The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-30
THE DARE DEVILS DEFEAT.
THE SECOND RACE BETWEEN THE DARE DEVIL

THE SECOND RACE BETWEEN THE DARE DEVIL
AND WALTER F. DAvIps-AN ACCIDENT
sNATcHEs VICTORY FROM THE FORMER.
Tho second match race between the yachts Dare
Devil and Walter +. Davids for $3.50 side oil at
New Rochelle yesterday proving close and exciting
contest, the last named boat being the winner owing
10 an accident which happened to her rival at the
close OF the Having been defeated by the Daro
Devil Thursday tho friends OF the DavIds, although
buoyant with hope Tor her success In tue
morning. deemed II prudent to decline stalking
money tho result--a circumstance which
doubtless caused many Of them regret when tho
event took such an unlocked for turn at the hnish.
Among the spectators before tho START there
many who sympathized with the Davids, and
pressed hope that she might he the winner; but
there appeared 10 be little confidence her outsang
tho Dare Devil especially AS the stiff breeze that blew
favored the latter which carries The largest sails
made for twenty-seven foot boat The course, as 1t
the last race, miles to windward and
return the DaYids carrying ninety-One sand
bags, and tho Daro Devil ognty-onc. Under
Inc Tues yesterday each boat allow ed
70 loss i've sand bags a. its pleasure during
saied the Davids, while Captain JACOB Schmidt the
builder OF the Dare Devi WITH his crew 0hs Pluck
and Luck crew. handled The Dare Devil The judges
Roosevelt schuyler Tor the Dare Devil and
Daniel Kelly Tor The Davids William ii. Le Count
acting as referee The cou rse was iron Echo Bay TO
a sta1ebo.t anchored oil Oak Neck, ABOUT Two aud a
hall mixes cas-, vi Ma,inocuck PoiDt. and return.
Beore the start q strong southeast breeze swept
over Echo Bay, Inducing ihc racers 10 prepare Tor
lIveiy he SOUND by Iuriing Jb and ma.nsail-
Tue Dare Devil vas awarded the sindwara position,
and 10Th having signled tnat they we're ready tue
signal gwen l2b 45m. Botn yachts
niled away the pyrt tack, the Davus
apparently leading. but little waffle she ''Uioxe
tacRs,' wnen The Dare Deyl shortly aiterward took
leai. Alton gOlDg about mile ana half
the Davids tackcl, ana Ia u briet time thereafter
lacked AGAIN, Dare Devil s,iii continuing
on tue pc Tack ami making Tor the Long Island
sboro BEFORE hail thc ,oursct windwafd nad been
gone over inc Dare Devil Was Leading the DavIds by
about mani mile. About tuis time The Dare Dey.l
Ia, Ked, and shortly aiicrward went about AGAIN
the port tack, NE DsvIus also being lhe
same tacx. Al la. 45n the WIND veered to east
Kept up tue distance between herself aud rival,
lacking ayitln when oil Glen Cove. As the event
progressed botn yacnls kept well unaer me
Long Island shore, going about every fifteen
twenty minutes, svnnstliues ON The tack and
occasionally breaXIng ,acas whilo beating dead to
wIndward. The WIND falling oil u little enabled tno
Dav IDS to gan on her competitor go thai wnen tho
Dare DcvIi rounded The stiktUo at 2h. dom. the
Uavids followed ler precisely Two minutes Later. On
the return both yacus Shook the reels oil their
sails sped Dr.skiy before the wnd the Dare Dcv
increasing the distance between them. In TINS Nay
by all that The Dare Devil win the race.
When witn,n about nlic oil the goal, however, tue
howsprit oil the Dare d. VII away, causing
u delay OF nearly live minutes III her coming by the
wind gam BY inns Time The Dav.ds was abreast oil
her competition, aud now, having decided advantage
4n. 10n., followed by Dare Devil alter.
ward. The later Uoai having time allowance of
thirty seconds lost the Oy haii minute through
the accidcnt already mentioned