The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-07
BEGINNING THE YACHTING.
THE SALTS OF BRO0KLYN AND JER-
sEY CITY DOWN THE BAY.
F'yins under spsuhins breeze on a Giorious


Flying under spanking Brecse on n Glorious
Day in Jupe-Two Yacht CIubs' brilliant
Contests without Noteworthy Accident.
The eleventh annual contest OF the At
iantic Yacht Club was the event In the harbor
yesterday. The yaohtsmen had q good breeze
from start to finish. with the exception Of a
short interval on the point of the Hook. The
william Tttamer took down the judges and
press representatives, and tho Magenta
crowded with the club guests. The New York
Club scbooners Tidal Wave, Columbia, Rambler,
and a score OF other craft also ran down the
barbor with the racing craft. The yachts en-
tered were the scbooners Ariel, Peerless, Triton,
and the Agnes the nrst class sloops Undine,
Orion, Sadie. and the Madcap, and the second
class sloops Kaiser Wilhelm, Nimbus, Curlew,
and the Darbara Freitchie.
The course for schooners and Hrst class sioops
was from on bay Ridge to Buoy 81 on the
Southwest Spit, thence TO the Liehtship, and re-
turn, going to the southwark and westward OF
tho Romer shoal beacon. For second class
sloops the same course to the Spit buoy, thence
to stakeboat at Gcdney channel buoy, thence
home, going to the westward OF the Romer
beacon. There were the usual regulations rs to
passing buoys on West Bank &C. Course for
schooners and second class sIoops, forty miles; &;
second claSs sloops, thrty-two miles The
prizes were silver plate to each class on time
allowance, and the Livingston Memorial"
prize to the first yacht In OF the 0rst class sloops.
without time allowance. Ihe Judges were II.
G. Murphv Jr., 4. j. Northal and &. +. Pierce;
the iegatti committee, q. L. Lippitt, +. L. Peet
and G. A. Weber
on a flying start the yachts crossed the line as
follow Triton, lO:57:3O 4. NJ; Peerless llO:O
Agnes. l05e;i5; Undine. ll:3:47 Orion, ll;4:jl
Nimbus, 1l:7:0; Curlew, ll;s0. The Barbara
Freitchie did not start. The tide was about
with booms to port, and ran out OF the Narrowa
with a beam wind. The Agnes at once picked
out the peerless for her special antagonist, and
had II nip and OK with her ali the way down
10 the Southwest Spit, and, IN fact. the interest
IN the race centred on these tive boats; OF the
the UDdine we'll, the Sadie lagRine astern. or
the third class the Kaiser increased her lead
slightly ana the Curiew dropped astern.
After passing the Narrows the Yachts got q
good breeze, and at 1l:t0, near the lower island
on the West Bank. the Orion lost her topmast,
| The Triton rounded the lightsbip at 11015, the
| Peerless at l:l330, the Undlne AT lis, and the
There was sharp work between the Sadie and
the Orion in rounding, and the tussle wa. very
| exciting. The Sadie made a bad turn, and the
Orion jibed around inside OF her. The Sadie.
however, forged ahead. and their was narrow
other BY only foot or two. A minute later.
the O'ion shot out under the sadie's
m,na na now sSd the toSs, the
| little fellows came tumbline down on deck, and
the Madcsp housed her topmast Even the
| schooners, with the exception of the Triton,
shortened sail aloft for while. 1t was now a
| long leg on tho starooard tack into the beach
| for all 10 catch the 1ood tide Running in to the
beach the Agnes fell way on to leeward. and
the Pe .ress picked up toward the Triton. lhe
sioop Undine showed her speed on the wind
| and ran away from the Madcap and even passed
| the schooner Agnes. At 2 7. N. the Triton led
the fleet with the Peerless, Cndine, Agnes, Mad
| cap. Orion, and Sadie, following In the order
named.
1t was sharp manruvring across the lower
| bay. and two or three craft had to make extra
| tacks to gain a weatherly position to clear the
| beacon and lay their course. At the hospital
| island the Triton and Undine still led In their
| respective classes, and the Agnes was evidently
| picking up the Peerless. The little Msdcsp was
| doiug well. and before the Narrows reached
she took third place In the fleet, y. ssing the
| schooners Agnes and Peerless.
| The feet passed the stake boat In the follow
| Ing order Triton. 44s:30; Undine, ih2l0; Mad
cap. 4Ss:t5 Agnes. 459 Peerless 5:t2:e0 Orion.
| 500 81: Sadie, 5:l3:D. The second class bad
| arrived some time trevious to this In the fol-
| lowing order: Kaiser, 4:C7:27 Nlmbus. 4:i4:37
| Curlew, Al1.25. The Triton. Madcap, and Cutl1w
| won In their respective classes the latter two
| on time allowance. The Undine won the Liv-
| ingston Memorial prize The actual aud correct
| ed time Is as follows: