The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-19
THE YACHT CLUES CRUISE,
An Exciting Run TO aud Around Point Judith
The swim sioop Arrow Lending.

facht Club squadron had dead beat to wind
ward from New London to this port to-day, and
the sail was the most interesting OF the cruise.
Ample opportunity was afforded to test the
speed of the yachts in working to windward. as
well as the skill Of the sailing masters. A gun
from the flagship at 10 A. NJ. was supposed to be
the signal to weigh anchor, but the manner In
which the start was effected was decidedly
amusing. Pronting by the example OF the RAM
bier the day before, the Palmer, Arrow, and two
or three others slyly broke ground, and at gun
nre were quietly eating up to windward, while
the crews OF the others were still toilinR at the
capstaD bars AS the feet gathered way the
Palmer narrowly escaped fouling with the Wan
dercr, and the Estelle ran her jibboom under
the 1dler's malnboom and came near carving
away all her headRear. Things were rather
mixed for while, and those who had hoisted
their mudhooks first reaped little or no advan-
vantage from the man9uvre.
After the Aeet Strengthened out. II was seen
that the Rambler had the lead, with tue Wan
derer, Arrow, and Vision on her heels. Then
came the Vndex and Meta, and after them the
ldler, which would have taken the lead had she
not been iouled. The rest followed for a while
IN bunch. The ind was east southeast and
the tide dood. The wanderer In a few minutes
sloop Vision slipped to the front and took the
lead Of the fleet The 1,et passed the spindle
Vision, wanderer, windward, Rsmsler. Hn idisr.
Me a, Arrow. vindex. Foam, Josephine, Dread
Madeleine. The sloops AFRO ". windward. and
Nindc1 made two or three short cks to the
eastward, Keeping along shore with an evident
| intention OF running through Fishers Island
Sound. The Meta and Estelie. at 1890 A. NJ,
went about on the starooard tack. and the Pslmer
soon followed, all three evidently bound the
same way ss the three sloops Toe rest all stood
out on the port tass. on long leg to go up the
| AT l0;+5 the Ider passed the Vision and made
play Tor the wsnderer aud Rambler. The
| Dreadnaught also began to work her nose to the
front and soon up close to the lead ns Yacht.
| At this time the wanderer iod toe deet, with
close behind. To leeward and astern OF them
| were the Alarm, Madeleine. and Restless, and In
and Josephine. The Others In a few minutes dis
| appeared from view from the ldlers deck hidden
by the tail Of Flsher's Island. when last seen
| In Fishers Island Sound tie Arrow led. follow
ed by tho Windward, Palmer. vindeI, Estee.
and Meta; tn J wete not seen again until The
The dcet was now divided into two parts. hid.
den from each other oy Fishers Islind, aud
equally interested In what was taaing place on
the other.
All o'clock the Idler slowly but surely work
ed up to windward OF the Ramplcr. aud a few
minutes later had the weather cuaee OF the
wanderer. I here WAS tough customer af ,er
her, however. in the shape Of the Dread
nought, which was coming up hand-oyer- hand:
At ll:l0 the Vision went about on the statboari
tack. and stood along the shore OF Fisher 8
Island to the eastward. At 113J the wanderer, r,
IdIer, and Dres drought sun stood on the sam.
tack on which they started, aud were having =
close and exciting nsht for the wind ward posi-
non, T'n .hs & ran ,r 0,er near nd enough TO- take
worked up to wind ward. and but trite astern
Of the others. Tbs idler was second. tne Wan
derer third, and the Rambler fourth. Tho
Astern in the order named.
| The leaders now began to think they had
stood out far enough to IN Ike n riieht street h
to weather Point Judith without another tack.
board tack and got ready for ano other long leg.
Tbs Idler's most dangerous opponent. the
but the wanderer tackled simultaneously with
the ldler. as did the Foam and Rambler.
had tackled a few minutes previous, but was
far down to leeward and out Of hirms way.
nortn nor ,hess, Along they all dashed mer.
rily with good breeze, and IN an hour the east
end Of Fishers Island was abreast Approacn-
ing u the appearance Of those that had taken
the Fisher's I,l nj sound was awaited by the
cracks anead In the Sound with anxiety. At
last they came In sight. fhe Palmer was Lead
ing the scnoOners and the Arrow the s.oOps,
the Arrow being ahead OF both classes.
