The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-07
THE 1DLER WINS THE OCEAN RACE.
sum Dreexes to the sishtship on Cape May
and n Free wind amer Rounding.

Inc OttuU NutHJ bhc btiih'hbNhdi-
lenge cup. from Sandy Hook around Five Faith
ON Light. of Cape May. distance OF over 200
miles. for which four yachts. the Dreadnaught.
ldler. Rambler. and vesta. started on Tuesday
evening, was won yesterday morning by tho
Idler. When they started. tho Dreadnaught
WINS the first to cross the line. the 1der second
md nm TO windward, the Rambler third. and the
ycsta fourth. After the start all four yachts ran
up their staysnls. The wind was wcstsouth
west but after little while changed more to the
sou,herly. They all ran along smoothly. the
Idlcr nearest the beach and getting the first
wind, the Rambler on her lee quarter the Vesta
in tho wake OF the Rambler. and the Dread
naught following. Going down the beach the
Drcadnaught gained. and for n time the ldlcr
drew "A little ahead OF the Rambler. They held
these positions for soinc time. and off the High
lands there was no change. At sunset the
Drcadnaught had increased hor lead. The
Idler was struggling bravcly against a heavy
ground swell. and the Rambler ran ahead of her.
but tconsiderablyto the lceward. on Long Branch
the wind changed moro to the southward. but
there was no material change in the position OF
the yachts. At about o'clock. fresh SOUTH
west breeze sprung up and the Idlcrtook in her
club tupsails and staysnlis. aud put up, mer
working tupsails From the deck OF the liirr
the lights of the Nesta wore on her quarter. but
the lights OF the Rambler and Drnndnaught
could not hc secn Al clock on Wednesday
morning the ldlcr was OIL liarnrgat. hut So far
| OIL that she could not see Egg llarbor or Atsr-
com lights. A still breezc WAS blowing. the sea
was very rough. AMI the yacht was driving
| through the water at great speed. Al A. VI.
! the wind moderated considerably AMI the sea
! went down. Tho ldler then took in her work
| ing torsails and sent ny hci club topsails again.
| At daybrcak the Ncsta WAS on the lrr quarter
OF the Idler, the Rambler. about three and
Drcadnausht was hot in sight shorty
| before ! o'clock the, Vcsta talked in
ntcs later. and within quarter OF an hour lhc
! ldler tackled in shore also AT this time the
! lambl.r was about two miles to the wndward
| Of the Idler and the ldler was about the same
! distance to the windward of the Ncsta. spcck
was seen way in shore which was supposed to
l.. the Drcndnaught and the conjecture alter
| tn,k and the result wi.- that the Ncsta fell AWAY
niles - the lrcward while the 1dlcr gained
slowly but steadily on the Rambler. Several
ta,ks " were taken, during which the iidler got
| within half n milo of the Rambler. the \esii
meanwhile losing ground all the time;
. The yachts we're nrur.ns the iiintship oii
tho next tack the Rambler gained three and a
half minutes on the Idler. and took long lead.
The ldier then took III her stay san AMI 10 iop-
-aii. which enabled her To - clo9erto ine wni-
ward. and when both t,c kcd AMIN the ldler
hai weaihered the Rambler. The Nesta all this
timc had boon falling of more and more to the
lrgward Tho Idler crossed ~" bows Of the
Rambler at 2 O'Clock, the lightship being then
eight and a half minutes behind. Tho Rambler
Ia kcd at . 30 and the Idier at 2 - At the
nest tack the ldler went AROUND the light-hiI
Ut > -. Tho Rambler failed 10 weather tn,
Ll.ht-hip, but came around 10 the lccward
a. 2.j7.
with a full wind. the ldlor keeping close along
the beach and the Rambler couple o. points N
her course 10 keep her A"hd saii~ drawing. ht
Vcstn went around the l.'=h'sAip at All. tht
Drcatnaught hearing down toward Il. Al
ni.htial the ldlcr was still leading. At day
hrenk she WIS alone and could only ronlrDtur,
where her rivals were. When oil the ii ghland-
she 70; hecalmed. and with victory seemnslS
almost within her grasp. lay perfectly still win
| her sails Tapping idly against the mH-is fol
nearly three hours. Thon fortunately "a treez,
-pranS NJ from the northeast which started hcI
of spriEhty ON hcr way again. and enabled hci
to round the Liehtship and win tho RAJ" yrster
day morning at precisely .iO.ii when nono o
her com petitors " re in sight.
| Nearly three hours later tho Rambler cam'
up and rounded the Llghiship ut l2li. Th'
Nesta followed nj AS. Tho Dreadnaught III,
not round the Lightship atall, but passed Sandl
Hook at 5:ls. came up the Narlows. anC
anchored oil Stapleton.