The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-06-29
YACHTING.

ANNUAL REGATTA OF The COLUMBIA YACHT
cLuB-raE EMMA, POLLY AND GEORGE B.
DEAN THE WINNERS.
The annual regatta or the Columbia Yacht Club
sailed Yesterday on tho North River and tho yachts
Emma, Polly and Gorge b. Dean proved the winners
In their respective classes. Tho morning was very
pleasant and slight breeze from the southeast gave
promise Of good yachting day. The steamer Fort
Lee was chartered by the club accompany tho
yachts round the course and made her rst call the
way up 10 the club house a. West Tenth street. she
anerward touched at West Th,rty-!ourth street,
West Fiity-eighth street and West Seventy
ninth street. and, taking number
Of people at each stopping place, gathered quite
crowd by the time she arrived off the club house At
Eighty sixth street large number Of spectators
were congregated the shore the club house,
watching with interest the yachts preparing to get
under way The judges-Alderman 8. N. simonson,
Mr.. Benjamin Weaver, Colonel Farrell and Mr. James
G. Dimond-wcre board the Fort Leo and
yachts appeared prepared to start the steamer
was placed in position give them chance TO
take the time. band Of music board the steamer
played a variety Of lively airs and added TO the enjoy
ment OF the
Tho start was q hying one, the time OF the yachts
being taken they crossed imaginary line between
the club house the loot OF Eighty-sxth street and
q StakeOOat 00cnOrcQ
prepare start was bred at Ill., 26m. The second
gun first and class cabin yachts to start
hred lib. 3lm. and the third gun Tor first and Sec
ond class open yachts at ill., 36m. Inc tide was
the last OF the food and the breeze light from the
southeast The course was from tho imaginary line OF
the house to ana around slakeooat of Yonkers,
keeping 1t the port hand thence returning to the
home staKeboat keeping y on starboard baud. Tie
yachts crossed tho line as follows
THE START.
First Class Cabin YdchtS
Feet H. NJ S.
x Il
Emma. 49,. SO II s. Capt. ". Il. Rowe.
Sc Secosd Gas. Is c q R Kaats. s.,-,.
First Class Open Yacats.
Journeyman 2s.s II SO 49,. Robert Mcwhinney.
Poly....... 28.2 IL 80 q. George Roahr.
"' ''''' Second CLASS Open YacAis
Lydia t.. 81 II 40 5i....w. h Gr Tss,s
An Rcvoir. 2a.7 II "a %. Heap 4 Murphy
In the first class the Emma allowed tho Emma
Journeymsn allowed tho Polly 45 SECONDS and in
the second class the Au Revoir ana Lydia allowed
the George B. Dean 81 seconds and the Gem In los
shortly after the first gun the yachts begun tack
about eeward Of the line, and soon as the second
headed up toward the starting point. The Emma T.,
flying the Com modores pennsnt the FIRST 10 DRIFT
across, followed shortly aiterward by the Clara p,
solitary representative o. the second class The
Emma, the other arst class cabin boat then went by
aud followed up after her antagonist The open yachts
then came along, headed by the Journey man, of
tho old time representatives OF the club. The Polly,
contestant In the class was not far behind,
and alter covering tho nno sne caught itt'e pun OF
wind and drew up and passed the Journeyman. The
LYDIA i. led the second class open yachts across
tho lire, with tho George b. Dean next tho
list short distance ahead Of the Gem. The Au Re-
vor tho yacht to cross the line, but she
made up for lost timo, and drew up into second
sition ia her class Al Arst the Emma drew away
FROM the Emma out or the Riverside House the latter
closed gradually up, aud presently covering hcr up,
passed and took the lead The Polly sailing very
we'll, and kept steadily improving her lead on the
Journeyman. In the second class open boats thu
Lydia I was leading, with the George u. Dean ncxt,
the RevOir some distance ahead the Gem, winch
brought up tho rear or the feet The breeze
was light all tho way up to Yonkcrs and the yachts
ran up with sheets of
The most interesting contest was between the frat
class cabin yachts after the Emma had passed the
Emma r., the latter held her own pretty well The
yachts turned the Yonkers staKeboal in the following
order;-