At E:3O the ldler passed the east end OF the
island. leading The outside neet; anu astefn. but
to wlndward, of the sch hooners, which had gone
inside he sloop Arrow, going Ike a race
horse led the whole squ idton. About this time
the Palmer tackled, ana al l25i sne went aoout
minutes astefn OF ner. Tue DreadnOusht was
now the oniy antagonist close enough for the
heet heeled Iilef to lear, Tor tho other schoon-
ers that went through Fishers Island so nd
, would have come OUT sull further ustern than
. IdIer's bows AtlP. NJ. the fdler was ,ncroas.
ing h r lead on the Palmer and W nderer, out
the Dreadnaueht held grimly astern but TO
windward, In position that rendered IL douOt-
fuI W ether the lder could cross her bows II
At l:3O P. VI. Point Judith light could be made
out ahead On the lee bow, and the situation
began 10 grow more and moro exciting; for IL
, | evident that the first yachts 10 lift sheets
, and pile ON balloons after Founding the Point
would IN all probability win tue race. At tuis
time the Arrow led the whole fleet. the Wind
, ward being the seconu boat t4ckiny along shore
Astern were the Estelle. Vindex. md Meta. ne
luler was up To windward Of them, and astern. a
short distance IN her waAe, was the Wandrrer
which had Just passed the Palmer in gallant
style. 10 iceward oI tue ldler, and neaTly
abreast. was the Madeleine, win the Foam aud
JOsepeine astern of her. Ine Vision was the
, fuuitn sloop, aud the Rambler followed her
while astern Of everything were the Restless
and Alarm.
At2p NJ. the Idler was pushing through tho
water a. gfeat speed, and for the nr,t time olld
fairly be called the leader OF the schooners. Tue
slOop Arrow showed here r1tn-r, speed Uy
, conuneing o. lea1 tue whole heet. The Made
, leiue, Es.eie. Foam aud the other sloous
keDt on making short tacks along the
bedcn, while the Idler and Wanderer hung
on TO ty aud "e.ther Point judith
, on the same tack on whicn they had
toDs,ii, iiited cts, and went wniilng arc ma
holna 'uay a,1 a'Vns bee Iar 1sach i0r Nswpoii
unable TO weather the Point, ia Consequence Of
tho ~lnd heading her li.te, ana went about,
followed instdntaneOusly by the Wanderer
BOtn the Ider ana the Dreadn ught were
craving up 10 each other on opposite tacks, and
See which would cross the Oher'a bow The
wind held poorly on the ldler's tack, and the
| DreaduaughI swept rapidly Oy her to winuW al
ana took second place among he schoUn ~.
AT 3l5 T. NJ. the ldler, with room 10 weather
| the Point, went roout aud sailed after the
DIeadnoug1t. II was close work between the
ManGerer. Palmer, and Estelle and the specta-
Gle as tue fleet approached historic Point judith
was uurlN4llvu for beauty. At 3.D ne Dire d.
nuught r u up her balloon Sly sail ANA lifted
| sheets, and dashed around the Point, preceded
m,nu,s or Two by toe fleet little Mindwdrd.
Al 800 tue ldlsr set her stay sail and also
| hfted sneets aud went after the DreadnOugnt
like wnrlwind. Following the Idler around
the Point came the Nandeter, Estelle. Palmer,
md Madeleine, all close together, aud having a
bot tussle tor tnird place In the scnoOuers.
lnere was good wholesale breeze and tie
leaders rattied along the breach ike racers
on the home stretch. IL tue preLly Idler could
= not eaten tue Dreadnought sue held her own
| with uer. aud bOth snoOk IN eveDtni as tern
u them, gIung ,onsiuefatly after rounding
tue Polut. On lho run IN, the leauIng scnOUneTa
| tailed 10 eaten tue stOup Arrow, VINO, slippinp
, | swiftV 10y Mar iganset Pier, ran intOt Newport
HlroOr VITA good lead OF several OF tue fastes Al
schooners IN the word. Tue Dreadnought came
next, the Wlndword was thiId, aud passed
ForL Adams, Dock at 4i22O; the Idler al
| 4:fi:l5; the Wanderer at 45j3O; the Madeline
| az 4:T:i5; the Estclls at 4:5e; Inc