The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-11
YACHTING AT NEwBURG.
TIE MATCH BETWEEN THE sLooPs SUSIE s.
AND w. r. BRowN--sUsIH THR WINNER IN
TWENTY MILE RACE.

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AND W. R. BRowN-sUsIB THR WINNER IN
TWENTY MILE RACE.
PouGHKEErsE, " Y, August 10, 1876.
After nearly three days of calm weather the long
talked OF match between tho sloop yacht Susie S.
of Brooklyn, and the W. Il. Brown, of Newburg, came
of this afternoon over twenty mile in New
burg Bay II. r. Brown, OF New York, and James
Lennox, OF Brooklyn, were the judges and Frank
Bates, Of Brooklyn, was referee Tho betting had all
along been even and 1t was tho same to-day.
Al half past four o'clock p NJ. n fresh breeze camo
up from the southwest and the yachts ordered to
get ready After the preparatory signals the sigma
for starting gwen and the Susie s. shot across the
line at 5h. I'm. Is the Brown following at 5h IN 53s
and both stood the eastward The wind ircshcnIng
all the trno after leaving tho limo the SUSIE
s. was quarter mile to the windwari OF her rival,
but the latter dong finely. ON the long tack to tho
souhw est for the New Windsor stakeboat the Brown
to gain just little In the lower bay the wind
blew hard, and The Browns big sail kept her well
down nearly all the time, her handling the sand
bags vely. At Oh 2sm los. the Susie S. turned the
New Windsor s,akeboat tho Brown following at oh.
30m. 5s., having gained three seconds the Susie.
On the judges boat hundred or two dollars
offered the latter, but there were no takers.
The race back to a point Off tho starting boat
with jibs ballooncd, the crews OF both boats standing
up, catching all OF the southerly guile they could
Half way between Low Point and FshKlll no one
could truthiuy say that either boat had gainei
an INCH The Low Point buoy showed that a strong
ebb tidc running. Both OF tho carried
bone IN their teeth and the sea was rising. Az the
Low Point sakcboat seven miles and a halt Of The
course had been sailed over the Susie 8 turning the
stakcboat first at Oh 3m, and tho Brown at Oh l4tn
BIS Tho latter made splendid turn, and the figures
showed that she had gained seventeen seconds tho
Susie from the start.
Now the wndward again, and when both
h,,ut fAck ihn RrnA n tool
knock down after knock down, losing her lcct much
easier than the susie s. because Of her immense
sail, notwithstanding she hat sixty-two sandbags
and twelve men board, and the SUSIE S.
only forty five sand bags eleven men. The Susie
outpointing her. The wind incrcas ny all the
time, aud all the tlme the susie was showing superior
speed and seagong qualities, on Fishkill cock, her
to the New Windsor stakeboat for 1hc last time,
the Susie had doubled the gap between her and her
far the eastward ana lost several lengths by It,
However she rallied finely, and when she went around
the dashed clear her She headed up the river
the turn at 1h. I'm, the Brown at III. l5m 32a,
and both stood OF before the gale to the eastward with
mainbooms ut-bonrd and jibs ballOoDed once more.
IL getting dark and the judges boa: had fol-
low them Glossy. Tho SUSIE = turned the Low Point
stakeboat tor the last time at Sh. ASS. The Brown
turned II four minutes aud two seconds later Soon
alter turning the brown appeared to be partially dis
abcd, AID was supposed her jio carried away.
The Hcoie went her after the Susie
had made the nntsh The Susie $. made tho finish at
Sh. 3Sm 15s., and the Brown crossed the line with
rcefcd mainsail and housed b at Oh. 24m.
The Brown party viii claim that the 5. fouled
the New WINDSOR stakeboa, and carried away the flag
but probably the claim will not be allowed The Judges
have already awarded the $500 cup 10 the Susie :.