The New York herald., 1877-07-26
YACHTING.

THE BROOKLYN FLsEr ON CoDFIsHING Ex-
CUEsIoN OFF BLOCK IsLAND-A. LIVELY con-
TEST BETWEEN THE MADELEINE AND EsIEiLE
THE LATTER wINNrNG--A coDF1sHINo con-
TEST OFF SHARKS LEDGE.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE HEaALp.l
NEWPORT, r. l., July 25, 1871
Six yachts, flying the handsome burgce OF tho
Brooklyn Club. lett Grecnport L. l., yesterday mcrn-
ing long before the surrounding world awake Tor
a codashing excursion or Block Island, route 10 this
port These were the schconers Madeleine, Esteilo
and Mystic and sloops Arrow, Kate and
Ada This DEPRESSION from the old pro-
granme OF yachting cruises was udiciously
agreed upon, because few OF the Brooklyn Office
considered dash Of Vitality, enterprise and energy
than 1t had before possessed
START.
SO these yachts, whose owners had been spinning
fairy yarns to the ladies' Shelter Island for two or
three days left their anchorage on the Manhanssct House
all the way from four to i've O'clock the earlier starters
getting away time TO bal; OF the moss bunker
fisherman who may be found ON the grounds,
in the waters around Greenport rho time occupied
by the Esreils aud Kate with the bunker man gave
the schooners Madeleine and Mystic and the sloops
Arrow and Ada chancsof forming handsome cluster
mile to the eastward OF the light 10 Gardners
Bay About six O'Clock, with all coors flying, the six
contestann-a batch capable of making a mighty
pretty quarrel in any water-stood away for their
destination The breeze light from the northwest
aud the tide against the boats. At times during tho
morning it was feared that the doIdrums would over
them, but this not the case, and after mid
day, the wind hauling south, the balance OF the run
was a keen struggle for the supremacy between tho
schooners The soops Ada ana Arrow left Gardner 3
Bay north about and stood for Newport their
owners forgetting not caring for the agreement ~
20 fleet to the fishing grounds
THE RUN BETWEEN THE MADELEINE AND EsvELLE.
The run to the light the south end of Block
Island between the Madeleine and Estele made in
true yacht racing FORM II the first time during
the cruise that the Commodore had set his Kites and
although every yachtsman in the land knows what a
marvellous vessel the Madeleine Is and that she is
always well sailed The Estec anchored III he brcak
water on eastrrly side OF Block Island several
minutes advance of her. The struggle, though not
desperately exciting, was very dvcrtn2, mainly on
account of the previous during the cruise OF
the Vice Commodorc's boat over the flagship.
PASSING 0ARDXERs POINT LIGar
The lighthouse on Gardner's Point WAS abeam the
yachts lonows-
Name H. 81. Ndme IL. NJ
Estclc...... ....... IS Madeicne. 06
Mediterranean. Oh Kate. -. 8 IL
MoNTAuK
From this time until noon light airs prevailed At
12h 3sm. Montauk light bore south, three-quarters
east three miles 1istaDt tho Estee leading the Made
leinc half mile, the Mystic one mile further astern
and the Kate stcrnmost OF ALL The WIND
breezlng pleasantly from the southeast, when The
yachts picked themselves up ard bowled along in line
style
ARRIVAL AT BLOCK ISLAND
One hour oil this Tree wind brought the boats well
under Block Island. At 2h. 40m. the Madeleine and
Estee sent their saysaiis and balloon jib, and
jib and jibopsnls Tor working around the south
emo OF island and into the Dreakwater The Hag-
sh ID could not Weather the point on which the ngnt
stands tack 10 the eastward enabled she Eslee
10 lead the anchorage. The south end light
aoeam the Els ellie AZ 3h Ohm, and the Madce ne ut
3n. l4m, the Others not beng timed. The yachts
entered the break water ana anchored the eastery
side oil Block Island ns nier:-
TIME OF THE FLEET.
Enid Bredkroater. anchored
Name. H. M s. II. ~ s.
Estele "a q 3 80 20
deleine................. 40 90 As 50
Mystc So 10 3 81 10
Kate OIL ~ O5 80