 45m. tho sight was peculiarly effective Oid
coastng captains standing TO the westward looked III
asonishmont and evidently wished 1t would never ade.
Each OF the large schooncrs IN. l0m were making
desperate efforts for the Lead but however determined
and interesting they were, 1t di not detract from
struggle going on between the Este lie and Palmer Win
the he credit OF the former The old, re-
able white beauty OF Mr. Stuyvesant enaeavored IN
one grand coup to drop Mr.. Smiths stancn craft
astern; but she would not be caught mapping,
and wing ana wing. land made very
fast by them. Only the Wanderer, OF the
keel boats now showing to any advantage,
and she was th'rd in position directly in'he Pamor's
wake, while still further away the ldicr Peerless,
the Alarm, Restless and Rambler The Vision was noI
adding many aurcls to her great reputation, though
she at the head OF her Class The Arrow was
scarcely respectable; but shortly alter she made des
perate struggle with the Windward which ssucy craft
sailed like witch all day. and was farlv beaten. AT
In 4Om, with Lloyd's Neck but short distance away
the schooner Columbia came booming along IRON the
eastward and saluted tho Estee. which promptly
returned. Down through the fect she passed to the
westward and awake ming the echoes with one or
guus pleasantly diverted the attention OF ALL Here
the yachts close together that the sailing mas
ters and guests could have exchanged salutaIions II
they felt inclined Another hour and the tussie De-
the Palmer and EsIele continued and, running
by Eaton's Neck the former overhauled hoI
smaller sister, and assumed slightly commanding
position. II was no mean performance Tor boat OF
the Estecs size TO hang on to tho Palmer for three
hours Then 1t was fully nall an hour longer ere sne
done the Ider and Wanderer were showing some o.
their remarkable qualities OF sailing, Mr. Stimant
craft being nearly aboam Of the ldler tho latter an
eighth Of a mile astern OF the Palmer and Estellc
Up to this time the Dreadnaught had shown poorly,
but that stately boat with nearly 1S tons o
ballast slowed beneath her floors began the fast worh
which she capable Of and reduced the distance be
her and big leaders quite perceptibly. 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 a rapid pace
which gave her fair position among the hrst Tho
wind very exaspcratingy fell almost to calm at l0h
40m., and tho run became little elso than drifting
malcn which was not reIished by tho keel boats Two
OF them, the Alarm ard Rambler, being far astcrn
They would rather have had small gale than the
tediousncss and heat consequent upon the state
of affairs which they were required to tol-
abesm with the Palmer leading, then the tdler,
tho little Windward, the Wanderer, Arrow, Estee,
Vision Peerless, Dreadnaueht Meta, Foam, Vindex,
Restless Rambler and Alarm, all within q milo Ands
half Of and the first six within half ml
radius Very slow work marked the next two three
hours with the exception OF the giant scoulers which
despite the light weather reached ahead IN nne style
placing the little fellows aud Of the stately
too beyond the possibility OF catching them whatove
the circumstances The Palmer and ldles
had long run and tusse together, but
last the Brenons cup winner was compelled to sue
cumb, the Palmer crossing her bows and leaving her
speed developed by the siOop Wmdward. She beat the
Arrow aud Vision badly Thus tho afternoon
tinued with sensational experiences until OIL Horizons
Point, when the wind southing more and frcShcnng,
the boats doomed the water at rapid pace, bui
in twenty minutes tine Sound was again without .
ripple and tho yachts astern left in the same dilemma
before.
The leaders continued to draw away. and when thoy
hauled up to round the Spindle off Orient Point they
were out OF sgDt OF than half the feet A
streak OF favorng wind helped tho Estee and Vision
considerably along Inlet and Rocky Points, which put
the former In very crcditabe position, sne being tho
first of her class a, the buoy, having pretty badly
cleaned out the Meta, Peerless, Foam and Restless.
The time Of turning the buoy Of some OF the